JAPAN
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The trade of 1890 was divided between the Treaty ports in the following propor tions:-
Osaka Nagasaki Hakodate Other Ports Totals 3,350,519 3,410,952 676,534 1,603,810 81,728,580
451,180 4,314,391 823,034 1,727,497
Yokohama Kobe Imports, Yen 40,645,761 32,041,004 Exports, 32,331,990 16,955,413
Total,
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56,603,506
72,977,751 48,996,417 3,801,699 7,725,343 1,499,568 3,331,307 138,332,086
The following was the total value of commodities exported to and imported from Foreign Countries in 1890:-
Great Britain...
Exports Yen 5,638,980
Imports
Total
26,619,102
32,258,082
United States of America
19,821,438
6,874,532
26,695,970
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Continent of Europe
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10,074,406
13,666,708
23,741,194
Hongkong
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9,366,406
5,495,912
14,862,318
China
5,227,495
8,849,685
14,077,180
India and British Colonies
2,408,645
9,270,790
11,679,495
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Other Countries and Ship's use
4,066,056
10,951,852
15,017,908
Yen 56,603,506
81,728,581
138,332,087
The import from "Other Countries" consisted chiefly of rice from Cochin-China and Corea owing to the failure of the crop in some parts of the country.
The following table shows the total values of the principal classes of Goods exported
in 1890:-
Silk, Floss Silk and Cocoons. Yen 16,737,422
Books and Paper
.... Yen
276,124
Coal
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Drugs Medicines, Dyes, &c...
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4,796,089 2,832,378
Skins, Hair, Shells, Horn, etc.
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Tea
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227,003 6,326,681
Grain, Beverages and Provns.
"S
5,983,798
Matches
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1,489,030
Metals
"
5,979,619
Textile, Fabrics, Clothing, etc. Sundries & Duty Free Goods. Foreign Produce and Manf.
4,272,123
>>
5,267,346
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811,659
Oil and Wax
19
Porcelain and Earthenware..
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358,277 1,245,957
Yen 56,603,508
The Imports from various Foreign Countries in 1890 are classified by the Imperial Customs as
Arms, Clocks, Machinery, &c. Yen 7,375,534 Linen Manufactures........
394,465
Beverages and Provisions
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828,267 Metals and Manufactures of...Yen 6,729,558
Books and Stationery
967,274 Oil and Wax
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5,247,757
Clothing and Apparel
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826,036 Silk Manufactures
617,625
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Cotton, Raw
"
5,365,153 Sugar
19
8,489,008
Cotton Yarn
,,
9,928,062
Textile Fabrics, Miscellaneous
530,597
Cotton Piece Goods
4,188,703 Tobacco
214,754
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2,038,204
394,378
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,, 14,312,956
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1,153,099
Entered Tonnage
Drugs, Medicines, & Chemicals,,
Dyes and Paints
Glass and Glass Ware
Grain and Seeds
Hair, Horns, Ivory, Skin, &c.
1,178,128 Woollen Manufactures..
The total Shipping, from and to Foreign countries for the year 1890 was-
Tonnage Total Tonnage
Wines and Liquor..........
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480,644
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8,237,145
Sundries
>>
2,231,232
Yen 81,728,580
Cleared
Steamers
1,180
1,509,498
1,093
Sailing Vessels...
997
145,397
1,060
1,381,581 2,273
2,891,079
159,705
2,057
2,177
1,654,895 2,153
305,102
1,541,286 4,330 3,196,181 Of which 410 steamers and 138 sailing vessels entered, and 52 steamers and 72 sailing vessels cleared in ballast. The merchant vessels entered from Foreign countries in 1890 were divided among the different nationalities as under :-
British Japanese
German
American..
French......
Other Countries
Strs. Tonnage Sailing Tonnage Total Tonnage
.492 819,439
50
52,412
542
871,851
.365 329,196
898
37,539
1,263
366,735
.225
194,740 20 54,020
11
10,165
236
204,905
33
44,923
53
98,943
26
62,946 52 49,157
26
62,946
5
358
57
49,515
The total Customs Revenue for the same year consisting of-Export Duties, yen 1,423,672; Import Duties, yen 2,932,637; Miscellaneous, yen 122,075 ; total, yen 4,488,384.