tons, of which 544 of 81,966 tons were British.
Articles of import have been distributed by countries as follows:

From Spain come wines, rice, oils, flour and textiles; from England,
machinery, textiles, salted provisions, rice and coal; from France, a
small amount of textiles, some jewelry and perfumery, and some fine
wines and liquors; from Italy, wines, vermicelli and rice; from
Germany, glass and porcelain wares, textiles, paper, cheese, candied
fruits, beer and liquors; from Holland, cheese; from Cuba, rum, sugar
and tobacco; from the United States, petroleum, ironware, glassware,
chemicals, textiles, paper, lumber, barrels, machinery, carriages, dried
and salted meats, butter, grease, codfish, flour, coal, fruits,
vermicelli and cheese.

A commercial arrangement was entered into between the United States and
Spain in 1895, in consequence of which the following proclamation was
issued by the Spanish Government:

PROCLAMATION:

The executive is authorized to apply to the products and manufactures of
the United States which coming from the ports of the United States be
admitted into the ports of Cuba and Porto Rico, the benefits of the
second column of the tariffs in said islands; provided that the United
States, in their turn apply their lowest rates of duty to the products
of the soil and of the industry of Cuba and Porto Rico.

This modus vivendi shall be in force until a permanent commercial treaty
between the two parties concerned is concluded, or until one of them
gives notice to the other, three months in advance of the day on which
it wishes to put an end of it.

Therefore, I command all the courts, justices, chiefs, governors and
other authorities, civil, military and ecclesiastical, of all classes
and dignities, to observe and cause to be observed, obeyed and executed
this present law in all its parts. Given in the palace, February 4,
1895.

I, the Queen Regent.

Alejandro Groizard, Secretary of State.

The above is translated from the Gaceta de Madrid of February 6, 1895.

This agreement, if so it can be called, is of course now at an end.
Hereafter Porto Rico will enjoy all the privileges of a colony of the
United States.

But still it is interesting to note the duty on the leading articles of
export from the United States to Porto Rico, as expressed in the second
column of the Spanish tariff.

This was as follows:

Wheat flour, rice flour, buckwheat flour, cornmeal,
oatmeal,