The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-04-18
GROWTH OF TRADE BETWEEN
THE PHILIPPINES AND THE
UNITED STATES.

the Pnlllpplne lSlanus HAS mOre IMAM
doubled since the enactment in 1909
of the law providing for the free in.
terchange of merchandise between
those islands and the United States.
The total trade with the Philippine
islands for the months ending with
February, 1912, amounted to over 80
million dollars, against less than IA
million In the corresponding months
of 1909, the last year prior to the
enactment Of the law admitting dom
este merchandise from the United
States into the Philippines free OF
duty, and domestic products except
rice, of the Philippines into the Tn.
tied States free of duty. The figures
thus far received by the Bureau of
Statistics, Department Of Commerce
and labor suggest that thetotal trade
between the United States and the
Philippine Islands during the fiscal
year which ends with the month of
June will exceed 40 million dollars,
against 20 1-2 million in the year end
ing June 80, 1909, the last fiscal year
prior to the enactment of the law
providing for free interchange Of
domestic products of the United Stat
es and the Philippine Islands.
The increase in exports from the
United States to the Philippines since
the enactment OF the law above men.
toned occurs In nearly all of the inn
| portant articles forming that trade,
but is especially marked in cotton
| goods, manufactures of iron and steel
and a large variety {; articles, the
, product Of the manufacturing estab-
| lishments of the couhtry. The total
value Of the cotton goods exported
to the Philippines during the s
months ending with February, 1912,
is 113 million dollars, against less
| than 1-2 million in the corresponding
motnhs of 1909, the last year prior
to the enactment of the law above
referred to. The value of iron ana
steel manufactures sent to the Philip
pines in the 8 months ending with
February, 1912, Is IL million dol
lars, against / 1-2 million in the cor
responding months of 1909; of mach
merry alone the total for the mon.
this ending with February 1912; be-
ing considerably more than mil.
lion dollars, against less than IL mil
lion in the corresponding months OF
1909. Other manufactures of iron
sheets and plates, bars or rods OF
steel, structural iron and steel, pipes
and fittings; and under the head Of
} machinery, sewing machines, mining
machinery, and engines. In the cot
J ton goods the increase is especially
marked, In cloths of which the ex
ports to the Philippines in the
months ending with February, 1912
, were As 2-3 million yards, were Il
the same months of 1909 less thar
; 7 million yards. In cars and carriages
+ the exports in the 8 months ending
/ with February, 1912, amounted q
5 more than 1-2 million dollars, agains
!. 80 thousand in the same months o
Q 1909; breadstuffs, more than | mi
+ lion dollars, against 600 thousand IL
d the corresponding months OF 1903
d fish, over 400 thousand dollars, Il
r 1912, against 20 thousand in the
y months ending with February, 1903
l. India rubber manufactures, 227 thou
I sand, against II thousand in tn
7 same months of 1909; leather an
! manufactures thereof, 553 thousan
/ dollars, against 297 thousand in tn
same months of 1909; mineral oil:
nearly million dollars, against III
C tie over 1-2 million in the sam
u months of 1909,
On the import side the principal il
d crease in merchandise occurred in 81
y gar and tobacco, the total value c
'. sugar coming from the Philippine Ii
= lands in the months ending wit
y February, 1912, being s 1-S millio
% dollars, against l IL million in tn
corresponding months of 1907 eli
- ars, cigarettes, cheroots, "a millio
~ dollars in the months ending wit
p February, 1912, against between
II and three thousand dollars in tn
,e corresponding months of 1909; copr
s S3S thousand dollars in the s mol
n. this ending with February, 1871
,e against 200 thousand in the SAN
months of 1909; and hats, bonnet