| Show COMMERCE WITH PANAMA exports from the united states to panama are increasing with very great rapidity the exports to panama during the year just ending will aggregate a little more than 14 million dollars against nearly 8 millions in 1905 and ft little more than 2 12 1 2 mil lions in 1304 the figures of the full year have nal yet reached the bureau of statistics of the department of commerce and labor but those for the eleven months ending with november were and as the figures for the single month of november were it Is quite apparent that tho grand total for the full calendar year will exceed 14 million dollars these figures cover only the exports to panama sent in merchant vessels and do not include that sent by government transports or naval vessels what proportion of this total of over 34 million dollars worth of merchandise sent by merchante merchant 1 vessels to panama is sent tor the government or by Us nan not hp determined at present sanco the ahle this character when sent by vessels engaged in the sanio transportation por tation 0 commerce are treated in the same manner as merchandise sent by individual exporters or while a considerable part of the mer exported to panama IB doubt legs tor alie nee of the government or at least for use in the work upon the canal or the panama railroad an examination ot the of articles forming this total indicates that a inroe of nf food and clothing or other merchandise intended for individual use rather than or canal work nor can it be determined lust what proportion ot total goes for of 0 panama located outside of the aanal zone since merchandise intended for alti zens of Pona aap may pass gli the ports located within the canal zone and thence into the hands of the mer of the stat of tha canal one the fact that ohp value of the native product sant from panama to tho united steeg ate three fourths of a million dollars annually and that the purchasing power of the people adjacent to the canal zone Is doubtless augmented by their trade relations with those employed upon the works of the mcanal suggests that perhaps 2 million dollars worth may be destined for importers and dealers located outside ho canal bisone isone but within the he of panama these agures it should ho added do not include the value of merchandise sent from one coast of the anted states to the ollier by way of panama since the bureau of statistics maintain a statement of merchandise of this class showing between 2 and S million dollars worth of merchandise passing from san francisco to new york by way of the isthmus and between 5 and 6 million dollars worth passing from new york to san francisco by way nf the isthmus |
