19367
High
Low Dow Jones Averages. 194.40 138.79 30 Industriala
64.48 35 40 90 Baile 37.64 21.80 20 Uciliti 106.89 90.440 Bonds
82.44 55.88 11
14/08, Kailas.....
Etocks Adams ExpreES Allis Chalmers Amer. Can
Am. Car & Foundry
!!
Amer. Cyanamid
1+
i i
$113
140 cta)
Do.
(new) 15 cts.
+264
H.K. & W. Docks
Shangani Dock
S.)
Docks, WhaĪves,
H.K. & K. Wharves.
Proridrats (old). $1.95 $2,05
$113
$281
$100
Amer. & For. Power Amer, For. 87-pt. Amer. Locomotive Amer. Metals Amer. Radiator
Amer. Rolling Mil
New Engiuserines 8.
Lands, Hotels, and
Buldings
tt
Amer. Smelting
Amez. Steel Fdries..
Amer. Sugar
H.K. Hatols
*2100
BEL
HK Lands. B
Lu. 4% Debentures Shanghai Lande....... 8. Metropolitao Lands.. H.K. Keulties..... China Dos, anża Do. DebenturesS. Hawphreys
Chincao, Estates...
Cotton Mills
Ewod *********KRETNI S'hai Cottonsfold)S. (news. Du
Wing On Textiles(S.)
Tin
$3.00
13')
$1102
$4.50
Amer. Tel. & Tel.... Amer Tobacco "B" 717 Amer. Waterworks ....
Anaconda Copper ... Atchison, T. & S. Fe.
Atlantic Redning....
Atlas Corpn.
Auburn Motors
18
the
Baldwin Locomotive
$7 cum. pf.
3.
Telephones (old)
Do
(DOW)
$100
Do. (praf.)....
*Industrials
Caldbeck, Lord.) 8.
Macgregors (pref.)8,
Canton Icas
12.10 Cements
$3.80
Miscellaneous
Zoong Sings5,
Ewo Cotton Rts. S
Publis Uite
$13
Tramwaya
$13.30
Peak Trains (oli).....] 35}]
Do.
(new) 12.00
170
Star Ferries
****
379
$12
Yaunisti Forries
$23.
$10.80 Chios Lights (old)...] $10.65
$IC
I. (new)...
$34
B.K. Nectria
ips
Sie
Macao do.
Sandakan Lights...
1911
$8
China Buses......
23/9
Tractions
23/
$13
190
$31
$41
Baltimore & Oblo... 123
Barnsdall Ol
Bendix Aviation
Bethlehem Steel Boeing Airplane Borden Ca Briggs
Mfacturing 30 Brooklyn-Manhattan
Trans
124)
ary-February.
....
A. K
24/6
EXCHANGE
Canadian Pacific
Celanese Corpn. of
America
Cerro de Pasco
STOCK
Certain Teed P'ducts
Chesapeake
Corpn.
Chesapeake & Ohlo.. 66
Chrysler Corpn.
Columbia Gas & El
YESTERDAY'S
Columbia 6% "A" pl. Commercial
点
net
OFFICIAL
Commercial Solvents 264
Commonwealth & 8.
Rupes ******
QUOTATIONS
Commonwealth
cum. pl.
Dairy Farms
$246
16
Ch. Etainmonta........
$1.60
Constructions, (old)) čia
$1.00
Du,
The market continued quiet. but fairly steady.
Consolidated Edison 331
་་
Consolidated on ....
.Ja
Lane Crawford.....
There
19.00
SADyang Tobacco
Indications текс some renewal of interest in in-
of
Continental Oll
Corn. Products
Since rea
$1,10
vestments, as
result of the
Curtiss Wright (C
Watsons
$3.90
lower level of prices now ruling.
Curtiss Wright "A" 194
Delaware & Hudson
prem
8. C. Enterprises. 917 CM.G.5% 19250.3 Eds.
1.5. Gurt, 4% Lomart
Do.
Wallace Harper
$1
BUYERS
Del. Lackawanna &
80%
Indo-Chinas (Pref.), $51..
$107
Western
2d Marenus Iv (Lon.)!
31%
$40
BK Wing Do
S'ha Da
141
Vibro Pilion
Vm. Poralia
(HK)
$12
Indo-Chinas (Del.). $43.
H.K. & K. Wharves, $111.
Distillers Corpn Sea.
145
Providents (Old), $2.
grama
Douglas Aircraft
100
H&S, Hotels, $5.
Du Pont
$4
HK Lands, $30.
Electric Bost
HK. Realties, $41.
Elec. Bond & Share
146 ote
Peak Trams (Old), $5.
Elec. Bond & Share
Oct. 12"
P
Paris
Geneva
148-1/32
21.54
Berlin
12.34
Athens
Milan
944
Copenhagen
Stockholm
Sales to Shringhai
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
(British Wireless Service)
Oct. 13.
147-17/32 21.551 12.341
H.E. Electrics, $52.
Wm. Powell, Ltd., 40 cts. Marsmans (HK), 4-
SELLERS
:
H.K. Bank 31575.
Union Ins, $525.
EK. Steamboats, $9.
H.K. & K. Wharves, $112..
H.K. Electrics, $63.
Dairy Farms, $25.
**** SALES
Union Ins., $522.
Peak Trams (New), $21
35 pf
Elec, Bond & Share
$6 pr.
Elec Power & Light
Elec Power & Light
și pl.
Firestone Tire & R. 46
Fintrote
Chen, Asphalt
Gen. Cigar
94-3/16
Gen. Electric
Glen. Foods
:12
DAILY
SHARE QUOTATIONS
Hong Kong Stock
Cayos Cal
Exchange
$1,080
}
Nemcinall
*C13
Sharebrokers'
THURSDAY. OCTOBER, 14.
Banks
H.K. Banks
Chartered Banks ...
N. 0. & S. Barks..
Association
gym
#aja- Buntin
$1,585
Bo. (London)
M
293
2331
Mercantile Bks “A”
£33
El
Do.
210
120
Baak of Hast Asia...
$90
38
insurances
$250
Canton luvara 180-
$250
$595
$522
Ugion kasurances ...
1690
3526
$12
Underwriters.....
13
$230
H.K. Fires an
$30
lutematinasi Annen, 1.
Shipping
748)
Douglaver
$9
Indo-Chinas (pref.)
Stencilsta
Da. (det.)
Shells......
93/1
19.30
Waterlute
Mining
191
15
Veuezurts thold Fids. | #44
Godowns, etc.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1937.
„THE EXCHANGE
MARKET
MESSRS. ROZA BROS
Silver prices were unchanged yesterday the quotations being 19 15/16 for Ready and 19 7/8 for Forward. Silver advices reported India as having bought. A small business done. The market
was
was steady. American Silver was quoted at 44 3/4 Epot.
The London-New York cross- rate WRS quoted at 495,78. New York-London was quoted at 495.- 15/16.
Steady.
FABL
43
98/1
19.30
14/
i
MARKET
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
New York: October 14
Through Renter's-Service).
QUOTATIONS-
New York/London Cross"este New York Cotton- Dec. New York Hubber-Sept. Chicago Wheat Sapl. -Sopt. Chicago Corn Winnipeg Wheat-Oct. Silver-Officia!
STERLING
There were sellers at 1/3 Octo- ber-January and 1/2 31/32 Febru- ary, buyers at 1/3 1/32 Cash- January and 143 February. A done at 1/3 small business was 1/32 for cash.
U.S. DOLLARS
The market opened with sellers
at 31 October-December and 30 15 16 January leading to business at 31 1/18 for cash and 31 Janu- ary. The market closed at 1. p.m. with sellers at 31 1/16 October, 31 November-December and 30 15/16 31 January-February, buyers at
1:16 31 Cash-November, 1/8 December and 31 January-Febru- ary.
SHANGHAI DOLLARS Sellers at 105 1/8 for Spot.
BANGHAY MARKET
There were sellers of Sterling at 1/2 9:32. buyers at 1/2 5/18 for Spot. U.S. Doliars, sellers at 29 1/2 for Spot, buyers at 29 9/16.
IN THE AFTERNOON The market was quiet in afternoon.
STERLING
No business was reported. finish- ing with sellers at 1/3 October- January and 1/2 31/32 February. buyers at 1/3 1/32 Cash-January and 1/3 February.
U.S. DOLLARS
There were sellers at 31 1/18
31 November-December October. and 30 15/16 January-February. Brooklyn-Manhattan
36 cum, pf. buyers at 31 1/8 Cash-November.
10.8G 31 1/18 December and 31 Janu-Case, JI
18.07 67.18 Business Done: -2,570,000 shares.
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:-
Storling
£8,500,000
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA Incorporated by Royal Charter-1853
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 38, Bishopsgate ECJ.
.$10,000,000 | Paid-up Capital..
Reserve Fund .$20,000,000 | Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors......
Board of Directora, U. Miskin, Esq..
Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson,
Chairman.
Deputy Chairman
J. K. Bousfield, Esq.. 4. H. Compton, Esq., S. H. Dodwell, Esq.,
J. B. Masson, Esq
£3.900.000 £3.000.000
£3.900.000
MANCHESTER BRANCH:
71. Mosley Street, Manchester.
1
ALOE STAR ILOILO AMRITSAR IPUH
BANGKOK
BATAVIA
251 39+ 394
1013
San Fran-
cisco
Patuai
Hongkew New York Yokohama
Accounts
30 Current
opened Local Currency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods in Local Currency and Sterling on terms which will be quoted" on application.
Also up to data Safe Deposit Boxes in various sizes To Let. Hong Kong, 12th May, 1937.
BONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
HONG
HE Busine of the above Bank is conducted by the KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION."Rules may be obtained on application.
For the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager.
Hong Kong, 1st March, 1937.
BANK OF EAST ASIA,
LIMITED.
5,698,800 00
2,776,790.76.
HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG No. 10, Des Voeux Road, Central.
Board of Directors:-
Sir Shouson Chow, Chairman Li Koon Chun, Esq. Li Lan sang, Esq.
P. F. Kwok, rsq. WongChuSon, Luq.
Wong Yun Tong,aq Kan Ying fu, Esq.
YOKOHAMA
(Peking) zazDGANGA PENATO
LONG TUNG HANGOON
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
COREST ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for Quo.. Year or
shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on applica tion.
The Bank's Head Office in Lon- don undertakes Executor & Trustes business, and claims recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained. sə Day of the Agencies äod Branches
R. W. ROBERTS,
Manager.
THE CHASI”BANK
15. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
READ OFFICE:
18, PINE STEKET,
NEW YORK...
An American Bank offering com- plete Foreign Banking Service the principal Markets of the world. Interest Rates ou Application.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
This Back is entirely owned -bý
THE CHARE National Bank, Naw YORK, with Resources over U.S." $2,500,000,000."
.
D. M. BIGGAR,
Manager.
BANK OF CHINA
Specially Chartered by THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, OF CHINA AS AN INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK
PAID-UP CAPITAL...840,000,000.00 (BRANCHES ALL OVER CHINA)
Owing to our numerous Branches
Chan Ching Sliek rung Pin Wah,in China and connections in the Esq. principal Commercial Centres of
Kowloon Penang Bourabaya London
Paiping
the World, we are able to extend
to our Clients special facilities for
Domestic and Foreign Banking and Exchange.
17
Head Office
SHANGHAI
Hongkong Branch:
4, QUEEN'S ROAD, C.
South China Offices:
CANTON
Every description of Banking SWATOW
and Exchange business transacted. SHIUCHOW
KONGMOON
TOISHAN
KING HOW
We also handle the issue of Bonds
Accounts opened in and other Public Funde of the
Local Currency and Fixed De Chinese Government both at Home
.Last Today'
Change. High Low Close Close
4.95-9/16 495-11/16 † up "B.42 8,09
8.40 7.0
.44 up 18.60 18.42 18,88 1884
99
901 972
Hong Kong Currency
Reserve
.us off
in up
591 $51 37 118 113 118)
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
L8
1 up
12:3
1 of
442
unch.
Head Office:-HONG KONG
Oct. 11.
High Low Close Change
138.78
14084 13479 138,20
.59 of
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES: ·
35.40
36.07 34.13 35 28
14:00
JAIGOS
1.80 98,15 Commodity Index 68.28
29.24 20.98 21.59
SEMARANG
.38 .60 up
BABACHI
BEREMBAN
KLANG
JHANGHAI
BOMBAY KUBE
ПЕСАРСКИ
CALCUTTA KUALA
BITIAWAN
Last Sala
13 Oct. 11.
103 101
Past Sale
Stocky Great Northern Rly.
Oct. 11:
13
K. S. Morrison, Esq.,
CANTON
LUMPUR
SOU RABATA
Hoa. Mr. J. J. Paterson,.
CAWNPORE KUCHING
-TAIPING
331 331
CKBU
MADRAS
1. E. Pearce, Esq.,
TIROTEIN
48
451
Great Western Sugat
301
31.
A. L Shield, Esq.,
95
13
Holly Sugar Corpn.
I
Sir Yandeleur M. Graybars,
COLOMBO DELHI
MANILA
TOYOKAN
MEDAK
(Bhuket)
Humble Oll
HAIPHONG
651
642
Chief Manager.
NEW YORK
THIMOTIO
HAMBURG
371
274
Int Nickel
PRIPING
441
463
11
BANKOW
A
31
In Tel & Tel.
j
**
Aranches:
BARSIN
30
274
Int. Dept Stores
151
16
Amoy
Iloilo
Peiping
23
217
Kennecott Copper
472
*
49
Bangkok
Ipoh
Penang
29)
311
Lambert Corpa ......
9
81
Batavia
Johore
Banguos
121
12
Loew's Inc.
655
637
Kombay
Kobe
Saigon
261 251
Lorillard
171
Calcutta
Kowloon
17
Canton
Kuala
501
59
McIntyre Porcupine
Chafoo
McKesson & Robbins 181*
17
Colombo
31+
32
Monsanto Chemical 917
88
Dairen
Lyons
1541
151
Montgomery Ward
4.
413
Foochow
Malacca
Lumpar Shanghai Loudou Singapore Sourabaya Sungei
73
Murray Corpo. ...................
61 61
Haiphong Manila
11
11+
Nat Cash Registor..
22
215
Hamburg
Muar
Tientsin
314
322
Nat Dairy Products 16]
16
Hankow
55)
561
Nat Distillers .........
213
241
Barbin
Mukden
(Johore) Tokyo
Tsingtas
201
204
Nat Power & Light
71
67
114
10%
New York Central... 21
211
113
Niagara Hudson P.
Corpa.
82
North American.....
161
131
Northern Pacific
81 18. 151 151
154
153
Pacific Gas & Elec
28
Pacific Lighting
561
59
Packard Motors
B
51
261
261
Paramount
107
21
201
Pennsylvania R.R.
23. 241
29.
Phelps Dodge
Philips Petroleum
451
44
13
13
Public Service of N.J.
361
361
Pullman Inc.
T
413
41
Pure OU
127
121
114 - 111
Radio Corpn of Am.
81
81
82
Republic Steel..
191
201
Reynolds Tobac. "B" 451
457
231
231
St. Joseph Leed Co.
54
521
Schenley
33
32
Fr.
Schenley 5% pt.
261
861*
87
3+
Seara Roebuck
69
67
66
Shell Union" O
152
172
46
48
Socony-Vacuum
131
15A
9
9
Southern Cal Edison
213
21
17
18
Southern Pacine
241
241
Credit 401
40
Southern Kly 5% pr.
133
142
27
Sta3d Brands
10
93
Authorised Capital
$10,000,000.00.
102
101
Stand Gas & Elec.
44
41
Paid-up Capital
$8
Stand Gas & Elec.
Reserve and Undivided
49.
50%
$7 pl.
25
23
Proata mangiare
32
Standard Of of NJ.
511
524
598
593
Sterling Products
58
56
5.
41
Swift International 27
281
31
33
Technicolor
447
44
131
131
Texas Gulf Sulphur 304
301
19
Tidewater Assoc. On
15
15
3
81.
Timken-Detroit Axle
153
157
Transamerica
131
13
931
91
20th Cent. Fox Film's
261
271
20th Cent. Fox Films
Esq.
133
131
33 *
31 *
pt.
381
391
Un. Carbide & Car-
1341
1231
Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manager, Li Toe Fong, Esq., Manager.
Don
84
83
114
102
Un. Pacific
97
961
Branches and Agencies :-
10
91
United Aircraft
224
213
Amby
Un. Airline Trans-
Batavia!
Bombay
Malia
Rangoon Salva
Awatow
Sydory
53+*
511
port
10
104 Chiquita
United Corpn.
31
31
Santo
Haiphozy
Melbourne SEDEMBAR New York Soncile
Bas Prin-
Talhoka
aleco
Tiantain
Tokyo
United
Corpn. #3 32
58
548
313
Hankow
12
11#
cum pt.
11
101
Honolulu
Pacin
Kobe
Boog) VADCONVER Shangha
nirt.pare
Yokohama
Un. Gas I'provem't
Un. Light & power
31
31.
•
40
"A"
US. Industrial Alco-
Loans granted
оп
approved
hol
201
204
securities.
16
15
U.S.Rubber
321
324
Current
251
251*
US Rubber 38 DL
894
58
32
311
C.B. Steel Detaineeseene
68
69
posits received for one year or
Gen. Motors
434
421
Vanadium
18,
181
Shanghai
New York
Amsterdam
1/2-5/6 4:951 8.96
4.95-13/18 8 967
HK & K. Wharves, $112. H.K. Lands, $30.
Gen Railway Signa! 23
243
Warner Bros Pict
81
81
Gillette Safety Razor Glidden
Vienna
Prague
1411
Madrid
Lisbon
Hong Kong
Bombay
Montreal
29.39
Brussels Yokohama
open (4.951
29.441 4.951
1.1
Belgrade
Gold Dust. Goodrich (BF.) ...... Goodrich $5 pi. . Goodyear
Monte Video
Blo
Bucharest
Silver (Forward)
silver (Spot) War Loan
ON LONDON:-
191 19-15/16 31% 1018
Closing Quotations
October 14, 1837.
Telegraphic Transier..
Bank Bills, ou demand 1.2
Credits, four months'
: sight
1/31
ON NEW YORK;—
107 19-15/16 34% 1011
HK. Electrics, $521. Telephones (Old), $247.
"RAUBS" OUTPUT
"The Hong Kong Stock Ex- change have received the following Cable to-day from the Raub Aus- tralian Gold Mining Co.
September-October Output Crushing No. 525..
Tons Treated, 4,880.
Bullion, 1.780 ounces.
Canadian Purchases From British S.S.
✔
FRANC IMPROVEMENT | REICHSMARK
MAINTAINED
Turning Point Reached?
London, Oct. 13. The recent inprovement in the French franc which was fully maintained to-day at 14.775 com- Ottawe.
Canadian pared with 14,815: last night is Canada: purchases from the British Straits causing many Foreign Exchange Settlements show a marked im- brokers to wonder whether at long urovement this year. Imports of last a definite turning point in the crude rubber in June amounted to { currency's downward "march has 555/85,854,819 lbs. valued at $11.211.845. been reached..
Bank Billa, on demand 30 11/16 Crédits, 60 days' sight. 31 3/16 OF BATAVIA:
On demand.........
ON PARIS-
Bank Billa, on demand 808 Credits, month's sight 376
1021 ON BIGON:
ON SHANUBAL
On Demand.
On demand
ON SINGAPORE. ---
On demand
521
ON MANILA:-
On demand
·OR JAPAN:-
ON BANGKOK :→→
On demand ...
106
On demand
SINDIA:
Bate
BAN ALLE, Dee ag
#11
149
1/31/16 -- 19 10/16
Telegraphie Transfer..
Bank on demand.
BoVERIONS Bank Buying
QUOTATIONS Berlin, Oct. 13. The Reichsmark was quoted. without guarantee, at: New York, 40.175, Paris, 1199. Amsterdam, 72.65. London, 12,344.
Paris Sterling 147.78 to 141.84. Paria U.S. dollars, 29.82 to 29.83.-- Transocean News Service.
Cand supplied 5,330 cwts. or carrots to the British market out of a total Import of 5,957 cwts. from Empire countries in 1936. Foreign countries brought the total British import of carrots up 403,443 cwts.
to
an increase of 2,801,939 lbs. and While the recovery of the franc $723.354 uver the corresponding earlier in the current week was month last year. Imports of can- principally due to heavy bear red pineapples increased from 2-covering following the favourable 918,704 los, to 3,587,354 lbs. and in interpretation results of last week- value from $60,992 to $104,085. end's cantonal elections, there are Cocoanut oll was shipped in direct indications that covering has now to the value of $39,385 while last been joined by a demand for participating in the general de-
repatriation purposes especially mand for French currency.- year no direct shipments were re-
Reuter as the joint stock banks are now celved in that month,
Safe Deposit Boxes To Lete
KAN TONG PO.
@kiel Manager.
BANK OF
COMMUNICATIONS". ESTABLISHED 1908
CAPITAL RESERVE
220,000,000 $8,000,000
Head Office: 14 The Bund, Shanghai Hongkong Office:
5 lce House Street, Hong Kong
Over 130 Branches throughout China. Correspondents in all im- portant Cities of the World. We offer you quick, careful and friendly service, backed up by 30 years of experience in:
FIXED DEPOSITS CHECKING ACCOUNTS FOREIGN EXCHANGE SAVINGS ACCOUNTS AND OTHER BANKING FACILITIES
T. N. LEE,
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
** LIMITED
Capital (fully paid up)..
Yen 100,000,000 De Reserve Fund...Yen 134,400,000.00
HEAD OFFICE:-YOKOHAMA
.. BRANCHES AND AGENCIES AT Alexandria Honolulu Rangoon Bangkok Hainking Rio de
Janeiro Sau
Batavia .Berlin
Karachi ✓. Kobe
Francisco
Bombay London Calcutta Los Angeles Seattle Canton Manila Bemarang Shanghai Moji Dairen
(Dalny) Nagasaki Singapors Soerabaya
Fengtien Nagoya
(Mukden) New York Sydney.
Hamburg Osaka
Tientsin
Tokyo Txingtso
Hankow Otaru Harbin Paris Hong KongPeiping Yinkow
Intercet allowed on Current Ao- zante.
Deposits
received for Fized Periode at rates to be obtained on
application,
'Y. KANO,
Manage
Manager. Hong Kong, 11th Sept., 1937.
"יו
Westinghouse
Elec, 107
1001
will be quoted on application.
shorter periods in Local and and Abroad, Foreign Currencies on terms which
SHOU J. CHEN
Manager.
29
291
Youngstown
Sheet
324* 31 211 21 67 592* 237 241
& Tube
IIIRADI
47
481
Chase National Bt.
351*
342*
National City Bank
311*
321*
Call Money
1%
1
i ex div,
* Bid
0