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Washington, June 22.-Pending leg
islation for closer commercial rela-
lions between the United States and
the Philippine islands lends especial
interest to a statement OF the COM
MERGE of those islands just compiled
by the bureau of statistics from the
summary of the commerce OF the Phil
ippine islands, prepared in the bureau
of insular affairs of the war depart
ment. 1t shows the total value of i'm
ports into the Philippine islands in
1908 as $29, l86.120. Merchandise i'm
ported free of duty in connection with
the Philippines amounting In 1903 to
$1,747.312. and merchandise imported
for the use of the government. not in
cluded in this total Of $29.1S6,120.
The official figures OF the United
States government of exports to the
Philippine islands In the calendar year
1908 show the value of all merchan-
disc declared for expectation to the
islands $9,906,697; while the official
figures Of imports from the United
States into the Philippine islands ex-
elusive of government free entries and
supplies granted free entry In connec-
ton with the construction of the rail-
way systems of the Philippine islands,
In the same calendar year are but
$5.101,S36, the discrepancy occurring
chiefly by reason of the fact that the
Philippine figures do not include sup
plies granted free entry in connection
with the construction of the railway
systems of the Philippine islands and
free entries for governmental use.
The principal imports are: Cotton
manufactures, s7.13S,672. of which
$590.730 was from the United States;
rice, $5.552.571, of which none came
from the United States; iron and steel
manufactures s2,009,306 OF which
$S06.l69 was from the United States:
meat and dairy products .$1,955,355 of
which $20S,546 was from the United
States; flour. $943,022 OF which $780,
923 was from the United States; ami
mails. 1921 .049. of which $500 worth
was from the United States; mineral
oils, $S22,325, OF which $645,S34 was
from the United States; coal S597, 507
OF which none came from the United
States; leather and manufactures of
s557,919 of which $410.591 was from
the United States; spirits, wines and
liquors. $545.737. of which $120,791
was from the United States; vegeta.
bles $539,790 of which $66,451 came
from the United States; paper and
manufactures OF $475,561 OF which
Sl4S,lSS was from the United States;
fibres and manufactures of $430,952 of
which $40S7 was from tne United
States; chemicals, drugs. dyes and
medicines. $4l3,37S OF which S1O2.O
came from the United States; wood
and manufactures of s37S,O52 OF which
slS3.574 came from the United States;
fsh, s3l9,036 OF which $94,474 was
from the United States.
The exports in 1908 amounted to s32,
6O1,O72. the principal articles being:
Hemp. $16,50l. $50. OF which $7,797..
926 went to the United States; copra
$6.O5S.SS6 OF which s220,S92 went to
the United States; sugar $5,703.64I OF
which $1.966,l66 went to the United
states; tobacco, manufactured 81.
| TOS,756 OF which none went to the Uni.
ted States; manufactures of tobacco
chiefly cigars, $1.117,286, of which
SlS.74S went to the United States: all
other articles. $1,5l0,547, OF watch
S447.023 worth went to the United
States.
The imports by principal countries
stating them In order of magnitude
were In 1908: From the French East
indies. .s5.54l,543f United Kingdom S.
522.o7S; United States IS, 1886: Aus
tralasia. $2.256.6S5; China. s2.1O2. 9O6,
Japan. $l,32S.172; Spain, s1,261,444;
British East Indies. sS65,S71; France
$S0O,511; Switzerland S6s2,241; Hong
kong. s423.S11; Belgium. 1853 .925;
Dutcn East Indies, s2S3,S34 and Siam
s2S1.sOO. The exports stated in order
of magnitude were in 1908: To the
United States $10.540.765; United
76l: Hongkong s2.5S7.109; Spain 81,
lS57,6l3; China. $780, $685. Belgium
$S2O,42S and British East Indies s74O,
900.