Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-09-04
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COMMERCE on THE UNITED 4
STATES WITH JAPAN. i9Ia.


/ Washington. y. c.. Sept FIX
ports from the United states to ia
pan IN the fiscal year Just ended were
greater than those 20 all other parts
OF Asia combined. according to Off
cinl figures of the bureau Of foreign
ana domestic commerce, department
al commerce. The exports tu Japan
Increased Ia the single year 1-3 mil
lion dollars. while those To other
parts 81 Asia decreased i-2 million
Ia tho same period The total exports
10 Japan in 1913 were Sb77dt,S15;
those Ia All other. Asia. S57.31s.SO5. n
to the figures 81 exports 20 Japan
proper there were added those To-
Korea and Japanese leased territory
Va china. the total to Japanese terri
tory in 1913 would be 5g.72u.S5t and
to an other Asia s6b.S35.7C9
Exports 10 Japan IN 1919 were
larger than ever before ana were
more than i-2 times as great as ia
1910 which was. however. an oxccep-
tionally low year Ia tho export trade
Go that country. They amounted. In
1913. To s5T7i1.st5. as stated before.
ana only crossed tho 50-million- dollar
line on two previous occasions 1905.
t6i 7t9.6S9. and 1919. s55.47S,OfG.
Exports to practically all the other
countries OF Asia show decline IN
ial3, aJ against the increase of over
four million dollars IN the exports 90
Japan, 10 China they were 81 rs
million dollars against "a Ia million
In 1912; To British India, II million
dollars IN 1913 against ~ i-2 million
In 1912; To Dutch East Indies, s9.f51,-
Cos against 81 s09. OCT: ~ Asiatlc RUS
STA s1.1Oi.f1g against ii.2OG.S2S; 10
Turkey Ia Asia. Si.Oad. 74S against 81
200.a29; while uongkong shows an
Increase Of about 100 thousand dollars
and the Straits Settlements an In
crease Of nearly a million.
ON the import side the figures Of
trade with Japan also show an In
crease. hut no larger than from other
PARTS 81 Asin. imports from Japan IN
1918 having been 81 t-e million dol
lars aTainst so t-2 million IN 1879;
from China for 1913. 50 million dol
lars AGAINST 90 10 million IN 1919;
from india. Gs million doliare against
~ million; from the Straits Settle
ments. 90 10 million dollars against
221-g million; and from Asintic Tur-
key. 12t-f million dollars against
. i-3 million In 1919.
Raw cotton is the largest single
item IN the exports Ca Japan though
manufactures as whole show
larger total than that of the single
item cotton The value ~ raw cot-
ton exported tn Japan IN 1919 was 2S
million dollars against 4 "a million
I'M 1911, tho wears 1919 and 1918
showing exceptionally large move
States "a that country. Flour ox-
ported 10 japan also shows q marked
increase I'm 1919. heing 31-3 million
dollars against 81 million IN 1912
and "a million IN 1911. Products
81 Iron ma steel are the most import
ant 81 the manufactures exported 10
that country, pipes ana fittings IN
1919 being 90 million dollars;
sheets and plates. Ia million; loco
motives, ! Ia million; rails for rail-
wnvs "a million; structural iron
ana steel over half million Nails
ana splhos over 400 thousand dollars.
railway cars sihn 0O0 ara TN platos
approximately sfOg. 600 other manu-
fnciuros cont 10 thet country include
Illuminating or tie million dollars
value; mhrloatlng on over hair mil
lion 500 leather over p half million;
fertilizers nearlv hqif million and
numerous other articles IN smaller
ruue
Thu principal imports from Japan