1934-08-08 — Page 12

Sharebrokers'

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DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS

Hong Kong Stock

Buyers Sellers

Exchange

TUESDAY.

AUGUST 7:

11 M Banks

Association

$288 $12

$450

+

HPHRDE DE *⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀

Sellere

1 talá

$1 885

H.K. Banki

$1,830

Bo. (London)

2136

2164

A+

E

Chartered Banks

省水

£13

Mercantile His. “

Do.

584

N. C. & S. Barks

Am. O. Fin.Corps.

Bank of East Asia

Ch. Flo. Corp. Ord. B.

Do. Prof. S.

$84

$5.80

數

+4

Insurances

Canton lusarBUDED....

$980

Underwriters

Union Insuranosa ...

******$30

$510

China Fires

$660 $650

H.K. Fires

9960

LVÁNNOT) ET

56

International Assoc. 5.

$940

Shipping

$40.65 Dougie8 mm -3414

$7

Steamboating

37

$30

Indos (pref.) *********

$3

Do. (et)

******

46/3

Shellsunt magnamen

$30 $30 30%-

+13)

Waterboats

$154

Mining

160 uts.

Amtamoks .....

61 ata

$361

Balatco

147 ot

Baguio Gold

47 ctu.

$40

Benguet Consolidated

9417

[19'sta.;

Do. Exploration

120 eta.)

Do. Goldfield

12 ota

Big Wedge

24 ote

Gold River.

24 ala. 25 eta. 24 ota.

12

Gold Craek.

Ipo Mining....

*S

Itogons

20/3

Kailas

$21

Langkats (single)'s.

#5

18!

Venezuela Gold Fide

Docks, WharTOS, Godowns, etc.

Providents (old)

1:39:2!!}

$112

31.85

$13

+

Explorations.... De Shanghai Loan S.

$13.40) Numbs znanst

$7

30 eta.

$125

$131

H.K. & K. Wharven. 1119

Do. (uew)...

1.K. & W. Docke..

S. China Motors* A'

Thi

Shanghai Docks S.

New Engineerings8.}

Hongkow (old) B.

97/- $18

16

$8.80

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1934.

NEW YORK STOCK AND THE EXCHANGE COMMODITY QUOTATIONS

AMERICAN ORIENTAL FINANCE CORPORATION

AND S. E.

LEVY & CO.

New York, Aug. 6. The American Oriental Finance Corporation's report through their New York agents, Messra. E A. Pierce & Co., states:-

Stocks:-The strength of metal stocks, based on rumours of ag- gressive silver purchasing by the Government, rescued. the market; however, there is no definite trend and sentiment, generälly; is in- different "and of a mixed nature Speculation seems rapidly to be appearing in the direction of the grain markets,

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MARKET

MESSRS. ROZA BROS. REPORT

Last available Silver prices were. 20. 11/16 and 20 13/16 for Ready Forward respectively, the three months," The stocks of the and

former was 3/18 up and the latter metal now total 18,000,000 ozs.

International Nickel has declar-1/4 up. The rise was due to pur ed a dividend of 15 cents per share, chases for account of America The Alaska Juneau Gold Mining and also to Indian support. China Co. for the past seven months show operated on both sides of the mar- a proft, before deducting changes, ket which closed steady. of $1,395,000 against $723,000 for York the price on Monday was

47.40. the corresponding period of inst

Sterling opened in New York at year,

5.04 and closed at 5.04).

Annalyst Index of Business ac- tivity: 79.8.

General Motors have declared a regular dividend, plus 80 cents extra.

New York, Aug. 6.

Mears, 8. E. Lavy & Company'a

report, through their New York agents, Messrs. White. Weld & Co. states:

Market

In New

Steady opening indications led to strength in the market. refleetlug the stronger tone in Shanghai.

Sterling

Was available at 1/6 1/32 with buyers at 1/8 3/32 at the opening. There were rumours of business done at 1/6 1/16 for near and sub- Stocks:-The market is still

sequently business was done at 1/8 hesitating in anticipation of some 9/82, 1/6), 1/6 5/32 for near de- action by the Administration cal-livery and 1/8 3/18 for October

Business done:-780,000 shares.

Bonds: The market for high: grade. Issues is steady, while second-grades are unchanged.".

Cotton:-Prices are Arm, but there has been only a little outside interest. The market is still await mg issuance of the next Govern. meat cotton crop report.

delivery, the market closing with sellers at 1/6 5/32 with buyers at 1/6 3/16.

*. s

U.B. Dollars Sellers at 38 and recorded bust- mess at 38 and 381, closing with sellers at 38, buyers at 38 5/16.

Yeo

Opening rate 126 but a much better rate was obtainable later.

Wheat:---The strength of the market was due to unfavourable weather, unfavourable crop de- velopments and strong Rotterdam and Buenos Aires markets. Proft- taking was well absorbed. The highest prices for over year were seen and the market closed strong. A forecast of the weather inculated to stimulate recovery. 30 cts Canada indicates fair and warmer

conditions to-day and on Tuesday [14 eta.

Foreign traders are concerned over the North-American crop. Thefe was some buying through a Hoðse with foreign connections

Cotton:-Bullish private reports from the West on account of the, continued drought and heat caused Axing and covering, which absorb. ed the moderate liquidation and bedging. The market now looks fairly well evened up. It is be- leved that if Wednesday's Govern- ment estimate is over. 9,400,000 bales it may have a temporary bearish effect. If below 9,200,000 bales the report should be con- sidered bullish The market w Wheat:-The market is strong. be closed for Afteen minutes after Strength at Rotteram and Buenos Aires combined with less favourable publication of the Bureau report.

Silver:-Buying by Banks was weather in the Argentine encour- The market for Sterling in the apparently for the Government aged heavy buying. While the afternoon open on the strong alde Control account. There are rum- possibility is that prices may go with sellers at 1/6 3/16 but the ours of activity in spot silver for higher, we believe that purchases strength was short lived. Follow- the same account. Omcial ware-on minor set-backs is the prefering the reaction in Shanghai, sell- house stocks have been reduced byable course. Business done 18,312,- ers at 1/8 3/16 withdrew from the 85,000,000 ounces during the past 1000 bushels.

45 ots

$1.70

rat

$13

ex div. $120

·

:;;

76

8319

1910

Do

(new) S

Landi, Hotels, and

Buildings

$6.70

H.K. Hotels

$5.70

$47

H.K Land.........8. 561 | 187

207

$251

Shanghai Lazdı...B.

Metropolitan Lands..

H.K. Kenities....

$5.40

$154

China Du.......

$137

Do. Debouturess.

$10.40 Humphreya"........

New Asia Hotel-

Asia Resities "A"S. Do. "B" B

Chinese Extatea.................

$10.48

345

1

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Silver: The market is quiet and featureless Business done 31 lots. Rubber:-Prices were strong and the trend was upward on renewed

and trade

speculative buying

Shanghai Dollars 110 and 110 7/16..

Shanghai Market Sterling at 1/4 sellers. 1/4 7/18 throughout the day. We belleve buyers. Bubsequently 1/4 7/16 sell- that this commodity will sell con-ers, 1/4 buyers. Dollats rose from siderably higher in the near futrue. 34 7/16 geliers to 348 sellers with Business done: 745 lots.

buyers at 344.

NEW YORK MID-DAY PRICES

The following mid-day prices were received yesterday mom

New York by Messrs. American Oriental Finance Corporation and S. E. Levy & Co.

COMMODITIES

Aug. 6

$140

120

$85

Cotton Mill

$11.30 Ewoe

נו

$11

1731

S'hai Cottons(old)S.

3721

$13

Do.

(new

Zoong Singa u

$11

$83

Wing On Textiles(S.)

$86

Public Utilities

$21.35

Tramways. 821:35

$15

Peak Trams (old)...

$144

$7

Do. (new)...

161

Sterling

5.04 5.05 5.051.5.06

$102

Star Ferrica $100

Cotton: October

Yaumati Ferries ... $1

Cotton: December

China Lights (old)...

$8.00

$8.40

Do.

(10)...

$8.35

Silver: September

Aug. 7

5.061 13.08 13.18 13.1913.19 13.18 13.21 3.32 13.33 13.33 13.30 47.40 47.50.47.50 47.50 47.52

$72

H.K. Electrica

#712

$72

325

18

$24.80

B/1

17/

Da,

Macac do.

Sandakan Lights .........

Telephones (old).

$11.80% Do. (now)

112.20 China Buses ...... S.

Tractions ......

Industriala

Silver: December Sük: December

47.85

1.12

Rubber. September:

15,44

$24.45

Rubber: December

15.85

47.708 70 47.708 1.11 1.11 1.11 15.57 60 15.58 16.00 18.06. 15.96

$11.90

(prof.)...

Chicago Wheat: Bept..... 108 108 Chicago Wheat: Dec....... 1.101 1101 Corn: September

5.06) 13.16 13.29 47.52 47.70B 1.1110 ** 15.53 15.87 #1087 1074 1074 111 1107 1099

Corn: December

$11

Malabon SugarM ...

Winn, Wheat: October

741

751 771 771 904

75 741

74

781

771

944 934

771 *93

***

$21

Caldbeck, toni ) di

$194 Macgregoref(pref.)8,

STOCKS

$2.70

Canton less

Cements

39.70

SNR 19,65

$2.70

Am. Smelting

34

342

344

341

$4.00

Кор

***

itiscellaneous

Anaconda Copper Auburn

111

114

11

11

11

19 20

20

/ 20

326

Dairy Farms

326.10)

Baltimore & Ohio

141 151

15

141

Der &

Wing.

37

381 384

34

$4

$74

$7.90

Consolidated Gas

27+

27

271

$1.56

Dupont

841 861

851

75: ate.

(now) 75 cts.

***

Elec. Bond & Share

11

∙118.

11 11

$4.30

$4.50

General Motors .....

27

25

271

27***

$21

Inter. Tel, & Tel....

91

9k

prem. petize

趣味

$10

35.70

70 sts.

12.

M. Greyhounds

31.

12

United Theatram.......f

.£

85%,

$108

$10

McIntyre Porcupine

481

481

48

Montgomery Ward

211

211

·211

21

201

.... 165 sts.

Natl. Distillers ...

181

18

181

184

N. Y. Central

201

201

201

20

18 201 101

Socony Vacuum

-131

132

131

134 13

·131

Standard Oil of N.J.

42/ 422TM

423

·42) ****7428

421

4441!

United Aircraft

151 15 15.

-154 15

14

8. Steel:

331

34

321

Westinghouse

291 301 30 291

.30

291

8120

$115

LONDON SILVER ·

J. I. Case

$.

IN THE AFTERNOON

Sterling

market. A small business might possibly have been done at 1/8 3/16 followed by 1/8 5/32 the first and second half of the month and also at 1/6 for the first and second half of the month

U.S. Dollars. Business in Dollars was reported at 38 and 38 3/16. The market for Sterling dosed with sellers at 1/6 3/32 and likely buyers, at 1/61. Dollars, sellers at 38% and buyers "at 38-3/16.

11

Shanghai Market

In Shanghai, Sterling was quot- ed at the opening of the market at 1/4 7/16 and 1/4 9/16. A lated quotation gave sellers at 1/4 buyers at 1/4 but the last known and rate was lower at 1/4 7/18 1/4). Dollars eased from an open- ing rate of 34 11/15 sellers 34.13/16 buyers to 344 and 34 saders and buyers respetivcely.

Night Quotations

of New York Stocks and Commodities

Our offices are

open from 10 p.m. until midnight, every night except Sundays and Now York holidays."

The opening quotations of à selected list of New York Stocks and of Commodities will be received 'in) our soffiosa at approximately 15-minute||intervals..

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

Advices of executions on orders placed during the might sess ons are received within the half-hour.

American Oriental Finance Corporation

Asia Life Bldg.

Federal Inc. USA.

Hong Kong.

Tel. 26631.

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

THROUGH REUTER'S

AMERICAN ORIENTAL FINANCE CORPORATION

AND S. E. LEVY & CO.

New York: August 6.

QUOTATIONS

Last Today'

"Change High Low Close Close

of up Dull. New York/London Cross-rate 503 504 5:048 -5.04) New York Cotton-December 13.25 13.11 13.15 12.21 0.03 up New York Silver September 47.40 47.30 47.30 47.40 0.10 up ,: 4" December 47.80 47.60 47.51 47.85 0.34 up 10.45 16.80 16.86 0.35 up New York Rabber-December 15.85 Chicago Wheat -December 1103

Deceber 78 Chicago Corn

20 Fair.

9.00 America Tel. & Tol... 8.00 American Tobacco "B" 1.00 American Waterworks

1.80 Borden Company

Canadian Pacific

0.50 Caterpillar Co.

Consolidated Gas of N.Y. Curtiss Wright....... 8.00 Du Pont de Nemours 3.00 Eastman Kodak .....

Electric. Auto-Lite Co.

8%. Electric Bond & Share

Electric Power and Light...

0:40 General Electric 1.80 General Fooda

43+

Of up Steady

Aug. €

Change 88,11 0.31 off. 33.91 0.31 aft 19.84 0.13 OF

61.03. 1.75 up

106 1081

110

32 up

742

781

77

$ "up

New York Silver(Business done San Francisco

47

47

Ok up Steady

price)

471

47)

Dow Jones Averages.

High-1933/34 Low: Ang. 4.

30. Industriale

110.74

50.18 88.43

56.94

25.43 34.99

80. Utilities

37.72

19.33 20.07

40. Bonds

95.48

73.21 93,18

93.79 0.16:off

11 Commodity Index

60,61

41.98 $28

DIV. $ -

1933/34

LAST SALE

PER. SE.

HIGH Low

Aug. 4.

Aug. 8.

3.00 Air Reduction

119

473

$962

$981

4.00

6.00 Allied Chemical & Dye

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

180

701

124

123

1071

491

931

1931

19

4#

112

111

651

101

34 327

1342

સમ

108

1081

151

741

841

602

154

151

5

Anaconda. Copper Mining “AUSUFE””

224

118 113

19

191

་

Bendix - Aviation

117.

II

937

#k

241 241

37

18

J. I Come

371

97

103)

30+

12

131

2010

7

26

26

1,40

Chass National Bank 1.00 Chrysler Motore 3.40

24 bid

24 bid

401

151

-31

302

74

27+

*27**

642

3

3

51

851 847

1037 321

971

28

100%

17

-17

318

111 11

48

4

31

164

18

181

801

291

291

301

251

19

111 11

211

'72

18

171

971

241

25

464

134

231

244

79

9

9

21*

941

.94

DOR

241

241

461

481

354

82

21€

21

60#

511

334.

331

43

107

23 bid 23 bla

161 151

10+

·418

201

18.

18

191

201

1:583

10

137bid. 14

STE

151

151

3.

21

221

321

121

-321

101

137 13

В

11.

16.

16)

1.00 Standard Brands

37

137

184

181

1.00 Standard Oil Co. of New

Jersey...

291

7

T

60%

221

· 1.00 Texas Corporation Au (0.12) Trans-America, com

1.00 Union Carbide & Carbon 6.00 Union Pacific 2...

104

98

28

கதி

BIZ

191

404 401

183

811

United Air'and Transport:...

982

05

181 *15

151

United Corporation

May 108 109 Saturday's sales:

1091 112 113

34,348,000 bushels

United States Steel-

Westinghouse E. & M.

334 331

198

201 29†

Chicago

Sept. 724 72+ 72 Dec. 751* 751 751 7791701 May - 797. Total sales:-

742-742

811 82 16,312,000 bushels

PORT OF SHANGHAI

Census Of Foreign Entries In May

Shanghai, July 31 According to statistics released" by the Passport Office of the Bureau of Public Safety of the Greater Shanghai Municipality, a total number of 1,214 foreigners including men, women and child- ren entered into the "port of Shanghai during the month of May. Of the total, 713 are men, while 501 are women. he nation- alities of the foreigners concerned total 38, including British, Ameri- can, Russian, Polish, Swiss Swedish, Norwegian Finnish, Hungarian, Spanish Portuguese, Canadian, Austrian, Persian, Egyptian, etc Chekiat Agency.

1.00 General Motors 10 Gillette Safety 1.90 Gold Dust incomes 0.00 International Harvester 9.10 International Nickel

International Tal. & Tel. 4.00 Liggett & Myers “B” 1.00 Loew's Inc. ....................... 200 Ma Intyre Porcupine.

Montgomery Ward

2:00 National Biscuit ...... 100 National City Bankin 1.90 National Dairy Producte National Distillers * N.T. Coatral

-

0.00 Otis Elevator

1.50 Pacific Gas & Electric

Packard Motors

0,50

Pennsylvania Railway

Radio Corpn..”

Sears, Roebuck

0.408ooouy-Vamum Corpn.

Bouthern Pacific

Standard Gary ...

19

Amusemente a

Ch. Etainments...... Constructions, (old)) 31 55

Do.

Lane Crawfords...

Mackinwohnun

Nanyang Tobacco... $4.20

Sinceres ....

Watsons

...............$5.70

Wm. Fowells ..........

9. Enterprissa ...} $1.10

CG.5 1936 G. Bda-se

H.K. Gort, 4% Loans† 67%

Do.

31%

Wallson Harper,

B.K. Wing On

H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE

YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL

QUOTATIONS

The market opened very quiet after the long week end. Kowloon Wharves maintain their interest and are still sought at $113 but in sales reported. There are sellers of Trams, Lands and Cements. China Lights and Dairy Farms were in alight demand.

SALES

China Lights (old), $8.90.

BUYERS

Canton Insurances, $288, Union Insurances, $550.

Underwriters, $ił.

Bagulo Gold, 47 cts. Wharves, $113. Docks, $134.

Providents (old), $1.85. Chinese Estates, $85.. Hongkong Trams. $21.35. Yaumati Ferries, $214. China Lights (old), $8.85. China Lights (new), $8.40. Electrics $714,

Singapore Tractions (Pref), Cements, $2.70. Dairy Farms, $26. Watsons, 35.70. Constructions (old), $1.55. Constructions (new), 75 cts. Govt, Loan (4% 01 Prema Cort. Loan (31%), 2% Prem

SELLERS

Electrics, $72. Telephones (old), $2400,

London Gold: £6.17.10—2]d

London Rubber: 7143/16, Noon.7.7/16, 7}++ Firm. Liverpool Cotton: 6.88 +6 points.

Liverpool Wheat: 6/414-31.

London Silver: 20.13/16+ Spot.20.15/16+j-Forward, London-N.Y. Cross: Noon 5,041+1. 2 p.m. 5.04 7/16, India and Speculator bought, Chia sold market steady.

· COMMODITY PRICES

New York Cotton

New York, Aug. 8.': August 1 August 2

Closing Opening Closing ·

Dec. 47.51 47.75 47.75 47.80 47.85 Jani 47.80 unquoted 48.00 48.00 Mar. 47.80 48.25 48.25 48.40′ 48.40 May 48.3049.00 49.0048.80 48.80

31 lots Total sales:

New York Rubber

Winnipeg Wheat Oct. 201 Dec.

May

91 market closed 954

LATE NIGHT CABLES

The following cables

ceived last night by Messrs. Ameri- Oriental Finance Corporation. can

AO.F.C. New York Cables

London Forecast

Wheat:-Weather conditions"are

bullish..

Rubber; Prices are expected to advance.

AOF.C. New York Cables

BlocksAt the opening volume of business was light, with

On out any stimulating factors, Oct. 13.08 13.07 13.08 13.08 13.08 Sept. 15.10 15.10 16.10 15.42 15.4€£

New York Sugar Dec. 13.18 13:17 13.18 13.20 13.21 | Oct. 2515.22 unquoted 15.56 15.58

the strength of Washington news. Jan. 13.21 13.21 13.31 18:24 13.24, Dec. 15.50 15.45 15.45 15.81 15.85 Sept 1.79 1.78 1.7871.77 1.78

a substantial extension of yester- Mar. 18.35 13.30 13.32 13.37 13.87 Jan 15.61 15.60 15.80515.08 15.98 Dec. 1.84 1.84 184 183 1.83 May 13.37 13.38 13.38 13.43 1343 Mar 15.85 15.85 15.87 16.15 16.18 Mar. 187 186 187 186 187 Stock-Wa anticipate a Arm day's upturn is unlikely July 13.42 13.44 13.44 13.48 13.43 May 18.08 16.08 16.08 16.38 18.30 Total sales: 17,000 tons opening in Wall Street owing to Cotton: The Spot 13.15 13,20 Total sales

~ New York BMK ----

increased Indationary talk, coupled quite a little supply Sept 1.09 1.071 1071 1.081 1.081 with more reasuring trade news in

mostly realizing: Dec. 111 11 11 111 112 Feb 1.121.13) 1.13 Total sales

745 lots

New York Bulver ****

Chicago Wheat Sept 47.30 47:20 47.46 47.40 47.40 Sept 1041 1043 104 1074 108 Oct. 47.25 47.25 47.40 4740 47.50 Dec. 1081 106 106 1101 1101

-Bilver —We believe, that .

4.1930 certaine direction,farok All offerings for rear delive

37 lots

Cotton: Expected higher.

at around 47:50.