Lumber

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Part of The American Chamber of Commerce Journal

Title: Lumber
Creator: De Ocampo, Pacifico
Language: English
Year: 1953
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Fulltext: Ocean Shipping and Exports By B. B. Tunold Secre tary -Ma nager Associated Steamship Lines TOTAL exports during the month of January of this year showed an increase of 71,000 tons over exports during January of last year. 114 vessels lifted 336,790 tons of exports during the month, as compared to 265,782 tons lifted by 90 vessels during the same month last year. Commodities which registered sharp increases over last year’s figures for the same month are: desiccated co conut from 1,914 to 3,009 tons; molasses from 8,087 to 14,050 tons; chrome ore from 28,400 to 43,468 tons; sugar from 49,819 to 76,087 tons; and tobacco from 1,869 to 3,798 tons. Exports during January, 1953, as compared with exports during January, 1952, were as follows: 1953 1952 Commodity Beer.................................................... 209 tons Cigars and cigarettes.................... 19 ” Coconut, desiccated...................... 3,009 ” Coconut oil...................................... 3,292 ” Concentrates, copper.................... 778 ” Concentrates, gold......................... 156 Concentrates, zinc....................... 109 " Copra................................................. 35,550 ” Copra cake and meal.................... 3,850 ” Embroideries................................... 223 ” Empty cylinders............................. 472 ’’ Fish, salted...................................... 10 ” Furniture, rattan........................... 871 ’’ Glycerine.......................................... 16 ” Gums, copal.................................... 76 ” Hemp................................................. 81,284 bales Hemp, knotted............................... 116 tons Household goods and personal effects............................................ 252 ” Junk metals..................................... 20 ” Logs.................................................... 13,859,015 bd.ft. Lumber............................................. 5,956,943 ” ” Molasses........................................... 14,050 tons Ores, chrome.................. 43,468 ” Ores, iron.......................................... 93,591 ” Ores, manganese............................. 345 ” Plywood and ply wood products. 23 ” Pineapples, canned........................ 3,435 ” Rattan, round (palasan).............. 364 ’’ Rope.................................................. 302 ” Shells, shell waste.. ...................... 67 " Skins, hides...................................... 61 ” Sugar centrifugal, raw................... 76,087 ” Sugar, muscovado......................... 237 ” Tobacco............................................ 3,798 ” Merchandise, general.................... 465 ” 472 tons 15 ” 1,914 ” 6,586 ” 472 ” 66,683 ” - 5,335 ” 182 ” 620 ” 13 ” 881 ” 42 ” 26 ” 70,787 bales 234 tons 8,056,914 3,845,310 8,087 28,400 51,486 2,000 33 5,085 72 398 24 49,819 ” 1,869 ” 404 ” bd.ft; tons Freight Car Loadings By Jose B. Libunao Traffic Manager, Manila Railroad Company LOADINGS of revenue freight in the month of Jan uary, 1953, totaled 6,870 cars. This was an increase of 605 cars, or 9.66%, over the 6,265 cars in Jan uary, 1952.' Revenue Carloadings by Classes Revenue freight carloadings by general classes of commodities for the month of January, 1953, are shown below. TONNAGE January Increase or Commodity 1953 1952 (Decrease) Products of Agriculture............. . . 93,540 90,190 23,350 Animal Products................... 401 662 (261) Mineral Products... 2,916 1,055 1,861 Forest Products............... 8,264 8,631 (367) Products of Manufactures............... 33,343 36,749 (3,406) Merchandise less than by car load ..................................................... 9,405 9,625 (220) Total. . . 147,869 126,912 20,957 Carloadings for January, 1953, showed an increase of 605 cars, or 9.66%, over the corresponding month last year, and a corresponding increase of 20,957 tons. Tonnage for January, 1953, was 147,869 tons compared with the pre vious month (December, 1952) of 98,344 tons, or an increase of 19,764 tons. Of the 43 items considered in this review, 22 items registered increases with an aggregate total of 30,689 tons, while 21 items caused an aggregate decline of 9,732 tons. The principal items which showed increases were sugar cane, 24,062 tons; palay, 500 tons; gravel, 776 tons; other mine products, 700 tons; wood fuel, 780 tons; gaso line, 1,227 tons; cement, 1,199 tons; or a total increase of 29,233 tons. On the other hand, the principal items which caused the decline were copra, 710 tons; other mill products, 630 tons; lumber, 555 tons; petroleum, 822 tons; other oils, 506 tons; desiccated coconut, 527 tons; centri fugal sugar, 1,640 tons; molasses, 849 tons; and miscel laneous manufactures, 1,379 tons, aggregating 7,618 tons. Products of agriculture registered the- largest increase because of the sugar cane and palay harvest season. Al though there was a decrease in the carloadings for rice, this was not caused by a decrease in production, but by the lack of freight cars, which could not be supplied due to the large number of cars needed to move centrifugal sugar for export. Sugar cane and sugar being dependent on railroad facilities, are being given priority. Products of the mines increased for the month under review because of the in creased tonnage of crushed rock for construction and the exportation of ores through San Fernando, La Union. The decrease in animal products has been due to the re strictions imposed on thei r movement by provincial au thorities to avoid depletio n of the number of work animals, especially in the Bicol region. The decrease in logs and lumber shipments was not due to decrease in their exporta tion but also because of insufficiency of cars. It may be mentioned that wood-fuel shipments have con tinued to increase since November, 1952, up to the present writing. Products of manufacture showed very little de crease, although there has been a decrease in the importa tion of these articles. Centrifugal sugar shipments for export have been delayed, causing decreased carloadings for the month. It is expected that more sugar will move by rail during the coming months. The increase in car loadings, in general, will continue for February and next month, as indicated by heavier bookings for sugar and molasses which will then begin to move. Only the lack of rail equipment will prevent the Railroad from hauling more tonnage and increasing the revenue so much needed for the Company’s continued operation. Lumber By Pacifico de Ocampo Secre tary- T reasurer Philippine Lumber Producers’ Association, Inc. THE Philippine log and lumber export during the month under review, January, 1953, totalling 3,365,346 bd. ft., registered an increase of 3,058,629 bd. ft. over the export during the preceding month. The increase was the result of improved shipments to the United States by 836,315 bd. ft. and to other countries by 2,496,752 bd. ft., against only a slight decrease in shipment to Japan. It is heartening to note that the total export for the month under review far exceeded, by 13,918,160 bd. ft., that of January, 1952. 110 March, 1953 AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOURNAL 111 Hereunder are the figures for logs and lumber in spected for export during January, 1953, as released by the Bureau of Forestry: Volume in Board Feet Shipper Destination Lumber Logs Aguinaldo Development U. S. A. 199,935 Corp.................................... Japan 799,392 Agusan Lumber Corp........ . .. Japan 1,000,000 American Asiatic Co.......... ... Japan 770,675 Anakan Lumber U. S. A. 200,000 Company.......................... Japan 600,000 Atlantic Gulf 8t Pacific Co. .... Okinawa 6,300 Basilan Lumber U. S. A. 1,134,172 340,345 Company........................... . . . . Hongkong 134,704 Bislig Bay U. S. A. 364,746 Lumber Hongkong 327,010 Co., Inc......................... . .. Japan 850,045 Cipriano Luna...................... .... Japan 1,005,595 Dahican Lumber Co.......... .... Japan 900,000 Dee Cho Lumber Co.......... . . . . Guam 14,544 F. E. Zuellig, Inc................. . . . . Hongkong 34,281 1,000,279 Findlay Millar Timber Co. Okinawa General U. S. A. 262,317 Enterprises, Inc............... .... Japan . 417,696 General Formosa 1,162,960 Lumber Co., Inc............. . . . Taiwan 294,494 G. S. Manalac...................... Japan 437,680 Golden Ribbon Lumber Co., Inc........................................ Japan 601,984 Hercules Lumber Co. Inc.. .. . Japan 400,000 Iligan Lumber Co.. . . Japan 513.894 Insular U. S. A. 711,101 South Africa 389,288 Lumber Belgium 80,860 Erie 61,961 Company............................... Hawaii 65,375 Johnston Lumber Co., Inc........ Japan 1,876,727 Martha U. S. A. 800,000 Lumber Mill............................. Japan 1,115,000 Misamis Lumber U. S. A. 46,264 Co., Inc....................................... Japan 1,000,000 Nasi pit U. S. A. 884,694 854,996 Lumber British Col. 17,950 Co., Inc.................................. Japan 2,670,000 Pan Asiatic Commercial Co., Inc................................................ Japan 302,032 Sta. Clara U. S. A. 347,486 Lumber Co., Inc...................... Japan 1,449,953 Sanchez Logging Co.................... Japan 1,499,500 Shell Co. of P.I., Ltd.................. Indonesia 48,104 Taggat Sawmill U. S. A. 311,131 Co., Inc....................................... Hawaii 103,405 Taligaman Lumber Co............... Japan 713,701 Tirador Lumber Co..................... Japan 1,225,524 T. H. Valderrama........................ Japan 514,401 Western Mindanao Lumber Co., Inc...................................... Japan 99,980 Woodworks, U. S. A. 181,175 Incorporated............................. Hongkong 221,690 Totals..................................... 6,084,630 25,280,716 COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF EXPORTS MADE TO DIFFERENT REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES DURING THE MONTHS OF DECEMBER, 1952, and JANUARY, 1953 Period Lumber ifi Board Feet Logs in Board Feet Total * Western States Eastern States Gulf States All Others Total Western States Eastern States Gulf States All Others Total December, 1952 ............ 3,703,427 214,548 186,145 220,267 4,325,387 1,011,931 400,000 __ 1,411,931 5,736,318 January, 1953 ............... 2,511,324 643,884 338,796 139,279 3,633,283 1,705,082 999,997 250,000 50,000 3,005,079 6,638,362 Difference (Increase 41,192,103— 429,336 + 152,651 4- 80,988— 691,104— 693,151 + 599,997 + 250,000 4- 50,000 4- 1,593,148 4- 902,044 4Do you have an IMPORTANT PROJECT? If your project includes building construction, steel structure, bridge, tank, piling, manufacturing, etc. ... we invite you to share the ex perience and the facilities of our organization. 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Japan............................................ — 20,763,779 20,763,779 United States.............................. 3,633,283 3,005,079 6,638,362 Formosa........................................ — 1,162,960 1,162,960 Okinawa........................................ 1,000,279 6,300 1,006,579 Hongkong..................................... 717,685 — 717,685 South Africa................................ 389,288 — 389,288 Taiwan.......................................... — 294,494 294,494 Hawaii.......................................... 168,780 — 168,780 Belgium........................................ 80,860 — 80,860 Erie................................................ 61,961 — 61,961 Indonesia..................................... — 48,104 48,104 British Colony............................ 17,950 — 17,950 Guam............................................ 14,544 - 14,544 Total................................ 6,084,630 25,280,716 31,365,346 Trend of Export to: This Month Month Ago Year Ago Logs Lumber Logs Lumber Logs (Bd.Ft.) (Bd.Ft.) (Bd.ft.) (Bd.Ft.) (Bd.Ft.) (Bd.Ft.) Japan.............. — 20,763,779 — 21,038,217 — 8,873,578 United States and Canada 3,633,283 3,005,079 4,340,122 1,461,925 1,932,674 3,257,331 Other Coun2,451,347 1,511,858 1,466,453 — 1,582,132 1,801,471 Totals .. . 6,084,630 25,280,716 5,806,575 22,500,142 3,514,806 13,932,380 The local producers, spearheaded by the Philippine Lumber Producers’ Association, Inc., continue the cam paign to bring about tax reforms through the elimination and reduction of certain taxes and charges. It is believed in business circles that a revision of the tax pattern affecting the industry would bring about a considerable increase in the development of forest areas, more opportunities for em ployment, and an increase in tax collections from enlarged output. Whatever direct revenues the Government would lose in the meantime, would be more than offset by the results obtained. The problem should be solved on this basis, which would undoubtedly be to the nation’s benefit. Mining By Henry A. Brimo President Philippine Gold Producers Association, Inc. INTEREST among gold producers, and for that matter among all those interested in mining in the Philip pines, is currently centered on the industry’s cam paign for tax relief. At this date, the gold producers, heavily backed by figures and information from foreign countries anent treatment being accorded abroad to help the re spective gold-producing mines there, and aided by the understanding efforts of the Bureau of Mines, have pre sented their case before the Allas Ways and Means Com mittee of the House of Representatives and received as surances of aid. However, the problem of the type of aid, and amount, is something on which no agreement has been reached, nor is there any likelihood of immediate agreement on the subject. 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