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Highland Rectar

Ola

From the Bens and the Glens

This Illustration. depicts the attractive Highland Rectar Decanter,

Welcomed and esteemed because of its exquisite. delicacy of flavour and true Highland characteristics, "no other whisky makes such a definite appeal to the palate as "Highland Nectar" The quality is guaranteed and always rigourously maintained.

THE DISTILLERS AGENCY LTD,

DISTILLERS.EDINBURGH..

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17th, 1928.

Money and Markets

BUSINESS IN FOODSTUFFS.

Business transacted yesterday in Hong Kong in rice, sugar and other foodstuffs included the following -

Per Rice,

Picul.

OVERSEA MARKET

REPORTS

133 guilders 135 guilders 13 guilders

.11s. 8d. .12s. 2 d.

Suga

Green Liou white rien,

Green Lion' white rice, 1,200

bags......

1,800

87:25

bags

7.18

Green Lion white rice, 1,329.

Nov.

November 5th. New Yoak, Dec......1.94 cents +01 New York, Mar......0 centa +0.1 New York May.......00 cents +.01 New York, Sept. 1.2.23 cents. New York (Cuban)... cents. Javn, Spot...13.7-18 guilders. 13.7-16 guilders

bags

"0.02

Dec.

Greca Double Ship white

Jan

rice, 200 bags

Feb.

Black Poy Koi white rice, 246 -

bags

London, Dec.

... 655

London, Mar.

Red Seal Flower Siam rice,✓

London. May

13s 5[k«

1,003 bags.

Blue Seaf white glutinous

New York Raw Silk.

rice, 060 bags..........

7.17

Crack Double Extra,

99

New Flower Basket Grape

Spot"

white rice, 342 bags

8.58

Extra, Spot

Green Grape white rice, 200

December

bags

8.77

January

Blue Grape white rice, 300

April

bags

8.-10

May

Green Single Bell white rice,

100 bags diy......

D.U

Chicago Wheat.

Red Pearl white rice, 600

bagë

8.93

Red Pearl white broken rice,

1,500 bags

December May Spot

81.231 $LIZ

6.67

Red Pearl No. 1 white broken

rice, 700 bags.

0,41

Green Seal No. 1 white rice,

Spot... January-March

New York Rubber,

.183e. ..15gc.

100 bags.

2.08.

Black Seal white rice, 180

bags *****

8.33

Spot

TEL. C. 13 5:

Green Seal No. 3 white rice,

1,000 bags

Blue Seal glutinous brewer's

rice, 179 bags

7:12

0.7)

"Highland Nectar

Rare Old Scots Whisky

SOLE AGENTS :

GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD,,

HONG KONG.

WURM'S

Red Seal No. 1 broken glutio-

ous rice, 101 bags 8.10 Black Seal No. 1 Sium broken

rice, 40 bags

$5,20 :05 .$5.10 -.05 .95.13 -.01 .88.14-01 .85.14 -.01 $5.11 -.01

London Rubber.

...8.15-10. +1.16

January-March......-1-16d.

Egyptian Raw Cotton." November......35.02 tallaris -107 January.35.40 tallaris 1.02. Shanghai Cotton Yarn,

105.8 taels +.05 139.8 taels...01 Wall Street. Steel naa

-169 +14 Anaconda

80% +1 Shares dealt in 3,500,000 +2,000,000

5.82

New Style Green Scal white

rice, 454 bags ....

November April

8.48

Black Seal Siam rice, 175

bags........

7.29

Blue Seal white brewer's rice,

6.56

3.46

200 bags ....

STOMACH DOCTOR Black Seal white broad, 250

The Best Bitter for the Stomach.

Best Remedy for Poor Appetite, Deficient

[]

Digestion and Disorderly Stomach.

Obtainable at

THE WING ON CO., LTD.

COLGATE”

RIBBON DENTAL CREAM'

DELICIOUS

CANNOT

bags....

Red White Line No.-1-white-

broken rice, 100 bags Green Sea No. 2 white broken rice, 180 bags

Sugar.

No. 18 coarse powdered sugar,

100 bags

No. 24 coarse powdered sugar,

200 bags.... stri No. 24 coarse powdered sugar,

100 bags...

Spot 8.30

Per March

New York Raw Cotton.

December

8.10

Highest Lowest January

Picul May July

$7.00

7.43

*7.18

Miscellaneous Sua Sing green bean, 70 bags, at

28.00.

Cent..

19.30-15 19.04.18

19.12.

18.87 .18.00 -.14

.18.95 -.20 .18.84-16 -1907 -15 Bombay Raw Cotton

Rupee. Bronch, FG. Apr.-May.....347 +2 Omra, F Dec.-Jan. 309 +2. Bengal, FG Dec.-Jan.0 +1

Osaka Cotton Yarn...

November 8th.

Opening. Closing.

-4.50 234.20 931.60 -4.40 230.60 -3.40

FIREMEN USED TO SOLICIT INSURANCE.

STRANGE STORY FROM JAPAN.

Complaint is heard among fire insurance circles in Japan that certain underwriting firms are em- playing fire fghters belonging to village and towa brigades in many parts of the country for soliciting new business, which is an infringe nent of the agreement entered in

HONG KONG. STOCK

EXCHANGE.

CLOSING-QUOTATIONS.

Novamaa ltra, 1999. | A.K. Banks...

2 bay đi Do,

indon. 61 năm Chartered Bank

fold buy. Haroutile Bank A&B...tit.com

P0. Banki East Asia Banks Gaston Insuranc Union Insurance North China Ias,

Do

Bom,

POOL

377; buys `

ק

$369 nom.

T. 160 bar. Yangiato Insuran...... $50 nom Okins Underwriters co...52) erl. China Fire Insurances.... 1920 buy. to some time ago. Unless this prae-Hong Kong Fire Ins...900 sal, 730 SA. tice is halted in time and very Danglasca. 35 m H.Kambos ... „dzaj buy, promptly it may pave the way for

HK. Tag farther keen competition" in the Indo-Chinas (Prof.)

Do, (bat) insurance business,

Shall

It was agreed by the Showa Kai insurance companies some time ago that each company, should refrain from making special donations to any fra brigade in a particular village or town when such contri.

11

ན་་་ས་

$42) bay.

118- nom. 1031 buy. $28 buy.

Th, 11 nom.. Tls. Si no, Th. 1.80 buy.

Bangactamen Kailan Mining Admin....75. nom. Langista (combined). Do. (single)

Explorations ha Shanghai Loans Baub................ Tronoh Mines H.K. &K. Wharf...

W. Docks

Ma. S bay...

....15) buy.

17/0 DOL. $138 ver. 337 Bom

дод

China Providents.....857 nom.

T, 156 nom. Hangkesä.........

Tla, by buy, New Engineerings Shanghai Dooks, 105, no. 14"

Ewo Cations...

J............. Į Tis. 1:2.85 bay,

12.60/.70 sa. Oriental Cottons... Tle, 135 buy. 2

bution is sought. This stand has been agreed upon on the ground that such action in favour of a few village brigades by insurance firms was unfair to the far larger. num. ber of fire-fighting bodies in other parts of the country. If this prac tice of donations is to be conduct- ed on a nationwide scale, the io surance community will have to mark up rates to insurers to a level hai. Uottons (old) Tis, 65 buy

Do. (now) which would he not only unethical

H.K. & 8. Hotels but impossible under the present K Lands circumstances.

Shanghai Lands..... Humphreys Estates........2.115] : HK Realties

**

off

KPL

Tis, 35 buy

&.

19

138 $881 buy.

138 bay

$91 nom.

$13 bar $8.30 aom

Because of the fact that in surzace companies are contributing an amount of money every year to LK. Tramway....120.10 al., 2011) sar the Japan Fire Prevention Associa- Peak Trame (old).... tion, no further contribution to in-

(z)

3671 (sal, t dividual brigades will be neces-Star Ferries

$13.40 pol the Uhina Light (old).... sary, it was argued, and

Da Showa Kai has resolved that all

(new).........$13.20 sai such individual requests would.

Do (1998 Lane) ...$13.10. hereafter be turned down. Some H.K. Electrics (sid)....$52.10 buy.

Da.

(now)....50) bay. of the brigades soliciting dona-

Macs Electrics tions, it is alleged, proposed that Telephones $7.30 bay, cam rights

bay. they would assist those companies Do.

35.65 nom, right making contribution in acquiring

$3.DOTA Do, rights new insurance business in their China Buses. If buy. secretly agreed to that proposal. Singapore Tractions, 12/ numm

(Paul) 19/3)

SHELL TRANSPORT.

.DIVIDEND. :

The Shell Transport and Trading Co., Ltd, declared dividend at the rate of 2%, per share free of income tax, payable January 5th. Bearer coupon to be presented No. 12.

ACID STOMACHS ARE “DANGEROUS..

HOW TO GET QUICK RELIEF.

Indigestion is not only painful, but if neglected soon becomes dan gerous. Excess stomach and fer- menting food irritate the delicate stomach lining, form gas, and," by .930.80"

909.10-3.80 interfering with proper nourish- 999.90 -3.40 930,00.

ment, actually break down health. 930.50 230.00 -2.70 The surest, quickest,. and only logical way to relieve indigestion 230.40 229.00 -3.00

is to neutralize the acid and stop Oanka Baw Cotton.

the food fermentation which causes it; and Bisurated Magnesia will do this instantly. The sour ferment- 60.85 Nov.

ased stomach contents are sweetened, 39.80 -1.10 the acid-inflamed stomach lining is 80.35 -1.05 soothed, natural healthy stomach

conditions. are restored, and pain €0.35 - .80

-less, healthful digestion follows

at once. Bisurated Magnesia re moves the cause of indigestion and gives relief from the most severe attack in less than five minutes, Get a package from your chemist to-day, either powder or tablets, and see how quickly you get com-

61.10.58

Green Seed black bean, 20 bagy, at

$7:00....

Yellow bean, 190 bags, at 80.80..

Nov.

....236.50

Dec.

...233.40

CANTON STOCK EXCHANGE.

Jan.

..231.90

Feb,

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

Mar.

Apr.

November 15th.

May.

Water Works Co.:

$3.20

Electric Power Co.

5.00

November 8th.-

Canton-Hankowy Railway..

0.44

DOLL GER

Nanyang Bros. Tobacco Co.... 4.50 Tramway Co......

Opening. Closing,

£45

China Nay, S.S. Co..

€.35

Dec.

81.05 60.30

Central Bank

4.30 Jan.

€0.95

Feb.

60,95

CANTON MARKET.

Mar.

30.85

€0.80

Apr.

60.95

May

FLOUR.

Osaka Rice.

CANTON, November 13th.

November 8th. ̈

Man of War

$3.95

Sword of Kwan-tai

4.35

Opening Closing.

Nuv.

99.99

Silver Seal

4.15

Dec.

Cannon...

4.78

Jan.

Banana

4.00

Native Cabbage

4.50

Osaka Sugar.

Cheung Luk

4.10

Dalton

4.53

Maize

Dog's Head

·4.60

3.90 Nov.

November 6th.

Opening. Closing.

........... 19,05

11.90 +.04

Dec.

12.05

11.99

+.03

Jan.

11.22

.11.2

+.01

A NEW RICE COMPANY.

Feb.

11.27

PHILANTHROPIC WUCHOW

Mar Apr.

11.33

11.36.

60.95 61.10 -...60

20.33-12

29.41 29.52 -.17 30.10 30.14 -.15

plete stomach "comfort.

Da

China Sugars ...........81 nom. Maisbon Bugara buy Canton Ioes-

Do

Cementa (combined)......$9.70 sel. (old). nom. T160 sel Do. (new)

now.

H.K. Roper (old)

Do. (now)

United Asbestos

$7.55 nom.

$5 bom.

WILLIAM

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191 bay. Powells As Le 11,65 bay. EK. Amusements .....#28j vel.“ HK. Construction) buy B'qua. Indus. G. Bond.66% buy. H.K, Govt. Losas 5% prem, nam bay-buyers; sel-sellers; s-sales;

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EXCHANGE RATES. [ERITIS WIRELESS SERVICE]

ReGay, Nov. 15th.

Paris New York Brussels Geneva

Milan Berlin Stockholm

Copenhagen

art of flower arrangement,

Ike Bana

as practised by the Flower-loving Japanese.

For classes or private lessons address' enquiries to

Mr. Wada,

Tokyo Hotel,

88, Connaught Koad Central

124.10 4.84.13/10

34.89

95.90

Amsterdam

12.08

92.53

20.35

18.14

18,19

Oslo .......

18.19

Rio

BOS 6.29/32

VIJADA

34.303

47.13/32

Prague

1631

1/41/16

1291

1/11.1/32

Madrid

20.075

2/75

107

Hong Kong

9/0/

376

Silver (spot)

264

Continued on next Column).

Silver, forward).

Helsingfors

Lisbon

Athens

Bucharest

Buenos Aires. Bombay Yokohama

Shanghai

20.13/16

COLGATE'S

RIBBON DENTAL CREAM

OBTAINABLE AT ALL STORES

BOLE AGENTA':

HONG KONG TRADING CO., ITD.

Drink

Asahi

Sole Agents :---

VENTURE.

A new company has been formed in Wuchow with a capital of $700,000 for the purpose of import Nov. ing rice from Siam to relieve the Dec. famine there. This year's crop has. Jan. Feb. been so bad that the supply of rice could not meet the demand, with Mar. the result that a few philanthropic gentlemen have formed themselves into a sydicate for the purpose of importing rice, not with a view of making profits for themselves, but more to relieve the pressing needs of the

populace.

A large order has already been

Beer placed for Siam rice and when this

it is

refreshing

arrives, the rice market will be easier and prices are likely to drop considerably.

and

invigorating.

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA LTD.

BONG KONG,

LOCAL SUGAR TRADE.

It is not without good reasons

Yokohama Silk,

November 6th.

"Opening. Closing.

...138.10 137.10-1:50 .138.10 137.00 -1.00 130.10 * 135.60 -1.30 137.40-130.00 -1.00 5.136.20 130.00 -1.10

KOBE RAW SILK EXCHANGE.

OPEN NEXT MONTH.

The Kobe Raw Silk Exchange will open business on December lat, but the trade will be carried out for delivery between January and May, and not be conducted for De- cember delivery due to the year- end month

The Tsutsui Shoten has been add- that the Jardine and Taikos sugared to the list of members of the refinery closed down their business. new silk exchange, and so the total Chinese dealers are also hard hit number of members is now 13 in by the keen competition of Java all. Three more concerns, who re cently applied for seats, will be

sugar.

There

a large stock in the shortly permitted to become mam

bera. Colony at present, and every in-

the silk coring=stenznes-framlagia brings. On the new Excha

consignments to Hong dealt with will be chielly 14 deller lankalaam fine into a kinds, viz. "Kong Phices are thupped to

87.40 per bag of one picul, which A, B, C, D, E, and 1, and 21 works ont to only 7 cents and four denier, white, marked W, and yel

low, marked" cael mercattie.

further

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