The Archive · 1939

Cross RATE

London, June 22.

Silver quotations gained id. for both positions compared with yesterday's levels.

June 21 June 22

London spot 19d. 198d.

forward 18iid. 195d.

gold 148/5)d. 148/6d.

However, the additional controvert sial item of $113,000,000 for crop surplus removal will be submitted to a vote by the House of Representatives, together with a number of smaller items, Senator Bankhead said that the Agreement included a compromise on the cotton export subsidy question, subject to a vote by the House, whereby one-half from the total available for cotton from the $113,000,000 would be utilized to increase domestic cotton uses, while the balance could be used as Mr. Henry Wallace, Secretary of Agriculture, sees fit.

The Senate speedily approved of the Conference report on the Agricultural appropriations Bill, leaving now only the House vote on the above-mentioned items, which will possibly take place tomorrow.—Reuter.

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