DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
Hong Kong Stock
Baywaters
Exchange
Sharebrokers'
Association
Mamina
91,700 2101
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 1937.
H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE
AND
H. K. SHAREBROKERS ASSOCIATION
Philippine Gold Mining Quotations
19th Aug.
Closing Ratos
10th August, 1997
Time Receiveri
Nammins
SATURDAY, AUGUST 21.
Ballara
Bayste
Sale
Banks
$1,700
H.K. Banka
#1!!!!!!!!
£101
bo. (London)
213)
Chartered Banics
213
2331
Mercantile Bks. "A"
£10
Do.
BIB
$101
Bank of East Asia...
$98
B, S. 10.02 10.0
clos.
olos.
10.25 11.15
9.40
3.08 3.48
N. 0.& S. Barka...
**
Insurances
$300
Canton Ingara:GON).
1997
Antamoks
74
73 74
74
$810
Union InsanDJE ...
$800
Atoka
12
Underwriter
46
81
SQ
91
211
13
"
12e0
tl.k. Fires...AN
$80
Baguio Gold
19
18
19
$3
International A1896, 3.
Benguet Consol
10.25 10.75 10.23 10.75
Shipping
Douglasea ****
$481
Bonguet Explor
8.
TAL
91
181
Steamboate
151
Indo-Chinas (pref.)
843
Do. (def.)
110/ Shella
$8,30
Waterboata
$9.30
!!!
Big Wedge
15
138 18
151
Coco Grove
51
60
51 61
Consol Mines
,02%
.091 037
360*
10/
Demonstrations
47
48 47 47
46
Mining
E. Mindanao
...15 167 16
18/8
Kailans
24
20/6
G. Goldfields
19 *12 12
mn
Rubs kommen de
311.45
15
+
Bed 1 z 1 T F L 1 2
46011
cta.
Venozagts Gold Fids. $4.30
Docks, Wharves,
Gedowns, etc.
H.K.&. Wharres.
Providents (ok)!..
Do. (aew)
$12.8.&.W. Docks
Shangnai Dock S.
New Engineerings S.
Lands,
Hotels, and
Bui dings
H.K. Hotola H.K Lands.......... Do. 4% Debentures Shanghai Lauda...S. Metropolitan Lands..
H.K.
Do
esities......
"Chics Dum..k
Debenturess. Humphreys eine Chinese Estates.....
Colton Mil
Itogons
0.
60
01
.81
I, X. L.
Masbates
64
62
64
17h 17 19
$118
Min. Resources
***
184"
16
164
$9.20
Northern Mining
54
50 01.
Paracale Gumays...
31
$0 32
งง
San Mauricio
95
94
97
100
Suyoc Consol
244 5448
95
United Paracales
88
68 60
1 2 1 1 1 1 18 | | | ! ! | L
73
10.80
51
32
.093
25
$4.05
Market Comment.
D
6;
9
$35
$102
ZT
THE EXCHANGE
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 :-
Starling
Hong Kong Currency
Reserve...
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
£ 6,800,000
AUSTRALIA AND CHỈNA Incorporatsit by Royal Charter · 1959
HEAD OFFICE; LONDON; 38. Bishopsgate EC.2.
...........$10,000,000 | Paid-up Capital...........
Reserve Fund $20,000,000 || Raserye Liability of Pro-
£3.000.000 £3.000.000
£3.000.000
Head Office: HONG KONG
i
Board of Directors.
G. Miskin, Esq., -
Chairman.
Hoa. Mn M. T. Johnson,
Deputy Chairman,
J. K. Bousfield, Esq.," A. H. Compton, Esq.,
S. EL. Dodwell, Esq.,
J. R. Masson, Ea
K. S. Morrison, Esq.,
prietors.....
MANCHESTER BRANCH:
71. Mosley Street, Manchester.
ALOZ STAR ILOILO AMRITSAR
BANGKOK
KLANG
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:
BAIGON
TPUIS
SKMARANG
КАНАСЫ
BEREMBAN
BATAVIA
SHANGHA!
BOMBAY CALCUTTA
CANTON
L
ZOLE EVALA
LUMPUR
SINGAPORN
HITIAWAN
BOURABAYA
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,
CAWNPORE okau
KUCHING
MADRAS
T. E Pearce, Esq.,
A. L Shields, Esq.
Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,
Chief Manager.
COLOMBO
MANILA
DELHI
MEDAN
HAIPHONG
KAW, YÒBI
HAMNURG
HANKOW
HARBIN
:$90
::
86.90
19
MARKET
MESSRS. ROZA BROS.
S $ VQ $ VS
PHILIPPINE MINING
NEWS
BULACAN MINING COMPANY. | Ambrosio Pablo, A. Bautista, Pedro Inc.. has been granted a permit to Angulo, and G. P. Fernandez, di- Saturday, Aug. 21.
sell shares of its Increased capital rectors. Offices of the company Silver prices were unchanged stock by the securities and ex- are in the Kneedler Bullding Juan yesterday the quotations remain-change commission. The capital D. Singson" is the Bulacan mining Ing at 19 15/16 for both Ready and stock has been increased from rngineer. Forward. Silver advices reported P100,000 to 21,500,000, and the par #14 India as having bought. Specula-value changed from P.10 to P.01
£4/-
tors sold. A small business was
each donc. After the official fixing the į"
Officers of the company are C. market W 35 quiet with small
Tuason,
and president
general buyers at the fixed rate. American
manager; R. Kagahastian, vice-
SANTO NINO Mining Company's
manager recently reported that
by recent in-
Branches:
Amoy Bangkok
Iloilo Peiping
Ipoh
Batavia
Johore.
Bombay
Kobe
Penang Rangoon Saigon
Calcutta
Kowloon
Canton
Kuala
Chefoo
Colombo
San Fran
cisco
Lumpur Shanghai London Singapore Daireu Lyons Sourabaya Foochow Malucos Sungei
Haiphong Manila. Hamburg Muar
Patani Tientsin
Hankow (Johore) Tokyo Harbin Mukden Tsingtas Hoogkew New York Yokohama
ib
Current Accounts opened Local Currency and Fixed Deposlis 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, 19th May, 1937.
the values found on the properties
RONG KONG SAVINGS 'HANK of the company during its explora- tion and development work have Bank is conducted by the THE Business of the above been confirmed
KONG & SHANGHAI tendent, who has come to Manila BANKING CORPORATION. Rules
may be obtained on application.
For the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION,
Silver was quoted at 443 for Spot. president, Pedro J. Ocampo. trea-vestigations by the field superin-HONG
The London/New York cross-
113.80 Ewas ... $100 S'ha Cotton(old)S.
$80
Du. (new)S.
$34
Zoong Sings S.
$34
ENO
Wing On Textilos(S.)|
$50
Ewa Cotton Rts. S
Pabile Utilities
$14.00 Tramway..................
Poak Trama (old)... 15
32
Do. (now)...
2
188
Star Ferries an
$35
...
$27
Yaumati Forries...
$27
$13.00 China Lights (old)...
·013
$13.70
Do. (DOW)...
$13.30
$60
H. Electrica
$501
$181
Macao do.
3146
Sandakan Lights ....
$29.00 Telephones (old).
$29.40
$11.60
Do. (new)
$11.30
rate was lower at 498.78. New York/London was quoted at 498.- 15/16.
$121
China Buses......S.
24/
Tractions INVEST
23/
Do. (pret.)
MARKET Extremely quiet, The tone ap- peared a shade easter than yester- ..day.
Industrials
$16
Caldbeck, Lord.) 8.
*
$17
32
$15.10
$5.05
$201 76.20
$1.60
50 ota
30.08
19.60
S. C. Enterprises
97%.
CLG.5219250.3 Bda
-41
Do.
31%
$60
HLK Wing Oo
8'hel
Do
wwwwww
Macgregors (pref.)8.
Canton Ices
Cementa
Ropes. «............!
Miscellaneous
Dairy Farms ......
Constructions, (old)
Do.
Lane Crawforda................. Nanyang Tobacco...
Siacerea ...
$0.40 WatsonAmro pre
Ch. E'tainmonte....
# :
1261 $4.80
$11
(DOW) CO cts.
$8.00 $4.80
5.35
$1
56%
***
40 eta
prem
115
$6,20
$100 $1.00
STERLING
Opened with sellers at 1/2 31/32 buyers bidding 1/3 1/32 for near resulting in a small business later at 1/2 31/32 for ncar delivery, The market closed with selfers at 1/2 15/16 August/October and 1/2 29/32 November/December, buyers at 1/3 for Cash/September and 1/2 31/32 October/December,
U.S. DOLLARS
Some business was done during the course of the morning at 311 The for August and September." market closed with sellers at 31 1/16 August and 31 September/ October, buyers at 31 August/ September and 31 1/16 October.
'SHANGHAI DOLLARS
surer: Ramon Castillo Donato, secretary and assistant manager;
MANILA MINING
SHARES
Hong Kong. Aug, 21. Extra Manila closing quotations
Associated Mines Acoje Mining
from Paracale.
EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE
Manila, Aug. 21. This morning's stocktaking of last night's "earthquake damage is
gures kindly supplied by Messrs. estimated to be 33 people injured, at least one killed, the city's water Ells and Edgar.
supply drastically curtailed due to burst mains, the collapse of several houses, and a number of buildings such as the Insular Life, in which Reuter's office is situated and Heacock's big department store which is cracked.
Angelo
Gold River Mother Lode Paracale Gold Salacot
Thousands spent the night in сред spaces, fearing further .095quakes. City fire brigades an- swered nine calls during the night. Many Shanghai refugees, who had
arrived that day become hysterical when the lights falled at Pier Seven, and general panic reigned for a few minutes until
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
5,598,600.00
9,776,796.78
HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG No. 10, Des Voeux Road, Central.
Board of Directors:— Sir Shouson Chow, Chairman Li Koon Chen, Esq. Li Lan rang, Esq. P. & Kwok, neq. Wong buson, sq. Wong Yun Tong, esq. Kan Ying Po, Esq. Chan Ching Shek, Fung Ping Wah, Eaq.
Esq
PRIPING
TAIPING TENSTEIN
TONGKAN *
(Bhukat)
TRENGTAO
TOKOKAMA
(Peking) NAJE GÅ
FENANG
HÙNG TONG BANGOON
•
FORZION Exchange and Genora) Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITs received for Ons Year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on applica tion.
The Bank's Head Office in Loa- don undertakes. Executor & Trustee business, and claims recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained, at any of the Agencies and Branches
R. W. ROBERTS,
Manager.
THE CHASE BANK
15, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
HEAD OFFICE:
19, PINE STELET,
NEW YORK.
Aa American Bank offering com
plete Foreign Banking Service 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.8. $2,500,000,000.
D. M. BIGGAR;
Manager.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE. BANE
LIMITED
Capital (fully paid up) Reserve Fund Yen 132,850,000.00
Ten 100,000,000 NO
HEAD OFFICE:-YOKOHAMA
BRANCHIA AND AGENCIES AT: Alexandris Honolulu Bangoon Bangkok Hainking Rio do Bataria. Karachi
Janeiro Berlin Kobe
San Bombay London Franoise
004 .12
.085
Dulong
.029
Gold Creek
.11
Ipo Gold
.14
.03
ung.
prem. 8%
HE. Govt. 4% Loso $100+
Wallace Harper.....!
$101
185
.02
Batong Buhay
.012
Universal Expl
.095
Vibro Piling
20/5 3ler mang Liv (Lon,
*Sales to Shanghai
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
.106
.085
7-
WILL Powalls
(H.K)
-
|40 ata.
Crown Mines
.00
Mambulao
.08
order was restored. Then a accond shock 19 minutes later resulted in
Branches and Agencies ¡~
Syndicate Invest.
.07
Tinagao
085
Santa Rosa
.036
(British Wireless Service)
Aug. 19 132-57/84 21.73 12.401
Aug. 21
A. K. STOCK
Mine Operations
.105
a stampede from the pier buildings to the streets. However, happily ta nobody was injured, and there were no further 'quakes during the Steady night.― Reuter.
Amoy Bria Bombay
Balgon
SWALOW Byday
Helbourne Bad Fran-
Taiboxo
Cab
Haiphong Bazkow
Migranki New York Jeactie Onks
dace
Tinta
Tokyo.
Semarangt Vancouver
Hankow Otard
Pari
Shanghai
Tokohama
Kate
Pripta
Harbin Paris
singapore
132 53/54
لم
Hong KongPeiping
21.724
12.401
approved
94-13/16
94 13/18
Paris
Geneva
Berlin
Athens
Mian
Copenhagen
Nominal..
SHANGHAI MARKET
The Shanghai Exchange Market was closed to-day.
Bued Dayaka
Kan Tong Po, Esq, Chief Manager Li Toe Fong, Esq., Manager..
Kowloon Panang Bourabaya Laados Radgoos Manila
Calcutta
Canton
Los Angeles Seattle Manila
Semarang
Dairon Moji Shanghai
(Daley) Nagasaki Singapore Fengtien Nagoya Soerabaya
(Mukden) New York Sydney
Hamburg Osaka
Tientsin Tokyo
Stockholm Shanghai
New York
Amsterdam
Vienna
Prague
Madrid
Lisbon
Hong Kong
Bombay
Montreal
Brussels
4.99-1/16 9.04)
4.981 2.04
1/2-15/16
4.991
29.62
4.0813/10 29.62
19 15/16
19 15/16
Yokohama
Belgrade
Monte Video
Rio .....
Bucharest Bliver (Forward)
Bilver (Spot) War Loan
DA LONDON:-
19-15/16 34% 100-5/16
Closing Quotations
August 21, 1937.
Tolographio Transfer... Bank Bills, on demand/ Oredita foar mbaths'
sight ·
"ON SHANGEAI:-
On Demand
O SINGAPOR:--
On JAFAX:--
On demand
Op demand-
Telegraphie Tränafër
Sauk, am denfandi
1/78.
102
ON NEW YORK:
Bank Billa, on demand 307 Credits, 60 days' sight. 318
On demand
| ON BATAVIA :—
ON PARIS:-
Bank Billa, on demand 822 Credits, « month's sight 073
-On Bardon:-
EXCHANGE
SATURDAY'S
OFFICIAL
QUOTATIONS
The market was particularly steady.
Manila was likewise steady.
BUYERS
Douglases, $48). Indo-Chinas (Det.). $43. Union Waterboats, $9.30.. Chinese Estates, $90. Peak Trams (old), $5. Peak Trams (new), $2}, Wm. Powell, Ikd,, 40 cts. Constructions (old), $1.60. ' Constructions (new), 50 cta H. K. Govt. 34% Loan, 14% Prm.
NEW TAXES IN CANTON
CABLE AND WIRELESS
LIMITED
An index number will be issued in time for publication on the 20th of each month, and as the course of these traffic receipt has always afforded a valuable indication of world trading and com-. mercial activity," It is hoped that, in addition, to providing an in- dication of the Company's traffic for its stockholders, it will be found of value to observers of world economic conditions.
INDEX NUMBERS
These index numbers represent the estimated monthly receipts from traffic as related to comparable trame in the year 1929. It should be noted that since 1929 the operation in various overseas areas has been taken over at different dates by the local associated companies, and the total. Agures for 1829 taken for purpose of com- parison in establishing the Index 100 have therefore been adjusted when necessary by the omission of the receipts accruing in the areas affected. The index numbers are. In consequence, all shown upon a comparable basis
Monthly figures reduced to working day average. Working day average of comparable receipts, year 1929 -100.
1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 96.0 78.3, 73.4 89.9 71.8 73.2 71.2 85.8 95.7 81.2 82.9 117 747 74.4 73.3 84.6 94.5 79.6 77.8 70.4 72.8 76.2 76.0 90.8 94.9 74.5 71.4 71.8 71.0 74.6 71.6 83.7. 86,2 68.8 67.7 70.7 73.172.5 67.6 78.8 68.0 66.6 84.7 70.1 70.1 .70.2 70.3 73.5" 80.8 64.7 63.2 67.5 68.9 88.7 70,3 73.4 821 61.8 69.6 65.9 70.7 67.1 69.1 81:4 73,0 71.4 67.9 70.3 75.5 - 70.7 82.5 77.8 73.2 72.1 73.6 78.8 75.9 80.4 79.0 73.0 718 71.3 72.7 80.5 871 83.6 78.8 76.7 80.7 80.1 98.4
On demand
8:
OF MANILA
On demand ...............
eti
OF BANGKOK
1081
On demand
BOYRERIGES : Bent Buying
1494
1/21/16
Canton. Aug. 20. At a meeting of the Provincial Government to-day, presided by General Wu Te-chen, it was animously decided to raise -- new taxes for the present national crisis. Landlords shall be required. to yield 16.0 per cent of what they get from their properties, while the salarled men shall contribute 10 per cent of their monthly earn-
un.
January February March April May
June
July.
August
BAR, SILVER, PAE O-
18 15/16
Da-Dao.:
September October..... November December
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted, Loans granted securities.
Tsingtao
Yinkow
Intereap allowed on Current As- count,
Deposite received for Fixed Perioda at rates to be obtained on
Current Accounts opened in application,
Local Currency and Fixed: De-
posita received for one year or
Y. KANO,
Manager.
shorter periods ...... in Local And Hong Kong, 10th March, 1937. Foreign Currencies on terms which will be quoted on application. Safe Deposit Boxes To Let
KAN TONG PO.
Chief Manager.
INSURANCE RATES INCREASED
London, Aug. 20:
Rates of insurance against war risk in the Mediterranean have
MESSAGES OF
SYMPATHY
"Times' Correspondent Leaving Berlin
Berlin, Aug. 20.
The "Times" correspondent at been increased by Llyods Under-Berlin is leaving on Bunday. in ac- writers Marine assurance com-cordance with the German official panies. The rates for vessels | notification, passing the Straits of Gibraltar, and proceeding east of 12 degrees has circularised members to
The Foreign Press Association
the longitude, i.., in a line from Civit effect that it is expected that ta Vecchia to Tripoll are as fol
many may convey" messages ot lows: For oil in tankers, 208. per sympathy and good wishes to the cent., for ordinary cargo, by tramp steamers, 108 per cent. Both were will be seeing him off at the sta
correspondent, and that others previously 58. per cent. Rates for passenger Uners are unchanged at
58. per cent.
tion.
The_Propaganda Minister has
If a vessel from the east does given an assurance to the Foreign not cross the above line, the rate Press Association that a high om- for passenger liners will be la. 3d., clai will be placed over the Ger- for ordinary tramp steamers 28. man press in order to prevent the 61. and for tankers 5a., compared previously with alxpence
Reuter
public from generallaing attacks
on foreign correspondents.-- Beuter's Bulletin Service.