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Highland Rectar
Ola
From the Bens and the Glens
This Illustration. depicts the attractive Highland Rectar Decanter,
Welcomed and esteemed because of its exquisite. delicacy of flavour and true Highland characteristics, "no other whisky makes such a definite appeal to the palate as "Highland Nectar" The quality is guaranteed and always rigourously maintained.
THE DISTILLERS AGENCY LTD,
DISTILLERS.EDINBURGH..
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17th, 1928.
Money and Markets
BUSINESS IN FOODSTUFFS.
Business transacted yesterday in Hong Kong in rice, sugar and other foodstuffs included the following -
Per Rice,
Picul.
OVERSEA MARKET
REPORTS
133 guilders 135 guilders 13 guilders
.11s. 8d. .12s. 2 d.
Suga
Green Liou white rien,
Green Lion' white rice, 1,200
bags......
1,800
87:25
bags
7.18
Green Lion white rice, 1,329.
Nov.
November 5th. New Yoak, Dec......1.94 cents +01 New York, Mar......0 centa +0.1 New York May.......00 cents +.01 New York, Sept. 1.2.23 cents. New York (Cuban)... cents. Javn, Spot...13.7-18 guilders. 13.7-16 guilders
bags
"0.02
Dec.
Greca Double Ship white
Jan
rice, 200 bags
Feb.
Black Poy Koi white rice, 246 -
bags
London, Dec.
... 655
London, Mar.
Red Seal Flower Siam rice,✓
London. May
13s 5[k«
1,003 bags.
Blue Seaf white glutinous
New York Raw Silk.
rice, 060 bags..........
7.17
Crack Double Extra,
99
New Flower Basket Grape
Spot"
white rice, 342 bags
8.58
Extra, Spot
Green Grape white rice, 200
December
bags
8.77
January
Blue Grape white rice, 300
April
bags
8.-10
May
Green Single Bell white rice,
100 bags diy......
D.U
Chicago Wheat.
Red Pearl white rice, 600
bagë
8.93
Red Pearl white broken rice,
1,500 bags
December May Spot
81.231 $LIZ
6.67
Red Pearl No. 1 white broken
rice, 700 bags.
0,41
Green Seal No. 1 white rice,
Spot... January-March
New York Rubber,
.183e. ..15gc.
100 bags.
2.08.
Black Seal white rice, 180
bags *****
8.33
Spot
TEL. C. 13 5:
Green Seal No. 3 white rice,
1,000 bags
Blue Seal glutinous brewer's
rice, 179 bags
7:12
0.7)
"Highland Nectar
Rare Old Scots Whisky
SOLE AGENTS :
GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD,,
HONG KONG.
WURM'S
Red Seal No. 1 broken glutio-
ous rice, 101 bags 8.10 Black Seal No. 1 Sium broken
rice, 40 bags
$5,20 :05 .$5.10 -.05 .95.13 -.01 .88.14-01 .85.14 -.01 $5.11 -.01
London Rubber.
...8.15-10. +1.16
January-March......-1-16d.
Egyptian Raw Cotton." November......35.02 tallaris -107 January.35.40 tallaris 1.02. Shanghai Cotton Yarn,
105.8 taels +.05 139.8 taels...01 Wall Street. Steel naa
-169 +14 Anaconda
80% +1 Shares dealt in 3,500,000 +2,000,000
5.82
New Style Green Scal white
rice, 454 bags ....
November April
8.48
Black Seal Siam rice, 175
bags........
7.29
Blue Seal white brewer's rice,
6.56
3.46
200 bags ....
STOMACH DOCTOR Black Seal white broad, 250
The Best Bitter for the Stomach.
Best Remedy for Poor Appetite, Deficient
[]
Digestion and Disorderly Stomach.
Obtainable at
THE WING ON CO., LTD.
COLGATE”
RIBBON DENTAL CREAM'
DELICIOUS
CANNOT
bags....
Red White Line No.-1-white-
broken rice, 100 bags Green Sea No. 2 white broken rice, 180 bags
Sugar.
No. 18 coarse powdered sugar,
100 bags
No. 24 coarse powdered sugar,
200 bags.... stri No. 24 coarse powdered sugar,
100 bags...
Spot 8.30
Per March
New York Raw Cotton.
December
8.10
Highest Lowest January
Picul May July
$7.00
7.43
*7.18
Miscellaneous Sua Sing green bean, 70 bags, at
28.00.
Cent..
19.30-15 19.04.18
19.12.
18.87 .18.00 -.14
.18.95 -.20 .18.84-16 -1907 -15 Bombay Raw Cotton
Rupee. Bronch, FG. Apr.-May.....347 +2 Omra, F Dec.-Jan. 309 +2. Bengal, FG Dec.-Jan.0 +1
Osaka Cotton Yarn...
November 8th.
Opening. Closing.
-4.50 234.20 931.60 -4.40 230.60 -3.40
FIREMEN USED TO SOLICIT INSURANCE.
STRANGE STORY FROM JAPAN.
Complaint is heard among fire insurance circles in Japan that certain underwriting firms are em- playing fire fghters belonging to village and towa brigades in many parts of the country for soliciting new business, which is an infringe nent of the agreement entered in
HONG KONG. STOCK
EXCHANGE.
CLOSING-QUOTATIONS.
Novamaa ltra, 1999. | A.K. Banks...
2 bay đi Do,
indon. 61 năm Chartered Bank
fold buy. Haroutile Bank A&B...tit.com
P0. Banki East Asia Banks Gaston Insuranc Union Insurance North China Ias,
Do
Bom,
POOL
377; buys `
ק
$369 nom.
T. 160 bar. Yangiato Insuran...... $50 nom Okins Underwriters co...52) erl. China Fire Insurances.... 1920 buy. to some time ago. Unless this prae-Hong Kong Fire Ins...900 sal, 730 SA. tice is halted in time and very Danglasca. 35 m H.Kambos ... „dzaj buy, promptly it may pave the way for
HK. Tag farther keen competition" in the Indo-Chinas (Prof.)
Do, (bat) insurance business,
Shall
It was agreed by the Showa Kai insurance companies some time ago that each company, should refrain from making special donations to any fra brigade in a particular village or town when such contri.
11
ན་་་ས་
$42) bay.
118- nom. 1031 buy. $28 buy.
Th, 11 nom.. Tls. Si no, Th. 1.80 buy.
Bangactamen Kailan Mining Admin....75. nom. Langista (combined). Do. (single)
Explorations ha Shanghai Loans Baub................ Tronoh Mines H.K. &K. Wharf...
W. Docks
Ma. S bay...
....15) buy.
17/0 DOL. $138 ver. 337 Bom
дод
China Providents.....857 nom.
T, 156 nom. Hangkesä.........
Tla, by buy, New Engineerings Shanghai Dooks, 105, no. 14"
Ewo Cations...
J............. Į Tis. 1:2.85 bay,
12.60/.70 sa. Oriental Cottons... Tle, 135 buy. 2
bution is sought. This stand has been agreed upon on the ground that such action in favour of a few village brigades by insurance firms was unfair to the far larger. num. ber of fire-fighting bodies in other parts of the country. If this prac tice of donations is to be conduct- ed on a nationwide scale, the io surance community will have to mark up rates to insurers to a level hai. Uottons (old) Tis, 65 buy
Do. (now) which would he not only unethical
H.K. & 8. Hotels but impossible under the present K Lands circumstances.
Shanghai Lands..... Humphreys Estates........2.115] : HK Realties
**
off
KPL
Tis, 35 buy
&.
19
138 $881 buy.
138 bay
$91 nom.
$13 bar $8.30 aom
Because of the fact that in surzace companies are contributing an amount of money every year to LK. Tramway....120.10 al., 2011) sar the Japan Fire Prevention Associa- Peak Trame (old).... tion, no further contribution to in-
(z)
3671 (sal, t dividual brigades will be neces-Star Ferries
$13.40 pol the Uhina Light (old).... sary, it was argued, and
Da Showa Kai has resolved that all
(new).........$13.20 sai such individual requests would.
Do (1998 Lane) ...$13.10. hereafter be turned down. Some H.K. Electrics (sid)....$52.10 buy.
Da.
(now)....50) bay. of the brigades soliciting dona-
Macs Electrics tions, it is alleged, proposed that Telephones $7.30 bay, cam rights
bay. they would assist those companies Do.
35.65 nom, right making contribution in acquiring
$3.DOTA Do, rights new insurance business in their China Buses. If buy. secretly agreed to that proposal. Singapore Tractions, 12/ numm
(Paul) 19/3)
SHELL TRANSPORT.
.DIVIDEND. :
The Shell Transport and Trading Co., Ltd, declared dividend at the rate of 2%, per share free of income tax, payable January 5th. Bearer coupon to be presented No. 12.
ACID STOMACHS ARE “DANGEROUS..
HOW TO GET QUICK RELIEF.
Indigestion is not only painful, but if neglected soon becomes dan gerous. Excess stomach and fer- menting food irritate the delicate stomach lining, form gas, and," by .930.80"
909.10-3.80 interfering with proper nourish- 999.90 -3.40 930,00.
ment, actually break down health. 930.50 230.00 -2.70 The surest, quickest,. and only logical way to relieve indigestion 230.40 229.00 -3.00
is to neutralize the acid and stop Oanka Baw Cotton.
the food fermentation which causes it; and Bisurated Magnesia will do this instantly. The sour ferment- 60.85 Nov.
ased stomach contents are sweetened, 39.80 -1.10 the acid-inflamed stomach lining is 80.35 -1.05 soothed, natural healthy stomach
conditions. are restored, and pain €0.35 - .80
-less, healthful digestion follows
at once. Bisurated Magnesia re moves the cause of indigestion and gives relief from the most severe attack in less than five minutes, Get a package from your chemist to-day, either powder or tablets, and see how quickly you get com-
61.10.58
Green Seed black bean, 20 bagy, at
$7:00....
Yellow bean, 190 bags, at 80.80..
Nov.
....236.50
Dec.
...233.40
CANTON STOCK EXCHANGE.
Jan.
..231.90
Feb,
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
Mar.
Apr.
November 15th.
May.
Water Works Co.:
$3.20
Electric Power Co.
5.00
November 8th.-
Canton-Hankowy Railway..
0.44
DOLL GER
Nanyang Bros. Tobacco Co.... 4.50 Tramway Co......
Opening. Closing,
£45
China Nay, S.S. Co..
€.35
Dec.
81.05 60.30
Central Bank
4.30 Jan.
€0.95
Feb.
60,95
CANTON MARKET.
Mar.
30.85
€0.80
Apr.
60.95
May
FLOUR.
Osaka Rice.
CANTON, November 13th.
November 8th. ̈
Man of War
$3.95
Sword of Kwan-tai
4.35
Opening Closing.
Nuv.
99.99
Silver Seal
4.15
Dec.
Cannon...
4.78
Jan.
Banana
4.00
Native Cabbage
4.50
Osaka Sugar.
Cheung Luk
4.10
Dalton
4.53
Maize
Dog's Head
·4.60
3.90 Nov.
November 6th.
Opening. Closing.
........... 19,05
11.90 +.04
Dec.
12.05
11.99
+.03
Jan.
11.22
.11.2
+.01
A NEW RICE COMPANY.
Feb.
11.27
PHILANTHROPIC WUCHOW
Mar Apr.
11.33
11.36.
60.95 61.10 -...60
20.33-12
29.41 29.52 -.17 30.10 30.14 -.15
plete stomach "comfort.
Da
China Sugars ...........81 nom. Maisbon Bugara buy Canton Ioes-
Do
Cementa (combined)......$9.70 sel. (old). nom. T160 sel Do. (new)
now.
H.K. Roper (old)
Do. (now)
United Asbestos
$7.55 nom.
$5 bom.
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191 bay. Powells As Le 11,65 bay. EK. Amusements .....#28j vel.“ HK. Construction) buy B'qua. Indus. G. Bond.66% buy. H.K, Govt. Losas 5% prem, nam bay-buyers; sel-sellers; s-sales;
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EXCHANGE RATES. [ERITIS WIRELESS SERVICE]
ReGay, Nov. 15th.
Paris New York Brussels Geneva
Milan Berlin Stockholm
Copenhagen
art of flower arrangement,
Ike Bana
as practised by the Flower-loving Japanese.
For classes or private lessons address' enquiries to
Mr. Wada,
Tokyo Hotel,
88, Connaught Koad Central
124.10 4.84.13/10
34.89
95.90
Amsterdam
12.08
92.53
20.35
18.14
18,19
Oslo .......
18.19
Rio
BOS 6.29/32
VIJADA
34.303
47.13/32
Prague
1631
1/41/16
1291
1/11.1/32
Madrid
20.075
2/75
107
Hong Kong
9/0/
376
Silver (spot)
264
Continued on next Column).
Silver, forward).
Helsingfors
Lisbon
Athens
Bucharest
Buenos Aires. Bombay Yokohama
Shanghai
20.13/16
COLGATE'S
RIBBON DENTAL CREAM
OBTAINABLE AT ALL STORES
BOLE AGENTA':
HONG KONG TRADING CO., ITD.
Drink
Asahi
Sole Agents :---
VENTURE.
A new company has been formed in Wuchow with a capital of $700,000 for the purpose of import Nov. ing rice from Siam to relieve the Dec. famine there. This year's crop has. Jan. Feb. been so bad that the supply of rice could not meet the demand, with Mar. the result that a few philanthropic gentlemen have formed themselves into a sydicate for the purpose of importing rice, not with a view of making profits for themselves, but more to relieve the pressing needs of the
populace.
A large order has already been
Beer placed for Siam rice and when this
it is
refreshing
arrives, the rice market will be easier and prices are likely to drop considerably.
and
invigorating.
MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA LTD.
BONG KONG,
LOCAL SUGAR TRADE.
It is not without good reasons
Yokohama Silk,
November 6th.
"Opening. Closing.
...138.10 137.10-1:50 .138.10 137.00 -1.00 130.10 * 135.60 -1.30 137.40-130.00 -1.00 5.136.20 130.00 -1.10
KOBE RAW SILK EXCHANGE.
OPEN NEXT MONTH.
The Kobe Raw Silk Exchange will open business on December lat, but the trade will be carried out for delivery between January and May, and not be conducted for De- cember delivery due to the year- end month
The Tsutsui Shoten has been add- that the Jardine and Taikos sugared to the list of members of the refinery closed down their business. new silk exchange, and so the total Chinese dealers are also hard hit number of members is now 13 in by the keen competition of Java all. Three more concerns, who re cently applied for seats, will be
sugar.
There
a large stock in the shortly permitted to become mam
bera. Colony at present, and every in-
the silk coring=stenznes-framlagia brings. On the new Excha
consignments to Hong dealt with will be chielly 14 deller lankalaam fine into a kinds, viz. "Kong Phices are thupped to
87.40 per bag of one picul, which A, B, C, D, E, and 1, and 21 works ont to only 7 cents and four denier, white, marked W, and yel
low, marked" cael mercattie.
further
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