More than half of the total import of tea into the United Siates is from Japan, and the amount, imported in 1915 is considerably in excess of the figures for previous years if the statistics for the nine months ended September 30 may be relied upon as standard for the than for the same period of 1914. From Canada was imported 9,374,- 827 pounds and it is assumed that most of this was Japan tea transhipped. The prevalent taste in America seems to be for Japan and China teas rather than Indian, as the following figures show:
Imports of tea from all coun-year, During the period mentioned tries, into the United Btetes for the increase of Japan tea imported the nine mooths ended September was over 5.900.000 pounds more 30.
That the Japanese have not found the trade with Tsingtao s0 profit. able and large as they had expected, is evident from the foot that the three steamship companies that have been operating five steamers regularly between the former German port and Japan, have mutually agreed to reduce the service to line the Nippon Yusen Kaisha have been running the Baikie Maru, and the Osaka Shosen Kaisha have had the Amakusa
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