New-York tribune., 1906-07-16
ORIENTAL TRADE I'm 1905
Bureau of Statistics Revie5cs the En-.
tire Situation in Monograph.
IF-om The Tribune Bureau. !

Washington. July 15.-The Bureau of Statsi,,
has just issued exceptionally interesting ana
complete monograph entitled Commercial Orisu,
in 1906" in which the trade situation during Ii,
last year in all that part OF the East occupied v
peoples of Oriental habits is anaIyzed and dis
cussed- The monograph deals with Northsr.
Africa. Turkey in Europe as well as In Asia. all q
Southern and Eastern Asia as well as the Eas;
Indian islands.
This territory includes about oue-Afth Of the lana
surface OF the earth. and enjoys a total interna-
tional commerce of between SSOOO,O0O0O and SsOl.
O0O000 twO-thirds of which Is with Occidental
countries. Summarizing the monograph, the b.
reau of Statistics says. in part:
Oriental man has maintained his separate ana
DISTINCT status commercially, because his habits @
man that only small portion OF the articles pIO-
toms of the Oriental This Is intensied by The 49,
that large proportion OF the Oriental people I've
in a tropical climate. while OF the Occidental
people occupy the temperate zones and thus tho
manufactures made for the latter not Tuls
suited TO the habits and. therefore the wants 4.
an Oriental tropical zone people.
In few articles absolutely requisite and found
lighting the Oriental has accepted and adapted
himself to the commodity offered BY the Oecidel;
declines unless they are 'sSt so prePaTsd as Is ne.
the habits OF life TO which he and his fathers b.
goods. universal requirement for clothing in tie
Orient and especially in the tropical Orient he IN
sIsts upon Welsnts, widths. lengths. coiors. aa4
patterns similar 10 those to which he has been az
eust9med e9 1oF generations. ana no amount q p,.
suaSloa San nduce MIN TO accept other patterns o.
STYLES which the Occidental manufacturer may con-
slider equally good even better. This character
iste prevails with reference 20 many other classes
OF goods successfully sold in the Orient.
OF long experience and study Of this market which
has aided the manufacturers and merchants Ok
markets Of the Orient. and especially the tropical
Orient In the tropical Orient the imports aggfs-
perienced Europeans supply s6 per cent and steadily
Increase the total. while the United states supplies
and ffoa1fJT
suit the habits and wants Of this tropical Oriental
market, while those OF the United States who Offer
Stock MANUFACTURED for our temperate zone Occ-
ss5OOOO coo worth thus drawn from Europe IS q 9
produce
In that part Of the Orient lying in the temp-Iats
along certain limited lines of commerce N cotton
goods. mineral oils and copper for China ana NJ ~
steel and flour for Corea and Japan the United
States is rapidly developing is sales The Success s .
American cottons in North China Is largely 9ss :; y
the fact that II has temperate elinlaIe s,a I'M s,
acceptable there South China however Geps--s
tons required IN It's sub-tropcal climate slnce -
cannot be had in the United States. but & S4n .s
make goods for eSportation in form to suit the mar
kets in which they are TO be sold - t-,-,
whatever part OF the world. the United $500
finds good and steadily growing mar kst ,s.s u -
-
the oils OF Russia ard SUmatra have InarAeS 90
vantoges by reason OF proximity ne - - 4.
states. the worlds largest producer or Co9Y-.i.
finding a ready market IN China for thai a.,
the class OF coins being largely turned Ols
the mints OF the various provinces IN 5apea
building and operation OF railroads ana lac-o. -
have opened a market for machinery, rait"sy ~
planes and other manufactures o. iron ana .T~ s-T~
and the United States is nearer geoSraphlSs---s
TO her principal markets than are the hdI---,~
uTerS OF Europe. these supplies are drawn iTy5--~
from the United States. a growing taste N 49,
shortage
years. has led TO a small but increasing htS,1l
tiOn or hOUr from the nearest and nlosI
market-thC Pacific Coast OF the United $50
The total Oriental market for ulerChdl
States is more than S1O00O0tf a1nEaliy -.
this the United States supplies aoouI S-49S,rs
0N OF this annual market OF N.s'oNt.O ,ss-,ssf
800 600e0 is cotton goods. for which tne t.ss-
S1O0C00OCO. iron and steel. Of which the, ,SoaS6T
States IS the worlds largest producer er.sS- ef
provisions in various forms. in the pToduc. ,,reF
which the United St1teS also exceeds aIN ,Seea.l
country: about SO OGNOO mineral oil. $S.v"..-g
medicines drugs and dyes, &NosA<". houJ- q
SO0aC0G. coal. in addition 20 l1rgc nun iI--rsr
other articles Of mECeltaneOuS ChaTuC -, -
exclusively. however, manufactures. W'lA.s
imports OF China. Japan ard tAe F1t4pl,,.-.-' ,1lG
- steadily increasing its tcta- = SulP-sz-,Sf-o
practically Der cent Of the imports or ue ,,.,rs
and Sub-trOpiCal Orient. ard Is Clah4t>
any increase Europe supplies * per cenI " v,-,a,r.
impOrtatiOnS into the tropical Orient anu 'S-<zs
tatns hcr almost exclusive control OF ~.
by manufacturing goods % suit tne locL- -,ort 9,
sending SaleSmen and merchants 20 every
them. packing goods in such manner a. y. -, ,rral
safe and proper delivery. ard selling ~. ,e-Ts
such termS OF long credit are Tetiu-llS,-r ffs
which the Euroneans Are able 70 give ~ ~ bsnsils
presence OF their REPRESENTATIVES, ana -
institutions established their own peNf---