HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
Finance and Commerce
Foreign Oil Interest In
Mexico
17
MEXICO CITY, Nov. (Renter)-The Supreme Court will probably deliver Anal judgment regarding the ex- propriation of foreign petro- Team interests early next week.
The proceedings yesterday were occupied by the reading of part of the 50,000 word judgment" by Judge. Aisian, supporting the view that expro-.. priation was constitutional. The latter part of the judgment will be read on Friday, after which the other fudges will consider their
Verdicts.
EXPROPRIATION CERTAIN It is regarded as certain that expropriation, dating from March, 1938, will be declared constitu- tional.
FACTORIES
BLACKLIST
CHUNGKINH. November 17
(Central)
The Ministry of
A second list is expected to be announced in due course.
China's
Wolfram Production
CHUNGKINH,
Economy has issued a list of 48
November 17 Chinese factories situated in Jap- (Central)-The National Resources anese occupied areas whose pro- Commission in a report just releas- ducts may no longer be deemed as
ed revealed that following three native goods and distributed or
years' state control, the production sold as such.
of wolfram in Hunan, Klangsi and Kwangtung has been greatly in- creused. Wolfram is now one of the The first list includes factories principal exports of the nation in Klangsu, Cheklang. Shantung. Important improvements have Shansi and Tientsin, covering been witnessed in the mining of cotton. alk and woollen textiles.
Klangs!, ..while paper, leather, flour. machinery-production in Kwangsi is now also cemert, chemicals, matches.
under the same state control as in Hunan, Klangsi and Kwangtung. cigarettes and other products.
LONDON DISCOUNT
RATES
the metal
For mixed tin and wolfram mines, the latest eletro- DTOCCAS magnetic
wili be employed to differentiate the two metals, and to ensure the parity of the wolfram prodne-
el.
The
ta
London, Nov. 18 (Reuter).
3 months 6 months Fine Bank Bills 1-732% Apparently, while it is proposed Bank Bills
1-9/15% to
the to pay indemnification the Fine Trade Bills 2-3/4/
report reveals that Interests affected for everything Trade Bills
3-1/4% authorities in charge of wolfram installed for the development of
production have recently acquired 0-3/4 a large Reet of trucks for the transportation of the metal produced, and expect to encounter Ittle difficulty in the way of shipment.
the industry. no compensation London is envisaged for the loss of the concessions.
HONGKONG
11
SHAREBROKERS'
ASSOCIATION
CALL MONEY
LONDON METALS
EXCHANGE London, Nov. 15 (Reuter)
TIN
buyers
sellera
Volume Of Business Transacted Standard. Cash 230
on Friday Nov. 17, 1939,
HK. Telephones (N) 200 $ 7.00
*
*
unquoted
unquoted
tandard.
3 months 230
HK. Ropes
500
H.K. Electric
50
5.00 50.00
HK. Docka
100
China Lights (0) ... 515
18.80 Benguet Consol. 7.75/Benguet Consol.
100 Ps. 11.20 400 Ps. 11.30
HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS
STOCK EXCÉLANGE
ព
SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION
Buyers
Bellers
Balon
*mine
FRIDAY 17,
NOV.
Banks
Mellors Икуеть
Salo Nomina
$200
$70
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$18.80
LE
$4.20
284
185
21350 H.K. Banka
-7
$71
Do. (Col. Bag.)
Do. (Lon, Bag.)
Chartered Banks
- Mercantile Bks. "A"
Mercantile Bk. "O"!
Rank of East Aria ...
N. C. & B. Banks
Insurances
$390 Union Insurances
ગ
Underwriters
$175.K. Firs
и
Cases of smuggling of this important metal have shown considerable decrease recently, while effective methods have been devised to check such malpractice.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE
CLOSING QUOTATIONS
NOVEMBER 17, 1939
On London:--
Telegraphic Transfer. 12 78 Bank Bills, on demand1/2 7/8 Credits 4 months' sight 1 3 1/4
On Shanghal:
On demand
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1939. —PAGE
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On demand
9 3/4
£273
On Japan:-
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On demand
#3 1/4
872
On India:-
80 cts.
Telegraphic Transter.
82 38
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and demand
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On New York:-
81
Bank Bills, on demand 24 6/16
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$170
Credits, 60 days' sight 25-1/8
Shipping
On Batavia:
| Donginams
870
On demand
..... 46 1/4
312
Steamboats
$15
Indo-Chines
(Prof.)
On Paris:-
|(350.
$20
Indo-Chinas (Def:)...
$20
Bank Bills, on demand 150
83/2
Shells
83/8
Credits 4 months' sight 1145
$3
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On demand
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On demand
48 5/8
149 1/2
$4.10 Waterbosta
Docks, Wharves,
Godowns, etc.
şi 3101) H.K. & K. Wharves
$4.20 Providenta
4 eta
$15.70 $15.8515 95
$224
$7.80
+
$201
8101)
$4.15 On Bangkok:--- On demand
Provident (new)
H.E.&. Docks... 818.70 $19
8181
Do. (new)
8204 814
18/0
$950
19.50
$4.45❘ $4.86
8.
8:04 18hanghai Docks 8. ...
$14.40 New Enginearing 8.
18/0 Kailane
$3 Rauba
Mining
Venezuela Gold Fids Hong Kong Mines ... Lands Hotels and Buildings
$4.55 H.K. Hotala m
33 H.K. Lands.......8. par Do. 4% Dabankuras $10.30 Shanghai Lands
H.K. Realine ......... $71 (Humphreys ..................... $100 Chines Estates
Cotton Milla
Ewo (8.)
$175 8'hai Cotions (8.)
$42 Zoong Rings (8.)
$481 Wing On Textilas (8.)-
$7 40 Pack Trams (old) .... 83.70 Pank Truža [żew) ... #81 Star Ferriss
822
Public Utilities
(Tramways
Sterling Notes:-
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Bank Buying Rate ... 1/37/8
Bar Silver per o&... 23 5/16
Fr
| Market Report
FROM ROZA BROS. Silver prices dropped yesterday to the
both extent of 1/16 for deliveries, the quotations being $32 23.5/18 for Ready and 23.3/8 for 98*1. Forward. Silver advices reported the market as being quiet but steady. A small business was done, American Silver was quoted at 34. 3/4 for Spot.
The London/New York cross-rate Tork/ was quoted at 402. New London was quoted at 393.1/8.
44.30 $7.90
$81.80
$1.70
$42
$100
$15.70
Quiet.
$7.40 $3.70
$60
7'mati Ferries Do. (D)
#221
China Lights (0) China Lights (New) Chios Lights Rt. H.K. Electrics
$7.70
$43
***
$491
$201
ון
મશી
$11
$18 - Macao Electrics m
Sandakan Lights ............ Telephonse (chl)
$7.00 Telephones (new)
18/0 Tractions 18/6 Tractions · {prof.)
Industriais
C
$14.50 $14.90
$6
::
$7.10
Market
Sterling
There were sellers at 1/3 Novem- ber/December and 1/2.31/32 Feb ruary, buyers at 1/3.1/32 Cash and 1/3 February,
US Dollars
Some business was reported at 24.9/16 for cash. There were sell- ers at 241/2 November, buyers at 249/18 Cash and 24.1/2 December.
Shanghai Dollars
H. B. WELLS.
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Canteen sets, 208 pieces each, complete with attractive cabinets; Peking carpets; large assort- ment
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1339
1/2.31/32 February, buyers at 1/3. 1/32 Cash and 1/3 February.
US. Dollara
Sellers at 24.1/2 November. buy- ers at 24.9/16 for Cash.
· Shanghai Dollara
281,
"
Shanghal Market
Sellers of Sterling for Spot at 5.9/32 and US$ at 8.9/16 sellers for spot.
Shanghai Exchange
Shanghai, Nov. 17 (Reuter).
Oficial T.T. Batei
London ..... New York Japan...... India
Paris Hongkong
18/8
Spot NOY.
334
[Cald., Macg. (Ord.) 8.'
$18
Caid., Macy. (Erel.) B
Opened with sellers at 277. At the close sellers were quoted at 280.
"Dec.
31
Canton les
$1
Shanghai Market.
Spot
Camente
$15
Bopes kamin
$5
$90
4
Dairy Farm (Old)
$184
819
***
Sterling opened with sellers for Spot at 5.5/16, Bubsequently the rate rose to 5.23/64. Later, the market – eased off slightly and
Nov.
Dec.
$5
Miscellaneous
(old)
$19 Dairy Farm (New)
Ch. E'tainments
$1.55 Constructions
$1 Constructions (saw)
Lane Crawfords ....... Nanyang Tobacco ..... $1.80. Sincere
Watsons
48% Ch. G.5% 1920 gBär, $100 HE GOT 4% Loans
H.E. Govt. 88% Loma
$41 ||H,K." Wing Osum
$7
$7.90 $8.10
397
#14
871
$1.50
13
87",
やすず
481
S'hal Wing On sinn Vibro Piling
$10
25/0
Marimana Inv. (Lon.)
Margmans Inv. (H.K.) - 31Wm. Powella „ssessme
to Shanghai
Bales
iulii
60 closed with sellers at 5.10/84 for Spot. US Dollars opened with sellers at 8.11/16 for Bpot. Sabee- quently the rate rose to 8.3/4 for Spot. Later the market was shade easier and at the close there
48% were sellers at 8.5/8 for Spot.
$8 terboon..
Afternoon Market
&
The market was quiet in the al-
Sterling
The market finished with sellers at 1/3 November/December and
Opening 0/4-3/4
7-11/16 32-3/4
20-1/4
****** 3.48
...... 31-1/2
Bellers
Opening
Cioning
0/5-19/64 0/5-9/32 0/5-19/64 0/5-9/32 0/5-1/4 0/5-15/64. U.S. Dollars
$8-21/32 8-21/32 8-17/32
Market:-Qulet.
Merchant Rates Sterling, 0/5-5/16
U.8. Dollars, $8-11/16
38-19/32 8-19/32
8-15/32
Silver Duty Bate
The Central Bank of China's rate on London at 19 am, to-day was 1/2-1/20... unchanged from yesterday.
The Equalisation rate was 23) per cent.
India Rupee Paper
London, Nov. 16. (Reuter). Govt, 31% Rupee, 87-04-0
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