For the first five months of the year imports into the United States from Japan grossed $93,392,000, a8 against $67,787,000 a year ago, Ex: ports (o Japan amounted to $140,- 325,000, 95 against $79,415,000 last corresponding period a year ago.
During the same period the Philippines sent this country. $34,550,000, fas compared with $24,528,000 for the corresponding period a year ago, Imports into the Islands. from the United Slates grossed $55,340,000, as against $43,474,000, During' the month of May' alone shipments from. the Philippines to the United States were valued at $7,648,000, as against $5,- 483,000 in May 1936, and shipments from this country to the Islands were $15,212,000, as against. §11,200;000, During the week of May 0, gold imports into the United States amounted to $01,347,712, the Department of Commerce announced to-day, while exports were $35,352, showing that the influx of the yellow merat into this country Is still continuing on_a heavy scale, Silver imports for the same week folalled $1,020,407, and exports $62,- 520, Inasmuch as the purpose of the Silver Purchase Act is to bring silver holdings to one-fourth of all gold holdings, itis to bring silver holdings to one-fourth of all gold holdings iis apparent that the goal is farther away than ever as a result of the recent trend of monetary metal movements.—United Press.
Fioun and rice prices in Tsingtao have been considerably raised, -according to a Chinese report," The city
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