The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-17
JAPAN TRADE
REPORT, GOOD
Official Figures Of Consul Gen.
eral Shows Steady Progress
Since War.

In the light Of talk In Japan OF
possible war between that country
and the United States, the last Off
cial report Of Consul General George
II. Scidmore. stationed at Yokohama,
is being studied here with unusual
interest.
FOREIGN TRADE DOOMED.
Tho Consul Generals report is con-
sidercd as demonstrating that Japan
came out or the world war very well
on. Her foreign trade. according 10
the report In 1910 had already gone
back approximately to pre-war stand
ards.
As result Of tho armtistice. No
venber, isis. business depression
struck Japan. the report stated, but
after May. 1919. "a revival took place
and the records At the end OF the year
trade In the history Vof the country"
During 1910 Japanese exports
amounted to ti.046.2Ss.000, an In
crease Of S73l ,322,sl4 over 1913. the
year preceding the great war. De-
spite the slump recorded during the
first nve months OF 1919. Japanese ex-
pSAks beloHCoa NV 'hh-
ports. the difference being but $37.-
lS1. 100.
Enormous dividends were distrib-
uted by leading japanese corpora
lions. the Nippon Yusen Kaisha ia
paness Mail Steamship plying be-
tween American and Japan, declared
q dividend Of 100 per cent: the Kane
gafuchi Spinning Co.. 10 per cent.
other companies dividing profts rang
ing from so to 80 per cent
IMPORTS FROM U. 3.
Japan imported from the United
States $685., 04l, lat worth In the same
time. sending to United States mar
kets &412. SOC. ga worth OF her wares.
tho balance In her favor being over
30.000.00
British India, from which Japan i'm
ports many raw materials. was ono
of the few countries realixing . bal
ancs of trade In her favor. her i'm
ports from Japan amounting to $751;
2st.o<s. a. against $16s.2ss.6s4 worth
OF exports to Japan.
Great Britain generally kept Japan
in her debt In trade during 1919.
Japanese exports to countries OF the
United Kingdom amounting to $685.
55s.2l1. as AGAINST 3eS.579,SSS In I'M
ports.
Japanese products valued At S222.-
$4,000 went into China, the latter
country selling to Japan but little
more than half that amount of sup
plies. These in tho main were raw
materials.
Raw cotton was the largest item OF
japanese import This was valued at
$332. 600. 900. coming mostly from Brit
ish India and the United States. Rice
iron. oil cake, machinery. engines and
sugar figured largely among the i'm
ports.
BULLION STATISTICS,
Silk and silk products were Sc per
cent of Japan's total export the
United States buying 81 per cent, or
$4,000, 900 worth. OF that article.
other exports were cotton products.
coal, matches. beans and peas. paper.
porcelain. tea and toys.
Specie and bullion statistics were
regarded with interest. With the ex
ception OF China. no country received
either the one or the other from ia
pan, while Japan imported from
America Sl0t,666.703 worth of the two
combined. The United Kingdom con-
tributed the second largest amount in
the sum Of $3o.S74.+26. with Asiatic
Russia third with $27.S+3,182. Japan's
total import of bullion and specie
amounted to $163.247,2s1. as against
the s2.519.403 which she sent to
China
Japan built 1874 ships Of 1000 tons
or over total tonnage amounting to
619,5S8.