THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1957.
TRADE and COMMERCE SECTION
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US BUSINESS RECOVERS
Strength In Commodities And
Stock Market Keeps Weakness From Spreading
By JOHN MORKA
New York, Apr. 7.
February fears of US business recession seemed largely dissipated last week. Business leaders, economic analysts and investment bankers—uncertain during March-recovered their confidence in the face of the following developments:
and
And buying over-all
power business, Arzaa 1. Most indices are still at or near record consumption are sustained.
3. Bheklogs in the capital levels, with no indication of any significant tendency for existing goods industries hoki at high soft spots to spread.
2.
Employment despite
levels.
4. Government spending -- scattered layoffs generally despite talk of tax cuts--shows
no sign of falling off,
5.
Fir
1857
whole, A il Industry business
plan and capital spending totaling 37,500 millions, a gala of 6% per cent with ver
the largest 1930. amount of it scheduled for the thìrở and fourth quarters.
Land Bank To Issue New Bonds
New York, Apr. 7
States United The twelve federal land banks plan to offer $203 million of bunda in two issues.
Prices will be announced inter The first issue will be for $78 million of 3% per ceat, rederm- able May 1, 1958, and the second non-callable $125 million on
4 per cent bonda due on May 1902,
The proceeds will be used to redeem $170 million of 3.30 per cent bonds falling due on May 1 this year, to repay the interim
commercial borrowings
from banks and to provide funds for lending operations.
Both issues will be offered for cash and holders of the maturing bonds will have no privileges, a said-China Mail spokesman Spectul.
United
Washington, Apr. 7.
Slates
exports
In
cent
Higher Profits
by
mailual
wax confidence Increasing
week reflected during the
by strength in both the slick and commodities markets.
Other developments: John L. Gardner, Industry fund for specialist investment company, predicted that the United States will bo about 10 million consuming barrels of all daily by 1930, increase of approximately 50 per cent over present consump Lion.
Climax Molybdemin Company reported that all its sales during to industrial con- 1956 were Humas instead of the govern- ment for the Arst time since 6. Despite fears created
1040. The annual report said the Suez Canal stoppage, the
treated D,930.009 the company look economies of Europe
last wwwtons of
year with stronger that over, even
W predeled increasing use of the allying metal in the oil and industries, -+- United Press.
strikes in
England and
ore
levelling off of Germany's boom,
7. Tight money and increased rident power interest rates on bank loans have to brake Indation served unty rather than ertale the Strong deflationary intuence feared in and banks are some quarters, showing higher profita.
8. A mash of record corpora-
of
US COTTON
GOODS MARKET
ton earnings reports for 1950 accompanied by predictions similar levels do year. Typical was the Internctional Telephone
Telegraph
Corporation's and
New York, Apr. 7. report that ita sales for 1850 had toppet 300 millions for the first
New business in cotton time in Its' history. Sules
grey and totalled $501,405,370, yielding goods-both earnings of $28,109,946. equiva-finished-remained on the ient to $3.92 share.
quiet side last week.
THEE
Chi balance,
the
however,
im:-
enough
CONFIDENCE
GM Sales Last World
Month Best For 1957 Models
Defroth Apr, 2 Bales of the General MotorS Corporation zow earn in March were the best for any month since the start run of the 1987 model Last Autumn, Recording to Company sources, The report combined the
March sales of Ch
Chevrolet Pontiac, Oldsmobile and Cadillac divisions which were 21 per cent above what the officials had forecast for the month. But the sales in March were not as good as in March 1950, the sourOCA nald.
China Mall Special,
WEEKLY
Economic And Industrial Activity Reach New Peaks
By NORMAN J. MONTELLIER
New York, Apr. 7. World economic and industrial activity mushroomed to new peaks in 1955 to match a steady rise in population and living standards around the globe, the United Nations' statistical yearbook for 1956 reported today,
Page
Industrial Average Gain Biggest For Year On NY Mart
By ROBERT G. SHORTAL
New York, Apr. 7.
Stocks scored one of the best gains of the year last week on increased volume. The rise added almost 1,000,000,000 dollars to market valuations.
The gain in the industrial average was the biggest for any week of 1957. The rails had their best week since early January. - Utilities at one time were at a new 26-year high.
All sections of the market; penditures helped the aircrafts, 3. Bendix added 2%, Boeing General Dynamica forged ahead weck, Buying was stimulated by
14, and Douglas 174.
In the shipbuilding eut early next year and assur-
group, American ran up 2 but New-
The 646-page UN volume, which has Anished near their highs for the international acclaim as one of the most renewed talk of a possible tax imprehensive statistical reference works in world, ranges over all phases of progress. compilation of data is a staggering record man's growth.
won
the
Its
of
NEW YORK million in 15 years More than
COTTON MARKET
New York, Apr. 7. Cotton futures turned it- regular this past week after a buoyant start, but still
In
only
In
In the Sudan there was
81,000 one physician for
for 71,000 habitants, CATC Indonesia, for $7,000 in Nigeria, one for 18,000 in the Gold Coast (now Chama) and one for 0,700 in Kenya,
in Austria, 700 in Part of the 1935 record shows: physician -World population up to Switzerland, 740 in West Ger- United of 2,091,000,000,
450
many, and 760 in the a jump
States, But most European about 1,000 half of all the people live countries average
the Asia, Europe (excluding
persons por doctor. 3 Soviet Union)
the most densely populated and the Pacifie
Oceania island zone called
is the least crowded. --World production, excluding the Soviet Union East Europe and Communist China, was up 10 per cent over 1854 and by
five mid-1980 was up another рег cent-or more than twice as prewar peak. na the 1937
postwar record, going nine
per cont above 1964 and 3% times the 1937 mark. The dollar area countries of the United States,
part of
Latin Canada and
for 30 per America, accounted cent of world experts in 1955.
managed to close on higher World trade in 1955 set
ground for the third time in a row.
a
Prices at Friday's close ruled unchanged to up 10 points, or unchanged to up 60 cents
the bula compared preceding week,
generous
with
slackened
period one of
uncertainties
-
Trading Nations
half
half
ancen 1057 will be a good year for the economy in general.
Many issues reacted strongly to individual corporate develop- ments. Freeport Sulphur ran up $100,000,000 4% on news of cobalt and Nickel expansion programma Zenith soarod 12 points to 3113% on published exports the Federal Trade Com- mission probably will approve experimental pay-as-you- BOC television, Zenith has developed a pay-TV system.
Steels
Lukens Steel featured
port News feli 44. American led its Hawalian Steamship group with a gain of 6.
Good Gainers
Metal shares had a number of
wide mobers, including Reynolds Metals, selling ex-rights up 4%. Anaconda up 1%. Konnecott up 2 and Hudson Bay Mining up 34. Alcoa lort 1 and Aluminium 1% in the Aluminiums.
CBS
up
ita
Good gainers Included "A" and "B" stocks, better than 2; American Home
both
up
3;
2
group with a gain of 5% pointe. Products, up 3: Olin Mathieson, This advance was seared in the up 2%; Schering, up 2%; Text-
ron, up 2, Pittston, face of a 7% point loss on Of world newsprint produc Thursday stemming from profit-Goodrich, up 3 and Timken tions in 1955, more than come from Canada. The United taking. Following publication of Roller, up 3.
Houston Lighting and El Paso a good earnings forecast and States used up more than
Notural has fose more than extra dividond the total output. Britain reports another
wag breding considered by each in the utilities bus Peoples circulation had the highest cir
Gas fell 5. Virgindary featured directors, 570 with
The Dow Jones weekly aver- dally newspaper
the rails with a gain of 3% and while copies per 1,000 persons
showed industriais at Kansas City Southern rose 84. Sweden's ration was 459, Nor-009 way 435, Luxemburg, 427, Japan 477.01, up 2.80-the best weekly the gain since Dec. 7, 1956; rails at 397, Australia 300 and
140.44, up
1.39-the best since the United States 339 million coples wees, ended on Jan. 4 this year; per 1,000,
utilities 71.01 up 0.14. and 63 stocks 168.99, up 0.99 the best
Jan. 4. gain since
total
of 9,740,000 shares
Radio Sets
there
were
290
Level Off
of
A total of 1,384 shares were traded last week, of which 708 advanced 480 declined and 190 held unchanged. Now highs were hit by 140 stocks and now lowa by 121.-United Press
Statement
London, Apr. 7,
The Bank of England state- ment for the week ended April
3, reads as follows:
Notes in elreutation Public deposits Private deposits*** Government
sterlink
1.915,158.552
10,784.007
280,803,074
securities
210,091,679
In
Other securities Receipta
04,728,845
12610,919
G
4.1
United Press.
But uclivity
with the generally,
The United States continues to under review proving
bo the largest trading nation the slowest of the year,
accounting for 10 per cent of
changed hands last week against The Bank Of England · total world trade in 1998, com-
In 1955, Overhanging
picture, pared with 13 per cent in 1937. million radio sets in the world 8,548,006 shares in the previous Britain, the leader in 1937 with more than half or 188 million week. On a daily average basis, On the debit side of the Buyers continued to practies dealing with the crop
government policy
10 percent of the total, slipped
in the United States. The Soviet trading rose to 1,948,188 shares
with the best since the week 109 credited ledger was the fullure of in-
merchandise to satisfy on price supports and pending to 11 per cent in 1955, West Ger- Union
which Feb. 15 from 1.700,733 shares a of buyers dustrial production to make the extreme caution, taking on just plus future
was many
the third largest 25,000,000 radios and farm legislation kept usual seasonal nin during immediate 1-in needs,
and sellers in a reserved frame trader In the world in 1958, 19,500,0000 were merely radio work earller.
redistribution sets, or loud- followed by France and Canada. US Export Figures March, the lung in steel pro-avolding future commitments.
duction cutbacks
Market analysts expected the of mind,
speakers wired to a central out- The world is eating, more all Inventory actamnulation in some
let. current wait-and-see buyer at-
or more Buyers paused additionally in
the time with 3,000
was aided A while
States listed Market sentiment The United litude to He
continue
crop calories a day an average con- Ivec of the brightoning
of last week by numerous reports 39,000,000 television sets as in most coun- the longer. They reminded that the
is picture, particularly after recent sumption figure
re-; that soft spots showing up and July, 1958, while Britain the tries. In Bulma, Ceylon February totalled $1,003,300,000. strong sectors in business offset (second quarter traditionally
ralas over
Ballo was ported 6,800,000. Between them, the economy do not pressge drought-stricken India calorie consumption the Department of ComINVETEC
the areas of wealwess. Analysts the slack period of the year.
in economic day reports.
per they account for 90 per cent of sharp downturn and
commentators were
However, an undercurrent of previously
Just under 2,000 per of the southwest, and
The world television bets. The Soviet activity, Federal Reserve by under pressed
underlying optimism continued to be mand areas This was per
discouragingly capita and in Honduras, Pakl-
in Bank of New York and the First Union reported 820,000 sets fested. Sources looking for an reflecting
Japan where the trade
the textile stan and January, but 18 per cent above strength that kept
as the slow
figure was barely over 2,000. 1963 while by the first half of National City Bank of New York The Bank Of France from spreading during a period improvement, as soon
Wark biggest part of the second quar- market,
1956, West Germany had 445,000 both said they look for the energy. conmimption The
leensed; este, France 314,000, economy to level off at its pre- ter is past, pointed out: 1,
Conversely, sellers were con-was up nine per cent in 1965,
high level volume of second-hand offering scous of the influences of the representing an 82 per cent in- Italy 224,000 and Japan 250,000. sent
Continued strength in oll
Paris, Apr. 7. -United Press. United have decreased sharply. 2. The
operations helped that group. The Bank of France statement stiffening attitude of mills on soil bank programme, plus the crease since 1937. The
picture States alone accounted for
Barbon OH ran up 3%, Royal for the week ended March 28, statistical with
Dutch 12, ant
and Gulf, Philips, Puro | reads as follows: asserting the 18 cent level for being drawn by the unexpected-most 40 per cent of consumption of commercial sources of energy
Ok, Sinclair and Socony Mobil the the key 80-square print toly high rate of raw
-coal, petroleum and electric
belter than 1 each. Motora ity. Compared with 1937, Latin
strengthened on reports of an America hand made the greatest
improvement in new car sales. consumption progress in energy
Chemicals were good, with Union with jump of 221 por cent
Carbide, Allied and. Eastman a 181 per cent Africa showed
a point Kodak up more than
Numerous statements by ad- ministration officials urging Con-
to cut defence
the February, 1956 level-China Mail Special
of uncertainty.
weakness
Switch On
Policy
London Market
London, Apr. 7.
At long last, the country's pattern is correct. If we stick to it, the year 1957 may turn out to be our best year since the
war.
rices,
executive one
improving
the
in
cotton
A
სი "rock bottom", compared exports and prospects for with recent resales down to 17% higher government loan rate.
The trickling centa, and 3. supply flowing through the con- sumer plpeline.
PIPE LINES
A top industry leador last
be tween unfinished goods and retail outlets are rapidly empty-
week indicated pipe lines
ly
Tota
BOOST CHANCES
Agriculture Secretary Benson hinted chances are good for atise over 1937.
marketiniz
boost in the cotton support Vehicular Traffic rate before the new year begins on Aug. 1.
The Secretary
thought the
crop
iry
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HONGKONG
STOCK EXCHANGE
Bhares
BANKS
FIK Bank
Wheelock
Buyers Bellera
Balen
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1045 1070 101569
244
6.65 6.75 1000 ☎ 0,70
100 10% 44 45 15.30
LAND to move K Hotel.. 14.20 145 300 @ 14.40
30% that | HK Land
(alta) Lumphreys 10.40 10.30
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Vehicular traffle is a problem everywhere. In 1955, outside Russia, East Europe and China, ing and that "the short rango interim support rate, announced there were 73 million passenger prospect for market improve in February was "a bit con cars, 71 per cent of them in the
(From Our Correspondent), Although the Treasury's economy survey
ment is favourable," and
for servative." If it appears, after United States. does not say this on the contrary it puts the the longer range, 4thore 15 review, the carryover, or Merchant shipping has risen Business done on the Hong- Stock Exchange this optimism."
estimates are too high, or if steadily since the war. In 1965, kang emphasis on the country's liabilities rather than reason for
ver, mills However, working with domestic consumption and world tonnage was 20 per cent morning amounted to approxi upon its assets-nevertheless this seems to have more than comfortable inven- export estimates are too low, above 1947 and 50 per cent over mately $252,000. Noon quota- been what the brains in the City of London have torles sald they would like to the Secretary said he would prowar Agures Tanker tonnage ions and the morning's transac-
see more definite signs of a boost supports before the new in 1955 was 22 times the 1938 tons:
26
per extracted this week from its cautious pages. At
figure and represented business plek-up. a develop
20 cent though its total was long last we have got complete control of our ment mark posed by the second season gots under way.
The Agriculture Department per cent less then in 1957.
was in wide
of cotton Industrial raised its formenst
The US. merchant fleet imports and our exports are rising and rising. We quarter." becomes less apparent.
Buying in are openly cutting our extravagant military fabrics also continued on
the exports this season to a little 30 per cent greater than Bri-East Asia.. slow side. Users limited com- more than 7,000,000 bales, but tains with Norway, Laboria, SHIPPING expenditures, reducing our inflationary pressures mitments to covering nearby trimmed the prediction on Paluma, France and italy fol- CO ETC.
needs for spot by so much....and so on,
of domestic consumption to 8,750,- lowing in that order. Liberian K. Wharf sateens, wide drills and broken 000 bales. The figures would shipping registrations showed a Dock twills. In ducks, explains why the stock shillings. Most of them showed was similar. Prices were large bales shipped last season and a
the picture This
tune compare with only 2,200,000 60 per cent jump in tonnage be providen
tween 1954 and 1955 switch over gains of a shilling or so. market seemed to
of Panama nominal, with each sale going domestic use of 9,200,000 bales. ahoad last week from the policy of
category buying industrials—because in- Olls wore extremely erratic. through on an individual basis
Total use forecast of 15,750,- Britain has the biggest tanker Realty ... 1351375 - 2500 @ 1.38 flation is litung prices and you Royal Dutch soared 13 shillings as sellers crutinised every bld.
indicated an end-deet with 6,281,000 registered
RUBBER Het some protection if you own 9 pence to a new peak of 18% Yarn spinners also reported a 1000 baics
Amalg Dext Aug. 11 tons, followed by the United the shares of. sucocestui sterling and Shell Transport quiet situation. Yarn commit season curryover
nyainst a States with 4,321,000 tons, Nor UTILITIES enterprises to the policy of gained a shilling to 178 shilling ments were limited to mail lost of 12,029,000 bales
Tram tons, Liberia
Yaumati a trend 14,529,000 hales surplus carried way 4,173,000 buying the shares of those con- penco, close to its peak of 180 for nearby delivery
Into the current sensor. 2,364,000 tons over into the
Italy, 2,210,000 cerns likely to make more and ahillings 9 pence. Burmah Oil, apparent since last November.
2,134,000 Star Ferry somewhat in the back-
Interest in farm legislation tons, and Panama
C. Light (0) 1920 221⁄2 more money because things at last beginning to break right, ground, gained nearly 7 shillings
next week la expectekt to centre for
Ship loading in 1955 were 14 Electria The Financial Times Index of
shillings but British
House Agriculture Committee leading Industriels
Petroleum
The lull in corded and combed hearings on a bl 1 shiling 3 pence
to permit per cont-up from 1084 and 67 and Anglo-Egyptian "B" lum-ions seemed to be spreading lower maroct prices for new per cent above the 1937 or the Telephone. 2440 16.00 2500 2435
INDUSTRIALS to mercerized counts, which cotton by Federal subsidies zo 1940 marks.
256 Cement bled 3 shillings 9 pence.
Suez Canal lost 2 sterling
been recently, have
relatively the Growers. The legislation
STPALA, LIC. Delry This lengthong of the markets to 50 sterling.
nctive.
would enable domestic mille to
Wation. In worsted yarns, Boston - burus, thus strengthening in competition with British Governments turned counts said
In the social field, there were Lane C for the nuclear power
the demand con-foreign
Nanyang C. A. ParsOTR rose & their back on the past few tinued at a virtual standstill, the competitive pagion of slower gains. A census review INVESTMENTS sharos
and shillings 6
Associated months
quite with the price tone mixed. Orb cotton with synthate abres and in the yearbook indicates that fange War Loan gained 17 votoran Mectrical Industries-a third strongly.
doneump houses of one or two rodía con- described the guaranteeing cotton comes in that field-gained a shillings 6
Nationalisation Stock Railway situation as a buyers strike on, I was felt United Press lituto the mom common type chillings.
11 Meanwhile, raw wool in world shillings and Old Consola near-markets showed a strong tone. ly B shillings.
Australia markets roso close to
active. German Potash assented also firmed,
steadily all week,
ате usually
to
ой
Ovanced
104.7, which is the highest
has been since April last year.
Ptive was visible in the
vence.
Olls Erratic
foll
rose
rose
LULL
agent
on
Forelyn bonds were not vary three cents. Domestic values - NAMESAKES
Social Field
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Statement
trans Tatal gaid holdings 301 204,302,420 Metal other cur-
rencies
sight balance aboard
in EPU
tion Fund
14,253,795,014
22,171,000,000 -
19.100.000.000
Advanced to Stabilisa Total bilis discounted 1,864 007,060,000 Bank notes in
culation *****. 3,051,857,721,306
depoalte
214,361,505,739 Current accounts and
-United Press.
As approved by the
Postmaster General. Hong Kong
AIR MAIL ENVELOPES
PAIN MAR
Exchange Rates South China Morning Post Ltd.
of dwelling in loss developed COLLE LOO -2 per cent of the total, in Britishi Chulada 80 per cent in Paraguay, 25 per cent 411 82 per cent in 2 Part 81 per cent. In Jeraica: Of the ordinary chips, the Loans gained £1 and the Dawes Rayon grey goods ruled slow Aparare-1 Signalling, only ones approaching this Bitle Loan assented lost sterling s the market entered the Aburatt: 9 Messzony Bub 70 por obat in Ceylon, 75 per us go far (9421) aristocracy was Unilever with Japanese word 'afrost Immobile, traditionally low cocond quarte, 5 Operator, & Wwe, cerve in Halt), a rise of 4 shillings a peace and Dollar stocks mostly moved ups teri Prices for the most part 7 America, 8.Code, 9 Rome, 161 trouver, the matinues showed (upiralan notes (per, 61 Marka and Spencers, the chain warda by 1 or 2 points-United ruled steady to firm. Unitat Dashes, 11 Tolography.
with one of 3 Prem
Prem
this
Business was done in the local
orchange markes morning at the following rates:
KATYANANDA zsterline. holes - (per
| 5donesian rupiali" (per 100) critical gap mall existing, In mom Teal, per 100)
traite BLIERDOJO per. 1965, art Wera 030 parduna
25,40
1.80
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