The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-07
PORTO RICO'S COMMERCE
A Statement From the War De-
pariment Concerning 1t.
Figures Compiled by the Division of
Customs and Insular Affairs Cover
ing n Period of Six Months Ending
in December-Totnl Imports and
Exports and Duties Collected.

The Division of Customs and Insular At
fairs of the War Department has given out
TOR publication the advance sheets ii its
Monthly Bulletin" on the commerce OF
Porto Rico for the six months ending De-
] cember 81, 1899. The statement made in
eludes the total imports and exports of
the island for the six months named; the
imports and exports for the month of De-
cember 1899, and the total amount of duty
collected The statement also includes the
commercial trade of the island by coun-
tries, and the total number of vessels
which entered and cleared during the per-
iod mentioned, and their total net tonnage.
| A summary of the statement issued by the
| War Department says:
During the six months named there was
imported articles of food and animals TO
! the value of s1.667. 035. or 80 per cent of
the total. OF this amount 1886, SIG was i'm
I ported during the month of December, 1879.
There was imported manufactured articles
to the value of s., lis, 635, or 40 per cent of
the total. OF this amount 1855, 1928 was i'm
ported during the month of December, 1899.
During the six months named there was
| imported articles in crude condition, or
partly So to the value of s157, 725, or 3 per
| cent of the total. OF this amount 1884
was imported during the month of Deem
Der. There was imported articles of volun-
tary use, luxuries, etc, s216. $50, or per
cent of the total. OF this amount s21, 42s
was imported during the month of Deem
Der, and during the six months named
there was imported articles not classified
to the value Of 81, TO-, 597. or 81 per cent of
the total. OF this amount 1868 00S was i'm
ported during the month of December.
The total value of merchandise import
! ed during the six months named was S.
] 254, 712. OF this amount 81 ,G23, SCI was i'm
ported during the month of December. OF
the total amount of merchandise import
ed during the six months named, viz: So
254, ZIP. merchandise of the value of LII
342 was admitted free OF duty. OF the last
named amount s433,477 was admitted free
in December, 1899. OF the total value of
merchandise admitted free during the six
months named viz: s1177, 342, there was
included dutiabfe articles to the value of
S29,243; relief supplies from the United
States admitted free of duty in October,
1899, and $685. admitted free in Deem
Der, 1899. The total amount of import
named was s526,332. OF this amount s93.-
666 was collected during the month of De-
cember
During the six months named there was
exported from the island of Porto Rico
products of agriculture Of the value OF 81
$50, 1893, or So per cent of the total exports
during the six months named. OF this
amount s349,90e was exported during the
month of December
During the six months named there WAS
exported products of manufacture to the
value of s230,20S or 10 per cent of the
1885. OF this amount s619 was exported
during the month of December. During
the six months named there was exported
products OF the forest OF the value OF
1855. OF this amount s619 was exported
during the month of December. During
the five months named there was exported
products of mining to the value of slS.77i
OF this amount 81 235 was exported during
the month of December.
During the six months named there was
exported articles not classified of the value
of 1924, 40. or ) per cent of the total. OF
this amount sl1,6ls was exported during
the month of December.
THE total value OF merchandise export
ed during the six months named was
81, 345. $50 OF this amount 1866, 037 was
exported during the month of December
During the six months named the amount I
of export duty collected was 1926.
During the six months named there was I
imported $4,000 in gold coin from the I
United States. The export of gold and sill /
yer during the six months named were as
follows: Gold coin to the United States. I
$l4154 to Cuba, $40, eco; TO France, ss,119 /
Total exports of gold coin, So, 933. OF this |
amount sl4,400 was exported during tn. !
month of December.
During the six months named $40, 712 In |
silver coin was exported. OF this amount
S3509 was exported during the month OF |
December. The exports of silver coin dur /
ing the six months were divided as fol- |
lows: To the United States, sl0.06S; TO !
Spain. 81 709 TO San Domingo $1,000.
In addition there was exported TO the |
United States during the six months remed |
1924 worth of gold ore and S35S of silver |
ore making the total value OF gold and !
silver exported during the six months |
named S53. 1874 OF this amount slS,3s3 was !
exported during the month of December.
1.-THE imports and exports by countries, !
including gold and silver during the six !
months named were: Imports from Aus |
tria. s7271; exports 10 Austria, SfS955; |
imports from Belgium. 1920; exports to
Belgium. 1000; imports from Denmark, |
sf4 $50: exports to Denmark. s1,0S0; i'm |
ports from France. s2ll, S23; exports to
France $780,, 331 imports from Germany,
1851 $40; exports 10 Germany. 1925, 29l; i'm |
ports from Italy s1i.946; exports to Italy, I
s145 1888; imports from the Netherlands, I
S3l 104; exports TO- the Netherlands, Sl64l; /
Spain. s26S. eco: imports from Norway and
imports from Spain 81. 165, 1923; exports TO
Sweden 1855; exports none; imports from
the United Kingdom. s955, 2S5; exports TO
the United Kingdom, 50 0S9 The total i'm
ports from Europe was S2.S72.009. The
total exports to Europe was 1887 225.
THE total imports from North America
during the six months named amounted
in value to S3,377, 3l3 The total exports
to North America was Ss44 337 which
were divided as follows: Imports from the
Dominion of Canada s225. $50; exports to
Canada. SO 1877; imports from Mexico
3,s09; exports, none; imports from the
United States, s3.1i7 SO; exports to the
United States. SS6S, 500
THE total imports from South America
during the six months named amounted to
Sc 1872 and the exports TO South America
S6.6Il. divided as follows: Imports from
Colombia. $3.50; exports TO Colombia. none;
imports-from Venezuela, 1902; exports TO
Venezuela S6,671.
''The total imports during the six
months named from all countries combined
amounted in value to s. 2631l2. The grand
total Of exports to all countries combined
was IS, sos. 16i.
at will be seen from the above that the
total imports into Porto Rico for the pc
riod mentioned exceeds the total exports
by 81 $50, 245.
IAN analysis OF the above statement
shows that in the matter of imports into
Porto Rico during the six months named
the United States is credited with having
avported rchan1iSe a the value nj