WAR TRADE

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 263, 26 July 1918, Page 8

WAR TRADE

OPPORTUNITIES rult JAPAN AND AMEIUCA.

\Vith reference to the cablegram from Sydney published recently snowing the expansion of Japanese trade with Australia since tho war, the Hon. Arthur iU. Myers, Minister of Customs, dialed lu ii reporter that Hie necessities of supply and the restriction ot trade iviih Ureal Biilaiu during the war. have forced New Zealand importers to look to Japan and the United .States for many articles previously supplied by Great . Britain. The following returns, slated the Minister, illustrate clearly the cil'ect this has had on Die imports into and exports from the Dominion to these countries during the years 1914 and 1917 respectivelyTrade With Japan. Japanese goods imported in IUJ4 were valued at .£232,3(i4, and for lilt? at •UiiH.HUS, .showing an increase if .£461,444 over tlte 1914 figures, some of the principal articles being:— 1914. 1917: Inc. X X js Apparel, n.o.e Ill,alii 51,738 -11,17ti Hals and caps 3,489 31;,412 32,923 Cotton piece goods, "•u-e 13,092 08,071 41,079 Silk piece goods ... 51,100 171,101 119,011 Chinaware and earthenware 2,988 14,555 11,567 Fancy goods k toys 12,293 42,334 30,041 Kxports during 1917 to Japan were onlv .£4388, compared with .£59,508 in 1914, Ihe chief article that year being wool— .£59,222. Trade With the United States of America. - The importation of goods of United States origin increased in value from .1:2,537.545 in 1914 lo .£4,294/279 in 1917, or from 11.G per cent, of the total imnorts to 20.6 per cent. Included in the numerous items of merchandise of which an increase has been recorded, the following articles are worthy of notice:— 1914. 1917. Inc. j; X £. Fruits dried, raisins 25,318 95,757 70,409 Boots and shoes, n.o.e 9,055 - 33,591 24,536 Hosiery, n.o.e. .... 3,13S 40,372 37,231 Cot lon piece goods, n.o.e. ' 35,(137 94,368 58,ftl Hardware, n.0.e.... (i(!.33!l 85.478 M.I3R Leather, sole 984 35.906 37,922 Glass: Plate, window, etc 1 22,903 22,902 Fancy goods and toys 8,820 20.663 17,837 Kinematograph, films 12.155 90.079 77.921 Motor vehicles ... 275,11(1 535.329 260,183 Rubber/ tyres for motor vehicles, otc 27,4116 239,130 211,664 Exports to the United States of America, valued at: ,£1,028.051 in 1914. increased to X 1,894,317 in 1917, the princiual increases being:— 1914. 1917. X £ Pliormium fibre G3,175 481,410 Sausage casings * 6!l!l 193,595 Pelts 1C5,448 889.300' Tallow (ii 7 20,726 _ Exports of wool during 1917 were nil, "while _in 1914 they were valued at £223,477. Kauri gnm dropped from .£316,20(1 in 1914 to .£183,508 in 1917.