Salt Lake Tribune | 1900-07-09 | Page 1 | Imports at Manila

IMPORTS AT MANILA Interesting Statement Issued by WarD War-D Washington July SThe division of > customs and insular affairs of the War department made nubile today an interesting in-teresting statement showing all the imports im-ports at tho port of Manila P I for tho calendar year 1S9D Merchandise to the value of 17450412 was Imported during the year whIch with 1009C5 In gold and 1141392 In silver coin bring the total importations importa-tions for 1899 to 18701469 Of this amount 1887090 worth entered free of duty All exports of merchandise were brought In foreign vessels and entered for Immediate consumption The total amount of import duty collected was 3601090 The Imports Ijy 1 countries show From China 6790769 England 3102728 Spain 2624879 United States 1350 361 British East Indies 1219502 The Imports of gold coin were 52520 52520 from the British Indies and 75425 from China The Imports of silver coin were 122810 from theBrltlsh East Indies and 718557 from Hongkong HongJwng The statement also gives n classified detail of Im orts of merchandise In many Instances the percentage of the various articles coming from the United States was very low indeed i Ina great many cases the United States exports were not represented at all