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NEW YEAR HAMPERS
We beg to notify Customers that Assorted Hampèrs suitable for the Festive Season may be obtained from us at the following Beduced Bates
No. 1 HAMPER—$38,--
'1 Q, Moet & Chandon Dry Imperial 1 Qt. Superb Tawny Port.
1 Pt. Blackberry Brandy, 1 PL. D.O.M.
Champagne 2 Qua. St. Julien Claret."
19. Martell's XXX Brandy. 9 Qt. King George IV Gold Label
or Perfection Whisky,
19. Old Brown Sherry, Black Seal. 1 Qt. Paritan Old Tom or Dry Gin.' 1 Qt. Burgundy, Burgoyoo's." Phial Pomorzaten Bitters.
No. 2 HAMPER-$34.
1. Guillemart Chanipagua
I P. D.O.M.
1 Qt. Burgoyne's Burgundy.
Qe Martell's XXX Brandy.
Qts. King George IV Gold Label
or Perfection Whisky.
1 Qt. Burgoyne's Burgundy.
1 Pt. Peppermint G.F.
I Pt. D.DIM.
2 Qts. Tawny Dry. Port Qts. St. Julien Claret.
1 Phial Pomeranzen Bittera.
2Qts. Superior Rich Old Port
*2 "Qus, King George 17 Gold Label
Other Hampers made up to suit Customer's requirements.
GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD.
TEL. C. No. 135.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 1st, 1929.
Money and
HONG KONG · MARKET REPORTS.
Quotations in yesterday's Hong Kong market for rice and sugar were ng follow:-
Markets
CANTON MARKET REPORTS.
Quotations in Canton market on Sunday for rice, sugar, oil and four were as follows:-
Bice.
TUNGSTEN AND MANGANESE.
INCREASED GERMAN
DEMAND.
بيجامة
Tungsten and manganese twò most 'valuable metals especially in the
manufacture of munitions are found
as Lok Cheung and along the North north of River valleys in the Kwangtang and sent here For transhipment.
Before the war, a large business in this commodity was done between the Chinese miners and German 9.10 merchanta,' the total volume being 6.37
If
$2,000,000 in a year, the price being about 350 per picul.
Since the war, business in this line has declined and the trade with. 8.30 Germany has ceased. Quotationa declined, but recently, there: kas 7.95 been recovery and the supplies 10.43 from the north river are not suffi
0.20 cient to meet the strong Germch demand. During the last two Per month as mentioned in the Daily Picuk rras, quotations for these two ntals have risen frem $25 to $20 per picul and during the last few day, 802 per piuel has been reached. But supplies are still short of the
Rice.
Per Picul
1. Puritan Old Tom or Dry Gin
1 Q Vino de Pasta Sherry.
Hung Chak Kau White Sinm
Rice Hung Pu Ting White bong
88.71
Chai Mee White Rice See Mai White Long Rice. 10.50 Ktm Fang Yut White Long
Riced
Per Picul
811.45
Rice...!
7.18
Green Seal White Rice
Green Seal White Rice .........
3.31
Red Seal White Brewer Rier
6.25
Blue Kam Chin White Lang
Red Seal White Long Rice Green Seal White Brewer
0.75
Rice
No. S
HAMPER-$30.
Rice
7.38
Red Lion White Long Rice...
7.00
1 Qt. Engrand's XXX Brandy.
White Long Rice
8.70
Sam Hing White Brewer
Blue Seal White Brewer
Bice
6.39
1 Qt. Amontillado Sherry.
Green Seal White Rice
7.43
19 Puritan Old Tom or Dry Gin,
Green Seal White Bregor,
2 Qts Medoo. Claret.
}
Rice
8.17
1 Phial Pomeranzon Bitters,
Green Seal. N 1 White.
or Perfiction Whiskyf
Broken Rice
6.07
Cha-Chem White Long Rice Sui, Yak White Long Rice
Sagar.
Red Seal White Brewer Rice 6.33
Black Seal White Brand"
3:03)
Green Seal White Riöe
09
Green Penri White Brewer
Rice
515
HONG KONG.
Green Pearl White Broken
Rice
3.43
Green Seul No. 3 White
Glutinous lice
No coarse powdered sugar 8 8.10 No roarse powdered sugar 7.70 7.80 No.20 coarse powdered sugar No, granulated sugar....... Walchow, antive white sugar Spring native candy..... Sangmor white sugar
10.50
8.90 10.00
German demand, and there is plenty of scope for development in these. 8.00 Lines.
Red Seal White
Brewer
Fine granulated sugar
9.80
6261
Flour.
Per
BRg.
2.50
Man-of-War
$44.00
•HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.
Per
Silver Seal
4.00
Banana
4.04
Picul
Cheung Luk
4.15
Maize
4.25
Sword of Kwantai -Canyon
84.20
A.K. Banks...
4.TO
Cabbage
4.45
Chartered Banks
buy
Dalton
+4.50
Marcantile Banks, A. &B...£34 nom.
Dog's Hend
4.50
Do.,
Q...£lái nam
OLL
P.&O. Banks
East Asia Back
Per
Groundwat
Oil:-
Picul.
Canton Insurances
Union Insurances
Tuols.
Fang Chi Oir
$25.20
North China Ins.
Tung Wo Oil
M: $50 nom.
25.10
Honan Ott
23.60
Tientsin Oit
70
Dairen Oi!
99,00
Chilu Oil
Kwangsi Wood. Oil
27.00 26.50
HAIPING .COAL
HOME,
FACTORY
AND BUNKERS
FOR ALL PURPOSES
POWER
BOUSE.
TUOS &
* LOCOS
THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION,
Head Offer :-TIENTSIN,
DOD WELL & CO., LTD., Agents, Hong Kong.
DAIRY FARM NEWS
Reduction in the Price of
ICE
3
From 1st January Next the Retail Price of Ice will be reduced to ...
One Cent per lb.
THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.
新湯
日之 日盤 新銘 又曰 日苟 新日
+
The inscription on TANGS bath was "DAY BY DAY
RENEW THYSELF
Repair the daily wastage caused. by work and worry. Renew"
yourself from day to day with HORLICK'S MALTED MILK.
Because of its perfectly balanced food values and its easy assimila- tion, HORLICK'S MALTED MILK is an ideal body builder for young and old. It refreshes, nourishes and sustains.
THE ORIGINAL.
IN 4 SIZES
AT ALL CHEMISTS & GROCERS"
Representative-Mr. . M. HODGES. P.O. Box 3711, Shanghai.
THE NAVY'S
Coates
CHOICE
ORIGINAL
PLYMOUTH GIN
OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE.
Sole Agents 1-**
Drink
Glutinous Rice
Red Seal White Glutinous
Brand
Sugar,
No. 1 eparse powdered sugar 87.53 No. 24 coarse powdered sugar 7.53 Se 1 coarse powdered sugar. 7.50 No. 24 coatse powdered sugar 7.53 No. 24 coarse powdered sugar 7.48 No. 24 coarse powdered sugar 7.54
"
CANTON COTTON YARN MARKET.
A cable from Shanghai, on the the 30th stated that business in
was at A native yarn market standstill. In Canton the market is still very active and quotatious have inervased by $3 a bale.
Quotations for cotton yarn at Sunday's market were as follows:-
No. 42 Five Sons
Butterfly
Fui Hee
No. 32 Pine Deer
Tin Kuon
Double Horse
No. 0 City of Gold
Globe
Good Harvest Tin Koon Double Elephant Double Horse
Tramear"... Man Clock Shepherd
Three Stars
No. 12 City of Gold Peacock Tramcar Aeroplane Pretty Damsel
No. 16 Globe
No. 10
Fui Kwai Mah Clock
Sailing Vessel
Peacock City of Gold Lotus Bee
No. & Lion ...... Hut How
Per
Bivie
$550
324 5244
470
455
328
RUBBER AND TIN.
Messrs. Carroll Bros. informi a that during the past week Euctoa tions in the prices of Tins Have been within somewhat furrow limits and according to udvides received from Londen the metal markes there cor. tings in a nervous and unsettled stat Tm shares, both in Sterling and dollar Comparties, have been quiet with prices for the most part Rubber remains very, steady and 305 as a result of a more optimistic feel: ing in the Commodity market, there has been a steadily increasing de mand for Rubber, shares.
We append herewith latest quota-
312
301
310
* = 8 8 8 8 8 8 8888888888
unaltered.
tions on:
Ayer Panas Glenealies
Jerains' Jinahs Kedahs
296
Kuala Sidims
263
Pajams
265
208
CANTON AND YOKOHAMA SILK QUOTATIONS.
A telegram from Yokohama on the 30th instant stated that the natket for raw silk was very dull. Quotations for Chunchow Chinese silk, were as follows:-
December April Delivery Delivery Forenoon pil $1,360 Afternoonil 81,381
Quotations on Sunday in Canton' ilk market were as follows:-
jyre Raw Silk
14/16 Raw Silk .....
13/15 Raw Silk
13/15 Raw Silk
13415 Raw Silk
13/15 Raw Silk
13/18 Silk
Per
DIVIDENDS.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS,
DECEMBER 31st, 1929.
$1.810 buy. &z xm
Do London...£11 nom.
29 nom
194 no 3505 2001.
$367 bay..
Yangiare Insurances......MA
675 zel
160 bay.
China Underwriters....32,40 sel. Chizz Fire Insurances....$280 buy.
Hong Kong Fire Las.... $750 nom.
Donglases 3384 num. H.K. Steamboat buy.. 29 sel
29
•Tags ....... ....$1.10 bay. Indo-Chinss (Pref)......$16 buy.
Do. (Def.) ......3724 ba7, Bball Transports.....118- nom, Union Waterboats.......$2.2.IG buy, Benguets.............324 pom, Kailan Mining Admin....70-bay.. Langkata(combined).....T. 10 nom.
Dd. (single)
Explorations Shac Shanghai Loss Babe
Tronoh Minér "
Tls. & num.
14,993 som. Tis, 3
buy
$5 boy. 1776 now B.E. & K. Wharfs...... $134 )., 131.
à W. Docks...................
38h buy- China Providents ...$5.15 buy. Hongk********** The
Tix. 158 bay. New Engineerings Tia. nom. Shanghai Dooks.... 105 Hon. we Cottons...Tls. 13.13 bay, 13.20 u
Cottons. Tis. 23 set.. Oriental S'hai, Cottons (old)................11s. 65) buy,
Do,
(now)....... 32
R.K. & S. Hotels..... 39.20 hu, 0.
9.40 9.30 .
..$64† now.
Tix. 165 bay,
H.K. Lands Shanghai Landa.......... Humphreys Estate...$14.BU buy.
$6.40
....... 1.65:
1.10
1.43
3.00
HE Realties
2. DB
1.43
Malayan Collieries...71% Int Indragiri d
Tronoh Mines
ם
Lusstax.
AMERICAN TRADE WITH
CHINA.
11
EXPORTS UP AND IMPORTS
"DOWN.
According to a report of the Bureau of the Far Eastern Trade of the United States iust made public, exports from the United States to China showed rapid ex pansion in the nine months, ended September 30th.
China's imports from the United States for the period increased by 34 per cent., or from 882.130,000 in Picul the corresponding period of last $1,049,50 year to $110,498,000.
1,042.50 Exports from China to the United 1,040.00 month 1,030.00 $9,000.000 as compared with a year 1,105.00 before, the figure being 3126,000,000. 1,050,00
1,167.00
CANTON STOCK EXCHANGE.
LATEST QUOTATIONS.
more Water Works
Electric Power Co. Canton-Hankow Railways
Asahi Beer The Sun Company
it is
refreshing and
invigorating.
MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, LTD.
HONG KONG
Sincere Company. ......... Nazyang Bros. Tob. Co. Canton Tramways-
China Merchant S. S. Naviga-
Lions Company
Central Bank
RUSSIA'S FINANCE! ENORMOUS DOMESTIC
LOANS.
Moscow (U.P. December 30th,
The Soviet Government received 83.60 from all sources during the fisca! 5.10 per which ended on September
49 30th about 202,000,000 roubles more 8.60 than indicated in its Budget plans. 8.40 The excess, however, was in largest, 4.00 measure due to internal loan flota 2.00 tions above the origin intentions. Total Feceipts for the year were which 6.40 6,350,800,000 roubles of 4.80 706,000,000 were obtained through various as sold to the workers and peasants of the Soviet Union. for only The Budget called 528,000,000 roubles in loans.
The rest of the income included 2,308,500,000 roubles from taxes of roubles Borts: 1,707,800,000 from the transport industry; and 806,800,000, roueles profits, from Case. other State enterprises.
CANTON KEROSENETM OIL,
CLOSING QUOTATIONE.
all
December 30th.
Per
New Star
87.05
New Balance
7.45
New Hang Fuck
7.20
New Eagle
7.10
New Sheung Hoo
7.20
New Daybreak
7.90
The total expenditures for the of course, year which include, investments in State industries amounted to 6,239,100,000. roubles, 1,114,000,000 in excess of the year before
21 sal. HK Tramways....321 buy Peak Tram (old).........$13 sel.
Elo. (new)........$6.0 new, Star Ferries
..36
70 său bag," Dhina Light12.10 bay.
H.K. Electrica (old)... 52+ buy., 523 sel.
De.
(new)... $51) nom.
Macao Klectrics ........326; bay,
Talaphones (old)............ 18. buy. Do. (new) $6,30 bay.
China Buses...
Tls. 108 bus.
Singapore Tractions....12%. num.
Do.
(Pref....176 bay.. 18/3 sel.
10 cte. noin.
Chiza Sugars num Malabon Sugars Canton Icon Comenta (combined)
Do.
Do.
(old)
123, bay.
$34 nom.
buy.. 10 sel
$7.50 nom.
(Daw)$1.40 bay., 1 sol. K. Bope (old).......67.60 nem
Do. United Asbestos .15 nom. Dairy Farms.........$21.53 buy, Watsons
Der Wings ...... 1.80 cts, buy, Lane Crawfordis... $3.00 nom. Mackintoshs.......... $20 ROM. Sinceres
..391
buy...
Wm. Fowells. H. Amusements
$3.65 nm.
203
'que. Indas, G. Bonds...68% buy. H.E. Govt. Loans prem, sel Ihay-buyers; sel-sellera; na-salöaj
nom.-namiza
EXCHANGE RATES.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE!
Paria New York Brussela Geneva
Rrany, Dec. 30th.
124.03
4.85 9/16
34.87
25.17
Amsterdam Milan Berlin Stockholm
12.07
92.75
20.38
18.10
Copenhagen Oslo
18.17
18.19
¡Vienna Prague Helaiafors Madrid
34.45
1037
192
29.715
373
609
3 29/32
471
1/8 1/32
2/7
2/01
1/10 23/32
28 7/10
Silver (forward)
28
LaDon Athens
Bucharest
Bio
Buenos Airea Bombley
Shanghai Hong Kong Yokohamęs Silver (pot)
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