The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-26
FLOUR EXPORTS
TO THE ORIENT.
Have Doubled in Value Since 1892
and More Than Double in
Amount.
Shipments to Hongkong, a Distribu-
ing Point for China, Are Es-
pecially Large.
From The Journal Bureau, Room As, Post Build

From The Journal Bureau, Room As, Post Build
ing, Washington. 4s...s- as-s 5,s ss
ity Of American flour in China is
attracting attention ION both sides
of the globe. The British consul general
at Canton, in report sent from China to
London and published in that city, states
that the demand for flour among emi-
grants returned from the United States
is SO great that the quantity of flour }im- II
ported in 1902 exceeded that OF 1901 by
30, S3l,3 1928 pounds. and was also some
100000 pounds In excess of the average
for the past five years. ~
These figures Of increase In Chinese con s
sumption of flour are justified by the
figures Of the treasury bureau Of statistics
showing expectations Of -four to China and
adjacent ports. Indeed. 1t is only when
the shipments ito the ports adjacent to
China are considered that the rapfdity of
increase in exports of -four to that part
OF the world is realized. To China alone,
the exports of American flour have grown
from 1915 barrels lin 1892 to 99.624 bar
rels In 1902. This increase of 85,9O6 bar
rels Is small, however, compared with the
Increase In the shipments to Hongkong,
from which point most OF the flour there
received is distributed to the various ports
of China
i The exports Of American flour to Hong
kong In 1892 were 457,690 barrels, and In
1902. 1898 s9s barrels, an increase Of s41,-
203 barrels. To Russian China, the exports
of american flour, which began in 1900,
We're 1857 barrels, and in 1902, SO, 140
barrels. To British China the flour ex-
ports were 375 barrels.
Grouping the three statements Of ex-
ports of flour from the United States to
China, to Hongkmg and to Russian and
British China, the total for 1902 stands at
All. 408 barrels, and for 1902, 1,549,O3 bar
srels. This shows an increase of over 200
per cent In the expectation of American
flour to- China and to ports contributing
to the consumption of China, while the to-
tai expectation OF flour in the same years
was, III 1892, 15,1a6,769 barrels, and in
1902, 17.75s,203 barrels, an increase of
about Is per cent - ~
Value Was $4,000, 7se.
From the standpoint Of dollars, it may
be added that the value of American -four
shipped to China grew from SCI, AL in 1892
to 1921, 252 In 1902; to Hongkong from
S2,140,071 in 1892 to 81 693 in 1902, while
the shipments to Russian China in 1902
were $149, s89, and to British China s1,125,
making the total value Of flour shipped
from the United States to China and con-
tiguous ports sz,2O7,512 in 1892 and 81, $685.
739 In 1902; while the total value Of all
flour exported from the United States in
the same, period fell from $75,S62,2S3 In
1892 to $65,661,9 IN 1902.
i HS opoVc lac, uTeS- COVER simply the years
1892 and 1902, since the fiscal year 1903
is not yet sufficiently completed to enable
a comparison Of it's figures with those of
completed years of an. earlier date. The
bureau of statistics figures for ten months,
however, show. a slight reduction IN the
quantity Of flour shipped to China and
Hongkong, but a marked increase in the
quantity shipped to Russian China; while
the total value for the year 1908 will con-
siderably exceed that of 1902.
The exports of American sfour-to China,
Hongkong and Russian China in the ten
months ending with April, 1902, amounted
to 1,4S6,O47 barrels. valued at s4,423, 6s2,
and in ten months of 1903 to i, 437, 472 bar
rels, valued at $4,676, 491. This slight re-
duction' in the total quantity shipped is
apparently due to the fact that the ship
ments Of 1902 were somewhat above the
normal, by reason Of the very light impor-
tations Of flour In 1901 during the war pc
Rod In China. .@ts s<sssfSss
The following table shows the total
quantity and value of flour exported from
the United States to China and Hongkong
in each year from 1892 to 1902, including
the shipments to, Russian and British
ports, which are respectively termed by
the bureau Of statistics Russian China and
British China: e !