The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-04
Chinese Trade Is
Hurt by The War

TllE Hp>rllllILS in China have scriou.ly
affected exports IRON the United states
u to that country. In the seven months end
ing with JluuIry. 1901, the total exports
from the United states increased more than 500
OOG,OD. or about IL per cent, as shown by the
icpor', OF the treasury bureau ol statistics rrt
i;sucd. while to China alone the exports from
iac United states show ldll ct more than 30
per cent. IN practically all OF the articles other
than those required by tue troops now in the
tcld in that country. there is a marked de-
crease, while in few articles such a telegraph
instruments. -four, bacon and hams butter and
cheese, there is an increase.
In such important articles ~ cotton cloths. il.
Illuminating oil, cats and carriages, bicycles.
builders hardware, lmlcr and furniture which
enter into the daily requirements OF the litc
ct the people Of China, the reduction is Nely
strongly marked. Cotton cloths for instance,
show reduction from llj,o93,,I0 yards in seven
months of the fiscal year 1900 to n .i760g0 yard,
in the same months oi the fscal year 1901. Min.
Cnl oils show a tall from lG05O.pG6 gallons In
seven months of the fiscal year 100 TO 9,ie,3Gd
gallons in the corresponding months of the pres.
cut fiscal year. Builders hardware shows fall
from S3Sj39 to SIG, }i7; cars and carriages, from
Sll,9ol TO less than 5000; clocks aud watches,
from Sl2,jGO To si,33G; and manufactures ot to.
Ndtto Unll N-'l''N- 10 NlN''l-I
IN other part, OF A,a and occanica peculiar
circumstances ais, result in an adverse showing
IN the exports ot the fiscal year up TO this time.
The exporter, to the Hawaiian Islands have rc.
fused, since those islands became a part OF the
United states, To furnish To the collectors OF Gus.
toms the usual statements at exports aud a. a
result the bureau Of statistics j. unable TO make
any 'cport OF the exports TO the Hawaiian islaads
which presumably amount to more than Sl5..
OOO,WO per anuum, aS they had reached that
sum prior 10 annexation, and were showing a
rapid increase when the reports terminated.
1hi, viii cause tn exports tn Occanica to idls
fuy Sl5,O00,O0O below the actual amount since
the existing law provides 10 method by which
exporters can he required TO furnish statement
ot their exports from one port of the United
states to another Other circumstances are ca,is.
ug the figures uf our exports to Japan TO fall in
the fiscal wear 1901 below those OF the preceding.
year. This is due entirely to the fact that
Japan imported such large quantities ot cotton
from the United States in the fiscal year 1910 that
she requires hut little at the present time, aud
our exports Of raw cotton to Japan in the seven
months ending with January, 1901. amount TO
only ij2O,S6j pounds, again Ei,031,2 ,2>G pounds in
the corresponding months Of the preceding fiscal
year, thus causing reduction OF more than
Sf,wo00O in the single itcm of cotton exports
To Japan. These three peculiar CiICumsl auCcs-
the reduction Of exports 10 China hy more than
% per cent; the reduction Of cotton exports to
Japan amounting to over SG,OO0OO0 in
seven months time, and tho inability of the bn.
rtau ot statistics to present the ngurCs of our
c>rort, to Hawaii, which have doubtlcs, amount,
cd duliug the seven months ot the fiscal year
o. nearly >lo,mO 0D-'mlSt have a marked cffC, {
upon the export hgncs TO Asia and Occanica.
and n is not surprising that the figures OF the bu.
rca al statistics show an apparent reduction of
Slj.U,D,Om in the total exports 10 Asia aud
ocodnira IN the seven months ending with Jan.
uHy, 1901, as compared with the seven months
ending with January, 1900, when China and
Jupau were taking their tull quota aud when
the exports to the Hawaiian islands were being
recorded.
The following tdhl,, show the principal ~.
port, to China in seven months ending with
| JduudIy, lsHr, 1900 and 1901;
Artccs showing lN'w, 1900. 1901.
| decrease, Dullms. Dollars Dolas.
CO I ton mduuiJr'
| turcS ,j,uld,iHl 5,t5nS57 l.2iL025
| Illuminating oils. S'g,i2I ! jol,0Ol SSH