New-York tribune., 1900-04-28
EXPANSION BRINGS TRADE.
REMARKABLE INCREASE OF COMMERCE
WITH THE ORIENT.
FIGURES FROM ISLANDS ALSO MAKE SAT-
rsFACToRY SHOWING.
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tBr TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE.l
Washington, April 21--According to the ad-
vance sheets Of the monthly summary of i'm
ports for March issued by the Treasury Bureau
Of Statistics the trade between the United
States and Cuba Porto Rico. Hawaii and the
Philippines. well as with China. Japan and
other Asiatic countries, is in an exceedingly
satisfactory and promising condition. taking
everything into consideration
The imports from Cuba in the first nine
months Of the current fiscal year amounted TO
S1e 100000. which was an increase OF st. 600 600
as compared with the corresponding period OF
the previous year, and the exports to Cuba
amounted 10 SIS, $4,000. which was an increase
Of more than S7.000,000 as compared with the
first nine months of last year. The imports
from Porto Rico IN the first three quarters of
the current year amounted 70 only ST26 492
which q decrease OF 5000 900 from those of
the first nine months of last year-a decrease
due 10 the losses by the hurricane and the hold
ing back Of sugar and tobacco owing TO the
free trade agitation in Congress. The exports
from the United States 10 Porto Rico. however
increased from S1702.OO0 in the first three
quarters Of 1899 10 s., ,T9s. coo in 1900
The imports from Hawaii in the first nine
months Of 1900 amounted 10 S145O0OO0 in
round figures, which was an increase of more
than S35o0Ooo over the corresponding months
Of the last fiscal year; and the exports from the
United States TO Hawaii amounted 70 So 214,-
600, which was an increase of more than
So 10000
PHILIPPINE IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
The imports from the Philippines in the first
three-quarters OF the current fiscal year amount
81 10 S3S71Oo0 which was an increase Of
81 100000 over those OF the corresponding pc
riod OF last year. and the exports amounted 10
over the first three-quarters Of the last fiscal
year.
The total imports in the first nine months
of this fiscal year from the four islands and
groups OF Islands mentioned amounted S3S,-
291 GOO which increase IN round figures
OF 50 s00.0-O0 OF a fraction over 20 per cent, s
compared with the corresponding period OF the
preceding fiscal year: and the total exports from
the United States 10 those islands during the
first nine months OF the current fiscal year
amounted TO So. .66s. 600, which was an increase
q S13,611o10 OF fraction less than 40 per
cent as compared wiki the previous year.
The total imports from those islands in the
first nine months Of the current fiscal year
amounted 70 nearly half as much as the total
imports from ali the South and Central Arneri
can States and the total exports from the United
States 70 those Islands were only S0o3.ODO less
than the total exports TO the South and central
American States
GAINS IN TRADE. WITH THE FAR EAST
There has also been remarkable increase Of
the trade between the United States and China,
Japan and other countries Of the Orient The
imports from all those countries in the first nine
months Of the current fiscal year amounted 70
Sill -992 600 which was increase Of more
than So 000. 600 over those Of the corresponding
months Of the last fiscal year and the exports
amounted to $50 0S6 GOO which was an increase
OF S16.300.00G over those Of the first three quar-
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S67 900 600 for the current fiscal year.
The imports from China in the nine months OF
this year amounted TO S21T66OoO. which was
an increase Of IS 100000 over the corresponding
months Of last year; and the exports amounted
70 So l72 900 which was an increase Of 81 .4OO'-
600. as compared with last year The imports
from Japan amounted TO S21 .534, 600 which was
an increase Of 10000 UOe over the first nine
months Of the last fiscal year; and the exports
10 Japan amounted TO S2333O,O 600, which was
an increase Of about S11.400 600, as compared
with the first three-quarters OF the last fiscal
year
The United States imported only So worth Of
merchandise from AsiaIic Russia in the first
nine months OF this fiscal year as compared
with S113 537 worth in the corresponding months
OF last year. but the exports from the United
States 70 the country increased from
$4,000 in the first Lhree-Quarters OF 1898 to
81 100 600 and 81 S62, 900 in the corresponding
periods Of 1893 and 1900 respectively.
The total imports from China Japan and other
countries OF Asia in the first nine months or the
current fiscal year exceeded by So, 100000 the
total imports from all the countries Of South
and Central America IN the same period. and
the total exports % the former exceeded by
nearly S15.O00 600 the total exports 70 the latter
countries in the same period.