Show COMMERCE OP ISLANDS figure vor the seven month ended jul last the total value of merchandise bolij and silver imported into the philip pines the first months ot las year was an increase sa or over 40 per cent compared with 1809 the total exports from the philip pines to all countries combined amounted in value to 15 an in crease of 34 per cent over 1899 the trade with the bbate was imports from this country 1 09 exports thes latter figures as compared with the re suit for the same period of ing year indicated a gain of over 8 per cent in the imports and a material de crease in the exports |