London, Sept. 29.
"It is all right this time" This spontaneous remark made by Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, to cheering crowds on his return to No. 10 Downing Street from the House of Commons, epitomizes the all-pervading feeling of relief with which the City heard the news of the Munich Conference to be held today.
Scenes reminiscent of boom times were witnessed in the markets, where share prices soared in all sections of the stock Exchange. Kaffirs were the most prominent, On the rubber exchange, the Committee decided quickly to extend trading until 5.30 p.m. Values jumped in very heavy trading immediately up to 144d above the fixed minimum level of 734d, at which level they had been ruling since noon. Meanwhile, sugar prices slumped up to 3d. below the high levels attained when the European crisis was at its peak. In Liverpool, the grain market dived on a burst of selling, closely followed by wheat futures quotations in London.
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