Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-22

An interesting exhibit Of our trade
with japan, China and HongKong has
been issued by the Department OF
Agriculture. In the fiscal year 1893
our trade with the two countries and
port mentioned aggregated SS7, 800, 6SS,
as against $46, 294, l67 ten years before.
Since 1894 there has been steady in
crease, each year showing substantial
gain. OF the total trade imports are
repr esented by SAT, e15,03 while our
exports account for 500, AGO. 53. The
proportion of exports increases rapidly.
In 1889 imports exceeded exports by
1924, 099, 173, whereas In 1899 the excess
was but S9,324, 1872. In the last few
years, 10 fact, our imports from the
countries in question have fallen off,
while exports have doubled in the last
three years.
Our trade with japan last year
amounted to $40, 9Sl, ISL, the increase
in 10 years having been s22, 673, 204.
Our imports from that country we're
worth S26, ZIG, 493; exports, SIT, 264, 1888.
The growth of exports has been re-
markaEle in the decade under notice,
as the total in 1889 was but "a, 6l9, 9S5.
The exports TO Japan in 1893 we're
500. 1888, 400, or considerably more than
last year. In our trade with China
the decade shows gain Of Sl3, 1893, 1858,
the increase being almost wholly In the
exports, which advanced from 81, 791, 12s
in 1889 to Sl4, 493, 440 in 1899. Our i'm
ports from that country were SIT, 028, 412
in the former year, against SIS, 6l9, 26s
in the latter, slight increase Our
trade with China, like that with
Japan, has grown rapidly in the last
three years.
The trade with Hongkong is In
reality largely trade with China, as
Hongkong is the distributing point fol-
merchandise destined to ports Of China
and of other Eastern countries. Thi.
trade was nearly doubled in the decade
of lSS9-99, making gain of 81, O45, l49,
Our exports to that port in the frs
year of the decade were S3, $50, 1884
against s7,732, 525 in the last year
Imports have been sluggish, the figure.
for 1883 having been 81, $50, 26G, whrl,
in 1899 they were SO, 479, 274. =
OF our exports to Japan, China ant
Hongkong. nearly 40 per cent wer,
agricultural products. The proportion
OF such products now going to the Fa
East shows some increase, the per
centage in 1883 having been but % pc
cent. In 1893 the agricultural export
were worth Sl4, 1856, GA, against so, 1872,
9l4 in 1883, the growth taking Mac
chiefly in the last four years. Japa
took the largest volume of such ex
ports. The leading items are cotton
cotton manufactures, kerosene oil, fiou
and manufactures of non and steel
Raw cotton was taken to a value q
81, $40, S96, Japan getting all but abou
$40, 900 worth. The DEVELOPMENT e
the cotton manufacturing industry q
japan had its beginning within til
present decade. Our active competito
IN the Chinese markets, Japan, seeks I
displace our exports Of cotton manu-
features to Chinese ports Of suc
merchandise we sold in 1893 in IN
three countries S5,3O7, 1852 worth
Chlna's share was s., 203, APT, Ney
after raw cotton comes kerosene oil
our shipments of which in 1898 wey
worth 81, 1893, 449. Russian competitio
endangers our supremacy in the Easter
Oil market. Flour in the year name
was taken to value of 81, 500. OIL
more than thrice the amount taken 1
1851 Ginseng, malt liquors, canine
beef, milk, canned fruits and Ter
tobacco complete the list of AR
cultural products. Our imports fro,
tne three countries consist chiefly
SILK aud tea-the silk from Japan, Ii
tea from China. Our imports of si]
cost us s23, $50, s35, of tea IS, 800, s36.