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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8,
· NEW YORK, STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Market firms. Business done, 1,925,440 shares,”
New York, Fob. 3.
Jan Feb. 31 1
Allied Chemical & Dye... Allied Power & Light ... American Can
American Balling Müll. American Smalting American Tal, & Tel. ...
Americas Tobacco "B"
American Waterworks
Anaconda
Atlantic Rafining
Baltimors & Ohio
Bethlehem Steel Calumet & Hacia
有备
Canadian Pacifle Railway
Chesapeake Corporation Chicago Northwestern Chicago Rock Island Chrysler
Cities Service, Commen Celambis Gas & Electria Columbia Graphaphona - Commercial Bolrents.... Consolidated Gas of N. Y. Continental Of.. Corn Producta
194
Coty Incorporated Curtles Wright, Common Davisen Chemical
Du Pont de Nemours... Eastman Kodak Company Electric Bond & Share
Erie Railroad
Gold Dust
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**** 280 281
130 1308
011 912 741 74 9287 250 2341 2244
... 3530
· AMERICAN." COTTON
MARKET.
CHARGES AGAINST CHIEF OF FEDERAL FARM BOARD.
[United Press.]··
CHINESE SHIPPING.
1930.
SERIOUS LOSS OF INCOME IN RIVER AND COASTAL "TRADE.
According to a report appearing in the Sinuano, 1999 was by far
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. Senators Walter F. George of Georgia, William J. Harris of Georgia, and Thomas Hedin' of Alabama joined to-day in alleging the worse year experienced by the 94 95 that Alexander Legge, head of various Chinese shipping companies 751 76
President Hoover's newly created since their inception. Federal, Farm Board, had issued 117 118 ... 2017 400 ment
1011 1011 thoughtless and careless state
driven which had
the 80% 30 1901 1901 Americas estton market to its
67 08 lowest point since 1926. Unq. 36 118 119
201 291 842-541 091 281
They said that a press associa tion other than the United Fress 37 had circulated an erroneous report
... 111 1117,
in this connection.
The companies having ships on the Shanghai-Hankow run have been particularly hard hit. There are 20 Chinese vessels running between these two ports; these are owned, according to the report, by the China Merchants, the Ning-Shao, and San Peh and the Shaoshing S.N. Companies. In previous years. each of these vessels made 34 round trips, the revente per ship per voyage being Tha 8,000. Based on this fact, the income of the four companies concerned should have been not less than Tls. 4,680,000 for 1029 apart from passenger fares. Nevertheless, most of the vessels on the ran suspended services after April, the majority having been seized by the military authorities pre-of the remainder made between 13 for transportation purposes. Most
Mr. Lagge later issued a denial of 29 23 the allegation against himself, any 111ing that the new 830,000,000 cotton 23123 sales agency did not contemplate 94971 buying cotton at "foolish prices or 30 31 on a large scale" and that this 39 attitude resulted in the $50,000,000 128 123 less on the cotton market which the 1931 195 Senators charged
63 03
6:3
.61
New York futures were 18 to 29 601 points off to-day. Further short 30 30 covering and professional buying 7272 carried the list to about the 51,51 vious closing quotations.
21
Fox FilmA**
General Electric (New),
Goners! Food
GAM
General Motors...
General Bailway Signal
93 93
+++ 451
74 74
66 57
Ung. Vaq
71
Goodrich Rubber
Goodwear Tire & Rubber
Groat
Northern Certificates
Haygart...
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Iatamational Cement... International Comb. Eng. International Harvester International Nickel
International Printers Iak International Prod. (Com.) International Tel, & Tel. Johns Manville Kennecott Copper
Lambert Company. Lohigh
Valley
Liggett & Myers "B"
Madison Square Garden
Missouri Pacile (Com.)
Montgomery
Ward
Nevada Consolidated Copper New York Central Northern Pacifio Hallway
Pacific Lighting
Packard Motor Car
Paramount Fams
Famous Lasky Pennsylvania Rai
Kailway... Pennroad Corporation... Phillipe Potrolenza Public Service of N. J.
Badio Corporation Reading Railway
HI
Reynolds Tobacco “B”
Sears Boebuck....
Sholl Union
Simmons Company
40 451
... Ung. 92)
58
89 90 $8
87.83
61 63 Uaq. Urq. 833691 141 142
201
U.S. TARIFF CHANGES.
PROPOSED INCREASED ON ORIENTAL OILS AND SEEDS.
[United Press.)
and 18 voyages but several only made ten trips. This being the "ense, the Chinese shipping companies suffered freight losses alone which exceeded Ts. 2,700,000.
Coastal Trade.
As to the coastal shipping busi- ness, the Chinese companies also fared badly. In past years, be tween 10 and 14 vessels were placed WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.
on the north and south China' rans. Senator Morris Sheppard of whilst about 20 other Chinese-owned and maintained regular services. 50+ 501 Texas to-day urged an increased
vessels ran quite irregularly. Last duty affecting Oriental oils, pea- 103 1031
year, the companies maintaining. Tag nuts, say bean," rape seed, cotton regular services were forced to 103 103ed and poppy seed from China, suszend, services on no fewer than
11 12 and soy bean and rape seed from Unq 881 Japan, contending that the cheap-of the year, the Pei-ho became four occasions and, towards the end frozen and abips were unable to navigate in safety. As a result of this, the business of the Chinese companies was only about three- eighths of the normal and losses amounted to more than $10,000,000.
4745 ...80 30
Southern California Edison.
.. For Sharpbal
Japazi
& Estepo
etud Feb.
Standard Oil of New York
Southern Pacific Hallway. Standard Gas & Electrio Standard Oil of New Jersey
4th Mar,
Texas Corporation
Toxas Gulf Sulphur
16th Feb.
28th Mar,
Timken Roller Bearing
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ness of Oriental production makes higher duties imperative.
The Texas Senator stated that the United States production of say 16 17
bean costs 12.4 cents a pound while 611 611 the Chinese production cost is but 781 781 13 13
34 34
EL 87
6.9 cents.
United States production of pea nut oil costs 9 cents while Chinese is 6.7 cents, according to Senator Sheppard.
001 80 39_272 132-1301
He urged that the duty on poppy 0000 seed oil should be prohibitive or that a flat embargo should be placed upon it, because of its opium con- 681 60 tent. 121
1211 118 118) 391 39 541 641
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70 78
61 61
454
00 901
United Aircraft & Transport. 45 47 United Dry Docks
... Gng.
Dng. US Realty & Improvement 651 850
1841 1844" C.S. Steel
60 851 Yanodium Westinghouse E. & M. (Com)... 1631 163)
THE FLOW OF GOLD.
NOW BELIEVED TO BE TO- WARDS AMERICA.
[United Fross.]
NEW YORK, Jan. 31. With a gold shipment in 'dollars en route from Japan to Brazil, it is indicated that the tide of gold movements appears to be swinging toward America whereas until re cently it has been toward Europe and the Far East, experts here
stated to-day:
The Japanese shipment, is of $2,000,000 to Brazil, with more than $5,000,000 to come and the total expected to reach
than more 831,000,000. !..
Bankers here expected to. zce a continuous flow in the same direc tion for some time to come..
"A statement of the Federal Re sorve Bank of New York shows an increase of $2,500,000 in the amount of gold earmarked for foreign ac count which, with an additional million from Colombia, brings the gain for the week up to 88,771,000.
EXCHANGE RATES.
[DRITISH WIRELESS ́SKEVICE.]
RUGBY, Feb. 6.
124.02
Paris.
Tel. 0. 4754.
Amsterdam
New York 4.807 Brussels
34.00 Geneva
25.19 12.12
Milan
02.91
Berlin
20.36!
Stockholm Copenhagen
18.12
18.19
Oslo
Vienna
18.21 34.843
Prague
104
Helsingfors ma
103)
Madrid
27.32
Lisbon
1081
375
818
"Rio
5
Buenos Aires
Bombay
Shanghai
Yokohama.
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2/07/32 20.
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The Senate has not yet reached the stage of a vote on any of the foregoing items. It did, however, raise the duty on, linseed oil-at present 3.3 cents-to 4 cents as a protection against Argentine fax
COMMUNICATIONS MERGER
IN AMERICA. PROPOSED "DEAL' INVESTI- GATED BY SENATE. COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.
Taking advantage of the poor state of China's shipping business foreign shipping firms. especially the Japanese and the British, hava increased the number of their vessels
and, in doing so, increased their benefitting at the expense of the freight and yassenger charges, thus
Chinese companies.
MÀGIC OF HYDE PARK
BELLS.
LONDONERS THRILLED BY
sky.
CARILLON.
Ring out, wild bells, to the wild
Kould not the late Lord Tenny- son have been delighted to find such an appropriate compliment to the first line of his famous poem as bells ringing out, musically across Hyde Park on New Year's morning!
When the carillon in the strange Members of the Senate Inter-white tower situated in the centre of state Commerce Committee to-day the park sounded for the first time summoned. Hernand Behn, presid- in the damp January air, London- ent of the international Telephoneers had a wonderful new thrill. and Telegraph Company, to appear before them bringing all letters and recorda relating to the proposed merger with Radio Corporation of America.
Owen D. Young, chairman of the board of the Radio Corporation, told the committee to-day that the merger plan was purely tentative, pending enactment of legislation by Congress which would enable that much-discussed merger, of all communication systems in the Unit ed States
The carillon is a set of forty-nine brils weighing fifty tons, which is to form part of the Wellington (New Zealand) War Memorial. It will be shipped to Wellington next summer.
Waves of Rhythm.
Mayor of Londos, made a signal. Sir William Waterlow, the Lord The tune of "The Londonderry Air" rang out from the bells skill- fully manipulated by Mr. Clifford Bell in the high tower, sounding
now like the softest chimes, now al- Mr. Beha was especially ordered most metallic and dull as the notes to bring in all correspondence with of an old harpsichord, but emitting waves of rhythm that sent London- the powerful banking house of Jer's walking through the park with P. Morgan & Company relating to this subject.
AIRMAILS ACROSS THE PACIFIC.
AMERICAN PLANS..
[United Press.]
a lilt in their steps.
No, Pied Piper of Hamelin could have been more magnetic with his music than that Hyde Park caril loneur He attracted men and wo- men to the base of the white tower. as fast as they could run across the damp grass.
The irresistible spell drew them together in a solid mass of appre- ciative listeners":
WASHINGTON, Jan 25.
An old man taking his morning Study on the proposed Pacific walk fumbled for his silk handker and. Atlantic air mail lines, Re-chief. The familiar melodies, their presentative Clyde Kelly of Pen- doleful qualities emphasised by the haylvania announced to-day, has bells, had drawn tears from his now progressed to the point of ask-eyes as old memories came to his ing early consideration of Bit mind.
authorizing the U.S. Postnaster Then suddenly the cold January General to enter into mail-con- | day, with its wintry aspect and the tracta
grey light, was obliterated.
Congresman Kelly said that he expects the House Postal Committee. to begin hearings on the subject within a fortnight.
Among the matters to be on- sidered will be a report on the Commerce Department's intensive study of the subject, with special reference as to whether rates for such air mail should be based upon the pound or upon milenge:
Congressman Kelly believes, he said to-day, that the service should begin with the California-to-Hawaii link, which would later be "erland- cd on to Manila and finally to the China coast, all this being done under necessary agreements with aeronautic concerns.
Experts are also considering the question of charging for space in the planes on a basis similar to that employed in connection with the merchant marine.
Fascinated Listeners. Simply, joyfully, full of the fragrance of the coming days, Men- delssohn's "Spring Song" ebimed itself across the park. Hundreds more fascinated listeners joined the crowd round the carillon.
It was a strange "experience to recede from the bells, to bear their music at a distance and then let them sound just faintly in one's ears until they mingled with the roar of the traffic in Park-lune,
While the bells are in Hyde Park there will be carillon recitals three times a day.
Lord Bledisloe, Governor-General designate of New Zealand, was right in his speech, at the inaugura tion luncheon-Londoners will want a set of carillon bells for themselves when those whose music they are now enjoying have gone overseas,"
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