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FOREIGN MARKETS & QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
QUOTATION
(REUTER'S SERVICE)
AUGUST 22, 1941,
MONEY AND N.Y. Commodity Market
EXCHANGE
CLOSING QUOTATIONS
AUGUST 22, 1941.
'n London:-
(REUTER'S SERVICE)
1 hy ' MON Previous
Close High
SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1941.
HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS
STOCK EXCHANGE,
Bayer Sellers
$1390
Chartered Banks ......
SHAREBROKERS- ASSOCIATION
Balee Nemical
FRIDAY
Buyer
Bellar
Boy! Fomina
22 AUGUST.
Banks
H.. Banks.........
$1390
+
**
£78
Do.. (Col. Reg.)
£70
Do. (Lon. Reg.)
£76
20
6231 Mercantile Bks. "A".
£231
Mercantile Eks. “C”.
£11
$76
Adama Expresa
T
Alleghany Steel Co
234
Allis Chalmers
291
Johnsbanville
Kennecola Copper Libbey-Owens-Ford
661
381
23 Glass
Telegraphic Transfer. 1/2 7/4 Bank Bilis, on demand 1/2 7/8 Credits 4 months' sighi
N.Y. Cotton. Ort.
16.50 10.64
Low Close Change 10.27 16,36 20 off
Chicago Wheat, Sept. Chicago Corn, Sept.
113
113
771
776
1124 112
77
of
$225
771
2 off
$410
Amer. Can
82)
Lockheed Aircraft
278
in Shanghai:--
NEW YORK COTTON
$180
Amer
American Cyanamid H
Ame & Foreign Power
& Foreign $7 pt
301
Loew's Ine
368
On demand
.... 460
Closing Ranges Changes
马
Martin, Glen L. Co.
271
in Singapore:--
211
Montgomery Ward
341
On demand
62 3/4
Oct.
16.36/36
20 off
Amer, Locomotive Co.
13
National Aviation
91
in Japan:-
Dec.
16,56/57
,20 off
Amer. Metala
19*
Nat Dairy Products
14
On demand
1-2 1/4
Jan
18.56 N
.20 of
Amer Radiator
National Distillers
224
In India:-
Mar.
16,70,70
18 off
An. Rolbag Min
114
Nat Fower & Light
Telegraphie
Transter.
Amer. Sting and Ring Co
418
National Supply Corp.
7!
and demand
182 6/8
May July
16.70/70
19 of
24 off
Amer, Sugar Refining
182
New York Cential ........
123
On New York; -
Amer. Tel,
Tel.
1521
Niagara Hudson Power
21
Amer, Tobarco "B"
69
N American Aviation
16
Bank Bills, on demand 24 15/11 Credise, 80 days' sight in 5/3
Amer. Waterworks
44
North American Co. (New}
12#
in Batavia-
Anaconda Copper
211!
Northern Pacific
71
On demand
46 3/4
Atchison, T. & S. Fe.
272
Packard Motors
3
Paris:-
14.56b/60a
10 up
LONDON STOCK
EXCHANGE
London, Aug. 21. 16.59/59
The following quotations are the Wednesday's sales:-152.600 bales.middle prices at the close of the
First Notice Day-1/10 Last-market in London. All quotations 23,10.
are subject to confirmation and no responsibility is assumed for errors NEW YORK RIDES
| la transmission. Dec.
8120
多
$90
$70
(REUTER'S SERVICE)
#91
$6.05
#6 15
816
Aviation Corp.
34
Pantoper 0 Ven.
Baldwin Locomotive Co.
154
Paramount Pictures
148
Bank Billa, on demand Nom. Credits 4 months' sight Nom.
£
Baltimore & Ohly...
40
Pennsylvania R.R
23
In Saigon:-
Barnsdall 011
91
Phillips Petroleum
443
On demand
108
Total sales.-89 lots.
First notice day-25;11 24:13.
Last
Bendix Aviation
371
Pullman Inc
27&
D Manila:
CHICAGO WHEAT
Bethlehem Steel
081
Pure O
94
On demand
49 7/8
War Loan, 34%
after 1952) Defence Loan, 3%... Canton K'loon Rly. 5% Chinese 4 Gold Loan
(Red.
13/K 371
105-3/16 101
13
83.40 $3.65
-41
Sept
Bliss & Co., E.W. (com.)
161
Radio Corpn. of Am
4
On Bangkok:---
Boeing Airplane Co
182
Reading Company
Cam
16#
On demana
148
Dec.
112/1124 116/1181
å off #off
May
Borg-Warner
182
Remington Arms Co., Inc
48*
Jo Sterling Notes:--
119/119) # oft
1898 (Brit. Issue) Chinese 6% Gold Bonda
1925/47
47
45
::
120
Briggs Mfg. Co.
9.
Repubile Aviation Corp
3
Bank Buying Rate
Nom.
Wednesday's sales:-15,887,000
Chin. 44% Anglo-French
#7
Budd M'facturing corp
41
Republic Steel
194
Bar Silver per or
23 7/16
bushels.
Loan. 1008
45
$101
E
Chinese 6% Crisp Loan
Canadian Pacific
4λ
Reynold Tobac
"B"
324
CHICAGO CORN
Celanese Corp.
254
Schenley Disters
16
Chesapeake & Ohio
374
Shell Union Oll
14
Chrysler
58
Socony-Vacunum Ol
90
Columbia Gas & Elve
23
Southern Pacific
13
Commercial Credit Cu
23
Southern Rly s pfd.
30
Com & Southern Ord
&
Spicer Manufacturing Co
37"
Consolidated Edison Co.
17A
bandard Brands
54
Market Report
FROM KOZA BROS.
Silver prices
yesterday, the quotations remaining Dec.
1012
30,
Friday, Aug. 22. were unchanged
Dec. May CHICAGO RYE
Sept....... 7777 802/802
$37
off Chinese 5% Roorg. Loan
8305
X.D.
60/0
Asia......
N. C. & 8. Bauka..... Insurances
Canton Insurances. Union Insurances... Underwriters.................
H.K. Fire....
Shipping
Douglases
Indo-Chinas (Prof...
Indo-Chinas (Det.)
Shells
86.55 Waterbesta...
Docks, Wharves. Godowns, etc.
11. K. & K. Warves
Previdants
H.K. Docks (old).
H.K. Doaké (Now}
228 +Shanghai Docks
Mining
Kailang
Raubend
2 cla. Bong Kong Mits
$30
Lands, Hotels and
Buildings
H.K. & 8. Hotel,
H.K. Lands
$976 Do. 4% Debentarce...
Shanghai Lande.
$3.20 H.K, Realties
Humphreys ....
Chinese Estates......
Cotton Milk
Ewo (8.) .......
'bai Cottons (8.)..
Bank of East
874)
STO
17.ck
$880
#410
176 ot8.
-:
$186
Steamboats
::
8120
BAL
390
$70
60/0
064
391
$0.20 60.15
818.10 $16.16/18
$29
13/0
87.80
:
$3.65
$85
BUTA
$2.80
$8.80
237
$305
off
85A
1913 (Lan, 18.) off Chinese 8% Ster. Notes
1925 (Vickers)
38
Zeong Bings (8.)......
יי
Wing Ou Tertiles (8.)
$125
Public Utilities
10
a: 23.7:16 for
both
Ready and May
7130 7620
i off
Chin. Imperial Rly. 5%
17年
1
off
Loan
67
Consolidated Oil
53
Standard Gas & Elec.
17
Copperweld steel
15#
Standard Oil of N.J.
432
Curtiss Wright C)
9
Studebaker Cum
51
Distillers Corp. (Seagrama)
16*
Swift International
224
The London, New
Sept
York cross- Dec.
Douglas Aircraft
70
W'echnicolor
Dj
Du Pont de Nemours
1688
Texas Corpn.
42
Forward American Bilver was NEW YORK LARD quoted at 94.3/4 for Spol.
rate was quoted at 402.12. New NEW YORK BLACK PEPPER York/London was quoted at 403 -
Honan Rly, 5% 1905
14
I.D.
16gg
11.K. Tramways,
$17.20
Sał
Penk Tram
Peak Tram
(old)...
(new)........]
Hukuang Rly. 6%, 1911
8221
Y'mati Ferries.
Star Ferrion...
K.D.
$23
10.02b
.1. 10.425
02 up
(L.P. N/Y Issue)
15
5.95
China Lights (0)......
80
.05 up
Hukuang Rly. 5%, 1911
$1.30
China Lights (New)...
$1,30
German Issue)
13
X.Rta $22
H. K. Electrica (Old... 321.90, X.R.
$22
Sept
Eagle Picher Lead
Trans America
Co
40
1/4.
Dec,
Elec Autolite Co.
294
20th Cent, Fox Film, Com
$1
Elec Bond & Share
24
Union Bag & Paper Corp
101
Quiet
Elec. Bond & Share $5 pi
544
Union Pacifie
81*
MARKET
STERLING
5.84 '84 .17 off 6.95b/6.00% 19 off
Lung Tsing & U
Hal
8211
H.K. Mectrics(New).....
$11
HK. Electric (Rts)
Rly. 5%, 1912
$184
Macho Electrics
S'hai-N'king Rly. 5%.....
Elec Bond & Share $6 pt.
584
United Aircraft
40
Elec. Power & Light $7 pf
35
United Airlines Trans
11A
October, buyers
There were sellers at 1/3 up to Sept.
at 1/3.1/32 for Dec.
Last Trading day-23/0. NEW YORK COTTONSEED OIL
.03 up 12.20b/28a 11.75b/78a .D1 off
Fintkote
14;
United Corpo
9/16
| Cash.
Gen. Electric
32
United Corp. $3 com pí.
234
Gen Motors
38%
United
Gas Improvement
71
Gen. Rallway Signal
142
U.S. Rubber
24
U. S. DOLLARS Selling rate to Merchants 25.1/16.
at
Sept. Dec.
Gen. Tire & Rubber
124*
U.S. Steel
56)
May
NEW YORK SUGAR NO. 4
1.88n
.01) up 1.92/924 .004 up 1.94/944 .00 up
Goodrich (BF.)
18
Vanadium
25
Goodyear Tire & Rubber...
LBB
Vultee Afrcraft
71
Great Northern Iron Ore
174
Walworth Co.
5
SHANGHAI DOLLARS Sellers at 515, buyers at 520,
SHANGHAI MARKET
Last notice day:-2/9. Business done: 431 lots.
H.K.
NEW YORK COCOA
Great Northern Rly, pid
28
Warner Bros. Pict.
5
Great Western Sugar
26
Westinghouse Elec,
014
Inter. Nickel
20%
Woodward Iron Cor
261*
Official rate to Merchants Sterling at 9.5/32 and U.S. Dollars at 5.5/16.
tor
Sept. Dec.
1.6In 7.54n
01 off .08 c
Inter. Paper & Power Int. Tel.
3T
Chase National Bank
30*
Tel. (Fon, La.)
23
National City Bank
27*
AFTERNOON MARKET
Quiet.
Dee
1941
DOW JONES AVERAGE
High Low Dow Jones Averagos
133.00 715.30 30 30.89 26.54 20 20.06 17.2215 92.19 89.58 40 79.48 $5.45 11
Industrials
Rasila Utilities Bonda
Aug. 22, 1941. Aug. 20, High Low Close
12601
126.42 126.7% 125,99
30,21
30,41 30.19 30.1
,00 up
18.36
18.31 18.21 18.25
.10 off
Commodity Index
90.68 79.15
00.72 78 79
Business Done:-890,000 shares K
Selling
U. S. DOLLARS to rate
Merchants at
BANK OF ENGLAND
LONDON, Aug. 21 Reuter).
Public Deposits
Other Deposits:-
Bankers
98,130
Aug. 21 Aug. 14
(000's Ommitted)
35,620 37.670
102,010
Shanghai Exchange
Other Accounts
39,320
48,640
Total
135,460
151,280
Government Securities
162,200
161,950
Other Securities:-
London
Discounts and Advances
6,250
6.470
New York
Securities.
18,840
19,810
Total
25.090
26,280
Japan
Notes and Coins
13,700
16,620
Indla
Parls
Total Bullion
1,970
1,990
Notes in circulation
688,180
mutilated
Hongkong
Ratio of Reserve to Liabilities.. Price of Gold at which holdings
are valued
8.53%
6.89%
108!-
168/-
SYSTEM
STERLING
Last Notice day:-23/9.
-NEW YORK WOOL GREASE
There were sellers at 1,3 up N.Y. Official Silver
to October, buyers at 1/3.1/32 101 NY./London Cross Rate .02 up Cash,
Change
09 up 25.1/16.
.38 off
SHANGHAI DOLLARS Sellers at 515, buyers at 520.
SHANGHAI MARKET
Official rate to Merchants
H.K. Stock Exchange
Friday, Aug. 22. Hongkong Banks have registered
a considerable rise during the week, Dunlop Rubhar
for Sterling at 3.5/32 and U. 8.opening at $1,355, buyers paid $- Bristol Aeroplane............... Dollars at 6.6/16.
Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%.
(Brit, Stpd.)
Tientsin-Pukow Rły. 5%
(German Stpd.) Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%
(Brit. Btpd. Supl. Loan) Tientaln-Pukow Rly 5%
Ger. Stpd. Sup). Loan) Jap. 6% Ster. Lean, 1924 Ger. 7% Intl. Loan, 1924 51 Chartered Bank .....
Banking
S'hal & Corp. (Lan. Reg.)
H.K. & S'hal Banking
Corp. (Col. Reg.)
Chinese Eng, & Mining
(bearer)
12
Chosen Corporation
* * * **EN 5 5 5 5
Macao Electrier
$122
Sundakan Lights.
$23
Telephones (old)............
Telephonos (new)..
Industrials
$30
Cald., Macg. (Ord.) .,
8z5
Cald., Macg. (Prof.)
$1
Canton Ices.........
75 obs
815
'ements
816
121
$39
K. Rope
$8.95
204-231
H.K. Govt Los
590
4% Loan
$956
131%
(1934)..
94)
Sen
134%
(1840)
::
$182
#01
Miscellaneous
Dairy Fazon..
Entertainments
$19
$84
$1.60 Constructions (old)....
$1.65
60 eta. Constructions (naw)...
13/8
36 45
Lane Crawfords.........
$0.45
4/-
Nanyang Tobacco.......
92,0b/93,2a
I up 34-3/4
Mercantile Bank of In-
dia, 85, "C" 4.03-1/4 Pekip Syndicate
Sinceres
821
114
Wetsons
1/-
$42
Cl. G.5% 1925G $Bds.
28°
$29
.K. Wing On
$42
S'hai Elec, Constr. Co.... S'hat Waterworks "A"
15/-
S'hai Wing Up
[5
Union Insurance
22
Gula Kalumpong Rubber
15
1/6
Lon, Mid. & Scot., Rly.
152
814
品
Great Western Rly.
411
National Bank of India B.-A. Tob. (bearer)
32
85/77
36/-
10/9
Opening
RETURNS
FEDERAL RESERVE
NEW YORK, Aug. 21 (Reuter).
Bills Bought.
U.S. Securities held
Federal Reserve Ratio
Federal Reserve Credit Outstand-
Ing
Monetary Gold Stocks... industrial Advances
OIL PRODUCTION CONTROLLED
American oll production Wah
1940 Aug. 15
1941 Aug. 14.
Omitted)
1941 Aug. 21
(100's
$
2,495,000 2,247,000* 20,889,000 22,703,000 8,545,000 0,270,000
$
2,446,000 2,184,000 2,184,000 89.30% 91.22% 91.11%
2,272,000 22,710,000 0,586,000
$
American production was cur- talled to 3,800,000 barrels a day to prevent over-production, he said.
Transport of oil by tankers and
drastically controlled at prosent, not production represented the
but it necessary untold quantities, taken from the fields, could be
aid Mr. Leo Ranney, American export, in Australia.
biggest problem at present.
Immediately after a elvic rocop- tion at the Town Hall, MeвSTH. Ranney and Fairbank left Mel- bourne for Lakoa Citranon,
Af Lakes Entrance 150,000 ga1- With Mr. Charles Fairbank, an- otner American oil expert, Mr. 1ons of oll had been obtained, sald Ranney has come to Australia at Mr. T, Patersoli
Shanghai, Aug. 29 (Reuter),
Official T.T. Rates
Silver Buty Rate
0/3-5/32 5-5/16 unquoted 17-1/2 unquoted 21
The Central Bank of China'a rate on London at 10 am, today
| was 1/2−1/2
The Equalisation rate was 24-1/4 per cent
India Rupee Paper
Bombay, Aug. 21 (Reuter), r Gov. 34% Rupee. 96-0-0.
SILVER. MARKET LONDON SILVEK-
London, Aug. 21 (Reuter). Silver Market very quiet with no business.
Spot, 23-7/104. Forward, 29-7/10d.
BOMBAY SILVER Bombay, Aug. 21 (Reuter), Market Quiet but stendy. Of. take 50 bars.
Indian Mint Bilver Ready montana 02-13-3 Sept. 17 Bettlement....B3-13-0 Oct. 14 Bellemerit 02-14-0
BROKERS
LOANS
New York, Aug. 21. (Router). (M.H.N., GIDDE- Loanis nei socurities to brokers in the Invitation of the Commbu land). Of this, 40 per cent, was New York:-- wealth dovernment to investigate diesel fuel, 48 per cent, lubricating the potentialities of the Lakes oll and 15 per cent. mitumen, for
which there was a reddy sale. Eritratice bilffolds.
Wk-ended Wk-ended WK-endea 18/0/4014/8/41 21/0/41 3976,000,000 $328.000,900 #817,000,000
Heavy Investments remain in Marsinan investments
re- Western Holdings demand, without any deals
been There has ported
mo-Sub-Nigel derate activity in the lower priced issues, though at the close the market has turned a shade quieter. BUSINESS DONE DURING
THE WEEK,
HK. Bunks. $1385. $1390, $1400. Canton Ins., $230,
Union Ins., $420,
Wharves, $91,
Docks, $16.10, $16.
Frovidents, 36.10, $6.10. $6.15. Hotels, $3,60 $34. Lands X.D., 235. Realties, $3,20, Tramways, $171.. China Lights (0), $8, China Lights (N-, $1,30, Electries (O), X, Rts., $22.
Electrics (N), $21,30..-
Electrica Rts., $114.
Macao Electries, $18. Cements; $15. Watsons, $114. $11, $114.
QUYERS
HK. Govt. 4% Loan, 96. HK. Govt. 34% Loan (1934),
95,50.
HK. Govt 94% Loan (1040),
05.50.
H.K. Banks, $1400. Canton Ins, $220. Union Ins., $410. HK. Fire Ins., $186. HK. Steamboats, $8.50 Providents. $0.03/ Chinese Estates, "$101. Lights (N)) $1.30, Electrics (0) X Rts, $21, Telephones (0), B23, Entertalomento, x0.50,
SELLERS
·Hobela, '$9,602) Trum, $17.95
Electrics Rts., $11.25. Telephones (0), '$23,50.
SALKB
H.K. Banks, $1400 Canton 185., $230. Hotels, $350,
Macao Electrică, $18.50. Watsons, $11 25.
LONDON GOLD
London, Aug. 21 (Reuter). Bar Gold, Fine per oz., 168/-
"Bales on Thursday, 21st Inst The total value is $28.745.75;
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TO
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385 before shares were available, Imperial Chemical Ind. $1,400 has since been paid and United Steel buyers are still in evidence.
31/73
2319
•
Woolworths
68/-
6/3
Tin, Standard;
Cash,
Middle
$7.20 Vibro Piling
6/2
Marsmans lov. (H.K.)
Tm. Powells...
N.A. Chemicals (HK)
+Bale to Shangbai
LONDON METALS
EXCHANGE
London, Aug. 21 (Reuter).
HONGKONG
SHAREBROKERS
ASSOCIATION
Volume of Business Transacted
Marsmons Inv. (Lon.}}
17/3
Price £258-3/4.
oo Friday, Aug. 22, 1941.
145/-
Shell Trans. & (bearer.....
Trad.
Tin, Standard, 3 Months, Middle Price. £259-3/4.
SALES
Chinia Lights (0)
*500 6.05
50/-
• bid'
tex. div.
Market very quiet. Little, de- mand while sellers were very re-.
*484
6.05
331
6.05
served. After hours prices un-China Providents changed and no business done,
1,000
0.15
Canton Ins.
13
230.00
AS. Watsons
500 11:25
Macau Electrics. H.K. Telephones (0)
*200
100 23.25
18.50
3,118
4