$70
PAGE 8--HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS
STOCK EXCHANGE.
Boyer Bellarm
faloe
Nominal
SHAREBROKERS
TUESDAY
12 AUGUST.
Banko
#183011.K. Banks.
ASSOCIATION
Bluser
Bailara
ID
£76 Do. (Col. Reg.)...
£78
Do.
(Lon. Reg.)
£91
Chartes ad Banks......
E23
£231 อาก
876
17 ch
A
$926
$405
$1
$180
Merractile Bku. "A".
Mercantile Bks. “Q”.
Bank of Bast Asia.
N, C. &
Banka..
Insurances
Canton Insuranen
Union IssuFATICUR
Underwriters
1.K Fires
$225
$400
76 cts.
Do Shanghai :—
$165
On demand
Shipping
495
$120 Douglases ...
in Singapore:-
$120
On demand
BAL
Steambouts
BR.40
52 8/4
$00
Indo-China
(Pref}
$90
In Japan:-
Oct.
16.11/12
€70 43/44
Indo-Chinus (Def)
$70
On demand
102 1/4
Dec.
18.27/30
.23 off
Sholla
49/44
On India:-
Jan.
10.29 N
.22 off
90 55 Waterbosta
$8
Telegraphic
Transfer
Mar
16.39/39
.23 all
Docks. Wharves.
and demand
82 5/8 May
16.40/40
.22 off
Godowns, etc.
#91
HK.
LK. & R. Wha võe
$90
Ju New York:-
July
$5,80 $15
8271
13/8 $74
+hanghai Docks
Kailane
Mining
Providents
$57
H.K. Decks {{id}
$15.00
HK Doch (New)
Bank Bills, on demand 24 15/16 Credlis, 50 days' sight 25 5/2 Batavia:-
16.34 N Saturday's sales 102.000
23 off bales.
NEW YORK RUBBER
$271
On demand
48 3/4
Sept
Ja Paris:-
Dec
13/8
Mar.
22.50 N 22.50b/55a 20.80 N
unch
20 up
unch
Nomina
$1340
£70
£72
FINANCE & GENERAL
FOREIGN MARKETS
MONEY AND
EXCHANGE
CLOSING QUOTATIONS
AUGUST 12, 1941.
In London:-
Telegraphic Transfer. ;/2 7/1 Bank Billa, on demand 1/2 7/A Credits 4 months sight
Bank Bills, on demand Nom.
N.Y. Commodity Market
(REUTER'S SERVICE)
NY. Cotton, Oct, NY. Rubber, Sept. Chicago Wheat, Sept. Chicago Corn, Sept.
NEW YORK COTTON
New York, Aug. 11.
Previous
Close High
Low
16,32 16.31
10.09
22.50b 22.55
22,50
Closing Ranges Changes
21 off
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1941.
& QUOTATIONS
Close Change 16.27 .05 off 22,50N unch. 111 111 1101 1109 1 off 783 774 781 1 off
79
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
(REUTER'S SERVICE)
London, Ang. IL The following quotations are the middle prices at the close of the market to London. All quotations are subject to confirmation and no responsibility is assumed for errors in transmission.
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
STOCKS
Adams Express
Amer, Metals
QUOTATION
(REUTER'S SERVICE)
AUGUST 12, 1941,
STOCKA
Johnsmanville Kondecott Copper Libbey-Owens-Ford
12,
Last Sale
Last Sale
Aug. 11
Aug. 11
67
641
Alleghany Steel Co. Allis Chalmera Amer. Can
23+
372
281
Glosa
28
84
Lockneed Aircraft
282
American Cyanamid B Amer. & Foreign Power Amer & Foreign $7 pf.
39;
**
Loew's Inc. Martin, Chen L, Co.
337
276
211
Montgomery Ward
33
Amer, Locomotive Co.
127
National Aviation
91
19
Nat Dairy Products
149
Amer. Radiator
61
National Distillers
21A
Amer. Rolling Mill
142
Nat, Fower & Light
55
Amer. Sting and R'ng Co.
411
National Supply Corp.
61
Amer, Sagar Refining Amer. Tel,
18)
New York Canual.
Tel.
1531
Niagara Hudson Power
2$
Amer. Tobacco "B" Amer. Waterworks Anaconda Copper
71
N. American Aviation
148
48
North American Co. (New)
13
278
Northern Pacific
7
Atchison, T. & 6, Fe.
2B1
Packard Motors
31
Raubs
$7.80
Credits 4 months' sight Not
£
Aviation Corp.
34
* cte. Hong Kong Mines
Jn Balgon:-
Lands, Hotels and
On demand
106
Buildings
Manila:-
83.20
K & Hotels.
$3,80
On demand
49 7/8
፡፡
ST
$101
:
i
$16.00
BY
+91
:
830
3076
Dc. 4% Debentures
$19.40 Shanghai Lande
83.10K Realties
$36
8306
Humphreys
Chinese Estates
Cotton Mills
Kwo (B.)......
N' Cottone (8.) Zoong Bings (S.)... Wing Or Textiles (1
Public Utilities
$16.90) K.D. H.K. Tramwayn................
$5.90
Bal
Ponk Trama (old).
Penk Trams rew
863Star Furries...
$22 'mati Ferrien,
China Lights 10).
21.30 China Lights (New).
H.K. Lauta......
$346
3074
in Bangkok:--
On demandⱭI
148 1/2
....... 14.536/54 Total sales:-8 lots.
CHICAGO WHEAT
Total sales:-310 tons.
NEW YORK HIDES
Dec.
Pantepec O Ven.
4
War Loan, 3% Red.
after 1952)
Baldwin Locomotive Co.
16
Paramount Pictures
131
100A
Baltimore & Ohio
4/
Pennsylvania R.R.
24
04 of Defence Loan, 3%
101
Barnsdall OB
91
Phillips Petroleum
441
$3.30
Jn Sterling Notes:-
Sept.
$6.80
Bank Buying Rate
No.
Dec.
Bar Silver Der O
23 7:10
May
#384
$125
$16.8 X.D.
$7
$1,30
|X Nt«.] $21 90 H. K. Klectrics (Old)
X.R.
821
$183 $16.60
#4, K. Kimbrion(Now)...
8214 21
$10.00 /11
HR. Electric (Kts.)
$10.50/11
Macao Electrics
Macro Electrics
Market Report
FROM ROZA BROS, ~
Tuesday, Aug. 12. Sept. Silver prices were unchanged Dec. yesterday, the quotations remuin- May #3
ing at 23.7/16 for both Ready and 503
NEW YORK LARD $24.60 Forward. Sliver advices reported i 85.06 the market as being steady with Sept no business done, American Bilver Dec. was quoted at 34.3/4 for Spot.
NEW YORK
The London/New York cross- rate was quoted at 402.1/2. New Sept. York/London was quoted at 403.- Dec.
3 off 1102/1102 114/114
A off 1178/1178 1 of Saturday's sales: 11,541,000 bushels
Canton Kloon Rly. 5% Chinese 4% Gold Loan
1898 (Brit. Issue) Chinese 5
11
Bendix Aviation
37
Puliman Inc.....
27
Pethlehem Steel
708
Pure Oll
98
47
Bliss & Co., E.W. (com.) ..
10*
| Radio Corpn. of Am.
4
Gold Bonds.
Boeing Airplane Co.
171
Reading Company,
Com
16
1925/47
45
Borg-Warner
191
Remington Arms Co., Inc.
***
|Chin. 44% Anglo-French
Briggs Mfg. Co.
18
Republle Aviation Corp.
38
Loan, 1908
44
Budd M'facturing Corp.
44
Repubile Steel
192
Chinese 5% Crisp Loan
Canadian Pacific
41
Reynold Tobac,
"B"
324
1912
30
Celanese Corp.
271
CHICAGO CORN
Chinese 5% Reorg. Loan
Chesapeake & Oblo
378
781/781
1 of
1913 (Lan. Ia)
38
Chrysler
57
Schenley Distillers Shell Union 01 Socony-Vacunum Oli
15
143
''
Chinese 8% Ster. Notes
Columbia Gas & Elec.
21
Southern Pacific
231
818/819 852/851
อ off off
1925 (Vickers)
8
Commercial Credit Co. ...
24)
Southern Rly $ pfd.......
281
Chin. Imperial Rly. 5%
Loan
Com, & Southern (Ord.)
7/18
Spicer Manufacturing Co.
362
55
Consolidated Edison Co.
177
Starlard Brands
53
9.92/92 10,25/25
23 off Honan Rly. 6% 1905
13
Consolidated Oil
51
Standard Gas & Mec.
178
Hukuang Rly. 5%, 1911
Copperweid Steel
161*
Standard Oil of NJ.
42
BLACK PEPPER
812)
Sandakan Lights.
1/2
$23
Telephones föld)
823
MARKET
$81
Totoplinses (now)
198
quet.
fndustrials
NEW YORK
Sept Dec.
6.13/13 05 off 6.23/23
.07 off
COTTONSEED OIL
11.90b/94a 13 off 11.65/85 15 off
(L.P. N/Y Issue) Hukuang Rig. 5%. 1911
(German Lsue)
Lung Tsing & Hai
Rly. 5%, 1913 S'hal-N'king Rly. 5%..... Tientsin Pukow Fly. 5%
(Brit, Stpd.)
12
* 2 29 2
15
Curtiss Wright (C)
BR
Studebaker Com.
50
Distillers Corp. (Seagrama)
16
Swift International
224*
13
Douglas Aircraft
69
Technicolor
93
Du Pont de Nemcure
159
Fexas Corpn.
418
13
Eagle Picher Lead
91
frans-America Co.
41
15
Elec. Autolite Co.
Elec bond & Share Elec. Bond & Share $5 pr.
28
20th Cent, Fox Film, Com.
78
21
Unton Bag & Paper Corp.
107
538
Union Pacific
81
STERLING
$30
Cald., Maeg. (Ord.) 8.
Tientsin-Pukow Rly, 5%
Elec, Bond & Share $6 pt.
574*
United Aircraft
38
826
Cald., Marg. (Pref. 18
There were sellers at 1/3 up to
NEW YORK SUGAR NO. 3
(German Stpd.)
12
Elec. Power & Light $7 pf.
331
United Airliner Trans
108
$1
Canton ice...
$144
Cements
38
Н.К Воров
75 eta. Oct. buyers at 1/3.1/32 for Cash.
$144
U. S. DOLLARS $8.60
Sept. Jan
2.84b/862
06 up
Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%
Flintkote
141
United Corpn.
H.B. Gort Loans
Belling
rate to Merchants
at
4% Loan
974
25.1 18.
$14
SU4
31%
(1934)
94
81%
(1040)
2.89b/80a Business done:-294 101s
NEW YORK SUGAR NO. 4
Sept.
1.83b/85a 1.894b/90a Der
,05 up
(Brit. Stpd. Supi, Loan
12
Gen. Electric
311*
United Corpn. $3 cum pt. 231
Tientsin-Pukow Rly, 5%
Gen. Motors
393
$49
:i
1/6
814
+Sale to Shanghai
819
the morning at
rate receded to 505,
$1.65
$6.45
$2 65
$10)
$42
$14
上
#14
Cash
Later
the May
Business done:-852 lots.
NEW YORK COCOA
STERLING
IN BRITAIN
of
a
1,820-mille
at 5 and last rate received report- ed sellers at 4.15/16 for Bpot.
Canton Ins., $225,
Miscellaneous
BIR.90 Day Farms.
Flertavamenta
$1.80 Constructions (old).
80 cls. Constructions (new)...
$6 45 Lane Crawfords
$39
Nanyang Tobacco..
Sinverse
Watsons
13. 0.5% 192G$Bda.
H.K. Wing On
B'hai Wing Ve
$7.20 Vibre Piling
5/7) Marstante luy, (Lon.)
Maramons inv. (A.K.)
Wm. Ponella...........
N.A. Chemicala ({R}|
UNITED STATES UNEMPLOYMENT
OIL PROBLEM
Construction Of New "TIGHT" SITUATION
Pipe-Line Mooted
SHANGBAI DOLLARS Merchants were quoted early in
508.
SHANGHAI MARKET
Sterling sellers at 2.59/64 and
closed with sellers at 2.29/32 for Sept.
U.S. Dollars opened with Dec.
closed sellers at 4.13/16 and
Spot.
4.29/32 for Spot,
AFTERNOON MARKET
Quiet.
at NEW YORK WOOL GREASE
Dec,
92,5b/93.3a 5 OST NY. Official Silver
34-8/4 N.Y.London Cross Rate
There were sellers at 1/3 up to October, buyers at 1/3.1/32 for
U. S. DOLLARS
Selling rate to Merchants at 26.1/18.
SHANGBAT DOLLARS Sellers at 503.
SHANGHAI MARKET Sterling opened this afternoon IN MARKET
with sellers at 231/32 and last role LONDON, Aug. 12 (Reuter received reported the market as
total registered unemplov-being easier at 261/64 for Spot. A joint plan for the construction ment in Great Britain on July 14 U.S. Dollars opened with Rellers
NEW YORK, Aug. 12 (Reuter)- 'Tha
Men and Boys113,882. Women and Girls-105,915.
pipe-line was, system has been submitted to Mr. Harold Ickes, the Petroleum De- fence Administrator, by 11 large oil companies yesterday.
The system would be capable of delivering 250,000 barrels of oil
a day into the New York area from the southwest
Or these 33,000 men and 3,000 Shanghai Exchange
women were classified as unsuit-
able for ordinary industrial em- ployment.
incse figures show a decrease on the previous month of more! an immediate than 24,000 unemployed. Planes call for
In fact start and completion within nine the labour market has DOW DE- come a "tight"; that “even men of 80 are demand for their ser-
months,
The Larmal agreement would be approaching the age come effective as soon as Mr. Inked finding a approves the plan and the Presi- vices. dent proclama the line necessary for national defence,
Bo urgent are the demands for 'labour in the London aren that
A proclamation to this effect an increase in the available labour from the President would clear the "pool" has had to be made by way for the creation of a jointly- transferring labour from one in- owned $80000,000 "National De- dustry to another through 136 fence Pipelines Ine" the fiancing medium of industrial registration. of which is being arranged through
As younger women are absorbed private placement of five-year
futo war. Industries, tile õlder ones notes,
Field surveying by serial photo- are taking their places in the less graphy is already under way. Vital Jobs such as distribution even This will ensure the start of the where this is possible only on a initial profect with minimum de-
Jay',
Bart-time basis,
Shanghal, Aug, 12 (Reuter).
Omelal TT, Rates
Opening
0/2-13/16
4-11/16
unqucted 15-1/2
H.K. Stock Exchange
Tuesday, Aug. 12. BUYERD
H.K. Govt. 4% Loan, 95.50, Н.К. Govt. 34% Loan (1934),
94.60.
HK Govt. 34% Loan
9,60,
H.K. Banks, $1330.
A.K. Fire Ins., $189. Docks, $15.59.
Providents, $5.80
Ohinese Estates, $101. Trams X.D., 31690. Electrics (N), $21. Electrics Rts., $10.90, Cements, $14,50 Watsons, $10,85,
Ducks, $15.65.-1
London New York Japan India Parts Hongkong
SALES
unquoted
18-6/8
Sterling
Trains X.D., $16,95/17- Lights (0), $5.00/95/6. Lights (N), $1.30,**
Gellerx
Opening Closing Spot... 0/2-27/32 0/2-15/16
Aug.
.......0/2-27/32 0/2-15/16
Macao Electrics, $18.40.
Dairy Farms, $183.
Sept.... 0/2-27/32 0/2-15/18 HONGKONG
B.S. Dalines
Sput ...... $4-25/32 $4-15/10
Aug. 4-25/92
Sept....... 4-25/92
Market-Firm.
Silver Daty Ratė
SHAREBROKERS:
'ASSOCIATION
The Central Bank of China's rate on Lordon at 10 am, today China Lights (0) wun 1/2-1/24.
FEDERAL RESERVE
RETURNS
New York, Aug. 11 (Reuter). July 29 Aug. 5 Total Loans $10 572 000 $10,597,005 Investments 18,199,000 18,164,000
LONDON METALS
EXCHANGE
London, Aug. 11 (Reuter), Tin, Standard, Cash, Middle Price, £257-1/8.
Tin, Standard, 3 Months, Middle Price, £260.
Market steadier and more ac- tive on consumer demand for nears. After hours, prices were harder. Eighty nie tons were sold at £257-1/4 and £280-1/4
Assets i Malaya of the Singa- pore branch of the Kwangtung Provincial Bank were unfrozen on Monday for the purpose of continuing business within Ma- lava, it is officially announced.
SILVER MARKET
LONDON SILVER London, Aug. 11 (Reuter). Silver-Market steady with no
business.
Spot, 23-7/18d.
Forward, 23-7/164.
BOMBAY SILVER Bombay, Auf. 11 (Reuter). Market-Steady. Oftake 150 bars Indian Mint Silver
Ready
62-13-0 Aug. 18 Bettlement.... 62-13-0 83-15-0 Sept. 17 Settlement....
LONDON GOLD
London Aug. 11 (Reuter). Bar Gold, Fine per ok, 188/-
INDO-CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY IT
Operating: Sorvices for Cargo and Passengers
TO-
SWATOW, SHANGHAI, TSINGTAU, CHEFOO
and TIENTSIN
KOBE and OSAKA,
SINGAPORE, PENANG and CALCUTTA
SANDAKAN
HALPHONG
All steamers bort alongsicio the Roosevelt Terminal i the French Concession at Shanghai, whore presengers
4-15/16 4-15/16
Volume of Business Transacted on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 1941.
SALES
The Equalisation rato was 24-1/4
100
100 6.00 650 6:05 6.85
|HK. Hectric Htte. ...... 100-
10.90
100
11.00
600
11 00
|HK, Tramways X.Dİ
HR Docks Macao Mectrica
800 - 17.00
For further, particularn
Gy 100
plosao apply to...
12
16,50
300
18.40
Calcutta, Aug. 11 (Router). TT. on Japan, unquoted.
2,712
The total value is $24,308.00.
The Fukien Provincial Govern ment has instructed all distrets per cont ALUMINIUM MINE to extend this year's winter cul-
tivation. Farmors are advised to India Rupée Paper
Bombay, Aug. 11 (Reuters.
suffiajent
KWEIYANO, Aug. 12 (Centra?? store up winter seeds -An aluminium mine is reported for sowing over 70 per cent, of the to have boon found near Kwoi- total culiivabla Jand, Districts not Govt. 31% Rupée, 00-0-0. gang by the Kwelchow Prospect self-sufficient in winter goeds may
Ing Corps. An analysis of the ban the export of iniscellaneous Caleutia. Exchangi oros shows a content of about 4% cereals and hold them over for per cent of aluminium
wintor use,
and cargo aro landi.
JARDINE MATHESONU 6" TELEPHONE SOZIK GENERAL MANAG
1.981b/97a
03 up .04 up 05 up
(Ger. Stpd. Supl. Loan) Jap. 8% Bter. 1oan, 1924 184-191
5 Qer. 7% Inti, Loan, 1824 Chartered Bank
12
Gen. Raliway Signal ........
14
United Gas Improvement 7%
U.B. Rubber k...
221
Gen. Tire & Rubber........ Goodrich (B.F.)
121
US, Steel
56
184
Vanadhim
Goodyear Tire & Rubber...
19
Valtee Aircraft
H.K.
7,62 N 7.73 N
01 up
.03 up
H.K. & S'hat Banking
Corp. (Ldn. Reg.)..... *72 & S'hai Banking Corp. (Col Reg.) ...... Chinese Eng. & Mining
(bearer)
78
Great Northern Iron Ore .. Great Northern Rly, píó. Great Western Sugar Inter, Nickel
174*
Walworth Co.
28
Warner Bros. Pict
++
267
Westinghouse Elec
9%
20
13/6
Inter. Paper & Power ...... Int. Tel & Tel. (Fon, La.)
167
Woodward Iron Cor. Chase National Hank National City Bank ....
30* 283*
Chosen Corporation
4/-
Mercantile Bank of In-
DOW JONES AVERAGE
dia, 5, "CH
111
1941
Pekin Syndicate
I-
4.03-1/2
Sbai Elec, Constr. Co.
15/-
S'hat Waterworks. “A” Union Insurance ............
16
30.84 R654 20
High Low Dow Jones Averages 133. 116.3 30 Industriais
Rails
Aug. 12, 1841.
Aug. 9, High Low Close 120.40
126.61 126.43 128.01
Change
29.6K
29.86 29.59 29.73
.12 off
22
20.05 17.22 15
Utilitios
18.58
18.61 18.47 18.50
.08 off
| Gula Kalumpong Rubber 15 |Lon.. Mid.' & Scot., Rly. 14
Great Western Rly. 371 National Bank of India 32 B.-A. Tob. (bearer)
92,19 89.68 40 79,46 55.45 11
Bonda
91.13
91.09
.10 off
Commodity Index
70.48
78.86
.4% of
Business Dono:-450,000 shares
......
$3,0
Dunlop Rubber
35/9
Bristol Aeroplane
10/101
Imperial Chemical Ind. 32/11 United Stee]
23,101
Woolworths........... Margman Investments Western Holdings (1940), Bib-Nigel
57/-
5/71
18/9 141/101
Shell Trans. &
(bearer)
• bid
Trad,
49748
i ex div.