In view of the shortage of bottoms in the Philippines and the United States, traders succeeded in securing official American Government sanction to utilize Japanese ships for transporting part of the 150,000 tons of sugar consigned to the United States, if was learned.
Mr. Francis B. Sayre, High Corny missioner, is reported to have called on President Manuel Quezon, informing the latter that the United States Government was willing to use Japanese vessels for the transportation of the sugar.
It will be recalled that the United States Government this year agreed to purchase a total of 850.000 tons of sugar from the Philippines of which 350.000 tons already had been delivered, Actual tonnage of the sugar shipments to be allotted the Japanese vessels wil] depend on the attitude of the shipping underwriters and banks. informed quarters said, adding that the Philippine bottom shortage was expected to become acute in view of increasing requisitioning of American ships by the United States Government.—Domei,
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