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ECONOMICS OF SHIPPING
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FACTS FROM LLOYD'S
FAVOURABLE RECEPTION
IN NON INTERVENTION
FORMULA
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
New York: August 11,
(Through Mosler's 'Agonery ·
QUOTATIONS
New York/London, Cross-rate New York Cotton--Oct. New York Rubber-Sep. Chicago Whast →→Sep. Chicago Corn Silver-Official
Sep
Dów Jones Averages
SO Industrials 20 Rails
20 Utilition
40. Bonds
11 Commodity
Stocks
1936
Last Today's High Low Close Close
0.09% 6.0% 11.70 11.53. 1198 11.67 19.35 16.3 · 18.31 10.83 132) 110 104 103
Change
31 off.
48 of
(199) 110) 104 103
LA of
off
anthangad
Aug. 10.
High" Low Olená Change 170.15 168.15 168,80 .30 off
66,03. 15,18 35,38
High Law Aug 8. 189.88 143.11 168.10 55.54 40.66 56.74 36.01 38.23 35,83 103.90 98.99 103.90
66.58, anquote d
Index 87.M
London July 22. Among the many facts recorded in the "1936-37 edition of Lloyd's
Lordon, Aug. 10. Register Book the most striking
The French and British Govern- are those relating to the types of
ments are in close touch regarding propelling machinery now being the former Government's initia- used. Progress in the technique tive on behalf of the declaration nhid practice of marine engineering | by outside powers of non-interven- has been so swift that the changes tion in the Spanish civil war which effected in recent years' la the was warmly welcomed in London mercantile marine of the world and in support of which"the_Bri- are almost incredible, and with i tish Government caused repre-
sentations
other shipbuilding as the most compre-
to be made in hensive of all the assembling in-capitals. dustries the economic conditions The French Government is keep- of a vast number of activities have Ing the British informed regarding Adams Express been completely révolutionized. the progress of its enquiries and it Amer. Can.......
is understood these reports indi- |Amer, ̧Cyañamid 'B' established a record in shipbuild-cate generally favourable reception Am. & Fur. Power
of the formula tentatively put for ing and marine engineering · pro-
ward by France for the prohibition duction, but during that time
of export of arms, munitions and what might be called the Dieselisa- tion of mrcantile shipping has the world's proceeded rapidly. motorship tonnage having been Increased by close on 1.000,000 tona grass. Simultaneously there has been a reduction of well over steamers fitted 1,000,000 tons in solely with reciprocating steam engines.
The past twelve months have not
It would appear, therefore, that despite commendable efforts to give it a new lease of life the re- ciprocating steam engine which represents the culmination of the first great stage in the evolution of mechanically propelled ships- is a declining quantity. There is, however, an increase in the ton- nage of ships fitted with a com- bination of steam turbines and reciprocating engines, and among ships of the highest tonnage the
aeroplanes, both military and civil,
Am. & För, P. $7 pí Am. Light & Trac.
Amer. Locomotive....... Amer. Radiator
to any of the parties to the Spanish | Amer. Rolling Mill... confict.
Amer. Smelting
In some cases points of detall Am. Sugar Refining remain for negotiation but agree- Amer. Tel. & Tel ment in principle by the chief in-Amer. Tobacco 'B' terested powers may be said to be į Amer. · "aterworks... in sight.
Anacon,, Copper
41
The difficulties of several Gov. Atchison, T. & S. Fe. 1,281 ernments to go further rather than Atlas Corpn. reluctance appear to be that they Auburn
20 so far as Baltimore & Ohlo... would desire to French suggestions. It will always Bethlehem Steel be possible to supplement agree-Boeing Airplane. Co. ment and in London the view, is Borden. "Co.
- Manhattan expressed that the urgency of ob- Bklyn
Trans Corpn. ...... taining acceptance of first essen-
luis of non-intervention
- Manhattan is 80 Bklyn great if the widely recognised dan- $6.cum, pt. gers of the present situation are to Case. J. I be avoided that it is unlikely any Canadian Pac. Rs. power will wish to postpone prac- Chase Nat. B tical results in search of perfection. Chesapeake Corpn. 83+ Hope is entertained therefore the Chesapeake & Ohio 631 turbine steam
15 everywhere declarations by chief interested Chrysler supreme. But if one type of en-
Governments in the sense urged by Columbia Gas & E. gine is making more steady pro-France will not now be long de C. G. & E. 6% 'A' pf 1061* gress than any other it is wlayed.-
Credit 731 Commercial doubtedly the internal combustion British Wireles engine. Since 1925, including the greatest period of depression ever known in the shipbuilding indus- try. the world's motorship tonnage has advanced by nearly 10,000000 Such changes in the methods of propulsion have, of course, been a and a boon to the oil industry
handicap to corresponding
the coalfelds.
PROTESTS AT SHELLING
THE BLUE SHADOW INCIDENT
Int. Tel. & Tel
Kennecott
McKesson & Rob-
Monsanto Chemica:
• 5 5 3 7 7 9 7 × 3 × COLETORREEE EEEE
Paramount Picture
Pennsylvania R. R. 371
Pub, Service of N.J.
521
.35 off
36,05 35 35 37.58
.27 'off
103.89
1 of
85.38
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Last Sale
Lust Sale
Aug. 8 10
Stocks
Aug. 8
30
13+ 13
G. Western Sugar
351
357
1224
123ł
Humble Ol ......
87
673
343
347
Int. Harvester Co..
831
84
74
71
Int. Nickel ...........
361
38
12}
122
30
301
48
473
•
231
231
Loew's Inc.'
54 542
281
28
Lorillard
23 238
831
89
524
521
bins Inc. .....
434
175
1751
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99
1024
102
Montgomery Ward...
471
461
263
281
Nat, City Bk.
451*
45 *
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40
401
Nat Dairy Prods.... 27
267
38
87
Nat, Distillers-
277
28
281
Na Power & Light 131
121
141
141
New York Central...
+21
33
321
North American
35
341
233
23
Northern Pacific
28
501
591
Pacific Gas & Elec.
391
28 394
-301
291
Pacific Lighting
501
651
11
321
312.
Packard Moto
101 101
521
52
Incor
&
77
377
1021
1027
Phillips
Petroleum 43
43+
1684
172
Pure Oil Co
471
471
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182 .181
50%-
50-*
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114
11
827
Radio
"Corpo
681
$5 of .....
100 ⚫
100
1201 23
1197
23
Reynolds Tob 'B'.... 50 Schenley
561.
107
Schenley 5% pl.... 982
381 40
984
731
Sears Roebuck
844 844
Comi. Solvents Comm. & Southern
107 181
14 141
Ethrn. Cal. Edison 32
32
I
Lord,)
31
33
Sthrn. Pacinë
424
Comm & Southern
Stand. Brands
151
Word., $8 cum. p.
75
78
Stand. Gas Z Elec
74
Consclid. Gas of N.Y.
431
441
Stand. Ol of N...... 62‡
43
Consolia, O
121
121
Sterling Proda.
131
Continental Ou
317
Bwift 314
International . 314-
314
Corn. Producla
67
.87
Technicolor
261
Curtiss Wright ́'A'...
7.
7
Texas Gulf Bulphur 384
361
Curtiss Wright (C) 19
191
Transamerica
131
Delaware & Hudson Distillers Corpn. Sea-
grams
47
461
20th Cent. Fox Film
comm.
271
22
221
20th Cent. Fox Filin
75+
731
pf.
37
165
1641
Un. Carbide & Car-
141
14
bon
99
251
247
Un Pacific
146
Un. Aircraft
(New)
261
361
741
743
Un. Airline Trans... 201 Un. Corpm.
194
B1
841
841
Un. Corpn. $cu
17
161
pi.
483 484
344
341
Un. Gas Improve-
54
557
ment
472471
382 39
U. 8. Indus A'cohol 35 U.B. Rubber
35+
30%...
30
671
691
Gen. Rly. Signal ... Gold Dust
427
441
201
13
13
Goodrich Tyre Co. Goodyear Tire & E.
211
213
"Warner Bros. Picts." 12
Westinghouse
121
Bec 143
145
231
1
23
43
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Douglas Aircraft Du Pont de Nemours Electric Boat ......... Elec. Bond & Share Elec. Bond & Shar
$5 pf.
London, Aug, 10: The British Ambassador to Spain has sent a message to the Officer Commanding the Spanish cruiser Almirante Cervera, the shell from which yesterday at Gijon struck the 54ton yacht Blue Shadow be-
$6 pi. longing to the British subject Cap-Elec. Bond & Share tain Rupert Savile killing him and severely wounding his wife. Bir Elec. Power & Light Henry Chilton protests strongly Flintkote Co. against the action of the cruiser Gen. Cigar and draws attention to the fact Gen. Electric that Blue Shadow was flying the Blue Ensign. Pending instructions from his Government the Ambas- sadur reserves the right to claim compensation.
.
Gen. Foods..... Gen. Motors
It is reported from St. Jean de Luz where Mrs. Savile is in hospital. N'thern Rly. pf.
er div her condition is satisfactory and her recovery is expected. She was wounded in both legs by sharpnel.
COAL IN SHIPPING
The place of coal in shipping has fallen as the result of several developments, some of which are even more important than the ad- vance of the marine internal com- bustion engine. In spite of the phenomenal progress
the of marine Diesel ony 18.89 per cent. of the world's merchant tonnage is driven by all engines, but i addition to that 30.38 per cent of the existing tonnage uses oil-fired bollers, so that the tonnage de pending entirely on coal is now less than 50 per cent of the total mercantile marine of the world, compared with nearly 89 per cent in 1914 Since that date the world's steam tonnage using coal has decreased by nearly 12,000,000 tons. Some of the steamers de- signed for burning oil fuel cap, if the occasion demands, resort to coal burning. but. viewed from
Another press message states the every angle, the tendency is to wards the increasing use of oll, Spanish authorities have tendered and it seems that the one hope of an expression of their sincerest re- the immense resources of the coal-grets to the Commander of H.MA. felds Anding their way back into Comet on the death of Captain Ba- marine work Hes in the develop vile and the wounding of his wife ment of the oll-from-coal pro- although Almirante Cervera from which the shell was fired is a ship By way of illustrating the im-which deserted to the insurgents mense number of people whose British Wireless." very existence depends on chant shipping it may be stated that the current issue of Lloyd's Register Book records upwards of 32,000 ships and some 20,000 firms connected with shipping in all parts of the world. Since 1914 the
London, Aug. 10. world's merchant tonnage has in- New British industry which made creased from 45,000,000 to 64,000,000 marked progress is the production tons, but in that time the British of woven asbestos fabrics. At a re- proportion of the tonnage owned cent exhibition, examples of dyed has fallen from 41.6 to 26.8 per and even printed fabrics suitable cent. During that time also the for decoration were shown and it German proportion has fallen by is anticipated the demand for these about 50 per cent, but all other fire realsting materials for schools, and countries have made material in-nails, theatres, cinemas creases in their merchant feets. wherever dangera of fire are most The British mercantile marine is, to be avoided will increase rapidly however, the most emcient in the
2.5 the remarkable achievements world--81.8 per cent of the ton- in the new manufacture, become nage being 20 years old and 59 per better known.- rent, under 15 years; while corres- | British Wireless, ponding percentages for the ton-
cesses.
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nage owned abroad are 686 and 36.3. Or the big liner. tonnage, ships of 15,000 tons and upwards, 48 per cent. is registered in the United Kingdom. An exceedingly encouraging fact, redected in the work of the shipyards during re- cent years, is the rapid growth the tonnage registered in British Dominions overseas, the Dominion tonnage now being 1,358,000-an increase of 83.2 per cent. since 1914
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GLASS EYE SECRET DISCOVERED
BAN OVERCOME
London, July 22. When Germany in 1933 prohi- bited the export of raw materials, the special glass from which glass eyes are made was included in the ban. Now, when supplies for, this purpose were falling very low, British scientists have produced a glass as good, if not better, than that made by the Germans' secret process.
-Thousands of artificial glass eyes of different colours and sizes used to be stocked in drawers in pre- mises belonging to the Ministry of Pensions at Acton, London. They were sent, chiefly by post, at the rate of about 4,000 a year, to ex- Servicemen who lost one or both eyes in the war.
Recently the supplies had fallen very low, following the German
London, Aug. 10.
London, Aug 10. The King embarked this morning The total attendance at Ports- on the yacht Nablin at Sibenik in mouth, Plymouth and Chatham Dalmatia at the beginning of his during Navy Week which ended on prohibition. holiday cruisė. Press messages Saturday was 434,708, over 100,000 Dr. Harry Moore, Director of report the town was gally decorat- more than last year. New charities ed and large crowds had assem-will benefit at the rate of £25 for bled. They cheered loudly as the every £20 they received last year King left railway coach in which British Wireless His Majesty travelled from Calais and proceeded on board. Later His Majesty went on shore and visited the cathedral. When the yacht salled it was accompanied by the British destroyers Grafton and Glowworm, a courtesy escort of two destroyers and torpedo boat was provided by the Yugoslav Naval
Authorities.-**
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CENSUS OF TRAFFIC
London, Aug. 10. The week's census of traffic on second class roads on the same unes as last year's census on 'first class started to-day. 8,000 enumera... tora are counting every type, or London, Aug. 10. 'traffic including pedestrians at Some anxiety has been felt for over 4,000 points on 16,800 miles of the staff and students of the Eng-roads. The results of last year's at College at Volladolid from count have proved helpful to au whom there has been no news thorities in making plans for road since July 20th. The British Con- improvements and in consequence sul at Vigo has now heard they are enquiry is being extended to second safe and do not desire evacuation class roads
British Wireless. Heitish Wireless.
AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL PRODUCES
Research of the British Scientific Instrument Research Association, told me yesterday that to make the white of the eye look as na- tural as possible the glass had to have an opal, creamy, or even a blue hue, according to the age of the wearer, as distinct from the colouring of the pupil and the iris. The glass also had to have fine veins in it as in the human éyè, qu
All these effects have been ob- London, Aug. 10,
tained, and the new artificial glass The afficially estimated value of
eyes, now being distributed from agricultural and horticultural pre-Action by the Ministry, are a duse in England and Wales rose wonderful Imitation of the human from 2201,750,000 in the year 1933/ eye. 1934 to 2208,750,000 in 1934/35
British Wireless..
THANKS EXPRESSED BY BELGIUM
London, Aug. 10. The Belgian Ambisader called
ACTING FOREIGN SECRETARY AT WORK
London, Aug 10 Lord Halifax who is geting for at the Foreign Office to-day and communicated the nota congeying | the Foreign Secretary during the appreciation of his Government of latter's absence on holiday was assistance rendered by the British again at the Foreign Omes to-day Navy in embarking distressed Bel- for the transaction of uitine bust- gian subject in Spalni
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