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DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Huyere
Saltw
$1,760
SATURDAY.
JULY 21."
Banks
H.K" Banks
Sharebrokers'
Association
Buyw
Bellum
Lamina
*********$17.90
Bo. (London) ...
AN4
Ch. Fin. Corp. Ord. 9.
Insurances
2130
E16
Chartered Banky
2301
Mercantile Bka "A"
***
£18 £58)
Do.
Bank of East Aris... 183
B16
N. 0.48. Baks
$90
Am. O. Fin.Corp:
8.
135.20
Do.
33
Pref. S.
$580
Canton saraudon.....
$1.274
Underwriters
$395
***
Union Insurances...
$1,20
3540
3810
China Fires Stand
H.K. Fires..
$630 2530
3230
'International Asace; 3.
323
18
Shipping
44
41.15 Douglas
$412
$7
Steamboats
$20
tados (pret.) One
$30
131
Do. (def.)............
48/16 Shells
$36 30/-
Waterboats
***** $121
B Mining
63 eta.
***
Amtamoks
168 ct.
Baistco
42 ct.
Baguio Goldie,
331
DA
120 eta.
Da Goldheld
13 eta.
Big Widge
Gold River..
Gold Creek.
#192
|24 ota.
$2
Benguet Consolidatot
Exploration 18 ets. 20 cta.
18/0
Ipu Mining..
sogons
Kallus
114 02.
194 obs. 26 csta.
#21
Langkas (single) d.
$91
15
Expirations.............. Dy
10
Shaggle Louis S.
16
13
Kauba
$7
Venezue Gold Flds.
3:3
16.80
*3108 $1.60
(50 eta
312..
$131
$3
$392
$390
16.05 36.9
$10.40
$10 35
Docks, WharTIR,
Godowną, etc.
H.K. & K. Wharves. $1081 Presidents (oki)$1.65
Do.
(new)....
1.K. & W. Locks
S. China Motore A'
New Engineerings S.
Do
"
Shanghai Docks S.
Hongkow (old)..
· (new) S.
HT
!! L
$5.45 $3.55 $5.55 ..B. $67.
Lands, Hotels, and
Buildings
H.K. Hotel
***
H.K. Landa........ Shanghai Lands...S.
Metropolitan Lands..... H.E. Realties... China Do...... Da Debentures d. Humphrey New Asia Hotel
Asia Roalti
Do.
Chincio Estateɛ................
Cotton Mill
218
$2
92
$131
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 23, 1934.
NEW YORK STOCK AND COMMODITY QUOTATIONS
AMERICAN ORIENTAL FINANCE CORPORATION
AND S. E. LEVY & CO.
New York, July 31. The American Oriental Finance Corporation report through their New York agents, Mesars. E. A Pierce & Co., states:-
Stocks:-The weakness of the metal group yesterday reflects the ebbing of inflation fear due to re- ported treasury conversation. This morning they are, under less pressure.
Cotton: The cotton market is meeting with some profit-taking
on
the rally the selling is well absorbed the weather is still un- favourable the technical position of the market is better after the recept selling.
New York, July 20, Mesars. 8. E. Levy & Company's report, through their New York agents, "Messrs. White, Weld & Co., states:-
Stocks:-To-day's action can be escriped to nothing specific but to a more growing feeling of distrust and general discouragement re- garding Summer business and the longer range outlook. Until some
NEW YORKTM
favourable condition or combina- tion of events occurs to change foresee little this attitude, we chance for more than temporary reversals.
Bonds: High-grade issues are slightly better, while second-grade;
bonds are lower.
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Cotton: Hitting stop-losses, scattered Hquidation and local selling caused a reaction. We be
look for Cotton is pretty well lieve that the speculative long out-
cleaned out and purchases are re-
commended on a further decline.
Silver: The market is quiet."
Rubber: Prices are steady in view of heavy Commission House selling and the market acted ex- tremely well
Wheat: The failure of the Win- alpeg market to reflect unfavour- able crop advices, with prospects of showers and cooler weather in Canada and the North-West, creat- ed easiness and the lack of short Interest makes the market vulner- able to realising. Purchases are still recommended on the scale- down.
MARKET
July 22.
The following quotations from London were received last night from Messrs. American Oriental Finance Corporation and S. E, Levy & Co. between the hours of 5.30 p.m. and 10.30 p.m.
Spot
Forward
Last close
20-7/16 20-9/18
Speculators bought.
137/10)
5.04-1/4
Last recd.
20-5/18 20-7/18
Closed steady.
137/9) 5.04-7/16
(2 pm rate)
(1 p.m. price) 7-1/4
7-5/16 (buyers-opening?
7-7/10 (sellers opening
7-5/16 buyers-Noon)
Market quiet but steady.
India and China sold. London Gold ..... London-New York Rate
Liverpool Cotton: October
8.84
.6.79
26.40
Liverpool Wheat: October
6/5-3/8
(1 p.m. price;
5/5
London Rubber:
Qct.-Dec.
$104
545
London Rubber: Dçt.-Dec. .....
-7-3/8
$88
London Rubber: Oct.-Dec.
$11.40!
Eros ......... Sin Cottonsfold)S.
311 $11.40
*78+
(new S
Zoong Sings... S.
$11
Wink On Textiles(3)
$68
Public, Utilities
Tramways............ | $21,20| #21.60|
Peak Trams (old) ...)
***
$14.80
Do. (new)...
Z
$102 Star Ferries
Yaumati Ferrie.
$100 1912
China Lighta (old)...
Do. (now)...
HK. Electrica
711
$8.80 $8,70
717
$8.40
Macao do.
$24.95 $44.90
$12.10
$21
$212
$870
JK.35
18.45
$713
71./08:1
243
3
17/
$2,60
$25.86 $28.15
$1.00 75 cle
86 otu.
prem-
perm. $71
$365
****
20 * * * * * | DEPRE
Sandakan Lights......
Telephones (old)...
Do. (new)
$13.20 China Buses...
Tractiun
Do. (ref).... .........
Industrials
Malabou Sugars Caldbeck, (ord.!. $19) Macgregorƒ (prof.18,
Canton Lens Cemento Ropes
MiscellaneouE
Dairy Fa
Der A Wagom
Amusementa
Ch. Etainments......] $75 Constructions, (old)) 31 68
(new)
$21
$10.50 Sinceren .........
#2.66
$21
14.30
$25.901
14
LONDON FORECAST OF AMERICAN MARKETS Wheat:-We expect the Chicago market to continue to gain relative to the Winnipeg market.
Cor:-Higher prices are expected.
Cotton: We anticipate that the advance in prices will be resumed in view of the recovery of the Liverpool market.
COMMODITY PRICES
New York Cotton
|
New York, July 21. July 20
July 21 Closing Opening Closing July 12.69 12.83 12.84 12.90 12.80 Get. 12.88 12.95 12:96 13.04 13.04 Dec. 13.01 13:10 13.12 13.17 13.18 Jan 13.01 13.14 13.15 13.21 13.21 Mar. 13.13 13.27 13.29 13.31 13.31 May* 13.20 13.37 13.37 13.39 13.39
13.15 Spot 13.00
*(1935).
July
Chicago When G
́97 97 873
001 291 Sept-
991 991 89 100 100 Dec. 100 100 101 1021 102 Friday's sales: 41,525,000 Not
Do
26.
Lave Chawford....... Mackintosh Nanyang Tobacco... $4.10
WATSONK
1104 $61
July
55 ote.
$1.10
W Powells
M. Greyhounds
3.0. Katerpriass
United Theatres... 8.
87{*%, Ch.G.5X1925G.@Bda.] 16]"
11. K. Govt. 4% Loans
Do. 31%
Wallace Harper... H.K. Wing On
9'hal
REICH FOOD SUPPLIES
Co-operation With
Peasants
(Special to the "Hong Kong Dally-
Press" (Copyright;}} |
Berlin, July 21,
Do.
Chicago Corn
621 62 621 631
631 631
THE EXCHANGE
MARKET
MESSRS. ROZA BROS. REPORT
H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE
SATURDAY'S OFFICIAL
QUOTATIONS
Considering the unfavourable
weather conditions and being a half day, a fair amount of busi- ness was put through this mor- ning. Dairy Farms being done at $25.90, Telephones at $25 and Ce- ments at 270. Trams and Lands are firm with buyers at quota- tions.
SALES
Bank of East Asia.. $84. Underwriters, $1.27. Ewo Cottons, Sh. $11.40. Humphreys.. $10.35. China Lights (new) $8.35. Electrics, $112/72.80. Cements, $265.
BUYERS Hongkong Bank, $1790.., Union Insurances! $540. Underwriters, $14. H.K. Fire Insurances, $230. Antamoks, 83 cts. Balatocs, $321.
Benguet Explorations, 18 ets. Ipo. Mining. $24. Wharves, $108. Providents old), $1.60. Hotels, $5.55. Hongkong Lands, "$58. Humphreys, $10.40. Chinese Estates. $864. Hongkong Trams, $21). Yaumati Ferries, $21. China Lights, (old), $8.70. China Lights (new), $8.35. Electrics. $714.
Telephones toöld), $243. Singapore- Tractions, 5)-. Singapore Tractions (Pref.).
17/-.
Cements, $2.60. Dairy Farms, $25.85. SC. Enterprises, 85 cts. Constructions. (old); $1.80. Constructions (new), 75 cts. Govt: Loan (4%), 84% Frem. Govt. -Loan (3), 1% Prem, SELLERS
Dairy Farm. $28.15. Wallace Harpers, $73.
MILL WORKERS ARRIVE
Lancashire Operatives In Shanghai
Shanghai, July 17.
to
The accumulated experience of eras of Lancashire cotton produc- tion is to be made available Chinese workers In Shangkal through the direct guidance of twelve Lancashire operatives in cluding three women-who arrived here yesterday in the ss. Carthage from London."
The latest processes and the best old-established practices of their profession alike will be taught. to Chinese by the group, whose mem- bers have agreed to stay in China for periods of from eighteen mon- ths to five years under the auspices of the Calico Printers' Association. | All wil be engaged in a local nill Silver prices remained unchang-controlled by the Association, ed yesterday, Ready at 20,7/16 and
Fresh from Bolton, Lancashire, Forward at 20 9/16. A fair bust- the twelve operatives presented an interesting picture as they stepped to Shanghai soil yesterday. There were the two girls, Misas "Norah Unsworth and Miss Carle Pekin, wide-eyed at their first sight of China. Misa Unsworth, who is 18 years of age, and is expert in the processes of carding, comes from a family of mill workers. Miss Per- kin is a ring spinner and was a neighbour of Miss, Unsworth's in Bolton.
ness was reported to have been done in the London market for Amerkan interests. In New York the rate was 46.70 and the mar- ket quiet.
Sterling was quoted at 5.04 at the opening of the market in New York, closing steady at 5.04).
# Market
Rates were at a slightly lower 63 831
64 642 level than yesterday and the mar 661 681 651
67 677 ket was steady at the new level
sept.- Dec; Total sales: 17,680,000
84%
Not bushels "available Winniper Wheat
July 04 $1.30 Oct. 86 $415
Dec. 871
. B41 847 851851
86 88 851 861 87 87+ 87 87%
HELPING U.S; PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS
„New York, July 22
NANKING RECORD.
reached. Business 'was ́ very dull.
Sterling
{
· fl
Husband and Wife
The third woman member of the party is travelling with her Opening rates were somewhat husband, who is also a mill wor ́uncertain in the first selling quo- kër. She is a weaver and, accord- tation being 1/5 but this wasing to "The Tlines" London, wil withdrawn early to 1/5 13/16 with act as an instructress in her a possibility of getting 1/5 27/32, particular line and have superví- which rate was done to amallision with the two girls, extent for July delivery. The The party left London on June market closed with sellers at 1/5 8 and experienced a strong mon- Nanking. July 15,
soon in the Indian Ocean, but It is understood that the Re Capital this summer was 'register-
The highest temperature in the 13/16, possibly 1/5 27/32 and buy-
ers at 1/51
otherwise had a pleasant trip. All construction Finance Corporation ed yesterday when the mercury
U.S. DollarS
of its members spent part of yes are ready to buy one hundred rose to 108.5 degrees Fahrenheit,
terday in sightseeing about Shang- Sellers at 37 7/16, buyers at 37 hai and did not seem to mind the million dollars worth of New York as compared with 104 degrees 9/16. Subsequently sellers at 373 heat greatly. The girls particular- City: Bands to enable New York to few days ago. Since June 24 the buyers at 37 9/16. A small busty were impressed by the cosmopo- execute her Public Works project. temperature has nexer been below
ness was done at 37 9/16 for Austantam of Shanghai street life the 100 mark.
ust. The market closed with sell The rice-flelds in the suburbs ers at 374,"buyers at 37 9/16. have been ruined by the relentless
Yen concerned met in Berlin. The sun. As an autumn crop is now most prominent members from the out of the question, the price of Reich's food supply industry and rice continues to soar.
1254
Night Quotations
of New York Stocks and Commodities
Our offices ar
open from 10 p.¤..
midnight
until
every night except Sundaya and New York holidays.
The opening quotations of a selected list of New York Stocks and of Commodities will be received in our offices a approximately 15-minute intervala.
H
Thas, our clients have, on the same orening, quotations for- the morning session of the New York Stock Exchange.
Advices of executions on orders placed during the night sens ons are received within the half-hour.
American Oriental Finance Corporation
Asia, Life Bidg
Federal Inc. U.S.A.
Hong Kong
Tel. 26631.
NEW YORK STUCK EXCHANGE
THROUGH REUTER'S
AMERICAN ORIENTAL FINANCE CORPORATION
AND 5. E. LEVY & CO.
Now York: July 21.
QUOTATIONS
New York/London Cross-rate New York Cotton-December New York Silver -September
December
New York Rubber-December Chicago Wheat December Chicago Corn December New York Silver (Business done San Francisco...
price)
Last
Today's High Low Close Close
Change 504) 3.041 5.044 5.04 of off Quist 13.30 13.07 13.01 13.18 0.17 up
| | | |
1501
877
10.71
47.00
15.25
1001 · 1004 | 105 It ap
073 li up 48-11/18/481 0-5/16 of Bull 46-9/16 400-3/16 off Dull
Dow Jones Averages. High-1833/34 Low: July 20. July 31.
3.00 Air Bednation
6.00 Allied Chemical & Dya .... 4.00 American Qaa ...
„American Kadiator.......
American Emelting...... 9.00 American Tel. & Tel 3.00 American Tobacco "B" 1.00 American Waterworks
Anaconda Copper Micing Auburn
p
Bendix Apiatiou
1.00 Borden Company
Canadian Pacific. ............
0.50 Caterpillar Co.
1.66 General Foods
401
Change
30 Industrials
110.74.
},
80.16 94.74
20 Rails
*}56,94
30 Utilities
37.73
40 Bonds
195.48
11 Commodity Index] | '60.44
25.43 40.64 19.33 21.06 73.31 65.44 41.98 58.95
94.69 0.19 off 40.37 0.37 of 91.83 0.13 off 95,38 0,06 oft
i
Dry. $
1933/34
PER. SH.
HIGH
Low.
LAST SALE July 20 July 21,
112
472
5974
$981
160
701
133
1313bid
1071
49)
984
071
19
48
13
મ
102
881
381
1341
1023
112
94
761
18
17
334
12
123 224 221
13
131·
136 378
261
27
18
49
48
J. I. Case.
103
201
301
137
13#
71
252 28
33
27 bid 25 bid
1,4) · Chass National Bank"
384
381
1.00 Chrysler Motors
Bug
7+
31
321
3.40 Consolidated Gas of N.Y,
Curtis Wright
31
21
21
1
2.00 Du Pont de Nemours 3.00 Eastmau Kodak...........................
881
89
1037
381
99
98bld
100%
20
Electric Auto-Lite Co..... 6% & Electric Bond & Share .......
Electric Power and Light..
192
31
10
127
121
48
42
-44
∙10)
194
19
0.40 General Electric
30+
104
31+
201
21
30+ 201
42
10
21+
124 12 101
27)
251
25
09
11
111
07
961
901
252
25
47
47
50
271
271
36
341
344
80%
25 bid 25 bid
43
16
-171
18
254
19·
18]
251
25
151 151"
1.50
Pacific Gas & Electric
251
104
164 161
Packard Motors ......
31
3
0.8C
Pennsylvania Railway
trai
284
28"
Radio Corpa,
t
51
51
Sears Roebuck ....
51
411
42
454
15+
201
201
20 e 194
BL
431
431
221
24
61
61
19.
421 1154.
42
1141
10
141 141
4
4+
38
371
334
33+
1.00 General Motors
Gilette Safety
1.
1.20 Gold Dist
0.80 International Harvester 0.10 International Nickal
-International Tel. & Tel. 4.00 Liggett & Myers "B" 1.00 Loew's Inc.
2.00 Mc Intyre Porcupins
Montgomery Ward
www
2.00 National Biscuit
1.00 Nations). City Bank 1.20 National Dairy. Products
National 'Distillery
N. T. Central
0.00 Otis Elevator
040 Socony-Vacuum Corpn.***.
-
Southern Pacific......
1.00 Standard Brands
Standard Gau
1.00 Standard Oil Co. of New
Jersey
1,00 Texas Corporation
0.12) Trans America......
1.00 Union Carbide & Carboja
6.00 Union Pacife
United Air and Transport... United Corporation United States Steel Westinghouse E. & 3.
524
MARRIAGE STATISTICS® ISSUED BY LEAGUE
!
68 67 % 37 - - * *-**--792866.07.-----------~~~~** *****2-18
191
321 821.
marriages 1egistered in thirty-six Prussian cities shows an increase of 11,892 or 52.5 per cent more than for the same period last year. Moreover, the birth rate increased in the same period from 1914.8 to 16.7 per thousand. For all Prussia, the total births are. 9954, that is 23.4% higher than the same period last year. The mort ality declined by 6,382 or 12.9 per cent, as against last year-Trans- ocean Kuo. Min.
(Special to "Hong Kong
-- Dally »Prom") || and by the quaintness of Chinese (by Telegraph, Copyright, Tels shops. They agreed that Bolton, graphic Meuages Ordinance, though not a small town, was very Received, July 29, 4-30 s.m.) different in simosphere. True to The préparation which have
Lancashire traditions, they plan to Shanghat Dollars been in full swing for some time
return to home so when their past to assure the co-operation of
Bellers 110 9/16. Business done
eighteen months are up. Only the the peasantry with the Reich and
1108.
men are to stay for five years."" all food producing industries in
#Shanghai Market
"If the experiment of placing, a applying the zucasizes to be taken
Sterling was done at 1/4k sell- few of the choicest English cotton
supply of Breed for the popu-of clearing up any doubts in the Hopel, Anhwei and Shensi at 33% sellers, 33 15/16′′ buyers.ments proves a success, It is point- lation and to exerci pontrol over minds of the listeners, those pre- are suffering from drought. The Later the tone eased to 1/4 1/18 ed out, possible extension of the autumn harvest is threatened with sellers but the buying rate re- practice might have a far-reaching complete ruin If rain does not fall mained at 1/4 3/16, Dollars to 33 effect on the Chinese section of soon-Kue Min,
13/18 sellers, 331 buyers.
the cotton trade.
the Reich's agricultural associa- . According to reports received by tions gave lengthy discourses ex- the Central Agricultural Experi- plaining how the Government promental Station of the Ministry of posed to handle the tasks. After Industry, 20 districts in the six
Geneva, July 21. According to the statistics just issued by the League of Nations, many countries showed substan tial increase in the number of marriages in 1933, with Germany heading the list followed by Eng-
The League of Nations
Expects Too Mach purpose of comparisch makes use "An author says one seldom sees of the Prussian official statistics a pretty head on wise shoulders. which reveal that in the first Surely he doesn't expect the to do quarter of 1934, the Tumber of our cou in public?
by the Govern for securing an open discussion for the purpose provinces of Klangsu, Cheklang. ers, 1/4 3/18 buyers and Dollars workers in Bhanghai estaban land, France, and Talong for the
the marketing of grain, came to a sent notified their willingness to climax on Saturday when the re presentatives of all the interests
support the plans in every way.
Transocean Kuo-Min.