The remarkable growth in the exports of the Cnited States to Japan and in the rank which she now holds in supplying the {imports of that prosperous and rapidly developing country is shown by some figures just compiled by the Treasury Bureau of tition, The Japanese statistical report, titled "Annual Return of the Foreign trade of the Empire of Japan," has just been received by the Treasury Bureait of tatisties, and presents the details of the imports and exports of Japanin the calendar year 1900, It shows that the imports from the United States have grown from six mi) lion yen in 1893 to over sixty million yen in 1900, and that the United States, which stood sixth in rank in the list of countric from whi Japan drew her imports in! 1893, is now second in the list, being only ceeded by Great Britain. In 1893 the imports into Japan from Great Britain were 8 ¥ei those from China, 17,095,074 yen; from British India, 8,679,029 yen; from Hongkong. 8,268,071 yen; from 318,133 yen; and from the United In 1900 the list ited Kingdom, 71,638,219 yen; from the United States, 62,761,196 yen; China, 29,960,740 yen; Germany, 39,199,695 yen; British India, 28,516,850 3,095,819 yen; and Belgium, 104 yen
In 1893 the United States suppl cent, Germany 9 per cent, and the U lom 32 per cer the total imports the United States supplied 21 per cent, Gem the United Kingdom, per cent. still further back, i be said that in ied 5 per vent, per cent of imports; while, as above indicated, the United States now supplies 21 per cent, and the United Kingdom 25 per cent.
The enormous increase in our exports to Japan since 1893 is distributed among a lange number of articles. The Japanese figures show that imports of sole leather from the "nited increased from 133,567 in 1900; leather from in. way, from however, that the list of enumerated articles has been extended since the adoption of Japan's new tariff' suggests that a_general comparison of Japan's purchases from the United States in 1900, compared with 1893, can better be made from the export figures of the United States. These show the value ofthe principal exports from the United States to Japan in the.fiscal years 1893 and 1900, as follows Auticles 1893, 1900. Total domestic mer-
Cot: ad" 68, 23 12,712,619 chandise $3,189 711 $29,042,536 Retin 724,972 5,410,038
88,314 981 Mee! 104 1,061,924 Whoa flane 193,945 1 554.739 Sore leather 17,071 442,109 Paraflin and pq 77,824 224,409 114,694 201,810 and dairy pro 1 duets. 188,891 Wood, and indis. of 132270 Chemienls, "ar Tol Cot 9/084 ruble shows the to sorts of Japou, and the smports from the tes and the United Kingdon, at yutinqueunial periods, sive Tmp ris Imports, Yous. y ven. from U.S. from U.K. 183! 1,781,108 16,364 740 320 12 456,610 26,619,102 45,172,110 1900... 2,761,196 71,638,219
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