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DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Sharebrokers'
Association
Bayan Saliers
Jul
-$1,450j 51,470)
ANI
183
$67
$84
Ak
$501
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21
229
£14
MONDAY...
FEB. 7.
Banks
H.K. Banks
4
Do. (London) Chartered Banks... Mercantile Bks. “A”
"C"
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1938.
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
(Through
Renter's Service)
Ja
Bayern
Balm Mo
New York: February
Bauk of East Asia...| 182
N. O. & S. Banka...
Steambts
******
H.K. & W. Docka Shangnai Docks S.
New Engineerings 8. Lands. Hotels, sad Bui dings
......... $5,70
$1.80 H.K. Hotels $321 $100
4K landı.ABD. Do. 4% Dabentures Shanghai Lands
Metropolitau Lands..;
9.K, titis
4.60
$81
*HB
Chinese EvlateO..
Humphrey *
18,80
CD
Cotton Milla
$10
Ewoo
$57
S'ha Cotton.......S.
Zoong Sings
S..
Wing Ou Też (len(8.1)
Ewo Cotton Rt. S.
Pabile Clities
$14.70 Trainways ... $144
Pak Teams jolt) .........| 104 |
QUOTATIONS
$1,480
New York/London Cross rate
New York Cotton-Mar. New York Rubber-Mar.
$3
224
H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE
YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS
Market opened quiet and dull but towards the close there were general enquiries, with prices closing on the steady side. Rates continue to be maintained,
Bank of East Asia, $82. Union Insurance, $498 China Underwriters. $1.40. Douglases, $57.
H.K & K Wharves $116 H.K. & W. Docks, $284. Providents (Qld), $24...
H. & S. Hotel, $5.85, Peak Trams (New), $34. Cements, $13.55.
Dairy Farms, $25.30. Wm. Powell, Ltd.. 75 cts.
SALES
Union Insurances. $500. H.K. & W. Docks, $284. Providents (Old), $2. Antamoks Ps.. 61 cts. Atoks, 29 cis. Baguio Gold, 24 pts. Benguet Consol,, $9,70. Coco Grove.. 63 cts." Consol. Mines, 012 cts. Demonstrations, 43 cts. L.X.L. 67 cts.
BANKS
HONG KONG AND.. SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION"
Authorised Capital 850,000,000 Issued & Fully Paid-Up $20,000,000 Reserve Funds:-
Sterling
£8,500,000 "H.K. Currency Reserva $10,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietore.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA Incorporated by Royal Charter Ìsga HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 38, Bishopsgate E.0.3.
· Paid-up Capital.
$90,000,000
Head Office:-HONG KONG
Board of Directors. G. Miskin, Esq.,
Hon. Mr. M T. Johnson,
Chairman,
Deputy Chairman,
J. K. Bousfeld, Esq., A. H. Compton, Esq., S. H. Dodwell, Esq., J. R. Masson, Esq., K. S. Morrison, Esq., Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,
T. E. Peares, Esq.,
A. L. Shields, Esq..
Reserve Fund.... Reserve Diablilty of Pro Briatore
£3,000,000
****** £3.000.00
£3.000,300.
MANCHESTER BRANCH: 71, Mosley Street, Manchester.
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:
ILOILO ГРОД
ALOR STAR AMBIZYAR BANGIOR BATAVIA BOMBAY CALCUTTA CANTON CAWNPORE
SAIGON
BEMARANG
KARACHI
SKREMPANG
41
KLANG КОДЕ
AMANOHA
PINGAPORE
XUALA
SITIAWAN
LUMPUR
BOUZABAYA
KUCKING
COLOMBO
HADRAS MANILA
TIKAITSEN
ΤΟΝΟ ΚΑΙ
(Bhuket)
MEDAN Chief Manager. DELHI
Singapore Lyons Sourabaya
Sungei
Foochow Malacen Haiphong Manila Patani Hamburg Muar Tientsin Hankow (Johore) Tokyo Harbin Mukden. Tsingtao Hongkew New York Yokohama
Current
HAIPHONG
HAMBURG
HANKOW
HARBIN
TAIPINO
NEW YORK' TSENOTAO
YOKOHAMA
PEIFING
(Peking) ZAMBOANGA -
PENANG
„HONG KONG "RANGOON
FORZION EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTа opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on applica tion.
Head
The Bank's
Office in London undertakes Executor and Trustee business, and claims re- covery of British Income TAX overpaid, on terms which may be Accounts opened in ascertained at any of the Agencies Local Currency and Fixed Deposits and Branches.
R. W. ROBERTS. received for one year or shorter periods in Local Currency and Sterling on terms which will be quoted on application.
Als up to date Safe Deposit Boxes in various sizes To Let.
Hong Kong, 19th May, 1937,
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
Manager.
THE CHASE BANK
is, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
HEAD OFFICE:
19, PINA STREET,
NEW YORK.
THE Business of the above An American Bank offering com-
Last
Today'
High Low Close
Mose
Change
51-6/16 4.01-1/18
.1/4 of
8.55
"I
8,40 - 8,60 14.45 14.34 14 26
8.54
.04 up
14.42
16 ap
Chicago Wheat -May.
95 941 951
911
3/8 off
+3
eist £29
Chicago Corn
-May.
59 EQ
311
1/4 of
Winnipeg Wheat-May.
198 197
1271
1:7)
£14
Silvercial
1/4 off unch.
1937
31
Insurance
High Low Dow Jones Averages,
Fob. 4.
High Low Close
$260
Canton Insuranova....
$260
104.40 113.84 30 Industriala
120.52
113 42 120.78 129.88
$498
$502
1500
Union Insurances ...
$600
84.46 2708 20 Railt
27.49
$1.40
Underwriters
144643
UKO
37.54 18.95 20 Utilities
15.41
- 27.63 27.33 ·27.08 .14 up
18.90 12.43 18.83
1940
ELK. Fires...
$240
106.89 88.74 40 Bonds
83,75
Shipping
8144 62.01 11 Commodity Index 83.17
Change 2.35 up
.39 up 80.04 .19 up 63.37 10 up
BUYERS H.K. Bank, $1450.
Business Done: -430,000 shares.
Douglases
EST..
$11.30
STOCKS
Last Sale
STOCKS
351
Indo-Chinas (pref.)
$53
143 92/6
Do.
(dot)
Feb 4
5
Last Sale Feb 4
143
Shall
02/0
Adams Express .......
81
81
Humble Oll
5
01
19.30
Waterboata
$9.30
Alleghany Steel Co.
15
18
Int. Nickel
47+
19
Mining
Alta Chalmers
སྨར*****
40
- 4173
Int. Tel & Tel.
Providents (New), 50 cts. Raubs. $71.
5
81
14/1
Kailans
14/0
Amer, Can
78
784
Int. Dept. Stores
H. & S. Hotels. $51.
10
101
Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,
Hub ***
#7A
Amer. Cyramid "B" 231
24
14
Venezuela Guld Fle..
Kennecott Copper ...
HK Realties. $4.70.
314
351
+
$4
*
1 ote.
"Hongkong Hines
Amer. & For, Power
31
31
Lambert Corpn.
Il
111
H.K. Tramways, $14.70.
201
Amer. & For. $7 pt.
141*
14%
Libbey-Owens-Ford
Peak Trams "(Old), $84.
Branches:
Docks, WharYDO......
Amer. Locomotive ...
18
181
Glass
33
China Lights (Old), $10.80.
Amoy
Iloilo
Peiping
331
Godowns, etc.
H.K. Electrics, $551.
Bangkok
Ipoh
Penang
Amer. Metals
29
31
Lockheed Aircraft
7%
Batavia
Johore
Rangoon
$118
1.K. & K. Wharvey.
214
117
Amer. Radiator
12
124
Loew's Inc.
45
'Cements, $13.35...
46*
Bombay
Kobe
Saigon
12.45
Providents (old)
53 0.
Do.
(now)
#2.42 45 c
3240/45)
Amer. Rolling Mill...
171
181
Lorillard
16
151
Watsons, $5.40.
Calcutta
Kowloon
Ban
Cate
Amer. Smelting...
461
48
McKesson & Robbins
Constructions, $14.
Canton
Kuala
Francisco
$281
128+
SICO
Amer. Suga: Ring ..
201
27
.3 pt.
$34
r
931
Wallace Harpers, $51.
Chefoo
Lumpur Shanghai
Amer. Tel. & Tel.
1317
133
15
Martin, Glen L.......
161
171
Marsmans HK), /- 4/3.
Colombo
London
Dairen
Amer. Tobacco '" 851
661
Monsanto Chemical 791
801.
SELLERS
Amer. Waterworks ...
SI
81
Montgomery Ward...
311
321
H.K. Bank, $1470.
Anaconda Copper ....
291
301
Nat.
#33
Atchison, T. & S. Fe.
33
341
Bond Invest- ment
Union Insurance, $502.
14
141
H.K. Steamboats, $9.
$100
Atlus Corpn...
7+
.71
Nat. Cash Register 151
153
R.K. & K. Wharves. $118.
Auburn Motors ......
41
41
Nat. Dairy Products 13
137"
Baltimore & Ohio
81
В
Nat, Distillers....... 199
193
B'more & Ohio Prd.
103
101
Nat. Power & Light
82
62
Barber & Co.
15
151
Nat. Supply Corpn... 15
16
Barnsdall Ol
131 13
New York Central... 181
163
Bethlehem Steel
512
531
Niagara Hudson P
$10
*58
Boeing Airplane Co.
271
281
Corpn.
74
71
324
Borden Co.
174
171
N. America Aviation
睡
83
*32
Borg-Warner
23
North America Co. 181
173
Briggs M'facturing 21
22
Northern Pacific
11
101
Brooklyn-Manhattan
Pacific Gas & Elec
25
25$
OD
Trans.
91
10
Pacids Lighting
351
35
Brooklyn-Manhattan
Packard Motors......
41
41
Do.
... $31
Så cum. pt.
"261
271
Star Forrios
Paramount Pictures
91
$867
$24
Yaumati Ferries
$841
Case. J.I.
84"
88
Paramount 1st. pf. 82
83. *
$10.60 10.80
Chins Lights (old)... 210.60 $10.83
Canadian Pacific
7
71
Pennsylvania R.R...
201.
201
$7.45
Do.
(wow)...{
$2.80
Celanese Corpn.
153 154
Phillips Petroleum... 351
36}
Do.
Rim
Cerro de Pasco
38
383
Public Service of N.J.
30+
31
San Mauricio, 72 cts.
H.K. Electricn......
$50
Chesapeake Corpn...: 371
361"
Pure Oll
101
1.1
Suyoc Consol.. 201 cts.
10
Chesapeake & Ohio 314
311
Radio Corpn. of Am.
57
B1
$28
Chrysler Corpn.
512
531
Republic Steel
101
1631
*
$91
Columbia Gas & El.
77
71
Reynold Tabac. "B" 10
401
23/6
241
237-
Columbia 6% "A" pl. 634
68 *
Schenley
221
223
A
e-
(prof.).....
Commercial Credit... 34
344
Schenley 5% pf.
79 *
79 *
Commercial Solvents
72
77
Sears Roebuck
57
582
$142
Commonwealth & 8.
11
11
Shell Union on'.
15t
151
815
Bä
Prof.)S
Commonwealth & S.
Socony-Vacuum....141
15
Canton Ices
01.70
$13
8% cum pí. .......
30
31
Southern Cal Edison
204
201
Cements
3.40
$131
344
Consolidated Edison
214
224
Southern Paclic
171
173
llopes
148
Consolidated Oil
81
82
Southern Bly (com)
101
114
Miscellaneous
Continental Can
38+
381
Bouthern Rly "A"
161
174
1595.30
Dairy Furtas..
$26
#81
Ch. Etainments.......
Continental, On
271 283
Standard Brands
8
8
$6.30
$1,
Constructions, (old)] sij
Corn. Products
59
601
Stand Gas & Elec.
34
31
Do.
Curtiss Wright (C.)
41
41
Stand Gas & Elec.
37
Lane Crawfordie...
Nanyang Tolucco
$71
Cartiss Wright "A" 154
152
$t pl.....
171
184
Delaware & Hudson 144
144
Standard Oll of NJ.
47) ·
401
F
Biuceres
$..70
Del. Lackawanna &
Sterling Froducts 551
56 ⚫
35.49
Watsons
$25
Western
#*
61
Studebaker Corpn.
51
51
Deere Co........
194
193
Swift Internationa; 241
243
***
83%
| #103)
Distillers Corpn. Bea-
Technicolor
161
.174
par
Do. 3+%
#iv
grams
137
14
Texas Corpn.
39
Wallace Harper
Douglas Aircraft
37
38
Texas Gulf Sulphur 30
#39
A.K Wing Oc
37
Du Pont
110
112
S'ha Do
Vibro Piting
Eagle Picher Lead 101
101
Tidewater Assoc. O1 134 Transamerica (new) 101
39% 301 .131
103
17/8
Electric Boat
87
81
4/3
(ILE)
Elec. Bond & Share
*
7
do.
20th Cent. Fox. Films 224 Films pf:
212.
Dull
30
29.
170 cta.
Elec. Bond & Share.
$5 pl.
Union Carbide
42
414*
Carbon
701
712
There were sellers at 1/3 Febru- ary/March and 1/2 31/32 April/
Elec. Bond & Share
Union Pacific
74
75
$8 pr.......
48
481
United Aircraft ....... 21
221
May, buyers at 1/3 1/32 Cash/April Amer and 1/3 May.
Bateria
Loudou
Bombay
Mal
Saigon
Elec Power & Light
87
9
United Airlines Trans
7
Calcutta Canton
(British Wireless Service) "
Elec. Power & Light
United Corpa.
24
21
Feb. 2.
Feb. 6
$7 pt.
31
323
United Corpn. $3
152-25/32
21.811
152-15/32 21.59
Flintkote
Sellers at 31 5/18 February/ March and 31 1/4 April, buyers at
Halphoog Hankow
Melbourne San Fran»- Hagacak! New York Sunctio
elago.
Tokyo
Dutka
Remarang
Honolul
Parla
Shanghai
Vancouver Tokohama
151
161
cum. pr.
28
Kothe
Priplag
Singapore
28
Freeport Sulphur
25% 28
United Gas Corpn. 3
37
12.41
Gen. America Trans
361
361
Un. Gas Tprovem't 10
31 1/8 Cash/March and 31 5/16 April/May.
91
น
Athens
Gen. Cigar
241
244
Un Light & power 21
2+
Milan
951
952
Gen. Electric
372
301
US. In'trial Alcohol 18
181
Copenhagen
Gen. Foods
314 32
U.S. Rubber
27
273
Stockholm
Gen. 'Motors
327 337
US. Rubber pf..
551
501
Shanghai
Gen. Railway Bigna! 19
21
US. Smelting
69
88.
New York
5.00
5.01-5/16
Glidden Co.
201
211
US. Steel
501
523
Amsterdam
8.961
3.901
Godchaux
Sugar
Vanadium
16
174
Vienna
Class "A"
314
31.
Warner Bros. Pict...
6
142
Goodrich (B..)...
15+
16
*
Westinghouse, Elec, 901
933
Goodrich 35 pt.
48.
.48
Goodyear Tire & Co. 181
19:
Woodward Iron Cor. 144 Youngstown
141
Sheet
IN THE AFTERNOON, The market was quiet in the afternoon.
5.001 29.671
5.01-5/16 29.564
Great Northern Rly 201 21 Great Western Sugar 291 Greyhound Corpn. 81 Hecker. Products ....
& Tube
29
0
61
61
331 341 Chase National. Bk. 301*
31 * National City Bank 251" 257+ Call Money
1%
1% 1 ex. div.
221
R⠀
314
Msowo do.
Sandakan Lights ...
$28.10 Telephones (old)...
Do. (new)... Tractions Do.
Industriala
Call, Macg. (Ord.}S!
8. C. Enterprises ....
94 CG.1925G, Bd.
4/,pt.) F.K. Govt. 47 Loans
Marsmans Irv (Lon.
Wm. Powella
*Sales to Shanghai
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
Paris..
Geneva
Berlin
Frague Helsingfors
TAEbony
Hong Kong
Bombay Montreal...ke
Brussela Yokohama
Belgrade
Monte Video
Bucharest
Rio
Silver (Forward)
.
Sliver (Spot).............................
War Loan
ON LONDON:-
2-27/32
197
20-3/16
31% 1021.
Closing Quotations
Feber 7, 138.
Telegraphic Transfer..."
on 1/2k Credits, 4 months' right 13
ON SHANGHAI:→→→
On demand..........
ON NEW YORK:---
19-15/16 201
Bank Bille, on demand 31 Credita, 89 days' sight 31j
ON BATAVIA;-
Credits, months' sight 1,010
DIESEL CONVERSION SETS
At the recent Public Works Ex-
In addition to increased power, bibition, held in London, F. Per- of course, a Diésel engine offers kins, Ltd.. of Peterborough, the considerable reduction in running makers of lightweight Diesel en-end maintenance costs, and, with gines, were showing one of their Its comparatively low initial price, "Leopard" engines itted to a there is a considerable inducement tractor of the Fordson type.
to the user, whether industrial cr
It is claimed that with this form agricultural, to adopt Diesel en
of "Dieselisation" increased draw-gines now that this application is bar pull and belt power are ob- available. tainable in the case of tractors of
United Paracales, 54 cts.
HK, Tramways, $14.70.
THE EXCHANGE
MARKET
MESSRS. ROZA BROS.
Silver prices were unchanged over the week-end for both de liveries, the quotations being 30 1/4 for Ready and 19" 15/16 for For- ward. Silver advices reported a steady market with some bear Silver was covering. American quoted at 44 3/4 for 8pot.
The London/New York cross-rate WAS quoted at 501.32, New York/London was quoted at 501. 1/16.
MARKET
STERLING
U.S. DOLLARS
SHANGHAI DOLLARS
Bank is conducted by the HONG 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.
Authorised Capital...$10,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital ......... 5,598,600,00 Reserve and Undivided
Profits
2,776,726.76
Head Office:-HONG KONG No. 10, Des Voeux Road, Central.
Board of Directors:-
Sir Shouson Chow, Chairman
Li Kona Chun, Esq. Li Lan Sang, Esq. P. K. Kwok, Esq. Wong ChuSon, Esq. Wang Yun Tong, Esq. Kan Ying Po. Haq Chan Cling Shick. Fang Ping Wab, Feq.
Еза
plete Foreign Banking Service - iz 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. $2,500,000,000.
D.M. BIGGAR,
Manager.
.. BANK OF CHINA
Specially Chartered by THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OF CHINA AS AN INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK
PAID-UP CAPITAL...$40,000,000.00 (BRANCHES ALL OVER CHINA)
Owing to our numerous Branches in China and connections in the principal Commercial Centres of the World, we are able to extend to our Clients spécial facilities for Domestic and Foreign Banking and Exchange. Boy
Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manageri, Li Tse Fong, Esq., Manager.
Branches and Agencies --
Kowloon
Penang
Bwstow Bydney Tahoka
Testada
. . . . '
Head Office: SHANGHAI
Hongkong Branch:
4. QUEEN'S ROAD. C
South China Offices:
CANTON..
"Every description of Banking SWATOW
and Exchange business transacted. Loans granted
Sellers at 105 11/18, buyers at securities. 105 3/4 for Spot.
SHANGHAI MARKET
There were sellers of Sterling at
SHIUCHOW approved
KONCMOON
ΤΟΙΘΗΣΑΝ KINGCHOW
We also handle the issue of Banda Current Accounts opened in Local and other. Public Funds of the Currency and Fixed Deposits re- ceived for
shorter China Government both at Home one year..or 1/2 15/64, buyers at 1/2 7/32 for periods in Local and Foreign Cuz and Abroad.
terma which will bet Spot. U.S. Dollars, sellers at 29rencies on
quoted on application.... 5/8, buyers at 29 11/18 for Spot
Safe Deposit Boxes To Let.
KAN TONG.PO,.
Chief Manager.
STERLING
The market closed with sellers at 1/3 February/March and 1/2 31/32 H.K: April/May, buyers at 1/3 1/32 Cash
April and 1/3 May.
U.S. DOLLARS
The market closed with sellers at 31 5/18 February/March and 31 1/4 April, buyers at 31 3/8 Cash/ March and 31 5/16 April/May
in PHILIPPINE
SHAREBROKERS ASSOCIATION
BUYERS
Providents (Old), $2.45. Providents (New), 45 cts. HK, Docks, $281. Trams, $14.80.
China Lights (Old), $102.
SALES
SHOU J. CHEN
"Kanager
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED
Capital (fully paid up)
Yen 100,000,000.00 Reserve, Fund Yen 134,400,000.00
Head Office:YOKOHAMA
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES AT: Alexandria Honolulu Bangoon Bangkok -Hainking Río do Batavia
Karachi Janeiro
MINING NEWS
Providents (Old), $2.45. Humphrey C.DP $8.70.. China Lights (Old), $10.80;
Berlin
Koba
:
Bombay
London
Sar
Francisco
Calcutta
Los Angeles Seattle
Canton
Manila
Semarang
Dairen
Batong Buhay Gold Mines, Inc., planned for construction sometime will hold. Its general meeting..of this year.
(Dalny) Nagasaki Singapore
Moji Shanghai
Tientsin
Tokyo
Tsingtao Tinkow
Fengtien Nagoya Soarabaya stockholders on February 6. The TAMBIS GOLD Dredging Co., (Mukden) New York Sydney company is capitalized at P1.000,- Inc. has paid a stock dividend of Hankow Otaru Hamburg Osaka The company provide engines In order to improve Kwangtung's000 with a par value of one centavo 171 per cent of its fully paid stock Harbin Paris and sets of conversion parts to en-foreign trade, the Burean for the per share. It has a lode property as of January 7, pald January 19. Hong Kong Peiping. able any existing tractor to be Examination and Testing of Com- In Balatok, Kalinga, Mountain Pro- The paid up capital of Tambis Interest allowed. on Current converted, the actual process being mercial Commodities of Kwangvince, which has been in extensive Gold as of December 31, 1897, was Accounts quite, a simple matter. The engine tung has started testing wood oll development work since 1834. Lat- P330,782.20 out of a subscribed Deposits received for. Fized. is Atted with a flywheel machined for export. Several experts have est report of the president of Ba- capital of P331,360.20 Capital Periods at rates to be chtained to suit the existing clutch and also been invited to organize a tong Buhay stated that it has ore stock, authorized is P400,000 with on application. housing to it on to the existing committee to direct the develop reserves amounting to more than a par value of ten centavos per
KANO, gearbox housing.
ment of the export trade.
one million pesos.. A mili iz being share.
Hong Kong, 11th Sept. 1957.
On demand
561
ON PARIS:-
Bank Bills, on demand .9.40
both the agricultural and in-
dustrial types.
1041
ON SALOON:-
OR SINGAPORE:
On demand
On demand
62%
ON MANILA:-
ON JAPAN:-
On demand
'On demand
108)
ON BANGKOK-
ON INDIA:-
Telegraphic Transfer...
Bank, on demand"
12
On demand SOVEREIGNS, Bank Buying
Tato BAR SILVER, per, 0%.........
€2
1/21/18 201
Manager,
1