Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-16
Is, 19o1-12 PAGES.
EXPORTS TO PORTO RICO
THRICE As GREAT AS BEFORE THE
SPANISH WAR.
Over Fifty Per Cent More Than They
Were Before Enactment OF
the Foraker Act.

Exports Of American products to Porto
Rico in the fiscal year just ended were, ac-
cording to the figures of the treasury bu-
reau or statistics, more than three times
as great as they averaged when Porto
Rico was under the Spanish flag and more
than % per cent In excess OF those prior
to the enactment Of the Porto Rican tariff
law, which went into effect May /, 1900.
The total domestic exports from the United
States to Porto Rico In the fiscal year
1897, which entirely preceded the beginning
OF hostflitfes with Spain, were s1.964, $50, In
the fiscal year 1900. ten months of which
preceded the date at which the Porto Rican
tarin went into effect, our domestic ex-
ports to Porto Rico were 81. 260, S92. In the
nscal year ending June 30, 1901, all Of
winch was under the Porto Riean act.
Wnich levied Is per cent Of the regular
Dlngiey law rates on goods passing into
that island from this country, the total
domestic exports from the United States
TO Porto Rico were $6,S61. OF. These fig
ures include only exports of domestic mer-
chandise and do not include foreign mer-
chandise brought into. the United States
ana re-exported to Porto Rico, which pre-
sumably amounted to about half million
dollars, since the Porto Rican statement
or imports from the United States for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1901, shows the
grand total, including domestic and for
eign, to be $7,414, 502.
Porto Rico imported in the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1901, goods amounting to
$9,567, go in value, and of this, $7,414 5O2
came from the United States, the total
from IRON otner countries being 1882, 72s. OF
this 1882, 1913 imported from countries
other than the United States. the value Of
ssos. AL was from Spain. $374.S37 from the
unateo kingdom. 1924 ,O67 from Canada,
sIoo,tIS from France, s152,2O1 from Ger
many and $61, 1888 from the Netherlands.
Exports From Porto Rico.
Inc total exports OF the island during
the fiscal year 1901 were ss,663, s18, of
which the value Of 1861, 1877 was sent to
the United States and $1,000 $40 to other
countries. OF the latter sum the value OF
H'llo.o4S was to Cuba, scoops to Spain,
s47S,07 to France $341. 500 to Canada,
Netherlands.
The growth in exports from the United
states to Porto Rico has been in nearly
all the articles entering into that COM
ports OF cotton cloth increased from $500
OOO yards to over 22,OOO,O 900; boots and
shoes, from $4,000 pairs to $4,000; books
ma and engravings, from $4,000 to over
pounds: chemicals, drugs and medicines
from $4,000 to $4,000: wearing apparel
from $4,000 to SOL 900; vegetable oils
from m $4,000 to $4,000: soap, from SIT. 1000
- ~, ooo, anu manufactures or WOOD, from
$49,OOO to 100000. There was a slight re-
duction in exports of -four. probably due
to the very heavy Increased expectation
OF rice from this country, which advanced
from nno les LESS than 5000 pounds to over
56,OOO,OOO pounds. Provisions increased
nearly 100000 during the year, the ex-
ports during 1900 having been $3.50, S97 and
those of 1901, 1851, O01, and refined sugar
increased in expectation from Sc 211 in 1900
to 81, 6S4 in 1901.
The following table shows the principal
domestic exports from the United States
to Porto Rico in the fiscal years 1897, 1900
and 1901: