The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-23
NEW COMMERCIAL
ACTIVITY In China
Increase in Railroad Con-
struCtiOn and Trade.
INTEREST OF THIS COUNTRY
American Merchandise Continues to
Find Favor With the CelestiaIs-De-
struction 20 Property Wrought by the
Boxers Repaired.

Business has been renewed in China,
apparently with Increased activity. The
official publication of the Chinese gov
eminent. Returns OF Trade and Trade
/ Reports for the Year 1901" which has
Just reached the Treasury Bureau Of
Statistics, shows that railroad constfuc-
tion has been actively resumed in sew
eral Of the provinces; that practically
/ O10 miles Of railway are now completed
and n operation, and that several hun
bred miles viii be added during the
present year; while the record of for
eign commerce presented by the re-
pert shows that the imports into China
n the wear 1901 were larger than those
Of an. preceding year.
The total value CT the imports is CIV
en- as 2GS. 302, SIS haikwan taels, or $192,-
g7S.I60. against PSI, 0G0 eco taels in 1899,
282. coo. OG0 in 1891. I7I,00Q 0G0 in 1895.
and 1852. coo eco in 1894. The exports are
valued at I69, sos 735 haikwan taels
($122. 1J3 G00), and exceed those Of any
prior year, except 1893
Imports From the United States
From the United States the imports in
1901 were valued at 23,529, 6O6 haikw wan
taeIs ($16.84I, 500. against &c, 724, 4s3 hal
kwan taeIs in 1900. %, 288. 745- in 1899, H.
163 .312 IL 1898. and 9,2e3, 0S2 in 1884. Thus
the imports TO the United States have
increased about 40 Ler cent since 1894,
while the exports to the United States
in 1901 were practically the same as
those Of 1884. the figures Of 1901 being
1872. 9SS haikwan taeIs. and those Of
1891. 1912. 1SS.
Comparing the progress Of the United
States with that Of other countries, il
may be said that the imports into China
from Great Britain increased from So
600 GEO haikwan taels II 1884 10 4L00e,-
eco in 1901. those from Hongkoug in
creased from 81, COO, GO to I20, G00 ,0OG
these from continental Europe except
Russia. from 5000. 600 TO IL G1O. coo. and
those from Russia tncI eased from less
than LG00 .006 TO 5000 500 haikwan taels.
The growth in imports from the United
States is larger than that in imports
from any other country, though Hong
kong, Great Britain, Japan, and India
rank higher than the United States in
the import statement OF 1901.
American merchandise continues 10
find favor il China, according TO a
statement OF the statistical secretary.
MIR F Z Taylor. which accomPa MES
the report. American heavy goods
he says. continued to ind favor, drills
from that country having now reached
Il 20, 626 pieces or more than double
the importauons OF 1860, while sheet
ings rose to 2,S40,51S pieces japanese
goods also show progress, japanese
shirtings having risen from .356 10 Il
029 pieces Gray and white shirtings
were about the sane, amongst them be-
ing included a growing Importation Of
American goods Owing 10 the fall in
exchange and the dearness OF cotton in
America and Europe, there was a
marked demand during the year for
cheaper qualities Of cotton goods, which
was rather a reversal Of the tendency
Of late years. American kerosene oil
was G,000 0G0 gr lions il excess of the
largest previous Importation, in 1891;
Russia kept its place, while Samaritan
is rapidly gaining and has reached 49,
640.049 gallons