New-York tribune., 1899-06-12
AN ENLARGED MARKET.
INCREASE IN EXPORTS TO CUBA, PORTO
RICO, HAWAII AND THE PHILIPPINES.
THB TOTAL FOR THE PRESENT FISCAL iEAn
WILL. BID ABOUT s3o.ooo.Oco. AGAINST
100000 LAST YEAR
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fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBUSE.l
Washington, June 1i.-American producers are al
ready finding an enlarged market In Cuba Porto
Rico. Hawaii and the Philippines. The figures Of
the Treasury Bureau of Statistics. just issued, in
dlcate that the exports OF the fiscal year when
ends with this month will show a larger exports-
ton to Hawaii and the Philippines than ever be-
fore, and larger to Cuba and Porto Rico than In
any previous year except those in which the reel
procity features Of the Mckinley law were In
operation. The exports to Cuba In the ten months
ending April 30 1899, 20 per cent In excess OF
those OF the corresponding months or 1898, ana
more than double those OF the same months in the
fiscal year 1897 To Porto Rico the exports are
80 per cent in excess OF the corresponding months
of last year. and TO Hawaii the exports OF the ten
months are 81 per cent In excess OF those OF the
same months in 1885, and double those OF the cor
responding months of 1887. To the Philippines the
exports. despite the continuous war conditions are
three times much in the corresponding
months OF any preceding year.
The total exports to Cuba. Porto Rico, HAWAII
and the Philippines in the full fiscal year which
ends with this month will reach about $4,000 COO
against s7,Oo0O0 last year. Sales to these ISLANDS
In the fiscal year 1899, under the unsettled
conditions which have prevailed in all OF them, ex-
cept Hawaii. Will exceed those Of any previous
year those OF 1898 the most successful year OF
the reciprocity term These figures. OF course. do
not include any of the supplies scnt by the GoV-
sent by the Government TO the suffering CuOans.
II Is also interesting 10 note that the exports 10
Spain approaching their normal condil ion those
for the ten months ending with May being 5000
900 against 100000 in the eoIrssponding months
OF last year. and less than f0.0OGo In the corre-
spending months Of the fiscal year 1897.
MANY LINES OF TRADE BENEFITED
The Increase In exports to these Islands is In al
most all classes Of articles which American pro-
ducers have been accustomed 10 send them. Ex-
ports Of agricultural machinery to Cuba. In the ten
months just ended. three times those OF the
corresponding months Of last year Wheat -four
shows an increase OF nearly 30 per cent. Cars
riages and other vehicles In 1899 four times the
amount OF exports In the same lines In 1898. FIX
ports OF cotton cloths to Cuba which In ten months
OF 1898 were 1852 yards and In ten months of 1897
&l.s3 Yards. were In ten months OF 1899 1888 AL
yards. while 10 Porto Rico the exports have in
creased from 22SB yards In ten months OF 1898 to
670 yards In ten months of 1899. Other manu-
factures OF cotton increased IN like proportion the
value OF ''al other manufactures Of cotton ex-
ported TO Cuba In ten months OF 1898 being sll7l5
and in ten months OF 1899 Ssl .369 while 20 Porto
Rico the increase from 81 .6TS in months Of
1895 to sl6.6sl In ten months OF 1899.
The following tables show the principal exports
from the United States 10 Cuba and Porto Rico in
the ten months ending April 30. 1899. comDared with
those OF the corresponding months OF 1895: