DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
HONG KONG STOCK.
EXCHANGE.
SHAREBROKERS: ASSOCIATION.
Morcantile Bks. "A"
Hayers Bellers
Bales domina
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS; MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1932.
GERMAN FOREIGN TRADE
DECREASE IN SEPTEMBER.
Berlin, Oct. 15.-German foreign trade returns for September show a further decrease of the export $1,665 surpins which, however, is solely due to the increase in imports by 28,700,000 Marks to 360,200,00 Marks, thus showing an export sur- plus of 84,000,000 Marks a pared with 07,000,000 Marks for August 1932.
SATURDAY.
Busers Bellar
Satve
KO UIDAI
1
OCT. 22.
Banks
$1,676
H.K. Banks
£1201
Do. (London)
140
£148
Chartered Bank's...
E22
201
Do.
$100
Bank of East Asia...
201 $109
N, O. & S. Barka ...) :7)
Am. O. Fin. Corpi
X
#B
China Fin.Corp. Ond
$1.50
Do.
Prot
Insurances
F
Underwriters
Union Insuranoos ...
$2.90
$2.95
#6-201
China Firesto
1875
$1,300 H.K. Fires.........
International Asso...
$4,16
$5
$1,375 Canton Insurances. $,340
Steamboats.
48/19
Shipping
Douglaso
Indos (prof.)....
Do. (af)
#23}
246
132
*
***
$1,90
com.
The Increase in imports largely consists of greater purchases of raw 3:05 materials, which is construed as an unmistakable sympton of the slowly beginning economic improvement,
The export surplus for the first nine months of the current year totals '847,000,000-Marks, while dur ing the same period of the preced ing year it amounted to 1,805,000,000 Marks. German exports therefore decreased in the current year na compared with 1031 by 41 per cent. in value of the goods and by 30 per cent, in their volume:
1941 1221 35/+
Shella
Water-bonta
807. 24/. 3202
Mining
$181
Bongusta........
318
Venezuela Gold Flis 43.73
www.
23/9
Kailans
95/-
Langhats (sid glo)...
T.
Titi TI
144
15,6
1201
$3,60
17 ata
$1451 34.85
191
14.00
1.4
T210 Explorations........
72.30
$30
$2.39
Shanghai
Boubs
Lan8
Tronoh Mines Benguet Explorations Docks, Wharves, Godowns, sto. H.K. & K. Wharee.
Providente (olil)
Da
--- $4.50 | $4.00 (new)...
H.K. & W. Dock
B. Clans Motor® A '
Shanghai Docks
T.285 Hongkow
¡Lands, Hotels, and
Baldings
H.K. Hotels (old)
Do
H.K. Lands $76) Shanghai Lands
T.10 Metropolitan Lands..
H.K. Hosities.
T11.40 China Do
419
$28
$10
$8
Do.
T-51
New Engineerings
g
J40
11,404
T.241
59.85
(now)
neces.
Meanwhile an improvement in the export situation is expected to set in as soon as the negotiations have $148been concluded which were
sitated by the government's intro duction of import restrictions nim- ing at a protection of domestic farm products had the resulting coun- ter-measures instituted by some countries hitherto exporting such products to Germany, and in ex- change buying German industria! products.
$2.20
$10 $10
TDO T.5
11.68/12 11.40.0
HEALTH OF EASTERN
PORTS
The health bulletin of Eastern ports for the week ending October 15 were as follow:
Plague.
Cases. Deaths
J
3
}
$9.86
|1.03)
Do, Debentures
$18
Humphreys
$15
$140
Asia Realtica "A"M
$26
Do.
"B"M
$100 Chinese Estate......
+
Botton Mil
T14.80 Ewas
................................. 14.75 |TI4.90 T14.76)
1.78
Shai, CottonB...........................
T78
TH.10
Zeong Sings
T.10)
Alexandria
$145
Wing On Textiles(S.).
$140
Pubito Utilitie
Bombay
Colombo
$21,60
Tramways
$21.00
$151
Peak Trama (old)....
110
Cholera,
蛋白
Do.
(Bew)...
$71
8913
1914
Calcutta
135
$36
Amoy
134)
$84
Canton
$17.46
317
Do. (now)...
$17
Small-pox.
H.K. Electrica
**་
***** $77
176.00
Alexandria
12
$241
Macao do.
Baghdad
$12
Basrah
Bot
Bombay
Do.
(OW) 1271
|27|/22)
Calcutta
13
T.10
Chins Buzos.......
Madras
30
2%
Tractions
14/.
Do. (prof.)..
Negapatam Pondicherry
Industrials
140
$27
Malabon Bugars
326
T.14
8700
Star Ferrios
Yaumati Ferries (old)
Do
$17.40 China Lights (old)...
(now
27.70/1
Sandakan Lighita ....
$281 Telophones (old).......
Calilbeek, 1(ord.)
T.10 Mucgrogora prof.)
Canton Ives ***
$14.30 Cemonts (comb.)...
Miscellaneous
Do.
$1.45
$5.00
$4,5) 14.10.15
$11
Da
(old)...
312
$31
Do,
(now)....
$134
Ropes
$12.75
ple
Ch: Agricultures...
· 3271
Dairy Farms
€97.80
01
Der A Wingt......
Amusements.....
418
134
Ch. E'tainmente...... $12)
Constructions, (old)| $8.30
$1.35
(new)
85.10
Lane Crawfords........
$21
$10.40
$12!
$11 $3.35
$10
I}
69:1.
prem. 41,
$10
$235
Canton
3/1
Mackinushs
Nanyang Tobacco... $4
Sinceres
Watroue (olds
.Lo.
(DOW]
Wm. Powells
M. Greyhounds
B. C. Enterprises ...
United Theatres.*.........
B. Ind. G. Bonds, H.K. Gort: Loans... Wallace Barper China Sports Ltd..... H.K. Wing Oo...... $236
Do. S'hai
13915
EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
10 10 10.
October 22, 1932.
Un London: --
Telegraphic Transfer... 1/34 Bank Bills, on demand 1/37 Bank Bills, 4 months”
**** 1/4
sight
Credit, 4 months'
sight DN PARIS:-
1/43
Bank Bills, on demand 570 Credite, 4 months' sight 0:0
314.80 ON NEW YORK:- $13
Bank Bills, on demand 224 $12
Credita, 80-dayı' sight. 23§ $3.30 ON BOMBAY :-
Telegraphie Transfer 67
demand
On Calquižā to,
IL
#2
66%
$104
Bank, on demand
O SHANGHAL
LOCAL, AND REGULAR OUTWARD MAILS,
Famelini and Wnchow (By.) 4.00p.m.
direct stener)
Macno & Trinshar
Telegraphic Transfor
Bank, at night
ON YOKOHAMA :-*-*-*-
On demand
โล
ON MANILA-On demand.... 45
ON SINGAPORE:--
On demand ...........
687 SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS ON BATAVIA:-On demand. 657
On HAIPHO
11.30 p.m. Sundays
·BBO MUTA Lonly
8.00 p 100 p.m.
WEEK DAYS,
FOR
Trom 0.1.0.
FROM SHRUNOWAN BRANCH P.O.). -*
FROM G.P.O.
7.15 m. & 7.00 1.30. 6.00 p
17.00 pm
4.00 pan
Inngmoon (except Saturdays) -Kaukong (610upt Saturdays). Fatahan and Wuchow (By)
Train)
7.15 m. & | 7,80 mm, *141.15 p.
5.00 pm
11.30 p.m.
0.00p.m.
Глом BELUNGWAN BRANOR P.O.
(7.16 am. & 7.00 am. & {4,00 p.m.
17.00 p
1,00
F8,15 am, & (8 50 115, 4
1.16 p. Bundays 8.15 am. only 5.00 p.m.
6.00 pm
TWO
7,10a.m.
∙1.00 pm (9,00 am.
7.15.10.
11.00 .. 9.00
Po
12,00
Chemobun
Cheungabow
Aberdeen
Branley
日
fok and Sheung-
850 pulle
180 pun
10.80 232.
Tal
19.00 panta
DXX
18,00 p..
100p.m. &
5.00 p.m.
8.00
12.87 p.z.
§ 11,00 a.m. $45.00 pm.
*6.00
12.00 KR. ---8,30-mari r
10.30.
On demand.......
ON SATRON:-On demand }67
ON BANGKOK÷— ·
On demand... 1401 Bovaasions, Bank's Buying
Rate mesme 1/4 Baz Bilvær, par of same. 171
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MONEY AND
HONG KONG STOCK MARKET
SATURDAY'S OFFICIAL
QUOTATIONS
There was nothing of any import- ance to be noted in the market on Saturday and quotations remain more or less nominal with very little doing.
Balos.
Hong-Kong Banka, $1,075 Providents (Old), 84.00. Hotel (Old), Siz
Hotels (New), 11.40/114. Telephones (New), 827.70/973.
Buyers.
Union Insurances, $515. Underwriter, 82). International Assee, Tls. 4.15. Douglases, $25.
Union Waterbonds, $201. Venz: Goldheids, 83.80. Benguet Explorations, 17 cents. H.K. & K. Wharves, 8148). Providents (Old),. $4.85, Hong Kong Landa, 870. Shanghai Cottons, Tls. 52. Zong Sings Tis. 11.10. Hong Kong Trams, $21.00. Star Ferries, $011. Yaumati Ferries (Old), $33 .H.K. Electrius, 276).
Telephones (New), 827). Dairy Farms, 899974. Sinceres, 813.40. Wing On (H.K.), 9233. ILK. Amusements, 816). United Theatros, Tls. 3).
Sellers.
Watsons (Old), 8121.
MESSRS. G. A. HARRIMAN'S REPORT
OCTOBER SETTLEMENT
APPROACHING
1
were
MARKETS
NEW YORK STOCK
EXCHANGES,
A.O.F.C. QUOTATIONS
*S
30 Industrials 61.01 80.83
.10 down 20 Rails
... 27.28 27.20 .02 down' 20 Utilities ... 27.01 20.01.07 down
Mosste. E. A. Pierce and Co.)
Report.
A continued dull trading market
is indiented, with perhaps some fur- ther, irregularity."
LONDON EXCHANGE
RATES
[BEITIBO, WIRELESS SERVICE')
Brussels
28) nom. 1147
230)
41 5/18
New York, October 22, Dow Jones averages:-
Oct
21.
Oct.
Paria New York
Rugby, October 2.
96 3/32
3.30)
Change.
Montreal
3.00)
94.34%
Geneva
17.521
Amsterdam
8414
Milan ..... Berlin
001
14 214
Stockhobn Copenhagen Oslo
10.371
19 201
10.80
Vienna
Business done: 400,000 shares,
Prague
Diy.
Last Shle.
Per
Oct.
Oct.
Helsingfors Madrid
Share.
21.
22.
$3.00 Air Reduction.. 853; · 854)
0.00 Allied Chemical
Lisbon Atbens
Bucharest
and Dye- 4.00, American Can... 40) 6.00 American Tele-
701
703
60
Rio. Buenos Aires
Montevideo,
graph and Tele- phone
101 0018
Bombay
To-
Shanghai
bacco "B"
Hong Kong
623
031
Yokohama
Anneonda Cop
Silver (Spot)
per Mining
et
0
1/4 7/18 17 11/18 Silver (Forward)...... 17 13/16
4.00 Auburn 2.00 Border Co.
Casadion
401
401
20
28
Pacific 13
131
138
5.00 American
100 Chrysler Motors13) -4.00 Consolidated
Gas of New : York
041
351
4.00 Drugs, Inc. 32)
321
2,00 Du Pont de
Nemoura....... 321.
321
3.00 Eastman Kodak 50 0% 8. Electric Bond &
401
Share
921
3.
0.40 General Electric 132
1472
2.00 General Foods. 20
281
1.00 General Motors 12
12
1.00 Gillette Safety J5]
151
1.20 International
Harvester 21
201
International
4.00
Tél. & Tel Liggett & Myers
01
91
54
531
3.00 Loew's Inc. .... 25}
Montgomery
.
25
2.50
2.00
Ward 11 National Biscuit 33 Pacific Gas & Electric
111
09
271
201
Pennsylvania
Railway 14
-
Radio Corpora-
7 tion abou.......... Sears Rochuck. 18] 1.00 Standard Oil C5.
7 18%
—
of Now Jersey. 20 0.80 Rocony-Vacuum
Corp.
of
BR
0.00
1.20 Union Carbide and Carbon..... Union Pacific United Stater Steel
13
03
35
Westinghouse E.
253 & M.
110
673
575
31 nom. Nomina!
30 nom
1/0 11/04 1/0 0/32 1/41
UNCLE SAM'S'
LITTLE BILL
G$124 MILLIONS FROM EUROPE
THE TRANS-SIBERIAN
ROUTE
THOMAS COOK & SON'S
ARRANGEMENTS
Thos. Cook & Sons, Ltd. state that they are in a position to make all arrangements for travel by the Trans-Siberia Express
Trans-Siberian
Trains, They also reserve nccommodation, on connecting steamers or trains ju the Far East and after leaving the Trans-Siberina, Express, and issue all necessary travel and sleeping rar tickets to any distination in Europe or beyoml,
*The
Express loaves Manchuli every Monday, Thursday and Saturday, composed of the different types of sleeping as later described. In addi- tion, each train has a restaurant- tar. When applying for accommo- dation please give date of depar ture from Manchuli. The Trans- Siberian Express leaving Manghu
i on Mondays is a train. de luxe jon supplementary charge eing made) and has first and second éategory accommodation only.
"Passengers desirous of travol- Bug are recommended to giva tho longest possible notice of their re- quirements.
"Passengers have the assistance of the representatives of the Chin- ese Eastern Railway on arrival and departare at Dairen, Harbin and Manchali the Sovtorgfot in U.S. S.R.; our Agents, the Weltreise bureau Union, at Berlin and the own offices and interpreters at all. principal cities in Western Europe, Being associated with the Wagons- Lits Company we are in a particu- larly favourable position to handle traffic by the Trans-Siberian route as the Wagons-Lits Company con- trol the sleeping and restaurant-
etc.
Washington, Oct. 16.-European debts due the United States on December 15, the first major pay cars attached to the principal, ments since the expiration of the trains in the Chinese Entorn Rail- Hoover moratorium, amount to way, and from the European fron- 8124,034,421.48, according to the tiers for the journey on to Berlin, latest compilation of the treasury Vienna, Roine, Paris, Oslo, Stock- Great Britain is the largest holin, Brussels, Ostend, Calais, etc.. debtor with an installment due of 805,550,000. France in second with
"Prospective passengers by the a debt of 819,201,432 and Poland Trans-Siberian route are advised to third with a debt of 84,427,080. consult us early as to passport and Next in order are Belgium, Czecho-visa requirements when we shall be siovakia, Italy, Estonia, Finland, happy to give them the benefit of Latvia Lithuania and Hungary: latest information received and to By far the greatest portion of render any assistance in our power, the total amount is payment of "Our Shipping and Forwarding • interest instead of principal. For Department undertakes to collect this reason the machinery in the and forward heavy or superfluous de- various debt agreements providing baggage by sea routs to any for postponement of payments for stination and to attend to all form- two or more years is not useful to alities in connection therewith.
Roubles may not be taken into many of the debtors because provi sion was, made in the original debt the U.S.S.R. Our Banking De funding agreements only, for post-partment will advise in regard to ponement of payments on account travel funds and we recommend of principal.
The Case of Great Britain, An example is the case of Greas 23Britain, which on December 15 will owe B85,550,000 in interest and, only 830,000,000 in principal. The fal} 35 French payment this time is un account of interest and the same 231 is true for Italy, which owes $1,245,437, Belgium, which *****82,125,000 and Lithuania which owes
92,380.01.
owe
cach passenger to carry a supply- of our Travellers Cheques which, are issued in Sterling or limited Cook's Far States currency." -- Eastern Travellers' Gazette.
SCOTCH WHISKY
A RE-ASSURANCE AS TO QUANTITY AND QUALITY.
With the approach of the October of amount Settlement a certain liquidation has been in evidence during the week under review and consequently rates in some acctions eased slightly and generally speak. ing trading was on a rather narrow range as is often the case when nearing Settlement, Cements alter being firmier clotted again around 14.15. Hotels were done in quantity between $11.95 and 812.30. Providents (old) changed hands at 81.00 to $5,000 and Lights at 817.30 to $17.50, Realties enjoyed a brisk inarket between 80.80/0.00.. Ewas were wanted at $14.60. In the In vestment section Trams were done at $21.00/2, Electrica closed in strong demand at 8702, and Tele phones
wanted at 828.00. Lands held well at 870 after busi nesa done at 878. In the sterling section Banks were better at $1,675, but Unions were practically un- changed at 8505.00. Activities were more or less confined to Settlement changed hands at $78., and continu.
Messrs. Jardine, Matheson, solo accounts towards the close, and it'ed in demand. Hong Kong Realtys will not therefore be possible to were transacted at 80.90, closing use of the regular machinery for agents in China for White Horse judge the trend of the market until slightly easier with sellers at 39.85 pastponement in the original agree. Whisky inform us that.
menta lies in the requirement for "Considerable discussion has been about the middle of next week. We Cotton Mills. Ewo remained
90 day notice if postponement is aroused by the statement that a have a feeling however that perhaps very firm and were dealt in
intended. This would require the large number of distilleries in Scot the present, easiness may prove to Tls, 14.60714.00.
debtor nations to inform the Unit-iand do not intend to open this be only terapprary.
Public Utilities-Trams changed ed States on September 15 that they season, owing to the existing large Banks-Hong Kong Banks im hands at $21.00/22., and more intended to delay payments due stocks in bond an the gradual de- proved a little and changed hands shares could be placed at $21.85 December 15. Escape from this recline consumption, due to over at $1,075.00, Bank of East Asins Star Ferries were enquired for at quirement is possible, however, by taxation. The consumer of Scotch continued in request. at $100.00. 891). China Lights (old) were done!
securing written waiver of notice whisky however need feci annex- Insurances-Unions were done at at $17.30/17.50 closing easier at the requirement from the secretary of yousness alout the situation. He is 8505/10. China Under-writers were former rate. Electrics after hav-treasury. This occurred last year now getting and will continue to sought for at 82.05, sellers asking ing been put through at 70/78 in the case of German payments on get even finer whisky then in pre- were wanted at 8703 towards the account of the Mixed Claims Com-war days. Unlike so many other close. Telephones (new) firmed up mission awards. It also occurred products, of which there has been to a buying rate of $27.80.
this year in the case of a saml over-production, the stocks of whis- Miscellaneous-Cements (comb.) payment of $130,000 due by Greece ky now in bond are getting better were negotiated at $14.18/14.75. on July 1, the day after the mora and better, as they age. Many of the Highland malt whiskies largely Ropes were quiet at 812), Dairy forium expired.
To Help Payment.
used in the leading proprietary Farms continued in demand at 8271 without attracting any sellers ConThus a nation such as Czechosio blends are now equivalent to fine structions (old) were sought for at vakin, whose December payment is liqueurs. Scotch whisky as shipped. at 84.80.
Hotels and Real Estate,-Hotels 88.40 and the new shares could fetch entirely on account of principal, to Chinn is now older and better could wait until a few days before than ever, and in 1833 will be older (old) opened very steady, but eased buyers at 812 Sincere were ask the obligations mature and then by and better still Kranke
proper negotiations with the sere White Horse Whisky”: they in- off to $11.05 at the close, sales havad for at $15.60.
$3.00.
Shipping. Douglases were in de mand at 894). Union Waterboats remained unchanged with buyers at $203.
Docks, Wharves ant Godowns, Wharves remained in demand at $148). Providents. (old) had buyers
at
An additional complication to
Daystary of the treasury secure waiver form ús, "is now older, and better of the 90 day notice requirement than over, and in 1903, and the fol and announce its intention of lowing years, will be older and using the postponement machinery, batter still."
ing been effected at $11,05/12.00 for Forward Bettlement the Settlement Hong Kong Lande. October 25, November 20
(Continued on next Column.): December 20