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Show Trade With I'lilllpplusa Inereailaa;. A continued increase iu both the export ex-port and luipoii trade of the Philippines Philip-pines is shown in a romparstivs stste-ment, stste-ment, compiled at the war drparlmeot, giving the commerce of Ihe islsnds for ths seven months ending January 91, 11)01 and 1UU0. The total valns of mrr-ohsndlae mrr-ohsndlae imported during ths seven months eudlng January 31, 11)01, waa 117,000,107. as agalliat 15,tl74,7tl.1 for the aame period In mot), snd the merchandise mer-chandise exported was 1 '-,017,359. as against H,3il5,MU for the lUOO period. This shows sn lucresae of 43 par cent in tbs value of Imports aud 13 per cent in export values. |