1933-12-29 — Page 13

DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS

Hong Kong Stock

Exchange

Sharebrokers'

Association

Bayers

[Nomina)} SAM Bačlera

THURSDAY. DECEMBER 28.

Вкрета

Bellary

Balze

Barks

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY DECEMBER 29, 1933.

MONEY

H. K. STOCK-

MARKET

AND MARKETS

LONDON EXCHANGE RATES

(BEITTON WIRELESS “ŠERVICE.)

Dec. 97. 8.131

PRESIDENT Liners

Fastest Time Hong Kong to San Francisco.

Speed

with Comfort,

TO SAN FRANCISCO 18 Days via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu

Fortnightly sailinge Pres. Hoover ...Dec. 29, Midnight Free Wilson Jan, 18, Midnight Pres. Coolidge Jan. 26, Midnight Pres. Lincoln Feb. 13, Midnight Pres. Hoover. Feb 23, Midnight

To VICTORIA, SEATTLE 17 Days

vía Shanghal, Kobe, Yokohama

Fortnightly sailings Frer.-Grantan. & Midnight Pres. Clevelanda. 19, Midnight Pree Jackson... Feb. 9, Midnight Pres. Jefferson....Feb. 16, Midnight Pres. Grant...... Mar. 2, Midnight ROUND TRIP FARES TO EUROPE & AMERICA. Special through rates to Horope via United States. Direct Connections with all Atlanto Hinon. Choice of all lines acÏONS. United States and Canada, liberal stopover privileges for Bight-seeing. Full particulars upon application.

| Fortnightly via Suez to Europe & America

Fortnightly wailings on Saturdaya via Manila Straita, Colombo, Bombay, 1Suez Canal, Alexandria, Naples, Ganca, Marseilles,

New York and Boston.

$1,635)

H.K. Banks

$1,830

€138

Do. (London)

Chartered Banks

£15)

£26

Mercantile Bks. “A

YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL

£25

£124

Do.

21

QUOTATIONS

Stor

Bank of East Axis. 396

N. C. & S. Barks

37

$20

Am. O. Fin. Cerp: S.

$41

Ch. Fin.Corp. Ord. 8.

204

36

Do. Prof. 9

Insurances

$300

$260

$1.65

Canton Insuranon...] $310

Underwriters

51.2

$500

Union Insuranoc ........

1595

China Firos ******

JA80 $575

H.K. Fires

3265

International Asson, 5.)

16

Shipping

Sales

134

Douglases.

1341

Steamboats

144

$30

Indos (pret.)

$30

Judging from the dull conditions to-day, the market does not seem

to have yet shaken itself entirely Brussels free from its holiday mood. Never-Bucharest theless, there were enquiries for Buenos Aires. Banks, China Lights and Hotels, Copenhagen But little business has transpired Genava therein owing to scarcity of offer; Helsingfors inga.

China Underwriters, $165.

- HK Steamboats, 812)..

Hongkong Lizbon Madrid ...

Milan

375 Drachmen 276,316 Dinars 20.43 Marks

18. 6d. per Rupee 38 Belgas 813,588 Lei 47.58d. por Peso. 18.159 Kroner 26.291 Francs

On Amsterdam Athens Belgrade Berlin. Bombay

Sterling Parity

Dec. 99.

1910 Florina

&14),

370.

070

glo.

$40

13.72.

13.69

1/6 3/64 23.58.

1/6 1/16 93.33

350.

650 ?

354 S.O.

$34 8.0.

99:40.

19.40

16.97.

16.99

193.23 Marks

2001

926A

1/8 5/26.

1/5A

....110 Escudos

109.

1097

25.221 Posetas:39 18/16,

391

**** 92.46 Lire

612.

62.5/16

$35

Do. (def.)

Hongkong Landa, 870.

Montevideo ..

50.88d. per Peso

351 8.0.

357 9.0.

$35

50/74 $16

Shella.

Realties, $5.60.

Montreal

4.867 Dollars

5.09.

5,10

83 et

$34

50 cta.

Waterboats

Hiring

Amtamoke Balatcos

Hongkong Trams, 8214.

New York

4.987 Dollars

5.10),

-5.10

76.sts.

China Lights (old), 894. Electries, 873.35.

Oslo

18.160 Kroter

10.00.

19.90

Paris

Buyers

Prague

Baguio Gold ......

46 sta.

Rio de Janeiro

$36

Benguet Consolidated

136

Hongkong Banks, $1835.

14.91 Francs 164.25 Kronen 26.9ad. per Gold Milreis

83 17/32.

83 15/32

1108.

1091

44 8.0.

4 sto.

Pros. Polk

Jan. 6, 8,

30 at*.

Do. Exploration"

132 ots

|30-60s.

Do. Goldfeld ...

35 at Big Wedge

20 ots

19

Gold Creek...

Canton Insurances; $300, HK. Fire: Insurances, $260.

Benguet Explorations, 30 cts. Wharves. 8115.

Shanghai

1/5 13/16,

1/3 13/16

Pres. Adama ..à..

Jan

20, 8 am.

Stockholm Vienna

29

Ipo Mining..

Ewo Cottons, Sh. 812.90: ¿¡

....... 18:150 Kronor 34.58 Schillings Yokohama 24.56d. per Yen

19.39):

19.39

Feb

29) Nominal.

29

∙1/21.

1/2

Silves (epot).

10 1/18

181

Itogons.....

Hotels, 86.20.

Silver (forward)

198.

15 13/16

23/3

Kalans

951.

Realties, 851.

War Loan

21%

1011.

1011

$18

Langkate (single) B.

$16

$4.35

Explorations......

China Lights (old), 89.70.

$4.45

$6.65 Shanghai Loana 3.

$8,65

China Lights (new), $9.60.

$19.80 Rants........

$17.65

Macao Electrics, '8231.

Tronoh Mines

19/-

Telephones (X. Rts.), 8241.

16

Venezuela Gold Fida

$61

Docks, Wharres,

$115

2011

. $116.

19.80

TH

$2.80 $2.75

(Dew)

180 atr.

Dairy Farms," 828.

Watsons, 861.

Constructions (new), 50 cts. Government Loans, 4% Prem.

Sellers

Hongkong Banks, $70.

ON LONDON:

Closing Quotations

December 29, 1933. ON NEW YORK:-

$14

Electrics, $737.

Telegraphic Transfer... Bank Bills, on demand Bank Bills, 4 months'

sight

$6

18+

"B"

$4.

$148

69)

13

Bank Bills, on demand 381

Credits, 00 days' aight., nom.

ON BATAVIA:

On demand

Bank Bills, on demand 595

Credits, 4 months' sight 635

On demand

Pree. Harrison

TO

Next Sailing.

5, 8 am -

Pres Hayes

...Feb. 17, 8 a... Pree, Johnson...Mar. 3,5 am. Pres. Monroe Mar. 17, 8 am,

MANILA

Pres. Grant Dec. 30, 6 p.m.

Pres. Coolidge.......Jan. 18, 9 p.m. Fres. Adaros. Jan. 10, 8 a.m. Pres. Jackson Jan. 97, 6 p.zm:

Pres. Polk J. 6, 8 & Prax, Wilson Jan. 9,6 p.m. Pres. Cleveland......Jan. 13, 6 pm.

Connecting wild. S.S. MAYON To CEBU, ILOILO, ZAMBOANGA

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP

AMERICAN

LINES

MAIL LINE

FEDDER BUILDING-HONG LONG,

CANTON BRANCH-4, SHAKHI ZOAD,

$8.30

$70 $70

$16

Godowns, 'eta.

H.K. & K. Wharves.

Previdents (old)

Do.

H.K. & W. Docks

S. China Motors A

Do

$149 Shanghai Docks S 37 New Engineeringe8. Hongkewa ia di Lands, Hotels, and

$351

Buildings

H.K. Hotelaïmen H.K Lands

$36 Shanghai Lands...8. Metropolitan Lands..

$560

་་་

gufur umenunu an

HE. Realties........................

China Do ....

Do Debentures S.,

Humphrey *******

New Asia Hotel... Asia Renities "A" S.

Do.

Chinese Batates......

Getton Mille Ewos

$117 Shai Cottons.....

16.16

$70:

THE EXCHANGE

MARKET

MESSRS: ROZA BROS.

REPORT

སྙ

Suver prices dropped 1/18 yes-

Credits, four months'

sight

ON SHANGHAI : **

On Demand"

ON SINGAPORE :/

On demand

ON JAPAN

On demand

ON INDIA:

118.

Telegraphic Transfer... !p44 Bank, on demand

ON PARIS

ON SAIGON

ON MANILA-

On demand

ON BANGKOK :—

On-demand

SOVEREIGNS, Bank Buying

Rate.....

| BAR SILVER, per or

ོན་ཕྲལ་

13.10terday for both deliveries, the LONDON FINANCE NOTES

$50

3137

$12

$140

$20

"R" S.

197

$12.00

$12,90

$13 Zoong Sings. S.

#118 913+

$70

Wing On Textiles(5.)

$70

Pabllo Utilities

Tramways brit

3211

$15

Poak Traina (old)...

$15

$74

Do (new)...

$7+

$100

Star Furries......

310)

1941

$9.70

LAI

Chins Lights (old)...

19.85

$630

$9.60

$73,

HK. Electrics an

173

$231

Macao da

ather!

...

$104

Sandakan Lights www

130

Telephones C. Rta.

$30

$241

Do.

X.EL.

1241

Do. Rights

111

China Busan B.

Tractions ********

Do. (pref.)

Malabon SugarE

$16

$92

Caldbeck, Yord.S.

$19

Macgregors pref.)B.

ឌ

Canton Ives

Cements (comb.)...

(old)...}

$15

$1

$17 $101

50 str.

$4.45

391

Yaumati Ferries....

Do. -(new)...

Industrials

Do

'Do. (new)...}

Ropa esmakor

Miscellaneous....

Dairy Farruh memin

Der A Wings...ann Amusements Ch. Etainmentă................ Constructions, (plāj]

Do.

LEW

Lane Crawfordi......

Mackintosha

quotations being 184 for Ready and 18. 13/18 for Forward. Silver advices reported China as having bought. America holding off. The tone was steady. In America the fate was higher at 44.20 for Spot. The tone was steady,

New York. advices reported the opening rate at 5.124 and the clos- ing rate at 5:10 quiet.

Market.

Steady but quiet.

U.S. Dollars,

for

"(Special Air-Mall Service)

SATISFACTORY RAIL TRAFFICS trifle higher at £892.200; bills

At the annual meeting of the Royal Bank of Scotland, held at Edinburgh yesterday, the Duke of Buccleuch reported a definite-im- provement in many of the Indus tries of Scotland, especially the heavy industries. He anticipates an important reduction in unem ployment from orders placed for shipbuilding in the Glasgow dis- trict.

H

"NEW

YORK STOCK EXCHANGE ASIA LANDS, LTD., QUOTATIONS

(INCORPORATED IN HONG KONG).

Tel 23390-Gloucester Building, Room 306.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN: SERVICE)

New York: December 97.

108.27

20 Rails

66.53

Dow Jones Averages High1832/33. Low: Dec, 28. Dec, 27. Change.

41.92 96.30 30 Industrials

13.23.30.26

9.80

-39.49

20 Utilities

37.73

40 Bonds ***.

89,07

16.63 21.40 V 21:48 85.78 "83.95

-47.70-**

50 up .16 up .48 up

83,54

39 up

Commodity Index

Asia Landa, Limited, has received the following report form their New York correspondenta, E. A. Pierce & Co. Today was the last day to sell in the regular way, The tone was encouragingly firm and we would say that the chances are better than even of an extension in the strength of the market.

Wheat: The weather is cold and dry." Better class buying caused an advance and there was no pressure. Receipts were very light.

TE DRI-

Cotton: There was a good demand today, both for price-ixing poses and now speculative commitments, which absorbed selling orders on the scale-up. General news is more encouraging, ma

Silver: The lower opening resulted from the decline in the London parity. Banking interest was moderate. There were sellers on the advance. Switching from January to July was a trading feature. Business Done: 3,080,000 shares.

London, Dec. 5 have increased alightly to £862- Gov. The home rail market this half-732; and advances have expanded £396,771 year has become Inured to good by £200,000 to £1,840,097. traffics. and now nothing short of erniment securities at bumper returns seems able to compare with £450,466. arouse any enthusiasm. This was Sterling.

SCOTTISH TRADE IMPROVE- MENT Opened with sellers at 1/5 17/32, very evident yesterday when dis- buyers bidding 1/5 19/32. lead-tinctly satisfactory figures were at 1/5 9/16 greeted by an all-round easing of ing to business for near and January and 1/5 prices. The favourable trend of recent weeks is continued. The 19/32 February, Subsequently

aggregate Increase for the four 1/5 5/8 was also arranged February delivery. The market lines, at £107,000, was actually a shade larger than last week, but closed at lunch time with sellers in each individual case the figures at 1/5 9/16 for cash/January and were below market estimates. probably 1/51 February, buyers at

"Brum" made the best showing, 1/5-19/32 December-January and

with an increase of £41,000, or 1/5 21/32 February,"

only £4,000 under the forecast, and the largest figure for some The confident hope was also ex- weeks The "Berwick" gain of pressed that the Chancellor of the £50,000 and the Western of Exchequer would find himself in £18,000 were £5,000 and £2,000- the position to give some remix. £7,000 respectively short of mar- sion in the burden of taxation in ket hopes, but the Bouthern show the next Budget. Such a remis ed a drop, instead of the expected slon, the Duke thought, would rise, of £2,000, .

give that degree of confidence Merchandise receipts were again which is "so essential at this reassuring, especially on the LM. stage, when we have reasonable Shanghat Dollars,"

S., where they rose by £47,000 grounds for belief that the slump Were quoted at 110% for cash.

(against £38,000 last week), while is definitely behind us." In tou Shanghai,

the aggregate increase was £88,-ching on the American" situation, whether doubts Steady, sellers were indicated at 000, as in the previous week. Coal he expressed 1/3 for near, buyers at 1/3 13/18 and coke traffics, however, were monetary manipulation can bring January.

disappointing, with an improve the desired relief to America. "A U.8. Dollars.

ment of only £2,000, compared sound financial policy," he said, 108 Business was reported at 34 for with an average rise of £10.500 "similar to that pursued by this January.

over the previous three weeks, country might.”

The speech opened with an This, moreover, was entirely at-

utable to another satisfactory eloquent and well-deserved tribute gain (£10,000) on the Southern, to the late Sir Alexander Wright. for "Brum" and Western announc

Business was done at 371⁄2 for January and 37 7/16 for cash. The market closed at lunch time with sellers at 37 7/18 December- January, buyers at 375 December- January.

Теп Merchants were quoted at 1201 for near delivery.

$2,43 $2.45

SE

$23

310.10

$21"

50 sta

$1.70

quatri Nanyang Tobacco...

$31

$13

Watsona.......soontes.] 76,40.

$2.10

WWmk

Powells

12

Greyhounds.....

1

8. C. Enterprises,

$2

United Theatres... 8.

IN THE AFTERNOON. The market was quiet in the afternoon

81.

B. Ind. G. Bonds... 78.

Sterling

HK: Gort. Louna“...) #03||

18

Wallace Harper......

$140 ELK Wing Oo..........

#140

$13.20 Binceros *********

Do.

$140.

Asia Lands Limited

Tel. 28880

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 Daily Press

Canton Agents;

John H. Ferguson & Co.

respectively

BRITISH OVERSEAS BANK

In Sterling no business was re-ed declines of $5,000 and £3,000 ported, finishing with sellers at 1/5 9/16 December-January and 1/5 5/8 February, buyers probably át 1/5 19/32 December-January and 1/5 21/32 February

US Dollars.SI The market closed with sellers

In common with all banking institutions, the British Overseas Bank has found conditions dim- cult during the past year, and as

at 37 7/18 December, 371 January the countries in which some of

and 97 15/15 February, buyers at its interests lie have not enjoyed

FOREIGN TRADE.

November Shows Adverse Balance

The foreign trade of the Empire,

37 9/18 December January and 38 much recovery, the decline in the including Korea Formoss and February, No transactions were re-net pronts, though substantial, is the Bouth Bess (Mandated Terri

tory), formNovember totalled ported.

no more than could have been anticipated. After providing for 349,894,000 171,868,000 in ex- bad and doubtful debts (other ports and 178,026,000 in imperts 168,000 than

rovided for cut of showing a balance of

netin favour of imports Compared compares with with the corresponding period of of 6 pc. last year, this shows an increase absorbs £60,000 of 67,059,000: 144,877,000+ in alance of £64,306 is exporta and Y52,182,000 in im ward, against 261,4971 parts.

total

Canton Silk Market com

prop

From the Kwangtung Raw Silk on the Testir Bureau Department 05 and

brig

The foregoi niince the beginning

to 3:37,398.0 and

brings

1935, HIGH Low

100

Dr. &

·PEZ SH.

LAST SALE

Dec., 38 Dec, 97.

30%

2.00 Air Reduction

$88.

149

6.00 Allied Chemical &

-144

1434

ご不

298

4.00 American Canine

· 42%

American Smelting......

43

43

701

· 944.

44

9.00 American Tel. & Tel. 5.00 American Tobacco B" 100 American Waterworks.

Anaconds Copper Mining

106)

107

66

18119 12121

21

101

406

2.00 Auburn

Bendix Aviation

1.60 Borden Company

Canadian Pacific

``J, I. Case ...

0.50 Caterpillar Co

144 Chans National Bank

1.00 Chrysler-Motors

3.40 Consolidated Gas of N.Y. Curtiss Wright...

2.00 Du Pont de Nemours 8.00 Eastman Kodak ........

Electric Auto-Lite Co. #%& Electric Band & Share

Electric Power and Light 0.40 GeneraElectric

1.00 General Foods

1.00 General Motors 10 Gillette Betety 1.90 Gold Dust

0:00 Internaciona

$1.00% Loew

1560 Pann

15 Bid

-521-

18 Bid