The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-25
RNzNHY SZYUoN At AHIHpT
NHERE AHEB1cAH COOS IRE
AHDED FOB LKE ChHGc.

IN our tEade with Porto Rico. ], the nine
| months ending with March 81 V" sod
| more than ciGht million dollars worth OF
! goods TO that island. while in issS GU- ne
1 the same months or sales We're only - lit
II. more than one million. Inccei. Iur
| trade with the West indies IS steadily al-
| vanc nE along many lines. This f. especial
~ so IN the British islands. which are
| largely dependent upon Us for their mar
ket as well as for their supplies n. food
stufts and some MANUFACTURED. goods
and New Zealand?''
Our trade has been fsiiiag of in that
| months" sad Secretary Loorn:s. In the
| eight months ending with las; February
| dollars as compared with the same period
| OF ,sIc.
The decrease was caused by a new tar
IL on the part Of New Zealand IN favor OF
the United KINGDOM. and the uncertainty
among our exporters as TO how II would
affect our trade. /, IL believed. however.
that our manufacturers can sdspt them
selves TO the new conditions. and that we
VIII soon regain all We have lost. Aineri-
can goods are highly esteemed In Aus
traissia- Indeed. We annually sell ato9t
| twenty-five million dollars worth OF goods
I there. our steamship facilities with that
! part OF the world are better than they
have ever BEEN
WAR AS Affecting OUR TRADE
How ahout the war In the far Eas:. NJ
Loomis?" asked. rs It not injurious 10
American traoe.
ITO some extent, yes" replied the as
s!stant Secretary OF State. Our exports
to Asia have fallen on about two million
dollars during the eight months ending
same n per Period IN isS. - ' ~
"a part OF this reduction is due to hos
tilities IN Northern China. q part TO the
invasion of the Chinese markets by cot
ton cloths from Japan and a part by the
goods made IN the Chinese cotton fac.
A.-I t. ..lr h<as-a
OF yarns imported from Japan and India.
Another important cause Is the Increase
In the price OF cotton cloths due 10 the
h'sh prices OF cotton during the last
How abou; our trade with Japsn-'
That Is increasing more rapidly Just
Commerce" said Secretary Loomis. I'm
deed We are now Japan's LARGEST Gus
toner. We buy more from her than does
ANY aak Gae ae to aSo iSo:. ' os Great @ Britain In
1853 We had 1t:s per cent Of Jspan's I'm.
ports while Great Britain had but !s.i
BART Of Great Britain OF more than y
pc. cent over her japanese exports o.
what does Japan buy OF &c. Mr..
-.;An sorts Of th.nss." vas the reply
I'VE sell her raw cotton. kerosene. Dread-
:,us and psSvi,iSTs sn:, sns s claess
ufat lures Our goods are very popular In
Japan and eeem TO grow more SO from
year to year
KOREA AND MANCHURIA.
81 suppose We have no trade now In Ro-
rea and Manchuria?'
Not Q great deal" replied Mr. Loom!..
The war has practically caused Sis
pension Of trade In the vast REGIONS ira
versed by the opposing armies. II has
d;sordered trade in Northern China and In
As!atic Russia. so that II IS hard to tel
what GOOD. are s-liIng or to forecast the
trace conditions. In 1901 Il was estimated
that We sold almost $4,000 worth OF
goods to Korea We shall probably sel
less this year and there may be cessa-
tjon OF trade until the war Is over. After |
tinat I expect our goods to regain all they |
have lost for they are very acceptable TO |
tho reople rot only in Korea. but also IN |
FRANK @. CARPENTER.