The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-29
PACIFIC COMMERCE.

countries fronting upon the SceAe "
hostiIities in the Orient aggregates
about 500 million dollars per annum,
and the value of the commerce of the
limited States with those countries ag-
gregates over 100 million dollars per
annurn. While the prospect of the war
resulted in the placing in the United
States of orders from japan for flour
and from Russia for meats. the gen
eraI trend of expectation to the four
countries fronting upon the scene OF
hostiHties has been downward during
the period in which this subject has
been actively discussed. To Japan the
exports from the United States during
the month of December, 1903, were
81 263, 245 in value. against $2,S11,5 $50 in
December of the preceding year, and
for the entire calendar year 1903
were about one million dollars less
than in the preceding year. To
Asfatic Russia the exports from the
United States were $716,274 in 1903,
against $685. in 1902 and $1,o13320
in 1901. To China our exports during
1903 were materially below those of the
preceding year. being for the month of
December $S41, 1873, against 1857, 733 in
December. 1902, and for the entire year
s14,970, 1873, against s22. 69S, 2S2 in 1902.
This reduction occurs chiefly in cotton
cloths, of which our total expectation
to China in December. 1908, was but
rcr1 n : f1-
In December of the preceding year. the
value being $780, $40 in December, 1903,
against $1,074, 463 in December, 1902.
For the entire year the value of the
cotton cloth exported from the United
States to China was $S.S01, 1854, against
$16048, 455 in the calendar year 1902.
This reduction in exports to China is
not peculiar to the United States, as
the official reports of the Chinese Gov
eminent show a general reduction in
its imports during the past year, up to
the latest period covered by the re-
ports.
To Russian China our exports show
an increase, being in 1903 $846,31O,
exports of the year. also show a slight
increase, being valued at $370,566 in
1903. against $257,1S0 in 1902 To Hong
kong, which is sufficiently far removed !
from the scene of existing disturbances |
to- be less affected, apparently, by such |
conditions, the exports from the Uni |
ted States show an increase, being in /
December, 1903. $1.7Oo,436, against ST.
All. 1856 in December of the preceding |
year, and for the entire year 1922, 1913, |
against $S,751,779 in 1902
AS to the trade of the United States
with Manchuria, it is not separately
shown in the general statements of the /
commerce with China. The Depart
nent of Commerce and Labor, through
it's Bureau of Statistics, however, has
recently compiled some figures which
show that the imports of Newchwang,
the principal port through which Man
ed in 1902 to about Is million haikwan
taels, against II millions in 1901 and
millions in 1900. The value of the
haikwan tael in 1902 was IS cents. so
that the value of the imports of Man
churia, stated in dollars, would be, in
1902, about s11, 100000 The official re-
port of the Chinese Government does
not specify all classes of merchandise
received into Newchwang from the Uni
ted States, but does specify the four
principal articles American jeans,
drills, sheetings, and kerosenes. The
total number of these four articles of
American production reported as
brought into Newchwang in 1902, either
direct from the United States
or from other ports of China, was g.
1890 haikwan tae1s, which at the Off
cial valuation of the haikwan tael in I
1902 would make the total value in
United States currency $S,S54, 920. .
The table which follows shows the
value of American jeans. drills, sheet :
ings, and kerosene imported into $
Newchwang direct from foreign coun- il
tries and from other ports of China c
from 1896 to 1902: ~
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