Expenditures of the Russo-Japanese war / by Gotaro Ogawa.

EFFECTS ON COMMERCE

'97

IMPORTS, I903-I905-Cofltiflued
Important anticipatory imports
Articles I903 I1904 I905
Yen Yen Yen
Farming; carpentry apparatus; cutlery 319,811 355,022 708,288
Musical and medical instruments.. 272,322 247,1i85 384,717
Electric lamps and fire engines. 694,087 6I4,202 1,21I5,472
Photographic cameras and accessories 498,754 424,I21 688,556
Wheat and flour..... 15,492,258 ii,i62,170 13,963,459
Carbolic acid and antipyrine..... 303,178 344,91I3 705,531
Rice..51,960,272 59,791,910 47,981,265
Cotton and sesame-seeds.1I,202,I30 I,254,660 i,84I,859
Cow and buffalo hides. 825,814 2,319,226 2,077,699
Brass tubes.1.I57,334 169,858 416,734
Copper tubes....245,957 284,774 571,818
Kerosene oil.11,455,696 18,201,489 12,061,261
Flax-seed and machine-oil. 683,542 572,755 970,703
Sugar.~~~~~~~~~~~14,817,125 i1803I,922 13,046,772
Cotton sewing threads. 325,356 476,674 628,703
Coke...79,136 192,529 728,283
Bicycles and accessories. 972,972 953,199 1,364,383
Gelatine. 154,083 21I7,080 340,179
Washing soap.. 85,051I 69,796 134,270
Total.100o,544,878 11i5,683,485 99,830,249
Imports cdue to the inflation of currency
Boots and shoes, braces and buttons. 226,665 21I5,532 390,559
Hats. 361,669 284,232 345,958
Aniline dyestuffs. 1,430,042 1,046,469 1,679,891
Dried indigo leaves..4,3 50,81I5 2,1I17,677 2,829,737
Lacquer.~~~~~~~~ ~~230,541 151,215 282,140
Extract of logwood and pigment oil 437,687 322,708 653,252
Glass and glassware.1.......,423,884 949,637 1,762,437
Decoration; imitation Japanese paper 972,377 792,510 1,859,068
Cotton yarn for weaving. 766,286 343,290 1,701,866
Cotton flannel.....536,946 272,11 I5 481,532
Calico. 1,975,375 532,092 1,392,976
Satinet and velveteen.1,939,830 992,757 2,894,307
Figured and scarlet calico...... 439,083 48,574 285,688
Flannel and Italian cloths.... 969,592 464,411 I 1,415,127
Crepe camlet and serges....... 4,61i6,646 2,42 8,511 3,689,514
Cocoons and tusser silk.1........,523,743 838,398 1,754,432
Silk, cotton, satin and velvet.... 301,679 305,706 410,134
Bicycles and accessories..972,972 953,1I99 1,364,383
Toilet soap. 236,321 239,514 343,375
Rubber articles. 270,910 163,775 275,978
Total. 23,983,063 13,459,322 25,812,355
imports over exports. Though imports in general increased
to a marked degree, the importation of articles of consump