New-York tribune., 1901-06-03
AMERICAN TRADE WITH SPAIN.
COMMERCIAL. RELATIONS BETWEEN THE
TWO COUNTRIES APPEAR TO BE
FULLY RESTORED.

Washington June . (SpoCiaD.-Commercia rcla-
tions between Spain and the United States seem to
be fully restored, and Il is not improbable that
American exports To that country In the fiscal year
1901 will be greater with possibly single eXcep-
ton than IN airy preceding year. Exports from the
United States to Spain In the nine months ended
with March, 1901 We're valued at Hi.S.92@. AGAINST
SO Os $50 in the corresIocrIng months Of last
and S7O9l.Of3 In the cores spoudlug period OF the
fiscal year ls99 The figures for the up to this
time indicate that the total exports from 'he United
States Spain In the fiscal year 1911 Will re about
SI6O00COo. while IN 1881 the exports 70 Spain were
SASS 49, in 1850 sl4 81 SIS 1854 year
IN which the Sl5GoGc l'le was exceeded $l6S2lcS'.
On the import side thc figures ot The present
fiscal year largely IN excess OF those OF 1899.
though slightly less than those Of 1870 which were
the largest since 1891 The annual imports from
Spain into the United States since 1891 have ranged
from SJpJO00 TO 100000. averaging about $4,000
while for the present fiscal year they likely
exceed $4,000.
Breadstuns. cotton. oils and wood manufactures
the principle articles exported TO Spain raw
cotton being by far the largest In volume Fruits
nuts and wines present the principal articles
imported from Spain though In earlier years iron
ore formed an important item Of importation. I'm
portations OF iron ore from Spain have also In.
creased in the year 1900. ; compared with years
Immediately preceding. amounting in 1901 10 S6i5 S79
against $4iGiS in 1893 and $2O2 81 in 1886 Going
back to 1880 and 1881 however inportations of iron
from Spain amounted 70 nearly 81 100000 per
principal fruits imported into the United States
from Spain the almond importations averaging
ABOUT A9"oV9 annually. and those Of rasius from
-yy0VO To $l.Ootc0 per annum.
IA" cotton * the largest single item in American
exports TO spain The cNporta lions cotton from
ibis country TO Spain have increased from s. 66y ~
pounds IN 1880 To lZ55oi.ls6 pounds in 1900 This
particular feature Of American export trade with
spain was not materially Affected ~ the war ox-
ports or cotton In the nScal years 1888 nav
ing exceeded in quantity the figures of ther vers
in the decade. Hhe number Of pounds OF cotton
exported 10 Spain from the United States IN 1850 Is
only slightly below that of 1893, while the Increased
price pound brings the value to a higher figure
than that of any other year since 1881
American exports 20 Spain in 1909 were valued
N33995so; and Of this amount $96lS more than
t"o-thirdS or the total Represented the value of
cotton. The next important class OF exportatlons
- wood and manufactures of wood. and in II the
principal items are ShookS, slaves and headings of
which the exports TO Spain have averaged over
$4,000 annually during the last ten Years Follow
ing wood in Importance is the class designated rs
bIeadstuffs, the total for 1879 being S5,SO as
against Ng4l.206 in 1853. Exports of this class of
merchandise to Spain nave luctuated considerably
from year to year, being governed largely by crop
conditions in Spain.