The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-06
B|C SHOWING IN REPORT ON
 ALASKA

compilation, has completed the an nual report for 1915. The report is one that the entire territory of Alaska will be greatly interested in because the facts and figures contained in 1t show that 1915 was a record breaking period The report should be read by all Alaskans as it will give them great insight into the part Alaska is playing in the great commercial world.
 Collector Pugh gives many interest ing tables in his report. The imports are as follows: Merchandise from the United States for 1915 were $23,293.- |186. Merchandise from foreign ports, S5OO.519. Gold and silver from for eign ports, $4,223,62O. The total i'm ports for 1915 being $28,017307. The year 1915 was the banner one, the total imports for 1912 are $26,758,341; for 1913, $26,761,O ,OO0, and for 1914, 25,S49,944.
 The exports for 1915 were as fol- lows: Merchandise to the United States, $34,245,272; merchandise and gold and silver to foreign ports, s1,. 225, ,12O; domestic gold and silver to the United States, s1S,090,411, and foreign gold and silver to the United States. $3,29S,O12, or a total of $54,- S56.S15. The grand total of imports and exports for 1915 amounted to $82,- 874,122. This amount is over $12.- O00, ,0OO for 1914 and is over S10,000,- 900 for the next banner year, which was 1912.
 To this should De added the follow ing items not shown in the table and not reported by the bureau of for eign and domestic commerce to-wit: Copper ore, exported to AnyoX, B. C., $318, ,995; fresh fish, diverted to Prince Rupert, B. C., $269,669; gov ernment furs from the Pribilof is- lands. $124,765; furs shipped by mail, (estimated), $15O,OOO, or total of $685.
 Of these products the greatest gain is in copper ore and matte, an in crease of 300 per cent. This increase is not as much due to the higher price as to the greater production. It has been ascertained that ore to the value of more than two million dollars has been mined and delivered to the sea board ready for shipment.
 A substantial gain has been made in gold and silver shipments, the greatest increase being from the southeastern division.
 The fish product is greater than 1914, amounting to $19,6O3,6S Anti mony and lead ores and matte are new items in the report and will doubtless gain in importance.
 A decrease appears in some items, the greatest being in furs. This is due to the low prices prevailing, the elimination of the government product and shipments by mail. The latter information is furnished by the bu- reau and was not received in time for inclusion in the report. If the above amounts are added more fav- orable showing is made.
 The item "all other merchandise" includes live animals. curios, garnets. ivory, jewellery, trophies, vegetables, whalebone, products of the United States returned, etc.
 Thevaiue of domestic merchandise, gold and silver shipped from Alaska to the United States for 1915 is as follows: Anthony ore, $1S9,S65; copper and matte, $12,S54163; fish, canned salmon, $17,S92,377; all other kinds of salmon, $6o4,271; fish ferti- lizer' ~$20, ,895; fish and whale oil, $3oe,332; furs, $411411a gypsum, $65,- S0os lead ore and matte, $31.476;  marble, $1O4,SSS; tin ore, $76,471; all other merchandise, $1,33S,479; and gold and silver. $1SO90,411, This makes a total of $50 ,629, which is over $1O,OOO,OoO of any previous year since 1911.
 The gold and silver shipments by divisions was as follows: First divi- sion, $5,35O,2O9; second division, s2.- 79s,S52; third division. $1,64s,455, and the fourth division, $6,293,s79. The