The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-03
Cotton Forms the Great Bulk of the
Outgo. but Manufactured Articles
Are shipped Freely.
TRADE WITH WESTERN FRANCE
1T Is INCREASING RAPIDLY, EsPE-
CIALLY IN MACHINERY.
Agricultural Implements In Great
Demand-Trade with Norway,
Sweden and Denmark.
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WASHINGTON, June 1.-Commercial re-
iations between Spain and the United
States seem To have been fully restored,
and IL is not improbable that our exports
10 that country in the fiscal year 1901 will
be greater, with possibly a single excep-
tion. than In any preceding year. Exports
from the United States to Spain in the nine
months ending with March, 1901 were
valued at 349 against s1O.OS1 800 in the
corresponding months of last year and
S.O91 .043 in the corresponding period of the
fiscal year 1899 The figures for the year
UP TO this time indicate that the total ex-
ports from the United States TO Spain in
the fiscal year 1901 will be about $16 600.
while in 1891 the exports to Spain were S14,-
6l9335, in 1880 s14,657, ,Ss4 and in 1888, the one
year in which the fifteen -milion-dollar line
was exceeded, $1693k2S7. On the import
side the figures OF the present fiscal year
are largely in excess of those of 1899.
though slightly less than those of 1900,
which were the largest since 1891. The an
nuaI imports from Spain into the United
States since 1891 have ranged from $3,50O,000
TO $6,O000O0, averaging about s4.500,000.
while for the present fiscal year they seem
likely to exceed $5.0o0.O0O.
Breadstuffs, cotton, oils and wood manu-
factures are the principal articles which
We export TO Spain. raw cotton being by
far the largest in volume Fruits. nuts and
wines are al present the principal articles
imported from Spain, though in earlier
years iron ore formed an important item.
Importations of iron ore from Spain have
also increased in the year 1900, COM
pared with years Immediately preceding.
amounting in 1900 10 S645.279, against ,64S
in 1899 and S302. .327 I'm 1896. Going back to
1880 and 1891. however, our importations of
iron ore from Spain amounted 10 nearly
100000 per annum. Almonds oranges and
into the United States from Spain, the
almond importations averaging about $780,.
200 annually, and those of raisins from
100000 to 81. 100000 per annum.
Raw cotton is the largest single item in
our exports TO Spain. The expectations of
cotton have increased from 81, ,669. 1872 pounds
s.. 1890 10 123.306. 1s6 pounds i'm 1900. This
particular feature of our export trade with
Spain was not materially affected by the
war, our exports OF that article in the fiscal
years 1888 and 1899 having exceeded in guam
tity the figures of any other years during
the decade The number of pounds of cot
ton exported TO Spain in 1900 is but slightly
below that of 1899. while the increased price
per pound brings its value to higher fig
ure than that of any other year since 1891.
Our total exports TO Spain in 1900 were val
ued at Sl3, 3Jy. $50. and OF this amount So
6lS.930-more than two-thirds OF the total
represented the value of cotton. The next
important class of our exports to Spain is
wood and manufactures OF wood, and in
this class the principal items are shocks.
slaves and headings. which have averaged
over $4,000 annually during the past ten
years. Following wood in Importance is
the class designated breadstuffs, the to-
tai for 1899 being S5lS,0SS, as again 81. .94i 206
In 1893 Our exports of this class of mer-
chandise 10 Spain has fiuctuated considera-
bly, from year TO year. being governed
largely by crop conditions in Spain