Arizona republican., 1909-07-12
TRADE WITH
 PHILIPPINES AnIntePesting Subject in View of Recent Legislation EXPORTS AND IMPORTS
Figures by the Bureau of Statistics Showing How Trade With Islands Has Been Distributed Among Chief Commercial Nations

Washington, July 11.-Legislation just enacted for closer commercial re- lations between the United States and the Philippine Islands, lends especial interest to a statement Of the com merce of those islands compiled by the bureau of statistics from the summary of the commerce of the Philippine Islands, prepared in the bureau of insular affairs of the war department. It shows the total value of imports into the Philippine Islands in 1908 as s29,1S6, 120. Merchandise imported free of duty in connection with the construction of the railway systems of the Philippine Islands, amounting in 1908 to $1,747,312, and merchandise imported for the use of the government, are not included in this total of $29.1S6.12O.
 The official figures Of the United States government of exports to the Philippine Islands in the calendar year 1908 show the total value of all u1er- chandise declared for exportation to the islands $,9O6,697: while the of ficial figures of imports from the United States into the Philippine Islands, exclusive of government. free entries and supplies granted free en- try in connection with the construc- tion of the railway systems of the Philippine Islands in the same calen- dar year are but $5,101.S56, the dis crepancy occurring chiefly by reason of the fact that tile Philippine figures do not include supplies granted free entry in connection with the con struction of the railway systems of the Philippine Islands and free en- tries for governmental use.
 The principal imports are cotton manufactures, s7,1SS,672, of which s590, 7S0 was from the United States; rice, $5.552,51 of which none came from the United States; iron and steel manufactures, S2, ,609, ,306 of which SS06, 109 was from the United states; meat and dairy products S1,955,S55, of which s20S,546 was from the United States. flour $943.022, of which S55a.- 92S was from the United States; ami mals, SS2l049, of which S320 worth was from the United States; mineral oils, $S22, ,335, of which s645.S34 Was from the United States: coal S59T. 507, of which none came from the United States; leather and manufac- lures of S557,919, of which $410.i- -i7 was from the United States; spl-IJs, wines and liquors, s545.737. of which s120,791 was from the United States. vegetabeIs s539,7 790 of which s66.if1 came from the United States; paper and manufactures of $475,5 of which S14S1SS was from the United States; fibers and manufactures of $430,9 of which s4,O37 was from the United States; chemicals, drugs, dyes and medicines, s4l3,37S, of which s1O2. ;i came from the United States: wood and manufactures of $37S,052, of which sIs3.574 came from the United States; fish, $319,036, of which $9i,474 was from the United States.
 The exports in 1908 amounted tnI s32, sol ,072, the principal articles be- ing hemp, $16,501,95 of which s. 797.926 went to the United States; copra- S6,O5S.SS6, of which $220.S92 went to the United States; sugar, s5,- 7O3.641. of which $1,9e6.166 went to the United States; tobacco unmanu- factured, S1,70S,75 of which none went to the United States; manu- factures of tobacco, chiefly cigars, Sl,- 1172g6. fo which S1S,74S went to the United States; all other articles, Sl'- 51O.547. of which $447023 worth went to the United 'States.
 The imports, by principal countries stating them in order of magnitude were in 19OS-frem French East ln- dies. s5,541.54S; United Kingdom, SS,- 522.O7s: United States; $5,lOl,S ,S36; Australasia, $2,256,6s5; China, S2,102'- 9O6; Japan, s1,32s,172; Spain, s1,26l'- IA: British East Indies, $S65,Sn; France. ssOO.511; Switzerland, $6S2'- 241; Hongkong, s423,S11; Belgium, S359,9 Dutch East Indies, $2S3,SS4; and Siam, S2S1 900. The exports, stat ed in ~prder of magnitude, were in 19Os-to the. United States. s10,54o,- 755; United Kingdom, s7,642,44S; France, $4320.76l; Hongkong s2.5S7,- 1O9: Spain, $1,S57s13; China. s1,5O4.- S33; Belgium. ss20,42S. and British East Indies, s740,OO9.