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ill 1895, 71,350,747 yen. Cotton yarn was manufactured in 1886 to the extent of 785,424 kwan ; in 1892, 10,338,411 kwan ; in 1894, 14,620,008 kwan ; in 1895, 18,411,094 kwan.
In 1891 there were 377,501 fishing-boats, and 2,508,361 persons wholly or partially engaged in fishing. Some of the products were : — (1895) salt lish, 6,759,975 kwan; dried fish, &c., 16,260,478 kwan; fish manure, 44,669,571 kwan ; fish oil, 1,519,279 kwan ; sea-weed, &c., 7,169,522 kwan.
Commerce.
The following table shows the value of the foreign trade of Japan for five years : —
Imports Exports
1893
1894
Yen Yen
89,355,338 |l21, 677,263
1895
1896
Yen
Yen
1897
Yen 138, 674,842'171, 674,474 219,300,772
90,419,909 113,308,997 i 136,186,328117,842,760:163,135,0771
In 1896 the imports subject to duty were of the value of 130,431,093 yen, and the duty-free 41,243,380 yen. The exports subject to duty amounted to 50,595,375 yen, and the duty-free exports to 64,020,407 yen.
The commercial intercourse of Japan was mainly with the followino- countries, and to the following values in two years : —
Countries
Imports from
Exports to 1
1896
1897
1896
1897
United States
British America .
Great Britain
China . . . .
France ...
East Indies and Sim a
Germany ....
Korea
Hongkong ....
Russia
' Switzerland.
1 Italy
1 Austria ....
Australia ....
Holland ....
- Belgium ....
Yen
16,373,420
51,524
59,251,780
21,344,521
7,682,346
22,720,699
17,183,953
5,118,025
9,133,777
1,416,848
2,534,217
182,923
40,400
835,046
62,799
3,106,094
Yen
27,030,537
129,129
65,406,266
29,265,845
5,147,591
30,966,898
18,143,279
8,864,359
12,027,197
1,907,585
2,555,904
213,266
8.0,943
897,050
57,992
3,173,218
Yen
31,532,341
1,594,045
9,012,398
13,823,844
19,027,389
4,547,544
2,972,1.36
3,367,693
19,965,900
1,910,581
617,707
2,609,106
539,278
1,458,253
231,221
111,467
Yen
52,436,404
2,054,619
8,481,195
21,325,065
26,213,654
5,585,798
2,207,018
5,196,572
25,390,293
2,039,342
897,046
2,981,889
258,371
1,875,169
261,023
109,311
The recorded quantities and values are ascertained from shipping documents and in- voices, the values in the case of exports being given as the market values in Japan, and of imports as the values in the countries of purchase, exclusive of the cost of tran.sport in- surance, (fee. The prime origin and ultimate destination, as far as they are known, are re- corded as disclosed in the shipping documents.
The foreign commerce of Japan is carried on through the open ports of Yokohama, Kobe, Osaka, Nagasaki, Hakodate, Niigata, and 13 other ports. The following table shows the chief articles of the foreign commerce, including exports of foreign produce and imports of home produce, for 1896 and 1897 :—
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