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YOKOHAMA
town is now in the enjoyment of an excellent water supply, large Waterworks having been completed in 1887. The harbour is much exposed, but two breakwaters, of an aggregate length of 12,000 feet, have been built and are so projected as to practically enclose the whole of the anchorage, leaving an entrance 650 feet wide between their extremities. There is a pier 2,000 feet long at which vessels may load or discharge. A graving dock will probably be constructed by private enterprise. Yokohama is well supplied with hotels. There are four English daily papers published in the port, namely, the Japan Gazette, Japan IIerald, Japan Daily Mail, and Japan Daily Advertiser; the Mail and Gazette also issue weekly editions.
The population of Yokohama numbered, on the 31st December, 1895, 170,597. The number of foreign residents was 3,553, of whom 1,808 were Chinese, 806 British, and the rest of various nationalities.
In 1895 the values of the different classes of Imports were as follows:-
Cotton, Raw.....
Cotton Yarn...
Cotton Piece Goods
Kerosine Oil.......
.8 3,296,752 3,859,812 3,638,772 1,926,091
Machinery, Watches, Arms, &c. 5,512,137 Metals and Manufactures of
Steam Vessels
Sugar
$ 2,210,004 6,809,797 Wool and Woollen Manuf'res... 8,494,974 Sundries
Tea...........
3,012,797 Sundries 50,588,253
13,457,829
....
.$ 5,236,913
7,491,672
6,889,662 Total Imports Foreign Goods...$56,095,830 The values of the principal articles of Export in the same year were as follows:- Grain, Beverages, and Provns...$ 1,510,595 Metals (mostly copper) Silk.... Silk and Cotton Piece Goods 16,951,404 Total Exports Native Goods ...$84,791,634 The total export of raw silk during the season from 1st July, 1895, to same date 1896 was 54,774 bales. The total export for the previous year was 51,396 bales. The export of tea during the season 1st May, 1895, to same date 1896 was 30,639,065 lbs., nearly all for America. The export during the previous season was 29,406,552 lbs.
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DIRECTORY
For Government Departments see under G.
ADET, CAMPREDON & Co.-95
G. Adet (absent)
G. Campredon
E. Adet
AHRENS & Co., H., NACHF., Merchants-29
E. Wismer
A. Hofmann
M. Sürth (Hyogo)
E. Leopold
W. Schimaedecke
A Harmssen
L. Temme
E. Kroneck
Agencies
Norddeutscher Lloyd
London Assurance Corporation
AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY, 3, Bund:
Tel. Ad. Pocohontas
J. W. Lee, manager
ALLCOCK, GEO. H., Silk Inspector-33
AMERICAN HOUSE-134
Chas. Marshall
AMERICAN TRADING COMPANY-28
W. S. Stone, agent A. G. Leppere
J. H. Boag A. Foster
H. J. Ginn
H. A. Poole
A. S. Hay
F. Huber
C. F. Heinlein
R. C. K. Johnson
ANDERSON, B. M., "The Phonograph "-110
ANDREWS & GEORGE-242
H. W. Andrews
E. W. George
R. Campbell
APCAR & Co., A. M.,Merchants—49
A. M. Apcar
ARTHUR & BOND, Exporters of Fine Art
Curios, 38, Water Street
H. F. Arthur
A. M. Delf
W. F. Arthur (London)
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