DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
HONG KONG STOCK
EXCHANGE.
Buyer Bollera
SHAREBROKERS, ASSOCIATION.
THURSDAY, Bayere Baler Jala
Baloa Noleal
NOV. 3.
Banki
H.K. Banks
Bank of East Asia....
$1,055
$1,606
£120
Do. (London) **.
214
Chartered Banks
214)
£23
Mercantile Bks. "A"
£23
291
Do.
"C"
£93
8103
***
N. O. & B. Bapka
371
$28
Am. O. Fin.Corp:
М
#8
China Fiu. Corp. Ord
₤$1,60
Do.
Prof.
$1,3 Canton Insurance,
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T
Instancon
Underwritors..
Union InsurancON .......
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER
MONEY AND MARKETS
7
BRITISH STOCKS
$820
China
Fires
$070
$1,180 H.K. Fires
$1,340
$5071
$1,900
International Assco..
shipping
$20
Steamboats
123
$45 Indos (prof.).....
$32
Do. (del)
10/14 Shells.......
Water-boats
1211 $18
APPRECIATE
LOAN CONVERSION REACTION
IDRITISH WIRELKAR BERVICE.]
RUGBY, Nov. 2 THE announcement of the Gov- ernment's £300,000,000 three per cent. Conversion Loan issue, which is the last of a series of conversion operations without parallel in volume in this or any other coun try, was received with enthusiasm
UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES
DECREASE OF 100,000 - REPORTED
(DEITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}
Ituony, Nov. 2 THE monthly unemployment
figures, which will be issued this week, will show a drop in un employment of about 100,000,
This is all the move, satisfactory because there is usually a seasonal increase in unemployment in the period of the year covered by the return.
The success of the operations in LONDON EXCHANGE regarded as eloquent testiranny to
RATES
1932.
GERMANY TO APPLY QUOTA SYSTEM
ON AGRICULTURAL IMPORTS
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
BERLIN, Nov. 2.
defiance of the powerful op position, the Government has decided to introduce the quota
system for agricultural imports.
The countries most affected by the decision will be Holland, Italy, France and Denmark, who, it is feared, will adopt reprisals.
1
RISE IN COTTON EXPORTS
LARGER SHARE OF WORLD) ·
TRADE.
London, September 20-In spito' of Inbour troubles and intenso com- petition from India and Japan, Lancashire made definite headway in the world's cotton market during the last twelve months.
According to the quarterly bulletin of the Cotton Trade Statis tical Bureau, Britain is taking a larger proportion of international trada than it has done since 1926.
The advance made by Japan hai been even more striking, but this boom in Japanese exports may prove to be temporary, na ship ments to India were inflated to anti- cipate the increase in tariffs.
KING'S THEATRE COMING SHORTLY!
"SUNSHINE SUSIB"
in the first eight months of 1932 British exports of piece" goods
amounted to 1,827,000,000 square yards compared with 1,169,000,000 square yards in the corresponding months of 1931, Trade with China and Hong Kong was exceptionally gote and the stoppage of the Shang.. high in the early months of 1999 on hai mills. Exports to India have account of the anti-Japanese boy- also increased this year, but are
(Continued on next column) still much below the level of 1930.
lugin đồng umă gund gum tem 100 manum minn medoemana
B5%
801-
by the City..
$20!
Mining
$181
Bongaots.
Venezuela Gold Fids.
ADMI
$18
$3.80
the work of financial, and Sconomic
ទង់ក
Kailans
Langkats (single)...
T2.10 Exploration.......
T2.30
Shanghai Loans
$10.40 aabs
Tronoh Mines
Benguet Explorations
25/
T
T.
T.
$10.30 18/8
rehabilitation carried out during the past year, enabling the British Goverment to take the fullest advantage of the conditions of monetary else prevailing,
[BRITION WIRELESS BERVICE.]
Rugby, Nov. 2,
Da
Docks, Wharvel,
Godowns, ato.
3149
H.K. & K. Wharron.) $148)
$4.87
$2
(now)...
#201
$10
$8
S. Chias Motors' A'
Do.
"B"
Providents (old). ... $4,00 || $5
İ.K. & W. Docks
$4.57
$2.80 $27 $10
310
1.00 T.6
Great activity developed in thuj gilt-edged market on the London Stock Exchange, and although the earlier sharp advances, were not
fully maintained, quotations re- mained considerably higher Cm balance. War Loan assented closed n 104, well under the best.
Increased demand for sterling and an all-round improvement in rates were recorded on the London foreign exchange market.
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
A.O.F.C. QUOTATIONS
Paris Now York Montreal Brussela
Geneva
Berlin
Stockholm Copenhingen
·Oslo .... Vienna Prague
84 1/10
3.30
304
23.75
17.13
'Amsterdam'
8.211
Milon
64 0/16
$10!
13.92)
10.05
10 7/39 10 11/10
2 nom
111
Helsingfors
230
Madrid
40 7/10
Lishon
100
Athens
580
Bucharest
505
Belgrade
242)
Rio
5 nom.
Buenos Aires
Montevideo
Bombay
Nominal
30 nom
AMERICAN ORIENTAL FINANCE CORPORATION
$11.20
Do.
II.K. Tanda
T.24 Shanghai Laode ...
T.10
Metropolitan Landa..
T.33 Shanglui Docks...
T6.40 New Engineeringe
1.925 Hongkawn coun Lands, Hotels, and Bulidings HI.K. Hotels (ol3) | $11,49|
(new)
$70
H.E. Realties....... $9.30
T11.40 China Do
1.00
11.40
$794/ 65
111.10
Da. Dubantu ea
$18
Humphreys
116
$140
Asin Realtio: "A" M
$28
Do.
"M
1/0 11/64
$100
Chinese Estates ......
Shanghai
1/01 (1)
Ootton Hilm
Hong Kong
1/41 (3)
Ewas
T14.85 T.15
Yokohama
1/3 7/16
***
R$
596
$34)
T71
***
8145
Wing On Textilos(S.)
Public Uilities
522.10 Tramways nooms
Poak Trains (old) ...
Do. (new)...
Star Ferrics
Yauniati Ferries(old) $36
Do
$17,18] China Lights (old)... $17j
Do. (now)...
H.K. Electrica
Macao do.
Sandakan Lights
L
$17
$78
$19
320
$281
T.10
China Buses Only
2/
$274
Telephones (old) ..............! (28)
Do. (now) $28
Tractions
Do. (prof.).................
Industriniai
Malabon Bogare... Caldbecic, Yard.) T.10 Macgregora pref
7.14
30
$12
Canton Ives
Cements feomb.)...
Do. (old)...
Ta (now)...
Ropes
Ubi Agricultures ...
Miscellaneous
Dairy Farms..............
Shui CottonỂ...........
Zoong Sings...
7.78 Ti1.10 $148
Silver (Spot and For-
ward)
*18 3/16
$22.10
New York, Nov, 2. Dow Jones Averages: --.
315)
Nov. Nov.
373
I.
2.
Change.
195
(new) 381
$171
$79
Ch. Etainmenta...... $19
↑
Der A Wings......
318)
Amusements......
444
$8.20
Do.
[new]
$5.00
$21
Constructions, (old)
Lane (
Crawford..... Mackinwals......... Nanyang Tobacco...
Bincoroa
$123 Watsona (oldį - ..............
Do. new)
Wm. Fowells*****
M. Greyhounds......
$3.35
$10
121
V. Enterprises
United Theatres...
B Lud. G. Bonda... 60",
prem. H
K. Govt: Loans...
310)
Wallace Harper
$10
China Sports Ltd....
E.K. Wing Ou
126
30 Industrials 60.22 38.53 1.89 down 20 Rails ....... 26.88 23.33 1.35 down 20 Utilities... 20.04 25.83 .81 down
Messi's. E. A. Pierce and Co. Report.
210-
Today's market further phasized the desirability, for the present, of standing aside and doing nothing. On the buying side there in one, concrete piece of nows ex- plaining the burst of selling this afternoon, but there has been an accumulation of pessimistic views and pessimistic predictions during the past ten days, this having o cumulative effect on the regular dividend of General Motors and Drugs, Ino.
$5,70
$13.60
30
$2
$12
Div,
329
Per
Share,
30.20
$1.40 15.70
Business done: 1,100,000 shares. Last Sale
Nov. Nov.
1.
2.
$491
711 40
49
$3.00 Air Reduction $51
0.00 Allied Chemical
and Dye.......
4.00 American Can. 404
9.00 American Tele.
graph and Telc.
phono
5.00 American To:
bacco "B"
Anaconda Cop
per Mining
A COMPLETE SERVICE
A complete brokerage service for New York Stocks is available at our local Agents:
Asia Lands Limited
Gloucester Building."
Daily Quotations sent-gratis
upon request.
Of interest
FOREST WEALTH
SOFT.WOOD trees growing on fertlie
acres in New Zealand forests are in
·process of building up handsome yields on moderato capital expenditure,
The world's ever-increasing demand for newsprint and the 4,800 other uses for soft wood will be met 'in Jarge part from these forests.
AND then-all these far-sighted Investors in the N. Z. Perpetual Forests bonds-of whom, today, there are over 88,000-will reap the reward of their astute invest ment.
A £30 bond-payable by Instalments— secures from the Company the rights in. -one undivided planted acre of the world's richest pine country. In twelve years it is conservatively estimated that a bond will yield approximately £250; in 20 years, £500.
WRITE today for prospectus covering the present issue and learn of the immense possibilities of this profitable investment.
N. Z. PERPETUAL FORESTS,
LIMITED.
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Telephone 27624.
A.P.B. 13.
Imperial
Imperial
815.60
$12)
8121
65)
33.20
$2,
4,00 Auburn
200 Borden Co. ́.... Canadian
$104
Pacific 131 191
$236
4.00 Consolidated
WEER DAYS.
FUB
FROM G.P.O.
· FROM SIXING WAN BRAKEM P,O.
FLOX G.P,0.
FROM SHEUNGWAN ВВАЛОН P.Q.
$7.15 m, &$700 mm.
6.00 p.m.
17.00 p.m.
4.00 p
$7.15 am, & 1.7,00 x.m." {1.15 p.m.
1,80 p.m.
6,00 p.te 6.00 p,m,
17.00pm! 9.00 2.25 100 p.in.
[8.18 a.m, &} [8,90 mm. §
1.16 J Sandays 8.15 only 8,00 p.ms
7.15 m., & J 7.00 sm, is 6.00p.m.
Sundays 8.80 Lonly
6.00 p.m
6.00 p 4,00 pa
-7.15 s.m.
S'hai Do.
LOCAL, AND BEGULAR OUTWARD MAILS,
Cantón
Bamahul and Wucior (Br) 4.00 p.m.
direct steamer)
Macno & TainsDaÐ
Xonginoon (except Saturdays) Kankong (except Saturdays), Wataban and Waakow_(By) ..Train)
Tai O
Shumchun
Cheungchow
Aberdeen
Stanley ...
Pingahan, Santin
Bhatankok and Sheang
Baikung *** Nemian Berk Twiring
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1.00 p.m.
(9.00 km, '&{
adi pa
9,00 mm, 4
8,00 pm. 2.00 p.m. 5.00p.m.
8.00 $0. 11.30pm. 8,30 E
SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYA 1..3.00 Enatman Kodak 191
11.00am
9:00
11.00
(11.00 8.
46,00 pm)
800. £1.00
·B)
10,80 am
-Shatin,
+8.00 p
10.50
4,50 p.m
100
-7.00p.m
6%. Electric Bond &
Share
0.40 General Electric 151
2.00 General Foods. 281 1.00. General Motors 19
1.00 Gillette Safety. 17
14
1.90 International
Harvester, 201Ł 18) International
Tel, and Tel.
4.00 Liggett & Myers
"B"
3.00 Loew's Inc."
*34*
251
241
Word: 111
Montgomery
2.80 National Biscuit 357
2.00 Pacific Gas and
Electrio Ponnsylvania.. Railway Radio Corpora-
Sears Roebuck:~
1.00 Standard Oil Co...
201
20
184
of New Jersey. 201
0.80 Socony-Vacuum
Corp.
1.20 Union Carbide und Carbon .... 0:00 Union Pacifio:.~ United Statës”
Westinghouse
E and Ming120)
Forty-cent basis.
32151
York .....
1.00 Chrysler 'Motors. 13
Gas of New
4.00 Drags, Inc. ................. 301
2.00 Du Pont de
Nemours.......
2 2 2 123 13 23 24 25 2
OD!
€3)
81
40% 391
201
217
to every
13
551
532
31
311
48
British Business
Man!
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BRITISH DESIGN
RIGHT THROUGH
LABOUR
CAPITAL MATERIALS
The "Imperial" is designed and made in England by people who understand English requirements, Foreign made typewriters, imported from countries using the metric system, lack such typically English signs as "The "Imperial" keyboard has six extra characters just those symbols which the English typist has always-needed but never possessed.
In construction, the Imperial is a "sound British engineering job"-with all that the phrase implies.
MODEL 50
PATRIOTISM THAT FAVOURS THE POCKET
It is, of course, paffiotic to "buy British" in any case. But to purchase a British product that is not only CHEAPER but MORE EFFICIENT than the corresponding imported article, is to combine patrio tism with economy
Which is only another way of saying
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