The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-11
OUR COTTON RIVAL
SUFFERS IN CHINA
England'S Imports Show Big
Reduction by Latest
Figures.
America Not Alone in Bad
Showing for Eleven
Months.
Fact Shows Over Importa-
ton Real Cause for De-
cline in Trade.

The reduction In importation OF cot
ton goods into China is not confined to
TIE American product. Much interest
ana some anxiety have been developed
in the United States by reason OF the
fact that our own export figures show a
fan Of about Sl4,0J0J.o05 IN the value of
cotton cloths sent 10 China in the
eleven months ending with November.
1866 compared with the corresponding
months of 1895.
This falling on was explained by thOce
acquainted with that trade as largely
the result of over importauons of cotton
goods Ihto China last year. and figures
from -Chipa just received by the Bureau
Of Statistics of the Department OF Com
mefce ana Labor seem 10 sustain the
assertion that the reduction in Chlna's
imports is general and not aimed ex-
clusiveB al the products of the United
States.
The commercial statements OF the
Chinese government are Issued quar-
teriy and annually The quarterly state
mfntG give merely the Quantity of GER
tain articles entering the principal ports
o. China. but do not give the figures of
values, They are further complicated
By the fact that the figures of imports
or the interior and smaller coast cities
include the merchandise reshIpped
thence from the larger ports OF China.
IL is not practicable, therefore. TO state
from these quarterly returns the aggre-
gate quantity Of the various classes OF
cotton cloths imported into all China.
Shanghai Reports a Criterion.
The fact, however. that Shanghai is
the principal port of original entry FOR
cotton goods and many other leading
articles imported. and that more than
twO-thirds Of the total imports OF China
enter originally al Shanghai. indicates
that an examination Of the quarterly
figures OF imports al that port viii give
a fair Indication OF the trend OF the inn
port trade OF China for the elapsed
period OF the current year
These quarterly statements of the
Chinese government regarding the i'm
ports or the current year have reached
The Bureau OF statistics and cover the
three quarters ending with September.
1850. \ combination OF these three
quarterly statements indicate that the
falling on in imports OF cotton piece
goods from the United Kingdom, our
chief rival i'm the cotton trade OF China
is as great prop0rtiCnately as ia the
The four principal classes Of cotton
goods which China has been accustomed
70 draw from the United States ana the
United Kingdom IN any considerable
quantities are cotton sheetings. shirt
lngs, drills and jeans
England's Decline Greater.
A condensation Of these statements
regarding the various great classes Of
cotton goods imported al Shanghai
sheetings. shirtings. drills. and jeans
shows that the total number OF pieces
OF these four principal classes Of cotton
goods from the United States was. in
the nine months ending with September.
1893. sS52.tS. and IN the corresponding
period Of 1906. 6SS2 50i. a reduction OF %
per cent and that the number of pieces
of English goods OF these four classes
imported was, in the nine months OF
Ss05 6,352.ss3 ana IN the same months of
1905. 4.563Sl3. also a reduction of % per
cent.
In values the fan shown by the hg-
ures OF the United Kingdom is not so