THE SUGAR MARKET.
ESTIMATE OF EUROPEAN..
CROP
Messrs. Pentreath & Co. have kindly forwarded us the following report, dated, December 5, xe
Messrs. coived from
Hornby Hemelryk & Co.
ROCKET TRIP TO THE SUN
TEN WEEKS AT SEVEN
MILES A SECOND..
Sir James Jeans, the scientist, took his listeners on an imaginary trip to the sun during one of his broadenst lectures on the stars from the B.B.C.) to make a shadow
"Let us eul ourselves up"in" a rocket," he said, and persuade; someone to shoot us towards the Fairly sharp fluctuations have sun. Wo need only start, with been witnessed in both the English distance away from the earth
spood enough Carryuan shart. and New York markets' during the about seven miles a accond will do past week owing to the various-and the sun's huge gravitational conflicting rumours: received, from pull will do the rest. Amsterdam regarding the progress of the negotiations at present taking place.
We referred last week to dis agreement between Java producers regarding the continuance of the Java Trust. They havé, however, apparently settled their differences. as at a meeting held on Sunday in Amsterdam, the contract with the Trust was renewed.
On the news that negotiations were proceeding favourably, our markets advanced sharply on Tues: day, but on Tuesday night a sharp selback was seen in New York on Licht issuing a new estimate of the "European crop showing an increase over his last estimate of over half anillion tons, inclusive of Russin. Moreover, it was reported that Dr. Gutierrez, the head of the Cuban delegation at present in Amater dam, bad cabled unfavourably with reference to the attitude of Java. Another depressing factor is that Germany is reported to be desirous of exporting 800,000 tons of her forthcoming orop.
The actual Licht figures are as follows:-
Europe without Russia: 8,255,000 tours, increase 270,000 tons.
Russia: 9,000,000 tons, increase 240,000 tone.
It is very difficult at present to Forecast the trend of prices. Flue tuations depend so much on the news received regarding the 'pro- gress made by the Chadbourne coin- mittee, and it behores one to accept the various reports with reserve.
The negotiations on the Continent will probably take considerable time unless the Conference breaks down completely. The problem which the Chadbourne Comunittee is called apon to solve bristles with difficut ties, and we are not over sanguiue as to the successful conclusion of the discussions,
Close Liverpool last night: March Os./ad., last werk ds./3d.; May 68./10 d., Inst week 68./7d.
Close London last night: March Ga./2d.. last week 58./10ld.; May da/di, last week 68./14.
Our New York correspondents cablo Inst night that news from Amsterdam is the dominating fac- tor, and the tenour of advices is generally favourable.
Close New York last night:-- January 1.330, last week 1.340. Asral 1.10c, last week 14. Miny 1.480. last week 1.300.; July 1.550, last week 1.670.
There is no more loyal section of the British Empira than the native population of the West Indies, That loyalty has been stimulated by an intenso devotion to British games To-day it is the ambition of every young West-Indian, to model himself on the English cricketers who visit his island. To look like Lord Tennyson or Amse he is pre- pared to sacrifice even the magni- fcent head of curly woolly hair which was once the pride of his dusky beloved. This flattery of imitation has given rise to a new industry in the West Indies. Whereas our own hairdressers do a roaring trade: in permanent wavos for young men, in Kingston, in Trinidad, in the Barbadoes, the English traveller will see every- where the sign: Tonsorial Artist; Permanent Straightening Guaran
· ́tood,"
The whole journey takes about ten weeks. Even in the first few seconds of the Journey we notice that the sun getting bluer and the sky blacker. ··
"Looking at the earth its surfnGE appears dim and blurred. That is because it is seen through a thick layer of air clouds and dust.
The face of the moon looks strangely clear, and sharp-cut by comparison. The reason is that it has no atmosphere, and as a con- sequenoo no rain, fog, clouds or dust to blur our vision. We see no cities, fields, or forests. We are poking on a dead world.
The oldest inhabitant of the British Isles celebrated her 110th birth on December 4. She is the Hon. Katherine Plunkett, of Bally masenplan, in the Irish Free State,. born in the parish of Kilsaran, near Dundalk; whilo her father was coctor there, Miss Plunkett'a earliest. recollection is of having sat on the Knoe of Sir Walter Scott when he visited Dublina in 1825 Miss Kathe rine Plunkett, the eldest of five sister and the only survivor, has 'been confined to her bedroom for some time, but for several years after she had passed her 100th birth day she was a familiar figure, in the district, and every Sunday drove to church in hor coacli-and-four. She has never ridden in a motor- car, and recalls the time when the first train in Ireland was considered very dangerous, She was in earlier thing of an artist, ^ld. the walls of her house contain of her picture. A musician and patron of the opera, she has travel led extensively in all parts of the world; but she does not like the wireless and will not have it in her house.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, JANUARY
EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS,
1931,
DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.
December 31, 193
SHAREBROKERS: ASSOCIATION,
Bayer, Ballers
Bom WEDNESDAY
DEC. 31.
Buyers Balers
· Baden) {Momine!
ON LONDONA
Telegraphie Transfer/k Bank Bills, on demand 1/1} Bank Bills, 4 months' right seei
||
Credits,
might ser
Maight
Documents, 4 months'
Or: PARIN-
ON
1/1/
months'
1/1:19/16 81,760.
1/1 15/16.
$115
Bank Bills, on demand 675
Credits, 4 months' sight 715.
NEW ORK!--
Bank Bills, on demand 22 9/16
Credits, 60 days' aight. 27 11/18
ON BOMBAY
ON CALOUTTA:-
Telegraphio Transfer...). 'Bank, on demand
ON SHANGHAI THA
Bank, nt sight DAN YOKOHAMA :i
On demand Ost MANI-On demand... 3 Ox. SINGAPORE:—
473
Un demand ... UN BATAVIA-On demand...60 ON HAIPHONG:
On demand jääkaa
On BAIGON-On demand ÖN BANGKOK :—
On demand BovEREIGNS, Bank's Buying
Rate
"After travelling hundreds of thousands of miles into the sun we still meet no solid surface. Grnda nily we realise what has happened; | Ban Silvan, par da, we are already far into the sun's interior, and we find nothing solid."
WANSHIPS IN PORT.
The following warships, were in port yesterday
In Basin.-II,M.S. Tamar.: North Wall-Iriquoin.
East Wall-Cornflower, Main ion, Moorhen.
North Arm.Medway and S/M. West Wall of Dock-Berwick, Sirdar.
In Dock-Thracian, Stormcloud, Sepoy.
Buoy No. 4.-Herald..
Buoy No. 3-Suffolk.
Buoy No. Sandwich.,'
Buoy No. 8-Bruce.
Buoy No. 11-Sterling. Duoy No. 12.-Somme. Foreign Men of War.-U.S.S. Mindanan.
The present value of farm pro- duction in Quebec Province is about. 8320,000,000, and the value of field crops alone about $180,000,000, ne- cording to Antonio Grenier, Deputy
finister of Agriculture, who adds however, that "some fertile dis tricia still grow hay when other crops would bring greater returns. Dairying is renoted to be the most profitable industry in the province, with an annual output valued at $75,000,000.
Bong
1617
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£100
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HK. Banka
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Fnd
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*71/0.
AUSTRALIA and MANA
Hallow
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$30
SHANGHAI and BWazow
Sunning....
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Brisbane Afaru
Mining
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CANADA, U.B.A, HONOLULU, JAPAN andĮ Shagunii Vancouver, B., 2th Doc. U.S.A. HONOLULU, JAPAN mod 8HANOKAL.
(San Francisco, 12th December) USA, HONOLULU, JATAN and Sawo- HAI (San Francisco, 19th December)
Emp, of Japan
Prea, Harrison
9th Jan
10th Jan.
Pri. Pierce
Docks, Wharres,
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Godowns, eto,
Paris
123.621
$17341
$5,35
4.85 9/13
#1734 $5.20/40
H.R. & K. Wharfs. $178,
Providents (old) ..... 10.95
$5:40
32.60
Brussels
34.761
Do. (naw) ... 8265 H.K. Docks
$31
310
Genova
25.04)
T.115
Amsterdam
12.00
Milan
04.761
Berlin
20.382
Stockholm
18.117.
Copenhagen
18.101
Oslo
18.151
$841
$12 12.30% 40
88413
HK & Hotels ...
Viennn.
34.40)
8831
Do
(now) A] $84₤
832
(new) B83)
Prague
1832
T.322
++
III
*
Helsingfors
103
$9,29
Madrid
46.40.
$17.05 $17.70 17.70/3
$87
109.25
Athen
378
St. Albana
Bucharest
818
Ti1.90
Bio
42
1.79
S'hai Cottona
Bai Ning
T.9
Buenos Aires
37
Zoong Singa
'Comorin
Montevideo
Pubile Utilitisa
Shanghai and EUROPE via Siberia
Comorin
11/5 25/32 -1/8..
$18
$18
$14
Tramways cuttin
$18
861
Poak Trams (old) ........
Do
$16.
(now)...
Silver (spot) menninen Silver (forward) ...... 14 7/16
2/0 17/325 14
804k
$25
25.20:30
Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, East and South Afrlen, Ador, Egypt and EUROPE via Marseilles due Mar seilles, 80th January, 1931
Ranchi
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8818811/2
H.K. Electrica
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Lisbon
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Hong Kong Trade in 1930
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Tamchoro ...
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Do, (part pd.)
T19.80 China Buso
Tractions izdo
Do. (prof.)
Industrials.
T.101 Caldbeck (ord.), TI0.40 Macgregors prof.)
Canton Icosmeti
Cements (comb)... $17.65) $17.76 $17.80
Do (old)...
T.
Sandakan
200
Manila, Australia and New Zealand vis Brisbane-doo Brisbane, 18th Jas.
$23
· 1931
Swatow, Amoy and Formosa
Bangkok vis BwACOW
Hnihow and Bangkok
318
Rwstow...
30.20
Do. (new)...
Amoy
$11.35
Ropes
$11.40
$11.45
$0.80
China Sugarazart
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#27
Malabon Bugara....
$231
Swatow, Amoy and Foodbow.
THE H
$261
$234
$1$$
205
$4.80
$19
Miscellaneous
Dairy Farme (old) $25
Do.
Der & Wing
Amusementä
Chin. Entertainm'te,
Constructions
$3.80
-404
Friday,
snd. Pascoli. 11.00 AM- Bogi 12.46 PM Laiters 1.30 PM
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Reg. Lotters 6.00 M
Kowloon P... Parcels 4,80 M Reg. 8r3, 9.00 am Letters 10.00
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Lolber 10.30
Saturday, 3rd,
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445 PM.
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Sunday, 4th,
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(now) #23
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$4,60
89.70
19.401.60
$12.20 $21.
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TO
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