Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-21

/ mary Of the loans placed here:
Europe ..................$ 755. 000. 900
Canada l..g....... 147.03o.o 900
Latin America .....,.. 1900. 00e
Total ............... $3.50 .030, 0oa
-Dun's Review.
A New Plea for Early Christmas
Shopping.
A letter has been received from the
Chamber OF Commerce OF McKeesport,
Pa. stating that 1t has combined with
the Young Women's Christian Assoc
that they have effected uniform clos
Ing agreement among the merchants
for the holiday season. and for the
first time in the history OF MeKees-
port. Under this agreement all stores
IN the city win be open for 10 eve
nings preceding the day Of Christmas
| itself.
The closing hour on those 10 eve
nings is to be $3.50 O'Clock. Merchants
are using stickers on all their pack
ages, club women and society women
are placing them on their stationery.
business houses are sending them out
with their monthly statements and the
newspapers are giving publicity TO the
cut Of the stickers-The Nations Bush
ness
E4sMaii's Rice Imports.
The war has caused remarkable
increase II the export Of cereals TO
the countries of the Allies. OF rice.
II is said that its export has increased
not only TO Europe, but also to the
United Suites and Hawaii. The ex-
port OF rice up to the end Of Septem-
Der this year reached l2s, Az, 900 Kin,
showing an Increase OF S7,921,900 Kin
compared with the figures in the cor
responding months last year.
The crop OF soya and red beans was
poor this year, but heavy crops were
garnered of such varieties as yendo
and ingen and this, coupled with the
strong demand IN England and France,
assisted the export up to the end of
| Sepfember 10 reach 4S.772,2 10 kin,
| showing an Increase Of 38,970.193 kin
over the figures for the corresponding
months last year. The crop of wheat
was good, and consequently the ex-
port Of -four during the period above,
referred to reached 26,S49.O98 kin.
showing an Increase Of 25,229,9 18 kin
compared with the figures for the cor
responding period of last year. The:
value Of the above goods and oats.
sofa beans. red beans and miscellane-
Gus kinds of cereals put together
reached l7.019,154 yen, showing an
| Increase of 11,34S,S69 yen. The above
| favorable showing is, however, TO be
|, understood due to special conditions.
created by the rich crops here and the
demand in the warning countries and
| Is not expected 10 hast permanently.
Japan Advertiser.
Japan Wants Trade.
AS TO the future prospects Of ia.
pans export trade to the United
States, the Chugai Shogye says that
the increasing tendency of American
exports to Europe Is now so cOnspicu
| Gus that the monthly balance OF trade
is about $50, 100000. Moreover, the
crop Of wheat and other agricultural
products was generally rich this year
Orders for munitions of war from
Europe are so pressing that the iron
factories in the Eastern and Central
States are wholly taken up in pro.
ducing war materials. This state OF
things is expected to continue as long
as the war lasts and while It lasts
the purchasing power In the United
States Is expected to continue strong
For this reason 1t is already apparent
that there will be great need for piece
goods for Christmas sales. especially
because the European supply this year
will be limited. The only big source
for the Americans to draw on fofs
Christmas goods Is Japan and export
ers here received inquiries or orders
for Christmas business as far back as
July and August. The expert In
clocks. watches, pottery goods and
bamboo articles has recently increased
as also have silk piece goods.
Thus the future of the export to the
United States Is quite hopeful. The
difficulty, however, Is that the ex
change rate is very Nnfavorable to
Japan, and the freight both on steam
ers and railways has been remark
ably enhanced with the result that
comparatively cheap goods have to be
sold rather dear when they reach the
hands of the consuming public. Japan
Advertiser.
A Wise Suppression.
Referring to the fact that the Fed
eral Trade Commission started an in
yestigation of the beet sugar industry
about 10 months ago, promised q re-
port on that subject by the first Of
last July, and has pigeon-holed the
whole matter--obvieusly for the rea-
son that the free-trade administration
would be embarrassed by its publ
cation-the Tazewell (Va.) Republic
can remarks:
But this action of the administra-
ton in sitting the report of the in