1901.] 



COMMEKCIAL JAP.VN. 



Shops whebe Machineby is Used. 



2249 



NUMBER OF FAO 

 TOr.IES. 



189G 



1893 



By steam 829 



By water 1,077 



By men 994 



513 

 1,151 

 1,539 



Steam power is going to take the place of water power and men. 



Employees in Factories using — 



Decrease 



(-)or 



increase 



( + ). 



+316 

 - 74 

 -bio 



Expense for every 100 pounds Silk. 



Silk, flax, and ramie machines have been mostly supplied from England, although a small numher of them have come from 

 Germany and France. 



Industries for vMch materials are imported from abroad. — A few materials are partly supplied at home, such as cotton, wool, sugar, etc 

 The manufacture of woolen goods is yet in an infant condition, not more than 2,000 spindles being at work. 

 The manufacture of textiles has become one of the most important industries of the country. Its product: 



There are many companies for cotton spinning located at various places in the country. The supply of raw materials is great, and 

 there is active competition between tlie United States and India in furnishing them. The manufactured goods are mostly exported to the 

 Orient. More than §14,000,000 worth of yarns was exported in 1900. The growth of this industry was very rapid, the total number of 

 spindles in 1S99 being 1,353,125 against 5,456 in 1863. The quantity of raw materials worked up during the year 1S9S totaled 27,343,000 

 pounds, and the output of yarns was 23,773,000 pounds. 



The following shows the cotton-spinning condition in September, 1898: 



Spindles 910, 441 



Average consumption of coal per month pounds.. 53, 219, 168 



Product of yarn per month kwan . . 2, 72S, 605 



Emplo\-ees— 



iMaio : 14,811 



Female 49, COS 



Horse power 28, 367 



Other statistics: 



Number of companies 



Net revenue 



Surplus fund 



Dividend 



Per cent 



Not revenue per company 

 Surplus fund per company 

 Dividend per company ... 

 Per cent per company 



Fi.st half 

 Of 1898. 



67 



,701,103 



613,249 



815, 650 



26.5 



25,391 



9,153 



12, 113 



4 



Second half 

 of 1S97. 



63 



1,274,660 



249, (^^3 



862, 551 



31.64 



20, 232 



3,9t^J 



13,533 



5 



Increase. | Decrease. 



4 



426,503 

 363,560 



5,159 

 5,190 



40,986 

 5.14 



1,420 

 1 



The best systematized manufacturing business in the country is cotton spinning. To understand the condition of tlie factories, 

 employees, etc., it is best to study this industry. 



After the war this industry made wonderful progress and the demand for laborers increased enormously. Consequently, where 

 machinery was used and many laborers were employed it began to feel a lack of labor supply, and had to meet the demand by getting 



