Show COMMERCE OF ISLANDS Bureau of Insular Affairs Issues a Comparative Summary for Soven Months Washington Dcc HThe burcau of insular In-sular affairs of tho War department has Issued tho following comparative summary sum-mary of Iho commerce of the Phlllpplno IsliLndH for tho seven months endinp July 31 JKW and 1W1 The total value or incr ahxndlse excluaho oC gold and silver Imported during ito seven months ondcd July 31 lOto vae 110310437 aa ofjalnat 17132205 for tho sumo period of 1001 Tho principal incrungo In 10W wan In foodstuffs food-stuffs tho purchase of rye alone oxcccd InS tho llEurrM for U 01 by neurly TlEOOQOO Gold and silver woro Imported during the coven months of 1S02 to the valuo of 11 J OM7I7 samo period of 1001 230231 I Tho value of Imports coming from tho United States In 1002 was S24330 a Rain of approximately ap-proximately 300000 aa compared with 1ioI ACTlcultural Industries throughout the archipelago havo been materially affected affect-ed 1 owing to tho unfortunate destruction of tho workcattlo by an epidemic of rlnyorpoHl a chicano that has practically annihilated the caribou or water buffalo and tho outbreak of cholera whloh has curtailed tho already limited supply of labor Those unfavorable conditions In addition t6 t tho effect of frequent chantjen Inking place In tho present currency standard an early and satisfactory solution solu-tion of which situation tho bureau pays Is absolutely essential to the business Interests In-terests of tho Islands produced a falling oa In tho exports for tho seven months ended July 31 iw > of nearly Jl090000 au compared with the corresponding period of tho previous year the figures for lKr2 showing 138S32C3 1 apainsl ll81D7Gl In 1C01 Gold and silver wcro exported to tho value of T2019717 In 100i against 135181 In 1301 Tho general decrease however did not prevent a comparatIve Increase In shipments destined for the United Suites the value of merchandise exported to this country In lw amounting to 4700120 iL gain during tho past two years of moro than J32cOOOO |