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THE HONGKONG DAIET PRESS, SATURDAY, DECAMBER 22ND, 192.

THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LTD.

Tel Central 238.

AGENTS FOR

2, Queen's Buildings,

BRIGG'S BITUMINOUS ENAMELS & SOLUTIONS.

SOLE AGENTS FOR "

24

'UNION"

ANTI-CORROSIVE and ANTI-FOULING

COMPOSITIONS

FOR SHIP'S BOTTOMS.

HONGKONG'S

POPULAR CAFE

-THE

BLUE BIRD.

FANCY BOXES OF CHOCOLATES and XMAS NOVELTIES.

CORNER OF

Queen's Road

AND

Pedder Street.

THE “STRAND" PHONOGRAPH.

Built by America's Foremost Mechanicians, the STRAND" is the Latest Creation in the Phonograph Line. The following are but a few of its Outstanding Features:-

1.It is built of the Best Materials to withstand the climatic

conditions of Tropical Countries.

2.-It is-Artistically Designed and Beautifully Finished..

3.—Its Tone is Eound and Fall—surprisingly Life-like.

4.--It plays all kinds of Disc Records, including Pathe and Edison,

without Change of Attachment.

Call for Demonstration at the

OKEH STUDIO,

8, Das Vaux Road CENTRAL (CORNER OF ICK HOUSE STAKKZ). TEL. No.-CENTRAL 453

YE OLDE PRINTERIE, LTD. PRINTERS, BOOKBINDERS, 17. ∙14 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

(Nazz Door To Lazarus).

V. C. LABRUM, Managing Director.

PIANOS FOR SALE OR HIRE,

TSANG FOOK PIANO CO.,

TIL. 2127.

944, WAKORAI BOLD.

CARRERO VIDAL

Go.

MANUFACTURERS OF STEEL BARRELS

the exportation i kind of bila

Sole Agent for China

G. B. CABALLERO

OFFICE: 36, Ice House Street,

P. O. Box 635.

HONGKONG WEEKLY SHARE hongkong SHARE MARKET

· REPORT.

Messrs. Benjamin and Potts in their weekly share report say

The local market shews signs of im. provement since the date of our last eir- calar, and a more cheerful tone prevails. A large volume of business has been transacted in both investment and speculative stocks, a fair proportion of it being on account of the settlement which was satisfactorily negotiated yes

Hongkong Lands and China. terday. Sugars have again monepolised a good deal of attention, and mark a further rise.

Banks. Hongkong and Shanghai Banks have further declined with sales made down to $1,080. The London quotation is £125 (middle).

Marine and Fire Insurances-Unions were placed at 3234 in the early part of the week, but the price has since receded to 8232 There are buyers of Cantons at

CLOSING QUOTATIONE

Desa síes, 1933 Hongkong and Shanghai

Razk

· Human$1,080), 1085 μm Canton Insurances mi., 700 b. Union Insuranc Hongkong Fire Insurances $515 b HRCM. Steamboats 145 b. Ferries!

1960 b Sugere near The 32 b.

Chata (Combined) ..............T

Kowloon Wharves +$147 804 Whampoa Docks $150) b.

$006. Hongkong Lande Hongkong Hotels....

Humphreys Estates.............. Ewo Cottons

འ

T11) b.

Ropes

Hongkong Electries

Ohio Lights

Hongkong Trama

..$10) b

#31 b. $131/13,60 sa $31,80 b.

CAN

3.—öuyers; s-soliere; sa—sales.

3700, North Chinas at Tis 110, Chins EXQUISITE

Fires at $130 and Hongkong Fires at

$313.

Shipping Star Ferries have come CONTINENTAL

to business at 8911. Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboats have been book. ed at the improved price of 846).

Refineries China Sugars have gain been a firm market and there are buyers. at 8950 after transactions at 8218. Mala- bons have been taken at 853.

Ous and lining-Langkats (combined) owing to Settlement induences, bave eased somewhat during the week and sales bave been made down to Tls. 333.. Raubs at 25.20 and Tronohs at 30% are, unaltered from last week.

Electric Companies.-China Lights are quoted $13.80 sales ex the dividend of 60.coats just paid. As the new shares now rank equally with the old for divi- dend they automatically disappear from the list. Hongkong Electrics have been negotiated at 831 and continue in re- quest. Hongkong Trams have receded to 823.80.

Docks, Wharves and Godowns.-Hong; kong and Whampoa Docks have changed bands at $151. Shanghai Docks are ask. ed for at Tls. 87. Hengkew Wharves have fallen away to Tls. 180. New Engi neerings are offered at Tis. 7. Hong- kong and Kowloon Wharves are obtain- able at 149.

Laads, Hotels and Buildings.--A strong demand for Hongkong Lands lifted the price to 891, but the market closes easier at 300 Hongkong Hotels are firmer and have been put through at $20/231. Hum- phreys Estates have been bought at $234.. Cotton Mills-Ewas have been an erra-

PERFUMERY

Balat

I Handsome Cat Glass Bottles.

Suitable for XMAS Presents.

We bare received this Shipment on Consigament and are sacrificing at Manufacturer's Cost,

From $1.30 to $3 per bottle.

Rosemontag

Marie Charlotte

Myosotis

This opportunity will occur Once only.

the market. After sales in the beginning General Commercial Co.,

of the week at Tls. 11.80 they advanced to Tis. 12, but there are no buyers now above Tla. 11. Shanghai Cottons have further weakened and are to be had at Tis. 70. Orientals at Tls. 5.20 are lea- tureless.

Miscellaneous-Green Island Cements have changed hands at $26/201 Hong- kong Ropes have been done at 8411 and more could be placed. Deals have been made in Lane, Crawfords at $16.00/16). Hongkong Constructions hare come to business at 61/8) Hongkong Renity's! are to be had at $2.40 after sales at 893. Peak Trams have been placed at $14.30- and $225 for the Old and New shares respectively. There are buyers of China Providents at $233. Dairy Farma at $221, Union Waterboats at 8181, Watson's at $22) and Wm. Powell's at $21.

Forward Settlement Daya-29th Janu ary (Tuesday), 28th February (Tuesday) and 25th March (Tuesday), 1924.

Exchange.-The T.T. selling rate on London to-day is.2/3 and on Shanghai 601

HONGKONG YARN

MARKET

Messrs. Polishwalla and Kotwall, cotton and yura brokers, in their latest circular,

Bay-

10, Des Voeux, Read Central, Top Floor.

HE

Will appreciate

A

XMAS PRESENT

from

HONGKONG CIGAR STORE, LTD.

[83

When in doubt, shout your eyes or your glasses Jonsult

CHINESE OPTICAL CO.

Eye-sight Specialists,

Hongkong.

In our last issue, dated November 17th, 67, QUEEN'S ROAD · CENTRAL we reported our market as being very: strong.

Since then, prices have con- tinued to advance, the rise at one time being as much as $20 per bale bigher than the previous closing quotations. Latterly, however, owing to the set back american cotton, there has been an easing off in business from first hands, the dealers preferring to liquidate their own holdings and realise their profits.

The tone at the close appears to be uncertain, but the dealers scom to have completed their liquidation, and are now marking time and watching movements in the larger centres The Cotton, Ex- change in Bombay has been closed for some time.

Total sales for the period, 1,300 bales; unsold stocks, 1,200 bales; bargains in Chinese hands, 1,800 hals.

Shanghai reports a firm market. Japanese Yaru-Only small sales bave been reported, owing to high prices.

Raw CottonThere are no stocks of Bengal or Chinese

YARN TRADE IN

1993

With the end of the year being near at hand, wo propose, in this issue, to give a short survey of the trade in the past twelve months. So far as bulk.is concerned, it is safe to say, the volume of business transacted throughout the year, is the smallest since Indian yarn assumed the importance it did on the China market. This merely bears out what we have so often pointed out, that the days of this yarn in the markets of China are numbered, and that at no dis tant date it will be elbowed out entirely by the Shanghai product

On the other hand, so far as prices go, the year throughout has been smarked by steady and continuous, advances, with hardly a set-hack worth mentioning That being the case, both importers and dealers alike have came to feel highly gratified with the substantial profits they were able to secure for themselves. Thĩ. advance, was most marked in the later months, but covering the whole of the period under review, it is close on 30 per cent, as will be seen from the range given below. The following is the range 13 the range of perices

Decomber 1922, No. 104 $180 per bale. December 1923, No. 10s $230 per žale.

ON SALE.

TONGKONG HANSARD REPORT? MKETINGS of the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL for the Session 1921.

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Dixy Press Office..

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5, |Arsenal Street, Hongkong. DEALER IN GENUINE

ART CURIOS

Ansient and ́ ́ Modern

Successor to Nikko

Artistic Gold, Silver, Bronze, Damascene, & Lacquer Wares, Batsuma Forcelain, China Ten Services, Embroideries, Silk Lampshades, etc.

GREAT REDUCTION SALE

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DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY,

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51, Queen's Road Central,

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DEALERS and MANUFACTURERS of Oxygen, Acetylene, Carbonic Acid, Ammoniao, Anhydrous sulpurons guses, Carbide

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