These figures are for the principal commercial and manufacturing portions of Japan. namnely. the cities of Kobe. Osaka. and Kyoto. The figures are for the year 1908. and the person making them was an official of the United States Government. and in the official document which I hold in my hand the source of his information is stated to be " personal inquiry." In 1898 we exported to Asiatic countries $47.000.000 worth of goods. In 1907 we exported to Asiatic countries $99.000.000 worth. In 189S we imported $94.000.000 worth. and in 1907 we imported from Asiatic countries $216.000.000 worth. In the ten years. therefore. of our greatest development our exports to Asia had increased by $53.000.000.and our imports from Asiatic countries had increased by $100.000.000. Our exports to Japan were twenty millions in 1898 and fortyone millions in 1907. Our imports from Japan were twentythree millions in 189S and seventytwo millions in 1007.