10
NEW YORK STOCK American Tobacco
"D"
72.
70%
EXCHANGE
YESTERDAY'S MARKET Atlas Corporation
WEAK
According to Mesre. Swan Cul borkson and Fritz, the New York market was work yesterday. Buni ness done. 2,360,000
American Water-
works
18%
1791
H.M.S, CARADOC. LEAVES
Anacenda Copper
1472
1416
Auburn Automobile
40
11%
11
Baltimore & Ohio.
20
Bethlehem Bleed ... Barden Company Borg Warner
23
231
2341
Canadian Pacine
Wall Street Journal reports Chan National Bank Block sank to now lows for 1934)
(bide price)
shares. The Cass, J. I
Railway
105%
289;
on the most active turnover since Chesapeake Corpora- February due firstly, tradere liqui
+
in
are
Cotton:
tion dated margin accounts because they Chrysler Corporation 44% were convinced that the Senate would Columbia Gas and pass the Regulation Bill; secondly,
Electric... Ailver shares broke due to report Commonwealth and
Southern that Roosevelt told Silverites he desired more time to stady pending Consolidated Gas of Silver Legislation; and thirdly, it was New York Reported from Detroit thai n'eertain Consol. Oil Corp. 81 group which usually supporta nuto:| cum, Pref. ..... mobile stocks was out of the market Continental Oil at prosent. Silver futures, however, Caty Inc.. were strong all day long. Other Curtles Wright Com. commodities were also highor due to Curtles Weight "A" strength in wheat which was with Du Pont de Nemours stocks. Bonds were erratic, featured Eastman Kodak by strength and activity in U. S.Electric Bond and Government issues.
Share Our New York Office Cable:--Electric Power and Stocks: Were offered
Light «iderable volume with a modernte Fox Film "A" raily toward the close. A somewhat General Aviation further dip to-morrow may be follow-General Electric ed by a rally. Wheat: Severe General Foods drought continues with no prospect General Motors of relief, public not yet in the General Railway market. Insect life is appearing! Sigrul rapidly. Looks like higher prices: Gold Dust
Inevitable.
44%
42%
42
12%
12
215
#1254
11%
10
10
10
G
64
The Carodoc replied to the 5e Bonds 1925-47 £ 884 Comuniodore's message as follows--5% S'hai-Nanking
Thank you very much. We all ty wish you and the China Ficct 5% Tient.-Pukow
fly. Good-bye and Good Luck."
1913 Lin. Im) £ 9214
£ 93 £7015 .
£ 02
May July
October
2 8914
£ 65
December
January March Spot
3614 £ 30%
34
3%
B
8%
£2716 £271%
SV
86
90%
14
87%
.12%
198
.£ 30
£ 301⁄2
May July September
con-
15%
145
30
Ung
204,
20
30%
21314
74%
30%
374
30%
May July October
20%
10%
Loan 1924. £ 8016 E 18
Short Goodyear Tire and
.
tovering induced by trade and a Robber foreign absorption of contracts on International
#3
315
(Ldn. Regd.).. £131
£131
Ce-
cal Benevolent Branch
£ 16
#olbacka, strengthens the market.} ment Reports indicate the possibility of a International far- more favourable stiftude by the
20%
24%
Vester
37%
35%
President on sliver legislation. Rolz-International Nickel 27% ber: Steady as reported farge con-International Tel. & sumption continues, Ratilention of
#7%
Tel.
12
1114
restrictions by all governments in Johns Manville considered
៥
49
factor. Silver: Kennecott Copper
21
19
20 Utilities
40 Bonda
11-Commodity
Index
Loew's Inc.
Advance in altver price was due to Lehman Corporation · 71 the continuance of heavy spot buying. Liggett and Myers Speculations are awaiting the out- some of the conference between the President and the allver bloc which in expected somethine to-morrow. Dow Jones N.Y, Averages;
30 Industrials
20 Rails
May. May T. 98.20 95,61 45.08 43.70 23.10 22.20 04.78 94.43
02.08
The following market closing prices
are quoted subject to confirmation ns Pennsylvania
to accuracy in transmission:
bean
67%
adopted
of the Brigade's
03%
12
Jaim Ambulance Brigade during the Industrials and Breweries.
Of this Associated month of April was 86. total 35 cases were treated in Choung Thore was also a total of Chau, 3,006 new cases of sickness treated, which, added to the 6,009 old cases, bring the total up to 9,850, unwanted babies have aixo
by two nursing staff.
Industries Brit.-Amer.
Elec.
Tob.
May
(Bearer)***
Chinese Eng, and
TWO
Min. (Bearer),
Tate & Lyle
Courtaulds
Distillers
22
31
Dunlop Rubber
80/0 61/10 51/9 90/6 61/7' 08/3
53.72
Lorlilard P. (Com.) 17% Montgomery Ward 20 National City Bank
(bid price) National Distillers New York Central. North American Co, Owens-Illinois Glass Pacific Gas & Elec-
tric Packard Motors
107%
Sterling Products
Everrendy 5/- xh.
20%
Ins....
6811
57
General
Elec.
Studebaker Corpora-
(England)
42/9
29
284
tlon
51.
4%
Boots
4479
2034
25
Texas Corporation
26
24%%
Impl. Cham In-
24
272%
Transamerica
45%
64%
dustries
30/-
10%
1514
Union Carbide and
Impl. Chem Ind.
91
70
Carbon
42/
Det. 10 sh... 40%
9/14
Union Pacific Rail-
18
17%
way
12814
1256
Impl. Tobacco.. 120/0 Woolworths
96/6 97/-
4%
4%
United Alreruft and
Internat. Nickel
Rall
Trans.
214
20
no par val ........ $274 $27
rond
3112
30%
United Corporation
63%
Pinchin Johason
May May - 7.
Pennroad Corpora-
United Gas Improve.
10/ sh
37/6
Adams Express
8%
B
tion
A
#44
ment...、
16%%
16%
Turner & Newall.
Alaska Juntas Gold
Phillips Petroleum
18
17%
U.. S. Rubber
21%
20%
Unilever
0. 261-
Mining Co.
18%
17%
Radio Corporation
7%
74
U, S. Steel
45%
44
Miscellaneou
Allied Chemical and
Reynoldn
Tobacco
Universal Leaf To-
Anglo-Dutch
Dye
142
142
B
42%
41%
bacco
47%
45
Burn Corpn. Its. -
American Can
084
D141
Sears Roebuck
44%
4204
Vanadiura
10
13/1
American & Foreign
Socony-Vacuum Cor-
Warner
Bros. Pic-
Canadian Paciile
Power
BK
716
poration
10%
15
tures
G
American Metal 223%
#14
Southern California
M......
30%
33
Itly, 425 sh, $ 16%% Chartd. 157 sh.
American Smelting 30% American Tel. and
Tel.
110%
HA
100%
Edison
17
10%
Westinghouse E. and
Standard
Gan ani
Woolworth
50
48%
(Bearer)...
Electric
101
911⁄2
Standard Oil Co. of
Gula Kalumpong
Rubber
25/-
N. J.
24
40TM
SALESMAN SAM
SAM, SHOW THIS GENT SOMETHING
WINSHOES!”
SURE THING! LOOK AT ME, SIR={'M ̈NOT SITTIN' AROUND IN MY STOCKING FEET!
FOOTWEAR
AND SHOE DEP'T
ANY PARTICULAR SIZE YOU WEAR?
Pekin Synd. 2/
ord. sh.17** Rubber Trusts ... Shal. Elec. Constr. Van Ryn Deep.. Elec. Musical In
dustries
3/- 34/4/2 36/0 55/- 53/- 55/7 56/7% 32/74 33/9
40/44 03/0
25/1014
26/3
21 £ 21
02/0 62/6 30/714 30/7 227/0. 32879
They Don't Come Too Big For Sam!
YESSAH, AH'S
VERY PARTICULAH ́DAT AH GITS-A; SIZE SAIVEN!
DAT'S FUNNY DiS SAIVEN "WON'T GO ON!
FUNNY NUTHIN' SEVEN'S NOT YER SIZE! I'LLTRY AN ELEVEN AN'-VEL (GET THAT'LL BE TOO
SMALL
Raubs, $16 n.
Venz: Goldfield, $7 n.
Docks, etc.
I.K. Wharves, 899 H.K. Docks, $15 b.
b.
S. China Motors A., $2 n. 8. China Motors B.. 8 . Providents (old), $1.95 b.
Providents (now), 75 cte, n. Hongkews, Sh, $850 n. New Engineerings, Sh. 85.20 n. Shanghai Docks, $132 n.
Cotton Mills.
Ewo Cottons, Sh. $11.10 n. S'hai Cottons, (old), 9h, $73 n. S'hai Cottons (now), Sh. $49 n.
Sings, Sh. 818% n.. Loong Wing On Textiles, Sh. $60 n.
Lands, Hotels, etc. H. and S. Hotels, $5.95 b. H.K. Lands, $61 S'hai Lands, Sh. $25 n. Betropolitan Lands, Sh. 814 n. Humphreys, $11.20 n.
1.
H.K, Realties, $5.40 s. Asin Realtics "A" Sh. $140 n. Asia Roalties "3" Sh. $20 n. Chinese Estates, $84 n. China Realtics, Sh. $15% n.
Cements (new), $21⁄2 n.
H.K. Ropes, $5.90 6.
Biores, etc. Dairy Farms, $20
慈您。
Watsons, $0.45 Д
Der A Wings, $1 a.
Lane Crawfords. $4 n. Mackintoahs, $21 n. Sinceros, $12 n. Wm. Powells, $1.60 n. Ving On CH.K.), $120 n.
Miscellaneous, Amusements, $3 b. H.K. Entainments, $7% n. S.C. Enterprises, $136. United Theatres, Sh. $2 n. Macao "Greyhounds," 2 n. Construction (old), $1.90 b. Constructions (new), 70 cts. b. Ch. Govt. 5% 1925 G. Bonda
87%
H.K. Govt, Loan 8% b. prem. Wallace Harpers, 38 n.
By Small
WHATIAN' A SIZE 15 TAKE DIS HURTS YA? WELL, I GOT ONE OFF "JUST ONE PAIR OF 16's) "QUICK!
IN TH' PLACE AND ́IF THAT DON'T FIT YA, I DON'T KNOW WHAT
TO DO!
DATS WOT YOU KIN
DO!
17/3 17/414
121/0 121/3
24/13/24/11⁄2
July
September
December
January
Total sales for the day;—
2,175,000 uzs
HD
(87 Contracts)
30/11 30/155
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
TO RE-COMMISSION
AT HOME
TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1934.
LONDON STOCK
EXCHANGE
LATEST SHARE QUOTATIONS
The following quotations on the London Stock Exchange have been received by Mesurs, Swan, Culbertson and. Fritz in conjunction with Reuter. Chinese Bonds. May 5.
IL.M.S. Caradoc loft Hongkong
8.30 this morning at
a.m. for Saigon on her way to the United Kingdom for re-commission. 16 16
Just before the vessel sailed the following message was received 27粒
on board from Commodore Frank Elliott: "I wish you, all a pica- sant trip home and a good leave 4 nt the end of the commisalon," and the signals "Good-bye" and "Good Luck" were hoisted on ships in the harbour.
Bonds 1808 (Eng.In.)... £ 101
Loan 1908. £ 93 Lorn 1912.. £ 714
Reorg Loan
1011
May 7.
£101
arrive Columbo June, leave June 6; arrivo Adon June 12, leave June 13; arrive Suez June 17. leave June 18; arrive, Port Said June 18, leave Juno 19. arrive, Gibraltar June 20, leave June 28;Japan 5 Sterling arrive Plymouth June 30.
The Carodoe's homeward pro- Tlent-Pukew Tallway (Sup). gramme will be
as under:
Loan) Arrive Saigon May 11, leave May 5% Shai-11'chow- 17: arrive Singapore May 19, Ningpo Rly... 08. leave May 22, arrive Belawan Dell 5% Horan Rly. . £ 30 (Borneo) May 28, leave May 26; 6% Hukuang Ry.
£ 394 arrivo Ponang May 27, leave May
Thing U. Lung Ini Rly, 1013. £ 16 £ 16 Foreign Bonds and Blanks, German 7%. Int. Loan 1024...
2012 70%
Loan 1907 £ 7844 £77 Japan 0% Sterling
The number of maternity cases H.K. & S'hai Die. treated by the New Territories Medi-)
of the St. Chartú. Bk. £6 sh. £ 10
COTTON, WHEAT AND SILVER
LATEST NEW YORK
QUOTATIONS
Mesara, Swan, Culbertson and Fritz have received the following quotations on the New York cotton and whent and silvor exchanges for yesterday.
Cotton
May G Close
Morch
May 7. Closing
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS The following is the lies of loga aharo quotations issued to-day,
Banks,
H.K. Banko, $1885 6. H.K. Bank (London), £131 ni- Chartered Banlı, 610 11. Mercantile Bank
£28 n.
SHARE PRICES
- EXCHANGE RATES
May 7.
May 7
Paris, Gonova.
77.9/32
77.7/32
15.79
15.724
Berlin.
.12.95
12.0314
Osia...
Helsingfors..
Athens
*220%
220%
10.00%
19.0034
630
530
Milan..
59.20/32 50.3/10
Duonos Aires. Shanghai,
30%
-3016
1/8
1/3K
5.11%
5.11%
.7.624
7,524
28
28
1220- .37.6/16
12234
37.0/02
510
510
.1/4%%%
1/47%
.21.83
21.63
12.40
10.40
Copenhagen.
.22.3044
22.3544
Lisbon. Bombay.
110
110
1/0.0/32 ..1/6,3/32
444-
434
∙1/24
384
3814
220
5.10
18%
Mercantile Bank C., £15 n. East Asia Bank, $93 s. Am: 0. Finance Corp., Sh. $20 n. China O. Fin. Ord. Sh. $4 n. China O. Flo. Prof. Sh. $5 n.
Insurances.
Canton Ins.. $322 n.
China Underwriters, $1,40 b.
China Firo, $525_n.
II.K. Fire I., $250 n. -- International Assco, $6 n.
Shipping
Dougine, $37% b H.K. Steamboats, $124. Indo-Chinns, (Prof.), $30 n. Indo-Chinna, (Dof.), $68 n. Shella (Boarer), 53/6 n. Union Waterboats, $11.30 n.
Mining.
Antamoks,
$69's, and sa.
Balatoca, $331⁄2 n. Bagulo Gold, 30 cts. n.
Benguets, $32
n.
Benguet Exploration, 20 cts. n.
Renguet Goldfield, 20 cts, n.
Big Wedge, 12cts n.
Gold Creek 88% 0.
Itogons, 37 a.
Langkats (Single), $18.
Now York. Amsterdam. Vienna.. Prague..
| Madrist..
Bucharest. Hongkong. Brunsels. Stockholm..
Rio. Yokohama. Montevideo.
Belgrade.
Montreal.
Silver (spot).
Silver (forward).18.11/16.
War Loan.....103
6.00%
10.1/16
10%
103.1/16
British Wireless.
China Debenture, Sh.$137 n.
Public Utilities
Tramway. $21.15 sa- Peak Trams (old), $15.90 a. Pook Trams (now), 67% n. Star Forries (old), $90% b. Yaumati Ferries, $22 n.
ва
C. Lights (old), $9.05 b.. C. Lights (new), $8% n. H.K. Electrics, $73 Macno Electrics, $242 b. Sandakan Lights, 88 n. $24 b.
Telephones (0) $12.80 n.
Telephones
Chinn Buses, Sh. $13.20 n. Singapore Tractions, 5/- n. Singapore Pref., 16/10 n.
Industrials.
Cald: Macg. (old), Sh. $21 a.
Malabon Sugar, $12
n.
Gaid: Macg. (Prof.), $19
n.
Canton Ices, $2,90 n.
Rango
10.03
11.20-11.20
11.10
11.32-11.30
11.24
11.48-11.40
11.34
11.50-11.00
Union Ins.. $620 n.
-12.40
11.07-11.68
11.55
11.20
11.78-11.78 11.45
Chicago Wheat.
May G Close
May 7. Closing
Rango
81% 70%
844-84%% 8236-82% 80 80-831⁄4
Winnipeg Wheat
Mny &
May 7.
Close
Closing
Rango
60% 07
Holiday
GB%
Bilver
May 5
May 7.
Ipo Mining, $4 n.
Close
Closing
Range
Kallan, 24/1
n.
43.10
43.90-43.00
43.20
43.02-43.07
41.35
44.19-44:19
S'hal Explorations, Sh. $4.90 n.
44.00
44.65-44.55
Shai Loans. $5 n.
44.12
44,70-44.70
44.40 45.00-45.00
7,400,000 azs. (200 Contracts):
42/41%
44/9
Trepca Mines ... Langlangte
Estates
13/3
13/3
30/6
30/-
35/102 London Tin 10/-
Ah..
15/m
15/3
U/1 120/6
3/--
20/9
50/-
26/0
oils.
28/44 2875
13/136
$ 10
Angio-Persian Oil Burma 011...... Southern Railway
(Deferred) Royal Dutch 100
tl. sh.
48/11 03/15
Shell
Trank &
26/74% 25/0
Trad (Bearer).
27/3
Geldenhuis Crown Minen
NOW, NOW! DON'T TRY TO KID MALMEBBE YOU WORE A SEVEN WHEN YOU WERE A
BABY, BUT YOU'RE A BIG MANS NOW!
OUCH! TAKE IT OFF, MISTAH, ·YOU
DIS SIZE 'LEBEN PIŃICHES TELLIN'ME!
ME!
TRY THIS
-
FIFTEEN
Z.M.AEQ. U. S. PAT. OFF.
AH'LL GO SOME
PLACE ELSE! You CAN'T FIT ME! DIS 16 AM Too
SMALL!
JEST HOLDYER, DOGS={MEAN VER HORSES
A MINUTE!
IDEA HEY, DU22! C'MERE
BEFORE I LOSE
THIS SALE!
WHERE DO YA SUPPOSE I KIN FIND TH' MATE, TO
Swoll
THAT SHOE?
WEAR DUZZEM'S SHOES
SOLD OUT
E. DUZZE
HAVE MOSQUITOES?
マ
FLIT
kills them
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