The Detroit times., 1911-02-13
TRADE DOUBLES
! WITH TERRITORIES
Total Business Of Uncle Sam With
Non Contiguous Possessions Now
Amounts To s2oo, 900, 900 Annually.

Trade OF the United States with Its
non-contiguous territories, aggregated
$500. 100000 in 1910. against 500. 0oO,.
900 In 1908, the first year for which
complete statistics OF this trade are
available. The territories In question
are Alaska, Hawaii, Porto Rico. the
Philippines. Guam, Tutuila and the
Midway Islands.
shipped from the territories In ques-
$l11,7S1.03l, against s61.S76.766 In
1903. The value OF the merchandise
fshipped from the United States TO the
non-contiguous territories was $780,
1880, against $3S,230,47S In 1908.
The above figures do not include
movements OF gold and silver. The
value of domestic gold shipped from
Alaska to the United States In 1910
was In round terms. $15.000,000. and
OF foreign gold approximately $500.
I 900.
The principal articles forming this
trade between the United States and
its non-contiguous territories are In
general terms tropical products sent
to the United States. and fish. copper
and ftirs from Alaska, while OF ship
ments from the United States to these
territories manufacturers and food
stuffs are the principal articles. Sugar
and hemp are the principal articles
coming from the Philippines. The
quantity OF sugar sent from Hawaii 70
the United States In 1910 was little
over q billion pounds, valued at $50,
500, 900: from Porto Rico, 626.0O0,OOO
pounds, valued at S26,000.000. and
from the Philippines 2iS,000.OOO
spounds. valued at $6,500.000.
Tobacco Is also an article OF some
importance I'm the shipments or mer
chandise from the tropical islands 70
the United States, amount TO $l.bOO,
900 OF manufactured tobacco,
little less than 100000 in valde OF
cigars from Porto Rico, and little
less than $2,00O,000 worth of cigars,
cigarettes and cheroots from the Phil
ippines. Manila hemp from the Phil
ippines in 1910, amounted to about
eight and two-thirds million dollars In
!. value. Fruits and nuts from Hawaii
amounted to $4,000. 900 In value; from
Porto Rico a less less than $4,000, 600
From Alaska the principal articles
shipped TO the United States were fish,
chiefly salmon to the value of S11.333,-
900; furs, about 100000; copper ore
about $4,000.
The principal articles shipped TO
the territories In question, are manu-.
features and foodstuffs. To Hawaii
the groups cars. carriages, ETC..
amounts to about 100000, OF which
about three-fourths Is represented by
automobiles: cotton manufacturers,
nearly $2,0O0,000 iron and steel man
ufactures, $3,O0O.000; manufactures OF
wood (chiehy lumber). $l,5OO.OOO;
breadstuffs, $1,775.000. and meats
threefourths of million.
To Porto Rico the principal articles
were cars and carriages, $1,OOO.0O0 In
value, OF which automobiles formed q
little more than one-third; cotton man
ufactures, $4,000,0o0 iron and steel
manufactures, $4,000. 200; leather and
= manufactures thereof, over $l,OOO,OOO
To the Philippines the principal ar
ticles shipped were cars and carriages
over 100000 In value, OF which more
than two-thirds was automobiles: cot.
ton manufactures. s4,333 900, against
s1,000,0O0 I'm 1909; manufactures OIL
= iron and steel, s4,000,000; leather and
manufactures thereof, nearly ST.
100000. =.