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DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS

Hong Kong Stock

Exchange

Billete

Halae Namin-1

TUESDAY.

"Sharebrokers' Association

AUGUST 14.

Banka

H.K. Banka

Ea. (London)

Wayers

Solter

$1.896

{ex fir.) $1,710

2135

F168

Chartered Banks

gal

Mercantile Bls. “A”

210

£30

£13

Do.

Bank of East Aria... 354

B14"

N. C. & S. Banka

$20

Am. 0. Fin, Corp

35.80

Ch. Fin. Corp. Ord. 9.

Do.

Prof. s.

Insuranoss

$200

Canton lusaraÖBL

$1.30

Underwriters

$190

Union InsurKNOM ........

$1.95

5635

$510

China Fires.................

$280

H.K. Firestuarvet

18 International Auson, 3.

Shipping

$40.85 Douglases ཡvwee*****441t

Steamboat

JAPAN

$30

lados (pret.)......in

$33

Do. (dof.) qurul

47/6

Shells do svetova

4131

Waterboate

Mining

59 st

Amtamoks...........

$38

Balatcos

Baguio Gold ..................... 44 st.

14) Bangust Consolidated

10 sta Do. Exploration

20 cta,

Do. Goldfald.

12 ats.

Big Wedge

24 ots.

Gold Bivar

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

Ipo Mining.

Itogons entendi

22/6

Kailans

321

Langkata (single) 8.

$1.85

$132

$96

Explorations..

Shanghai Loans

$13.40 Raubs

Venezusia Gold Fids.

Docks, WharrOS,

Godowns, etc,

$540

$600 $240

་་་

$30

$35 47/6 $13

160 ota

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1934.

NEW YORK STOCK AND FIRST FLIGHT COMMODITY QUOTATIONS Across The Channel

AMERICAN ORIENTAL FINANCE CORPORATION · ·

AND S. E. LEVY & CO.

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, July 28. Wednesday being the twenty- fifth anniversary of the crossing of the English Channel by aeroplane, New York. Aug. 13. $51.481.898 the previous year. The M. Louis Berlot, who made that

Cyanamid Corp. has historic fight was the The" American Oriental Finance ¦ American

guest of luncheon Corporation's report through their earned 43 cents per share against honour at a

at the The Secretary of New York agents, Messra, E A21 centa per share the previous" Savoy Hotel. Pierce & Co.. states:--

year. The Ohio Oll Co. earned State for Air (Lord Londonderry) 53 406,358, against a loss of $3,140,- attended. and several British

pioneers of flying were present. 680 the previous year...

Annalyst Index of Business at Whitten-Brown, who with the late Among them were Sir Arthur

Stocks:-The recovery of indias-

trial issues from Friday's weakness was, of course a stimulating factor, General sentiment looks is though this division of the market is ready to make another attempt to push through the so called resistance levels.

Wheat: Belling of grain after the opening of the market was mat by aggressive buying, led by Com- mission "Houses with Eastern con- Western traders nections while

were active. The Corn and Win- nipeg markets developed strength and the advance in stocks was the principal sustaining influence with lines sold out last week being instated. Trade Comments

18 ets

***

13 cts.

24 ots.

这款

1184

13 16.80

#13

HK. & K. Wharver.

Providents (old

81.65

150 cts

Do.

H. & W. Docks...

$112

|45 ats

S. China Motora+A

$131

'A'

$120

151

$135 Shanghai Docks S. New Engineerings8.

8312 Hongkewa (uld) 8. 20. (new) . Lands, Hotel, and

131

Building

H.K. Hotels....... $5.60 36.68

H.K Lands..........

Shanghai Lande...8.

Metropolitan, Landa..

$55

$25

$14"

H.K. itea!ties.......................

Chính Do 100

$137

Do Debentures.

$10.40 Humphreys

New Asia Hotel ... Asia Roalti "A" S.

Do.

Chinese Estates..................

$140

"E" 8.

-++

30.70

$54

15.10

345

tivity: 77.8.

Dow Jones says that the Securi-Sir John Alcock first flew across ties Commission has asked for de- the Atlantic in 1919.

The host talls on Exchange practices and was Mr. Alexander Duckham who for the placing of a curb on specu- first few with M. Bleriot in 1909. lations by Company officials,

New York, Aug. 13. Messrs. B. E. Levy & Company's report, through their New York agents, Messrs. White, Weld & Co.

states:-

Stocks:-Buyers are inclined not to reach up to the present levels: Business done: 810,000 shares.

Bonds: High-grade and second. regrade issues together with Govern- m-ment bonds were all firmer,

dicated that the market has given excellent accoun't of itself.

The guests included Mme. Bleriot. M. Jean Bleriot (son), and Mme.

Andre Rubel, Mme. Jean Lassalle, and Mme.

Albert Sirot (M: Ble-

riot's three daughters).

The toast of M. Bleriot's health and supported by Captain F. E. was proposed by Lord. Londonderry Guest. Master of the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators of the British Empire.

M. Bleriot, responding in French, expressed his pleasure at the pre- sence of so many men and women cistinguished in aviation. He

Cotton:-The market 19 ap- proaching a period of increasing There was a liberal shipping de- hedge-selling and we suggest named, among others, Mr. T. O. M. cautious trading attitude, confin-Sopwith, who, not content with the ing purchases to sharp recessions.

fame he had won in aviation, had now the ambition to bring back to England the America's Cup.

inand for cash, corn.”

Cotton:-Private reports of rain

In Oklahama and a forecast of). Rubber:-The market continues probable showers in the droughthesitant. New committments are area in Texas caused liquidation ilmited and a new buying stimulus and hedging. There was moderate is needed. Business done:-592 Trade and Continental covering on lots. cotton-goods being taken off the market. The strength of Sterling favours a constructive attitude.

Flashes:-The Goodyear Tyre

Co. has earned $17,808,502 against

Oct Dec.

COMMODITY PRICES

New York Cotton

New York, Aug. 13. August 11

August 12

Closing 13.45 13.44 13.44 13.48 13.48

Closing Opening

Grains:The impaired technical position of the market is being "gradually corrected and we would be bullish for the long pull, Satur- day's sales:-51,076,000 bushels.

our

Royal Aero Club Dinner The celebration was continued last night at the Royal Aero Club. where a dinner was given in hon- of M. Bleriot, Lord Gorell (chairman of the club) presided, and the health of the guest was proposed by Lord Londonderry, Secretary of State for Air. The French Ambassador 'was also pre-

THE EXCHANGE sent. At the end of the dinner M.

MESSRS: ROZA BROS.

REPORT

The price for Spot Silver re- 13.80 13.61 13.84 13.60 13.62 mained unchanged at 21-9/18 but $10.40 Jan. 13.63 13.67 13.68. 13.68 13.65 the Forward rate was put up 1/16 Mar. 13.75 13.80 13.79 13.77 13.77 | to 21). Continued support was May 13.80 13.85 13.85

13.84 13.84 given to the market by America as July 13.86 13.94 13.95 13.91 13.81 well as by India and sales" were

13.60 Spot 13.55

again made by China. The market closed on the steady side.

New York Rubber

Cotton Mi

$10.00

Evroe

#11

་་་་

173

S'hai Cottonafold)S.

$738

$431

. Dồ (new)S

$11.

Zoong Sings k

8114

*63

Wing On Textiles(S.)

Sept. 15.68 15.57 13.58 15.74 15.74

$84

Public Utilition

Oct.

121.10

Tramways.

$91.90

Dec.

15.81 15.69 15.70 15.86 15.8 18.11 15.96 16.00 16.13 18.17

$15

Peak Trama (old)...!

514

Do. (acw)...

$10

Star Ferrion

1911

Yauma Ferries .... $21

$8.90.

China Lighte (old)...

Jan

16.23 18.10 10.10 16.22 16.22 Mar. 16.50 16.40 18.45 16.50 16.54 May 18.78 16.68 16.68 16.82 15.82 Total sales:~

592 lota

18 90

38.30

Do. (new)... $8.30

$712 $712

:714

H.K. Electrica $71)

$714

Chicago Wheat

Macho do..

Sandakan Lights...

$24

| 324.20❘ $24.20

$11.80

(now)....

Sept. 104 103+*103 Dec. 107 106 1051 $11.80 May

110 108 109 Saturday's sales:-

2.65

$2.60 82.571

34)

Sept. 76 Dec. 703 May 831 Total sales:-

Chicago Corn

75 75 781791 824 83

$26,85

$251

-$2.56

312

78 et

4 4 4 4 7 8 9 6 6 8 11

Telephones (old) ...]

Do.

$13.80 China Buses.

Tractions

Do. (pref.).

Industrial

5/-

$11

Malabon Sugare

391

Caldbook, (ord.) 8.)

$18

Macgregon(pref.)8.

12.70

Canton Ice

14.60

371

Cements

Biopes

Miscellaneous

Dairy Fanus-w

Der A Wings. ........................

Ch. Etainments...... Constructions, (old) 31 88

(now 7b stb.

Lane Crawford...... $410

70 at

Amusemente

Biaceres......ïzərəqə

Watsona

+44

37.00

bushels

Bleriot was made an honorary le member of the Royal Aero. Club:

The Chairman read messages of regret at inability to attend from Lord Wakefield, who sent his con- gratulations to M. Bleriot, and re- called that he was present at the luncheon given to him after the crossing of the Channel, 25 years ago: from Mr. Oswald Short, and from the president of the Aero Club de France.

Lord Londonderry in proposing the health of "that distinguished Frenchman, M. Louis Bleriot," ex- In New York Sterling opened at pressed our national admiration

5,092 and closed at 5.11. -

Market

of a great feat, an exploit in itself one of remarkable daring and cour- Steady but in the absence of sell- age, which, at the same time, had ng pressure by Chinese in Shang- most fruitful and most far-reach- hat and in Hongkong the marketing results for the two countries. was lower. Business was dull...

Sterling

►

3'4

He called particular attention to the fact that, while the comme- moration in his own country took place over a month ago, M. Bleriot has done them the honour to re- serve for them in England that day, July 25, which was the actual date

of that first crossing.

1/8 5/16, and subsequently 1/6 11/32 was obtainable at the open- ing with buyers at 1/6 13/32. At 103 1032 1/6 the market was neglected, a 1067 106 few buying inquiries at that rate 110 110 for near were filled, but with di-

During his visit to Buc Lord 51,078,000 culty. 1/6 13/32 was done for Londonderry was struck by the September and second half Sep-contrast between the machines of tember. The market closed with the Royal Air Force which had likely sellers at 1/6, buyers at 1/8

then crossed the Channel for the 13/32.

purpose of sharing in the celebra- tions, with that frail but historic aircraft which bore M. Blériot safely, but with infinite hazard, on that invasion of Britain by man from the air 25 years ago. If they really wished to see living proof of man's courage and of his capa- city for daring. he advised them to fly to Buc from Croydon in a 40-seater Scylla of to-day and cxażnine there a single-seater Blériot monoplane which carried the first man who ever flew be- tween France and England.

bushels

753 753 79 787

W U.S. Dollars m 834 827

Were on offer at 39 with buyers 31,447,000 at 39 leading to business at 39 1/16 for near delivery and closed with sellers at that rate and buy Winnipeg Wheat

era at 391 For September there Oct. 87+ 87 87+ 88 181 were sellers at 394. nec.

88 881

88!" 89 899

Yen... May 912 92 92+ 931 931

Guilders

Do...

1204.

34.30

Mackinwahtiagor

New York Sugar

Nanyang Tobacco...

110

£5.70

35.80

Sept. Dec,

Wm. Powells

M. Greyhounda.

$47

1.70 1.77 1.77 1.78 1.78 310

1.86 -1.84 1.84 1.83. 1.83

· 1101. 1.89 66 ota. Mar.

1.88 1.88 1.85 1.86 Total sales:-

13,000 tons.

501.

Shanghai Dollars

Shanghai Market

SC. Enterprises.

$1.26

United Theatran ..... 8"

New York Bok

80%,

Ch.0.5.1923 G.Bds 961.

21%

perm.

H.K. Govt. 4% Loans 62%

Do.

$75

Wallace Harper......

HK. Wing On ........... B'hai

H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE

YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL;

QUOTATIONS

The only feature of the market to-day was a spectacular drop in Lands, which attributed by most people to "bear tactics, but as far as can be ascertained, only a couple of hundred shares were done at about $514 cash. The rest of the market was on the quiet side, only a small business having been done in Electrics. Banks and Unions.

SALES

Union Insurances, 3535/537. Underwriters, $1.30. Providents (old), 1.85. Hongkong Trams, 21.10.

Do.

Electries, $711. Macao Electrics. $25.

Cements, $2.55.

BUYERS

Hongkong Banks, $1710. Ipo Mining, $3 Docks, $134. Providenta (old), $1.65. Ewo Cottons, Sh. $10.90. Chinese Estates, $85. China Lights (new), $3.30. Electrics, $714.. Singapure Tractions Dairy Farms, $253,...), Constructions (old); $iąż. Constructions (new), 78 cts. Govt. Loan (4%), 7% Prem Govt. Loan (34%), 28% Prem

SELLERS

Hongkong Lands, §52). China Lights -(old); $8.80. Electrica, $71, SOAK Telephones (old), $24).

Sterling at 1/ sellers, 1/4 11/16

The duty of all was to do every- buyers, quiet. Dollars opened thing to ensure that the aeroplane steady at 35 7/16 sellers, 351 buy-should be viewed first and fore- Sept. 1.131. 1.12 1.15 1.13 1:133t {'ers.. but easier later at: 951 and 35 I most as a vehicle of peace, for the

Dec. 1.18 1.15 1.15 1.18 1:10

Feb, 1.17 1.16 1.16

Totai sales:-

1.18 1.171

27 lots.

LATE NIGHT CABLES

The following" cables were re- ceived last night by Mesars. Ame rican Oriental Finance Corpora-

tion."

London Forecast

"With nothing definite to alter the existing obscurity surrounding

7/16.

purposes of peace, and for the pro- motion of friendly intercourse among people. It was in that sense that 25 years ago Louis Blériot left the shores of France. He came to England as the first messenger of friendship and good

Night Quotations

of New York Stocks and Commodities

Our offices are

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

The opening quotations of a 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 sese ons are received within the half-hour.

American Oriental Finance Corporation

Asia Life Bldg.

Federal Inc. U.S.A.

Hong

Tel. 26531.

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

THROUGH REUTER'S

AMERICAN, ORIENTAL FINANCE CORPORATION

AND S. E. LEVY & CO.

QUOTATIONS

Last Today's

High Low Close Close

Change

5.111 5.00) 5.11 2101 01 off. Steady. 13.79 13.59 13.60 13.69 0.03 up. 16.23 18.06 16.1 18.17 0.08 up-

Dow Jones Averages. High-1933/34 Low: Aug. 11. Aug. 12.

20 Rai

1.60 Borden Company

اد

J. I Case

Canadian Pacific 0.50 Caterpillar Co.

1.40 Chase National Bank 1.00 Chrysler Motore .... 3.40 Consolidated Gas of N.Y.

Curtiss Wright 2.00 Du Pont de Nemours 3:00 Eastman Kodak

Electric Auto-Lite Co.

401

New York: August 12,

New York/London Cross-rate New York Cotton December New York Rubber-December Chicago Wheat-December Chicago Corn Silver-Official

-December

1077 791

105 77

107

782

1 61 781

49* 442

of off 0 off

unchanged

Change

30 Industrials

110.74

50.16 89.79

91,80 2.01 up

56.94

95.43 33.60

34.86 1.06 up

20 Utilities

37.73

19.33 20.31

20.58 0.37-up

40 Bonds

95,48

73.21 91.83

91.67 0.16 où

11 Commodity lader

Drv. 8 PER SH.

85.25

4198 64,79

03.18 1.61 off

1933/34

LAST SALK

EIGH

Low

Aug. 11 Aug. 12.

3.00 Air Reduction 8.00 Allied Chemical & Dye 4.00 American Canar

American Radiator........ American Smelting....... 9.00 American Tel. & Tel. 5.00 American Tobacco "B" 1.00 American Waterworks

112

7479

$97

$99

180

701

1264

127

107

494

944

* 671

117

101

372

1342

1094

112

942

751

431

181

Anaconda Copper Mining Auburn

22A

+12

131

841

£4.

181

-193

Bendix Aviation

234

12;-

247

251

37%

413

103

141

206

271

10%

25jbld 24jbid

311 *327

273

311

-88-

901

1031

+971

983

100%

0% a. Electric Bond & Share

Electric Power and Light.... 0.40 General Electric 1.60 General Foods 1.00 General Motors Low Gillette Safety ................... 1.20 Gold. Dust .....

318

111

..41

15.

101

301

29+

294

391

291

301

101 111

171

25 bld. 27

46%

134

251 281

ял

96 | 971

99+

271

30+

-49

49+

234

308

321

.33+

80%

311

23 bid 22 bid

Ха

104

18.

174

181 .19

207

N. Y. Centr£}inte 0.60 Otis Elevator

201 211.

-14

141

-10

1.50 Pacific Gas & Electrio

Packard Motors

.. 16

317

-12

0.60 Pennsylvania Exilway ..........

2211

42)

-132

Radio Dorps, ....................

Sears Roebuck

33Z

351

0.4) Bocony-Vacuum Corpa.

141

191

Southern Pacific.......

171

201

1.00 Standard Branda

37€

191

·Standard Gae ...

1.00 Standard Oil Co. of New

Jersey

601

434

441

เอ

221

1.00 Union Carbide & Carbon 6.00 Union Pacific

401

-United Air and Transport...»

.104

161

United Corporation

147

23433

341

311321

0.60 International Harvester 0.10 International Nickel

International Tel. & Tel. 4.00 Liggett & Myers "B" 1.00 Loew's Inc.

2.00 McIntyre Forcupina

Montgomery Ward .... 3.00 National Biscuit 1.00 National City Bank 1.90 National Dairy Products

National Distillers

1.00 Texas Corporation

0.12) Trino-America

· United States Bicel Westinghouse E. & X.

which had already yielded much that was of value.

IN THE AFTERNOON The market was steady at the opening in the afternoon and was rather pressed by sellers resulting in business at 1/6 13/32 for near, 1/8 7/16 September, and fr Dol- lars 991 for near and 39 3/16 by air. He typified that spirit remarked that while aviation had September, but an easier tone pre-of cordial co-operation between nade great progress during that valled subsequently reflecting the French and British aviation which period his knowledge of English the easier conditions in Bhangral and always subsisted in the past. had remained stationary He con

Sterling closed at 1/61 sellers, and the continued maintenance of gratulated British aviation on the 1/6 13/32 bayers, possibly includwich it was so much in the com advance it had made. ing September. Dollars were done men interest of their two great The French Ambassador, speak-raan. He said he thought the as quoted above and also at 391 countries to ensure particularly in in English, sald M. Blériot had name of Hubert Latham should be for September, closing with seller's view of the immense spread of the asked him to convey his thanks remembered that evening. He was activities of civil commercial fly- for his reception That anniver at 39 1/16, buyers at 391.

a real friend of most of them,, and ing, which lay immediately before sary was unlike most which com-he fly missed being the first man Shanghal Market

them both. He knew that wher- memorated things that happened to By the Channel by 300 yards, ever they could help each other so long ago that the people pre-

the domestic situation, Wall Street Sterling unchanged, Dollara, sell- is expected to open steady withers at 36 7/16, buyers at 351, steadyin the interest of the progress of rent knew Uttie about them. prices unchanged. A small volume but ater 1/8 down with sellers at their air routes, they would as in Many present that evening had of business is" anticipated. The 35 5/16 and buyers at 357.

commodity markets should be quiet. The rally in wheat is hin- dered owing to the expected absz donment of the acreage curtail- bient plan. In Cotton and Rubber tower prices are expected."..

A.0.F.C. New York. Cables Stacks. We expect industrials

to make another attempt to pens trate the 92-3 resistance level.

Cotton:Further scattered liqui- dation and pront taking is being absorbed by domestic trade and LiverpoolTone steady on selback

the past, always be able to count spen the preparations for the apon the other's friendly recipro- Channel fight and the night itself. city.

Great Progress

eut-Col J.T. C. Moore-Braba zon, M.F. the holder of the frat British seroplane pilot's licence, proposed the health of the chair,

Practical-Minded

Before we were married, George

said

Great Britain and France had- been closely associated in the most

young wife reproach

always gave me the iful brithday present..

Bald George cheerfully,

M, Blériot, in a brief acknow-development of aviation M. Do you rememb

Bure ledgment, spoke of the cordiality Blériot's fight might be said to and affection with which he had have marked the start of a period but my dear, did you ever hear been received in Great Britain of mutual good will and co- ra of a fisher feeding bait to a

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