Ocean shipping and exports

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Title
Ocean shipping and exports
Creator
Lllams, J. G.
Language
English
Source
The American Chamber of Commerce Journal Volume XXVII (Issue No. 5) May 1951
Year
1951
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In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
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158 AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOURNAL May, 1951 Ocean Shipping and Exports By J. G. Llamas Acting Assistant-Secretary Associated Steamship Lines TOTAL exports for the month of March of this year, showed a small increase over exports during March of last year. 95 vessels lifted 262,778 tons of exports during the month, as compared to 252,350 tons lifted by 106 vessels during the same month last year. Commodities which have registered a sharp increase over last year’s figures for the same month, are: hemp from 66,616 to 106,277 bales; logs from 3,760,757 to 12,102,779 bft., molasses from 2,832 to9,370 tons;and rattan, palasan, from 115 to 437 tons. • Exports for March, 1951, as compared with exports for March, 1950, were as follows: March 1951 ’ 1950 Alcohol................................. Beer....................................... Cigar and cigarettes......... Coconut, desiccated......... Coconut oil......................... Concentrates, gold........... Copra.................................... Copra cake meal.............. Embroideries...................... Empty cylinders........... Fruits, fresh........................ Furniture, rattan.............. Glycerine............................. Gums, copal....................... Gums, elemi....................... Hemp.................................... 215 tons 75 ” 16 ” 5,894 ” 5,243 ” 118 ” 42,104 ” 5,425 ” 190 ” 552 ” 354 ” 826 ” 168 ” 109 ” 30 ” 106,277 bales 57 tons 11 ” 10,992 ” 3,789 ” 546 ” 43,185 ” 6,258 ” 163 ” 400 ” 119 ” 625 ” 176 ” 62 ” 66,616 bales Household goods............... 366 tons 293 tons Junk, metal........................ 9,902 ” 2,039 Logs..................................... 12,102,779 bft. 3,760,757 bft. Lumber, sawn.................... 3,986,920 ” 3,476,149 Molasses............................... 9,370 tons 2,832 tons Plywood and plywood products.......................... 35 ” 14 Ores, chrome...................... 21,503 ” 24,808 58,657 Ores, iron............................. 61,427 ” Pineapples, canned........... 5,676 ” 4,737 Rattan, palasan................. 437 ” 115 Rope...................................... 698 ” 213 Rubber................................. 63 ” 83 Shell, shells waste............. 60 ” 26 Skins, hides......................... 170 ” 114 Soap...................................... 28 ” — Sugar cent./raw................ 47,622 ” 57,517 Tobacco............................... 539 ” 696 Vegetable oil...................... 34 ” 42 Transit cargo...................... 472 ” 823 Merchandise, general.... 2,710 ” 2,413 Lumber By Luis J. Reyes Philippine Representative, Penrod, Jurden & Clark Company THE shipping situation remains critical and many logs and much sawn- lumber cannot be shipped because of the shortage of bottoms. During the month of March a total of 24,642,178 bd. ft. was inspected for export mostly to Japan and the United States. Reports from Japan state that the supply of lauan logs from the Philippines has reached saturation to the point that the tendency of the market is to demand a higher grade of logs. Certain sections of this country have shipped mostly saw-logs to Japan. Future shipments, it ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT r> & SUPPLY COMPANY, Inc. MACHINERY • MECHANICAL SUPPLIES • ENGINEERS • CONTRACTORS AIR CONDITIONING For Offices, Theatres, Hospitals, Stores, Restaurants, Hotels, Clubs and Homes ★ ★ ★ Suppliers of MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT and INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES For Sugar Centrals, Mines, Sawmills, Power Plants, Machine Shops and All Industrial Plants ★ ★ ★ ENGINEERING — DESIGN — APPLICATION — ESTIMATES INSTALLATION — MAINTENANCE — SERVICE — REPAIRS General & Sales Office 174 M. de Comillas Manila Tel. 3-29-21 ★ ★ ★ Operating: MACHINE SHOPS • STEEL PLATE SHOPS STRUCTURAL STEEL SHOPS • WELDING SHOPS • BLACKSMITH SHOPS • SHEET METAL SHOPS • MARINE RAILWAY Engineering Shops No. 1 Calle L. Segura & Pasig River Mandaluyong, Rizal Tel. 6-65-68
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