Arizona republican., 1902-07-26
1850, 0,000,000


 This is practically five times as much as the exports to those territories in 1897, when none of them, except Alas ka, was under the American flag. The exports to Porto Rico in the fiscal year 1897, for example, were s1,9SS,S ,SSS and | in the fiscal year 1902 they were over $10,000,C00 the exact figures for eleven months being more than $9,500,000; and while the figures for the twelfth month have not been received it is certain that the total will exceed s10,000, 009 To Hawaii cur exports in the fiscal year 1897 were s4,690075, and for the i fiscal year 1902 the best estimate of i the customs authorities is, in round l terms, 20,000,0 coo. Exact figures of the l shipments to Hawaii are not at present 1 available, but it is known that the shipments from Hawaii to the United States during the year will amount to about $23,000,00O and it is believed that l the estimate of S20,OOOO0O for our ship conservative one. To the Philippine l islands our exports for the fiscal year 1897 were S9i,537, and in the fiscal year 1902 will be over $5,000,O00, exclusive oi shipments made by the government for the use Of it's troops or other officers in the islands. To Alaska the best estimate obtaiuable of the shipments in 1897 is g 1000, while those for the fiscal year just ended are estimated by the customs authorities at $15, ,000,- coo This would make the grand total of shipments from the United States to it's non-contiguous territory S5t,G0O.00o 1 exclusive of goods sent by the govern ment for the use of the army or of it's officials.
 In imports from the islands the in- l crease has not been as great as that 1T exports. The total value of our i'm ports from Porto Rico in the fiscal year 1897 was S2.1S1, ,c24. and in 1902 will be about $S.000, ,0O0. From the Hawaiian islands the imports in the fiscal year 1887 were SiS.GS7. 799 and the total for 1902 will be about $23000,000. From the Philippines the imports in the fiscal year 1887 were $4,SS3, 740, and for 19o: the total will be over S7,O00 900. The
 
 and silver. received from Alaska in 1897 is estimated at $50O0,O00, and fol 1902 about s15.O0OC GOO, making the tota imports of 1S91 from Porto Rico. Ha- waii. the Philippines and Alaska about $25, ,000 900, while the total for the fisca year 1902 will be about S5O,000,000.
 The bureau of statistics has just re- ceived it's first record, under the new law, of shipments to Alaska. Former ly no statistical record was made of the shipments to and from Alaska. whicf was a customs district of the United States and treated as such in the com mercial reports of the custom houses During the last session of congress however, a law was enacted applying to trade between the United States anC it's noncontiguous territory the pro. visions of the law relating to the col lection of statistics of foreign com , merce, and this will enable a complete record of the movements of merchan disc between the United States and it: noncontiguous territory. It is in com pliance with this law that the frs record of the shipments to Alaska i now in the hands of the bureau o statistics. The shipments from Seattl alone during the month of Jun amounted to STA Q00 Among the nor important articles shipped from tn United States to Alaska were cattle horses, flour, oats, railway cars, coal eggs. gunpowder. hay builders hard ware, machinery fresh beef, milk, re fined sugar and vegetables.