2254 



COI^IMEECIAL JAPAl^. 



[December, 



The above figures rHow that the total trade of Japan was only 5.5 per cent compared with the United Kingdom, and only 11.6 per 

 cent compared with the average amount, 3,754 million yen, of the six strong countries — the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, 

 France, Belgium, and Austria. 



The following is the share of trade conducted by foreign and Japanese merchants, respectively, in yens: 



IMPORTS. 



EXPORTS. 



1883 

 1888 

 1893 

 1898 



5,149,000 



7,081,500 



13, 6.10, 000 



5.^, OCO. .500 



14.4 

 11.1 

 1.5.5 

 33.7 



30,.>57,000 

 56, .599, 000 

 74,4N»i,000 

 10",73C.000 



a5.6 

 88.9 

 84.5 

 66.3 



TOTAL PER CENT. 



This shows that Japanese merchants are invading the domain formerly monopoHzed by foreigixers, for in 1898 the direct exports by 

 Japane.se menrliants rei)resente(l only 11.1 per cent out of the total exports, whereas in 1898 they rose to 33.7 ]>er cent. In imports a 

 decade ago only 17.8 i)er cent wan cijnductc 1 by Japanese inerchant:^, whereas in 1898 they rose to 32.6 per cent. Japanese merchants 

 have labored to get rid of the foreign middlemen, and they have somewhat succeeded. 



Classification of Countries with the Trade, in Yex. 



COUNTRIES. 



United States 



England 



China 



British India 



HoiiKkoiiK 



(Jerinaiiy 



France! 



Frcndi India 



Korea 



BelKiuin 



A.iiatic Rassia 



Slam 



RwitzLTland 



Italy 



Phiiippini'.M 



Australasia 



Canada 



Austria 



Hawaii 



Holland 



Russia 



Spain 



SwimU'Ii and Norway 



Turkey 



Other countrle.s 



bold to ships in ports 



1890 



1894 



Exports. 



63,919,270 



11, 270, 771 



40,2.57,034 



6, 0C)2, 049 



34,291,308 



3, 7%, 927 



29, 247, 837 



161,048 



6, 995, 931 



331,415 



2, 556, 00:J 



26, 614 



111,518 



3,581,709 



2S6, 772 



2,](i9,921 



2, 3.58, 099 



674.527 



1,351,9.50 



322, 155 



616,802 



.57. 732 



12,0)3 



92, ti51 



943.189 



3,434,560 



Imports. 



38,21.5,894 



44,836,991 



28,687,731 



43, 88:j, .S.S6 



7,3i8,455 



17,613,191 



5, 76S. 180 



4, 489. 326 



4,976, Ui7 



5,41.5,810 



4, .524. 120 



7.57.030 



],67ii.669 



236, 9S8 



2, 3>^3, S7 I 



1,708, (170 



182.018 



1,250, '.MS 



5. 623 



914, 4Ui 



49,123 



101,718 



120.664 



26, 0.53 



5,196,013 



Total. 



102,235, 



5t). 107. 



68,914, 



49,915, 



41,629, 



21,410, 



3.5,016. 



4,6.50, 



11.672, 



5. 747, 



7,090, 



783, 



1, 788, 

 3, 818, 

 2,670. 

 3, 87S, 



2, 540, 

 1,921, 

 1,3.57, 

 1,236. 



065. 

 159, 

 132, 



ns, 



6,139, 



9:J5 

 7ia 

 115 

 017 

 374 

 098 

 225 

 123 

 614 

 1,S7 

 697 

 616 

 591 

 107 

 745 

 573 

 .561 

 925 

 4.50 

 707 

 70^1 

 202 



Exports. 



4.3, 323, .5,57 



5,950,198 



8,813,9S7 



3, 6.SX, 1.59 



16, 199, 481 



1,517. .519 



19,498,776 



24, 52:5 



2,36.5,112 



19,480 



992, 7.55 



2.9.53 



103.021 



2,900,390 



220, .\>*7 



1,098.066 



2,211.687 



46.5, 186 



313.908 



136. 871 



27, .591 



52,307 



576 



16.744 



754,223 



1,948,396 



Imports. 



10, 982. .5.58 



42. 189,.S74 



17,511.507 



10, .560. 448 



8,999.718 



7, 909. .542 



4.348.048 



6,204.147 



2, 1S;<.313 



1, -201. 121 



l,irv5.3iW 



61S.,'<.59 



629. 208 



170.340 



l,6y<,819 



5.34, 763 



4.5.395 



19,820 



6.148 



30.174 



8.46S 



43. 4fv3 



IS. 623 



3. 146 



398,847 



Total. 



53,406.115 



4.><. 140.072 



26,Ji5.494 



14.24.S607 



1.5. 199. 199 



9,4-27.091 



23,846.824 



62.2S5.670 



4.54-8.425 



1.220.601 



2,158,061 



621.812 



1,332.309 



3,070,730 



1.919,406 



1.632.S29 



2,257.0R2 



485.006 



320,056 



167.015 



36.062 



9.5.770 



19.199 



20,290 



1,152,070 



The Inidc with llic I'liitcd States in at tlu' head of the list, having the greatest number of cargoes and price, as over one-fifth of the 

 total trade •>( the connlry was with that countiy, ami al.'*!) the United States is tlie field of the most promising trade in the future. China 

 and Hongkong trade are next important for the export trade. All oriental countries and Australa.«ia are favorable to our oxj^ort trade. 



Asia 



ICuropc 



Nort h America 



Australa.sia 



other eontincnt.s and Islands 

 .Sold to. ships In ports •. ... 



Total 



1809 



Export. 



Vrn. 

 90.349.987 

 fi0.137.<M5 

 66, 2,S., 923 

 2, H>9, 921 

 2. N50. .'>59 

 3,434.560 



214,929,895 



Import. 



I'm. 



9-J,666,715 



78. 046, '222 



38.397.940 



1,708,670 



7,582,379 



220.401,926 



18M 



Export 



1V». 



16,4.56,701 



16.713,468 



20,841.251 



795,014 



1.083.139 



1.711.909 



Import 



Yen, 



27. 845, 8.38 

 40.28,S.,M1 



6,900.190 

 3S4.239 



6,362,603 



.Tr..ik5J,50u I 81,728.581 



