THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, -1940,"
ROYAL
INTEROCEAN.
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JAVA PORTS and MAGASSÁRIRIVAL
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
THE OUTLOOK FOR UK SIGNS THE RUBBER MART
"TJITJALENGKA"
"TJIBADAK"
SMILINGS Bih Jou 19th Jott.
ARRIVALS 31st Dec.
12th Jan.
MANILA
+
BAILINGS
30th Dec. 26th Jan.
ARRIVALS
23rd Feb.
WORLD OUTPUT OF TIN
TEGELBERG"
"TJIKAMPEK"
"RUYS"
SINGAPORE, PENANG and BELAWAN DELI
POLA ENGRA
VAN BEUTSZ"
TIRADAK"*
ling Singapore only.
SAILINGS
6th Jan. 12th Jan. 19th Jan.
ARRIVALS
31st Dee. 7th Jan 12th Jan.
EAST & SOUTH AFRICA & SOUTH AMERICA
*FGFERERG“
TOKAMPEK
RUYS
ADANE"
Calling or Mumbass & 4.
-un-hipment srga necepted on through B'«/11
Salaam and Zanzibar
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The Hague,. Deccifber 20. The World's tin mine velded A total of 13.Joo long lions
last Octuber. This wha 200-on increase
the previous month, the International 7 Study Choup in The Hague re- ported today.
over
11
42, a Sommer (By Norman, Crump) Before devaluation, natural, rubber, was quoted in London at 103⁄4ad, por ĺb., and in New York at 16.60 cents per lb.
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TRADING PAGT
Britain
Lois December 26. signed a trade agreement in Bri
and Yugoslavia have
de providing for in estimated £110,000,000 now of goods each way in the next five years, the
Board of Trade Announeed to "They have Also signed an
Immediately after devaluation the London price rose to 132d. per ib., but for the next 10 weeks it hung around that level.
afrcement on binastition to: During the past forthight, In Malaya the estate labour former British property in Yugo- however, rubber has been position is better than it was slavin supplementing that sign. Untier stronger market. The Londulear or two ago. But, owing to rd in Lendon last year. spot price was 14d. per lb.,
the disturbances, planters are this agreement Yugoslavia will worklik ander very dimeult 15 pay the balance or campersation while New York was quoting not.
dangeroti circumstances. at the rate of £500,006 n yea! 17.20 cents per lb. for March Most of them are old hands, who for eight year. delivery.
15 apont years in Japanese prison
Britain will export wool, wool- camps, and they are how doing a ten and cotton yarn, chenileale worklærħal 20. But the political rubber and rubber Product uncertainties
impeding To-machinery and capital equipment young Englishmen to go cruisent. It is not easy to hd valier the trade agreement. In return she will get from Yugo- the Mainyn, Over everything bonge lavth timber, non-ferrous metals shadow of Communism, and maize. The agreement also whather it attacks by the ovari
covers supplies of raw materials route from China, through ludo-
from other parts of the Sterling China and Slam to Malaya,, or by direct inditration.
Aren to Yiloslavia. The shadow unity hangs over Thđónéâtь. It is dimeult not to svißathise with the Dutch, who hold that in fail- ink to support them in Indonesin we have put a rod in pickle for our own backs.
to
The survey showed thịt Bo-
To understand this recent at vance in the price of rubber, R is liv& DrOuccil 3,121 tons 11 lớn in October, et parret with 2,600 for rumdamental factors of supply and hecessary look beyond the September, Malaya
from demand. rong 4,607 tors to 4,050 over the same long ago as last September, Am- On the demand aldo, as period. Indonesin showed
prican stocks were a low an Slight recovery.
09,815 tons, compared with 123, 912 tons a year before. Thest figures exclude the Ouvernment's strategle stockpile. Today a stunted that outside her stock pile, Amerien holds no more than two months' maly of rubber.
Natural and Synthetic
RAILINGS
30th Doc. 26th Jan. 23rd Feb.
ARRIVALS
710 Jan.
Marques direct
November production nutes, so far as available, show a small decrease for the Belgian Congo, but atalgantial inerrase in er- ports froth Bolivia -3,043 tons against 2,191,
The world metal In
*APAN
Octobr lets, or the same tetriber.
pinduction of tit wan 14,200
for JEN
Sep
SAILINGS
ARINA AL
28th Der.
30th Dee. 8th Jan.
Jer
9th Jan.
HOLLAND EAST ASÍA LINI EUROPE 10 MANILA and MALAYA
RUDDERKERK"
LANGLEESCOT"
SAILINGS
9th Jan.
Early Feb.
Mid Jan. Transhipment carge aver pied on through B'x/1 to,
Mediterranean and Northern European ports
·RIDDERKEAK”
"LANGLEESCOT"
JAPAN
SAILINGS
Mid Jan.
ARRIVALS
8th Jan.
Early Feb.
out to
After its initiai response to de At 1.20 cents
lb., the valuation, the rubber shora mar American price of natúrni rubber ket nagged during October.
per
*
to
The British Government will provide a guaranteed credit of
2,000,000 repayable over rantees by the British
Substantial credit ma- Govern..
six
ment are alto contemplated.
Both agreements will be puth- shed, the arinouncement added.
Retter.
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is still below the prieb of synthe- į Izas reently picked up again, but Exports of un metal for Deto-† Me ribber, whleh hans remained share prices are still lów éhôugh: are estimated at 0,200 tons, I unchanged at 18% cents per ib. to reflect long-term uhcdetainties, substantially above the figures for quite a long time. There's as much as the current rubbly Jes the preylojes monthis....... 7,08o|no reason why natural
ritbler
and demand position of rubber Toda In September, (1,300 to smuld not se to parity with itself. Apart from political August and 6,000 in Judy.
synthetic. As the result of the doubts, there is also the question Washington coliverations
Washington, Docember 26. last of the amalgamation of the small- World stocks, at the end of September between Britian, Cuna-er estates. This has gained im-
United States shipmenta 10 September ate estimated at 128,400 | dian and Ameriena representa-portance because of the increasing China have dwindled sharply 1 of tha And tin ARRIVALS
concentrates Lives, the American Doghrtufent
den and American
for fuam since the Communist seizure of (exclusive of the United States Commerce as reduced the rubber," This is a special kind control. sumtegie slockpile) against 130,- perrentage of synthetic rubber of Cohenftrated Intex, which is Shipments dropped, to $300,000| 30 10th at the end of August which American minnstincturers shipped in tanks, but only the Volle in October. This compar and 138,400 tons at the vnd >[ are bound to use.
The legislation high states che afford to insta ed With 8706,dno value in Sep- Judy.
Ruverning the use of hynthede the plant needed for its prepara-tember ind 30,000,000 in October! rubber comes up for renewal fext | tjon. The world profiction of tinyour. It will then be necessary
Aintien to bolance the stra Amalgamation problems menta to China during 1948 wad plate in October was estimated af
The averag Value of ship 172,000 mt. Ut less than air tegic importance of her synthetic of portnal.
$20,000,000 monthly. nikber industry against the need The
Amalgamation is not easy dérrende wa
Whited sald to be due to the Unite-1 | for fostering one of the most im- bring about in practice.
States imports from The CHS have hot been turtalled so Stoles Mter strike, Viere tie, portant ways in which the ster-
titles under which saine of the really plate outpul fell to 71,093 tons ting area can earn dollars.
entates are held have little more
far. Imports October against 352,220 tury to t
than 10 years to run. This acts mounted to $9,400,000 value in Sepletaber.
This is looting ahead. The as a deterrent against replanting,
Detobler. This compared with present position is that near-by und also mukes
meuit to $0,300,000 in September. figures rubber is a little acuree, with the Value the eftates. In order to cal
worth result that the spot market shouldeunte anmianiincion turins. Here Chihh were valued at $10,800,000 Sep-remain strong. On the other political difficulties again intrude and the monthly average for that producers have al-themedivés, öspectails in Dilon-year was $10,000,000-Associated rendy soid Torwart at prices be- esta, where thd attitude of the Pres). low tolly's level. As regards new Government has still to bo production generally, the Japanese defited. recupation of Malaya and In- A Anal doubt ies in the ex- donesia gave the plantations a change position. Malaya is in thr Jung rest. Therefore once these sterling area, and therefore no
M/V "DEUCALION" countries were liberated the initihl difficulty arften.
But any rom- vielet of rubber was abnormally partsdn of
Damaged cargo ex this ves Malayan and Indon- larg
This was only a temporary estan prices and costs raises the sel will be surveyed at Holl'a phase, and in Mainya nt lenst prù exchange question. Today the Wharf between 10 am and duction is now recedingt to moraofficial rate of exchange is one noon on December 20, 1949, normal yields. Indonesia became Straits dollar to 1:25 guilders, but and, consigneer able to operate her Plantations at in the black market the dollár is a later date than Malaya, and to Washington, December 20.
the period of abnormal production The Commerce Department| has not yet passed, has made reeninthendations for comprehensive programme of
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int presently · Intended, 'Buk met their, nýtation: Ph. Eurthog - baturan-
There are not enough available to estimate the consumption in October. tenber consumption was tons Asociated Press.
American Customs reform
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Indonisiän difficulties
Replanting, however, is a seri-
Th October 1948, imports from
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
are requested
quoted at anything up to seven to have their representatives or eight guilders. So here, again, present during the survey, we indst see What the new T- donesiah Goverment does ndout its currency.
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BUTTERFIELD
& SWIRE, Agents.
Hong Kong, Dec. 27, 1949
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
6.6. "NANKIN"
The Department's Offer of Theous problem. Under normal con-
AUSTRALIA AND terbationel Trade rave the re-ditions commendations it general ender planting takes plfice every year,
certain smputit of h
INDONESIA- sement and sent them to the Treasury for consideration in the caused a long gap, khi the pro- the Sydney
Sydney, December 28. but the Japanexo occupation The Canberra correspondent of Treasury's proposed programpie por rhythm hon not yet been Tea- sald today that Australia
"Morning Herald' of customs methods revision;
may From SYDNEY, MELBOURNE tbred. Not edh polifical amed- The Treasury, which has charge ties be ignored. These are more sean appoint a Trade Commision-
& MANILA of the customis bureaus, saya it
er to Indonesia. Beute In Indonesia. is done alicut all I can adminis-sapandso deportations, thete in Owing to
He duke that the Australlait Coilghibes Per Ship tratively to simplify customs pro-
now
will probably serious labour shortage in Government cédures Legislation will be re-
Suratın. Again the nety Innounce its attitude to the gure to bkd further bibgths. desian Government takes over United States of Indoneslá
The Commerce Advisory Com-ohly at the New Year, and it will Tuesday. mitte suggested that lows affect then have a great many things to
are hereby notified that their Meanwhile, the Indonesian Amh- Cargo will be discharged into ing customs procedures be do. Meanwhile tilere Is hobassador Pat bodied in a custone administra Anglo-Indonesian convention, re- Maramis, reached Darwin by air Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd, Large, bi the Hong Kong & Kowloon tive net, separate from the tariff starding double taxation, and the tonight on a warta on? He wil where it will fle at consignees inve
| résult Historically, the question of operating in Indonesia are taxed with the Australian Government, to terms and conditions of that British companies visit Canberra top internal tiks risk and expehso and subject tariff has been a major political to, the point where lasue and the customs administra- ensily find funds for replanting
they cannot Associated Press.
storage of the Hong Kong live reforms which must be taken and other development work. In
Kowloon What? & Godown new should definitely be removed timo, no doubt, a double taxation
Eo, Ltd. The Kargo is ex- from the political or partizan convention will be concluded, but feld, the Committéè sula Aso-Eb how Indonesid Government ciated Press.
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