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in 1900 to 23,474,048, being an increase of yen 9,483,862 as compared with its immediate predecessor. The import for 1901 shows a rather serious falling off, being only 11,837,308 yen. Metals have shewn a steady increase from yen 6,792,024 in 1893 to yen 17,553,543 in 1896, yen 20,306,841 in 1897, and yen 23,646,159 in 1898, fell to 19,698,346 in 1899, but recovered again considerably in 1900, when the value imported was yen 37,766,270. The value of this commodity imported in 1901 was yen 25,406,566. The importation of Kerosine Oil rose from 54,692,886 gallons in 1896 to 61,058,217 in 1897, to 67,905,455 in 1898, in 1899 it dropped to 52,421,837 gallons, but in 1900 it rose again to 67,842,324 gallons. In 1901, 68,996,392 gallons were imported. Sugar imported showed a steady increase from 1891 to 1898. In 1899 there was a marked decrease, 2,731,817 piculs only having been imported. 1900, however, showed a distinct improvement, the quantity imported being 4,045,785 piculs. The import for 1901 was 4,928,075 piculs.
The trade of 1901 was divided between the Treaty Ports as under :-
Totals
Yokohama Kobe Nagasaki Osaka Hakodate Other Ports Exports, Yen 133,822,517 77,206,226 4,855,786 12,646,293 2,336,636 21,482,084 252,349,542 Imports, 88,528,419 125,979,022 13,772,510 10,246,750 2,415,024 14,874,920 255,816,645
Totals,
222,350,936 203,185,248 18,628,296 22,893,043 4,751,660 36,357,004 508,166,187 The following was the total value of the trade with Foreign Countries in 1901:-
Exports
Total 115,078,789.
Imports
United States of America
.....Yen 72,309,359
42,769,430
Great Britain..
11,482,504
50,575,789
62,058,293
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Continent of Europe and Russian Asia .......
50,773,167
50,724,734
101,497,901
China
42,925,579
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27,256,986
70,182,565
India, Australia and Canada
15,467,066
44,739,288
60,206,354
Hongkong
41,786,647
11,141,788
52,928,435
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Corea
11,372,551
10,052,438
21,424,989
Philippines and Siam
2,612,684
4,176,113
6,788,797
Other Countries
3,619,986
14,380,079
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18,000,065
Yen 252,349,543
255,816,645
508,166,188
The following table shows the total values of goods Exported in 1901 :-
Beverages and Comestibles Yen 12,234,092 Porcelain and Earthenware..Yen 2,491,668
Clothing and Accessories
Coal
Copper...
Cotton and Cotton Goods
Cotton Yarns....
......
Drugs, Medicines, &c. ..................... Matches
2,309,593 Rice and Grains
17,542,273
Silk
7,037,432 79,136,090
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14,037,683 Silk Manufactures
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30,001,040
7,673,156 Skins, Hair, &c.... 21,465,573 Straw-plaits
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1,035,811
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2,989,836
6,576,367 Tea
7,392,869 Tobacco and Cigarettes
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8,854,327
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1,748,493
2,934,035
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5,177,359
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1,268,391
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59,799,300
Mats for floor........
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5,431,514 Re-exports
Metals and Metal Manufrs.
1,783,590 Sundries 1,709,551
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Oil and Wax
Paper and Paper Manufrs.... 1,659,300
Yen 252,349,543
The Imports in 1901 are classified by the Departinent of Finance as Arms, Munitions, Clocks, &c. Yen 6,286,596 Beans
Iron and Steel Kerosine Oil
Beverages and Comestibles... 3,186,750 Locomotive Engines....
Clothing and Accessories
Ceal
Cotton Goods
Cotton, Raw
Machinery
Yen 19,970,599
,, 14,943,401
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1,749,408
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8,568,278
2,542,133 Metals & Metal Manufs.
5,435,967
6,491,121 Oils and Waxes
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1,418,161
Oil-cakes
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8,109,237
Cotton Yarn
Drugs, Chemicals & Medicines
Dyes, Colours and Paints
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4,873,737 Paper and Stationery
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2,929,555
5,528,410 Rice
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11,878,958
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2,693,563 Shirtings
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3,630,792
Fish, Salt...
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1,442,790 Silk and Silk Manufactures.....
1,542,772
Flax, Hemp, &c.
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2,593,254 Sugar, Sugar Candy & Molasses
Flour
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2,873,302 Vessels, Steam...
Glass and Glass Manufactures
1,395,458 Wool and Woollen Goods
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Grains and Seeds
Shells, &c.....
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1,740,893 Re-imports
Horns, Ivory. Skins, Hairs,
2,976,771
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2,665,043
Sundries
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33,529,802
2,565,893
11,837,308
341,369
,, 13,830,274
255,816,645
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