The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-24
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DECREASED BY COTTON
United States Ranks Third in
lmpOrtatiOnS.
UNITED KINGDOM STILL IN LEAD
Notwithstanding the Abnormal Con-
ditOns by Which Cotton Is Az
fected. the Japanese Continue to
Increase Their Demands

The recent high price Of American cot
ton caused the United States to take third
rank in 1901 in the list Of countries from
which Japan drew her imports, and trans
posed India to the second place, leaving
the United Kingdom still at the head Of
countries from which Japan draws her
importations- The December, 1901, state
ment OF the commerce Of Japan. which
has just reached the Treasury Bureau OF
Statistics, shows that the imports Of raw
cotton into Japan from the United States,
which amounted to LIP S34 piculs I'm 1900
tpicul-l33.3 pOunds) fell to ass. 432 picuIs
IN 1901; while the imports Of raw cotton
from India increased from 1851 piculs
in 1900 to 1,667,425 picuIs in 1901 The
value Of the imports Of raw cotton from
the United States fell from 27.OlO. 1874 yen
tyen-49-S cents) in 1900 TO L. 9S6. 74S yen
in 1901 while that from India increased
from 1z-SG3,92 yen in 1900 to g. us. S3l yen
in 1901.
The average price per picul OF American
cotton imported in 100 was 24.27 yen. and
in 1901 2S-33 yen; while the price per picul
Of the cotton from India was 1929 ven in
1900 and 22.S6 yen in 1901 1t will be OBJ
served that American cotton increased
l6-I per cent in cost per picul in 1901
compared with 1900 while Indian cotton
fell in price about , per cent. and that the
average price of American cotton was in
1901 . per cent higher than that Of IN
dian cotton. With an increase or I6.7 per
cent. in the price of American cotton and
a decrease in the price OF Indian cotton
thus bringing the cost Of American cotton
nearly "A per cent higher than that from
India the result was Inevitable marked
reduction in the imports Of American cot
ton and marked increase in the imports
Of Indian cotton.
Standing on General Imports.
Notwithstanding. however. the tenn
pOrary check in imports of this single
article by Japan from the United States.
the general imports OF that country in
1901 give TO the United States very sat
isfactory standing. and show that aside
from the abnormal conditions by which
this single article-cotton-is affected.
Japan continues to increase her demands
upon the United States. They also show
that the growth IN imports from the
United States during the period Of 1890
1901 has been much larger than from any
other country in the world.
Taking the total imports into Japan,
including both manufactures and raw ma
teriais, the imports from the United
States have grown from 6.674 531 yen IN
1880 TO AZ 769 rs ven in 1901, those from
Germany, from 6.s56.955 yen in 1890 20
Zo,32O, O91 yen, tuO55 rom the United
| Kingdom from 26.619. l02 TO 50,575, Isl ven;
/ these from India from $40 sol ven in
1899 20 AZ, II9 900 yen in 1901; those from
China from s,S49 SIS yen in 1890 TO 81
1 256,979 In 1901
Thus, while the United States is tempo
rarily transpOsed TO third place in the
list Of countries from which Japan draws
her Imports. by reason Of the abnormal
conditions in the prices Of cotton. the
record Of growth is more favorable TO he
United States than that Of any other coun-
try, the imports Of the United States into
Japan being IN 1901 more than six times
as great as In 1890. those from India
less than five times as great. those from
Germany four times as great. those from
China three times as great. and those
( from the United Kingdom about twice as
great in 1901 as in 1890.
Total Imports Into Japan.
The following shows the total imports
into Japan from the United States. United
Kingdom. Germany. China and all other
countries in 1880 and 1901. respectively
1Ss0-United States. 6.S7f521; United
Kingdom. g.. 9.lO2: Germany. 6S56 $50:
China. S.S1qsS5. India. $50. sol. all other
countries. 2Z.443.710. Total S0.554 s14-
1S01-United States. 4276s425. United
Kingdom. 50.575.TSl Germany IS 1926. Gs7-
China, 27.25s.979. India. A. I7e s00- all
other countries. Gf.l14,f62. Total. $780,
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