The record-union., 1899-09-11
NOT ENTIRELY "scooPED,"

a food supply, over and above that now
attached to the crudely manufactured
rice product now in use.
Of the %, 5S5 993 kilos raw kemp ex-
ported from Manila, 5ut 42,621 kllos
came back in manufactured articles.
principally from Spain and China This
trade will undoubtedly be controlled by
the United States in future.
Not for any commercial value as to
trade possibilities, but simply to show
their relative consumption, / want to
say that 7206 kilos of joss sticks are
down on the report I refuse to class
John as stingy when he burns up this
amount Of incense to the gods in less
than five months.
1t took 306, ,449 kilos of matches to
light Manila's cigars and cigarettes
during this time. All of these came
from Japan with the exception of 10
kilos from England, who had probably
not figured on the marketable value OF
lucifers in an atmosphere almost cloudy
from tobacco smoke.
That the United States is going to
impress upon the natives some Of it's
own mechanical genius is evident from
the fact that 9.102 kilos of machinery
These figures are small, however, and
it is gratifying to note the figures of
importation from other countries as
showing the amount of trade in this di-
rection that Uncle Sam should control,
and as evidence that the trade could
be wonderfully increased to meet the
newly acquired demand for methods
quick and sure. Spain was the smallest
importer, with figures showing but
1,13O kilos. 1t cannot be said that Eng
land neglected this trade, nor Germany,
for they show shipments aggregating
81, BOG kilos and 19,307 kilos respective
ly The other figures are China, 49,
060; France, j, 1913. The machinery
from China, however, must be credited
to England. China certainly leads the
world in the joss stick business, but
we cannot credit her with mechanical
achievements to the extent that these
figures would indicate.
The fact that 1912, 749 kilos Of IL
Illuminating oil came into Manila dur
ing the period we are talking about
may be the reason that Mr.. Rockefel-
ler's name is almost as well known
here as it is at home; 1,523, ,040 kilos
of this came from the United States,
while Germany and China supplied the
rest. There is no doubt, however but
what these latter points are simply dis
tributing centers for the great Ameri-
can trust article If that credited to
Germany originated in the Russian
fields, it would still be American
owned oil.
Paints, oils and varnishes were i'm
ported in the amount of 1S2,S73 kilos;
81 ,163 kiIos came from the United
States, England and Germany supply
ing the greater part Of the rest. Here
is a great field
FOR AMERICAN GOODS.
The fact that the Philippines do not
come anywhere near raising neces-
sary amount of rice for their own con-
sumption is evidenced by imports from
Japan and China amounting to l,19O-
SIS kilos, and from Spain, fl, ,1S5 kilos.
The United States is entirely left out
on the tinware proposition, but there
were 1891 kilos imported. It is not
likely that Uncle Sam will attempt to
compete with Europe in this trade un-
less enabled to do SO by some favoring
clause of tariff which may be adopted
along with other tariff requirements
for the Philippines.
Strange as it may seem, tobacco, ci-
gars, and cigarettes were imported To
the extent of %, T65 kilos. But 5,93S
kilos of these came from the States, al
though the whole amount may be
classed as American goods. England
and Germany were quickest to realize
the demand for this product, SO they
got the trade. Jointly they exported
1870 kilos to appease the demands of
the American soldier and sailor in the
Philippines. This trade certainly
should be ours.
1t is evidently not much of JOB to
transport fresh vegetables across The
Pacific, judging from the 81 .094 kilos of
this article to the credit of the United
States. China sent in 1,37S.427 kilos,
showing a large demand and this not
at all on the part Of the army or navy,
as their wants are supplied almost en-
tirely from American goods. The f'g-
ures for goods imported on this 'tca1uat
do not enter the
CUSTOM HOUSE REPORT.
Liquors are next on the list. In An
gust Spain exported 1900 liters liter
is quail to 1-0567 quarts, liquid meas
use), and Germany 2,100 liters Of cog
nae Spain (6.306 liters), England
q, 905 liters) and France (3,609 liters)
are the exporters in September, but in
October the United States came in with
325 liters-an experiment, evidently;
1900 liters in November, and then
dropped to 26 lters in December Too
bad! The total importation was %, 723
liters, all Of which Uncle Sam should
have supplied. The trade here does not
demand standard label.
Spain exported for the Philippines
1866 liters of gin. against Germany's
cher only competitor. practically 10. 1S3
liters. If Spain can do this the
United States can certainly do likewise
in cognac, gin, whisky, beer, cham
pagne, claret and sherry
Even in whisky Spain's figures are
1922 liters, against the United States
12,0SS liters, and England 5936 liters.
Spain evidently knew wherein was
money
The stuff that made Milwaukee IA
nous was we'll handled Here is the
one place where Uncle Sam came no
where near being beaten out; 511, 140 Ii
ters of beer are the figures that show
to her credit, or discredit, through w.
c. 7. Z. eyes. Germany, the only COM
petitor in this line worthy our steel.
shows but 7,34S liters. Just to show
that Spain was not to be left out even
on the beer question. the figures show
21 800