OCAL reaction to the announcement of September 25, by the Customs, prohibiting exports to unoccupied China°which may have long term results on industrial output was mentioned in the extracts from the September report of the Industrial and Social Division of the Shanghai Municipal Council issued yesterday. Power shortage has resulted in plants here curtailing working time with the consequent adjustments in earnings of workers. The extracts among other things state "The Customs announcement on September 25 that export. to unoecupied China. from Shanghat would be" prohibited "had an" Imriediate market effect and may" have long Term results on Industrial output. "AN active demand for cotton goods came at, once from Hongkong, causing Drieo rises. There has been "a rise approximately $300 per bale' of cotton yarn. since. the "freezing" orders on July 26. Cotton mills con-Uinue for the present to operate to the limit of allotted power. By such means as limiting dyeing operations, and using the power formerly. used for these: purposes, yarn output. has been increased in some mills.
Tu some plants, however, part, of the' machinery" has been. laid idle, Aecreasing' output. Plants working: short time becatise of power shortage have made various adjustments in workers" earnings. Some pay full Wwayes and rice allowances: " some wages, only: some. rice. allowances only: The fast sil nature to operate Shanghai closed on September 15. Spinning of silk waste, whose raw material ig not controlled, continue power restrictions are met by porting in a halt manufactured state. Flannelting factories are seasonally busy, and' could "se more power than they have.
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