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HONG KONG MARKET REPORTS.
Yesterday's quotations for rice and other foodstuffs follow:-
Bice.
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THE TIN MARKET.
A REACTION IN MALAYA.
Mesars Pentreath & Co. have kindly forwarded us the following letter dated May 29, from Messrs. Per Picul Hornby, Hemelry & Co., Liver
Common White ....... Granulated, No. 3 Reddish Cargo Rice Cargo Rice, Granulated.. Long Unglutinous, Ching
Chuk
Miscellanecas,
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7.14
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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1929.
HONG KONG WEATHER.
LAST YEAR'S ABNORMAL CONDITIONS.
The report of the Director of the ; Tyroos. The tracks of 21 ty. Royal Observatory for the year, phoons and 10 of the principal..de 1923 includes the following refer- pressions in the Far East in 1928 ences to matters of general interest: are given in the monthly Meteoro-
logical Bulletin for December.
Meteorological Observations. No typhoon passed near Hong
Automatic records of the tempera-Kong in 1998, the greatest wind ture of the air and evaporation (gust) velocity during the year and wet bulb thermograph, and of E by N at 23h. 20m, on July 14 were obtained with a Richard dry being at the rate of 78 m.p.h. from the direction and velocity of the when a typhoor, which had been wind with a Beckley and a Dines- approaching Hong Kong, curved to Baxendell anemograph, modified as westward and passed about 100 described in the report for 1912. miles South of the Observatory. "The consumption of tin so far The amount of main is recorded 4.50 this year has exceeded the estimates automatically by D Nakamura Weather Telegrams, Forecasts and
of the most optimistic bulls, but. Pluviograph and the amount of in spite of this, it still remains well sunshine by two Campbell-Stokes. under production. If the market universal sunshine recorders. Eye' had been left alone during the last observations of barometric pres- sure, temperature of the air and of seven or eight months, the situation would probably bave cured itself evaporation and the amount of under the laws of supply and de cloud are made at each hour of Hong Kong Standard time. The mand, by prices falling to a point character and direction of the at which production, would be re- 73.00 duced to a certain extent and conmotion of the clouds are observed sumption stimulated to a certain every three hours. Daily readings 3,650.00 extent, so that they would. again are
maximum and minimum thermo- 5.08 about balance.
meters. 99.00
'Coarse Granulated Sugar 80.25.7.30 18.60
Groundnut Oil, Fongtze . Camellin-nut Oil
Dried Mushroom, Heung
Shun
Dried Flat Fish, Chung
Pin
Bird's White Edible Nest,
No. 1
Rhubarb in
Lake-wand
91.50
125.00
CANTON TRADE NOTES.
The market for Fushun coal has into been weak. Importation Hong Kong has been also very limited due to the high exchange
rate.
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Partial failure means correct in only one element. Total failure means correct in no element..
Telephonic Typhoon Warnings.' "Arrangements were made early in the year 1027 for the more rapid dissemination of typhoon, warnings by telephone. The Observatory now
warns six stations; three of which are distributing stations. Of these one warns seven stationa. three of
which are distributing stations. Oi the latter, one warns 11 stations, two of which are distributing stan tions. In all Se stations or officials are warned. This service requires specially qualified operators at the Exchanges, who come an duty when the red signal is hoisted.
Meteorological Observations from Ships, Treaty Ports, &c. In addition to meteorological. registers kept at about 40 stations in China, meteorological logs were received from 150 ships operating in the Far East. These logs, repre seating 9.423 days observations have been utilised for amplifying the weather map and verifying typhoon tracks. The corresponding figures for the year 1927, were 189
and 7,921. taken of self-registering
Storm Warnings, Hong Kong Storm Warnings are broadcast by V.P.S. on a 600 metre spark on receipt, and at 18 minutes past every hour until 1600 G.M.T.
G.O.W. normally broadcasts these warnings on 300 metre telephony immediately following the 0648 and 1143 weather reports, but when Hong Kong local typhoon signals are displayed they are broadcast by telephony on receipt, and at 48 minutes past every hour until the signals are lowered.
Shanghai and Manila Warnings metre spark en receipt, and repeat- ed after an interval of 10 minutes. They are similarly broadcast by G.OW. on 300 metres telephony when the Hong Kong local typhoon signals are displayed.
a 600
DAILT WEATHER TELEGRAMS.-ID addition to the ordinary sh. and 14h. observations, which the Cable Companies transmit free of charge, the 11b and 17h. observations were received at half rates from the following stations: Shanghai, Gutzlaff, Amoy and Macao.
Interference by Financial Group. PRINCIPAL FEATURES OF THE WE
It is difficult to say at what THEN IN 1928.-The principal fea-are broadcast by V.P.S. on price, this level would be reached.tures of the weather in 1025 were: but we should estimate it at about (a) Absence of typhoons. £180 per ton, and if tin had fallen (6) Serious shortage of rain from to that level, most people in the the middle of July to the end
of the year. trade, both consumers and pro
(e) Temperature above normal to ducers, would be writing optimais- tically about the future of this very January, July and December. essential metal. Unfortunately," a Barometric pressure was below group, very powerful financially, normal in every month except in have thought it worth while to February and October, when it was interfere with the normal law off considerably above. The mean pres- supply and demand, and, by taking sure for the year at station level the surplus supplies of tin off the (100 feet above sea level) was 29.828 market from time to time, they havelas., as against 20,830 ins. in 1997 managed artificially to maintain and and 29.512 for the past 45 years. even occasionally to raise the price The highest pressure was 30.312 ins. to an unjustified level, every artifice on February 19 as againet 30.305 having been employed to put the ins. in 1927 and 30.300 ins. for the most favourable construction pos-past 45 years. The lowest pressure Telegraphic advices from Shang-sible on the statistical position of was 29,997 ins. on July 14 as against 25.997 ins. in 1927 and 28,500 ins. bai indicate that cotton yarn prices the metal.
for the past 45 years in Shanghai have declined by about half a tacl. The Canton yarn market is still weak but prices are firm as there have been no arrivals during the last two
Silk Glatures in Koukong have been faced with loss as the presert crop of silk has proved to be a failure owing to bad weather con ditions.
days.
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chants are hesitating to buy and Russian dealers are offering very low prices.
"The result has been to bring
The temperature of the air was | about a general distrust of tin statistics and antagonism to these moderately above normal in Jan- operating to support the price. As uary and July and considerably above in December. It es mode- a result of these operations, it can fairly be said that consumers, pro-rately below in June and October. 1ducers, dealers, and, in fact, almost everybody engaged in the trade,
have lost money,
The green tea market has been
Big Production in 1928. fairly active recently in Hong "In 1928 the production of tin
was largely in excess of consump Kong and there is, a healthy de- aand by British merchants. Pricestion, good though the latter was. It is quite evident that similar con- are firm and are likely to advance ditions will occur this year, and, in in the near future. The black ten all probability, next year, as well, in spite of the rapid increase in con- arket is innetive British mer-..
sumption and of the more diverse uses of the metal. As a sequence, several groups of pro- ducers have beet meeting together for some time past, and still are continuing their conferences, with a view of restricting the production of tir for the time being to the needs of the rapidly expanding con. sumption, and we believe that the largest producers in Malaya, the Dutch East Indies and Bolivia are in close negotiations to this effect, whilst the largest producers in Nigeria will, no doubt, also come into line should some definite scheme be agreed upon,
Since August 13 the 2300 and 0:00 G.M.T. observations from Fort Bayard, Phu-lisa, Tourans, Cape Paradau and Cape St. James, and the 0300 and 0000 G.M.T. observa- tions from the above, and about 15 other stations in Indo-China, have been received from Phu-lien on short wave.
Time Service,
TIME BALL. The time ball on Kowloon Signal Hill is dropped at 10h and 16h. daily, except on Saturdays when it is dropped at 10h. and 13b. and on Sundays and holidays when it is dropped at 10. only (120th Meridian Time),
The ball is hoisted half mast at
the 55th minute and full mast at the 57th minute. If the ball fails to drop at the correct time it is lowered at 5 minutes past the hour and the ordinary routine repeated at the following hour, if possible.
The time ball was dropped 385 times without failure. From April 29 to October 11 the apparatus was not in use, owing to alterations to the tower.
The time-ball tower on Kowloon. Signal Hill was raised 90 feet be tween April 29 and October 10. The ball is now visible from the bridge of all steamers in harbour, except those in wharves Nos. 2 and 8 im- mediately to the west of the go- downs of the Hong Kong and Kow- loon Godowa Company.
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Judges are using it
Sufferers from acidity find it preferable to any other stimulant
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HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.
CLOSING" QUOTATIONS.
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JUNE 25, 1929.
This service is very valuable and
HE. Back........... ... $1,240 Dom Do., London...2139; nom. ensures the early receipt of the ob- servations, and at regular hours, The error of the time ball due Chartered Banks
......$191 bay. namely at 0115, 0400, 0830 and accumulated
of the Marcantile Banks, A. 4B...£33 pon.
Do..
0...£15† nom, The mean of the daily maximum 1015 G.M.T. It also saves the ex: standard clock never exceeded 08.3
P.&O. Banks..................£9) Dom. temperatures in July was 89.5; the pense of obtaining the 0300 and throughout the year. highest on record, except in 1889 3900 G.MT. observations by cable. TIME SIGNALS BY RADIO TELL-East Axis Bank ......$90 acre.
Cantón Insurance........$640 #el. when it was 88.7. The mean tem-
Other valuable services are theGRAPHY.In addition to the time
Union Insurance **430s sel. & sa," perature for the month, 83.5, was 2200 G.M. T. observations on short signals given by the time ball, and North China Ins. Tls. 160 bay. also the highest on record, excent ware from Yangtare Ports, and on the radio mast, signals are
Yangiase Insurances..... M. $50 num. in 1889 when it was 83°.6. The several stations in N.E. China sent broadcast at 10h. and 21h by radio- China Underwriters $2.10 sel. mean of the daily minimum tem- personally by Father Gherzi, S. J., telegraph, via Cape D'Aguilar. China Fire Insurances....... 1300 buy.
311 observations of the rhythmic HK. Fire Ins......3775 nom. peratures 79.9. was the same as of the Zikawei Observatory, and the previous highest on record,
radio time signals emitted by Douglases....... which also occurred in 1889.
Nauen at sha.m., Hong Kong HK. Su The
Standard Time, have been made during the year and 60 observations oi a similar signal emitted by Bor- deaux at 4 p.m. Hong Kong Stand- ard Time.
mean temperature for the year was 72.4 ss against 71.4 in
con- 1927 and 71°.8 for the past 45 years. The highest temperature was 92.0 on July 30 as against $31 in 1927 and 97.0 for the past 45 years. The lowest temperature was 45.0 on February 1. as against 15.9 in 1927 and 32.0 for the past 45 years.
the 2100 G.M.T. observations from Pelew, Yap, Saipan and Ponape, sent on 1050 metres from the Pelew Observatory at 0200 G.M.T.
Since September 3 the 0000-and
observations from 2200 G.M.T. Hoihow have been received by wire- less telegraphy occasionally,
The Meteorological Authorities at Pratas continue to send, with com mendable regularity and prompti tude, their eh., 11h., 14b., and 17h. observations and the 6h. observa- tious from some Philippine stations. They also send hourly observations during the passage of a typhoon.
The observations
have
been utilized for elcek regulation during cloudy weather and have been tabulated for longitude determina- tion. This cannot be completed until the errors of the time signals
....397 now.
$3.00 sel Tugs .....................
me Indo-Chinas (Frei.)....43 buy,
Do.
.....$70. num. (Delj Bhell Transporta
„100/- nom, Union Waterboata..........$22 nom. Bangunt nom, Kailan Mining Admin 2.63/ nom. Langbats (cribined).....Tis, 1 scl. ghal. Explora T. 24 sel.
'bal Explorations Shanghai Loans ... Tir, dy mil Reabs
Do. (single) .......... Most
Piece goods merchants have made practically no profits recently and the market is very quiet." piece goods come from Japan and since the anti-Japanese Boycott was lifted, the market has been overstocked and demand has not been healthy. Merchants are hav- ing to sell their stocks at purchase prices and many have had serious
loss.
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Wuchow merchants have taken action to restore some degree of value to the Kwangsi Provincial hanknotes, which have been worth less since Wuchow fell to the Nan king troops. The General Cham- ber of Commerce in Wuchow has also decided to draft regulations and measures to be submitted to the Finance Ministry to deal with the matter.
"At the moment, we understand there is some hitch caused by the reluctance of the Malayan producers to "recognise that, as the principal increase in supplies has come from them, so should the biggest sacrifice be made by them, but this is hear. say rather than an established fact. It seems impossible, however, to assume that some measure of agree- ment will not be reached in view of the fact that no new deposits of tin have been found in the world
Last Year's Rainfall, The rainfall was considerably above normal in May, very considerably below in July and considerably below in September. From October 18 to the end of the year only 0.850 inch fell; 0.585 inch of which fell
in 1937.
The wind velocity was normal in March and slightly above normal in December. In all other months it was below normal, considerably
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are received.
Miscellaneous. SEISMOGRAPH - No alterations More Information Needed, were made to the seismograph dur New needle points
Though the number of observa-ing the year.
78 mms.
The seismograms have been fer- warded to the President of the International Seismological Com
Kwangtung sugar have remained for many years, and that tin-bearing and November. The mean velocitygical reporting stations are to be mittee, Oxford, to be dealt with.
The prices of both foreign and low and prices in Hong Kong are ground are so much a wasting asset, also steady. There has been a fair that at £200 per ton, "adequate demand for groundnut oil as prices amortization could hardly be made are low, Poultry market is fairly on any tin-bearing helds.
steady. prices are
Do.
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GTIR. 23 saj.
$81 buy. 21/- buy. $194 bay. $35 num. 13.90 bay. ***Th: 168 nom.
WHY...
Tronoh Minas A.K. & K. Whats EK. & W. Docks China Providents Hongbow... bay. New Engineering on November 13-14. The total for tions received for constructing the were fitted as required. As against Bhanghai Doska
11.184 Ewo Cotions..1.
Ths. 13. the year was 71.555 ins, as against daily weather maps has increas- 200 in 1927, 183 earthquakes were
07.865-ins. in 1927 and 85.726 insed of late years, owing to the ad-recorded during the year 1928, onc Oriental
Tim. 24 buy. Cottons for the past 45 years. The greatest vent of wireless telegraphy, far more of which was left at Hong Kong; hai. Cotton (old)... Tis. 713 bay, (now). 331 buy. Do, fall in one civil day was 4.100 ins observations are still required be at 10.58.30 p.m. on January 2 1927. The greatest fall in one hour maps can be drawn, showing kinks occurred about 2,560 kms. from EK. Lands. 362 st. on May 29 as against 7.255 ins. in fore even approximately accurate During a severe earthquake which E.K. & S. Fetele. $8.15 buy,
....... The 147 buy. was 1.700 inch between 12h. and
the isobars, lines of discon Hong Kong, in the early morning of Shanghai Lands lath, on June 1, as against 2.100 in.tinuity, cold front, warm fronts, Mardi 10, the seismogram showed Humphreys Estates......13 buy,
etc. At present the observations of an amplitude in N-S. direction of E.K. Realios $71 bay.
$18.00 buy. & temperature are so few that no at-
88 mms. and in an E-W direction H.K. Tramways.........
BJ8f Bel. tempt is made to draw isotherms on
Peak Trama (old) $11.80 the weather maps.
(new)........$6.05 nom. Proposals for the establishment
166 dl. Star Ferries so in February, May, July, October of additional wireless meteorolo-
China Lights, Cam $13.60 bay d
Bights..., 134 hel UPPER AIR RESEARCH.-Sixty-four
Ex Rights...312.3u sel.” for the year was 11.2 m.p.h. as submitted to the Pan-Pacific, Con-
Do. Righta $7,90 nom. against 11.7 m.p.b. in 1927 and 12.8 ference which will take place in balloon ascents were made during m.ph. for the past 45 years. The Batavia next May, and to the Con- the year, 69 temperature flights .K. Electrics
$551 buy. muximum velocity for one hour, as ference of British meteorologists, were made in aeroplanes by officers Macao Electrica kom126) dem.
FOL recorded by the Beckley unemo-
by officers of H.M.S. Hermes. On Telephones...... next August. graph, was 39.m.p.b. at ih on July which is to take place in London of the R.A.F., Kaj Tak, and two Bandakan Light
$7 buy, 13, as against 83 miles in 1997 and
Monsieur Jean Coffin,. of the July 23 Flying Officer F. M. V May Okins Bases ....... Tls. 14 buy.
11/ 108 miles for the past 45 years. The
French
Meteorological Service, reached a height of 19,000 feet in Singapore Tractions.
Da. maximum gust velocity, as recorded while on a tour of the Far East 109 minutes, the temperature at this
(Pref) 19/- nom. Chins Bugars Price Likely to Fali.
by the
Dines Baxendle anem in connection with an improved height being 2567 (F.).
The results of the Pilot ballon Malabon Bugars The negotiations referred to graph, was at the rate of 78 m. p. service of wireless meteorological above have been very prolonged 116 m.p.h. in 1927 and 130 m.p.b. on January 31 and March 5. He to the Secretary of the International Cements (combined). at 23h 20m. on July 14 ae against broadcast, visited the Observatory observations have been, forwarded Cauton lees......... foreign coun-
and must soon be decided one way for the past 19 years.
(ald) informed
that Commission for the exploration of the Observatory handkerchiefs,
If they fail, it is
The relative humidity was con- the Tokyo Observatory proposed to the upper air. time or the other. "at one
The results of the temperature HK. Ropes (w) fairly important has fallen off probable that tin will ge
years owing to the porarily below its economic value. /siderably above normal in January send the 6 mm. observations from competition of Japan and Italy. which we should put at the present and moderately above in February 20 stations in the Japanese Empire flights have been tabulated and Dairy Farms up...
March and December. The mean daily to the Naba Wireless Station, plotted. They show a mean lapse Won Chinese silken articles have become moment at something like £180 per relative humidity for the year was which would broadcast them on
rate of 2.78 (F) per thousand feet. Der & Wings style although the quality is much rise would occur immediately, and 70 per cent, as against 78 per cent. short wave, using the Hong Kong up to 15,000 feet, in the Spring and Lane Ov
e-letter telegraphic Code. He also 3.00.(F) in the Summer. In the Macintosha..... past 45 years. It frequently ex- in 1927 and 77 per cent. for the
stated that observations might Autumn and Winter the observa-sinceres improve their products and pro- that £950 per ton would be a fair for the year was 25 per cent. on tetation in Hankow at an early date; to admit the calculation of even H.K. Amusements *4 +-- are now taking drastic measures to strictly adhered to, we should think ceeded 95 per cent, and the lowest be expected from a high power tions are not sufficiently numerous Wa Powells. #el
average for the next two or
active and
Vegetable prices have advanced as there is demand from Hong Kong and arrivals are short. Prices of fruit are on the decline as supplies are still plentiful but consumption is not large.
The export to Lrirs of
which rtc.
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"We have gone to some length to this prelude because agreement amongst the large producers has such a fundamental bearing on the price of tin.
tem-
less popular owing to inferior too, but, if they succeed, a rapid superior to forcigo silk Merchants provided that any agreement were
and America to investigate.
TO-DAY'S WIRELESS PROGRAMME,
BROADCAST BY ZB.W. ON 330 METRES.
three years.
and 4 per cent. for the past :: 45 "It is reasonable to suppose that
years.
In the following table the month- within three years, consumption will not only have caught up, butly rainfall for the year 1928 at the will probably again exceed produc- Observatory is compared with the
to brad:
Results of Weather Forecasts, *. The results of comparison of the daily weather forecasts with the Botanical are given below, together with the
(Kowloon)." (H.K.),
tion, in which case, of course, very fall at the Botanical Gardens :--- weather subsequently experienced
much higher prices and very de pleted stocks would again be scen. In the meantime, the group is buy- ing at the rate of about 1,000 tons per week, and have been doing so for several weeks past, but they are making no attempt to raise the 148 p.m.-Weather report, 3.30 to 6.20 p.m.-Programme of price, and are merely absorbing tin Chinere music. (Beka records zup when it is offered, and thus pre- plied by The Canton Trading Aventing pricey falling further at the ciation, Ltd.).
7.49 pm.-Evening weather ret
port.
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moment.
"Unless the negotitions referred to above completely fizzle out, we do not think prices will go lower: than they are at present, and even the negotiations did fail, any Amy Bellihet weld, compeda iately, would, in our opinion, be only quite temporary."
Month
January February
March.
Observatory Gardens results of the previous five years:
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Enccess.
Success.
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Fature.
Total
Failure.
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27 mon
buy,
18 to buy, à sa.
tel. ..$140 nem.
$? sol $5 bay,
words...
$19 nom. 83 num. 60 cis, buy, $11 sel.
..818 buy.
United Asbestos...
..$12 bay.
1291 nom. sel rate of relative humidity is ex- B'que.Indos. Q.3Bonds...67% nom, tremely variable in all seasons of HK, Govt. Loans.......7% prem, bay. the year. During the passage bay.-buyers; sel-sellers; kanalen; through cloud An increase of humidity will naturally be record- ed, but even on clear days there appears to be no definite lapte rate, the humidity curves for individual
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flights being very irregular. On Maritime Customs Authorities, for August 22, though cumulus clouds daily observations by cable and If was prevalent up to 20,000 feet, the radio-telegraphy, and extra obser- humidity fell from 84 per cent. at vations during typhoon weather, to 7,000 feet to 33 per cent at 14,000 the Telegraph Companies for trans Icot. On several occasions a dry mitting the majority of the obser vations free of charge, to the Com layer was found from 10,000 to
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.-Acknowledg-nished meteorological observations This
inches.
inches.
1.880
2.17
3.670
3.87
5.155
6.37
April!
4.105
6.68
May
18.410.
19.13
1923
June
18.130
13.64
1924
0
July August September October November..... 0.815
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2.37
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12.910
17.08
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