1934-07-30 — Page 12

$8.80 $8.45 $711

18

125

#24Į

$11.90

China and India bought and sold. Moderate business. Steady. London Gold

London-New, York Rate.................

138/0ł 5.03-5/8 5.03-3/4 (2 p.m. rate;

$24.90

Liverpool Cotton: October

6.73

$19.20

Liverpool Wheat? October

..... 5/6-3/8.

6.78 (1. p.m. price

-5/7-1/8

5/. 17/0

子

34

34.30

$21

Rupea

Dairy Farin,

Ver A Wings..........

Amusementa

Ub. Etainments....

Constructions, (old) $185

(DOW) 76 16.

Lane Crawford... $4.20 Mackintosh

Fanyang Tobacco... $4.20

10.30 Sinceres ..............................

M. Greyhounds.......

J12

Malabon Sugar

151

Caldbeck, ard?

1191 Macgregors [ (pref.)8.

$2.70

Canton Icea

$2.70

Cementi

$2.50 | $2.70

Miscellaneous

...$28

ค

London Rubber: Oct.-Dec.

London Rubber: Oct.-Dec.

London Rubber: Oct.-Dec.

7-1/4

(1 pm. price) 7-1/8

7-1/8 (buyers-opening)

7-1/4 (sellers-opening?

12

DAILY

SHARE QUOTATIONS

Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Sharebrokers'

Association

Buyma

3560 3510

42jat-.j

$33 19 at

SATURDAY.

Nomlosl

Ваута

Balleri

Balka

Noming

JULY 28.

BarksTM

$1.835 H.K. Ban

Eo. (London) Chartered Banks Mercantile Bks “A”

£133

216

Sat

£134

Do.

Bank of East ÄTÍÐ......

N. C. & S. Barks

1:0

Am. O. Fin. Corp;

3-4 30

Ob. Fin. Corp. Oki. S.

Do. Prof. . Insurances

3290 Canton Lumarcos...

J

$1,830

218+ ∙LIS]· £15 584 | 36,80

M

Underwriters .......

1945

#610

Union Insurances ***) China Fires ****

31.95.

3+50

$210

1:

B.K. Firesto isternational Assos,

$550

3240

$412

37

$30

$35

£0/-

Shipping

$41.18 Doug *******

Steamboats...

$189 Waterboats દહન ૨૦૦૭મા 13

17

230

Indos (pref)+s4

Do. (def.j

45/-

Stella

Mining

Balatcos

Baguio Gold

"Do.

Do

03 ota. Amtamoks

$38

20

43 atm 45 cta. Banguet Consolidated $39

Exploration 19 ats. 21 cta Goldfield

12 ote: Big Wedge.....................

at Gold Kive!......

**

1/2

$21

#5

Gold Creek..................

Ipo Mining...

floguna N

- 381

Raubs

Kailash

Langkats (single) s.

Explorations... De

Shanghai Loans

13

ST

Venezuein told Fuds.

Docks, Wharres,

Godawns, slo.

110

H.K. & K. Wharvo

$1.80

Providents (old)

50 cta

Do.

(new)

H.K. & W. Dsekn

$1.65

$12

S. China Motors

F

Du.

14%

diy. $115 Shanghai Docke S. New Engineerings.

8322 Hongkowa (old) 8. Uo. (DOM) S. Lands, Hotels, and

1330

A

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, JULY 30, 1934,

"

་

NEW YORK STOCK AND THE EXCHANGE COMMODITY QUOTATIONS

"AMERICAN ORIENTAL FINANCE CORPORATION AND S. E. LEVY & CO.

ed a dividend of $2.09 for the past year.

New York, July 28 The American Oriental Finance Corporation's report through their The net operating income of New York agents, Messrs. E A Pennsylvania Railway for the past Pierce & Co, states:-

six months totalled $31,715,000 With the exception of utility against $25,646,000 for the corrë'. issues, the market gave a satisfac-sponding period of last year. tory performance. However, the test period has not passed; conse- quently, a conservative attitude is best.

Wheat:-There

"

Consolidated Gas has earned $1 cents for the second-quarter or 40 per cent; less than the second- quarter of 1933.

was some re-

New York, July 28. placing of holdings on less favour""" Mesars. S. E. Levy & Company's able Canadian crop news.

report, through their New" York Cotton:-Prices advanced gradu-agents, Messrs White, Weld & Co.

ally, encouraged by more favour able interpretation of the foreign situation, a firmer stock market and lack of rain in Oklahoma and Texas. Replacing of holdings by 166 eta long operators has appeared. There was some Trade buying, but on a | similar scale.

14 OTA 26 .

27/

$194 30

38

$0.80

141

143 ats

$126

នាគ !!

351

Bulidings

35.60

H.K. Hotels

ne

$3.75

$28

H.K Lands.......8.) 1871

$26,

Shanghai Lande...8.

$14

Metropolitan Landa..

351

H.K. Realties.............

$6,40

Chins. Do.......

$137 Do. Debentures.

$10.40 Humphreys

$10.40

$18

$85

$11.30)

$421

163

$31.60 Tramways

315

8.

Silver: The market remains um changed.

The following telegram was 're- ceived from New York during the AO.F.C. night services:

The Austrian situation, the drought position and a probable lack of short interest are favour uble factors. However, we believe the selling climax was reached yesterday and, in the likely absence of any catastrophic news, indus- trial issues should improve.

states:-

MARKET

MESSES, ROŽA BROS, REPORT

Sales "were made in the London Suver market yesterday by China and India. but these interests also operated 15 buyers, giving the closing tone some steadiness. There were indications also of American and speculative support. Prices were 3/16 down at 20 1/16 for Ready and 20 3/18 for Forward. In New York the price was 48 cents and the market dull.

Sterling opened in New York at 6,037 and closed at 5.034. The market was quiet.

Market

#

Only a few transactions were pus The market was dull as usual

through. For the greater part of Stocks: We continue to teel the morning the tone was steady that at the present level the but subsequently the easier market offers an opportunity for in Shanghai during the course of both Investment and speculative the morning was reflected in this purchases.

Bonds: High-grade bonds are frm and we understand that prices are slightly better, while second-grade Issues are also n shade better.

Cotton: The ralis in Texas are considered as being insufficient; however, the Trade" is hesitant to follow advances on

or

account

poor business in the Goods' trade. Wheat: There was active short covering and new buying of Grains in anticipation of bullish private crop estimates on Monday.

WEATHER REPORT

market.

Sterling

tone

Was offered at 1/5 25/32 with buyers asking 1/5 27/32 at which

ed to budge. A transaction at 1/5 rates operators appeared disinclin-

and late in the morning 1/5 13/16 25/32 was reported tor August

was done for July. The closing market was 1/5 25/32 sellers. 1/5 13/16 buyers for July.

U.S. Dollars

Were offered at 373/18 with Cotton: The weather is cooler buyers at 37 7/16 leading to Aug- and generally showery. A forecastust bustness at the last rate. Sub- gives showery conditions in Arkan- sequently 37 7/16 for August was sas and some relief in Texas but

not placed readily and later was unobtainable. The market closed parts of the State have been miss-

with sellers at 37 5/16. buyers at 37 7/16 including August.

Prices opened, higher on large blocks of shares being transacted. In the silver market, 319 Notices were quickly absorbed. Prices wäre lower on cables from abroad.

There is a good demand for cot-ed by the rain. ton, with no pressure to sell. The market acts well.

Corn: In the East and South Belta there, are rains but in most of the Mid-West, and all of the North-West the weather is clear and the heat is returning. In the North Rockies the torid conditions are spreading to the East.

The Corn

is privately сгор estimated at 1,700,000,000 bushels.

Kroger Corporation has declared a dividend of 40 cents.

Bendix Aviation Corporation has declared a dividend of 72 cents.

Industrial Alcohol has declared a dividend of 90 cents for the past six months.

Procter and Gamble have declar- which is considered as bullish.

NEW YORK · MARKET

July 29...

The following quotations from London were received last night from Messrs. American Oriental Finance Corporation and S. E. Levy & Co. between the hours of 5.30 p.m. and 10.30 p.m.

LONDON SILVER

11.30

3738

$66

$21 65

$14.60 36.

Spot Forward

New Asia Hotel

$140 Asis Realties "A" S.. $20

Do. "B"

Chinese Estate................

Cotton "Mil

Ewoe

372 881 Cottontold S.)

Do. (now)S.

#111 Zoong Singe... S.

$7

Wing On Textiles(S.)|

Public Utilitim

Poak Trama (old) .......)

Do. (now)...

$103 Star Ferries $100

Yanmati Ferria

L'hina Lights (old)....

Do

1217

(new)...Į $8.40

H.A. Electric. 4714

Yacco do

Sandakan Lights....

Telephones (old) ...

Do.

(new) 112 $13.20 Chins Buses......

Tractions

Do. (pre).....

Industrials

Last close

20-1/16

20-3/16

Last reca 20-1/8 20-1/4

1241 to 124j...

Yen

Shanghai Dollars

110 1/76 sellers. 110 buyers.

Shanghai Markei

Sterling sellers" at 1/4 1/16. buyers 1/41. Dollars sellers 33 11/16, buyers 33 but steading later at 334 sellers, 33 13/16 buyers. The' tone in Shanghai eased off to some extent during the course of the morning as indicated by the which quotations for Gold Bars lose to some extent.

Silver Stocks as per advices of 12th instant estimated at Tis 393,508,000 as against Tis. 333,437,- 000 a year ago.

Night Quotations

of New York Stocks and Commodities

The opening quotations of

Our offices are

open from 1pm. until midnight, every night except Sundays and New

York holidays.

selected list of New York Stocks and of Commodities will be received in our offices ut

approximately 15-minute intervals.

Thus, our clients have, on the same evening, quotations for the morning session of the New York Stock Exchange.

Advices of executions on orders placed during the night sessions are received within the half-hour.

American Oriental Finance. Corporation

Asia Life Bldg.

H

Federal Inc. U.S.A. Hong Kong

Tal. 26631..

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

THROUGH REUTER'S AMERICAN ORIENTAL FINANCE CORPORATION

AND S. E. LEVY & CO.

New York: July 28.

QUOTATIONS

December

New York, London Cross-rate New York Cotton-December New York Silver -September

New York Rubber-December Chicago Whant December Chicago Corn -December New York Silver(Business done San Francisco..

Price)

J

Last Today's

Change

-High Low Close Clase

0.04 5.03 5.03 5.04 of up. B. steady 13.05 1.5 12.89 13.06 0.03 up

closed

40.03

closed

48.20

closed

14.84

103 101

1004 || 103

up

218

69

46 46

6 718 3+ up

..

unchanged, Dull

451 48% unchanged. Dull

Dow Jones Averages" High-1833/34 - Low: July 27. July 29. Ubangs

30 Industrials

20 Rails

1.80 Borden Company

J. I Case Canadian Pacific

0.50 Caterpillar Co.

40%

8.79 0.89 up

35.47 0.48 up"

19. 6. up 93.63 0.40 up

LAST SALE

110.74

Sule 87,84

56.94

25.43 34.99

20 Utilition

37.73

19.33 19,48

40 Bonds

96.45

73.31 93.59

11 Commodity index

BU.44

$1,98

Drv. 8

1933/34

PIR. SH.

HIGH Low,

July 17. July 28.

3.00 Air Beduction

112

471

$951 297

4.00

8.00 Allied Chemical & Dro

American Can ......

100

70%

1244 1271

1071

491

941

94

-

American Radiator........ American Smelting.......

19

4#.. 101

11

101

33

321

9.00 American Tel. & Tel 5.00 American Tobacco B 1.00 American Waterworks

134

1084

108

601

73%

741

43+

147

104

Assconda Copper Mining Auburn,

102 114

B41

161

17

24

11.

Bendix Aviation

231

11

6

242"

247

37

18

371

103

30

371

123

.121

20%

24

247

33

237bla 24 bid

1.4) Chase National Bank

101

34+

341

1.00 Chrysler Motors

eut

77

27k

273

3.40 Consolidated Gas of N. Y.

84)

alt

21

24

-

Curtiss Wright

51

.11

98

881.

2.00 Du Pont de Nemours

103

"138/0

LATE NIGHT CABLES

932

974

3.00 Eastman Kodak ..............

100%

46

181

16

· Electric Auto-Lite Co.

318

10

101

114

8% 8. Electria Bond & Shure ...... Electric Power and Light...

48

B

31

31

15

171

18

0.40 General Electric

301

291 28

1.80 General Foods

201

81

261

267

The following cables were re-

last ceived

night by Messrs. American Oriental Finance Cor- poration.

1.00 General Motors. 10 Gillette Salety.. 1.20. Gold Dust........

0.00 International Harvester 0.10 International Nickel

10

112

111

Z

...

17

173

$7

13

252"

251

13

2374

241

29

London

Forecast

8.

porm

LG.5% 1925 G. Bda 58*/

prem. 8.E. Govt. 4% Loans

Wallson Harper.......

$104

$5.45

Watsons

70 al.

Wm. Powells

$5 ata,

12

|8 0. Enterpriam

$1,10

*

United Thestra,.8)

85,

Do.

31%

$108

AK Wing On....... S'had Do,

New York Cotton

New York, July 28. July 27

July 28 Closing Opening Closing

1

COMMODITY PRICES

July 631

Sept. 651

Eec. 68*

Chicago Corn

unquoted

69, 091

Winnipeg Wheat-

Oct. 12.88 12.85-12.88 12.93 12.84°

July Dec. 19,99 12.88 12.98 13.04 13.05 fan. 13.03 13.02 13.01 13.08 13.08 Oct. Mar. 13.14 13.12 13.11

Dec. 13.22. 13,23 May 1321 13.14 13.15 13.29 13.30 July 13.26

Spot 12.95

2013.21 13.35 13.35

New York Sver

13.00

| Sept. 1.74

Dec. Mar.

1.80

market closed

1.83

Telephones' (new), $11.90.

Sept, 46.03

(old); $880.

Oct. 40:10 Dec. 46.20 Jan. 46.43 Mar. 40.90 May 47.40

market closed

$25.90

$71

$1.86

75 ods.

H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE

WEEKLY REPORT

A very small volume of business was put through to-day, but de- mand persists for a few stocks such as Electrics, Hotels, Lights, Trams and Dairy Farms.

SALES

Hongkong Lands, $58. Telephones (old), $24§.:

BUYERS

Bank of East Asia, $84. Union Insurancés, $550. Underwriters, $11. Baguio Gold, 424 eta

Beguet Consolidated, $33. Benguet Explorations, 19 ets.

Raubs, $13.

Wharves, $110.

Docks, $12.·

Hotels, $5.60.

Chinese Estates $85.

Yaumati Ferries, $214.

China Lights,

Uḥina Lights, (new), $8,45. Electrics, $71.

Singapore Tractions 5/-

Singapore Tractions (Préf.)17/6, Ropes, $41.

Dairy Farms, $25.90...

Watsons, $5.45:

Entertainments, $73.

S. C. Enterprises, $1.

Constructions, (old), $185. Constructions (new), 78 cts. Govt. Loan (34%) 2% Prem,

SELLERS

Union Insurances, $560, Ewo 'Cottons, Sh. 311.20. Telephones" (old), $25.

LONDON FORECAST OF AMERICAN MARKETS Easier wheat prices are expected at the opening. The cotton market is expected to open better. think that owing to the over-sold position of the market, prices will resume the advance, subject to conditions in Wall Street.

New York Bubber

Sept. 1443 Oct. 14.57 Dec, 14.84 Jan. 14.03 Mar. 15.18 May 15.42

market closed

Cotton:-The cotton market 1: expected to open better." Brokers think that owing to the over-sold position of the market, prices wit resume the advance, subject to conditions in Wall Street.

A.OF.C. New York Cables.

Stocks: Yesterday's Improved resistance to selling-suggests fur-, 864 86 ther recovery before the secondary 6888setback.

714.711 Unavaliable

Catton: There is sellink on re- ports of scattered showers. The Liverpool advance was ignored.

88 88 MISSION WORKER DEAD

34+ 86 851 86 86 351 381 681 871 871 863 379 87%

New-York Sugar

New York-8Mk

Sept. 1.08 Oct. 1.12 Feb. 1.121 market. closed

CANTON GENERAL'S GENEROSITY

(From Our Own Correspondent)

Canton, July 29 It is reported that the two foreign prisoners, who received sentences of six months in connection with the gambling club on the West Band, are seiving special treatment. General Chan Chai Tong is giving them allowance of £1.60 daily for food, and Unavailable $3.00 weekly for cigarettes.

Chicago Wheat July 961 973':STI. Sept. 981 991/991 Dec. 1001

991 994 1014 2011 101 101 102 103

After 50 Years In China

Shanghai, July 24. Having given over 50 years of his fe to missionary work in Chinà, | Father A. Bureau, of the Society of Jesus, died in Taichow on July 15, according to accounts received yes- terday from the inland city.

CANTON SILK MARKET

Father Bureau had just entered the chapel to conduct Sunday mass when he staggered into a chair, un- able to speak. About 5. p.m. the same day he passed away. His ing Bureau, Department of Recon- death was caused by apoplexy and struction, Canton, China.

after the first sign of the, stroke he was unable to speak and soon, lost consciousness. <t

'Although "in' Talchow for only the last two or three years. Father Bureau, who ws 80 years of age, for the most part serving in the provinces of Kansu, Anhwel and

Klangsu

Canton Quotations

July 27. Extra 0.5. 13/18 ELK $440N. Small Extra OS. 13/15 HE

• $380Mbara Crack NS. 14/16 HK 3300 Extra Extra 20/22 HK. $300, Waste NB. Open HK 367JP.

July

September........ December

1.084 1.08)

1.12 1.12

1.12 1.127

New York Quotations" af ob tained through Courtesy of Amer. Ican Oriental Finance Corpora tion.

7-1/8- buyers-Noon)TM

Market steady.

Wheat:-Easier wheat prices are expected at the opening.

International Tal & Tel 4.00 Liggett & Myers 1.00 Loew's ILO.

81

9

918

B

947

951

991

22

228

24

Mo Intyre Porcupine Montgomery Ward

361

441 451

223

23

•

1.0

National Biscuit

321

337

Brokers

100 National City Bank 1.20 National Dairy Producta

National Distillars

221bid 22 bla

154

151

251

101

.41€

181

184

N. Y. Central

201 201

58

0.00 Otis Elevator.....

101

13

14

•

1.00 Pasific Gas & Electric

Packard Motors

317

15

157 "

16

.8%

12:

-21

3

0.5C Pennsylvania Railway

24

245

42

13)

Radio Corpn.

121

41

ᎦᎭ

↑

Sears Roebuck

128

301 361

0.40 Bocony-Vacuum Corpa,

191

14

131

Southern Pacific

301

167

167

1.00 Standard Brands

874

18

18+

+

Standard Gas.

281

61

74

1.00 Standard Oil Co. of New

... Jersey........

50

92)

41

411

1.00 Texas Corporation

101

214

21%

+

0.12 Trans-America

51

5

1.00 Union Carbide &'Carbon

617

394

40

6.00 Union Pacific

133

102

103

United Air and Transport...

101

181

141 15

United Corporation

14

4

31

37

United States Steel Westinghouse' E. & K

23)

341

35

201

201

Yokohama Quotations.

July 28:

Opening

Spot:

The Kwangtang Raw Silk Test-

Yen, 460

Bourse six months

New York Quotations

Julz 27.

Bidik

Yen 455