On demand

On Sterling Notes:-

High Low Close Close Change

1347 12.38 12.35 12.42

24,48 24.30 23.07 24.45 48 up

981 961 967 981 731 721 .723 723

STOCKS

off up

14.80

14.68 14.53 14.75N 22 up

Adams press

Alleghany Steel O.

Close

Closing

Change

Allis Chalmers ...

12.35 N 12.39 N

.04 up

Amer. Can

12,35/38

13.42/42"

.07 up

American Cyanamid B..

12.50/52

12.58/58

.00 up

Amer. & Foreign Power

*12.51/53

·

12.64/04

13 up

Amer & Foreign" $7 pf.

12.50/50 12.61/61

.11 up

amer, Locomotive

12.53/54 12.59

12.64/64 12.83

Amer. Metals Co...... 41

.04 up

Amer. Radiator

Amer. Rolling Mill

Amer. Sting and Ring Co.

Amer. Sugar Renning

Amer. Tel, & Tel

Amer, Tobacco "B"

23.97/97

2445/48

48 up

Amer. Waterworks

23.50/50

23.85/95

.45 up

Anaconda Copper

23.18/19

23.65/85

.47 up

Atchison, T. & 8, Te.

22.85 N

23.30 N

.45 up

Aviation Corp.

Baldwin 'Lecometive

Baltimore & Ohio

Barnsdall Ou

CHICAGO WHEAT.

149 1/2

July

September..

Bank Buying Rate

Now.

23 1/2

Bendix Aviation

961/962 9617961 971/071 962/981

1 off 1 off

Bethlehem Steel

PAGE 10-HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

FINANCE

FOREIGN MARKETS & QUOTATIONS

MONEY AND SEXCHANGE

CLOSING QUOTATIONS

MAY 10, 1941.

On London:-

Telegraphic Transfer. 1/2 7/8 Bank Bus, on demand 1/2 7/9- Credits 4 months' aight.

NEW YORK COMMODITY MARKET

(REUTER'S SERVICE>

NEW YORK, May 10, 1941.

New York Cotton, July New York Rubber, July Chicago Wheat, July Chicago Corn, July New York Hides, June

NEW YORK COTTON

On Shanghai:-

"On demand

440

On Singapore:

May

On demand

52 3/4

July

On Japan:

October

On demand

102 1/2

On India:--

January

Telegraphic

and demand 82 5/8

Transfer.

March

Spot

On New York:

Bank Bills, on demand 24

Credlis, 60 days' sight 24'3/4

45

Bank Bills, on demand Nonl Credita 4 months sight Nom.

On Batavia:~~

On demand.....

On Paris:

On Balgon:---

On demand

On Manila:

On demand

On Bangkok:--

104

December

Prev. Today's

Totales Friday:-318,900 balee,

The last trading day for May cotton is May 16.

NEW YORK RUBBER

May.....

July (New contract) September (

December

}

Total sales or the day:-1,080 tons. The last trading day for May rubber is May 27.

מט 11.

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

QUOTATION

'(REUTER'S" SERVICE)

MAY 11, 1941.

Last Sale

MONDAY, MAY 12, 1941.

BANKS

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI THE CHARTERED BANK OF

BANKING CORPORATION

ست

Authorised Capital....... 850,000,000

INDIA, AUSTRALIÄ.

AND CHINA

Issued & Fully Paid-Up 890,000,000 Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1860

Reserve Funds:

Sterling

£8,500,000 Paid-Up Capital H.K. Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of

Proprietors

$20,000,000

....£3,000,£*** *............£3,000, Recurve Liability of Pro-

Prietors.....

....£3,000,00% HEAD OFFICE: LONDON:

Head Office:-HONG KONG

Hon. Mr. T. E. Pearce, Hon. Mr. A. L Shields, Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,

Chief Manager.

Branches:

Johare Rangoon

38, Bishopsgate E.C.P. Sup-Agencies In Landon:

117/122, Leadenhall Street, E.C.a West End Branch: 14/16, Cockapur Street 8.W

Manchester Branch:

52, Mosley Street, Manchestër, 1

AGENCIES AND BLANCHES-

ALOR STAR AMRITSAR

BANGIOK

BATAVIA

BOMBAY 1. CALCUTTA

AGENCIES:

FAIR POE CANTON

110

MANGOON

BONA KUNG - PINANG

ILOILO

IPOM

TARAOD: FLANG

KOM KUALA

BALGON KIRIMDAN SEANGHA SINGAPORE SITIAWAN

SOURARITA

TAIPING

LUMPUR KUCHING

TIENTŠIN

CAWNPORA

MADRAN

TONGKAK

MANILA

(Bhuket)

XIDAN

TRINGTAL

NEW YORK

YOKOHAMA

STOCKS

May 10

51"

Kennecott Copper

Last Sale

May 10

35

Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass 31....

2

Lockheed Aircraft

231

79

Loew's Inc.

291

36

Martin, Glen L.

Bourd of Directors: Hoo, Mr. J. J. Paterson,

281

5/8*

Montgomery Ward.

Chairman.

321

18+

National Aviation

71*

W. H. Lock, Esq.

127

| Nat, Dairy Products

Deputy Chairman,

13

17*

National Distillers

J. E. Bousfeld, Esq.,

181

61

Nat, Power & Light

A. H. Compton, Esq.,

149

National Supply Corp.

L J. Davies, Esq.,

61

39++

New York Central

Hi

131

16

Niagara Hudson Power

Mr. S. H. Dodwell, Miskin, Esq.,

21

K. S. Morrison, Esq.,

1501

N. American Aviation

13

654

North American Co.

125

44

Northern Pacific

28

Packard Motors

301

Paramount Pictures

1.18

22

Pennsylvania R.R.

14

| Phillips Petroleum

4

Amoy

251

ទេវ.

Pure Of...

Bangkok

Kobe

Saigon

Batavia

Kowloon

San

35

Radio Corpn. of Am.

37

Bombay

Kusis

Francisco

711

Reading Company,

Com

151

Calcuts

Lumpar

Shanghai

Bliss & Co.

151

Remington Arms Co., Inc.

Canton

London

Singapore

3

Boeing Airplane Co.

14

|Republic Aviation Corp.

Friday's sales:-18,329.00 Obushels.

CHICAGO CORN'

34

Chefoo

Lyon:

Sourabaya

Borg-Warner

164

Republic Stesi

18

Colombo

Malacca

Sungel

Briggs Mfg.

194

Reynold Tober. "B".

29

Dairen

Mauila

July

721/721

September

734/734

722/721 -1731/731

# up unch,

Budd Mfacturing Corp.

4

Schenley Distillera ......

16

Foochow

Muar

Patani Swatow

Canadian Pacific R'way

32

Shell Union Oil.

141-

Haiphong

Bankow

Celanese ...

21

Socony-Vacunum Ol.....

91

Harbin

NEW YORK RIDES

Chesapeake & Ohio

371

Southern Pacific

123

Iloilo

June

14.53/53

September

14.89/70

14.75 N 14.94/04

.22 up

Chrysler Corpa,

581

Southern Rly $5 pfd.

25+

Ipoh

Penang

25 up

Columbia Gas & Elec.

21

Spicer Manufacturing Co

Commercial Credit Co.

24

Standard Brands ....

51

Total sales for the day--174 lots.

Com, & Bouthern (Ord.) ...

Stand Gas Elec.

1

Consolidated Edison

184

Standard Oil of NJ.

364

Consolidated on

6

Studebaker Com.

51

7.94 N

Closed

Copperweld Steel

14

Swift International

181

Gurting Wright" (C.)

81

Wechnicolor

72+

Douglas Aircraft

83

Texas Corpn.

,381

"

Du Pont de Nemours

141

Trans-America Co.

41

2.50b/5la 250b/5la 2,530/55a 2.53b/640

meh. unch.

Eagle Picher Lead.........

8

20th Cent. Fox,

54

Mee. Autolite

271

Union Bag & Paper Corp. 11

Elec Bond & Share

21

Union Pacife

311

Elec. Bend Share $5 pt.

57*

United Aircraft

391

Elec. Bond & Share $6 pt.

821

United Airlines Trans

91

Elec. Power & Light #7 pf. Elatkote

331*

United Corpn.

11/15

124

July

82b/.82)e

.84b/.84a

02 1

United Corpn. 33 cum pi.

211

||

Gen. Electric

29

United Gas Improvement

67

Gen. Motors...

40

UB. Rubber

231

Gen. Rallway Signal

13

V.8. Steel

Gen. Tire & Rubber

101*

Vanadium

"

July

11:55b/83a 11.55b/83a

unch.

Goodrich (BF.) ......

121

Vulter Aircraft

NEW YORK COTTONSEED OIL

July

Goodyear Tire & Co.

17"

Walworth Co.

Great Northern Iron Ore --

14

Warner Bros. Pict.

(Johor) Tientsin Mukden Tokyo

New York Taingtao

Yokohama Peiping

COLOMBO

DECEI HAIPHONG KAMBURG HANKOW

PRIPING

(Peking)

FoRL.ON EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.

CORBENT Accounts opened and FIND DEPOSITA received for Qu Year or aborter periods in Local or Other Currencies at rates which will be quoted on application.

SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in » Local Currency and Sterling with CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened interest allowed at rates cotainable in Local Currency and FIXED DE-on application. POSITS received for one year or The Bauk's Head Office in London shorter periods in Local and Other undertakes Executor and Trustee Currencies on terms which will be business, and claims recovery of

quoted on application.

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES of various sizes to let.

TRUSTEE and EXECUTOR business undertaken.

Hongkong, 26th February, »1941.

HONGKONG SAVINGS

BANK

The Business of the above Bank

is conducted by the BONGKONG |

Britiah Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained at any" of the Agencies and-Branches.

W. H. EVANS THOMAS,

Manager.

BANK OF EAST ASIA. LIMITED

SHANGHAI BANKING COR-Authorised Capital.....$10,000,000.00

PORATION Rules may be obtain-Paid-Up Capital

ed on application.

For the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION.

3,596,600.00

Reserve and Undivided

Profits 2,083,281,50

10.47/50

10.60b/62a

13 up

Great Northern Rly, pfd.

27

Westinghouse Elec.

Great Western Sugar

23

Woodward Iron Cor.

Int Nickel

25

Chase National Bank

291*

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager. Hong Kong. 25th Feb., 1939.

'

6.75/77

9,87b

.12 up

Inter. Paper & Power

141

National City Bank"

25/*

#

Int, Tel. Tel

21*

Libby. Monell & Libby

John man

59

THE CHASE BANK

,03 up

"

DOW JONES AVERAGE

· 1940/41

34-3/4 unquated 4.03-1/4

High Low Dow Jones Averages 10 11184 30. Industrials

May.,11, 1941. May. 9. High Low Close 116.46 117.69-116,53-117,54

3

Change

1.08 up

"

32.67 29.15 20 Rails

26.45 17.31 20 02.19 83.06 40 Bonds 68.03 48.74 11

Utilities

Commodity Index

29,01 17.31 91.93 €6.C3.

29.33 29.04 · 29.31

,30 up

17.41 17.35 17.41

.10 up

92.05

.19 up

88.11

08 up

Bar Silver per os

Market Report

FROM ROZÀ BROS.

Saturday, May 10. Suver" prices

unchanged yesterday, the quotations remain- ing at 23.1 for both Ready and

were

Forward. Silver "advices reported

a steady market. American Silver NEW YORK COCOA

was quoted at 34.3/4 for Spot.

The London/New York cross- rate was quoted at 402.1/2. New York/London was quoted at 403. 1/4

Quiet

MARKET

STERLING » There were sellers at 1/3 up to July. buyers at 1/3.1/32 for any delivery.

..

U. S. DOLLARS

A small business was done at 24.7/16 for near delivery. The mar- ket closed with sellers at 24.3/8 for near and forward with small buyers at 24.7/16 for Cash.

SHANGHAI DOLLARS Business, was done early in the morning at 457.1/4, 457, 456.1/2

September

The last trading day for May cocos is May 22,

NEW YORK SUGAR NO. 3

May... July

Volume of business done:-77 lots. The last trading day for No. 3 Sugar is May 23. NEW YORK SUGAR NO. 4

Volume of business done:-137 lots.

NEW YORK COPPER FUTURES

NEW YORK LARD

September

September

7.54b/58a7,57b/58a

The First Notice Day for September black pepper is Aug. 20 and last trading day is September 23.

N.Y. Official Silver N.Y.-London Cross Rate

and 456. Towards the close bus-NEW YORK BLACK PEPPER ness was done again at 456.172. The market closed with sellers at 468.1/4, buyers probably at 456.3/4. SHANGHAI MARKET Sterling, opened with sellers at rose to 3.19/64. 3.8/32 and then At the close the market "was 2 shade lower at 3.9/32 sellers for Spot. U.3. Dollars opened with sellers at 5.3/8 and closed a 'shade lower at 5.11/32 for Spot.

.

Shanghai Exchange

il

Shanghai, May 10 (Reuter).

Official T.T.-Lates

Opening

0/3-1/8 5-1/8

1/pening Closing

*LONDON STOCK

EXCHANGE

(REUTER'S SERVICE)

London, May 9.

The following quotations are the middle prices at the close of the market in London. All quotations are subject to confirmation and no responsibility is assumed for aITON in transmission.

The Central Bank of China's 1925 (Vickers) rate on London at 10 am: today | Chin. Imperial Rly 5% was 1/2-1/2d,

4.03-1/4

H.K. Stock Exchange

Saturday, May 10. BUYERS

Bank of East Asia, $70.50. HK. Fire Ins. X.D., $175. Providents, $4.86,

Hotels, $2,85,

Landa, $30.75.

Realties, $2.70.

Macao Electrics, $18.50. Ropes, 38:10.

Entertainments $6,25,

SELLERS

HONGKONG-FUKIEN REMITTANCES

With the exception of Foocbow. Changlo and Futsing, remittances

Business Done:-380,000 shares

LONDON METALS

EXCHANGE

London, May 9 (Reuter). Til Standard. Cash, Middle

between Hongkong and districts in Price, £288-3/4. south, north and west Fuklen Tin Standard, 3 months, Middle through the Fukien Provincial Price, 2267-3/8. Bank are as usual, the Bank an- nounced today.

Market quiet. Ministry's price £271-1/2"

BROKERS

LOANS

New Yorw, May 8 (Reuter). Loans on securities to brakers in New York:-

Remittances between Hongkong and, Foochow, Changlo and Futsing have been disrupted since the fall. of the cities into Japanese hands.

Although Changlo and Futsing have now been recovered" by the Chinese. remittances there are WK.-ended WK.-ended WK -endea still impossible in view of their 2/5/10 1/5/41 8/5/41 propinquity to the fighting area. $478,000,000 $330,000,000 $317,000,000

15, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL

HEAD OFFICE: ..

18, PINE STRIIT.

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

Head Office:-HONG KONG No. 10 Des Voeux Road, Contral

Board of Director,

HON. SIR SHOrson Crow, Chairman LiKoon Chan, Esq. Li Lan Sang, Bag. P. K. Kwok, Esq. Wong Yan Tong, E. Fung Ping Wab Eq. Wong Chu Son, Esq. Chan Ching Shuk, Esq.

KAN TONG PO, Esq., Chief Manager HON. MR. LI Tax Fouo, Manager,

Magn

Branches and Agencies:

Kowloon Panteg

starix

Loudon Manil

Bocoba

Hatpan

Hechow Armrlnln

Melbouras

Noguc Sew York

Paris

singapore Kargoon Bourabaya binigon Saxtow Ban Fran. Byday

FEUCOGYO

Gago

Seattle

Semarang L'elping Shang

This Bank is entirely owned by chauge business transacted. Loans Every description of Banking and

THE

CHABE NATIONAL BANK, NEW YORK, with Resources of over U.8.33,800,000,000.

D. L. BALLANTYNE,

Manager,

WANT-ADS Cheap!

ARE:

INDO-CHINA

STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY LTD.

London

New York

Japan

21-3/4

India

17-1/4

£

Paris

nominal

Hongkong

20-3/4

War Loan, 31% (Red,

after 1962)

1037

Sterling

Defence Loan, 3%

1014

Sellers

Canton-Kloon Rly. 5%

9

Chinese 41% Gold Lan

Providents, $4.95

Sport

0/3-9/32

0/3-9/32

1898 (Brit. Isuel

39

May

0/3-9/32

0/3-9/32

Realties, $2.90,

Chinese 5% Gold Bonds,

June

0/3-9/32

0/3-9/32

Trams, $16.

1925/41

38

Electrics "Rts." $12,25.

U.S., DollarS

Ini. 41% Anglo-French

Spot

$5-11/32

$5-11/32

Loan, 1808

40

SALES

May

5-11/32

5-11/92

Chinese 5% Orlap Loan.

June......

5-11/32

5-11/32

1912

201

•Providente, $4.00.

Market:-Quiet,

Silver Duty Bate

Chinese 5% Reork, Loan,

1913 (Lan. Is) Chinese 8% Ster. Notes.

Electrics "Rts."

28)

7-9

Chinese Eng. & Mining

Loan

48

(bearer) ra

12/6

The Equalisation rate was 24 pôt-cente

Honan Rly 8%

12

Chosen Corporation

4/-

Hukuang. Rly 6%, 1911,

Mercantile Bank of In-

to

(LP. N/Y Issue)

13

dia. £5, "G".

111

Hukuang Rly, 5%, 1911

Pekin Syndicate

1/

German Issue).

11

8'hal Elec, Constr. Co.

18/-

Lung Tsing & U. Hai "

B'hal Waterworks "A"

*15

Rly. 5% 1913

Union Insurance

22

S'hai-N'King Rly. 5%...

14:

Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%

(Brit. Stpd.).

10

Tientsin-Pukow Rły, 5%

(German Stpd.) Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%

Brit. 6tpd. Supl. Loan 10 Tientsin-Pukow Rly."5%

.10

(Ger. Stpd. Supl, Loan) Jap. 8% Ster, Loan, 1924 Ger, 7% Intl. Loan, 1924 5

10

Gala Kalumpang Rubber 15/- Lon, Mid, & Scot., Rly. 129 Great Western Rly... 331 National Bank of India 304 B-A. Tob (bearer)... 87/6 Dunlop Rubber .............

34/- Bristol Aeroplane........ .00/1 Imperial Chemical Ind. 30/8 United Steel

22/3.

19ƒ-22

Woolworths

47/6

For further particulars

please apply to-

Offtake 100 bars. Chartered Bank.....

81

ELK. & 8'bal Bank (Ldn

Maruman Investments 6/3 Western Holdings: Sub-Nigel

10/0

142/0

62-11

Reg. 1

711

Thell Tran

Trad.

62-11

H.K. & Shal Bank (Col

40/71

02-12

761

India Rupee Paper

Bombay May 10 (Reuter).

·Govt. 34% Rupec. 95-07-0,

Calcut Exchange.......

Calcutta, May 10 (Reuter). 77 on Japan, 81-1/2

SILVER MARKET

BOMBAY SILVER

Bombay, May 10 (Reuter). Market-Steady.

Indian Mint Silver

May 21 Settlement June 20 Bettlement

Ready

(bearer).

pia- .

Operating Services for Cargo add Passengers

SWATOW, SHANGHAI, TSINGTAU, CHEFOO"

and TIENTSIN

KOBE and OSÄKA

SINGAPORE, PENANG and CALCUTTA SANDAKAN

...HAIPHONG

i

All steamers berth alongside the Roosevelt Terminal in the French Concession at Shanghai, where passengers and cargo are landed.

JARDINE MATHESON&Co., TELEPHONE ZOZILA GENERAL MANAGERS

grauted on approved securities.

Current Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposite re- ceived for one year or shorter periods in Local and Foreign Car- rencies ou terms which will be quoted cu application.

SAP

KPUSIT BOXES TO LET.

KAN TONG PO,

Chief Manager.

BANK OF . CHINA

Specially Chartered 'by' THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT

OF CHINA AS" AN" " INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE

BANK

PAID-UP CAPITAL $40,000,000.00. ・・・ (Branches" All Over China)

Owing to our numerous Branches in China and connections in the principal Commercial Centres of the World, we are able to extend to our Clients special facilities for Domestic and Foreign Banking and Exchange.

Head

Office: BHANGHAI Hong Kong Branch:- 4, QUEEN'S ROAD, C.

South China Offices. [

KONGMOON fi TOISHAN KINGCHOW

CANTON

SWATOW

SHLUCHOW

We also handle the issue of Bonds and other Public Funds of the Chinees Government both at Home and Abroad.

SHOUJ. QHEN,

Manager.

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