The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-14
AMERICAS TRADE IN CHINA.
Marked Increase in the Commerce
Hetyseen the Countries.

Of that bureau. goes into an o.13HrI-r
discussion of America s commerce IN
China He sINs-
The official statistics OF the Chimes
Government show the total imports from
the United States i'm 1870 the latest year
for which reports have been received, az
SU.75lCn This. however. does not include
AN of tho United States merchandise en-
jering China since the exports from the
United States TO Hongkong are equal 70
about 0ue-half OF those exported direct
To- China. and presumably "a very large
proportion OF the exports 20 laugknag is
destined ultimately for the Chinese mar
| ketS. During the early years of tho dec
ade ending with 1909 exports To- Hou@kong
( were Iar--r than those to China direct.
/ hut the Chinese ports have been steadily
gaining upon HouSk0uE, and i'm the fiscal
year 1900 the shipments from the United
states 90 ports Of China were nearly G3u-
bile the amount Of shipments To H1u=kpu-
! being for China Sl5.25ql55 and to- Hong
kong SN.i5s.37S- % appears. therefore. that
1 the total value of goods entering china
{ from the United States is now about SEA
c"t' annually, while our imports iu 1850
| from China and Hongk0ng combined
amount 20 S2>.l52.l9} Of which $3.50. g25
1 was from China and 81 .2J5 Do from Hong
kong.
Much interest is felt in the question
| Of distribution of goods from the United
States passing into China and the sections
in which they are consumed. This Uuss-
| ton Of consumption of American goods in
! China is a somewhat difficult one. owing
( TO the fact that practically all goods from
| the United States enter that country at
| shanghai. excepting those which reach
I that country by way OF Hougkong and
/ which are not included in the official re-
ports as from the United States The off
/ cial statistics Of imports into China by
| ports show that Of the American goods.
/ valued at 1T152.2l2 haikwau tae,s. import
I ed during 1873, lia57.lSS entered AT the port
OF Shanghai. 9+.-l5 az Tientsin. lZls3f at
I Cheioo, and $40 at NieUchwanE the re-
I maining tEenty-foUr ports showing no
! direct imports from the United States.
( even Canton, Annoy, and Swat1w. which
/ supply censely populated areas Of south
: eastern China. showing no imports direct
/ from the United States i'm their official re-
( turns. That goods from the United states
1 are largely consumed in these sections.
/ however. iS a WeIl-rcClguiZed fact. AS Is,
I SHOWN by the reports Of United States
/ 'ohSClS al those points. and cen by state
| ments Ina the official reports Of the GUS
/ toms collectors themselves who comment
/ upon the growth in popularity of certain
/ lines or American goods.
II Is probable that the bulk OF the
goods from the United States entering
hoagkong. which are about one-haIf the
! amount sent direct 20 China. passes into
( tLe markets OF southeastern China. while
tLoSF entering Shanghai are distributed
lHfvuSn eastern and northern China by
B 'vaStMl vessels TO the principal ports
on the sraDoard and by steamers up the
I y a 70 rrrl 90 NT.F
land distributing point The Official re-
ports show that HaukOw received in ISgS
from other Chinese ports goods valued
I AZ -l.l-'.i1S taelS. or about 10 per cent Of
/ the total imports into China or a bout is
per cent Of the imports into Shanghai
through which presumably the bulk OF
Z It's imports from other Chinese ports were
received. while IlentSln. in northeastern
China, lying on the Gulf Of PeChni re-
ctlLtu direct from foreign countries goods
valued at 9.llUZI2 tails aud from foreign
/ countries through other Chinese ports p -
Jl4ll5, and Chinkiaug. lying directly at
I the entrance Of the NaugtZe and cOmuar-
atlycly near 10 Shanghai. received direct
. from foreign countries goods valued at
. J3.fiH taels and through other Chinese
/ ports l2,lfl.2ls taelS. NieuChwa uE- the dis
/ tributing point for the extreme north
| eastern section OF China. where Ameri-
! can goods are reported as popular and in
} demand. received direct from the United
/ states goods valued at but $50 haikwan
; tdelS- while its direct importatiOns from
. all countries were but ]. 45sSlS taeIs and
/ from foreign countries through other Chi
. nese ports g,lfi,2t5 tae!s. That American
I part Of China is shown by the customs OF
I hcer at NleuchwanS, who, in his report
, dated January 81 1873. saws, under the
/ head OF 'cOaStwise arrivals
/ The value OF the trade during the year
. was 4.16,ph haikwan taels. which Is II6
per cent more than ten years ago Ameri-
I can kerosene oil has increase from Sg.yJJ
! gallons 20 liap.Hf1 gallons Russian oil
was not known ten years ago, SO that the
3 S-Wn gallons Of this oil which were inn
ported this year can not be set against
/ any figures Of leSS. The American oil is
. naturally in most favor Cotton cloth hes
] increased In ten years from 4y.EH haiEWau
/ taels iu value TO 6U.oQ0. and raw cotton
D from S.NON haikWau taels o. l.N45 tr" Both
/ American drills and American sh-etiuGs
. have come into great favor here the do
. mand for them having become quite phe-
uOmeuaL Ten years ago American drills
! were valued at BON haikWan raeIS. in
/ 1898 their value had reached 10000. and
! American sh.etnEs had grown i'm the
same period from $1,000 TO 2.I5f 600. on
/ the other hand. English drills which were
valued in lNNN at ~ eJ1 h@ikWau taels. had
dwindled 70 5.oyo and English sheetiugs
{ had declined in value from 10000 hailwau
| taels TO y CO.,
The customs official al Tientsin. which
/ is also located in northeastern China, says
| IN his report.
' Cotton piece goods show am advance in
value Of from IA. 10000 10 100000 tacIs.
the whole of which Is practically due TO
. Increased receipts OF American
which now represent about Oue-half Of
the value Of this branch Of the trade
American drills have risen from
| So l55 pieces in 1891 20 6gs .2SJ pieces and
American sheeting from lL5y.9h 90 l.sSI.-
/ go American kerosene fell from 400 500
70 3. 1880 gallons, and Russian from s.
| 02s3SD 10 2.f05.U@0 gallons. while LanEkat
'Sumatran) rose from 10000 to 1853 coo
/ gallons
The collector at Chefoo. also I'm north
/ eastern China. lying in the province Of
/ Shantuug in which Germany's port Of
| KiaOChIu is located, says in his report.
| I'm cotton piece goods mot including
| japanese. the greater part OF which are
| creases arr American ShectiuES. Zvi. go
| pieces. and American drills, y go pieces.
! while the principal decreases are English
| and Indian T-cloths, $500 pieces and
| English and India shcctiuES. = I'D pieces.
| Under suUdrits a big increase IS TO De
noted IN American hOur-lD0p4 piguls-al-
| most entirely for the use Of foreigners at
/ Port Arthur. Tahenwau. and Wci-hai-
| wei
| All of the above quotations. which are
from customs ofi aials whose reports show
I but tTifliug direct imU1rtatious from the
| ulteu >tates, IL wall De served. indicate
| q large growth m the receipts and con-
/ sumption OF merchandise originating IN
the United States. thus strengthening the
/ belief that large proportion OF the
| AmeTlCHl goods entering Shanghai and
rcshIUu,d from that port move north
| wardly- md are consumed in OrfhgaSrsru
! China. while the exports from the United
States 90 HoUgkong probably 20 largely
90 the southern ports and provinces. the
interior trade being chiefly supplied
! through the cities lying on the NauStze
/ supple principally from Shanghai and
] HUHgkoug. respectively"
! Money for Old Employees.