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WEST INDIES UNITED STATES AND AND THE Increasing Business with British Islands more AMADOR THEATRE Continuous Show every day from 30 to 11p. a Though the commodities exported second best foreign customer in the to the British West Indies by the Caribbean, exceeded always by Cuba United States in the first six months but purchasing substantially of this year as compared with the American goods than either Haiti same period in 1929 showed a small the Dominican Republic, the French decrease in value, their actual volume or the Netherland West Indies.
was greater, this apparent anomaly As a market for American good being due to the fall in prices. the islands presented many difficut Mr. Charles Knox, Jun. writing in ties, the surmouning of which is Commerce Reports, published by the tribute to American products and United States Department of Com. sales methods. Inasmuch as they merce (October 18th. describes the belong to the British Commonwealth British West Indies as the seadiest the British West Indies extend pre foreign market in the Caribbean for ferential tariff rated to the mother American products at present. coundry and to other members the the Empire, against which On the other hand, there was large decrease in the value of shipAmerican exporter must compete.
ments from the United States exists the Cana Moreover, there tc Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic dian West Indies trade agreement inter Empire and the Dutch and French West In negotiated to further dies.
trade. Despite these handicaps and As will be seen from the following the fact that the inhabitants of the table the four largest markets are islands are strongly bound by senii Jamaica, Trinidad, Bermuda and ment to the mother country, our Barbados a, nd the two latter actual exports to the British West Indies ly increased the value of their im.
have steadily increased, competing not only against the ports of American goods during the successfully first six months of the year:Canadian and British products, but other also against the products of 1929 1980 Jamaica 4, 170, 143. 3, 962, 077 foreign countries selling in the same Trinidad 3, 661, 636. 8, 489, 484 Bermuda 2, 101, 872. 2, 420, 689 Jamaica, the largest of the British Barbados. 784, 644 791, 837 West Indies, occupies first place ir Other island 3, 058, 610 2, 507, 261 the group as a market for Americar goods. The population, numbering Total. 18, 621, 405. 13, 121, 348 about 1, 000, 000, includes a large number of independent farmers whc For many years, continues Mr constitute a solid foundaton for the Knox, the British West Indies economie structure of the island have occupied the position of our Although entirely dependent upor agriculture for its prosperity, the island has largely escaped the de pression experiencied by others of the agricultural countries of the Caribbean This is due to the fact that it products a diversity of crops, and has worked out a system of co ope.
rative marketing. Economic conditions during 1924 were not unfavorable, with activity in agreiultural industries and an in crease in both the exports and imports during the year. All crops die well and even the sugar industry is reported to have held its own. Th.
greatest single factor contributing to the general prosperity was the phenomenally large banana crop the exports of this fruit reaching the record total of 22, 107, 786 stems as compared with 17, 080, 897 stems in 1928. Furthermore, an unlooked for advantage was obtained when, in the latter part of the year, a series of blow downs in Colombia sc reduced banana production in the Caribbean area that Jamaica was able to dispose of its entire output ai satisfactory prices. The first half of 1930 witnessed a recession in econo mic activity but business continued at a fairly normal level. The Govern ment has aided the sugar industry by a form of export bounty, has undertaken the construction of publie works, and has wisely encourag ed the extension of the co operative marketing organizations. Of the imports the UnitedStates supplied 30. per cent, and took 34. per cent of the exports. An analysis if Jamaica imports reveals certain major items ir (Continued on Page 7) Merry Christmas ANDarea.
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