Although Pigafetta tells us of it, he mentions it only in Paragua, and not in cebu nor in any other island of the south, where he stayed long time.
"The Indolence of the Filipino"
Jose Rizal
Then come cebu, Mindanao, Leyte, Samar, and Negros, varying from the above numbers down to fifty thousand.
"The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes"
Tomás de Comyn Fedor Jagor Rudolf Ludwig Carl Virchow Charles Wilkes
The price in cebu is on the average six dollars per ton.
"The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes"
Tomás de Comyn Fedor Jagor Rudolf Ludwig Carl Virchow Charles Wilkes