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STAG'S HEAD.

Green Flower Pot white rice,

500 bags Cheung Chan white rice,

1,002 bags ..... Green Bird white Siam rice,

os bags...

Red Bird white Siam rice.

440 brigs

Kai Kwun white Sines rice.

57 bags

Green Scal white brand, 1/200

bags

Red Seal No. 1 white brewer

rice, 200 bags

Red Scal white brewer rice,

100 bags

Flower Siam rice, 83 bags....... Red Duck white rice, 222 bags Blue Sam Jap white rice, 200

bags

Blue Seal No. 3 white rice,

Highlan

From the Bens and the Glens

This Illustration # depicts the attractive "Highland Dectar Decanter

Welcomed and esteemed because of its exquisite delicacy of flavour and true Highland characteristics, no other whisky makes such a definite appeal to the palate as "Highland nectar".· The quality is guaranteed and always rigourousty maintained.

THE DISTILLERS AGENCY, LTD. DISTILLERS. EDINBURGH.

"Highland Nectar

Rare Old Scots Whisky

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21st,

Money and Markets

LOCAL BUSINESS IN

FOODSTUFFS.

Yesterday's transactions in Hong Kong in rice, sugar and other food. stuff included the following:-

Rico.

CANTON MARKET REPORTS.

Yesterday's quotations in Canton | for rice, sugar and four were:-

1928.

Rica.

Per picul

Per

Green See Green See

9.93

0.00

Picul.

Marks

9.80

Green Tau.

10.00

$8.15

Green dower pot

10.23

Green Seal ..

0,00

M2

Green Blower pot

0.00"

Green Double Arrow

0.70

*.37

No. 3 Green Y

2.73

Red A

9.40

7.91

Yuen Cheung Sing

·9.30

Green Seal

9.25

*.38

Red Seal

19.90

Black Seal

9.2

350

Wan Lic .....

8.50

Chai Mi

11.25%

3.93

Chai Mi

11.00

Glutinous brewer

10, 1:

5.49

New Siam

0.30

3.83

Rod pearl

6.62

8.80,

Green pear

6.80

Green 'Seal

6.64

8.64

Blue Seal

6.23

Blue Seal

6.30.

201 bags

6.78

Green Sea!

·4.40

Black Seal No 1 white broken

Blue Seal

5.42

fice: 260 bags ...........

6.31

Kwong Hop Sing

6.43

Green Seal white glutinous

Red Seal

6.10

brewer rice, 10 bags

6.47

SOLE AGENTS.

GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD.,

183]

Red Seal white brewer rice,

120 bags..................

Sugar.

6.08

Per picul.

No. 1 white broken glutinous

No,

HONG KONG. TEL. C. 135.

rice, 100 bags .................. white glutinous broken rice, 28 bags

6.90

3.37

Sugar.

Per

Picul.

No. 2 coarse powdered sugar☎ S. 10 No. 3 coarse powdered sugar 7.70 No. 20 coarse powdered sugar. 7.30 No. 1 granulated sugar..... 8.00 No, fine granulated sugar 10.11 No. 1 fine granulated sugar Sping Candy

9,30

10.10

No. 18 coarse powdered sugar,

300 bags.

Sung Mor Sugar.....

.9.00

86.90

Wan Lie Sugar

8.94

COLGATE'S RIBBON DENTAL CREAM

DELICIOUS

ANTISEPTIC

ECONOMICAL

No. 24 coarse powdered sugar.

Flour.

1,000 bags on

7.40

No 24 coarse powdered sugar,

Per bag.

Man of War

fot.

2,008 bags*******

7.35

84.70

Flower Silver Seal

CANNOT ROLL OFF

No. 4 coarse powdered sugar.

4.13

Banana

348 bagseinsti

7.40

4.05

THE BRUSH

No. 24 coarse powdered sugar;

Cheung Luk

4.10

Maiso

1,000 bags ...........

5.38

3.95

No. 4 coarse powdered sugar,

Sword of Kwangtai

4.40

Cannon

3,000 bags ........

7.38

4.30

No. 24 coarse powdered sugar.

2,000 bugs

White Cabbage

4.50

Dalton

7.40

4.30

Dox's Heid

4.83

Miscellaneous.

Wood oil, 800 cans, at"$31 per cab. Sugo powder, 50 bags, at 86.10 per

bag.

CANTON STOCK EXCHANGE.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

November 20th.".

Water Works Co.

....28 3.10

Electric Power Co.

3.10

Canton Fankow Railway

0.43

6.30

8.35

Canton Tramways....................

1.80

Chinese Merchants Naviga-

tion S.S. Co. ...... Nanyang Bros. Tobacco Co. Central Bank

8.30 4.30 4.25

COLGATE'S

RIBBON DENTAL CREAM

OBTAINABLE AT ALL STORES

SOLI AGINTS:

HONG KONG TRADING CO., LTD.

清早起來每日清晨一炷香

"Light your stick of incense at the break of every day

Start the day well, with good spirits and good bealth. The early glass of HORLICK'S MALTED Mnx will give you vigour and energy for the day. HORLICK'S i invaluable for young mothers-its combination of partially digested foods makes it easy of assimilation and prevents morning sickness.. It is a delightful and nourishing drink for all.

THE ORIGINAL

IN 4 SIZES

AT ALL, CHEMISTS & GROCERS

Representative-Hr. H. M. HODGES, P.O. Box 3711, Shanghai

Asahi Beer

Invigorating & refreshing.

Sole Agentst

ASAH

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA ITD

HONG KONG.

Green Seeds, black bean, 30 bags,

nt 27 per picul.

Yellow vegetable bean, 110 bags, at

6.30 per picul. ...

· MANCHURIAN · CROPS.

1999 YIELD EXPECTED TO REACH 5,400,000 TONS.

The windstorm which raged during August had little ill effect on Man churian corps of beans, kaoliang,

illet and others for which there are good prospects of slightly larger yields for current year than last. For the bean crop. the leader of Manchuria's typical agricultural products the South Manchuris Rail-

The Sun Company Sincere Company

CANTON COTTON YARN.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

BRITISH

LAGER BEER.

VERY LIGHT-NO PRESERVATIVES.

$19.50

of 6

per dozen

case

pints

Or $3.50 per dozen including

duty, delivered to your residence.

STOCKED BY

PRINCIPAL HOTELS, CLUBS & DEALERS

Distributors-GILMAN & CO., LTD.

RUBBER IN LIBERIA.

HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

In the course of conversation in London recently, Mr. Harvey Fire- stone, jun., said that considerable progress has been made with the American experiment of rubber cultivation in Liberia. The Füre stone Plantations Company has al- ready planted 30,000 acres, and has cleared several more thousands of to planting. acres preparatory The labour force in Liberia consists of 15,000 natives and 125 Ameri-North Chins Ins......Ti

CLOSING QUOTATIONS,

NOVEMBER 20TH, 1828. B.X. Banks......... $1,325 buy.

Do... London...2141 nom. Chartered Banke ..........................222 buy. Mercantile Hanks.A. &B...£34 nom.

Do,

O...£141 wom P. & O. Banka... 20. Best Axis Back: ...............

*$784 buy. Canton Insurances ......$675 nom.

$562 ROB Insurance

November 20th.

Per Bale.

cans.

$274.

272

235

267

295

282

way Company makes the estimate No. 10 Sailing Vessel ....... that the 1928 yield would assume a total of 5,400,000 tons showing an expansion of 420,000 from the pre-No. vious year."

12 Fu Kwai

Peacock.....

Lutus Bees

Golden City

Fun Ki

Golden City

Pretty Damsels

271

20 Globe.

325

Ng Fuk

3:00

Golden City

328

Man Clock

316

Po Yee. Eo Chao

The S.M.R.'s second crop estimate. gives bean acreage for South Man- No. churia at 14,712,000 tanbu and for North Manchuria 23,015,000. tanbu ar a total of 27,727,000 tanbu, with estiranted bean yields of 2,180,000 tons for the south, 3,288,000 tons for the north or a total of 8,448,000 tons No. 32 Po Tap

Double Horse for the whole. region of Manchuria. The report indicates that South No. 49 Fu Fee

No. 16 Man Clock

Globe

987

Mr. Firestone stated that the no way compacy's plans had in

been changed owing to the fall that had occurred in the price of rub- 'ber since the plantations company

The original pro was formed.

gramme was being adhered to, and he was hopeful that in four or five years the first trees would be ready for tapping.

No untoward development had occurred since operations were be

312 guu in Liberia, and he was con- vinced that production would be no more costly than it was on the best of the Malay estates.

32-1

300

305

438

434

518

Varigrated Butterfly... 520

Manchuria fared rather poorly in No. 8 Lion the matter of plant growth and fruitage on account of a succession

Vice Lion

239

193

of rainy and cloudy days ince CANTON KEROSENE TRADE.

August and throughout, Septem-

ber and the continued atmosphere of

high humidity gave rise to a wide-

There is only a very small stock

apread insect ravage, resulting in of kerosene available in Canton at

a yield position of 98 per cent of normal

In North Manchuria the present, and prices have risen con- condition of plant growth and fruit-siderably during the last two days. age was satisfactory on the average

Present day quotations are:-

as weather remained fair and dry

after the middle of September and crop conditions being estimated at

100 per cent, of normai.

Minor Shipments.

Since early September shipments New Engle ......

In fact, be added that the yield for the past three years from 1,000 acres plant- ed. in Liberia in 1910 had been superior to the average yield from similar areas in Malay.

The Firestone Plantations Com-- paay has been in existence for about two years, it having been formed to render the Firestone Tire Company less dependent on foreign supplies of rubber.

The

entire capital is held by the Fire- stone Tire Company.

Per Case.

EXCHANGE RATES.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

New Star.

$7.85

J

New Balance.....

7.75

RUGBY, Nov. 19th."

New Hang Fuck

7.65

-Paris

124,10

7.40 Brussels

34.80

of new crop beans are being receiv- New Cheung Hee

7.46

ed in the minor distribution centers | New Daybreak

7.45

Amsterdam Berlin

12.081

20.30

such as Euokiatieu, Szepingkai,

Copenhagen

18.10

34.503

1024

107.11/18

8051 47.13/18 4.85.1/32

25.20

92,15

.18.14

Shuangchengtze, Changchun and Fankiatan Because of the fact that

the highways were not yet fully dry toward the middle of October with these receipts were chiefly from 50 Chinese miles interior, the run of their quality was not up to the standard having a good moisture content.

a daily average production of bean cake of between 30,000 and 40,000 pieces and bean oil between 180,000 and 190,000 kin.

4,

The Research' Department of the Since the first of October there South Manchuria Railway Company has been a sudden burst of speed makes the following crop forecast in arrivals. Most of these shipments for agricultural products of Man- are of high standard of quality, well churia other than beans: Beans dried and with an oil content of and peas other than soya beans from 17 to 18 per cents. This state 542,000 tons, up 58,000 tons; knó- of affairs is encouraging the oil liang 5,325,000 tons, up 225,000 tons; pressing industry which is now millet 3,769,000 tona, up 184,000 awake from its long summer tons; corn 1,994,000 tons, off 44,000 lethargy. In Dairen alone as many tano; wheat 1,880,000 20119, HP 67,000"

imes as leasingparation btons, rice 172,000 fane na 14.000) (Continued at foot of next column.) tone,

Vienna Helsingfors

Lisbon Bucharest Buenos Aires New York Genera Milan Stockholm.

Prague Madrid

Athens

Rio

Bombay Yokohama Shanghai -Hong Kong Silver (apot Silver (forwa

18.19.

1831*

30.0%

375. 6.99/32 1/6.1/32 -1/11.1/32 2/73

180 buy $50 nom.

Yangtze Theurances, China Underwriters.....12) tel. Chins Fire Insurances.... 1260 buy. Hong Kong Fire Las.....$780 sel

ELK Steamboats...

27 28

buy",

28.

Do (Def.)$72 Shell Transports....118) mot. Waterboat..........

buy.

buy,

Bing Admin. 75. nom.

Lang kata (combined)......Tía. 11 num. Do. (single) is TL. 53 nom. 8

Explorations ***TI, 2.8) bay. Shanghai Loans, 3. bay,

"..85) bay. Ranbe Tronoh Mines

.17/6 note. H.K. & K. Wharfa......$157, wel. FLE. &W, Docks $37 nom. China Providents Hongkows New Engineering Shanghai Docks

onom,

158 Tin

NOEL.

Pla, 5g bay. 105 sch

Bwo

*****) Tie, 12.45 buy,

12.80485 Oriental Cottons...Tis. 235 bay 2.45 se S'hai, Cottons (old)....Tis 55 buy. Do (new)......Th.

36 bay. H.K. & S. Ketola ..............49 buy. 9:1û sel. HK. Lands...1661 bay. Shanghai Lande

Humphreys Estates......$15) sal. ELK. Beatles

******

nom.

bur, 199

X.K. Trasaway... 1 11Pt but

Peak Trams (old)

い

19.150,

113 buy, Bo. (now)....$6,50 nom. Star Territ587 sel,

Chine Light (old)..... 13 el.

Do. (new).......

$12.90 88L

Do. (1928 Issue)12.59 ach

H.K. Electrics (old)...54 bay,, B24 na. Do. (now)...931 buy,, 51; sa." Macao Electrios $25 bay. Telephones 17.30 bay, cum righta

Do.

$6.65 m.

x rights 33 nom.

Do. rights China Busc Singapore Tractions... Do (Fref).. China Bugars

Malabon Bugars

Canton Zoos

Cements (combined)..

Da. "(ald) Do. (now) HK. Bopas (old) Do, (new) United Asbestos

11-bay.

12/. num. 16/3 sol.

$0.50 nom.

1224 bay.

19,70

$160 so

$7.55 nom

Dairy Farms.

1,814) sel

| Der & Wings

Lane Crawfords.

30.75 bay $3.00 10m.

ACUTE AND CHRONIC BRONCHITIS.

NOW SUCCESSFULLY TREAT EU BY PEPS BREATHE ABLE CURE.

L

Bronchitis, most insidious of chest complaints, is due, to conges- tion and inflammation of the mern- brane lining the tubes which carry" air to the lungs, The common symptoms of bronchitia Are peculiar irritation at the back of the throaty soreness and tightness of chest, increased secretion of Daucus causing dreadful choking sensations and exhaustive cough- ing.

con-

For the successful treatment of acute and chronic, bronchitis, Reps are ideal. The breathing-in of the lung-healing balsamic fumes given off by this handy tablet medicine, as it dissolves in the mouth, is a method endorsed by eminent medi- cal men. It is direct and, there fore, the most effective treatment,

Druggy liquid medicines taining morphine, chloral, etc., are simply swallowed into the stomach. They may influence the nerves but never do permanent good, as they cannot possibly touch trouble in the breathing tubes and chest.

But by breathing the Peps medi cine deeply into chest and lungs, all sore and infamed air-passages are bathed with a wonderful heal- ing and curative influence. Peps

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relieve the most obstinate cough they cut and loosen chok- ing phlegm, allay soreness and irritation, and make the chest com- fortable and the breathing easy; Peps are invaluable for throat and ---bronchial ailments. Medicirie ven-

dors and dispensaries everywhere--- Bell Peps in handy sealed bottles. "Agents-Messrs. A. B. Moulder & Co., Ltd., PO Box 380, Hong Eong-

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7. Icz House Szeket,

Hong Kong.

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