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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1960.

Wall Street gains after Anglo-Chinese

early wave of buying

New York, Nov. 1. Stocks met an carly wave of buying today that carried electronics, cameras, steels, chemicals and many specials into higher ground.

London stocks quiet

London, Nav, 1.

The stock exchange

quiet and irregular today,

with investors in tious mood.

JAPAN'S ALL-OUT EFFORT TO ATTRACT

AMERICAN CAPITAL

New York, Nov. 1.

The Japanese have invaded Wall Street in an all-

out effort to attract American capital Japan.

The Japanese securities in Steel Isaurs attracted the dustry has grown by Wraps and bargain hunters. to show' gains bounds along with the island's ca half or more in Republic, economy the past 10 years and US. Steel, trading ex-dividend there is no end in sight More National and more corporations will be and Youngstown. Steel stood out in this depart-turning to equity financing to ment with a gain of more than meet their needs and foreign

capital will be sorely needed,

2.

International Busines Mn- chines pacer the! electronics with a gain of more thna. 5, followed by Lition which tacked

Japan's "Big Four securities dealers and underwriters. Nikko Securities Co., Ltd., Yamajchi | Scurities Co., Ltd., Nomura

on more than 2. RCA picked up | Securities Co. Ltd., and Daiwa around a half.

In the nutos, Ford T around a paint, whlie Amerienn Motors, Chrysler und General Motors added small fractions.

American tobacco

Was

stipped point in the to- mure then a

Texas Instruments baccos_and lost around 1/1⁄2.

a cau-

Securities Co., are out to woo both individual and institutional investors here,

HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE

by

Our Own Correspondent

trade meets difficulties

London, Nov. 1.

In spite of the present "big leap forward” in the Sino-British trade, fears are currently being expressed in British trading circles regarding future short-term prospects.

Trade has expanded consider- { This might explain why ex- to ably both ways during the first ports of eation and silk textiles nine months of this year. Bri- appear to be holding up well tain's exporis to China have cifre these are manufactured renched £26.2 million against principally in the main port £15.7 million during the cor- nteas and are thus less likely to responding perlod last year and be affected by transport diffcul- her imports of Chinese produce į ties.

have risen similarly to 10.3 from But it is feared the difficulties 12.2 millions.

might be more serious: Le. 0

Development of

1,500 mph airliner is suggested

London, Nov. 1.

These figures certainly drop in the agricultural output Sir George Edwards, head of the Vickers

satisfactory.

аге

But

the break on which the whole economy is down showed that there was still largely base Latest re- charp downturn in both August ports Flate that 140 million and September yet this is only

ne of the factors giving causeres and affected by adverse weather condillows, This (4 for anxiety.

more than one half of the total cultivated areas, In this case The effect un foreign trade woul.. probably be more last-

E-AFP.

As the "China Association" of British businessmen dealing

with China reports in its latest monthly bulletin, the main one Is the evidence of a shortage of Business done at the Hong-supplies of wood? for exports in China. This, it is felt, must be reflected in reduction of buying interest by the Chinese abroad since they always like to balance their trade.

Their efforts are being aided | kong Stock Exchange this by the recent liberalisation of morning amounted to approxi- Japan's foreign investment laws mately $1,720,000. Noon quota- which permit easter repatria- tions and the morning's tran- tion of capital and earnings sactions: than previously possible.

1319 1315

Shares Buyers Bellern In addition, these arms anxi- ; HK Donk .. Combining to dampen buyer : Polaroid aparted more than 3 pusly are awaiting action by the enthusiam were an uninspiring in the cantorns, Merck a point Japanese Finance Ministry in

United in government report on

The rings and homesake i approving issuance of Ameri- Kingdom industrial production.mining around 119 in the golds. | gan depository receipts for and the imminence of now-UPI.

stricks l leading Japanese Agures 011 Britain's

Arms.

treasury

gold and hard

currency huld-

18gs, due tomorrow.

Some fndustrial leaders

marked up minor gains.

Gold shares,

the medium of j

much speculation fately, Buc-j tuglei

"considerably,

the close.

coppers

opened irm but wilted toward i

oils were Arun

throughout,

British

guveramení

were dull.-AP.

Closing prices

RUBBER

MARKET

Singapore, Nov. 1,

bonds The market ruled quiet and

British tavernei Recurities

Consolidated--246.

Po Converture- £GH,

%%% Savings 1975/15--

4. Suvings 19000770–1789..

Savings 63/75-£71

Banks & Insurance

Barclays Or!--CRA

Chartered Bank-506 at. Hongkong Bank- -£699. Lloyds Bunk-724 30.

Union Insurance-7=29/32,

-ol

Burmah Oil-1

Royal Dutch-£71-19/32.

sels Engineering Babcock & Weizox Ord-326 .

United Steel-365 D Vickers Ord-20 14.

Industrials Asoc. Elve. Industriel Chal Ut! Assoc. Portland Cement-Tis Tijd. Tontdman, Marden Ord-la 00) Britinli Motor Ord-13% 10146. Costs & Ord-67% fit. Courtki Ond-bu-Gel. Due. Orla 34.

Dunlop inbber Ord-221 04. Fire, le Mita_Inthistries-41 30. Ford Muine Ord-084 Od). General Electrle Ord-341. Glinan (Juldings; On-2* $150.

Ord-684.

Siddeley Drd-30; 100 ker Imperial Chemical Ord-20, 101.9. Marks & Spencer “A” Ord--1--0

I

Rolls-Royce—46 10tyd. Standard-Triumph-Hy Dd. Unlever Ort--)501 Su. Woolworth Q-89 m.

Mines De Beers Def¬180+ 7!4d, Pelling Th—as 1050. Union Corneion-634 1150.

Miscellaneous

Bownaker Ord-20s 3d. Canadian Pacific Ord-63894. Hongkong & Chuna Ga5–39. P.&O. Steam Nay. Del-334 74d.

Agreed merchant

rates

Malayan $ maximum selling 53-3/16. Minimum buying 63- 11/18 T/T; 53% 0/D; 54% 30 | days; 54% 80 days

Swiss

Froncs maximum

selling 75-3/10,

Belgian Froncs

selling 805.

!

MAJOR BANKS

Such a move opens the door for millions of American dotings

|

124 127

Lombard ins. 41 Uning Ina. Ex. Div. Wharf Co,. Wheeluck.

1316

10 3310 1315

1. 41000 41 0.03

1000 or 33 150 100 or 108 100 208

HK Dovic..

*107

C. Provident

HK Hotel..

Land

013 63%

Yaumat!

125 or 21.40

200 500

1807 64 63

TRADE FAIR

In this connection, the trade fair which is now held in Canton has not so far been en- Di The number couraging. representatives from Hongkong, continent Is Britain and the

considerably less than usual and

is some cases firms who have attended regularly In the past had difficulty in obtaining entry permits. Yet the autumn fair, falling at the Ume of the year when the main harvests have been gathered or can at least be usually closely estimated, produce a much larger volume of trade than those held in the 300 22 23,39 | spring.

XOD

250 7 019 102

10% 103

30 109

#13;

12

200 312

to go into Japanese securities.

Four major New York banks,

Co., Trust Irving

Morgan Guarunty Trust Co., Chemical HK Team. Bank New York Trust Co., and York, have taken the lead to First National City Bank of New! Ch. Light 21.00 word the

fairly steady throughout the morning with better

Issuance of ADR's interest in lower sheet and | (American Depository

cetpls). off-grades for continent. Afternoon

out sollers care and prices declined one scat in light trading with buyers re- served.

Further selling in the after – noon lowered prices to 9714 cenly ht close after which the market rolled in sum fate trade buying

In London, the rubber mar- kel was steady with spot quoted n1 284 pencë:

in Amsterdam, the rubber market was ready today-UPI.

BERYLLIUM

MONITORS

Lundon, Nov. 1.

The United States, France and Japan have ordered Brigh- made beryllium monitors for detecting and recording danger- ous beryllium dust in workshops where the metal and its alitys ure worked.

Winston Electronics Ltd., makers of the detectors, sald the equipment was developed by The British atomie energy authority.

fle-

Electric

28.30 28

Am rican depository receipts. are a method of which Ameri-

355,

N

can investors can invest funds, Telephone in foreign securities via regis- Telephone tered receipts Issued in Ühin (Rights. 13.43 19.50

"The country.

receipts backed most often by deposit

are

of the original share certificates G.I.. Cement 3512 in designated banks abroad.

500 23,80 23.90

1500

380 24

1500 r 21.00

This year's spring fair gave!

but the results satisfactory Association remarks the present one appears to have been some- thing of an embarrassment to 100 28.49 the Chinese themselves. Reports

200 20%

28 a 28.40

200 28

1000 * 28,40

W 19.00

12!

53%

are

Dairy Farm 31% 32 350K Watson

20.20 201 Allied Inv. Textile

Some of the attractive fea- ture of the, ADR system that investors have the con ventence of easter, quicker and Nanyang

A. Rubber than less expensive transfer

be enjoyed Would

through holding the actual shares. And, R. Trust

Ex. Div. important, the Talkoo Dock even more

bank

issuing

#150 Handled dividend payments, changing them into dollars from foreign currency if necessary.

..

350 M 2840 reaching London states that no 1400 M 30

Car as Chinese produce is con 2000 ve 36

cerned there has been Tale 125 -10.45 offering in Canton, No sizeable deals are reported and business appears to have been restricted to sino quantities of father bristles, groundnuts, soyu. Scan end flax waste.

Continental representatives, it appears are

concerned with trying to obtain setile ment of claims on past cargoes (particularly Western Germany In the case of egg products) than with new business.

NOT PURCHASING As the Chinese 000 24.40 oře not tana

Rise in German

crude steel

output estimated

Armstrong Aircraft Company, said in London he thought 1,500-mile-an-hour should be the speed limit for any super- sonic airliner.

Although this was twice the speed of sound, such aircraft could still be built of light alloys similar to those in today's planes but higher speeds would mem. the use of steel or titanium or they would melt.

He suggested the British and United States

Covernments A should agree to x a 1,500- miles-an-hour cruising speed (or modern aircraft while the manufacturers should CG- operate in designing the plan!) and the airlines should agree to introduce it early in the 1970's.

in London.

Twin-turbine helicopter

now

erd

Morton, Pa..

in helicoptor transportation was usher- ed in recently with the first flight of the Boeing- Vertol 107. This marked the entrance of the first twin-turbine helicopter

into the flight portion of o Federal Aviation Agency commercial certification

Dusseldorf, Nov. 1. West Germany is likely to

The British just about knew produce 36,500,000 tons how to make the plane and he of crude steel in 1965 thought they had every Inten- and 44,500,000 tons in tion of doing so, he told a big

programme. 1970 compared with just conference of industrial leaders

The result of a completely over 34 million tons in

10 YEARS

now concept in helicopter design, the current year, accord-

But neither the British nor the 107 is said to be the fastest, survey by the the Americans knew yet how to smoothest and most ing to a

versatlie West German Iron and make 11 $2,000-mlics-en-hour helicopter dying today. The one Steel Manufacturers! As- plane "and do not he misled which few here was convertert sociation and the trade by anyone who say he does," Sir recently from an Army YHC-1A

George Edwards added.

'for the FAA programme, magazine "Steel and

Development of a supersonic Iron."

airliner would cost between £50 million and £100 million. He Crude

did not think one would ready for another 10 years,

1

iron consumption in 1970 ought to be 36 million tons production 29 and rolled steel million tons.

The conversion has resulted in an uprating of the dynamle system from 2700 to 2300 horse- power. A new transmission and a enmplete new rator system A supersonic airliner would have been installed to severino“ get a person Australia in 10 date the increased power of the The survey presumed that the hours, he added.

GE-1158-8 engines. Other con- Dealing with suggestions that version changes include a re- use of steel in domestic Invest- ment goods was likely to de- if the Russians, produced super-designed control system to pro crease in the next 10 years be- sonte transport the Americana ride a higher degree of fight to do something control, additions to the electri- cause of structural reasons and would have

better and sooner, Sir George cal system for improved ·rell- rationalisation.

Increasing demand by private Edwards said: "This terrifles abhity, and modifications to the consumers for articles using me."

aleframe to permit quick con- steel, such as motor cars, and If the Russians decided to version from airliner to utility.

The Boeing-Vertol 107 is the tumers were, however, likely to economy end substance of the offset that drap, The survey airline and aircraft manufac- culmination of a four-year pro- added.

turing industries of the West, gramme to produce the best Crude iron ore production in the cheapest way they could configuration for

medium In the to both transport helicopter 1970 was expected to be 15 mil really bring chaos

of the 1960's, lion tons against 13,200,000 tons would be to produce a so-called turbine themselves in 1865 and 12,800,000 tons in supersonic transport flying at Powered by two General Elec- foreign 1958, while ore imports were an alleged 2,000 mlies an hour.trie T58-8 shaft turbines, It can 21.40 goods shown at the fair. They estimated at 45 million tons in "If we fell for this and got carry 26 to 30 passengers cr 1.873 are confining themselves to ca- 1970 and at 46,600,000 tons in quercives Int what I

troops and cruises in excess of might quiries as to prices for certain | 1865.-China Mall Speela),

155 mph. cribe a sputnik panic, we heavy machinery

The 107 is the first helicopter and

should deserve everything that metals but only junior ofelalsi

designed to meet the require- " happened to us," he added.

ments for all anilitary and com- We should me anything merelal operations. Its twin en-

9.15 01.09 $.80

1280 0,85 14.0 14.70 1000 14.00 3.80 32 300 or 5.45 2000 6 5.65 1000 IN $.05

71 7.60

200 Q BA

200 0414

3400 6 BA?

2000 01

Rumphreys Really

24.30 2413

1.83 1.875 10000

/ 25

To say that Japan's "Bir GS ... Four" securities leaders are Relively campaigning American capital is putting It mildly. Requesis to these

for

firms for isterature Japanese securities will re- sult in an overwhelming pÜ*

of papers.

15' 13.10 350

Sugar surplus

Nikko, for example, hos undertaken a U.S. odvertising

London, Nov. 1. programme. publication of

A leading sugar brokerage in English house today forecast a further monthly newsletter compiled in New York, and weakening of the

commodity The monitors measure por-publicntion of

weekly because of a surplus in 1901. ticles of the toxie dust in the securities digest which is

and sald the position was ogprz- fatmosphere spectorgraphically at niemailed from Tokyo,

vated by the U.S. Department one-minule intervals-UPI.

Unit trust

First Hongkong Fund; maximum Buyer Price Seller Price

$0.90

$1.05

THE BANK OF

f. B

ARTIC

a

A spretul series of four-page of Agricultures decision to ze studies on 101 major Japanese restrict, beet sowing. Arms has been prepared by U.5. E. D. and F.. men in their security unalysts, and special monthly review said "with the booklets ол investment In possible exception of Cuba being Japan, tox advantages

able to sell all her production Jö Japanese securities and pro- Russia to rumour which lucks cedures for foreign investment much serious support) there is. Bisa re being distributed by picture of too much sugar the "Big Four."—UPI,

the world for 1900."-UPI.

of

more

purchasing

Look

of the import corporations hare | put in appearances.

All this is not of a good omen for the near future. It remains to see whether the Chinese diflculties are only a temporary nature. The delays in shipment of outstanding orders and the paucity of current offerings are nut by the Chinese themselves to dimeulties in transport,

Yesterday's Closing

rising demand by foreign cus- make an all-out attack on the configuration.

Exchange rates

Business was done in the local unofficial

exchange

market

or at the following rates:- U.9. dollar iper $1) starting notes (per £11. Australian nomi (per C

indonesien plats per 100)

Stani teak (per 100) Singapore (Straits)

COMMODITY PRICES

W

COTTON

December

Mixed Contract

December

March

May

لالوان

Deloher

22.80

AMSTERDAM

the Russian may do and pro.... exed with our own programme

gines provide greater reliability

has a unique rear-

en the basis of our own sounded permit all-weather opera- technical judgment." China Mail Special 1.04

15.05 1249

3.00

20.15

1.80

Closing prices all in gulkiers

per kilogram, cil. Nov; ·

No. 1 rubber

No. 2 rubber

No. 7 rubber

No. I crape

2.57 buyers

New tanker launched

tion. It landing ramp which gives the aircraft n fully useable cabin. Special safety features are the location of the fuel outside and of the two turbine engines aft of the passenger cabin, The 107 can land and take off from weler without special boat. huil design or flotation gear Charles Connell & Company added. It also has improved i

Ltd, of Glasgow, recently maintenance features which launched a new oil tanker result in lower service costs, of 37,000

In the tons dead-

past, one helicopter weight for the Charter has been called on to perform a particular mission but a Shipping

of

different helicopter has been Bermuda.

needed for adiforent intsafon. From keel Inylag to launch- By contrast. the 107 has been Ing

Look 40 weeks and com-designed to .perform many missions without

Company

260 buyers pletion is set at 52 weeks. types of

-UPI.

2.47 buyers | Named Forle, she is the largest | major changes to the basic 3.10 nom. ship ever bult at this Clyde airframe-in fact, it is com- yard and is the product of ex-pletely interchangeable among

tensive reconstruction and of the various military services. provision of new cranes.

Typical Army mlalons it can

METALS

She was launched with her perform include missile assault, two 80-ton bellere nirendy in-reconnaissance, cargo transport, stalled and ab

about 340 ton of medical evacuation, sky cavalry auxillaries in the engine room, and assault troop transport. For As the LONDON

river is

comparatively the Marines, the 107 Closing prices, all la sterling narrow at Connell's yard, even many advantages for amphibi- per long ton:

nssault operations Com- for the length of ship previous-ous Buyers Sellersly built there, the lurching of parative spotting exercises have

Tin

Spot

3-month

Copper Epot

3-month

307

offers

als tonicer tavolved the use of indicated that more 107's can be

100% about 1,000 tons of drag chairs operated from a carrier than

and

220

a. Berios of bame plates any other configuration of the 211 weidet.on to the ship to arrest same weight-payload category.

her progress.-LPS.

21034 135

Zine ist half Nay,

Lend ist halt Nov.

Feb,

Feb.

0912%

UFI

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if you Sava Cent today, 2 Ceste to-morrow.

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NORG KONGSBANCH FERIT FLOON, CENTRAL ADILOINER, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL

LIVERPOOL

Closing prices all in pence per lb.:

March

May

July

October

American Contrasi

RUBBER

SINGAPORE

Closing prices ail. in Straits conis per 1b. 1.o.b. Maloyan

ports:

No,

No. 1 Dec.

Ho. 3 Nov,

No. 3 Nov

No. 4. Nov.

Spot rubber unbeled

No. 1 pale crepe

LONDON

10. 1, as spel........... 2016-28 Bru

Settlement house terint

Nov.

Manket crepe

FOREIGN EXCHANGE

6761-0711

8091-031%

unqualed

80-8714

834-9413

17.07

93-94

Oct/Dec.

Jart./Mat.

Apr/June

July/Best.

LONDON Closing rates; New York ..**** Closing prices all in pence per Montrent 1b.:

Amsterdam Copenhagen 2014-2654nkfurt 2013-201 Lib Oxto 2010-281 Peris

Bigckholms General markets, c.l.f. basis, porji:

B det.

Vienna Now

Zurich Estate arent thin, Dec.

2.81-0/10-201-11/10 2.7451-2.76% 10.42-10.08 139.70-330.70 10.30|3-19.3934 1677-1117445 130.20-30.25 49.237-29.04 13.10%-15.791

17479-17471% 73.59-73.17

Air traffic resumed

Air Forca misions. which the 107 con perform. Includa missle site support, drone re covery, fire fighting, rescue, and dianator control,

The airliner version of the 107 har an exclusive removable bag. goge unit which fits into the rear Ammon, Oct. 31. cabin area and rolls in and out like a drawer for rapid' baggage Air traffic between Amman hardling. The luxurious interior and Bagdad rosumed to of the cabin is the creation of day, after a halt of over Walter Derwin Teague Asso- two years, with the arrival ciales, designers of the Boeing here of an Iraqi airliner 707 jet transport interiors.

Already. Vertol in building a carrying sight

fleet of 10 Bosing-Vertol 107 pastengers.

airliners for New York airways, Iraqi Arti fights, which In addition, the Swedish govern have been suspended since the ment has signed an option Inui revolution in July, 1988, Arreement for 20 utlilty version be made once 307a for use by its Army and will" henceforth in week. Jordan airilites will Navy, and yuji Air Transport start a werkly service 10 Co., Ltd., Tokyo, har signed a Bagdad on November 2imilar agreement for two

Egelog Vertol 107 airliners.

Iraqi

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