1958-04-17 — Page 9

TRANSPORTATION

AIRPORT ARCHITECTURE AND THE JET AGE

S the age of jet airliners advances, so does the crucint problem of redesigning conventional layouts of airports throughout the world. Here, in an exclusive article for the China Mail, de Havillands subsuits an capert report on the problem, which runs undertaken in readiness for the debut of the Comet III.

TH

The

TRADE and and

Another Cut In The NEW YORK

↑ THE CHINA MAIL

THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1958.

COMMERCE SECTION

HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE

RUBBER

84%

45%

Our Own Correspondent

Union Pacific Railway United Alecraft

pled Gas Corp.

New York Stock Market

New York, Apr. 16.

Stocks suffered a sinking spell today and then came back from their lows late in the session.

Union Carbide

Union Ol of Cal.

Us, Steel .... Warner Bros. Westinghouse Electric Western Union Tel, Co. West Va. Pulp & Paper Woolworth

Fluying came into the road building issues on the news that President Elsenhower had. sign- ed an anti-reccsdon highway construction Si. Caterpillar US. Foil B

1.5. Cyprum Tractor regained all the 2-point U.S.. Ene Co. losa in a matter of minutes.U.B. Rubber further along the line Bucyrus-Eriz jumped more than 8. Smelt THE advent of the jet points

1 on the announcement, focusses attention upon from the traffe hall. They may

includu

piston- some large the whole problem of the engined Iners as well as pro- noise inade by airliners. It)pelfer turbines and pure jets.

Whether it be for considers- is, of course, mainly problem that concerna the licns of noise or of parking airports themselves, and theece airport architecla ure ob-

ged to fnce surrounding kind, the near-uechanisator ut conveyangy ness of built-up areas, and (passengers and luggage) be- bull at the Bu forth.

more distant airliners. If the districe excids about 1,000 ft. some form of

{2

We did not hear very much about the problem when the Comet was operating in the two years 1952-1954. There had been apprehensions, naturally, because the Comet was going to intro- duce a new kind of nose, and could say in advance nobody what the reaction to it would Lic

During the 214 years from the Cemet prototyp st

tween the traffic

comos necessary.

realistically the

Although losses of a point or more dottet the 1st, many issues closed well above their lows Steels, chemicals, non- ferrous metals, motors and alls

featured on the downside,

Profit-taking and poor frat quarter earnings helped to send the market lower, ending a week of rising prices.

of 1,142 issues traded, conveyance be-

were lower, 319 higher.

The conflet between longitu- dital and transverse traffic is ef couvre one of the great per plexities. It can be overcoing by the use of

different levels, with moving stairways (escala- tors) or moving sloping floor- fightways, or even motor vehicles, (July 27, 1940) to the first where the traie density justi

fler such installations. scheriuled Comet service uat of

In point of toet there are dif London Airport (May 2, 1032)

in achieving useful there was good deal of conteulties Jesture. At the same time the speed with moving Boorways sloping), but fuel consumption (horizontal and were much in discussion. If fet possingers walking along them need have the impression that they airliners were going to

are making good headway.

OBJECTION

raupe

towing between the runway and the terminal building in order tu conserve fuel, then the problem

or

of noise around the public build-THERE in a

Ing and enclosures" would

Bank Rate? F

London, Apr, 16. Sterling and the London Stock Exchange have been acting so well that there were fairly widespread expectations of another cut in the Bank Rate on Thursday, April 10,

DECUITENCO

Business done on the Hong- kong Stock Exchange this morning amounted 10 op-headway. proximately $307,000. quotations and the morning' transactions were:

2036

5116

18%

Shares

1940

ΠΑΝΚΗ

-United Press.

LONDON STOCK

584

Stock

New York Stock Exchange volume was 2,240,000 shares.

Exchange New York Stock bond volume was $5,250,000.

American Stock Exchange volume was 500,000 shares.

Dow Jones closing averages were:

39 induxizlaka

20 rulle

MARKET

*

LONG-TERM

BO-called

MARKET

New York, Apr. 16, Rex rubber futures today closed 15 to 30 points higher with sales of 44 contracts,

It did not happen, but its non | Conservatives, could impose May: 26.30.

did not stop the by enneting the Stock Exchange making further alternative vole.

Indeed, gilt-edged Noor securities are already discounting a Bank Rate cut in some proximate week and sort of revivalist or Incentive budge on April 15.

Dayers Heliers

Befes

IK Bank.. 750 Enst Asia.. 264 INSURANCES

Union ..... 71 Lombard. HIDIPPING

Wheelock

DOCKS. EIC.

I. Whart

XD

500 A 11

22.13

0.10 6.20

107

Dock

44.25

Provident

11.20

LAND, ETC.

HK Hotel .. 17.50 -11.70

·500 + 17.00 1900 17.00) 1000 17.00

HIK Land 32.50 33.25

500

33

300

33

14.40 14.00 1000

19.50

139 1.40

115

5000 1.175

A. Tawali..

... 21.60 23.80

1.35

Yawnati

+3 21

17.30 17.50

RUBBER

London, Apr. 16. markot found tho budget

bit non- digestible. Whilo sharos Humphreys

companies Amalg of property jumped 2 to 3 shillings, Trun XD those of companies mak-UTILITIES ing domestic appliances Tim were similarly strong, There were also moderate. Light movements in the shares of con- cerns likely to benefit from the 152.07 reduction to the tax on profits Electric 196.62 Whether distributed

distributed.

Turuver

444.59 105 08 70.10

בת שר

15 01ew

157 Micky 40 bonu

Comtn. [xture price index..

Closing Prices

Aldon Inc. Ary

good deal ut

Allied Chemicals

20 23.

of

Allod Milla Inc.

Ak

24

Am.

Sh

American Alring

15%

Am. Cable & Radio Comp. Americas Cvenand Co.

12

429

not 1 objection to the use

arjsu. An alternative night peaches but in many ways they tu convey passengers from the offer a simple, economical and ferminal building either to the flexible solution.

Tunway or to the aircraft main- tenance hangar, or atunding nearby, by motor coach, VARIOUS IDEAS ĮECAUSE nebody really knew

how the matter would work out various Ideas were advanced in the technical press.

Whether it be moving Boor- escalators, or mutor hard-way and

coaches or stairbuses, or longish wolks along glass sided "ngers," certain it is that tonger distaners than in the past have to be contemplated bs be- tween truffle hall and parked airliner. That very fact will

to billigate

the noise hep ruble at the airport itself.

so the authorities and their architects are contemplat- ting several alternative methods of handling the big airliners, exporinily the big jel.

In the event the problems of noise and fuel consumption with the Come were not sɔ ɑnerous and the aeroplane called for no special bandling technique. loxied in, close up to the ter- minut building, loaded up there in the ordinary way and taxied out to the runway under its uwn power.

Even

The simplest method is to lax in and out under their own power; as at present, but park- ing the noisier aircraft a fair TEAZE the central distanco building

11

occupies Ferens-this frontage and is costly.

more

Ain & Foren. Power Am. Gas & Electric Am. Mach. & Fury. American Metal Amerlen Snciting Am. Sugar net. American Tot & To American Tab. "B" Anaconda Copper Armco Steel Armour Atlas Cua Minits Baldwin-Lima-Bara. Baltimore & Olio Beneficial Figenco Bendix Avalons Corp. Benguel Cani.

Bethlehem Bleel Boeing Airplane Borden (The) Co.

Hafuchs Add Machine Campbell Soup Co. Caneca l'acte R.

CA (3.1) Co.

CAL. Tractor

Celanco Corp. 4.1. T. Financial Core, Chane Mantint. Bank "CHYBA MAGLUTE Cluell Peabody Colgate-Palmolive Co. Colombian Carbon Co. Commercial Credit Commonwealth Eler. Consolidated Elizon Continwall Ol of Del. Crown Zellerbach

Diamond Alkal Dlarnond Match Co. Douglas Aircraés Dow Chemicals

"Eastern AIFLING”**"

Duppat de Nemours Eretin Kodak

General Electric General Fonds

ا الله

10

401

2012

or

100 93.50

As inflation in Britain has been caused more by sluggish output than by rising incorts, sunny budgetary, Incentive sceras quite possible. The kellest one, a restoration of the Investment allowances or initial allowaters on new plant and equipment would be an immediate stimulur and would have the additional mivantage of costing the Treasury nothing during the coming year.

VISIONS

ar.

Fer

As

May: 27,10: July 27,00; Sept: 24.03; Nov: 20 Jani 20.50; Mar: 20.00;

Most of the

WAIS businces between dealer interests half of which was

in an represented exchange of January-July con- tracts. Dealers short of uno shoet in the sput market were reported covering "en the floor"

their hedge and transferring position forward.

Otherwise the situation was featureless. Censumers con-

tinued indifferent.

300-term reasons the Conservatives,

No for, regard the idea as put of the ques- tempt them on, but it may oruly for the short run. way foreseen, mere alring of the iden la puting a changed

In the shipment market complexion on steel stares and

sheets small quantity of eno some other political equities.

were reported down out uf at Coming to solder ground, the Java, April/May shipment Bank Rate probably will be cut 204 cents patind cost and

because the freight, Spot-No, Rss gala pretty soon cut on March 20 seemed to be quoted at 27% conta, nominal,

ly a first step and the London rate is still out of lino with other centres,

AMSTERDAM

a

Was

Tho rubber market was dull Meanwhile, however, another today. Prices all remained un- chicken from last September is changed. coring home to roost. The

seven per cent Bank Rate and the cellings on bank advances

SINGAPORE

With these 'delectable visions, 300 23.73 and also with the start of a and on capital spending by the The market was quiet with 100 23.70 private campaign for a Con-nationalised industries

were overseas advlees mixed. Lower only the tokens of the change sheet interest has been limited in most grades of policy which stopped the run bul business

have been reported. on storing in September.

The fundamental change was No. 1 rubber per t. 21st 774-7724

400 93.50 servative-Liberal electoral 240 & 17.40 rangement to keep Labour out 200 12.40 at The next election, London hus been impervious to the 17,10 20.40 continued rather dismal news of

the American recession.

17.463

800

1000

20.30 20.50

500

Lin-

Tel.

20.10 20 30

350

1000

300

20 2012) 20.30

at

19.00 16 20

11.10 1.00 1000 - 11.20 10.10

STONES, ETC. was moderate

Dairy XD 8,34 bergains and there was o

Watson fair amount of selling of bluc Craw chip Industrials with Imperial COTTONG Chemicals down a shiling.

were demand with Royal Dutch up 7/0, British Futroleum up 3/-, Burmah up nearly 2/- nud Conndinn Eagle up a shilling.

Foreign bonds were agala idle. In the German st the non-assenteds of the Young Loan and the 7 per cent Potash Loan improved. 1/2 but Japanese 1030s lost £1-United 13 Press.

40+

London Foreign Exchange

London, Apr. 18.

Closing rates were:

New York

Montreal

Amsterdam.

Canenhagen

2.81-2.01 13/10

24729-2.13%

14.01-15 01

19.45-19.343

20,011%-20.012;

•PATI- 442 Stockholm

All other unchanged. Press

51%

14.5332-14.5072

United

New York Foreign Exchange

New York, Apr. 18. Closing rates were: Canada

17471

201 203.

England official

30-days

Rubber

90-day

Draxi!

sar

General Motors Gen, Pub. Ubi. Getty Di

Glidden Co Goodrich 1. F.) Co Goodyear Tyre

Later Comets in the course of The development of the qyqum the Comet 2 and 3, have been

A variation on that is to taxl handled in the ame way up to

their own now. B.0.A.C, use this method out under

slipstream with the two Comet 2E's which power, but to use they are operating dally

And the enghe-proving trials.

An alternative is to taxi in uircraft Comet 3 development G-ANLO in its many tights to but tow out to the runway, or Cuban Amer. Sugar

such as the main- overseas ellien In various parts elsewhore, of the world. Including Honolulu tenance aren; or to low both in This can perhaps be in American territory, has been and out, handled in this way, just as 'It it done--with-an-appilance moe

El Paso National Gas were one of the familiar piston sophisticated than the ordinary

airliners coming and tractor, engined

A variation on that is to tow i Family Finance Curo.

Firestone Tyre and out) only Ford Motor golng.

But, with the 'passing of the out for both in

feel or no yeurs, with the general increase the last thousand In a traffic, all airport problems nearest to the terminal building, are inevitably being taken very 50 preserving much more seriously. De Havil Jund, with their long experience of the Comet-nowadays having twice as much thrust as it had In 1952-54-have kept in close working contact with airport

WHICHEVER melbed authorlites and airline operators.

of combination Rolls-Royce have applied their resources to the reduction of jetta applied depending upen

gratifying the

trafe with

widely varying noise, and

and conditions results. The Comet 3 G-ANLOdensiles

Jet-between. different airports with Rolls-Royce fitted

becomes W then wise suppressora has been the attention

the other very demonstrations and focussed upon subject of

in serious noise trouble which may Re Britain und overseas, In concern

thousands of people general, airport ond uirline living and working and sleeping in bulit-up arcas close to the airport boundary. This, indeed, may well become, if it has not already become, a larger problemi than that of noise near the alr- port buildinga.

..

measurement

Lusts

people regurd the Comet s a known quantity in respect of the noise problem.

NEW JETS EANWHILE other and mare MEANW A powerful jet airlinera will

The Comet. follow very fact

ments

up

"silent rone where the passengers have to be marshalled. This method can be likened to the use of tugs for berthing a ship.

COMBINATION?

Heyden Newport Corp. Hoeslake Mining Co. Ingersoll-Rand

Int Harvester

713 11012

NO

TR034)

2,81%

2.301. 2.79 3/10

Others unchanged.--United Press.

Texte

Nanyang INVESTMENTS Yengisze Sungala

While Wall Street has been going ou no better than side- ways, London industrial shures have rise to their highest of and gilts to their highest in ten months.

453 4.00 2000 4.33 this year 145

Exchange Rates

Futurea:

June 77772 to No. 2 rubber per lb. Apr. 754-1335

0016-70 No. 4 Spot rubber unbated..... Blanket crepa No. 1 pale crepe

tho Government's decision stop creating money to meet in No. 2 Nationary wage claims.

LONDON

در

00-0714

391-79

02-64

80-81

·The rubber market was steady

при quoted pence per 1. Prices: Settlement baie term:

It was foreseen at the time that the real test would probably come on the railwaymen's wage claim: tint as the nationalized railway industry would be work- ing on n ixed budget, it could with What will actually come of grant a wage increase only by both the budget and the elec" | cutting its services or its eñpital | No. 1. De spot toral campaign remains to be projects.

After more than six months May the frat is duly arriving at pre- July/Sept. cisely that point, and it promises | Det/Dec. to be a lively one-China Mail Jan/Mar Speriul.

B001).

The remarkable Liberal ro- vival at by-elections gives scope for anti-Socialist arrangement between what would be known the In some other countries iwo bourgeois parties (though the team is not used in Britain). If the Liberals are unwilling Ra oroo decentralised to play, the

Business was done in the locsi unoficial

market this exchange morning at the following rate: US. dolar (per 1) Sterling rotor (per 41.... Australan notes (per £1) Indonesian rupiah (per 100 Slam tea! (per 100)

Singapore (Straits)

5.03 1A 03

12.30 10.83 26.40

New York Cotton

Market

New York, Apr, 16.

Singapore Stocks

Singapore, Apr. 17. Brokers

today quoted following stock prices:

the

Opening Half Lintang Rubber Co.

Lid.

$1.75 British Borneo Petroleum

40/- Syndicate Consolidated Tip Smelters

Ord. Fraser & Neave Lid Ord. ...-

$2.0751

pref

Hongkong Shanghai Bank

ing Corp

Hongkong in ta

**

Kumpas Ltd.

$430 470d 11.03

InAl

Kasia Kampar Ti

Lunas Rubber Estates Ltd. 01.03

in Malayan Brawerter (exdiv) $3.45

13.00

11.07

$2.62

201

$4.00

Filt

23.15

Cotton futures today settled back irregularly Fer Neave 7% cum.

after a post-opening spurt lifted the market Gammons (Maya) Limited 13.321 as much as $1.20 a bale. Following a post-opening rally $4.70 a bale-trom the

sale made yesterday.

Evening-up operations

of 3 to 23 points, the market closed lower to 14 points higher, New Orleans closed un changed to out 0 points.---

Main alleation oquin centred In the October, 1959, delivery which came on the Beard yes- terday for the first time.

nearby

May co-featured the New Serandals Rubber Co. trade. First notice day will be Petaling Tin Lid............ Iquidation User Tales Hot April 24,

was absorbed by the trade Spore Cold Storage Straits Trading (excivi against sales of July, presum- OOBS

Straits Steamp hedge positions United Engineers Ord. bly to carTY forward. Open May contracts Wearne Bras.

China Mail Special. 130,509 bules. today totalled

stock totalled

London Metal

Prices

Elsewhere, business was mostly of local origin, Traders The certificated

shifted from side to side avail. 23,202 bales, oft bis bales from New York Metal

posting previous

ing new incentives. Crop and the London, Apr. 10.

weather news was considered Monday. Prices of metuis closca today mostly favourable, with

19 in sterling per long lon 374follows:

3-month

comment

October swept ahead York Cotton Exchange. Now from an opening price of 35.02 Month to 35.21 centa

u pound before May the market lovolled off. At the oct. top, October was up 86 points- Dec.

July

On

Futures

Juho

23%

2314-233%

2314-2034

2336-2314

234-23%

23-2311

quoted

General markets, elf baris, ports: Aprit May

23-39)

2236-43

Junc

2276-23

Apr/May

Estate prepo,thin May .. 231

thick May, ม

Untied Press.

New York Sugar

Market

New York, Apr. 16. |World No. 4 sugar futures

-today---closed Cons-point- lower to one point higher with sales of 464 con- tracts.

Domesile No. 6 sugar futures closed 4 points higher to ohe point lower with tales of 370 contracts.

Traders

found tie in the *baronder nowy to encourage #

the market. participation in **Teelinletans"thought the_market

had discounted Cuban political, developments so far, but were

slow to draw definite conclusion pending further possible rebel activities.

The domestic trade featured an exchange of 64 lots of May for actual sugar. Buyers also demond counted on increased

for raw sugar before the sea- sonal rise in consumption re- Ained.

Contract No. 4 (world) 11:006

May; 33: July: 3.00; Bept: 340, 11.13% Get: 2.35; Alam: 835; May: 337: Juży:

0.606 3.33; Spot-(cente per 16. fob Cuba)t 8,011 3.30 Open Interest: 0.147 contracts. 23.726 Contract No. 0 (domestic)

minre

US

Inland Steel Co.

70

от

Interchemical Corp.

methods

Int'l Business Machines

Tin spot

International Nickel

**

T31 7314

Copper spot

International Paper

04

3-mon

Inl? Tul & To

Load 2nd half

the developing on unusual small winter survival Buyor Sellers

of the boll wcevil. 731 72015

$7314 173

726

Raw Colton exports today totalled 23,482 bales, bringing total for the season to 4,223,424 bulca against 5,660,495 bales last year, according to the New today

Volume

John-Manville Co.

30%

11,400

July

3,600

Zine

Konpepoti Oopper

Zinc 2nd half April

4.000

224,100

May July

New York, Apr. 10, Prices of metal futures closed

1th cents per ib. follows: Open Interest Lead May

100,000 101,000

315

Liggett Meyers Tod. Co.

July

Lockheed Aircraft

4,700

1$3,000

Copper May

-United Press.

Mar.

11,700

122,200

Judy

May

7,100

141,220

T

MAY

July

8,000

20,000

July

Qot.

11,000

10,200

Total

60,000

1.031200 bales

NEW YORK

today as follows:

Spot.

Here we are much concerned And the with the engine noise at take- that jet,

at initial-climb move-off power and

and run

at airports will make power, and with the length of

percent the an increasing

Inke-ost

the

are of the total movements gradient of tho Initial climb. may well mean thai some prob- The amount of extra power Iems may move from the easily needed for a good lake-off and

Jato the elimb is not

to mnaku category managed

likely troublesome category

much, difference to the noiso While problems of the jet are made. In any case the power being considered, now more loading for take-off and climb urgently, problems of congestion is the outcome of design con- on the airport apron at busysiderations based on economica times of the day also become of operation. more pressing.

Nevertheless, wa see that jet airliners with a good

Loews Incorp. g. Lone Star Cement Co. Lowenstein & Song

Dornell Aremit (Am

Stock Exged da

Mabl iron Corp. Minnesota Mining Mission Development

|| Monsanto Chevalesi Co.

Montgomery Ward Motomia Ine,

52%

National Cash Reg. "A" National Dairy Prod National Lead ...... National Steel Corp.

New York Central .** Norfolk & Wortem o Olin Mathieson aika Quis Elevatoru....

Owen-linela Clasa Oxford Paper Co. Pacific Gas & Elec. Pan American Airway Paramount Pictures

Parke Davis Co. Penny J. C. to. Penn. Salt Co, Pulp More!

Procter & Gamble Co. Pittsburgh Plate Glas Publicker Industries Pure Oil

Radio Corporation Radin Crap, Pref.

Republle Steel Jeynolds total

It may well be that the Intro-lake-off will cause less, troublo duation of the jet is not the to the residents around airports. greatest of our dificulties. Even

Here the Comet is well placorf, Beers. Roebuck & Co.

if all the airliners were silent for its take-ost run is short, its

Shell Oir Co.

we might still have a problem take-off thrust is moderate by sinclair

of accommodating sufficient of comparison with larger and later them within-waliting distance jet airlipers, its engines all have of the building centre at periods Reits-Royco

of peak traille, screens are to be introduced a

can

jei-noise suppres- I alipatreamsers, and--ct outstanding Int

portance—ils. excellent climb longer frontage por aircraft will carries it to a holant of no less be used up because there

than 600 ft. above the end of 'g then be no overlapplag of the 3,000-foot runway. The Comet is wing-tip turning circles Indood therefore away above any nour the wing-ipa must clear the by built-up areas, where it will scrsons themselves by a sate be vey unlikely to cause any margin.

at of This is the nulajnco With these factors interesting opinion gathered from many we may see a trend towards the authorites who are keenly con practice of relerating the larger corned and have studied the or poister aircraft to the loading' Comet's behaviour.

Paper

Secuny Mchial

Boar Aircraft_..... Bouth Puerto Rio Sugar Southern Co, (Thai Houthern Nelloni Gas Routhern Railway (Ccm) Ptandard Breng standerd GD of CK. Standard Oll of Ind.

een Bock (Toronto "Eng Blandart or of NJ. suplings Drug Co. takety-Van Cana Studebnzer-Racliard Corp. Purice Minier

wiEL & C

Textron Ine

Tide. Water A. O Time log, Twentieth Century Tax Jum

Canadian Cotton

Goods

Ottawa, Apr. 16.

The Tariff Board was told yesterday that Iron Curtain countries were offering cotton goods for sale at prices based on "political needs rather than on production costs.”

Prices of coiton futures closed

July

Oct.

Dec.

Mar.

May

July

Oct.

*W ORLEANS

The Cotton Board Britain said Canada

804 problem

with

which were

May Texilles Institute, of Great the Primary "could not faces o

fall to pensliac auch imports frais which have made a prac- being "tunnelled"

Spot

July

Oct.

through Czechoslovakia.

tice of catering to demands for special cloths.

Dec.

Mar.

May

July

for

Oct.

.The Board, spokesmanı the British Cotton industry, was appealing against tariff change

by He Canadian proposed

Tex- counterpart--the Primary tlles Institute.

LIVERPOOL

33.036

36.19

38.60

34.04

36,85

30.34

35,10-12

25.10

34.95

20.16

FABREA

888888

22.00b

May: 1.77; July! 6.76; Brod; 8.79; $2.50b 1 Nov 6.77: Spot-(renta per ib. 13.00h NY ex-duty): 3.70. Open interesti Untied Press. 2.220 contracts-United Press,

UK's Production Of

Cotton Grey Cloth

Manchestor, Apr. 16.

Prices of cotton futures closed The United Kingdom's production of colton grey cloth has today us follows;

declined substantially almost every year sinca 1954, although the general trend was arrested by a spurt of buying and restocking in the last few months of 1956 and the first period of 1957, according to the annual report of the executivo committees of the cotton and ' The brief said it would be

rayon convertors sections of the Cotton and Rayon disaster" for United King-

Merchants Association, which, was issued here today. dom exporters who have spent

their - Cotion futur closings, in The

The report expressed concern. report sald imports of money maintaining

cloth rose during 1037, but the about the growing tendency terests in the Canadian markat pence per lb. were as follows: to find that they could no American Contract: May/June: volume of new orders received among British rotalie to hold 2177: fdy/Aug: 23.07 Nov by the converters Inst year wes tummer Balen in June and 2007: Dec/J longer compete economniently,

20.00: Mar/Apri

(only on a par with that of 1055, | carly July' instead of later. The Cotton Bourd asked that | 58.46. Ita

It said the executive com Mixed Contract: May/June: 25.07;

mitteod the tariff schedule be amended

Export business was further July/Aug: 25.07: Def/NDV: 25.00

of

Association under the

Dec Jan: 2600; Mar/Apr: 26.03. giving free entry

reduced, but in the fast quarter feel that the tendency has on SAO PAULO British preferential rates for a

of 1957 truding showed signs of adverse effect on converters, high percentage of the Belilah Colton future closinge, in

Improvement.

makers-up, ared wholesalers Imports.

eruzeiros per kilo were as fol- The British Industry saldows:

Induw ry, offering The United Kingdom's produc- and on a

to Lo obvious beneft "elther Now, most of the British fim mest of the compelllion in Mer! 41.80 July: 42.00; Oct:tion of woven pleie-goods rem

man-mads Abres, including the reluli trade or the publie. ports consist of specialist goods Canada came from the United unquoted; Dee: unqualed.

coda- In the United States, the mixtures, hid fallen since 1954, The report mid the timing manufactured in Canada, States and Japan, both

fuclier reduction was varies from the practice in tries under the most favoured average price of one-inch cotton and a the culton board brief said.

at 14 designated spot markets recorded last year. Production most European countries where It said that the Tariff Board nations rate.

Fales are held at the end of Iron Curtain

of yarns, however,, Increased has already been told that

countries are was not available.:

Total sulos at 13 markets | substantially lost

the season, "aven as Istę 13 simplication of the existing moving up in competition, St

September-outer, |were 9,425 balet.—United Press. | report stated. teriz schedule, as requested by lauded,—United Press.

In a brief to the Tarif Board, the British industry sold share of the 500 million-a-year Canadian market had dropped

harply from pre-war totals.

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