Evening star., 1932-12-14
Report Ends Speculation.

Commercial Attache Hallack A. Butts
at Toxic clears up the speculation with
the report showing the Japanese textile
Industry Is operating to within 36 per
cent of full capacity on the staple pur-
chase here last year.
That this operation is to continue Is
seen in the heavy takings of cotton
during the first 10 months of this year.
The Commerce Department records
show that despite slightly higher
market, Japan was still among the
leaders for this raw material, buying
1.64s.68 bales for the sum OF
The trade official attributes the tex
tile stimulation to the decline OF the
yen exchange, as he reported that pro-
duction Of cotton yarn has jumped
from 1890, 900 bales in the hrst nine
months of 1881, to 2,097 900 bales for
the corresponding 1882 period; output
OF cotton cloth, based on statistics fur
nished by the Japan Cotton Spinners'
Association, which members owned
about 90 per cent of all cotton spindles
in that country, was about l,l27,85O,0o0
yards In 1892, compared with 1.037,-
10000 in the first three-quarters of
1881. and this October's production OF
cotton yarn, 100000 bales, was some
what higher than that Of the CORE
spending month of 1881, amounting to
224, 900 bales.
Holidays Reduced.
Butts explained that the II per cent
gain in yarn production in the first
nine months of 1882 was accomplished
with only per cent more active spin
dies, indicating q considerable increase
in the output per working spindle. The
member mills Of the japanese associ-
alton, he reported. have agreed to lower
the present restrictions on yarn output
to q per cent for three months begin
ming in January. The new agreement
reduces the number of holidays per
month from five to four, and provides
for the sealing of 20 per cent OF the
total SpindleS compared with 25 per
cent at present.
The department was advised that
Japan's exports of cotton piece goods
for the first nine months of this year
reached the high level OF 1,4l8,985, 900
square yards, gain of % per cent over
last year. Expert trade in cotton yarn
shows renewed activity after pro-
nounced slump in 1881. Shipments for
January-September. inclusive, dropped
from 19957.0O0 pounds in 1880 to
8,157 900 in 1881, but rose to 28.l6l 600
pOunQS III 1857.
British India, because Of the anti
British boycott. is now Japan's best
customer. and China, which used to be
in first place before the japanese boy
colt. has dropped to third place. In
second place Is the Netherlands East
Indies and in fourth place is Egypt.
Shipments to British India, the Neither
lands East Indies and Egypt were In
creased so per cent.
Export Activity
The export activity Of the Japanese
during the last year, Is borne out wv
idly in Butts report, showing the ac-
tual quantities shipped to important
markets in the nine months OF 1881
and 1892.
British India took 484, ,207, 900 square
yards in 1882, against 289,834,O0 in
1881: Netherlands East Indies, 228,,
$50 900 against lag, PAT 900; China, 147,-
985 1000 against 227, 800 900; Egypt, 124,-
$4,000 against 80,824,000; Kwantung
Province, II ,e84 900 against 28,472,0 900;
Straits Settlement, 81 1,655,000 against
1886 900; Turkey, 25,081 900 against
1886, ,0oO; Union OF South Africa, 49,
$4,000 against 3l,443,O0O; Australia,
23,194,0OO against 14,l6l 600: Hong
Kong, 16,3o2 900 against 61,397 600:
Siam, SAT- 900 against 3,315,c0o; Phil
ippines, 13,O43,0O0 against 28,260, 900,
and Argentina, 12,329,000 against
7,679,0OO.
While Japan's trade has increased in
many countries, the extent OF the boy
colt against Japanese goods IN China,
Hong Kong. Kwantung Province and
the Philippines is shown in the above
figures. The Philippine trade is af
fected because OF the great numbers OF
Chinese merchants there.