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(Silver, Rubbor, Silk, Copper, Hides and Tin). New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange. Canadian Commodity Exchange Inc.
Winnipeg Grain Exchange.
Manila Stock Exchange.
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Telephone: 30244, 30245, 30246. Cable Address: Swanstock. Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Buildings, Suite 119/122.
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SHARE PRICES
The following is tho list of local share quotations issued this morning.
Banks.
H. K. Bank, $1,580 n.
H. K. Banks (Lon. Reg,).
103 n. ex. div.
Chartered Bank, £14% n. Mercantile Bank, A. and B.
£29% 1.
Mercantile Bank C.. £13% 3. East Asia Bank, $78 sa,
+
Insurances.
Cantor In., $270 n. Union In., $6621⁄41⁄2 9. - China Underwriter, $1.00 b. China Fire, $480 n. HI.K. Fire in, $250 n. Internat'l Assce., Sh. 33% n.
Shipping.
Douglas, $80 n.
H.K. Steamboate, $61⁄2 n. Indo-Chinas, (Pref.), $30 n. Indo-Chinna (Def.), $29 R. Shell (Bearer), 90/- m Union Waterboats, $14% n.
Mining. Antamoka, $1.84 b. and sa. Balatocs, $20 b.
Bagulo Gold, 22 cts, sa, Benguet Consolidated, $18.40 Benguet Exp., 13 cts. n. Big Wedge, 20/23 cts. sa. Gold Creek, 30 eta. n. Gold River, 7 cts, m Ipo Mining, $1.90 h. Itogons, 60 cts. b. Salacot, 15 cts, s. Kallan, 13/9 n.
Langkats (Single), 311 m. S'hai Explorations, Sh. $4. S'hai Loans, Sh. $4 1. Raube, $11,60 n. Venz: Goldfield $3 b. Docks etc.
H.K. Wharves (oid), $100 h. H.K. Wharves, (new), $07% n. H.K. & W. Docks $0 n. Providents (old), $1.65 n. Providenta (new), 50 cts. n. Hongkow (old), Sh. $190 n. New Engineerings, Sh. $4 n. Shanghai Docks, Sh. $79 n
Cotton Mills.
Ewo Cotton's Sh. $8 n.
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
MARKET UPWARD
YESTERDAY
Now York, Fob. 21. Swan, Culbertson & Fritz. Dow Jones nummary of yesterday's market; The market to-day was quiet and irregular, with trailers on sidelines for a long week-end. Farm fmplement, railroad equipment and few specialty Issues advanced sharply, but the main! Jet Buctuated narrowly and the volume of trading was rather small. Antomobile stocks cased on traders taking their profits. Railroad Imues were irregular, whilst steel shares were mixed Copper, mercantile and liquor securities maintained a firm umlertone. The market for bonds. cased on profit-taking, Curb stocks were higher.
S. C. & F. New York office cables! Stocks: The market was mixed. The undertone was easier and trading was less active. Tho Sterling Pro- ducts earned $4.83 per share in 1935, against $4.73 the previous year, The Nations! Dairy has camed $1.40 por share against 03 cents the previous year. The Baltimore & Ohio Railway Company lost $3,180,000 in 1036, oroinst
n loss of $3,825,000 the previous year. The Pacific Gas Cor- poration in negotiating refunding h. bonds to the total of $10,000,000, Bank Clearings are up 7% per cent,
S'hai Cottons (ok), Sh. $70 n. S'hal Cottons (now), Sh. $41 m. Zoong Singe, $12 m.
Wing On Textiles, Sh. $25 a,
Lands, Hotels, etc.
H. and S. Hotela, $5 h. H.K.. Landa, $35% n. H.K. Lands, 4% Doben.
$100 n.
Cotton: General apathy is in com- mand. Forwardings during the past wock, amounted to 241,000 bales, com- pared with 271,000 balee the previous week.
yenr
Whent: The market in steady, but there is no publle interest.
Rubber: News regarding the Good- atrike is conflicting. Tho primary markets are steady and tende buying continues. It is estimated that the English stocks of rubber will show a decrease of 3,100 tons.
Special-The American Railway Association estimates carloadings for the past week at 631,000 cars, an in- crease of 60,000 curs from the corres
Cram's ponding period of last year. estimate of automobile production in the United States and Canada during the past week indicates 62,813 units against. 75,170 units the previous week. All New York and Chicago markets will remain closed February 22nd.
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REUTER QUOTATIONS
Dow Jones Averages:
30 Industriais
20 Rallo
20 Utilities
Feb. 20. Feb. 21.
154.43 153.74
51,27
61.07
32.30
02.60
40 Boris ...
103.02
103.24
11 Commodity Index 50.61
56.77
Metropolitan Lands, Sh. $10.
U.S. COMMODITY PRICES
S'hal Lands, Sh. $18 m.
Humphries, $9.70 n.
H.K. Realties, 35.85 n. Chinese Estates, $84 Chips Realtios, Sh, 34 n. China Debentures Sh. 860 n.
Public Utilities.
H.K. Tramways, $121⁄2 nu. Peak Trams, (old), $7 n. Peak Trams (new), $3 n! Star Ferries, $87 n. Yaumati Ferries, (old) $19.50 China Lights, $11.30 n. China Lights (New), $8 b II.K. Electric, $74% sa, Macao Electric, $20 n. Sandakan Lights, $4 Telephone-(old), $2014-x. Telephone (new), $10.20 n. China Busus. Sh. $114 n. Singapore Tractions, 17/- n. Singapore Pref 26/- n.
Industrials
LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS
The following quotations on the New York commodity exchange aro issued by Router.
New York Cotton
Feb. 20.
Feb. 21.
n.
March May
11.38
11.29/20
10.80
10.82/83
July..
10.55
10.51/52
October
10.20
10.17/17
December January
10,22
10.18/18
10.26
10.21/21
Spot
11.50
11.45
New York Rubber
Malabon Sugars, $8.40 n.
Cald: Macg. (old), Sh. $10
March
16.65
15.68b
Cald: Macg. (Pref.), Sh. $15
n.
May
15.70
15.81 /81
July
16.78
16.30b/92
Canton Ices, $1.75 n.
September
16.00
16.00 /00
COURSES
AND
FULL
Cement, $8.85 n.
December...
16.00
16.176/20
H. K. Ropes, $5.55 *.
Total sales:
203 lote.
Chicago Wheat
Dairy Farm, $22 s.
May
+9
084/98%
July
88
884/8874
September
88 +
88%/88
Thursday's sales:
Wing On (H.K.), $55 n.
Miscellaneous.
12,270,000 bushels, Chicago Corn
H.K. Entertainments, $4.70 1.
May
S. C. Enterprise $1.85 n.
July
Macao "Greyhounds," $2 n. Constructions (old), $1.75 n. Constructions (now), 50 cts. n.
Winnipeg Wheat
May
Vibro Piling, $4 n.
July
Ch. Govt. 6% 1925 G. & Bonds
94% n.
October
New York Bilk
H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 4%% prm. b. Į H..K. Govt..3% Loan par, n Wallace Harpers 34 n.
March May July
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