Show THAT FLOOD The been much said within the past year of a threatened flood of asiatic goods the latest treasury report gives no indications of the realization cf such a misfortune in fact the trade with abia has taken on a most favorable turn for the seven month of the fiscal year ending january 1896 our imports from asia were and exports for the same period ending january 1867 asiatic imports were a decrease of aad exports were an increase of or total difference in favor of the last seven months of our export with japan inora ed from to while our imports decreased the export trade with china increased inci eased over and imports decreased nearly the only asiatic country with which our trade did not materially improve was turkey in asia our imports and exports remained about the the year before namely of imports in significant sum of in exports the island of hongtong Hong kong ave us a larger favorable balance we imported from in the seventh month ot 1895 in 1896 only our exports were in 1895 in 1896 a difference in the two years of over in our favor |