Imports
Media
Part of The American Chamber of Commerce Journal
- Title
- Imports
- Creator
- Schmelkes, S.
- Language
- English
- Source
- The American Chamber of Commerce Journal Volume XXVII (Issue No. 7) July 1951
- Year
- 1951
- Rights
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- Fulltext
- July, 1951 AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOURNAL 237 Imports By S. SCHMELKES Mercantile, Inc. ALL figures are in kilos with the exception of those for foodstuffs which are given in package units. EFFECT OF- FRISCO LICENSING OH STAPLE POOO ITEMS MONKIILY AVGRaCC IMPORTS Commodities May, 1951 May, 1950 Automotive (Total)........................................ 921,163 1,248,200 Automobiles.................................................... 172,576 182,091 Auto Accessories.......................................... 1,126 398 Auto Parts..................................................... 121,890 235,738 Bicycles............................................................ 602 383 Trucks.............................................................. 22,845 Truck Chassis................................................ 183,650 192,668 Truck Parts.................................................... 11,065 21,393 Building Materials (Total)............. ........... 3,986,642 5,050,839 Board, Fibre................................................... 1,996 196,820 Cement........................................................... 517,886 177,000 Glass, Window............................................... 752,823 573,177 Gypsum............................................................ 78,631 136,002 Chemicals (Total)............................................. 6,623,531 6,076,440 , Caustic Soda................................................ 80,116 1,153,181 Explosives (Total)............................................. — — Firearms (Total)................................................ — 22 Ammunition.................................................... 4,869 Hardware (Total).............................................. '9,561,926 5,720,283 Household (Total)............................................. 705,234 774,847 Machinery (Total)............................................ 2,157,416 2,168,862 Metals (Total).................................................... 8,885,025 9,427,208 Petroleum Products (Total)........................... 94,992,768 65,463,334 Radios (Total).................................................... 12,159 30,870 Rubber Goods (Total)..................................... 958,291 758,078 Beverages, Misc. Alcoholic............................. 8,478 15,767 Foodstuffs, (Total Kilos)................................ 44,569,060 22,396,317 Foodstuffs, Fresh (Total)............................... 38,668 84,165 Apples..................... •........................................ 9,641 8,129 Oranges............................................................. 9,841 19,769 Onions............................................................... 5,000 8,260 Potatoes........................................................... 4,861 10,154 Foodstuffs, Dry Packaged (Total)............... 30,924 13,942 Foodstuffs, Canned (Total)............................ 782,191 249,689 Sardines............................................................ 204,346 67,141 Milk, Evaporated.......................................... 332,473 88,931 Milk, Condensed........................................... 61,800 33,953 Foodstuffs, Bulk (Total)................................. 804,264 445,433 Rice..................................................................... 45,000 — Wheat Flour..................................................... 675,352 376,299 Foodstuffs, Preserved (Total).......................... 280 136 Bottling, Misc. (Total)...................................... 1,120,054 1,513,508 Cleansing and Laundry (Total)...................... 29,490 1,079,640 Entertainment Equipment (Total)................ 1,491 10,774 Livestock-bulbs-seeds (Total).......................... 5,465 17,630 Medical (Total)........................,.......................... 478,596 599,356 Musical (Total).................................................... 23,131 30,960 Office Equipment (Total)................................. 45,360 81,427 Office Supplies (Total)....................................... 25,089 28,408 Paper (Total)......................................................... 5,754,701 6,786,785 Photographic (Total).......................................... 21,301 69,969 Raw Materials (Total)....................................... 319,212 312,432 Sporting Goods (Total)..................................... 22,735 10,556 Stationery (Total)............................................... 306,451 408,359 Tobacco (Total)................................................... 1,355,486 1,550,374 Chucheria (Total)............................................... 58,063 83,173 Clothing and Apparel (Total).......................... 147,593 183,041 Cosmetics (Total)................................................ 107,373 25,322 Fabrics (Total)..................................................... 613,637 608,969 Jewelry (Total)..................................................... 1,133 — Leather (Total).................................................... 45,464 214,801 Textiles (Total).................................................... 1,591,132 1,644,667 Twine (Total)....................................................... 129,328 57,536 Toys (Total).......................................................... 6,732 3,058 General Merchandise (Total).......................... 323,893 324,939 Non-Commercial Shipments (Total)............. 41,215 30,517 Advertising Materials, Etc. 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