New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-07
VAR And TRADE.
More Business With Russia, Japan
and China
rrRcm THE TRIBUNE BuHEAu.l

Washington. Nov 6-The notion that the con-
fllct between Russia and Japan has damaged
American commerce with those countries and with
China and Corea is upset by the cold statistics or
the Department of Commerce and Labor which
prove that those countries buying in the asgre
gate more from the United States than ever before
and selling this country more, indicating That tho
restoration of peace will be marked by notably
augmented American trade in those markets
According to the latest compilations OF the
Bureau of Statistics exports from the United states
to Russia, Japan China. Hong Kong and Corea
show marked increase in 1904 as compared with
earlier years. To each OF the countries famed tho
exports for the nine months ended with Septem-
Der larger than those of the corresponding
months of 1903, while in this case OF Chira the
figures. although showing marked increase over
1so3 still fall slightly below those OF 1902 but when
combined with the figures of exports u Hong Kong
give total greater than that for the correspond
ing months of 1902 or 1903.
The total exports from the United States TO Rus
sia Japan, China. Hong Kong and Corea are
shown by the Department OF Commerce and Labor
through Its Bureau Of Statistics as S6.44s2 in the
nine months ended with September 1904 against
SAL 1866 in the corresponding months OF 1893 and
81. sS3. OBJ in the corresponding months of 1902
Similar conditions prevail with reference to imports
United States from the countries in question
From Russia, Japan, China. Hong Kong and Corea
the imports for the nine months ended with Sep
TENDER, 1904, in each case larger than In the
corresponding months of the preceding year The
total imports into the United states from tne
countries named amounted to 022 In the nine
month ended with September. 1904. against $780,
375, 925 in the corresponding months of 1903, and
s4s54o,25s in the corresponding months of 1902
In most Of the principal articles composing the
commerce between the United States and these
countries there appears a material increase in the
figures of 1904 as compared with earlier years. To
Russia the principal articles of our export trade
are agricultural implements. manufactures of iron
and steel. copper, naval stores and raw cotton. and
in most of these the figures OF 1904 compare favor
ably with those of earlier years.
To Japan the principal exports manufactures
of iron and steel. mineral oils, -four, provisions,
tobacco and raw cotton In nearly all of these
articles classes of articles except cotton, the
hgures for 1904 show increase 1903. In
cotton the figures show marked decline in exports
to Japan. the total value OF cotton exported to
that country in the nine months ended with Sep
TENDER. 1904. being less than 100000 against over
100000 in the corresponding months in 1903 and
nearly 100000 in the corresponding months of
Ia"z This falihg off in the exports of cotton to
japan is chiefly due to the extremely high price of
American cotton during the last two years. and to
the fact that Japanese manufacturers of cotton
goods have substituted in part the shorter staped
their manufacturing.
In Other articles the figures Of 1894 show gain
over earlier years. The value of -four exported to
Japan IN the nine months ended with September
Ing months of 1873 and 1917 in the eorresoopdine
months of 1902. Electrical machinery exported to
1855 in the nine months ended with September
against s24255 in the corresponding months OF 1903
and sl3l lOS In the corresponding months of 1902
locomotives exported to Japan In the nine months
ber against eighteen in the corresponding period
1913 and twelve in the corresponding period of 1902
the value for the nine months of 1904 being SAP 100
months of 1903 and Sl1,l52 in the CORRESPONDING
months OF 1902 Steel rails exported from the United
states ID Japan In the nine months ended with Sep
spending months of 1903 show exports OF steel
s total Of only ss5 %neTpi os eEpored to
Japan in the nine months ended with September
gallons in the corresponding months in 1908.
To China the exports in the nine months ended
those for the corresponding period Of 1893, Cotton
cloths mineral oils manufactures of iron and steel
exports TO China. though flour is becoming item
of growing importance, the total value OF flour
year 1904 being s2s5o5 against s7SiS in iSS4 Of
oils the TO- China for nine y on 5
gallons, against Il 53,s9S gallons in the correspond
ing months OF lS ana oo 81 gnop h IN me cor Dr.
for the nine months ended with September. 1901
against s11s6,So7 in the corresponding months in
Cotton cloths of which the exports to China have
ties in Northern China which has been the special
market for American products. are now showing
of cotton cloths to China We're 20,S95 200 yards.
1881 in September 1904. against S16S2OS in Sep
TENDER, 1903. To Hong Kong the exports include
these there is a material gain over last year,
The following tables show the total value OF i'm
6bove discussed in the nine months ended with Sep
TENDER. 1904. compared with the corresponding
periods Of 1903 and 1902:
chna Hong Kong and corea in the nins months shSed
with September. fso2. 1905 1904
Nine months ended with septen1-