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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
LAMMERTS' AUCTIONS
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FINANCE
Finance and Commerce
PUBLIC AUCTION. Resources Το
Messrs. SCHMIDT & Co., Ltd.
(in liquidation)
PHE. Undersigned have received THE
instructions from the Liquida- tors of the above named..
to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION
op
Wednesday, the 17th April. 1940
commencing at 10.30 a.m.
Be Developed
HONGKONG®
SHAREBROKERS'
ASSOCIATION Volume of Business Transacted on Friday, April 12, 1940,
4 $1,487,50
CHENGTU, April 12 (Central—- Exploitation of natural resources HK. Banks and development" of industry are Szechwan- being pushed in the Sikang border regions.
H.K. STOCK EXCHANGE
MONEY AND
EXCHANGE
CLOSING QUOTATIONS
APRIL 12, 1940.
On London:-
Telegraphic Transfer, 1/2 13/26 Bank Bills, en demand 1/2 13/18 Credits 4 months' sight 1 3 1/6 On Shanghai:~~~
On demand On Singapore:-----
Sales reported during the week have been over a fairly represen- tative selection, with HK. Banks a good leader. A few prices have given way slightly, but this is by no means due to nervous "liquids-On
short time ago bulls 7.92, operated on the chance of some "plums" being handed out.
10 1,490.00 а 1,490.00 4.40 7,90
Chinh Providents 1,500 Three new companies have been China Lights (0) 3,500 organised for mining and other (...)
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sorbed the Yangszetlen Develop- HK. Electrics men Society. More than 1,000 HK, Lands "... households are now reclaiming a RK. Tphones (0) vast tract of land owned by this H.K. Tphones (N) concern.
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The
fruit has not yet ripened and con- sequently some of the bulls are now retiring. it is this that has caused the slight recession.
BUSINESS DONE DURING THE WEEK
H.K Banks, $1487, $1485, $14871.
$1485, $1482, $1487
On demand
Japan:---
****** 350---**
52 1/2
On demand
92 3/4
Telegraphic
Transfer.
and demand .................................
182 1/4
On India:~~
On New York:-
Bank Bills, on demand 21 3/4 Credits, 60 days' sight:22 5/8
On Batavia:----
..500
enterprises. Largest of the three HK. Docks C. Rts. is, the China Kang Chan Develop HK. Docks Rts.... ment Society, which recently ab-
400
311
21,50 6 50
68
8.50
200
85.50
100
36.70
500
28 25
On demand
40. 1/4
500
9,75
On Paris:-..
300
- 1000
at their Sales Room, No. 2, Con- naught Road, Central, 2nd Floor.
200
10,00
Bank Bills, on demand 10838 .Credits 4 months' fight 1140
EXPLOITATION OF MINES
Cements
500
17.20
The Society is now planning the AS. Watsons Exploitation of the iron mines at Yuanchiaki and the cultivation of tea along Szechwan's border in collaboration with the China NE tional Tea Corporation.
Та The
*300.
9.20.
Bank of E. Asia. $75, $74. Union Ins., $500, $495, $490.
On Saigon:-
On demand
19 1/4
200
9.20
H.K. Fires. $171, >173)
On Manila:-
100
9.20
Wharves. $100.20, $100.
On demand
43 1/2
On Bangkok:-
9.193
J
150
1,4
20,9/16
SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1940.-PAGE 9
Poor appetite?
TAKE
"BLACK & WHITE"
A SELECTION OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS AND SUNDRIES
comprising—
Ortho-lux Research Microscope
1 Panphot Microscope
"
Tung Development Society at Maplen is another large agricultural development
1 Leltz Demonstration and Freez concern. Capitalised as $1,000,000,
ing Microtone.
1 Leitz Large Sledge Microtone
2 Leltz 35 m.m. Projectors
1 Kwaza Bona
Quartz
Lamp
(Table Model
4 Electric Sterilizers
1 Permanent Wave Machine
3 Polarimeters
1 Leitz Copying Camera (No Lens)
1 Ether Mask
5 Exposure Meters (Weston, Om-
brux and Sixtus)
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also
Bathroom Scales, Balances and Sets of Weights, Step-down Trans- formers and Resistances, Mercury Vapour Lamps and X-Ray Tubes, Microscope Accessories, Microtone Accessories, Altitude Barometers, Stop Watches, Barthel Burners, Surgical and Dental Instruments, Enlarging Bulbs, etc.
On View from Tuesday, the 18th -April, 1940.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
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LAMMERT BROS..
AUCTIONEERS.
the Society has planted 20,000,000 tung trees on 3,000 mow of land. Its tung ol
exceeds 250 shih a year.
output
The Society is also exploiting the iron. copper and coal mines at Mapien,
WOOLLEN TEXTILES
The total value is $127.988.00.
BROKERS' LOANS
New York, Apr. 11 Reuter). Loan on securities to brokers in New York:
Week ended April 11 $489.000.000
Week ended April 4 $481,000,000
Epien and Kiating and operating a lumber industry at Pingshan.
lu Kangting. capital of Sikana, The third company is the South-a Woollen Textile Factory has established and is turning west Industrial Corporation, with been
initial capital of $200,000. out woollen goods. It is planning This company is exploiting the to established branch factories at fron, lead and coal mines at Yating and Tienchuan..
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HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS
STOCK EXCHANGE
Buyer
Bellars
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$14821
8171
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
HE Undersigned have received.
THE
instructions
to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION
84.3084
8713 822
SHAREBROKKEF' ASSOCIATION
Sales Notion SATURDAY 12.
814824/874
#490
£931
2931
APRIL.
Banks
H.K. Banks
Do. (Col. Rag:) ... Do. Lon. Bag.) ... £9 3/18 Chartered Banks *****.
31 Marcantils Bka. "A"
Marcantile Bka, “Q”! Bank of Bart Anla
£12
$74
N. C. & 6. Banks... Insurances
Bayer
Seller Balca
Marinel
4063
Docks Chim. Rts., $213, 521). Dacks Ris.. $6.80, $6.85.
H.K. Hotels. $5.10, $5.05, $5 Lands, $37, $36). "Realties, $43.
Tramways, $171... $17.70, $173..
$17.70
Electrics, $66, $651, $651, $85). Telephones, (0), $20 $28 Telephones (N)), $10.85 Ropes, $5.55.
Dairy Farms, $21 $21.35. Watsons. $9,15, $9.221. $91. Govt, Loan, 97.
BUYERS
HK. Banks, $1485. HK. Fires, $171.
Docks Cum. Rts., $211. Docks X. Rts., $19. Providents, $4.30. HK. Hotels; $5.
HK Realties, $4.40. China Lights (0), $7.90. Electrics, $85)......... Telephones (0), $281. Watsons, $9.20. Wm. Powell, $1. Entertainments. $8.50
SELLERS Docks Cum. Rts.. $22, Docks X. Rts, $19.60 Providents, $41. Telephones (0), $29.
SALES
HK. Banks, $14824/1480) Union Ins., $490,
HK Lands, "$367-.
Humphreys, $9.
HK Realties, $41.
Tramways, $174.
$14824 #1490 $1487/30...
293
£93/16
£31 £12)
875
150 ct.
€230
$1876 $495
*
86 cts
$173
I.D. $145
$101
(Prod.)
8:00
Gold 21 b, Batong
$230 Canton Insuramoss
Union Insurances
185 ęta(Underwriters
H.K. Fir
Shipplag
8173
$
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X.D.
$145 Douglas
$211
B191 $10 60
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810) Stewbosis
2100 Indo-Chins
880 Indo-China (Del...
78/3
Sholls
37+
Waterboata taratipes
Docks, Wharves, Godowns, etc.
$100 H.E. & K. Wharves
China Lights (0), $7.85
Telephone (0), $281
"Telephone (N), $10.
Watsons, $9.20.
MANILA GOLD SHARES
Atoks 170, Antamok 12s. Bagulo
On demand
On Sterling Notes:-
Bank Buying Rate
Har Silver per oz. ..........
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Market Report
"NO TWO WAYS ABOUT IT,
IT'S THE SCOTCH.
Sterling
No business was reported. finishing with sellers at 1/2.7/8 April/August and 1/2.27/32 Sep- 1/2. yes-tember/January, buyers at
29/32 Cash and 1/27/8 October.
U. S. Dollars
FROM KOZA BROS. Silver prices dropped 3/8 terday for both deliveries, the quotations being 20.9/16 för Ready and 20.1/2 for Forward. Silver The market closed with sellers advices reported the market as at 21.13/18 April, 213/4. May, 21 being quiet but steady. A small 11/16 June and 21.5/8 July, buy- business was dose, American ers at 21.15/16 Cash, 21.7/8 May, Silver was quoted at 343/4 for 21.13/16 June and 21.3/4 July. Spot.
The London New York cross- rate was quoted at 402.1/2 New York/London was quoted at - 355. 1/4.
Market
Quiet.
Sterling :
at
Some business was done 1/2.29/32 for Cash. The market closed at 1 pm, with sellers at 1/27/8 April/August and 1/2.27/ 132 September/January, buyers at 1/2.29/32 Cash and 1/27/3 Octo- ber.
Shanghaj Dollars
Sellers at 380.1/4
Shanghai Market
Unchanged:
Shanghai Exchange
Shanghat, Apr. 12 (Reuter).
Official TT. Rates
Opening
0/4
나
London V
New York Japan
India
5-7/8
25
U. 8. Dollars Opened with sellers at 21.15/16. Subsequently buyers bidding 22 offers at 213/4 were accepted for July followed by transactions at and 21.11/16 July, 21.15/16 Cash
closed 21.7/8 Ayril. The market
Paris Hongkong
22-1/8 2.04 26-3/4"
Sellers
Spot
Üpening 0/4-1/8
Closing 0/4-1/8
Aprii
0/4-5/84 0/4-1/16
• May"
0/3-63/64 0/3-31/32..
Spot'....
8. Dollars $6-3/32 $6-1/32
6-1/32
5-31/32
5-25/32
at 1 pm with sellers at 21.7/8 June April, 2113/18 May, "21.3/4 and 21.11/16 July, buyers at 21- 15/16 Cash, 21.7/8 May 21.13/18 June and 21.3/4 July
Shanghai Dollars Business 'was "dode at 360.1/2 |
$120
Buhay 00959, for Spot. Sellers at 360.1/4 buy- .70/3 Big Wedge 18s, Coco Grove 09bers at 360.3/4,
87.60 Con. Mines 003s, Demonstration
April May
5-7/8
Market:-Quiet.
Merchant Bates Sterling, 0/4-3/32. US Dollars, $8.
Silver Duty Rate
The Central Bank of China's rate on London at 10 am, today
Shanghai Market Sterling sellers at 4.1/8 for was 1/2-1/2.
US Dollars opened
with
The Equalisation rate was 8
69b. IXL. 325, Ipo Gold 00s, Ito- gon, Mining 220, Masbate Con. 0gb, Spot. Mine Operations. 08b. North Ga-sellers at 6.3/32 and closed at per cent. marines 048s. Paracale Gummaus lunch time a shade lower at 61/ 178, San Mauricio 66b, Surigao 18 for Spot.
$100
Providente Providenie (B&W) .... H.K. Docks C. RTS... H.K. Docks . Rta....
do Rts. $413 Shanghai Dooks #. ...
Mining
34:40 $4.45 $4.40
$214
$191
*B
BLI
Con. 18s. Suyoc Côn, 1218, Syndi- cate. Inv. 0168, United Farscale 24b, Mindanao Motherlode 09s.
AFTERNOON MARKET The market was quiet in the afternoon.
89,76
#1:
19/0
$4
$6.65
India Rupee Paper
Bombay, Apr. 11 (Reuter). Govt. 34% Rupee, 94-0-0
SILVER MARKET
LONDON SILVER London, Apr. 11 (Reuter). Silver: Speculative re-selling met poor support. Business small. Market quiet but steady. In the afternoon, the market was quietly steady.
·Spot, 20-9/16d. Forward, 20-1/2d.
BOMBAY SILVER Bombay, Apr. 11 (Reuter)'. Market.-Quiet. Oftake 50 bars.
Indian Mint Silver
Ready
May 1 Settlement
Jane 3 Settlement.....
58-03
58-04
58-08
NEW YORK SILVER New York, Apr. 11 |(Reuter). Silver. Omcial, 34-3/4.
LONDON METALS
EXCHANGE
London, Apr. 11 (Reuter).
TIN
buyers
sellera £ Standard, Cash 252-1/4 252-1/2 Standard,
3 months 249-1/2 249-3/4 Standard.
Set'ment Price 252-1/4 Straits
272-1/2 to 277-1/2
LONDON GOLD
London, Apr. 11 (Reuter). Bar Gold. Fine per dz. 168,
New York Exchange
New York, Apr. 11 Reuter). TT. on London.(Opening Rate), | 3.56-1/2
Calcutta Exchange
Calcutta, Apr. 11 (Reuter), T.T. on Japan, 90-1/2.
Wednesday, the 17th April, 1940
commencing at 5.15 p.m.
at their Sales Room, No. 2' Con- naught Road, Central, (Room No. 205, 2nd Floor).
A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF POSTAGE STAMPS INCLUD- -
ING A FEW LOTS OF RARE
OLD CHINA.
On View from Tuesday. the 18th April, 1940.
817.60 $17.85
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
AUCTIONEERS.
SHARP ADVANCES
IN MARKET,
”
LONDON, April 12 (Heutër)---In the Stock Exchange all sections of the market sharply advanced on the growing confidence of inver- tors which was reflected in the increased
Inquiries. volume of
This was also revealed by the ex- treme reluctance to sell on the part of holders, consequently the market closed strong Wall Street Was fiTHL
Banknotes issued by the branch bank of the Farmers Bank of China in Sining, capital of Tainghai province, will be worded in both the Mongolian and Tibe- tan language.
$5
*
35
19/0 Ka
$9.65 Banbeauties Vansinela Gold Fla 4cts Hong Kong Mine... Lands, Hotels and
Buildings
H.K. Hotala
H.K. Laada
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o Do. 4% Debentures-
$14.10 Shanghai Land B.
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$65)
$21
$29 $10.80
H.K. Eine ...........
$8 Humphreya
$103
Chinese Estates
$47
Cotton Mil
Xwo (8.)
$190 (8'hs1 Coltons (15.)
$37
8100
$4.40
$7.90
$161
$100
880
Tramways $7,60 17.80
Zoong Bings (8.)
Wing On Terkilen (8.)
$100
Pablle Utilties
$8
Pack Trina (chá)
$4
¡Peak Trame (now)
$38
Star Ferrien
$68
Bge
Y'mat! Ferries.
$254
China Lights (0)
$790
$7.90
8490
·BEST BOSH
$20
21/0
#8
Do.-(new)-
85.20 China Lights (New)
China Lakhts Ris. H.K. Electrics ........ Macao Mackrica ......
$11 Bandakan Lights
Telephone (0%) and Telephones (new) Tractions... Tractions (pl.) Industriais
$14.90 Cald., Maog. (Ord.) 8.
Canton Tom" komeny means,
$12
Cald., Hec. (Pref.) 8.
$177 Came
$6.56 Ropes
Miscellaneous
8211
$6.80
#12
Dairy Farm........ Dairy Farm
Ch. 1 Ebaimer 80.80 Constructiona
Dans Crawforda
: 1
$1
$17+
$51
$21.40
SHOE CO.LTD.
HONGKONG SUPPLIES ALL
KINDS OF FOOTWEAR
INSURANCES
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Tel. No. 27473,
"Resident Secretary,
H..R. WELLB.
TRADING WITH
ENEMY
LONDON, Apr 12 (Reuter)-A Treasury statement calls the at- tention of traders and others to $1.85 the fact that the Trading With The Enemy Regulation will apply
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Constructions
(DOT)
Nanyang Tobacco
$31
*
$2 $9.20
Dinnerw
32
Watsons
本
8101
.. Gori, 4% Loman
·
102
197
A.K. Gori. 24% Lomm
$39
H. Wing O
139
N'hai Wing On van
$14
Vibro Piling
5Ch. G.5% 19966 #Bds,
| Marginans Inv. (Lon) Karsmaan Inv. (H.K.) Wii, Powelle sectionne Shanghai
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49°
661%
$1
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