The times., 1899-08-12
PORTO RIcAN STATISTICS.
a Statement of the Import and Ex
Dorf Bu-Iuesx of Ponce


The War Department gave out for publ
cation yesterday the imports and exports
from the port Of Ponce. Porto Rico. FOR the
Of this port have never before been given
to the public. Those published today show
that the imports into Ponce from the Unit
ed States are over five times as great as
those from Great Britain. ovsr three times
as great as the imports from Germany ever
twenty times as great as the imports from
France. and over four times as great as the
imports from Spain.
Imports from the United States FOR the
month OF June were Sis. .40s: from Great
Britain, sls,2ns; Germany. sS5.14s; France.
sS,9e4; Spain, Ss7.624; Italy, sT9S,
Belgium. S291; Nova Scotia. l4S9S.
and St Pierre. Martinique. ss0o.
During the month the exports to the
United States were SIS. .seS to Germany.
ss,osl; France, S72.17s; Span. s37, ,537 Italy.
SlOs,Ss5; Cuba. 81, 1870; Nova Gotta. s17-
l0l; Holland. 50. .I3{. and to ST. Thomas
1880. Total Of imports for June, s25l. SIC;
exports, s36S .S7s
Among the heaviest articles OF import
from the United States were s24.s12 worth
OF raw cotton; sl2.S23 worth OF lard and
tallow; SlO.534 worth of meats: IS 4O2 worth
OF flour; 1857 worth of copper manufac-
lures; sS.24s worth OF fish; 1884 worth OF
butter; $3.50 worth of glassware: Ss.5sz
worth OF engines and parts OF same; s531s
worth OF malt liquors and elders. s1.645
worth OF refined mineral oil. si.S54 worth OF
paper. etc: $2.g15 worth OF cheese; s.. .05S
worth OF rice: 1,12s worth OF tools and inn
plements; S63T worth OF potatoes: s5sS
worth OF wines and cordials; $4.262 worth
of lumber and timber; s.. 80 worth OF un-
manufactured wood; $1.356 worth OF manu-
faetured wood and enough Of other articles
TO make grand total OF $11S. 40s-
Among the imports England contributed
were SS.s51 worth OF manufactures OF COP
per. s243 worth OF earthenware s44sT
worth of raw cotton. sf710 worth OF bags
Tor sugar, S7e5 worth OF iron ingots, S2,5I2
worth OF cheese. 81. .0sS worth OF tools and
implements. SOS worth OF rice, 1854 worth
OF paints. and s6f5 worth OF oils. Germany
contributed $l.4s3 worth OF earthenware
! 1895 worth OF raw cotton. 81 3si worth OF
malt liquors and cider. 1.275 worth OF but
ter. s2.l1O worth OF cheese, S25, So worth o.
rice, and $3.50 worth OF glass and glass
ware. France furnished S31 worth OF
raw cotton, SS99 worth OF silk mznufae-
lures, S3T1 worth Of brandy, S194 worth OF
wines and cordials, and S16G worth OF
chemicals. Spain furnished 81. 4SS worth OF
raw cotton, S1.3c0 worth OF leather. So. T15
worth or shoes. 1884 worth OF psper- s. III
worth of rice, $3.50 worth OF wines and
I
worth OF vegetables. s195 worth OF food
preparations. and 1912 worth of Eannels
Italy contributed $2S1 worth of earthen-
ware. $S91 worth of breadstuffs. and s94
worth OF chemicals. Belgium contributed
S291 worth Of manufactures CT copper
Nova Scotia contributed f4,437 worth OF
ash and $414 worth OF lumber
The total exports from Ponce TO the
United States were $SI I72 worth OF eoffee.
| S149 worth Of fruits $40 worth OF glass and
glassware, SS93 worth OF liquors. S22 9s3
worth OF molasses and syrup. s54, 400 worth
OF raw sugar, S46 worth OF wood manufac-
lures. $l.035 worth OF leaf tobacco. $50
worth OF cigars. and other articles amount
ing to $3.50
The heaviest articles of export from
Ponce to France were $70.es7 worth OF cef-
fee and $2.eeS worth of hides and skins
Germany also received IS. 461 worth o. e0f-
fee and $500 worth of hides and skins;
Spain. S37.527 worth; Italy. s1OS. 500: Cuba,
so. f04, and in addition Cuba received
s15.091 worth OF animals. Nova Scotia re-
ceived $17. .143 worth Of molases and syrup
from Ponce and $40 worth of coffee. while
Holland received s., 7s4 worth OF coffee. and
ST. Thomas s1.564 worth OF sugar as her
heaviests article OF import from Ponce