There has been more movement, in the local share market during the past week though price® sonerally show but slight changes. With a recovery in the price for rubber to 52 cents and 654 cents for Oct/Dec. delivery there is again a demand for local "Rubbers" and in view of the advices quite recently to hand regarding the decrease in the visible stocks in London and Straits many of the local shares look quite attractive at to-day's quotations. Langkats (Combined) are easier with practically no enquiry for Cash and little better for June at Tls. 30/303. Chinese Engineering & Mining Ca. have recantly improved in London and changed bands here at Tis 19 to-day. Ewo, Shanghai and Oriental Cottons" are all wanted at a shade better prices but few have changed hands. Shanghai Tug & Lighter Ca. have beau acne at Tls. 85 this week bat are without a buying quotation again to-day. $s. H. Wharf shares dropped to business at Tls. 192% but recovered as rapidly to Tls. 197% the same day. New Engineering are again ju demand and the buying rate has been raised to Tls. 74 without leading to business. Shanghai Docks have weakened and Shares were being offered at Tls. 98 yesterday.
London market news shows no marked changes and the following are the last prices offered 1 by cable during the past week:—Chinese Govt. 5% Reorg. Gold Loan 1913, ae eel iee £76. 0.0 moe 4 ste ce 72.
10, 0 a ce ce ce ae 71. 10. 0 (Sellers) 71. 10.0 Chartered Bank of I)'. &'C, Chinese ering & Mining Ca., Hongkong 2.19, OEx. Divd. Shanghai Hlectric Construction Ca., 24. 10. @ (Sellers): Shell Transport & Trading Ca., Gala Kalampong Rubber Estates, Ld.
Nordanal Rub. Est., Ltd. en ce 08 ce, 00 ce "on Sterling Quotation.—The opening T.T. Rate on London to-day ts 3/1% (official).
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