New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-26
DIR TRADE WITH SPAIN.
IT HAS BEEN GRADUALLY SHRINKING
FOR FIFTEEN YEARS
A FALLING OFF OF OVER 1900 600 LAST YEAR
OUR EXPORTS TO SPAIN CHIEFLY AGRIcULrU-
FRUIT. NUTS AND WINE FORM IS


PER CENT OF OUR IMPORTS.
Washington. April 25--Follow!ng the bulletin Is
sued by the Agricultural Department last week on
general trade relations Of Spain with the rest OF
the world from 1886 TO 1895 the Department now
issues another by the author. Frank II.
Hitchcock. chief of the Foreign Market Division
on our trade relations with Spain from lSSS 10 1897
According to the first OF these bulletins our trade
with Spain during the year 1897 fell off 81 10000
though in the same period Il largely increased with
all other European countries. our trade with Spain.
although subject 10 minor fluctuations appears 10
have been gradually shrinking for about fifteen
years. 1t attained rs maximum development In
1853 when the combined imports and exports
reached a value Of s24725,632 or more than Nooo"o
IN excess Of the present figures.
The returns for 1897. with the single exception OF
those FOR 1886 which fell to S450ll9S were the low
est recorded since 1873. twenty years ago. The av-
erage value per annum for the last FIVE years
amounted 10 Sl624o6SS against slSS510 for the I'VE
years Immediately preceding
The balance OF trade with Spain has been nor
IrSlly three 10 in favor Of the United states
In \@7 this balance amounted 10 s72so02 The fall
ing\of IN trade TO have affected exports and
inpSts equally SO the ratio remains unchanged.
The bulk OF our exports 10 Spain are agricultural
products. and these have increased from 10 per
cent to Sc per cent in the last decade Our
Spanish imports are also chiefly agricultural but
these have steadily decreased from sS9l per cent IN
1855 80 10 81 GO per cent in 1899.
As regards our exports to Spain. the falling of
IN agricultural commodities was not so great as
that in the non-agrcul;ural. The average annual
value OF the agricultural exports. which came 10
sc7g Sa IN 1882. nearly as large In 1899,
amounting to 80 1882. whereas that OF the non
Agricultural exports declined from 81 es7 In the
former period TO E.593nO in the latter.
OUR PRINCIPAL IMPORTS
Fruits nuts and wine form IS per cent OF our
Spanish imports the other Items OF importance De-
ing argol hides vegetables and vegetable OTIS, IN
the order Of their value.
Our .rnportatons of Spanish fruits and nuts have
declined steadily IN the last ten years The average
value per annurn OF these importations for ls5- q
amounted TO only .7te727. compared with s2Hs'oS
FOR 1sSS-'e9 our imports for 17. valued al S4+l2o
were the smallest o. the decade except those Tor
1895 which had a valuation OF only slS26.S8
The amount Of Spanish wines purchased by the
United States has FOR several years been steadiiy
decreasing The receipts during 1897. valued ~
S2S46 were the smallest Of the decade. The aV-
erage yearly value OF the imports. which amounted
70 s77oO52 in 1852. fell to S94565 in 1859 The
,mportations consist chiefly Of still wines IN ina
cask
Argol or crude tartar. is one OF our leading I'M
ports from Spain The importation Of this produc'
has assumed Importance only within the iasl H'e
wears Prior 10 1889 no imports whatever were re-
corded In our Official trade returns. and from mat
year 1882 inclusive the total receipts were less than
one million pounds. In 1895. however. the quanuty
imported rose 2.2+4.sU pounds valued al s-ls'io
and although there has since been a considerable
decline the receipts still above one million
pounds a year. During lS93-'9I the imports aver
AGED l. $50 72s pounds. valued at S10O2. per annum
against 1859 pounds. valued at sI2s during
1892
The most important classes OF merchandise In
cluded in our non-agricultural imports from spain
are corkwood or bark and It's manufactures. chem
.cals drugs and dyes iron ore. lead and lead manu-
features palm leaf manufactures ana wood ana
its manufactures. The several commodities men
toned constitute in value about 70 per cent Of tho
total imports Of noH-agricultura. merchandise.
Cork IN its crude and manufactured forms is the
most valuable Of these imports. Our purchases
during the last five years have amounted to nearly
chcas drugs and dyes he most e imP9 sbad
Is elycerine. The imports OF this commonly nav
greatly ;nSreased In the ie ou g's'
year Licorce roo; Is another aTtGe Q, rr's E,eiP
that Is imported quite ex;ensveiy IRON! Slal "a
high as 4sS7 pounds. wortn lll12'o but IN lst''
they fell 10 s2e2023 pounds VIII value OF S's'n
imports from Spain. The quantity now imported.
howeyeT Is much spafr Cd 5n fag M Inc @'
COTTON AND TOBACCO THE CHIEF EXPORTS
Cotton and tobacco firm more than % per cent OF
all the agricultural produce We send 10 the Span
.sh market The Only other agricultural exports OF
any considerable importance are wneal' "hea' ho"'
and corn among the breadstufs: lard ana ialiow'
Cotton is the mans,ay Of our export trade with
Spain Measured In value. II constitutes over ~
per cent OF agricultural eHoorts 10 tnat couh-
Try and about 70 per cent OF all The merchandise
We market there. During the las t~fnty yeas
the shipments have more than ihied IN SIC. anu
much OF this growth has occurred within a decade
The average quantity exported per ann IN al te
the five years 1861 amounted to IlblZoo- polHuH
compared with q. A3 7s3 pounds In Tx " , -.
After cotton our n, 2st important agricultural eh-
port 70 Spain Is leaf tobacco. NE annuadi ia
Tlents average about twenty million POUNDS anu
our exports Of breadsturs to Spain vary greatly
from year 10 year. The largest shipments OF me
tlsli ys %hiie the srnallest-trose for lsai-were
valued at only a. Az The average yeIy ~
$50 amounted to $685. and that TOT 1881 %
Tho shipments Of wheat. which IS the leading
In 1873 hcy aggrega;ed as high as 2.i3G5 bushels.
while in 1895 there appear 10 have been no ship
o. he various meat products shipped from the
United states 70 Spain lard T. ~, he 9ny zen Zen on
exceptionally heavy shipment. aggregating over a
f fIo p'g ~ Ime veLss T,b M s in 1855 g. 70
1888 pounds worth si5 9ss in ls93'N. ,.,
her meat Dodeca ID f 2If 1EP pr NOV
exported TO the exten, Of only e few thousand
az meat products shipped was s5'''9' TOT 1905 -
@; the various mona agricultural commodities
shipped from the United states 10 Spain: the HoSI
crude mineral oil The sum we receive for these
."o Items constitutes than . per cent OF me
cultural exports The only other Items OF any con
tie Importance among ms cItSs OF e1po,.
arc oumnous coal chemicals. drugs. dyes ana
..,,eeUuicLes merchandise included under IRON ana
shq their manufactures. ana resin " me- ~,
70 Spain has Declined that Of bituminous coal has
nfeassd In 1858. the first year or the decade the
.nloIht shipped only COO tons. WITH totaI
THE ONLY GENUINE HUNYADI wATEF-