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for ships' use, in 1897. The export of Matches has steadily increased. It was 22,078,362 gross in 1898, against 19,543,646 in 1897, 17,979,849 in 1896, 16,914,027 in 1895, and 13,843,022 in 1894.
Of Imports, Raw Cotton increased from 521,417 piculs in 1890 to 1,551,527 in 1895, 1,765,550 in 1896, 2,298,643 in 1897 and 2,553,586 pículs in 1898; showing the rapid progress the country is making in supplying herself with the manufactured goods she requires. 14,591,083 catties of Cotton Yarn were imported in 1895, 20,014,128 in 1896, 16,090,855 in 1897, and 15,929,991 in 1898. There was a continuous increase in the importation of Cotton Piece Goods, from a value of yen 4,789,240 in 1892 to yen 11,843,001 in 1896, but a fall to yen 9,920,046 in 1897, and although the imports in 1898 increased to yen 11,332,627 the amount is under that of 1896, an inevitable result of the establishment of so many mills in the country and in its near neighbour China. Woollen Goods were imported to the value of yen 7,982,882 in 1894, yen 12,780,326 in 1895, and yen 18,268,460 in 1896, but 1897 showed a marked reverse, the value in that year being yen 12,009,902, while 1898 showed only a slight improvement, namely, yen 13,069,780. 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.
The importation of Kerosine Oil rose from 32,689,275 gallons in 1892 to 54,692,886 in 1896, 61,058,217 in 1897, and to 67,905,455 in 1898. Sugar imported showed a steady increase from 1,675,315 piculs in 1891′ to 2,333,528 in 1896, 3,314,512 in 1897, and to 4,473,153 piculs in 1898.
The trade of 1898 was divided between the Treaty Ports as under:—
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Yokohama Kobe Nagasaki Osaka Hakodate Other Ports Totals Exports, Yen 80,312,435 60,119,645 6,587,276 3,165,082 1,248,719 14,320,596 165,753,753 Imports, 111,014,149 138,133,797 19 698,645 3,555,937 820,020 4,279,617 277,502,156
191,326,575 198,253,442 26,285,921 6,721,019 2,068,739 18,600,213 443,255,909 The following was the total value of the trade with Foreign Countries in 1898:-
Totals,
United States of America
Great Britain.....
Exports
Imports
.....Yen 47,311,155
40,001,098
Total 87,312,253
7,783,643
62,707,573
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70,491,216
Continent of Europe and Russian Asia..
29,313,751
43,756,148
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73,069,899
China
29,193,175
30,523,861
94
59,717,036
India, Australia and Canada
10,493,750
42,324,670
52,820,420
Hongkong
31,473,896
15,904,467
47,378,363
Corea
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5,844,332
4,796,032
10,640,364
Philippines and Siam.
157,153
7,467,792
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7,624,945
Other Countries
1,223,797
30,020,515
31,244,312
Coal, &c., for Ships' use
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2,957,101
2,957,101
Yen 165,753,753
277,502,156 443,255,909
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Coal and Coke
95
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The following table shows the total values of goods Exported in 1898 : Bamboo and Bamboo Ware... Yen
Camphor and Camphor Oil... 1,257,023 Porcelain and Earthenware..
Carpets...
for Ships' use
Cotton Yarn
859,399 Paper Ware
Yen
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850,759 Rice
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440,686 1,990,781 5,920,185
12,450,626 Screens
19
346,085
2,928,177 Seaweed
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711,291
20,130,485 Shellfish
11
641,012
Cotton & Cotton Piece Goods
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Ginseng
Cuttle Fish ...............
Drugs, Medicines, Dyes, &c... Fans
Glass Ware
Grain, Beverages and Provns.
Kanten or Colle Vegetale
3,547,560 Silk, Floss Silk, and Cocoons 1,268,257 Silk Manufactures
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44,801,020
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16,816,136
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707,402 Skins, Hair, Shells, Horn, &c. 539,627 Straw-plaits
17
799,319
2,404,003
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123,837 Sulphur
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477,013
320,944 Tea
8,215,665
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Lacquered Ware
Matches
Mashrooms
Mats for floor...........
Metals (mostly Copper)
21
Oil and Wax
1,191,926
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Paper and Books
958,860
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3,012,638 Textile Fabrics, Clothing, &c.
611,336 Timber, Wood and Planks 783,198 Tobacco and Manufrs. of 6,273,949 Umbrellas
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1,180,739
462.507
...
237,057
717,375
631,924 Sundries
3,938,450 Duty Free Goods
8,845,087 Re-exported Articles
3,396,811
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1,814,064
2,850,540
Yen 165,753,753
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