Ocean shipping and exports
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Part of The American Chamber of Commerce Journal
- Title
- Ocean shipping and exports
- Creator
- Tunold, B. B.
- Language
- English
- Source
- The American Chamber of Commerce Journal Volume XXVIII (Issue No.1) January 1952
- Year
- 1952
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- 16 AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOURNAL January, 1952 REAL ESTATE MORTGAGES (From January to December, 1951) January.. February. March.. . April.... May........ June.... July......... August... Sept........ October.. November December P2,105,600 5,636,640 3,817,877 3,140,154 3,753,891 4,215,944 3,233,375 9,413,329 6,110,125 3,868,876 4,724,705 3,186,761 P 490,457 1,106,948 1,373,880 902,932 1,150,614 5,184,350 1,188,026 1,926,098 2,860,320 3,342,480 1,606,980 3,587,704 P272.300 869,100 245.760 188,750 372,032 869,144 .351,750 757,300 289.760 682,930 875,858 317,400 Pl,051,546 1,722,790 1,970,627 1,057,926 1,231,810 1,531,450 1,925,497 3,171,420 2,653,960 2,800,185 2,047,871 2,109,742 P3,919,903 8,334,848 7,408,114 5,289,762 6,508,347 11,800,888 6,696,648 15,268,147 11,914,165 10,694,471 9,255,414 9,201,607 A commercial building for Northern Motors Inc. estimated at P270.000. On San Fernando, San Nicolas, a 4 story reinforced concrete store and office for Carlos Lim Kalaw, costing P250.000. A Gymnasium for the Far Eastern University, estimated at P200.000. For Francisco Villaroman, a 2-story reinforced concrete residence on Misericordia Street, costing Pl20,000. On Laon-Laan, Sampaloc, for Roberto Laperal, a 2 apart ment building, estimated at Pl00,000. Prices of essential items during the period under review continued to be firm. In general, demand for materials was small, and importers are hesitant about placing new orders for stock for fear of an eventual sliding down of prices. Building Construction By Juan J. Carlos President, United Construction Co., Inc. DURING the month of November, the Office of the City Engineer approved building permits for con struction work amounting to P4,819,360. For the same period last year, the volume of work authorized amounted to P3,080,145 in comparison with P3,338,685 in 1949 and P3,984,235 in 1948. Among the big projects that were started during the month under review and which account for the increase in costs over those of the past years were: A 3-story building for the College of Medicine, University of Santo Tomas, in Sampaloc, costing P700.000. On Isla de Romero, (for the Feati Institute of Technology, a 4-story structure estimated at P600.000. A hotel building on Dewey Boulevard for Litton & Company, costing P350.000. Ocean Shipping and Exports By B. B. Tunold Secretary-Manager Associated Steamship Lines TOTAL exports for the month of November of this year showed a small decrease as compared to exports during November last year. This decrease can probably be attributed to a reduc tion in lumber, copra, and desiccated coconut exports. 91 vessels lifted 222,335 tons of exports during the month, as compared to 234,092 tons lifted by 99 vessels during the same month last year. Commodities which have registered sharp increases over last year’s figures for the same month, are: beer from 113 to 430 tons; lead ores from nil to 180 tons; iron ores from 33,705 to 72,785 tons; and sugar cent./raw from 4,687 to 15,370 tons. ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT & 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 1 74 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 January, 1952 AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOURNAL 17 Exports for November, 1951, as compared with ex ports during November 1950 were as follows: November 1951 1950 Alcohol....................................... 83 tons — Beer............................................. 430 ” 113 tons Cigars and cigarettes.......... 23 ” 15 ” Coconut, desiccated............... 6,620 ” 10,476 ” Coconut oil............................... 5,350 ” 7,581 ” Concentrates, gold.................. 387 ” 459 ” Concentrates, zinc.................. 118 ” Copra.......................................... 55,999 ’’ 80,047 ” Copra cake meal.................... 6,419 ” 6,756 ” Embroideries............................ 319 ” 244 ” Empty cylinders..................... 459 ” 543 ” Fish, salted............................... 50 ” 10 ” Furniture, rattan.................. 1,138 ” 704 ” Gums, copal............................. 74 ” 61 ” Gums, elemi............................. 33 ” — Hemp.......................................... 67,847 bales 79,075 bales Household goods............... 161 tons 287 tons Kapok......................................... 42 ” 185 ” Logs............................................. 6,398,047 bft. 4,700,018 bft. Lumber, sawn........................ 4,097,860 ” 12,130,307 ” Molasses..................................... 6,675 tons , 3,648 tons Plywood and plywood products....................................... 26 ” 7 Ores, chrome............................ 15,980 ” 27,150 Ores, lead................................... 180 ” — Ores, iron.................................. 72,785 ” 33,705 Ores, manganese..................... 1.470 ” 5,678 Rattan, palasan...................... 109 " 219 Rope............................................ 171 " 562 Shell, shell waste.................... 84 ” 54 Skins, hides............................... 43 ” 166 Sugar, cent, raw..................... 15,370 ” 4,687 Sugar, refined........................... 197 ” — T obacco...................................... 638 ” 813 Vegetable oil............................ 39 ” 33 Transit cargo............................ 71 ” 982 Merchandise, general............ 414 ” 924 Lumber By Pacifico de Ocampo Secretary - Treasurer Philippine Lumber Producers’ Association, Inc. THE overall export of Philippine logs and lumber during November, amounting to 22,097,071 bd. ft., shows a decrease of 3,335,998 bd. ft. from the October export of 25,433,069 bd. ft. Exports to Japan decreased by 2,533,494 bd. ft., while exports to the United States and Canada decreased by 781,659 bd. ft. Decline in the Japanese demand may be attributed in part to the effect of the poor quality of logs shipped to that country by unscrupulous exporters who are not produ cers. In some cases, misunderstanding as to Philippine and Japanese standards of quality has resulted in the stockpiling in Japan of undesirable species. Lumber producers find it extremely difficult if not impossible to participate in SCAP bidding due to the shorttime notice given the schedules. Participants in the bidding are often dealers who obtain their shipments from un reliable producers. Figures released by the Bureau of Forestry as to the lumber and logs inspected for export abroad during Nov ember, 1951, follow: Volume in Board Feet Shipper Destination Lumber Logs Agusan Timber Corporation Japan 986,000 Anakan Lumber Japan 1,013,419 Company U.S.A. 51,004 824,972 Bislig Bay U.S.A. 207,666 Lumber Company Japan 1,497,678 Basilan Lumber S. Africa 499,310 Company, Inc. Japan 1,859,541 B. R. Valencia & Co., Inc. Japan 567,516 C. Luna Enterprises Japan 549,930 INSULAR LUMBER COMPANY FABRICA, OCC. NEGROS --------- ¥---------SPECIALISTS IN KILN DRIED LUMBER and MANUFACTURERS OF BOXES OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS MANILA DISTRIBUTORS: Norton & Harrison Company 814 Echague Manila D. C. Chuan & Sons, Inc. 14-30 Soler St. Manila Insular Saw Mill, Inc. 340 Canonigo, Paco Manila MANILA OFFICE-. 401 FILIPINAS BUILDING
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