The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-18
TRADE IN TEE PHILIPPINES.
Imports aEa Exports for Ten Months
EnIed April 80, 1900.


EntIed April 80, 1900.
The Division of InsGlar Affairs OF the
War Department has prepared for pub
iicatfon the following summary from its
regular nsnthiy bulletin, showing the
trade of the Philippine Islands for the
ten months ended April 80. 1900. The
statement shows that the imports into
the Philippines during the period named
amounted insyalue to SIC. 45e, 255. Of this
amount ssS7.s4S was admitted free OF
duty.
fed as follows: Articles of food and ami
mails. s4.426.599; manufactured articles,
$3.50. SI2; articles Of voluntary use, lux
uries. etc, $sS1.676; articles in crude
condition or partly so. 1851. liz, and mis-
cellaneous articles, 81 s94,956.
There was also in ported during said
period SIS, 549 Il gold coin from che Brit
ish East Indies. $751; AS from China, and
$4,000 from Hongkong. making the total
imports of gold coin $137.9s4- The i'm
ports OF silver coin were Sis, $50 from
China. S515. 6e5 from British East Indies.
and S342,S SEQ from Hongkong, making the
total imports of silver coin, 3, 576. S57.
The imports Of merchandise gold, and
silver. by countries, were as fellows:
From European countries. ST, S75, 656; from
North America. 81, IS3, ass TALL from the
United States): from Asi2tic countries.
s.. 5S2. 52S; from Oceanic, $521. 674. and
from Egypt, 1857. making the total i'm
ports OF merchandise, gold, and silver,
from all countries combined during the
period named. S1S,1e5. 2oe. OF the total
imports above named, S16, 568, S24 was en-
tered at the port of Manila
The exports OF merchandise from the
Philippines TO other countries during the
period named amounted In value to 49,
28s. 472, classified as follows: Products OF
agriculture $19.52S. s92, or IS per cent of
the total; manufactured articles. S1.242,-
23zs or per cent of the total; products OF
the mines. S57,044; products of the forest,
sl4,92l; miscellaneous articles, s64s. 42S.
The exports OF gold and silver during
the period named we're az follows. Gold
ore 10 the value Of s., $50 was exported 10
the United Kingdom; gold bullion to the
value OF 81, $50 10 Germany and SIS, 705 TO
China; S63. 900 in gold coin was exported to
the United States, $12, 524 to Spain, 1894 .S2s
70 China, si5s25e to the United Kingdom,
and $S6S,So2 to Hongkong; $4,000 in sill
yer coin was exported 10 the United
States, $512, 4sz to China, So. 135 to the
-'AAls-A A-<szt iHItSSs |3oyo0t 10 Spal4s ana
s2s,lS5 to Hongkong There was also ex-
ported silver bullion TO the value Of S. O3s
to China. making the total exports Of gold
and silver 10 ali countries combined dur
ing the period named, S1,74S .S4z
The exports by countries were as fol-
lows: TO European countries $7,2s4, I6s.
TO North America s., 293, 10S OF this
amount s, 2s4 ,292 was taken by the Unit
ed States. TO. South America, SI.I4I; to
-Asiatie countries. s., ss2, 355; to Oceanic,
S4So,51T. OF this amount $. I02 was taken
by the Hawaiian Islands. The exports to
Africa were So. e27, making the total ex-
ports of MERCHANDISE gold and silver. to
ali countries combined during the period
named SI7,o3S,S14- OF the total exports
above given. Si5 4S5. 13f worth was shipped
from the port OF Manila
It may be interesting to know that dur
ing the period named there vas exported
from the Philippines 81. S21 tons Of Manila
hemp. valued at S, 217, SOB. OF this amount
q, S3S tons valued at SO ,095 ,2D5 was taken
by the United States; 453 tons valued at
SI'.9g3 was taken by Japan: 4,S0S tons val
used at s7QS .seS by China; q, 1888 tons val
ued at 81, 2S5s19T was taken by the United
Kingdom; 396 tons valued at $15s, PAT was
taken BY the British East Indies: 1853
tons valued al sza2, s2s was taken bvrAus-
trslia; SIS tens Valued at 'Ss9, 53T was tax
en- b Spain; $50 tons valued at S534, 07S
was shipped to Hongkong, and 2s tons val
uet az $1,000 was exported to France.