Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-02
OUR SPANISH TRADE.
Sales to and Purchases from The Spaniards
Have Greatly Fallen Of.

l. OIlDN ing Inc Dul!eIiH ISSUED ny llC
agricultural department last week on
the general trade relations of Spain
With the rest Of the world, from 1855
10 1895. the department now issued an
other by the same author. Frank Il
Hitchcock chief Of foreign market
division. on our trade relations With
Spain from 1S>S To 1897.
According to The first of these hulle-
tins our trade with Spain during the
fiscal wear 1857 fen off over 81. 00o 001
though in the same period it largely
increased with all other F,uropeau
countries. our trade with Suain an
pears to have been gradually shrinking
for about l. wears. II attained its
maxim DEVELOPMENT in 1883. when the
combined IMPORTS and exports reached
a yaI1Ia Of $a4125Gso. or more than
SD 600 0a0 in excess Of the present
figures.
The returns fo1. 1S<1 with the single
execution of those of 1875. which fen To
S14.-01 1g5. we're the lowest recorded
since ISIS The average value per an
mum for The last five wears 1882 IS97.
amounted to SIG 2ln.5>3 as against
SIS NOS 404 for Tho five wears fm,raIj-
at,lv preceding
ON. trade balance with Sn3in ba.:
been normally three. to ooe IN faynl. al
the I-nired states m 1897 mis- haIan..
amounted ia s. 2No.-- The falling off
in trade seems to have affected oxrorts
and imports equally. 50 the ratio re-
mains nnrbanoad Tha huIl If Ill. TX.
norris ia Snain arn arrie,,Itnr,I
products and these have increased
in the nast decade
0p, spanish imnorts are also cbieG,
agrirulfInal bur these have steadily
decreased from, ca 81 nor, conf in tS%~
- 10 g. 10 Nor conf in tSo2-q- A. ~
e,ards ON, avr,crte 10 e,,9in I'M f,il;,e,
off in the Agricultural commodities WAS.
not so great as thai In Ina noa-
ar1iculturaI. The avnfan,. annual yaIt1o
of The aeric,flt11raI oxi,orts v.birh raIua
ia x1o ~ sx1 in rxSx-43 v..,.. ,aa,.Iv 49,
large in 1>93-a7. amounting +, Sin. 3G6 qq3
whereas that Of tno no,,-3prir,,ltu,,I
exports, declined from s. 300 gg7 i'm tbn
former period to 81. 543ti0 In the latter.
Fruits, nuts ana wine form s. par
cent. of 0llr SPANISH i1uDli .t%. the other
items of inheritance h,inc. arg0l hide,
vegetables ANA vegetable oils in the
ORDER Of their value.
our lamentations of Snanish fruits
and nuts have declined quite rapidlv
during the last ten years The aynra
yaiua pt1. aon,in, of thas, inouo,ta+in,e,
c,,, tool toa- .,,.,,,,,+..r} ...,I, g 20 -
i'i i'"'-4N'' '''i''uiltc" 10 'il'H @''V'''- -
as compared with ~, 3t9 TOO tor lSSS-lS92.
our imports for 1897. valued at S1,t4t.-
,-o ,,.o,..- ~, ,,,,11a.t ~ a., l,.1
'A'ePl tHVNN I"i 1872 "lilch hdd 1t Ndlu-
alton Of only $l.326,S9S.
The niltnher of Snanisb wines mn
,tocnd H., a.. t-,;t., c-,,4,,.. IA, r..
'' ''i' ny" .'"'o9 ii"9 i'+
several years ht"A SteadlIN GeFfeaslllG.
The receipts during 1887 valued al
GOO s1c ,,.o,.r ,t, ,.,,.,,,1,.+ r ~ l.
xxx fr,,,, ,,,-.,,r,.. ~
ave- Nv ., - "NN 3o"'' N"lue u me
imports, which amounted to $l,0,052 in
1S&S-1S9 fell off to 35gi So in IS93-1Sq1
Tb. io,ror+at;o,,e ,,,,,,;st ,.l,;aa,- ~ e+;II
-; ''S 80 '''''
"iHSS III thV CASH
ArS0l, or crude tartar is one Of our
leading jrnDurts from crafn Tho inn,
,,,,.+,4i.,, ~ +,,i,. ,,,.,,1,,.. Ill. .,..'..,
!''' ''''"'' VI '''i7 ~ 'tuN' Los daa"hisu
importance only within the last five
years. From 1889 to 1892. inclusive. the
total receiu,s were less tban Z, 200 ooD