BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital
.$50,000,000
Issued and Fully-Paid-up. 20,000,000 | Reserve Funds ----
Sterling ....£ 6,500,000
Hong Kong Currenty
Reserve
Reserve Liability of Pre-
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHENA
Incorpormed by Barsi Charter, 185
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON ·
Bangkok
Mang
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fead
„£3,000,000 ( „£5,000,000
$10,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
.$20,000,000
prietors
-$3,000,000
Agendes and Branches:
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,
Alor Dupe
Baits
Reagnos
Amritase
Evol
Ngom
Karnalu
Demarang
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Bateri 44
beremban
·Bombas
Aober
Shangha
Celestia
Kupin Lauttiper
bangapore
Can.com
Kuching.
Lowugor
Kedro
Madila
Kodan
New York
Tungkah
Hon. Mr. S. M. Dodwell,
Ziphong
Priptog
Hanbelts
[2wking)
J. A. Plummer Esq.
Harbis
Txington Volcanon Lambosage
Hoz. Mr. M. T. Johnson,
Her eng
A. L. Shields Esq., V. M. Grayburn, Esq. Chief Mager.
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson
Chairman
G. Miskin Esq-
· Deputy -Candrines.
Hon. Mr. WE. Bell, JR. Massön Esq, Coldrebo A. H. Compton Esq. T. E. Pearce Esq.
AMOY
BANÜROS BATASTA BOMBAY CALCUTTA CASTON CHEFOU COLOMBO DAIREN FOOCHOR HALPHONG FLAMBERG HANKOW
KIIN
JCHICAE
WOLLE
KOWLOON
BRANCHENLOS
KEAZA LEMPLE
LYOKS MALACCA
MANILA
VAR Jobare) MURDER
NEW YORK
PEIPING PESANO RANGOOK
SAN FRANCISCO
SHANGWAY
SINGAPORE
SOURABLYA
ACHGEI PATANI
· TIENTKIN
ΤΟΥΤΟ
TSINOTAD
Current Locowache opened is Ional Carrancy and Į Fized Deposit RÁVNE ON OOR JA62 of sheer Perioda i Local Currency and Suweling on serta
schwil be quoted on appiamo
AZSO up to date SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES 16 arione siam TO LEL -Hong-Kong, 24th February, 1936.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Basinam of the show Bank is condus
the XONG KONG AND SHANIFAI
By my o FOR THE HONG KONG AND SWANGELI KASTING "CORPORATION.
BANKING CORPORASTON,
Lo application.
V. GRATBUES,
Chist Manager.
Hong Kong, 24th February, 1996.
Buscabaya Zaping
THE CHINA MAIL,” TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1936
Commerce and Finance
THE COLONY'S TRADE
INTERIM REPORT
ISSUED
DOLLAR INCREASE BUT
- STERLING DECREASE
An interim report issued by the Statistical Office of the · Imports: and Exports Department. on the. trade of the Colony for August. 1936. states that imports of mer-] Forsigs, Üzobangs and Goosen, Backing buanas chandise amounted to a total of imauversed.
Curven komunie sprzed und Fixed Depo $32.1 millions (520 millions), as) Įrvoured de ces pour or sleeve patiode as ražas
which will be quoted na application.
[compared with $26.1 millions (£2.6)
lam smak's Hand Offos in Lendor undertake millions) in August, 1935: a dol
business and Minima
ov of Bellash Incens Tat overpaide alar increase of 23.0 per cent, and, terens whacks may be sedersined at any of dia Agenzies and 25.
a sterling decrease of 29.1 per cent, whilst exports, totalled $25.5.1 Manager.millions (£1.6 millions), as com
pared with $19.2 millions (19 millions): a dollar increase of
A BREARLET,
Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.
THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, 2.8 per cent.. and a sterling de-
LIMITED
(Incorporated in Chirm) Head Office-Shanghai
crease of 13.8 per cent.
Total imports during the Arst eight months of the year 1936 amounted to $280.8 millions (£38.0 millions), as compared with $244.1 (£25.2 millions) In
Capital
$7,500,000.00 Reserve
$1,500,000.00 Branches-All Important Cities in millions
Chima.
Fongs Bashange and General Banking Business transected.
the corresponding period of ||1935; whilst exports amount- Current and Sering döceutie oprzeć and Fixed Deposits recurved for com at de sicrsar periods ed to $215.1 millions (£13.8 mil. at taim widens will be quoted on application
BOC Z CHING,
HONG KONG BEANCR:
De Vox Road, Central.
Marage'a Üles mana
Focus Exchangs Dups.
Cashier's Omos
THE WING ON BANK, LTD.
Head Office: Hong Kong
26, Des Voeur Road Central
Authorised Capital $10,000,000
lions). as compared with $179.9 millions (18.5 millions).
Comparative Figures
In terms of local-currency im-: sports increased by 15.0 per cent. jin the first eight months of 1986, jas compared with the correspond- { ing period of 1935, and exports in-i ceased by 19.6 per cent.: whilst sterling value showed decreases of 28.6 per cent. in the case of in- LONDON BANKERS:-- Westminster Bank, Ltd. ports, and 25.4 per cent, in the Foreign Exchange and every des-case of exports. $10,000,000.00 cription of banking business transact- The following table shows con- parative figures of imports and Current Accounts and Savings Ac- counts opened. Fixed Deposits re-exports of Merchandise and Trea- ceived at rates which will be quoted sure during the months of August.. on application.
1936, and August, 1935:-
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
authorland Caplisi
Paid-up Capisal
ve and Undivided Profile
-$5,500,000.00er.
2,684,208 82
HEAD OFFICE-HONG KONG."
14. Des Vox Road. ContemĀ,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow, Chairman.
Agon Chus, E., 7. 5. Kwok, Rad- Ise Tong. Eng.. Chan Ching Sink, Eng Sans Eaq. Wong (Du Son, Eng. sod Ian Ting Po. Eng
Las Tung Fu, Esq., Chief Msongsta
Li The Fong, Esq. Manager.
ody
Isacaria
BRANCHES ANTI AGENCIES----
Ummbar Uniorsia Condom Haiphong -Lankow
Hodohle Bobe
Sarang Shanghai Singapore Sour Swalow Slydory
·Talboko
Kelbourne
New York Cice
Pesping
Bangoon
Diegtain
Xewcom
SERG
Toing
London
San Francisco
Vancounter Jakobains
Bracy danerlytin of Banking and Exchange Zo grated an approved
kuszosan, transacted. Securižiga.
Current Accounts opened in Lotal Currency and Find, Bajetine "runtirad" for one, your st shorter. perinde te Local and Foreign Currencies sa sama which will be quoted on "application.
Balo Deposit Bosse To Yes
KAN TONG 70.
Trusteeship & Executorship under- taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.
PHILIP GOCKCHIN, Chief Manager.
THE
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, INC. lacorporated with limited- Liability in D.S.A.
Head Office: 65, Broadway, New York
Capital Sarpins Reserves
L'U.S.$6,000,000.00 2,210,344.38 897,612.65
BRANCHES:-
Genos
Amated
Giyow
Athena
Y lagun Havane
Milan Nave Sapin
Iterators
Chief Mangur.
Berlin
Cairo Calcutta
سام
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK Canon
LIMITED
Established 1880
Capital (fall paid-up) Yen.100,000,000 Reserve Fund
Ten.130,000,000
Head Office: YOKOHAMA"
Branches and 'Agendes at
"Alexandria
Bangkok. Batavia
Berlin
Bombay
Calcutta
Canton
Dairen (Dainy)
Fengtien (Mukden)
Hamburg
Hankow
Harbin
+ Hong Kong
Moji Nagasaki
Colutudo Copenhagen Pulstim Edioburg's i'lower
Timera
Herre Handeling
Lateinam
Zerumalass
Luadoo Liverpool
Lu00 Losar Marseilles
واست ميهما
ما تحملة
Munich
Branches of American
Express! Company in Principal cities of United States of America and Canada.
IMPORTS
August 1936 August 1935 Merchandise $32,093,219 $26,145,130 Treasure
$ 2,439,346 $1,261,692
Tota! $34,534,565 $2,406,822
EXPORTS
August 1936 August 1935 Merchandise $25,500,048 $19,234,196 ¡Treasure $10,745,363 $50 584,254)
Total
$36245,411 $69,818,450 Monthly Fluctuations Since August 1935, monthly values of imports of merchandise into Hong Kong fluctuated from a low Hong Kong dollar value (26.1 millions) in August, 1935, to a high of 38.8 millions in May, 1936, whilst
values export
fluctuated from a low of $19.2 millions August, 1935, to a high of $30.0 millions in May, 1936.
în
RAW RUBBER Latest Quotations From Singapore
F. B. Joseph and Messrs. Co. have received the following: quotations
Straits in
Currency
All classes of Commercial Banking from Singapore for Raw Rabber.
Transactions undertaken..
Personal investment accounts hand-Spot ..
Nagoya
New York
Ied.
Osaka
Paris
Pelping Pangoon
Rio de Janeiro
San Francisco
Seatit
Semarang
Shanghai
Singapore
Tientsin
Sourabaya Sydney
Tokyo
Tringtan
Tingkow
Interest allowed for "Current Ac-
The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of its "Travellers'
Oct./Dec.
Jan March April/June
Buyers.
26 Up 27% Up 27% Up
21%. Up-1⁄4
Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, Market:Understone Fimmer.
in addition, the world-wide services
of its thoroughly equipped Travel COMMODITY PRICES
Department.
The following quotations have C. HL-BENSON.
General Manager. been received by Beuter:
LOCAL DOLLAR
Honolulu
Heinking
Prev. Yesterday Closing Closing
Karachi
Kobe
London
STEADY
Los Angeles
Mandia
Silver Prices Fall
COMETER.
Deposits received for fixed periods)
tien.
at rates to be obtained on applica-opening on
G. KISHINAMI,
New York Cotton: October December January March The
local dollar is steady. May demand yesterday July |morning at 1/2%2
11.85 11.78
11.90 ILSI 11.89 11.80 11.90 211 81 11,92 11.79
[Spot
12.25
11.66 12.16
16.460 1650b 16.523. 16.51b
16.59 16.61n
16,62
16.65m
16.69m 16:741
16.76 16.87&
16.221
· 16.924
THE
October
Manager. "Spot" silver fell 1/16 to 19-New York Rubber: Hong Kong, 11th September, 1986. 7/16, while “forward" also drop-September
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED · (Incorporated in China) Capital paid upLJA DON,000. Reserver
.$7,500,000..
Capital Savings Dept. $500,000. Reserve Savings Dept. $500,000
Head-Duce----Shanghai -
A Bank having as its mission the Industrial development on China and the Lostering of her commercial relations abroad.
Hong Kong Office
14, Queen's Road Central
Phome 21116.
ped 1/16 to 19-7/16.
The London on New York cross-December frate was steady at £—US$5,- January 06% while the New York on March London cross rate was quoted May at £U34506-5/16, as compared July with US$5.06-9/16.
Chicago Wheat September REICHSMARK QUOTATIONS December
Kay Berlin, To-day: The Reichsmaric Chicago Com: was quoted yesterday without September zuarantee at: New York 40.23 December, Paris 611; Amsterdam 69.20; and May, ...... London 12.59 Paris quoted the Winnipeg Wh Pound sterling at 76.49 to 76.97 October and the US follár at 15,189 to December 15.191--STTzza-Ocean Service.
"2144
113 112
118
112%
+16
111%
95%
94% 89%
105%7 108 105% 106%
106
108%
LOCAL SHARE MARKET
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
Selling Likely To Result
SUGGESTED HOLDING FOR. TRADING PROFITS
Messrs Waite, Weld and Com pany, New York Correspondents for Messrs. S. E. Levy and Com The following was the list of pany report:— local share quotations issued |to-day:
Banks
7
Stocks: With the stage all set and the volume of expanding in- dustrials falling to confirm the new high level of rails, we believe that selling is likely to result and we would hold for trading profits until the market appears ready for Ba new attempt. We must admit that the action of to-day's market suggests a conservative attitude for the time being. Business done: |~~~1,770,000 shares.
HK Bank $1610 b & sa. HK (Lon Reg.) 102 n. Chartered Bank $155k a. ex. div. Mercantile Bank. A. and
£31.
Mercantile BankTM C £14% n. Bank of East Asia $80 1.
Insurances
Canton Ins. $270 n. Union Ins. $580 b.
China Underwriters $1 . Chins Fire Ins. $452'n HK Fire Ins. $255 n International Assce. Sh.34 Shipping
Douglases $30 p.. HK. Steamboats $4 n. Indo-Chinas (ref.), $30 n. Indo-Chinas (De£) ́$20 n." Shells (Bearer) $111/3 n. Union Waterboats-$12 n.
** Decks, etc. ·· HK. and K. Whares $112
112/118 sa
are
Wheat: The prevailing senti- ment continues to be favourable and large Canadian exports being eagerly taken by Europe The scarcity of supplies as .pared with the volume of the World's demand is still an oat- standing factor and we look for further increases in prices in the near future. Total sales:-11,342,- 000 bushels.
On your way to North America
... Europe SEE CANADA
Go via Canada to North America -Europe. Fast, through trains direct from ship's side at Van-- couver in Canada's Evergreen Playground .Sec. the majes.
tic Canadian Rockies. Lake Louise, Banff Connect with Canadian Pacific trans-Atlantic liners at Montreal or Quebec. No extra rail fare in Canada for drawing room or compartment oc cupied by one person. Stopovers if you wish.. In Summer, the scenic Great Lakes route is an op tional inland-sea trip for trans- continental passengers.
Information and tickets from your own agent
OF
Canadian Pacific
Cotton: The publication Coma-i modity Research” states that, with the vast reduction in cotton sup-i b. plies during the past few years and the high manufacturing ac tivity, an intensified demand can be visualised as a price-raising influence and a continued upward Telephones: Passenger 20752. trend is accordingly anticipated. We share this view and we would; concentrate on purchases.
HK and W. Docks $134 1 Providents (Old) $234 b. 32,60
8. $2.80 sa Providents (New) 20 cts Hong Kew $135 n. New Engineering Shși a Shanghai Docks Sh.$811 n
Mining
Kilan Mining Ad. 10/- n. Langkats (Single) Sh.31⁄2 S'hai Exploration Sh.$2 ne Shanghai Loans Sh.$2 a Raube $11.35 b. Venz: Goldfield $434 n Antamoks $5 b. Atoks $116 3-
Baguio Gold 62 cts. n. Balatocs $24 1.
Benguet Consol $23 m.
Flash: The Southern Pacific Corporation for the seven months] ending July 31st. has earned 35) cents per share, as compared with a loss of $2,999,791 for the same period of last year.
The Brooklyn Manhattan Tran- sit Company has declared a divi. idend of $1 per share.
Steel Mill production for the past week is estimated at 74.4 per cent of capacity.
Benguet Exploration 48/50 cts CANADA'S WHEAT
1.2.
Big Wedge 84/90 cts. 12.
Consolidated Mines 10 ets. b.
11 cts. 33.
Demonstration $1.52 4.
Gold Creeks 50 cts. n.
-
Gold River 12 cts. a. Ipo Gold 40 cts. IXL $3.12 2. Itogons $3.60 sa. Mambulao 80 eta. 35. Masbate $1.04 38. Northern Mining 55 cts. sa. Paracale Gumaus $110 n Salacot 20 cts, sa
San Mauricio $4.48/57 52. Santa Rosa 17 cts. za Suyor Consol $1.26/.33 sa. United Paracales $256 n.. Mother Lode 56 cts. sa..
Lands. Hotels, etc:
PROSPECTS
Larger Carryover Expected
BACK TO NORMAL POINT
...
Ottawa.
210
'WORLD'S GREATEST TRAVEL STATEM
GACANPAC: Passenger Dept.
20042 Freight
NAUTILUS: Freight Dept.
Canton Agents: JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. LTD.
HONG KONG
MARKET PRODUCE
APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES
Chicken
Sept. 21, Sept.!
1935 1918
Cts. Cts.
POULTRY.
3h
42:30
£5
28
Capons, Small
Duck
14
48. 28
Sept. 21, Sept.
1938 191
Ctr Ctx.
BUTCHER MEAT.
Beet Sixtata
Prime Cut
Large
Corned
32. 29
Rozst
Doves
each 30 22
Breast
Soup
Eggs, Hen (cook-
Steak
ing) Eggs, Hen (Fresh) Fowls, Hainan
per doz. 30
18
25
Bullock's Brains
40 85
17
Canton
56
30
32
Geese
each Pigeons, Canton
Haikow
A wheat harvest betweez and 225 million bushels, as com-j pared with averages of about 375 millions and a high peak of 566 millions (1928), appears to be in sight for Canada this year. Early Turkeys Cock threshing returns suggest that the wheat will be of the high quality Snipe which has made this product| Pheasant famous all over the world.
As Canada has reduced her
EK. and S. Hotels $6.15 h. and carryover to the lowest point in
HK. Lands $401⁄2 b., $401⁄2 sa H.K. 4% Debentures 105% Shanghai Lands Sh.$13 n. Metropolitan Lands Sh$10 n. Humphreys $94 HK Realties $64 b. Chinese Estates $78 n. China Realties Sh4 n China Debentures Sh.$60 m.
Public Utilities
H.K. Tramways $1231⁄2 d. - Peak Trams (ok) $64 D. Peak Trams (new) $23⁄4% n.... Star Ferries $95 b.
Yaumati Ferries $2234 sa.
C. Light (Old) $151⁄2 1, $15
Ja
Steak Sirloin
Sausages
Tonque, fresh
Head
corned
Eeart-
Hump, Salt
per set
esch
each
488******==8818###68 9319028785828886. 8949-480898#
Feet
Kidneys
Ben
Qail Partridge
61 cach pair 1.70 220 cach
Tail
Liver
Tripe
Calves Head &
10
Fect
set -1.30 1:00
FRUITS.
Matten
Ib
ть.
36
Brains
per set
Pig's Chitlings
Feet
Fry
Head
Ib:
Porks Chops
Kidneys
Liver
six years, the prospects are that Almonds. when this harvest is disposed of. Lemons, China
ja normal carryover will again be Bananas (bride's) Jachieved. Canada
Carambola normally Ie-
Coconuts quires from 100 to 115 million
Apples (California) bushels for domestic requirements, Lemons, American each so that only about 100 million Lichees, Dried ... bushels of the 1936 crop will be Oranges (Canton). available this year for export. In Oranges (Sweet) Pears (Canton) ̧. (addition about 115 million bushels
Oranges (American) each from previous harvests were
Persimmons Large, hand at the beginning of the new Pumelo, Siam
Walnuts crop year.
Grapes
VEGETABLES, ET
Ib. Artichokes ...
OD
Spotty Distribution The distribution of the crop is very spotty, and large areas have no harvest at all. Several million acres will either be cut for feed
C. Lights (New) $11 b. & sa. or else yield little more than seed. H.K. Electrics $55 b. & 13. Macao Electrics $20 m Sandakan Lights $8.30 a Telephones (Old). $31 aa Telephones (New) $111⁄2 b. China Buses Sh5111⁄4 n. Singapore Tractions 29/- n.. Singapore Pref. 28/- n
Industriais Malabon Sugate $91⁄2 n. Cald, Marg. (Ord) Sh.$1934 n. Cald; Macg. (Pref) Sh$15 n. Canton Ices $2.20 b..
`Cement $12.40 D.
HK Ropes $410, n.
Stores, etc
Dairy Farms $224 5. Watson $485 1
· Lane, "Crawfords. $63% 1.
Mackintoshis $5-n.
Sinceres $3 1.
Wm. Fowells 40, cta. ne Wing On (HK) ·$50-2.
Cotton MIA
Ewo Cattons Sh48,8). b,-- Shanghai Cottons (old) Sh.)
Shanghai Cottons ((new) Sh.
$39 1
Zoong Sings Sh18 b Wing On Terties Sh $25 m.
Deetroot
Brinjala, Green
Red
Cabbage, Chinese
(Shanghai) Cauliflower (Large)
(Madir) (Small)
Green
The regions where the harvest is Fortun- very heavy are limited. ately dry weather is prevailing in the_harvesting weather, and the loss from this cause does not at Carrots present seem to be very threaten- Celery, Chinese ing. Dry weather also kept down "Chillies, Dried
Bod the rust menace; which a year ago. itook a very heavy toll from Cana- Curry Staz, English
dian fields.
Cacumbers Nearly all the spring wheat in Garlic Canada is produced on the western prairies, and the winter wheat is grown in the cast. The total pro- duction of the latter amounts to about 12 million bushels-Renter.
Miscelaneous Pntertainments $3 a.
3. C. Enterprises $1.35 n. Macao "Greyhounds” 22 u. Constructions (old) $13⁄4% n. Constructions (new) 50 ets. Vibro Filing $4 b
Ch. Gort. 5% 1925 G/Bda. -
-82% b...
HK Govt. 4% Loan 8% premi
HK Govt 32% Loan par. Wallace Harpers 36 "L Mineral Res. 70 cta. 'za..
Ginger, Young
Old.. Horseradish, Shai Indian Corn Lettuce Okras Onions, Bombay.
Graem Shanghai
Parsley Potato, sweet
exc
ד
Leg Shoulder Saddle
Loin
•Lez...... Fat or Lard Sheep's Head &
Feet
Kidneys
Lfver ...
Sucking Pigs to
Order
Soet, Beet Suet, Beef
Matton
No.
Barbet
Canton
Fresh
Water Fish
Codish
Стави
8 Cattle Fish
8
Dace
Frogs
Fels Conger
Eels Fresh Water
Eels. Yellow
9:198898||988990999828NRABEAKBA A
Garoupa
Herbigs
Gudgeon
Halbut
Lobster.
Mackerel
26
6
& Mallet 160 60Oyaterz
28
30
2.
16 30
50 18
Americon
Profeet
24
Bases
Watercress
Saimon Shark
Vegetable Marzow
Skrings
Water Lily Boot Spinach
„Tomatoes
Smali-Fr
Muniarooms
Pumpkin
Radish Embark (French) Turnips Punti
B) (Long)
·