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P. 20.-British India Apcar and
Eastern Australian
Lines
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND), MAIL AND PASSENGER STEĘÁMERS,
TAKING CARGO FOR
STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, &c.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS, (Under Contract with H.M. Government.)
8.8.
From
Tone Hong Kong
About
1984.
Destination.
15,000 29th Dee. 6,000 5th Jan.
17,000 12th Jan. 10,000 26th Jan. 7,000 2nd Feb.
Havre, London Hamburg R'dam, Antwerp and Hall. 17,000
9th Feb. Bombay, Marseilles and London. 17,000 23rd Feb.
Bombay, Marseilles & London. bbay, Mare, Havre, London H'burg
Rotterdam, Antwerp and Holl. Bombay, Marseilles & London.
Mars.,
DOGMAN
CORFU +*BURDWAN
RANCHI NALDERA **SOMALI
RAWALPINDI RAJPUTANA
BANGALORE
Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull,
15,000 9th Mar.
Marseilles & London
15.000 23rd Mar.
--DO-
CHITRAL CARTHAGE
-od-
· THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1934
These ladies, some of the most distingulshod of American women, are pletured in New York City as they appeared on the receiving line at the Y.W.C.A. dinner-left to right, Mrs. James Roosevelt mother of the President: Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, widow of President Coolidge; Mrs. Dwight W. Morrow, widow of the Senator and mother of Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh, and Mrs. An- drew Carnegie.
Railroad Issue Advance? NEW YORK STOCK
(Continued From Page 6). more active export inquiry as the
4
American foreign growth parity. is "Cotton: Trade buying was a sus-more favourable. The tone of the taining influence: Differences be-market was firm, tween January and distant positions] "Rubber: The market was steady ́0,000 2nd Mar. | Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburgare expected to widen.
with trading volume the smallest "Rubber: Important tyre manu-this month."-Reuter. facturers, who are already operating].
Market Factors
Latest Quotations
Oriental Finance Corporation:
EXCHANGE
S. E. Levy And Co. And A.O.F.C. Quotations ›
The following quotations from New York have been received by Messrs. S. E. Levy and the American Oriental Finance Corporation.
Last close 10.10 11.00
་
on a large scale, have announced a further spread-up in production The following quotations have been N. Y. /Lon-
don ...... 4,94% 4.944 4.94 early in 1935. Total Sales: 67 lots."received through Messrs. S. E. Lavy -Reuter.
and Company and the American; N. Y. Cotton
Mar, ..12.67 12.55 12.53 July New York. Yesterday.
.13.58 12.67 1256 M. Silver- Prev. To-day's close
Mar...53.75 b 54.10 b 64.10 bi close
May .....hà.60 b 64.65 ở 54.5G bị 4.94% 4.94 NY, SIK N.Y. Cotton-May... 12.58. 12.59 Favourable factors(1) A fa-NY. Rubber-May 13.40 18.43 vourable estimate of weekly car-Chic Wheat-May 99 loadings. (2) Relative firmness of Chic Corn-May ... 87%
The following telegrams were re- ceived by Messrs. S. E. Levy and Co. [N.Y./Yondon from Reuter
cross-rate
53
5974
Dow Jones AverageR
..To-day's Dec. 18 close Change
30 Industrial: 101.00 99.78 1.22 off
of the market in spite of trading Montreal Silver Mar. 59.76 84.15n C. Wheat-
Silver Official * Cargo_only. + Calla Camblanca.
apathy. Frequent connection_from_Fort__Sald_for_Passengers:and_Cargo_to_Con- Unfavourable factors: (1) Tho dantinople, Pireaus, Smyren and other Levant Ports by steamers of the uncertainties regarding Governmen- Khadivial Mail Steamship Co. ·
tal policles toward Utilities. (2) 20 Rails... 36.40 85.81 .59 off Considerable year-end switching. 20 Utilitles. 18.11 17.51.60 off
World stacks of refined copper in 40 Bonds ... 95.32 95.35 November decreased by 27,500,000 11 Commodity 80.89 60.62
17 Leading Stocks Hbs. American stocks decreased by
Amer. Can 37,000,000 lbs. and foreign stocks Amer Smelting increased by 9,500,000 lbs. The Amor. T & T apparent consumption in the United Auburn States was 53,000,000 lbs. and for- Case
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
1934.
10,000 24th Dec. S'pore, Penang and Calcutta.
10 am. 8,000 4th Jan.
**TILAWA
*SANTHIA
• Calls Rangoon
DO
† Call Fort Sweetenham
Du Pont
eign consumption was 201,000,000 El, Bond & Share lbs., the latter being the largest on General Motors record.
Int. T & T
President Liners
XMAS EXCURSIONS TO THE
PHILIPPINES
$12 FIRST CLASS £8 TOURIST CLASS
Steamer Your Hotel in Manila
S.S. "President Coolidge" Leaves Hong Kong Dec. 20-9.00 p.m.
A
Arrives Manila
Leaves Manila Arrives Hong Kong,
22 -Morning
26. --Afternoon 28-Morning
S.S. "President Jackson" Leaves Hong Kong Dec. 29 -6.00 p.m.
Arrives Manila
Leaves Manila
Arrives Hong Kong
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP AMERICAN
#
31 -Morning
Jan. 2-Afternoon
4 --Morning
LINE
MATE LINE
PEDDER BUILDING, HONG KONG.
GAME FINAL
BARBER-WILHELMSEN LINE
MONTHLY SERVICE
To
NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES.
and
PANAMA CANAL Ports.
Next Sailing
M.S. "TAI YANG”
on JANUARY 18th
شد
Excellent Accommodation
for 12 Passengers
May..... 1.81
1.80
N. Y. Rubber-
98.. 87
Mar.....13.20
13.26
13.23
July 18.57 b 13.52 ·
13.62
May.
994
98%
July
92%
99
G..Corn-
May
8734
874
W. Wheat-
May
82%
83%
STOCKS:
.03 UP
Anter Smelt-
.37 off
ing
37
37
30%
Auburn ....
25%
107
30%
Con Gaa
N..Y.....
22
22%
20%
103% Du Pont ...
93
93%
924
26 Elec Bond &
51% Share
-7%
14
7%
99% General Mo-
-44tors
314
31
30%
31 Int Tel &
Queen's Buildings
8 Tel
8%
Agents Telephone 28021
42. Loew's Inc.
36
36%
95%
2814 Montgomery.
28% Ward... 29
28%
20% Nat, Distil-
18%. Jere
27
27%
26%
106 N. Y. Cen- ̈
36% tral
21
20%
20%
834
Standard Oil
414
41
37
37% 37
London Prices
Washington is emphasising the McIntyre B.I.. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for Administration's determination to Nat Distillers
Montgomery Ward ist and 2nd class passengers.
proceed with its campaign for N.Y. Central cheaper power,
President Roose. Socony-Vacuum EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South; volt has indicated his readiness to Union Pacific
U.S. Steel... loan Federal Funds to New York West E & M City and other municipalities, for Business Done: 380,000 shares. the construction of municipal power
1934.
NANKIN NELLORE
7,000 1st Feb.
7,000 28th Dec. Manila. Rabant, Brisbane, Sydney & plants, if investigations prove that
Melbourne, and Hobart.
they can be operated, more cheaply than by private companies.
COMMODITY PRICES
Gold Dust has declared ita regu.
The following quotations have lar quarterly dividend of 30 cents heen received by Messrs. S. E. Levy per share.
and Co. and the A.O.F.C.
Wall Street was moderately active
Regular monthly sailinge from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan with movements narrowly irregular. and Hong Kong to Australi
Hong Kong to Sydney — 19 days.
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND for a cheap Holiday. Climater to suit ail Your English (Bering, Fishing, Shooting, and money is worth 25 per cent. mars).
No Additional Chargs for Deck Cabins.—San-Deck Swimming Pool
· Orchestra carried—Laundry Burgson–Stewardess.
B&A Cuisine and Service are unsurpassed.
Frequent connections from Australis with the following:---
The Union 8.8. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom vis New
Kesiand, Vancouver, San Francisco, sta.
The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and
The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers to London via Sues.
The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and
London via Panama Canal.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.
· 1934.
TALMA
10,000 20th. Dec.
•SOMALI
7,000 28th Dec. NALDERA
16,000 28th Dec. NELLORE
7,000 3rd Jan. SIRDHANA
8,000 10th Jan. RAWALPINDI 17,000 11th Jan. *BANGALORE 6.000 24th Jan 8,000 24th Jan. 17,000 25th Jan. 7,000 2nd Feb. 8,000 7th Feb. 16,000 8th Feb.
TAKADA
RAJPUTANA
TANDA SHIRALA CHITRAL
Cargo only
Amoy.. S'hai, Moll, Kobe, Osaka, S'hai- Kohe and Yokohama,
S'hui, Molt, Kobe and Yokohama. S'hai, Mell, Kobe, Osaka, Yokohama, Amoy, Shai, Moll, Kobe, Osaka, S'hai Kobe and Yokohama,
DO
Amoy, Shai, Moji, Kobe, Osaka.. S'haf, Kobe, Yokohama..
S'hai, Moji, Kobe, Osaka, Yokohama. Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Kobe, Onakn. S'hai, Kobe, Yokohama.
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice,
All Cabins are fitted with Electris Fans or Punka Louvre System. Steamers on London and Australian Lime are fitted with Laun Farcels measuring not more than 6 en ft. will be received at the Come pany's. Office up to Noon on the day previous to walling, G.
For further information: Pasinge, Freight, Handbooks, etc, apply to
MACKINNON MACKENZIE & CO. P&O. Building Connaught Rd. C Hong Kong Agents.
Dec. 18, Dec. 19. Closing Closing
Some utilities were under light pres- New York Cotton:--
sure. Meanwhile, with traders czu-
December
March
tious, and awaiting indications of January the next decisive movement, a quiet and narrow market is anticipated. May Steel operations in Chicago were at July
October (985) 36.5 per cent of capacity.
The daily average pétroleum pro- New York Rubb ¡duction was 2,419,000 barrels. December Weekly electricity production was January 1,767,000,000 k.w, hours, an increase March of 7.5 per cent, over last year. The May publication "Iron Age" estimates July ateel production at $5.5 per cent. of September. capacity. The approach of the holi- days has failed to halt the advance Chicago Wheat
in steel production and scrap prices December with the former now at the highest May level since June, the latter is at the July
highest level since the middle of Chicago Com:- May. Mill schedules are being December pushed in. preparation for the holi-May day shut-down, but it is now more) July uncertain whether the output, will Winnipeg Wheat:
December show much of a holiday recession.
[May
E. A Plorce Co.'s Report In their market report, the July American Oriental Finance Log New poration. correspondent for Mesari, De E. A. Pierce and Company Nawarch: York state:
May
Stocks: Liquidation of Eastern July utilities, Inspired by municipal New York 80k: power plant talk, has unsettled the December whole market; also there is renewed March uncertainty over the European "Gold May Bloo" currencles.
and Montreal. Slivers Grains Pressure was apparent Dece on all rallies.
otton: The market
There was a good volume of scat:|:B. tered hedging.
NOMINAL.
.12.43 12,50 12.47 12.51 .1257
12.58 .12.58 12.59 12:58——12.58- ...12.42 12.4
$12.99 12.98 A 13.03. 18.00 A .13.20 13,24 7.18.40 18.43 18.57 B 13.58 .18.77
13.78
N. J..... U.S. Steel
The following quotations from Lon- don were received last night between 15.30 p.m. and 10.30 pm.
SILVER:
Spot:-23-15/16 (Last close); 24- |1/16, (Last recd.); 1/8, up (Change).
Forward:-24-1/16, (Last close); 24: 3/16, (Last recd.); 178, up (Change); Silver Report:Speculators bought. Offerings small Market steady.
Gold: 140/8, (Last close); 140/9, 1/2, (Last recd.); 1/2d, up (Change)., London/N. Y. Selling Rate:—4.04- |1/2" (Last, close); 4.94-9/16, (L'ast! |reed,); 1/16, up (Change).
-London/Paris-Selling
Eate:-74:90,|-
(Lást close); 74.84, (Last reod.); ;06, down (Change).
Liverpool Cotton-May-6.74, (Lant close); 6.76, (Last recd.); .02, up (Change).
Liverpool Wheat May:-5/2, (Last] close); 5/2-1/2, (Last recd.); 1/2, up (Change).
London Rubber-Apl./June: (buyers)} -6-1/2, (Last close); 6-9/16, (Last) reed.); 1/16, up (Change),
London Rubber-Apl/June: (sellers) |—6-5/8, (Last close); 0-11/16, - (Last|| 97% reed.): 1/16, up (Change).
991 9814
London Rubber at noon (buyers)- 921 6-9/16, (Last roed.).
Laserow Landon's Forecast
A forecast from London on the pro- 89%bable trend of the Now. York market,
states:-
67% 87
84
Wall Street is expected to be quiet In another uninteresting session pend- ing the clearing up of detalls of the 771⁄2 pubila works scheme,
Cotton may open higher.
Rubber will probably be a shade bet
Wheat is anticipated unchanged. In the United States the nights are evid after showers. Weather in the Argan. tine is threatening - Bursan, reportá ste featureless, and the position
DODWELL & CO., LTD
KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION
HOUSEHOLD COAL
ANNOUNCING REDUCED PRICES
Peak District
$18.00
Bowen Road & lowel level
$17.00
Pokfulum
$18.00
Repulse Bay
$23.00
Kowloon
$15.00
Shek-O & Stanley
$23.00
THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION
Head Office:-TIENTSIN.
DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents, Hong Kong.
-82%82% 88%
$195
1.98.
4.79
1.78
1.89
1.88
1.87
1:80 Winnipeg wheat is unsound.
1.2975 1.9035
1.80 1.81
1.81 1.821 FOREIGN
R CONSUMPTION REACHES HIGH MARK
Ne." 10% Qaven's Reu
63.15.B 58,50 B 68.75B75416N 136051 65.05
85.00 N 25.80 N AASKED NA
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