Preliminary Report on the Commercial Fibers of the Philippines, Memoria Preliminar Las Fibras Comerciales de Filipinas, 1903 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Preliminary Report on the Commercial Fibers of the Philippines, Memoria Preliminar Las Fibras Comerciales De Filipinas, 1903 It is the object of this paper to set forth briefly some facts regarding the fiber plants and their products of the Philippine Archipelago which are at the present time receiving commercial attention. It is not now practicable to mention all those which are of economic importance, for, as this is one line of work which this Bureau is taking up, treatment of such plants and their fibers will be reserved for later publications. Strictly speaking, Manila hemp and maguey are the only raw fibers exported from these Islands at the present time, and of these the former rank among the economic products of the Archipelago. The production and exportation of Manila hemp is indeed the most important industry of the Islands at the present time, both from a financial and a commercial point of view. Almost every ship that makes a trip to the south of Manila brings back a consignment of Manila hemp, which in turn is loaded into regular hemp-carrying steamers for American and European ports. Formerly the fiber was shipped to Manila, but during the past two years ocean-going vessels have loaded in Cebu with full cargoes for foreign ports. Manila hemp came into notice in the early part of last century, but it was not recognized as a product of importance until about 1850. The following table shows the growth in production by decades: Tons. 1840 ... 8, 502 1850 ... 8, 561 1860 ... 30, 388 1870 ... 31, 426 1880 ... 50, 482 1890 ... 67, 864 1900 ... 89, 438 As a product of value Manila hemp ranks first among the resources of the Islands. During the fiscal year 1901 the total value of all exports from the Islands was $23, 197, 367, and of this amount $14, 453, 110 represents the value of hemp which is 62.3 per cent. Its relation in this regard to other products of the Islands is shown in the following table, which gives values for the fiscal year 1901: Article, Amount, Per cent of total exports Manila hemp ... $14, 453, 110, 62.3 Copra and cocoanuts ... 2, 653, 340, 11.47 Sugar ... 2, 293, 075, 9.88 Tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes ... 2, 217, 728, 9.56 Coffee ... 6, 616, .02 About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.