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HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorised Capit0,000 Lowed and Fully Paldup #340,00 Best Funda :-
Bling20,000,000
sommarcon pinzettes-check,109,000 Kovém Liability of Proprietors
THE CHARTERED BANK OF
INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. - Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1858.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON, Paid-up Capital
Reserva Fund
.£3,000,000 .$1,000,000
- $30,000,000 HIBAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS pom
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
.£3,000,000
2. A. Flummer, Esq...
Obairman.
Hoa. M... 0. 8. "Mackle. Deputy Chairman
W. B. «Ball. · Esq.
Hout Me. J. 3. Peterson.
A. U. Compton, Exq. T. H. 'Poarce, Esz
■. Lander Lewis, Faq.3. 11., R. Bhaw, E.
G. Miklu, Esq.
xor
BANGKOK BATAVIA BOMBAY
CALCUTTA
ΠΑΝΤΟΣ
ВЕРОП COLOMBO DLIREN POOCHOW
2. P. Warren, Bay Chul anger.
VW. Grayburn, Esq. *
DRANCHES:--
LONDON
LYONS
MADACCA
MANILA
MUAB (Johor)
MUKDEN
NAGASAKI
NEW YORK
PEIPING
PENANG
RANGOON
SHANGHAI
Agentles and. Branches:
ALON HTAU
KUALA LUMPUR'
(Malay B1840)
AMRITSAR
BANGKOK
BATAVIA
BOMBAY
CALOGITA.
CANTON
CAWNPORE.
DRAU
COLOHDO
DAIREN (Daar? Bouth Wanchuris
WYPHONO HAMBURG HANKOW
HARBIN
(N, Manchuria)
HÙNG BOM
ILOILO
IPOR
KABACHI
KLANO
EOBE
SUALA
KUALA KAHOSAR
(Po..8.)
AUCHINO
MADHAS
MANILA
KEDAN
NEW YORK ΣΕΚΙΚΟ
PENANG PESHAWAR RANGOON SAIGON
BEMABANG
ANDENDA
SHANGHAI
SINGAPORE. SOURABAYA
TAIPINO (F.34.8) TAVOY
TIENTSIN
TOKYO
TONGKAH (Dhumal) THINGTAO
ΥΠΣΟΣΑΜΑ
ZAMBOANGA
(Pilipplee Esfanda)
Foreign Exchange and
Banking business transacted.
General
Current Accounts opened and Fix-
HAIPHONG
HAMBURG
* BATOON
HAN FRANCISCO
ed Deposits received for 1 year or which will shorter periods at rates
be quoted on application,
A. H. FERGUSON,
Manager. Hong Kong, 8th January, 1920.
HANKOW
HAEDIN
BONGFEW
ILOILO
IPOTE
JOHOBE
FOLK
KOWLOON
QUALA LUMPUR
SINGAPORE.
SOURABAYA
-BUNDZI.PATANI
TIENTSIN
10KY
THINGTAO
VOKOHAMA
*Current Accounts opened in Local Outensy and Fixed Deposita roesired fur que o shorter periods in 1dl Currency and ring one walch' will be quoted sa application Hong Kong, Hat April, 1990.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Dusions of the sboss Bank is saduck. by the HONG KONG AND RHANGHAI Bule may be BANKING DORPORATION.
btained on application.
FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHA BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRAYBURN.
Chiel Kingar.
Hong Kong, 13th July, 1900.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL-
MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
www.comm
(NETHERLANDS, TRADING BOCIETY;
BANKERS.
Established TEN.
Hong Kong Omos, Queen's Bond Central
Authorised Capital
Palt-Up Capital
Best Fund
(B130,000)
THE CHINA MAIL.
Commerce and Finance
U.S. TRADE" REVIVAL PROSPECTS.
Indications of Slow Improvement.
shrinkage in
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1930.
PRODUCE.
HONG KONG MARKET
were offsetting the gross earnings. Atchison Topeka Railway, for example, reporte gross Bout 'Sirloin earnings for the seven months total-
"Prime Gut ling $150,000,000, a drop of $17,-. Corned 000,000 compared with a year ago; Boast net $18,458,000," a fall of $16,016,
.Brenst 000. For the month of July alone gross earnings were $23,903,000, a decline. of $2,400,000, but the net of
A further Improvement in senti-was 88,182,000, an advance ment occurred in Wall Street this $30,000. This is the first monthly week and practically all the increase of the road in 1930,
more
011
stock the
the
lost on ground- market between July 28 and It August 13, was recovered, was on July 8, that powerful Wall Street banking interests became market оп active the belief that possim
been overdonc, says ism had
New York correspondent the
the Finanela? of
Times on Between July 8 and September 1. 28 the average price of fifty stocks, half of them rails and the other half Industrials, advanced from 187 to THE HOTHONG BANK, LTD. 207. Then we had the crop scare, which brought the average down to 184 on August 18.
(Established 1917.)
CAPITAL:
Authorised Issued
Pald-up
Reserve Liabilities
of Shareholders Surplus
There has been a recovery since Straits $20,000,000 that date, based first on the real-
8,000,000 4,000,000 isation that the crop damage had been exaggerated, and next on the 4,000,000 growing belief that at least some imme 2,526,000 seasonal improvement was HEAD OFFICE: SINGAPORE. diately ahead of general trade. This Branches, Agencies and Correspon-week saw the production of steel dents in the principal cities of the mills brought up to 54 per cent. of world.
Every description of Banking and capacity, as against 53 per cent, a week ago. This figure compares Exchange business transacted.
TAN ENG HOOI, with 80 per cent last April. The Manager. latest figure is still low, but it must be remembered that it follows fifteen weeks of continuous decline.
Scrap steel prices are higher, AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, which is significant. Unfavourable earnings for both July and the seven months of this year were re- ported this week by some of the cailroads, but, on the other hand, some railroads showed that in July headway was at last being made and that reduced operating expenses
THE
.. INC.
Head Office: 65, Broadway. New York.
Galldorm 160,000,000-
Galiders 12,050,000)
Capital
(00,000,170)
Surplas
Guliders 10010,000
Reserves
(23,4,588)
Brad Gioo AMSTERDAY
Eastern Iost Office:-BATAVIL.
BRANORES-Dandjersin, Bandoung, Databay,
datcuits Cheribon, Keber Jakarta, The Elagua'. Koin-Hadje, Makanane, Welas, Palang
‚U.S.$6,000,000 U.S.$1,672,454 U.S.$1,008,209
Nie Карим Piraeus Parla
BRANCHES:-
Djok
Amsterdam Aniwaty
Ash
Palembang. Pokaloo
Pontianak, Rangoon, Beterdam's
Beetles Blartila
Bawang
Shanghai,
(Bunten),
Sibolga Singapoer, Bourbal
"Bombay
Делов Glasgowe Markus Hamburg Kavre laterialist Jerusalem
Tenang
Faking
Palarm
Eldo
Fattoriain
Betamsia
Woltarredon",
Buenos Aire
Calcula
Rostata (Solo),”Tagal, Tjlajup and
• Thees ofices hara sala deposit bez
Int.
Londra Becker-National Provincial Bank Ltd.
Dorrespondents all over the world Banking business of every dcription reacted.
A. STOKLINK,
Arting Kangur.
Hong Kong, 18th August, 1999,
சாார்
BANQUE DE LINDO-CHINE
HEAD OFFICE:
96, Boulevard Haussmann, Paris.
Subscribed Capital Fre. 72,000,000.00 Pald-Up Capital...Frs. 88,400,000,00 Reserve Funds” ...........
., Frs.102,000,000.00 BRANCHES:
Hong Kong Quinbon
Saigon Shanghai Mengtze Nam Dinh Bingapore
Thinica Tientsin
Bengkok
Battambang Huc
Seathe
Canton
Djibouti Neymes
Fort-Bayard Papeete
Haiphong
Tourano
Peking Hankow Poom-Penh Vinh
Pondicherry Yuanazis BANKERS:
Hanoi
IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnals; Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas; Credit Industrial et Commercial; So- cists Generale.
IN LONDON: The National Pro- vincial & Unlen Bank of England, Ltd: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais.
IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co.; French Amertean Banking Cor poration; Guaranty Trust Co. of New York
·
Interest allowed on Current Ae counts and Fixed Deposits according to arrangements.
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Bafe Deposit Boxes to lo
A. LECOT,
M: Manager.
Hong Kong, lat. May, 1929,
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.
Established 1880. Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fund ToniL8,600,000 Head Offens÷YOKOHAMA..
Alrandris Batavia Bombay - Buenos Aires
(Temporarily, closed)..
Calcutta
Canton Changchun je
and Agencies at: Nagoya Newchwang New York :-Osaka
Poking Rangoon:
Bal
Janeiro
Fongtion (Mukden) Se
Hamburg Hankow
Bemarang
Dairen (Dalay) SanFrancisco";
Cante Colambo Coastalsple
Capeubagen Edinburgh
Селета
Landsc Liverpool.
Ingaso Luxor
Boms Stamboul Shanghal Benthampton
Marmillas Monte Carlo
Singapore
1. Marile
Vienna
Manila
Munich
Montreux Milan
Tinalain
Traice
Yikohams
Zurich
Branches of American Express Company in 'Principal cities of Unit- ed States of America and Canada.
All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken.
Personal.
investment
handled.
accounts
The Company offers to Intending Travollers the use of its "Travelers Cheques and Letters of Credit and, In addition, the world-wide services of its thoroughly equipped, Travel De partment.
Affiliated with
THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK Resource..Over G$2,500,000,000
E. 'W. DUGGAN;
Manager.
THE BANK OF CHINA,
三國中
Reorganized.October 20, 1928, under special charter of The National Gov- srament 43 43
BANK.
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
-$25,000,000.00 Subscribed-Capital.. Pald-Up Capital ... $24,710,200.00 Reserve Funda ..48,820,603,82
"HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAL.
HONG KONG BRANCH:-
4, Queen's Road Central.
Owing to our numerous branches In China and large connections in the Important commercial centres of the world, we are able to extend to our clients special facilities for domestic and foreign banking and exchanges.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
Butablished 1912,
Head Office Hong-Kong-
Authorised Capital (H.E. Currency) (11,000,000 8,86,600 Pall-Up - Capitāl sensomonessans Basarri Punk sumamontant
1,000,000
DRANCHES 2—.
Casion, Bhanghal, Hankow, Swalow, Bangkok, New York and San Francine
LONDON DANKZRB 1.
The Lord's Bank, Limited. CORRESPONDENTB
In all principal cities of the World,
Fomiga stahaugs and banking business of lavery description noted,
Rals Depoa's Boxes (various size) ak a juntty restal of free $5 to $10,
LOOK FOONG SHAN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 14th May, 1930.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.-
HEAD OFFICE:
L5, Gracechurch Strost, London, E.C. Authorised Capital .£3,000,000 Subscribad Capital.... 1,800,000 Paid-up Capital
..... 1,050,000 Reserva Fund and Rest 1,646,500 BANKEES The Bank of Kogland Midland Bank, Ltă, BRANOKES
New York Perang Port Loule
Bank
Unteria Bomba Oplontis- Colombo Fialkl Balle
Hoar đồng
HowTab
Ipoh
Bands
Karach
Kola Dharn
Kdela Krat
Kuala Lipia
Xuala lipur
(Mauritius)
Flave goo
Bhanghai
Kosatan (Tabong) Singapore. -
Sourabaya
HONG KONG THANGLE
•
Every description of Banking and Exchange tual no trazzacied.
Travellers Chaques legged, ..
taken.
Freight-car loadings this week showed an increase over the pre- vlous week, and was the first since the downward trend started. The decline compared with a year ago is admittedly still large, and the in- the previous week is crease over small, but the most significant feature is that at least there is a change for the better in the tread.
H
APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.
Oct. 29, June, June,
1980. 1918. 1914. ·
Butcher Meat.
Cla. Cts. Cts.
Poultry.
80
24 12
90
28. 11
23 12
Chicken Capons, Small Capons, Larga
Duck
80 24
22
Dove
28 +20
18
25
20
18
Eggs, Hen (cooking).
80. - 24 1 22
Egge, Hon (fresh);
44 80
*9K
-Fowls, Canton
88
28
20
Fowls, Habann
Goese
18
Pigeons, Canton
60
Soup Steak Steak Sirloin Sausages..... Bullock's Brains
H
#
the
H
Tongus, fresh .... Tongue, corned Head Heart... Hump, Salt
Feet
Kidneys
#
Tail
Liver
I
Tripa
Calves' Head & Fest
Kutton Chop
H
F
Log Shoulder Saddle
More Building Contracts, The week's building figures of 37 States cast of the Rockies show that the average daily building contracts let in August up to the 22nd aggre- Pig's Chitings gated $14,717,000, against $14,195,- 000 in July, 1930, and $18,803,000 in the corresponding period of 1929. Here, again, the advance is small. but, at least, there is not another loss..
Braina
H
Feet
Fry
*
Head
Heart Kidneys
Liver
+
Pork Chop
n' leg
per set 15
each 65-50
lb.
$1,00-$1.20
24 18 14.
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lb.
15
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18
12
10 12
20 22 25
24
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1980, 1918, 1014.
Ote. Cts. Cla
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SB DO 31
56
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60
28 80
24.
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28
Banansa' (bride's)
燕山香蕉
8
Carambala
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ib.
Coconuts
15 18
Lemons, China
#5. #
15. 12
18
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10
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29
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11
16
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20
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18
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Grapes
55
28
22
20
Sausages
牛仔服
No. 1'.
Fish.
30
Loin
片
Fat or Lard ·
A small decrease in the number of unemployed during August is reported this week. There is also an increase compared with the pre- vious week in the output of soft coal, which is a reflection of the industrial demand, Another indica-Sheep's Head & Feet.. tion of Improvement is that the production reported by the National Electric Association is slightly above) that of the preceding week.
Sucking Pigs, to order Buet, Boef
The forthcoming September 1 re- view of the Federal Reserve Bank M of New York will point out that for Veel July, 1930, business in this Federal Reserve district declined, contrasted with July, 1929, 3 per cent. in chain store sales, 8.4 in departmennt atore sales and 24 per cent. in wholesale Barbel business. Chain and dopartment Bream
Mutton
Fish
$ * B
stores include new units in the index Canton Fresh Water HERUK figure; wholesalo business, there- fore, more accurately reflects exist-carp ing conditions.
Catfish
Level Above That of June, Codesh Nevertheless, so far signs of im-Crabs
provement in general trade are very tattle Fich slight. "Nothing." in fact, as one Dab Wall Street' banker puts it, "that Dace will blow off your hat." This bank Dor Fish er voices the growing sentiment in Tela, Conger his belief that the worst has been. experienced and that a slow im provement is ahead.
#
Fresh Water
Yellow
Froge Discussing the situation, and out-
Garoupa look with me, this banker said: "The
Gudgeon low average price of stocks last
Herrings November was not reached this June, and the low level touched last Halibut July and Auguac is still above that Labrus of June Jow. Pretty much all the Loach summer the average stock market Lobsters price has been bumping around bot. Mackerel tom, but yet keeping above the Monk Fish
Mallet June low level.
"A customer's män of one of the Oysters largest Wall Street stock exchange Parrot Fish houses tells me that there are a fereb surprising number of people, includ. Pike ing women, who have alther saved Plaice something out of the stock market Pomfret, White wreck or who have since acquired Pemfret, Black stock market working, capital, and Prawns who are now short of stocks, wheat, Ray corn, cotton and even spare ribs. Rock Fish He says a woman with a sufficient Roach smattering of economics to make her almon
Skate Shrimps
Trustee and Executorships under- bollave she knows more than she Shark?.
really does came to him asking for the name of some industrial com Snapper pany using corn. He named one, Soles and against his protest the woman wont short of stock of that com- pany,
-INTEREST allowed on Current Accounts and Pited Depolis ni Ralon, the may be ascertained
F. THOROUGOOD,. on application.
Acting Manager. 7. Queen's Road Central.
Hong Kong. 10th Avel, 1986.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.
·(TAIWAN' GINKO:).
HEAD OFFICE:-Talpah, Formosa. Incorporated by Special: Imperial :
Charter, -1899.
Bank Moton Loued avarage must, 45,000,00
Aing,
Central Bank In Faritoon. BEANCHES AND AGENCIES JAPAN 12 K-Tokohama :: Kõbu, Qmiz. FORMOSA Gira, a Kagi, Karenko,
Makong Stato, shinshi Telche, Talhan, Takao, Tamaul, Tom, alto, Tata, CHINA-goghet, Hankowy Amos, Foochow OTHER: Bingapore, Sourabaya,
Tench Turbot...
..
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Now a very large outstanding. | short interest of that type can be stampeded easily if even only a
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Artichokes
Bitter Squash
Brinjals, Green
Red
lb.
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80 10 8
Red
56
24
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04
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26
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Cocumbers
28
32 19
Gaelle
28
13: 23
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18 16
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moderate seasonal improvement in institutions and firms in quietly: general trade is ahead, but the accumulating stocks during the past running in of light-waisted short month or so. This bank is what Interest does not necessarily form most other banks in the country the basis of a bull stock market. try to be. With short covering there must be good buying of long stock to bring about any sustained upward price movement in stocks.
- One of the Dangers--
"Personally I do not know how, Loodday New Zack. Daar when or where the news will show a real turn for the better in general
• Bazarenka Batavia, Bombey, Galeniia,
LONDON BANKENST
* Wa also handle the issue of Bonds The Landon County Welter and Part's Dank, and other Public Fonds of the Chi
· The 'Bhole Si Caziebond esa fovernment both at home and abroad.
-BHOU J. CHENDER
KONG HORO
Hong Kong, 5th March 1980. Hong Kong, 19h Janber
the pefacly
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA LTD.
Established 1918
HEAD OFFICE
10 Des Voeux Road, Central
Burpl
HONG KONGE
BANKER'S DEATH.
Philadelphia, Yesterday.
Bata has occurred
trade. I do feel that some time Colonel James Addison Logan, a between the beginning and the end member of the banking firm of of 1981 we will be back to something Dillon Read and Company, and the like normal. And by normal I mean principal-angistant to Mr. Hoover Somewhere between the high of last in his rollet operations In Europe year and the low of this year that after the Arinistice —— Reuter's
to say, that production and con American Service. Bumption will balance.
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Shallots.
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bus
9
UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.
THE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH CO., LTD, OF DENMARK,
The following unclaimed tele- grams are lying at the office of the Great Northern Telegraph Den- Company (Limited) of mark
Tong Yung-lee, China Commer cial Co., China - Building, from Shanghai. Est
Tokuwa, from Hakodate.
Sanwake, from Hakodate.
Silver from Kobe.
G. P. Broadloom, from Bradford..
F. V. JENSEN,
Superintendent. Hong Kong, October 22, 1980
THE EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRALASIA, & CHINA TELEGRAPH CO., LTD
unclaimed
Rice Hot
bayi
Juzukisus, from