The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-16
EXPORTS TO PORTO RICO.
More American Products shipped
There Last Year Thnn Ever Before.

More American Products shipped
There Inst Year Thnn Ever Before.
Exports OF American products 20 Porto
Rico in the fiscal year recently -nded
were. according TO the figures of the
Treasury Bureau Of Statistics. more thaa
three times as great as they averaged
when Porto Rico was under the Spanish
flag and more than 80 per cent in excess
Of those prior 10 the enactment of the
Porto Ricau tariff law which went into
effect May 7, 1890, The total domestic
exports from the United States TO Porto
Rico in the fiscal year 1897 which entire
~ preceded the beginning of EosdIites
with Spain, were SIg54. $50 In the fiscal
year 1919, ten months Of which preceded
the date at which the Porto Bican tariff
went into effect. our domestic exports u
Porto Rico were s., Z50S92. In the fiscal
year ending June 80. 1871. all of which
was under the Porto Rican act which
levied Is per cent Of the regular DiUgIcy
law rates on goods passing into that ISL
and from this country. the total domestic
exports from the United States 10 Porto
Rico We're S6.S6IgI7. These figures in
clude only exports Of domestic merchau-
disc and do not include foreign mcr-
chandise brought into the United States
and exported to Porto Rico, which pre-
sumahly amounted 70 about a half mill
ion dollars since the Porto RiC7u state
mcnt of imports from the United States
for the fiscal year ended June 3D. 1891
shows the grand total. including domes-
tic and foreign, to be- $7.4l4.502
Porto Rico imported in the fiscal year
ended June 30. 1901, goods amounting to
S9251.22 in value. and Of this S1.I4.512
came from the United States the total
from other countries being 81 e52. rs OF
this 81 ,952, IDS imported from countries
other than the United States the value
Of SS1SiH was from Spain, &374.S35 from
the United Kingdom. S-94 067 from Cana
da. 1856 523 from France. Sl522Jl from
Germany. and S6.sss from the Neither
lands.
The total exports Of the island during
the fiscal year 1891 were SsGf3. sl6. of which
the value Of $3.50. l37 was sent to the
United States, and S3.0l2.65g TO other coun-
tries OF the latter sum. the value Of
N,I1oOiS was 10 Cuba: 1886 OBJ 10 Spain.
S472o.o TO France: Su.G99 20 Canada. S1fo,-
772 TO Germany. and SSS.935 10 the Neither
lands
The growth in exports from the United
States To Porto Rico has been in nearly
all the articles entering into that COM
meTCe. but especially in manufacture
Exports Of cotton cloth increased from
5.5GoO10 yards 10 over 100000. boots and
shoes. from Z3c3 pairs 20 1890. books,
maps. and engraviugs from $1,000 TO over
$1,000; candles. from 1I1oJ) 10 $4,000
pounds. chemicals, drugs. and medicines,
from 80 60 20 5000; wearing apparel.
from $22.aJJ TO SlCl. 900: vegetable oils. from
$500 20 $500; soap, from $1,000 to ~
c,}, and manufacture Of wood, from 49,,
O9] 20 $4,000. There was a slight reduc-
ton in exports Of -four. probably due 10
the very heavy increased expectation Of
rice from this country. which advanced
from less than 10000 pounds to over &c.
C15CJJ pounds. Provisions increased near
ly $4,000 during the year. the exports
during 1900 having been $50. SO and thOse
OF 1901, 1901. 90 and refined sugar iucreas-
ed I'm expectation from $52lI in 1850 90 Sl4,-
CSf I'm 1901
The following table shows the principal
domestic exports from the United States
10 Porto Rico in the fiscal years 1897. 1870.
and 1901,
lSg7-Cotton cloths. $TO57, provisions,
S5g7. 7aG. wheat -four. S5IG1Ss. iron and steel
manufactures $50 3S6, fish, SIL57S, timber
and lumber. SZl3.53l; wearing apparel. 500.
wood manufactures SO 556- vegetables
So. $50, chemicals, drugs. etc. $3.50. re-
fined mineral OIL $3.50; cars and car
risges. Sll3l9. paper and manufacture.
SI5.>4I. corn meal $l.69s; boots and shoes.
S3.152. malt liquors. bottled. S2.Z5i. coal,
S5>.sI1, books. maps, etc, SD. candles,
Sl276 bread. so 81, scientific instruments,
SOD 01 and soap, $500
Is.J-Rice, Sl5a,ssZ. cotton cloths. 500
543. provisions. $50 So. wheat -four SNiI.-
500 iron and steel manufactures. $jl5.53j.
FISH. So $40 timber and lumber 1919, f5f;
wearing apparel, $239l6, wood mauufac-
lures, Si9.52l. vegetables, $l14 lSj, chemI-
Gals. drugs etc $50 isS. refined mineral
OIL 5000. cars and carriages. $}5, 400; pa
per and manufactures. S523li- corn meal.
500 81. boots and shoes SZjI5e- malt Ii
quors bottled, Si"L2l7; coal $5},s2s; books.
maps. etc. SlG9II. candles. Sle.piS. bread.
1854, scientific Instruments, so 592, and
soap. 81, sg5.
Igl-Rice Sl.21a.725: cotton cloths. SI.I70 To-
$50. provisions, ssil. g+i. wheat -four. $50
Z5G. iron and steel manufactures. S431 .j71-
fish. S314 495. timber and lumber 500 1872.
wearing apparel. Sl0l. 7ol, wood mauufac-
lures. SGs. 50; vegetables, 500 I64; chemi-
Gals. drugs etc. $50. 236; refined mineral
oil. SIS. 800. ears aaud carriages. SO $40. pa
per and manufacture SG6 j7- corn meal.
So Is2. boots and shoe 50. s19- malt Ii
qu0rs bottled. Sl5.ll5. coal. So sol. books
maps. etc. S+1sJi. candles &Z5I- bread.
$-3,5ss. scientific instruments, SZS.3... and
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