751,068 40,352,504 850,368 --
1901 30,279,406 23,214,948 53,494,354 7,064,458 --
1902 32,141,842 23,927,679 56,069,521 8,214,163 --
1903 32,971,882 33,121,780 66,093,662 -- 149,898

Great Britain and the United States are the most important foreign
markets for Philippine hemp, the distribution of shipments in 1850
and in five recent years having been as follows:--

Hemp Shipments To United States, United Kingdom, and Other Countries

Year. To United States. To Great Britain. To Other Countries. Total.
Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons.

1850 7,387 1,092 323 8,802
1899 26,713 21,511 26,808 75,092
1900 20,304 46,419 22,715 89,438
1901 30,336 82,190 11,731 124,257
1902 60,384 44,813 6,303 111,500
1903 69,912 59,189 8,651 137,752

Hemp Shipments

Year. Total.
Tons.

1850 8,802
1855 14,936
1860 24,812
1865 24,862
1870 30,535
1875 32,864
1880 49,934
1885 52,141
1890 63,269
1895 104,040
1896 95,736
1897 112,755
1898 99,076
1899 75,092
1900 89,438
1901 124,257
1902 111,500
1903 137,752

Total Chief Exports from the Philippine Islands

1885. 1886. 1887. 1888. 1889. 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893.
Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons.
Sugar

Manila 65,678 84,204 83,469 91,628 92,856 48,071 73,296 67,996 107,003
Cebu 28,195 18,140 17,815 16,694 11,862 3,455 8,762 18,388 16,962
Yloilo 109,609 83,456 77,847 76,997 114