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neive consistently repeated makes bad copy. There is a donner, therefore, that the stendyLA MARSEILLAISE 22-23 May rise in the sterling area's gold reserves will not be "FELIX ROUSSEL 225-30 given its due weight, merely because it has been steady, declares the "Financial Times."

It is worth while setting forth the facts. The The largest export item dur-rise really got under way. In the last quarter of

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April was sugar while 1952. wheat and four were the main Inports

In that quarter, which is The English-language news- usually seasonally favourable to paper China Times raid in an the sterling aren, there was a editorial today that utmost at-surplus of $321m, reduced to tention and consideration should $101m. only because the service be given to

a set of measures payments on the American and recommended by a visiling Canadian loans

huppen to fall to the Nationalist government, group of Hongkong merchants

due

in December, In the first quarter of this alred at Improving the Dow trade between Hongkong, and DERWACH DAYments for some Formosa.

commodities, Defloring the state of affairs tobacco, had to be made, there existing in Formosa's trade and the same amount $320m-all of was a surplus of almost exactly exchange policies, the paper said " loss restricted uude rataing the reserve

which In this quarter went

ent to policy is urgently needed.

adore

smaller businesses should be left in the hands of private, tradersć" "

In?

notably

Agreement On Rubber "Pool" Unlikely

Inspite of the Now the gold coming in from

Copenhagen, May 19. fact that the

As the International Rubber E.P.U. has been contracting, there Study Group went into the third has boen another surplus of day of lis current meeting in $197m, equivalent to exactly the Copenhagen,

reliable sources spine rate of rise.

Indicated that It seemed vir- If the dollar

tusilly certain no agreement a the establishment of an interna- tioral "buffer pool would reached at this conference.

be

"Proper remodini, measures. must be adopted to overcome the present stalemate, in our in- temational trade.

The paper called for stream-falling at reserves had been

this samo

rate, and Jining of different official with such regularity the Head- organisations or amalgamation lines would have been humming of organisations with almost RATE. OF INCREASE the same functions, to cut down This rate of increase has been

A conference source, who overhead expenses and simplify sustained despito fuctuations in asked to remain anonymous, procedures.-Router.

the three main

flowe of dollars said that the limited agreement into the reserves.

within the group's working What

especially heartening party concerring the necessity for the future, since il suggests of a "buffer pool"-had not been that the rise may continue in the reflected

at the present full next few months, is that in the meeting of the group. first four months of this year.

sterling

area's underlying scheme was strongly voiced by Opposition to the "buffer pool" dollar balance

seems to have been improving

the United States delegatea, who

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During this period American maintained the view the pro- For Freight and Further Particulars please apply to:--- aid has been less than had been expected, and was unusually low fural rubber should depend upon

the fee. play of market forces. in April: gold from EP.U. has whereby natural rubber pro- been tailling off an the

the United ducers would be forced to sell Kingdom moved into the tranche hair products at competitive. of credit where a tower propor- prices with synthalle rubber, tlon of

of gold is repaid.

A But the

conference source this $40m. nmorning said, "An agreement is month in the first quiler of the Hill a long way off." Hệ In" :

that tho year, improved to $70m; in April,'" diented

delegations from natural-rubber-producing This improvement occurred at a time when there were falls in countries art territories. in this concentrated theff area's

debiéving "at least Bome guarantee that

the countries mainly for example.

States wichinottarsteple NOTE OF CAUTION

rubber stockpiles would not dis- It is tempting,

against this pose of them in a manner which background, to be even more would-in, the words at this opumistic than this.

Colonial Britis The

This cunnot quite be taken for On the other hand, K, as some In an interview with Reuter

discussed tho post-war granted. With the passing of OEEC experts belleve, con- revival of export competition, monetary inflation in the sterling vertibility is the way to induce

with markets more fight capital to particularly between the indus-area, and

come home,

New York, May 13, friul countries, and said it saturated than starved, Impuri France would stand to gain most The stock market acted dimcult to see how the adverse licences are no longer endow from it. She

could make samo today as on Monday and ments. If French goods remain herself the best fitted for effects of trade rivalry could be

Fold, Tuesday, Stocks declined frac markets, too dear, British Importers will she would not suffer if the whole tionally early in the sersion and [repl voided without

not buy them, even though the EPU moved towards converti- But in Britahu, Japanese com-

came from the lows to finish bit the petition has mainly

British Government no longer bility by ordnining, a higher

dead about ire textile industry. Lancashire

proportion of gold or dollar pay-Jones composite average stops them doing so. Thi is one of the reasons

for example, ments,

the mooted Obviously France cannot afford | 50 per cent overall, instead of 11 cents on the day. why a section of British opinion

of Volume picked up

Bit R. has opposed Inpan's admission many more months like April the present 40 per cent overall.

1,120,000 shares, from 1,080,000 loss of $52 million to the EPU It is Britain that has been blow- yesterday. It was still a market to GATT-the General Agree

in a single month is a seriota Ing hot and ment on Trade and Tariffs.

blow to the frane. It is hard to several EPU countries are better body of stocks moving narrow- Mr Murayama

pending the fully

conselous of the problems see the outcome..

for convertibility than by as traders awaited

further prepared In radical reform of French finances are Britain and the sterling area. incentive. Markel men thought were which he

noted evitable when one had three which seems to be needed.

In this as in other matters with antisfaction that activity countries such as Britain, Ger-

Germany is probably the most was the heaviest on the, strong many and Japan all competing

orgulle, though as she started issues. for the same markets.

from scratch she has furthest to 80.-Router.

said he was

He felt that if trade could be developed with, for instance, Communiat China the situation might be

be cared.

Asked about the prospects of Increased Anglo-Japanese trade;

he

Thereafter there might be little cause to worry about the franc:

is some other currencies that might have to pay back some of the strength that they have lately derived from the franc's weak-

ness.

Franco stili has huge latent said the recently concluded strengths-includlog the world's traple Agreement between the biggest private hoards of gold two countries had not brought | and' some of its biggest private mach

hoards of dollar and other foreign

I greatly increased | investments. No trado jetween Japan and the Sterling uncaps a whole of which Britain is the banker..

"Some Japanese traders say they do not even get inquiries from the sterling countries," he commented.

British traders could show In exploring greater activity possible Japanese markets, Mr Murayama added-Reuter,

Rally In New York

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New York, May 13, cntion. : market today The crowded; all of the betion into the forenoou Epssion. swayed" || over p range of 34

May

the

the prices of some of the sterling efforts on

sitizatioņi

cold about that. of; special issues with the male modi in dollar-carning corn-

1 day,

HONGKONG SHARE MARKET

(From Our Correspondent) Business doge ou the Stock

Exchange this morning amount ed to $243,072.00. Noon quota- tions and the morning's trans- actious:-

They are all jatent: pending a radical reform,

French authorities have no chance of laying hands on the assets. After such

a reform, things might be very different. It has happened before that the French frane was transformed, almost from the weakest to the currency in Europe. Tand If and when they have the political and SPADEJ NÚYÉNS BEIJERS BALES

will, social Frenchmen have, the means to make it happen again, BANKS

But it is A weary wait and there is nothing yet in sight. Meanwhile, the weakness of the franc plays Into Germany's bands, and the French do not

themselves Muse

to their economic needs.

JAPAN'S CASE

10

1400

LK. Bank.. 1400 1465 10 a 1463 East Asla INSURANCES

Union IK. Fl.... poCKS ETC. K. Wharf N. PL. Whate Provident Wheelock

ZAND, ETC.

149

140

0.60 500 11.20. 743 765

6.60

K. Hotel. 7.30 7.30 1800 II.K. Land Bhai and 1.55 1.401

For Japan also, sterling arca import licences are not the same as import orders or earnings of sterling.

to be seen how UTILITIES

It remains far, the British calanles will points. Other deliveries closed in fact, liberalise their import

1 10 5 points lugher.

Local speculative covering at the finish spurred the final rally to the 34-cent line.

Prites closed today as follows: 14.30 pominal

Spet

Mey:

July

October

Fecember ENTRAN

Merch: (1034) 22,0

May

33.65 33.59-33.01 33.00 33.67

Jy

Octoper.

NEW ORLEANS

May tip

July

October

May

July

October

licensing for Japanese goods and, in particular. how far Japanese exporters will be able

able to take advantage of it, to

carn sterling

A remarkable part of the sterling area's world

since last July has gone to

C. Light (0) 10.20 10,40 C. Light (N)

23,4023.00 echile

#

110

111

Of the 1,080 issues traded to- 464 were lower and 309 hight. Paglie Western Onl Jumped 11⁄2 paints to 481on sales of 30,700. The company is part of an oil group reported to have brought in rather well on the Persian Gulf. Other olla were generally firm. Aircrafts were weak early in the session and must stime support later.

Dow Jones averagey at the end of the seaston stood as follows:-

30 industrials

20 ralls

15 utilities

40 bonds

270.00 103.50

94.78

181.58 -United Press.

The Rubber

Markets

Singapore, May 13. Prices of rubber futures closed today as follows:-- Number rubber, per ib.

June... July BRY-T August 00-4

was

rubber, in and cocoa

those

United

delcention

of £15 Food; a surplus art!

balance In April Afering ditante: to South

£7.5m.

compared with only

It was understood at the same the month before, will time that the delegations from bring. In over $20m. in May, against $1 Im. in April.

Morcover #t

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British and British dependent daritories had welcomed to be expected United States government's ro- that in May and June, the last coinmmendation to Congress that two months of the American the United States Government's fiscal defence aid payments synthetle rubber stocks should will increase.

hot be sold for less than their Next month indeed the surplus full vatur." may well rise.

may,

The Britlah delegates were However, there are several sold to regaivi this as an in- reasons

for thinking that the dication that the United States balance may not

be quite so government at least would not favourable in the months after initiate steps which would be that, and a notc of caution is contrary to the achievement of competition on equal terms bo* tween commercial production of natural and synthetle rubber. -United Press.

necessar31.

E.P.U. BALANCE Ath

this time lost

year the E.P.U. balance was "seasonally"

unfavourable, in

efforts

Government of the Britse of all the lo turn it the other way

Though It may owe something to the weakness of the franc, the improvement in Apell is probably equally "seasonal officially it is gratifying but inexplicable. At any rate once the trade liberalisation concessions go

Into full operation the balanca may ensily tip the other way,

Similarly, though American ald 00- may rise in the next two months. 001-6215 it is almost certain to fall with 30-61 United Prest.

the beginning of the new Ameri LONDON MARKET AA

can fiscal year in July. London, May 13.

| Number 1 rubber, June Number 3 rubber, June Number 4 rubber, June Spot, rubber, unbäled Blanket erope No. 4 pale crope

0834-07 03-04

62-0315

ald

year's

appropriations

already

Have to run the

· been reduced by

Kauntiel of

Next have

Grain Prices

In Chicago:

Mixed Trading

Chicago, May 13. Strength in import commodities darinated the commodity price

today,

Korcal picture

Tho fruce news caused recent sellers to cover and encouraged a beje

The rubber market was fully president Elsenhower and stiller trade demand.

aleady. Prices closed as follows;

***Congressional criticism. Mean At Chiengo, gains were mixed

No rubber, in, pence

per ib.. June

043 July/September

© 23.70 October/December 900 & 23.60January/March -400 11 23.50 18.70 10.40 500 30.10

Macao Eloc, 000. Telephone

Ing of Japan'a, sterling INDUSTRIALgda SIAS

In the second half of 1958; as Cement 15.10 18.40 Jogá ♬ 15.40 much of it wont that way us

Rape

31.71 nominal went into entprging the dollar STORES, ETC.

22.00

•United Prens. MARKET

33.20 expired 53.72

$3.60

In found Agurez, Britain's surplus of about £240 million with the non-sterling world In the second half of 1052 was split ALL almost exactly four ways: one 13.65 bid quarter went to enlarge the 33.62 bid dollar reserves: another quartor 32.30 bid went to enlarge Britain's invest- United Press. ments in non-sterling-countries; a third quarter went towards paying of

Japan's balance; and the fourth quarter,

LONDON TIN

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10,70 10.00

21-21

2011

20 F-3

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· NEW YORK MARKET

New York, Mhy 13.

No.

1 rubber: futures today closed 50 to 60 points higher with cales of 10 contracte.

No. closed nominally 60 1039 poluis Wgher with no saules res

ported. Outside brokers report led a pause in factory and dealer 21 50

1900, No 21.70"; demand and Indicated spot No. 1 27.30 27.70,

2.99.

ribbed spot theals at 234 cents round. Prices closed as follows:-

2.30 2.40 4100 $.10 1990

sterling Exchange Rates

while, the underlying balance of trade, is open to

all the Dicting forces of world trade and

more particularly American market.

with activity devoted largely to evening-up operatians in ex- piring May dalveries,

Wheat closed 1% to 3% cents of a lower and soybeans: 36 highter fo cont lower. Prices closed. of this as follows:

In the first four montbauti

Wheat price per bushel (No.

2.404

par..

not seem to have owed much to yellow). year the sterling belance does American commercial stocking. If anything stocks, of: Sterling July area commodities in América pre Ecolember December! on the low sido in relation to March the' prosent levels of activity. LoT Provided activity continues to in-pa crease this is something of an Sui

"of an Mey?" insurance. But if there should September be any signs of recension, parti- March

December cularly with world markets in sys their

sensitive state, 1 May s means that: effect on erling

would be im-May area carning mediate and perhaps startling, | Puly 23.in nominal the "Financial Times" concludes, Soybeans

- No. 1 Standard July do September

24.90 Uld December March May

No. 3

24.03 bid ard

July

December March

July

went towards paying off the Business was done Multheter!September sterling balances of other non-unoffelal -- exchange sterling.ecuntries.

So far in 1952, fürthien paying off of Japan's sterling balance hos ranked second only to the further rebuilding of the dollar

Chest London, May 19. Thelen markel was very steppyfoday, Turnover was 65 tontncluding Ave tons foreserves. casiì. Prices closed at the end of the, amela) morning sesalon

Bontiging buyer

Rozellers

Thuides Agnezet.

Biblia dond

Belllement VEN

- 740-

140

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740

A HARD CURRENCY

As a result, sterling has become a hard currency for Junan. Unless the Apes accumulate

-market Vedhika morning at the following tales: Us. dolar (per 81) Sterling note liber. 11 Him Allspor":100) Indonesianbiders. (Das Singappro. (STA)

blautres (per 100), rupt

Copra Quotation

New York

rk. May 13. Copra was quoted today at

Thathan, buyers 20sterling in the next few munuu, 8205 per short, F: the Thyrenderup tin,, neilmen (535 the exchange swapa merely put Pacific Coast Coroalul ofl

735.725

-

United Press,

off the day when she will have quoted at 15 cents a pound- to convert dollars Info sterling: United Press,"

(21.30 nomina)

73.10 minspi

2110 nunina

2110 nominal

drilled Press.

Pepper Market,

Kpopper

New York, May 13 Tho

market remained extremely quiet todry** with JAPANESE BONDS Brickhowing: litio charge.

Japanese

Consoli

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July Beptember; November

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New York

12.00 tom

Although the market continue Flax Seedin Price: Loridan, May 13, well below parity, with "India; ]

A grinders and cather consumers of 1890) 81% continual to matk ilme. Θρού

or 1910) 0815 pupplies Mare 12 Indiontell al

Prices in the speda, and, olis

(DT DE VAR Vodicel pround 142 pound, nominal; # Märkätelösed, Anchanged - Witz.

bran ex-dock basis. While the following, akception: (028. of ipan, 1994 popper was also indicated at Flaxseed, per bufnel, rob around the $1.18 level Unliad Minneapolis $3.72. --- United United Press,

O Press.

Press

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