1936-01-17 — Page 19

OPENING

TO-MORROW

AT THE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1936.

CENTRAL

4 SHOWS DAILY: 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9,20 p.m.

2 HOURS OF

CYCLONIC STAGE ENTERTAINMENT!

THE WORLD FAMOUS

CHIN

LOO

U.S. COMMODITY PRICES

LATEST CABLED

QUOTATIONS

The following quotations on, the New York commodity exchange are issued by. Reuter.

March

May

July

New York Cotton

Jan. 16.

Jan. 16,

11.35

11.20/20

11.01

10.05/00

10.69

10.00/80

October

10.17

10.00/09

December (1930) 10.00

10.04/04..

Spot

11.8G 11,80

New York Rubber.

.March

14.53.

14:54/54-

May

14.07

14.68/68

July

14.81

14.83/83

September

14.98

14,99/99

December

16.16

16.186/20

Tatal sales:-238 lots.

Chicago Wheat

May

July

09% 100%/100%

88, 8874/88% 87%4/87% Wednesday's sales: 13,837,000 bashals,

Septemberg 87

Chicago Corn

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60

00%

60

Winnipeg Whent

87. 88

G0/60% 60/00% 60%/60%

87%/87%

88%/88%

8074 87%/87%

New York Silk

1.003% 1.854/80 1,00 1.BG/8G 1.80 1.84/83%

MARKET UPWARD

YESTERDAY

Swan, Culbertson & Fritz Dow tion's 1036 earnings total 11 cents of holders and the small remaining

period when the tendency of securities holding aloof, The long range, how Wheat: This market was quiet,

continues optimistic. The with to follow news developments rather ever,

-prico movementa narrow. are awaiting action, by than to discount then has been so market for bonds was strong and Traders NEW YORK STOCKronounced as the last six months, active, while Curb stocks were frregu- Washington and a refund of Process-

It is said that leading automobile Jarly higher.

ing Taxes. EXCHANGE

Rubber: The market appears to bo mamifacturers are succeeding in their S..C. & F. New York office cables:! elforts to cope with used-car inven- Stocks: The market continues to technically sound in spite of a wide tories,"

rule irregular. The United Corpora- advance, which is due to the strength Summary of yesterday's per share a compared with 17 cents speculative interest An official es- Tho Atchison, timate of December consumption in- The market to-day was the previous year, quiet spite of alightly improvel Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company dlcates 42,042 tons. Imports are B leadership in which American Tele has earned 31 cents per share during timated at 34,500 tona, stocks at Now York, Jan..16. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz Wallsnes 1831 touched a new high level the 11 months ended November 31st. 95,418 tors and rubber afloat at

1031. The low-priced group of against 10 cents during the corres- 30,905 tons. Street Journo! comment: The securities attracted major attention.

Cotton: Wido dissension is report REUTER QUOTATIONS Company is at present earning slight issues were very heavily traded, whilst ed on substituto AAA. legislation. American Telephone and Telegraph International Telephone and Telegrin, ponding period of the previous year,

Dow Jones Average: ly above $7.00 per share, the figure the volume of trading in other issues Some traders doubt a solution to the estimated for last year. Negotin of this group was good. Communien- problem during the present Session 30 Industrials tions are progressing whereby the tlons were strong, while silver and of Congress. The function of the 20 Ralls Republic Stocl Corporation will farm shares cased. Oil shares wero Bankhead Act this year is question- 20- Utilities acquire the Gulf States. Brokers subjected to profit-inking. The usual able. The market to-day was nervous, 40 Bonda say that they cannot remember any leaders were inactive and traders are with no partibular trend in eviderice. 11 Commodity Index 56,40

145.80 - 145,02

43.16 30,83

43.21

31.35

100,65 100.72

60.40

VIGNETTES OF LIFE

By J. NORMAN LYND

I NEVER SEEM

TD GET AHEAD!

. I MAKE FORTY

A WEEK AND

SOMEHOW OR OTHER.. MY EXPENSES ARE

ALWAYS FIFTYT

IT'S DISCOURAGING!

IT'S JUST ONE DON'T AFTER. ANOTHER LIKE AS IF ??

SEEMS

F-STARTED LIFE AS A BAREFOOT BOY SAID HE WAS WHO DIDNT ? -- EXCEPT

THE GIRLS AND THEY DON'T BLAT ABOUT 17. /

ANORMAN LYND.

I'VE BEEN A SAILOR AN ACTOR, AN ENGINEER, A 1030 AN AUTHOR, A NIGHT WATCH MAN, A SALESMAN, LECTURER, DOCTOR, COWBOY, ADVERTISING EXECUTIVE, DOG CATCAER, EVANGELIST AND CROONER,»«»-

LOOKS TOME AS IF THE WORLD OWES ME A LIVING!"

"SURE I'VE BEEN MARRIED LOTS OF TIMES, BUT JUST WEAL YOU THINK, EVERYTHING'S FINE BLODEY / THEY START HAVIN' IDEAS OF "THEIR OWN!»

"1. OWE IT ALL. TO THE LITTLE: WOMAN *

THE POLITICIAN-WHO WOULD RATHER TALK THAN WORK-HAS A GIFT OF GAB AND A PONTIFICAL MANNER-ROUND SOME. PEOPLE WITH LESS BRAIN THAN HE HAD-- AND

SO WAS ELECTED

· Pakka Ledger, Jan.

THE BIG FISHERMAN....

STARTED FISHING THEM OUT OF R THE GOLDFISH BOWL. WHEN OLE YEAR OLD ........ HAS BEEN AT-

IT EVER SINCE.

THE LAD WHO HAS BEEN IN SOME UNINTERESTING PLACE AND GIVES ALL THE DETAILS OF CLIMATE THE CUSTOMS OF THE NATIVES THE IMPORTS AND EXPORTS THE PLUMBING OR LACK OF IT- COST OF UVING, POLITICAL TRENDS, THE WILD I LIFE, THE VEGETATION AND WHAT THE PEOPLE DO IN THE WINTER. WHEN THERE IS NO FISHING-