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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1936.
THE EXCHANGE
MARKET
MESSRS, ROZA BROS.
Wednesday, May 6." Silver prices dropped 1/16 yes- terday for both deliveries, the quctations being 20 5/16 for Ready- and Forward, Sliver advices re- ported India and China as having operated both ways. Buyers were satisfied. After the oficial fixing sellers were reported at the fixed rate and buyers at 1/18 under the quoted rate. In America "the rate was unchanged at 44 for Spot.
The London New York cross- rate was higher at 4.DS] New York/London was quoted at 4.96 3/15.
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
Last Today's
11.09 11:03 11.08
Change
16.78 15,77 -16.72 .00 off
801 87 84 80 604 eo
443 unchanged
Dow Jones Averages. -High--1934/35 Low: May.
-30 Industrial
20 Raile
90 Utilities
Stocka
MARKET
Adams Express...... Relativey, there was a fair ac Amer. Can... 125) tivity in the market this morning. Amer. Cyanumid 'B' 34 The demand was mostly for for-Am & For. Power ward deliverles, but was substan-Am, & For. P. 7 pr tally met by a change of delivery Am. Light & Tric. for near which was accepted by buyers.
STERLING
Ofers nt 1/3 13/18 were ac- cepted for forward déilveries shortly after the opening followed by transactions for cash: Buyers then predominated for a while at 1/3 13/16 for near but towards the close the demand, particularly Atchison. T. & S. Ft. for cash, was satisfied, finishing with sellers at 1/3 13/16 for cash and 1/33 May December. buyers at 1/31 for cash and 1/3 13/16 June December.
Atlas 'Corpn. Auburn'
U.S. DOLLARS Business was done at 321 for October/December. The market closed with sellers at 321 May October and 32 9/16 November! December, buyers at 32 11/16 May October and probably 12 decem-Chase Nat. Bk. ber.
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6 am. July 1st Pres. Coolidge 6 m. July 11th
EUROPE, NEW YORK
DOLLAR
To SEATTLE, VICTORIA Via Shanghai, Kobe. Yokohama
and Victoria.
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CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
(Ibrouga Kealer's Agency)
QUOTATIONS
New York: May 6.
New York/London Cross-rate » New York Cotton-July New York Rubber-July Chicago Wheat -July -July Chicago. Corn Silver Official
High
Low Close Close
11.09
4.95 4.86-3/18 6/18 up
.as up
15.76
871
up .off
183.07
B1.73
36.38
98.71 148.96 17.31 43.52 14.42 22.95
148.58
40 Bonds
103.14
93.43 101.59
11 Commodity Index
62 10
May. 5. Change
1.60 ap 43.86 .34 up' 27.44 .19 up 101.48 .94 up
18.80
Business Done: -1,170,
Lup shares,
Last Sale May 4 5 104 "10
Last Sale
Stocks
May 4
5
G. Western Sagar ...
337 33
1254
Bumble Ol...
621
611
334
Int. Harvester Co.
823
82
7
7
Int. Nickel
45
451
31
323
Int. Tel. & Tel.
13
131
25
, 251
Kennecott
..35
36
Amer. Locomotive... Amer, Radiator Amer. Rolling Mill... Amer. Smelting......
19
20
Loew's Inc.
46
271
271
Lorillard
,221
221
731
***
McKesson & Rob.
511
521
bing Inc...
421
422
Pres. Adama
Via Manila, Singapora, Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Suez Cana, Naples, Genoa and Marsailles,
Next Sailings Bros. Monroe. 8 am. May 9th Pres. Coolidge Pree. Van Buren 8 am. May 23rd Fras. Monroe 8 .. Fres. Garfield & s.m. June 6th Pres. Jackson
6 p.m. May 18th Près. Polk 8. June 30th | Pres. Van Buren 8 a.m. May 23rd
8am. July 4th Fres. Taft
p.m. May 26th
Am Sugar Refining 152} Amer. Tel & Tel. :, Amer. Tobacco 'B'... Amer. Waterworks... Anaconda Copper ...
1543
Monsanto Chemica
01
931
91
93
Montgomery Ward...
387
39+
201
201
Nat, City Er
323"
331-
321
334
Nat. Dairy Prods....
23
231
71"
714
Nat. Distillers
281
294-
261
291
Nat. Power & Light
10
.101
12
121
New York Central...
331
331
334
33
North American
241
25
Baltimore & Ohio... Bethlehem Steel Boeing Airplane Co. Borden Co.......... Bryn Manhattan Trans Corpn. ...... Bklyn
- Manhattan se cum. pr... Case, J. I.
183
187
Northern Pacific....
274
371
493
50
Pacific Gas & Elec.
34
334
NORDDBUTSCHER' LLOYD.
10
181
Pacific Lighting
48
483
BREMEN.
201
201
Packard Motors
91. 91
Paramount Picture
47
461
Incor
31
81 TE Steamer
Pennsylvania E. R
291
101
102
Phillips Petroleum 42
30 437
151
1547
Pure Oil Co
393
40
Canadian Pac. Rly.
111
11
Pub. Service of N.J.
19
101
383"
371*
Radio Corpn.
101
103
Chesapeake Corpa.
831*
65
Radio
Corpn "B"
SHANGHAI DOLLARS Sellers were quoted at 109 3/16
Chesapeake & Onio
547
551
$5 of ....
94
941
Chrysler
951
95
Reynolds Tob 'B'....
514
52
for cash, buyers at 109 5/16.
SHANGHAI MARKET There were sellers of
Columbia Gas & E.
171
171
Schenley
391
40
C. G. & E. 6% 'A' pf.
1001
1001
Echenley 5% p...
991
994
Sterling
Commercial Credit Com, Belvents:*****
51
541
Sears Roebuck
65
651
171
178
Socony-Vacuum
131
131
sthra. Cal. Edison $5
253
(ord.)
21
21
Sthra. Pacific
301
301
Comm. & Southern
Stend Brands .......
15%
157
(ord.) $ cum. pf, Consolid, Gas of N.Y.
62 *
63
Stand. Qas Y Elec
52
51
281
291
Stand." Ol of NJ...
58
50
Consolid. Of Continental O Corn. Products
12
121
Sterling Prods.
.66.
677
32+
32
Swift International
29
291
74
748
Technicolor
27
277
Curtiss Wright (0) Curtiss Wright 'A'... Delaware & Hudson Distillers Corpn. Ses-
grams
64
Texas Gulf Bulphur
354
35
151
15
Transamerica
12
-121
394
39
20th Cent. Fox Film.
comm.
23)
M
201 191
20th Cent. Fox Film.
Douglas Aircraft Du Pont de Nemours Electric "Boat
541
542
pf.
32 *
331
138)
1391
Un. Carbide & Car-
10%
11
bon
'781
80+
Elec. Bond & Share Elec. Bond & Share
$5 pt...... Elec. Bond & Share
18
181
Un, Paclite
1201
1242
Um Aircraft
(New)
22
221
851*
87$
Un. Airline Trans...
101
164
Un. Corpn.
52
B
$3 pf......
77
78
Un, Corpn. $3 cum
Hec. Power & Light - 131
14
pf.
411
42
MELORERS & 00.,
Agenta: NOLDDETACHMs Llord, BexmeN, Hong Kong, 6th May, 1998,
Gen. Cigarh.
531*
537
Un Gas Improve-
[4408 Hong Kong, 1st May, 1836.
Gen. Electric
36
351
ment
1476
151
Gen. Foods...
38 381
U.. 8. Indus A'cohol
47
472
Gen. Motors
624
632
U.B. Rubber
291
301
Gen. Rly. Signal Gold Dust
351
35
U. 8. Steel
551
561
177"
181
Vanadium
18
18
Goodrich Tyre Co.,
20
20
Warner Bros. Picts.
97 10
Goodyear Tire & R. G. Nthern Ely. pf.
252.
253
Westinghouse
Elec. 1061
35
351
Call Money
་
Last Sale
Apr. 28 May 5
23
Stocks
234
Int. Mining (com.)
11 114
Lambert Co.
201
201-
May 4.
1021 1047
McCrory Stores 'A'
Paris
Genera
75 21/84 15.251
Berlin
75 27/64 15.30 12.31
22
Briggs Manufactur-
ing Co.
Murray Corpn.
151
15
H
481 447
Nash Motors
172 171
Bristol-Myers.
43
44.
Athens
521 S.
Cudahy Packing
38
.38%
Pennroad *Cqrpn.... - 33
Milan
627
63 1/8
Delaware. · Lacka -
Radio Corpn. of Am.
Shanghai
wanna & Western
151
16.
$5 'E DI.
New York
4.96
4.98 5/8
Fitingen Schöld Co.
52
8
Raybestos Manhat-
Amsterdama
7.31
7.321
Beng. Exploration, 22 cts. Hotels, $4.80,
Firestone Tire and
tan
31
32
Vienna
Rubber 6% pí.
104.
103
Prague
120
112
Freeport Texas
301
302
Republic Steel Co.... Simmons Co.
19
181
264
251
Bucharest
672
Gen. Asphalt
271
25
Texas Facific Land
Madzid
301
30 13/16
614
621
Trust
10 - 10
Goodrich (B.F.)
Tidewater Assoc. Of 161
161
Lisbon
Hong Kong
1/32
1/3 13/16
Hercules Powder Co.
85.
89
United Biscuit.
......
251
252
Brussels
24.25
29.20
Int. Cement
447
.45
UE. Rubber $8 p... 674
70
Montevideo
39 5/16
39+ 8. O.
tex. div
• Bid
* possible mutimar
Belgrade
4.96
4:96 5/8"
Montreal
Yokohama
Helsingfors
Plo
BERLIN SHARE MARKET
S.S. "BENGLOE"
Sailing for "LONDON, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG, and LEITH (direct) on or about the 12th May.
Cargo will also be accepted on through Bill
of Lading to the usual transhipment ports.
!!
Next Sailing for SHANGHAI & JAPAN
S.S.
Tei. 92533
13
BENCLEUCH May 18th
For Freight and Passage apply to:-
̈W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD.,
York Building."
"Aginta:
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD.,
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
(Barris WIRELESS SERVICE
May 3.
at 1/27/18 for near and U.S. Dol-Comm, & Southern Tars at 29 13/18 for near,
il
H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE
YESTERDAY'S
OFFICIAL st QUOTATION
The market continues steady at quotations with more enquiries.
BUYERS
Hong Kong Banks, $1540. Union Insurances, 5515. Antamoks. $9.40.
Bagulo Gold, 27 cts.
Benguet Consolidated, $18.
I X. L. $1.
Masbate. 0 eta. Ewo Cottons, Sh. $34. S'hal Cottons, (old), Sh. $74. S'hal Cottons (New), Sh. $38). HK. Land 4% Debtrs, 100. Hong Kong Trams, $10.90. China Lights (new), $7.35. Electrics, $51. Telephones (old), $25. S'port Traction, 22/8.
Cements, $10.
Watsons. "$2.85.
Constructions (new), 30 cts. Govt. 4% Loan, 51% Prem. Gort: 31% Loan, par.
SELLERS
HK. Steamboats, $4. Antamoks. $24.
Stocks
Am. Steel Foundries Am Waterworks $8
pf.
to
Owens Illinois Class 139 † 142
**
"GNEISENAU "
baring arved from BREMEN, BAM. BURG and Ports, Consignees of cargo are hereby notified that their cargo is being landed at their rink into the Go downs of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon where Delivery can la obtained.
Consignees are further notified that the Steamer "GNEISEN AU has taken at HAMBURO & BREMEN through for HONG KONG x 8.8. JOLANTEA SS. and "GANTER" from COPENHAGEN & HELSINGFORS.
cargo
All Goods remaining undelivered after the 19th May. 1998, will be subject
to Bent.
Be Fire Insurance will be effected by
fis in any omso whataver.
Damaged Packages must be left in the Godown for axamination by the Con signees and the Company's Surveyors, Mesar. Anderson & Ashe, at 10 am, on the 11th May, 1936,
Consignees must have a Revenue in attendance when damaged dutiable goods are examined by the Company's surveyor.
No Olaim will be admitted after the Goods are left the Godown and all claims
must be presented within Twe Weeks of the Ship's arrival hare, afte. which date they will not be recognised.
Consignees are requested to surrender their Blis of Lading to the Undersigned for Countersignatura.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
CONSIGNEE NOTICE..
8.8. "SON.TAY" 6AE0/36.
BRINGING CARGO FROM DUNKIRK &c.
ALLVED HONG KONG us SATURDAY, E 2ND MAY, 1936.
that their goods with the exception ONBIGNERS are hereby informed of Opium, Treasure and Valuables ar being landed & stored Into the godowne of the Hong Kong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately or they after landing
or
All Claims must be sent in to me on
before the Tuesday,
will not be record, 15th May, 1976, Damaged Packages will be examined by the ompany's Barveyors, Mesars. Goddard & Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10:00 am, on Friday, 8th May, 1996.
Consigne must have a Revenue Oficerin attendance when any cutiable goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors.
No Fire Insurance will be affected by ma in any case whatever.
B OHL A gunt
[4400
Buenos Aires
Bilver (Spot
Bliver (forward) War Loan
On LONDON:-
201
201
31% 105 3/16
Closing Quotations
May 6, 1938.
Telegraphic Trausfor... Bank Bills, on demand 1738
Bank Bills, 4 months'
sight
........... 1/3 1/16
Credits. four months'
sight
ON SHANGHAI :——
On Demand
ON SINGAPORE:-
On demand
On JAPAN!
On demand
ON INDIA-
Telegraphie Trauafer... Bank, on demand.........
ON NEW YORK:-
29 5/16
20 5718
31% 105 7/8
Bank Billa; on demand 39į Credits, 60 days' night. 33! ON BATAVIA:-
On demand
ON PARIS:
Bank Bilis, on demand 190 Credits, 4 month's sight 540
1/4/
ON SAIGON: ----
1071
On demand
ON MANILA:-
On demand
ON BANGICX:~.
On demand
Bate
BAR SILVER, per OL
China Lights (old),, $104. Dairy Farms, $193.
SALES
Hong Kong Banks, $1540, Beng. Consol, $18. Gold River, 34 cts.
Raubs, $11.20,
China Lights (old), $10.60, Electrics, $51}.
Beng. Consol., $15F..
SINGAPORE RAW RUBBER
Latest Singapore Prices
H. B. JOSEPH & CO.
Wednesday, May 6.
Messra. H. B. Joseph & Co., re- ceived the following quotations
Gen. Mills
PHILIPPINE GOLD
MINING SHARES
Wednesday, May 6.
107 4% 4%
Last Bale Apr. 28 May 5
Messra. Benjamin and Potts re("Hong Kong Dally Preas" Special) ceived the following quotations from their Manila Agenta thus morning
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEEL.
OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LTD.
ARD
OHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
YONSIGNEES per Co.'s Vasel "PERSEUS"
be
FROM UNITED KINGDOM VIA BINGAPORE, are hereby notified that their Cargo will
discharged into Holt' Wharf, Kowloon, whers it will be at Consignees risk and subject to Terma and Conditions of Storage at Holt's Whart. The Darge will be ready for Delivery from Godown on and after 4th May.
Optional Cargo will not be landed here anless Notion has been given prior to Steamer's arrival, bat carried on from port to which port to the final port of call to
option extends. All broken, okafed and damaged floods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tweedays they
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,
CONSIGNEE NOTICE.
S.S." CHENO ~ CEAUX, "- 18*4/36.
BRINGING CARGO For
MARSEILLE, &c
ARRIVED HONG KONG ON SATURDAY, THE 90 MAY, 1836.
S
CONSIGNEES are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuable re being landed and stored into the Ge downs of Hong Kong, Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd, Kowiece, whence delivery may be obtained immediately or they after landing.
All claims must be sent in to me on or before the
12bin May, 1938,
and Fridays between the hours of 10.40 .. and Noos within the Free i will not based Storage period.
Damaged Packages will be examined
..
No Claims will be admitted after the by the Company Surveyor, w Goods have left the Steamer's Godown, Goddard & Donglas in the preac and all Goods remaining undelivered the Consignees at 10,00 am, on Friday, after the 11th May, will be ambject 8th
to Rent
1938
Must have a Bronze
All Claims against the Steamer meat Officer in attendance when any dutiable be presented to the Undersigned on or goods are examined by the Company's before the 13th May, 1986, or they Barrerora.jateks will not be recognised."
No Fire insurance will be effected by na in any case whatever,
No Tire Insuranos will be affected t
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Agents
Berlin, May 5. The offers exceeded the demands 4th May, 1934.
Beng. Conscia, 11.70 12.00
Antamoks
1,60 United Paracales 47
1.65
.50
San Mauricios
.76
.78
I I L'
JB
1.00
Masbates
.48
481
on the Sharemarket on Tuesday, so that prices showed a distinct sag, the reason for this change of ten- dency being chiefly explained as due to the uncertainty, in the inter- national exchange market,
Demonstrations
48
25% down
.481
28. down i 261 down
Big Wedges
10
211
from Bingapore in Straits Cur- rency for Raw Rubber.
Spot
July/Sept.
Oct./Dec.
Jan./March
Market. Uncertain.
..... **g
Til
11
1428
206/18
SOVERSIONS, Bank Buying
281 down
§ BENJAMIN & POTTS-
Wednesday, May 5, Mesara, Benjamin and Potta-re- eived the following Straits cur-
rency quotations (buyers): from Bingapore to-day for Raw Rubber
Buyers Sellers
251 up t
Apot Jay/Sept.
Oct. 7Dec.
261 up t 201 up t
Jan./March
26€ up t
Market Steady.
the
REICHSMARK QUOTATIONS
B. OBL Agent. [4403 Hong, Kong and May, 1916, 14463
weakness of the Franc as the re- | ("Hong Kong Daily Press“. Special) sult of the election outcome "and
Berlin, May 5. the rumour that a further stiffen- The Reichsmark Was quoted ing of the bank rate in Paris is (without guarantee) at; :
New York Impending,"
Paris Amsterdarna
At the lower price level, however, the turnover was considerable,
Fixed interest securities were very firm. Call Möney rose from 21 to 3 per cent
Trantorean News Service,"
London ......
40.35 610.5
30,375
***** 13.325
Paris quoted the Pound Sterling
at 75.42 to 76:45 and' thể USA, Dol- lar at 15.1887 to 15.1925 Transocean News Service,
GOLD OUTFLOW
("Hong Kong Daily Press" Specia:7
London, May 3.
The fight of Gold from Paris has commenced again on a big scale. This is due to the election results, which shifted Parliamentary power
has created a fear of a devahtaen so considerably to the left, and
of the Franc Transocean. News Service.