Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-10
TRADE WITH MANILA
MOSTLY HEMP SENT HERE FROM
THE PHILIPPINES.
Slight Decrease in Exports From This
Country-Few American Yes
sells Employed.

Philippine trade figures for that portion OF
the calendar year ending October 81, 19O3,
appearing in the monthly bulletin issued
by the bureau of insular affairs of the
War Department. show the value OF I'M
port and export business to have been
$50. Al, SCI. as against 9,104609 for the
corresponding period of 1902. an increase OF
approximately $5,o0O,OO0, two-thirds being
credited to exports and rice purchases ac-
counting for the import GAIN THESE
amounts do not include gold and silver
and United States government supplies,
and for the later period imports were
$29,320, 156 and exports s26, 101, 403, an ad-
vance, as stated, of 100000 and $4,0o0,Ooo,
rt srectiveIy, over 1902 returns, AS the new
currency IS put into circulation the value
of Mexican coin exported from the islands
become larger Withdrawals of silver, III
Guiding the month of October, amounting
to over seven million dollars, as compared
with half that amount in 1902 Notwith-
standing the increased value of transact
tons the falling off in duty collected on
in ports caused net loss in total customs
receipts from 1854, 337 to $7,321.692, in ad-
diton these amounts include $30000o and
$450000 respectively, which is subject to
rebate as export tax hemp shipped TO
the United States.
Mostly Hemp Sent Here.
Three-ffths of the SIT, 1864 worth OF
hemp exported in 1903 was sent to this
country. Copra shipments advanced in
value over the ten months of 1902 from
81. 5O0,000 to 1921, 966, nearly all going to
French markets for the manufacture of oil.
Sugar, at $i,29O.120. shows increase of
approximately S5O0000, due to better
price per ton rather than the quantity ex-
ported. Tobacco trade is below the record
Of thQ I'D of ha
The value OF commerce between the
United States and the archipelago amount
ed in round numbers to $13.6OO.00o in ten
months OF 1903, against S11,900.o00 in 1oO2
Manila hemp is the only article of COM
mercial Importance at present which is
marketable in large quantities in this
country, nine of the ten million dollars.
worth of agricultural products exported to
the United States being made up of that
commodity. in the early months of 1903
several large cargoes of sugar left Philip
pine ports for this market, but recent re
turns indicate a complete cessa ton of trade,
doubtless in the hope that favorable action
may be taken on the efforts for tariff re-
auctions
Exports to Manila.
The various classes of goods imported
from the United States for use in the is
lands in 1908 was valued at little over three
million dollars, being somewhat below the
SiCNlIS iuduc III the picNiouS SCdi. <hhoAo
shipments received the more important
items were wheat flour, to the value of
s642 1913; cotton goods, S262, 517; beer. in
bottles s252 1856: Illuminating oils, $249, 49,
lumber, $129, 791: distilled spirits. $50, 029:
boots and shoes. s73,474: paper pulp and
paper for printing purposes, $4S.606 con-
densed milk. $44.3i6, and different kinds of
small machinery.
Few American Vessels Used.
OF the 81 965, 1884 worth of merchandise
and coin from the United States arriving at
Manila during ten months of 1908, only
$3.50 461 was carried in American bottoms.
The shipping movement shows entrance of
vessels at that port with cargoes from
United States markets to have been 30
steam and sailing. with carrying capac-
ity of 941 and 6. 40 net tons. respective
", the various flags under which they
came are given as 10 American having a
net tonnage of 81. 907; 80 British, 1852 net
tons; 3 German. S.673 net tons; = Japanese,
o 622 net tons, and 3 under all other flags,
with 1929 ret tons.
Exports to this country, according to Ma
nila returns, aggregated S,S07.412. all but
IS per cent leaving in foreign vessels. The
clearance of 81 steam. 81 COZ net tons. and
10 sailing vessels, 1855 net tons includes
the following: Thirteen American, 40G20
net tons 6 of these with 4974 net tons
cleared in ballasD % British, SO, s37 net
tons; German. 5.003 net tons, and 5 at
9.9esS net tons, under flags of other coun-
tries.