THE
CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY. FEBRUARY
1954.
PA
COMMERCE SECTION
The Duke of Edinburgh squeezing his way through the crowds which packed round the royal car outside the NELSON INSTITUTE during the royal visit to NELSON, New Zealana,
For
Japan's New Campaign
The Return Of Ryukyu And Bonin Islands
Tokyo, Feb. 1.
A new strain is being put on relations between the United States and Japan by a campaign here for return of the American- administered Ryukyu and Bonin Islands.
On one of them, Okinawa, the United States has built her biggest Far Eastern bomber base, with runways long enough to launch bombers whose range would include Moscow.
return of the Ryukyu Island Japanese press publicity for the chain, stretching 1,000 miles south towards Formosa, has been redoubled since the United States returned the less strategic Amami Oshima Islands on Christmas Day.
Colal Bayar Says:
Capitalism
Best For Improving Lot Of Poor
Now York, Feb. 1. President Celal Bayar of Turkey declared tonight that his country has "shown the world" that capitalism is the best system for im- proving the lot of a poor nation.
islands of Hokkaido, The Isinnds were placed un- "home"
administration Honshu, Shikoku apd Kyushu. der American
off-shore tow Д
TO ALL EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, BUT BRITAIN»
AMERICAN F.O.A. PROGRAMME
Cow Has Quins
Bloemfontein,
South Africa, Feb. 1.
cow owned by Mr L.C. Awari ki kadiwa
pear køre
birth to
ziven «Mitziagizia d the first ever heard of by experts beře,
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The elves, a ball xid four Melters, are on a d Gift. The
other calves with which they are herd-
The meilte.feeds two and the other tares are belog led by other cown China Mall Upedini.
HONGKONG SHARE MARKET
(From Our Correspondent)
Business done on the Slack Exchange today amounted 10 $059,506.60. Noon quotations and the morning's transactions→ SHARES BUYĖĖS #ELLERS BALES
BANKS
K. Wharf
Dock
Provident
(old) Provident
950 OGO
5 m
"A FIASCO"
NEW YORK
After Six Months Only A Few STOCK
Small Sales
By Sydney S. Gampell, Reuter's Financial Editor
London, Feb. 1. Within the limits of avoiding prejudice to other exporting countries, it seems impossible for the U.S. to sell any sizable values of surpluses. Last October the Foreign Operations Administration set a target of $175 million of sales for foreign currencies, midway between the Act's minimum of $100 million and maximum of $250 million.
Of the $175 million, $130 million was earmarked for Europe, in- cluding a tentative idea of something less than $80 million for Britain. So far, allocations to Britain total $72 million, and sales to Britain have reached $81 million, comprising tobacco $20 million, frozen beef $17 million, cottonseed oil $11 million, lard $8 million and prunes $5 million.
· Another purchase of lard may absorbs about $6 million
of the remaining $11 million, but there is no Indication yet
of how the rest of the $11 million, or any further New York Sugar
allocations, can be spont.
tinental Europanths after the the only really active one), and higher on
Market
To all countries other than exporting countries complain of Britain, the progrtimme ro Lar U.S. dumping. Because of her
New York, Feb. 1. has been a fiasco. Allocations rice crop failures, Japan lately to all
World No. 4 sugar futures to- the tountries
of Con has been one of the very few day closed three to dight points total only $10 petive buyers of grain (almost
trade buying and
Sales covering. need the
725 contracts.
Domestic No. B sugar futures closed unchanged to two points higher with sales of 825
million. passage of the Act, the grand the other countles
stuti total of
sales, to all the market. friendly countries in the world.
DUMPING? except Britain, is $2 million of Congress and the farmers have been banking heavily on Section xoybeans to Germany.
There have becn rumours 550 to dispose of large parts of that other solca would be made, the U.S. surpluses. Oficials of
Eoybeans
short
nets. Future closings:—
ing to Holland, France peeling to tell Congress of the Marchi
totalled
MARKET
New York, Feb. 1.
Stocks started the month on the upgrade today but, lacking fresh incentive, could not hold Early
galns and closed a
few cents lower on average.
WWILH
tho
few exceptions, declines were very small, and #nal net losser for mest stocky were well above the day's lows, Sales for the day of 1,740.000 shares compared with 1,950,000 shares on Friday.
Profit-taking pared prices of recent leaders such as Getterni Electric, off 4 point; Johns- Manvilic, down : Du Pont, опц
Motor stocks declined, re- fleeting production cutbacks in the industry. Steels were little changed, in active trading,
Of 1.160 issues traded, there. were 470 declines, 399 advanets, with 63 now 1053-54 higis set, five new lows,
.
Olls had wide moves ofther way-losses or 2 in Monterey Oll, 1% in Mid-Continent; a gain of 2 points in Scabonto Oil.
The NY Stock Exchange bond volume was $3,600,000,
The American Stock Exchango volume was 440,000 shares.
Dow Jones closing averages
were:
20 industrini-
conTM
291,4
20 rails
101.6
15 uitles
84.12
63 stocks
11100
40 bonda
1.42
Conim, future price index
100.03
3.40b
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which and
and unspecified experience,
shows that May ****** | July commodities to Belgium, Italy the U.S. can either dump its Sept. and Greece. So far, nothing hus sirpluses or keep them but can- not get rid of large amounts them. of 14 1,000 13.90 COMIC
The flasco can hardly be due without resorting to what the 8.20 to any difficulty in making use other exporting countries
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In the Japanese Peace Treaty plus and the United States may reistands. tain control of them as long as she sees Bt.
President Eisenhower in his State of the Unier message un tories which she had
in by force. January 7 made headlines Japan
that the to Russia by saying
would retain and
the United States control of the Ryukyus "inde Sakhalin, finitely."
The Japanese Foreign Minis- ter, Mr Katsuo Okazaki. snid
Christinna
that Day
on
Under a separate article the treaty, the Amati Oshima Islands, the Ryukyus and the ho Boing
under were placed would be neglecting his auty United States Administration to the Japanese people if hemd Japan agreed to "epheur did not press the United States in any proposal" of the United for consideration of claims for States to pities these the return of the Ryukyus.
The
Japanese press
the
hero
gives a picture of bent, straw- hatted Ryukyuan Japanese farmers tilling
barely arable land of the Islands and hardy fishermen in the cousial villages with something more than their crop and their catch to talk about these days.
the They say that among
800,000 Inhabitants by Ryukyus'
Climaxlog a day in which he visited the United Nations, re-
welcome ceived an enthusiastic from New York City and was given an honorary degree, Columbia University, President talk now centres on how long Bayar spoke at a dinner in his they must wait before they are from honour in the grond ballroom once more administered
Hotel, Tokyo, instead of Washington. of the Waldorf Astoria given by the American-Turkish Society.
telands
under United Nations trustce ship. with the United States ng sole administering authority. Omeini American sources have indicated that America does not intend to pinch the islands under United Nations trusiceship. American officials here believe that this may be reason why many Jabanest have jumped in the conclusion that the islands will be handed back to Japan.
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One of the strongest Japan
#dministrative control would
Optimistic Prophecies se arguments is that Japanest
not interfere with American that American forces remained
military control.
It is stressed
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accountancy ing necessary 8.00 the
It is all very well to say that Nev fctions for Batistying Congress 220 250 1.000 € 7.25 that such sterling is used for the the U.S. merely wants to regain hormat share of the export mutual defence, effort.
RIGMAROLE market (or,,og in the. case of SOME BUL
country that has wool, its normal home market) similar rigmarole for the use of over its competitors: It does not counterpart funds and Section look like that to the competitors. 550 provides even wider latitude: Instead of excusing themselves the Section 550 the money can
be used for for underselling almost anything.
appropriations, the FOA offelnis Washington's intent is not to are now faced with the prospect
markets gel some mutual security on the of having to find surpluses. Outside Britain, it not be done unless the new law
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No. 1 rubber per lb. Feb. 0558-6534
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US COMMODITY MARKETS
New York, Feb. 1. Grain futures declined sharply to dominate an otherwise quiet and irregular situation in leading commodity markets today.
Lomes in groins ranged to
evidently is intensely difficult to is drafted, or other supplying almost four cents a busitel,
ל-
for
the
3.000 7 20.00 do, without cutting into the less regard
refterled #low From
The decline start, chialing markets of the US, and countries.
stimulation of exports seemed to export and demestie dematte and other friendly countries.
eush The biggest outlet so
most fot be the
Fignificant and airly large part of President terminals. 20 1,000 27,20 í mooted is the sale of about $50 emisoUS
Farm P (about half a milion Eisenhower's tons) of U.S. wheat and barley tight cat out the flexible price to 3's cits.
is might get worse.
Textiles Corp. 7.10 7.20 MISCELLANEOUS
Yangtze Yruineti
3,500 in 20 30021
0.30 6.35 3.000 6.35
300 dr
Automatic Approval Imports To
Alongside these impressions are optimistic prophecies
That the return of the Amami Oshima Islands is only
in Japan after the Occupation Japan; 10 p.c. Rate a pre lude to the early return of the ad will now remain In
Amami Oslifma Islands. Ryukyus and the nearby Bonin
"We have shown Le world that the economic system enll- ed capitalism, which is based on private enterprise, is the best system to be employed in rehabilitating a country that is economically backward, pro Islands. vided, of course, that the prin- ciples of social justice are never lost from view,” he said.
the
Americans "gay; that the life of the Ryukyu falanders is little As far as United States offi- different under American ad cials here are concerned, these ministration from what it would prophecies have no foundation be if Japan Hall control. Ameri- Turkey, like the United
In fact,
can polityta to let the island- States, he said, le convinced that One United States off- era themselves carry out civilisálion dan progress only in)
the administrativo an atmosphere of freedom and clat described typleal Japanese much of
demoerney,"
The President
13
statements #9 "astrich-like." work is possible, Japanese officials, he added.
Were Japan's The islands optimistle added that continue to make
"poor
relations" before the ignore sceming to side by side with the United States In the fight against that no transfer of the islands sufficient today. Their value is oppression.
is contemplated in the foreste-essentially strategle. able future.
Turkey felt "honoured" to ste only American sintėments war. They are no more self-
He invited private enterprise to invest in Turkey.
The American "View is that
outside help in the form of such investment, He mon Sinies
The Bonin Islands have even Iesa to offer. Their prewar the Japanese press has put- | population of 7,000 has today
most dwindled to about 140. Mr Bayar explained That Dosely "played down"
statements Turkey is unable to carry the omelal Atherican
Both groups can be expected entire burden of maintaining a dbhying the possibility of an
to remain under United Bintés 400,000-man army nha needs early return of the Ryukyus,
as long as tho Far. Unlied Control speech by the
Mr Eastern State,
situation remains Dulles, wasal- troubled.
While danger persists, Japan's to aldent Eisenhower, after nearly sovereignty over the island is help, in its economic develop a month of Japanese heart likely to remain the "residual mont.
came out with his "Turkey, who belongs to the Sitovat the Union themake, dia sovereignty recognised in the world believing in the freedom the Japanese press give the Peace Treaty and nothing more. of the individual, private enter. Amétient offeinl vidw full pud-China Mail Special,
the sacredness of the in-
of social
bad begun to adopt measures to thost ignored. Only When-Frd- encourage foreign
capital
prisc.
but
Helty.
dependence of nations, and the The American feeling is that | Didn't Know Her
indivisibility
and the future
of both the, two political peaco has a common Ryukyu and, the tlby Amenit frontier with the world which Oshime lands must be doler
by the United States for this reason sho la in the and ine United States glone.
holds the
opposite opinion, and midte
position of n
He said.
in plote he
Richard Mi
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United States, who also Vice-President apolce, pledges that Turkish By reming the
brendalian would grow Ondina Inland to Japan with stronger. Ho aid he was conegut consuling, her signatorie vinced that treskiet Eleall to the Fence Treaty, the Unl Hower shared this beller.
Stated amemed lat ment, und
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Tokyo, Feb. 1.
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CHICAGO GRAIN
Chicago, Feb. 1.
Closing Prices
Feb. 1.
Prices per bushel i cents.
Whest No. 2 red
Moot
Mor.
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Arrivals at
May
July
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Nov.
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At Chicago, wheat closed off 1% to 2 cents; soybeans of
Winnipeg, wheat At supports which he advocated, effects of the failure of Japan's and insert other export promo- priced at 180 eints per bushel
to Japan for yen, to relieve the
rice crop. Without some sucli
and
bulk deals, it will be very dif- tions, such as two-price systems for No. 3 Northern, and for No., ficult to make up a world total and export subsidice, which he5, 21 was H 105 cemts-United
·Press. of even $175 million.
left out.-Router. The Binag is obyjou!. Japari has been buying wheat baricy in substantial quantities I not only from the U.S. but alsd
she la orld of Australia's tradi tional markets. Pulting ball a million tons of U.S. grain int
from Canada and Argentina, and
Japan for yeti would make other
The Japanese Ministry of New York Cotton
Trade announced lodny # univertrat rate of 10 per cent would henceforth apply to de- posits required for applications for automatic approval imports.
Market
New York, Feb. i.
mixed Cotton futures were
Previously, rates ranged from today with the old crop thon this the docline and the 0.1 per cent up to 10 per cent, leating The only exceptions to the new new crop months the advance, The list closed seven points ruling will be deposita for im-
lower to 18 points higher, or 35 and Re- poris from Inddhesla public of Korea, Which Will recents lower to 90 cents a balo than Friday. New main 3 per ctnt, and those for higher imports from Southwest Island; Orleans closed 10 points lower (Ryukyus) which will remith to 13 points higher.
and Hedging
pront-taking 0.1 per cent, the armbuncement
Increased Jate in the session but Rood trade demand The Ministry also announced sustained the market on the applicants
etzibto for automatie up-cline. There was a
from proval Imports
some amount of foreign price fixing countries the Open Account reported at the close, Alen would hencëibrth be ro Trading volumes in the Ex- quited to put up casti deposita change were ne follows:-
J Itistend or credit guarantees from commercial banks Router,
said...
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