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KOBE- HYOGO

The values of the principal articles of Export in the same year were as follows:-

Camphor

...$ 1,304,336 Straw-plaits

Cotton Yarn

Matches

Mats for Floor

65

1,982,618

11,390,063 Tea

2,773,060

...

5,463,288 Textile Fabrics and Clothing

3,734,784

3,170,494

Sundries

12,604,199

Metals (chiefly Copper)

Rice

4,118,095

4,291,050 Total Exports Native Goods $50,831,987 The quantity of tea shipped from Kobe-Hyogo during the season 1897-1898 was 15,776,817 lbs. Practically the whole of this went to the United States of America and Canada.

The following table shows the rapid increase of the foreign trade of the port :-

Imports Exports Total

Imports Exports

56,910,503

29,438,113

Total 86,348,616

38,307,955 101,406,382

1893

-890 1891

892 30,698,176 41,294,276

32,041,004

16,955,413

48,996,415 | 1894

25,700,501

21,733,718

47,434,219 | 1895

63,098,427

21,295,740

51,993,916 1896

24,968,974

66,263,250 | 1897

82,468,580 39,865,463 122,334,043 110,678,671 50,831,987 161,510,658

DIRECTORY

ABELL & RALSTON, Bill and Bullion Brokers | AQUARIUS COMPANY, Manufacturers of

J. C. Abell

J. Ralston

Aerated Waters-36, Division Street

Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co., agents

ABRAHAM & Co., L. D., Comsn. Merchs.-90 AVERILL & Co., Merchants, Ohno

L. D. Abraham

V. E. Abraham

J. W. Ottoson

AGABEG & Co., A. M. L. Merchs.-39, Conen.

A. M. L. Agabeg

A. J. de Souza

Agency

Karatzu Coal Mine

AHRENS & Co., H., Nachfolger, Merchs.-10

E. Wismer (Yokohama)

A. Hofmann

M. Sürth (Yokohama)

F. Popert

F. Kronenberg

Agencies

Norddeutscher Lloyd Steam Nav, Co. Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society London Assurance Corporation

LL SAINTS CHURCH (English Episcopal)

Chaplain-Rev. G. H. Davies

MERICAN TRADING Co.--17

E. A. Sargent, agent

M. A. Shaw, sub-agent

P. E. Webb

E. J. Marshall

L. C. Putnam

C. H. Albertson

G. Braess

R. Schofield

C. R. Morse

A. J. Chalfent

Agencies

Yangtsze Insurance Association

Law Union & Crown Life & Fire Insce.

J. O. Averill (Yokohama) F. H. Olmsted

C. S. Averill (Yokohama)

F. H. Loring

BAKER, EDWIN, Baptist Preacher, 117,

Gokentei, Himeji

BECKER & Co., 31, Concession

E. Becker

Hans von Hammerstein

Agency

Gresham Life Assurance Society

BERIGNY & Co., Merchants-118

Th. de Berigny

G. M. Arab

D. Ailion

Agencies

British India Steam Navigation Co. Boston Board of Underwriters London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Imperial Insurance Company, Ld. New Zealand Fire and Marine Insce. National Assurance Co. of Ireland New York Life Insurance Company

BLACKMORE, J., Commission Merchant--64

BOTTLEWALLA, H. E., Exchange Broker, 64, Shimoyamate-dori, Sanchome

BOYES & Co., Merchants

Fred. Boves (Europe)

Joseph Naudin (Yokohama)

Richard Boyes, signs per pro. E. Achilles

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