Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-20

States Is still greater. the quantity
imported from this country being 3S
per cent of the total imported. Or
parafiin wax, also a product or petrc'
leum. three-fourths OF the imports
are from the United states, the totai
value OF parafiin imported in 1908
amounting TO 2 million yen. OF which
practically i-2 millions came from
the United states.
Raw cotton forms the largest single
article I'm value imported into Japan
frcm the United states. its value be-
ing In 1908 20 l-2 million yen. against
% "A millions in 1907. In this article,
raw cotton. India supplies larger
: share of Japan's total importation
than does the United States. the value
of cotton from India In 1908 being
30 IL million yen, and from China
f6 IA millions. American cotton Is
also higher In value per unit OF quanti-
ty than that OF India or China. since
500 thousand picul of cotton from the
United States was valued at 26 IL
million yen. I 500 thousand picul from
India at 80 IL million yen. and 65z
thousand picul from China at 16 Ia
million yen tThis picul equals 1913 l-3
ponds aycirdupois) In cotton goods,
however. the United States supplies
but a small share OF the total imports
into Japan The total value OF I'M
ports into Japan CT cotton gccds OF
all classes amounted In 1908 to II
million yen OF which over I. millions
was from the United Kingdom, and
practically all of the remainder from
other Europen countries-German4
Belgium, France, and Switzerland
the total Of all cotton goods imported
from the United States being stated
at $4,000 yen.
In printing paper the United States
showed large increase over the
figures of 1907. but had as her rivals
Great Britain. Belgium. Germany. and
Sweden. The total value oil printing
paper imported into Japan in 1908 was
2.549,675 yen. Of which 744.553 yen
In value was from Belgium. 6Sc.7z4
from Great Britain. 503,29 from the
United States. however, showing an
increase Of about so per cent over
1907. while all OF the other countries
in question showed a falling off in
1908 compared with 1907
In iron and steel manufactures
Great Britain. Germany, and Belgium
are active competitors of the United
States. and In may cases supply great
er quantities than does this country
Under the general head or pigs. In
gots, slabs. and blooms" Great Britain
supplied 2.115.2s1 ven in value, Swed-
en-. 512.T74: Germany. 259,34i; China,
sci .I04 and the United States but
6G.5sO ven In value. In bars and rods.
wire. tin plats. galvanized sheets.
hoops. bands. and angle ircn the
United States also supplies but small
portion Of the total imports. In steel
rails, however. the United States sup
piled, in 1908. 2,407,s yen in value
' against 2i93.132 yen in va'ue from
Germany and 3si.793 from Great
Rrifian. In iron and steel pipes the
quantity for the United States also
exceeded that from any other country
In iron. nails are the principal source
Of supply were Germany and the
| United States, though the quantity
\ from Germany were more than three
times as great as from the United
States. In locomotives nearly the en-
ttire importations were from the
\ United states, the total value of loco
motives imported in 1908 being L.
} 722,9s3 yen. of Which l.S55.043 were
fro mthe United States. or railway
|, cars imported in 1903 about "a mil
/ lion yen in value were from the
/ United States. and of electric machin-
! cry tYo thirds Of the total came from
4 the United States. as was true OF
|, sewing machines and paper-making
machinery.
The active rivalry of the various
commercial nations for participation
in the trade OF Japan is shown in
comparison of the total figures OF 1905
with those OF 1900. by countries. I'm
ports from India increased from % IL
million yen in 1900 to 10 Is millions
in 1895: from Great Britain. from .:
i-s miooion yen in 1900 to 107 S-i
millions In 1905: from Germany. from
\ % million yen IN 1909 TO- IS Ia mil.
Il lions In 1895: from Switzerland the
imports in 1900 were s million yen,
and in 1908. 1859 thousand: from
l France in 1900 the imports were )
million ven. and in 1908. 5 IA mil
liens: frcm Belgium in 1900 practi-
cany million yen. and In 1905 1-s
millions: from the United States in
1890 so "a million yen. and in 1905
"a l-2 millions The percentage which
the United States supplied Of the i'm
4 ports Of Japan was. in ISIS. Se7 per
cent: In 1888. 1457 per cent: and IN
n 1908. us per cent: while the share
which the United Kingdom supplied
was. In ISIS. l3.sf per cent; In 1898.
22.Ss per cent. and in 1905. 2t-71 per
cent
Exports to the United States from
Japan exceed in most cases the i'm
ports from this country. the exports
10 the United states in 1907 being
I5i million yen. against so IL millions
/ OF imnnrfs fherefrorn. and in 1enS.