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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1936.
H. K. STOCK
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
13
Faris
Geneva
Berlin
Athens
Amsterdam
(Brittan WinkLİHA BARVICH:
August 17.
76 21/64
15.42
August 18
76 3/8 15.49/
12.50
1/2 7/16
5,02 5/8
7.40
83 7/8 1/2 13/32 5,02 7: R 7.401
1211
Bucharest
874
Madrid
384
397
Lisbon
Hong Kong
Brussel.
29.821
Montevideo
38 11/18
Belgrade
fair
Montreal
5.02 5/8
29.811 38 13/18
5.02 *
Yokohama
Helsingfors
Rio
Buenos Aires ..
191
Silver (forward)
191
106 13/16
19 7/10 3108 7/8
NDL
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YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS
BOOKINGS FOR 1937. NOW OPEN, sponse from sellers,
КУРЕНИЯ УТКАМИК
From Ang Kan
Bo Drear Harwillen douthampton
Dub totterda
Doe Према
POTSDAM
Jan. 20
Feb, 21
Feb. 97
Feb 28
Mar 2
ONEISENAU
tab. 25
Mar. 91
Mar. 27
Mar. 29
Mar. 30
SCHARSHORST Apr. 2
Apr. 20
May 1
May 2
May 4
POTSDAM
Apr. 30
May 23
May. 29
May 30
June 1
ONEISENAU
May 28
June 20
June 2
June 27
June 29
Telephorn 27771.
The demand for shares, con- tinued with very little re- Prices in most case advanced and more would be pald
for any aliares offering. Sales were reported of Trams at $12. Electrics at $53. Hotels at $5.03. Cements at 39.65. „Wharves at $97/873.
The Philippine Mining section showed signs of activity, after opening rather easy Armed up towards the
close
and
amount of business was' transact- ed at improved rates
BUYERS
Hongkong Banks, $1550. Union Insurances. $547). HK Fire Insurances..: $235, Wharves, $96.
Providents (old), $1,45.
Venz. Goldfelds, $44.
Antamoks, $5). '
Benguet Consol.. $24.... Benguet Explor.. 42 cts. Big Wedge 62 cts. Consolidated Mines. 10 cts. Demonstrations. $1.81. Northern Mining, 50 ets. Paracale Gumaus. $1.05.
Suyoc Consol. 77 cts.
Milan
Shanghai
New York
Vienna Prague
Silver (8pot
War Loan
12.49
63 7/8
On LONDON: -
Closing Quotation-
Aug. 19, 1838.
Telegraphic Transfer... Bank Dilla, on demand Credits four months'
sight
Or New York:---
Bank Bills, on demand 31
Credits, 60 days' sight. 31 9:18
ON BATASIA-
On demand
++
Bank Bills, on demand 471
13,10
ON PARIB:-
1/3,3/16
ON SHANGHAI:-
Credits, & month’■ sight 500
On Demand
101
ON SALOON :---
ON SINGAPORE: -
On demand
461 8
On demand
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581
ON MINIA
On demand
62
ON JAPAN
ON BANODE:---
On demand
"Lost
On demand
1601
ON INDIA:
SOVERSIONS. Bank "Buying
Telegraphic Transfer...
Bank, on demand............
1818
Ente
1/3 1/16
10 7/18
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W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD.,
York Building. Agentes THE BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD.,
Gold Creeks, 48 cts.
Santa Rosa. 13 cts. Hoteds. $5.
Hongkong Lands. $321 ex. Div. Hongkong Trams, $113. Star Ferries, $87 ex.Div.
China Lights (old). $11.90. China Lights (new). $8.50. Electrics, $52).
Telephones (old). $261. Cements, $9.60.
Hongkong Ropes, $3. Dairy Farms, $21.
Watsons, $31.
Ewo Cottons, Sh. $71.
Constructions (new), 30 cts.
Ch. Govt. 5 1925 G.$ Bonda,
92%.
1!
Govt. 4% Loan, 6% Prem. Govt. 3 Loan. par.
SELLERS Hongkong Banks, $1570. Bagulo Gold, 55 cts. Big Wedge, 86cts. Demonstradona, $1.65. Ipo Gold 41 cts. Paracale Gumaus, $1.12. Sayoc Consol,. 78 cts.
SALES
Canton Insurances, $285, Wharves, $97/971. Providents "old), $1,45, Artamoks, $5.35. Atoks, $1.
Bagulo Gold, 51/54) cts. Benguet Explor., 43/44 "eta. Consolidated Mines 10 cts. Demonstrations, $1.60. Itogons $2.95.
Northern Mining, 493 cta. Balacots, 22 cts. San Mauricio. $3.20/3.10. Susoe Consol, 73/77 cts. United Paracale. $2 47/2.55. Banta Rosa. 131 cts. Hotels.-$5.
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THE EXCHANGE
MARKET
BAR SILVER, per ok.
PHILIPPINE MINING
NEWS
A new mining concern, to be known as the Illometer 73 Mining Company. is now being organized by a group of Manila business. men for the purpose of prospect- Ing and developing claims about eight kilometers southeast of Suyoc Consolidated on the Bon- toe Trail.
The claims to be worked have been "held for several years by John Gordon, and his associates, and about P20.000 has been ex- pended in preliminary work
Associated with Mr. Gordon date. ure H. . Bk. Paul A. Gulick. and Mr. Bishop: the group is now represented by, Mr. Buck.
PHILIPPINE MINING
RATES
Wednesday, Aug. 19, The following are to-day's open- ing and closing quotations on the Manila Stock
Names
Antamoks Átoks
Upening" Closing
12. РБ
3.35 3.35
57
.59
Baguio Gold
33
+34
to
Benguet Con.
15.00
15.00
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AUSTRALIA.
Benguet Explor.
25
27
Big Wedge
38
39
Demonstrations
1.03
1.05
1.80
1.80
83
85
Northern Mines Paracale Gumaus IX.L.
70 1.90 1.85
321 314 70
1.85
1.85
45
47 1.55 1.55
At present it is proposed to put on sale to the general public 684 snares, or units of treasury stock, at P500 a unit. Subscribers to these units will pay 50 per cent. un signing the subscription, and the remainder at a later date when called for by the board of advisers. Money subscribed under this arrangement will be held in tact and put deposit in a
on Manlia bank until after the com- pany has been organized, when the treasury stock will be made available for sale..
35 LODE CLAIMS
The property consists of 35 lode claims situated on both sides of the Bontoc Trail at kilometer 73. The Ampusungan road crosses the cluims to the westward. and affords easy access to them. The elevation here is from 5,000 to 2,000 feet, and the veins are easily followed over large slides and up steep hills through long distances. It is reported that the same geo" the logical formations prevail here as
at Suyoc Consolidated.
MESSRS. ROZA BROS.
Silver prices dropped 1/8 yes-
dellveries. terday for both quotation being 19 7/18 for Ready and Forward.. Advices ́ reported India as having sold. There was American trade demand,
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The market was steady. In Ame- rica the rate was unchanged, at 44 3/4 for spot. .
The London-New York cross- rate was quoted at 502 7/8 and the New York-London rate was quoted at 503 3/10
MARKET Quiet but steady.
STERLING
A small business was reported towards the close at 1/2 29/33 for near delivery. The market closed with sellers at 1/2 7/8 for August-
December and buyers at 1/2 29/32 for any delivery.
U.S. DOLLARS
No business was reported. The market closed with sellers at 31 3/16 for August-October and 31 1/8 for November-December, buy- ers at 1/18 higher respectively.
SHANGHAI DOLLARS Bellers were indicated at 103 3/8 and buyers at 103 7/16 for cash.
SHANGHAI MARKET
An examination of the property was made recently by A. E Haley. Extracts from his report are given below.
fi
Itogons
Mashate
San Mauricio Buyocs
United Paracale Market.--Steady.
REICHSBANK RETURN
Hong Kong Driv Press" öpecia ·
Berlin, Aug. 18.
The Hechsbank return dated trom August 15 and issued on Tuesday shows that the Gold Stock increased by 03 to 72.4, the foreign Currency reserves increased by 03 to 5.4, making a total increase in of 0.8 to 77.8 mullion notecover MATKY.
The note circulation decreased The by 60.6 to 4,240.3 millions. amount of credit issued declined by 204.9 to 4,882.4 million Reichsmarks. Transocean News Service.
REICHSMARK RATES
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"The rocks consist of "andesita ("Hong Kong Dally Press' Special);; flows with a large body of granite
Berlin, Aug. 18. rock passing through and under.
The Reichsmark was quoted, and with an east and west diorite (without guarantee) at:- intrusion just north of No. 4 drift on the Kayan claim.
"Southeast of the Mountain road, thres drifts were run on veins on the "slide" and "Hecla” claims for a reported distance of 40 feet each. I did not visit thes2, as a bad storm prevented, but Mr.. Gordon reports that he had assays here of, $1.50 to $4.00 per ton on veins three to five feet wide...'
COST OF LIVING
London, Aug. 18.
i
New York
Paria
Amsterdam London
40:23
810.5
59.23
12.49
Paris quoted the Pound Sterling at 76.32 to 76.35 and the USA. Döl- ar at 15.182 to 15.185.-- Transocean News Service.
BRITISH FINANCE
London, Aug. 18. Exchequer returns show that the The Ministry of Labour's cost of total ordinary revenue amounts to living inder on August 1 was ap- | £212,836,519, compared with £224,- proximately 46 per cent. above the 432,128 at the corresponding date of Opened with sellers at 1/2 3/8 | level of July, 114, and the same with business done at 1/2 13/32 as the month earlier. The corres- for spot. 8. Dollars opened ponding percentage a year ago was with sellers at 30 1/8 with business 43 done at 30 3/16 for spot.
British Wireless
last year. Total ordinary expendi-
ture
缌 £287,337,838, compared
with £276.530.582 at the corres-
ponding date of 1936-
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