Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-14

reciprocity brought our sales to that |
island to much higher figure than
they ever attained in any preceding or
subsequent year. From Porto Rico,
Hawaii and the Philippines the i'm
ports for the nine month just ended
are larger than in any corresponding
month in the history of our commarce
with those islands, although
from Cuba they are necessarily
less than in the years prior
to the destruction of her sugar
plantations and works during heer war
with Spain, our chief sugar supply at
that time being brought from Cuba.
"A study OF our exports to
these yislands, and especial
of the increase, indicates al
rapid development Of the agri-
cultural and business interest in the
territory supplied by these exports.
Exports of agricultural implements to
Cuba in the nine months of 1899
amount to $79,226. against $3.50 in
the corresponding months of last year
and 1916 in the same months of 1897.
To Porto Rico they amounted TO
$4,3s2, against 1926 in the CORE
spending months of last year, and
$2,235 in the same months OF 1897
Under the head of carriages, cars,
and other vehicles the exports to Cuba
in the nine months. of 1899 are $112,-
739, against $l9,561 in the nine months
|of 1898 and $11,346 in the same months
of 1891, while TO Porto Rico they are
Ss,67l5 in the nine months Just ended,
against S1,4i5 in the corresponding
nlon1hs of 1898 and $6,ss2 in 1897. Of
tr> Is,
months of 1899 are 2S0.243 tons,
against 162,o49 in the corresponding
months of last year and 177,4a2 in the
same months Of 1897. To Porto Rico
the coal exports are 1862 tons, against
1883 in the nine months of 1898 and
14.577 tons in the same months of 1897,
and to the Philippine islands. 1929
tons in the nine months of 1899,
against 11,QS5 in the same months Of
1898.
OF cotton cloths the exports to Cuba
in the nine months of 1899 are 49,
S63,197 yards, against 12.207,7s7 yards
in the same months of last year and
122, s07, 173 yards in the nine months OF
1897, and to the Philippine islands
14S,293 yards in the nine months of.
1899, against LIZA yards in the same
months Of 1898. Under the head OF
other manufactures of cotton" the
exports to Cuba in the nine months OF
1899 are $146,1s1, against $12,O24 last
year and $13,592 in the preceding yea-,
while to Porto Rico they are 1894 in
the nine months of 1909, against $S31
in the corresponding months of last
year and S2,30s in the same months OF
1897. OF builders hardware the ex-
ports to Cuba in the nine months OF
1890 are $313,s22, again Ss4,f97 in the
corresponding months OF last year and
$47,0S7 in the nine months of 1897, and
to Porto Rico, $23,47l in the nine
months OF 1899, against $4,3S7 in 1898
and $10.490 in the corresponding
months of the preceding year. On sew
ing machines the exports to Cuba in
the nine months of 1899 are 1888,
against $279 in the corresponding
months of. 1898, and Ss,41S in the nine
months of 1897, while to Porto Rico
the total for the nine months of 1899
is S3,ST5, against $1,050 last year, and
$2,637 in the nine months of 1857.
OF refined mineral oils, chiefly illum-
mating oil, the exports during the nine
months f1S99 TO Cuba are $00,03s,
against $32,99s in the corresponding
months of 1898 and s4,64s in the same
months of 1897, while to Porto Rico
they are $41,775 in the nine months
OF 1899, against $16,204 in the nine
months of 1898 and S24,s74 in 1897.
Of bacon the exports to Cuba in the
nine months of 1899 are 1882, SOS
pounds, against 7,721,22s pounds in
1898 and S,356,s22 pounds in the same
period of 1897, and to Porto Rico $780,
414 pounds, against 4a2,71S pounds in
the nine months OF 1898 and 485,013 in
the nine months Of 1897. OF hams the
exports to Cuba in the nine months just
ended are 6,277,365 pounds, against q
4l7,235 pounds in the same months OF
1898 and 2,4s5,4s4 pounds in the nine
months of 1897. ~
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