Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-01-07
.PANAMA'S PART
IN OUR TRADE
Exports to the ISthmuS
Last Year $I4,OOO,OOO
"A Considerable Part of the
Merchandise was for Gov
ernment Use.

Washington, Jan. 6.-EXports from
the United States to Panama are in
creasing with great rapidity. The ex-
ports TO Panama during the year Just
ended will aggregate a little more than
II million dollars. against nearly 5
millions in 1905. and a little more than
2ls millions in 1904. The figures for
the full year have not yet reached the
Bureau Of Statistics Of the Department
of Commerce and Labor: but those
for the eleven months ending with No
vember were $12,95S.S71. and, as the
figures for the single month of Novem-
ber were s1,273,5O7. it is quite appar-
ent that the grand total for the full
calendar year will exceed II million
dollars.
These figures cover only the exports
To Panama sent in merchant vessels
and do not include that sent by gov
ernment transports or naval vessels.
What proportion of this total of over
II million dollars worth of merchan-
disc sent by merchant vessels to Pan
anna is sent for the government, or Dy
its representatives, can not be de-
I termined at present, since the ship
ments of this character when sent by
vessels engaged in the general trans
pOrtatiOn of commerce are treated in
the same manner as merchandise sent
by individual exporters or firms.
While a considerable part Of the mer-
chandise exported to Panama is doubt
less for the use of the government, or
at least for use in the work upon the
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animation of the list of articles form
ing this total indicates that a large
part consists of articles OF food and
clothing or other merchandise intend
ed for individual use rather than for
! the canal works. Nor can il Ee de-
termined just what proportion OF this
total goes for use of citizens II Pan
anna located outside of the canal zone.
since merchandise intended for citizens
/ Of Panama may pass through the ports
/ located within the canal zone and
| thence into the hands of the merchants
Of the state outside of the canal zone.
Z The fact that the value Of the native
I products sent from Panama 20 the
Z United States. aggregales .three-fUurths
Of a million dollars annually, ard that
| the purchasing power of the people ad-
jacent to the canal zone is doubtless
greatly augmented by their trade re-
/ lations with those employed upon the
works Of the canal. suggests that per-
( haps million dollars worth may be
destined for importers and dealers To-
Gated outside the canal zone but within
( the republic of Panama.
These figures. it should be added. do
not include the value of merchandise
sent from one coast of the United
States to the other by way Of Panama.
since the bureau of statistics main
tains a separate statement for mer-
chandise of this class showing be-
tween > and million dollars worth Of
merchandise annually passing from
San Francisco to New York by way OF
| the Isthmus and between ; and mil
lion dollars worth passing from New
York TO San Francisco by way of the
Isthmus.
This movement of merchandise from
the United States to Panama. aggre-
eating over Il million dollars during
the year. has been continuous. seldom
falling below million dollars n month
and in one or two cases exceeding IL
UliillblS a UlpHlH III lne Single ulOHlN
Of January the total was S1.O59.574;
in February. a short month. S979.692:
in March. s1,6S9.71S; in April. s1,SS4.-
s14; in May, s1.297.174; in June, ST.
296,455; in July, se23.397; in August,
S1,176,1O2; in September. $S57.51O: in
October. $1.O69,S ,S2S; and in November,
S1.273.5O7.
About two-thirds of this total of ex-
ports To Panama goes from the port OF
New York. In the fiscal year 1906. the
latest date for which statements or
shipments to countries by ports are
available. the grand total of exports
to Panama were S12,46O.2S9 and Of
this total the amount shipped from
New York was SS.395.679; from New
Orleans. $1.665,269; from Baltimore
S624.64S; from Pearl River. Miss,
S62S.191: from Norfolk and Portsmouth
Va. S321,311; from Mobile. Ala. s32l,-
0S2; from San Francisco. $257.70f.
from Brunswick Ga. S236.315; and
from Philadelphia $130.513.
A FAMILY ASPHYxIATED.