Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-04
Trade OF the PHILIPPINES.

Pending legislation Tor closer com
mercial relations between the United
States and the Philippine Islands
lends especial interest to a state
ment of the commerce of those islanas
just compiled by the bureau of sta
tistics from the summary of the COM
merce OF the Philippine Isiancs. pre-
pared in the bureau of insnlar affairs
Of the war department r. shows the
total value of imports into the Phil
ippine Islands in 1908 as 500. 1870. 100.
Merchandise imported free of duty in
connection with the construction of
the railway systems Of the Philippine
Islands. amounting in 1908 to sl.747,-
312. and merchandise imported for the
use of the government. are not in
Guided in this total of S29. lS6,120.
The official figpres of the United
States Government of exports to the
Philippine Islands in the calendar
year 1908 show the total value of all
merchandise declared for expectation
to the island S9.9O6,697: while the Of
fetal figures of imports from the
United States into the Philippine Is
lands, exclusive OF government free
entries and supplies granted free en-
try in connection with the ccnstruc-
ton of the railway systems of the
Philippine Islands, in the same caien-
dar year are but S5,101 1886, the dis
crepancy occurring chiefly by reason
Of the fact THAT the Philippine figures
do net include supplies granted free
entry in connection with the construc-
ton of the railway systems OF the
PHILIPPINE Islands and free entries for
government use.
The principal imports are cotton
manufactures, s7,13S,672, of which
$3.50. $50 was from the United States;
rice, s5,552,571, of which none came
from the United States; iron and steel
manufactures, $1,000 .3G6 of which
$500. l09 was from the United States;
meat and dairy products, S1.955,35o,
of which $20S,546 was from the United
States: -four, $943,022. of which $780,
923 was from the United States; anil
mails. 1921 ,049, of which 1920 worth
was from the United States: mineral
oils. $685., 1856. Of which s645,S3i was
from the United States; coal, $751;
500, Of which noe was from the
United States; leather and manufac-
lures of, $557,919. OF which S41O,5Sl
was from the United States; spirits,
wines, and liquors, s545.737, of which
sI2O. 791 was from the United States;
vegetables. s539.790, of which s66.45l
came from the United States: paper
and manufact zes of, s4I5.734. OF
which $14S.1SS was from the United
States: fibers and manufactures OF,
S430,952. of which s4.037 was from the
United states: wood and manufac-
lures Of, s37S.e52, of which SiS3,s1f
came frcm the United States; fish,
ssf9.O36, of which $94,i74 was from
the United states.
TIE exports in 1908 amounted TO
1872. Col, e72, the principal articles be-
ing: Hemp. s16.501 $50. OF which w.
1926 went to the United States;
copra. S6.O5S.SS5, of which $220,s32
went to the United states; sugar. So
7O3. SAL. of which sl.96s.f66 went to
the United States: tobacco. unmanu-
featured. s1.70s,756, of which none
went to the United states; manufac-
lures of tobacco. chiefly cigars. ST.
iI7.2S6. of which s1S.7iS went to the
United states: ali ether articles, ST.
5f0.547. Of which sff.023 worth went
to the United states.
The imports. by principal countries,
stating them in order of magnitude,
were in 190S-fTom East indies. So
Ie1 .s3s; Australasia. $2.25s.6s5: Chi
ma. s.. 102 pes: Japan. s.S2S,f72: spain,
81 .26I.fff: British Fast Indies. $685.
SCI: France. SS00.5li: Switzerland,
ssS2.2H: Hongkong, ss23.S11: Bel
GUM. S359.925: Dutch East Indies,
s2ss. Ss4: and siam. s2S1,900. The
experts. stated in order OF magni-
tude. were in Ie0S-to the United
states. s1e.5f0.755: United Kingdom,
|s7sf2.4s3: France. s4.320.7si: Hong
kong. s2.5S7.l09: Spain. si.S51.ei3.
China. si.sI s0f SO: Belgium. $500.
sQ9 and british r-asf indies S7f00 09