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HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.

Closing Closing

New York Cotton:

March

12.57

12.68

May

12.42

12.46

esti-

July

12.29

12.32

October

11.83

11.90

December

11.79

11.85

January

Spot

11.79- 12.95

1185

13.08

New York Rubber:

March

20.98a

21.35a

May

21.12

21.50

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 24, 1937.

COMMODITY PRICES TELEGRAPHS

The following quotations have been received by Reuter:-

REFLECT

Prev. Yesterday GENERAL

PROSPERITY

A pronounced advance in mated monthly receipts of the Eas tern Extension Telegraph. Company was registered for January, accord- ing to figures just received.

The index number for that month is given as 85.8, an advance of

14.6 over the corresponding month

BANKS

THE CHARTERED BANK OF

INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA

Bangkok

Hoito

Ipoh Kasachi

Page 17.

BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

Authorised Capital

.$50,000,000

Issued and Fully-Paid-up. 20,000,000 Reserve Funds:-

Incorporated by Boyal Charter, 1853.

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON

Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund

Sterling

£6,500,000

£3,000,000

Hong Kong CurrencyTM

253,000,000

Reserve

$10,000,000

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

Reserve Liability of Pro-

£3,000,000

Agencies and Branches:

prietors

.$20,000,000

Alor Star Amritsar

Rangoon

Saigon

Samacang

Batavia

Klang

Seremben

Bambay

Боре

Shanghai

last year.

Calcula

Kuala Lumpur

Singapore

July

21.20

21.58

"September

21.21

21.60

December

21.21n

21.60a

Chicago Wheat:

This is the highest figure recorded for January since the year when the index number stood 96.0.

Canton

Kuching

Sitiawan

Cawnpore

Madras

Souzabays

1930,

Cebu

Manila

Taiping

Colombo

A. H. Compton, Eac

Kedan

Tientsin

at

Dalbi Haiphong

Kew York

Tongkah

M. T. Johnson, Esq.,

Peiping

(Bhuket)

May

132% 130

(Peking)

Tsingtao

Penang

July

1154

114

Starbiz

Zamboanga

September

112%

111%

Foreign Exchange and General Banking business

AMOT

tramarcted.

Chicago Corn:

May

1062

July

1022

101

September

95%

943%

Winnipeg Wheat:

May

125%

1235%

- July

1215%

1197%

Manager.

October

111

109/

105%

SHANGHAI TEXTILE

MEN

To Attend World Conference

The course of these monthly in- dex numbers has always afforded a valuable indication of world trad- ing and commercial activity, and in addition to providing an indica- tion of the

Hoa trong

Current Accounts opened and Fixed Deposita received for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be

quoted on application. The Bank's

Office in London undertakes and Trustee buxiness, and“ elsims recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained at any of its Agencies and Branches.

Executor Eastern Extension's traffic, has been found of value to observers of world economic condi- tions.

Encouraging Sign

A. BREARLEY,

Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.

The substantial advance in Janu- ary, therefore, can be taken as an encouraging sign that the effects THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.] of the depression are rapidly re- ceding.

The figures for January since 1930 follow-

Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital ----

$10,000,000,00 5,506,800.00 2,685,395,59

Beserve and Undivided Prafts

HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG. 10, Des Your Boad, Central.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

Hon. Sir. Shou-son Chow, Chairman; Li Econ Chun, Esq., P. K. Kwok, Esq. Wong Yum Tong, Esq., Chan Ching Shet. Eng., Li Lan Sang, Esq., Wong Chu Son, Esq. and Kan Ying Po, Esq.

Kan Tang Po, Esq., Chief Manager.

Manager.

Li Tze Fans: AGENCIES:-

BBANCHIES

1930

96.0

1931

76.3

1932

73.4

1933

69.9

1934

71.8

1935

73.2.

1936

71.2

1937

85.8

Amoy

Batavia

Mazila Melbourne

Seattle

Bombay

Sagasaki

Calcutta

New York

Camion

Osaks

Haiphong

Paris

Singapore Sourabaya Swatow

Hankow Honolulu

R$2.000

Kowloon Landrà

Safzon

Tiantain Ickyo

San Francisco

Vancouver Teachaca

Several leading Shanghai textile industrialists will be selected to at- tend the World Textile Conference to be convened in Washington, D. C., on April 2. The Chinese repre- sentatives to the meeting will be named at a meeting called by the Chinese Associated Chambers of About 80,000 Yorkshire and Lanes- Commerce, the Chinese Cotton Mill shire operatives in the dyeing and Owners' Association and the Fed-in wages varying from 3d to 1s a week finishing industry will receive advances eration of Associated Chinese Manu- facturers.

as the result of a rise in the cost of living during the last quarter of 1936.

Kobe

Every description of Banking and Exchange Loans granted on syproved

mscurities.

Called by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to discuss problems of A profit of $3,600 was made by last business transacted. marketing and duties, as well as the at Scarborough open-air theatre.

year's production of "Merrie England" technical aspects of the textile în-

dustry, the conference will be at- selected by the trade bodies, the tended by the experts of the trade National Government is expected from every leading country.

also to name a delegate to attend

Apart from the representatives (the conference.

TRAVEL

"American

Express"

A World Wide Organization

No. 4, Des Voeux Road, Central.

Current Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fred Deposits received for one shorter periods in Local and Foreign Currencies on terms which will he quoted on "application.

KAN TUNG PO,

Chief Manager.

Safe Deposit Boxes To Let

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.

HEAD OFFICE SE

15, Gracechurch. Biznet, London,” EL.C.a.

Authorised Capital .. £3,000,000 Subscribed Capital ... 1,800 000 Paid-up Capital

1,050,000

Reserve Fund & Rest. 1,247,830

BANKERS:

The Bank of England & Midland Bank, Ltd.

BRANCHES

Bangkok

Ipoh

Kandy

Karachi

Bombay Calcutta

Colombo

Delhi

Galle

Howrah

Kota Bharu

New Lock Fenang

Fort Louis (Mauritius)

Kuala Lápiz F Rangoon Kuala Lumpur Shanghai

Kuantan (Pabang) "Simle Madras

Singapore

HONG KONG, BRANCH.

Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.

Travellers Chaquas issued.

Trustee and Executorships undertaken. INTEREST allowed on" Current: Accounts and Fixed-Deposits at Eater that may be asce on application..

7, Queen's Road, Central,

Hong Kong 24th July, 190S.

THE WING ON BANK LTD.

Head Office: Hong Kong. 26, Des Voeux Road, Central. Authorised Capital $10,000,000 LONDON BANKERS:.. Westminster Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every des cription of banking business transect- ed.

Current Accounts and Savings Ac- counts opened. Mixed Deposits re- ceived at rates which will be quoted on application.

Trusteeship & Executorship under- taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.

PHILIP GOCKCHIN, Chief Manager.

BOARD OF DIRECTUES, Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson Chairman.

G. Miskin, Esq., Deputy Chairman.

J. K. Bousfeld, Esq..

Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell,

J. R. Masson, Eag- 5. S. Morrison, Esq. TE. Pearos, Esq. A. L. Shields, Esq.,

V. M. Grayburn, Esq., Chief Manager..

BANGKOK BATAVIA BOMBAT CALCUTTA CANTON CHEFOO COLOMBO DAIREN FOOCHOW HAIPHONG HAMBURG

HANKOW BARBIN

HONGKEW ILOILO IPOH

JOHORE KOBE

KOWLOON

BRANCHES :-

KUALA LUMPUR

LONDON LYONS MALACCA

MANILA MUAR (Johore)

MUKDEN

NEW YORK FELPING PENANG BANGOON SAIGON SAN FRANCISCO

SHANGHAI SINGAPORE

SOURARAYA SUNGEL PATANI TIENTSIN TOKYO

TSINGTAO

YOKOHAMA

Current Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposită received, for one year or shorter periods in Local Company and Sterling on terms which will be quoted an application.

ALSO up to date SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES in vazious sizes 10 LETU

Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

The Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK- ING CORFORATION. Rules may be obtained

on application.

FOR THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Y. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager.

Hong Kong, 4th February, 1996)

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LIMITED

Established 1880

Capital (fully paid-up) Yen.100,000,000 Reserve Fund w Yen.130,900,000

Head Office: YOKOHAMA Branches and Agencies at

Alexandria

Bangkok

Batavia

Berlin

Bombay

Calcutta

Canton

Dairen (Dainy):

Moji

Nagasaki

Nagoya

New York

Osaka

Fengtien (Mukden) Rangoon,

Hamburg

Hankow

Harbin

Hong Kong

Honolulu

Hsinking

Karachi

Kobe

London

Manila

Los Angeles

Otame

Paris

Peiping

Rio de Janeiro

San Francisco.

Seattle

Semarang

Shanghai

Singapore

Sourabaya

Sydney

Tientsin

Tokyo

Tsingtau

Yingkew

Interest allowed for Current Ac counts.

Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on applica tions.

Y. KANG,

Manager Hong Kong, 13th November, 1926

THE

SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL &

SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in China)

Capital paid up Reserves

$5,000,000. 7,500,000

Capital Savings Dept. $50,000. Reserve Savings Dept. $600,000. Head Office Shanghal

A Bank having as its mission the industrial development da China and the fostering of br commercial relatises abroad. Hong Kong Office..........

6, Queen's Road, Central, Phone 31116.