HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
Finance and Commerce
Logical Step
JAPAN'S ACTION TO ALIGN YEN TO THE U.S. DOLLAR
LONDON Oct. 25 (Reater)---- The Japanese decision to base the yen exchange on the U. 8. dollar has created no surprise or dissatisfaction in London financial circles. On the con- trary, it is regarded as a logical “step.
With Britain and France--both
warring, there must be a certain
HONGKONG
SHAREBROKERS
ASSOCIATION
Volume Of Business Transacted on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 1939. China Lights (0) ......... 555 $7.60
LONDON METALS
EXCHANGE
London," Oct, 24 (Reuter), buyers
£
sullera E
TIN
amount of uncertainty regarding Standard, Casti 230 the future levels of sterling and the Standard; franc and the opinion is expressed that Japan is only following the example already
unquoted
.3 months 230
unquoted
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set by
the
Scandinavian countries in aligning
their currencies
WILS
to the dollar, thin market which offerings were which, in actual fact is the only hard to obtain, the franc major currency at present well also firm:
outside the war's orbit.
STERLING ADVANCES
H. K. STOCK® EXCHANGE
Only a small business, was re- corded during the morning.
BUYERS
H.K. Bank, $1280. Canton Ins, $202. Union Ins., 375. HK Fires, $170. Douglases. $67, HK. Docks, $18. Providents, $3.95, Raubs, $0.60.
H. & S. Hotels, $4). HK. Lands, $313.. Realties, $4. Tramways, $15.70
Yaumaties Ferries $22. · Ching Lights (Old),57.60. China Lights (New), $41. Electrica, $49).
Sandakan Lights, $ilį......‚' Telephones (Old), $20. Cements, $13.85. Watsons, $74.
The dollar basis of the yen did since the not affect the market,
BALEN
Electrics, $50. Cementa, $14. Watsons, $8/7.90.
NEW YORK, Oct. 25 (Reuter) new rate is approximately at pre.
a sent levels. Sterling strongly advanced'
on
FINANCE
Bata
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1939, -PAGE
Hongkong Daily Press CLASSIFIED
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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
QUOTATION
STOCKS
Last Bale
Oct. 24
Adams ExpIESA
10
Alleghany Steel Co.
25
Lakey Foundry & Mac..
OCTOBER 25, 1939 STOCKS
Last Sale Oct. 24 31*
Allied StorES
"101
Libbey-Owens-Ford
Glasa
531
Allis Chalmers
432
Lockheed Aircraft
324
Aluminium Ltd
941
Loew's Inc.
357
Amerada Corps.
Manhattan Shirt Co.
151
Amer. Can
1131
Martin, Gleu L
41
American Cyanamid B
343
McKesson," Robbins
161*
Amer. & Foreign Power
2.
Monsanto Chemical
109
Ameri & Foreign #1 yt....
271
Montgomery Ward
563
American Gas & Elec
361
iat. Dairy Products
14
STOCK EXCHANGE
SHARKBROKERN ASSOCIATION
Amer. Locomotive
271
National Aviation
151
Amer, Metals Co.
27
Nat. Dutillers
247
Amer. Badiator ....
111
National Gypsum.
121
Buyers Hellera
WED.. 25.
OCT.
Pollera Hayers
Saloa Nomina
Amer. Rolling Mill
201
National Load
221
Amer: 8'ting and R'ing Co.
551
Nat. Power & Light
9
Amer. Bugar Rang
National Steel Corp.
754
_81980)
Amer. Tel & Tel.
166!
Nat. Supply Corpn.
111
£78
Amer, Tobacco "3"
32
New York Central
211
Amer. Waterworks
131
Niagara Hudson Power
8
331
N. American Aviation
27+
Anaconda Copper.
Atchison, T. & S. Fe.
32
North American Co.
,231
Auburn Motors ...
21
Northern Faclic
114...
Baltimore & Ohio
71
Owens-Illinoita Glass Co.
661
Barber Asphalt Co
171
Pacific Gas & Mec.
31
1901
147
Pacific Lighting.
471
$379
Barnsdall Ol
31
Bendix Aviation
Packard Motors
31
8170
914
Bethlehem Steel
Paramount Pictures
81
$200 $1 $345 $170
177
Pennsylvanis R.R.
261
387
Bliss & Co. ................
$32
Boeing Airplane Co.....
30元
Phelps-Dodge
441
$12
{Steamboats
$15
281
Borg-Warner
Phillips, Petroleum
45}
160
Indo-Chinsa'
(Prof.)
$50
Biggs Macturing
251
Pittsburg Coke & Iron
10
$30
Indo-Chinas (Def.)...
$20
Tel. No. 27473.
$12
Brooklyn-Whattan
Trans.
Public Service of NJ.
401
84/4) Ball
8.10 Waterboste
84/44 $8
Pullman Exc.
381
'B'klyn-M'hattan $8 cum pf.
Docks, Wharves,
Pure Of
4
Canadian Pacific R'way.
Godowns, etc.
821
Radio Corpn. of Am.
6
$101
H.K. & K. Wharves | $100
3101
Case. J.I
272
Celanese
Reading Company, Com
20
$3.95
Providenta
***
$3.95
43
Chesapeake & Ohio
Reading Company, 1st pid
28
Providenia (Daw)
91
"
Remington Arms Co. Inc.
51*
$18
318
H.K. & W. Dooks... $17.80
$18
Chrysler Corpo
881
Republic Aviation Corp. ...
5+
Do. (new) sevaman
Colts Patent Fire-Anas
Columbla Gas & El.
71
Republic Steel
$125 Shanghai Dooks B.
271
.!!
*
82
Reynold Tobac. ""
371
Columbia 6% “A” DI.
¡Now "Engineerings 8. Mining
$152 014
48
Richfield Ci
81
Commercial
13/9 Kailans
13/9
11
Commonwealth & B Lord.)
Safeway Stores
161
季
Ranhe
$9.80
692
C'wealth & S. 6% cum pt.
| Schenley Distillers
141
$4
¡Venezuela Gold Pide
$4
311
Consolidated. Edison
Schenley, 51% pfd.
70
8
Consolidated Oll
Bears Roebuck .........
831
481+
SELLERS
Realties, $4.20. Tramways, $16.
Sandakan Lights, 3113: Cementa, $14.10,
FIRST-CLASS
SHANGHAI LADIES' TAILORS
Large Selection of Ready Made Ladies' Fur Coats, Winter Costumes and Overcoats always in stock at reasonable prices.
Alterations undertaken on Ladies' Furs and Foxes.
LONG KEE
31 NÄTHAN ROAD
Corner Peking Road.
Tel. 60451.
NEPTUNE PRODUCTS COMPANY
SWIM
SUITS
20 Queen's Road Central Kayamally Bldg.
Tel. 30862
TAILORING SHOP
UMMER
SHI
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HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS
:
Banks
J
$1300
£75€
£7
£1
$78
H.K. Bazkarietan
Do (Eol-Bag:) -Do. (Lon. Reg.) $750
71Chartered Banks ..... 19) Marcantile Bks. "* 210 Mercantile Bhs, "47" Bank of East ÁKK ... $72
N. C&K Bazka
Insurances
Canton InsOTIONS ... Union InsurKRONO
Underwriters
H. From
. Shipping
Donglass "'ninmmervill
>
4 cta Hong Kong Min ... Lands, Hotels and Buildings
50 ota.
SHING
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STORE
PORTUGUESE GOODS
*
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36A, HANKOW ROAD.
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at
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also..
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all for
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courta
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Central, Clean, Comfortable.
All modern conveniences. All roome with Private Bath, Mo
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司公電亞新
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THE NEW ASIA CO.
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS
And
HOUSE WIRING CONTRACTORS
Tel. 34010.
Narcissus (Daffodils)
Tulips and Hyacinths
Flower & Vegetable Seeds
Immediate Planting.
12, Chiu Lung St.
Continental Cah
Shell Vilon Oil
144
28
Continental Oil
Bocony-Vacuum Ou
14
H.K. Hotela me
H.K. Landa .........
$39
631
Corn Producta
11
Bouthern Pacifc
17+
par
Do. 4% Debentures
887%.
21
Curtiss Wright (C.)
Southern Riy $5 pfd..
341
ER
Shanghai Lands 8.
281
Curtiss Wright "A"
Sperry
51°
34.20
HK Renities
24+
Deere & Co.
Spicer Manufacturing Co.
311
871
Humphreya
$4.30 $7.90
151
Distillers Corpn. Seagrama
Standard Brands
5+
851
-Douglas-Aircraft.
Stand Gas & Mec.
3
181
Du Pont de Nemours ve
Standard Oli of California
28)
Eagle Picher Lead
14.
Standard Oil of N.J».
.. 414
291
Eaton Mfg. Co.
Stone & Webster
14
Elec, Autolite
391
Bwift International
321
Elec. Bond & Share
94
Technicolor
13
$15.70 $16
Elec. Bond & Share $5 pl
Texas Corpn.
471
Elec. Band & Share $6 pr.
697
Tezes Gulf Sulphur
361
$100 Chinese Estates
Cotton Minis
Ewo (6.)
$175 8'hal Cottons (8.) ...
142. Loong Bags (8.)
9481 Wing On Textiles (8.)
Public Utilities
Tramwaju
$710 Peak Truma (old)
$3,70 Pok Triana (new) ........ $51 Star Ferriss
$29.
$169
*$42
$80
$154
$7.40 $3.70
$80
Elec. Power & Light $7 p.
354
Trans-America Co.
64
322
Flintkote
212
20th Cent. Fox.
141
591
Gen. American Trans.
20th Cent. Fox. $14 pf.
231
414
Gen: Electric k
Union Carbide & Carbon
901
និងនឹ
Y'mati Ferrin
L
Do. (D)
Chins Lights (0)
$7.55
China Lights (New)
Gen. Motors
542
Union Pacific ......
1031
China Lighte Et.
850
H.K. Electrics, '*******
$:0
Gen. Hallway Signal
United Aircraft
474
SIA
Macao Electrics
General Tire & Rubber Co 241
United Airlines Trans.
121
#311
8114
Sandakan Lights .....
.Glidden Co.
.20
United Corpn.
24
$20
Goodrich (BF)
221
Goodrich $5 pl
67
United Corpn. $3 cum ni. 361 United Gas Corpn.
21
190. Tractions
Goodyear Tire & Co.
... 28
United Gas Improvement 14
Great Northern Iron Ore ..
· 19
U.S., Industrial Alcohol.
25
$14
Great Northern Rly, pia. "31
UB, Rubber ................
· 431.
$13
Great Western Sugar “p
32
UB. Rubber #8 pid.
1001
81
Greyhound Corpn.
UB..Steel
1761
$13.80.814.10
Hercules Powder Co.
891
varıadium
**3T
$4.00 Bop.....
Homestake Mining
,531"
Walworth Co.
84*
International Harvester
641
Warner Bros. Pict.....
44
Int. Nickel
304
Westinghouse. Hiec.
1173
Int. Tel. #Tel.
51
Woodward Iron Car.
284
Johns Manville
BO
Chase National Bank
37*
J. & Laughlin Steel $7 pid. 80 Kennecott Copper
$1
$71
401
National City Bank'
291*
18
30%
3100 H.. Govt. 4% Loans
DOW JONES AVERAGE
208
H.E. Govt. 3% Loan ·
1039
High Low Dow Jones Areragos
158.92 32144 30 Industrials
38.90 24.14 30 Ralle
3436
27.07 9071 0 Utiles
26.00
Oct. 25, 1839, Oct. 23, High Low Close 18871 18476 15204 15407 |||24,815.36.25":3457 36,80 ** 25,96 : 26.16
841
H.K Wing O
06% $41
Changs
Bhat Wing On
$10
36 up
Vibro Filing
02 up
06 up
12/0
··4/0.
Mammans 15v. (Lon,
Maramans Iny. (H
92.19 885140 Bonds
90.14
60.53 45.59 11 Commodity Index 55.22
90.18 55:05
09 up
-$1
W Powella
18 off
Business Done 1,160,000 shares
#71
Telephones.(old)
$7.8 Telephone (DBW) ........"
227) Triötions '(praf,} {*****
Industrials
| Cald., Mang.- (Ord.) §.
Cald. Macg. (Fred.) B. Cantón Ices
Miscellaneous $90.50 Dairy
Faria (Old)
8191 Dairy Farin (New) $6.60 Ch. E'tainzqətida".
$1.55 Constructions (old)
Constructions
Lane Crawfords Nanyang Tobudím
31.80 Sincer
Watsona
3 Ch. G.5% 1925G #Bds
23/-
81 €14. $4.00:
$19
$6.80
$74
Now Obtainable At
GRACA & Co.
10 Wyndham St Hong Kong Established 1890,
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319
$1.00
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Applications are invited for the post of one, Female Inspec- tor 8.0.A. Office. Applicant must be able to speak and write Eng- 11sh and Chinese, Hainanese" dialect being essential Salary $1,200 a year rising by annual in- crements of $100 to $1800.
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228 Nathan Road.
1940
Kowloon, Hongkong..
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