MONEY AND MARKETS
THE EXCHANGE MARKET
MESSRS. ROZA BROS. REPORT
Silver prices rose 1/16 yester- day for both deliveries, the quo tations being 18 5/8 for Ready and 18 11/18 for Forward. Silver advices reported China as bought Brussels
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
(BRITISH WIRALEÈ SERVICE.)
12.10 Florins 375 Drachmae 278,316 Dinars .....90.43 Marks Is. 6d. per Rupee as Belgaa
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1933.
"
DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS Hong Kong Stock
Exchange
Sharebrokers'
Association
Buyers Ballers
Gale NORDMA)}
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7.
Buyen
Satiere Salaa Bomina
Banks
$1,820
1,830
8.K. Banks
$1,830
utnim ut!!!
£1301
214
Do. (London) ... Chartered Banks
815
ese
Morcantile Bks. "A"
£25
ETS
..Do.
£18
-$101
Bank of East Axis...
N. O. & S. Banks ......
$7
120.
Am. O. Fin. Carp:
ន.
Ch. Fin. Corp. Ord. 8.
Do. Pref. 8
+41
$6
***
Insurances
On "Amsterdam Athens Belgrade.. Berlin...... Bombay
Sterling Parity
Canton Insarazi com...
+
$336
$1.65
Underwriters
...... 1.65
$585
3688
Union Insurances ...
China Fires
3595
EK. Fires
3230
SSCITONI
$6.30
International Assoc. 3.
1780
1970.
Shipping
$35
Douglases
$341
019
Steamboats
$15
$30
Indos (pret.)
$30
$35
Do. (dof.)
$36
51/3
Shall
581-
Market.
THE
$18
Waterboats
Mining
$15
82 otr,
Amtamoka
180 sta.
.534
Balateos
60 ots.
Baguio Gold
148 ate.
$40
Benguet Consolidated
$41
Dec. 6. 8.13
Dec. 8.
··8.10
585
$43
588 949...
13.70 178-1/04 23.521
562
351 O.R.
22.40
Geneva ....... Helsingfors
16.93
295)
926
Hongkong Lisbon Madrid Milan ....
110 Escudos 25.99) Pesetas AY92,48 Lira
1/53/16 110
1/53/16
110
.40.3/32
-39 15/16
62.1/16
61 13/16
Montevideo
50.88d. per Reso
33 Q.R.
35 8.0.
Montreal
5.07
New York Oslo.....
3.141
Paris......
Prague
Rio de Janeiro......
88.40
15.89
5.05)"
5.12)
1004
41 8.0..
30 obr.
30 oth
30 eta.
Big Wedge
Do. Exploration
35 ott
Do. Goldfield
30 sts.
19
Gold Creek..
$9
Ipo Mining.
#71
Itogons
23/6.. Kailana ********
9.5/-
30
30
1/2-15/32 18 9/10 184
18
18 11/18
$18) Langkata (siu zło) 8.
not
100
$13.40
+14
$4.45
$6,85
38
Explorations........
Shanghai Loans 9.
$6.85
Raabs ******
$13
Tronoh Mine
***
18/ $52
$117
$119
3712
$5.60
47.56d. per Peso
$3973 The Continent sold America was Bucharest ................. 613,Kes Lei
the Buenos Aires inclined to buy at 1/16 over quoted rates. The market was, Copenhagen steady. In America the rate drop ped $/18 to 44 1/18 for Spot. The
market was quiet.
New York advices reported the opening rate at 5.18 1/2 and the closing rate at 5.10 1/2. The man- ket was erratic.
Steady during the early part of the morning but later eased off slightly.
Sterling.
Shanghai
The market opened with sellers at 1/5 11/33 for near leading to business at 1/5 13/32 for January Stockholm" delivery. Later offers at 1/5 3/8 Vienna......... were accepted for January de- Yokohams Livery. The market closed at Silver (spot)
lunch time with sellers at 1/5 Silver (forward) 5/16 December and 1/5 11/32 War Loan January, buyers at 1/5 11/32 for cash and 1/5 3/8 January.
U.S. Dollars,
A small business was done eart ly in the morning at 37. 3/8 for near delivery. The market closed
1st at lunch time with sellers at $7 3/18 for near and 37 7/16 Jan- uary, buyers at 37 5/16 for near and 37 9/18 January.
MA
F
$9.90
75 at.
$17
#4
B $148
"
Yen.
Merchants.. were quoted at 119] 1/4 for near delivery.
121 $1.36
$164
$8
$148
37
$348
Lands, Hotels, and
Venerusia Gold Fida
Dooks, WhaIYOS,
Godowns," eta. --- HLK. & K. Wharves. Providents (old) .- Do. (new)... H.K&W. Docks
S. China Motors 'A'
Do.
#g
Shanghai Dooks S.
New Engineeringas,
Hongkows
244
1118141!!
Buildings
cash.
$8.35
H.K. Hobela
16.30
$71+
H.K Landa....... $71
$71.35
381
Shanghai Landa...9.
$14
Metropolitan Landa..
B.K. Kenities........
$6
$15
China Do ........
$137
Do. Debentares S.
$12
Humphreys ******
$19.10
$81
$140
$12.80
$70
$20
*14
$110 8131
New Asia Hotel... Asia Realtree "A"S
Do.
Chinese Estate......
Cotton Mill
Bwron
S'hai Cotton!
B..$12
Zoong Binge ......
Wing On Textiles (S.)
Public Utiliting
$21
!!!
$119
$13
365
$18
丁蛋
Tramways *******
Poak Truris (old) ...
Do.
$18
(new)...
$71
027
Star Ferrics
398
$100
3241
Yaumati Ferries
$23
$10
Chins Lights (old)....
$9,80
$0.90
Do. (now)...
$72)
H.K. Electrics .........
193
1204
Macao do.
Bandakan Lights ...
13).
Telephones C. Et
*Do.
Rts. Bu
$31
$225
111
Do
Rights $117
#112
China Busos......8.{·
3/
Traction
Do (pref.)..
Industrials
116
Malabon Sugara :... |
31
Caldbeck, or 8
$19
Maogregora/pref.).
$31
Canton Ives
sit
Cements (comb.)...
33 $1.70
$9.50
Da
Boto
Do.
661
$29
$1
$101
39.
eDots.
$4.30
$21
Bopp
(old)... (now)...{
Miscellaneoma
Dairy Farmasecamione
Der A Wings.................... Amusements ******
Constructions, (old}}
Do.
(new)55 ots.
Lane Crawfords... $4.35
Mackintoshs ...onreines
Nanyang Tobacco...
$12.40 Sincerem
"Watsons ..
Wm. Powells
Ch. Etainment....
+07
Shanghai Dollars,
ON LONDON --
18.159 Kroner 25.22 Francs 193.23 Mark
4.867 Dollars 4.867 Dollar 18.159 Kroner
194.91 Franca 164.25 Kronen" 26.93d: per Gold Milreis
18. 150. Kronor 34.58 Schillings 94.58d. per Yea
19.90 83 19/38 110
41/10 O. R. 1/39/10 19.30
*1% 1003/16
Closing Quotations
December 7, 1933.
Telegraphic Transfer... Baux Bills, on demand 1/48 Bank Bills, 4 months
ON NEW YORK:~
Dec. 28
13.65 1/6.1/32.
* 23.47
..550
3518.0.
19,90
83 9/39
1/3 11/18 19.30
1/2 19/32
£12
Xmas Holiday Cruise
Choice of "President Hoover
31
sailing from Hongkong... Dec. 21 arriving Manila
President Garfield"
sailing from Hongkong... Dec. 89. arriving Manila Xmas morning.
RETURNING BY
"President Hoover"
sailing from Manila....
arriving Hongkong.
Ober, the New Year: Holidays Round trip on s.s. "President Grani”
sailing from Hongkong: Des."80 arriving Manila New Year morning sailing from Manila Jan. S arriving Hongkong · Jan. 6.
Dec. 29
Fare includes living on board whilst in Manila,
Special rates for hotel accommodation in Manila if desired.
Bank Bills, on demand 38
Credits, 60 days' right.... nom
ON BATAVIA-
On demand
564
sight
ON PARIS:-
Credits, four "months'
Bank Bills, on demand 585
...sight
1/51
Credits, 4 months' sight 625
ON SHANGHAI:-
ON SAIGON:-
On Demand
1208
On, demand
18
ON MANILA:-
On demand
60
On demand
722
ON JAPAN:-
ON BANGKOK :—
On demand
............. 16
On demand
133 του
OF INDIA-
SOVERZIONS, Bank Buying
Telegraphic Transfer... Bank, on demand ............... j.
#I
Rate
1/B
184
"Were quoted at 110 7/8 for ON SINGAPORE:-
Sbaoghal,
Quite. Sellers were indicated at 1/3 5/8 for near, buyers at 1/3 11/18 December.
U.S. Dollars..
Early advices indicated
sellers
ab 33 11/16 for near but later the buying rate receded to 33 9/16 for near, sellers probably at 33 1/2 December.
IN THE AFTERNOON
in.
the
The market was quite afternoon,..the tone being a shade easier.
Sterling.
done In Sterling business was
delivery at 1/5 3/8 for January finishing with sellers at 1/5 5/16 December and 1/5 11/32 January. buyers at 1/5 11/32 for December and 1/5 3/8 January.
U.S. Dollars
Business was done at 37 1/8 for near delivery. The market closed with sellers at 37 1/8 December and 37 7/18 January, buyers at 37 1/4 for near and probably 37 9/18 January,
Canton Silk Market
From the Kwangtung Raw 80k Testing Bureau, Department: of 10 cbs | Reconstruction, Canton:-
$61
Canton Quotations.
$285
$5
$10.10
#
$3.00
七冊甲
$13
+
**
December 8.- Extra 0.8. 13/15, HK. $570N. Small Extra O.8. 13/15, H.K.
$470N.
Crack N.6. 14/16, HK, #375N," Extra Extra 20/22, H.K, $330N. Waste N.S. Open, HE. #55N. Yokohama Quotations. (
December 5.
Spot, Yen 573.
Bourse 6 Months, Yen 570..
H. K. STOCK
MARKET
YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL
QUOTATIONS
The market has again become doing, quieter, with very little
соль but investment securities tinue to maintain their firmness,
Lands, Electrics and Dairy Farms were being sought after to-day, at slightly improved rates
Sales.
Hongkong Banks, 1830. Union Insurances, 8585. Raubs, 813.40. Hongkong Lands, 971.7
Buyers.
Hongkong Banks, $1820. Union Insurances, 8585. Benguet Explorations, 30 cta. Wharves, 8117.
Ewo Cottons, Sh. $12.80. Hongkong Lands, 8711. Realties, 65.80,
Chinese Estates, 997," Hongkong Trams, 221. Star Ferries, 8981. Electrics, $73.
Dairy Farms, 8281. Lane, Crawfords, -$4.30. Government Loans, 4% Prem." Sellers.
Bank of East Asia, 8101. Wharves, 8119,
Wing On (Textiles), Sh. 10. Hotels; 86.35.
A.0.F.C.
China Lights "(old), 810 Canton Ices. $31.
Wing On (HK), 8140.
BAR SILVER, per of
U.S. INVESTMENT
Deo 27
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE AMERICAN MAIL LINE
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE"
QUOTATIONS ASIA LANDS, LTD.,
(INCORPORATED IN HONG KONG).
Tel. 28380 Gloucester Building, Room 306.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)
+
Pacific Lighting Corps.
New York: December 6.
Dow Jones Averages: High-1939 Low: Dec;
30 Industrials
108.37
41.99 101.98
20 Fails
`16.53
13.33 39.83.
20 Utilition
37.73
40 Bonds
89.07
16.53 $3.89 65.78 61.61
Dos, & 101.98 40.53
81.97
71 down
.70 up:
Repayment of funds collected under rates which have been in-
validated by the US. Supreme Court was about two-thirds com- pleted on September 30, but, des- pite the consequent reduction in cash, financial position" remained sound. The $3 common dividend is regarded as "secure so long as earnings are
maintained at ap-
Change
23.63.36 down
36 up".
Axis Lands, Limited, has received the following report form their New York correspondents, E. A Fierce & Co. There is not much in today's market to show what the immediate future will bring. The relative strength of rails is described as quite satisfactory and we think we shall shortly see farther attempts to put the market on higher ground.
Whost: The better feeling continues. There was some mail buying, but local interests are inclined to oppose the advance. Receipts wern, wery light
"
Cotton: Bouthern selling was more evident, while there was a modest demand from the Continent. The Trade appears to be willing to buy on the scale-down.
proximately present levels. Net for Silver: The decline in foreign exchange off-set the feeling of firm- ness. Commission houses bought moderately. The futures market, how the year ended September 30, 1933,
ever, remained under pressure. was equivalent to $3.09 a common
Business Done: 1,440,000 shares. share, as compared with $3.82 in the preceding 12 months.
Montgomery Ward
Operating returns during recent months have been sufficient to about eliminate the net loss of $3,478,983: established for the six months ended July 31, last. Com- plete co-ordination of operations has not yet been achieved., although the present management has ac- complished market betterment. In eticiency.
Average of Shanghai Stocks
1231 1932 1933———
LAST SALE
148) ~148)
1935
Div.
HIGH 100
LOW FEB. 88.
Deci, 3. Dec, thi
207
3.00 Air Reduction
#104) $102)
1493
49
8.00 Allied Chemical & Dye
87+
20
4.00 American Canyonyana
99}<- 96
42%
·
American Smelting.
-45
437
1874
701
9.00 American Tel. & Tol.......
118)
110%
94).
44
5.00 American Tobacco "B"
758
11
1.00 American Waterworks
221
Anaconda Copper Mining.
141
L012
281
2.00, Auburn "
21+
Bendix Aviation
16
431
18
1.80 Borden Company
21+
Canadian Pacific...
13
201
J. 1 Case be
73
103
994
0.50 Caterpillar Co.
241
243
47
17
1) Chase National Bank
Bid 10jBid
49%
1.00 Chrysler. Motors
51607
3.40 Consolidated Gas of N.Y.
877
Curtiss Wright “.................
2.00 Du Pont de Nemours........ 3.00 Eastman Kodakiss
914
.901
18
18
$6.60
$2.10
$10
M. Greyhounds
B. C. Enterprises us
**
United Theatres ... 8.
81%,
$140
B. Ind. G. Bond... 78.
HK. Gort, Losas... $105)
Wallace Harper.................
LE Wing Games కొల్
Do.
$150 $145
Asia Lands Limited
Gloucester Building Tel: 28980* We offer you a complete brokerage service for the purchase or sale of New York Securities Daily quotations sent--gratis-upon
request. See our investment news on the Financial Page of"
The Hongkong [Daily Press,
Canton Agents
John H. Ferguson & Co.
39, B. O., Shameon,
Tel 18624
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批露
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Electris Auto-Lite Co..
#%. Electric Bond & Share
Electric Power and Light... 0.40 General Electric...
1.00 General Foods
-1.00 General Motors
401
34
1. Gillette Safety"
342
973
46
1,90 Gold Dusb 2.
4.00 International Har
International Tel. k
4.00 Liggett Myers 1.00 Loew's Ike.
Montgomery Ward
2.00 National Biscuit 100 National; City, Bank vin 1.90- National Dairy Products 0.80 Otis Elevator
1.50 Pacific Gas & Electriä!
Packard Motom sm 116C Pennsylvania Railway
Radio Orpa
Bears Roebuck 1.00 Standard: Brands, M
Standard Gaá
1.00 Standard Oil Co. of
Jersey
Bocony-goutte Corn 1.00 Texas Corporation
Trans America.
100 Union Curbrids & 0.00 Union Facile
United Air ind United Co United States.
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