New-York tribune., 1900-04-23
GROWING TRADE WITH THE EAST.
A PHENOMENAL INCREASE OF AMERICAN
EXPLOITATION.

Washington, April % (speciaD.-The announce
ment Of large wheat shipment TO Japan sent from
a Pacific port lends interest to some figures which
the Treasury Bureau of Statistics has prepared
garding the growing demand for American food
stufs and manufactures in the Orient Nearly
5000 600 worth of American -four the Orient
last year against about 1000 worth in the pre-
ceding year and nearly all Of il to China, Japan
and Asiatic Russia, the large proportion of that
which reached China passing through Hong Kong
to which il accredited the export
Shipments of breadstufs 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 breadstuffs in that
section of the world, which buys annually $780,
100000 worth of goods, and which has been in the
past taking less than per cent OF It's purchases
from the United States.
That American 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 exports during the last fiscal
year, by far the largest percentage of growth has
been in trade with the Orient. To Europe exports
during the eight months ending with February in
creased So per cent, as compared with the corre-
spending months of the preceding fiscal year; TO
South America. per cent; to North America, 1873
per cent; TO Asia 3S per cent, to Oceania, 81 per
cent or to, Asia and Oceana combined, A per cent
while to Africa there a slight reduction owing
o the disa-rangement of commercial conditions
there by reason of hostties Taking the exports
eight months has been per cent, while, as already
indicated the increase to Asia and Oceanfa has
been A per cent.
This increase in sales to the Orient occurs in
every country classified under the head of Asia
and Oceania, China the increase being from
50 247 738 in the eight months ending with Feb
ruary 1899 $03S54 4S5 in the eight months ending
with February, 1900; 10 the British East Indies
from S2,S45196 to $3.124169 to Hong Kong, from
81 1872 O72 to 1916 162; British Australasia from
oe-. zoo 81 he IA All
from S. 900 to S. $40 s59 and TO Japan from slO
sos ,S54 in the eight months ending with February.
1899 $S,344l79 in the eight months ending with
February, 1900.
This phenomenal increase in expectations 10 the
Orient and especially Japan, is the more sur
prsing because of recent information from Japan
which shows that the general importations or that
tariff. which is mildly protective. The total i'm
ports of Japan IN the year 1893 were ~ 6zz yen
value of the yen being 498 cents. Thus 1t is seen
that while Japan is decreasing her general i'm
ports. She continues to rapidly increase her i'm
ports from the United States:
orient. however, only becomes fully apparent when
the figures Of the present exports Is are compared
"a s5 4s4 ana IN 53o hey we're 72646Ss and seem
likely 10 be S26o,9,ogO in the fiscal year 1890 To
China the exports Of lo%o we're $sO-aI. ana IN the
present fiscal year viii be IN round terms $1,000 Oco
doubled, being s. COZ in 1885 and promise to be
asia The exports of 1893 22s, and promise
be fully S-t,eGgJJ IN Inc present 1scd year 10
Asafic Russia the exports of 1888 less than
$50 600, but VIII reach fully EoNo0 IN the hscai
year about 20 end
Even more remarkable. however, IS the growth
in exports 10 the Hawaiian and Phiiippine islands
To the Hawaiian Islands the exports Of 1893 were
90 s2 J65: in 1899 Sc 40 and in the fiscal year
100 nronltse to ie fuly $i2 100000; while exports
the Philippines which IN 1888 were only sbiSls VIII
nm the nresert wear exceed 100000. Considering
exncrts TO Asia ard Oceania combined. the total
for he fiscal year 1888 is S27 42 l for 1889 $8235,
10 nd for tie fiscal year about end will exceed
| G9G0O1 The following table shows exports to
~ prinr;cal countries of Asia and Occana in the
acaI ta.e isga 1886 1899 and 1900 the estimate for
100 being based upon The actual figures for the
1850