Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-23
TRADE
HAS ALMOST
DOUBLED
Island Possessions Of United
States Have Been Rich
Source of Commerce With
This Country.

Washington, -. C., Feb 23.-Trade
between the United states and the
Philippine Islands has more than
doubled In the brief period since the
enactment of the existing tarin law
which admits Philippine products ok.
cept rice free OF duty into the United
States and domestic products free of
duty into the Philippines Imports
into the United states from the Phil
ippino Islands In 1905. the last year
prior to the enactment Of the law IN
question, we're S9,2i3,2l4 in value.
ana In 1911, S202i2.9t7; while domos.
tie exports TO those islands we're In
1905. $9,S0i,097 and IN 1911. $50. Sg6..
O29, both imports and exports having
thus more than doubled in value In
the period between 1903 and 1911. The
law in question was enacted In Au-
gust, 1909, the calendar year 1908
being thus the last fall year pricr TO
it's enactment
This increase In trade between the
two areas. the United States ON tha
| one hand and the Philippines ON the
other. occurs In practically all classes
OF merchandise forming that com.
merce, but especially IN sugar cigars
and cocoanut meat on the import side
and In nearly all classes OF manuiac.
lures and foodBtufs on the export
SIDE. For example, the value OF COT
ton manufactures exported TO the
Philippine Islands In 1911 was over
four million dollars, against but three
! quarters OF a million In 1905. OF iron
and steel manufactures, FIVE and one.
third million dollars In 1911, against
two and a half million in 1905: OF
meat and dairy products, nearly a
million dollars IN 1911. against a lit-
tie more than third OF "a million In
1905 and of cars and carriages, SSiO,-
AIS, against S267, f33 In 1908, over one
half Of the 1911 total being automo.
biles and parts thereof. Many other
articles Of domestic production show
greatly increased exports to The Phil.
ippincs. leather and manufactures
thereof, from S5g2.OI2 In 1908 TO s747.-
Nl2 IN 1911 paper ana manufactures,
from S29S.la7 20 1861 $40; fish, from
$G3.221 TO Si2S,453; India rubber man
fractures, from Sl25,2S2 to $4l9.5t4;
scientific instruments, from S155,21
TO S399,2i5; wood and manufactures
from S32S,S53 20 S335,Si5; chemicals.
from Sl66.06S TO S393.649: vegetables,
from Sl35,345 TO $266523. fruits and
nuts, from $67,656 to Sl59,l3S, and
so on through the list Of manufactures
and foodstuffs
The growth In imports from the
Philippine Islands occurred chiefly In
sugar which increased from 1903 mil
lion pounds valued al about two mil.
Hon dollars In 1905 10 402 million
pounds valued nj about 10 million
dollars In 1911. manila, from six two
third million dollars In 1908 to seven
ana twO-third millions In 1911: cocoa.
nut meat, from eight million pounds
valued at S220,i69 In 1905 10 2S mil
lion pounds valued at $l,t9i,703 In
1911; cigars, etc, FROM $1.9Sf7 I'm 1905
10 SSIO.7d4 In 1871; and hats. bon
nets, etc, rom SlS,9SS TO S1Gt,57l
OF the domestic exports from the
United States 10 the Philippine Is.
lands IN 1911, foodsiuns formed n
per cent, ANA manufactures So per
cent tincluding these ready for con-
sumption 73 per cent and those for
further use In manufacturing Q per
cent the remainder being crude ma
tcrlals and miscellaneous articles
The share of the total commerce
OF the philippines which passes be-
tween those islands and the United
states has also greatly increased
since 1868. Statistics compiled by
the insular bureau OF the war depart
ment show that the share Of the inn
ports into the Philippines supplied
by the United States increased from
$ per cent In the fiscal year 1900 10
1854 per cent In 1911: and that the
share OF their exports sent To the
United States increased from rs per
cent IN 1900 10 3l.4 per cent IN 1908
and ~ per cent IN 1911.