The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-04
Our Trade With
Spain YET Good

Special Correspondence OF The Tribune
Washington. juno >.
n OMMERClNl RELATIONS between spain ana
1 the United States seem 10 have been fully
~ restored, and it is not Improbable that our
exports to that country in the fiscal year
lspl will he greater with possibly single ex.
ccption. than in any preceding year. Exports
ion tic United States To spain in the mn"
months ending with March. 1901, were valued
at $ll .s79.3i9, against Slo.osl92O in the CORE
spending months ct last year. and SI.Wl.Oi3 IN
the corresponding period OF the fiscal year 1899.
The figures fer tho year up to this time lndi'
cate that the total exports from the United
States to Spain in tho fiscal year 1901 Will nc
about Slf,0OO.0N. while in 1901 the exports to
spain 81 .6I?.:3j. III ESQ Sli6j1,Ssi and III
lsS: tho one year in which the tiitcCnnllion
line WAS exceeded. $6,JIl.2s1. On the import
side the figures of the present fiscal year arc
largely in excess OF those OF 1889, though slightly
less than those of 1900, which were the largest
since lsol. The annual imports from spain into
the United States since lool have ranged from
~, 10 Il million dollars. averaging about Va
million dollars while for the present fiscal yea
they seem likely TO exceed Sj.Ooo.Ooo. In the lis.
cal year 1899, which felt the full effect OF the
war between tho two countries, tho exports
from the United States to spain were S',O'',so'; ;
in 1900 they rose to Si3."M,GSo, and in the
rrcScut fiscal year will closely approximate
Sl6,0O0,0o
BrcadstufS. cotton. oils and wood manuiac.
turcs arc the principal articles which we OK
port to Spain, raw cotton being by far the
largest in volume. Fruits, nuts and wines are
al present tho principal articles imported from
Spain. though in earlier years iron ore formed
an important item in our mportaions from
spain. lmporiatons OF iron from Spain
have also increased in the year 1900 as com
pared with years Immediately preceding, amount
ing in 1900 to $6i5.219, against Sl.dts in 1900.
and scio2.327 in IsHd. Going back to 1890 and
lsol, however. our importations of iron ore from
spain amounted 10 nearly Sl,o0O,0oo per ann,im.
Almonds, raiSinS and oranges are the principal
fruits imported into the United States from
Spain, tho almond importatons averaging about
$4,000 annually. and those of raisins from 500
600 to $l,OcO,HOO per annum
Raw cotton is tho largest single item in our
exports TO Spain. The expectations of cotton
from this country to Spain have increased from
s.. .G6p7s2 pounds in 1870 TO IL, 1SG pounds in
100, This particular feature OF our export trade
with Spain was not materially affected by the
war, our exports of that article TO Spain in the
fiscal years 1896 and 1880 having exceeded III
quantity the figures Of any other years during
the decade The number Of pounds Of cotton
exported 10 Spain from tho United States in
1000 is but slightly below that of 1870, while
the increased price per pound brings its value
I" higher figure than that Of any other year
since 1891. Our total exports to spain in 1900
were valued at $l3,30o,6sO and Of this amount t.
more than twothrds Of the total-rcprcscntcd
the value ot tho cotton. The next important
class oi ulr exports 10 spain is wood and manu-
facturcs Of wood. and in this class the prin'
cipa items are shocks, Sayrs and headings, OF
which the exports TO Spain have averaged ovcr
Si0o,00O annually during the past ten years. Fol.
lowing wood in importance is the class desiy.
mated brcadstufs. the total for ls,O being $5ls,.
O>S, rs against Sl,9il POS in 1893, Our export
ol this class of merchandise to Spain has huc.
tuatcd considerably from year TO year. bcng
governed largely by crop conditions in Spain.