New Britain herald., 1919-04-23
1PPINE TRADE
INCREASED GREATLY
|lportS From Island Consist
] Mostly Of Natural Products

New York April 23.-The COM
Naerce of the Philippine Islands Is
practically seven times as much as In
fhe period Immediately preceding
&kheir annexation to the United States
Stwenty years ago, and their trade with
ffhe United States is thirty-five times
las much as in the year preceding an
8nexation. A compilation by The Ma
Stional City Bank of New York re-
Mating to. the commerce of those
8islands shows that their total trade
with the whole world averaged $685.
100000 per year in the decade pre-
Needing their annexation and was in
a1918 $234,0Q0,00O or approximately
sseven times as much as prior to their
annexation. Philippine exports which
averaged about $3.50 per capita prior
ato annexation are now SIS per cap
8ta. Our own record Of trade with
tho islands shows an average in the
hears Immediately preceding annexa-
zion of about s4,Oo0,O0o per annum
End was in the calendar year 1916
rs So, 000,0 600. or about thirty five
Hines as much as the annual aver
aRge prior to 1899, the year OF annex
aation.
This tremendous gain in the total
#rade of the Philippines and its trade
with the United States has occurred
8n both exports and imports. Their
Exports prior to the annexation, which
occurred just twenty years ago. april
VI l. 1890, averaged about $20,000,
Zoo per annuIn, as against $136, O0O,-
Doc in 1918 and the imports about
# 1 6, 600, 900 per annum as against
practically $t0O000,O00 in 1918. OF the
Total exports, which show an increase
bf about 900 per cent. the gain is
8argely to the United States, to which
The Philippines sent i'll 1918, $50
100000 worth of their surplus pro-
Ducts as against 100000 worth
brior to the annexation. Their pur-
4hases from the United States ad-
X'anced from less than 100000 per
@nnum prior to annexation to s53,-
100000 in 1918.
u The agrowth of the trade of the
Philippines since their annexation to
The United States in 1899 is in marked
4ontrast with that of correspond
ing period preceding annexation, in
which their foreign trade movement
&vas practically at standstin In
8act the figures for the years imme-
Riately preceding the annexation in
ISIS showed a smaller total than
&uent years when their total trade
8ggregated about $40,000,000 per an
Rurn as against an average Of about
B35,00Oo00 per annum in the de-
Xade preceding the annexa ton. TIL cir
Mrade developed very rapidly after
ANNEXATION, having totaled in 1899
100000; in 1905, s63,000,000; in
N913. s110,o0o,0OO; and in 1918
#234, 100000.
u The growth in the exports Of the
#7hflippines has occurred almost eX-
Mlusiyelv in natural products though
Ill., many instances the products un-
Mergo a partial transformation be-
Gore leaving the islands and in g few
Eases are completely manufactured
before expectation. Manila hemp. CO.
Noanut oil. copra. sugar. tobacco and
8igars are the principal articles form .
#ne the rapidly growing export trade,
which has grown from SIS, 100000 in
|#899 to $136. 100000 in 1915.
III Manufa ctures OF all sorts make up
H8he total of imports which has grown
from S25.o0O.000 in 1900 to $56,000,-
300 in 1918. the years before the war,
and practically $100,00o.0 900 in 1918.
I'M The share which the United States
las had in the growth Of the exports
If the Philippines. especially during
#he war period in which Philippine ex-
borts have increased so per cent, is
shown by the fact that our own i'm
@1orts of manila hemp from the Phil
Mppines have grown from less than
va 10, 100000 value in the fiscal year
914, all of which preceded the war.
Me over $50. 100000 III 1918; sugar
Mrom $2,554.O0 to 81, 5000 in 1918:
Is igars from a little over $1,000. 900