The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-08
ISLAND EXPORT TRADE.
IL Is Increasing from the states 90
All Except Cuba.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. April 7.-Exports from
the United States 10 Porto Rico and the
Philippines continue TO grow. To Cuba
there is no perceptible increase I'm 1901.
compared with 1900. To Hawaii the ex-
ports are no longer recorded. because OF
the refusal Of exporters TO continue their
statements since the annexation of Hawaii
and its establishment as a customs dis
trict Of the United States. The latest
figures OF the Treasury Bureau OF Statis-
tics show that the exports from the United
States TO Porto Rico in the eight months
ended with Feb 2S were 81. .2s5. $685. against
s2,2l9,7H in the corresponding months OF
the preceding fiscal year sl.S26.es3 in the
corresponding period ended with Feb. p.
1899. and si.9OO.O67 in the corresponding
period ended with Feb. 2S. 1885, To the
Philippines our exports in the same eight
months We're s2.767SS1. against 81. l.70i. 4O3 in
the corresponding period OF the preced-
ing fiscal year. sl17.o2l in the same period
of the fiscal year 1899. and So. .235 IN the
same period ended with Feb. 2S, 1898. To
Cuba our exports for the eight months
were sl7, ,752. against sl7.172.472 in the
corresponding period Of the preceding year,
s1O142.949 in the eight months ended with
Feb. Is, 1899, and S7.6Ss.S2S in the period
ending with Feb. 2S. 1898.
To the Hawaiian islands the exports can
not. as already indicated, be measured
for the present fiscal year. but there is
every reason TO believe that they are in
creasing as are those to Porto Rico and
the Philippines. In the eight months ended
with Feb. IS. 1900. they increased so per
ha
the preceding fiscal year, and now that
commerce between the islands and the
United States is absolutely unrestricted IL
is not unreasonable to assume that the
figures have materially increased. The to-
tai exports TO Cuba. Porto Rico end the
Philippines in the eight months ended with
Feb. %, 1901 amounted to s24.3OO.5S6. against
81. .O9S. $50 in the corresponding period of the
fiscal year 1900. sll.5ss.sSs for like period
in 1899. and sS.95S.e25 for a like period in the
fiscal year 1898.
Could the figures OF our exports to Hawaii
in the present fiscal year be included IL
is probable that the total exports from
the United States 10 the four islands or
groups OF islands would amount TO 100000
in the eight months under consideration.
against 100000 in the corresponding
the same period of 1899. sl3. 600 for the
corresponding period of 1898. and slo.ooo0oo
for the same period OF the fiscal year
1896. Thus the exports to these islands
have trebled since February, 1895. have
doubled since 1899 and have increased Is
per cent. in the past year, though TO
Cuba there has been In the past year no
material increase.
Cuba's importers seem less favoraby
disposed towards the markets OF the United
States. at the latest accounts. than I'm the
preceding year. The latest report OF the
Insular Bureau of the War Department.
which is in charge OF the Cuban statistics.
covers the nine months ended with Sept.
80 1900. In that period Cuba's imports
were $50. los. 7O2 and OF that sum. s24. .525 ESQ.
or 46 per cent. came from the United
States. and S2l.559.2s9 from Europe: while
In the corresponding months OF the pre-
ceding year Cuba's total imports were s5f.-
CSC. az. OF which s2SO9i.03o. or 5l.4 per cent.
came from the United States. and sis.tsl $50
from Europe.