The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-21

Total SJO,oO0,UOO
This is practically FIVE times as much as
the exports to those territories in 1897. when
none of them, except Alaska, was under the
American flag. The exports TO Porto Rico
in the fiscal year of 1897. for example, were
81 9SS, SSS, and in the fiscal year of 1902 they
were over ten million dollars, the exact
figures for eleven months being more than
nine and one-half millions; and. while the
figures for the twelfth month have not been
received, 1t is certain that the total will
exceed Sl0.000.000. To Hawaii our exports in
the fiscal year 1897 were $4.690075, and for
the fiscal year 1902 the best estimate of
the customs authorities is, in round
terms, S20,000,000. Exact figures of the
shipments TO Hawaii are not at present
available. but it is known that the ship
ments from Hawaii to, the United States
during the year will amount TO about S23,-
900 900. and Il is believed that the estimate
of S2O,OOO,OOO for our shipments to the
Hawaiian islands is conservative one
To the Philippine islands our exports In the
fiscal year 1897 were $94,597, and IN the ifs
cal wear 1902 will be over $4,000, ex-
elusive of shipments made by the govern
ment for of its troops or other officers
in the islands. To Alaska. the best esti-
mate obtainable OF the shipments in 1897
Is IS, 924, 900, while those for the fiscal year
Just ended are estimated by the customs
authorities at Sl5OO0,OO0. This would make
the grand total of shipments from the
United States to its noncontiguous terri
tory $50 100000, exclusive of goods sent by
the government for use of the army or its
officials.
In imports from the islands the increase
has not been as great that in exports
The total value of our imports from Porto
Rico in the fiscal year 1897 was s., 1s1. O24
and in 1902 will be about S. 000, 600 From
the Hawaiian islands the imports in the
fiscal year 1897 were l3,6S7. 199, and the total
for 1902 will be about 100000. From the
Philippines the imports in the fiscal year
1897 were 81, 3S3 740. and for 1902 the total
will be over 100000. The value of mer-
chandise, including gold ana silver, re-
ceived from Alaska in 1897 is estimated at
s., 000O 900, and for 1892 about $l5,O00000, max
ing the total imports OF 1897 from Porto
Rico, Hawaii. the Philippines and Alaska
about SIS 100000, while the total for the
fiscal year 1902 will be about So, 100000.
The Bureau of Statistics has just received
its first record, under the new law, of ship
ments to Alaska Formerly no statistical
record was made OF the shipments TO and
from Alaska, which was a customs district
OF the United States and treated as such in
the commercial reports of the custom
houses During the last session of Con-
gress however, a law was enacted apply
ing to trade between the United States and
its noncontiguous territory, the provisions
of the law relating to the collection of sta
tistics of foreign commerce, and this will
enable a complete record of the movements
of merchandise between the United States
and it's noncOntguOus territory. II is in
compliance with this law that the first rec
ord of the shipments to Alaska is now in
the hands OF the Bureau of Statistics The
shipments from Seattle alone during the
month of June amounted to $4,000. Among
the more important articles shipped from
the United States to Alaska were cattle
horses, -four. oats. railway cars, coal, eggs,
gunpOwder, hay, builders hardware, ma
chinery. fresh beef. milk. refined sugar and
bleS.