02
Money and Markets
HONG KONG SHARES PROPOSED LOAN.
BENJAMIN & POTTS' WEEKLY REPORT.
Messrs. Benjamin & Potts, local sture and general brokers, in their) weekly share. ruport dated yester- Jay, state-
TO CHINA.
ROAD NEEDS PLACED BEFORE COMMITTEE.
CHINESE COMMISSION. VISITING U.S.
[UNITED PREAS. 1
Washington, Noy. 9-Mr. Mau Sun and other members of the Chinese Highway's Commission will testify before Seuntor, Key, Pitt- inan's committee on Tarsiay
The past week has again been m netivo one with a good demand for! the majority of storks, and a fair volume of business has resulted both for caul; and forward delivery. In spita of a good deal of profit inking there is no sign of weakness in the market, and prices in many inaarding China's highway require stances haye again shown an apments, it was karned_ta-day. preciable improvement,
Future benefits to be derived with
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1930.-
NEW YORK STOCK DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
QUOTATIONS,
Markot sturdy.
Business dono, 1,001,200 shares,
Adams ExprosA ***
Amerlena Сал. 4
American & Foreign Power....
American Rolling Mill...
Amarina Emelting
American Tol & Tol. American Tobacco "B" American Waterworke... Annecnda Coppor. Ablaatio Rofaing, Baltimore & Oblo
Bethlehem Stool
Borg Warner...
Calumet & Hoola
Canadian Pacific Rallway
J. I. Crac...
Chicago Rock Island Chrysler...
| Citles Bervice Common.....
Columbia Gas & Electric Columbia Graphsphore Commonwealth & Southern
Commonwealth & 8. Warr.
Consolidated Ons of N. Y.. Continental Oil... Curtiss Wright, Common Du Pont de Nemours... Eastman Kodak...
Share... Electric Boni Erie Railway For Film "A"
...
taneaoral Aviation
Banks-Hong Kong and Shang-relation to the proposed silver hai Banks are ruling strong and to China are to be explained to the have buyers at $1,57. The Lou- don price has advanced to £110 (Middle).
committee,
It was understood that the Chin ese, will express themselves in fav
Marine and Fire InsuraDRES,-- Unions under persistent demand rose during the week to 8475, at make a sound investment in thous which figure sales were minde.ands of miles of tauch needed high. Cantona are slightly easier, but are
ways which will bring a large ro unobtainable at $1,005. China Fires turn to the nation, and likewise are still in roquest at $400, long henefit other countries as well. Kong, Fires are quiet, but strady nt, $1,100.
ur of the loan on the grounds that such a loan will enable Chion to t!
Underwriters continue to
Sad supporters at 22.80.
Shipping.Hong Kong. Canton and Macao Steamboats are wanted at 992 and probably a little more would be paid. Douglas Steamships remain neglected at $27. Water bonts after transactions at 933 have advanced further to 834 "Shell" Transports have lapsed to A nominal quotation of 82/6.
Docks, Wharves and Godowns A further improvement is to be zoted in Kowloon Wharves with antes reported up to $170, and
The need for railways in Chian is understood, qustó generally throughout the United States, and It will be the object of the highways group to show how good roads can in some cases afford a cheaper and adequate substitute for certain lines whish are unlikely to be con- structed in the near future, while in other instances the highways will act as "feeders" to the rail- ways.
to
General Electric General Foods... General Motors...
General Railway Bigual Gold Dust
Hershey Chocolate
851 36)
... 101 105.
International Cement ... International Comunaton Eng. International Harvestor
International Nichol... InternationaFTol. & Tel.
Jobs in
Kennecott Copper Krouger & Toll... Kroger Grocery... Liggett & Myera "B" Loows* Inc.
Packard Motor Car
1101 111
72170
35 351 22 317 801811
00 70 18 10
19 19
HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.
$334
SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION.
China Fires
$1,100 H.K. Firos $1,090
Shipping
gir.
Douglases .................. Steamboats
$29
Indos (pref)
|
430
Do. (def.)
62/0
Shell Transports
Water-bouti
Mining
$8.70 Bonquota....... 35/0 Kallone.........
Langkato (comb.)
Do. (single) Explorations.......... Shanghai Loans
Kauba
Tronoh Minos
83/0
526
20
FOREIGN MAILS
NEW YEAR PARCEL MAIL FOR GREAT BRITAIN.
The New Year Parcel Mail for Great Britain will be closed in the Geaors! Post Office at 5 pm, on the 21st Novombor per as. Karmala, This mall is duo in London on the 37th December.
CHRISTMAS LETTER MAIL FOR GREAT BRITAIN 59à MARSEILLES.
The Christmas Lotter Mail for Great Britain via Marseilles will be closedl
in the General Post Office on the 22nd November por me. -Karmals as follows-
Registered Mail............................................... ...9.45 a.m., 2nd November Ordinary Mail...............................................10,30 = m., 22nd Noromber, This mail is due in London on the 2nd December.
RADIO NOTICE.
Individuals and arms are recommended to register their tele graphic address at the Badio Offics. No charge is made for this.
INWARD MAILS.
FROM
PER
Doz
JAPAN, SHANGHAI and - EuroPS VIR
Binaura (London, auth October)
843 823
BranGual and Swarow
BODRABAYA,...
MANILA
14
144
SHANGHAI and Amor
Austkatja and Maniza
MANILA
**
Calcutta and STRAITS
U.B.A., HONOLULU, JAPAN Bað Szaro-i
***
Pres. Madison Takada
Hai (San Francisco, 18th Qosaber) ...]| Asama Maru STRAITS
Australia'and Maxıla
37/
T14.40
$7.40
Japan and SHANGHAI
T.1
T.G
U.8.A., HONOLULU, JAPAN and SHANGHAI
$24
14
17.30
Docks, Wharves,
Godowns, etc.
H.K. & K. Wharis... $166 Providents (old)
*** $5,45 Do, (new) $200. H.K. Docks ......... $30
Shanghai Docks...
Now Engineerings Hongkews.....du Lande, Hotels, and
Buildings
H.K. & S. Hotels...
H.K. Lands (old)... 883
19.
(new)... $82
DJ. (rights)
1316 Shanghai Lands ....
8th Nov.
Amur Maru
Shantung.
8th Nav...
Cape kit Andrew...]
9th Nov.
Binip, of that ..... Vibadak
BEL NOV.
9th Nor.
***Tanda
9th Nov.
b
16th Nov,
LULE NOT
10th Nov.
Haruna Maru
14 Nov.
14th Nov.
**
14th Nov.
15th Nov.
1 th Nov.
17th Nov.
...
Wakasa Marss
A7th Nov,
U.S.A, HONOLULU, JAPAN and SHAND
የሱ
$5,45/60 $2.401.60
xax (San Francisco, 24th October)... } Pres. Jackson AUSTRALIA and Mantra UANADA, U.D. A., HONOLULU, JAPAN audi
DUANÓHAI (VADCOuver, B.Ú. 30th Oct)} Emp. of Japan
17th Nov,
Ateula Maru
18th Nov.
19th Nov.
'T.123
*17
311.80
(San Franciano, 17th October}
Fushimi Maru Taiping
...Prea, Fan Buren .
Bokuyo Maru
... Kitano Maru
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OUTWARD MAILS.
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REGISTERED and PARCEL MALLS are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where maile are advertised to close at or before 9 am registered and parcel mails are closed at 6 pm on the previous day,
Now Lock, Nor, 3,
Oot. Nov.
Ballers Buyin
Bales Nominal
31
I
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 7.
Dayer Heliers Sales Holoal
201
201 21
1. 113 114
301 001
Banks
53 02
$1,670
*
H.K. Banks *** $1,570
£110
De. (London) 190)
£18
Chartered Banka
£17
£20
Mercantile Bks. "A"
£28
Do.
etlä
Bank of East Asin.. #ili
£12)
Insurances
DE 91
*
421 428
$1,095
A
Canton Insurances.
... 110 120
$9,80
.71 71
Underwriters
31,080
$2.80
1.160
16 16
$472
$475
North Uhina O......-------
7100
***
23 24
Union Insurandes... $470
421 421
M. Yang'aza Insurances
5400
${3}
111 111
$400
101 201
++
21 21
EL BO
13 124
4
4
5271
+
80)
€29,
... 171
172
61
L
83
DA
301 30
B
B
800 511
GOL 32
***
02 Mutl
88 33
Goodrich Rubber
17
171
་*
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Granby...
41 414
141 14
82 814
57 Mutl
23 21
40 501
171 17
281 281
081 601
25) 261
$168
$188
241 242
*
$5.46
517.45
234 Mutl
$2.60
87 861
GO CO
439
T.120
14) 141
141 141
T285
10 101 ... 138 138t 091 621
81
$11.05 $11.00
882 $382,831 1801
$82 $201
*
40
221 211
Bit 821
30
181 101
$16
214 211
307
44 45
H.K. Realtys.................. $8.90 Humphreys Chinese Estates
{ }B
---
471 481
10 11
Cotton Mills
151 161
60 Mutt.
T.191
EWOS ***
T.12. T
731 701
+
523 53)
440
T91 Zovag Singa
T.82
***
1.02
201 201
Publlo Utilities
63 021
GO 10
81818 18.30.35
17 177
18.30/.35
Straits ...
80 81
861
388
81
United Gas & Improvement...
30 30 26.60
851/88 $25,85
Do Star Forries $85
(now)...
Amay and Japan
$861
C. Lights (old)...... $20.65
Hollow
20.70
18
181
$254
Do.
Beigon
144 145
181
$811
... 401 483
$13
Macao do.
H.K. Electrics $81
811/62
Warner Bros. Pictures Westinghouse E. & M. Woolworth
19 19
$111
Sandakan Lights
Bangkok via Brałów...
***
... 101 1071
$25+
Telephones (fully pd.)
Swatow, Amóy and Formosa
88 63
829
Bazt
Do. (part pd.j
T.18
Chins Buso .........
7,8
19/
(prof.)
sight
months'
Documents, 4 months'
ON PARIS:-
sight
Bank Hills, on demand 800 Credits, 4 months' sight 9:0 ON NEW YORK:~
November 7, 1930.. UN LONDON:**
Telegraphic Transfer.. 1/3 Bank Hills, on demand 1834 Bank Bills, 4 months',
sight Creditu,
T.101
Caldbeck, ・ (ord.)
Tiv.40
Macgregors (prof.)
홍모보
Canton Lous
1/33
$18.40 $18.00 $18.40
$12
$11.10
Do
$5.20
Do.
(old)... (new)...
913
Hoibow, Pakhoi and ⚫Aziphong Manila and Java via Sourabaya,
Nanchang
+
Tibadak...
Ropes
SIL
811,15
1/3 16/16
***** 1/4 1/10
$0.70
China Sugars.
Balgon, Ceylon,
India,
te
Mauritius
837
Malabon Sugara.....
$29
ON BOMBAY -
Bank Billa, on demand 311 Credita, 60 days' night. 32į
826) 25
***
317
$8.00
Telegraphic Transfer Bank, on demand
123
87
3101
AFR
Bat
$3
r}
$19
87
Tis, 801 ......10% dis
$12.40
*
651 651 9 В
Lorillard (P) Co, cum. Ludlum Stool... Montgomery Ward Norada Consolidated Copper Now York Central Pacifio Lighting Paramount-Publix Corporation 451 481 Pennsylvania Railroad" Panamad Corporation... Phillips Putroleum Publis Sorrice of Naw Jorsoy Radio Corporation Radio Keith Orpheum. Reynolds Tobacco "" Bears Boeback.... Sholl Union Simmons Company Southern California Edison... Standard Gas & Electric Standard Oil Co, of Now Jersey Standard Oil Co, of New York
Delegates to the Highways Con ferones have just completed an in- tensive tour of American highways, together with a study of materials and methods of construction.
Special efforts were made
coumissioners afford the Chinose an opportunity to consult experts further buyers. China Providents who could advice them with refor were dealt in at 85.45 and $5.50 ence to conditious found in China.Texas Corporation while the New shares are enquired for at 89.60. Whampoa Docks are unchanged. There are buyers of; Hongkew Wharves at Tis, 285 and Shanghai Dock nt Tla, 120.
Lands, Hotels and Buildings.
Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels
"
FUEL OIL FROM COAL,
MARINE ENGINEER'S
WARNING.
Lieut-Commander
saw quite a fair business around B. T. Cayzer,
Sir August R.N.. it hie the improved quotation of 319 but presidential address to the Inati closed with sellers at 811.83. Hong tuto of Marine Engineers in Lon- Kong Lands mark a further advance dont said that the mining of coal and were negotiated to a large as employment to a vast number extent up to 84, but the market of people in the country, and for ended slightly easier. The new
that reason if for no other it was ahares fetched $81, while the portant that coal should con- "Rights
are also higher with tinue to be largely used, and that business done up to 8204, Realtys steamers should continue to be built Steamships were again transacted at 80. Hum- for British owners. phreys Estates are steady at $18. sinald not be superseded by those Shanghai Lauts have moved up to with internal combustion engines Tls. 315.
until, by extraction from coal, oil could be obtained to provide the Public
Utilities-Hong Kong ecessary fuel. Electrics gave another display of strength and were booked to a fair from abroad to the exclusion of the At present the ail was obtained extent up to $89. Chinn Lights use of coal, which previously had (Old) have fluctuated within narrow had no rival. A great development limits and were put through at bad been recorded already in cun. $26.40 to $26.85. Telephones were neation with the extraction of oil bid up to 822 for the Partly Paid from coal. The low-temperature shares. Hong Kong Trams wero carbonisation woll maintained at $18) with sales only a few gallons of fuel oil per process produced reported at $18.35. Star Ferries ton of coal treated, but the distil have been very strong again, going intion process gave about 60 per woll over the 288 mark.
Peak cont Trams (Old) were realised at 814
"Shipowners using or and more can be placed at this plating the use of the oil on
large scale," said Sir August, Miscellaneous.-Green Island Co- "should boar in mind that inter ments (Combinor) were placed at national complications, whother $18.00, but closed a trifle, easier Groat Britain is involved or not, with buyers offering 819.40. Dairy night raise the price of ail to a Farms were firmer and have changuinous figure, as thoro is practic ed hands at $27. Deals were made ally no reserve of fuel of Diceol in Watsons at $12.40. Hong Kong oil in this.country. In those elr Ropes are sought for at the imcumstances evory encouragement proved price of 11.20. Lane, Graw- should be given to those engaged. fords have receded to $31. Con- on research in connection with the structions have strengthened and extraction of oil from coal.". can be placed at $3.80. Raubs.aza
rato.
in koon demand at the onhanced
quotation of $253. There are buyers
of Hong Kong Government Loan at
5 per cent, premium, er interest.
Cotton Mills, Local sales bava | taken place in Ewos at Tis. 12.10. Bhanghai Coltons closed without niteration.
Texas On Salphur Tinkon Holler Bearing Trans America...
***
Union Carbido & Carbon
401 401
Union Pacific Ballway... ... 1944 194 United Aircraft & Transport
United States Bubber...
United States Steal Vanadium
EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
ON CALCUTTA
Telegraphic Transfer Bank, on demand....
contcm-
4
ON SHANGHAI
Bank, at sight
EXCHANGE RATES.
(BRITISH WIDELESS SERVICE.]
Rugby, Nov. 4
123.078 4.85 28/32
Paris New York Brussola Geneva Amsterdam
Rubbers. There is very little change to report in the position of Rubber shares, for which there is still no reliable-markot,-and-the-Min raw material in London in rather easier at 4.3-10d. per lb. Latest enbled advices from the North are As follows:-
Anglo-Javascr Anglo-Dutch..................... 2.00
Batu Anoms
Chemora
Consolidateds
34.835
25.03
12.003
02.805
20.385
Buyera.
Tis. 4.50
Berlin Stockholm Copenhagen Oslo Vienna Prague Helsingfors
18.11
18.10
18.10
34,475
1034
102
0.25
Madrid
43.00
0.60
Lisbon
105.95
1,20
1.05
Atheneurs
378
Bucharest .....................
BJH
0.50
Rio
K
0.35
Buenos Aires
384
3,76
Kroewooks
Repahs
Tanah Merahs
Zinnekez santana Exchange The T.T. rate on Lon don is 1/3 and on Shanghai 91,*
Forward Settlement Days. Nov, 25 and Doo, 23, 1030.
Shanghalum Memil Hong Kong cho 1,37 Yokohama ****** 2/0 17/32 Silver (epot) ........ 10 Silver (forward) ..... 10 11/10
ON YOKOHAMA -
On demand
ON MANILA.-On demand... 63) ON SINGAPORE:-
On demand............... 55 ON BATAVIA:-On demand.. 78 OR HAIPHONG:
On demand ON SAIGON:-On demand...) ON BANGKOK-
On demand ... 139 SOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying
Rate
1/4 BAR SILVER, per es
Canton
###
1.82 B'hui. Cottons...
Tramwaya. ............ $18) Peak Trams (old)... $14
Tractions arkeenter
Do.
Industrials
891
***
6/9
Caments (comb.)... 318.30 818.45 18.40.45
United Asbestos ...
Miscellaneous
Dairy Farms, cum.r. 837 Do ex righta
Don
rights $8
Der A. Wings......... Amusernanta*
Chin. Entertainm'ta 311 Constructions......
Lane Crawforda ... Mackintoshs
831
Naurang Tobacco... $3
U
$11,60 Bincaron
PON -min* 811.70 812
$2.85
prom.
Watsons
WE, Powell
PORTA120
B. Ind. G. Bonds... 657
H.K. Gost Loans... $104}|
LOCAL AND REGULAR OUTWARD MAILS.
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8. Africa, Aden, Egypt and EUROPE Macedonia vis Marseille Maries, 5th Deo.
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dae Victoria, B.O., 2nd December Fort Bayard
+27
Shanghai and EUROPE via Siberia
Manila...
Saturday, 8th, Kowloon P.O.
Bag. 9,00 A Lettore 10.00 & ≈ G.P.O.
Beg.
9.45 AM
Letters 10.30 AM
10.00-
10,30 AM
2.80
4.30 M
HT
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Kwesyang... Canion Haru
Wing Wo...
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4.30 PM
5.00 P
5.00 PW
5.00 M
Sunday.
Dth, 8,30 AM 9.00 & Monday, 10th,
Hydrangea
8.00 M
Pros. Madison...
Parcels 3.00 Reg. Lattaru
4.15 PM
-6,00 =
Rou. 5.00 M
6,00 F
T
Swatow ...
Japan, Canada, USA, Central and South America and *EUROPE vis Victoria, B,C,-due Victoria, B.,, {| 28th November...
Bhanghai and EUROPE'vin Siberia
Pres. Madison...Letters
Tuesday, 11th,
TH
13.15 AM
"East and South Afrina, Adar, *Egypt |į. Menonceaux „Letters 10.00
and *EUROPE via Marseilles -- dun Marselle, 12th December
Strails, Egypt and EUROPE via Mar- Perseus
seilles-dus Marseilles, 11th Dec.
Shanghal, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., 0.1
and S. America and #FUROPE vis! | Emp, of Ruuda ›
9.00
9.00 AM
Kowloon P.O.
Reg.
10.00 AM
G.P.O.
A
Rog.
Noon (Boulam P.0.
Beg
10.00 AM
...Letter 10.00
10.00 AM
.P.O
Beg.
11.15 AM
Letters
Nook
Fares 11.15 à 2.
322
¡Hea. 21.15.
·
Vancouver, B.C.dng Vancouver, B.0,
Letters Noon
Fort Bayard, Holkow, Pakboland Haiphong Swałow, Amoy and Fooshow...
29th Nov., and ⭑EUROPE via Siberia
Tonkin
Noen
Bai Ning-
Noon
Wednesday, 12th,
Swatow...
Kanchow Trixen
5,00 3.30 M
***
Amoy
Friday, 14th,
Flaiching
100 3.30
Kowloon F. 0.
Bwatow, Amoy and Foochow
Shanghai, Japan and *EUROPE la Biberis Haruna Mars HUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS Strmite, Ceylon, India, Muorising, *East” and South Africa, Aden, Egypt and į EUROPE via Marszülsämdue. Man Peilian, 14th December
WEEK DAYS.
FROX GP.Q.
From SUKUNGWAN BrandK PO.
G.P.O.
Foxx SHWUYOWA
P.O.
`7.15 am, & +7,802 10.00 pm. 17.00 p.m
FROM
only
Straits and Caloutta
(715 mm. a) (7,80mm & Bandakan
8.00pm
7.00 pa
Bundays Bundays
Lop.a. only 7.00p.m.
(7.10 mimi & 17:30 11. &
1.15 pa Bondays
8,15 am only 6700 pm.
1.30 pm SunLave
8,30 mm.
Lonly
Bux passe 6.00pm,
Manila, Australia, and New Zealand vis) * Thursday: Island – due Thursday
Island, 1st December... *** Btraits, East Africs via Mombas mađi South Africa vin Lourenco Marques! -and-South-American-Ports-a
Japan
$8.00
Macao & Tanaben
(7.15 min, 4) 7.80. ...{1.16 m.
111,50 p.m.
will
keep touch-with-Hong-Kong newa for six months
you
-Kongmoon (sroept Baturdays) -5.00 pm
Kaukong (except Saturdays).
-8.00p
6.00 p.nl.
Batchan (By Train)
7.15.
9.00 1.00
11.0 m.
₤11:00
الصبح 480 4
& 480
AFTER YOU GO AWAY TO
and you will certainly want to know what lá Send an happening. order for the Weekly Presto be sent to you."
"do the rea).
Tai Fo
Bhumeban
Choungshow
Abardeeri
Autan, Fingehan, Bantin,
Sheangahul ́
Balkung... Namtax. Shokki,& Taiping)
(Foto)
1.00 AM. (9.00 am. 18.00 p 19.00. 13.00 pra
10 p.m.
Baturdays
7.15.1
1.00 pm (4.80 pin." 8.80 an 7.00 J
8.30 D
480 p.m.
4.30 pin.
7,00p.m.
7:00 p
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Fushimi Mara
Hinang Ho Sang
Bex. 4.80 Lot 18th,9,00 a w G.P.0. Beg. 945 Letters 9.30 a K-
Saturday, 18th,
10.80 Paroela Noon Gatters 1,00
Tassday, 18th,
Kitano Maru
Beg 8,45 a M ́. Letters 9.30
Wakses Mar
Manila
160
404
t
香
IM
.904
disuta Maru Kmp, of Japan:
Taiping...
Manila, Australia, and New Zealand via Thursday Island-ine Thursday Island, 2nd December....
Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, Easty and Boull. Afrlen, Adm. Krypt and i "EUROPE **s Asrandiss-dos diap
*Superscribed correspondence onİYA
1.20
Wedassday, 19th,
9.30 A
3.80 x 1
(Thursday, 10th,
Parpoln 6:00 Bag., 91st, 9,45 AN Letters 10:30 ♣ M
Friday
Kowelson P. O. Parcela 480 P Beg Stad,9.00 ) A. M
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