The sun., 1919-09-03
FAR EAST TRADE NOTES.


FAR EAST TRADE NOTES.
Owing to the increased demand from
eoroad the price Of starch in Japan
which has been selling around $3.50 a
picul OF 1913 la pounds, has advanced
30 TO 40 cents a picul.
Work has been started on the harbor
improvements at BeIawan-Deli, East
Coast Of Sumatra. The works, including
dredging and the erection OF modern
wharves, are to cost about $2,750,O0O
The relations between the Netherlands
indies and Japan have become so i'm
portant that a large Dutch news agency
has sent representative to TOXIC to
arrange for a regular news service be-
tween the two countries.
The increasing demand for furs in
Japan has induced group of prominent
Japanese business men to organize a
company with capital Of S250,000 to
engage in the raising of foxes II is
proposed to import the first stock from
Alaska.
plating the sale Of milk products in
japan may be interested in japanese
regulations covering this business. copies
of which are on file in the district Of
fces Of the Bureau of Foreign and Do
nestle Commerce.
The growth of Tientsin as an indus
trial centre is reflected in the demand
for belts for use In the cotton mills, ma
oh fVaA cha M.
lata betting is used in the cotton and
flour mills where no shifting is required
but leather is preferred for other pur-
poses
A good trade in refined edible corn oil
can be developed in New Zealand IL the
proper advertising methods are en-
ployed, including the sending Of printed
matter to the various dealers setting
forth the new and varied uses of corn oil.
The management of the Chinese Gov
eminent railways has introduced new
collect on delivery" system for freight
and express shipments by which the rail-
way collects the bill from the addressee
and RENTS to the sender for / per cent.
commission. 1t is thought that this ar
rangement will facilitate trade consider
ably.
The South Manchuria Railway Com
pany's estimates for 1919, recently
passed by the Japanese Government,
contain an item OF $13,059,190 for en-
terprises on the main line. Compared
with s3.S62,750 set aside for this line in
1918 1t would appear that considerable
construction and repair work is contem-
plated.
There is shortage in Australia of
sesquinate OF soda for soap making, but
an oversupply of bicarbonate. Shippers
should be careful not to attempt to sub
stitute any other compound of soda or
anything else. as buyers simply refuse
to permit any deviation from their or
ders.
Considerable export trade to China is
carried on in Antung in timber felled
along the Yalu River, but the British
company that handles a large share of
this trade finds 1t difficult to compete in
Tientsin and Shanghai with a better
grade of Oregon pine which can be i'm
ported at lower price. owing to present
favorable exchange and freight rates.
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1t is reported that one of the largest
cotton mills in China is to be erected
to the north OF Wuchang. 1t is planned
TO install 1000 weaving machines and
more than 10000 spinning frames. The
machinery is Of British and American
manufacture. Two thousand workers
will be employed and the promoters are
planning to erect 800 dwelling houses to
accommodate the spinners and weavers.
Owing to the very large demand from
Europe the Manchurian bean and bean
oil market has shown great activity and
It is said that over 1000 carloads of
beans are dealt in daily on the Dairen
Produce Exchange. One firm is report
ed to have contracted to ship 100000
tons Of beans to Europe chiefly to Italy
and, Germany.
Late frosts have done considerable
damage to mulberry farms, especially in
Ibaraki Prefecture, where 3S per cent
of the acreage was damaged. the crop
loss being estimated at $4,000 yen
t$425,600). The result has been a
strengthening OF the market for raw silk,
which remains high.
Comment has been made that Ameri-
can concerns corresponding with the
Far East often use letter heads which
do not show the business in which they
are engaged. 1t is suggested that a clear
statement OF the principal lines carried
or even the nature of the business may
lead to desirable business from unex-
pected sources.
The Japanese Government is fostering
the domestic production of chemical fer
tilizers of all kinds In order to increase
the output OF agricultural products. 1t
is thought that In the near future Japan
will be practically self-providing in this
line. with the single exception of sodium
which is now brought direct from
Chile in Japanese steamships to the
amount Of 10000 tons annually. At
present oil cake OF various kinds repre-
sent the most important fertilizer used
In Japan.
A well known make OF American au-
tomobile Is now selling in Australia at
1885, or $1,100 at present rates of ex-
change. The policy of encouraging the
domestic body makers by high tariff
on complete cars and a lower tariff on
chassis is meeting with success, and the
bodies made locally have a very hand
some appearance. especially one devised
for this particular car, which makes it
look like a much more expensive one
The rear axle is covered and the radia-
tor disguised.
Provisions for the incorporation of
in Hongkong are contained in
published by Horonha & Co, 6 Des
Voeux road. Ordinance No. 5s, pages
800 to 577, Part TX, section 1852, Com
N. al q.