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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 3, 1937.
THIS WEEK ON THE LOCAL SHARE MARKET
and
G. Messrs.
Harriman market review issued at noon states:
HK VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS
Orders by Lieut. Colonel R. C. B. Anderson, M. C Commandant, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corns.
Hong Long
Friday, 2nd. April, 1987.
BOX RESPIRATORS
All box respirators must be return- ed to Company Stores as soon as pos- sible. There will be an inspection of respirators in Company Stores on Sa- turday, 10th. April.
A fluctuating but active market has ruled in Hong Kong through- a very out the past week with considerable turnover taking placè in almost all local shares. Quotations close below last week's best, due to the inevitable profit taking to be expected after the
CORPS RIFLE MEETING: Substantial appreciation during March. The market however is a
Butt and Firing Point duties on Sun- healthy one and subject to fluc-day, 4th. April will be as under:--- tuations, stocks look like rising
A Range. further. The Manila market is sick and has failed to fulfill our expectations of improvement after the Easter holidays. It has con-11 a.m.- tinued easy all the week and cur- rent quotations are lower than for The out- many months passed. look, for the present, is uncertain. However activity in the local mar- ket has overshadowed the weak- ness in mining descriptions.
Kong ..9.00 p.m. Apr. 23
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Our utilities have continued popular and many hundred Hong Electrics have changed hands between 61% and $603⁄4 closing. China Lights are a shade lower at $15 after sales down to $14.85. The New share (now ful- ly paid) have buyers at $14.60 Trams have been extensively dealt in from $15.80 down to $152. closing buyers. Telephones (old) are $31 and the 'new' $13.60. San- dakans Lights are wanted at $11.75 and Peak Trams at $4%. Cements end the week in active demand at $15% and Ropes changed hands. at $5.80 and
$5.70. Dairy | Farms have
to $25.80 are
eased
ex and Watsons
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just
9 a.m. 11 am.
Firing Point Lieut. J. R. Way,
Lieut. A. W. Brown. -2/Lt. G. F. Rees. 1 p.m...
Butts
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Raub March Output
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange have received the following cable to-day from the Raub Australian Gold Mining Co. Ltd.
Crushing No. 518 tons... Tons treated: 4,867. Bullion: 2,000 oz. Fine Gold: 1,887 oz.
$1171⁄2 and Providents (old) have been very active between › $2.40 and $2.30, closing buyers at the lower price. Providents (New)... sold at 26 cts. Douglas's are mark- ed up to $871⁄2. Steamboats dipped sharply to sales at $9.
Raubs are firm at $13% and New Goldfields of Venezuela are wanted at $6.
$6. Sinceres came in for en- quiry and were sold at $3 with further buyers at $2.90. Enter-steady Unions are again higher at
tainments have keen buyers at $4.35 ex div. Hong Kong Hotels came under pressure from profit- takers and large sales were ef- fected down to $7.85 cum, closing te Lands touch- steady at this rate. ed $37%; but are now either side of $37. Realtys made $6.40, but close just $6 buyers. Humphreys are wanted at $9.25. Ewos are very firm and after sales at $16 ex. close S$16.90 ex. buyers. Docks have been quieter than for some time past, with small sales at $32. Wharfs continue in demand at
Lloyd
Priestin
Insurance shares keep very
$635 sales, cum dividend, Hong Kong Fires are a shade lower at $285 ex. Cantons are 8320 buyers. Hong Kong Banks are $1860 bid after transactions at $1865. Bank of East Asia have firmed to $88. Philippine Mining. The Manila list is lower all round. San Mau- ricios are $3. Demontrations sold at $1.87.
cts. andorthern Mines at 154
at 61 cts. Anta- moks have declined to 82.
Concluding comment: Hong Kong market, active.
Manila market, weak
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