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OHINA NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED,
Frequent and Regular Sailings for
SWATOW, AMOY, SHANGHAI, TINATAO, WHRAIWEL,
Cairoo and Toursin.
KWANGCHOWWAN, Panor and Bartow,
HAIPHONO.
CANTON,
TOURANE, SAIDO and
BANGKOK.
SINGAPORE, PORT SWETTERMAặc and PrHANG.
iiii
81938 11. E. Banks ...............
Do. (Col. Hag.)
Do. (Lou. Beg.) ... Chartered Banks ... $94 Mercantile Elka,
107
$73
kas
Mercantile Bka. "C" Bank of East Asia N. C. & 8. Banks
Insurances
$200 Canton Insurandos $388 Union Ingnyamous #1 Underwriters
FINANCE & GENERAL
HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS
STOCK EXCHANGE
SHARKBROKKEY ASSOCIATION
MONEY AND
EXCHANGE
J.
Buyer Sellers
Nominal
WED
20.
Buyers Ballurs
Bales
SEPT.
Barks
CLOSING QUOTATIONS
SEPTEMBER -, 1989
n London:→→
Telegraphic Transfer. 1/s 13/16 Bank Bills, on demand/2 13/16 Credits 4 months' sight 1,3 3,5 cn Shanghal--
On demand
"
$1280
£71
289
£11
$79
330
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1939.
PAYNE & CO.
COMMODITY BROKERS STOCK EXCHANGE BUILDING HONGKONG
COMMODITY MARKET REVIEW
(FROM PAYNE & CO.)
150 ats
On Singapore:-
N
$190
Un demand
.. 32 1/2
Sept. 18
1
On Japania
SINGAPORE RUBBER
buyers sellers
New York. Sept. 19.
Sept. 19 buyers sellers
change
$960
On demand.....
15 1/2
For further particulars regarding loading dates etc. please apply to:~
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
TELEPHONE NO. 30331.
$105 HC. Firsa
Shipping
$07
Douglass
$19
Steamboat
$80
Tudo-Chinaa
(Prod.)
68/9
Shells
8165
On India:
SPOT OCT./DEC.
38-1/2
36-1/4
of 1/4
35-3/4
Telegraphic Transfer.
367
3/8
JAN,/MARCH
34-1/2
3.5 34
of 3/4
Bou
$18
.1')
BARBER WILHELMSEN LINE
MONTHLY SERVICE TO
BOSTON AND NEW YORK
VIA LOS ANGELES & PANAMA CANAL PORTS. Alan taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for West Indies porta, Rio de Janeiro. Santos, Rio Grande do Sol, Buenos Aires, South America and West Africa.
NEXT SAILING
M. V. "TAI YANG"
Indo-China's (Dat.)...
89.10 Waterboala
Docks, Wharves,
Godowns, etc.
HK. & E. Wharton
$1.20 Providegta
Provident (SAW) ****
H. & W. Dook... $17.36
+ Do. (new)
$110 Bbanghal Docks 8.
New Engineerings 8.
Kaila
$3.70 Rauba
Mining
|Veinguela Gold Fida
6 cta.ong Keng Mine... Lands," Hotels and
Bulidings
H.K. Hotel
!!!!!
815
and demand.
of 1/2
850
Jn New York:-
The market was quiet.
$20
89/9
Bank Bills, on "demand 24 10 Credits, 60 daya' sight 25 1/8
$1
Un Batavia-
LONDON RUBBER " SPOT
Previous close buyers sellers
To-day's close buyers sellers
change
9-3/4 9-7/8
On demand
43 1/4.
OCT./DEC.
9-7/8
On Paris:
10J
JAN./MARCH
10-1/8
9-5/8 10.
9-3/4 10 10-1/4 10
10-1/4
M
9-7/8
Off 1/8
·Of 1/8
OF 1/8
$1.30
Bank Bills, on demand 1980 Credits 4 months' sight 1140
Market steady.
$17
Un Saigong
On demand
107
8108 $8.30
Un Manlia:-
On demand
48
On Bangkok-
16/3
$8,40 X.D.
!!!.
On demand
180 1/4
Sterling Notes:---
Bank Buying Rate ...
31/4
Jar Silver per oz
23 7/18
3440
Market Report
839
раг
HE. Lands ......... Do. 4% Debentures *;;
$32 $100
07.90 Shaghai Lande
8.
#7)
H.K. Realties......... 24 Humphreys
$98
Chinese Estates ......
Cotton Mills
Bwn (8.)
S'hi Coltons (B.)
Zoong Sings (8.)
$16 $110 $40
Wing On Textiles (8.)
.860
Public Utilities
$184 Tramways
SINJ
$7 40 Peak Trams (old) ...
$7.40
1370 Psak Trams. (new)
$3.70
$61 Star Ferries
8:0
$23
Y'ati Farrios
3211
"DODWELL & CO.,
Agents.
LTD.
Do. (new)
87.90
Chins Lights (U)
88
China Lights(New)
Sterling
Chiza Lights Ri
Hong Kong, Bank Building,
Telephone 28091.
851
H.K. Eletries
CONSIGNEES' NOTICES
MAKESK LINE
NOTICE TO CONSIGNRES
M.V.
THE SOPHOOLES
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
DORAN STEAM SHIP CO. LTD
CHINA
AND
MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
CONSTENDAREUS"
TONSIGNEES per Co.'s Vessel
FROM SEATTLE, VANCOUVER
AND VICTORIA VIA JAPAN are requested to take delivery of Flour and Lumber Shipments as soon as the Vessel is ready to discharge and are hereby notified that if their Lighters are not placed alongside the steamer
having arrived from New York aud Ports of call. Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that their goods are being landed and placed at their risk into the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf & Goda Company's godowns at Kow.. loon, where delivery may be obtained as required, their Shipments will soon as the goods are landed.
Optional cargo will not be landed bore, unless notice has been given 48 hours prior to rese:l's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have let the Godoway, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the #ind Sept.,. 1938, will be subject to
Bent.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Foods are to be left in the Godowns, whare they will be vamined on 21st Sept., 1989, at 10 am, by our Surveyors Messrs. Goddard & Douglas.
To comply with the General Banded Warehouse Begulations consignees must have a Revenue Officer in attend sace when damaged dutiable goods are examined.
All claims must reach us before the ud Oct; 1278, or they will not be recognised.
No Insurance will be effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
JEBSEN & CO.,
Agonte
Hong Kong, 15th" Bept., 1939
be discharged into dolt's Wharf, Kowloon, where the cargo will lie at thoir risk and expense and subject to the Terms and Conditions of Storage at Holt's Wharf. Steamer wil som- mence discharge on the 18th Sept.
General Cargo will be discharged into Holt'e Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lis at Coasigners' risk and subject to the Terms and Conditions of Storage at Hol's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for Delivery from the Gordown on and after 18th Sapt.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Gooda to he left in the Godowns, where they Fridays between the hours of 10.45 .. will be examined on any Tuesdays and And Now within the Free Storage period.
No Claims will be admitted after the Livods have left the steamer Godown, & after the 25th Septy will be subject to sli General Cargo remaining undelivered
rant.
· All Claims against the Vossel mast De presented to the Undersigned on or before the 9th Oct, 1939, or they will not be recognized,
No Fire Insurance 'will be effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Aperta.
(700 18th September, 1939,
MORE DEPOSITORS IN POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANKS
LONDON, Sept. 20 (Reuter). More money has been deposited
1
SILVER MARKET
LONDON "SILVER
318 [Macao Electrics
311
Sandakan Lights
#211lephone (old)
$7.60 Telephones (new)
Comania
Miscellaneous.
890 Dairy Faria (Old)
$191 Dairy Farm (New)
374
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
War Loan, 3% (Red
after 1952) Canton-K'loon Rly. 5% Chinese 44% Gold Loan, 1898 (Brit. Issue)...... Chinese 5% Gold Bonds,
1925-47
Landon, Sept. 19 (Reuter).. Silver-General buying was met Chinese $% Ster. Notes,
Binali offerings. Market 1025 (Vickers).
with
steady in the afternoon. theChin. Imperial Rly..5%
in the Post Office Savings Banka market was quiet, with buyers
in the nthe days ending Bept. "6 than drawn out.
The total deposits at the end of Angust amounted to over £937,- 000,000.
S'HAI EXCHANGE MARKET & WAR RUMOURS
SHANGHAI Sept 19 (Int'l) Various rumours concerning the European war and the Far Eastern situation were current here today! and found repercussions in the ex- change market. The sterling was, quoted at 4-1/58 and the Ameri can dollar. at 18:41. ·
The military collapse of Poland gives rise to the possibility of a peace offer.
In stock exchange circles. report is current that American participation in the European war
satisfied.
Spot, 23-7/180. Forward, 23-1/4.
NEW YORK SILVER.. New York, Sept. 18 (Reuter). Official Price, 38-1/2"**
BOMBAY SILVER Bombay, Sept. 19 (Reuter).
Offtake 150 bars. Indian Mint Silver." 59-08 50-07 59-07
Market Uncertain.
Ready Oct. 7 Bettlement Nov. 4 Bettlement
AUSTRALIAN SUGAR
FOR BRITAIN, LONDON, Sept. 20 (Reuter)
British Government has
is not ruled out and that the The
Neutrality Act may come out of bought the Australian sugar sur partisan polities in the coming plus for 1939,
Loan Honan Rly..5%
Hukuang Rly. 5%, 1911... Hukuang Rly. 5% 1911
" (German Issue)
Lung Tsing & U. Hai Rly.
6% 1913
Bristol Aeroplane
Imperial Chemical Ind 25/3.
100
Marks & Sp'cer "A" ord. 43/9
Rolls Royce.....
Leyland Motors
Tate & Lyle.
United Steel
INDO-CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY LTD.
Operating Services for Cargo and Passengers
82/8
77/6.
53/9
Turner & Newall
-75
19/9
TO
Smethwick Drop For
14/8
Armstrong Stevens, ord. 5/3
11
Pressed Steel, com
15
Vickers, ord
15
Woolworths
*******
51/103. 28
Bhai-Nking Rly. 6% 12 Tientsin-Pakow, Rly. 5%
(Brit. Btpd.) Tientsin-Pukow. Rly. 5%
(German Stpd.) dig Tientsin-Pukow. Rly. 5%
(Brit. Stpd. Bupl. Loan 11 Tientsin-Fukow! Fly 6%
(Ger. Stpd. Bupl. Loan) 11 Jap. 5% Bler. Loan, 1907, 30 Jap. 5% Ster. Loan, 1924 39 Ger. 7% Intl: Loan, 1924 Chartered Bank .....
HK & Shal Bank (Ldn.
Reg.)
Anglo-Dutch
Rub. Plant. Invest. Trust 27/6 Burme, Corporation Commonwealth Mining..
SWATOW, SHANGHAI, ISINGTAU, CHEFOO
and TIENTSIN
.6.5
KOBE and OSAKA
SINGAPORE, PENANG and CALCUTTA
SANDAKAN
HAIPHONG
Maraman Investments........10
Randfontein Estates
36
Western Holdings ...........
7/9
For further particula
Sub-Nigel
180
H.K. & S'hai Bank (Col.
Reg.) Chinese Eng & Mining
(bearer)
Tanami Gold Mining.
44d
plouse apply to-
71
Anglo-Iranier
66/3
Burmat
66/3
Shell Trans. & Trad,
(bearer)
83/9
Nominal
Chosen Corporation Pekin Syndicate ....
The price will be shal Elec. Constr. Co.
Shal WaterTKI "A"
£7.108. CIF. British porta.
TELEPHO
541 1 of
741 11 off
14.92 14.38 14.33 14.75 42 up
Close
Opening
Closing
Change
$22
8.94/94
8.87/88
8.94/94
unch.
$71
8.72/12
8.68/69
19/0 Tractioni
22).
8.70/72
unch
29
Tractions (prof.)
8.62/62
8.56/56.
861 N
.01
oft
Industrials
8.48/48
8.43/43
8.49/49
814
|Cald., Macg. (Ord.) 8. ¦
May
8.25/25
8.23/22
8.25/27
.02 up
$13
Cald., Maca (Fref.) 8.
July
8.08/08
8.05/04
8.07/09
.01 -up
Canton Lo
Spot
9.07 N
9.05 N
.02 off
$14
· #14)
$4
Hop
$4.70
32)
NEW YORK RUBBER September
21:85/85
21.70/70
15 OF
20.35/35
#194
Bu:60 Ch. E'tainmente $1.35 Constructions
$6.80
March
(old)
311
May
20.15/25 19.01/01 18.95/19.02 19:05/05 18.80/80 18.81b/19.00a 18.90/90
20.21/40
15 up
.04 up
10 up
#1 (Constructions
(na)
Lane Crawfords
87+
Nanyang Tobacco
$1.60 (Singer
$1.98
"18.60 Watsons
48.10
4.3/8. Towards the close
sellers
Total sales for the day:-3,080 tons. CHICAGO WHEAT September December
844/844 854/851
847/85
85/851
{Ch. G.5% 1925G #B14. |
40%
were reported at 4.5/16 for Spot.
May
$100 H.K. Govt. 4%, Losat
$100
།།
80/88881/861
842/85 851/86
Monday's sales:-23.721.000 bushels..
388
|IL.K, Govt, &% Loso
109
$41.
.K. Wing On
$41
Shanghai Exchange
CHICAGO CORN
S'hai Wing On
$10
tal
Vibro Filing
Shanghai, Sept. 20 (Reuter).
Official T.T. Rates
September
December
10/0
Matamane Inv. (Lon.)
Opening
May
57/57" 551/56 554/551 584/587 581/58)
551/554
до
641/547
off
4/0
Maramane luv. (H.K)
$7
Win. Powella
|*Sales to Shanghai
London
New York
Japan
0/3-3/4
WINNIPEG WHEAT
6-1/8
October
28
December
India
20-7/8
May
57/572
78/76 25/751 749/741 771/771 763/771 765/761 A11/82
801/807
off
ht
Paris
2.79
Hongkong
24-7/8
NEW YORK COFFER FUTURES December
(REUTER'S SERVICE)
Sterling
July
10,73/73
10.88b/88a
10.90/80 10,92/92
10.94b/11.00 27 up 11.04b/11.088 20 up
Sellers
London, Sept. 19.
NY Silver, Official
38-3/4
38-1/2
Opening Closing
The following quotations are the mindle prices at the close of the market in London. All quotations are abject to confirma" tion and no responsibility is assumed for errors in transmission.
NY-London Cross Rate 3,82
3.91
Spot
6/4-7/32
0/4-1/4,
Sept. Oct.
0/4-7/32
NEW YORK HIDES 0/4-1/4
-... U/4-5/32
་་་་་་.༡
£
£
December March
U.S. ·Dollars
881
Union insurance Gula Kalumpong Rubber 17/6 Allied Ironfounders...... 16 Asso. & Elec. Industries 32/6 Austin Motors, ord. 13/9 Cable & Wireless, New
Form, ord........
Oct.
#
U.B. Dollars, 68-3/4.
Chin, 41% Anglo-French
B.-A. Tob. (bearer)
80
Loan, 1908
40
Cammell Laird, ord...
"6/11
Chinese, 5% Crisp Loan,
Mexican Eagle
5
1913.
21
Courtauld's
Chinese 5% Reorg. Loan,
1913 (Ldn. Is.)
Distillers
25/6 80/9
32
Dunlop Rubber
The Central Bank of China's rate on London at 10 am, to-day was 1/2-1/2d, unchanged from yes- terday.
0/4-7/32.
Sput ...... 38-7/8 $8-29/32 Sept.......
6-29/32 6-374
6-7.13 6-11/16
Market:--Quiet.
Merchant Rate
Sterling, 0/4-1/4.
Silver Duty Rate.
NEW YORK STRAITS TIN
46.95 N September
LONDON GOLD
London, Sept. 19 (Reuter).
Bar Gold, Fine per oz. 168:
LONDON METALS
EXCHANGE London, Sept. 19 (Reuter), buyers sellers
14.30/33 14.70/70
14.45/55
14.73/75 14.89/91 15.15/15
46.95/95
.42 .45
unquoted
th
£
R
New York Exchange
24
Gen. Electric (England) 61
* 921
BL
Guinness. (A) Bon. & Co. 76/3
The Equalisation rate was 24-1/4 per. cent.
New York, Sept. 19. (Reuter).. TT. on London (Opening Rate). 3.00
• TEN Standard, Cash 229 Standard.
229-1/4-
3 months 228-1/4" 228-1/2 :
Hawker Siddeley Alre.
9/9 14/4/
Imperial Tobacco
FROM ROZA BROS. Silver prices rosa yesterday to the extent of 7/8 for Ready and $7.00 13/16 for Forward, the quotations being 23.7/18 and 23.1/4 respec- tively. Silver advices reported the market as being steady with some general buying. Offerings were small. The market closed with buyers. -satisfied. Amarican Silver was quoted at 38.1/2 for Spot.
The London/New York cross-rate was quoted at 402. New York! Londoni was quoted at 391.
Market Steady but quiet,
Business was done during the course of the morning at 1/3 October and 1/2.31/32 December and January. The market closed with sellers at 1/3 September, 1/231/32 October/November and 1/215/18 December/January, buy- ers at 1/3.1/32 Cash, 1/3 November and 1/2.31/32 January, E.S. Dollars
Business was done at 241/2 för cash. The market closed" with sellers at 24.3/8, buyers at 241/2 for Cash.
338.
Shanghal Dollars.
Shanghai Market,
Opened with sellers at 4.7/32, and the highest rate reported was
COTTON: The market opened lower on peace expectations and prices later declined on general selling, but a sharp upward turn waS registered on the reception here of Hitler's speech, in which no peaceful tone could be discerned. The accompanying rise in securi- tles was also a supporting factor.
RUBBER: New, low levels for the current movement were reach- ed zarly to-day and traders in general were apathetic, but the indi̟-- cations of continued hostilities contained in Hitler's speech caused a sharp recovery and renewed buying...
com-
WHEAT: After a lower opening on overnight selling orders, the marker took the down-trend on speculative liquidation and mission house seiling. The speech by the German Leader caused a sharp recovery in near positions, but distants were not similarly affected due to uncertainly with regard to future political trends,
NEW YORK STOCKS: Previous close, 147.78; To-day's close. 15214: Change, Up 4,36.
NEW YORK - COMMODITY MARKET (By Courtesy of Messrs. Swan, Culbertson & Fritz and S. E. Levy & Company).
New York Cotton, Oct. New York Rubber, Dec. Chicago Wheat, Dec. Chicago Corn, Dec. Winnipeg Wheat; Oct. New York Hides, Dec. NEW YORK COTTON
October December
January March
December
Prev., To-day's High Low Close Close Change 9.03 8.88 8.94 8.94 unch. 20.50 19.95 20.25 20.40 .15 up
881 827 851 86 55+ 532 56 76 737 78
koff
03 up
SE
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