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ILOILO CEBU,

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Macgibbon, Thomas, merchant

Mahometano, D., timber merchant

Mañano, Ruperto, medical practitioner

Mapa, V., solicitor

Marin, P., sugar manufacturer

Melliza, C., auctioneer

Navegante, M., engineer and boilermaker

Oppen, E. G., trader

Ordax, Sabino, medical practitioner

Orozco, P., hatmaker

Ortin, F., carriage builder

Ortiz, J., trader

Panadé, F., timber merchant

Panez, S., trader

Peccio, M., trader

Pineda, C., solicitor

Preciado, T., wine merchant

Ramirez & Co., F., merchar.ts

F. Ramirez

Ramos, C., sugar manufacturer Regalado, J. trader

Reyna, J., foundry

J. Reyna

J. Anderson, engineer J. Withayn

Robles, Z., milliner

Robles, Z., veterinary surgeon

Rodrigues, A., trader

Roensch, A., hatmaker

J. Hagemann, manager

Russell & Sturgis (in liquidation)

Gargollo Brothers, liquidators

Saez, T., trader

San Augustine, J., carriage builder

Servando, S., trader

Sitchon, M., trader

Sitchon, S, trader

Smith, Bell, & Co., merchants

H. P. Gray

W. S. Fyfe

G. Shelinerdine

Withome, W., engineer

Yulo, T., trader

Zaroga, Y., sugar manufacturer

Zulueta, C., trader

CEBU.

This is an important port and city of the Philippines. It is the capital of the island of Cebu, and ranks next to Iloilo a rong 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 file roads, but the people are devoid of commercial enterprise. There are two Governors stationed in the port, one having the rule of the island, the other administering the whole of the Visayas. The trade of Cebu consists principally in hemp and sugar. On account of the low price ruling for hemp during the last few years Cebu has made no progress, but hopes are entertained that matters will now improve as prices are steadily rising. The neighbouring islands of Leyte, Mindan 10, and Camiguin possess extensive hemp plantations, a large proportion of the produce of which fin is it way to Cebu for ship- ment. The following figures show the trade of Iloilo :-In 1878 there entered the port with cargoes 11 vessels of 9,385 tons, and in ballast 20 vessels of 17,198 t us, and there cleared with cargoes 31 vessels of 26,583 tons. The value of the imports was $3,496, and that of the exports, $2,131,365. 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.

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