$2.84
18
Bye..
120
American Can
DU
American & Foreign
Power
72
American Metal
22
American Snelting 384
THE HONGKONG · TELEGRAPH.
MOFFAT ELECTRIC COOKERS ́MADE IN CANADA
BEAUTY
WITH EVERY COOKING CONVENIENCE.
Install a MOFFAT New Beauty Electric Range in your kitchen and enjoy satisfactory efficient service. The MOFFAT oven... insulated, sturdily made in one piece and fitted with countersunk elements. A delight to work with because it ensures consistently successful results.
Full particulars on application to the
SOLE AGENTS:-
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
National Commercial Bank Building, Ice House Street, Hongkong.
THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1934.
NEW YORK STOCK. EXCHANGE
YESTERDAY'S MARKET
STEADY
COTTON, WHEAT AND SILVER
LATEST NEW YORK QUOTATIONS
Whiteaways
Messrs. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz HOUSEHOLD FURNISHING DEPARTMENT. have received the following quotations on the New York cotton and wheat and silver exchanges for yesterday.
The following is the Wall Street Journal report on the New York stock and commodity markets which has been received through Mesars, Swan, Culbertson and Fritz: The market was the most irregular and dullest for the year pending action on the Stock Regulation Bill, dennita bullish business nows, including Amer. Tel, & Tel's declaration of May their regular dividend which strange July ly some interpreted unfavourably October believing that the directors hesitated December to reduce the dividend because the
Jitnuary business situation was not sufficiently March stable to stam! a reduction. Predic tions of a sharp curtailment of steel production in the third quarter reacted against steel stocks, Money was easiest for the year due to markets inactivity. One bank ro portedly lonned a sizeable amount of ilme money at one per cent. for one May year which was a new low. Curbs July wero Irregularly lower. Bonds were September
due upward, Graios rallied sharply
to pessimistle crop reports.
Swan, Culbertson and Fritz'a New York office cable:-Stock: Extreme dullness and lack of trend suggests
advisability of a waiting attitude. May Wheat: No rain and exceedingly July pessimistic crop reports from the October Northwest and Canada. were buck of the advance which should work much higher. Calton: Duil with late firm- nes on strength of whent, Good studerlying strength indiente. Fa- vourabh weekly, weather report re- ceived seant attention. Rubber: May Lawer on further liquidation, weak July nesa lu London, and absence of trado | September al consumer demand. April con- December sumption of 44,947 tons was dis- January appointing. Silver:
Colton
May 16.
Closo
May 18, Closing Kango
11.74-11.74 11.84-11.81
..
May 16. Closing
00%-90% 88-8844
BD-8014
May 16. Closing Range
71 -71% 7234-72 734-73
Heavy buying March..........45.07 45.20-45.20
Total sales for the day:---
of nearby positions continued Speculn- torn reluctant to take pusillons pond- Ing the outcome of to-days conference between the President and Silverites.
Dow Jones N.Y. Averages:
30 Industrials
20 Bulls
20 Utilities
40 Bands
11 Commodity Index 52.99. 51,47
The following market closing prices are quoted subject to confirmations as to accuracy in transmission:
Miny 15 May 16 Adams Express 22, В
8% Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company
10% Allied Chemical and
1,126,080 02 1,200,000 ZA (45 Contracts) (248 Contracts)
A SPECIAL OFFER
IN.
INTERSPRING MATTRESSES
These mattresses are specially made by us on the premises. Coil Spring frame, padded
with cotton and horsehair and covered with
handsome fancy ticken. Ventilated sides.
SLEEP IN COMFORT.
These mattresses are made on the premises.
from guaranteed pure hygienic fillings.
YOUR INSPECTION IS CORDIALLY
INVITED.
First Floor Showrooms.
WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & CO., LTD.
11:20
11.20-11-29
11.32
11.30-11.40
11.47
11,60-11.60
11.60
11.08-11.6G
11.00
11.76
Spot.
11.45
11.05
Chicago Wheat.
May 16. Clare
Rango
89
804
80%
Wlanlper Wheat
May 10. Close
701
714 72%
Silver
May 16.
May 10.
Close
Closing
Range
4.4.48
44.50-44.60
4437
44.54-44.04
44.70
44.74-44.74
Sizo: 3 ft. by 6 ft 4 inches
$45.00
44.77
44.90-14.00
41.87
45,00-45.00
1F
3 ft. 6 inches by 6 ft. 4 inches...
49.50
เ
4 ft. by 6 ft. 4 inches
55.50
10
4 ft. 6 inches by 6 ft. 4 inches
65.50
tion
May 15 May 16
02.73 48.07 42.24 22.73 22.66 13.52
Texas Corporation. Transamerica
44 23
អ
2344
0%
0
*
5 ft. by G ft. 4 inches
72.50
Union Carbide and
03.09
Carbon Union Pacifie Enil-
way United Aircraft &
Trans.
3814
1194
3754
110%
United Corporation United Gas Improve-
ment
20 G
2074
G
104
16%
U. S. Rubber
18
18
U. S. Steel
121⁄4
41%
Universal Leaf To
bacco
44%
44%
1206
Vanadium
10%
19
De
Warner Bros. Pic
tures
5
ל 5
អ
Westinghouse E. and
27
$37
M..... Woolworth
3244
48%
American Tel. and
Tel.
110
1125
American Тоблесо
"B" N
0831
70
American Water
works
18
. 18
Anaconda Copper,
14
137
Auburn Automobile 34%
$4
Atlas Corporation .. 10%
10%
Pure Silk Georgette Crepe Pure Silk (Washing Spun)
Pure Silk Radium Crepe
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN
PRICES LIKE THESE?
(First of all-we have to give up our premises
in 14 days)
.50 yd.
---- (bid-prieuf, men may
Consolidated Gins of
New York Conrol. Oil Corp. 8% cum. Pref. ..... Continental Oil.... Coly Inc. *******
Curtis Wright Com.
Du Pont de Nemours 8214 Esatman Kodak
Baltimore and Ohio 23%
23
Bethlehem Steel
34%
33%
Barden Company
2434
25
Borg Warner
1221
22
Canadian Pacife
Railway
16%
16%
Case, J.I
49
30
Ciraso National Bank
27%%%
Chesapeake Corpora
tion
11
422
Chryfer Corporation 39 Columbia Gas
38%
and
Electric
12%
12
Commonwealth and
Soothern L
211
#%
3237
324
1034 10%
1252
10%
GM
G
.50 yd.
3%
B
"A" J
9
814
.70 yd.
Share
Eric Bond and
..
0316
9815
14%
1+1
Pure Silk Crepe de Chine (Double
Electric Power and
) .80 yd.
Tight
MA
GK
Fox Film "A'
144
14
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC
COMPETITION
TO BE HELD DURING JUNE, JULY and AUGUST.
Genemi Aviation
4
GARMENTS
Holeproof Stockings
READY-MADE
Wrappers, Happy Coats, Kimonos, Dressing Gowns,
Pyjamas, SHAWLS Etc.
From $2.
SEE THE BARGAIN COUNTERS
Kashmir Silk Store
COMPELLED TO CLOSE
·Opposite QUEEN'S Theatre,
trie.. Packard Motors Pennuylvania Ball-
ropi
Pennroad Corpora
tion N
Phillips Petroleumi Radio Corporation
Seara Rochuck
Reinolds Tobacco,
***
42%
12
427
426
Socony-Vacuum Cor
poratiun
Southern California
Edison. Standard Gas and
16%
10
16%
18%
Electric..... Standard Oil Co. of
N. J.
04
41%
4144
Sterling Producte
Inc. Studebaker Corpora
67%
57
$1.70 pr. General Motors
General Electriz General Foods
20
19%%%
3241
#214
775:
|General Railway
Signal
342
33
Gold Dust
19
粥
Goodyear Tire and
Rubber
28 114
InternationaÏ
-Go-
2336
2814
224
International Har
venler International Nickel 20
32*
CASH
PRIZES
$250
CASH
PRIZES
International Tel. &
*Tel.
Johns Manville
184 48
Kennecolt Copper 10%
Lehman Corporation, 60%! Liggett and Myora
Ung.
"
014
01
UPWARDS
Loew's Inc. A
30
Lurillard P.. (Com.) 17 Alontgomery Ward
1054
VALUABLE CAMERAS PRESENTED
.24%
-24
National City. Bauk
bid price)
975
27%
National Distillers
-26
New York Central 27%.
North American Co,. 10.
27
10
| Owens-Illinois Glass
74% 74%
Pacific Gas & Elect
1734
1734
NO ENTRANCE FEES.
NO IRKSOME CONDITIONS.
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ENTRIES RECEIVED FROM 1st JUNE.
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