| Show LITTLE ITILE TRADE TUNE WITH c American Goods Imported into Hermit H Kingdom Go Via Japan or England CONSUL HADDOCKS REPORT R PORT BUSINESS AGENCIES SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED Special to The Tho Herald Washington Aug 27 The affairs of ot the Hermit Kingdom being much In evi evidence dence den at this time the following review of the foreign commerce of ot that country made by Vice Consul General Gordon GONon Paddock of oC Seoul will be of ot interest The total gross cross ross trade of ot Korea for the 5 ear 1906 amounting to some was Wag less by some somo than that of iy This mi decrease according to a cus customs customs toms report Is due to the fact tact that the minor ports porth drew their supplies for tor the most rost part direct from abroad Instead of ot from the larger ports of ot Fu Pu sail sati and It Is a fact also that dring 1 the continuance of ot the recent Ru war there was wa an abnor mal aI importation of ot goods for tor the military and find for construction of ot railways etc al low lowing for tor which the normal trade of Ko Korea Korea Korea rea for 1906 1900 would seem to show a satis Increase over preceding years The largest single item of ot Import was r i heretofore cotton goods principally 1 and Japanese to the value of ot 3 13 L showing a slight falling tailing off oft as a com corn compared pared with 1904 14 and a decrease of ot some Borne Jl as compared with 1805 This was cue to overstocking in 1305 1905 together with witha a n loss I ss plentiful supply of ot money among amon th Koreans In 1906 EnglIsh and Ameri Amerl American Amerlan can an sheeting were imported to the value cf and some American cotton rills trills were imported but as American cotton otton goods are seldom If It ever Imported direct It is Impossible to give exact fig ures The fact that American manufacturers originally took so little interest In Korean trade as ns g to decline to furnish such goods as the market demanded has re r In the establishment of certain n narks marks arks and qualities of ot other countries with the demand for which It Is la now difficult cult to compete The of ot woolen and miscellaneous piece goods amounted to about ther Imports and Their Origin Metals were ware Imported to the value of largely for tor construction purposes tout but It Js is impossible to designate the coun countries countries countries tries or origin Matches mostly made In Japan were imported to the value of ot American kerosene oil was im imI I to the value of ot the largest annual import on record and railway materials about half halt of ot which were from America to the value of ot To bacco cigars and cigarettes were Im Imported Imported Imported ported to the value of ot and cigar cigarettes cigarettes cigarettes ettes Imported by the British and Ameri Amen American can Tobacco company formed some con cons s proportion of this amount Flour was Imported to the value of ot and andI I am informed that it I was principally pr American though imported via Japan Timber valued at was Imported largely for railway construction but con considerable considerable dressed timber was imported from Japan for the erection of ot Japanese buildings With large quantities still un uncut uncut Uncut cut on the banks of ot the Yalu river and andIn andIn andIn In the northeastern portion of ot Korea Koren It seems doubtful If It there Is a market here for American timber It should be remembered that there is LUle demand in this country countr as yet for tor articles which might be classified as those of ot luxury and the methods of ot agriculture end nd manufacture in Korea are still so rude crude as to cause but little demand for modern implements except such as are required by established foreign concerns It Is likely however that with Improved methods to be Initiated and as the re silt salt of ot considerable development work row now under way or about to be com corn commenced commenced there will be a market for tor rein rain raining mInIng ing leg and other machinery Extent of Trade With America According to customs statistics the di dl direct direct reeL trade of ot the United States of Amer America ica ka with Korea composed mostly most during thE tho past few tew years ears of ot kerosene oil all and of railway materials has Im continued to ad advance vance aIlee showing figures for tor 1906 of 1278 CoS as against In tn 1905 1903 In 14 1101 and in 1903 1901 This now gives the tho value of our direct trade a position Ir InferIor only to that of ot Japan In 1900 and China in 1906 1900 Gold to the value of ot was ex cx exported exported ported from Korea In 1906 showing a de decrease decrease crease rease as compared with 1905 when ex cx export export port of ot gold was As a conse consequence consequence consequence quence of ot the opening of ot new mining dis districts districts districts in and of others projected for 1907 1007 it Is expected that the mining indus industry Industry industry try may take a 11 more important place In Inthe Inthe inthe the future to the advantage of trade gen gee generally craIb It Is believed that the extension of our trade with Korea directly can best be ac accomplished accomplished accomplished by the establishment of ot per permanent permanent permanent manent agencies or connections on the th spot and it would undoubtedly materially resist American trade If one of ot the steam steamer er fr lines running between San Francisco Seattle or Portland and the east made a monthly call each way wa at or tailing failing that at Fusan or if It a steamship line Ine were established between the Pacific c ast and Vladivostok calling at a Ko Korean Korean Korena rean rena port |
