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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

Finance and Commerce

Growing Indian Market For HIGHER

Malayan Palm Oil Likely

Experiments in India have shown that the vitamin A con- `tained' in 'the Malayan red palm oil can be resed in tackling nutrition problems in that country. This, has resulted in India ordering the first balk supply of the off from Malaya which, it is confidently expected, will mark the beginning of a growing trade with India in this commodity. Referring to this new develop-, ment, the Malayan Agricultural: Journal says that medical authori- ties have shown that the red palm oll may be used in place of the. more expensive cod-liver of as *ource of Vitamin A.

Following up a report, concern ing nutritional problems in India, says the journal, to which our at tention was drawn, we have suc ceeded in interesting the Indian Government in red palm oil

In the first place small samples

of oil were submitted, followed at

liquid and solid fractions of palm oil, and new markets for the NOW almost unsaleable" kernels.

PRICE FOR THAI RICE

FINANCE

MALAYAN PINEAPPLE INDUSTRY CAN SURVIVE PRESENT SLUMP

Although the Malayan pineapple industry is now passing through a most difficult period owing to the dislocation of usual markets, the various steps taken in 'the past decade to stabilize the industry have increased its capacity to withstand the pro- sent slump till normal conditious are restored, Wheresis formerly the fnult was grown as a catchcrop with rubber, at present most of the area under 2018 pineapple is planted as crop.

MALAYA'S LIVESTOCK IMPORTS

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1940 -PACE 13

The chief impurts of livestock Into Malaya" are those for laugh- ter, states the report of the Veter- inary Departments, Malaya.

By a policy of selling stocks from the Rire Foot against tha The conditions under which the purchases made by Government, fruit la canned have been much the Food Controller has been able improved in many directions, and to keep the price of Thal rice at several factories have been entire- a low level, i spite of the beavy ly rebulit and re-equipped. increases which have taken place Rigorous attention is paid to and legal authority in the Bangkok market during the cleanliness

The total imports for this pur given to close down any factory in past three months, It is possible that any or all of

This has been possible because which strict hygienic conditions pose were oxen 15,704, buffaloes 2,924," sheep 50,942, goats 18,016, these new avenues may result to Government has passed on to the of packing are not maintained. few if any permanent new mar-

The ploneers of the Malayan and swine 86,862, was pinapple canning industry were kets, equally possible that these bike the benefit of the low

prices. at which the stock new markets may be able to aboriginally purchased, without sorb but a small proportion of gard to the prices paid on

Conversely, our our products.

placement of stocks, saya present investigations may prove Malaya Tribune. of permanent value to these in- dustries,

OTIN

Dairy cattle numbering 140 head

ficult and exacting, canned pine-imports of these animals into. apples are now produced in several Singapore totalling 12.874 head. countries, and there is also a very whilst another 1.784 head were dia much wider range of canned fruits tributed to

and on the market due in a large mea-Federated Malay States, sure to the growth of the fruit- Following the receipt of assuran-

that the position in regard to Canning industry in the United ces from the That Government

- fortunate in that they were able were imported into Singapure, .51 re-to place on the world market a from Australia and 89 from the the tropical delicacy at a very mode-United States of America. These rate price Markets were easily animals were consigned to the two established and held, for the com- European-managed dairy farms in It is no longer, however; Brai

The majority of oxen were im- Possibly the present disorganisable to maintain prices so far nepetition of canned pineapples and Bingapore.

low outside market levels and in other fruits was not strong.

In recent years, however, market ported from the island of Ball in the request of the Indian medical tion of markets may ultimately be authorities by a larger sample, to the advantage of producers. Is Order published today, new This has resulted in the first bulk must be remembered that while Prices are fixed for the sale conditions have become more dif- the Netherlands Indies, the net order. Confident as we are in the producers are experiencing dim- Thalland rice by wholesale quality of Malayan oil we feel cer- culty in finding a market, many tain that a market may be estab- industries are also finding dit. their usual lished in India, and there is rea- culty in obtaining Bor to belleve that nutritional supplies of raw materials.

The latter are; therefore, more problems in certain other coun "tries may be met in a similar war

Looking further ahead, the Department is investigating .the question of variable bleachability of palm oil ̈with

of ensuring object the standard product. In another direction an examination is being made of the possibility of finding new markets for the

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Kingdoms.

Poor appetite?

TAKE

"BLACK & WHITE

NO IF OR MAY BE IT'S THE SCOTCH.

- Johore the DANUBE CLOSED

TO TRAFFIC

retan.

Although "the increases amount to li cents per katıy. It must be remembered that the public has benefitted. very greatly, for some alive than in normal times to the months past by the policy folow

ied by Government, and that, It must also be remembered | disease control in the southern of utilising new possibility substitute products to all their though present prices may appear that the marketing of fresh fruit dis cts of Thailand was satis- GERMANY HARD HIT|

Advan- to be high, in comparison

with the aid of cold storage has factory, the cattle. trade was re- Immediate requirements.

BY ORDER. tage must be taken of such op-those ruling a year ago, they are made considerable headway in resumed in July, 1939, Thai cattle being received into the frontier

LONDON, Dec. 17 (Reuter) station portunities and it may therefore still moderate and are less than

The housewife is only prepared quarantine be that ultimately Malaya may one-third of those which obtaine

to outlay a certain sum of money Besar in regular fortnightly bat-The main route for the supply of find new markets and thus widen at the end of the last war.

Prices for Burma white and on the purchase of fruit, and the thes up to the full capacity of the Rumanian petrol and other com- her commercial interesta (Mala-

parboiled rire remain very low wider variety of fresh and canned station.

modities to Germany would be ya Tribune), *

comparison with That rice, as also fruits available in and out of sea- prices for Annam rica

HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS

STOCK EXCHANGE,

SHAR BROKERS' ASSOCIATION

TUESDAY

Bayst

Saliers slee Nominal

Poyrt Belleza Длина

Temina

17 DEC.

Banks

П,K. Briks

SAL

Erk

28

$1365

11871

De, ¡Col. Reg.) ....

Do. (Lan. Reg.) Chartered Banks.....

126 Mercantile Bk. "A" £10 Mercantile Bks, "C

་་་

Bank of Faat Aniä.....

N. C. & S. Baoke..... Insurances

Canton Insurancpl...

$395 Union Insurances....

Underwriters

B150 H.K. Fires---as tan

$135 Doupla

Shipping

Steamboats... Indo-Chines (Pral.)... Indo-Chinas (Daf.) ....

Waterboats garīdmin

Docks. Wharves.

Godowns, etc.

H.K.& K. Wbarres...

ຕາ

$100

38.0

Shells

E17

STA

*iir

!:

H.K. STOCK EXCHANGE

The market continues with a steady demand, with a fair volume of business passing.

BUYERS

,

$1325

£81

278

Bank of East Asia, 514.

EA

Canton Ins, $187,50.

Union Ins., $395.

£10

19 ct.

BIRD

Wharves, $92.

.Docks (0), $18,10 Docks (N), $17.25. Providents, $5.55,- #32" Hotels, $3.45. Lands, $33.50. Realties, $3.75.

A0 ct

$150

$125

$100

$:00

38/9

$

Trams. $17.65,

Lights (O, C.D. $7.30. Lights (N). C.D. $7.05...

!!

Dairy Farms, $19.10. Watsons, $10.35. Entertainments, $7, Constructions (0), $180.

BELLERS

Hotels, $3.85. Realties, $3.75.

Electrics (0), $40.50. Vibro Pling, $7.70..

$99

$6.50

€1.55/100..

Providenis

$5,20

$18 $172

$.8.10

H.K. Docks (Old).... $17.90

IK. Docks (New).....

8173

$30

#31.

Mining

10/3

16/3

SALES

Docks (0), $18.10.

Humphreys, STEO.

$3.45 $3.85

+Shanghai Doela...

Kailan #01 Raubs

[1 cts. Hong Kong Miss.....

14:00

Lands. Hotels and Balldings

H.K. & 8. Hotels...... TIK, Lands..... Do. 4% Debenturda.. 14 Shanghai Lande.

H.K. Realtion....... Humphreys apranna

$100 Chinem Estates.

837

Cotton Mills

Emo (8.) $185 S'hai Colton (8.)

ទេ

$17.60

BU

$40

$394

395.70

112:11

$34

#337

$100

33.80

$7.40

$60

Trams, $17.70.

Lights (0), C.D. $7.35/40.

Electrics (0), $40.25.

Telephones (N), $10.30.

Cements, $18.20.

Dairy Farms, $19.25.

ASSOCIATION

on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 1948. SALES China Lights (0)

HONGKONG

€29)

SHAREBROKERS

$145

Zoong Sing (8.).................

UNF

Wing On Textiles (8.:

$125

Volume of Business Transacted

Public Utilities

45

B.K. Tramway... 317.65)

China Lights (N)

$241

$7.30, C.D. $7.08 CD.

$7.35

China Providents

500

$40

HK. Docki⋅ (0)

139

K. Docks (2)

"300 ...

Dairy Farms....

100

200

H.

361

17.20 C.D. $7.95 C.D.

$7.40 Peak Trams {ald)............

Peak Trams (€).--

Star Ferriescastrasnodar

$241 'mati Berrics..

Chins Lights (0) China Eights (N)

H. R. Flectrice (Of

K. Hlectrics New

$174. Macao. Electrics (Old)

16 Macro Electrics (New),

$11.20 Sandakan. Light...... Telephones (eld)....**.

#10.20 Telephones (new).........

S'pore Tractions (Ord

Industriala

$14.90 CALL, Haeg. (Ord.) B.

Cald., Macy. (ref.}8

Canton Io 50 ot

Cemonta II.K. Bopes

$38 4% Loan

·994. 31%

(1934)

(1940)

Miscellaneous

Entertainmenta

Constructions (old)..

$12.

8:

$18,20

$18.20

$7.

$94:31%

#

$18.

Dairy Far

#7

$1.80

81

Constructions. (www)..

19.

Lane Crawford.......

$2.15 Sinceres

$10.35

$39

3.

::

13:

Nanyang Tobacco. **2

Ch. G.5%

1850 $B

IK. Wing On

S'hai Wing Un

Vibro Filing

7/6Maramins Inv. (Lea

2/9 Mara Iny. (H.K $1.30 Powell

Moxlarta Shop!

#25.70/25

3

$16.20

#19.15

B.K. Electrien · (N)

HK Tramways-

Humphreys

500 $7,40 200 7.10

cent years.

at Padang

These Thai cattle were gaugh-

LONDON METALS

EXCHANGE

London, Dec. 16 (Reuter),

Standard, Cash, Middle Price, £257-1/8,

Tin,

Tin, Standard, 3 months, Middle- Prics, 259-7/8

T market is still under in- fiuee of scarcity of export per mits After trading hours, market was steady.

son has had its reperenssions on tered in the Penang. Ipoh and closed probably until, March owing Coal Gas As Driving

to the presence of ice in the Sheep were imported chiefly Danube. from Australia and goats from the

The Yugoslav River Navigation Netherlands Indies the numbers Control organisation has ordered

the canned pineapple industry. Kuala Lumpur abattoirs.

have These various problems been met in Malaya by a reor- ganisation of the industry and by previous systematic and thorough research work into all branches

Power For Planes

ROME, Dec. 17 (Reuter) -- The

italian air force is experimenting of these importations being-56.942 the suspension of all navigation on with coal gas as a driving "power and 18,016 respectively,

The Stefani' News Agency says

that experiments are carried "out"

Swine were imported only into the river as from yesterday, ac for aeroplanes.~*

· NEW LEASE OF LIFE singapore the rest of the country cording to a Belgrade message to Innovations are, perhaps, slow obtaining its requirements from London newspapers. to be accepted by those who have local Malayan sources. Of the Im found the way easy in the past ported swine totalling 86.882 head, but whatever may be said of the 3.345 originated from China the up for the winter and is ex-80-h.p. motor was adapted for the hesitations in the past there is no remainder being imported from pected that. other. Danubian, corin...... use of coal gas and: the agency doubt that the present reargand the Netherlands Indies

sation, supported by legal author Ity, has given the pineapple in- dustry a new and it is to be hoped a long lease of life,

The value of closer co-operation between those interested in vari- ous aspects of the industry is j ready evident. The present mix- ket situation created by the war |has confronted the industry with new problems of control and mar- reting.

While losses consequent upon curtaiment of our markets are Inevitable, it is certain that the present organisation is in a better position to cope with these diff- culties than was the industry be fore the creation of the Central

Tribume).

All Yugoslav Danube steamers at the aerodrome near Milan,

A Breda plane fitted with an are being withdrawn and will the

Malaya tries will follow suit within the states that it took off easily and

rose to a height of 150 feet. next few days.

PRE-PAID ADVERTISEMENTS.

The following classes of advertisements are tharged at the price given below- BITUATIONS VACANT.

HOUSES AND APARTMENTS WANTED.

HOUSES AND APARTMENTS TO BE LET MISCELLANEOUS WANTS.

Announcements not exceeding 25 Hords are inserted under this beading at a Pre-pald

Rate of $1.50 for THREE INSERTIONS.

WANTED TO BUY.

ailver articles.

Board of Pineapple Packers and WE PAY HIGH PRICES for all the Growers Association, and con- gold and

Jadė, Adénce is felt that their combined diamonds, jewels, watches, foun efforts will bring the industry tain pens. Apply Far East Dia- through the difficuties created by mond and Gold Refining Co. Room 621, China Building, th floor.

the_war.--(Malaya: Tribune),

24 US. Merchantmen Put Up For Sale

WE PAY HIGH PRICES for all gold and silver articles. gold bark, diamonds and jewels. WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (Reutero Apply China Gold Refining: Co. -The United States Maritime Pedder Building, 2nd floor, Room 6. Commission announced yesterday!

that 24 laid-up merchant ships WE OFFER HIGH PRICES for will be offered for sale on Jan, any amount of gold

articles.

7. It is expected that a bid win diamonds, silver, etc. No holidays. be made by the British Purchasing Apply China Building, 7th floor. Tel. 30727. Eurasia Gold Retning Commission. A

Co

The ships to be sold, range from 2,500 7.15 some just under 8,000 tons to the George Washington 18.10 which was formerly a German

5.30123,000-tch

74 17.40 vessel.

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30.75 transfer of the ships to foreign and Sweaters.

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The tubal va'nmls $59,357:60:

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London, Dec. 18 (Reuter);

LONDON SILVER

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ORDERS TAKEN for hand-made. sweaters, Ladies' Jumpers, Bables outfits, etc., at $5.00. each for reluctant sellers. Business workmanzirip.

Silver-Beat Covering" encounter

small Market steady. In the Wool and model desired, to be afternoon, market was quietly supplied by customer,

Spot, 234.

·Forward, 22-187188

In the Block Exchange yesterday steady. enterprise in Industrial sections was lacking otherwise conditions $1.65 were cheerful Git-edged, Indian Loans, Egyptian Portuguese and Greek Bonds registered

*32,3> gains.

faller

$10

Ofis eontinued in favour thoug 35% a Hittle profit-taking opensionally $39

advances |reduced the sear $14.

Kaffis, after early local support finished a little olar and

Home Industrials gene

31.90 quiet

BOMBAY SILVER Bombay, Dec. 18 (Reuter). Farket Steady Oftake 75 bars Indian Mint“Süver

Ready Dec. 27 Bettlement #Jan. 22: Bettlement.

60-13 60-12

60-13:

LONDON GOLD

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Bar Gold vine per os."168)**

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If Charges collected, $2.00.

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