The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-29
TRADE N THE PHILIPPINES.
Commerce OF the islands. for Eleven
Months Ended May N, 1900.

Commerce OF the Islands for Eleven
Months Ended May II. 1900.
The Division OF Insular Affairs OF ihs
War Department has prepared for pub
lieation the following summary Of its
regular monthly bulletin of the commerce.
OF the Philippine Islands for the eleven
months ended May 81, 1860.
During the period named there was im-
ported into the Philippines merchandise
to the value CT SIS.2ao. e9S. CLASSIFIED as
follows: Articles of food and animals.
81. ,422. manufactured articles sa.sGs,-
81; articles in a crude condition, or
partly SO. S5So.os4: articles of voluntary
use iuxuries. etc. s1,225.257. and mis-
eellanecus articles TO the value OF ST.
75s. 453.
There was also imported during the
period named S55s549 in gold coin from
the British East Indies, $57,445 from
China. and SIS. 00g from HongkoDg- Also
SI1S.552 in silver coin from China, $780,
Ss4 from the British East Indies, and
SS42.Seo from Hongkong, making the to-
tai imports OF gold and silver during
the period named. 1.s06 2fe.
The imports by-coun1rieS.- intending
gold and silver. were rs folle-ss: Euro
pean countries, $T679, $50; United States,
SI.z59, S07: Asiatic countries. $40, 53S. ggS;
oceana- $527.S24: Egypt, 1857. making
the total imports eof merchandise, ii
aud silver from all countries combined
during the period named $2o. 1876, 93S OF
this amo . SIS. 3s3. $50 was entered at
the port u Manila.
The exports of merchandise for The pc
Rod named were valued at S17, 634,a9f
classified as follows: Products OF agri-
culture, sl5.51I 362;; manufactures, ST.
! 900, ftyi products of the mines, SO, COL;
products OF tie forest, S23. IS5; mIscel-
laneous articles, $5S4. ga.
There was also exported 10 the United
Kingdom gold ore TO the value of $3.50.
! ne exports of gold bullion were as fol-
lows Germany. 81, $50 worth, China, S7S,-
| 7o5; HcngkoEg. 1885: S63 600 in gold coin
was exported % the United States, So. 524
to Spain. S534. s2s to China. sI3,z5t TO the
United Kingdom. and $40. 3D. TO Hong
kong.
In silver coin s5O.eo9 was exported to
the URited States. S5l2,4e2 20 China. $50
rs 10 the British East indies. S6T- 269 10
Spain. and $50. SIS &c Hongkong; also silver
bullion 10 the value of st. 039 vas exported
TO China making the total exports of gold
and silver during the period named 81,
50. 81.
The exports by countries we're as fol-
=.
United States. $S.59f.517; Canada, 81, 3a1 !;
South America S1.431; Asiatic countries.
S7,22z 22fi oceana- S512. 614. OF this amount
/ S3.ie2 was taken BY the Hawaiian Islands /:
Africa, $685. 2S, making the fetal exports of
merchandise, gold. and silver 10 ali coaa-
tries combined during the period named,
Sls. fV9.0aS OF this amount, SIS, ISL. SIS was
shipped frcci Manila
1t may be # interest to knew that dur
ing the period named 6964i tons Of Manila
hemp valued at &c. SZ. rs was exported
from the Philippines or this amount Is
$50 tons valued al So .4h5. SOS was taken Big
he United States, 456 tons valued at SIS
.53 Was taken by japan 4,SeS tozs, val
ued al $7GS.SoS was taken By China; 2S,-
81 tons Waited ~ s. SO. Bel was tai en- by
the United States; Leg tous valued at
/ Si66.59J was taken by tie British East
Indies: 1875 tons valued at $3.50, eZS. was
taken by Australia: I.s52 tons valued SO
S15z.Ss9 IVES taken by Spain; 26 tons val
ged al $4,000 vas taken BY France. and
6,SI4 tons valued az 81 IL Isl. was shipped
TO Hongkong.