The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-29
TRADE FOR UNCLE SAM
STAINS EXPORTS TO COLONIES IN
1896 REACHED $42,O96,O4S.
Cuba Alone Took Nearly 27,OOO, 900
Worth and the Home Manufacture
ers Grew wealthy.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, July 2s.-Cuba, Porto Rico
and the Philippines afforded a market for
over 100000 worth of Spanish goods per
annum, according to a statement of tho
British consul at Barcelona, just received
by the Treasury Bureau of Statistics. About
three-fourths of this amount was in manu-
featured goods and considerably more than
one-half of this market was that of Cuba
alone. According to the statement which,
Consul Roberts sends to the British For
eign Office, dated June Is. 1899, the exports
of Spain to Cuba in 1896 amounted to 1884,
461, 675 pesetas; to Porto Rico. 1850, 500
pesetas, and to the Philippines. Ss,35775l,
making a total of 2104S0,2H pesetas. and
accepting the value Of the peseta at 20
cents, makes a total of $42,096,04S OF the
1874 ,461, SIS pesetas value of goods exported
TO Cuba in 1896, So 652 O93 pesetas, according to
Consul Roberts, consisted of manufactured
goods. 5O.s5o.5o6 provisions and s5s.o26 of raw
materials. OF the 1860. 500 pesetas' value
of goods exported from Spain to Porto Rico
in 1896 the value of 29.l019T pesetas was
manufactured goods, S,40l sol provisions and
1921 pesetas raw materials. To the Phil
ippines. of the ss.357.757 pesetas, value of
goods exported from Spain, the value of
"a. go, S92 pesetas was manufactured goods,
4,O7O,557 provisions and 36,9B raw materials.
Totalizing the three colonies. Consul
Roberts finds that of the 210, 4S0, PAL pesetas'
value of goods exported from Spain to
Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines In
1896 the value of 146,OlO. 1862 pesetas was man
ufactured goods, 63,322,6 24 provisions and
$50 pesetas raw materials.
To this market for s42.O00.OO0 worth OF
Spanish produce, which the three colonies
supplied. Consul Roberts adds 100000 pese-
tas. $4,sOo.OOO. for money paid to the
Spanish steamship companies for the carry.
ing trade to and from the colonies The i'm.
ports into Spain from the colonies, he
says, amounted in 1896 to SO,Sll tons from
Cuba. 26;071 tons from Porto Rico and 40
sSs tons from the Philippines, and computes ties
In the commerce with Cuba to 80 pese-
tas; Porto Rico. 1872 100. and the Philippines,
2, 254, us, or total of lo662,6l5 pesetas, ana
says: If to this be added the value OF pas
senger money TO and from the colonies, put
ting 1t at the low average OF 20 pesetas
a head. it shows a further 1900, goo pesetas
per annum, giving total of %, 00O,0O pesetas
per annum paid in freight and passage
money to the steamship companies for the
carrying trade to and from the colonies;
Consul Roberts expresses the opinion mat
Spanish manufacturers and dealers are not
going to give up the markets of Cuba, Porto
Rico and the Philippines without struggle.
have in the past participated in the so-calieo
Spanish trade with these islands by locating
in Spain and thus getting the advantage or
low tariff rates into the islands which was
originally given to commerce originating IN
Spain on this subject he says: In the
year 1892 the Spanish customs tariff on
manufactured goods was very considerably
increased with the view of virtually giving
a monopoly to goods manufactured here for
expectation to the colonies; this, of course,
gave an enormous impetus 10 manufacture
in this province, factories increased largely
in number and the Catalan manufacturers
grew rapidly rich. The only way in which
foreigners who had good clients in the col
onies could meet this competition and retain
their markets was by starting factories In
the country, the goods thus being manu-
featured in the peninsula entering the Span
ish colonies on the same terms as those Of
the Spanish manufacturers; whereas, IL
shipped from England or elsewhere the pro-
hibitive duty rendered competition impos-
sible; or by having resident agent in this
city who. purchasing from the Catalan
manufacturers, exported the merchandise
from here free of duty.
The following tables indicate the classes
of articles exported from Spain to Cuba,
Porto Rico and the Philippines in 1886. the
year discussed by Consul Roberts, including
all articles or classes Of articles in which
the value exceeded 100000 pesetas: