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PAYNE & CO.
COMMODITY BROKERS STOCK EXCHANGE BUILDING HONGKONG
BANKS
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI THE CHARTERED BANK OF
BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital..
$50,000,000 Issued & Fully Paid-Up $20,000,000 Beserve Funds:
Sterling
H.K. Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve. Liability of
Proprietors
820,000,000
Head Offee:-HONG KONG
Board of Directors: Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields,
W. H. Lock, Eaq..
INDIA, AUSTRALIA
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors....
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 38, Bishopsgate E.0.2. Sub-Agencies In London: 117/128, Leadenhall Street, E.C.3. West End Branch:
14/18, Cockspur Street, S.W.L. Manchester Branch:
FINANCE
FOREIGN MARKETS
MARKETS & QUOTATIONS
MONEY AND
EXCHANGE
CLOSING QUOTATIONS SEPTEMBER 27, 1989
On London:—
Telegraphic Trangler. 1/2 13/16 Bank Büla, on demand!/3, 13/16
COMMODITY MARKET REVIEW
(FROM PAYNE & CO)
SINGAPORE RUBBER SPOT OCT.-DEC. JAN.-MARCH
New York, September. 26.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1939.
Sept. 25 buyers sellers 34-1/2
39-3/4
4. 32-1/4
Sept. 28 buyers sellers
33 32-1/2 31
change
of 11 of 1
The market was quiet,
OUTWARD:
Previous close
To-day's close
buyers" sellers buyers
sellers
9-1/2 9-3/4 10
9-3/8 9-5/8 9-3/8 9-1/2 9-3/4 9-37/8
9-5/8 - 9-5/8 9-3/4
Credits 4 months' sight 1/3 - 3/3 "| LONDON RUBBER
On Shanghai-
On demand
On 'Singapore:--
On demand
SPOT
OCT,-DEC.
JAN.-MARCE
+
COTTON
change unch.
off 1/8
After ruling easy in sympathy with the American market, the market steadied up.
The market was irregular with both buying and selling about evenly balanced, Traders were somewhat healtant on account of the forthcoming neutrality discussion. RUBBER Prices moved higher in to-day's market on renewed buying and short-covering Consumer Interests were attracted by the low prices
of the last few days.
WHEAT
The market ruled steady to-day and there was a fair support. Some short-covering was caused by reports of drought, which brought about a recovery to the market from, its early essiness,
NEW YORK STOCKS
Previous close, 15264; To-day's close, 153.54; Change up, .09.
YORK COMMODITY MARKET
(By Courtesy of Messrs. Swan, Culbertson & Fritz and S. E. Levy & Company)
Prev. To-day's High Low Close Close Change .9.12 9.01 9.02 · 9.99 .07 up
LLOYD TRIESTINO
Regular Fortnightly Service
for Shanghai.
HOMEWARD: for Genoa, Naples (London
Overland-), via "Manila,
Singapore, Colombo, Bombay and Fortsaid
For further particulars apply-
LLOYD
-to:
TRIESTINO
Queen's Bldg., Ground Fl., Tel. 32982
Tel. Add. "LLOYDIANO" P.O.B. 143 Agents, Canton-Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd., Shameen.
MAERSK
LINE Fortnightly Express Sailings.
INS
:d'
330
£6,500,000 Reserve Fund
AND CHINA Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1855 Paid-Up Capital
12-1/2
1:
On Japan:-
·
"On demand
103 1/2
£3,000,000 £3,000,000
on India:-
Telegraphic Transfer
1/2
and demand
...£3,000,000 | On
New York:-
Bank Bills, on demand 24 11/16 Credits, 60 days' sight 23 1/1 Jn Batavia ;-----
On demand
44.3/4
On Paris:
Bank Bills, on demand 185 Credits 4 months' sight 1145
Un Saizon>-r
On demand
107 3/4
Un Manda: ***
49 3/8
On Bangkok!—
NEW
On demand
150 1/4
SEREMBAN
Sterling Notes:--
SHANGHAI
... 13.1/2
SINGAPORE SITIAWAN BOUMABAYA
Bar Silver per DE, ................................ 23 1/9
New York Cotton, Oct.
LUXFUR
TAIPING
*DOHING
TIENTЯIN
MADRAS
MANILA
MEDAN
TONGEAM
(Bhuket) TSINGTAO
Chairman.
Deputy Chairman.
J. K. Bousfeld, Esq., A. H. Compton, Esq., " Hon. Mr. S. EL Dodwell,
D. F. Landale, Esq.,
G. Miskin, Esq.,
K. 8. Morrison, Esq.,
Hon. Mr. T. E. Pearce,
H. V. Wilkinson, Esq.
Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,
Chief Manager.
52, Mosley Street, Manchester, 2.
ALOR STAR AMRITSAR
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:
HARBIN PENANG HONG KONG MANGOON LLOILO
BAIGON IPOH KARACHI ELANG
BAXOXOX"
BATAVIA
BOMBAY
AGENCIES: KORR
CUTE STAT
FAYLI PLACE
CANTON
KWALA
On demand
Bank Buying Rate
L
KHELING. SHANGHAI BO JAPAN
Branches:
CAWNPORS
CEBU
Anioy
Ipoh
Penang
Bangkok
Johore.
Rangoon
COLOMBO DELHI
Batavia
Kobe
Saigon
Bombay
Kowloon
San
Calcutta
Kuala
Francisco
HAIPHONG HAMBURG HANKOW
Canton
Lumpur Shanghai
Chefoo
London
Lyons
Singapore Souralaya Sungei
Colombo
Dairen Malacca Foochow Manila Haiphong Muar Hamburg
Patani Swatow (Johore) Tientsin
Tokyo Harbin New York Tsingtao Hongker Peiping Yokihama
Bankow Mukden
Iloilo
"
NEW YORK - YOXOHAMA PEIFING
(Peking)
FORLION EXCHANGE and General Banking Businem transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter periods in Local or Other Currencies at rates which will be quoted on application.
SAVINGS ACCOUNT also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rates obtainable on application.
Market Repor
FROM ROZA BROS.
Silver prices were
unchanged yesterday, the quotations remain ing at 23.1/2 for both Ready and Forward Silver advices reported a quiet market with a small bus)- ness done. American Silver was. quoted at 39.1/4 for Spot,
New York Rubber, Dec. Chicago Wheat. Dec. Chicago Corn, Dec. Winnipeg Wheat, Oct. New York Hides, Dec. NEW YORK COTTON
October December January March
The London/New York crom-rate May was quoted at 402. New York/July London was quoted at 400.172.
Market
Spot
Steady but dull,
Sterling There were sellers at 1/3 Sep tember-October and 1/2.31732 November-December, buyers 1/3.1/32 Cash and 1/3 Noyember. UB. Dollars Sellers at 25.1/16 for Spot, buyers December
| CHICAGO WHEAT at 25.1/8 for Spot. The Shanghai May market was closed to-day.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCAL CUBRANOY and FIXED DEPOSITS The Back's Head Office in London received for one year or shorter undertakes Executor. and Trustee periods in Local and other Cur- business, and claims recovery of rencies on terms which will be British Income Tax overpaid, on quoted on application.
any of the Agencies and Branchen. terms which may be ascertained, at
R. A. CAMIDGE,
Manager. New York Exchange
Also up to date Sure DEPOSIT Bora in various sizes To LET Hong Kong, 25th September, 1939.
HONGKONG SAVINGS
BANK
The Business of the above Bank: is conducted by the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING COR PORATION. Rules may be obtain- ed on application.
For the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 25th Feb., 1939.
BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED
Authorised Capital.....$10,000,000,00
Paid-Up Capital
Profits
Reserve and Undivided
Head Office:-HONG KONG
No. 10 Des Voeux Road, Centrál.
Board of Directors:
THE CHASE BANK
15, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL
HEAD OFFICE!
18, PINE STERNT,
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 THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK, New Yoak, with Resources of over U.S.$2,900,000,000.
D. M. BIGGAR,
Second Vice Pres
Specially Chartered by
New York, Sept. 28′ (Reuter). TT. on London (Opening Rate), 3.99-7/8.
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
(REUTER'S 'SERVICE).
London, Sept, 26.
July
א 20,75
Monday's sales:-14,088,000 bushels. CHICAGO CORN
19.60
19.00
19.25 19.50
.25 up
88
847
28. 85
up
3
541
54
542
541
# ofi
717
714
721 712
off
15.55.
15.25
15.65 15.48
.19 ..of
Close
Opening
Closing
Change
9.02/02
9.08/09
9.09/09
07. up
8.73/15
8.78/77,
8.76/76
01 up
8.68 N
8.71/71..
8.65/65
.01 up
8.58/58
8.62/61
8.54/54
.04
off
8.35/35
8.38/38
8.31/32
.03 off
8.14/14
8.17/17.
8.13/13
.01 off
9.08 N
9,11 N
.03 up
NEW YORK RÜBBER
September
20.05/05
.70" of
March December
19.25/25
19.00/15
19.40/50
.25 up
18.55/55
18.40/50
18.75/75
.20 up
May ....
18.40/40
18.30/32
18.55b/60a
20 up
at July
"18.30 b
18.55 "N
Total sales for the
day:-2,070 tons.
85/847 851851 864/861 361/857 858/85)
857/86
B6+/651
85/85)
9.99
up
קני
Canton Shameen, B.C.
4genta.
December
541/541 548/54+
544/541
off
Tel. 10918,
LOS ANGELES, PANAMA, NEW YORK, BOSTON, PHILADELPHIA, BALTIMORE,
NORFOLK & SAVANNAH
Through Be/L are issued to Central and South America, Gulf and "Caribbean Sea Porta and West African Ports
EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION FOR PASSENGERS AT "MODERATE RATES,
For Freight and Passage please apply :—
JEBSEN & CO.
Hong Kong, Pedder Building. Tel: 31206-6.
May
572/571 -573/571
571/57/
July
583/581
581/581
off
WINNIPEG WHEAT.
October
December
May
721/72) 711/711 741/741 731/738 787/781
713/711
of
* 734/731 787/781
+ of
July
10.89 b 11.10b/1Ta
10.95b/11.08 10.98/98 11.05b/15a
.00
NY Silver, Official
..... 39-1/4
11.10b/142 .03 off 39-1/8 unreceived
* B
88
of
NEW YORK HIDES
15.65/65
15.49/55
15.45/46
19 017
18.02/08
15.85/79
15.77/80
.28 off
15.32/32
16.15/15
16.08 N
24 of
NEW YORK STRAITS TIN December
THE PERFECT HOLIDAY
A PARADISE CRUISE
TO BALI & JAVA Roundtrip in 30 days
by ist class J.CIL
H$455.-
SAILINGS
To BALI & JAVA VIA MANILA:---
Every Three Weeks
To BATAVIA DIRECT
Every Three Wocks
To AMOY & SHANGHAI: Weekly&Fortnightly Alternate
For particulars apply: JAVA-CHINA-JAFAN LIJN NV. HONGKONG—AMOY—SWATOW CANTON
Macao Agent
'H. NOLASCO DA SILVA.
NEW YORK COPPER FUTURES December
The following quotations are the NY-London Cross Rate 3.99-7/8 middle prices at the close of the market in London. All quotations! December are subject to confirmation and March no responsibility is assumed for Jme errors in transmission,
#
1
Ε
3,598,600,00
2,883,932.01
BANK OF CHINA
16
War Loan, 31% Red
after 1952) Canton-K'loon Bly, 5% Chinese 41% Gold Loan, 1888 (Brit. Issue)............... Chinese 5% Gold Bonds,
71925-47
88-1
38
Chin. 4% Anglo-French
Luan, 1908 Chinese 5% Crisp Loan,
40
1912 Chinese 5% Beorg. Loan,
1913 (Län. L.) Chinese 8% Ster: Notes,
1825 (Vickers)
32
.8-1
12
London, Sep. 26 (Reuter). Bar Gold, Fine per oz., 168.
Sir Bhouson Chow, Chairman
Li Koon Chan, Eaq.
P. K. Kwok, Esq.
Wong Jun Tong, Esq. Chan Ching Sholt, ag,
Li-Lan Sang, Eng. Wang Chu Som, Esq. Kan Ying Po, Eng. Fang Ping Wah Esq.
Kan Tong Po, Euq, Chint Manager. Li Tee Fong, Esq., Manager.
Атоз
Babyis
Bombay Onloutin
Branches and Agencies :---
Haiphong
Hazikor. Honolulu Inbai
Kordoan Perand Hugspare Rangoon Bourabaya
Landow Xanila Melbourne
Baigon Bwntow
Ben Fran- Bydney
olaco Tentzio “Ker Tork Seattle PERCOCYT
Paris Palplug
Bearing Shanghai
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. Losan granted on approved securities.
THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OF CHINA AS AN · INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE -
14
BANK PAID-UP CAPITAL $40,000,000.00 (BRANCHES ALL OVER CHINA) Owing to our numerous Branches China and connections in the principal Commercial Centres of the World, we are able to extend our Clients special facilities for Domestic and Foreign Banking sad | Hukuang Rly 5%, 1911... Exchange.
Head Office: SHANGHAI
Hong Kong Branch:
4, QUEEN'S ROAD, C.
South China Offices:
CANTON SWATOW
KONGMOON" TOISHAN
Current Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposits re SHIUCHOW KINGCHOW ceived for one year or shorter
Chin. Imperial Fly. 0%
Loan Honan Rly 5%.
Bukuang Kly. 5%, 1911
German Issue)
Lung Trung o U. HAI Hy.
5% 1913
1
⠀ (German 8tpd.). ..... We also handle the issue of Bonds Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5% periods in Local and Foreign Cut and other Public Funds of the rencies on terms which will be Chinees Government both at Home Tientsia-Pakow Rly. 5%
(Brit. Stpd, Supl.Loan) 11 quoted on application,
SAFE DEPOSIT Boxes To Lat. 6
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager.
and Abroad.
4
SALES OF BONDS IN HONGKONG The Hongkong Branch of the Chinese
Government
Liberty
Bonds Bales Promotión Committee
47.50b/49.008 46.00b/50.002 47.75b/4815a 85 off:
LONDON METALS
EXCHANGE London, Sept. 3 (Reuter).
buyers sellers
£ TIN Standard, Cash 228-1/2 229-3/4 Standard,
3 months 227-1/2
228
LONDON GOLD
SILVER MARKET
LONDON SILVER
London, Bept. 26 (Reuter),"
Silver-Business small MarketS quiet. In the afternoon, the mar-
ket was idle and there was
business. -
Bpot, 23-1/2d.
BOMBAY SILVER Bombay, Sept. 28 (Reuter), Market-Uncertain.
2ward, 23-1/24.
טוח
Oftare 50 'bars
Indian Mint Silver
Ready
60-12 Oct 7 Settlement ... 60-12 Nov. 4 Settlement ... 61-00
NEW YORK SILVER
CHINA
MODERN
LIJN EXPRESS SERVICE
INDO-CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY IN
Operating Services for Cargo and Passengers
SWATOW, SHANGHAI, TSINGTAU, CHEFOO
Vand, TIENTSIN
KOBE and OSAKA
SINGAPORE, PENANG and CALCUTTA
Mexican Eagle
4/6
Courtaulds
25/8
Distillers.
84/6
S'hai-N'king Rly. 5%.... 17 Tientsin-Pukow Rly...5%
(Brit. Stpd.) com Tientsin-Pukow Rly..5%
Dunlop Rubber
23/4
New York, Sept. 2 Reuter). Official, 39-1/8
11
Gen. Electric (England) 62/9. Guinness (A) Bon & Co. 81/3
Hawker Biddeley Alro.... 11/6
11
Bristol Aeroplane
14/8 ||
Imperial Chemical Ind. 25/4
Imperial Tobacco
101/3/
Marks & Sp'cer "A" and 45/-
Rolls Royce.
82/6
Leyland Motora
77/#
Tate & Lyle
53/9
Turner & Newall
65/
***TO
United Steel
21/
Smethwick Drop Forg..... 14/6
73;
HK. & Shai Bank (Col.
Reg.)
Armstrong Stevens, opd. 5/3
Pressed Steel. com... 12/6
Vickers, ord
Chinese Eng. 8 Mining
(bearer)
14/101
Woolworths ...
$1/3.
SANDAKAN
Anglo-Dutch
24/9.
HAIPHONG
SHOU J. CHEN,
(Ger. Stpd. Supl. Loan) 11 Jap. 5% Bter. Loan, 1907 28-} Manager Jap. 8% Ster, Loan, 1924 35
Ger. 7% Intl. Loan, 1924 5 Chartered Bank ...
WAR EXPENDITURE HK. & Shai Bank (Ldn IN N.Z: ADDITIONAL TAXATION:
Chosen Corporation." Pekin Syndicate shot Elec. Constr. Co. Shal Waterwerks "A", Union Insurance.
WELLINGTON, Sept. 27 (Reuter) has received instructions from the War expenditure of approx Ministry of Finance to discontinue mately £10,000,000 for the the sale of these Bonds as from mainder of the financial year has October 1. Instead, the Committee necessitated additional taxation, will Begin, on the same date, the which was announced yesterday, Bale of National Defence Bonda
Gula. Kalumpang Rubber 18/3 This includes a 15 per cent. Allied Ironfounders...... 15/9 and Gold Bonds -
The quota of Liberty Bonds increase in the Income Tax, 3 Asso & Elec. Industries 31/9 anotted for sale in Hongkong was pence per gallon of beer, 25 per Austin Motors, ord." fixed at $10,000,000, while the cent on tobacco, a penny Cable & Wireless, No total purchases and contributions surcharge on all letters and a gold Chinese residents in Hongkong tax of 75 per cent of the difference nted to $8,847,546 and HR between, the prices on Aug. 24 and 282. (Central News).
the date of sale.
Form, ord.. B.-A. Tob. (bearer) Mercantile Bank Cammell Laird, ord.
Rub. Plant. Invest. Trust 25/71 Burma Corporation
Western Holdings Sub-Nigel
Commonwealth Mining..
Maraman Investments.
10/
Randfontein Estates
83/9
For further particulars
plesso apply to
186/3
Tanami Gold Mining..
Anglo-Iranian Burmah
6319
Shell Trans.
(bearer)
TELEPHONTORIL 6
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