Garland Globe | 1908-02-15 | Page 3 | Sugar Exports Fall Off

SUGAR EXPORT8 FALL OFF. Kut th6 Philippine General Trade Shows J Washington. Tho nnnunl report of tho bureau of Insular nrfalrs says that tho vnluo of exports was In oxcess of uiy provloiiB year of Amorlcan occu-;atlon, occu-;atlon, amounting to $33,713,357, or 11,796,223 abovo tho figures for 190C. Tobacco and hemp showed tho lnrgcst Tho sugar Industry sufforcd from n somowhnt reduced quantity nnd n docllno In prices. Sugar exports amounted to 118,305 tons, valued nt $3,021,400, nnd found nn almost ox-cluslvoly ox-cluslvoly Oriental market, with ship-mcnts ship-mcnts to tho United Stntos amount-Ing amount-Ing to but $234,074. Imports from tho United States amounted to ovor $5,000,000, nn in-' crciBo of moro than $750,000. Prnc-tlcnlly Prnc-tlcnlly all tho Incrcaso was on cot-ton cot-ton cloth. Tho tariff amendment of February 20, 1000, corrected tho for-mer for-mer discrimination against Amorlcnn pleco goods. Tho postnl savings bank moots n fliichnecded requlromont in tho eT -JlB llnnds, nnd la ono of tho most impor- V H .ant pieces of legislation enacted by v -iJ IB ho commission. "vB Tho total expensos of tho bank VH from Its Inauguration to Juno 30, 'H 1007, woro 37,303.35 pesos. If from this amount thoro bo doductcd tho sums of 6,495.30 pesos, roprcuontlng Interest earned on tho investment of IH tho bank's funds, thoro will bo loft tho sum of 30,807.99 pesos deficit, moro nominal than real.