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“...reasons :—(1) The erection
of a flour mill at Dairi, near Moji, operated by a powerful Japanese
company; (2) increased duties ; and (3) lack of tonnage from the
Pacific coast. Many vessels filled up completely with cargoes for
Hong-Kong and Manila, which paid higher rates of freight, and Japan
had to be content with what was left over in the way of room.
Future prospects are good. Japanese flour is not considered
satisfactory in quality or colour, nor can the local demand be supplied
by Japanese mills. Consequently there is a brisk market for imme-
diate shipments from Australia and the Pacific coast.
Wheat.—Wheat imports more than trebled the figures for 1911 ;
the advance was due to the establishment of the Dairi mill.
Pig iron.—The increased capacity of the furnaces at the Imperial
Government steel works at Wakamatsu is responsible for a 70 per
cent, increase in the imports of pig iron. Small quantities are now
being imported from British India. A certain amount finds its way
to Saga and...”
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