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Money and Markets

IMPORTS-PRICES

CURRENT.

The reports and pileer are published as suppiled by Importers, and the Chamber cannot accept responsibility for the acouracy thereof,

Metals.

Markot very dull. Pratically nothing doing.

IRON AND STEEL;—

Stoel Nail Roda ...

כל

QUOTATIONS Continental

CANTON TRADE

NOTES:

1

The oil market is normal. Latest quotations aro:-Groundnut oil $8.85 per pirul, wood-tar oil 912.40, ten-seed oil 80.90 and bean oil 88.10

+

..

́There have been large arrivals of foreign woollens and cotton piece par plonl $5.85 goods. During last month, some

8.10

|

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1930.

NEW YORK STOCK DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS

EXCHANGE.

FURTHER DECLINES.

STRENGTH OF MARKET FAILS,

[UNITED PRESS,]

New York, October 20.-Prices declined on the New York Stock Exchange to-day during most of the day, and the few foelle rallies failed to hold, says the daily review of the Dow Jones Financial News Aguney.

Coca-Cola Special Target. Coca-Cola was special target and

3.10 241,300 yards of woollens, and 112,700rought about weakness in a the 5.60 rolls of cotton cloth were imported.beverage issues,

Bars (round to 1o)

Anglès

Rods

Joiste

0.00

Shoots (4' x 6' $7.00) **

9.30

Plates

Small round rods

Hoops, black stee!

0,00 6.63

14.49 ...Discount 73% 1.

03%

***

"galvanized Black Tubes [ Galv. Tubos ji" Wire Nails, 14-3... per plout $0.33 (alvanized corrugated shta,

24/20.... per 100 Tha,, 24 €$9,85 Galvanized flat sheets, 1782

1/07 ...

*

In spite of the steps taken by local match manufacturers, con- siderable quantities of Swedish matches have been imported lately, These watches have found a ready market in the country districts.

The Inte trading was marked by selling of American Tel & T.. General Motors and Eastman, the first closing down 2% to 1001, with the Dow Jones, average for 20 utilities off 88 to 09.39. Inter- national Tel. & Tel. held at 30 Radio Corp. was off a quarter o

General Motors closed off a point The cotton yarn market is into 38, with Packard holding at s active as there is only limited de-andt Chrysler down a quarter to wand by merchants in the West 101 Eastman closed at 172). River districta Quotations have, however, romained Arm as arrivals are short. According to # Shang- hai telegram, tho, market there is 17.00 normal. 10.00

...per 100 lbs. 26 0110.50 Galvanized 8/89x4x per lb. $13.75 Galv. wire, 18/52...

per plani 14.40 British. per picat 1020

LEADI

B.M., Spot

To arrive

Australian-B.H.P.,

Spot...

..To series...

TIX PLATES

English 1.C.W., 20" x 14",

100 lbs. Spot... Engilsh 1.0.W., To arrive English L.C.W., 18 x 14",

150 lbs. Spot English I.C.W, To arrive

THE

16.40

*

There has been no enquiry for wolfram by foreign merchants late- por box 13.9ly, and the price has dropped by 13.9) several dollars, the current quota- tion being about H.K. 848 per picul. 16. In view of the low price, merchant Continental.

are reluctant to sell, and over 200 tons are being overstocked,

American I.C.W. (Spot) 20x14

- 100 lbs., 112 aboets per box...No stocks Atuariena 1.C.W„To arrive 20′′x147

100 lbs., 112 aboots... per box $17.00

Petroleum Products,

WHITE Ross Brand COMET BRAND

Book

M

EAGLE BRAND

"J

*

are

Local soap manufacturers doing quite well this year. Besides meeting the needs of the population British in the city, large quantities are ...per case $0.48 | exported to the country districts. 6.49 Sonte of the factories have begun to manufacture toilet soaps of sup 3 tinn 6.10 bulk 6.60rior quality to meet the market

Caso 10.35 domRand,

6.49

SOCONT MOTOK GAROLINE ... SILVER LIGHT CROWN BRAND

ни

CROSS FRAND

LAMP GLAS ....

6.48

68 lb, 2 tine 6.10 8. gaila, 08 lbs, balk 5.50 71 lbs, 2 tins 6.84 8i. galls. 71 lbs. bulk

SHELL MOTOR Artzer

SCALE

TIX Foo

---

There has been a briek demand for cement produced by the Govern ment Cement Factory at Honam Island. The favory produces only some 500 brgs daily and this amount 2 ti 10.10 is far from sufficient to meet the bulk 8.63 demand of constructors. Measures gallen (ex purop) 1.15 have been taken by the Inetory to case 8,49 | sugment the production.

TEXACO MOTOR SPIRIT

2 tina 5,96 ca80 10.35

6.30

10.85

por gat, ex pump 1.15 Boals.

"QUOTATIONS Katrio-No. 2 Lump... por ton $18.00

Soocny's Better Earnings,

Oils improved when it was learn- ed that Socony's carnings and sales for the first nine months set a new closed off 3/4, however, to 20, with Accord. Standard of New York Standard of New Jersey of 3/4 to 534.

industrials was off 2.00 to 188.0%, The Dow Jones average for 30 with the Dow Jones average for 20 rails off .96 to 112.88.

Steel Lower,

SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION.

HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE,

Duyarı Bellers

Nomics TUESDAY,

·NOVEMBER 4.

Buyers Belists

Balus ominai

$1,005

$100

தோ

#1835

2109

17

£261

Banks

H.K. Banks..............) $1,600

Do. (London)....

Chartered Banks...

$1,970

$17 £28

ม.2

FOREIGN

MAILS

XMAS PARCEL MAIL FOR GREAT BRITAIN.

The Xmas Parcel Mall for Great Britain will be stood in the General Post Dillon at 3 pin on pas 7th November paru,a, ilusedona. This mall ly due in London on the 11th December.

RADIO NOTICE.

Individuals and firms are recommended to register their tale graphic address at the Radio Olies. No charge is made for this.

INWARD MAILS.

Mercantilo Bks. "A"

£13

113

Do.

"C"

Bank of East Asia

FROM

PIE

Dun

Endurances

$1,095

Canton Insurancee,

$1,090

$2.80

Underwriters

Java and MaxILA "......

Tindak

5th Nov..

$2.40

1.100

8470

North China... Union Insurances... $470

Dharohal, and EUROPE via Brakara

T160-

(London, 18th Dotalver) (-

Uity of Hereford...

5th Nov.

M450 Yangtare Insurances China Firea 81,100 H.K. Fires

Suanwhat und Swazow

Buiyaay es

Bil Nov.

Xeu

JAYA

+1

Tjimenting

6th Nor.

$400 $1,080

`STALITE

Allportin

6th Nov.

AMOT and SWATOW

Üremer

5th Nov.

::

JARAN

JAZAN

Melbourne Maru.....

6th Nov.

DWLTOW

Graciasa...

dith Nov.

EUROPA vin BUAL (Letters and paper, ↑

$30

9th Oct, and parcela, "ynd

Rawalpindi

8th Nov.

$43

CALCUTTA and STRAIT-

1

Talma

7th Nov.

*

$28

8173

SQURABAYA... ****

Japan and SĦanoval

Cape Si Andrew... Macedonia

7th

7th

$39

U.S.A., UAMADA, JA. A and SHARQUALI

(Beanie, 18th October) Baronai and Akur

401

F

-Australia and Manica

Pran-Piero jbedak. Tanda

7th Nov.

9th Nov.

9th Nov,

Prza. Van Buren...

16th Nov.

17th Nov.

829

8:11 8.

$30

$273

H

$40

JJU

831.

$33)

Shipping

Douglases.....

Steamboats ... $

Indos (pret)...]

Do (def.)......... Shell Transporta ... Water-boats.

Mining

$6.70 37/8

Benquets.

Kailans

T.6

T.8

$241

Langkats (comb,)

Do. (single).

Explorations.......

Shanghai Loans... Raubs

*****

U.B.A., HONOLULU, Japan and SuanonALI *(san Francisco, 17th October) "

U.B.A, HONOLulu, Japan and Stanoj

KAI (Ban Francisco, 24th October) CANADÁ, Ú.8. A., Honolulu, Jarax and i

DHANGHAI (Vancouver, B.C., 30th Öst:)]] Erip, of Japan

[3] Pres. JuoKITD

OUTWARD MAILS.

19th Nov.

BEGISTERED and PARCEL MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and whore maila arp advertised to close at or before 9 mm. registered and parcel mails are closed at 6 p.m. on the previous day, op.

07/

Ti4.40

$7.40

T.1 T.6

$24

Tronoh Mines

14/.

Docks, WharyBE,

Godowns, etc.

$167

$168

$0.40 83,45 85.40 $2,60

H.K. & K. Wharfs... $165 Providents (old)....$5,0

Do. (8)

$2.00

$32

H.K. Docken #30

T.190

Bhanghai Docks ...

T.123

For

PIR

DATE and TIER

17,30

New Engineeringos

1.71

T.285

Hongkows scat

Lands, Hotels, and

Wednesday, 5th,

$13

Shangbai, Japan and *KUROPE via Siberis Aliporeje raigon Amoy

City of Hereford Taiyuan....

10.30 A M

2.30

3.30 2

(new)... Sou

Thursday, 6th,

1918 Shanghai Latis ....

Snator, Amoy and Formoen

Deli Maru

H.B. Realtys

$0.90

Baigon

Lematang

$10

Humphrey $10

Straits

Oremner

887

Chinese Estates

Bwaton...

Hydrangea

830 AM 10,30 AM 10.30 A

8,00

*

Reg.

Ootton Mille

T.12) T12.00

Euros

The

1.89

Bhai Cottons.........

7.12

་་

T.#2

Shanghai, Japan and ®EUROPE vin Siberis) Bawalpindi

4.152.M

5.00

Friday,

7th,

10.30

Zoong Sings.

Lut

Straits and Oslouits'

Exteang...

Fablic Utilities

watow. Amoy and Poooliow

» Baigiang

Tramways.

Bethlehem was off 1 to 70; Ameri- U.S. Steel closed off 18 to 1402; can Rolling Mill was off 5/8 to 33; American Can was off 3/8 to 118}; Westinghouse was off a quarter to $11.00 1041, General Electric was off a half to 613, and J.1. Case rose a half to: 113

Atmong the rails, New York Con- tral was down a point to 141; Pennsylvania was up a quarter to 87; B. & O. was off a point to 803, and Union Pacific was off 1 to

100.

Sales for the day totalled 1,913,731 per cant shares. Call money remained at

881

$181

tel

$8,80

1

DOUBLING TRADE OF

11,40 -.10.00

TWENTY-FOUR HOURS' SAVING ON MAILS.

EXTENSION OF BY-PLANE-TO- SHIP PLAN.

$18.30

Lat

914

395

$161

#

$261

1817

$811

필요

So, 1 Black ... No. Stuck

Попе Marker-Vory dull and pricos aro

dropping gradually.

QUOTATIONS:

American Patant...per sack 3445-4.70 303-4.50 *.3.10-9.80

IFF

Straight... Cut off Australiaa No. Canadian Cut off

Straight

Mixtury ...

M

||

**2nd Clanc...

STOCK:

CHICAGO.

MAYOR THOMPSON WORKING ON SECRET SCHEME,

[UNITED PRESS.}

Chiengo, October 30, Mayor

An experiment is to be made by the Canadian Post Office with a view to speeding up by the use of aeroplanes the mail service between the Dominion and England by at kast 24 hours. Mr. P. T. Cooliean, Assistant Deputy Postmaster Gen- 340-0.30 William Hale ("Big Bill") Thomp-eral of Canada, said in an inter- 3.15-9.4 son of Chicago to-day telegraphed view: "We have been flying mails 3.10-3,20 to Mayor George Baker of Port- to and from Canadian Pacifio liners 2.90 land, Oregon, saying that he has for the past two years. We are devised a mathod whereby Chicago's now going to carry out experiments business can be doubled within 90 which will enable mails to be put

on board or taken off vessels farther $18.00 along the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

་

3.00

Amorican ... ... 800,000 bags

(naslian ...

Australia..

Sundries.

WINDOW GLASB~~

100,000

20,000 →

days.

Ho said that he intends to revent his get-rich-quick scheme to promin 470,000 bags ent Chicago businessmon on Novem- ber 6. Meanwhile, he is complet. ing the details."

Mayor Thompson's past record 1/100 thick (180c.)... per box $0 90 has not been one. to inspire general 15.75 confidence in his business noumen, As it was during his régime that the city virtually went brake " and required the aid of a Citizens'

· Fair average alter

#

1/81 Obina, India and Straits Produce, SUGAR-

Buildings

H.K. & S. Hotels...$11.00) H.K. Lands (old)... 1

Do.

Do. (rights)

818)

Peak Trams (old) ...

Do. (BW)

Star Ferries... $83).

Lights (old)...... $26.40 | Do (now)......$23.80

H.K. Electrica

Macao do.

Nandakan Lights

Telephones (fully pd.)|

Do.

****** 2014

APL

(part pd.) $2

T.18

China Buses

Tructiona

19.

Industriais

Up: (prof.)......

T.101 Caldbeak, \(ord.)

Maogrogom (prof.) Canton Locs Comants (comb.)... $18.50

540

T10.40

$9.30

742

***

$1.75

1

818.70

10)

Do

#12) 11.10

11

$5.20

Do.

(old)... (now)..

$11.20

Ворон

817 45

Malabon Sugars ***

1

"On the next outward voyage of the Empress of Australia and the inward voyage of the Empress of $0.70 Scotland attempts will be made to ship and receive mails in the Straits of Belle Isle. This will be a considerable advance on anything yet attempted, and we shall be work- ing at a distance of 914 miles from Montreal. This will mean a saving

Jaya Rough White per picul $7.05-7.28

(Reported sales 19,210 picula. Spot.) Committee in order to meet the pay-of at least 24 hours"

roll of such necessary employees as firemen and street cleaners.

Jars Hough Whito...per pical $0.83-7.16 (Keported sales 25,876 picula. Och Nov. Dec., Jan, Mar. Shipt. from

He won international fame some JATA Jara Rough White...per pleul $7.05-7.25 your ago by broadcasting anti- To British announcements and declar (Reported sales 70,708 piouls.

strivo ex, named steamor.)

ing that he was keeping King Java Fine Whito por picul $7.28 Georgo out of Chicago:"

(Reported sales P90 plouls. 8pot.) Jara Rough Brown...por pioul $0.08-0.23 (Reported sales 4,125 ploula, Spot.) Java Rough Brown...per ploul #5.98-6.33 (Reported sales 60,100 piouls. Nov., Dec., Jan., Feb., Mar. Shiph, frown. Jave.)

To

Java Bough Brown...por picul 80.13-6.30

(Reported salos 91,648. plcuis, arrive az,'named steamer.) Java Molatsee... per pleal $5.03-0.03

(Reported sales 5,016 plouls. Spot.)

EXCHANGE RATES.

(HAITISH, WINGLESS. SERVICE}

Geneva... Amsterdam Milan' Berlin

-Stockholm-

4.857

34.845 95.00

EXCHANGE.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

November 4, 1930.

ON LONDON:-

Telegraphie Transfer... 1/3k Bank Bills, on demand 1/34 Bank Bills, 4 months"

sight

Credits,

ON PARIB

months'

8261

83

| 26/97

China Sugars

United Asbestos

Miscellaneous

Dairy Farma, cum.x.

Der A. Wings...

Amusements********

·Manila, Anatralia and New Zealand via }

Brisbane-due Brisbane, 19th Nov....}} Melbouṛns Maru › Unitarn

Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritias, E, and,

vin May-allinondon Marseilles, 8th Dec. Į

$13.59 染

8. Afrion, Aden, Keypt and BÜROPK

$834

81.10.00

Japan and Canada via Victoria, B.C.-||

due Victoria, B.0, 2nd Desember Manila

***

Bangkok via Beatow.

Macedonia

Parcela Noor Letter 1.90x

1,00 Koroloon F.O. Paroela 4.20 FM ||Bog., 8th, 9,00 A 15 Letters. 10,00 AM G.PO

Par., 7th, 8.00 P ||Beg., 8th, 9.45 am Letters 10.30■

Saturday, 8th,

10:00 AM 4.30 PM

Swakow, Amoy and Formosa

South Americs sed, 4 SUBOPE vis ||| Pres, Madison,.. Parais Vialoris, B.Q.-dus Victoria, B.O., 28th November..

***

Tyndarous Pres. Fieres

}

Sunday, sth

Kicelyang... Canton Afaru

8.30

9.00

Monday, 10th,

Japan, Canada, U... Central and

Rex

$13

3.00 x 4.15 Letters. 5,00 7 M. Row

. 5,00 * M.

$11.10

Shanghai and EUROPE vin Siberia

Fren. Madison...Lettore

6,00

Tuesday, 11th,

$99

፡፡

Nonokang Tabadak

9.00

8.00 A

・Kowloon P.O.

Beg.

1900

Lottere 10.00Am-

Hog

G.P.O..

11.15 AM

Letters Noon

Kowalcom P.U. Beg.'.' 10.00 A ̈M

Letters · 10,00-A' W, ¡G.P.O.

82628202

9

Do

of rights

Пой

rights $8

+

****

$23

$22

#101

Chin. Entertainm'ca.) Jio)

311

831

Constructions

4 Anzah

$4/30

$10

Mackintosh

The protest made by N.C.O.'s and members of the Officers' Training Corps at Harrow School against the number of parades' has not been en- tirely without effect. Their petition

fi declared that two parades a

WEK 312.30 is one too many," and that owing to the excessive number of parades memborship of the corps had becom

4+

man

Warsons ......

$2.81

WE Powells...

Lane Crawfords in

Nanyang Tobacco... $3.

|$11,60 | diucerði, naninarn $11.70| 812

B. Ind. G. Bands,...

H.K. Govt Loans - $107-|

LOCAL AND REGULAR OUTWARD MAILS.

651%

prom

a military torture, a thing to be avoided." It was urged that “ A reduction to one parade a week would abolish this hatred and re- The store respect and keenness." headmaster (Dr. Cyril Norwood) promised to consider the matter, and as a result-nlthough there will still be two parades a week con- cossion has now been made the 1/3 10/16 matter of dress. On

Wednesdays the corps will parade in the school yard in the usual uniform. On Canton Fridays the assembly will be on the parade ground, and school flannel

1/4

1/18

sight Documents, 4 months'

night....

Bank Bills, on demand 800 Credits, 4 months' sight 610 ON NEW YORK:-

Bank Bills, on demand 313. Credits, 60 days! zight: 32

ON BOMBAY

י,'

Telegraphic Traunfor")

trousers will bo worn, with service boots, tunics, bolts, pouches and

caps. This is an experiment for Macan & Tainshan

e" an officer of the Friday parade," the corps stated. Its continuance will depend upon the smartness and efficiency displayed by the corps./

SERVICE TO READERS

A

SEN

Haibow, Pakbol and Haiphong.

Manila and Java via Sourabaya,

Saigon, Ceylan, India, Mauritius)

Fast and South Africa, Adon, *Egypt(| OhenonceauE 19 and *EUROPE via Marseilles-dna- Marseilles, 12th December

Straits, Egypt and EUROPE vià Mar-1| PerseILE

seilles-due Marseilles, 11th Doo,

Bhanghai

$133

Swatow, Amoy and Fooshe

Amoyen

Sandakan

WEEE DAYS.

FROM! G.P.O.

FROM SHKUNAWAN BRANCH PO.

FROM: G.PO.

SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS

FROM X ¡ÉNKUNOWA EBAKCH ∙P.O.

Manila

W

$7,15 am, 4] [7,808,1,

11.30 p.

1.16 p.m.

6.00 p.10.

Hongnison (arompt Saturdays): 5.00p.m.

Bataan (lily Avain)

TAE HONG KONG DAILY TI THE

PRESS, LTD., and the HONG

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11 15 AM

Foo

BODAL

Kanchow...

Foom

Hai Ning

Wednesday,

12th

Teitan

2,30 PM

Hinsong

Saturday, 16th,

10.80 AM

Wednesday, 19th,

Emp. of Japan

3.80 ru

(7.18 ms] | 7,80 x.m. 10.00 p.m. {7.00 pm.

( 7:15 azi. *} {*7.30 am, &

8,00p.m. 7.00p.m.

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Bundays (8.35 0.50/ Loaly

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1.00 p.m. &

480p.m 6.30 6. 1:00 p

11.00a.m. 144801

Sunday 8.50 MIL Leniy

6.00p.m. 6.00p.m.

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0.00 p.m.

7.15.

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Paris Now York

Ruasy, Nov. 3.

123.780

Brussels.....

- 12.00₤

02.708

Bank, on demand

*20.30

Kaukong (except Saturdays).

ON CALCUTTA

18,105

Tolographio Transfer |

7.15.1

Copenhagen

18.16

Bank, on demand

67

Oslo

18.10

Tao.....

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ON SHANGHAI ;--·

Tls. 801

Vienna

34.455

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Prague

163

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dis

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375

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551

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Bucharest ...............

$18

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Montevideo

Buenos Aires

Bombay

384

Đi Euphorbi

40

1/5 27/39

On demand 201 ON SAIGON: On demand.... ON BANGKOK-

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10%

Rato

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