Bayest Axlima
New ol
SATURDAY. DEC., 6.
Bayert
Ballers
Mamina
12
DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
Hong Kong Stock
Exchange
Sharebrokers'
Association
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1936.
H. K. STOCK
EXCHANGE
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
British Wireless Service)
December 3.
"Decembar 15.
105 9/32 21.311
105 9/64
12.17
Parts
Geneva Berlin
21.33
12.18)
Athens
BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI · THE CHARTERED GANK OF INDIA
BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital $50,000,000
Issued & Fully Paid-Up $20,000,000
Reserve Funds:-
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA Incorporated by Royal Okartır, 1853;
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
031
93 3/18
Sterling
........£6,500,000
paid-up Capital...
£3.000.000
Shangha!
1.2 9/16
Hong Kong Currency
Reserve Fund .....
$3.000.000
Reserve
..$10,000,000
New York
4.90 9/18
4.891
Reserve Wability of pro- prietors
£3.000.000
"Amsterdam
9.011
9.91
Reserve Liability of
Proprietor
..$20,000,000
Agencies and Branches:~
1391
ALOE STAR (Lond
BALDON
Bucharest
Head Office:-HONG KONG
AMRITSAR Iren
SEMARANG
BANGKOK
KARACHI
Madrid
„GEREMBAN
Lisbon
Hong Kong
Board of Directors. Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,
BATAVIA
KLANG
SHANGHAL
DON HAY
"KURK
SINGAPORE
CALCUTTA
Brussela
28.994
28.95)
Chairman,
KUALA
SITIAWAN
Montevideo
G. Miskin, E
CANTON
LUMPOR
BOURABAYA
Belgrade
Deputy Chairman, CAWAPORE
KUCKING
TAIPING
4.901
1/2
4.891 1/1 21/32
A. H. Compton, Esq.,
CEBU
MADRAS
TIENTSIN
Hoa. Mr. S. H. Dodwell, Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson,
COLOMBO
MANILA
DELHA
J. R. Mason, Esq.
31
K: S. Morrison, Esq.
HAMBURG
T. E. Pearce, E.,
HANKOW
A L. Shield, Esq.,'
HARBIN
Lanka
SATURDAY'S
OFFICIAL
QUOTATIONS
Business was restricted during the short morning session. but some Improvements have taken place in the higher priced Invest ment stocks and Public Utilities. There was a slight reaction in Cotton shares and Evos were sold down to Sh.$144.
Philippine Mining shares were generally firmer, but trading wai on a small scale,
'BUYERS
Hong Kong Banks, $1785. Canton Insurances, $290. Union Insurances, $500. Venz. Goldhelds, $8. Hong Kong Trams, $12.15. Star Faries, $93.
China Lights (old), $19.30
bet
$30
$7
$35
$36
H K Electrics, $533,
118/3
Ewo Cottons, S14,10,
1101
Vienna Prague
Montreal
Yokohama
Helsingfors
Rio
Buenos Aires
Silver (8pot
Silver (forward)
War Loun
$1,785
B.K. Banks
£107
ΕΙΔΙ
Po. (London) .... Chartered Banks...
£107
BIB
FICT
Marcantile Bks. “A“
£141
19J
$290 2800
214
Bank of East Asia,
183
N. C. & S. Bark
321
Insurancen
Uantón fuss7M100H
195
Union InsurANOGI .....]
1600
$1
Underwriters
190 eta
China Fires
$457
1280
H.K. Fires
morn
3982
$31
| International Asses, 3.
apping
$30
Dong Lastin
P
$7 40
$35
$36
116/3
$104
Steamboats
Do. (del.j
Shelis
Waterhost
Mining
Balatoca Gold River Uold Creek.
Sulacotu
(single)
Indos (prof.) ...................
i
20
13 6
18
65 60 20:30 65
14/-
Kailans
Langkala
Exploration.
Shanghai Lu
32
$131
Raabs
Venezuuin Gold Fliis
ki
$71
Docks WharvOS,
6103
Godowns, etc.
H.K. & K. WirPOL.
Do. (now) ****}
Providents (olti) ́... $1.50
Do. (old)
31.45
120 ot..
Do. (DBW)
1132
H.K. & W. Docks
S. China Motors 'A
181
S.
24
Shanghai Dock
New Eaginsoring 8.
Hongkowe
......
Lands, Hotels, and
Bui dings
H.K. Hotels.......
H.K Lands....... Do. 4% Debentures
Shanghai Lands...S
Metropolitan Lands..
newS
S'ha Cottonsfold/S.
Zoong Singe ****
Wing Un Textiles(S.)!
Public UHKU
Bandakan Lights ....
$10
Chius Buses......
27
$1081
++
1,00/0 21
gu stu
314
#81
$4
15.70
$38
$102
$54
301
14.00
**
$80 $25
$231
Vibro Piling, $54.
Govt 4% Loan 8% Prem. Govt. 31% Loan, 3% Prem.
SELLERS
H. K. Ropes, $3.
SALES
H. K. Fire Insurances, $280. China Lights (old), $13.40. H. K. Electrics. $531.
Ewo Cottons. Sh.14.30.
Vibro Piling. $54.
Bagulo Gold. .40 cts.
Consolidated Mines. 4 ets.
I. X. L. $2.10.
Ban Maurtelo, $
THE SHARE MARKET
Harriman's Weekly Review
Saturday, Dec. 3. Mesars, GA. Harriman & Co.'s weekly share report aid market noon to-day
review issued at states:-
Cheerfulness pervades the share market after a dull and etsy period and the week closes with local and Philippine mining shares on the up grade once again
ON LUXDON:
211 211
-33105-9/16
21 5/16
Closing Quotations
Decem or 5, 1836.
V. M. GRAYBURN, Esq.,
Chief Manager.
Kowloon San Fran-
cisco
Branches:-
ON NEW YORK:-
Amoy
Iloilo
Priping
Bank Bil on demand 30 1/18 Credita, 60 days' aight. 30
Bangkok
Ipoh
Penang
Batavia
v, Johore
ON BATAVIA
Bombay
Kobe
Rangoon Saigon
Calcutta
On demand
Ang
1/3 6/32
ON PARIS:-
Canton
Kuala
Bank Bills, on demand 650
Chefoo
102
Credits, 4 month's sight 680
Colombo
ON SAIGON-
On demand
64g
Foochow
Malacca
52 11/10
ON MANILA:-
Haiphong Manila
(19 demand. 61 5/18
Hamburg Muar
106
ON BANGKOK:-
Hankow.
(Johore) Tokyo
Harbin
Mukden
Tsingtao
On demand
1497
SOVEREIGNS
Bank Buying
Hongkew
1/3 3/38 21 3 16
Current
Lumpur Shanghai London Singapore Dairen Lyons. Sourabaya
Sungei
Patani Tientsin
HAIPHONG
MEDAN NEW TOKE PEIPING
TONGKAK
(Bhuket) TEINUTAO"
TOKOHAMA
(Peking) LAMBOANGA PENANG
HONG KONG BẢNG 001
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITs received for Oss Year or shorter periods at. rates which will be quoted on. applica- tion..
The Bank's Hand, Office in Lon- doo undertakes Executor &. Trustee business, and claims recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on Larms which may be ascertained at any of the Agencies and Branches.
A. BREARLEY,
Manager.
Telegraphic Transfer... 11/S Bank Bills, on demand 37/38 Credita. four months'
sight
ON SHANGHAI ---
On Demand
On demand
ON SINGAPORE:-
OD JAPAN:-
On demand
ON INDIA:-
Telegraphic Transfar... 81 Baak, on demand.......
THE EXCHANGE
MARKET
MESSRS. ROZA BROS.
Saturday, Dec. 5. Saver prices dropped 1/16 yes- Forth Deliveries, the terday quotations being 21 3/16 for Ready and Forward, Silver advices re- ported China as having sold. India was a small buyer. After the official fixing the market was over the quietly steady at 1/18 quoted rate. In America the rate
was lower at 452 for Spot.
The Londo/New York cross- rate quoted at 4.90. New York! London was quoted at 4.90 7/32.
MARKET
STERLING
Bate
BAR SILVER, per'os.
BERLIN. SHARE
MARKET
("Hong Kong Daily Press" Special}
Berlin Dec. 5. 1 The improvement. In the share market on Friday continued over the week-end. the tone being very
New York Yokohama
Accounts
opened
in
Local Currency and Fixed Deposits
THE CHASE BANK
received for one year or shorter 1, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
periods in Local Currency and Sterling on terms which will be quoted on application.
+
Also up to date Safe Deposit Boxes in various sizes To Let. Hong Kong, 1st Nov., 1938.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
friendly bit the turnover was still Bank is conducted by the THE Business of the above
Most of the prices HONG KONG & SHANGHAI restricted. opened better than on Friday BANKING CORPORATION, Rules mainly owing to the publication of | may be obtained on application, the report that the 4 per cent
For the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI Relchsmark loan--the subscription
BANKING CORPORATION. lat which was closed on Saturday had been a success. Increased activity was noticeable just before the bourse `closed
The other noticeable feature on the market was that very little stock was offered so that applica- tions had not been financed through the sale of old loans or
Peonsorena Feat Korvier
Fairly good buying support has been given to utility descriptions. particularly Hong Kong Electrics which have been steadily absorbed from $52.50 to $53.50. China Rates were a shade lower during
the early part of the morning but gold. mortgage bonds-. Lights however receded at one
the close steadied up time to $13, but close at $13.40 towards cum. Star Ferries improved to slightly. $93.50 and Yaumati Ferries Sold at $25. Trams 'declined to $12.30 Opened with sellers at 1/2 15/16 | but Telephones (old) are wanted resulting in a small business at at $28. or near offer. There has 1/2 31/32 for near delivery. Later been strong support for leading the market steadied up slightly Insurance shares at much im- and transactions were arranged at proved quotations. Unions head 1/2 31/32, for January delivery. the 1st, with sales at $802.50, The market closed with small Cantons sold at $265 to $300 and sellers at 1/2 31/32 December and Hong Kong Fires at $265, Sellers 1/2-15/16 January/April, buyers Hong at 1/3 December February and 1/2
keen 31/32 March/April.
ti
$5,80
1386
$105
413
#1
15.15
H.K. Realties.................!
China Do
100
Do. Debenturess.
$91
Humphreys
37&
Chinose Extata
Cutton Millm
$14.
Ew
180
160
Dol
fi
$24
129
$12.15
Tramways
#01
Peak Tram (old).......!
$21
Do. (new)...]
303
Blar Forties********
$26
Yaudiati Ferric
$1.20
151 $21 1934 125
$13.50
$13.40
China Lightë (vld)
13,30/35
10
Do. (cow)...
1636
HK. Electrica
3101 152,
$
Масло да
28.34
szaj
Telephones (oid) ...
Do.
128
(new)
19,
Traction
27/
V Do. (prof.).....
Industrials
$10
Malabon Sugars
¡Cald bock, Lori
BID
1210
Macgregor prof.38.
Canton. loss...
1.90
Cement
+107
$3
$3.40
of all three are scarce
Kor.g Banks are
also in
܂
3193
demand at, $1770.
Amusements ......
33
Ch. E'tainment......
$3,20
$17
140 eta.
Constructions, (old)
Do.
(дом)
$81
Lane Crawlords.......
Mackintosh
141
13
$3
14.85
50 ati.
$1
b6%
prem
prem.
aj
$109 $102
14
$60
H.K Wing Un
$02
hai
130
$61
Vibro Ping*****
*Sales to Shangbai
Height
ار
Ropes........
Miscellaneous
130 Dairy Fartos
Nanyang Tobacco.
Aiaceres......**
Watsons****
W Powells
M. Greyhounds.
8. C. Enterprises
31%. CL0.5%7925G. Bda.
H.E. Govt. 4% Lanos
Wallace Harper.......
"Do.
LOW WATER.
Hong
Kong
Standard
Time
Height.
REGISTER.
Wharves remain unchanged at $109, bat Providents." (old) after $1.75
to 1.421. close with jets. good buyers at $1.50. $5.80.
Hong Kong Ubservatory, Dec. 6,
Previous On Date: On Date;
Day
Et at4 p.m. 10 am.
4 p.m.
3J17 31.05
69
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE
HONGKONG METROBOLOGICAL
From December 7, to 13, 1934,
Hion WATKE.
Hoog Kong. Standard
Time.
hm...
Lä keti.
8
Mon. 7 of 16
Tues Wed. $
4
07 58
29
Wind-
Direction
Barometer..." 30 01 Temperature 7 i Humidity...
63
ESE
173057 0450
22.34
48
Force
•
8
4
"10 48
31
18.06
Weather Rain
B
BC
B
0829
18 25
1187
Hjbait open-sle
Thur 10
07 40 1905
01 32
z i
19 10
35
Fri.
11
1980 72
.12.20
Bat. 12
Ban. 18.
1957 7 6 10 16-145
90 28
sales down
'il
U.S. DOLLARS Business was done during the early part of the morning at 30 9/16 for January and Cash, The
market closed with small sellers Small parcels of Dairles were
at 30 9/16 December/January and placed at $20 and Constructions 301 February/April, buyers at 301 (new) at 40 cts. Cements are DecemberJanuary and 30 9/18 available at $111. and bids are February/Aprii.
SHANGHAI DOLLARS There were sellers at 102 11/16, buyers at 102 13/18 for Spot,
hvited for Watsons. Vibro Piling are wanted at 51. Ewo Cotton rose steadily to Sh.$15, but close below this, on profit taking at $14.20-14/40. Hotels have been a nominal market "only, but there There were sellers of Sterling are now buying enquiries around at 1/2 17/32. buyers probably at U.S. Dollars, $5.50, but sellers ideas are well 1/2 9/16 for Spot.
SHANGHAI MARKET
over this. Lands continue to be sellers at 29 11/16. buyers at 294 unsupported at $38. Humphreys. for Spot, "
after sales at $9.50 are now proś curable at this,
In London shares, a parcel of Electric & Musical Industries (ordinary) was dealt in at 23/7). Marsman Investments. Lid, offer at 358 3d,
SELLING RATE
REICHSMARK RATES"
"Hong Kong Daily Press" Special
Berlin Dec. 5. Reichsmark quotations, without guarantee:
New York Parts
V.M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager.
Hong Kong, 4th February, 1936
THE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO.,
Incorporatert with Imited Liability in U.S.A.
་
HEAD OFFICE:
18, PUNE STREET,
NEW YORK.
An American Bank offering com- plete Foreign Banking Barvice in the principal Markets of the world. Interest Rates on Application.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
This Bank is entirely owned by
THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK, NEW Yons, with Resources over U.S. $2,027,000,000.00
D. M. BIGGAB,
Manager.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK"
LIMITED
Capital (fully paid up)
Yen 100,000,000.00 Reserve Fund... Yen 130,900,000.00
· HEAD OFFICE:—YOKOHAMA,
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES AT: Alexandria Honolulu Rangoon Bangkok Hsinking Rio do Batavia Karachi
Head Office: 6 BROADWAY, NEW Youk Berlin
Bombay Capital
U.S.$4,000,000.00 Calcutta Surplus n
U.8.$2,240,344.38 Canton Reserves......... U.8. 897,812.63 Dairen Amsterdam The Hague Montreux
Hamburg Munich Havana Naples. Havre Nice Heidelberg Paris Intertaken Peiping
40.24
....884
Amsterdam low
..73.90
Antwerp
Amsterdam-high London ..... Paris sterling low Paris sterling high
...73.95
Athens.
.12.175
Basle
.105.13
Berlin
..105.13
Bombay
Dallar low
.21.458
Brussels
Dollar high Bruter's Bulletin Spenser
FRIDAY QUOTATIONS
Berlin, Dec. 5.
.21.463
Cairo
Calcutta
quoted.
40.24 863.00
Geneva
93.90 to 73.95
12.185
105.13 to 105.16
•
The Relcnsmark without guarantee. at
New York Parle Amsterdam London
Jerusalem Piraeus Liverpool Rome
London Lucerne
Lugano
Cannes Colombo Copenhagen Luxor Dublin was
Paris Pound Sterling
Rotterdam
Shanghai
Singapore
Kobe London Los Angeles Seattle
Manila
Moji
aneiro
San
Francisco
Semarang
Shanghai
(Dalny) Nagasaki. Singapore Fengtien Nagoya Soerabaya
(Mukden) New York Sydney
Hamburg Osaka
Hankow OtaFi Harbin
Paris
Hong KongPeiping
Tientain
Tokyo
Tsingtao..
Yinkow
Interest "allowed on Current A-- counts.
for Deposite received
Fixed Periods at rates to be obtained on
Y. KANO,
Manager.
Southampton application.
Tientsin Manila
Edinburgh Marseilles Venice Florence Milan Vienna
Monta Yokohama Genos
Carlo Zurich Glasgow Montreal
Branches of American Express Company in Principal Cities of Paris USA Dollar 21.44 to 21.444 United States of America and Transacean New Service.
않
RUBBER SOARS IN PRICE
Canada,
All classes of Commercial Bank ing Transactions undertaken.
Personal investment accounta handled.
Hong Kong, 13th Nov., 1936.
BANK OF EAST ASIA, LAITED.
Authorised Capital ...$10,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital ***** 5,508,800.00 Reserve and Undivided
Profits
2,685,206.59
The Company offers to intending No. London, Dec. 8. travellers the use of its "Travelers Rubber arrogantly ignored the Cheques" and Letters of Credit usual Saturday morning quietude and, in addition the world wide Notice is given in the "Gover-by staging one of the sharpest ad- services of its thoroughly equipped ment Gazette" that the average vances for a considerable time. Travel Department Philippine mining. We do not opening selling rate for the month "Spot closing a higher at 9id.
of November of the Hong Kong appear to have been far out
Prominent rubber dealers attri- and Shanghai Banking Corpora- tute the strength of the com last week, in our prediction
about Manila shares. The markettion for demand drafts on London modity to numerous factors, the
is settled at 14,85.
are under those pertaining at this lifted time last week, but they have beer! considerably lower during the cur-
chief of which is the large träde i buying in Europe and America, with the consumption of the lat
likely to become even greater,
C. H. BENSON,
General Manager.
SINGAPORE RAW RUBBER
opened easy and declined steadily until Wednesday, when rates were so low that the less timid specula- tors came in and attempted to "buy shares. It will be noted that alter, described as very heary and Everything." But Manila, scenting
Laten Singapore Prices · Many people are of the opinion this · steadying influence, quotations at the afternoon session
that the additional 5 per cent, ex- (in some cases .50% above the rent period:-
portable allowance as from De-
n. B. JOŽEFÉ & CO. Antamoks are $5 buyers, Ators cember 15 has been completely morning's close), so that actual
Hong, Kong. Dec. 5.. Big Wedge are discounted, and even 10 per cent purchases made, were few. But close at 61 cts.
Messia. H. B. Joseph & Co. rè actual purchases made, were few. wanted at 52 cts, Consolidated is now held likely to have very! But this support has steadied Mines at 5 età; Demonstrations Httle effect. One of the leadingceived the following quotations from Singapore in Straits Carrency for and the closat $1.08, Itogons at $2, Ban dealeta recently circulated a letter Lowest open-air Temperatura, e-es prices all round
Raw Rubber: ing tone is firm, and bottom, Mauricios at. 13.60, Buyocs at 80 to his clients, pointing out that we hope has been reached and cta and United Paracales at $1.80. the time had come to adjust their B-Blue sky; O-Oloudy; D-left behind, in the
Concluding comment: upward
Hong ideas to the new level of prices, 1931 13034720 Drizzle; P-Fog; L-Lightning: swing of the last two day trad-Kong fully steady. Manila shares which would not be in the neigh-
M-Mist; Overcast; P-Passing ing. #397
actively, firmer and the market bourhood of 8d, or 9d., but was The following are closing quota-dénnitely healthier, after its severe more likely to be 1- tions for some of the leading 'shake-out,
Reuter.
08.40
0941
3 B
Showers; JBqualle; RRain
T-Thunder.
Buyers
Spot
Jan.-Mar. April-June July-Sept Market: Strong.
32ł Up 11 32+
32] Up 11
32 Up 14
HEAD OFFICE:-Hơnɑ Konɑ
10, Des Voeux Road, Centrak
Boarl of Directors:
Sir Shouson Chow, Chairman
A
Li Koon Chun, Esq. Li Lan Bang, Esq. F. K. Kwok, aq. WongChußen, Esq. Wong YunTong, Eng. Kan Ting Po, Esq. Chan Ching Shek, Esq.
Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manager. Li The Fong, Feq., Manager.
Kosty
Bacarie
Bethey Chaloutés
Check
Branches and Agencin -
Halphabe Hackes
Kowloon Freddy
London
Mutia
Melbourne Sa Fin.
Kagoochelece Bentels
Kaw York Vasseurer
Clacka
Points Park
Kobe
Changbal Tokohama Palping Bigpor
Every description of Banking and Exchange businem transacted. LOADE granted On Approved sosurition,
Current Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fixed De posits received for one year or ihorter periods in Local kid Foreign Currencies on terms which will be quoted on application. Safe Deposit Boxes To Let KANTONG PO
"Chief Manager.