h March.
Mr. Jous Fowter, U.S. Consul at Chefoo, begins his report on the U.S. trade at that port in 1898 with tables showing how much the importation of American cotton goods and kerosene oil into the northern ports preponderates over that of {similar goods from other countries. How this comes about, as far as the cottons are concerned, has been explained in Mr. Taylor's annual trade report to which we recently referred. Mr. Fowler goes on to say We have no record now of all that which comes in overland, or rid Kiaochou (German), Weihaiwei (British), or of the trade in Port Arthur (Russivn). The latter port, Thave been told, imporved in the last ten months American machinery, nails, lumber, and locomotives to the value of 31,545,000 gold. I have repeatedly dilated upon the portance of American interests in North ina, the region now covered by the rival claims of the European Powers; and, although those Powers claim that they are actuated by trade interests, the bond side sales of machinery, cottons, flour, lumber, cil, household stores, etc., by the United States in this region are greater in value than those of continental Europe, including, of course. Germany and Russia, both Europea an aut Asiatic (this I have substantiated in Into reports). We must not
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