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Grain Prices

EXCHANGES In Chicago

Conada

IN NY

England-official

unofficial

Australia

Now Zealand

South Africa

Belgium

Denmark

France

Holland

Italy

Norway Portugel

Spain

New York. Mar. 3. US$1.00-1/32 2.10-3/10 2.31 brid/- 2.34 asked

2.38 2.72%

A405

Chicago, Mar. 2. Prices of grain futures closed today as follows:-

Wheat-price per bushel

Spot March May July September December

234 nominal

2.516-2,52

2.4914-2

2.43%

2.69

2.47%

1214-10 1,7811-1.38 1.70 asked

"

30-day 00-day

futures

futures

2.22

2.77

Cora

う

Spot

1455

March

0008-9/16

West Germany

2438

May July September December

0370

Ilye

0243

Sweden

DX35

Switzerland

2201

March May

101

MIDDLE EAST

Egypt

2.881

Onta

Iran

00120

Iraq

181

March

Turkey

.6375"

LATIN AMERICA'

0725

.0000

.0115

4021

1.00

1100

Peru

0050

Uruguay

3150

Venezuela

2008

FAR EAST

India

4330

Hongkong

1700

3018

270

Argentina

Braz!! Hollvis

Chile

Columbia

Chubs

Mexico

Pakiet

Indonesia Singapor Japan

1274-4 May... New York four per 200 lb. Sick. $12.60-United Press.

New York Sugar Futures

THÈ CHINA · MAİL, TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1952.

Ship Casualties

Increasing

Liverpool, Mar, 3.

Blackham. Mr T H. Chairman of the Liverpool. Marine Insurance Brokers, sald in a speech today that marine casualties had in- ergased.

Ihail been supposed · that with post-war designs of

ships, accidents would Practically dappear. He commented that the rivet- ted ships of pre-war daya might not have looked so good but they did not develop structural cracks, break in half or drop their propellers under heavy weather,

Fires, boltlsions, strand- cargo damage ings and

were more numerous than over and there was a great thefts and Increase pufering, added Mir Black- ham-Reater.

Shortage Of Metals

Said Easing

Washington, Mar. 3. The civilian industry may April, more metal in

get

Trading

J

In Rubber MESSAGERIES

M

Futures Resumed On New York Exchange

New York, Mar. 3.

The resumption of trading in crude rubber, futures found the nation in complete 'control of the supply of this commodity, which is in- dispensable in peace and war.

Tyre makers, according to their spokesman, are now fully equipped to turn out all needs of the defence effort and at the same time produce fully for civilian needs.

Mr H. E. Humphreys, President of the U.S. Rubber Company, said: "The nation has enough natural rubber in the stockpile to fight a five-year war, and Imports at the same time are at a high level.

"In addition, synthetic rubber is being produced faster than it

consumed and Can be

some of the surplus is being exported to other countries.'

The rubber industry is still operating under many controls, such as prices as well as controls on the amount of natural rub- ber which can be used and how much inventory to keep.

The Governént 21/1 owns synthetic plants and is seeking a extension two-year

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SHARE

MARKET

Late Rush

Of Trading In Cotton

New York, Mar, 3. Most of the trading In the cation futures

look market piace In the last half hour. At

broke ane sime, prico

sherp- ly, then recovered haltingly at tie

cn close

covering by 'Taders.

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to the final rush af {Petivity trading moved along at artici pace. In fact, some

(From Our Correspondent)quarters thought it was the

Business done un

May and June than in the ownership. The industry is seek- Exchange this morning amounted (hales were taken up by leading

first three months of this turning year, marking the of the tide in consumer goods cutbacks.

of the National An official

which Authority, Production

out metals, said that parcels during the second three months there will be an easing of sez.co supply steel and a.uminium

If so, it would mean conditions. a significant new stage in the "grey" mobsalon that nation's

North Korean began after the Communists invaded South Korea in mid-1956,

Now York, Mar. 3. World sugar futures closed. 1 higher to 1 lower.

Contract No. 6 closed 4 to 5 points higher with sales totall

200 yen to US$1 | Ing. 280 contracts, United Press.

Contract No. « (world)

Seads And Oils

May July September November Boot Now York, Mar,3.

¡Contract No; & Prices in the seeds dad ells way market lost today unchtinged July, with the Zollowing exception November

Flax seed, pes bushel, F.O.B.spot Minneapolis 4.17- United Press,

enough

has

ing eventual purchase of plants,

The price

come down the Government sharply slice hook control. On Dec. 29, 1950, the price was BB cents a pound and the United States was buy- ing feverishly far stock.

#

the Stock quietest session of the year.

Transferable nollees for 800 to $390,438.75, Noun quotations and the morning's transactions spot interests,

watch Traders continued to SHARES BUYERS SELLERS SALEB developments: in the textile BANKS

HK Bank XD 1460

441480! market but news from that direction offered scant encour- INSURANCES

Union

770 15 709

1001 300- P. Wharf B10 7.20 Dock

17 17 Provident XD 11.5 sales

S'hai Dock 2.35 Wheelock...

The latest quolation was 30-1/2. cents pound, Private have been effected as low as 34 cents..

DOCKS, ETC.

K. Whart

LAND, ETC.

on the

HK Hotel XD

Humphreys

LIMITS REMOVED

The

futures market Commodity Exchange laday re- moved all limits on fluctuations of prices so thr the market-can uwn level-believed to and its

HK Landa

Really UTILES

*43 € 17 25

Chateau selling developed in

new erup months following re- ports of general moisture in the 2.15 foris of rain or snow over wide

eras of the South-West. The market opened oft points, Old crop months work- 500 45.75cd back toerhtly above

200

400

40

300

45.75

100 i

40.

400

45.00

8.10 100 ora

3 10 12

the

one

previous closing levels at 91 02 035 61.50 time, but nearby March sub-

Train.... 17.00

MA

300 17.90

250 2.00 41000 220 sequently dipped from 40.74 to 40.43 cents. pound, then rallied 2001.00 ight points from the low at the The final prices were off C. Light (0) 8.65 0.35 1800 0.00 close. point where be between 30 and 40 cents a

0493 2.85 15 to 27 points. pound.

Prices closed as follows;~ Electric XD 21.30 213, 2500 21.00 Telephone

Spot INDUSTRIALS

March

of

the

In effect, it would mean that the mobilisation planners have now reached the they have previously scarce metal to take programme care of the "gons" they have laid out while giving civilians more instead of less

"butter."

The N. P. A. has allowed civilian goods makers enough extra steel, aluminium and cop- per-hitherto the most pinched metals-do permit them to turn out just about as many stoves, rodios, refrigerators and televi

for the April-June sion sels perlod as they were able to make in January, February and March, CAR OUTPUT

Top production officials have also

After today

there will be a

cents

pound limit of two

and two cents untuation up down from the previous day's alesing.

Trading resumed In four futures positions-September and December of 1952 and March and May of 1953, each contract in- volving 10 long tons.

While waiting delivery of September contract the industry will continue to draw on the Government for rubber.

The General Services Ai- ministration will make available

C. Light (N) 570

17 17.30

1615

.

May

July

December

10 37

March (1953)

3.10 2000 200

2114

May July

Cement STORES, ETC."

Dalry ................. 19 1024 6300 @ 19.50 October Wing On (H.K. COTTONS

Ewu MISCELLANEOUS Entertainment Yangisze.***

* 4009

Softening Up

In Textile

said that there is a good chanet 30,000 tons of rubber in Ap Prices In US

that the Government may permit car makers to produce as many cars during the second quarter of the year as they were permitted to manufacture during the first quarter. This would reverse the previously announced plans to cut boek still further nearly all major civilian production during April, May and June.

HE

No exact figures were avaliable on the amount of extra metal that may be given to civilian goods makers for April, May and June. The nol decision must await that oMcial determination essential defence demands can be met without drawing on the reserve stockpile of strategie

metals,

and May and 20,000 tons In June.

under

New York, Mar, 3. Dealers and manufacturers may In the bosic textile market tendencies import 30,000 tons of rubber to the price-softening arrive in the United States in apparent for some time past in Administration cotton. wool, burlap and June licence. After July 1 the rubber synthetic

fabrics mode can- industry must satisfy all its re-sumers more steadfast in tol- quirements through private lowing a hand-to-mouth policy] sources.-United Press.

on new purchases.

FIRST TRANSACTIONS

ker futures

In 11:

40.53

30.75-39.76

$8.0)+39.93

“LA MARSEILLAISE” "MAPIE HILL"

MARITIMES M

Arriving Leaving

NEAY. 20 Mar. 30

Apt.

*"FELIX KOUSSEL” ... Mar, {"MORTAIN" †"ZELIÐJA"

4

Apr.

+

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passengers & freight.

$

Outward Far

Kobe, Yokohama

ilameward For.

Mar.

Marmeliter via Manlia Mar. N. Affira, & Kürope Apr.

Europe SN, Afties &

freight for, Snigon. Alexandrin, Tunis, Marseilles, Algiers, Oran, Tangier, Casablanca, Havre, Dunkirk, Antwerp & Rotterdam..

Subject To Change Withdus Notice.

CIE DES MESsageries MARITIMES P.O. Box 53, Hongkong Queen's Building (gr. floor) Tel. 26651. (3' lines).

M.V. “FELIX ROUSSEL”

will sail for

MARSEILLES

via

MANILA, SAIGON, SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, DJIBOUTI & PORT SAID,

on

Friday the 7th of March at 9 P.M.

Passengers are requested to board the vessel with their cabin baggage on Friday the 7th of March between 4 P.M. and 8 P.M. (Dinner for passengers at 7 P.M.)

Baggage Room and Hold Baggage will be registered ut Kowloon Godown No, 50 (No. 2 Gate Canton Rond Entrance) on Thursday the 6th of March from 9 A.M. to NOON and 2 P.M. to 4 P.M. and on Friday March 7th from 9 A.M. to NOON ONLY.

No baggage will be accepted for registration after this time,

+

CIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES P.O. Box 53, Hongkong.

Tel: 26651(3 lines). Queen's Building.

35.91-35.92

35.58 nominal

15.22 bid

United Press.

NEW ORLEANS MARKET

40.43 bid

J9.70

38.80 bkl

BEN LINE

Spot

March May July October

December

May

Murch (19)

July

38.14

35,80 bid

35,70 bid 35.58 bid

35.21 d

United Press.

Irregular

On

Trend Wall Street

new

In fact, some cotton

goods converters said they were con-

New York, Mar. 3, corned with the job of working

Prices moved upward irregu- New York, Mar. 3, Dealers Rocked to the New off high-priced inventories on farly on the stock exchange in

They indicated that York Commodity Exchange to hand.

dealings totalling only quiet day for the first trading in rub-demand has, existed from gar

1,020,000 shares, months.ment manufacturers and piece-

anci Rails and televisions the levels Trading came to a halt early goods buyers but at

selected istues led the advance pivotals up over a with last year when the US Govern below the current market.

Some

were quarters

still ment took over all buying of

point. hopeful of good.Spring business. foreign rubber.

The price, movement in the They

pointed out that goods main indusrial list was smaller William Reid, President of which must be ready for over with many issues holding at the

the counter retail sales in May the Commodity Exchange and a

Oils were bolstered when partner of Buche and Company, and June still must be bought Previous close.

Refining announced hailed the return of rubber to and processed. However, if it the free market as a decision of materialised, they added, prot Atlantic

2% for one stock fundamental importance.

margins will be slender or non-plans for a existent,

Sells were stained by At the opening, six contracts Cotton yarn spinners reported announcement that the industry for September delivery

that 00 per cent of orders are wili tum out a record total of DIAMOND traded at 34 cents a pound. A for small quantits and for im- 2,104,000 tons of stee! Ingots

year ago, when the Government mediate shipment. On later and castings this week.

But producers of aluminium and sheet and strip steel-three of the prime essentials for civilian production-have report- ed that they have more metal on hand than has been called for by manufacturers with allotment grants. United Press.

U.S.

IMPORTS

Washington, Mar. 3, The Commerce Department reveals that $110,520,322 worth of diamonds were imported in- to the United States during 1951- a seven per cent in- crease over the previous year.

were

weavers constantly

began its exclusive buying pro- deliveries gramme, the world spot price of press for lower prices, dealers the commodity was around 80 reported. United Press. cents à pound. It had dropped

lo about 38 cents last week.

Mr

Reld noted that rubber has become the Brst of the basic commodities to be returned from Government market hands to the free market place.

According to Mr Roy Peel, Under New York Commodity Director of the Department's Exchange regulations, a rubber Census Bureau, the increase contract calls for delivery of 30 sheets.-A250-

in value of diamonti imports tons of No. 1 standard quality

Wag Д

result of higher prices ribbed smoked as the quantity brought into ciated Press. the US. was alightly under

the 1930

total.

to

indicated

Mr Peci's, report that the increase in demand for cut diamonds was partial- ly countering. the large de- cline, in imports of rough dis- Diamond imports last monda. year amounted

1,181,487 carats,

with 1,300.078 compared carats the year before. The 1950 Imports were valued $103,322,941 *In the boom 1947 years between 1946 and imports came to 1,828,477-and 1,423,260 carain United Press,

Exchange Rates

tact

SINGAPORE MARKET

Singapore, Mar. 3. Fricos of rubber futures closed today as follows:- Number 1 rubber, per ib.

Apri May June Number rubber,

Abril

rubber, Number 3

April Number rubber.

April

this market

Huhnesiah đánh lá unofficial exchange morning at the following .Tates 12.

Sterling mote ter

Spot rubber, unbsled· Black crece

No. 1 pale crepe

10237-7001% 107-108

100 -10036

| | 100 -10435

100 -103 10816-109 70.--Et

134 -100

United Press.

LONDON, MARKET',

London, Mar. 3,

Prices of rubber futures closed

today as follows Number 1 rubber March May June

in cents per ib.

8.37 Ula

Ula, dollar (der:31).

16-8.77

Indonesia, quikiors: Eper, 200), 34.

Apri

Elem Licals (per 100)

FIC Phantom (per 100)

Bingapore (ŭtraits) |

54

the

429 Of 1,071 issues traded, advanced, 347 declined and 293 were unchanged.

Dow Jones averages:-

Copper Offer By Chile

30 Industrials 20 rails 15 utililles

200.08

85.14

48.60

108.51

United PresI,.

Sanogo, Mar. 3. The Government today offered to the United States to sell Chile's entre copper produc- tion, including 20 per cent now reserved for sale elsewhere, an official spokesman said today.

The copper would be offered at the current price of 27,5, cents a pound plus a six-cent Burlax, Chile is understood to be getting about 35 cents per pound fur copper sold elsewhere.

United Press.

40 bends

LONDON TIN MARKET

ช

London, Mar. 3. Prices of tn were ready and quiet. Turzover was 30 tons m cluding five tons for cash

· Prices closed at the end of the.

morning session official follows:- Spot tin, buyers Spot in, sellers Business done at Three-months tin, buyers Threo-months tin, sollers

| Business · done at

Pepper Market Settlement

·' New York, Mar. 3,

The pepper market showed little, change

from

-United Press.

Friday's JAPANESE BONDS

levels in late trading on Mon-

day, Spot material was again.

London, Mar, 3.

in limited mupply with sellers Japanese bonds

holding for $1.62 a pound.,

"A" (4s. of 1890) Early Match: arrivals were

"B" (49, of 1010) indicated at around $1.51. In

"C" (Rs,/01 1907): shipment potions, ideal sellers

56. of 1934) aroundi indicated March at

-- "E" (83⁄41⁄29, of 1934) $1.29 nast. May $1.25 to $1,20.0 pound, all on an ex-dock basin Consols **United Press;

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