Money and Markets
HONG KONG MARKET
REPORTS.
Quotations at yesterday's locat market for tiče, four, sugar, and
HONG KONG SHARE MARKET.
RESTRICTED BUSINESS.
other foodstuffs were as follows:-ESSES. BENJAMIN & POTTS"
Eite.
per picul.
Hung See Miu
87.42
Green Star
7.18
Red Seal, White
8:11
Green Seal. White Bran
2.68
Wheel
7.10
Flour.
per bag.
Cabbage
$3.94
Tai ..
3.90
Blue Bird
Dog's Head
Pat Kun
3.14 3,20 3.08
Groundunt OIL
Superior Grade
823.40 24.00
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, MARCH 9th, 1929.
SHANGHAI EXCHANGE
MARKET.
THE WEEK ENDING MARCH
b.
SILVER ADVANCED BUT
MARKET NOT FIRM,
Shanghai, March 4th-Although silver prices showed a fair advancë during the week, due principally to the direction of China, one can. not consider the market as firm. The essentials for a permanent rise are lacking at this juncture, for stocks of silver locally are ineress- Messrs. Benjamin & Potts' weeklying instead of going down. This share report states:
is due not only to the usual arrivals of bar silver from abroad, but also to the arrivals at Shang hai of silver dollars which are bê- ginning to filter through from out. ports.
WEEKLY REPORT.
Business in the local market has continued on a restricted goale dur- ing the past week, and without any inaterial alteration in rate.
Shanghai is suffering from a alight reaction after a brisk market Tael prices of dollars are, in and quotations for all Cotton shares | these circumstances, kept at low come lower.
price levels, much under cost of Banks-Hong Kong and Shangminting. Nevertheless, it would hai Banks changed hands at 81,295 not be surprising to hear shortly and $1,300. The London quotation that either "one or both of the has receded to £140.10 ex: dividend coinage plants of Hangchow or (Middle),
Nanking have restarted work. It Marine and Fire Insurances:must be borne in mind that these The market of groundnut oil is Unions shew a further advance and establishments have to continue the wore dealt in up to 8300. Cantons maintenance of a skilled staff of improving.
were booked at 8700, and more workers, independently of whether shares can be placed at the rate. the mints are working or kept idia. Hong Kong Fires have buyers at "2795," white "China Fires are wanted at the improved price of $290. Underwriters were put through at 82.30.
Middle Grade
11
Sugar,
No. 24 coarse powdered...83.18 No. 24 coarse powdered... 8.08 Miscellaneous,
Wood Oil
Duck Feather
Resto
Green Bean Mushroom
8 31.10 38:50 5.80 8.00 490.00
CANTON COTTON YARN MARKET.
CANTON, March 8th. During the past two days, large quantities of No. 32 and No. 42 cotton yarn have been purchased by Fatshan merebants and prices have gone up by two dollars. Other varieties of cotton have dropped by about a dollar and the market is quiet..
4
Thursday's quotations were follows:-
No. 42 Five Sons
וז
Yan Chung
as
per picul. 2570
561
580
464 ....
Butterfly
Happinces
No. 32 Pagoda
Double Horees
480
Tin Koon
470
Pine Tree & Deer.
478
Sheung Hee
488
Xa. 20 Golden City
330
Globe
321:50
Double Horses
310
Tin. Koon
323
No. 16 Globe ....
301
Foo Kwai
300
300
No. 12 Golden City
281
Peacock
280
Foo Kwai
"279
Po Yee
Tramcar
975
Pretty Damsel
964
Aeroplane
278
-Tak Lee
No. 10 Sailing Vessel
Lotus Bee.....
953
Double Lions...............
253
Five Lions
5106
Excellent Crops
943
.. 198
Hut Hou
Shipping:Hong Kong. Canton and Macao Steamboats bave declin ed to 897.60. Preferred Indos have lapsed to a nominal quetation of 1832). Douglas Steamships are on offer at $301 Hong Kong Tugs can be placed at $1.65, but there are no sellers at this price..
Docks, Wharves and Godowns : --- Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharves are nominal at 81264 ex the, divi- dend of 88 just paid. Hongkew Wharves are
|
Export Black..
Exports from Shanghai have been lack recently, Silk is not in demand from Lyons for the time being, though America has been buying moderately in our market. General imports would not call for comment, if it was not for Indian raw cotton, which has had a very large market here during the past two weeks.
SILVER IN AMERICA.
RECORD OF PRODUCTION.
The a shade easier with
organised. production of buyers in the North at Tls. 1881 silver in the United States dates China Providents have remained back to 1860, Between 1881 and steady at 83. Shanghai' Docks were 1870, the average annual produe- taken off the märket at Tl. 112/113. tion amounted to only 7,880,000 oz., Lands, Hotels and Buildings:-ne compared with about 63,000,000 Deals were made in Hong Kong oz during the past decade. The and Shanghai Hotels at 89.13/9.30 undermentioned States have, dur and more shares are obtainable at ing 1928, produced the following the latter rate. Hong Kong Lands quantities of silver (figures in troy continue in demand at 8633, and ounces).- Humphrey, Estates at 814). Realtys were put through at 39.60. Shang- hai Lands have advanced to Tis 170)
Fublic Utilities: Hong Kong Trams were negotiated in the be ginning of the week at $19.70 ex 'the final dividend of 80 cents juss paid, but bave since receded to 8184 China Lights were the medium of a large business round about 813. Hong Kong Electrics (Old) are ruling strong and were dealt in at 8351/56. Star Ferries at 868) and Telephones at 87.30 have lapsed to feminal quotations.
Industriais:-Hong Kong Roper have frmed up to 87. Green Island Cements (Combited) were denit in at the outset at 887. but 278.60 closed slightly easier with buyers at
$80
CANTON OIL MARKET.
The groundnut bil market was still slack on Thursday but there were signs of improvement in the tes oil market. Prices of both wood and bean oils were firm Quotations were as follows:- Groundnut Oil, Sheung
Fong Tze"
824.00
Groundnut Oil, Tung Wo
Factory
Groundnut Oil Native
$3.50 10.05 20.08 ***** 10.30 19.20
Tea Oil, Lincha....
Shiucha Saicha
71
CANTON BEAN MARKET,
The bean market in Canton hás been less active the past few days. Quotations on Wednesday were as follows:
Soy Bean, Pearl
Soy Bean, Vegetable Golden.
White Peas
Black Bean
Green Bean
Scarlet Bean
89.20
9.25
9.50
8.30
.11.40
11.30
CANTON TRADE NÕTES.
BOYCOTT CAUSES PRICES
INCREASE.
WAS
Prices of marine products of all, kinds have risen considerably since) the anti-Japanese boycott started. A small amount is smug gled in from Japan, the sole sup plier, but nothing like enough to meet Canton's needs in this direc
tion,
Silk Orders from U.. and France. The extremely, cold weather in other parts of the world has effect- ed the silk, market and both Lyons and Now York are placing unusual- ly large orders with Chinese mor chants. Last year the price of silk was down to $1,000 per pioul, but the present quotationi show & katis- factory increase.
Chinese Goal.
Another commodity to benefit from the boycott is coal produced at the Kaichow and Luanchow mines.Dealers here are taking full advantage of the situation and increasing their prices,
$3.15.
Oil and Mining: Raubs were done at 87 and continue in request. Bengueta have been the medium of business at 82.63/9.75.
Cotton Mills:-Ewce have experi enced a slight set back the market falling to Tla 13, but there are signs of recovery at the close and buyers are now offering The 13.15. Shanghai Cottons continue neglect- ed, and prices come through on a more or less nominal baris.
The following quotations were March 8th, 1929. received by cable from London on
Par Value:-
Ord £1.0.0 B.A.T. Co., Ltd. .... £6. 5.0 1.0.0 IT Co. of G.B. & I. 6. 3.0 1.0.0 LT. Co. of Canada... 2. 3 1.0.0 Tobacco Securities... 3.10.0
Thof. 5.0 Tobacco Securities... 1. 50
Ord. 1.00 United Tob. (South) 4. 7.8 Rubber quotations from Shanghai to-day are as follows:—"
Alaska" Arizona California
463,000
10,002,000
8,347,000
1,410,000
Colorado
3,973,000
...
Idaho
8,878,000
Michigan
Missouri
4,000 180,000
Montana
Nevada
5,392,000
New Mexico
799,000
Oregon
98,000
South Dakota
90,000
Tennessee
83,000
"
Texas
1,391,000
Utah
18,636,000
Washington Sundries
Total
84.000
40,000
53,020,000
NEW YORK STOCK
QUOTATIONS.
New York, Mar. 2nd.
Propieta Latest Stock
Price. Price Allied Chem & Dye (Com.)... 303 803 American Can (Com.)......... * 150 1291 América Smelting
... 1221 1251 Américan. Tel. & T81. (Com.) ... 217 218† American Tobacco "E"
... 174 178+ Armour & Co. "
16 16 Armour & Co. (1.)% Ptd. Anaconds Copper
Andes Copper Baltimore Ohio Bank of Montreal Bethlehem Steel (Com.) Calubet & Héclà Campo Corp, Canadian Pacifio Eailway Cavanaugh Dobb Chrysler ... Consolidated. Gas of N.X. Cety Incorporated
Curtis Flying Service... Davison Chemical Dry Docks
83 Ba
1471 1511
68 67
124) 131)
373 372
102 1051
60 60 100 100 ... 251 255
412 402 ... 104 107
210) 112)
68 68
24 24
811 82)
23 211
... 1847 1BSI
Da Pont de N., E.I. (Com.) -- 1877.188 Eastman Kodak...
General Electric Co.
Taekse
General Motors..
General Ely. Sigual (Com.)
Gold Dust
IA
Goodrich Eubber
Granby Consolidated
2.10
Angio Java Estates," Ltd......... 8 Kroewoek Java Plantations 2.70 Ziangbe Rubber Co., Ltd..... 7.30 Java Consolidated Rubber
Co., Ltd. Tanah Merah Estate, Lid.... 1.20 Exchange:-The T. T. rate on London to-day is 1/11) and on Shanghai 78..
Forward Settlement Days: 25th March, 29th April, and 28th May, 1929.
EXCHANGE RATES.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)
די
Paris New York Brussels Genera
Milan Berlin
H
... 245 240
834 831
- 109 1084
Haygart... International Cement (Com.)... International Match, P International Nickel (Com) International Printers Ink. Inter. Prod. Corp. (Com.) Kelvinator
728 74
DE: 971
宙
61
97
02
63* 67
11
+4
....16
89 2011
*** 245 25 ...108 110
23.231
16
Kennecott Copper Liggett Myers, Clan "B" Lorillard Co. (Com.) Mack Trucks Madison Square Garden
***
Missouri Pucifa (Com) National Dairy Producta, Nevada Consolidated Copper
N. Y. Central Railroad"
Norfolk & Western
..."78 83
.... 129 131
69
581
1941 190
...†190 †1991
... 163 161
North American Aviation Pacido Gas and Electric Co. - :67
Packard Motor Car (Com).
571
148 1481
..781 201 397 Mull
6087
192) 134)
Standard Gas & Elec. (Com.)..: 911 02 Standard OH of New Jersey ... 1401, 1981 Standard
Техка Corporation (Com.)
401 40
59 50
751 70+
Roar, March 7th.
133.24)
4.88$
34.83
25.23
Paramount Lanky
Amsterdam
*12.11€
Pennsylvania Railroad...
Philips Petroleum
92.671
Regnolds Tobacco, "B"
20.45
Bhell Utilon Oil...
Stockholm
18.10
Southern Pacific Railay
Copenhagen
18.90
Oslo
18:19
Vicuna
34,52
of New York
1631
* 1
192)
Texas Gulf Sulphur
Timken Boller Bearidg
32.973
1087
375
8173
-599/32
Buenos Aires-
47/11/32
Bombay
1/6 31/32
2/8
108.1001
Westinghouse Eleo. (Com.)
158 101
1/10 1/32
Willys Overland Co...
214 31
26 1/18
Wright Beronautical
270 285
201
Prague Helsingfors Madrid Lisbon....
Athens Bucharest
Rio
Shanghai. Hong Kong Yokohama
Silver (spot)
Silver (forward)
1/114
Trans American Corp,
Union Carbide
Taien Pacific B.B. (Com.)
U:5. Leather” A.”
U.B. Rony &
Imp. Co
V. Babber (PiL)
U.9. Stosa Vacuum On
Vanadium Corp, N
*Nów shares, . †Ex Dir.
941 85
1321 187
216 216)
... 226 230
1954. 051
... 86 88
1914 1914 $2251125
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ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL,.
Hoxo Kord.
MARCH 10-1, 1922, 4th Sunday
Lent
Choral Kucharist at 8 a.m. Ohüdren's Service at 10 a.mn. Flak Fütidar School #4 10.a.m. Matine at 11 am.
Pro cher-The Dean,
terection.
Evensong at 6 r.
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