Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-07
REMARKABLE GROWTH
Trade With Newly Acquired
Territory.
FOUR YEARS INCREASE
EXPORTS JUMP FROM TEN TO
FIFTY MILLIONS.
Shipments to Porto Rico, Hawaii and
the Philippines and Imports
From Those Possessions.

Commerce between the United States and
Its newly acquired territory is growing
with remarkable rapidty. In 1897. the year
preceding that in which Porto Rico, Ha-
wall and the Philippines came under the
American flag. the shipments to those is
lands were, according to the figures of the
| treasury bureau of statistics. IS, 773 $50. IN
1901 they were over $50. o00. 900, and in the
fiscal year just ended they will be. accord
ing to the best figures that the bureau of
statistics obtain. fully $4,000 600. To
| this may be added the estimate of $15.o00,
600 of shipments to Alaska in the last year.
This would bring the total sales of Amer
lean goods in the non-contiguous territory
Of the United States up to about 100000
in the last fiscal year. against about $780,.
600, 600 in that same territory in 1897.
The Figures in Detail.
Considering the figures in detail, the bu-
reau Of statistics finds that the exports
from the United States to Porto Rico
which were in 1897 81. 9ss. 1888, were in 1890
"a. $40, 449; in 1901, s6,S6l,9 17. and as they
were 1851. 900 in the eleven months ending
with May, it is safe to assume that the fig
ures for the fiscal year will show a total of
over $10,000,000 of shipments to Porto Rico
tor the year ending June 80. 1902.
U HAWAII tie SApCftS III tue iScdl year
1897 were 81 600 .O75: by 1899 they had reach
ed s9.3O5,47O; in 1900, s13. 800 14S Suisse
quent to that time the statistics of ship
ments to Hawaii are based upon estimates
supplied by collectors of customs at San
francisco and Honolulu. and are put at
| $40 ,oOO,OO as a conservative figure.
To the Philippines the exports in 1897
were $94,597; in 1899 they were $4O4, 1913; in
1900. $2.64O.44 in 1901, 81 .O27 064, and in
the full fiscal year 1892 will be fully 5000,
900.
To Alaska the shipments in 1894 We're.
according to the best figures that the bu-
reau of statistics have been able to obtain
S3924,O 900, and for the calendar year 1901
S13,5OOOO0, and for the fiscal year just
ended will probably be SIS, 000,0 bringing
the total shipments from the United States
to its non-contiguous territory UP to $780,
coo, Coo
Growth of the Imports.
On the import side it may be said that
the non-contiguous territory of the United
States now supplies s5ooooOo0 worth (per
annum) Of it's products for use in the
United States. In 1897 the imports from
Porto Rico were So, ISL .624; those from Ha-
| wall, S136s7, 799, and from the Philippines,
S4.3s3. 740. By 1900 the imports from Porto
Rico had grown to S30Ts, 64S, from Hawaii,
$50, 303, and from the Philippines
$5971 POS.
In the fiscal year just ended the merchan-
disc received from Porto Rico will be In
round terms, 100000; from the Hawaiian
Islands, s26V0,OOO; from the Philippines
SIND,oD, ard from Alaska about 81. 600, o)1
In fish, furs and ether products Of this
character. and an equal amount in gold and
silver, thus bringing the total contributions
OF the non-ccntiguous territory considera-
bly, above SJO,O00,00O
During the same time commerce with
Asia and Oceanica has also increased with
very great rapidly, especially the exports
In 1897 exports to Asia and Oceanca were
$751; ,673; in 1900, Sos, 304, 0S2 and in the
fiscal year 1902 the total, including ship
| ments to Hawaiian Islands, will amount to
about 1920, 100000.