Tobacco review

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Title
Tobacco review
Creator
Meyer, P. A.
Language
English
Year
1934
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In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
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January, 1934 THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOURNAL 23 Lumber and Timber Exports for October 19c13 Destination Board Feet CustomsDeclared Japan...................... . . . . *6,950,208 Value 1*102,109 United States........ . . . . 3,057,888 206,879 Great Britain......... 578,336 44,044 China...................... . . . . 160,696 10,196 British Africa........ 121,688 8,684 Denmark................ 15,688 1,771 Guam..................... . . . . ----- — Hawaii.................... — — Total............... . . . . 10,884,504 P373.683 Lumber Deliveries from Mills Destination Board Feet Declared Value Japan........................ . . . 3,887,656 1*64,228 United States.......... 56,816 3,949 Great Britain........... 387,536 32,239 China........................ . . . 1,231,296 65,834 British Africa.......... — — DenmarK.................. — — Guam....................... 4,664 724 Hawaii...................... — 15 Total................. ... 5,567,968 P 166,989 Note:—*This represents mostly solid log scale, that is, 424 board feet to a cubic meter. For 46 Mills for the month of October Month 1933 1932 October......................... 12,384,306 JO,989,990 Lumber Inventory Month 1933 1932 October........................... 25,061,085 26,504,582 Mill Production___ Month______________ 1933______ 1932 October........................... 13,338,823 JO,374,459 Note:—Board feet should be used. TOBACCO REVIEW By P. A. Meyer Alhambra Cigar and Cigarette Mfg. Co. 1932 CustomsRaw Leaf: The local market con­ tinues firm with no important transac­ tions reported. Ex­ ports during the month were us fol­ lows: Rawleaf, Stripped Tobacco and Scrap* Kilo.* Australia. 388 China 57,712 Gibraltar. 12,98') Hongkong. 1,216 Japan. 855,555 Java.................................. 630 North Africa....................................... 2,018 North Atlantic (Europe).............. 73,528 Spain............................................... 2,972,716 Straits Settlements. 1,304 United States . 80,213 Uruguay 4,720 3,163,040 In view of these unusually large quantities exported during Decemlier the total tobacco export for the year 1933 was brought up nearly to the previous year's total, as the following figures will show: Kilos 1933. 17,840,818 1932....... 18,981,821 1931....... 20,526,266 Kilos 1930.. . 20,116,000 1929.. .. 24,287,000 1928.. . 18,811,000 Cigars: Shipments to the United States were as follows: December 1933: 16,154,551, December 1932: 12,498,070. Total during 1933 was 185,056,249 as compared with 176,294,144 in 1932, or 187,360,260 in 1928. REAL ESTATE By P. D. Carman Addition Hills The following shows the monthly and yearly totals of Manila sales since the record was start­ ed in 1919. The figures are in pesos, fifty cen­ tavos or over being count­ ed as one peso, less than fifty centavos disregard­ ed. The totals are some­ what less than actual sales since there are oc­ casional instances of un­ recorded amounts and one-peso sales. The rather high totals of the depres­ sion years of 1929, 1930 and 1931 probably can be explained by heavy previous installment sales unrecorded until obligations were liquidated and deeds of sale registered. “Cesiones en pago de deudas," which now appear more frequently than in earlier years, have been included as sales. When comparing the volume of business during the past five years with that of more prosperous BONDS Firearm Ammunition Judicial Contractors Customs Internal Revenue Fidelity and other Bonds INSURANCE Fire Marine Earthquake Typhoon Workman’s Compensation and other Insurance Call or Write for Particulars Fidelity and Surety Company of the Philippine Islands Geo. C.. Dankwerth President P. M. Poblete Sec.-Treasurer E. B. Ford Vice-President A. Santwico Asst. Sec.-Treasurer UROMIL Powerful Urenlc Dissolvent Astonishing cures of the most rebellious ca­ ses of Gout Rheumatism Arthritis Agents for the Philippines BOTICA BOIE Monte de Piedad Building Plaza Goiti Tel. 2-12-55 Manila, P. I. Vroiroplna 0.051: Benzoato lltlco 0.028; Sales plperaclnlcas 0.048; Fosrato dlsodlco 0.028; Esclpicnta ofcrvescente q. s. para 1 gr n. IN RESPONDING TO ADVERTISEMENTS PLEASE MENTION THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOURNAL