New-York tribune., 1901-03-11
H4NCHTRf4 As A M4RKET.
FIGURES REPRESENTING AMERICAN Ex
PORTS TO THAT PART OF CHINA IN 1899

Ms ~ If1+Al FAkI or CHINA IN 1899
Washington. March 10 (speciaD-The Importance
OF Manchuria as a market for American goods is
presented In some figures which the Treasury Bu-
reau Of Statistics has compiled from the latest Of
fetal reports of the Chinese Government The fact
that Manchuria has Of late been looked upon as a
rapidly growing market for American goods
coupled with the suggestion that IL likely to pass
permanently under Russian control. adds the In
terest OF these figures
The official figures of the Chinese Government
scarcely seem TO justify of the estimates
which have been made regarding the value of the
commerce of this particular section that country
Its population 100000 Is less than per cent of
the total population of China. The single treaty
port through which foreign commerce enters Man
churia is New-Chwang. Its total imports from
foreign countries and Hong Kong in 1899 the latest
date for which figures available. valued in
the official returns at 527g,1S5 Haikwan taels and
its imports Of foreign goods brought from other
Chinese ports Alb Haikwau taels. making the
total value Of foreign goods received during the
year 2LS4559S Haikwan taels s5s7i .SOO the value
of the Haikwan tael being officially given 73
cents, American gold. at the average sight
change New-York. The total imports into all
China in the year amounted to 264 74S. 45s
Haikwan taels ss266,sOO making the total
value OF imports of foreign goods into New-Chwans
less than 10 per cent of the total imports of foreign
goods into China in that year.
In cotton goods and kerosene oil, however, the
American producers are. according to the report of
customs officer in charge. gaining rapidly in the
share which they able supply OF the total
consumption. The entry Of 5S4 S77 pieces of Amer
lean drills valued at 2023646 Haikwan taels" says
the report shows the firm hold these goods have
the market, they having increased tenfold in as
many years American sheetings
sought after. over ll00.00G pieces having come in.
vailed at 3.910.916 Haikwan taels The importation
or American cotton flannel quadrupled in COM
parisOn with the total for preceding years.
American kerosene oil has leaped from l7So,ooo
gallons to 22S2 0s0 gallons. and Russian kerosene
oil from 80, 900 gallons to 2o5 600 gallons"
An examination of the detailed statement OF i'm
ports into New-Chwang compared with those into
ports, shows that of the 1,6i6 l01 pieces of
American drills received in China from the United
and Hong-kong 5Si, ,SI7 pieces 80 per cent,
finally found their way to New-ChWang, practically
all of this having entered China at Shanghai. and
thence being reshipped to NewChwang. OF the
4OO0O pieces of American sheetings entering China
in 1899 LIO Ss5 pieces per cent. finally reached
New-Chwang, and OF the 126s25 pieces of American
Chwang OF the 80 295,dsS gallons of Kerosene oil
imported into China 22s2,uSo gallons, or about per
cent found its way 10 New-Chwang
The other exports from the United States to
China and Hong Kong. exclusive of cotton goods
and kerosene oil, amounted to N126Ol, OF which 1t
is estimated that less than 100000 reached Man
chura making the total value of American ex-
ports in 1893 China and Hong-kong which
reached the markets of Manchuria about S.ODoO9O.
OF the total OF S23.0l3.ol3 exported
from the United States to China and Hong-kons IN