HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
Finance and Commerce
Anglo-Soviet Barter Pact
RUSSIAN TIMBER... FOR BRITISH TIN
AND RUBBER
LONDON, Oct. 12 (Router) -It was officially announced that an agreement was con- cluded yesterday between the Ministry of Supply and the Soviet Trade Delegation. to exchange Russian Timber for certain quantities, of rubber and tin.
described as a commercial transaction. not political
The agreement is
It is pointed out that these commodities
are normally part of Anglo-Russian Trade dealings.
The announcement mentions the impedance of shipping in Russian ports after the ice Deta in and states that the dificul- ties caused by withholding ex- port licences had the effect of holding up a number of cargoes of wood,
OBJECT OF PACT
The object of the negotiations was to secure the release of goods needed by Russia and vice versa.
The tin involved has, to a large extent, been paid for through instalments in a long running commercial contract, The quanti- ties are not regarded as ceptional and all prices of wood, tin and rubber were fixed.
Ex-
U.S. TO BOYCOTT. GERMAN AND SOVIET GOODS
NEW YORK, Oct. 12 (Rea- ier)-The American Federn- tion of Labour passed a re- solution unanimously con... frming the Tide Union boycott of German goods.
The Federation extended the boycott te Russian goods and to all other countries who might job the totall- tarians against countries with. a Parliamentary Government.
| HONGKONG
SHAREBROKERS"
ASSOCIATION
WAR WILL HELP SOUTH AFRICA TO DEVELOP HER MINERAL ORES
Enough For Own And Allies' Needs
war
CAPETOWN, Oct. 12 (Reuter)———- In South Africa it is expected that the
will lead to development of the Dominion's mineral ores. It is calculated that the Dominion will produce enough for her own requirements and also will be able to ship the surplus to Great Britain and ske Aulos.
South Africa contains nearly all
the metals and oils required by modern industry, though only the more accessible products are now being worked.
Volume Of Business Transacted on Thursday, Oct. 12, 1839. H.K. Docks
100 $18.00 Mining products are exported, as H.K. Docks
100 18.10 raw materials, the finished articles 1,000 4.15 being mainly imported
China Provident Cements HK, Wharves A. 8. Watsons
200 14.35
500
125 101.00 8.00
The value of the goods ex- changed will be absolutely equal and the amount depends on what can physically be moved from northern ports before the ice season. It is anticipated that this may only be the first of "a series of negotiations with Raisia.
HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS
STOCK EXCHANGE
Buyer Seller
SHAREBROKERS ASSOCIATION
210 Mercantile Bke "C".
$72
Insurances
Underwriters
Buyers Baller Hules ordna
SOLE
BASE METALS
Among the base metals in South Africa are asbestos, chrome and manganese.. There are large re- serves of these and also of iron, copper, tin and vanadium.
The recent advance in technical skill will enable most of the problems of plant and equipment to be solved locally.
An estimate made-two years ago placed the value of South Africa's untouched base minerals at over
£30,000,000.
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
(REUTER'S SERVICE)
London, October 11. - The following quotations are the middle prices at the close of the market in London. All quotations are subject tö confirmation and no responsibility is assumed for Errors in transmission,
FINANCE
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1939. —RAGE
Hongkong Daily Press Brooke Band
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RELIABLE TAILORING
Large assortment of Guaranteed. English Material and Gents' Neckties. Shirts, Socks and Collars just ar- rived.. Available at reasonable prices. Full satisfaction Guaranteed. "
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Alterations undertaken on Ladies' Furs and Foxes.
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MODERN DRESS
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H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE
A good turnover was reported in Cements and to a lesser degree in China Lights, Providents, Watsons, Decks and Trama Although there were enquiries for the "heavier" stocks the paces offered are still uhattractive to holders.
Nominal
THURSDAY 12.)
OCT..
Banki
$1245
$1243/50...
H.K. Bankı
$1240
$1245
£75
Do. (Col. Beg}
£73
Do. (Lon. Bag.)
£
263
Chartered Bank
£73
Mercantile B. "A"
Jank of Esat Jain ...
N. C. & S. Banks.
$72
50 cts.
$202
Chuten InsurADOWS .......
War Loan, 3% Red.
68-1 after 1952) Canton-Kloon Rly. 5% 9 Chinese 1% Gold Loan
1898 (Brit. Issue)...... 40 Chinese 5% Gold Bonds,
$200
$36
Inion InsaIPAZIONE
··$1
1925-47
30
$385
Chìn, 44% Anglo-French
$170
H.K. Fires
$170
Loun, 1908
30
Shipping
Chinese 5%. Crisp Loan,
387 Douglas
267
1912
18
312 Steamboats
$15
860Indo-Chinus (Prof.)
$50
Chinese 5% Reorg. Loan,
83 Indo-China (Del.)...
$20
1919 (Ldn. is.)
183/13 Shelle
83/11
Chiese 8% Ster. Notes,
88.10 Waterbosta
$8-
1925 (Vickers)
Docks, Wharves,
Fire Ins., $170.
Chin. Imperial Rly. 5%
Godowns, etc.
Docks, $172.
Loan
43
9100/101
B. & K. Wharves
$100
Hohan Rly. 5%
Raube, $94.
10
$4.10 $4,30 | #4.30
$17
Providenta
$4.20
›-$4.25
Hukuang Rly, 5%. 1911...
11
H, & 8. Hotels, $ij.
Providente (new)
Lands, $32
$18
H.K. & W. Docks... } #172
Do. (e)
$18
Hukuang Rly. 5%, 1911
(German Larite)
Realties, $4.15.
11
$125 Shanghai Docks 8.
Tramwaya, $15.70.
$104
New Engineerings 8.
$8.34
8
Mining
12/6 Kailan
13/8
$94
Baube
$10
84
Venezuela Gold Flán
$4
Hong Kong Wines
4 Lands, Hotels and
Buildinga
5.K. Kotela
Lung Tsing & U. Hai Rly.
5% 1913.... Shal-N'king Fly: 5% 11 Tientsin-Fukow Rły. 5%
(Brit. Stpd.). Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 6%
(German Stpd.) Pentsin-Fukow Rly. "5%
(Brit. Stpd. Supl. Loan) Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%
(Qer. Stpd. Supl. Loan) 9 Jap. 5% Bter. Loan, 1907 30 $4.20 Jap. 6% Bter. Loan, 1924 36 $7.00 Cher. 7% Intl. Lean, 1924 9
Chartered Bank ............................. HK & Shal Bank (Ldn.
Romy
$4.00
H.K. Lands zonel
$39
урат
Do, 4% Debenturan
SA
Sheoghai Lande 8.
$4,18
H.K. Benities women
$15.70
#
Humphreys, UTTI $100 Chinese Estates.....
Cotton Mills
(8.)
Public Utiliti
95%.
61
$19.85 Kw
$21
3165 B1 Cottons (5.)
$110
Zoong_Sings (6)
$48 Wing On Textiles (6.)
$40 · | HK. & S'hai Bank (Col. 260
."
$16
Reg.) Chinese Eng. & Mining
(bearer)
75
12
$7.40
Chosen Corporation
3/9
$3.70
Pekin Syndicate
$60
Shai piec. Constr. Co...
S'ha! Waterwensks “A”..... 10 $7.80 Union Insurance
19
$22
$7.95
$4.90
$491
++
#18
2
Ferries
$20
Traways
$140 Puk Trains (old)
33.70 Fook Trams (now)
{F'nati Farrim
Do. (new)
Chins Lights (0)
China Lights (New)
China Lights Eta.
H.K. Electrica úni
[Macho' Electrics more
$11) Bandakan Lights .....
Telephones (old) ..............
#7,6 · Islaphones/^[DIT]
19/0 Trsation
Trations (prat) Industrials
$14 Cald., Macg. (Ord.) B..
Cald., Macg. (Frať.) 8.
$1 Cantón - Idee
Comenta
84 ope
MiscellaneoUS
Dairy Farm (Old)
36.60 Ch. E'tainunanti
$1.55 Constructiona (old)
Constructions (DOW)
17 Lace Crawfords
Nanyang Tobacco
$1.80 Borse compartments
ay Ch. 0.5% 19960 308s.
$18
8143
$90.30
$18
919
Dairy Farm (New)
H.E. Gov. 4% Loans
398
1.K. Govt. 3% Loan
$29 30
::
Gula Kalumpong Rubber 15/71
·Ailled. Ironfounders
15/0
Asso. & Elec. Indüstries 33/0 Austin Motors, ord. 17/8 Cable & Wireless, New
Gen Electric (England) 6873
BUYERS
Canton Ins.. $2023.
Union Ins., $385.
China Lights (0), $7.85. China Lights (N), $4.90. Electrics, $491.
Telephones (0), $20. Dairy Farm (0), $20.30 "Dairy Farms (N), $194,
Watsons,` $7.90.
HK. Govt. 4% Loan, 98).
SALES
HK Bank, $1250. Docks, $18. Providents, #415.* Tramways, $18.90. China Lights (0). Cements, $141/35. Watsons, $8.
SELLERS
Providents, $430."-
Sandakan Lights, $113.
PHILIPPINE GOLD MINING
QUOTATIONS
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LONDON METALS
EXCHANGE London, Oct. 11 (Reuter).-
buyers sellers
£
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&
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$491
$81
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Form, ord...doe
471
29/
B.-A. Tob. (bearer)
83/9
Mercantile Bank
Cammell Laird, örd. -
0/3
Mexican Eagle
Courtaulds
TIN
26
#14
Distillers....e
87
$4.00
Dunlop Rubber
25/6
Standard, Cash 230 Standard,
3 months 230
inquoted
unquoted
#191
$23.10 Guinneas (A) Son & Co. 83/9
$6.60
བན་
#1+
Hawker Siddeley Airc... 15/14° Bristol.. Aeroplane
17/3
"Anglo-Dutch
$74
Imperial Chemical Ind. 28/9 Imperial Tobacco
· 113/9
$1.98
Marks & Sp'cer "A" ard. 48/41
Rolls Royce suur
30% Leyland Motors
83/9--
24 Rub. Plant. Invest. Trust · 7/3 Burma Corporation 8/6 Commonwealth Mining.. Marsman Investments... 11/3. Randfontein Estates 33.
37-1
Tate & Lyle
58/9
Western Holdings
98%
Turner, & Newall
72/9
Sub-Nigel
"185
United Steel
21/104
Tanami Gold Mining..
Anglo-Irania
Armstrong Stevens, ord 26/3 Pressed Steel, com.
Burmah
12/9
#hell
(beszer)
B41 H.K., Wing On
Skade Wing On $30
Vibro Piling
Maracans Inv. (Lon.)-
Virsmans Inv. (BIC) Wat Powella intens jesalan sho" Shanghai
281
∙11/8
4/0
188
Smethwick Drop Forg....14/0
Vickeră, ord,
Woolworths
Nominal
THAT'S BECAUSE
| I SPRAYED WITH ::FLY-TOR 21 OSE. IT.DEFORE EVERY MEAL (NOW
DEMAND THE GENUINE
FLY-TOX
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SUMMER
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No. 30, Nathar Road, Kowloon..
Telephone No. 56846.
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SWIM
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COMPANY
20 Queen's Road Central Kayamally Bldg.
Tel. 30883
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12. Chin Lang St.
RADIO SERVICE
Tel: 34010.
For prompt and emaient service in radio repairs, and pur- chases of "ZENITH" long distance radion for 1939, always dall at
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223 Nathan Road.
Kowloon, Hongkorig.
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34 Des Voeux Road C..
HOME STEVICE
Tel. 74311.
Worried by WHITE ANTS
Plan their Eradication,
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Queen's" Building."
Phone 30722,
Agents in Hong Kong Canton --Swatow
Phone 30311.
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