2348 



COM.AIEECIAL JAPAX. 



[Decelmbeh, 



CCRREXT PkICES OF PRINCIPAL ARTICLES IX THE CiTY OF ToKYO DCTvIXG THE YeARS 1890-1899. 

 [From official reports of the Japanese Government.] 



ARTICLES. 



Rice... 

 Biirley . 

 Kye.... 



Wl-.cn.t. 

 IVn -c . . 



Unit of 

 quantity. 



Kokii.. 

 ....do. 



.do .. 



do... 



do... 



100 kin . . 



do. 



do. 



Kwan . 

 100 kin 



.do. 

 .do. 

 .do . 

 .do. 



.do . 



.do. 



.do. 



do. 



Piece . . 



do. 



do. 



S';y ( Jp.fiimcs? sar.ce) 



g:i ke, common (rice wine) 



Tc.;. 



Toiweco: 



Lciif 



Cut 



Bo;i i to.s 



Beef 



Suj^ar: 



Wliite, Japanese 



Wl.ite, forei;,'n 



Brown, Jap.'<nese , 



Brown, foreign 



Cotton: 



Raw, Japanese 



Raw, forei;rn 



Spun, Japanese 



Spun , foreign 



Blenched 



Tc.xlnre 



Goods, wliite 



Silk, raw: 



Sni)orior quality 



Middle (juality 



Inferior quality 



Texture, Kilk, called "hanairo" 



Taffetas ( " kaiki " ) 



riax 



Indig.), dry 



Iron: 



Japanese , 



European 



Pine wood (1 .sq. "riiaku" by 2 "ken" long). 



Cypress, Japanese (same dimensions) 



Pine boards (6 "bu" thick) 



Cypress boards (4 "bu" thick) 



Oil for burning 



Petroleum 



Coal 



Wood (for burning) I 10 kwan . . 



Charcoal ' do 



Paper, Jaiianose: I 



Called "niino" 480 leaves. 



(Jailed "lianshi" 200 leaves. 



Manure: 



Dried sardines 10 kwan .. 



Refu.se of lierrings do 



Residuum of vegetable oil do 



100 kin 



do. 



do. 



Piece .. 



do. 



100 kin 

 Kwan . 



do. 



do. 



Piece . . 



do. 



Tsubo . 



do. 



Koku., 

 Cask... 

 Ton..., 



1890 



Yen. 



8.8-1 

 3.94 



1891 



Yen. 

 7.35 

 3.4G 



4. 98 

 5.32 

 1.8-5 

 9.23 

 VI. KA 

 2S.54 



18.33 



30.23 



1.30 



7.18 



7.47 



G.87 



16. 97 



21.13 

 18.18 



31.93 



3.12 



2.70 



20.00 



.85 



.26 



.20 



2. 05 



2. 24 



.;'i0 



.24 



24.19 



1.86 



1.71 

 2.42 



5. 27 

 4.91 

 1.2-5 

 10.72 

 11. .OS 

 21. C8 



11.15 

 19.13 



1.52 



7.28 

 6.45 

 5.78 

 4.42 



IS. a5 

 17.38 

 21.27 

 30.65 



1892 



Yen. 

 7.47 

 3.28 



6.21 

 4.81 

 1.19 

 10.08 

 12.36 

 28.77 



13.92 



2.5.33 



1.84 



1893 



1834 



7.10 I 

 7.12 I 

 C.74 

 4.30 



18.15 



17.31 



24.23 



29.31 



.25 



.26 



.28 



l.<i3 

 2. 10 

 19. 19 

 1.69 



.57 



.23 



2.10 



2.01 



.40 



.21 



23.25 



1.67 



.91 

 .15 



1.69 

 2.29 



2.42 



2.53 



22.26 



2.67 



.29 



2.54 



2.07 



.35 



.32 



18.62 



1.68 



4.54 



.23 



.60 



.83 

 .15 



1.95 

 2.16 



Yen. 

 7.49 

 3.07 



5.15 

 5. CO 

 1.14 

 10.30 

 13.1:0 

 27.72 



1.5. Gl 

 23. C3 

 1.44 



9.19 



8.22 

 7.70 

 5.31 



19.23 



17.85 



26. bO 



32.86 



.24 



.30 



.30 



2. 68 

 2.67 

 26.37 

 1.57 



.11 



3.22 



2.62 



.37 



.29 



22.10 



1.75 



4.5t 



.23 



.61 



.86 

 .16 



1.73 

 2.22 



Yen. 

 8.93 

 3.72 

 5.34 

 5.58 

 5.90 

 .81 

 10.78 

 16. 5S 

 27.25 



20. C3 



25. 75 



1.70 



11. €3 



,8.04 



9.0;; 



7.75 

 4.72 



20.40 



is.rs 



28.97 



39.15 



.25 



.38 



.39 



747. .50 



727.50 



707.50 



3.03 



3.25 



26.00 



1.38 



.37 



.25 



2.88 



2.66 



.42 



.26 



23.85 



1.77 



6.80 



.19 



.51 



.17 



2.02 

 2.29 

 1.59 



1S05 



YriK 



8. 63 

 3.51 

 4.51 

 4.60 

 .5.81 

 1.09 

 10.72 

 13.92 

 2&.1Z 



Z',.7o 



31.75 



2.66 



13.75 



7.44 

 9. OS 

 6.93 

 3.82 



21.78 



20.25 



28.82 



38.92 



.33 



.88 



.39 



705.83 



649.31 



599.31 



4.22 



3.94 



33.24 



1.95 



.85 



.24 



3.40 



2.39 



.54 



.39 



27.08 



2.23 



7.05 



.20 



.89 



.96 

 .21 



l.«4 

 2.48 

 1.71 



1896 



1897 



8.32 

 8.e^ 

 8.00 

 4.46 



22.73 



22.01 



30.83 



38.63 



.28 



.32 



.34 



795.00 



732.50 



689.25 



4.42 



6. .56 



29.55 



2.03 



.37 



.25 



4. 36 



4.10 



.67 



.52 



29.76 



2.20 



5.93 



.22 



lilO 



.86 

 .19 



2.35 

 2.98 

 1.79 



12.17 

 8.01 

 8.21 

 5.18 



21.51 



22.79 



28.73 



36.81 



.27 



3.26 



3.43 



878.75 



8J3.75 



808.75 



3.49 



3.96 



28.63 



1.S9 



.27 



.28 



4.70 



5.70 



.79 



.(to 



32.72 

 2.10 

 9.16 

 .30 

 1.17 



1.31 

 .25 



2.39 

 2.95 

 1.93 



1898 



Yen. 



14.42 



C.16 



7.C5 



8.10 



7.88 



2. SI 



11.53 



2S.99 



*5.21 



37.67 

 46.00 

 3. 58 

 15.92 



15.05 

 8.P9 

 8.40 

 5.85 



20.19 



19.38 



24.50 



31.85 



.25 



.37 



.38 



940.00 



888.13 



856.25 



3.73 



4.38 



M.82 



1.62 



.48 



.28 



4.55 



4.78 



.65 



..55 



31.30 



2.08 



9.77 



.28 



1.18 



1.70 



.28 



3.90 

 3.57 

 2.00 



1S90 



Yen. 

 10. a5 

 4.53 

 6.58 

 7.45 

 7.32 

 2.48 

 12.42 

 32. .57 

 36.91 



49.17 



40.83 



3.47 



20.40 



16. CC 

 8.83 

 7.84 

 7.14 



29.07 



23.39 



29.74 



102.97 



.27 



.43 



.43 



811.85 

 794. -24 

 776.28 

 9.33 

 8.88 

 43.55 

 2.06 



.12 



.17 



4.07 



4.30 



.61 



.f5 



35.04 



2.84 



5.96 



.22 



1.25 



1.75 

 .26 



2.44 

 S.38 

 2.14 



Note.— The prices of the above table arc average prices, calculated on the basis of prices current during the months of March. June, September, and 

 December. For years prior ti 1891 the averages arc based on current quotations returned three times a month. For 1S93 the prices relate to the second half year. 

 Koku=4.9G23 bushels; kin = 1.3251 pounds; kwan=8.2S17 pounds; tsubo =3.9533 square yards. 



ToT.\L riJODrcr ok Min'e.s Oi'eu.\ted in Jap.\x by the St.\te and Private Ixdividuam during the Years from 1891 to 1898. 



[From official reports of the Japanese Government.] 



NAMES OF MINER.^LS. 



Metallic .substances, melted or prepared quantities: 



Giild 



Si 1 ver 



C 



I 

 Lead 



ppcr. 



1891 



Antlm.iiiy 



Tin 



Maugnnc'se 



Tin powder 



Ars'.'uic 



('•■l'I"-.'i^ 



Suliihati' of copper. 



Mi'i'ciiry 



Iti'd (ic!icr 



Si;li>burat( d iron. . . 



Noniiii'l'iilic sul)stan('i's 



Coal 



Ounces. 



22, 548 



1,890,010 



A'jcfOi. 



5,061,631 



4,616,785 



213,735 



16, 6.56 



•5S;'.,97S 



11,.«»7 



•> 859, .521 



1,296 



151,521 



6.01.S I 



I' 45 I 



4,. 520 I 



1892 



Ounces. 



21,. 5-10 



1.916, .5-19 



Kunn. 



8,536,061 



6,031,466 



236, 850 



11,232 



•357,637 



11.011 



fc 1,338, 200 



16,^5 

 <';i,9'.5 



i;ro.-i.s quantities: 



Tnn.<i. 

 3,168.875 



Pit n vlcnin '■ 520, 480 



Itrlni-toiK' I >• 5, 817. 746 



(ir.iiihitc 65.5,8.51 



As|.linlt ■ 1 , :;69 



Alum I 1,2S5 



Crystal i 2. 363 



3,170,810 



h'irnii. 



<> .537, 6 10 



''5,462, MS 



ltH),U7« 



1893 



Ounces. 



24,150 



2.229,906 



Ktran. 



4,797,809 



4,53.5,306 



29:?, 6.5:5 



32,514 



•40:'.,4!-T) 



10,115 



''3,771,842 



1804 



Ounces. 



25, .5,53 



2. 338, 223 



Kifmi. 



5. 308, S40 



6, 182. 127 



38<>, 043 



107, 366 



•311.602 



10,301 



»> 3, 558, 518 



201,046 



1.43-1 

 210.767 



'-■.570 



431 



'■116, ,531 



Toun. 



3,317,104 



A'lCfiii. 



>>4;!7.610 



>'6,370.30'2 



6, 9(H) 



412 



kl. 374, 256 



71)11.0. 



4.261,218 



A'iran. 



>>6.07'J,4I0 



»>5,001,147 



290, 400 



1895 



IS9G 



Ounces. 



23. 101 

 2. 326, 699 

 AVrtii. 

 6,09.'<,0S5 

 6.87?,.T'6 



51 '.'.Kv! 



170. -IS 



"i2!N"> 

 »> 4, ets"?. 20'3 



1,9.\5 

 22, 343 



l-l^ 



•■1,686,519 



Tim*. 



4.766.670 



A"iri7i). 



•^ 5. 979. .'^''0 



«'4.141.480 



20,442 



Ounces. 



31,981 

 2. 07.'*, 396 

 Kicaii. 

 6,a>l,;538 

 7, 293. .'>79 

 .■>:i.ii!) 

 i:;:. 712 



'h'. :''>3 

 »'4,7.S2.-.'23 



iso; 



Otmres. 



:-.3..3S5 

 1.74.S609 



6. 437, 155 



7.'.'irr.\ 



•4.112,239 



1.609 

 231.236 



3.477 

 1. 120 



463 



2. .5% 



»■ 1.806.048 



Titn.o. 



5,019,689 



A"irtJii, 



•■8. 3.36. 000 



»3, 338,140 



67,312 



714 

 9,612 



T\)i>s. 

 » 6. 888, 157 

 A'iran. 

 k 9, 248. 840 

 8.621.899 

 kl03,9S4 



ISOS 



Omncrf. 



•S,(V 



2.112 



Tl.'S*. 



«>6.t>96,0;3 



A'»r<in. 



» 11.229. 'V'*!* 



2. 7.52.*- ■ > 



••92, 1- J 



> Sulphur. 



•> Gross quantities. 



