Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-17
Our Commerce with Out
lying Territories.
Total for Fiscal Year Is
Nearly S15O,OOO,OOO.
An Increase Of About S50,000,000
Since 1903.


United States with its nom contiguous
Territories will aggregate nearly $780,
100000 in the fiscal year which ends
with the present month, against less
than 500 900, 900 in 1903, the first year
far which complete figures Of trade
With all the nOn-contiguous Territories
are available. Prior to 1903 no official
figures Of trade with Alaska We're re-
norte-i to the Bureau Of Statistics, and
therefore q complete picture of trade
with the entire contiguous area
now under the flag of the United
States can only be given for the term
1s93-l907. During that period the
shipments from the United States to
its on-cOntiguous territory have
about increased so per cent and the re-
ceipt; OF merchandise" from them have
increased about % per cent. Compar-
ing the ten months of the present fiscal
wear for which figures are now avail
able with the corresponding period Of
1903, the first year for which complete
figures can be had. the growth IN ship
ments to the entire contiguous
territory of tie United Safe; has been
from $29,52y,0GS to $55,149,243. an
meuts t. for ign countries We're in
ereasing but 3l.4 per cent. During the
same Dc riul the merchandise sent from
the r0n-c0ntigUOus Territories to the
United States has Increased from S4S,-
25O,O99 to $59,693.323, an increase of
237 per cent; while merchandise re-
ceiyed from foreign countries was in
creasing 1872 per cent.
The growth in shipments from the
United States to its nOn-contiguous
Territories has been more rapid,
measured in values than that in shin
ments from those Territories to the
United States, this fact being due in
the shipments to the islands to in
creased requirements for railway con-
structiOn, plantation development, etc.
and in the shipments from the islands
10 the recent fall in the price of sugar,
q staple article Of shipment from
Hawaii and Porto Rico to continental
United States. The value Of ship
ments from Hawaii to the United
States was in the ten months of 1906
nearly $25,000,000 and in the cor
responding period of 1907 but SCI, 5OO,-
900, this decrease being due to a reduu-
chief article sent from that Terri
tory to the United States, rather
than To any decrease in quantity,
In the ten monthS Of 1895
the jSO.9iO, 40l pounds of sugar shipped
from Hawaii to lie United States were
valued at S24.Il5,252, while the. 6o5,-
45l.43l pounds Of sugar shipped III the
same period of 1907 were valued at
but $2O.2S2,3S1. ana actual increase Of
iouO.O0O pounds, but a dccrr:ts., of
nearly $4,000, geo in value. III the case
OF Porto Rico the shipments of sugar
10 tn" l'nitcd States amounted in the
ten months uf 1905 to 1886. O93
pouhdS. valued at $S.8T0,921, and in the
corresponding months of 1907 amount
ed 10 29S.9lS,ti9 pounds, valued at $lO.-
'4o''l4. The average price per pound
vi the sugar shipped from Hawaii to
me united states in the ten months of
l'V" was AIS cents and in 1907 3.35
cents. a'ri Gf that shipped from Porto
hlco To III" United States III 1898 444
cents and in 1901 353 cents.
Fort" rlc" shows z larger total in
INC uaG" account with The United
states than any other uf In. non-cnn-
tiSu1uS Territories. Tie shipments to
Porto Rico in the ten months ending
win April. 1866, amounted to 81, Ou0,-
w. against $lD.0O0.OOO in the same
months Of 1892, having thus more than
aouhled meantime; and the shipments
from that island 20 the United States
amounted in tie ten months of 1907 to
4 httle less than Sl7.OO0,OO against less
man $9,o0o,0rO in the same months of
jW", having Tins naoVlIr JprbIaJ dur
ing that period. To the Philippine
Islands the shipments amounted to
slshtly less than ~ million dollars in
the Ten months ending with March,
~ against 1-3 millions in the same
months Of 1903, having thus consider
any moro than doubled meantime;
"hlle the shipments from those islands
l" tie United States in the ten months
81 lyhf Were 8 % millions in value,
against 1921 millions in the same
Months nf lfn3. To Hawaii the ship
ments during the ten months Of 1897
We're valued 1T Il % million dollars.
against million in the same months
81 1893. and the shipments from that
territory to the United States amount
90 to 2li2 million dollars in the ten
Months of 1867. against 13l2 millions in
tre shipments aggregated practically
10 million dollars in value during the
len months Of 1907, against million
~ me same months of 1903, and the
Shipments from that territory to the
United States in the ten months of 1907
amounted to l1A millions, against Il
mule over 10 millions in the CORES
p"nding months of 1905.
trad" with Porto Rico shows a larger
u1al and more rapid growth than
'haf with any other of the non-Contig-
nous territories Of the United States.
i'ylng at Il comparatively short dis
tahce from the great consuming CEN
tres OF the country and producing n
'lASS of articles not produced in con-
uhental United States in sufficient
Puanuties to supply home demand, its
growth in production and consequent
consuming power has. under the devel-
"frent resulting from investments of
'apital from the United States, been
very rapid. This increase in produc-
'l1h mas proportionately increased con-
stunning power. and in addition to this