The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-03-23
JAPS PREFER
AMERICAN COTTON
Most Of the Shipments
We're Made to Japan
Last Season

Washington. D. c., March 22.
1hc report Of the chief OF the section
uf foreign markets Of the agricultural
department contains some Interesting
data with relation to the expectation OF
American cotton, and particularly the
shipment 90 Japan for the purpose OF
supplying raw material Tor the Jap
ancse mills rne east is destined 20
become a ercat purchaser iur the cot-
Ton product of the south Year hy
wear the cyporiation8 70 Japan and
Chnia have been largely Increasing un-
tn Japan alone ia 1899 purchased So
fl5GSi worth of cotton from the south
crn planters. In discussing the cotton
exports Mr Hitchcock says
1hc cotton shipments went chiefly
10 Japan. where the manufacture Of
cotton fabrics has become one of the
leading industries. During the last few
wears the expectation of United states
polt0n 10 supply raw material for the
Japanese minis developed with aston-
iahing rapiiity Prior 20 1899 no con-
sienments 10 Japan were recorded.
During the year $4,000 pounds were
shipped. the value being 81 3il In the
following year the exports increased
70 al.99a pounds. worth Ss42il. By 1884
a haif decade later, they had advanced
20 1891 494 pounds. worth $3.50 492, and
in 1899 they amounted 10 9l,8670ii
bounds. with q value OF H,775.7S4.
'The Increased importance Japan has
30 rapidly assumed as market for
raS cotton 6 striMngly shown by the
Tact that IN 1855 the total imports into
that counry from all sources barely
exceeded so.O00.0oO pounds, which In 1898,
the latest year for which the Japanese
returns Of importation are available.
they amounted 20 more than 300, 600 600
pounds. From these figures 1t viii be
keen that the import demand was ten
Zines as great at the close Of the de-
cade as at It's beginning.
'ln 1885 American cotton was hardly
known in the japanese market; IN 1898
according TO the import statistics Of
Japan. about q third OF the total i'm
pofation ino ma counry came from the
United States. The Japenese cotton
manufacturers formerly procured their
raw material chiefly from india and
China. but az present they are turning
their attention more largely TO the
United states as a source OF supply,
N@tA tNf RAVbdniitN ~ ANuL NitN IhlMNlk@
able growth the past few years have
Witnessed in our shipments OF cotton
hcross the Pacific win be followed BY
q SIN further increase
I'm this connection Il IS interesting
10 note that an export. trade IN the cot
ton manufactures, as vel as in the raw
product Is being developed with the
countries Of eastern Asia Our exports
OF cotton manufactures To Japan, China
ana Hong Kong during 1899 amounted
IA value TO S9.9ig G66. as compared with
only 81 603,8ii for 1899. China was the
heading market for these exports the
conslsnments 20 that country in 1899
having value OF $9.St4.666 10 the
entire Orient including under that all.
countries, ports and islands of Asia and
Ooennia, we shipped during 1899 cot
Ron goods worth Si2840,0sf IN 1889 our
exports to the same destination were
valued at only S27637a7 The increase
Tor the decade amounted 70 nearly SO
0oooO0
'While 81 1889 tho consignments 20
Asia nnd Oceania constituted less than
e5 per cent Of our total exports OF
cotton manufactures Ia 1888 they form
ga over so per cent This fact shows
that the recent development OF our
export trade Ia cotton manufactures
can he attributed chiefly to the now
nsarkets AFFORDED By the orient