THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1959.
WEEKLY REPORT ON THE HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE
OFFLEY'S MARKET A SHADE EASIER
PORTS
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Little Change
In Prices
The
Was
market paratively inactive during the week although prices showed little change.
* The Share
HK Bank
Lombaril
Unlun Wheelock
IK Whart
HK Hotels
-$1
Glance ★
Dividend
Yield (%)
Share Market
At
Up of
Nov. 19
Nov. 20
Dec. 3
Dec. 10
Dec. 17
Down
& Honus
106bb
1050
1000
1055
1070
+$15
4.4
42A
4114
42.
42%
30
$1.30
2
4.9
84
#324
8335
84
во
+$1.80
$3.40
$.2
6.65xa
5.60
5.03
8.00
www
260
4.1
144
144
143x
140
139
$8
5.7
HK Docks
67/2
50
5742
56
58b
steady
$5
-8.8
com.
Talkoo Docks
3736
39
30%
390
J8,
250
$2,80
7.4
Provident
16.60
15.60
15:0
10.30
16.20
--10c
$1.10
32M
3234
2224
3214
321
steady
$2.50
7.4
3811
371
374
37
steady
$2.40
G.G
1.375
1.375
1.423
1.425
1.48
0350
15r
10.5
3114
314-
313%
31%
314
steady
$22
6.3
134
134
135b
135
136b
+$1
$9
6.2
130
127
129
147
127
steady
SK
6.5
20.10
21.30
20.70
10.00x8
19.40xd
---50c
$1.10
5.8
24.80
24.70
25.20
25.30
25.30
sirady
$1.90
1.4
23.20b
23.40
23.70
24.10
23.90
~~200
30
30
31
301;
30%
nieady
$1.75
5.5
3311
38
39
38
3736
steady
$3,25
8.7
Dairy Faen A.S
20.000
20.20
23.40
20.30
20.30
-100
$1.50
7.0
Watson
20.30
20.40
1940
19b
12.70
-+-20
$1
3.0
TP-
Lane, Crawford
23.80
24.70
25.90
25.40
25.40b
Ready
$2
7,6
Int'l Investment
0.36
G4DR
6.U
6.40
0.30
-100
03c
10.2
Allied
4,703)
4.70
5.106
5.40%
5.10
--30c
25с
HK FE Inv
1212
12.7013
12.7011
12.30b
DE
900
3
- 8.30
9.05
15
151
14%
8.05 14sxd
H.80
-15
65r
148x0
steady
70c
UK Lands
IIK Realty
the
HK Tram
Star Ferry
Banks and Unions were only strong feature of the weeks. the former closing at $1,070- rise of $15,
Prices in
most sections
mained stently and where there were declines losses were slight. The rubber section remained iul while cottons were sluggish. Monday was an exceptionally quiet day when the lowest furn over for some tiny was corded.
Market Diary
Friday:
Monday:
Tuesday:
WPS
The market fairly steady with a fair turnover. Rates were well main- tained with TRAC-1 tional gains Turn- over was $1,527,000. The market WRS comparatively quiet with hardly any changes. Turnover amounted to appro- ximately $762,000. The share market
closed on D quiet
note. There was
110
recession
in
Yaumatis
Ch Light
Electrien (old)
Elretries (new)
1K Telephone
G. I. Cement
Textile Corp Nanyang
New York
1245
Stock Prices London
New York, Dec. 17.
Stocks extended their opening gains in general routine trading today.
Teneficial Finance Support centred in some of the electronses, metal, rails Benguet Cana
prices nor evidence and tyre issues. Traders largely of any Selling
were encouraged both by the pressure.
brightening Inbour picture and seasonal economic factors,
Turnover
was approximately $1,087,000,
Wednesday: The market was #
shade enster during the half-day session with some ratez slightly
Thursday:
Co. Borden Burrough And Machine British Amer Oil, British Columbia Fire British Columbia Pwr. Calit. Packing Coro Cona, Bk. of Comm Carpbell Soup Co. Case (J. 1.) Co. Cal Tractor as Celanese Corp. Industrial. I. T. Financial Coigsir-Palmolive Co. Colombian Carben Co. Consumers Gas
ገጽ.
The Street now regards the list as being in a position tu gather strength for a new record high Fault on Its measured by
slock average,
the marked down. Turnover mounted Lo $1,075,00
Thir market rc- mained steady throughout the day's Bession with Banks and Unlon show- ing gnins. Volume
of business amount- ed to $1,243,000.
HK STOCK EXCHANGE NOON RATES (See Page 10)
NOTICE
VEHICULAR FERRY SERVICE
The Vehicular Ferry Ser- vice will be extended up to 3.00 a.m. on the morningsi after the following dates:-
CHRISTMAS — Zith, 25th and 26th December,
NEW YEAR'S EVE 31st December.
THE HONGKONG & YAUMATI FERRY CO., LTD.
Hongkong, 16th Dec., 1950.
Today's volume was 3,040,000 Continental Oil of Del. :hares.
Of a total 1,255 issues traded 473 were higher and 551 lower. volumé American Exchange was 1,420,000 shares
Bonds volume
53.370,000.
amounted
Closing Prices
- -
Abitibi Pwr. & Paper
Algoma Steed Corp.
Allied Mile Inc.
Am. Brake Shoe
American Cable & Radio Cur.
American Cyanamid Co.
Am. Gas & Electric
Atter. & Forgn. Power
Ar, Home Prod.
Am. Mach, & Fdry
Am. Natural Gas
Am. Sugar Bet
Atmen Steel Asbestos Corp Baldwin Lira-Ham. Bank of Montreal Brech Life Save Bell Telephone
U.S. INVESTMENT QUOTATIONS
Morris
207
Closes
Prices
Firm
London, Dec. 17.
(x-
the stock ON change were uneven but maintained a firm under- tone today.
Aircraft shares chalked up a general advance on the strength
34
Lowenalein & Sum
19,
McDermott J. Ray
30°
McDonnell Atcerati
Mesabi Iron Corp.
401%
3
Monsanto Chemical Co.
Motorola
ne
National Blacuit Co.
स
Nonal Steel Corp.
National Dairy Prod.
Noranda Afines Ltd.
54
North Amer. Aviation
200
Northwest Alri.nes (Com.)
Owen-lipnis Gloss
27
Parke Davis Co.
Согр
Penty J. C. Co.
1:00
411,
Peun. Salt, Co.
45
2914 | Pitney Bowes
37
Procter & Gamble Co
41
Publicker Industries
Di
5314
Pure On
of the proposed
67%
EX
Radio Corp. Prof
074
Hawker
Raytheor
Hayal Bank of Canada
Sears, Roebuck & Co.
499
194
JG
Shet Of Co.....
211
Seway Stores
30%
135
Saint Reg. Paper
12
Schenley Inc.
Ford Motor Co. of Cong.
170
Sruth Paper
703
Georgia Pacific
481
Bath, Kline & French
50%
tien, Pub. Uth.
23
Solar Aircraft....
194
Gen. Tyre & Rubber
***
South Puerto Rico Sugar
181
431
Southern Co. (The)
Southern Natural Gas
21
3027%
Strep Rock
Southern Ballway (Com.)
52
103%
5212
Sunshine Mining
IP
Como Imperial Mills Crown Zellerbach
Diamond Alkal
Diamond Gard Distulers-Seagrama Dougian Aircraft Dr Chetnice!
F1 Paro Natural Gas to Family Finance Corp.
Firestone Tyre & Rubber First Nat. City Beak
Glidden Co
30 Goodrich (B. F.) Co
Grumman Aircraft
Gulf Ou
Hammond Organ
Honestake Mining Co.
Husman Retrig.
Textron ine.
Thlokol Chem.
201 Tlue Water Di
Traders Finance
Twentieth Century Fux Film
11
34**
Heyden Newport Corp.
47%
170
Idaho Power
4034
Tune Inc.......
67
Imperial Oil
Tri-Cont Warrants
20
Imperial Toneco
12
Ingersoll-Rand
4025
Castfed Fruit......
Inland Steel Co.
0211
Ünited Gas Corp.
Interchemical Corp.
43
18
International Paper
:
US Steel 7 PC. PF.
Johns Manville Ca
5041
Waukesha Motors
43
Kaiser InduxUICE Kansas C. Power k Kimberly Clark Liggett & Myers Tob
ly Tulip
15
Westinghouse Alt Brake
72
Co.
38
The following are US. Invest- ment quotations in American dollars: Buyers' prices include commission:-
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES Comwith Stock
Electrodes Lay
U.B. Line Co.
Western Union Tel, Lu West Va. Tip & Pater
Zenith Radio
Havilland.
ot merger Siddeley and D
Shipping shares improved and British Government bonds odd- 32ed fractions on light Investment
dernand,
534
59
1024
-UPI,
COMMODITY PRICES
METALS
LONDON
Closing prices,, all in ulerling
COTTON
NEW YORK
Closing prices all in cents. per lb.
Spol: 33.15 nom: March: 33.07: May: 13.30: July: 33.18: Oci: 23.09 Dec: 31.04; Mar: 3128; May: 21.45.
Kellers Bayern
Amilated Fund....
Am Eus Shrs
7.47
8.08
4.10
4.44
Alom Dev Mut
5.37
GAT
Bullock Fund..
139 14.37
Canada Gen Fa
14.30 15,54
Canadian 34
1740 18,80
Canadian 1nt Growth
10.80
Chemical Fa
$1.30
38.70
17.07
Dividend Sh
3.03 3.32
per long lon.
Dreyfun Fund Eaton & H. Stock
15.01 18.32
Buyers Sellers
24.40
Tin 20.18
7.88
5.01
Spot
787
702
Found Mut FJ Hamill Fd C-7
10.95
3-month
783!. 784
324
Copper
Damaged cargo ex this vestri will
Inath Found ....
10.75
11.78
Spot
201
252
12.64
-menth
23032 23015
Init Income ...... Invest Tr Boston.
7.14
Lead and half Dec.
123
724
11.72
12.81
15
Mar.
721
7242
21.01
Zine 2nd half Dec.
ONEG
..
13.74
14.07
Mar.
50
0012
13.04
15 07
--UPI.
14.21
15.34
9.78
a. 19.00
19.03
10.16.
7.09
14.00
*PERSEUS "
be surveyed by Messrs. Pautsen & Insult Growi Hayes-Duvy, Ltd. at Holt's Wharf from 10 an, on Pecember 22 and 23, 1858, and renstgners are requested Keystone Chart B2
to have their representatives present during the Kurver.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
Hong Kong, December, 16, 1030.
Keystone Ceseda Mes Inv
Saws Growth _...... Nat See Ser Growt Scudder St.
Tiev FU....
Vane Line Fund Wellington
P.O
R.M.S. "CANTON"
EMBARKATION NOTICE
RUBBER
SINGAPORE
Closing prices all in Straits cents per lb. fo.b. Malayan
pother
No. 1 Jan
Feb.
No. Z Jan.
unbaled
No. 3 Jati, No. 4 Jan. Spot rubber Blanket crepe No. 1 pale crepe
LONDON
Closing prices all
For UNITED KINGDOM via SINGAPORE, PENANG, | per lb.
COLOMBO, BOMBAY, ADEN and PORT SAID.
EMBARKATION: Passengers should embark between 2.90 and 4.00 pm. on 18th December, 1959.
SAILS:
BAGGAGE:
at 5.00 p.m. on 18th December, 1969.
Should be sent to Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf Company's Godown (No.⋅ 2 Gate) by 6.00 p.in. on 17th December, 1959.
SUBJECT TO ALTERATION
11436-11435
11436-11435
113-1145
113-11524
112-113 1143-11:14 11254-1143% 131-130
NEW ORLEANS
Closing prices all in cents per
May: Spot: 21.15; March: 33,05; 3.18; July: 31.11; Od: 31.11: Dec: 31.06; Mor: 313; May: 3131
LIVERPOOL
Closing prices all in pence per 1b.:
American Contract Dec/Jan: 22.85; March/April 23.25: May/June: 23.00: July/Aug 23.33; Oct. Nov: 3,50: Dec/Jon: 22.00.
Olls attracted ille attention Brui ended with only minor changes.—AP.
Closing Prices
Gütered onda
Arish Transport 3. 1978/83-
Consoli 25-40-15/10.
Consols-75-3/16.
Conversion Luan 31, 1900
Funding Loan 355, 1030/00–£85. Funding Stock 3, 1969/2004→→ #71-15/16
Funding Loan
4
1960/00-
Savinge 35, 3959/05—-*07-42/18. Savings %, 1999/0-8371 Savings 34, 15/03/75-£7135.
Banku
Barclay's Bank "A" Lid ord-
Cod.
Chartered Bank-543 3. Hongkong-2384
Insurance
Union insurance Canion-5-3/18.
Alferuft and Motors
Brinch Motor Coru. Ord-200 DU De Havilland Aircraft-278. cor.
Ford Motor Co-100%.
Hawker Siddeley "Group
28 P.
19
Bootes Lid “A”—10% 11⁄2d,
Dri-
Standard Trivanph International-
104.
Buliding and Materials Associated
1.
Portland Ceinent=-73%
Inchin Johnson Aerociates Ora
Coal. Ster and Engineering Babenek & Wilcox Lid-455" 32. Vickers Led 1.
Food and Tobares British American Tob. Co., Ltd-
Imperial Tobacco Co.. Ltd-
tis &d.
Afiscellaneous
Beardinas Marden Lid-42 3d. Eritish Oxygen Lid. Ord-781 ad.
Canadian Pacific Nym#109). Dunlop Rubber Co—–205 #15d. Hongkong & China Gayelds. Imperial Chemieni--350 92. Lyons & Co-74%.
Unilever Ltd-1309 1011⁄2d,
Mixed Contract Dec/Jan: 23.00; March/April: May/June 23.85: July/Aug:
22.30; Dec Jan; 3d.
3.80 23.00% Oct/Nov
2.70—UPI.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
in pence
3476-848
NEW YORK Closing rates; England official
po-day
7407
2.6307
FRO 5.700
No. 1 Ras spot ............ 33-361⁄2
Settlement house feryn:
b
Jan Marcit
June
Out/Dec.
July/Sept,
Geral markets, cal, bral, Jan
Estate crepe thin Ja
AMSTERDAM
New Zealand South Africa,
Others unchanged.
LONDON Clusing rates;
New York
Montroni
Amsterdain
Brumb Closing prices all in guilders Copenhagen
Frankfurt per kilogram, ei,L. Jan.
Dalo
No. 1 rubber
No. 3 rubber
No..
2.5037
2.7055-B5 2.06-3/16-2.00.7/10 30.8631-10.550 150.915-240.05%
R
11.0749-11.8294 -190045-19,991 -13.739-12.13jk
137.buyers Para 934 puta Xiberu
173031
Am bayern Zurtoh
+28.0016
UPI.
Paper
Bowater Paper Coro Drd-Ops
Hadio and Electrical
Rectrical & Musical-80 d. English Electric Co-403 Bd. General Electrio-37.
Chipping
Indo-Ctitna Steam Nav., Co. def org 318 Od
P&O Steam Navigation der ord
-20# #ja.·
Story
Great Univerant
Stores "A"-494
Marks&Spencer Ltd-14,
Woolworth F. W. & Co 0% 0,
Textiles
Costa J&P Ltd=33x 114. Courtaulds L4]=42# 10
Mian
Cona GokiЛelds of South Africa- $415d.
Cens Zine Corp. Ord-15s 34. De Beers def—1940, 4364, a
Bo Tinmäe $14.
Finis id
Randa ila od.----
Fouthern Kinta Cons: Lidl, WE Driefontein Goldmining-
2000 td.
00145
Ou
British
Petroleum Smal-
British
Jd
Burmah-45′′ tid.
Co., Ild-573
Shell Transport & Trading-141@
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