Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-11-26
HEALTHY INCREASE IN
COMMERCE IS SHOWN
Will Exceed Former Year By
Many Million Dollars.
STATISTICS or The GOVERNMENT

W u SuoWu ulat OUT lIaus WIN NStI
Contiguous Territory Has Greatly In.
ersassd--Flsurss only Relate to msr
ehandlSe, Gold Being Excluded.
Washington. Nov. 25.-The com
merce Of the United States with non.
contiguous territory in 1906 seems like
ly to exceed by many millions that
.-of any preceding year, according TO a
n statement Issued by the department Of
annanee and labor through its business
t.of statistics.
The bureaus nine months statement
ending With September shows that the
shipments from the United States 80
It's non-cOntiguous territory amounted
n 20 $685., ia against SEQ $685. 79 in the
corresponding months Of the preceding
year and that the shipments OF mer-
Chandise 10 tne United States from It's
non-cOntiguOus territory In the same
period amounted 20 &66,55O 900 against
t247,ill,6SS in the corresponding
months Of the preceding year The
figures given relate to merchandise
only, and do not include the gold and
: silver, Of which the shipments from
Alaska to the United States we're only
I, 37.OOO, 900 OF gold produced In that ter.
ritory and t5,5OO,OOO Of foreign gold
shipped from Alaska being presumably
taAt originating In territory adjacent
thereto.
In the merchandise shipped from
Alaska to the United States there is
q falling on OF HtLle less than $1,000.
900 comEared with the previous year.
in shipments from the United States
there was an increase OF nearly $4,000.
900 to Alaska. Of over $1,000, 900 10
Porto Rico, about $1,000 600 to the
Philippines and nearly $4,000. 700 to the
Hawaiian Islands. In shipment from
! che nOn-condguous territory 10 the
United States there was an Increase
OF about $4,000. 900 from Porto Rico
OF over 81. O0O,ggVfrom the Philippines
and abUut 81, 900 900 from the Hawai-
an islands.
The statement makes comparisons
OF the contrast In the trade Of the
United states with the above named
places Win the period prior 10 anneEa.
ton. IN the Rine mOnths ended Sept,
1897, the year prior TO the annexation
o. Porto Rico. the shipments OF mer.
-ohandlse from that island 70 the Unit.
"a States. amounted TO t1.7G7. cas- a.
agAinsi tl6,176.676 in the nine months
Just ended The nine months Of 1897
the shipments from toe Hawaiian
islands 20 the United States amounted
go oi8.Oli.23i a. against t95.65S,79
IN 1905. The shipments from the
Philippines for the nine months Of
1897 amOunted % 1885,. O6O as against
tlLTS2.7lt IN 1905.
The estimate u made that the total
.oommeTce Win The non contiguous ter.
EitOFy for tho entire year Of 1906 will
apDroKinats 2i2s.0O0.OO0. Ia ship
monas 81 sugar from the Hawaiian
fs,asds Cor de uine months ended VITA
seioptsmber amounted 70 t95.iiS.t7l Of
raw sugar and tl.752.7sl Of rcAnei
augAr Ths Ehipmeuts q rehRed ~
gar ron HAunH Aggregated 81 .i3eSSs
pounjs ~ RE1ins, 90 Ehipmeuft dur.
1ag tas ooTreapoaiing period q he pre-
caa.ng year. Porto Rico shipmenta
10 sagnF amounted 10 tl5ot0Ss2 q ei |
rArs gi.Si2b5s and q leaf tobacco
g9aissi
From TIE Philippines re nos impog |
aani ahiuments Wefe. Mahiia aemp
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