Title card: “The Pacific Trade of San Francisco.” Panning shot of ships docked in shipyard. The text “A Center of Pacific Trade” superimposed over a map showing 3D land contours of San Francisco. Shot of docked ship with a few men setting up a crane. “Pineapples and bananas from Hawaii.” A crane unloads a pallet of banana crates onto a flatbed push cart. Workers wheel the pushcart away. Bundled pineapples are shoved down either a ramp or roller conveyer belt from the ship’s side and are piled onto a flatbed pushcart. “Coffee from Brazil.” A ship crane lowers sacks of coffee beans to a flatbed push cart. “Copra and hemp from the Philippines.” A crane with a scoop attachment filled with copra swings over to a worker who dumps the copra into a shipping container. Another crane lowers lashed together bales of hemp to workers who wheel the bales away on a push cart. Other workers use hand trucks to move individual bales from piles.