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NAGASAKI
After the opening of the port, the trade for several years steadily developed, but it subsequently declined, owing to various causes, but chiefly perhaps on account of its gradual attraction to Kobe and Yokohama. A few years ago
A few years ago a steady improve- ment was shown in the foreign trade, which more than doubled itself in ten years, but more recently, notwithstanding the opening up of railway communication with the interior of Kiushiu, completed in 1898, trade has declined. In 1902 the total value was lower than in any previous year since 1895. The chief articles of import are kerosine oil and sugar... The principal exports are coal, tea, camphor, rice, vegetable wax, tobacco, and dried fish. There are several very productive coal mines near Nagasaki, of which the Takashima mine is the most important.
The value of the import trade of Nagasaki during the year 1901 was Yen 13,751,695, against Yen 15,427,337 in 1900, and that of the export trade Yen 4,514,613 against Yen 6,929,120 in 1900. In 1902 the imports were valued at Yen 9,325,831, a substantial decrease as compared with the figures for 1901, while exports remaine·l about the same, the value being Yen 4,474,184.
Though the foreign trade has fallen off considerably, the population of the port has increased greatly. At the end of 1902 it was 148,880, nearly double what it was ten years ago. The foreign population, exclusive of Chinese, was 294, including 67 British, 56 Russian, and 53 American. An English newspaper, entitled the Nagasaki Press, is published daily.
DIRECTORY
AHRENS & Co., H., Nachfolger, Merchants
A. Gese, signs per pro.
R. Uhlmann
Agencies
Norddeutscher Lloyd
London Assurance Corporation
BALMÈS, VVE, Navy Contractor J. Sirot, successor
H. Balmès
BELLE VUE HOTEL
B. Bay, proprietor
BOEDDINGHAUS, C. E., Merchant
Johs. Wolf
Agencies
Hamburg-America Line of Steamers Sloman Line of Steamer Bureau Veritas, Paris German Lloyds, Berlin Transatlantic Marine Insce. Co., Berlin Transatlantic Fire Insce. Co., Hamburg Hamburg and Bremen Underwriters Agrippina M., R. & L. Insur. Co., Col. Oberrheinische Insce. Co., Mannheim Rheinisch Westfälischer Lloyd Deutsche Transport-Vers. Gesel., Berlin Deutsche Rück and Mitv. Gesel., Bērlin Netherlands Fire Insce. Co., Hague Northern Assurance Co., London Eidgenössische Trans. Insur.Co., Zürich Neuer Schweizerischer Lloyd Providentia General-Ins. Co., Vienna Salamandra Ins. Co., St. Petersburg Russian Co. Sea, Land, and River Insur.
BOWIE, ROBERT I., M.D., Medical Practitioner
BOWLING CLUB-NAGASAKI
Hon. Sec. and Treas.-M. C. Adams
Browne & Co., Merchants (See Moji)
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Chairman-K. Iwata
Vice-Chairman-B. Matsumoto Vice-Chairman-H. Yasunaka Secretary-B. Shimizu
CHINA AND JAPAN TRADING Company, Ld.
S. M. Officer, acting manager
M. C. Adams
Agencies
China Traders' Insurance Co., Ld. China Fire Insurance Company, Ld. London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Standard Life Assurance Company Phoenix Fire Insurance Company Manchester Fire Insurance National Assurance Company
CHINESE EASTERN RAILWAY Co., (Seagoing
Steamship Service): Tel. Ad. Steam
N. D. Fedoroff, agent
J. Naan, bookkeeper J. Walker
Kang Fat
CLARKSON & Co., Merchants, Shipping and Comsn. Agts.: Tel. Ad. Clarksuvor David M. Clarkson (Vladivostock)
Christian Nielsen, signs per pro.
REMINGTON TYPEWRITER, 327 Broadway, New York, U. S. A.
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