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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

MARKET IRREGULAR-

YESTERDAY

was

Now York, Jan. 30. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz Dow Jones Summary of yesterday's market: The market to-day Irregularly lower. Gold mining lastea advanced on activities amongst the inflationist group in Congress, but the majority of the Lint was confused. Italtrond alocks declined on profit-: tairing, after touching a new high level since 1934. Automobile and motor equipment securities receded. Can InsuCA were weak, whilst form equipment and aviation stocks were

in Profit-taking sales depressed. creanod near the elone of the session. Curb stocks were irregular and trad ing was heavy. The market for bonuk WAR irregularį

Swan Culbertson & Fritz Walt Street Journal comment:-"I la entimated that the December net profit operating income of Clans I allroad companies is 21.3 per cent. above that of the previous December. The American Can Company's net income during 1935 will probably ap-

share, proximate $6 por compared with $8.72 the previous year. Cash buying of all clues of securities continues in record pro- portions,

common

Brokers believe that nя second grade bonds are absorbed, more common canh, will be invested in stocks. Bulls are gossiping that the Chrysler Motor Company will split the shares in the ratio of three to one in

the Spring

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JANUARY

Fredric March and Charles Laughton in Darryl Zanuck's 20th Century production of “Ler Miserables", rafaased through United Artists and showing to-day at the King's Theatre.

U.S. COMMODITY

PRICES

LATEST CABLED

QUOTATIONS

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

S. C. & F. New York office cables: Stocks: Securities were in supply March

May

us traders took their profits. We ex-

pect further irregularity. The July Southern Pacifle Railroad Company October

New York Cotton

has reduced its debt to the Recon December (1935) 10.42 struction Finance Corporation by January

$5,000,000, whilst the Baltimore & Spot

Ohio Railway Company has secured

an additional toon of $5,000,000 from

the Reconstruction Finance Corpora March

tion,

concrete July

Cotton Courtrand irregularity to Mus probable, pending more Washington developments.

September December

Jan. 20.

11.30

Jan. 30. 11.37837

11.14

11.00/09

10,89

10.82/82

10.45

10.37/38

10.34/314 10.41n 10.33 11.86 11.85

New York Rubber

14.00

16.03.

16.14

1.4.85/80 14,97 15.08/08 10.32 15.206/28 16.

. 15.43

Total sales:--246 lots.

Chicago Wheat

When: There is a slight improve- ment in the demand for cash wheat, but lalish sentiment 18 incking. The Government estimates the carry over as on July 1st at 150,000,000 May bushels.

July

DOES 00%/99% 885. HH/RH 87 8715/876

Curn: Increased demand for feed September corn in steadying the market. Sup. Wednesday's sules: 17,633,000 bushels plies are apparently nmple. Argentine nereage is the largest on record.

The

Rubber; The strike in Firestone Company's factories is enusing sonie apprehension Demand to-day Jess aggressive.

Hide: "Spot" hides are half rent easier. Demand is immited.

May

July

was Moy

July

a October

Chicago Corn

597/59% BOK 60% 40%/60% Winnipeg Wheat

864 80%/86% 87% 87/87 H&% 86%/85%

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

LATEST SHARE QUOTATIONS

The following quotations on the London Stock Exchange have been received by Messrs. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz in conjunction with Renter.

Jan. 20. Jan. 30. ·

British Government Securities War Loan 3%

redm. after 1952 £100% £100%

Chinens Bonda

44 Bonda 1898

5 Gold Bonds

1020-47

Rly.*** £ 08

(Eng. Isa.)... £102,

1024

44. Loan 1908.

07.

£ 17

6 Loan 1912. £ 70

£ 764

5 Reorg. Loan

1913 (Lân. Iss.) £ 00

£ 80%

£ 03

£ 03

56 S'hai-Nanking

£ 00

21 YEARS AGO

5 Tlent.-Pukow

Riy

£34

£ 34

£ 3244

£ 324

£ 28

£ 454%

£ 45%

£17

Extracts From the "Telegraph" Files

•

The following extracts are from the Hongkong Telegraph for the week ended January 30, 1915.

The rate of the dollar on demand was 18. 9.3/164.

The Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co. declared a dividend of forty cents per share.

*

*

On the request of the Secretary of State for the Colonies the United

States Consul-General investigated a complaint by the German Govern. ment that German civil prisoners Hongkong were engaged on unseemly work, such na cleaning gutters and streets. The Consul General reported that the allega- tion was without foundation.

A tiger was reported in the neighbourhood of Ping Yuen village, in the New Territories, where its pug marks were seen and the partly-eaten carcase of a pony discovered.

5% Tlent-Pukow Railway (Supl. Lona)

5 Ilonan ly £28

6% Hukuang ty.

1011

5% Lung Ting U.

Hai Rly. 1913. £17

Foreign Bonds and Banks

German 7 Int.

Loan 1024 Japan 5 Sterling

Loan 1907 saw Japar 6 Sterling

Lean 1024 £92 H.K. & S'hai Bk.

(Lan. Regd.).. £107% Charid, Bik, of LA.

& C.

£ 69% € 60%

£ 824

£ 12

£107

£ 141⁄2 ...... £ 144 Commercial and Industrial

37/0 37/0

45/7 45/0

1976- 55/3 55/3

Allied Ironfound- Associated & Elec.

Industries Austin Motors ord.

MELEERZIELE 4579 Hoots Pure Drug British - American

Tobacco. (benrer) 12379 110/3 Canadian Celanese Ohinese Eng, and Min. (Bearer). Courinalds

Distillers Dunlop Rubber Marks & Spencer

.

"A" prd. ..... General Electric

(England)

The Prince of Wales' War Re-Hawker Aircraft Hof Fund in Hongkong totalled $216,357 to date,

*

The name of Mr. G. G. Wood was added to the list of authorised

1.81b/82% architects.

March

New York Silk

1.83

May

REUTER QUOTATIONS

July

1.84 1.81/81 1.8214 1.804/80%

147.71

Jan, 20 Jan. 30.20 Utilities

140.08 40 Hond

31.93 101.39

31.71 101.30

56.94

Dow Jones Averages:

30 Industrials

20 Ralls

45.82

45.54 11 Commodity Index 57.03

A song rings out from the Pampas... and the show is on!

Gaucho

with

A dashing adventure in

old Argentine

With music to warm your heart!

JOHN CARROLL STEFFI DUNA

ROD LaROCQUE

Directed by Thomas Atkins

SUNDAY!

ALHAMBRA

DUTCH SERVICES.

TWO INTERESTING BROCHURES ISSUED

BY THE J.C.JA

Twa very interesting brochures have recently been issued by che K.P.M. and distributed in Hongkong

Impl. Chem. Ind.

O.K. Bazaars

Impl. Tobacco

Rolls Royce .....

Tate & Lyle

Guinness

Anglo-Dutch ....

31, 1936.

LOOK!

MIR-O-KLEER STOCKINGS

NOT A STREAK

NOT A FLAW...

Mir-O-Kleer* hosiery by

Kayser*. Only Kayser makes it.* Not a streak, not a flaw, even in darkest chados. Shaped to 'fit and flattor, they accentu- ate every lovely line and curve...All the newest shades.

by

*TRADE-MARK,

KAYSER

A NEW YEAR TREAT

123/9

110/-

13/9

14/0

59/3 50/0

9976 90/9

42/- 427-

08/1

18/0

OF

8173

8173

29/6 29/6 37/1037/0 547- .6373 157/6 150/10% 165/74 165/7 45/- 46/-

S'hai Elec. Constr.

99/6

80/8

Turner & Newall

78/-

78/0

United Steel.

32/0

12/0

Vickers ord.

22/1

22/9

1GN/- 15876

Woolworths

119/0 119/9

Miscellaneous

207-

28/0

Gula Kalumpong

Rubber

27/-

21/-

Pekin Synd

1/0

1/0

Rubber Plantation

Invest Trust .. 347-

33/6

MIRES

10/3.

10/1

11/

10/0

· DAY-

54/3

Op-

7/3

7/3

45/74 45/-

25276 252/0

107/0 107/6

20/- 29/--

Oils

by the J.C.J.L.-who ure K.P.M. Burma Corpn. ... agents in the Colony. The first gives. Commonwealth

the timetable for travellers from

Rurprising in-

Mining

Estates

Hongkong to London by air. This Randfontein schedule gives some formation, and illustrates that Euro- Spaarwater

tions pran centres are not so distant in time from the Colony as is usually Sub-Nigel

Springs Mines considered.

Rhokana Corpn.

Leaving here on February 4 by the Marsinar Invest- 10,000-ton vessel TJ.nagura, pr in- ments, Ltd. **

tance, traveller to London visits"

Man Ja, Macassar, Hali and Soerabata: | Anglo-Iranian. ... a Douglas 'plane then carries him to Burnish. A............ London or Amstercam in less than Shell Trans and Tred. (Bearer) seven days arr.ving there on Febru

ry 20, only 16 days, including the Chosen Corpn. ... first and Inst day, Hongkong.

ainco

Javing

The fares, of course, are consid:r- ably higher than those of shipping Armis, but the differcne: is not po very great, and for many people the saving in time would

mean more .hen the difference in money,

88/13% 87/G 01/10% 0/10%

00/- 90/- 12/0 13/-

---Reuter,

London, Jan. 30.

Kload nerdent figures for Britain for the past week were 105 killed, 204 Injured. In the corresponding week of 1935 there were 128 killed,

The other brcenure icceribes the 3.593 injured, British Wireless, Australian services of . K.P M., a sou.e which is nerved by two of the company's n

5. apa, nets from Eastern Australian, porta

the New Holland and the Nieuw Hongkong via Singapore, and of Lacland.

The Brochure gavo fall details of

he arrangement and fares for pagi-

THE

round trips arranged for tourists which include visits to Java, Singa- poro, Manila and Hongkong,

NEW 1936

COLUMBIA PORTABLE GRAMOPHONE

DOUBLE

SPRING

MOTOR

NEW

NO. 15

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A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE

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WITH

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"THE THREE LITTLE PIGS"

Coloured Silly Symphony

"MICKEY'S GOOD DEED". Mickey Mouse Cartoon

AT THE

KING'S THEATRE

TO-DAY at 10.30 A.M.

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La

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(Silver, Rubber, Silk, Copper, Hides and Tin),

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