countries from which the merchandise imported was
received will be seen in the annexed table -

TOTAL st.N2.s4I a.0a4, ,aQa a251 ,22a
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Total SiA2,5l 5,054,905 3,257 228 6,204.7G4


The trade Of Porto Rico with this and other countries
was larger in 1874 than in ls4s, with considerable
variation in the origin of imports and destin alton
of exports. The export trade with the United
States in ls44, was fifty per cent larger than in
ls43, while the import trade fell off trfe. Ths
trade with England shows very great decline, the i'm
ports from being only about onehrd Of those in lsa3
and the exports to England being in the propor
ton The trade between Porto Rico and Germany in
1912 quite large amounting in imports and exports
g S79695 In lS43 they amounted to only $505 1884, and
in 1874 increased to $92s sl4 The imports from Brazil
in ls42 amounted to s54s67, and in ls4s to $ssOo4o
Within the past two years the exports to Brazil have not
amounted to s. 600 The principal increase in the I'M
port trade of Porto Rico 1914 ls43 with the
Spanish colonies and the principal increase in the
port trade, for the period, with the United
States We imported much larger quantities of sugar
and coffee for Porto Rico in 1914 than usual, in
quence Of deficiency in the domestic supplies of the
former and speculative demand for the latter article
The demand for these articles Comprising the staple
exports of Porto Rico) this year. has been governed
almost entirely by the wants for consumption, and
think the importation of coffee this year will be even
less than the actual consumption, as the stock at
the commencement Of the year was unusually
large Dealers in coffee do not appear to be So much
alarmed this year they last at tho various pro-
positions made to place duty upon the article The
Secretary Of the Treasury in 1914 placing
duty Of two to woand half cents per pound on cof
fee and early in the season. in anticipation of some
movement in Congress upon the suggestion and the pos
siby which atth at time existed that such duty might
be levied, very extensive importation of coffee from
the West and East Indies and from Brazil took place
and the stock in all the principal ports of the country
pdly accumulated The imports into this port from JAM
ls to November st ls4s amounted to 2s6os2 bags and
4o casks in 1884, for the PERIOD 99s62 bags
and SAG casks and in ls45, from and to the dates
264942 bags and 46 casks, showing increase ten
months of 1874 of lls7so bags overthe time in
ls43 and decrease in ls45 Of 92O bags compared
with the corresponding period in 1874. The falling of
in the importation of sugar this year compared with
last has been caused principally by the home
production of the article. The large imports Of sugar
into the United States in 1s44 owing to our very
short crop in the previous year.


The number of vessels arriving and clearing each
year. with the amount of tonnage entering and clear
ing for the past five years,