Show philipp ne commerce the development of the philippines commercially and industrially tor for the past nine months of 1903 Is the subject of a special bulletin by the bureau of insular affairs it is shown that both in imports and exports there was an increase compared with a correspond ing period in the preceding year heavy exports of hemp and copra off setting heavy imports of rice ex the increase dur during ing the period named the imports were 26 against 24 for 1902 the exports amounted to 23 an in crease of nearly four and one halt half mil lion dollars |