Evening star., 1905-11-06
Future Trade of China.

Consul Anderson of Annoy, in a letter to
the Secretary OF State few days ago. de-
clares that american business men can
not reason to the future trade of China
by its past trade Nor indeed can they
reason as to its present trade possibilities
by its exports and imports. The total ex-
ports and imports of China during the wear
1904 were $4OS, ,4s2, 403 which, with popu-
latfon of over 4OO,C0O,00O, gives per capita
foreign trade of about ST. Such ia the
trade that the manufacturers and prCduc-
ers of the United States are now face TO
face with an economic condition second to
that of no nation; and have natural loca-
ton and advantages SO far as China is
concerned, second only to Japan"
Inc large increase in the shipments of
amounting to nearly $40 O0O, 600 is account
ed for by Mr.. Jacobsen by a lumor sent
broadcast last spring that the government
intended to establish mints in various
parts of the empire and make coinage CT
copper an imperial monopoly. JIerarofore
the viceroys of the several provinces have
enjoyed the profits on coinage, ard in autfc
ipation of a change they imported enorrou
quantities of copper and coined it into
cash the principal circulating medium
This cash Is now stacked I'D in their ya
mems or palaces, and 10000 tons Of COPPER
lngots are lying on the docks of Shanghai
awaiting shipment into the interior
Transportation Facilities.
Another important reason for the fmnro,,a
ment In trade Is the enlarged transporta-
ton facilities. However we may lament the
decadence of our merchant marine upon the
Atlantic and in South American waters. we
have feet of merchant vessels upon tho
Pacific that are unsurpassed by those of
any other nation. They afford all the IA
cilities for communication and transporta
ton that will be required for a number of
years. The. Great Northern Railway Conn
pany is now shipping the largest carpoes
that ever crossed the Pacific, in it's two new
leviathanS of 2S, 900 tons each-the Minne-
sofa and the Dakota-and a third steamer OF
eqNal tonnage. named the Montana, will
soon be added to the fleet. These three
steamers alone could have carried all the
goods that we shipped to China five years
ago. The Northern Pacific Company ha 8
five splendid big steamers, two of 10000 tons
and three of G,000 tons-the fremont and
Shawmut being the larger ones-carryine
passengers as well as freight. The Pacific
Mail has two new steamships, the Man
churia and the Mongolia, - 600 tons each.
while the Korea and Siberia are of 10. 600
tons, and it still keeps the China (6. 600 tons)
and the old White Star liners, which have
been running across the Pacific for dozen
years or more.
This fleet of sixteen splendid merchant
men carrying the American flag is reinforce
ed by two lines of Japanese steamers which
were taken off during the war to be used for
transports, but have resumed their sailings
between San Francisco, Seattle and the
ports of China and Japan. These transpor-
tation facilities have had very large in
luence in extending the trade not only with
China but with Japan.
Comparison Of Shipments.
The following table will show compari-
son between the shipments Of the princi-