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the returns showing a value of 11,837,534 yen for 1901 and 14,304,534 yen for 1902. 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, and in 1902 yen 23,836,697. 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, and, in 1902, 75, 180,154 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, while in 1902 the quantity in ported declined again to 2,638,129 piculs.
The trade of 1902 was divided between the Treaty Ports as under:—
Yokohama Kobe Nagasaki Osaka Hakodate Other Ports Totals Exports, Yen 139,015,675 74,748,143 4,474,184 15,050,519 2,005,524 23,009,019 258,303,064 Imports, 89,292,506 144,516,111 9,325,832 11,875,730 2,795,201 13,925,879 271,731,259
Totals,
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228,308,181 219,264,254 13,800,016 26,926,249 4,800,725 36,934,898 530,034,323 The following was the total value of the trade with Foreign Countries in 1902:-
United States of America
Exports
Imports
.Yen 80,232,805
48,652,825
Total 128,885,630
Great Britain.............
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17,346,149
50,364,029
67,710,178
Continent of Europe and Russian Asia
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51,818,527
49,516,319
101,33-1,846
China
46,838,545
40,590,858
87,429,403
India, Australia and Canada
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11,725,196
51,492,338
63,217,534
Hongkong
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25,876,059
2,454,881
28,330,940
Corea
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10,554,183
7,957,946
18,512,129
Philippines and Siam .
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1,788,086
3,189,645
4,977,731
Other Countries
12,123,514
17,512,418
29,635,932
Yen 258,303,064
271,731,259
530,034,323
The following table shows the total values of goods Exported in 1902 :-
Beverages and Comestibles Yen 11,510,504 Porcelain and Earthenware..Yen 2,461,544
Clothing and Accessories
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Coal
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2,930,055 Rice and Grains 17,303,916 Silk
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6,892,980 82,573,273
Copper
,, 10,496,572 Silk Manufactures
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31,380,835
Cotton and Cotton Goods
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Cotton Yarns.....
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8,794,508 Skins, Hair, &c....... 19,924,256 Straw-plaits
1,148,711
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2,938,858
Drugs, Medicines, &c.
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6,394,404 Tea
10,484,017
Matches
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Mats for floor..
8,169,966 Tobacco and Cigarettes 6,772,496 Umbrellas
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2,393,135
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Metals and Metal Manufrs.
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2,976,028 Sundries
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1,074,957 17,228,066
Oil and Wax
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2,622,797
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Paper and Paper Manufrs.... 1,831,186
Yen 258,303,064
The Imports in 1902 are classified by the Department of Finance as Arms, Munitions, Clocks, &c. Yen 8,200,626 Indigo
Beans
Beverages and Comestibles... 2,273,050 Kerosine Oil
Clothing and Accessories
Coal
Yen 3,097,981
5,786,707 Iron and Steel
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18,768,763
14,937,169
1,339,490 Locomotive Engines
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1,708,014
1,298,374 Machinery
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2,205,683
Cotton Goods
Cotton, Raw
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9,071,080 Metals & Metal Manufs. 79,784,771 Oils and Waxes
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5,086,574
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1,764,404
Cotton Yarn
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1,819,804
Oil-cakes
10,121,712
Drugs, Chemicals & Medicines
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7,189,092 Paper and Stationery
Dyes, Colours and Paints
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3,584,374 Rice
4,950,067
,, 17,750,817
Eggs (Fresh)
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1,196,455 Shirtings
Fish, Salt
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2,011,487 Silk and Silk Manufactures...
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Flax, Hemp, &c.
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2,102,937 Sugar, Sugar Candy & Molasses
6,395,167 2,508,698 14,486,235
Flour
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3,302,196 Vessels, Steam
Glass and Glass Manufactures
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1,488,012
1,836,907 Wool and Woollen Goods
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Grains and Seeds
Horns, Ivory, Skins, Hairs,
Shells, &c.......
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2,685,641
Sundries
,, 3,076,051
15,360,257
,, 14,542,664
271,731,259