The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-28

.r~4af Dispatch 10 the Post-Intelligencer
WASHINGTON, April 2.-The an
,cuncement Of large wheat shipment to
Iaun, Gent from a Pacific port, lends in
.,rsst TO some figures which the treasury
hreau OF statistics has prepared regard
~ the growing demand for American
sooastuffs and manufactures in the ORR
at Nearly six million dollars worth of
cur -four went to the Orient last year,
AGAINST about four million dollars worth
ii the preceding year. and nearly all OF
Il 10 China, Japan and Asiatic Russia, the
iasre proportfo nof that which reached
china passing through Hongkong, to
which It was accredited In our export
easements. Shipments OF breadstuffs, In
ne form Of wheat. TO the Orient. how
ever. have been in the past rare, and the
iarge shipment OF wheat just announced
sbows the growing demand for our bread
stuns in that section OF the world which
bsys annually billion dollars worth OF
goods. and wfith has been in the past
taking less than 6 per cent. of it's pur-
chases from the United States.
That our sales TO the Orient are rap
My growing. however. IS shown by the
latest export statistics. They show that.
while there has been a continued growth
N our exports during the past fiscal year.
~ been in our trade with the Orient. To
Europe our exports during the eight
pponths ending with February Increased
"a per cent, as compared with the cor
yeir; to South America, per cent: TO
North America, 1873 per cent; TO Asia, SO
per tent; 20 Cceania. 81 per cent: to
10 Asia and Oceania combined ~ per
rent, while to Africa there was n slight
reduction, owing 70 the disarrangement
Of commercial conditions there by reason
Of hoStilities. Taking our exports as a
vhose. II y found that the increase dur
&nRf yTt..rtf hu h N Aan. a
while. NJ already Indicated tho increase
10 Asia and Oceania has been A per cent.
This increase In our sales to the Orient
occurs In every country classified under
The increase being from $9,2a772s In the
eight months ending with February, 1899.
10 80 .3s5, 4s5 in the eight months ending
inds- from ;asss % ee B5is1s Eas,
Hcnc1<ong, from $a.T32.072 20 5,136. i6e: to
British Australia, from si2525 s6S to $l7,-
- m; TO the Hawaiian islands. from
tle,Sos.s54 In the eight months ending with
Fobrsary. 1893. to SIS 344fTg IN the eight
months ending with February, 1900.
Compared with Few Years Ago.
This fAienomenai increase in our expor-
tations TO tho Orient. and especially to
fecent Information from Japan which
shows that tho general importations ~
that country have been greatly decreased
under It's new tarin. which is mildly pro-
tective. The total imports OF Japan in
the year 1893 were 90. sgg 622 yen. against
fT,50. 1877 yen IN the preceding year the
value or the ven being 49s cents Thus il
" seen that while japan is decreasing her
general imports. she continues TO RAPIDLY
Increase her imports from the United
States.
The remarkable growth OF our exports
10 the Orient. however, only becomes fully
apparent when the figures OF the present
exports are compa red with those OF few
years ago. For instance, our exports 10
Japan In the fiscal year 1913 were but
9. ia5. t94 and In 1893 they were az asx s.sS
and seem likely 20 he SD6 oQoOo in the
nstal year 1900. To China. our exports OF