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Shares Again SUPPLY PROBLEMS
In Demand
London, June 27. Support- for Anglo- Xena, in anticipation of final the
company's dividend for the year. lifted shares on the London - Stock Exchange today. Goll shares hardened t the outset of trading bui Jater eased,
Time's
The Financial tally index was 135.6, down 0.2. — Associated Fresh.
Indies After Dollars
Montreal, June 27.
A West Indies trade de. legation sought help from Canada today after com- plaining that the dollars the Colonies made in trad. Canada were ing with being snapped up by Britain.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)
London, June 27.
Approval was given in the Commons this afternoon for announce- ment of a Commonwealth conference later this year to discuss questions of production and supply of raw materials and munufactured goods, and will undoubtedly be heartily endorsed throughout the Commonwealth.
London etrcles concerned with the needs of the Colonies from the viewpoint both of produc tion and supply particularly welcome the new that the Colonies are being invited to take part in the conference.
but
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An econointe correspondent states there is no doubt about it-such a conference is desperately needed. He understands two main lines of in- quiry at the proposed conference will be the possibilities of stepping up production of raw materials and investigating substitutes for materials in short supply-wool, zine and others.
Commonwealth Providing an opportunity) Industrialised ̈· for the first realistle co- countries and materially reli SHARES BUYERS SELLERS SALES
less developed member BANKS Commonwenith nations has been carried out IK Bank ordinated approach to these ques-by the Commonwealth Liaison INSURANCES
the correspondent Committee in London. tions,
Inlin, Pakistan and Ceylon adds, the proposed confer-
believed to have opposed can be regarded as suggestion that a permanent enco complementary to the work organisation on a ministerial of the international com-level be set up to consider pool- ing and allocating strategic and modity committees
Fearce material
These three members colice meeting in Washington.
largest In making the conference an- tively are the
Com- The delegation arrived from nouncement Mr. Richard Stokes, monwealth producers of New York shortly before mid-Lord Privy Scal and Minister materials particularly rubber, Goy-jute, cotton, masiganese, Woot night after an Overseas Bight designate of the British
De and hides and skins. from Britain. Mr Alexander enment's now Materiais
These counities expressed the Bustamante, a Jamaican leader portment, pointed out that the
view that in the Interests of of the group of businessmen fruits of the commodity
meetings mittee
are unilkely equitable trade and economie Cavernment Colonial
stability the outdow
of raw officials, eald they would talk ill the end of the year,
In the meantime the supply materials from their countries over their troubles with
position
for many commodities to the rest of the
Comment- not. Improving and therefore wealth should who 13
sooner the
the Commonwealth an Inflow of capital goods from sister tase countries agree on a policy of the more Industrialised
in
distribution
tion | nailons-Reuter. production
themselves the less ames likelihood there is of Common- wealth defence efforts being de- Food layed through supply bottle-
nicks.
It is not immediately clear where they would get help or how they would go about getting it.
Canadian Government represen- tatives and businessmen trade with the Colonies. Mr Bustamante cited In which
in
The
£1 Britala made $280,000 profit during the past yeng by buying West
Indian
coffee and selling It to: Caunda. He asked the British
now
com-
Ministry to refund half of the Though the announcement profit to the West Indies.
comes a something of a sit- A similar complaint of unfair trade practices came from Mrprise, the proposal for a Com- Albert Gohes, Teinitiad Minister nonwealth conference is a ve- flection of Government's re- of Labour, Commerce and In- dustry. Ho Said, "The United cognition of urgency in consider- Kingdom is buying our sugar at Ing the whole Commonwealth's 302.40 por ton and sto i needs and possibilities in rela-
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Strength In Grain
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Mon to the vital question of On that basis, the delegation aw materials.
Chicago, June 27, MINISTER'S STATEMENT said, Britain could afford to let
Chicago grain futures showed London, June 27. the West Indies have a much
Britain hus invited all Com- by doubts of the sincerity of considerable strength, influenced greater dollar allocation so they could improve their deteriorating nonwealth countries to a trade relations with Canada fervace later this year to tackle the Russian peace proposal, al- whese expanding industry needs the world problem of shortage of though many traders marked
Mr
timo Richard
pending developments materials. export outle's-United | raw Pros.
Stokes, Minister in charge of Wheat dosetli is 1% higher. materials,
soybeans were 14 10 0% announced-today..... 41 told the House of Commons higher.
U.S.
hat the meeting was to consider Wheat-price per bustiet.
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