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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1932.
MONEY AND MARKETS
VIRKITY
STOCKS
AO FC Augrage of Shanghai Stocks
13
HONG KONG STOCK DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
MARKET
SATURDAY'S OFFICIAL
REPORT
The firmness noted at yesterday's close gained further strength this morning Lights, Hotels, Comenta and Realties all registering sub stantial advances, and closing at 815.60, $10.00 $10.30 and 88,00,- res- poctively, with buyers predominat ing
Bales.
י
Hong Kong Banks $1,665/1,075) Union Insuranceà #660,
HONG KONG “ STOCK EXCHANGE.
Buyers Sellars
Sales Mominal
$1,575
SHAREBROKERS ASSOCIATION.
SATURDAY. DEC. 24.
F.K. Banks 11,660
Do. (London)
Chartered Banks ....
Do.
Insurances
Canton Insurances.
Underwriterso
1,886/1,675
2116
£13
P03
Marcantile Bks.“
A
29
Dom
BO!
1200
Bank of East Asiaki.
$108
N. O. & Barks 17.35
$29
Au. O. Pin.Corp: M
1.6
China Fin. Corp. Ord.
Underwriters 2.60
1.1.50
Pret
Hotels (Old) $10.40/104.
Realtios $7.55/8.10, "
$1,9400)
$1,369
Hong Kong Trams #201..
14.60
Electrics 8743/70.75,
36671
$660
Union Insurance...
$8,80
$856
Telephones (Now) $25.70. Coments (Combised) $9.85.
Bayers.
1630
China Fires
www.c
$1,100
H.K. Fire...............
$695
|||1,20
T4.15
Shipping
27.70
Douglase
H
$40
Intios (pref.)
***
Shell
Do. (det)
Hong Kong Banks $1,675. Canton Insurancos $1,240, Union Insurances $587).
Hong Kong Fires $1,100 International Assce. Tir. 4.35. "Douglasen_827.70,
Benguet Consolidated $18),
International Assoo..||
Steamboats...............
$98
B5
BO/**
318
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SHIPBUILDERS, SHIP REPAIRERS. BOILER MAKERS,
FORGE MASTERS,
OXY-ACETYLENE AND
ELECTRIC WELDERS,
MECHANICAL AND
ELECTRICAL
ENGINEERS.
18.00
(84.W]
$21.30
Frid
(06.19
A.O.F.C. MARKET COMMENT
December 20, 1932.
hardened under the influence of a The action of the Stock Market riss in yarn, business being done at was rather anemic during the past 14.60 December, and 14.80 January," week. Small turnover and narrow with bayers at that rate. Soms fluctuations characterized the dif-improvement was noticeable on ferent sessions. It could be observ Monday, with the approach of ed, however, that there were a num- Settlement Day, when after absorb- ber of batter known issues which ing the selling orders the Market acted well. Thus, at the beginning closed steady. Cathay Lands change of last week, Shanghai Lands were ed bands at 11.80 December and very firm, business was done at 251 more shares could be obtained at and 25 December, with good buyers, that rate. Shanghai Docks were
buying until there is an improve- ment. in clearances, and owing to the general tightness of money, it is expected that it will be some weeks before, there is any appreci- able improvement in the offtake, · ́
An extreme cautiousness seems to be the characteristic of business sentiment and a waiting policy ap- pears to be more definitely fixed as the only one to pursue under exist- ing circumstances. As values will take care of themselves when the earnings basis for values is broaden at the last rate. While business steady with buyers at 944; Ewosed, there is no fear that sound in. vestment issues with longer specula- continued to be generally quiet, Lawere quieter with sellers at 14.80tive appeal will be sacrificed at tascos seemed to be receiving steady January and 14.60 December. Buy these levels. support. There was good "demanders were offering 14.70 and 14.50 for Ewos on Thursday and bus respectively.
ness was done at 14.80 January. Little, change has taken place in The Market relapsed into listless-piece goods during the past week, ness on Friday and the major part the market, on the whole, being life- of activity was confined to liquida- less. The general attitude of the tion for December settlement. Ewos dealers is to hold off from further
OF HONG KONG, LIMITED. THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
SALVAGE TUG "TAIROO"" WIRELESS CALL
V.P.G.N. 600 METERS,
NEW YORK STOCK"
December 14,1932 21.01
High for 1831-32 Sept. 19, 1831 28.60 | Low for 1031-32 July 12, 1932 19.00 December 19, 1939 20.98. December 20, 1939
Settlement Day
EXCHANGE
A.O.F.C. QUOTATIONS
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
Raubs $11.20.
48/11
$184
Wharves $141},
Providents, (Old) 84.45.
Providents (New) $1.60.
Hotels (Old) $10).
Hong Kong Lands $74.
Humphreys #144,
$11.30
Realties $7.00 -
Chinese Estatės 208.
Hong Kong Trams 820.40.
Star Ferries.8913-
China Lights (Old) "#15.
$141
China Lights (New) $145, Electrics 875.
16.45
$1,50
Cements (Combined) $9.80.
$94 no
T.90
Dairy Farmis 828).
Government Loans 9 per cent.
premium.
י'
• Hallam,
Shell (Bearer) "48/1}, Electrics $752. Malshon Sugars $271. Constructions (Old) #6.10. Wallace Harpers $10.
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
Paris New York
WIRELESS SERVICE.]
132
$20
Waterbosta
Von Mining Benguets......
$4.90 Vancruel Gold Fids.
28/3
Kailans SAFETY TA Langkata (sin gio)....... T210 Exploratione..............
T2.30 Shanghai Loans,
1
Haabs *******
Tronoh Miner
83 ete. Benguet Explorations Books, Waszre, :
Grodowns, ate.
H.K. & K. Wharves, $147" || $143.
-Providents (old) |---| $1,48
Do. (new)... $1.60
H.K. & W. Dooks
B. China Motoru * A.'
Do
Shanghai Docks
"B
T830 Now Engineerings T.196 Hongkews ...
Lands, Hotels, and Bulidings
$4.50
站
T.
$11.20
16/6
T.61
TOBITION
Rugby, December 23..
85 7/18
Montreal Brussels
3,331 3.891
Genev
24.00) 17.31
Amsterdam
8.30
Milan
45
Berlin
13.00
Stockholm
.18.30)
Copenhagen
Oslo
19.29 19.40
Vienna.
28) nom.
Prague
112)
Helsingfors
New York: December 24
Madrid
40 15/16
Dow Jones Averages: High-1932
Low: Dec. 23
Dec. 24
Change
Lasbon
109,
80 Industriala
88.76
41.22 36.80
87.08. 1.18 up
Athens
625
20 Rails
41.30.
13.93 24.05
20 Utilities
36.11
16.52 26.35
24.4843 up 26.65 ..30 up.
Bucharest
660
Belgrado
247
40 BondsTM
83.26
65.78 7603-76.81 | »,01 down
Rio
51
Buenos Aires
Nominal.
'30 nom.
1/8 11/84 1/77 1/33/16.
1/31
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3101
10.40/10
30.60
R.K. Hotel fold). $10.95
Do.
103)
(new)
$74
H.K. Landa
T.16
Shanghai Lands'...
$7.99:
7.65/8, 10
T:10 | Metropolitan Landa,
H.K. Healties.....
38
$8.50
T.109 China Do
M$140
||1828
$98
1.08 Do. Debentures
Asia Reastics “A”....
''Do."
Chinese Extaten...
Cotton Milla
T14.40 Ewo (T14,40
T.78 Shai Cottons........
Humphreys and 314.90)
T.72]
4.11 Zoong Bings
$130
Wing On Textiles(8.)
(1118)
Public Utilitas
$20.40
Ermin ways- 10.4
201/2
$15)
Peak Trams (old)...
$162
$8
Do
(new)
$77
Star Ferrics
$91
$344Yauniau Ferries(old)
$43
$831
Do (DOW
oum, rights
Now is call
31
Chius Lights (old)... $15,18
Do, (now)...
$144
475
$75) | $741/.[70/75
H.K. Electric 6741
7436/ 60
$12 180
$26.70
***
T.10
120.
Macao do
Sandakan Liglite .........
|Telephonce (old),
Do,
China Busest Tractions
Do (prof.)
ન
828
**Industriala'
$271
Malabon Sugara,
$87
T14 Caldbeck, "[(ord;)]
T.104 Macgregora..(pref.)
36
Canton Look -
$5,80
09.85
Cements (comb.)....
$8.70
Dot (old)...
0134
Do
$10
Ropes
$7
Ch: AgriculturaR
1984
Length 787. Feet.
1932
Div. 8.
LAST BALE
Length on Blocks 750 Feet. Depth on Centre of
Hron Low PER. SH.
31A
3.00 Air Reduction
257 8674
87
42
6.00 Allied Chemical & Dye
701.
78
SIII (ELW.0.S.T.) 84 ft. 6 ins.
THREE SLIPWAYS.-
737
Yog
4.00 American Can ....
521
53
1371
714
9.00 American Tel. & Tel.
101
102
44
6.00 American Tobacco
57
181
184
3
Anaconda Copper Mining
Capable of Handling Ships Op to 4,000 Tons Displacement
281 4.00 Auburn
43
201 2.00 Borden Company
Canadian Pacific
93 94
134
31
-1.00 Chrysler Motors
151
€8
311
4.00 Consolidated Gas of N.Y,
078
57
4.00 Drugs, Inc.
4.
221 2.00 Du Pont de Nemours
871
30
3.00 Eastman Kodak .....
8%. Electric Bond & Share .............
8
0.40 General Electric
19
2.00 General Foods
76
1.00 General Motors
10%
1.00 Gillette Safety
10
4.00 Liggett & Myera "B"
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Local Sport:
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E. A. Fierce and Do, Report. Today's market is typically a preholi- day affair. It seems that we can fairly count upon at least a mod. erate rally and at this point, we like particularly the market action of chemical issues.
Business Done: 330,000 shares,
80529988596898392882968966 388ES
1.20 International Harvester.
International Tel. & Tel.
3.00 Loew's Inc.
Montgomery Ward ...........
2.80 National Biscuit....
2.00 Pacifio Gas & Electric
Pennsylvania Railway
Radio Corpo
Sears Roebuck
1.00 Standard Oil Co. of New
Jersey
0.40 Bocony-Vacuum Corpn...
1:20 Union Carbide & Carbon 8.00 Union Pacific
United States Steel Westinghouse E & MAH
PIECE GOODS
MARKETS VERY QUIET.
The Chamber of Commerce Fort- nightly Price Current and Imports Report states that the following re
Dec. 23 Dec. 24.
18
19
384
Montevideo
Bombay
-Shanghai
Hong Kong.
Yokohama ni
Silver (spot & forward) 16 13/10 War Loan 3 per cent. 981
EXCHANGE
CLOSING QUOTATIONS
-Domber, 64, 1933.
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Telegraphic Transfer...
Bank Bills, on demand 1/8 Bank Bills, 4 months'
might
Credits, 4 thonths'
sight...
OR NEW YORK:-
1/3/
Bank Bills, on demand 1
Credits, 60 days' sight.. 19"
ON PARIS-
!
Bank Bills, on demand sai
Credits, 4 months" sight 672
ON INDIA:
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OF SHANGHAI -
On Demand
ON KOBE
> On demand
ON: MANILA:
On demand. OR SINGAPOAR. 16 On demand ON BATAVIA ****
Onemand: ON SAIGON
On demand.. ON BANGKOK —
On demand SOVEREIGNS, Bai
The latest Cotton prices to hand Rate ne are those of the 22nd inst American Mid. "Spot Egyptian Sakel F.G.P
Spot!
Woollens,
BAR SILVER, per oz
15d.
7.140
The market for Woollens remaine depressed This season-is perhaps
porta bave been received to the worst ever experienced in Hong
The year end Buds the market for Grey and White Bhirtings for quiet and there is only a VROOM I
Kong and South China and is no doubt the result of the unprecedent ed economic crisis facing China: ar
offlake for “local”: comer tions result of a variety of causes, Shanghai-made Greys are reported among them being floo
to be movingwink air,quaativiss
South Ching, butza apanese & goo Care still subject to a severe boyco Home improvements in, demand looked for Chinese New
when buying for -keta should take pl
rices show Huli
$180 87
$181
Dalry Farma on $18.00 $90.
Der & Wing
Amusements yo
$18.30 Ch. Etainments,
Constructions, (old)
De (new)
$8.10
51,40
$8.40
Lane Crawfords.com
$21
Mackintosha
441
Nanyang Tobacco...
$16
'512)
Watsons (old)*****
$11.40
38.36
Sinceros
Do,(now)
Wm. Payella.........
$10 M.Greyhounds.****
M.-U. Enterprises
United There
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$10. 1936
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$1.30
35.95
$15
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