Arizona republican., 1909-07-26

DellS 5Uu,UUO,VUO pounds, valued at
 $33,0O0000, against 94O,OO0,OO0 pounds
 in the corresponding months of last year, valued at s34,333,0 Thirty
 five million pounds of sugar sent this year is in the refined state, against slightly more than 1S,00O,00O in the corresponding months of 1908, and
 slightly less than 1S,000,0O0 in 1907, thus indicating. growing disposition to refine the domestic product before
 sending it to the United States, though the share sent in the refined state is up to this time very small. Canned fruits also show marked increase, the value of canned fruits sent from the Hawaiian Islands to the United States in the eleven months ending with May, 1909, being s1,112, 900
 months of 1908, and S25S,000 in 1907.
 Porto Rico increases in 1909 the quantity of sugar sent to the. conti- mental United States, the aggregate for the eleven months ending with May being 40S,000,0 900 pounds, against 395,000,000 in the corresponding months of last year. and 367 0,000 in the corresponding months of the year preceding. Cigars rank next to sugar in the value of merchandise sent to the United States, the total value of cigars sent in the eleven months end ing with May having amounted in round terms to $4,000,00O, and of un- manufactured tobacco to $1,000,000 in value. Fruits and nuts also exceeded s1,O0O,OOO for the eleven months end fna rnrhf nfl in the eleven months to to but $14,210, against ,236 in the corresponding months of 1907.
 From the Philippine Islands manila hemp is by far the most important article received the total value of that article imported from the Philippines in the eleven months ending with May, 1909, being $6,500,000. of sugar $1, 1,50O, 900 worth, while of cigars the total value imported from the islands in the year was S2,761 value, and of leaf tobacco $26.
 The articles forming the $70,000 900 worth of merchandise sent to the non contiguous territories are numerous and widely distributed among the classes of merchandise distributed to the various parts of the world. Of the S14.5OO. 900 worth of domestic mer- chandise sent to Alaska in the eleven months ending with May, 1909, S6,75O,- 900 worth, or nearly one-halt the total, was manufactures ready for and but $2,000.OOO worth manufactures for further use in man ufacturing, chiefly tin for use in mak- ing tin cans for shipments of salmon thence to the United States and other parts of the world. Of the Sl5,5O0,OOO worth of merchandise sent to the Ha- waiian Islands in the eleven months ending with May. sS.750.GO0 worth was ready for consumption, and $1,J00,O00 worth was manufac- lures for further use in manufactur- ing.
 Of the S21, ,5OO,O0O worth of mer- chandise sent to Porto Rico in the II months ending with May, s10.75O,- 900 worth was manufactures ready for consumption, and a little over 8 900 900 worth was manufactures for further use in manufacturing; While of the practically $10,000,0OO worth Of sent to the Philippine ls- lands in the same period, S6.5OO,OoO worth was manufactures ready for and a little less than S1 .OOO. 900 worth manufactures for fur ther use in manufacturing. Most of the remaining articles-th6se not in cluded under the title of manufactures take the form of foodstuffs: To Alaska in round terms $5,OOO,OOO worth. to Hawaii $4,OOO,O00 worth, to Porto Rico $9.OOO.OOO worth. and to the Philippine Islands $2,OOO. 900 worth, these figures being in all cases Tor the eleven months ending with May.