ILOILO-CEBU
1403
Canadian Pacific Railway Company China Mutual Steam Nvgtn. Co., Ld. Pinillos Lite of Spanish Steamers Netherlands India Sea and Fire Insce British India Steam Navigation Co. China Navigation Co.
Imperial Insurance Company, Ld. Commercial Union Assurance Co., Ld. South British Fire and Marine Insce. Assicurazioni Generali
Standard Oil Co. of New York
STEVENSON & Co., Ltd., W. F., Merchants
J. G. Brown, agent Inglis Russell
M. Lezama
Agencies
Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co. Ben Line of Steamers Indra Line Ltd.
Boston S. S. Co.
Boston Towboat Co.
Northern Pacific Steamship Co.
Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ld. Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society Scottish Union and National Insce. Northern Assurance Company National Assurance Co., Ireland New Zealand Insurance Company New York Board of Underwriters Marine Insurance Co. Ltd. British America Assurance Co. International Banking Corporation
TALLER YNCHAUSTI
(Iloilo Engineering Works)
Ynchausti & Co., proprietors
W. A. Cleland, M.I.E.S. A. Stevenson, engineer E. Ballesteros, do.
WARNER, BARNES & Co., LD., Merchants
P. O. Box 123
J. T. Figueras F. Hodsoll
S. Arregui
Agencies
Manufacturer's Life Insurance Co. Royal Exchange Assur Co. China Fire Insurance Co. Western Assurance Co.
Law Union and Crown Insurance Co. State Fire Insurance Co., Ld. Tokio Marine Insurance Co., Ld. Yang-taze Insurance Ass. Co., Ld. China and Manila Steamship Co.
YAP TICO, FRANCISCO M., Merchant 10, Aldeguer Street, Cable address Yaptico, Iloilo; Codes used ABC 5th, Edition
J. M. Yap Seng, manager, signs p.p. Yap Eng Chong, sub. do. signs per pro. Po Tioco, assistant
Chua Kong Kuan, cashier M. Siponco, cl erk V. Yulo Suajico Ko Ankiong M. P. Tay Engco Ng Keling
Luis G. Reyes, clerk C. Hefti, interpreter S. Eugenio Lo, stevedore
CEBU
This is the capital of the island of Cebu, and ranks with Iloilo among the ports of the Philippines. It was at one time the seat of the administration of revenue for the whole of the Bisayas, but this was removed to Manila in 1849. Cebu is a well-built town and possesses fine roads, but the people are devoid of commercial enterprise. The trade of Cebu consists principally of hemp, sugar, and copra. The neighbouring islands of Leyte, Mindanao and Camiguin possess extensive hemp plantations, a large proportion of the produce of which finds its way to Cebu for shipment. There are some very valuable and extensive coal deposits in the island of Cebu, but the mines have not as yet been worked with any enterprise.
Cebu is rapidly growing in importance as a trade centre. The new wharves have now been completed and vessels drawing up to 22 feet can load alongside with perfect safety. The annual total production of hemp in the Cebu district is between 25,000 and 30,000 tons. The sugar industry has suffered severely in recent years by drought as well as by the shortage of buffaloes to till the land.