The Detroit times., 1911-02-14
TRADE DOUBLES
WITH TERRITORIES
Total Business Of Uncle Sam With
Nom Contiguous Possessions Now
Amounts To $500, oOO, 900 Annually.

Trade OF the United States with it's
non-contiguous territories. aggregated
s200.000,000 In 1919. against 100000
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.
The value OF the merchandise
shipped from the territories in ques-
ton to the United States In 1910 was
Sill, 731 ,031, against $6l.S7G,756 in
1908. The value OF the merchandise
shipped from the United States TO the
non-contiguous territories was $780,
763.3l0. against $SS,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. $15.000,00 and
OF foreign gold approximately $780,
900.
The principal articles forming this
trade between the United States and
it's non-contiguous territories are In
general terms tropical products sent
TO the United States. and fish, copper
and furs 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 TO
the United States In 1910 was little
over a billion pounds, valued at $685.
100000; from Porto Rico. 626.000,0 900
pounds, valued at $26,000.000, and
from the Philippines 21S.0OO,0 900
pounds, valued at $6,500,000.
Tobacco is also an article OF some
Importance in the shipments of mer-
chandise from the tropical islands to
the United States, amount to $780,
900 OF manufactured tobacco. a
little less than 100000 In value OF
cigars from Porto Rico. and little
less than 100000 worth OF cigars.
cigarettes and cheroots from the Phil
ippines. Manila hemp from the Phil
ippines In 1910, amounted to about
eight and twothirds million dollars In
value. Fruits and nuts from Hawaii
amounted to S2,500,000 In value: from
Porto Rico less less than $4,000, 900.
From Alaska the principal articles
shipped TO the United States were FISH.
chiefly salmon to the value Of $l1 $685.
900: furs, about 100000: copper ore
about $125.000.
The principal articles shipped to
the territories In question, are manu-
features and foodstuffs. To Hawaii
the groups Gears. carriages. etc.,
amounts to about $1,000,000. OF which
about three-fourths is represented by
automobiles: cotton manufacturers,
nearly $4,000 900; iron and steel man
ufactures. $3.000.000: manufactures or
wood (chieAy lumber). $1,500,OOO;
breadstuffs. $1,775.000. and meats,
ee-fourths of million.
To Porto Rico the principal articles
were cars and carriages, 100000 In
value, of which automobiles formed
little more than one-third: cotton man.
ufactures, $4,000,000; iron and steel
manufactures, S4.500.000: leather and
manufactures thereof over S1,00O,0OO.
To the Philippines the principal arr
ticles shipped were cars and carriages
over 100000 in value. OF which more
than two-thirds was automobiles; cot
ton manufactures, $4,333,000, against
81 900, 900 in 1909: manufactures OF
iron and steel, $4,000,000; leather and
manufactures thereof, nearly ST.
900 900.