The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-20
RESULT Of BOXER RISING
HAS BEEN THE DESTRUCTION OF
A VAST AND GROWING TRADE
WITH CHINA
THE UNITED STATES HARD HIT
Exports to China, Which, EARLY in
1900, Were the Largest ON Rec
ord, Now Show "A Serious
Falling On.

WASHINGTON, March 19.-The state
department has received from United
States ConSulS Fowler, at Che Foo, and
Ragsdale at Tien Tsin, reports Intended
to show the effect of the Boxer troubles
in North China upon United States trade,
with particular regard to what Ameri-
cans lost in America through the out
break, rather than ir China. A resume
OF the trade returns in North China en-
tire, comparing the quarter ended june
80 last,with that ended Sept 80, shows
an almost complete humiliation of the
American import trade and. in Consul
Fowler's language, gives a good idea
of what mob in China can do in inter
fering with trade
The greatest loss was felt in cotton
piece goods, and the cessation of this
class of imports, says the consul, must
have been most keeniy felt in the South
err states. Probably no country in the
world, Consul Fowler says, suffered as
much as did the United Statess for the
scene of strife covered practically the
entire American field of trade In COM
piling the statistics, the amounts are in
Dictated by gallons, pieces, or set out in
Chinese money SO that an estimate IF
the actual value of the losses sustained
is not easily available but the compare
tive tables, indicating the greatest in
crease in our trade with China ever
known at the beginning of $500, and set
ting forth the most serious losses to it
at the end of the year, are sufficiently
impressive to serve the purpose
AT Che Foo which, compared with the
immediate northern ports was peaceful
there were more riots and tumults than
ever were known before and the various
American mission losses probably will
total $4,000 in gold. After June 10, the
imports at Che Foo ceased all CONNER
cial transactions being absolutely nil.
The effect of the Boxer movement is
shown to have been felt much earlier
and more seriously at Tien
Tsin than at Che Foo. Ships load
ed with Oregon lumber reach
ed Taku and were unable to land
their cargoes, thus cntaiing an enormous
loss upon the American lumber trade
One American firm paid over S., 600 in
gold on demurrages alone from this ac-
count besides losing the sale of the IGm-
Der destined for Tien Tsin. At Much
wang, which saw less of the fighting
than Tien Tsin the trade was wiped out
almost completely. The only foreign
power that interfered there, it is stated
was Russia, that government Selling the
port as early as Aug T. On Aug. IL, it
had control of the. custom house The
total collection OF duties for all China
during the quarter ended Sept. so last;
showed loss of q ,591 Haikwan taels.
as compared with the same period of 1899
The figures submitted, Consul Fowler
points out, do not fully show American
losses. for immense quantities of mer-
chandise were held up in the various
ports and must be worked off before i'm
portations can begin. The losses to the
cotton trade alone are estimated at over
$3,000000.
Consul Ragsdale submits statistics
showing the consequences of the Boxer
troubles as regards the export trade
from rien Tsin.
The supplies for the United States
troops in China which have come into
lien Tsin, MIR. Ragsdale says. have at
tracted the notice and envy of all other
nationalities, including the merchant as
we'll as the soldier. The enormous d is
crepancies between the export figures at
Tien Tsin for the present, and for last
year, show a startling array of losses.
and the outlook for 1901, says the consul.
is unfayorable.