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HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Albored Capital

Trued and Fallý Patá-op

$30,000,00

Konser Liability of Proprietors $30,000,000

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA, Incorporated by Rayal Charter, 1853.

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.

Reserve Liability of Pro-

$50,000.0

Paid-up Capital

£3,000,000

Reservo Fund...

£4,000,000

prietors

£3,000,000

Agencies and Branches:

ALOR STAR

KUALA LUMPUN

AMRITHAR

KUCHING

BANGXUK

MADRAS

MANILA

· (Malay Blaš

· Rosario Fundą juo

Biocling £8,500,000

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:-

J. A. Plummer, feq.

Chatmo...

Hea. Mr. C. o. B. Heckle, Deputy Chaleman.

Hon. Mr. J. I. Pusarmon.

H. Compton, Egg T. E. Peron, Esq.

B. Lander Lewis, Esq.T. H. R. Shaw, 'Eaq.

chist Manag

V. M. Grayburt, Pdg.

BRANCHES

LONDON

BATAVIA BOMBAY

W. H. Ball, Esq.

4. Muito, Esq.

AMOY

·DANGKOK

DATAVIA

BOMBAY

DALCUTTA

CANTON

СПЕРО COLOMBA

DATREN

roodHow KAIPHONG

טת XAM

HANKOW

HARBIN

BONOXEW

ILOLLA

IPOH

JOHORE

KODE

KOWLOON

KUALA LUMÏve

JP. Warred. Ead.

LYONR

MALACCA

MANILA

KUAN (Johor)

MURDEN

NAGABARI

NEW YORK

PRIPINO

PENANG BANGOON

RAICON

SAN FRANCISCO

NTERNORRL

SINGAPOLE

SOURABAYA

BUNGE PATANI

TIENTEIN

TOKYO

TSINGTAO

YOKOHAMA

Current "Louante opened in Local Curry and Yied Deposite received for one year or wheeler partod in Local Curriacy and Berling on wrote which we be quoted on application. Hong Kong, les April, 1900.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Buslow at the above Bank is sondack",

ed by the SIONG KONG AND BUANGHAI HANKING CORPORATION.

ableisad m application.

Kales may be

FOR THE HONOKONG AND SHANOI

DANXING CORPORATION.

V. M. OBAYBURN,

Hong Kong. 18th July, 1900.

-Chist Manager.

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, NV,

NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETI)

BANKERS.

Established 14.

Hong Kong Off-11, Qusan's Boad Dentral. Authorised Capital

Fald-Up Capital

Beserve Fund

Guilder 150,000,000-

(e11,500,000.)

(28,680,170) Guide 60,925,000 (3,134)

Load Oos-AMSTERDAM* Elora Head Ove;-BATAVIA,

BRANCHES :-Enodformazio, Bandowag“, Bombay,

Caloutte, Chariben, Djember, Djok Jakarta, The Hague", Jokiah, Kobe, How-Radje, Hakawar, Medan, Hading

CALOUTTA

CANTON

CAWNPOBE

DEAK

COLONEL

DAIRAN (Play

Bouth Manchuria?

DELE

НАРИОНО.

HAMBUKO

HANKOW

JIARDIN

(H. Manchuria)

TONG KONG

ILOILO

КАПАСНИ

KLANG

Trost

RODE

KUALA KANGSAR

(Perak P.M.9.3

MEDAN

-NEW YORK PERING

PSNAND

PESHAWAR BANDOON

BALDON

BEMADANG

SEDLYBAN

SILANGHAE BINDAPORE' ROUBKBAYA TAIPING (P.M.S.) TAVOY

TIENTSIN TORYO

TONGKAH (Bhukai) ΤΝΙΝΟΥΔΟ

YORQUAMA

ZAMBOANGA

(Philippine Talande)

General Foreign Exchange and Banking business transacted.

Current Accounts opened and Fix. ed Deposits received for 1 year or which will ahorter periods

rates

be quoted on application.

A. H. FERGUSON,

Manager. Hong Kong, 8th January, 1929,

(Established 1917)

CAPITAL:

1

Authorised Issued

Paid-up

Reserve

Liabilities

17

THE CHINA MAIL.

Commerce and Finance

BULK PURCHASE OF Baldwin wore returned to power

DOMINION GOODS.

Scheme for Imperial

Conference..

after the General Election, which!

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1930.

HONG KONG MARKET PRODUCE.

even the Government expects-next Beef Siriala Summer. But all parties realize the inconvenience of auch course. For that reason an at- -terapt is to be made to keep non- Ministerial partiea in touch with events at the Conference, in order that they may tender advice or deliver warnings-at least private.

in

Everyone realises that it would probably be exceedingly dimcult for the existing Government to carry into effect such far-reaching developments as are contemplated within the lifetime of the present Parliament:

Brogat Soup Steak

Steak Sirloin

Bullock's Brains

Tongue, fresh Tongue, corned Read

Heart

Hump, Balt

Foot..

The first of the Dominion. Prime Minlaters has arrived for the Im perial Conference next month, says The Financial Times of August 26. Mr. J. H. Thomas (Minister for the Dominions) is already busily on gaged in preparing those plans for the bulk purchase of Dominion lay before the goods which he is atateamen from the outer parts of

Almost of neces- the Empire. These plans are bold in conception. sity, essential detail must be left

wool, wheat, Calves Hand & Foot experience, when for negotiation after acceptance of the principle if the principle be meat and other primary products

Multon Chop accepted. Yet even in their pre-were purchased by Bent form they demand attention, authority and by it distributed to distributors. manufacturers and Particularly notable is the de-

Lessons and Warnings, The Government is basing Its plan on the results of war-time

Д

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H

#

H

H

"

Kidneys

Tail

Liver

Tripe

APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.

ม

Oct. 23, June, Juns,

Geese ***

Hofhow

Turkeys, Cock Turkeys, Hon

Almenda

88 SKHER CEKESE82

Apples (California) 金山啤梨

LI

Bananas (bride's) ............. KUEE

Oct. 28, June, June, 1980. 1918, 1914. CH. Ct. Ota

55.28

គន៖ គ | នង | | | | | | | |

Butcher Meat

1980, 1918. 1914.

Cia. Ct. Cts,

Poultry.

lb. 80

24

12.

Uhickea

Ib.

55 30

Prime Cat

80

28 11

Capons, Small

а

Corned

28 12

Capons, Large

肥茶餅 11

60

28 80

Duck

Boast

30: 2428

30 22.21

28 20

Doves

each 25

18

22 R1

25 20 18

Eggs, Ken (cooking).. *h).

per, dos. 84

18

30-24

Eggs, Hen (fresh) ·

新鲜奶蛋

88

25

44 3D

355

Fowls, Canton

本地 lb. 68 36

86 26 20

Fowls, Hainan

45

85

45

per set 15

10

24

12

each 65

50 60

Pigoons, Canton

each 40

80

80

**

25

28

"

$1.00

lb.

76

-$1.20

60

lb. 24

18

81

14

P

Snipe

20

18

each 28

"

Pheasant

each 10

10

18

pair 1.00

16 10 12

n

Quall Partridges

each

25

96

£5

20

22

Ib.

24 18

14

10 8

7

D

Fruits.

set $1.20 $1.00 $1.00

b.

36 26

86

28

#

£ 16.

85

Bhoulder Saddle

34 24

28

#

*

鞍肉

32

*

& 4

"

80 27

Per set 8

--Teet

ib. 16

Carambols ........... W Coodnute

18 12

#each 12

10

10

Fry H

28

18

Lemons, China

#

1b.

12 25 80

Head

18

-20

#

11

H

Heart

each 15

10

10

Lemons (American)

++

☆ each 18

B

Kidneys

10 18

3

Lickees, Dried .......

荔枝干16-

25

00

#

Liver

45 80 24

19

排

34 25

23

Oranges (Canton), Oranges

新會胡鞡

10

"

36

**

16

40 60

70

Pears (Canton)......

14

15

25

21

Peanuts

#

AL

15 10

12

M

per set 86

60 TO

each 12 B

Parsimmone, Large Plantain

枯

26 紅

14

12

15 12 10

*

#

3.

*

#

45 20

25

Fumelo, Slam

och 16

12

12

25

126

Walnuts

# lb.

20

16

80 20

18

Mutton

Sausages H

80 28 26

Grapes

***

55

22 20 20

28

No. 1.

82

#

Fish.

A

n

Breins

Leg

عام :

THE HOTHONG BANK, LTD.partures from some recent utter Ministers regard as of special]

ances. Mr. Thomas has criticised significance the achievements of Big Chillings

Wool British Australian those investors who send capital the

But the bulk purchase Realisation Association, because it abroad. plan owes part of its inspiration continued in years of peace the Straits $20,000,000

8,000,000 to some members of the Labour operations previously carried on 4,000,000 Party who sat on the Balfour Com- by Government and until 1924 mittee on Overseas Trade. That Com-made-considerable profits in com- 4,000,000mittee reported that the export

Generally speaking, it is ob- Pork Chop trade of the country could not be petition with outside sellers.

operated that B.AR.A. jected expected to be satisfactory, until

in years of rising prices, when real shortage a the export of capital resumed something like pre-War propor- there

under the of

material

its Sheep's Head & Feet tions.

could It Whether control, operate with equal success in periods of falling price is one of the matters to be considered. In Sucking Pigs, to order support of an affirmative answer to Sust, Heef the question, advocates of the plan point to the operations of a. New Zealand Dairy Pool, which makes large sales to a great buying or ganisation in Britain,

of Shareholders, Surplus

2,620,000 HEAD OFFICE: SINGAPORE Branches, Agencies and Correspon- dents in the principal cities of the world.

Every description of Banking and

In part at least the plan con- Exchange business transacted.

tains a recognition of this. As a TAN ENG HOOL,

Manager. complement to the Government policy of concentrating the use of British credit on the re-equipment the scheme to be placed before the AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, of British industry, it is part of Imperial Conference that British capital should receive encourage- ! ments for Investment in the de. velopment of the Dominions.

THE

INC.

Head Office: 65. Broadway. New York.

Antwerp Aibana

11

.U.S.$6,000,000* .U.S.$1,672,454 .U.S.$1,908,209

Kilom Harlow Piriaus Furia

Buildor 80,000,000

Capital

Surplus

Reserves

BRANCHES:-

Amelerdam

Bazio

Glasgow HAYLOR Hamburg

Berita

Diarrit

Bonbey Bentzen

Buenos Alt

Havre Interlaken

·Jerusalem 1.tdo Londati Liverpool

L

Cairo

Calosta

Lugana Балог Marsalon Monte Carlo

Male

Palembang, Pataloogan, Frong.

Razgoon, Bottelam Tetianak

Bibolga Edanghat, Bamereng.

Soursball, (Bumers), Blogspo Boerakar (Seto), Tegal, Býšlalap and Welterredea,

• These ofices have ante dapat bazam "la -Sat.

Looden Bankers-National Provincial Bank Ltd.

Correspondeate all ever the world

Banking business of ovary, description tramcled.

A. STOXKINK;

Acting Manager,

Hong Kong, 14th August, 1000.

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHİNE

HEAD OFFICE:

96, Boulevard Indsamaan, Paris.

Subscribed Capital. Frs. 72,000,000.00 Pald-Up Capital ...Fra. 68,400,000.00 Reserve Funds ....Frs.102,000,000,00

BRANCHES:

Hong Kong Quinhon Bangkok

Saigon Battambang Hue Cantho Kengtze Shanghai Canton Nam Dinh Singapore Neumen Thanhea Djibouti

Tientsia Fort-Bayard Papeete

Топтане

Haiphong

Hankow

Hanoi

Peking Phon-Panh Vinh Pondicherry Yunnanfu BANKERS:

IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas;! Credit Industriel et Commercial; Bo- cleta Generale.

IN LONDON: The National Pro- vincial & Union Bank of England, Itd.; Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais.

IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co.; French American Banking Cor poration; Guaranty Trust Co. of Naw York.

Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts and Fixed Deposits according to arrangements.

Every description of. Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Safe Deposit Boxes to lat

A. LECOT,

Hon Kong, 1st May, 1920,"

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,

LIMITED;

· Kátáblished £850,

Capital (fally paid-up) Yen 100,000,000

Colectbe

Constantinopla

Copenhagen Edinburgh Florencs Ведеть

Munich

Montrea

مداللة

Conta

Palerons Botterdam Femm

Shangbal Foùlapton Singapor dr. Koris Tichtein Vienna

Vezice Thobema Zurich

Aiming at Continuity.

It is now part of Labour policy, no less than it is part of Conser vative policy, that an Economic Committee should sit-if not per- manently at least much more frequently than the Imperial Con- ferences to consider large ques- tions of economic policy affecting the whole Empire.

Just as Conservatives have not absolutely rejected the idea of fostering inter-Imperial trade by means of the bulk purchase of Dominion goods (though they much prefer to operate through tariffs), so it might be said that the Government has not yet finally rejected tariffs at least on manu- factured articles-though its al la to secure agreement on. the scheme which Mr. Thomas accounts alaborating.

Branches of American Express Company in Principal cities of Unit ed States of America and Canada.

All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken.

Personal

investment

handled.

18

Such considerations give the Conference that is to be held ne

The Company offers to intending month much of its peculiar im

.not Travellers the use of its "Travelers

A special con Cheques" and Letters of Credit.and, portance. Its decisions are In addition, the world-wide services necessarily final. of ita thoroughly equipped Travel Deference might be called if Mr. partment.

Afiliated with THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK Resources Over G$2,600,000,000

E. W. DUGGAN

Manager.

THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中

Reorganised October 20, 1928, andor

special charter of The National Gov- ernment an. ÁN

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE AAAAAAT BANK.

THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.

Established 1912,

Head Offco:-Hong Kong. Authorised Capital (II.K. Curranty) 1,000,00 Paid Up Comedy

1,000,000

}

Was

10

Fat or: Lard

Heart

1

Kidneys.***. Liver

P

22

veal

Catfish

Codfab

Fish

Nor have the later troubles of the Canadian Wheat Pool failed to Barbet ... give a timely warning of some of Bream the dangers to be faced. At least Canton Fresh Water there is a clear realisation of the need for preventing such an ar

Сагр tificial rise in price as is said to have taken place at Winnipeg last year, when Mr. Thomas visited Crabs Canada, and there was an expecta-Cuttle-Fist tion that the British Government

Dab would appear in the market as the

Dace Dog Flan Complete Monopoly.

Sela, Conges sole purchaser of Canadian wheat. With particular disfavour the

Fresh Water Government views these string contracts which have in the past movements of primary produce. To Garopa played such a large part in the avoid them it proposes to establish Gudgeon public utility undertakings on the Herrings lines of B.A.W.R.A. to buy the Halibut whole of certain staple commodi-Labrus ties produced by Dominions par-Loach

South Africa and Mackerel ticipating in the scheme one for Lobsters wool from

for wheat from Monk Fish Australia, one Canada and Australia, another for Multet

Oysters meat, and so on.

22

17

Yellow

It is rather curious that. It Parrot Flab should be inclined to avoid adverse | Perch'

aaj Pike combinations of sellers, such

thosa Mr. Baldwin has warned It Platea

of, by arranging that there should Pomfret, White

be from the start a combination of Pomfret, Black sellers in each Dominion, bound Prawos 865.600.(under compulsion of law, if need Bay Bangkok, Haw York and Sex Frances. be) to dispose of their whole pro- Rock Fista

duct to the buying organisation in Roach DRANOWES-

Balmon Britain. A

alon, Bbanghai, Haskow, Swatow,

CORRESPONDENTS."

LONDON DANKERS |--

The Lloyd's Bank, Limbind.

Ju all principal chies of the World,

Porsiga mango and banking but d

every description transacted.

Monopoly is the key of the plan, Shark and it is to be enforced in this Skate country by Import Boards, operat- Shrimps

Sala Beposit Boxes trazio slam) at a yearlying much as the licensing commit-dapper

ears of team. Eta $10.

LOOK POONG SILAN,

Chlef Manager Hong Kong, 44th May, 1930,

Bubscribed Capital: $25,000,000.00 THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.

Pald-Up Capital ...$24,710,200.00 Reserva Funds

8,820,508.82)

HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAL

HONG KONG, BRANCH;

4, Queens Road Central

(TAIWAN GINKO.)

HEAD OFFICE Taipeh, Formean Incorporated by Special Imperial

too under the Dyestuffs Regulation Sales Act operates now. Until at least Tench contracts had been secured for the Tibet

disposal of South African and Tui, small, fr, water

Australian wool, it is contemplated

that wool should only be admitted

from Uruguay under penalty. It

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46

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20

16

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ឌ គននធំឌូនត និង ន ន ន ន ន ≠ ឌ ៩ដន់ គឺ ទូ និង តង្គ៖

Long

4

each 12

lb.

20

10

8

Vegetables, &c.

Artichok

Beans, Sprout

Beet Root

Bitter Squash

Brinjals, Green

Red

Cabbage, Chinese,...

. (Shanghai) Cane Shoots, bunch ..

Cauliflower (Large).. ARE each

'Carrots

(Medium)

(Small) ...MĒRIE

1b.

華榮

T

# #

青花椒

Chillies, Dried

Redore

Green*****

Corry Staff, English...... KNIF

Ginger, Young

"

Old

Horseradish, Shanghai "Indian Corn

∙Letthesi

Water Chestnuts

tt

Mandarin. ***

Mushrooms, Freeh

d

6,

&

81

8

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10

25 25

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16 10 10

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10 8.

12

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10 86

7

10

8

8 45

18 18

16 27

12

16 17

23 26

J 85

18

27

40 29

16

10

10

Celery, Chinese

16

10 8

26

30

32

25

40 80

Cucumbers

22

*18

Garlic

13

23

18 15

82

13

* 24

32

82 21

to

20

34 13 2

12

2

14

Okroes ...

*30

15

Onions, Bombay

洋頭

8

18

Đ

36

29

Shangbat

LEDW

90

30

Farsley

榮

50

60

38 45

Potato, Sweet

10, 14

Japanese

日本薯仔

4

10 14

American

金山獅仔

19 18

Pumpkin

22 10

Hadisk

48

86 80

Rhubarb (Fresh)

大

10

Shallots

10.

10.

Spinach

寬

32 80

.28

28

22.-28

20 85

12

Green......

生

Tomatoes

TATOS....

Turnips, Punti (Long) Vegetable Marrow gło

Water Cresu " ..

Water Lily Boot

【紅豆獅子

器

8

Exactly how the manufacturer under review, a fairly large busi- most of the shares in this section would be the same with wheat would fare, when he bought from neas was put through in all sec. and the outstanding stocks were from the Plate which competed the British selling organisation in tions for caah and forward de Electrics, Chinn Lights and Tele with Canadian or Australian order to carry out an industrial liveries. At the close prices re-phones. H.K. Electrics showed an

Chatter; 1899, wheat, Meat would be treated in process, is not perhaps so clear. Imained steady and the general Improvement of $2, and closed.

"Central "Zack'ia Formosa,

Bank-Moted bed & fieste anovan. 45.000.000 JAPAN The Yaar

BRANCHES AND AGANOTES FORMOSA 1-Cheers!

Ka Owing to our humerous branches on Met Shackle, doba, Tsina, in China and large connections in the Takso Taaral, Toes, SMIC, INC important commercial centres of the CHINA hangha Beskow Amoy, Foochow

Boraba world, we are able to extend to our OTHERS-Hay King Happone

a Batatic": "Bombky, Calesita Reserve Fand Yen 118,500,000 clients special::facilities for domesticSomatofligh York

and foreign" banking and exchange LOWDON, BANKERSI

We also handle the issue of Bonds The London Cody Wed Parr's Bank kod other Public Funds of the Chin-UKUE KAAN

The Bank bie Chopoka le at the made

Head OfficeYOKOHA Branches and Agencies at: Alexandria

Nagoya Newchwang Now York Osaka

Batavia

Bombay Buenos Aires

(Temporarily closed).

Calcutta Cantonji

poking Bangoon Bio de Janeiro

Changchun Balgon Dairen (Dalny) San Francisco Fengtion (Mukden) Seattle,

Hamburg Parade Bémárang

Hankow

Barbin

Icloud Kon Hartofulu

Shanchal

Salmondseki

Blagapore

ess Government both at home, and Commercial Crotram kardegibus, lue world. abroad. 20

SHOU J, CHEN,

HONG KONG BRANULES

*3) Des. Four Bill Canthat: Hong Kong, 6th March, 1930.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA LTD.

Established 1918

HEAD OFFICEL

Des Voeur Road, Central

ONG KONG

the same way. On the one hand, it is obvious that tone, seemed quite healthy, with strong buyers at $78. One object of the scheme is to if he cannot rely on his invoice Banks and Insurance Bank China Lights has been the subject give an assured demand for price, he does not know what he of East Asias eased off from $121 of considerable speculation, and Dominion goods producable at must include in his price for the to 8110 at which price there was in spite of the heavy forward Considerable world price so that the limits of value of the raw material. On the a fair demand for shares. Both selling, prices Improved from economie expansion would be ap other hand, it is intended that the Canton Insurances and H.E. Fires $24.20 to $25.60. parent over quiet long periods and selling organisation shall act as a came in for a very strong demand interest was also taken in Tele supply would be assured at stable "shock absorber ao far as tem and in both cases prices improv- phones and a large number of flight fluctuation in China Under cash and forward deliveries but prices, with such variations only porary auctuations in value ara ed 100 points. There was some shares changed hands for, both as are involved in the recurrence concerned.

In such a care, as wool, this is writers, though a large turnover in spite of this, the market eased of fat and lean years.

a matter of prime importance was recorded in them; they close and at the close buyers were offer Unsolved Dillculties,

po de Industrials Green Island Price, and the regulation of out- But so far the only clear answered fairly firm with many unsatising, only $22.15.1 put so that it shall be confined that is given seems to be that fed buyers. within the limits of ordered and B.AWRA go over the dimculty Docks, Wharves and Godowns Cements were again, the, medium economie expansion, are recognis until 1924, and that it is possible Shares in this section were fair of a large turnover and the bulk ed as great difficulties the way to do much the rams thing again. ly etsy during the whole month of the business was put through claim is One thing is certain. If the plan and a slight decline in prices was for forward deliveries the cash ilers predominatrate remaining fairly steady dur market in adopted in anything like the recorded with

of such scheme

that the restriction

reférencé

ing the whole month HK Ropes. and the Exing of the price for the form contemplated by the Governing at the close.

tor turnover for cash and forward the world want, it will obliterate practically Lands, Hotels and Bulldings were also the medium o. & large proda

men dealing in the goods Hotels evoked

ares deliveriel the price fluctuat mall

out such as are ab est and a large num

toed, between $102 and 11% ntended

law organisations. changed hands from $10.

Stores, 1– Dalry, $11.95 for cash, and at the clone

unantlafed for coming to business at $274, clos

Lands Led with buyers

1.5 8,000,000.00 $50,000,000.00 Exchange business

leval

that

there were

sorbed into

Sub tended.

LOCAL SHARES.

ward bu

were alig

REVIEW FOR THE MONTH OF

from $7892

with buyer

8 Realles

et back from