High Low Close Close Change
10.30 10.25 10.25 10.29 21.28 21.00 20.66 21.15 . 783 781 79
up
791
up
601
621
1 up
12,65
21 up
Adams Expresa
Close
Opening
Closing
Change
Alleghany Steel (b.
10.25/25
10.29/28
10.29/29
Allis Chalmers
10,21/21
10,26/25
10.28/23
07...ир
aluminium Ltd,
10.07/07
10,12/11
10,15/15
08 up
Amer. Can...
9.68/60
8.69/69
9.08,68
,02 up
American Cyanamid B,
9.63/62
9.61, N 10.76
0.666/87a 9.66/68
9.66/68
up
Amer. & Foreign Power
9.84 N 10,80
03 up
Arner & Foreign $i pi.
04 up
Amer. Locomotive
Amer, Metals Co,
Bank Bills, on demand 24 1/4" Credlis, 8C days' sight 25
The first notice day for March Cotton is 25/2/41 and last day is 14/3/41
Amer. Radiator
Amer. Rolling Mill
Amer, 8ting and Ring Co.
45 1/3
105
Da Manila:-
48. 1 2
149 1/2 May
Bank Bills, on demand Fom
Credits 4 months' sight. Nom."
On Saigon:-
On demand
On demand
On Bangkok:-..
On demand
Ca Sterling Notes:-
July (New contract)
September ( > ... 19.90/90
Total sales-unreceived.
NEW YORK RUBBER
March
Amer, Sugar Refining
May
20.66/36 20.57b/60& 20.05b
20.05b
20,75b
21.15/15 20.71b/90a 21,03/04 20.17b/35a20.40/40 20.27/27
49. up
Amer. Tel, & Tel
PAGE 12-HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
FINANCE
FOREIGN MARKETS & QUOTATIONS
MONEY AND EXCHANGE
CLOSING QUOTATIONS FEBRUARY 20, 1911."
Da London:-
Telegraphic Transfer. 1/8 7/1 Bank Bills, on demand 1/2 7/8 Credits 4 months' sight
On Shanghai:
On Japan:-
NEW YORK COMMODITY MARKET
(REUTER'S SERVICE)
NEW YORK, Feb. 19, 1941.
New York Cotton, March New York Rubber, March Chicago Wheat, May Chicago Corn, May New York Hides March NEW YORK COTTON
On demand
420
On Singapore:—
March
On demand
52 3/4
May
July
On demand
109 1/2
October
On India:-
December
Telegraphic
Transfer.
88 1/2
January
-and demand
Spot
On New York:----
On Batavia:-
On-demand
On Paris:-
Prev. Today's
60 611 1265 12.40 12.44
Total sales Tuesday:—45,800 bajos.
קש 49.
14 up
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
STOCKS
QUOTATION
(REUTER'S SERVICE)
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1941.
BANKS
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI THE CHARTERED BANK OF
BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital... $50,000,000
INDIA, AUSTRALIA
AND CHINA
Issued & Fully Paid-Up 890,000,000 Incorporated by Royal Charter, 185
Reserve Funda:
Paid-Up Capital £6,500,000 Reserva Fuad
Sterling
....£3,000,obo ..£3,000,008
41
H.K. Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Liability of Pro- Reserve Liability of
prietors.....
...£3,000,000 Proprietors
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON:
35, Bishopsgate E.0.2. Sub-Agencies In London:
117/122, Leadenhall Street, E.Č.a
West End Branch: 14/16, Cookspur Street, 8.W ] Manchester Branch: $2, Mosley Street, Manchester, $. AGENCIES AND BRANCHES
EONR TONG PENANG
ALOR STAN
FEBRUARY 20, 1941.
Last Sale
STOCKS
Last Sale
$20,000,000
Feb. 19
Feb. 19
Loft Incorperated ....
Head Oface:-HONG KONG
20
Mack Truck Inc.
281
Martin, Glen L
231
71*
McKesson & Robbins, pra, 244
83
Montgomery Ward
351
32
Mtain City Copper, Co.
National Aviation
Board of Directora: Bon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,
Chairman. W. H. Lock, Esq.,
Deputy Chairman.
15
Nat, Dairy Products
134
123
National Distillers
16
Natonal Lead
J. K. Bousfield, Esq., A. H. Compton, Esq., L. J. Davies, Esq.,
5
Na, Fower & Light
loa. Mr. S. H. Dodwell,
AMBITBAN
137
National Supply Corp.
G. Miskin, Esq.,
BANGKOK
381
New York Central
12
K. S. Morrison, Esq.,
BATAVIA
Niagara Hudson Power
27
Hoa. Mr. T. E. Pearce,
BOMBAY
TLANO
1564
N. American Aviation
121
.46 up
Acer, Tobacco "8"
North American Co.
15
35 up
Amer, Waterworks
54
Northern Pacióc
54
37 up
Anaconda Copper
22+
Owens-Illinois Glass Co.
401
Hon. Mr. A. L Shields, Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,
Chief Manager.
ÜLITE STUKET KUALA.
CANTON
DAWNPORN
CALOUTTA
AGENCIES:
KOBE
FAIRLIN PLACE
ILOILO ІРОН
BANGOON
BAIGON
SIZIMBAN
CARAOHI
SHANGBAN
SINGAPOR
NITIAWAN
SOURABAYA
LUMPUR
TAIRING
KUCHING-
TIENTSIN
Atthism, T. & 8 Fe.
214
Pacific Gas & Elec
261
Aviation Corp.
Packard Motors
Amoy
Branches: Johore
(CHICAGO WHEAT:
Baldwin Lecometive
141
Pan-American Airways
Bangkok
Kobe
Rangoon Saigon
Baltimore & Ohlo
79/79)
791/791
July
749/741
743/74)
791/791 75/75
. üp i up
Paramount Pictures
Batavia
Kowloon San
Barber Asphalt Co. Bernsdall Oil
Bb
Pennsylvania R.R.
Bombay
Kuala
Francisco
Calcutta Lumpur Shanghai
Bank Buying Rate
Now.
September
748/748
751/75+
UD
Philadelphia Read, Coal
227
Bendix Aviation
334
Canton
Phillips Petroleum
Bar Silver per oz.
23.3/8
Tuesday's sales:-9.445,000 bushels,
Bethlehem Steel
743
Chefoo
Lyons "Sourabaya
Publla Service of NJ.
L'olombo
Malacca
Buss & Co,
131
Sungei
CHICAGO CORN
May
July
September
587:59
being 23.3/8 for And Forward
12,44/44 12.43/43
Total sales for the day:-158 contracts.
was NEW YORK COCOA
crcss
March May
6.62 N 5.89 N
NEW YORK SUGAR NO. 3;
MARKET
March May
2.606/07a
2.12b/133
March May".
March
Market Repor
FROM ROZA BROS.
Thursday, Feb 20.
Silver prices rose 1/18 yesterday
for both "deliveries, the quotations NEW YORK HIDES
both Ready March Silver advices re- June ported the market as being quiet. Offerings, were small. Buyers were Batisfied. American Elver
quoted at 34.3/4 for Spot.
The London/New York rate was quoted at 4021/2. New York/Londen was quoted at 402.-
3/4
Quiet.
STERLING
There were sellers at 1/3 Feb- ruary-April, buyers at 1/31/32 for
Cash.
U. S. DOLLARS Some business was reported at The market 24.9/16 for Cash. closed at 1 p.m. with sellers at 241/2 for Cash, buyers at 24.5/8 for Cash.
SILANGHAI DOLLARS
Volume of business done:-265 Jots. NEW YORK SUGAR NO. 4
Volume of business done:-60 lots.
The first notice day for March is 17/2 and last day is 28/2, NEW YORK COPPER FUTURES
Early morning some busness was July
arranged at 435.1/2 and also 434.-NY. Ofcial Silver
34-3.4
1/2 and 433. The market closed NY-London Cross Rate 4.03
with sellers at 433.1/2 buyers at
434.1/2.
SHANGHAI MARKET Sellers of Sterling for Spot were quoted at the opening at 3.27/64. Last advices reported sellers at 3.29/84 for Spot. U. 8. Dollars) sellers
for Spot at 55/8. Last! advices reported sellers at 5.21/32 for Spot.
AFTERNOON MARKET
LONDON STOCK
EXCHANGE
(REUTER'S 'SERVICE)
London, Feb. 19.
The following quotations are the middle prices at the close of the The marke was quiet for Ster-market in London. All quotations US Dollars were a shade are subject to confirmation and no responsibility is assumed for errors in transmission.
ling. easier.
STERLING There were sellers at 1/3-Feb- ruary/April, buyers at 1/3:1/32, for Cash.
War Loan, 3% (Red
after 1952) Defence Loan, 3% Canton-Kloon Rly. 5% Chinese 4% Gold Loan
1898 (Brit. Issue)
U. S. DOLLARS The market opened with sellers at 24.1/2 resulting in some bust nes at 24.1/2. At the dose there were sellers at 24.7/16 and pos- sible buyers at 24.1/2 for Cash. Chinese 5% Gold Bonds.
SHANGHAI DOLIARS
1925/41
There were sellers in the after-Chin. 41% Anglo-French
noon
Loan, 1908 at 433.1/2. The market closed with sellers at 1321/2 for Chinese 5% Crisp Loan. Spot...
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA STATEMENT
Calcutta. Feb. 19 (Reuter).
Feb. 7 Feb. 14 Notes in circulation (including Notes held in the Back- ing Department).. 26,505 26,518 Rupee Coin and Bul-
lion in India
3,052 3,085 Gold Coin and Bul-
lion in India
4.441 4.441 Securities
Government,
4,960 4,960 Securities
(Indian
(British Government) 14,050 14,050 (Figures in Lakhs of Rupean).
"SILVER MARKET
LONDON SILVER.
Inter. Paper & Power Int. Tel, & Tel. Johnsman
Kennecott Copper Libbey-Owens-Ford
Lockheed Aircraft Loew's Inc.
Pullman Inc........
Usiren
Boeing Airplane Co.
14
Fure Oil
Foochow
Manila Muar
Patani Swatow
.804/600 601/601
611/611
13 up
Borg-Warner. ....
172
592/592 601/601
601/601
1 up
Briggs Mig..
204
Radio Corpn. of Am.
4
Haiphong
Reading Company,
Com
Backow
80/60
it up
Budd M'facturing Corp.
Canadian Pacific R'way
31
Remington Arons Co., Inc.
Harbin
42*
Iloilo
| Republic - Aviation, Corp.....
31
Case, JI
Republic Steel
174
1235b/50a 12.48/48
12.65/65 12.72/74
21 up
Celanese
22
.29 up
Chesapeake & Ohio
39
Révere Corp.
Chrysler Corpn.
34
Reynold Tobac. "B"
32
Columbia Gas & Elec, ......
37
Bafeway Stores
371
Schenley Distillers ·
Commercial Credit Co....
Sears Roebuck
891
Com, & Southern (Ord.") ...
"5.63b/65a
5.70/70
5.65/66 5.73"N
14 up 1,04
Consolidated Edison
201
Shell Union Oil
107
quoted on application.
Secony-Vacúnum Qu
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
up
Consolidated Oll
Southern Pactic
8
various sizes to let.
Continental Can
Southern Rly $5 pfd.
TRUSTEE and
Continental Of
17)
2,08b/092 2.13b/146
,02 up
Copperweld Steel
141
spler Manufacturing Co. 314*
business undertaken.
London Singapore
(Jobore) Tientsin Mukden Tokyo New York Tsingtao Peiping Yokohama
Ipoh Penang
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened
in Local Currency and FIXED DE- POSITS received for one year or
MIDAN NEW YORK PEIPING
(Peking)
ТОМСКАЯ
(Bhuket) TSINGTA ΤΟΚΟΠΑΝΑ
FOREIGN EXCHANGI and Ganersi Banking Business transacted.
CORREST ACCOUNTS opened. and FIXED DEPORITE received for One Year or shorter periods in Local of Other Currencies at rates which will be quoted op application.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened i Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rates obtainable on application.
The Bank's Head Office in London
shorter periods in Local and Other undertakes Executor and Trustee Currencies on terms which will be business, and claima recovery of
British Income Tax overpaid, on
of terms which may be ascertained at
any of the Agencies and Branches.
R. A. CAMIDGE,
Manager.
EXECUTOR
MADRAN
CKBU COLOMBO
MANILA
DELAI
HAIPHONG
HAMBURG HANKOW
.01 up
Curtiss Wright (0)
7#
Standard Branda. ...
Curtin Wright “A”
Deere & Co.
Distillers Corpn. Seagrams
.68b/.69a · unquoted 71fb/.721a71b/.73a
.68b/6912 72b;.72ja
Douglas Aircraft
Du Pont de Nemours
.00 up
Eagle Picher Lead
Eaton Mfg. Co.
Elec. Autolite ......
Elec Bond & Share
Elec. Bond & Share $5 pi..
11.55b/58a 11,500/55a 11.42b/50a 11,40b/50a
11.55b/60a 11.44b/50 34-3/4 4.02-3/4
unch. :,42 up
Elec, Bond & Share $6 pr.
'Elec. Power &z Light 57 pf.
Flintkote
Gen. American Trans.
Gen. Electric
Gen Motors.
Gen. Railway Signal
Gen. Tire & Rubber
Glidden Co. ........
Goodrich (B.F.)
Goodrich $5 pf.
Goodyear Tire & Co.
"
Great Northern Iron Ore.
Great Northern Aly, pfd.
Great Western. Sugar
Greyhound Corpn.
Hercules Powder Co.
Homestake Mining
11
Int Nickel
£
Forward, 23-3/Bd.
BOMBAY SILVER
Bombay, Feb. 19 (Reuter).
Market-Quiet. Offtake 100 bars,
Indian Mint Silver"
1340/41
DOW JONES AVERAGE
High Low Dow Jones Averages Feb. 18, 182.80 111.84 30 Industrials
Rails 32.67 22.15 20 26.45 18.03 20 Utilities 92.19 83.08 40 84.07 48.47 11
118.89
20.75
18.00
Bonds
89.84
Commodity Index
8.93
الله
Feb. 20, 1941.
High Low Close 11-71-117.43 117,94 26.09 26.42 26.66 18.98 18.78 18.81
89.56
29*
Change
1,04 off
.19 off
19 off
.28 off 55.40 .57 up
Business Done:-470,000 abares
HONGKONG SAVINGS
BANK
M
The Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING COR PORATION. Rules may be obtain- ed on application.
For the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION:
7. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 25th Feb., 1830.
BANK OF EAST ASIA,
.LIMITED
Authorised Capital...$10,000,000.00 Paid-Up "Capital 5,583,600,00 Reserve and Undivided
Profils
..2,983,261,50
Head Office:-HONG KONG No. 10 Des Voeux Road, Central
Board of Director,
15, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL HON. SIE SHOUSON CHÓW, Chairman
HEAD OFFICE:
18, PINE STREET.
NEW YORK. An American Bank offering com- plete Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world. Interest Rates on Application.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
This Bank is entirely owned by THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK, New YORK, with Resources of
4.
over". U.S.$3,800,000,000.
D. L. BALLANTYNE,
Manager.
A Job Ajob?
WANT ADS
INDO-CHINA
63-02 STEAM
Li Koon Chun, Esq. P. K. Kwok, Esq. Wong Yun Tong, Esq. Chan Chany Shuk, Esq.
Li Lan Sang, beg. Wong Chu Joa, Esq. Fung Ping Wah Esq.
KAN TONG Po, Esq., Chief Manager Hox. ME. LI TE FONG, Manager
Branches and Agencies:
Ampy
Batavia
aque
Kowlooz London
Panang Singaporu tangoon Bourabaya Sugod amstow
Melbourne Bad Fran. Ɛydany Sagusaks
deco tion tela
New York. Beattie Удпорктер Parle
edpiso
Semarang
Shangha
Every description of Baaking and Exchange business transacted. Loans granted on approved securitica,
Current Accounts opened in Locs! Currency and Fixed Deposits re ceived for one year or shorter periods in Local and Foreign 'Chr- rencies
terms
which will be
ỦA
quoted on application.
SAFE CEPOSIT Boxes To Laz
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager.
BANK OF CHINA
Specially Chartered by THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OF CHINA AS AN INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE :
BANK
NAVIGATION COMPANY LTD PAID-UP CAPITAL $40,000,000.0
103-7/16
1011 13
44
42 to 47
45
!
1912
28
SHANGHAI MARKET - Opened with sellers of Sterling
Chinese 5% Reorg. Loan,
1913 (Ldn. Ia)
24
Spot.
.
at 3.29/ 4 and closed a shade Chinese 8% Ster. Notes,
1925 (Vicken) steadier with sellers at $15/32 for Bpot. U. &. Dollars opened with Chin Imperial Rly. 5%
eelers at 3.15/32 and last advices indicated sellers at $11/18 for Honan Rly 5%
Shanghai Exchange
Shanghai, Feb. 20 (Reuter),
Official TT. Rais
London, Feb. 19 (Reuter). Silver Small bear covering de- mand.
offering. Little
Market quiet. In the afternoon, the mar- ket was quiet, with buyers satis- fled.
10
Spot, 23-3/8a.
11
LOST
47.
16
Aukuang Rly, 5%, 1911...
(LF. N/Y Isue)
15
Hukuang Rly. 5%, 1911
German Issue)
13
Ready
Lang Tsing ›&. U. Hai
Mar. 25 Settlement
Riy, 5% 1913
14
Apr. 22 Settlement
82-15 63-00
Opening
S'hai-N'King Rly. 5%
16
London
New York
Japan'
0/3-3/8
Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%
5-1/2 22-3/8
(Brit. Stpd.)
15
India
18-3/4
Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%
(German 8tpd.) ....
B'hai Elec. Constr, Co.
15
Paris
nominal
Hongkong .....
.....: 22-3/8
Silver Duty Rale
The Central Bank of China's
Tientsin-Pukos Rly. 5%
(Brit. Stpd. Supl. Loan) 15 Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5% (Ger.Stpd. Supl. Loan)
15
rate on London at 10 am. today Jap. 6% Ster. Loan, 1924 was 1/2-1/20.
The Equalisation rate" was 24 Chartered Bank ..... per cent
Calcutta Exchaner
22
¡Ger. 7% Intl. Loan, 1924 "6
15/- Bhai Waterworks "a"... 18-1/2 Untun Insurance
20 Gulä Kalumpong Rubber 15/73 Lon MC & Scot, Fly. 13. Great Western Rly...... National Bank of India 321 B.-A. Tob (bearer)
36
Dunlop Rubber
32/9
H.K. & Shai Bank (Ldn.
Reg.)
Bristol Aeroplane
10/74
12
Imperial Chemical. Ind. 20/14
All steamers berth alongside the Roosevelt Terminal în the French Concassion at Shangbai, where passengers and cargo are landed.
A.K. & Bhai Bank (Col
United Steel ...
21/9
Calcutta, Feb. 19 (Reuter).
Reg)
17
Woolworths......
52
T.T. on Japan, 81-1/4
Chinese Eng & Mining
(bearer)
Marardan Investments
18/-
Chosen Corporation
4/M
"Western Holdings ........ Bud-Nigel
1/3 9/9
For farther particulara
please apply to-- --
148/3
India Rupee Paper
Bombay, Feb. 19 (Reuter). Govt. 31% Rupee, 84-14-0.
Mercantile Bank of In
dia. £5. "0"... Pekin Syndicate
Chell. Trans.
Trad...
11-1/8 1/8
(bearer) tezkeresk 40
bid
Operating Services for Cargo and Passengerä
TO-
SWATOW, SHANGHAI, TSINGTAU, CHEFOO
and TIENTSIN
KOBE and OSAKA
SINGAPORE PENANG and CALCUTTA
BANDAKAN
HAIPHONG
(BRANCHES ALL OVER CHINA) Owing to our numerous Branesco, in China and connections in the principal Commercial Centres of the World, we are able to extend to our Clienta special facilities. for Domestic and Foreign Banking and Exchange.
Head Office:-SHANGHAI
* Hong Kong Branch:"
4, QUEEN'S ROAD, 0. South China Offices:
CANTON .
SWATOW
SHIUCHOW
KONGMOON
TOISHAN-K
KINGOHOW
We, sisa handle the issue of Bonds and other Pablo, Funds of the Chinese Government both at Home and Abroad.
SHOU J. CHEN,
Manager.
23
Stand Gas & Elec.
妥
Standard Oil of California
18
164
Standard Ou of N.J
331
64
Stone & Webster
140*
Studebaker Carn
¿
Swift International
81
Technicolor
83*
293
Texas Corpn.
348
27
31
Texes Gulf Sulphur
352
Timken-Axle .....
61
Trans-America Co.
20th Cent. Fox.
Union Bag & Paper Corp.
50
Union Carbide & Carbon
31
Union Pacific
751
THE CHASE BANK
United Aircraft
344
United Airlines Trans
United. Corpn.
United Corpn. $3 cum pí.
United Gas Corpn.
United
172
Gas Improvement US., Industrual Alcohol,
213
13
U.S. Rubber
181
231
DA. Rubber $a pid.
80
US. Smelting
********
1027
UA. Steel
58
87
Vanadium
Vuitee Aircraft
231
Walworth Co
Warner Bros. Pict.
2
Westinghouse Elec.
Woodward Iron Cor.
311
Chase National Bank ......
Сая
35
National City Bank
BARROT ¡zabk
kambar Calcutta
Manila
Kalpboog
Henkow konaluju
201
Libby, Monell & Libby
30%
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