The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-31
FACTS ABOUT
MANCHURIA
More Important Market Than Gen
orally Believed.
NEW CHWANG A TREATY PORT.
A Large and Important City With On Import
Business OF Si6,90O $50 Cotton
Goods and
Kerosene.
NEW CHWANG A TREATY PORT.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March So.-Ine
importance of Manchuria as a market Tor
American goods is presented IN some
figures which the Treasury department.
has complied from the latest official re-
rorts OF the Chinese Government. The
fact that Manchuria has OF late been
looked upon as q rapidly growing market
for American goods, coupled Win the
suggestion that it is likely to pass per
1nanently under Russian control, adcS 10
the interest of these figures.
The official figures OF the CflneSe 10Y
eminent scarcely seem to justify some OF
the estimates which have been made re-
..ardins the value of the commerce OF
this particular section of that country
It's porula ton, 100000, is less than TWO
per cent. OF the total population OIL Chllla'
and its density of population ABOUT ~ per
square mile against an average OF ABOUT
ana 1,cr square mile in what is ordinarily
known as China proper, ManchEria
being usually classed as Il dependency,
and not 9, part Of the compact, central
territory known as the eighteen provinces,
or China proper
The single treaty port, through Whcn
foreign commerce. enters ManChurla' is
the port of Newchwang. Its total I'M
ports from: foreign countries and Hong
Kong" in 1885,? the latest date for which
figures are available. We're valued IN tho
official return; at 3,279.1S5 Haikwan taels
and its importe Of foreign goods brought
from other Chinese ports. l6,5oo4l3 Eialk-
wan taelS, making the total value OF Tor
eign goods received during the year 81
S45 .59S Hai1wan taels or 300. the
value of the Haikwan tael being officially
given at the date of the issuance Of the
report in question at 10 cents, American
gold, at the average sight exchange on
New York. The total imports into all
China in the same year amounted to 2bi,-
749 1856 HaillWan taelS. or $l93,266,3GO. max
ing the total value of imports Of foreign
goods into Newchang, either direct from
foreign countries or from other Chinese
ports. less than 10 per cent of the total
imports of foreign goods into China in
that year. IN cotton goods and kero-
Sene oil, however the American produce
ers are, according to the report of the
customs officer i'll charge, gaining rapid
~ in the share which they are able to
supply of the total consumption. The
entry OF. 5Si,SV pieces Of American drills
valued at 2,0-3,G4c Haikwan taels,'' says
the report OF the customs officer, Shows
the firm mold these goods have on the
market, they having increased ten fold
in as many years. American sheetings
are even mere sought after. over HOO, 900
pieces having come in valued at S,9l0,o16
Haikwun taels. The importation OF
American cotton flannel uuadrupled in
comparison with the total for preceding
Years. American kerosene oil has
ledped iron; 100000 gallons TO 2,2S2, 0G0
gallons. ana Russian kerosene oil from
$1,000 gallons &c 205, 600 gallons though
great as is this growth the consumption
is small in comparison with the district
fed; but there is a strong competitor
in the native vegetable oils
An examination of the detailed state
ment OF imports into Newchwang COM
pared with those into other ports shows
that Of the 1,646.lO1 pieces Of American
drills received in China from the United
States and Hong Kong. 5s4, SIT pieces, or
30 per cent, finally found their way to
Newchwang, practically all of this hav-
ing entered China at Shanghai and thence
reshipped to Newchwang. OF the 4.000,01
pieces of American sheetings entering
China in 1899, 1101,SS5 pieces, or 27 per
cent, finally reached Newchwang, and
OF the 126,323 pieces of American jeans
imported. 29,630, or % per cent. reached
Newchwang. OF the 1925, GSS gallons Of
American kerosene oil imported into
China, 2,22s2, o6O gallons, or about per
cent, found it's way to Newchwang,
either as a direct import or a reimporta-
ton from other ports
An accurate determination OF the pro-
portion of American exports to China
WHICH Alti.1iiS Aes'S1i N1aicnuI4dz - liiApie'
ticable, since the customs returns Of
Newchwang only specify the country of
origin In the case of cotton goods and
kerosene OIL In each of these items the
value given at Newchwang is apparently
considerably in excess OF that named
when the goods leave the United States
or reach China, since they in most cases.
go first to Hong Kong and Shanghai, and
when reshipped to Newchwang carry the
additional charges OF the importers, ship