New-York tribune., 1902-12-04

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sa sSs s. ls @ o &as fsE st. the add fef for
year 1901, ST. go a. showing decrease Ter tT s
1909 vas 10 per cent. against 15a per cent III
The total production distilled spirits s1clusiyc d d
2 S g for the s9a I ysssr ,sxape Taf saons
u @ shoNns an re III II m a an fo beqe sne
ss sS s p1odncsd o51 sdde4 Ts ao Of appe brandy
152 81 gallons q peach BRANDY S5OlS. gaSns s 81
IONS Of apricot brandy, sos gallons Of berry brandy
36as gallons OF prue erahay. 4zso gahons 91 "s
total production of 400 gallons from frnifs
ua' further rt eomparison Of the two fiscal
shows decrease of 1929 gallons in in production
Peaa pe aRfbs bfahdS H a a gallons
brandy ra an % 5 e @ aon5 ia pTdot 70 Brandy an
increase Of 45 gallons in berry brandy. increa
M r 5g saoa sa0h5 n Fand ans 0s's shd an
For the fseai year ended June 1902, there
an aggregate Increase Of LIPS I gaiong profHGsd ca
ors qaan1 q ssq sPff ssggfa asgssf fgssng f
gallons 1901 making increase for the year just
paTRs 9s e the s:al aaT 1902 2sss distees of
kinds Of ali G0 kinds 5as Wee
decrease of S57 for the year Just ended.
b5 s see Of esr ' The Of 6arres
produced during the fiscal year 1901 1901 wa WAS 4og4Zss ;s
ended Of ASS, $50 barrels
For the fiscal year 1902 the, total receipts. from
Soree IL 3 We're @ se s m R sbdTn 5TG ahs
of sl054S.ssl "a for the fiscal year 1902
INCREASE IN IMPoRTAT1oNs.
The Increase in importatiOns f vas chiefly due to
ma materials for use in manufacturing the Increase
In the importa tions of manufacturers materials
addad an increase Of $a a6s anu IN articles manu
fsSa sStured Tesdy @ for nc, ana : 10 in
use lusuries etc while HI e. In articles Of food there
alone the Importation OF articles partly or wholly
ports Of iron and stae man9actures to 'e POINT
higher than at any time since 1888 The increase of
mpoPt gures Of the year oS to point higher than
ans a9td xaSs n 49, the q bS M
sf TSord 6of f preesdn gs This
the 9s R being in u 1s
ffstaFes brss s sa5ton asss a?d copDeT aaeT
lumber and other unmenufacture wood. 81, 4,0l5 76S
eaiy ali Of the great artcles Of oresn produoton
required BY our manufacturers the mportations
of the year exceed in quantity and value those of
any preceding year in the history of our import
The reduction in exports since it occurred chiefly
the exportatos fell SIS 1864 below those Of ht the
creased $3.50 Sc to Africa so25aS7 and to Asia and
Of the United states shows very rapid and gratf-
Fns Fd4o Rec n M Te were sse E % spaaa II Tq o
in Is and 16 the shipments n s to 1 that Island in 1902
prior TO the assumption of control of that island
by the United States. From the Hawaiian Islands
the receipts of mercha $2 100 42g against
s9 in 1897 and the shipments to the Islands
in 1897. From the Philippine Islands the receipts
Of ndise in 1902 So 100 against 81 S9
20 In 1881 and the shipments to those islands in
1909 we're $525s 47e against ss4 6s in 1897 combin
ing the figures OF commerce with the three groups
of islands-PortO Rico. Hawaii and the Philippines
the figures show total receipts OF merchandise from
the Islands in 1902 S3s 6l155i. against $50 25 563
ls@l and total shipments to the islands in 1902
3is94, against S6773,5G0 in 1897 while the exports
Islands. $I7,202 us in 1s2, against s6s27 67S
IN lssI Thus the exports to the islands have in
creased more than fourfold. and those all Asia
and Oceania nearly doubled since 1891. while the
than 30 per cent Under the recent act OF Congress-
approved April 70. 1902. authorizing the collection
OF statistics of commerce between the United States
and its noncontiguous territories full statement
or the commerce with all such territory under the
control OF the United States. including Alaska. is
now being collected and compiled. and indicates
that the markets supplied the producers OF the
United States by these noncontiguous territories
now aggregate over 100000 per annum.
The following table presents IN concise form the
record or the foreign commerce OF the country IN
1902 compared with preceding years: