DE LA RAMA LINES
1.
EXPRESS CARGO LINER SERVICES
TO AND FROM PACIFIC & ATLANTIC COASTS
S.S. HALEAKALA
DUE
VESSEL
M.V. DONA ANICETA
M Part. Late Nov.
M.V. BENGAL
MV. BENARES
MV. ESCALANTE
M.V. BALI
SAILING FOR
Manila (Cargo only) Pacific & Atlantic Consts, Early Dec. Pacific Coast. Early Dec. 'Honolulu, & Pacific
Const. Early Jan. Honolulu, Pacific &
Atlantic Coasta. Late Jan. Pacific & Atlantic Coasts.
THE DE LA RAMA. STEAMSHIP CO. ING.
Pedder Building
TEL: 23676
Chinese Shipping Office
Tel. 23738/201ÉS.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
1, COMMA'UGHT. ROAD CENTRAL Telephones: 80831-8 Frivate Exchange.
THE CHINA-MAIL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1948,
Government Trying
Steady
To
N.Y. Stock Market
New York, Oct. 30. Steels pace a fast rally in the last hour of trading after earlier losses of one to five points..
In
Cotton
New York, Oct. 31.
the
source said
A Government effort to stabilize the skidding cot-
ton market is in the offing following the sud- den closing of all major cotton markets to pre- vent a further disastrous price tamble, On Oct. 8 cotton for delivery in December was selling at a 26-year high of 39.13 cents a pound. Af the close of trading yesfor-else all over
south, was day it hit a low of 29.15 cents blamed in New Orleans for the i per pound a drop of approxim-collapse of the cotton maritet..
An authoritative burst of buying that left ately $50 per 500 pound bale..... the high speed tickertape behind door transactions, maths of more than three points piled up for a number of leaders although a good number
stayed on the losing zidules for the
full session total- led 2000,000 shares, a top gince 'cotton market.”
Sparkrom told reporters "the Forced liquidation of stocks by President told me he is working certain interests, according to well on scans to stabilize the market informed brokers, plus suspension and was conferring with a Gov- of trading in cotton futures, fore-ernment adviser on plans for
prices down for a time.
jaction."
mid month.
cn
Agents: CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD. satisfaction
"HUPER"
NEWCHWANG" "FUKIEN"
"HUPEH"
"NEWCHWANG"
"FUKIEN"
"TSINAN"
*TATSHAN"
SAILINGS TO
Shanghai, Tsingtao & Tientsin 4 p.m. 0th Nov. Shanghai 4 pm. 7th Nov. Strigäpore, Batávio & Macassar 4 pm. 8th Nov.
ARRIVALS FROM
Tientsin, Tsingtao & Foochow - 3rd Nov. Singapore DL, 4th Nov, Shanghai 6th Nov. Bangkok. Saigol & Swatow 10th Nov, CANTON RIVER LINE
Sails 1a.m. 2nd Nov, Arrives 3.30 pm. 4th Nov. Sails 5 um. Oh Nov. Arrives 5.30 p.m. 8th Nov.
Agents: BLUE FUNNEL LINE
“GLENAFE"" *SÍNKIANG"
Early Nov.
Mid Nov. Sailing
11
UK SERVICE
Axriving
From
U.K. via Straits.
do
For
L'pool via Strait.
From
New York,
"GLENSTRAE"
Jut Week Dec.
NEW YORK SERVICE
Arriving
8th Nov.
* "GLAUCUS”
*USTRALIAN
"YOCHOW"
Agents:
ORIENTAL LINE, LTD.
Satling
2nd Nov,
For
Sydney, Melbourne
All The Above Subject To Alteration Without Notice.. For Passage and Freight Particulars Apply To The Above.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
S. S. "Halyang" Sailing for Swatow & Amoy on or about the 3rd Nov.
Subject to alteration without Notica.
For Particulars of Freight & Passage. Please apply to: DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.
General Managers, P. GO.
Q. Building, 5th floor. Tel. 23755.
or
CHINESE SHIPPING DEPT.
ZO Connaught Road, Central. Tel 24639.
AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES LTD,
Speed--Frequency ––Dependability -Special Carpo. G¤ Tanks "Cafèocdité.Spatia
- ɧ. *MOUNT ROGERS”
SAILING
rop &
19th Nov. New York and Boston via Singapore & Suez
8.8. VANDERBILT VICTORY" 20th Nov. New York & Boston,
vir San Francisco; Los Angeles and Panama." For Passage and Freight apply taime dypt AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES LTD.
Teir Ho, 13172/28175).
S.S. "QUANZA"
of the Companhia Nacional de Navegacao (Portugal)
ARRIVING END NOVEMBER-
Accepts Carge and Passenger
For information apply to:
HNOLASCO & CO., LTD,
Stock Exchange Building, 8th floor.!
Telephones: 20164,20131
over
In Washington, Representative the break which. sent futures John Spackman, Democrat of tumbling over $50 a bale in re-
Alabama qunted President "Tru- cent weeks is the same thing man as saying "It is the purpose that always happens sconer or of the Government to do every later in a speculators market." thing. possible to stabilize the
Selling Futures "When speculators are shaken out of the market, prices will be stabilized on the basis of supply and demand," he predicted.
Some sources said another de- pressive influence was insistence of the banks "that others who had mortgaged spot
milis and
GOLD RETURN
Washington, Oct. 30. The United States Military Headquarters in, Austria, have been authorised to turn over $5, 000.000 worth of monetary gold claimed to have been originally owned by the Austrian National Bank to the Austrian Govern- ment upon presentation of sate- factory evidence of its former ownership, the State Department disclosed tonight.
The gold now in United Stater custody, had been seized; by the German Reichsbank-Beuter.
“YOCHOW"
Page
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
SHIPPING DEPARTMENT.
18 Pedder Street
Tel: 30311-
General Managers.
INDO-CHINA S N. CO., LTD.
S.S. "SANG
||S.S. "WINGSANG"
S.S. "TAKSANGI,
5.S.. "WINGSANG”.
Damaged cargo ex 'the above (9.8. “ESANG”” vessel will be surveyed at Holt's Wharf by Mesars. Goddard & Douglas on 1st and 2nd MoversS. EMPIRE FRASER” ber and consignees representa S. "LOKSANG" tives are requested to be pre 3.5. "HINSANG" sent during the survey,
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, AGENTS.
SAILINGS
to Straits & Calcutta vía Saigon 8th Nov. Shanghai 3th 80.
ARRIVALS
fo
4. from Labin 2nd Nov. from Shanghai 2nd Nov,
from Straits & Saigon 5th Nov.
IN: PORT
Kin, Wharf EN. Buoy 21 Bidy A.K.
Subject to alteration without notica
cotton stocks should immediate Hongkong, 31st October, 1946- All Indcnding Passengers are requested to register their summer or 1 bodge by selling futures. Associated Press.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN N.V.
King's Building Connaught Road,
Tel: Shipping Dept. 2016. Passage Dept. 28017. Chinese Agents, Connaught Road, C. No. 82, Tel. 25133.
quick turnabout followed Big Carryover the heels of a rumour that the
The Alabaman had urged the cotton exchange would resume dealings tomorroit-and
President to utilize whatever war a growing
powers necessary the flood of
to provent a favourable carnings reports
further collapse in cotten prices. Earnings of steel companies in
Meanwhile the Department of particular which equalled or bet-Agriculture" officially called at- terca
market expectations, carried tention to the favourable statis- weight as a trading factor. tical position of the cotton crup Du were Us. Steel, Bethlehem, in a statement issued shortly Republic, Youngstown Sheet, after trading in futures was sub- Anaconda,
Westinghouse and pended at the principal ex- American Can.
changes in New York, New Or- Lagging were Goodrich, Interans and Chiengo. national Harvester, Air Reduc tion, American Telephone, Douglas the price drop, the Department Without referring directly to Aircraft
said the cotton carryover of - 6.8. "TJIBADAR" Aug. 1, 1043 was 7,500,000 bales compared with 11,200,000 bafes a year earlier and noted "repre- sentatives of the Department ès timated the carryover on Aug. `1, 1947 will be less than 4,000,000, the smallest in 17 years.". Confused Seenes
The Dow Jones closing aver
ages:
Stocks 59.64, 20 Industrials 14.23.
Closing quotations: Adams Express 14%, Alaska Juneau 5%, American Can 70, American Smelting 45. American Telephone "160", American Te bacco $0, American Waterworks
Bendix
tion
YOUR "TITJALENGEA" Batavia S'porn 1st Nov.
sisse trans
Amay 4th Nov,
"Andy' st Nov.
Amoy 9th Nov.
| m.3. "TJISADANE” # Java muid Noveminir
Safting for Amoy 1st Nov. Panelis dili Nov.
Fiatow Aphay- 4 Now, Sinstatare/N.EL. purta 11th Nov.
Swałow/Amoy/ Shanghai.
ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
(DELI STRAITS CHINA LINE).
Skip
das Imm
m.s. "VAN HEUTSZ" Adawp BeH/Penuru
Singapore Wid. Bir
1 Anaconda Copper 35, Avia- The New York exchange clos- tion Corporation 6 Baldwin ed amid scenes of confusion Los 13, Steel with President Frank Knel de- Batas-claring the sudden suspension Aircraft 204, was to double southern cotton Co. Canadian Paci
handlers to adjust their dairs. 12, Chrysler 78%, Colgate 46, Commercial Solvents
Spot sales continued as usualms. 20, COTA
in the Texas Exchange at Dallas,
and: Galveston with
Products 67, Dupont 167, Houston
Eastman
Kodak 204, Electric Light & Power 14h, General Elec. Dalles prices unchanged at 15.16 trie 35 General
al Motors 48%, for middling or 29.13 per 100 Goodrich 04, Goodyear 54 pounds.
Homestake
Mining 40%
Inter
Sporulation by "farmers, mer-
national Harvester 60, Inter chants, doctors
national, Paper 43, International
Tel & Tel 19. Johns Manvill:
115, Kennecott Copper 43, Mort
and everybody
gomery Ward 66, National D London Stock
tillers 22 National Lead 23, New York Central 15, Malers G. Pan-American Airway 13%, Pennsylvania KR 25, Rada Corporation 8 Real Silk 17 Republic Steel 20% Reynolds Tar baero 17 Schenley 69, Sears
Exchange
London, Oct. 30.
The stock merket was again unable in vid itself of the lethargy
*
Skip
Salling for Swatow/my
kidle Nuv.
(ORIENT JAVA AFRICA LINE).
dos frate
"STRAAT SOENDA" Singapore manly Dec.
"
Singapore, Batavia, Durban, Cuptown, Buenos Airet, Bantos, Hlo de Janeiro; il ruksiest in- docent De
Galgos/Dangkol/
- Mauritiun/Reunion
Madartuscar/Belra/
Lauren«n»Sárgaon/
East.Lindon/Part
calling
Elabeth Mosselbay/ Montevideo early Dec.
SILVER LINE, LTD.
Salling for
Cocking sing
'ar as possible in advance of the time at which they wish to leave
Agents: GLIN LINE LTD.
LV. DENBIGHSHIRE MV. “GLENSTRAE”
LV. "GLENAPPH
due from Ul. And Now,
2. Täskid Do
Loads for UK, Rotterdam Archie
wer? Arristerdans→→Mic. Navz
Managing Agents:
AUSTRALIA CHINA LINE
4.V. NEWBROUGIZ ·
---đué from Australia via Ladusn.
Mid Nov.
Agents: THE WESTERN CANADA
STEAMSHIPS LTD.
SS. "LAKE NIPIGON".... duc from Vancouver, Shanghar
Ship
11th Nov,
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM
"TREVETHOE" "BENALDER”. "SAMLAMU? “GLENIFFER!". "SAMADANG". "TREVAYLOR". "TREVEAN"
Shia
Fue from ms, "SILVERGUAVA" In part.
. After
po say about 3 Nav. far Vancouver,
Ship
“SAMLAMU”.. "TREVETHOE"
After "delfor loading sulat 12th Nov. Straits, Calombo U. 1. Atlantic
for
and
narti
ma. "SILVEETEAK"
US. Adaglie & neffic Parts via Shanghai
PADKU MENTA
Ra-buck 37 Shell Oi: 20% Which descended a few days ago. Soenny Vacuum (3, Southern In some cases quietness develop "SILVERSANDAL" Is port Pacific 415, Standard Brands et into dulness, 355, Standard Oil of Calif 5,1
There is
growing impression in Standard Of of N.J. 66. Stude the market that the Government's baker 195. Union Bag 2014,cheap money drive is by no meazz Union Carbide 81,.-U.S. Rubber nearing its end. In fact usually 54, U.S. Steel 705, Weating well-informed circles foresec house 23 Youngstown Sheet & further cut in intereat rates to a Tube 62-Associated Press. two per
Meanwhile basis.
it has been pointed out thas whereas proceeds fron the liquidation of local nam have been previously, ' transferred ather sections, today vendar of these issues have apparently been eontent with their money, in liquid furin.
Exchanges In London
to
Ship
· HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE
ma: "VAN DER HELST" Shanghai
Although there is very clie bush.cas done in a quiet markets. "PHILAE” 1oday. some individual features developed towards the chase and interest in the markets generally increased.
London, Oct. 30. On New York 4.025, 4.035, 31on- treal 4.02, 4.04, Zürich 17.33 17.36, Buenos Aires, upquoted, Brazit 75.4416, Brazil (sellers) unquoted, Uruguay unquoted, Belgium 107.50, Paris & Frenen Industrials provided the most Empire 479,50, 480.30, Syria 881, features, including Imperial 880, Lisbon 09.80, 100.20, Swiss Chemicals and United Molasses: Bank Notes Middle 17.26, 17.50, ol supplied one feature in the Netherlands West Indies 7.58, shape of Royal Dutch which was Netherlands East Indies 10.08, firm in an otherwise dull section.
20%
31st Det
· Rollerdam /fhLWITY/
Genos/Port Sold/ Singapore early"
Sing for.
Colombo/Port Said/
Antwery/Houerdam/ Ampere/Cutx Isagen/Gothetalwirt/
Del 3rd Nay.
Shanchal/tapore"/ Colombo/Port Saids Antwern/Rotterdam/ Capenhagen/Gindhen. bure/Chalo engly. Industry:
Pacific Far East Line
10.70, Holland 10.69, Pariama Giltedgeds 4.02, 4.04, Dear
17:32
were quietly sup- Sailing From Hong Kong Trans-Pacific To 19.36, ported Prague
throughout, cloring at 201, 202, Norway 19.98, 1/10 to highor, having bad a
SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES 20.02, Palestine 1004. fairly large turnover,
Forward Rates, One Month:- Kadirs remained outside the
(LOADS HONG KONG AS INDUCED) United States PD Canada general running throughout the D, Switzerland 14 p. 1% day. Among Chi-
#
D, Sweden 14 p. 13 D. Pagis nose Azza & foreign bonds Cats.s. "Louis Sloss"
40 cents, 40, cents, Holland that the Chineso "Third Party
cent, 1 cent.
Bank of Englang
Rates: Madrid 44.00, Italy 71,28.
Ipfres
9th Nov. -- Mid Dec.
have withdraws their extre-fire S.s. "China Victory -
21⁄2 per cent 1945/75
Clearing LAT, 311⁄2
per S.S. Herbert D. Crölv® Mid Dec
Market Bolea India
ngkong o
cent
ecat
107%
W
cent 107, ing Bonds
18.06 Australis 126,
Loan, 32 per New Zealand 1247,
New War Lott, 3 per South Africa 100, 100.50,
Bonds, 4 par 115, 130, Alexandria: 97,375, sent: 122:
2/4-1/42, 2/4×4 1965.65 107%, Saving Bonds 8% 1/3-1/18, 1960.70 107 Saving Bands 3% Philippines 8.10
Rangoon 1985.76 110%, German Loan, 7 1/6-16/16, 1/6-1/16, Shanghai un per cent (Dawes) 11,
Japanese geoted,
Bonds, & ner cent, 1907 20%
Railway Special A/C.Rates: Lim 26.10, Casson-Kowloon
24, 26:16. Lapaz 168.62 176.32. Va Tentsia Pekow Railway 5 per paraiso 100.625; 101 360, Turkey | srut 28, Lung Teing U. Hat Bly, unquoted.***
5 per cent. 1018 24, Reorg, Loan, 5 ver cent 1918 ~(London: kás): 4T, Crisp Loan, 6 per cent, 1911 45, Takdang Raliway, 5 per cent,
Central American A/C Rates: Metico 19.45, 19.65, Bogota 7.00 1.06. Repter..
New York Exchanges
5 per
1911-26 Home]=Aan---
cent, 1905 32%
ing Railway 5 per cent 26,
Mercatored of India 17.
2224
Bank of L. A& C. 11-5/16, İK & Shanghai
B5, Lyddn bucking Catparation New York, Oct. 30.
Extates 95/- South Africa American A/C Sterling 403%, ownsirina 26/1, Belection: "Trust 488%, Atmoriana A/C, Sterling 341/9, Soulh Africa Tozbanites Montlis” 4.085, 403w. On Sweden | 11/9, Canadian: Pacific : 1785, 17.82, 27.84, Praneu 84, 84%, Mezican Eagle 10/4 Reuter Switzerland: (Otial) 24.00 21.25
Switzerland (Free) 24.00, 24:70, bia 46.00, Culia 100, Beuador Spain 9.20, Portugal 40-43, 1908, 7,606, Gudi,mala 100, - Holland.
New Zealand 3.25, 27:78 Mexico: 20.87,20,81 Pora AUBYNIA
4.021
British East 15.50 offered, Uroruny: 50:00, 50,50 Venezuela 29.00, Nether land. Werk Indies 67.45 - Dales 29-73, Argentine (Free 24,60 Gulang 53:35, Montica on London offered, Brazil 6.40) Bolivia (Om 402 Montrem on New York
PAIMIOD
s.s. "Britain Victory"
GENERAL AGENTS
Late Dec.
UNITED STATES LINES COMPANY,
314, Queen's Building. Telephone 33992.
BARBER-WILHELMSEN LINE
Monthly Service to Pacific Coast and Atlantic Coast Forts via Panama Canal
DODWELL CASTLE LINE
Monthly Service to Atlantic Coast Ports
Via Suez Canal.
* Bar. further particudara opply to
DODWELL & CO., LTD., AGENTS
cial) 2:00: Bolivia (Free) 239, 95870 Swits Bork Notes rate Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Bldg. Chile (Omelal 6,16, Chile (Free) 30.00 32.00, Belgium Franc
3.25 Chile(Export) 400, Colom 2:27 2.28Lenter
Telephone 28421.
NAVIGATION COMPANY
From
·U!K. VER
Bombay
U. K Bombay via Kuro
V.-K.
"
V. K.
Lands For
Straits, & Bombay
Straits & U.K.
Due Discharging Early Novembe Early November Mid November Mid November
Núventoer December
Ready
گی
Early November November
Accepts cargo for London, Antwerp & Rotterdam.
|BRITISH INDIA STEAM HAVIBATIUM CUM L.L.
FIUM
Bu guon
LOAUS FUR
SENFIELD"
Disunargin
SHIP "BINFIELD"!
Singapore, ranang
Madras & Calcutta
4th November
EASTERN & AUSIKALIAN STEAMSHIP CO.,
Passengers & Freight to. Australia
For full particulars" apply to MACKINNON, MACKENZIE
Telephone Nos, 27721-4,
PRINCE LINĖ
& CO.
- U.S.A.—FAR EAST-HALIFAX-BOSTON=NEW YORK
MV. SCOTTISH FRINCE?
DUE 2014 NOVY JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
TEL, 20111
Chinese Freight Agents:-CHEONG FAT CO.
resephudu 20uar
SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.
MY NAGARA MY, BENARES"
MV. BATAAN
|MY. NAGARA
Fort
UTWARD
discharging răng Kong 2nd November, "diseparging" hong kong sein. Norander. USCOUSSINK Mong Kóng 27th Muykinkiet. chechia ryuzig”, noug Kong 1st December, HOMEWARD
Loading Hong Kong 18th November.
Bald, Marseilles, Antwerp, Rotterdam gén, Osto and Gothenburg, FIN. JUTLIVET particulara, apply
GILMAN & CO., LTD.
Agents Telephone 27871.
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