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TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
COTTON, SILVER AND WHEAT
Latest Quotations.
NEW YORK COMMODITY MARKETS
KAMA
New York, Dec. 5. Masara Asia. Land Ltd. have ceived the following quotations on the New York cotton and whest rubber, slik and alirer exchanges on the Commodity Exchange In
New York-
Closing Commodity Prices in December) 4.
SILVER. Silver: Commodity Exchange Ite. [of New York:
Dec. 2 Range Dec. 4 Range $4.80 44.90 44.37 44.39 44.92 44.92 45.45 45.45 .. 48.95 45.95
.43,000,000 £3,000,000
-£3,000,006] On London-
T. T.
KEURING
MADRAS
MANILA
MEDAN
PRIPING (Pekingi
On demand Four months' aight. 1/5 Credits 4 months'
sight
1/4% 1/4%
1/5/
On New York-
On demand
Credits 60 days'
sight
36%
NOW
SITIAWAN
KOUTLAMAVA
On Paris-
TAIPING
On demand
595
TONGKAH (Bhushan't
Credits 4
night
months'
635
On India-
T. T.
93
On demand
931⁄4
Shanghai---
Mar....
On demand
110%
May
On Japan:-
July
On demand
....... 118
On Manila-
On demand
723%
On Singapore—
On demand
60
·
On Batavia--
On demand
571⁄41⁄4
On Salgon--
On demand
59
December
On Bangkok---
March
133 nom.
Mas
July
1/5
18 9/14
in Hong
som.
nom.
1% pred
1,160,000
Bankow, Bańg talk,
45.42 45.42
Total sales for the day:—
105 contracts of 225 contracts of 25,000 of each 25,000 ors each
Market-Firm.
RUBBER.
Rubber:
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1933.
NEW YORK STOCK U.S. SEEKS
EXCHANGE
A.O.F.C. Quotations.
New York, Yesterday.
Dow Jones Averages.
Last To-day's Changes-- Aver. Aver.
30 Industrials 09.07 98.89 .18 down 20 Kells
38,11 39.54.43 up 20 Utilities. 23.38 23.20 18 down 40 Bonds...
80.55 81.12 .46 up Mesara. E. A. Pierce & Co. Ro-
GENERAL NOTICES:
BIG CAR
EXPORTS FACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 1,000,000 Unit Mark No
THE HONG KONG ROPE MANU-
Aimed At.
STEADY FALL UNTIL 1932
Detroit.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of The Hong Kong Rope Manufacturing Company, Limited, will be held at the Office of the General Managers, Mesirs. Shewan. Tomes and Com-
Victoria in the Colony of Hong
While the United States motor pany, 8A Des Vieux Road Central, port:-There has been no change industry's executives have been Kong on WEDNESDAY, the 6th in the market and it is difficult concentrating largely upon re-day of December, 1933, at 11.80 to get any fresh slant. Ralls building their domestic markets
went
"That as on and from the date "of the passing of this resolution "the regulations contained in the "printed document submitted to "the meeting and for the purpose "of identification subscribed by "The Chairman thereof be ap "proved and adopted as the Arti- "cles of Association of the Com- "pany in substitution for, and to "the exclusion of, all the existing "Articles thereof.”
were relatively a little better and during the year now entering its o'clock in the forenoon, when the that was encouraging so far as it final quarter, the potentialities of subjoined resolution will be proposed
Wheat: Urgent liquida- the export field have not been as a Special Resolution. tion is apprarently over and there neglected.
For years the industry has is temporarily less pressure. The market promises to be irregular, been striving to push its export awaiting monetary developments. business up to the 1,000,000 The unit mark. It came within a few Colion: Quiet and narrow.
Scattered thousand cars of attaining that South sold sparingly.
in 1921. Since then, liquidation was absorbed mainly figures by the Trade. Silver: The lower however, the sales overseas Sterling exchange and an accumu-cars made in the United States have fallen steadily from 997,111 sponsible for the easier opening. units in 1929 to 181,066 in 1932. Figures on the shipments over- The decline brought good demand
A copy of the proposed new Arti- The seas this year will undoubtedly from commlsalon-houses.
show a marked increase over last cles of Association of the Company differences against December con- tracts have narrowed somewhat. year, but the industry's export with the alterations and amendments and differences between the existing managers generally agree that Business Done: 670,000 shares- the 1.000.000 unit mark still is and the proposed new Articles In-
lation of selling orders was re
Air Reduction
Last To-day's
of
be seen during the usual business
Price Price far in the future. They point corporated therein and indicated by out that the combined domestic the red ink underlining therein can 100% 101 and foreign markets for Ameri-hours at the aforesaid Office of Commodity Exchange Allied Chemical & Dye .144
can-made motor care last year Messrs. Shewan Tomes and Com- American Can Inc. of New York:
American Smelting ....
absorbed only 1,431,494 cars and American Tel. & Tel. .117 117 American Tobacco “B” .74%
BANKS
BONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Dapla
Zamond und Pully Pak up
Messevo Fundo 2---
terling notario
Mere Labilty of Propelators 30,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: HORO ZONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTOR 1-
W. F. Bali, Esq.
1. P. Eng
Ch
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Deputy ChairINAL.
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A. . Compiler, Faq,
Jun, Mr. .,. Machin
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LONDON
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HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
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By M HONG KONG AND SKANSKA FAXK Babo may be skimber LES COMPORATION,
I spyllation.
OK HONGKONG AND SHARDWAJ KARKING CORPORATION,
T. X. OBAYBURI,
Hong Kong, 24th April, 1988.
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Deport them is a Vauli
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THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.
{TAIWAN GINKO.)
HEAD OFFICE:-Tafpek, Formen. Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter. 1899.
16 woh bo
Could Bank in Formosa Back Motor (sand &varsgy amoun
On and after August 15th, 1993, the rate of Interest on Special Current Deposit will be at 2 p.a. on daily balance and the rate for balance over $10,000 will be quoted on application. (Maximum rate-1%%).
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The Bach bas Curampondente la all she principai
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|
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1855.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON,
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund
Reserre Liability of Pro-
priators...
Agenciar and Branches:
ATOR STAR
RAMIKOK BATAVIA
вокват CLLOD STA
CANFON CAWNPORE
COLOMBO
EUTRONG ELMBUING KAKKOW HALDIN
BONG KONG
FLOO
NEW YORK
TEXANG
BANGOOR
BAIOON
GEVARAXO
CHAMOHAI
BINGAPORN
Exchange and General
Banking business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fix-On ed-Deposits received for one year or aborter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
Manager
A. BREARLEY,
Hong Kong, 17th November, 1982
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
Established 1912
Head Offer:-Rong Kong.
Albarinod Capita) [B.E. Currency) .....@$1,000,000
"BRANCHES 1–
Shanghai,
and Bay Francines.
LONDON BANTERS --- The Ziel, Bask, Luliać. CORRESPONDENTA
Ex ali primolznā alken of the World.
Presign Exchange and backing bulmanı v arty description transried.
Bala Dapol Boxa (various slana) sò a yearly
of from 15 in 848.
ront
LOOK POONG SHAN,
Chief Manager.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve and Undivided
Profita
HEAD OFFICE:—HONG KONG 12, Des Voeux Road Central
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: ---
Bir Shouson Chow, Chairman.
Li Koon Chun, Esq.
P. K. Kwok, Esq. Wong Yun Tong, Esq.
Chan Ching Shek, Esq.
Li Lan Sang, Esq.
Wong Chu Son, Esq. Kan Ying Po, Esq.
Kin Tong Po, Esq, Chief Manager.
Li The Fong, Esq., Manager.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:~
Calcutta Cantun
Hankow Honolulu
Manila
Melbourne
Nagasaki New York
Osaka
Paris Peiping Perang Rangoon Salgon San Felsco
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. Lo granted on approved securities.
Current Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposits recefred for one year or shorter periods in Loest and Foreign Currencies on
terms which will be quoted on application.
Sefe Deposit Boxes To Let
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager. Bong Kong, 24th November, 1988.
THE
| AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, INC.
On demand Bovereigna bank buy-
Ing rate
Bar Silver per or
Bar Silver
Kong
Copper Cash
Copper Centa
Rate of Native Interest 32% pa. Chinese Sub. Colo 34% dis Hong Kong Sub. Coin par.
Standard No. 1 "B" Contract Total sales for the day:----
79 contracts - 229 contracts
NATIONAL SILK EXCHANGE.
Dec. 2 Range Dec. 4 Range
Dec... 1.32% 1.33 1.334 1.344
Sugar: New York Bugar & Coffee Exchange:
The Official Summary
of the May Hong Kong Stock Exchange issued yesterday at 3.15 p.m.
Aviation
Borden Co.
Canadian Pacific
J. I. Case
Chrysler Motors
Curtiss Wright
Cotton: New York Cotton Ex-Liggett & Myers "B"
A more optimlatic feeling per change: vaded the market to-day, and a number of issues improved their Dec position.
Jan
Dec. 2 Range Dec. 4 Range ....9.90 9.91
In spite of higher bidding, how-Mar. ever, offerings appear to be scanty. May...10.20 10.20 holders apparently being reluctant July...10.83 10.33 to part with scrip.
Wharves $120.
Wharves $118
Ewo Cottons Sb. $12
Hongkong Lands $71% Humphreya $12
Chinese Estates (ex. Div.) 198 Hongkong Trams $21
Siar Ferries 199
China Lights (Old) $10.05 Electrics $72
Telephones (Cum. Rights) $30%
Telephones (Rights) $11
Dairy Farms 8281⁄2
Lane, Crawfords $4
Govt. Loans 4% Prem.
Loew's Inc. Montgomery
Du Your Hood Conciral. Eng Long Devammbar B1, 2001
LIMITED.
Established 1836.
Capital (fully pak-up) Yen100,000,000 Baserve Fund
Amoy
Batavia
Bombay
Haiphong
Kobe Kowloon London
$10,000,000.00 $5,598,600.00
$ 2,812,000,00
SHARE MARKET
Gillette
Gold Dust
By Order of the Board. SHEWAN TOMES & CO., General Managers.
Hong Kong, 10th day of Novem-
gregate value of cars, tires, parts ber, 1933. and accessories shipped from
the United States last year was 19,213,868. And this came in
a year when the volume of ship- ments was at its lowest point for
Aside from the adverse econa-
"
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.
No
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at & Meeting of the
mic conditions following the re- Board of Directors of Green
in
the
versal of consumer demand in late Island Cement Company, Limited, at Exchange Building, 20 19% 1929, tariff barriers played no held
Colony of email part in the rapid falling off Victoria, 32% of overseas shipments. The rais Hong Kong, on THURSDAY, the 17% ing of tariff imposts prompted 21st day of September, 1933, a Call a many manufactures to make im-f $3.75 per share was made upon mediate arrangements for pro-all the members holding shares 824duction facilities inside the tariff whose names appear in the Com- .28%
pany's register of shareholders on 991 walls.
OR
43%
Dec. 2. Dec. 4.
1424
18 43%
trucks.
pany.
9.15
9.18
74%
9.69
9.52
Waterworks
17
10%
Despite the fact that most of
9.85 9.78
Copper M
144
Auburn
the leading American producers have manufacturing facilities or
10.08 10.00
14%
10
18
ussembling plants abroad, the ag-
201
2012
20%1⁄2
1234
123% 12
6914
69%
Caterpillar Co.
23%
23
Chase National Bank
19% 19%
49% 40
Consolidated Gas of N.Y.
37
567%
244
22
214
Du Pont de Nemours
88%
68%
many years.
Eastman
eman Kodak
79%
Electric Auto-lite Co.
10%
16%
SUGAR.
Electric Bond & Share. 12%
12%
December March
Dec. 2. Dec. 4
1.20 1.28 1.28 1.33 1.34
Electric Power & Light 5%
gеnеr 1.18
General Electric
General Foods
35%
86
Gene Kafety
General Motora
32%
10%
10%
17%
Market:-Steady.
Internat. Harvester
40%
COTTON.
Internat. Tel. & Tel.
13%
13
63
2814
Ward National Biscuit
22%
4734
9.82 9.82
National City Bank
214
214
0.94 9.94
9.86 9.87
National Dairy Prod.
.. 18%
.10,09 10.10
9.98 9.99
Otls Elevator
13
18
10.11 10.12
Pacific Gas & Electric
10.25 10.25
Packard Motors
Pennsylvania Rly.
27%
27
Sules
Oct....10.53 10.53 Middling
Spot .10.15
10.43 10.43
6%
6%
(2
23%
10.05
8
9
40
Hongkong Banks $1830.
16%
Seattle
Electrics $72
December
Semerang Shangha Singapore Sourabaya Swatow Syndey Taiboku
Telephones (Cum. Rights) Telephones (Rights) $11
$30%|May
July
Buyers
Tientsin
Tokyo
Underwriters $1.55
Vancouver Yokohama
Rauba $18.40
Union Insurances $585
Hotels $0.38
CHICAGO WHEAT.
Wheat: Chicago Board of Trade:
Radio Corpn.
Seara Rocbuck
Standard Brands
Standard Gas
Oll Co. of NJ, 46
cuum Corpn.. 20%
81% 8144 84% 84
63
47 This was particularly true in the 21st day of September, 1989, Canada, where an increase in the upon which only $3.75 per share bas 18% duty on ears
from the United been paid, and it was determined 16% States threatened to cut off a that such Call should be paid on the 18th day of December, 1938, to the Few, if any,
3% lucrative market.
United States volume producers Company's Bankers, The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corpora- are now without manufacturing
Ition, at their Head Office, Queen's 294 facilities in Canada.
Coincident with the increase in Road Central, Victoria, aforesaid. the duty on American-made
Upon presentation at the office of
25% motor cars, it was reported that the Company of Bankers' receipt for the payment of such Call, together 6% British capital would seek, from;
Dec. 2. Dec. 4.
Texas Corpn.
26
Trans-America
04
Union Carbide & Carbon 45%
Union Pacific
.108
108
63
United Air & Transport 32% United Corpn.
82%
United States Steel
55 4% 44%%
44%
Westinghouse E. & M.. 284
+BID, -XD.
88%
Total sales for the day:-
20,000,000
bushels
20,000,000 bushels NEW YORK METALS.
Dec. 1 Dec. 4 6.90 6.85 ..53.10 6290
Copper, per Ib, March..
Tin
LONDON EXCHANGEA”
SOCONY-VACUUM DIVIDEND
.
the Certificate.
1083.
48% a production base in the Domin- with the Certificate of Shares, a note ion, to obtain most of the motor of the payment will be endorsed on car trade with other units of the British Empire.
Dated this 21st day of September, As a result, American producers almost over- night arranged to make their cara within the Dominion. ot Canadian material and with Cana- |dian workers.
Reflects Strong Cash, Better Earnings.
$7,750,000 DISTRIBUTION
New York. Socony-Vacuum Corporation has declared a dividend of 25 cents, payable December 15 to stock of record November 17, states the "Wall Street Journal”
The haste with which these ar- rangements were made left no questions as to the importance the motor car industry attached to the export field. Reuter.
By Order of the Board,
ALLAN KEITH, ·
Secretary.
NOTICE.
MARRIAGE BOOM IN THE HONG KONG BREWERS
& DISTILLERS LTD.
CHICAGO.
Result Of N.R.A.
Chicago.
"H.B." BEER
The latest recruit to the N.R.A. We beg to
On the approximately $1,000,000 is Cupid. net shares of the $25 par capital
Paris
New York
London, Yesterday,
84 9/32 5.08
Montreal
5.02
Brussels
23.72
Genevi
7.02%
Amsterdam
8.20
Milan
62 21/32
Head Off-65. Broadway.
-New York.
Ballers
Berlin Stockholm. Copenhagen Osio
13.82
19.30
22.40
19,90
Vienni
Capital Sorplus
นะ
‚W.A.26.005,000.00"
Bank of East Asia $101
Wing On (Textiles) Sh. $70 Wing On (H. K.) $140
Prague
Helsingfors
Lisboa
30* 111 "226%
110
Athens
585
Mexico City
Bucharest
560
Madrid
403%
Belgrade
283
Rio
4/2
tion having omitted dividends on
Buenos Airessi
Bombay
854* 1/6
Shanghai
1/8/
1/5%
1/2
BRANCHES)———-
Yen.121,250,000
Banka
Head Offices-YOKOHANA.
Branches and Agencies alı
Heidelberg Potplug
Alexandria
Nagasak
Celeste
Batavia
Debary
Laur
Taormina
Berlis
Bombay
Calratta
Canton
Dairan (Dalny)
Nagors
Newchwing
New York Osaka F
Palping
Fourtien (Mubdan) Rangoon
Hamburg
Hankow
Harbin
Sơn Long
Hosolala
*
-Río de Jinatro San Francisco
Valikuma →
Branches of American Express Com Daar in Principal cities of United Btates of America and Canada.
All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken,
Personal synatmant“ ponovnJE handed.
Battle
Semarang
ļ
Sbarbal Bingapore Bourabaya.
Kabe
London
Bydany Tientala
Los Angio. Manila Moji
Tokyo
Tsingtan
aterent allowed on Current A.
ža sätition, the world-wide survitas
THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀圈中
Reorganised Cetőber 28, 1928, under
special charter of The National Glov- ernment sa ko
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK Subscribed Capital ....$25,000,000.00 Paid-Up Caplia!...........$24,710,300.00 Barve Funds ........ 8.320,505.32
HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI
HONG KONG BRANCH1.
4 Queen's Road Central,
Owing to our nonserons brandžas, fi China and large connections in the im portant commercial 'centras‹ of: the
The Company offers to intending world, we ano suls to extend is, our
Hong Kong
Yokohama
Silver Spot ...
18 9/16 Silver Forward .... 18% War Loan 8%% .....100%
--British Wireless Service. *Sellers Omcisi
MAN DROPS DEAD IN WITNESS" BOX
Kranskop (Natal),
to notify our patrons
pot at 58 Canton Rd. Kowloon.
Bidney Summerfeld. chief clerk and customers that we have stock outstanding, the 25-cent divi- of the Marriage License Bureau reestablished: an empty bottle de dend calls for distribution of vealed that his records for August $7,750,000. The declaration, styled showed 8,760 couples licensed to "a dividend," does not mean that wed-the largest August,” Agure; any definite dividend basis for the since the Chicago fire in 1871.
The N.B.A.," said he, has given capital stock has been established.
It marks the resumption of pay them jobs and hope."-Beuter, ments to stockholders, the Corpora
May 2 this year, following piyment|
of a quarterly dividend of 10 cents 1982, had inventories of crude oil 03 March 15. For the year 1982, and refined products, at lower of a total of 75 cents-in dividends was cost or market, amounting to $140, paid. In 1981, when the merger of 793,240. In view of the rise in Standard Oil Co. of New York and prices this year, Bocony-Vacuum's Vacuum Oil Co, took place, the Cor-inventory position has benefited con-1 poration paid an initial dividend of siderably. On the large foreign 140 centa on September 15 and a business which the corporation has. |dividend of 25 cents on Dember the foreign exchange has been bene-
15, that year," MNAS
ficial, Sócony-Vacuum recently en- Declaration of the dividend re-tered an arrangement with Standard flects the strong cash position of the Oll Co. (New Jersey) for an align- corporation and the improvement in ment of complementary properties earnings since June. The balance in the Orient, Africa and the An- sheet of Bocony-Vacuum, which tipodes, which should rebound to the Issues financial statements annually, advantage of both companies.
Travelers the use of its Travelers ellenta special facilites for domestic Stepping into the witness box at the close of 1982 showed cash Last year the operating income of Chen and Latters of Credit ad, and foreign banking and exchange to give evidence European and marketable securities totalling the corporation, before reserves of
the fsson.
the Chia-named Theron, who was accused $79,895,604, which alone. exceeded 440,756,094 and minority interest of
ses Gorarniment both at home
*Deposits receivot- for. Susi perioda nf its thoroughly squpped-Travel De- and other Pubila. Fund" tot komend of bigamy by his first wife, col- the current Habilities of. $58,400,216. #852,788, amounted to $46,435,159, abroad. SHOU J. CHEN,peed in he began to speak and Total current assets were £291,650,- the net preft after these caductions
wait to be obtained, on applomilén, parta
Hong Kong, 12th September,
W. - DUGGAN,
fall deal from the box. Both his 044
belgr$5,820,282, or 17 cents. wivas were in court — Reuter, The corporation at the end of share: (per-Asia Landa, 144),
Empty bottles in good condition sent to this depot will be paid for as follows:
Pt. 72 bottles $2.52
· 1 bottle 31⁄2 cents
Qis. 48 bottles $2.64
1 bottle 5 cents