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HOUSEHOLDERS' COMPREHENSIVE® POLICY
XMAS & NEW YEAR HAMPERS
We bog to notify Customers that Assorted Hampers suitable for the Postire Sonson may be obtained from us at the following Reduced Bates ****
No. 1 HAMPER-$38.
1 Qt. Moet & Chandon Dry Imperial 1 Qt. Superb Tawny Port.
1 Pt. Blackberry Beandy.. 1 Pt. D.O.M.
Champagne ? Qta. St. Julian Claret,
1 Qt. Martell's XXX Brandy.
"Qte. King George IV Gold fabel
or Perfection Whisky.
1 Qt. Old Brown Sherry, Black Seal. 1 Qt. Puritan Old Tom or Dry Gin. 1 Qt. Burgundy, Burgoyne's. 1 Phial Pomeranzen Biiters.
No. 2
HAMPER-$34.
It. Guillemart Champagne. 1 PL D.O.M.
1 Qt. Bargeyne's Burgundy,
10. Martell's XXX Brandy,
2 Q. King George IV Gold Label
or Perfection Whisky.İ
2 Qts. Tawny Dry Por 4Qts. St. Julien Claret.
Q. Viso de Pasto Sherry,
1 Phink Pomeranzen Bitters..
No. 3
HAMPER—$30.
1`QL Burgoyne's Burgundy.
1 Pt. Peppermint G.F.
1 Pt. D.U.M.
Qta. Superior Rich Old Port.
2 Qts. King George IV Gold Labol
or Perfection Whisky
1 Qt. Engrand's XXX Brandy.
1 Qt. Amontillado Sherry,
2 Ota Madoc Claret.
1 Phini Pomeranzen Bitters,
Other Hampers made up to suit Customer's requirements.
GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD.
TEL. C. No. 135.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25th, 1928.
Money and
HONG KONG MARKET
REPORTS.
Business done in Hong Kong yesterday in rice, sugar and other foodstuffs, included the following transactional
Markets
CANTON COTTON YARN MARKET.
A cable from Shanghai, on the 23rd instant, stated that No. 20, yarn had dropped one tael per bale. The Canton cotton yarn market is very dull and quotations dropped sharply by nearly 810 per bale- However owing to the stock's of fiae yarn being low at Canton prices were maintained.
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Liverish.
People Need Vichy Celestins
FICHY CÉLESTINS is a natural
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orderly which helps the liver to function, normally." "Its gantly stimulating effect is welcomed in all cases of sluggishness. It clears the blood-stream from all impurition.
Vichy Coatins in very pleasant to thə taste, and may be taken at meals either alone or mixed with light wines or spirits
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The French Natural Mineral Water.
¿VICHY-CÉLESTINS
Chemists and Stores,
ar from the..
Sole Agents !
Beaconsfield Arcade.
Rice,
Per Picul.
1 Qt. Puritan Old Tom or Dry Gin.
Mui Lan Fung White Long Ries, 334 bags .................................. New Moon White Long Rice,
$7.00
500
6.89
Black Seal, White Broken
Rice, s bags ...........
5.82
Quotations for cotton yarn in Sunday's market were as follow:- Fer Bale.
Red San White Siam Rice,
248 bags
No. 42 Five Sans.
8346
A.BG
Fuf Hea
310
No. 1 White Broken Rice, 180
bags
Butterfly
315
5.54
No. 3 Pine Deer
401
1 Qt. Puritan Old Tom or Dry Gin.
Green Peacock White Rice.
Tin Koop
439
Obtainable at all Hotels, Clubs,
190 bags White Brewer Rice, 200 bags. 6.27 Black Fan White Glutinous i
Rice 178 bags ... No. 1 White Brewer Glutin
ous Rice, 188 bags Double Lines New Style
1.90
Double Horse
448
No. 20 City of Gold
324
Globe
317
8.20
Good Harvest
313
!
Double Horse
315
7,26
Tin Koon....
318
Double elephant
310
The French Store
Tram Car
312
Hong Kova
Man-clock
314
Shepherd
303
Three Star
303
No. 18 Globe.
298
Fui Kwai
296
• Man-clock ......
296
$1 bags.............. Black Seal White Rice. 31
6.28
No. 19 City of Gold
250
bags
7.96
New White Rice, 150 tags.
5.82
Per
.Sugar.
Picul
bagx
Manila Green Sugar, 1,200
.....$39.00
Manila Green Sugar, 513
thags ..... Java Red Sugar, 3,000 baga... 8.13 No. 24 coarse powdered sugar,
6.48
1 7 8 5 7 7 8 8 8 2 3
964
19.1
1,000 bags
7.43
No. 20 coarse powdered sugar,
400 bags/201
7.03
No. 18 coarse powdered sugar,
300 bage
6.63
White Rice, 138 bags...... .03 Blue Seal No. 3 White Rice,
8.00 100 bags Black Seal No. 1 White
Broken Rice, 305 bags. 636 Green Seal No. 1 White Glutinous Broken Rice,
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it cheers & invigorates
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ROYAL
Miscellaneous.
Wood Oil, 350 cans at 831 per can. Red Melon Seeds, 10 cases at $30
per case!
CANTON MARKET REPORTS.
Quotations for Sunday's Canton market, on rice, sugar, flour and oil were as follows,-
Rice.
Chai Mee Native Rice
See Mu Native White Long
Rice
Peacock
Fui Kwa Tram Car Aeroplane Pretty Damsel
No. 10 Sailing Vessel
City of Gold Peacock Lotus Beg
No. 8 Lion
Lion No. 9
HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
DECEMBER 24TH, 1928. A.E. Back*........$1,305 buy., 1,315 sa,
Don
London.....2140į nom. Chartered Banks £22 buy. Marcantile Banks, A. &B...£34 nom.
Do
ποτά
nom.
.384
P. & O. Banka.. East Asia Banks
bay. Canton Insurances...3665 bag., 678 mel Union Insurances .............. $16$ buy. North China Ins...The, 160 bay.
Insurate
$50 nom. Yangtaze Pet
China Underwriters....... Picul
sel. $9.45 China Fire Insurances....1280 buy. $11.05
Hong Kong Fire La....... 9780 'sel;
$38, DOM.
291 sel $1 nom.
129 buy.
Tage ............. Indo-Chinas (Prefj ..............$45 bay,
Do.. (Del) ..372 bay.
Abell Transporta118- nom Union Waterboats.......124 bay, Benguete
Kailan Mining Admin....73/ bay. Langkats (combined)......Tls, 10 nom.
Do. (single) TL S'hai Explorations 11. 99) nom. Shanghai Loan
0.00
Kam Fung Yok White Rice Red Peach White Annam
9.30
HK Stamboats H.K.
Rice
0.84
Blue Lion White Long Rice. Green Lion White Rice' Red Lion White Rice...... Three Marks White Rice ... Black Seat No. 3 White
0.65
nowi
9.60
-9.50
9.15
Rice
9.25
31 Rom.
Green Seal No. 3 White
Rice....... Green P No. 3 White Rice
9.65
TL. 3 bay.
0.70
15 bay.
Double Sword Waite Long
Trench Mines
17/6 nord.
Rice.
9.09
B.K. & K. Wharf...
Green Cannon White Rice
9.60
K&W. Docks
Uhins Providents.....15 bay.
37 buy.
Sugar.
Per
Hongkow
Tls. 156 bay.
Picu
Taels
Shanghai Dooka
New Engineering
Ewo Cottons......
7.76 8.40
No: 2 coarse powdered sugar.. #7.00 No. 3 coarse powdered sugar... 7.80 No. 20 coarse powdered sugar No. granulated sugar No. 1 ne granulated sugar 10.20 Weiehow native white sugar 8.20 Spring native sugar unt
Oriental Cottons......
Lands
Fl. 105 buy.
Tis. 5 nom.
18.15 nom.
8'hai. Cottona (old)......Th. 65, buy.
Do. (now).....The. 3 bay. H.K. & S. Hatala 19.20 buy.
•..............164) bay., 641 sa.. Landa... The 165 bay. Humphreys states..$14.80 buy-, 15 sel. H.E. Realties H.K.Tramways.
Shanghai 10.00
Sang mor' native sugar ...... 8.00
Flour
Per
Man-of-War Silver Seal Banana
AFTERNOON Sword of Kwantai
TEA
BISCUITS.
A daintily tempt-
ing assortment that makes tea- time
a frcar
W. & R.JACOB & CO., Lad. DUBLIN INELAND
Cannon
Cabbage
Dalton Dog's Head
Bo
Star Ferriss ....
nám.
Peak Trame (old).......$13 sch..
(new)..... $8,30 now.
$69 nom. Ubina Lights (old)......................$12 num, Do. (now).........$11.90 ss. Do.(1928 Lane)...$11.80 sel. H.K. Electrica (ald)......
153 buy. Do.
(DBW) ......351 buy. Масло Electrics ye buy. Telephones (old) 16.20 buy.
Do.
36.10 buy (new) China Braz
........ The 101 buy. Bingsport Tractiona.........17. num.
Do. (Pref)...17/6 buy., 18/3 sol.
90 eta. nom. ..$234 buy.
Picul.
$4.04
4.10
4.05
Cheung Luk...... Maize
4.15% 3.05
4.20
4.75
4.40
4.50
4.50
Per
OLL
Pirul.
Groundnut Oil:-
Taels.
China STATE
Houan Best Quality
$23.40
Tientsin Best Quality
92,90
Chifu Best Quality
91.50
Cementa (combined)
Dairen Best Quality
27.00
(old)
Fang Chi Native Oil
25.20
"Do. (new)
Kwongsi Wood Oil
26.00
H.K. Bopes (old) Do. (new)
CANTON KEROSENE. OIL.
LATEST QUOTATIONS.
Malabon Sugar
Canton Ices ******
Do.
United Asbestos Dairy Farmin..... Watsons
Der A Wings... Lens Crawfords....... Macintoshs.........
Bincerce ...............
Wm. Powellsonmund
13 nom
bay, 98 sql.
7.80 Si sol. $7.80 nom. $7,55 sel.
$5 uoti. $21 buy,"
18
nom. .80 ots, buy,
$3.05 10.
.191 buy.
$20 nom.
December 23rd.
Per
..$3,66 boy.
Onge.
F.K. Amusements
28
New Stars,
87.05
E.K. Construatione.....1 now!.
Now Balance
7.45
B'que. Indas. G.3Bands,..68% buy.
New Hang Fuk
7.20
E.. Gort Loans.........5% prem, sel.
New Eagle Brand
7.10
New Sheung Hee
7.20
buy-buyers; sal-sollen; 18-sales;
nom-nominal:
New Daybreak
7.20
HATS, GOWNS
& NOVELTIES.
December 23rd
5.03
Sole: Agents!--
MITSUL BUSSAN LAISIA,
HONG TONG.
CANTON STOCK EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
....83.20
Water Works
Electric Power Co. Canton-Hankow Railways... 0.53 The Sun Company in ĕ,43 Sincere Company Domain 8.95 Nanyang Bros. Tobacco Co. 3.50 Canton Tramway
China Merchant 8.8. Naviga
-Central Sam
"Felix."
1.95
7, Ics Hour Brexit,
KONG.
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