Evening star., 1900-10-16
TRADE WITH THE PHILIPPINES.
Exports to the Islands $1,OSO,149 IL
Nine M0nths-ImpOrts S2.65O.45O.

Exports to the islands 81 ,OSO, ,149 In
| Nine Months-ImpOrts S2.63O,45O.
The division of customs and inSular af-
! fairs of the War Department has given out
| for publication the following summary
Of its regular monthly bulletin, showing the
trade Of the Philippine Islands for the nine
months ending March 81. 1900.
/ The summary shows that during the
period named there was imported into the
| islands merchandise to the value of S15,-
| 1o2.S79, Of which amount s635,27S, or 4 pei
| cent of the total, was admitted free Of duty
The merchandise imported was classified
| as follows: Articles of food and animals
81, 121 0O7. or 2S per cent Of the total; manu-
| factured articles, s7,s94, ,759, or So per cent
| of the total; articles Of voluntary use, lux
uries. etc. $SS3, $40 or 6 per cent Of the
| total; articles in crude condition, or part
| ly so, $544 ,3GO, or 3 per cent of the total
and articles not classified to the value of
81, ,653, ,2O7, or II per cent of the total.
| In addition to the imports of merchan-
| disc above stated, there was also imported
gold and silver as follows: Gold coin from
| the British East indies, sJ5, $40; from China
| $57, AS; from Hong Kong. $25,OOO. Silver
| coin from China. s71S,552; from the British
East Indies, $i73, 225, and from Hong Kong,
/ 1919, 150, making the total imports of gold
and silver during the period named. 81, ,048.
| 921.
| The imports of merchandise, gold and sill
| yer by countries during the period named
| were as follows: From European countries,
81, ,326, 554; from the United States, 81 0S0, 149
| from Asiatic countries, s., 1874, 1870; from
Oceanta, $519,2S6. and from Africa, $1,G81,
| making the total imports Of merchandise,
| gold and silver, SIG, ,751 800.
| During the period named there was ex-
| ported from the Philippine Islands to other
| countries merchandise to the value Of $12,-
| 92s,464, classified as follows: Products of
| rtfu1ft G ~
| the total; manufactured articles to the value
| of 81, 100, 4S9, or 8 per cent of the total
products of the mines. $5S,340; products of
| the forest $27S2; miscellaneous articles to
| the value of $J61 ,697.
In addition to the exports Of merchandise
| there was also exported gold ore to the
value Of $2,05O to the United Kingdom
! gold bullion to the value of 81 ,O5O to Ger
| many and SIS, ,7O5 worth to China.
The exports Of gold coin were as follows
| To Spain, $12,524; to China, 1884 S26; to the
United States. sGa COO to the United King
| dom. s13. $50, and to Hong Kong, 1893, go
| The exports of silver coin were as fol-
lows: To China, $512.462; to British East
| Indies. $25, 1875; to the United States. $4,000;
and silver bullion to the value of 5000 to
China. making the total exports of gold
! and silver, 81 ,705,172.
The exports Of merchandise, gold and
silver, by countries, during the period
| named were as follows: To European coun.
tries, Sc, ,2s6.513; to the United States. 81
| $50, 450; to Canada. SO, 1875; to South America
! $1,0s0; to Asiatic countries, $5.239. .2S4; to
| Oceania, 1888. 758; to Africa, s67 OPT, max
| ing the total exports of merchandise, gold
and silver during the period named, $14,-
| 634 ,236
During the period named "a, ,137 tons OF
Manila hemp. valued at 50. 1O634O. was ex.
| ported from the Philippines. OF this amount
Is ,S93 tons, valued at $2.476.928 was taken
by the United States; 400 tons, valued a,
$71.52S, was taken by Japan; 4.S0S tons
| yaiued at sos sos, by China. "a 712 tons
valued at s. 1854. .347. by the United King.
dom; 91S tons. valued at s147. .52S. was taken
| by the British East Indies; ], 400 tons, val
| ued at $59.537. by Spain, and 1850 tons
valued at $409,S was exported to Hong
| Kong.