Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-07
TERRITORIAL TRADE
Commerce Between U. S. and Its
Newly Acquired Territories
Growing Rapidly.
Shipments Increased From &c..
1850 in 1897 to S35,ooO,.
600 in 1902.
Commerce With Asia Greatl!
Enhanced Since Philippines
We're Acquired.

Washington. July 7.-Commerce be-
tween the United States and its newly
acquired territory is growing With re-
maikable rapidity. In 1897. the year
preceding that in which Porto Rico.
Hawaii and the Philippines came under
the American flag, the shipments 70
those islands We're, according to the fig
ures of the treasury bureau of statis-
tees. $6,115.560. In 1901 they We're over
SS0,O0o00 and in the fiscal year just
ended they will be, according to the
best figures that the bureau of statis-
tics can obtain, fully S35,o0o.o0o. To
This may be added the estimate of Sio,-
100000 of shipments to Alaska in the
last year. This would bring the total
sales of American goods in the nom
contiguous territory of the United
States up TO about s5o,00c.000 in the last
fiscal year against about Slo.0oO,0OO in
that same territory in 1890.
Considering the figures in detail. the
bureau of statistics finds that the eX :
PORTS from the United States to Porto
Rico which We're, in 1897. S1.9SS.SSS.
We're, in 1900 S4,640.449: in 1901, s6.S61.
OIL. and as they We're S9,651,000 in the
eleven months ending with May it is
safe to assume that the figures for the
fiscal year will show a total of over
$l0,000.000 of shipments to Porto Rico
Cor the year ending June 80. 1902. To
HaWaii the exports in the fiscal year
1897 We're $4.69G.0I5: by 1899 they had
reached $1,000, 40; in 1900. $l3,509, las.
TO that time the statistics
OF shipments to Hawaii are based upon
estimates supplied by collectors of GUS
toms at San Francisco and Honolulu
end are put at $20000.000 as a conserv-
ative figure. To the Philippines the eX-
ports in 1897 We're $94.59I: in 1899 they
We're S404193; in 1900. s2.610.449; in
1901, s4,027,o6i, and in the full fisca!
year of 1902 will be fully S5.000.00O.
To Alaska the shipments in 1894 were.
according 10 the best figures that the
of statistics have been able to
obtain. S3.924.000. and for the calendar
year 1850 600, and for the fiscal wear
just ended will probably be s15.00O.O0O,
bringing the total shipments from the
United States to It's n-cOntlguOuS ter
l.tory up to S50,000,000.
On the import side it may be said
that the non -continguous territory of
the United States now supplies S50.000.-
COO worth (per annum) of it's products
for use in the United States. In 1897
the imports from Porto Rico were ST.
1S1,024; those from Hawaii. S13.6S7,799:
and from the Philippines, $4.3S3.74O. BY
1900 the imports from Porto Rico had
grown to s5,OTS,64s, from Hawaii $780,
10190S and from the Philippines s5.971,-
2OS. In the fiscal year Just ended the
received from Porto Rico
,still be in round terms s7.000.0OO: from
the Hawaiian islands. $26.OOO,000; from
the Philippines, s7.O00.OO0, and from
Alaska about S1.000,000 in fish. furs and
ether products of this character and az
equal amount in gold and silver, thus
bringing the total contributions of the
'cn- contiguous territory considerably
above s50,00O,OO0.
During the same time commerce with
Asia and Oceanica has also increased
With very great rapidity, especially the
exports. In 1897 exports to Asia and
Oceanica We're $61.927.67s: in 1900,
,OS2. and in the fiscal year 1902
he total, including shipments to the
Hawaiian islands, will amount to about
s120,000.000.