52 THE ECONOMIC CONDITION OF THE PHILIPPINES 



Spanish flag remained intact until 1872, and consisted at that 

 time in a reduction of 25 per cent on the custom-house charges. 

 This was gradually diminished every year by 5 per cent, and in 

 the last year by 10 per cent at once. 



The following table shows the state of the shipping trade in 

 Manila in earlier years : 





1827. 



1828. 



1829. 





Incom- 

 ing. 



Outgo- 

 ing. 



Incom- 

 ing. 



Outgo- 

 ing. 



Incom- 

 ing. 



Outgo- 

 ing. 



Foreign ships 



Spanish ships . . 



96 

 34 



98 

 29 



99 

 31 



89 



38 



127 



146 

 41 



187 



145 



43 



Total 



130 



127 



130 



188 



In 1868, 112 foreign vessels, aggregating 74,054 tons, mostly in 

 ballast, entered to take up cargo, and 93 Spanish vessels entered 

 and sailed with cargo. To show a comparison of the trade dur- 

 ing the past two years, 1 have compiled the following table : 





1896. 



1897. 





Incoming. 



Outgoing. 



Incoming. 



Outgoing. 



f 



w 

 2 



0> 

 SB 

 <& 



O 





03 



3 



o 

 H 



2 



w 



Tonnage. 



02 

 3 



2 



GO 



CD 



a 

 o 



Foreign 



Spanish 



181 



47 



228 



264,868 

 92,541 



175 

 49 



251,439 

 95,802 



204 



48 



301,199 



84,326 



385,525 



197 



50 



247 



292,219 

 88,649 



Total 



357,409 



224 



347,241 



252 



380,868 



At the commencement of the century the imports were far 

 greater than the exports- then the two became about equal, 

 and finally the exported goods ranked first. In recent years the 

 exports have always exceeded the imports by some 30 per cent, 

 a very promising sign of the productive capacity of the country. 



The imports to Aragon in 1818, according to the duties paid, 

 amounted to — 



Under foreign flag $1,680,200 25 



Under Spanish flag 616,071 85 



$2,296,272 10 



