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DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
Hong Kong Stock
Научен
Exchange
Belimo
"Sharebrokers' Association
Nominali
FRIDAY. AUGUST . 17.
dellere Ruyas
Bales Numina
Banks
$1,720,
་
£1351 £18
Lal
£13
H.K. Banks
ཤས་ངན་ར* 3:,712 Bo. (London).... Chartered Banks... Mercantile B› "A" Do. *0"
$1,730
་་
Bank of East Asia....
N. C. & S. Barka .....
394
#20
Am. O. Fin. Corp:
B.
£18 £30+ £154
35.00
H
Ch. Fin. Corp. Ord. .
Do. Prof. S
Insurances
$400
Canton nauraucƏN,
$1.30
Underwriters
$295
Union Insura2008 ...'
91.90
£ !!!
1510
.. Chink Fires
9525
3260
H.K. Firus...¶¶
[International Assoe. 3,
3650 $940
6
Shipping
#7
$33
Do. (def.)
47/6
1131
Waterboats
Mining
10 ota.
(60 eta,
Amtamoka.....
$36
Balateos
44ct
H0.65) Douglazim **********
Steamboaby
$30 ludos (pref)
Shell ROZSTUDOTTA
541
......
59 eta
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1934.
NEW YORK STOCK AND THE EXCHANGE COMMODITY QUOTATIONS
AMERICAN ORIENTAL FINANCE CORPORATION AND S. E. LEVY & CO.
'li
New York, Aug. 16.'. The American Oriental Finance Corporation's report through their New York agents, Messrs. E. A. Pierce & Co., states:
con-
Stocks:-Industrial issues tinue to be relatively encouraging. but there is an absence of any follow through. Opinions are very much mixed, with no one evident- ly willing to take positive positions. There is no particular news affect.
ing the market as a whole.
The trade bought moderately, ab- sorbing Ilquidation.
Flash:-Brokers' louns are creased by $8,000,000.
de-
New York, Aug. 23. Mesara. B. E. Levy & Company's report, through their New York agents, Messrs. White, Weld & Co. states:-
Stocks: The market again lacks stimulus and now faces a further We would, therefore, continue to dull period, with sagging prices
accumulate stocks only gradually." Business done 610,000 shares.
Bonds:- High grades were strong.
with # fair demand. Second-grade Issues remain Un- changed..
Wheat:
more
Grain: Prices are influenced by Sa $30
the strength of the foreign mar- 38kets and advanced in the early 47/8 part of the session, which attract $131
ed profit-taking. Farly general rairs in the Argentine 'brought
Considerable short some weakness Trading was light covering early in the day and 44 ata and prices were easily influenced. favourable weather "caused some The Winnipeg market failed to re-selling of Corn. We think that flect our early strength although the rain in the Corn Belt came too there were reports of a good export late. Wednesday's 67,914 000 hu- business. Sectional rains in the
shels. corn belt did little more than strip deterioration. The market met with resistance on bulges and mo- derate support on recessions.
19 ots.
4
871-
$112
Cotton: The offtake in cotton goods is encouraging. The wea. ther continues hot and dry in the West and conditions were mostly favourable in the East. The thar- ket is small and easily influenced.
Cotton-Crop reports are, still bullish. The Trade is nervous over possible. Government action on loan values and on the Process ng Tax.
"MESSRS, ROZA BROS.. REPORT
대
Bliver prices were 1/8 lower in London yesterday, Ready being quoted at 218 and Forward at 21 9/10. American "purchases were again the feature of the market. China and India operated both as sellers and buyers. The outlook was advised as steady.
Sterling opened in New York at 5.08 and closed at 5.08).
Market
Inclined to lose some of its" ro- bustness at the opening of the market but subsequently steadied up. Rates, however, eased again
was steady." finally, The market, nevertheless.
Sterling,
Was quoted at 1/61 sellers, 1/6 7/18 buyers leading very early to business at 1/6 13/32 followed by 1/8-7/16 for September. 1/8 7/16 cash, 1/6 15/32 second half Sep- very in the last week of Septem- tember and the same rate for de-
ber, and 161 October. At the
1/6 13/32 for near and 1/8 7/16 lunch hour. there were sellers at
September, buyers at 1/32 higher.
U.S. Dollars
tember business was done at 391 Sellers at 39, buyers at 394. Sep-
and August at 39 1/16. The mor- ning session "elosed with sellers at Rubber: The market was 39 and possible buyers at 39 1/16 steady. Trading in futures was for near. light. Buyers of actual rubber are not following advances. Business done 56 lots.
NEW YORK MID-DAY PRICES
The following mid-day pricas were received yesterday from New York by Męssiy... American Oriental Finance Corporation, sad 8. E. Levy & Co.
COMMODITIES
Aug. 15
Yen
129.
Guilders
50%.
Shanghai. Dollars
1101, business done near and foi-, ward.
Shanghai Market
Sellers of Sterling at 1/42, buyera at 1/4 11/16. Dollars 35 5/16 sell- ers, 357 buyers, and later 351⁄2 and 35 5/16 sellers and buyers respec- tively,
IN THE AFTERNOON
The market was active in the early part of the afternoon.
Sterling
Business was done in Sterling at 1/6 7/16 for August delivery and at 1/8 15/32 for
three the last weeks of September Subsequently the market eased to some extent and at closing time 1/6 7/16 was' not on offer and there were pos- sibilities of buyers at that rate in- cluding September. Forward ratés were difficult to get at the usual corresponding difference.
U.S. Dollars
Investment Securities and Commodities
We offer you
Daily Quotation Service
and
Every Facility for
Trading through our "New York Correspondents
E. A. PIERCE & CO.
American Oriental Finance Corporatio
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Hong Kong, '.
Tel. 26631.
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Members:
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AND S. E. LEVY & CO.
QUOTATIONS
Last Today's
High Low Close Closs Change 5.00 5.08% 5.07% 5.08 0.01 up
Change
Aug. 15. Aug; 18.
$2
16 uta.
[20 ota.
Baguio Gold.......
Benguet Consolidated
Do.
Exploration
Do. Coldfield
12 ota. Big Wedge....
24 ota. Gold River,
Gold Creek.
- 194
13 ots.
99 cts,
Ipo Mining...
15
Itogons
*ZI
22/0
Kadals
$21
Langkats (single) 8.
$18
¥5
Explorations.
及
18
Shanghai Loans s
18
$7
$13.49 Räube
Docks, WharVOS,
Yonezuela Gold Fide
$134 $6.80
Godowns, sta.
$113
H.K. & K. Wharves.
51.60
Providents (old)
81.60
$1.65
(50 cta
Do.. (new).
Do..
55
H.K. & W. Docks ...| 314
S. China Motors' A
$116 Shanghai Docks S.
New Engineerings 8,
#312 Hongkaws (old) 8.
Do. (new) 8.
ug
guin
45 cta
$2
19
141
#116
351
$310
Lands, Hotels, and
Buildings
15.65
H.K. Hotels........
$6.50 -35.55
$53
H.K Lande.........8.) #63
9534
$25
Shanghai Landa... S.
$14
Metropolitan Lands..
251
HK. Realties.........
$8.10
$154 China Du....
$137 Do. Debenturesd.
$10.40 Hawphrey
New Asia Hotel ...
Aug. 17
$10.40
16
Sterling
$140.
120
'Asia Realting “A” S.
Do.
Cotton: October
"B".
Cotton: December
Chinese Estateɑ..................!
Cotton Mil
Silk: December
1.164
$11
Ewuy......
311
Rubber September
15.68
$731
$43
Sta. Cottons(uld S.
Do.
$73
Rubber: December
16.12
Close Open 10.30 11.00 11.30
5.00 5.09 5.10 5.091. 5.09% 13.40 13:26 13.28 13.28 13.27 13.56 13.41 13.44 13.43.13.44 1.158 1.158 15.71 15:85 15.88 18.12 18.07 16.10
Mid-day
5.091-
New York: August 18.
(new)S.
Chicago Wheat: Sept.
1017
1001 1001 1011
13.29 13.44 1.15% 15.56
16.07 1011
New York/London Cross-rata
$17
Zoong Sings ..............S.
$114
$56
***
221.15
815
Wing On Textiles(S.)
Public Utilities
Tramways.......$21.10
Pork Trams (old)...]
Chicago. Wheat: Dec.
1037
1031
103
103+
103
New York Cotton--December 13.70, 13.04 13.81 18.58 0.05 off New York Rubber-December 16.13 18.02 15.88 18.12 0.24 up Chicago Wheat December 1051 103 103 1031 Chicago Corn -December 80 .77 79 78 Silver-Official
O up
401
*ul
$86
Corn: September
754
744 742 7411
74%
Dow Jones Averages, High-1833/34 Low: Aug. 15.
of off
Aug. 18.
unchanged
Com: "December
781
774. 772
771
77
30 Industrials
110.74
50.16 91.00
91.58 0.69 up
***
$14
Winn. Wheat: Oct.
831
857
851
20 Rail
56.94
25.43 34.69
34.97 0.35 up
351
$7
L Do. (Dew)...
20 Utilities
37.78
19.23 20.16
20.45 0.28 up
36
40 Bonds
95,48
73.31 92.84
92.78 0.24 up
$101
Star Ferries $991
STOCKS
1
Yaumati Furries...
#211
11 Commodity Index
65.25
41.98 62.55
62.67 0.12 up
381 38.30 $71
$8,85 $8.90
China Lights (old)...
| $8.75 || $8,75
Am. Smelting
374
374
38
Div. #
1933/34
LAST SAL
Do. (new)... 18.30
H.K. Electrics****
Anaconda Copper
12)
124
121
PT. SH.
Brow
Low
371
$25
Macao do
Auburn
204
unq.
"Sandakan Lights...
Baltimore and Ohio
18
ung.
324)
Telephones (old)
$24
$24.20
J. L Case
40
40
40
407
$11,80
Do. (now)...
F11,90
E
$13.20
Tractiona
17/
311
321
Caldbeck, Hord.) 5.
$10
Mucgregor/(pref.)8.
32.70
Canton Ices
2.55
91
$440
China Buses...... 3.
Do. (pref.).......
Industrial
Malabon Sugara
Consolidated Gas
27k
371
271"
Dupont
89:
·891 891
891
}
Elec. Bond and Share
118 113 118
11
Cements
24.00 Ropes..................
Miscellaneous
Hiiri
General Motors
Inter, Tel, and Tel.
20+ .293 291
291
101 101
301
10%
Dollars were at 39 1/16 buyers for August, 39 buyers for Septem- ber but business was reported for September at the last rate. The market closed with sellers at 39.
Shanghai Dollars, Business done at 110 7/18.
3.00 Air Beduction'
112
471
$99 $997
!
8.00 Allied Chemical & Dye,
701
127
1271
4.00 American Can
1071
493
961
,07
American Radiator....... American Smalting..
19
+A
13
131
554
101
37
377
9.00 American Tel. & Tela 5.00 American Tobacco" B** 1.00 American Waterworka
1344
ક
· 111
111
944
75
752.
201
431
.17
181
5
McIntyre Porcupine
48
484 481
481
Montgomery Ward
221
23
23
231
Natl. Distillers
181
194
N. Y. Central
217
211
211
Socony Vacuum
151
154
154
325
Dairy Farmas
#25,85
01
Der A. Wing.............
Standard Oil of N. J.
441
441
441
|-
Shanghai Market
Sterling unchanged. Dollars 35 5/16 sellers: 351 bayers. Later 35 sellers..35 5/18 buyers.
Bendix Aviation
1,80 Borden Company 1. 1. Cass. Canadian Pacific
0.50 Caterpillar Co.
Anaconda Copper Mining Auburn
22
124
121
5
841
201
201
241
127
121
23A
.
252
28
37%
18
391 セ 40
103
3u+
137
131
20A
71
271 261
33
ï
Amusements .........
14
United Aircraft ....
154 15+
151
151
242bld 251bid
1.40 Chase National Bank
104
10%
321
33+
$74
Ch. Etainments......
$7,00
U. S. Steel
331
341
34
$1,80
Constructions, (old) 31 70
Westinghouse.
321
321
321
78 ats,
Da.
34:30
Lane Crawfords...... $4.10
"Mackinwaha
(now) 7! st&.
Nanyang Tobacco... 341
$10
ANY
Biacores naikun
310
$5.60
Watsons
mins $5,80
70 ata.
Wa, Powells
55 cto.
พร
12
M. Greyhounds......
31.10
S. C. Enterprises. $1.95
39
United Thestras...8.
88
Ch.C.041925 0,9Bds.| 501*7.
*31*%
prem.
perm, 34%
H.K. Gort. 4% Loan 712
Do.
31%
$7
'Wallace Harper
$108
940
HK, Wing On S'hai
Do.
#120 $118
realizing; buyer.
$2.
921 925 914 91 Wednesday's sales: New York Sugar -
Total sales)------
Chicago Wheat
102 1024 1011 1011 Dec. 1038 105 1051 1033. 1037 May 108 108 109 1061 108) 67,914,000 bushels
11
L
56 lots
87
.88 875 66 A6
-882 ** 891 - 887 Continued on Previous Col)-
LATE NIGHT CABLES
London Forecast Wall Street is expected to
open higher on the renewal of in-
domestic trades chief
(Received 10.30 p.m.) Stocks:-Small volume may work somewhat higher,
Grain: The market is expected to open one point lower.
COMMODITY PRICES
New York Cotton
S.E. Levy & Co's
Cables
following cabled reports were furnished by Messrs, S. E. Levy and Co. last night.
Washington: Drastic revisions of crop control policies are being formulated following the report of Bureau of Agricultural Economics that normal surpluses of practical- ly all staples and farm products are wiped out by the drought. It American Weather Report
is understood that while produc-. Cotton.-It is partly cloudy Intion control would not be aban- the Central and Western Cotton doned, emphasis will be laid on Belts with little change in the expanding acreage, to compensate. Lemperatures.
for drought losses. Wheat.The weather in the
New York, Aug. 17. August 18
August 16 Closing Opening Closing Oct. 13.48 13.56 13.54 13.40 13.40 13.61 13.69 13.67 13.55 13.56 Dec. Jan. 13.65 13.73 13.73 13.81 13.61 Mar. 13.78 13.88 13.85 13.72 13.72 May 13.86 13.93 13.92 13.81 13.81 July 13.91 13.98 13.98 13.85 13.85
13,50 Spot 18.60
Sept. 15.48 15.55 15.59 15.68 15.88 Western Corn Belt has been re- Oct. 15.80 unquoted 15.83 15.87 lieved and is now clearing up. It
15.88 16.02 18.04 16.12 18.12.is. favourable in the Eastern Corn 24. Jan. 16.00 unquoted 16.25 16.25
Belt. The far North-west end
Dec.
New York Rubber
London Silver Market
London Gold: Open 26.18.31 up
--up 1/16, Noon: 78
London Rubber: Open 7B-Up
Market arm.
Mar. 16.29 16.42 16.48 16.60 18.51 Canada is excessively reheated, 1/16. Cotton:Ten points lower ex-May 16.57 16.72 16.72 16.78 16.80 while the North-west is beginning pected; ease oft more on account some short-covering. Lower wheat of the strike.
flationary talk, which will cauce
prices are expected Rubber prices of the strike-American Oriental Sept. 101 are expected to advance. Cotton Finance Corp. prices are expected to be lower,
the textile strike being a disturb May
ing Influence. All the markets
depend on the extent of inflation Sept. 1.74 1.73 1.72 1.74 1.75 Sept. 75%
#ry sentiment.","
Dec: 1.81 1.80 1.81 Mer. 1.85 1.85 1.88 Total sales;
330 lots
to be hot again and this is likely
to spread South-westward.
Market Tendencies '
(Per United Press) Favourable.Market continues to display good technical position and continued strength⠀⠀ ⠀in
Chicago Corn
+761 761 2751, 75)\ market.
034 834
verpool Cotton: Open 5.88 down 13 points.
19
Liverpool Wheat: Open 5/8 down
London Sliver: Spat 21 9/18 down. 1/18: Forward "21, down 1710. bond London Silver Comment: America and India' bought. China *sold.
1.81 182 Dec. 79 794 80 781784 Unfavourables: Continued labour | Market; steady, 1.86 1.87 May 831
823 221 unrest including threatened cotton 9,000 tons
Total sales:
25,938,000 textile industry. Railles still lack
bushels following through,
A.0.1.C. New York Cables (Received 10.23, p.m.) Stocks: At the opening prices
New York Suk were slightly higher; the volume of business was light, lacking fol- Sept. 1.13 1.12 1.12 1.13 1.13 kw-through Dec. 1.16 1.15 1.17 1.16 1.16 Oct. Cotton: Bouthem small seller Feb. 1.16 1.184 1.184 1164 1.164.Dec. setback largely liquidation or Total sales:-
Winniper Wheat
Steady: Some hesitancy attribut- 874 871ed to reports ni Control Commis-
slon and Federal Reserve consider
Open 5.082 up 3. 6.20 pin. 6,098. | 7,35 p.m. 5.09 5/18. 9.20 p.m. 5.093.-
London-N.Y. Cross: 2 pm. 5,091. There are some small offerings of dollars, i
London-Paris: Open 78.34 un- changed,
#% & Electrio Bond & Share ........
Electric Power and Light...... 0.40 General Electric. 1.80 General Foods 1.00 General Motors 10. Gillette Safety 1.90 Gold Dust........ 0.60 International Harvester 0.10 International Nickel
International Tal & Tel. 4.00 Liggett & Myers "B" 1:00 Loew's Inc. ........ 2.00 Ma Intyre Porempins
Montgomery Ward
2.00 National Biscuit 1.00: National City Bank 1.20 National Dairy Products
National Distillers
1.00 Standard Brands
Standard Gas
ing various margin question bu fractional gains predominate with indications of slight extension ed vance.
1.00 Chrysler Motors
80%
271
277
3.40 Consolidated Gas of N.Y,
Curtis Wright ........... 2.00 Du Pont de Nemours 3.00 Eastman Kodak .....
Electric Auto-Lite Co.
648
al
21
23
54
889
89 xx
1037
391
.98*. 981
46
121
187
318
114
117
48
91
37
4
154
182
19
301
-10)
201
201
201
21.
291xd 294
The
42
10
114
11#
211
71
17
174
271
281
28++
467
251
251!
19
ទ · 101
214
90 bid 951
991
202
271
36
47
484
501
221
227
.357.
8
321
321
801
23 bid 23 bid
43
161.
17
17
254
104
19.
192
412
207
21
ANY. Central.
211
0.00 Otis Elevator
584
15
141bid
1.60 Pacific Gas & Electric
Packard Motors
251
101
15)
151
317
.18
3+
31
0.60 Pennsylvania Railway
Radio Corpn.
221
221
421.
51. 52
Sears Roebuck.... 0.40 Socony-Vacuum Corpo.
Southern Pacific
121
347 35+
51
15
151
193
161
17
374
1.00 Standard Oil Co. of New
Jersey
១៥
1.00 Texas Corporation ..... 0.123 Trans-America, Jon.. 1.00 Union Carbide & Carbon 8.00 Union Pacific
31
102
28
10%
133
95 981
United Air and Transport.. United Corporation United States Steel Westinghouse E. 4 ́H.
15h
339
33
Be
314
324