The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-02
IMPORTANCE OF
THE PHILIPPINES,
Many Opportunities viii Be Presented
for Commerce.
LARGE TRADE WITH AMERICA.
The Exports from the United States to
the East are Steadily Growing In
Volume. but They are a Small
part Of What They Could BE.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. June 1.-sps-
cial - The commercial opportunities
awaiting the United states In the coun-
tries adjacent to the Philippine Islands
are shown by series OF tables made
public by the Bureau OF Statistics TO
day. These tables, which are prepared
tor the forthcoming volume OK the
monthly summary OF finance and conf
cree will cover some thirty pages OF that
volume. and present the details OF the
commerce OF each OF the countries Dor
dering upon that part OF the Pacific
ocean. the steamship routes ana dts
tances from the ports OF the United
States TO the Philippines and from thu
Philippines TO the ports OF the countries
in question. The tables cover In de-
tail i've years term OF the imports OF
each Of the countries in question. their
purchases from other parts OF the world
by articles, the percentage which tho
United States obtains OF this market.
and the percentage which the other
leading commercial nations obtain. while
other tables show the exports Of the
United States 10 each OF the principal
countries OF this part OF the world dur
ing more than half of the century.
ARTICLES PURCHASED.
An examination of the details OF these
tables shows that the purchases made BY
those countries adjacent 10 the Philis-
pines are largely OF the class OF articles
produced In the United States. The i'm
ports into China, for instance, included
in 1896 over s64,0O0.0O0 worth Of cotton
goods against less than 100000 worth
in the preceding year; over 100000 OF
woollen goods against less than s3,O0O,ooN
tone a., o-fa -
wheat -four from s762. 707 in 1892 10 Sl.2ii $50
In 1896, an increase In machinery from
1914. 752 in 1892 TO Sl,66s 07S IN 1896. Tho
exports Of cotton cloths from the United
States TO China increased from 2L9Ib.642
yards IN 1893 TO 1401 OBS In 1891 mineral
oils from 27.S7S 055 gallons in 1893 TO 42.62l.-
1874 gallons in 1897; provisions from SZ5.4Z
in 1893 TO Sl5,6i0 In 1897: manufactures OF
tobacco from S76.74 worth In 1888 TO 1913
9J6 worth in 1897, the total exports OF
merchandise from the United States 10
China in 1897 being three times as much
as In 1893. From the United States 10
the British East Indies the exports OF
cotton cloth also increased In 1897 as COM
pared with 1895, although they were not
as great in 1887 as in 1894 and 1885. The
exports from the United States to tho
Dutch East Indies nearly doubled from
1898 to 1897 the chief articles being naval
stores and mineral oils. the increase in
the latter being from 1850 Gao gallons In
1893 TO 2i935, 99s in 1897 IN the face OF the
competition from Russia and elsewhere.
GROWTH OF EXPORTS.
The tables also show the steady growth
OF the exports from the United states
to Hong Kong which as the distributing
point for that part OF tho world is an
especially important index TO the trade
possibilities OF that section, the tables
showing exports 10 Kong Kong IN 1891
being nearly 30 per cent. greater than IN
1894 The most rapid growth Of our
commerce with that part OF the world
is shown by the tables OF imports into
japan. They show a steady growth
from 1893 10 1897. The exports from ths
United States to Japan IN 1897 being moro
than four times as much as IN 1893. This
gain IS shown in nearly all Of the articles
exported 10 that country. Wheat Hour
Increased from 5l.s36 barrels I'm 1893 20
237. i26 barrels I'm 1897. cotton from 1924
mounds in 1858 20 POI. "a in 1891; cotton
cloth from s9,052 yards In 1893 70 2,52S. $50
Yards in 1895. sole leather from 66l.SSz
pounds in 1898 10 1.05405s pounds in 1857;
paraftin from l52O0si pounds In 1898 to
3ls.3o5 rounds in 1897, and manufactures
OF iron and steel from $4,000 worth In
1893 to s3.477.000 worth in 1881
To British Australasia our exports
have increased from 7.5H, 22S In 1898 ~
ST.. 400 2ss IN 1897. This increase is noted
in nearly all lines OF goods, especially
manufactures. Agricultural implements
increased from s2s4. l29 20 $i00Ss5, bicycles.
carriages and cars from S2oSi79 10 N.Oi4
$50 cotton manufactures from xn.oZS 20
500 $40: clocks and watches from SsSses
To Sl65. 40 canned salmon from l.6tlo
hounds to 40505l9 pounds. wire from J.
sio.f73 pounds 20 1i.3So9n pounds. ma
chinery from s2S0.55l worth 20 SSSl,oo''
leather and manufactures OF from s9e.-
2sO TO s697 654 mineral oils from n.sllSss
TO IL, So, 9l4 and paraffin wax from Htoos
pounds 70 2.2l3l2i pounds. To French
Oceanica the exports OF hour increased
50 per cent. in value from iS2 20 eJ''
canned salmon 50 per cent manufactures
OF iron and steel 20 per cent. and vine
100 per cent. r,
BARELY SIX PER CENT.
Taking the group OF countries adjacent
TO the Philippines. including China
British India and East indies. Japan,
Korea, Hong Kong. Asiatic Russia. ana
Oceanica, the exports Of the United
states are shown to havge increased from
S27. 42i, S3I In 1898 to SCI 27,0iS IN 1897, but
still are less than per cent OF the total
imports OF the countries In question
thus showing the possibilities which will
await the producers and exporters Il the
United States in those countries whose
doors are now being opened To The COM
merce OF the world.