Show Import Increase I and the thc Decrease Washington An 5 2 to 10 a I statement given Riven out alit today at lit bu bureau eau veau of Insular affairs the Import trade advanced nearly n two mil milIon million lion Ion In value during the tho nine trifle months ended March last InRI omit a Il slight alight falling ailing oft off Is shown III In tho the exports export as BS a it I Ir result r of or decreased In and nd sugar although hemp anti and tobacco lIr are ro exported In larger lorger amounts than for forthe forthe the he corresponding of ot the lie year Excluding sold gold nd Inti silver and United purchases tho the curs ens UIt toma braise returns gie 10 a It total value ot of f merchandise Imported for tor or tho nine ended March 1901 1904 at anti nd the exports at 0 a 1 7 per Iler I cent c Increase In Import Imports slut and 2 per ler i t enl ent decrease In exports The sections of ot the th lint Ish I h French I hiat Indies have en el Joyed mot niost of the increase In ti II atie adt tin the latter territory I of ot the f worth of ot rice rIel reiel 1111 PI id Except for those tho countries fim which h rice lle Is obtained the says lOS that thai for tor the Ihl first time titus since Amerl lean Icon the lit thu United Staten IB In Iho tIm timeout amount of or Kent nent t u to uthe the Islands and ond that thol this the outgoing trade with the countries u a Jo decline In the value vIus of ot ship shipments ments ment to an 0 the States more tItan than of ot the loss ions being credited to su an sugar gar exports anti and 5 to ta hemp More Marl than of ot the th Imports consisted consist o of oC food fond mid tIre the exports were Irp chiefly hemp amounting lo III I In tim round muM numb rn The Fits UK fig tires on the Dairying trad show ho an III In crease 1 In volume of nf business done tione Ion un under der ripI thin the American flag Oal the tho amount I let to 10 the thu 1 1072 hll nf ot the exports left the Islands under tinder tho lIme American Hag sei es eR Mels pIli took Tho Thio sugar truths declined from 2470 Oil to 10 1 tIme the entire output being Ilont to 10 Japan and rhino china no am portion being to 10 the tee s up moie molI than otis one half of at total tIme larger larget Ian por pon portion lion tion being classed n is n professional mon men |