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NEW YORK - STOCK
EXCHANGE
YESTERDAY'S MARKET
STEADY
TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1934.
COTTON, WHEAT
AND SILVER
LATEST NEW YORK QUOTATIONS
berton and Fritz, the
According to Messrs. Swan · Cul- Menara Swan, Culbertson and Frits Now York have received the following quotations market was slightly easy yesterday. on the New York cotton and wheat Business dono 1,110,000 shares. The and aliver exchanges for yesterday, Wall Street Journal reports!— Thu market was erratic duo
to favourable and unfavourable in-
were
dustrial reports, It opened easier due to diminution of inflation senti- || May ment and new putomobilo labour July troubles but firmed, however,,, due October to rallying tendencies, especially in December silvers and metals due to indications January that the silverites would make March forceful fight for, mandatory legiala- tion. Curb stacks, and bonds Irregular excepting United States Government Issues" which wore duo to the stronger dollar.
Our New York office cablo: May Showed an irregular trend July with specialties and machinery Issues September... doing the best, Whent: The ad- ministration's attitudo on silver offnet the worst dust storms known in the dry sections. This markot will ad- · vance Roon on this newa.
Prea, Coolidgo Prós. Wijich Pres. Hoover Pres. Elacolu
Pres. Grant Pres. McKinley
Stocka: M'ght Apr. 27 M'ght May 11:
6 am, June 16
6 m. July 4
Pres. Jefferson Pres. Grant
8 a.m. May 20 M'ght June 8
8 a.m. June 23
EUROPE, NEW YORK
Via Manila, Singapore, Penang. Colombo, Dombay, Sues Canal, Alexandria, Noplex, Genoa,
Marseilles.
Prea, Polk Pres, Adamus Pres. Harrison Iron. Hayes Pros, Johnson
8an. Apr. 29 8. an. May 12 8 a.m. May 20 B'nan. June
Anton. June 23
קט
Apr. 23,
Closing Kanto 11.47-11.48
11.77-11.77 When The Strain Begins
11.89-11.98 11.09-12.00 11.05
Apr. 28. Closing
Rango
70%-70% 7576-70
To Tell.
Times of depression such as exist at present often mean long trying days, with business worries exacting. continuous toll on the mental and physical strength. For a while you may withstand this strain, but unless : adequate measures maintain the physical powers at a high state of efficiency there is bound to come a day when breaking point is reached,
aro
taken to
Colton
Apr. 21.
Close
11.50
11.00
11.57-11.59
11.83
11.05
11.83-11.84
11.99
12.07
Spot
31.76
Chicago Wheat.
Apr, 21.
Close
77
70%
78%
77%-77%
Winnipeg Wheat
Apr. 21.
Apr. 23.
Closo
Closing
Rango
06%%
THE MOST FREQUENT.
liquidation the mnin source af casinens. Spots were quiet. Export demand on superlør grade staple. Rubber: The undertano was firm in anticipation of an early announce-
Silver: ment on restriction.
The market declined, despite the London advance, on further liquidation by disappointed speculators owing to Presidential opposition to silver
60
6474-05 0514-60
October
08
67%-07%
Sliver
Apr. 21.
Apr. 23.
nomnia, headaches, neuralgia, en- fachled vitality and spirit, melancho
Clase
Range
40.15
44.85-44.85
16.05
45.00
40.60
legislation.
40.05
Dow Jones N.Y. Averages—-
30 Industrials 20 Rails
106.34
Apr. 21. Apr. 21.
105.02
50.08
28.71
05.20
MANILA
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8 a.m. Apr. 28 '0 p.m. May 1
Next Sallings
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p.m. May 10
8 a.m. May 12
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Cotton: May
Very quiet and featureless with May July
20 Vallitles 49 Bouls
13 Ezll 20,64
05.18
11 Commodity Index 51,52 51.28
The following market cloning prices are quoted subject to confirmation as to ateurney in transmission.
Apr. 21. Apr. 23.
10
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Closing
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(Continued from Page 3.) short fingers as he walled for the drink.
Was
He was going to Clenfugos to- morrow, wild goose clause or not.
But the next day's down plak and purple and by the hour when Billings opened his heavy eyelids rain was falling. It was cold, too—one of those amazingly abrupt changes of temperature that are typical of warm countries
and
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Bill-
Going to Cinefuegos on such a day was out of the question. ings must, he knew, go there as a sightseer who happened in a casual
NOTICE.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,
visit to stop to talk with the neighbours of Tia Julia. He wish- The Steamship.
ed fervently that ho knew the lun- guage he heard on the streets through which he sometimes strolled, swinging a recently ac- quired cane with rather too many fleurlaties.
Billings dressed with
many gronta, being acutely stiff. He ate his breakfast at 11. When
the skies cleared a bit, he decided, he would go to Morro Castle. He had never been there and it was one of the things that, in Havana, simply had to be done,
(To Be Continued.}
Adams Express Alaska Juneau Gold
Mining Compare 40*1 Alled Chendea! ant
Dyc
161
American Can
104
20
20%
14832 10314
American & Forela
Power
10%
American Metal
22576
American Smelting 494. American Tel, and
Tel.
-10%
25 44%
122%
Tobacco
7814
works
21
12299
7:4
41
Anaconda Copper
10%
10%
Auburn Automobile
42
41
Atlas Corporation
I
13
Baltimore and. Ohio
30
20%
Bethlehem Sterl
43%
M
Borden Company
26
25%
:
Borg Warner
20
20%
Canadian Pacific
Railway
10%
Cuse, J.L...
71%
166 ,70%.
Chase National Bank
(ld price)
31
30
Chesapeake Corpora
tion
18%
47
Chrysler Corporation 54%
5214
Columbin Gay and
Electric
1
16
Commonwealth and
Southern
24
Consolidated Gas of
New York
18%
35/4
Continental Of
2215
227
Coty Inc....
7
8%
Curtiss Weight Com.
4
Du Pont de Nemours. 98.
96%
-3414
Eastman Kodak
95
054
Pennroad Corpora-
Electric
Bord and
tion
35.
Share
17%
17%
Phillips Petroleum. 2014
3K 20%
Electric Power and
Radio Corporation.. 8ly
- 814
Light
7%
.722
Reynolds Tobacco
Fox Film "A"
10
16
44%
44%
General Aviation
014
Ling.
Seara Roebuck
50 H
50%
23%
23
Sucony-Vacuum Cor-
General Foods.
34M
36%
porntion
17%
1736
General Motors
30
36%%
Southern California
General Railway
Edison
10%
104
Signal
Uni-
42%
Standard Gas and
Gald Dust
Electric
134
12%
Goodyear Tire, and
Standard Oll Co. of
Rubber....
36%%
R412
N.J.
40%
46%
International Cas
Sterling Products
Dent
!!
247%
mc.......
6144
0114
Internatioant Her-
Studebaker Corporn-
yester
International Nickel
2811
42 22815
Linn
International Tel, &
Texas Corporation. 27% Transamerien
G 27
Tel.
117%
Johns Manville
6746
14 60
Union Carbide and
Carbos........
409%
Kennecott Copper
Union Pnelfie Rall-
Lehman Corporation 74%
74%
way.
132
Liggett and Myers
Loow's Inc.
34%
POLS 34
United Aircraft and
Trans.
Lorillard P. (Com.) 18% Montgomery Ward 32 National City Bank
18
United Corporation United Gas Improve
74
401%
13374'
241⁄4 245
84
312
ment
10%
U.S. Rubber
(bid price)......
31%
U.S. Stee!
52
16%
FL
National DiMillers...30% New York Central. North American Co. 197 Owen-lineda Claus 884 Pacific Ca idee
30
Universal Leaf To-
351%
36
InceD
-18
18%
10
Vanadium
97
17
Unej.
Warner Bros Ple-
tures
71%
79
tele
10%
195%
Westinghouse E. nu.
Packard Matera ... Pennsylvania
M.
41
40%
Rail-
Woolworth
14
SID
General Electric
223%
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
"D'ARTAGNAN".
Arrived Hongkong on Sunday,
the 22nd April, 1034. From MARSEILLES &c. Consignees of Cargo by, the above named steamer are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and placed at their rink in the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., Kowloon, whenco delivery can be obtained as the goods are landed.
Goods not cleared within 7 days including date of arrival, will bộ sub-
feet to rent.
the
All claima must be sont to -undersigned – bofore-Wednesday,-2nd- May, 1984, or they will not be recognize
Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the consigneca, and the Company's Sur- veyor Messra:---Goddard and Douglas at 10.00 a.m. on Friday, the 27th April, 1934. Consignees must have
a Revenue Officer in attendance when damaged dutínble goods are examined by the Co.'s Surveyora. *
No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.
No Fire Insurance will be effected
by un. in any case whatever.
R. OHL,
1. Agent. Hongkong, 22nd April, 1934.
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MRS.
McGOOSEY
HAS HAD A HARD TIME
RECONCILING HERSELF
TO THE FACT THAT HER
BOYS HAVE
TAKEN UP BE MANLY ART
OF SELF
DEFENSE!
WHERE IS
TAG
HE'S COMING! IVE BEEN "TEACHING HIM A LITTLE ABOUT BOXING, SO HE CAN
LICK THE STUFFING OUT OF FUZZY DAVIS !!
WHY, FRECKLES.....
YOUR NOSE 15
BLEEDING
(I KNOW, MOJA«] I LET TAG CON. NECT WITH A LEFT HOOK...YOU SEE,WHEN A FELLA MAKES ANOTHER, FELLA'S NOSE BLEED
HE GETS A LOT OF CONFIDENCE
AND YOU DELIBERATELY PUT YOUR NOSE IN THE WAY OF HIS FIST, JUST TO GIVE HIM CONFIDENCE?.
SURE...
IT DIDNT HURT MUCH!
WHY, FRECKLES! TAG'S NOSE 19 BLEEDING, Too!
DID YOU DO
IT?
UH-HUH... THAT'S TO KEEP HIM FROMTM GETTING TOO MUCH
CONFIDENCE