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Ordax, Sabino, medical practitioner

ILOILO-CEBU.

Reyna, J., foundry J. Reyna

J. Anderson, engineer J. Withayn

Robles, Z., veterinary surgeon

Rodrigues, A., trader

Orozco, P., hatmaker

Ortin, F., carriage builder

Ortiz, J., trader

Panadé, F., timber merchant

Panez, S., trader

Peccio, M., trader

Perez & Acha, commission agents and

neral storekeepers, agents for Larrinaga & Co.

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Messrs.

Saez, T., trader

Pedro J. Perez

Marcos de Acha

A. de Acha

Pineda, C., solicitor

Preciado, T., wine merchant

"La Puerta del Sol"

J. F. Ramirez

R. Olaguer

M. Cruz

T. Belan

Ramirez & Co., F., merchants

F. Ramirez

Ramos, C., sugar manufacturer

Regalado, J. trader

Robles, Z., milliner

Roensch, A., hatmaker

J. Hagemann, manager

Russell & Sturgis (in liquidation) Perez & Acha, liquidators

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. Shelmerdine

F. S. Jones

Andres Martinez

Withome, W., engineer

Yulo, T., trader

Zaroga, Y., sugar manufacturer

Zulueta, C., trader

CEBU.

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This is an important port and city of the Philippines. It is the capital of the island of Cebu, and ranks next to 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 in hemp and sugar. On account of the low price ruling for hemp during the last few years Cebu made no progress, but matters have improved lately, the exports for 1880-the latest published-showing an increase of more than one-third. 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. The following figures show the trade of Cebu:-In 1880 there entered the port with cargoes 10 vessels of 11,729 tons, and in ballast 24 vessels of 18,761 tons, and there cleared with cargoes 23 vessels of 23,992 tons. The value of the imports was $22,889, and that of the exports, $1923,881. 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.