Shipping review

Title

Shipping review

Creator

Cavender, H. M.

Language

English

Year

1934

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In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

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October, 1934 THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOURNAL 25 SHIPPING REVIEW By II. M. Cavender General Agent, The Robert Dollar Co. 116 ft. BM, we Due mainly to the resumption of the sugar movement, total ship ments from the Philip pines for the month of August, amounting to 161,53s tons, were very considerably in excess of those for the previous month. To Oriental Ports, hemp shipments were again very heavy. The movement of logs and lumber, totalling 6,S25,established a new high record. There were two shipments of molasses amounting to 2,650 tons. Copra and general cargo items both showed decreases. To the Pacific Coast, copra shipments picked up somewhat, but copra meal dropped very considerably. Hemp was also off. Lumber shipments were fairly good. 17,712 tons of centrifugal sugar and 720 tons of refined sugar went forward. To the Atlantic Coast, sugar shipments amounted to 39,000 tons. Coconut oil dropped from the previous month but was still up to the average for the year. Copra, hemp, and lumber shipments all showed reductions. Desiccated China and Japan............................. Pacific Coast Local Delivery........ Pacific Coast Overland Delivery.. Pacific Coast Inter-Coastal Steamer Atlantic Coast................................... European Ports ............................... Australian Ports............................... A Chand Total of................. 161,538 with 92 of which 32,769 were carried in American Bottoms with 13 coconut was off somewhat but with still quite a satisfactory movement. To European Ports, copra shipments jumped to 24,843 tons, an increase of over 100 per cent. There was a good movement of copra cake, also hemp and lumber shipments were the heaviest for many months. We note an increased lumber movement to South Africa, the total for August amounting to 340,664 ft. BM. From statistics compiled by the Associated Steamship Lines, during the month of AUGUST 1934 there were exported from the Philippine Islands the following: Wise. Tons Sailings Tons Sailings 26.976 with 55 of which 1,376 were carried in American Bottoms with 9 29,347 with 17 of which 12,437 were carried in American Bottoms with 8 2,238 with 9 of which 680 were carried in American Bottoms with 6 997 with 9 of which 671 were carried in American Bottoms with 6 58,997 with 24 of which 17,503 were carried in American Bottoms with 7 41,140 with 25 of which 102 were carried in American Bottoms with 2 1,843 with 16 of which 00 were carried in American Bottoms with 0 Make Your Home-Leave Plans Now S Spring sailings from Manila are generally crowded. Desirable space is now available on President Liners, and we urge our patrons to permit us to make tentative reservations at this time when we can accommodate them more satisfactorily. AMERICAN MAIL LINE DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES IN RESPONDING TO ADVERTISEMENTS PLEASE MENTION THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOURNAL 26 THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOURNAL October, 1934 Passenger traffic during the month of August showed an increase in both first and intermediate classes. Of particular interest is the increase in traffic to the United States and to the Medi terranean ports where substantial gains were shown. Round-the-world tourist traffic declined slight ly during the month, but, when it is realized that this tourist traffic has filled ships to capacity since January, it will be seen that tourist traffic has been unusually heavy this year. The following figures show the number of passengers departing from the Philippine Islands during August 1934: The biggest boon to the Philippine Sugar industry AMERICAN SWEETS, INC. Manufacturers of MICKEY MOUSE BUBBLE GUM and BLONY BUBBLE GUM (Mail in your wrappers for prizes) 311 Soler — Manila — P. O. Box 2057 China and Japan................ Honolulu.............................. Pacific ('oast....................... Europe via America.......... Straits Settlements and Dutch East Indies......... Europe and Mediterranean Ports beyond Colombo.. America via Suez................ Australia............................... Buenos Aires....................... Intermediate First classes Third 66 167 174 7 0 4 75 125 8 6 3 0 19 7 2 12 28 0 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 Total non August. . . 189 341 188 Total fob July....... 157 303 199 THE RICE INDUSTRY By Percy A. Hill of Mufloz, Nueva Ecija Director, Rice Producer’s Association Prices have declined in response to weak demand. Luxury rices are quoted at P4.10 to 1*4.30 per sack of 57 kilos, macans from 1*3.55 to P3.75, inferior grades 1*3.50 to 1’3.60. Palay at buying centers is 1*1.55 to 1*1.75 per cavan of 44 kilos. Crop condi tions are favorable, gen erally, but large areas have been attacked by a kind of rot that may be due to excessive moisture; con stant heavy rains during two months made the fields sodden and lacking aeration. There seems no checking of the disease; the islands want the experts to know about such things and until they have them they will have to rely on outside information. Of the brusone disease that attacked rice 3 years ago, all information that was got. about it came from the agricultural institute in Rome, via Germany. So far our scientific experts are not domestic, whether we support the bureaus or not. Opposition in the United States to importation of Philippine rice has been noted. It will in crease of course should shipments attain mag nitude. The American market for any surplus of rice is illusory at best. Our main problem in the near future lies in trying to eliminate sub marginal rice lands, only to be effected by prices and demand. As every farmer faced with GO ON LEAVE BY DUTCH NEDERLAND LINE Royal Dutch Mall ♦ MAILS ROTTERDAM LLOYD Royal Dutch Mall 4 DUTCH MAILS AND Java-China-Japan Line VIA BALI & JAVA OR VIA HONGKONG SINGAPORE 0 EASTERN & PHILIPPINES SHIPPING AGENCIES ESCOLTA 8-12 (CORNER JONES BRIDGE) IN RESPONDING TO ADVERTISEMENTS PLEASE MENTION THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOURNAL

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