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DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS Hong Kong Stock

Exchange

'BuyersTM Salier Salon Nominal

TUESDAY. FEB., 26.

Banka

B.K. Banks

Sharebrokers Association

Bo. (London).......... Chartered Banks...

Mercantile Bas

D

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[$1,410) 1,4007|18

2131

11

B15)

5311

£134

માણ

N, U. & S. Banks

Am. O. fin.Corp: 8.

$1.80.

Ch. Fin Corp. Ord. 9.

$10

Bank of East Asia. 191

Du. Pref. S

Insuranoo

Canton saraucos,.

Underwriters

China Fires

tt.h. Fires 24

$22 International Assce. S.

Shipping

3260

1.40

$465

$490

813.70

15 ata.

+

! ! ! ! ! ! :ŏ

Union Insurances...

Baluteos......

139 cts. Baguio Golil.........

Benguet Consolidated

Do Exploration

$111

15 ct.

$11

Docks, Wharves,

Godowns, ele

339

714

Do. (new)... 18 clai

H.K. & K. Wharven.

Providents (uf)

SELL

H.R. & W. Locks..

S. China Motors' A

IM

Do,

"

8120

| $50+0

$309

Shanghai Docka S.

New EngineeringsS.

Hongkewe

. B.

Lands, Hotels, andį

Balldings

H.K. Hotela

H. Lands...........8.) $48

Do. 4% Debentures

Shanghai Landa.....S.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1935.

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

Amer, Can (4)

Am. Comm. Alcohol

(Through Realer's Agency)

113

Laat Today's High Low Close Close 4.882 4,88 4.86 4.881 11.44 1236 18:40. 12.47. 11.23 1306 13.30 1310 97)

971

Change up Barely

steady

.03 up .20 oft

up 841 unchanged 55.55 28,45 65 30 55,45.15 up

unchanged

1351 135

161

261

1171

Illinois Central

Int Cement.... Int. Hary (60)

Int. Nick (80)

Int. Tel. & Tel

Feb. 24. Change 103141 off

31

20 *

Am. T. and T. (9)... 104 105

Lori (120),

McIntyre (28) Mont. Ward Nash (1)

Nat. Bisc, (2)

Nat City Bk. (1)

Nat Da. P. (1.20)...

Nat. Distillers .....

Am. Tob "B" (5); ...

81

Am Waterworks (1) 103

Automobile 221

PICTURES SOLD FOR CLOTHES

Distress In France

In spite of the exchange, mar- ket, where artists "sell" their pictures for groceries, clothes or the services of doctors, tailors, builders and the like, the distress among them this winter is per- haps greater than that of any other class in this city, writes a special correspondent of the "Singapore Free Press."

The Paris Town Council has voted a sum of thirty million francs for the assistance of those artists residing in Paris itself. State ald will take the form of. providing work on the restoration of ancient buildings.

Last Sale

It is hoped that this wu be Feb. 23 Feb. 25 extended to pictures in public col- 10 9lections which in a great many

cases, like that of the Louvre, could well do with cleaning and other attentions.

One From America Extravagant prices, however, are still asked for the works of some of the moderns" like Picasso. Pictures by this artist, the sub- jects of which the uninitiated cannot pretend even to guess at, are priced nowadays at £2,000, £3,000 and more.

"The story is going round, how- ever, of a young American woman who paid $9,000 for a Picasso in 1929. Her father asked her con temputuously why, if she wanted to invest her money she did not put it in something like United States Steel, which then stood at-

Three years later, the lady sold her "Picasso for $14,000.. United States Steel stood at 30.

The Carnavalet has been de- voting some rooms to an interest- ing exhibition of paintings, draw- ings and engravings of popular and fashionable life In the eighteenth century, many of them sent by private collectors.

Probably the finest collection of 18th century French pictures in existence is that of M. Artu Veil-Picard at his house in the

Rue de Courcelles. These pictures have been valued at over 125

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New York/London Cross-räte Now York Cotton-May" New York Rubber-May Chicago Wheat -May -May Chicago Corn

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Montreal Silver --March Silver-Official

531

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Dow Jones Average

High-1933/34 Low: Feb. 33.

.30 Industrial

110.78

84.36 103.25

Rail

58.94

31.39 31.61>

20 Utilities

37.73

18.64 15.80

$262)

40 Bonds

98.04

SIA

11 Commodity Index

85,45

84.73 97.40 41.98 59.09

98,99 $9.00

31.26 35 off • • 18.03

32 up .41 off ,09 of

$485

$470

298/70

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Stock & Diy.

Feb. 23 Feb. 25

$39)

Douglases

Adams Express

51 51

Steamboate..................

37

Air Reduc (3)

113

Stock & DIV. Goodrich..... Goodyear

$30

Indos (prof)

$30

Alaska Jun (100) 174,

Herc. Pwdr. (3d)

21 214: 742* -740

331

Do. (def.)

$35

12

12

Allied Chem (6)

*50/-

Shellsést mega1** |

60,"

131

Waterboats

Allis Chalmers

283

$12

Mining

Am.

Brake

Shoe

981

391

88 ots

Autataoks

GI CLA

(80)

231

231

118

8

-8

$13

40 ets.

Johns Manville

493

494

1:3

(.25)

263

"Kennecott · (,151).

161

157

10 ats.

Do. Goldfield

Am

·Cyanamid "B"

Krog. Gro- (1.502)

241

24

10 eta

Big Wedge .........................

1 ch.

(.25dr.)

171

Lebman. (2.40)

72

711

32 ot

Gold Biveranie

tjeta

Am. Express (6)

38jcts.

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

Am. For. Pwr

103 * 3

101 *

Mg. & Myers "E"

(4)

108

105

United Farscales .....

135 ata

Am. For. Pwr. $7 1st

18 et

Salacos Mining......

$15 ots.

Pi.

-192*

Liq. Carb. (1) Loew's (1)

271

261

347.

351

Ipo Mining..

42 ots:

Itogons

Am. Locomotive

13

20+

201

17/-

Kallas

19-

Am. Metal Co.

141

42

411

$16

Langkala (single) 3.

$15

Am. Pwr. and Lt...

251

251

36

Explorations..........S

36

Shanghai Loans 5.

Am Radiator

..... 131

15

151

$5

Am. Smelting

351

28

271

$1.50

Labs......

30

Venezuels Gold Fkia.

TH

321

Am. Sug. Ref (2)

68+

213*

211

250.

161

167

+27

27+

$110

d

Nat. Pwr. Lt. (.80)

དྷ་

57

11.35

Am Waterworks $6

Nat. Steel (1)

457

.45

pret (6)

55

53.*

KY. Central

154

154

10.40

Anaconda Copper

10.

N. Amer. (50% 4%8), 11

∙11t

Atch. T. and 8. F.

Nor. Pacide

101

101

$115

(2sd.)

411

40%

Oils Elec, (60)

141

131

36

-Atlantic Ref (1)

234

Owens-II, GL (3)

891 90+

Atlas Corpn. Auburn

Pac. Gas (1.50)

*131*

134

-Pac-Ling(3)–

-211-

-414

35

Baldwin Locomotive Baltimore & Ohio...

Packard Motors w

41

10

Fennroad Corpo.....

-14

11

1%

Bendix Aviation

"148

Fenn. Riy. (1)

201

⚫ 201

Bethlehem Steel

284

151

15

Boeing Airplane

.81

1434

14.

Borden Co. (1-60)

25-

01

03

Borg. Warner (1dr.) 30 31

Pro. & Gam (1.50)...

48+

481

Brook Man (3)

Pub. Ser NJ (2.80)

211

"227

$4.80

$45

Cal Pack (1.25)

407

401.

Pullman Inc. (9)

471

471

<

Case

557

56

Radio Corpn.....

5

41

Bucher and Laurence and

Canadian Pacific

11%

Radio Keith Op......

11

10

Caterpillar Tract Celanese

42

Repub Steel

124

121

291 2911 Rey. Tob "B" (3)

48+

477

30.10

Ch. Nat. Bk. (1.40)... 25*

243*

Schenley

251 257

374

+442

O'Peake Corp. (2.80) 431

Sears Roebuck

33:

331

89.40

C'Peake Corp.

and

Shell Union Oll

62

81*

"$61

Ohio (2.80)

423

Simmons Co.

81

g

Chrysler (10)

377

37.. Soc--Vac. (.60)

134

13+

$16.65

Col. Gas, & Elec.....

5#

Brn. Cal. Ed. (1.50)

111

12)

(new)...

$4

Com, Invest. Trust... 80%

Southern Pacific

144

.34+

$04

Star Ferries

104)

Comm. Solv. (60)... 21

101 10

$2%

$211

Commm... Btkin.

Btan. Branda - (1)

171 17

30

$10 10 $10.1v

$10

$10

Comm

Bthrn. $8

Stan. Gas

31

3

***

(LOW)...

3711

371

$71.

cum. Pf. (B)" Congo-Nairn (1.60) 33

35

Sta. Oil Cal ̧« (1)

311

301

Sta O NJ (1)

.40

307

(2) 16%

Ster. Pro. (2.80)

63+

63

18

778

Studebaker Corpă.........

$10.10

71

Texas C. (1) 2.

197

192

Cont. On (25)

171

Texas G, Sulp (2)

34 341

8/.

Tractions

19/-

(pref)......

Corn Prod (3)

66

Transamerics (1,12}).

5+

5+

Coty Inc.

54

Un

181

Malabon Bugars

Cwn. Cork $2.70 P.

Car. and Carb (1.40)

321

Caldbeck, (ord.).

(270)

44.

Un. Pac. Rlys. (6).....

47 98)

"461 961

$18

Muogregore (pref.)8.

Curtiss Wright

24

Un. Aircraft Corp....

13. 128

721

Canton Lega

| 38.05.

Cements

$3.80

"Rapeseech thee MiscellaneoRR

$3.70

$31

Curtiss Wright" "A"

81

Un Air Line Trans...

57

'50

Delaware & Hudson 31 .......”

United Corpn........

12

11

| Douglas - Aircraft ⠀⠀,

-213

Uni. Gas Trapr. (1.20) 10)

101

Du Pont (2-682) ̈..... 941

931

"Univ. Leaf Tob." (2) "55)

541

$231

East. Kodak (4)′′ 120 122) US Madus, Alcohol.

***

$1.86

$2

Elec. Autolite Co. ........ 244.

US." Pipe Fdry, · (50)

$7+

$8.16

Elec, Bond & Share

5

US. Rubber

-391 16 14.

39

18

NEW YORK BUGAR

14

$1.70

Elec. Bond $5∙PI`(5) · 42

-414

US. Rub. 38 1st Pf. 34 ..

[50 ctv

(new)50 eta.

Elec. Bond $8. PF (4) 451

US. Steel

581

$31

$21

Mackintoshs

musi

Elec. Power & Light

-24

Nanyang Tobacco. 94.70

Fox Film "A", .....

10

Vanddium

US Steel $7 PL. (2) 831 827 17 2101

33+

33 331

March

(Through Renter's Agency)

Bincers

381

Free, Texas (1.20)

22

Vick Chem (2.40%);....:::358-

351

$1

Watsons.

**

70

. Wm. Povelis

Gen. Am. Tr. (1.008a) 35.

Warner Bros. Picta

3

31

55 eta

32

M. Greyhounds

Gen Elec. (60)

227

West. Union Tel. 281

201

Orlovski's room and searched it on the pretext that he had been smuggling propaganda material

$1.350. Enterprises

$1.25

Gen. Foods (1.80).

354TM

West Air Brake (1)

28

21

into Germany.

United Thestra.9.

Gen.: Motors (3d)

30

West E, & MC (65) 381.371

July

89ULG.61926 G.Bds.

897

Gen. Rly. Blgs (1)...

241*

Wilcox Oil and Gas 24

2

preza.

prem

39%

H.K. Goyt, 4% Loau 81% ..:Do. 21%

Gillette Saf... (1)

14

Woolworths (240)

Glidden Co. (1)

271 26 Cal Money

541 55+ 1% 1%

$7

Wallace Harper ....

$106

HK Wing Oa

$104

Gold Dust (1.30)

17

Bhai Do

#95

Blá

*.ex. div.

* possible mutilation

$51

Vibro Pileng

#51

Reuter.

END OF PROHIBITION IN

IN ARKANSASERG

Oct.

PASSENGERS

(1936) Spot 12.55

12.55

NEW YORK RUBBER

December

The RMLS. Empress of Canada

Debenturess:

3/5 05

$50

$101

$22

$1220

Metropolitan Lands..

35.10

H.K. Kesities..........

470

19.80

Chins Do..................S.

$123

Da.

$10

Humphreys

.................

New Asia Hotel

$10J

$17

Do. "B" B.

$93

**

S.

174

$45

(per S.

39.30

Zoong Sings

S

350

$19,30

$35.40

muutunç mimamigu

Asin Rosities "A" S.

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

Cotton Mil

$9.221 Ewo

S'hai Cottons(old)S.

Do.

Wing On Textiles(9.)

Pablo Utilities

Tramways

Poak Trama (old)... 8)

Da

Yaumati Ferries

Chins Lights (ald)...

·Do.

H.K. Electrics

Macao do.

Sandakan Lights

Telephones fold, .... $261

Do.. (now)... $10.20

$12.40 China Bussia tail.S.

Do.

Industriale

Jed

123 | Dairy FarTAM ..... ....

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

Amusements ......

Ch. E'tainment...........

Constructions, (old)| 317

Do.

Lane Crawforda..... ...

si.

251

⠀⠀⠀unit rum.

Cons, Gas, NY

Cons. Ou (28)

Cont. Can (3)

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Phelps Dodge Phil. Petro (1) Pierce ArroW

Southern Rly.

million dollars at to-day's ex-

change rate.

Lovely Works

Here are some lovely works of

Ingres, Hubert Robert, Moreau,

some

Fragonards even better than those,

In the Louvre. ".

Marie Antoinette's bed from the Trianon Palace, "beautiful statues and Aubusson carpets are also in- cluded in this wonderful collection to which M. Edmond Vell-Picard, M. Artur's brother, has also con- tributed.

TREATMENT OF

AN OFFICIAL

Soviet Protest To Germany

Berlin, Feb. 25. It is learned here that the Soviet Government, through its Ambas- sador In Berlin. has addressed a vigorous protest to the German Government against the treatment of a Soviet official named Orlovski, lying dangerously ill at St. Blasien. in the Black Forest.

It

alleged that German secret police, in the presence of Madame Orlovski who left Russia to nurse her husband, forced their way into

Cotton: July

Cotton: October Rubber: March

Rubber: July

(Through Renter's Agency)

Rubber: September

Wheat: May

Last

February 28

Close Open 10.30 0.4 11.00

Sterling, New York-London Cotton: March

4867

4861

4861

12.29

12,33

12.38

12.50

12.53

12.63

12.44

12.46

12.47

12.96

12.84

12.88

13.28

13.10

13.18

13.42

13.34

13.31

072

97

977

Wheat: July

911

921

921

Corn: May

841

85

847

Winnipeg Wheat May

83/

831

STOCKS

American Smelting-2.

341 35

35

351

Consolidated gas of "N.Y. Du Pont......

18

18

177

184

931

934

931

EL Bond and Share

5

51

eral Motors

30

30

30

301

8

71

8

8

351

351

351

351

251

25

251

251

214 271

271

274

New York Central Standard Oil Co. of N.J. 0,5, Steel

154 153

15%

151

397

*391

391

331

331

331

it. Tel. and Tel. Loew's Inc. Montgomery W.

National Distillers

Commodities Prices.

New York, Feb. 28. NEW YORK COTTON

February 25 Closing Opening Closing The note emphasises that the Mar 12.30 12.24 12.26 12.28 12.28 safety of Russians travelling in May 12.49 1237 12.86. 12.40 12.42 Germany appeared to be endan July 12.48 1242 12.44 12.50 12.50 gered

124112.38 12:39 12.43 12.44 Dec, 12.47 12.48 12:47 12.49 12.49 Jan 13.50 12.49 12.49 1251 12.51

HITMATU

Old Old Old

3.00 1.98/98 1.99/99

New

New

New

2.00 197/98′′-198/99

Old Old

Old

May

·2.06 | 2.04/05 : 2.06/06

BATTLE OF THE BATH architect placed the shower-bath

(Special Air Mail Service),

London, Feb. 5.

shrined in mirrors and pasteltint

'between the suites of the Secretary and the Solicitor to the Depart- ment, for communal use,

of Labour has not reached her ed tiles with seven needle sprays present eminence without know and windows of frosted glass, set ing her own mind. aside for their exclusive use in

9,000 tons.

Mar. May

New New -New

2.06 2.04/04 2.05/05 Old Old Old 2.12 2.10/10 "2.10/11 New New,

New

2.11 2.09/10 2.10/10

Old Old

Old

217 2.16/16 215/15 New New New

216 215/16 2.15/15 Old: 'Old Old 2.23 2.21/22 2.22/23

New New New

221 221/21 2.22/22

Mr. F. F. Duckworth Mr C-En- ̈ carmicao, Mr. J. J Ferguson,

Little Rock, Art, Feb. 28. OEM and Mrs Fitz-Gerald, Mr.

After a fierce debate which last Mar. 13.13 13.06 13:10 12.95 12.98 and Mrs. H. Fitzmaurice, Mrs Jewell into the night, both cham- May 13.30 13.22 13.43 13.10 13,10 The following passengers en Fleming and family, Mrs. M. Hbers of the State Legislature to day July 13.43 13.35 13.37 13.26 13.20 Total sales-Old: 3,000 tons: New- Miss Perkins said "No." Con- barked for Shanghai and parts Gardiner, Mrs. J. Goulbourne, Miss voted for the repeal of the anti- Sept. 13.80 13.55 13.58 13:43 13.42 Not many Cabinet Ministers in tractors and architect appealed beyond by the RMS. Empress of Coulbourne, Mrs. A. R. Hammick liquor clanse, thus ending Afteen Oct. 13.68 13.64 13.84-13.50 13.50 this country have shower-baths: en- and argued. But the Secretary Canada salled on 28th February: OSM. and Mrs. Harling, Mr. Lyears of prohibition in Arkansas. Dec. 13.84 13.80 13.81 18.68 13.08.j

The vote was close, 51 to 48 in Total sales: 609 lota Mrs. J. J. Adamson, Mrs. D. H Hashmatral, Mr. B. H. H. Higham, Bagnall, Mr. R. Bahlmann, Mrs. 5. Mrs 8 H Hill, Capt. A. J. Holland, the House, and 18 to 15 in the J. Barry Mrs. L. Battman, Mr. & Mr. EK Hsu, Lleut, and Mrs. Senate-leuter, y Berthier, Mr and Mrs. H. Blom-OD. A, Iles Miss EL. Kerr, held-Brown, Miss Bertha, Bloom- Major and Mrs F... Ledgerwood, field-Brown Mr. and Mrs, R. B Mr. X, 8: Lee, Mr. and Mrs D 8 Brown, Lient, ER, B. Challinor, L. Mr. R. R. Liddell, Mr. N. K Miss Evelyn Chun, Miss Ethel Littlejohn, Comdr. R. E. F. Mc

Mr. Chun Mr 8.-3, Cher

and Mackenzie, Lieut. R. J. Mahon, Mr.

O Middle Chang Marshall, Mrs. Chan Chi-lan, Chen Hou, Mr. and Mrs de la ton, Mis TM Mitchell Dr and

arke, Mr. | Mrs. Antun Mohr, <1 Pr de Mr. C Chaine, Mr HT and Mrs FC Cle

Montigny

KD Mooyant Bev angement, when firmness. under

The plans were again altered, Clemo, Miss Joan T. Con

Lieut. and Mrs Mor wasand another bathroom, if equal. GB lating splendour, was installed in his H. J. Crosse, Mr. and Mrs. T. Cilve EN1

Davies, Mr. R. Downing Mr and Fearce,

their departments Miss Frances Perkins, US. Becretary of Labour,

has

Miss Perkins is now moving to her new headquarters in Washing ton, where this official luxury 15 included in her suite of rooms

arall

the

The door from the Solicitor's rooms to the bath was ripped out, and a brick wall no less than 2t

thick was substituted.

A footnote to the story is that when Mr. Wyzanski, the Bolicitor, discovered that he had no shower- bath, he demanded one with equal

NEW YORK SILK =

1373 1:33 134 1:34-1.34 CHICAGO WHEAT 1371 1334 1.341 1.35 1.25 138 1.34 1.35.1.35 1.38

May 97 961 961 07971 Total sales. 315 lots Mr. and Ms. G. E. Faillips, Mrs. July 91 91 901 011 011

Bept Rice; Lilly S. Rice, Miss Georg

90 90 90 900 901 Mrs H Saturday's sales: 11,181,000 bushels Mrs and Miss TRisle

CHICAGO CORN Robinson Sir Victor

and Mrs May C. Sprt

Miss

Fand

Total

MONTREAL SILVER,

Mar 55.30 55.40 55.85 55.45 55:45

6:15, May 55.90 56.15 8.25 88. 84831841 841 | July 56.40 58,50 57.00

51.26 798788801 801 Sept 57:00 57.05 57,5 761 781 761 161 Total sales 20 cont 7,894,000 bushels

NEW YORK,

EG WHEAT

832831 Copper March 821 821 TE