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20 Utilities
37.73
15.015,83
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98.6*
84.73 98.48
Canton insiranovs.
39621
$260
11 Commodity Index
65.45
41.98 52.98
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$130.
$1,40
Union Insurahova vei
5145
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H.K. Fixes.....
2470 7228
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57
330
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$30
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135
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Allis Chalmers
153
161
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Am.
Brake
Shoe
Waterhoats
(80)
26
$12
Mining
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1174
26 1171
88. cts.
Amtsinoks ......
198 ota
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39 cts.
Baguio Gold........
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Am Comm· Alcohol
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262
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311
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80%
801
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16 cts
Anaconda Copper
91
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(2 d.)
391
417
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23+ 234
3.18 36
Atlas Corpn.
72
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H.K. Hotela
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10
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26€
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5101
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11%
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Borden Co. (1.60)
247
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$5.10
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20
Borg. Warner (idr.) 31
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China Do
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$123
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Cál. Pack (1.25)
401
41
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8.90 lox div
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$40
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11 11
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593
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41 418
281
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411
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$4
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Wing On Textiles(5.)
89:40 361
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385 38
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42
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60
59
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7#
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701 71
Cont. On (25)
172.
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65. 65
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57
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21
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Curtiss Wright "A" 81
Delaware & Hudson 294
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201
$231
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931f
24+
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$71
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$32
$8
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14
21
10
$62
Watsons boots mikro
$3.35
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231
70 ot.
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351
$2
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30
$1.35
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81.36
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261
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BEAUTY SEEKS THE BEASTS-
Girl To Explore
"
Wild Country
Special Air Mall Service)
London, Feb. 8. A girl has left London to explore & wild country where no white man has ever rod" before the depths of the hinterland of Liberia (the Negro Republic of Africa), a land of cannibalism and witch- craft.
Her name is Barbara Greene, and she is accompanying her Greene, the cousin, Mr. Graham
the ap- 27novelist, to investigate
palling conditions of slavery and [savágery among the tribes in the
This is her debut as explorer correspondent, "I'm
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163
101
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Lig. & Myers "B"
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Lort (120)
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Int. Nick („60)·
John's Manville
261
Kennecott (151)
Krog. Gro (1.50%)
Lehman (2.40)
23+
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trip before." Miss Greene said in her Chelsen flat.
48
471
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151
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234
201
70
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341
341
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251
15
15
Nat. Elsc. (2)
27
27
Nat City Bk; -(1))
201*
21 *
Nat, Da P. (120)... Nat. Distillers
163
161
261
271
Nat. Pwr. Lt. (80)... Nat. Steel (1)
54
51
45
433
53* - 531 - N.Y. Central
14
151
N. Amer. (50c. 4%) 102
114
Nor. Pacte
154
16
1t
Otis Mec. (.80)
131
134
Owens-I, GL (3)"
901
90
8 Pac. Gas (1.50)
13#
138
21+
Pac. Ling. (3)
201 214
Packard Motors "Pennroad Corpn.
141 146 Fenn, Rly. (1) ......... 201
Phelps Dodge
4
4
11
11
201
147
15
8 72 Phil. Petro ̈(1)
145
147
241
Pierce Arrow
01
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327
Fro. & Gam (1.50)... 484-
482
Pub. Ber N.J. (2.30); 221
23
Pullman Inc. (3) 461
462
554
Radio Corpn.
44
41
Radio Kelth. Op.
14
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Repub Steel
12
13
291
Rey. Tob "B" (3)
.474
471
241' Schenley
251 26
414
Sears Roebuck
Shell Union Oil
324 334 63 61
414
Simmons Co.
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131
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11
Southern Paciác
14
147
201
Southern Rly.
82
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Stan. Brands (1)^..
Stan. Gas
32+ Bta. Oil Cal. (1)
302 Sta O'NI (1)
Ster. Pro. (2.80)
21 21 301 30 397 39 621 637
17 174
"The jungle will be rather, a change for me." - -
Miss Greene, who is 23, tall. dark and beautiful, is not alarmed at the prospect of a month's trek through entirely unknown coun-
"We sall from Liverpool' on Saturday," she said, "in the cargo boat David Livingstone and ought to be back in England by May.
"With luck," she added.
Mr. Greene and she will land at Freetown iri Sierra Leone and take the railway as far as it goes up country. In Liberia "there" are no railways, no towns; the two cousins will trek through-Miss Greene's kit is riding breeches and riding boots to Monrovia, the capital of Liberia on the West Coast.
..
"It's a pretty crazy idea," said Miss Greene cheerfully. "But it's comforting to know that cannibals don't like eating white people: we're far too stringy.".
Fever Real Danger As I was talking to her Miss Greene opened the letter giving her license to export firearms. She looked at her revolver with some distaste.
"rve never fred one of these things before," she said. "I hope I shan't need it."
The real danger will come from fever... there has been an outbreak of yellow fever in Liberia, which has the unhealthiest climate in "the" world, and has no hospitals or doctors. "Except," as Miss Greene says calmly."witchdoctors."
Sir John Harris, Parliamentary Secretary to the Anti-Slavery and Aborigines Protection Society, who has travelled very widely in Africa, has been giving the young explorers advice before they sailed. "It will be an extraordinarily Interesting trip," he said. "T should think they ought to-"get
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4851 4851 4851
12.40.
12.34 12.34 12.31
12.53
12.45
12.51 12.51 12.50 12.43. 12.41
12.40
12.66
12.62 12.71 12.71
12.95
12.89 12.93
12.98
13.08
98
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Texas G. Sulp (2) .... 33
191 339
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Car and Carb
442" "441" Un. Pač, Rlys. (6)..... 951
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through, and their information, If they do, will be very valuable.
"They are going into the bluter-Du Pent land farther than any white man has gone before, as far as we know. The negro tribes, which have been savagely oppressed, may welcome them-but you never can tell,
American melting Consolidated gas of N.Y.
344 35 35+
351
35%
184
181
EL. Bond and Share General Motors
Int. Tel. and Tel. Loew's Inc.
931 93
41 301
301
$47 351.
Montgomery W.
Lime 25+
National Distillers
United Corpo
-14
New York-Central...........
15 153
211 Uni, Gas Impy. (1.20) - 70}'
934
Univ. Leaf Tob. (2) 554
121 1204 U.S. Indus Alcohol... 384
10t 651* 381
US, Pipe Fdry. (.50) 174
17
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191 14
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London, Feb. 28. The Foreign Secretary, Sir John
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39
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323
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93+
44
41
301
301 301
777
351
251
354 351
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15
39
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321
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WINNIPEG WHEAT
UB. Steel $7 FI. (2) 80
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Vanddium
161
16
Free. Texas (1.20)... 214 211 Vick Chem (2.40%)... 358. Gen, Am. Tr. (1.00sa) 35
35
344
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231 West Union Tel.: (253) A
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301 West E. & M:(,85).. **367
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281 Call Money!,
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LYNN'S LATEST
At The King's
thor famous the world over. These characteristic fatuities keep the plot moving at a great pace.AA
The Wodehouse dialogue is witty and extremely amusing, and situa- Lion after situation, raises a great laugh
THE MERCANTILE MARINE
Restoration Of Wage Cuts
London.
NEW YORK COTTON
February 27
Closing" It is understood that the offer
Closing Opening made by the ship-owners is for Mar. 1227 12.29 12.29 12.37 12.40
increase on an instalment
May 12.42 12.42 12.41 12.47 12.47 basis in present pay, representing July 12.49 12.49 12.49 12.53 12.53 a partial restoration of the cut. Oct. 12.41 12.40 13.41 12.44 12.45 The offer la believed to have been Dec. 12.49 12.48 12.46 1251 1251 uniform, applying to all sections Jan. 12.50 12.47 12.47 12.54 12.54 equally)
-27,000 Men Represented, The second meeting had a different task. Representatives of four organisations of ships omcers
July
(1936) Spot 12150
12.05
Septem
NEW YORK RUBBER
NEW YORK' SUGAR............
is said that, although the full claims of the men were not accepted by the ship-owners, an offer was made which the various unions and associations will con- sider, and their views will be put before the board at the beginning
and engineers, the Maritime Mar. 12.55 12.53-12.58 12.84 12.68 of next month,S
the May 12.68 12.72 12.74 12.79 12.79 The first meeting was between Marine Service Associat representatives of the owners, the Imperial Merchant Service Guild, July 12.84 12.87 12.88 12.88 12.95 December National Union of Seathen, which and the Marine Engineers A880- Sept. 13.02 13.03 13.04 13.06, 13.09 represents 200,000 men, the Ne- clation, and the tional Maritime Board, and the Whitley Council for the Merchant Bervice.
Increase by Instalments The men claimed the restoration
Miles Malleson, as a butler, is an "Ralph Lynn's asinine fooling has admirable comedy accomplice to always been a joy to this writer, the star, and the scene where they new film steal the pig at midnight is one and his work in the
Summer Lightning" at the Star of the high spots of the alm
Negotiations for the restoration Theatre this week is no exception. Winifred Shotter, justly describ- of the wage cuts imposed on some The story is a characteristic ed es Lynn's ideal partner, brings.227,000 seamen two years ago took burst of PG. Wodehouse's drilllant all her demure wickedness to the place in London recently at the nonsense, and concerns a feather-leading feminine role, and Dorothy offices of the National Maritime of the 10 per cent cut
1932 February. brained young man who steals a Bouchier la avivalious chorus girl Board.
Two meetings lasting, three leaders were optimist prize plg with the clever Intention
riew of of returning it later to win its Others who figure prominently hours were held, but the expected especially h Pideci and entertaining are Gordon decision was not arrived at, and men owner's consent to his niece marry-
g-with 2- James, Esme Percy, Helen Ferrers, further meetings will have to be ship ing the sche
which ident and especiall Horace Hodges held after the delegates have ady Ralph Lyn
ning", 14 a laugh reported to their respective bodies. ought to share. This me
No statement was issued but it not last long and
cut of the hero's past.
Engineering Union, altogether some 27,000 coming together stalis
the final
her
con
though the
ted Oct. 13,08 18.11 13,12 13.15 13.15 Dec. 13.23 13.25 13.28 13.31 13.31 were Total sales:
504 lots
pan
for:
Old
4
Old Old 2.03 2.00/02/201/02 New New New
2.02 ~ 1.09 B 1.99/00- Old Old Old F 2.08 2.07/07 2.08/08
New New New
2.07 2.06/08 2.06/07, Od Old Hold 2.14 219/13-213/13- New New New
2.14 2.12/14 212/12 Old Old Old
2.19 217/19 217/18/ New New New 2.19 2.17/18 216/17 "old"
Old Old
2.25 2.24/24 2.23/24 New New New 2.25 2.23/23 2.23/23
Total sales Old 13,000 tons, New-
#5,000 tona.
WARNEW YORK SILK Mar 1341:32 1.353 971 911 077 08 May 135 1.334 1337 11381
✓ CHICAGO WHEAT May 1974 924 Sept 91
udis to July
92 021 831 931 914 914 928 924
have Tuesday's sales: 11,231,000 bushels:
CHICAGO CORN
May
841
July
Sept!
Total sales: 6,000,000 bushel
135 134 184 133 sales 199 tots
MONTREAL SILVER;
May56.7 168.7
#761 | Boot: 145725
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3
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by air for Paris where he will de Hver a lecture on the British Paritamentary system to-night. British Wireless.
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men's leaders had nothing to say
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en leaving they seemed in good. spirits.
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