HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS
STOCK EXCHANGE
SHAREBROKEES' ASSOCIATION
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FRIDAY 2. FEB.
Buyers | Hollers
Salon fatial
$1380
$1380
Bankc
H.K. Banks
39
Do. Col. g.)
£89
£87+
Do. (Lon. Beg.).
£7
£87 Chartered Diaka 100
#gz Marcantils Bks. "A"
ESI
11 Marcantile Bka, “0
$78
Bank of East Asia ....
$78
N. C. & 8. Bankı 199
Insurances
08124
¡Canton InsurRBONÉ: ...
$290
$463 Union Insurapos.** $480
$180
Underwritern *********80 cta. E.K. Pir m
$180
Shipping
$100
|Donglass
$100
$11
Steam bosta
$160 Indo-Chin
(Prod.)
$100
$50
Indo-Chinas (Def.).....
0120
78/1 Shalls
78/11
$73
Docks, Wharves,
Godowns, etc.
મું
$71.20
$21
$3.10 #331
$17.60
$241
$18 60
$204
$8.90
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FINANCE
Finance and Commerce
GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF RETAIL PRICES WELCOMED:
FOOD INDEX
NOW STEADY
UNANIMOUS PRESS APPROVAL
LONDON, Feb. 2 (Reuter) The most important recent developræent" In Britain's internal affairs was the announcement in the House of Commons by Sir John Simon that the Government
spending £1,000,000 a week to keep down $109 retail prices.
WAS
SZECHWAN SILK INDUSTRY
H.K. STOCK
EXCHANGE
Transactions during the week do not amount to vast proportions, though those reported today are on a better scale. HK. Banks and Douglases have registered a twerity CHUNGKING, Feb. 2 (Central) { point rise in each case, the former ernment has decided to plant business done. These are the ex- The Szechwan Provincial Govto 31380 and the latter to $100,
3.000,000 mulberry trees within ceptions as the balance of the list. three years as a step toward the displays no material change. The development of the slik industry.
abvent of Chinese New Year will probably lead to the market be- coming quieter for the next week, but there are no signs that year end liquidation is mecessary.
SOY BEANS IN CHICAGO
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Trading in soy beans has become CHICAGO-(Havas (by Mall)-...
so active on the Chicago com- PRESS WELCOME
modities market that a special The British press unanimously pit has been set aside for this welcome this comment, ranging all purpose Trading in this product, the way from that of the Labour steadily increasing in importance, paper, the Dally Herald, to the used to take place in the corn effect that the idea of holding pit. '
$265
$25
18/0
$9.70
down food, prices la fundamen-
$3
++
#Waterbosta
$13 H.K. & 'K. Wharve
Providenta
Providente (new)
$440
H.K. & W. Dock... $90,95:
Do. (e)............
8960 Shanghai Docks 8.
$19.80 New Engineerings B.
18/0
KaioR
$10
Bauba
Mining
Venezuela Gold Fide
3 cta, Hong Kong Mines ... Landi, Hotels and
Buildings
H.K. Hotala
H.E. Lands ........... $100 Do. 4% Debentar $15.40 Shanghai Lands B
$4,60 H.K. Ranliien
Humphreya sedang
$101 Chinese Estates
Cotton Mill,
85.05
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tally right to the view of the Con- HONGKONG servative Daily Telegraph that. It
is a far-signed policy.
Sir John Simon explained that
the cost of living rose by ten per
SHAREBROKERS
833 60 cent, from the beginning of the Volume Of Business Transacted
100% war to the end of November, but
BUSINESS DONE DURING THE WEEK
HK. Bank, $1400, $1380, $1365.
$1380, $1385, $1380. Canton Iris., $220. Union Ins., $485. Douglases, $100, ...
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Docka, $314, $21.15, $21, $201.
$20.85, $20.90, $21: Providents, $4.40. Hotels. $5.40, $5.15. Lands, $331..
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Tramways, $172, $17.70. Star Ferries, $681, $68... Yaumati Fet.des; $25. China Lights (0), $7.70. Electrics, $554. Macao Electrics, $20, $201. Telephones (O)," $24, $24). Cements, $18.60. $184, $184, $184. Dairy Farms (0), $22. Watsons, $9.
Inflation through wages following H.K. Land Investment CLOSING QUOTATIONS 4 P.M.
& Agency Final Dividend
ASSOCIATION
*$4.80 B81
on Friday, Feb. 2, 1940. that since the beginning of Decem-HK. Docks ber, the Government had kept HK. Docks prices down and food indexes were Telephones (0) ....... steady all the month.
United Paracales
*
500 $21.50 300 23.60 200 24.50 6,000 Ps. 0.30
$35 Ewe (8.) -
$33
Government policy was to avold
$179 Shel Cottons (8.) ...
$170
$41 Zoong Blog (8.)
$44
$484 Wing On Tatiles (9.)
$100
the cost of living upwards.
Public Utilities
50%
Tramways ----
28 Peak Trama (old)
Posk Tramu (www)
{Star Ferries
Y'mati Farrisa.
$7.70 Chios Lights (0)|
$41
$17.70 CHINESE DOLLAR
$9
$4
$68
824/
NOTE ISSUE FOR NEW YEAR
Do. (new)
37.65
China Lights (New)
81.60
Chine Light Rt.
$56 H.K. Electrics
855
Macao Electrios .......
$11 Sandakan Lights
Telephoons (ok). ...............
#24
$24
Tractions
$9.60 Telephonse (new)
19/6
19/9 Tractions (prof.)
Industrials
$14.90 Cad., Macg. (Ord.) 8.
Cald., Macg (Fref.) 8.
$9.60 18/9
$12
$1
Canton Iowa
$184
Hopes..................
Camera
Miscellaneous
Dairy Farm (OH)
i
2:
Dairy Farm (New)
{Ch. R'tainmarke
Constractions
I
$18.40
$184
$6
***
$1.80
Construction
#
Lane Crawforda
19
Nanyang Tobsono ..........
83+
$1.80 Sinotre än
$2
At 3 board meeting of the Hongkong Land Irivestiment and Agency Co., Ltd., held yesterday SHANGHAI, Feb. 2 (Int-Tc morning. the Directors of the meet the demand of the people Company decided to recommend a An connection with the Chinese Final Dividend of $1.50 per share, New Year. the four Chinese making $2,75. in all for the year government banks have issued 1939. " one dollar notes to the value of $5,000,000.
These notes arrived" here re. cently from. Chungking. Their popularity is significant in the face of Japanese efforts to boy- cott Chinese bank notes especially In the Hongkew area and western districts.
SUBSIDIARY COINS. KUNMING, Feb. 2 Int'l)-Large numbers of subsidiary coins are being turned out by the Central Mint here and are circulated by the Cental Bank of China.
This specle will be shipped to all parts of the country includ- $8.90 ing territory occupied by Vap- 100%
SHOE CO.LTD.
HONGKONG SUPPLIES ́ ALL, KINDS OF FOOTWEAR
BUYERS H.K. Bank, $1380. Canton Ins, $212). Fire Ins., $180. Douglases, $100. Docks, $21.60. Providents, $A).. Hotels, $5.15. Lands, $34. Realties, $41. Tramways, $17.60. Yaumati Ferries, $24.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1940. -PAGE
BLACK&WHITE
MATURITY WITH PURITY
NO IF OR MAY BE IT'S THE SCOTCH.
China Lights, (D), $71. China Lights (N), $4.65. Electrics, $55. Telephones (0), $24. Cements, $182.
Dairy Farms \(0); $214. Dairy Farms (N), $207. Watsons, $9.
SELLERS
Gements, $18.95. Ropes. $6. Dairy Farms (O), $22.
SALES
H.K. Bank, $1380. HK. Steamboats, 310). Docks, $21.60/50. Providents, $41. Hotels, $5.20. Humphreys, $81. Realties, $4,55. Tramways, $17.70. Macao Electrics, $20. Telephones (O), $241. ̄ Cements, $183.
Hongkong Daily Press CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISEMENTS
Dairy Farms (0), $21†.' HK Govt. 4% Loan, 100.
MANILA GOLD SHARES.... Atoks 18b, Antamok 18ts, Baguio Gold 234s, Batong Buhay 013b, Big Wedge 20b. Coco Grove 14b. Con. Mine's 004s. Demonstration 121s. IX.L. 3845, Ipo Gold 121b, Itogon Mining 26s, Masbate Com. 11s, Mine Operations 10s. North Gamarines 10b, Paracale Gummaus 22)s, San Mauricio 818, Surigao Con. - 174b, Suyoc Con. 13s. Syndicate Invest- ment 025b, United Paracale 30s, Mindanao Motherlode 0918.
Estate Britain valued at £707,594 (2.p., £879,624). was left by Mr. William H. Bern, Willaston House, Harrogate, of Joseph Benn and Sons Ltd.. Becksde Mills, Great Horton, worsted manufac-
and Curers,
who had large industrial interests in the United- States, Duty was 2301,896,
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.
$9
$100
Watsons
50% Ch. Q.5% 1925G #Bd».
B.E. Govt. 4% Loan
395) | H.K. Gork Bj% Loen
anese troops.
100%
86%
841
H.K. Wing On
141
B'hat Wing On
$10
18!
Vibro Piling
29.10
Hawker Siddeley Airc.
13/0
15/8
Marzmana Inv. (Lon.)
Bristol Aeroplane
14/41
4/0
Maramane Inv. (H.K.)
Imperial Chemical Ind. 30/9
*Balan
Wm, Powell
to Shanghal
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
(REUTER'S SERVICE)
London, Feb. 1. Pekin Syndicate"
$1
Imperial Tobacco
120
Marks & Sp❜cer "A" ord. 61/9
Rolls Royce
83/9
Leyland Motors
24/41
Tate Lyle
54/3
Turner & Newall
85/6
United Steel
22/5
1/0
Smethwick Drop Forg.
13
The following quotations are the S'hat Elec. Constr. Co. middle prices at the close of the S'hal Waterworks "A" market in London: All quotations Union Insurance
15
Armstrong Stevens, ord.
6
144
Pressed Steel, com.
15
26)
Vickers, ord.
18/4
are subject to confirmation and no Gula Kalumpeng Rubber. responsibility is assumed for errors Allied Ironfounders in transmission.
1/3
Woolworths
80/9
14
Anglo-Dutch
24
Asso. & Mec. Industries "39
.£
War Loan, 3% (Red
after 1952) Canton-K'loon Rly, 5%
08-15/16
Austin Motors, ord, ...... 16/3 Cable & Wireless, New
Form. ord.
60
18.
B.-A. Tob. (bearer)
103/11
Rub. Plant. Invest. Trust Burma Corporation ".............. Commonwealth Mining Marsman Investments..... Randfontein Estates....
33/3 9/6
15/6 75
Chinese 44% Gold Loan
Mexican Eagle
123
Western Holdings .........
11. ***
1898 (Brit. Issue) .... Chinese 5% Gold Bonds,
60
Cammell Laird, ord,
7/9
Sub-Nigel i.............
195
Mexican Eagle
5/10)
Tanami Gold Mining:
다
-1925-47
50
Courtaulds
34/10)
Anglo-Iranian
36/3
Chin. 41% Anglo-French
Distillers
68
Burman
66/101
Loan, 1908
50
Dunlop Rubber
29/3
Shell. Trans, & Trad.
Chinese 5% Crisp Loan.
1912
30
Gen. Electric (England) 77/4) Guinness (A) Sön, & Co. 76
(bearer)
78,1
-Nominal
-Chinese-5%-Reorg, Loan.
1913 (Ldn. Is.)
42
Chinese 8% Ster. Notes,
1925 (Vickers)
12
Chin. Imperial Rly, 5%
Loan
55
Honan Rly: 5%
18
London, Feb. 1 (Reuter),
Hukuang Rly. 5%. 1911..
19
Jan. 25
Feb. 1
Hukuang, Rly. 5%, 1911
2
Public Deposts
56,690
39,680
(German Issue) ......
17
Other Deposits:
Lung Tsing & U. Hai
Aly. 5% 1913
14
S'hai-N'King Rly..5%
་
20
Bankers Other Accounts Total
80,130
98,140
43,020
44,540
123,160
142,480
Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%.
Government Securities
112,290
119,360
Other Securities:——
(Brit. Stpd.)
18
Discount & Advances Securities
3.270
3,060
24,060
18
Total
27.330
24,530 27,590
-Notes and Coins
58,220
53,250
Total Bullion
1,010
Notes in circulation
Ratin of Reserve. to Liabilities
522,790 32.375%
Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%
(German Stpd.) Tientsin-Pakow Rly. 5%
(Brit. Stpd. Supl Loan) 10 Tientsin-Pukow Rly, 5%
(Ger. 8tpd. Bupl. Loan) 18 Jap..5% Ster. Loan, 1907 521 Jap. 6% Bter, Loan, 1924 56 Ger, 7% Intl. Loan, 1924. T Chartered Bank
WEEKLY RETURNS AND REPORTS
BANK OF ENGLAND
Price of Gold at which holdings are valued 168/-
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
87
HK. & Shal Bank (Ldn
Reg.)...
871
HK. & Sha! Bank (Col.
Reg)
89
0.9. Becurities held:
Chinese Eng. & Mining
(bearer)
18
Chosen Corporation
Federal Reserve: Ratio. Federal Reserve Gredit Outstanding Industrial - Advance ́ Monetary Gold' - Stock
970***
527.720 20 22%
168/-
New York, Feb. 1 (Renter).
1000% mmitted) Jan. 26 Jan, 25 Feb, 1
2,584,000" 2,477,000 2,427,000 84.03% -87.48%2 87.50% 2,583,000 - 2,514,000. 2,503,000 14,640,000- 17,879,000 17,031,000 [15,131,000. · 19,911,000 10.373,000
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- sry be changing our business over to the sale of Gents' Goods, and must make room for new stocks shortly arriv-. Lng
THE JUBILEE SILK STORE Specialists in Gents' Wear, Buita, Shirta, Pyjamas and Underwear,
31 Nathan Road, Kowloon.
Corner Péking Road.
INSURANCES
The National Mutual Life Axsocistiqu of Australasia offers you· the · bast conditions for a fund for old age, Lud your family in case of your death. Annuities and educational policies are sisa issued. Insats now. "Office :---6, Des Voeux Rd, Central (5th floor Room No. 86), Bank of Canton Build- ing, Hongkong.
Besident Secretary, Tel. No. 27479.
H. E. WELLS.
BUTTERICK LADIES TAILOR
Winter Sale
Ready made. Overcoat and Dresses made to order. No. 16 Wyndham St. Tel. 23815.
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Obtainable at all leading Drug & Department Stores Bole Distributors: UNITED TRADERS - Houg Kong.
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' TAILORS
No. 30, Nathan Road, Kowloon.
Telephone No. 50481
YOU CAN NOW EATI
Jimmy's
We have in Stock
and for Sale Great-Varieties-of-used. and unused
POSTAGE STAMPS in sets, bars, packets, single, and in approval books for collections
also
Flower & Vegetable Seeds
GRACA G CÓ.
* Dealers in Postage Stamps,
Religious. Goods, Garden Beeds, Toys, etc., etc.
No. 10, WYNDHAM STREET, PO. Box No. 620, : HONG KONG Established 1896.
WANT ADS
HOTELS
Telephone No. 56846
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RUSSIAN WAY
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LADIES'
38,
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5 TO 7.30 PM.
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Telephone 24311.
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1
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