DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
Hong Kong Stock
Exchange
Sharebrokers'
Association
$1,815
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1933.
MONEY AND MARKETS
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
Bayere
Ballers
Lales
Nominal
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 4.
Buyer Sellere
WOLDA
H. K. STOCK
Banky
H.K. Banks
$1,820
*14
2130)
E10
Da. (London) .......| Chartered Banks ........
---
£26)
Mercantile Bks. "A"
£1.30
$104
295
$104
N, Q. & S. Banks
$7
$20
++
341
Ch. Fin. Corp. Ord, 8.
#5
Do
Pref, 8
Insurancem.
3325
$2.10
Canton InsuranGo"......
Underwriter
3575
Union InsuranÖGS
5525
Chins Fires K
$280
16.10
$34
42 ata.
FATIO. 1:18:2!
THU
Do
Bank of East Asia...
Am. O. Fin.Corp: B.
FLK. Fires...........................
| International Assoe, 8.
Skipping
'L'
$18
Douglasem
$34
Steamboats
$30
$35
Indos (pret)
Do. (def.)
58:3
$15
Shell ........
90 ote.
$37
62 ata.
Baguio Gold
$10
40/43 ot
30 ut
32 ots.
Waterboats
Mining
Amtamoks ..............................77 ota.
Balatcospo
Benguet Consolidated!
Do. Exploration |40 ets,
Do Coldfield
Big Wedge
19
Gold Creek.
Ipo Mining.
$71
Itogons
30/.
Kalans ali
$187
$4.60
$6.95
$12
Langkats (single) B.
Explorations. .............) 8.
Shagbai Loans 8.
Raabe ......
Tronoh Mines ******
Venezuela Gold Fida $5.80
Docks, WharyOS,
Godowna, sto.
יביי
Shanghai Docks S.
New Engineerings3.
Hongkowa......... Landa, Hotels, and Buildings
H.K Lands.........8. Shangbal Landa...S. Metropolitan Lands..
Nov. 4.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.)
Oa
Sterling Parity
Nov 9
Amsterdam.......... Athena Belgrade Berlin Bombay..... Brussela
1910 Florina
7.70
7.78
375 Drachmae
580
560
276,916 Dinars **** 20.49 Marks 18. 6d. por Rupre
231
(28)
13.01
13.13
1/6
1/6
29.97)
99.474
1:30
55.44 O.R.
MARKET
YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL
QUOTATIONS
Saturday, November 4. There was very little interest shown in the market this mom- ing, except that some substantial parcels of Hotels changed hands at from $5.55 to $6.60. The market generally displayed "Turther weak-
Sales.
Benguet Explorations 40/43) cts. Hotels $8.50/86.50.
Bucharest Buenos Aires Copenhagen
Helsingfors
Hongkong
35 Bolgas 813,568 Lei 47.584 per Pess 18.159 Kroner 25.29 France ....... 183.23 Marke
530
$327)
$1.70 $570
$595
$270
ness.
Douglases 8344.
Benguet Explorations, 42 cts.
."
$17
Bayers.
Hong Kong Banks, $1,815.
336
Union Insurances $575.
661-
$15
Venz. Goldfelds 88.
ww
Star Ferries" $99.
mal
60 ota,
341
40 cts.
37 cts.
Qua
95/-
$188
$4.60
$8.95
$12
10/-
$148 $8
$6.00
+
#61/6. 60
$76)
10
36.83
Hotels, $6.55.
Yaumati Ferries $24. Constructions (New) 70 cta. Government Loans $3 premium. Sellers.
Underwriters $2.10.
THE EXCHANGE
MARKET
MESSRS. ROZA BROS.. REPORT
Messrs. Roza Bros, have for warded us the following Exchange Market Report for Saturday:—
Silver prices dropped 1/16 yester- day for both delivered, the quota- tions being 181 for Ready and 18. 9/16 for Forward. "Silver advices reported China as having sold. Speculators bought. The market was quiet. The tone was steady. In America the rate was slightly. lower at 101 for Spot. The tone
was steady.
New York advices reported the opening rate at 4.844 and the clos- ing rate at 4.841.
"
Quiet.
Market.
Sterling.
$124
H.K, & K. Wharves.
$194
Providents (old)
191
13
$1,35
Do. (new)
***
$16
H.K. & W. Docks........
$1.20 917
S. China Motors A'
34
18
Do.
$4
3148
18
$350
$8.65
38.60/155
H.K. Hotels
$75 $31.00
$14
$0.50
H.K. Realties.........
12151
Chias Do....S.
$137
Do DebentureaS.
$124
Humphreys
$12.10
New Asia Hotel
481
$140
Asia Renities A ́S.
320
Do.
"S.
$94
Chinese Estates................
Cotton Mill
$13.70 Ewos
**
$13.85) 13,60*
$112
S'bas Cottons.+1=32.
813+
Zoong Singa van
$77.
Wing On Textiles(S.)
112 $131 $7%
Publio Uilities
21.60 Tramways
8154
Poak Trains (old).
373
Do. (new)...
$21.40
515 37+
399
Star Ferries
Yaumati Ferries ... $23
310.40
Chias Lights (old)...
10.10
$10.20
Do. (now)...
$74
H.K. Electrica ....
123
Macao do.
**་་་-
$104
Sandakan Lights ........
$39
Telephones...
F32
$114
China Buses....S.
29
Tractions ARIKKAKS
15/
Do. (pref.)....
$15
Malabon Sugars ...
$21
Caldbeck, Tord.) 8.
319 Macgregorsf(pref.)8,
***
36
Canton Ices
18
$21
Cemente (comb.)...
$2.80
$2.10
Do
(old)... $2.35
5.ota
Do. -(DAW)...
$705
Ropes.....
$28
$292
$9
Banks.
| $2.80
Average Amount.
75 cte.)
$4.20
Chartered
Bank
of
444
404
$2.30
}ota,
Industrials
Miscellaneosa
Dairy Farma .......................
Der A Wings...
$10 Amusementa...
$10.10 Ch. Ebainments................ $10,10)
Constructions, (old)]
Do
(new}}7C_cts.
|$3.00 | Lane Crawfordi.............. 34
Mackintosha
Nanyang Tobacco...
Sinceres............. Watsons
32.10, Wm. Powells
780.
18
***
***
+
$18
110 cta.
-371
:}
cember.
U.S. Dollars.
Geneva ....
Lisbon Madrid
Milan
Montevideo Montreal
Oslo
HO.R
10.90
28.394
29.40"
18.14
16.17
220)
998
1/54
1/51
110 Escudos 25.29 Pesetas 9340 Lire
103.
1032
1
37%
37.7/18.
39
50.7.'16
50.88d. per Peso
37 Nom
363
New York
4.867 Dollars 4.967 Dollar! 18.150 Kroner
4.841
4.85
4.63
4:841
19.90
80 1/32
1001
4
1/34
19.39)
98)
1/2 7/16
1/2.7/16/
81 9/18 .18 3/8
1001
T8) 18.9/10 100
Paris... Prague
Rio de Janeiro
Shanghai
Stockholm
Viena
Yokohama
Silver (spot)........
Silver (forward)
War Loan
(IN LONDON:-
1969 France 164.25 Kronen 28.10d. per Gold MBreis
16.150 Kronor 34.58 Schillinge 24.58d. per Yen
71%
* 13/32
104.5/9.
4 OR 1/35/8 19,401
99
Closing Quotations
November 4, 1933,
Telegraphic Transfer... Bank Bhils, on demand 1/5 Bank Bills, 4 "months''
Credits,
sight
ON SHANGHAI:-
On Demand
ON SINGAPORE:-
On demand
ON KOBE:-
On demand
ON INDIA-
OF NEW YORK:-
Bank Bills, on demand 34† nom Credits, 60 days' sight.. nom O'N BATAVIA:
On demand ...... 542 On Paris:-
Bank Bills, on demand 545
Credits, 4 months' sight 805
O SAIGON:-
68) nom
months'
1/57
110
On demand ... 169
ON MANILA-
60+
Ori demand
ON BANGKOK:--
1175
-On demand
SOVEREIGNS, Bank Buying
Jag
139 nom
1/64 181
Telegraphie Transter... Bank, on demand
SHIPPING COYS.
14
TO COMBINE?
Cunard and White
Star
Lines
Bate......
BAB BILYZE, per ou
J:
U.S. PROCESSING
TAX ON WHEAT
Reduced to 20 Cents] Till Dec. 1
Washington, Nov. 5. Mr. Wallace has reduced from
A couple of transactions were arranged at 1/5 for second half November. The market closed with sellers at 1/5.5/16 November and
London, Nov. 4. 1/5 December, buyers at 1/51 The Directors of the Cunard and November and probably second White Star lines are to hold a half November and 1/5.13/32 De-meeting in London to consider pro- November 5 the Processing Tax on corns from twenty-eight to five posals for a working agreement be-
cents per bushel until December tween the two Companies,
An intimate working agreement 1, when it will be raised to twenty between the two companies would enable the Cunard Company to be- cure a substantial Government loan and 351 December, buyers at 35 to complete the giant liner on which 1/16 for near and 35.3/18 Decem-work is still held up. ber.
It is believed that negotiations Shanghai dollars were, quoted at have reached, the stage of forming 110.13/18 for cash.
a new operating Company, but off- cial confirmation" is withheld pend-
A small business was done at 35 for near delivery. At the close there were sellers at 3415/16 November
BANK NOTES “IN CIRCULATION
Returns of the Average Amount of Bank Notes, in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hong Kong, during the month ended 31st Octo- ber, 1933, as certified by the Man- agers of the respective Banks:-'
Specte
Reserve,
14.30
India, Aus-
cents-Reuter..
EMPIRE CARGOES FOR EMPIRE SHIPS.
London, Nov. 4. An All-Empire Conference will mest in London early in 1934 to preserve the Empire's cargoes for Empiro ships, states the Daily Ex- press to-day,
the formation of the Company: It is learned in the most author tative shipping circles that it is too early to say when the shipping con- ference will definitely meet, but there is a strong feeling in
An organising committee is being many quarters that such a confer- formed and invitations will be "dee- ence is the only solution to the ship-patched to the representative ship- ping crisis-Router.
Nanking, October 29,-In à peti- tion to the Executive Yuan; the Ministry of Railways requests that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs be Instructed to notify the Asiatic" Petroleum Company, through, the British Consulate to remové its oll $8,300,000* | tanks, situated near the wharf for
the Pukow Train Ferry service, to a safer distance from the railway. This step is required in order to Corpn. 131,188,530 123,000,000† safeguard the Peiping-Shanghai Mercantile
tralia and
China .....$14,931,543
Hong KonE
$14.10
归自
བས་བན་་ན་
W
and S'hai
$10
M. Greyhounds
Banking
S. 0. Enterprises ...
$2
$2
United Theatzen... 8.
78,
B. Ind. G. Bonds... 77%
DISE.
HE. Gort. Leann... $103?
$8
Wallace Harper
$170
ILK Wing Oo i...
$175
S'hai Do.
$10
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Daily quotations sent-gratis-upon request. See our investment news on the Financial Page of The Hongkong |Daily Press
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Tel. 18624.
of
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*—In addition Sterling Securtites are deposited with the Crown' Agents valued at £715,600. t-In addition Securities deposit
́ed with the Crown Agents and Straits Government valued at
£3,200,000.
I-In addition Securities deposit- ed with the "Crown Agents valued at £190,000,
Canton Silk Market
D
From the "Kwangtung Raw Sük Testing Bureau, Department of Reconstruction, Canton, China
Canton Quotations.“
November 2 Extra OB. 13/15, HK.:$800N," Small Extra:08. 13/16,- $535N.. Crack N.§.514/16, FÁK. $415N. Extra Extra: 20/22, HLK $395PÅ Waste NS. Open HK. 389NI/
Yokohama Quotations...
November
Closed
train service from possible damage In case of fire breaking out in the AP.C, 011 tanks-Kuo Min.
ping interesta in the Dominions and the Colonies, this month.-Reuter.
* WEEKLY TREASURY
PRESIDENT
tners
13
Fastest Time Hong Kong to San Francisco. Speed with Comfort.
To SAN FRANCISCO 18 Days via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu
Fortnightly sailings Pres. Boover......Nor. 7, Midnight Free. Taft...Nov. 11, Midnight Prea. Coolidge ...Dec. 1, am Pres. Fierce.....Dec. 19, Midnight Fres. Hoover ......Dec. 30, a.
To VICTORIA, SEATTLE 17 Days
via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama
Fortnightly sailinga Free. Grant .................Nov. 10, Midnight Pres. Cleveland ...Nov. 24, Midnight Pros, Jackson ...........Dec. 8, Midnight Pres. Jefferson.... Dec. 32, Midnight" Pres. Grant.......Jan. 5, Midnight
ROUND TRIP FARES TO EUROPE & AMERICA.
Direct Special through rates to Europe via United States. connections with all Atlantic lines. Uhoice of rail lines across » United States and Canada, liberal stop-over privileges for Bight-seeing. Full particulars upon application,
Fortnightly via Suez to Europe & America
Fortnightly salings on Saturdays via Manila, Straits, Colombo, Bombay, Suez Canal, Alexandria, Naples, Genes, Marseilles, New York and Boston.
Pres. Johnson ......Nov. 11, 8 a.m. Pres. Monroe........Nay. 25, 8 m. Pros, Van Buren...Dec. 9,872.
"
"
'Pres. Garfield ...... Dec. 28, 8 am, Pres. Polk
6, 8. Pres. Adama ........ Jan. 20,8 a.me..
TO MANILA
Next Salling..... „Pres. Johnson Nov. 11, 8 a.m
Fres. Taft Nor. 14, 8 p.. Pres. Cleveland..... Nov. 18, 6 p.m. Pres. Coolidgo......Nov. 9, 9 p.m.
Fres. Monroe........Nov. 25, 8 a.m. Pres. Jackson. Dec. 3,6 p.m. Pres. Van Buren... Deo. 9, B...
Connecting with 9.8. MAYON To CEBU, ILOILO, ZAMBOÁNGA
DOLLAR
STEAMSHIP LINES
AMERICAN
MAIL LINE
REDDES PULLIDING-HONG KONG,
CANTON BRANCH 1–4· SHAXHI ROAD.
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
ASIA LANDS, LTD., QUOTATIONS
(INCORPORATED IN HONG KONG).
· Tel. 28380-Gloucester Building, Room 308,-
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.)
New York: November 4
Dow Jones Average: High-1032 Low: Nov, 3. Nov., 4.
30 Industrials
20 Railc
20. Utilities
40 Bonds
308.27
58:53
37.73
89.07
11.22 03.600.00 13.23 32.37. 38.82
16.53 28.04
· 65.78 · 82,24
51 down
Change
23.76 89.16 09 down
45 up 18 down
Asia Lands, Limited, has received the following report from their New York correspondente, 5. A. Pierce & Co. We think the market continues to act as though it is gradually recovering confidence. While business news is neutral and not definitely encouraging, there does seem a some- what greater belief that we shall witness some improvement in the next few months, like the action of rails in the past few days.
Wheat: Opened down on easier cables and then rallied from two to one half cents on commission-house buying. There was profit-taking towards the closa. ...
Cotton: Hedge sales increased but offerings met with a ready"dem- and at the slightly lower levels. Baying was not so aggressive, due to the Crop. Report, which is expected to show an increase.
Silver: Bank and commission-house buying caused an advance at the opening. Prices were held, advancing shortly before the close on. renewed commission-house boying, undoubtedly due to further rumours of remonetisation. Business Done:
1935
DIY. HIGH Low PRs. 88.
301
LAST SALE
Nov, 3. Nov, »
105
3.00 Air Baduction
$102
800
1494
42
800 Allied Chemical & Dys`.............
1354
1344
97
29.
4.00 American Can....
90+
ENA
42
BA
-American Smelting...
45)
448
1374
701
944
44
5.00 American, Tobacco
8.00 American' Tel.&B'
118
114
74+
74
11
1.00 American Waterworks
10
101
22
Anaconda Copper Mining
144
101%
2:00 Auburn
381
21+
Bendix Aviation
131
18
1.60 Borden Company
20-
Canadian Pacific
103
184.
874
294
0.50 Caterpillar Co.
901
London, Nov. 4.
477
17+
1:44 Chase National Bank
iBid. 90%
19%
1.00 Chrysler Mators
42)
081
8.40 Consolidated Gas of NT..
Curting Wright
40
9
22
361
2.00 Du Pont de Nemours....... 3,00 Exstman Kodak
721
8.
Electrio Auto-Lite Colander 6%. Electric Bond & Share.
Electric Power and Light
15
101
- ISSUE Applications Received For
£77,280,000-
A total of 277,280,000 was applied for in Treasury bills weekly tenders. The average rate per omt, was 17/7.87d. as compared with 18/8.201 last week-British Wireless Ber- vice.
PACIFIC ORIENTAL MONTHLY CARGO AND PASSENGER SERVICE
B-0.40 General Electric
1.60 General Foodse 1.00 General Motors .... 1.1. Gillette Safety
30
199
341
101
·271.
18
21
6th NOV
37
M.S. "JUTLANDIA" Sailing on or about.
FOR MANILA...
For Los Angeles, San Francisco, 29th NOV.
etc. via Shanghai
CARGO AND PASSENGEES ACCEPTED FOR SHANGHAI, SAN FRANCISCO, VANCOUVER,
SEATTLE, LOS ANGELES, ETC.
THROUGH BILLS OF LADING ISSUED TO OVERLAND POINTS.
Excellent Passenger Accommodation
Passenger fares Hongkong/San Francisco from G8120 (1st class only) For Freight and Fägige, etc, please Apply tai The East Asiatle Co., Ltd.
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Company
•Agent HONG SLING
Ofios 1 MERCANTILE BANK BOLLDING (TOF FLODZ), 7, Queen's Bo., Uustral
A "LWLKPHOMME : 34071)
1.20 Gold Dust
106.80, International Harventer
International Tel. & Tel. 44:00 Liggett & gare "B 81200: Loew's Inc.
Montgomery Ward
2.80 National Biscuitdage 100 National City Bank ....... 1.20, National Dairy Products 0.00 Otis Elevator
1.50" Pacific Gas & Electrio,
Packard Motors
0.60 Pennsylvania Railway Radio Corpa.... Bears Roebuck 1.00Btandard Brands Standard Gas-... 1.00 Standard Oil Co.
Jersey
Socony-Vacutain Coran.
1.00 Taxaa Corporation Trang-America a 1.00 Union Carbide & Carbon 60 Umia Pacifio
ited Air and; United Cor United St
8482
22 Bid