Priesting
Lloyd
MONTHLY EXFRESS SERVICES
FAR
EAST-INDIA-ITALY
Hongkong-Italy 21 days Hongkong-Loaden 28 days
SPECIAL KETURN TICKETS
Validity 100 days at greatly reduced cost allowing of 2 months stay in Europe. Special concessions to 1st and 2nd Class travellers to London.
Fares to Venice, Trieste, Genos and Return...£137, 286, LBE
SCHEDULE OF SAILING
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1936.
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
Bucharest
533
(Baitian WIRELESS SERVIOR?-
Jane
Jane A
Paris
75 81/64
76 17/61
Geneva
15.481
15.55
Berlin
12.421
12.47
Athens
Milan
631
631
Shanghai..
1/2 7/18
New York
5.00 1,16
5.021
Amsterdam
7.401
7.431
Vienna
Prague
1311
675
Madrid
361
367
HONG KONG TO ITALY
'S.Ê. "CONTE VERDE
28th June
M.S. VICTORIA "
30th July
8.S." CONTE VERDE"
30th Aug.
HONG KONG TO SHANGHAI *M.S." BUMATRA " 5th June 8.S. "CONTE VERDE" 20th June 3.8. "VICTORIA"
Sist Ja'y
Lisbon
Hang Hong
1/37
Brussels
Montevideo
387
B.S." CONTE ROSSO"
3rd Oct.
Belgrade
Montreal
5.01
5.031
.. է
• Freighters with limited passenger accommodation.
Yokohama
Helsingfors
"Rio
44
Buenos Aires
P.O. Box 143. Tel. Addr. "Lloydiano"
Telephones 39999/3
Silver (Spot.
19 7/8
Silver (forward)
19 7/8
31 105 7/16
LLOYD TRIESTINO
Canton "Agents: DODWELL & CO. LTD., Shimeen.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE
Far Eastern Mail, Passenger & Freight Service
Tarough houking to America via Europe and Europe via America, Banking round the world. Through bookings, to London.
OUTWARD SAILINGS
"PREUSSEN"..
+ m.v. "LEVERKUSEN" for Shai, Dairen, Tsingtao... 8th June
.v.RHEINLAND"..... for Shai, Dairen, Taku, T'hama,
Nagoya, Kobe, Osaka... 24th June ......for Sha Tsingtau, Dairet, Tuku, Moji, Kobe, Osaka, Yokohama, Nagoy.......... HOMEWARD SAILINGS
War Loan
On LONDON: -
Closing Quotations
June 5, 1836,
Telegraphic Transfer. Bank Bills, on demand 13 Bank Bill. 4 months'
sight Credits.
sight
Ou Demand
ON NEW YORK;—
1/3 7/18 29.71
19 15/16
3 105 5/16
Bank Bills, on demand 313 Credits, 60 days' sight. 32) ON BATAVIA
H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE
H
YESTERDAY'S
OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS
During the period under review the coal market has been gener- ally" firm with buyers predominat- Ing, but owing to the scarcity of shares offering" business has been on a restricted scale. Practically the entire investment list register- ed advances, the issues chiefly affected being E, K, Banks, Union Insurances. Low Level Trams. Eec- trics and China Lights.
Throughout the week interest was centred in the Philippine Gold Mining section and further higher marks were reached. Towards the close principally to proft-taking. rates in several cases eased off a little. but on the whole the reces- sion has been comparatively small, Business done during the week HK Banks, $1,570, $1,574, $1,575. Union Insurances, $507į, "$510,
$5124 $515.
Providents (Old)) 95 cts. Hotels, $4.65,
Tramways, 39.10, $0. $8.90, $8.85, 30. $9.10, $9.20, $9.30, $10. $10.10.
China Lights (Old), $10.80.
On demand
461
.................................. 1/3 6/16 | 09 PARIS:- four months'
1/31
ON SHANGHAI:-
Bank Bills, on demand 484 Oredite, 4 month's sight 540 ON SAIGON :-
Star Ferries, $87;
100)
On demand
482
ON MANILA-
11
Electrics, $30.70, $51.
54)
On demand
632
Telephones (New), $81,
OS BANGKOK :-
LOFE
Ou demand
1487
SOVARLIONS. Bank Buying
Bate
BAR SILVER, per'os................. 115/1
ON SINGAPORE:--
On demand
OD JAPAN:-
On demand..
ON INDIA:
3rd July
*.v. " DUISBURG" for Mlles, Blooo, R'dam,, H'burg.... 19th June
98. "OLDENBURG” for Men, Riism. B'burg m., “LEVERKUSEN" for Marseilles, Blona, Rotterdam,
Antwerp, H'borz....
2nd June
....8th July
* Pasenger Vessel. Limited Passenger Accommodation,
For farther particular and passage fares, etc. apply, to:-- HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE
JEBSEN & CO., AGENTS.
12. Fedder Street, Tel. 28363,
CANTON AGENTS: CARLOWITZ & CO., Shakee Road.
11
ROTTERDAM,
་་
Telegraphic Trazator.........
Bank, on demand.........
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
New York: June 6.
New York/London Crus-rate New York Catton-July- New York Rubber-July Chicago Wheat -July. Chicago Corn
Silver Offcial
McKesson & Rob-
bing Inc...... Monsanto
Chemical 891 Montgomery Ward...
421
882
421 417 34.
Nat. Dairy Prods.... 231 231
· * * * * * * * * * *73679 FONDE
(Ihrouga Menter's Agency)
QUOTATIONS
July
60
442
Last
Today's High Low Close Close
Change 4.02 5.01-3/18 11/16 off -11.65, 11.6 11.03 11.02
03 off 15.66 15.59 18.71b 16.84b .07 of
857
84 834 I up 81
unchanged
811
11⁄2 up
442
Dow Jones Average
High-1934/35 Low: June 3.
80 Industrials
183.07
96.71 151.83
*20 Rails
51.73
..27.31 48 08
20 Utilities
26.36
14.42 3111
20.78
40 Bonda
103.34
93.43 102.3
11 Commodity Index
62.10
52.4 67.12
Business Done: -770,00
June 4. Ubange 149 39 1.14 of 45.43 .65 of
35 102.37 .01 of 57.17 .00 up
shares.
Last Sale
Stocks
June 3, 4.
Stocks
Last Sale June 2, 4.
11
10%
Adams Express
G. Western Sugar.
361
36+
Amer. Can
1281
1271
351
341
Humble O...............................
584
58+
Amer. Cyanamid 'B'
Int. Harvester Co.
851 83
Am & FoÏ. Power Am. & For. P. $7 pr. Am Light & Trac.
7
67
Int. Nickel
47
46
33
32...
Int. Tel & Tel.
138 134
27+ 25%
Kennecott
381
37
Amer. Locomotive... Amer. Radiator
211
204
Loew's Inc.
451 437
S
*27
281
Lorillard
222
221
Amer. Rolling Mill...
771 18
Amer. Smelting
54.
542+
421
Am. Sugar Refining 1651
165
Amer. Tel. & Tel....
931
931
Amer. Tobacco 'B'...
221
214
Nat City Bk.......
Amer. Waterworks...
331
324
Anaconda Copper.....
771
70
Nat. Distillers
28
Atchison, T. & 8. Fe.
27
271
Nat. Power & Light
101
Atlas Corpn.
111.
111
New York Central... 34%
34
20
28
Auburn
Baltimore & Onlo...
171
1711
North American .....
261
251
Northern Pacifc .... 29+
28
AMERICAN
Bethlehem Steel
..52
501
Pacific Gas & Elec.
Boeing Airplane Co.
211
201
Pacific Lighting"
367 51 -
51
Borden Co.
28
277
Packard Motors
Bryn * Manhattan
Paramount Picture
Trans Corpn.
47
47
Lacor.
72
Bklyn - Manhattan $6 cum. pt...........
Pennsylvania R. R 301
304
Canadian Pac. Rly. Chase Nat. Bk."....... Chesapeake Chesapeake & Ohlo Chrysler
1021 102 158 1801
121 121
Phillips Petroleum 40
391
Pure Oll Co.......... 43
2
Pub. Service of NJ. 171 187
381* 381*
Radio Corpn. .....
12 111
Corpa.
684
68.
Radio Corpo "
583
581
$5 of
100 *
1021
943
921
Reynolds Tob “B”.... 53
522
Columbia Gas & Ei, C. G. & E. 6% Apf. 1012 Commercial Credit
181
18+
Schenley
424
414
1011
Schenley 54% pł........ 1004
100
64
63+
Sears Roebuck ....... 72.
Comi. Solvents.
-161
101
Socony-Vacuum
121
711 121
Sthra. Cal. Edison 201-
201
3
3
"Sthrn. Pacific
323
"317
Stand. Brands ....... 151
151
601
33
Stand, Gas Y Elec
64
61
321 317
Stand. Oll of NJ....
593
58
117
112
Sterling Prods."
674
67%
2B1
28*
Bwift International
2047
201
T&
752
Technicolor
201 29
51
Texas Gulf Bulphur
354
351
151
15
Transamerica
123
124
40+ 39
20th Cent. Fox Flim.
COTI,
23
24
214.
57 56
20th Cent. For Film,
pr.
33
Un. Carbide & Car-
bon
852 84 t
Un. Pacific
1271- 1251
S.S. "BENREOCH '
Sailing for LONDON, ANTWERP, HAMBURG, HULL and LEITH
on or about the 9th June.
Cargo will also be accepted on through Bill
of Lading to the usual transhipment ports.
Next Sailing for SHANGHAI & JAPAN
+
S.3. BENVENUE” June 7th
Tel. 22533
For Freight and Passage apply to :-*
W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD.,
York Building. Agents :
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD.,
SINGAPORE RAW
RUBBER
Latest Singapore
Prices
H B. JOSEPH & CO.
Friday, June 5. Messrs. H. B, Joseph & Co.. re- ceived the following quotations from Singapore in Straits Currency for Raw Rubber:-
Spot
July-Sept.
Oct-Dec.
Jan.-Mar.
Market:-Uncertain. -
Buyera
BENJAMIN & POTTS
Friday, June 5. Messrs. Benjamin and Potts re- stived the following Straita cur- rency quotations" (buyera) from Singapore to-day for Raw Rubber-
* Spot
251 cts. of ct. July-Sept 257 cts. off i ct. 26 cts. of 1 st. Oct.-Dec. Jan.-Mar, 264 cts. offct. Market:-Easier.
PHILIPPINE GOLD MINING SHARES
Friday, June 5, Mesar. Benjamin and Potta r eerved the following quotations from their Mulla Axenta thì morning.
SILVER PURCHASES
ARRANGEMENT WITH Case. J. I.
CHINA
New York, May 18. Mr. Morgenthau, Secretary of the Treasury, announced to-day at the end of a fortnight's con- ference of Treasury officials with representatives of the Chinese Ministry of Finance' that the Unit- Comm, & Southern ed States had agreed to buy from
the Central Bank of China "sub- Comm. & Bouthern stantial amounts of sliver and also,
(ord.) $ cum. pl.
to make avaliable to the Central Consolid. Gas of N.Y. Bank of China, under conditions Consolid, Ou which safeguard the interesta of Continental "Ou both countries, dollar exchange Com. Products for currency stabilization pur-Curtiss Wright (C). poses. Mr. Morgenthau would not Curtiss Wright 'A'... state how much silver would be Delaware & Hudson bought, but said that payment Distillers Corpn. Sea- would be made as the average
grams
The Secretary further said he be- Du Pont de Nemours 121 121 lleved that only through 'frank Hectric Boat
exchanges of views such as had Elec. Bond & Share 191 181 passed with the Chinese would it Misc. Bond & Share
an international conference at Gen. Electric
this time. In answer to a question Gen. Foods
he said he would prefer to conter Gen. Motors .......
Gen. Rly. Signal ... 371 Gold Durt
251 Down i 251 Down.i 261 Down 1 261 Down
world price each month.
(ord)
Douglas Aircraft
22
144
1413
- ⠀⠀⠀‡ î TœIE = **EF# 8822 NO
Cements, $9.40.
Dairy Farms, $194.
Antamos. $3, $3.10, $3.20, $3.21. Atoks 58 cts.
Benguet Exploration, 27 cts.
Big Wedge. 38 ct.. Consolidated Mines, 1 cts. Demonstration, 981 cts. 93. cts.
$1, $1.05, $1.06 $1.10, $1.06. . $1.05/$1.054)
Northern Mining, 31) cts. United Paracale, 96 cts.,.98 cts.
Changes (3.15 p.m.) Closing Quotations
BEYERS Union Insurances. $612).
amways, $10. Dairy Farms. $10). Demonstration. $1.04. United Paracale, $3.01.
→ SELLERS
Antamoks, $3.15.
SALES
Union Insurances. $515. Tramways, $10/10.10. China Lights (Old), $10.80. Mectrics, $51.
*
Atoka, 56 cts. Bib Wedge, 38 cta Demonstration, $1.05/1.05).
THE EXCHANGE MARKET
MESSRS. ROZA BROS.
Silver 101
prices were unchanged yes- terday, the quotations remaining at 19 15/16 for both Ready and Forward Bliver advices reported India as having, bought. China sold. After the official fixing there were small Indian inquiries at the Axed rate. In America the rate was unchanged at 44 3/4 for spot. The London-New York cross-rate was slightly lower at 5.02 3/16. New York-London was quoted at 5.01 5/16.
101 " 10 ↑
73
344
Un. Aircraft (New) 232 23
* * * * * I * q c
434
151
364
be possible to improve the inter- $5 pt.
71
70
nal stability of national currency Elec. Bond & Share and with this achieve a greater in-. $6.pf. ternational stability. He made it E'ec. Power & Light 147 plain that he was not advocating Gen. Cigar ........
Un. Airline Trans... Un. 'Corpn.
164 16
B1
82
82
141
Un, Corpn., $3 cum,
pi.
441
57
571
377
371
Un. Gas Improve-
'ment
151
30
381
U. B. Indus. Alcohol · 871
611
601
with one nation at a time. Buyera
35.
U. 8. Steel
...
Bank Constde. Ps. 12.00 Antamoks
16
12.20
16
Vanadium
2.00
2.05
Masbates
B
49
United Paracales
.63
.65
Demonstrations
Goodrich Tyre Co.. Goodyear Tire & R.
191
19
241
.46
231
Mec. 1111 100
San Mauricios,
.66
.67
Big Wedges'
23
231
G. N'thern Rly. pf. 391
381
Call Money
1%
1%
IX.L.'A.
.98
1,00
Itogons
18
:79
↑ ex. dir.
Pid
t possible mIRGÍTÁN
US. Rubber p 271
601 591
182
Warner Bros. Picts. 10. Westinghouse
··184
MARKET Steady but quiet.
STERLING
Opened with sellers at 1/3 11/32 but sellers soon came out at 1/3 3/8 resulting in business at 1/3 13/32 for near and forward. The market closed at 1 p.m. with small sellers at 1/3 13/32 June. and 1/3 3/8 July-December, buyers at 1/32 higher respectively.
US. DOLLARS Opened with sellers at 32 but the rate gradually rose to 32 3/16 at which rate.some business was done for cash and June. The market closed at 1 pm, with sellers at 32 3/18 for June" and 32. 1/8 July- October, buyers at 1/18 higher res- pectively.
✨ SHANGHAI DOLLARS There were sellers at 107 1/48 for cash, buyers at 107. 3/18 for cash.
SHANGHAI MARKET
13
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CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
THE HEN LINK STEAMERS, LTD.
From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.
Taz S.S. BENVENUE.“
TONSIGNEES of Carge ars hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the basardous and/or extra hazardosis Godowna of the Hose KonG AND KOWLOON WHARY AND
GODOWN COMPANY, LTD., whence and/or from the wharvas Delivery may be obtained.
No Claima will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 12th
Jane,
1f38, will be subject to rent All Claims against the biasmer must be presented to the Undersigned on 器 before the 26th June, 1936, or they will not, be
recognized, comply with the General Banded Warehouse
Regulations curignees must have a Revente Officer in sten dance when damaged dutiable goods are examined.
All broken, shafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowas, where they will be examined on the 10th June 1936, at 9 AM. by Messrs. Carmichael & Clark.
No Fire Insurance has been attestað: Bills of Lading will be countersigned by W.R. LOXLEY & Co. (CHINA) LÆË. Agente Hong Kong, 6th Jans, 1985, 14480
H.K. SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION
Bayers
Bank of East Asia, $73. Lands, $304
Trams, $10,.
Baguio Gold, 28jcts. Big Wedge. 37 cts. Gold Rivers, 3 cts, Salacots. 12) cts. San Mauricio, $1. Santa Rosa, 4 cts. United Paracales, $1,01.
Sellers
Lights, $104 Cements, $9.30. Ropes, $4.30, Antamoks, $3.10. Bagulo Gold, 29 cts.
Sales
Banks, $1,580, Trams, $10.10.
FRENCH GOLD LOSS
Paris, June 4.
CONSIGNEE NOTICES.»
HAMBURG AMERIKA LINIE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
HEM.V.
【THE. "MUENSTERLAND"
having arrived, from "Hamburg and Torts of call, Consigners of Cargo gre hereby notified that their Goods Are being landed and placed at their riak into the Hong Kong Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company's godowns at Kowloon, where delivery may be obtained as soon is the Goods are landed.
Optional Cargo will not be loaded hours prior to Vessel's arrival, bet carried here, unless Notice has been given 43
on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends.
No Olaims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 8th Jane, 1936, will be subject to Bent
All broken, chafed and damaged. Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on 6th June, 1936, at 10 am, by our Surveyors, Mes. Goddard & Douglas.
To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations oorsignces must have a Revenue Officer in attendance when damaged dutiable goods are examined.
AD Claims must reach us before the 1st July, 1928, or they will cot be-recognized.
No Insurance will be effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
JEBSEN & 00., Agents. Hong Kong, lat June, 1938 14470
SERVICES. CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,
CONBIGNEE NOTICE.
B.S." D'ARTAGNAN ~ *15*A/35. BRINGING CARGO From MARSEILLES, &c.
ARRITED HONG KONG OF BATURDAY, TH TH MAY, 1936.
YONSIGNEES are hereby informed “ that their goods with the exception of Opiom, Trenare and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Go- downs of Hong Kong, Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd, Kowloon, whence delivery be
may obtained immediately after landing.
All claims must be sent in to me on or before the 10th June 1928, or they vill not
recognized.
Damaged Packages will be examined by the Company's Surveyor, Messrs. Goddard &
Douglas in the presence of the Consignes 10.00 sm. on Friday, 5th Jeria, 1936.
Consignees must have a Revenue Offcar in attendance when soy dutiable gorde are examined by the Company's Burveyors.
No Fire insurance will be effected by The Bank of France shows a loss fus in any case whatever.
B. OEL,
Agent.
of 437,000,000 francs in gold for the
week ended May 28, and gold cover Hong, Kong 30th May, 1930 has thus declined from 62.37, to 01.01 per cent.--- Heuter.
U.S. FINANCE
Washington, June 4
Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Secret-
There were sellers of Sterling at 1/2 3/8 and 0.8. Dollars at 30 for buyers at 1/3 15/32 for any de-ary of the US. Treasury, stated Spot.
IN THE AFTERNOON
The market was quiet in the afternoon. The tone was steadier.
IN STERLING
Business was done at 1/3 13/32 for June and towards the close.1/3 |
livery,
U.8. DOLLARS Business was done at 32 1/4 for cash, finishing with sellers at 32; 1/4 for June-July and 32 3/18 August-December, buyers at 32 5/16 for any delivery
to-day that the financing opera- tions of the Department in: June had been an unprecedented suc- cess. ་ ་
Applications for ninety per cent. of the two note issues, totalling $1,000,000,000, had been received. Of this total ":93 per cent, re- quested conversion of bonds al
7/16 was arranged":fog. June, and *** SHANGHAI DOLLAR September, inishing with sellers Sellers were quoted at 107 8/8 ready held-
Reuter
at 1/8 7/15 for near and forward " for cataḥ.