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HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS
STOCK EXCHANGE
Buyers Ballern"
SHAREBROKKES”, ASSOCIATION
Beim Semina WED.. 14.
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BareBell
Bales Wom
FEB.
"Banks
63.
£31
£1.91 $78
$1400 C. D.
H.K. Banks
C.D. $1490..
C. D. i £874 £85
Do. (Col. Mag-}
C. D.
Do. (Lon. Reg.)
£87)
£45
£0
Chartered Banka
31
Mercantile Bis. “A“a
212 Mercatle Bka, ****
1)
$78
¡Bank of Bari Ass
N. C. & B. Banka ........ Insurances
89181
Cantou InsaŢAMÓN ...
$470 Union Insurances
Underwriters
$180
B.K. Firm
Shipping
$100
$10) Stambola
Douglas nece
$100 Indo-Chines (Prof.)
$80
Indo-Chinas (Del.)...
50 cta.
#213
$465
90 cta
$180.
$100
$10
· 8100- $120 72/6
72/6
Shella
$71
Waterboate consumerspek
Docks, Wharves,
Godowns, etc.
$101 $1.60
$102
B.K. & K. Wharvon | $103
$4.65
Providenia
14.68/. 70 ..
Providente (new)
$29,35
H.I., & W. Dooks...
Do. (crw)
8335
Shanghai Docks B.
$29) New Engineerings B.
8315 $29
Mining
18/0 Kailans
18/0
$10
$4.
Raube att Venezuela Gold Fids
810
$11
$34
3 eta.
Hong Kong Mines ...
Lands, Hotels and
$5.85 ..$38
851
Building
H.A. Hotel********* H.K. Lands ...................
$100 Do. 49% Debr #171 Shanghai Lande
H.K. Beating
$8} |Hamphreya ................... $101 Chine Estados
$38
Cotton Mills
|Bio, │(8.)
$179 8'hai Cotions (5.)
$44
848) | Wing On Textiles (8.)
:
$5.70
$36.95
100%
$4.60 881
#371 3178 $44
FINANCE
Finance and Commerce
INDEBTEDNESS DURING NO COMMERCIAL
THE WAR
The December number of the Monthly Bulletin of Statistles, publiated by the Economie Intelligence Service, contains special tables and diagrams showing indebtedness and clearing secounts" in the belligerent countries and their neighbours,' Striking changes have occurred
in Germany's clearing accounts AVIATION SPIRITS 'with neighbouring countries. From July to December of 1938, her clearing debts to Italy rose from 47 to 478 million lire, to Switzer- land from 107 to 130 million Swiss francs and to the Netherlands from 29 to 42 million gulden.
EXPORTS FROM U.S. LOWER THAN 1938
NEW YORK, Feb. 14 (Reuter)—– Exports from the United States for high grade aviation spirit in the last quarter of 1939 were 15 Since last August, Germany's per cent lower than the corres-, debit balances with her chief ponding 1938 figure, creditors have tended to decrease. Exports to Russia, which stop- Her clearing debts to the Nether-ped at the beginning of December, lands were nearly halved, by the had not been resumed by the be- end of October and practically ginning of February and the ex- wiped out by the beginning of De-pected heavy demand from the cember. ··*
belligerents has not materialised -
Her clearing debts to Swit- zerland appear to have been considerably reduced in the course of the autumn, to judge by the preliminary and some- what incomplete data so far available.
A
With regard to bond yields, the sharp rise which took place in many countries at the outbreak of the war was checked as early as September in the United Kingdom, France, Switzerland and the United States,
During October and November, bond yields have again tended to fall in these countries, but con- tinued
to rise slowly. In the Netherlands and Belgium and more rapidly in Sweden.
The rise in the yield (Le.. the fall in the price) of Industrial bonds has been particularly sharp in Sweden, where the rate on long- term industrial borrowing was lower than in any other country.
Zoong Sings (5.)
$100
Public Utities
$18.30
$18.40
Tiet
Tramways cos
$3 Pak Tru fold)
$9
34
¡Peak Trams (NOW) ***
$4
368 $241
(Star Ferries
568
Y'mati Ferrie
$244
Do. (c)
.877
China Lights (0)
87.70
84.85
867+
China Lights (New)
84.75
#57)
320
$11
8934 BOT
201
China Lights Rts. H.K. Electrics........ Macao Electrics ....... Sandakan Lights ----- (Telaphones (old) \n
Telephones (EW)
18/6 Tractions
13/9 Tractions. (prof.)
Industrials
****
$14.90 Cald., Mag. (Ord.) 8.
857
3254 $9.35
$91
21/0
H.K. STOCK EXCHANGE
12.30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14. 1940
$12
Cald., Macg. (Fref.) 8.
81
Canton Ice pimeinen
01
$19 15 $6.70
$19.20
$22
$**
#91.10 $7
RIA
81.
#71
$9.40 $9.60
Watsons
Cements
Боров
Miscellaneous
Dairy Farm (Old).
Dairy Farm (New) · Ch. Etanmania ........
| Constructions (old) Constructions (new) Lane Crawford...... Nanyang Tobacco.... $1.80 Bincares
emperken
50%. Ch. G.5% 1995G #Bd».
$19.20
36
The market was a shade quieter this morning but prices are being well maintained.
$22
BUYEES
$21
H.K, Bant $1400. CL
$1.25
Canton Ins. $212).
Fires Ins. $180.
Wharves $101.
$21
80.36
Lands $38.
$100
H.E. Gott, 4% Loans
100%
Realties $4.
$96) (H.K. Gort, #1% Loan
98%
$41
HE. Whg On
'hed Wing On ****** Vibro Piling
$10
*****
$9,10
15/0
| Maramans Inv. {Lon)
4/0
Wm. Powell
Bales
Maramanı Inv. (H.K.)
to Bhanghai
$1
Providents $4.50
Hotels $5.85.
TURKISH RAISINS, FIGS, TOBACCO
TRANSACTIONS WITH SOVIET"
LONDON, Feb. 14 (Reuter) In the House of Commons yesterday, asked. what com mercial transactions had tak÷- en place between Britain and
"in Russia
the last three months, Sir Andrew Duncan, the new President of the Board of Trade, said that as regards the agreement signed last October with the Soviet for the exchange of timber against rubber and tin, he was informed that it had not been found possible for the ex- change of these commodities. to take place.
NEW LOANS TO
BE FLOATED CHUNGKING, Feb. 14 (Central),) The Chinese Government will float two new loans to be called FOR BRITAIN
the War Supplies Loan and the ISTANBUL, Feb. 14 (Reuter-Reconstruction Gold Loan for the The British representatives of the Ministry of Supply now in Ankara have concluded a contract to pur- A petition for the flotation of chase nearly 6,000 tons of dried the new loans together with draft raisins and figs.
regulations submitted by the Ministry of Finance was approved
Other British delegates contract
29th Year of the Chinese Republic (1940)
ed to purchase nearly £1.000.000 at the regular meeting of the worth of tobacco annually. These Executive Yuan yesterday. Final amounts may be substantially in-approval will be sought from the creased.
Supreme National Defence Coun- cti.
ANTIMONY FROM
CANADA... LONDON, Feb. 14 (Reuter)- Since the outbreak of war, the production of antimony in Canada.
NATIONAL DEFENCE BILL FOR U.S. WASHINGTON, Feb, 14 (Reuter) was speeded and it is estimated-President Roosevelt yesterday
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1940. —PAGE
COURVOISIER
THE BRANDY OF NAPOLEON "Fournisseur breveté de M. l'Empereur.
COURY
COGNACS ET FINES CHAMPAGNES
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
INCREASED PRICES
FOR JAPAN
The Ministry of Supply an- nounces that increases ranging from £2 to 4 for copper and from £1 to £2 for lead spalter, in the maximum" prices for non-ferrous metals, for amounts under four tons, will become effective on Feb. 19. for Tokio.
British Industrial
CONVERSION LOAN SUCCESS
LONDON, Feb. 14. (Reuter)........ The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Simon, announcing the results of the Conversion Loan in the House of Commons yesterday, said that applications for con- verstonatiounted to £236,000,000 and for repayment: £99,000,000. *. Thus the total proportion con- verted exceeded two-thirds of the whole.
Sir John Simon added that he
Co-operation With regarded the results as satisfac
France
tory
that between afty to seventy- five signed a Bill appropriating $352,- PARIS Feb. 14(Reuter)-Con- intended for a preliminary in- tong are now arriving in the 000,000 (about £83,000,000) for tact between French and British | vestigation of the possibilities of United Kingdom monthly,
National Defence and enforcement; industrialists is about to be effect- co-ordinating France-British 'pro- According to market circles, an- of the United States neutrality ed so that the industries of the two duction, first, during the war, and timony of good quality is averag-policy.
countries may be complementary secondly, after it. ing up to 99.8 per cent, for the The money becomes immediately and not competitive in wartime. The French Industry will be repre- current quotation of 95 C. I. Favaliable for expenditure before The first meeting is provisionally sented by a delegation of Con- United Kingdom,
fired for Mar. 3 in Loddon and is | federation employers.
SHOE CO.LTD.
HONGKONG SUPPLIES ALL
KINDS OF FOOTWEAR
the end of June next.
Hongkong Baily Press CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
A
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 proprietresa, 103, Austin Road. Phone 50233 and 34. Granville Road. Phone 59433.
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
(REUTER'S SERVICE)
London, Feb. 13. Chosen Corporation
The following quotations are the Pekin Syndicate middle prices at the close of the S'hai Elec. Constr, Co.
6/d
1/6
15
market in London. All quotations S'hal Waterworks "A" .... 141⁄2 are subject to confirmation and no Union Insurance
26)
responsibility is assumed for errors Gula Kalumpong Rubber 21/10 in 'transmission.
Hawker Siddeley Aire.... 12/9 Bristol Aeroplane,
14/6
Tramways $18.30.
Star Ferries $68.
Yaumati Ferries $247.
China. Lights (Old) $7.90,
China Lights (New) $4.85, Electrics $573.. Macao Electrics $20. Sandakan Lights $11. Telephones (Old) $25.90. Telephones (New) $94. Cements $10.15.
Dairy Farms (Old) '$22, Dairy Farms (New) $21.10. Watsons $9.40.
Entertainments $7.
SELLERS
Docks $224. Watsons $9.60.
.:
SALES
Union Ins, $470. Wharves $102,
Lands $361/367
Tramways $18.45.
Star Ferries $684.
China Lights (Old) $8/7.95. China Lights (New) $4.95. Watsons $9.80..
MANILA GOLD SHARES
Atoks 198, Antamok 17b, Baguio
Gold 2313, Batong Buhay 0138, Big Wedge 204s, Coco Grove 143s, Con.
£
War Loan, 31% (Red
after 1952) Canton-Kloon Rly., 5% 18 Chinese 41% Gold Loan
Allied Ironfounders...... 14/3 Asso. & Elec. Industries 40/41 Austin Motors, 'oïd.
-16/6
981
Cable & Wireless, New
Form, ord.
Docks $22.35.
62
B.-A. Tob. (bearer)
· 1898 (Brit. Issue) ...... 60 Chinese 5% Gold Bonds.
Mexican Eagle
100.. 121
Cammell Laird, ord........ 7/9
*1925-47.
50
Mexican Eagle
5/6
Chin. 44% Anglo-French
Courtaulds
Loan, 1908
50
Distillers
Chinese 5% Crisp Loan.
Dunlop Rubber
37/44 67 31/41
1912
30
Chinese 5% Reorg, Loan,
1913 (Lan. Is.)
Gen. Electric (England) 78/4) Guinness (A) Bon & Co.: 75
403
Chinese 8% Ster. Noter.
1926 (Vickers) ........
12
Chin. Imperial Rly, 5%
Imperial Chemical End. - 31′ Imperial Tobacco
Loan
55
Marks & Sp'cer "A" ord. 51/41
Honan Rly. 5%
Rolls Royce
20/71
Bukuang Rly 3%-1911 19
Leyland Motors
Hukuang Rly. 5%. 1011
Tate & Lyle
(German Issue)
17
Turner & Newall
Lung Tsing & U. Hai
Rly. 5% 1912
Ünited Steel
14
Smethwick Drop Forg....
68/11 83/9 63/4/ 23/3 13
S'hal-N'King Rly. 5% ...
20
Armstrong Stevens, ord: 6
Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%
(Brit. Stpd.)
Pressed Steel, com...
15/3
16.
Vickers, ord.
20/101
Woolworths...
61
16.
Anglo-Dutch
26/3
Tientsin-Pukow Rly, 5%
(German Stpd.) Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%
(Brit. Btpd. Bupl. Loan) 16 Tientsin-Puków Rly. 5%. ..(Ger. Stpd; Supi Loan). 18. Jap, 5% ster. Loan, 1907 52 Jap. 6% Bter, Loan, 1924
118/11
Rub, Plant. Invest. Trust 34/41 Burma Corporation.
FLAT TO LET
Two rooms Furnished Flat with Bath room, Servant foom, all Modern conveniences. Rent $75 -Furniture to be taken over.. Owner leaving. 14. Village" Rd. 1st floor, Happy Valley. Tel 27454.
1349
WANTED Kowloon side, near Ferry. Nine/ten rooms with kitchen and servant quarter modern sanitation. Garden and garage preferable, unfur- nished, immediate possession, rent or sale. Write P. O. Box No. 1862, Kowloon.
1350
Her EYES Won Him!
Mines 00358, Demonstration 138, CLEAR MILKY WHITE LUSTROUS
East Mindanao-10b, LXL, 38b, Ipo Gold 11s Itogon Mining 274b, Manbulan Con. 0145, Masbate Con 103b, Mind. Motherlode 0973, Mine Operation 101, North Camerines 10b, Paracale Gummaus 21s, Ban Mauricio 820, Surigao Con 188, Suyoc Con, 1248, Syndicate Inv. 0245, United Paracale 3048, Benguet Con, 5.55b.
HONGKONG:
SHAREBROKERS'
ASSOCIATION
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Sole Distributors:
UNITED TRADERS Hong Kong.
HONGKONG MINES OUTPUT FOR JANY.
Volume: Of Business Transacted on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 1940
* Hongkong" _Miner' 'Lidl, advise 300$7.95 that their output during Tanary China Lights (Old)
8:00 amounted to 4685 short dry tors 8.00 of bre treated, from which 475.34 22.35
zons of Lead Concentrates
averaging as fol
Commonwealth - Mining
Maraman Investments
15
58
Randfontein Estates..... 33/1£". Western Holdings
∙12/44.
Ger. 7% Intl Loan, 1924,
7
|Sub-Nigel **.
188/9
Chartered Bank
Tanami Gold Mining
500 1500
HR & Bhai Bank (Lon.
Reg.)
Anglo-Iranian:
54/41
HK Docks
500
8511
Burmah
06/3
22.33
HK & Bhai Bank (Col.
Reg) Chinese Eng, & Mining
"(bearer)
Shell - Trans, & Trad.
RK Lands
300
8711
(bearer)
Wharves
102.09
Nominal
Unions
$70.04
+ ex-dividend
A B. WB
Gold
ENGRAVERS
FEI FEI & CO. Photo Engravers
18, Cochrane Street, Telephone No. 22224.
AUCTIONEERS
GREATEST COLLLUTION OFT BARGAINS IN TOWN!
LAMMERT'S AUCTION ROUM Logoteri Bilan, 20 (may h
AT
Jimmy's
-BUTTERICK LADIES TAILOR
Winter Sale
Ready made Overcoat and Dresses made to order. No. 16 Wyndham St. Tel. 23615.
We have in Stock
and for Sale Great Varieties of used and unused POSTAGE STAMPS in sets, bage, packets,
and in approval ther
* for collections
Flower & Vegetable Seeds
GRACA & CO. Dealers in Postage Stampa, Religious Goods. Garden
Beeds, Toys, etc, etc.? No. 10, WYNDHAM FIREET 11.81 og der short ton, P.Q. Bez No. 620, HONG KONG
043 oz. per short ton;
6811%
Establisfied 51395.
LADIES AND GENTS, TAILORS
SUMMER
DRESSES, DAY & EVENING HATS, BAGS & BEACH TOGS
at very moderate prices. Call on as and let us demonstrate to JOU
THE SHANGHAI SUN FAT COMPANY.
་་
EXPERT LADIES' TAILORS
No. 30. Nathan Road, Kowloon,
YOU CAN NOW EAT:2-
HOTELS
Telephone No. 66848
RUSSIAN FOOD COOKED IN THE
RUSSIAN WAY
TABLE D'HOTE $1.00"-" ALSO A LA CARTE
AT THE
USE
METROPOLE HOTEL
1940 ZENITH
NEW MODELS Just arrived NO AERIAL, NO GROUND, Just plug in and play CHUEN YEE HONG
54 Des Voeux Road. C.
THOMPSON
LADIES
38,
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5 TO 7.30 PM MUSIC BY THE METROPOLE SWING BAND
Telephone 24311.
TAILOR
MODERN DRESS
CHEAP SALE
NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON,
SPECIALTY SHOPS
MADE YOUR HOME CHARMINGTM!
B. B. Co., LAMPSHADE
MA, NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON.