The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-04-29
TRADE WITH THE ISLANDS.
Department. of Commerce ,ssusa

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It's noncantiguous territory now aver
ages about s million dollars per month.
and it is apparent that for the full fiscal
year 1t will aggregate a round 100 mil
lions of dollars. In the term "noncon-
tlguous territory" are included Alaska,
The Hawaiian Islands. the Philippine
Islands. Guam, Tutuila n Porto
Rico. Records of their shipments to
the ports of the United, States and of
shipments from the various ports to
them are now regularly presented by
the department Of commerce and labor
through its bureau of statistics.
These records show that the ship
ments from the United States to
Alaska, Hawaii, Porto Rico. the Philip
pines, Guam. and Tutuila aggregated
In ;he seven months ending with jan
uary, 1904. nearly 81 billion dollars. and
the merchandise received from them in.
the same period nearly 81 million dol
lars. IL TO this is added the gold bull
lion received from Alaska, the grand
total Of our IN With the terri
tory in question for the seven monshs
ending with january would amount TO
nearly go million dollars, which makes
1t quite apparent that for the tist al
year ending with June 80 next, the tutll
Will be fully 100 million dollars.
ous territn,ias .ha in.anr. 800, w.. 80 :
seven months under consideration is TO
Hawaii. 1924. 1856 worth of domestic
merchandise and of foreign merchant
disc. S52,611. Porto Rico is NEXT as a
fTni+aJ cta,a. ~ 800 - 'HS
- 'ie 'otai sht'hien's ~
ol,est5on baina sc ~, a. -, pAe ~
,,astin ,,ar11'e7 Sv.so',ii, ssct - ~
- ianIi ana S-oo,.,'o worm
sbinraan,s ena .sii.tnu1s 70 AlashA inc
lng ~ ,i,e oi.veu '5'a.ss uut-
~ > 60 60 On, ~ IN 80 oi 'o''les',c
No. stc 10 ~ I'll nl' ", io.Sis" Pt"u-
s Ihn - 10 ~ ilippi'eS "ut
a,, AZ = y w Nv ssNt'l H'''!4tAs
s ho. WIN January a9ot, We're OF 10
s a .tonaiu,se S-'ooo''oo, anu OK
so.l ~ 'tdiiu!se' si'oto. 70 N'"aln
a.u usaiia oui sh!2llents uuflhS ne
pe.iou ", luestlon were vi i3o, mahlhS
4 eotil Oh ~, 'oo,4zs,
VI me nearly 81 million dollars worth
Of merchandise received from the terri
tories IN question, Hawaii was the
.afssst ftflputor S9,,i9.9io worth of
domestic, and Sl2,5t5 worth of foreign
merchandise. Alaska came next In or
der, S9,396,4l5 worth of domestic prod
ucts and $50, 40 worth of foreign prod
ucts shipped to the United States. The
Philippines stood third in the list. the
total shipments to the United States
being S7,IS4,o73. From Porto Rico the
shipments during the seven months un-
der consideration We're. of domestic
merchandise. SS.359,9S2, and of foreign
products, So, 6S3. In nearly all cases
the figures of the seven months ending
with January. 1904, show an increase
over those of the corresponding months
of the preceding year.
To Hawaii our shipments of domestic
merchandise In the seven months end
ing with January, 1904, were 81, 224.l5
against ST. 2l4.0O4 in the correspondinr
months of the preceding year. To Alas
ka the total shipments of domestic
merchandise aggregated $3.So4.45t,
against $3,495. 193 in the same months of
the preceding year. To the Philippine
Islands the total for the seven months
ending with january. 1904. was s2.S5S.-
1856, against 81, 26S, S5S in the correspond
ing months of the preceding year. To
Porto Rico the shipments show a trif-
ling decrease. those of domestic mer-
chandise being $6,454,417, against 81
o79, 749 in the corresponding months of
the preceding year.
burning to the shipments into the
United States from the territories in
question:, Alaska shows for the seven
months ending with January, 1904, do
nestle merchandise valued at s9,346,4l5.
against $685., 536 in the corresponding
months of the preceding year, and of
foreign production $5,112,6 45, and of
gold of foreign production $S.27S,52
From Hawaii the ~merchadise of do
mestic production received was$9, 749. $40
against s7,677.15S in the corresponding
months of the preceding year. From
Porto Rico the domestic merchandise
received was So, 1853, 9S2 in value. against
So, 946, 749 in the corresponding months
of the preceding wear, From the Pbilins
pines the receipts of ~erchand!s We're
s7.7S4,O73 In value, against Sc, 535, go In
the corresponding months of the pre-
vious year.
The principal articles which form This
large of a hundred million
dollars annually with the n~oncontienA
Gus territory are the natural products
of those territories .shipped to tha
United States, and in return the finish
ed manufactures and foodstuYs of the
United States. OF the shipments of do
nestle merchandise from the Hawaiian
islands to the United States. which AZ.
gregated SO, T49, $40 in value. brown s,,par
alone amounted to 50, 273'O9 in vafnna
against $7.131, 473 In the corresnondins
months of the preceding wear
OF the shipments from Porto p;co =,
the United States. which asprepate6
s3,359.9 s of domestic merehandisa
brown sugar mounte to sI'7a7 5Ssa'
ctpo ro Qp11