HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1936,
H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE
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PICTORIAL MAPS
OF
ABYSSINIA
ARE OBTAINABLE AT
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
MOUNTED
50 cts. each
PRICES:
H.K! SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION.
BUYERS
Banks, $1515. Waterboats, $13.
Antamoks, $11.
Bagulo Gold, 17 cts...
Beng Explorations, 10 cts.
Gold Rivera 63 cts.
Raubs, $101.
Land Debentures, $100.
Hotels, $5,20
Wharves, $103.
Providents (old); $1.83. HK. Docks, $8. Peak Trams (old); $51. Star Ferries, $90. Lights (old). $10.35.. Electrics. $70
Telephones (old), $25.00. Telephones (new), $9.90. Canton Ices 21.60.
Cements, $8.20,
Ropes. $4.95. Entertainments,, $3.85. Constructions (new), 30 cts.
UNMOUNTED 25.cts. each
!
BIG PRICES FOR OLD SILVER
Brisk bidding for, old silver took place at Christie's. A small Queen Anne hot-water jug weighing just over twelve ounces realised 9308. ounce, An Elizabethan jug eight inches high brought £205.
RI
YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL
QUOTATIONS
The market continues firm, but business has been somewhat re- stricted owing to the absence of sellers.
BUYERS
Hong Kong Banks, $1,520: HK, Steamboats, $54. Union Waterboats, s13. Antamoks, $158. Raubs, $10.60, Venz, Goldfields, $3. Wharves. (Old), $102). Providents (Old), $1.60. HK Trums, $14.
Peak Trams (Old), $5.5 Star Ferries, $90k.
China' Lights (Old), $10.40.
Electrics, $71.
Telephones (Old), $28.
Cements, $8.30.
HK. Ropes, $4.95.
Dairy Farms, $21.15,
Sinceres, $2.35.
Wing On (BK.), $42). Entertainments. $3.60. Govt. 31% Loan,1% Prem.
SELLERS
Eléctrics, $72, Telephones (old), $28.40. Singapore. Tractions, 17.
SALES
Hong Kong Banks, $1520. Raubs, $10.70.
Humphreys, $10.65,ų
H.K. Trams, $14.10)14.20.
· China Lights (old), $30.45.
China Lights (new), $7.40/7.45. Electrics, $71/714.
Telephones (old), $26/26.10. Telephones (new), $10.20, Cementa, $8/3.10.
H.K. Ropes, $5.
THE EXCHANGE
MARKET
MESSRS. ROZA BROS
Was
The price for spot allver unchanged yesterday. the quota- tion remaining at 20. but there was no forward rate. Advices re- ceived reported Speculators ** having sold. India bought. The market closed steady.
In America the rate WES un- changed at 491 for spot.
The London/New York cross- rate was quoted at 4.961 and the New York/London rate was lower at 4.981.
MARKET
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
Paris
Geneva Berlin
Athena
Milan Shanghai
New York Amsterdam
Vienna Prague
Bucharest Madrid Lisbon
Hong Kong Brussels "Montevideo
Belgrade
Montreal
Tokohama
Helsingfors
Rio
Buenos Aires
Silver (Spot
Biver (forward)
War Loan
DA LONDON! --
(British Winktas – BREVICH)
January 11.
74 49/84 15.171-
N. D. L.
74 25,32
16.20
12.28
12.29
61
60%
1/21
4.96 3/16
4.98%
7.261
7:20
119 3/15
.. 'Li
667 S.
8.8. NECKAR
-36 5/32
36 1/16
1/3 11/18 29.291
8.8. STUTTGART
8.8. ODER
8.9 GNEISENAU
4.971
4.964
Closing Quotations
ON NEW YORK-
1/31 29.22,
い
3
w.
Jan. 18
Jan. 14
Feb. 7
January 12
FAR EAST EXPRESS
SAILINGS TO EUROPE
6.8. ISARM'lles, Oran, Casablanca, R'da02..
Hamburg & Bremen.....
8.6. STUTTGART, Mllen, Barcelona, Southampton,
Rotterdam, Bremen & Hamburg
M'llen, Oran, Casablanca, R'dam., Hamburg & Bremen........
8.8. GNEISENAU... Miles, Barcelona, Southampton,
Rotterdam, Bremen & Hamburg.........Feb. 91
ARRIVALS FROM EUROPE SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI
HONGKONG/SOUTH SEA ISLANDS SERVICE 8.S. FRIDERUN ....... Madang, Selamana, Rabaul, etc. B.S. BREMERHAVEV.........Rabaul, Tulsgi, Kavieng, B.................
Subject to Alteration without Notice.
For Pausage and Freight apply to:
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN
Agenta:
MELCHERS & CO.
CANTON AGENTS: JEBSEN & CO.. Shamena B. Q.
201
31% 1081
Bank Bills, on demand 37 1 të Credits, 60 days' sight. 23 1/16 ON BATAVIA:
On demand
www
Jan. 15 Jan. 17
2.8. STUTTGART.. 8.8. ODER
Feb. 4
S.8, ONRISENAU
Jan. 10 Jan. 18 Feb. 4
**
...... Feb. 1
Mar. 5
Queen's Building, Connaught Rd.
CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
January 14, lose. Telegraphic Transfer... Bank Bills, on demand 13
Bank Bill 4 months'
sight
46]
**** 1/38
OF PARIS:-
Credits. four months'
Bank Bills, on demand 4894
sight
*** 1/43
Credits, 4 month" sight do
ON SHANGHAI ----
ON SAIGON:- ..
On Demand
.... 106
On demand
48
ON SINGAPORE:--
ON MANILA
On demand
56
1.
On demand
641
On JAPAN:-
ON BANGKOK (--
On demand
1204"
On demand
8.8. MARECHAL JOFFRE".
1434
ON INDIA:-
"
Boversions, Bank Buying
Telegraphic Transfer... Bank, on demand.....}859
1/4
BRINGING CARGO Frox
201
THE WEEK IN THE CITY
Crisis In Silver" Equities For Investment
for-
Hain BAR SILVER, për os
British American Tobacco
PROFITS RISE BY £16,190: DIVIDEND THE SAME
1
An increase of £16,190 in net profits in the year to September 30 is revealed in a preliminary statement issued last month by the British American Tobacco Co.
year.
In 1932-33 the gure waS
CONSIGNEE NOTICE.
Voyage N's Aller/ 9.
MARSEILLE, &c.
Telephone 26878, "|
CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
SILVER LINE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
FROK
NEW YORK AND LOS A GELES
THE Motor Vessel
SILVERSANDAL" having arrived from the above Forts are
ARRIVED HONG KONG ON SATUR. - 13th instant, Consignees of Cargo' are: DAY, THE 11 JANGABY, 1938. | hareby informed that their Goods are......
CONSIGNEES are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opinm, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Go- down of Hong Kong, Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd, Kowl ou, whence after landing must be sent in to me on delivery may be obtained immediately
All
or before the Tuesday, 31st Jan, 1936, or they will not be recognized.
Damaged Package will be examined by the Company's Surveyor, Maasri. Goddard & Douglas in the presence of the Consignnes at 10.00 am on Fri- day. 17th Jan., 1936.
Consignees must have a Berende Officer in attendance when any datiable goods are examined by the Company's Surveyora.
No Fire insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
R. OBL Agent.
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NOTICE TO CONSIONERS:
London, Dec. 14. Crisis has moved from Geneva to the London sliver market, The
After deducting all charges and American Silver Purchase Act, as management expenses. etc., and I have said before, was a political providing for
tax: net earnings 'ramp President Roosevelt bought amount t£5,468,171, compared the votes of the aliver-producing with £5,452,981 in the previous Hong Kong, 11th Jan, 1816, states by undertaking that the monetary stocks of the country. £5.403.068 should be one-fourth silver. While
A final dividend of 84. per El the American Treasury was Opened uncertain with indica-cing up the world price of silver of Ordinary stock is to be paid on tions of easiness but later re-acted to the ruin of the Chinese export January 17. This will bring the closing on the steady" side.
trade and of the Chinese banks total distribution up to 20 this political ramp was hardly cent., tax free, for the Ath succes- joke. At least, foreigns could not There were sellers after the open-see the funny side of it as Ameri- ing at 1/21. for January to Chinese cans did. But the tables are now New Year but business was soon turned. China having demone- arranged at 1/31 for January detised süver by adopting a managed. livery followed by transactions at paper currency, we all laugh at 1/3 11/16 for
STERLING
give year
Der
The carry-forward is raised from £2209.642 to £2,357,877.
PROFITS COMPARED
A comparative table shower:-
1935 鼗
1934 1933
£
£
5,460,171 5,452,081 5,403,065
2,209.842 2.071,180 1.969,741
cash. Later 1/3 the discomfiture of the American T Bept. 30 11/16 was also arranged for Jan-Treasury-not to mention the uary delivery and a small business panic of the speculators in silver was also reported at 1/3 for cash who counted on perpetual Ameri-Profit......... The market closed at 1 pm, with
can buying. On Tuesday the Lon- seers at 1/3-11/16 for January don silver market had to deal with Brought In 1/31 for first half of February 5,000,000 ozs. spot and 15,000,000 1/3 9/16 for February and 1/3 ozs. forward. No price was Axed for March, buyers at 1/3 for cash because Mr. Morgenthau refused and 1/3 for February and March
to make a bid. On Wednesday B U.S. DOLLARS
spot price of 27jd:
·Axed· was (against 294d. a week ago) but no Pref. divds. forward price.
There are stocka
Avaliable....
AND
OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LTD. CHINA MILTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD.
CONSIGNEES per Co.'s Vessel
"PHILOCTETËS **
FROM UNITED KINGDOM VIA SINGAPORE.
being landed at their risk into the Go-
dowas of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company Limited, Kowloon, and stored at Consignees, rink and spense.
All broken,cha fed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowis, where they will be examined on Saturday,
Jan, 1938, at 10 am.
All Claims must be presented within 15 Days of the vessel's arrival here after which date they cannot be re-
cognized.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 20th Jan., 1938; will be subject to Boat
by
No Fire Insurance has been effected, Bills of Lading will be countersigned
TURNERS (FAR BAST), LTD,
and Ficor, Hongkong & Shangbai Bank Building Dial 23185 & 23169.
Hong Kong 13th Jan, 1986.
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NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, MREMEN.
TYRE Steamar
T
"NECKAR"
haring wrived from BREMEN, HAM- BURG and Ports, Contiguses of ciga are Bereby notified that their cargo being landed at their risk into the Gro down of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co Ltd., Kowloo where Delivery can le obtained
Consigneer are farther notified that the Steamer NECKAR" has taken HAMBUSG & BREMEN through
ERFEL
*
and KOTKA
All Goods remaining undelivered after the 18th January, 1986, will be subjeci
Bent No Fire Insurance will be effected by
37. Gase whatever.
to
are hereby notified that their Cargo will
discharged into Holt'a Wharf, Kowloon where it will li atrge for HONG KONG & 83. *STABLECK and 5.8; Consignnos' risk and subject to Terha
from STETTIN, OLHAU and Conditions of Storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for Delivery from Godowa
and after 18th Jan.
Optional Cargo will not be landed here unions Notice has been given prior to 7.678.813 7.524.161 7.372 806 Steamer's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final port of call to
ption extenda All broken
orated had deunged Goods Bro. to. be left in the Godown where they will be azamined on any Tuesdays
Consignees must have a Bevense 4.735.936 4.728.519 4,716.626 and Fridays between the
10.45 Am. and Noor within the Free Officer he attendance when damaged. dutable goods are manmined by the Storage period.
No Claims will be admitted after the Company surveyors.
-516 Chaam will be admitted after the Goods have left the Blesmere Godown Goods cars left the Godown and all and all Goods remainitig undelivered
Opened with sellers at 32 5/18 for January, delivery with business
in London Ord. diva. done, later at 32 7/16 for January of about 9,000,000 ozs.
untoki "millions of ounces and 32 3/16 for February The and market closed at 1 pm. with sell could be offered forward by specu- ers at 32 7/16 for January and 32 lators, producers, and the Govern 3/16 for February, buyers prob-ments of India, China and Hong ably at 1/10 higher respectively. Kong. If the price were allowed t fall to its natural levet it might SHANGHAI DOLLARS
return to the point where it stood
I'
-585,000 585.000 585.000
20
20
20
brous
Damaged Packages must be left in the Godown for antination by the Con-
and the Company's Surveyor, Mesum Anderson & Asbe, at 10 am. on the 18th January, 1986) **
amount...
Ord.. divd. rate***% (tax free) Forward......
The 2,357.877 2.209,042. 2,071 180 after the 20th Jan, wil be subject weeks of the Ship's arrival here, afte presented within Twe Sellers were quoted at 108 for before. President Roosevelt entered A quarterly payment at the to Beat
which date All' Ulaims against the Stommer musi
not be respgmaed. that will near delivery.
into his silver-buying fargu- dual rate of 104, tax per £1 unit
Consignees are requested to surrender be presented to the Undersigned, un ar- namery 186. But that would never is also announced in respect of the batone the 3rd Toby 1956, or they their ihr of Lading to the Underrigand
for Countersignatnya, k by the Democratic current year.
MELCHERS & 00., be tolerated
Speaking as the facet last Jan No Piry Labor party managers. President Roose- velt needs the votes of the silver uary, the shairman said that one Benators more than ever before of the company's difficulties was What he must do is to peg the the chaotic state of world ex 13th January, 1996, American domestic price while he changes. With regard to the The market was quiet in the allows the London price to fall future, he added, the company afternoon.
SHANGHAI MARKET Opened with sellers at 1/2 15/32 for spot and closed at 1/2 for cash. UB. Dollars gelers were quoted at 29 15/16 for spol.
IN THE AFTERNOON
STERLING
markat
closed with sellers at 1/3 11/10 for January, 1/31. for first half of February, 1/3 9/16 for February and 1/34 for March, buyers at 1/18 higher respectively.
Issued capital 18 £34,176.761. - 1 which £23,676,781 is in Ordinary stock-NCDN.”
SWIRE
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during the Hquidation of the was well equipped to take advant- SINGAPORE RAW RUBBER speculators stocka Of course, age of any opportunities which Great Britain is the villain of the might occur to enlarge the bust- Latest Singapore Prices Bidding was rapid for other Business was done at 1/3 10:
The ness Elizabethan cups, and for a few cash, 1/3 11/18 for January, 1/33 piece in Democratie eyes, ounces experts were in competi- for arst half of February and 1/3 British Government; it is said, despatched Bir Frederick Leith- tion up to £1,020. A thirteen- 9/16 to March. The ounce tankard brought £720, and
Rose to the East to persuade the an Edward the Sixth cup weighing
Chinese Government to devalue six ounces realised £1,020. Four
the Shanghat dollar and 'to de- articles brought in over 23,000.
monetise silver and having sud- ceeded in this devilish plan, de- valued the Hong Kong dollar and took over all silver stocks for the Business was done at 323 for purpose of dumping them on the February and 32 3/16 for March. American" Treatury This, of been stimulated by its devalued The market closch with sellers at course, is a momewhat fanciful exchange. China thay again be- 32 7/16 for January, 321 for Febr-interpretation of Eastern mogecome a big buyer of silver, but in uary and probably 32
tary events which have formed the meantime the price of silver
SELLERS
Gold Rivers, 7 cts. Hotels, : $5.30. Lights (old). $10).
Gold Rivers, 81 cts. Electrica $704/213. Telephones, (new),
U.S. DOLLARS, AL
that the American Treasury should recognise itself as the mug, Even- ugly, when its export trade has
March, buyers at 1/16 higher re so togically on the can silver must fall until the speculative spectively.
the god positions have been l'quidated.
policy, but it is all
1. B. JOSEPH & CO.
Tuesday, Jan. 14. Messrs H H. Joseph & Co. rờ cerved the
following quotations. in Straits Currency from Singa pore for Raw Rubher
Buyers Sellers
231** 231 down i 231 down i 233
Spot Fub./Mar.
"April/May/22
June July/Aug./
Hong Kong, 11th January, 1986.
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REICHSMARK QUOTA-
*TIONS
(Special to the "Hong Kong Dahw Presa" (Copyright);}
Bern, Jan. 13. Reichsmarks quotations (without
guarantee):
New York Paris
isAmsterdami
Bept
241, down +2415
241 down Market Undertone quietly op
timistic,
London Pack Ster
.40 45 408.25
69.215 12.255
Doddr
Transocean Kuo Min
78,75 to 81
15 05 0.055.