The Washington times., 1901-12-16
IMPORTS FROM MANILA.
Aggregated over S3,OOO.OOO Dur
ing the Past Ten Months.

The prominence given to the commerce
between the United States and he Philip
pine Islands through the recent decision
of the Supreme Court. and the necessity
for legislation on that subject. lends espe-
cial interest to some figures prepared by
the Treasury Bureau OF Statistics rela-
tive to the present imports from the Phil
ippines and the constant demands of the
United States upon the tropics for articles
of daily requirement
These figures show that the total value
of imports from the Philippines in the
ten months ending with October. 1901.
were s.. 1s6, ,953. OF that sum onry 1922 ,797
was dutiable and S2s64 156 was free of
duty. OF the dutiable imports S1ss.1 rep
resented the value of sugar.
OF the free importations. 81 .945, III vas
MANILA hemp The importation of hemp
from the Philippines in 1901 shows a
large reduction compared with the corre-
spending months of 1900 due in part to
the small production Of hemp in the ISL
ands during the year of 1900 and in part
to a great reduction in price. In the ten
months OF 1900 ending with October q. .965
tons Of MANILA hemp imported was valued
at S. 225. .26i. and in the same months of
1901 20.579 tons of hemp imported from
the islands was valued at but S2.g45, III
the decrease in price thus being from s1S7
in 1900 to Sli3 per ton in 1901 for the Pc
riod under consideration.
The small proportion Of sugar consump-
ton in the United States which the Phil
ippine Islands are supplying is shown by
comparison OF the above figures OF
sugar imported from the Philippines with
those OF our total sugar importations dur
ing the year. The total importation of sugar
into the United States in the ten months
ended with October amounts to about
1000 100000 pounds. valued at about $780,
000 600. and Of this enormous total only
II ,42i. 600 pounds. valued at s1Ss 159. came
from the Philippine Islands. In other
words. they have supplied during the
present year about one-fifth OF per cent
Of the total value Of our importations Of
sugar. The October report Of the Bureau
Of Statistics shows that our Importation
Of sugar from all countries. except Ha-
waii and Porto Rico. amounted to 1885,
065 .267 pounds. valued at S72 ,9S5 ,OS4.
The reports from the collector at Ha-
waii show that there was shipped to the
United states from those islands in the
ten months ended with October. 1891,
6i5, ,095 .290 pounds Of sugar, valued at S2i.-
t61sNtD. AQu 10 tnls Ine amount shipped
from Porto Rico and the total importation
Of sugar sor the past ten months Will ag-
gregate 1000 000. 900 pounds.
These figures OF the sugar importations
Indicate in some degree the dependence
of the United states upon the tropics for
the requirements Of daily life. or the
500 900 worth Of sugar imported into
the United States in the ten months OF
1891 all but about 81. .0G0.O coo worth came
from the tropics. During the same time
the importations of coffee amounted to
SEi99i.2O2; raw silk, $2S. 996. SIS: rubber.
SO, 363. 5CS. hemp. sisal. iute. etc. $2i.-
i9S. 922; tobacco SI3 SO2 200: tea. Sc. $50 .37g:
cotton. $4,000. .23S. and cacao. S5,57g.O3l.
The following summary shows the value
OF the importitious Of tropical and sub
tropical productions into the United
states In the fiscal year 1901, including
in the statement all sugar, of which. as
already shown. the large proportion is
from the tropics
sugar, S9o. iS7 500; coffee. SCI sci 500:
silk Draw), $2D .05l 300; India rubber. SOS.
.SSS; vegetable fibres, So .g32. sos; to-
5acco and manufactures. $40. .5z6:
fruits. etc, Sls.js6.TO3: tea, SfI,0l7,ST6;
rOtton raw). S6,7S7 SIS; cocoa. S6,I6l .6sg: |
gums. S6,629, laf: spices. SO .5s3. .lGq: cabinet
woods. S2,g93 34g: rice and rice -four. 81
il4,S9S; cork and manufactures. 81 -2T0. .9q5. |
icorice root, St.737.097: indigo. s. .4O2 sol: |
iyewoods, SL214.4f5: cinchona barks. |
Il, OPS sic: vanilla beans. SS75. .22g; spanEes.
i'i7,55O; chocolate. St41, ,S92; gutta percha, |
;i30, ,g5I. total S3g2 $40 i55