PAGE 12-HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Sharebrokers' Association
H. K. STOCK
SATURDAY.
daya Bellery
Balan Namisal
MARCH 19.
Buyers
Bailers
Snipe Momin
"
BANKS
1,475/9,0
H. K. Bangs
£87
Do. (London)
$1,400
£86
Chartered Banks
£29
Mercantile B "A"
£11!
£20
En
Do.
"C"
£14
Bank of East Asia...
$80
180
N. 0. & S. Barks
H.K. Bank (Lou.), $87.
EXCHANGE
་་
YESTERDAY'S
OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS
BUYERS
There was an absence of buyers
during the short session, the mar- ket closing dull and slightly on the easy side.
Now York: March 20
New York/London Cros“ rate Now York Cotton-May. New York Rubber-May. Chicago Wheat --May. Chicago Corn -May Winnipeg Whoat-May. Silver-Official
FINANCE
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
(Through Renter's Service)
MONDAY,
MARCH 21, 1938.
BANKS
QUOTATIONS
Last High Low Close
8.85 6.70 8.54 13.91 13,90 13 70* 878 861 981 .80 59 80 1197 1187 1801
Today's Close 4.94-15/16 4.96$
Change
1-9/10 up
8.70 19,90
.32 op
20 op
87
7/8 of
19
1191 unquoted
1/8 off 1 off
12
Insurance ·.
Bank of East Asia, $30.
1937
1270
Canton Losurazione....!
$976
Douglases, $87.
High
$540 $40
Union Insurances
$435
H.K. Landa, 4
debent $100.
Low Dow Jones Averages, 19440 113,84 So Industriais
84.46 23.71 20 Rails
Mar. 18.
118.41
13.71
High Low Close Change 181.00 118.74 120 43 204 up .03 oft
#2)
Underwriters
12
www
Chinese Estates, '$95.
37.54 17 68 20 Utilities
E
$87
3245
***
H.K. Fires....
3245
Shipping
Peak Trams, (Old), $7. Star Ferries, 5841.
106.89 88,52 40 Bands
77.68 B5.52
83.44 69.01 11 Commodity Index 02.06
23.85 23.43 £3,58 18.03 17.79 17.98.1 ap 96.79 .47 ap 59.00 .03 up
Douglases.
£67
|15/158]
Steamboats
1st
4/141/1/3//15)
$81
:
Indo-Chinas (prof.)
$81
124
Do.
(def.)
194
Sandakan Lights, $14). Staceres. $2.20. Constructiona, $13.
Business Done-410,90 shares.
STOCKS
Last Sale
STOCKS
84/44 | Shells ..................
24/44
Marsmans (H.K.), 3/10.
Mar, 18 19
Last Sale Mac. 18, 19
Waterbosta
193
Adams Express
81
Humble Oll
85 651
BUTERS
Mining
Alleghany Steel Co. 151
152
Int. Nickel
474 481
41:
15/0
Kailans
15/8
Union Insurance, $540,
Allis Chalmers
443
454
Int. Tel. & Tel.
$7.80
Lane, Crawfords, $91.
Amer. Cah
821
834
Int. Dept. Stores....
44
10 ots
Venezuela Gold El...}
Hongkong Mine..)
Docks, WharvM,
$3.40
HK. Electric. $581.
Amer. Cynamid. “H”
211
214
Kennecott Copper...
414
Vibro, Piling, $51.
SALES
Amer. & For. Power
Amer. & For. $t pl.
Godowo, eta.
$138
H.K. & K. Wharves.
$134
H.K. Bank, $1475/90, Union Insurance, $540..
Amer. Locomctive...
Amer. Metals........
$3.45 1,45/50
Providents (ok) ...
$3.40
Do (06) $1.48
H.K. Steamboats.. $15/15),
Amer. Radiator.......
$1.45
8344
H. K. & W. Docks
8331
$100
Shangnal Dock
8.
3100
13
New Engiaserings 8.
Lands, Botels, sad
Providents (Old). $3:45.
Providents (New), $1.45/50.
HK. Tramways, $15. Star Ferries. $84/841."
Amer, Rolling Mili... Amer. Smelting
Amer. Sugar Ring... Amer. Tel & Tel.
$0.80
$361
$100
$7
$5,00
Buildings
H.K. Hotels
H.K Landa............... Do. 4% Debentures
China Lights (Old), $12.
Amer. Tobacco "B" 66
Cements. $17,10/15:
Amer. Waterworks ....
$8.70
Dairy Farms, $251.
$361
$100
Shangbai Lauda...B.
(Prices below in Phil. Currency)
Antamoks Ps...51
Anaconda Copper Atchison, T. & S. Fe.
Atlas Corp
Metropolitan Lands..
Atoks, .28
Auburn Motors
H.K. Realtics..............
$3.80
Bagulo Gold, 20
Baltimore & Ohio...
Hamphreys ..................
19
195
Chinese Estates......
Benguet Consol., 9.50 ex.div.
B'more & Ohio Pfd.
Coco Grove, .51
Barber & Co. .......
Cotton B
134
EWONER
$14
#72
S'ha Cottona......S. Zoong Sings.
Consolidated Mines, 011 Demonstrations, 34
Barnsdall Ol
Bethlehem Steel .....
170
$24
IX.L., .69
Publie Utlilfis
$15
37
:37
Ewo Cotton Rta. B.
Tramways s
Do.
Wing On Textiles(S.)'
132
Paracale Gumaus, .21
Boeing Airplane Co. 27 Borden Co.
San Mauricio, .48
Suyoc Consol. .17
Borg-Warner .......... 213 Briggs M'facturing – 191
'BIO
United. Paracales, 41
Brooklyn-Manhattan
Peak Tesma (old)...)
Trans.
(new)... 13)
Brooklyn-Manhattan
$84)
64/541
$12
Star Ferries
5841
828
Taumati Ferries.
China Lights (old)..
$12
$12
19.30
Do. (now)....
39 40
Do,
PHILIPPINE
$6 cum. pf. Case. J.I.
MINING NEWS Canadian Pacine
Celanese Corpn......
368+
H.K. Electrica.......
2584
119)
Масло до
Smudakan Lights .......
9271
Telophones (old)
1277
1910.60
Do.. » (now)
22/6
Tractions
MINERAL RESOURCES. Inc. treated 2,444 tons of ore during Chesapeake Corpn.... 35. February, from which P20,629.72 | Chesapeake & Ohio $10.50 was recovered.
Chrysler Corpn....... 22 8
Cerro de Pasco .......
22,€
Do. (prof.).....
Industriala
$143
Cald., Mang. (Ord.)9
812
Do, (Pret
$1.70
Canton Teas
$1.80
17.10/80
Cements
17.10,35
84,05
Ropes
#261
$2,20
!!!
$7
70%
htt
351
11
3/10
Miscellaneous,
Dairy Farras... - ...
$6.70 Ch. Étainmente......
Constructions, (old) $1.50
Do
Lane Crawford....
Nanyang Tobacco...
Siiceres
Watsona stam
un
8. U. Enterprises
Cu.G.5%70250.Bde.
[8pm 14.K. Gort. 4% Loadi
pra. 1
门车
Da.
Wallace Harper
H.K Wing Ou
S'ha
Do
Vibro Piling
17/5 Marscans Inv. (Lou.)|
150 cie Wm. Powe!la
Sales to Shanghai
LONDON EXCHANGE
(British Wireless Service)
6% cum. pf......... Consolidated Edison 201 Consolidated Ou
CD
16.70
Continental Can......
Continental OIL
...
(new)
$9
$4
Corn. Products ...... Curtiss Wright (C) Cartiss Wright "A" Delaware & Hudson
70% $100
Otherwise,
Du Pont
$5.40
Eagle Picher Lead
(H.K.)
Electric Boat
Elec. Bond & Share
RATES
MARKET
སཡ་སྟ
$5 pf.
Elec. Bond & Share
$8 pí
Paris
Geneva
Berlin
Prague
Helsingfors
Lisbon
Hong Kong
Bombay
Montreal
Brussels
Mar. 17
1601
March 19 161-7/15
21.634
12.37
21.631 12.301
Athens
Milan
944
011
Copenhagen
Stockholm
Shanghai
1/2
19.411 1/17
New York
4.961
Amsterdam
8.98
Vienna
142-1/16
4.95-13/16 8.08
1417
1/2-15/16
4.88)
29.531
4.982 29.46
Yokohama
Belgrade
Monte Video ......................
Bucharest
Rio
Silver (Forward)
Gen. Railway Bignal 17
Glidden Co.
Godchaux
Sugar
Class "A"
Goodrich (BF.)
Goodrich $5 pl......
Goodyear Tire & Co. 201 Great Northern Rs. 17 Great Westera Sugar 27- Greyhound Corpn. Hecker Products ...
Silver (Spot) War Loan
20-1/16 204
201
20-9/16
·3% 1001.
Closing Quotations.
ON NEW YORK: —
$4.95
Low production was due to lack of water caused by unseasonable | dry weather. Steps are being taken tc provide ample water by pump- ing; within three weeks this in- stallation is expected to be com- pleted and full-time opération re- sumed.
EAST MINDANAO Mining Com- pany produced P35.000 in Februa- ry, a slight decrease over the Jan- uary, figure of P38,000.
Lower production was caused by overhauling and adjustments in $2.40 | the mill and powerhouse extend- $6.90 Ing Into March, as well as by
reorganization in the mine.
| Columbla Gas & El. Columbia 8% “A” pf. Commercial Credit... Commercial solvents Commonwealth & S. Commonwealth & §.
Del. Lackawanna &
Western everything is in Deere Co.
$1014 satisfactory condition, and mal-Distillers Corpn. Sea-
cious rumours concerning the com- ! grams
pany are entirely without founda- | Douglas Aircraft tlen, according to the report.
20 THE EXCHANGE Elec. Bond & Share
Bank Bills, on demand 201
Credite, 60 days' night 31.
ON BATAYIL-
On demand............ 55-5/16 ON PARIS
Bank Bills, on demand 986 Credita, 4 months' night 1,065 ON SALGON:-
March 10, 1939...
ON LONDON:-
Telegraphic Transfer... ↑ 1/3 - Bank Billa, on demand 13:16 Credits, 4 months' sight 1/3-1/18
ON SHANGHAI ~
On demand....
1041
ON SINGAPORE:-
On demand
971
On demand
5213/18 ON MANILA-
OK JAPAN:-
On demand
611
ON BANGKOK-
On demand
1051
On demand
1801
OS INDIA:
Telegraphic Transfer......... Bank, 'on, demand
Bank Buying Rate.....
Bar Šuval, por of
1/8 20-9/16
Sovereign Notes
MESSRS. ROZA BROS. Elec. Power & Light. Light
Silver prices rose 1/10 yesterday for both deliveries, the quotations being 20 9/16 for Ready and 20 1/8 for Forward. Sliver advices reported some bear covering. Iridla bought. The market was steady. American Silver was quoted at 44 3/4 for Spot.
The London-New York cross- rate was quoted at 495.25. New York/Lindon. was quoted at 494. 15/16.
Steady.
MARKET
STERLING
There were sellers at 1/2 29/32 March and 1/2 7/8 April/June, buyers at 1/2 15/16 Cash/April and 1/2 29/32 May/June.
U.S. DOLLARS Sellers at 30 11/16 March/April and 5/8 May/June, buyers at 30 13/18 March and 30 3/4 May, pos- sibly April."
SHANGHAI DOLLARS
Nominal
SHANGHAI MARKET
Nominal.
AUSTRIAN POST OFFICE BANK DISAPPEARS
Berlin, March 20.
The Austrian Post Office and Post Office savings bank have been taken over by the Reich Post Office Administration following a decree published yesterday,
The entire assets of the Austrian Post Office Bavings Bank has been Jallocated to a special property aç- count in the Reich Post Office.-- (Transocean).
Elec. Power ke
$7 pf... Flintkotc Freeport Sulphur... Gen. America Trans 353 Gen. Olgar....... Gen, Electric Gen. Foods Gen. Motors
Hamburg 137
San
Francisco Shanghai Singapore Sourabaya Sungei
Patani Swatow.
(Johore) Tientsin Mukden Tokyo
HONG KONG
YOXUHAMA
(Peking) ZAMBOANGA
PENAKO
RANGOON
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITE received for One Year or shorter periods at rates which, will be quoted on applies- tion.
The
Bank's Head Ofice in London undertakes Executor and Trustee business, and claims
of British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained at any of the Agencies and Branches.
R. W. ROBERTS,.
Manager.
covery New York Tsingtao
Hankow Earbin Bangkaw Peiping Iloilo
.Yokobama
Current Accounts opened in 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.
Also up to date Safe Deposit 15, Boxes in various sizes To Let. Hong Kong. 28th Feb., 1938.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING. COR- PORATION. Rules may be.ob
tained on application.
For the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager.
Te-
THE CHASE BANK
QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
HEAD OFFICE:
16, PINE STREET,
NEW YORK.
An 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 THS CHASE NATIONAL BANK, NEW YORK, with Resources over U.S. $2,000,000,000.
"D. M. BIGGAR,
Manager.
BANK OF CHINA
Specially Chartered by
2,776,728.70 THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
OF CHINA AS AN INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
Dead Office:-HONG KONG
No. 10, Des Voeux Road, Central.
Board of Directors:-
BANK
PAID-UP CAPITAL...$40,000,000.00
(BRANCHES ALL OVER CHINA)
Li Koon Chan, Esq. Li Lan Sang, Esq. Owing to our numerous Branches
P. K. Kwok, Esq. WongChuSon, Esq.
Wong YanTong, Eaq. Kao Ying Po. Esqin China and connections in the Chan Ching Shek, Fung Fing Wah, principal Commercial Centres of
Esq.
the World, we are able to extend
Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manager.to our Clients special facilities for Domestic and Foreign Banking" and Exchange.
Bemarang Yancouter
Shangha Taiping ingapor
Head Office: SHANGHAI
Hongkong Branch:
4, QUEEN'S ROAD, C. South China Officês:
CANTON
Every description of Banking SHIUCHOW and Exchange business transected. Loans granted On
securities.
KONGMOON TOISHAN - KINGCHOW
approved We also handle the issue of Bonds
Current Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposits re
and other Public Funds of the.
Chinese Government both at Home
ceived for one year or shorter and Abroad, periods in Local and Foreign Cur-1
41 .47 rencies on terms which will be quoted on application.
ANOTHER TRADE | EMPIRE AIR ROUTE
"AGREEMENT
London, March 19.
SPEED UP 1.
It is understood that a new trade agreement was reached between Britain and Italy, and signed by Lord Halifax to-day. The agree-
Accelerated Schedule In
Force In April
London, March 19.
Safe Deposit Boxes To Let..
KAN TONG PO,
SHOU J. CHEN
Manager.
Chief Manager. THE YOKOHAMA SFECIE BANK
LIMITED
Capital (fally paid up)
Ton 100,000,000.00 Reserve Fund ......Yén 135,000,000.00
Head Office:-YOKOHAMA
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES AT: Alexandria Honolulu Rangoon Bangkok. Hsinking Rio de
Karachi Janeiro Kobe Eoudon
Berlin-Baghdad
In One Day
Berlin, March 19. Batavis
The fastest regular air service in Berlin
Deloutis
Dairen Mof
Ban
Francisec Los Angeles Seattle Manila Semarang Shanghai
(Dalny) Nagasaki Singapore
Boerabaya
Empire air services, due to be the world will be operated by the Bombay ment is the result of negotiations accelerated on April 10, will be German Lufthansa from Berlin to
Canton which have been proceeding quietly as fast as those of any other Baghdad.
According to the new time-table for six weeks, and it is expected | country on the India route. to have a favourable reaction to The four-day schedule to Kara- which comes into force on March Fengtien Nagoy the Anglo-Italian political talks. chi will be reduced to two and a 27, the air journey of over 2.500Makden) New York Bydney
The agreement. is for increasing half days, and the six and a half miles from Germany to the Iraqi Hamburg Outka the coal quota, benentfing, South days schedule on the Africa route capital will be accomplished in Hankow. Otaru Wales, and also Lancashire cotton. to four and a half days.
somewhat less than 24 hours,
Harbin
Pans
Tientsin Tokyo Tsingtao It also raises the quojás for Bildish Corresponding improvements The new summer schedule of the Hong Kong Peking
Tinkow Interext allowed on Current Imports into Italy by 271 per cent. will be effected on all sections of Lufthans álso provides for a te-
A new clearing agreement has the routes.
zular service between Berlin and Acquated
Deposita recived
Fixed also been signed which releases a These results, which are being | Ficharest,
Periods at rates to be obtained The latter was the only Eurpean on application, large sum for financing British obtained without night dying, are exports which formerly was devot-due to the higher cruising speed capital which had hitherto lacked
3. KANO, ed to the liquidation of past debts. of the new Empire Ajing boats-direct aerial communication with
*Manager -(Reuter).
(British Wireless).
Berlin.~~~(Transocean).
Hong Kong, 10th March, 1938.
3
31
Lambert Corpa. ......
13
181
16$
171
Glass
30
314
11
111
171 173
44
451
Libbey-Owens- Ford
Lockheed Aircraft- ...
Loew's Inc.
Lorillard
db
McKesson & Robbins
271
271
$3 pt.
1262
127
Martin, Glen L
06
Monsanto Chemical 831
81
Montgomery Ward... :314
30
301
Nat. Bond Invest-
281
291
ment
+
B
Nat. Cash Register 15
4
33
Nat. Dairy Products
51
81
Nat. Distillers ......
7-
71
Nat. Power & Light
151
151
Nat, Supply Corp. 181
137
131
New York Central
**** 3799 888.
7::8888
361
291
gega grab
J. R. Masson, Esq., "
G. Miskin, Esq.,
71
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA
BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital ...
-------850,000,000
Issued & Fully Paid-Up 820,000,000| Reserve Funds:
Sterling......
..£ 6,500,000
H.K. Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Liability of
Proprietors.......
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1835
HEAD OFFICE; LONDON: 38, Bishopsgate EC.2.
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund
.$20,000,000
• Head Office:-HONG KONG
Board of Directors. T. E. Pearce, Esq.,
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,
| Reserva Llability of Pro-
pelatore....
- £3.000.000
...... 23.000,ada
....../........... $1.000.000
MANCHESTER BRANCH: 71, Mosley Street, Manchester.
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES; ALUR STAR
Chairman.
Deputy Chairman. | AMRITSAR J. K. Bousfield, Eng., A. H. Compton, Esq.,
Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell, Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson,
K. S. Morrison, Esq.,
MANGEDE HATAVIA
BOMBAY CALOUTTA CANTON CAWNPORE
ILOILO IPO杯
SAIGON
.
BUMABANO
KARACHI KLANG ROBE
KUALA
LUMPUR XUCHING
MADRAS
BEREMBANG
ОНАЖОНА!
SINGAPORZ
SITIAWAN
BOURABAYA
TAIPING
TIESTSIN
A. L Shields, Esq..
Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,
| COLOMBO
DELHI
MAIL:
TONGKAR
MEDAN
(Bhuket)
Chief Manager, HAIPHONG
NEW YORK
TSINGTAO
101
HAMBURG
PRIPINO
Amoy
Bangkok
Branches:- Ipoh Johore
HANKOW
HARBIN
Penang
Rangoon
431
Batavia
Kobe
Saigon
15*
Bombay
Kowloon
Calcutta
Kuala
Canton
32
Lumpur
Cheloo
London
181
Colombo Lyons
331
Dairen
Malacou
321
a
Foochow
Manila
Haiphong Muar
121"
15+
13
201
191
127
131
53
551
Niagara Hudson F
284
Corpn......
7
171
17
N. America Aviation
7+
-221.
North America · Co.
161
171
20
Northern Paciic
81
Pacific Gas & Elec
25+
81
81
Pacific Lighting .....
35
5-6E TRESHA
61
74
251*
35 *
Packard Motors ...
4
4
25
. 253
Paramount Pictures
71
71
781
80
Paramount 1st. pf.
80
72
51
Pennsylvania R.R....
171
181
131
137
Phillips Petroleum.... 35
36
361
372
Public Service of N.J. 291
301
35
Pure Oll
11
111
281
297
Radio Corpn. of Am. · 554
551
481
50
Republic Steel
15
161
61
62
Reynold Tobac. "B"
36%
374
711*
712
Schenley
20
201
31
31
Schenley 54% DI....
791
80
7
71
Sears Roebuck .....
55
551
11
11
Shell Union Oil
12
13
Hong Kong, 26th Feb., 1938.
Socony-Vacuum
131
13)
323
33 *
Southern Cal Edison
201
201
201
Southern Pacific
121
13)
81
81
Southern Rly (com)
74:
8
BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.
401
404
Southern Riy "A"
114
13
26
264
Standard Brands
7
71
Authorised Capital ....$10,000,000,00
805
602
Stand Gas & Elec.
Paid-up Capital
5,498,600.00
4
41
Stand Das & Elec
31
31
151
101
$7 pt.
18
18
Reserve and Undivided
Profits
.
93
10'
Standard Oil of N.J.
461
471
Sterling Products
58.
371
:
31 54
Studebaker Corpn.
47 5
"
213
22.
Swift Internationa: 231
23
Technicolor
18
181
.
Sir Shouson Chow, Chaizman
111
12
Texas CorpII.
38
391
381
401
Texas Gulf Sulphur 301
30
112
113
Tidewater Assoc, Oll 12
131
31
Transamerica (new)
10
101
73
8
20th Cent. Fox. Fims 201
201
Esq
01
63
do.
Films pf....
27±
27
Union Carbide
&
Li Tsa Fong, Esq., Manager.
46
43
Carbon
ΤΟΥ
701
Union Pacific
651 67
Branches and Agencies —
50
-50-
United Aircraft
231
241
Amoy
Kawinon
Penang · Bourabaya
81
United Airlines Trans
68
67
Batarin
Landon
Вадкост
Bwaton
Bombay
Kanila
Saigon
By dosy
United Corpn. ........... 21
2}
Oniou Cactus
Melbourne San Fran
Tathoka
Magsaak!
Tants
331
33 *
United Corpn. $3.
Kalphong
Say York Basçilə
Tokyo
141
14
cum. pl. ... 278
27*
Hankow
Ontha
Honolulu
Piela
Yokobans
25
28
United Gas Corpn.
31
Kobe 32
5
361
Un. Gas, I'prove't 01
9
SWATOW
244
24 *
Un. Light & power
2
21
38
387
U.S. In'tria) Alcohol 16
161
264
27
U.S. Rubber
301
311
321
337
US. Rubber pí.
781 79
173*
U.S. Smelting
65
65
171
171
UB. Steel
494
51
Vanadium
151 152
15
151
Warner Bros. Pict.... Westinghouse
"
Elec,
843
461*
461"
Woodward Iron Cor. 13
887 14
201
Youngstown
Sheet
17
& Tube
97 8
27 * 103
1 ex. div.
35 Chase National Bk. 291* 30 * National City Bank 231*
.231* Call Money ... 1% 1%
• bid.
331
FASTEST AIR
SERVICE
1