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Money and Markets
GOSSIP FROM THE SHARE-MARKET.
PRICES STILL" MOUNTING, BUT GENERAL TONE STEADY.
FREE ADVICE FOR INVESTORS.
[By "KUFAN"}
Gossip often mates the market, but no investor should either bug or sell on market gossip only,
During the past week the share- market gave the impression that it in steadying slightly, although evidences of "wild" speculation were still, to be seen here and there.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
tween $1 to $16.95 They closed with buyers offering 16 for shares. DAIRY FARMS changed hands at $22.75 to 821 during the week.
HONG KONG AMUSEMENTS have improved slightly. Sales, understand, took place during the week at $30. I understand there are further buyers at this rate.
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Gilt-edged stocks have all gone up, this being inevitable owing to the present glut of money in the Colony. The demand for such EWOS have eased off slightly, shares as Banks and Unions con- sales taking plate at Tls. 13.35 to tinues, and there is every reason Tis. 13.40 and closed with buyers to believe further race will be re-offering only T. 13.10 and sellers corded during the coming week. at Tis. 13.30.
The demand for good local in. vestments also continues, and while a section of the investing public is proceeding cautiously there is, I am afraid, another section who are looking forward to beavy Settle ment daya in the months of June and July, with all the attendant gambling.
Rates have dropped in a few in. stances, and this is caly to be expected, as a few stocks were "boosted" too much a fortnight
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REPLIES TO READERS.
CANTON TRADE NOTES.
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The market for both four and sugar is normal and prices are stendy
A group of leading merchants are considering the establishment of à large scale emporium for Chinese) products in the city. Funds are being raised.
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According to silk merchants, the forthcoming crop of cocoons is pro- tising in view of the favourable weather conditions. The price of mulberry leaves has risen, varying from 83.70 to 81.10 per picul.
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Manufacturers of towels are not doing as well as previously due to local compétition. Another con tributory factor are the large ar- rivals from Shanghai. At present, some of the factories have suspend- ed work.
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The cotton yarn market has been fairly active during the past few days. Prices have consequently risen by two to three dollars per. bale. According to A Shanghai telegram, the prices there have risen by one dollar.
TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1930,
DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS.
HONG KONG STOCK · EXCHANGE
SHAREBROKERS
ASSOCIATION.
Buy vs
Bellar
Sales Mamisal
MONDAY, APRIL 7.
Bayern Ballare Balee Nominal
$1,400
2118
21811 div.
£30
£191
$102
· 31).
Banks
E.K. Banks
Do (London).... Chartered Banks... Mercantile Bks. “A”
Do.
Bank of East Asia... $107
Underwriters
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£180
$99
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6th Apr.
Angert
Sth Apr.
EUROPA vis SUL (Letters and papera,"
London, 13th March, and parcela, 6th
Kashgar
March)
Insurances
STEAMY
Beltona
10th Apr.
11th Apr
$815
Canton Instr
$810
JAPAN JE MANILA....
AUSTRALIA & MANILA NA
241
Changle... Tatenta Maru
11th Ap
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Apt.
1.7
$1.35 $1.75
U.S.A. (Seattle, and M.r.), CANADA,
T160
T.180
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JAYAN & SHANGHAI
$445
PAT
Union In............
$440 $450 3445
JATAM & SHAMBHAL ....
M.880 Yangtzo Ina...............................
$50
STEALTH
$355 $900
Chins Fires
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$900
Bhipping
$813
Douglase
$32
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Steamboats
$26
MANILA
AUSTRALIA & MANILA
U.S.A. (San Francisco, and March).
HONOLULU, JAPANSKO Canada (Vistoria, B.0, 29th March},{
U.S.A, JAPAN & SHANGHAL Japan & BRANDEAK
Pres. Lancel Siberia Moru Busca Mars. Pres. Grant Kaga Mara
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17.6 APE
Empress of deia
17th Apr.
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18th Air.
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$45
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HONOLULU, Javix and BuixaBAT 0.8.A (San Francisco, 28th March),
HONOLULU, JAPAN & ShangHAY
Piss. Garfield
19th Apr..
Pret. Oleveland
21st Apr
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$60
18:1
8.70 ex dir.
63/9
The price of rice has risen by about 80 per cent. in Linchow due to the difficulties of transportation Readers who are interested in caused by military activities. As the local share-market are given an present, medium-grade rice is sold opportunity to ask any question at three catties to the dollar-the relating to the local market, and highest price on record. replies will appear in this paper! every Tuesday. Questions of prac- As many as 14,188,789 palm-fent 20 tice and custom, and prospects of fans were exported during last various stock, etc., not only in the month. The making of these fans Hong Kong market, but also in is one of the chief handwork in- Shanghai and Singapore, can be dustries of Kwangtung and the dealt with.
articles are exported throughout the country and to Malaya and other places. They are sold at about twenty cents each. but the finer variety costs more than one dollar apiece.
assumes
The boom in local, stocks has rob- Every effort will be made to give bed the Shanghai market of muchas full a reply as possible, but it of its business with Hong Kong, is distinctly understood that the and the majority of those interest-writer
no responsibility ed in bares, whether as specula whatever by so doing, tors or investors, and ample scope Letters must be addressed to for their operations in Hong Kong.
"Kufan," carę
Merchants dealing in foreign of the Editor of The rubber market in Singapore this paper, and must bear the name piece goods and woollens are going interests a great many local in and address of the correspondent, through a depression consequent on vestors, and although, the market though not for publication. It is the promotion of Chinese goods as is practically dead just now, with desirable to include a somme de opposed to foreign. During March, little doing in speculative stocks, plume to enable the correspondent 121,443 rolls of piece goods and holders of rubbers are expecting easily to identify the reply intend 3,328 yards of woollens were im- revival of rates very shortly. It is ed for him.
ported as compared with 170,657 a good sign that there are no
rolles of piece goods and 172,924 sellers of good investmenť stocks in
yards of woollens in the correspond- evidence.
ing month of last year: Demand MARGARIDA-I am afraid I can.
for woollens has been unusually not tell you what figure the shares limited, as Governmental employees will touch, as this is the stock and students are not allowed to where the most speculation is wear foreign materials. The deal- taking place. Personally I con- ers declare that they have placed sider the present price absurdly po orders since the rapid rise of high, and the dividend does not the exchange, or they would have in any way warrant the rise. As suffered more severely.
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As already announced, during the month of May practically 80 për cent, of the rubber estates in the Straits, Ceylon, and the Dutch East Indies have agreed to stop tapping, and possibly the effect of this will be reflected by a rise in the price of rubber, and consequent ly of rubber-shares,
HONG KONG BANKS — Sulca. were effected during the week at $1,350 to $1,400, but the market closed slightly easier in this stock.
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UNDERWRITERS showed
Shares slight increase in rates. have been negotiated at 81.25 to $1.00. They closed with buyers offering $1.53 and sellers standing out for $1.75.
UNIONS have another rise to record. Shares were obtainable at the opening of the week at 8425, but touched as high as 8448 at one stage. At the close of the week sellers were asking $450, with, buyers only offering 8440.
RAUBS have also improved in price and are wanted at $20.50.cx dividend.
KOWLOON WHARVES are want- ed at $155, after sales had been efected at $153 to $165.
CHINA PROVIDENTS- These shares were denit into a fairly Jarge extent during the week at .85.40 to. 83.50.
HONG KONG HOTELS-Quite | a. large turnover in this stock was reported at rates varying between 813 and $13.00. They closed firm on Saturday with buyers offering $15.50 for shares.".
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HONG KONG LANDS-This stock dropped from a buying rate of 874 to 872 at the close of the week. I hear that 875 has been paid at one time for shares,, but buyers have come down in their ideas since. "
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HONG KONG REALTIES chang- ed hands at 88.75.
HONG KONG TRAMWAYS have had a spectacular jump during the week, sales being effected at rates varying between 890.40 to $21.80: They "clored with buyers offering $21.75. The rise in this stock und in Hotels seem to be due entirely to the "bus" negotiations.
STAR FERRIES were wanted at $72, and appear difficult to get.
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CHINA LIGHTS have had an- other boost," sales of old shares taking place at 822,50 to $24,, while new shares changed hands at $19 to $19.25. They closed with fur- ther buyers at $24 for old and $19 for news
ELECTRICS bave sagged a little during the week, and after sales "had taken place at $74 went down, to $72. The market, closed, on, Saturday with buyers at the latter rate.
CEMENTS were dealt in to ₺ large extent at various rates be
Those who have written in last week will find answers to their queries below
the shares are still mounting, I advise you to wait a little longer" when you will probably get more. but you must understand that I am not banking on the shares. going any higher on account of the improved prospects of the The whole thing is company. speculation from beginning to end.
CANTON-1 All Hong Kong stocks are moving up, and the stock you mention will in all probability go up in sympathy with the rest of the market, but it is a stock I cannot recommend you to buy, because the company is not solid in the sense that it is a small concern with a limited No. scope for development. Interest in this stock is on the
wane.
FH-Will go higher; wait till after the annual meeting before selling,
POLO--1. On the business handled
by the Company, the rise is not justified. 2 It works out at less than the figure you mention, especially the new shares.
X.Y. 2. (Manila)—The dividend you mention is all that was paid. The
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· 136
2.81 T.230
$156
T.13
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Dooks, Wharves,
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Hongke...............•Į
236
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T.148
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· 88.05
972
Star Ferries
percentage you mention is per- fectly correct. The high price is due to several factors, set out below:-
$24
$187
124.30 $19
Do (new)....
872
823
1. The capital is not fully issued. hence the prospect of a further issue.
$13
$134
2. The big reserve.
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3. The unlimited
possibilities
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owing to the monopoly which this Company enjoys in Hong Kong.
4. Book value' of the assets shown
in the balance-sheet much-le- low their true value.
3. The prospect of acquiring an- other company's shares doing business in Kowloon.
6. Being practically a gilt-edged stock, it finds many supporters in the local market because the price of the shares is small. and one can handle large mum- large bers without capital,
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very
The price appears very high in comparison with the dividend, but taken in conjunction with the above factors, it is not altogether unreasonable. Moreover, being a public utility company, their dividend has to be restricted in some way, hence the accumulation of assets and' reserves.
AMERICAN STOCK QUOTATIONS.
LATEST WALL STREET PRICES.
The following quotations have been received from their cor- respondents, Mesars, Hayden, Stone & Co. of New York, by Messra, Swan, Culbertson & Fritz, Sassoon House, Shanghai, (cable address: "Swanstock," Shanghai), who are not responsible for cable mutilations:-
Tone of Market.-Irregular. No. of Shares done.-",500,000. Call Monty per cent.
35
C. Lights (old).... 824-30
H.K. Electrics
Macao do.
$5.05 Sandakan Liglits ...)
Telephones.....
China Buses
Tractions
Do. (pref.)....
Industrials
T.10
Caldbeck, (orl.)
T.10
Macgregor (pref.)
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121.65
Canton Ices.........
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