The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-04-23

The announcement OF large wheat
shipment to Japan sent from a Pacific
port lends interest to some figures which
the Treasury Bureau Of Statistics has pre-
pared regarding the growing demand for
American foodstufs and manufactures in
the Orient Nearly $4,000, 600 worth OF
our -four went TO the Orient last year.
against abo-t s. .000. 900 worth in the pre-
eeding year and nearly all OF il 10 China,
Japan. and Asiatic Russia. the large pro-
portion OF that which reached China pass
ing through Hongkong TO which it was
accredited in our expert statements. Ship
ments Of breadstuffs in the form Of wheat
to the Orient. however. have been in the
past rare and the large shipment of wheat
just announced shows the growing demand
for our breadstuffs in that section OF the
world which buys annually 81 0O0. coo 600
worth OF goods. and which has been in the
past taking less than per cent of its
purchases rom the United States.
That our sales to the Orient are rapidly
growing however. is shown by the latest
export statistics. They show that while
there has been continued growth in our
exports during ;he past fiscal year. by far
the largest percentage Of growth has been
in our trade with the Orient. To Europe.
our exports during the eight months end
ing with February increased 81 per cent
as compared with the corresponding
months of the preceding fiscal year; 70
South America. per cent; 10 North Amer
lea. 1873 per cent; to Asia. IS per cent: 10
Oceania, 81 per cent or to Asia and
Oceania combined. "A per cent; while 70
Africa there was slight reduction owing
10 the disarrangement of commercial con-
ditions there by reason Of hostilities. TAX
ing our exports as a whole. IL Is found
that the increase during the eight months
ha1 been per cent. while as already in
dix ased. the increase to Asia and Oceania
has been a per cent
This increase in our sales TO the Orient
occurs In every country classified under the
head OF Asia and Oceania TO China the in
crease being from s.. 247.73S in the eight
months ending with February. 1899. to So
3S5. 4S5 In the eight months ending with
February. 1900: to the British East Indies
from 81 S45 1876 TO S3.124.I69; 10 Hongkong
from 81, 732. G72 to S5.13s, 1862: TO British Aus
tralasia. from S12. 525. 365 to 81, Se9. 400; to
the Hawaiian Islands, from $5.6eS. 900 to
s.. SAG. $50, and 20 Japan from $40 sos. S54 in
the eight months ending with February
1899, to S1s.344,179 in the eight months end
ing with February. 1900.
This phenomenal increase and especially
to Japan. Is the more surprising because Of
recent information from Japan which
shows that the general importations Of
that country have been greatly decreased
under its new tariff. which is mildly pre-
tective. The total imports Of Japan in the
year 1899 were 220. 367 500 yen against 277. -
j02 l57 yen in the preceding year, the value
of the yen being 1850. Thus ii is seen that
while Japan is decreasing her general i'm
ports. she continues to rapidly increase
her imports from the United States
The remarkable growth of our exports
however. only becomes fully apparent when
the figures of the present exports are com
pared with those of few years ago For
instance, our exports to Japan in the rs
cal year 1898 were but 50. 1e5. 494 and in 1899
they were ST. 1854 SIS and seem likely to be
$26, 600, 900 in the fiscal year 1900. To Chi
in the present fiscal year will be In round
terms ST. Coz, 900. To Hongkong our ex-
ports during the period have doubled. be
ing $4.2l6. 662 in 1898 and promise to be
over $1,000 900 in the present fiscal year.
To Australasia the exports of 1893 were
1921 .22S and promise to be fully S24 600. =
600 In the present fiscal year. To Asiatie
Russia the exports Of 1893 were less than a
quarter of a million dollars but viii reach
fully So 000. COO in the fiscal year about TO
end. Even more remarkable, however is
the growth in our exports 20 the Hawaiian
and Philippine Islands. To the Hawaiian
Islands the exports Of 1898 were s.. S27. 563.
in 1899. 50. 5O5.470 and in the fiscal year
1900 promise to be fully $12. coo 0Oe; while
our exports to the Philippines which in
1898 were but $154.37S will in the present
year exceed $1,000, 600. Considering our
exports to Asia and oceanica combined the
total for the fiscal year 1893 is $27. 49,. s31,
for 1899 SIS, 235. 17s. and for the fiscal
year about TO end. viii exceed $100. coo, 600.