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973
* up 974 741 73} 731 737
STOCKS
up
Adama Express
On Shanghai:-
Olcse ***Closing
Alleghany Steel Co.
Allis Chalmers
"On demand
440
13.18/20
13.20/20
Amer. Can
On Singapore:——
October
*13.34/35
13,32/34..
.02 off
American Cyanand B.
On demand
52 3/4
December
13.38/39
13.40/41
.02 up.
Amer. & Foreign Power
On Japan!—
January
13.38 N
13.39 N
.01.up
Amer & Foreign 37 pf.
On demand
102 1/2
March
13.41/41
13.43/43
01 up
Amer. Locomotive
On India:-
May
Telegraphic
Transfer.
On New York:-
and demand ........
Bank Bills, on demand 24 1/8 Credits, 60 days' sight 24 7/8
On Batavia:-
On demand. 45 1/4
On Paris
Bank Bills, on demand Now. Credits 4 months' sight Nam.
On Saigon:-
On demand
82 5/9
Spot
13,40 N 13.60
13.42/42
.02 up
Amer. Metals Co. ...
13.61
01 up
Amer. Radiator
Total sales Friday:-237.300 bales
Amer. Rolling Mil
Amer. Sting and Ring Co.
NEW YORK RUBBER.
Amer, Sugar Refining
July
(New contract)
23.08/12
22.70, N
38 off
Amer. Tel, & Tel
PAGE 10-HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
FINANCE
FOREIGN MARKETS & QUOTATIONS
MONEY AND EXCHANGE
CLOSING QUOTATIONS
MAY 24. 1941,
Dn London:----
Telegraphic
Transfer.1/9 7/8 Bank Bills, on demand 1/2 7/8 Crèdits 4 months' sight
NEW YORK COMMODITY MARKET
(REUTER'S SERVICE"
NES YORK, May 24, 1941..
New York Cotton, July New York Rubber, July Chicago Whest, July Chicago Corn, July New York Hides, June
NEW YORK COTTON
July
15.00 14.05 14.90N 15.00 .10 up
Change
קט 02.
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
QUOTATION
(REUTER'S SERVICE)
MAY 25, 1941.
STOCKS
MONDAY, MAY 26, 1941.
BANKS
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI THE CHARTERED BANK OF
BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital................. 850,000,000
." -
INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA
Issued & Fully Paid-Up $20,000,000 Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1850
Reserve Funds:
Chairman,
Deputy Chairman.
... Miskin, Esq.,-** E. E. Morrison, Beq., Hon. Mr. T. E. Pearce,
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 38. Bishopsgate E.0.7. Sub-Agencies In London: 117/199. Leadenhall Street: E.C.
West End Branch: 14/18, Cockspur Street, B. W 1 Manchester Branch:
52. Mosley Street, Manchester,
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES
ALUR STAR AMEITBAR
BANGKOK
BATAVIA
BOMBAY
ION XUNG TENANG
Sterling .......
Last Sale
Last Sale
May 24
53
21
Kennecott Copper Libbey-Owens-Ford
May 24
357
£6,500,000 Paid-Up Capital H.E. Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Fund..... Reserve Liability of
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors Proprietor
.$20,000,000
Head Office:-HONG KONG
£3,000,000 £3,000,00
‚£3,000,000
Glass 30
26
Lockheed Aircraft
211
791
Loew's Inc.
281
Board of Directors; Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,
387"
Martin, Gien L
26
1
Montgomery Ward
337
W. H. Lock, Esq.,
17*
National Aviation
11
| Nat, Dairy Producta
13
J. K. Bousfeld, Esq.,
י
171*
National Distillers
192
6.+
Nat, Fower & Light
6
A. H. Compton, Esq., L. J. Davies, Esq.,
131
National Supply Corp.
Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell,
53*
ILOILO
RANGOO
40-
New York Central .........
121
IPOJ
BAIGON
143*
Niagara Hudson Power ...
2$
BLAKKBAN
KARACHI
1501
N. American Aviation
SHANGHAI..
12
'September (
}
.......
22.68/88
22.40/40
28 off
Amer. Tobacco "B"
63
North American Co.
127
December March
{
Y
22.20/20
21.95/95
25 off
Amer. Waterworks
4.
Northern Faride
61
Hoa. Mr. A. L. Shields, Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,
ILANG"
DALOUTTA
SINGAPORE
AGENCIES:
КОВА
SITIAWAN
(
*
21.75 N
21.50/50
.25 off
Anaconda Copper
251
Packard Metors
Chief Manager. FAIRLIN PLACE
CLAVE STREET
KUALA
BOURABAYA
LUMPUX
On demand
On Manila!--
On demand
104 1/2
..... 48 1/4
July
"On Bangkok-
September
149 1/2
On Sterling Notes:-
Bank Buying Rate
Nom.
CHICAGO CORN
July
September
Total sales for the day:-1.200 tons.
The last trading day for May rubber 19 May 27.
CHICAGO WHEAT
Atchison, T. & S. Fe. Aviation Corp. (2) Baldwin Lecometive Baltimore & Opio Barnsdall ou
27
Paramount Pictures"
101
3
Pennsylvania R.R.
232
13
Phillips Petroleum
411
Amay
Branches: Johore
***** 3
Pullman Inc....
278
Bangkok Kobe
Rangoon Saigon
Batavia
Kowloon SAD
91
Pure Oll
91
97/978
973/977
up
Bombay
Kuala
Fraccisco
Bendix Aviation
3+4
Radio Corpn. of Am,
31
984/981-
991/99
tup
Calcutta Lumpor Shanghai
Bethlehem Steel
70
Reading Company, Com
-14:
Canton
London
Friday's sales:-18.598.000 bushels.
Eliss & Co.
.141"
Remington Arms Co., Inc.
44*
Chefoo
Lyons
Boeing Airplane Co.
131
Republic Aviation Corp.
31
Colombo
Malacca
Singapore Bourabaya Sungel
Bar Silver per o... 23 7/16
Marker Report
*FROM ROZA BROS...
Saturday: May 24. "Stiver prices were, not received this morning. American Silver
was quoted at 31.3/4 for Spot.
NEW YORK HIDES
Total sales for the day:-67 lots.
NEW YORK COCOA
September
The London-New York".cross- rate was quoted at 402-1/2. New York-London was quoted at 403-NEW YORK SUGAR NO. 3
1/2
Borg-Warner
104*
Republic Steel
18
Dairen
Manila
734731 743/742
731/731 751b
up
Briggs Mig.
19
Reynold Tobac. "B":
23
Foochow
Muar
Patani Swatow
up.
Budd M'facturing Corp.
37
Schenley Distillers
Haiphong
Canadian Pacific R'way
31
Shell Union Oil
Bankow
14#
Celanese
191
Socony-Vacunam 09
Harbin
9J
New York
Iloilo
June September
14,90 N 15.11/16
15,00/00 15,10/19
10 up'
Chesapeake & Ohio
351
Southern Pacific
Peiping
113
Ipoh
.08 up"
Chrysler Corpn.
581
Southern Rly $5 pid.
231
Columbia Gas & Elec.
24
Spicer Manufacturing Co 28*
Commercial Credit Co. Com, & Southern (Ord.)
223
Standard Brands
5t
5/16
Stand Gas & Elec.
7/16
7.52 N
Closea
Consolidated Edison
171
Standard Öll of NJ.
367
Consolidated Oil
Studebaker Com.
41
Copperweld Steel
13
Swift International
18
quoted on application.
July
MARKET
September
Dull.
2.43/44a 2.16b/472 Volume of business done:-20 lots.
NEW YORK SUGAR NO..4
July
2.43b/44a 2.460/47a
unch.
Curtiss Wright (0.)
17
K'echnicolor
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
unch.
Douglas Aircraft -
Texas Corp.
39
various sizes to let.
Du Pont de Nemours
1431
Trans-America Co.
4
Eagle Ficher Lead -
Elec. Autolite
... 831b/94a844b/.85a Volume of business done:-59 lots.
01 up
mec Bond & Share.
Hec. Band & Share $5 pf.
Elec Bond & Share $6 pt.
NEW YORK COPPER FUTURES
Elec. Power & Light $7-pf.
July .................... 11.75b/95a, 11.75b/94a NEW YORK COTTONSEED OIL
July
unch
Flintkote
Gen. Electric
Gen Motors
10.68b/75a 10.70/10
.02 up
Gen Railway Signal
Gen, Tire & Rubber
Goodrich (B.F.)
10.00b
10.07/07
,07 up
Goodyear Tire & Co.....
Great Northern Iron Ore
Great Northern Rly, pfd,
6.23/23 6.27b/30a
.04 up
Great Western Sugar
Int Nickel
Inter. Paper & Power
NY.-London Cross Rate
34-3/4
4.03-1/2
unquoted. 4.08-1/2
Int. Tel. & Tel. Johnsman
li
1040/41
High
Low Dow Jones Averages 120 111.84 30 Industrials"
32.67 22.15 20. Rails 28.45 18.90 20 Utilities
Bonds
London
New York.
Тарап
India
Paris
Hongkong
Sterling
N
STERLING
There were sellers at 1/3 up to August, buyers at 1/3.1/32. for any delivery..
U. S. DOLLARS
A small business was done dur- ing the early part of the morning at 24.7/16 for Cash. The market closed with small sellers at 24.7/18, buyers at 24.1/2 for any delivery.
SHANGHAI DOLLARS '
A small business was done at 452 for Cash. The market closed with sellers at 451.1/2 buyers probably at 452 for Cush.
SHANGHAI MARKET
There
NEW YORK LARD
September
NEW YORK BLACK PEPPER
September
were sellers of Sterling last for rear delivery at 35/16, and U.S. Dollars at 5.13/32 for Spot.
Stranghai Exchange
Shanghai, May 24 (Reuter).
Official TT Rate
Opening
Rollers
0/3-3/18 5-3/16
22
17-5/8
nominal -21-1/8
pening Closing 6/3-5/16 0/3-5/18 30/3-5/16 0/3-6/16 6/9-5/16 0/3-6/16
The First Notice Day for September black pepper is Aug. 20 and
trading day is September 23.
N.Y. Official Silver
LONDON STOCK
EXCHANGE
(REUTER'S SERVICE)
London, May 23.
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 errors in transmission....
War Loan, 31% (Red,
after 1952)
H.K. Stock Exchange
Saturday, May 24.
BUYERS
HK. Banks, $1,307. Bank of East “Asia, $71. HK. Fire Ins., $176. Indo-Chinas (Pref.), $80. Docks, $14.80.
Providents, $4.90. Hotels, $2.85.
Providents, $5.10. Ropes, $7.
92.10 83.08 40 69.76 48.74 11
TIN-PLATE SUPPLY CONTROL
SYDNEY, May 25 (Reuter) - Restrictions on
of "tin- the use plate, lo order to conserve sup- plies, were announced yesterday by the Minister of Supply, Senator P. A. McBride,
He said that Australia had ac- cepted large orders for canned goods for the A.LF overseas and other Empire forces.
HONGKONG
SHAREBROKERS". ASSOCIATION
Volume of Budness Transacted on Saturday, May 24, 1941.
· SALES
Cements HK, Docks
150 $13.50 ......... 100
14.80
250
The total value is $3,505.00
An order would be made requir-plate as containers for many pur- ing cannister makers to discon- poses without the authority of the tinue printing and cutting tin- Department of Sunply.
BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED
& SHANGHAI BANKING COR- Authorised Capital...$10,000,000.00 PORATION. Rules may be obtain-
For the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, esth. Feb., 1988.
Paid-Up Capital' ..... 5,506,800,00 Reserve and Undivided.
Profits...... ..2,983,231.50
Head Office:-HONG KONG No. 10. Des Voeux Road, Central
Board of Director.
HON. SIE SHOUSON CHOW, Chairman Li Koon Chun, Esq. P. K. Kwok, És
15; QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL Wong Yun Tong, Esq.
HEAD OFFICE:
18, PINE STENT.
NEW YORK. An American Bank offering com-
Chan Ching Shel, Esq.
Li, Lan Sang, Esq.
Fang Ping Wah Esq.
EAN TONG Po, Esq., Chief Manager" HON. MR. LI Tas Foxo, Manager
plete Foreign Banking Service Amay in the principal Markets of the world.
Interest Rates on Application,
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
Branches and Agencies:
Kowloon PeaLag Singapore London. Hangoon Bourabaya
Swatow
Manila
Helbourne San Fran Sydney Nagaaks
Every description of Banking and
This Bank is entirely owned by Exchange business transacted. Loans TEL CHABR NATIONAL BANK, gructed on approved securities.
NEW YORK, with Resources of
over U.S.$3,800,000,000.
D. L. BALLANTYNE,
shorter
Current Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposita rel ceived for one
or your Manager, periods in Local and Foreign Car- rencies од terms which will he quoted on application."
WANT-ADS Cheap!
INDO-CHINA
SAVE DEPOSIT Boxes To LE
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager.
BANK OF CHINA
Specially Chartered by THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT. OF CHINA AS AN INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE'
.BANK
STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY LTD PAID-UP CAPITAL $40,000,000.00
Operating Services for Cargo and Passengers
£
Spol
May
103-9/16.
Lands, $31.
June
Defence Loan, 3%
1018
Realtles, $2.70.
Spot
US. Dollars
$5-13/32
| Janton-K'loon Rly, 5%
9
Trams, $15.80.
$5-13/32
Chinese 44% Gold Lan
Lights (New), $1,25.
May
5-13/32
5-13/32
1898 (Brit. Issue)
38
June......
5-13/32
5-13/32
Market Quiet
Chinese 5% Gold Bonds,
1925/47
Macao Electrica, $18,70. Cements, $13.30.
38
Ropes. $8.70.
Chin, 41% Anglo-French
Loan. 1908
37
SELLEES
Chinese 6% Crisp Loan.
1912
21
Chinese 5% Reorg, Lóan,
1913 (Ldn. 18)
29
SALES
Chinese 8% Ster. Notes..
1925 (Vickers)
HK. Banks, $1,3124.
7-9
Chin. Imperial. Rig. 5%
Electrice Rta, $11. Cements, $13.50.' *
Loan
48
Honan Rly. 5%
10
Hukuang Rly 5%, 1911...
(LP. N/Y Issue)
14
Chosen Corporation'
4/-
Hukuang Rly, 5%, 1911
Mercantile Bank of In-
German Issue)
13
4. £5, "0"
11.
TO
Lang Teing & U. Hat
Pezia. Syndicate......
1/-
SWATOW, SHANGHAI, TSINGTAU, CHEFOO
Rly, 5% 1913
а
B'hal Mec. Constr. Co.
16/-
S'hai-N'King Rly. 5%
14
'na Waterworks “A” 15
Tientsin-Pukow ‚Bly, 5%
(Brit., 8tpd.)
Union Insurance
22
10
10
Gula Kalumpong Rubber 15/- LUB. Md, & Scot, Rly. 121 Great Western Rly...... 334 National Bank of India 31
88/11
the Roosevelt Terminal in the French Concassion, st
32/7+
Bristol Aeroplane
10/-
and cargo are landed.
Imperial Chemical Ind. 30/9, United Steel
22/9
For further particulars
81
Woolworths....
reads as follows:-"Board of Direc H.K. & Shal Bank (Col tors Declared first Interim Divi
Clarke & Son, Brisbane a cable in HK. & Shai Bank (Ldn.
and in translating same Reg. code
75
Marsman Investments Western Holdings ..........
6/3-
TH
11/-
June 27."
Beg) dend of Threepence Payable on Chinese Edg. & Mining
(bearer)
76
hell Tranà Trad {{bearer)
11/
+ div
· Biver Duty Rate
The Central Bank of China's rate on London at 10 am, today was 1/2-1/24.
The Equalisation rate was: 24 per.cent,
Calcut: Exchanze
Calcutta, May 24 (Reuter). T1, on Japan, 81-1/2
LONDON METALS
TAL
EXCHANGE
London, May 23 (Reuter).
Standard. Cash, Middle
Price, £286-1/8.
Tin, Standard. 3 months, Middle Price, 2266-3/8.
Market steady.
Tientsin Pukow Rly. 5% -. German 8tpd.) ................... rentain-Pukow Rly, 5%
(Brit. Stpd, Supl. Lóan), 10 Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%
(Ger, Stpd, Bupl, Loan) 10 Jap. 6% Bter, Loan, 1924-224-27
The Hongkong Stock Exchange Ger, 7% Intl. Loan, 1924 5
on Saturday received from Messrs. Chartered Bank
B.-A. Tob. (bearer)
Dunlop Rubber
ין
48/41
(Sub-Nigel ...does natasan 143/0
and TIENTSIN
KOBE and OSAKA
SINGAPORE, PENANG and CALCUTTA
SANDAKAN
HAIPHONG
All steamers berth alongside
Shanghai, where passengers
please apply to
__JARDINE MATHESON&Co.,Ltd.
497 TELEPHONE SOXII DİGENERALMANAGERS
(BRANCHES ALL OVER CHINA) Owing to our numerous Branches in China and connections in the principal Commercial Contres of the World; we are able to extend to our Clients special facilities for Domestic and Foreign Banking and Exchange.
Head
Office:-SHANGHAI Hong Kong Branch;" 4, QUEEN'S BOAD, C. South China Offices.
CANTON
KONGMOON TOISHAN
BWATOW SHIUCHOW *** KINGCHOW
We also handle the issue of Bonda and other Public Funds "of the Chinese Government both at Hous and Abroad.
SHOU J. OHEN,
Manager.
73-
20th Cent. Fox
51
TRUSTEE and EXECUTOR business undertaken.
(Johore) Tientsin Mukden Tokyo
Tsingtao Yokohama
Penang
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened
NEW YORK
(Bhuket) TRINGWAL
YOKOHAMA
PIPING (Peking)
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITs received for Ope Year or shorter periods in Looal of Other Currencies at rates which will he quoted on application
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rates obtainable on application.
in Local Currency and FIXED DE- The Bank's Head Office in London" POSITS received for one year or undertakes Executor and Trustee shorter periods in Local and Other business, and claims recovery of Currencies on terms which will be British Income Tax "overpaid, on
*
vk
terms which may be ascertained at any of the Agencies and Branchea
W. H. EVANS THOMAS,
Manager.
CANTON CAWNPORT
**C
COLOMBO DELEI
TAIPING
KUCHING
TIENTSIX
MADELE
TONGKA
MANILA
MEDAN
HAIPHONG HANKOW
26
Union Bag & Paper Corp. 101
2
Union Paciég
80
541
United Aircraft
391
59*
United Airlines Trans
97
33*
United Corpn
Hongkong, 26th February, 1941.
HONGKONG SAVINGS
BANK
121
United Corp. $3 cum pf.
214
29
United Gas Improvement
7
The Business of the above: Bank |
377
U.S. Rubber
211
is conducted by the BONGKONG
121
U.6. Steel
521
104*
Vanadium
25
ed on application.
121
Vultee Aircraft
51
163*
Walworth Co.
41
15
Warner Bros. Pict.
31
257
Westinghouse Elec
BS+
231*
Woodward Iron Cor.
201
344
Chase National Bank
284
137
National City Bank
241
21*
Libby. Monell & Libby
THE CHASE BANK
58
Wong Chu Bon, Esq.
DOW JONES AVERAGE
May 25, 1941.
May. 23, High Low Close
110.73
116.00 118.32 116.84
27.75
27,78 97.66 27.74
Change .09 aff .01 of
16.90
17:01 16.98 16.99
.09 up
21.15
9116
.01 up
Commodity Index
68.87
68.00
.03 dp
Business Done: 160,000 shares
Bateria
Bombay
Bairoa
Calcutta
Halphong Funkow Monolula
sco Totu
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Paris
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