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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 4th, 1929.

Money and Markets

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF KWANGSI.

INTERESTING FIGURES FOR 1928

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORDESPONDENT.]

One of the ressons for the comparative poverty of the Province: of Kwangsi is the large excess of imports over exports. The value of merchandise imported through Wuchow, the principal gateway of the Province, during last year exceeded that of exports by, on a average, $1,000,000 month

The following table has been compiled from the Customs.. records of Wuchow:

January

February

March April May June

July. Angust..... September" October

IMPORTS-PRICES CURRENT.

The reports and prions are pubilaked sa supplied by Importers, and the Chamber саллов accept responsibility for the accuracy thereof.

Motale

IRON AND STRELİ

Nail Badg

Angles

HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE

CLOSING QUOTATIONE,

BALLANTINE'S

In use for almost 100 years

ESTABLISHED. 1837,

"Appointment to

Steel Bura(round it51)

Eods

6,50

.. Joistu

per pleni $7.00 A.K. Banks

500-5:25 Do., London...flál z, div, now, 4,80

Chartered Bankı mod£22 buy. Morcantile Hanka, A. BBQ,236 RON,

Manch Pæn, 1929. $1,800 mom.'

H.H. The Lata Queen Victoria

H.K. The Late King Edwardi VIL

485

Do

820

P.&O. Banka

and

8.20

East Asia Banks

Canton

Union Insurancea mai

395

buy.

Sheets & Plato

TIT

Home marketa strong," Vory small, demand Buyers from the country

Bro scarce. Prices sagging,

Swedish Bar

- per pieni 11.20

Small round rods Hoops, black stoel

galvanized Tubes, Black

gadranized

£1bnom,

пот

Insurancos VAL JUSU TONI.

North China In

Ma 160 bay.

5.60-0.80 Yangtase Insurances....... 330 nom.

China Underwriters

*7.80 11.15

China Fies Isramnon..........1985 buy. --

Kong Fire Insume, 8710 buy,

74 per cent. HOUD............dine

Wire Nails, 14-3 per pical "7.90-8.50 Galvanized corrugated sheets,

11.08

per 100 m. 240 $7.25 Galvanized fat sheets,

par 100 a 2007 $3.75 à píval 19,50 $11.70-11.80

1/32 1/6*

13.23-14,70

H.E. Steamboats......$28 nem.

Tags 31.65 bay. Indo-Chinas (Pref.).....352)

2 baj. Do

Bant! Transporta98/3 nom

Do.

(DOW)

Union Waterboat2 nom.

Benguets

bay,

Kailan Mining Admin....70/- nom.

13.20-13.40 Langkata (combined).....Ta. 14 boy. „Tin. 74 nom. (single) Anstralian-B.E.F., Spot 1400-1420 Sha Explorations

To arrire" 14.00-15.30 Shanghai Lowar

Tronoh Mines MACIN

54.00

Galvanized 8/32′′ x

*IMPORTS.

EXPORTS.

82,741,488.43

82,039,414.34

5,809,415.37

1,633,900.00

7,158,340.25

1,519.49330

3,910,648.60

3,744.473.00

4,524,538,31

3,493,603.98

BALANCE. +8_703,074.14 +4,173,425.37 +5,635,617.30 +1,341,667.20 +1,034,543.33

Galvanized wien 18/27

Galvanized wire 3/'1 77.

LEAD:

Japan made) ... per pical →→

R.M., Spot

To arriva

3,329,000.00

· 3,231,511.95

+77,498.74

5,492,067.00

8,910,399.96

5,479,344.68

3,822, 121.00

6.287.€28.00

5,027,700.00

3,797,609.33 3,029,397.1 4,433,559.65 6,234,922,59 5,837,071.73 3,331,210,57

+1,764,337.63

English Yellow Metal

+1,947,004,89 1,030,785.00 -418.971.18

∙14 to 16 05:00

Japan make 20

JAPAN COPPER:—

"Total

B61,429,344.75

YING TAK CEMENT FACTORY.

November

December

KWANGTUNG GOVERNMENT

SCHEME.

GOOD PROFIT ANTICIPATED.

€49,239,999.23

$50,374.23

303,310.37

812,250,348.32

-CHINESE SILK.

TESTING AND GRADING SCHEME.

Slabs

Tilos

Kane Sazera, 8 x 4

WASTE AND ULD MATERIALS

English ICW, 20 x 1400

TIN PLATE:

1ba. Spot

p.. box 9.70-01.20 English I.C.W. To arrive" 9.20-9.30 English ..W, 184#±14′′,

110 lb. Spot".

2,80 English I.C.W., Tosive" 0,40-0.80 American I.Q.W. (Spot)

11.80

11.50

--- per case 4.80

1

20 x 14, 100 ba.... American I.G.W. To arrive (FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] 2014 100 lbs.....

Petroleum Products, The foreign market for Chinese WETTE HOSE HRAND aiks has been considerably affected Coxrr BRAND of late by the unequal quality of Cock

[FECK OUR CHINTHE CORRESPONDENT]] the silk. The buyers complain that | EluLE BRAND

they cannot be sure that any given and in conséquence are sending silk will be up to particular grade

their orders elsewhere...

Bocort MOTOR GASOLINE...

4.08

3 ting 3,73

per bulk 8.12 per case 6.60

4.11

68 Tha per 7 tins 8.72 galla. 68 1b, per balk 8.13)

71 lbs, por 2 tine 3.16

SILVER LIGHT CROWN BHAND

C2018 - BAND LAMP Glass SHALL Moron Ermer

***

H.K. & K. Wharfa... HK) & W. Decks

Tis. 4som $6.90 bay. 17/8 nour $134) nom.

$10 201

China Providents... Fẽ vel.

Bongkar... 168 buy. New Engineering, verspe Tis. nom. Shanghai Docks

Thi 113 buy

119/118

Ewo Cotta

...... Tia. 13.00 nom. Oriental Cotton, 3 nom.

.70 20m. S'hai. Cotions (old)................Th.

----.

-Do, (now)....TR 35 now. - HLE. 45. Hotel ) 12.15 buy,, 9,30

H.K. Lands .........$634 boy. 64 mail. Shanghai Lands 24

Th 1681 buy.

Humphreys Ratatos..............$14] buy.

EK. Baltic

H.K. Tramway ........

$2.60 88-

$19.70 boy 20,03

* mel., 19.70 x dir, a.

Pest Trams (old) ......313 sel.

Do (new) 38.30 am, Star Ferries 684 bay. Chiss Lights... 18 com B.K. Fiectrice (si)......$56) buy,,

Dow · (Daw) ...........,353 buy, Macao Electrios Sandakan Lights

per 3 tina. 3.64

Do. (new)

pers 6.60 China Buses

..396) nom.

15 Rom.

$7,30 buy,

TI, 19% buy..

por 3 tins 6.35 Singapore Tractions.....11/6 nom.

per bulk 6.85

(Prof.)....17/6 bay, 18/3 sel.

per gallon (ex pump)

0.70

The Government of Kwangtung feel confident that the projected cement factory at Ying Tak on the

In an attempt to recover their North River will be a very profit-foreign trade the Shanghai silk 81. gals. 71 lbs. per bulk s.98 Telephones (ald;

merchants are calling a conference of all Chinese ilk dealers to dis- cuss modern scientific methods for are also urging merchants all over the improvement of raw silk. Ther

the country to send their silk to the Shanghai International Silk Testing House for analysis and grading. The results of the analy KAPING-No. 1 Lom

is will be sent to foreign buyers. import machinery at the cost and the Chinese merchants will be £180,000 from Denmark.

bound to adhere to the specified grade in all silks intended for export..

able concern. They hope in fact to clear roughly $1,920,000 per annum. The contract for the construction of the factory and for its machinery and general equipment has been given to the F. L Smidth Co., of Copenhagen, who are authorised to

It is estimated that the output of the factory will be 1,200 barrels, or 200 tons, a day. About. 390 tons of raw material, of which 240 tons will be limestone, and 80 tons clay, will be needed per day.

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The anticipated expenses per day, calculated by the contracting Company, will be as follow:-

Limestone 240 tons at.

50 cents.......

Clay-80 tons at 35 cents Coll

$120 28

Kiln about 60 tons at

$16

960

Power about 14 tons at

326 Gypsum--3%, 6. tons at

350

$30 Labour-

180

200 unskilled at 80

centa

160

78 skilled fitters at

$9.50 ...

187

Supervision and Manage-

ment per month about $4,500 per day there- fore

Depreciation 8% and Ir- terest 8% on H.K. $1,800,000 per day

Total

130

1,020

83,155

The manufacturing cost per bar rel is catimated from these figures as $2.63, to which 17 cents are added by the contractors to cover possible additional costs. This brings the cost price to $2.50 per barrel, and together with the cost of barrel to $3.60. If packed in bags the cost price would be $3.35.

The present selling price is $8.50 per barrel, which means a net profit to the Government of $5 per barrel

INSTRUCTIONAL FACTORY.

TO BE OPENED IN NORTHERN KWANGTUNG,

[TROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDÉNT. Į

The Rehabilitation Commission of Northern Kwangtung has devised an interesting scheme calculated to provide employment and further the industrial progress of the pro vince,

O. Box 1, Hong Kong civil engineering.

the Address. Write an Order for the Weekly Press to be sent you for Three Months or Thirty Years The first will cost you $3.75, and the Annual Subscription is $15.

GRAINS.

THE UNITED STATES CROP.

Messrs. Pentreath & Co. have banded us the following letter, dated January 30th, from Messrs. Hornby, Hemelryk & Co., Liver- pool:-

+

THI

3.97

J

Da "SCALE" Kenmone..per case 4.11 Chine Sugars ... $if zome ." Tix Foo". "

Malabon Sugarı ........$29) buy. 6.60 Canton Icss *****

· GASOLINE

Coals.

Comenta (combined)... $9.30 xol., 9.20/2 xa.

(old)... 37.80

Nut Coal No. 3 Lump

No.1 Stack No. 3 Slack

Flour Report.

4

$15.00

::

16.00

9.40

nom

bay.

11.60 ELE. Bopes (old) ....

Do (new) 37.15 bay 8.70 United Asberto ao,

************* 411 sal." Dairy

buy.

2.92.3.15 2.03-3.25

*

QUOTATIONE:

American Patent ...per sack $1.90.

Straight Cut off Shanghai Flour Australian No. 1

No. 2

Canadian Cut off

Straight Mixture... 2nd Clenz...

American S'anadian.... “Australian..K

The unfavourable conditions ru STOCK- ing in the American North-West caused a continuance of bullish markets, but, at the time of writ ing, an easier tone is in, evidence.

Canada has shown more disposi- tion to make sales, and fair busi. acas is reported, more especially to the Continent. The United States continues out of the market is an exporter.

The Plate remains a steady seller but she has not received much sup port. Australia has offered more sparingly and at increased prices. Favourable rains have fallen in India. Russia: No new feature.

Shipments: 2,871,000 yrs., against 2,733.000 last week. On" passage: 7,878,000 grs., against 7,652,000 last week,

The market looks rather tired; and values may easily work a little lower," but we are in favour of pur. chases in weak markete.

The visible supply in the United States of Wheat is 159,150,000 bushels, against 185,351,000 on Jan. 50th and 107,223,000 last year; Com, 24,515,000 bushels, against

on Jan. 30th 22,151,000

and 22,657,000 last year; Cate, 14,018,000 bushela, against 13,500,000 on Jan. 30th and 20,827,000 last year,

The visible supply in Canada of:---Wheat is 80,683,000 bushels, against 79,588,000 on Jan. 30th and 88,964,000. JustЛiyear, Oita, 8,177,000 bushels against 8,305,000 on Jan. 30th and 3,318,000 last year.

According to the laet Argentine' Weekly Grain Report, the Corn per cent. larger than acreage is last season, but owing to the pro longed drought, a portion of the erop is irretrievably lost

Argentine stock. Whest 285,000 tons, Corn 80,000 tons, Oats 50,000 tons, Linseed 120,000 tons.

A message from Chicago states:: Wheat: Speculative liquidation

Der & Wings made

...80 ota. Crawfords...... $3.05 BOW.

Mackintoshsk Sinceros 3.00-3.10 Wm. Powells

ELK. Amtsemente

་

B.K. Constructing

NO DO

$10 buy.

13.66

D3.

2284o.

sol

2.90-360 | B'que, Indus. G.§Bonds......,681% xom. 2.85-2.95 HK. Gost Loans...5% prem, buy,

275

2.85

350,000 bags

100,000

50,000

500,000 bags

Manzer-Strong and likely to riss."

Sundries.

W GL45-

If average sizz

Thiality of 100 sq. ft. per box

**$6.70.6.00 14.00,

*1/16”' thick ̈

1/89 (37 OLK)

To ATTITS. China, India and Stralis Produce. 800-

Jara Rough White... per pical 7.63-7.63

(Beported sales 40,533 picula. Spot) Jara Hough White per pien! 17.573 (Reported des 3,500 picals To arrive

daring March, April, 1920.) || Java Fine White per picul 38.40 (Nom) Java Rough Brown per picn! 37.20-7.28 (Beported saios 4,455 picule. Spot.

"Java

Rough Brown per vienl

buy-buyers; sel-sellers; mamander,

nom.unminal

SWISS AND TUBERCULOSIS.

DRASTIC NEW LAW.

SECRET REMEDIES BARRED.

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For the THROAT

the BRONCHIAL TUBES

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A drastic law to control the treat- ment of tuberculosis patients in Switzerland has come into force Ring CENTRAL 30. For throughout the country.

One of the chief objects of this Federal enactment carried through at the strong instigation of the Swiss medical faculty-is to prevent patients being treated by secret remedies or methods which have not the general endorsement of the medical profession,

The clause against secret speci Java Molassos per pical 16.55-83fies is Article 9, which runs e

(Reported sales 8,471.

Java Crystal No. ...por pica!" $7,50

(Reported sales 68,290 picule.), Java Crystal No. 18......por pical $7.2

(Reported sales 9,070 pieniz) Java Boft.White Java Soft Yellow JATA Brown...

(Reported sales 5,780 picule.) Java Stroop per picul

Iloilo, Na

(Reported sales 1,800 piculs) Hoilo, No. 2

per picni (Reported sales 5,510 piculs.) Hollo, No. 8.

per picul (Beported salen 3,000 p/cals.) Hollo, No. 4 No.8 Manila Brown

Block

Hofhow Brown Singapore Candy SALTTEISES.

No. 1

· No. 2

No. 3

per plent

follows:-

It is forbidden to advertise, put on sale, or to sell any secret remedies for the treatmens of tuberculosis,"

Serums and Vaccines, There is considerable speculation in Genera concerning the position 87.18 under the new law of Henri Spahlinger and his laboratory, at 169 Carouge. M. Spahlinger has treat-

ed many sufferers, principally Eng lish people, with his tuberculosis serum and vaccines prepared from the blood of black horses, and has always refused to give the secret of his "

and immunisa- Cure tion” to the doctors.

An effort ba being made by

UH

is in evidence. No definite estimate group in the Nationalist Party of

It is the opinion of the Geneva Medical Council that M Spaulin-

ger will not be able to treat patients here unless be discloses his secret."

The new State laboratory at Berne which, in connection with the the manufacture of all anti-con- anti-tuberculosis law, is to control

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The Commission has decided to of the damage to Winter Wheat can China to persuade the Nanking open a big factory in which vari- he arrived at now, We would re- Government to confiscate the estates

Every one of the Swiss cantons ous industrial arts, such as paper commend purchases only on deof wealthy Chinese who have op must institute official machinery making, mateb making, and textile lines...

posed the rise to power of the Kuo- to secure that the new tuberculosis manufacturing will be taught, and The American visible supply is mintang, the party which now con- there will also be a department for larger than a year, but Cana trols the government. In a few regulations are carried out to their dian Wheat is rapidly disappearing, isolated cases, property has already full extent. Severe penalties will The project was first mooted by The possibility of serious crop dam heen confiscated, but whether this imposed on persons who break Mr. Wang Ying Yi, Commissioner age in the Winter Wheat belt is the movement will assume nation-wide the law of Rehabilitation, who realised the main factor.

proportions is not yet clear. It is M. Spahlinger is in London in importance, in this age of indus- Corn: The stimulus of Argentine estimated that confiscation of the connection with proposed tests of trialism of introducing Western advices being temporarily removed estates of those who have opposed his anti-tuberculosis specific for style factories into Ching the sulted in long liquidation. The it Private BOUND VOLUMES Wong Tai Tsing, who will be the hog census report is bearish for another would bring millions of address in Knightsbridge manager of the projected factory. Corn, and we expect temporarily dollars into the Nanking treasury, has just arrived in Canton from lower prices Shinkwan in order to consult with representatives of foreign firms be fore purchasing machinery and equipment.

It was stated in London on be but assisting in the work of reconstrue half of M., Spahlinger that he had Oats Rye The position is un. tion. The action has been opposed never sold or advertised his serum, changed, and these grains will prob by an influential group at Nan- and it was claimed that his activi ably move in sympathy with Corn king, which considers that it would ties in Switzerland would not be And Wheat..

make a bad impression abroad. affected by the new law.

ON SALE.

of the HONG KONG WEEKLY RESS, January to June, 1928.

WITH INDEX, Price-$7,50.

"On Sale at the Hong Kong DAILY":

Prins ÚvrÍCE.