New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-06-30
FOREIGN TRADE OF JAPAN.
THE UNITED STATES THE LARGEST CON-
sUMER OF THE CoUNTRY's EXPORTS

SUMER OF THE COUNTRY'S EXPORTS.
OF the commerce OF Japan is presented In a publ
cation just received by the Treasury Bureau OF
Statistics entitled The Foreign Trade OF Japan"
1t is forwarded 10 the Bureau OF Statistics by a
distinguished Japanese official who recently visited
this country and presents In condensed form q
statement OF the commerce Of Japan In 1901 and
its growth during the last thirty years. and es-
pecially the commercial relations of Japan to thn
United States and the various commercial counr<
tries and sections OF the world
The foreign trade of Japan" IL says. "is pro-
crossing every year, owing the rapid devsl-
opment of her agriculture. commerce industry
and navigation. In 1901 the total value OF imports
and exports amounted to s247 10000 This amouns
Is twelve times larger than that OF thirty years
ago; eight times larger than that 1881 and thres
and one-half times larger than that OF 1891 This
IS all the more remarkable since il owes but little
TO the increase in population, which is little over
10 per cent in every decades 47 in 1879: 40 or
02o in 1889. and H26O. 5o4 in 1899
1t scarcely need be said that the continent OF
ASIA holds the most intimate relations with tha
foreign trade Of Japan The total value Of the
articles exported to that continent amounts 10
over two-hfths of the total exports OF Japan. and
the value of articles imported from Asia amounts
likewise to two-ifths of her total imports
The amount of exports to America scarcslv
reaches one-third. and that TO Europe is only one
NTH OF the total exports, while the imports from
America to Japan is little short of one-dfth and
that from Europe is nearly two-ffths Of the total
imports Imports and exports in the case OF Asia
however, include those from and to Hong Kong
which have naturally a character OF transit and
consequently IL proper allowance be made for
Hong Kong trade may safely say that the prod-
ucts OF Japan are equally distributed in Asia
Europe and America. and imports from Europe tn
Japan are nearly equal to those from Asia
The principal articles exported from Japsn ar.
raw Silk habutai. cotton yarn. cotton Tissues
natches moor mats. tea, camphor fishery products
copper, coal OF these, silk is predominant
anu the increasing demand for it is yearly extend
ing the area OF lands to the cultivation q,
mulberry trees the present acreage being ISL con
acres. '"
The manufacture OF habutai is at present SOLELY,
oS hdho out there are prospects OF the unanufacs-
ure oelng done BY machinery and more extend-
co scales IN the near future. when the defect OF
equality Of qualities shall be got rid of
Cotton yarn is mainly exported to China ans
Corea There in operation in the cou,,-r
n n cotton mills. with 100000 spindes ana
Is now Progressng. there being 5000 power loom
I'll, the number Of match factories in Japan is IA
win 1890 iy,So Workmen employed
!, nesldes the above. the production and exnort.
uon OF various other articles are also yearly in
creaSng Tea IS the only article the exportstio
ta IN m = Geenning owing to the levying OF war
e1PorIsd IN large Quantities in Asia Hong Kong
are also rapidly ncpeasns Tor tb articles
ands The United States OF America is me Isrxssr
one-fourth OF the total exports The princip Srt
CIeS bought py that country raw silk 100
mats and straw paitS- In Europe France Is nrs-l
Sonlinant as she consumes great deal OF our
hdoutal SILK tissues and the like the exnorta fforr
10 ltaly mas increased during the last two vesraI
OWING 10 the increased demand for raw silk nm
oreuaS rams and other articles made of naner -
the exports TO Great Britain, though the ret,rrs
or the trace does not indicate any rernarks Sis -,
crease, II must be remembered that the exnorr.
Great Britain. @>sSA NeN -
The articles of which Japan demands the .u,r1,-
from foreign countries are mainly machfnariss of
various sorts IRON, petroleum. sugar, cotton tts-
Items OF import in the matter of ulachineriss a..
spinning mdchineries. mining machfneres locomo-
i've engine ana metal working machineries Iron
ana steel are Chiefly imported from Great Erifa
the United States. Germany and Belgium The -
mand Tor most OF the articles above Enumerated h.
due TO the recent rapid progress of our indstries
ana 10 sudden advancement OF the standard OF Iiv-
ing among the people at large. However IN Ia
now expected that most OF these articles with tb
exception OF wool. will be manufactured or nro-
duced In Japan The machine tools are being al
now IN course OF inception, petroleum mining is al
ready IN working order. and the producfion 90
sugar Is TO be increased in Formosa. on the yhoI,
he trend OF Japan foreign trade is PROMISING the
imports VIII in future increase in raw maferiaia
and decrease in manufactured articles
The countries from which Japan imports n,aipf-
are BRUSH india China. the United States CSrear
fba
countries which are producers our princinaI i'm,
ports. such cotton. machineries iron pefroa,,r,
woollen fabrics. amounts to three-quarters m ~.
total imports OF Japan, and these imports are
~ increasing, except from China Besides the i'm,
ports from Australia Russian Asia Dutch IpdTs
Austria and Belgium lately increasing year ~,
year or these the Australian trade, though ar
important in proportion TO increased facilities ~
commercial intercourse between Australia ana
Japan. and in proportion TO the DEVELOPMENT 90
Woollen manufactures in Japan