Food products

Title

Food products

Creator

Herdman, C. G.

Language

English

Source

The American Chamber of Commerce Journal Volume XXVIII (Issue No.1) January 1952

Year

1952

Rights

In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Fulltext

January, 1952 AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOURNAL 23 Bottling, Misc. (Total)....................... Cleansing and Laundry (Total)......... Entertainment Equipment (Total) . Livestock—bulbs—seeds (Total) Medical (Total).......................... Musical (Total).............................. Office Equipment (Total)......... Office Supplies (Total)........... Paper (Total)....................... Photographic (Total)......... Raw Materials (To£al).. Sporting Goods (Total) Stationery (Total)......................... Tobacco (Total)......... Explosives (Total). . . 173,367 52,914 Firearms (Total)............................................ . . 2,659 812 Ammunition............. 840 812 Hardware (Total)......... 5,477,612 5,576,279 Household (Total)........................................ 854,419 698,631 Machinery (Total)..................................... 2,186,169 751,962 Metals (Total)................................................ 6,432,056 6,962,215 Petroleum Products (Total)........... 75,759,845 61,364,449 Radios (Total)................................... 23,707 19,990 Rubber Goods (Total)................................. 1,015,946 408,824 Beverages, Misc. Alcoholic.................... 8,369 4,189 Foodstuffs (Total Kilos).................... 29,308,603 21,039,216 Foodstuffs, Fresh (Total). . . 187,339 107,026 Apples...................................................... 40,869 25,354 Oranges..................... 10,780 3,696 Onions........................................................... 62,237 31,163 Potatoes..................................................... 22,648 12,131 Foodstuffs, Dry Packaged (Total). 18,490 16,815 Foodstuffs, Canned (Total)........................ 303,675 272,336 Sardines................................................... 136,801 94,895 Milk, Evaporated......... 36,793 89,228 Milk, Condensed....................................... 26,485 23,242 Foodstuffs, Bulk (Total) .......................... 395,472 410,990 Rice............................................................... 78,046 5 Wheat Flour............................. 297,806 371,530 Foodstuffs, Preserved (Total).... 185 1,002 1,779,992 165,280 14,071 9,385 512,444 17,367 45,181 88,526 5,542,557 61,177 757,427 20,195 313,630 469,467 474,322 1,171,189 2,567 8,418 275,938 31,460 44,593 46,205 4,007,060 11,062 297,268 119,964 170,295 81,666 Chucheria (Total)...................... Clothing and Apparel (Total).. Cosmetics (Total)........ Fabrics (Total).................... Jewelry (Total)........... Leather (Total). . Textiles (Total)..................... Twine (Total)............................... Toys (Total)............................................... General Merchandise (Total).......................... Non-Commercial Shipments (Total)............. Advertising Materials, Etc. (Total)............... 91,546 117,209 80,752 793,320 997 72,564 4,228,479 113,395 92,785 501,288 69,002 18,888 47,202 264,627 113,399 1,600,360 180,380 1,562,882 34,615 38,523 425,803 45,175 21,339 Food Products By C. G. Herdman Director, Trading Division Marsman & Company, Inc. THE most important development recently in trading circles is the announcement that the Import Control Commission is to be reorganized, all three commis sioners having presented their resignation. It is also ru mored that in the forthcoming session of the Congress bills will be presented abolishing the import controls as at present administered and placing all such controls under the Central Bank which would limit imports by control of exchange. The import control commissioners who are now resign ing are to be complimented very highly on the task they have performed. Working under great difficulty with an inadequate budget and untrained personnel, they built up a very good organization which during the last few months has been working very efficiently. It is sincerely to be hoped that the new Commission will be allotted a greater budget, permitting it to employ additional trained person nel with adequate salary so that applications for import licenses can be processed expeditiously and efficiently. One of the greatest difficulties experienced by im porters in general for the past two years under the import SMITH-CORONA PORTABLE One glance at the new SMITH-CORONA. . . and you're convinced that it’s the most beautiful and sturdy portable typewriter you’ve ever laid eyes on! Not just a “new model”. . . it’s a revolutionary all new typewriter. . . with a total of nineteen new features plus fifteen SMITH-CORONA “exclu sives”! Its smart, new Color-speed Keyboard is full standard office machine size. . . has rimless keys colored a restful non-glare green and “comfort shape” to cup your finger tips. ERLANGER 4 GALINGER, INC. 123 T. Pinpin, Manila • Magallanes St., Cebu City DEPENDABIE IN WAR OR PEACE CATERPILLAR “Caterpillar” diesel engines, tractors, motor graders, and earthmoving equipment played a great role during the last war. Their out standing records stem from a rugged simpli city of design that leaves little chance of things going wrong. During peace-time, they are equally dependable because back of them stands a factory of high reputation for highquality products. KOPPEL—. (PHILIPPINES) BOSTON & !3RD STREETS | N C ■ PORT AREA ’ TEL- 3‘37'53 Branchei: L Bacolod * Iloilo * Cebu • Davao * Cotabato * Zamboanga J 24 AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOURNAL January, 1952 ★ LUZOS STEVEIKIR lUJ COMPANY, INC. Manila ★ SERVICE WITH SATISFACTION > CUSTOMS BROKERS k WAREHOUSEMEN / TRUCKING / PACKING & CRATING / FREIGHT FORWARDING f SHIP HUSBANDING / CARGO SUPERINTENDENCE C ARMORED CAR SERVICE r AIR CARGO AGENTS / TRAVEL AGENTS / FIELD WAREHOUSING LUZON BROKERAGE COMPANY Derham Bldg. Cables: Telephone: Port Area LUBROCOIN 3-34-31 controls, has been the frequent changes in governing bodies and the personnel. It is to be hoped that the present re organization will not result in another change of policy or in methods of processing. 't'here was very little change in conditions in the local A market as regards foodstuffs during the month of December. Flour has arrived in ample quantity and there are even larger quantities to arrive during January. Stocks actually in the Philippines are more than enough to take care of nearby requirements, and with the flour arriving in January, should be ample to take care of all demands to the end of February at least. Although stocks of flour in sight are sufficient for nearby months, it is very possible it may be difficult later to secure wheat flour in quantity until new-crop wheat becomes available, say next August or September. Re ports are that the Canadian wheat crop suffered very considerable weather damage and that stocks of Canadian wheats suitable for milling high-grade bread-flours are very low. Sales of wheat and wheat flour under the I. W. A. in the United States have been extremely heavy. During the present crop year, that is, since August 1 up to the end of December, 83% of the total United States quota of export wheat and flour under I. W. A. has been exhausted. This leaves only 17% of the total quota still available to cover the 7 months to come before the beginning of another crop-year. It will not be at all surprising if this 17% is exhausted by the end of January, and all flour purchases subsequent to that date would be subject to availability of supplies and would be purchsed outside of I. W. A., which means that the cost would be approximately $1.50 greater per 100 lbs. based on present quotations. Canadian millers are hopeful that they will still be able to take care of extensive quantities of flour under I. W. A. up to the limit of their obligation, but the continued reports of the heavy Canadian wheat damage, apparently from reliable sources, have created considerable doubt regarding this point in the minds of flour importers. r\N evaporated milk there are indications that overstocks existing here for several months past are fast disappearing. Prices are firming up gradually and it ap pears probable that by the end of January importers will be able to sell their stocks of evaporated milk at cost or possibly with a slight profit instead of being forced to take a loss of P4 or P5 per case as during the last 4 months. They are still faced with heavy stocks of powdered milk. During December this situation was aggravated by the action of the Social Welfare Commission which had a sur plus of powdered milk in drums and exchanged this with INSURANCE FIRE - MARINE - CASUALTY ATLAS ASSURANCE CO. LTD. THE EMPLOYERS’ LIABILITY CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. ASSURANCE CORPORATION Ltd. LAW UNION & ROCK INSURANCE CO., LTD. INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA E. E. ELSER, Inc. GENERAL AGENTS Tel. 2-77-58—404 Ayala Bldg., Manila — Cable “ELSINC” January, 1952 AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOURNAL 25 various merchants for canned meats and other foodstuffs essential in its work. Unfortunately this exchange of goods was done on such a basis that merchants acquiring milk powder from the S. W. C. were able to sell to consumers at prices far below the cost of regularly imported milk and far below the cost of replacement from the United States, and this caused milk importers to take still further losses. It is understood that the S. W. C. discontinued this dump ing of milk on the Manila market when it was advised of the effect of its action. information from California is that the sardine catch -Hn the south during the month of December was ex tremely disappointing. The pack for the present season will be only a small fraction of the average. With the low stocks available, prices are steadily increasing. Supplies available will probably be exhausted early in the year. Stocks still on hand in the Philippines are far in excess of immediate requirements except in the 5-oz. pack, but it appears probable that during the second quarter of the year and until new-pack fish can be secured, which will not be before August, there will be an acute shortage of canned fish in the Philippines. Stocks of canned meats, particularly of Vienna sausage and potted meats, are more than ample. Canned fruits and vegetables, however, are far from sufficient to satisfy demand. There is very little probability of this condition improving at least until the second semester of the year. Fresh fruits and vegetables, both imported and locally produced, are also in very short supply. Textiles By W. V. Saussotte General Manager Neuss, Hesslein Co., Inc. THE new Import Control Commission, under the chairmanship of Ceferino de los Santos, assumed office on January 2. The other members are Augusto F. Espiritu, of the Central Bank, and Demetrio S. Santos, formerly Executive Officer of the preceding Com mission whose chairman was Alfredo Montelibano. De metrio Santos is temporarily occupying the position of Executive Officer in the new ICC. It is the consensus that the former ICC Chairman Al fredo Montelibano and Francisco Ortigas, Jr. and Alfonso Calalang, members, discharged their administrative duties in a highly commendable manner. Chairman Ceferino de los Santos of the new ICC has stated that the new Com mission will continue the good work of its predecessors. On January 6 Chairman de los Santos announced that the Central Bank certified $180,000,000 to be avail able for imports of controlled essentials and controlled nonmacleod am nnii'in of iiiilii'I'iik Hemp Exporters Steamship Agents 207 Myers Building Port Area, Manila EDISON NICK.EL-I HON-ALKALINE STORAGE BATTERIES For Industrial Trucks,—Mining Locomotives PRIMARY CELLS for Communication—Navigation Aid Service, Bailway Signal Write for Application Data and Price to W. A. CHITTICK & CO., INC. Philippine Distributor 31 Ilornero Salas, Ennita, Manila AT FLYING DEALERS TIDE WATER ASSOCIATED OIL COMPANY MANILA • CEBU • DAVAO • ILOILO • LEYTE

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