Canada's Trade with the Orient 



Since 1886, when the Canadian Pacific 

 sailing vessel the W. B. Flint arrived in Vancou- 

 ver with a cargo of tea from the Far East, 

 Canada's export trade with the Orient has 

 steadily grown, until to-day it has assumed a 

 place of no little importance. Canadian 

 ships are constantly plying from Vancouver 

 and Victoria to Yokohoma, Hong Kong, Shang- 

 hai and other Eastern ports, carrying with 

 them Canadian flour, wheat, lumber, metals, 

 vegetable and animal products, and in return 

 bringing back silks, tea, eggs and vegetable pro- 

 ducts which find a ready market in this country. 

 This year large quantities of wheat in bulk and 

 sacks was shipped to Japan, and, judging from 

 the inquiries received regarding the present 

 crops, there will be a considerable movement 

 of this commodity during the coming year. 



The Canadian Pacific Railway has probably 

 been one of the greatest individual factors in 

 promoting trade between Canada and the 

 Orient. From a nucelus of three small steamers 

 in the early '80's, the trans-Pacific fleet of the 

 Canadian Pacific has steadly expanded, and its 

 Empress liners of to-day are the last word in 

 comfort and luxury. A regular passenger 

 schedule is maintained between the larger ports 

 of the Orient and Canada. In addition there 

 are several Canadian, English, American and 

 Japanese freight steamship companies which 

 run steamers to the Orient having their Eastern 

 terminus at Vancouver or Victoria. Steamers 

 leave every few days, and an excellent and 

 reliable service is provided for at all times. 



Early last spring the Canadian Pacific 

 Railway erected an exhibit of Canadian agricul- 

 tural and manufactured products at the Tokio 

 Peace Exposition. It was the centre of attrac- 

 tion, Japanese manufacturers being in attend- 

 ance at all times inquiring as to price, quality, 

 etc., of the goods on display. Thousands upon 

 thousands of the Japanese public visited this 

 booth, and it was clearly evident from the 

 interest evinced that Japan was willing and 

 eager to extend her trade relations with Canada. 



A Permanent Canadian Exhibit at Shanghai 



Following up this idea, the Canadian Govern- 

 ment, through its Department of Trade and 

 Commerce, has announced that arrangements 

 have been completed to establish a permanent 

 exhibit at Shanghai for the display of samples 

 of Canadian manufactures and other goods. 

 The Canadian Manufacturers' Association has 

 endorsed the scheme and will lend it every 

 support. 



Charges for exhibition space in the building 

 have been fixed at a low rate, with a rental of 

 $50 a year for six square feet, $75 for ten square 

 feet, and a maximum charge of $100 a year for 



any reasonable space over that area. Manufac- 

 turers entering the exhibit will be called upon 

 to supply their own salesmen, who will be 

 responsible to their principals. 



In the twelve months ending March, 1922, 

 Japan was Canada's fourth best customer, 

 having purchased merchandise to the value of 

 $14,831,520, and being exceeded only by the 

 United States, United Kingdom and Italy. 

 During the same period Canada imported Irom 

 Japan goods to the value of $8,192,238, leaving 

 a favorable trade balance of $6,639,282. China 

 in the year ending March 31, 1922, imported 

 merchandise to the value of $1,900,627, and 

 exported to Canada goods to the value of $1,400, - 

 552. Wood, wood products and paper account- 

 ed for the largest share of Canadian exports to 

 Japan and China, while vegetable products and 

 fibres, textiles and textile products constituted 

 the major portion of imports from China and 

 Japan respectively. 



China and Japan, with a combined popu- 

 lation of over 400,000,000, present a market of 

 immense potentialities for Canadian products. 

 Canada has raw materials and manufacturing 

 and transportation facilities to compete with 

 other countries on an equal basis for the Oriental 

 trade, and a well-organized aggressive campaign 

 bringing to the attention of the Chinese and 

 Japanese importers the benefits to be derived 

 from importing Canadian merchandise is needed. 

 There is in force at the present time a trade 

 agreement which allows certain privileges to 

 Japanese goods imported into Canada. An 

 appreciable gain in Canadian trade with the 

 Orient should result as soon as this campaign is 

 under way. 



Dominion Ranks Amongst World Nations 



Trade between Canada and the United 

 States is vital to the prosperity of both coun- 

 tries, Farris R. Russell, vice-president of the 

 National Bank of Commerce, believes. Next 

 to the United Kingdom, Canada is the foremost 

 foreign buyer in the markets of the United 

 States, while imports into the United States 

 from Canada are not exceeded in value by 

 imports from any other country except in 

 occasional years from Cuba. 



"By the accepted tests of greatness, Canada now ranks 

 as one of the foremost nations of the world," Mr. Russell 

 says in the September number of the bank's magazine, 

 Commerce Monthly. "It is immensely rich in natural 

 resources. Its government is stable, its population is 

 thrifty and energetic, and its business leadership organiza- 

 tion of modern industry. The banking and currency 

 system is among the best, and transportation facilities, 

 both within the country and with other countries, are 

 equalled in adequacy only by those of the United States." 



Imports from United States 



"Four-fifths of all the foreign trade of Canada is 

 carried on with the United Kingdom and the United 

 States. Considerably more than half of total imports 



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