New-York tribune., 1900-08-20
COMMERCE WITH SPAIN.
I'M AND IMPORT TRADE FULLY RE
ESTABLISHED. WITH FIGURES NEAR
LY AS HIGH AS EVER

washington Aug. 10 CspeciaD-Connsr,,. -.,.
t4o1S between the United States and sneI, 80
r,-..- ~ restored The figures OF the Treasury
bureau OF Statistics for the fiscal yea ,ooo -
ehst the exports from the I-rtrad s.s,as -
imports into the United States from, So, :, -
"a year 800 were larger than In anv o+be-
& Se1l SINCE 1888 and within a few hundred tbous.15
~ 0I the highest record ever made IN ,ba
Io1nLlerce between the two nations Exno-+s ,-o,
- O@n!Ieo @ states 10 spain IN the fiscal vea- 1soo
Mere sLS'SS9,6S0, against $13gf2745 IN +bs 49, -
'' the last fun year preceding the war. vvbT,a r.
imports INTO the United States from s7s,r g., 1eoc
w. SO'sO4O4i' against S3,61,s7s in the fiscal vas-
1a''' Inc only years OF the decade 1900 oo a. -,
the commerce between the two na+,one 7r,. -,
as IN the year Just ended were 1901 1se8 a. 7oeo
wen the exports 70 Spain averaged abou+ s1s roo o
u ,ne imports from Spain about IS 10000 annpsI1v
- inc hscaI year 1899 which felt the full enect ~
me war between the two Countries the av1o-.-
from the United States to sDatn - 80 ~ -
nose OF the present year thus being r,o-a ~.
I" per cent IN excess OF that year; while Annarics
imports from Spain in 1888 50 ss2a ass against
s0sSO'oF in the fiscal year Just ended
Cotton. breadsturs mineral oils ana -,s,,,..u.
ures Of wood the principal articles ~ ,,- a.
pors TO Spain raw cotton being By far the Isrpas+
single item in the list Fruits nuts and vv4ras ~
q present the largest items Of American imports
rom spain though in earlier years iron ore eorr,a5
an important item Of the iunnortat,o1s e 80.
country 1mpcrtations Of iron ore from spzfn hsv.
also increased IN the year 1900 as compared with
years Immediately preceding amounting 70 ss45 ~
against s44S4s in 1888 81 in 1895 though IN
the years 1850 and 1891 American irnportations OF
IRON ore from Spain amounted to nearly 81 600 600
annually. The principal uportations Of fruits from
spain are almonds. oranges and rasins; Of almonds
the importations average nearly $4,000 annually
and Of raisins from $4,000 g Ooo 900 per annura
In exports by far the largest item Is 1uraanu-
faetured cotton. The expectations OF cotton 70
spain from the United States were In 1880 81 SAG 7s2
pounds and IN 1900 12. .s46 l55 pounds This partnu
lar feature OF the export trade with Spain was not
materially affected by the war. the quantity OF
cotton exported from the United States TO that
country in the fiscal 1895 and being higher
than in any other year during the decade though
tne NUMBER OF pounds exported 10 Spain In 1900 is
out slightly below that Of 1893 while the increa
price per pound brings the value OF this single item
or American exports TO higher figure than IN any
other year OF the decade, except 1891. The total
value OF raw cotton exported to Spain from the
United States IN 1900 So 481 70O Of total OF
$3.50 $50 representing the value Of all articles e-
ported 70 spain from the United States Next IN
Importance Is wood and manufactures thereof the
most important Item under this head being shocks
slaves and headings, Of which the exports TO Spain
have averaged considerably than $500 900 dur
ing the decade. Next IN Importance to cotton and
manufactures Of wood are provisions. Of which the
expectations 70 Spain controlled largely by crop
conditions in that country. the total for 1899 being
s5sGSS against sSoS4 in 1896 and 81 ga in 1893