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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1953.

Boom Conditions In U.S. May Be Tested In Coming Months

(BY SYDNEY S. GAMPELL, REUTER'S FINANCIAL EDITORI

Wall Street's break on May 27 and the extended easiness of U.S. bonds illustrate present complexities. Wall Street's technical action remains fairly good but volume enlarges slightly on declines and the recent strength of the tax-sheltered and prosperous rails reversed rather ominously.

U.S. business remains strongly supported by defence spending and by absence of speculation, including the extreme caution in forward buying

This is still the hoom which kept going because its continuance was но heartily distrusted that people refrained from naticipating it, but many people are nervously watching its pulse,

NEW DELHI

The boom may well be strong production of cars is curtailed enough to surmount any test, by strikes In plants of parts but it probably faces same test suppliers. Had this not occurred. in coming months. Bethlehem it might have had to be cut Steel's chairman is typical in later by some weakening of saying that he looks for good denund.

Inventories tire ut record

PLAN FOR operations throughout this year

OWN MOTOR

cent.

INDUSTRY

in

on automobile

and is not looking for a serious heights in absolute Lotal. depression. But some correc Relative to record sales, they tion." for short of a serious de-jare not abnormally high.

That persion, might still be a serious means that they are sound so test for markets.

long as sales remain at boom Curtailments in such Les os levels. If sales fell, inventories Cars, carpets and tractors are would 50011 look top-heavy. argely neoidental

or seasonal Their outlook is still that they but cannot be wholly ignored. are unlikely to generate a zel

Curtailment in tractors was back themselves, -but- likely to to avoid borrowing give trouble if a setback were designed 1954

business by over-generated by some other factor.

dealers this stocking

The U.S. Department of Com- Dealors were becoming over-merce, which almost

holds stocked because of some decline brief for the boom, nevertheless "any significant in current demand for tractors, concedes that

demand would soon even though farm incomes have change in fallen only from a boom level to make inventories look out of line, since there la usually a ing a prosperity level.

Some though not all observers in their adjustment to the new think that recent high activity in sales

major some

lines, Including

is still worried construction and autos, has been about the imperfections of the

year,

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borrowing future business, money market and the expansion

in

The Indian Government has announced a plan for manu- facturing and assembling motor vehicles in India, designed to cut their prices in India 20

by per cent in the next few months.

plan is Intended to encourage notor transport India by a reduction of pricus and to pave the way for a willy Indian-made cur, Infport duties component parts, which have formerly averaged 03 per cent, hayd been reduced

to 40 per

Five assembling

the auto industry of consumer credit. The Federal firms have Labour both chosen to continue

inakes that alleation, and takes Reserve Bank of New York has facturing programmes, and 1050 I seriously enough to advocate gone into this in great detall. has been set is the dendline by some slowing of present produc- which time at least 50 per cent tion so as to avert the danger of component pania used by of mass unemployment thom must be made in India. Unis your

Seven other

THE ARGUMENT Bras hitherto engaged in assembling have been Management in the auto in given a three-year deadline by dustry denies the allegation and which they must cease assembly the forecast. Yet its argument

NOT TOO CLEVER The seasonal expansion in the altogether and either close down is more than that it must

was still or turn to other work, such as produce ns many cars as the second half of 1952 the manufacture of component public wants to buy. If the larger and the seasonal contrac-

the for

main public, buys fewer cars later in tion in the first half of 1953 has parts

Ave automobile-manufacturing Gems, the year, fewer will have to be so far been still smaller-because The five Arms chosen to continue produced. Prices of some cars of "bank loans to finance, directly. manufacture are:

have been cut even during the or indirectly, consumer purchases

prodiil boom demand. At the moment on

manu-

, Hindustan Motors, associated with Nuffields and Studebaker. They will manufacture o light and a medium

truck.

a big car,

Premier Automobiles, Lid.. 2 associated with Dodge, who will

manufacture

medium truck.

A

big car and

3 Automoblie Products of India, Ltd., associated with the Rootes

mante Group,

later

The Rubber

Markets

The reasonal expansion in business loans in the second half of 1951 was unusually large, and the seasonal contraction in the first half of 1952 was unusually small, because of direct and in- direct defence work.

Much

of the expansion in business loans, it subs in, "has represented, directly or indirectly, consumer credit. Some expansion of consumer debt is no doubt necessary to market the mounting volume of goods turned out by the nation's greatly enlarged in- dustrial capacity, but the ques- on persists as to whether the rate of increase is con- present sistent with the maintenance of 00-071 stability and balanced growth in

production and employment."

Singapore, June 8, Prices of rubber futures closed and who will loday as follows:- manufacture a light car and Number rubber,

per Ib. July truck. modium

August. Motor Products of September

with the Number 2 rubber,

July

July Number 4 rubbeṛ:

Jul

Ai

"stanciated

andard Motor Company, who tomber 3 rubber,

will tr

manufacture a medium car.

5.. Asholt Motors, Ltd.

Seven firms who will have to spot, rubber, unbaled stop assembly work in three neket crepe years are Dowars of Calculin. No. 1 pale crepe the French Motor Company of

Bombay, General Motors,

0416-31

013-

6015-01

73-10 -United Press. LONDON MARKET

London, June 8. The rubber market was steady today. Prices closed

Mahindra and Mahindra, Addison and Company, Ford Motors, and the Peninsular Motor Company ows- Dewars and Mahindra and No, rubber,

will be Mahindra, however,

allowed to continue assembly of Land Rovers and, n jeep, which are not to be manufactured in India at present.

pence per Ib. 2014-%

-United Press. NEW YORK MARKET

New York, June B.

hos

the U.S.

Treasury's present policy-makers seems to be that one should not be two clever about consumer Gasy. •

credit. On the face of it, they the unprecedented expansion of consumer credit in the past year

enlarged current yea spending where the pace slows, it will give less support to spending: as fol- as and when to re-payments fall due, they will subtract some in- come from future spending,

Nobody in the U.S. Treasury or Federal Reserve wants to do anything more than to correct No. 1 rubber futures closed to inflationery tenderieles, mas to

maintain prosperous stability. There will be no change in day unchanged to 25 points lower But a "correction" in consumer duties completely assembled with soles of 40 contracts. No. 3 a Imported cars. The Government's clused numinally 6 paints lower spending might mean a sizable new policy was announced at a with co salts reported. Rubber correction in auto and steel, with presa conference by the Minister in futures and the spot rather widespread repercussions

cautiously on the U.S. economy.-Reuter. proceeded for Commerce and Industry.

pending the Korean

develop ments.

Spol

I smoked sheets were indicated at 242

cents A pound. Prices closed today as follows:-

No. 1 standard July Seutember December March

Market Lost

To Japan?

market

Tokyo, June 8, Approximately 60 per cent c1 May Japany's rayon market may be July lost since India is reported to have decided to buy all the rayon July goods she needs from Italy, September December France, and Britain in the first Marrk half of this fiscal year, informed May July sources, sald today.

According to a report from the Japanese Consulate-Gonoral-in Bombay to the Ferelguv Omer, the Rayon Association of Bombay hasingreed to sign an overnil contract for rayen purchase with Italy's Vizzora: France's Comptoir and Baboin's Courtauld's.

This will mean that the Indian mheitet, which has connared some 60 per cent of the Japanese MYONKVERPArla, has been lost

Japan United Press.

to

24.03 bid

24.00

++

23.00

No. 3 standard

ibbed New York Sugar

Futures

New York, June 8. World sugar No. 4 closed to day unchanged to 3 points higher with sales of 201 con- tracts. Domestic, No. 6 closel

Trade Trend INCREASED SHIP MESSAGERIES

-

Warning To Britain

London.. Jaha 8,

The London Times ex- pressed some concern to- day when commenting on tho fail in British exporta and the riso iri German exporta.

"It is reasonable to argue that as Germany recovers # contrast of this sort is to be expected --- that Ger many is merely resuming her former place in export markols, though not in precisely the sanie markets, because the East-West di- clianged The vision pattern of trade." this in- dependent paper sald.

"Naltiral it may be; it is ni-ilik-säine Unie a warning to this country,

"So long

as the present contrast of trenda' persists, Hi must, cause /ktavo con- cern," the Times conclad- ed.--Reuter.

HONGKONG

SHARE MARKET

(From Our Correspondent)

Business done on the Stock Exchange this morning; amounted to $547,547.30. Noon quotations and the morning's transactions:-

SHARES BUYERS SELLERS SALE: BANKS

JK Bark

... 1320 Enst Asia.... INSURANCESTM

Canton

OPERATING AND BUILDING COSTS

In the course of an admirable maiden speech fröm the chair at the annual meeting in London of the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Co., Ltd., Sir George P. Christopher referred to "the difficulties encompassing commerce at the present time." \.

These, he said, "are such as to preclude any reference back to past records for guidance, the problems of these disjointed days being in many respects without precedent.

World Rice

Crop Sets

"The effects of the strange circumstances gripping the world in, to commercial and political spheres alike are beginning to make themselves telt" and one result has been that in the case of the Union-Casils Line itsell "the operating results of the past your were less satisfactory than those of the previous year," though, it

it might be added, they were reasonably good taking all circumstances into account.

"Since the parent company of

and one

of its Croup

King and reported that the world 1932-

the

A Record

Washington, Junie B. The Agriculture Department

subsidiaries, marily concern- 1933, rice, crop amounted to a

Co., Ltd., are

ed with Commonwealth trading, record 854,100,000 polinds up five it was inevitable that their per cent

froin tho previous operating results would beyour's output. affected by the imposition of severe import restrictions last world production in 1952-33 is "In terms of milled rice.

yeni.

On the other hand, another estimated at 124,000,000 short subsidiary, the King Line, Ltd.,tons compared with 120,000,000* which now owns 11 good-class ons in 1948-49 and 118,000,000

In 1951-52", the Depart tramp ships, beneated from tona

publication which ment

"Foreign Crops and Markets" sald.,

The report said that the principal reason for the record favourable weather

45. 1540

140

243

talan XD

720

778

UK Fire XD 139

Waterboat

15

in

1.30

DOCKS, ETC.

2015

SHIPPING

Asla Nav

K. Whart Dock Provident

The active demand obtained for trump fonnage, and contributed substantially to the group accounts.

FORMIDABLE FIGURE Top was

generally. Yet there was

une direction

It said the latest crop in- which all shipping com- panies were affeciel fast year creases were registered in Asin where the total outturn exclud- to one degree or another, viz, 20.40

the overall increase in operating China, was 202,000,000,000 11111.00 5450 11,00

rough rlee. India, ing costs, so much so that the pounds of 2.03 2.20

4.19 1000 or 7.85

and Burma Union-Castle 73.

Company's total Japan, Pakistan 1500 7.80

expenses increased by

register:d the principal increase. HK Hotel 7.83 7.85 1000 A 7.85 054,000 compared with 1951-al The principal Asian export- UK Land

formidable increase which felling nations, Burma, Thailand ... 815 82 12562 mpareya .. 1411⁄2

short of overall Increased UTILITIES

ensed and Indo-China together, pro- of £1,801,000 com-duced an estimated 40,000,000,000 Team

earbitigs pared with the previous year. pounds. The increase in Burma

The

100 was being offset by a lower output affected building cosig which, Sir

SJ Dock Wheelock

LAND, ETC.

23.10 23.40 2500 or 23.30.

Peak Train

(0) XD

37%

Peak Trai

IN) XD ... 18,70. Star Ferry

$10

119 120

6300 11.30

compcreased ship-in Thalland.

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In other areas, "Foreign Crops George observed, "have reach- and Morkets" gave this report ed fantastic levels, cul-strip-

On the 10b2-1903 tive crop; the bounds of contem Europe Production Increased rice growing countries This-hax Induced the board except Portugal. Total 1032 3,700,000,000.

130025&stion." 1

C. Light (0) 11,30 111⁄2

C. Light (N) 7.30

337.19 500 720 Elcetsle .... 23.30 700 6 25.40 ..10.30 1015 300 10.40 Telephone

2000 15 INDUSTRIALS

Cement 17,10 300 0 17

300 17.20 2015 20.70 2050

500 23.60 1000 20.30 3150 6 20,00 300 20.70 1000 20.60

Rope STORES. ETC

Dairy

23.20 23.00

24.75

Watson 1. Crawford

XD COTTONS' Ewo XD

2.C Texule Corp. 520 5.30 MISCELLANEOUS

Yangtze

0.10

come

INJ

2018

1500 G 51%

Cotton Trading

Stagnant

of the

a range

in nit

to the conclusion that, for the production time being, "there must be no pounts of rough, rice compared a further building with 3,300,000,000 pounds of the cmbarking on a programma beyond the two cargo preceding year. ships presently

con Under struction," because it would be difficult to meet the necessary depreciation, let alone provide a profit thereafter on mall and intermediate passenger ships ordered at current prices.

INEVITABLE TIME

Western Hemisphere-rice pro- fuction, was up to an estimated 15,700,000,000 pounds in 1952-53.

The United States registered the largest grain production but other countries in Centred and Nouthern South America showed gains. Dry weather in Northern- Baz held that country's crop 1051-52

That the price of an Inter-down to about the mediate ship has risen 15 pergures. cent. in the past year, and that

Afri-good weather retulied·

of a mallner by at least 100 in an increased outtum over 1951 cent. since 1948 provides to 1953 producto-United Press,

per

some indication of the replace

ment problems with which liner: companies have been confronted, and no one should question the wisdom of Ule Union - Coste

Company's decision to place mn. to depreciation and

reserve.

corpanies cannot post-

pone the replacement of tonnage indenhitely,

Grain Prices

Petroleum

Products

Consumption

In the US, demand in the

first quarter of 1053 was about

New York, June 8. Cotton trading today dwindled while dealers awaited the out-

Korean truce There comes A time when negotiations, Responding to ships have to be replaced, re

London, June 8. small orders either way, menn-gardless of cost, and for this

Mr Eugene Holman, president while, the list see-sawed with contingency it is imperative that in a

of $1 bale but suitable provision should be of the Standard Oil Cb. (Now that world managed to keep even with the made, Liverpool Jolma of Jersey), has stated

Commerce.

consumption previous close most of the day,

of petroleum At the close, the list ruled 1

producis - excluding Russia continues to rise. the opening de- higher to 6 points lower com- pared with

When heavy clings of 6 to 9 points,

selling anticipation of a Korean truce falled to develop some of the

"decided bears

to However, cover.

the small advances kept runting into Prices of grain futures closed, Uiqulilation and hedge selung o Conversely, a broadening milf..Wheat-price per bushel demand was apparent on the spol setbacks.

Stediners in securities and September

outside

murricets also March sentiment. Another ex- May

week-end

2253 nomi al with sales of 838 contracts.

1 point higher to. 1 point lowered viewpoint was that the

In Chicago

Chleage, June 8.

today as follows:-

July

December

five

same

cent higher than the per

perlod in 1952. While no quantitative data is yet available

Grst

quarter consumption Mr. Holman said indica-

on

abroad,

are that the rate of gain higher than in Was somewhat the US. According to Jersey Standard estimates overall de- mand

during 1053 excluding In tho Rusald--will be about

of six per edat above 1952 Kand.

demand.

view of existing ample supplies and reserve capacity Me more Holman expected even strenuous competition in the ol Industry than at present. This does not mean that some upward doca price najustments might not occur, he pointed out "but this Increased competition will call for renewed Efforts to maintain and Improve our volume of 229 nominal business and our profit margins 28334-37

in this highly regressive and competitive Industry,Reuter,

other

IL

United Press.

3.74 bkl

5.70

3.10 nominal

申生

May

World futures ruled steady on proximity of the colton market Spat July trodo buying and short covering to the minimum loan calé for

September with buying interest evident. In new crop would oftract invest- December the raw market a few points theat buying into the new crop March under the 75 cent level, fö.h. mouths on recensions. Evening up

Tiya Domestle futures held aeddy in July before the first notice

-July' 24---Was another in mixed tracing. A fading day-June

September feature was the posting of 300 feature. The July open position Dats

July contracts in early July futures at the start was around 750,000.

The against business in actual sugar, baios,

certificated och September

Soybeans amounted to 210,838 bales, Prices closed as follows

Prices closed today da follows: Boot July Spet

August July

September October Dicember March

-Corn

2.0312 12.0396-7% 2.07£ 2138-14 2.173416 2.194

1.01%

1851.50-

1.4815

November

January

March

33.04 nominal

33.13

-United PriĀ,

Interest Rates Increased In

South Africa Contract No. 4 (world)

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Interest rates in the Union of September South Africa were raised from October

January (1054) June 3.

Morch The

on May rates of discount Treasury Bills are: 12 months July

Beptember currency 2 per cent a year Spot

per cent); six (previously 2 months currency. 2 per cent (11⁄2 July per cent); three months currentScember 1 per cent (there is not at Maren (1994) present

issue of threa May

Flax Seed Price Spray New York, June, 5. Prices in the seeds and olls markét closed unchanged with the following exception:

Flax, Seed, per bushel, f.o.b. months Treasury Bills). Minneapolis $3.67%-United The rates of Interest on louna

ned advances to some state

Preskphouder

dguns

Copra Quotation

nided

any

projects, including huustik, universities and sell

Spot

Contract No.

bid

nominat

-United”: Presk

JAPANESE BONDS.

London, June d. conservation, are being raised Japanese, bonds Now York, Juno 0, from 4 per cent to 0.4% per BAG(is) of 1090) Copra was quoted today at cent $203 per alert, top. cit. tha

This Is coroldered to be an Facida coust.Coconut oil was Indication that money for livest quated at 14 cents a pound,ment in gilt-edged securities naked,--United Press.

is dimeult to obtain.-Router,

July Delober

21.61-93.63

34,10 nominal

33,76-33.70

13,82-33,83

39.87

33. bid

NEW ORLEANS MARKET

FOOL July

October December Sarolt hay. July

October

23.15 nominat

.00 bld

2.83 7.74-2.75

New York flour-per 200 lb, sock #1320 nominal--United Prem.

DESIRE LOANS.

Oslo, June U.

The Norwegian Government

Pepper Market

Turns Easy

New York, June 8.

has take the Stortbig (Parlia- The pepper market had an meht) io, permit the Ministry enter

.

underlönd "today

awaited the Korean of Finance to borrow up to 300, traders million crowns in long term developments and became of the... lower price bonds and up, to 600 million aware dev

offerings. crowns in short term Treasury Lampong Exchange Rates fonds during and coming Anand Spot peppers was

Indicated at 1 Around #133 clal yang die

pound: Malabar These altid will be used, to- Orst Half June shipment: Won gother with 350 million erowns offered at $1.87) 42 pound. from the Treasury, to finallen Straight Juno Imropong wOB. the State's leading programme, offered at $1.34-$1.85 a potund, especially for housing and in-tall on an ex-dock, bazis. dustrial Investment, Router. United, Pross

Hinds was, dórie, in- (156 'lofal unofilcial exchange to market, this moming, at the following - moios); 11,9, "dollar" (pge=943_ Sterling, nota për 211221

811⁄2

(4 of 1910). #C: (55., of 1907) "D" (5%, of 1924).. PE (14% of 1930)

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