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Title
Lumber
Creator
De Ocampo, Pacifico
Language
English
Source
The American Chamber of Commerce Journal Volume XXVIII (Issue No.1) January 1952
Year
1952
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In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
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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 18 AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOURNAL January, 1952 Dahican Lumber Company, Inc. U. S. A. 252,356 Dee C. Chuan & Sons, Inc. Hongkong 72,160 General Enterprises Hawaii 1,700 Getz Bros. 8s S. Africa 61,155 Company England 1,200,014 Gulf Lumber Company, Inc. Japan 491,300 Iligan Lumber Company, Inc. Japan 500,000 Insular S. Africa 665,843 Lumber U. S. A. 460,207 Company, Inc. Canada 22,537 Johnston Lumber Company, Inc. Japan 924,999 Macario Apostol Japan 211,624 Martha Lumber Company, U. S. A. 500,000 Mindoro Planing Mill U. S. A. 20,000 Misamis Lumber Company, Inc. Japan 1,593,534 Nasipit Lumber Company, Inc. U. S. A. 543,764 North Camarines Lumber Co., Inc. Okinawa 1,200,000 North Star Lumber Com­ pany Japan 1,029,230 Pan Asiatic Commercial Co. Japan 715,297 Schuable & Cuerva Guam , 1.369 Sta. Cecilia Sawmills, Inc. Hawaii 72,946 Sta. Clara U. S. A. 1,200,015 Lumber Company, Inc. Japan 1,149,826 Valderama Lumber Manu­ facturers U. S. A. 45,124 West. Mindanao Lumber Company Japan 800,116 Woodcraft Hongkong 234,606 Works. Ltd._______________ S. Africa__________ 70,313_____________ Totals. . . ........................... 3,982,750 18,114,321 Lumber Logs Total RESUME of Exports to: (Bd.Ft.) (Bd.Ft.) (Bd.Ft.) Japan........................................ — 13,890,010 13,890,010 United States and Canada. 1,602,658 2,524,987 4,127,645 Other countries..................... 2,380,092 1,699,324 4,079,416 TOTALS............................. 3,982,750 18,114,321 22,097,071 SUMMARY OF EXPORTS DURING NOVEMBER ARRANGED BY COUNTRIES OF DESTINATION INTHEORDER OF VOLUME OF SHIPMENT TO EACH COUNTRY Logs (Bd.Ft.) Lumber (Bd.Ft.) Total (Bd.Ft.) Japan............................................ 13,890,010 — 13,890,010 United States.............................. 2,524,987 1,580,121 4,105,108 South Africa................... ........... 499,310 797,311 1,296,621 England........................... ........... 1,200,014 — 1,200,014 Okinawa.......................... — 1,200,000 1,200,000 Hongkong....................... ............. — 306,766 306,766 Hawaii............................. — 74,646 74,646 Canada............................ — 22,537 22,537 •Guam............................... ........... — 1,369 1,369 Totals...................... ........... 18,114,321 3,982,750 22,097,071 In the local market, wholesale prices, which were quoted at P145 per 1000 bd. ft. for white lauan, P150 for apitong, and P165-P170 for red lauan at the opening week COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF EXPORTS MADE TO DIFFERENT REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES DURING THE MONTHS OF OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER, 1951. Period | Lumber in Bd. Ft. Logs in Board Feet States Eastern Gulf States All . Others Total Western States Eastern States Gulf States All Others Total Total1 2,543,096 729,884 385,749 710,523 57,530 68,811 64,736 3,051,111 70,903 1,580,121 1 388,816 399,998 ,299,996 1,788,814 2,524,987 4,839,925 4,105,108 November................................................... *324,991 500,000 1 400,000 Difference (Increase+; Decrease —1 .................. 1,813,212— 324,773 + 11,281 + 6,167+1,470,990— 1,063,825— 500,000 + 899,998 + 400,000+ 736.173 + 734,817— Access to the Markets of the World NATIONAL CITY BANK offers quick access lo world markets through 48 overseas branches of its own — more overseas branches than those of all other -American banks together. long established correspondent important banks throughout the In addition it has relationships with world. THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF VEW YORK Jirit in World-Wide (banking Branches in the Philippines MANILA Main Branch: Juan Luna Street Port Area Branch: 13th Street PAMPANGA: CLARK FIELD CEBU: CEBU CITY January, 1952 AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOURNAL 19 of November, gradually receded during the month, closing at P140, P145, and P160-P165, respectively. This gra­ dual price recession was partly attributed to lack of buying­ support from dealers, who purchased only in limited quan­ tities in order to fill immediate requirements with the approach of the inventory period, and to the intermittent presence of price-weakening factors, particularly, the in­ clement weather. However, the log-bid of the Japan Logis­ tic Command of SCAP, offering to buy 441,000 bd. ft. of dungon, yakal, bitaog, lamog, makaasim and/or saplungan logs, veneer or peeler log No. 2, and 1,900,000 bd. ft. of lumbayao, tangile, almon, bagtikan, and/or mayapis logs, veneer or peeler log No. 2, which was set on December 26, 1951, may boost local prices of lumber during the months to come. Desiccated Coconut By Howard R. Hick President and General Manager Peter Paul Philippine Corporation THIS report covers the period from November 15 to December 15, during which the industry was working at approximately 55% capacity. The copra market was depressed and nuts were plentiful for desiccators and at almost the lowest prices for the year. Large inventories in the United States as well as the slow movement of the market contributed much to the dull production and little relief is in sight for the remainder of the year and possibly the first quarter of 1952. The following are the shipments for the month of Peter Paul Philippine Corporation................... 1,059,100 Red V Coconut Products, Ltd........................... 1,601,200 Sun Ripe Coconut Products, Inc...................... 864,000 Standard Coconut Corporation.......................... 112,800 Cooperative Coconut Products, Inc................. 245,100 Tabacalera.................................................................. Coconut Products (Phil.) Inc............................. Total........................................................... 8,357,760 'Zamboanga Factory Production..................... 196,400 lbs. Lusacan ” ” ..................... 1,002,160 " 1,198,560 lbs. Manila Hemp By Fred Guettinger Vice-President and General Manager Macleod and Company of Philippines PRESSINGS in November declined to 58,696 bales and were 6,762 bales under the production of the previous month. Davao accounted for 36,666 bales, or approximately 63% of the total. The 1951 production up to the end of November amounted to 914,762 bales, as against 680,879 bales for the same period last year. The following are the comparative figures for pressings for the first 11 months of 1947 through 1951: — January-November Inclusive Balings 1951 Davao...................... 455,354 Albay, Camarines and Sorsogon.... 221,184 Leyte and Samar... 149,951 All other Non­ Davao.................... 88,273 Total bales............... 914,762 1950 1949 346,300 199,258 154,009 102,952 111,567 94,475 69,003 66,529 680,879 463,214 1948 1947 185,820 329,981 151,750 222,630 100,108 94,037 102,902 84,853 540,580 731,501 Exports in November amounted to 55,927 bales and were divided as follows: November, 1951: Shippers Pounds Franklin Baker Company.................................... 3,277,000 Blue Bar Coconut Company.............................. 1,198,560*
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