Show commerce of be tho commercio com merco of these islands has been estimated by some authorities at a year but it is probably much greater alio chief exports being sugar tobacco and hemp of manila cigars the yearly product is several hundred million one factory abouo employing hands aud of manila hemp the yearly product is probably tons ono factory in manila produces cigarettes in a single year tho imports aro also of enormous value the united states sends tho philippines chiefly kerosene oil and floar while england germany and franco sell them print claths cloths whito drilling hardware canned goods etc tharo anro other largo towns iu tho islands ant most of tho imports are landed at manila and are shipped to them by local steamers ono company alono lias 27 engaged in local and coastwise trade their ships ranging iii aizo sizo from COO to tons isaac 31 elliott in |