Show trade of asia FIRST the direct trade between the united states and china may be stated thus for the last ise t 20 years viz exports to chism china p eap exp T P from chiw china 1831 1841 aw 1851 in twenty years the exports have increased per cent and the imports Ps per r cent the aggregate annual amount of commercial exchanges between the united states and aad china is about ten millions of dollars the hie great increase of exports is in american cotton manufactures this is one of the remarkable things in our commerce carrying cotton to china and india was rily really carrying coats coals to newcastle yet we have done it successfully and who after that mat shall pat omits limits to the extension of american america commerce in asiaf asia the hie progress of the cotton imports to china is marked in ia figures thus in 1831 in 1841 in 1851 1 in the year 1852 the aggregate to 0 of f commerce with china increased 0 more making thirteen mi millions illions and in the me present year it has beyond doubt kept on the same rapid ratio our direct trade with china may be considered after the present prent year at not lose less than man per annum the trade of the united states with british india with the pacific islands ac I 1 in a 1851 amounted to A sad aad hereafter may be equal considered dered an tally equal to I 1 not less lees than thin then may b be considered a as the annual a average of our direct trade with china india so ad the islands of the pacific |