HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS Tobacco
STOCK KICHANGE
SHAREBROKERS' · ASSOCIATION
Bey'r Ballers Samia TUESDAY 16.
JAN.
Banks
H.K. Banke
Do. (Col. Bag)
Do. Lon. Reg)
Chartered Books
Mercantile Bla. "A"
Mercantile Bks. "0"
Baak of Bant Aala ...
Belts WominaŠ
Buyers Ballara
iamma
⠀⠀
$1365 297 ERD
£28 211 $78
50 ots.
Production In Canada
2
A reduction of about four per cent was estimated in the tobacOS crop of Canada last year as com- Pared with the record set up in 1938. The previous year's crop showed an increase of 36 per cent, The decrease was reported mainly in due-cured, while burley exhibits a considerable gain. Cigar leaf is lower than in 1938, but other types are estimated higher.
$1840 $1370
***
237
£85
ជំងឺ
29
211
$78
N. C. & A. Banks ...
Insurances
197
Canton InsurÁRÓNS
$905
Union InsurKMORE ... Underwriters
$460
80 cta.
180 E. Firme ****
$176
Shipping
Douglass Di
$72
Stansbonde
#11
Indo-Chinas
(Pest:)
$100
Indo-Chinas (Del.)...
$125
77/10 Bbaile
Waterbosis
The acreage last year is greater for all types but dark and cigar leaf. The average yield was lower: for ue-cured but higher for 77/101 burley
$7.40
8480
$724
$100
$80
$102 $4.70
$21.10
:' :
$4.60
$17.60
$24
$56
:: 8. 2:
#21
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น
111
128
$4.70
$211/21.5
Docks, Wharves,
Godowns, oto.
H.K. “& K. Wharrei | 8102 Providents
·· Provident (new)
HI. & W. Decka........ | $21}
Do. (new)
934 Shanghai Docks 5. ... $19.80 New Engineerings 5.
11 Mining
18/0 Kailant
34 Vanaxuela Gold Fide
34 cts Hong Kong Mine
Lands, Hotels and
Buildings
***
$5.70
$33.85
###
$10
Bauber
$9.80
:
$21/1.35
8230
19/0
$3
"The Canadian tobacco crop last year was estimated by the Domin- ion Bureau of Statistica as of September 1, at 94,884,000 pounds as compared with 98,340.700 pounds
1938
FINANCE
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1940. -PAGE 9
Finance and Commerce
RECORD RETURNS BY BRITISH
RAILWAYS SINCE THE WAR
LONDON. Jan. 16 (BWS)—Something of what the war has involved for one of the four great British rallway systems is re- vealed by the figures of the LM.S, traffic from Sept. 1 to the end of 1939.
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The Company claims to have made history in carriage of freight
cluding troop trains, leave trains and "evacuation special."
In these four months, the I.M.S. operated the biggest number of loaded wagon miles in its existence.
The total reached over 520 millions, compared with 423 millions in the same period 1938 and it represented about ten-and-a-half million loaded wagon journeys.
HEAVY DEMANDS
Despite these heavy demands Int war purposes, the company has progressively restored Ita-or- dinary services to the public to a point where the density of pas- senger train operation is estimat- ed at seventy per cent that of
4.000 AVERAGE
Every day, an average of four-
14
peace-time normal
of cord was 55,470 400 pounds in 1935. compared with a year ago
STOCK EXCHANGE EASIER: ONLY
0.0
SMALL LOSSES LONDON, Jan 18 (Router)-The Stock Exchange was exiler renewed international uncertain- ties. but the losses In most groups were only small owing to the absence of selling pressure.
Gilt-edged headed for 1 downdrift, while "commodities and
British Car Exports Show Increase
car
LONDON, Jan. 18 (Reuter- While the German Radto on Sun- day announced the abandonment of Germany's expor: motor trade, as a result of the Allied blockade, the export of British cars to Australia, India. Burma Portugal and Uruguay, for the arst three months of the war, reached record figures.
The Society of Car Manufactur-
tin were easter in sympathy with ero states that there were also in- continued paucity of consuming Eire Malaya. Canada and South the Far East, together with the creases in the number of care shipped to the West Indies. Slam. demand.
Africa,
Wall Street was irregular.
Population of the city of Verdun
In the first seven months of 1939
in stees
for
women
is now 84144, wecording to city leather footwear manufactured in hall records. It is noted that of Canada
The Southern Railway has also the 15.769 dwellings in the muni- amounted to 6,089,500 pairs. or 46 thousand freight trains were run issued returns for the first four dipality only 121 are vacant, as at per cent, of the total of all classi- In 1937 the crop was 72,093,400 for the "conveyance loaded traffic months of the war, which show mid-September, and of the 1,057fications: in sizes for men. 8,918- pounds; and the previous high re-an increase five-hundred that the Company ran 1,317 spe- places of business, 17 only are 087 pairs, or 30 per cent, of the elal trains fer naval, military and unoccupied, The area covered is total; in sizes for misses and
1,425 acres. Ten years ago, in 1929, the tobacco
It is pointed out that this great-R.A.F. personnel crop of Canada was only 29.782.100 y Increased freight traffic has rounds.
Orders totalling approximately been handed to a large extent in Building permits issued in Shez- The aue-cured crop for the black-out and, at the same time, as brooke for the first nine months £295,000 have been placed with Dominion last year was estimated line has had to deal with a large of last year had a value of $959,950, United Kingdom firms by the South at 69,000,000 pounds as compared volume of other priority traffic This compares with $519,800 for African Railways and Harboura with 75,145,200 pounds in 1938. amounting to over eleven-thou-the corresponding period of pre-Administration during the past was for 30 Jocomotive böllers, Meanwhile the acreage increased rand special passenger trains, in-vious year,
five weeks. The largest shorla order | valued at £67,259. 100% from 63.130 to 67,408. The expan-
H.K.. Hotals
H.E. Landauemak
$5.70 #33)
1100 Do. 4% Debackcres
$14
Shanghai Landa 8.
H.K. Eestion............ (Humphreys ......RIKOMITY
$440 $81
$101 Chiasso Extning
Cotton Mi
#36
6316 $169 344 $100
Bwe (8.)... 170 8'hat Cottons (B) $44 Zoong Sings (8.) $481 Wing On Textiles (8.)
Public Utilitier
||
$17.60
[Tramways .Her
88
|Peak Trama (old)
་་་
$4
Peak Trams (now) ...
368 Star Förriés
$70
Y'mall Forrina
$24
855
Chine Lights Rts.
Do." (new)
87 95 China Lights (0)
China Lights (New)
H.K. Electrics a
$18 Macao Hlectrice .......
Sandakan Lightɛ.m
Telephoner (old) ......
J 29.60 |Telephones (www) ...
19/6 Tractions
Tractions (prof.)
$14.00 Cald., Macg (Ord.) 8.
19/9
Industriala
$561
sion in acreage took place almost entirely in Quebec, where 5.710| aores were planted in the Northern District last year as compared with 1,850 acres in 1938. arid 360 acres were planted last year for the first time in the Southern District,
The acreage in Ontario last year was practically unchanged from the $17.80 previous year, while slight
#
$8 decrease was indicated in British
Columbia
$9,60
18/0
H.K. STOCK EXCHANGE
Today's trading has been on a larger scale than that of yester- day. Sales reported suggest an in- ciplent demand which may easily broaden.
BUYERS
H.K. Bank, $1340..
SHOE CO.LTD
HONGKONO SUPPLIES ALL
· KINDS OF
FOOTWEAR
Hongkong Daily Press CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
children, 1801,176 pairs, or 14 per cent.; in sizes for boys and youths, 673.454 pairs, or five per cent: and in sizes for babies and Infants, 601,647 pairs, or five per cent
MARBLE HALL
(and
Annexe Private Hotel), 34, Granville and 103, Austin Roads, Kowloon, tennis courts. Beautiful garden. Rooms and suites, with private bathrooms, All modern conveniences. Apply proprietress, 103. Austin Road. Phone 50233 and 34, Granville Road. Phone 59433.
*
$6.10 Ropes R
Miscellaneous Y
Dairy Farm (New).
Ch. E'ainmanta
(الله)
$22 80
Dairy Farm (Old)
#214
$7
Constractions
#1
Constructions
(DOT)
$71
Lane Crawfords
++
$1.80 Binosre
Wharves, $102.
Providents, $4.70.
Humphreys, $81.
Realties, 54:80.
Yaumati Ferries, $24.
China Lights (N), $44. Electrics, $55.
$13
Cald., Macg. (Fref.) 8.
Union Ins.. $460.
$1 Canton Io
21
$182
Comenta
$18
$6.20
Docks, $21.40.
$22.60
$21
37 $1.80
38
24
Macao, $18.
Sandakan Lights, $114.
$9,20
Cements, $18.85.
Bds.
Dairy Farms (N), $211.
1017.
Watsons, $9.15.
97%
841
Entertainments, $7.
$10
Vibro Piling. $81.
$84
- SELLERS
$9.15
Nanyang
ang Tobacoo
Wataone
50"/ Ch. 3.5% 1996G Bd
$101 H.K. Govt. 4% Loans
exint.] 3881 | H‚E, Gori. #%Laun
#41
'hat Wing On
Vibro Pilingstempes Maramana lav. (Lon.)
Maramaon Lay. (H.K.)
Wm. Powalle
*Balat, Jo Bhanghai į
14/9
4/0
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H.E. Wing O
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
} (EKUTER'S SERVICE)
London, January, 15. Chosen Corporation
The following quotations are the
Pekin Syndicate.............
middle prices at the close of the
Thai Rec. Constr. Co...
8/8
1/6
13 -
market in London. All quotations 'hat Waterworks "A". 12 are subject to confirmation and Union Insurance
243
no responsibility is assumed for Gula Kajumpong Rubber 21/10 errors in transmission.
H.K. Bank, $1370. Wharves, $104. Providenta $4.75. Hotels, $54.
SALES
H.K. Bank, $1365, Fires Ins., $180. Decks, $213.
Providents, $47/.70.
Hotels, $54,
Tramways, $17.80.
Electrics, $55. Macao, $18,10/18).
Cements, $18.85/19. Watsons, $94.
H.K. Govern. 4% Loan, 101. Constructions (0), $1ą.
MANILA GOLD SHARES Atoks 21s. Antamok 1618, Baguio| Gold 24s, Batong Buhay 0158, Big Wedge 22b, Coco Grove 158, Consolidated Mines 00358. Demon- stration 114. LXL 404s, Ipo Gold 13b, Itogon Mining 285, Masbate Consolidated 11s, Mine Operations 11b, North Gamarines 158, Pará- cale Gummaus 20s, San Mauricio 885,
Allled Ironfounders......
€
War Loan, 31% Red
after 1952) Canton-Kloon Rly. 3% 16 Chinese 4% Cold Loan.
951
14/3 Asso. & Elec. Industries 38/14 Austin Motors, ord...... 15/9 Cable & Wireless, New
Form, ord..
571
B.-A. Tob. (bearer)
06/3
Mercantile Bank
11
1898 (Brit. Issue).............. Chinese 5% Gold Bonds.
1925-47
60
Cammell Laird, ord.
7/71
50
Mexican Eagle
8/8
Chin. 41% Anglo-French
Loan, 1908
Courtaulds
34/9
.... 50
Distillers ........
66/6
Chinese 5% Crisp Loan.
1913
30
42
12
Dunlop Rubber ........................ Gen. Electric (England) 75/41 Guinness (A) Bon & Co.. 77/6 Hawker Siddeley Arc.... 13/9† Bristol Aeroplane
15/3 Imperial Chemical Ind. 29/9 Imperial Tobacco
28/6
55
Marks & Sp'cer "A" ord.
114/44 52/11.
Rolls Royce
за
Leyland Motors
75+
Tate & Lyle
(German Issue)
17
Turner & Newall
55/6 63
Lung Teing & U. Haf Rly.
United Steel
21/104
5 1913
14
Smethwick Drop Forg...
13/6
20
Armstrong Stevens, ord.
Pressed Steel, com.
15/3
A.B. Watsons
17/6
61/3†
Cements
25/7+
HK. Docks
H.K. Electrics
Chinese 5% Reorg, Loan,
1913 (Lda. Ia.)
| Chinese 8% Ster. Notes,
1925 (Vickers)
Chin. Imperial Rly, 5%
Loan........ Honan Rly. 5%
Hukuang Rly, 5%, 1911... 19 Bukuang Rly. 5%, 1011
fbal-N'king Rly. 5%
entsin-Pukow Rly. 5% (Brit. Stpd.) Tientsin-Pukow Rly.. 5%
(German Stpd.) ..... Tentsin-Pukow Rly... 5%.
(Brit. Stpd. Supl. Loan) Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%
* * 892 1893 9ä¬7 8
Vickers, ord.
Woolworths t
Anglo-Dutch.
Rub. Flant. Invest. Trust 33/9
Burma Corporation.... ... 11/3 Commonwealth Mining. Marsman Investments. 14/9
18
(Ger. 8tpd Sapl Loan) 16 Jap. 5% Ster, Loan, 1907 53
Jap. 6% Ster, Loan, 1924 5B
81
S
85
HK & S'hai Bank (Col.
Reg.) Chinese Eng. & Mining
B7
Randfontein Estates... 38/104 Western Holdings ... 11/9. Sub-Nigel
197/8/ Tanami Gold Mining... 3d Anglo-Iranian
58/101 Burmah.......... 62/0 Shell Trana, & Trad.
(bearer)
77/101
*Nominal
(bearer)
18
^† ex-dividend.
Chartered Bank...
Cer. 7% Intl Loan. 192481
EK. & 8'hai Bank (Ldn,
Surigao Consolidated · 18b, ; Buyoc Consolidated 13s, Byndi- cate Investment 026s, United Para- cale 31is, Mindanao Motherlode 0913.
HONGKONG
SHAREBROKERS
ASSOCIATION Volume Of Business Transacted
on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 1948,
China. Lights (0)
580 $ 9.25 2007,80 500 19,00 200 21.50 60 55,50
800
5.75
600 17.60
HK Hotels HK Tramways San Mauricios United Paracales 5,000 P&. 0.32)
A
1,000 Ps. 0.88
Except in Montreal and West- mount, construction in the larger centres of Quebec province in- creased substantially in September over the same morth in 1938, Que- bec showed the most activity with a total of $341,958, compared with $200 325 In August, 1938.
USE
RELIABLE TAILORING
LADIES AND GENTS, TAILORS
We are disposing of all our present stocks of Ladies' Goods at price less than cost, as we shall from 1st Janu- ary be changing our business over to the sale of Gents' Goods, and must make room for new steeks shortly arriv- ing.
THE JUBILEE SILK STORE Specialists in Gents' Wear. Suits, Shirta, Pyjamas and Underwear.
31 Nathan Road, Kowloon.
Corner Peking Road.
SPECIALTY SHOPS
Telephone No. 50451
MADE YOUR HOME CHARMING !
B. B. Co., LAMPSHADE
44A, NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON."
AUCTIONEERS
GREATEST COLLECTION OF BARGAINS IN TOWN!
LAMMERTS AUCTION ROOM Lammert Brotivers 2 Couga
Road Ceutral. Telephone No., 20124.
We have in Stock and for Sale Great Varieties of used and unused
POSTAGE STAMPS In sets, bags, packets, single, and in approval books for collections alo
Flower & Vegetable Seeds
GRACA & CO. Dealers In Postage Stamps, Religious Goods, Garden Seeds, Toys, etc., etc. No. 10, WYNDHAM STREET.
HONG KONG P.O. Box No. 620,
Established 1896.
What do
you want?
If there is anything -you want to buy ar
sell try'
Classified
amsii advertise-
ment in the Hong- kong Dally Press.
25 words $1.00 prepaid for 3 insertions.
SUMMER
DRESSES, DAY & EVENING HATS, BAGS &"BEACH TOGS at very moderate prices. Call on us and let us demonstrate to you THE SHANGHAI SUN FAT COMPANY.
EXPERT LADIES' TAILÖRS
No. 30. Nathan Road, Kowloon.
FIRST-CLASS.
Telephone N 56346
SHANGHAI LADIES' TAILORS
Large Belection of Ready Made Ladies' Fur Coats, Winter Costumes and Overcoats always in stock at reasonable prices.
Alterations undertaken on Ladies' Furs and Foxea.
||
LONG KEE ̈
Corner Peking Boad
TEL: 19493.
EAT AT
Jimmy's
ENGRAVERS
FEI FEI & CO. Photo Engravers
18, Cochrane Street, Telephone No. 22224,"
BUTTERICK LADIES TAILOR-
www.
Winter Salę. Ready made Overcoat and Dresses made to order. No. 18 Wyndham Bt.
Tel. 23615. *****
THE MOST RELIABLE LIQUID INSECTICIDE
GEE, IT'S SWELL.
NOT TO SE BOTHERED, WITH
FLIES WHILE
WE EAT!
"THAT'S BECAUSE
I SPRAYED WITH FLY-TOK, I USE IT BEFORE EVERY MEAL [NOVECT
BEMAND THE GENUINE
FLY-TOX
Obtainable, at all leading Drug and Department Stores
Sole Distributors · UNITED TRADERS HONG LONG
31 NATHAN ROAD
Tel: 50451.
THE EMPRESS STORE
54 Nathan Road, Kowloon-Telephone 57155
SPECIAL SALES ON BUSCUITS
PRICES:
Jacob's Belvedere 61,30
Carr's Numilk $1.50
Huntley & Palmer's Family Assorted $2.00
and many others, Inspection cordially invited
HOTELS
METROPOLE HOTEL Central, Clean, Comfortable.
All modern conveniences. All rooms with Private Bath. Mo- derate. Dally or Monthly rates. Pully licenced. Tea Dance Dally. Latest Swing Band. 5-7,30 pm. Tel. 24425.
THOMPSON
LADIES'
38,
TAILOR
MODERN DRESS
CHEAP SALE
NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON,
FOR XMAS & NEW YEAR
GIVE A "ZENITH 1040 MODEL
-*** 59313 ALL WAVE SET.
$99.50
GUARANTEE TO RECEIVE LONDON. PARIS, MOSCOW &c. DIRECT. CHUEN YEE HONG
54 Des Voeux Road U.
Telephone 24311.