THE HONGKONG
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
U.S.
COMMODITY PRICES
LATEST SHARE QUOTATIONS
the The following quotations on London Stock Exchange have been received by Messrs. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz in conjunction with Reuter,
July 19. July 22. British Government Securitien War Lon, 3147%
redin. after 1952 £100% 100%
Chinese Banda
1911
Bat Roy, 1913!
5. Horn Bly.. 27
62 Hukusna Rly.
fung Thing 1,
Foreign Bonds and Hanto
German 7 Int.
Lon 12:
Japan 5 Sterling
Lone 1907
Japan Sterling
TG
1837.
Lown 1924
II.K. S'hai Bk.
Chartd. Bk, of LA.
&
(in. Regd.)... £1127%
£ 14 1 Commercial and Industrini Allied Iron Found-
406
LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS
The following quotations on the New York commodity exchange are Insued by Kouter:
New York Cotton
July 20.
July 22. 11,01/91
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TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY,
NEW FORD FEATURES
RUBBER PLAYS BIG
--PART
the
The quantity of rubber used in Ford car construction has virtually trebled in the Inst eight years an Investigation just made by Ford Motor Company reveals. The Model-T contained only 56 pounds of rubber, while the pre- ent Ford V-8 contains 101 pounds, To-day rubber is used for making steering wheels, batteries, swit ches, junction blocks, weather- strips, running boards, floor mats, motor supports, axle bumpere, sound denteners, fan belts, radín- insulating material, tor hose. frommets, doar humpers spring shackle bushings, and top
na well materials,
tyres and tubes,
114
All Ford rubber compositions are made to strict specifications and severely tested before use in ear construction. Steering wheels Saturday sales-16.278,000 bushelsust withstand drops from
height of six feet after twelve heurs exposure to a température ABN Lo
below degrees 74% #TRA
TO GP ¡December
Saturday' ales: -2,380,000 bushels
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Windshield weatherstrips guted to the hot sain and high humidity on the roof of the branch 80, plant of the Ford Motor Company at Jacksonville, Florida, to deter- min anti-checking. and anti- pfitting qualities, Rubber' mal- ting is given ingenious tests for resistance to abrasion and, in add}- tion, running-board slocks A cheeked for their qualities in bond- ing to sterl
July
11.84
October
11.50
11.50/51
446 Bonds 1808
December
11.12
11.35/36
(Eng. 18s.)
412 Linn 1008.
fing £
$102
January (1936)
11.25
11.33/33
March
11:27.
6 Loan 1012
£ 80
£ 804
May
11.28
6% Reorg. Loan
Spot
12.20
11.29/30 11.29/20 12.25
1918 (Lin. JAN.) £ 92
£ bz
New York Rubber
Bonds 19026-47 £ Poly
£ 91
S'hai-Nauling
July
11.05b
11,31b
Ely.....
£ 70
£ 76
September
12.07
12.01/01
A Tent.-Pukow
December
12.27
12.23/24
I 27
£ 27
January
1235
12.31/31
Tint.-Pukow
March.
1:450
12.47/47
Railway (Sup).
Total ni:-186 lots
Lot)
I X4
Chiengu Whent
* 40%
July September December
ROLL KAM
HAN H514 N7
85%
$15
Chicago Corn
SMIS
July
1 September
"D
ADRA,
Winning Wheat
ring July
KON
ኣኒ
August
New York Silk
July
1371 1,39% 1.41
Segitember
LON 138
1.43 1414 1.41 1./12
1.
It
Montreal Sfiver
Houts Bi ab, ... British American
Tobacco Canadian anese Chinese Eng. and
19/1
July
September
TIP. AS 149 11%
93/9.
Deermber
1280
January...
Min. Bearer}
113
141
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Distillers
Knipang
Dunlap Rubiana
412 1
Rubber
200
22206
kin Synd. 25.
Industries
26 #
ard, si
174
Rubber Fists
21/
16 109
Mies
279
Burn Corpn. Rs.
3. 4. 24/
35
1:1
21
ammonwealth
110.7% 140·7%
Mining .... Randfontein
161/10
Estates Sparwater Gold
Batales
.....
S'hal Elec. Constr. Tate & Lyle ... Turner & Newall United Steel
47.6
Spring Mou
M7/6
8879
Sul-Nigel
9/71%
1471%
56:3
7/6 31/10% 41/1014 5849
# 17%
13/6
5470
Rhokuna Cetrayı,
97/6
B1/101% 8271%
Oll
14/7 14/6
Angin-Persian
Watney, Combe &
M879
111/
#11/
PUR
217
Burm Oil...... Shell Tran 243
Trait. Marian Lavest- ment, Ltd. .....
607- T
(Beurer}
aaro
59/47% 78/9
71/10% 71/3
31/3
Associated
10.3
Eler.
Industries
Austin Motors ord.
Courtauld
2
Mlectric Musical
General
Electric
....
(England) Hawker Ameraft pl, Chen Jul. 1.K. Bazaars... Imperial Cobaren Internat. Nickel 1 par val.. Rolls Royce £1
*b.
* 147 14
152/6
¿ December 34/14 Totul sales:-346 lots
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Vickers oril.
Reid def. ord.. Woolworths
Anglo-Dutch
Miscellaneous
WARNING!
REDUCE SAFELY!
BEFORE
69,00 60,050
(3.25
Total sales:--li cuvlereta:
3.00 67.76/68,10
Rubber uard for molte sapports 107.76 97,90/68.25 and axla bumpers is subjected to GX.96/69.25 a distorting force far in excess
of any that would be encountered while
184. Fun belts are severely tested for stretch, and improvements based on these Jaboratory findings have reduces the stretch in Ford fan belt to one-third of what it was, though the present belt is 50 per cent. #reil longer than
on previous models.
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SECRET!
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Ford subjects the tyres it uses to the most exhaustive tests. In the Haboratory. Ford developed machines test for carcass and bend fatigue and indicate tread- Other machines | Wear resistance,
check for resistance
bruise- breaking. Tyres
sent for testing to the River Rouge Plant from all
braniches cúmpany throughout the world. Regardless of where the tyre was manufa tured, Ford maintains control.
To determine their stability at high speed, Ford tests tyres on the road,
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
MARKET UPWARD
YESTERDAY
New York, July 22.
The following reports on the New York Stork murket have been reenived through Mesura, Swan, Culbertson & Fritz:
The Wall Street Journal report on yesterday's market:--Stocks to-day renched the year's high love), carry- ing the general Lis upward. Stocks un the Carb Exchange were hugher, with the exception of a few utility and sugar issúm, Bonds were in- regular,, but high-grade Corporation issues were higher."
S. C. & P. New York office cables: The market was strong, especially tos wards the close when it broudénesi. Sears Roebuck's soles for 27 weeks ending July 16 are up 28 per cent. as enmpared with the corresponding period of lust year. Steel mill ?ctivity during the past week is en
timated at 42.2 per cent, of capacity. compared with 39.9 per cent. the previous week.
Would you CARE to share it "ENDOXIDINA" reduced her weight by 25 lbs. ! ! !
Manufactured by
ISTITUTO SIEROTERAPICO MILANESE, ITALY, Sole Agents for Hongkong & South China
MAY KEE HONG (Hongkong), LTD.
Asia Life Building. Tel. 3165).
SWAN, CULBERTSON & FRITZ
Investment bankers and brokeva in securities und commoditiça Daily New York and London Stock Exchange Service. Commodity Futures on the principal American markets Members of:
New York Cotton. Exchange.
Chicago Board of Trade.
Commodity Exchange, Inc.
(Silver, Rubber, Silk, Copper, Hides and Tin).
Now York Coffee and Sugar Exchange.
Canadian Commodity Exchange Inc.
Winnipeg
Grain Exchange.
Manila Stock Exchange.
Correspondents for Hayden, Stone & Co.
Telephone: 80244, 30245, 80246,, Cable Address; Swanstock
-9, Queen's Road Central.. (Corner of Ice House Street),
New York and Chicago, commodity reports received through Messrs. Swan, Culbertson & Fritz
On
Cotton: It is predicted that the present session af Congress will last until November 1. Mills are operat- ing on a hand-to-mouth basis, with a continuation of curtaiment probable.
Wheat: Prices declined
clo. creased rust advices and on the slightly overbought condition of the market. The visible supply of whent slows an increase of 1,814,000 bushelst. Corn; The market declined on fa- vourable weather conditions and in- creasing offerings, Visible supply bus decreased by 366,000 bushels.
Rubber; The Trade is awaiting the result of the meeting of the | Control 'scheduled on July 30. There jare hapes of farther restriction.
Sugar: The market was steadier on a better, demand for
PAWS
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| lighter offerings owing to the fact timit Coba pluns to withdraw 100,000 Lons from the market. Further ad- |-Vaneer- ure likely when the
uetion is confirmed.
Cuban
REUTER QUOTATIONS Dow-Jones Averages:
July 20. July 22. 122.00 124.30
30 Industrials
20 Ralla.
20 Utilities
40 Bonds
11 Commodity Index
33.41 34.09 22.01 22.03 06.00 26.83 53.71
NEW AMBASSADORS
Shanghai, July 23,
A message from Nanking states that Herr Trautmann, German Am- bassador-Designate. Is presenting his credentials to Mr. Lin Sen on September 14, whilst Mr. Nelson Johnson, American. Ambassador, will present his on September 17.--- Reuter.
SHARE PRICES
JULY
28, 1985.
The following is the fist of local share quotations issued this morning.
Banks.
"
H.K. Banks, $1030 b. H.K. Banks, (Lon· Reg.), £110
ex d. D.
Chartered Bank, £13% n. Mercantile Bank, A. and B.
£31% n.
Mercantile Bank C., £13% n East Asin Bank, $76% n.
Insurances,
Canton Ins., $203 n. Union Ins., $870 n.
China Underwriters. 10 vts. n. China Fire, $382 n. .I.K. Fire Ins., $200 n.
Internat'l Assco., Sh. $4 n.
Shipping.
Douglas, 836 n. H.K. Steambonts, $4 n. Indo-Chinas, (Prof.), $30 n. Indo-Chinas (Def.), $12 n. Shell Bearer), 71/10% n. Union Waterboats, $111⁄4 n.
Mining.
Antamoks. 71 els. n.
Balatoes, $18 n. Baguio Golt. 22 eta, sa. Bengquet Consolidated, $12 Benguet Exp., 12 ets b. Benguet Goldfield, 10 cts. n. Big Wedge, 8 cts. n. Gold Creek, 30 ets. n. Gold River 5 ets, n. Ipo Mining, D0 cts, n. Rogons, 36 cts. n. Salnent. 12 cts. n. Kallan. 14/3 n.
Langkats (Single), $14 n. Shai Explorations, Sh. $4% n. S'hai Loans, Sh. $5% n. Raulis, $7.50 b and яa. Venz: Goldfield $2.30 o.
Ducks etc.
H.K. Wharves (old), $76 b. H.K. Wharves (new), 74% n. HK. Docks, #611⁄2 n.
Providents (old), 85 cts. n. Providenta (new). 20 cts. n. Hongkews (oll), Sh. $240 n. New Engineerings, Sh. $4 n. Shanghai Docks, Sh. $80 n.
Cotton MilIN,
Ewe Cottons, Sh. $7 n. S'hai Cottons (old), Sh, $66 n. S'hai Cottons (new), Sh. $40 n. Zoong Sings, 38% n. Wing On Textiles, Sh. 328 n.
Lands, Hotels, etc.
n.
II. and S. Hotels, $3.90 . H.K. Lands, $3215 8. ILK. Land 4% debentures,
$100 n.
S'hai Lands, Sh. $20% n, Metropolitan Lands, Sh. $10 n. Humphreya, $84. H.K, Realties, $4 n.
Chinese Estates, 588 n.
China Renities, Sh. $1_n.
China Debentures Sh. $123 .
Public Utlilies. ́ ́
H.K. Tramways, $12.55/50 sa- Peak Trams, (old), 87% n. Peak Trams, (now), $54 n. Star Ferries, $70 b.
Yaunati Ferries, (okl), $17.60
ง.
China Lights, 88.55 b
1.K. Electric, $57 n. Macao Electric, 322 n. Sandakan Lights. $3. Telephone Cold1, $21 b. Telephone (new), $8.30 n. China Buses. Sh. $11% n. Singapore Tractions, 10/6 b. Singapore Pruf, 22/6 b.
Industrials
Malabon Sugars, $8.50 n. Cald: Macg. (old), Sh. $19% n. Cald: Marg. (Pref.), Sh. $13 n. Canton Ices, $1.80.
Cement (Converted), $5 s. I.K. Ropes, $2. n.
Stores, &c.
Dairy Farm, $15.80 n. Watson, $3.35 m. Lane Crawfords, $3 n. Mackintoshs, $7 u. Sinceres, $5.80 n. Wm. Powells, 70 cts. n. Wing On (HK), $70 n.
Miscellaneous.
Amusemeris, $1.85 n.. H.K. Entertainments, $4 n. S. C. Enterprise $1.35 n. Macao "Greyhounds," $2 n. Constructions (old), $1.10 n. Constructions (new), 50 ets. n. Vibro Piling, $4 n
Ch. Govt. 5% 1925, G. $ Bonds
03% n.
HK. Govt. 3% Loan G
prem. b.
H.K. Govt. 3% Loan 1%
prem. b.
Wallace Harpers, $4 n.
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WATER LEVELS
FOR WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS
Conservancy
The River
Comm alun for Kwangfeng Province aura the following re port on water levels, in Engllah fees for the West, North and Fast Rivers
Place
of Observation
Highest Low
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The popular rendezvous in Hongkong in the heart of the Shopping district.
Here in the Air conditioned and spacious lounge APPETISING COLD LUNCHEONS, Ice Cream and Soda
Fountain Specialities are served under ideal conditions.
"Everyone" goes to the Gloucester Lounge.
Come in out
of the heat and revel in the temperature of Capri and thrill to the shock of a Polar drink!
"Music's Golden Tongue
---sit back and listen to light music by the Gloucester' Trio. They play every evening, except Sundays, in the lounge and in the Restaurant during Dinner.