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GENERAL VIE
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COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
IN THE
EMPIRE OF JAPAN.
PUBLISHED BY
THE BUREAU OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY,
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND
COMMERCE, JAPAN.
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PREFACE.
The Empire of Japan, appreciating this
grand opportunity of the World's Colum-
bian Exposition to be held next year in
Chicago, United States of America, places
before the world her industry and agricul-
ture. To endeavor to give, in the work of
this Mnd, the full insight into the actual
condition of the commerce and industry of
this country, would v a too voluminous and
far less convenient. This little volume, how-
ever insignificant, is intended to furnish
the brief outlines, entitled " General View
of Commerce and Industry in the Empire
of Japan." Any advantage derived from
this narrow scope will be of no small credit
to the effort of the Department.
The Bureau of Commerce and Industry,
Department of Agriculture
and Commerce, Japan.
De^mbek, 1892,
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CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
General Observations.
Geographical Position— Boundaries — General Features &
Divisions — Area & Population — Mountain Chains —
Rivers — Harbours — Cities — Climate — Railway — Post —
Telegraph — Maritime Communications — Coinage —
Weights & Measures — Industry — Commerce 1-69
CHAPTER II.
Foreign Trade.
1. Foreign Trade before the Ansei Period— 2. Foreign
Trade after the Ansei Period 70-104
CHAPTER III.
Commodities Exported from & Imported to.
1. Principal Commodities Exported from (divided into
22 classes & with the Directory of the Exporters &
Manufacturers of each class) — 2. Principal Com-
modities Imported to (divided into 12 classes & with
the Directory of the Importers of each class) 105-332
CHAPTER IV.
Custom House, Minister & Consul. 333*392
CHAPTER V.
Japanese and American Trade* ... *. 393-435
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II CONTENTS.
CHAPTER VI.
Chambers of Commerce 436-439
CHAPTER VII.
Commercial Si Industrial Unions Si Associations 440-449
CHAPTER VIII.
Exchnng«i 450-456
CHAPTER IX.
Banks .. ... ...457-466
CHAPTER X.
Joint -Stock Companies, Manufactories & Workshops ...467-476
CHAPTER XI.
Commercial Si Industrial Schools, Training Schools
& Newspapers & Magazines 477-485
CHAPTER XII.
Mercantile and Industrial Museums 4S6-4SS
Index 4S9-492
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COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
IN
JAPAN.
CHAPTER I.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
Geogr*- The Empire of Japan occupies its position
position, in the North Pacific to the east of the Asiatic
Continent. It extends from 24° 6' N. lat. (the southern
extremity of Haterma Island in the Eiukiu group)
to 50° 56' N. lat. (the northern extremity of Araito
Island in the Chishima or the Kuriles) and from
122° 45- E. long, (the western extremity of Yonakuni
Island in the Eiukiu group) to 156° 32' E. long,
(the eastern extremity of Shiumshu Island in the
Kurile group).
Boundaries. The Empire, which consists of the four
great islands and numerous smaller islands, is sepa-
rated on the north-west by the Sea of Japan from the
Russian Manchuria and the Corean Peninsura. On
the north, it is separated from the Eussian territory
by Saghalien Island and the Strait of Nicholaevsk, and
on the north-east, the group of the Kurile Islands
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extends to the Kamtchatka in the Eussian dominion.
On the south-east, the Empire is bordered by the
Pacific Ocean, the vast expanse of which intervenes
the Empire and the United States of Nortih America.
On the south-west, the dominion of the Fmpire in-
cludes the Eiukiu Islands and extends southward in
the direction of the Formosa and South China.
GrdmS7 The extent of the Empire from
north-east to south-west is about 500 ri and its
breadth varies from, 30 to 60 ri.
The Honshiu, the largest of the four great islands,
occupies the central position.
The Shikoku lies in the south ; the Kiushiu in the
west ; and the Hokkaido in the north. The provinces
of the Empire are divided, exclusive of those of the
Kinai, into eight great circuits seven of which are
contained in the Honshiu, Kiushiu, and Shikoku.
The remaining circuit is the Hokkaido, which com-
prises the provinces of Oshima, Shiribeshi, Ishikari,
Teshio, Kitami, Iburi, Hitaka, Tokachi, Kushiro,
Nemuro, and Chishima. The Tokaido comprises the
provinces on the east coast of the Honshiu, viz., Iga,
Ise, Shima, Owari, Mikawa, Totomi, Suruga, Kai,
Idsu, Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kadsusa, Shimosa, and
Hitachi. The TosandO includes the provinces lying
behind the Tokaido and extending eastward to the
Sea of Japan; viz., Omi, Mino, Hida, Shinano,
Kodsuke, Shimodsuke, Iwaki, Iwashiro, Eikuzen,
Eikuchiu, Mutsu, Wuzen, and Wugo. The Hoku-
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rikttdo 4$omprke& the provinces on the 86a of Japan
to tlte nofrth of the TosandO, viz., Wakasa, Echizen/
Eaga, Noto, Etchiu, Echigo, and Sado. The Kinai
comprises the provinces situated along the south-,
western boundary-line of the three circuits of the
TokaidO, T(5sando, and Hokurikudo ; viz., Yamashiro,
Tamato, Eawachi, Idsumi, and Settsu. The Sanindo
dofcnprises the provinces on the Sea of Japan and west
of the Kinai; viz., Tanba, Tango, Tajima, Inaba, Hoki,
Idzumo, Iwami, and Oki. The Sanyodo comprises
the provinces lying to the south of the Sanindo and
on the north shore of the Inland Sea; viz.,"Harima,
Mimasaka, Bizen, Bitchiu, Bingo, Aki, Suwo, and
Nagato. The Natikaido includes, in addition to the
provinces in the Shikoku, a province projecting into
the sea southward from the Kinai ; viz., Kii, Awaji,
Awa, Sanuki, Iyo, and Tosa. The Saikaido includes
all the provinces in the Kiushiu; viz., Chikuzen,
Chikugo, Buzen, Bungo, Hizen, Higo, Hiuga, Osumi,
and Satsuma,
Besides the four great islands, the chain of the
Kuriles (Chishima) extends northward from the
eastern coast of the Hokkaido, while the group of
the Biuklu and other islands, including the Tanega-
shima, Gshima, and Yakushima, extends southwards
from the southern extremity of the Kiushiu in the
direction of the Formosa.
In the Sea of Japan, the islands of the Sado ancF
Oki are situated ;• in the strait between the Kiushkt
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and Corea, the Tsushima and Iki ; on the west coast
of the Kiushiu, the Hirado, Goto, and Amakusa ; and in
the Pacific Ocean ; the Hachijojima and Ogasawara-
jima (Bonin Islands). The Inland Sea, which lies
between the Honshiu and Shikoku, contains a group
of innumerable islands, including the Awajishiina,
Shodoshima, Oshima, Kurahashijima, Itsukushima,
and Nomishima, the beautiful passage through them
is world famous.
poplUiol Tbe following statement shows the area,
population, and coast-line of the Honshiu and other
islands : —
Division.
Circum-
Area.
Popula-
Population
per
ference.
tion.
sq. ri.
Honshiu
2,475.46
sq. n.
14,571.12
30,715,265
2,108
Shikoku
675.81
1,180.67
2,879,260
2,440
Kiushiu
1,846.86
2,617.54
5,755,958
2,199
Hokkaido (The
■
main island.) ...
The Kuriles. (32
628.51
5,061.90
. 293,714
48
islands)
613.21
1,033.46
Sado
53.30
56.33
111,633
1,982
OJri
75.97
21.89
33,932
1,550
Awaji
40.88
86.69
190,195
5,184
Iki
37.25
8.63
35,711
4,138
Tsushima
206.22
44.72
31,719
709
Biukiu group. (55
islands)
315.06
156.91
405,031
2,581
Ogasawara group.
(17 islands). ...
Total
60.58
4.50
1,043
232
7,029.11
24,794.36
40,453,461
1,632
There is another Administrative division, and
though it had undergone several changes it com-
prises at present one Administrative Board (Hok-
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kaido), three Fa, viz.,— Toky5, Kyoto, Osaka, 43 Ken
(prefectures), viz : — Kanagawa, Hyogo, Nagasaki, Nii-
gata, Saitama, Gumma, Chiba, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Nara,
Miye, Aichi, Shidsuoka, Yamanashi, Shiga, Gifu,
Nagano, Miyagi, Fukushima, Iwate, Aomori, Yama-
gata, Akita, Fukui, Ishikawa, Toyama, Tottori,
Shimane, Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Waka-
yama, Tokushima, Kagawa, Yehime, KOchi, Fukuoka,
Oita, Saga, Kumamoto, Miyazaki, Kagoshima, and
Okinawa.
• These are subdivided into 804 Gun (districts), 42
Shi (cities), 15,732 Ch5 and Son (towns and villages),
each of them has its own administrative organ.
^ciuum!" Alm°st every part of the Empire is moun-
tainous, forming several mountain chains.
The one rising in Saghalien Island runs southward,
and the other beginning from Chishima (Kuriles
Islands) goes westward. These two chains meet
in Hokkaido (main island) intersecting each other,
and crossing the channel from Oshima Peninsula,
run to Honshiu, and thence to Southern Tosando.
Passing through Kinai and separating SanindO and
SanyOdO get in to the western Kiushiu, and there
making a turn, stop in the southwestern part. In
their course, they branch off into three ranges
and form what is called Honshiu (main land) moun-
tain ranges. The one that, passes through Ou
enters into Shinano and Kai, and thence travers-
ing Tokaido, assumes conspicuous appearance in Idsu
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quid goes over to Ogasawarajima (Bonin Islands).
That one which extends over Kiushiu, rises in Noto
Peninsula, and runs by the eastern bank of Biwa lake.
Another one extends from Central Japan to Shina-
no, Hida, KOzuke, and Shimozuke. Beside these,
there are two ranges ; the one that rises in tfye central
part of Ki-i province runs along the coast of Totomi
Nada, and passing through Izu makes its appearance
inAwa; the other passes over to Sado Island from
the northern extremity of Noto Peninsula. Shikoku
r^nge, extending from Kii province, crosses Shikoku,
thus, forming the boundary line of northern and
southern Shikoku provinces, and unites with the
Kiushiu ranges.
Kiushiu ranges comprises the following : the one
lies between Hizen, Chikuzen, and Buzen provinces,
and the other forming the spinal column of Kiushiu
runs in southern direction, presenting an aspect much
resembling the letter T. The mountains over 7,000
shaku above the sea level are shown in the following
table: —
Mountains.
Provinces.
Height
shaku.
Fujisan
Suruga, Kai
12,370
r Akaishiyaina
Shinano
10,214
Shiranesan
Kai
10,212
Komagatake ... ...
Kai
9,905
Orengeyaina
Etchiu
9,871
Rengeyama
Shinano, Etchiu
9,683
Shakujogatake
Shinano
9,240
Yatsugatake
Kai
9,116
Norifciiradake
Hida, Shinano
9,100
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Mountains.
Provinces.
Height
shaku.
Mayetake
Shinano
9,108
Hakusan
Kaga
8,947
AzUmayama
Shinano
8,907
Jizogatake ...
Kai
8,857
Kokushidake
Kai, Shinano, Musashi
8,553
Kimbusan
Kai...
8,549
Tateshinayaina
Shinano
8,349
Hoeizan
Suruga
8,233
Asaniayama
Shinano ...
8,230
7' Dantaizan
Shiinotsuke
8,196
Yokoteyania
Shinano
7,954
Mabushidake
»» ••• • •••
7,845
Komagatake
»» ••• ••• ••• •••
7,808
Azuuiayaina . ... ...
»* ... ... »•• . •••
.3*788
Daimugenzan
Suruga, Totoini
7,693
Iwasngayama
Shinano ...
7,572
Yenasan
Mino
7,393
Koinagatake
Iwashiro
7,330
Kodake
Shinano ...
7,264
Mitsukiyama
Echigo
7;il2
Nayebayama
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7,112
Akanagiyama
Shimotsuke
7,095
Kasagadake
Shinano
7,088
Shiraneyaina
Shinano, Kozuke
7,069
1 Jiumonjimine
Musashi, Shinano
7,055
River*. The general feature of the country being long
in N. and S. and narrow in East and West and as one
great chain of mountains run through the middle, so all
the rivers seem to correspond in their course to this
formation of land, that is to say, it seldom occurs that
the rivers which make their ways parallel to the
. mountain ranges, are sometimes long, but the greater
part that run across the country are always short.
The current of the rivers which empty into the
Pacific Ocean is comparatively tardy owing to the
gradual declivity of the ground,
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It is otherwise with those that discharge into the
Sea of Japan, the descent being quite precipitous,
renders it generally rapid.
It is much to be regretted that the rivers of this
country are generally devoid of navigable facility,
owing to the shortness of the course, sunken rocks,
boulders, and sand banks often ^bstruct the passage.
In the following table the noted lakes and long rivers
are ranged.
Table of the Noted Rivers. (Navigable Length).
Names.
Provinces.
Length.
ri. cho.
Ishikarigawa r
Ishikari
167.00
Kitakamigawa
Rikuchiu, Rikuzen ...
76.09
Tonegawa ... ... ...
K5zuke, Musashi,
Shimosa, Hitachi ...
71.11
Shinanogawa
Shinano, Echigo
63.02
Kisogawa
Shinano, Hida, Mino,
Owari, Ise
55.04
Mogamigawa
Uzen, XJgo
54.00
Akanogawa
Iwashiro, Echigo
45.20
Watarigawa
Tosa ..*.
37.33
Yoshinogawa
Tosa, Awa
37.15
Shingugawa
Yamato, Kii
37.12
Omonogawa
Ugo
35.33
Abukumagawa
Jwashiro, Iwaki
35.18
Kinogawa
Yamato, Kii
32.34
Arakawa
Musashi
32.18
Bidakagawa
Kii
31.08
Fujikawa
Chikugogawa
Yoneshirogawa
Shinano, Kai, Suruga...
29.14
Buzen, Chikugo
27.29
Rikuchiu
26.21
Oigawa
Totomi
25.28
Oyodogawa
Hiuga
25.00
Yoshiigawa
Mimasaka, Bizen
25.00
Kinugawa
Shimotsuke, Hitachi ...
24.29
KuzuriQgawa
Yechizen
24.10
Tamatsukurigawa
Rikuzen
23.26
Nakagawa ...
Shimotsuke, Hitachi ...
23.26
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Names.
Provinces.
Length.
Asahigawa «
KusMdagawa
Gonogawa
Tsumnumagawa
Hiigawa
Tahagigawa
Kitayamagawa
Saigawa
Kakogawa
Kumagawa
Otagawa
Takayanagawa
Iwakigawa
Mimasaka, Bizen
Ise
Aki, Iwami ...
Iwashiro
Izumo
Shinano, Mikawa
Yamato, Kii...
Shinano
Tamba, Harima
Higo
Aki
Bitchiu, Bizen
Mutsu
rLefio.
28.00
22.23
22.22
22.01
21.24
21.10
21.08
20.31
20.23
20.15
20.14
20.00
20.00
Note : Ishikarigawa, the only entire length ii given.
Table of the Celebrated Lakes.
Lakes.
Provinces.
Circum-
ference.
Biwako
Omi ... ... ...
ri. cho.
73.31
Kasumigaura ... ...
Inawashiro
Hitachi
Iwashiro
36.00
16.21
Nakaumi
Izumo
16.11
Hachirogata
Kokawaranuma
Ugo
Mutsu •
15.00
13.24
Shimujiko
Imbanuma
Izumo ...
Shimosa
13.02
12.00
Towadako
Mutsu
10.00
Harbonn. The Empire the entirely surrounded by seas
that the extended coast-line amounts to 15,300 nauti-
cal miles, and .that of the four great islands only
amounts to 8,177 nautical miles. The coast abounds
in numerous harbours, indentations affording good
shelter to vessels. The most important of them are :
Yokohama in Musashi, Kobe and Osaka in Settsu,
Niigata in Echigo, Nagasaki in Hizen, Hakodate in
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Osbima, (the above mentioned are the open ports),
Shimonoseki in Nagato, Hakata in Chikuzen, Kuchi-
notsu and Karatsu in Hizen, Misumi in Higo, Fushi-
ki in Etchiu, Otaru in Shiribeshi, Kushiro in Kushiro,
Moji in Buzen, Yokkaichi in Ise, (the above mention-
ed are the special port for exports), Shinagawa in
Musashi, Uraga and Yokosuka in Sagami, Shimoda
in Idzu, Sljimidzu in Suruga, Toba in S.hitna, Tomo-
tsu and Onomichi in Bingo, Tadotsu in Sanuki,
Kagoshima in Satsuma, Naha in Biukiu, Idzuhar^ in
Tsushima, Miyatsu and Maidzuru in Tango, Tsuruga
in Echizen, Nanao in Noto, Ebisu in Sado, Tsuchi-
zaki and Sakata in Ugo, Mororan in Iburi, Aomori
in Mutsu, and Miyako in Eikuchiu.
The principal bays are :
jSendai and Mutsu Bay in Tosando, Tokyo and
Suruga Bay and Ise Sea in Tokaido, Osaka Bay in
Kinai, Ariake Nada and Kagoshima Bay in Saikaido,
and Volcano and l^emuro Bay in Hokkaido.
Yo^a#ma* The Port, under the control of Kana-
gawa Prefecture, is situated in the southern extremity
of Musashi province and extends 139° 38' 38" of E.
long., 35° 26' 53" of N. lat. The co*st of the harbour
begins from Hommoku Point running along the
Nogeura, curves at the town of Kanagawa. It is
open in norfch-east and the undulating hills enclose the
back ground. The harbour is spacious and deep.
The town covers the tr^ct of 0. 35 sq. ri, containing
27, 835 houses, and the population numbers 1?7, 987.
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The port is the nuclius of the north-reastern part of
the Empire, being so near the capital that it is prac-
tically the port of Tokyo. In addition to this, all
those who go to Europe, America, China, Australia,
and those who come to visit our country, generally
touch the port as it is the most important inter-
mediate place. With respect to the constant accu-
mulation and distribution of merchandise on foreign
trade, and the prosperous state of shipping of this
port, none of the other Treaty ports could surpass.
It was formerly by called Yokohama-mura and has been
an insignificant fishing village, but with the treaty of
opening the ports concluded in the 6th year of Ansei
(1859) there began to assume a need aspect. Swampy
places were filled up, rivers were dredged, and roads
were built. As soon as the plan of the town was laid
down foreigners as well as natives poured in and in a
decade or two, rose up to be one of the foremost em-
poriums of the Empire. At present the harbour
works are energetically carried on. It was Qom-
menced in Jan. 1890, and to be completed in March
1894. The plan of the work is to construct thq
breakwaters projecting from east $nd the other from
north, scj as to form a shelter for vessels ; and to
construct piers from the former wharfs, and from there
to reach the railway station by rails through the
compound of the Custom-House. On completion of
this worlj: the spacious accorqmodation for vessels of
t^ll kinds, an<J the facilities for transport, shipping and
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landing of merchandise will be of no small account.
Table of Distance from Yokohama to the Chief
Ports, Foreign and Home.
Ports.
Distance
Ports.
Distance.
Nautical mi.
Nautical ait.
Ishihama (Rikujen)
Oginohama ( „ )
283
Adelaide
9,295
286
Melbourne
9,780
Kamaishi(Rikuchiu)
353
Sidney
10,340
Miyako
377
Bombay
5,773
Hakodate
529
Aden
6,991
Yokoeuka
12
Suez
8,299
Uraga
17
Portsaid
8,386
Shimoda
74
Alexandria
8,519
Shimizu (Suruga)
113
Brindisi
9,344
Handa (Owari) ...
191
Ancona
9,614
Yokkaichi
200
Venice
9,739
Kdbe
347
Trieste
9,804
Saigon
2,870
Malta
9,321
Singapore
3,239
Naples
9,405
Manilla
3,800
Marseille
9,971
Haiphong
3,700
Gibraltar
10,302
Batavia
4,057
Plymouth
11,356
Penang...
3,620
London
11,601
Colombo
4,898
Honolulu
3,450
Pondicherry
5,437
San Francisco ...
4,540
Calcutta
6.097
Vancouver
4,334
Table of the Merchant Vessels Entered to Yoko-
hama from Foreign Countries.
Year.
Steamers.
Sailing Vessels.
Total.
No.
Ton.
No.
Ton.
No.
Ton.
1882
159
313,405
93
58,856
252
372,261
1883
155
317,985
93
69,002
248
386,987
1884
164
291,878
71
41,744
235
333,622
1885
195
325,751
64
42,949
259
368.700
1886
175
309,477
59
50,069
234
859,546
1887
186
336,150
50
42,504
236
378,654
1888
191
358,766
43
43,004
234
401,770
1889
182
349,694
50
47,420
232
397,114
1890
217
384,056
38
40,652
295
424,708
1891
180
342.502
40
48,265
220
390,767
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Table of the Merchant Vessels cleared Yokohama
for Foreign Countries.
Year.
Steamers.
Sailing Vessels.
Total.
No.
Ton.
No.
Ton.
No.
Ton.
1882
120
261,458
62
41,938
182
303,396
1883
121
273,461
88
60,920
209
334,381
1884
120
233,670
60
31,220
180
264,890
1885
125
232,998
54
34,245
179
267,243
1886
81
183,327
53
39,629
134
222,956
1887
88
192,412
44
36,451
132
. 228,863
1888
108
235,418
32
27.337
140
262,755
1889
113
254,408
37
25,890
150
280,298
1890
101
226,017
42
48,558
143
274,574
1891
108
240,714
31
31,824
139
272.538
Table of the Total Value of Commodities Imported
to and Exported from Yokohama Harbour.
Year.
Imports.
Exports.
Total.
yen.
yen.
yen.
1873
19,387,052
15,335,249
34,722,301
1874
16,390,822
13,062,984
29,453,806
1875
22,035,450
12,466,654
34,502,104
1876
18,537,643
21,431,741
39,969,384
1877
21,028,788
15,902,368
36,931,156
1878
24,870,241
15,540,291
40,410,532
1879
23,606,570
19,258,733
42,865,303
1880
26,324,650
18,984,217
45,308,867
1881
21,584,318
21,481.187
43,065,505
1882
20,352,427
26,925,512
47,277,939 t
1883
19,223,443
36,073,654
45,297,097
1884
19,461,496
21,838,466
41,299,962
1885
19,004,729
24,224.748
43,229,477
1886
20,164,126
31,848,816
52,013,942
1887
27,174,928
33,775,222
60,950,150
1883
36,646,151
40,714,014
77,360,165
1889
34,320,917
41,862,129
76,183,046
1890
40,645,762
32,331,989
72,977,751
1891
28,982,816
49,540,894
78,523,710
Note. Since the year 1888, the value of Commodities is given in silver yen, the
value of importations from gold countries being converted into silver at the average
rate of exchange. Total values of those years proceeding to 1872 are obscure.
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Countries during the last three years.
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are raw silk, waste silk, tea, silk-piece, and copper,
and those, imported are sugar, cotton on the seeds,
cotton thread, raw cotton, kerosene oil, shirtings,
Italian cloth, camlets, metals and machineries. Of
the commodities exported during 1891, we specify
following 72 vatieties whose total value exceed 10,00*
yen.
74,209
70.S74
66,764
51,929-
51,812
48,670
47,281
47,060
46,422
45,890
44,26&
41,369
40,065
39,859^
38,790
37,287-
36,858
33,905
33,383
32,309
3.30,23a
29,489
27,569
25,456
24,891'
24,27$
23,632
23,503
19,55a
18,929
17,734
16,459
15,886
Baw Silk
yen.
29,168,488
Salmoon and Cod
Green tea (Pan Fire)
2,986,181
Fish
„ „ (Basket
Furs ...
Fire)
1,158,673
Match
Silk Handkerchiefs . .
2,788,995
Gampishi Paper ...
Ingot Copper
Sift Piece Goods ...
2,544,899
Kainohashira
1,646,270
Furnitures
NoshiSilk
1,387,801
Menthol Crystal ...
Waste Silk
8(37,390
Sulphur
Porcelain & Earthen
Ivory Ware
Sundry Minerals . . .
Wares
545,897
Lacquered Ware ...
403,974
Fans
Coal (including Ship's
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Bamboo Ware
Use)
372,483
Tobacco Leaves
Leaf Sea-weeds
302,136
Lump Tea ..i ...
Awatji, Shellfish ...
298,935
Peppermint Oil
Bar, Slab, Copper ...
269,419
Shippo Ware
Dried Cuttle Fish ...
212,870
Sundry Papers
Pierced Cocoon
194,672
Floss Silk
Silk Manufactures....
■ 165,937
Shark's Fins
Wood Ware
160,125
Sundry Shellfish ...
Shiitake, Mushroom.
156,226
Kanten or Colle Vegetable
lriko or Beche de Mer
146,754
Bancha
Fish Oil ... ... ...
144,567
Mussell Shellfish ...
Bronze Ware
135,791
Lily Bulbs
Cut Sea- weeds
110,465
Screens
GHngseng
102,185
Feathers
Straw plaits
101,019
Umbrellas
Cotton Piece-goods . . .
88,334
Waste Floss Silk ...
Paper Manufactures.
87.473
Pictures
Tama Silk..
81,973
Soy
Jinrikisha...
80,460
Potatoes , -
Dust Tea
79,973
Awabi-shell ... ...
Wall Paper
74,768
Camphor
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yen.
Bamboo 15,540
European Umbrellas. 13,926
Books 12,043
Tateukttri or GomameFishll,909
yen.
Plants, Trees,Shrubs. 11,847
Black Tea 11,219
Hamaguri Shellfish... 10,627
China Boots 10,002
Kobe Port. This port is in the Administrative district
of Hyogo Prefecture, extending 135- 24' 29" E. Long,
and 35° 37' N. Lati., occupying the south-western
corner of Settsu province.
On the north-east it is bounded by the former bed
of Ikutagawa and on the south-west the Minatogawa,
which borders the Town of Hyogo, and on the north-
western side by mountains and the sea on the south-
east. The harbour, together with Hyogo-Town, and
other three villages compose the city of Kobe, and it
contains the area of 1.46 sq. ri, 35,944 houses, and
the population of 141,394. The harbour occupies
the important post for the south-western regions of
the Empire, moreover it is quite close to most flourish-
ing cities of Kyoto and Osaka. From this har-
bour, T5kaid5 and Sanyo Eailways start, the former,
to the east, and the latter to the west, which neces-
sarily forms central station, for travellers and com-
modities, etc., that come from Europe to Yokohama,
from America to Shanghai and Hongkong, and from
Yokohama to the provinces of south-western Japan.
The bay is deep enough to afford a convenient moor-
ing to all kinds of vessels and it is next to none of
the treaty ports, except Yokohama. Following tables
will show the distance from the harbour to the
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important ports, foreign and domestic, and the yearly
average of the foreign merchant vessels entered from
and cleared for foreign countries.
Table of Distance from Kobe to the Chief Ports,
Foreign and Home.
Ports.
Distance.
Ports.
Distance.
Nautical mi.
Nauttvul int.
Tadotsu
82
Hiroshima (Aki)...
155
Imaharu (Iyo) ...
120
Mitajiri (Suwo) ...
213
Mitsugahama (Iyo)
147
Akamagaseki
240
Nagahaina (Iyo) ...
165
Toku8hima (Awa)..
51
Beppu(Bungo) ...
214
Kochi (Tosa) ...
142
Oita ( „ ) ...
212
Su8aki( „ )
152
Saganoseki (Bnngo)
202
Shimizu
176
Yawatahama (Iyo)
216
Osaka
14
TJwajima (Iyo) ...
222
Yokohama
347
Okayama (Bizen) .
65
Nagasaki, via Bakan
382
Onomichi (Binsro).
108
Table of the Merchant Vessels Entered to Kobe
from Foreign Countries.
Year.
Steamer.
Sailing Vessels.
Total.
Ko.
Ton.
Ho.
Ton.
Ho.
Ton.
1882
18
19,084
31
24,532
49
43,616
1883
4
4,874
35
30,200
39
35,074
1884
20
21,999
25
22,607
45
44,606
1885
25
29,640
25
24,992
50
54,632
1886
48
53,284
25
32,706
73
85,990
1887
91
115,906
21
24,980
112
140,886
1888
143
226,916
28
36,147
171
263,063
1889
179
271,438
27
38,269
206
309,707
1890
201
296,858
31
48,497
232
345,355
1891
192
276,063
27
40,619
219
316.682
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Table of the Merchant Vessels Cleared Kobe
for Foreign Countries.
Year.
Steamers.
Sailing Vessels.
Total.
Ao.
ion.
.No.
Ton.
No.
Ton.
1882
45
56,694
45
33,883
90
90,577
1833
32
40,547
44
37,841
76
78,388
1884
43
57,470
33
31,415
76
88,885
18S5
57
73,454
29
32,344
86
105,798
1886
96
119,158
27
38,144
123
157,302
1837
103
147,330
23
29,354
126
. 176,684
1888
161
261,110
33
44,661
194
305,771
1889
199
309,476
31
44,428
230
353,904
1890
161
250,951
34
52,549
195
303,500
1891
147
237,319
32
46,927
179
284,246
This harbour, originally no more than an incon-
siderable fishing village, was opend in December 1867,
subsequent to the conclusion of the treaty of com-
merce and intercourse with the foreign countries, and
the business was entrusted to the Hiogo Bugio
(Governor of Hyogo) specially appointed for the
purpose. Ever since, though the prosperity and
dullness of the trade with foreign countries differed
with times, it always ranked next to Yokohama.
Total Value of the Import and Export of this
harbour is shown in the following table.
Table of the Total Value of Commodities Imported
to, and Exported from Kobe Harbour.
Year.
Imported.
Exported.
Total.
yen.
yen.
y»n.
1873
5,867,948
2,459,870
8,327,818
1874
4,639,969
3,056,088
7,696,057
1875
5,264,895
2,762,356
8.027,251
1876
3,728,685
3,389,315
7,118,000
1877
4,257,689
4,657,180
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Year.
Imported.
Exported.
Total.
yen.
yen.
yen.
1878
6,026,160
6,505,376
12,531,536
1879
7,067,156
5,750,204
12,817,360
1880
7,848,538
5,653,853
13,502,391
1881
7,380,529
5,588,804
12,969,333
1882
6,378,820
6,514,972
12,893,792
1883
6,989,189
5,972,653
12,961,842
1884
7,790,531
6,610,733
14,401,264
1885
7,584,148
7,255,844
14,839,992
1886
9,499,172
9,933,661
19,432,833
1887
13,854,161
12,770,606
26,624,767
1888
24,669,906
18,304,070
42,971,976
1889
26,035,331
20,331,553
46,366,884
1890
32,041,004
16,955,413
48,996,417
1891
25,700,501
21,733,718
47,434,219
Note: Since the year 1888, the value of Commodities is given in silver yen, the
Value of importations from gold countries being converted into silver at the average
rate of exchange. Total values of those years preceeding to 1872 are obscure.
For the total value of the commodities Exported
from, and Imported to various foreign countries at
Kobe, during the last 3 years (1889-1891) see the follow-
ing table.
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Among the exported articles the most prominent are
rice, tea, copper, match, and camphor; of imported
articles cotton, cotton yarn, sugar, cloth, beans, peasr
tod pulse.
Of all the commodities exported from Kobe in 1891,
the following 71 varieties whose amount exceed 10,000
yen, are shown below.
yen.
Rice 5,511,732
Tea 2,684,846
Match 1,699,158
Camphor 1,471,395
Porcelain and Earthen
Ware 653,922
Mats for Floor 648,046
Kanten or Colle
Vegetable 408,615
Screen 327,182
Dried Cuttle Fish ... 301,377
Vegetable Wax ... 286,858
Shiitake, Mushroom.. 284,321
Coal, for Ship's Use.. 283,567
Fans 247,777
Antimony 232,225
Ingot Copper 231,036
Raw silk 187,851
Shrimp 186,040
Bamboo Manufactures 182,841
Waste Silk 177,277
Lacquered Ware ... 159,302
European Umbrellas 143,327
Rape-seeds 140,797
Bamboo 137,750
Rags 129,797
Bronze 117,359
Coal 117,886
Rape-seed Oil 114,572
Timber's Planks ... 103,208
Gingseng 95,129
Straw-plaits 92,757
Glass Ware 92,201
Cotton Cloths for
Floor 89,806
Paper Manufactures
yen.
74,496
Bronze Ware
66,441
Brass Wire
60,422
Wheat
59,634
Silk Piece Goods ...
54,960
Gall-nuts
48,656
Noshi Silk
40,858
Silk Manufactures ...
40,720
Iriko or Beche de Mer
40,221
Coral
38,055
Round Fans
35,182
Cotton Under-shirts
and Drawers.,. ...
36,877
Camphor Oil
35,726
Furs
31,329
Washing Soap
28,615
Shell, Awabi
27,839
Sulphuric Acid
26,936
Star-anise
26,034
Copper Wire
26,189
Floss-silk
25,047
Silk Handkerchief ...
22,825
Sea-weeds
22,372
Wood Ware
22,054
Feathers
21,272
Awabi, Shell-fish ...
18,568
Cut See-weeds
17,765
Paper Lanterns
17,625
Cotton Flannels or
Mompas
17,618
Shark's Fins
17,090
Pictures
16,382
Mussel Shell-fish ...
16,013
Copper Ware
14,956
Leaf Tobacco
14,347
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Socket and Stockings 14,067
Straw Manufactures 13,471
Conch or YakSgai Shell 1 2,822
yeru
Bronze Ware 12,070
Soy 11,483
Toilet Soap 10,709
"WT This port in Nagasaki Prefecture covers
the southern portion of Sonoki peninsula of Hizen
province, is situated 130° 29" E. long, and 32° 45' N.
lat., and is nearly encircled by mountains except the
western part where it opens to sea. The harbour
measures 18 ch5 in the widest part, and about 6 cho
in the narrowest part, i. e. from east and west, and is
over 1 ri to the south and bends somewhat to the
south. The Mount Inasa stands to the north-west of
the harbour. Kayakishima and Kagenooshima guard-
ing the entrance, check the rough waves of the open
Sea.
Its waters are placid all seasons and it is large
enough for the anchorage of scores of large vessels.
The city covers 0.12 sq. ri, with the population of
58,142 and 9,183 houses. Situated on the western
extremity of the Empire, and being the principal port
of Kiushiu, Nagasaki is another centre that draws all
ships from far and near.
As to the maritime communications of this port
with foreign countries, we have regular lines to
Fusan, Gensan, Tientsin, Hongkong, Shanghai, and
Vladivostock on the continent, besides it being the
port of call for the vessels of European line, and for
those of Philippine and Australian lines that there is
nothing left to be regretted op the part of the maritime
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communications. Though the inland transportation
is not up to the standard, yet the importation of coal,
rice, corn, wood, charcoal, tea, marine products, and
other commodities from the various portions of Kiu-
shiu is considerable, and deserves the designation of
the third treaty port.
In the next tables the yearly comparison of the
merchant vessels entered to and cleared from Naga-
saki for foreign countries, and the distance to the
various important ports from Nagasaki, are shown.
Table of the Merchant Vessels Entered to Nagasaki
from Foreign Countries.
Year.
Steamers.
Sailing Vessels.
Total.
No.
Ton.
No.
Ton.
No.
Ton.
1882
382
324,630
140
54,087
522
378,717
1883
372
357,523
130
55,044
502
412,567
1884
451
415,681
124
52,678
575
468,359
1885
465
403,438
96
37,173
561
440,611
1886
558
526,813
80
33,737
638
560,550
1887
540
540,361
53
26,142
593
566,503
1888
598
619,974
47
17,270
645
637,244
1889
639
634,159
40
13,911
679
648,070
1890
466
519,078
40
15,136
506
534,214
1891
477
542,374
29
13,220
506
555,594
Table of the MerchantgVessels Cleared Nagasaki
for Foreign Countries.
Year.
Steamers.
Sailing Vessels.
Total.
No.
Ton.
No.
Ton.
No.
Ton.
1882
S86
339,858
136
50,777
•522
390,635
1833
383
377,160
134
57,055
'517
434,215
1884
474
442,444
125
54,818
599
497,262
1885
507
463,162
98
38,553
605
501,715
1886
601
585,342
9
33,001
670
618,343
1887
597
633,229
6
25,799
653
659,028
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Year.
Steamers.
Sailing Vessels.
Total.
1888
1889
1890
1891
Ho.
649
655
511
495
Ton.
702,411
664,096
581,187
559,765
Ho.
42
37
34
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Ton
17,526
17,759
14,861
13,8° 1
No.
691
692
545
521
Ton.
719,937
681,855
596,048
573,566
Table of the Distance from Nagasaki to the Chief
Ports, Foreign and Home.
Ports.
Distance.
Ports.
Distance.
Nautical mi.
Nautical int.
Got5 Fukue(Hize
n) 55
Hirato (Hizen) ...
55
Takeshiki(Tsushii
na) 106
Xaha (Biukiu)
535
Izuhara «
106
Kobe
382
Chikufu
121
Yudzu (Hizen) ...
262
Shimabara (Hizei
l). 66
Hososhima
316
Wakatsu (Chikug
o) 92
Usuki (Bungo) ...
374
Kagoshirna ... .
162
Sagaseki (Bungo)...
378
Kuchinotsu ...
48
Shanghai
470
Miike (Chikugo)
82
Chefoo
566
Saseho (Hizen)
Imari ( „ )
46
Fusan
162
73
Jinsen
458
Karatsu
85
Gensan
460
Hakata
105
Tientsien
736
Bakwan
142
In the 1st year of Genki (1570) for the first time,
the merchant vessel of Portugal entered this harbour,
and in the following year trade with that country was
fairly begun.
Afterwards it was made the fixed trading post
with China in the 2nd year of Kwanyei (1629),
and 17 year later (1640), with Holland. Ever since,
all the affairs concerning diplomacy and commerce
were treated in this place, and remained so until the
formal opening of this port in the 6th year of Ansei
(1859). Being the oldest of the trading ports with
the foreign countries it monopolized for a long time
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the advantages derived from it, / Though the condi-
tion of trade with foreign countries had undergone
much changes, it is quite plain, the trade of this port
is far less behind than those of Yokohama and Kobe.
The following table of the total value of the com^
modities imported to and exported from this port
should be referred.
Table of the Total Value of the Commodities Imported
to and Exported from Nagasaki Habour.
Year.
Imported.
Exported.
Total.
yen.
yen.
pen.
1873
1,927,761
2,002,815
3,930,576
1874
1,550,063
1,816,276
3,366,339
1875
1,368,569
2,117,487
3,486,056
1870
782,444
1,824,711
2,607,155
1877
1,597,834
2,086,920
3,684,754
1878
1,504,248
2,436,797
3,941,045
1879
1,726,678
2,073,243
3,799,921
1880
1,299,792
2,532,518
3,832,310
1881
1,001,823
2,550,188
• 3,552,611
1882
1,166,716
3,357,888
4,524,604
1883
896,967
3,149,437
4,046,394
1884
1,105,661
4,022,537
5,128,198
1885
1,575,253
3,932,289
5,507,542
1886
1,424,365
5,243,923
6,668,238
1887
1,451,568
4,364,761
5,816,329
1888
2,173,320
5,625,297
7,798,617
1889
2,912,843
6,193,063
9,105,906
1890
3,410,952
4,314,391
7,725,343
1891
2,932,133
3,842,222
6,774,355
Note : Since the year 1888, the value of Commodities is given in silver yen, the
value of importations from gold countries being converted into silver at the average
rate of exchange. Total value of those years preceeding 1872 are obscure.
For the total value of the commodities imported to
and exported from various foreign countries at Naga-
saki during the last three years see the next table.
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The principal commodities exported from the port
are coal, dried cuttle fish, rice, camphor, and Shiitake
mushroom, and those of the imported are kerosene
oil, white sugar, raw cotton, oil-cakes.
Specifying the exported merchandises over 10,000
yen during 1891 we have the following 19 varieties :
Coal
yen.
2,023,719
yen.
Timber, Wood, and
Dried Cuttle Fish ...
417,899
Plank
47,713
Rice
203,714
Raw Cotton ... .
45,250
Camphor
141,874
Tea
41,439
Mushroom, Shiitake.
102,926
Shark's Fins ... .
27,829
Shellfish, Awabi ...
80,038
Flour of all Kinds .
24,105
Charcoal ... ... ...
64,768
Star-anise
24,047
Porcelain and Earth-
Vegetable Wax
14,953
en Ware
59,604
Shell, Awabi...
14,107
Papers
56,632
Silk Piece Goods .
10,958
Iriko, Beche de Mer..
49,276
Hap^ft?te This Port> t11"1*1 the control of Hokkaido
Administration Board, extending 140° 43' 6" of E.
long., 41° 45' 54" of N. lat., is situated on the southern
part of Oshima Peninsula. The harbour is about 1 ri
20 ch5 in length and breadth, and the physical forma-
tion of its surrrundings is naturally adapted to the
Shelter of vessels. The city covers the area of 0*629
sq. ri containing 11,792 houses and the population
amounting to 55,677. This port is the most im-
portant port of Hokkaid5.
The commodities from Nemuro, Akkeshi, Mororan,
Kayabetsu on the east, and Fukuyama, Yesashi,
Suttsu, Utasutsu, Isoya, Iwanai, Furuya on the west,
pour into the port to be distributed elsewhere. More-
over, those vessels that navigate tfre eastenj sea al-
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ways touch here, in their course to Ishikari and Otaru
which lie in the north. Notwithstanding the situa-
tion of its being in the extreme north, it is quite
thriving and is one of the five open ports.
Table of Distance from Hakodate to the
Chief Ports.
Ports.
Distance.
Ports.
Distance.
Nautical mi.
Nautical mi.
Matsumaye (Oshiina)
42
Mori (Oshima)
76
Yesashi ( „ )
82
Mororan (Iburi) ...
79
Suttsu (Shiribeshi)...
Iwauai ( „ )...
158
Nemuro
295
. 170
Niigata
247
Otaru
221
Oginohama
266
Soya (Kitami)
330
Yokohama
529
This harbour was opened in the June of the 6th
year of Ansei (1859), chiefly engages in the export of
sulphur to America, and the marine products to
China. The total value of the commodities imported
to and exported from this port within the space of
19 years (1873-1891) is shown below.
Table of the Total Value of Commodities Imported
to and Exported from Hakodate Habour.
Year.
Imported.
Exported.
Total.
yen.
yen.
yeu.
1873
32,247
447,610
479,857
1874
16,419
278,874
295,293
1875
37,762
395,997
433,754
1876
20,087
476,401
496,488
1877
14,628
483,047
497,675
1878
14,056
722,265
736,321
1879
4,432
692,770
697,202
1880
221,704
749,262
970,966
1881
128,273
826,374
954,647
1882
1 7,417
504,953
512,370
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Year.
Imported.
Exported.
Total.
yew..
yen.
yen.
1883
4,378
436,750
441,128
1884
5,004
378,913
383,917
1885
10,324
684,853
695,177
1886
16,185
679,339
695,524
1887
11,422
735,477
746,899
1888
3,944
536,054
539,998
1889
117,706
781,447
899,153
1890
676,534
823,034
1,499,568
1891
217,481
638,709
856,190
Note: Since the year 1888, the value of commodities is given in silver yen, the
value of importations from gold countries being converted into silver at the average
rate of exchange. Total values of those years preceding 1872 are obscure.
^port!* This port is in Niigata Prefecture extending
139° V E. long., and 37° 55' N. lat., and is situated
in the centre of Echigo province. On the north it is
bounded by *the Shinanogawa and north-west by sea.
The city covers 0*788 sq. ri with 10,054 houses and
47,019 of population. It is the most important port
of Hokurikudo, and supplies the demand of the neigh-
bouring provinces. Above all, rice being the staple
production of Echigo province, the export through
this port amounts to nearly 300,000 goku every year.
So, from the commercial point of view, it occupies
the important place along the western coast of the
Empire. The distance from this port to the chief
ports of the Empire is shown below.
Table of Distance from Niigata to the Chief Ports.
Ports.
Distance.
Ports.
Distance.
Sakata
Tsuchizaki (Ugo)..
Hakodate
Naoyeteu
Nautical mi.
63
116
247
63
Fushiki
Tsuruga
Sakai (Hoki)
Bakwan
Nauttcal mi.
121
231
322
496
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Though this port was opened in the year 1868 as
one of the five treaty ports, yet its traffic with foreign
countries has always been rather backward.
cities. Everywhere in this densely populated Empire
there exist large cities and towns to be called centres
in respect of their respective comercial or industrial
relation, in regard to the administrative division, or
on the point of communications. The latest return
shows the number of cities and towns contaning the
population over 10,000 amounting to 141, if the
population of villages subjoined to cities and towns
were to be added the number would be augumented
far more. Dividing whole Empire into four parts and
alloting the cities and towns of more than 10,000 peo-
ple, we have the following table.
Over
100,000
Over
50,000
Over
30,000
Over
10,000
Total.
Honshiu ...
Shikoku
Xiushiu
Hokkaido ...
Total ...
6
5
1
4
1
13
3
1
90
6
10
1
114
10
rs
2
6
11
17
107
141
In the cities and towns containing the population
of more than 30,000 we have the following table.
Names.
Provinces.
Population.
Tokyo
Musashi
1,155,290
Osaka
Settsu
473,541
Kyoto
Yamashiro
289,598
Nagoya
Owari
170,433
KSbe
Settsu
136,968
Yokohama
Musashi
127,987
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Names.
Provinces.
i
Population.
Kanazawa
Kaga
94,666
Hiroshima
Aki
91,000
Sendai .
Kikuzen
66,310
Toku8hima
Awa
61,167
Toyama
Etchiu
58,585
Nagasaki .
Hizen
58,142
Kagoshiina
Satsuma
56,643
Wakayama
Kii
56,049
Hakodate
Oshima
55,677
Kumamoto
Higo
54,357
Fukuoka
Chikuzen •.
53,792
Niigata
Echigo
47,019
Okayama
Bizen
45,871
Sakai ;• .
Idzumi
45,563
Nawa
Eiukiu
42,250
Fukui
Echizen
40,159
Shizuoka
Suruga
38,246
Matsuye
Idzumo
35,565
Takamatsu
Sanuki
34,616
Matsuyama
Mayebashi
Iyo
Kozuke
34,563
32,129
Kofu
Kai
32,052
Kochi
Tosa
32,042
Morioka
Rikuchiu
31,868
Otsu
Omi
31,127
Utsunomiya ... .
Shimotsuke
30,831
Akamagaseki ... .
Nagato
30,787
Hirosaki
Mutsu
30,316
Tbuyt. ^kis city under the administration of TokyO-
fu, extending 139° 45' 29" E. long., 35° 40' N. lat., is
situated in the south-eastern part of Musashi pro-
vince. Extensive fertile land forms its north-western
boundary and the Bay of Toky5 limits the south-
eastern part, while the Eiver Sumida flows on the
east. It covers the area of 4*7 sq. ri with 277,049
houses and the population of 1,155,290 and the whole
city is divided into 15 districts, viz.; Kojimachi,
Nihonbashi, KyObashi, Kanda, Asakusa, Shitaya,
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Honjo, Fukagawa, Azabu, Akasaka, Yotsuya, Ushi
gome, Koishikawa, Shiba and Hongo. This city
formerly called Yedo, was the seat of Shogunate di*
ring the long period of 200 years, since the 11th yeai
of Keich5 (1606) when Tokugawa Iyeyasu built tbj
castle here for his permanent residence. With tbj
Eestoration of 1868, Yedo was changed to Tokyo, an*
the Imperial seat was removed here. Since then th«
city was greatly improved, and extensive public buildi
ings rose one after another ; — Government buildings
military barracks, meeting houses, legations, school
and associations, banks, hotels, theatres, hospitals
firms and factories. Complete network of telegrapl
and telephone spread above and at night the street*
are illuminated by gas and electric light. The yearlj
increase of houses makes it necessary to extend th(
city limit, and the municipal debt was raised last yeai
to meet the expense of the Tokyo city improvement
which is actively carried on at present, and expected
to be completed in five years hence. The prosperity
of the city takes the lead of the cities of the whoh
Empire, and contains 23 markets, 77 banks, (brand
office included), 77 commercial firms, 137 industria
corporations and manufactories, one rice-exchange, on*
Btock-exchange, one meeting-house of bankers, besidefll
agricultural, commercial, industrial schools, societies*
associations, chamber of commerce, industrial exposin
tion buildings, so that there is no deficiency left fo|
the stimulation of the commercial and industria
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organs. With regard to the transportation, therd
are following railway lines, viz., Tokaido line starting
from Shinbashi, situated in the southern portion of
the city, and on the way to Kobe (376 miles) we pass
Yokohama (18 mi.), Shizuoka (120 mi.), Nagoya (235
mi.), Kyoto (329 mi.), Osaka (356 mi.) ; Tohoku-line
begins at Uyeno in the northern part of the city, and
stops at Aomori (455 mi.), the principal places we
pass beitig Utsunoniiyp, (66 mi.), Shirakawa (114 mi.),
Fukushima (166 mi.), Sendai (215 mi.), Morioka (328
mi.); and the Kobu line starts from Shinjiku,
situated in the western part of the city, to Hachioji
(23 mi.). The distance by land to all the local
government seat is measured from Nihonb&shi in the
centre of this city, as base.
Table of the Distance to the Various Prefectures
and Fu from Nihonbashi.
Names.
1
Distance.
Names.
Distance.
Kyoto Fu
ri.
131
Shiga Pref. ...
128
Osaka Fu
... •••
144
Gifu „ ...
104
Kanagawa Pref. ...
8
Nagano „ ...
59
Hyogo
»» •••
150
Miyagi „ ...
92
Nagasaki
t* •••
344
Fukushima „ ...
71
Niigata
»» •••
109
Iwate „ ...
140
Saitama
i» •••
6
Aomori „ ...
192
Gumma
t> •••
28
Yamagata t* •••
95
Chiba
» ...
10
Akita „ ...
151
Ibaraki
»>
29
Fukui „ ...
137
Tochigi
» •••
27
Ishikawa „ ...
125
Nam
» •••
140
Toyama „ ...
108
Miye
i»
113
Tottori „ ...
194
Aichi
»» •••
95
Shimane „ ...
221
Shizuoka
tt •••
46
Okayama „ ...
186
Yamanashi
*»
34
Hiroshima „ ...
231
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Names.
Distance.
Names.
Distance.
Yamaguchi Pref. ...
r*.
266
Saga Pref. ...
314
Wakayama
Tokushima
*» •••
161
Kumamoto „ ...
325
»» •••
178
Miyasaki . „ ...
368
Kagawa
Yehime
i» ...
207
Ka^oshima „ ...
381
»» •••
237
Okinawa „ ...
574
Kochi
„
234
Hokkaido Administa-
Fukuoka
303
tive Board
276
Oita
317
For the transportation by sea, the Tokyo Bay line
busily plies between Yokosuka, Yokohama; Uraga,
Chiba, Kisaradsu, and Tateyama, and there is river
communication with Rhimosa province and there
about.
k%£ This city under the control of Kyoto-Fu
extending 135° 43' E. long., 35° 1" N. lat., occupies
its position in the centre of Yamashiro province,
and nearly surrounded by mountains, but broken
only in the south where it communicates with the
open field with the Eiver Kamo running to the
east of it. The city is divided into two parts, the
northern portion being called Kamikyoku (upper
city) and that of the southern, Shimokyoku (lower
city), and covers the area of 1*86 sq. ri with a popula-
tion of 289,588 and 63,698 houses. For almost a
thousand years since the Emperor Kwanmu establish-
ed this place the capital of the Empire in the 13th
year of Yenriaku (794), it has been the Imperial re-
sidence for the succeeding reigns, and the constant
abods of the court nobles and the cherishing home of
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th6 famous artisans and architects. Though the
Kestration of 1868, and the removal of the Imperial
palace to Tokyo somewhat lowered the former pro-
sperity of the city, yet the ancient tombs and vast
temples, it3 attracting landscape, and special industry
and arts peculiar to Kyoto do still remain, and is one
of the 3 fu of the Empire.
It is called also SaikyO (western capital) from its
being the ancient capital. With respect to the trans-
portation and intercourse, a railway line starting from
Shichijo in the south of the city, reach Tokyo (329
miles) passing on the way Nagoya (94 mi.), Shizuoka
(209 mi.), Yokohama (311 mi.), and another line leaving
the same place, extends to Kobe (47 mi.), passing Osaka
(27 mi.); and the Yodogawa is the highway of river com-
munication to Osaka, and the Biwako canal to Omi.
Manual industries prevail in the city so that works
done by mechanical process are very rare. The chief
manufactures are Nishijin fabrics, dyed cloths of all
kinds, Awata earthen wares and Kiyomidsu porcelain,
lacquered wares, copper wares, ShippO wares, embroi-
deries, figured fabrics, plaits, knittings, fans, round
fans, gilt-thread, and gold and silver leaf, each being
exported more or less and the patronage they enjoy
is quite due to the taste and skill peculiar to the place
and impossibility of imitation by others. There are
following commercial firms and factories, viz., 47
fabric factories, a cotton spinning mill, a silk spinning
mill, 7 dyeing companies, a Shippo-ware manufactur-
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ing Co., 9 fan manufactories and copper ware manu-
factories, 3 porcelain and earthen ware manufacturing
Co., one manufactory of floor Rugs, one cop-
per wire manufactory, 3 brass plate manufacturing
companies, and one toy manufactory, besides, manu-
factures done by private individuals can not enumer-
ated. The sale of products of the city, and importa-
tion of the raw materials needed for them constitute
the traffic of the place, and the business is transancted
principally between the inland cities, and there are
but few persons who engage in direct trade with the
foreign countries. The city contains 6 commercial
firms, 8 banks (branch office included), one stock-
exchange, one rice-exchange, besides many merchan-
tile and industrial corporations and associations, one
chamber of commerce, and a merchantile museum.
g£i£ This city> nnder the control of Osaka-Fu,
extending 135° 31" 10" of E. long., 34° 41' 27" of N.
lat., is in the south of Settsu province. It has an
extensive open field for environment except the south
where it faces the sea. The Yodogawa runs south-
ward through the city branching into the Ajikawa,
Shirinashi-gawa, and Kidsugawa. The city is divided
into 4 districts, and covers the area of 0.99 sq. ri with
a population of 473,541 and 95,637 houses. It was
formerly called Naniwadzu famous in ancient times
is one of the 3 fu, geographically hold the important
place for SanindO, Sanyodo, NankaidO, and SdikaidO.
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The brisk business and the incessant communications
with various places bear the same relation to the
western Japan, as Tokyo is to the eastern Japan. It
is obvious that the suitability of the place as com-
mercial depot had been recognized as early as Teikyo
and Genroku (about 1680 or 1690), the products from
all quarters were generally transported to this city
wnere the market price was fixed upon, and whence
they were distributed again to all other quarters. It
was from this circumstance that, the commercial
supremacy naturally fell into the possession of Osaka
which it had retained for a long time. Since the
Bestoration of Meiji, the facility of communication
and transportation became extended to every quarters,
the necessary consequence being that the direct
conveyance of merchandise to the demanded quarters
from the place of produce ; and with the opening of
the adjacent port of Kobe, the large quantities of
commodities began to be principally exported from
and imported to this new port. Though these
circumstances might have more or less retarted the
progress of its trade, yet the grand appearance of
the stately buildings of the millionaires and stores of
respectable merchants, large firms and banks, show
that the two causes could not produce any serious
effect. Its principal merchandises are rice, salt, sugar,
tsa, soy, liqour, vegetables, fish, dried salted fish,
dried bonito, dried vegetables, sea-weed, tobacco,
cloths, foreign cloths, cotton yarn, raw cotton, hem
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paper, mattings, indigo, rape-seed, wax, iron, copper,
coal, rape-seed oil, wood, charcoal, timber, fancy goods,
porcelain and earthen ware, lacquered ware, manures.
The city contains 56 commercial firms, 114 com-
mercial corporations, 16 markets, one rice exchange,
one stock-exchange, 58 banks (branch offices included)
two meeting-houses for bankers, chamber of commerce,
associations, and one mercantile museum, besides
other numerous commercial organs. Moreover, the in-
dustry made a rapid development recently, and hosiery
manufactures, cut sea-weed, towels of variegated dye,
rosette wood works, paperscreen making, glass works,
soap manufacture, match manufacture, cotton spin-
ning, manufacture of oils of all kinds, are spiritedly
carried on. The latest return shows the number
of industrial corporations and factories, to be 83, and
the amount of product is considerably larger. For
the land communication we have TokaidO Eailway
starting from Umeda, in the north of the city, one
line extends to Tokyo (356 miles) passing on the way
Kyoto (27 mi.), Nagoya (121 mi.), Shidzuoka (236 mi.),
and Yokohama (338 mi.), while another one reaches
Kobe (20 mi.) passing Kanzaki (6 mi.), Nishinomiya
(8 mi.) ; the Hankai Eailway leaving Namba, situated
on the south oi the city passes Tengacha-ya, Sumi-
yoshi and stops at Sakai (6 mi.) ; and the Osaka
Eailway, has two lines, one reach Nara, and the other
Takata. For the river communication, the city has
the facility, derived from the three branch rivers of
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the Yodogawa, all of them discharge into Osaka Bay.
The port was opened in the first year of Meiji (1868)
for foreign trade, and most of the merchandise has to
pass this city to be distributed, but it is much regretted
that the shallow entrance of the bay causes no small
inconvenience to the free passage of large vessels.
The table of total value of the commodities imported
to and exported from the city to the various foreign
countries is given below.
Year.
Imported.
Exported.
Total.
yen.
yen.
yen.
1873
395,181
895,906
1,291,087
1874
318,464
565,801
884,265
1875
605,512
225,022
830,534
1876
407,978
102,990
510,968
1877
511,903
181,070
702,973
1878
452,319
199,525
651,844
1879
547,566
353,017
900,583
1880
931,579
475,473
1,407,052
1881
1,095,412
612,334
1,707,746
1882
1,541,214
418.425
1,959,639
1883
1,329,474
635,419
1,964,893
1884
1,225,726
893,429
2,119,155
1885
1,151,378
1.021,846
2,173,224
1886
999,544
1,028,859
2,028,403
1887
1,444,472
656,810
2,101,282
1888
1,622,091
372,236
1,994,327
1889
2,131,442
261,013
2,392,455
1890
3,350,519
451,180
3,801,699
1891
4,084,705
981,103
5,065,808
Note: Since the year 1888, the value of commodities is given in silver yen, the
value of importations from gold countries being converted into silver at the average
ate of exchange.
Among the exported articles the most prominent
are marine products, copper, match and cotton piece
goods ; of imported articles are rice, cotton, sugar and
beans.
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Commodities over 10,000 yen exported from this city
during the year 1891 are as follows : —
yen.
Copper Bar, Slab, etc. 98,379
Matches 62,637
Cotton Cloths 53,648
Ingot Copper 52,432
Silk Cloths 50,406
Dried Cuttle Fish ... 41,124
Spirit and Alcohol . . . 23,418
Tin 23,057
Shiitake Mushroom ... 16,301
JK*.
Bronze 24,161
Porcelain and Earthen
Wares 15,801
Vegetable Wax 14,755
Kanten or Colle Vege-
table 14,129
Rape-seed Oil 13,591
Hemp Cloths 12,385
Shrimps 12,179
71m cumate. The climate of the Empire is generally
mild and healthy as it occupies its position in the
tempsrats zone, and though the different portions of
the Empire have the different temperatures according
to the influences of situation, formation of land, phy-
sical features of mountains, and ocean stream.
Upon the whole, the whole island group of the
Empire is within the circuit of north-eastern monsoon,
and is hot in summer and the sultry wind blows, and
in winter in addition to the cold north or north-
western wind, the cold current flowing from the Arctic
Ocean, and passing through the Bhering Strait, wash-
ing the Chishima Islands and the eastern coast of
Hokkaido finally reach Inuboezaki in Shimosa pro-
vince, and coming in contact with the temperature of
the Continent of Asia, it makes the north-eastern por-
tions of the Empire intensely cold and snowy. But,
fortunately, the warm current from the equatorial
region one branch of it running along the Pacific
coasts of the Empire, and another, entering the Sea
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of J&pau through the Strait of Corea, and flows along
the western coast of Hokkaido, mitigates the cold and
violent monsoon and modifies the climate of the south-
western provinces as well as that of the whole Em-
pire. Meteorological Observatories are established
in the different parts of the country, and the latest
return (1890) of which shows the temperature to be
36.4#-28.1cC. in the hottest, and -2°— -26.9°C. in the
coldest.
Among the numberless affairs, the system of trans-
portation and communication has made a wonderful
stride in the short interval of two decades, which will
be treated below.
Railway. The laying of the railway line between
Tokyo and Yokohama in 1870 was the first railroad
in Japan. Since then the government actively engaged
itself in the extension of the railway, raising the
national debt to be appropriated as the fund for the
construction of new lines, while the numerous private
railway companies were organized in various parts
and set about their work. The latest return shows
the railway line already completed, to be amounting
to 1,750 miles, 551 miles by the government, and
1,199 miles by the private companies, besides 116
miles in the course of construction, 452 miles survey-
ings completed and 254 miles under surveyings. Up-
on the completion of the§e the whole extention would
\& 2,681 ipiles. Moreover, the government issued a
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Eegulation for the Construction of Bailway in June,
1892 and expects to accomplish the laying of the
necessary railways within 12 years by raising the
public debts. Taking Tokyo as base, there are two*
longest lines, the one starting from Tokyo and end at
Awomori (455 mi.), the other leaving Tokyo and pass-
ing Kobe reach Onomichi (514 mi.). Tram-railways
are also laid in Tokyo and other places, and with re-
gard to the state-highways and prefectural-roads, there
are constant improvements, new roads are built, the
old roads are repaired and canals are opened.
Kailway Lines of Government and Private
Companies.
Line.
JSame of
Company.
Situation.
Capital
k> / Shimbashi to Kobe, \
Of una to Yokosuka,
Ofu to Taketoyo,
Maihara to Kanaga-
saki, Takasaki to
Yokokawa, Karui-
zawa to Naoyetsu,
Baba to Otsu and
Pukaya to Naga-
hama.
j Sakumacho to Ao-\
mori, Shinagawa to
Akabane, Omiya to
Maebashi, Uteuno-
. miya to Nikko, Iwa-
S kiri to Shioganiaand
Oyamato Nakagawa.
Kobe to Akamaga-
8eki and Hy5g<
i Wadagaaakicho,
i
bgawa./
maga-]'g
>go toha
6. ji
Japan
Railway
Company.
Sany5
Railway
Company.
yen.
Kobikicno
Tokyo City.
Kobe,Hy6go
Prefecture.
20,000,000
13,000,000
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Name of"
Company.
Line.
Situation.
Capital.
/ Moji to Misuini,
Tosu to Nagasaki,
Arita to Saseho, Udo
to Yatsushiro and
Kokura to GyShashi.
Muroran to Sora-^
chifuto, Temiya to
Horonai, Horonai-
futo to Ikushim-
betsu, Oiwake to
Yubari and Suna-
gawa to Utashinai. ,
Kusatsu to Kuwana
and Kameyama to
Tsu.
Umeda to Sakurai
and Oji to Nara.
Oyama to Maye-
bashi ..' 52 mi.
HachiSji to Misaki-
cho
27 mi.
Namba to Sakai 6 mi.
Marugame to Koto-
hira 10 mi
Takahama to Hirai-
gawara lOmi
Wakamatsu
Ikari and Nokata
Iizuka.
Shibetcha to Sato 26mi.
Gotemba to Matsu-
moto 136 mi.
Oishida to Sakataj-g
. and Akayu to Tone- Y Jj
\zawa. J »o
Kiu8hiu
Bailway
Company.
Hokkaido
Tanko
Railway.
Ewansei
Railway
Company.
Osaka
Railway
Company.
Ryomo
• Railway
Company.
; Kobu
■ Railway
Company.
Hankai
. Railway
Company.
Sanuki
. Railway
Company.
Iyo
■ Railway
Company.
Chikuho Ko-
gyo Railway
Company.
Kushiro
Railway
Company.
[ Koshiu
■j Railway
(Company.
Yamagata
Railway
Company,
Moji,
Fukuoka
Prefecture.
Otaru,
HokkaidS.
Yokkaichi,
Miye
Prefecture.
Dotonbori,
Osaka City.
Asbikaga,
Tochigi
Prefecture.
Nishi-
konyacho,
Tokyo City.
Namba-
shinchi,
Osaka City.
Tadotsu,
Xagawa
Prefecture.
Matsuyaina,
Ehime
Prefecture.
Nokata,
Fukuoka
Prefecture,
Shibetcha,
Hokkaido.
Kofu,
Yamanashi
Pretecture.
Yamagata
Prefecture..
yen.
11,000,000
6,500,000
3,000,000
2,300,000
1,500,000
900,000
400,000
300,000
135,000
2,500,000
200,000
5,300,000
2,000,000
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Line.
Name of
Company.
Situation.
Capital.
1
to
Kyoto to Nara... 26 mi.
Yokkaichi to Ikari] *g
and Kouchida to I ~
Koharu. j 9
Uyeno to Yachi-
machi 40 mi.
Tsu to Oinata... 23 mi.
Takata to Gosho-
machi 13 mi.
Kokubunji to Kawa-
goe 18 mi.
Ome to Tachi-
kawa 13 mi.
Total... 2,572 mi.
| Nara
\ Railway
(Company.
Hoshiu
Railway
Company.
( Sobu
j Railway
I Company.
' Sangu
■ Railway
Company.
Nanwa
■ Railway
Company.
Kawagoe
■ Railway
.Company.
Ome
■ Railway
Company.
Nara, Nara
Prefecture.
Gyohashi,
Fukuoka
Prefecture.
Shin-
sakanacho,
Tokyo City.
Tsu, Miye
Prefecture.
Goshomachi,
Nara
Prefecture.
Tokorozawa,
Saitama
Prefecture.
Ome,
Kanagawa
Prefecture.
pen,
1,500,000
1,500,000
1,200,000
650,000
500,000
300,000
100,000
74,785,000
The Table Showing the Income and Expenditures
and Construction Expense of the Kailway.
Year.
Government.
Private.
Total Expense
of the New
Construction
from the
Establish-
ment.
Income.
Expend-
iture.
Total Expenst-
of the New
Construction
from fhe
Establish-
ment.
Income.
Expend-
iture.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
yen.
17,253,955
29,797,432
31,618,348
32,760,840
34,241,504
yen.
1,843,463
2,472,808
3,955,966
4,213,804
4,110,141
yen.
788,180
1,077,698
1,771,532
2,001.273
2,426,900
yen.
6,732,703
11,864,441
20,951,112
33,904,221
44,061,622
yen,
1,082,884
2,128,743
3,187,484
4,360,478
5,503,427
yen.
296,960
647,499
1,094,348
1,566,677
2,341,591
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Table Showing the Number of the Bailway Pas-
sengers and Cargoes, and the Total Amount
of the Fares Derived Therefrom.
45
Year.
No. of
Passen-
gers.
Weight
of
Cargoes.
Fares.
Passen-
gers.
Cargoes.
Total.
•
.»»»*( Government
1887 { .
( Private ...
1888°°*
(Pri
18895^
(Pri
189ofcT
(Pri
(Gov
6,001,389
2,478,911
8,297,313
5,670.962
11,366,774
9,333,553
11,265,531
11,410,565
11,787,913
14,002,389
TDousaud
Catties.
956,309
242,670
1,113,022
450,526
1,155,013
871,126
1,134,630
1,259,010
1,318,466
2,231,925
yen.
1,297,307
528,378
1,772,044
1,077,399
2,966,267
1,549,364
3,183,386
1,970,972
3,026,866
2,683,118
yen.
486,986
352,343
638,656
603,459
927,736
783,296
908,359
918,847
966,776
1,502,504
yen.
1,784.293
880,721
2,410,700
1,680,858
3,894,003
2,332,660
4,091,745
2,889,819
3,993,642
4,185,622
po«t. In the year 1871 the old existing post system
was abolished and the Postal Laws executed in
Europe and America were adopted and carried in
force, the systems of the Postal Money Orders, and
savings banks were established, and the Parcel Post-
Law is now being in force, there is no place, however
remote and sequestrated, where the letters can not be
despatched and delivered. As to the foreign mails,
the agreement for mutual exchange of the letters was
settled with the United States in 1873, and afterwards
the convention for establishing Universal Post Union
and the Universal Postal Convention of Paris were
entered and Japan now enjoys the equal benefits with
other allied states.
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Table Showing the Postal Route and the Number
of the Post-office.
Postal Route.
Post and
Telegraph
Office.
Post
Office.
Year.
Road.
Rail-
ways.
Rivers.
Lakes.
Seas.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
11,642
11,397
11,204
11,323
11,330
m*.
565
727
1,068
1,307
1,695
mi.
178
179
189
162
127
186
186
12
mi.
12,880
12,880
12,636
13,567
14.146
29
34
175
219
340
3,901
3,676
3,432
3.411
3,356
^
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Telegraph. For the first time the telegraph line was
constructed between Tokyo and Yokohama in 1869,
and thereafter the line was greatly extended and at
present the construction to all important places are
completed. The Empire entered into the International
Telegraph Convention, and as to the foreign telegrams
the submarine cable was laid between Nagasaki and
Fusan harbour of Corea. In addition to as there are
two submarine cables connecting Nagasaki, Shanghai
and Vladivostock, the Empire has the accommodation
and advantages of sending to and receiving from other
to the contracted countries the messages, at any time.
The telephone exchange was also established lately,
and the great increase of the subscribers in Tokyo,
Yokohama and Osaka shows that the system will no
doubt be adopted throughout the country. .
The Table Showing the Telegraph Routes, the Number
of Telegraph Offices and Messages Despatched.
Year.
Route
in ri.
Exten-
tion in
ri.
Post and
Teleg.
office.
Teleg.
office.
Private
office.
No. of
Messages.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
2,527
2,491
2,601
2,734
2,927
6,869
7,163
7,630
7,600
7,237
20
30
169
208
329
211
217
105
101
57
15
13
10
36
49
2,489,136
.2,682,120
3,207,963
4,031,498
4,332,218
Maritime As the coast abounds in harbours, the
Coramuni- .
cations. communications between them has become
pretty busy, and as the foreign trade bedome more
extensive, the vessels that enter the treaty ports from
Europe and America annually increase.
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Oar S. S. Company's foreign routes are six at
present, and the relation of the foreign mail S. S.
Company's with our ports is shown below.
Nippon Yusen Kwaisha's Fobeign boute.
Yokohama and Shanghai Line. The steamers employed on this
route are three, and leave Yokohama and Shanghai once a week,
calling at Kobe, Shimonoseki, and Nagasaki
This line connects with the Pacific Mail Steamship Comany's and
Oriental and Occidental Steamship Company's packet at Yokohama,
and with the packet of the Tientsin, Newchwang, Vladivostock lines
at Kobe, and with the Shanghai and Vladivostock line at Nagasaki
exchanging passengers and cargoes at each place.
Kobe and Vladivottock Line. Steamer leaves each port once in
four weeks calling at Shimonoseki, Nagasaki, Fusan, Genzan, but on
the return voyage does not call at Nagasaki. During winter season
when the harbour of Vladivostock is frozen over the steamer goes
as far as Genzan. It leaves Kobe and Genzan once in ihree weeks.
This line connects the Shanghai Mail Packet at Kobe, and with
the Kobe and Tientsin line at Fusan exchanging passengers and
cargoes at each place.
Kobe and Tientsin Line. Steamer leaves each port once in four
weeks, calling at Shimonoseki, Nagasaki, Fusan, Jinsen, Chefoo.
When Tientsin harbour is frozen over, it goes as far as Jinsen, and
leaves both port once in three weeks. This line connects with the
Shanghai packet at Kobe, and with the Kobe and Vladivostock line
at Fusan and exchange passengers and cargoes.
Kobe and Newchwang Line. The steamer leaves each port once in
four weeks, calling at_ Shimonoseki, Nagasaki, Got6, Tsushima,
Fusan, Jinsen, and Chefoo. When Newchwang harbour is frozen
over, it goes as far as Jinsen and leaves Kobe and Jinsen once in
three weeks. This line connets with the Shanghai packet at Kdbe,
and with Shanghai and Vladivostock line at Fusan exchanging
passengers and cargoes.
Shangliai and Vladivostock Line. The steamer leaves each port
once in four weeks, calling at Chefoo, Jinsen, Nagasaki, Fusan,
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Genzan on the forward voyage, and on the return voyage, calls at
Genzan, Fusan, and Nagasaki. When the Vladivostock harbour is
frozen over the voyage is suspended.
KSbe and Manila Line. The steamer leaves each port once a
month, calling at Shimonoseki, Nagasaki, Foochow, Amoy on the
forwards voyage, and on the return voyage, calling at Formosa,
Amoy, Nagasaki, and Shimonoseki. On the return voyage it some-
times happen that the steamer do not call at Formosa and Amoy
on account of lading and directly comes to Japan via Hongkong or
sometimes extends the route to Yokohama. Without regard to the
above, extra voyage is made between Hakodate and Shanghai, Kobe
and Corean ports, Hongkong and Saigon there about, Hawaii, Java
and Australia &c.
Foreign Mail Stbameb Companies' Japan Routs.
Occidental and Oriental S. S. Co. This company packet leaves
San Francisco to Yokohama, and thence to Hongkong and again to
Yokohama, and thence back to San Francisco, and it leaves thrice
a month.
Canadian Pacific Railway Co. Leaving Vancouver enters Yoko-
hama, and proceeds to Hongkong and Shanghai, via Kobe, and back
to Kobe, Yokohama, Vancouver, successively, it leaves once a month.
Compagnie des Messageries Maritime, Paquebots Poste Francois.
Leaves Shanghai enters Yokohama via Kobe, and thence via Kobe
goes back to Shanghai remaining two weeks in the last harbour
(exchanging passengers and cargoes with the steamers on the
return voyage to Marseille), and it leaves twice a month.
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co. This is the com-
pany's Steam Ship branch line, leaves company. Hongkong
touching Nagasaki, and Kobe, enters Yokohama and goes back to
Hongkong, via the same harbours in once a month.
Norddeutscher Lloyd. This is the company's branch line for its
route, follows the same course as the English steamers,, and it
leaves once a month.
The art of ship-building has made a considerable progress. With
Yokosuka Dockyard belonging with Navy at the head, dockyards
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sprang -up at every principal ports, and the construction of man-
of-fwa*s and merchantmen are* actually carried on. Besides, the
ai<jLs to navigation such as lighthouses and buoys are established
all along the coasts, the prevention of maritime ca^ualitiep.
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coinage. The monetary system has been quite im-
perfect, accordingly good and bad species were inter-
mixed, and it was consequently found that this inter-
mixture proved detrimental to the circulation in the
trade with foreign countries. Thereupon, the Govern-
ment was determined to select the standard unit,
and in 1868, Imperial Mint was established in Osaka,
provided with the necessary machinery. The various
system of the foreign countries were referred to, and
the consequence of which was the enactment of the
Coinage [Regulation in 1871, and the issuing of new
species of coins of round shape. The weight, alloy,
and designation were settled, the common difference
clearly defined, and in counting, the decimal method
was adopted, that is ten pieces of one rin make a sep,
ten one sen pieces make ten sen, ten sen pieces make
a; yen, and so on up to any amount. The standard
unit is of gold one yen, with three kinds of subor-
dinate coins silver, nickel, and copper. It is not
permitted that in one payment the silver coin should
exceed 10 yen, nickel and copper coin, 1 yen. One
yen silver coin issued at the same time to be used
specially in the treaty ports, was at first limited to
the payment of the customs duty and other taxes by
foreigners, but afterwards, it was allowed to be gener-
ally used in the payment of the inland taxes, and
transactions between foreigners and Japanese, the
restriction of amount in time of payment is not ob-
served in this case. The comparative value of the
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silver coin to be standard gold is 100 to 100, and it
circulates in equal value with foreign silver coin, and
the government does not make any discrimination.
The varieties of gold, silver, and copper coins are
shown below.
Weight.
AUot.
momme.
f 20 yen price.
8.88900
90 # of Gold & 105^ of Copper
10 „
»»
4.44442
» »t »» »»
Gold Coin -
5 „
»»
2.22221
»» >f »t M
2 „
»»
0.88888
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»»
0.44444
it It II ' »»
Silver Coin 1 „
»»
7.18848
90^ of Silver & 10 # of Cop.
Subordi-
nate Silver-
Coin.
50 sen
20 „
10 „
. 6 „
»
»»
3.59424
1.43770
0.71885
0.35942
80# of Silver & 20# of Ct>p.
it ft ft *t
it ft ft ft
»t t» • ft it
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nate Nickel
Coin. 5 „
»t
1.24416
25# of Nickel & 75# of Cop.
Subordi- ( ? »
nate CopH 7 "
perCoin. | * ^
»»
3.80416
1.90008
0.95040
0.24192
Besides, there are old subordinate money still cur-
rent, made of copper, and iron, their value flactuating
with that of the new coin. There are three kinds of
paper money, viz., Government paper money, bank-
notes, and convertible silver-notes. Government
paper money, issued is the year 1868 had undergone
many change in forms since that date, but in the year
1886, the exchanging of the issued paper money with
silver has been determined upon, and is now in the
course of redemption. Bank-notes are issued in ac-
cordance with the Bank Begulation, to be redeemed
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within the psriod granted for the working. In con-
formity with the convertible Silver-Notes Regulation,
the silver-notes are issued by the Nippon GinkO, the
gold, and silver coins, and bullions equal to the amount
of the circulating notes, being reserved for the purpose
«of redemption. With Government, bounds, Treasury
notes, commercial bills, and other reliable notes as
security the notes are issued, and in future all other
paper money is likely to be sup3rseded by these con-
vertible silver-notes. The total amounts of the gold,
silver, and copper pieces issued, that of the circulating
paper money, with the amount of the national debts
at present, are shown below.
Gold pieces 63,430,358
Silver 113,466,782
Nickel ; 4,267,349
Copper 12,418,051
Total 193,582,540
.Government Paper Money 25,702,384
Bank-notes 24,494,959
Convertible Silver-notes 85,963,807
Total ... 136,161.150
•Internal Debts 294,957,469
Foreign , 4.48S.624
Total 299.446,093
• Note : The amount of Gold, Silver, Kickel and Copper coin is the sum issued from
the beginning of Coinage, 1870 to 3lst, Mar. 1891. The amount of Paper money and
Internal Debt U the sum presented at 3 1st, Mar. 1891.
•Among this, yen 25,702,384 of Paper money and yen 22,000,000 of borrowed to
pay back the Paper money are included^
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Table of the Comparative Value of the Foreign
and Domestic Gold Coin.
Denomination of Gold
Changed to the Value
of Japanese Gold
Countries.
Coins of Different
Countries.
Coin.
Great Britain ...
5 pounds
yen.
24.406
»» •••
Sovereign ... ...
4.881
U. S. N.A
Double Eagle
20.061
»t • • • • • •
3 Dollars
3.009'
German
20 Marks
4.779
France
100 Francs ... ...
19.354
Italy
100 Lire
19.354
Austro-Hungary.
4 Ducats
9.175
»t
8 Florins
3.871
Belgium
20Franc8
3.871
Russia
i Imp. (5 rubles).
3.999
Russia
Ducat (3 rubles) ...
2.398
Turkey
500 Piasters
22.048
Bulgaria
Gold Alexander
(20 leys)
3.870
Servia
20 Dinars
8.871
Roumania
20 Lei
3.871
Finland
20 Markka
3.871
Egypt
100 Piasters
4.957
Tunis
t» » •••
11.700
Persia..*
Toman (100 Shakis)
2.296
Luzon ••• .« ...
Doubloon (4 Pesos).
3.946
ft ... ••• ...
Escudo Deoro (2
Pesos)
1.972
it «*• .•• •*•
Escudello Deoro
(1 Peso)
0.985
Sweden
20 Crowns
5.376
Norway
tt ••• •••
5.376
Denmark
it ... ...
5.376
Holland
Double Ducat
4.579
tt ••• •••
10 Florins
4.032
Spain
Doubloon (10 Ex-
cudo)
5.032
tt ••• ••• •••
4 Excudo
2.013
Portugal
Cr6wn
10.837
Peru ...
20 Soles
19.354
Mexico
20 Peso
19.740
tt ••• •••
Once Doubloon
(16 Pesos)
15.787
Hindoo
Mohur (15 Rupees).
7.126
1 New Holland ...
2 Dollars
2.032
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Countries.
Coins of Different
of Japanese Gold
Countries.
Coin.
v*.
Brazil .... ... ...
20 Milrees ... ...
10.969
Hayti
10 Gourdes ... ...
9.677
Venezuela
20 Yenezolano ...
19.354
Columbia Repu-
Double Condor (20
blic ... ...
Jresoj ••• ... ...
19.354
Urguay
Jreso ••• ... ...
1.036
Argentine Con-
federation
Argentino ••• ...
4.839
Argentine Con-
Medio Argentino...
2.419
federation ...
Soli via... ... ...
vjnce ... ... •••
15.000
Chili
Condor (10 Peso)...
9.151
» ••• •
Doubloon (5 Peso).
4.576
»» ••• •«• •••
Excudo (2 Peso) ...
1.830
»» ••• ••• ...
Jreso ... ••• ...
0.915
Greece
100 Drachma
19.354
Table of the Comparative Value of the Foreign
and Domestic Sfhrer Coin,
Denomination of the
Changed to the Value
; Countries.
Silver Coins of Dif -
of 1 yen Silver Coin
frent Countries.
of the Empire.
| Great Britain ...
Crown ... ... ...
1.078
4 >• •«•
Florin
0.431
1 w •••
Shilling
0.215 ;
*» ...
6 Pence
0.107
; United States ...
Trade Dollar
1.009
1 » -»•
Dollar ...
0991
»» •••
20 Cents
ai85
Duine ...
0L092
J German ... ...
5 Marks
1.090
I France
5 Francs
0327
M ... ...
50 Centime ... —
0L065
. Italy
5 lire
0L927
i »• ... ... ...
50 Centesimi
0.065
Switzerland
5 Francs ... ...
0327
» ... *M
50 Centime M. ...
aoss
Belgium
5 Francs „. ...
(X927
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50 Centime
ac85
Austro-Hungary..
2 Florin
0915
w •••
20 Cloityer
aow
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Countries.
Silver Coins of Dif-
of 1 yen Silver Coin
of the Empire.
ferent Countries. „.
Austro - Hungary
Maria Theresia'
Thaler
yen.
0.963
Russia
Rouble (100 Ko-
pecks)
Poltinnick (50 Ko-
0.741
n • •• ••• •••
P&CK8I... ... ••»
Tchetvertak (25 Ko-
0.370
>» ... ••• •••
pecks)
Abbassis (20 Co-
0.185
» ,*** ••• •••
pecks).
Polish Florin
0.084
„
0.062
Grivinik (10 Ko-
» ••• ••• . ..
pecks)
0.041
M ••• ••• •••
Pietak (5 Kopecks)
0.021
Bulgaria
2 Lews ...
0.344
Servia
5 Dinar
, ,,,
0.927
Roumania
5 Ley
...
0.927
Finland
2 Markka ..
...
0.372
» ... •••
50 Penny ..
...
0.078
Egypt
10 Piastre ..
•••
0.463
Tunis
2 Piastre
...
0.229
| Mauri tins
20 Cent
, ...
0.076
I Hong Kong
Dollar
...
0.999
»t
20 Cent
...
0.179
: Strait Colonies...
20 Cent
**•
0.179
: Persia
Sachib-kerau
0.3&5
»» ... ••• ...
Banabat (10 Scahis)
0.192
; „ .,
Abbassis (4 Shahis)
0.077
i Cochi
Trade Piaster ...
1.009
' » ... ... •..
-jjjg- Prastre
0.504 •
' Dutch India ...
i Florin
0.094
Luzon... ... ...
50 Centavos..
...
0.481
Canada ,
50 Cent
...
0.443
Sweden ... ...
2 Crown
• •••
0.494
„
50 Ore ,
...
0.123
Norway
2 Crown
, ...
0.494
»» ••• ...
50 Ore
...
0.123
Denmark
2 Crown
0.494
»» ......
50 Ore
, ...
0.123
Holland #
Rixdollar(2Jfl
orin)
0.973
»i •
Florin ... ...
...
0.389
?» ••• •••
25 Cent... ..
...
0.094
Spain
Duro (2Escudos)...
0.963
'.' >i •»• .»• •••
Bscudo (10 rea
Jfl)... 1
0,461
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Changed to the Value
Countries.
Silver Coins of Dif-
of 1 yen Silver Coin
of the Empire.
ferent Countries.
Spain
Peseta
pen.
0.173
n ••• ••• •••
Real
0.043
it ••• ... •••
5 Peseta
0.927
Portugal
5 Testoons (500
Reis)
0.472
Peru
Sole
0.927
»» ... ••• ...
Dinero
0.092
Mexico
Peso (100 Centavos)
1.007
ft
50 Centavos
0.503
India
Rupee
0.473
Greece... ... ...
5 Drachmas
0.927
t» •• •
Lepte
0.085
Turkey
20 Piaster
0.822
New Holland ...
50 Cent
0.449
Antilles
3 Halfpence
0.036
Brazil
2 Milrees
0.963
M
500 Reis
0.240
Hayti
Gourde
0.927
Venezuela
Venezolano
0.927
tt ... ...
2 Desimo
0.172
»»
5 Centavo
0.042
Columbia Republic
Peso ....
0.927
»» •••
2 Desimo
0.172
Urguay
Peso
0.927
„ ...
50 Centisimo
0.463
Arthentine Conf ed.
Peso
0.927
»» •••
50 Centavo
0.463
Bolivia
Bolivia
0.957
Chili
Peso
0.927
tt ••• •■• ...
50 Centavo ... ...
0.463
1 Desimo
0.092
These tables were extracted from the yearly report
of the Director of the Imperial Mint of the Financial
Department, and )by comparing coins of this country
with those of other countries, relying on the yearly
report of the superintendent of the Mint of the United
States of N. A., 1885, the given weight and value
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should, not be considered* to show the current market
prices.
WMf£«r"d The system of weights and measures
has also been quite imperfect and a new system was
made in 1875 and 1876 ; but owing to the imperfect-
ness of the standards its rectification had early been
proposed. In the year 1885 the Government entered
into the Universal Metric Convention, and in 1891 ,
again a new system was established, adopting both
Japanese and Foreign measures and weights, to be
put into operation from the 1st of January 1893.
The upit of measure being Shaku (a foot) and that
of weight being Kwan, the original material for
standard is the bar and weight made of the composition
of platinum and iridium, ten thirtythird of the length
of space between the two standard marks cut on the
surface of the bar at the temperature of 0.15° Cen-
tigrade, is to be a shaku ; and the fifteen-fourth of the
mass of the weight is to be one kwan. Their deno-
minations and scale being as follows : —
Length.
Mo...
Bin
Bu...
Sun
Shako
Shaku
GO
Bu, or Tgubo..
ifoth of Shaku
feth of Shaku
Xth of Shaku
55th of Shaku
Jo ..
Ken
Cho
Ei ..
. ... 10 Shaku
... ' 6 „
. ...360 „ (60 ken).
, 12960 Shaku (36 ch6).
30 Bu
300 Bu
8,000 Bu
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Measure of Capacity.
Shaku
G8...
Sho
Mo...
Bin
Fun
iJoth of Sho
&th of Sho
64, 827 Cubic Bu
To ...
Koku
Measure of Weight.
• l.toOiOooth °* Kwan
• igokiOSth of Kwan
• iSoo0^n » »»
Momme.\
Kwan
Kin .,
" 10§h5
100 Sh5
j^ggfch of Kwan
160 Moanme
Besides, there is an old measure of lefigth the
Kujirajaku commonly used from the early date, can
be employed only in measuring cloths. One Shaku
of kujirashaku correspond to the 1.25 shaku of the
original standard, and ten times of it equals 1 j5, ^
to 1 Sun, t-Jtj- to 1 Bu of the Kujirajaku respectively.
The following table showing the comparative scales
against the weights and measures of the metric system
is acknowledged to be legal.
Measure of Length.
Meier.
Shaku.
Ma ...
,,
0.00003
Millimeter
0.00330
Bin ...
...
».. ••
0.00030
Centimeter ..
0.03300
Bu ...
... 4
.. ••
0.00303
Decimeter
... 0.3300&
Sun ...
...
0.03030
Meter
3.30000
Shaku
...
• • ••
0.30303
Decameter
... 33.00000
Jo ...
...
• • • .1
3.03030
Hectmeter
... 330.00000
Ken ...
...
.. .«
1.81818
Kilometer
... 3300.00000
Cho ...
... •
.. ..
. 109.09091
Ri ...
...
.. .
. 392727273
Area of Land.
Are.
Bu.
Shaku
••• ••• .1
0.00033
Centiare
9.3025Q
Go ...
... 1
• • ••
0.00331
Are
... 30.25000
Bu or Tsubo .
• « ,,
0.03306
Hectare
. ... 3025.00000
Se ...
...
• • .«
0.99174
Tan ...
...
<• ••
9.91736
Ch5,...
...
. 99.17355
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Ouftu
Go ...
Sho ...
To ...
Kokn
Mo ...
Bin ...
Fun ...
Momme
Kwan
Measure of Capacity.
Litre.
ShZ.
0.01804
Centilitre... ... .
0.00554
0.18039
Decilitre
0.05544
1.80391
Litre
0*5435
18.03907
Decalitre
5.54352
180.39068
Hectlitre... ... ..
. 55.43542
Measure of Weight.
Gramme,
Momme.
0.00375
Miligramme ... .
0.00027
0.03750
Centigramme ... .
0.00267
0.37500
Decigramme ... .
0.02667
3.75000
Gramme
0.26667
3750.00000
Decagramme ... .
2.66667
Heotgramme ... •
.. 26.66667
600.0000
Kilogramme ... .
.. 266.66667
Kill ••• ... ' •••
The original standard is under the custody of the
minister of the Agricultural and Commercial Depart-
ment, and two duplicate original standard are made,
the one in the custody of the same minister, the other
in the keeping of the minister of the Educational
Department. The minister of the Department of
Agriculture and Commerce orHers the local magistrate
to make the local original standard in exact copy of
the duplicate original standard, to be used as standard
in the inspection of weights and measures. The
varieties, shapes, materials, limitation of the common
difference, of weight and measures, the period of in-
spection and the fee are to be regulated by the Im-
perial Ordinance, and those who manufacture, repair,
and sell them must receive the licence from the
minister of the Agricultural and Commercial Depart-
ment depositing as a security certain sum of money,
and paying the license fee. Fifteen years are the
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that those who obtained license can sell as well as
repair them.
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great many kinds of Industrial
pursuits, it will be well to
classify it into Original and
Introduced Industries. Ori-
ginal Industry is tbe industry
that existed from ancient
times. The principal indus-
tries are ceramics,, weavings,
embroideries, lacquer works,
paper industry, metallic in-
dustry, leather works, wood
and bamboo works, carvings,
camphor producing, vegetable
wax producing, salt making,
sugar making, Sake brewing,
soy brewing, oil producing,
tobacco making, indigo ball
producing, and raw silk pro-
ducing. It seems these indus-
tries were first introduced from
China and Corea, but the
elapse of several hundred years
obliterated the original trace,
and there seems to have sprung
up a new process. Their
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cially in the fine arts industry and some others
pertaining , chiefly to the individual hand- work, the
artisans apply their residences for the workshops,
employ only a small number of apprentices. The
process of manufacturing appears to be very tedi-
ous, but the tastes and magnificence of arts peculiar
to Japan are acknowledged and admired through the
world, and forms the inexhaustible source of wealth to
the Empire. Introduced industry is the name given
to the new industries brought over from Europe and
America, the principal of them are cotton spinning,
glass works, brick making, preparation of drugs and
chemicals, cement works, wine brewing, ship-building,
machinery, match, paper, and soap industries. These
industries are generally carried on in large scale em-
ploying great many workmen, utilizing water and
steam powers, so that no comparison can be made
between the home industry. Specially since five or
six years this kind of industrial influence spread all
over the country, that in every industrial districts
companies and factories rose up one after another,
bristling with thousands of chimneys.
commerce. As the national policy has been that of
seclusion from other countries, although intercourse
had existed for hundreds of years with China and
Holland there was literally no communications with
other countries, and the extent of the commerce was
confined within the Empire. But even in this, the in-
convenience of the transportation and communication,
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and the surviving evils of the feudal system impeded
the free development. The recent opening of trade and
commerce with Europe and America, has changed the
condition of commerce abruptly and at present the
trade with foreign countries seems to grow more
extensive year by year; and the maxim " in commerce,
there is no state boundary," is now realized. The
projects formed by the people and the encourage-
ments given by the government during these 20 years
gradually began to show their effects, and the ad-
vantages derived from establishing the chambers of
commerce, mercantile museums, commercial clubs,
firms, banks, exchanges, markets, commercial corpora-
tions, and commercial schools, were by no means small,
and in 1890 there was the promulgation of the Com-
mercial Code and as the time for its execution is
drawing near, the scope of the commercial prospect
will no doubt be gradually extended.
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CHAPTER II.
FOREIGN TRADE.
1. Foreign Trade before the Ansei Period.
What was the state of foreign trade of this country ?
Its ancient condition is foroobscure to be traced, but
as history substantiates, the first country of intercourse
must be Corea. In ancient times, the construction of
vessels being frail and cargoes being scanty, there is
no doubt that regular commerce did not exist. Sup-
posing there was a commerce, it was either carried
on by the government and did not allow the people to
trade, or it was the tribute of obeisance and not com-
merce, or again under the pretence of paying tribute,
the barter was clandestinely carried on.
In the 9th year of Emperor Chiuai, (200 A.D.) after
the subjugation of Corea by Empress Jingo, the
periodical tribute ship anchored in the harbour of
Muko (present site of Hiogo) and private ships of
Coreans also entered, so the commerce fairly began to
take root in the harbours of Kinai, that literature and
art, Bnen and silk, gold and silver, and tools were im-
ported to the benefit of the people, and the prospect
was quite prosperous. In the reign of Emperor An-
kan (about 530 A.D.) it is said that the Corean silver
coins circulated in the port of commerce, and they are
said to be used in barter in the local district ; and in
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the 2nd year of Jingo-Keiun (768 A>D.) it is said that
the courtiers as well as the ministers were ordered
to purchase the imported goods. By the above, it
can be referred that the foreign trade of this country
had actually begun in this period. In the 2nd year
•of Emperor Ninmyo (850 A.D.) Chinese merchant
vessel came to Dazaifu, for what purpose it came i$
not exactly known, yet the fact is plainly stated in
history. This is the first mentioning of the coming
of Chinese vessel. In the 8th year of Emperor Seiwa
(866 A.D.) Chinese vessel again came to Dazaifu and
traded with the people, since that time, communica-
tions became more intimate and Chinese vessels flock-
ed to the port. Some time before this, it is stated, ah
embassy was sent over to China to purchase medicines.
About 890 A.D. Chinese Court (T'ang dynasty) began
to decline, and the men of influence striving for power,
disorder and conflict ensued. Upon this occasion, by
the memorial of Sugawara Michizane to the Throne,
the sending of Embassy to China was abolished, and
official communications with China entirely ceased,
but merchant's free transactions still continued. In
the beginning of Tenki (about 900 A.D.) this was also
prohibited ; and afterwards imperial decree was passed
to Dazaifu to receive the imported goods after close
inspection.
With the downfall of T'ang dynasty and the rise of
Sung dynasty, the merchants came and offered presents
acoompanied by the letter of credentials to open the
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intercourse as before, yet the Government steadily
refused. At this time the Tartars invaded the nor-
thern part of China and began to assume an alarming
attitude to the safety of Sung dynasty, our merchants
began the intercourse with them, but owing to some
dispute having arisen between them, the Government
prohibited the trade.
In the 1st and 2nd year of Shoho (1074-1075), our
merchants crossed over to Corea and traded. In the
2nd year of Shoryaku (1078) Fujiwara Chikamitsu
escaped to Corea, and Coreans gave him estates and
protected him. Upon Yoritomo's calling him back,
Coreans loaded two ships with treasures sent him
back. On the 4th year (1080) Shimadsu, chief of
Satsuma sent ships to Corea and traded. In the 2nd
year of Yeiho (1082) So, chief of Tsushima sent ships
to Crea and traded. In the 1st year of Otoku (1084)
the merchants of Chikuzen went over to Corea and
traded. Corean trade began to be flourishing.
In the reign of Emperor Toba (about 1110) the
Qhinese merchants tendering the letter of^Chinese
Emperor, arduously applied to open the friendly in-
tercourse, but the tone of the letter being haughty
and unceremonious, the government rejected it and
returned no answer. Afterwards Taira Kiyomori
restored the Chinese intercourse, repaired the port of
Hiogo and warmly entertained the Chinese merchants
in his villa at Fukuhara.
At this time, the ports of Kiushiu swarmed with
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trading vessels, Imatsu in Chikuzen was principal
port and at Bonotsu in Satsuma, the trade was also
carried on and custoni3 duty on Chinese goods were
levied.
With the down fall of Sung dynasty, Yuen dynasty
succeeded and Kublai Khan who chose Peking for
Capital, sent an embassy to resume the intercourse,
but as the letter was deemed to be unceremonious, it
was rejected.
In the 4th year of Koan (1281) the Great Invasion
of Yuen to this country took place. After that the
trade with China was the private intercourse of
merchants and priests, and never a ship officially sent,
and accordingly the Corean commerce also declined.
Meanwhile the War of Northern and Southern Court
broke out, and money becoming scarce, the powerful
feudal chiefs of several provinces sent trading ships to
China and Corea on their own account. When the
Tenryu temple was built by Ashikaga Takauji, his
brother Tadayoshi with the advice of Soseki, the
naturalized Chinese priest of the temple, sent merchant
vessels in the 3rd year Kokoku (1342) and brought
back valuable articles, this becoming to be customary
every year people called it " Tenryuji vessel " and the
intercourse between the two countries had begun
again.
When Min dynasty, succeeded Yuen dynasty, the
embassy was often sent to this country demanding
the opening of friendly intercourse, but as the War
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of the Northern and Southern Court was still raging,
it was not complied with. About this time a Corean
general having abolished the king, took the throne and
changed the name to Chosen. As the charge of the
Corean communication was intrusted to Ouchi, the chief
of Yamaguchi, the Corean Embassy came to Ouchi to
open the communication. Taking this opportunity
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu sent an embassy to China, and
China had also returned the ceremony. Upon the
arrival of the "Chinese embassy, Yoshimitsu went to
Hiogo to receive it himself. The embassy was lodged
in Kyoto and was kindly treated. He urged the
merchants to trade with the Chinese merchants. So
the trade of the two countries became again
prosperous.
Of the imported articles, not only the drugs and
dyeing materials were important, but the brocade and
embroideries and other clothes were indispensable to
the nobles, the prices being enormous, the profits
were accordingly great. The articles of exports being
seal-skins, pepper, swords and spearheads, sapan-wood,
sulphur, fans, lacquered wares, gold and copper. As
the ports of export and import being principally in
Kiushiu, there were many who made great riches in
the secret trade with China and Corea.
The discovery of America by Columbus in 1492
began to change the face of the world.
In the 10th year of Tenbun (1541) a Portuguese
merchant vessel having drifted to the island of Tanega-
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shima, entered the Kagoshima harbour, at last arrived
at Bungo. Otomo Yoshishige lodged them at the
Jinguji. This is the first visit of Europeans that
came round the Cape of Good Hope and through
Indian Ocean. From this time, they came to trade
in the Kiushiu ports bringing with them many curio-
sities which greatly suited the taste of our people.
In the 17th year (1548) a Portuguese Missionary
Xavier with two others came to Kagoshima. Shima-
dsu gave consent to the propagation of Christianity.
Afterwards he went to visit Ouchi Yoshitaka at Yama-
guchi asked for the same permission which Yoshitaka
readily granted. Over 3,000 men were baptized with-
in a year.
Otomo Yoshishige also called Xavier to Bungo
and was greatly devoted to him. Within a few years
christian churches were erected in Yamaguchi, Funai,
Hakata, and Hirado, and the destruction of shrines
and temples commenced.
From this time Jesuit sect having greatly increased,
the trade with Portuguese merchants becoming there-
by prosperous, Otomo, Shimadsu, Arima, Omura,
Matsuura and other families all selected their best
port to receive them. After the downfall of Ashikaga,
Oda succeeded, and after it Toyotomi Hideyoshi having
grasped the reign of the Empire, began to chastise
Shimadsu in the 15th year Tensho. When he came
to Hakata, some of the Jesuits staying at Nagasaki
came to see him. Hideyoshi exasperated at the
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haughtiness of their manners, seized upon and drove
them out of the country. From this time persecution
began, and the Portuguese merchants of Kiushiu be-
gan to fall off by degrees. After the expeditions to
Corea, the intercourse with Ming ceased. Tokugawa
Iyeyasu tried to restore it as it had been in the time
of Ashikaga, and sent a letter to Ming through the
hand of a Ming merchant, but it was declined to be
forwarded.
Iyeyasu sent letter again after the subjugation of
Biukiu, but to no effect. Despite of heavy prohibition
to intercourse with Japan, the merchants of Nanking,
Fouken, Canton, who had derived great profit in the
trade in former years, continued to come. By the
invasion of Tartars to the northen part, the power of
Ming began to decline.
Since the opening of Kiushiu to the Portuguese 60
years had passed when Spanish influence predominated
over the Portuguese and Dutch merchants, but owing
to the internal troubles in Spain and with the rise
of the Protestants, continual war ensued. Spain
weakened and Holland rose.
In 1600, Dutch vessel, for the first time, came to
the harbour of Sakai in the province of Idsumi. The
vessel was ordered to be taken to Uraga and was
destroyed there. Iyeyasu called the captain to Yedo
and inquired about foreign affairs, . and learning, for
the first time, that there existed three great continents
of Asia, Europe, and Africa (America was called New
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Spain at that time) he was resolved to open the com-
munications on grand scale. From this time Luzon,
England, Anam, Cambodia and other countries came.
Iyeyasu interviewed the captains intrusting them
his letters to their kings, and gave them the certificate
for the trade. Our merchants too having obtained
the certificate from the ShogUn and went over to
foreign countries to trade. Some of them made
voyage even to America.
People called these trading ships "Lincensed
vessels " (Goshuin-bune). The article they purchased
were cocoons, thread, cotton and silk, carpets, sugar,
medicines, perfume-wood, Vermillion, quicksilver,
glass, feathers, tusks, jars, wine, and books. Those
they sold were copper, copper- wares, umbrella papers,
screens, sulphur, camphor, dyed linen and flour.
In the 16th year of Keicho (1611) Dutchmen sent a
memorial to Shogun intimating that those who profess
Christianity have treacherous motives. Iyeyasu, upon
this, persecuted the missionaries, and prohibition was
made still more strict. In the time of Iyemitsu the
breakers of prohibition could not be checked, so the
order was passed to reward the informant ; going out
of the country was prohibited; the " licensed ships "
were stopped; construction of large vessel was pro-
hibited. Those who disregard were put to death.
With this the art of shipbuilding and navigation
suddenly collapsed.
The Dutch and Chinese alone were allowed to re-
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main, the rest were rejected. The ports of Akune in
Satsuma, Hakata in Chikuzen, Goto, Hirado, Omura
in Hizen were shut, Nagasaki alone was open.
Spaniards having Luzon for the station, and the
Portuguese having Java, and Sumatra in trading with
Japan. Spanish ships were designated as " Nanban-
sen." Those two countries came and strenuously
applied to restore the former relation, but they were
rejected on account of their being Christians. In the
time of Munetsuna (about 1560) English vessel came
to open friendly intercourse, the Dutch, intercepting
it, said that the queen of England was the daughter
of the Portuguese king, upon this the English was
rejected. The Portuguese vessel transported the
wrecked people to Nagasaki, but it was ordered not to
send back such people again, and was told to keep off.
As there was no limit to the number of Chinese
vessels and cargoes and there was limit to the amount
of our product, moreover the export of gold was
immense. In order to check the out-flow, the amount
of Chinese trade was limited in the second year of
Teikyo (1685), to six thousand Kwamme in silver, and
that of the Dutch was fifty thousand rio in gold and
during the Genroku period (1688-1703) the number
of Chinese ships were limited to eighty, and that of
the Dutch five. Notwithstanding this limitation the
foreign merchants brought over large cargoes and
traded on the open sea.
The out-flow of gold still continued. Then it was
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ordered to limit the Chinese vessels to thirty and that
. of the Dutch to two, the price on goods were fixed
and the amount of transaction to six thousand Kwan-
me to Chinese and three thousand Kwamme to the
Dutch. The copper was limited to three hundred
thousand catties for the Chinese and one hundred and
fifty thousand catties for the Dutch. The certificate
was issued to the privileged foreign merchants, the
the rest was rejected, and order was passed to chiefs
of Kiushiu to capture the smugglers.
. At first when the port of Nagasaki was opened the
tariff was not levied, but in the year of Genroku
(1688-1703) the customs tariff was fixed upon every
articles of import, excepting those for the use of the
government. The import of sugar, tobacco, haje
were immense. Shogun Yoshimune tried to prevent
it by transplanting them on the suitable soil, so the
good production issues from this place.
Since the method of giving certificates was actually
carried on, the vessels from Cambodia ceased to come,
the Shogunate intrusting the certificates to the Chinese
merchants sent message to them to bring their goods.
After some years Cambodians sent embassy to us
with tribute, and requested to renew the commerce.
The request was granted and certificate* was given
but the tribute was not accepted.
About this time the copper became very scarce, not
being sufficient to meet the demand of foreign mer-
chants. Thereupon the Chinese vessels were reduced
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to twenty, and copper smelting place was established
at Osaka and copper ores from all parts of the country
were ordered to be sent here, but the copper was no
less abundant:
In the 1st year of Meiwa (1764) Chinese vessels
were limited to thirteen, copper one hundred and
thirty thousand catties, and that of the Dutch to be
eight hundred thousand catties. Instruction was
issued to prepare Namako, Haze, Awabi and Kombu
for the purpose of export, and those who begin the
trade were to be free from the tax. Afterwards the
Chinese vessels were lessened to ten and that of the
Dutch to be one, copper six hundred thousand catties.
Heretofore the captains had to visit Yedo to payr espect
once a year, it was changed to once in five years.
In the 1st year of Bunkwa (1804) Eesanoff, the
special ambassador from Russia came to Nagasaki and
requested to open commerce as the Russian territory
being quite close. The governor of Nagasaki lodged
him in the house of a wealthy merchant and waited
the Shogun's reply. Being refused, Eesanoff went
off. Three years later twoj Russian vessels devasted
the island of Yetorofu at last invaded Karafuto, being
met by the guards of Nambu and Tsugaru, they fled.
Upon this it was ordered to Sendai to garrison the coast
of Yezo, and besides Tamura, the artillerist, was ordered
to build forts on the coasts of Idsu, Sagami, and Awa.
In the same year an English vessel entered
Nagasaki by force, the guards could not prevent upon it.
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The captain sent letter to Matsudaira Yasuhide the
Governor, who planned the attack, but the force being
not sufficient, Matsudaira driven to shame, committed
suicide. The Shogun punished Nabeshima Narinawo
for the negligence. ^ The principle of expulsion of
Foreign began to take root from this instance.
In the 15th year of Tempo, Dutch embassy came
to Nagasaki, advising to open the country to all other
powers, the Shogunate answered that it against the
law of the family. The expulsion principle began to
burst. In the 6th year of Kayei (1852) Commodore
Perry with his squadron anchored off the port of
Uraga, requesting to conclude the treaty of peace and
friendship, with the letter of president and presents.
The Shogunate promised to consider the case and the
squadron retired. In July of the same year, the
Russian Admiral Pontiatine came to Nagasaki with
squadron, requested to determine the boundaries of
Karafuto and to open the friendly intercourse, but as
the satisfactory answer was not obtained he left after
the stay of six months. The Dutch again informed
the Shogunate that all the countries of Europe were
about to send special embassies to demand the open-
ing of the commerce.
2. Foreign Tbade after the Ansei Period.
In January of 1884, Commondore Perry, again
entered the harbour of Uraga, and urged the opening
of friendly intercourse. Thereupon, in March of the
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same year, the treaty of peace and friendship was
concluded with condition to supply provisions, coal,
and water at two ports, Shimoda and Hakodate, with
Russia, England and France concluded the same treaty.
In 1886, Harris, an American, arrived in our country,
and after the prolonged consultation of two years,
during which he made a several voyages to house and
to our country, at length in the year 1858, ths
Shogunate concluded a temporary treaty with the
United States, Russia, England, France, and Holland
opening the five ports, Nagasaki, Hakodate, Kana-
gawa, Hyogo, and Niigata. Afterwards, Shognate
despatched a mission of amity and friendship to five
countries to reciprocate the written authentic treaty,
and not long another one was sent with necessary
instructions to prolong the opening date of Hyogo,
Niigata, and other ports. In 1860 a treaty was
concluded with Portugal and Prussia, and three years
later with Switzerland, and in 1863, imperial decree
was sent to the Shogunate of closing the ports against
the foreign trade the conference was held about this
order, but did not come to successful issue. Subse-
quently, another consultation to close up Yokohama,
Nagasaki and Hakodate being opened as before, was
held with all foreign envoys ; but having failed again
in this, the Shogunate petitioned the throne to obtain
the Imperial sanction for the opening of the three
ports to which Imperial consent reluctantly came.
In 1866, a treaty was concluded with Belgium,
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Italy and Denmark, and a written agreement for the
amendment of the Customs Tariff, was exchanged,
and in 1867, the postponement of the opening term of
Niigata port and Yedo (Tokyo) city was effected, and
Teppozu in Yedo, Yebisu port, and Niigata port were
assigned for the foreign settlement, and the Hyogo
port and Osaka city were opened, and a new treaty
was concluded with Eussia. It was also in this year
that the Shogunate, Satsuma, and Hizen despatched
men with various kinds of articles to be exposed at
the World's Fair opened in Paris. In 1868 Osaka
which was the open city was changed to open port,
and a treaty was newly concluded with Sweden,
Norway, and Spain, and also the opening of Tokyo
city and Niigata port was declared to all the foreign
ministers, thereby the exportation of silk worm eggs,
raw silk, and tea, to Europe and America considerably
increased.
Owing to the long rain of this year the crops 6i
rice and corn failed and the importation of the foreign
rice so greatly relieved the scarcity that the real
benefit of the foreign trade was for the first time
appreciated by the public. At the time there was
American vessels navigating between Nagasaki, Kobe,
and Yokohama from Nagato-sea, affording great faci-
lity to the Japanese. More encouragement was given
to the trade by the Government and along the coast
in the dangerous places light-houses were constructed.
In 1869, a treaty was concluded with Austro-
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B4 OMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
Hungary, and in 1871, with China and Hawaii, and
it was in this year that Udaijin Iwakura Tomomi was
appointed ambassadors and with a suite of the com-
missioners from every Executive Departments to the
countries of Europe and America.
About this time, the attention of the Japanese was
turned to the foreign affairs, and the western science
and arts began to diffuse.
The number of Japanese passengers to foreign
countries increased more and more, and as the inces-
sant improvement and extention of all systems, in-
dustries, manufacture, etc., were effected, such as the
purchase of men-of-war, coaches, rails, boilers, light-
house lamps, machines, instruments, apparatus, and
books became more numerous. Meanwhile, the neces-
sary internal organizations being gradually effected
resident Minister and Consuls were sent to capitals
and ports of every treaty countries in order to protect
'and encourage those traders and navigators of the
Empire. In 1873, treaty with Peru was concluded
and in the same year China opened Tientsin and
Newchwang to foreign trade.
In this year World's Fair was opened at Vienna, a
minister-resident accompanied by artisans and mer-
chants was sent there to expose the native works of
the Empire. It was a great credit to the sagacious
and skillful manufactures who, while retaining the
inherent tastes of the Empire, adopted the foreign arts
with caution, while the foreign mania raged every-
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where and everything was manufactured in the imita-
tion of foreign articles.
The Empire entered into the Universal Postal
Convention in 1874, and in 1875 Mitsubishi Kwai-
sha opened the mail packet service to Shanghai calling
at every treaty ports. The company has greatly ex-
tended the service ever since. The competition with
American Mail Steamship Company continuing for
several months, at feist ended in the purchase of four
vessels of that Company.
Mitsubishi became the indisputable lord on the
Japanese waters.
In th8 same year the Empire entered into the
International Telegraph Convention. In 1876, treaty
of peace and friendship with Corea was concluded. The
World's Fair was opened at Philadelphia this year
and as there were great number of persons wishing to
exhibit the various articles, the government, for the
purpose of encouraging and patronizing them, des-
patched the officials accompanied by the exhibiters.
Kiritsu Koshokwaisha opened the business house of
direct export, in New York after the close of the
World's Fair.
About that time some one opened two or three
shop3 in the same city. In 1878 entered into the
Universal Postal Congress of Paris, and Specie Bank
established in Yokohama in 1880, commenced the
foreign exchange to afford the facility to the foreign
trade in the direct export of several commercial firms,
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and the sale of the goods manufactured at home wa*
entrusted to the Company's agency in New York,
About this time the most prevalent opinion was that,
to check the import of the foreign articles, it was in-
dispensable to improve and develope the manufacture
and industry of cotton threads, matches, straw works,
and paper. The excess of exported goods to that of
the imported since 1882 proved that the trade is be^
coming more and more prosperous, and in 1883, to
stimulate the trade with Corea, free admittance and
discharging in Izugahara, Shimonoseki, and Hakata
ports besides treaty ones, was previleged to the vessels
in possession of the Japanese.
A treaty was entered into with Siam in 1887, and
with Mexico in the following year, and in 1889, to
facilitate the exports of rice, wheat flour to abroad,
from Yokkaichi, Shimonoseki, Hakata, Moji, Kuchi-.
notsu, Karatsu, Misumi, Fushiki, and Otaru which
being the special exporting. To these specially
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COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
Table of the Total Value of the Commodities Imported
from Various Foreign Countries.
Countries.
1873
1874
1875
1876
Australia ,
pen.
yen.
yen.
yen.
Austria
—
—
—
—
Belgium
—
—
—
—
British America
—
—
—
_
China and Hongkong . . .
9,881,533
8,665,716
8,200,382
7,472,055
Corea
—
—
-—
• —
Denmark
—
—
—
—
East Indian and Siam ...
—
—
—
—
France
2,489,270
1,745,242
3,922,591
3,171,956
German
2,040,263
728,745
813,506
384,076
Great Britain
11,907,182
10,520,490
14,689,728
11,117,277
Hawai
—
—
—
—
Holland
—
—
—
—
Italy
—
—
29,519
28,832
Peru
—
—
—
—
Philippine Group
—
—
—
—
Portugal
—
—
—
—
Russia
—
—
—
—
Spain...
—
—
—
—
Sweden and Norway . . .
—
—
—
—
Switzerland
—
—
—
—
Turkey
—
—
—
. —
tt a xt i /years to 1886 in-\
U. S. N. A. eluding British
VAraedoa. /
Other Countries
Total
1,017,761
771,381
1,047,250
754,373
1,920,346
399,556
1,124,882
665,601
23,107,39C
) 23,461,816
29,975,628
23,964,679
Note : Those of the years preceding to 1873 are objure. The value for ship's
use |s excluded
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83
Continued:
1877
1878
1879
1880
1881
11882
yen.
yen.
23,238
yen.
78,442
yen.
38,080
yen.
71,327
'yen.
74,302
—
19,757
12,351
8,523
5,098
5,871
63,474
190,363
159,789
363,029
389,588
128,932
5,674,540
4,784,194
5,865,350
5,846,227
5,503,441
6,553,201
—
13,965
12,293
30,506
10,814
13,408
190,528
819,931
1,591,039
1,750,977
2,212,964
2,306,223
3,031,037
3,348,811
3,499,277
3,759,542
3,195,655
1,164,460
700,981
1,280,645
1,174,182
1,745,067
861,921
1,196,268
15,699,111
19,273,067
16,868,965
19,626,430
16,402,382
13,971,859
—
14
998
60
—
—
164,040
19,381
18,094
8,468
12,415
63,394
118,133
112,999
159,010
177,110
112,290
~—
—
808
—
—
20,768
—
611
1,921
1,945
893
990
—
9,288
10,280
8,593
74,844
18,321
—
10,452
25,936
16,658
17,079
18,063
—
10,752
10,563
5,052
2,058
1,171
41,560
66,790
260,831
;530,134
376,590
} 322,001
—
4,869
105
777
13,090
10,308
1,736,781
2,727,585
3,212,298
2,669,334
1,816,200
3,133,666
239,497
8,341
35,220
48,573
51,723
82,079
27,420,903
32,874,836
32,953,003
36,626,601
31,191,246
29,446,596
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COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN,
Continued :—
Countries.
1883
1884
1885
1886
Australia
yen,
91,160
yen.
26,42-1
yen.
72,104
yen.
80,466
Austria
6,533
10,190
5,091
9,605
Belgium >..
268,913
202,653
317,683
507,909
British America
—
—
—
—
China and Hongkong ...
5,768,226
7,019,996
6,342,198
7,123,851
Corea ,.
—
408,005
470,609
563,448
Denmark
14,844
15,961
23,386
31,348
East Indian and Siam ...
2,455,619
2,350,909
3,398,698
3,561,319
France
1,891,042
1,587,541
1,333,880
1,330,914
German
1,421,612
2,315,869
1,671,990
2,313,659
Great Britain
12,775,124
12,758,807
10,456,611
12,703,249
Hawai
—
—
22
—
Holland
15,474
17,805
20,105
44,749
Italy
155,964
91,177
95,998
119,558
Peru
4,844
2,158
2,295
5,536
Philippine Group
—
—
—
—
Portugal
2,672
2,179
963
2,677
Russia ... ... ... ..
22,605
12,488
13,451
13,146
Spain... ... »..
17,385
17,705
29,901
39,371
Sweden and Norway ...
1,417
1,024
2,496
2,133
Switzerland
253,093
294,772
306,255
263,446
Turkey
239
68
5,088
182
tt n vt i /years to 1886 in-\
U.S.N. A. (eluding British)
V America. /
3,233,032
2,489,970
2,751,321
3,368,987
Other Countries
Total
65,045
46,554
36,824
92,881-
28,444,845
29,672,254
29,356,969
32,168,434
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Continued:—
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
yen.
32,266
yen.
218,713
yen.
267,085
yen.
334,239
yen.
228,844
27,074
49,765
19,572
24,151
27,611
322,196
596,160
887,137
1,032,351
688,958
26,174
25,109
29,970
25,659
20335
7,985,821
10,360,135
13,303,401
14,345,598
13,888,034
1,010374
1,041,764
1,273,332
4,363,540
4,032,922
73,909
85,191
113,030
75,075
41,914
5,291,614
7,724,788
7,361,728
9,136,701
5>042,55O
2,313,346
4,125,190
3,334,168
3,869,332
2,834,025
4,010,916
5,260,897
4,887,900
6,856,956
5,127,476
18,970,544
28,693,567
26,067,935
26,619,102
19,996,051
—
1,872
5,261
267
26,362
42,018
128,290
47,002
23,210
44,341
163,774
200,133
144,668
128,744
111,887
1,185
2,036
6,764
11,138
5,349
130,995
213,169
227,486
255,486
228,481
1,846
4,691
5,855
6,372
6,431
19,146
332,525
825,254
769,948
884,621
36,271
11,410
41,000
19,877
53,602
9,844
10,379
26,976
1,494
6,393
507,581
659,607
765,008
858,610
549,970
377
4,271
31
588
436
3,283,096
5,643,734
6,143,141
6,874,532
6,040,048
43,887
56,838
321,034
6,095,612
1,640,126
44,304,254
65,455,234
66,103,738
81,728,582
62,927,267
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COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
Table of the Total Value of the Commodities Exported
to the Various Foreign Countries.
Countries.
1873
1874
1875
1876
Australia...
yen.
yen.
yen.
yen.
Austria
—
—
—
—
Belgium
—
—
—
—
British America
—
—
—
—
a—gas8) ...
4,786,006
3,655,011
4,186,550
4,764,054
Corea *
—
—
—
—
Denmark
—
—
—
—
East India and Siam ...
—
—
—
—
France
3,625,847
2,759,496
3,531,427
7,578,017
German
169,755
62,719
19,855
23,743
Great Britain
5,169,153
3,232,665
2,513,007
7,045,739
Hawaii
—
—
—
—
Holland
—
—
—
—
Italy
2,265,481
647,658
530,770
1,705,549
Peru
—
—
—
—
Philippine Group
—
—
—
—
Portugal
—
—
—
—
Russia
—
—
—
—
Spain ' 1
—
—
—
—
Sweden and Norway . . .
—
' —
—
—
Switzerland
—
—
—
—
Turkey
xr r, xt » /years to 1886 in-\
U. S. N. A. (eluding British
\ America. /
4,226,162
7,464,844
6,890,132
5,787,825
Other Countries
Total
982,969
1,079,579
139.69C
207,690
21,225,373
18,901,972
17,811,431
27,122,617
Note : Those of the years preceding to 1873 are obscure.
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Continued :
1877
1878
1879
1880
1881
1882
yen.
26,359
ym.
254,867
yen.
79,807
yen.
179,645
yen.
148,933
yen
160,333
1,136
21,125
17,976
43,512
96,080
121,349
—
175
260
• 300
3,806
793
5,015,928
6,551,868
5,982,327
6,320,573
6,302,013
5,504,218
146
80
248
—
100
332,748
2,455,538
216,286
123,352
126,700
362,008
4,868,943
5,427,797
5,807,976
5,425,088
8,337,167
10,317,344
56,973
68,001
49,014
34,944
181,597
461,501
6,319,522
3,903,401
4,082,204
2,596,667
3,552,118
4,997,356
—
380
80
228
- —
2,534
—
8,527
16,167
7,208
5,837
8,985
787,204
682,927
54P,896
817,278
403,315
352,218
—
44,815
—
—
—
—
22,322
90,584
10
56,395
106,678
84,591
109,472
—
31,955
399
5,365
861
42,060
—
27
—
—
150
—
—
30,673
69,702
57,800
729
21,728
—
48
35
2,856
4,840
1,698
5,232,322
5,845,068
10,879,053
12,041,151
11,087,556
14,280,199
238,698
66,824
19,790
6,079
12,601
27,271
22,902,155
_____ _____-_—
25,484,746
27,853,457
27,768,974
30,349,338
36,771,167
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Continued :—
Countries.
1883
1884
1885
1886
Australia
pen.
438,608
yen.
246,020
yen.
285,018
yen.
469,915
Austria
23,827
76,379
24,741
156,316
Belgium
6,950
3,362
68,270
8,438
British America 1
—
—
—
—
Corea ...
5,825,722
6,547,611
8,234,616
9,594,907
—
337,670
460,694
829,316
Denmark
—
—
306
465
East India and Siam ...
412,600
536,163
493,817
649,143
France
9,718,599
6,801,158
6,739,925
9,632,903
German
250,866
516,942
470,271
864,459
Great Britain
4,862,188
3,830,684
2,453,168
4,195,356
Hawaii
9,443
5
15,213
25,431
Holland
3,853
2,818
42,526
71,788
Italy
141,117
68,039
120,594
181,201
Peru
—
—
—
900
Philippine Group
—
—
—
—
Portugal
—
20
—
—
Russia ,,,
185,608
164,946
316,550
231,696
Spain
1,509
2,440
50
1,718
Sweden and Norway ...
—
655
1,180
289
Switzerland
1,984
6,260
44,060
18,973
Turkey ...
1,295
3,822
1,378
778
U. S. X. A.fo5Ktag British)
\Amerioa /
Other Countries
Total
13,293,759
22,111
13,130,924
383,689
15,639,005
372,025
19,988,217
419,512
35,200,039
32,659,607
35,783,407
47,341,722
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Continued :—
1837
1888
1889
1890
1891
yen.
535,082
yen.
638,395
yen
486,397
yen.
795,044
yen.
757,101
288,735
296,054
339,475
307,108
291,566
23,816
30,083
73,709
64,021
69,376
714,175
857,324
826,962
1,022,815
1,342,667
10,970,044
11,426,714
12,780,403
14,593,901
18,404,546
551,908
707,175
1,092,996
1,250,713
1,466,040
465
534
13
90
r 846
453,472
473,102
1,352,263
612,087
989,001
9,528,397
13,636,251
14,258,726
8,354,394
15,120,075
921,723
1,617,565
1,638,383
846,921
1,456,596
3,478,729
8,710,013
7,664,599
5,638,980
5,633,137
10,655
7,742
12,832
25,240
66,482
30,308
94,484
340,373
18,439
15,301
554,976
705,989
736,101
214,291
754,780
—
—
847
—
—
5,977
67,705
23,628
197,249
117,460
—
850
490
1,204
442
202,087
288,982
430,814
246,311
315,837
—
800
2,860
7,137
12,732
242
491
50
12
417
237,708
355,915
139,625
11,128
2159,036
3,090
6,387
9,113
3,429
2,916
21,529,267
22,618,483
25,282,874
19,821,438
29,795,755
510,668
1,137,576
929,598
859,644
1,043,518
50,551,524
63,680,614
68,423,131
54,891,598
77,915,627
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yen.
5.122.927
13,995,202
14,663,971
10,675,701
9,441,271
8,328,653
12,778,864
13,222,993
7,490,547
4,430,197
3,156,565
5,005,072
4,256,445
9,626,447
11,035,488
7,833,444
5,188,530
13,778,532
1,452,964
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2,614,055
8,126,290
10,603,345
5,872,356
6,221,777
4,601,083
4,749,635
5,888,174
2,246,889
1,251,035
1.009,570
1,423,654
492,636
302,542
86,236
450,284
268,010
1,687,606
230,446
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3,080,542
1,071,731
298,322
8,267,241
2,173,499
2,189,101
3,134,804
3,638,230
1,856,147
6,160,724
5,451,501
5,611,759
7,546,841
9,171,873
8,871,266
8,732,491
14,173,246
1.200,607
13,888,526
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and Bullion, and Bullion.
yen.
1,066,635
1,069,031
271,807
7.545,776
2.011,218
2,188,858
2,403,138
3,617,612
1,855,997
6,160,224
5,450,942
5,312,557
6,938,028
8,012,405
7,611,739
7,529,239
13,423.322
840,365
13,605,382
yen.
2,013,907
2,700
26,515
721,465
162,281
243
731,666
20,618
150
500
559
299,202
608,813
1,159,468
1,259,527
1,203,252
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Comparative Table of the Merchant Vessels Entered
from Foreign Countries.
Year.
Steamer.
Sailing
Vessels.
Total.
No.
Ton.
No.
Ton.
No.
Ton.
1873
273
441,567
298
124,909
571
560,476
1874
258
423,793
242
90,571
500
514,364
1875
307
477,371
202
89,293
509
566,664
1876
317
472,956
236
101,504
553
574,460
1877
260
434,330
286
131,512
546
565,842
1878
286
452,894
378
207,478
664
660,372
1879
260
407,199
322
173,725
582
580,924
1880
398
529,069
295
162,290
693
691,359
1881
474
584,420
250
129,910
724
714,330
1882
566
661,095
274
140,301
840
801,396
1883
535
681,987
274
158,477
809
840,464
1884
652
734,243
450
125,365
1,102
859,608
1885
711
769,374
398
112,934
1,109
882,358
1886
806
907,657
460
125,039
1,266
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1887
850
1,022,157
551
107,602
1,401
1,129,759
1888
960
1,227,936
624
110,634
1,584
1,338,570
1889
1,079
1,339,910
715
129,676
1,794
1,469,586
1890
1,180
1,509,498
997
145,397
2,177
1,654,895
1891
1,285
1,603,599
968
138.406
2.253
1.742.005
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Comparative Table of the Merchant Vessels Cleared
for Foreign Countriea
Steamer.
Sailing$Ves8els.
Total.
Year.
No.
Ton.
No.
Ton.
No.
Ton.
1873,
276
432,411
245
87,929
521
520,348
1874
252
414,338
210
90,732
462
505,070
1875
275
427,222
194
80,590
469
507,812
1876
312
469.46S
252
107,354
564
576,823
1877
257
431,881
262
118,584
519
550,471
1878
276
441,292
352
187,164
628
628,456
1879
263
418,541
332
183,064
595
601,605
1880
281
511,089
298
163,048
679
674,137
1881
485
597,756
240
123,354
725
721,110
1882
566
666,027
261
132,616
827
798,643
1883
544
694,479
289
164,603
831
859,082
1884
656
738,145
492
128,829
1,146
866,974
1885
720
783,437
401
115,526
1,121
898,963
1886
810
911,984
473
124,460
1,283
1,036,444
1887
839
1,015,101
581
110,349
1,420
1,125,450
1888
963
1,230,605
634
105,985
1,597
1,336,590
1889
1,061
1,320,221
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122,013
1,743
1,442,284
1890
1,093
1,381,581
1,060
159,705
2,153
1,541,286
1891
1,173
1,477,546
1,068
137,253
2,241
1,614,799
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COMMODITIES EXPORTED FROM Sf IMPORTED TO. 105
CHAPTER III.
COMMODITIES EXPORTED FROM AND
IMPORTED TO.
1. Principal Commodities Exported from.
The area of the Empire is larger than that of
the Great Britain, and smaller than that of France,
with a number of population nearly equal to France
and greater than that of Great Britain. The soil is
fertile the climate is mild, and the people are sharp
and industrious. Not only it abounds in natural pro-
ducts but it also has quite a variety such as, rice,
wheat, peas, and other corn, radish, ginseng, onion,
and other greens, tea, potatoes, indigo leaves, cocoons,
rapeseed, cotton, tobacco leaves, persimmons, sweet
oranges, grapes and other fruits, cattle, horses, and
other domestic animals, hemp, flax, charcoal, fuels, all
kinds of papyrus plant, Mitsumata-plant, Gampi paper,
mulberry leaves, silk worms, flass-silk, sugar-cane,
Shiitake or mushroom, bamboo, timber, fruits of Haze
plant, lacquer sap, fowls and other poultries, in agri-
cultural productions, and salt, dried sardine, pressed
ground of herring, fish oil, Kanten or colle vegatale,
salmon, salmon-trout, mackerel, Akaye, sardine, tunny
fish, bonito, and other green and salted fishes, dried
bonito, cod, cuttle fish, shrimps, Awabi (shell-fish),
mussel Mate-kai, dried tunny fish, Gomame, Aji,
turbot, beche de mer, shark's fins, Agemaki, Kaino-
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hashira, and other dried fishes, Konbu, Ararne, Funori,
Tsunomata, Nori, Wakanie, Hijiki, Tokoroten, and
ofcher sea-weeds snd moss, in marine products, gold,
silver, copper, kerosene oil, iron, coal, sulphur, stone,
limestone, and antimony, in mineral production, and
camphor, sulphuric acid, sugar, all kinds of oil, white
wax, soap, Sumi and other paints, indigo ball and
other dyeing materials, ronge, face powder, and other
toilet materials, matches, porcelain and earthen wares,
bricks, tile, cement, glass wares, bamboo and wood
wares, closonne, wares of gold, silver, copper, bronze
and other metals, lacquered wares, mattings of all
kinds, straw works, hides, leathers, and leathern
wares, bones, horns, tortoise-shells, tusks, and couch-
shell manufactures, writing and painting brushes of
all kinds, implements of carpenters, smiths and other me-
chanics, silk thread, cotton thread, hemp thread, plaited
ribbons, silk, cotton, hemp, and other fabrics, Sashiko,
dyed cloths, knittings, towels, wooden clogs, papers,
paper manufactures, arms, round fans, fans, umbrella,
paper lanterns, toys, cut tobacco, Sake, spirits, soys,
beer, wine, and other liquors in industrial manufactures.
As they are produced and manufactured everywhere
in the Empire, have innumerable varieties and species
and their quantities are enormous, they form the
principal resource of the national wealth. Especially,
since the trading with foreign countries had been
opened the export steadily increased, so that there are
now at least more than 300 varieties. Though the
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quantity of the production, and the total value appear
comparatively small, a summary of the extention of
the producing districts and the rise and fall of the
exports, is given below together with the names of
chief exporters and manufactures.
Class 1.
RfCE, Bablet, Wheat, Floor and Pulse.
nice. The rice is one of the most important of the
agricultural productions of the Empire, and is culti-
vated and produced in every parts of the whole
country as it is the staple food of the people. Niigata,
Chiba, Toyama, Aichi, Ibaraki, Nagano, Miye, Shiga,
Ishikawa, Fukushima, Yamagata, Akita, Osaka, Hyo-
go, Okayama, Yamaguchi, Fukuoka, Kumamoto, Hiro-
shima, Miyagi, and Shizuoka, are the chief prefectures
noted for the plentiful production, and Hizen,
Higo, Buzen, Bungo, Chikuzen, Suwo, Nagato, Bizen,
and Harima are noted provinces celebrated for the
best rice suitable to the export. There is a dis-
tinction made in the export rice, that is, uncleaned
rice, and rice refined by pounding in a machine, and
the market price is usually set on each hundred catties
in the time of transaction. The total value of its
export amount to six or seven million yen, and it is
chiefly exported from Kobe to England, the foremost
of all, next comes the United States, Germany, Hong-
kong, France, Australia, and other countries.
The following table shows the total quantity and
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value of rice exported to various foreign countries.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Australia •
( picul
138,127
171,049
98,192
141,255
164,768
"/yen
428,457
465,259
281,107
523,600
543391
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( picul
14,198
35,044
24,696
1
13,072
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42,594
105,647
56,397
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3,360
4,200
3,880
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12,000
16,250
11,681
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\ picul
2,508
18,061
36,446
11,793
32,719
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* ' / yen
7,703
45,354
95,678
36,642
109,235
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52,192
6,529
167,910
6,894
232
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125,460
19,484
392,435
28,669
747
Corea ... .
j picul
2,946
25,266
87,266
1,061
1,467
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6,460
51,719
177,198
3,731
4,888
China ... .
J picul
111,736
729,539
4,779
—
1,294
"(yen
286,089
359,878
8,630
—
4,390
France... .
C picul
38,673
245,756
103,096
2,523
224,985
"/yen
117,960
686,738
283,780
8,012
665,564
German
J picul
168,474
425,884
292,374
44,521
260,808
"/yen
383,648
913,961
678,628
132,357
797,736
Great Britain! Plcul
/yen
267,369
649,528
1,624,425
3,441,237
1,648,990
3,594,215
61,677
193,555
566,788
1,769,677
Hawaii... .
i picul
"(yen
151
450
345
1,006
218
684
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389
1,265
Holland
( picul
"\ yen
14,380
42,000
149,637
—
—
26,034
80,304
320,052
—
—
Hongkong .
f picul
"(yen
—
—
119,350
311,692
40,215
123,016
249,531
984,926
Italy ... .
< picul
3,360
131,448
87,360
86
5,040
")yen
6,720
289,330
203,922
268
18,496
Philippine
( picul
..(yen
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1,680
2,958
1
401
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—
4,331
7,690
6
1,679
Russia ... .
( picul
"(yen
34,219
54,350
70,595
18,184
32,092
75,247
113,993
181,379
61,636
105,006
j United States ff™]
44,716
98,180
142,586
296,759
188,981
420,616
52,060
193,670
291,862
927,889
Other
< picul
.(yen
( picul
"(yen
168
259,421
190,921
71
149,272
Countries .
Total
583
546,234
408,552
218
416,833
893,219
3,313,383
3,277,129
384,542
1,998,600
2,255,113
7,421,237
7,434,655
1,321,634
6,213,332
Wheat.
Total value of latest export yen 68,600
chiefly to Hongkong and Great Britain.
Fiour. Total value of latest export yen 24,527 chiefly
to Russia.
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Merchants and Manufacturers of the Above
Mentioned Articles.
Commercial Name.
Name of Principal
Person or Owner.
(Hyogo Ken).
Japanese Eice & Com Exporting
Co
Kashiwagi Shobei (Head) ..*
Hyogo Branch of Mitsui Busean
Kwaisha
Tanaka Kosuke (Manager)...
Ryoei Rice Company
Fujimoto Yasubei (Head)...
Nippon Rice Polishing Co. ...
Washino Matsusaburd „ ....
Sanukiya ...
Sone Chiubei
Katsugi Shoten
Katsugi Kiichi ^
ldsumiya
ldsumiya Kanichi
Branch Shop of Tanizawa Shoten
Tanizawa Jirohei ...
(Nagasaki Ken).
Matsuo Rice Polishing Mill
Matsuo Miyoji
Fukushimaya
Funainoto Manjiro
(Osaka Fu).
Fujimoto Zensuke
Tanizawa Jirobei
(Tokyo Fu).
Mitsui Bussan Kwaisha
Mitsui Yonosuke
(Toyama Ken).
Nipponya
Takeuchi Rinzo
(Okayama Ken).
Saidaiji Rice Polishing Co.
Matsui Kiubei (Head)...
Okayama „ „ Mill ...
Kagawa Shinichi „ ...
Otoko „ „ Co. ...
Nakahara Choshichiro
Nadekawa „ „ «...
Uchida Taizo „ ...
Kurashiki „ „ „
Uyeda Nen „ ...
(Yamaguchi Ken).
Wakaba Shokwai
Wakaba Tokusaburo
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Continued :—
Business Place.
Miyaucliiclio, Kobe ...
MatsnyachS,
Miyamaeeho,
Tmadezaikecho",
Takumicho
KawasikichdY
Miyauchicho,
Shimak.imicho,
UrakaTniyamasatomura, Nisliisonoki erori
Honkagocho, Nagasaki
2 chomo, Tosabori, Nishiku, Osaka
1 „ , Hamadori, Dojima, Kitaku,
Osaka.
No. 5, Kabutocho, Nihonbasliiku, TokyC.
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Fushigi Port, Imidsugorl, Etcliiu ... ...
Saidaijimura Kamimichigori, „
Mikaimura, „ „
Taihakumura, Okugori, „
Nadekawaroura, Tsuugori, „
Kurashikicho, Kuboyagori, „
Kwannonzakicho, Akamagascki
Dealing
Articles.
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Class 2.
Green tea, Black tea, Lump tea, Brick tea, Bancha,
Dost tea.
Gt«1? Green tea is the production peculiar to the
Empire and one of the most important commodities
exported to the foreign countries. The total value of
it3 exports amounts nearly to six or seven million yen
every year having for its greatest customers the
United States and the Dominion of Canada, exported
principally from Yokohama and Kobe ports. The
following table shows the rise and fall of its export for
the last five years.
(Pan Fire.)
Countries.
1S87
1888
1889
1890
1891
Australiaf08^
13,810
2,933
—
—
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2,708
481
—
—
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14,194
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—
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2,437,795
1,802,804
2,513,219
4,525,729
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472,960
335,933
473,295
838,456
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63,287
34,556
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5,385
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12,990
25,077
42,320
42,667
113,619
Britain f yen
2,234
5,184
8,646
7,341
22,847
Hong- \ catty
—
—
68,995
51,376
75,042
kong "'J yen
—
—
15,311
12,575
18,577
United J catty
22,110,263
19,523,263
20,652,891
22,020,555
22,911,189
States'" (yen
5,427,387
4,102,650
4,512,403
4,263,011
4,645,192
Other J catty
Cts. ( yen
Total $£**
(yen
4,828
949
4,580
3,848
4,619
1,242
272
833
768
979
23,624,9oo
22,038,767
22,57J ,590
24,631,665
27,630,198
5,761,175
4,589,832
4,873,126
4,756,990
5,526,051
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(Basket Fire.)
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Austria „A<***
(yen
British ( catty
America "(yen
<**» ft*
Corea jcatt*
Great < catty
Britain "'/yen
Hongkong ...j^J
United ( catty
States "(yen
Other ( catty
Countries"' (yen
Total ...j"*ty
(yen
910,138
205,819
177,854
13,583
40,741
10,55-
5,178,109
1,337,438
9,020
1,728
20,520
4,092
1,128,966
245,949
- 307,634
25,664
15,501
3,543
4,271,707
1,009,941
4,330
888
1,275,538
257,958
89,833
6,590
4,095
1,085
43,818
12,204
2,588
317
3,640,90t
775,817
. 4,232
760
2,094,570
379,578
190,842
17,488
5,568
1,326
90,455
21,135
36,253
7,645
4,665,932
882,955
3,836
853
1,122,038
226,420
84,659
7,279
6,226
1,422
57,224
12,203
22,734
3,823
4,514,487
949,908
4,070
833
6,315,86*
1,569,120
5,748,658
1,290,077
5,061,004
1,054,731
7,087,456
1,310,980
5,811,438
1,201,888
In almost every part of the Empire the green tea is
produced, Miye, Shizuoka, Kyoto, Gifu, Nara, Fuku-
shima, Kagoshima, Shiga, Ibaraki, Hyogo, Kuma-
moto being reckoned as the most productive district.
A distinction exists between the green tea fired in
pan and in basket, and it is also divided into nine
classes, extra choicest, choicest, choice finest, fine,
good medium, medium, good common, common, ac-
cording to its quality. Distinguishing its quality by
the producing districts, in colour and flavour Yama-
shiro occupies the first place, but by no means
superior in appearance to Shizuoka, and in regard to
others no remarkable difference exists.
The table of the Green tea brought to Yokohama,
Kobe, and Nagasaki ports from the different produc-
ing districts, is shown in the following page.
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Table of the Total Quantity of Tea Coming to
Yokohama, Kobe, and Nagasaki Ports for
12 Months, 1st Dec. 1890 to 30th Nov. 1891.
Cities & Pre-
fectures.
Yokohama.
Kobe.
Nagasaki.
Total.
Shizuoka ..Catty.
14,970,366
289,701
—
15,260,067
Miye „
4,243,256
2,043,612
—
6,286,868
Kyoto ... „
31,136
3,366,579
—
3,397,715
Ibaraki ... „
2,152,697
—
—
2,152,697
Osaka ... „
8,886
2,016,708
—
2,025,594
Shiga ... „
25,673
1,327,873
—
1,353,546
Fukuoka ... „
74,745
894,148
364,078
1,332,971
Nara „
1,993
1,227,559
—
1,229,552
Gifu ... ... „
777,643
314,522
—
1,092,165
Tokyo ... „
86,961
—
—
869,961
Kumamoto „
188,709
83,028
466,147
737,884
Chiba ... „
716,710
—
—
716,710
Hyogo ... „
36,218
532,660
11,300
568,878
Ishikawa ... „
—
528,709
—
528,709
Yehiuie ... „
263
519,839
—
520,102
Kochi ... „
45,924
450,889
—
496,813
Saitama ... „
407,572
—
—
407,572
Wakayatna „
75
344,337
—
344,412
Nagasaki ... „
157,206
80
182,176
339,462
Xiigata ... „
309,385
—
—
309,385
Okayaina... „
—
273,921
—
273,921
Oita „
2,042
171,696
24,785
198,523
Tokushiina „
—
184,144
—
184,144
Saga „
—
42,794
141,104
183,897
Aichi ... „ •
74,643
10,900
—
175,543
Pukui ... „
—
171,984
—
171,984
Miyazaki... „
—
108,722
—
108,722
Yamaguchi „
—
69,643
—
69,643
Hiroshima „
—
41,880
—
41,880
Tottori ... „
—
32,287
—
32,287
Kanagawa „
24,156
2,858
—
27,014
Tochigi ... „
3,301
—
—
3,301
Toyama ... „
1,238
673
—
1,911
Kagoshiina „
—
810
551
1,361
Gamma ... „
Total
1,130
—
—
1,130
25,124,928
15,052,556
1,190,141
41,367,625
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Dust Tea. The total value of the dust tea exported
every year varies from one hundred and thirty thousand
to one hundred and seventy thousand yen, and. it is
chiefly exported to the United States, British America,
China and Hongkong. It is not purposely pulverized
but is the name given to the dust sifted off from the
green tea, and is exported from the same ports. The
following table is a statement of the total quantity and
value of the dust tea exported to various foreign
countries.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
British
(catty
225,479
410,160
253,954
282,954
587,451
America "'
'/yen
10,808
17,870
12,163
11,725
23,856
China
(catty
597,144
700,415
468,077
255,384
597,965
'(yen
10,874
13,852
7,524
5,732
11,309
Hongkong ..
(catty
'/yen
z
—
87,368
1,517
26,669
676
156,233
3,033
United States
(catty
2,955,848
2,608,914
2,568,177
3,070,765
3,007,944
'/yen
134,746
120,965
111,699
127,660
133,952
Other
( catty
10,893
3,282
16,788
17,756
21,081
Countries "*
Total ..
(yen
( catty
(yen
262
138
547
579
939
3,789,364
3,722,771
3,394,364
3,653,528
4,370,674
156,690
152,825
133,450
146,372
173,089
Lump Tea. Total value of latest export 64,919 yen
exported to United States, and British America.
Bancha. Total value of latest export 50,181 yen ex-'
ported to China, United States, Hongkong, and British
America.
Black Tea. Total value of latest export 16,000 yen
exported to United States, England, British America,
and Russia.
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Exporters and Manufacturers of the above
Mentioned Articles.
Commercial Name.
Name of Principal Person
or Owner.
(Kauagawa Ken)
Tomoyeya
Otani Kahei ... ...
Chaya
Nakanishi Zenkiehi (Manager)
Okanoya
Okano Rihei
Akashiya
Yoshinaga Jinzd
Branch Shop of Mitsui Bussan
Kaisha ."
Tanaka Mohei (Manager)
Otani Kdbei
Katsumi Qonshichi
Kawakita Kiudaiu *••
Hori Yao
Nakaya
Taguchi Shdhei (Manager)...
Uchitsuya
Misono YaichirO
Morimoto Shoten
Morimoto Bunkichi... ... ...
Toyensha
Oki Tetsuzd (Manager) ... ...
Masuya
Masumoto YasugorS
Surugaya
Watanabe Shdjiro
Inamori Hikosnichi... ... ...
Matsuya
Yamanouchi Kihachi
Matsamoto Chiuzd ... ... ...
Kurokawa Masujird
(Hyogo Ken)
Yamamoto Kametard
Moriiye Tokumatsu.
Sekiya
Tanaka ShozaburS
Kamibayashi Naoshichi
Nishiguchi Seisuke
Mukadeya ...
Kawaguchi Seiji
Nagata Heishiro ... ... ...
Chiijo Sehei
Nakanishi Tsuneshichi
Nishida YoshitarO
Fujita Kiusuke
Sonobe Sumizd
Hishiya Kijiro ... ...
Hasegawa Sadashiehi
Washio Isoshichi .,
Kitaoka Choshichi
Sumitomo Shiten, Kobe
Tanabe Sadakichi (Manager)...
Takeda Sadakichi ... ... ...
Kobe Seicha Kwaisha
Suzuki Iwajird (Head) ... ...
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Continued :-
Business Place.
Dealing
Articles.
Manufacturing
Articles.
No.#12, 2 chome MotohamachS, Yokohama.
No. 25, 2 chSme, Honch5, „
No. 29,
No. 18, „ Motohamacho*, „
No. 69, 4 chSme, Honcbo*, „ *
No. 23, 2 chome, Motohamachd*. „
No. 14, „ „
No. f 8, 3 chSme, MiDaminakadSri, „
Tea
No. 30,
No. 43,
No. 31,
No. 29,
No. 56,
No. 32,
No. 32,
No. 12,
No. 19,
No. 8,
2 chdme, KitanakadSri,
4 chome, Motohamacho*,
2 chSme, Kitanakadori,
4 chome, TokiwachS,
„ Motohamacho.
3 chome, KaigandSri,
3 chome, MotohamachS
2 chome, „
4 chSme, Sakaicho", K3be.
5 chome, MotoohS, „
„ SakaichS, „
3 chome, Kaigan, „
6 chome, SakaichB, „
5 chome, SakaichS, „
6 chdme, „ „
3 chome, „ „
5 chdme, „ „
6 chome, Kaigan, „
„ Sakaichd*, „
5 chOme, Kaigan, „
„ Sakaicho", „
6 ch3me, Kaigan, „
4 chSme, „ „
5 chome, Sakaichd", „
6 chdme, „ „
KSbe.
Green tea
Tea
Tea and Brick
Tea
Green tea,Brick
tea, Black tea.
Green tea.
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Continued :-
Commercial Name.
(Osaka Fu)
(Nagasaki Ken)
Fukushimaya
(Tokyo Fu)
Mitsui Bussan Kwaisha
(Kyoto Fu)
Yamashiro Seicha Yushutsusho
(Ibaraki Ken)
Kamaya
Kageya
Hamanoya
(Shizuoka Ken)
Sakaya
Xaraya
Hyakuriyen
XFukui Ken)
(Ishikawa Ken)
Xagahoya
(Fukuoka Ken)
Name of Principal Person
or Owner.
Yamamoto Sagohei...
Okada Hikozo ,
Funagi Manjiro
Echigo Umekichi
Esaki Sanhei
Mitsui Yonosuke
Yoshikawa Isoemon (Deputy)
Kitagawa Ichijird
Suda Shicoiuosuke
Hamano Sen
Suzuki Tokuzo
Toki Kiusaku
Suzuki Sakutaro
Horita Chiyozo
Sasano Tokujiro
Serizawa Kinshichi
Tsukamoto Kichibei
Shinma Seisaku
Okamoto Genyemon.
Yamamoto Chokichi
Tsukamoto Eihachi
Yokota Tamotsu
Takeyama Nihei
Hasebe Riyemon
Obata Sahei
Nagajima T5zo
Nishimura Riuzd ...
Nakajima Zenkichi ..,
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Continued :—
Business Place.
3 cbOme, Sueyoshibasbi Minamiku, Osaka.
5 cbOme, Kitaboriyesbimodori Nishiku, „
Honkagocho, Nagasaki.
Tsukimachi, ,,
No. 6. Kabutocbo, Nibonbasblku.
FusbimUtabasbi.Kiigori.
Mizukaidocbo, Toyodagori.
Tokigaya, Hanashimura, Shidagori.
Kiganji.JFujiyedacbo, „
Honcbo, „ „
Daikakuji, Nisblyaitsuurara, Mashizugori
Ichibe, Fujiedacbo,fc8bidagori.
SbimadochQ, „
RokugOmura, ,,
Mikatabara,.Mikatabarainura, Sbikicbigori
MikunichS, SakaigOri.
Rinankecbo, Koinateucbo, NomigSri
Kitakawacbimura, Kamitsutnagort,
Chikugo.
Bebanironrn, „ „
Dealing
Articles.
Green tea and
others
Tea, Luinpftea
and Bancha.
Tea
Green tea
Manufacturing
Articles.
Green tea
Black teaGreen
tea and Bancha
Senclia and
Green tea.
Tea
Tea (pan fired)
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Class 3.
Shiitake, Qinnano, the Seed op Goma, Chestnut,
Ginger, and Potatoes.
shiitake. The total value of the export of Shiitake
amounts nearly to five hundred thousand yen, and is
mostly exported to Hongkong, China and the United
States come next to it. The following table shows
the rise and fall of its shipping for the last five years.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
China i08*1*
/yen
*"* fen'
Hongkong ...{^
United States \ *****
/yen
Other ( catty
Countries. . . ( yen
Total J^y
(yen
1,394.954
433,247
26,811
9,333
8^7
219
1,826,681
509,069
23,661
6,584
1,025
278
417,720
120,725
569
166
1,112,889
339,429
27,910
8,855
3,366
988
701,559
235,304
2,920
1,015
996.741
332,569
32,020
10,191
2,195
681
495,661
182,061
5,279
1,770
1,009,311
363,021
35,317
11,737
3,313
1,264
1,422,602
442,799
1,851,367
515.931
1,562,454
469,663
1,736,035
579,760
1,548,887
559,853
It is produced nearly in every parts of the Empire,
but for export Idsu, Suruga, Kii, Higo, Hiuga,
Satsuma and Oki take the lead.
There are two kinds of Kibbshi and Yakiko, of which
Kiboshi has a better quality, and in transaction the
market price is usually set on each one hundred catties.
It is principally exported through three ports, Kobe,
Yokohama, Nagasaki, to meet the wants of the Chinese.
potatoes. Total value of the latest export yen 22,110
principally exported to Hongkong.
Ginger. Total value of the latest export yen 14,880
principally exported to China, Corea, Great Britain,
and Hongkong.
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Class 4.
Cuttle fish, sba-weed, colle vegetale, dried Awabi, beche
de meb, dried shrimp, shark's fins, mussel, hoshinori,
Keikanso, Funori, salmon, cod, Gomame, salted-fishes,
DRIED FISH, HAMAGURI, KaINOHASHIRA, OTHER
SHELL FISHES.
cuttle fi«i». This is the most important of marine pro-
ducts exported from the Empire, and by referring to
the statistics can be seen that the total value of its
exports every year amounted generally more than
one million yen, and is chiefly exported to Hongkong
and China.
It is found in almost every coast of the Empire,
but especially in Bungo, Oki, -Suwo, Iyo, and Goto
(Hizen) and those of Bungo are most suited for export,
Iyo and SuwQ come next to it. There are several
varieties such as Ichi-ban, Niban, Mizuika, and Sasa-
ika, each differing in quality and value.
The tabls showing the total amount of its export
to various foreign countries for the last five year.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
cw- {£*
Hawaii ... p?
Hongkong ...j^y
United' { catty
States '"(yen
Other (oatty
Countries'" (yen
9,047,295
1,033,265
165,504
18,250
1,852
206
3,159,405
1,069,610
17,335
1,895
3,699
458
1,246,206
159,606
618
76
8,588,827
926,673
16,407
2,091
1,092
159
1,946,935
228,963
3,642
448
7,273,272
995,927
23,667
2,741
4,451
633
972,380
110,158
8,941
1,097
6,690,722
889,284
18,601
2,187
7,121
977
I (yen
9,2414,651
1,051,721
8,180,439
1,071,963
7,853,150
1,088,605
9,251,967
1,228,712
7,697,765
1,003,703
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Sea-wee<l.
There are two varieties of sea-weed, leaf
sea- weed, and cut sea- weed, and the total value of the
exports amount nearly to six hundred thousand yen,
and is exported chiefly to China and Hongkong. The
summary of the producing districts and amount of
exports is given below. Leaf sea-weed, called long-
cut sea-weed is 4 shaku 2 sun in length with a varied
breadth but commonly 3 sun, and is exported chiefly
to Shanghai, but no great export to Hongkong and
Canton. It is also exported either directly from
Hakodate or from the ports of Yokohama and Kobe
to where it is first conveyed.
Its chief producing places are in Hokkaido, viz.:
Horoidsumi, Samani, Urakawa, Mitsuishi, Shizunai,
Niikappu of Hidaka Province, Hiroo and Tokachi of
Tokachi Province, Shiranuka, Kushiro, Akkeshi,
Hamanaka of Kushiro Province, and Hanareshima,
Nemuro, and Kunajiri of Nemuro Province.
The following table shows the total value of its
export for the last five years.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
China ...$«"*
/yen
29,045,325
27,737,164
27,493,206
25,680,310
25,521,204
461,967
372,897
457,539
550,520
606,958
Corea ...)^
/yen
—
—
108,911
11,868
14,072
—
—
1,561
184
348
Hong- (catty
—
—
907,469
1,061,423
. 805,726
kong (yen
—
—
12,033
12,573
11,306
Other < catty
Counts, (yen
Total, f «***
(yen
2,260
44,175
5,690
16,163
15,519
33
656
121
227
313
29,050,585
27,781,339
28,515,276
26,769,764
26,356,521
462,000
373,553
471,259
563,504
618,925
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C^t^i.a" ^rom each °f ^ above mentioned produc-
ing districts the raw materials are purchased and
brought over to Tokyo, Osaka, and Hakodate and
manufactured. It is exported mostly to Shanghai,
and Hongkong comes next to it. The trade for the
last five years is shown below.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
China JCatty6'?^!
/yen 132,845
Honkong ...H*?
6 (yen
Other Jcatty 1,925
Countries. . . \ yen 38
(catty
"(yen
5,966,709 4,492,397 4,764,126
122,049 92,200 109,657
468,764 302,631
9,735 6,054
1,332
29
604
18
13,705
395
5,739,424
140,038
298,115
7,530
35,021
924
Total
6,328,1
132,883
195,
>,968,041
122.078
4,961,765 5,080,462
10l,953| 116,106
6,072,560
148,49s?
In the transaction of this class the market price is
set on every one hundred catties.
K*^et°^oUe The total value of the latest export of
Kanten amounts nearly to four hundred fifty thousand
yen, and it is manufactured from the sea-weed called
Tengusa found in all along the coasts of the Empire.
Tengusa is found most abundantly in the coasts of
Idsu, Shima, Awa, Noto, Kii, Nagato, Bungo, and
Hokkaido, where the raw material is purchased and
brought over to the cities and prefectures, Osaka,
Ky5to, Hyogo, and Nagano, where it is manufac-
tured. There are two kinds of fine and square Kanten,
the fine Kanten forming the greater part of the ex-
port. The market price being usually set on each
one hundred catties. It is chiefly exported to China,
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and HoDgkong and France come next to it as shown
in the following table.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
British. India <
catty
—
—
6,300
5,229
1,003
yen
—
—
1,476
1,766
419
OViifin.
catty
1,454,901
1,265,399
484,991
671,137
684,865
viuua ... . • •
yen
316,843
309,293
109,313
206,902
256,476
France «
catty
19,001
22,343
21,350
—
23,631
yen
4,937
6,087
5,455
—
11,206
German
catty
yen
32,641
8,894
10,610
2,903
6,934
1,840
93
40
10,314
3,991
Great Britain"
catty
6,962
4,644
—
311
2,337
yen
1,742
1,311
—
116
. 1,050
Holland ...-
catty
yen
—
__
4,500
1,200
—
Hongkong ...
'catty
—
—
614,965
349,306
476,331
yen
—
—
148,874
114,423
179,263
TTnitfid Sta/hpa
' catty
21,798
32,422
6,425
188
1,002
%J 1X1\A3\A. yJUOtWO'
yen
4,639
9,286
1,767
56
465
Other
catty
2,761
1,384
2,246
360
756
Countries
Total ...
yen
' catty
;.yen
825
342
587
142
254
1,538,064
1,336,802
1,147,711
1,026,624
1,200,239
337,880
329,222
270,512
323,445
453,124
Awlbi. ^e *°tel exPort value of dried Awabi amounts
generally to almost four hundred thousand yen, and
it is found almost everywhere along the coasts of the
country, but the coasts of Hokkaido, Rikuzen, Riku-
chiu, Mutsu, Shima, Iyo, and Bungo abounds in the
best of them, they are best suited for the export.
There are two kinds of Meiho and Kaiho, and they
are exclusively for the use of the Chinese, the export
from Yokohama to Hongkong and the United States
are actually consumed by the residing Chinese. As
to the total quantity of its export to various countries
see the following table.
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Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
<*** #£
1,389,887
1,336,688
228,690
262,630
116,241
358,891
492,991
78,534
78,038
37,337
Hawaii ... fc*
—
—
1,490
3,826
3,892
—
—
519
1,382
1,220
Hongkong ... |^y
—
—
1,107.400
1,243,107
1,101,515
—
—
373,595
391,643
353,891
United States fe?7
8,611
12,836
16,743
19,225
19,077
2,502
4,930
5,516
6,497
6,107
Other { catty
Countries... (yen
Total ...j««*
(yen
910
458
2,014
1,220
1,909
282
151
796
332
607
1,399,408
1,349,982
1,356,337
1,530,006
1,242,634
361,675
435,072
458,960
477.892
399,162
shrimp. Shrimp, the total value of the export amount-
ing nearly to two hundred thousand yen every yea#,
is chiefly exported to Hongkong and China.
For the amount of the export for the last five years
refer to the following table.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
China J0"**
/yen
Hongkong ...j£j*
Other \ catty
Countries *.. (yen
Total ...\"**
(yen
1,243,744
156,500
220
22
1,567,501
203,823
453
56
492,986
61,397
1,027.719
132,581
554
69
612,650
80,167
891,355
118,219
138
19
552,645
68,838
1,131,733
149,984
3,104
385
1.243,967
156,522
1,567,954
203379
1,521,259
194,047
1,504,143
198,405
1.667,482
219,207
It abounds in the coasts of Suwo, Iyo, and Buzen,
the best quality being found in Suwo, and almost
nine-tenth of the whole quantity of its export is
shipped from Kobe and its market price is usually set
on each one hundred catties.
Beclie de mer
or Irll&o.
The total value of the latest Iriko export
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exceeds two hundred eighty thousand yen, abounding
in the waters of Hokkaido, Aomori, Oita, Nagasaki,
Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Kagawa, Ishikawa, and Miye
Prefectures, and principally exported to China and
Hongkong, the chief port of which is Yokohama ;
Kobe, Nagasaki, and Hakodate come next to it. In
transaction it is graded from first to tenth according
to its different qualities, and its market price is set on
each one hundred catties. For the trade see the
following table : —
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
China J*"*
/yen
Countries.}^
(yen
888,987
250,470
136
38
722,282
208,195
72
27
657,820
216,821
87,315
24,377
388
60
797,972
264,672
79,612
23,222
426
128
766,098
257,692
89,545
28,090
125
38
889,119
250,508
722,354
208,222
745,523
241,258
878,010
288,022
855,768
285,820
Gomame. Total value of the latest export is 15,534
and exported to China and Hongkong.
HF^"ri Total value of the latest exP°rt is 11,612
and exported to China and Hongkong.
S^FpUfce.f T°tal Value 0f the kteSt eXP°rt ^
23,870 and exported to China and Hongkong.
gHai*'. pin.. Total value of the latest export is 82,057
and exported to China and Hongkong.
salmon & cod. Total value of the latest export is 79,499
and exported to China and Hongkong.
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MuMei. Total value of the latest export is 47,855 and
exported to China and Hongkong.
Kaiitohashira. Total value of the latest export is 56,594
and exported to China and Hongkong.
mp[lhSheU Total value of the latest export is 74,169
and exported to China and Hongkong.
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128
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
Exporters and Manufacturers of the Above
Mentioned Articles.
Company's Name.
Name of Principal Person
or Owner.
(Kanagawa Ken)
Sekitanya
Surugaya
Sekitanya
Otani Shiten
Sugaya
Fukudaya
Torozuya
Morimoto Shoten
Mitsui Bussan Kwaisha
Okanoya
(Hyogo Ken)
Hiranoya
(Osaka Fu)
Tennojiya
Izumiya
Harimaya
Hakataya
Koiya
(Nagasaki Ken)
Fuefuki Hoshiujo ...
Matsuoya
Hizenya
(Hokkaido)
Nippon Sea- weed Co.
Watanabe Fukusaburo ...
fAdachi Jiusuke.
Adachi Zenzo (Manager)
Iida KwotarS
! Otani Kahei
Otani Kinzd (Manager)
Obata KumajirO
And5 Hanshichi
Tsuji Kosuke
Morimoto Bunkichi ...
Tanaka Mohei (Manager)
Okano Kihei
Katsumi Genshichi
Hirano Jiutaro
Nakamura Shotaro
Matsushita Hikobei
Tanaka Shirozaemon ..
Fukui Keijiro
Horiuchi Jinzd
Saito Hikojiuro
Matsuzoe Ubei
Kimura Shozaburo
Maekawa Asajiro
Inouye Shozd
Hiramatsu Umenojo
Nakagawa Gihei
Shimomura Hirose ...
Kobayashi Jiukichi...
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Continued : —
Business Place.
Dealing Articles.
Manufacturing
Articles.
No. 1, 1 chome, 3iotohamacb3,
Yokohama.
Marine Products.
No. 16, 2 chome, „ „
„
No. 14, l chome, Kitanakadori, „
»» it
No. 8, „ Motohamacho, „
No. 15, 2 chome, Minatocho, „
No. 4, 1 chome, Onoyecho, „
No. 34, 2 chome, Beutendori, „
»
No. 31, „ Kitanakadori, „
»> !!
No. 69, 4 chome, Honcho, „
f»
No. 29, 2 chome.
„ „
No. 14. „ Motohamacho, „
»
3 chome, Sakiioho, Kobe.
Colle Vegetale
and Sea-weed.
J chome, Utsubokamidori, Nishiku,
[Osaka.
2 chome, Yedobori Minamidori, „
4 »»
Pine Collo Vege-
tale
1 chome, Kamidori, * „
••
1 ',* Yokobori, Higaahiku, „
* t, Doihiumachi „ „
Sugawaracho, Kitaku, „
»»
Kiyomizumura, ShimakamigSri.
Fine Kanten
Miyamaniura, Shimashimogori.
Fine and Square
Kan ten
Pnyefukimora, Kitamatsuragori.
Dried Awabi,
Awabi Shell,
Kabashimacho, Nagasaki.
Dozacho, „
Iriko, Awabi,
Shark's Ping.
Shrimp.
Beche de Mer.
Funabacho, Hakodateka, Oshimano-
kunl.
Higashikawachd', „ „
Sea-weed
Cut sea-weed
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Continued :—
Company's Name.
(Hakodate)
(Tokyo Fu)
Katayatna Shokwai ...
Mikawaya
Yorozuya
Izumiya
Takataya
Daikokuya
Hishiyama Shoten . . .
(Shizuoka Ken)
Saineya
(Nagan? Ken)
Mukadeya
(Iwate Ken)
Oshiuya ...
(Yamaguchi Ken)
Kidokaria Shrimp Co.
(Yehime Ken)
Hamaya
(Tottori Ken)
Uwokwaisha ... .
Yebisuya
(Oita Ken)
Tarikiya
Izumiya
Name of Principal Person
or Owner.
Shimizu Masakichi...
Katayama Gentaro ...
Mori Zenshichi
Toshima Sankiclii ...
Uchida Mankichi ...
Ishikawa Kokichi ...
Kitamura Gonjiro ...
Ishihara Ichizo
Furukawa Shichimatsu
Murata Toranosuke
Hirata Hanjiro,
Yamauchi Heikichi...
Sugiyama Dempei ...
Yamasnita Katsuya...
Suzuki Chobei
Fujimoto Tokuji
Hamada Chdjiro
Yamada Shigezo (Director) .
Nakagaki Zenhachiro ... •
Toyoda Seizaburo
Nishikawa Kiuji
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Continued :
Business Place.
Nishikawacho", Hakodate, Oslrimano-
kuni.
No.2l .Wakuracho.Fukagffwaku, Tokyo
No. 2, Kwakubucho", „
No. 29, 2 chome, Mannencho, „
No. 1, Motokagacho', „
No. 1, Nishihiranocho, „
No, 8, WagurachS, „
No, 2, Botancho, „
No. 19, Keigancho, ,.
No. 47, Higashidaikucho, „
Nnmadsucho, Sunt3g5ri.
»» »»
(Jsndamura, Minamitakugori.
Knwagasakicho, Higashiheigori.
Atsusagori, Nagatonokuni.
Miyakubomura, Ochigori.
Ajiromura, Twaigori.
Tashirimura, „
Azumamura, IwaigtSri.
NagasuclnJ, Usagori, Buzennokuni.
Sagaltosdrf, Kitauraibegori, „
Dealing Articles.
Cut sea-weed!
Snrimp, Kaino-
hashira, etc.
Manufacturing
Articles.
Cut sea-weed
Shark's Fins,
Cuttlefisn,A*ab!
Colle vegetale
Meiho and
Round dried
Cuttlensh
Shrimp and
Cuttlefish
Small Shrimp.
Shimame Cuttle-
fish, Nibanr cuttle
fish
Shrimp, Kaino-
hashira, Cuttle-
fish, Shark's fins
Rubbed or Poli-
shed Cuttlefish, &
KotsukiCattlefish
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182 commerce and industry in japan.
Class 5.
Hairs, feather, hide, fur, leather, tendon, bones, whale-
fln8, whale-bones, shoes, leather wares, awabi shell,
Yakogai SHELL, OTHER SHELLS, DEER HORNS, IYORT
WORK8 AND TORTOISE SHELL WORKS.
Pun, The export of furs amounting to little over
100,000 yen chiefly find the way to England, and
China, Hongkong, and Germany comes next to it.
The producing districts are Kiushiu, Shikoku,
Harima, Eikuzen, Eikuchiu, Mutsu, and Hokkaido.
The kinds are fox, badger and marten.
Hokkaido produce is the best, and that of Harima
comes next, and those of other districts follow.
The ports of export are Yokohama and Kobe.
The trade for the last five years is shown in the
following table.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
China
J sheet
100,730
127,813
89,597
69,873
86,559
(yen
29,915
51,645
32,524
22,283
25,694
England
\ sheet
98
1,331
11,955
53,051
82,803
(yen
198
1,220
7,529
43,808
68,831
France
5 sheet
—
5,302
6,601
2,123
Ken
—
—
3,859
3,059
1,080
Germany ...
\ sheet
10,760
8,847
25,394
15,561
3,375
/yen
4,037
4,646
11,657
2,768
2,168
Hongkong ...
J sheet
—
—
50,489
21,759
17,598
(yen
—
—
23,293
9,130
9,339
The IT. S. of
J sheet
353
2,298
2,341
2,914
3,354
America ...
J yen
220
1,131
1,238
947
2,012
Other
< sheet
316
515
—
24
2,044
Countries...
Total ...
(yen
< sheet
(yen
209
525
—
21
438
112,25?
140,804
185,078
169,783
1*17,856
34,579
59,167
80,100
82,016
109,562
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Feather. 45,561 yen chiefly exported to Francs.
Awabisheu 58,405 „ to Hongkong, England and
Germany.
Exporters and Manufacturers of Above
Mentioned Articles.
Commercial Name.
Name of Principal Person
or Owner.
(Hydgo Ken)
Hisayama Seishichi
(Osaka Fu)
Satake Bisaburo
Nitta ChSjiro
Ino Seijiro
.
Okuda Sadasuke
Iwata Mitsuzo
*
Aisaka Gohei ...
Atsuda Jirobei ... ."
Tanabe Jinzaburd
Meiji Feather Factory
Tanabe Jinzaburo (Owner) . . .
(Nagasaki Ken.)
Seikaku Kaisha
Mori Keijiro (Head)
Inamat8u Matsunosuke
(T5kyo Fu)
Omiya
Yamada Shukichi
Omiya
ItoShinbei
Sasaya
Noboriyama Ch6z5
Murata Kichigoro
Ikeda Denkichi
Tatsumiya
Kato Toyohichi
Kobayashi Kojird
Kishimura KyutarS
Maruki... • ... ...
Isbii Kihiyoe
Beniya
Yoteugi Tomigord
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to Hongkong and France.
Y»kog»l Shell 12,860
Other Shell* 2l,6Q4
Ivor jr Works 49,837
chiefly exported to England.
Continued :
Business Place.
Dealing Articles.
Manufacturing
Articles.
Sonnomiya machi, Kobe.
NIshihama machi, Niahinarigori.
Namba mura, ,,
Kidsu mura, „
Nishihama machi, „
Furs.
Badgers <&c.
Imamiya mum.
Nishiyama g3,
Uragoto machi*
Nagasaki.
No. 397, Iriya ch<5, Shitaya.
No. 3, T«5ri 3 chome, Nihonbashiku.
No. 2, Hamaoho' 1 chome, „
No. 13, 2 chome, Yokoyamacho „
No. 9, 4 chSme, Ginza, Kyobashiku.
Baknro chO 4 chome, Nihoubashiku.
Tsukiji 2 chome, Kyobashiku.
Minami Motjocho, Asakusaku.
SukiyachC, Nihonbashiku.
Yagenbori ch$, „
Awabi shell
Furs.
Furs.
ivory works
Belt.
Leatherfortrunk
and shoes
Cowhides for
shoes and other*
Leather
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Class &1
Bamboo materials, timbers and planks, bamboo wares, wood-
en WARES, ROSETTA WOOD WARES, PALMETTS SKIN.
Bamboo. The export of this article has gradually
increased of late. The amount of the export has been
about one hundred and sixty thousand yen. The
United States holds the first place, and England,
Germany, France, Hongkong, Italy, and Corea are
secondary to it in respect of the export. The trade
for the last five years is shown in the following table.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Australia yen
Belgium yen
China yen
Corea yen
France... yen
Germany yen
Great Britain ... yen
Hongkong yen
Italy yen
United States ... yen
Other Countries... yen
Total yen
6
93
4,209
522
9,068
8,116
11,630
333
12,737
167
18
1,686
392
10,802
9,630
13,170
360
8,665
246
2,587
630
550
23,157
30,386
20,669
2,038
1,603
17,439
621
367
293
2,355
26,193
27,141
45,243
3,486
2,427
62,570
598
25C
1,394
2,041
17,801
25,371
41,601
15,855
2,392
47,87S<
725
46,887
44,969
99,675
170,673
155,322
There are two kinds of bamboo, — the black and white,
fishing rods, handles of umbrella, handles, sticks are
made from them, mostly exported from Kobe. The
principal places of production are Ehime, Kagawa,
Hiroshima, Hyogo, and Shiga prefectures.
Those that are exported from Yokohama are mostly
the produce of Miyagi, Fukushima, and Saitama pre-
fectures. Black bamboo suits the taste of the Eng-
lish, and white that of America,
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^pi^C ^he value °f *^e export since a few years
has been about one hundred and eight thousand yen.
The export is principally for China, Hongkong and
Corea being secondary. The trade for the last five
years are as follows : —
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
British India ... yen
China yen
Corea yen
Hongkong yen
United States ... yen
Other Countries... yen
Total yen
181,170
6,562
1,027
211,827
11,437
499
159,388
8,157
18,363
425
571
275
134,814
25,820
16,797
4
605
1,326
138,460
29,407
16,770
1,866
339
1 188,759
223,763
186,904
178,315
188,168
The timbers mostly used in China are the planks
of pine, cedar and camphor-tree, and cedar and hinoki
logs. The planks are mostly exported, and the logs
and timbers for beams and rafters are next to it. The
provinces of Kii, Hiuga, Satsuma, Awa, Tosa and
Mino are noted places of production. The Ports of
export are Kobe and Nagasaki.
wa"!^0 r^'ae amount of export is about two hun-
dred thousand yen. The first country for the export
is the United States of America; England, Hong-
kong, Australia, Germany, British India, France, and
Dominion of Canada are secondary to it. Observe
the following table,
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Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Australia yen
Austria yen
Belgium yen
British America... yen
British India ... yen
China yen
France yen
German yen
Great Britain ... yen
Hongkong yen
Italy yen
United States ... yen
Other Countries... yen
Total yen
12,328
773
1,396
2,910
4,008
22,816
9,546
8,198
42,942
359
102,851
4,532
23,334
1,283
1,213
3,204
3,557
38,387
9,131
23,013
32,953
1,316
77,691
2,207
29,568
1,492
1,089
2,178
4,927
7,262
3,878
17,103
4*,277
24,576
836
77,582
2,824
28,239
1,112
626
3,780
4,934
886
5,493
13,845
43,464
18,116
1,389
68,227
4,373
34,933
1,506
1,107
3,036
7,747
. 1,168
5,401
11,961
53,422
37,039
1,550
63,077
3,721
212,659
217,339
217,592
194,484
225,668
Among the above class the principal articles of
export are the flower vases, baskets, and hanging
baskets. They are extensively manufactured at
Hyogo and Kagawa prefectures, and mostly exported
from Kobe.
wwoen rp^ eXp0rt 0f this class has quite increased
of late, the present amount being about one hundred
eighty thousand yen. The country of export is
British India first, England, the United States and
France are next. The trade for the last five, years is
as follows : —
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Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Australia
. yen
705
4,713
3,104
2,213
1,769
Austria
. yen
1,120
2,002
—
—
—
Belgium
. yen
184
868
—
—
—
British America..
. yen
1308
433
—
—
—
British India
. yen
17,217
36,900
70,896
86,857
121,899
China
. yen
5,753
8,361
731
454
1,005
Corea
. yen
1,296
1,104
1,782
4,936
6,07*
France
. yen
11,940
7,686
13,870
13,029
9,658
Germany ... .
.. yen
2,035
1,334
3,763
4,532
1,801
Great Britain .
.. yen
12,919
18,197
21,30?
19,968
20,333
Hongkong ... .
.. yen
—
7,218
8,101
5,052
Russia
.. yen
869
830
854
265
3,297
Turkey
.. yen
90
1,432
1,400
255
35
United States .
.. yen
8,718
6,320
10,348
7,691
14,330
Other Countries.
Total ... .
.. yen
.. yen
1,129
1,454
7,129
2,916| 3,635
i 65,283
91,634
142,398
151,217
188,886
Among the principal exports are the ornamental
shelf, small table, flower vase stand, hanging shelf,
picture frame, tray, wooden plate, and ornamental
carvings. The principal places of manufacture are
Osaka, Tokyo, Nagoya, and Hakone in Kanagawa
prefecture.
In the picture frames there is what is called " Shiba-
yama Bori " that is to say, flowers, birds or human
figures are inlaid with metals, ivory or shells, or put
in gold lacquer, mostly manufactured in Tokyo and
Osaka. Joineries are exported abundantly of late, the
hinoki planks are mostly used in the work. All kinds
of designs are cut artistically through. Chiefly manu-
factured in Kobe and Osaka and exported from the
same ports.
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Exporters and Manufacturers of Above
Mentioned Articles.
Commercial Name.
Name of Principal Person
or Owner.
(Kanagawa Ken)
Kamokame Shoten
Sugiyama Kamekichi
Numashima „
Xumashima Jirobei
Musa&hiya „
Oseki Sadajiro
Moriyasu „
Moriyasu Takisaburo
(Hyogo Ken)
Chddaisha
Xagata Daisuke
Iseya
Mayeda Tokuzayeinon
Iwanao
Kanda Naogoro
Tateya.
Tateya Heishiro
Hayaahiya
Miyashita Jinosake...
Arasei
Arai Seiyemon
Fujikatsu
Nakaguchi Katsujiro
»•• ..
Ogawaya
Ogawa Mankichi
Sone Shime
Hirata Shoten
Hirata Tatsujiro
Ohashi „
Ohashi Shotaro
(Osaka Fu)
Yo8hidsumi Jihei
(Nagasaki Ken)
Hamadaya
Hamada Eimpei
(Tokyo Fti)
Okuragumi
Okura Kihachiro
Miyamoto Katsu
Ota Mankichi
(Shiga Ken)
Yukioka Gonbei
(Yehime Ken)
Fukushima
Fukushima Sukesaku
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lcliome, HonchS, Yokohama
1 chSme, Kitanakadftri, „
4 chOtne, Honcho, „
4 chdme, Bentendori, tt
Sandokorocho, HySgo,
Dezaikecho,
Shinzaikecho,
Kitamiyauchicho,
HigashiyanagawarachO,
KitaraiyauohichS,
6 ch<5me, Sakaicho,
6 chOme, Sakaicho,
Higashi kawasakichS,
Hamaujinocho,
Kas.iyach3, Mioamiku Osaka,
KabashimachS, Nagasaki City
No. 7, 2 chQme, Ginea, KySbashika
No. 17, Saruyaclw, Asakusaku
ShinyemouchS, Nihonbasbiku
KusaUumura, Awatagdrl
Gnnchu, Iyogori
Wooden Wares.
Bamboo &
its Ware
Timber & plank
Planks
Bamboo Wares
Wooden Wares
Timbers & planks
Timbers.
Wooden Wares
Bamboo Whip.
Bamboo roots,
Bamboo
Whips and
Canes
BambooWorking
Manufacturing
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CliASS 7.
FLOOR MATS, STRAW PI*AITS AND STRAW WORK8.
J^^* The export of floor mats has for the last five
or six years greatly increased. At present it amounts
to 650,000 yen. The nine parts Out of ten are exported
to the United States, the rest to England and Hong-
kong. The steady increase in the United States as
well as in the other countries is quite due to the im-
provement of the work, to the careful selection of
materials and the artistic design of figures put on it.
The principal producing districts are Bizen, Bingo,
Bungo and Chikugo. There are many different kinds
such as flower mats, damask mats and brocade mats,
mostly exported from Kobe. The trade for the last five
years is shown in the following table, by which the
sudden increase of the export from 1888 can be
observed.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Australia ... ...yen
216
1,687
7393
20335
7,516
Austria yen
—
—
246
182
2,629
British America yen
127
1,173
8301
2,269
3308
British. India ...yen
—
833
1368
1,118
China yen
555
6,585
—
—
—
Corea yen
—
—
535
538
1,012
France ... —yen
54
1,082
500
1,272
4,011
Germany yen
—
—
6,939
5,610
5,635
Great Britain ...yen
3,462
12,175
14,398
18,217
19,767
Hongkong ...yen
—
6376
2,828
11316
United States ...yen
28,915
123,351
116,595
290365
595336
Other Countries yen
Total yen
2,967
2,173
3,268
3,860
2,775
36.296
148,226
166384
347,544
656,123
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pbuts. ^ke exPor* of the straw plaits has began to
show some decline for the last five or six years, yet it
amounts to 190,000 yen. The United States is the
largest customer, England and France come next.
The trade for the last five years is shown below.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
China ...$bundle
( yen
France... j buj^e
/ yen
3reat \ bundle
Britain...( yen
««* I"6
dnited J bundle
State's . . . ( yen
Other ( bundle
Countries! yen
Tote! jbu**le
( yen
12,465
1,920
18,148
4,708
129,827
27,078
1,071,683
316,623
390
121
100
20
39,850
7,323
171,577
45,472
4,800
1,140
772,574
213,588
3,239
1,015
38
14
165,537
35,871
493,879
109,412
9,309
1,551
3,871
997
18,619
2,595
396,947
82,682
5,636
923
17,145
3,740
52,236
6,971
669,851
180,922
8.674
2,143
1,232,513
350,450
U92.140
268,558
668,763
146,848
425,073
87,197
747,906
193,776
They are mostly produced at Aichi, Saitama, Tokyo,
Okayama, Osaka and other prefectures. In the export
from Kobe, the Osaka manufactures hold the seven
parts out of ten, and the rest is that of Okayama ; Aichi,
Saitama and TokyS manufactures being mostly export-
ed from Yokohama. They are exclusively exported for
America. Though the varieties are innumerable, the
Kakuuchi Hishiuchi and Hirauchi are mostly exported.
In transaction the length of a plait is 60 yards. The
6traw plait works such as waste paper basket, portable
basket, tea case and toys are more or less exported to
America, England, France, and Hongkong. The latest
export amounts to 19,415 yen.
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Exporters and Manufacturers of the Above
Mentioned Articles.
Commercial Name.
Saino of Principal Person
or Owner.
(Kanagawa Ken)
Iseya
Morishita Chiubei
Iwasakiya
Yainaguchi Heizaburo
Kawada Shoten
Watanabe Murajiro
(Hyogo Ken)
Oliashi Sh5ten
Ohashi Shotaro
Sato „
SatoEnkichi
Sugai „
Sugai Karnesuke
Dange „
Dange Gonzo
(Osaka Fu)
First Harada Straw Factory ...
Harada Inosuke
(Tokyo Fu)
Kawada Mugiwara Shoten
Kawada Tanigoro ...
Omiya
Ban Denbei
(Okayama Ken)
Damask Mats Company
Sato Nagatoshi (Head)
Senooya
Imanishi Xaohei
Seiensha
Suzuki Seizaburo (Head)
Hayashima Bussan Kwaisha . . .
Nassho Isamu „
Hiramatsu Ishitaro
Ota Yaheiji
Sato Shoten
Sat5 ltihei
Hashimoto Shoten
Hashimoto Teitaro
Nagahara Kohachi
Fukada Shoten
Fukada Gisaburo
Sato „
Sato Shindo
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Articles.
Business Place.
Dealing Articles.
No. 62, 4 chSme, AioichS, Yokohama.
No. 52, 3 chorae, ,. „
No. 20, 2 chSme, „ „
Sannomiyacho, Kobe
1 chOme, Motocho, „
SannomiyachS, „
4 chome, Motocho, „
Osaka
No. 120, MotozSshiki, Rokugomura,
Ebaragori.
No. 4, 1 ch3me, T5ri, Nihonbashiku
Eshiraamura, TsuugOri, Bitchiu
province
Oazana Kawarachd, Okayama.
Ichtmiyamura, Tsudakagori.
Hayashimamura, Tsuug3ri.
Yaraadamura, „
Niwasemura, Kayogori.
8ew<$raura, Tsuugori.
Straw
Flower Mats
Straw Works
Flower Mats
Damask Mats
Straw-plaits
Straw plaits,
Boxes & Basket*
Damask Mats
Flower Mats
Damask Mats
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Continued :—
Commercial Name.
iSaine 01* Principal Person
or Owner.
Nakajima Kojo ...
Nakano Kohei
Second Damask Mats Co
Sato Nagatoshi (Head)
Third „
Nakamura Uhachi (Director) ...
Saiensha
Kusudo Sawasaburo
Second Farada Straw Mate Co.
Harada Inosuke
Kiyeigumi
Tagawa Matsujiro
Korosue
Korosue Yohei
Kushida-gumi
Kushida Saichiro
Suyama ...
Suyama Saburo ...
(Hiroshima Ken)
Kobayashi Kichibei
Ito Yasuke
Yanagura Jiuhei
(Yamaguchi Ken)
Someya Shokwai
Someya Seijiro
(Kagawa Ken)
Sanenkwaisha
i (Oita Ken)
Imazuya
Nakajima Kiusaku
(Kumamoto Ken)
Shimodagumi
Shim^da Koz5
Shokosha
Ishizaka Seishird ... ... ...
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Dealing Articles.
Manuf actu ring
Articles.
SenSmura, Tguugori.
Ejimamura „
♦» tt
Toyosnmura, „
Matsuyamamnra, KamifusagSri
Kijimamura, Asaguchigori
Onomjchi, MitaukigOri
t» »,
MisakinochS, Akamagaseki
Rokugomura, NakagSri
Kunisakimura, HigasliikokutogOri.
Biuigo
YamazakichS, Kumamoto
2 chCme, ShhruxUJri, Kumamoto
Flower Mats
Flower Mats
Damask mats
Straw-plaits
Plain or Figur-
ed 40 y. mats
made of Rush
Flower Mats
Straw plaits,
('.Htshigumi, \
Hiragumi. J
Straw plaits,
(Gohongumi, \
Shichihonqrami, I
flishigumi. '
Class 8.
Round Fans, Fans, and Lanterns.
R<rua»aaFa». The fcotal value of exPort of fans and
roun dfans amounts to about 350,000. The United
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COMMODITIES EXPORTED FROM S( IMPORTED TO. 147
States occupies the first place in the export of fans,
France and Hongkong comes next, and England is the
first in the round fans, the United States and Germany
come next to it. The tables showing the amount of
the export for the last five years.
(Fans.)
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
( No
Australia < ~ '
(yen
85,524
309,001
117,386
34,018
30,682
1,863
6,011
2,377
1,300
1,106
Austria ...<,i °*
(yen
3,550
201,790
326,743
36,804
66,257
219
2,396
7,115
2,451
3,480
\ No
Belgium |yen
6,380
50,860
1,138
7,428
57,552
304
1,473
54
299
1,414
British ( No.
50,725
46,049
—
—
—
America (yen
1,949
717
—
—
—
British. (
No.
57,778
101,912
62,286
59,225
102,065
India ...
kyen
2,325
2,976
2,416
2,422
3,313
China ...
^No.
3,808,929
3,877,553
612,982
321,311
362,822
yen
52,358
51,035
9,775
5,118
5,414
Corea ...«
kNo.
—
—
69,765
14,371
52,320
yen
—
—
1,223
261
702
Prance ...<
'No.
1,208,853
2,442,478
607,555
1,463,945
1,778,226
yen
52,549
63,398
30,988
55,447
96,597
Q-ermany -
No.
94,972
627,580
342,402
273,880
232,017
yen
3,311
10,234
7,915
8,048
7,389
Great J
No.
1,501,700
1,322,432
979,546
1,063,406
682,213
Britain
.y^
44,515
40,714
32,916
39,383
24,103
Hongkong
No.
—
—
2,824,745
2,660,727
2,620,251
'yen
—
—
41,682
42,822
43,081
Italy ...
So.
230,779
296,253
576,197
687,651
238,374
,yen
11,545
11,342
23,092
21,365
7,186
Philippine
No.
—
—
350
145
16,495
Group
ven
—
—
16
30
1,007
o
No.
—
—
50,300
236,336
287,746
Spain ...j
—
—
810
3,884
5,524
United ( So.
4,197,087
3,719,265
3,778,723
4,471,164
6,407,626
States (yen
76,468
88,151
90,441
109,784
118,025
Other J No.
61,581
71,333
50,578
88,553
72,844
Countries (yen
(yen
1,519
1,591
1,312
2,334
1,534
11,307,858
13,066,50b
10,400,696
il,418,964
13,007,490
248,925
280,038
252,132
295,448
319,875
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(Round Fans,)
Countries
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Australia ...
[No.
72,845
158,687
86,520
67,866
39,552
!yen
1,526
1,930
1,582
680
512
Austria ... «
No.
yen
__
5,850
133
~
—
2,200
38
Belgium ... «
No.
3,350
21,000
16,000
10,012
68,826
yen
122
389
175
107
788
British <
No.
2,000
215,100
4,531
3,873
504
America... '
yen
50
1,381
239
97
7
British India -
No.
yen
83,078
976
14,270
290
11,276
343
16,040
222
34,510
1,166
China •
No.
538,096
1,758,309
587,127
52,756
51,117
yen
3,661
10,041
3,138
761
447
No.
yen
2,030
5,695
4,790
1,550
7,831
Corea
38
71
65
33
176
r at
No.
235,314
129,446
301,786
519,050
166,762
France ... •
yen
3,222
4,476
5,396
6,932
3;084
Germany ... 1
No.
63,006
185,109
135,355
100,776
76,806
yen
710
2,550
3,090
• 2,197
3,640
Great <
So.
1,832,342
552,604
587,034
898,203
767,262
Britain ... '
yen
.22,644
12,674
11,505
16,060
18,250
Hawaii ... '.
;no.
yen
100
3
3,500
40
— _
600
41
1,416
129
Holland ...
;no.
yen
—
—
—
20
72
—
—
—
3
2
Hongkong... !
No.
yen
—
—
37,283
596
29,858
919
117,300
2,334
Italy
No.
9,000
230
15,700
76,549
10,100
yen
200
27
311
1,591
75
Philippine (
No.
—
—
—
—
120
Group ...
yen
—
—
—
—
30
Russia ... .
No.
yen
330
7
1,000
17
500
8
2,520
43
500
7
Spain «
No.
yen
—
—
—
—
2,524
25
United ;
No.
1,917,234
2,134,044
1,735,177
979,601
1,330,072
States ... \
yen
21,138
23,399
20,087
13,972
13,321
Other ;
No.
9,200
3,943
3,887
11,193
39,084
Countries.. \
Total ... «
yen
'No.
321
123
221
284
419
4,767,924
5,188,785
3,526,966
2,770,467
2,716,558
yen
54,618
57,540
46,756
43,942
44,450
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The reason in the increase of the export is due to
the yearly improvement in patterns and shapes and
making it as cheap a3 possible.
The principal producing districts are Kyoto, Osaka,
Nagoya and Tokyo.
In Tokyo and Kyoto first rate articles are made, in
Osaka and Nagoya the second rate. To Europe fans
having the picture of flowers and animals were ex-
ported. To the United States were exported some
bearing complicated drawings, besides the picture
fans, and other fans to be used for the purpose of ad-
vertisment.
Lanterns. The Lanterns are manufactured at Osaka,
(paper lanterns bearing the picture of flowers and
birds) Gifu (Tengujo lanterns with flowers and birds)
and Tokyo (paper, with flowers and birds ; Hodsuki lan-
terns). The articles produced at Gifu are the best,
exported to the United States, England, Hongkong,
and British India. The total value of the export is
about 30,000 yen, chiefly shipped from Yokohama and
Kobe.
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Exporters and Manufacturers of the Above
Mentioned Articles.
Commercial Name.
.Name of Principal Person
or Owner.
(Kanagawa Ken)
Iwataya ,.
(Hyogo Ken)
Mayeda Shoten
(Osaka Fu)
Tsutsuiya
Shinanoya
Niwaya
Harimaya
Nagataya
(Tokyo Fu)
Ebiya ..
Izumiya
Haibara
Baba
Ishikaku
Hirakiu
Izutsuya
Okiya ...
Kwansei Trading Co.
(Kyoto
Fu)
(Aichi Ken)
Ogiya
Sawaya
(Gifu Ken)
Teshigawara Shoten...
(Kagawa Ken)
Miyada Chiushichi
Okada Tsunejiro
Mayeda Tomesaburo
Miteuhashi Yoshibei
Morioka Takejiro
Shinano Seisuke
Niwa Tokusaburo ... .1.
Fujii Kichiroku
Hayashi Tokubei
Hayashi Gisuke
Inagaki Masashichi
Uyeki Rinnosuke
Tamai Shichiroemon
Nakamura Naojiro
Baba Kametaro
Ishikaku Kisaburd
Hirano Kingoro
Nakajima Isuke
Nishida Soshiro
Hamaoka Kotetsu
Tsukamoto Gisuke
Sakata Bunsuke
InouaMohei
Xakamura Genzo
*
Ichihashi TsunezS
Teshigawara Naojiro
Kumihashi UmajirS
Ishii Yohei ..,
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Business Place.
Dealing- Articles.
Manufacturing
Articles.
No. 8, 1 chome, Bentendorl, Yokohama
4 chSme, OtachS, „
2 chome, SakaichS, K3be
3 chdme, Minamiku JitmkeichS, Oaaka
2 chome, Nagaboribasbisuji,
3 chome, North KiuhOjicho" fiigashiku
Osaka
3 chSme, Minamiku Jiunkeicho,
Yobanch5, Kozu,
4 chome, Higashika Minamihoncho,
Osaka
2 chdme, Andojichd",
3 chome, Minami ki uhgjichg,
No. 2, 2 chome; HoriechS, Nihon-
bashiku, T5kyo
No. 16, 2 chome, YokoyamachO,
Nihonbashiku
1 chSme, T5ri, Nihonbashiku
Matsubara, Yanaginobaba, Kami-
kydku, Ky3to
NagaharachS, Bukkojiagaru, Yanagi
baba, Kamiky5ku, Kyoto
Gojokitaaiiru HonshinmeichS, Kami
kydku TomikOji, KySto
Matsubara Kitaniiru, EbisuyachS,
KamikyOku TomikSji, KySto
ShichijSminaminiiru. ShiokojichS,
Kamikyoku HigashitSin, KySto
Sanjd Torifuyachd Higaahieiru, Ky5to
KamikySku Nij5-t3riteramachi, KySto
Shimokyoku SakaichO, KyOto
OshikirichS, Nagoya
Kamisonocho, „
Kami-ima, Gifu
Yoneya „
MarugamechS, Nakagdri
Fans.
Bound Fans.
Fans and Round
Fans.
Bound Fans.
Fans.
Bound Fans.
Lantern.
Fans and Round
Fans.
Round Fans.
Fans.
Fans, Paper Lan-
tern,Round Fans
Fans.
Paper Lantern
Lantern & Fans.
Paper Fans.
Paper Bound
Fans.
Round Paper
Fans.
Fans,
Paper and Silk ;
Round and Square.
Hirabone and
Hosobone Fans.
Lantern with
Picture.
Round Fans.
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Class 9.
Screens*
The total value of the export is always about
300,000, chiefly exported to England, and next to the
United States, Germany, France, Hongkong, British
India, Belgium, Australia, and other countries. The
trade for the last five years is shown below.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Australia ...
Austria
Belgium ...
British
America...
British India
China
France
Germany ...
Great
Britain ...
Holland
Hongkong ...
Italy
United
States .
Siain ... .,
Other
Countries .
Total ..
(No.
(yen
(No.
(yen
(No.
/yen
(No.
(yen
(No.
(yen
(No.
(yen
(No.
(yen
(No.
(yen
(No.
(yen
(No.
(yen
(No.
(yen
(No.
(yen
(No.
)yen
(No.
J yen
(No.
{yen
(No.
(yen
1,864
5,453
459
1,625
633
1,170
1,073
5,073
1,507
5,034
6,113
19,637
13,787
37,235
4,769
13,150
48,119
137,019
165
783
22,342
46,024
488
4,229
4,195
11,474
971
4,319
1,610
3,391
945
2,806
1,421
4.867
9,375
27,001
6,269
18,490
6,550
20,520
55,497
159,762
694
1,314
17,939
46,354
293
1,395
633
2,586
101,bltf
276,432
106,392
304,279
3,660
14,002
1,061
3,297
1,871
4,980
513
1,724
870
3,035
753
2,648
9,022
31,399
5,995
21,347
30,982
124,119
600
1,349
5,514
17,954
379
1,411
23,146
51,474
1,513
5,638
85,879
284,377
2,588
6,003
836
3,285
1,310
4,275
402
1,433
1,364
3,827
756
2,474
9,860
30,969
6,867
22,465
29,822
129,133
1,583
2,604
4,324
12,655
196
995
20,207
44,140
2,157
5,496
82,272
1,558
4,3
1,159
3,040
3,379
6,544
827
2,564
1,952
6,767
766
3,000
9,744
27,149
11,399
28,897
62,303
190,682
1,932
3,116
8,010
20,216
451
1,681
23,935
51,815
786
3,137
128,201
269,754 352,937
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The principal producing places are Kobe and Kyoto.
There are different qualities such as paper screen,
Victoria lawn screen, muslin screen, and silk screen.
The first class screen is that of bearing the figure-
works of flowers and birds, and those that have land-
scapes and human figures are not approved.
Exporters and Manufacturers of the Screen.
Commercial Name.
Name of Principal Person
or Owner.
(Kanagawa Ken)
(Hy6go Ken)
Ohashi Shoten ...
Seko „
Matsumoto „
Yokoyama „
Shiozaki „
(TokyS Fu)
(Kyoto Fu)
Aburaya *
Takashimaya
Okada Tsunejird
Ohashi Shotard
Seko Shozaemon
Matsumoto Zenshichi
Yokoyama Yasubei
Shiozaki Kiubei and
Shiozaki Heishichi
Iwamoto Kuwazo
Tanaka Rishichi
Iida Shinshichi *
Tanaka Seishichi
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The size and shape vary to three, four, and six fold-
ings, in length to 3 shaku 5 sun, 4 shaku 5 sun, 5 shaku,
5 shaku 5 sun, and 6 shaku with suitable breadth.
Most exquisite and complicated works on the screen
are dpne in Tokyo and Yokohama, but their export
being decidedly small.
Continued :
Business Place.
Dealing Articles.
Manufacturing
Articles.
4 chome, Otamachi, Yokohama
SannomiyachO, Kobe
2 chome, Shiraoyamateddri, Kobe
6 chome, Motocho, K3be
SannomiyachS, Kdbe
KObe Port
No. 38, 2 chome, Iidamachi, K3ji-
machiku Tokyo
KarasuniarudSri, Shichijoagaru, Saku-
ragichO, KanrikyOku, Kyoto
Karasumarudorf, Takatsnjisagaru,
YakashimaechS, KamikyOku, KySto
ShichijSdorL, Karasumaru Nishieiru
Higashi SakaichS KamikyOku ,Ky5to
Screen
Screen
Paper Screen.
Screen,
Paper, Muslin, Shirt-
ing, Victoria Lawn,
and Velvet.
Embroidered
Screens.
Embroidered,
Velvet, Screen.
Ornamental
Materials for
Screen.
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commodities exported from % imported to. 155
Class 10.
Umbrella and Japanese umbrella.
umbreii*. The export of umbrella has greatly increas-
ed in late years. In 1891 it amounted to one hundred
and sixty thousand yen. The countries of export are
China in the foremost place, Hongkong, British India,
Corea and Eussia follow it. They are manufactured
in Osaka and Tokyo, Osaka having the ninetenth of it.
The varieties are the silk, muslin, and cotton muslin
umbrellas, among which the cotton muslin umbrellas
are abundantly manufactured.
Kobe is the chief port of export, Osaka and Yoko-
hama are next to it. The trade for the last five years
is shown in the following table.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
British
(No.
2,271
1,372
17,849
India ... .
.. (yen
—
—
727
325
3,525
China.
(No.
65,434
156,282
271,682
413,279
586,874
VlUiiC. ••• •
'* lyen
25,230
52,145
77,071
102,745
140,105
Corea
(No.
1,741
2,167
2,692
1,989
5,883
" (yen
969
1,156
1,077
925
2,083
Hongkong J
(No.
—
—
11,649
33,556
42,870
" (yen
—
—
4,326
9,423
13,932
RiliRcrifl.
(No.
—
—
976
106
3,498
JUUBOM* . . •
" jyen
—
—
499
92
1,339
Other Counti
Total...
(yen
(No.
'" (yen
540
657
716
550
810
556
606
718
908
520
67,715
159,165
290,080
450,808
657,882
26,856
53,851
84,256
114,228
161,504
rTribreiu. ^ke total value of the exported Japanese um-
brellas amounts to between 20,000 to 40,000 yen. They
are exported to eighteen different countries. Hongkong
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is the first, British India second, England, Corea,France,
the United States of America, Germany and so on.
The places of manufacture are the two prefectures of
Hiroshima and Gifu, and Kyoto and Osaka Fu. The
first class articles are made in Kyoto and Osaka, but
in number they are far behind of the above mentioned
prefectures. In the first class articles the pictures are
painted in different colours with brushes, but that of
the inferior articles the pictures are stenciled. Though
the shape and size vary great deal, those that have
the pictures of flower and birds are mostly approved.
The umbrella is sometimes used to adorn the front of
the stoves. Yokohama is the chief port of export,
and Kobe and Osaka are next to it. The trade for
the last five years is shown in the following table : —
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Australia ... <
No.
4,655
11,714
12,257
3,598
66
yen
617
1,314
960
779
35
Austria ... •
No.
1,020
1,650
2,815
532
2,860
yen
227
108
458
109
256
Belgium ... •
No.
740
1,456
4,328
6,957
2,200
yen
104
298
446
575
142
British
No.
2,868
1,144
359
617
889
America...
yen
164
81
41
64
171
British <
'No.
17,372
6,485
7,721
7,413
75,179
India ... \
yen
686
855
834
896
7,854
China ... ... -
No.
66,322
58,021
420
1,057
1,574
yen
5,235
5,113
49
221
230
Corea •
'No.
20,371
18,760
10,233
40,398
50,512
yen
2,023
1,805
1,127
4,744
4,564
France ... <
No.
65,824
15,390
12,250
24,244
20,944
,yen
6,398
1,613
879
1,785
3,165
Germany ...
No.
13,922
30,963
40,819
30,172
17,542
yen
620
2,395
6,138
3,736
1,053
Great
No.
98,830
228,093
44,392
100,171
110,008
Britain ...
yen
8,721
23,123
6,943
9,268
6,473
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COMMODITIES EXPORTED FROM $ IMPORTED TO. 157
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Hawaii
(No.
—
—
—
—
24
(yen
—
—
—
—
36
Holland
J No.
—
—
20
102
20
(yen
—
—
30
28
2
Hoilgkong ...
(No.
(yen
—~
__
45,282
3,669
42,761
3358
124,950
10,423
Italy
(No.
60
254
1,087
372
1,000
(yen
48
127
203
29
35
Philippine
(No.
—
10
—
—
Group ...
(yen
—
2
—
~~~
— *
Russia
(No.
(yen
6
5
182
41
—
46
28
17
9
Siam
J No.
(yen
z
86
140
256
553
—
—
United States
(No.
15,119
59,980
42,830
12,532
19,100
(yen
2,351
4,543
4,584
1,973
2,414
Other
(No.
8C
150
8,499
874
224
Countries..
Total
(yen
(No.
{yen
IS
100
614
61
28
, 307,18k
433,038
233,568
271,646
427,104
27,214
41,658
26,928
28,154
36,890
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commodities exported from $ imported to. 159
Class 11.
The Gampi Papers, Wall Papers, Foreign Papers, Leather
Papers, Other Papers and Paper Works.
papers. The papers are manufactured in every part
of the empire. As to the quality, colours, size, fine-
ness and thickness, there are great varieties accord-
ingly, .the name given to them differ in the different
localities. At present the chief export consists of the
gampi, foreign, and wall papers. The gampi papers
are manufactured in the provinces or Mino, Tosa, and
Suruga, the foreign papers in Tokyo and Osaka, and
the wall papers in Tokyo ; besides, the Torinoko papers
are manufactured in Mino, Tosa, and Tokyo; the
Toyo papers in Chikuzen and Chikugo ; the Yoshino
papers in Mino. In transaction, the price of the
Yoshino and gampi is set on every 10,000 sheets, the
torinoko on every 500 sheets and the wall papers on
a roll of 36 by 3 shaku. The total value of the export
amounts to about 260,000 yen. The wall papers are
mostly exported to the Dominion of Canada, Australia,
and other countries. The gampi is exported to
England, the United States, France, China and other
countries ; the foreign paper to China and other coun-
tries; the other papers are exported to China, the
United States, England, Corea and other countries.
The torinoko, yoshino, garni and wall papers are ex-
ported from Yokohama ; the foreign paper from Kobe ;
the Toyo papers from Nagasaki. The trade for the
last five years is shown in the following table.
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160 COMMERCE AND INDVSTKY IN JAPAN.
Gampi Paper.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
China ... <
'catty
5,544
3,180
2,763
2,671
6,702
yen
2,664
1,875
2,201
1,547
3,005
France ... «
catty
29,749
16,984
24,662
8,332
25,568
yen
18,982
10,978
14,422
5.21S
14,962
Great
catty
9,661
24,152
25,663
19,815
27,620
Britain ...
yen
5,787
14,372
17,404
11,543
16,645
Hongkong...
'catty
yen
33
20
"~"
1,166
773
3,7K
2,160
2,290
1,152
United
i catty
10,014
20,942
7,512
21,614
27,867
States ... '
yen
5,138
12,042
4,019
12,607
15,32$
Other
[catty
1,635
108
430
1,781
2,079
Countries
Total ...
yen
[catty
'yen
724
83
257
l,20f
846
56,636
65,366
62,196
57,92b
92, 1 2b
33,315
39,350
39,076
34,275
51,939
For<
sign Pa]
per.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Belgium yen
_
__
67
British India... yen
—
70
70
8
48
China yen
5,720
8,770
3,525
4,313
15,8K
Corea yen
47
303
189
807
700
France yen
1,450
729
—
—
—
Great Britain, yen
—
1,544
400
—
—
Holland yen
—
—
40
—
—
Hongkong ... yen
—
—
673
247
266
Italy yen
47
—
180
—
Philippine
Islands yen
58
—
—
Russia yen
28
2
4ft
United States, yen
1,568
1,166
17£
—
—
Other
Countries ... yen
—
2
—
Total
.. yen
8.832
l2,titW
5,26(
1 5,442
| !(>,»» 1
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Wall Paper.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
18891
Australia ... yen
British
America ... yen
China yen
Great Britain... yen
Hongkong ... yen
United States., yen
Other
Countries ... yen
Total ... yen
550
903
41,192
12,425
608
.4,054
535
51,642
11,907
259
6,795
765
53,761
12,632
759
3,053
970
79,082
1,944
15,503
1.109
1,168
3,043
51.142
3,828
14,631
1,115
50,678
68,397) / 3,7 12
10l,t>6lj / <M27
Other Papers.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Australia
yen
194
50
320
29
19S
Austria
yen
—
— .
592
Belgium
yen
70
10
50
British America..
yen
56
135
46
3
Britj^h India ...
yen
358
865
118
884
35f
China
yen
52,031
70,874
54,945
64,326
58,037
Corea
yen
1,725
2,033
1,503
3,094
4,321:
France
yen
1,508
2,598
2.02C;
4,076
3,431
Germany
yen
1,033
1,695
1,081
1,511
1,903
i Great Britain ...
yen
5,391
8,852
7,334
14,700
12,257
Hawaii
yen
50
127
21
52
Holland
yen
—
13
—
115
28
Hongkong
yen
—
—
19,933
13,588
14,209
Italy
yen
75
—
244
69
00
Philippine Group
> yen
79
—
—
223
Russia
yen
909
960
918
1,394
1,363
Sweden
yen
—
_
49
40
United States ..
yen
4,791
8,538
10,797
10,588
15,514
Other Countries-
Total
. yen
yen
27
280
910
507
723
68,297
97,030
100,816
114,905
112,812
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paperworks. The paper works are the products
special to Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka. They are made
into napkins, plate server, papers for advertisment
having flowers and birds and other figures printed in
different colours, letter papers and envelopes and
other paper works.
The export of the paper can not be said large, it
amounts to 160,000 yen. The first country of export
is the United States, England, France and other
countries coming next to it.
The trade for the last five years is shown in the
following table : —
Paper Manufactures. (Chiefly Exported from
Yokohama and Kobe.)
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
•
Australia ... yen
Belgium yen
British
America yen
British India... yen
China yen
Prance yen
Germany ... yen
Great Britain., yen
Hongkong ... yen
United
States... ... yen
Other
Countries ... yen
Total ... yen
832
710
1,290
10,852
3,613
7,805
33,701
1,817
1,294
1,407
4,082
14,738
7,434
15,367
32,384
1,375
1,131
420
389
307
8,448
13,799
21,316
2,944
43,775
2,463
833
511
942
355
6,182
10.544
40.05S
1,381
45,495
2,684
1,330
1,399
1,258
1,394
14,894
8,617
47,481
6,661
76,755
2,201
60.62U
78,081
94,992
108,986
161,990
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COMMODITIES EXPORTED FROM # IMPORTED TO. 16S
Exporters and Manufacturers of the Above
Mentioned Articles.
Commercial Name.
Name of Principal Person
or Owner.
(Kanagawa KeD)
Tanikawa Shoten
(Osaka Fu)
(Nagasaki Ken)
Matsunobegumi Shoten
(Tokyo Fu)
Hattori Kwairyo Shiten
Sato Shoten
Haibara
Iseya
Mitsui Bussan Kwaisha
Yamada Wall Paper Manuf tory
Nippon Wall Paper Co.
Edogawa Paper Manutacturing
Co.
Oji Paper Manufacturing Co....
Ito Wall Paper Manufactory . . .
(Kyoto Fu)
Isono Paper Manufactory
Tanikawa Fukutaro
Kadota Risuke
Matsunobe Jiukichi
Hattori Genzaburo ...
Sato Torakiyo
Nakamura Naojiro ...
Hirose Sei
Mitsui Yonosuke ...
Wagura. Naosuke . . .
Masuo Jiusaburo ...
Yamada Jirobei
Matsuda Tokichi (Head) .
Nose Hisanari (Head)
Tani KeizS (Manager)
Ito SojirS
Isono Koemon ,
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Continued :-
Business Place.
Dealing Articles.
Manufacturing
Articles.
No. 1, 1 chOrae, MinaroinakadOri.
Yokohama.
3 chOrae, TobutsuchO, Higashiku,
Osaka
Nishihamacho", Nagasaki.
No. 5, t ch3me, Horitacho, Nihon-
bashiku, Tokyo.
No. 6, NishimisujicbB, Asaknsa, ,,
1 chSme, T5ri, Nihonbashiku, „
No. 19, MotoiwaichO, Kandaku, „
No. 6, Kabutochd", Nihonbashiku, ,,
Chitosech<5, Fukagawaku, „
No. 46, KamiyoshichO, Asakusaku, „
No. 65, KojimachO, „ „
No. 2, Mitashikokumachi, Shibaku, ,,
No. 38, NishlgokenehS, Ushigomekn.
Tokyo.
No. 60, 5jinrara, Kitato«himagori.
No. 28, Yanapicho, Koishikawakn,
TDkyo
Nishhunedzn, Uraedzumura,
KadzanogGri.
Paper of all kinds
Gampishi paper
and other papers.
Paper Manufac-
tures.
Envelopes,
Letter paper
and other papers.
Paper Works,
papers.
Paper Manufac-
tures.
Wall paper.
Foreign paper.
Wall paper.
Wall paper,
Brim paper, and
paper for Screen
Japanese paper,
Usuyo paper,
Letter paper.
Paper for Print'g
Wall paper.
Wall paper, and
paper used for
News paper.
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Coal.
Class 12.
Coax, Charcoal, Coke and Patent Fuel Coal.
The total value of the export of this article
amounts 4,000,000 yen. The first country of export
is Hongkong; China, British India, Philippine Is-
lands, the United States, Corea, Australia, and other
countries come next to it.
The trade for the last five years is shown in the
following table : —
(Coal.)
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
— .
1891
Australia ... ]
ton.
yen
—
—
—
2,600
15,600
—
British (
ton.
—
—
450
—
—
America. . . /
yen
—
—
2,025
—
—
British C
ton.
8,635
54,669
31,347
17,371
53,030
India ... <
yen
30,223
195,132
146,528
81,196
203,629
China 3
ton.
136,661
303,983
270,892
227,309
272,202
yen
465,402
902,606
1,064,318
876,375
1,003,965
Corea ]
ton.
200
1,016
6,630
4,898
3,943
yen
387
3,137
28,249
18,466
13,720
Great j
ton.
—
—
1,795
1,600
Britain ... \
yen
—
—
8,688
5,750
—
Hawaii ... <
ton.
yen
"~-~
— .
_ _.
__
1,010
7,070
Hongkong... ]
ton.
—
—
237,594
248,165
301,352
yen
—
—
1,038,718
1,049,532
1,202,615
Philippine J
ton.
2
15,523
3,320
45,921
25,947
Group ... i
yen
8
56,736
14,380
173,550
91,127
. * i
ton.
—
301
3,968
1,523
233
Russia ... *
yen
—
1,338
21,514
8,465
1,329
Siam •
ton.
—
440
jp
460
yen
ton.
—
1,760
—
2,070
—
United
34
11,234
2,353
18,526
15,536
States ...
yen
123
36,751
14,490
74,984
67,891
Other ;
ton.
yen
ton.
yen
. 35
84
100
75,675
491
Countries .
Total
149
366
450
259,716
2,940
145,567
387,250
558,449
644,048
673,744
496,292
1,197,826
2,339,360
2,565,704
2,594,286
Coal for (
ton.
yen
559,368
588,039
330,361
361,162
344,501
Ships' Use
1,841,514
1,988,212
1,597,087
1,696,227
1,570,582
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(Dust Coal.)
Countries*
1887
1883
1889
1890
1891
Australia ...
(ton.
/yen
—
—
—
2,301
9,204
—
British India
J ton.
(yen
—
1,400
3,150
300
1,350
650
2,600
3,368
7,829
China
(ton.
—
85,589
65,974
69,387
68,607
(yen
— *
126,035
213,074
198,103
214,287
Hongkong...
(ton.
—
—
98,434
132,809
149,078
lyen
—
—
194,563
311,365
360,829
Philippine
Jton
—
800
—
2,212
—
Group ...
/yen
—
1,800
—
9,106
—
Russia
Jton.
/yen
__
__
300
1,200
120
480
~~
Other
Jton.
—
—
3
1,883
523
Countries .
Total ...
(yen
(ton.
(ypn
—
—
5
3,301
1,972
—
87,789
165,011
209,362
221,576
—
130,985
410,192
934,159
584,917
Note : In the column of 1888, the figures of China comprise those of Hongkong.
charcoal. The total value of the latest export is
71,998 yen, being chiefly exported to China and
Corea.
The producing places of this class are Takashima,
Karatsu, Taku, Hirado in Hizen province; Buzen
and Bungo provinces ; Namadsuda in Chikuzen ;
Miike in Chikugo ; Horonai in Kitami.
There are two kinds, the black and red coal, of
which the demand for the black coal being very large.
Nagasaki is the chief city of export; Kobe and
Yokohama come next to it.
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Exporters and Manufactures of the Above
Mentioned Articles:
Commercial Name.
Name of Principal Person
or Owner.
(Kanagawa Ken)
(Hygogo Ken)
Sumiki Shoten
Kobe Branch Office of Mitsui
Bussan Kwaisha.
Oshimaya ...
(Nagasaki Ken)
Itakuhanbai Kwaisha
(Hokkaido)
Hokkaido Baitanguini
(Tokyo Fu)
Mitsui Bussan Kwaisha
(Yamaguchi Ken)
Uriu ShSkai
Kumamoto Shdkai ...
Wakaba „
(Fukuoka Ken)
Yasukawa Shiten
Asano Shoten
Asada Matashichi (Agent of
Mitsubishi Co.)
Nishikawa Hanzo
Kawamura Yonezo
Kasuga Kizo
Tanaka Kosuke (Manager) . . .
Oshima Heitaro
Miyazaki Giichi
Miyazoe Kichibei (Head)
Nishikawa Kiyoshi
Ikegami Nakasaburo (Head of
Otaru Branch).
Mitsui Yonosuke ...
Uriu Tora
Kumamoto Eiichiro. . .
Wakaba Tokusaburo
Yasukawa KiichirS...
Asano Soichiro
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Continued : —
Business Place.
1 cbSrae, Motohamacho, Yokohama.
5 chSme, Sakaicho, KObe.
Bentencho, „
4 chome, Sakaicho", ,,
3 cbOme, Kaigan, „
3 chOme, MotochO, „
4chDme, Sakaicho, „
UragoshimacWS, Nagasaki.
[inachO, „
TemiyachS, Takaahimagori,
Shiribesl.i
No. 5, Kabutocho", Nihoubashiku.
Hlgashinanbucbo, Akaniaga-* ki City.
Kwauonzakicho, »,
»» »y
ttojl Port.
Dealing Articles,
Manufacturing
Articles.
Coal.
Charcoal.
Coal.
Class 13.
Veqitable Wax, Rapeseed, Rapeseed Oil, Fish Oil, Otheb
Oils, Lard and Honey.
V wax.W° ^e vegetable wax is the product special to
Chikuzen, Chikugo, Hizen, Higo, Iyo, Buzen,
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COMMODFTIES EXPORTED FROM Jf IMPORTED TO. 16fr
and Iwami, among which Chikuzen, Hizen and
Iyo produce the largest quantity. The total value
of the export is always about three hundred
thousand yen. Hongkong occupies the first place,
the United Statas and Prance come next. The export
from Kobe occupies the nine-tenth, and the rest are
exported from Osaka and Nagasaki. The price is set
on every hundred catties, the trade for the last five
vears is shown below.
Countries
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Austral in. <
'catty
;yen
4,415
7,028
9,938
52,695
15,598
/* UOULdflACIf ...
652
1,102
1,432
6,858
1,849
Belgium ...
catty
—
7,952
. 31,363
160
24,080
yen
—
1,300
4,431
20
2,833
British
', catty
—
—
4,078
21,608
30,000
India ...
yen
—
—
581
2,926
3,443
China
catty
1,175,802
1,775,611
36,692
23,943
13,499
>yen
169,264
258,765
5,625
3,252
1,612
EVmnA
catty
169,393
166,303
161,566
220.746
95,0£0
x? r.tiMXJ ...
yen
25,997
25,029
21,958
28,820
11,263
Germany ...
catty
342,190
109,180
443,057
134,225
82,711
yen'
52,971
16,361
60,853
17,595
9,283
Great
catty
298,603
262,746
283,577
64,908
69,415
Britain...
yen
44,851
38,691
39,014
8,396
7,779
Holland ...
catty
—
—
7,827
—
—
jen
—
—
1,100
—
—
Hongkong-
'catty
—
—
1,298,674
1,296,084
2,136,834
(yen
—
—
180,502
169,563
254,832
Italy ;
Philippine ;
'catty
yen
8,146
1,218
295
50
z
—
—
catty
—
—
1,547
25,353
11,049
Group ... '
yen
—
—
200
3,149
1,286
United <
' catty
196,918
268,306
249,799
206,051
187,735
States ... ;
yen
31,037
39,816
34,715
25,892
21,826
Other «
catty
3,113
5,716
1,576
3,065
7,046
Countries
Total ...
yen
[catty
\7en
455
868
230
376
830
2,196,580
2,603,137
2,529,694
2,048,838
2,673,057
326,445
381,982
350,641
266,847
316336
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fuii 011. The total amount of the export of fish oil is
about 170,000. In the country of export Germany
occupies its first place, England, Hongkong, France
and others come in next. The producing districts are
Otaru, Akkeshi and Hakodate in Hokkaido. The oil
is extracted from herring, sardine, shark, whale, cod-
fish &c, from which raw oil and refined oil are made.
In quality whale oil is best, and that of Shark and
cod-fish come next to it, and that of herring and
sardine come in third. The transaction is done in
every hundred catties. Yokohama exports the four-
fifth, and Kobe, the rest. The trade for the last five
years is shown below.
Countries.
Australia
British India.
China ...
Corea ...
France
Germany-
Great Britain fe*ty
(yen
Hongkong ... j^
United Stateslc**ty
/yen
Other (catty
Countries . . . ( yen
Total ... fiff
1887
129,066
5,758
34,224
1,486
352,491
14,109
248,993
10,404
83,360
3,168
37,735
1,701
22,604
815
11,475
531
919,948
37,972
1888
62,652
2,492
54,256
2,004
81,405
3,033
632,465
23,572
488,753
20,615
267,23'
10,405
48,647
1,946
7,626
207
1,643,041
64,274
1889
22,554
992
111,488
4,292
46,446
1,481
138,073
4,741
904,043
36,964
362,445
16,583
225,372
9,632
113,279
5,886
1,749
93
1,925,449
80.664
1890
35,481
1,654
281,784
12,421
64,910
2,272
164,829
6,874
859,963
35,733
20,136
937
69,520
2,889
10,800
459
1,507,423
63,239
1891
86,262
3,741
123,060
5,297
148,938
5,259
286,061
12,051
2,104,866
87,423
1,012,194
40,544
514,494
21,414
1,371
70
61
8
4,277,307
175,802
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0il The amount of the export of rapeseed oil is
Rape-seed
Oil.
about 120,000 yen. The first country of export is
Hongkong, and England is next to it. Kobe and
Osaka are the ports of export, the producing districts
are Kaidsuka and Sakai in Izumi province ; Osaka and
Nishinomiya in Settsu ; Satsuma &c. In quality
those of Izumi, Osaka and Nishinomiya rank first.
It is transacted in every hundred catties. The trade
for the last five years is given in the following table.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
OhlTlft ... *
'catty
3.682
65.733
—
—
—
yen
239
4,055
—
—
—
Corea ... ■
catty
14.581
11.735
9,705
5,731
13,388
yen
922
745
792
475
1,016
Great
, catty
—
67,650
56
—
516,278
Britain...
yen
' —
4,749
5
—
35,138
Hongkong...
i catty
yen
—
___
104,975
8.892
82,132
6,534
1,341,959
92,440
United
'catty
1,110
11,206
32,544
8,953
11,895
States ...
yen
61
984
2,784
842
997
Russia ... ■
catty
3,845
219
4,830
258
—*
—
—
Other <
catty
27
—
1,287
914
1,312
Countries '
Total ...
yen
catty
yen
1
—
115
82
86
23,245
161,154
148,567
97,73i
1,884,832
1,442
10,791
12,588
7,933
129,677
Rape-seed. The total export value of rapeseed amounts
to 180,000 yen. England occupies the first place in
respect of the export, Hongkong coming next to it.
The producing districts are Chikuzen, Chikugo, Higo,
Satsuma, Omi, Echizen, Buzen, Bungo, Suwo, Uzen,
Ugo and Hokkaido. The first class articles are pro-
duced in Chikuzen? Chikugo, Omi, Echizen, and JJok-
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kaido. It is transacted in hundred catties. Kobe is
the first port of export, and Nagasaki is the next. The
trade for the last five years is as follows :—
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Australia... J^JJ*
Belgium ... Y^J
China ... H*
France ... ^
Great (catty
Britain . /yen
Hongkong . ^
United (catty
States ... /yen
Other (catty
Countries, (yen
Total - ft*
12,675
340
10,120
301
20,000
490
95,280
2,552
155
6
877,229
22,984
6,975
172
558,256
161,189
2,180
50
3,360
109
84,000
2,775
606,810
17,700
4,821,357
165,984
1,265,428
41,489
85,032
2,736
24,570
921
11,760
412
168,000
3,696
397,238
13,904
206,040
6,937
35
2
35,400
1,143
3.172,274
96,796
2,951,663
91,225
138,230
3,689
1,444,639
39,395
6,890,557
231,714
783,073
24.9&1
6,159,337
189,164
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Exporters and Manufacturers of the Above
Mentioned Articles.
Commercial Name.
Name of Principal Person
or Owner.
(Hyogo Ken)
Yoshidaya
Temmanya
Kitagumi
Hyogo Branch Office of Mitsui
Bussan Kwaisha
(Osaka Fu)
Tsukushi Bleach Wax Work
Shop
Settsu Oil Manufactory
(Nagasaki Ken)
Itakuhambai Kwaisha
(Tokyo Fu)
Branch Shop of Mitsui Bussan
Kwaisha
Yuasaya
(Yamagnchi Ken)
Wakaba Shokwai
Yoshida Kinsuke
Hachida Chobei
Kawauchi Torajiro (Manager)
Tanaka Kosuke (Manager) ...
Fujimoto Zensuke . .
Tanizawa Jirohei ...
Matsuura Jinsaburo
Yoshiwara Chiyo ...
Tsukushi Hanshichi (Owner)
Shikata Seishichi (Head)
Miyazoe Kichibei
Iwade Sobei
Mitsui Yonosuke
OdsuYoemon ..'.
Wakaba Tokusaburo
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Continued :—
Business Place.
Dealing Articles.
Manu f aetu ring
Articles.
Tobachg, HyOgo, K5be.
3 chdme, Kaigan, „
Fukiaimura,
K5be.
Osaka City.
6 chdme, Kitahorie SbitadSri, Nisbikn,
Osaka.
OkawachS, Higashiku, Osaka.
JiunikenehO, „ „
Sbimofuknshimamura, NisbinarigSri.
Nagasaki City.
No. 6, HigashidaikocbS, Fukagawaku.
2 chOme, Echizenbori, Nihonbaskiku.
No. 2, Kameaumich<3, Fukagawaku.
Akamagaseki City.
Fish Oil and
Rape-seed Oil.
Vegetable Wax.
Raj>e-seed.
Rape-seed Oil.
Square Wax.
Rape-seed.
Fish Oil.
»»
Rape-seed.
Bleached Wax,
Vegetable.
Rape-seed OiL
/;
V'y
V'i-
'S
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commodities exported from % imported to. i75
Class 14.
Camphor, Camphor Oil, Ginseng, Sulphur, Menthol Crystal,
Peppermint Oil, Gall Nut, Sulphuric Acid, Nitric Acid,
Staranise, Glue, China Root, Hange, Cubeba Officinalis
or Goshuyu, Gentian, Obaku or Kiwada, Peony
Bark, Cornel or Sanshuyu, Mica, Cassia Bark,
Honey, Orchis, Dyes, Medicine and Drug.
camphor. The total export value of camphor amounts
to 600,000 yen, chiefly exported to Hongkong, the
rest are exported to the United States, England, Ger-
many, China, France and other countries. The trade
for the last five years is as follows : —
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
British <
catty
40,529
3,120
27,366
2,551
India ... <
,yen
7,122
—
840
12,535
1,003
China ... <
catty
2,770,189
2,250,973
171,606
144,537
166,358
France ... -
jen
455,813
497,644
41,941
56,242
57,286
catty
133,626
181,782
439,083
473,683
64,545
jen
23,699
44,300
142,235
215,829
25,202
Germany ... -
catty
558,472
615,438
793,986
143,767
220,159
yen
99,519
146,835
224,708
58,820
83,029
Great <
catty
841,717
213,303
1,158,439
1,260,838
355,315
Britain... '
.yen
156,702
49,589
332,798
588,951
136,049
Hongkong... •
Italy :
catty
—
—
1,207,619
1,448,588
2,292,369
,yen
—
—
308,605
603,814
837,145
catty
yen
__
14,599
* 4,04(
z
.___
United ;
catty
yen
2,133,01C
1,279,293
1,197,927
965,043
1,327,703
States ...
387,644
275,465
340,236
395,782
489,375
Other ;
Countries. \
Total
catty
54C
81
69
60
51
yen
catty
9'c
15
14
21
16
6,478,094
1,555,469
4,971,849
1,463,881
*,429,051
^•vvdiL •••
yen
1,130,597
1,017,888
1,391,372
1,931,994
1,629,105
The camphor is manufactured in Tosa, Satsuma,
Chikuzen, Chikugb, Hizen, Higo, Buzen, Bungo,
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Osumi, Hiuga, Kii, Izu, Suruga, Awa, Kazusa and
other provinces. There are four kinds, namely, per-
fect-dried camphor, well-dried camphor, local camphor,
and residue camphor. By perfect and well dried
camphor, it means that camphor, is in good dried
state ; by lacal camphor is meant that it is in the ori-
ginal state just as it was conveyed from local districts ;
by residue camphor is meant that the camphor oil was
separated from it at Osaka, Kobe and Yokohahama.
The perfect, and well dried camphors are chiefly
exported to Europe and America, the local camphor
(Yamagata) and residue (Saisei) camphor are mostly
exported to China. It is transacted in one hundred
catties, and chiefly exported from Kobe, and next from
Nagasaki,
C*wi!10r Camphor oil is made by the extraction of
camphor from raw oil, and is chiefly exported from
Kobe. The total value amounts to some 40,000 yen.
It is exported to Germany, the United States, Eng-
land and China and other countries.
Ginaeng. The ginseng amounts to some 200,000 yen
in export. Exported to China and Hongkong. It is
consumed by the Chinese and those exported to Hong-
kong are said to be transported to the internal China.
The ^teade for the last five years is as follows : —
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Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Hongkong... }£j*
107,047
119,754
80,413
104,703
68,415
113,933
27,285
35,130
108,136
156,358
73,242
91,418
64,911
111,538
62,871
' 85,914
107,047
119,754
80,413
104,703
95,700
149,063
181,378
247,776
127,782
197,852
The ginseng is the product special to Aizu in Iwa-
shiro, Shinano, Nikko in Shimotsuke, Yonezawa in
Uzen, and Izumo. Among them the largest quantity
is produced in Aizu, and Izumo and Shinano come
next to it. In quality Izumo ranks first, Aizu and
Nikko come next, and Shinano and Yonezawa come
third to it. In transaction, the price is set on a catty
according to the weight of each hundred roots. Solely
exported from Yokohama and Kobe.
sulphur. The total export value of sulphur is about
280,000 yen, exported chiefly to the United States,
and the rest to China, The trade for the last five
years is shown below.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
AuBtraliaJcafcty
—
—
80,853
1,237,356
240,053
/yen
—
—
809
11,054
4325
China }catfcy
1,788,508
2,281,140
327,670
458,440
398,411
"'(yen
23,170
31,952
4,897
6*142
5,081
Core* ..A0****
31,018
54310
—
—
—
/yen
501
1,129
—
—
—
France., i*****
—
—
—
20,377
223,546
(yen
—
—
—
200
2,401
Germany 1°****
—
-—
116
1
240,000
2,880
Great J catty
—
—
841
100,800
1,013
Britain. /yen
—
—
9
1,200
9
Hong- \ catty
—
—
576,260
2,248,521
2,144,781
kong .. (yen
—
5,900
26,6551
26,747
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Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
United < catty
States. / yen
Other jcatty
Cts. ...(yen
Total .J"***
(yen
12.805,803
112,351
9.077.150
87,622
13,272
200
32,474,792
300,788
59,909
919
26,711,375
214,179
69,563
973
28,603,428
. 245,012
51.813
816
14,625,329
136,022
11,426^377
120,903
33,520,441
313,323
31,086,432
263,283
31,663,045
284,881
Although the sulphur is produced in Hokkaido r
Kiushiu, Bonin Islands, the articles exported are, for
the most part, the production of Kushiro, Kunajiri,
Shari, Iwanai and Komui in Hokkaido and of Kikuchiu.
It is chiefly exported from Hakodate. In transaction
the price is set on each hundred catties of best quality,
G»ii-»iits. The total value of the latest export is
54,033 yen, and chiefly exported to Hongkong.
sulphuric Ada. The total value of the latest export
is 33,983 yen, and chiefly exported to China.
china Root. The total value* of the latest export is
13,384 yen, and chiefly exported to Hongkong.
peppermint oil. The total value of the latest export
is 39,656 yen, and chiefly exported to England, Hong-
kong, France, and Germany.
Menthol crystal. The total value of the latest export
is 49,660 yen, and chiefly exported to England, United
States, Germany and Hongkong.
star-anise. The total value of the latest export is
63,888 yen, and chiefly exported to China.
peonjrBark. The total value of the latest export is
13,811 yen, and chiefly exported to Hongkong.
other orugs. The total value of the latest export is
57,825 yen, and chiefly exported to Hongkong A China.
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Class 15.
Matches.
The yearly increase in the manufacture of matches
can be discerned, as the producing districts increase
accordingly. The principal manufacturing places are
Tokyo Fu, Osaka Fu, and Hyogo prefecture.
The total export value amounts to yen 1.800.000.
It is chiefly exported to Hongkong, next to China,
and the rest to Corea, British India, Australia, Philip-
pine Islands, Siam and other countries. The trade
for the last five years can be seen in the following table.
Countries
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
A 11 firf"l*fl,l 1 A.
C gross
883
21,600
17,950
21,708
20,350
AUBUttlW ...
Wen
215
4,466
4,139
4,990
5,151
British
J gross
2,816
18,016
47,700
117,200
33,975
India . . .
/yen
698
3,813
10,524
27,346
8,218
China
(gross
3,146,139
3,390,625
839,751
1,119,973
1356,117
/yen
933,203
706,371
200,600
261,247
333,034
Corea... .'..
{gross
31,593
73,559
114,036
171,594
248,909
/yen
6,717
15,808
24,149
34,580
48,892
Hongkong...
(gross
—
4,188,425
5,250,046
6,360,975
/yen
—
—
894,380
1,150,462
1,446,168
Philippine
( gross
—
85,800
—
13,950
7,100
Group ...
/yen
—
7,518
—
3,181
1,581
Siam
(gross
—
5,000
12,500
25,550
/yen
—
1,060
2,950
6,143
—
TliiRfrin.
(gross
2,798
4,945
—
-7-
—
xiuooiixftt ...
(yen
720
1.273
. —
—
Other
(gross
(yen
(gross
(yen
67
3,048
5,000
4,564
2,506
Countries.
Total ...
24
626
1,210
1,082
593
3,384,296
3,552,593
5,225,362
6,724,585
3,029,932
941,577
740,935
1,137,952
1,489,031
1,843,637
The lucifer matches are exported in small quantity,
hut the safety matches are chiefly exported from
Kobe, also from Yokohama and Osaka.
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Exporters and Manufacturers of
Matches.
Commercial Name.
Name of Principal Person
or Owner.
(Hyogo Ken)
Heijisha ...
Second Seisuisha
Meikosha
Seisuisha ...
Biosuisha
Second Meiji Kwaisha
Tokwakwan
Shokwakusha
Sakaiuotokwan
Shinyugumi.*
Soshosha
Kisshinkwan.. -
(Osaka Fn)
Sensuisha
Koekisha
Osaka Match Seizo Kwaisha ..
Taiyosha
Kiokushokwan
Second Nisseikwan
Koyokwan
Taikosha
Sankosha
Bundosha
Shojiukwan
Honda Yoshitomo ...
HataGimbei
Harima Koshichi ...
Takigawa Benzo
Izumida Bunshiro
Sawada Seihei
Takigawa Benzo
2?aoki Masanosuke
Sakamoto Zenshichi
Yasuda Naojiro
Kita Nobumatsu
TatsumaTaki
1
Mataki Jitaro (Head)
Inouye Teijiro
Shinagawa Eif u (Director) ...
Teranishi Tanetaro (Head) ...
Shinagawa Eifu
Kondo Ikunosuke
Bitchiu Heiichird
KimuraKohei
Yamamoto Magoshichi
Tsutsui Manzo
Shigematsu Buemon
Nagai Sahei
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Continued :—
Business Place.
Dealing Articles.
Manufacturing
Articles.
Minatocho, K5be.
Matches.
Safety Match.
HigashikawasakichS, „
»»
»»
»»
MinatochS, „
t»
„
Minami MukOsegawacbo, „
»#
„
Minatocho, „
i»
»»
KanSchS, „
»»
»»
Aradamura, # „
»•
»
6ch5me, TachibanadOrL, „
»»
t*
Minami MukSsegawachft, „
»»
»i
MitsukuchichO,
>.
»»
6 chOme, Tachibanadori, „
»»
»»
TennSjimura, Higashinariguri.
Matches.
Safety and Luci-
fer Matches.
Honda Sanbanclio, Osaka.
»»
Kawasakimura, XishinarigOri.
»»
TennOjimura, HigasltinarigBri,
»»
Safety Matches.
Toyosakimnm, Kisliinarigori.
»»
»»
Kitanomura, „
»»
„
Kamifaknshimamnm, „
*,
»»
HOjOmura, „
»*
»»
Inamiyamura, „
.,
»»
Nambamnra, „
»»
»*
Kamifaknshimamura „
»»
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Commercial Name.
Name of Principal Person
or Owner.
Sekishdkwan
...
...
Akamatsu Gensuke...
... ...
Shoseigumi ... ...
...
...
Tenjin lad
Toydsha.,
...
...
Akiyama Yoshimatsa
Kwaishunsha
...
...
Shimizu Gorobei
••• •••
Choaeisha
...
...
Asai SeibeL
Kwakomeisha
...
...
Hayashi Fusanosuke (Owner)..
Meisuisha
...
...
Nakamura Nakabei (
„ >...
Osakataiyosha
...
...
Teranishi Kojiuro (
„ )..
Nissinsha
...
...
Iahikawa Katsuji (
Bitchu Heiichird ...
„ )...
(T6ky5 Fa)
Eiseikwaisha
...
...
YuraYohei (Head)...
Seikodo
...
...
Kuraji Yoehio
...
Shumeisha
...
...
Kdji Noritaka
Kogydsha
•••
...
Seno Masata(Head)
Kogyoaba
...
...
Matsushita Riozo . . .
Seigydsha
...
...
Tedsnka Shinjird ...
,
Enomoto Match Workshop
...
Enomoto Shigemi ...
Kimoto Workshop ...
...
...
Kimoto Yoshi
(Aichi Ken)
8ingiiiaha
...
...
Sogiyama Yasaburo...
(Sizuoka Ken)
Waianiaha „.
...
...
Okada Kuwaso... ...
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Continued :—
Business Place.
Kawanamimuro, „
rmanriyamura, „
1 cbOme, Andojiebo, Minamiku,
• • Osaka.
2 cbOme, Honda, NUbiku, Osaka.
2 cb3me, Honda, „
Honda Sainbanolio, „
2 obdine, Hondacbodori „
4 chSme, Tcnjinbasbteuji, Kitaku, „
Higasliibiranocbd*, HigasbinarigSri.
Kitanomura, Nisbinarigori.
No. 7, 5 cbfrnc, SbirmkaicbS, Kyo-
basbiku.
No. 56, OmotcebO, Honjoku.
No. 24, 2 clioihe, HaiuaraatsucbS,
Shibaku.
No. 27, Takecbo, Shitayaku.
No. 14, Yanagisliima Umemoricho,
Honjyku.
No. 11, Kojimacbo, Asakusaku.
No. 11, Kamiyosbicho, „
No. 14, SbiraizucbO, Honjoku.
Takaokacbo, Nagoya,
HacbibancluJ, Sbiznoka.
Dealing Articles.
Matches.
Matches.
Matches.
Matches.
Manufacturing
Articles.
Safety Matches.
Matches.
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Class 16.
Raw Silk, Noshi Silk, Waste Silk, Tama Silk, Floss Silk,
Waste Floss Silk, Pierced Cocoon, Waste Cocoon, Silk
Worm Eggs.
Raw siik. in about 1869 or 1870 when the European
silk spinning machine had been introduced, the silk
industry of the empire began to assume a new aspect.
At present the silk spinning factories can be seen
everywhere. In about 1879, improvement was made
te Re-reel machines and was called " Improved Re-reel
Machine." It was first adopted in Gumma prefecture.
Ever since the production by this machine, it has made
a decided progress and the best quality of it does not
seem to be inferior to that of produced by the Euro-
pean machine. The market value equals with the
best of the European machine production. The raw
ailk is the important original produce of the Empire.
It occupies the foremost place in the whole export of
the country. The total export value amounts to
30,000,000 yen. The United States in the first
country of export, France copies next, England,
Italy and Switzerland come in third. The trade for
the last five years can be seen in the following table.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
British ( catty
10,010
3,504
3,736
2,664
America, (yen
64,000
—
19,048
21,068
11,999
/yen
—
224
9,392
10,034
1,082
— '
1,168
59.953
76,011
6,000
France... $«"*
(yen
1,088,598
1,835,736
1,702,511
675,758
1,952,222
6,503,294
9,762,15.1
10.287,236
4,301,192
10,618,682
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Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Gter- ;
catty
— :
' '■' —
14
2,291
many ...
yen
_*• « '
—
^"
90
13,850
Great ;
catty
155,626
363,227
54,636
9,783
138,726
Britain... ',
yen
848,148
1,800,929
287,470
59,111
737,711
Italy ...'
catty
77,686
61,252
64,748
18035
70,779
yen
465,839
329,928
386,935
114,106
394,404
Spain ...
catty
yen
— : i
—*"
i
~~ * .
211
1,068
Switzer- ;
catty
38,326
52,996
20,539
16
42.067
land ...
^yen
232,757
281,760
121,299
101
236,368
United
catty
1,733,338
2,364,229
2,271,411
1,392,939
3.115,092
States...;
yen
11,165,965
13,740,601
15,454,601
9,287,65917,336,696
Other
catty
—
44
—
—
14
Cts. ..."
Total...!
yen
catty
—
324
—
—
60
3,103,584
4,677,708
4,136,741
2,110,315
5,325,148
;yen
19,280,003
25.916,861
26,616,542
13,859.339
29,356.340
The raw silk is divided into six classes. — Filatures,
Re-reels, Hanks, Kakeda, Oshu, and Hamatsuki. They
are classified into extra, best, good, medium, inferior
&c, and numbered the first, second, and third accord-
ing to the quality of each class. The raw silk and
waste silk are transacted on each hundred catties. The
producing districts of this class are all over the country,
but the principal places are Nagano, Gumma, Fuku-
shima, Kanagawa, Yamanashi, Shiga, Saitama, Gifu,
Yamagata and Miyagi prefectures. The following
table will show the amount of raw silk &c. convey to
Yokohama, which is the chief port of export.
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Table of the Baw Silk brought into Yokohama
Port from Various Fu and Prefectures for
12 Months (April 1891-March 1892).
Name of
Fu&
Prefectures.
Fila-
tures.
Bo-
wels.
Hanks.
Kake-
da.
liatna-
tsuki,
Oknsen,
and others.
Total.
Weight
in
Catty.
*ko.
ko.
ho.
ko.
ko.
ko.
Nagano
21,08J
387
2,714
—
26
24,208
1,361,700
Fukushima...
613
2,535
101
10,256
1,352
14,857
835,706
Gumma
580
12,633
1,504
17
—
14,734
828,788
Saitama
516
4,775
634
3
5,928
333,450
Kanagawa ...
979
2,427
2,000
414
5,820
327,375
Tamana8hi...
5,226
171
—
—
—
5,397
303,581
Tamagata ...
2,637
686
28
1
751
4,103
230,793
Gifu
3,830
6
—
' —
65
3,901
219,431
Aichi
3,695
27
—
—
—
3,722
209,362
IMi^agi
1,003
923
6
85
232
2,249
126,506
Niigata
195
1,340
—
28
26
1,589
89,381
Iwate
167
1,235
8
3
127
1,540
86,625
KySto
1,243
69
—
—
—
1,312
73300
Toyama
1,237
40
—
—
—r
1,277
71,831
Ibaraki
157
1,012
2
52
1,223
68,794
Shiga
883
19
—
—
22
924
51,975
Tochigi
137
516
97
83
—
833
46,856
Akita
448
309
—
—
4
761
42,806
Shizuoka ...
470
71
1
—
2
544
30,600
Tottori
509
2
__
—
511
28,744
Hyogo
421
—
„
—
' —
421
23,681
Miye
350
5
— ■
—
355
19,969
Shimane
324
5
—
—
—
329
18,506
Chiba
102
207
—
—
3
312
17,550
Ishikawa ...
239
2
—
—
—
241
13,556
Fukui
181
55
—
—
—
236
13,275
Hiroshima ...
182
2
—
—
. —
184
10,350
Fukuoka ...
168
—
—
—
—
168
9,450
Oita
115
37
—
—
—
152
8,550
Yamaguchi...
128
7
—
—
__ 4
135
7,594
Tehime
133
—
—
—
—
133
7,481
Tokyo
* 40
86
—
—
126
7,088
Okayama ...
118
3
—
—
121
6,806
Miyazaki ...
117
—
— .
—
—
117
6,581
Kagoshima...
111
—
—
—
— '
111
6,244
Hokkaido ...
48
2
—
—
—
50
2,812
Wakayama...
40
5
' —
—
'•
45
2,531
Other Places.
Total ...
89
62
—
—
10
151
8,495
*8,512
29,651
7,095
10,5251
3,037
' 98,8181
5,558,624|
* 1 ko is about 9 kamme.
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w^nuT^ Among the waste silks, Noshi and
waste silk have the largest total value of export. The
Noshi silk amounts to 1,400,000 yen and that of the
waste silk to about 1,000,000 yen. France is the
chief country of export, Italy, England and Austria
come next. Yokohama is the port of export, those
from Kobe being quite scarce. The trade for the last
five years can be seen in the following table.
(Noshi-Silk.)
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Austria
(catty
118,865
101,254
138,210
246,207
224,042
/yen
146,957
107,406
145,665
244,775
187,319
British
(catty
2,100
-r-
—
—
America..
./yen
2,334
—
—
—
China
\ catty
2.25C
20,351
13,622
19,558
3,480
(yen
2,925
21,797
14,864
19,386
1,093
East India .
(catty
/yeD
1,247
1,871
17,261
18,753
—
■^*
—
France
J catty
861,958
1,096,827
1,140,607
1,039.336
934,965
/yen
1,019,340
1,038,562
1,196,322
1.105,537
920,191
Germany ..
(catty
/yen
600
840
1,366
1,506
—
_
, ,
Great
(catty
52,799
170,902
34,112
27.651
168,291
Britain ..
/yen
52,684
151,716
28,683
38,061
126,762
Hongkong..
\ catty
/yen
. z
z
3,181
3,180
—
"—"
Italy
(catty
34,541
9,555
2,836
9.050
197,829
(ye*
37,675
9,230
3,620
12,076
192,442
Switzerland.
(catty
'/yen
30
29
53,326
58,802
7,232
7,194
226
- 263
38
38
United
(catty
99
33,000
16,860
17,279
—
States ..
./yen
125
26,850
24,579
25,178
—
Other
j catty
—
—
—
— -
602
Counrties.
.(yen
(catty
(yen
—
—
—
—
810
| Total ..
1,074,489
1,503342
1,356,660
1,359,307
1,5294547
1,264.780
1,484,622
1,424.107
1,445,276
1,428.65?
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(Waste-Silk.)
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Austria, - ...
'catty
yen
49,639
56,576
25,221
24,701
25,281
49,757
36,684
25,261
20,405
9,50C
China
catty
8,728
15,508
52,374
55,346
4,263
yen
3,154
5,46!
38,496
42,203
1,154
East India...
catty
yen
1,988
2,557
7,770
5,741
—
—
—
France
catty
923,420
1,218,044
1,033,389
1,421,130
1,449,060
yen
664,963
772,956
736,125
1,049,783
840,901
Germany ... •
catty
yen
3,749
4,248
1,556
1,400
___
—
__
Great ]
catty
99,134
133,844
21,083
633
66,a78
Britain ...1
Hongkong...'
yen
82,030
107,157
15,954
370
30,847
catty
yen
—
—
—
2,217
960
61,502
39,373
Italy <
Switzerland.. <
catty
1,738
9,930
154
11,100
119,98S
yen
694
4,012
97
11,360
92,880
catty
yen
123
144
19,714
10,960
6,471
3,143
203
151
28
13
United
\ catty
—
— '
16,324
1,322
—
States ...
Total <
;yen
catty
—
—
13,394
1,328
—
1,088,519
1,462,942
1,155,061
1,516,652
1,726,501
yen
807,547
944,371
832,470
1,126.580
1,014,668
Besides, the amount and value of the waste silks,
cocoons, floss silks lately exported are as follows : —
T»m»ito. 81,973 yen to France.
Fi^uk. 23,893 yen to France!, Italy & England.
FioMSuit. 58,982 yen to British India, Italy and
United States.
w"r£££. 207,697 yen to^rance, and the Unit-
ed States.
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Exporters and Manufacturers of the Above
Mentioned Articles.
Commercial Name.
Name of Principal Person
or Owner.
(Kanagawa Ken)
Nozawaya
Mogi Sobei ... . ... ... ...
Ono Sh6ten ...
Ono Mitsukage... .
Ddshin Kwaisha
Tagaya Sozo (Manager)
Wakao Shoten ...
Wakao Ikuzd
Branch Shop of Mitsui Bussan
Tanaka Mohei (Manager) ...
Kwaisha « *
Iijima Shoten
Iijima Moritard
Yamamotoya
Yoshino Kichisaburo
Fusogumi
Otomo Masanojo (Head)
Nakajima Shoten
Kashiwagi „
Nakajima Tokichi
Kashiwagi Hikotaro
Yasunishi „
Yasuda Tokubei
Inouye „
Inouye Yoshio's Manager
Inouye Kumekichi
Ogawagumi
Ogawa Chozaburo (Head) ...
Kojima Shoten ,
Kojima Gentaro
Sekitanya
Okawara Eijiro
Watanabe Bunshichi
Watanabe Shoten
Matsuura „
Matsuura Kahei •
Bdeki Shokwai
Asabuki Eiji (Director)
ltd Kimbei ... ...
Kamezen
Hara Zenzaburo
Yamaki ...
Suzuki Uyemon
Tomita Mikinosuke
Improved Silk Factory ... ...
(Hyogo Ken)
Bhiuei & Co ... ...
It6 Chojiro (Head)
It5 Shdten
ltd Matsuzo ...
(Hokkaido)
Sapporo Silk Manufactory
Adachi Minji and
Imai Toshichi ...
(Kyoto Fu)
Kydto Filature Company
Nakamura Chiubei (Manager).
(Saitama Ken)
Kaishinsha ...
Kato Kinsaburo
Kanahashi'Silk Factory ... ...
Minekishi Kiichi
K&gyo Kwaisha
Sakai Kotard
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Business Place.
Dealing Articles.
Manufacturing
Articles.
No. 30, 2 chSme, BentendOri,
Raw Silk.
Yokohama.
No. 20, 1 chome, „ „
»»
No. 38, 3 chome, „ „
»*
No. 63, 4 chome, „ „
t»
No. 69, 4 chome, „ „
»»
No. 54, 4 chome, „ „
No. 13, 1 clwrae, Minaminakadori, „
»»
No. 39, 2 chOme, Bentendori, „
»*
No. 15, 1 chome, „ „
»» •
No. 62, 4 chome, Minaminakadori, „
»»
No. 6. 1 chQme, Bentendori, „
>*
No. 58, 4 cbOme, KitanakadOri, „
„
No. 5, 1 chome, Miuaminak.idori, „
No. 74, 4 chOme, „ „
No. 46, 3 chOme, Honcho,
»*.
No. 38, 2 chOme, „ „
„
No. 78, 5 chSme, AioichtS,
*t
No. 58, 4 chOme, „ „
»»
No. 45, 3 chome, Minaminakadori, „
»f • "
No. 49, 3 chOme, BentendOri, „
»*
No. 19, 1 chome.
„
HachiojicbO, MinamitamagOri.
'
Hanks and Re-
reels.
„
Raw Silk and
Raw Silk.
3 chome, Sakatcho, Kobe.
Waste Silks.
2 cliome, Kaigan, „
Floss-silk and
Waste Silks.
KitaichijO Higaehi 2 cliome, Sapporo-
Raw Silk and
ku, Ishikari Province.
Xoshi Silk.
Raw Silk, Waste
YoshidachO, Kamikyo-ku, Kyoto City.
Silk and floss-silk.
Re-reels, (Chi-
\J*ui, Rybjinraura, Chichibugori.
chibu Nejiridzu-
kuri.)
Filatures and
Okavramura, HikigOri.
Re-reels (Nejiri-
dsukuri).
Okawamnra, „
Re-reels, ( „ )
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Continued :—
Commercial Name.
Name of Principal Person
or Owner..
Kabutogawa
Kodama Shokwai
Juki „
Shinriu-sha
(Gumma Ken)
Kitakawa Seisbi Kwaisha,.
Tokwagumi
Sboritsu-sba
Hojiosha
Shinseisha
Tengensba
Kosui-sha
San-ei-sha
Ichimura-sha
Rissei-sba
Katsuyama Silk Factory .
Aburaya
Ebiya
Takabasbi-gumi
Umayama and Kambe Silk
Factory
Tomioka Silk Factory
Usui-sha
(ChibaKen)
Shinkdsba
(Ibaraki Ken)
Kwanzen-sba ..
Iahioka Silk Factory
(Tochigi Ken)
Utsunomiya Silk Factory
Oabima „ ,
Kasawara Jinosuke ...
Matsui Rinsaku
Saito Shosaku
Hara Tetsugord"
Suzuki Seisaku (Head)
Matsumoto Gengoro
Sbimomura Zentaro
Ota ShSjiuro
Hayakawa Gonzaburo
Yebara Yoshihei ...
Takasu Sempei
Matsui Kaicbiro
Icbimura Mokicbi ...
Takino Jiu mo
Katsuyama Zenzaburd
Hirakata Tobei
Koike Iinazo
Kamei Katsu ji
Okudaira Kinsaburo
Tsukada Tatsusaburo
Matsui Kaicbiro
Aoki Wasbijiro
Sbinagawa JSeizo
Takabasbi Kotaro ...
Kambe Teizaburo . . .
Yamamoto Kwan ...
Fukazawa Tosnichi...
Otsubo Kosuke
Umemura Kwaisbi ...
L
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Continued :—
Business Place.
Okawamiua, Hikigilri.
Kodamaclio, Kodamagda,
** >»
WakaitLsnmimnra,' „
TomiokachS, Kitakawagori.
Mayebashi.
Kisemura, MinaniisetagOri.
TTmayamamura, KitakanmgCri.
Tomioka.
Union of 18 Companies in tfsuig«3ri.
Kamitakfmura, IsumigSii.
ShishiaocliO, NishUbarakigOri.
IaliiokacJio, NiiharngOri.
Uteunomiyaclio\ KawachlgSri.
Hiraiahimum, „
Dealing Articles.
Raw Silk.
Re-reels (Xejiri-
dsukuri).
Filatures,
(Nejiridsukuri).
Re-reels ( „ )
Manuf actu ring
Articles.
Xoshi Silk,
(HauianoshiSilk)
Hand Made Silk
(Nejiridsukuri).
Re-reels (Xejiri
dsukuri).
Silk (Nejiri-
dsukuri).
Re-reels ( „
Raw Silk.
Filatures
(Xejiridsukuri).
Raw Silk (
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Continued :—
Commercial Same.
.Name of fnncipal hereon
or Owner.
(Miye Ken)
(Aichi Ken)
Inuyamasba
li in joe ha
Kyoseisha
T**eisha
Hosoya Silk Manufacturing Co.
Nagoya „ „
Ota Silk Factory
(Shizuoka Ken)
Shi zu oka Silk Manufacturing
Co
(Yamana3hi Ken)
Koseisha
Hakureisha
Hakud&ha
*••» ••*
Koseisha
Kazamagumi
Yashimagumi
Kusanagi Gumi.
Industrial Silk Factory ...
Tanaka
(Shiga Ken)
- Yainanaka Silk Factory ... '
Hikone „ „
Omi Silk Manufacturing Co.
Omi Sumitomo Silk Factory
(Gifu Ken)
Kinkwasha ,
ltd Kozaemon .
Karnino Kinnosuke ,
Sawamoto Shokichi (Head) .,
Mishina Tomisaburd ( „ ).,
Masuda Inakichi ( „ ).,
Hi rata Einosuke ( „ ).,
Ota Kwakuzo
Kurebayashi Utard (Head)
Amenomiya Hiromitsu .««
Akiyama Masuzd
Nakazawa Kwan-ichir6 ..
Yosaki Genzaemon
Kazama Kimpachi ,
Yashima Eisuke
Yashima Zenshichi
Takei Tsunesuke
Oki Kiemon
Nonaka Eijiro
Shimura Hikoshichi
Akiyama Koemon
Amenomiya Kihei
NaitoJinbei
Tanaka M igoemon
Yamanaka Riemon... ...
li Seizo ...
Shimogo Dempei (Head)
Kitawaki Sinemon ( „ )
Kobayashi Tetsujird
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Continued :—
Business Place.
Dealing1 Articles.
Manufacturing
Articles.
Shigomura, Miyegori, Iae Province.
YamadacbO, WataraegSri.
Filatures.
tt
Inuyamacho, NiwagOri.
»» tt
Raw Silk.
>•
Toyoliaramura, „
Hosoyamnra, AtsumigOri.
HouehQ, NagoyaCity.
SbJnmokuchd, „
»t
RawSilk.
Filatures
(Xejiridsukuri).
tt
Oiteolio, SWznoka City.
RawSilk.
HitozakUQunura, Higashi Yatsu-
shitogori.
Masuhomura, Miiiami Konmgori.
Iinouiuia* Nakakwiiagori.
Mlemuxa, „
»»
Raw Silk and
Waste Silk.
RawSilk.
YanagichC, KOfti City.
Wakaiuatsucho, „
Sakanacho, ,,
Anayamacho, ,,
YOkaclio,
OtachS,
.Kinriaiatancfid, „
InakadoAura, „
Yamadacho, „
NishikicbG,
8akauacho» .,
»*
»
»t
KUliibaba, Hikonecho, liiukamigdri.
Raw Silk
,t
Hirata, Fukunianmura, „
Sltinzen, Kagaltainaclio, Sakatagdri.
flamegahnum, ,.
>!
tt
Filatures.
tt
Cbiusetauclio, Gifu City.
tt
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Continued:—
Commercial Name.
Name of Principal Person
or Owner. ■-.-
Rioehinsha
Ogiso Shiuhei *.
...
Kinriugumi
Yamada Kichiroku
•—
Asahignmi ...
Takida Yahei
...
Hakutdeui
Buto Kiichiro
•».
Taihdgumi
Kaishdsha
Fakushima Wasnke
...
.
Saito Sahei
...
Kinriugunii...
Okamoto Hanshiro
...
Seisengumi
MasudaGihei ...
•••
Shinshdsha
Kateuno Shichibei
:..
Kworensha
Fukuoka Ichizaemon
...
Hakntdeuisha
But5 Kiichird ...
...
Kinriusha
Ishida Zempachi
*••
ItoUhei
*••
Endd Seikichi ... /.. ...
...
OgakiSilk Factory
Omengnmi
Furuike Sukeemon
—
Asahigumi Branch Shop
Hirano Kichibei
...
Furukawa Silk Manuftu ring Co.
Kinseisha
Semposha
Eishosha
lzansha
(Nagano Ken)
Rokukdsha
Osato ChiuichirG (Head)
•••
Daiseisha ' ...
Kawamura Seizo ( „ )
...
Yodasha
Shimomnra Kamesaburo
...
Kaiineisha
Ozawa Kintaemon
...
Shineisha
Miyazawa Hokinji
...
Rinjokwan
Oguchi Yoshishige
Hiranoeha
Takei Daijiro
Miyasaka Kaeinon
Kairio8ha
...
Nishihakukaknsha
YoshidaWaz5
...
Kinzansha
Miyasaka Ichirobei
Yazimasha
Yashima Seijird
...
Meishinsha
Imai Umezo
...
Kaiseisha
Takeda Sheeinon
...
1 Hakukakusha ... ...
Mitsui Nihei ...
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Continued :—
Business Place.
Dealing Articles.
Manufacturing
Articles.
Hoeohataimira, AtsamfgOri.
Hachiinancbo, CtanjD-gQrf.
Akechimnra, Enagori.
NakatsugawachS, „
Akechimnra, „
Nakatsriboimiua, GnnjS-gQri.
Haohimanchd, „
NakatsubofchO, „
5gakich0, AmpachigSri.
Futamademnra, GunjO-gOrf.
Tokunagamnra, „
Fnmkawacha, YoshisliirogSri.
FunaznchB,
Takayamacha, IiiogOri.
MatsmhfaochB, Nishinagori.
Usudamura, Minami SakugOri.
Marukomura, OgatagOri.
Hiranomura, SuwagOri.
NaKachimura,
SljintosnWamnra,
Raw Silk.
Filatures
(Nejiridsukuri).
Filatures,
(Nejiridsukuri).
Raw Silk.
Filatures
(Nejiridsukuri).
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Continued :
Commercial Name.
Name of Principal .Peison
or Owner.
(Nagano Ken)
Shichiyoseisha
Hokushiukwan
Gakoeha
Higashigakosha
Tonieisha
Higashigakosha
Koahinsha
Obeisha
Toeisha
Sangyosha
Choyosha
Nakainasha
Meijiuslia
Taiyosha
Nakainasha
Tenriusha
Choshiusha
Ina Silk Manufacturing Co. ...
Shiuseisha
Soshiusha
Shinyusha
Yumeisha
Tokosha
Shiunmeisha ...
. JiunBirisha
4 Minaini Kaishinsha
Katakura Silk Factory
Tokushinsha
Saishinsha '
Hinodeiimtsusha
Koekisha
Mataubaken
Shiojokwan
Matsushiro Silk Manufactur-
ing Co
Inouye Zenjiro
Nakamura Kamajiro
Kayano Yaemon
Yamato Moheiji ...
Hoahina Kozo
Marumo Yonesaku ...
Ryokado Gennosuke
Gomi Yonegoro
Seki Isuke
Hirazawa Genkichi...
Ujibashi Yasotaro ...
Yoneyama Yasaburo
Koinatsu Seigord ...
Shiozawa Sashichi ...
Kohira Tomoichiro ...
Takemura Kumakichi
Sekigawa Sozaburo...
Yoshizawa Rihachi ....
Ono Kinsuke .., ...
Higuchi Hanzo
Furume Jiun
Ichikawa
Maki Shinshichi
Aoki Matusnbsuke ...
Koyama Kinzaemon
Ogigami Heigoro ...
Katakura Saichi
Asano Kurogord
Uehara Ichi jiro
Tanaka Sakubei
It5 Zensuke
Noguchi Toroku
Kubota Eizaburo ...
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Continued :—
Business Place.
Dealing Artic.es.
Manufacturing
Articles.
Filatures
Shiniosuwamnra, Suwagdri.
(Xejiridsukuri).
Kamfcuwanuira, „
Kotormira, ,,
Tamagawamnra, „
MIyakawamtira, „
Silk and Xoshi
Silk.
Konanmura, „
tfiyatatnura, KaniiiitagSri.
Inatomimum, ,,
Iijimamura, „
TakatOcbO, „
Akomura, .,
Kakazawamura, „
HdacbG, Sbimoinigori.
»
I'ukusbiraamura, KhbicbikumagSri.
Koniaganemura, „
Okumamnra. „
Honiutnura, NisbiinagSri.
SnsakacbS, KamitakaigOri.
Silk and Waste
Silk.
Gorobeishindenmnra. Kita<iakugofi.
Sliiojirimtu-a, Higasld Cbikuinagori.
MatsumotocbS,
DaicbO, Kitaazumigori.
IkedacbSmura, ,,
„
NakanocbS, Sbimotakaigori.
»» »»
Meortmura, SbimoinagCri.
TOjOmum, NisbinagOri.
Matsusbirocbo, M
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Continued :—
Commercial Name.
Name of .Principal Person
or Owner.
(Miyagi Ken)
Sano&ilk Factory ...
Daiseikwan
Asahikwan
(Fukushima Ken)
Soshokwan ...
Rioseisha ...
Shohokwan
Hakuseikwan
Yamadasha
(Iwade Ken)
Oseko Silk Factory
Hakushinsha
(Yainagata Ken)
Yonezawa Silk Factory
Taseguini
Kinseisha
Kyoaisha
Tsukaharaguuri
Suishoken
Waikinkwan
Uyoken ...
(Fukui Ken)
Katauyama Silk Factory
Unpin Silk Co
(Tottori Ken)
Sanin Silk Manufacturing Co.
(Shi mane Ken)
Matsue Silk Co
Kiya ...
Akii Silk Factory
(Okayama Ken)
Sanyo Silk Manufacturing Co.
Sano Rihachi (Owner) ...
Oku Saburobei (Owner)...
Takahashi Chojiuro (Head)
Yamada Shiu
Hashimoto Seizaemon ...
Nagato Naonosuke
Shimizu Seisuke
Yamada Heiahiro
Maruyama Kaishird (Head)
Tase Kichiroji ( „ )
Watanabe Tokuzaemon ( „ )
Takahashi Bunjiro ( „ )
Nakamura Zensuke
Tsukahara Sdzaemon
Takahashi Yukichi ...
Hasegawa Heinai
Kawamura Rihei
Kuwada Tojiuro (Head)...
Sonoyama Yu ( „ )...
Sato Kinbei
Namikawa Rijiro
Nakoshi Shirohei (Head)
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Continued :—
Business Place.
Dealing Articles
Manufacturing
Articles.
Kaiiayamamura, IkugSri.
Yokoyamomura, Motoyoahigori. ■
ttotoyoshimnra, „
Nihonmatsu, AdachigOri.
koriyamachS, „
Shirakawacho, KishlshirakawagOri.
»« »» ,
Futaseinura, TamnragOri.
Uchikawamemura, HienukigtJri.
Usukimtira, Higashi IwaigSri.
Tateyama, Ybnezawa.
Urusliiyamamura, HigashiokitamagOri
Kanayamamura, „
Akayumura, „
Miyauchichu, „
Araisochd, Niakiokitamagori,
KoraatsuchO, HigashiokitamagOri.
Yashiroinura, „
NagaichS, XtahiokitamagOri.
Katsnyamacho, Qnogori.
Obaina, Oniugori.
Knrayoshlclio, Kuinegori.
JIatsue.
Iugori,
Nogigori,
Kasaokacho, Odagori.
Raw Silk.
Raw Silk.
Filatures and
Re-reels, (Orika-
esM and (Nejiri-
dsukuri).
Re-reele, (Nejiri-
dsukuri).
Filatures,
(Nejiridsukuri).
Raw Silk.
Filatures.
Filatures, (Neji-
ridsukuri).
Re-reels, ( „
Filatures, ( „
Raw Silk.
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Class 17.
Silk Goods, Silk Handkerchiefs and Manufactures Silk.
suit Good*. The principal silk goods are Habutai,
crapes, Kaiki, Shuchin, figured damask, among which
Habutai is manufactured in large quantity. The total
value of the export five or six years ago amounted to
only 130,000 yen, but last year it has increased to
1,760,QP0 yen, none of the exported articles can rival
such a rapid increase. The principal districts are the
provinces of Echizen (Habutai is produced), Kaga
(also Habutai), Kozuke (Habutai and crape), Shimo-
tsuke and Kai (Habutai and Kaiki), Tango and Mino
(crapes), Kyoto (Shuchin and figured damask), which
are mainly exported from, Yokohama. The export
find the way into France most, the United States in
the next place, and Corea, England, Hongkong and
other countries in the last. '
The trade for the last five years with several coun-
tries is shown in the following table.
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Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1990
1891
Australia ...
(piece
(yen
148
304
622
1,096
1,160
1,277
2,324
6,084
17,666
7,858
Austria ...
(piece
(yen
—
•"•
83
490
80
1,673
British
(piece
118
160
129
■\ 124
160
America...
/yen
880
1,178
750
1,028
1,986
British
(piece
1,931
327
145
615
2,852
India ...
(yen
10,193
1,727
992
2,710
14,281
China
(piece
(yen
3,465
1,849
188
122
180
18,497
9,432
1,876
• 1,042
1,119
Corea
(piece
(yen
12,396
20,765
18,762
39,703
49,703
41,250
49,192
34,&10
. 90,008
96,063
France
( piece
(yen
1,590
4,193
12,03^
22,655
46,524
23,635
107,322
257,624
517*970
906,961
Germany ...
(piece
(yen
12
101
267
1,321
421
5,700
20
282
i«
2,264
Great
j piece
1,676
1,593
5,985
7,342
5,376
Britain...
(yen
13,527
38,356
114,432
109,170
90,630
(piece
(yen
—
—
3,360
4,555
5,154
Hongkong-
—
—
18.733
32,312
52,785
(piece
{yen
629
414
365
560
670
Russia
2,159
1,244
937
2,226
3,626
( piece
—
—
342
103
•7-
Siain
(yen
—
—
2,514
1,629
(piece
—
—
—
—
157
Spain
(yen
—
—
—
—
1,436
(piece
{yen
—
__
125
154
549
Switzerland
—
—
2,800
. 2,615
6,222
United
j piece
N(yen
2,158
4,635
14,303
27,158
40,940
States ...
22,498
45,536
174,724
386,935
572,310
Other
(piece
(yen
(piece
(yen
140
48
118
209
450
Countries
Total
1,207
401
1,291
2,276
4^501
24,2t><)
34,552
66,W)o
104,416
164,103
135.224
258,033
623,457
1.167,869
1,763,715
*taihte£a' The total exP°rfc value of silk handkerchief
is about 2,800,000 yen. In the country of export,
the United States stands first, England next, Hong-
kong, France, and other countries third, and the trade
for the last five years with different countries is shown
below.
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Countries.
Australia ...
British
America ...
British India
China
France
Germany ...
Great
Britain ...
Hawaii ...
Hongkong .,.
Italy ... ...
Russia
Spain
Switzerland..
United
States ...
Other
Countries..
Total
[doz.
yen
doz.
1887
1,824
8,489
2,425
10,072
2,385
8,361
4,192
54,202
14,711
57,121
460
1,524
49,533
180,573
435
1,421
1888
229,979
816,151
1,783
- 8,368
317,828
1,146,282
2,607
10,001
1,281
4,132
1,557
15,445
13.206
46,797
25,071
95,066
1,899
5,697
67,26'
228,581
1889
226,063
831,778
1,405
6,431
6,595
27,015
4,536
17,882
1,77
5.310
1,119
•4,857
88,768
298,352
3,065
11,493
150,155
520,044
276
1,129
22,869
79,043
584
1,931
11,856
353,650
1,106,225
4,279
19,323
1890
340,465 641,671
1,233,928 2,104,459
6,110
24,742
2,989
11,138
3,141
9,865
409
1,180
53,408
176,211
4,233
12,609
90,826
297,459
385
1,385
23,079
80,380
861
2,769
66
210
785
2,390
634,116
1,870,048
. 6,395
26,560
1891
12,267
36,420
9,839
26,417
14,339
41,976
3S7
1,188
59,485
168,060
8,155
20,078
156.056
461,429
1,728
4,385
59,562
190,569
373
873
250
456
565
1.267
241
596
750,632
1,823,878
9,016
34,228
826,803 1,082,845
2,516,946]2,8 11,820
The silk handkerchiefs exported at present consist
of white silk having turned over edges (Orikaeshi)
which is produced in large quantities ; the striped
edges (Shimabuchi), the striped edges turned over
(Shima orikaeshi) and the scalloped silk (Fuchi
nui).
They are produced in Tokyo, Yokohama, Odawara;
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Gifu, Nagoya, Kobe, Okayama and other districts, the
port of export being Yokohama.
8ftlct^e^" ^e total export value of the silk fabrics
amounts to 200,000 yen, manufactured in Tokyo,
Osaka, Yokohama, Kyoto and Kobe. There are great
variety, among which curtains, table cloth, chair cloth,
bed cloth, plate cloth, printed figures and clothes &c.
The trade for the last five years is given below.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Australia . ...
yen
3,069
3,538
4,117
2,07£
6,015
Austria
yen
705
1,080
1,970
6,961
579
Belgium... ...
British
America ...
yen
435
624
894
40(
938
yen
11,496
3,455
2,165
2i65(
7,761
British India...
yen
6,157
4,986
7,153
9,18(
21,530
China
yen
23,636
18,916
2,223
1,003
2,839
Corea
yen
417
119
66
47
77
Denmark
yen
80
100
—
—
230
France
yen
35,751
32,081
34,643
18,503
17,065
Germany
yen
4,092
3,020
9,348
7,06*
5,87i
Great Britain.
yen
30,749
36,865
24,437
24,498
24,737
Hawaii ... ...
yen
19
3
28
8c
280
Holland
yen
—
51
40
£
25
Hongkong „.
yen
'—
—
25,073
35,674
48,628
Italy
yen
—
—
313
1,15G
1,533
Philippine
Group
yen
739
—
—
112
1,313
Portugal
yen
850
—
—
—
~-»
Russia
yen
3,673
5,472
8,383
3.677
2,221
Sia-n
yen
—
863
1,286
1,685
—
Spain
. yen
—
* 108
—
—
75
Turkey
yen
36
65
640
452
256
United States.
• yen
59,821
73,225
50,767
48,060
57,236
Other
Countries ..
Total
. yen
. yen
3,793
2,776
6,820
5,247
7,017
185,491
188,476
180,694
168,765
206,922
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COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
The Exporters and Manufacturers of the Above
Mentioned Articles.
Commercial Xame.
Name or' Principal .Person
or Owner.
(Kanagawa Ken)
Onoya ...
Nozawaya
Hasegawa Shoten
Kineya
Einuya Shoten
Tanabeya
Xishimuraya
(Hy6go Ken)
Kanematsu Shoten ..
(Ky6to Fu)
Takashimaya
Chigiriya ... ...,
Xaoki
Zeniya
Muragishi
Kyoto Stuff Co. ..
Xishijin Mon-Ori Kwaisha
Izntsuya
Shiino Sh5bei
Shiino Kenz6
Matsuura Yoshimatsu
Koshiinitsu Denbei...
Hasegawa Jiuz5
Ando Kashichi
Kato Riukichi
Yamada Uhachi
MurataOkizo
Suzuki Kenkichi
Tanabe Take
Xishimura Jiunzo ...
Shoda Tsunejiro ...
Kanematsu Fusnjiro
Iida Shinshichi
Xishimura Sozaemon
Xaoki Eisuke
Ono Zenbei
Murakishi Sataro
i
fehibusawa Eiichi (Head)
Yamada Taizo (Head)
Date Toraichi
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Continued :—
Business Place.
Dealing Artioles.
Manufacturing
Articles.
No. 28, 2 chSnie, HonchS, Yokoliama.
No. 19, 1 clnSme, „ „
No. 66, 5 chOme, BeutendOri, „
No. SO, 2 chOme, „ „
No. 4, 1 chdme, OnoechS, „
No. 46, 3 chOme, OtachQ,
No. 20, 2 chSme, BuniiyoshicWJ, „
No. 73, 4 chorae, BentendOri, „
No. 44, 3 cliOme, Minuniuakadori, „
No. 46, 3 clkJme, HoucliO, „
No. 12, 1 cliSme, „ „
No. 28, 2 chSme, MinamhiakadSri, „
No. 79, 4 cbOme, BentendOri, „
3 cbOme, SakaichO, Kobe.
Takatsuji-sagaru Yakushijimae,
KaraaumaruddTi, KamikySku, Kyoto.
Nisbieiru MiknmchO, SanjoMQri,
Karasuniaru, KainikyQku, „
Shijdogaru DaimonjicliO, Tomikdji,
Kauiikyoku, „
Karasuniarnkado, ShichijodOri,
KamikySku, „
KawaracbQ, Nishteiru Slilncho,
ShijO, KamikyOku, „
YoshidachS, „ „
FurnminobechS CMekOinjinonehi,
KamikyOkp, „
4 chdme, TenjiukitocliO, Horikawa-
dOri, Teranoochi-sagarti KamikyOkn,
KyOto,
Silk Fabrics.
Silk
Handkercliiefs.
Silk fabrics & Silk
Handkerchiefs.
Silk & Embroide-
ry Manufactures.
Silk
Manufactures.
Silk &, Embroide-
ry Manufactures.
Embroidery
Manufactures.
Silk
Manufactures.
Bed-cloths, Win-
dow Curtains &
Table Cloths etc.
Emhroidered Y ii-
zen, Table Cloths
and Window
Curtain.
Window Cur-
tains and Table
Cloths.
Figured Habutae,
& Cotton Warp
figured damasks.
Shiutin & damask
for Belt.
Silk Cloths for
Window Curtain
Table Cloths,
and Chamber
Decoration.
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Continued :—
Commercial Xaine.
Xame of Principal Person
or Owner.
Kawashiina
(Saitama Ken)
Fukushima Workshop
Izumi „
(Guinina Ken)
Iriyama
Kakiage ...
. Onoki
Moriso
Kiriu Crapes Co. ...
Seirensha
Seiaisha
Kawashiina Jiinbei
Kobayashi Ayazd
Tanaka Seishichi
Fukushima Shichib
Yagihara Rinshichi
Saba Kichiemon
Kakiage Bimzaemoi
Ono Kikizaemon
Mori Sosaku ...
Nakata Xobusuke ('
Yoshizawa Kichitar
Fukazawa Kokusabi
Aoki Yasuzo ...
Morishita Shinzabu
Nakajima Daijiro
Yoshida Kinzd ...
Xakajima Seizd
Arai Kiichi
Makishima Seizabui
Ishii J6kichi ...
Shimoyama Kakujii
Osuka Keitaro ...
Iida Hirokichi ...
Takanashi Dai ...
Satd Kiusaku ...
Tajiuia ToyotarS
ei
a
Head)" -
5
aro
ro
ro ... ...
•6
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Continued :—
Business Place.
Dealing Articles.
Manufacturing
Articles,
IchiJ3-agaru, HigashihorikawadOri,
KaraikySkn, KyQto.
Kurocbtt, IcMjOdtJri,
Karasmnam, Shicliij3d3ri,
Qmiya, CliicLibmgOri.
Yamanemura, IrunagQri.
Kiriu, YamadagSri.
Uncmeraum, SaigQri.
Gmanw, YamadngOri.
Umedamura, ,,
Sakainomura,
Silk
Manufactures.
Silk
Knittings.
Silk
Piece Goods.
Silk
Price Goods.
Silk Goods.
Chamber Decora-
tions, Silk Cloths
for foreign-dress-
es, and Window
Curtain.
Silk Cloths for
Handkerchiefs &
Lining, & Chichi-
bu Habutae.
Handkerchiefs
(Habutae).
Crapes.
Habutae.
Undyed Silk
Cloths.
Xeri twilled Silk
Fabrics.
Habutae.
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COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN,
Continued :—
.*
Commercial Name.
Xante of Principal Person
or Owner.
(Gumma Ken)
Takaaogi Senjiro" ...
Shimizu Kingord ...
... ...
Shimizu Seiaaku ...
••• ...
Iuiaizumi Genaaku ...
... •••
Kuwabara Sakichi ...
••• •••
Yoshida Bunjiro ...
• • • •••
Saito Ichitaro
•».. •••
Takata Tokichi
••• «••
Hoshino Yasomatsn
.». •••
Hoshino Naokichi ...
••• ...
Aoyama Gohachi ...
... •••
Aoyama Naojiro
... ...
Sonoda Toyomateu ... *
Sonoda Enaaku
••- •••
Xakazato Sogord ...
••• ...
Kurihara Mataeaburo
••• •••
Mori Biotard
Ebara Kimpacbi
... „m
Shimoyama Manshicbi
•>• •••
Kobayaabi Eitaro ...
•••
Watanabe Taka
... •••
Got5 Sadakichi
Egumi Tsunegord ...
••• ...
Ebara Teisuke
... •••
YamadS Tojiurd"
Ozawa Motokichi . . .
... *..
Morita Fukutaro ...
Sbimoyama Seijiro ...
Aibara Kakutaro ...
Takagi Maaakicbi ...
(TochigiKen)
YumiKiS
Iwamoto Bidsuke ...
Chiri kichi
Hasegawa Sakuabichi
Kimura
Kimura Aaasbicbi ...
(Aichi Ken)
Sboda Tsunesaburo
Wakayama Mosuke...
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Continued :—
Business Place.
Dealing Articles.
Manufacturing
Articles.
Kawauchimura, Yamatlagori.
Kiriu,
Fukuokamura,
Aioimura,
Ashikaga, Ashikagagori.
AshikagagGri.
»»
Temmacho, Nagoya.
Honcho, „
Striped Habutae,
Habutae.
Silk Goods.
Silk
Handkerchiefs.
Habutae
Satins.
Kaiki.
Striped Habutae.
Habutae.
Kaiki, Habutae,
Mon-ori, twilled,
Silk Cloths.
Silk
Handkerchiefs.
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COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
Continued :—
Commercial Name.
Aame ot Principal ferson
or Owner.
( 1 amanashi Ken)
Izutsuya
Oki Kyomei
(Gif u Ken)
(Fukushima Ken)
Fujiya ...
Osawa Gisaburo
Sugano Yoemon
(Fukui Ken)
Oknra Bunji
Tanaka Kinshichi
Tsubota Magosuke
Fukuda Yasoemon
Mizuno Yujiro ...
Masugi Seijiro
Yamaguchi Kihei
Miyake Joshiro
Takeya Hikohei
Tsucbida Shigeru
Kigyokwaisha
Matsushima Seihachi
Goto Yogoro
Goto Kamekichi t
Hayami Kwotaro •
Takayama Tatsuzo
Shirokawa Jiun
Katsuim Toyokichi •
(Iehikawa Ken)
Nitta Kigyoba
Nitta Jinzaemon
Silk Manufacturing Co
Tomizawa Kohei (Head)
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Continued :—
Business Place.
Dealing Articles.
Manufacturing
Articles.
Kajielio, Kofu City.
Iinaiznmi, Gifu City.
Kawamatacho, Dategori.
Yamatoslrimoclio, Fukui City.
Nishikikamimaelii, „
A.watabemnra, Tma»lategori.
Fukui City.
Moritamura, YosliMagori.
Komatsn, "Xomfgori.
Silk Handker-
chiefs.
Silk Goods.
Kata Habutae,
Window Curtain,
& Handkerchief.
Habutae.
White Habutae
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COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
Class 18.
Raw Cotton, Cotton Cloth fob Floor, Cotton Flannel,
Mompa, and Other Cotton Goods.
The total export value of this class was about 180,000
yen. It has increased yearly, and at present it is about
380,000 yen. The cotton cloth for floor is manufac-
tured in Sakai ; Mompa and cotton flannel is produced
in Nagoya, "Wakayama, Osaka and Kyoto ; towels in
Osaka, and cotton Chijimi in Sano, Ashikagaand Kiriu.
^vto^T The exP°rt of cotfcon cloth for floor began
to show a fair prospect lately. The United States is-
the first country of export, England is next to it, and
Russia and China come after it. The trade for the
last five years with different countries is shown in the
following table.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Australia . .
(No.
94
431
1,165
1,009
960
'(yen
293
2,819
3,774
2,414
737
British
(No.
—
—
402
137
207
America..
.(yen
—
—
2,162
293
629
China ... ••
( Xo.
2,510
2,676
338
207
1,629
(yen
3,203
5,594
739,
508
2,230
Corea ... ..
(No.
24
1,431
1,784
1,393
1,187
(yen
83
1,154
1,266
1,100
720
Great
(Xo.
3,971
7,675
8,498
6,115
7,801
Britain ..
(yen
4,484
10,803
18,228
6,930
6,556
Hongkong..
{No.
'(yen
—
—
2,125
6,767
168
477
539
1,076
Russia
(Xo.
—
—
1,694
2,622
9,429
'(yen
—
—
1,041
1,552
. 4,936
United
(Xo.
5,464
12,023
9,371
15,213
38,208
States ..
./yen
(No.
10,699
29,749
18,440
36,553
76,736
Other
38i
1,638
700
639
851
Countries.
Total
.(yen
(Xo.
(yen
1.071
2.595
1,798
1.221
1,110
12,445
25,874
26,077
27,693
60,81 i
19,833
52,714
54,215
51,048
94,730
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Flannel, The cotton flannel and Mompa, and other
Mompa, cotton goods are exported to Hongong in
"cottoM** lftr8e quantities, Corea and China come to-
Goods, the next. The export from Yokohama is.
chiefly for the Chinese use. It consists of the striped
Chijimi and plain white Chijimi, the size being 3 Jo 3;
Shaku by 1 shaku 3 sun (Kujirajaku), another sort being
5 jo by 2 shaku, still another 5 jo by 1 shaku 8 sun,,
manufactured in Sano, Ashikaga and Kiriu. For
foreign export that is for Europe and America, the
white Chijimi and printed one, some bearing the
figures of flowers and birds is manufactured. The
trade for the last five years is shown in the next table.
Countries.
British
India ...
China
Corea . ...
France. ...
Germany ...
Great
Britain ...
Hawaii ...
Hongkong-
Russia
United
States ...
Other
Countries
Total
d
! piece
yen
piece
yen
piece
yen
piece
yen
piece
yen
piece
yen
piece
yen
piece
yen
piece
yen
piece
yen
piece
yen
piece
yen
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
3,285
2,744
15,625
—
— •
1,341
2,550
11,273
417,615
317,401
23,462
20,541
64,574
150,994
137,352
12,061
10,007
39,306
24,74:
18,699
14,666
73,316
171,717
14,21]
11,471
9,005
40,031
70,499
—
277
907
377
—
?—
220
6,210
376
1,546
270
—
—
— ■
1.48C
266
—
— ■
—
88£
2,008
1,521
434
766
1,251
1,138
2,947
1,467
697
—
296
896
1,975
—
—
188
764
1,279
—
—
304,937
253,895
244,586
—
—
113,790
101,878
100,907
l,78i
918
872
2,472
2,154
1,403
925
707
2,983
2,488
1,15*
1,736
4,216
2,221
4,949
831
1,101
5,248
5,993
13,962
1,075
1,968
1,056
1,322
1,640
462
1,339
1.528
1,958
2,572
448,8W
343,000
354,588
358,748
508,363
170.64C
153,592
147.035
173,841
243,359
Raw Cotton.
Export value of
yen chiefly to Corea.
the late year 47,901
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Class 19.
Lacquered Wares.
The lacquered wares are the produce special to this
country, and have attained the admiration in the
foreign land from an early period. Though the pro-
ducing districts are mauy, the noted places of manu-
factures for export purposes are Aizu (same as Waka-
niatsu in Iwashiro), Kii, Shizuoka, Hakone (in Sagami),
Kaga, Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto. The principal
articles produced are tray, bread tray, hanging shelf,
square shelf, box, drawers incense box, stove screen
&c. Trays are manufactured in Aizu and Kii ;
bread trays in Shizuoka ; wooden plates in Hakone ;
the rest are manufactured everywhere.
The total export value amounts to about 600,000
yen. In the countries of export, England, Germany,
Hongkong, France, and the United States are the
principal ones. Yokohama is the chief port of export,
Kobe is the next.
The trade for the last five years can be seen in the
following table.
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COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Australia
yen
14,410
11,758
14,339
10,899
5,467
Austria... ...
yen
1,110
4,191
4,960
3,602
4,425
Belgium
British
America . . .
yen
2,355
5,470
4,638
4,325
6,199
yen
15,389
7,419
6,720
3,134
3,555
British India.
yen
21,592
4,187
17,725
18,106
31,663
China
yen
178,564
142,189
8,428
3,937
4309
Corea
yen
3,558
16,387
3,055
4,131
7,926
Prance
yen
80,718
63,296
47,518
61,682
51,036
Germany
yen
89,296
129,193
155,694
145,234
86,229
Great Britain.
yen
144,683
140,064
188,515
173,557
212,635
Holland
yen
2,481
1,859
5,843
5,661
6,667
Hongkong ...
yen
—
—
96,366
76,080
80,546
Italy
Philippine
yen
3,940
4,573
12,164
6,710
7,508
Group
yen
—
—
—
810
5,165
Russia
yen
1,026
2,675
1,624
4,964
9,234
Switzerland...
yen
1,000
495
573
1,127
404
United States.
yen
64,818
51,933
46,841
39,700
48,840
Other
Countries...
Total ...
yen
yen
5*783
3,959
13,4Q?
8,501
5,126
630,723
589,648
628,465
572, L60
577,374!
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The Exporters and Manufactures of the
Above Mentioned Articles.
Commercial Name.
Name of Principal
Person or Owner.
i
(Kanagawa Ken)
Iseya
Koineya
Moriyasu Shoten
(Hyogo Ken)
Ohashi ShSten
(Osaka Fa)
Izumiya
(Nagasaki Ken)
Hondaya
(Tokyo Fu)
Uyeko
Kuroeya
Suncho
Kiya
Mat&uya
Dakitaini
Niigaya Bihei ...
Amano Monemon
Watanabe Kanemon
Oseki SadajirS
Moriyasu Takisaburo
Ohashi Shotard
Kato Buzaemon
Shibakawa Mataemon
Honda Tozaburd
Kobayasbi K5jir5 ... ... ...
Miyamoto Masaru
Iwamoto, KuwazS ... •
Kashiwahara Naoemon . ...
Tamenaga Kiichiro
Hayashi Kuhei... ...
Shibata Beisai ...
Hirayama Fukumatsu
Uyematsu Yakichi
Saito Masakiohi
Kawanobe Itch6
Tawara Ei
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Continued :—
Business Place.
Dealing
Articles.
Manufac-
turing'
Articles.
No. 18, 2 chOme, SakaicbO* Yoko-
liama.
Yumoto mum, Asbigarasbimog3ri.
Yokohama.
3 cbOme, HonchO, „
4 choine, BentendOri, „
Lacquered
Wares
»»
Lacquering?
aud Gold
Lacqueriugs.
K3be City.
f*
2 oh3me,EdoboriMinamidCrif5saka.
>»
Osaka.
»
Honkagocbo, Nagasaki City.
Lacquered
Wares.
Nor. 31, 2 chSme, Tsukiji, TSkyo.
No. 17, Saruyacb«5, Asakusaku, „
Gold Lacquered
"Wares.
»»
No. 88, 2 chOme, Iidamaclii,
KCjimacluku.
1 ohSme, TSri, Nihombashiku,
T3ky5.
»»
Lacqered
Wares.
-
ShinzaimokucbB, „ „
2 chOme, Mummachi,
Nihonbashiku, „
Saemongasbi, Asakusaku, ,,
Sueliiroclio, Kandakn, „
Izumocho, Kyobasbiku, „
2 cbOme, Ginza, „ „
Nisbimisiijieho, Asakusaku, „
Gold
Lacquering.
»»
»»
»»
»»
Lacquering
and Gold
Lacquering
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Continued :—
Commercial Xaine.
(Ky6to Fu)
Yamatoya
Zogeya..
Mineya
(Shizuoka Ken)
Masunagaya
Yamamatsuya ..
Nishinoya
Yairiya
(Wakayama Ken)
Hiyainizuya
Ogiya
Hishiya
(Ishikawa Ken)
Name of Principal Person
or Owner.
Mikaini Jisaburo
Nishhnura Hikobei
Inagaki Magobei
Mikami Kozaburo ... .,
Murata Kainekichi
Masunaga Toyotaro
Ozawa Seiichi
Matsuyama Eijiro
Sato Kitazaeinon ... .,
Yairi Rokusaburo ... .
Hotta Kojiro
Shimizu Yohei ,
Kawabata Rokuzaemen.
Hishikawa Shogoro... ..
Tsuruta Wasaburo
Koshiuia Hainpei ... .
Morishita Morihacbi
Hirazawa Kisaburo... .,
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Continued:—
Yanagibaba Xtehieirumaehi, Slumo.
kyoku, KyOto
AyakSjisagaru, nakanomaclri,
Temmachidori,
Shij3 agaru, Tcr.unachidOri, ,
Business Place.
Egawacho, Shizuoka.
Ogatacho, „
Sambancho, Shizuoka.
2 cb5me, ChachO, „
I chSme, GofuknchO, „
Kuroernura, Nagusagori.
Kauazawa City.
Dealing of
Articles.
Manufacturing
Articles.
Small boxes,
portable lunch
boxes, wooden
cup, large trays.
Small boxes, and
all kinds of cake-
trays.
Small boxes,, and all
kinds of cake-trays.
Lacquering and gold
lacquering.
Black lacquered gold
lacquering, drawers
of small size, »fc vari-
ous others.
»»
Gold lacquering mix-
ed with Couch-shells,
drawers to keep the
porcelain wares and
others.
Lacquered
Wares.
Black lacquered gold
lacquaering, drawers,
and others.
Lacquered
Wares.
Gold lacquering
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Class 20.
Iron, Tar, Lb ad, Ingot Copper, Sheet Copper, Bab
ob Slab Coppeb, Coppeb Wire, Old Coppbb, Dust
Coppeb, Brass, Brass Wibe, Old Brass, Iron Wibe,
Old Bronze, Sheet Yellow Metal, Gold and Silver
Wabb, Plated Gold and Silvbb Wabe, Ibon Wabb,
Tin Wabb, Coppeb Wabe, Bbonzb Wabe, Bbass Wabb,
Antmont, Bronze, Zinc, Iron Nail and Other
Metallic Wares.
^*^"# The total export value of bronze wares is
about 20,000 yen. The country of export is France
in the first place, England, the United States, Hong-
kong, Germany, British India, Austria, Australia oc-
cupy the second place. In manufacture Tokyo is the
first, Osaka and Kyoto, Takaoka £iid Eanazawa come
next. The manufactured articles are flower vases,
trays, ornaments, incense burners, photograph rack,
cigar holder, &c. Yokohama is the* first port of ex-
port, sends out the seven-tenth of the whole exportr
and Kobe the rest three-tenth. The trade for the last
five years is shown in the following table.
Countries.
Australia
Austria...
Belgium
British
America
British India., yen
China yen
France yen
Germany ... yen
Gfreat Britain, yen
yen
yen
yen
yen
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
5,093
6,763
5,741
4,916
2,996
4,386
2,758
3,997
3,364
4,015
1,046
642
3,881
1,623
2,068
5,448
2,991
3,291
1,771
1,096
2,677
4,648
7,379
10,805
18,406
22,542
16,000
—
—
83,206
70,400
69,919
52,464
42,674
11,456
12,946
24,666
12,037
12,025
42,136
42,792
44,881
45,475
46,104
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COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Hongkong ...
yen
12,570
14529
. 16,002
Italy ;... ...
yen
3,940
5,316
4,932
974
825
Philippine '
-
Group ...
yen
■ —
• •-—_ -
—
520
1,915
Russia ,.. ...
yen
— •
—
43U
2,053
2,085
Siam . ... ,..
yen
—
1,132
1,030
30
-r-
Spain
yen
—
18
—
' —
—
United "
States „.
yen
41,381
37,297
36,86]
24,562
48,761
Other
Countries...
Total ...
yen
yen
4,863
2,079
"9,726
5,995
5,558
228,174
205,782
a 229^13
181,118
2U4,53C
An ti mon >. The total export value is about 300,000
yen, inostly the product. of Ichinogawa mine in Iyo
and Totsukawa mine in Yamato, Tosa, Hiuga &c,
among which Iyo produces most and in quality it'
excells the others. ^There are the distinctions of onesr
sulphureted antimony, and purified antimony, of which
the sulphureted antimony is principally exported.
The country of export is Hongkong in the first *placey
and England comes next to it. . It is almost wholly
exported from Kobe. On or about 1874 the antimdny
was imported, but from 1877 the domestic produce
began to be exported, and steadily increased ever
since* In Tokyo and other place the flower vasesr
trays, photograph racks, buttons and" all other kinds
are manufactured and exported. ■■ •
Countries.
1887
.1888 -
1889
1890
1891
China < ... \p
France ... .$£*.
587,301
26,884
300
17
636,796
44,884
52,900
4,655
165,36*
16,584
181,430
25,472
2,629
452
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Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Germany ...
(catty
—
54,617
31,318
.69,258
/yen
—
—
4,623
4,125
4,724
Great
(catty
2,796,857
1,291,916
1,288,097
412,502
320,563
Britain ...
/yen
134,962
90,379
119,251
60,271
24,723
Hongkong...
(catty
—
— •
913,564
2,169,060
2,630,472
(yen
—
—
91,119
254,760
199,332
Italy
(catty
—
200,600
—
~
—
/yen
. —
14,042
—
—
—
United
(catty
44,625
57,301
25,333
42,800
50,428
States ...
/yen
2,015
4,015
2,601
5,333
3,252
Other
(catty
—
—
—
—
40
Countries.
Total ...
(yen
(catty
(yen
— -
—
—
— •
16
3,429,083
2,186,613
2,499,873
2,837,ilU
3,073,390
163,878
153,320
238,833
349,961
232,499
Bronze. The total . export value of bronze is about
140,000 yen. Chiefly exported to Hongkong, next to
Corea. The old useless wares are melted and made
into suitable masses, and exported mostly by Osaka
merchants, eight-tenth of it is exported from Kobe,
and the rest from Osaka. The trade statistics are as
follows : —
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
British (catty
India ... ?yen
China ... Jcatt?
?yen
Corea } catty
^orea iyen
Great J catty
Britain ... (yen
Hongkong... l<£*
Other (catty
Countries, (yen
Total ... Jcatt*
(yen
—
126,000
26,295
663
86
251,348
55,147
177,544
22,712
230,852
33,573
445,447
53,041
104,084
15,463
514,474
61,611
167,556
20,527
168,094
19,835
111,934
11,767
33,500
4,355
631,659
73,626
44
3,777
439
278,801
32,606
90
10
935,717
108,456
32
4
—
378,011
81,528
1,472,401
186,400
1,112,743
130,110
1,218,461
141,522
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COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
ingot The ingot copper and bar or slab copper
Bar o* combined amounts to about 5,000,000 yen in
€£££>r# the total value. The producing districts are
Shimotsuke, Iyo, Ugo, Bizen, Bitchiu, Kaga, Echigo,
Iwami, Hiuga Ac. The first export port is Yoko-
hama, Kobe is next and Osaka comes last. What is
meant by the ingot copper is that the copper is in the
original state as it came from the mines. By bar or
slab copper is meant that the copper was melted and
made into bars, slabs or sheet and having the trade-
marks of the manufactures stamped into them and
exported, they bear the different names such as square
copper, long pole, slab copper and sheet copper.
In transaction the price is set on every hundred
•catties. Ingot copper is chiefly exported to Hong-
kong ; China and England are secondary. Slab cop-
per is also chiefly exported to Hongkong ; England,
British India, Corea and France have rest of the
share. The trade for the last five years is given in
the following table. j»
(Ingot Copper.) \
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Australia.. •
catty
16,929
—
—
(
<
yen
catty
2,506
—
—
— —
— •
British ... ]
356,396
—
1,909,781
168,207
34,707
India ... '
yen
49,842
—
288,636
26,913
5,724
China ... -
catty
8,225,142
5,181,436
3,622,533
1,839,206
4,794,342
yen
1,156,366
1,050,171
552,390
295386
795,501
Corea ... <
! catty
104,943
363,072
328,243
347,148
262,104
yen
14,404
73,819
55,955
54,383
43,291
France ... •
catty
84,687
—
—
—
—
yen
12,106
—
—
—
—
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Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Germany.. 1^ny
Great J catty
Britain., /yen
Hongkogn Hty
Other \ catty
Countries, (yen
Total... J"**
r (yen
99,120
14,356
210,615
29,951
1376,312
402,493
418
84
91
15
1,556,148
262,583
823,697
132,488
68
15
11,469,715
1,813,813
5,398,386
858,524
1,441
243
91,120
15,748
665,700
111,595
11,125,263
1,856,522
9,097,832
1,279,531
7,421,238
1,526,567
8,240,561
1,292,082
19,224,103
3,049,762
16,973,236
2,828,381
(Sheet Copper, Bar Copper, Slab Copper.)
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
British ;
Indi ..."
'catty
173,27^
70,645
1,305,568
182,721
1,327,245
.yen
25399
16,219
222,677
33,945
226,881
China
r catty
4,459,961
3,906,309
1,538,386
699,547
1,207,607
[yen
645,308
874,439
266,061
122,828
212,089
Oorea
[catty
185,911
273,498
1,137,570
1,237,527
764,251
fyen
27,954
65,664
193,873
211,443
128,702
France ...
catty
1,064
481,962
326,746
333,108
218,130
yen
155
112,981
80,763
58,881
38,718
Germany...
catty
—
126,882
715
295,415
8*,038
fyen
—
31,602
122
51,496
14,707
Great <
catty
324,430
3,792,951
2,247,935
4,207,782
1,296,699
Britain../
yen
53,075
891,014
471,065
751,414
226,698
Hongkong.
[catty
—
—
2,037,711
6,169,942
6,998,285
fyen-
—
—
352,326
1,072,274
1,199,754
Other
catty
640
1,420
—
1,461
6,492
Countries '
yen
catty
yen
92
400
—
270
1,160
Total ...
5,145,284
8,653,667
8,594,631
13,127,503
11,902,747
751,983
1,992,219
1,586,887
2,302,551
2,048,709
ti». Yen 29,882 exported to Corea.
Bras* Ware. Yen 12,522 chiefly exported to Hongkong
& China.
Bra** wire. Yen 60,575 exported to China.
copper war«. Yen 20,829 chiefly exported to China
and Hongkong.
iron ware. Yen 64,278 chiefly exported to Corea.
other Metal*. Yen 31,991 chiefly exported to China &
Corea.
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230 COMMERCE AND INDUSTBY IN JAPAN.
Exporters and Manufacturers of the Above
Mentioned Articles.
Commercial Name.
Name of Principal Person
or Owner.
(Kanagawa Ken.)
Kamoiya
Izumiya
Iwazakiya ... ... .
Kamokame Shoten ..
Numashima „
Musashiya
Kobayashi Shoten .,
(Hyogo Ken.)
Kdbe Branch of Mitsui Bussan
, Kwaisha ...
Sumitomo Branch in Kobe ...
(Osaka Fu.)
Yagishita Toku
Iwasaki Tomojiro ...
Namikawa Seikichiv..
Ogaki Naotaro
Sugiyama Kainekichi
Xumashima Jirobei. . .
Oseki Sadajiro
Okazaki Shokichi ...
Hattori Shintaro ...
Matsumi Kwansuke
Tanaka Kosuke (Manager)
Tanabe Teikichi „
Yokoyama Jihei
Kawai Shosuke
Hayashi Heizo ...
Kawabe Kurasaburd
Fukushima Toshichi ...
Yamanaka Naoshichi ...
Sakamoto Heisuke
Yonenami Chobei
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Continued :—
Business Places.
I
i Dealing Articles.
Manufacturing
Articles.
chome, Bentendori, Yokoliama.
1 chyme, Otatnachi, „
2 chome, SakaichO, „
I chSme, Minaminakadori, „
1 ch3me, Honcho, „
1 ch<5me, Kitanakadori „
4 chOme, Honcho, „
3 ch«5me, „ „
1 chome, Bentendori, „
1 chome, Motocho, Kobe.
3 chSme, Kaigan, „
5 chjjme, Sakaicho, „
Osaka City.
Osaka City.
1 chQme; ShiochSdori, Osaka City.
2 chome, Nishi DotonborhlSri,
Nishiku, Osaka City.
1 chSme, AndSjibashidori, Minamiku,
Osaka City.
2 chSme, And5jibashidori, Minamiku,
Osaka City.
1 chSme, NinamihorieslritadSri,
Nishiku, Osaka City.
4 chDine, AndojibashidOri, Minamiku,
Osaka City.
Ingot Copper,
Bar, Slab
Copper etc.
; All kinds of
; Bronze Wares.
Bar, Slab Copper,
Bronze, and
Ingot Copper.
Antimony.
Copper and
Antimony.
Ingot, Bar, Slab
Copper, Bronze,
and Copper
Wire.
Ingot Copper.
Bar, Slab Copper.
Ingot, Bar, Slab
Copper, and
Copper Wire.
Bar, Slab Copper.
Bar, Slab Copper.
Brass Wire.
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Continued :—
Commercial Name.
Name of Principal Person
or Owner.
(Tokyo Fu.)
Furukawa Copper Foundry ...
Hishiya
Kagaya
Sakuraya
Yamatoya .'.
Yamatoya
Mikawaya
Kamiko
(Kyoto Fu.)
Kawachiya
Seiwado
Kokodo
Echigoya
Furukawa Ichibei
Takahashi Yosbibei
Suzuki Kichigoro
Shimoseki Kahei
Shibata Gensuke
Tanimura lemon -
Kobayashi Zembei
Kobayashi Rihei
Mikawa Kozaburo ...
Kobayashi Kojiro ...
Suzuki Chokichi
Yoshida Yasubei
Kanaya Gorosaburo
Tomi Eisuke
Ikeda Seisuke
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Continued :—
Business Places.
Dealing Articles.
Manufacturing
Articles.
No. 15, 3 ch<Sme, YauagiwarochS,
Houjoku.
Kobunacho", Nihonbashiku.
No. IT, 2 chome, YokoyamacluJ,
Nihonbashiku.
No. 15, 2 chome, Kayacho, Asakusaku.
No. 18, Matsumotocbo, Sliibaku.
No. 16, TorishiochO, Nihonbaslriku.
No. 8, „ „
No. 9, 1 chome, Yakoyamacho,
Nihonbasliiku.
No. 10, 1 chome, Hatagocho, Kandakn.
No. 81, 2 chSme, Tsukiji, Kyobashiku.
3 cb«5me, „ „
MotosliinmeichO,
TomikOjidori, KyOto.
ShikibuehS, Teramachidori,
Shimokioku, Kyoto.
Teramachidori, Shimokioku, KySto.
TJmemotochS, SMnmonaen,
Kamikioku, Ky5to.
Ingot Copper,
Bronze.
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Antimony
Wares.
Copper Wares.
Metallic Wares.
Antimony
Wares.
Sundry Metallic
Wares.
Copper Wares.
Copper Wares,
Ornamental
Castings.
Bar, Slab Copper.
All kinds of
Bronze Wares.
Flower Vase,
Clusors, Coloured
Copper Wares.
Inlaid Wares.
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Class 21.
Earthenware, Porcelain, Shippo and Glass Ware.
JST ^TrcZi™. The earthenware and porcelain are
the well known produce of the Empire. They are
manufactured more or less in ejrery part of the
country, but the most noted places are Aichi, Gifu,
Saga, Ishikawa, Kyoto, Fukushima and other prefec-
tures.
The total export value amounts to about 1,300,000
yen, chiefly exported to the United States, next to
England, and the rest to Hongkong, France, Germany,
China, Corea, British India, Australia, Belgium and
other countries. The trade for the last five years is
as follows : —
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Australia
yen
21,862
34,981
20,939
18,432
18,584
Austria
yen
7,320
15,405
16,469
13,835
12,078
Belgium
yen
5,490
10,810
22,591
16,320
12,188
British
America ...
yen
35,367
14,542
19,019
12,219
12,312
British India-
yen
31,064
24,567
35,349
32,236
36,739
China
yen
385,294
323,550
46,207
43,223
54,937
Corea
yen
15,486
17,153
17,314
23,182
37337
France
yen
181,102
148,750
212,979
118,430
107,697
Germany
yen
52,724
77,415
102,075
74,410
62,902
Great Britain.
yen
259,056
264,951
348,178
309,785
266,993
Hawaii
yen
—
—
988
2,219
3,170
Holland
yen
1,129
1,088
2,232
4,327
2,719
Hongkong ...
yen
—
—
163,631
133,516
173,010
Italy
yen
4,621
10,771
8,938
7,932
6,188
Philippine
Group
yen
—
—
104
1,707
3,030
Russia
yen
1,757
3,229
2,823
8,884
10,515
Siam
yen
—
2,150
—
—
—
Spain
yen
—
—
999
500
1,039
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Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Switzerland... yen
Turkey yen
United States, yen
Other
Countries... yen
Total ... yen
1,379
1,597
295,586
11,067
1,275
2,866
326,950
14,863
927
2,114
398,831
27,182
1,156
1,759
400,114
21,771
101
1,363
448,403
15,221
1,311,901
1,295,316
1,449,889
1,245.957
1.287,026
The most noted manufactures for the export are
the Imari wares of Saga prefecture, Seto wares of
Aichi, Tajimi wares of Gifu, Aizu and Soma wares of
Fukushima, Kutani wares of Ishikawa, Satsuma wares
of Kagoshima, Banko wares of Miye, and Awata and
Kiyomidsu wares of Kyoto Fu, and consist of flower
vases, dishes and plates, tea and coffee sets, flower pots,
umbrella stands, wash basins, censers, pots, tea pots
and bowls, which are mostly exported from Yokohama
and Kobe.
siitppowaie. The Shippo ware is one of the most
articles of export, the total export amounting to some
40,000 yen, yet the exquisite design and skilful work-
manship is highly estimated all over the world.
Tokyo, Kyoto, Yokohama and Nagoya are the noted
places of manufacture. The trade for the last five
years is as follows.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Australia ... yen
430
29
1,002
737
2,104
Austria ... yen
1,547
569
318
188
450
Belgium ... yen
—
—
214
232
—
British
America ... yen
741
17
120
16
266
British India., yen
3,317
2,212
1,328
1,151
1,523
China yen
4,173
2,9^)
596
407
888
Denmark ... yen
—
—
—
55
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Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
France yen
11,363
8,360
2,588
5,622
7,238
Germany ... yen
1,797
1,954
3,397
1,338
952
Great Britain, yen
12,220
8,812
3,885
10,102
13,581
Hawaii yen
—
—
—
61
20
Hongkong ... yen
—
—
3,246
8,374
6,528
Italy ... ... yen
—
300
78
41S
335
Portugal ... yen
—
—
—
100
—
Bussia yen
21
33
—
27
785
Siam yen
—
488
100
1,888
870
Spain yen
—
—
—
—
49
Sweden and
Norway ... yen
—
15
—
—
90
Switzerland... yen
—
40
221
85
95
Turkey yen
—
353
~
—
—
United States yen
3,631
3,012
2,542
4,644
7,671
Other
Countries.., yen
Total ... yen
256
29
254
723
417
39,496
29,163
19,869
36,110
43,917
Glass ware. The export total value amounted to some
20,000 yen a few years ago, but the works became
steadily developed that in the last year it arose to
more than 100,000 yen. Osaka is the principal pro-
ducing place, manufacturing lamps and articles be-
longing to it, table wares &c. Mostly exported to
-China and Hongkong, and the rest to Corea and
Bussia. Lamps and lanterns are exported to China,
and glass shades to Hongkong, chiefly exported from
Kobe, and the rest from Osaka.
The trade for the last five year is as in the following
table.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
China yen
Corea yen
Hongkong ... yen
Russia yen
Other
Countries... yen
Total ... yen
15,439
2,089
1,199
144
25,887
2,107
1,096
505
50,330
3,497
4,121
1,017
281
«0,168
5,267
9,076
2,247
585
80,786
6,671
11,316
3,865
1,302
18,8fl
29,595
59,246
77.843
103,94fl|
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Exporters and Manufactures of the
Above Mentioned Articles.
Commercial Name.
(Kanagawa Ken)
Tashiroya ...
Siatsuishiya
Dainippon Ceramic Co.
(Hy5go Ken)
Kamochi Sh5ten
Mawatari Shoten
Yamamoto „
(Osaka Fu)
Hinoya
Ikedaya
Tantosha
Awaya
Kihara Manufactory,
Shinkosha
Name of Principal Person
or Owner.
Tashiro Ichirdji
Imura Hikojiro
Takarai Kuraji (Manager)
Kono Yoshitaro
Goto Chiyono
Yasukawa Hyoji ... ...
"Watano Kichiji
Takifuji ManjirS
Kawai Yoshijiro
Tanaka Shirozaemon. ...
Makuzu Kozan
Komocbi Kuranosuke ...
Mawatari Shunro
Yamamoto Naosaburo ...
TsujiSSbei
Tsuji Zensuke
Katd Kiujiro
Matsumoto Masuzo (Head)
Kodama Ichimatsu
Akamatsu Yashichi
Tsutsui Shimbei
Kihara Mohei (Owner) ...
Awa Matsunosuke ( „ )
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Business Place.
Dealing Articles.
Manufacturing
Articles.
No. 40, 2 chome, Bentendori, Yoko-
hama
No. 22, 2 chome, Honcho,
No. 27, 3 chome, Motoliamacho,
2 chome, HonchC,
No. 38, 8 chome, UchidachS,
No. 3, Shimizncho,
1 chome, Honcho,
1 chSme, Kitanakadori,
4 chome, Aioicho,
3 chOmo, Honcho,
OtachO,
3 chome, Sakaicho, K51>e.
4 ch«3me, Sakaicho, Kobe.
2 chOme, „ „
1 chome, TJtsubokami dori, Nishiku,
Osaka.
1 chome, UtsubominamidOri, Ntehikn,
Osaka,
Niahiku, Osaka.
1 chome, Awazanakadori, Nishikn,
Osaka
1 chome, Tachibanodori, , , „
4 chome, HiranochO, Higashiku, „
1 chome, Kdobori, Nishikn,' „
2 chome, Minamidori, Shinanomachi,
Nishiku, Osaka
SuehirochS, Kitakn, „
Porcelain &c.
Shippo ware.
Porcelain and
Earthen wares.
Shippo wares.
Porcelain and
Earthen wares.*
Porcelain and
Earthen wares.
Shippo wares-
Glass
Glass medicine-
bottles.
Glass medicine
and wine bottle.
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Commercial Name.
. Name of Principal Person
or Owner.
Class Manufactory
Seisho Goshi Kwaisha. ...
Otsuya ...
(Nagasaki Ken)
Itakuhambai Kwaisha
Branch Shop of Koransha
(Tokyo Fu)
Kai Shoten
Hyochien ,
Shinagawa Glass Factory.,
Xoeisha.
Marusu Shokwai
Kameya
Masuko Porcelain Co.
Sanso
Mantatsu
Branch Shop of Koransha
Otsuka Zihei (Owner)
Komai Shotaro... ...
Shimada Magohei . . .
Yokoyama Masakichi
Okitsu Shokichi
Sugiura Mosuke
Asai Takegoro
Miyazoe Kichibei (Head)
Kai Orie
Tanabe Zenzaburo ...
Kawara Noritatsu ...
Kashiwamura Yo ...
Saito Toyojiro
Kato Sukesaburo ...
Takizawa Masakichi
Ogiwara Kiku jiro . . .
Shimada Sobei... ...
Koyanagi Kiu zo
Karumi Soji
Fukagawa Eizaemon
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Busines Place.
Dealing 'Articles
Manufacturing
Articles.
KawarayacbQ, Miuamiku, Osaka.
Ktlsbtacbo, Kitaku, „
Kawasakimura, NishinarigSri.
1 cbOuie, ShinmacbidSri, Nisbiku,
Osaka.
1 chSme, XySmachiboridQri, „ „
1 cb&ne, AwazashitadSri, „ „
1 cbQme, Tachiuriborl MinamidOri
Nishiku, Osaka.
UragotSmacbi, Nagasaki City.
DesliimacbO, ,,
Owaricho" Shinobi, Kiobasbiku, TSkyo.
3 chSme, Ginza, „ „
No. 86, 2 cbOme, HayasbichB, Honjo-
ku „
No. 287, ShinagawachS, EbaragSri.
1 cliOmc, Kakigaracbo*, Nibonbasbiku.
1 cbOme, Minamisbinbori, Kiobasbiku'
1 cbome, KakigarachB, Nihonbashiku.
2 cbSme, TomisbimacliB, „
7 cliome, TTmamicbimacbi, Asakusaku,
1 chSrae, Ginza, KiQbasbiku.
2 chOine, Honsbirokanecbo*, Nlbon-
lmsbiku.
2 cb3me, HiyosbichQ, Kiobasbiku.
Glass lamps' oil hold
er, and lamp-cbim-
ney.
GUass lamps, and
shades.
Glass
table wares.
Porcelain and
Earthen wares.
Porcelain and
Earthen wares.
Earthen wares
>>
Porcelain and
Earthen wares.
Porcelain and
Earthen wares.
Medicine bottle?.
Wine bottles, and
Table wares.
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Continued :—
Commercial Name.
Xaino of Principal Person
or Owner.
(Ky5to Fu)
Yorozuya
Tambaya
Kioto Porcelain Co.
Maruya
Kwansei Trading Co.
Namikawa
TSjo
Obiya
Kagiya
Sawakichi
Gohantei
Kwachiutei
Seifuan
Namikawa Sosuke ...
Kawamoto Hideo .,
Inouye Riosai ... .
Takemoto Hayata .,
Kato TomotarS... .,
Yasuda Fukuzo
Nishidaltaro ... .,
Niwa Keizo" (Manager)
Kinkwozan Sobei ...
Hamaoka Kwotetsu (Head)
Namikawa Yasuyuki
Tojo Yoshihiko
Taizan Yohei
Yasuda Genshichi ..
Yoshioka Kichibei ..
Shiinizu Rokubei ..
Takahashi DOhachi..
Seifa Yohei
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Continued :—
Business Place.
Dealing Articles.
Manufacturing
Articles.
No. 8, Sbinemoncho, Nihonbasbikn,
TdkyS.
2 ohSme, Ginza, KySbasbikn, TSkyo.
HasbibachS, Asakusaku, „
Takata, Koishikawakn, „
2 cnSme, SbinogawachS, Uahlgomeku,
1 chSme, Kiyomidzuzaka, Kamikiokn,
Kyoto.
Higasbl 4 chSme, GojSkenninjicbo
Kamiky5ku, KySto.
Fukakusamura, Kiig5ri, KySto.
3 cbiJme, EbisnohS, SanjSdSri,
KamikySku, Kyoto.
FuyachS, Sanj3d3ri, Kamikyoku,
Kyoto.
Kitahoriikecho", KainikySku, Kyoto.
Shirakawabashi, KamikySku, KyOto.
HigasbichS, Kamiky5ka, KySto.
Uraemiyacho, KamikySku, KyStb.
Daibutsu Kitamonzen, KySto.
GojSzaka, KamikySku, KySto.
4 cbSme, Gojobasliidori, „ ,,
6 chSme, „ „ „
Porcelain and
Earthen wares.
Porcelain and
Earthen wares.
Earthen wares.
Awata wares.
Porcelain and
Earthen wares.
Shippo wares.
SbippS
Porcelain and
Earthen wares.
Flower vases
and Censer.
Porcelain wares for
table, plates, bowls,
coffee caps, etc.
Awata wares.
Flower vases,
Censers.
Earthen wares.
Earthen wares.
Porcelain and
Earthen wares.
Pocrelain wares.
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Continued':—
Commercial Name.
Name of Principal Person
or Owner.
ZSroku ...
Eiraku ...
Kitei ...
(Aioni Ken)
Konaya
Murata
Yamanaka ...
Toseigumi
Shintoen
Kitoken
Torakuen
Kwanjoen
Hakuundd
Mashimizu ZSroku
Eiraku ZenichirS ... ...
Wake Heikichi • ...
It5 Tozan .- ... ...
Honda Yoeaburo ... ...
Suzuki Yaroku...
Takeuchi Chiubei
Ando Jiubei
Takido ManjirO
KitSYahei
Saji ShiunzO
Matsukawa Yoshichi
Kawachi Tokubei ...
Kato Senemon
Kat6 Kaneshichi
Inaba Yosuke
Mayeda Mankicbi ...
Tomomatsu Yoshihide
Kawamoto Hansuke
Kawamoto "Mamikichi
Katd Matsuemon ...
KatQMonemon
KatS Shiubei
••• •••
... •■<
••• ••»
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Continued :—
Business Place.
Dealing Articles.
Manufacturing
Articles.
GojOfbasMdOri, KamikySku, KySto.
WaSMoclrtS, ShimokySku, n
6 chUme, GojSbashihigasM, Kaml-
kyOku, Ky3to,
' M •« •»
Shinyanagicha, Nagoya aty.
TatManzoohS, „
Bhinmichich3, „
TamayaahS, „
OhayachB, „
NakalchibachS, „
NakalchibachS, ,,
NabeyachB,
AloichO,
AkatsukachS, „
»» »
NabeyachO, ,,
Akatsukach.3, ,k
Kiomachi, ,,
SetochS, Higa*hikasugaig3ri.
ShippS wares.
Porcelain and
Earthen wares.
Porcelain
Flower vases,
plates, and
censers.
Kinran wares.
Porcelain.
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Continued :—
Commercial Name.
Name of Principal Person
or Owner.
Sekkwaen
Kawamoto Sukegoro"
Santden
Kawamoto Tomematsu
(Miye Ken)
Kawamura Mataauke
(Gifu Ken)
Nishiura Enji
Seitoen
KatoGosuke
Kat6 Kiujird
Nishiura Seishichi
(Fukuehima Ken)
Seneiken
Mizuno Tamon
Togyokuken
TSchodo
Mizuno Kiz5
Sato Tadashichi
(Ishikawa Ken)
Watano Kichiji
Matsumoto Sahei
Suya Kiuhei
SuyaCh5jir5
Asai IohigQ •
(Saga Ken)
Koransha
Fukagawa Eizaemon
Seiji KwaUha
Tetsuka Kamenosuke
-V v> i-- A
.■ ~" x* ">••
'^r-
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Business Place.
Dealing Articles.
Manufacturing
Articles.
Setocho, Higasbikasugaig<5ri.
YokkaichichS, MiyegSri.
TajimichS, Tokigori.
»* **
HongSmura 5numaguri.
Teraimnra, Nomigori.
KomatsuchO, NomigiJM.
DaisliSjichO, Enumagori.
AritachO, NishimatsuuragtJri.
Earthen wares
of all kinds.
Porcelains of all
kinds.
Coffee sets,
&c.
Porcelain of all
kinds.
Earthenware and
porcelain.
Kutani porcelain
Kutani porce-
lain and earthen
wares.
Kutani porce-
lain and
earthen wares.
Porcelain.
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Class 22.
Leaf Tobacco, Cigabette, Waste Tobacco, Cut Tobacco
AND OTHEB KINDS OP TOBACCO, ^SaKE, BeEB, WlNE, SOY,
Table Salt, Vebmicelli, and otheb Victuals and Beveb-
aoes, Hemp, Hemp Cloth, Kuzu Cloth, Silk and Cotton
Mixtubes, Table Cloth, Cotton Undebshibts and Dbaw-
ebs, Socks and Stockings, Gloves, Mattbess, Clothings
-with Appendages, Hats, [Books, Photogbaphs, Pictubbs,
Cobal, Cbystal, Tbimmings, Emebt, Minerals, Nickel
Coin, Coppeb Coin, Thebmometeb, Sybinge, Steameb,
Sailing Vessel, Boats, Jinbikisha, Animals, Lilt Bulbs,
Plants, Fubnttubes, Toilet Soap, Washing Soap, Tooth-
powdeb.
LeafTobacco. The. total value of the latest export is
88,175 yen, and chiefly exported to England.
cigarettes. The total value of the latest export is
11,225 yen, and chiefly exported to China and Corea.
sake. The total value of the latest export to 45,857
yen, and chiefly exported to Corea.
Beer, wine, &c The total value of the latest export
is 11,324 yen, and chiefly exported to Hongkong,
China and Corea.
soy. The total value of the latest export is 41,029
yen, and chiefly exported to Hawai.
Tat>ie salt. The total value of the latest export is
72,477 yen, and chiefly exported to Corea.
vermicelli. The total value of the latest export is
10,187 yen, and chiefly exported to China.
sundry Th t tal value of tlie jatest export is
Victuals « L
Beverages. 101,989 yen.
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Hemp cioth. The total value of the latest export is
12,802 yen, and chiefly exported to Corea.
Stockings. The t0tal ValuG °f the latest eXP0rt is
16,466 yen, and chiefly exported to Hongkong.
cotton The total value of the latest export is
Undershirts rt_ r.rk. , _ . n , _ ,
& Drawers. 37,320 yen, and chiefly exported to
Hongkong and China.
Appena^'11 The total Vftllie °f the lat6St eXP°rt
is 111,282 yen.
Books. The total value of the latest export is 13,423
yen.
pictures. The total value of the latest export is
35,998 yen, and chiefly exported to Hongkong.
corals. The total value of the latest export is 38,055
yen.
Minerals. The total value of the latest export is
46,489 yen.
jinrikisha. The total value of the latest export is
81,810 yen.
wijr Bnihs. The total value of the ^latest export is
26,638 yen, and chiefly exported to England.
plants. The total value of the latest export is
16,504 yen.
Rags. The total value of the latest export is 130,194
yen, and chiefly exported to The United States.
Furnitures. The total value of the latest export is
57,657 yen.
Toilet soap. The total value of the latest export is
11,755 yen, and chiefly exported to China.
washing soap. The total value of the latest export is
30,027 yen, and chiefly exported to China.
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The Exporters and Manufacturers of the Above
Mentioned Articles.
Commercial Name.
Name of Principal
Person or Owner.
(Kanagawa Ren.)
Nakanoya
Yorozuya
Iseya
Ishikawaya ...
Eawadaya ...
(Hyogo Ken).
Hayashi Shdten ...
Kobe Rag Co.
Meikosha
(Osaka Fu).
Daisa
(Nagasaki Ken).
(Tokio Fu).
Echigoya
Kamiko
Marnki
Beniya
Akashiya
Akiba Workshop .
Nishiga Jinrikisha Workshop
(Kioto Fu).
Kitashimizu Shoten
(Iwate Ken).
Mukaiya
(Shiga Ken).
Matsuyama Kiohiemon
Yazaki Tazayemon . . .
Konoike Yokichi
Uji Kiichiro
Nakatani Tametomo ...
Moroboshi Sukesaburd
Hahashi Sadao
Takagi Kichisaburd . .
Harima Koshichi
Imai Shimbei
Nishikawa Shonosuke
ImaiHeibei
Itoya Tasaburo
Kose Shimbei
Myochin Ham
Nakamura Yakiohi
Yamada Isaburo
Kanda Shuz5
TamuraYugoro
Kato Tdshichi
Nagami Seiji ... .
EzakiEizo
Nakamura Ktnosuke .
Kobayashi Kosaburd.
Ishii Kihei .
Yotsugi Tomigoro
Nemoto FukutaTO
Akiba Daisuke ... .
Nishiga Tozaburo
Shimizu Katsuzo
Nagaoka Hambei
Wakabayashi Kinji .
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Business Place.
No. 47, 3 chome, Honchd, Yokahama.
No. 68, 4 chome, Bentenpori,
No. 34, 3 chome, Honch5,
No. 78, 5 chOme, Otacb.5,
No. 12, 1 chome, Sumiyoshicho,
3 chome, Sumiyoshich5,
Fukiaimura, K6be.
HigaehikawasakichC, Kdbe.
1 chGme, Kitahoriekamidori, Nishiku,
Osaka.
1 chome, Minamihoriedori, „
I chome Nishinagahori MinamidSri,
Nishiku, Osaka.
1 chome, AndCjibashidorl, Minamiku, „
4 chome, Imahashi, Higasbiku, „
2 chome, Shimmachiddri, Nishiku, ,,
2 chome Honchd, Higashiku, Osaka.
2 chome Karawacho, „ „
4 chome, Fushimichd, ,, „
4 chome, Bingochd, ,, „
Daihojimachi, Minamiku Osaka.
Dozacho, Nagasaki.
Imauwomachi, „
2 chome, OwarichO, Eiobashiku, Tdkyo.
2 chOme, Teukiji, „
SukiyachO, Nihonbashiku.
Yagenbori, „
Namikicho, Asakusaku.
4 chome, Ginza, Eiobashiku.
Sugachfi, Asakusaku.
Tomikdjidori Shijosagaru, Kyoto.
KajichO, Morioka.
Kawasemura, Inugamigori.
Dealing
Articles.
Sundry goods.
Leaf Tobacco.
Soap.
Leaf Tobacco.
Cotton under-
shirts k Drawers.
Bags.
Leaf Tobacco.
Furnitures.
»
»»
»>
it
Jinrikisha.
Toys.
Leaf Tobacco.
Batan wares.
Manufacturing
Articles. '
Tortoise-shell
wares, combs,
buttons, watch
chains.
Jinrikisha.
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FREIGHT AND OTHER EXPENSES ON
EXPORT GOODS.
The freight and other expenses vary according to
the nature and quantity of goods to be transported,
and any fixed standard can not be made out, so the
rates here given are in general.
The rates of transportation and packing from the
producing districts to the port of export.
Raw Silk.
Producing districts.
Port of Export.
The rate of 9 Kwanme.
Nagano prefecture.
Gumma „
Fukushima „
Tamanashi „
Shiga
Yokohama
»•
>»
>»
Yen 1.400.
„ .500.
„ 1.300.
„ 1.000.
„ 1.500.
Packing, from 50 sen to yen 1.50, Insurance pre-
mium from £ to 1% of the original value.
Silk fabi^cs.
Producing districts.
•
Port of Export.
Charges weight and
dimension.
Fukui prefecture.
Gumma „
Tochigi „
Kyoto Fu
Yokohama.
*»
»>
»»
Yen 2.10 per 10 kwamme.
Yen 0.035 per 1 sai (cubic
shaku).
Yen 0.050 per 1 sai (cubic
shaku).
Yen 0.180 per 1 sai (cubic
shaku).
Packing, about 15 sen per 1 sai (cubic shaku),
Premium £ to \%. The rate of premium remains
the same all through.
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Till.
Producing districts.
Port of Export.
Miye prefecture.
Shizuoka „
Kobe.
Yokohama.
yen 0 33 per 1 case (con-
taining 12 kwamme)
„ 0.18 per 1 case (con-
taining 12 kwamme).
Packing, about 30 sen each case.
Porcelain and Eahthbnware.
Producing districts.
Port of Export.
Charges in capacity.
Saga prefecture
Aichi „
Ishikawa „
Kyoto Fu.
Kobe.
Yokohama
K6be.
Yen 0.078 per 1 sai.
„ 0.053 „
„ 0.090 „
„ 0.040 „
Packing, from 2.5 to 8.5 sen per 1 sai.
Lacquebbd Wabb.
Producing districts.
Poit of Export.
Charges in capacity.
Wakayama pref.
Shizaoka „
K6be.
Yokohama.
Yen 0.085 per 10 sai.
„ 0.180 „
Packing, about 50 sen per 10 sai.
Mats fob Floor.
Producing districts.
Port of Export.
Charges.
Okayama Pref.
Oita
Kobe.
»>
Yen 0.160 per 15 kwamme.
„ 0.110 per 1 roll. (3
shaku by 1.3 or 1.4
shaku.
Packing, about 3 sen.
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Fan, Umbrellas Ac.
Producing districts.
Port of Export
Charges.
Gif u prefecture,
*»
Kobe.
Yokohama.
Yen 0.060 per 1 sai (fan
and umbrella).
Yen 0.080 per 1 sai (lan-
tern).
Packing, 10 sen per 1 sai.
Bice.
Prodnoing districts.
Port of Export.
Charges.
Yamagnchi pref.
Miye
Kobe.
Yen 20. per 100 kokn.
„ 1.15 per ton.
Mabinb Products, Beche de Mer, A.wabi, Cuttle-fish.
Producing districts.
Port of Export.
Charges.
A.womori pret
Miye
Ehime
Shimane
Dita
Tottori
Yokohama.
Osaka and Kobe.
Yen 0.425 per 100 catty.
(Beche de mer.)
Yen 0.192 per 100 catty.
(Beche de mer.)
Yen 0.175 per 100 catty.
(Cuttle-fish.)
Yen 0.335 per 100 catty.
(Cuttle-fish )
Yen 0.080 per 100 catty.
(Cuttle-fish and others.)
Yen 0.160 per 100 catty.
(Cuttle-fish.)
Packing, about 10 sen per 100 catty.
In the mode of packing, there are several kinds,
some are done in the local fashion, some are packed
with view to the facility of management, some are
not strongly packed for the shortness of transit, so
the fragile or costly articles are to be re-packed at
the port of export.
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Packing and other expenses in the port of export.
Packing.
Raw silks.
Silk fabrics
Tea
Porcelain and
Earthenware..
Lacquerwares.
Matches
Sundries
1 bale (100 catty).
1 ton (3 cases). . . .
1 case (50-70 catty).
1 ton (2 cases). ...
1 ton (2 cases). ...
1 ton (600 dozens).
1 ton
Yen 1.400. To America.
„ 1.800. „ France.
„ 9.000.
,r 0.750. To America.
„ 1.000. „ France.
„ 6.500.
„ 6.800.
„ 1.900.
„ 5.000. To America.
„ 6.000. „ France.
Buying Commission.
As it is customary for the merchants in the ports of
export to treat the goods as their own and the com-
mission can not be assertained, but in case the tran-
sactions and business of exporting were intrusted to
them, they sometimes charge, it is said, 1 to 5%.
Custom Bbokeb's Commission.
Custom Broker is one who acts as agent to the
owner, and manages the proceedings of the Custom
House.
Commission.
Yen 0.100 to 1.000
Up
to
Upwards of
Yen 100
„ 1,000
„ 10,000
„ 10,000
„ 1.000 to 5.000
„ 5.000 to 10.000
rate not over 1/10%
Lading and Othee Expenses.
100 catty Yen .040
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Wagon Hihb to the Custom House pbom Shopa
1 ton Yen 0.200—0.300
EEGI8TBATION FEE OP INVOICE IN THE U. S. CONSULATE.
It is only for the goods bound for the U. S. of $2,500
Premium of Mabine Insubance.
Mail for America at Yen 100
Steamer for America (via Suez) at Yen 100 .
Sailing Vessel „ „ „ „
Mail for Europe „ „
Steamer for ,, „ „
„ China (Shanghai) „ „
„ HongkoDg
» Java „ „
„ Singapore „ „
„ „ Manilla „ „
Hawaii
{direct
Sanfranscisco via Hawaii
f Sydney
Australia JJ""™.
[ Queensland
Vladivostock
0.750
1.000—1.256
2.500-3.000
.875
1.000
.330
.500
1.000
.600
.800
.800
.750
1.000
.700
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COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN
Freight from Yokohama to Foreign Forts.
Baw Silk
(Mail)
1 cwt
•
Tea.
(Mail)
1 ton
(40 Cubic feet)
(Steamer)
1 ton
- (40 Cubic feet)
New York
San Francisc
$0.08
1 lb. (gross)
0. ...
$0.01J
1 lb. (gross)
$8.00
035 s.
(Via 8uez)
$8.00
Vancouver.
»»
»»
Victoria....
„
»»
Tacoma ...
„
»»
Seattle. ...
n
»*
Portland.
>i
>»
London....
$5.60
Marseilles.
$6.00
Lyon. ...
$6.75
Havre. ...
Hanbnrg.
Melborne.
Sydney. ...
New Zealand
Shanghai.
'
Hongkong.
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Silk fabric,
handkerchief
Ac.
Camphor
Copper
Bice
(Sailing Vessel)
lton
(40 Cubic feet)
(Mail)
1 ton
(40 Cable feet)
(Mail)
1 ton
(40 Cubic feet)
(Mail)
1 ton
100 catty
(Steamer)
1 ton
(22*0 lb.)
20—22 b.
(Via Cape of
Good Hope.)
Yen 5.00
25.00 b.
jfo of Original
Value.
$12.-50
jfin of Original
Value.
40 8.
(Via Suez)
35 s.
(Via Suez)
$8.00
Tfoof Origi-
nal value.
35 b.
Yen 0.50
40 s.
35 s.
T^ofOrigi
nal Value.
Yen 0.15
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COMMERCE A2W INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
Sea-weed
Sundries.
(Steamer)
100 Catty
(Mail)
1 ton
(40 Cubic feet)
(Setamer)
1 ton
(40 Cubic feet)
(SailingVeaaeD
1 ton
(40 Cubic feet)
New York.
San Franscisco.
•
$16.00
$10.00
135
(Via Suez)
$8.00
20—22 8.
(Via Cape of
Good Ho»p)
Yen 5.00
Vancouver.
»
»
Victoria.
$ 8.00
»
Taooma.
»»
»
Seattle
»»
»»
Portland
ii
w
London
Yen 13.00
30— 32 s.
Marseilles.
„ 16.00
Havre
30 s.
Hnnbnrg.
40 s.
35 s.
Melborne.
35 s.
•>
Sydney
»
t»
New Zealand. ...
Shanghai
Hongkong.
(LeaQ Ten 0.20
(Cut) „ 0.18
(Leaf) „ 0.20
(Cut) „ 0.18
Yen 3.00
Yen 2.50
„ 3.00
„ 2.50
„ 3.00
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2. Principal Commodities Imported to.
The development of commerce and industry ac-
companying with country's progress inevitably
increases the importation of the necessary articles
for the demand of every day life and of the raw
materials for the manufacturing purposes.
At present, four hundred seventy or more varieties
are imported to this country, which are divided into
twelve clases; and the quantity and amount of
principal imports for the last five years, with the
names of the importing countries, are shown in the
following tables.
Class 1.
Bice, Peas, Bean, Pulse, Wheat, Barley, Oats, Flotjbs,
Indian Cobn, Goma Seeds.
(Rice.)
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
British
pioul
3
2
2,114
1,218,441
68,857
India
yen
12
10
6,055
3,421,865
181,176
China
pioul
221
79
9,650
115,247
38,045
yen
351
146
23,334
320,022
85,657
Oorea...
pioul
69,990
12,096
20,251
882,493
925,440
yen
128,948
21,473
54,304
2,540,652
2,225,043
Siam ...
pioul
—
—
—
90,092
—
yen
—
—
—
186,774
■ —
Other
pioul
4
—
19,722
2,290,321
645,665
Ots. '
Total -
yen
pioul
4
—
54,062
5,833,572
1,416,115
7^218
12,177
517737
4,596,594
1,678,007
±- .
yen
129,315
21,629
136,755
12,302,885
3,907,991
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COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
(Bean, Peas and Pulse.)
Countries.
1887
;i888
1889
1890
1891
China -
catty
1,229,584
106,370
5,032,01524,455,289
44,964,247
yen
21,586
1,522
106,133
512,997
811,498
Croea •
oatty
27,379,581 43,320,947 37,919,612j65,480,267
61,950,498
yen
402,924
605,358
710,809
1,340,773
1,198,962
United
oatty
13,635
31,866
—
—
States'
yen
376
1,759
—
—
Other
catty
8,524
611
20,301
81,251
8,177
Cts. ]
Total-
yen
catty
319
28
565
2,509
424
28,631,324 43,459,794 42,971,928 90,01 6,807 106,922;922
yen
425,205
608,667
817,507| 1^56,279
2,010,878
(Wheat Flour, and Other Corn Flours.)
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
British
catty
10,025
77,250
177,S17
150
27,633,
America
yen
319
2,030
8,740
10
1,086
Germany...
catty
yen
1,221
56
50,410
2,140
_ _
,
z
Great J
catty
14,757
46,402
33,347
19,159
. 32,184
Britain'"
yen
972
2,079
1,708
1,878
2,058
United J
oatty
3,000,176
3,508,295
4,333,009
6,666,024
8,964,203
States *"*
yen
94,760
129,501
182,137
226,770
338,319
Other
oatty
2,938
3,080
8,969
23,396
25,384
Countries '
Total ....
yen
catty
86
80
443
929
1,039
3,029,117
3,685,437
4,552,542
6,708,729
9,049,404
yen
96.19^
135,830
193,02^
229,587
342,503
(Barley.)
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Great
catty
372
545
482
1,212
348
Britain"' '
yen
21
43
36
96
30
United
oatty
2,813
1,462
3,794
309,441
2,894
States "• -
yen
135
90
162
6.707
10G
Germany...
catty
yen
—
z
12,185
252
—
—
Corea
catty
2,315
—
106,1473,691,838
8,332,779
yen
31
—
1,339
49,720
113,419
Hawaii ...
catty
—
—
43
—
—
yen
— •
—
1
—
- —
China
catty
yen
442
7
49
1
—
Total ...\^y
(yen
5,942
2,056
122,601
4,002,491
8,336,021
194
13^
1,790
56,523
113,558
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Importers of the above Mentioned Articles.
Commercial Name.
Name of Principal Person
or Owner.
(Hyogo Ken)
Tawaraya
Kiya .
Konaya
(Osaka Fu)
Riya
Nnnoya
Awajiya
Kyoritsu Kwaisha
Yoshidaya
(Nagasaki Ken)
Matsuoya
Kagaya
(Tokio Fn)
Hirano Seiz3.
Hata GinibeL
Hashimoto Matajiro
Hashimoto Soshiro
Tanikawa Ghohachi
Fujimoto Zensuke
Kitani Isuke
Ioi Seiemon...
Gnishi Yoshizo
Koknra K6 ...
Kato Tanesaburo
Yosbikawa Bnnshiohi
IoiChohei ...
Matsuo Miyoji
Fnjita Kanso
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Continued : —
Bussiness Place.
Articles of Import.
1 chdme, Motochd, Kobe.
Corn flour.
3 chdnie, Sakaichd, ,,
Bice and peas.
4 chdme, Kaigan, „
•»»
5 chdme, „ „
Peas.
Shimakamiohd, Hydgo.
Corn flour.
2 chdme, Tosabori, Nishiku, Osaka.
China rice and China
beans of all kinds.
5 chdme, Minami Horieddri,
Nishiku, Osaka.
Corea rice and Corea
beans of all kinds. £
4 chdme, Nishidotomboriddri,
Nishiku, Osaka.
-
6 chdme, Minamihoriekaniiddri,
Nishiku, Osaka
• - • »» .
Higashinochd, Satsumabori,
Nishiku, Osaka.
Fusan rice and other
corns.
3 ohome, EdoboriHtaddri,
Nishiku, Osaka.
Corea rice and beans
of all kinds.
Shimof ukushimaniura, Nishinari-
gori, Settsu Province.
»
4 chdme, Nakanoshima, Kitakn,
i Osaka.
5 chdme, Minamihoriekanii&dri,
Nishiku, Osaka.
»
»»
Ebisuchd, Nagasaki City.
Corn flour and rice.
No. 17, 2 chdme, Horidomeohd,
Nihonibashiku, Tokyo.
Bice, beans and small
red beans.
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Class 2.
Bbown Stjgab, White Stjgab, Bock Candy Sugab, Loaf Stjgab,
Lump Sugab, Molasses and Sybup.
Brown Sugar.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
British
catty
203,122
102,750
6,687
502,800
149,331
India
yen
5,348
3,253
290
15,362
5,068
Ch' ft
catty!
57,324,547
75,065,239
68,306
*"
yen
74,203,0301
72,464,779
1,875,649
2,597,546
2,279,162
Hong-
catty
2,382,494
2,406,510
3,477,777
5,193,336
2,631,090
kong
yen
173,779
260,872
115,693
Philip.
catty
953,796
454,676
848,938
2,411,029
1,657,514
Group
yen
31,056
14,649
28,416
88,434
58,025
catty
—
135,164
—
49,800
61,300
yen
—
4,197
—
996
2,556
United
catty
—
—
—
292,500
States
yen
—
—
—
10,238
Other
catty
—
—
90
13,078
37,361
Cts. *
Total -
yen
catty
—
—
5
628
1,121
75,359,948
73,157,369
61,658,039.83,527,782
72,180,259
yen
2,418,898
2,428,609
2,078,139| 2,974,076 2,461,625
White Sugar.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Belgium^
—
z
—
—
126,000
8,159
East j catty
India ( yen
43,683
—
69,549
454,801
990,996
2,344
—
4,689
31,436
54,736
China ...J <*"*
1 yen
5,714,672
4,147.699
4,127,203
56,441,7771
3,287,8081
72,132,974
355,094
240,308
227,933
Hong- J catty
kong (yen .
4,416,400
53,251,402
77,181,980
82,052,806
3,765,039
5,100,440
4,860,938
Ger- J catty
—
—
333
1,638
577,124
many ) yen
—
—
28
94
36,407
Great J catty
Britain \ yen
—
—
84
134,640
—
—
9
—
8,576
Hawaii \«**
1 yen
—
z
529
44
476,300
26,046
Philip. J catty
—
—
110
21,500
356,061
Group J yen
—
. -r-
8
1,453
19,726
Siam ..J0*"*
(yen
—
—
—
593,665
145,650
—
—
—
34,657
8,483
United J catty
117,578
135,018
27,454
21,467
360,301
States (yen
5,937
8,364
2,168
2,014
18,534
Other \ catty
Cts. "J yen
Total \™"y
1 yen
5,054
234
—
5,082
76,244
32T
12
—
381
4,581
56,608,092
72,268,226,59,064,133
82,427,832
89,423,325
3,296,416
4,424,7761 4,127,079
5.410,783
5,274,119
"•^p*"* Total value of the latest import is
59,410 yen, and imported chiefly from Hongkong.
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COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
Importers of the Above Mentioned Articles.
!
< Commercial Name.
Name of Principal Person
or Owner.
(Kanagawa Ken)
! Masudaya
AbeKobei
n
Masuda Masnzo
Yoroznya
Kuwabara Fukujird
Tnnikawaya
Yamada Kanshichi
» Kagiya
Kaburagi Matsunosuke
Hiraahimaya
Mono Kihei
Otoya
Yoshida Naotard
(Osaka Fu)
: Sakaiya
OtaShohichi
Matsukiohi
Matsnbara Kiohijiro
Yoto Kwaisha
Ishida 8hobei (Deputy)
Kagiyoshi
Kagimoto Yosbfbei
Togyo Kwaisha
Iwazaki Ribei (Head),
(Nagasaki Ken)
Irikiya Shoten
Wakiyama Keijiro
(Tokid Fn)
Mukadeya
Kobayashi Yahei
Iseya-
Kitamnra Kahei
»»
GotoChobei
Kuribaysshi Kdsuke
Iznmiya
Nakamura Zenemon ...
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Business Place.
No. 50, 3 chdme, Minaminakadori, Yokohama*
No. 68, 4 chdme, Honohd,
No. 4, 1 chdme, Sakaiohd,
No. 6, 1 chdme, Bentenddri,
No. 58, 5 chdme, Sumiyoshichd,
No. 72, 4 chdme, Otamachi,
No. 41, 3 chdme ,, ,,
Honda Nibanchd, Nishiku, Osaka.
Honda Ichibanehd, „ „
2 chdme, Kitakintardohd, HigasbJku, Osaka.
2 chdme, Tdbutsuchd, „ ,,
2 chdme, Shiochd, Minamiku, ,,
Uragotdmachii Nagasaki City.
No. 3, 3 chdme, Kobimaohd, Nihonbaahiku.
No. 2, 3 chdme, Koamiehd, „
No. 22, Iaechd,
No. 5, 1 chdme, Matonichd, Honjdku.
No. 1, 3 chdme, Horiechd, Nifconbashiku.
Artieles of Import.
Sugar.
White andJtoown Sugar.
Brown Sugar.
White and Brown Sugar.
White
Brown and White Sugar.
White add Brown Sugar,
and Molasse*.
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Continued : —
Commercial Name.
Name of Principal Person
or OwDer.
Ariakeya
Uchifla Tokunosuke
Osakaya ...
Matsumoto Eisaburo
Iseya
EawakitaHaohiemon...
»»
YamamuraYae
»
EawanaTobei
Yokota
Tonogi Ichitaro
Iseya
Hoshino Shionosuke
»»
Takeo Sdsuke
Suzuya
Eatabami Heibei
Yorozuya ... .
Oshima Moshiohi
Takashimaya
Takashima Kwanroku
Surugaya ... .
Nakagawa Tamishicbi
Yokota ... .
Tonogi Zenbei
Mikawaya ... .
Tamaki Eobei
Daimonjiya
Nishikikawa Soroku
Enshiuya ... .
Harada Tamasaburd
Eaneko Hidejiro
Yorozuya ... .
Sekine Manjiro
Iseya
Eawamura Tahei
Yokota ... .
Toriumi Seizaemon
(Yamaguohi Ken)
Someya Shokwai
Someya Seijiro
Uriu „
••
UriuTora
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Continued : —
Business Place.
Articles of Imports.
No. 1, 1 chdme, Honhatchdbori, Eiobashiku.
No. 2. 1 chdme, Horidomechd, „
No. 15, 3 chdme, Eoamichd, Nihonbashiku.
No. 10, Motodsakachd, „
No. 1, 1 chdme, Eobunachd, „
No. 2, „
No. 12, 4 chdme, Honchd, ,,
No. 8, 2 chdme, Horiecho, „
No. 2, Suehirogashi, 1 chdme, Eoamichd,
Nihonbashiku.
White, Brown Sugar
and Molasses,
-
o. 11, 3 chdme, Eoamichd, „
No. 11, 2 chdme, Odenmachd, „
No. 12, 2 chdme, Eoamichd, „
No. 3, Isechd, „
No. 3, 4 chdme, Horiechd, „
No. 9, 4 chdme, Tdri, „
No. 16, 3 chdme, Eoamichd, „
No. 5, 1 chdme, Eobunachd, „
No. 2, Isechd, „
No. 8, 1 chdme, Honzaimokuchd, „
No. 8, Hatchdbori Nakachd, Eidbaahiku.
Misakinochd, Akamagaseki.
Higashi Nanbtichd, „
White Sugar,
Brown and White Snger.
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COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
Glass 3.
, Brandy, Champaigns, Chinese Liquob, Gin, Old-tom
Gin, Liqtjetjb, Rum, Cobban Liqtjob, Shebby, Vebmouth,
Whisky, Wine, Biscuits, Butteb, Cheese, Coffee, Con-
FECTI0NABIE8 AND PBESEBYES, FbESH FbTJTTS, FbBSH EGOS,
Ham, Bacon, Kantengtjsa, Condensed Milk, Dbsioatbd
Mile, Mineral Waters, Pepper, Sai/t, Salted Fishes,
Salted Meat, Tea, Gbeen Vegetables, and Dried
Vbgbtatlbs.
Beer.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
* * •- J
doz.
811
1,082
Austria -
yen
1,270
1,811
—
—
—
Denmark
doz.
40,998
44,998
61,160
48,646
26,402
yen
57,879
78,123
103,354
73,199
38,979
doz.
—
—
558
1,606
875
Belgium •
yen
—
—
817
1,946
916
France
doz.
4,319
4,721
505
952
236
yen
5,877
8,856
753
1,141
355
Germany
doz.
yen
184,283
171,768
47,855
37,236
33,093
248,176
297,203
69,042
53,813
50,540
Great Britain
doz.
36,873
25,566
14,929
10,844
8,844
yen
47,543
42,755
24,988
15,83S
12,606
Holland
doz.
yen
170
187
1,104
1,905
—
__
Sweden and Norway •
doz.
yen
1,800
2,387
2,960
5,304
7,460
12,381
616
827
- -
United States
doz.
yen
3,302
4,119
7,220
9,774
—
_ _
z
Other Countries
Total
doz.
yen
doz.
671
762
1,025
1,904
309
475
27
48
235
318
273,177
260,462
132,776
99,927
69,685
yen
368,200
447,634
211,810
146^10
103,714
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Wine.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Australia , yen
333
196
425
Austria „
122
797
987
487
47
Belgium „
1,154
247
415
478
258
China „
233
—
—
—
—
Denmark „
—
150
—
—
— •
France „
152,671
110,676
71,979
96,140
93,397
Germany „
14,874
8,973
8,136
10,879
6,444
Great Britain ... „
7,077
11,354
6,767
8,727
6,075
Holland „
591
5
328
280
Italy ... „
3,394
1,235
1,497
2,070
1,364
Portugal „
1,830
3,758
4,639
5,702
6,038
Russia „
57
—
15
117
—
Spain „
1,292
2,760
2,462
3,953
3,183
Sweden ... ... „
223
57
107
54
48
United States... „
14,877
13,964
9,766
12,408
22,949
Other countries „
Total.
40
58
63
30
198,435
154,034
107,494
141,491
140,258
-Milk, Condensed and Desicated.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Germany yen
Great Britain... „
Bwitzerland ... „
United States ... „
Other Countries „
Total.
1,260
13,774
2,729
55,732
285
58
21,853
11,277
91,691
821
31,563
12,541
91,562
446
43,213
24,379
108,688
1,375
16,166
18,461
71,694
639
73,780
125,700
136,112
177,655
106,960
Butter. Total value of the latest Import is 53,109 yen,
and chiefly imported from United States and Trance.
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Class 5.
Oabbobic Acid, Salicylic Acid, Tabtabic Acid, Alum,
Betel-nuts, Bleaching Powdeb, Canphob, Cinnamon
Babe, Cinnamon Oil, Leaves of Catabia, Cinchona Babe,
Cinchonine, Cinnabab, Cloves, Cod-liveb, Oil, Cutch,
Gambieb, Gingseng, Glue, Glycebine, Arabic Gum,
Benzoin Gum, Dragon's Blood Gum, Mybbh Gum, Oli-
banum Gum, Gypsum, Hop, Liquobise, Mawong, Mor-
phtne, Muse, Nabd, Phosphobous Amobphous, Bbomide
of Potash, Iodide of Potash, PutchuceJ Quinine, Rhu-
babb Boot, Saffbon, Santonin, Sabsapabilla Boot, Soap-
stone, Bicabbonate of Soda, Caustic Soda, Cbystal Soda,
Sojutsu, Sticelac, Wauling, Alo esWood, Sandal Wood,
Semen Cynae, Aniline dyes, Blue (Chinese, Prussian,
etc.), Oabmine, Emebald-gbbbn, Gall-nuts, Gamboge,
Dby Indigo, Liquid Indigo, White Lead, Bed Lead,
Extbact of Logwood, Mangrove Babe, Paint in' Oil,
Saffloweb, Sapan-wood, Smalt, Cobalt, Tubmblic, XTl-
tbamabine, Vabnkh, Yebdigbis, Vebmujon, Tab, Pitch,
Putty, Black Lead, Yellow Lead, Cochineal, Wansho
ob Gosu.
Aniline Dyes.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Belgium ...
France ...
Germany...
GreatBritain
Switzerland •
Other Coun-
tries
catty
yen
oatty
yen
oatty
yen
catty
yen
catty
yen
catty
yen
3,673
2,989
7,821
6,435
208,233
188,665
52,717
42,303
34,440
26,243
3,610
2,503
7,325
8,007
249,443
269,894
58,653
54,900
33,861
31,404
459
334
4,204
4,932
7,587
6,976
210,774
227,450
. .21,016
16,463
46,926
37,401
8
12
8,653
8,600
13,591
14,416
258,282
252,653
42,550
33,036
49,395
40,874
9,653
7,715
24,057
16,868
350,737
300^657
18,969
13,705
59,104
47,645
12
14
Total !•
catty
yen
306,884
266,635
353i351
367,042
290,515
293,234
372,471
349,579
462,632
386.S04
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COMMODITIES EXPORTED FROM <$- IMPORTED TO. 2^3
Paint in Oil.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Belgium ... -
Fiance ... '
catty
yen
--'•'
—
5,250
259
35C
44
33,642
2,054
catty
8.270
8,270
30,943
1,328
*-.
yen
450
574
2,154
206
—
Germany ... •
catty
3,679
10,170
4,721
12,475
.27,879
yen
293
899
1,389
1,651
4,096
Great
catty
1,073,251
1,179,548
1,216,156
1,169,661
1,235,731
. Britain . .
yen
69,605
107,452
107,677
106,204
113,535
Other <
i catty
5,532
7,325
1,335
2,888
16,789
... Countries
Total !
[yen
catty
.339
717
230
443
1,263
1,090,732
1,205,313
1,258,405
1,186,697
1,314,041
•
yen
70,687
109,642
111,709
108,548
120,948
Dry Indigo.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
British <
catty
5,161
27,104
208,707
195,100
156,436
India \
yen
7,116
18,878
129,592
155,165
123,269
China. . ... <
catty
^yen
612
184
500
275
— •
— ~
■"—
France ... <
catty
yen
__
*—■
2,898
1,407
~~
3,756
2,222
Germany ...
Great <
catty
,yen
— —
43
114
z
._
^mm
catty
20,373
24,513
42,768
—
13,922
Britain.;. \
yen
28,568
44,940
42,965
—
14,114
Philippine '
catty
57,292
232,590
136,544
70,26C
56,062
Group ... *
yen
20,786
91,515
75,498
45,906
30,645
Other <
catty
yen
'catty
—
—
6,247
—
9,426
Coantries
Total !
—
—
1,008
—
16,607
83,438
284,750
3^7,159
265,360
239,60*
,yen
56,654
155,722
250,470
201,071
186,857
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Qaustic Soda.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
France.,
< catty
;,yen
Germany... ^
Great , catty 3,
Britain... <yen
Other Jcatty
Countries (yen
icatftr
>yen
i Total..
1,945,638
79,125
23,860
547
5,6&5
7,985,1096,697,846
184,029 14939
§00,280
8,984
5,999,551
136338
18
1
242,378
8*099
7458,619
247,066
3,608
142
3,969*498
79,672
S,183,772 6^697346
189,084 149349
145323
3§5307
"w.yllC The tofcal value °L the lateBt ^P01* amounts
to 93,956 yen, and is imported chiefly from Ger-
many.
IJSTo^r* The to**1 value of ^ late8t imP^
amounts to 80,873 yen, and is imported chiefly from
Great Britain and Germany.
™£L?* The total value of the latest import amounts
to 92,367 yen, and is imported chiefly from Ger-
many.
saltpetre. The total value of the latest import amounts
;to 68,397 yen, and is imported chiefly from British
India.
vermiuon. The total value of the . latest import
j amounts to 77,961 yen, and is imported chiefly
from China.
E£^£r The total value of the latest import
amounts to 98,736 yen, and is imported chiefly from
France.
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COMMODITIES EXPORTED FROM f IMPORTED TO. *75
Importers of .the Above Mentioned Articles.
Commercial Name-
Name of Principal
Person or Owner.
(Kanagawa Ken)
Omiya .*. ...
Snwaraya ...
TJyenoya
Kobayashi ShCten ...
Katsuraya ... ... •••
Shimura ShCten
Hiroya * ..
Nagaoka Sn6ten
(Hyogo Ken)
Nagaigmni
(Osaka Fu)
Omiya
Iwaiya .
Bizenya
... ••• ••* •••
Tomoda Kahei
Okawa Sahei
Pujino Zensnke
TbriiToXuBM
Kobayashi Keisuke ...
Watanabe Rihachi ...
Matsumura Seikichi
Shimura Takematsa
Takagi FusajirS
Xagaoka Sasuke
Kitakase Shichibei ...
Hirano Seiz5
NagaiEitarO
- ••• •••
••• •••
•*• •••
... ••• •••
Fukuda Seiemon ... ;.. ..♦
Konishi WasabnrQ ,
Iwai Matsunosuke .
Sakai Yasubei ... .
Harumoto Jiuguke ,
^amada Ichirobei ,
* «•• ••• ••*
••• ' •*•
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Contorted :~~
Business Place.
Articles of Import.
1
No: 2, 2 ch6me, SakaichC, Yoko-
hama.
Xo: 28, 2 chOme, Otamachi,
Yokohama.
No: 2&,*2 chome, Otamachi, „
Xw 21, 2 chome, Sakaicho, „
Xo: 20, 1 ch5me,
Xo: 4,«1 ch5me, SumiJoshichS,
Yokohama.
Xo.- 6, 1 chome, Otamachi, ,
Xo; 96, 6 ch6me, AioichS, ,
Xo. 39,' 3 chome, Minaminakad5ri,
Yokohama.
Xo.- 9,1' chSme, Minaminakaddri,
Yokohama.
7 ch6me, Kitanagasadori, Kobe.
1 ch5me, Motoch6, „
Sannomiyacho, K8be.
2 eh5me, B5shinch5, Higashiku,
Osaka.
2 chome, Kitakiuhojicho, Higashi-
ku, Osaka.
3 choine, D5shiuch5, Higashiku,
Osaka.
2 ch5me, And5jich5, Minainiku,
Osaka.
3 ChSme, D3shiuch5, Higashiku,
Osaka.
2 chOme, Minami KiutarochS,
Higashiku, Osaka.
All kinds of drugs.
Caustic Soda.
»»
Caustic Soda and drugs.
t »
Dyes.
Caustic Soda and other drugs
Dyes.
Caustic Soda and other drugs
Dyes. I
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Continued:—
Commercial Name.
Name of Principal
Person or Owner.
Yamatoya ~ ... ...
Shionoya ... ... ... ... ...
Tanabeya
Oiniya ...
(Nagasaki Ken)
Koiwaiya ...
(Tokyo Fu)
Iseya ...
»t ••• ••• ••• ••• • ... ...
Iwashiya ... ...
Kanaya Shdten ...
Hayashi Shdten
Takeya „
Kateuraya ... ..
Osakaya ,
Fujitaya ...
Konishiya ... „
Handaya |
Muneta Tomojiro
Shiono Gisaburo ...
Tanabe Gohei ..* ,
Takeda Chobei
Nishiwaki Kinsaburd* ... ...
Minamikawa Fukuzo ... ...
Shinada Kiubei ...
Suzuki Chobei . ...
Asanuma Tokichi
Kanaya Kihei „.. ...
Hayashi Takesaburo
Takenouchi Yukichi
Shibata TSbei
Matsumura Fukumatsu
Mbrita Sadashichi
Aral Riosuke ... -,\
Takahashi Kumajiro ... . . .
Konisbi Yasubei ...
Asai Toyouaburo ... .... ...
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Business Place.
Article* of Import;
2 choine, D6shiuch6, Higashiku,
•Osaka.
3 ch6me, Doshiush6, Higashiku,
Osaka.
3 chouie, DdshiuchS, Higashiku,
Osaka.
2 ch6me, D6shiuch5, Higashiku,
Osaka.
Edocho, Nagasaki.
No. 15, 4 choine, Bakurocho,
Nihonbashiku.
No. 14, 4 choine, Honcho, „
No. 4, IwatsukichS, Kandaku.
No. 16, 2 chSnie, HonchS, Nihon-
bashiku.
No. 10, 1 chSine, fcagaehS, Fuka-
gawaku,
No. 37, IsezakichS, Fukagawaku.
No. 1, 2 chSiue, Tachiba*ach6,
Nihonbashiku.
No. 8, Setoinonochtf, „
No. 4,
No. 10, Isech6, „
No. 1, 1 ch6me, HoridomechS,
Nihonbashiku.
No. 7, 3 ch5me, Honkokuch6,
Nihonbashiku.
No. 16, Isechd, „
No. 12, Setomonocho, „
Drugs -and Medicines.
Caustic Soda and drugs.
Saltpetre.
Drugs and Medicines*
»»
Indigo.
Indigo and dyeing
Materials.
Dyeing Materials.
Dyeing plants, grasses, etc
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commodities Exported from % imported to. 279
Class. 6.
Kerosene Oil, NaptUa, Spirit op Turpentine, Para-
phine On* and Wax, Bean Oil, Castor Oil, Cocoa-nut
Oil, Ground-nut Oil, Olive Oil, Palm Oil, Vegetable
wax, candle8, and lard and tarrow.
Kerosene Oil.
Countries
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Russia..
Turkey..
U. S. A.
Other
Cts. ...
Total-
gal,
[yen
»gal.
fyen
Igal.
[yen
teal.
tyen
(gal.
21,058,i
1,871,408
225
20
1,613;840
213,854
766,860
96,923
,640|26,124,850
3,207,694
2,217
785
6,767,135
803,941
30,231,708
3,783,194
6,532,330
735,828
7,978,180
853,386 J
36,131,150
4,214,410
100
19
32,503,950
3,682,328
. 30
7
21,058,1
1371.4281
,86528,507.767
3,519,256
36,998^43
4.587,135
42,663,580
4,950,25'
40,482, IbU
4,585,721,
Paraphine Oil and Wax.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Germany ...
Great Britain
United States
Other
Countries '
Total
832
72
848,648
5,588
922
95,149
8,824
1,005,820
98,277
1,872
187
166,952
18,243
1,079,345
124,414
6,625
1,156
4
855,068
70317
1,102341
107,288
L,252,926|
143,815
i*rd« The total value of the latest import amounts
to 60,327 yen and is chiefly imported from Australia.
c«to«-ntat ou. The total volue of the latest import
amounts to 68,320 yen & is chiefly imported from India-
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Importers of the Above Mentioned Areolae.
Commercial Name.
Name of Principal Person
or Owner.
(Kanagawa Ken)
Masudaya ... .••
h ... ...
Yorozuya *
Tanikawaya
Kagiya
Hirashimaya
Otoya
(Hydgo Ken)
Inoue Gurui
Branch shop of Inouye Gumi.
Osaka Hirano's Branch Shop .
»» •
Osaka Iwai's Branch Shop
Yoshida Shdten
Hydgo Branch Office of Mitsui
Bussan Kwaisha
Inouye Gumi
K5be Branch Office of Osaka
Kerosene Oil Co
Hydgo Branch Office of Osaka
Kerosene Oil Co
(Osaka Fu)
KeroseDe Oil Co
(Nagasaki Ken)
Matsumotoya.
(Tokyo Fu)
(KySto Fu.)
Igaya
(Yamaguchi Ken)
Someya Shdten
AbeKobei ... .
Masuda Masuz5 ... .
Kuwabara Fukujird
Yamada Kanshichi
Kaburagi Matsunosuke .
Mano Kihei
Yoshida NaotarS ... .
Inouye Torajird (Head)
»» •
fftTlftg
1:1
Murakami Tei (Manager) .
Masuda Yoneshicni ( „ |
Goto Tsuneiird
TsukudaNihei,..
Kakizaki Tsuneshichi
Yoshida Ario ...
Tanaka K5suke (Manager) ...
Inouye Yasuzd
Mateumura Anki (Manager)...
Ikoma Sadajiro ( M )
Tamate Hiromichi (Head)
Hirano Heibei ... ... ...
Iwai Bunsuke
Matsumoto Moritaro
Iwade Sdbei ...
Shibahara Chdzaburd ...
Semoya SeijirO —
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Continued :— •
Business Place.
Articles of Import.
No. 50, 3 chdme,Minaminakad5ri, Yokohama.
No. 68, 4 chome, Honchd, „
No. 4, 1 chome, Sakaicha, „
No. 5, 1 chSme, Bentenddri, „
No. 58, 5 ch5me, Sumiyoshichd, „
No. 72, 4 chome, Otamachi, „
No. 41, 3 chome, „ M
HaanauiinochS, Kobe.
Hyogo JCajiyachG, „
3 chome, Sakaichd, „
Hydgo Uodanachd, „
i 2 chome, Sakaichd, „
Hydgo Uodanacha, „
Kitanakacho, „
4 ohdine, Sakaichd, „
ffyogo Matsuyachd, „
Hama-ujinooho, „
3 ch5me, Sakaich5, „
Miyamaechd, „
2 chome, Nakanoshima* Kitaku, Osaka.
L chdme, Edoborikamidori, Niahiku, „
L chome, Tosaboriddri, „ „
OragotdchS, Nagasaki City.
No. 6, Higashidaikucho, Fnkagawaku.
Matsubara-agaru Takatsu ji Omiyacho,
OmiyadSri, Shimokydku, Ky5to
fiffisakinochd, Akamagaseki City.
Kerosene Oil.
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Class 7
Printing Paper, Chinese Papcr, akd Straw Board.
Printing Paper.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Austria ...
Belgium ...
France ...
Germany ...
Great
Britain...
Switzerland
United
States ...
Total ...
catty
yen
catty
yen
catty
yen
catty
yen
catty
yen
catty
yen
catty
yen
27,196
1,576
129,1
5,595
18,168
1,238
850,091
45,593
855,417
58,641
42,143
2,529
112,646
7,154
,124,701
68,952
63,076
3,364
2,517,646
158,636
1,777,599
148,480
1,136
97
9,517
605
262,516
16,028
78,429
3,628
135,519
8,413
44,6*7
1,998
7W
434,472)3,533346
201377
26346
1,611,5502,
135356
1,451/
197,799
527,076
2*,5?4
,778)1,621,695
126,891
29,548
1,769
18,053
1372
catty 1322,5705,596304
yen
115,172
386,683!
2318,055
I 178,334
6,ZXU,
413,4861
1202,227,
,111
159,6221
bLT^i. Tne t®^ Vftlue of the latest import amounts
to 50,310 yen and is chiefly imported from Ger-
many/and Great Britain.
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COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
Class 8,
Raw Cotton, Cotton on the Seeds, Cotton Tarn*
Cotton Threads, Calico, Cotton Damask, Cotton
Drills Cotton Duck, Chinese Cotton Goods, Cobban
Cotton Goods, Cotton Satin* Cotton Velvet, Gingham,
Gray Shirting, White Shirting, Figured Shirting,
Twilled Shirting, Dyed Shirting, Taffachelass, T.
Cloths, Turkey-reds, Victoria Lawn, Etc.
Raw Cotton.
Countries.
1387.
1888
1889
1890
1891
British 5cattj
15,089
•
America /yen
—
—
—
2,700
■ —
China 'J08*1*
5,491,539
11,703,171
22,753,852
16,786,253
18,055,152
^nina ...iyen
701,522
1,622,540
3,398,791
2,665,466
2,571,666
East < catty
70,945
44,255
320,342
7,500,966
26,561,950
India ...(yen
9,160
6,449
47,885
1,114,264
3,381,973
Siain ...J0***
—
81,739
—
.—
' —
/yen
—
10,457
—
—
—
United... (catty
8,131
63,351
71,583
1,779,022
5304,422
States... /yen
1,270
. 12,70*
13,439
351,876
1,011,518
Other J catty
—
751
22,317
3,015
207,226
; Cts. ...(yen
1 Total^J^
; (yen
—
90
4,211
485
$3377
5,67u,(5l5
11,893,267
23,108,094
26,084,345
50,128,750
711.952
1,652,2*3
3,464,326
4,134,791]
6,998,533
i ;
Cotton on the Seeds.
•
s Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
'Ohiiift
] catty
3,128340
8,837,170
37,834,458
23,084,706
27,940,864
»
yen
,124,907
433381
2,0?4,131
1,099,093
1,125376
Corea ...
catty
—
—
. 169,246
730,970
471,828
yen
: — .*
, —
6,181
29,087
" 18,297
East
catty
1,949,948
3,228329
234,581
5,355
2,140
: India...'
yen
: 76.&90
131,507
11,592
316
89
Si am . , <
catty
— .
—
147,279
—
• .—
yen .
■ —
—
7,327
— -
—
Other J
[ catty
8,323
117310
2,909,707
2,236,&77
1,540331
Cts. ...
Total...-
yen
catty
M8
4,737
143,281
101367
56,956
5,082,111
L2,18330&*
41,295,271
26,057,4U7
2*365363
yen
202,015
. 569,525
2,204,512
1,230,363
1,200.718
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J ^Co^intries. . 1$87; -
1888
1889
1890
1891
East
India...
Franote...
Oer- '
many...
Great .
Britain
Other
Cte. ...
Total...
catty
yen
catty
yen
catty
yen
catty
yen
(catty
(yen
(catty
(yen
17,065,479
4,278,511
24,164,092
6,293,963
16,231,051
3,956,692
23,274,999
7,317,694
548
241
24,1467458
6,234,^627
4,9^0
2,555
943
404
18,658,291
6,284,328
300
125
13,9707623
3,542,529
78,828
17,911,109
6,374,282
5,70C
2,423
4,'548;6"5^
1,135,451
12,787,408
4,453,112
2.138
718
43,396,530
8,235.203
47,439,639
13.611,898
42,810,91*
12.522,039
31,908,302
9,928,062
17,337,600
5,589,289
Gray Shirtings.
Countries^
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Great (yard
Britain, i yen
East (yard
India .../yen
Holland..^
Other (yard
Cts. ... (yen
yard
yen
214^96(41,947,776
2,330,558
25,160
1,903
28,!
1,167,852
30,800
1,543
6,400
421
1,093
104
36,267,692
2,010,694
300
21
30,378,133
1,716,981
30,188,633
1,655,873
15,261
808
Total..
28,251,596
1.169.816
4rl,974^9
2,332,565
36,267,992
2.010.715
30,378,133
1,716,981
30,^03,894
1,656,681
White Shirtings.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
East India,., jjj*
Germany ... fajJJ1
Oreat (yard
Britain ... /yen
United (yard
1 States ... /yen
Other ' ' (^ard
Countries., (yen
™ {£?
104,710
5,621
4,467,222
258,098
39,025
3*082
23,106
1,950
12,431
830
2,938,503
208,634
10,796
1,134
1,276
104
314
19
2,617,217
174,057
574
48
49,826
3,669
3,021,707
220,728
26,698
■■> 1,498
..-tt"
3,132,083
216,455
3,449
' 440
*,t> 10,957
266.801
2,906,112
212.652
2,618,105
174,124
3,098,231
225,890
3,135,532
216,895
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Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
British India
Great
Britain ...
Other
Countries..
Total
yard
yen
yard
yen
yard
yen
5 yard
yen
108,360
6,440
3,725,1 -~
185,117
4,800
314
92,390
i327,495
246,685
262300
16,230
5330,7"
316,810
5,587,-
144,483
48fe £526,563
141,052
279
11
SJtiW&iH 4,419385 ofiUZAKto
191371
2,5»7,<
251,680| 333,040| 144,483
4*52326342
141.063
Dyed Shirtings.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Germany ..,gj*
Great {yard
Britain .../yen
Other Jy*1^
Countries., (yen
Total ..A***
(y^
193,196
14,644
1,724,529
140,400
191,628
25,749
2,028390 2,461,54512,866,083
206,244 222326 266,690
12,000 6,000
950 675
12,000
1,725
960370
107,389
2*228
182
1,917,725
155,044
2,232,518
232,943
2,467,5452,866,
222,901
>,U83
266,690
a/4,499
109,196
Turkey-reds.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
.1890
1891
Belgium ...
yard
yen
—
—
—
65300
4£57
—
yard
116,045
244,654
147,600
158,400
.333,600
.yen
y«*d
yen
yard
7,246
21,378
12346
13,548
. 25306
Germany ...*■
. z
7,200
600
1&325
1,395
28,800
' 1,440
43,800
2#tt
Great \
6,765,098
4308,434
8356,148
6410390
7,606314
Britain ... <
yen
345,871
311,461
523,210
345,531
465,468
Switzerland. ■
yard
149,864
—
36,000
18,000
18.00C
yen
5,571
—
2325
1,170
990
Other <
yard
—
9,000
—
—
8,909
Countries.. J
Total
yen
yard
—
540
—
718
7,Q31,0u*
5,169,280
*M58,073
6370,69U
8,010,013
*•'
yen
358,688
333,979
539,876
366,416
495,131
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COMMODITIES EXPORTED FROM $ IMPORTED TO. 00?
Victoria Iiawn.
Countries.
1887
188G
1890
1891
Germany
Great
Britain
Total
!yard
ten
yard
yen
(yard
" (yen
95^88
44)71
1,683,25411,840,899
74,273
74,690
3,041
1,700,331
97,800 92,141
528
51
13443792321,171
53345 103,833
1,693,254
74,273
1,930,38/
101371
1,774321
96382
1,044,807
53,296
2,031,171
103,833
Caliop.
Countries.
1887 1888 1889 1890
1891
France
Germany ...
Great
-Britain ...
Russia
Switzerland..
United
States ....
Other
•-■ Countries..
Total ...
8,547
873
505,534
30313
yard 4*436,059
260348
406,758
26351
1,754
89
636
51
48
4
4,90435615,404,918
&70329
12,7*8
1371
842300
25359
8,555
847
28,095
. 2,865
272,061
23385
355,188
8380
1346
77300
6386
1310
242
15,375
1,358
6,506,570)1308,032
137332
13,389
1,678
40,559
3,286
171,268
11385
448324
7,746
915
156,031
12,775
» 17,640
1361
204
16
yard 5351^652
yen I 318374
389,070[ 398,561
»,01«
478,462
1,938,606
140,905
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COiMMtnCE AND INDtJSTItt IN JAPAN.
Cotton Satin.
; Countries.
1887
1888
1880
1890
1891
yard
7,490
16,858
893
—
8,967
>yen
1,052
3,533
. 110
—
1,171
Germany ... -
yard
46,590
88,697
2,469
29,385
5,243
yen
3,777
12,386
249
2,382
570
Great <
yard
1,998,643
3,484,003
1,750,481
2,126,068
1,086,165
Britain ...
.y©n
193,263
277,448
185,789
227,962
126,559
Switzerland-
yard
yen
5,766
803
16,703
3,258
"~~
~~
• —
United <
yard
—
—
—
—
60,450
States ...
yen
—
—
—
—
6,566
Other <
yard
—
454
—
—
—
Countries., (yen
Total ...j^
(yen
—
68
—
—
• —
2,058,48!*
2,606,715
1,753,843
2,155,453
l,l6t>,825
198,895
296,693
186,148
230,344
134,866(
Cotton Velvet
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
France
yard
—
22,545
—
—
—
yen
—
4,281
—
—
—
Germany ... '
yard
11,550
13,436
82,734
18,624
25,691
Great
Britain ...
yen
1^91
2,210
6,496
> 5,063
6,623
yard
2,270,164
1,341,128
2,298,405
2,480,230
1,642,663
yen
323,328
213,278
355,283
377,236
267,322
Other <
'yard
—
103
187
1,967
3,499
Countries.. 4
Total ...
• yen
iyard
t7en,
—
26
32
552
986
2,281,714
1,377,212
2,331,326
2,50U,821
1,671,853
324,719
219,795
361,811
882,851
274,931)
Cotton
Threads, ^ke total value of the latest import amounts
to 83,793 yen and is imported chiefly from Great
Britain.
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Importers of the Above Mentioned Articles.
Commercial Name.
Name of Principal Person
or Owner.
(Kanagawa Ken)
Ono Shoten
Satsuma „
Omiya
Shinanoya
Sekitanya ...
Sugimura Shoten ...
Fujitaya
Matsuya
Kanekoya
Iseya
Itoya
Masuya
Omiya
Moritaya
Minoya
Masakiya
TJshiuya
Omiya
Shimoyama Shoten
Azumaya
Ono Mitsukage
Ishikawa Yasujir5 (Manager)
Fujiyama Suekichi ( „ )
Ohaina Chiuzabur6
Hiranuma Senzo *•
Takeoka Zenshichi (Manager)
Yoda Yasuke
Uno Masakichi
Suganuma Moichird
Takahashi Sobei
Nishikawa Toyokichi
Uchiyama GisaburS
Yoshida SotojirS
Morilsaku
Matsushita Yosabur5 ... ...
Katagi Yaekichi
Yamashiro Eatsunosuke
Aso Kisaburo
Kitagawa Yohei
SatoTanji
Shimoyama Jisuke
Tokuda Tokutaro
ShindS Tomekichi
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Business Place.
Articles of Import.
No. 20, 2 chome, Bentendori,
Yokohama.
No. 27, 3 chome, Minaminaka-
dori, Yokohama.
No. 30, 5 chSme, Minaminaka-
dori, Yokohama.
No. 48, 8 chome, Minaminaka-
dori, Yokohama.
No. 27, 2 chome, Honcho, Yoko-
hama.
No. 24, 2 chome, „ „
No. 24, 2 chome, Minaminaka-
d5ri, Yokohama.
No. 9, 1 chome, Otamachi, Yoko-
hama.
1 chome, Otamachi,
No. 62, 4 chome, TokiwachS,
No. 40, 2 chSme, Otacho,
No. 37, 2 chome, „
No. 7, 1 chSme, Aioicho,
No. 68, 4 chome, Bentendori,
Yokohama.
No. 35, 2 chome, Otamachi,
Yokohama.
No. 84, 2 chome, Minaminaka-
dori, Yokohama.
No. 92, 3 chome, Minaminaka-
dori, Yokohama.
No. 22, 2 chome, Sumiyoshicho,
Yokohama.
No. 43, 3 chome, Minaminaka-
dori, Yokohama.
No. 31, 2 chome, Minaminaka-
d6ri, Yokohama.
No. 30, 2 chome, Otamachi,
Yokohama.
No. 2, 1 ch6me, Sakaicho, Yoko-
hama.
No. 30, 2 chome, Otamachi,
Yokohama.
Foreign threads and fabrics.
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Commercial Name.
Name of Principal Person
or Owner.
(Osaka Fu)
Nagai Cotton Co
Osaka Branch Shop of Mitsui
Bussan Kwaisha
Obiya
Sakai Menyu Co
Handa Shoten
Ishii Shdshichi Shoten
Iwata „
Zeniya
Matsumoto Jutaro Branch Shop
Marufuku Co
Konishi Shirting Shop
(Hyogo Ken)
Hiranoya
Kobe detached Office of Nagai
Cotton Co
Abe Hikotaro (Head]
Minami Ichisuke (Manager)
Tomimura Saburokichi
Ohashi Kiheiji (Head)
Handa Seisuke ...
Ishii Shoshichi ...
Iwata Yasutaro...
Yamamoto Jihei
Konishi Hambei
Waida Sashichi...
Konishi Heibei ...
I to Mansuke
Takei Genzaburo
Konishi Yosuke
Takemura Tobei (Head)
Nakahara Ko
Konishi Heibei
Hirano JiutarS
Enami Denshichi (Deputy)
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Business Place.
Articles of Import.
Genzocho, Kitaku, Osaka.
1 chome, Nakanoshima, Kitaku,
Osaka.
Knshiyacho, Sakai City.
4 cho Nishi, KaichS, „
2 choine, HondachS, Xishiku,
Osaka.
6 chome, Tachiuribori, Kitadori,
Nishiku, Osaka.
2 chome, Kitakiutarocho, Higa-
shiku, Osaka.
Higashinocho, Daihojicho, Mina-
miku, Osaka.
4* chome, Fushimicho. Higashi-
ku, Osaka.
3 chome, Imahashi, Higashiku,
Osaka.
5 chome, Fushimicho, Higashi-
ku, Osaka.
4 chome, Honcho, Higashiku,
Osaka.
4 chome, Fushimicho, Higashi-
ku, Osaka.
4 chome, Fushimicho, Higashi-
ku, Osaka.
4 chome, Hiranocho, Higashiku,
Osaka.
4 chome, Fushimicho, Higashi-
ku, Osaka.
4 chome, BingochS, Higashiku,
Osaka.
4 chome, Fushimicho, Higashi-
ku, Osaka.
3 chome, Sakaicho, Kobe.
2 chome, „ „
China, India, and America
Cotton.
Raw Cotton.
Cotton on the seeds.
Bombay Cotton, and America
Cotton.
Cotton on the seeds.
Calico, Turkey-reds, Cotton
Satin.
Calico and Cotton Satin.
Cotton velvet, cotton and silk
mixture satin, Turkey-reds, and
cotton satin.
Cotton velvet, and cotton satin
Cotton satin.
T. Cloths, and Gray Shirting,
White Shirting.
Raw Cotton.
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Commercial Name.
Name of Principal Person
or Owner.
(Nagasaki Ken)
Matsumotoya ,
(Tokyo Fu)
Mitsui Bussan Kwaisha ,
Joshiuya
Echizenya ... ..*.
Kamiya
Itoya
Tokyo Cotton Co.
Daimonjiya
Enshiuya
Masnya
Izuiniya
Naigwai Ydtatsu Kwaisha
Oiniya ...
Tomiya
Chojiya
Tomiya
Omiya
Matsuya
Omiya
Otaya
Mikawaya
Omiya
(Kyoto Fu)
Fukushimaya
Matsumoto Busuke ...
Yoshikawa Bunshichi
Mitsui Yonosuke
Satsuina Jihei
Kakinuina Tanizo ...
Nakamura Tokutaro
Saito Bennosuke
Hiranuma Hachitiro
Nomoto Den8hichi (Head)
Nishikawa Shoroku ...
Aoki Gihei
Seki Hatsunosuke ...
Hibiya Kichijiro
Okura Kihachiro (Head)
Takenouchi Sennosuke
Satsuma Jihei
Horikoshi Kakujiro
Sugimura Jimbei
Inouye Ichibei ...
Nishimura Yohei
Shiraishi Jinbei
Takenouchi Fusajiro
Saito Kakichi . . .
Yamazaki Sakujiro
Maekavra Tarobei
Takemura Totaro
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Business Place.
Articles of Import
Hiratocho, Nagasaki City.
Honshiinocho, „
No. 5, Kabutocho, Nihonbashiku.
No. 14, 2 choine, Horidomecho,
Nihonbashiku.
1 choine, Koamicho,
2 chome, Horidomecho,
1 chome, Horiecho,
1 chome, KobunachS,
No. 20, Shinzaimokucho,
No. 9, T6ri,4 chome,
Koamicho, „
No. 19, Nishinakacho,Asaknsaku
2 chome, Horidomecho, Nihon-
bashiku
No. 7, 2 chome, Ginza, Kyobashi-
ku.
No. 3, Tadokorocho, Nihon-
bashiku.
No. 4, • „ „
No. 14, TSrihatagocho, „
No. 1, Shinzaimokucho, „
No. 1, Tomizawacho, „
No. 9, HasegawachS, „
No. 15, Shinnorimonocho, „
No. 16, Hasegawacho, „
No. 10, ShinosakachS, „
No. 28, Tadokorocho, . „
No. 14, 2 chome, Horidomecho,
Nihonbashiku.
Gojosagaru Ebisucho, Shim-
machi, Shimokyoku, Kyoto.
Raw Cotton.
Gray Shirting.
Cotton, threds, and fabrics.
Cotton threads.
Raw cotton, & cotton on the seed.
Cotton Cloths.
Shirting, cotton satin, and
cotton velvet.
White shirting, gray shirting,
T. cloths, twilled cotton cloths
Turkey-reds, calico, and velvet
»»
Cotton velvet, calico, and dyed
shirtings, etc.
Foreign threads, shirting, T.
cloths, and twilled cotton cloths.
Gray Shirting.
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Class 9.
Wool, Woolen Yarn, Alpacas, Blanket, Buntings,
Camlets Cards, Camlets, China Figures, Flannels,
Italian Cloths, Lastings, Long Ells, Lustres, Mousse-
i.tne de laine, orleans, serges, spanish stripes, •
Travelling Rugs, Woolen Cloth, Woolen Damask,
Balzaline, Crapes, Pongee, Satins, Silk and Cotton
Mixture Satin, Flax, Hemp, Jute, Flax and Hemp
Yarn, Canvas, Gunny Bags, Hemp Rope, Linnen, Linnen
and Cotton Mixtures, Chikufu, Curtains, Elastic
Webbings, Mosquito-nets, Mosquito-nettings, Oil or
Xieather Cloths, Oil or Wax Cloths, and All Other
Textile Fabrics and Their Materials, Patent Ta-
pestry Carpet, Felt Carpet, Velvet Carpets and
Other Carpets, Cotton Table Cloths, Woolen Table
Cloths, Hemp or Jute Carpet, China Mattings, Cocoa
Mattings, Packing Mats, and Other Mats for Floor,
Boots, Shoes, Chinese Boots and Shoes, Handker-
chiefs, Towels. Braces and Suspenders, Buttons,
Camforters and Tippets, Gloves, Hats and Caps,
Neckties, Shawls, Shirts, Slippers, Socks and Stock-
ings, Cotton Under-shirts and Drawers, Water Proof
Coats, Etc.
Wool.
Countries.
1887
1888 1889
1880
1891
AustraUa ...|y*^y
British India, Y*^?
<*ina {£*
Germany ...j^
Great Britain r^
/yen
Other J catty
Countries... (yen
Total ... fig
105,08'/
29,666
77,575
23,417
271,265
42,249
234,378
94,504
362
63
546,27y
215,151
212,153
69,201
92,100
11,663
537
184
15,263
4,161
32
9
424,075
261,069
54
15
224,555
35,027
7,927
5,577
501
142
1,707
256
583,538
299,232
35,519
12,892
189,995
32,915
50,848
20,528
7,752
4.347
299,515
158,815
36,641
15,197
116,47 J
14,403
671
206
33,066
16,007
3,711
1,919
68tf,267
189,899
866,364
300,369
658,819
302,086
867,652
369,914
490,075
206,547
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"Woolen Yarn.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1820
1891
Belgium. ...g£y
France ... g*
Germany ... J08,1*?
Great (catty
Britain... /yen
Switzerland.. |^"y
Other (catty
Countries, (yen
Total ... J****
(yen
25,030
26,959
116,494
119,004
118,217
109,010
503
329
8,088
10,464
88,514
96,881
47,356
55,215
1,500
2,70C
35
35
1,977
2,020
10484
12,151
150,285
176,600
59,158
64,424
2,250
916
12,653
12,315
9,078
9,725
324,594
371,561
97,29£
100,715
1,917
1,831
866
654
144,224
149,476
17,540
16,423
—
^60,244
255,302
145,493
165,295
224,151
256,111
443,624
494,316
164,547
168,384
Flannel.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Australia ...\^
5,355
1,168
—
—
—
—
Belgium ...{^n1
"■-■
—
9,008
3,032
1,080
312
2,244
5C4
France fcd
(yen
2,722
1,591
38,695
13,583
14,306
618
446
10,780
4,407
3,497
Germany ...g£*
904,481
1,339,373
2,942,948
2,354,693
1,108,149
222,267
406,602
886,288
715,252
331,956
Great Britain \ y^d
(yen
400,457
97,928
458,992
138,501
443,056
129,687
705,781
206,104
263,379
70,904
Switzerland. J^
/yen
964
194
13,298
3,463
—
_ _
United States j^nd
—
73
25
3,421
1,052
Other (yard
Countries (yen
Total ...jy"d
(yen
7,967
993
335
907
—
1,605
345
175
428
—
1,321,946
1,814,247
5,434,115
3,079,465
1,3»8,078
323,780
549,357
1,029,987
927,562
406,861
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Blanket
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Austria.. A*****
15
1,389
—
—
/yen
18
1,659
—
—
—
France... \ ^^
/yen
4,993
5,615
4,590
3,290
332
2,276
2,941
3,566
2,049
283
Germany g£*
53,06£
47,792
* 19,289
39,167
3,082
21,295
26,655
11,416
21,509
2,275
Great (catty
1,431,134
1,029,703
1,385,360
1,085,873
496,722
Britain'" (yen
557,215
511,947
707,283
548,586
248,915
Italy ...J0***
* /yen
—
—
5,027
2,586
—
—
Other (catty
683
596
323
66
195
Countries (yen
Total... $«"*
(yen
83C
461
484
83
270
1,489,894
1,085,095
1,414,589
1,128,396
5UU/331
581,631
543,663
725,335
572,227
251,743
Italian Cloths.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Belgium &
France...-^
Germany g£*
Great (catty
Britain (yen
Total.. .J0***
(yen
182.121
51,318
5.073,754
870,345
161
35
265,347
69,764
6,516,708
1.415.260
9,543
4,117
12,992
3,461
39,231
14,005
5,881,289
1.357.226
95,706
29,270
7,169,760
1,657,372
1,325
290
91,164
25,172
8,011,350
20,866
5,255,875
921,663
o,7»2,216
1,485,059
5,943,055
1,378,852
7,265,466
1,686,642
8,103,839
1,846,328
Mousseline de Laine.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Prance ...
ryard
8,763,024
13,403,849
12,584,383
16,790,804
12,671,806
yen
1,042,187
2,030,954
1,807,452
2,450,770
1,697,631
Germany <
yard
769,856
2,467.679
1,187,478
2,392,659
1,353,151
yen
78,826
309,138
149,676
311,891
156,440
Great <
'yard
48,857
90,544
10,784
154,859
298,574
Britain"' i
yen
5,070
12,025
1,759
21,086
37,812
Switzer- <
yard
5,571
85,238
135,63b
4,179
—
land"
Total...
yen
yard
yen
592
11.976
20,456
646
—
9,587,308
16,047,310
13,918,284
19,342,501
14,323,531
1,126,675
2,364,093
1,979,343
2,784,393
1,891,883
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Woolen Cloths.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Belgium ...
(yard
20,568
15.056
24,216
28,150
6,510
/yen
36,980
22.451
38,045
45,284
10,488
France
(yard
23,442
49,144
4,900
7,118
2,638
/yen
21,458
56,412
7,600
8336
3,341
Germany ..
(yard
421,995
264,345
114,324
277,142
133,157
(yen
448,456
284,907
176,121
343,460
151,518
Great
5 yard
980,580
630,604
303,143
425,584
258,092
Britain ..
(yen
893,251
667,513
380,662
496,121
265,648
Holland
J yard
555
7,234
3,152
3,308
902
(yen
343
8,902
3,238
3,991
819
Russia
J yard
909
—
—
—
—
/yen
1,677
— *
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—
—
Switzerland.
(yard
—
—
—
755
—
/yen
—
—
—
1,322
—
Other
(yard
1,040
1,126
312
1,591
76
Countries.
Total ..
(yen
(yard
(yen
646
1,355
657
2,117
188
l,449,0«y
967,509
450,047
743,648
401,375
1,402,811
1,041,540
606,323
901,131
432,002
Cotton and Silk Mixture Satins.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Belgium ...J*"*
/yen
Denmark ...Uard
/yen
France ... fc1
Germany ••fcf
Great (yard
Britain ... /yen
Switzerland, jj***
/yen
Other (yard
Countries, (yen
Total .J>'ard
(ven
1,445
713
1,882
1,147
276,729
139,161
358,551
206,609
67,455
28,324
106,784
61,224
11,939
8,461
259,492
164,070
256,717
188,572
84,628
51,325
118,804
87,286
862
606
237,918
126,453
227,777
137,716
8,887
4,961
80,391
50,396
244,246
134,348
407,196
253,460
26,390
13,176
93,404
57,375
882
569
3,137
2,021
307,449
158,240
325,492
186,172
20,211
8,726
83,871
49,526
1,832
1,012
812,846
437,178
732,442
500,320
554,973
319,526
772,118
458,928
741,992
405,696
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Hate and Caps.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
British <
doz.
102
18
32
8
18
India.
;yen
doz.
1,156
163
434
160
258
China
2,240
2,994
5,265
3,637
2,457
^yen
doz.
3,900
6,336
10,010
7,296
5,244
France ... •
329
454
1,293
163
4
yen
2,992
4,492
4,377
1,251
103
Germany ... -
doz.
2,192
5,343
6,470
525
1,541
yen
11,230
21,177
32,590
4,376
5,560
Great <
doz.
47,535
55,742
5,265
3,637
2,457
Britain ... <
>yen
225,339
272,318
437,668
334,207
398,308
United <
doz.
232
288
490
128
523
States ... '
>yen
1,819
2,828
5,243
1,402
4,977
Other
doz.
687
963
—
21
31
Countries. 1
Total '
yen
'doz.
' 5,014
6,968
—
118
245
53,321
65,802
97,846
61,980
72,296
yen
251,450
314,272
490,349
348310
414,695
Cotton Handkerchief.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
China Jdoz*
(yen
3,670
1,085
—
—
—
—
France ... \doz'
( yen
Germany ... g°£
16,445
3,361
12,190
390
11,168
10,039
2,094
7,147
330
7,184
21,979
8,500
16,777
25,030
35,194
12,395
3,441
10,639
14,427
20,234
Great < doz.
287,875
262,577
386,100
250,581
235,666
Britain ... /yen
109,060
104,632
133,867
110,246
89,195
T, , (doz.
Italy {yen
—
—
—
2,254
—
—
—
1,353
—
Switzerland. $ oz*
( jell
24,935
24,334
16,871
21,147
10,884
18,407
14,105
10,418
12,302
6,857
Other (doz.
Countries, (yen
Total idoz*
(yen
987
—
772
—
—
91
—
329
—
—
355,8yi
298,772
432,710
299,408
292,912
151,077
124,272
162,400
138,658
123.470
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Countries.
18S7
1888
1889
1890
1891 1
Australia. . .
(catty
—
18,123
26,172
90.730
_
'/yen
—
1,618
3,564
7,539
—
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(catty
—
—
75,(XX
—
America *'
/yen
—
—
—
7.50C
—
China
(catty
435,785
598,450
615,703
608,865
943,071
(yen
36,958
53,008
55,476
53,877
80,774
France
(catty
—
—
—
—
36,198
{yen
—
—
—
—
3,934
Germany ..
(catty
*?yen
738
98
165
55
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Great
J catty
16,676
—
1,093
63,628
Britain
(yen
1,013
—
116
9,544
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TtiHiji
j catty
276,600
534,700
423,822
603,600
884,118
JLUUldi ••
(yen
9,930
22,514
19,762
25,672
31,930
Italy
(catty
* iyen
__
,
__
31,541
2,839
—
Philippine
(catty
18,095
118,470
118,169
345,616
870,150
Group
United
'/yen
2,294
10,874
14,693
32,766
33,022
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—
—
—
309
—
States
Total
'(yen
(catty
'(yen
—
—
—
40
—
747,894
1,269,838
1,184,959
1,819,289
24233,537
50,293
88,069
93,611
139,777
149,660
Hemp and Jute
Yarn. The total value of the latest import
amounts to 91,736 yen, and is inported chiefly from
Great Britain.
canvas. The total value of the latest import amounts
to 53,681 yen, andis imported chiefly from Great Britain.
Gunny Ba^. The total value of the latest import
amounts to 82,454 yen ,andis imported chiefly from India.
packing Mat.. The total value of the latest import
amounts to 96,776 yen, and is imported chiefly from
China.
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port amounts to 61,046 yen, and is imported chiefly
from Great Britain.
serSe«. The total value of the latest import amounts to
58,922 yen, and is imported chiefly from Great Britain.
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Class 10.
Pig Iron, Old Iron, Bab Iron, Kod Iron, Hoop Iron,
Band Iron, Nail-rod Iron, Iron Xail, Iron Pipes, Iron
Tubes, Iron Screw, Iron Bolt, Iron Nuts, Telegraph
Wire, Iron Wire Rope, Tin-plates, Steel, Steel
Wire, Steel Wire Rope, Brass, Brass' Screws, Brazen
Bolts, Brazen Nuts, Brass Tube, Tin Capsules for
'Bottle, Copper Rod, Plate and Sheet Copper, Old
Copper, Copper Nail, Copper Screws, Copper Tubes,
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Lead, Lead Tubes, Mercury, Nickel, Solder, Tin,
Yellow Metal Plate, Yellow Metal Sheathing, Rod
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Wares, Gold Wares, Silver Wares, Electro-plated
Ware, Nickel Wabes, Utensil (incl. Forks, Spoons,
Knives, etc.), Tea-firing Pan, and Other Metals and
Metallic Wares.
Pig Iron.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Belgium*
catty
,yen
—
. 1,566
15
— '
—
—
British <
catty
—
—
—
555,297
—
India '
yen
—
—
—
4,983
—
France -
catty
611,119
2,439,623
32,803
332,289
33,910
yen
21,231
118,494
609
10,708
274
Ger-
catty
333,765
5,404,327
3,989,665
8,130,266
6,597,556
many
,yeny
1,926
42,600
46,969
83,583
61,209
Great
catty
9,313,337
26,725,105
12,322,770
8,330,462
13,685,878
Britain'
>yen
72,186
236,055
116,568
86,172
137,721
Tfn.lv
i catty
632,646
—
—
—
—
Italy ...£yen
23,025
—
—
—
—
Sweden *****
J yen
—
z
z
33,131
488
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Other j catty
—
—
217
935
570
Cts. **'(yen
Total j"**
(yen
—
—
2
15
5
10,890,867
34,570,621
16,345,453
17,382,380
20,317,914
118.368
397,164
164,148
18.\949
199,209
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Sheet Zinc.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Austria *«**
(yen
Belgium ...}°atty
6 (yen
Franee ...j^
Germany ...{£j*
Great J catty
Britain '"/yen
Other (catty
Countries (yen
Total ..A*****
(yen
388,142
20,601
26,688
1,175
832,942
46,810
1,358,586
69,994
247,484
19,057
21,315
1,554
729,210
53,516
983,095
70,155
140,713
13,735
23,381
1,377
450,905
40,222
334.128
28,393
10,134
741
322,812
31,698
56,468
5.588
1,432,764
141,889
939,784
89,353
1,390
160
21,006
2,042
250,110
25,655
8,820
1,050
528378
53,813
610,785
60,798
106
16
2,606,358
138,580
1,981,104
144,282
959,256
84,468
2,753,218
268,688
1,419,20)
143374
Tea Lead.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
France ...J0**1*
(yen
Great ( catty
Britain '"(yen
Total .J"***
(yen
2,462,502
136,021
44,940
3,642
1,492,344
109,850
1,640,608
119,332
1,947,547
126.336
1,942,832
126346
2,462,502
136,021
1,537,284
113,492
l,64u,tfu8
119,332
1,^47,6*/
126,336
1,942,832
126,346
Lead.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
18^1
Australia ...
(catty
—
—
188
48,978
194,043
/yen
—
—
12
2,596
9,855
Austria. ...
(catty
—
—
—
—
42,000
/yen
—
—
—
—
2,100
Belgium ...
(catty
(yen
•—
_ .
45,800
2,387
z
China
(catty
—
25,040
66,960
60,700
206,178
(yen
—
1,315
3,594
3,560
11358
East India-
(catty
—
—
—
—
41,734
(yen
—
—
—
—
2,296
France ...
< catty
—
297
86,014
8,400
—
/yen
—
18
4,711
459
—
Germany ...
J catty
606,798
1,105,480
272,974
419,349
313,110
16,812|
(yen
31,406
64,365
15,487
22,755
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Countries.
1887 1888
1889
1890 1891
Great ( catty
Britain... /yen
Spain j£"y
* (yen
Other j catty
Countries, (yen
Total J*"*
(yen
1,680,055
77,428
1,446,6542,766,745
134,860 149,670
13,885
694
2,286,853
108,834
1,591,356:
201,252
l,U22,563
53,667
269
14
1,180,650
59,448
41,847
2,161
3,193,150
173,488
1,605,7902,
85,424
5,019,552
104,029
Plate and Sheet Iron.
Countries.
1887
1883
1889
1890
1891
America. J y
/yen
—
—
—
5.820
264
15,252
1,414
^"-•fen*
10,795
12,830
446,738
167,993
463,111
366
559
14320
6,255
12,635
Ger- (ratty
698,733
391,462
293,014
486,696
331,223
many ...cyen
17,202
16,734
11,143
19,157
9,731
Great (catty
8,778,442
7,265,120
9,812,944
9,770,604
9,777,766
Britain, (yen
200,951
197,190
295,902
287,727
274,054
Prance. A"***
/yen
12,698
157,381
382,555
11,829
3,329
413
5,315
14,042
653
173
Other (catty
—
692
134
40
Cts. ...(yen
Total .J08**
(yen
—
14
3
12
—
97500,668
7,827,493
10,935,385
10,443,343
10,590,686
218.932
219,812
335,910
314,068
298,007
Bar and Bod Iron.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Belgium \%*
579,680
1,827,435
6,747,871
4,487,621
7,450,529
13,695
46,208
169,400
119,623
172,415
France...^*
422,916
658,490
367,422
262,367
456,553
15,011
25,970
13,033
7,040
14,771
Ger- (catty
484,217
583,690
2,605,587
1,769,468
4,410,235
many... /yen
8,999
10,963
59,175
43,851
103,742
Great (catty
25,025,092
81,588,990
24,845,530
25,340,239
25,829,291
Britain. /yen
403,818
665,735
593,529
659,435
577,338
Sweden&\ catty
23,698
30,820
176,729
—
60,948
Norway (yen
615
1,016
6,449
—
2,081
Other (catty
Cts. ...(yen
Total ...$«**
(ven
—
1,194
32,966
4,643
2,167
—
24
937
168
63
26,535,603
34,690,611*
34,776,105
31,864,338
38,209,723
447,102
749.916
842,513
830.117
870,410
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Mercury.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
United (catty
•States .../yen
China ...}«"»
(yen
Great J catty
Britain ***/yen
India ...H^
/yen
Spain ...}<**&
r (yen
Total ...J™*
(yen
30,390
23,875
3,937
3,328
1,125
900
33,243
26,715
41356
39,040
11,653
10,568
27,675
22,965
562
562
62,658
64,178
19,53C
18.12S
2,250
2,107
22.95C
21,002
68,929
66,393
1,125
1,120
36,591
35,320
73,348
68,331
1,434
1,265
16,618
15,615
577
517
23,523
19,931
68,695
54,819
81,746
73,135
107,388
105,416
106,645
102,833
115,500
105,659
Iron NaiL
Countries.
1887
. 1888
1889
1890
1891
Belgium \"#T
s lyen
1,867,867
3,083,525
2,479,930
4,829,644
1,474,768
60,190
138,978
100,598
200,045
57,164
France J^
/yen
84,300
102,477
116,335
66,676
16,521
3,149
5,234
6,211
2,486
1,310
Ger- (catty
5,385,614
8,879,244
12,072,347
8,605,108
12,907,955
many* ' * / yen
171,882
386,074
491,649
355,945
473,998
Great \ catty
5,226,623
7,626,082
4,838,348
3,064,921
3,231,599
Britain /yen
157,893
342,592
197,962
134,019
121,838;
Holland Jcatty
12,50(,
30,023
48,337
—
— I
ooiiana.< en
335
1,138
1,831
—
— i
United Jcatty
9,031
35,625
29,175
25,725
45,4501
States ../yen
392
1,681
1,579
1,297
1,864
Other j catty
—
77
309
—
98
Cts. ...(yen
Total $«**
(yen
—
12
11
—
—
12,585,935
iy, 7 57,053
19,584,781
16,592,074
17,676,39lj
393,841
875,709
799,841
693,792
656,j79|
Iron Pipes and Tube's.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
France yen
Germany yen
Great Britain ... yen
United States. yen
Other Countries yen
Total yen
2,437
1,344
329,787
448
7,41S
656
61,941
1,539
35
4,275
7,467
191,315
47
5
4,322
295
159,327
2,580
12
663
382
104,900
647
334,016
71,5ii0
203,109
166,536
106,592
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Steel.
Countries.
1887 1888
1889 1890
1891
Austria
Belgium ..
France
#Gerinany ..
•Great
Britain ..
Sweden and
Xorway ..
Other
Countries
Total ...
catty
• yen
catty
;yen
i catty
^yen
Scatty
yen
(catty
(yen
(catty
(yen
Scatty
yen
(catty
(yen
8,400
168
1,308,347
35,553
176,153
6,018
2,215,091
97,144
79,109
3,467
24,360
957
21,880
730
4,453,256
172,348
298,596
14,974
1,992,7463.
107,195
69,720
3,207
11,000
365
3,592
185
150,599
6,383
1,358,115
72,227
400,183
20,673
,638,571
191,303
160,440
7,344
671
34
90,224
4,017
618,074
23,371
90,317
3,948
,202,2
162,602
3,751
424
68,572
9,855
149,510
6,6
397,693
15,429
328,102
13,153
1,898,314
201,913
33,516
1,904
468
67
3,811,4(50
143,307
6,847,198
298,819
5,712,171
298,149
5,004,632 4,876,175
194,362 249.010
iron scr«w. its value of the latest import amounts to
yen 56,111, and is imported chiefly from England.
iron wire. Its value of the latest import amounts to
yen 56,113, and is imported chiefly from Germany,
England and Belgium.
Teiegprapu wire, its value of the latest import amounts
to yen 60,286, and is imported chiefly from Germany.
meet wire, its value of the latest import amounts to
yen 62,042, and is imported chiefly from Germany and
England.
Ti»* Its value of the latest import amounts to yen
71,721, and is imported chiefly from Germany, Eng-
land, China, India.
sueet iro» (Electro piateri). Its value of the latest im-
port amounts to yen 62,836, and is imported chiefly
from England.
-steei w«res. Its value of the latest import amounts to
yen 77,479, and is imported chiefly from England and
Germany.
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Importers of the Above Mentioned Articles.
Commercial Name.
Name of Principal Person
or Owner.
(Hyogo Ken)
Kanedaya
Kaneda Sadashichi
Toniinaga Kisuke
Hat suaj i Kansu fce
Hirano SeizS
Morimoto Shinkichi...
Xakajiina Yasunosuke ...
Nagai Gumi
Xagai Eitaro
(T6ky3 Fu)
lilies & Co
Mayeda Kiyotera ...
Raspe & Co
Wakiyama Kaku
•
Tanaka Hisa&hige ...
Xaigai Yotatsu Kwaisha
Okura Kihachiro
Iseya
Minamikawa Fukuzo
Iiuazuya
Morioka Heiemon ...
Sunriya
Yuasa Shichizaemon...
Kuwabara Shichibei...
Akaganeya M
Misaki Yoshinosuke...
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Business Place.
Articles of Import.
•
Higashidecho, Hyogo, Kobe City.
Bar and rod, plate and sheet,
iron, etc.
-
3 chdme, Sakaicho, ,,
Iron nails, pig, bar, and rod
iron, steel, etc.
I chome, Motocho, „
Pig, bar, rod, plate, and sheet-
iron, and zinc, etc.
»» »» t*
Zinc.
5 chdme, Sakaicho, „
„
2 chome, „ „
Iron nails, bar, rod, plate, and
sheet iron, steel, etc.
Sannomiyacho, „
Pig, plate, sheet, bar, and rod
iron, iron nail, steel, zinc, and
iron wares.
No. 15, 3 chome, Tsukiji, Kyo-
bashiku.
Iron ingot.
No. 14, 2 chdme, Kobikicho,
Metals of all kinds.
Kyobashiku.
No. 9, Minami Kinrokucho,
Iron ingot.
Kyobashiku.
No. 7, 2 chome, Ginza, „
Iron, and steel.
No. 15, 4 chome, Bakurocho,
Nihonbashiku.
Mercury.
No. 28, 1 chome, Houzaimoku-
Bar, plate, rod, and sheet iron,
cho, Nihonbashiku.
and iron nail.
No. 10, Tori Aburacho,
Steel and Iron nail.
No. 8, 2 chdme, KodemmachQ,
All kinds of iron, zinc,
Nihonbashiku.
tin plate, etc.
No. 18, Zaimokucho, Kandaku.
Nickel, brass plate, lead, 2im«.
tin, etc.
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Continued :—
Commercial Xame.
Izakaya
Awaya
Akaganeya...
Kinokuniya
Kugiya
Kawachiya
Isakaya ... ... ...
Kanoya
Jiuichiya
Tetsuya
Kyoya
Xodaya
Kugiya.
(Kanagawa Ken)
Kamoya
Kamoya
Iwazakiya
Iseya ...
Name of Principal Person
or Owner.
Kawai Hambei ...
Moritomo Kazo...
Morita Uhei
Asai Hanabicbi ...
Tsucbiya Zenbei
Takeuchi Kisaburo
Ogawa Fusajird...
Kawachi Sabei ...
SaigS Rokubei
Nakamura Jiubei .,
Umeoka Sbdkicbi ..
Kato YasugorS
Mizuba&bi Torakicbi
Akiba Shichibei
Yagisbita Kura
TanakaGi
Yagisbita Tatsuzo ..
OgakiTeitaro
Murakami Ibei
••• ••• •••
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Business Place.
Articles of Import
No. 4, 1 chome, Honshirokane-
Iron and copper.
cho, Nihonbashiku.
No. 3, 1 chome, Horiecho „
Iron nail, steel, zinc plates.
No. 16, 2 chdine, KodemmachS,
Steel plates, nickel, tin, lead,
Nihonbashiku.
zinc, etc.
No. 19, TorihatagochC, „
Iron nail.
No. 27, 4 chdine, Honkokucho,
Nihonbashiku.
Iron and copper.
No. 10, Kodemmauwacho, „
Tin and lead.
No. 16, Moto Iwaicho, Kandaku.
Plate and sheet iron, steel.
No. 16, 4 ch5ine, Honkokucho,
Nihonbashiku.
Steel.
•
No. 8, 3 chome, Koamicho, „
Iron, tack, and steel.
No; 7, Shin-idsumicho, „
Iron nail.
J
No. 28, Zaimokuchd, Kandaku.
Steel, iron nail, and iron wire.
No. 16.
Iron nail, tin plates.
No. 21, 3 chdine, Kodemmacho,
Nihonbashiku.
No. 19, 3 ch5nie, Honzaimoku-
Bail iron, and pig iron.
cho, Nihonbashiku,
Cokes and pig iron.
No. 18, 1 chome, Bentendori,
Yokohama.
Copper and Iron.
No. 3, 1 chome, Sakaichd, Yoko-
hama.
»»
No. 6, 1 chome, SumiyoshichS,
Yokohama.
No. 12, 1 chome, Minaminaka-
>!
dori, Yokohama.
>»
No. 43, 3 chSine, Bentendori,
<
Yokohama.
>»
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Commercial Name.
Name of Principal Person
or Owner.
Mikawaya
Sato Magagoro .; »
Tanakaya
Tanaka Iwakichi
Mikawaya ••
Suzuki Iebisaburo ...
(Osaka Fu)
Ikeda Bunjiro , ... ••»
Tamamoto Tosuke .,. ... _••••
Kishimoto Ishi •••
Nagasawa Tomizd
Fujii Uhei .• —
Onishi TSgoro
Tsujimoto Tsunetaro ... ••*
Tsujimoto Branch
Ushiroda Eishichi .„
XJmemoto Biemon ... .'.. ••*
Fushimiya ... ... ...
(Yainaguchi Ken)
Eumamoto Shoten
Ikegami Eiz5
Sugai Toyozo
Kumamoto Eiichiro ... *
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Business Place. *]
Articles of Import.
So. 74, 4 chome, Otamachi,
Copper and iron.
Yokohama.
No. 7, 1 chome, Otamachi, Yoko-
„
hama.
No. 25, 1 chome, Sakaicho,
»»
Yokohama.
No. 11, 2 chome, Sumiyoshicho,
»
Yokohama.
1 chome, Andojicho, Nishiku,
Steel, and bar, rod, pig, plate,
Osaka.
sheet iron.
1 chome, Kawaracho, Higashiku,
Bar, rod, pig, plate, and sheet,
Osaka.
iron.
1 chSme, Bingochd, Higashiku,
Bar, rod and pig iron.
Osaka.
2 chome, Minamikiuhojicho,
Bar and rod iron.
Higashiku, Osaka.
1 chome, Anddjicho, Higashiku,
Bar and rod iron.
Osaka.
2 chome, Minamikiutarocho,
Iron nail.
Higashiku, Osaka.
4 chome, Honcho, Higashiku,
»»
Osaka.
Ichoine, Bingocho, Higashiku,
»»
Osaka.
1 chome, Bingocho, Higashiku,
„
Osaka
Tachiuribori, Nishiku, Osaka.
„
Kdraibashitsumechd, Higashiku,
Mercury.
Osaka.
Kwanonzakicho, Akamagaseki
Iron pipes and rail iron, etc.
City.
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COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
Class 11.
Chemical Instruments, Drawing Instruments, Musical
Instruments, Philosophical Instruments, Photogra-
phical Instruments, Surgical Instruments, Surveying
Instruments, Copying Machinery, Microscope, Ther-
mometers, Steam Vessels, Sailing Vessels, Anchors,
-Chain Cables, Cordage for rigging, Balances and
Scales, Crucibles, Cuttery, Grindstones, Implements
•of Farmers, Implements of Carpenters, Smiths, etc.,
Mining Machinery, Paper-making Machinery, Printing
Machinery, Sewing Machinery, Spinning Machinery,
Telegraphic Machinery, Weaving Machinery, Pumps,
Steam Boiler, Steam Engine, Sawing Machinery, Fire-
engines, Barometers, Clocks, Field or Marine Com-
pass, Opera or Field Glasses, Spectacles, Watches,
Telescope, Iron Rail-rod, Carriages and Parts of,
Kailway Carriages, Carts or Drags for Conveyance
of Goods, and Locomotive Engines.
Spinning Machine.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
France yen
Germany ... yen
Great Britain, yen
Other
Countries... yen
Total ... yen
8,066
116,600
307
13,663
1,096,232
33,916
63,157
773,458
24,81$
6,553
1,033,336
900
2,205
46,638
473,599
213
124,973
l,ll>9,895
870.531
1,065,607
522,6551
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Iron Bail-rod.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Belgium g^
37,860
4,426,712
4,271,268
959,092
—
860
84,884
84,050
20,973
France \Ga,tt*
—
—
16,573
135,774
—
/•yen
—
—
410
2,752
—
Germany 5catty
22,663,161
9,924,783
2,180,660
10,906,712
8,110,459
311,204
202,424
38,456
277,576
195,164
Great (catty
27,358,787
77,038,777
34,540,251
41,443,521
26,641,933
Britain /yen
341,580
1,259,144
563,120
894,383
4S4,401
Other (catty
44,886
—
—
22,463
—
Cts. (yen
Total l°%*
(yen
750
—
—
619
—
50,066,834
87,001,420
41,164,196
56,779,738
35,711,484
653,534
1,462,428
686,870
1,259,380
700,5381
Bailway Carriages.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Belgium ... yen
Germany ... yen
Great Britain, yen
United
States. ... yen
Total ... yen
11,432
30,604
4,656
9,735
116,177
2,816
6,238
47,801
390,558
6,173
243
64,706
570,300
28,030
219,050
12,332
42,036
133.384
450,770
635,249
259,412
Locomotive-engine.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Belgium ... yen
Germany ... yen
Great Britain, yen
United
States. ... yen
Total ... yen
95,523
277,449
23,748
256,485
27,659
55,016
81,260
474,740
48.588
33,358
507,737
54,379
95,523
301,197
284,144
659,604
595,474
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Mining Machinery and Parts of
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Belgium yen
Germany ... yen
Great Britain yen
United States yen
Total yen
6,663
3,565
15,834
3,739
16,358
7,334
24,479
9,227
15,416
32,185
2,259
43,455
49.858
35,295
26,592
91,058
26,062
51,9101 56,828
95,o?*I 152,9441
Steam Boiler and Engine.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Belgium yen
France yen
Germany ... yen
Great Britain .. yen
Holland yen
United States .. yen
Total yen
2,000
43
4,412
[112,885
20,036
5,076
16,848
13,063
288,227
1,110
26,669
10,421
23,878
578,182
20,402
36,218
24,565
253,920
30,314
8,921
744
121,973
4,691
139.376
350.993
632,883
345,017
136,3291
Steam Vessels.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Corea $Xo*
(yen
France ...P°*
(yen
Germany ...jj£
Great ( ^°-
Britain "'(yen
Holland ...P0'
i yen
Unitedi JXo.
States. ...(yen
Other JXo.
Cts (yen-
Total ...Pa
(yen
1
34,000
I
25,000
9
464,125
9
1,193,497
2
78,750
8
1,078,864
1
16,000
1
5,500
1
560
6
616,424
2
116,000
3
151,200
3
519,870
11
523,125
1,272,247
10
1,100,364
9
732,984
6
671,070
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Watches.
Countries.
1887 .
1888
1889
1890
1891
Prance i^'
/yen
Germany ... \t?'
* (yen
Great Britain. 5 *°'
?yen
Italy P°'
J (yen
Switzerland ... }Na
(yen
United (No.
States cyen
Other (Xo.
Countries ... (yen
Total Pa
(yen
3,958
12,493
556
1,945
792
2,453
872
3,092
66,166
321,069
1,960
27,757
32
90
15,409
48,594
7,576
43,284
1,005
4,540
84
489
75,015
444,606
55,001
163,076
17,455
46,601
890
2,578
1,613
5,035
103,469
523,020
5,926
69,815
4,593
15,157
94
391
955
5,185
130,043
662,140
4,650
52,059
3,360
16,697
28
228
313
1,336
68,543
392,522
3,072
30,823
74,34b
368,899
154,090
704,589
129,353
647,049
140,33d
734,932
75,316
441,606
Clock.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
(\o
France jy?n
<**rm»nj {yen
Great Britain... H°*
Switzerland ... P0!
(yen
United (No.
States .„ ... lyen
Other (No.
Countries ... (yen
Total ... fi°n
(yen
1,042
4,474
1,728
2,192
1,286
5377
77,593
160,719
299
650
507
2,914
6,551
8,019
1,787
5,286
89,611
252,238
133
521
1,236
13,197
13,648
27,274
814
1,317
164
1,145
113,514
302,244
100
17*
310
2,908
14,867
20,019
646
3,345
5
338
101,420
265,444
7
31
82
859
13,490
12,498
169
1,909
10
20
69,073
175,375
38
248
8L,94b
173,911
98,589
268,978
l2y,*<o
345,352
117,255
292,085
82,8b2
190,909
P^Z"? The total value of the h*68* import
amounts to 59,111 yen, and is chiefly imported from
the United States of America.
"c5££^r The total value of the latest imPorfc
-amounts to 68,526, and a chiefly imported from Hong-
kong and Philippine Group.
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Importers of the Above Mentioned Articles.
Commercial Name.
Name of Principal Person
or Owner.
(Nagasaki Ken)
Mitsui Bussan Kwaisha ...
(Tokyo Fu)
Mosley and Co
Sasuga and Co
Uleis and Co
Raspe and Co
Mayoshi's Workshop of All
Electrical Instruments
Waei Shokwai
Mitsui Bussan Kwaisha ...
Okura Gumi
Naigai Yotatsu Kwaisha...
Tamaya
Iwashiya ...
Konishi
Takata and Co.
Takagi
Kaseya
Kaneko Yaichi (Head) ..
Ishizawa Tatsuo
Sasuga Chosuke
Maeda Kiyoteru
Wakiyama Kaku
Miyoshi Shoichi
Tanaka Hkashige
Iwata Takeo
Mitsui Yonosuke
Okura Kihachiro (Head)..
»» i> ••
Miyata Tozaemon
Matsumoto Gihei
Sugiura Rokuemon
Takata Shinz5 /•
Takagi Daigoro •*
Murai Tomoshichi ... ••
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Continued :—
Business Place.
Articles of Import.
Uragotdmachi, Nagasaki City.
(Tokyo.
3 chome, Ginza, KySbashiku,
No. 17,
Nov 15, 3 ch5me, Tsukiji, „
No. 14, 2 ch5me, Kobikich5,
Ky5bashiku
No. 2, Mitashikokumachi,
Shibaku.
No. 9, Minamikinrokucho, Kyo-
bashiku.
No. 14, HiyoshichS, KySbashiku.
No. 5, KabutochS, Nihonbashiku.
No. 7, 2 chome, Ginza, Kyobashi-
ku.
j» »» »» »»
No. 14, 4 chome, Ginza „
3 chome, Honcho, Nihonbashiku.
No. 18, 2 chome, HonchS, Nihon-
bashiku.
No. 18r 3 ch6me, Ginza, Kyo-
bashiku
No. 4, 2 chome, Yokoyamacho,
Nihonbashiku.
No. 19, 2 chome, Tori, „
All kinds of machines, instru-
ments, etc.
All kinds of electrical, railway,
and mining instrument, appa-
ratus, etc., and cordages.
All kinds of instrument, appa-
ratus, etc.
All kinds of instruments, appa-
ratus, etc., made of iron.
Electrical instruments, appara-
tus, etc., and submarine cable.
Electrical instruments, appa-
ratus, etc., and their materials.
Metallic instruments, apparatus,
etc., rail and railway carriages.
All kinds of instruments, appa-
ratus, etc.
All kinds of instruments, appa-
ratus, etc., and dyeing, instru-
ments, etc.
All kinds of instruments, etc.
surveying instruments.
Medical Photographic instru-
ments, apparatus, etc.
Photographic Lithographic in-
struments, apparatus, etc.
All instruments, apparatus, etc.,
and their materials.
Clocks and watches.
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Commercial Xarue.
Name of Principal Person
or Owner.
Omiya .
Kyoya
Takano Shiukichi ;.
Mizuno Iwazo
Fujita Shoten
Onishi Branch
Fujita Iinasaburo" ...
Hattori Kintaro -
Onishi Fusa —
Tenshodo
Egawa Eingoro ... ...
Tamaya
Miyata Tozaemon ... ... ...
(Osaka Fu)
Yasuda Genzaburd ...
Oka Sue -
Kitade Saku jiro —
Shibuya Oshiun ... ...
Tesa Zenshichi ...
Class 12.
Cattles, Horses, Donkeys, Sheep, Fowls, Other
Animals, Plants, Shrubs, Herbs, Coral, Amber, India-
rubber Ware, Lamp, Jewelry, Copper Ware, Brushes,
Furnitures, Matches, Perfumed Water, Hair Oils,
Other Cosmetics and Perfumeries, Pictures, Sad-
dlery, Shoe-blacking, Soap, Tea Baskets, Trunks,
Umbrella, Umbrella Sticks and Handles, Waste
Cotton, Waste Cotton Yarn, Fishing Guts, Dried
Sardine for Manure, Funori, Raw India Rubber,
Sheet India Rubber, Oil-cakes, Sponges, Maps, Books,
Pencils, Printing Ink, and Other Stationery, Bam-
boo, Stones, Timbers, Rattan, Rasetta Wood, Rosetta
Wood Ware, Chalk and Writing, Clay, Oakum, Cobks,
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Continued:—
■ Business Place.
Articles of Import.
No. 9, 3 chome, T5ri, „
Clocks and watches.
No. 4, 4 chSme, Ginza, Kyobashi-
„
ku.
No. 17, 2 chome, Owaricho, „
»>
No. 2, 4 chome, Ginza, „
No. 16, ShinnorimonochS,
>»
Nihonbashiku.
No. 18, 2 chome, Owaricho, Kyo-
99
bashiku.
No. 14, 4 ch5me, Ginza, „
_ »
5 chome, Fushimicho, Higashiku,
Osaka.
4 chome, Hiranocho, Higashiku,
*»
:
Osaka.
4 chome, Tobutsucho, Higashi-
All kinds of watches, and clocks.
ku, Osaka.
4 chome, Minamikyuhojicho,
,,
Higashiku, Osaka.
4 chome, Hiranocho, Higashiku,
,»
Osaka.
Bricks and Tiles, Cement, Coal, Cokes, Cannon, Gun,
Cartridge, Dynamite, Implements op Hunting, Fire-
works, Gunpowder, Window Glass, Plate Glass,
Looking Glass, Broken and Powder Glass, Glass
Beads, Glass Ware, Earthen Ware, and Porcelain
Ware, Animal Bone, Kingfisher and Peacock Fea-
thers, Furs, Animal Hair, Human Hair, Buffaloes
and Cow Hides, Hoof, Buffalo and Cow Horns, £)eer
Horn, Rhinoceros Horn, Sole Leather, Other
Leather, Deer Skins, Sanba or Cerous Elepus Skins,
Teeth cf Elephant, Narwhalteeth, Sea-horse Teeth,
Tortoise-shell, Tortoise-shell Ware, Ivory Ware,
etc.
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COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
Coal.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
China -
ton
—
—
—
13
4
>yen
—
—
—
34
30
Germany ... -
ton
150
—
—
—
—
>yen
1,200
—
—
—
Great (
>ton
11,463
3,902
4,394
11,142
14,716
Britain ... \
yen
63,935
26,240
39,425
108,920
142,134
United
ton
3
405
90
244
150
States ... '
yen
15
3,641
590
1,526
754
Other <
ton
jen
ton
25
—
—
3
—
Countries.
Total ■
125
—
—
18
—
11,641
4307
4,484
11,402
14,87d
yen
65,275
29,881
40,015
110,498
142,918^
Cannon.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
1
__.
_^m
__
„
781
7
3
—
3
104,298
15
35,111
76,746
34
51,148
218
8
20,094
—
3
30,633
4
- 64,106
2
—
—
—
— .
1,115
42
128,675
11
20,312
—
6
134,931
21
100,332
Belgium ...
France
Germany ...
Great
Britain ...
Italy
Total ...
(No.
(yen
(No.
(yen
(No.
(yen
!No.
yen
No.
yen
(No.
(yen
Oil-cake.
Countries.
China...
Corea ...
Other
Cts. ...
Total . .
catty
yen
' catty
yen
< catty
yen
catty
yen
1887
L8,882,618
229,116
73,047
570
18,955,665
229,686
1888
L2,480,573
161,849
277,807
2,343
164,192
1839
14,411,668
198,201
413,815
3j752
12,758,380114,825,483
201,953
1890
13,271,689
189,397
488,029
4,767
9,668
132
1891
25,728,745
350,816
559,486
5,117
3,509
56
13,769,38626,291,740
194,296 355,980
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India Rubber Ware.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Austria yen
Belgium yen
China yen
France yen
Germany yen
Great Britain . . .yen
Italy yen
United States... yen
Other Countries yen
Total yen
1,216
12,088
12,086
35,135
3,947
381
13
10,516
25,166
46,982
9,167
83
756
19,227
14,662
54,899
38
6,142
340
18,508
30,044
44,774
173
5,810
26
540
15,391
44,657
44,369
1,093
16,001
22
64,472
92,308
95,719
99,675
122,072
Books.
Countries.
Austria ..
Belgium ..
British
America..
British
India
China
Corea
France
Germany ..
Great
Britain ...
Hawaii
Holland ...
Hongkong..
Italy
Russia
(yen
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
50
101
32
127
20
40
54
16
83
50
94
271
203
* 2,101
—
24
116
203
674
374
1,097
8,178
1,318
720
313
5,857
557
170
80
98
—
—
—
40
98
—
—
—
50
5,360
3,798
2,946
3,969
7,467
1,214
1,038
378
438
880
30
—
—
30
100
3
—
—
6
25
10,255
10,720
8,926
22,727
10,317
6,854
8,700
7,269
12,114
5,241
25,738
24,090
26,136
25,654
27,444
19,573
18,647
24,018
20,655
21,523
211,770
141,146
93,966
79,059
85,730
61,235
67,574
30
50,712
45,929
39,922
400
10
1
35
—
300
—
5
24
—
—
—
103
91
103
—
—
103
112
205
6
217
20
8
298
6
203
21
5
125
2
1
—
—
—
—
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COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Spain .* ... P0,
Sweden ... )**'
(yen
United < Xo.
States ... (yen
Other tNo.
Countries, (yen
Total ... j**'
(yen
15
36
229,559
114,566
1,756
1,660
2
10
136,183
79,995
520
268
59
50
20
8
104,645
55,654
295
125
82
88
57,896
39,530
520
98
98
221
64335
37,523
168
43
486,228
205,922
325,256
182,472
238,669
139,119
192,673
119,926
197^42
105390
Window Glass.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Belgium ;..g£
France J^0*
Germany -{ye0^
Great Britain ]?**
/yen
Holland... ...jj£
Other (Box
Countries " ' " (yen
total.:. .J*"f
(yen
29315
58,636
1,944
3,499
4,419
7,101
24,997
44,998
1,250
1,841
35,036
85,516
1,087
3,281
3,377
7,398
25,576
59,482
1,738
5,318
82,071
185,734
309
1,148
5,790
12,441
22,612
55,008
1,000
2,916
1
50,278
125,642
1
2
17,070
39,903
14,442
37,091
77,859
196,035
102
297
19,293
44,464
25,257
59,364
61,925
116,075
66,814
160,995
111,783
257.240
81,791
202,638
122,511
300,160
Sole Leather.
Countries.
catty
[yen
catty
yen
'catty
yen
Great Britain }catty
*yen
United States Jj^y
China ... .
East India .
France
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
11,064
18,044
17,579
38,815
110,198
2368
3383
3,286
7,857
19,565
502,544
384,719
461,076
346,850
292,248
122,753
85,807
95,448
• 69,870
57,579
—
1,679
—
—
—
—
1,503
—
—
—
4,921
3,580
4,199
1,285
3,604
1,685
1,214
1,247
322
810
418334
505,163
542,514
447,116
491.628
165,094!
132,887
197,616
205,791
155,149
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Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Other (catty
Countries "* (yen
. Total ...{<***
(yen
815
245
346
640
29,207
5,149
2,852
1,183
1,841
456
938,778
260,437
913,531
290.663
1,054,575
310,921
836,918
234,381
899,61b
243,504
Hides-Buffalo & Cow.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Australia ...
(catty
/yen
—
— ;
—
52,815
2,869
14,831
1,001
China. . ...
(catty
103,721
166,127
405,551
439,078
397,911
/yen
15,947
22,274
54,793
60,198
54,856
<Corea
(catty
2,292,215
1,521,117
L,502,306
1,004,997
1,136,272
/yen
364,606
240,979
241,750
173,061
199,312
East India...
(catty
58,003
115,309
114,721
28,946
13,554
/yen
8,308
15,396
13,867
3,727
1,592
Germany ...
(catty
/yen
—
8,798
1,924
6,819
1,339
—
705
117
Hongkong. .
(catty
/yen
—
z
7,477
1,204
5,943
881
- ~
Russia
(catty
/yen
23,546
3,297
72
9
12,658
1,813
5,829
790
1,797
257
United
(catty
—
—
—
7,523
17,338
States ...
/yen.
—
—
—
2,145
5,919
Other
(catty
226
7,609
45,064
1,264
14,732
' Countries-
Total ...
(yen
(catty
(yen
11
1,110
6,218
105
2,250
2,477,71*
1,819*032
2,094,596
1,546,395
1,597,140
392,169
281.692
320,984
243,776
265,304
All Kinds of Leather.
Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Belgium ...
catty
yen
2,635
2,890
1,601
2,051
—
—
—
China... '...'
catty
yen
229,338
109,819
270,455
130,325
211,636
93,807
221,986
113,353
186,905
84,456
East India...'
[catty
707,685
662,064
277,677
264,936
313,00a
yen
[catty
266>674
231,500
131,079
146,554
187,223
France
15,302
15,853
10,488
12,685
5,886
[yen
16,920
20,734
11,349
12,461
7,010
Germany ...
[catty
30,43]
40,296,
33,477
33,932
27,644
yen
34,655
64,024
51,982
50,951
40,947
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Countries.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
GreatBritau4catfcy
(yen
Hongkong... j^
Italy I™**?
J J yen
Switzerland 5^ty
(yen
United j catty
States "(yen
Other (catty
Countries' ' " ( yen
Tot*! ...$«**
(yen
17,172
19,058
345
620
181,840
79,941
1,165
81^
12,924
19,701
700
1,240
119,791
56,975
387
272
16.110
21,798
34,019
15,843
1,070
1,952
172,644
78.653
17,989
7,865'
21,552
19,883
1,414
781
206
140
1,038
1,715
164,588
68,401
9,585
4,230
21,901
24369
3,486
2,299
100,216
51,657
27,054
13,028
1,185,913
531,396
1,124,073
526,822
775,110
419,328
731,917
418,469
686,106
410,969
Tortoise-siieiL. The total value of the latest import
amounts to 54,710, chiefly from British India and
other countries.
corai. The total value of the latest import amounts
to 79,448, chiefly from Italy.
Trorllif 7?S The t0tal Value °f the lafc6St ^P01*
amounts to 97,196, chiefly from Corea.
Timber anA pianks. The total value of the latest
import amounts to 56,093, chiefly from United States
of America and Siam.
Rattan. The total value of the latest import amounts
to 55,437, chiefly from China.
cement. The total value of the latest import amounts
to 47,439, chiefly from Germany and Great Britain.
Gunpowder. The total value of the latest import
amounts to 66,518, chiefly from Germany.
Dynamite. The total value of the latest import
amounts to 66,878, chiefly from Germany and Great
Britain.
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Directory of the Importers of the Above
Mentioned Articles.
Commercial Name.
(Tokyo Fu),
Suzukiya
IUies&Co
Mitsui Bussan Kwaisha
Maruzen Shokwai . .,
Iseya
Nozawagumi Shokwai
Okuragumi
Naigaiyotatsu Kwaisha
Ikedaya
Omiya
Minoya
Yorozuya
Tsuchiya
Yauiatoya
Tsuchiya
Oiniya's Branch ...
Tokushimaya
Owariya
Suzukiya
Name of Principal
Person or Owner.
Suzuki Seibei
Mayeda Kiyoteru
Mitsui Yonosuke ...
Matsumoto Tetsusaburo
Miye Yosaburo
Oyagi Genjiro
Okura Kihachiro (Head)
»» »»
K^oyama Unosuke
Iwaya Seijiro
Aral Genjiro ... , . .
Tajima Iyemon
Tsuji Kosuke
TanakaJisuke
Eobayashi Tobei
Koizumi Kiusbichi ...
Hanai Seikichi
A kimoto Genya
Murakami Bunshichi...
Tasbiro Yoshijiro
Takamatsu Kichizo ...
Suzuki Seibei
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Continued :—
Business place.
Articles of Import.
No. 14, 4 chdine, Tachibanacho,
Nihonbashiku
No. 15, 3 ch5ine, Tsnkiji, Kio-
bashiku
No. 5, Kabutocho, Nihonbashi-
ku
No. 14, 3 ch6ine, Tori, „
No. 7, 3 choine, Ginza, Kio-
bashiku
No. 6, Nakabashi Hirok5ji, „
No. 7, 2 ch6nie, Ginza, „
» »» »• »»
No. 4, Sakaicho, Nihonbashiku
No. 15, 2 ch6me, OdemmachS, „
No. 9, 3 chome, Ginza, Kio-
bashiku
No. 1, 3 chdtne, Minamidemma-
cho, Kiobashiku
No. 9, 2 ch5me, HonkokuchS,
Nihonbashiku
No. 9, Riogaecho, „
No. 11, Toriaburacho, „
No. 1, 1 chome, Tori, „
No. 127, Imadocho,. Asakusaku
No. 1, Miyoshicho, „
No. 3, Minamimotocho, „
No. 1, 2 chome, Kodemmacho,
Nihonbashiku
No. 4, 3 chome, Yokoyamacho, „
No. 11, 4 chome, Tachibanacho,
Nihonbashiku
' Foreign fancy goods.
Sunnries.
Fancy goods.
Books.
Sundries.
Sundries, and fancy goods.
Sundries.
»»
Glass, window-glass, and all
kinds of looking-glasses.
Leather.
Glass, window-glass, and all
kinds of looking-glass.
Leather.
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Continuoi:—
Commercial Name.
Omiya
(Kanagawa Ken)
Sakuraguini...
Toshidaya .
Matsukiya .
Nakajimaya .
Iseya ... .
Yorozuya .
(Osaka Fu)
(Hy6go Ken)
Tawaraya
Yamatoya -. ...
Kiya
Xagaigumi
(Nagasaki Ken)
Name of .Principal
Person or Owner.
Iijima Eitaro ...
Moriyama Sashichi
Matsushita TomojirS (Manager)
Sekido Jiutaro ( „ )
Iwaoka Taijiro ,.
Suzuki Benzo ..* ... ... . .
Takenaka Wasuke ...
Aoyagi Jiuntaro
Tsuji Kosuke ... .,
Naganami Toyosuke ...
Iwai Bunsuke
Ono Xaoshichi
Taniguchi Motonosuke
Iwai Matsunosnke ...
Iwata Mitsuzo
HataGimbei ...
Makino Yoshinosuke ..
Hashimoto Matajiro
Udono Chiushichi
Nagai Eitaro
Kikuchi Kisaburo
Inamatsu Matsunosnke
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Continued :—
Business place.
Yokohama
No. 41, 2 choine, Bentendori,
Yokohama
Xo. 19, 2 chome, Aioich5, „
Xo. 19, 4 choine, Kaigandori, „
Xo. 19, 1 chome, Otamachi, „
Xo. 12, I chome, Aioicho, „
Xo. 34, 2 chome, Bentendori, „
1 chome, Minami Horiesbita-
dori, Xishiku, Osaka
4 chome, Minami Kiutarocho,
Higaahiku, Osaka
Kitakiuhc jicho, Higaahiku, „
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Xiahihamacho, Xishinarigori
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Article* of Import
Foreign fancy goods.
Sundries.
Window glass.
Sole leather.
Oil-cake.
Window glass.
Oil-cake.
Window glass.
Oil-cake.
Ox & Cow Hides.
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CHAPTER IV.
CUSTOM HOUSE, MINISTER, AND CONSUL.
The origin of the Customs Tariff of the Empire
can be traced back to the time when the duty, under
the title of " Unjo," was levied on the commodities
imported and exported in the trade with Holland
and China* In June 1858, when the treaty . of
friendship and commerce was concluded with the
United States and the rates of tariff established,
Holland, Great Britain, France, Eussia, Portugal,
Prussia, Switzerland and other countries soon
after followed.
The Kevised Tariff Convention was exchanged
between Great Britain, France, the United States
and Holland in 1867, and a new regulation of tariff
was thereupon established, the articles of which
also bound all the other treaty powers.
Thenceforward though the several revisions were
made, the customs tariff now in force had its origin
in this period. Herewith the Eevised Tariff Con-
vention and the Import Tariff
THE TARIFF CONVENTION,
Signed at Yedo, in the English, French, Dutch, and Japanese
Languages on the 25th Day of June, 1866.
The Representatives of Great Britain, France, the United States
of America, and Holland, having received from their respective
Governments identical instructions for the modification of the Tariff
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334 COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
of Import and Export Duties, contained in the Trade Regulations
annexed to the Treaties concluded by the aforesaid Powers with
the Japanese Government in 1858, which modification is provided
for by the Vllth of those Regulations : —
And the Japanese Government having given the said Represen-
tatives, during their visit to Osaka in November 18G5, a written
engagement to proceed immediately to the Revision of the Tariff in
question on the general basis of a duty of five per cent on the
value of all articles Imported or Exported : —
And the Government of Japan being desirous of affording a
fresh proof of their wish to promote trade and to cement the
friendly relations which exist between their country and foreign
nations : —
His Excellency Midzuno Idztjmi no Kami, a Member of the
Gorojiu and a Minister, of Foreign Affairs, has been furnished by
the Government of Japan with the necessary powers to conclude
with the Representatives of the above named four Powers, that is
to say ;
Of Great Britain :—
Sir Harry S Pabkes, Knight Commander of the most Honorable
Order of the Bath, Her Britanic Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary in Japan ;
Of France : —
Monsieur Leon Roches, Commander of the Imperial Order of
the Legion of Honor, Minister Plenipotentiary of His Majesty
the Emperor of the French in Japan ;
Of the United States of America :—
A. L. C. Pobtman, Esquire, Charge d' Affairs ad irUerim ;
And of Holland :—
Monsieur Dirk de Graeff van Polsbboee, Knight of the Order
of the Netherlands Lion, Political Agent and Consul-General
of His Majesty the King of the Netherlands :
The following Convention comprising Twelve Articles.
Article I. — The contracting parties declare in the names of
tbeir respective Governments that they accept, and they hereby
do formally accept as bindiDg on the subjects of their respective
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Sovereigns, and on the citizens of their respective countries, the
Tariff hereby established and annexed to the present convention.
This Tariff is substituted not only for the original Tariff attached
to the Treaties concluded with the above-named four Powers, but
also for the special Conventions and arrangements relative to the
some Tariff which have been entered into at different dates up to
this time between the Governments of Great Britain, Prance, and
the United States on one side, and the Japanese Government on
the other.
The new Tariff shall come into effect in the port of Kanagawa
(Yokohama) on the 1st dny of July next, and in the ports of
Nagasaki and Hakodate on the 1st day of the following month.
AbticIjE II. — The Tariff attached to this Convention being in-
corporated frpm the date of its signature in the Treaties concluded
between Japan and the above named four Powers, is subject to
revision on the 1st day of July, 1872.
Two years, however, after the signiDg of the present Convention,
any of the contracting parties, on giving six months' notice to the
others, may claim a re-adjustment of the duties on Tea and Silk
on the basis of 5 per cent on the average value of those articles
during the years last preceding. On the demand also of any of
the contracting parties, the duty on timber may be changed from
nn ad valorem to a specific rate six months after the signature of
this Convention.
Abticle IIL— The Permit fee, hitherto levied under the Vlth
Regulation attached to the above-named Treaties, is hereby
abolished. Permits for the landing or shipment of cargo will be
required as formerly, but will hereafter be issued free of charge.
Abticlk IV. — On and from the 1st day of July next, at the port of
Kanagawa (Yokohama), and on and from the 1st day of October next,
At the ports of Nagasaki and Hakodate, the Japanese Government
will be prepared to warehouse imported goods, on the application
of the importer or owner, without payment of duty. The Japanese
•Government will be responsible for the safe custody of the goodsv
-so long as they remain in their charge, and will adopt all th«
precautions necessary to render • them, insurable against fire*
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336 COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
When the importer or the owner -wishes to remove the goods
from the wherehouse, he must pay the duties fixed by the Tariff,
but if he should wish to re-export them, he may do so without
payment of duty. Storage charges will in either case be paid on
delivery of the goods. The amount of those charges, together
with the regulations necessary for the management of the said
Warehouses will be established by the common consent of the
contracting parties.
Abticle V. — All articles of Japanese production may be con-
veyed from any place in Japan to any of the Ports open to foreign
trade, free of any tax or transit duty other than the usual tolls*
levied equally on all traffic, for the maintenance of roads or na-
vigation.
Article VI.— In conformity with those articles of the Treaties
concluded between Japan and Foreign Powers, which stipulate
for the circulation of foreign coin at its corresponding weight in
native coin of the same description, dollars have hitherto been
received at the Japanese Costom-house in payment of duties at
their weight in Boos (commonly called Itchiboos), that is to say, at
the rate of Three Hundred and Eleven Boos per Hundred Dollars*
The Japanese Government, being however desirous to alter this
practice and to abstain from all interferrence in the exchange of
native for foreign coin, and being also anxious to meet the wants
both of native and foreign commerce, by securing an adequate
issue of native coin, have already determined to enlarge the Ja-
panese Mint so as to admit of the Jnpanese Government exchang-
ing into native coin of the same intrinsic value, less only the cost,,
of coinage, at the places named for this purpose, all foreign coin
or buillion in gold or silver that may at any time be tendered to
them by foreigners or Japanese; It being essential however to
the execution of this measure, that the various powers with whom
Japan has concluded Treaties should first consent to modify the
stipulations in those Treaties which relate to the currency, the
Japanese Government wiil at once propose to those Powers the
adoption of the necessary modification in the said stipulations,.
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CUSTOM: HOUSE, MINISTER, AND COSNUL. 337
and, on receiving their concurrence, will be prepared from the
1st of January 1868, to carry above measure into effect.
The rates to be charged as^ the cost of coinage shall be deter-
mined hereafter, by the common consent of the contracting
parties.
Abticmj VII.— In» order to put a st#p to certain abuses and
inconveniences complained of at the open Ports, relative to the
transaction of business, at the Custom-house, the landing and
shipping of cargoes, and the hiring of boats, coolies, servants, &c.,
the contracting parties have agreed that the Governor at each
open port shall at once enter into negotiations with the Foreign
Consuls, with a view to the establishment, by mutual consent, of
such regulations as shall effectually put an end to those abuses
and inconveniences and afford all possible facility and security
both* to the operations of trade and to transactions of individuals.
It is hereby stipulated that in order to protect merchandise from
exposure to weather, these regulations shall include the covering
in at each port of one or more of the landing places used by
foreigners for landing or shipping cargo.
Abtici*e VIII. — Any Japanese subject shall be free to purchase,
either in the open ports of Japan or abroad, every description of
sailing or steam vessel intended to carry either passengers or
cargo ; but ships of war may only be obtained under the authori-
zation of the Japanese Government.
All foreign vessels purchased by Japanese subjects shall be
registered as Japanese vessels, on payment of a fixed duty of three
Boos' per ton for steamers, and one Boo per ton for sailing vessels.
The tonnage of each vessel shall be proved by the Foreign Re-
gister of the ship, which shall be exhibited through the Consul
of the party interested, on the demand of the Japapese authorities,
and shall be certified by the Consul as authentic.
ArttcIiB IX.— In conformity with the Treaties concluded bet-
ween Japan and the aforesaid Towers and with the special arran-
gements made by the Envoys of the Japanese Government, in
their note the British Government of the 6th of June, 1862, and
in their note to the French Government of the 6th of October of
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338 OOMM&RCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
the same year, all the restrictions on trade and intercourse with
foreigners and Japanese alluded to in the said notes, have been
entirely removed, and proclamations to this effect have been
published by the Government of Japan.
The latter, however, do not hesitate to declare, the Japanese
merchants and traders of all classes are at liberty to trade
directly, and without the interference of Government officers,
with foreign merchants, not only at the open ports of Japan, but
also in all Foreign Countries, on being authorized to leave their
country in the manner provided for in Article X. of the present
Convention, without being subject to higher taxation by the
Japanese Government, than that levied on the native trading
classes of Japan in their ordinary transactions with each other.
And they further declare that all Daimios, or persons in the
employ of Daimios, are free to visit, on the same conditions, any
foreign country, ai well as all the open ports of Japan, and to
trade there with foreigners as they please, without the interfer-
ence of any Japanese officer, provided always they submit to the
existing Police Regulations and to the payment of the established
duties.
AbticiiK X.—- All Japanese subjects may ship goods to or from
any open port in Japan, or to and from the ports any Foreign
Power, either in vessels owned by Japanese, or in the vessels of
any nation having a Treaty with Japan. Furthermore, on being
provided with passports through the proper Department of the
Government, in tbe manner specified in the Proclamation of the
Japanese Government, dated the twenty-third day of May, 1866, all
Japanese subjects may travel to any foreign country for purposes
of study or trade. They may also accept employment in any
capacity on board the vessels of any nation having a Treaty with
Japan.
Japanese in the employ of foreigners may obtain Government
passports to go abroad on application to the Governor of any open
port.
Article XL— The Government of Japan will provide all the
ports open to Foreign trade with such Lights, Buoys, or Beacons
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as may be necessary to render secure the navigation of the
approaches to the said ports.
Article XII. — The undersigned being of opinion that it is
unnecessary that this convention should be submitted to their
respective Governments for ratification before it comes into
operation, it will take effect on and from the first day of July, one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-six.
Each of the contracting parties having obtained the approval of
his Government to this Convention, shall make known the same
to the others, and the communication in writing of this approval,
shall take the place of a formal exchange of ratifications.
In witness whereof the above-named Plenipotentiaries have
signed the present Convention and have affixed thereto their seals
Done at Yedo in the English, French, Dutch, and Japanese
languages, this twenty-fifth day of June, one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-six.
[L. S ] HARRY S. PAKKES.
Her Britannic Majesty 8 Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary, in Japan.
[I* S.] LEON ROCHES,
Ministre PlenipotenUare de 8. M. L'Kmpereur des Francais, an
Japan,
[*i SJ A. L. C. PORTMAN,
Charge d1 Affairs a. L of the United States, in Japan.
[I*. S.] D de Gbaaff van POLSBROEK,
Politick Agent en Consul- General der JSederlanden in Japan.
[Ii. S.] M1ZDUNO IDZUMI no KAML
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Class II.— Duty Fbkk Goods.
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Flannels, Monpas, Twilled Cotton Cloth, (Home Manufacture).
Cotton Fabrics, Silk Fablics, Shippo Wares, Cotton and Silk
Mixtures, Clothings, Lacquered Wares, Porcelain and Earthen
Wares, Bamboo Wares, Copper Wares, Bronze Wares, Papers,
Fans, Bound Fans, and Umbrella.
Writings, Pictures, Leathers.
Jewelry, Stones, Wood, Clay, Pattans, Palm, Bones, Horns,
Shells, Tusks, Hides, Leathers, Hoofs, Feathers, Hairs, Papers,
Threads, Fabrics, Whale Fins, Amber, Corals, Pearls, Glasses, and
other manufactures made with metals or their alloys, and other
manufactures made composed of other materials and the above-
mentioned articles.
Sulphuric Acid.
Sulphur.
Coal.
Drags and Medicines (Excepting Camphor). Dying Materials,
Paintings, Glue, Fish Glue, Candles, all kinds of Japanese Inks,
Inks used in Stamping, Washing-powder, Soap, Tooth-powder,.
Shoe black.
All Articles for Medical Use, All Articles for School Use, In-
censes, Toilet Materials, Fabrics, Knittings, Twined Articles^
Threads, Twines, Threads for Nets, Fishing Lines, Chords of
Musical Instruments, all kinds of Rope.
All kinds of Waste Papers.
Timbers, board, and Planks, cut or dressed, etc.
Wires, Nails, Foils, and their plates of Metals.
Gems, Materials for Stamp, Glasses, Amber, Mica; Asbestoes,
Stones, all kinds of Clay, etc, Sand.
All kinds of Ashes, Cement, Coke, Patent Charcoal Dust, Lamp-
black, Charcoal, Fuels, Wild Silkworm Cocoon, Wild Silkworm
Silk, Cotton (exepting Floss-silk.), Flax, Hemp, and Jute.
Barks, Roots, Bulbs, Ears, Stems, Flowers, and Resnis of
Plant, Herbs, and Shrubs, the Snake Gourd, Bamboo, Bamboo
Barks, Coir, Sago-palm Leaves, Persimmon Juice, Birds' Lime,
Rice-bran, Moxa, Oakum, Powder of Gall-nuts, Corns, Green
Vegetables, Nursery Plants, Scyons, and Seeds, Fruits.
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Viotuals prepared from Corns, Green Vegatables, Fruits, Stems,
and roots, and Bottled and Canned Victuals.
All kinds of Mush-rooms, excepting Shiitake, Confectionaries,
all kinds of Liquors, Venigars, Soy, Oils, and Prepared Tobacco.
Pressed Grounds.
All kinds of 'Birds, vBeasts, and Insect, Eggs, Meats, Lards,
Cheese, Butter, Honey, Bones, Horns, Feathers, Haira, Shells,
Conch-shells, Tendons, Tusks, Hoofs, Fishes Eggs, Whale Fins,
Corals, Pearls, Fishes, and Dried Bonito.
Sea- weeds, excepting Kobu, Tokoroten-gusa,andCalle Vegetable.
Salt.
Parcels Post.
Excepting the above ennumerated dutiable and free duty goods,
the ad valorem duty of b% is imposed on all other goods.
That department which discharges the business
with regard to the import and export of the com-
modities, and the clearing and entering of the
Japanese and foreign vessels, bound for foreign
countries at every open ports, and the affairs of the
foreign trade outside of the treaty ports, is called
the Custom House, and is established at the six
ports, Yokohama, Osaka, Kobe, Nagasaki, Niigata,
and Hakodate. The jurisdiction of each Customs
House, Customs House Law, Customs* House
Regulations, Custom's Shed Regulations, Storage
Regulations, Revised Bounded Warehouse Regula-
tions, and Tariff of Storage Charge, shall be shown
in the following pages.
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THE EXTENT UNDER EACH CUSTOMS HOUSE JURISDIC-
TION (ISSUED BY THE IMPERIAL ORDINANCE
NO. 204, ON THE SEPTENBER, 1890.
The extent of Yokohama Customs House Jurisdiction :—
The coasts of the Ogasawara Group and 11 provinces, viz.,
Rikuzen, Iwaki, Hitachi, Shinidsa, Kazusa, Awa, Musasbi.
Sagami, Izu, Suruga, and Totomi.
The extent of Osaka Customs House Jurisdiction : —
The coasts of 7 provinces, viz., Mikawa, Owari, Ise, Shima,
Kii, Izumi, and Settsu (portions east to Nishinarigdri.)
The extent of Kobe Customs House Jurisdiction : —
The coasts of 20 provinces, viz., Settsu (portions west to
Kawabegori), Harima, Bizen, Bitchiu, Bingo, Aki, Suwd,Nagato,
Iwami, Izumo, Hoki, Inaba, Tajima, Tango, Oki, Iyo, Tosa,
Awa, Sanuki, and Awaji.
The extent of Nagasaki Customs House Jurisdiction :—
The coasts of 12 provinces, viz., Hizen, Higo, Chikuzen,
Chikugo, Buzen, Bun go, Hiuga, Osumi, Satsuma, Iki,
Tsushima, and Riukiu.
The extent of Niigata Customs House Jurisdiction :—
The coasts of 9 provinces, viz., Wakasa, Echizen, Eaga,
Noto, Etchiu, Echigo, Uzen, Ugo, and Sado.
The extent of Hakodate Customs House Jurisdiction : —
The coasts of 13 provinces, viz., Oshima, Shiribeshi, Ishikari,
Teshio, Kitami, Nemuro, Chishima, Kushiro, Tokachi,
Hidaka, Iburi, Rikuchu, and Mutsu.
• CUSTOM-HOUSES.
Law No. 80.
(Dated Sept. 6ths 1890, having force on and after Nov. 10 of the year.)
Abticlb 1.— Matters relating to the entrance and clearance of
vessels of foreign build and vessels of Japanese build which navi-
gate between this and foreign countries, as well as to the export
and import of goods at open ports shall be under the jurisdiction
of a custom-house.
Abticlb 2.— Matters relating to the control of foreign trade at any
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open-port shall be dealt with by the custom-house -which hay
jurisdiction over such port.
Article 3. — No vessels shall be permitted, except in special
cases mentioned in laws or ordinances to proceed to a foreign
country from any port which is not an open one, or enter to any
port which is not an open one from a foreign country. The master
of any vessel contravening this law shall be punished with a fine
of yen 1,000.
No navigable vessel trading between this and a foreign State is-
permitted to enter, from an open port, except in special cases
mentioned in laws or ordinances, any port which is not opened.
The punishment for breaches of the provision shall be the same-
as provided in the last paragraph.
AbticIiE 4. — Vessels proposing to proceed to foreign countries
shall obtain beforehand the permission of the chief of a custom-
house. The owner of any vessel which proceeds to a foreign
country without obtaining such permission shall be punished with
a fine of yen 1,000, and the cargo of such vessel shall be forfeited.
Article 5. — Persons producing false documents to a custom-
house for the purpose of evading the whole or part of the customs
duty shall be punished with a fine of yen 125.
Article 6. — Should the freight in an invoice produced to the
custom-house of the port to which it is directed, be less as com-
pared with the invoice produced to the custom-house of the port
whence the freight was sent, then, in accordance with the Rules
of Custom-houses as to coastwise trading vessels which have
freight on board in regard to which the usual procedure for import
has not been complied with, and if such conduct be found to be
wrongful, the master of such vessel shall be punished with a fine
of yen 1,000.
Article 7. — In the case of persons who transport goods the
export of which is prohibited, between open ports, in accordance
with the Eules of Custom-houses, such persons shall produce a
certificate as to landing the goods, given by the Custom-house to
which the goods were directed, to the Custom-house whence they
were sent, within the period mentioned in the regulations. For
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, each breach of this regulation the offender shall be punished with
lines or penalties equal in amount to the original value of the goods.
Article 8. — Persons who have transported goods between open
ports in ft occ or dance with the Rules of Custom-houses, who have
lost or mislaid the certificate of transport, and who do not take
the prescribed action within the period mentioned in the Rules,
. shall be punished with fines or penalties equal to five-hundredthi
(t$b) of the original value of the goods so transported.
Article 9.— Persons who land imported goods not mentioned in
invoices shall be punished with fines or penalties equal to the im-
port duty on such goods, in addition to forfeiting the latter.
Article 10.— Where goods the export of which is prohibited, are
exported, or the loading or landing of export or import goods takes
place at a port not opened, against laws and orders, such goods
shall be forfeited.
Where goods are landed without obtaining a licence for landing in
. accordance with the Rules of Custom-houses, or goods are loaded
without obtaining a licence for loading or for transport, or goods
are imported without obtaining a licence for import, suoh goods
shall be forfeited.
Article 11. — Where prohibited goods, or goods which should
bear duty but are not mentioned in the letter of notice of export
and import, or in the document which enumerates the goods
brought, are concealed in an export or import package they with
the packageshali be forfeited.
Where goods which should bear duty are concealed in travellers'
luggage such goods shall be forfeited.
The application of the Penal Code shall not be interfered with
by this article.
Article 12. — If^goods which should be forfeited are already sold
. or consumed, their price shall be imposed
Article 13. — If the Chief of a Custom-house considers it to be
necessary for carrying into practice this law or the Rules of
Custom-houses, he may suspend the departure of vessels, or order
an inspector of the Custom-house by writ to seize goods designed
.for transport or for export or import.
Article 14. — Inspectors of Custom-houses may go on board
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Teasels entering ports to inquire into necessary matters and ex-
amine the interior of such vessels, or conduct inspection on board
such vessels.
The master of such a vessel shall provide a cabin for such
inspector and shall treat him properly.
Abticlb 15. — Should the inspector of a Custom-house know of
the existence of, or believe that there are in existence smuggled
goods, he may take measures for finding proofs of a breach of the
Rules by entering houses or other places.
Inspectors of Custom-houses shall carry a badge to show their
office, in the cases mentioned in the last and in this article.
Abticle 16. — The Chief of a Custom-house may pronounce a
•decree against persons who contravene this law or the Rules of
Custom-houses, ordering them to bring to such Custom-house
•money equal to the fines or penalties imposed or the goods to be
forfeited, or the cost of conducting an examination into a breach
of the law or Rules.
Abticlb 17. — Persons thus ordered shall produce a letter of
receipt whether they obey such decree or not, within two days,
Custom-house holidays being excluded.
Should they obey such decree the goods shall be brought the
same day, and the money shall be paid within tendays.
Should they refuse to obey, or produce the letter of receipt within
the period mentioned in paragraph I, or to bring in the money or
the goods, the Chief of such Custom-house shall appeal to the
Authorities.
Abticlb 18. — When the Chief of a Custom-hou3e conducts an
examination into an alleged offence he may summon the offender,
witnesses, and other persons concerned.
The Chief of a Custom House shall appeal to the Authorities in
regard to any offence if the decree mentioned in Article 16 cannot
be carried out owing to the non-attendance of the offender, wit-
ness, or other person concerned, or if objections are raised.
Abticle 19. — The costs of examination into an offence by the
■Chief of a Custom House shall be reckoned and decided in ac-
cordance with the process adopted in criminal judgments.
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Article 20. — In the case of offences against this law and the
Rules of Custom-Houses, the provisions as to mitigations, aggrava-
tion by second offence, and simultaneous offences, mentioned in
the Penal Code, shall not be applied.
Article 21. — Matters relating to vessels navigating between this
and foreign countries, vessels navigating coastwise ; goods for ex-
port aud import, the remission of duty, release from duty, and
tentative duty, except those mentioned in this law, shall be
regulated by the Rules of Custom-houses.
Fines or penalties under yen 100 may be provided in the Rules
of Custom-houses.
Article 22. -The Kules of Custom-houses shall be decided by
Imperial Ordinance.
Supplementary Rules.
The paragraph in the Rules of Merchant Shipping, Notification
dated January 27th, the 3rd year of Meiji, which deals with the
prohibition of navigation to foreign countries without licence.
Notification No. 123, the 7th year of Meiji, Notification No. 20, the
8th year of Meiji, Notification No. 1G3, the 8th year of Meiji, and
Notification No. 149, the 9th year of Meiji, shall ba abolished on
and after the day on which this law shall come into force.
CUSTOMS REGULATIONS.
(Promulgated on the 6th September, 1890, having force on
aad after Nov. 1, of the year)
Chapter I.
Ships engnged in foreign navigation and goods of
import and export.
Article 1. — Within forty-eight hours after the arrival at any
port of a ship engnged in foreign navigation, the master thereof
shall make at the Custom House the ship's entry and present the
nianif.st of Cargoes, and at the same time, he shall deposit at the
Custom House other ship's papers (certificates of registry) aad
the clearance permit of the port of origin or other document which
may be substituted for the same, and shall pay the entry fee of
fifteen yen, expecting in the case where the vessel clears the pott
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within forty eight hours after arrival, without shippiBg or dis-
charging any goods.
Article 2. — Any omission of, or mistake in the entry in the
ship's manifest may he supplied or corrected, by permission of
the Custom House, within twenty-four hours after the formality
of the ship's entry lias been observed. After the lapse of the
period specified in the preceding paragraph, a fee of fifteen yen
shall be paid for the addition or correction in the entry of the
chip's manifest.
Abticxb 3. — When the master of a foreign-going ship wishes to
clear, he shall present to the Custom House, twenty-four hours
before the clearance, his clearance notice, pay a clearance fee of
seven yen and receive the clearance permit as well as all the ship's
papers, deposited at the Custom House, according to the permis-
sion of Article 1.
Abtiglk 4. — When a foreign-going ship, after having observed
the formality of clearance, require further to ship or land goods,
the formality prescribed by Article 1. shall be repeated and the
■entry fee paid; and an clearing, the formality prescribed by
Article 3. shall be repeated and the clearance fee paid, excepting
when shipping or landing goods for which the import or export
formality has been observed.
Abticle 5.— Mail steamers are not required to make any entry
and clearance at the same time.
Article 6. — Mail steamers are not required to make any entry
in the ship's manifest, except of such goods as are to be landed
at the port where they are.
Abticxb 7. — Mail steamers, even after having observed the for-
mality for clearance, may ship or land goods without the formality
prescribed by Article 4.
Abticxe 8.— Any foreign-going ship compelled to take shelter
in a port, shall, within forty-eight hours after the arrival, report
the cause of her entering the harbour to the Custom House and
obtain the permission thereof.
In case of landing temporarily the cargo for the purpose of
repairing a ship, under the circumstances mentioned in the pre-
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oeding paragraph, or for other unavoidable cause, or of selling
damaged goods, or of shipping any supplies necessary for the
ship, the formalities of entry and clearance shall not be required.
Bnt in case of landing, shipping or transhipping any other goods
or of selling the goods temporarily landed the formality prescribed
by Art. 1. shall be observed and the entry fee paid on clearing, the
formality prescribed shall also be observed and by Art. 3. the
clearance fee paid.
Article 9. — No foreign-going ship may land, ship or tranship
any goods between sunset and sunrise or on Custom holidays,
without special permission from the superintendent of Customs.
During the hours and days mentioned in the proceeding para,
graph, the hatches and all places in the ship where the goods are
stowed shall be closed and sealed by the Inspectors of Customs.
Article 10. — When any foreign-going ship is compelled to take
shelter in a port not opened to foreign commerce, the master
thereof shall give to the local municipal authorities or to the
harbour office a written statement, as to the causes of his entering
the port. In case of necessary supplies being shipped, a list of
these articles shall be presented and certified to by the aforsaid
authorities or office and on the arrival of the vessel at an open
port it shall be handed to the Custom House.
Abticle 11.— Should any owner of a ship wishes to make her
a foreign-going vessel or to convert a foreign-going ship into a
home-trading ship, he shall apply to the Custom House for the
inspection of the ship and there obtain the permit.
Abticle 12. — In order to ship any goods for export, the export
entry shall be made at the Custom House. After examination of
the actual articles and the collection of duties according to the
export tariff, the export permit shall be granted.
Aiiticle 13. — No goods of foreign produce which are to he
reexported abroad, prior to the formality for import entry having
been observed, are required to pay export duties, provided that a
written statement with reference thereto has been given to the'
Custom House and the export permit duly obtained after the
necessary examination.
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Abticlk 14.— Supplies for the use of ships are not required to
pay export duties, provided that the respective masters observe
the formality prescribed by the proceeding Article.
Abticle 15. — In order to land any goods of import, an import
entry, to which the invoices of the goods must be attached, shall
be made at the Custom House and the goods shall be landed after
obtaining the landing permit. Delivery of the goods shall be taken,
after their examination, the collection of duties according to the
import tariff and the grant of the import permit.
The aforesaid invoices shall be returned to the owner, after the
formality for the import entry of the goods has been gone through.
Abticlk 16. — Any goods being home produce, brought back
from abroad, are, when fulfil the conditions stipulated below, not
required to pay import duties, provided however that the formality
prescribed by the proceeding Article be observed : —
k 1. When the goods preserve unaltered, the native and character
which they bore at the time of their export.
2. When they are brought back within the period of five years
from the day of their export.
3. When the owner holds the original export permit of the
goods.
AhticiiE 17. — Excepting- articles free of duty, no good shall be
allowed to be imported, unless their invoices are presented ; it may
however be allowed as an exception, should the superintendent of
Customs recognize the inability from whatsoever canse arising,
of the owner to present the invoices, and the latter be willing to
pay duties according to the quantity, measurement or value of the
goods as directed by the Customs officers.
AbtictiB 18. — Whenever the Cnstom House authorities consider
the origiDal value of any goods, liable to an ad valorem duty,-
insnflficient, the Customs Appraisers shall place a value thereon,
and the owner shall pay duty according to that valuation.
If the owner refuse to pay duty according to the valuation
mentioned in the proceeding Paragnapb, he may apply for the
purchase of the goods by the Custom House under the same
valuation, except in the cases provided for by Article 17.
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Article 19. — Any foreign-going ship wishing to tranship goods
<to or from any other ships shall apply to the Custom House in
writing and obtain a transhipment permit.
Such permit is not required when any goods are transhipped
-from a mail steamer to barges or lighters of the shipping company
to which they belong.
Article 20. — In claiming any reduction of duties on any dutiable
,goods on account of damage, the application must be made, before
the examination of the goods takes place, to the superintendent of '
-Customs, who shall cause the Customs' Appraisers to survey the
. extent of the damage to the goods and reduce the duties accordingly.
Article 21.— purchasers of any ship's store from foreign ships
of war shall obtain from the selling party a certificate to be
presented at the Custom House, together with a written statement
of the fact, and pay import duties thereon.
Artiele 22.— No gold or silver bullion being of home produce
shall be allowed to be exported, unless such bullion has been
publicly sold by the Government.
Artiele 23.— No written application shall be required for
^passenger's luggage, either in landing or shipping, provided that
it be submitted to the examination of the Customs Inspectors
before passing through the, Custom House. Any articles not
.considered by the Custom House to be personal effects necessary
for travellers shall be charged the duties due thereon.
Article 24. — Any goods temporarily landed for the purpose of
repairing a ship or on account of her unavoidable causes, provided
ior by Artiole 8, shall be deposited at the Custom House.
No formality for import or export entry is required in landing
-or reshipping the goods mentioned in the preceeding para-
graph, but the master of the ship shall p iy to the Custom Houso
Jill the expenses connected with the custody of the goods.
When the goods mentioned in the first paragraph are to be
Bold, the formality prescribed by Article* 15 must be observed and
.the duties must be paid thereon.
Article 25. — In order to transport goods between open ports
iby a foreign-going or foreign owned ship an application shal
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"be made in writing to the Custom House nnd the goods shall
l)e shipped after exmination and grant of the transportation
-permit.
Abticle '26. — If the goods mentioned in the preoeeding articles
are dutiable being home produce, either the amount of the duties
due thereon shall be deposited or a written statement to satisfy
"the superintendent of Customs shall be given. The landing permit
•given by the Custom House at the port of destination shall be
presented at the Custom House at the port of origin, within six
months from the day on wkich the transportation permit was
•granted, when the amount of duties or the written statement
-deposited therein shall be returned.
If the landing permit givon by the Custom House at the port of
destination is not presented within the period specified in the
preceeding paragraph, the goods shall be considered as exported
and the duties shall be collected thereon.
Abticle 27. — If the goods mentioned in Article 25 beolng to
ibose articles the export of which is prohibited, the landing permit
given by the Custom House at the port of destination shall be
presented at the Custom House at the port of origin within six
months from the day on which the transportation permit was
granted.
Abticxe 28. — If a ship carrying the goods mentioned in Articles
26 and 27 fails, through perils of the sea or other unavoidable
-causes, to transport them to the port of destination, the fact shall
be reported to the Custom House at the port of origin ; and the
amount of duties or the written statement, previously deposited,
may be recovered upon production of sufficient proof of such
failure, within one year from the day on which the ship cleared.
Abticle 29. — In order to land the transported goods mentioned
in Article 25, at the port of destination, application shall be made
in writing to the Custom House, and the certification of landing
shall be made on the transportation permit grated by the Custom
House at the port of origin.
The goods may then, after due examination, be taken delivery
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In case the transportation permit mentioned in the proceeding
paragraph can not be presented at the Custom House at the port
of destination, on account of its being lost or left behind, a
written statement to satisfy the superintendent of Customs shall
be deposited at the Custom House.
The aforesaid statement will be returned upon presenting the
transportation permit or, instead of this, a certificate made by the
Custom House at the port of origin, within four months from the
date of the deposit of the aforesaid statement.
Article 30. — Should it be necessary to send, a foreign-going
ship from an open port to an unopened port, be it for repair or for
the purpose of shippiDg or discharging heavy materials, which
could not be conveniently done at the open port, an application
shall be made in writing to the superintendent of Customs for
special permission.
Chapteb II.
Home-trading ships, and transportation of goods for which the
formality of import entry has not been observed.
Abticle 31. — Within twenty four hours after the arrival in
port of a home-trading ship, the master thereof shall make the
entry of the ship at the Custom House and at the same time
deposit therein all the ship's papers.
Article 32. — The master of a home-trading ship shall, within
four hours previous to the departure from port, give notice of
clearance to the Custom House and recover all the ship's papers
deposited therein.
Abticle 33. — For ships which are not required to have certificates
of registry, and for those built in European style, but under one
hundred tons burden and plying regularly between certain fixed
ports, the owners can dispense with the formalities prescribed
by Articles 31 and 32, provided that they have previously applied
to, and obtained permission from the Custom House.
Article 34. — In order to clear a home -trading ship with goods
for which the formality of import entry has not been observed,
the master thereof shall send into the Custom House two copies
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of the declaration of the cargo so carried, observing at the same
time the formality prescribed by Article 32.
Article 35. — On arrival of the ship mentioned in the preoeeding
Article at the port of destination, the master thereof shall send
into the Custom House the declaration of the cargo so brought
observing at the same time the formality prescribed by Article 31.
Article 36. — In transporting between open ports by a home-
trading ship any goods for which the formality of import entry
has not been observed, an application shall be made in writing
to, and a shipping permit obtained from the Custom House.
In landing the goods mentioned in the preceeding paragraph,
the stipulations of Art. 15; and, in transporting the same, the
stipulations- of Art. 19. shall be observed.
Chapter HI.
Penal Provisions.
Article 37. — Should a foreign-going ship have neglected the
formality of the ship's entry within the period specified by Art. 1,
the master thereof shall be fined sixty yen.
For every twenty four hours that he shall have neglected to
enter the ship he shall be fined the same amount.
Article 38. — If the seal Or lock fastened by Inspectors of Cus-
toms, as provided for by the second paragraph of Art. 9, shall
have been broken open or taken off, the master thereof shall be
fined sixty yen.
Article 39. — Any person who shall have transhipped any goods
without obtaining the transhippment permit, prescribed by Art.
19 and by the second paragraph of Art. 36, shall be fined the same
amount as provided for by the preceeding Article.
Article 40. — In the case provided for by the first paragraph
of Art. 8. should a foreign-going ships have neglected to report
the causes of entry into a port, within the period specified, the
master thereof shall be fined fifteen yen.
Article 41.— Should a foreign-going ships, in the case provided
for by Art. 10, have neglected to obtain the certificate from the
local municipal authorities or harbour office ; or^ after obtaining
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the some, have neglected to present it to the Custom House, the
master thereof shall be fined fifteen yen.
Abticle 42.— Should a home-trading ship have neglected the
formality of the ship's entry within the period specified by Art.
31, or that of clearance before the period specified by Art. 32, the
master thereof shall be fined five yen.
Chapteb IV.
Miscellaneous Provisions.
Article 43. — Any person who shall be dissatisfied with the
valuation made by the Customs Appraisers, relative to the classi-
fication of goods of import and export, n»ay apply to the superin-
tendent of Customs for a modification, within ten days from the
day on which such valuation has been made.
Any person who shall be dissatisfied with the modification made
by the superintendent of Customs, may apply to the Minister of
Finance for his decision, within thirty days from the day on
which the modification was made ; in this case the modification
certificate must accompany the application.
Abticxe 44. — The officers of Customs can, whenever they think
it requisite, retain as samples at the Custom House, small portions
of any goods of import and export.
Abticle 45. — All the documents to be presented at the Custom
House, in conformity with the present Regulations, shall be
written in the form prescribed by the Custom House and be
signed and sealed by the owner or master of the ship or by the
owner of the goods.
Article 46. — For all permits or deplicate permits and all other
certificates issued by the Custom House, the applicant shall pay,
for each copy, a fee of one yen and fifty sen.
Aeticlb 47. — The period specified by days and hours in the
present Regulations shall exclude therefrom the Custom holidays,
and the period specified by years and months shall include therein
such holidays.
Abticle 48. — The hours during which business is transacted at .
the Custom House shall be from ten o'clock in the morning to four
o'clock in the af trnoon every day exclusive of holidays; an applica-
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tion may,Jhowever, be made to the Superintendent of Customs for
special permission to have the Custom House opened beyond the
ordinary hours.
Abticle 49. — The applicant for the special permission provided
for by the first paragraph of Art. 9, and by the last part of Art.
48 shall pay the fees, the rate of which shall be established by the
Minister of Finance.
Abticle 50. — Whenever in the present Regulations the word
"Ship owner" occurs, it shall mean the proprietor of, or one who
has tbe right to make use of a ship ; the word "Master of ship'*
shall mean one who has the actual command or conf? of a ship
and the words " Owner of goods " shall mean the proprietor of or
the agent entrusted with the management of the goods.
Abticle 51. — In. tbe present Regulations, the word "Export •'
sh« il mean the exportation of goods to a foreign country, iie wcrd
"Import" shall mean the importation of goods from foreign
country and the word " Goods " shall mean and include all articles
whatsoever, except personal effects necessary for travelling and
supplies for the use of ships.
Abticle 52. — In the present Regulations, the words "On entry"
or "Arrival" shall mean the time when a ship drops anchor or
takes tbe buoy and the words "On clearance" shall mean the time
when a ship weighs anchor or leaves the buoy.
Abticle 53. — Any person who shall give information to the
Custom House relative to any smuggling, shall receive the moiety
of the value of the goods confiscated through such information.
Additional Pbovision.
Abticle 54. — Any ships engnged in commerce between Japan
and the island of Saghalien, belonging to the Russian Empire,
shall as a temporary measure, be exempted from the payment of
entry and clearance fees as well as from that of import and export
duties on the goods carried by them. The formalities for ship's
entry and clearance provided for by Arts. 31 and 32 shall, however,
be applicable to such ships.
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COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
The Special Pebmibsion Feb Accobdino to the 9th and
4th Abticle op the Custom House Bboubation. (The
Treasury Depabtmental Ordinance No. 22, Issued in
Sbptbmbbb 1891.)
Special Permission fee for the loading and discharging of goods
on ordinary days,
from sun-set to sun- rise per 1 hour . . . .yen 1.50
On^holidays,
from sun-rise to sun-set per I hour . . . .yen 1.0Q»
from sun-set to sun-rise „ „ „ „ 1.50*
Special permission fee for the extra opening of the Custom
House ordinary days,
from 4 P.M. to 6 P.M yen 15.00.
„ „ „ 12 , „ 45.00.
» » » „past „ „ „ 95.00.
6 A.M. „ 10A.M , 20.00.
In case the Custom House is open from preceding day, it is
otherwise.
' On holidays,
from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M.
»» »» >» »» ■!■* »»
» » „ past 12 „
6 „ „ 10 A.M.
(The last fee with the following provisional clause were added
by the Department Ordinace of the Treasury No. 40; issued 1891.)
In case the Custom House is open from preceding day it is
otherwise.
Special permission fee in the Custom House detached office for
the loading and discharging of goods on ordinary days,
from sun-set to sun-rise per 1* hour . . . .yen 0,75.
On holidays,
from sun -rise to sun-set per 1 hour • . . .yen 0,50.
„ sun-set ,, sun-rise „ „ „ .... „ 0.75.
yen 25.00.
»■
40.00.
,,
70.00.
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120.00.
•• • • »»
20.00.
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For the extra opening on ordinary and holidays,
from sun-rise to son-set per 1 honr . . . .yen 1,00.
„ sun-set „ sun-rise „ „ „ „ 1,50.
CUSTOM'S SHED REGULATIONS.
7th September, 1872.
AbticIjE I. — The hours for the delivery of goods, wares, or
marchandize, temporarily placed in the Custom's Shed shall be
from sunrise to sunset, Sundays and Holidays excepted.
Abticle IE. — All goods, wares, or merchandize except as herein-
after provided in Art. IX. of these Regulations, may, for not longer
time than twenty-four hours, be placed in the Custom's Shed, in a
place to be designated by the officer in charge thereof.
Article III. — Warehouses will be provided, to which, after the
expiration of the twenty-four hours above mentioned, all goods,
wares, or marchandize, except as hereinafter provided in Art. IX
of these Regulations, may, with the consent of the officer in charge
of the Custom's Sheds, be removed by the owners or consignees
for a further period of the more than forty-eight hours, during
which time goods so stored will be free of Warehouse charge, but
at the risk of the owners or consignees.
Article IV. — All goods, wares, or merchandize not removed from
the Sheds, as provided in Art. II, may, after the expiration of
twenty-four hours, be removed by the Superintendent of Customs,
at the risk and expenses of the owners or consignees, to the
temporary werehouses mentioned in Art. Ill, where they will be
allowed to remain for a further period of forty-eight hourse, at the
expiration of which they may be treated as provided in Art. V of
these Regulations.
Article V. — All goods, wares, or marohandize not taken delivery
of from the godowns within the forty-eight hours mentioned in
Art. in, may be sent by the Superintendent of Customs to the
Bonded Warehouse, at the expense of the owner or consignee, and
be there stored, subject to the Bonded Warehouse Regulations.
Article VI. — All goods, wares, or merchandize landed at the
Port of Yokohama and not claimed within seventy-two hours from
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time of landing, may be be removed by the Superintendent of
Customs to a warehouse to be styled " The Warehouse for Un-
claimed Goods," and there stored at the risk and expense of the
owner or consignee thereof, for a term of one year, at the expira-
tion of which they may be disposed of, as provided by Art. XIV
of the Bonded Warehouse Regulations of 1st March, 1869.
Article VII. — The Japanese Government will take reasonable
care of all goods, wares, or merchandize that may be in their charge
during seventy two hours after landing, but will not be responsible
for the safe custody of any goods not stored in the Bonded
Warehouses.
Article VIII. — When, owing to the inclemency of the weather,
or for other good reason, to be shown to the satisfaction of the
Superintendent of Customs, it would be a hardship strictly to
enforce the provisions of Art. Ill as to removal of goods from the
Shed, the Superintendent of Customs may extend the time therein
mentioned, so nevertheless, that no goods, wares, or merchandize
shall, under any circumstances, remain in the charge of the
Customs Authorities (unless stored in the Bonded Warehouses)
for a longer period than seventy two hours.
Article IX. — The goods enumerated in Art. XVIII of the
Bonded Warehouse Regulations of 1st March, 1869, will on no
acoount be received into the Customs' Sheds or temporary Ware-
house, but must be taken delivery of immediately they are landed.
Article X. — In case of neglect by the owner or consignee to
take immediately delivery of the goods referred to in Art. IX of
those Regulations, the Superintendent. of Customs, may have such
goods removed to a place of safety, either on shore or afloat, and
all expenses attending the removal and storage of such goods
shall be paid by the consignee or owner, at such enhanced rate as
the Superintendent of Customs may decide upon.
Article XL — No goods, wares, or merchandize shall be placed in
the thoroughfares of the Customs' promises, and no horse or vehicle
shall be allowed to occupy the thoroughfares.
Article XII.— Smokiug is strictly prohibited in the Customs'
Sheds and Warehouses.
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Abticle XIII.— -Persons quarrelling or creating a disturbance in
Customs' premises may be forcibly removed, if necessary, arid
taken before their Consuls.
BONDED WABEHOUSE EEGULATIONS.
Revised, Maboh 1st, 1869.
Abticle 1. — 'llie manifest of the ship having been lodged at the
Custom House, -as provided in the Regulations of Trade, consign-
ees of cargo wishing to store goods in the Bonded Warehouses
of the Japanese Government, must deliver at the Custom House,
an application for storage, called a Warehousing Entry, describing
the marks, numbers, and contents of all packages for which
storage is required in the form marked ' A ' of the original Re-
gulations.
Abticle 2.— If no valid objection exists, the Custom House
Authorities will at once authorize to be provided in the Bonded
Warehouses for the goods named in the Worehousing Entry and
the goods can then be warehoused at the convenience of the
consignee, but no goods can be received into the Bonded Ware-
houses unless a Warehousing Entry for the same shall have been
passed by the Custom House Authorities.
Abticle 3;— On the completion of the delivery at the Bonded
Warehouses of the Merchandise for which a Warehousing Entry
has been passed, a receipt for such goods, called a Warrant, in
the form marked ' B,' will be issued as soon as possible to the
consignee or owner of the goods. This document will be sealed
both by the Japanese Superintendent of the Bonded Warehouse,
and by the Japanese Customs.
Abticle 4. — No delivery can take place without the production
of this warrant and an order duly signed by the consignee or
owner of the goods, and made out in the form marked ' C If the
order be for the entire quantity, for which the warrant has been
granted, the latter will be cancelled by the Japanese Customs. If
for part only, such portion will be written off from the warrant
will be returned to the holder.
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Abticlb 5.— The duties and storage charges due upon the goods
must be paid before delivery can be authorized by the Custom
House. Every application for delivery must be made to the
Customs Authorities in the form marked ' J>* and on being passed
by the Customs, the applicant must take immediate delivery of
the goods therein named.
Abticlb 6.— The warrants given for the goods deposited in the
Bonded Warehouses maybe made out in one, or as many documents
as the owner of the goods may require. The warrants shall be
printed, and will be issued by the Japanese Customs at a charge
• of one boo for each warrant.
Abticlb 7. — Goods of a lower value than five hundred dollars
will not be received into the Bonded Warehouses.
Abticlb 8. — At the time of delivering the goods, a slip centaining
particulars of the storage charges due on each specific delivery
will be made up at the office of the Bonded Warehouses and handed
to the owner or consignee.
. Abticlb 9- — As soon as the goods are landed, they will be in
the charge of the Japanese Customs Authorities, who will he
responsible for their safe custody and due delivery, risks from
fire and convulsions of the. elements alone excepted.
Abticlb 10. — Damaged goods must be stored without detriment
to other goods, and on such conditions as the Customs Authorities
may find it necessary to impose upon the owner. ,
Abticlb 11.— All orders for delivery should bear the same
signature as the Warehousing Entry, or that of an employe duly
authorized to sign for the firm in whose service he is, in which
case, written notice of the employe being so authorized may he
required to be furnished by the firm to the Superintendent of the
Bonded Warhouse.
Abticlb 12.— On the occurrence of a change of ownership in the
goods stored in the Bonded Warehouses, a formal declaration of
the change must be endorsed on the warrant, which, when thus
endorsed, must be exhibited to the Superintendent of the Bonded
Warehouses, who will take note of the transfer.
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AbtigxiE 13. — In the event of the loss of a warrant or warrants,
notice must be given to the Superintendent of the Bonded
Warehouses, who will stop the delivery on snoh document, and
after the holder has made every endeavor, by public advertise-
ment, or otherwise to obtain the warrant so lost a fresh document
will be re-issued up on application made by the original owner
to that effect, he handing at the same time a written undertaking,
holding the Customs Authorities harmless, should the original
document be produced.
Article 14.— The Custom House Authorities may refuse to allow
merchandise to remain in the Bonded Warehouses for a longer term
than one yeaf . If the goods should not be cleared within that
period, or within such, extension of it, as the Custom House
Authorities may see fit to grant, the latter may authorize the
public sale of the goods, on giving one month's notice to the
holder of the warrant or warrants representing the said goods,
or, in his absence, to his Consul, and also by notification of the
same at the Custom House and Bonded Warehouses, or in any
newspaper published on the spot. All duties and charges due
upon the goods, together with the expenses of sale and notifica-
tion of the same will be paid out of the proceeds, and the balance,
if any, will be reserved for the party or parties to whom the goods
belong, subject to a reduction of one per cent per month, as a fee
to the Customs for retaining charge of the same.
AbticIiE 15. — The Bonded Warehouses will be open daily during
the usual hours of business at the Custom House, excepting on
Sundays, and such public holidays and festivals as may be publicly
announced. But any goods, for which a Warehousing entry has
already been made, landed after business hours till sunset, will be
stored in the Warehouses by the officer in charge.
Abtiolb 16.— The storage charges, until further notice, will be
those of the annexed scale. The smallest charge will be for half
a month, and any' number of days under 15 will be charged as
half a month.
Aeticuc 17.— Every facility will be given to owners of goods to
inspect and obtain sample packages of the merchandise stored by
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372 COMMEHCti. AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN
them in the Bonded Warehouses, but no sample can be taken
from the Bonded Warehouses without a written order from the
owner or consignee, accompanied by the warrant if called for,
requesting delivery of the same.
Article 18. — The undermentioned goods will not be received
into the Bonded Warehouses. All goods free of duty, Building
materials, Gunpowder, Saltpetre, Chemicals, Tar, Pitch, Seeds,
Oils, Liquid, Indigo, and such other articles as are of an explosive,
inflammable, or otherwise dangerous character.
Article 19. — If the Japanese Authorities suppose that goods in
eases or packages differ in their contents from the Warehousing
Entry, they may at any time open and inspect the same, due
notice having been given to the owner, so that he may be present
at such inspection. And in the event of any error having been
made either in the descriptions of goods or number of pieces, the
owner must pass a fresh Warehouse Entry for the same on which
a fee of 10 boos will be levied.
Abticlb 20. — In the event of any article placed in the Bonded
Warehouses becoming putrid or otherwise offensive, notice must
be given by the Japanese Authorities to the owner, who must pay
duty on the same, and take delivery of such forthwith, and if,
within two days of such notice the same be not taken away, two
foreign surveyors will be called in to survey the goods and the
Custom House Authorities will deal with the goods as the sur-
vey ers recommend. The expense of such survey will be paid hy
the owner of such goods.
Akticlk 21. — The Bonded Warehouse will be open for storage
of Japanese merchandise brought from the other open ports of
Japan, in foreign vessels only, for re-export in their original pack-
ages, in the same manner and on the same conditions as mer-
chandise imported from foreign countries. No package, how-
ever, will be received unless in a sound and secure condition.
Abttcle 22. — Persons transacting business at the Bonded Ware-
houses will be required to use the printed forms prescribed by the
regulations. These forms can always be obtained at the office of the
Bonded Warehouses, and for which a small charge will be made.
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Abticlb 23. —
These Regula-
tions, together
with the scale
of storage fees,
may he revised
from time to
time, as may he
found neces-
sary, hy the
Japanese Go-
vernment, in
communication
and concert
with the other
contracting par-
ties to the con-
vention of June
25th, 1866.
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STORAGE REGULATIONS.
4th month, 16th year op Meiji.
The Japanese Government has establised at Horinouchi-inura,
Kurakigori, in Kanagawa Ken, Magazines for the Storage of Gun-
Powder and other Explosives imported to Yokohama, and has
framed the following regulations :
Abticle 1.— The Magazines will be opened daily from 9, a. m. to
4 p. m. except on Sundays and the following holidays :
1st Month 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 30th days.
2nd „ 11th day.
4th „ 3rd „
10th „ 17th „
11th ;, 3rd and 23rd days.
12th „ 20th, 30th and 31st days.
And the holidays appointed for the Vernal and Autumnal
Equinoxes.
Note, — In case the Magazines should be closed on extraordinary
days, L e. on other than the above mentioned days, one week's
notice will be given in one of the local newspapers. Should it be
desired to have the Magazines opened on any o£ the above named
holidays, 24 hours previous notice must be given to the Kencho.
When thus opened, the hours are to be the same as on ordinary
days.
Abticle 2. — Persons desirous of storing Gun-powder or other
explosive substances must make to the Kencho an application in
the annexed form, marked A, accompanied by a certificate showing
that the goods have been entered at the Custom House and that
the duty thereon has been paid.
Note.- -The Custom House certificate will be returned to the
owner after inspection.
Abticlk 3. — An official of the Kencho will examine the docu-
ments and compare the goods with the application,. and will issue
a certificate of deposit according to the annexed form B.
Note. — The goods can be receipted for in as many certificates as
the applicant may desire.
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378 COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
Abtiole 4. — Gun-powder and explosives are not to be stored in
the same magazine with detonators, fuses Ac. ; the former are to
be stored in No. 1 Magazine and the detonators in No. 2 Maga-
zine. Applicants must therefore give full particulars as to the
nature of the goods to be stored to the Kencho whence the
necessary directions will be given.
Abticle 5. — No goods will be received at, or allowed to be re-
moved from, the Magazine on rainy or windy days.
AbticIjE 6.— No goods will be received on storage that are not
securely packed in cases, barrels &c, or of which the contents are
exposed.
Note. — Cases and packages of every description must be distinct-
ly marked and made up in such a manner as not to admit of
deterioration.
Abticle 7. — The Storage charges must be paid to the Kencho
on withdrawal of all, or any portion of the goods, which cannot
be removed until this has been done.
Ifote. — Owners of goods wishing to exhibit samples thereof, must
first obtain the permission of the Kencho.
Abticle 8. — On withdrawal of goods stored, an order must he
given to the Kencho in the form marked C, and the certificate of
deposit produced, and then the goods must be removed without
delay.
Abticle 9. — When explosives are to be conveyed from the Maga-
zine, notice must be previously given to the Kencho as to their
destination, and tbe localities through which they will pass in
transportation, according to Form D. Red flng must also be dis-
played from the boat or vehicle by which the goods are conveyed.
Abticle 10. — Should the owners of goods stored at the Magazine
wish to transfer the ownership, without removal of the goods
from the Magazines, to some other person, they can do so by
making application to the Kencho according to form E, which
must be signed by both seller and purchaser, and the old certificate
of deposit must be surrendered. A new certificate of deposit will
then be issued in the name of the purchaser.
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Article 11. — The term of storage shall not exceed one year. When
the year has expired, should the owner wish to continue the
storage, the charges must be paid up to date and new application
made according to the General Regulations.
Abticle 12. — Should the goods not be withdrawn on expiration
of the year and the storage charges remain unpaid, the Kencho
will insert a notice in one of the local newspapers for the space
of one month. On expiration of that period if the goods have
not been withdrawn, the Kencho may proceed to sell them at
public auction ; the amount due for storage and for expenses of
sale and advertising will be deducted, and the balance, if any, will
be retained at the Kencho.
Should the owner eventually come claim the goods and produced
the certificate of deposit, the balance will be handed to him after
deductions of a charge of one per cent therefrom.
AETiciiE 13. — When it is desired to have the magazines opened
on holidays as provided in the note of Art. 1, application must be
made to the Kencho occording to form F, and a fee of one silver
yen is to be paid for each hour that the magazine is kept open.
Note. — Any part of an hour will be charged as one hour.
Abticle 14. — The storage charges are 4 [sen in silver coin per
month per cubic foot English measurement.
Note. — Although goods measuring less than ono cubic foot may
be received at the Magazines, the minimum charge will be 4 sen in
silver. The smallest charge will be for half a month and any
number of days under 15 will be charged as half a month.
Abticle 15.— The care of the goods stored in the Magazines is
undertaken by the Japanese Government, which however, is not
responsible for losses arisiog from the acts of God, fire, or con-
vulsions of the elements.
Abticle 16. — The forms for application for storage and deli-
very, are provided by the Kencho free of charge, to applicants
therefor.
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380 COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
STORAGE REGULATIONS.
Revised on the 16th day, 3rd month of 10th yeab, Meiji.
The Japanese Government has established at Nakaniura Ware-
houses intended for the Storage of Kerosine Oil and other sub-
stances imported to Yokohama, the inflammable nature of which,
or their storage within the Settlement in large quantities renders
them dangerous.
The Government has entrusted the direction of the Warehouses,
to an Official acting under the orders of the Eenrei of Eanagawa
and whose duties are clearly defined in a series of instructions
issued by the Eenrei and approved by the Treaty Consuls.
The Establishment will be subject to the following Regulations :
Aeticle 1. — The Warehouses will be open daily from 8 a. m. to
4, p. m. during the months from October 1st to March 31st, and
from 6 a. m. to 6 p. m. during the months from April 1st to Septem-
ber 30th, except on Sundays and following holidays :
1st Month 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 30th days.
2nd „ 11th day.
4th „ 3rd „
9th „ 17th „
11th „ 3rd and 23rd days.
12th „ 29th, 30th and 31st days.
Should it be desired to have the Warehouses opened on any of
the above named holidays, twenty four hours notice must be given.
In case the Warehouses should be c'osed on extraordinary days,
{. e. on other than the above-mentioned days, one week notice
will be given in the Yokohama Newspapers.
Aeticle 2. — Persons desirous or storing Eerosine Oil or other
Merchandise of an inflammable nature must make to the Director
of the Warehouses an application in the annexed form marked A
accompanied by a Certificate showing that the goods have been
entered at the Custom House and that the duty thereon has been
paid.
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Article 3. — The Director of the Warehouses will examine the
documents and inspect the goods in order to verify the exactness of
the declaration contained in the storage application and will issue
a certificate of deposit according to the annexed form B.
The Custom House receipts will be returned to the owner.
Should the Director of the Warehouses discover any discrepancy
between the weights and dimensions of the goods presented for
storage and those specified in the application he will give notice to
the owner. If actual discrepancies should be proved the owner
shall be obliged to correct his application and any expense occa-
sioned thereby will be defrayed by him.
Note. — Persons storing goods can have the amount stored re-
ceipted for in as many certificates as they please.
Article 4. — Kerosine Oil -rvill not be received at, and will not be
allowed to be withdrawn from the Warehouses in less quantities
than 50 Gallons. Other inflammable substances are not subject to
this limit.
Article 5. — Gunpowder and other explosive substances will not
be received at the Warehouses.
Article 6. — An open shed is erected on the compound in order
to provide facilities for soldering, refilling and general repairs to
cases prior to storage.
Article 7. — Cases and packages of every description must bo
distinctly marked and made up in such a manner as not to admit
of deterioration.
Article 8. — Should the owner of goods stored at the Warehouses
wish to transfer the ownership without removal from the Waro-
. houses to some other person, he can do so by endorsing the trans-
fer on the back of the certificate of deposit which must be brought
to the Warehouses for countersignatures after verification by the
Director. When the transfer is in favour of several parties a
transfer document must be made out according to form D, and the
original certificates of deposit must be returned. As many certifi-
cates will be issued as there are transferees.
Article 9. — The storage charges must be oaid on withdrawal of
all or any portion of the goods which cannot be taken away until
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this rule has been complied with.
- Article 10.— Should the owner wish to withdraw a sample case
he must bring his certificate of Deposit and the Director of the
Warehouses will inscribe on it the quantity withdrawn. Facilities
will also be afforded for sampling at the Warehouses.
Article 11. -^On withdrawal of the goods deposited an order
must be given in the form C. and the goods must be removed
without delay.
Article 12. — On withdrawal of the whole amount of goods
stored, the certificate of deposit must be returned.
Article 13. — The forms of application for storage &c are
printed in Japanese and English, and are provided by the Govern-
ment free of charge.
Article 14. — The term of storage shall not exceed one year.
When the year has expired, and should the owner wish to continue
the storage, the charges must be paid up and a new application
made according to the General Regulations.
Should the goods not be withdrawn on expiration of the year and
the storage charges remain unpaid, the Government will insert a
notice in the paper for the, space of one month.
On expiration of that period and the goods not having been
withdrawn, the Govornment may proceed to sell them at Public
Auction. From the proceeds, the amount due for storage and for
expenses of sale and advertising will be deducted and the balance
will be retained by the Government.
Should the owner eventually come to claim the property and
produce the Certificate of deposit the balance will be handed to
him less a charge of one per cent.
Article 15.— The storage charges are as follows : —
For Kerosine Oil, Ordinary Cases of ten Gallons per month per
Case 7 sen.
For other inflammable substances, per English cubic foot per
month ...0^ sen.
Note. — The smallest charge will be for half a month, aoaA any,
number of days under fifteen will be charged as half a month
Should a longer experience shew it to be desirable, those cl?*1*^8.
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may be modified by the Local Authorities in conjunction with the
Consuls of the Treaty Powers.
. Article 16. — The care of the goods stored at the warehouses is
confided to the Japanese Government who are not responsible for
losses occasioned by leakage, fire, or convulsions of the elements.
Article 17. — Goods belonging to Japanese will be subjected to
these same rules, but will be stored in a separate building.
AMENDED OBGANIZATION OP CUSTOM
HOUSES.
/Imperial Ordinance No. 142. Dated July 24th, 1890.)
Article 1. — Custom Houses shall be under the superintendence
of the Minister of State for Finance, and shall deal with business
connected with customs.
Article 2. — The following officials shall be attached to the
various Custom Houses of the empire : —
Superintendents 4 Sonin rank.
Vice-Superinteu dents 2 Sonin rank.
Chief Appraisers (Kwantei-kan) 5 Sonin rank.
Probationers for thi office of Chief
Appraiser ( Kioantei-kan shiho) ... .*. 5
Zoku 207
Appraisers (Kwantei-ri) 21 Hannin rank.
Inspectors (K wan-ri ) 24 Hannin rank.
Assistant-Inspectors 264 Hannin rank.
The office of the Superintendent of Osaka Custom House shall
be held by the Superintendent or by the Vice- Superintendent of
Kobe Custom House. That of Niigata Custom House by the Chief
Collector of Niigata Prefecture.
Article 3. — Superintendents of Custom Houses shall be under
•the guidance and control of the Minister, of State for Finance, and
shall have control of affairs relating the respective Custom Houses.
Article 4. — Vice- Superintendents of Custom Houses shall be
officials of rank belew that of the superintendents whom they are
. to assist, shall be attached one each to the Custom Houses of
Yokohama and Kobe, and shall render assistance to the Superin-
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tendents of such offices, and discharge the latter's duties should
they be prevented by some cause from doing so.
Article 5.— Chief Appraisers shall be guided and controlled by
the Superintendents, and shall discharge duties relating to the
examination and appraising of goods.
Chief Appraisers may in addition discharge the duties of heads
of offices (kwacho).
Article 6.— Zoku shall be under the control of their respective
superiors, and shall discharge duties pertaining to records, ac-
counts, and book-keeping.
Article 7.— Appraisers shall be under the orders of their respec-
tive superiors, and shall be engaged in the examination and
appraising of goods.
Article 8. — Inspectors shall be under the control of their
respective superiors, and shall deal with affairs connected with the
prevention of smuggling and the non-payment of taxes (datsu-zci)
having control over assistant-inspectors.
Article 9. — Assistant-Inspectors shall assist inspectors in their
duties.
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR OFFICIALS,
(Imperial Ordinance No. 257, Dated October 21st, 1890.)
Article 1. — The Organization of Diplomatic Officials shall be
decided as follows : —
Minister Plenipotentiary, chokunin rank.
Minister Resident (Benri-Koshi), 2nd class chokunin rank or 1st
class tonin rank.
Charge* d' Affaires (Dairi-Koshi), 1st or 2nd class sdnin rank.
Councillors of Legation, 1st or 2nd class so tin rank.
Secretaries of Legation, 2nd or 3rd or 4th or fifth class sdnin rank.
Attache (kosaikwan shiho), 5th or 6th sdnin rank.
Article 2.— Officials of shinnin rank may be appointed Ministers
Plenipotentiary as an additional office.
. Article 3. — Consuls may also be employed as diplomatic officials
(gaikdjiinukwan) in places where Ministers are not stationed.
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Diplomatic officials shall be of sonin rank.
Article 4 — The Organization of Consular Officials shall be as
follows : —
Consul-General, 1st or 2nd class sonin rank.
Consul, 2nd, 3rd or 5th class sonin rank.
Vice-Consul, 5th or 6th class sonin rank.
Article 5. — Commissioners of Trade (Boyeki-jimukwan) may be
appointed to places where Consuls are not stationed.
Commissioners of Trade shall be under 2nd sonin rank.
Article 6.. — Honorary Consuls or acting Consuls may be appoint-
ed in places where Consuls or Commissioners of Trade are not
stationed.
Article 7. — Clerks shall be attched to legations and consulates.
Clerks (shokisei) shall be of Jiannin rank.
Article 8. — The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs may attach
other assistants to legations or consulates should be consider the
same necessary.
Article & — The number of diplomatic and consular officials not
in actual office shall be 15. Should the Minister for Foreign Affairs
considers it necessary, he may increase 5 more, no salary to be paid.
The tenure of office of the said officials shall be full three years,
after that they shall be relieved from the office.
THE FIXED NUMBER OR DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR
OFFICIALS AND CLERKS.
(Imperial Ordinance No. 283. Dated December, 1890.)
The fixed number of Diplomatic and Consular Officials and Clerks
shall be decided as follows : —
Minister Plenipotentiary and Minister Resident shall be 10
altogether.
Councillors and Secretaries of Legation and Attache shall be 3&
altogether.
Consul-General, Consul, Vice-Consul and commissioners of Trade
shall be 27 altogether.
Clerks of Legation and Consulates shall be 72 altogether.
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Diplomatic and Consular Officials not in actual office are not
included in the fixed number.
CONSULAR REGULATIONS OP THE EMPIRE OP JAPAS.
(Imperial Ordinance No. 80. Dated Mat, 1890.)
Article 1. — Consuls shall protect and promote the interests of
"the Empire of Japan, especially in matters affecting trade, inter-
course, and navigation; they shall see that the treaties between
Japan and the countries in which they reside are duly carried out ;
and they shall give such advice or protection as they may deem
proper, if requested by Japanese subjects or subjects of the Powers
in amity with Japan.
In the conduct of their business, Consuls shall in all cases
conform to the laws and regulations of Japan. No Consul shall,
however, act contrary to the laws and customs of the country in
which he resides, except in the case of Consuls residing in countries
where special treaty stipulations or usages exist.
Article 2. — A Consul shall provide a Register of Japanese
subjects in the country where he resides and shall enter therein the
residence, marriage, birth, and death reported to him. Certificates
•concerning these matters shall be issued, if requested.
Article 3. — A Consul shall, in the event of the death of Japa-
nese subjects in the country where he resides, taken measures for
the protection of the property of the deceased, which may be exposed
to loss or injury owing to the absence of the successor or any other
cause. '
* Article 4.— A Consul shall grant temporary relief to Japanese
•subjects who may be found destitude in the country where he
resides, or shall send them back to Japan.
Article 5. — A Consul shall give his aid and assistance, if it
should be necessary, to any vessel or crew belonging to the Navy of
Japan.
Article 6. — If any seaman should desert from a vessel belong-
ing to the Navy of Japan, a Consul shall, at the instance of the
Captain, request the Authorities of the country where he resides to
arrest the deserter.
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Article 7. — A Consul shall afford the necessary assistance to
Japanese vessels wracked or otherwise in distress and shall supervise
the assistance which may be rendered by the Authorities of the
country where he resides.
A Consul shall attest marine protects and extended protests.
Article 8.— A Consul shall exercise supervision in respect to the
national flag of Japanese vessels.
A Consul shall issue certificates sanctioning the hoisting of the
national flag.
Article 9. — A Consul shall authenticate agreements for engag-
ing or discharging seamen of Japanese vessels in the country where
he resides.
Article 10. — A Consul shall authenticate the sale or hypotheca-
tion of Japanese vessels.
Article 11. — A Consul may require the masters of Japanese ves-
sels-visiting the ports of the country where he resides to report their
arrival and departure.
A Consul shall keep in his custody ship's papers, if the regula-
tion or usage of the port of arrival requires such papers to be
-deposited with him.
Article 12. — A Consul may issue passports to Japanese subjects
rand may also verify passports in their possession.
A Consul may, if requested, verify passports of foreigners intend-
ng to visit Japan.
Article 13. — A Consul in ay issue a bill of health, at the request
of the master, to a Japanese vessel or to a foreign vessel bound for
Japan.
Article 14.^A Consul may attest signatures and seals in docu-
ments issued by the Authorities of the country where he resides.
Article 15. — Tf any seaman should desert from a Japanese vessel
in the country where a Consul resides, the latter may, at the request
•of the master, communicate with Authorities of the country in order
to compel the deserter to return to the vessel.
Article 16. — Should the commxnl or navigation of a Japanese
vessel be obstructed owing to the illness or death of the master or
any other causa, a Consul mxy temporarily appoint a mister at the
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request of the parties interested in the vessel.
Article 17. — A Consul who resides in a country where Consular
Jurisdiction exists either by treaty or usage shall exercise judicial
powers.
, Article 18. — A Consul may intervene, if requested by the parties
concerned, to bring about an amicable settlement of a dispute con-
cerning civil right, which may arise between a Japanese subject and
a foreigner or between Japanese subjects themselves.
Article 19.— A Consul may exercise control over Japanese sub-
jects and vessels so far as such control is not in conflict with the
laws, regulations, and customs of the country where he resides.
Article 20.— A Consul may request the assistance of a Japanese
man-of-war, if such assistance is necessary to the exercise of his
duties.
Article 21 .—A Consul shall collect fees and charges in accordance
with the Tariff of Consular Fees and Charges for Attendance pre-
scribed in these Regulations. In matters, however, specially
provided by laws or regulations, such special provisions shall be
observed.
Article 22. — The fees of the 1st and 2nd items of the Tariff may
be remitted if the party concerned has no ability to pay them.
The fee of the 3rd item of the Tariff shall be remitted if the value
of the property is less than 50 yen.
Article 23. — If the person who has requested the attention of
a Consul should withdraw his application, half the prescribed fee
shall be charged.
Article 24. — If a certificate is given in a foreign language, 50
per cent of the prescribed fee shall be collected in addition thereto.
Should translation be necessary, the actual expense thereof shall
also be charged.
Article 25,— If the laws, regulations, or customs of any locality
should require the attestation or attention of a Consul in matters
not specified in the Tariff, fees not exceeding 5 yen shall be charged
in accordance with £he usual practice of such locality.
Article 26.— If a Consul should, on application by a Japanese
subject, transact any business requiring his attendance outside of
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tti9 place where the Consulate is situated, the charges for such
attendance shall be paid by the applicant in addition to the prescrib-
ed fees.
Article 27. — In the exercise of Consular Jurisdiction, the Re-
gulations relating to Staur> Da ties on Legal Documents shall be
applied.
Article 28. — A Consul shall transmit to the Minister of Foreign
Affairs reports on matters within the scope of his duties.
Article 29. — Correspondence between Consuls and the Govern-
ment Offices of Japan shall be forwarded unsealed through the
Department of Foreign Affairs. Should, however, a direct com-
munication be made in case of urgent necessity, a copy thereof
shall be forwarded to the Minister for Foreign Affairs by the next
mail.
Article 33.— In these Regulations, the term " Consuls " includes
Consuls— Gteneral, Consuls,, and. officers acting for them and also
Vice-Consul furnished with Commissions and officers acting for
them.
TARIFF OF CONSULAR FEES AND CHARGES FOR
ATTENDANCE.
1. Registry, of residence, marriage, birth, or death ... 20 sen.
2. Certificate of the above ••• ... — ... 50 sen.
3. Inventory, custody sealing, or public sale of the estates of
deceased:
If the value does not exceed 500 yen 1 per cent.
(the minimum being 2 yen).
If the value exceeds 500 yen £ per cent.
(the maximum being 20 yen).
4. Passport. 2 yen.
5. Visa on the above ... 1 yen.
6. Marine protest 1 yen.
7. Extended protest 5 yen.
8. Copy of the above 1 yen.
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9. Report of the arrival of departure of a ship and custody of the
ship's papers:
For vessels of not less than 15 tons and less than 50 tons-
registered (not less than 150 koku and less than 500 koku).
••• ••• ••• ..• ••• •«• ... ... •«• ... •«• ... 3>u son.
For vessels of not less than 50 tons and less than registered
(not less than 500 koku and less than 100 koku).. .. 50 sen.
For vessels of not less than 100 tons and less than 200 tons-
registered (1,000 koku or upwards) 1 yen.
For vessels of not less than 200 tons and less than 500 tons-
registered 3 yen.
For vessels of 50fo tons registered or upwards 5 yen~
No fees shall be charged on fishing vessels.
10. Authentication of sale or hypothecation of a vessel :
For a vessel, the registered tonnage of which does not exceed
15 tons (or 150 koku) 50 sen.
For a vessel, the registered tonnage of which is more than 15
tons (or 150 koku) and does not exceed 100 tons (or 1,000
koku) 1 yen.
For a vessel, the registered tonnage of which exceeds 100 tons
(or 1,000 koku) 4 yen.
11. Sanction for the hoisting of the national flag :
Fees to be charged at the same rates as prescribed in clause 10.
12. Services in securing the return of a deserted seaman.. 2 yen.
13. Authentication of agreement for the engagement or discharge
of seamen , 1 per cent of the employe's monthly wages,
14. Bill of health 2 yen. •
}5. Charges for attendance outside of the place where the Con-
sulate is situated :
For the first hour 1 yen.
For each subsequent hour or fraction of an hour ... 50 sen.
For each day (six hours being taken as one. day) ... 5 yen.
The Consular fees and travelling expenses are received in
foreign money. . .
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LOCATION OF THE JAPANESE LEGATIONS, CONSULATES,
AND HONORARY
Legations.
Washington, United States (having jurisdiction over Mexico).
London, Great Britain.
Hague, Holland (having jurisdiction over Denmark).
St. Petersburg, Russia (haviug jurisdiction over Sweden and
Norway).
Paris, France (having jurisdiction over Spain and Portugal).
Berlin, Germany (having jurisdiction over Belgium).
Vienna, Australia (having jurisdiction over Switzerland).
Rome, Italy.
Pekin, China.
Seoul, Corea.
Consulates.
New York, United States.
San Francisco, United States.
London, Great Britain.
Vladivostock, Russia.
Korsakoff, „
Lyons, France.
Shanghai, China (having jurisdiction over Chin-kiang and
Ningpo).
Tien-tsin, China.
Hankow, China (having jurisdiction over Kin-kiang).
Chefoo, China.
Fu-tchow, China (having jurisdiction over Amoy anl Tan Shia).
Jenchuen, Corea.
Seoul, Corea. *
Fusan, Corea.
Yuensan, Corea.
Honolulu, Hawaii.
Hongkong, British Territory (having jurisdiction over Macao,.
Canton, Swantow and Weuchow).
Manilla, Spanish Territory.
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Singapore, British Territory.
Vancouver, „ „
Mexico, Mexican Republic.
Honobabt Consuls.
Berlin, Germany.
Hamburg, „
Bremen, „
Brussel, Belgium.
Antwerp, „
Milan, Italy.
Naple, „
Venice, „
Messina, „
Marseilles, France.
Liverpool, Great Britain.
Glasgow, „ „
Trieste, Austria.
Newcli wang, China.
Melbourne, Australia, (having jurisdiction over Queensland, ^w
South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, and South Australia).
Odessa, Russia.
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CHAPTER V.
JAPANESE AND AMERICAN TRADE.
The Empire has long been in the state of seclu-
sion with foreign countries except China and Holland
with only Nagasaki for the trading port. But in
1853, two American man-of-war made the sudden
appearance in the Harbour of Uraga advising the
opening of the country to foreign trade. In the
Letter of President Filmare tendered to the Shogu-
nate through Admiral Perry it says : " The western
-coast of our country, rich in the precious stones,
produce over 40,000,000 yen of gold every year,
stand right opposite to your country within 18 days
passage by steamer. As the soil of Japan is fertile
and people is sagacious and accomplished, let us both
enjoy the benefit from tranding with each other, in
oase, after some years experience it should prove
unprofitable, it will be perfectly proper to abandon it
altogether. Great number of our vessels going to
China generally navigate off your coast, and if by
violent wind come adrift to your shores entrust them
to your hospitality. Your country abounds in coal
and provisions, in case our sailors stand in need of
them, we assign them to your generosity." The
Shogunate deemed this as too grave a matter that
admits no hasty answer, and told the mission to
withdraw after making some present. The following
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year, 1854, Perry again entered the Harbour of
Uraga urging the opening of friendly intercourse
and commerce. Accordingly on March, the Treaty
of Peace and Amity was concluded at Kanagawa,
opening at the same time the port of Shinoda, and
promising to open Hakodate on March of the next
year. This is popularly called the Perry Treaty, the
full chapters of which are given in the succeeding'
TREATY OF PEACE AND AMITY BETWEEN THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE
EMPIRE OF JAPAN.
Signed at Kanagawa, March 31st, 1854, (3rd day of 3rd
month, 7th tear of katel). ratifications exchanged
at Simoda, February 21st, 1855, (5th day of 1st.
MONTH, 2ND YEAR OF ANSEl).
The United States of America and the Empire of Japan, desiring
to establish firm, lasting, and sincere friendship between the two
nations, have resolved to fix, in a manner clear and positive, by
means of a treaty or general convention of peace and amity, the
rules which shall in future be mutually observed in the intercourse
of their respective countries ; for which most desirable object the
President of the United States has conferred full powers on his
commissioner, Matthew Calbraith Perry, special embassador of the
United States to Japan, and the August Sovereign of Japan has
given similar full powers to his commissioners, Hayashi Dai-gaku*
no-kauri, Ido, prince of Tsushima, Izawa, prince of Mimasaka, and
Udono, member of the Board of Revenue. And the said com-
[In the Article XFI of the Treaty signed at Yedo, in the 5th year of AnseiitU
provided that ** Such of the provisions of the Treaty made by Commodore Perry and
signed at Kanagawa, on the 31st of March, 1854, as conflict with the provision of
this treaty are hereby revoked.'*]
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niisioners, after haying exchanged their said full powers and duly
considered the premises, have agreed to the following Articles : —
Article 1.— There shall be a perfect, permanent and universal
peace, and a sincere and cordial amity between the United States
of America on the one part, and the empire of Japan on the other
part, and between their people respectively, without exception of
persons or places.
Article 2.— The port of Simoda in the principality of Idzu, and
the port of Hakodate in the principality of Matsumai, are granted
by the Japanese Government as ports for the reception of American
ships, where they can be supplied with wood, water, provisions, and
coal, and other articles their necessities may require, as far as the
Japanese have them. The time for opening the first named port is
immediately on signing this treaty ; the last named port is to be
opened immediately after the same day in the ensuing Japanese
year.
Note. — A tariff of prices shall be given by the Japanese officers of
the things which they can furnish, payment for which shall be
made in gold and silver coin.
Article 3. — Whenever ships of the United States are thrown or
wrecked on the coast of Japan, the Japanese vessels will assist
them, and carry their crews to Simoda or Hakodate, and hand
them over to their countrymen appointed to receive them ; what-
ever articles the shipwrecked men may have preserved shall like-
wise be restored, and the expenses incurred in the rescue and
support of Americans and Japanese who may thus be thrown upon
the shores of either nation are not to be refunded.
Article 4. — Those shipwrecked persons and other citizens of the
United States shall be free as in other countries, and not subjected
to confinement, but shall be amenable to just laws.
Article 5. — Shipwrecked men and other citizens of the United
States, temporarily living at Simoda and Hakodate, shall not be
subject to such restrictions and confinemont as the Dutch and
Chinese are at Nagasaki, but shall be free at Simoda to go where
they please within the limits of seven Japanese miles (or ri) from a
small island in the harbour of Simoda, marked on the accompany-
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ing chart hereto appended ; and shall in like manner be free to go
where they please a^ Hakodate, within limits to be defined after
the visit of the United States squadron to that place.
Article 6.—If there be any other sort of goods wanted, or any
business which shall require to be arranged, there shall be careful
deliberation between the parties in order to settle such matters.
Article 7. — It is agreed that ships of the United States resorting
to the ports open to them shall be permitted to exchange gold and
silver coin and articles of goods for other articles of goods, under
such regulations as shall be temporarily established by the Japanese
government for that purpose. It is stipulated, however, that the
ships of the United States shall be permitted to carry away what-
ever articles they are unwilling to exchange.
Article 8. — Wood, water, provisions, coal, and goods required,
shall only be procured through the agency of Japanese officers
appointed for that purpose, and in no other manner.
Article 9. — It is agreed, that if at any future day the government
of Japan shall grant to any other nation or nations privileges and
advantages which are not herein granted to the United States and
the citizens thereof, that these same privileges and advantages shall
be granted likewise to the United States and to the citizens thereof,
without any consultation or delay.
Article 10. — Ships of the United States shall be permitted to re-
sort to no other ports in Japan but Simoda and Hakodate, unless
in distress or forced by stress of weather.
Article 11. — There shall be appointed by the government of the
United States consuls or agents to reside in Simoda, at any tune
after the expiration of eighteen months from the date of the sign-
ing of this treaty ; provided that either of the two governments
deem such arrangement necessary.
Article 12. — The present convention having been concluded and
duly signed, shall be obligatory and faithfully observed by the
United States of America and Japan, and by the citizens and sub*
jects of each respective power ; and it is to be ratified and approved
by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate thereof, and by the August {Sovereign of
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Japan, and the ratifications shall be exchanged within eighteen
months from the date of the signature thereof, or sooner if
practicable.
In faith whereof, we, the respective plenipotentiaries of the-
"United States of America and the Empire of Japan aforesaid, have-
signed and sealed these presents.
Done at Kanagawa this thirtieth day of March, in the year of our
I#ord Jesus Christ one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four and
of Kayei, the seventh year, third month, and third day.
(L. S.) (Sd.) M. C. Perry.
„ „ Hayashi Daigaku no Kami.
„ „ Ido Tsushima no Kami.
„ „ Udono Minbushoiu.
Heretofore the advantage of the foreign trade and
the conditions of European and American countries
were unknown to the mass of people, but their
attention to foreign affairs and the advantage of
commerce, had now begun to be turned from this
period. Not long after, Townsend Harris, an
American, came to our country and after the lapse
of two long years of laborious discussion, going
back and forth, at last concluded the Treaty of Amity
and Commerce at Yedo promising to open the
five ports, Nagasaki, Hakodate, Kanagawa, Hyogo,
and Niigata as free trading ports, and five years
later, 1860, the Ambassador with the Letter of the
Emperor was despatched to America and ratifications
were exchanged at Washington thus the amity and
commerce between the two countries was assured.
The article of the Treaty and Regulations of Com-
mercial trade are given in the following pages.
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398 COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN
TREATY OF AMITY AND COMMERCE BETWEEN
THE* UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE
EMPIRE OF JAPAN.
Signed at Yedo, July 29th, 1858. (19th day op 6th month,
5th year op Ansei). Ratipications exchanged at
Washington, May 22nd, 1860. (3rd day op
4th month, 1st yeah op Manyen.)
The President af the United States of America and his Majesty
the Tycoon of Japan, desiring to establish on firm and lasting
foundations, the relations of peace and, friendship now happily
existing between the two countries, and to secure the best interest
of their respective citizens and subjects, by encouraging, facilitat-
ing and regulating their industry and trade, have resolved to con-
clude a treaty of amity and commerce, for this purpose, and have
therefore named as Their Plenipotentiaries, that is to say :
The President of the United States, His Excellency Townsend
Harris, Consul-General of the United States of America for the
Empire of Japan, and His Majesty the Tycoon of Japan, Their Ex-
cellencies Ino-oo-ye, Prince of Sinano, and Iwasay, Prince of Higo,
who, after having communicated to each other, their respective full
powers, and found them to be in good and due form, have agreed
upon, and concluded the following articles.
Article 1. — There shall henceforward be perpetual peace and
friendship between the United States of America and his Majesty
the Tycoon of Japan and his successors.
The President of the United States may appoint a diplomatic
agent to reside at the city of Yedo, and consuls or consular agents
to reside at any or all of the ports in Japan, which are opened for
American commerce by this treaty. The diplomatic agent and
consul-general of the United States, shall have the right to travel
freely in any part of the empire of Japan, from the time they enter
on the discharge of their official duties.
The government of Japan may appoint a diplomatic agent to
reside at Washington, and consuls or consular agents for any or all
of the ports of the United States. The diplomatic agent and con-
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s til-general of Japan may travel freely in any part of the United
.states from the time they arrive in the country.
Article 2. — The President of the United States, at the request
of the Japanese government, will act as a friendly mediator in such
matters of difference, as may arise, between the government of
Japan and any European power.
The ships of war of the United States shall render friendly aid
and assistance, to such Japanese vessels, as they may meet on the
high seas, so far as can be done, without a breach of neutrality, and
all American consuls, residing at ports visited by Japanese vessels,
•shall also give them such friendly aid, as may be permitted by the
laws of the respective countries, in which they reside.
Article 3. — In addition to the ports of Simoda and Hakodate, the
•following ports and towns shall be opened on the dates respectively
appended to them, that is to say :
Kanagawa, on the (4th of July, 1859.) fourth day of July, one
thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine.
Nagasaki, on the (4th of July, 1859.) fourth day of July, one
thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine.
Nee-e-gata, on the (1st of January, 1860.) first day of January,
one thousand eight hundred and sixty.
Hiogo, on the (1st of January, 1863.) first day of January, one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-three.
If Nee-e-gata is found to be unsuitable as a harbor, another port
on the west coast of Nipon shall be selected by the two governments
in lieu thereof.
Six months after the opening of Kanagawa, the port of Simoda
shall be closed as a place of residence and trade for American
oitizens.
In all the foregoing ports and towns, American citizens may per-
manently reside, they shall have the right to lease ground, and
purchase the buildings thereon, and may erect dwellings and ware-
houses. But no fortification or place of military strength, shall be
erected under pretense of building dwelling or warehouse, and to
see that this article is observed, the Japanese authorities shall have
the right to inspect, from time to time, any buildings which are be-
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ing erected, altered or repaired.
The place, which the Americans shall occupy for their buildings,
and the harbor regulations shall be arranged by the American con-
sul, and the authorities of each place, and if they cannot agree, the
matter shall be referred to, and settled by the American diplomatic
agent and the Japanese government.
No wall, fence, or gate, shall be erected by the Japanese around
the place of residence of the Americans, or anything done, which
may prevent a free egress and ingress to the same.
From the (1st of January, 1862.) first day of January, one thou-
sand eight hundred and sixty-two, Americans shall be allowed to
reside in the city of Yedo, and from the (1st of January, 1863.) first
day of January, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, in the
city of Osaca, for the purposes of trade only. In each of these two
cities, a suitable place, within which they may hire houses, and the
distance they may go, shall be arranged by the American diplomatic
agent and the government of Japan.
Americans may freely buy from Japanese and sell to them, any
articles that either may have for, sale, without the intervention of
any Japanese officer, in such purchase or sale, or in mating or
receiving payment for the same, and all classes of the Japanese may
purchase, sell, keep or use, any articles sold to them by the
Americans.
The Japanese Government will cause this clause to be made
public, in every part of the empire, as soon as the ratifications of
this treaty shall be exchanged.
Munitions of war shall only be sold to the Japanese government
and foreigners.
No rice or wheat shall be exported from Japan as cargo, but all
Americans resident in Japan, and ships for their crews and passen-
gers, shall be furnished with sufficient supplies of the same.
The Japanese government will sell from time to time, at public
auction, any surplus quantity of copper, that may be produced.
Americans, residing in Japan, shall have the right to employ
Japanese as servants or in any other capacity.
Article 4. — Duties shall be paid to the government of Japan, on
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all goods landed in the country, and on all articles of Japanese prov
duction, that are exported as cargo, according to ttie tariff hereunto
appended.
If the Japanese customhouse officers are dissatisfied . with the
value placed on any goods, by the owner, they may place a Tahte
thereon, and offer to take the goods at that valuation. If the
owner refuses to accept the offer, he shall pay duty on such valua-
tion. If the offer be accepted by the owner, the purchase money
shall be paid to him without delay, and without any abatement or
discount.
Supplies for the use of the United States navy may be landed at
Kanagawa, Hakodate and Nagasaki, and stored in Warehouses, in
the custody of an officer of the American government, without the
payment of any duty. But if any such supplies are sold in Japan,
the purchaser shall pay the proper duty to the Japanese authorities.
The importation of opium is prohibited, and any American vessel
coining to Japan, for the purposes of trade, having more than (3)
three catties (four pounds avoird upois) weight of opium on board,
such surplus quantity shall be seized and destroyed by the Japanese
authorities.
All goods imported into Japan, and which liave paid the duty
fixed by this treaty, may be transported by the Japanese, into any
part of the empire, without the payment of any tax, excise or
transit duty, whatever.
No higher duties shall be paid by Americans on goods imported
into Japan, than are fixed by this treaty, nor shall any higher
duties be paid by Americans, than are levied on the same descrip*
tion of goods, if imported in Japanese vessels, or the vessels x>f any
other nation.
Article 5. — All foreign coin, shall be current in Japan, and pass
for its corresponding weight of Japanese coin of the same description.
Americans arid Japanese may freely use foreign coin in making
payments to each dther.
As some time will elapse before the Japanese will be acquainted
with value of foreign coin, the Japanese Government will, for the
period of one year after the opening of each harbor furnish the
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Americans with Japanese coin, in exchange for theirs, equal weights
being given and no discount taken for recoinage.
Coins of all descriptions (with the exception of Japanese copper
coin) may be exported from Japan, and foreign gold and silver
uncoined.
Article 6. — Americans, committing offenses against Japanese,
shall be tried in Ameriea Consular Courts, and when found guilty,
shall be punished according to American law.
Japanese, committing offenses against Americans, shall be tried
by the Japanese authorities, and punished according to Japanese
law.
The Consular Courts shall be open to Japanese creditors, to enable
them to recover their just claims against American citizens, and
the Japanese Courts shall in like manner be open to American
citizens, for the recovery of their just claims against Japanese.
All claims for forfeitures or penalties for violations of this treaty,
•or of the articles regulating trade, which are appended hereunto,
shall be sued for in the consular courts, and all recoveries shall be
-delivered to the Japanese authorities.
Neither the American or Japanese governments are to be held
responsible for the payment of any debts, contracted by their re-
spective citizens or subjects.
Abticpe 7. — In the opened harbors of Japan, Americans shall be
free to go where they please, within the following limits:
At Kanagawa, the river Rokugo (which empties into the bay of
Yedo, between Kawasaki and Shinagawa) and (10) ten riin any
•other direction.
At Hakodate, (10) ten ri in any direction.
At Hiogo, (10) ten ri in any directions, that of Kioto excepted,
which city shall not be approached nearer than (10). ten ri. The
•crews of vessels resorting to Hiogo shall not cross the river Ena-
gawa, which empties into the bay between Hiogo and Osaca.
The distances shall be measured inland from the goyoeo or town-
hall of each of the foregoing harbors, the ri being equal to (4275) four
thousand two hundred and seventy-five yards, American measure.
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At Nagasaki, Americans may go into any part of the imperial
domain in its vicinity.
The boundaries of Neegata, or the place, that may be substituted
for it, shall be settled by the American diplomatic agent and the.
government of Japan.
Americans who may have been convicted of felony, or twice con-,
victed of misdemeanors, shall not go more than ( I) one Japanese
ri in land, from the places of their respective residences, and all
persons so convicted, shall lose their right of permanent residence
in Japan, and the Japanese authorities may require them to have
the country.
A reasonable time shall be allowed to all such persons to settle
their affairs, and the American consular authority shall, after an
examination into the circumstances of each case, determine the
time to be allowed, but such time shall not in any case exceed one
year, to be calculated from the time the person shall be free, to
attend to his affairs.
Article 8. — Americans in Japan shall be allowed the free ex-
ercise of their religion, and for this purpose shall have the right, to
erect suitable places of worship. No injury shall be done to such
buildings, nor any insult be offered to the religious worship of the.
Americans.
American citizens shall not injure any Japanese temple or mia,'
or offer any insult or injury to Japanese religious ceremonies, or to
the objects of their worship.
The Americans and Japanese shall not do anything, that may be
calculated to excite religious animosity. The government of Japan
has already abolished the practice of trampling on religious em-
blems.
Article 9. — When requested by the American consul, the Japan-
ese authorities will cause the arrest of all deserters and fugitives
from justice, receive in jail all persons, held as prisoners, by the
consul, and give to the consul such assistance, as may be required
to enable him to enforce the observance of the laws, by the
Americans, who are on land, and to maintain order among the
shipping. For all such services, and for the support of prisoners
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kept in confinement, the consul shall in all cases pay a just com-
pensation.
Article 10.— The Japanese government may purchase or con-
struct in the United States, ships of war, steamers, merchant ship*,
whaleships, cannon, munitions of war, and arms of all kinds, and3
any other things it may require, ft shall have the right to engage
in the United States, scientific, naval and military men, artisans of
all kinds, and mariners to enter into its service. All purchases
made for the government of Japan, may be exported from the
United States, and all persons engaged for its service may freely
depart from the United States. Provided, — that no articles that
are contraband of war shall be exported, nor any persons engaged
to act in a naval or military capacity, while Japan shall be at war
with any power in amity with the United States.
Article 11.— The articles for the regulation of trade, which are
appended to this treaty, shall be considered as forming a part of
the same, and shall be equally binding on both the contracting
parties to this treaty, and on their citizens and subjects.
Article 12. — Such of the provisions of the treaty made by Com-
modore Perry, and signed at Eanagawa, on the 31st of March, 1854,
as conflict with the provisions of this treaty, are hereby revoked
and as all the provisions of a convention, executed by the' consul-
general of the United States and govenors of Simoda, on the 17th *
of June, 1857, are incorporated in this treaty, that convention is
also revoked.
The person charged with the diplomatic relations of the United
States in Japan, in conjunction with such person or persons, as
may be appointed for that purpose, by the Japanese government,
shall have power to make such rules and regulations, as may be-
required to carry into full and complete effect, the provisions of
this treaty, and the provisions of the articles regulating trade, ap-
pended thereunto.
Article 18.— After the (4th of July, 1872.) fourth day of Julj,
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, upon the desire of
either the American or Japanese government, and on one year's
notice given by either party, this treaty, and such portions of the
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treaty of Kanag&wa, as remain, unrevoked by this treaty, together
with the regulations of trade hereunto annexed, or those that may
be hereafter introduced, shall be subject to revision, by commis-
sioners, appointed on both sides, for this purpose, who will be em-
powered to decide on, and insert therein, such amendments as ex-
perience shall prove to be desirable.
Article 14.—- This treaty shall go into effect on the (4th of July,
1859.) fourth day of July, in the year of our Lord, one thousand
eight hundred and fifty-nine, on or before which day the ratifies
tions of the same, shall be exchanged at the city of Washington,
-but if from any unforeseen cause, the ratifications can not be ex-
changed by that time, the treaty shall still go into effect, at the
date above mentioned.
The act of ratification on the part of the United States, shall be
verified by the signature of the President of the United States,
countersigned by the Secretary of State, and sealed with the seal of
the United States. »
The act of ratification on the part of Japan, shall be verified by
the name and seal of His Majesty the Tycoon, and by the seals and
signatures of such of his high officers, as he may direct.
This treaty is executed in quadruplicate, each copy being written
in the English, Japanese and Dutch languages, all the versions
having the same meaning and intention, but the Dutch version
shall be considered as being the original.
In witness whereof, the above named Plenipotentiaries have here-
unto set their hands and seals at the city of Yedo, this twenty-ninth
day of July, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred
and fifty-eight, and of the independence of the United States of
America the eight-third, corresponding to the Japanese era, the
ninteenth day of the sixth month of the fifth year of Ansei Mma.
(L. S.) Inoooye Shinano no Kami.
„ Iwase Higo no Kami.
„ Townsend Harris.
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REGULATION UNDER WHICH AMERICAN TRADE
IS TO BE CONDUCTED IN JAPAN.
Regulation I.
Within (48) forty-eight hours, (Sundays excepted) after the
arrival of an American Ship in a Japanese port, the captain or com-
mander shall exhibit to the Japanese custom-house authorities, the
receipt of the American consul, showing that he has deposited the
ship's register and other papers, as required by the laws of the
United States, at the Ameriean Consulate ; and he shall then make
an entry of his ship, by giving a written papar, stating the name
of the port, from which she comes, her tonnage, the name of her
captain or commander, the names of her passengers (if any) and
the number of her crew, which paper shall be certified by the cap-
tain or commander, to be a true statement, and shall be signed by
him ; he shall at the same time deposit a written manifest
of his cargo, setting forth the marks and numbers of the
packages, and their contents, as they are described in his
bills of lading, with the names of the person or persons, to whom
they are consigned. A list of the stores of the ship shall be added
to the manifest. The captain or commander shall certify the
manifest to be a true account of all the cargo and stores on board
tiie ship, and shall sign his name to the same.
If any error is discovered in the manifest, it may be corrected
within (24) twenty-four hours (Sundays excepted), without the
payment of any fee, but for any alteration or post entry to the
manifest, made after that time, a fee of ($16) fifteen dollars shall be
paid.
All goods not entered on the manifest, shall pay double duties on
feeing landed.
Any captain or commander, that shall neglect to enter his vessel,
at the Japanese custom-house, within the time prescribed by this
regulation, shall pay a penalty of ($60) sixty dollars for each day,
that he shall so neglect to enter his ship:
Regulation 2. — The Japanese government shall have the right
to place custom-house officers, on board of any ship in their ports
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(men-of-war excepted). All custom-house officers shall be treated
with civility, and such reasonable accommodations shall be allotted
to them, as the ship affords.
No goods shall be unladen from any ship, between the hours of
sunset and sunrise, except by special permission of the custom-
house authorities, and the hatches and all other places of entrance
into that part of the ship, where the cargo is stowed, may be
secured by Japanese officers, between the hours of sunset and
sunrise, by affixing seals, locks, or other fastenings ; and if any
person shall, without due permission, open any entrance, that has
been so secured, or shall break or remove any seal, lock or other
fastening, that has been affixed by the Japanese custom-house
officers, every person so offending, shall pay a fine of (960) sixty
dollars for each offense.
Any goods, that shall be discharged or attempted to be disr
charged from any ship, without having been duly entered at the
Japanese custom-house, as hereinafter provided shall be liable to
seizure and confiscation.
Packages of goods, made up with an intent to defraud the re-
venue of Japan, by concealing therein articles of value, which are
not set forth in the invoice, shall be forfeited.
American ships, that shall smuggle, or attempt, to smuggl goods,
in any of the non-opened harbors of Japan, all such goods shall be
forfeited to the Japanese government, and the ship shall pay a fine
of ($1,000) one thousand dollars for each offense.
Vessels, needing repairs, may land their cargo for that purpose,
without the payment of duty. All goods so landed shall remain in
charge of the Japanese authorities, and all just charges for storage,
labor and supervision, shall be paid thereon. But if any portion of
such cargo be sold, the regular duties shall be paid on the portion,
so disposed of.
Cargo may be transhipped to another vessels in the same harbor,
without the payment of duty ; but all such transhipments shall be
made under the supervision of Japanese officers, and after satisfac-
tory proof has been given to the custom-house authorities, of the
bmxa fide nature of the transaction, and also under a permit to be
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granted, for that purpose by such authories.
. The importation of opium being prohibited, if any person or per-
sons shall smuggle, or attempt to smuggle any opium* he or they
shall pay a fine of ($15) fifteen dollars for each catty of opium so
smuggled or attempted to be smuggled ; and if more than one
person shall be engaged in the (offense, they shall collectively be
held responsible for the payment of the foregoing penalty.
Regulation III. — The owner or consignee of any goods, who
desires to land them, shall make an entry of the same, at the Japanese
custom-house. The entry shall be hi writing, and shall set forth
the name of the person making the entry, and the name of the ship,
in which the goods were imported, and the marks, numbers, packages,
and the contents thereof, with the value of each package extended
separately in one amount, and at the bottom of the entry shall be
placed the aggregate value of all the goods contained in the entxy.
On each entry the owner or consignee shall certify in writing, that
the entry then presented exhibits the actual cost of the goods, and
that nothing has been concealed, whereby the customs of Japan
would be defrauded ; and the owner or consignee shall sign his name
to such certificate.
The original Invoice or Invoices of the goods, so entered, shall be
presented to the custom-house authorities, and shall remain in their
possession, until they have examined the goods contained in the
entry.
The Japanese officers may examine any or all of the packages so
entered, and for this purpose may take them to the custom-house,
but such examination shall be without ^expense, to the importer, or
injury to the goods, and after examination, the Japanese shall
restore the goods to their original condition, in the packages (so far
as may be practicable), and such examination shall be made without
any uureasonable delay.
- If any owner or importer discovers that his goods have been
damaged, on the voyage of importation, before such goods have been
delivered to him, he may notify the custom-house authorities of such
damage, and he may have the damaged goods, appraised, by two or
more competent and disinterested persons, who, after due exaroinar
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tion, shall make a certificate, seting forth the amount per cent of
damage on each separate package, describing it by its mark and
number, which certificate shall be signed by the Appraisers, in pre-
sence of the custom-house authoritias, and the importer may attach
the certificate to his entry, and make a corresponding deduction
from it. But this shall not prevent the custom-house authorities
from appraising the goods in the manner provided in article fourth
of the treaty, to whioh these regulations are appended.
After the duties have been paid, the owner shall receive a permit,
authorizing the delivery to him of the goods, whether the same are
at the custom-house or on ship board.
All goods, intended to be exported shall be entered at the Japa-
nese custom-house, before they are placed on ship board. The entry
shall be in writing and shall state the name of the ship by which the
goods are to be exported, with the marks and numbers of the pack-
ages, and the quantity, description and value of their contents. The
exporter shall certify in writing, that the entry is a true account of
all the goods contained therein, and shall sign his name thereto.
Any goods, that are put on board of a. ship for exportation, before
they have been entered at the custom-house, and all packages,
which contain prohibited articles, shall be forfeited to the Japanese
government.
No entry at the custom-house shall be required, for supplies for
the use of ships, their crews and passengers, nor for the clothing &c.»
of passengers.
Regulation IV. — Ships, wishing to clear, shall give (24) twenty-
four hour's notice at the custom-house, and at the end of that time,
they shall be entitled to their clearance ; but if it be refused, the
custom-house authorities shall immediately inform the captain or
consignee of the ship, of the reasons why the clearance is refused,
and they shall also give the same notice to the American consul.
Ships of war of the United States shall not be required to enter
or clear at the custom-house, nor shall they be visited by Japanese
custom-house or police officers.
Steamers, carrying the mails of the United States, may enter snd
clear on the same day, and the shall not be required to make a
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manifest, except for such passengers and goods, as are to be landed
in Japan. But such steamers shall, in all cases, enter and dear at
the custom-house.
Whale ships, touching for supplies, or ships in distress, shall not
be required to make a manifest of their cargo, but if they subse-
quently wish to trade, they shall then deposit a manifest, as requir-
ed in regulation first.
The word ship, wherever it occurs in these regulations, or in the
treaty, to which they are attached, is to be held as meaning ship,
barque, brig, schooner, sloop or steamer.
Regulation Y. — Any person, signing a false declaration or certi*
ficate, with the intent to defraud fhe revenue of Japan, shall pay a
fine of ($L25) one hundred and twenty-five dollars for each offense.
Rbgulation VI. — No tonnage duties shall be levied on American
ships, in the ports of Japan, but the following fees shall be paid to
the Japanese custom-house authorities.
For the entry of a ship ($15) fifteen dollars.
For the clearance of a ship ($ 7) seven dollars.
For each permit ($1 J) one dollar and a half.
For each bill of health ($ 1 £) one dollar and a half.
For any other document ($1$) one dollar and a half.
Regulation VII. — Duties shall be paid to the Japanese govern-*
ment, on all goods landed in the country, according to the follwing
tariff:—
Class 1.
All articles in this class shall be free of duty.
Gold and silver, coined or uncoined.
Wearing apparel in actual use.
Household furniture and printed books, not intended for sale, but
the property of persons, who come to reside in Japan.
Class 2.
A duty of (5) five per cent, shall be paid on the'following articles :—
All articles used for the purpose of building, rigging or fitting
out of ships.
Whaling gear of all kinds.
Salted provisions of all kinds.
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Bread and bread stuffs.
riving animals of all kinds.
Coals,
Timber for building bouses, rice, paddy, steain-niachinery.
Zinc, lead, tin, raw silk.
Class 3.
A duty of (35) thirty five per cent., shall be paid on all intoxicate
ing liquors, whether prepared by distillation, fermentation, or in
any other manner.
Clots 4.
All goods, not included in any of the preceding classes, shall pay
a duty of (20) twenty per cent.
All articles of Japanese production, which are exported as cargo;
shall pay a duty of (5) fire per cent., with the exception of gold an4
silver coin, and copper in bars.
(5) Five years after the [opening of Kanagawa, the import and
export duties shall be subject to revision, if the Japanese govern-
ment desires it.
In 1866 the delegates of two countries held a
conference to amend the article 7 of the Regulation
as to the duty levied on the commodities imported and
exported. It resulted in the exchange of the Eevised
Tariff Convention at Yedo, that' is, the Customs
Tariff now in force. In 1873, in order to exchange
mails between the two countries Postal Convention
was concluded at Washington, and in the following
year, 1874, ratifications were exchanged. Thus for
the fi*st time the postal arrangement with foreign
country was made. Iii 1885 Post Money Order
Convention was concluded, affording great facility to
the people of both countries.
The relation of the United States and Japan pro-
gressed smoothly so that though the Eevised Treaty
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exchanged at Washington in 1879 is not actually carried
out, it will be necessary for the confirmation and main-
tenance of friendship, for the extension of commerce.
To the United States the commodities are exported
at present above all other countries and the steady
increase of the export from the commencement of trade
can be verified by the statistics of the past years, while
with regard to the imported articles, it stands next to
Great Britain and China, but is gradually advancing to
the front raising its situation higher and higher. The
total value of the commodities exported from and im-
ported to for the last 19 years, 1873-1891 is shown
below.
Year.
Imports from
America.
Exports from
Japan.
Total.
yen.
yen.
yen.
1873
1,017,761
4,226,162
5,243,923
1874
1,047,250
7,464,844
8,512,094
1875
1,896,153
6365,329
8.761,482
1876
1,111,469
5,784,412
6,895,881
1877
1,724,175
5,219,716
6,943391
1878
2,705,550
5,823,033
8,528,583
1879
3,205,025
10,871,806
14,076,832
1880
2,651,332
12,023,149
14,674,481
1881
1,786,108
11,056,465
12,841,573
1882
3,133,666
. 14,280,199
17,413,865
1883
3,233,032
13,293,759
16,526,791
1884
2,489,970
13,130,924
15,620,894
1885
2,751,321
15,639,005
18,390,326 *
1886
3,358,987
19,988,217
23,347,204
1887
3,283,096
21,529,267
24,812,363 j
1888
5,648,734
22,618,483
28,267,217
1889
6,143,171
25,282,874
31,426,045 j
1890
6,874,632
19,821,438
26,695,970
1891
6,840,048
29,795,755
36,635303 !
tfote : Previous to 1886 British America is included.
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The International Exhibition opened at Philadel-
phia in 1876 afforded no small opportunity to get
insight into the actual stage of American commerce,
while the Americans learned in turn to appreciate the
; beauty of the Japanese productions. From this time
the commercial prosperity of the two nations enhanced
ever more, as shown in the preceding table. The
next important commodities in the trade between
the United States and Japan are rice, tea, raw cotton,
camphor, sulphur, paper wares, fans, porcelain and
earthen ware, £traw plait, mats for floor, cotton
mats for floor, silk piece goods, silk handkerchief, and
bamboo on the part of export, and kerosene oil, raw
cotton, wheat flour and other grain flours, clocks
and watches, sole leather, cigar and cigarettes,
tobacco, condensed and desiccated milk, mercury, and
leathers on the part of import. The condition of the
trade between the United States and Japan generally
depends upon the increase and decrease in the
quantity of those exports and imports, moreover,
there axe about 300 varieties in the imports, and about
140 in the exports, and as to the details for the last
five years the following table should be referred to.
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COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
The Specific Table of the Commodities Imported
from the United States to Japan.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Grains and Seeds.
Rice !
catty
yen
catty
—
—
1,600
144
100
3
Peas, Bean,
13,636
31,866
2,342
16,239
6,141
Pulse
yen
376
1,759
106
804
338
Barley
catty
yon
2,813
135
1,462
90
3,794
162
309,441
6,707
2,894
100
Wheat
catty
7,250
2,538
318
32,884
1,107
yen
catty
241
94
15
791
30
.Oats
9,674
6,804
8,929
15,435
5,667
yen
243
231
276
652
208
Indian Corn'
catty
yen
850
14
190
19
109
8
4,515
158
2,620
70
Seeds yen
334
1,607
616
1,260
262
Other Grains yen
— .
—
—
14,358
5
Sugar.
Brown Sugar
'catty
yen
catty
—
—
—
292,500
10,238
White Sugar
117,578
135,018
27,454
21,467
360,301
yen
5,937
8,364
2,168
2,014
18.534
Loaf, Lump (catties
240,580
174,275
125,202
139,209
149,090
Sugar, etc. c yen
13,463
16,310
12,025
13,205
12,277
Molasses & (catties
552
303
174
—
92
Syrup ... (yen
23
32
32
—
16
Wine and Liquor.
Porter and (Gal.
•
8
20
Stout (y©n
—
—
14
—
25
Beer JDoz*
3,302
7,229
137
14
188
(yen
4,119
9,774
185
28
250
(Doz.
5
—
—
—
-T-
' (yen
2
—
—
—
Brandy ...j**
* (yen
2
13
15
141
3
26
10
82
13
104
(Gal.
-(yen
18
37
—
152
283
23
90
222
239
Chainpaigne {j{£-
92
699
106
1,101
5
44
4
45
20
126
Sherry
,Doz.
[yen
5
15
1
25
112
2
10
20
76
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1887
1888
1889
1890
1891.
Sherry
Gal.
50
110
96
310
218
yen
88
105
93
425
210
Whisky
iDoz.
333
233
230
235
136
yen
2,496
2,198
2398
2,107
1,474
J
W
3,229
1,777
990
1,357
1,915
" "(yen
5,322
4,372
2362
2351
3,764
Wine (Doz-
(yen
488
251
136
446
754
1,423
1,121
688
1,631
2,643
JGal.
28,893
24,453
21,842
23,834
53,910
" (yen
13,454
12,843
9,178
10,777
20,306
Rnm !«"■
(yen
500
85
2
325
—
80
—
2
(Doz.
—
—
7
—
6
" * /yen
—
—
51
. —
43
Gin \Bot
45
—
—
—
—
/yen
9
—
—
—
— ■
Liquieur ...$ z*
^ (yen
—
—
—
—
o
6
All Other} Doz.
98
105
128
24
32
Liquors ...(yen
275
418
649
102
115
All Other (Gal.
534
1,591
630
136
157
Liquors ...(yen
416
1,102
498
56
60
Beverages &
Provisions.
Butter f catfc*
55,074
56,115
48,662
57,491
49,994
/yen
16,515
24,196
17317
17,181
19344
Cheese J catty
25332
30,575
21,918
20,677
20,387
"• (yen
4356
7,433
4,982
4,126
4,422
Coffee \"**
(yen
12333
870
3314
1,740
5,301
2,676
248
1,240
568
1,423
Conft. and (catty
—
—
—
—
—
Preserves . . /yen
2,825
824
1,853
2,439
3,021
Fresh Eggs, j^
*""~
~~~
— *"
18
5
Flour of all < catty
3,000,176
3,508,295
4,333,009
6,666,024
8,964,203
Kinds ... /yen
94,760
129,501
182,137
226,770
338,319
Fresh J catty
—
—
—
—
—
Fruits •.. (yen
2,259
3,015
3,656
3,308
1,928
Ham & C catty
Bacon ... (yen
46,223
53,973
41,958
38,391
42,164
8,725
13,216
10,958
8,538
9,623
Milk, Con- (catty
—
—
—
. _ .
densed & \
Desiccated
,yen
55,732
91,691
91,562
108,688
71,694
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t
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Mineral (catty
Waters ...(yen
___■
35
79
—
8
475
539
4,67*
542
Sale ... ... yen
336
135
126
260
Salted Fish, i^
(yen
3,716
344
5,438
623
5,106
612
4,707
548
SaKedMeat J catty
(air casks)... (yen
• 62,595
101,396
36,900
68,987
38,708
3,607
9,053
3,273
5?925
2,928
„ «***)$*
43
_
_ —
188
~~
Vegetables,
Green or Dry. yen
163
215
141
69
17
Beverages. . yen
18
11
224
33
73
Provisions. . yen
32,913
43,245
44,102
77,101
105,811
Bisants ...J0*1**
(yen
622
60
866
2,182
138
—
2,213
109
Pepper. ...{^
~—
654
98
—
~~
~"~
Tobacco and
Manufactures of.
<W° {?£
104
490
384
1,348
161
1,287
181
981
410
504
Cigarettes. . yen
18,109
28,886
64,510
73,176
101,035
Snufifs S^y
/yen
All other (catty
—
—~
—
6
12
—
89,169
71,440
90,674
65,097
99,697
Prejmred j
Tobacoo ... 1 yen
51,899
58,577
72,051
51,723
76,999
Drugs & Medicines.
Ginseng
catty
2,421
2,090
1,828
i,i2<
1,617
yen
8,239
7,576
6,717
3,742
6,622
Hop !
catty
19,077
25,619
11,708
13,179
6,920
yen
4,281
6,341
3,032
5,184
2,638
Bromide of <
catty
14,706
3,780
—
9,770
7,618
Potash ...;
yen
6,996
2,304
-r
5,001
3,121
Caustic Soda. ■
catty
yen
•*-"
~—
_ _
18
1
"—
Crystal Soda.
catty
yen
—
~-~
600
9
329
5
~ ~
AUother
I catty
—
—
—
■ —
—
Drugs
yen
3,607
6,640
8300
44533
10,310
All other
catty
—
—
—
—
—
Medicines.
yea
17,545
45,904
26,067
18,483
18,638
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417
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Cod Liver (doz
,
1
1
Oil (yen
—
—
11
10
Glue J08***
555
—
—
—
—
(yen
134
—
—
__
«_
Iodide of j catty
375
225
5
Potash ... /yen
1,404
1,107
—
—
26
Saltpetre ...r***
150
—
—
—
64,500
(yen
8
—
—
— —
2,434
Sarsapariela (catty
4,740
—
—
—
3,612
Koot cyQH
520
—
—
—
530
Soap-atone. .A0***
(yen
22,467
488
14,000
295
33,836
756
—
1,657
100
Glycerin ...
catty
yen
37
11
z
168
37
—
—
Gambler
catty
yen
oz.
yen
873
—
— -
—
—
67
—
—
—
—
Quinine
20
15
300
192
*—
—
—
Tartaric Acid
catty
yen
catty
yen
—
—
5,520
—
—
—
—
2,409
—
—
SalycilicAcid
187
425
804
2,347
375
866
—
—
Bi-carbonate
catty
—
84
__ .
of Soda ..."
yen
—
8
—
—
Cinchona ...<
catty
—
9,246
—
—
—
Cinchonia •
yen
—
2,108
—
—
—
catty
—
22
—
—
—
yen
~~*
72
—
—
—
Paints and Dyes.
Paint in Oil. J08*1*
(yen
5,532
2,171
1,335
2,888
504
339
208
230
443
100
Varnish ... yen
2,640
5,403
3,187
4,742
1,465
Tar and (catty
38,900
134,100
63,375
21,626
88,496
Pitch ... /yen
423
1,410
735
294
1,078
Aniline Dyes.. Yg%
i
360
269
9
12
—
11
14
Extract of (catty
21,000
23,100
—
—
—
Logwood... /yen
1,882
3,100
—
—
—
Black Lead... fe^
/yen
37
7
37
17
z
—
1,452
61
Blue (Chinese, Jcatty
200
—
—
—
—
Prussians, etc.)
yen
104
—
—
—
—
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COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Smalt and (catty
Cobalt ...(yen
75
__
182
—
—
— .
—
All other
Paints ... yen
1,839
5,191
11,774
7,984
5,454
Kerosene Oil,
Oil and Wax.
Candles ...J08*1*
/yen
—
1,437
435
30
5
299
67
3,242
622
Lard and (catty
8,605
8,344
6,723
11,521
111,606
Tallow ... /yen
909
1,286
1,098
1,202
9,745
Paraflme Oil J catty
—
562
5,588
1,872
6,625
and Wax... /yen
—
136
922
187
1,156
Castor Oil J catty
4,800
12,600
250
5,400
—
(Lubricating) /yen
391
1,376
30
560
—
Kerosene Oil. f^81
/yen
21,058,640
1,871,408
26,124,850
3,207,694
30,231,708
3,783,194
36,131,150
4,214,410
32,503,950
3,682,328
Olive Oil ...5doz-
3
6
8
6
6
/yen
11
14
46
8
43
(catty
—
5,625
—
—
—
m " " syen
—
681
—
—
—
Turpentine (gal.
7,875
6,725
9,240
6,970
19,555
Oil (yen
3,780
3,684
5,191
3,927
11,078
All Other Oils yen
2,334
19,362
15,140
27,189
31,469
Papers.
Printing (catty
Papers ...(yen
—
—
—
29,548
18,053
—
—
—
1,768
1,372
All other
Papers ... yen
371
1,177
633
2,210
1,138
Cotton and Cotton
Thread.
Raw Cotton. J08'^
8,131
63,351
71,583
1,779,022
5,304,422
/yen
1,270
12,707
13,439
351,876
1,011,518
Cotton Yarn. 5catty
—
—
—
3
—
(yen
—
—
—
6
—
Cotton
Threads ... yen
172
736
119
998
844
Cotton Fabrics.
Chnitzes ...^ard
1,753
— '
—
17,640
—
(yen
89
—
—
1,061
— .
Cotton Drills 5yard
35,479
10,285
6,53C
2,495
12,334
(yen
2,681
1,067
693
378
887
Digitized by VjOOQ 1C
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419
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Cotton Duok.J^
80,543
79,987
91,643
113,610
100,416
16,216
21,358
23,543
29,77S
24,565
Cotton Vel- (yard
vet tyen
—
—
—
1,076
—
—
—
—
424
White Shirt- < yard
39,025
10,796
50
3,602
3,262
ings (yen
3,082
1,134
6
352
423
Twilled Cot- J yard
7,800
2,429
7,586
7,245
8,881
ton ... ...(yen
469
378
1,587
1,114
579
Cotton Satin, fe^
—
___
—
—
60,450
6,566
Dyed Shirt- Ward
ings (yen
—
—
—
—
2,230
—
—
—
—
132
Gingham ...fe^
525
37
—
•—
Gray Shirt- J yard
6,400
—
—
—
—
ings /yen
421
—
—
—
—
T. Cloths ...{r£
4,800
314
~~
All other Cotton J yard
Piece Goods ... (yen
6,668
1,290
1,085
5,908
1,485
898
269
179
746
291
Woolen Fabrics.
Blanket ...\?**
(yen
612
319
230
65
194
760
318
385
83
270
Flannel ...<yard
—
—
73
3,421
—
/yen
—
—
25
1,052
—
Woolen (yard
—
3
19
—
—
Cloths ...(yen
—
23
107
—
—
Travelling (No.
Rugs (yen
—
13
—
—
. —
—
50
—
—
Woolen Threads.
wool J«*Jy
—
—
— '
—
3
/yen
—
—
—
—
5
Woolen (catty
5
—
—
Yarn (yen
10
—
—
—
Silk Fabrics.
Satins, Cotton &Cyard
163
_
Silk Mixture. . (yen
—
93
Other Silk and (piece
—
—
14
Cotton Mixture, (yen
—
__
339
_
Silk Manu-
factures. ... yen
1.0
—
5
46
—
y Google
420
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Silk Piece (piece
Goods (yen
1
10
36
—
8
85
—
52
Flax, Hemp, Jute,
& Manufactures.
Flax, Hemp, (catty
& Jute (yen
—
—
—
309
—
—
—
—
40
—
Canvas J£?
(yen
2,467
472
72
12
„ —
3,927
1,031
2,817
74S
Curtains. ... yen
—
53
52
81
—
Oil or Lea- (yard
—
204
24
288
—
ther Cloth. . /yen
• —
44
5
55
—
Hemp Rope., j^
808
138
—
350
110
Other Carpets, yen
314
97
—
—
8
Mosquito-nets, yen
—
—
5
—
—
Oil or Wax (yard
152
487
56
—
—
Cloths . .../yen
128
196
116
—
—
Linen fe?
(yen.
—
—
47
5
6,266
2,239
All other Tex-
tile Fabrics, yen
828
3,378
3,393
7,400
2309
Carpets, Mats, and
Table Cloths.
Patent Tapes- (yard
—
—
108
50
—
try Carpet. . (yen
—
—
145
59
—
All Kinds of (no.
—
—
2
—
10
Table Cloths (yen
—
—
10
—
90
Clothing and
Apparel.
Boots and ( pairs
Shoes cyen
5,770
8,269
12,720
5,755
7,261
5,313
11,744
18,482
9,133
9,346
All Kinds of
Buttons ... yen
3,196
401
2,370
2,552
2,047
Collars yen
Gloves J*£
/yen
5,196
5,188
868
2,177
13H
2
14
z
45
193
2
70
1
9
Hats and jdoz.
232
288
490
128
523
Caps (y^
1,819
2,828
5,243
1,402
4,977
Neck-tie. ... yen
217
517
2
71
96
SUppers ...g£-
1,704
644
671
162
57
36
579
228
600
1 203
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421
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Stocks and (doz.
Stockings ... (yen
43
4
2
4
3
46
12
16
38
17
Trimmings... yen
182
513
253
16
21
Water Proof (no.
113
1
—
85
Coat (yen
261
9
—
158
Woolen Under- (no
Shirts and }""
Drawers. . . .(yen
56
207
—
—
12
320
Clothings &
Apparels ... yen
—
—
—
8,158
—
ChineseBoots (pairs
&, Shoes. ...(yen
Braces and (doz.
Suspenders (yen
. 150
—
—
20
80
—
—
15
1,232
—
95
353
2,268
—
303
531
Hand-
kerchiefs ... yen
—
—
21
16
Cotton Hand- (doz.
kerchief ...(yen
82
—
71
91
—
21
-r-
r—
To™* gen-
—
2
2
—
~~ '
Shawl \no'
35
—
—
(yen
84
—
—
Shirts Jna
17
—
—
—
—
(yen
43
—
—
13
cotton Under- (doz
Shirts and 4uoa*
3
—
3
—
2
Drawers. . . .(yen
22
—
20
—
11
Comforters
or Sippets g£
—
—
7
97
—
Metals and
Manufactures of.
Plate and (catty
Sheet Iron (yen
—
—
5,820
15,252
—
—
—
264
1,414
IronXails ...V****
(yen
9,031
35,625
29,175
25,725
45,450
392
1,681
1,579
1,297
1,864
Efectro-plated J catty
Iron nails... (yen
88
—
150
8
—
_
29
Iron Pipes &
Tubes .yen
—
1,539
47
2,580
Iron-Screws. . yen
38
250
51
75
46
Iron Wire (catty
Bope (yen
16,768
7,991
6,573
147
3,139
1,433
1,260
58
_ _
Tin-plates, J catty
Crystalized (yen
—
—
120
__
—
—
—
36
Steel ... :..*«**
(yen
—
—
—
3,666
467
—
—
—
417
67
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422
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1,573
91,802
29,909
—
203
17,382
5,765
225
75
—
620
537
29
—
• 194
20
1C
150
30,390
41,856
62,658
68,929
23,875
39,040
64,178
66,393
7
60
—
18
3
51
—
11
—
—
153
172
—
—
41
47
3
22
20
11
441
1,799
2,233
618
5,079
11,447
6,008
4,370
16,989
21,811
15,792
34,963
183
339
566
180
155
40
5
71
135
1,208
8,231
648
2,995
607
3,870
1,597
1,228
1,942
725
47C
935
652
246
3,27C
1,815
7,422
1,328
1,666
13,149
—
—
—
972
—
—
—
—
19,701
—
—
—
721
—
—
—
25,662
—
—
—
844
8
2,115
~
— '
__
—
50,035
5,929
—
—
784
151
m —
80,808
153,942
—
—
1,047
1,967
—
—
—
67
IS
—
12,195
—
610
—
— t
—
263
—
—
1891
Steel Wire
"Rope... .
Brass ... ,
Capsules,
Bottle
Mercury ...
Solder
Sheet Zinc...
Iron Safes ...
Stoves, Grater &
Fittings thereof.
Other Iron
Ware
Copper Ware.
All kinds of
Fails
Gold & Silver
Ware
Electro-plated
Ware yen
TJtencila (ind.
Ibrks.Spoons.etc ) yen
Steel Ware... yen
Brass Ware... yen
catty
yen
catty
yen
catty
yen
no.
yen
catty
yen
catty
yen
yen
yen
yen
yen
Iron Roofing.
Telegraph
Wire-..,.
Iron Hoop &
■ Band...
Tea-firing
Pan ...
Old Iron
Old Iron
Wire Rope. . _
Brass Screws yen
Brass Tubes., yen
Lead $«**
(yen
Lead Tubes, yen
28.10S
5,134
195
57
280
73,348
68,331
16
1,405
1,641
31,966
143
83
56
11,859
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423
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Copper Wire, j0^
10,421
1,847
48,892
22,330
—
—
—
Nickel Ware, yen
—
— '
34
—
. —
All Other Metals
8,151
8,022
4,260
2,757
4,834
& Metallic Ware, yen
Scientifical instru-
ments.
Chemical
Instruments, yen
—
199
—
118
—
Musical „ yen
12,466
20,583
20,844
8,881
3,660
Philosophical
yen
5,055
69,590
5,016
33
16
Photographic
Instruments, yen
570
2,846
2,362
1,605
2,812
Surgical
•
Instruments, yen
7,550
12,515
13,283
10,741
11,168
^Surveying
Instruments, yen
2,999
2,840
5,397
3,352
3,593
Machinery, Copy-
ing & Par.ts of. yen
432
1,140
827
3,559
996
Thermometers <
1,056
720
378
955
969
(yen
127
111
110
130
139
Drawing
Instruments, yen
—
53
—
—
~
Other Scientifical
Instruments, yen
455
2,264
6,793
4,889
682
Machineries.
Balances &
Scales yen
5,734
23,146
36,832
8,724
5,184
Cutleries. ... yen
140
245
730
356
1,190
Grindstones &
Whetstones, yen
7
119
23
380
70
Implements of
Farmers. ... yen
2,494
3,988
2,789
6,094
3,410
Implements of
Carpenters & ,
Smiths, etc. yen
8,265
8,784
14,888
9,746
14385
Machinery, Mining
, . t
and Parts of. yen
15,834
24,479
32,185
49.85S
91,058
Mechinery, Paper-
making & Parts
of yen
1,389
205,797
70,323
15,890
49,028
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424
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Machinery, Print-
ing^; Parte of. yen
557
632
652
2,340
584
Machinery, Sewing
& Parte of. ... yen
2,095
2,305
2,485
2,718
906
Machinery, Spin-
ning&Parte of. yen
80
—
. 280
__
Machinery, Tele-
graph & Parte
of yen
880
1,343
—
116
Machinery, Weav-
ing & Parte of. yen
230
16,547
35,882
488
All other Machi-
nes, Instruments,
etc yen
39,375
108,093
154,425
289,242
58,693
Pumps and Parte
of. yen
25,675
5,129
2,597
1,550
1,748
Steam Boilers En-
gines, & Parte
thereof. ... yen
' 20,036
26,669
20,402
30,314
4,691
Machinery, Sawing
& Parts of. ... yen
—
—
357
8
Fire Engines... yen
110
—
32
—
Crucibles. ..JNa
(yen
—
21
—
—
—
—
14
—
__
___
Carriages & Parte
of. yen
1,850
2,179
1,165
1,967
2,328
Clocks, Watches,
Thermometers,
Barometer, &
Spectacles, etc.
Clocks \y°-
(yen
77,593
89,611
113,514
101,420
69,073
160,719
252,238
302,244
265,444
175,375
Clocks, Parts of ..yen
995
1,290
2,895
4,158
8,718
Marine & Field (No.
Coinpass ... (yen
3
5
2
3
_
56
149
38
222
__
Opera < No.
i
2
,
Glasses '" /yen
—
—
—
46
—
Spectacles ...5
—
210
226
3
150
/yen
• —
49
179
20
33
Telescopes ,..}No'
—
—
—
1
—
(yen
—
—
—
169
—
Watches ,. A No*
1,960
55,001
5,926
4,650
3,072
(yen
27,757
163,076
69,815
52,059
30,823
Digitized by VjOOQlC
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425
1887
1888
188Sk
1890
1891
Fittings of
above yen
1,290
2,579
3,762
4,841
1,177
Barometers ...J
(yen
—
1
—
—
—
~ "~
10
—
—
—
Bamboo, Timbers,
Stones, and the
Manufactures of.
Timber and
Planks ... yen
1,524
2,047
3,635
5,818
16,923
Oakum ... j0*"*
(yen
—
9,462
—
11,812
—
—
, 993
855
1,010
1,241
All Kinds of Bricks
and Tiles ... yen
6
15
— i
175
**»* gtty
___
—
—
37
2
—
Carks yen
570
640
752
76
7
White-chalk $«***
(yen
—
4r
115
3,327
—
'
19
112
Stones yen
1,151
430
459
Clay j08*1*
J . (yen
—
4,200
45
—
—
—
Arms, Munitions of
War, Powders, and
Implements of
Hunt.
Muskets ...\^1
(yen
31
46
53
112
34
449
810
653
1,718
424
Cartridges ... yen
2,099
1,550
1,928
1,271
2,176
Other Instruments,
etc yen
6,718
5,804
20,412
4,733
17,333
Fawlings Prices &
Fittings of... yen
175
251
274
498
3,410
Gumpowder g£*
—
—
*~~
—
17
17
Instruments, En-
gines, & other Imple-
ments for the use
of Railway.
Iron Rail-rod*^*
(yen
—
—
—
22,462
—
—
—
—
619
—
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COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
1
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Carriages of Rail-
way and Parts
of yen
—
2,816
6,173
—
—
Tram-way Cars, &
Parts of. ... yen
—
4,208
932
2,500
12,332
Carts or Drays, , •^■
for Convey- \ * '
ance of Goods. ^
2
345
1
2 8
—
—
—
Locomotive-en-
gines, & Parts
of yen
— "
23,748
27,659
48,588
54,379
Vessels, and Tackles
*
and Instruments
for the Use thereof.
Anchors yen
—
—
—
65
200
Cordages, of (catty
7,283
821
—
2,978
81
Rigging iyen
494
101
—
399
12
Sailing j No.
—
—
—
—
1
Vessels ... /yen
—
—
—
—
3,200
Calk Y****
13,125
—
—
—
—
(yen
937
—
— '
—
• —
Felt, for Ship... yen
90
—
Furs, Tusks, Teeth,
and the Manufac-
tures thereof.
Bones, (catty
Animal "'(yen
2,677
26,865
30,495
153,361
39,283
180
662
884
7,838
2,147
Furs P'°*
—
—
—
18
1
}yen
— -
—
—
23
3
Animal Hairs ( catty
—
—
480
1,766
784
(except wool) /yen
—
—
762
3,434
1,675
Hides, Buf-J catty
226
1,312
—
7,523
17,338
falo & Cow. /yen
11
156
—
2,145
5,919
Hoofs Y****
" (yen
360,044
396,244
348,679
287,466
367,461
15,409
21,675
17,313
14,111
19,842
Horns, Buf- J catty
8,001
8,508
9,045
1,570
29,720,
falo & Cow. (yen
834
551
366
38
878
Sole Leather fe^
418,834
505,163
542,514
447,116
491,628
132,887
197,616
205,791
155,150
165,094
All of her (catty
181,840
119,791
172,644
164,583
100,216
Leathers "'.(yen
79,941
56,975
78,652
68,401
51,657
Leather Ware, yen
330
125
664
322
135
Ivory Ware. ... yen
—
—
—
11
- 1
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1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Horns, Deer. '\°±*
/yen
—
—
14
20
—
46
23
Tortoise- (catty
— •
—
3,026
—
—
shell •" (yen
—
—
624
—
—
Bones, Horns,
Leather, tusks,
etc yen
18
672
249
—
—
Glass Wares and
•
Porcelain & Ear-
then Wares.
Looking-glasses.yen
67
25
—
4
54
Glass Ware. ... yen
334
1,349
946
1,102
358
Porcelain and
Earthen Ware, yen
114
303
56
1,122
1,055
"- fc
3
405
90
244
150
15
3,641
590
1,52G
754
Miscellaneous
Articles.
Cow & Oxen.. .^
74
4,609
224
22,548
311
28,451
80
11,240
22
3,586
TT fa0'
Horses iyen
12
3,605
33
3,065
—
1
100
7
1,582
Fowls r0,
(yen
36
247
599
1,989
—
23
964
4,651
13,908
—
All other
Animals ... yen
607
307
509
268
51
Plants, Trees, &
Shrubs ... yen
233
282
562
589
286
India Rubber
Ware yen
3,947
9,167
6,142
5,810
16,001
Lamp, & Parts
of yen
13,594
24,565
34,269
17,205
9,314
Jewelry yen
20,558
9,896
10,822
1,111
1,036
All Kinds of
Brush yen
1,260
371
224
124
365
Furnitures ... yen
7,169
5,254
2,640
2,417
1,319
Matches ...fcSS
(yen
—
—
—
1J
8
162
139
Perfumed , ,
Water and 3*0?'
Hair Oil. *yen
3,293
1,474
1,043
1,571
2,069
7,492
5,284
3,787
4,767
6,060
Other Cosmetics &
Perfumeries, yen
70
~
46
64
1,277
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COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Pictures yen
413
273
2,267
1,116
857
Saddleries ... yen
206
307
176
20
39
Shoe-blacking, yen
12,462
11,308
20,819
13,854
12,159
Washing (catty
Soap '"(yen
80,083
67,620
77,889
139,900
45,990
4,369
4,856
6,186
10,037
3,302
Toilet Soap. ... yen
3,101
2,415
622
2,343
2,250
Trunks J^
(yen
z
• ___
1
6
2
8
Umbrella fr^
Sticfcs & \u™'
Handles ^en
—
122
303
—
104
230
40
84
Raw India (catty
75
1,743
284
1,584
525
Rubber (yen
60
2,233
332
425
666
Sheet India (catty
220
1,182
464
1,026
1,385
Rubber (yen
229
368
249
367
609
Sponges yen
—
121
225
73
—
Maps yen
224
185
42
38
120
Books $™;
(yen
229,559
136,183
104,645
57,896
64,835
114,566
79,995
55,654
39,530
37,523
Pencils .Jf™8
(yen
18,880
30,195
57,042
46,650
15,517
15,766
30,599
49,088
40,790
14,318
Printing-ink... yen
13,327
13,839
22,679
10,064
17,666
Other Stationa-
ries yen
6,114
13,082
9,784
8,795
4,365
Billiards & Fit-
tings of. ... yen
539
1,158
2,016
1,351
770
Oil-caies ..A™**
(yen
__
—
. —
150
4
Umbrellas ...{J£
.
1
50
All other Articles
not described
aboTe yen
Total Foreign, yen
57,008
106.913
74,916
80,756
65,431
3,282,962
5,644,246
6,142,959
6,872,021
6,835,108
Total Japanese, yen
Grand Total. yen
134
4,488
212
2,511
4,940
3,283,096
5.648,734
6,143,171
6,874,532
6,840,048
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429
Table of the Total Quantity and Value of the Commodities
Exported from Japan to the United States.
All Kinds of Grains.
1887
1888
1889
, 1890
1891
Grains.
Eice \f^
(yen
44,761
142,586
188,981
52,060
291,863
98,180
296,759
420,616
193,670
927,889
Wheat J0**4*
3
■ —
—
—
—
/yen
3
—
—
—
- —
Beans, Peas, (catty
—
—
210
2,500
Pulse tyen
—
. —
4
75
—
Shiitake and other
Dry Vegetables.
Chestnut Jcatty
2,763
4,004
3,052
2,127
16,799
/yen
95
152
155
120
694
Ginnang ...i08^
& /yen
17,034
22,179
15,827
30,420
22,262
529
827
710
1,381
952
Ginger ...5catt^
"*» (yen
—
3,186
85
—
—
—
Shiitake and , .,
other Mush- 5 catt*
room Wen
26,811
23,661
27,910
32,620
35,317
9,333
6,584
8,355
10,191
11,737
Potatoes .J*****
(yen
—
.—
—
—
12,000
—
—
— —
—
90
Marine Products.
Cuttle-fish S^ty
165,504
17,335
16,407
23,667
18,601
(yen
18,250
1,895
2,091
2,741
2,187
Salmon and (catty
307
723
1,647
4,179
2,657
Cod-fish (yen
16
37
76
185
115
Hoshinori ... yen
2
20
—
15
Irico or ■ (catty
BechedeMer. (yen
136
72
—
425
126
38
27
—
128
38
or Colle J0"***
Vegetale &en
21,798
32,422
6,425
188
1,002
4,639
9,286
1,767
56
465
Sea-weed ...$cattr
465
1,692
1,867
87
5,314
/yen
40
36
2
132
Cut Sea-weed 5 ^^
200
1,230
248
1,358
616
/yen
4
27
5
41
13
Awabi, J catty
8,611
12,836
16,743
19,225
19,077
Shell-fish "/yen
2,502
4,930
5,516
6,497
6,107
Mussel, \ catty
—
30,230
—
1,462
—
Shell-fish '"/yen
—
2,475
—
161
—
Kaino jcatty
—
352
470
210
363
Haahira "'/yen
—
54
68
55
115
Other Dried Jcatty
60
872
—
—
Shell-fish (yen
8
40
—
27
195
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COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Dried and (catty
315
—
185
15
949
Salted Fishes /yen
* 12
—
10
2
76
Goinaine ...f™*
—
—
—
—
103
/yen
—
—
—
•—
4
Funori ..A"***
—
—
—
—
80
(yen
*—
—
■-—
—
4!
Sharks Fnis yen
—
—
3
15
—
All kinds of Tobacco
Leaf Tobacco l™***
(yen
—
—
—
1,297
335
—
—
—
107
36
Tea.
•
Q-reen Tea (catty
22,110,263
19,523,263
20,652,891
22,020,555
22,911,189
(pan fire) "* /yen
5,427,387
4,102,650
4,512,403
4,263,011
4,645,192
Q-reen Tea (catty
5,178,109
4,271,707
3,640,900
4,665,932
4,514,487
(basket fire) /yen
1,337,438
1,009,941
775,817
882,955
949,908
Black Tea 5catty
24,678
11,518
38,121
53,056
39,855
/yen
7,783
2,150
6,636
6,837
6,549
Bancha 5catty
95,628
80,258
68,242
179,650
242,540
'"/yen
4,550
4,216
3,318
9,626
13,839
Dust Tea ..A*****
/yen
2,955,848
2,608,914
2,568,177
3,070,765
3,007,944
134,746
120,965
12,698
127,660
133,952
Lump Tea ...g^
376,807
372,397
428,934
657,455
680,905
41,711
36,243
40,423
49,745
47,154
Beverages and
Provisions.
Liquor ..A™***
^ /yen
260
650
474
494
39
21
93
119
107
23
Soy V**1*
. J /yen
7,862
10,094
3,476
7,628
9,744
261
313
496
937
1,146
Vermicelli ..A Catty
2,014
3,582
3,888
4,037
12,798
(yen
85
140
159
212
647
Other Beverages
- and Provhinos yen
2,687
5,017
5,553
28;144
5,019
B2er, and other
1
Foreign Liquors yen
—
—
133
—
— 1
Silks (incl. Silk-
!
worm, floss-silk,
and Silk-worm
Eggs).
Waste (catty
Cocoon '"(yen
—
—
551
__
—
—
110
—
—
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431
Waste Silk..
Flaw Silk ..
Noshi Silk .,
Pierced
Cocoon
Floss-Silk ..
Cocoon
Silk- worm
Eggs
fcattj
• yen
Jcattj
[yen
i catty
[yen
i catty
[yen
f catty
[yen
, catty
• yen
<No.
(yen
Oils, and CBndles
(incl. Eape-seed),
(catty
(yen
(catty
(yen
Other Oils for
Medical Use... yen
Vegetable (catty
Wax "(yen
Scatty
yen
Drugs, and Medi-
cines.
Fish Oil ...
Rape-seed Oil
Rape-seed
Camphor
catty
yen
Camphor Oil }catt*
(yen
Menthol (catty
Crystal "'/yen
Peppermint J catty
Oil <yen
Sulphur ...J08*1*
(yen
All other Drugs yen
All other
Medicines ... yen
All other Dyes
and Paints
yen
1887
1988
1889
1890
1891
16,324
1,322
—
—
13,394
1,328
—
1,733,337
2,364,229
2,271,408
1,392,939
3,115,092
11,165,965
13,740,601
15,454,601
9,287,659
17,336,698
99
33,000
16,860
17,276
—
125
26,850
24,579
25,178
—
92,52c
65,775
87,061
7
54,879
117,929
62,918
95,108
3
52,135
32,854
64,199
3,705
33,525
5,379
68,684
106,024
40,111
66,559
9,450
29,306
—
—
—
—
21,144
—
—
—
—
— -
—
136
716
297
—
—
181
1,006
150
22,604
48,647
113,279
10,800
1,371
815
1,94,6
5,886
459
70
1,110
11,206
32,544
8,953
11,895
61
984
2,784
842
997
98
151
__„
185
196,918
268,306
249,799
206,051
187,735
31,037
39,815
34,715
25,892
21,826
—
—
85,032
—
—
11,726
2,133,016
1,279,293
1,197,927
965,042
1,327,703
387,649
275,465
340,236
395,782
489,375
70,181
165,581
173,271
286,349
311,615
2,312
5,175
8,770
13,485
13,486
3,159
752
585
4,950
4,006
3,391
886
820
13,643
11,863
3,252
5,600
6,172
3,187
795
2,836
5,227
7,493
4,718
1,490
12,805,804
9,077,150
32,474,792
26,711,375
28,603,428
112,351
87,621
300,788
34,179
245,012
557
66
95
9
287
94
82
83
—
34
28
6
6
'4
35
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COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Mica yen
160
— '
—
Sulphuric (catty
Acid "(yen
—
—
—
8,113
—
—
19
— •
325
Glue yen
—
—
—
9
—
Papers and Manu-
factures of.
Gampishi (catty
Paper "* (yen
10,014
20,942
7,512
3,614
27367
5,138
12,042
4,019
12,607
15,329
European
Paper ... ... yen
1,568
1,166
179
—
—
Wall Paper ...yen
12,425
11,907
12,632
15,503
14,631
All other
5
Papers ...yen
4,791
8,538
10,797
10,588
15,514
Imitation Leather
(made of paper) yen
Other Paper
Manufactures yen
2,187
1,498
120
1,928
600
33,701
32,384
43,775
45.495
76,755
All Kinds of Um-
brellas.
Umbrellas ... <1 '
/yen
15,119
59,980
42,830
12,533
19,100
2,351
4,543
4,584
1,973
2,414
Foreign (No.
247
192
685
141
53
Umbrellas (yen
344
109
494
154
73
Fans, Round Fans,
Paper Lanterns.
Fans $**
(yen
4,197,087
3,719,265
3,778,723
4,471,161
6,407,626
76,468
88,151
90,441
109,784
118,025
"Rrmnrl "Fatis J"^^'
1,917,234
2,134,044
1,735,177
979,601
1,330,072
xvuuiiu x' ci»iin s _
/yen
21,138
23,399
20,087
13,972
13,321
Paper (No.
380,977
326,895
113,259
206,731
196,919
Lantern '"(yen
9,311
8,967
4,322
10,295
, 7,161
Porcelain, Earthen
ShippS Wares,
Porcelain & Earth.
Wares yen
295,586
326,950
398,831
400,114
448,403
Glass Wares yen
5
8
274
349
249
Shipp5 Wares yen
3,631
3,012
2,542
4,644
7,671
Screens. ...ilf*'
(yen
22,342
17,93S
23,146
20,207
23,935
46,024
46,354
51,474
44,140
51315
Matches ...gj-
$ 5C
2C
5C
11
—
■—
50
10
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433
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Straw-plaits, and
Manufactures of.
Straw- (Bundle
plaits ••* (yen
1,071,683
772,574
493,879
396,947
669,851
316,623
213,588
109,412
82,682
180,922
Straw Manu-
factures. ... yen
'3,418
4,809
2,357
9,005
4,836
Mate for Floor yen
28,515
123,351
116,594
290,565
595,936
Lacquered
Wares.., ... yen
61318
51,933
46,841
39,700
48,840
Metals & Metallic
Wares.
Antimony ...
catty
yen
44,625
2,015
57,301
4,015
25,333
2,601
42,800
5333
50,428
3,252
Bronze
catty
—
—
—
30
yen
— *—
—
—
4
Brass Wares. . .yen
2,438
5
30
212
65
Bronze Wares yen
41,381
37,296
36,861
24,562
48,760
Copper Wares yen
10,469
8,868
10,784
4,641
4,843
Gold & Silver
Wares yen
1,532
931
187
8
2,131
Iron Wares... yen
184
11
713
1,216
80
Tin Wares ...yen
92
52
66
103
11
Coals {Jon
(yen
34
11,234
2,353
18,526
15,536
123
36,751
14,490
74,934
67,891
Cotton and Cotton
Piece Goods.
Cotton Cloths (No.
for Floor (yen
5,464
12,023
9,371
15,213
38,208
10,699
29,748
18,439
36,553
76,736
Cotton Piece (Price
1,152
1,736
4,216
2,221
4,855
Goods (yen
830
1,101
5,248
5,992
13,670
Cotton flannel S Piece
—
—
—
— .
94
Monpas (yen
—
—
—
—
292
Silk Piece Goods &
Manufactures of.
Silk Piece (Piece
2,158
4,635
14,303
27,158
40,940
Goods "*iyen
22,498
45,536
174,724
386,935
572,310
Silk Hand- (Doz.
229,979
226,064
353<65(
634,116
750,632
kerchiefs *" (yen
816,151
831,778
1,106,225
1,870,048
1,823,878
Silk Manu-
factures ...
yen
59,821
73,225
50,767
48,060
57,236
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COMMERCE A$D INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Hemp and Other-
Fabrics, and Manu-
factures thereof.
Hemp yen
Cotton & Silk (Piece
66
—
—
254
369
— .
375
*oe
Mixture /yen
298
501
—
2,566
3,894
Kuzufu ..A*1*06
(yen
41
84
—
80
156
—
186
260
Table Cloths \^°'
111
12
23
102
1,2M
(yen
686
105
175
291
1,418
Clothings and
Apparel.
Hats and (Doz.
918
206
327
185
34
Caps lyen
766
293
162
851
106
Mattress ...P0'
43
358
—
2
(yen
841
2,032
—
63
46
Socks and (Pair
30
__
—
Stockings... (yen
—
3
—
—
—
GUoves 5Doz-
—
—
—
—
62
(yen
167
All other Cloth-
ing and
Apparel ... yen
Boots and (Pair
Shoes (yen
80,814
84,824
65,754
65,260
40,769
__
«__
48
—
—
—
—
344
—
Feathers, Furs.
Leather Wares, etc.
Feathers ...f08^
280
4,846
7,083
7,266
9,746
(yen
Furs p*°-
28
188
367
830
896
353
2,298
2,341
2^914
3364
(yen
220
1,131
1,238
947
2fili
Hides (catty
49,970
132
225
3,262
4,464
(yen
5,479
18
38
400
449
Leather ..J0*1**
4,640
2,820
—
—
13
(yen
12,725
4,532
—
—
16
Airnbi Shell \ ^^
20,297
2,495
20,364
14,622
25*841
^r ^ . Ven
1,254
95
2,009
1,046
863
Yakdgai (catty
22,085
6,058
—
—
—
Shell (yen
1,277
454
—
Whale Bones j catty
487
—
and Fins. ... (yen
—
13
— -
—
—
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435
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Other Conch
Shells yen
935
—
—
280
1,036
Ivory Ware... yen
4,738
9,786
7,448
5,224
7394
Leather We yen
402
360
19
168
126
Aimnal Hairs gj*
4,080
522
—
_ _
~~ ■
_
Tortoise Shell yen
672
413
940
2,817
2>,554
Bamboo, Timbers,
and Manufacture of.
Bamboo We yen
102,851
77,691
77,582
63027
63,077
Rosette Wood
Ware yen
902
16
60
■ —
12
Wooden W'e yen
8,718
6,320
10,348
7,691
14,330
Bamboo ... yen
12,737
8,665
17,439
62,570
47379
Timbers and
Flanks ... yen
8
—
425
4
1366
All other Articles
aotd'cribed Above.
<*y*at \?£y
—
—
83
20
97
60
Other Minerals yen
—
—
100
—
5,143
Pump used 5^°*
by Hand ... (yen
—
—
—
144
—
...
—
29
—
Books ...{*-
44,735
14,739
12,357
17,287
10,070
3,295
1,138
505
2,168
1,130
Trimmings... yen
153
70
—
—
1,086
Animals ... yen
109
278
—
—
46
CopperWares yen
—
—
120
—
—
Lily Bulbs... yen
2,407
2386
2,310
6,082
7,762
Plants,Trees,
& Shrubs... yen
4,262
5,268
3,141
6,147
5,609
*»*>■ -i^
13,419,750
13,008,000
19,127,670
9,668,512
6,643,169
253,028
316,664
398,467
201,090
39397
Furnitures... yen
Jinrikisha . . . \ * *
(yen
1,922
1,326
3,655
6,741
4,965
44
78
2
42
__
12
416
Photograph yen
876
195
181
605
952
Other Pictures yen
7,629
3,915
821
8,762
6,520
Tooth Powder yen
143
189
282
473
312
All other Articles
pot described ^„
above yen
89,340
76,197
100,060
172,232
206,130
Total Japanese yen
21,502,251
22,596,410
25,263,614
19,810,043
29,769,376
Total Foreign yen
27,015
22,074
19,260
11,394
26,379
Grand Total yen
21,529,267
22,618,484
25,282,874
19,821,438
29,795,755
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COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
CHAPTEK VI.
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
The Chamber of Commerce was first established
in 1878, Ever since, more than fifty have been esta-
Name
of Chambers.
{Situation of
Chambers.
Akamagaseki Chamber of Commerce
Akamagaseki City
Gifu
»» »> «»
Gifu
»»
Hakata
»* »» »f
Fukuoka
»
Hiroshima
»» *» »»
Hiroshima
t>
Kanazawa
>* »» »»
Kanazawa
„
Kobe
„ „ „
Kobe
»»
Kochi
Kochi
•»
Kumamoto
Kumamoto
»»
Kyoto
„ »
Ky5to
..,
Nagoya
Xagoya
,»
Okazaki
Okazaki
Town
Onomichi
Onomichi
>»
Osaka
Osaka
City
Otsu
Otsu
Town
Sakai
Sakai
City
Sendai
Sendai
„
Shizuoka
Shizuoka
9*
T5kyo
TokyS
„
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437
blished up to 1890. Thereupon the Government
issued the "Law Belating to Chamber of Com-
merce " defining the limit and extent of this organ
of autonomy to be acknowledged by law.
According to this law the following eighteen
chambers came into existence.
Number of
Members.
Number of Special
Members.
Name of Presidents.
30
30
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
35
25
20
50
25
30
30
30
50
Ito Fusajiro.
Watanabe Jinkichi.
Ogawa Kiushiro.
Awamura Nobutake.
Kameda Iyemon.
Yamamoto Xametaro.
Yasuda Kosei.
Okasaki Tadao.
Hamaoka KStetsu.
Sudzuki Zenroku.
Isano Koyemon.
Mu rata Eokunosuke.
Fnjimoto ShStaro.
Hayakawa Tomohiro.
Komura Toshiyasu.
Shibnsawa Yeiichi.
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438 COMMEItCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
The Chamber of Commerce is under the super-
vision of the Minister of Agricultural and Commer-
cial Department, and the establishment of! which is
to be recognised by the Minister. It is organised
by the merchants and traders, according to the Art.
4 of the Commercial Code, and who pay the income
taxes. The members are elected from the mftle, up-
ward of thirty years of age, or Business Firm (any
one representing the firm). The number of the
members are restricted according to the law of the
chamber and one term is to be four years. The men
of experience in learning or arts can be nominated
the special member whose number can not exceed
the, one-fifth of the fixed number of its members and
to have no right to vote in the matter.
The president, vice-president and ordinary com-
mittee are elected by the reciprocal vote of the
member, and to them the management is entrusted.
The rights and duties of the Chamber are: —
(1) To decide on the necessary steps in the promo-
tion of commercial affairs or to remedy the business
^Suppression. (2) To send in the memorials to the
Government in regard to the legislation amend-
ment, abolition or the mode of execution of laws and
regulations relating to trade. (3) To report and
make statistics of the actual condition of business.
(4) To state the opinion to the official inquiry in
regard to the commercial affairs. (5) To maintain
and take charge of the public edifices of mercantile
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THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. 439
corporations by the effect of law or order. (6) To
investigate into the capaoity and number of brokers
and the rates of brokerage. (7) To act as arbitra-
tors in the mercantile questions by request of the
party concerned. t
The expenditures of the Chamber of Commerce
are to be borne by the members who has the quali-
fications of electors, and the Chamber of Commerce
shall be regarded as a legal person, and shall own
the properties in that capacity.
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440 COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
CHAPTER VJI.
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL UNIONS.
AND ASSOCIATIONa
With the purpose to improve the manufactures,
and to establish the credit, those who pursue the
same trade or have the common in interest business,
organize various unions in every parts of the Empire,
some form themselves within the producing distracts
while others in their mini strati ve limits. As a
means of accomplishing their aim, they make agree-
ments so as to inspect the articles of manufactures,
not to manufacture worse and bad articles, or not to
make illegal transactions, in short there is no minute
detail remain untouched. If there should happen
any breaker, he is bound to pay certain fines, no
mercy being shown on the circumstances. For the
management of affairs offices are established and the
committees are appointed or elected who have the
responsibility of supervision and inspection pre-
scribed by the agreement, and when found necessary
they often cause the establishment of training school,
holding of the social meeting, opening of the mer-
cantile museum and competitive exposition, des-
patching of inspectors, reporting, publishing com-
piling of statistical table, and the supervision of
mechanics and labourers who receive wages so much
per hour all business are to form a part of the aims
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of Union. The expenditure of the Union are defray-
ed by different methods as by the sum exacted from
the member's income or from total amount of tran-
saction as a standard, or by the profit arising from
the sale of trade labels of the Union. As for the
most important production having considerable
weight to the local economy, they are not entrusted
to the private management of those who follow the
same trade, but it is the duty of local magistrate to
superintend, and to order the organization of trade
tJnions in accordance with the Regulation of control
issued specially for the purpose, and cause them to
inake the agreements and bye-laws, having the
rights and duties of members clearly defined. There
are now 2013 trade unions organized by those who
pursue the same trade in the whole Empire, and the
classification according to profession is shown
below.
\
Sugar
11
Matches
... 4
Liquor and Soy
106
Tobacco
... 63
OH and Wax
32
Fabrics
... 91
Rice and Corn »
75
Fuel and Charcoal ...
... 12
Timber
15
. Drugs and Dyes
... 33
Lucquered Wares
17
Paper
... 37
JPorcelain and Earthen
Metallic Ware
... 30
' Ware
15
Coal ... ...
... 10
Manure..
25
Flax, Hemp, & Jute ...
... 10
Dried Articles
6
Salt
... , 8
Umbrella
7
Thread
... 7
Dyed Article
21
Leather and Hides ...
... 4
Fan & Bound Fan
5
-Cotton
... 5
Fish
9
Mat. ...
... 21
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442 COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN
Tranaportation IS Trade &
Tea 359: Silkworm 732
Miscellaneous 221
Total 2,013
BemarkB : In the table above mentioned, the union of tea mer-
chants comprises ita cultivators, and that of silk merchants, ite
raisers, moreover, these are thirty-five United Chambers on th&
part of the tea merchants, and forty-two Board of Control to silk
merchants, established one or two in every Fu and prefecture.
Besides the union of the persons who pursue the
same profession there are other corporations esta-
blished by the merchants and artisans under the
name of association or club, each differ in aim and
purpose, yet what they all tend to is no other than
the improvement of their respective business. The
number of these bodies have greatly increased at
present, that there is neither Fu or prefecture
where they are not established, some of the most
prosperous of them having nearly 2,000 members*,
with respect to the business to be carried out in the
society and club are the meeting of members for the
investigation of the commercial and industrial
questions, or the distribution of the magazines to
the members or holding a competitive show of
manufactured articles by each of them, or the esta-
blishment of the training school to educate the
apprentices. Though different measures are adopted
to accomplish their endst yet the benefit thus deriv-
ed will give no small impetus to the improvement of
commerce and industry. The principal clubs and
associations are given below.
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-2.2
I
Si*
a _
3d
5?ln
3J&
. . a a p J
.m 8 B 5 a
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444
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
a
o
S3
8 8882 StJSSISSS $3288 8 2
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3
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CHAPTER VIII.
EXCHANGES.
There are four kinds of Exchange in this country ;
viz., Rice-Exchange, Stock-Exchange, Exchange and
Market Places. The Rice-Exchange originates
from the Rice-Market, which was inaugurated by the
Osaka merchants in the period of Kwanyei and
Shoh<3 (about first half of the 17th century) and the
merchant of other cities followed the example. In
1874 the Government prohibited the old method of
transaction which was then practised, and ordered
the Rice Market to obtain the permission of the
Government in accordance with the Act of Stock
Exchange issued in the same year. Consequently
the amount of capital, the rate of tax, number of the
Exchange, and its regulation were fixed, and it was
established in Tokyo and Osaka. In 1876 the Act
of Rice Exchange was issued, and in accordance
with it, the following thirteen Exchanges came into
existense.
Name of Rice
Exchange.
Situations.
Capital.
Number of
Brokers.
T6ky5 Rice Exchange.
Akauiagaseki „
Hakata „
Kanazawa ,,
Kuwana „
KySto Shichijo „
Tokyo City.
Akauiagaseki „
Fukuoka „
Kanazawa „
Kuwana Town.
Kyoto City.
yen.
100,000
30,000
30,000
30,000
30,000
30,000
100
30
30
30
30
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Name of Bice
Exchange.
Situations.
Capital.
Xumber of
Brokers.
NagoyaRice Exchange
Niigata „
Omi „
Osaka Doshima „
Sakata „
Takaoka „
Tokushiisa „
Xagoya City.
Xiigata „
Otau Town.
Osaka City.
Sakatx Town.
Takata City.
Fokushima Cit<\
yen.
30.000
30.000
30,000
75,000
30,000
30,000
30,000
30
30
30
75
30
30
30
^t.fl*." ^e R*ce Exchange under the supervision
of the Minister of Agricultural and Commercial
Department is the place where rice is to be sold and
purchased within a fixed period, or to be directly
bought or sold on the spot. The capital is to be
over 30,000 yen and when the permission to carry on
business is given the corporation is to invest the
cash or Government bonds equal to two-third of the
capital to the local Government or national bank as
security. The officers are to be elected from the
shareholders who owns more than ten shares, and
all the business relating to the Exchange is intrust-
ed to them. There are brokers who, under the per-r
mission of the Minister, investing 1,000 yen as
security, transacts the business. They can not
transact on their own account, and in all the transac-
tions they are liable to the Exchange. In case they
fail to fulfill the obligation the loss is to be covered
by the security money, if it is found still insufficient
then the company is liable. The expense of the
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company is met with the commissions on the sale
and purchase. The rate of tax is to be t^thf of the
whole amount of the transaction to be exacted from
both parties — the buyer and seller, but on the
amount of transfer and re-taking the tax is not
imposed.
As to the mode of transaction there are two — the
direct and periodical transaction. In the periodical
transaction there are two ; the one is to be transact-
ed on the day of promise, the other is to be per-
formed or cancelled within the certain fixed period.
The length of the period is distinguished into one,
two and three months, on the last day of which the
transaction is to be concluded. In the agreement of
transaction the warrant money according to the
rates fixed by the companies against the promised
sum is to be invested to the company, and the
money is to be refunded on the day of performance,
but in case of rise in price happens within the
period, the additional warrant money is to be
invested.
c^f.X" The Aot of stock Exchange was issued in
1874, but it was not carried into practice, and in the
next year, it was so arranged that the establishment
of the Stock Exchange was to be made in accordance
with the Act of Rice Exchange.
In 1877, the Stock Exchange was established in
Tokyo. In the next year 1878 the Act of Stock Ex-
change was amended, and the establishment was
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limited to Tokyo and Osaka, one each. Sometimes
before this, there were some one who started the
business of Foreign silver exchange in Yokohama,
and in 1879 the establishment of it was publicly
granted according to the Act of Stock Exchange and
was called Yokohama Stock Exchange. Afterwards
Kobe, Kyoto, and Nagoya granted the same permis-
sion, but since, Kobe, Nagoya and Yokohama Ex-
changes ceased to exist, and at present only the
following three are existing : —
.Name of Stock
Exchange.
Situations.
Capital.
Number of
Brokers.
Kyoto Stock Exchange
Osaka „ „
T8ky6 „
Kyoto City.
Osaka „
Toky5 „
yen.
100,000
* 100,000
200,00C
60
60
70
The Stock Exchange is also under the supervision
of the Minister of Agricultural and Commercial
Department deals in the transaction of stock and
shares both of direct and periodical. This is the
company organized with the capital of over 100,000
yen. The security money, obligation^ of share-
holders, election of officers, number of brokers and
the mode of transaction are all the same to that of
the Bice Exchange. In the transaction the stocks
must be of the shares of the companies that were
established under the recognition of laws and re-
gulations, the shares of other companies are not
permitted to be transacted, but one recognized by
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the minister. Tho tax of this company is to be 10*^
(bonds) and ^^ (stocks) of the promise money in
the periodical transaction to be exacted from both
parties, those transferred stocks are not taxed.
Exchange. The Exchange was first established under
the Act of Exchange issued in 18$7. Its system
resembles great deal to that of the present Bice and
Stock Exchanges, yet the organization and the way
of supervision is somewhat different. The Bice and
Stock Exchanges are entirely the joint stock com-
pany, and have shareholders, brokers, and the liabi-
lity in the transaction ; the Exchange is the public
market of the club system. To become members it
is requisite to invest the security of 300— 3,000 yen,
brokers from 2,000-20,000 yen, differing according
to the nature of transaction. The brokers are at
once members and carry on their business with the
permission of the Minister, but can not transact on
his own account. The officers are elected from the
members and others and the whole business is
intrusted to them. The expense is defrayed from
the commissions on the transaction. Under the
Exchange Act the following three exchanges are
established : —
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Name of Exchange.
Situation.
Commodities Transacted.
Kobe Exchange.
Saga „
Takaoka „
Kobe City
Saga City
Takaoka City
( Rice, manure, Tea, Govern-
( ment Bonds & Stocks.
(Rice, Manure, Wax, Oils for
•JLamp, Government Bonds
( and Stocks,
(Manure, Raw Cotton, Salt,
\ Kerosene Oil, Government
I Bonds and Stocks.
According to the Regulation, the Bice and Stock
Exchange Regulation are to be abolished at the
expiration of the business terms, there will be some
amendment in the organization of the Exchange
sooner or later.
«
j»inric«t. Besides the above mentioned three kinds
of Exchange, there are markets everywhere that
deals in the commodities of different kinds. The
opening of the market varies according to the con-
ditions of the localities, some open every day, some
so many times in a month, and others so many
times a year. Some have one regular place for the
market, while others establish it in partnership, and
still others in shares. They all follow the old
customs. The principal commodities are rice, corn,
fish, fowls, meat, vegetables, cocoon and raw silk,
fabrics, second-hand cloths and wares, horse, cattle,
and other innumerable things. They are the de-
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yeloped forms of yearly fairs and celebration fairs.
Jhe number of the markets from the latest report is
shown below.
Cocoon & Raw Silk Market
Cow and Horse Market
Fabrics Market
Fishes, Fowls, atid Meat Market
Rice an4 other Corn Market
Second-hand Clothing and Inplanente Market.
Vegetables...
All other Articles Market
-Local* ... ••• ... ... ... ... .«• ... ••
93
34
, 355
, 173
371
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: ;; CHAPTER IX.
, BANKS.
There are five kinds of bank in the Empire ;
namely, the national bank, Bank of Japan (Nippon
Ginko), Specie Bank, private bank and semi-banking
corporation, all of which come under the supervision
of the Minister of Finance. The national bank,
Bank of Japan, and Specie Bank are established
according to the respective Regulations, the private
banks and semi-banking corporations with the re-
cognition of the Minister. As to the private banks
and semi-banking corporations, there are the Bank
Regulation and Savings Bank Regulation already
issued, and their execution is in hand. Now the
origin and organization of each bank will be briefly
stated in the following pages.
Before the national banks were established in the
Empire, there existed, in large commercial cities
like Osaka, exchange merchants who exchange and
discount, but the scope of circulation was quite
limited. In 1869 the Government prevailed upon
the wealthy merchants of Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka,
Kobe, Tsuruga and Niigata to establish the Ex-
change Company to grant credits and receive
deposit, and perform exchange business, and allow-
ed to issue bank notes against the security in gold.
In 1872 with the promulgation of Bank Regulation,
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the circulation of the paper currency, bank notes
and bills of exchange was prohibited and at the
same time the Exchange Companies were dissolved.
In the two following years the national banks esta-
blished in accordance with the Regulation were the
First National Bank (Tokyo), the Second (Yoko-
hama), the Fourth (Niigata), the Fifth (Osaka), and
the capitals of did not amount more than 3,450,000
yen. In 18.76 the Regulation was amended. Ac-
cording to the old Regulation the security for the
issuing of bank notes were restricted alone to gold
species, but by the amended Regulation was sub-
stituted ; in the next year Government Pension Bond
was issued in order to encourage the industries to
"Kwazoku " (the Nobles) and "Shizoku" (the Mili-
tary class). As soon as the privilege of establishing
the National Banks with the Government Pension
Bond for the capital and the issuing of paper money
against the bonds were granted, there sprung up one
hundred fifty-three banks in 1880, upon which the
Treasury fearing the effect did not permit the
random establishment. Ever since the amalgu-
mation aud dissolution took place and there remain
at present one hundred aud thirty-four banks the
paid up capital being 48,701,100 yen.
The national bank is the stock company of having
more than 50,000 yen for the capital, and the privi-
lege of banking is limited to twenty years. The
amount of bank notes to be issued is to be the eight-
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tenth of the capital, (the Minister of Treasury has
the power to increase or decrease it) and by invest-
ing the bonds bearing the interest of 0,004 % to the
Treasury, the rest two-tenth is to be reserved in
-current money for the exchange of paper money.
The method of redemption is to deposit Z%% of the
profit, without regard to the loss or gain, against
the amount of paper money received from the Trea-
sury, to the Bank of Japan, where it remains to
T>ecome the fund for redeeming the paper.
The Bank of Japan established in accordance with
the Bank of Japan Eegulation issued in 1882, with
the capital of 20,000,000 yen (the paid up capital
being 10,000,000 yen) is the central bank, whose
office is to hold the equilibrium and stability of all
the banks in the Empire, being the organ of the
financial administration. The privilege of banking
is thirty years. The principal business is the dis-
count of the bills. Since 1883 it manages the Trea-
sury money, and in 1886 it discharges the business
of exchange of paper money, and moreover the
business regarding the Government bonds was also
transferred. At last in 1889 all the business relat-
ing to the management of Treasury money was also
handed over to the Bank. The Treasury Depart-
ment therefore specially provides Inspectors to
oversee th& business* The president and vice-pre-
-sident are appointed by the Government and the
•directors are elected by the reciprocal vote of the
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shareholders and confirmed by the Minister of
Finance, the managers are appointed by the share-
holders.
In 1884 the bank was conferred the special privi-
lege of issuing the convertible silver notes in accord-
ance with the " Co£vertible Silver Bank Notes
Regulation " and on 1885 this was practically carried
out.
This system is not only to reserve the gold and
silver coin and bullions to the same amount of the
issued notes to be ready for the conversion, but it
can issued note to the amount of 85,000,000 yen
having Government bonds, Treasury notes and other
reliable bonds for the security, among which
27,000,000 yen are to be issued by degrees, against
the redeemed amount of the paper money by the-
national banks since 1889.
When the Bank deems it necessary to increase
the amount of the current money, it may, under the
recognition of the Minister of Finance, issue the
required amount by placing such reliable securities*
In this case, the Bank is bound to pay the tax of not
less than 5%. The Bank is also to credit the
Government up to the amount of 22,000,000 yen for
the redemption of paper money.
The Specie Bank was established in 1879 in
accordance with the National Bank Regulation, the
capital is 6,000,000 yen (paid up capital 4,500,000)
specially deals with foreign exchanges and other
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banking business and have branch offices and
agencies at London, New York, San Francisco, and
other important places for the convenience of the
foreign as well as the domestic commerce. The
privilege of banking is for twenty years, and the
special inspecting officers are placed as in the case
of the Bank of Japan.
At first the capital of this bank was assessed in
the standard value of gold and the Government took
shares amounting to 1,000,000 yen (it is now trans-
ferred to the Imperial Household) to protect its
•development, but in 1883 the organization under-
went a change, the standard was based on the
current money, and to reserve silver coin to meet
the demand of the market. In 1887, the Govern-
ment issued the Specie Bank Begulation, giving to
it the special privileges. Thus the organization of
the Bank was firmly rooted.
The private banks and semi-banking corporations
♦seem to have developed from exchange merchants
and exchange companies. In the organization there
are varieties such as done in partnership or joint-
stocks. What is called private bank is company
-that has the name of bank attached to it, while that
of Semi-banking corporation has not, but the in
reality it deals in the business just the same as that
of banks. At present the number of private banks
are two hundred fifty two, the paid up capital
amounts to 19,796,003 yen, and that of semi-banking
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corporation are six hundred and seventy-eight that
of capital is 13,827,000 yen.
The capital, reserve fund, and net profit of banks
for the last five years is statistically stated, and the
names and situation of banks having the capital of
more than 500,000 yen are also given, together with
the interest' bearing upon the credit and deposits of
banks in Tokyo and Osaka, and the table showing
the flactuations of the foreign exchange in Yoko-
hama.
National Banks, Bank of Japan, Specie Bank.
Year.
Head
Office.
Branch
Office.
Paid up
Capital.
Reserve
Fund.
Set
Profit.
Dividends on
Each One
HimdredYen
yen.
yen
yen.
yen.
1887
138
137
60,338,851
12,143,376
8,995,140
10*85 '
1888
137
152
61,377,639
14,279,762
11,488,125
1207
1889
136
152
62,181,379
16,106,070
10,769,217
1196
1890
136
152
63,144,662
18,977,955
11,490,999
1259
U891
136
148
63.201,100
120,856,971
11,976,796
1212
Private Banks.
Head
Branch
Paid up
Reserve
Set
Dividends on
Each One
HimdredYen
Year.
Office.
Office.
Capital.
Fund.
Profit.
yen.
yen.
yen.
yen.
1887
221
—
18,896,061
—
—
—
1888
211
48.
16,761,609
4,133,200
1,084,324
6.47
1889
218
56
17,472,170
4,735,433
1,339,603
7.67
1890
217
54
18,976,616
5,039,859
1,475,836
7.80
1891
252
\ 112
19,796,820
5,459,802
1,556,172
7.93
Semi-banking Corporations.
I ear.
Head Onice.
Capital
1887
714
yen.
15,117,676
1888
713
»»
14,453,553
1889
695
»»
14,421,004
1890
702
»»
14,512,616
1891
678
M
13,827,434
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465
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6.0°/
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2.30
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2.10
2.30
2.50
3.00
3.00
2.10
2.40
2 50
2.20
1.65
1.70
1.80
Kemarks : The interest on credit and deposit is ]»er annum and tlte discount i
per diem on every one hundred yen.
Foreign Exchange Bate.
Tear.
San Fran-
cisco and
New York.
London.
Paris.
Berlin.
Shang-
hai.
Hong-
kong.
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
Dollar.
76.26
74.24
75.28
82.12
78.01
3/2
3/1
3/1*
8/4J
3/2*
Franc.
4.00
3.87
3.90
4.26
4.06
Mark.
3.19
3.08
3.12
3.40
3.25
Tail.
. 71.080
72.030
72.075
72.026
72.066
Dollar.
100.10
100.35
100.74
100.31
100.77
Kemarks : This is the average rates of foreign exchanges in Yokohama. Those of
Paris, London and Berlin show the difference against Japanese siver yen. and those
of San Francisco, New York, Shanghai and Hongkong to one hundred yen silver.
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The Banker's Association is organized with the
view to promote the interest of the body of bankers
and to exchange the bills and checks. There is onfr
in Tokyo and two in Osaka both being established
about 1879. As the transaction of Osaka merchants;
consists specially in the exchange of bills and
checks and to adjust each other's accounts, this sale1
and purchase form the principal feature.
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CHAPTER X,
JOINT STOCK COMPANIES, MANUFACTORIES
AND WORKSHOPS.
com,mniel! Siace the EmPire was opened to the
foreigners, pressing necessity of the society hastened
the development of commerce and industry, and the
home as well as introduced industries gradually
advanced. The advantages of joining capitals for
the common purpose had naturally been acknow-
ledged among the men of business resulting in con-
tinual establishments of the joint stock organiza-
tions.
The latest return shows the number of commer-
cial firms to be 2,631 total capital amounting to*
182,137,828 yen, and these can be divided into
315 agricultural companies (capital amounting to
5,304,235 yen), 1,296 commercial firms (capital
amounting to 120,109,523 yen), and 1,020 industrial
companies (capital Amounting 56,724,070 yen). Each
of these three divisions is subdivided as below.
I. Agricultural Companies.
Class.
Culture
Developing of Land.
Fish Breeding
Fishery
Forestry
Grazier and Fowl. ..
No.
Capital.
yen.
3
25,060
15
291,026
5
16,429
20
319,916
12
1,575,250
81
841,881
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Class.
No.-
Capital
Milking
Plantation of Carrot.
„ „ Lacquer-tree.
„ „ Mitsumata.
„ „ Mulberry ...
„ „ Scyon
Silk Industry
Tea *
Others
Total
6
2
2
2
11
9
108
10
29
315
yen
50,110
220,000
32,220
7,950
75,541
82,725
756,629
96,110
913,388
5,304,235!
II. Commercial Corporations.
•
yen.
Articles for Hire
10
268,565
Books
4
594,500
Commission Agency "...
58
1,637,459
Compartments and Hall for Hire
22
277,005
Contractors
10
543,150
Corn
48
237,555
Cotton
7
635,200
Domestic Animals
• 8
76,905
Drugs
6
140,550
Fabrics
23
592,630
Fish, Fowl and Meat
66
676,948
Foreign Trading
14
1,452,100
Fuels and Charcoal
9
40,240
Ice
6
38,510
Indigo
7
423,500
Insurance
7
1,650,000
Lime
12
360,500
Liquors, Spirits etc
8
167,000
Loans and Credit
274
5,654,469
Manure
19
127,400
Marine Products
21
835.162
Metals and Metallic Ware
7
203,506
News Paper and Magazine
39
452,680
Oil and Wax
4
156,000
Paper
li
233,680
Piers and Boat Bridge
5
236,200
Porcelain, Earthen, Lacquered Ware & Glass
16
361,200
Railway
22
74,785.000
Rice Exchange
13
505,000
Salt
12
42,252
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Class.
No.
Capital.
Second-hand Clothes
Seed and Scyon
Soy
Stock Exchange
Stones
Sugar •
Tea.
Threads, all Kind of
Temporary Keep of Commodities.,
Timbers and Bamboo
Tobacco
Transportation by Land ,
„ „ Water
Vegetables
Warehouse
Other Corporations.
Total
5
4
4
5
3
8
6
23
4
24
10
179
85
5
19
144
1,296
yen
18,500
40,000
42,580
600,000
17,000
365,000
13,550
737,075
32,460
286,370
27,500
4,865,780
15,041,669
7,050
1,465,500
3,144,629
120,109,523
III. Industrial Corporations.
yen.
All kinds of Instruments
6
658,000
Bamboo Works
4
10,676
Boots, Shoes and Leathern Ware
3
64,500
Bricks and Tiles
34
1,092,910
Cement
12
2,028,000
Cokes
3
40,20C
Contractors of Engineering and Architecture
36
4,459,150
Corn Flour and Vermicellis
5
295,000
Cotton Spinning
33
10,265,250
Drugs
15
1,536,580
Dyed Fabrics
4
65,970
Electric light and Gas
12
3,040,650
Fabric
68
4,314,63$
Foreign Liquors
11
1,178,00C
Furnitures
3
405,000
Glass Ware
6
642,950
Hemp Spinning
3
1,250,000
Ico
5
452,590
Implements of Farmers
3
7,00(
Indigo
6
205,000
Japanese Liquor
14
528,303
Lacquered Ware and Shippo Ware
8
167.00C
Leather
6
435,00(
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COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAN.
Class.
Lemonade
Lime
Manure
Matches
Mats made of Rush.
Metals and Metallic Ware ...
Mining and Mineral Refining
Oil and Wax
Printing
Porcelain and Earthen Ware...
Paper
Raw Cotton
Raw ISilk
Rice Cleaning
Salt
Sewing
Ship Building
Silk Spinning ...
Soap
Soy and Miso
Straw Works
Sugar
Tobacco
Twisted Thread
Othe r Corporations
Total
No.
4
4
7
• 35
14
10
69
11
61
27
23
3 5
01
37
4
6
4
5
5
4
4
8
22
12
38
1,020
Capitil.
yen
9,350
12,408
417,700
369,900
114,650
147,610
6,274,911
716,000
739,557
402,095
3,481,364
293,000
5,521,389
1,258,200
113,011
179,140
485,000
497,369
41,000
75,500
10,500
917,463
241,970
111,350
1,151,065
56,725,070
^S!^.1*""* Itwi11 bo the fact acknowledged
by all men that the workshops and factories are
comparatively few in this country, the reason of
which is attributable to the unrivalled skill in arts
special to this country, that is chiefly the handi-
works. The latest return shows the number of
factories and workshops belonging to companies and
individual person to be 2,489 (capital 70,734,764 yen),
and 739 of them are provided with steam-engines,
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(1,519 engines with 28,500 horse power), and 464 with
hydraulic-engines (1,283 engines, and 4,772 horse
power).
In distinguishing them into different classes of
industry, the silk producing occupies the first posi-
tion, clo'ths weaving, mining, and refining of minerals
come next, and metal ware manufacturing, rice
cleaning, tobacco preparing, porcelain and earthen-
ware making, match manufacture, brick making, and
cotton spinning rank in the third place. For parti-
culars refer to the following table.
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Different Classes of Industry.
No.
Capital.
Cotton Spinning
Silk Spinning
Hemp Spinning
Thread Making
Fabrics Weaving
Sewing .'
Dyeing
Electric-Light
Paper-Making
Bice Cleaning
Drug or Medicine Making
Brick Manufacturing
Metal Ware Making
Oil Making
Type Printing
Ship-Building
Mining & Mineral Refining
Leather Making
Boots Shoes and Leathern Ware
Match Manufacturing
Indigo Manufacturing
Bush Mattings Manufacturing
Porcelain and Earthen- Ware Making
Shippo Ware Manufacturing
Glass Ware Making
Lacquered Ware Making
Wax Making
52
yen.
10,951,037
5
682,369
3
1,250,000
851
6,536,594
273
5,276,360
11
60,300
18
117,745
12
2,340,650
38
3,793,857
72
1,465,386
32
1,587,880
60
1,252,010
74
421,213
24
631,800
80
871,017
14
1,808,300
200
12,044,029
20
608,900
20
1,443,800
68
551,767
6 '
205,000
16
118,150
68
545,874
4
36,700
18
668,570
7
137,000
15
85,553
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No. of
Work-
Steani-Power.
Water-Power.
Factories
where
Number of
Horse-
Fjietories
where
Number of
Horse-
men.
the engine
is used.
Engines.
power.
the engine
is used.
Engines.
power.
22,32*
36
67
8,294
14
14
593
994
4
7
307
3
3
75
576
3
6
750
—
—
—
40,137
381
777
1,837
328
673
469
20,263
14
20
1,341
6
8
278
146
—
—
—
—
—
—
432
3
3
16
—
—
—
135
9
57
4,3 44
—
—
—
2,960
14
37
3,004
6
12
2,534
1,320
67
80
1,352
—
—
—
568
6
11
173
—
—
—
2,711
5
5
125
—
—
—
2,673
K
14
142
8
9
42
431
1)
11
15i
5
6
21
3,831
5
i
3i
—
—
—
3, lit
f
i
22
507
—
—
—
160,431
74
231
3,957
26
471
602
648
3
4
98
—
—
—
587
1
19
—
—
—
—
l,42fc
3
3
11
—
—
—
32
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,354
—
—
—
—
—
—
2,568
4
4
81
3
17
—
48
—
—
—
—
—
—
496
3
S
8
—
—
—
1,079
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
— •
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Different Classes of Industry.
i Soap „
[ Scale and Balance Making
I Straw Ware Making
Bamboo Works
j Stationeries Making
Lime Making
! Cement ,„
i Cokes „
j Implement of Farmers, Making of
Furniture Making
Fans and Round Fans Making
Dyes and Lacquering Materials Making...
i Making of the Implements of Fishers ...
■ Manure Making
Instruments of all Kinds, Making of ...
I Canning of various Kinds
i Corn and Vermicellis of all Kinds, Making of.
Japanese Liquor Brewing
Foreign Liquors Brewing
Tobacco Preparing
i Suger Producing
I Soy and Miso Producing
1 Ice Making
Kanten or Colle Vegetale Making
Cut Sea- Weed Making
All other Kinds
I Total
No.
13
12
7
4
5
18
18
8
6
20
11
9
4
4
27
5
9
15
11
69
6
4
9
14
4
116
2,489
Capital.
yen.
100,500
29,488
20,000
12,500
26,500
53,006
2,430,745
127,700
25,011
674,000
88,800
108,500
213,200
7,700
1,092,000
42,354
307,300
549,303
1,173,707
442,570
934,500
69,783
111,840
50,996
16,000
6,534,900
70,734,764
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No. of
Work-
men.
Steam-Power.
Water-Power.
Factories
where
the Engine
is used.
tfumber of
Engines.
Horsa-
power.
Factories
where
"lie Englnt
is used.
Number of
Engines.
Horse-
powers.
258
1
1
6
—
—
—
141
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,877
~ '
—
—
—
—
—
245
—
—
—
—
—
—
267
—
—
—
—
—
—
223
—
—
—
—
—
—
899
12
21
644
—
—
—
167
—
—
—
—
—
—
98
2
o
13
1
]
18
726
2
19
6
~
—
-—
473
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,066
1
1
5
3
C
15
353
—
—
—
—
—
—
8
—
—
—
—
—
_
1,530
3
€
93
—
—
—
280
3
4
41
—
—
-
171
€
€
122
]
J
12
501
3
4
82
—
— -
108
2
2
42
—
_
__
1,820
22
23
117
58
6C
6
66
3
1C
535
—
—
—
33
—
—
—
—
—
—
32
8
4
90
—
—
_
304
—
—
-r-
—
—
173
—
—
—
—
—
6,380
13
28
161
2
2
107
289,635
739
1,519
28,500
464
1,283
4,772
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Moreover, there are numerous government work-
shops under the direct control of various depart-
ments, * such as Imperial Mint, (steam-engine 6,
horse-power 189, Work-men 160), Printing Bureau
(steam-engine 14, horse-power 509, Work-men 1,004)
of the Department of Finance, Tokio Arsenal
(steam-engine 14, horse-power 462, Work-men 2,872)
Osaka Arsenal (steam-engine 10, horse-power 199,
Work-men 1,387), and Senjiu Woolen Cloth Factory
(steam-engine 4, horse-power 158, Work-men 503) of
the War Department, Yokosuka Dock- Yard (steam-
engine 28, horse-power 425, Work-men 2,831), Ono-
hama Dock-yard (steam-engine 12, horse-power 119,
Work-men 945), Naval Arsenal (steam-engine 13,
horse-power 347, Work-men 1,188), Gunpowder Fac-
tory (steam-engine 4, horse-power 118, Work-men
187) of the Naval Department, and Tomioka Silk
Factory (steam-engine 5, horse-power 5, Work-men
406) of the Department of Agriculture and Com-
merce, all of which are busily engaged in the manu-
factures according to the requirement of the Govern-
ment.
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CHAPTER XL
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS,
TRAINING SCHOOLS, AND NEWS-
PAPERS AND MAGAZINES.
To infuse the scientific knowledge into the origi-
nal mould of domestic commerce and industry is the
prevailing opinion of the day. The Government as
well as people are exerting to diffuse the commercial
and industrial education. On one side the class of
manual works and commercial studies were added
to the routine of common schools which number
now over thirty thousand while the technical schools
are rising in numbers year after year.
The five Government Technical Schools are Higher
Commercial School, Tokyo Navigation School, Tokyo
Industrial School, Tokyo Fine Arts School, and
Tokyo Post and Telegraph School, the brief ac-
count of which is given in the following pages.
"^cn^i?me1' This sch°o1 was first established in
1875 and belongs to the Educational Department.
The object of this school is to educate those who
wish to devote their life to commercial and financial
affairs or to become directors or teachers of com-
mercial schools. The course is divided into the
proper and preparatory. In the preparatory class,
the necessary studies for entering the proper class
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are taught, and in the proper class the te clinical
studies for commerce is specially taken up. The
full course is three years and two more years
for those who wish to complete their studies
after graduation. The number of graduates since
the opening is 274 and the present students num-
ber 333.
The Accountant School, which belongs to this
school, is the place to pursue necessary the studies
on financial affairs relating to Government, banks
and companies. The course is two years. The
graduates since the opening are 180, and present
students 73.
t^ilZT' This was established in 1875, and
to the Department of Communications. The studies
are navigation and marine engineering. In the
navigation class, the students are taught in the
necessary studies to be the captains and mates of
Merchant vessels, and in Engineering class, those to
be Engineers are instructed. The course 'of the
navigation class is divided into five classes. From
the fifth class up to the second class, the Japanese
and Chinese language, English, Mathematics, Sea-
manship, Artillery, Marine Engineering and Naviga-
tion are taught in the school, the term of one class
being six months, and the first class is practically
trained for full three years in the sea-going vessels.
The course of the engineering class is divided into
four classes. From the fourth up to third class, the
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Japanese and Chinese language, English, Mathema-
tics, Engineering, and drawing are taught in the-
school, the term of one class being six months. In
the second class three full years training in the
construction of engines in the engine works, and
the first class is practically trained in the duties of
engineers on board the sea-going vessels. The
graduates since the opening are 436, the present
students 258.
E^^EJT" This school was>stablished in May
188 L, belongs to the Educational Department. The-
object is to educate students who wish to be fore-
man and teachers of the industrial arts. The study
is divided into chemical industry and mechanical
industry. The chemical industry is classified to
dyer's department, porcelain and glass works depart-
ment and applied chemistry department. In the
mechanical department two classifications are made
the mechanical and electrical departments. The full
course is three years, and after graduation, under
the school supervision one year is to be spent as
mechanics in the workshops to complete the studies.
For the men of industrial pursuits or their family
who have actually engaged in the practical pursuit
for one full year, having intention to study in one
or more of the above mentioned studies, the special
class shall be opened for them for the term not ex-
ceeding two years. The graduates since the opening
are 263, and the present students 227.
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The Industrial Apprentices School, belonging to
the above school, is specially opened to instruct the
sons of carpenter or smith of the necessary studies
for the workmen. The wood works department
comprises the carpentry and joinery, and the metal
works department, brass, copper and iron works.
The full course is three years, and after graduation,
for the sake of practice, two years are to be spent as
apprentice in the workshops, always to be under
tbe control of this school. The graduates are 12
since the opening and the present students are 53.
Irt*sc™.e This school was established in 1887,
and belongs to the Educational Department. The
studies are paintings, sculpture, architecture, and
other arts, divided into common and proper depart-
ments. The common is the preparatory class to the
proper, and the course is two years. In the proper,
painting, sculpture, architecture and other fine arts
are taught ; the course for studies being three years.
The graduates since the opening are 22, and the
present students 220.
PPyh%"ulraTe,e" This school was established
in 1871, and belongs to the Department of Com-
munications. The object is to instruct those who
devote themselves i;o the service of Post and Tele-
graphs, of the necessary studies relating to them.
The studies are divided into A and B departments.
In the A department the theory and practice of
postal and telegraphic administration are taught,
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and in the B department telegraphy is principally
taught. The course for each department is two years.
The graduates since the opening are 1634, and the
present students 138.
There is a special class belonging to this school.
The course is six months, the object being to
instruct the clerks of the third class post-office.
Besides the above mentioned schools there are
public and private schools in the commercial cities
which activity engaged in the instructions of
students for commerce and industry. The principal
ones of them are as follows : — •
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Public Schools.
Name of
School.
Studies.
Full Course.
Years.
HokkaidS.
Hakodate
(Proper Course
... a
Commercial
Commerce
j Preparatory ...
.. 1
School.
^Special
... I
Kyoto.
Kioto Com-
( Proper Coure
.. 3
mercial
»»
j Preparatorys ...
... 1
School
(Primary
2
Kyoto.
Kioto Fine
Drawing
(Drawing
.. «">
Art School.
&
Art's design
JA. Art's Design
( B. Arts Design
.. 5
.. 3
Osaka.
Osaka Com-
(Proper Course
.. 3
mercial
Commerce
{Preparatory ...
.. a
School.
( Attached
.. i
Kanagawa.
Yokohama
( Proper Course
.. 3
Commercial
,f
j Preparatory ...
.. 2
School.
*
'Special
.. 2
Hiogo.
Kobe Com-
mercial
>»
3
School.
Nagasaki.
Nagasaki
Commercial
School.
»
(Proper Course
\ Preparatory ...
... 3
... 1
Xiigata.
Xiigata Com-
(Proper Course
(Preparatory ...
... 3
mercial
School.
"
... 3
Aichi.
Xagoya Com-
mercial
School.
(Proper Course
(Preparatory ...
... 3
... 1
Shiga.
Shiga Prefec-
ture! Com-
3
mercial
n
School.
Ishikawa.
Ishikawa
Drawing Fine
t%—,.,j..~ J Main 5
Drawing . , . {QoetAal 8
t««« a.*. J Main 4 or 6
FineArte . . . jspeclal 2 or s
Mechanical Arte {g[£3al £
Industrial
Arls Meohin-
School.
calArts.
Hiroshima.
Onomichi
( Proper Course
.. 3
Commercial
Commerce
j Preparatory ...
.. 2
School.
(Special
... ij
Yainaguchi.
Akamagaseki
Commercial
School.
»
(Proper Course
(Preparatory ...
.. 3
.. 1
Fukuoka.
Hakata Com-
mercial
School.
»
(Proper Course
(Preparatory ...
... 3
... 1
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m*
No. of Graduates
since the
Establishments.
Maintenance.
Year of Estab-
lishment.
Number of
Professors.
No. of
Scholars.
By
Administrave
Board.
By Fu.
Municipal.
Municipal.
By Cho.
Prefectural
Municipal.
Prefectural.
By Cho.
Municiapl.
1887
1886
1880
1885
1^82
1878
1880
1887
1884
1886
1887
1888
1884
1886
13
12
9
17
17
10
11
19
3
9
5
(73
139
1 15
(83
J51
(41
51
( 36
{223
( 59
(58
<60
(66
150
91
40
57
72
37
103
61
33
10
23
40
19
61
27
35
19
i
24
31
38
27
54
128
52
32
42
30
19
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M^rt^T*"* The Newspapers and Magazines
also increase along with the progress of science and
arts. The present number of publication is 767,
which can classified into 167 relating to agriculture,
commerce and industry, 180 general topics of the
time, 170 scientific, 68 religion, 45 sanitary, 79 edu-
cational, 13 legal, 39 governmental ordinances, 1
economy, 1 army, and two political.
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CHAPTER XII.
MERCANTILE AND INDUSTRIAL MUSEUM.
In every locality of the Empire the mercantile or
industrial museums came into existense in late
years, showing the rapid increase in number. The
object is to collect and arrange the foreign and
domestic produce for the reference of the public,
and for the purpose of promoting the commerce and
industries. The organization is under the control
of local government, either maintenanced by the
public or private. The name and situation are
shown in the follewing pages.
Besides, there are museums belonging to the
Imperial Household, one each in Tokyo, Kyoto,
and Nara. Those belonging to the Educational
Department are Imperial University Library,
University Botanical Garden, Tokyo Library,
and Tokyo Educational Museum. Industrial and
Competitive expositions are held in each pre-
fecture, city, town or village, or several prefectures
etc, are joined together in the exposition in the
fixed time of the year, to encourage and promote the
development of each respective industry. The ex-
pense is defrayed by the public or by the private
promoters. In case of the united exposition the
Department of Agriculture and Commerce awards
the prize.
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Name.
Meintenance.
Osaka Commercial Museum
ByFu.
Osaka Museum
»»
Fukushima Prefecture Products Museum
Prefectural.
Porcelain and Earthen Ware Museum ...
Private.
Aichi Prefecture Museum
Prefectural.
Kyoto Porcelain and Earthen Ware
Collection
Private.
Xiigata Commercial Museum
Municipal.
Iwate Products Museum
Prefectural
Mie Prefecture Products Muieum
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Fukui City Products Museum
Municipal.
Industrial Specimen Museum
Prefectural.
Kanazawa Industrial Museum
»»
Tsuseikwan
By Gun.
Nara Products Collection
Private.
Miyazaki Prefecture Industrial Museum...
Prefectural.
Hokkaido Land Products Specimens
Museum
Hakodate Museum
By Administrative
Board.
Hakodate Aquatic Products Museum
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COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN JAPAtf.
Situation.
Year of Estah'iiient.
Dojimahamadori, Kitaku, Osaka.
Honcho, Higashiku, „
Fukushiniacho, Fukushiina Prefecture
Hongoinura Onuinagori, „ „
Monzencho, Xagoya City.
Gojo, Shiinokyoku, Kyoto.
Ishidzuecho, Niigata City.
Uchiinaru, Morioka City.
In Park of Tsu City.
Sakae Xakacho, Fukui Prefecture.
Kauiiielii, Mito City.
In the Park of Kanazawa City.
Koniatsucho, Noinigori, Ishikawa Pref 'ture.
Naracho, Xara Profecture.
MiyazakichS, Miyazaki Prefecture.
In the Park Xakajiuia, Sapporoku.
Aoyagicho, Hakodateku.
In the Park, „
1890.
1874.
1888.
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1878.
1889.
1891.
•
1885.
1887.
1888.
1874.
1887.
1878.
1886.
1888.
1879.
1889.
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INDEX.
Aniline Dyes 272
Antimony 226
Area of the Empire 4
Awabi, Dried 124
Awabi Shell _ 133
B.
Bamboo 135
Banks 457
Bank, National 468
Bank, Nippon 459
Bank, Private 461
Bank, Specie 460
Barley 260
Beans, Peas and pulse 260
Beer (imported) 268
Beer, Wine &c 247
Blanket 297
Books (exported) 248
Books (imported) 325
Boundaries of the Empire 1
Bronze ~ 227
Butter 269
Calico 287
Camphor 175
Gannon 324
Canvas 300
Cement *.. 328
Chambers of Commerce 436
Charcoal 166
China Root 178
Cigar and Cigarettes (imported) ... 271
Cigarettes (exported) 247
Cities 40
Climate 30
Clock 319
Clothings with Appendages 248
Coal, (exported) ... ... 165
Coal, (imported) 324
Goal, Dust 166
Cocoons, Pirced and Waste 191
Coinage 54
Commerce 68
Commodities Exported from 105
Commodities Imported to
Companies •
Consular Regulation of Japan
Consulate, Location of ...
Copper, Bar, Slab and Sheet
Copper, Ingot
Coral, (exported)
Coral (imported)
Cordage of Rigging
Cotton Cloth for Floor
Cotton Flannel
Cotton Handkerchief
Cotton Mompa
Cotton on the Seeds...
Cotton, Raw (exported)
Cotton, Raw (imported)
Cotton Thread
Cotton Undershirts and Drawers,
(exported)
Cotton Undershirts and Drawers,
(imported) ...
Cotton Velvet
Cotton Tarn
Custom House, Minister & Consul.
Custom House, Amended Organiza-
tion of
Custom House, Extent of its Juris-
diction
Custom House, Law of
Custom House Regulation
Custom House 8hed Regulation ...
Custom House 8torage Regulation
(explosives)
Custom House 8torage Regulation
(volatile substances)
Custom House Warehouse Regula-
tion ... •••
Cuttle Fish „ ...
259
467
386
391
228
228
248
328
319
216
217
299
217
284
217
281
288
248
300
288
285
333
383
352
352
356
367
380
369
121
Diplomatic and Consular Officials... 384
Dynamite .« ... .« ... 828
Exchanges
Exchange, Produce .
Exchange, Rice... .
Exchange, Stock
.~ 450
... 456
... 461
... 462
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Fan and Bound Fan
Feathers
Fine Art School, Tokyo"
Fishes, Dried and Salted
Flannel
Flax, Hemp and Jute
Floor Mats
Floss 8ilk '
Floss Silk Waste
Flours (exported)
Flours (imported)
Freight and other Expenses on Ex-
port Goods
Foreign Trade after Ansel Period.
Foreign Trade before Ansel Period.
Furniture
Furs
Gall-nuts
General Features and Divisions of
the Empire
Geographical Position of the Em-
pire
Ginger
Ginseng . ...
Gomame
Gunny Bags
Gun Powder
H.
Hakodate Port
Hamaguri
Harbours
Hats and Caps
Hemp and Jute Yarn
Hemp Cloth
Hides, Baffalo and Cow
Higher Commercial School. TokyO.
Honorary Consul, Location of
I.
Indigo, Dried
Industrial School, TokyO
Industry
Iodide of Potash
Iriko or Beclie de Mer
Iron, Bar and Bod t
Iron, Nail
Iron, Pig. ,
Iron, Pipes and Tubes
Iron, Plate and Sheet
iron; Bail
Iron, Screw
Iron, Sheet (electro plated)
Iron Wire
Italian Cloths
Ivory Works
146
133
480
128
296
300
141
191
191
108
260
251
81
70
248
132
1
119
176
126
300
328
27
126
9
299
300
248
327
477
392
273
479
67
274
125
307
308
305
308
307
317
309
309
309
297
134
J.
Japanese and American Trade ... 393
Jinrlkisha 248
Kalnohashira
Kauten or Colle Vegetale
Kobe Port
Kyoto City
L.
Lakes
Lantern
Lard
Lead
Lead, Tea
Leather, all Kinds of
Leather, Sole
Legation, Location of ...
Lily Bulbs
Locomotive Engine
Logwood, Extract of
Machinery, Mining and Part of ...
Machinery, Paper Making
Machinery, Spinning
Manufactories ,. ...
Maritime Communications
Market
Matches
Measures
Menthol Crystal
Mercury
Milk
Minerals
Mountain Chains
Mousseline de laine
Museum, Commercial and Industri-
al
Mussel
N.
Nagasaki Port
Navigation School, T3ky<5 .
News Papers and Magazines .
NilgataPort
o.
Oil Cake ...
Oil, Camphor
Oil, Cocoanut
Oil, Fish ...
127
123
16
34
S
149
279
306
306
327
326
391
248
317
274
818
319
316
470
48
455
IBS
61
178
308
269
248'
5'
297
486
127
22
478
485
29
324
176
279
170
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Oil, Kerosene ...
Oil, Paraphine ...
Oil, Peppermint
Oil, Rape-seed ...
Osaka City
P.
Packing Matte
Paint in Oil
Papers—
Paper, Foreign
Paper, Gampi
Paper, Printing
Paper, Wall
Paper Works
Peony Barks
Phosphorous Amorphous
Pictures
Plants
Population of the Empire
Post
Post and Telegraph School, Tokio
Potatoes
Private Schools, Table of
Public Schools, Table of
R.
Rags
Kail way
Kailway Carriages
Rape-seed
R.ttan
Regulation under which Amercan
Trade is to be conducted in
Japan
Rice (exported)
Rice (imported)
Rivers
s.
Sake >
Salmon and Cod
Salt ...
Saltpetre
Salycilic Acid
Sardine, Dried
Satin, Cotton
Satin, Cotton and Silk Mixed
Schools, Commercial and Indus-
trial '
Screen
Sea-weed
Sea-weed, Cut
Serges
Sharks' Fins
Shiitake
Shirtings, Dyed
Shirtings, Grey
279
279
178
171
36
300
273
159
160
160
282
161
162
178
247
248
248
4
45
480
119
484
482
248
41
317
171
328
406
107
269
7
247
126
247
274
274
328
477
152
122
123
300
126
119
286
Shirtings, White 285
Shrimp 125
Silk Goods 204
Silk Handkerchiefs 205
Silk Manufactures 207
Silk,Noshi 190
Silk, Raw 187
Silk, Tama 191
Silk, Waste ISO
Soap, Toilet 24S
Soap, Washing 248
Socks and Stockings 248
Soda, Caustic 274
Soy : ... 247
Star-anise 178
Steam Boiler and Engine 318
Steam Vessels 318
Steel 309
Steel Wire 30:>
Straw Board 282
Straw Plaits 142
Sugars 263
Sulphur 177
Sulphuric Acid 178
Table of Commodities Exported
from Japan to the United States. 429
Table of Cornmoudities Imported
from the United States to Japan. 414
Table of Exported and Imported
Commodities 87
Table of Exported Commodities to
Various Countries 92
Table of Imported Commodities
fi om Various Countries 88
Table of Merchant Vessels Cleared
for 100
Table of Merchant Vessels Entered
from 99
Table of Sailing Vessels Cleared
for 104
Table of Sailing Vessels Entered
from 102
Table of Specie and Bullion Ex-
ported and Imported 96
Table of Specie aud Bullion Expor-
ted to Various Countries 98
Table of Specie and Bullion Impor-
ted from Various Countries ... 97
Table of Steamers Cleared for 103
Table of Steamers Entered from ... 101
Table Showing American and
Japanese Trade 412
Tariff Convention 333
Tariff . Export 347
Tariff, Import 340
Tariff of Consular Fee and Charges
for Attendances 389
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Tariff of Storage Charges 373
T Cloth 286
Tea, Bancha 114
Tea, Black 114
Tea, Dust 114
Tea, Green Ill
Tea, Lump 114
Telegraph 48
Telegraph Wire 309
Timbers and Planks (exported). ]36
Timbers and Planks (imported).. 328
Tin (exported) 229
Tin (imported) 309
Tabacco, Leaf 247
Tokyo City 31
Tortoise Shell 328
Treaty of America and Japan ... 394
Treaty of Amity and Commerce be-
tween America and Japan 398
Turkey-reds 286
u.
Umbrella 155
Umbrella, Japanese 155
Unions and Associations. Commer-
cial and Industrial 440
Vermicelli
Vermilion
Victoria lawn
Victuals and Beverages ...
247
274
287
247 I
w.
Wares, Bamboo 136
Wares, Brass 229
Wares, Bronze 225
Wares, Copper 229
Wares, Earthen and Porcelain ... 234
Wares, Glass 236
Wares. India Rubber 325
Wares, Iron 229
Wares, Lacquered 219
Wares, Shippo or Cloisonne 235
Wares, Steel 309
Wares. Wooden 137
Wiitehes 319
Wax, Paraphine 279
Wax, Vegetable 168
Weights 61
Wheat 108
Wine 269
Window Glass 326
Wire, Brass 229
Wool 295
Woolen Cloths M 298
Woolen Yarn 296
Workshops 470
Yakogai Shell 134
Yokohama Port 10
Zinc, Sheet. M 308
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