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The following was the total value of commodities exported to and imported from Foreign Countries in 1896-

Exports

Imports

Total

Great Britain.....

Yen 9,012,398

59,251,780

68,264,178

Continent of Europe and Russian Asia.......

28,147,999

32,443,418

60,591,417

"

United States of America

31,532,341

16,373,420

47,905,761

""

China

13,823,844

21,344,521

35,168,365

"

India, Australia and Canada

7,589,951

23.403.996

30,993,947

""

Hongkong

19,965,900

9,133,778

29,099,678

"

Corea

3,367,693

5,118,925

8,486,618

Philippines and Siam

197,678

2,008,190

2,205,868

Other Countries

977,980

2,596,446

3,574,426

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Coal, &c., for Ships' use

3,226,977

3,226,977

Yen 117,812,761

The following table shows the total values of the principal classes of goods Exported

in 1896:

171,674,474

289,517,235

Bamboo Ware

Yen

403,318 Paper Ware

Yen 430,098

Camphor

1,119,196 Porcelain and Earthenware..

1.974,854

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Coal and Coke

6,272,045 Rice

7,957,295

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for Ships' use

Cotton Yarn

""

2,636,324 Screens 4,029,425 Seaweed

4.16 666

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609,584

Cuttle Fish

>>

1,151,143

Shellfish

846,759

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Drugs, Medicines, Dyes, &c...

1,410,431

**

Fans...

"

Silk, Floss Silk, and Cocoons 734,384 Silk Manufactures

31,666,211

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12,621,258

*

Ginseng

"

Glass Ware

Grain, Beverages and Provns.

Kanten or Colle Vegetale

Lacquered Ware

""

435,260 Skins, Hair, Shells, Horn, &c. 445,830 Straw-plaits

582,765

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2,234,354

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2,065,573

Tea

6,372,329

19

595,818 Textile Fabrics, Clothing, &c.

4,364,077

"1

948,733

Matches

""

4,986,260

Timber, Wood and Planks... Umbrellas

447,328 794,629

**

Mushrooms

677,027

Sundries

2,779,864

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Mats for floor..

3,056,758 Duty Free Goods

3,418,988

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Metals (mostly copper)

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6,734,417 Foreign Produce and Manf. 1,267,182

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Oil and Wax

769,124

71

Paper and Books

557,424

Yen 117.842,761

The Imports from various Foreign Countries in 1896 are classified by the Depart-

ment of Finance as :—

Arms, and Munitions of War Yen

457.993 Machinery, Dynamo-electric Yen

Beans, Peas and Pulse

3,475,016

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Spinning

681,742 2,992,361

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Beverages and Provisions

1,474,715 Metals

77

18,421,317

Books and Stationery

1+

404,653 Oil and Wax (ex. Kerosine)..

767,024

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Clothing and Apparel

895,637 Oil-cakes

3,220,600

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Coal and Coke

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51,918 Paper

1,533,942

1

>>

"

"

Hair. Horns, Ivory, Skin, &c.

Cotton, Raw

Cotton Yarn Cotton Piece Goods

Drugs, Medicines, & Chemicals,, Dyes and Paints

Flax, Hemp, and Manufs, of Flour....

Glass and Glass Ware

Grain and Seeds....

11,372,001 Silk and Silk Manufactures

32,573,352

Rice

5,662,337

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1,310,876

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11,783,944 Steam Boilers and Engines

4,490,629 Sugar

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Kerosine Oil

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3,776,746 Textile Fabrics, Miscellaneous 1,463,266 Tobacco, Cigars & Cigarettes 999,025 Vessels, Steam and Sailing..... 774,711 Watches and Clocks 523,480 Wines and Liquors 3,009,453 Wool and Manufactures of... 6,331,036 Sundries

822,695

13,853,844

1,566.164

99

843.340

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1,734.247

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2,457,855

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790,112

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20,213,010

99

4,524,539

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Locomotive Engines...

1,620,767

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Machinery, Instruments &c.

19

4,290,127

Steamers

Entered 2,272

Tonnage

The total Shipping, including junks, from and to Foreign countries, for the year

1696 was--

Yen 171,674,474,

Cleared

Tonnage

3,493,950

1,958

2,959,258

Sailing Vessels

998

156,197

1,010

151,899

Total Tonnage

4.230 2,008

6,453,208

308,096

3,270

3,650,147

2,968

Digitized by

3,111,157 6,238 6,761,304

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