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IZ
DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Bayer | Salines
Valeo | Nomizaj
Sharcprokers* Association
TUESDAY, AUGUST 25.
Banks
H.K. Banks
Eu. (London) ** Chartered Banks...
Mercantile ilks "A"
Du
Bayare
Jallara
# !!
IST
$1,7351
$1,740
136
£16
231
***
£13)
584
Bank of East Asia...
2101
£13
184
N. C. & S. Backs
36.80
20
Am. O. Fin.Corp: 5.
14
Ch. Fin. Corp. Vfd. 9.
35
Prof, 3.
Insurances
$990
Canton sarnaces..
31.20
Underwriters
$1.25
$450
Union Insurances ........
$510
China Fires .........
$560 3650
H.K. Fires......
3236
$360
8
'International Assos, 3.
Shipping
$40,65 Douglasen
$7
Steamboats
230
Indos (pret.) niet.
131
47 0
Shell.
13,
::
61/62 t
$30
144 ct-
$41
lb ula
Do. (dut
Waterbita
Mining Agitazooka...
Balatoon
Baguio Geli
Bengast Consolidated
Do. Exploration
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1934.
NEW YORK STOCK AND THE EXCHANGE COMMODITY QUOTATIONS
AMERICAN ORIENTAL FINANCE CORPORATION
AND S. E. LEVY & CO.
New York, Aug. 21.
The" American Oriental Finance Corporation's report through their New York agents, Messrs. E. À. Pierce & Co., states:—
Stocks:-We' think" further tem- porary hesitation is possible.
Wheat:--There was heavy and
$2874 considerable selling by tired hold- ers. The tone of the cotton and the corn markets was a contribut- ing factor.
548
37
$30 $35 47/8 $131
61 ota
81/81als.
41 cta.
..
Gold Biver 20 ots.] 22 vota,
113.10 Raubs ..................
Cotton:-Hedge sales out-weigh the off-take by mills. Opinion differs concerning the material benent to the crops in Texas and Oklahoma ot the recent. mins. There are boll-weavil complaints from the South-east. The cotton goods' market was qulet.
Rabber:Buying was mostly by dealers. After the opening. the 2413
tone was quietly steady, but for the 19 ct.
rest of the day until closing there 18 cts. was practically no change. There was no particular news and senti- ment locally was bullish.
Flash: The Annalyst Index of Business Activity is 78.5 compared with 77.8 last week. ·
2 atm.
Do. Goldfield
***
12 at
Big Weigo .................................
124 ta
12
Gold Creek.......
*zi
Ipo Mining.
#5
Itogons .....
26/3
Kaliana SONO
19/8
$17,
Langka (single)
$18
FO
Explorations.
De
Shanghai Loans 5.
38
$13)
Veneruals Gold Flin. 54
Docks, WharvRE,
NEW YORK
Godowns, sta.
$109
MA
***
140 ot.
#14)
$3
S. E. Levy & Co.
19
$115
351
HK. & K. Wharves,
Providents (ald; ... #1.60
Do.
H. K. &W. Docks...
S. China Motors A
(BOT)!
New Engineerings8.
3112.
$1.60
150 cts
$141
Do.
$117
Shanghai Docks S.
"341
$319
Hongkowa (old) 8.1
$310
Jo. (DOW) S.
Lands, Hotels, and
Bulidings
$5.55
H.K. Hotels
327
Shanghai Land...8.
FA
+
$14
Metropolitan Lands..
$134
H.K Landa...S.. 351 exi
56.20 | HK. Realties..................... $455 | $4.85
China Do.....S
$137 Do. Debentures 8.
110.40 Humphreys
New Asia Hotel
Aria Reties "A"S.
Do.
Chinese Estates......
Cotton Mils
H.K. Electrics
$25
12
$11.80
B/
17/3
Tagmati Ferries
China Lights (old).
Do. (now)... $8.30
Macao do.
Sandakan Lights
Telephones (oid) ... $94
Do.
$13.20 China Buses 3.
Tractiona igshair Do. (pref.)....
Industriais
$11 Malabon Bugare “..
Caldbook, (ord; 8.
Macgregors (prof 18.|
E
New York. Aug. 27, Messra, S. E. Levy & Company's report, through their New York agents, Messrs. White, Weld & Co. states:-
A feeling of uncertainty con- tinue, but there has been nothing dednite to go upon and we feel that a conservative attitude 'is justified.
shares.
Business done 530,000,
MARKET
MESSRS. KOZA BROS. REPORT
America was apparently not in the Saver market yesterday, but the market was supported by Ching sold. speculative interests. The market closed steady. Prices were 1/16 up at 21 9/16 for both deliveries.
Sterling opened at 5.00 and also closed at that rate.
Markot
11
Steady to strong at the opening fully but the robustness was not
maintained later.
Sterling Bonds:-High-grades are easier.
Sellers at the opening at 1/6 but second-grades and Govern-
17/32 with buyers at 1/6 19/32. ment issues are off and Inactive.
The sellers rate was put up to 1/5 Wheat-Hedge-pressure, prin- cipally from Winnipeg, was a derate a small business was done for |9/16 and later 1/8 19/32 at which
pressing factor. Outside long- cash and also to a small extent Interests are retaining their hold for October at 1/6, and sub- ings, but new buying is small sequently 1/8 19/32 for September, Saturday's sales 14,444,000 bushels. At the lunch hour there were sell- Corn:-Prices declined in symers at 1/6 9/16, buyer's at 1/6 pathy with wheat, Business done 19/32. 20,063.000 bushels.
Rubber:-Offerings for actual rubber were high thus lending support to the futures market. Business done: 251 lots.
Cotton: There was some selling, which was attributed to co-opera- tive interests. Trade buyers are stül holding of.
MID-DAY PRICES
The following mid-day prices were received yesterday from New York by Messrs. American Oriental Finance Corporation and
Baltimore and Ohio....... 171
Consolidated Gas of N.Y. 287
431
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U.S. Dollars On offer at 391 to 39 3/16, and subsequently at 39 which rate. however was unobtainable later when wanted. In the interval business was done at 394 for Octo- ber. At 1 o'clock the tone was 39 318 sellers, 394 buyers.
Yen
129+.
564.
Guilders
Shanghai Dollars
110 13/16. subsequently 1101.
Shanghai Market
Sterling 1/4 11/18 for near, 1/4
| 3/4 for Forward, but the tone was steachler later, near delivery, being offered also at that rate. Dollars.
| 354° for near and later 35 5/16.
IN THE AFTERNOON"
The market for a greater part of the afternoon was without in- terest.
Sterling Sterling was wanted at 1/6 19/32 and sellers at 1/6 9/18 but later" 1/6'9/18 was not on offer ad there was possibility of business being done at that rate. · Closing selling tone 1/6 17/32.
Shanghai Dollars
Dollar were done early in the morning at 39 5/18 for October but later 384 was probably the buying rate for that month and
39 3/18 was inquired for Septem- ber without result. At the close only 39% was obtainable August- September. 247
244 171 17 167 161
Shanghai Market Unchanged in Sterling, Dollarg 1/16 easier.
Night Quotations
of New York Stocks and Commodities
Our offices ar
open from 10 p.m. midnight,
until
every night except Sundays and New York holidays.
The opening quotations of a selected list of New York Stocks and of Commodities will be received in our offices at approximately 10-minutefintervals,
Thus, our clients have, oufthe same eroning, quotations for the morning session of the New York Stock Exchange.
Advices of axocations on orders placed during the night sessions are received within the half-hour.
American Oriental Finance Corporation
Asta Life Bldg..
Federal Inc. U.S.A.
Hong Kong.
T.el 26631.
S. E. Levy & Co.
UNDERWRITERS AND DISTRIBUTORS
SECURITIES AND COMMODITIES BOUGHT AND SOLD ON COMMISSION
DAILY NEW YORK STOCK AND COMMODITY · SERVICE
Members:
NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE COMMODITY EXCHANGE, INC. CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
CORRESPONDENTS · FOR WHITE, WELD & CO., NEW YORK
V. ICE EOUSE STREET, HONG KONG.
Tel. 80101 and 30103
·
Tel. Address: Beloo
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
"THROUGH REUTER'S
AMERICAN ORIENTAL FINANCE CORPORATION
AND S. E. LEVY & CO. QUOTATIONS
Now Turk; August 2.^.
New York/London Cross-rate New York Cotton-December New York Bubber-December Chicago Wheat December Chicago Corn : December Silver-Official
Last Today's High Low Close Close Change 5,06:505) 5.088 5.0571 off steady 13.3 13.80 13.36 13.96 6,10 of 16.23 18:16 10.18 18.17 0.09 up
103 108. 1044
103. $ of 79 મમ 802.
79 44 498
Dow Jones Averages, High-1933/34 Low: Ang. 25.
30 Industrials
If off
up!
Aug, 27.
Change
'94,46 · 1,36, off 37.84 0.78 of 91.169.66 off
Low
69.12 0.63 off
LAST BALZ Aug. 25. Aug. 27.
$1001 47
COMMODITIES
AUB
27
Aug. 28 Close Open 10.30 11.00 11.30
New York-London
Cottor: October
$5.80
Cotton: December Silk: December
Rubber: September ...
Rubber: December
16.15-17
Wheat: September
1024-1
310
Wheat: December
1034-103
$45
Corn: September
772-3
$140
$2:1
"S
Corn: December
791-79
-506 1/8 505 505 505 505 13.09-11 18.11 13.13 13.16 13.20 13.25-26 13:28 13.29 13.30 13.31
1.151
1148 1133 15.73-74
15.88 15.73 15.89 15.67 16.09 18.10 16.09 16.09 101 101 1011 1013 1021 767 781
Mid-day
5053 13.20 13.31
1138
1021-1021 1021
77 771 761 782-1 781
781
Winnipeg Wheat: Oct. 821)
81 B1
817
子
Industrtal Averages ... 94.46
$10.90]
Ewo
.S.
31.1
$74
Bhai Cottonsfold)S.
$721
STOCKA
$43
Do.
(new)S.
$11
Zoong Singe S
American Smelting
381
371
371
374
37
$114
255
Wing On Textiles(S.)
335
Anaconda Copper
121
I
Public Utili6los
110.74
50.16. 95.7E
Auburn
25+
241
244 24+
20 Raili
50.94
25.43 38.13
120.80 Tramways
$20.60
20" Utilities
37.73
19.23 21.79
$15
Peak Trams (old) ...|
#14
$7
Do. (Dow)...
J. I. Case
40 Bonds
95.48
73.31 - 93.49
93.48 0.07 of
$102
Star Ferries
282 281 282
282
11 Commodity Index
65.45
41.98 69.05
!!.
321
#211
Du Pont
921
91, 91
91 901
Drv.
1933/34
$8.70
JK.30
1712
$24.10]
$870
$8.70
El. Bond and Share
101 111
$711 $72
General Motors
301
30
114 114 301
114
114
PIL: 88.
7
30
301
Inter. Tel, and Tel.
107
101 10
104
102
McIntyre Porcu..
461
485
464 461
(now)...
$11.60
Montgomery W.
241
241 241 242
244
LATE NIGHT CABLES
8.00 Air Reduction
118
$99 bid
8.00 Allied Chemical & Dye.......
180
70%
133+
133
4.00 American: Can
107
491
100%
99
American Radiator.....
10
42
.141 14
Nat. Distillers
201
20 201
201
21
American Smelting.....
85
102
39
381
N. Y. Central
231
23 -23
23 231
9.00 American Tel & Tel.
1342
861
1131 1121
Socony Vacuum
15
147
147 143 142
Standard Oil Co. of N.J....
447
441
442 443 442
1:14
Un. Aircraft
15
*142
142 147
147
147
$21
ǝ2J
$2.70
Canton les
9.60
Camenta
Ch 8. Steel
35)
1.1
$160
H
$21
Westinghouse EI
331
$2.60
$71
$1.50
179 ote,
$4.15
$21
474
$10.
$0.80
70 0.
Wm. Powells
$2
M. Greyhounds......
$1.30
>3
United Theatrem... 8.
21%
Dre.. perm
$71
n10
$4.35 Ropes
Btiscellaneous
#25.70 Dairy Farms...
Dar A Winga.az)
Amusanenta...
Ch. Etainmenta...... Constructions, (old)].3165
Do.
(new) 78 ote."
Lane Crawfords...... Mackintosha.**** •*.
Nanyang Tobaccu
Sinceres.........................
Warsas
4.18
* COMMODITY PRICER
$25.60
New York Cotton
$7.00-
New York, Aug. 27.
· August 25
August 27
$4.10
Closing Opening
341
Oct;
Closing 13.21 13.14 13,15 13.09/13.11
$10 $5,80
Dec
55 cta.
Jan.
C. Enterprisea ... 81.30
894 Oh.G. 51926 G3 Bds. 96"/
1.K. Uort, 4% Loans
Do.
Wallace Harper.
H.K. Wing On
S'ha Do..
71%
Spot
31%
$120 $115
Oct. Dec.
Jan.
13.25
}
Lands, $5ixa.
H.K. Sharebrokers"
Association
BUYERS
Bank of East Asia, $58k. Douglases, $41|--
Antamoks, 61 cts.
Baguio Gold, 41 cts. Vers Goldfields, $41. Hotels, $5.50, "
Constructions (old), $1.85.. Constructions (new), 78 cts. Gold $ Bonds, 86% Govt. Loan 34%, 21%-
SELLERS
Hotels, $5.60.. Wharves, $110. Trams, $20.70. Lights (old), $8.80. Electrics, $72). Cements, $2.65. Entertainments, $7.60.
SALES
Underwriters, $120.
Antamoks, 614 cts.
Hotels, $5.50
Providents (old), $1.57}/1.60.
Trams, $20.60.
Ferríés,* $100.
Realtys, $4.80.
Ewos, $11.
Providents (old), $1.55, Trams, $201. Ferries, $99. Lights (old), 48.70, Lights (new), $3.40, Electrics, $72.4 Telephones (old);-524. Cementa, $2.55.
Lights (old); $8.75/8.80.
Cements, $2.60,
13.36 13.30 13.28 13.25 13.25
13.40 13.34 13.33 13.29 13.29
Mar. 13.48 13.42 13.43 13.36 13.36 May 13.57 13.52 13.52. 13.44 13.48 July 19.85 13.60 13.61 13.51 13.51
19.35
New York Rubber Bept. 15.70 15.73 15.78 15.73 15.74 16.84 15.89 15.89 15.87 15.87: 16.15 16.21 16.23 18.15 16,17 18.28 18.33 18.33 16.28 16.28 Mar. 16.56 16.64 16.66 18.55 16.65 May 10.82 16.92 18.92 16.83 16.83 Total sales:
281 lots Chicago Wheat
103 103 Sept. 104
1024 107 Dec. 105 1044 1094 1031 193 May 1081 106 1061
1051 105 Saturday's sales: 14,444,000 bushels Chicago Corn
Sept. 79
772 773 781 781 Dec.
802 303 304 78 79 May 83
82 83 834
813 Total sales: 20,083,000 bushela
Winniper Wheat
1.15 1.16
1 15 1.15 217 lots
S. E. Levy & Co.'s
Cables
The following cabled reports were furnished by Messra. B. E & Co. last fight
American Weather Report (New York Aug. 28, 6.15 p.m.) Cotton: The weather in the Western Cotton Belt is showery. At
Galveston there has been: downpours caused by hurricane. There has been storm warnings on the Texas coast. from Port O'Con nor to Freeport. The balance of the Cotton Belt is unsettled.
Grain; There has been showers in the Midwest. The weather conditions in the balance of the Grain Belt are unchanged.
Market Reports
Favourable factors before the opening of the markets:-The volume of business continues to dwindle on setbacks and the fact that the NRA, will "begin.re. Oct. 841 84 841824 82 grouping of the industries under Dec. 851 851 851 831 837 Code, * be ∙May
37 S7 Unfavourable factors were-Steel 891 891 B92.
New York Bugar
operations continue to recede. The Labour unrest continues to be Sept. 1.72 1.72 1,72 1.72 1.73 very disturbing with the threat Dec. 181 181 1.81 1.32 1.82 of a textile strike broadening."--
1.87 187 188 188 188 Total sales:
43,000 tons
Mar.
Gort Loan 34%; $24%.
The market 15-quite easy, with Jorgen, confined within fractiona.
London Forecast=" London Forecast of the probable trend of the N.Y. markets:
While intervention on the part con- of President Roosevelt : In
the textile and nection with
allay rayon dispute is likely to fears of a" atrike in those Indus-, tries, thus calling a halt to yes- terday's downward trend, it generally anticipated that trading. on Wall Street will be on a small scale, owing to the cautious; at- titude adopted by operators,
On the commodity markets, wheat prices will probably open lower and leaderless, but the fundamental position is strong; rubber prices are expected to open easier. A higher, but leaderless cotton market is anticipated. Un- certainties surrounding rains, strlice and boll-weevil are confus ing sentiment, though Mesara. Sloan & Co. say that a strike is inconceivable on September 4th or at any other date.
AO.F.C. New York Report The market seems likely to con- tinue dull awaiting Morganthau's speech to-night.
-Cotton demand is small on ac count of textile strike uncertain- ties but there is no pressure to
вед.
with the approach of Labour Day, a dull routine market seems to be expected at least until the Autumn business trend is more clearly denned
Alec London Bilver Spot:--21-0/16"unelianged. Forward:-21-9/15 unchanged. America and Speculators bought: China sold, Market stendy.
3.40 Consolidatod Gas of NT.
Curtion Wright........... 2.00 Du Pont de Nemours 3.00 Eastman Kodak ...
Electric Auto-Lite Co.............. 8% & Electric Bond & Share ................! Electric Power and Light..... 0:40 General Electric 1.60 General Foods 1.00 General Motors 10 Gillette Safety 1.20 Gold Dust..... 0.60 International Harvester 0.10 International Nickel
International Tel. & Tel. 4.00 Liggett & Myere "B" 1.09 Loew's Iles .. 2.00 Me Intyre Porcupine
Montgomery Ward
Sears Roebuck 0.40TM Bocony-Varnum Corpo.
Bouthern Pacifio.... 1.00 Standard Brands
Standard Glas
1.00 Standard Oil Co. of
Jersey
1.00 Texas Corporation 0.13 Trans-America
1,00 Union Carbide & Carbon 407 Union Pacific C
United Air and Trans United Corporation United States: Steel-
Wantinghouse E. EM
35 35
351
351
The following cables were re-
last ceived
The by night American Oriental Finance Cor- poration.
5.00 American Tobacco "B" 1.00 American Waterwork,
041
601
791
784
431
177
187
Anaconda Copper Mining
131
12t
Auburn
841
-241
257
251
Bendix Aviation?
23
131
131
8)
331
33+ 331
334
.. 332
1.60 Borden Company
37
18
261
262
S
J. I Casque
Canadian Pacific
103+
301
441
431
20%
144
711
141
New York Buk
0,50 Caterpillar Co.,
33
284
27
B
Sept.
1.11 1.11 1.11
Dec.
1,16
1.15 1.15
1.11 1.31. 1.15 1.15
1.4 Chase National Bank 1.00 Chrysler Motors....
401
管
257bid 25 bid
口味
7t
351
341
842
211
29+
281
Feb.
1.16
3
3
1
Total sales:
100%
934
921
1001
101
100-
318
· 214
121
114
48
154
44
301
197
198
201
30
201
311
30
49
12ƒ.. #117:
TA
19:
19
271
29
.281
746.
201
251
29
91
11
.107
09
984 981
304
471
461
50%
18
251
241
281
83
331
831.
200 National Biscuit 1.00 National City. Bank 1.50 National Dairy Producta
608
811
· 23 bid. - 23 bla
4%
16
17
174
251
104
204 201
National Distillers`..... N. Y. Central ön 0.40 Otis Elevator 1.60 Pacific Gas & Electric
Packard Motors 0.50 Pennsylvania Railway
Radio Corpo
413
201 241 231
14
15
15
251
101
161bla 164
217
31
31
61-
251 251
49)
:6
6
38
38
یر
154
....15
191
20
191
201
451
447
#341
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