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“...- 4,01-7,202 + 5,641,341 + 1,594,139
The three leading ports of the Empire are Yokohama, Kobe and Relative
Osaka. Yokohama occupies the premier position, more particularly importance of
in the matter of exports, and the volume of its trade, outward and 1 s"
inward combined, exceeded that of Kobe in 1906 by over 4,800,0001.
As a result of the political and other events of the past decade, Japan's
commercial interests are largely extending southward through China,
westward through Korea and Manchuria, and northward to Siberia
and Saghalien. Her commercial centre of gravity has not, however,
so far shifted. The three great ports above-mentioned, though
not geographically in closest proximity to these regions, in 1906 dealt
with seven-eighths of the country's exports, as they did in 1903
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“...Mojiri," meltons, coatings, trouserings, fancy tweeds, &c.,
are in rapidly increasing consumption, but the trade in them for
1906 was not altogether satisfactory to the Japanese buyers, as
despite the increased consumption and advancing prices in the
producing centres, the supplies imported exceeded the demand, and
large stocks have to be carried over to 1907. A greatly increased
off-take of union cloths can be recorded, owing to the large export of
caps and hats made from this material to Manchuria and China
generally. Values of these woollen and worsted fabrics ruled about
5 to 6 per cent, above the prices current in 1905. Customs statistics
show that about 85 to 90 per cent, of the above cloths came from
the United Kingdom. Contracts for 1907 arrival are reported to
be large.
In cashmeres again the consumption demand has been over-
supplied and the stocks carried over as " second-hands " are reported
to be heavy. Flannels show some advance, both in quantity and
value, on the previous...”
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“...customers for this product,
the United Kingdom coming third.
Japanese cotton exports have probably a future before them. Cotton
They already represent a respectable sum—in 1906, 159,3242.—and exports,
each year shows a steady advance. The market for yarns is
practically Far Eastern, specially Chinese, but tissues are exported
in small quantities to Europe, America and Australia.
The total value of sugar exports was 412,2662. against 60,8862. Sugar
for 1905, the principal markets being China, Manchuria and Korea, exports.
Every encouragement is being given to native refineries. The
revised'law in force for two years from April 1, 1907, allows to
licensed refiners a rebate varying from 2s. to 3s. llfi. per
picul (133J lbs.) on the amount of raw sugar imported to be refined
in Japan for domestic consumption, less such amount as fails to
reach Dutch Standard No. 15, and a rebate varying from 3s. 4\d.
to 4s. Id. per picul on similar sugar re-exported.
The following table shows the share of the...”
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“...32,291 „ ' Hong-Kong and China; small rtllDTlfltT, tft TlTlltlKI Qt^toc
8,146 UUnQtiby GO UUiEcU ututcb To Philippines, Australia
61,854 70,474 United States, China, United Kingdom, &c.
12,108 12,813 United States take largest quantity
5,104
8,964
15,052 Mostly to Philippines
7,042
54,106 64388
12,945 10,005 Hawaii, China, United States, United
14,470 Kingdom
4,618
42,007 31,735 To China, Hawaii, Korea, United States
8,613 „ China and Korea
6,554
52,942 Principally to China and Korea, Manchuria
7,944
14,372 United States, British America, &e.
21,889 23,635
17,776 14,301 United States, China, &c.
16,773 14,378 Entirely Eastern trade ; one-half to China
29,547 29,967 United States, United Kingdom
21,242 17,603 United Kingdom, United States, France
87,643 72,691 At least 17 countries are purchasers
64,668 54,426 More than half to United States, one-eighth to China; also to Korea, United Kingdom,
10,446 and Asiatic Russia 10,318 United States, United Kingdom, &e.
9,084 13,794
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