Arizona republican., 1902-12-01

Washington, November 30. - The and the increasing popularity of Am erican goods in that country are shown by two official statements which have just reached the treasury bureau of statistics. One Of these is the report of the foreign commerce of China in the year 1901, by customs districts, which contains the detailed reports of the customs officials of each district, as well as a standardization of the total commerce O. the year; while the other consists of some extracts from the re- port of the British commercial attache in China, Mir. J. w. Jamieson. The general report of the commerce of China for the year 1901 shows that the imports from the United States have grown from 5,O93,1 1S2 haikwan taels in 1895 to 23.529.GOG in 1901; while those from Great Britain grew from 33,96O, ,O6O | taels in 1895 to fl, ,223.53S taels in 1901, those from Russia from 1,79165S taels l in 1895 to 3,O15. 756 taeIs in 1901. and those from the continent c: Europe, Russia excepted. from 7.552 .099 taels in 1895 to 17046, 453 taels in 1901, showing , a much more rapid gain propCrtionate- ' ly in imports from the United States than from the United Kingdom or eth CT countries of Europe.
 1 Cotton goods and fCur are the items of importations from the United States which show the greatest gain, and in cotton goods especially the increasing popularity of the American prod-c. seems to be causing some anxiety or the part of European manufacturers and representatives of European man ufacturing countries. Commercial Attache Jamieson, commenting upon this fact, says that cotton manutac- turers are finding it increasingly diff cult to compete with the United States particularly in the coarser grades of cottons." The American manufacturer, he says, enjoys advantages in the way of geographical position. transport rates and improved machinery. In gray goods the competition is especially strong, while in other lines American goods gre at least holding their own In cotton yarns the United States has up to this, made no effort to supply the demand, Great Britain. Japan and h. dia being the chief competitors for that class of merchandise, nearly all of the cotton yarn exported from India being
  ue of cotton yarns imported into China in 1901 was 4S.OOO,OOO haikwan taels, ol about sS5.COO, GOO.
 Especially interesting is a repor
 from the collector of customs at New
 chwang. located in the extreme north
 east oi China, a section in which Am
 erican goods are supposed to be es pecially popular, and to which a larE
 share of those entering China vi;
 Shanghai. the most important port O
 entry, finally make their way, largel,
 for distribution in Manchuria Deal
 ing first with foreign goods" says tn
 report, we find that American drill
 almost hold their own in comparison
 with 1S99 being 546, ,123 pieces, agains 5S4,S77. Of American jeans and sheet
 ings, 52,473 and 979.559 pieces came ir
 against 29,630 and 1.101,SS5 pieces. re
 spectively, in 1899. The value of tn
 three articles during the year, includ
 ing the small direct arrivals, was 5,653, ! 661 haikwan taels, or about B per cen of the total foreign importations int
 this port. To grasp fully how tn
 trade in American piece goods ha grown in Manchuria, the comparativ n table of ten years imports should b
 referred to, when it will appear ho'
 rapid the growth has been and how in
 dispensable the Manchurians now fin
 these products" The ten-year tabl ) to which he refers is as follows:
 n Importations oi American Drills an $ Sheetings into Newchwang, 1892 t I 1901:
 f American America V Year. Drills Sheeting ;; 1892 .153, 1855 .. S69, T