New-York tribune., 1902-12-22

Figures .Sho7cing Its Satisfactory
Gyozefk IN Past Ten Months.

washington Dec. 21 (SpeciaD.-A growth oi
over 100000 for the first ten months OF the
current year in the trade of the United States
with Porto Rico and of over S1,ooo.ooo Win
the Philippines furnished satisfactory index
of the state of trade with insular territories
The trade with Porto Rico now aggregates
S1Oo0oO0 a month-that is, the exports from
this country to that island Shipments TO the
F,bsIinnines for the first ten months OF the cur
rent year amounted, according to Treasury fg-
ures to more than 100000 as compared with
S2oooooo and So 10000 for the similar months
in the last two years.
Statistics Of shipments to Hawaii were only
resumed with the month Of June. and the
figures therefore do not cover the ten months
period as is the case in the commerce with Porto
Rico and the Philippines; but the annual SNIP
rnents from the United States to the Hawaiian
Islands are estimated at about S2O.oeoooo
year To Alaska, the record Of shipments was
begun with June, and amounted during the four
months ending with October TO nearly S5,eoV,-
OeO The figures al hand for these four non
contiguous territories-Porto Rico Hawaii, the
Phflippines and Alaska-indicate that they Will
furnish during the year about to enc market
for about S40.0O0.o00 worth Of the products OF
the United States. chiefly agricultural and
manufactured products.
Other figures indicate that the annual con-
tribution of tropical products by the tropical
territory under the control OF the United States
viii amount in the present year to about S4o,-
100000. and that the receipts Of merchandise
from Alaska viii amount to $15.OO0OOO. making
the total receipts Of merchandise from the nom
contiguous territory nearly or quite S6O.e0oGoO
in value, and the shipments from the United
States TO that Territory S40.0e0,000-
The principal articles received from the ter
ritory in question are: From Hawaii, sugar.
amounting in the ten months ending with Oc-
tober, to 645. 100000 pounds. valued at $4,000
600; from Porto Rico, sugar and molasses.
amounting to Sc, 100000. and tobacco, nearly
100000; from the Philippines. manila hemp,
amounting in value 10 over 100000 in the
ten months ending with October; from Alaska,
salmon, amounting to nearly SI.5ooooO in the
four months ending with October
The principal articles for which the territory
in question supplies market are as follows;
To Porto Rico during the ten months ending
with October. cotton cloths, 100000 yards
valued at 81 211. 900: iron and steel manufact-
ures s.. .164 600; breadstuffs, S954.00o. Of which
$1,000 is flour: boots and shoes, Slo6'oeo'
malt LIQUORS S11S000: fish, S2lIcoO; proVls-
IONS Sl1o6oo0 of which S916.0o0 represents
value Of hog products; rice, 41.0Ooeoo POUNDS
valued at s.. $4,000 To the Philippine Islands
iron and steel manufactures TO the value OF
S725 600: mineral oil. $4,000; paper and manu-
factures thereof S209,0oo; provisions, Sl63'too;
cotton cloths. 1924 1000; hay, SlOottO; WOOD ana
manufactures of, $4,000, and scientific instru-
Ynents S105,o00. The shipments to the Philip
pine Islands include manufactures of all classes,
especially iron and steel, also -four and other
breadstuffs To Alaska the largest items are
proyisions breadstuffs fruits and nuts. iron
and steel manufactures, vegetables, tobacco and
manufactures Of wood.