Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-09
EASTERN TRADE.
Our Exports for Nine
Months $56,448,225.
Imports for the Same Period
$65, 389.022.
Russia, Japan, China are Good Gus
toners.

China, Hong Kong and Korea snow d
marked increase in 1904, as compared
with earlier years. To each OF the
countries named the Exports LOT the
nine months ending with september
are larger than those of the CORE
spending months of 1903. Whlle IN the
case of China the figures, although
showing a marked increase over l9o9-
still fall slightly below those or 19o2,
but when combined with the figures of
exports to Hong Kong give total
greater than that of the corresponding
months of 1902 or 1903.
The total exports from the United
States to Russia, Japan. emma, Hong
Kong and Korea are shown by the De-
partment of Commerce ana LABOR
through its Bureau of statistics as
$56 44o 225. in the nine months ending
with September. 1904, against $44.SOI,-
366 in the corresponding months or
1903. and SAT .663 O3l in the correspond
ing months of 1902.
Similar conditions prevail with ref
erence to imports into the unlted
states from the countries IN question.
From Russia, Japan, emma, Hong
Kong and Korea the imports for the
nine months ending with September.
1904, are in each case larger than IN
the corresponding months of the pre-
ceding year. The total imports into
the United States from the countries
named amounted to $65, 3S9O22 in the
nine months ending with September.
1901. against ssO,315,925 in the cor
responding months of 1903 and $49.-
&c of
1902.
In most of the principal articles com
posing the commerce between the
United States and these countries
there appears a material increase In
the figures of 1904 as compared with
earlier wears. To Russia the princi-
pal 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 faVorably
with those of earlier years.
To Japan the principal exports are
manufactures of iron and steel, min
eral oils, flour. provisions, tobacco and
raw cotton. In nearly all of these
articles. or classes of articles. except
cotton the figures for 1904 show an in
crease over 1903. In cotton the fig
ures show a marked decline in exports
to Japan. the total value of cotton eX-
ported to that country in the nine
months ending with September, 1904
being less than s2.000.O00 against over
SO. 600. 900 in the corresponding months
in 1903, and nearly s6.000.ooO in the cor
responding months of 1902. This fall
ing off in the exports of cotton to
Japan is chiefly due to the extremely
high price of American cotton during
the past two yeaEs and to the fact that
japanese manufacturers of cotto'
goods have substituted in part the
shorter stapled' and consequently
lower-priced cotton of India in then
| manufacturing.
| In other articles the figures of 1901 SHOW
"A gain over earlier years. The value oil
-four exported to japan in the nlnt
| months ending with September. 1904, l.
81. slO. 3c3 against 81. 5bS059 in the CORES
ponding months of 1893, and S9li.6-o IN IN,
corresponding months OF 1902. t.lectricd
| mac hinery exported to japan shows
n!ai ked increase in 1904, being $,oo,99o dui
mg the nine months ending with Septem-
| Der, against $2l4,255 i'll the corresponding
months OF 1893 and $l3l los i'll the CORES
punding months of 1902. Locomotives e\-
ported to Japan in the nine months emo
ing with September. 1904. Were - III mum
Ler against Is in the correSl ,ondlng peli0o
! in ~, and l. in the corresponding perioo
of lW2, the value for the nine months ol
| 1901 being $ii2, No. as compared win SltS,-
10 in the corresponding months OF l'~
and Sill 52 in the corresponding months
OF 1902. Steel rails exported from the
| United States to Japan during the nint
months ending with September, 1904
amounted tn $3.50. GSy, while the cores
| .h1NII :
OF steel rail TO Japan, ana for the CORE
| spending months of 1852 total OF bui
| $c195. Mineral oils exported TO Japan III
,n IL, nine months en n In with septemnef
| =. .;;Si.23l gallons in the corresponding
months in l"03
ending with September. 1904. show a
! marked gain over those for the CORE
] spending period Of 1875. Cotton cloths
mineral oils. manufactures Of non ard
steel and tobacco are the most Important
| of our exports to China. though tiouI
| is becoming an item OF growing import
ance, the total value Of flour exported
! from the United States to thina in the
| fiscal year 1901 being S2S1,054 against $I1,3i.
in 1874. OF mineral oils the exports to
| China for nine months ending with Sep
| TENDER. 1901 amounted to 81 .lJ5,0IA gallons.
against ll,i13,SM gallons in the CORE
| sDordlnS months of 1905. and .. ~, iAI gal
| Ions IN the corresponding months of l&2,
III" value being S60l3,d6' for III" nine
months ending with September 1904,
against $l,l>b,3ol in the corresponding
months in E02
Cotton cloths. of which the exports to
China have been greatly reduced since the
| htginning OF hOStiities in northern China.
| which has been the special market for
American products. are now showing A
| remarkable increase in the export trade
| 10 emma In the month of September
! l:Ni, the total exports OF cotton cloths to
| CHINA were 20,395. 210 yards against a.311 %
| IN September 1893. and the value. Sl.19i. Isl
IN September. 1904. against S1GS.3OS IL
! Septemt err 1875
| 10 Hong Kong the exports include a
! great variety of articles. and in nearly all
of these there is a material gain over la st
| year.
he tables which follow show the total
| Nslue OF imports from, exports to each
| or the countries above discussed during
| the nine months ending with Septemher
| 1904: compared with the CORRESPONDING
period of 1903 and 1902 .
IMPORTS INTO THE UNITED STATES
From Russia. Japan. China. Hongkong
ana Korea, in the Nine Months Ending
win september. 1902, 1903 and 1901
| Nine months erd ng with September.
Russia ... s5.,,s44s s.hs o' ss 10 i:ai L.,
Jalan -...'.. M. 20 $3.50. 4iS a III ~,
Ghlna 49,. lbS55,5l7 11,920GS u III Sis
Hongkong 5000 1850. 80 iii S9G
| Norea ....'.. -- HALO Seo
EXPORTS FROM THE I-N1vEn
| . STATES
~ fNusS'a, Japan. China. Hongknng and