HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1933.
MONEY AND
Sharebrokers'
Association
Buygen
Ballara Bales Kombus
H. K. STOCK
DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS Hong Kong Stock Exchange
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31.
Banks
H.K. Banks........... $1,820
Do. (London) ...
Buyer Sellers
Sales Nominal.
Bank of East Asia. $104
Ch. Fin. Corp. Ord. 8.
Insurancés.
MARKETS
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
$3271
MARKET
YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL
QUOTATIONS
Banks and Unions both improved their position to-day, but even so, they are not so easily obtainable. Hotels also were slightly higher. On the other hand, Telephones and Wharves are lower on the day. Generally speaking, the tendency of the market appears berdown- wards.
On Amsterdam Athens Belgrade........ Berlin Bombay Brussels Bucharest Buenos Aires Copenhagen Geneva Helsingfors Hongkong Lisbon. Madrid Milan Montevideo Montreal
12.10 Florins 375 Drachmae 978,316 Dinars 90.43 Marks is. 6d. per Rupes 35 Belgas 813,588. Lei
47.58d. per Peso 18.159 Kroner 25.22)-Francs 193.23 Marke
99:48 Lire 50.88d. per Peso
16.40
-1031·
37 15/18 201
1,830
1.827
£120 215
Chartered Banks....
215+
220)
Mercantile Bka "A"
.300
£15
Do
"0"
295 213)
$100
N. O. & S. Barks
$7
14
$20
Am. O. Fin, Corp:
$6
Do..
Pref. 8
A
$324
Canton Insurances....
+4
32.10
Underwriters
$580
$595
Union Insurances ........
$525
12 $470 $525
China Firoe
3200
$970
H.K. Fires-marine
361
| International Assce, 8.
Sales."
Shipping
134
$34
******
Douglases
$17
Dairy Farms $29. Construction (New) 80 cts.
:
Steamboats
Lados (pref.)
$30
Buyers.
$35.
$35
New York
Do. (det.)
55/-
58/-
Hong Korig Banks $1,830.
Calo
Shells s
$15
$15
Union Insurances $580.
Douglases $34.
Benguet Consolidated 840.
0
$18
230
180 ota...
$37
66 ots.
144
40
40 ats.)
32 ota.
130 ta
10
$125
Waterboats
Mining
Benguet Consolidate
Amtamoks
Balateos
Baguio Gold
Do. Exploration
Do Goldfold
Big Wedge....
Gold Creek.
Ipo Mining.
Itogona
Kallans
(single) B.
:::
93 cts.
--
63 ota.
143 ots. 40 cts.
45 06.
Benguet Explorations 40 cts.
Big Wedge 32 cts.
Gold Creek $9.
Venz, Goldfields 852.
Hotela 26.65.' ~
Hong Kong Trams 8214. Star Ferries $99.
Yaumati Ferries $234.
Hong Kong Electrics 8744- Lane, Crawfords 83.90.
Government Loans 3 per cent.
Premium.
Sellers.
Union Insurances $585.
Wharves $125. ...
Providents (Old), 31.
Paris Prague
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)
Sterling Parity
Oct. 29.
Oct. 30.
7.67.
7.82
370
690
1261
13.201
13.10
1/6
1/6
22.76)
22.614
537)
334/
43) RO.
44 O.E.
20.40
22.40
16.20
928)
1/8 1/16
1/01
110 Escudos 95.99 Pesetas
37%
501
36 Nom.
36 Nom.
4.88?
4.784
4.80
7901
10.90
4.867 Dollars
4.867 Dollars
4.77
18.139 Kroner
19.00
124.21 Francs 184.25 Kronen
51 5/32
80 9/32
107
108 -
Rio de Janeiro......
28.93d. per Gold Milreis
41 O.F 1738
10,301 90
41 O.R. 1/30 19.39
1/8 15/39 183/10.. 19 5/16
1/21
18
JBL
24%
100
Shanghai Stockholm
Vienna Yokohama
Silver (spot)...
Silver (forward) War Loan
ON LONDON:--
.... 18:139 Kronor
31.58 Schillings 24.584 per Yea
Closing Quotations
October 20, 1933.
Telegraphic Transfer...). Bank Bills, on demand/4 Bank Bills, 4 months'
Credits,
OR NEW YORK:—
Bank Bills, on demand 331 nom Credits, 60 days' sight.. nom
ON BATAVIA : ***
On demand
ON PABIA:
Bank Billa, on demand 585
39
8Th
23/.
20/3
$18)
Langkats
$19
81.40
$7
Shanghai Loans 8.
Explorations... S.
$4.35
$6.85
$13
Raubs.
$12
Tronoh Mines
19/.
$8
Venezuela Gold Fids. 5.60
***
Docks, WharvER,
Godowns, stao..
night....
4
**** 1/5 months'
$1242
Providents (old) ...
Do.
1/53
(Low)
ON SHANGBAI :----
$1.10
Cements (Combined)" 23.
17
On Demand
34
ON SINGAPORE:—
$4
On demand..............
60
On demand
...... 67 nom
$145
ON KOBE-
ON BANGKOK: ---
$8
On demand
116)
新电
THE EXCHANGE MARKET
ON INDIA
1+
193 nam
1/31 181
$6.65
19
$1.35
316
.38
Do.
"B"
H.K. & K. Wharres.
U.K. & W. Docks
S. China Motors' A
$1471 Shanghai Docks 9.
New Engineerings.
Hongkow .........8.
Lands, Hotels, and
Buildings
H.K. Hotele
Metropolitan Landı..
$6.60.50/6. co
$781
371
$33
Humphreys $125.
Realties $74.
China Lights (Old) 810.40,
Telephones #31...
Cements (New) 5 cents.
sight
Credits, 4 months' sight 500
ON SAIGON:-
On demand.......
ON MANILA - ›
THE
PRESIDENT iners
13
Fastest Time Hong Kong to San Francisco. Speed with Comfort.
To SAN FRANCISCO 19 Days via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu -
Fortnightly sailings Pres. Hoover ......Nov. 7, Midnight Prea. Taft Nóv. 21, Midnight Pres. Coolidge ...Dec. 2. Pra Fierce.......Dec. 19, Midnight Pres. Hoover ......Dec. 90, am.
To VICTORIA, SEATTLE 17 Days
via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama
141
Fortnightly sailings
Pros. Grant .........Nov. 10, Midnight Pres. Oleveland .Nov. 24, Midnight Pres. Jackson....Deo. 8, Midnight Pres. Jefferson.... Dec. 22, Midnight Pres. Grant......Jan. 5, Midnight
ROUND TRIP FARES TO EUROPE & AMERICA,
Direct Special through rates to Europe via United States.
Choice of all linae across connections with all Atlantis lines. United State and Canada, liberal shop-over privileges for Sight-seeing. Full particulars upon application.
| Fortnightly via Suez to Europe & America
Fortnightly sailings on Saturdays via Manila, Straits, Colombo, Bombay, ¡Suez Canal, Alexandria, Naples, Genes, Marseilles, New York and Boston,
Pres. Johnson......Nov. 11, 8 a.m. Pres. Monroe........ Nov, 25, 8 a.m.. Pres. Van Buren...Dec. 9, 8 ..
TO
Next Sailing
Prea. Garfield ......Dec. 98, 8 am Pres. Polk..... 6, 8. Pren, Adams Jan. 20, 8 ..
MANILA-
Pres. Johnsori ....Nov. 11, 8 am. Prea. Taft......................Nov. 14, 8 p.. Pres. Cleveland......Nov. 18, 0 p.m.”
Pres. Grant Nov. 4, 6 p.m.
Pres. Coolidge ......Nov. 28,9 p.m. Pres. Monroe.........Nov. 25, 8 a.m.
Connecting with 8.9. MAYON & CEBU, ILOILO, ZAMBOANGA
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES
AMERICAN
MAIL LINE
FEDDER BUILDING-HONG KONG,
CANTON BRANCH 1–4, SHAKEE ZOAD,
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
ASIA "LANDS, LTD., QUOTATIONS (INCORPORATED IN HONG KONG).
Tel. 28380-Gloucester Building, Room 308.
$12
Now Asis Hotel
Asin Realtice "A′′S.
***
$13.90 $100 $131
3348
$8.60/165
377
$33
H.K. Landa............ußi Shanghai Landa...8.
$14
$151
H.E. Realties...... China Bo......8.
3137
Do. DebenturesS,
Humphreys
*****
181
$140
123
Do.
"D" S.
$94
Chinese Estates......
Cotton M
$14
Ewos
$108
S'hai Cottons...................
$13
Zoong Singe...................
$72
Wing On Textiles(S.)
$777
Public Uulitios
$21
#214
321.30
+
$158
$16
$74
$99
$231
$109
China Lights (old)........
$104
Do.. (BOT)...
$74)
$75
H.K. Electrica
$23
Macao do."
·#101
Sandakan Lights ...
$331
$23)
Telephones...ra
$33.10
8112
China Buses...8.
29
Tractions
18%-
Do. (pref.)......
***
Industrials
$15
Malabon Bugars ...
SAI
Caldbeck, Tord.) 8.
$19
Macgregore (pref.).
$3
Canton Ives****
$3
Cements (comb)...
$21
Do. (old)...
5 ota
Do.
(new)...
Tramways........................
Poak Trans (oh)...
Da
Star Ferries
Yaumati Ferries.
Rope
(DOW)...
Miscellaneota
Dairy Farm.
Lane Crawford..... 34
Mackintosha .....................
Nanyang Tobacco...
TH
MESSRS. ROZA BROS.. REPORT
Messrs. Roza: Bros., have for- warded us the following, exchange market report for yesterday:-
Silver prices, rose 1/16 yesterday for both deliveries, the quotations being 18+ for Ready and 18 for Silver advices reported Forward. speculators· as having bought. The China operated both ways. Continent sold. America was in-
Telegraphic Transter938.
Bank, on demand .......... )
SHANGHAI REAL ESTATE MARKET
́REALTY INVESTMENT
CO'S. REVIEW
Shanghai, October 26. Following promptly the formal opening of the Civic Centre of Greater Shanghai was the well dicated as having bought at 1/8 planned exhibit of the comprehen- over the quoted rates. The market sive regional plan at the Chinese was steady. In America the rate $74
Y.M.C.A. last Friday, Saturday and The was higher at 39 for Spot. 3991
Bunday. The programme, in addi- tone was steady. $23
New York advices reported the tion to the display, included ad- 10/101.30
opening rate at 4.784 and the clos-dresses by the secretary General, and the Engineer in Charge of ing rate at 4.744. The highest rate done was 4.80 and the lowest 4.724. Public Works of Greater Shanghai, an the General Secretary of the Market.
Bankers Association. More than 10,000 people attended the display, and many of them were school children with their, teachers.
310 $732
LI
815
$8
נד
33.10 $9.10 10 cts.
$74
$281
$1.
Der A Wings...................|
$10
Amusementa...............
$991
49
$10.10
Ch. E'tainments...... $10
$2.80
80 ate.
Constractions, (old); $9.80
Do.
(LOW)
190 ota
$3,00
444
$31
$14
$4.20 314.10
$2.10
#12
$10
M
$14
80. Enterprises
32
United Theatres... 8.
78
B. Ind. G. Bonds.....|' 77'},
prem.
ILK, Govt Loans...| #1032}
Wallace Harper......
***
$170
HE Wing Oo.....
$175
B'ha Do.
Sinceres ILIARYETA
Watsons......
Wm. Forelle
Greyhounds.
BAL
Asia Lands Limited
Tel. 28380
Gloucester Building We offer you a complete brokerage service for the purchase or sale of
New York Securities Daily quotations sent-gratis-upon request. See our investment news on the Financial Page of The Hongkong IDaily Press
Canton Agents
John H. Ferguson & Co.
32, B. O. Shanieen.
Tel 18624
Erratic.
Business was fair.
Sterling.
The market opened with sellers at 1/5.3/18, buyers bidding 1/5.7/32 resulting in a small business at The 1/53/16 for near delivery. market then reacted and business was done at 1/5.7/32 for near de- livery followed by transactions at At this stage the 1/51 November. market veered and buyers come out at 1/67/32 for cash/November and 1/54 December, sellera offer- ing 1/5.3/18 cash/November and 1/5.7/32 December."
U.S. Dollars. Opened with sellers at 34.3/16 but the selling rate soon rose to fair 34.5/18 at which rate a amount of business was done for November delivery followed later by transactions at 341 for 18th November. The market closed with sellers at 341 November and 341 December,
at buyers
34.5/16 November and 34 December,
Yen, Merchants were quoted at 118 for near delivery.
On demand SOVEREIGNS, Bank Buying
Esto
BAR SILVES, por of
JAPANESE
BUDGET
Slash in Demands for Fresh Enterprises
Tokyo, "October 26: The. Accounting Bureau of the Finance Ministry completed its preparatory study of the official budget of various Ministries yes. terday and the Finance Office will hold its first budget conference to- narrow afternoon at the official residence of the Finance Minister, Mr. K. Takahashi, to make a final decision. The conference is ex- pected to continue at least a week,
Reliable information indicates that the Bureau approved of only TWO NEW BUILDING.
Y.630,000,000 out of the Y.1,400,000,- In the Settlement two new build 000 demanded for "tresh enter- ings were opened to the public. prises" for the next fiscal year. The first was the large daylight This was done in accordance with factory of the 'Asia Electric Co. It
an agreement that the budget for was formally opened Tuesday "fresh enterprises" should be cut October 17, and has inspected by to one half of the amount request- imany guests. It is located in the
ed in order to establish a sound Eastern district, 45 Hochien Road, financial programme. The budgets The Company was started less of the Army and Navy are report- than three years ago by a grouped to have been touched very little of men with a firm faith in the future of electricity in China, and the present expansion is proof of their good judgment.
.the.
pending the decision of the Fin- ance Minister at the Finance Ministry Conference,
ly opened on Monday last at 4.30ning expense of various Ministers,
"estimated at 1,420,000. Suppor The p.m.
ceremony was in charge of the Chairman of Muni- ing this átmount to be the mal budget, the Government, will have cipal Council.
to issue públic bonds for about Y. 588,000,000 to cover the defoft.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN, SERVICE)
New York: October 30.
Dow Jones Averages: High-1832
30 Industriais -20-Rails
108.97
20 Utilities
56.53 37.73
Low: Oct, 28. Oct., 80.
41.22 9201 13.23 87.84
89.07.
40 Bonds
16.53 24.38 65.78 83.49
Change
88.43 3:58 down 36 C9 1.75 down 2336 1.00 down 69.90.52 down
Asia Lands, Limited, has received the following report from their New York correspondents, E. A. Fierce & Co." The market again indicated that it was more concerned with current domestic developments than prospects of inflationary measures. The way does not seem clear for a sustained improvement
Wheat: Statistics are more bullish. A late easiness was due to The Winnipeg market ruled steady, weakness of the stocks market. Receipts were light. Expert demand was only fair.
Cotton: The higher exchange caused a firm opening. Buying on domestic, Trade and foreign accounts was easily absorbed by hedging. sales. The advance attracted profit-taking.
Silver: The firmness in London and Shanghai both contributed to an active and strong opening. The market later reacted on profit-taking, trade selling and the weakness of other markets.
Business Done: 1,470,000 shares.
Curtis Wright......
LAST SALE
191 Bid 19 Bid
-35)
Dry,
HIGH 105
LOW PER SH
Oct, 28. Oct 30.
30%
2.00 Air Reduction
#103
#071
1427
42
6.00 Allied Chemical & Dye
131
127
97/
rat
4.00 American Can
91
87
424
American Smeltingar
434
1371
70
8.09 American Tel
Tel......
108
942
a
5:00 American Tobacco "B
1154
112
77
721
11
1.00 American Waterworks fine
201 184
220
3
Apseduda. Copper Mining
141
134
1813
964
2.00 Auburn
361
21+
Bendix Atiation
124
The total budget thus approved The second building was
by the Accounting Bureau calls Victoria Nurses' Home on Great for expenditures of approximately Western Road, adjacent to the Y, 2,050,000,000, including the run- Country Hospital. It was formal-
431
18
1.69 Borden Company or
22
20%
21
Canadian Pacific
12
108+
16
60)
201
0.50 Caterpillar Co.
104
18
477
17@
2.00 Chas National Bank
49
1.00 Chrysler Matory in
40
3.40 Consolidated Gas of N.I.
498
1400 - Drugi, Ina tummäsimat ·
2.00 Du Pont de Nemours
74
322
8+
6%. Electric Bond & Share!
48
Electric Power and Light...
16"
348
0.40 General Electric. ........................... £11.00. Geíural Foods Lansetasinagia.
1.00. General Motors
·19}
1.00 Gillette Safety
1.20 Gold Da
:18
278
6.80 International Harvester International Tal & Tel
27
$199
4.00 Liggett & Myers "B
20
1.00 Toews This ar
42
Bid Bid
13
19
New building was designed by Public Works Department, BMC., it is reinforced concrete, eight Shanghai Dollars were quoted at floors-ground floor is equipped 111 for cash.
Shanghai Dollars.
Shanghai,
Business was done at 1/3 for November delivery, There were sellers at 1/3.7/10, buyers at 1/3 November,
Was
U.S. Dollars.
done The highest rate 31.1/18 November early in the morning but later the market eased off to sellers at 30.13/16, buyers at 30% November.
IN THE AFTERNOON.
Market.
It is considered certain, however, that the final budget for next year with latest modern cooking appli-will be far larger than this amount ances and refrigerating plant. due to the addition of items of a
The first floor is for the public the remaining floors provide ad
nursing commodations "for the staff individual bedrooms with verandahs overlooking the gardens and facing south.
FURTHER BUILDING.
#ACTIVITIES
The Eastern District again is to the fore with the largest single plan for the week to be approved by the Council, Flans call for-143 Chinese Hongs and 68 Chinese The market was steadier in the shops at the intersection of Kwen- afternoon.
ming, Washing and Foint Roads. On Liaoyang Road, another plan has been approved for 33 work- shops and 8 Chinese Hongsen
In the Western District, of Bey- mour Road, work has been started on 47 Chinese houses.
Sterling.
In sterling a small business was done towards the close at 1/5.7/32 for second half November, finish- ing with sellers at 1/5.3/16 Naver- ber and 1/57/32 December, buyers at 1/5.7/32 November and probably 1/51 December WU.8. Dollars.
Business was done at 34.5/18 for November, and also for 8th Novem- ber, finishing with sellets at 944 November and 341 Desember, buy ers probably at 34.5/18 November and 34.9/18 December.
On Bubbling Well Rd, near the Temple property, opposite the Well, work will soon start on the construction of a school building. Also on Bubbling Well Road, in connection with the property of Dombey & Son, a foreign style building will, form an addition to the present structure.
political nature by the government. In the end, the budget total 18 expected to exceed Y.2,300,000,000.
United Press.
Canton Silk Market
From the Kwangtung Raw BİLK Testing Bureau; Department of Re- construction, Canton, China:
Canton Quotations.
October 23. Extra 0.8. 13/16, HX. $600P. Emall Extra 08 13/15, EK
Crack N.B. 14/16, HK $420N. Extra Extra 20/23, H $400N. Waste N.S., Open, HK SUN.
Yokohźma Quotations.:
October 30, Spot, Yen 660. Bourse 6 Months Ten 664:
401
151
28
+86
182
467
354 8.00 Eastman Kodakatemia
Electric Auto Lite Co.
31 Montgomery Ward
9.80 National Biscuit sedan. 11.009, NE & RAMiami City Bank va
201
10
1.90 National Dairy Products
0.00 Oti Elevator
.....................
164
8.00 Pasike Gas & Electrios,
-Packard Motors
030 Pennsylvania Railway ...
Radio Corps dinámica
Bears Boobuck
1.00 Standard Branda
Standard Glas .....
1.00 Standard Oil Co. of Ne
Jersey Spoony-Vacuum
1.00 Taxi Corporation
Traze Amazon.
1.00, Union Carbide
6.00 Union Pacifo
United Air Kid 040, Chilted Corpo
United States. Westinghouse E
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