THE CHINA MAIL,
FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1955.
Page
TRADE and
COMMERCE SECTION
SHARE MARKET BRIGHTENS UP
A Number Of Issues Make Up Lost Ground
TURNOVER DROPS SHARPLY
By A Special Correspondent
At the close of trading yesterday-the third successive day of firmness, the Hongkong share market appeared to be recovering from the shock it received a fortnight ago when the "Big Three" banks announced increases in their borrowing rates.
I would hesitate to say that a full recovery is now assured but yesterday afternoon the undertone certainly appeared more stable than at any time during the last two weeks.
And a number of shares have made up a lot of ground-in the majority of cases about half their total losses. They now stand about eight to 10 per cent below their late highs; some a little more and some less.
COPPER PRICE
INCREASED
Toronio, Aug. 18. International Nickel Company of Cainda, Lidl, today ralaed Its price for domestic
copper
How will the banks view this? rates Full kaves a gap of $191 As far as they were concerned between the two. But after the share boum was only a deducting £2 stamp duty and. symptom of the malady they other charges which you have to rought to cure; and their action pay for London registers the less to stop prices difference would be reduced to was taken
About rising than to curb the somewhat
$140. rampant speculation which, they felt, was the root cause of the share market spiral.
If this process continues there is bound to be more local register scrip on the market and prices But as 1 pobited out last week will probably came down further, is Impassible to judge how The market was weak on Fri-
action has been day and Monday but late purely from an analysis of recent Tuesday's murning call there was of buying in- price trends.
tells less a small revival
cffective this four
cents to 30 conta Pound (Canadian funds).
The action followed a imilar Increase by US producers and custom!! smelters
ta yesterday лек basis of 40 cents a the highest price
pound,
In
the US market since 1872.-United Press.
than half the story. The more terest. And happily It had
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011
CEYLON TEA||New York Stock
Market Prices
PRICES STATIC
Colombo, Aut. 18. The price of tea is un- likely to advance further scoording 10 Colombo's loading ted ofolals who bellove that despite the strong demand from Aus- tralia the price wil
main static, it was learn- ed today.
The increased quantity of few reacliing the market le the catase for the statio price.
The quantity, particular-
ly mediums, is expected to have a ready male an Aus- tralia has
entered the market after an
absence
of several months.—United Preas.
TODAY'S
SHARE PRICES
(From Our Correspondent) Business done on the Hong kung Stock Exchange thi morning amounted to $600,000
quotations Noon
New York, Aug. 18.
Rail stocks, spark-plugs of yesterday's late rally, turned in the best performance again today, but the rise was newsworthy only in contrast with the rest of a very dull market.
!
after
risé etnouncemant,
Balls gained 0.60 on average. ure before the year-end but it lifted by guins of around a point | held only point of the rise. in Atlantic Coast Line, Louis- There was profi-taking in ville and Nashville and Illinois recently strong coppers
There Central
was little real the prico demand, a
a situation that pre-Losser ranged to nearly 2 points valled throughout the entire list, in Konpedt. keeping trading at the slow pace of recent sessions as trailers hesliated in the absence of new market indueners.
Turnover amounted to 1,100,000 shares.
This
Jack of enthusiasm TE- flected in the number of issues traded-only 1,095, smallert since Jan. 12, 1934. They were almost even balanced with 430 higher, 400 lower.
Steels were
were mixed,
P&O B.I. E&A
COMPANIES.
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Leaves London De tiongkong
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14th September.
10th October
3rd Aprust
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17th October
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26th September 23rd September 24th October
21st October 21st November 101 November 19th December
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"SUNAT""
"SURAT"
and Olis
New York Stock Exchange bond volume was $2,030,000.
Ameriena
Stoel: Exchange volume was B10,000 shares.
Duw-Jones closing averages
were:
30 Industriais
20 ralle
18 utilities
Industrials as a group aver- age 0.32 lower, with numerous
CLOSING PRICES small declines
Allied Chemicals outweighting a
Altin Chainers rise of 2% points in
Inter-American Airline' national Nickel.
FREIGHT SERVICE
dile 4th Sept. from UK. vin Straits loads 8th Sept. Far Japan loads 28th Sept. for S'pore. P. Swelten- ham, Penang, Colombo, Aden, Port Said, Genos
hiarellies, -ilavrs, Lon- don, Antwerp, Bottar- dam & Hamburg
"SHILLONG" due
28th Sept, from U.. via Strells joada 27th Sept. for Japan
With liberty to call at Belawan before or after, Straita Ports and at Bombay if inducement offers. Tanks available for carriage of Oil in Bulk. Space for refrigerated cargo. Limitet Passenger accommodation
452 53
154,75
63 storks 40 bosde
103.72
18.20
Comm. future price index
101.01
$10524
707 2411
"SANTHIA"
50%
"WABORA”
""SANTHIA”
American, Cyanamke Co. Ain. Mach. & dry American Metal American melting Am. Sugar Hel. American Toh." American Tel & Tel Anaconda Copper Are Steel
A few speelal issues reflected individual developments-Under- wood which ran-up nearly 2 points on an increased dividend and Juilus Kayser witich fell more than a point on realising after a merger announcement. Douglas Baldwin-t.line-liam. morning's transactions
Aircraft ran up sharply in curly Baltimore & Ohlo SHARES BUYERS SELLERS SALES trading on indications the firm Bendix Aviation Corp.
Benguet Cons. may be in line for heavy orders Dethlehem Sterl for jet planes for commercial | Boeing Airplane,
BANKS
1K Bank. 1730 1745 INSURANCES
Ulitur
ون
1040
10.30
and
Dock ..... 23.020.70 600
the
.....
Lombard...
That
Underwriters
DOCKS, ETC,
important pointer Turnover which
is
the daily contagious the barometer
2010
of investment volume.
Unions have
IL
steady now recovered and show not yet loss of $25 since last Thursday.
500 K 20.30
Provident
M
(Oil) Wheelock
..
.... HGVTD
8.00 0.00 1000 ke
LAND, ETC.
fell last week from overa
$14 million to about $10 million Wheelocks, $9.10 last Thurs- and this week it is down to less day fell to a low of $8.20 but than $7 million.
A Wide Berth
Furthermore
up to close firm at $8.00 picked yesterday.
Wharves which sold at $7512
·
from one pro-last week have held firm at a
minent broker 1 Jearn that lower buyer's bid of $73% with-
World Cotton people are buying only in small out attracting spier this week.
Markets
New York, Aug. 16. Cotton prices 10day showed an the overtone of steadiess as market vintinued to fluctuate narrowly in quiet dealings,
Main Interest centred in the nearby October delivery. Ho lative firmness the spot month in acted to check sagging tendent eies in later months,
quantities now and that if a big comes on the parcel of shares
Docks at $271⁄2 buyers are 50 cents better. Providents are also harket, it lakes quite few 30 cents better al $16 but they days to dispose of it.
have been as low as $15 this
And the vally big operators { week, have given Ive House Street a wide berth.
Now-ngala
Lands Better Hotels at $104 from the banks'
are 30 cents Lands piter up on the weak. may be a point of view this good sim so long as it is not just falling to $71 have picked up to a wmparary resetion, so long as $73 and are therefore $1 better turnovers do not go soaring back than last Thursday's rate. Real- to $3 and $4 million a day as ties are up fractionally on the Exxon as speculators recover from week to $2.275. their fright,
Dut I say this strictly as
Trams, which
announced on a unchanged interim dividend of
Spot menth covering followed neutrol knowing what the banks 40 couts last Friday, cased news of a further skarp reduce to achieve by their action. from $25 to $21.30 but gained tion in the certifiented stock. The turnovers show that the 30 cents to close at $24.60. Colton
for contraet # available
people hardest hit by it were not
Stars closed at buyers $145 ex which makes delivery dropped to 38,19 bals, the smoli investors (whose sures a $3.50 dividend a reduction of 9.250 bules from have been slightly and certainly them 50 cents down on the week the previous report
only temporarily devalued) but but $2.60 up on Monday's low. cumulative
drop of 25,034 bales the brokers, and I would be the
Yaumatis are $2 down on the since Aug. 1.
inst to gloat over their mis-week at $117 but $4 up on their Closing around best levels for forture. As for the speculators, low of $113. They wanged on the day the list was up 2 to 14 they shot
should know the risks of Tuesday morning as a result of points. The market opened up gambling.
dangerous speculation 1 to off 3 points. New Orleans I don't believe for
Chineze moment
afternoon ກ closed up & to 14 points
that transfers and remittances to Trading volume unit open
Southcast Asia the harbour tunnel plan. interest in the Exchange today will stop as a res
stop as a result of the banks' paper went to press with banner I don't think the "Big headlines, a longish story and a tire trying to stop this map showing what purported to influx
weze!
Mani
Outuber
December
Merch
May
July
October
Volume 18,200 17,400
Open, interest
334,300 743,500
127,000 360,400
10,700
13,000
1,000
123,00)
5,000
223,400
December
500
23.400
Total
70.500 2,150,000 baJES
NEW YORK
was not mis-used to the detri- ment of our economy.
by
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newspaper
10*400 or 1 BLDG.
£20 2500 (0.85
HIK (lotel.. 19.30 19.70 1000 10,50 1000 KA 10 EN
RK Land TZ!L
3500 5o 10,50 73 200 T
500 200 73
Humphrey's Really RUBSET
20.00
23216
1000 2.36 A. Rubber . 2.13 2.20 6000 2.15 0000 @ 2.17% Trust ..... 3.028 3.15 4000 3.08 UTILITIES
Train
..... 244024 8U Star Ferry, 145
London Stock Market
London, Aug. 18. Stocks slid again today
in bull trading.
However,
by, closing time bargain hunters had crept back into the market, and steadied it somehow.
Armour
Borden (The) Co
Burroughs Add Menino
Canadian Paclar R.
Caso J. Co.
|G. 1. 1. Financial Corp.
Cat. Tractor
Celanese Corn,
Chapo Maniet. Dank
Chile Copper Chrysler Motor Colgate-Palmolive Co. Commercial Credli Cominonwealth Elbe. Consolidated Edison Continental Oll of Del. Cantinental Steel Corn Products ·
Crate Co Crown Zefferbach Curtis Wright
Cuban Amer. Sugar
Dow Chemicals
Dupont de Nemours Eastman Kodak
Paso National Ga Erle Railrond... Family Finance Corp.
Blue chip industrials got the nod and several, including Im- perial Chemicals and Great Yma Ferry 117 120 100 4 140 Universal Stores, inched aheadererni Electric
100
110
210 120 on
30 318
C. Light (0) 22.30 23.10 (33 de 20 200053
C. Light (N) 17.76
10
10
fractionally,
But the selective strength failed to carry the list and olse.
small where
declines соттол. Rolls-Royce slipped 2 6d.
were
100 e 23.10 600 10 600 40 17.00 100 Electric
42 600 42 .... 4215.
Copper shares ignored the Macno Ele 11.70 500 14.40 boost in the American price, Telephone. 324 3314 500 ve 33
but pleked up a little on the 2000 33
record London quotation for the 34.80 metui.
INDUSTȚIALS
6.30
13.60
Wats rawford COTTONS" Textiles MISCELLANEOUS
Yangleze.. 7.05 $2000 7 1.95 Ailled ...... 4.05 5.00 2000 5.70
2009 60
demand was fair
for British Petroleum and Canadian Eagle
Traders shunned Government bonds and prices dipped between one and two points.
Gold shares drified pennics lower, Foreign bonds also fell. aff on scattered selling. German and Japanese lens were off a point,
General Foods
| General Motors
Gen. Pub, UL.
Gulette Safety Razor Glidden Co.... Goodrich (B.F.) Co. doodyear Tire Heyden Chemical
Homstake Mining Co. Ingersoll-Rand Ingersol-Rand
Inland Steel Co. Te int: Harvestor Int) Business Machina Cement.... 33. 33% 600
International Micke src',
Rope
Oils were quiet, unable 'n International Paper Dalry 23.70 22 90 300 22.70 most chiges to shake off uncerti Tet Tel
John-Manville Co. 1000 22.60 tainty plaguing them all this Kanans C. Power & Light
week, 132 6 37 Eurmal, had revived and there Liggett Meyers Tob, Co.
By the close, however, Kennecuti Copper Lockheed, Aircraft Loews Incorp, ... Lone Star Cament Co. Louisville & Nashville n. Lowenstein & Sons. Mesabi Iron 'Corp. Minnesota Mining Miulen, Development Monsanto Chemical Co. Motoroin luc.. Montgomery Ward Natonal Cash Reg. "A" National Dairy Prod, National Distillers National Lead National Steel Corp. New York Central din Maulicson Otis Elevators Owen-Ilinols Class Pacific Gas & Elce. Pacifle Western Oil Pan American Airways Paramount Pictures Parke Davin Co. Penny J. C. Co. Penn. Sall Co.
that Government, had accepte World Rubber
This
130 to
Markets
170 points lower with
New York, Aug. 18. of capital; they were be the plan of our new tunnel, simply trying to ensure that it Sighs of Relief Rubber futures closed today
Some friends of mine who were sales of 433 contracts.
in the con- holding Youmatls
Dealers reported a nervous fident belief that Government And as there is still plenty of would turn down the plan went fluation in the epot market with of futures closed today money here for investment and quite pale at the news but it buyers and seller showing ex-
as share yields are more attrac- turned out that
following the ever Live than
as follows:
Spot
Oct.
Dec.
Mar.
May
July
Oct.
Dec.
13.04 33.00
13.60
33.00
23.03
ELAG
12.30
Plenty of Money
taken
Dollar stocks, heartened by Wall Street rally late yesterday held Arm.-Unlied Press.
New York Sugar Market
tra caution. Reported sales in- the map was Abercrombie from the
Dezember onks at 434 cents, Later, December will find its way into the share part of the story contained the market in due course. Perhaps advice which Sir Patrick Aber-ones were offered at 43 cents à were No. 1 Soot Ras cromble gave
to later rather than
Government pouurd. sooner then
quoted at 40 cents, The volume of business should seven years ago.
Futures: South When back to the level of $2%
China ercep
Sept. Prices of futures closed today milion a day-unless there are Morning Post carried an official
Dec. as follows:
any further anti-inflation moves. denial of the story the next day Mar.
An Interesting feature of this you could almost hear the sighs week's trading was that of the of relief in Ice House Street. total weekly turnover of $7.4 China Lights, $22.80 lost week million, dealings
recent slump i think this money/Report of 1948 and the greater Sept, one sheets at 41% closed today unchanged to 2 Philip Morris
NEW ORLEANS
as follows:
Dec/Jan,
Mar/Apr.
33.70
33.94-06
X190
33.70
31B7
93.04
22,37
halt Take a look
the
July
Bep1,
44.30
42.60
40.20 39.19
New York, Aug, 18. World. No.
4 sugar futures points Higher with sales of 284 contracts,
Domestic, No. 6 sugar futures closed unchanged to 6 points higher with sales of 200 conftadio Corporation tracts.
Reo Motors
Evening up operations in the 43.70-75 September delivery dominated
the trade in both contracte.
In world raws, Chile was the accredited buyer of 10,000 tons:
pound, from Peru at 3,19 cents tob, and was believed interested in buying additional quantities
LONDON The market turned arm to-
at a later date. Futures: +
Contract No. 4 (world) - Beut.
Spot
Oct.
Dec.
Mar.
May
July
Oct.
Deo.
LIVERPOOL. Future etosings,
Oct/Nov.
31.57
JAB
May/June
July/Aug.
Oct.
33.09
Duc.
34.70
an
Múr.
34.00
Friday's up process under way }
to narrow the wide gap between
31 sales of middling, in pence per lb, were totalling more than 8,000 shares better than Tuesday's lo y Dut
and SLX Bales of Telephones $41. Telephones closed steady totalling more than 6,000 shares. on the week at $38 and $1 up on
3714-3734 Apr./June
351-03 Τσιν, 28.70-70 These plus the sole of 44 Banks Tuesday's
General marketa eit basis, portaj 20.33
Coments. up $012,500 of the $1,010,000 made
BEL BLA onts. lost a dollar in the Sept," 20.00
38-30 turnover.
carller part of the week to $32 Dec. BAO TAULO
Banks deserve a comment this but picked up splendidly to close rubber priods were not avail- Singapore and Amsterdam Futures, cruzeiros per kilo
week: I mentioned in last at $54. Dairy Farms also lost $1
able-United Press. wtre as follows:
tolumn that there was to $22, but closed at $22.10.
Soreno Confidence
Banks, Sagged la $21 on Tuesday's day. Spot closed at 40 penco Electrics and Telephones absorb-morning call but brightened upper b. No. 1 Iss spot were 34,00 od about
| 39-40. Electrics are down $1% on the yesterday's business for exok at to close firm at $23.10.
Settlement house term: American there we
week to $42 but they are 78 cents seal.
391-40
Dol./Dec.
Jan./Mor.
Och Mar
July
១ ១
Sept.
Spotcents per ib. fab
Cuba)"
Contract No. 0
3.20
Sept. Ναν Mor May
$.89
..
6.30
3.400
Bpot-conte per ib. cif
NY ex-duty
d.50 Press:
May
34.00
July
34.00
the price of London and local
-United Press.
| Biyesporu (diretta)]
18.00
1700
Phillon Petroleum Procter & Gamble Co. Pittsburgh Plate Clats Publieker Industries Puro Oli
Republic Steel". Reynolda Metal shell Oli Co..... Baint Reg. Paper Bouth Porto Rico Sugar Bouthem National Gas Boullem Raliway (Com.) Blandard Brand Strudard of Col
Standard Oil of Ind stendam Dil of NJ,
Biokoly Van Carop Biudebaker-Packard Corp. Swift & Co.
Texas Co
This Water Asks. Oil
Twanty Centjury Fox Film Union Carbide)
Union Pacife Raliway
United Aircraft
បួន,
Gyplum
U, S. Line Co.
V.B. Rubber
V.8. Amelting
VS. Sted
Warner Bros,
Wemtinghouse riedučia
Wor) Va. Puls dr, Paper: Woolworth
London Foreign
Exchange
New York Montreal Amatordam
Copenhagenh
London, Aug. 10.
178-11/10
6.80%
ted Press,
Lane Crawfords remain com-
Exchange Rates
Sterling nobel (per 21
startow
roghter shares. I mentioned too pletely Indifferent to the petions Basinyone was done in the local that people were selling their of bulls, bears and banks andumonial exchange Hongkong registers and buying look screnely confident at $18. |mornique, at the tollowing esteri Londons which were then about Yangistes at 37.90 buyors havedador (per #1) $200 cheaper; or to put it and ben quiet and virtually motion-Australian nie ( other way you could get to less this week while Alllede have indonesian rupiahi (per 100)" London-registors for overy nine alied ton cents to close the week imenis portiod) les local shares you sold....
Once upon a time últe disparity Textiles are 10 cents tower at was only $50+$30.
$6.40 Banks Fall $65 2:
at $1.70.
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