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Share Advance West Again Weighing. La
Wiped Out
London, Apr. 25, `j
Early rains in most seg. tions of the London Black Exchange were wiped out
on irrera-
at the close of Jar session today.
British Government bunds wound
wen up with small losxes after a moder. ale advance fa the morn. Fractional declines were also in the majority In the Industrial flat,
ing.
Oll and coppers, low- ever, were firm throughout the day.
The Financial Times' Index: 131.1. Associated I'reti
INDIAN
TRADE WITH
RED CHINA
New Delhi, Apr. 25. India's exports to Com. munist China during 1950 exceeded her imports by 19,000,000 rupees, Com merce Minister H. K. Mahatab told Parliment,
Mr Mahatab suid India's ex- Forls
the Chinese Reds, valued at 24,000,000 rupecs, in- coded chemicals, shellac, and rubber products. Imports, to- tailing 5,000,000 rupees, includ- cd medicine, camphor, ma- chinery, sutton and raw silk. ›
Mr Mahatah also told Parlia- meat that during the 10 months ending last January, India's trade with Japan totailed 130,- 800.000 rupees.
He added that during that period India imported more than she exported to Japan, be- cause of a policy on imports of capital gooris anci Industrial raw materials,
He said India's exports to Japan consisted mostly of raw cotton, raw jule and castor scrds, Associated Press,
Firm Market
In Cotton
Colton
New York, Apr. 25. futures were active and firm, supported by trade buying and replacement demand in new crop months. Futures closed unchanged to 55-cents- o-bule higher.
October
December
trel
Jute
May
July
Apr. 30
May 16
Mny
May 31
May 8
May 19
May 30
For Freights and Further Particulars please apply to:-
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Norway's Shipping Above 1939. Level
Oslo, Apr. 25.
With 1,400,000 gross tons of ships under con- struction, Norway will soon have a fast modern fleet equal to or better than her prewar fleet, which comprised 7 percent of the world's tonnage.
'Norse
shipping now totaisi 5,510,000 grots tous, compared with 4,800,000 tons in 1939,
In
shipping survey shows, AL- though larger in gross tons, the present feet has many ships in the older
age groups, addition too many other chips were built in World War II and are less efficient and economical than their age would indicate
because they have received ab-
normal wear" and tear.
Truman To
Ask Price
Ceilings
Washington, Apr-25
President Truman will send to
ceiling and Congress members sald
of
The new tonnage, four-fifths Congress on Thursday a request of it tankers, will replace to a for authority to put large extent older ships stated prices on form products for the scrap yard and will not foods. increase the future fleet much it will call for a kind beyond the tonnage of 1930. "freeze" on form parity prices, Informants sak the Presl-
The ratio of tankers to cargo ships will be changed, however, sccording to the su
survey, In 40 por cent of the
1089,
about
deni's message wifi also ask:.
1. Stricter rent controls,
October Middling Spot
45.39 43.17
30.06-30.97 30.40 39.30 bl 30.17
39.70 bi 30,80 bid 40.00 normal Associated Press. NEW ORLEANS MĀRKET
New. Oricano,-Apr. 25. Colton futures closed un- changed
70-cents-a-bale higher.
May
October December Morch Spot cuttun Middling
45.39 bid 45.00 19.80
34.31-39.30 30.33 bid Unchanged
44.91 Associated Press.
The Rubber
Markets
London, Apr. 25. Prizes of rubber futures clos:d here today as follows- Nuniber 1 rubber, in cents
mer lb.
shnell Ris July/September ·
65!1-50
54-5112
831-14
October/December
5116.52
United Prest.
SINGAPORE MARKET
Singapore, Apr. 25. Prices of rubber dulures closed here today as follows- Number I rubber, per iu.
April
May
June
1911-1921 1881-100 1964-1881
Number 2 rubber, April 1845-185 Number 3 rubber. April 178-17: Number 4 rubber, April 173-175 Spot rubber, unbafed. 2035-30416
145-148 Black crepe No. 1 palé crepe
205-710 -United Press,
New York Sugar Market
New York, Apr. 26. Domestic sugar futures No. Six closed four to seven higher,
5.A1 0.71 bid
July.. Reptember November
* 5.13 Domestic suger. futures No.
World sugar futures. closed four to 10 higher,
tonnage of Norway was in fun- including controls on rents for Five closed quiet, no sales." cers and the rest in cargo ships. commercial property.
and
The
5.00 nominal
5.00 back
2.00
(This May July September Mery
5.20 poniinal Haw sugar spot: 3,90 nominal, Amocated Press.
2. Subsidies As of January this year the
on, romeim- ratio was tankers, 45,2 per cent, ports, including coltoe,
cargo ships 54.8
per cent. would mean Government pay gap between the two typer ment of part of the cost in will be closed further by the order to hold down the price of new construction programme.
coffee to consumers.)
Or Norway's feet 91.9 per 3. Probably stůl more zestric-
cent is ocean-going and only ations on
very small fraction of this ship Press. ping ever touches a home port, according to the survey, Ninety-
Live per cent of her tankers operate only between foreign porit, as do 86 per cent of her verolain tramp trade. Of vessels in linor servico only per cent touch a home port,
ergilit-Associated
Exchanges In NY
"New York, "Apr" RB.” Closing foreign exchang
03.03%
Popper Easier
New York, Apr. 20.
Thì black Depper methot noi mained extramaly quiet Fänd. slightly cualer in tone. On a nominal hands, the market to – Others –umohanged. ** Amsonderted
"day"Wus quoted at $1.03-1.06. ----- SAMENTESENIN. J United Press,
East European Trade
PROBLEM OF COAL FROM POLAND.
Geneva, Apr. 25.
The troublesome question of when and to what extent it is ad- vantageous to trade with your enemies is again under review by the United States and the Western European Governments.
From time to time many American and some Western European officials have almost reached the point at which,
in hopes of being able to lead quieter lives, they would Down..
be prepared to go along with the political extremists who. keep clamoring for complete stoppage of East-West trade.
Almost but not quite — and that is the situation
now.
At the moment
a practical problem is raised by the CITI- barrassing fact that Western Europe depends on Poland for some 10,000,000 tons of eval annually. Nearly 40 per cent of the colting coals entering in- ternational trade in Europe come from that Communist
country.
HONGKONG
SHARE
MARKET
Drift Checked On Wall St.
New York, Apr. 25.
An early downward drift wOS cheered. In the stock market today and final prices stood just about even with those of the previous day.
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SAILINGS
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Section demands for ells, ale Agents: HOLLAND EAST ASIA LINE
Even with these Imports from Poland Western Europe is run- ning a coal defleit on the order of 15,000,000 tons yearly. To keep the machines running, not
keeping
houses mention worm, the region will have to morning totalled $253,047, Noon fractions to more than a point. import heavily from the United States.
lines, aircrafts and steels, came to the resoue around noon, wip- ing out many exit spots that had Business done on the Hong-accompanied a tag in buying kong
to
But how much in terms of doilars, goods the Poles would
other not otherwise get and
Polish economic factors is the coal worth?
If the Polish coal were not coming across there would be enother 10,000,000 tons added to the Western European deficit, Polish coal has to be paid for either in dollars (the Poles have not taken 10 using Moscow's new gold ruble yet for pricing their coal) or in goods,
BARGAINING WEAPON There is no doubt that by using coal as a bargaining Weapon Poland is able to push serious holed in the barriers the West has tried to build up against
exports of strategic goods and materials to Eastern Europe. But Polish coal can be paid for
while in goods United States coal for practical purposes cannot.
N the United States had to make up tha's 10,000,000-ton delet at is safe to bet the United States would also have to put up $250,000,000 for Western Europe to pay for it.
All these factors enter into the problem the West has to face. The Poles are still "laying their
be
Stock
Exchange this interest. Gains
prices and the morning's trans- actions:-
ranged from
Transfers 1,520,000. were United Aircraft, the 12th most
SHARES BUYERS SELLERS SALES Stive stock, closed 2% higher at 59 after stockholders approved a
BANKS
HK Dank .. 1350 3410
East Asia
INSURANCE
Canton
Unloa
HH Fire
Asia Nav DOCKS. ETC.
N. P. Whart Dock XD Provideat
SHIPPING
Whoelook
LAND, ETC.
301
233 249
100 G
105
£ã¢
5.10 122%
101 400 10 232
20
percent stock dividend and directors ordered
rdered a one-dollar cash payment on the increased number of shares.
Other gainers included Mara- caibo Oil, Amerkan Airlines, American
Radiator, American Broadcasting. Ammour and Com- pany, Gulf Oil. Zenith Radio, Lookheed, Eastern Airlines, Bal- timore and Ohio
HK Land, 2016 405 000 @ 301 Cyanamid. Shal Land .,, 2.05
C. Lt (N) 3.45
C. Light (D. 5.75 Electric..... Telephone
EUROPE via MANILA and MALAYA
· "LANGLEESCOT" "ARENDSKERK”.
•
Not calling at Manija Through B/L issued 10 Mediterranean and Northern European Ports,
JAPAN
"LANGLEESCOT" "ARENDSKERK"
+ via Manila,
ARRIVALS
In Port
18th May
SAILINGS 20th May* Mid. June
ARRIVALS
SAILINGS
18th May Miù, June
27th Apr.t
24th May+
and AmericanRINGSARCOING, THE HEHÖNES, 2001SETŐ, 2980125
Stumblers included
15 Railroads
10 Utilities
UTILITIES
Chemical and'
Tekontinental
Tram 11.40 Star Ferry
400
70
Coporation.
C. Light (a) 0.10
300
0.10
Dow Jones averages:
310 5.05
Stocks
92.84
23 23
1100 / 23
20 Industrials
254.75
160 1014 3000
81,02
1012
44.24
-Associated Press..
10 10%
Rape Dairy XD Watson
11 12 100 12
1752
1. Crawford 2315 COTTONS
Ewo
2.50
INDUSTRIALS
Cement
STORES, ETC.
TIN
MARKET
EASIER
morning
session
coal on the table" at Geneva to today. Turnover was 140 icns,
in the form of allocated, recommendations, by the Coal
Prices closed at the end of the Committee of the United Nations
ons official Economic Commission for
101 follows. Europe. These recommendations are almost invariably accepted both by the Poles and by the
countries' importing
govern- ments.
RUSSIANS OBJECT
·Because coal-is so scarce, some United States offcials would like to have it allocated by some purely Western body with more authority over its members- perhaps some group organised under the North Atlantic Treaty But nobody is Organisation.
enough. to think the Pales would bring their coal to such a body allocation.
for According to Western. sources there is! kloubt that every time the Poles work out their expert programme there is trouble in Warsaw between the Poles and the Husslang.
The Russians have not stopped the Poles from exporting west- ward because the Poies (and the Eastern bloc) thus earn 'dollars,
Bull the Russians do not like to see Polish coal stoking the furnaces of Western factories any more than the United States likes ste Western Екгореал machinery" making Bussan
to
cannons.
Japanese Bonds In London
Grain Prices
In Chicago
Chicago, Apr. 25. Prices of grain futures closed here today as follows:-
2,53-97-14 2.30-14
1.83-1
j.a1-
The tin market turned easier
London, Apr. 25,
Wheat-pike per bushel
Spot
May
2,32
including 55 tons for ca.
July
September
2.-31-24-12
December
Corn
as
Spot
May
July
1.155 1,165
September
December
Rya
May
July
1,145-1,150 1.to United Press,"
Jats
May
July
Spot in, buyer Spot tin, ecilors Business done al
1,170-1,160 Three-mantha un, buyers 1,145 Three-months in, sellera 1.150 Business done at Settlement
Exchange Rates
Business was
unofficial exchange
done in the Jucal market this morning at the folowing rates: Stering note (per £1)
13.00 US. dollars (pur $)
6.155 Indonesia guilders (per 100). 3.50 Slam Deals (per 100) FIC plastres (per 100) Singapore (Stra)
26.50
1.330
13.90
1.04-76-73 1.63-
1.09.12
2,04
1.82-15
00-7
New York Flour-per 200 lb. nack.
$13.30-United Press.
Bank Quotations
New York, Apr. 25. Closing bank quotations: Bank of America: 20% bid, 20% asked. Chase National; 351⁄2 bid. 37 asked. National City: 454 bid, 47% asked.---Asso- ciated Press,
British Newsprint
Shortage: Of
Hope
Alleviation
London, Apr. 25.
Britain may this summer begin to make news- print and paper by a new process which uses raw materials now discarded as waste, Mr W. T. Curtis- Willson, President of the Newspaper Society, dis- closed here last night. 41
40
40
London, Apr. 25, Japarose
bonds "A" (48..nf 1909) ....
**3" (in, of 1910) "C" (Ax, of 1907) "D" (08. of 1934) "E" (Js. of 1930)..
-United Press. New York, Apr. 25,
declined in Japaneso issues the foreign dollar section of the bond market.
Console
of
50-16 Speaking at the annual din-1 print and paper production. 74-17 ner of the Society-which He cald that two-thirds 40-represents the proprietors of the world production of news- United provincial - newspapers - Mr. print went to_the_
disclosed Curta-Willson
the States, with a population of 100 caused by the million, while the remaining difficulties shortage of newsprint and its third was shared by the 2,500 millian people in the rest of 78 rising price, Ujigawa Electric Power dropped
"This summer we shall have the world." 2- points
and
A real "We face a famine, Yokohama Os lost two points. in this country the beginning of Other Japanese issues were ir- a new source of supply of pulp, femine in paper, not only news- chail make print but every form of paper," regularly lower. Associated from which
malci.
"A new source of Press.
newsprint," Mr Curtis-Willson he
supply mist; be provided."==" doclared.
Reuter.
COPPER DUTY SUSPENSION
!
wo
"It will not be an avalanche. It will only be a trickle. Be hind it are tremendously power- ful concerns. And if, as I firm-" ly bellove, this trickle of pulp proves that we can make new The Senate today, approved,, print from raw materiala, at amendments, a House- presen; untapped, we shall have approved, bill to suspend the embarked upon a new era fot Import duty on copper under our newspapers certain editions,
with
Washington,, Apr. 25,:
the tariff of
* Suspension of the
ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES CERTIFICATES Application Formá
for
Mr. Catle Won mold: "This Essential Supplies · Contili- tremendous achievement. cates may be obtained from larged by the Department of materials in the world that are South China Morning Post We are really going to use raw,
has been di
Limited. fons
Defence, and other Government at present going to waste, ut agencies to help bring in more rbers are Milfor
urejen soppur & fuck 0.8. pro of Thisted thuid raw materials 10 CENTS EACH. Chocol about #51 percent, which X Biope we are, going to,
of its needs.'im: Angpainted Prem, I bring Into the field of news-
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