N. D. L.
FAR EAST EXPRESS.
SAILINGS TO EUROPE
M.S. TRAVE...
Antwerp, Marseilles. Casablanca, Rotterdam, Hamburg & Bremen via Saigon. Singapore............
8.6. SCHARY HORST... Manila, Belawan mui "Penang.
M.S. HAVEL.
...Mar. 24
M'lles,,Barcelona, Palma D. M. Southampton, Rotterdam, Bremen
Hanburg
Mar. 26
H
Marseilles, Casablanca, Rotterdam,
Hamburg & Breen............................ pim.Apr. 7
ARRIVALS FROM EUROPE) SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI
8.S. SCHARNHORST Mar. 10% S.S. GOSLAR
Mar. 19
M.S. EAVEL S.S. SCHARNHORST 9.S. GOSLAR
Mar. 6 Mar, 10
MR. 20
HONGKONG/SOUTH SEA ISLANDS SERVICE 9.S. BREMERUAVES.... Manila, Rabaul, Tulagi, Kavieng, etc... Mar. 11. S.S. FRIDERUN ...Madang, Salamaua, Rabaul, etc.
Subject to diteration without Notice.
Fur Passage and Freight apply to:
Apr. 11
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN
Agents:
MELCHERS & CO.,
Queen's Building, Connaught Rd.
Be
Telephone 26878. CANTON AGENTS: JEBSEN & CO., Shamees B. O,
S.S. "BENMACDHUI”
Sailing for LONDON, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG, and LEITH (direct)" on or about the 9th March.
Cargo will also be accepted on through Bill of Lading to the usual transhipment ports.
S.S.
Tel. 22333
Next Sailing for SHANGHAI & JAPAN
BENNEVIS March 13th
19
For Fraight and Passage apply to:-
W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD.,
York Building.. Agents:
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD.,
SINGAPORE RAW. RUBBER
Latest Singapore Prices
AMERICA TO PURCHASE. CANADIAN SILVER
Washington, Mar. 4,
The United States Treasury, "a- day announced that it would henceforth purchase Canadian newly-mined silver, only through the Bank of Canada, however,
The Treasury insisted that there 1. B. JOSEPH & CO.
was no particular significance to this move and that it Thursday, Mar. 5.
will only centralise the buying of newly- Messrs. H. B. Joseph & Co re-
mined Canadian metal, to be celved the following quotations
bought at the prevailing market Straits Currency from Singa-
prices. pare for, Raw Rubber.--
..
Spot
April/June
July/Sept.
Oct./Dec.
Bayers Se'lers 251 up i 251
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1936.
THE EXCHANGE MARKET
MESSRS, ROZA BROS.
1
Sliver prices rose 1/16 yesterday for both deliver.es. the quotat ons being 10 3/16 for Ready and 19 1/16 for Forward. Sliver advices little reported that there waS speculative buying and after the cficial xing India was a
smał seller but there were some spaen- Intive buying at fixed rate. In Americn the rate was unchanged at 44 for Spot.
The London/New York CTOSS- fale was lower ot 4.981. New York/London was quoted at 4.39.
MARKET
Steady during the early part of the morning but towards lunch time the market appeared a shade Easier for forward delvërles,
STERLING
Opened with sellers at 1/3 11/18 for March/April with business done at 1/3 11/16 for ready and 1/33 for March followed by tran- sactions later at 1/3 11/16 for May and 1/3) August. The mar- ket then eased off slightly and offers at 1/3 11/16 were accepted for May, closing at 1 pm, with sellers at 1/3 11/16 March/May and 1/5 June/July. buyers at 1/16 higher respectively.
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
Paris
Geneva Berlin
Athens
Milan Shanghai
New York Amsterdam Vienna Prague
(Burtis WIRELESS SERVICE)
March 4.
74 33/64 15.111 12.33
March 3
74 55/64
15.117 12.28
62 3/10
621
1/24
4.99 5/16 7.26)
4.99
1.26.
1194
Madrid
361
Lisbori
Hong Kong
Brussels
29.29
1/3 11/16 29.261
Montevideo
39 9/16, S.0.
Belgrade
Montreal
4.99
Yokohama
1/2 1/64
4.087 1/2
Helsingfors
t
Rio
Bucharest
Bueños. Alres Silver (Spot Silver (forward) War Loan
194 10
19 3/16 19/1/18
31% 106 15/18
31% 107 1/18
Closing Quotations
March 5, 1938.
On LONDON:-
Telegraphic Transfer... Bank Bills, on demand 134 Bank Bills, 4 months'
sight
US. DOLLARS Business was done during the course of the morning at 324 fcr March and 32 11/16 April. The market closed at 1 p.m. with sell-Ox SHANGHAI:- ers at 32 11/18 March, 321 April and 32 9/16 May/June, buyers at 1/16 higher respectively,
SHANGHAI DOLLARS Sellers were quoted at 108 cash.
ON NEW YORK:-
Bank Bille, on demand 321
Credits, 60 days', sight. 33j
ON BATAVIA:-
13
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is Yours to Command
Proaldent Liner'frequent sallings sal 'their unique stopover polvelagen allow you to travel just wrsally so you choose. And-Dollar Steam:hip Lingi and ame lean Mill Line worlibride after and agents are maintained to save you achon in whatever place sou chance to be. Make your next trip mara anjoyable, travelling "The President Line way,”
To SAN FRANCISCO
To SEATTLE, VICTORIA
Via Shanghai. Kobe, Yokohama and Victoria.
Via Shanghal, Hobe, Yokohama, Honolulu, San Francisco, Panama, Canal, Havana, New York. Pres. Pierce Midnight Mar. 10th Fres. Jefferson M'night Mar. 13th Pres. Coolidge Noon Mar. 21st Pros. Jackson, M'night Mar. 27th Pres. Lincoln Midnight Apr. 7th Pres. McKinley M'night Apr. 10th Pros, Hoovor Noon Apr. 18th | Pros, Grant M'night Apr. 24th
EUROPE, NEW YORK
Via Manila, Singapors, Fenang," Colombo Bombay, Suez Canal Naples, Genoa and Marsailles. Pres. Adams 8am, Bar. 14th Pres. Harrison 8 a.m. Mar. 28th Prea. Haves 8 a. Apr. 11th Pres. Wilson 8 A.M. Apr. 25th
MANILA
THE MOST FREQUENT SERVICE
Next Sailing Fres. Jefferson 6 p.m. Pros. Coolidge & p.m. Pres. Adame 8 a.m. Pres. Jackson 8 p.,
MORE FREQUENT BERVICE ON THE PACIFIC
Mar 7th Mar. 19th Mar. 14th Mar. 21st
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE
PEDDER BUILDING-HOBG KONG, CANTON BRANCH :—†, SHAKRE HOAD,
On demand
469
.....
1/39
ON PARIB:-
Credits. four months'
Bonk Billa, on demand 482
sight
1/43
Credits, 4 month's sight 507
CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
ON SAIGON:-
Ou Demand
106)
On demand
18
ON MANILA: ---
॥
On demand
$5
On demand
841
QE JAPAN:--
ON BANGKOK:--
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
On demand
110
On demand
1434
for ON INDIA:
SOVEREIGNS Bank Buying
Bate
1/4
BAR SILVER, per of
19 3/18
SHANGHAI MARKET There were sellers of Sterling at 1/2 7/16 for Spot and U.S. Dollars at 30 for Spot.
IN THE AFTERNOON
The near market was steady but the forward rates were not quite so robust this afternoon
STERLING
In Sterling business was done at 1/3 11/18 for
by May followed transactions for June. 1/3 was a'so arranged for July delivery. The market closed with "sellers at 1/3 11/16 March/April and 1/3 May/June, buyers at 1/16 higher respectively.
U.S. DOLLARS
The market closed with sellers at 321 April/May, 32 9/16 June and possibly July, buyers at 1/18 higher, respectively.
H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE
YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL
QUOTATIONS
ON SINGAPORE:-
Telegraphic Transfer... Jou
Bank, on demand.........
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
New York: March 6.
(Througn. Konier's Agency}
QUOTATIONS
New York/London Cross-rate New York Cotton-Mar. New York Rubber-Mar. Chicago Wheat May. Chicago Corn
-May. Silver-Official
Last Today's High Low Close Close Change
4.99) 4.99 t off 10.68 10.59 10.09 10.68,03 GE
15.88 15.88 15.78 15 78
10 up 100% 1004 100 611
*
tup
off
unchanged
Uhange
.& up 01 off
Business Done: -,980,000 shares.
N. Amer. (50c. 4%) 284.
JA ****** *** ****
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAI- STEAM NAVIGATION Co.'s STRANER "RANCHI."
ARRIVE HONG KONG
5TH MAROF, 1035.
FROM ANTWERP,LONDON.GIBRAL TAR. MARSEILLES, MALTA, PORTSAID 2DEN, COLOMBO
AND STRAITS.
YONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above. aamed Vessel are hereby formed that their Goods are being landed and placed AT THEIR RISK in the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Com pany's Godowas at Kowloon, where each Consignment will be sorted ant Mar by Mark and Delivery can be obtained as the Goods are landed.
Optional Goods will be isaded here unless Instructions have been given to the contrary Six Hours before arrival of the Steamer.
Goods not aleared within 8 days including date of arrival will be subject to Rent.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by as in
any case whatever. Damaged Fackages must be left in the God was for examination by the Con- signees, and the Company's Surreyors Metis. GODDARD, & Douglas, st 10 am, on Mondays and Thursdays, within the Free Storage period.
CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.
FROM LEITH, MIDDLES BRO', ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.
THE S.5. "BEN RINNES."
NONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby formed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardour and/or extra bazardous Godowns of the
Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd. whence and/or from the wharves Delivery may be obtained.
No Cinima will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining andesvered after the 11th Mar,, 1936, will be subject to Bent
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 25th March, 1938, or they will not be recognized
To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations, consigneca must have a Ravenne Officer in attendance when damazed dutiable goods we
examined
All broken, shafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where the 9th they will be examined on March 1931, at 9 am. by Messrs. Carmichael Clark.
by
No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned
Consignees are specially notified that W. H. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA) LÆÐ.
it is necessary for & Revenue Officer to
Ageats.
be present at the examination of Hong Kong, drd March, 1938. damaged dutiable cargo.
All Claims against the Steamer must. be presented to the Undertigsed on or before 25th Mar. 1986, or they will not be recognized.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown. MACKINNON, MACKENZIE, & Co.
Agents. Hong Kong, 8th Mar., 1936:
14260
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN.
NHE Motor ship
100)
01
-
6k 441
611
Dow Jones Averages
High-1034/35 Low: Mar. 3.
Mar.
20. Industriale
156.81
96.71 158.19
158.70
20 Raile
51.73
97.36 49,07
49.56
20 Utilitie
25.36
14.4€ 32,81
33.07
.26 up
14
40 Bonds
103 24
93.43 102.84
103
18 ap
11 Commodity Index
62.10
52.48 55.84 50.70
.14 off
Stock & Diz
Adams Express
11
Again buyers predominated Some observers belleve the ai-the market yesterday and rungements include an agreement amount of business
in Amer. Can (4)
Last Sale Mar. 3 Mar. 4'
131 1281 128
Las. Sale
131
Stock & Diy Gold Dust (1.20)
Max. 3 Mar. 4
201
201
Goodyear
281
284
261 up i 28 up i 281 up i
261
201
27
tc purchase all or a certain per- Minor improvements have centage of the Canadian proque-place in the rates of a few stocks Am. Fot. PWY. $7 137
lon, which amounts to about 16, and in the mining section" Anta- 400,000 ounces annually. If this is moxs seems to be claiming special àm, Locomotive ....
ä fair Am. Cyahamid "G. (.25dr.) done. Was
Int. Cement
371
361
Int. Nick (60)
512
511
taken
Am. For. Pur
B
8
"PI.
Int. Tel. & Tel Johns Manville Kennerett (151)
18+
18+
38 382
35
341
Loew's (1)
401 491
attention.
Am. Radiator
231
23
Lorill (1.20)
231 231
BUYERS
Am. Smelting
692 601
Mont, Ward
397
414
Am. T. and T. (9)..
1747
Am. Tob "B" (6)
971-"
174
951
Am, Waterworks (1) 231
Nat City B. (1)' 381 36+* Nat, Da. P. (1.30)... 241 Nat. Estiller 231
241
31
311
Am. Waterworks S
pref. (6)
'Nat. Pwr. Lt. (80)...
N.Y. Central
38
371
Anaconda Copper ... 351 Atch. T. and 8. f.
351
281
Fac. Qas (1.50)
******
344
341
(2sd.)
Fac. Ltng. (5)
Auburn Automobile 477 Baltimore & Ohio Bethlehem Steel...! Boelig Airplane (............. Borden Co. (1.60), Borg Warner (lar Case
494
Packard Motors
12
117
221
221
Penn Rly (1)
35
59
59
Phil Petra (1).
437
431
234
23+
Pub. Bet NJ (280) 434
448
45
471
Radio Corpn.
131
13
Rey. Tob "B" (3)
1233 121
Schenley
Canadian Pacific Caterpillar Tract
142
14
Sears Roebuck
55
Boc-Vaz. (80) M
551 642 - DA
Ch. Nat. Bk. (1.40)
40
401
Brn Cal Ed. (1.50) 16-
151
C'Reake Corp, (2,50) 69 C'Peake Corp. and
701
Southern Pacine 25% 28
Stan: Brands (1) ........ 38). 303
Ohio (2.80)
501-
594
Bran. Clas
181 161
Chrysler (10)
1001
Sta" O NI (1)
818
Col Gas & Elec. 18} Comm. Solv. (60)... 98Į Comm 8thr Comm athen. Cons. Ol (28)
191
Ster. Pro, (2.80)
87 681
I
97
Studebaker Corps A.
me in May
31
31
Texas G Bulp (2)
38
Damaged F
Transamerica (113) 14
141
Un Car. and Carb
coin. Pt. (8) 251
36
'(1.40)
........... 844
84
Cons, Gas NY Cont Of (25) ......
(2)
Un. Pac. Rhys. (8)... 132
1321
301
37
Un. Aircraft Corpi... 29
201
Corn Prod:(3)
Un Air Life Trand....... 181
152
Curtlas Wright
-61.
United Corpa. 4.
12
71
A total of $7,550,000,000 has beer
Curtles Wright, “A” 17) Douglas Aircraft
181
Univ. Lear Tob. (2) 444
45%
717
Du Pont (2 007)
145
Elec. Bord & Share 18
71. 1441 ∙181 70
Uni, Gas Impr. (1.20). 187
17,
U.S. Rubber
19#
191
U.B. Stec
601
Vanddium-
252
# 25
Gen. Elec. (60)
403 401
Warner Bros, Pleta 131
cen Foods (1:00)
Gen. Motors (18)
-337 334 821. 624 :: 451 Bid
West E., & M.: (85).
·120
1201
Call Money
3%
Ales
Antamoks
U. Paracales
San Maur'clos
1.20 b: 1.25 3.
264D. .56 b.
Gold Rivers,, 62 eta.
21 s.
.55 8.
Paracales 39 cts. Raubs, $11.55 CD.
Hotels, $41.
Market-Firmer.
I
BENJAMIN & POTTS
so it would give the Treasury com- mand of 62 per cent. of the world s since it is already taking all American and Mexican newly-mined metal.
production, Thursday, Mar. "5. Messrs. Benjamin and Potts" re- ceived the folowing Straits cur- from rency quotations (buyers) Singapore to-day for Raw Rubber
251 cts. up ct. Spot Apr./June 204 cts. up et. July/Sept". 281 cts, up cl. Oct./Dec. 28 cts. up cet. Market-Very Steady.
Thursday, Mar. 5.
Messrs. Benjamin and Potts re- ceived the following quotations from their Manila morning:
Agents this
Bang. Consols. 11.70. b. 11.90.
REICHSMARK QUOTA, TIONS
[Special to the "Hong Kong Dall
Press" (Copyright).s
without guarantee at:
New York
Amsterdam
Paris ......!
Paris quoted the Pound Sterling
at 74.85 to 74.88 and the: 38A
dollar at 1499,"1 15.00- Transocean News Service.
The arrangement is also believed to imply America's gradual with- drawal from the world's sliver trading market. — Keuter.
H.K. SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION.
Buyer
Antamoks, $1.85.
Land Debentures, par. Wharves, $91 XD.
Telephones (new), $8,30 CD. Ropes, $4,50.
Constructions (new). 30 cts' Gold $ Eonds, 92 Govt. 4% Loan, 41%.
Boilers
Cold Rivers, 7 cts. Providents (old), $1.45,
Sales
Gold Rivers, 7 cts.
Providents" (old), $1.42! Tramis, $11.30.
Lights, 310.80;
Ropek, $4.00:
Union Insurances, $550. China Underwriters, $1. Antamoks, $1.95.
Benguet Exploration, 16 cts. Big Wedge, 21 cts. Raubs, $11.80.
Providents (old), $1.40. Hotels, 34.20.
Hong Kong, Lánda, $32. Hong Kong Trams, $11.20, China Lights (old), $107. Electrics, $72. - Cements, $81.
H.K. Ropes, $4},
Govt. 4% Loan, 41% Prem:
SELLERS
Union Insurances, $560,' Star Ferries, $87.
Chins Lights (old), $10.90.
SALES
Antamoks. $1.97. Venz. Goldie'ds. $34. Providents (old), $1.40. Hong Kong Trams, $11.29, China Lights (old), $10.85. HK, Ropes, $4. Dairy Farms, $21.
U.S. LOAN RUSH
Washington; Mar. 4.
offered for the Government's new $1,250,000,000 cash issue, consisting Elec. Band $8 P1 (0) 79
or $650,000,000 of 2.75 per cent. bonds and $800,000,000 of 1.5 per cent notes: the former being over- subscribed seven times and the Rly, Big, (1) 40 lutter five-
Reuter
Tile
London
Reichsmark
Berlin, March 4.
was quoted
40.86 59.10 ....608.5
12.2825
•
"RAVEL"
Joving arrived from BREMEN, BAM- BURG and Ports, Consigness of cargo are hereby notified that their cargo being leaded at their risk into the Go. downs of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Whart and Godown Co., Lad, Kowloon where Delivery cân Le obtained.
Consignees are farther notified the motor ship" HAVEL A
PRINCE LINE.
[4256
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
FROM
NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES
THE Motor Veses!
TH
“JAVANESE PRINCE" having arrived from the a ove Ports on 2nd instant, Consignees of Cargo are bereby informed that their Goods are
· being landed as their risk into the Go- downs of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloon,
and stored at Consignees risk and expense.
All broken, che fed, and damaged Goode
are to be left in the Godowas, where they will be examined on Monday, 9th Mar, 1935, at 10 am.
All Clams must be presented within 15 Days of the vessel's arrival here after which data they cannot be re- thatcognized.
at HAMBURG & BREMEN through
Goods have left the Godowns, and all *No Olaima will be admitted siter the
cargo for HONG KONG ex dis,Goods remaining undelivered after the "LED", 8.8. Kino Att and 8.8 10th Mar., 1986, will be subiect to
"Boria" from BERGEN, HALDEN and OLHAO.
Ali Goods remaining undelivered after the 12th March. 1976, will be subject | to Bente
No Fire Insurance wit
Packages must be left in the
Rent
by,
No Fire Inkarased bas, best úffisted, Bills of Lading will be counterugned
FURNESS (FAB EAST), LTD.,
2nd Floor, Hongkob & Shanghai Bank Building.
Dials 23166 & 28189.
3 Godown for examinator by the Dog Hong Kong ad Mir, Bad,
ᎯᎯ .
mignons atla the Comp hy a Surveyor,
Mesuri Anderson" &“Lake; at 10 am,
on the 11th March; 1935.
Consignees minst have a Berente Officer in attendance when, damaged fatiable goods are examined by the Company's surver othed after the Np. Claim will be admin and Goods dat left the Godown claims Post be presented within Two Wocks of the. Sinjtë, meriymi: hozni allen which date they will not be recognised.
Omagnses are requested to hurrender their Bill of Lading to the Underdgadā for Counterwiggstrm,
MYLORHES & CO.
Agentar Kondenson, LLOYD, BREKE,
Hong Kong, 5th March, 1938,
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