2346 



COMMERCIAL JAPAIIT. 



[December, 



Manufacture oe Matting and Mats in Japan. 

 [From official reports of the Japanese Government.] 



YEARS. 



Manufac- 

 turing 

 houseliold.s. 



Pieces. 



Value. 



MATS CALLED " GOZA.' 



MATTING CALLED 

 "HAXAGOZA." 



Pieces. 



Value. 



Rolls. 



Value. 



1897. 

 1896. 

 1895. 



1894. 



1892. 

 1887. 



101,093 10,777,037 

 If 5, 510, 855 

 t » 449, 457 



10, 669, 436 



109, 100 

 101,792 

 103, 044 

 88,084 



5,339,179 

 5, 326, 659 



Yen. 

 1, 953, 298 



I 1,911,300 

 2, 160, 667 

 1,506,518 



1,157,698 



1,231,853 

 647,664 



3,635,461 

 3, 555, 916 



I 3,279,163 



I 3,622,722 



I 8,537,891 



Yen. 

 564, 



491, 



423, 



431, 



449, 

 252, 



4.>4 

 489 



323 



686 



336 



192 

 335 



474, 898 

 533,203 



•'5,046 



340,508 



*>531 



577, 181 



bS.eiO 

 310, 287 



i>5,15-l 



Yen. 

 2,090,676 



3,217,4S2 



2, 180, 586 

 3,i:}5 



3,787,280 



3,00(5 



2,036,SW 



1,394 



563,800 



Total value. 



Yen. 

 4,608,428 



5,650,271 

 4,832,711 

 5,720,490 



3,627,022 



2,244,845 



899,999 



> Number of packages. 



i> Number of pieces. 



Pkoduction of Te.\ in Japan. 

 [From official reports of the Japanese Government.] 

 [1 kwan=8.28 pounds.] 



YEARS. 



1899 

 1898 

 1897 

 1896 



Number of 

 hou.sehold.s 

 engaged. 



621,590 

 774, 060 

 777, 944 

 762, 634 



' Bancha ' 



tea. 



Total. 



YEARS. 



Number of 

 household.s 

 '■ engaged. 



Tea. 



'Bancha" 

 tea. 



Kwan. 

 4,880,734 

 5, 990, 300 

 6. 074, 164 

 6, ai4, 549 



Kwan. 

 2,663,263 

 2, 453, 426 

 2,396,018 

 2,456,196 



Kwan. 

 7,543,997 

 8, 443, 726 

 8,470,182 

 8, 500, 745 



I Kwan. 



1895 736,775 6,248,813 



1894 1 705,928 , 5,2.i0,135 



1893 5,200,801 



1892 ' 4,986,468 



Ktran. 

 2, 450, 468 

 2,633,097 

 2,439.567 

 2,225,397 



I 



Total. 



Kuyin. 

 8, 69>^, 7S1 

 7,883,2:« 

 7,640,368 

 7,2U,865 



I 



Value of the Products of the Sea and River Fisheries of Japan. 

 [From official reports of the Japanese Government.] 



• No data. 



