The Washington herald., 1912-11-10
Rapid Growth in
Trade.
I T il an assured fact that the trade

I IL an assured I2ct tn2t tne uaoo oA
the United States with its noneontigu-
Gus Territories will amount to 3So.-
100000 in the calendar year 1872. Tables
just completed by the Division Of statis-
tics Of the Bureau Of Foreign and Do
nestle Commerce OF the Department OF
Commerce and Labor show that during
the eight months ended August 81. 1917.
merchandise shipped from the United
States to the noncontiguous Territories
amounted to s7l.oo.ooo In value. against
ssl. .ooo. 900 in the same months Of last year.
and the merchandise recslved from these
Territories amounted to vi. 900 In value.
Against SO. 5oo. 900 in the corresponding
months Of last year. This showing Of an
increase Of 81. .ooo. .ooo-a gain Of more than
twenty per cent In the single year-gives
assurance that the total value Of this
trade in the current calendar year will
reach and probably exceed $50 100.
The gain in the trade with the nom
contiguous Territories has been tar greater
than that In the trade with foreign coun-
tries. The figures Of 1917 will exceed by
l50 per cent those Of decade ago. while
the trade with foreign countries for the
same period shows . gain Of approxi-
mately seventy-five per cent. The first
year in which accurate trade figures with
all Of the noncontisuous territories wers
available was the nscai year ended Jun.
30. 1903.
Prior to that time no Official data was
procurabls Of the trade with Alaska, and
figures were refused by those engaged in
the trade with Hawaii and Puerto Rico
after their annexation to the United States
and establishment as customs districts,
This condition was, however, remedied by
an act Of Congress which required state
ments Of this traffic to be made In terms
similar to those in which the trade with
foreign countries II shown. and in con-
sequence Of this enactment full statistics
Of the traffic have been available since
1903.
These figures show that the trade with
Puerto Rico In 1903 amounted to about
"a 900 900 in value. while in the current year
1t will amount to about $4,000. .0oe or more
than three times as much a. . decade ago
The trade with Hawaii in the year ended
June %, 1sos. was 81. OOo. 900 In value. and In
the calendar year lsl2 will amount to about
an increase Of more than Iso Per
cent In . decade.
With the Philippines the trade In 1sos
was &l5.osQooo in value. and in the calsn-
dar year 1sl2 will amount to about $As.eoo.-
900. having trebled in that period.
With Alaska the trade Of 1sos was about
k2O, ,o00. 900 In value. and In the calendar year
lsl2 promises to bs about Sls.0oQ.ooo. an in
crease Of approximately 115 per cent in the
period in question. these figures being ex-
elusive Of gold received from ALASKA. which
seems likely to be greater In the current
year than ever before. the figures Of the
eixht months ended with August 81. 1slz
6,0oe, 900 In the corresponding eight months
pf ISL, and little more than Ss.o0o00o inl
the eight months OF 1S1a
Manufactures form the bulk Of the $l1o-
10000 worth of merchandise passing to thsI
Territories ip 1s12. and
,ugar. tobacco. fruits. nsh. copper and
Aemp are the principal articles forming thsi
M, oo,oos worth Of merchandise being re-
,sivsd from the Territories In question.
SUGAR forms the bulk Of the merchandise |
received from Hawaii and Puerto Rico:
hemp and sugar are the largest single |
tsms from the Philippines. and canned |
,.lmon and copper the largest In the msr.I
ehsudise received from Alaska !.