1931-09-29 — Page 11

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1931.

Money

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·REPRESENTATIVE.

STOCKS

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The market in Shanghai is in a high, to 28.08. Prices were forging state of suspended animation pend-ahead aggressively and it looked as ing the outcome of the unusundif another gonerál advance was situation in England and other under way,

countries, that has temporarily The announcement from England closed practically all the major that the gold standard had been stock exchanges except New York. abandoned temporarily, raised Stocks in Shanghai wore acting, hopes for a material improvement very well prior to Monday of last week when trading activities in stock were arrested.

The mechanics of a functioning market ara continuing, but it has been annouced from the rostrum that no foolish prices will be re- cognized. · As a consequence, quota- tions are mostly nominal and trad- ers, are holding off in doing business until there are some definito deve

in the status of silver. But the lopments to work on. suspension of trading on the Stock The statistical record of the Exchange in London and the sub-A.O.F.C.. Average" follows: sequent closing of other major ex

High for year changes served to discourage trad Recent low point

The A:OF.C. climbed up to a new high for the year on September 18, and on September 19 extended thising in Shanghai.

SINGAPORE STOCK MARKET.

FRASER & CO.'S WEEKLY

CIRCULAR.

January 6 24;10 September 19. 28.68 August 6 90.51 September 22 98.55.

linga Renong Consolidateds were put through at 9/3, Ayer Hitam Tins offer at 11/3 cum, div., Temengors at 2/14, Southern Malayan at 9/0 and Hong Kong Tins have a buyer. at 13/6, also Killinghalls at 10/3.

and the prica of the commodity is fractionally higher, but shares in this section are entirely neglected.

Apart from Hammers, which have remained steady, local Industrials have lacked support and small de clines have been registered. The The Australian Group is quiet at

The following weekly report Straits Steamship Company has present, but Raubs remain firm dated

ed September 15, has been issued by Mesars Fraser & Co., Bing

pore**

Rubbers--No business worthy of mention can be reported in Dollar Rubbers during the week,

Industrials. Straits Traders were marketed at 825.75 earlier in

the week and later at 825.00 at which'

issued a circular to shareholders with output enquiries at 817.50 stating that if depressed trading cum, div. and sellers scarce at or conditions continue to prevail it is near this figure. Malayan Col- The Budget proposals involving possible the distribution of the lieries have been inactive for many. additional taxation were, under the usual bonus of 35 per share. may weeks and remain on offer at 836,50. circumstances, received rather more

not be recommended by the Direc- favourably than

was generally tors. This was scarcely unexpected anticipated..

in view of the warning in the Prices on the London Stock Ex-Chairman's speech at thế, last an- change have remained quits steady,nuni meeting. Shareholders are bat beally only a small business also notified that the Company has in shares continues to be transacted acquired a controlling interest in

Ay regards Tin it was considered in some quarters that the price would appreciate when the sales of Tin in the Straits shewed a declin. ing tendency, but the price of the metal has failed to respond to date, and closes at £116.10 por ton for the 3 months' position. Tin shares are slightly higher, since our last re- [port, but the tone of the market is

uncertain at closing.

Stocks of Rubber have decreased by 448 tons in the United Kingdom

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few more shares are available.

the Sarawak Steamship Company Straits Steamships cased to 8900 and the Directors make a further on a cum." dividend basis and at welcome announcement that it is intended at a later date to split Straits Steamship shares into a smaller denomination,

Mining-Business during the week was chiefly confined to the smaller-priced shares, and several transactions were done in Kinta

present are unchanged at $193 ex dividend after the issue of the

circular referred to above. Other business put through was in Robin- sous at 80.75, Malacca Electric Ords. $1.25 and United Engineers

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Our attention has been drawn by the Postmaster Generaly Mr. B. W. Hamilton, to the following, which appeared in the North China Daily News, dated September 23-

Tin Dredges round $1.05, also at 87 with a buyer over. Amongst Kuchais at 80 cents, Penawats the Preference Issues, Consolidated on cents, Sungei Luas at #1 and Tin Smelter Prefe, were booked at Hong Fatis at 41 cents. In Ster-

16/0, Malacen Electric Prefs, from 81.70 to 81.75: Singapore Traction Profu. at 18/- and 6, small parcel train was wrecked by explosives be

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were delayed one day in Manchuria, Trans-Siberian mails to Shanghai

according to a report received at the Post Office yesterday. Referring to the reports that a trans-Siberian

tween Harbin and Manchuli and that the selling of Peiping. Mukden | through" traffic tickets - bau heon

of the latter was negotiated at 17/6, London cabled prices are as fol lows: Shell Transports £113.6, British-American Tobaccos £3.11.3, stopped, fear of the suspension of Hong Kong Banks £33, Duffs 1/3, missed by Mr. A. M. Chapelain, mail service vid-Biberia was dis Dunlops 17/6, Imperial Tobaccos Postal Commissioner, who aD £3.18.0, Courtaulds £1.10, Imperial |nounced that mails on this route are being received and despatched... Chemicals 11/0, Unilovers £1.3.9, Until further notice, the trans- and Czecho-Slovakia 8 per cent. Siberian mail service will be main- £109.

tained by the Post Office, The do- 1: lay in the vid-Siberia mail to Shanghai was caused by the Japan- Straits Steamship-Dividends, ese Occupation of Erhtaokow per cent. lat. total for your to Station, the Commissioner explain- date 5 per cent year ends gram received here yesterday, the

ed. According to a Harbin tele December 31; date payable: Sep, train service in Manchurin is again tember 14, 1031.

normal. No reply to the Commis the traffic on Tientsin-Mukden line sioner'enquiry in Tientsin. as_to_j

has been received Mr. Chapelain. however, believes that mails will pass through as usual.

·DIVIDENS.

Ayer Hitam Tía-Dividend; per cent year ends: June 30; date payabla: September, 1931.

Tona

Sept, Rubber, Tin, Sold. Price. 2.7/10d. £118.17,8-:-:76 254,12]

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10. 23/08 117 0.0 100 50.12 23/0417:15010052.02 122/15d 117, 001250 1 14, 2.7/181

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