The Rice industry

Title

The Rice industry

Creator

Hill, Percy A.

Language

English

Year

1934

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In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

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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 October, 1934 THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOURNAL 27 restriction of export crops will grow his sub sistence first, this would also appear to be il lusory. World rice prices are still low, due to surplus stocks in the orient; like sugar, rice has reached an impasse respecting production; there ensues decline of better methods, fertilization of lands, irrigation, which themselves connote crop progress. North Atlantic (Europe)............ 25,281 Spain.................................................... 1,253,298 Straits Settlements............................. 476 United States..................................... 33,083 TOBACCO REVIEW By P. A. Meyer Alhambra Cigar and Cigarette Mfg. Co. 1,382,684 Cigars: The cigarmakers’ strike continued until the end ot the month, with one serious disturbance at the La Minerva Factory. Settle ment of the strike was prematurely announced by the press at various intervals, but actual work was only resumed on October 1st. Shipments to the United States amounted to 5,324,874 cigars against August shipment of 14,822,897 cigars and .July shipments of 13,095,110 cigars. Tondo.....................#....................... Binondo........................................... San Nicolas..................................... Ermita.............................................. Malate.............................................. Paco.................................................. Sta. Ana.......................................... Quiapo.............................................. San Miguel..................................... Intramuros....................................... Pandacan ........................................ 34,281 110,000 24,317 20,500 35,756 112,494 13,535 1,479,386 20,000 12,000 2,950 Pl.991,257 Raw Leaf: Buy ing of the new crop in the Valley con tinued t hroughoutthe month at slightly in creasing prices. The quality of the to bacco has suffered somewhat on account of humidity. Total Valley crop is esti mated at 400,000 quintals. Exports were insignificant ex cept a heavy ship ment to the Spanish Monopoly. They were: REAL ESTATE By P. D. Carman Addition Hills St-i. Cruz. Sampaloc . 1933 January to August inclusive total was P7,099,487; during the same period this year it is P7,185,785, showing a slight increase. There is a considerable increase over the 1932 total of P(>,210,223 during the same period. The September total shows a staitling in crease over the business of any month since •July of 1931. This, however, is the result of four unusually large transfers in Binondo and Quiapo. Sales City of Manila September 1931 ............. P 66,400 ................ 59,638 Sales City of Manila May, June. July & August 1034 Sta. Cruz......................................... Sampaloc......................................... Tondo............................................... Binondo........................................... San Nicolas..................................... Ermita.............................................. Malate.............................................. Sta. Ana. ' ’ \\ / Sta. Mesa........................................ Intramuros....................................... Quiapo.............................................. Pandacan ....................................... San Miguel..................................... P 796,121 664,443 348,636 90,950 181,260 169,722 273,850 148,836 132,783 43,074 29,000 37,350 9,885 39,263 Total. I Four Merchants’ Opinions One merchant says: “... It is difficult to tell what we have learned from our experiences except that, speaking for our organization, we have all learned to be very humble.” An other merchant, as well known, says: “Success is going to be measured by our consistent everyday business, with balanced stocks in wanted staples and styles that are in demand; in the continued promotion of those goods.” A third says: “...the promotion of timely, wanted mer chandise is essential to our continued profit making; in fact, to our very existence.” A fourth says: “...and I cannot too strongly repeat that we in our store are firmly of the opinion that not one peso should be spent on the advertising of goods not in demand —and that not one peso less than what is required to do a thorough job should be spent on the advertising of goods in demand.” When you place your advertising in the MANILA DAILY BULLETIN you are making a direct appeal to the buying power of Manila IN RESPONDING TO ADVERTISEMENTS PLEASE MENTION THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOURNAL

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