The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-18
THE TRADE OF PORTO RICO.
Imports and Exp6rAS iof the Island
for Eight Months

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Imports and Exports 'of the Island
for Eight Months.
The bulletin of the Division Of Customs
and Insular Affairs 1.-the War Depart
ment for the month Of June treats Of the
trade of the Island OF Porto Rico. The
period covered Is the eight months ended
February Is. 1900. A summary of the bull
letin shows that the total value OF mer-
chandise imported from Porto Rico for
the eight months ended February 90, 1900.
| was $6.793.575. of which amount $1.974. sol
was admitted free Of duty. The total
amount Of import duty collected during the
eight months was s742 .05s; per cent of free
articles 29.OS.
During the eight months ended Febru-
airy %. 1900. there was exported from the
Island of Porto Rico merchandise to the
value of s3.19S,396; the total amount OF
export duty collected during that period
being $3.50.
The coin movements OF the island are
specially treated In the bulletin, from
which it is learned that during the eight
months mentioned there was imported into
the Island of Porto Rico $3.50 in gold coin
and that there was exported from the ISL
and during the period above mentioned
gold coin to the value OF $32. 1888; silver
coin to the value of s19,772; gold ore to
the value Of S1,0S1. and silver ore to the
value of 1858. making the grand total
value of gold and silver exported during
the eight months ended February %, 1900,
s54,144.
The total of imports from Europe for the
eight months was valued at S3.5G5. AIS;
from North America at $3.2f9. ga; from
South America at 1910. and from the
West Indies $500 worth. The total of ex-
ports to Europe during the same time was
valued at 81, All ,637; to North America at
S760,252; to the West Indies at s1.673. 404.
and to South America at sS.947.
The United States leads any other coun-
try in the matter of imports by more than
$1,600.GG0 Spain ranks second, the United
Kingdom third. Germany fourth. and
Canada fifth. In the matter Of exports
Cuba continues to be Porto Ricos best
customer. while the United States ranks
second, France third. Spain fourth, and
Italy fifth
There were imported during the eight
months ended February 28. 1900. articles
OF focd and animals to the value of ST.
045, 901,- or 30 per cent Of the total: manu-
featured articles to the value of 81. 1885,
425. or 80 per cent of the total: articles
in crude condition or partly SO to the
value of $195. 607. or 3 per cent Of the to-
tai; articles Of voluntary use, luxuries.
ETC., to the value of $271 ;052. or per cent
Of the total. and articles not classified TO
the value Of 81 .647. $50 ore24 per cent Of
the total 1t is also learned that there
were exported during theoieight months
ended February 2s, 1860. products of agri-
culture to the value of ss.74S. sos. or IS
per cent of the total; products of manu-
facture to the value OF S2sFGII. or per
cent of the total; produetSq of the forest
mines to the value of s1s,346; or per cent
Of the total. and articles not classified to
the value Of 1872 ,209.- or per cent OF
the total. y sfj
During the same period there were i'm
ported into the island $4,000 of gold coin
from the United States; Ss15 from Vene- |
zuele, and s1.544 from Spain.
During the eight months ended Febru- |
airy rs. 1900. there were exported from the !
several ports of the island si4.f54 in gold |
coin to the United States. sl0.s00 to Cuba. |
and sS,179 to France. In addition to the |
above there were exported during the same |
period to the United States $10.063 in sill |
yer coin. to Spain sf.7J3. and to San
Domingo $1,000 in silver coin. There were
also exported to the United States during |
the eight months named gold ore to the |
value of s1,0S1. and silver ore to the value
of 1858.
The total trade OF the island. including
gold and silver, by countries during the
eight months ended February %. 1900,
was: Imports from Austria. SO. 40; from
Belgium, $40, $50: from Denmark, $23. 40;
from France, s24s, 1894; from Germany,
1886. 2S2; from Italy. 81, 402; from the
Netherlands. S43, 657; from Spain. 81. 49,
246; from Norway and Sweden. 1865; from
the United Kingdom, 81. 154, 913; from the
United States, s2.971. 235: from the Do
minion of Canada. s3O4.119; from Mexico.
So $50; from Colombia. $3.50: from vene-
zuela. $3.50: from the British West In
dies. 5000; from the Danish West Indies,
s200; from the French West Indies, S54; |
from Cuba. $3.50. and from San Do
n1ingo. 1884, making the total imports in
Guiding gold and silver. for the eight
months named. from all countries COM
bined. s6S01. 9S4.34.
During the eight months ended Febru-
airy rs. 1900. there was exported from the
Island OF Porto Rico merchandise. in
GLIDING gold and silver. to Austria to the
value of $101. 051; to Belgium to the value
OF $4,000; to Denmark tef the value of
s21.0 S1; to France to the value of ssh, 402;
to Germany to the value of S140. $50; to
Italy to the value of ssss.17S; to the
to the value, of s2.9i4: to
Switzerland to the value OF s2.75S; to
Spain to the value of s3s5.1s4; to Norway
and Sweden to the value Of s2095; to the
United Kingdom to the value OF 1914:
to the British West Indies to the value
OF $40. 1853; to the Danish West Indies to
the value OF s1o.497; to the Dutch West
Indies to the value of SSH: to the French
West Indies to the value of SIS 30: to
Cuba to the value Of s9s9.242; to Haiti to
the value of 800; to San Domingo to the
value OF s14.115; to Canada to the value
Of S1os,754, and the United States to
the value Of 1851. 49s. making the total
exports. including gold and silver. during
the eight months named to all countries
combined, $685.. $40.