New-York tribune., 1900-12-02
OUR TRADE WITH THE EAST.
EXPORTS SERIOUSLY AFFECTED BY
THE WAR
FIFTY PER CENT LESS ON GOODS SENT
TO CHINA-THE TRADE WITH
OTHER COUNTRIES.
tBE TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBuNE,l

tBT TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
Washington Dec Exports from the United
States 10 China have been seriously affected by
the disturbances IN that couatry during the las
few months. The advance sheets from the
monthly summary Of commerce and finance. just
issued by the Bureau OF Statistics. show that the
exports from the United States TO China I'm Octo-
her amounted only SS7s.O05. against s. S24.Si4 in
the corresponding month OF last year Exports OF
cotton cloths 10 that country fell from l50s,4S
yards fn October. 1893 TO $4,000 yards in October
l900 and FOR the ten months OF 1870 they amount
but loOs6s sS2 yards against lSs ss26o yards In
the corresponding months Of 1899. Mineral OIL
for Illuminating purposes fell from S1220s4 gallons
in October. 1929 TO $3.50 gallons I'm October 1909 In
other articles the reduction IS not so great ana
I'm certain articles notably provisions, there is an
increase I'm October 1900. compared with Octooer'
1879. Taking the entire list OF exports 10 China'
the figures for October show reduction Of s'io.SS
and Cor the ten months ending with October ~
1914
Aside from this falling of in the China trade
which may be assumed TO be only temporary and
due entirely the hostilities in that country our
commerce with the Orient shows most encourag-
ing progress. To Japan the exports In the ten
months ending with October show the phenomenal
total S23 s64 GA increase of more than % per
cent. as compared with the corresponding months
OF ls99 Hong-Kon AsisTio Russia, British East
Indies. Australia snd the Philippine Islands ali
show an increase in 1890 compared with 1922, and
the Hawaiian Islands would doubtless also show
on Increase If the Bureau OF Statistics were able
10 continue its record of the commerce with them.
Unfortunately. a few Of the exporters OF San
Francisco and New-Yorl1 have decided 10 take ad-
vantage of the fact that the Hawaiian Islands are
now customs district Of the United States. and
refuse TO furnish the trade statements which they
were required 10 make when tho islands were for
egn territory, and 70 this extent me record OF eA-
ports 10 Asia and Oceanic is incomplete.
20 c'hirS sr5 ne a6ssnce Of figrTes for Hawaii
show a greater percentage Of growth in 1900 than
10 any other part Of The world, Basng an esti-
mate for November and December upon the Octo-
her export figures and estimating Inc exports 20
the Hawaiian Islands at even the same as iast
year IL IS apparent that the total exports 10 ASA
it Is remembered that they amounted In 1895 10
only SS3 073.6SS il viii be that the growth OF
our sales in the Orient in five years has been very
Comparing the ten months OF 1900 OF which there
the corresponding ten months OF 1885 phenomenal
growth Is seen IN the exports 70 me 0rlent, iI as
The total exports from the United States I'm
~ Isao e ls 80 os aT iTcTeSse oS g peT cent i'm
Eve years. To South America the exports OF the
ten months OF 1885 were s216sSlS and those OF 100
ts4 SOS .2O5, increase Of 26 per cent: 10 North
America the 1885 figures were ss 757, 26 and those
Europe IN Ten months Of 1875 ssoHssi5. and in
1885 81 2s sos and in 1890 s17 s95 Isl gain OF ls6
per cent and 10 Asia and Ooeania in ten months
l5s a gain OF 226 per cent.
il thus appears that in spite Of the unfavorable
conditions in China in the last few months and the
fact that the export figures to the Hawaiian ISL
snds are no longer shown I'm statements on
eNportations the exports to the Orient making
n more rapid growth than those 10 any other part
OF the world and that they promise in the 1890
reach the very respectable figure Of SOO090OOO.
All this is interesting and gratifying. but II be-
when compare the growth
NJ our exports TO the leading countries Of the
East with those Of other nations which have been
strenuously cultivating that trade for years. The
import figures Of japan. for instance, show the
Importation from Germany in 1895 have been
233 000 ven and 1885 - 9l G00 from the United
Kingdom 1895 as 172 O00 and IN 1898 Ga 325 O0 and
from the United States in 1885, 5000 and in 1898
20 81 600. showing much more rapid growth in the
imports from the United States than from Ger
many the United Kingdom Chinas import fig
equally favorable to the United States. the
lmportations from the Continent of Europe. except
Russia. being 1895 1852 GO Eail-Nan taeis and
IN 1905 sses GOO from ;A- I-=ited Kingdom I'm 1895
"a ear 40 and IN 1898 60. and from the United
State IN 1885 5OS300O in 1895 y .i63O00.