By courtesy Stean, Culbertson & Fri per cent. en spite of the large amounts Jot money absorbed by the Stock E: change boom in British gilt-edged Further Advance in Rice Prices Anticipated: Markets securities. "The extremely small General: During the first part of lapptication for this week's Treasury Quiet During the Week he period reviewed most stock Bills caused considerable surprise and, Prices moved upward, A generally contrary {0 earlier expectations, the Shanghai, Nov. 17. better feeling seemed to pervade the average rate of 4/9.46d. at which the The more optimistic outlook reported on the Shanghai arkers during Dusiness and. financial communities lost week has not been maintained. Rice prices continue to rise end there which were encouraged by Secretary BoP Bills were allotted escaped, though Jonly fractionally, the low level of fs atill a good demand for sesamum Mead Troms the DSA. inthe Tacs [of Commerce, Ropers statement, that market, the Produce middle of the road course, would 281 3311 Discount rates terday continued te [470.154 estabishea in September 1988 PIECE Goops [be purued and that the Government 31) at! tease, while short ccedt wes again in The market has been very idle Conditions tr eeneet in the Pro- imlended to treat Labour and Capital [otenistut supply at thres-eughthe per during the past week, Local manu-in the Pro: falke im a tar manner. As a result a of [eent—Rewers Aactured cargo "has been passing freely, Prices have continued to quieter during the past week, al- Save mentioned before te iridations decline. So far as indent cargo is concerned, there has been little, if seed still continues from the. U.S.A. though a steady demand for sesamum fon Sa backing and in! the Fes Sth 3: By courtesy Swan, Culbertion & Fritz by Reuter no, inquiry. Clearances have—im-IGovernment intend to monopolize Sfeased and was perhaps one of the 'There are rumours that the Hunan BE 34t War Loan, 3395 (Red) ap Nov, 16 19 1081074 Proved for" woollens and worsteds, there is little indication that for= business in antimony but no confirma. Outstanding market influences dur~ a a Alcular' period. "Compe. ward business will. Improve during, ton hes as yet been received, tent observers felt, "however, that the next two or three weeks,
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