Illuminating 9,014,714 3,476,158 Lubricating and heavy paraffin 3,943,456 655,264 Naphthas, including all lighter products of distillation 8,832,227 3,804,003 All other oils 1,060,068 1,004,899 Paints, varnishes and pigments 966,845 882,485 Paper, and its manufactures: Books and other printed matter 3,013,988 1,407,916 All other 6,066,029 3,511,832 Perfumery and toilet preparations 1,530,011 1,026,213 Photographic equipments and supplies 446,066 350,949 Plateware, gold and silver 328,300 135,387 Silk, and its manufactures 3,721,538 3,117,454 Soap 710,879 718,802 Spirits, wines and liquors 1,564,629 822,933 Sugar and molasses 984,538 722,910 Tobacco, and its manufactures 4,301,769 2,480,322 Vegetables 2,825,998 2,665,212 Wax 216,893 350,211 Wood, and its manufactures 1,731,758 645,116 Wool, and its manufactures 1,645,701 1,337,484 All other imports 13,284,579 8,858,480 ----------- ----------- Total 231,677,148 160,395,289 Because the products of the Islands are usually exported to the countries where the imports come from, there have been established firms which deal in exports and imports of every variety, and have buying and selling organization both in the Islands and abroad. This double business, so to speak, besides being very profitable, lends itself to large scale enterprises and millions of capital have been brought together under one managing head. SHIPPING.--The foreign, as well as the domestic trade of the Philippines, will always depend on an adequate supply of shipping. As fast as the agriculture and industries of the Islands develop, the supply of shipping must correspondingly increase, otherwise, the commercial development of the Islands will be retarded. Hemp, oil, and sugar are bulky and the surface they require when exported is large in proportion to their value. Practically, all Philippine goods are carried thousands of miles before they reach their destinations, either to New York or London and the continent--half way around the world. Because of this, reasonable wages and a regular supply of surface for cargo in the ships calling at the ports of the Islands are indispensable. Because of this, also, it is necessary for the Islands to have a merchant marine of its own in order that products therefrom can be easily transported to the markets of the world.