The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-04
TRADE wTrH IApAN.


States and Japan in recent years have
grown with greater rapidity than be-
tween Japan and any other nation
In 1881 the imports from the United
States formed less than s per cent of
the total importations into Japan.
while in 1902 they formed nearly Is per
cent of the total importations. Mean
time Great Britain's share in the i'm
ports of Japan fell from 81 per cent
to Is per cent in 1902. The United
States is also Japan's Rrgest customer,
by reason of the fact that the chief
export products of Japan are articles
required by the manufacturers of the
United States, and which can not be
produced in this country. The total
exports from Japan in 1900 amounted
to zO4, 429, 994 yen (yen is equal to 81
cents, United States currency in value
and of this amount 81, 566.395 yen went
to the United States. IS. III, 455 to Hong
Kong, 31,S71 SIS to China, 19, 150, 423 to
France, and Il, 1852 997 to the United
Kingdom; the total exports of 1902
amounted to 25S, 300. 065 yen. of which
so, 232, SOS yen in value went to the Uni
ted States, rs SIG, 059 to Hong Kong, 49,
83s 545 to China, 1888, ASS to France.
and 17,346,149 to the United Kingdom.
OF the SO. 292, sos yen in value export
ed to the United States in 1902. the
value of 46.7S4. 72o yen consisted of raw
silk. 1921. 995 yen manufactures of silk.
g. 124.0 85 yen of tea, 6,3s1. 1888 yen mat
ting for floors, 577, SS8 yen rice, 1,516,40
yen chemicals, drugs, etc, while manu-
features of bamboo. lacquered ware,
and other products peculiar to the Jap
anese have also figured largely in the
list Exports of raw silk from Japan
to the United States have steadily
grown, especially since the develop
ment of the silk manufacturing indus
try in this country. In 1898 the value
of her raw silk exports to the United
States was 11,O7S.74S yen; in 1894, o.
Asst ,S4S yen; in 1895, q, 1854 yen; i'll
1896, 140SO.9S1 yen; in 1897, 500
yen; in 19OO 26, O,050 yen, and in 1902,
46. 7S4, 720 yen.
OF raw silk from Japan, the total
expectations exceed 50,OOOOO0 yen an
nually, of which the United States is
the largest purchaser. The total ex-
ports from Japan to the United States
in 1881 were II. O56, 4e4 yen in value. be-
ing S6.5 per cent of the total exports
of that year, and in 1902 were 80. 232, S05
yen, or S1.O6 per cent of the total ex-
ports.
Japan's imports from the United
States have grown with even greater
rapidity than her exports to the Uni
ted States. In 1881 they amounted to
but !, 781, 1OS yen, and in 1900 had reach
ed 81, 761, 1876 yen in value. Proportion
ately they have grown with much
greater rapidity than the total impor-
tations of Japan, our share of her i'm
port trade having increased from 5.I2
per cent in 1881 to 1871 per cent in 1902,
while the United Kingdom, our prln-
cipaI competitor in that market, which
furnished, in 1881, 5257 per cent of the
total imports of Japan, supplied, in
1902, 1883 per cent. A detailed exami- |
nation of the supplies furnished by the
United States to Japan can perhaps be |
better made from our own standpoint
measured in dollars. In the fiscal year
1892 our total exports of domestic |
merchandise to Japan amounted to 3d.
2SS, 2S2, and in 1902 to $21, 139, 1926 OF
this total the largest item of export
was raw cotton, which aggregated So |
O5s. 29O. the next largest item. being il
oil, with a total of $685.
SOS.
Third in rank is manufactures of
iron and STEEL with a total of $1,923.-
6O7 other imported items being bread
stuffs, s., 296, 615; provisions. 1885, S7;
scientific instruments, 1914, 1874; leather
and manufactures, 1922, 729; tobacco
and manufactures, $5O9, 921; clocks and
watches, $115, 1856; paper and manufac
lures thereof, $1S7, $50; lubricating oil,
$751;, 138, and paraffin, $S11920; while
many other articles of less Importance
have found a place in the markets OF
Japan. Taking up the great class of
iron and steel and examining it's de-
tails, it is found that the exports of 10
connective engines in 1902 amounted to
1929, 1852 in value, builders hardware,
S1O6, 651; sewing machines, SIS, $50; fire
arms $9513; car wheels, $11, 955; other
$734,696; and miscellaneous
of iron and steel, $9l5-
400
The exports of raw cotton have
grown from but $685. III in 1890 to So
o5S, 29O in 1902. Illuminating oil, the ex-
ports of which amounted in 1890 to So,
559, 1896 in value, showed in 1902 a total
of IS. 1e5, 665, despite the active compe-
tition of Russian and Sumatran pc
troleurn, and the further fact that Jap
an is now herself supplying a part of
her consumption of illuminating oil.
Exports of flour increased from $127,
100 in 1890 to 81, 279 $50 in 1902. This in
crease is evidently due to a growing
among the Japanese to
more of this class of food
rather than to rely upon rice. as in
former years. since the number of for
eigners in Japan other than Chinese
and Koreans amounts to less than 1000
and has not materially increased dur
ing the period in which our exports of
-four to that country have increased
THE NET RESULT.