TABLE 2.-Philippine export duties per hundred pounds gross weight,1 from date of American occupation to October 3, 1913

1 Duties were actually levied per hundred kilos, at 2.2046 times the rates indicated.

2 Reenacted by act of Congress Mar. 8, 1902. From Mar. 9, 1902, to Aug. 5, 1909, export duties collected in the Philippines on exports to the United States that were dutiable therein were deducted from duties collected in United States. Export duties levied in Philippines on Philippine exports to United States, if free of duty under United States tariff, were refunded.

Export duties on Philippine exports direct to United States were abolished, as of Aug. 6, 1909, and all export duties on shipments to any country were abolished as of Oct. 4, 1913.

TABLE 3.—Average price per metric ton of manila fiber shipments at Philippine shipping points, calendar years 1899-19131

1 Annual reports of the Insular Collector of Customs, Manila, P. I.

2 Export duties on shipments to United States abolished, act of Mar. 8, 1902.

All Philippine export duties abolished, act of Oct. 3, 1913.

NOTE. The Philippine export duty on manila fiber from and after Nov. 15, 1901, was equivalent to $7.50 per metric ton, the amount refunded or remitted on shipments thereof to the United States under the act of Mar. 8, 1902, being identical until all Philippine export duties were abolished under the act of Oct. 3, 1913.

Source: 1899-1904 and 1914-1929, Annual Report of Insular Collector of Customs; 1905, Monthly Summary of Commerce of Philippine Islands; 1906-1907, Quarterly Summary of
Commerce of Philippine Islands, April-June, 1907, p. 126; 1908-1911, Annual Report of the Insular Collector of Customs, fiscal year 1912, p. 75; 1912 and 1913, Annual Report of
Insular Collector of Customs; fiscal year 1913, 6 months, 1913, Foreign Commerce of Philippine Islands January-December, 1914, and July-December, 1913.

1 The Manila customhouse was opened under American occupation, Aug. 20, 1898; other Philippine ports were opened to foreign trade as the military occupation was extended.
2 First 3 calendar years following American occupation of Manila on Aug. 13, 1898. No tariff preference accorded American trade in the Philippines or Philippine trade in the
United States.
3 Substantial importations of United States products not included, notably wheat flour and beer, which entered the Philippines from Hong Kong.
4 Large amounts of manila fiber (abacá) not included, which entered the United States from intermediate foreign ports.
Less than $1,000.

6 Phillippine tariff act effective Nov. 15, 1901 (Act No. 230 of the Philippine Commission), and the reenactment thereof (congressional act of Mar. 8, 1902) were in effect through-
out this period. No Philippine import tariff preferences accorded any country. Philippine products shipped to United States, if on free list of the United States tariff, exempted
from Philippine export duties by the congressional act of Mar. 8, 1902. Rates of the United States tariff act of 1897, less a reduction of 25 per cent, were applied to dutiable imports
into United States from the Philippines.

7 Act of Mar. 3, 1905, and amendment of Feb. 26, 1906, were in effect respecting Philippine imports. No Philippine import tariff preference accorded any country. Philippine
products shipped to United States, if on free list of the United States tariff, were exempted from Philippine export duties by congressional act of Mar. 8, 1902. Rates of United States
tariff act of 1897, less a reduction of 25 per cent, were applied to dutiable imports into United States from the Philippines.

8 Beginning Aug. 6, 1909, all United States products except rice, were admitted duty free into the Philippines, and all Philippine export duties on direct shipments to the United States were abolished; the rates of the Philippine tariff of 1909 on imports from countries other than the United States became effective Oct. 5, 1909 (congressional Philippine tariff act of Aug. 5, 1909).

Beginning Aug. 6, 1909, Philippine products also were admitted duty free into the United States, except (a) rice; (b) Philippine products containing in value more than 20 per
cent of non-Philippine or non-American materials; (c) annual quantities, respectively, exceeding 150,000,000 cigars, 1,000,000 pounds filler tobacco, 300,000 pounds wrapper tobacco,
and 300,000 gross tons sugar. (United States tariff act of Aug. 5, 1909.)

From July 1, 1910 to Dec. 31, 1930, importations into the Philippines for account of the United States Government services are included, since they can not be segregated from
published statistical values; the greater amounts of such importations were from the United States, and for the Army alone are tentatively estimated at not less than $50,000,000 from
July 1, 1910 to Dec. 31, 1930. Since these importations were paid for by American taxpayers in the United States, they should be separately considered in order to establish more
nearly the value of Philippine commercial imports, and their amount should be added to the nominal commodity trade balance, thus making the favorable balance to the islands on
this basis, in their trade with the United States, not less than $431,194,000 to the end of 1930.

10 From July 1, 1910 to Dec. 31, 1930, importations into the Philippines for account of the United States Government services are included, since they can not be segregated from
published statistical values; such importations for the Army alone, from countries other than the United States and its possessions, are estimated at not less than $10,000,000 from
July 1, 1910 to Dec. 31, 1930. Since these importations were paid for by American taxpayers in the United States, they should be separately considered in order to establish more
nearly the value of Philippine commercial imports, and their amount should be deducted from the nominal trade balance, thus making the unfavorable balance to the islands on this
basis, in their trade with countries other than the United States and its possessions, not more than $116,843,000 to the end of 1930.

11 From July 1, 1910 to Dec. 31, 1930, importations into the Philippines for account of the United States Government services are included, since they can not be segregated from
published statistical values; such importations for the Army alone, from the United States and other countries, are estimated at not less than $60,000,000 from July 1, 1910 to Dec. 31,
1930. Since these importations were paid for by American taxpayers in the United States, their amount should be added to the nominal commodity trade balance, thus making the
total favorable balance to the islands on this basis, not less than $314,351,000 to the end of 1930.
12 Under the United States tariff act of Oct. 3, 1913, the duty-free admission of United States products into the Philippines was continued and the earlier exception as to rice
repealed. This status was continued without change under the tariff acts of Sept. 21, 1922 and June 17, 1930.
Under the United States tariff act of Oct. 3, 1913, all limitations upon the duty-free admission of Philippine products into the United States were repealed, except that of a maxi-
mum permissible foreign material content of 20 per cent in value; all Philippine export duties on shipments to any destination were repealed. This status was continued without
change under the tariff acts of Sept. 21, 1922, and June 17, 1930.

13 Under the act of Congress approved Aug. 29, 1916, the Philippine Legislature was authorized to enact tariff legislation for the islands, subject to the approval or disapproval of
the President of the United States, but Congress in that act forbade the levying of export duties in the Philippines and reserved the right to enact laws governing trade relations
between the Philippines and the United States. The authority thus given the Philippine Legislature has been exercised to a very limited extent and the import rates enacted by
Congress for non-American merchandise entering the islands, with few exceptions, are still in force. (Congressional Philippine tariff act of Aug. 5, 1909, effective Oct. 5, 1909, with
respect to non-American goods entering the islands.)

14 In the preliminary figures for 1930 there is no segregation of the trade with Hawaii, Guam, and Porto Rico, and this has been included with countries other than continental United States for that year.