1949-03-16 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1949.

FOR YOUR SPARE MOMENTS

. MCKENNEY

ON BRIDGE

Throws Right Man Into Lead to Win

MIS

of

BY WILLIAM E, MoKENNEY

HAYNES LYNN Knoxville, Tenn.. wrote to me recently, and said, "Down here in Tennessee every Tues- day night we put on our shoes und go to thu hotel for our weekly duplicate bridge game." Do not let Mrs Haynes culo remark mislead you into believing that, they do not play good bridge in Knoxville.

I have been writing for the Knoxvilla News Sentinel for close to 20 years, and have been down there and played bridge with those people. their

shoes on or off,

piny good bridge.

With

they

Mrs Haynes sent me today's hand, played by Judson Bryan.

student ut ຕ young University of Tennessee, who was her partner. He ended up a three no trump contract, In

unnatural, and which was not South led the six of diamonds. When North put on the ten- apot, Bryan (East) let him hold

the trick. North did not con- tinue the diamond, but led back

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Mrs. Haynes

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South West North

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2.

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Para

Pasa

3 N.T.

2

Opening-

the king of clubs. Bryan old aft that one, but won the secon

club trick with the pce. Now he cashed his four spade tricks.

At this

did not point be make the mistake of leading the queen of hearts. If he had. South would have covered and this would have created

for North. But entry

an

Bryan

played a small heart to dum- my's ace, then led a email heart back to his own hand and played the Jack, South won this trick with the king, but there was no lead he could

make that contract.

would defeat

the

"Suppose," asked Mrs Haynes, "that North had continued with a diamond at trick two?" "T

would have taken it," replied Bryan,, "ond after the four spada tricks, I

would thrown North in the lead with the ten of Hearts. Now North could make no lend that would defeat my contract."

DUMBBELLS

PATENT OFF

IF NEVER DREAM AGAIN THAT YOU HAVE ANOTHER GIRL OUR ENGAGEMENT IS OFF!

4516

CHESS PROBLEM

By E. ORSINI Black, 3 pieces.

R

White, 10 pieces.

White to play and mate in three. Solution to yesterday's problem:

1. KixB1, any. 2, Q, R. or Kt (dis ch) mater.

MIDWEEK BOOK PARADE

BY THE WAY

COMPREHENSIVE LIFE by Beachcomber

OF QUEEN VICTORIA

THE REIGN OF QUEEN VICTORIA

By Hector Bolitho (Collins, 16.)

A

NEW nasistant arrived at an observatory in On his first

dence. 'I was awoke at # o'clock Transylvania, by Mama, she wrote. The evening on duty he watched Archbishop of Canterbury and an natronomer train a huge Lord Conynghans were waiting telescope on a planet, after their hurried drive from Suddenly, from near the the King's death chamber planét, a shooting star dived. MR Bolitho, an acknowledged wrote afterwards, I got out of horizon. "Good shot." salų

Windsor. The young Queen and disappeared below tho authority, has préviously written a biography of the Prince bed and went into my killing-assistant. Consort and other books on om (only in my dressing Foulenough to Smart-

Queen Victoria's

reign, but

gown) and alone, and ERW

by herself, although her mother

anil erg was in the house, and that EAR Smarty,

night, for the first time in her life, she slept in

bedroom,"

her own

many letters have since been them. In the evening she dined found in England “enough to justify my annther full-length book, blend Ing the old material with the new,

This, then, is the most comprehensive account yet pub- lished of Queen Victoria's life of service to Britain and the Em nire, of Prince Albert who won England's heart by his kindness

nai!

the

Allick

und his liberal Idealism, and of this eve pray God you said, when the two sons of

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FOR

THE BUSINESSMAN

Nylon Thread "Stronger

Than Steel"

New York. Mar. 15,- Tesis conducted at the naval research, laboratory show that nylon thread (n stronger than steel wire of the same size, reports Dr Waller George.

Dr George told ihe American physical Society that a new device do- veloped at the laboratory has revealed that the sirength of materials varies with the speed with

UK Plans

Plans For New Export Drive To Be Disclosed Soon

London, Mar. 15.—Sir Stafford Cripps, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced tonight that Britain's plans for speeding the North American export drive would be dis closed in Parliament early next month dur- ing the Budget debate.

The Chancellor of the Ex- thequer, backgrounding tho Government's 1949 economic Aurvey which

to 100 British Bod Overseas newspaper correspon dents.

nald ho would anticipate a statement by the President of the Board Trade, Mr Harald Wilson.

"But," he added, "we have

are pulled they

The tensile part.

sirength of nylon thread varies from 150,000 10. 225,000 lbs per

Square Inchi. depending

upon the speed with which It is pulled apart.

Steel wires seldom show tensile strength of as much 150,000 lbs per square Inch, he said.--Associated I'ress.

Two years later came the Boer the masters, Tacknoe Pl Willing

de Courcy."

I hope I have too much pride over to ask for any special privileges for my nephew which he cannot buy or contrive to get cunning. I know Many people today remember by his own the glorious celebration of June nothing of the boy Mountfalcon. 20, 1007. On that day Queen except that his mother has Victoria Wrote this in her jour-brought him up so niously that he's probably a roaring terror by 1897, (с duy,

now. However, I recall how great and dramatic period in help and protect me as He has

opened,

10 Europe's history.

hitherto done during these sixty my old friend "Flash" Mullins By occupying a position of

broke open the desk in your long eventful years, God will ro such importance for so long a remember this dny sixty years study," "Narkover can take it, time, by her strength, energy ago, when I was called from my whatever the lad gets up to he And I have по doubt that and determination, and by her bed by dear Mama to receive the will meet his match, either love and care for her people, the Queen became and still remains news of my, accession!'-

among the older boys or among one of the greatest figures In

(who history. Personal side-lights War and, although now eighty now runs an airport, smuggling from her

and letters Journals

years of age, the Queen main-concern) was asking after you reveal her thoughts on historic tained her interest in affairs, the other day, accasions: "Queen Victoria's be- giving: heart to her ministers,

Yrs. always, haviour on

the day of her when they had to report accession was almost ruthless. AI

In the fleld. "Her verses last she was free of her mother's hands were never still. When (And comrade in three moves)

Wha not rule and she used the word she

at her desk, alone' in her journal, as if it she knitted woollen comfortersA RUSSIAN chess player has been attacking capitalistic yere a declaration of Indepen- and caps, and become very on-

gry when she was told they had bourgeois chess, as played in the

Fascist been given to officers and not tendal

countries of to the men."

Western Europe. I hope thie time the this

Queen's knows that the Friends famous words

spoken, Asiatic Democracy have worked which gave heart to so many in out a scheme to abolish kings, 1939, When Mr Balfour spoke of queens, bishops, and knights, reverses and compromises, "she and substituto Workers. took off her spectacles and salt, Factories take the place of

Please understand that there is castles. 10 one depressed in this house, checkcomrade. We are not interested in the One day we shall read that possibilities of defeat; they do the hopscotch champion of not exist.""

Pollittgrad has been deported to Siberia for playing unideological THE HEAT OF THE DAY hopscotch.

By Elizabeth Bowen

BOYS' AND GIRLS MAGAZINE

Christopher Cricket's Story

-He Saw Pin and Needle Up to Mischief-

By MAX TRELL

CHRISTOPHER Cricket had a curious story to tell to Knar! and unid, the shadow-children with the turned-about names.

I'll

tell it to you Just as Christopher Cricket told it to Koart and Hanid.

"Well," began Christopher, was after dinner and I decided to take a stroll around the house until I found AL comfortable place to sit and play some muste on my guitar, and perhaps sing soug or two. These long winter evenings are just right for a bit of cheerful music.

#1

50.

continued Christopher,

"I peeked out from behind the

At

At

were

(Cape, 9/6)

not

of

amount

plans for a considerable" of Government assistance."

Questioned about the Trea- sury's altitude towards dollars for advertising in America, Sir Stafford sald: "We are willing

and

amy

for

US Seamen Fear Jap Competition

Washington, Mar... 15.-ROM. vived

Зарапове competition worries only one in American labour, it

large group anxious to allow dollar

peared today, American seamen expenditure

advertising

fear the re-birth of wherever is it likely to bring Japanese merchant fleet,

tho return. In fact, we have A been rather disappointed at the unions, however, said they saw

for spokesman

other few collars which

been no. immediate have applied for that purpose."

menace to their interests in Japanese competi→ He answered "Yes" to a question in

in other fields. exchange rate would be main-CIO textile union zaid America In fact, a spokesman for a tained if the dollar export drive should help revive Japan's in- ran into difficulties.

dustry "because of the pollti- The

Chancellor said that cal consequences of starvation, among the machinery

which which are more expensive than

To Sell Out on whether the doller-sterling

old Worker to worker's fifth Govt.

more

10

For checkmate

Not at all

(News item.)

he of

read

two loose bricks in the fireplace Christopher spotted Pin and Needle these suspicions to Stella Rodney

He thought he was going to The new novel by Elizabeth the platform he saw a giant of meet his small brother, but on Bowen makes a departure from the usual style of this author.six-foot-three, an older brother

whom he had forgotten. being more than usually dra- matic in its movement, tense in its situations. The scene O might a man feel who has wartime London and the ces put down poison for a mouse is Robert Kelway, in his bedroom, and wakes to traf figure suspected of using his position find a dead rhinoceros in the at the War Office to convey corner of the room. information to the enemy. A

odnose: Preposterous. How man known as Harrison tells of would a rhinoceros get there?

Myself:

Through

Jorge with the object of breaking her hole in the wainscoting. In love for Kelway, or of threaten. Africa they run about behind Knarf and Ilanid were eager ing to expose him # ake the wainscoting all night, and to know what it was that would not agree to his terms. Ignaw their way out. Christopher Cricket saw.

"IL

where I'm living, and saw no one In the room but, the chil- dren's father. He was sitting in

n chair, under a lanp, smoking

a pipe and reading a book. "And," added Christopher, "he had his legs crossed." hnve

"Why

13 that Important?" Knarf interrupted to ask. Fireplace Bricks

Check Your Knowledge

1. When was chemical' war- fare outlawed? ·

2. To what countries are the following cheese, native-Cherl- dar, Ednin?

From what

region does most of the world's supply of

pepper come?

4. How old

was

Noah

Webster when he published his dictionary"

home the author of "Blue-

ago did

Cecil amli-

6. At what

John Rhodes become

Soon

the

floor

on the floor.

replied u pln!" wag

Christopher. "And right next YOUR BIRTHDAY

io

the pin was a needle."

commercial success

in cultural

Don't

let this

Firms

16.-President might have to be diverted from rebuilding destroyed economics.

Manila, Mar. Elpidio Quirino, in n major polley decision,

today An- nounced that the

zovernment was willing to sell, lease or place under private

manage- ment all profitable government corporations and enterprises.

The new move is designed to give incentive

to private

capt- lalista to take a more active port in the economic develan- ment of the country and at the same time, do away with government competition with private businesses.

President Quirino

sald

the novernment would hold on to. projects devoted to the produc tion of prime necessities, such as rice and corn, and that at present the government would niso hold on to its cement firm. beenuse cement is considered critical.

exports to the home market was w electrical and specialised textile machinery:

Britain's sterling liabilities to

for the

а

cannot permit them to starve," he said.

Different

sextuments, how- sterling area countries were re-ever, were expresseri by the end of 1945 to £2,270,000,- duced from £2,452,000,000 Al

seafaring

increased 000 at the end of 1847, but they Mr S. Levine, Research Con-

again alightly to

for, the CIO Maritime 1948, Reuter.

£2,305,000,000 at the end orice, said "We are very

RUBBER FUTURES

STEADY

15.

disturbed at the scenes

behind-the-

manoeuvres to rebuild the Japanese merchant fee!,"

A

Mr Levins said the Japaneso attempt to charter American Liberly ships was "Opening wedge to revive Japan as a world maritime

power with its cut-throat sub-human Inbour competition,"

Mr John Delaney, American Federation of labour interna tional representative, said "Wa have no fears of the Japanese stealing American export outlets at present because they are not in a position to be real compell- tors

DIA

New York, Mar. Among government

firms No. 1 contract futures today which

may be leased or sold outright to private parties are on sales totalling 65 contracts,

closed two to five points higher

"However, for the future wa the Insular Sugar Refining Cor-

Standard futures closed will insist that they meet proper higher standards and working condi- tion. National Tobacco Corpora

tions as laid down by the Inter- tion and textile and footwear

Plants.

By STELLA Press.

"It must have fallen out of

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16 Mother's sewing basket," said "You'll

DORN today, you are a hard Hanid,

You appear to have a reserved. Bee," satd Christopher. "At any rate, 1

Christopher nodded. “That's, worker and when it comes indeed a cool, nature. But this crept out from

exactly right. They between tho

done on time is not the exact fact. You are did fall to getting a job fireplace bricks and tip- from Mother's sewing basket. you can be counted onto the merely in excellent control of toed softly

"And" at that moment, Pin and second!

your emotions and rarely let any (without Father even noilcing Needle did an astonishing thing ability and if you develed your you feel. Externally, you may You have keen business other person know exactly how me) until I reached the other. They both lifted themselves up self exclusively to side of the room

making a under the

out of the crack and stood on com

seem happy and Jovial when you out of life, white-curtained window, next

and unhappy their points. I remained very you probably to the table with the big brass still and walted to see what they very rich. But you are interested

would become are often moody

underneath. lamp, where Mother often sits

would do. The next instant, I

unless things and

You would be most conlent if and does ber sewing.

heard Fin saying: "What do you your work has something to hold you

wed, quite early in life, "It was snug and warm there, Then Needle

see out of your eye, Needle?'

your Interest, you will organise someone who understands your with a bit of the moon shining

answered: "It

it so that others do the work nature and can cope with your through the window, and I sai

see Father sitting in a chair while you almost separate your who can do this can be of great and caprices. Someone moods myself down with my back reading a book, will his legs self from it.

gainst the leg of the table and

crossed.

help in furthering your career. was just about to start tuning **‘Ah,' said · Pin, who had al

But remember, your success is up my guitar, when I unticed head and could think, if Father weakness. No matter how good exactly what you, yourself, make something shining in a crack in is sitting with his legs crossed. the door."

one of his feet inust be asleep! an executive you are, you must

To And what the stars have in on the pulse store for tomorrow, select your We know what to do, Needlel keep your finger

of things, or someone may take birthday star and read the cor Let's do it."

"And what did they do?" said advantage of your lack of responding paragraph. Let your supervision to do something un- birthday star be your dally Across the Room

sound,

Kuide. Christopher chuckled. "They

THURSDAY, MARCH 17 went hop-hop-hopping across PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 21)--- VIRGO (Aur., the room straight up to the chair Changes may be in the air, but New Ideas can where father was sitting. And don't over-expand when it comes changes in your then, they both Jumped on his to business outlays. Be thrifty. vironment. Take foot and started sticking him. AIRES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)- "My foot's asleep! I feel pins Be on your guard against a falsc and needles, shouted Father. friend. If you are cautious and Legal matters, if pending, may Then," said Christopher, "Father diplomatic, you can avoid any now turn in your favour. Welle uncrossed his legs, lay down his real trouble.

any important business letters book and started rubbing and

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 213—you have postponed.

lionaire and how did he make Rupert's Elfin Bell-36 Knarf and Hanid.

his riches?

(Anawers in Column 6)

CROSSWORD

ACTUSS

1. When My Love showed a profit.

15, 31

Là do sự Địa onrapluien, thi

L. A letter to Violet can maro nes

furious, 175

12. The end of the crib, 131

15 A Chinese weight that may on

late. 141

14. A tenors they sit n counell, 18

iu. Ben 3 DOWD

15. lested. (3) -

1. Carriage. 13)

22. Double action bira, 145

21. Eyon. (7)

23. Edit for a change. (4)

2. Beat would tell you it's mid. e45

tkown

1. The prva jndeed 1 (F)

2. It gives you KEM RAT, AU

and 19. In it, you and

word 16. b)

Bunty">

4. Where you would nave found

big four conterenco i87 155

a. Bpota a câue un doubt. (4)

0. Nevertheless. 191

7. They have, a kunia,of values._101

flet it could so this place. - (53

16. TIÚ), 19

17. Got a toman gown, 1E

10. it's a toy, (4)

20. The Innd is usually called green

13)

91. Taở this for your mark. Bi

Pater. 131

Satution of yesterday's” pu3418.—-ñecasa:

, Auries: V. 2001; 201, Qulie: 19. Prat

Jay Wiging114) geoEN

MAL: 37

rate: ld" kupi wo Tab: di wpt; 24 Einli: KM: 47. Perents

15

Downs T. Alpine, vi hoël, A. Rosit beat:

4. Emericht 5. Dwi o.. Goerale; 7. High

tuck, 16, stone: 19

When the Leader has gone thi small elf grina at the two pals. *I'm sorry, I was so angry when I first gaw you. bur you did give me a shock. he says.

tup again."

become i

Jt!

opportunity.

24-Sept. 22)---- bring good working en- advantage of

· LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)--

Ad-

siapping his foot until it woke An netive day on both domestic SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)—

"And what happened to Pin and business fronts. Make pro- Employment is improved."

yours on sure you know venture may be "They went back to a crack where you are going.

and Needle?" asked Knurf.

grens,

but be

JAP SILK PRICES New York, Mar 15-SCAP's Foreign Trade Office today an- nounced that 'silk prices would. continue at the three months,

same level for. SCAP announced

that the current extension merely applies to last year's support ranges to those inventories still not con- umed-United Press.

poration, Manila Hotel Corpora- nominally five points

with

no sales reported. Future held consistently national Labour Organisation" steady from opening to close, United Press In 1948, 13 government cor-with trading remaining rather Dealers who have been porations made n profit of al-quiet. mos!

while seven

on the buying side recently cor- £3,000,000.

tinued to take on contracts, but other government Arms lost nitnost

United there was a noticeable lack of £1,250,000.

response in the physical market. Meanwhile, the higher ruling at London

Singapore acted to restrain sellers. Manufacturer

interest In physicals

at sub-routine Was level. Higher grades remained fight

-and-firm, but some dealers indicated that the lower grades showed signs of faltering

Opinions in

regard trend

Russia Grows More Cotton

und

of the market

news unchanged.

Moscow, Mar 15.--The адепсу Tass

that reportedl the Soviet Government was ex- panding cotton acrease in the Southern Ukraine.

The agency said 1,500 collec- tive farms in that region were in cotton cultivation this year, compared with less than 1,000 in 1948.

to the remain

Prices closed as follow:- No. 1 Contract Rubber Futures. March (in rente per lb.) 19.05 bid Apeli May

June July August

September October

November December

19.02 nominal

10.00 bid

10.07 nominal

10.75 bid 18.07 nominal 10.00 bid

10.34 nominal

10.47 18.10

10.25

18.40

28.20 18.15

וי

10.30 nominal

10.30

11 claimed that the acreage January 1850) sown with cotton In the Ukraine February

150 would risc

this March percent

Aprs year over last year.

May The article did not state how

Standard Contract FuturCE. March many acres were involved In

Aprli either year.-Associated Press.

May INDIA'S HOPES

Mar, 15.-India hopes eventually to produce enough medium and long staple cotton to meet the country's full requirements.

Bombay,

Sir Datar Singh, Vice Chair

10.10

-United Press.

Canada's Record Steel

Production

Ottawa, Mar

15-Canada's fron and steel mills operated at near-capacity levels in 1048 to produce record tonnages of steel, nig-iron and ferro-alloys. Statistics Bureau reports.

tho

Preliminary figures placed the year's output of steel ingots and castings at 3,202,000 tons, well above the preceding year's total of 2,945,000 tons and three per- cent higher than the wartime peak set in 1942. rubber market here today closed amounted

Mar. 15-Prices in the The year's output of pig iron

lo 2,121,000

tons, compared with 1,975,000 in 1042

the previous high. 11-1/10

LONDON MARKET

London.

ny follow;

May 11 pence per lui.. 11.2 July/September

-United Press,

Agricultural man of the Indian Counell of October/December

Research, made this statement at a moeting of the Indian Central Cotton Cam- mittee.

unfortunate He said it was that the extension of the cultiva- tion of cotton was linked nt present with "the GEMINI (May 23-Juno 22)-- Um If you take one at this

overriding in the floor and lay down again,

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec.uccessity of producing more Just as quiet as a pin and needle A short Journey to visit a rela

food crops."-Associated Press, definitely in tive may be in order. Mining, 22)-Romance is "Do people always feel as land and property interests are the nir. You may benefit from

the society of the opposite sex, though pins and needles were stressed also.

CAPRICORN CANCER (June 23-July 23)-

(Dec. 23-Jan. sticking them when their feet fall asleep?" Ranid asked.

Romance may play an important 20)-A change in residence or "And do pins and needles part in today's enjoyment. You office may be facing you. Take Falways really sticks them?" may find lasting happiness now, care of the important detalls

LEO (July asked Knart.

24-Aug. 23)

can be." "Now where would you like to begin?" "Oh, we want to see everything, and to find out about everything," cries Rupert. ** I hardly know where to aran 1′′ **Well, Gen of all, you'd better let me carry your Ellin Bell." laughs the other.

No

one knows whil might happen it you accidentally rang it here. Then 'll get you something to eat. You must be hungry."

ALL RIGHTS - RESERVED

BRONCHO BILL

now.

and.

"I don't know." said Christo-Business in general is improving, AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) pher Cricket, "but that's the but if you

advertising are in advertising Writing, way it happened on I saw it last or publicity, the prospects are a journey, all, may prove im- night,"

exceptional.

portant to your future.

DESERVED POR A MOMENT BY HIS HANGMEN, MAMNING IN LEET STANDINO IN AN IOLE WAGOM_AS BRONCHO BILL COMES TO HIS AIG

NY FOREIGN|

EXCHANGE

Argentine Pezo

(Onictal) (Unotejal) Australia Brazil Belgium

Daring Rescue

By Harry F. O'Neill Argentine Peso

WELL, YOU COYOTEN FAILED TO THWART THE LAW, AFTER ALL LOOK

MIDTER

We're

QUICK! FLOP ON TRIL

FLOOK

Closing rates March 15.

US30.2017 •

3074

Canada

Chile

England

France

Inėkla

Mexica

*1430

New Zeniand

4.02

Peru

Portugal

.0550 0104

South Africa

4.03-14

10.7%

HONGKONG SHARES

The turnover on the Stock Ex- change this morning amounted to $60,820.00. Transactions and noon prices: BHARES BUYERS SELLERS SALES

BANKS

IK Bank.... INSURANCES

1750-

Union ....... 700 720

Underwriters DOCKS, ETC.

Wharf (N.) N.I. Wharf Provident... LAND, ETC.

HK Hotel,

XD

334

10

13.30 HIK Land

30 3315 S'hal Land 3.10 3.20 500 3.10 1000 à 3.15 B000 1 3.15 Humphreys, 1214 13.70 83613 Star Ferry,

Macao

Telephone.

INDUSTRIALS -

.2003

3.23-1

0400

0229

.03-14

0230

4.03

0031-1

XD

124

-C. Light (0) 14.20

Electric...

20

400

Coment, XD

30 125, 3312

Rope

Uruguay

Venezuela

3010

Dairy (0)

10

40 411

5003101%

Netherlands

3770

Dairy (New)

Batavia...e

Waton, XD

.D1 0036

Hingapore

.4730

Hongkong

7510

Singhal

Sweden

Switzerland

2703:

2320

4250 STORES, ETC.

COTTONS

Ewok, 1.60.

0005 MISCELLANEOUS

Entertainment

I'TAKE.

The output of ferro-alloys also moved up sharply in 1948, to- falling 251,000 tons compared with 150,000 tons in 107A soclated Press,

NY Seeds And Oils

Closing Prices, March 13."

Castor Seed, per long

ton, F.0.B. Brazil, US$103 nomina】: Colton Seed, per long ton, OD, Alcm-

phia.

Fix

Seed, por bushel, F.O.D. Min- nespolla. Linseed Oil, per ib, in tank cars, F.O.W New York, Peanut Oll, per lb. FO.D. New York.

GO

#

27.0 centa

14-15 conta --Unlied ITE25, -

New York Scrap

New York. March 10 The follow- ing prices were quoted in the scrap intain marke here today, COPPER. F.O.. per

Lon. (light).....

LEAD, T.On, per

ton, heavy soft). STEEL. FO.B. per..

12.00-12.50

11.00-12.50

lon. (No.1 heavy smelting) 20.00

-United "Pres.

* Exchange Rates

Business Why done in the locat unofficial exchango market this morning at, the following, rates;- Sterling pound' iple '(per 21) 1057 US dollar (per, #1)

5.183

Cald. busca (per (slo).

303.

FIC plastres (per 100).

10.0

Steals per 100)

263

NEI guiders (per 100).gi

400 e 13 Gold Yuan (per 100 yuan)