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DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS Hong Kong Stock
Bayer
Kettens
192
Exchange
Sharebrokers'
Association
THURSDAY. APRIL. 29.
Mayta
Mktiky
.
£119 so. (London)
1
ga3
10
B
DEL
31,266)
£1194
1,863/1,XUSH.A. Banks
Cartered Banks...
Mercantile Bks. “A”
of East Asia. $13
N. Ú. VS. MALD
DO,
Insurances
3395
Canton insurSHOUW..
$632
Union Insurandes...
se
$1.00
UnderwriterS
$220
M.K. Firus..
Bu
International Assos, D.
Shipping
#381
39
Douglases ...............
Steamboat m
[1381
135
izdos (prof)
150
Do. det.j
TUB/
Sheilt *****
$9.40
20/
Kailans
Waterboats
Mining
$13,70) Rauba ...........................
SH
Venezuela Gold Fldv.
£33 £18
121
320
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1937.
H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE
AND
H. K. SHAREBROKERS ASSOCIATION
Philippine Gold Mining Quotations
$1,85 #983
Big Wedge...
32
11.95 11.00
BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA
BANKING" CORPORATION
Authorised Capital
....... $50,000,000 Issued & Fully Paid-Up $20,000,000 Reserve Funds; —
Sterling
Hong Kong Currency
26.
...£6,500,000
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA Incorporated by Royal Charter, INST
Paid-up Capital....................................
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
£3.000.000
---- £3.000.000
Mi
£3.000.000
...$10,000,000 Reserve Fund......
Reserve Liability, of Pro
prietors.
Agencies and Branches-
ALON STAR ILOILO AMBITSAX ΤΡΟΥ
BAIGON
29th April, 1937
Reserve...
98th Apr.
Time Recoívei
Reserve Liability of..
B.
S.
cloa.
Closing
clos.
Proprietors
$20,000,000
9.45
9.45
Rates
9.50 10.05 10.17 16.35 10.50 11.10 2.45 2.51 3.08 3.18
3.43
Head Office:-HONG KONG
BEMARANG
+
Antamoks
1.15
1.10
1.15
Atokk
34+
34
+++
Baguio Gold
211
21
21
Benguet Consol
... 11.25
11.00 11.75 11.25 11.00
Benguet Explor
09
09
21.
D"
Coco Grove
·00
404
39
$30
Consol Mines.
.039 .027
.029
350
Demonstrations
79.
78
80
1+3%-
>
川
E. Mindanao
G. GoldBells
23
On
14)
Uaquoted
!!!
903).
Itogons
1.05 1.15
1.05
1.10
**
I. X. L..
að
76
80
$0.30
Masbates
331
321
331
Min, Resources
27
95
Northern Mining
38
10
A
Pafacale Gumaus
48
44
49
San Mauricio"
2.20
2.10 2.20 2.00
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750
19
.026
45
11
40-
2.15
47 1 177 201
181119
1.05
1.10
Board of Directors.
BANOXVE KARACHI
BKREMBAN
396
G. Miskin, Esq.,
=
Chairman.
Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson,
BATAVIA KLANG BOMBAY KOBE
'ALUUTTA KUALA
BHANGHAI
BINGAPOR
BITIAWAN
11.25
*
Deputy Chairmun. | CANTON
LUMPUR
BOURABAYA
J. K. Bousfeld, Esq.,
A. H. Compton, Esq.,
S. H. Dodwell, Esq.,
GAWNPORE "KUCHING VKBU COLOMBO
TAIPING
MADRAS
TIINTAIN
MANILA
TONGKAR
J. R. Manson, Esq.
DELHI
MEDAN
(Bhuket)
K. S. Morrison, Esq..
HAIPHONG
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,
HAMBURG
NEW YOKI PEIFING"
TRIKOTAQ
94
26
TB. Pearce, Esq.,
HANKOW
31
A. L Shield, Esq.,
1.00
75
74
311
$5
26
V. M. Grayburn, Esq.,
Chief Manager.
Branches:-.
Amoy
Loilo Peiping
Bangkok
Ipob
Penang
Batavia
Johore
45 46
Bombay
Kobe
Ranguon Saigon
2,10 2.05
2.10
8.15
Calcutta
Suyoc Consol
Ne
391 41
301
38
37} 384
Bidr
United Pareales
80
78
70
то
75
3
70
TE
19
77
73
Canton Chefoo
Colombo
Dairen
Market Comment,
$
Q
Q Vncert. Eier
S
H. K
S Elier E E E Sufer S S
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
(British Wireless Service)
Haiphong Manila
Hamburg Muar
Patani Tientsin
$117. 52/
30 ct..
131
$162
$117
THR
$1.80
45 CL 10.80
$13.15
Docks, Wharves,
Givdowns, etc.
*118
$2.30/331
Do. H.K. & W. Douka ... gt
H.K. & K, Whartos.| $117|| Providents (old) ... 12,324|
(new) 271uta
1118
3.40
313
$32
Ji68
Shangusi Docks S.
#3)
New Engineering8.
...
$14.66 $14.30
140-5/16
17.46 7.42
::
$1,
Lands, Hotela, and
Bul.dings
H.K. Hotels
H.K Lands.
$7.80
.... +3
Do. 4% Dubentures #101
Shanghai Lands...S.
Metropolitau Lands...
$0.00 H.K. Realties.
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$117.30
180
China
Du8.
Do. Devonturess, Humphreys
MATOKEO
$8.3.J
Chinese Estates......
Cotton Mil
Awue
S'ha Cottons(old;S.
Du.
DOS.
Zoong Sing...
Wing Un masinet Des
Pabile Dailities
Tramways.........
Puak Trams
STOCK
EXCHANGE
YESTERDAY'S
OFFICIAL
April 24.
Apr. 28
111 5/84
110-20/32
Paris
21.55
21,562
Gebera
$17.10
QUOTATIONS
Berlin
12.26+
12.291
$12.
Athens
843
$3,
The market was quiet.
Milan
93 11/16
93-15/16
but
301
3151
Banks improved slightly to $1885. while Electrics were in demand again at $61.
Copenhagen"
Stockholm
Do.
$86
Star Ferries
1881
320
Ysunati Ferries w.
$25
BUYERS
China Lights (old)....
$144
Do
144
135
Telephones (old....
$19.70
Do.
(now)
3111
China Bukas...S..
27/0
Traccions
271-
(prof.)......
(new)...)
H.K. Electrics
Macro do.
Saudakan Lights ....
$14.
******
8!
1].
129 60
$12.85
# 1 1
26/0
In Manila, a small. allround de- cline was registered.
Hong Kong Banks, $1885. Bank of East Asla, $92. Union Insurances, $622. Underwriters, $1.55. Douglases, $381.
H. K. Wharves, $117.
H. K Ducks, $31. Providenta (old); $2.25. Providents (new), 30 cts.
H. K. Lands, $351. Peak Trama (old), $4. Peak Trams. (new). $1.
H. K. Electrics, $60. Macao Eléctrics. $174. Sandakan Lights, $124. Cements, $15.85.
H. K. Ropes. $5.30. Lane. Crawfords, $8.80, * Ewo Cottons, Sh.$167. S'hai Cottons (old), Sh.$117. S'hai Cottons (new), Sh.$92, Wing On Textiles. Sh.$61 Constructions (old), $1.50. Constructions (new), .45 cts.
Vibro Piling, $6.10.
SELLERS
H. K. Hotels, $7.45. Cements $10.
Shanghai
New York
Amsterdam
Vienna
Prague
War Loan
DU LONDON:-
-
4.03 8.901
4.94-3/16 9.01
*
141 7/16
Madrid
Lisbon
Hong Kong
Bombay
Montreal
29.18
Brussela
4.92"
Yokohama
Belgrade
Monte Video Rio
Bacharest
Silver (Forward)
Silver (Spot)
20.26) 4.93-3/16
201
20 7/16
6721 20-7/16 201
34% 1011
Kowloon San Fran- Eusta
cisco
Lumpur. Shanghai London Singapore Sourabaya Lyons
Foochow Malacos Sungei
Hankow (Johore) Tokyo. Harbin Mukden Tsingtao Hongkew
New York Yokohama
HARBIN
TOKOHAMA
(Peking) RAMBOANGA
PENANG
HONG KONG RANGOON
FOR ION EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted,"
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on applic tion.
of
The Bank's Head Office in Lon don undertakes Executor & Trustéo business, and claims recovery British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained a any of the Agencies and Branches.
R. W. ROBERT,
Manager.
THE CHASE BANK
Current Accounts 'opened "in Local Currency and Fixed Deposits 18, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
received for one year or shorter 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, 12th April, 1937.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
HE Business of the above TBank is conducted by the HONG KONG &BHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Rules may be obtained on application,
For the Hong Kong & SHANGHAI
· BANKING CORTORATION.
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 1st March, 1937.
BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.
Authorised Capital...$10,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital Reserve and Undivided
Profits
* 5,598,000.00 ..... 2,776,726.76
HEAD OFFICE:--HONG KONG No. 10, Des Voeux Road, Central.
Board of Directors:- |||
• Sir Shouson Chow, Chairman
HEAD OFFICE:
18, PINK STREET,
NEW YORK.
An American Bank offering com- pleto Foreign Banking Borrice 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 YORK, with Resources over U.S. $2,027,000,000,00
D. M. BIGGAR,
Manager.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED
Capital (fully paid up)
Ten 100,000,000 de Reserve Fund. Yen 139,650,000.00
HEAD OFFICE:-YOKOHAMA
BRANDHES AND AGENCIES AT: Alexandria Honolulu Bangoon Bangkok Heinking Rio do Batavia Karachi Janeiro Berlin Kobe
San Bombay
Francisco
London Los Angeles Seattle Manila Semarang
*
www.
18.70
15.60
997,
prom 8%
uf an.
J
4
Do.
Industrials
110 Caldbook, Lord.. Macgregors (pref.)9.
SAU
$17
$2
$15.95 $18
$16.90
36,30
320
$4.70
Canton Leus
Leinen La
Ropes
Miscellaneous Dairy Farma..... Ch. Ebainment....... Constructions, (old)
Do.
$16.80 $6.2)
(new) 45 ots
Lane Crawford...... Nanyang Tobacco... $7 Sinceras
Watsons.
S. C. Enterprises Ch.G.6%1925U, Bd..
H.B. Govt. 4% LOADA!
Do.
Wallace Harper......
20
April 23, 1937.
Closing Quotations
ON NEW YORK:-
==
$2.75
36
$1
96%
$108
Telegraphic Transfer... 11/2 Bank Bills, on demand Credits four months'
sight
27/32
Bank Billa, on demand 30 Credits, 60 days' sight. 2016/18 ON BATAVIA:-
On demand
55 7/16
1/3/1/32
Ox PARIE
Calcutta
ON SHANGHAL!--
Bank Bills, on demand 68 Credits, 4 month's sight 717
Canton
Dairen
On Demand
102)
Moji
Shanghai
ON SAIGON:-
ON SINGAPORE:--
On demand
(Dalny) Nagasaki
Singapore
***
30%.
On demand
ON MANILA-
Fengtien Nagoya
Soerabaya
$50
H.K Wing Up......
On: JAPAN:-
.. On demand
Makdan) New York Sydney
ent
Hamburg Osaka
Tientsin
S'hai Do
......
3100
'On demand
ON BANGKOK:-
108
Bag
Hankow
Otaru.
Tokyo
7/5
36.10
24/2 Marumans triv. (Lon.)
40 ets Wa Powells
Sales to Shanghaj
PHILIPPINE MINING
NEWS
Vibro Piling
On demaad.....
1493
Harbin
Paris...
$61
Tsingtao
SALES
ON INDIA:----
SOVEREIGNS Bank Buying
(H.K.)
Hong Kong Banks, $1865. H.K. Eléctrica, $61.
Telegraphic Transfor..... 1 Bank, on demand.........
Rate
B11
BAB SILVER, par on
1/3 207/18
Kan Tung Po, Esq., Chief Maangor. Li Tse Fong, Esq.; Manager.
Hong KongPeipiog
Tinkow
-
Aarey
Branches and Agencias -
Kowloon Funang Bouembaya
Batavia
London
BABYOOD
Barabay
Manila
Baigor
BWLLOW Bydney
Calcutta
Melbourne San Fran.
Talhoku
H. K. SHAREBROKERS'
Xagmak!
erico
estad
Haiphong New York Senstle Bankow
Toky
Barang, Yancouver
Li Koon Chan, Esq. Li Lanang, Esq. P. K. Kwok, sq. WongChuson, aq. Wong Yun Tong, r.aq. Kan Ying Pu, Esq. Chan Ching Shek, rung Ping Wah,
Esq.
The exchange
will be closeg
The governing committee of the Manlia Stock Exchange at regular received the application of ing legal holidays.
its April 30 to May 3, these days bem
A. 8. Guttridge for membership; the bid being P45,000. The ap plication will be accepted subject to the applicant complying with the requirements of the exchange.
Mr. Guttridge is a member of the Manila stock brokerage firm of Gutierrez. Guttridge and Bri-
mo.
Esteban Parellada, stock-broker With offices in the National City Bank Building; and Miguel Simon of the Manila stock brokerage frm of Hess and Zeltiin. Crystal Arcade.
formally elected members, their applications having been received previously.
were
The three foregoing names raise the membership of the Manila Stock Exchange to 35, there being ten seats yet to be disposed of by the governing committee.
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MANILA MINING
SHARES
Hong Kong, Apr. 29. The morning closing quotations terday were as follows:--- for the Manila mining shares yès-
Associated Mines Acole Mining Angelo
Dulong
Gold "Creek Ipo Gold Gold River
Bued
008
ASSOCIATION
SELLERS
Bank of E. Asia, $93. Douglases, $381.
Providents (Old), $2.25. Providents (New), 27 cts. Humphreys, $9.30. Electrics, $60.
BUYERS
Hotels, $7.50. China Lights (New), $14.40.
SALES Electrics, $81."
RUBBER STRIKE
SETTLED
WORLD SUGAR
TRADE
Work Of Committee Reviewed
London, Apr. 28.
WORLD TRADE
League Report Shows Improvement
Geneva. World trade showed a steady and general improvement in 1936,
A communique, in which it is according to statistics just publish mentioned that the date for the
ed by the League of Nations. next plenary session of the Worla Sugar Conterence has not yet been trading countries there was
In 24 of the 35 most important fixed, 'reviews the work of the dele- advance in both exports and im- gates. It states that the contem- plated agreement afins at main une and Rumania, exports in- ports; in India, China, the Argen- taining a free market and encreased while imports diminished; couraging its extension by the in France and the U.S.S.P. imports promotion or increased consump tion.
י
The agreement would establim a scheme of export quotas adjusted to meet the requirements of the free market, It is stated.
This
Akron, April 28. .135
The Firestone Tire and Rubber 115
company announces that they have
includes basle Bystem .08 reached an agreement with repre-
sentatives of the United Rubber quotas, with special provisions to Workers, thus ending the eight- the first and second years, and week strike involving ten thousand the agreement would be for five
years. It is proposed,
increased while exports dimi- nished; in only three countries (Algeria, Egypt and Switzerland) did both imports and exports show a falling off.
was
Canton
Kobe
Goals
Purty
Sophal Yokohama
Patping Bingapore
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. Loans
granted on approved securities.
Current Accounts Local Currency and Fixed Do opened in posits received for one year or shorter perioda in Local and Foreign Currencies on terms which
Safe Deposit Boxes To Let
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager.
OVERSEAS TRADE
Interest allowed on Current A counts,
Deposite received for Fixed Perioda at rates to be obtained ob application.
Y. KANO,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 10th March, 1937.
PROTECTING THE FRANC
Paris, April 28
An important statement was de- vered to the Finance Commission of the Chamber of Deputies to-day by M. Vincent "Auriol, Finance Minister, who said the franç would not be allowed to go below the limit set by monetary law. namely, about 112 to the £1.
M. Auriol declared that strong reserves existed to defend the franc.
Where would be no farther long. term loan besides the National defence Loan, he asserted.
With regard to the third instal- men of that loan, a more favour- able moment must be awalted, he
"Luton, April 28. The Board of Trade has now cal- culated the volume of overseas trade in the first quarter of the year, as compared with the corres- sald. ponding periods of 1935 and 1915,
Out of the 8,011,000 francs sub- by the revaluation of the trade of scribed in the first
two instal- all three periods at the averagements of the Defence Loan 164,- volumes of the whole of '1935.
Comparing the Brst quarter of 900,000 was subscribed by fore-
eigners, the Minister revealed this year with the first quarter of Reuter last year, the experts of United
Increased Kingdom goods volume by 10 per cent, re-exports
The most striking feature of the general
the improvement appreciation in the gold value of was 8.4 per world trade which cent, over that of 1935.
The world production of pig Permanent controlling bodies Iron, steel, zinc, coal lignite and would act in order to bring 'per- and petroleum was substantially mitted exports closer to require higher in 1838 than in 1935 in plg- ments and might indicate to ex-fron and steel the advance was porting countries reductions of about 25 per cent. quotas fot exceeding ave per cent. Steel production in the first two years, or alterna-greatest improvement in the UB declined by 45 per cent and im- tively, a proportionate increas....
ports increased by 2.5 per cent.- B.R. the USA and Czecha-
British Wireless. Reuter understands the quota Blovaida, "t figures were to have been pubilähed World stock of Brimary. com- at the conchelon of to-day's modities have been felling rapidly, session, but the conference has now decided against "this --- 1,99902. Reuter.
AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINES
20
.05
Mother Lode
employees.
.,bis
Reuter.
Paracale Gold Balacot
.14
.043
Batong Buhay
.012
Universal Expl.
.205
195
Dayaka
.145
Crown Mines
.115
Membulao
.16
in
Syndicate Invest,
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange received the following cable yes- terday from the Raub Australian Gold Mining Co. Ltd.:-
Tinagao Santa Rosa Mine Operations
10
March-April 1937 Output
.047
Crushing Number
11
Tons treated
Erractic firm.
Bullon
The Securities and Exchange Committee in an order signed by Commissioner R. Nepomuceno, has formally notified the Manila Stock Exchange that it has been officially registered as a securities
The order reads exchange. part: "The rules of said exchange are just and adequate to insure fair dealing and to protect Invest-
519 5,010
showed the
in
P. And O. Dividend
London, Apr. *¿8.. A cumulative preferred half- year interim dividend of Dye per cent, per annum was declared toż
padded bad day by the R, and O, but there is the only exception being cotton per cent, copper by 41 cent., zinc no interim dividend on deferred
Compared with 1915, by 31 per cent rubber by 26 per stock stocks of coal were lower by 92' cent. and lead by 22 per cent.
Reuter.
and tin,