Japan in the Beginning of the 20th Century (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 Excerpt: ... inquired into some years ago, and at last in 1898, a model salt refinery was established at Tsudamura, Chiba-ken, and another at Matsunaga, Hiroshima-ken. Y111. MARKETS. (A). HOME MARKETS. General Remarks.--As already mentioned in the preceding sections, the gross value of catch of fish in Japan is estimated at about 60 million yen a year. Of the manufactured marine products, the dried bonito, guano, salted or dried fish and shell-fish, and seaweeds are principally consumed at home. Volume Of Home Consumption.--It is not possible to estimate with anything like accuracy the gross quantity and the value thereof of fish and marine products consumed at home either fresh or in a cured form. However as 8 million yen worth of manufactured products out of the total 28,900,000 yen is exported abroad, the consumption at home may be roughly estimated at 20,900,000 yen, broadly divided as follows: --yen. Dried Bonito and Substitutes 5,464,415 Guano 9, -9,457 Dried or Salted Fish or Shell-Fish 8430,200 Sea-Weeds 1,311,161 L RAW-FISH MARKETS. General Remarks.--Data are not available as to the amount of fish, etc. consumed in a fresh state, but that this comes up to a large amount admits of no doubt, in view of the great extension of the market recently owing to the improvement of the means of communication. Raw fish come even from Korea to some parts of Japan. Some idea as to the quantity of raw fish consumed at home may be obtained from the statistics of our principal fish-markets. The following gives the value of the raw fish that were sold in those markets in 1896: --yen. Tokyo 3,708,896 Osaka 1,479,985 Atsuta (Nagoya) 473,865 Hakata, 220,385 Shimonoseki 169,152 The condition of delivery and distribution were as follows at those markets: --TOKYO (1900). The market