New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-07-25
THE TRADE OF PORTO RICO
GROWTH OF COMMERCE UNDER ANrp,
CAN MILITARY GOVERNMENT SHOWN
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Washington July 24-The Division OF rr,,.-
and Insular Afsirs OF the War Department, r,s1s
public to-day abstract OF It's final rnontb1- -
letin on the trade Of Porto Rico in the year 49,
nine months the island has been under the coutroI
Of the United States military forces The abssr,.
is valuable because 1t illustrates the conor,a--s,
growth Of the island under American millfa-, -
cupation. public opinion TO the contrary no.7v,,s
standing The abstract gives the total valua !.
the imports under American occupation a.. ,,r =
s05 s93 and the total value Of exports for ths r.
period S13s23274 or within S20T7 SO OF The 49,,
value of imports. OF the total value o. lr,no.
there admitted free OF duty GI541as ~ -.
chandise. which included s5511Of OF relief sI,ol,.
from the United States. OF the total value % -.
chandise Imported ss1s4.s10 was classified a. az,
cles OF food and animals and S.s5s ss7 worm =
manufactured articles
AS commercial port San Juan In The na-,.s
OF American military occupation. led all 80.
ports IN the island in the matter OF imports -
latter being S264ss2. against S530s5ss FOR Ponc
and H.s39.792 for Mayaguez. In export trade Pen.
leads San Juan there having been exported fro-.
the former port IN the period OF military oeeu1a
ton merchandise to the value OF S.7s72ss vbna
from San Juan there only g 40s ~ and go
Mayaguez 1.7H so worth.
UNITED STATES LEADS IN TRADE
One OF the most gratifying features % ~. =.
stract Is the steady growth Of the import and A.
port trade OF the island OF Porto Rico win a.
United States. In imports the United States taa1
of with Ss.621Z3. Spain follows with g 2z3gs a.
United Kingdom is third with g 53s $50 GERMANY =
fourth with s.. is 434 and Canada ranks firm rt,.
$3.50 SOS. The United States also leads In the srno
trade Of the island. there was exported fro-,
Porto Rico to the United States in the YEAR a.
nine months OF American military occupstjon IA
s29.5S9 worth OF merchandise France was tne a.
and's next best customer with Sc geo 81 9soTf5
Cuba follows with s20S7.9+3 worth Spain il fo1I-ts
with Sl44C5I worth. and Italy fifth with fas2 az
worth In the years 1898 TO 1886. both inclusive IT,
annual average value OF merchandise imported Irro
Porto Rico from the United States was only q ~
3t9. In september lS9S, the imports from ~
United States only amounted 70 SEQ as while IN the
1900. there imported Porto Rico from ~
United states merchandise to the value 81 SOS "a
The only other month the above figures were az
ceeded in January. 300 when the frnuorss
the island from the United States reached SsS -
On the other hand. the exports from Porto Rfro
to the United States IN September. 1893 arnouufa5
10 only S1775 while in the last month OF American
occupation april, 1900, they amounted 10 s579Us
being exceeded only In April 1899 when they rose N
s790.537
Spain. by her preferential tariff formerly don't
mated the trade OF the island Now her trade r.
lations with Porto Rico are changed The animal
average value OF merchandise imported into PorFo
Rico from Spain in the years 1888 70 1895 both in
elusive. S5.765.311. The total imports fror,
Spain into Porto Rico in the year and nine months
OF American military occupation amounted 70 oulv
{322i316 against s662 213 imports from the United
States In exports the contrast is still more sharp
" shown, those TO Spain reaching 81 424O5T against
S4225-5S9 worth OF merchandise exported 70 The
United states IN the period OF American military
occupation. The high water mark OF Spanish in
when they reached 1925. 10 IN April 1850 they fsl
20 Sl5S,2I The same IS true 70 exports from
Porto Rico 70 Spain: In March, 1899, their value
rose to $1412 65, and they gradually recedsd 10
81: 1872 in April. 1870. In August 1S9e. December
1893. and February, 1900. the exports from Porto
Rico to Spain fell below $4,000