The Washington times., 1904-04-04
TRADE WITH JAPAN
EXPANDS RAPIDLY.
Better With America Than
Any Other Nation.
WAS S2L139,726 IN 1902
Raw Silk, Mating, Rice, and Lacquer
ed Ware Chief Articles Sent to
United States.

Commercial Japaa in 1904" is the
title of a monograph just issued by
the Department of Commerce and La
Dor 10 shows that the trade relations
between the United States ard Japan
In recent years have grown with great
er rapidity than between Japan and any
other nation
IN 1881 the imports from the United
States formed less than 6 per cent Of
The total importations into Japan. while
in 1892 they formed nearly is per cent
Of the total importauons. Meantime
Great Britain's share i'm the imports Of
Japan fen from 50 per cent TO Is per
cent I'm 1902 The United States is also
Japan's largest 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 cannot be produced in this
country
Exports From Japan.
The total exports from Japan in 1910
amounted TO 204. l29, 994 yen tyen is equal
TO 81 cents. United States currency IN
value, and OF this amount g. SOC 3e5 yen
went TO the United States. 50 1855 TO
Hongkong. 5LSlL516 20 China. 1885, -
L. France, and ll.2s2 g97 TO the United
Kingdom; the total exports % 1902
amounted 20 25s. 303.O 65 yen. of which
St2S-.Sd yen in value went TO the
United States. 25. S76 05g TO Hongkon..
80 9S>,242 20 China. = Zs3 l5S TO France,
anu li-5fn,-4y Ca the Omitted Kingdom
q nc exports or Japan 10 the United
states. as already Indicated. are chiefly
V- "Iucles winch are not produced in
t"ts country, ana IN "a majority or cases
are those required by our manufac-
i-ieIS 81 the q s--,hio ven in value tN-
ported 10 The uitcd States iu l9g me
value o. 20. asa, l2u gen consisted OF raw
Silh, h,szl-stJ sen manufactures OF silk
i-i,iNo yen OF tea. 6.3>I. 7a3 ven mathis
IeE Ho"ls' 2ttS>s yen rice. 1.5l5.4H yen
CHemIctis, drugs, etc. while manufac-
lures of bamboo lacQucred ware and
other uroSucts peculiar 10 the Jauauce,.
nave also dEured largely in The list
Raw Silk Trade.
Exports of raw silk from Japan tn
The mted States have steadily grown.
especially since the development of the
Observation-Disclosures Industry in this
country Ia 1898 the value of her raw
silk exports To the United States was
n,n'S,t4o yen; IN 1S94 % l57. 34s ven in
1870, fS-6,2i5 Yea: In 1896. l4.0SG9a yen.
~ l>5s, 1873 500 yeui in 1900, 2GuGu5J
yen, and In 1872. i6.1S4 40 ven
OF raw silk from japan the total ok
porttuons exceed 81 uof.OGJ ven annuaIIv
on winch the United States is the largest
purchaser France is the uext largest
customer In this line her purchases of
raw SILK from Japan in 1892 amounting
20 l1,nH-olo yen ln value. against 46.IS4.-
- yen Dy The United States. while ltaIv
TOOK raw silk % the value of b. Isl *.
atlls england, "5f,yfS ven ana Russia
,,O.'95 yen The total exports from "a
ran 20 she United States I'm 1881 were
li,t7o,sd4 yen in value being s65 fer l,s-,r
81 the total exports Of that wear ana In
~ were e0,(.z,o05 yen, or 3l.O5 per cent
Of the total exports.
Imports From Islands.
Japans imports from the United
States have grown with even greater
rapidity than her exports to the United
States Iu 1891 they amounted. 90 but / -
'sllN yen. and Ia 1900 had reached 81.
ibl 1896 ven IN value. ProportionateIy the,
have grown with much greater ragidit,
tnaH the total importatons OF Japau.
our share of her import trade having
increased from 5-72 per cent in Isl ~
(! .A per cent IN 1902, while the United
Ninsdon, our principal competitor IN
thdA market, which furnished i'm 1881
e-3t per cent of the total Imports IN
Japan supplied iu 1872. 1888 per cent
= detailed examination Of the supplies
FURNISHED by the United States 10 Ia
pan can perhaps DE better made from
our own standpoint measured iu dollars
~ ii,t Hsc-I year 1872 our total exports
on H-tntslS merclduolSc To Japan
amounted 10 S3.2SS. %. and in 1902 To Sol
l5-.t-1- ol This total the largest item of
AtVrt W@s raw cotton, which aggre-
1eths Illuminating OH, with "a totaI-of
Ihird in rank is manufactures Of iron
ana steel with a total Of 81 sZ3 6t1 other 4
important items being breddstuffs 81
lto.blJ, provisions. $3.50 33-. scientific in
slIuIaenJs salt '@4 leather and manu- ]
Iaclurcs. So. IZ3- tobacco and nnauufac- Q
lures S70+.s2l; clocks and watches EII5.-
co. paper ana manufactures thereof /