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outcome of the wage dispute. Among
Stockholm, To-day.
industaassues General Motor Swedish export of iron
Company's dividend
$1.00 per
share is a reassuring factor. The ore for July has so far price advance announced by the Ford exceeded expectations Motor Company is said to affect 90 In July, the largest Swed per cent of the Company's output The steel mill operations are being than 1,228,000 tons. as
ore concern shipped abroad maintained at the recent high with 1,098,000 tons in schedule. We still favour leading 905,000 tons in July last steel, metal, farm-equipment, store
The present figures constitute a and motor issues. The increased record in the history of the firm market activity and strength seem-the previous best being in August, ingly indicates less concern over the 1927, when 1,141,000 tons were political phase. The aggi
eness shipped
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of the market has been possibly
The total amount of iron ore augmented by short covering. Busi-shipped by the firm during the ness done: 790,000 shares.rent year was 8,921,000 tons, which Grains Messrs. J. E. Bonnett exceeds that of the corresponding and Company's private estimate of period last year by 1,879,000 tons the winter wheat trop indicates a It is stated in some quarters that yield of 665,000,000 bushels, Spring General Goering's new plan for na- wheat 197,000,000 bushels Pertionalising German iron ore mining sonally, we think that the Spring and smelting, has been received wheat crop estimate is much too here with calm in view of these high. We believe that some of the huge increases in Swedish iron ore private estimates to-morrow will exports. Trans-Ocean. show a comparatively bullish -crop. We think that the recent selling of grains has been. overdone. Total sales of wheat: 23,615,000 bushels
-Cotton:-Weather conditions are
again favourable, with the exception
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FOR BUSMEN
London's New Vehicles
that rains are needed in the West Belt Speculative interests are re
Features designed to increase the ported to have been large sellers comfort of drivers have been in- to-day and are believed to be heavily corporated in 100 new double-deck on the short side. We expect some buses which London Transport are short covering before the Gover-placing in service. ment Bureau report, which will be A foot-operated published on August 8.
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ventilator has
been placed in the offside headlight mounting and bulb-horn mounting to regulate the floor temperature of the cab. The top hab of the wind- screen is hinged, an additional ven- tilator for wet wea
been added, and the near-side ab randow
a sliding arrangement The demand rate of the Hong The conductor's bell has been Kong dollar this morning was muffled. It is placed behind a per- 1/2-11/16--
London Silver Prices
forated panel near the driver's ear ""Spot" silver was quoted at 20-It is hoped that street noise will be 11/16 and “forward," at 20-1/16 reduced and that unnecessary jarr
The London on New York cross-ling of the driver's nerves will be rate was quoted at US$4.9775 prevented. and the New York on London
cross-rate at £ U.S.$4.98-5/16.
Lloyd Riesling
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