Shipping review

Title

Shipping review

Creator

Cavender, H. M.

Language

English

Source

The American Chamber of Commerce Journal Volume 6 (Issue No.6) June 1926

Year

1926

Rights

In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Fulltext

24 THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOURNAL June, 1926 SHIPPING NOTES SHIPPING REVIEW By II M. CAVENDER General Agent, Dollar Steamship Line Since our last re port business has been more or less at a standstill. This does not hold true as regards freight and passenger traf fic alone but seem ingly likewise to internal Philippine business of most every kind. Upon the whole freight rates have been fairly well maintained even in the face of unusual small exportation, while passenger rates and travel remain steady. It should net be out of place to say here that the past year has been described, as regards world wide shipping, as the worst ever known in the shipping trade, and it is generally recognized that as regards 1926 conditions so far have not been of an encouraging nature. On May 13 the Associated Steamship Lines announced the following corrections and additions in rates of freight from Phil ippine ports: To the Pacific ports, animals, birds, fish, etc. alive, $30.00 per 40 cubic feet; asphalt in bags $5.50 per 2240 pounds; coconut oil in tins, cased, $8.00 per 40 cubic feet. To Atlantic ports, asphalt in bags $8.00 per 2240 pounds, coconut oil in tins, cased, $12.00 per 40 cubic feet, furniture, rattan or bamboo, $7.50 per 40 cubic feet; and on May 19, vegetable lards in tins, cased, to Pacific ports, $8.00 per 40 cubic feet, to Atlantic ports $12.00. The rate on cen trifugal sugar to U. S. ports, which has been “open” during the past six months, remains steady at $5.00 to Pacific ports with no stocks offering for shipment and at the ridiculous figure of $6.50 generally quoted to Atlantic ports. It is reported that even $6.25 and $6.09 space has been found in ships apparently in need of weight cargo for ballasting pur pose. Krom a review of passenger traffic statis tics we learn that during the year 1925 a total of 7221 Filipinos moved to Honolulu and 2100 to Pacific coast cities. It is in teresting to compare the figures contained in those statistics to see that year to year —or better, month to month,—the move ment to the Pacific coast is steadily on the increase. A comparison cf the first four months of 1925 and 1926 follows: Honolulu Pacific Coast 1925 1926 1925 1926 January. . . . 1285 156 88 162 February ... 701 300 148 247 AMERICAN ORIENTAL MAIL LINE MANILA SEATTLE VIA HONGKONG - SHANGHAI - KOBE - YOKOHAMA PRESIDENT McKINLEY............................ PRESIDENT JEFFERSON....................... PRESIDENT GRANT.................................. PRESIDENT MADISON....................... PRESIDENT JACKSON............................. Leaves Manila June 18 June 30 July 12 July 24 Atlc. 5 Arrives Seattle July 11 July 23 Aug. 16 OXYGEN Electrolytic Oxygen 99% HYDROGEN Electrolytic Hydrogen 99% ACETYLENE Dissolved Acetylene for WELDING Fully Equipped Oxy-Acetylene Welding Shops BATTERIES Prest-0 Lite Electric Storage Batteries ONLY TWO-DAY STOP AT HONGKONG TWENTY-THREE DAYS MANILA TO SEATTLE OPERATED FOR ACCOUNT OF U. S. SHIPPING BOARD BY ADMIRAL ORIENTAL LINE MANAGING AGENTS PHONE 22441 24 DAVID Philippine Acetylene Co. 281 Calle Cristobal MANILA IN RESPONDING TO ADVERTISEMENTS PLEASE MENTION THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOURNAL June, 1926 THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOURNAL 25 626 399 128 392 529 435 339 721 3111 1290 703 1522 March . April. . From these figures we see an increase of over 100 per cent during the period of 1926 as compared with 192o on those Filipinos going to the United States, while laborers to Honolulu fall off during the same period, to where the movement is slightly more than 40 per cent of the previous period. Following a squabble lasting some six or seven week.-,, matters finally righted themselves and the United States Shipping Board with the Emergency Fleet Corpora tion concluded arrangements to deliver the five Board passenger liners operating bet ween Manila and Seattle to the new owners. Admiral Oriental Line, Inc. The only an nouncement -made regarding future opera tion is that delivery will be effected as each vessel arrives in Seattle, commencing with the President Grant June 7, scheduled to sail for Manila June 15 and arrive here July 9. From statistics compiled by the Associat ed Steamship Lines, there were exported from the Philippines during the month of April, 1926: To China and Japan ports 17.094 tons with a total of 43 sailings, of which 5,897 tons were carried in American bottoms with 11 sailings; to Pacific coast for local delivery 22,564 tons with a total of 13 sail ings, of which 17,163 tons were carried in American bottoms with 11 sailings; to Pacific coast, thence overland or inter coastal, 1060 tons with a total of 10 sailings, of which 802 tons were carried in American bottoms with 8 sailings; to the Atlantic coast 50,599 tons with a total of 13 sailing;, of which 24,718 tons were carried in Ame rican bottoms, with 6 sailings; to European ports 9,726 tons with a total of 15 sailings, of which 204 tons were carried in American bottoms, with 3 sailings; to Australian ports 2,853 tons with a total of 5 sailings, none of which was carried in American bottoms; or a grand total of 103,896 tons with 99 sailings, of which American bottoms carried 48,784 tons with 39 sailings. SHIPPING PERSONALS Cupid surely has been active with his bow and arrow and accurate in shot too, along shipping row. First on the list of Cupid’s victims we find Mr. M. J. Thompson, passenger agent for the Dollar and Admiral Lines, who takes as a June bride Miss Alice Jones, June 11, next. Second on the list is Mr. E. J. Brock way, formerly assistant manager of the shipping department of Welch-Fairchild and Co., Ltd., and now connected with the passenger department of the Dollar Steam ship Line. The engagement of Mr. Brock way to Miss Isla Kane was announced during the past week. No date for the wedding has been set as yet. Then we must not overlook Mr. F. Y. Smith, also of the Dollar organization, whose engage ment was announced a few weeks ago, but Mr. Smith says the minister’s work is about two years in the offing. Rumors are cur rent that Mr. “T B” Wilson and Mr. J. E. Gardner, Jr. have also been targets of Cupid’s bow, but no casualties are reported. Mr. Albert C. Diericx, assistant general manager of the Matson Navigation Com pany, accompanied by Mrs. Diericx, was a visitor in Manila May 13 and 14. Mr. Yates, oriental manager of the Prince Line, was in Manila a few days the second part of May. Mr. Yates’ headquar ters are in Hongkong. The occasion of his visit was coupled with the maiden call at Manila of the Prince Line's new fast motor vessel Malayan Prince. Mr. E .T. Beyer, Iloilo representative of the Dollar Steamship Line, was a visitor in Manila the last week in May. FAMILIAR MANILA SHRINES Manila has not a few notabie shrines, among them the chapel at the eon cento of the Franciscan friars in the walled city, where, each Tuesday morning, large congre gations worship the image of St. Anthony of Padua, who was the most celebrated of the followers of St. Francis of Assisi. .St. Anthony would have been a missionary in North Africa, but his ship was wrecked on the Sicilian coast, so he journeyed to Italy and devoted his life to preaching the fun damentalism of the day. The chief part of his career as a preacher was at Padua, where he attained a remarkable reputation for the performance cf miracles, lie began as an Augustinian, in his 15th year, but his stern nature drew him into the Fran ciscan order at a more mature age. He op posed the modernism of the general Elias. Countless legends cling round his memory. It is said that even fishes sprang out of the water to listen to his sermons. ITe is the patron saint of Padua and Portugal. By appealing to him the devout are aided in recovering lost objects. His festival oc curs on June 13, when it will be interesting to visit the Franciscan church. Pope Gre gory IX canonized hini in 1232, the year following his death in Padua. DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE SERVES THE WORLD ROUND THE WORLD 24 Calle David Telephone 22441 i High-class Passenger and Freight Service ■ SAILINGS EVERY 14 DAYS The President Liners Offer SPEED -SERVICE- COURTESY-COMFORT Excellent Food, Comfortable Cabins, Broad Decks, eAmerican Orchestra, Dancing, Swimming Pool, Sports. SAILINGS EVERY 14 DAYS ' To SAN FRANCISCO via HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA and HONOLULU NEXT SAILING 1 PRESIDENT CLEVELAND - - June 16th PRESIDENT PIERCE - - - June 30th THROUGH RATES TO EUROPE | Railway Tickets to all points in America. To BOSTON-NEW YORK via SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA NAPLES, GENOA, MARSEILLES Round— the—World NEXT SAILING PRESIDENT MONROE - - - July 9th PRESIDENT HARRISON - - July 23rd Stopovers will be granted which permit the making of interesting side trips at various points. IN RESPONDING TO ADVERTISEMENTS PLEASE MENTION THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOURNAL

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24-25

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