The Washington herald., 1907-07-29
COLONIES Big BUYERS
Trade with Outlying Terri
tories Increases.
PORTO RICO BEST CUSTOMER
Alaska Second I'm Importance as
PurchaseT-ImpOrts from Terrific
ries Also show Great Increase Over
Ten Years AgO-ReeOrd Compares
Well with European Countries.

The business Of the United States with
its noncontlguous Notwithstanding
Alaska, Hawaii, Porto Rico, and the
Phnippines-has increased fourfold in tie
past ten years.
To be exact, the United States exported
TO these territories during the fiscal year
of 1907 goods to the amount Of S67, go, ,5S6,
against $1O699. .56c and we imported from
them y4,sO7,s9O in 1907, against S24227, ,O73
IN 1887.
These figures relate only to merchan-
disc as this country received from
Alaska, IN addition, gold imports amount
ing TO over SlS,5Oo.OOO during the fiscal
year of 1907
Porto Rico Best Customer.
Our best customer among our noncon-
tiguous territories Is Porte Rico which
took from US 81, ,6S6, 26j worth Of merchan-
disc and sold 20 the States $Z2.070, ,l35
worth. Alaska stands next, with pur-
chases amounting TO SIS, 402, ,765 while. ex-
elusive Of her heavy gold shipments 10
the States. she sent 10 Us Sl2l55.l9S in
merchandise. The exports 10 Hawaii ag-
g"egated $l4,435,725. and the imports from
those islands. almost exclusively sugar,
amounted TO S29,7l Sl3 The Philippines.
our most expensive possession, did but
so, III, S62 worth OF business, all told. with
the Gaited States, of which eleven and a
half millions represents the amount OF
merchandise which the people In the
Philippines bought from the mother
country"
Principal Imports from Territories.
The imports from Porto Rico. amount
ing 70 about 22.OOO,01O in 1907. about SIS
oOo,O50 was the value Of sugar. 5,000,O00 to-
bacco. nearly 100000 fruits. and the
remainder miscellaneous products; while
in 1897 the value Of sugar imported from
Porto Rico was but $1JgG.0J0
From Hawaii the Imp0rtau0ns are al
most exclusively sugar. which in 1901
amounted TO nearly $4,000. COO; while in
1881 the value OF sugar imported there
from was $4,000
From the Philippines the chief imports
are hemp. which In 1867 amounted u
about $ll,000l0, and sugar which In 1907
amounted TO less than $4,000 against
81. 500 90 in 1906.
From Alaska the chief article forming
the Sl2UG.CJ5 worth Of merchandise re-
Ceived II ports Of the United States are
canned salmon. SS.50e 600, other fish. $780,
CO., and turs, little more than $4,000.
What Territories Bought.
To Porto Rico the shipments Of cotton
goods chiefly cloths amounted in 1861 "a
about three and one-half million dollars
/ Of breadstuns. chiefly flour. about one
and One-half millions, Of iron and stee
manufactures, chiefly machinery, about
three and three-fourth millions; Of meat
and dairy products, over two millions
and leather and manufactures thereof
nearly one million.
To Hawaii the value Of breadstuns ship
ped from the United States in 1871 wa.
about one and a half million dollars: cot
F ton manufactures. about one and a hal
millions; iron and steel manufactures
about one and three-fourth millions
meat and dairy products. a little over {
/ half million dollars and leather ans
manufactures thereof. about half mil
/ lion dollars.
/ To the Philippine Islands the clvsef ex
/ ports from the United States in 1eg, wer,
cotton manufactures, more than one an,
q half million dollars, against about Z
/ half million in 1896; iron and steel manu-
I factures about two million dollars
/ against less than one million in 1856: mea
( and dairy products, nearly a half million
! To Alaska the principal articles sen
/ from the United States in 1901 were iro,
/ and steel manufactures, abou, $3.50 600
/ meat and dairy products, over S2.O9a0o0
/ woolen goods, more than $4,000 cOttoi
/ manufactures. a little over $4,000. fruit
and nuts ever 10000: breadstuffs. a lit
tie over $5|i,o0o; leather and manufacture
! thereof. nearly $4,000. spirits, wines. an
malt liquors, over $4,000 and lumber ant
manufactures thereof nearly $4,000
/ value