1934-05-17 — Page 19

$2.84

18

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120

American Can

DU

American & Foreign

Power

72

American Metal

22

American Snelting 384

THE HONGKONG · TELEGRAPH.

MOFFAT ELECTRIC COOKERS ́MADE IN CANADA

BEAUTY

WITH EVERY COOKING CONVENIENCE.

Install a MOFFAT New Beauty Electric Range in your kitchen and enjoy satisfactory efficient service. The MOFFAT oven... insulated, sturdily made in one piece and fitted with countersunk elements. A delight to work with because it ensures consistently successful results.

Full particulars on application to the

SOLE AGENTS:-

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

National Commercial Bank Building, Ice House Street, Hongkong.

THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1934.

NEW YORK STOCK. EXCHANGE

YESTERDAY'S MARKET

STEADY

COTTON, WHEAT AND SILVER

LATEST NEW YORK QUOTATIONS

Whiteaways

Messrs. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz HOUSEHOLD FURNISHING DEPARTMENT. have received the following quotations on the New York cotton and wheat and silver exchanges for yesterday.

The following is the Wall Street Journal report on the New York stock and commodity markets which has been received through Mesars, Swan, Culbertson and Fritz: The market was the most irregular and dullest for the year pending action on the Stock Regulation Bill, dennita bullish business nows, including Amer. Tel, & Tel's declaration of May their regular dividend which strange July ly some interpreted unfavourably October believing that the directors hesitated December to reduce the dividend because the

Jitnuary business situation was not sufficiently March stable to stam! a reduction. Predic tions of a sharp curtailment of steel production in the third quarter reacted against steel stocks, Money was easiest for the year due to markets inactivity. One bank ro portedly lonned a sizeable amount of ilme money at one per cent. for one May year which was a new low. Curbs July wero Irregularly lower. Bonds were September

due upward, Graios rallied sharply

to pessimistle crop reports.

Swan, Culbertson and Fritz'a New York office cable:-Stock: Extreme dullness and lack of trend suggests

advisability of a waiting attitude. May Wheat: No rain and exceedingly July pessimistic crop reports from the October Northwest and Canada. were buck of the advance which should work much higher. Calton: Duil with late firm- nes on strength of whent, Good studerlying strength indiente. Fa- vourabh weekly, weather report re- ceived seant attention. Rubber: May Lawer on further liquidation, weak July nesa lu London, and absence of trado | September al consumer demand. April con- December sumption of 44,947 tons was dis- January appointing. Silver:

Colton

May 16.

Closo

May 18, Closing Kango

11.74-11.74 11.84-11.81

..

May 16. Closing

00%-90% 88-8844

BD-8014

May 16. Closing Range

71 -71% 7234-72 734-73

Heavy buying March..........45.07 45.20-45.20

Total sales for the day:---

of nearby positions continued Speculn- torn reluctant to take pusillons pond- Ing the outcome of to-days conference between the President and Silverites.

Dow Jones N.Y. Averages:

30 Industrials

20 Bulls

20 Utilities

40 Bands

11 Commodity Index 52.99. 51,47

The following market closing prices are quoted subject to confirmations as to accuracy in transmission:

Miny 15 May 16 Adams Express 22, В

8% Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company

10% Allied Chemical and

1,126,080 02 1,200,000 ZA (45 Contracts) (248 Contracts)

A SPECIAL OFFER

IN.

INTERSPRING MATTRESSES

These mattresses are specially made by us on the premises. Coil Spring frame, padded

with cotton and horsehair and covered with

handsome fancy ticken. Ventilated sides.

SLEEP IN COMFORT.

These mattresses are made on the premises.

from guaranteed pure hygienic fillings.

YOUR INSPECTION IS CORDIALLY

INVITED.

First Floor Showrooms.

WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & CO., LTD.

11:20

11.20-11-29

11.32

11.30-11.40

11.47

11,60-11.60

11.60

11.08-11.6G

11.00

11.76

Spot.

11.45

11.05

Chicago Wheat.

May 16. Clare

Rango

89

804

80%

Wlanlper Wheat

May 10. Close

701

714 72%

Silver

May 16.

May 10.

Close

Closing

Range

4.4.48

44.50-44.60

4437

44.54-44.04

44.70

44.74-44.74

Sizo: 3 ft. by 6 ft 4 inches

$45.00

44.77

44.90-14.00

41.87

45,00-45.00

1F

3 ft. 6 inches by 6 ft. 4 inches...

49.50

เ

4 ft. by 6 ft. 4 inches

55.50

10

4 ft. 6 inches by 6 ft. 4 inches

65.50

tion

May 15 May 16

02.73 48.07 42.24 22.73 22.66 13.52

Texas Corporation. Transamerica

44 23

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2344

0%

0

*

5 ft. by G ft. 4 inches

72.50

Union Carbide and

03.09

Carbon Union Pacifie Enil-

way United Aircraft &

Trans.

3814

1194

3754

110%

United Corporation United Gas Improve-

ment

20 G

2074

G

104

16%

U. S. Rubber

18

18

U. S. Steel

121⁄4

41%

Universal Leaf To

bacco

44%

44%

1206

Vanadium

10%

19

De

Warner Bros. Pic

tures

5

ל 5

អ

Westinghouse E. and

27

$37

M..... Woolworth

3244

48%

American Tel. and

Tel.

110

1125

American Тоблесо

"B" N

0831

70

American Water

works

18

. 18

Anaconda Copper,

14

137

Auburn Automobile 34%

$4

Atlas Corporation .. 10%

10%

Pure Silk Georgette Crepe Pure Silk (Washing Spun)

Pure Silk Radium Crepe

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN

PRICES LIKE THESE?

(First of all-we have to give up our premises

in 14 days)

.50 yd.

---- (bid-prieuf, men may

Consolidated Gins of

New York Conrol. Oil Corp. 8% cum. Pref. ..... Continental Oil.... Coly Inc. *******

Curtis Wright Com.

Du Pont de Nemours 8214 Esatman Kodak

Baltimore and Ohio 23%

23

Bethlehem Steel

34%

33%

Barden Company

2434

25

Borg Warner

1221

22

Canadian Pacife

Railway

16%

16%

Case, J.I

49

30

Ciraso National Bank

27%%%

Chesapeake Corpora

tion

11

422

Chryfer Corporation 39 Columbia Gas

38%

and

Electric

12%

12

Commonwealth and

Soothern L

211

#%

3237

324

1034 10%

1252

10%

GM

G

.50 yd.

3%

B

"A" J

9

814

.70 yd.

Share

Eric Bond and

..

0316

9815

14%

1+1

Pure Silk Crepe de Chine (Double

Electric Power and

) .80 yd.

Tight

MA

GK

Fox Film "A'

144

14

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC

COMPETITION

TO BE HELD DURING JUNE, JULY and AUGUST.

Genemi Aviation

4

GARMENTS

Holeproof Stockings

READY-MADE

Wrappers, Happy Coats, Kimonos, Dressing Gowns,

Pyjamas, SHAWLS Etc.

From $2.

SEE THE BARGAIN COUNTERS

Kashmir Silk Store

COMPELLED TO CLOSE

·Opposite QUEEN'S Theatre,

trie.. Packard Motors Pennuylvania Ball-

ropi

Pennroad Corpora

tion N

Phillips Petroleumi Radio Corporation

Seara Rochuck

Reinolds Tobacco,

***

42%

12

427

426

Socony-Vacuum Cor

poratiun

Southern California

Edison. Standard Gas and

16%

10

16%

18%

Electric..... Standard Oil Co. of

N. J.

04

41%

4144

Sterling Producte

Inc. Studebaker Corpora

67%

57

$1.70 pr. General Motors

General Electriz General Foods

20

19%%%

3241

#214

775:

|General Railway

Signal

342

33

Gold Dust

19

粥

Goodyear Tire and

Rubber

28 114

InternationaÏ

-Go-

2336

2814

224

International Har

venler International Nickel 20

32*

CASH

PRIZES

$250

CASH

PRIZES

International Tel. &

*Tel.

Johns Manville

184 48

Kennecolt Copper 10%

Lehman Corporation, 60%! Liggett and Myora

Ung.

"

014

01

UPWARDS

Loew's Inc. A

30

Lurillard P.. (Com.) 17 Alontgomery Ward

1054

VALUABLE CAMERAS PRESENTED

.24%

-24

National City. Bauk

bid price)

975

27%

National Distillers

-26

New York Central 27%.

North American Co,. 10.

27

10

| Owens-Illinois Glass

74% 74%

Pacific Gas & Elect

1734

1734

NO ENTRANCE FEES.

NO IRKSOME CONDITIONS.

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ENTRIES RECEIVED FROM 1st JUNE.

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