New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-29
TRADE IN THE PHILIPPINES
INTERESTING FIGURES OF THE IMPORT.
AND EXPORTS FOR LAST YEAR
HIGH PRICE OF AMERICAN MACHINERY HAS Ypu.
1T OUT OF THE MARKET-coUNTRIrs
THAT HOLD THE TRADE.
[L7 rELE0RAPH ro FIVE rRIpLNr.l

Washington. July cS-"The Trade OF the phu,. d.
pine Islands in 1897" IS the title OF an interests.
document which has tst reached the Bureau !,
Statistics 1t is report of the British Consul =.
Manila. Rawson Walker and. 1t was received =
the British Consular office May g. isas !, -
probably the latest and most accurate picture =.
commercial conditions IN the Philippines which b.
been presented since Admiral Dewey inensMss
American interest in that island group.
Consul Walker estimates the 1897 import, s,
Manila al S6OtO00o OF which about ore-haf va
Of Spanish origin. the imports from other cou,
tries having materially fallen off in 1897. VIII.
those from Spain increased largely. The expo-,
from Manila have, he says, increased IN the la,
year in several trading articles, notably tobacco
hemp copra and the dried kernel Of the cocosm,
the value Of which alone he estimates at sgcsNn
while he estimates the sugar crop at N3,GNco0 ana
hemp OF slLC000OO lie makes no estimate OF IN.
tobacco exports bu, says they were larger in non
than ir former years.
Consul Walker describes local trade con6ition. a.,
way which will greatly interest merchants and
manufacturers in the United States prefacns nj,
statements by saying that this Information is no,,.
Is obtained from British merchants. since the span.
ism statistics are not available until too old To h.
OF any value. He says:
a decidedly bad year for importers generally ha,
Just closed VIVA Win the US. u}Pses o. business
the heavy decline in the value OF silver. and con-
sequent drop IN exchange ana me imposition Of
ports. merchants may be said to have truly rousb
time to contend with.
SPAIN LEADS IN PRINT GOODS
In printed cambrics during the year just clo,.a
the Importation OF English goods has shosn a
decided decrease while imports from the Peninsua
have on the other nand SHOWN increase ThI,
is due chiefly TO the advantage the Catalan manu-.
iacturer enjoys with protective duties as such
ALLOW him TO give better Goth 'han his heavily
5t he has hs 9o oIan to R92Sgss gO
prints tror Spain. Glasgow manufactures hold
keep It. Barcelona manufacturers cannot compe,s
they cannot manufacture The cloth In the first
give the required finish. Linen goods are now al.
most things OF ne past as ne mn duties have
er Jute SACKS come from Barcelona IN very large
quantities as nc other country can compete owing
many continues 10 hold her own against all-comer.
in the hardware department and the finer prices
trade America MACHINERY has been tried from
time to time this market, but has proved in the
corrugated sheetiron owing 70 the unsettled state
OF the country. has not enjoyed me sale II I'D last
and the near future should see more house buid.
ias in progress since tI ira, ll BY last re;
against the Continental marks carriage.hnldsrs
asan inquire o Tor Gaa, ith ron Vrv far Ssmana
the price OF fuel here calls for thin make OF cook
ing utensils.
THE DEMAND FOR CHEAP GOODS
Small articles sunlr) all come from Germany.
and are OF the cheapest description 10 suit he
native consumers pocket Earthen and glass ware
demand calls for steady supplies, the commoner
quality emanating from Germany and the better
class from the United Kingdom. The total imports
81 paints and oils this year show a de crease, we,i'
known English marks are conspicuous by their ao.
| seace. owing 20 the fact that Ensllsn mahulac''
urers do not care 20 ship such low quahnes ~
ind consumption Paper-oarlrdse packing and
ftC-CCmgs from spain. France ana b~IndIy.
paper Spain divides the hcnors with France and
Austria and supplies must Of necessity be steady.
The last year shows large Increase both IN raw
2pa pToydne all The Mean poac
ar TOO expensive. and are therefore not IN great
but supplies Of beer have diminished considerably
THE HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS.
Consul Walker also reports some interesting
facts about harbor improvements. which were w.
der way at Manila when he wrote. He says
inclose with this report plan OF the new har'
Dor works at this port which nave been Ghde' con.
the plan 10 tho courtesy of the experimenting en-
giueer. Senior Don Eduardo Lopez Navarro me
works when completed. viii b. great boon "
shipping In general that nave now TO rye ouLsIae
In the roadstead or bay. some TWO % tnlce ",es
from Manila. Steamers drawing l.tte water ana
small craft enter tho River Pasls ihose
eusased IN the China trade. ana rehmns 1880 AZ.
Hong kong and Manila under the BRUSH nag ais,
charge he ouk of their cargoe. in lighters In the
bay. and then enter the River PasiS 70 cohtihss
remainder
be carried out IN loading the steamers Tor honss
Kong cer,an bua OF cargo Is pa, o'' IAN, oSau
in The river before mentioned ana tHeh Ihe ssa ~.
-rs have 10 steam outside IN ine nty 10 lake '''
remG lnder II the cargo on oOdrd. ...
OF course. loading or unloading IN the nay cahho;
20 on many days during tue VQ"ooh season a'i
when the notice ~ three balls Is hoisted as s.sha
hy ;he harbor master that sale Is lmleUv.s -
the vessels have To- heaNe up their anNnor ana
make "A run a.ross the bay 10 CsVitt. ~hicn IS three
null dg'Ant wHse tn5is Is wh nH the works are
Concluded at the porr o: Manila there viii ee a,
ABUNDANCE of room. only Tor men-ot."ar. elI
for all kinds ~ mercantile Crd.t - W. tV.bn,
charge Their cargoes, or coming IN pa.tHsI s.s
freight The GOV, rnment Is also expecting HVa..
ng naval dock from Europe TO he placed N IN IN
hay ut Suhic some twelve hours s'et"i ' eira,dy
port OF Manila British en9lheets hate S LIN,
arrived from England 70 supern'enI tile P'a.ns
OF ms huge floating dock or ponioon N posnn.o.
whom II arrives from Glasgow. where II mas o.sa
rin,trnctcd When this work is completed tngs
vessels comprising the Spanish nina 'nns,sss
be able he docked ard repaired ~ Suoc is tssy
~ having 10 q over to Hong Kong. where ,.s. ~.
have often 10 walt weeks FOR their turn to en'eF ''
dry dock. -. -,
The writer closes his interesting report with Inc
following statement
The only other work or improvement thas IL ,hs
taken place since | wrote nv last repor. - de
erlarsenert Of the Luneta or public pIohiesn aan
which IS the fashionable rendezvous 81 the tySsir
sh military and civil authorities VINO di'g r one
,arriages or sit down hy the seaSnore 20 Hea 80
Of the military bands play. which takes place vser,
dead who distinguished themselves in the n II'rsS
nrCn,crade the marble having arrived FOR "a 70.
purnose from Europe and when the whole OF t ni
iuprOvcments now under progress o. Oelis ci hs
out are completed the Manila promenatS, W E.st
aide to vie with any AZ home or IN the AZ S"
for size tosqueness ANA public conNch'e"Ss
PRIVATE TUDOR TAKEN HOME.
Among the passengers on the steamer Cny y
! Augusta Of the ocean Line. which arrived yss'.,
day from the South. was Private Tudor OF kcoss.