1901.] 



COMMEECIAL JAPAN. 



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Quantities and Values of Textures Manufactured in Japan, 1890 to 1898— Continued. 



FABRICS FOR SASILES, GIRDLES, ETa 



KoTK.— .^ piece of fabric for sashes or girdles is, at an average, 41|^ yards long. The width varies according to the sex and age of the respective rHrr-<;:i- for 

 whom the good.s are destined. 



Cotton Spinning in Japan by Means of European Machinery. 



[From official reports of the Japanese Government.] 



[1 kwan=8.28 pounds; 1 sen=^ yen.] 



YEARS. 



Number of 

 companies. 



Number of 

 spindles. 



1899. 



1898. 

 1897. 

 1896. 

 1895. 

 1891. 

 1893. 

 1892. 



2,074,475 

 1,027,817 

 768,328 

 692,384 

 518, 736 

 476, 123 

 381, 781 

 385, 314 



Quantities of 

 cotton spun. 



Kuan. 

 43, 113, 790 

 32, 163, 239 

 26,134,120 

 20,58.5,485 

 18,437,011 

 14,620,008 

 10, OCO. 744 

 9,977,208 



Quantities of 

 cotton used. 



Spinning 

 waste. 



Kican. 



51,024,761 



42,544.656 



32,068.243 



24, 875. 087 



21,771.316 



17,179,274 



11,531,307 



12,240,733 



6.163.707 

 4,980,687 

 3,706.510 

 2. &i?. 729 

 2.!-23,:»l 

 : •■ :;3 

 ■19 

 . 116 



YEARS. 



Waste of 

 cotton. 



1899 



1898 

 1897, 

 1896 

 1895 

 1894 

 1893 

 1892, 



Kivan. 

 756, 306 

 558,409 



1, 177, 099 

 328, 666 

 251,879 

 192, 017 

 298, 466 

 .30-1, 851 



l| 



HORSE POWER OF MOTORS. 



Steam. 



Water. 



33,626 



26, 301 

 19, 244 

 14, 781 

 12,439 

 8,U0 

 8,604 



1,819 



1,352 

 660 

 187 

 317 

 470 

 435 



Coal con- 

 sumed. 



Tons. 



449,728 

 370,P.t6 

 241.791 

 216, 142 

 156,616 

 132, 120 

 84,660 

 90,389 



DAILY AVERAGE WAGES 

 PER WORKER. 



Male. 



s^. 



22.9 

 19.7 

 18.0 

 17.1 

 17.4 

 17.4 



Female. 



Sen. 



13.6 

 liO 

 9.9 

 8.9 

 9.4 

 3.9 



Manufacture of Paper in Japan. 



[From official reports of the Japanese Government.] 



Note.— One shime of paper contains 10 soku, and each soku 10 jio. One jio of "mino" paper contains 48 sheets; 1 jiu of hanshi paper 20 sheets. 



