Excerpt from Report of the Governor of Porto Rico: To the Secretary of War, 1916
Practically all the decrease is accounted for in four articles, namely, coffee, pineapples, cigars, and tobacco, which together showed a combined decrease of On the other hand, there were seven articles which showed increases in export figures, amounting when combined to almost two million dollars. The most notable of these are molasses, oranges, and straw hats, which show increases varying from 70 to more than 100 per cent over the figures for the preceding year. Moreover, it is proper to add that all the decreases were due to weather or other accidental causes and in no way con useted with the increased planting of sugar.
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