The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-21
Reaches Nearly 500, 000,-
900 for Seven Months,
Including January.
HAWAII LEADS THE LIST
Principal Articles of Trade
Are Natural Products Find
ing Markets in u. S.


its noncontiguous territory now aver
ages about s. 0c0, coo a month. and it is
apparent that for the full fiscal year it
will aggregate "a round 00.0O3. COO IN
the term ''nonconuguous territory are
included Alaska. the Hawaiian Islands.
the Philippine Islands, Guam, TutuIla,
and Porto Rico.
The records of the Department Of
Commerce and Labor show that the
shipments from the United States to
Alaska. Hawaii. Porto Rico. the Philip
pines, Guam, and Tutuila aggregated in
the seven months ending with January.
1904. nearly 81, 0OO, coo. and the merchan-
disc received from them in the same pc
Rod nearly 81. 100000. If 20 this is add
ed the gold bullion received from Alas
ka, the fetal of our commerce with that
territory for the seven months ending
with January would amount TO nearly
S60OO0.0O0.
Hawaii Stands First
or the shipments to these noncontigu-
Gus territories, the largest total for
the seven months under consideration is
TO Hawaii. S3.224156 worth OF domestic
merchandise, and Of foreign merchan-
disc, So, 677. Porto Rico is next as a
purchaser from the various ports of
the United States, the total shipments
TO that island in the seven months IN
question being S6454. ~ worth of do
Iueslic merchandise and S266,yl0 worth
OF foreign merchandise.
To Alaska the shipments from the
United States during the same time
were, of domestic products, $500, 45I,
anG OF foreign products, Sl6123.
To the Philippines our shipments dur
ing the seven months ending with Janu-
airy, 1909, were, OF domestic merchan-
disc. &S5S, 1856, and of foreign merchan-
disc. 5000.
TO Guam and Tutuila our shipments
curing the period in question were
$2l.439, making "A total of S20.7O0 42S.
or the nearly $31, 600 600 worth Of mer-
chandise received from the territories
il question. Hawaii was the largest
contributors 7l9 $40 worth OF domestic
disc
Alaska came next in order, S, COG, as
worth Of domestic products and $60.z20
wortl OF foreign products shipped TO
the United SclteG.
The Philippines stood third in the list
the total shipments TO the United
States being 81, 49, I3
From Porto Rico the shipments during
the seven months under consideration
we're, OF domestic merchandise 80. 55S, $50
and of foreign products. So. BS3. IN
months ending with January. 1904. show
an increase over those of the CORE
spending months OF the preceding year.
Merchandise Shipments.
To Hawaii our shipments Of domestic
merchandise in the seven months end
Ing with JanuaTy. 1904 were 1924. 1856
against s6.21A004 in the corresponding
Eicnths OF the preceding year. To
Alaska the total shipments of do
nestle merchandise aggregated 50, S04. 451
against S3.tS5.193 I'm the same months Of
the preceding year.
To the Philippine Islands the total
10
airy, 1904, was S2,S58, 1S5, against PCS, sos
in the corresponding months Of the pre-
10 Porto Rico the shipments show a
trifling decrease. those of domestic mer-
Chandise being s., 454, Az, against S7,O79, 749
In the corresponding months Of the
The principal articles which form this
large commerce of a hundred million
dollars annually with the nOncOntiguous
territory are The natural products Of
those territories shipped 10 the United
States. and in return the finished manu-
features and foOdstuffs Of the United
States.
or The shipments Of domestic ner-
Chaudisc from the Hawaiian Islands to
the United States, which aggregated
sS.lss $50 IN value, brown sugar alone
Sl.13l.4I3 in the corresponding months
Of the preceding year.
OF the shipments from Porto Rico 70
the United States. which aggregated
S3,559 So OF domestic merchandise. brown
sugar amounted 10 Sl,l4l526, cigars.
S8lT.2E3. oranges. <255.Z35; Leaf tobacco,
SIS. ZIG, and manufacture of straw and
palm leaf. S55.520- OF the shipments from
Alaska 70 the United States, which
aggregated 1885, as OF domestic mer-
chanoise, canned salmon amounted IN
value 20 S6106.6lf. and furs S593.3lS
OF the shipments 10 the United States
from the Philippines, aggregating
S7.l84 O73 Tor the period in quest iOn, ma
Mia hemp amounted TO S6.933,Zi9 ia value,
and brown sugar $754.660.