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1904 to 32,773,111 yen. The importation of Kerosine Oil rose from 54,692,886 gallons: in 1896 to 61,058,217 in 1897 and 67,905,455 in 1898; in 1899 it dropped to 52,421,837 gallons, but in 1900 rose again to 67,842,324 gallons. In 1901, 68,996,392 gallons, in 1902, 75,480,154 gallons and in 1903, 59,780,206 gallons were imported. In 1901 the importation was 81,671,801 gallons, an increase of more than 2 million gallons as compared with that of 1903. Sugar imported showed a steady increase from. 1891 to 1898. In 1899 there was a marked decrease, 2,731,817 piculs only being 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 imported declined again to 2,638,129 piculs, but the returns for 1903 showed 7,166,780 piculs and in 1904 6,438,018 piculs imported.
The trade of 1904 was divided between the Treaty Ports as under:
Yokohama Kobe Nagasaki Osaka Hakodate Other Ports. Totals Exports, Yen 170,209,453 87,976,178 4,303,544 30,790,252 2,034,158 23,947,310 319,260,895- Imports, 136,335,211 174,855,201 20,856,419 16,977,392 827,903 21,508,613 371,360,739
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Totals, 306,544,664 262,831,379 25,159,963 47,767,644 2,862,061 45,455,923 690,621,634
The following was the total value of the trade with Foreign Countries in 1904-
United States of America
Great Britain...........
China
Exports
Total 159,367,117 92,636,827 100,281,352-
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Imports
Yen 101,250,773
58,116,344
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17,643,982
74,992,865
Continent of Europe
51,745,819
45,535,533
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67,985,873
54,810,336
122, 96,290
India, Australia and Canada
22,326,021
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75,974,513
98,300,534
Hongkong
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28,160,102
2,495,410
30,655,512
Corea
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20,389,728
6,400,777
26,790,505
Philippines and Siam
1,835,270
8,254,421
10,089,691
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Other Countries
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4,923,347
44,780,540
49,703,887
Yen 319,260,895
371,360,739
690,621,634
Clothing and Accessories
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Coal
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15,349,468 Silk
The following table shows the total values of goods Exported in 1904 :—
Beverages and Comestibles Yen 16,846,292 Porcelain and Earthenware..Yen 3,875,653
5,431,911 94,331,431
4,641,883 Rice and Grains
Copper.
12,907,776 Silk Manufactures
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43,971,246
Cotton and Cotton Goods
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10,098,735 Skins, Hair, &c...................
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1,565,685
Cotton Yarns......
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Drugs, Medicines, &c.
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29,268,455 Straw, Manufactures of
8,031,563 Tea
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5,192,994
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12,833,836
Matches
9,763,860 Tobacco and Cigarettes
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Mats for floor..
4,917,358 Umbrellas
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Metals and Metal Manufrs.
4,061,471 Sundries
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26,192,467
2,695,019
1,447,651
Oil and Wax
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2,966,840
Paper and Paper Manufrs....
2,869,301
8,472,087
Yen 319,260,895
The Imports in 1904 are classified by the Department of Finance as :--
Arms, Munitions, Clocks, &c. Yen 9,959,636
Beans
Beverages and Comestibles...
Clothing and Accessories
Coal
5,342,756 Locomotive Engines.
1,311,065 Machinery
Yen 24,927,639
Iron and Steel
Kerosine Oil
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18,201,490
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2,291,327
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2,506,921
706,760 Metals & Metal Manufactures
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7,889,415-
Cotton Goods
Cotton, Raw and Ginned...
Cotton Yarn
Drugs, Chemicals & Medicines
Dyes, Colours and Paints
Blankets
Flax, Hemp, &c.
6,781,088
Oils and Waxes
2,914,865.
73,420,386 Oil-cakes
4,668,550-
426,719 Paper and Stationery
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3,975,215-
8,146,316 Rice
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59,791,911
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2,254,213 Shirtings
2,973,264
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6,423,113 Silk and Silk Manufactures...
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3,018,065 Sugar and Molasses
1,253,445 23,093,177
Flour (wheat)
31
9,625,398 Tobacco, Cigars, &c.
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1,509,654
Glass and Glass Manufactures
946,637 Vessels, Steam..
9,319,694
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Grains and Seeds
Shells, &c......
4,820,231
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Horns, Ivory, Skins, Hairs,
Wool and Woollen Goods Sundries
19,342,912
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34,639,050
8,281,032
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Indigo
2,117,678
371,360,739
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