The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-27
COMMERCE WITH SPAIN.
statistics show That the Trade In
increasing With the United
states.

Special Dispatch TO the Post-IntelIIgencer.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2s.-Commercial
relations between the United Statese and
spain have been fully restored The fig
ures Of the treasury bureau Of statistics
Tor the fiscal year 1900 show that the cy-
ports from the United States to and inn
ports into the United States from sna{n
IN the fiscal year 1900 were larger than in
any other year since 1893, and within n
Few hundred thousand dollars OF the high
est record ever made In the commerce be-
tween the two nations.
Exports from thu United States to Spain
In the fiscal year 1900 were Ns3ss. $50.
against xl0,ai2.ls6 In the fiscal year 1897,
the last fun year preceding the war while
the imports into the United States from
Spain In 1900 We're t5.s50.o47, against 1851. :
s13 in the fiscal year 1897 The only years
OF the decade iS0-i90o In which the COM
nerce between the two nations was as
Large, ,adg as n the year Just ended were 1891.
averaged about 1880 600 and the imports
from Spain about s.. 10000 annually.
IN the fiscal year issa. which felt the
countries, the exports from the United
states 10 Spain were 80 1a7. sol those OF
the present yea- thus being more than so
per cent. In excess OF that year; while our
imports from Spain I'm 1890 we're 81 ess 3ss
agains; S.aSo.oa7 in ths fiscal year just
ended
Cotton, bresdstuffs. mineral oils and
manufactures OF wood are the principal
articles OF our exports to Spain. raw cot
ton being BY far the best single item in
the list Fruits. nuts and wines are At
present the largest items OF our imports
from Spain, though In cartier years iron
ore formed an important item OF our Inn
portations from Spain.
Importations OF iron ore from Spain
have also increased In the year 1900 as
compared with years Immediately preeed-
ing. amounting 70 ss.52 1a. against sa-
sts IN tsas aud 1902 ssT in fsas. though In
the years is'0 and 1891 our importations OF
iron ore from Spain amounted "a nearly
N.W0eo annually. Tho principal impor-
oranges and raislns. while OF almonds the
importations average nearly $4,000 an
nuaily, and Of raisins from $4,000 to
81 10000 per amman.
Ia exports by far the largest item is I'M
manufactured cotton. Tho expectations
OF cotton 20 Spain from the United States
were. IN 1880 1863 Ise pounds and. In 1850
we're III, 10 pounds. This particular
feature 81 our export trade with snain
was not materially affected BY the war.
the quantity az cotton exported from the
United states TO that country in the rs
cal years 1885 and 1899 being higher than
In any other year during the decade,
though the number OF pounds export
ed 20 Spain sn 1850 Is but slightly below
that OF 1879 while the increased price per
pound brings the value Of this single
item OF our exports TO A higher figure
than any other year of tho decade. ex-
cept 1891
The total value Of raw cotton exported
20 Spain from the United states in isa
was ST. tsi 7e1 out ~ a total Of 81 se SO.
representing the value OF all articles ex-
ported to Spain from the United States.
Next In irnportancs ~ wood and mana-
features thereof tho most important
item under thla head being shocks
slaves and headings, % which the exports
g Spain have averaged considerably
more than 500 100 during the de-
cadc. Next 90 Importance % cotton
and MANUFACTURES ~ wood - provisions.
81 which thp expectations 10 spain are
controlled largely rs crop conditions IN
that country, the total for iSa being
ssiS0sS against ssa.sA IN ISaS and A.fai.
SO in 1854