The evening times., 1900-10-13

The Division of Customs and Insular
Affairs of the War Department gave out
for publication today a summary OF its
regular monthly bulletin. showing the
trade of the Philippine Islands for the nine
months ended March 81, 1900
The summary shows that during the pc
riod named there was imported into the
islands merchandise TO the value of SIS,
102.S79. of which amount S695. .S7S or per
cent OF the total was admitted free Of duty
The merchandise imported was classified
as follows; Articles of food and animals
4,1e1, 0G7 or % per cent OF the total: man
ufaetured articles, 81 7,S94,759 OF 50 per cent
OF the total; articles of voluntary use,
luxuries. etc, $3.50, $40 or per cent of the
total; articles in a crude condition, or
partly So S544, $50 OF per cent OF the to-
tai. and articles not classified, TO the val
ue of 81. COS ,2G7 or II per cent OF the total.
In addition to the imports of merchandise
above stated, there was also imported gold
and silver as follows: Gold coin from the
British East Indies 500 549: from China
S57,445; from Hongkon~ $z5, ,000. Silver
coin from China S71S,552; from the Brit
ish East Indies, S473.225. and from Hong
kong, $3l9,l5G making the total imports
OF gold and silver during the period nara
ed. $1.64S. .921.
The imports of merchandise, gold and
silver. by countries, during the period
named were as follows: From European
countries, $3.50 554; from the United
States. $1.0S0 149; from Asiatic countries
SS.SZi I50: from Oceania, S5l9, ,266. and
from Africa, $16S1, making the total i'm
ports of merchandise. gold and silver, $16,
751 SEQ.
During the period named there was ex-
ported from the Philippine Islands to other
countries merchandise TO the value OF $I2.-
92S, 464, classified as follows: Products OF
agriculture, $11.20T, ,156 or ST per cent of
the total; manufactured articles, to the
value OF 81, ,4S9 or 8 per cent of the
total; products of the mines, S56.340; pre-
ducts of the forest, 50, 1872; miscellaneous
articles, to the value of 1851 ,697.
In addition 10 the exports of nerchan-
disc, there was also exported gold ore 10
the value of s., 600 to the United Kingdom;
gold bullion, 10 the value of S1.050 10 Ger
many, and SIS, 705 worth to China.
The exports Of gold coin were as fol-
lows: To Spain S12.524; 10 China $534,-
S26; TO the United States. $63,CCe; 10 the
United Kingdom, $50. and 10 Hongkong,
SS39, ,220.
The exports of silver coin were as fol-
lows: To China, $512. 1852; to British East
Indies, $25, 1856; to the United States, $50,
000; 10 Span, S44, eel; to H0ngkong, $22,550,
and silver bullion TO the value of $6,039 to
China, making the total exports Of gold and
silver 81, ,705, ~.
The exports of merchandise. gold. and
silver, by countries, during the period
named were as follows: To European
countries, Sc, ,2S6,5 SIS; 10 the United States,
$2,650, 0,i50; TO Canada $6,126; 10 South
America. 81 ESQ; to Asiatic countries. So
239. .2S4; to Oceania, $3.50, 756; to Africa. $67,
OF, making the total exports of nerchan-
disc. gold. and silver during the period
named S14 634 236.
During the period named 54,137 tons OF
Manila hemp, valued at IS. 106,S4o was ex-
ported from the Philippines. OF this
amount 1888 tons, valued at $2,476. 926
was taken by the United States: 400 tons.
valued at $71,528, was taken by Japan;
4,S0S tons valued at S708. sos. by China;
24.112 IONS. valued at s., ,964 347. by the
United Kingdom; 91S tons, valued a $l47,-
52S, by the British East Indies; /, 400 tons,
valued at S267,S2S, by australia; 62S tons,
valued at $59.5S7. by Spain, and 1853 tons,
valued at $409, ,S3S, was exported to Hong
kong