The Alaska daily empire., 1914-02-06
Customs Report Shows
 Big Increase for Juneau
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and domestic merchandise shlppeo to the United States, which items show a decrease of more than five million dollars,
 oTahpg into consideration the unfa- vorable conditions prevailing in the placer fields, and an important change looking toward an increased produc' tlon in the principal quartz district temporary decline in gold production was to be expected.
 For the first time in many years the receipts from all sources have failed to cover the expenses of the service. For the past ten years the duty upon importatlons of foreign coal, mostly from British Columbia, has virtually paid the cost of maintenance and re- turned a surplus to the Treasury. AL though an appreciable reduction was made in the expenses, the removal of that duty and the discontinued impor- tations of coal on account of the la Dor strikes at those mines caused the deficit.
 Below are tables showing the real and intranslt trade The e'intransit com prises that between the. United States and Yukon Territory, consisting of imports and exports of foreign gold and silver bullion and the larger DOT ton of the exports of merchandise to foreign ports.
 Commerce of Alaska.
 Imports. Merchandise from
 the U. s......s21,S92,761 $21,6S9,69o Merchandise from
 foreign ports. 925,OS4 751,17S Gold and silver
 foreign ports S,S4O,546 4,32O,9S5 Total imports s26.75S,841 s26761,84S
 Exports.
 1912 1913 Merchandise to
 the U. s..... .s2479s,8Ss s22,252,94s Merchandise to
 foreign ports. 1,452,955 1,141,66O Domestic gold
 and silver to
 the U. S...... 16,OS1,7O5 l2'959'266 Foreign gold and
 silver to the
 United States. S,7O4,17S 4,SO6,59l Total exports. s45.s82,71s s4O,66O,45s The following table enumerates the principal products of Alaska, de- creased production in which will be noted in the important items. Value of Domestic MerchaIdise and
 Gold and Silver Shipped from
 Alaska to the United States. Articles 1912 1S1o Copper ore and
 matte .....:..$ 4,sO4,715 s S,765,132 Fish;
 Salmon, canned 15,551,794 1S,349,4SS Salmon. other... 9O7,242 1,O74,4SS All other fish
 and fish prod ucts ........ 5S9,529 l,O9z'z'4 Fish fertilizers. 41,662 5S'657 Fish and whale Furs .. 72S,554 672,63S Gypsum w 12s,875 129,875 Marbel ........ TIl69 SZ'oSS Tin ore and con
 centratos .... so,881 7a,784 whalebone .... 1S,O12 80 Other merch'd's, 1,OOO,261 1,1SS,SS4 *Gold and slver. 16,O31,7O5 12,95s,266 Total ....... $4O,854,17S sS4,693,59O "eOId and Silver Shipped to tho U, S. Judicial
 Division 1912 1913 First ......... s 4,O4O,S5S s 8,5S6,l64 Second ........ 3,13S,SS1 2,289,O57 Third ....... 7345O7 592,OOS Fourth ....... S,11I459 6,542,O37 Total ........ $1s,OS1,7O5 s12,959,266 Comparative Statement Showing Value
 of Merchandise Shipped from the
 United States to the Differ
 ent Divisions of Alaska.
 Division 1912 1913 Is. E, Alaska, .. s .9.769,224 s S,725,472 S. Alaska .... 4,S21,689 3,979,17S Boring Sea, etc 4,16S,934 4,2OO,52o St. Michael and
 Yukon River. S,782,914 8,7S452o Total ....... $21,992,761 s21,6S9,69O Value of Merchandise Shipped from the
 U. S. to S. E. Alaska. Beauclerc ..................S lS,SVl BernerS Bay .............. 4V,OOo