The evening times., 1900-01-05

as already indicated. those OF 1899 will be
considerably in excess of $40 0GO, 600. the
total for the month of November having
been over $4,000
This increase is found in the case of each
of the islands, the exports TO Cuba being
in eleven months of 1899, s22. ZAP, ,i41.
against $S.741729 in the corresponding
months of 1898; to Porto Rico So 365. 1872
against 81. .229 0l4 in 1898; to the Hawaiian
Islands, $40 296, 157. against $5.S91, 755 in
the corresponding months of 1898; to the
Philippine Islands, 1883. 100. against
$137,471 in 1898, and to the Samoan ISL
ands, S66,755. against $36,S29 in the eleven
months of 1898.
FoodStuffs, manufactures and the arti-
cles required for agricultural and business
development are the chief exports to these
islands and show the most rapid gains
To Cuba the exports Of -four in eleven
months of 1899 are 30 per cent in excess of
those of eleven months of 1898. and three
times those Of 1897.
Corn shows an increase of 80 per cent.
while provisions generally, including ba-
con, hams, lard, butter and cheese show
even more than 80 per cent increase and
in some cases more than 100 per cent
Cotton cloth shows a remarkable increase.
the total for II months of 1898 having been
S29.l63, and in the corresponding months
of 1899, $3.50, 1863, while other cotton manu-
factures increased from s169S7 in eleven
months of 1898 to s179,5 in the same
months of 1899.
Cars and carriages show a very large
gain, as do also typewriters, sewing ma
chimes, builders hardware. agricultural
implements books and maps. thus indicat-
ing general revival of business activity
as well as an increased demand for food
stuffs and clothing
The following tables show the exports to
and imports from each of the islands or
groups OF islands in question during the
eleven months ending with November, 1899,
compared with 1897 and 1898, and the de-
tails of exports to Cuba alone in the eleven
months of 1897, 1898. and 1899:
Exports from the United States to Cuba,
Porto Rico, and the Hawaiian, Philippine,
and Samoan Islands in eleven months end
ing with November: Cuba, 1898, SIS, IA, ,729;
1899 SO, 742, ,141; Porto Rico, 1898, 81 220.-
ola; 1899, 1886, ,292. Hawaiian Islands,
1898, S5.S91,755; 1899, s10.29615 Philip
pine Islands, 1898, s137,471; 1899, 81, ,3S3, ,765.
Samoan Islands. 1898, s36, ,S29; 1899. $50. .755.
Total, 1898, sl6,027, ,79S; 1899, s37.s54, 10.
Imports into the United States from
Cuba, Porto Rico, and the Hawaiian. Phil
ippine, and Samoan Islands in eleven
1898, $16,S5S 146; 1899, s2S. .264,SS7. Porto
Rico, 1898. $685. 44S; 1899, $3,4O2. $40.
Hawaiian Islands, 1898, SIC, 455, III; 1899,
S21, 672, 062. Philippine Islands, S3.S.1 SIS:
1899, s4S75.6 .617. Samoan Islands, 1898, Sac
1855; 1899, 1882.
Exports of principal articles from the
United States to Cuba in eleven months
ending with November: Flour, 1898. ST.
1S1, 652; 1899, $1,S74, 793. Lard 1898 1866
454; 1899, S1,654, SOS. Lumber, 1898, s244.-
599; 1899. 1856, ,63S. Bacon, 1898, s5O3, ,329:
1899 sS42, $50. Hams. 1SsS s3O7. 100; 1899.
S66S 124. Cotton cloth. 1898. S29, ,16S; 1899,
S6S9959. Coal. 1898. s422, ,219; 1899. $685.
1879. Corn, 1898, s250,9 1899, s494. 4.2S1.
Builders hardware, 1898, s65,5es; 1899.
$37L724. Mineral oils, 1898, s197, ,S94; 1899,
$S40,503. Furniture, 1898, s14,972; 1899.
sl9l030. Cotton manufacturers. 1898. $16.-
S97; 1899. $l7,560. Manufactured tobacco.
1898, $40, 2S9; 1899, s172,S50 Cars and
carriages, 1898, s44. SIS; 1899, sl64,s9s. Ag-
ricultural implements, 1898, s5,7S9; 1899,
sl04,444 Butter and cheese, 1898, SAG. $50;
1889, S153,SS6. Cycles, sewing machines,
and typewriters, 1898. 1883; 1899, $l61, ,04O.