12
DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
Hong Kong Stock
Exchange
Sharebrokers'
Association
MONDAY.
·Play Bal
་་་
(Namins!
MARCH 14.
Buy 4%
Ballart
$1,5081
Banks
H.K. Banks
£98 ដន់ 224
Do. (London)
--
$1,800
LEG
Charbored Banka ...
€13
Mercantile Bks. “A"
:.:
Do.
£14
£99 £14
1937
XD
Bank of East Asia...
$79
N. 0. & 8. Banka ... Insurances
12..
$276
Canton insurancos..
$375
3635
"$545
$2471
Union InsuranÇOS ***
$635
220/25
Underwriters
H.K. Firea....
Shipping
89471
Baler El pasina
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1938.
THE EXCHANGE
MARKET
MESSRS. ROZA BROS.
Silver prices rase 1/16 yester- day for both deliveries, the quota- tions being. 20 3/8 for. Ready and 20 for
Silver advices Forward. reported some bear covering. In- dia and speculators were buyers. The market was steady, Ameri- car Silver was quoted at 44 3/4 Spot
The London-New York CROSS- rute Was quoted at 499. New York-London was quoted at 199 $2.30 3/4.
MARKET
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
Now York: March 13
Now York/Loudon Gross rate Now York Cotton-May. New York Rubber-May. Chicago Wheat --May-
-May Chicago Corn Winnipeg Wheat-lay. Silver-Oficial
11
(Through Renter's Service)
QUOTATIONS.
Lart High Low Closo
Totay' Clone
5.00₫
1.9/1
8.98 8.41 8.50
8.43
Change 7/8 of .03 off
14:29 1419 1435
14,19
.16 of
4
999
88
1/4 up
598 59 55% 129
119 120
DOA 150 unquoted
174 up
3/8, où
High Low Dow Jones Averages. 194:40 113.84 20 Industrial
Mar. 11.
192.44
04.48 27.09 90 37.54 18.95 105.89 88.74 83.44 62.01
Rail:
24,66
20
40
Utiline.
18.
Bonds
87,9%
II Commodity Index 12.7
High Low Close Unangy 19300 121.77 192,36
.14 up 25,97 25,61 25.86 ,19 up 18.04 18.49 18,60 .03 up
87.87
.0: aff 52.75 .12 of
Business Done:-30), whares.
STOCKS
Last Sale
STOCKS
Last Sale
$12
# Douglasoa
Steambuts
3592
119
112
101
Indo-Chinas (pref.).
801
543
Do.
(def.)
$6/9
Shell
*43 $8/9
Fairly actiye. Opened with In- dications of easiness but towards lunch time appeared a shade steady.
Mar 11
12
Mar. 11
12
Adams Express
82
81
Humble Oil ............
663
60
Alleghany Steel Co. 181
18
LAL. Nickel
48
48
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
£8,500,000
H.K. Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA
Inco pasatád by Ryya Charter, 1835
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON:
38. Bishopsgate E.C.2.
| Paid-up Capital
$20,000,00 Reserve Fund'.
Head Office:-HONG KONG
Board of Directors. T. E. Pearce, Ex,
Chairman.
Hoh. Mr. J. J. Paterson,
Deputy Chairman, J. E. Bousfeld, Esq., A. H. Compton, Esq.,
Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell, Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson,
J. R. Masson, Esq.,
Reserve Liability of Pro- prietors
£3.000.600
£3,000,000
£J.300.00
MANCHESTER BRANCH: 71. Mos.ey Street, Manchester.
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:
ILOILU ALOK STAR
POR KARACHI
KLANG
KORK
KUALA
"
BAIGUN
Allis Chalmers
442
45"
int. Tel. & Tel.......
7
7
G. Miskin, Esq.,
Waterhous
ན་
#91
16/
$7.90
Kaubs
$3,45 $1.45 $34.65
342/36
$100
(3
New Engiuserings 8.
Lands, Hotels, and
139/14 0
Mixing
Kailanarina
Venezuela Gold Fide.
2 cts. "Hongkong Miner...
Docks, WharVOI,""
Godowns, etc.
H.K. & K. Wharven.
H., & W, Docks 83675 $15 Shangnai Docks S.
Providents (old) ...
Do
(DOW)
$140 139/40 XD +3.55 $31/05
31.40 ម្ហូបទេ 11
100
13
36.90
3100
$7.10
817
:
$5 b5
$9
Buildings
H.K. Hotels
H.K Lands.......... Du. 4% Debentures Shanghai. Land..... Metropolitan Lands.. H.. Realtios... Humphreys
$5,85
make #8)
D
$6.05 $371 $100
$940
313.70"
$74
... ايا كليا ما كاين انديان
Cotton M
STERLING
10/-
The market opened with sellers at 1/2 31/32 March-April resulting $7.80) $3.40 In some business at 1/2 31/32 for April and Cash and 1/2 15/16 June. The market 'closed at I with sellers at 1/2, 31/32 p.m. Cash and 1/2 13/18 April-June.
buyers at 1/3 Cash-April and 1/2 31/32 June, probably May.
At the opening there were sel- lers at 31 3/16 March-April. Later some business was done at 31 1/8 March. The market closed. with sellers at 31 1/8 March and 31 1/18 April-May, buyers at 31 3/18 March-April and 31-1/8 May.
SHANGHAI DOLLARS Nominal at 108 1/4.
Nominal
Amer. Can.......
843
841
Int. Dept. Stores
E S. Morrison, Esq.,'
Amer. Cynamid “B” Amer. & For. Power - 31 Amer. & For. 37 pf. Amer. Locomotive... Amer. Metals Amer. Radiator
23
Kennecott Copper
31
Lambert Corpn.
181
181*
181
181
203 301
121
123
Amer. Rolling Mill Amer. Smelting
18
173
Lorillard
451
45)
U.S. DOLLARS
Amer. Sugar Ring... Amer. Tel. & Tel. Amer. Tobacco "B" 67 Amer. Waterworks... BA Anaconda Copper. Atchison, T. & S. Fe. Atlas Corpn. ........ Auburn Motors
274*
271*
1303
131
661
82
307
303.
32
331
62
63
41
+
Baltimore & Ohio ...
68
61
B'more & Ohio" Prd.
71
8
Barber & Co.
16
Barnsdal 11
143
141
Bethlehem Steel
527-
543
SHANGHAI MARKET
Boeing Airplane Co.
27
26%
Ewo........8 #13)
$13.70
Borden Co.
171
175
S'ha Cotton 1.19.3.
170
Zoong Singe ......$.
$24
Wing On Textilon(S.)! *924
Ewo Cotton Rts, S
IN THE AFTERNOON The market was quiet in the afternoon.
Borg-Warner.
222
22
Briggs M'facturing - 211
+21
Brooklyn-Manhattan
Trans."
02
$15 40
17
31
Peak To
3)
Do.
Pubila Odi3%kom
Tramway
STERLING
Brooklyn-Manhattan
10
(ulci).....)
(now)... 33
BK47
Star Fafrica ....................... 1842 Yaunati Ferrics
$28
The market closed with sellers. at 1/2 31/32 March and 1/2 15/16 April-June, buyers at 1/3 Cash- May and, 1/2 31/32 June.
$6 cum. pl. Case, J.I.
28
.25 *
$7
83
Canadian Pacific
G
0
$122
Chins Lights (oid)... $12
19.80
Rtx
Dr. (now)...] 19 30 Do.
$601
B.K. Electrics .................
*192
Macro do.
013
$271
$10
23 8
13/6
Do. (pref.)...
industrial
3147
$1.71
Sandakan Lighte...
Telepbonus (old)
Db. (new)..
Tractions
U.S.. DOLLARS The market closed with sellers 880.40 X div. at 31 1/8 March-April and 31 1/16 May-June, buyers at 31 3/16 Cash- April and 31 1/8 June, probably
Celanese Corpn..... 143 Cerro de Pasco....... 291 Chesapeake Corpn.... 40 Chesapeake & Ohio 321, Chrysler Corpn.......
141
38A
40
321
501
50
Columbla Gas & El.
*
128 XD XD $10.55
12/6
May.
រ៉ៃ។
Columbia 6% "A" pf.
70
70 *
La
Cald., Jacy. (Ord.)
Canton Ices
118.20 Comments
$1.95 Rope ...........
Miscellaneous
$26
Dairy Farman...
$8.50
Ch. Etainments......
Pref. S
$1.8
$19
$4.95
$26
16.70
H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE
Commercial Credit... 331 Commercial Solvents Commonwealth & S. 13 Commonwealth & 8.
331
77
14
8% cum. pl........ 331*
35
Consolidated Edison 201
201
፡፡
Consolidated On... 87
81
Continental Can
414
413
Constructions, (old) 1
Do.
(new)
**}
Lane Crawfords....
Sanyang Tobacco..
$1.90 Sinceres
$2
$7
Watsons
S. C. Enterprises
$7 $7/6.95
79% Cu.G. 5719251.5 BA..
YESTERDAY'S
OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS
Market ruled quietly steady. with prices a shade lower. Provi- dents are keeping steady at $3.55 buyers while Ewos. in Shanghai are $14.40 buyers.
Continental Of
273
281
Com, Products
631
631
Curtiss Wright (C)
4
41
Cartiss Wright "A"
18
16
Delaware & Hudson
131
134
Del. Lackawanna &
Western
61
61
Deere Co.
211
21
Distillers Corpn. Sea-
grams
131
13
6.pa
E. Govt. 4% Lea
. : : : : :
pm.
Do.
Wallace Harper
34
$106 $1018
BUYERS
Douglas Aircraft
38
384
139
H.K Wing OD
41
Bank of East Asia, $80 ex. dlv. Union insurance. $535.
Du Pont
1131
1141
S'hai Do
Eagle Picher, Lead 101 Electric Boat
· 101
8
&
$14
Unlon Waterboats, $9.30.
${
Vibro Piling
Elec. Bond & Share
02
17/6 Maramans I . (Con)
151
H. & W. Docks, $34.65.
ex
Elec. Bond & Share
Providents (Old), $31.
Wa Pore'ls
(H.K.)
43 *
170 'cta
K
(British Wireless Service)
March 10
Paris
Geneva
158-29/32
21.60
Berlin
Athens
12.41)
•Sales to Shanghai
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
March 13
R.K. Realties, $5.85. Chinese Estates, $95. H.K. Tramways, $15.40. Peak Trams (Old), $7. Yaumati Ferries, $284. Sandakan Lights, $134.
H. & S. Hotels, $8.90.
Providents (New). $14.
H.K. Lands, $36.85.
$5 pf.
42
Elec. Bond & Share
$6 pr.
:50A
51 *
Elec Power & Light 8
81
HK. Lands 4% Debentures $100. Humphreys, $9.
Elec. Power & Light
$7 pf...
32
317*
Filntkote
16
16.
Freeport Sulphur 257
25
155-31/32
Gen. America Trans. 39--
38
Gen. Cigar
25
25
21.67
Gen. Electric
371
377
12.40
Cen. Foods
261
27
Milan
951
943
Copenhagen
Telephones (Oid)) $271. Dairy Farms, $26. Watsons, $7.
Gen. Motors ........... 331
33
Gen. Rallway Signal 20
20
Stockholm
Glidden Co.
197
191
New York
Shanghal
Amsterdam
Vienna
5.01-3/16
4.00
8.962
8.961
Constructions, $11.
SELLERS
Union Insurance, $545.
Godchaux Sugar
Class "A"
35 *
36 *
Goodrich (B.F.)........
154
15:
Prague
1424
142
H.K. Fire Insurance. $2471. Raubs, $7.90.
Goodrich 35 pt.......
471
46*
Goodyear Tire & Co. 204
201
Helsingfors
Lisbon
Hong Kong
SALES
Bombay
Great Northern Rly. 19 Great Western Sugar 281 Greyhound Corpn. 101 Hecker Products ...
19
28
101
61
Montreal
5,011
4.991
Brussels
Yokohama
29.04
29.631 1/1-83/64
Belgrade
Monte Video
Bucharest
Rio
Silver (Forward)
Silver (Spot)
214
211
War Loan
ON LONDON:-
Closing Quotations
March 14, 18:
Telegraphic Transfer.. Bank Bills, os demand
Credits, 4 months sight 1/3
ON NEW YORK:-
ON BATAVIA:-
Bank Bills, ou demand 3016/18 Credits, 60 days' sight 317/16
On demand
ON PARIS:-
ON SHANGHAI →→
On demand
104
ON SALOON:
OK SINGAPORE :----
On demand
On demand
K2
ON MANILA: --
ON JAPAN:
On demand
62
ON BANGKOK:
On demand
1001
On demand
160
ON INDIA:
Telegraphic Transier...
Bank, on demand
197
20-3/18
201
31% 103
Bank Bille, on demand 160
Credits, months' sight 1,020'
Sovereign Notes
Bank Buying Rate.... 1/2ine BAR SILVER, par on
201
H. & 8. Hotels, $7.
Lande, Crawfords, $01.
H.K. Banks $1605.
China Underwriters, $2.20-25.
HK. Steamboats, $12.
H.K. & K. Wharves, $139-140. HK. & W. Docks, $344-35. Providents (Old), $34-3.55. Providents (New), $14. H.K. Lands, $37}, HK. Tramways, $15.40, China Lights (Old), $124. Telephones (Ola),1528. Dairy Farms, $26. Watsons, $7.
Ewò Cottons, $14.40,
Marsmans (HK.), 4/~
(Prices below in Phil. Currency)
Artamoks P., 59
Atoks, .241
Bagulo Gold, .20
Benguet Consol., 9.10 Coco Grove, 52 Corisol. Mines, .011, Demonstrations, 361 IX.L.. .74
Paricale Gumaus, .22 San Mauricio, 45 Suype Consol, .18 United Paracales, 41
A.K. SHAREBROKERS' PHILIPPINE
ASSOCIATION
BUYERS
Providents (Old), #3} Providents (New), $1.40. Realtles, $5.85.
China Lights (Old), $12.55. China Lights (New), $9.35. Telephones. (New), $10,40. Canton Ices, $1.60. Constructions, $14.
SELLERS
Underwriters, $21 Hotels, $7.647
SALES Providents (Old), $3.50-55, Providents (New), '$1.50. Lands C.D., $371. Trams, $15.40," China Lights (Old), $12.85, Electrics XD., $80). Telephones (New), $104. Dalry Farms, $26. Watsons, $T.
Francisco
Lyons Sourabaya
Current Accounts opened Local Currency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter, periods in Local and other Cur- rencies on terms which will be quoted on application.
BONG KONG
YOKOHAMA
(Peking) ZAMBOANDA
PENANG
BANGDON
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DerosITS received for One Year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on applica. tion.
The Bank's Head Office in London undertakes Executor and Trustee business, and claims re- covery of British
Income TAX overpaid, on terms which may b ascertained at any of the Agencies and Branches.
R. W. ROBERTS,
Manayet,
THE CHASE BANK
Also up to date Safe Deposit 15, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
18, PINE STREET,
NEW YORK..
The Business of the above Bank An American Bank offering com
is conducted by the HONG KONG
SHANGHAI BANKING COR PORATION. Rules may be oh- tained on application.
For the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 26th Feb., 1938.
BANK OF EAST ASIA. LIMITED.
Authorised Capital....$10,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital 5,598,600.00 Reserve and Undivided.
Profita
2,776,720.76.
Head Office:-HONG KONG No. 10, Des Voeux Road. Central.
Board of Directors:
Sir Shouson Chow, Chairman
plete Foreign Banking Bervice the principal Markets of the world. Interest Rates on Application
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
This Bank is entirely owned by THE CHASE NATIONAL HANE, NEW YORK, with Resources over U.S. $9,500,000,000.
D. M. BIGGAR,
Manager.
BANK OF CHINA
Specially Chartered by
THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OF CHINA AS AN INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK
Ti Koon Chun. Bag. Li Lan Sang, EsAID-UP CAPITAL...$40,000,000.00
P. K. Kwok Eaq: WongChuSon, Esq. Wong YunTong, Frq. Kan Ying PE Chan Ching Shek Fung Ping Wal. Esq.
"་
Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manaqur. Li Tse Fong, Esq., Manager.
Bombay
Calcutta
Cate Haiphong Funkow Honolul Kobe
Manila
BourRay Bwaton
Shangha Tekokams
Pelpinx Sineupora
Every description ci Banking
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 special facilities for Domestic and Foreign Banking and Exchange,
Hend re: SHANGHAI
Hanglɔng-Branch:
4, QUEEN'S ROAD, C.
South China Offices:
and Exchange business transacted CANTON Loans granted On approved SWATO
securities.
SHIUCIOW
KONOMOON TOISHAN KINGCHOW
Current Accourts opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposits re We also handle the fsane of Bonds ceived for one year or shorter and other Public Funds of the periods in Local and Foreign Cur Chinese Government both at Home rencies on terms which will be quoted on application
Safe Deposit Boxes To Let. KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager,
SIAM'S RUBBER QUOTA
London, March 14.
The following Daslè quotas for
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
rubber are recommended to be Capital (fully paid up) allotted to Biam for the five years.
Yen 100,000,000,00 from 1939 to 1943: 54,500, 55,300, Reserve Fund ......Yen 188,000,000,00
Head Office:YOKOHAMA
MINING NEWS 55.700, 58,000 and 60,000 tons. MINE OPERATIONS, Inc. recely- These percentages are · fixed by ed a report from the Rio Verde the International Committee and. property in Cagayan which stated apply to Blam under the condition Alexandria Honolulu Rangoon that assays from drift 43-23 that the minimum annual export Bangkok showed values of P28,00 across of 41.000 tons is guaranteed. 11 Batavia 3 feet, and a crosscut in the same The minimum área of new Berlin tunnel cut a vein assaying P38.50. planting of 81,000 acres will be Bombay At the 92-foot level in Winze No. allowed Slam during the aveCalcutta 107 a 5 to 6 foot structure of vein years.--(Reuter).
Dairen quartz exists with 4 inches to 1 foot veinlets of
Important Bino-British negotia-Fengtien
very massive
&
Tokyo Tsingtao,
bornite and calcocite minerais tions are being conducted simul- (Mukden) New York, Bydney shot throughout the body of the taneously in Hong Kong and Lon- Hamburg Osaka Tientsin vein. Bamples
Otarit from low don for a $120,000,000 loan for the Hankow Fun
of values to an ounce or better.
construction
Patie Yunnanti-Harbin
Ymkow Burma Raliway, states a message Hong Kong Peking
Interest Ellowed on Current A war aid corps formed by over to the Bin Wen Pao from Hankow,
Accourte fifty monks in Ningpo left, on The railway project, according to
Prosits received for March 1 for the front in the the message, seeks to link such Periods at rates to be obtained vicinity of Puyang district, where important inland cities in Chinn
on application. they will engage in works of as Hankow apd” Chungking with | ** mercy, says a message to the Bin foreign countries in the event of Wen Pao.
f
Fixed
Y. KINO,
Manager
a complete blockade of the Chinese Hong Kong 10th March, 1939.
coast.
Libbey-Owens- Ford
Glass
Lockheed Aircraft
Loew's Inc.
$3 pt. ......
McKesson & Robbins
Martin, Glen L
Monsanto Chemical Montgomery Ward ....
Nat. Bond Invest-
ment
Nat. Cash Register 15
Nat. Dairy Products
13
Nat. Distillers >........
Nat. Power & Light
Nat. Supply Corpn. 183
New York Central...
Niagara Hudson P
Corpn.........
N. America Aviation 17
North America Co.
6- 2013 888 22¤¤SA CES
93
. 151
201
191
151 15
1
Northern Paclie....
26
Pacific Gas & Elec
36
Pacific Lighting
41
Packard Motors
81
Paramount Pictures
80 *
85
Paramount 1st. pf
191
Pennsylvania R.R.
351
Phillips Petroleum ... 351
Public Service of N.J, - 291 Pure Oll
11
Radio Corpn. of'Am.
6
Republic Steel
181
Reynold Tobac. "B"
38
Schenley...........
211
Schenley 51% pr.
81
Sears Roebuck
58
Shell Union Oil
tej
Socony-Vacuum
137
·14
Southern Cal Edison
214
Southern Pacific
154
Southern Riy (com)
好
Southern Rly "A"..."
154
Standard Brands...71
Stand Gas & Elec.
Stand Gas & Eleu
34
$7 pt.
19
Standard Oll of N.J.
491
Sterling Products Studebaker Corpn.
-
581"
51
Swiit International 22
Technicolo:
18
Texas Corpn.
391
39
Texas Gulf Sulphur 314
Tidewater Assoc. Oil
131
Transamerica (new)
10
20th Cent. Fox. Films
214
га
do. Flims pi...
28
Union Carbide *
Carton
717
Union Pacific
70%
United Aircraft
223
United Airlines Trans
71
United Corpn.
22
United
Corpn. $3
cum. pf.
271*
United Gas Corp. 34
Un. Gas Iprovem't. 10 Un. Light & power 21
U.S. In'trial Alcohol 174
U.S. Rubber
281.
U.S. Rubber pi.....
674
U.S. Smelting
08
U.S. Steel
504
Vanadium
101
Warner Bros. Pict.
54
Westinghouse
Elec. 881
Woodward Iron Cor. 141
Youngstown
Sheet
& Tube
341
Chase National BL 304"
National City Bank 25 *
Call Money i...
.1%
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A. L. Shields, Esq..
Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,
AMEITMAR
BANGKOK *BATAVIA 8803 CALCUTTA SANTON CAWNPORE CEBU CULOMBO DELHI
SEMARANG
DAARMHANG
་ས་་་་་མl
SINGAPOR
SITIAWAN
LUMPUR
BOURABAYA
XUTHING MADRAS DIANILA
YALPING TARNTAIN
MEDAN
TONGKAH
(Bhuket)
Chief Manager.HAIPHONG
HAMBURG
NEW YORK PRIPING
TSINGTAO
Branches:
Amoy
Ipoh
Bangkok
Johore
Batavia
Kobe
Penang
Saigon
BANKOW
HARDIN
Rangoon
Rombay
Kowino
San
Calcutta
Kuala
Canton
Lumpur Shanghai
Chefoo
"London Singapore
Colombo
Dairen
Malacen
Sungei
Foochow
Manila
Haiphong
Muar
Patani Swatow,
Hamburg
Hanko
Mukcjen
(Johore) Tientsin
Tokyo
Harbin
New York Tsingtao
Hongkew Peiping Iloilo
Yokohama
357+
Boxes in various sizes To Let.
Hong Kong. 28th Feb., 1938.
HEAD OFFICE:
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
181
Een
271*
Branches and Agencies:-
701
Amay Batavia
Kowloon Prong
London.
Bangdon
Baigan
Melbourne Ban Pran- NOCASSI New York ReactJe UBRICA
Bemarang
low
Bythey Talbo ku Thetada Takya
Yansonter
Paci
..
147*
and 'Abroad.
SHOU J. CHEN
Manager.
304*
247*
'LIMITED
↑ ex. div.
• bid..
M
Mi
Kobe
Canton
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES AT:
Hsinking Rio da: Karachi Janeiro
Ban: Eondon Francisco Los Angeles Seattle Manila Bemarang Moji Shanghai (Dalny) Nagasaki Singapore Nagoya Boerabaya