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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
Finance and Commerce
High Speed Production
BRITISH MOTOR INDUSTRY UNDER WAR CONDITIONS
LONDON, Dec, 12 (Reuter)--The British motor tudustry is already working at high speed production of vehicles
Mechanised Army.
One factory is now turning out
HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS
STOCK EXCHANGE
FINANCE
H.K. STOCK
EXCHANGE
FHONGKONG
SHAREBROKERS'
ASSOCIATION
Dealings today show a consider- " Volume Of Business Transacted able improvement compared with those reported for sometime past and were spread over a highly re- presentative range. Prices also have strengthened, and the ten- dency appears to be on the upward
Buyer Ballara Balor Tomasi trend, particularly as buyers, for
SHAREBROKKES" ASSOCIATION
Buyin
Sailors Bale Semi TUESDAY 12.
DEC.
81330
81340
H.K. Banks un
£8+]
Banks
Do. (Col Reg.) 14 *E82 Do. (Lod. Reg.)
i8
Chartered Banks ..... £291 Mercantile Bks. "A" €11 Mercantile Bh, “03
Bank of East Asia
N. C. & S. Ranks
Insurances
Canton InsuTEDOM Usion Insurances
Underwriters
Firs Shipping
Steam boste
Indo-Chines
re
the $79 an for the
$220
$390
11.
8190 H.
#
Douglas
$11
as many lorries a day as the whole
$1340
the time being, have" outstripped avallable offerings. Scrip is not too į plentiful, and such as has come on to the market today has had no difficulty in finding a new home.
2841 £89
£8
#
£29k
BUYERS
£113
HK. Bank, $1330.
KA
Union Ins., $395.
on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 1939. China Lights (0) ... 1,000 $ 1.90 China Lights (0) China Lights (N) Watsons... Watsons Watsons Watsons
500
8.00
200
4.90
300
8.40
900
8.50
վեր
300
8.55
200
8.55
qta
Telephones (N) Unions Ins. ..... Electrics
100
8.50
35
400.00
200
52.00
150 ots.
Douglases, $711. Providents, $4.35.
H. & S. Hotels, $4.65. Lands, $33. Humphreys, $7.85. Chinese Estates, $100. Tramways. $16.40. Star Ferries, $66. Yaumati Ferries, $231. China Lights (0), $7.90. Electrics, 3513,
Sandakan Lights, $11). Telephones (0), $245.--- Telephones (N), $8.40. Cements, $16. Ropes, $5.30.
Dairy Farms (0), $204. Dairy Farms (N), $191, Watsons, $81. Entertainments, $6.35. Constructions :O) $13.
SELLERS
Canton Ins., $220. Providents. $41.
Telephones (0), $254. Watsons, $8.50.
SALES
Union Ins., $400/05. Docks, $19.107.20. Peak Trams (N), $4. China Lighta (0), $7.90. Electrics. $52. Telephones (N), $84.
Cements, $16.
Dairy Farms (N), $194.
Watsons, 58.40/.50/.55.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1939. -PAGE 9.
Goz.
1.qt.
"
CHRISTMAS
AND
NEW YEAR HAMPERS
No. 4 Hamper
Lansan Extra Dry
Champagne Viu. 1993 Black & White Whisky
[Gordon's Dry Gin
Courvoisier V. O. Brandy Sandeman's Lt. Dry Sherry Hunt's Full Rich Port D.O.N.
Ross's Lime Juice Miniature Cocktails
No. 5 Hamper
Lansan Exim Dry
Champagne Vin. 1933
Black & White Whisky
Gordon's Dry Gin
Courvoisier V. O. Brandy
Vino de Pasto Sherry
Hunt's Full Rich Port
Santorne
*
1
"
1
21
Graves
**
French Vermouth
1+
D.O.M.
1
pt.
Gordon's Peppermint
1
$60.00
$68.00
MANILA GOLD SHARES Atoks 18b, Antamok 151s, Baguio Gold 15s, Batong Buhay 0120s, Big Wedge 21s, Coco Grove 16s, Con. Mines 0025s. Demonstration 10s, East Mindanao 101s, I. X. L 414s. Ipo Gold 144s, Itogon Mining 274s, Manbulso Con. 013b, Masbate Con. 10s, Mind. Motherlode 08ts, Mine Operation 091b. Paracate Gummaus 203, San Mauricio 795, Surigao Con. 161b. Suyoc Con. 134s, Syndicate Inv 020b, United Paracale 31 s.
Bott. Ross's Lime Juice
11
Special Hampers made to suit Customers Requirements
DODWELL &
Queen's Building
CO.,
WINE DEPARTMENT «
LTD.
Telephone 20636,
+44
$210
$220
2+7 $395
14
$180
$70
811
Indo-China
(Prod.) (Del.)...
$70
840
79/4 Shells
$8.10 Waterbcats
79/41
$8
Docks, Wharves,
Godowns, etc.
$101) H.K..& K. Wharves
#101
$19.10
Providenia Providenta (new)..... H.K. & W. Docks...
Do. (new)
$4.30
$19
$10.10
8195 Shanghat Docks 8. $17.90 Now Engineerings 8.
Mining
8105 $17,90
17/8 Kailan
17/6
$10.35
B104
"84
33
144
British Army had in 1914.
Although the infantry lorry is a special type of lorry, arrangements | 871} have been made so that 85 per cent of the parts are standardised, 880
“LARGEST- BUYER
The Ministry of Supplies today is the world's largest buyer of heavy vehicles. It needs no less than fifty different types of bodies. Almost the entire tyre produc- tion of the British industry is now
war-work. A engaged in
tyre sultable for a lorry cravelling at fifty-miles an
been hour has
manufactured and also a pneumna- tic typre which is virtually bu et- proof.
$50
$435 $4 $4.3%;
818
COTTON OPTIONS DECLARED VOID 14.05
Bombay Act To
Prevent Price
Fluctuations
(Reuter)-
BOMBAY, Dec. 12 Option dealings in cotton are de clared void under an Act enacted by the Government in Bombay to- day.
#331
Baabe
Venezuela Gold Fidu
4 cts. Hong Kong Min ... Lands, Hotels and
Buildings
H.K. Hotels. H.K. Lands .........B. $100 Da, 4% Debentures
1040 Shaoghal Lands 8.
84.30.K. Bonition
37 Humphreya almen
$100
$27
Chinese Bataben
Cotton Mills
Exo (8.)
#182 8'hai Cottons (8.)
Zoong Sings (8.) ........
$484 Wing On Textiles (8.)
Public Utilities -
$4.85
$33
9331
100".
$410
$7.90
8254
$169
$42
$100
-818.30
ཙྪིན1;
$18.35 $164
+
Tramways
88
Peak Trams (old)
84
Peak Trams"(new)
The Act" empowers the Govern- iment to make bye-laws for recog nised associations.
$50 $231
$87
Star Ferries
$66+
$87
F'mati Ferrise
#23
3
Do. (08w)
27.85
Chias Lights (0)
$7.70
፧፧ ፦ ፧ ▒
#44 China Lights (New)
$4.70
China Lights Rtx.
H.K. Electrics
$51)
$18) Macao Electrics .......
811 SEAT 181
Bandakan Lights
241/25
Telephonse (old) -
821
Telephones (new)
€3
201
EXPLANATORY NOTE An explanatory note states that the Government decided to intro- duce certain rules in respect of ex- cessive fluctuations in prices in any one day and to deposit the differ- ence in cases where fluctuations reach the prescribed limits.
The Rey act follows an ordinance | issued by the Governor of Bombay on Sept. 22 prohibiting option bust- ness in cotton in view of the pos- sibilities of violent Auctuations In prices.
41
NO TRADING BOMBAY,. Dec. 12 (Reuter)- Thus far, there has been no trad- ing in cotton today, but the mar ket is not yet officially closed.
It is reported that operators are refusing to trade as against the Act,
Rapid Rise In Tin Price
REMOVAL OF FORMER
MAXIMUM
$15.60
$5.30
8201
$201
$10
86.35
$13
18/3 Tractions
18/9 Tractions (prof.)
Industrial
814.90 Cald., Hoog, (Ord.) 9.
$13 Cald. Macg. (Frof.) 8.
$1
Canton Icesettiman
Cementi
81
15.40
Ropes
$5.95
Miscellaneous.
Dairy Farm (Oid)
8201
Dairy Farm New)
8192
Ch. E'tainments...
88.30
Constructions (old)
$1,75
$1
$71
3
protest
$8.40 28 65
Constructions
Lane Crawfords Nanyang Tobacco.....
$1.80 Sinceres
Watsons
47 Ch. G.5% 19250 $8dı. $100 H.K. Govt. 1% Loans
$97 H.K. Govt. 31% Loan
H.K. Wing O*****
Maramana Inv. (Lon.)
$2.70
.:
$4
$8.36
$41
B'het Wing. On
281
Vibro Filing
14/9
4/0
Marsmann Inv. (HK:)
· 31
Wm. Powella
i
*Balos to Shanghai
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
The following quotations are the Chinese Eng. & Mining
To
100%
07%
841
$10
多
81
SHOE CO.LTD
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15
Telephone No. 50451
Telephone No. 58846.
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Dealing in all kinds of modern teak wood funi- ture, and also for HIRE.
At reasonable price, with promptly to order.
No. 134, Johrstore Road; Wanchet. Hongkong. Tel. 23350
THE MOST RELIABLE LIQUID INSECTICIDE
LONDON, Dec, 12 (Reater) EI- the cited dealing's occurred στι London Tin Market yesterday morning following the removal of of
: (REUTER'S BERVICE)
London, December 11,
HK. & Shal Bank (Col.
Reg.)
84+
.
GEE IT'S SWELL
17
8/8
13
the former maximum price
4230.
middle prices at the close of the
(bearer)..
Business began in forward a market in London. All quotations Causen Corporation
are subject to confirmation and Pekin Syndicate
around £260 and rose rapidly to £275 before closing at £268, which the total turnover amounted to 400 tons.
Tin circles here are gratified, at the return of the market to an in- ternational basis and most obser- vers express the opinion that the price will gradually decline to the previous maximum or below and eventually govern the international price once supplies have been at- tracted here,
IMPROVEMENT IN BRITAIN'S EXPORT
POSITION
no responsibility is assumed for Shai Elec. Constr. Co... errors in transmission,
92-7/16
War Loan, 31% (Red
after 1952) Canton-K'ioon Rly. 5% 17 Chinese 41% Gold Loan
1898 (Brit. Issue)...... 55 Chinese 5% Gold Bonds.
1925-47
chin. 44% Anglo-French
Loan, 1908 Chinese 5% Crisp Loan,
1912 ...... Chinese 5% Reorg. Loan,
1913 (Lan. Is.)
Chinese 8% Ster. Notes,
1925 (Vickers)
Chin. Imperial Fly. 5%
Loan
SE BU
Jhal Waterworks “A”... 12 Union Insurance.......e 23 Gula Kalumpong Rubber. 20/1 15/$ Allied Ironfounders
Asso, & Elec. Industries 39/3 Austin Motors, ord, ...... 17/9 Cable & Wireless, New
Form, ord...nä B.-A Tob. (bearer).
NOT TO BE BOTHERED WITH
57
37-1
90
Mercantile Bank
11.
45
Cammell Laird, ord.
6/6
Mexican Eagle
8/4
25
35/0
04
27/6
粉粉
35
2
LONDON, Dec. 12 (Reuter) ---Im- provement in the British export Hopan Rly. 5%..... position is shown by the fact that Hakuang Rly. 5%, 1911... 17 sales of British commercial Hukuang Rly. 6% 1911
the vehicles abroad for
four (German Issue) months August to November are Lung Tsing & U.,Hai Rly. higher than in the corresponding period of 1938
Exports to Australia are up 39 per cent and to the West Indies 45 per cent, while orders from Holland for one make of car are up 61 per cent.
.
THREE CAUSES The increase in British competi tive power la due
Firstly, to the depreciation of sterling;
Secondly, to the risk of throughout petrol.. short Europe, increasing the demand for low-power cars, which are
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at
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18, Cochrane Street. Telephone No. 22224,
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
Corner Peking Road,
31 NATHAN ROAD
THOMPSON
LADIES'
38,
#
Tel. 50451.
TAILOR
MODERN DRESS
CHEAP SALE
NATHAN ROAD. KOWLOON.
Courtaulds
Distillers
Dunlop Rubber
Gen. Electric (England) 75 Guinness (A) Bon & Co. 81 Hawker Siddeley Airc.... 16/3
BEMAND THE GENUINE ↳
FLY-TOX
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HOTELS
METROPOLE HOTEL Central, Clean, Comfortable.
All modern conveniences.
All rooms with Private Bath. Mo- derate Dally or Monthly rates. Fully licenced. Tea. Dance Dally. Latest Swing Band. 5-730 pm. Tel: 24425.
55
Bristol Aeroplane
15/4
15
Imperial Chemical Ind.
29/9
Imperial Tobacco
116/9
Marks & Sp'cer "A" ord. 51/9
Rolls Royce
90/3
16
Leyland Motors.....
88/3
Tate & Lyle
5% 1913 S'hai-N'Ting Rly. 5%.... Tientsin-Pakow Rly. 5%
(Brit. Stpd)
18
57
Turner & Newall
73/8
20
United Steel ....
21/3
14
Smethwick Drop Forg. ..
13/6
Armstrong Stevens, ord.
8/6
Fressed Steel, com. Vickers, ord.
14/13
18/0
Woolworths
60/9
Anglo-Dutch
27/3
Rub. Plant, Invest. Trust 32/10
11/3 Burma Corporation Commonwealth Mining. —
Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5% (German Stpd.) .... fientsin-Pukow. Rly. 5%
(Brit. Stpd. Supl Loan) 14 Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%
(Ger. 8tpd. Supl. Loan) 14 Jap. 5% Ster. Loan, 1907 551 Jap. 8% Ster, Loan, 1924 56 Ger. 7% Intl. Loan, 1924 5 Chartered Bank ....................... ÉLK & S'hái Bank (Lon."
Reg.)
14
8
Tanami Gold" Mining...... Anglo-Iranian.....
821 3d
Burmah
52/20 60
38/11
11
Shell Trans. & Trad
bearer)
79/41
205
*--Nominal
a speciality of Bellish manu- facturers;
Thirdly, to the elimination
of German competition in overseas markets,
This is hitherto severe owing to Maranan Investments... 14/9 the
also Randfontein Estates fact that Germany. specialised in small cars and her Western Holdings ....
Sub-Nigel exports were heavily subsidised.
228 Nathan Road.
Kowloon, Hongkong.
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