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By virtue of the powers vested in me by section 3 of Republic Act No. 509, entitled “An Act declaring national policy, authorizing the President of the Philippines for a limited period to fix ceiling prices of commodities and to promulgate rules and regulations regarding prices of commodities to effectuate such policy, and authorizing the appropriation of a certain sum for the purpose,” and upon the recommendation of the Price Administration Board, I, Elpidio Quirino, President of the Philippines, do hereby order:

SECTION 1. Section 1 of Executive Order No. 343, dated August 14, 1950, is hereby amended by increasing and setting up new ceiling prices for Galvanized Fittings, Mild Steel Flat Bars and Angle Bars as follows:

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (IMPORTED)

Commodity	Unit	Wholesale Price	Retail Ceiling         Price
Galvanized Fittings:
Elbows ½ “ 90	Each	P0.40	P0.45
Elbows ¾ “ 90	Each	0.51	0.56
Elbows 1″ 90	Each	0.65	0.72
Elbows 1 ¼ “ 90	Each	1.09	1.21
Elbows 1 ½ ” 90	Each	1.46	1.62
Elbows 2″ 90	Each	2.07	2.30
Elbows ½ ” Street	Each	0.52	0.58
Nipples ½ ” X 4	Each	0.36	0.40
Nipples ½ ” X 3	Each	0.28	0.31
Tees ½ “	Each	0.52	0.58
Tees ¾ “	Each	0.72	0.80
Tees 1″	Each	0.96	1.06
Tees 1 ½ “	Each	1.83	2.04
Tees 2”	Each	2.67	2.97
Mild Steel Flat Bars:
Sizes: 2 ½ ” X ¼ ” X 19′ to 21′	Kilo	0.44	0.49
2” X ?” X 19′ to 21′	Kilo	0.43	0.47
Mild Steel Angle Bars:
Sizes: ¾” X ¾” ?”	Kilo	0.50	0.55
1″ X 1″ X ?”	Kilo	0.47	0.52
1″ X 1″ X 3/16″	Kilo	0.47	0.52

SEC. 2. Section 3 of Executive Order No. 373, dated November 27, 1950, is hereby repealed by increasing and setting up new ceiling prices for imported Textiles as follows:

TEXTILES (IMPORTED)

 

Commodity	Quality yards per lb. or more	Width	Unit	Importer’s Price	Wholesale Price
Grey Sheetings: ( Coco Crudo)
Unbleached Sheeting	6.15	36″	Yard	P0.57	P0.64	P0.81
Unbleached Sheeting	5.00	36″	Yard	0.70	0.78	0.99
Unbleached Sheeting	4.00	36″	Yard	0.87	0.98	1.23
Unbleached Sheeting	3.25	36″	Yard	0.96	1.08	1.36
Grey Drills: (Cotonia)
Unbleached Drill	3.45	28″	Yard	0.84	0.94	1.18
Unbleached Drill	3.25	30”	Yard	0.94	1.06	1.33
Unbleached Drill	2.50	30”	Yard	1.15	1.29	1.63
Denims (Maong)
Denims	2.20	29/30″	Yard	1.64	1.84	1.32
Denims	2.45	29/30″	Yard	1.50	1.68	2.12
Denims	3.00	29/30″	Yard	1.39	1.57	1.97
Cotton Woven Suitings:	3.80	28”	Yard	1.15	1.29	1.63
Chambray (Gris)	3.80	36”	Yard	1.18	1.33	1.68
Flannels (Franela):
Bleached and Dyed	4.75	36”	Yard	1.11	1.25	1.58
Print Cloth:
Bleached or Dyed Percales (Coco Blanco (60/48)         (Broadcloth de Color 60/48)	1.15	35/36”	Yard	0.84	0.95	1.20
Bleached or Dyed Percales (Coco Blanco 64/60)         (Broadcloth de Color 64/60)	1.30	35/36”	Yard	0.95	1.07	1.34
Bleached or Dyed Percales ( Coco Blanco 68/72)         (Nansu Blanco 68/72	1.45	35/36”	Yard	P1.07	P1.20	P1.52
Bleached or Dyed Percales ( Coco Blanco 80/80)         (Nansu Blanco 80/80) (Batista Blanco 80/80)	1.65	35/36″	Yard	1.14	1.28	1.62
Printed Percales (Dress, Shirtings or Pajama Patterns)         (Percales 68/48)         (Shirtings or Pajamas 60/48)	1.15	35/36″	Yard	0.95	1.07	1.34
Printed Percales (Dress, Shirtings or Pajama Patterns)         (Percales 64/60)         (Shirtings or Pajamas 64/60)	1.30	35/36″	Yard	1.10	1.24	1.56
Printed Percales (Dress, Shirtings or Pajama Patterns)         (Percales 68/72)         (Shirtings or Pajamas 68/72 or 80/80)	1.45	35/36″	Yard	1.22	1.37	1.73
Printed Percales (Dress, Shirtings or Pajama Patterns)         (Percales 80/80)         (Shirtings or Pajama Patterns 80/80)	1.65	35/36″	Yard	1.30	1.46	1.84
Broadcloth:
Bleached and Dyed (Poplin)         (Broadcloth de color 80/60)	145	35/36″	Yard	1.04	1.17	1.47
Printed Dress Shirtings & Pajama Patterns (Shirtings or Pajama 80/60 or 68/72)	145	35/36″	Yard	1.19	1.34	1.69
Sheeting:
Bleached and Dyed (Indian Head Blanco) (Nehesco Suitings) (Batfast)	112	35/36″	Yard	1.74	1.96	2.47
Indian Head Colored	112	35/36″	Yard	1.88	2.12	2.66
Piques (Narrow Wale) Bleached and Dyed (Pique Blanco) Pique de color)	180	35/36″	Yard	1.39	1.57	1.97
Khaki ( West Point ):
1 x 1 (Single Ply)	175	35/36″	Yard	3.27	3.68	4.64
1 x 1 (Single Ply)	175	41/42″	Yard	3.76	4.23	5.33
2 x 2 (Two Ply)	350	35/36″	Yard	3.73	4.19	5.28
2 x 2 (Two Ply)	350	41/42″	Yard	4.80	5.40	6.80

SEC. 3. Section 1 of Executive Order No. 408, dated February 3, 1951, is hereby repealed by increasing and setting up new ceiling prices for Galvanized Plain Wire as follows:

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (IMPORTED)

Commodity	Unit	Wholesale price	Retail         ceiling         price
Galvanized Plain Wire-100# Roll
Sizes:
No. 6/8	Roll	P41.19	P45.77
No. 10	Roll	44.60	49.56
No. 12	Roll	44.25	49.17
No. 14	Roll	45.77	50.85
No. 16/17	Roll	46.59	51.77
No. 18/19	Roll	48.71	54.12
No. 20	Roll	51.85	57.62
No. 22	Roll	54.93	61.04

SEC. 4. Section 1 of Executive Order No. 421, dated March 8, 1951, is hereby repealed by increasing and setting up new ceiling prices for American and Canadian flour as follows:

FOODSTUFF (IMPORTED)

Commodity	Unit	Wholesale price	Retail         ceiling         price
Flour:
American 1st Class	Bag/50#	P8.10	P8.83
2nd Class	Bag/50#	7.55	8.24
3rd Class	Bag/50#	7.55	8.24
Canadian 1st Class	Bag/50#	8.38	9.14

SEC 5. Sections 1 and 2 of Executive Order No. 427, dated April 3, 1951, insofar as they specify the sizes and set up maximum selling prices of Reinforcing Mild Steel Bars, Commercial Quality and New Billet Steel ASTM A-15-39, are hereby repealed by setting up new ceiling prices as follows:

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (IMPORTED)

Commodity	Unit	Wholesale price	Retail         ceiling         price
Reinforcing Steel Bars: Plain round, round corrugated, round and square deformed (Commercial and Structural)
Sizes:
?” x 20′ to 40′	Kilo	P0.56	P0.62
½” x 20′ to 40’	Kilo	0.55	0.62
?” x 20′ to 40′	Kilo	0.50	0.56
¾” x 20′ to 40′	Kilo	0.50	0.56
?” x 20′ to 40′	Kilo	0.50	0.56
1″ x 20′ to 40′	Kilo	0.50	0.56

SEC 6. The ceiling prices herein fixed include the 17 per cent special excise tax on Foreign Exchange, 7 per cent sales tax and 1 per cent municipal tax for Construction Materials and Textiles, and 7 per cent sales tax and 1 per cent municipal tax for American and Canadian Flour.

SEC. 7. This Order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 29th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty-one, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the fifth.


By the President:
(SGD.) MARCIANO ROQUE
Acting Assistant Executive Secretary