Berlin, July 20.
The business on the share market to-day was considerably quiter than in the last few days, the public show-ug much less disposition to invest ors tended to unad the stock they had been holding in anticipation of a rise. The intensification of the conflict in the Far East accentuated the caution. Prices that had been firm at the outset began crumbling, most sections of the market ending weak. The buyers were also nettled by the drop in Bemberg Rayon shares which recently advanced smartly on the basis of certain rumours that since have shown to be without foundation. Minings, electries, automobile works were all weaker.
The interest securities market was friendly, the turnover moderate.
Reichs Old Liquidation Loan closed at 12640. Communal Funding Loan stood at 9420 Gold Mortgage Bonds were in brisk demand, Deutsche Hypotheken Bank advancing ^4 to 99:5. In industrial bonds Harpener ings rose % to 1314, German Dye Trusts declined % to 134%.
Call money stood at 2 per cent.
Reichsbank 215 up's, German Dye Trusts 170 down 36. Salzdetfurth Potash 167. yesterday—unquoted. United Stee? Works 124% unchanged Mannesmann Pipes 128! up pener Mining 180 down "i, German Mineral Oils 153 down Continenta] Rubber 191 up %, Siemens Halske 226'% up 13, AEG 135% up 7j, Rhenish Westph: Power 134% down "2, Hambu 'g-America Line 18% down North Lloyd 930 down '& Bemberg R: von 160 down Deutsche Bank 121% unchanged, Deutsch-Asiatische Bank 856 down 14, You an 10914, yesterday unquoted.
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