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COTTON & WHEAT October
LATEST AMERICAN
December January Alarch May
15,71 10,00
QUOTATIONS
Measca. Swan, Culbertson and Frits | September have received the following quota. December tions on the New York cotton and May wheat exchange for yesterday.
New York Colton.
Aug. 18. .Aug. 20.
Close
Closing Rango 13.25-13.27 13.41-13.43 19.48-13.48 13.41 13.59-13.00.
October
Decomber
January
13.07 13.23 103.26
March
May
·July
Spot
September
13.47
13.50
13.08-13.68 18.76-13.77
13.15 13.40
New York Itubbre,
Aug. 18,
16.50
THE HONGKONG
French Proposals Approved
FOR ABSORBING
CROP SURPLUSES
London, Aug. 20.
TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY
Inflation Talk Persists
HUGE GOVERNMENT SPENDINGS
AUGUST · 21, 1984.
Mothers, Watch Your Growing Daughters!
Girlà in their early teens often utgrow their strength, and at this stage of their development: wise mothers will watch, their daughtern carefully for any egna of anaonis.
Impoverished blood is at the root of many health troubles, all of which:
can be avoided if at the first signa of illness, a tonic is used capable of revitalizing the blood stream, render- ing it pure and plontiful.
A cone, in point is that concerning The possibility is now suggest the daughter of Mrs. M. I. Scouar, At today's meeting of the ed that the Agricultural Deof Cooper's Plains, Brisbane, Aus- Wheat Advisory Committee, the partment will be subaidising ex-trolla, of whom her mother writes:
tho French delegates outlined steps to be uken in France to pansion instead of restriction of daughter, aged twelve, who was very "I gut terribly, worried about my
anaemic; she grew too fast for her cope with the wheat surplus pro-basic food crops next year! blem and expressed the confident The Government is apparently strength and wont about languid and Lired out. Palns, headaches and hope that by a continuation of the attempting to quiet inflation talk faintress were always troubling her. measures which had grantly re-but enormous Government exper. She would not eat and had no colour duced the percentage of flour milled ditures are now gathering momenat all. I hardly know what to do for from wheat, and by securing that tum and are regarded as a sign hor until I remembered that some
spoke large quantity would be diverted that Inflation is in actual procese. relatives,
highly of Dr. to animal consumption, a greater This is likely to be reflected in the Williams Pink Pills for growing part of the surplus stocks would
girls. I gave my daughter those pills price structure. be disposed of.
and they wrought A wonderful The French Government attached the utmost importance to the maintenance effective
of the whent agreement and the success of the French plans to absorb the bulk of their surplus was depon- dent upon the adherence of the exporting countries to an effective system of export quotas.
They urged le subdivision of the crop year quotas into quarter- ly periods and the setting naide of a certain percentage of the estimate of world demand as reserve, the allocation of which should remain in the hands of the Wheat Advisory Committee. :
These proposals were generally supported and the Committee set up a drafting subcommittee to bring together all, the generally acceptable proposals before the Committee.
The Sub-committee will report to-morrow-British Wireless.
MR. W. ELLIOT'S WARNING
STATE CONTROL OF AGRICULTURE
The drought is concentrating in-change in her, After two bottles her come in those sections which have colour come back and I was greatly produced crops, thus stimulating relieved to watch hur grow stronger LONDON
overy day. Now-sho, is in perfect health" trade in those particular areas.
A further change in the gold content of the dollar is hardly likely In face of advancing prices.
-Swan Culbertson and Fritz.
TEST CRICKETERS' ABSENT WIVES
(Continued from Page Ó.) porsons might not be able to do their best."
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NEW YORK STOCK |
EXCHANGE
·QUIET MARKET YESTERDAY
"He travels the fastest who travels alone." And it is very certain that the board is not the only body, nor by any means the arst, which has taken that view. The following reports on the New It is a general rule, I believe, that York stock market have been receivert married actors on tour make the through Messrs, Swan, Culbertson Journey alone. Forty years ago and Frits: The Wall Street Journal
on roport
market: yesterday's no barrister's wife would
evon The market was the guleteat for any
have thought of accompanying full session since March 20, 1928.
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nader-mentioned.
her huband on circuit, and even Only a handful of Traders was pre- BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
judges made the round without sent. the companionship of their wives. But, though it may be expedient, is it legal thus to separate husband and wife?
*
and
they played checkers. Price movements were few and mean- ingless. The report that steel opera- pointe to clons and declined six 215% of capacity was previously discounted. Du Pont issues gained on the basis of an extra dividend of 50: WE all know that no contract Cents per share. Curb stocks were W which was not bilaterai London, Aug. 20.
00quiet and irreguinrly lower, due to Britain's policy of protection far as both parties were concerned, profit-taking in oil issues and the Motor and for agriculture has been launched which provided for such a per- weakness of specialties,
trend because of refusal of other coun-manent separation, could possibly packing shares ignored the tries to accept Britain's manu- stand in inw. Is a
temporary United
of the market and held steady. States Government bonds factured goods in sufficient separation on a different footing? cased
and the market reacted. quantity, according to the Minis- That must seem to most lawyera Trading was dull and movements were ter of Agriculture, Mr. Walter rather a dificult question..
irregular.The Chicago Fit, believed Elliot.
that urgent wheat liquidation WALA cleaned up last week. Pricen rose during the Session and retained a fractional advantage at the close in spite of a wave of profit-taking.
S. C. & F. New York office cable; The stock market was dull and featureless and lacking in news. magazine of the Steel Institute re- porta that mill operations were off 6 pointa Inst
Mr. Elliot, addressing members of the Foreign Press Association at luncheon, revealed some signi- ficant figures, illuminating the dependence, of the world's food producers on the British market, He declared that more than one- third of the world's agricultural exporta are sent to Britain and as regards many important com- nroditics, the proportion of global output consumed by Britain is far highor.
On the one hand, there is fundamental principle of English law which permits people to enter into any contracts they please; and so long as the objects are not immoral or against public policy for illegal, contracts, are permis
alble on any given subject. And it is on this fundamental principle that the Board of Control bases
polley. -
Willa in restraint of marriage
Thrus, according to Mr. Elliệt, the following figures represent the respective share of world ex-voided on the grounds of public ports absorbed by Britain: egg, 40 per cent.; cheese, 148 per cent.; beef 71 por cont; mutton and lamb, 94 per cent, and bacon and ham, 96 per cent. These figures are based on world trade between 1927 and 1931.
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week at 21% of ita "wifo-exclusion" contract. capacity, with the immediate pro- Crams re- specta less promising Australians are pretty good ports that automobile production was lawyers. Without a doubt before 3,800 units for the week-ending the contract was drafted, close August 18th, against 57,000 units the attention was given to the body of week bofore. Business dona: 270,000, cases whore contracts have been New York & Chicago commodity received through Messra. reports Swan, Culbertson & Fritz:
Wheat: The market was steady un the strength of the Cash and May
Queen's Building. are defeated of their effact on positions. those grounds, and a will which Corn: The market was steady, but CANTON'S LINK made a separation of husband and relief of the drought temporarily pre- wife a condition of enjoyment vents aggressive buying,
WITH NANKING Cotton: The approaching crop on- would result in an out-and-out "Now," he said. even gift, with the condition abolished.inates and the expectation of some
low figurce are
causing moderate NORTHERN LEADERS higher percentsga of world Taking these things into con buying, but the ease with which the agricultural exports are being sideration, one wondors whether market sella off on hedging, Inck of a
́ ́URGE UNITY 16.02-16.02 consumed by Britain."
the object desired would not have clarification of the Government policy,
Nanking, Aug, 21. 15.05-16.05 And since Britain has largely been more aurely effected by im- curtallment of loans and price con- 18.08-16.08been locked out of the world mar- plication rather than contract-trol have all combined to disturb con- It is learned in official circles that Buenos Aires. 16.30-10.35 kets for industrial wares, she is by presenting return
Prices will probably goldentic telegrams signed by Yen Shanghai tickets for Adence
higher if estimates show any material Shih-shan, Governor of Shansi, New York, 10.02-16.02 being obliged to rely increasingly one, hotel accommodation for one reduction in the crop. The lata rally Han Fu-chu, Governor of Shan Amsterdam. expenses generally for one, and today was on professional short
Vionna We are merely in the middle so forth.
covering.
tung, and Yu. Hauch-chung, Gover and not at the end of very great
Rubber: The market was dull and nor of Hopel, have been addressed Prague.
Bucharest. changes in this direction," he
The cricketers themselves, of very quiet.
to the Central Government and the Madrid. concluded—United Prose.
course, as men of honour, would Dow-Jones Averages;
South-West authorities in a private Hongkong not challenge the validity of A
Aug. 18 Aug. 20 capacity urging co-operation among Brussels,
00.80 D0.44 document to which. they had set 30 Industrials
20. Hails their hands.
20 Utilities But their wives, wlio may have 40 Bonds had no any in the matter, might 11-Commodity Index 02.01
18 Leading Stocks. one day do so. And Australian local law, I believe, affords an Amer. Can efficient weavon. Before any mar- Amer. Smelting & Ref. riod Australian can leave the Amer. Tel. & Tel
Auburn country without her, his wife 3.1. Cose must give written permission for Du Pont the period of his absence,
Elee. Bond & Share General Motors That would spike any contract.
16.13 16.40 10.67 190 lots. Total sales:
Wheat. Chicago Whe
Aug. 18. Auk. 20.
10394 101%-104% 1011 10474-105 100% 106-100 Saturday's sales: 23,173,000 bushels.
Chicago Corn,
Aug. 18. Aug, 20. September 74% 74%-74% 70%-70% 70% December
70%
70-79% May
Total sales:-16,040,000 bushels
Winnipeg Wheat.
Aug. 20. Closing Range
Aug. 18. Close
Aug. 20, 15.47-15.50 May
October December
BE 80%
85%-95%
86%-80%
00
89%-80%
on her agricultural output.·
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SAY, MR.SCUTTLE, THE
OIL THAT'S. BEEN BUBBLING UP FROM THE GROUND'
AIN'T BUBBLING ANYHORE........
IT LOOKS KINDA BAD,
IF YOU ASK MB!
NOBODY ASKED YOU!'
WHEN DID
YOU NOTICE THAT IT. STOPPED BUBBLING 2
YESTERDAY...BUT I =
YOU DUMBBELL! YOU SHOULD,
"THAT GUY. SCUTTLE FINDS HAVE LET ME KNOW!' OF ALL || A LITTLE, OIL AND STARTS
DIDNT WANT TO SAY ANYTHING, THE STUPID FOOLS! I DONT BG-1 TO CRECTA DERRICK, BE-
ON ACCOUNT OF. NOT": WANT-
ING. TO. DISCOURAGE |-
You?
·LIEVE YOU COULD FILL IN THE BLACK SQUARES ON A CROSS WORD PUZZLE.....
BAH!
FORE, HE MAKES ANY TESTS. I BET HED, BUY A RAFFLE TICKET ON A CAR AND "THEN START - BUILDING,
¡A GARAGE)
WELL I NEVER DID. THINK THERE WAS OIL HERE... AND, IF! YOU THINK 50, ILL BET YOU A HUN». DRED DOLLARS YOU'RE CRAZY!
·I'M NOT
•THAT
CRAZY