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PRESIDEN

LINERS

are

LUXURY LINERS

Famed for a Splendid Cuisine

TO SAN FRANCISCO-

LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK,

AND BOSTON

Via Shanghale,

noce, Tokohama and Honolulu

Pres. Hoover

Pres. Cleveland

TO SEATTLE, VICTORIA "THE EXPRESS ROUTE” Vis Shanghai Kobe and Yokohama

Mar. 6 Pres McKinley

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 17, 1937.3

COMMODITY PRICES LOCAL SHARE

The following quotations have been received by Reuter ----

Prez Yesterday

MARKET

P is the list of changes and

Closing Closing

New York Cotton: March

May

12.66 12.50.

12.57

12:38

July

12.26

October

1182

December

11.85

1178

January

11.847

11.78n

Spot

13.15

13.06

New York Rubber:

March

21.176

21.05

May

21.32

21.23

Mar. 13

July :

21.38

21.22a

.Mar. 241 Pres. Grant

Mar. 27

Séptember

21.39

21.248

Apr. 3

Pres. Jackson:

Apr. 10

December

21.36

21.25

.Apr. 21

Pres. Jefferson

Apr. 24

May 1

Pres. McKinley

May 3

May 19

Pres. Grant

May 22

Chicago Wheat:

May

137%

1354

July

119%

118

September

1144

114%

Chicago Corn:

May

110

109%

Pres. Wilson

Mar. 1 Mar. 3

Pres. Hoover

Feb. 26

Pres. Hayes

.Mar. 1

July ".

104%

104

¡Pres. Monroe

.Mar. 14

Pres, Wilson

Mar. 3

September

9734

97%

Pres. Adams

Mar. 28

Pres. Mckinley

Mar. 6

Pres. Harrison

Apr. 11

Pres. Monroe

.Mar. 14

Winnipeg Wheat:

Pres. Polk

.Apr. 25

Pres. Cleveland

Mar. 17

May

1294

127

July

1244

122%

October

113

1114

Pres. Coolidge Pres. Taft Pres. Hoover

Pres. Lincola

EUROPE, NEW YORK AND BOSTON Via Manila, Singapore, Colombo, Bombay, Suez, Port Said, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles

Pres. Hayes

TO MANILA THE MOST FREQUENT SERVICE

NEXT SAILINGS

morning.

in local share quotations this

BANKS Hong Kong Bank $1550 b, $1850/-

-1860 sa

Bank of East Asia $85 b.

INSURANCES

Union Ins. $620 sa.

SHIPPING

Douglases $32`b.

DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS,

Providents (Old) $1.70 by $1 s,

1 $8.

LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS: Hand S. Hotels $5.70 s.

Humphreys 4 s

H. K Realties $4.70 b

PUBLIC UTILITIES

H. K. Tramways $13% b.

Peak Trams (Old) $4 b

Star Ferries $85 s.

Yaumati Ferries $13.80/13% sz.- China Lights (Old) $10.85 sa.

Telephones (New) $11.40 s.

INDUSTRIALS

Cements $11.05 s., $10.95 sa

STORES &C.;

Watsons $4 b.

-- COTTON MILLS

Ewo Cottons Sh.$16.30 b

Shanghai Cottons (Old) Sh.$99 b.

Shanghai Cottons (New) Sh.$74 b..

MISCELLANEOUS

Constructions (New) 40 cts.

Vibro Piling $5 6.

Wallace Harpers 4 s.

Antamoks

Atoks Baguio Gold Balatoc Mining

Opening

10am

în Pesos

Sa.

HU

BOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE

GERMAN DEBTS

DEADLOCK

British Creditors Attitude

Berlin, To-day.

Nothing definite has as yet emerg- ed from the standstill negotiations now being carried on in Berlin.

SINGAPORE RAW, RUBBER

Messrs. H. B. Joseph & Co., received the following quotations from Singa- pore in Straits Currency for Raw Rub

per:

Spot: March

Buvers

-15% Down

36 Down

Apr/June

36% Down

July/Sept

36% Down 3%

Market: Manufacturers Buying.

WORLD'S LEAD OUTPUT

INCOME TAX

FIGURES SWELL

London, To-day.

1:55.

.45

.30%

144

Benguet Consol.

14

Benguet Explor

19%

Big Wedge

34

¡Coco Grove

83

Consolidated Mines

05

194

153

32

31

53/54

1.50

1,50

462

42

.15%

1.73 19

.0834

3.15

5.18

1:35

LOCAL DOLLAR

Min Resources

Exchequer returns show that the Demonstrations Gumans G'field with total ordinar revenue amounts to E Mindanao £637,544,040 33 compared

Ipo Gold £617,757,852 at the corresponding L XL

Itogons date last year.

Now the country has entered the Masbate Consol period of the financial year when Northern Mining the collection of income tax is ap- Paracale Gumaus proaching its peak, it is interesting Salacot Mining to note that last week's yield of San Mauricio Suyoc Consol. both income tax and surtax exceed-

United Paracales Frankfurt-On-Main, To-day- The negotiations are between

World output of lead production lasted the amount collected in the cor Germany's short-term creditors and year amounted to 1,433,598 tons, com- responding week of last year,

Income tax rose in the week by German debtors, and have been in pared with 1,412,969 tons the previous progress for exactly a week.

The United States produced the £18,895,000 to total of £185,717,000 The deadlock, it was

announced largest share of the total with 35,330 compared with last year's rise of to-day, is due to the attitude of Bri- tons. Asta produced 116,330 tons, £15,776,000 to a total at the cor-

The local dollar is steady, tish creditors, who demand that Africa 21,000 tons, Australia 189,680 responding date of $180,174,000. credit lines be shortened by ten per Ocean..

tons and Europe 312,263 tons--Trans-

The total from customs and ex-ing on demand this morning at 1/2-

27/32 cise is £278,503,000 compared with 27, cent.

"Spot" silver was quoted at 20 £266,107,000 last year.

Total ordinary expenditure is 1/16 and "forward" at 20-1/16. They are expected to arrive back $676,745,724 compared with £637,-

They also demand payment foreign currencies.

year.

in London yesterday to obtain new in-

structions.

As the deadlock appeared to be unsurmountable, two members

Silver Prices Down

The London on New York cross-

of in Berlin to-day when the negotia-667,273 at the corresponding date rate was quoted at £UŞ.$4.89%

the British delegation returned toition will be resumed Trans-Ocean. of 1936-British Wireless.

THE TAIKOO DOCK YARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

OF HONG KONG, LIMITED

BUILDERS OF ALL CLASSES OF SHIPS.

BUILDERS OF RECIPROCATING STEAM ENGINES.

BUILDERS OF MARINE AND LAND BOILERS.

BUILDERS OF TURBINE MACHINERY.

Under License From Messrs. Parsons.

BUILDERS OF DIESEL ENGINES.

Under Special License From Messrs. Sulzer Bros.

Licensed To Manufacture Lanz Perlit Iron, Specially Suitable

For Internal Combustion Engine Working Parts.

DOCK & SLIPWAYS

FOR DOCKING VERY LARGE AS WELL AS SMALLER

ESSELS, ON ANY TIDE

ALL CLASSES OF SHIP ENGINE AND BOILER REPAIRS AND EXTENSIVE WELDING, BOTH ELECTRICAL AND OXY-ACETYLENE, SKILFULLY - AND

PROMPTLY CARRIED OUT

koodock," Hong Kong.

Address

Telephone No

Call Flag: "Numeral One,” over “Pennant

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents

while the New York on London cross-rate

W23 quoted U.S.$4.89%.

BERLIN BOURSE:

Berlin, To-day.

The Bourse again presented the same picture yesterday-small--turn- over, erratic Frice movements and little variation from the previous day's quotations.

Several popular investments, how-- ever, attracted considerable attention and prices soared correspondingly.

Sales on foreign account were again - only small, with local interest centred in dyes, automobiles and electrics.

Towards the close of the market a general rally occurred, so that final prices in many cases were slightly Jabove the opening level-Trans-Ocen

LOCAL ACCOUNTING PUBLICATION

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The publication contains a mm- ber of articles of much interest to the commercial community and is altogether a very tractive little