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“............. 7—Exports.................................................................................................... 51 8.—Distribution of trade '............................................................................ 53 9.—Shipping .............................................................................................. 5E> 10.—Foreign residents ............................................................................... 5(i Kobe Consular district— 11.—Cotton spinning mills ...................................................................... 57 Osaka Consular district— 12.—Principal factories, average wages, &c............................................ 59...”
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“...which yarns were able to command throughout the year; mills were worked to their utmost capacity and had a most prosperous year. The table on page 57 shows the present working capacity and financial position of the mills. At the moment of writing, however, the impression seems to be that China has over-bought., and though the current year (1906) may still show satisfactory results, next year probably will not. Of all the cotton that came to Japan last -year Kobe imported nearly 80 per cent., the proportion of Indian being 56 per cent, in quantity and 53 per cent, in value. More Indian cotton came to Kobe than to other ports. Direct Mention has already been made as to the possibility, in one imports to reSpect, of- Kobe and Osaka interfering one with the other, and Osaka. that on account of direct imports to the latter place of raw material. Seeing that Osaka has now harbour accommodation for ocean- going steamers and that the cotton mills in the neighbourhood of that city use by far the greatest...”
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“... as being a considerably larger industrial centre, but the Kanegafuchi cotton mill of Kobe, the largest and perhaps the most enterprising in Japan, influences the trade con- siderably by the quality and prices of its yarn. The spinning industry in Japan was most prosperous in 1905, the profits realised by the mills and the quotations for their shares reaching unexpectedly high figures. Very low prices ruled at the beginning of the year for both Indian and American cotton, Indian "broach" cotton fetching only 22. 9s. per picul (133 J lbs.) and American good middling 22. 15s. Yarns, however, remained firm, notwithstanding this low figure, owing to the sound pojition of the mills, whose output was sold as far ahead as the middle of the year. The quotation for "Two Blue Fish " brand was 112. lis. per bale of 400 lbs., June delivery ; a comparison of this price with the prices quoted above for raw cotton will show how great were the profits made by the spinning companies. With temporary f...”
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“...the Far Eastern markets by the United Kingdom they merit closer attention. A great part are also goods manufactured with machinery (more particularly cotton spinning machinery) imported from the United Kingdom; which, in that line, seems to have practically secured the monopoly. In 1905 the export of cotton manufactures from Osaka amounted to 1,007,5442., an increase of 380,5222.-over the previous year. A table (Annex 11) shows the capital invested in and the output, &c., of the various cotton mills of Osaka included with others within this Consular district. Coiton yams. 6,813,649 lbs. more of cotton yarns, with an increased value of 256,8432., were exported in 1905, the whole export, valued at 668,4732., being divided between Corea and China. Eeiined In refined copper there was a marked decrease in the export to copper. Hong-Kong in 1905. The increased export to China, to the extent of some 900,0002., showed an advance in value over 1904 of 860,0001....”
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“...4,701,312 ! 31,366 10,697 7,108,412 1 48,489 12,99?,720 | 92,703 ! 144,036 + 7,325 - 3,537 + 24,883 + 41,633 + 48,150 + 15,S54 + 3,251 + 2I,8C0 + 61,278 + 63,350 v—/ Tonl ......... 235,035 161,862 327,401 + 118,413 + 105,539 Machinery— "t urning lathes Cotton spinning All other ...... 7,133 34,158 234,111 37,092 25,624 243.43) 200,423 102,301 550,091 + 274,679 + 60,rS3 + 331,756 + 253,331 + 70,677 + 306,65S Total ... 275,432 300,149 942,815 + 666,518 + 036,666 Provisions— Condensed mills ... ... Dozens ... 145,030 Fresh eggs ...... ... Thousands Flour... ...... ... Lbs. Canned provisions ... All other ...... 35,828 45,351 398,057 28,929 190,179 25,397 79,524,872 46,213 ' 25,860 293,548 173,119 32,485 270,120* 3,064,428 97,603,908 65,927 40 275 396,600 51,022 1 95,447 J + 32,712 7,295 + 196,067 + 94,246 * + 19,714 + 14,415 -i- 103,061 - 122,097 + 02,902 Total ......... 508,168 571,225 649,280 + 315,720 + 78,055 Silk, manufactures of— Satins, velvets, silk and cotton mixtures...”
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“...Annex 11.—Beturn of Cotton Spinning Mills in the Kobe Consular District, showing the Working Capacity and Financial Position for the Half-year ending December 31, 1905. « CU Number. Capital. Capital Paicl up. Reserve Fund. Amount. Fixed Pl'°fl'for CaPitaL Months. Profit Carried Forward. Quantity Produced. Cotton Con- sumed. Stock. Name of Mill. Spindles. Looms. Interest 1'aid. Expenses. Yarn. Cloth. Cotton. Cloth. Yarn. i 1 Yen Yen. Yen. Yen. Yen. Yen. Yen. Yen. Bales. Bales. Yen. Yen. Yen. Dsaka— Kanepafuchi Boseki* ' 217,410 5,803,400 5,803,400 2,801,418 7.524.208 1,506,420 158,494 81,992 1,352,495 89,700 106,254 2,279,328 198 63,329 Amagasaki Boseki ... 45,212 750,000 750,000 900,000 690,105 278,414 30,313 312,535 9,397 10,704 798,599 22,092 Fukushima Boseki ... j 30,308 ... 505,000 505,000 80,000 863.500 65,755 4,507 44 966 258,611 15,467 17,046 732,540 62,067 Kanekin Weaving 47,272 1,006 2,000,000 1,399,975 271,000 1,389,930 118,107 15,813 50,080...”
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“...j 2,614 18,513 Total ...... 1,188,740 Best of Japan ...... 241,977 29,418,850 10,019,715 ) 6,737,470 ] Grand total ... 1,430,717 Number of spindles in Japan in 1895 ...... 818,741 1 ... i ... j ... ! ... : j::: * Yards. Note.—Value of yen, 2s. 0*d.; 1 bale = 400 lbs. English. The corton mills within the Kobe Consular District;, as represented by the number of spindles, represent practically two-thirds of the whole industry in Japan, the increase in which since 1895 is from 818,741 to 1,430,717 spindles. The total number of spindles in China in 1903 was 619,648—less than half the number of Japan. As the result of the last half-year's working, the large mills, notably the " Kanegafuchi " and u Scttsu," intend to increase their number of spindles, the former by a number not yet decided and the " Settsu " by 30,000. The projected increase will doubtless be voted for by the shareholders, though the tendency, according to the Japanese papers, is for a demand for more dividends...”