19 MAY 1933, Page 38

THE DUNLOP MEETING.

' The speeches of chairmen at the annual meetings of our big industrial concerns are read nowadays with unusual care with a view to gleaning the impressions of our leading industrialists with regard to the outlook. In the case of the Dunlop meeting the views of Sir Eric Geddes, the Chairman, are always carefully studied because they are known to be sound and are based on very long experience. The report of the Dunlop Rubber itself upon which Sir Eric had to comment was a good one, and- in the course of his speech he referred to the improved organization -for the general manufacture and sale of general rubber and sports goods. Moreover, regards the subsidiary, Dunlop Plantations, Sir Eric quoted figures showing that their Company, with the new areas added to the old, and their steadily improving organization, would be producing soon at- considerably below 2d. per lb. to-b. Singapore. Indeed, he said that the estimate for. 1933 Wa5 (Continued on page 738)

Financial Notes

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just below 2d.'per lb. f.o.b., and he looked for a very e.,11,ider. able reduction, nearly 1d. per lb., in the crop from their bud. grafted areas, with their greater yield.

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