MESSAGERIES
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1952.
MARITIMES
NZ Attitude On Tariffs Issue
MM
Arriving
LAKTing
"GRENOBLE**
P
Sept.
*"LA MARSEILLAISĖ" ..Sept. 10
"FALAISE”
Bapt. 20
..fapt. 1
Sept. 24
*"COURSEULLES”
Sept. 10
Sept. 11
1"GRENOBLE"
4
Rept. 1
Ort.
1
•
For passenger and freight.
**LA MARSEILLAISE" ..sept. 20
...Oct.
Dutward FW
Japan
Yokohama & Kaba Japan
Homeward For
2. Africa & Europe Marseilles vin Saigon
M. Afrien à Europe
† For freight to Salgon, Alexandria, Genon, Algiers, Dean, Tangler, Casablones, Havre, Dunkirk, Antwerp & Rotterdam. Accepting cargo:
vla Marseilles to ull Mediterranean & West Africa Ports. -via Djibouti to Madagascar.
Subject To Change Without Netire,
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Canadian Ford Company Gets Contract
for
Ouru, Aug. 28. Ford of Canada today obtain-
contract ed a $3,250,000 trucks, buses and spare parts to the be
under sent to India Colombo Plan,
&
Japanese Assets In Singapore
Singapore, Aug. 28. Japanese assets in Singapore at the disposal of the Custodian tatal St$22 million, of Property Mr W. G. Alcock, the Custodian, revented yesterday.
Several claims against these assets
submitted, have been The contract was part of a
arising from $4,500,000 allocation of 1951-52 especially claims Colombo Plan funds, earmarked the war itself, Mr Alcock said. hdded that what policy early this year for shipment of
followed regarding vchides to Bombay to help re- would be.
distribution of Japanese llevo 4:0 serious transport the
the assets was shortage.
a matter for legislature to decide. Under the contract, the com-
Mr Alcock also disclosed that pany will ship to India nearly local claims against German 1,000 trucks and a quantity of assets in the Colony would be small buses as well as parts. paid in full before the end of this assets exceeded The vehicles will be used year. Germon
fabilities by more than ten primarily to distribute food and
times. form produce to the
cally market.
There assets amounted τα St$3,700,000 and claims so far received totalled only Gi$325,000, The balance of Et$9,375,000
reparations-Router.
The balance of the $4,500,000 will be spent on diesel engines will be transferred to Britain as for trucks.
Mr sistant
R. W.
Rosenthal,
to the Colombo
Administrator here said
duo to
As-
Wellington, Aug. 28.
Now Zealand manufao- turers urged the Govern- ment to Inntestet ita dele- sation Lo the October GATT sesalon to withdraw from the principle of bind- ing duties or preferenco margins.
The manufacturers” an- Eual ponference which reached this decision also urged Parliament to advise The GATT Conference (General Agreement on Tarifs and Trade) that no further restriction in duften any farther. GATT sel- sons would be offered by New Zealand
at
In effect, the manufac- turers have this told the Government that they no longer wish to be bouÁ by GATT rulings---Reuter.
Cotton "Plaything
Of Party Politics
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London, Aug. 27. - Colton has become the play-
W thing of party politics, Mr B. Hutchinson, President of the Liverpool Cotton Association. sald today.
He added: "We rest nise that If we went whole-hez tedly for private trading and wound, up the centralised body, there would be an inevitable political squabble.
"We do not want such measure put before Parliament with the Opposition saying: "When we get back in power we will undo it.'
That is not the basis for confidence, and confidence we must have if there is to be a revival of trading."
Mr Hutchinson sald cotton- buying cannot be fully restored to private enterprise yet be- cause of the foreign exchange problem.
An experiment was now being tried based on consumers hav- ing a yearly option to buy cof- ton as free agents or through the centralised body.
a
"As.
breaks in the 100 per cent
monopoly which has ob tained since the wor, it is a big step forward," he added. "But it means that the new private. market just staggering to its feet after ten years in bed has got to compete against a large centralised, State-financed OT ganisation. It has e big task in front of it."-London Express Service.
Increases To
Be Passed. To Consumer
Washington, Aug. 23.
The retiring Rice Stabilser, M
Ellis C. Amall, said today that he would permit all of the recent ceiling price Increases in steel, copper and aluminium 10 be passed on to the consumer.
He estimated that the increases would amount to $750,000,000 a year at manufacturing levels and other officials reckoned that the eventual cost at the consume: level would be $900,000,000
year.
Mr Arnall said that the order permitting the passing on 100 would per cent of the increase be issued carly
next week. Wholesalers and retailers auto- matically may pass on the price Increases and at their pre- Korean percentage mark-up.
The Price Stabiliser said that 30 to 75 industries already had applied for price ineren to reflect higher costs of the thres metals.
Ceiling price increases on the three metals have been allowed in the last two months.
Meanwhile, the nation got a new Federal rent controller and Mr Amali's successor, Mr Tighe E. Woods, promised to consult with America's housewives be- fore taking any
major actions his new post
in
Mr Woods will become Price
Pin New York Sugar Stabiler on Monday. Mr James
that
the
the the disruption of Canadian car industry by recent U.S. steci
strike, there
WWER no indication at present when the Arst shipment would leave for India United Pro
Weekly Bank
Statement
Futures
New York, Aug. 20. World sugar futures closed 3 points lower unchanged to with sales totalling 137 tracts,
con
Melnnez Henderson was named Rent Stabiliser, succeeding Me Woods United Press.
Pago R
ROYAL INTEROCEAN LINES
"TJIWAKUM
Japanese Considering ROYAL IN
Request For More Sterling Area Goods
Tokyo, Aug. 28.
Japan is considering an approach to Britain to authorise and th- fluence the expansion of Sterling Area exports to Japan-especially wheat, barley, rice, sugar, raw cotton and iron ore, Most of these goods are now restricted Sterling exports.
Japan's accumulated Sterling holdings totalled $127,520,000 on July 19, but the upward trend has now been stemmed and holdings are expected to begin to drop this month.
Japan has already been allotted a quota of wheat from Australia under the International Wheat Agreement. Sho wishes to augment this by an additional 59,000 tons a year. The U.K. has priority in the purchase of Australian wheat.
In addition, Japan wants to buy barley, sugar and iron-ore from Australia.
Japan is prepared to buy from 150,000 to 200,000 tons of Aus-
*
tralian barley (half the total three-year surplus) under agreement, and about 80,000 tons of sugar a year at a higher price (to be determined) than Britain now pays for sugar imports from Australia.
Australia could sell from 400,000 to 500,000 tons yearly to Japan alone.
South Africa, It is asserted, could also ship Iron-ore to Japan, but transportation in fully coupled with shipments of man- Fanese ore to the U.S.
Ninety per cent of the raw co ton of Kenya mdi Uganda is currently being sold to the U.K. under priority to the British Raw
AUSTRALIAN ORE Japan also believes that Aus-Cotton Commission. tralia has a substantial surplus of iron-ore available for export, withough not ot the moment shipping any
considerable
volume.
FOREIGN EXCHANGES
IN N.Y.
New York, AUR. 21 US$104-1/16 TO
Canada England-official
Australia
New Zealand Bouth Africa
Belgium
2.50 d 153 asked 2.774%
unofficial 30-day futures 90-day futures
2.101
2.25
2.774%
2.78
01091
Denmark
-4433
France
00252
West Germany
Holland
Itly
0010
Norway
Fortumi
Spetzt Sweden Faltarland
Middle East
2.08
03125 2.79%
Turkey
3473
Latin America
Argentina Brazil Bolivia
Egypt fran Iraq
Chuile Colombia Cuba Mexico Pert
Uruguay Venezuela
India Fakistan
'Ilongkong
Indonesia Singapore Зарап
1025
1.00
.1104
.000
100
4003
Far East
2002
.0000 $260
360 yan to US$1 -Unlied Press,
Cotton Prices
In New York
Spot
October
New York, Aug. 28. Prices of cotton futures closed today an follows:-
39.70 38.83-38.90 23.70-63,75 18.53 2832-28.37 37.85 85.91 Grid 39,70 k United Fres
Ilveernber
Maret (1953)
May
July
October
December
NEW ORLEANS MARKÉT
October
Spot
Desember
Maret (1993)
Joi
October
May
December
$0.04
38.84-38.00
58.70-30.78
$8.84-30.54
28.34
37.77
63.96 tud 39.09 bid United Prem.
Grain Prices
In Chicago
Chicago, Aug. 28. Prices of grain futures closed today as follows.—
Wheat-price per bushel Spot
2.20 3.2011-14 3.30-2,357
Japanese trade planners ask that Japan be given the oppor tunity to purchase. raw cotton from Kenya and Uganda at least on the same busks as the British Commission.
BURMA MARKET
A final request is that wider access do grunted to the Burma rice market, which is now selling to the Starling bloc and to other countries paying in dollars.
An overwhelming majority of Japanese Industrialats opposed a suggested onforcement of the "actual" Pound rute for Japan's | |trado with the Sterling Area. This would make the Pound worth $2.40.
A survey by the Japan Industrial Council (Nissankyo) has revealed that of 38 member orgarilsations and corporations 127 were opposed to the Sterling rate change and only nine in favour.
The majority said that the cas forcement of the "actual" rate would reduce exports rather than promotę imports and thus further hamper Japan's economic covery.
S.E. ABIA INVESTMENT
re-
This blog urged that the Government Invest Japan's Sterling in South-East Asia ar advance the credits in the form of loans to encourage importa from the Sterling Area.
Included in the minarity or- ganisations were petroleum company, three raw silk com- pantes, and woollen, gas, optical and precision instrument com- panics.
The gas industrialist claimed that, if the "extual" rate of $2.40 to the £ were enforced, he could buy indian coal at $13 cl. per i ton
while the same quality of U.S. coal is now priced at $20.
Accordingly, with the
enforce- ment of the "actual"""
rote, he could switch his company's Im- ports of coal trom the U.S. to India and also help to correct Japan's surplus of Sterling.
Pakistan And
Soviet Seek
Barter Pact
:
ere
Karachi, Aug. 25. Official sources way Pakistan and the Soviet Union negotiating for a barter trade pact here and agretinent is ex- pected soon,
.
Paldstan would exchange raw Jute and colton for Russian wheat urgently needed by this food-short country.
Sources sald the Pakisterid had first approached the United States and Ching for wheat but had been told considerable tie- lays might ensue before de- livery.
Pakistan and tho Bavict Union so far have yet to sign a trade pact. A Russian delega 1,42-1.4336 | Ulan vislied here in 1949, seck-.
Ing such a pact, but went homo Associated -empty-handeti. Press.
Beptember
December
March
May.. Cotu Spot September December March May
1.8335-1.83
Ryc Spot
1.7035-44 1.7234-14 1.281-14 4.77/4 1.0255
September
t
Onts Spot
1.051
021-6
Barter Pact
Approved
Bangtok, Aug. 18. Tho. Thailand Cabinet has approved 'a barter trade agres- ment amoufiling to US$112 pominal million with Japan, to be effe
from
Contract No. 4 closed un- changed to 1 point lower with sales totalling 40 contracts": Prices closed today as follows; Contract No # (world) " September
4.03 nominial October January London, Aug. 28.
March Thỏ Bank of England slate-
May work ending | JUG merit
for the August 27 reads as follows: September
Epot
*,,
Notes in cireutation £ 1,438,935,000
Puulle deposits
Private, daposte
Gewernment soeurtiles
Other securities
Receipts
Bank ratio
38,901,000 November
317,213,000 March
200.234.000 MAY
34,310,000 July
$72,000 September
110 Spot
United Fre
400 bid
3.83 bid.
200 bla
3.40 Uld
2.49 riominaj
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0.75 2minal
0.35 -United' Pisss,
tivo for ono September 1.6,
Under the barter
year
agreement Thailand will export rice, salt,. tin, rubber and raw material
Zapun, and will import. to Japanese: tolling
stock and
September
New York flane-per-200 1b. Back, $17.10-nited Pre
LONDON TIN
MARKET
London, Aug. 28. The tin market was dull and Turnover
JAPANESE BONDS hly 10 ore.
London, Aug. 18. Japanese banda
"A" (45..of 1630) ["Ƒ" (18; df 1910).
"C" (48 of 1907),
"D":.(öd. at 2934)-
Consols
machinery, industrial equipment, ⠀ “E' (0 3⁄4#. of 1930)
textiles and manufactured goods.
--Router.
was only tots, none for cash. Prices closed at the end of the official morning sexion
7036. Followa
BUBirks 'dorra #x15
Spot tin, buyers
131-
Apatin, wellers
60
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SHARE MARKET
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Nobri quotations and the morning's. transactions:---
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The Rubber
Markets
London, Aug. 28. Prices of rubbor futures closed today as follows
Number 1 rubber.
In penes per ib. Octubr
November December -October/December
January/March April/June
20-2414
20%
United Press
SINGAPORE MARKET
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October
November
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Protectionism In
America: Truman's Action Welcomed
London.
Many manufacturers in Britain and · else. where will have noted with satisfaction the 4- decision of President Trumati to reject the recom
mendation of the Tariff Commission to increase the import tariff on watches.
0913-0018 99-304 United Fren.
US. CONSUMPTION
The decision followed the rojection by the commia- sion itself of an application to increase the duty on imported motor-cycles.
So far Great Britain has riot cessfully with endeavoured to export watches necessary to America, perhaps because methods manufacturers
Americans it is
to follow American
of
Hugh preSSTIO which Involves
oft
British
New York, Aug. 18. The Rubber Manufacturers Association reported that no- tutal rubber used during July decreased 11.00 per sent from
sce no prospect salesmanship the Juno totals
expenditure July totailed of successfully meeting intense considerable 32,500 long tong compared with competition from their opposite publicity and advertising cam 38.875 long tons in Sund.
numborn in Switzerland and Synthetic rubber used amount- America itali but Britain hits
Naturally enough, eto 58,882 long toms, a de- gradually built up.a flourishing
ing manufacturers would not be crosse of 10.19 per cent from trade in the exportation of keen on spending large sums of the June total of 85,888 lots motor-cycles to the North Ameri-money in this way if they thought tons.
can continent and if the applica that in the event of a corner of New rubber consumption, de- tion to increase the duty, cơh these | the American market being creased 10.78 per cent to 91,446 | machines had been successful captured they would sooner or long to
tons from the June total there might have been grave re-later be forced out of it through of 103,437.
percussions in the Midlands the pressure of political, business where most British motor-cycles and labour interests leading to
higher tariffs on their goods. are made.
Reclaimed rubber cousump, tion by industry was estlisted at 20,007 long tons, or 5.16 per cent lower than the 21,791 tons consumed In June, - United Proas
Exchange Rates
..
There is, however, more than ] Thus, Mr Truinan's decision to watches and motorcycles reject the Tarift. Commission's involved, since many European recommendations as regards in- manufacturers of a variety of creasing the duty on watches fell that if they may have the effect of removing have products wore successful in establishing doubt, and uncertainty from the goods in minds of British manufacturers for their a market America it would not be long and encourage them to take a
goods in betere prohibitive tariffs would chance with their be raised against them in con- America. fit.
sequence of the pressure brought
On the other hand, President to bear on the Tariff Commission Truman's term of office is near- by political and Industrialling a ond and no one can terests.
Business was datin in the local unofficial
Exchange, market morning at the following rates;-
US dollar, (per #1)
Sterling note (por et)
16.00
Indonesia, quliders (per 190) 35.50
Stari Ucals (per 100)
21.90
Bingapore (Struitu)
30.30
VIC pisstres (per 100)
11.STO
NY Stock Market.
„New York, Aug. Dow Jokes versgts at the end of the stock market session
es ni
30 industrials 20-120 rails
JB utilities 40 bonds
302,54 60.01
D0.70
-United PreOS."
*United Press.
Tires-montits tin, sellers
Business done at
Bettlement
A guarantee that fils sueñessor wilt polley as far as
It may well be that for this carry on his reason more attempts have not tariffs are concerned. been mode to compete with
The protectionist movement in Ameri-malls, consumer goods America is powerful and whilst in the American market, and it may be argued in this country so, the attitude of manufacturers that American would be understandable.
• UBING › D.B. HETMONS „A
tariffs- forind Cormidable barrier against free= trade, it should not be
lowing red that
many British
is not merely a multor of tariffs ngalast foreign, goods are shipping Brilish" goods to the not merely formidable they are United States and hoping that insurmountable, — Liverpool they will sell. To compote stc=| Journal of Commerce,