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BANKS
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI THE CHARTERED BANK OF
BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital. $50,000,000
INDIA, AUSTRALIA,
AND CHINA
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Jasued & Fully Paid-Up $20,000,000 corporated by Royal Charter, 1851
Kesarve Funds:
Sterling
Paid-Up Capital
£3,000,000 £6,500,000 Reserva Fund............ *
... £3,000,000 H.E. Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Lisbility of Fro- Reserve Liability of
prictors
...£3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE; LONDON: 38, Bishopsgate. E.0.2. Sun-Agencies" In London;
Proprietors
$90,000,000
Head Office:-HONG KONG
117/192, Leadenhall Street, E. 0.3 West End Branch: 14/18, Cockspur Street, S.W.1. Manchester Branch: 59, Mosley Street, Manchester, 2.
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:
FINANCE
FOREIGN MARKETS & QUOTATIONS
MONEY AND
EXCHANGE
CLOSING QUOTATIONS
OCTOBER 4, 1939
On London:--
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
QUOTATION
Last Sale
Oct. 3.
91.
Telegraphic Transfer. 1/1⁄2 1346 Bank Bilis, on demand 1/2-13/18 Alleghany Steal Co....... 941 Credits 4 months' sight 1/3 3,8
On Shanghai:-
Un New York:-
Bank Bills, on demand 24 13/18 Credits, 60 days' sight 25 11/te
Board of Directors: Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields,"
Chairman. W. H. Lock, Esq..
Deputy Chairman,
1K
J. K. Bousfield, Esq.,
A. H. Compton, Esq.,
Hon. Mr. S. B. Dodwell,
ALOR STAR AMRITSAR
BANGKOK
BATAVIA
BOMBAY
HAHBIN PENANG HONG KONG BANGOON ILOILO 1PON KARACHI
:
BAIGON
CALOUTTA KLANG AGENCIES: KOM. JUALA
SEREMBAN SHANGHAI SINGAPORE SITIAWAN
COURABAYA TAIPING TIENTSIN TONGKAR
On Parks:
D. F. Landale, Esq.."
G. Miskin, Esq..
K. 9. Morrison. Esq..
Hon. Mr. T. E. Pearce,
EI. V. Wilkinson, Esy-
Si Vandeleur M. Grayburn,
Chief Manager. FAIRLIN PLACE
CANTON
CAWSPORE
CRBC COLOMBO DELFI HAIPHONG
- Branches:
Amoy Ipah
Bangkok Johore
l'enang Rangoon
Batavia
Kobe" "Saigon
Bombay
Kowloon
San
Calcutta Kuala
Francisco
HAMBURG HANKOW
Canton
Lumpur Shanghai
Chefno
Londo
Singapore.
Colombo Lyan Sourabaya Dairen Malace. Sungei
Foochow Manila
Haiphone Muar
Patani Swatow
Hamburg (Johor)
Tientsin
Tsingtao Yokohams
Bankow Mukilen Takyo Hachin New York Hongkew. Peiping Iloilo
LUMPUR
IUCHING MADRAS ... MANILA
MEDAN
NEW YORK
PRIPING
(Peking)
(Bhuket)
TRINGTAO YOKOHAMA
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITH received for Que Year or shorter periods in Local or Other Currencies at rates which will be quated on application.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Starling with interest allowed at rates obtainable CURRENT ACCOUNT opened in on application. LOCAL CURRENCY and. Fixen DEPOSITS The Bank'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.
terms which may be ascertained at Atso up to date Sure DerOSIT any of the Agencies and Branches Boxes in various sizes To Ler
R. A. CAMIDGE, Hong Kong, 25th September, 1939.
Manager.
HONGKONG SAVINGS
BANK
The Basin ss of the above "Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG & BHANGHAI BANKING COR- PORATION. Rules may be obtain ed on application:
For the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 95th Feb., 1939.
BANK OF EAST ASIA. LIMITED
Authorised Capital.....$10,000,000.00
Paid-Up Capital
Reserve and Undivided
Profits
Jn Batavia :----
On demand
*
Bank Billa, on demand 1083. Credits 4 months' sight 1145
Un Saigon ----
On demand
Un Manila:—
On demand On Bangkok:- On demand Sterling Notes:-
Bank Buying Rate Bar Silver per oz.
Market Repor
Amer, Metals Co. Amer. "Radiator .... Amer. Rolling Mili
FROM ROZA BROS. Silver prices rose yesterday to Canadian Pacific Rway. the extent of 3/8 for Ready and Case. JI. 7/16 for Forward, the quotations Celanese being 21.5/8 and 217/18 respec- Chesapeake & Ohio tively.
Silver advices reported Chrysler Corpn. India
as having bought and Colts Patent Fire-Arms
The Columbia Gas & El. Speculators as having sold.
quiet but steady. Columbia. 6% "A" pt. American Silver was quoted at Commercial "..
Commonwealth & 8. (ord.) 35.1/8 for Spot,
C'wealth & S. 6% cum pt. Consolidated Edison Consolidated Oli
market
Was
The London/New York cross-rate was quoted at 402. New York 'London was quoted at 403.1/8.
114
82
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1939.
OCT. 4, 1939 STOCKS
OUTWARD:
Last Sale Oct. 3
J. & Laughlin steel $7 pfd. 79 Kenhecott Cupper
114*
STOCKS
Adams ExpreNG
Allied Stores
D
403
Allis naimata.
44
Laky Foradry bị biến.
37
Aluminium Ltd
88
| Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass 474
M
On demand
300
Amerada, Corpe
Lockheed Aircraft
20
On Singapore:---
On demand
51 1/1.
Amer. Can
Loew's Inc. ...
321
American Cyanamid B
.33
Manhattan Shirt Co.
On Japan:-
On demand
11.5 1/2
Amer. & Foreign Power
21
Martin. Glen L
38
On India:
Ameri & Foreign #7 pf.... American Gas & Elec
23:
McKesson, Robbins
37
Telegraphic Transter. and demand
Monsanto Chemical
108
88 3 Amer. Locomotive ..........
27
Montgomery Ward
532
261
Hat, Dairy Products
15%
10
Nat. Distillers
234
201
National Gypsum
101
40 18
Amer. S'ting and R'ing Co. | Amer. Sugar Ring
55
National Load
251
Nat. Power & Light
84
Amer. Tel. & Tel. Amer. Tobacco “B” Amer. Waterworks Anaconda Copper
1801
National Steel Corp.
77
761
Nat Supply Corpn...
118
13
New York Central
21+
93
Niagara Hudson Power
107 1 Atchison, T. & 8. Fe.
Auburn Motors...
311
«N. American Aviation
201
North American Co, mater
224
49 5/8
Baltimore & Ohio Barber Asphalt Ci 150 1/4 Barnsdall Ol
76
Northern Pacific
114
15
Owens-Illinois Glass Co.
634
161
Pacific Gas & Elec
30.
·Bendix - Aviation?
281
Pacific Lighting
+452
... 1/4 1/8 21 5/8
Bethlehem Steel
881
Packard Motors
+
Bliss & Co.
174
Paramount Pictures
Boeing Airplane Co.
201
Pennsylvania R.R.
Borg-Warner
Phelps-Dodge
Biggs M'facturing
Phillips Petroleum
454
Brooklyn-M'hattan Trans.
Pittsburg Cokë & Dron
B'klyn-M'hattan 58 cum pi.
Public Service of N..
384
62
Fullman Inc.
182-
85
Pure Of
92
261
Radio Corpo. of Aor"
43
Reading Company, Com
201
89
'Reading Company, lat pfd.
27
Remington Arms Co., Inc.
Th
Republic Steel
831*
Reynold Tobae. "8""
355
45
Richfield ON
8
1
Safeway Stores
414
631
Schenley Distillers.
13
30
Schenley, 51% pid.
Sears Roebuck
481
Continental Car
Seversky Aircraft
29
14
Continental Oil
Shell Unton Ou
621
14
Corn Products
T
Socony-Vacuum Ou
17
Curtiss Weight (C.), Curtiss Wright "A"
Southern Pacific....
264
311
24
Southern Rly $5 pid.
478
Sperry
BILL VARYA
294+
751
Spicer Manufacturing · Co.
1804
Standard Brands
3
Stand Gas & Elec,
12
201
Standard Of of California
U.S. Dollar
431
Business was done at 25.1/4 for Elec, Autolita October delivery. There were sell-Elec. Bond & Share
301
Standard Oil of NJ.
121
Stone & Webster
311
"y"
Shanghai' Dollars
ers at 25.1/4 for Cash and 25.3/18 Bec. Bond & Share $5 pt. October, buyers at 25.5/16 for Elec. Bond & Share $$ pt. Cash.
Mec. Power & Light $7 pt. |Fintkote N TUYẾT
53
Swift International
67
Technicolor. ...........................
40
32
Texas Corpo.
352
173
Fexes Gulf Sulphur
4
337
Trans-America Co.
Food Machinery Corp.
13
60
20th Cent. FOR......
23
sot
20th Cent: Fox, $1j pt.
D. M. BIGGAB,
Second Fice Frex
were Gen. Electric..
893
537
Union Carbide & Carbon
Gen. Motors
23
Union Pacita
1031
Shanghai Market
Gen. Railway Simal ... Opened at 411/18. Towards the General Tire & Rubber Co close the market eased off to 43/8 Gudden Co. for 'Spot.
223
United Aircraft
42*
181
United Airlines Trans, .....
101
United Corpn.
21
Goodrich (BF) Goodrich $5 pí........
221
04
United Corpn.: 33 cum pí,
35
'261
United Gas Corpn.
Goodyear Tire & Co.
Great Northern Iron Ore.
19
United Gas Improvement 13#
Great Northern Rly. pfd.
31
U.S., Industrual Alcohol,
317
UB. Rubber ...........
Great Western Bugar
∙161
US. Rubber $8 pid.
105+
Greyhound Corpn.
US, Sleet
751
Hercules Powder Co. Homestake Mining
Vanadium......
36
52
Warner Bros. Pict:
4
Opening Industrial Rayon
Westinghouse Kec.
117
London
International Harvester
661
Woodward Iron Cor.
30
New York
8-11/16 Int. Nickel
88
of
Japan
20-1/2
India
22-1/4
Trt. Tel. & Tel Johns Manville
51
Chase National Bank National City Bank
381*.
30**
761
Paris Hongkong
2.93
28-5/8
"t-ex, div.
Sellers
Opening Closing
Spot Oct
04-11/16 0/4-1/2
High
Nov.
Spot
Oct.
Nov.
THE CHASE BANK
15, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL
SHEAD OFFICE:
18, 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 THI CHABE NATIONAL BANK, NEW YORK, with Resources of or U.S.$2,900,000,000.
5,598,800,00
2.833.932.01
BANK OF CHINA
Head Office:-HONG KONG
No. 10 Des Voeux Road, Central.
Board of Directoṛa:
Sir Shouson Chow, Chairmae
Li Koon Chun, Esq.
P. E. Kwok. Eaq.
Wong Tun Tong, Esq. Chan Ching Shot, E.
Li Lan Sang, Era
i
Wong Chu Son, Esq. Kan Ying Po, Esq. Fang Ping Wah Esq
Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chial Manager. Li Tse Fong, Esq., Mabiger.
Branches and £gancut-
Kowloon Penan
London
3630/20
Bangood
Singapor
douradayı Bestow
Sadgna Malbaarhe Bag Fra Sydney Nagrandes
clad loat How York Sestris Vancou Parle
Kobanen Peping
SE:BATAR Shanghai
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. Loans granted on approved securities.
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 Chins and connections in the principal Commercial Centres
the World, we are able to extend o our Clients special facilities for Domestic and Foreign Banking and Exchange.
Head Office:SHANGHAI Hong Kong Branch:
4, QUEEN'S ROAD, C. South China Ofices:
CANTON
Current Accounts opened in Local SWATOW" Currency and Fixed Deposits, SHIUCHOW ceived for one year or
aborter
KONGMOON TOISHAN
KINGCHOW
periods in Local and Foreign Cur
We also handle the issue of Bonda rencies on terms which will be and other Public Funds of the
quoted on application.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES TO LIT.
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager.
Chinese Government both at Home and Abroad.
SHOU J. CHEN,
Quiet.
Market
Sterling
There were sellers at 1/3 Octo-Deere & Co.
.
ber/November and 1/2.31/32 De-Distillers Corpn. Seagrams 144 cember/January, buyers at 1/3.1/31 Douglas Aircraft, ......................... Cash and 1/3 December.
Du Pont de Nemours.......
Eagle Picher Brad
Eaton Mfg. Co.
Opened at 312 this morning. Gen. American Trans. Towards the close sellers quoted at 135.
Shanghai Exchange
Shanghai, Oct. (Reuter),
Official T.T. Rates
0/4
34 85 25.05
LLOYD TRIESTINO
Regular Fortnightly Service
for Shanghai.
HOMEWARD: for Genoa, Naples (London Overland), viá Manila,
Singapore, Colombo, Bombay and Portsald
For further particulars apply to:
LLOYD
TRIESTINO
Queen's Bldg., Ground Fl., Tel. 32982
31
Tel. Add. "LLOYDIANO" P.O.B. 143. Agents, Canton-Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd., Shameen.
MAERSK
LINE
Fortnightly Express Sailings
KEELUNG. SHANGHAI and JAPAN
LOS ANGELES, PANAMA. NEW YORK, BOSTON, PHILADELPHIA, BALTIMORE,
NORFOLK & SAVANNAH
Through Ba/L are issued to Central and South America, Gulf and Caribbean Sea Forts and West African Ports.
EXUELLENT ACCOMMODATION FOR PASSENGERA AT MODERATE RATES.
For Freight and fassage please apply
JEBSEN & CO.
Canton Shameen, B.C. Agents
Tel: 10918.
Hong Kong, Podder Building.
Tel. 31205-6."
CHINA
THE PERFECT HOLIDAY
A PARADISE' CRUISE
TO BALI & JAVA, Roundtrip in 30 days SPECIAL EXCURSIÓN FARES
ON APPLICATION
SAILINGS
To BALL & JAVA YIA MANILA:-
Every Three Weeks
TO BATAVIA DIRECT
Every Three Weeks
AMOY & SHANGHAI Weekly & Fortnightly Alternate
For particulars apply:--- "JAVE-CHINA-JAPAN LIEN · N.V HONGKONG--AMOY—SWATOW--CANTON
· Macão Ágent
H. NOLASCO DA SILVA.
0/4-11/16 0/4-1/2 0/4-19/32 0/4-13/32"
U.S. Dollar":
$7-7/8 $7-17/32 7-27/32 7-17/32 7-21/32 7-11/32
Market:-Erratic.
Merchant Rate
Sterling, "0/4-1/2.
Manager.
US Dollars, 37-1/3,
• Siver Duty Rate
POULTRY, FULL
SILVER MARKET
AND RICE FOR
HONGKONG
LONDON SILVER London, Oct, 3 (Retter), Sliver India bought. Specula-
KWANGCHOUWAN, Oct. 4 (Intl) tors sold. Offerings small, Market -Poultry, fuel and rice
The Central Bank of China's
1939
DOW JONES AVERAGE -..
Low Dow Jose Averages, 155.92 121.44 · 10 · Industrial
35.90 24.14 90 Baïla ((27.07), 20.71 '90 Utilines
92 22 88.51 40 Bonds
Oot. 41939.
Oct. 3, High Low Close Uha:149 151.41-152.20:149.39 150.23 1.18 of 36200 34.06 34.35 60 off.
189.44
80.53 45.59 11. Commodity Index 56.18
Anglo-Latvian Trade
~25.35 2482 26.00 .05 off
*** 89.28 10 off
54.97 1.15 off.
MODERN
Business Done:-1,000,000 shares LIJN EXPRESS SERVICE
INDO-CHINA
rate on London at 10 am, to-day LONDON, Och 4 (Beuter) STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY LTD
was 1/2-1/2d, unchanged yesterday.
cent.
from
Mr. Oliver Stanley, President
of the Board of Trade," "an÷ The Equalisation rate was 14 per nounced in the House of Com- mons yesterday that his de- partment... was making H- rangements for certain pur- chases in this country by Ru- mania and for British pur- chases of Humanian wheat. also in touch with the Latvian Mr. Stanley said, that they were
Government on the subject of Anglo-Latvian trade, which, "at" present, was interrupted in the Baltic..
New York, Oct. 1 (Reuter), TT. on London (Opening Rate) 4.01-3/4.
were quietly steady. In the afternoon, New York Exchange shipped from here In large the market was quietly steady with quantities by steamers to Hong buyers satisfied. kong in view of the good demand and high prices there. Exporters declare that their prices have not risen despite the increase at the other end owing to profiteering.
Heavy shipments at rice passed through here from Indo-China and Bangkok for Hongkong, where "prices are wild to be still high.
LONDON GOLD
London, Oct. 3 (Reuter). Ear Gold, Fine per oz., 188.
Spot, 31-5/8d.
Forward, 21-7/16d.
NEW YORK SILVER New York, Oct. 3. (Reuter). Official Price, 35-1/8.
BOMBAY SILVER Bombay, Oct. 3 (Reuter)..
| Market— Quiet. Offtake 100 DATE
Indian Mint Suver
Ready
Nov. 4 Settlement
Calcutta Exchange
Calcutta, Oct. 2 (Reuter), TT on Japan, 79,
India Rupee Paper
58-04 58-08
Bombay, Oct. 1 (Reuter), Govt. 344 Rupee, 83-0-0,
He said that there would be some delay in the issue of export licences owing to the immense work which his department was |subjected.
He could not promise any im. mediate issue of licences as cET= tain goods might be wanted in this country.
Operating Services for Cargo and Passengers
TO-
SWATOW, SHANGHAL, TSINGTAU, CHEFOO
and" TIENTSIN
KOBE and OSAKA
SINGAPORE PENANG and CALCUTTA SANDAKAN HAIPHONG
For farther particul
please apply to
ARDINE
TELEPHONESTORILZGENERAL. NAGERS
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