2344 



COMMEECIAL JAPAN. 



QDecembek, 



Estimated Annual Area Devoted to the Ccltivation of Rice, Barley, etc., also Total PRODrcnoN. 



[From official reports of the Japanese Government.] 

 [Koku =4.% bushels. Cho C=2.45 acres.] 



YEARS. 



CULTIVATED AREA. 



Eice. 



Bwley. 



Rye. 



^^^leat. 



Total. 



188.S 

 1897 



18S'; 



181)5 

 ISO J 

 181.3 

 1«92 



Cho 

 2,!539, 

 2, SIT, 

 2,788, 

 2,7sr,, 

 2,779, 



2.~n, 



2. Tir.), 

 2.7,';.:;, 



C. 



.5.50.2 



624.0 



815.2 



989.4 



227.1 



OILS 



478. <J 



101.9 



ClioC. 

 6.i»,8.=i2.3 

 6.59, C95. 5 

 639, .'^.4.0 

 G.50, .50:3.0 

 6.53, 20 1. .5 

 647,9S2.7 

 6.53,4-W.4 

 633, 2C0. 6 



Cho C. 

 680,21.5.5 

 6^1,3C4.0 

 C51,4;S.5 

 C72,.'^^07.0 

 671.704.3 

 0C.],6r;8.8 

 6.54, 111. 4 

 649, SK. 3 



Cho C. 

 459, .544. 6 

 465,607.9 

 4-58,2:39.2 

 441, ©'a. 

 446,624.8 

 411,471.3 

 435, 455. 5 

 434,2.51.1 



ChoC. 



1.7. ; ■':2.4 



1,751.012.8 

 1,744.010.3 

 l,7a7, 373.0 



YEARS. 



1S99.. 

 1898.. 

 1897.. 

 l.S^G. . 

 189'). . 

 1894. 

 18'. 3.. 

 1892.. 



TOT A I, I'llO DIXT :0.N. 



Koku. 

 .39, .590, 322 

 47, 3.S7, OGG 

 33, C39, 293 

 36,109,771 

 39, 92'», 882 

 41,8fi.5,89y 

 37,199,603 

 41,378,956 



Barley. 



Koku. 

 8,407,263 

 8, 91 3, .560 

 8,028,698 

 7,849,285 

 8,53f5,770 

 8. .528, 408 

 7,196,569 

 6,809,275 



Rye. 



Kolcu. 

 6,600,277 

 7,36"6,ffi5 

 6, 165, 792 

 5,923,247 

 7,01.5,709 

 7,314,304 

 6, 146, 126 

 6,057,134 



Wheat. 



Koku. 

 4, 0.57. 670 

 4,181,J'« 

 3,811,000 

 3,-552,789 

 3,973.644 

 3, %7, 2.53 

 3,291,146 

 3,074,867 



Total. 



19.07; -MO 

 20,4ir:.'» 3 

 18,0vi.'. ■i.'ii 

 17,32.5....! 

 19,.526, !-.:^= 

 19.809.9 .: 

 16,633,811 

 15,911,276 



AV.'iaAGE PEODCCT PEP. TAN. 



i Rice. 



Kolcu. 

 1.40 



• 1.C8 

 l.ld 

 1.30 

 1.44 

 1.53 

 1.31 

 1..50 



Barley. 



Kolm. 

 1.28 

 1.3-5 

 1.2.) 

 1.21 

 1.31 

 1.32 

 1.10 

 1.04 



Rye. 



Koku. 



0.97 



1.08 



.95 



.88 



1.04 



1.11 



.94 



.93 



Wheat. 



Kolni. 

 0.88 

 .90 



Total. 



Kotn. 



1.06 



1.13 



1.03 



.9S 



1.10 



1.13 



.96 



.92 



Silk Culture in Japan. 



[From official reports of the Japanese Government.] 

 [1 Kvvan=8.28 pounds.] 



YEARS. 



Cards of 



silkworms' 



cgrgs. 



Cocoons. 



Raw silk. 



Raw silk 



of inferior 



quality. 



Waste. 



1899 

 189S 

 1897 

 1896 

 1895 

 1894 

 1893 

 1892 



Kuvibrr. 

 3.79.5,030 

 3, 93<-., '.>09 

 3, 988. .569 

 3, 7 16, 139 

 3, 938, 388 

 3,334,294 

 3,091,222 

 2.831,159 



Koku. 

 2, 512. 562 

 2,027,342 

 2,124,238 

 1,836,672 

 2,258,173 

 1,800,596 

 1,6-%, 894 

 1,4S0,705 



A'tmn. 

 1,751,242 

 1,479,747 

 1,537, .561 

 1,442.720 

 1,603,811 

 1,29^:.. 783 

 1,233,554 

 1,096,088 



Kiran. 

 l,.5i>3,174 

 f»S5. 118 

 6-J-.». :'.75 

 tilCH-sl 

 696. ■.;77 

 690,801 

 541.267 

 522,544 



£tran. 



99,228 

 64.301 

 6». 4.V2 

 .\\163 

 61,772 

 54.257 

 56.960 

 57, 121 



D0ME.STIC Te.vtile Industry in Japan. 



[From ofTicial reports of the Japanese Government.] 



YEARS. 



Ntimber of 



mnnufncturing 



households. 



Number of 

 looms. 



NTMBER OF WORKERS. 



Males. 



Females. 



Total. 



18W. 

 1897. 

 1890. 

 189-5. 

 1891. 



654, 196 

 66-5. 356 

 637. -523 

 660, 409 

 600,444 



946,413 

 947. 134 

 934,201 

 919,123 

 820,585 



52,860 

 54,119 

 67,334 

 57,S50 

 48, 175 



958,098 

 9^7.110 

 921, 3»i 

 9S,5.016 

 895, -116 



1.O10.95.S 

 1. Oil. 229 



BTj*. r30 

 1.04,i,,1S6 



943.601 



QuANTiTiRs AND Valurs of'Te.vtures Manuf actired IN Jap.vn, 1890 TO 1S98. 



[From ofl'icinl reports of the Jnp.inc.>;e Government.] 



FABRICS FOR CLOTHING. 



YEARS. 



1898. 

 l.S'.»7. 

 l.yi 



lv9.'> 



l-MH. 

 3893. 

 1892. 

 1891. 

 1890. 



Pieces. 



11,936,819 

 11.2).s,.510 

 »..>-97.756 

 8, 92.1, ysl 

 8,676,932 



(i, S(k), -'>.")9 

 5.710.4(11 

 4,832,296 

 4,154,4(» 



Value. 



Vcn. 

 6.1,113,314 



5I.9S:.S76 

 4.5.81' ■•■■ 

 41.(.. 



Pieces. 



64,644.915 



6' V<:-^ 1,000 



Value. 



SILK axd cotton 



UIXRD. 



ricces. Voluc. 



I'm. 



4."'. 136.6111 



6,47s.a:w 



.5. ^t'^.lXlt 



Pieces. I Valoc. 



Total value 



VrtK I 

 ii,o.v;.i5o :, 



2.762.919 



4.~48.<^*1 



1-. 



.:cs 111. oiu 



Note. — A piece of texture for clothing is, at an nvera.cre, 11} yards long and 3 yards and 5.6 inches vridc. 



