Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-07-19
RELATIVE VALUE -u~
or PORTO RICO.
s,.,,.,l.. showing IN. i~psr,. .-a ~
port. Of ms, Island. which WIN
ssss Ne c.p,ur.a

Washington, July-ls.-In view Of the
war plans Of comprehensive Stats
teal report on the trade Of Porto Rico,
Just prepared under the direction Of
Frank II. Hitchcock. chief Of the foreign
markets section OF the agricultural de-
partment. and approved by Secretary
Wilson, i OF unusual interest. it shows
for the first time the figures Of the CON-
mercc for 1895 OF SPANS easternmost
West India island.
During the calendar year 1890 this for
eign trade OF Porto Rico, according 20
tho official returns. attained total value
Of ESQ, ga, 40. exceeding all previous
records. and being a gain in the year OF
more than sI5,OO0.OO In 1920 tho
total imports and exports had an annual
value Of sss $40, Ss5. as against s2i, &c.,
2i7 in iss7.0l. Imports in:o Porto Rico
generally have somewhat exceeded the
exports. but in 1894, for the first
time in over decade, the valus Of tho
merchandise shipped to foreign markets
was slightly greater than that Of the i'm
ported wares The exports for 1895 had
value Of tis.ali. 4sO. decidedly the
largest on record. while the imports for
the same year, 600, were sur
passed only in 1894. when the foreign
goods received amounted 70 ems. 0s6,s 1856.
The foreign trade Of Porto Rico Is con-
duc,od chiefly with Spain, the United
States, Cuba, Germany, the United
Kingdom and France, having an ever
age annual value OF fe.Sss.O7f. which
was Is so per cent Of the total valuation
placed upon the islands commerce. Tbs
United States ranked second; the value
Of tho goods exchanged ei,st5, 2s2 a
year, or 1905 per cent Of the total
Cubas trade with Porto Rico amounted
10 1871 per cent OF the total, having an
average yearly value Of s',606, $50
In 1899, the latest year covered by tbs
Porta Rican statistics, which Mr.. Hitch
cock succeeded In obtaining indirectly
from the colonial administration OF ths
island, there were, besides the six coun
tries cited, nine other countries with
which the island had a trade exceed
ing 100000; British possessions, 9TH
er than East Indies, s2,oS9 7i9; Italy
si,0i7, S4s; British East Indies. tSS0.
$50: Austria Hungary, s55s. 7s3; Belgi
um. sg97. 7Ol; Argentina, s25l.s
Uruguay, s22S. 7as; Netherlands. si7o.
6s6, and DENMARK, sis7.ei5
1 SPANS trade with Porto Rico. accord
ing to Spanish returns, increased in val
ne from q. sg9. 77s in 1851 10 en-. 64s, s5l
In 1885 The chief gain was made in ex
ports from Spain 20 the island. the valu'
for 1895 amounting 70 a. eos. 4ee. agains
only ,2ie for ss7. During th
same year imports from Porto Rico ad
vanosd from g.. ais, 5s5 TO $3.50. as.
The island exports consist almost en-
tirely Of agricultural products. OF i'm
ports, Manufactured articles do no
greatly exceed the agricultural. Agri
cultural imports in 1925 were valued a
ti,i6i $50, made upchiehy Of rice, whea
-four and hog products Nonagricul
tural imports were valued at ", 66i. iOi
the chief goods being cotton fabrics
whose imports reached s2.OTO,O67 i
1885, FISH, wood. leather and tohaoc
also werc extensively imported. Mo,
Of the rice imported Is supplied by III
British West Indies. Germany an
Spain
Coffee and sugar. the leading product
II the island. are the importan, factor
IN Porto Rico's export trade. comprisin
In value fully - per cent OF all the mel
chandise sent 20 foreign markets Til
quantity Of coffee shipped in 1895 va
l0,2i8,6oS pounds, aud It's value ~. i59
9S5, while OF Porto Rican sugar, i32
1871 pounds. with a value Of a., COS
7si, were marketed abroad. In additio
TO the sugar, s53e, 81 worth Of molas,
was shipped
OF leaf tobacco S,665.0si pound
worth s6ia. ISL. VEN shipped in 1894.
Cattle shipments for 1898 numbere
, 1874 head, valued at si,4Tl. Si6.
Other agricultural products exporte
quite extensively arc maize, hides, fruit
nuts and distilled spirits
The coffee exported goes most extei
sivcly TO Spain and Cuba, these two &c
ting over half Most OF the sugar an
molasses is destined for the Unite
States, with spain a second custome
Spain aud Cuba receive most Of the &
bacco, the trade with tho United Stat
not being large.
SPANS non.agrioultural imports frsi
Porto Rico are principally bags m
sacks, guano and tobacco man
features OF her exports, ca
ton fabrics constituted about 30 per cen
Leather soap, sandals. hats, caps. p
7 per and it, manufactures come mex
: while agricultural exports compris,
rice, olive oil, wines, pulp and oann'
, goods
= War 60 Death Preferred.
Madrid. July is.-Dcfcnse works a