Arizona republican., 1903-12-14
A Reduction in Exports to
the FIOwery Kingdom
AN ANXIOUS INQUIRY
The hoSt Reasonable Explanation is
That China Bought OF the Unitsd
States the Year Before a Great Deal
More Cotton Than Mas Needed.

Washington. Dee lA-Thr marked
reduction In the exports % c,t-.r
gods from the United States o. ChIrl
in 1903 compared ESPECIALLY with i-1-
he's been the occasion Of considerable
anxiety and iaquirv botl on tnr part
of manufacturers ami those E-u rally
interested in the Development of tn
foreign commerce OF the United State
\ statement recently isslcd los tn a.
partment OF commerce and Iloe
through its bureau o. statistics shuas
that in the ten months euiius W5tr
October. 1868. the value of an rxpofts
from the United Sta .es O. Chiua vas
S13. SIX. against so CcJ.-Ss iu th- cdr-
responding HCltfs Of ls-l- An e1lrmi .-
alton Of the details nf our exports q.
China shows that this reduction o. 11-
mcst exclusively in cltior g1oi> Ia
total valUe OF exports OF cotton cIcl1
to China from the United states in th-
ten months ending with OCtober. Is.l
was SS.j16.G93. against 81. .6S1.s11 On thr
! corresponding months Of 1892 ana S.
Z 5S5,59l in the corresp, ndiuE months 90
1901; while of ether cotton goods. ,ur
! eXpC rts 10 China ia tfe ten months 90
I 1903 were $25,3o5.. against S5L151 iu ~
corresponding months OF 1s- ana
/ Sl22,SS6 i'm the corresponding months aI
/ 1861.
I An examination as 20 the cause 20
/ this reduction. made ly th- d .TlTtu lr
( of commerce and labor. thrOu-l Ils Do
reau Of statistics Indicate thaf tn.
| falling of is due On % general r-Irr-
/ tiun i'm tho imports OF .--ttuu goods rr..
/ China. rather than frru aly r-Iu.fl n
/ in the popularity ar relative shlr.
/ which the cotton W,lrulIctur.s or az
/ United States have On the total Imrrrt-
/ into China. While the exports or el.-
/ ton goods from the United STATE. L.
/ China do show large falliu- on Iu--
/ inG thie period. This ,s also tt. .L...I.-
/ eEce Of other countries suuplvin- -.
/ M with cottca goods. Th- TlIt-f
/ Kircicm. India. Japan ana th. t-ur-.I
/ states are the chief countries 1uu-l--
( ing China with her Importation 20 r-.-
/ ton goods. An examination af tr-
( October statement Of IMPORTS srrm an
/ United Kingdom. covering the rau
months of 1908 ending with oetaa.r.
I shows that her experts 90 China. Ir-
cludinC HongkO1g. of pi--e =gnIs. r-.v
or unElsached. III the tst -.'utls as
| 1893 were 1S1.s59.5e0 ga -ds. against -s--
J l54.SC0 yards in the CorrcsralI IIr..
/ months OF 1902. and is-et5.s-9 yards O.
| tile corresponding mo.ths 90 lsrr D-
/ bieached piece goods the number 90
/ yards exported 10 Chi-a from th- I-ri-
/ ted Kingdom was 1ac ss-frt fn r-r
months Of 1903. against 153.205. eco ir t..
same months Of 1902. and ia -s-1s fr
! the coTrespu- ding months or fg-I. Com
I binirg all classes Of Niece gods. ID.
total exports from tte United KIM
/ tcIa to China IN the ten months -uI-l-
( with October. 1913. we're sl5.s.8 -..
/ yards, asainst 5J7.16jto0 yards in rh.
! corresprrGinE months ~ last wear. ana
S32.1Si.Ho0 Yards IN the corrssrcnI.r-
months or 1901 In the case 90 IuIIr
/ the total exports o. piece goods ro CHI
/ M IN the six months ending with S.--
/ t"mb7r. 1903. We're SS.2iS yariis lg4ir--
/ 2,6CS. 800 yards in the cfrrez11u1ine six
| months OF 1902 and o6S SIS yards lu th.
/ corresponding months of 1871. ts- t-t-r
/ fer six months q 1905 being therefor
/ but about 3 Per cent Of n se o. IG.s
and but ore-third OF those 90 IeaI. III
/ japanese monthly statements o. -r-
| pol Is do not state 0u- ntiti,s fu su.F-
. cent detail O. render prartirable IN % .-
1 termination of the queutity of .oItal
/ goods exported to China. but tn t.t.r
B value Cf cotton tissues exported rr.f-r
Jap1n to Chine In the nire months end
/ Ing with September = given 90 Q e-s 80
! yen equivalent e. SiH-5. .e01n. amin
S52.102 yen Cor $4,000 I'm tn corr
spending months OF 1892. which fs----
in view Of the increase "a prices ~ -1r-
ton goods during the yaar. would Inst
cate no material increase Iu the t-r.r-
I rarati"cly small quantity supplied Co.
/ China by japan.
These figures or the shir ulauts OF e..-
ton goods from the four principal cour-
tries supplying tho cotton imports o.
/ China during the latest avlfsrfa
+mcaths in the present year seem To- I'M
/ dicate thas the reduction whirl ms
been noted IN the exports 90 cotton
/ goods from the United states G. chin
is no greater than that II the o.E.-
] principal countries supplying th- eut-
ton imports OF China. aui that iu ou-
own case. as well as that C- uih-r
countries, TIE reduction is due tn "a
! general decrease I'm the importation o.
/ ccttcn goods into China in thr year
1909 as compared with immediately
/ preceding years This theGry is al-is
/ supported By such information frur
/ Chinese official Sources as g. at present
/ availa 5ia with reference 90 1875 ana
/ earlier years. The official figure "a
I Chinese imports for the year Iga- thus
/ far received by the bureau OF statistic
/ cover Cnly the first three months. prrt
/ by port The chief importing port os
I China. however. for cotton Eou,ls b.
I Shanghai, and the official reports frru
/ that port show that iise total imuo-t
! OF cotton goods in the first th-ae
months Of 1903 were 2s30 $40 -.ecez
| against -G,4G1 962 pieces in the c-rre-
I spending months of 1892. and ~. .Isf
I pieces in the same mOcth OF 1891 a.
these imports gray shirtiugs form th.
largest single item. and they showed r
total from the United kingdom oC L
013G26 pieces. against 2.E13.794 p-eces On
the corresponding months OF last yr1r.
In the Chinese fmpOrtatious 90 sheet
ings. drills. and jeans American Eoofz
form INN nrrnrr- rt-rr rrarrHars