The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-30

Total Exports Come TO This COun-
try-A Significant Statement From
the, Treasury Bureau OF Statistics.
The growing disposition Of the islands
and countries adjacent to the United
States. and especially those OF the West
Indian group. To trade with the United
States is illustrated 10y some figures just
received by the Treasury Bureau Of sta
tis.ics. regarding the CONNIE rec Of ia
maica. These are contained in a British
colonial report on Jamaica for 1929 1872.
They show that Of the exports Of Jamaica
. per cent were sent to the United States
3 in 1896. while in 1900 the shaU~ sent to the
United States was 63.G pr cent To the
United Kingdom the share in 1896 was 27-6
par cent, and in 1900 1876 per cent. The re-
port SAYS:
The value Of the exports from ia
maica which 20 TO the United States con-
/ tinucs to Increase in total value and in
proportion 10 the whole amount Of thu
] trade. The exports TO the United King
. dom diminish steadily. This tendency is
. largely due to the development of the
| fruit trade which has hitherto been al
! most exclusively with tho United States"
/ The increase in exports 20 the United
| States has heCn accompanied by an in
/ crease in the percentage Of jamaican i'm
/ ports which come from the United
| states In 1895 the percentage of Jamai-
/ can imports taken from the United States
| was rs per cent. and in 1900 q per cent,
, While the proportion from the United
! Kingdom. which in 1895 " as 49, per cent,
! was in 1870 10 per cent. In neither inn
ports nor exports does the trade with
| Canada show any increase. OF the ex-
Tr1
and the same proportion in 1890; while OF
the imports - per cent were taken from
Canada in 1896. and Il per cent in 1900
The following statement from the report
shows the movements in the more i'm
portant articles Of imports and exports
and especially the share OF that trade
with the United States:
The products named were shipped
Sugar. almost entirely 10 the United
/ States and 70 the United Kingdom. in the
/ proportion Of X to / Fruit. almost ex-
/ cIusively to the United States. and run
to the United Kingdom. OF the coffee
| sevsn-eighths 10 the United States. Ger
MANY. and the United Kingdom, in th'
order named. LOgwood, 90 seven coun
tries nearly tvSo-thirds going 20 the Unit
ed States and Russia. the United King
dom taking fifth place. PimeutO. abou
United Kingdom. In the order named: tn
remainder principally to France and Ger
MANY Lesser products Of some import
auca which have increased more In pro
/ portion than any Of the main staples. ar
cocoa, cOcoanuts, and ginger. or the co
Goa. nine-tenths is shipped 10 France. tn
United Kingdom and the United States
Cocoanuts. almost exclusively TO tn
United Ctates. Most Of the ginger TO IN
/ United Kingdom and United States, liz n
proportion OF about to ].
} Taking each of the four classes unde
which imports are now arranged, live ami
mails. food. drink. and narcotics were val
| ued at E676. 3s3. as against E574.0 94 in lss,
4 Among animals. it is interesting TO not
! in connection with bee keeping. risiu
industry which the Jamaican Agriculture
/ Society has taken great pains 70 foster
| that bees 20 the value Of E2,ffi were i'm
: | ported as against El.Gs2 in the prcviou
year while there were no importation
i in IseS. TIE placing Of bees on the free lis
| two years ago has evidently given slim
L ! uius 10 the industry
4 / appropriations or stock, especially o
4 sheen have decreased considerably OWN
| / probably to thc heavy duty now laI
1 -Ftrinaceous foods. especially whea
II / and other meal. also peas and Deans
/ showed "a fair Improvement over las
| wear. willis less salt FISH and more sal
] beef and pork was imported, also
: ! smaller quantity Of alcoholic liquors
- | InportatiOpS Of manufactured tObacc
fell of from l&.t5 pounds 10 +S,S
, pounds and from Giles 10 EZlsD ]
8 value while those Of tea slightly II
{ creased There was, on the whole,
< | dimiuution In the impOrtatlOns OF lux
3 ! ries and an increase in those Of nee
3 | saries. not locally produced or else not
z RAW materials imported were value
| at E75.g44 as against E65.Z>6. an increas
2 | of El2 SOS over $1,000 Of this IS due
b the fncreaS ed importatious Of coal, whic
< made mp E6s.S6y out Of the total Of 80
: 1 81 Coal foT the past two years Ia
| been imported I'm greater quantity frDl
= the United States than from the Unite
- / Kingdom. owing TO the advantages bot
4 in cost and freight offered by the form,
! market. The quantity bought from d
l United States WAS 800 tons. IN lss3-lyl
1 as against 2i,fHI tons from the moth.
| country
-Of the manufactured articles. tevtu,
| were imported to the value Of Ef11.sjf. &
| against Ei".Gl5 iu 1883. The influx
/ cotton goods from the United STATE
| brought To notice by the collector gel
- / trai as a. characteristic Of the preEio-
- year was increased in 1s9J-I9lD Thi
!, cOttous from the States. including no
: iery. were valued AT & 90 SO In l,J>-g9, al
:. Eis.S79 I'm 1NHe-19)1
Metals imported were valued atCl5'
- -, against E35'.056 I'm 1859. the lars
- dgCrnlED being chiefly due 70 the con
plDtlun and equipment Of the electric cd
70 system az Kingston.
Lumber imports diminished great
both I'm quality and value. pitch pine
? white pine being valued together IT g.
= Sl.. as against Ei22G in lstS-93 iudica
. ire restricted building operations
III | "D.lS- Of which Kerosene is the chief. 5
III creased in imported value from 81 81