BRITISH TRADE

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 638, 16 September 1933, Page 5

BRITISH TRADE

(British Official Wirel-issl

CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE FOliESEE STEADY PROGRESS kailway RETURNS GOOD

Rughy, Sept. 14. In his presidential address at the ltumn meeting at Glasgow of the ssociation of British Chambers of ommerce, Sir Alan Anderson took a lutiously optimistic view of the ade outlook. The recent fall in unemployment nd the improved overseas trade renns have encouraged similar views 1 the city, which was reflected in the heerful toiy of the Stock Exchange. A furtht r indication of trade reoveryis afforded in the railway trafc returns. Puring the past seven feeks the tntal receipts of the four ailway companies for all classes of I'ansport have been £805,000 higher Lan those during the corresponding Jeriod iast year. Passenger traffic ias risen by £530,000, and merchaniise by £400,000, while minerals have 'allen by £134,000. Shipping returns also show an im?rovtment. During August 240 ships, totalling 703,000 tons, arrived at Livh'pool compared with 185, totalling 530,000 tons a year ago. The Board of Trade Gazette rewrds a further slight increase in K'holesale prices during August.