Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-05
MORE THAN $4o,ooo,ooo
Our Exports to Cuba, Puerto Rico, Samoa
Hawaii and ths Philippines.
An Increase of Over $4,000 900 in
of the Calendar Year 1899.

Commerce with Cuba, Puerto Rico and
| the Hawaiian. Philippine and Samoan ISL
| ands during the eleven months ending with
| November fully justifies the belief that the
new relations which those islands sustain
| to the United States will result in a great
| increase in our commerce with them and
especially in an increase of our exports to
| them.
The total exports from the United States
to- the four islands or groups of islands will
| amount IN the calendar year 1889 to con-
| siderably more than $4O.0O0.OOO. the total
| for the eleven months ending with Novem-
| Der being $H,S54. 40. as compared with less
than S2o,OO0,o0O last year. When 1t is con-
| s1dered that neither Cuba nor Puerto Rico
has yet returned to anything like normal
| conditions and that there has been con-
| dfuon OF actual warfare in the Philippines
| during the year, the fact that the total ex-
ports to the islands in the year exceed
| those of the palmiest days Of reciprocity
shows that when normal conditions return
our exports to the islands will greatly in
| crease over those Of earlier years Our total
! exports to Cuba, Puerto Rico, Hawaii and
| the Philippine Islands in the years of their
greatest prosperity under the reciprocity re-
| lations of 1893 and 1894 amounted to but
about $:3000O00. while, as already indi-
| Gated. those of 1899 will be considerably in
excess of $NOo0.O00. the total for the month
| of November having been over A.OOO,0O0.
| rms increase is found in the case of each
| OF the islands, the exports to Cuba being in
| SS,ll.I 29 in the corresponding months of
| lS,S: to Puerto Rico, 1885, 300, against
| Sl,2N OH N 1898; to the Hawaiian Islands,
sW,sS: 1871. against s., ss1. 1915 in the corre-
spending months of 1898; to the Philippine
! islands, S1.3S3.7 65, against $137.471 in 1893,
and to the Samoan Islands, s66 1855. against
| $56,s29 in the eleven months of 1898.
| FOOdstuffs and Manufactured.
| Foodstuffs, manufactures and the articles
| required for agricultural and business de-
| velopment 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 SO per cent in excess of those
of eleven months of 1898. and three times
| those of 1897. Corn shows an increase of 90
| per cent. while provisions generally, includ-
| ing bacon, hams. ard, butter and cheese,
| show even more than so per cent increase,
and in some cases more than 100 per cent.
| Cotton cloth shows a remarkable increase,
| the total for eleven months of 1898 having
1 been $St1tS. and in the corresponding
months of 1899 sts3,969. while other cotton
| manufactures increased from s16,S97 in
| eleven months of 1898 to $179, $50 in the
| same months of 1889. Cars and carriages
| show very large gain, as do also type
| writer's. sewing machines builders hard
| ware, agricultural implements, books and
| maps thus indicating a general revival Of
| business activity as well as an increased
demand for food stufs 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 wi November. 1899,
| compared with 1897 and 1893, and the de-
| tails of exports to Cuba alone in the eleven
| months of 1897, 1898 and 1899
ca6a 10 ssisss,4 $s.7ai72a So ~ -, IA
Puerto Rico. l.sSs 20i 1.2-O.Ol4 1866, %.
Hawaiian Islands. 4,S45g2o b,Sa1. 1856 10. 2G6. u
Philippine Islds... 63,367 137,471 1852. TtS
Samoan Islands,. 404lS 36,S29 &c. 20,
Total exports. .S149s3 423 SIG. OF 7s $7 s54 nc
| Imports into the United States from Cuba
| Puerto Rico and the Hawaiian, Philippine
| and Somoan Islands in eleven months end
| ing with November
| Imports from 1897. 1908. 1899.
Cuba. SIS 1886 SIG. S56 l+6 S,S 264. So
! Iucrtn Rico. .a34 1S2 2,346,44S 3, 4O2. 81,
Hawaiian Islands. l5.l0l2t2 16. 45517l 81 672, os:
Philippine lsiIs... 4,137 $40 3,S71.51G 4,S15,6l1
| Samoan Islands,. 72.731 46,1s5 47,4s:
Total imports. sa2s BOG SD 466 SIS, 263 OILS
Exports of principal articles from :he
| United States to Cuba in eleven months
| ending with November: