The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-09
COMMERCE WITH ISLANDS.
TRADE WITH NEW POSSESSIONS
GROWS WITH GREAT RAPIDIrY.
imports From Cuba. Porto Rico.
Hawaii and Philippines increase
81 Per Cent. in Last Y-nr-rhe

Special Dispat ten 10 the Post Intelige nCe-. {
WASHINGTON. Nov. S-Cogamerce be-
tween ne United States and Cuba Porto
klco. Hawaii. and The Philippine isan1s
c9C;lauts - grow Win amazing rapi2ity.
The september summary % commerce and
finance. Just issued by the treasury bureau
u statistics. SHOWS thai the imports from
these Islands ara 81 per cent. greater than
in the corresponding months - ~, or l&i7.
ana the eNyroz-s 70 them l6l per cen.
greater than il the same months % l>9S
o. lsSG The total OF oar imports from
these four islands n ups = stands waS
III ne nine months Of l&.s So ma against
s54 Al. 30 IN the spending months x
isss and $685.. 20 n he same months u
1921. whiie our exports 20 them. IN nine
months OF 1899. were So a2l 1S3 against
81 %, s33 in the corresponding months q
l>s- and 81. M, l53 IN the same months II
1876
An examination OF the details shows that
IN the matter * exports our sales 20 each
Of these islands or gruGPs II islands have
been greater IL The nine months just ended
than IN any corresponding period in he
history OF our commercial relations with
them, except those 70 Cuba IN the year III
which reciprocity brought our sales 20 that
island 20 a higher figure than they ever al
tanned in any preceding or subsequent year,
From Porto Rico. Hawaii and TIE Philip
piSes. the imports OF he nine months }ust
ended are larger than in any corresponding
months in the history of oar commerce
with those islands, though from Cuba they
are necessarily less than in the years prior
10 the destruction Of har sugar plantations
and works during ner War with Spain. our
chief sugar supply at that tins being
brought from Cuba
Analysis of Exports.
A study OF our exports 10 those islands.
and especially OF the increase. indicates
rapid development; OF the agricultural ami
business In terests In the territory supplied
BY these exports. Exports of agricultural
implements 10 Cuba In the nine months Of
1853 amount 10 So RI. against s. 80 IN the
corresponding months OF last year. ana 50 -,
in the same months Of 1871. 10 Porto Rico.
they amount - So. against S4o6 in he
corresponding months o: last year. and sl2s'o
in the same months or 1871 Under the
head u carriages. cars, and other vehicles,
the exports 20 Cuba in the nine months OK
1893 are Sll2.7@y against Sl9.a5l in the nine
months of ISIS. and sl.3i6 in the same
months OF 1897. while TO Porto Rico they
are 1851 In the nine months Just ended.
against s. .445 in the corresponding N 1nths
OF 1888. ard S.. So IN lSgT OF coal the *
por;s 20 Cuba In the nine months Of 1879
are 80 3iS tons against IT, eae in the cor
responding months Of last year, and l.I.i-2
in the same months Of 1897. 10 Porto Rio
the coal exports are 70 So tons. against IT'S
in the nine months OF 1898. and i4,57, tone
in tn, same months of 1896, and 10 the
Philippine islands 42.2S9 tons IN the nine
months ot 1898. against .es5 tons In the
same months Of 1899 OF cotton cloths he
exports TO Cuba In the nine months Of lSa
are I73, .l97 yards gainst l2,2l7.7N yards
In the same months Of last year, and L.
su1l7e yards in the nine months Of 1897. and
II IL .a~s7l IL ehn
nine months OF 1899. against l.T14 yards in
the same months Of 1895, Under he head q
"other manufactures Of cotton" the exp9rts
70 Cuta in me nine months Of 1889 are
sl36l>1. against sI2"4 last year and F3.fe2
"a the preceding year, while - Porto Rtco
they - 80 4t3 IN the nine months OF 1879.
aeaius; s~l IN the corresponding months
of last year ana s2.3QS in the same months
~ 1877 OF builders hardware the exports
% Cuba IN the nine months q 1899 are
1915 NJ. against &3i ~ H. the corresponding
months &C last year. and si9.0S7 IN the nina
months Of 1897 and 10 Porto Rico, s2s,41
IN the nire months Of 1899 against E.Ss7
in 1898 and sos In the corresponding
months q the preceding year. of sewing
machines the exports "a Cuba in the nine
months 81 lSsa are 81 593, against s2,a In
the corresponding months u sos and s.. AIS
in the nine months ~ 1897, while - Porto
Rico. tho total FOR the nine months ~ ISl9
IS @ So against 8 80 las, year ana s2.t31
IN me nine months - iss7 81 rehned min
eral oils. chiefly illuminating oil. the ex-
ports during the nine months & 1899 70
Cuba are s.oo3S against s2s' In The cor
Responding months 4 lS}8 and A.tio IN he
same months u 1877. while 10 Porto Rioo
they are 81 rs In re nine months q i1'o,
against So ~ In he nine months Il ls9S.
and &a4S74 in 1897 ~ bacon the Exports
n Cuba n 'he min" months = ls@ arc
- s22 sfS rounds against 80 Or pounds IN