The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-08

she rivaled Belgium In 1888 she has fall
len far behind. having less than two
thirds as much as that country. which
leads IN this product and in iron pipes
and tubes The United States stands first
ia japanese imports Of rails. fittings Of
rails. iron nails. electric-light wire. tele-
graph wire, and materials OF bridges and
buildings. sending more OF each Of the
first three than all other countries com
3iued and being far ahead In the last
two, in which she held second place in
1899 In iron pipes and tubes, she ad-
vanced 10 second place In 1899. and still
holds II with q large increased proper
ton: but In the other iron products. she
IS retrograding rather than advancing.
In exports OF brass tubes 10 Japan
England stiH leads and the United States
Is second
In pig. IngOt. and slab lead. Australia
has more than four times the trade OF the
United States, which gain stands second,
the latter country having a little more
than reached the amount Of her sales in
1888 while Australia has more than dou-
bled her figures FOR that year.
With respect 20 mercury, Great Brit
ain and the United States have reversed
the relative positions they held in 1855.
Great Britain now being first and the
United States second. although, as com
pared with 1893. the former has lost and
the latter gained
During 1870 Japan imported s. si2G2l
gallons Of kerosene oil. OF which the Uni
ted States furnished more than 10000
gallons. 1T an average price Of "A fraction
more than II cents per gallon
The United States Is also the principal
source from which Japan obtains mlrI-
eating oils and p1Tafiiu wax. more than
$50 tons OF the former and =. % tons 81
tho latter having been shipped here from
the United States last year OF linseed
oil the United states sent only about fl-
ty-uine tons. ten times as much having
come from Great Britain.
Although Japan manufactures large
quantities OF paper Tor export, she i'm
ported more than ZluD tons In 1900, OF
which Germany furnished the larger part
IN al kiud- except cigarette paper and
printing paper or the former France
and of the latter Great Britain was the
leading exporter. while the proportion
from the Uni. ed States was very iuSIE-
uiHcaut. except in printing paper, and
even On this she now holds fourth place,
whereas i'm l>3S she stood first and in 1879
second.
The imports of leather into Japan were
greater by ~ per cent H. 1900 than In 1899
and the United States stili holds the lead
in this COMMODITY with British India
close second II Is owing 90 her heavy
exports of sole f-atheT that the United
States leads in this article. she sends
much less than India OF other kinds The
average price q other than sole leather
shipped here frpm the United States i'm
1900 was 80 cents per pound. being nearly
India or Austrdtak but exceeded by that
from Great Britain5 and Germany Very
few Of the comHcn;pcople OF Japan wear
leather boots % shoes
In 1900 japan imported over $500 COO
cans Of CundcTsrd milk. more than half
Of which came BrOEl' Great Britain while
the United STATES furnished A little less
than half as nslchsas that country but
received therefor more than two-thirds
as much as Great Britain received Tho
demand Tor this article Is increasing. the
importation for 1870 being two-thlrd~
greater than for any previous year
The imports OF flour are also incrras-
ing rapidly. those o. tst year being more
than double the amounts for previous
wears. and the United States IS stiH far
in the lead in this article. although Aus
traIia'S quota was ten times that of any
previous year. Here. again. the price Of
the United States product is higher than
that Of her competitors
Japan Imported l,0H2 tons Of lear to-
Iarru iu 1870. all except 2uD pounds Of
which came from the United States I'm
rortatious Of both leaf tobacco aud cigar
cites have decreased steadily and rapidly
since lsJN-
The United states also supplied over
@ 600 tons of phosphate manure to ia
pan THIS being nearly Onc-half the entire
amount brought Into the country
Japan imported z.2&D tons Of cardboard
nearly tWO-thlTds Of which came from The
fr--a---l S4-saa urbfrH country received f,r