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Show OUR TRADE WITH, CHINA. V In 1880 our exports to China amounted to only SL101.3S3, but in 1904 the total was J12.862.202. This was. reached by the following fluctuating stages: jsso $ 1.101.3R3 6.3i.5JO lO : 194,20O J9 8,t.!M0 J30 ' , 1559.1(7 l 10. 6.834 1Si3 14,T" i n is.;- 1 i.' 12.S62.2C The drop of $6,000,000 In 1903 from 1902 was in cotton cloths and mineral oils equal amounts. For the first we have to thank the activity of the cotton cot-ton mills in China, and for the second Russian inroads on our Asiatic trade In mineral oils. In 1904 we dropped a further fur-ther J6.000.000. In fact, we dropped a further J9.500.000 In cotton cloths, but we came up J2.900.000 in mineral oils. Our imports from China in 18S0 were J21.769.618 while In 1904 they were J29 -342.48S. This result was reached by the following stages: ' 321.709.619 K.zW.1) 1S.2S0.471 Zl 20.545.S29 IS? iSi i8,a.7 Za 21.06o.830 1. a ........ .............. ........... 26,$4&.S'4 VM 29.J42.&3 Our trade with Hongkong could properly prop-erly be added to our Chinese figures. Increasing exports by 3,000.000 and Imports Im-ports by JL500.000, both averaged. Ne-r York Sun. , |