Silver prices were unchanged Belgrade yesterday, the quotation remain-Berlin ing at 19 for Ready and 19.11/16 Bombay for Forward. Silver advices - Brussels
having bought. Bucharest ported China as Continent soid. The market was Buenos Aires steady in the absence of American Copenhagen selling. In America the rate was Geneva slightly higher at 444 for Spot
New York advices reported the opening rate at 5.00 and the clos- ing rate at 5.004 The market was steady,
Helsingfors. Hongkong Lisbon
12.10 Florins .... 375 Drachmas 276,318 Dinara 90.43⋅ Marks
Is. 6d. per Rupea 36 Belgaa 813,588 Lei 47.588. per Peso
DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS Hong Kong Stock
Exchange
Sharebrokers'
Association
Banks
H.K. Banks.............
Do. (London) ***: Chartered Banke Mercantile Bks. “A
Do
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1934.
MONEY AND MARKETS
MESSRS. KOZA BROS.
REPORT
Op Amsterdam Athene
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.)
Sterling Parity
Buyers Hellere
Baion |Nomina)
TUESDAY. JANUARY 23.
Baller Sayers
Saler omtand
THE EXCHANGE
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
31,845
MARKET
$1,840
£136
£161
£25
226
E11
213
5103
Bank of East Asia....
$103
N. C. & B. Barks
317
$20
Am O. Fin. Corp: 8.
Ch. Fin. Corp. Ord. 8.
35
Da Prof. 8
Insurances
Canton InauEZDCE....
$320
$320
31.80
Underwriters ***** $1 58
31.60
Union Insurances ...
#377)
3578
$515
China Fires.net`s
$320
$980
JRED
ELK. Firesun a
$275
$6.30
International Assos: 8.
Shipping
3241
$30
„BEZİ
Steambots
$30
Indos (pref.) an
1:30
$35
Do. (def.)
$35
531
Shella.....
Douglases
+++
I
Watertonta
"Mining
75 eta. Amtamoks
Balatcos
Baguio Gold
Bengast Consolidated
$35 42 ota.
31 cts.
35 ote Big Wedge.
$119
$2.55
$12
12
42 ste
136
31 ct
186 ota
$30
Do. Exploration
***
Do. Goldfield
18
Gold Creek...
$9.
Ipo Mining.
20/G
$17
Langkata (single) S.
$171
$4.8
Shanghai Loans 8.
$4.85 313 19%
+
"
#12.60
$6.20
$1.65
$685
Itogons
Kalans steroide jan
Explorations.....
Ragba
Tronoh Mincs
Venezuels Gold Firis:6.20
Docks, WharYES,
Godowns, etc.
H.K. & K. Wherrer.... Providents (old ... 32,80
Do.
(new).
1.K. & W. Docks.
S. China Motor A
Do.
$147 Shanghai Docks S.
New Engineerings8.
Hongkawan D.
Lands, Hotels, and
↑ Bulidings
H.K. Hotels.
ELK Lands
Metropolitan Lands..
*****
18
”
*****
اكو
$4
$4
3347
18
sym-
New York
Osio
Paris ...... Prague
110 Escudos
Jan. 20, 7.70
Jan. 29.
7.77)
1500
532)
9231
13.29
13.19
1/6 3/39
1/8 3/32
29.50
22,43)
1977
530
37 S.0.
36 8.0.
18.159 Kroner "22.40
92,40
25:22 Francs
201
18.741
193.23 Marks
*281
226)
1/64
1/6)
110
110
25.221 Pesatas
37 97/39.
371
92.46 Lire
38.11/16
194
50.88d. per Peso
'37 8.0..
37 S.C.
4.867 DollarE
5.012
1043
4.867 Dollars
5.013
5.00%
18.159 Kroner
10.90
19,00
194.21 Francs - 79 27/32:
79:21/32
164.2 Kronen
1061
1034
26.90d., per Gold Milreis
41 5.0.
ú s.o.
1/4 7/16 10.393
1/4 5/16
19.373
201
1/21
1/2 11/32 LO
19 11/16 1014
21%
On demand
574.
13
PRESIDENT
Liners
Fastest Time Hong Kong to San Francisco. Speed with Comfort.
To SAN FRANCISCO 18 Days
via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu
Pres. Coolidge
Fortnightly sailings
Jan. 27, 10 a Pres. Lincoln Feb. 13, Midnight
...Feb. 14, 10am. Pres. Hoover Pres. Cleveland...Mar. 13, Midnight Prep Coolidge ...Mar. 94, 10 am.
To VICTORIA, SKATTLE. 17 Days -
via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama
Fortnightly sailings
Pres. Jackson Feb. 2, Midnight Pres. Jefferson....Feb 18, Midnigh Prez Grant Mar., Midnight
Free. McKinley Mar. 18, Midnight Pres. Jackson Mar. 80, Midnight
ROUND TRIP FARES TO EUROPE & AMERICA,
Special through rates to Europe via United States. Donnections with all Atlantra lines.
Direct...
Choice of tail lines across
United States and Canada, liberal stop-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, Garen, Marseilles. New York and Baton.
Pres, Harrison......Frb 3,8am. ...Feb. 17, B.; Proa. Hayes Pres. Johnson'......Mar. 3, 8am.. Fres, Monroe... Mar. 17, 8 am.
Pres. Van Buren. Mar. 31, 8 a.m. Pres. Garfield ..... Apr. 14, 8 &.m Fook Polk RTANTE,
Apr. 28, 9 M Pros Adams... May 12, 8.m.
TO MANILA
Pres.
Next Sailing.
Fa
Pres. Harrison Feb. 3, 8 s.o. Pros. Lincoln Feb. 6, 6 pm. Pres. Jefferson....Feb 10,6 pm. Pre Houver......... Feb; 15, 9 p.m.
Jackson Jan. 27, 6 p.m. Pro, Hayes.....Feb. 17, 8 a... Pres. Grant. Feb. 24,6 p.m. Pres. Johnson Mar. 3,8 a.. Prea Cleveland .. Mar. 66 p.m.
Connecting with 5.8. MAYON To CEBU, ILOILO, ZAMBOANGA
DOLLAR
STEAMSHIP LINES
AMERICAN
"
18
17
Credita, four months'
ON SHANGHAI:—
* 1/63
ON BAIGON
110
On demand
ភ
ON SINGAPORE:-
"ON MANILA -
On demand
€34
On demand
73.
ON JAPAN:-
ON BANGKOK :-
sellera
On demand
124
On demand
1241
INDIA:
NEW
MAIL LINE
TEDDER BÚILDING-HONG KONG,
CANTON BRANCH —4, (HAKRE BOLD.
#6.35
+
$8.80
$111
$13 10
!!!!
16.60
$345
n
EWOB ......... $13,10
Tramways
Peak Trama (old)...)
Market Uncertain at the opening but later eased off slightly in 72 sts.pathy with Shanghai.
3118
100 abs. $112
118
$131 106
129.70
$15 371
China Lights (old)... $10.24 Cr 04
Madrid .......... Milan.jpe Montevideo Montreal
Rio de Janeiro
near delivery Shanghai. the Stockholm
Sterling Business was done shortly after the opening at 1/6 3/15 for near delivery. Later offers at 1/6 5/32 were accepted for followed by transactions at same rate for February. The mar-Visnna ........ ket closed at i p.m. with sellers Yokohama .... "at" 1/8 January-February and 1/6 Silve: (spot) 5/32 second half February, buyers Silver (forward) at 1/6 5/32 January-February and War Loan 1/8 3/16 March,
U.S. Dollars
The market opened with sellers at 373 for near and 37 13/18 Febr uary. Later business "was done at 38 for March. 38 1/16 March and 38 March The market closed at lunch time with sellers at 37 for near and 37 11/16 February, buy- ers at 37 for near and probably February.
Yen
Merchants were quoted at 1257 for near delivery.
Shanghai Dollars
Were quoted at 110 7/16 for near delivery.
Shanghai
Early advices Indicated
ON LONDON:-
at 1/4 7/16 for near delivery, buy-ON ers bidding 1/41.
Subsequently business was done at 1/4 7/18 for near delivery.
U. 6. Dollars
Opened early in the
moming with" sellers at 34 but later the rate receded to buyers at 34 foi Dear sellers at 34 1/16 January.
IN THE AFTERNOON
weak The market was afternoon.
Lг the
Sterling
Business was
done at 1/8 for
18.139 Kronor 34.58 Schillings 24.50d. per Yen
Closing Quotations
January 2, 1994
Telegraphic Transfer... } 5
Bank Bills, on demand Bank Bills, 4 months'
sight
Light
On Demand
Telegraphic Transfer... 98]
Bank, on demand
ON NEW YORK:—
Bank Bills, on demand 37 Credits, 60 days' sight. nom
ON BATAVIA:-
ON PARIS:-
Bank Bills, on demand 595
Credits, 4 months' sight 635
SOVERSIONS, Bank Buying
Rate
+ BAR SILVER, per ok
| IMPERIAL AND INTERNATIONAL
COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
Message Receipts
An index number will be issued and towards the close 1/8 1/18 20th of each month, and as the was arranged for February de- course of these traffic receipts has closed with always afforded a valuable indica- livery. The market sellers at 1/8 1/18 January-Febr- tion of world trading and commer- and. 1/6 cial activity, it is hoped that, in uary, 1/8 3/32 March April, buyers at 1/6 3/32 January-addition to providing an indica- February, 1/63 March and prob- tion of the Company's traffic for its stockholders, it will be found ably 1/6 5/32 April.
of value to observers of world eco- nomic conditionix.
February, March 1/6 3/16 April in time for publication on the 1justed when necessary by the
$6,35,
$5.40
8. $73
#31
Shanghai Land....
314
H.E. Healtica..........
161
$154
Chine Do
$137
Da. Debonta ess.
$11 80
Humphreys
811,80
New Asia Hotel ..
$50
$140
Aria Realties "A" 8.
$20
Do.
"B" S.
397
Chiness Estates.....
Cotton Mille
$119
Bhai Cottons......S.
813 Zoong Sings
&
$67,
Wing Or Textiles(3.)
Public Utilities
22.80/
$14
$71
De. (new)..
3101
$1614
Btar Ferries pans
八
$24
Yaumiati Ferries
$231
$101
10/30
$1000 33,+6
Do. (now)... $10
3.80/4
-Do. Rights $3 00
$4
#73)
$754
H.K. Electrice .................
$75L
$751
Macao do
29
Sandakan Lights...
$27
$13, 0
Telephones (old)...
Do
$261
(new)
$13
3112
China Buses
3.
15/
Da (prof.)..
Industrials
315
Malabon Sugars
$IN
321
Caldbeck, ori.)}
$191 Macgregora (prof.18.
321
Canton Icea
* ct..
Cements (comb.)...
Do." (old)...)
$2.90
39.90
13 $7.10
36.10
$29
$29
$11
$0
$10
Ch. Etainmenta.....
310
$21
32
50 ob
60 cts
$4.10
$4.10
21
Tractiona
Do. (DHW)...
Ropesulan
Miscellaneous
Dairy Farms ga Der A Winge..
Amusemente ****
Constructions, (old)
Do.
Lane Crawfords......
Mackintosha anzune Nanyang Tobacco...
$13.30 Binceres surger
Watson
Wm. Powells spin.....
$7.05
$11
$1.00
#2
M. Greyhounds,
8. C. Enterprises ...
$13
United Thestres... 8.
81%
B. Ind. G. Bonds... 784,
H.K. Gert, Losan.... $105||
pren.
18
Wallace Harper..........
$140K. Wing Os......
S'hai Do.
$140 $140
Asia Lands Limited
A
Gloucester Building
Tel. 26631 (Two lines)
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
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B. C. Shameen.
Tel.18024
U.S. Dollars Business was done at 37 for market February delivery. The closed with sellers at 371 January and 37 7/16 February, buyers at 37 January and probably Febr- uary.
Shanghai
The lowest rate done was 1/41.
U.S. Dollars.
Business was reported
**।-
3t
331 for near delivery. The tone was weak.
Index Numbers These index numbers represent the estimated monthly receipts from traffic as related to compar- able traffic in the year 1929. It should be noted that since 1929 the operation in various overseas areas has been taken over at diff- erent dates by the local associated į companies, and the total 5gures of for purpose for 1929 taken
NANCIAL NEWS H. K. STOC
IN CANADA
Brighter Outlook
MARKET
·
YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL
QUOTATIONS
Fairly large parcels of Hongkong Trams, which were well absorbed, changed hands to-day from 822) to $22.65, and closed quite frm In other sections, Lights and Hotels made a good showing, the former being bid up to 810.40, and the latter to 86.40, with few shares
The West is closing the year with brighter outlook than at one time seemed likely. Since the sum- mer months there has been an im- provement in business conditions and a more confident attitude on the part of traders, resulting, in some cases, in a convervative ex- pansion of lines that appealed to buyers throughout the country. The situtation is better, notwithstand-coming out.
Banks and Wharves were also ing fluctuations that are apparent- ly uncontrollable. The indications better, the former being reported sold at 81850 and the latter bid are that improvement will be con-
for at 8119 The market on the tinued.
whole appears to be more of a buying market, offerings of good securities being readily taken up.
It has not been a favourable year for industrial expansion in the way of new factories, but there has been some buliding up of existing plants and the manufacture of new lines of merchandise, While construc- tion shows some improvement to- wards the end of the year, it bas not agured largely in the return to better conditions, Mining of all kinds has been one of the most no- ticeable improvements, together with
an increasing demand by oversean markets for Canadian lumber. The domestic lumber mar- ket necessarily remains quiet, in view of the limited amount of con- Grain crops are struction work not all disposed of fri any one year, so that to what extent the yield is profitable is not known Market ing, in some respects, is difficult in relation to many products, but dis- tinct headway has been made dur ing the year in improving methods. and reducing costs, giving a more profitable outlook.
Sales
Hongkong Banks, 81850, Hotels, 86.40.
1:2
Humphreys, 811.90. Hongkong Trams, 822.60/22.65. Btar Ferries, $101, China Lights (Old), 810:30/10.35. China. Lights (Rights), #4.15.
Buyers
Hongkong Banks, 81845. Canton Insurances, $320, Union Irisurances, 85774. H.K. Fire Insurances, $280, Douglases, 835. " Balatocs, $35.0 Bagulo. Gold, 42 cta. Benguet Explorations, 3icta. Rauba 812.80.
Veng. Golddelds, $6.20. Wharves, $119) M
H.K. and W. Docks, 812. Providents (Old), #2.55.
comparison in establishing the index 100, have therefore been ad- omission of the receipts accruing numbers are, in consequence, all in the areas affected. The index shown upon a comparable bagls.
Monthly figures reduced to work- ing day.average.
Working day average of com- parable receipts, year 1929-190,
Jan...
Feb.
March -April.
May な Juns
1930 1931 1932 1933. 96.0 76.3 73.4.69.9 95.7 812 82.9 71.7 94.5 79.6 77.8 70.4 94.9 74.5 71.4 71.3 88.2 68.8 67.7 70.7 88.0 66.6 84.7 70.1
HUMPHREYS
ESTATE
Dividend Of 8
,ཀནཱ !!,";
YORK STOCK · EXCHANGE ASIA LANDS, LTD., QUOTATIONS
(INCORPORATED IN HONG KONG).
Tel. 25380-Gloucester Building, Room 306.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE.)
New York: January 23.
Dow Jones Averages High-1933/34. 'Low: Jan, 20. Jan., 92.
30 Industrials 20 Bail
Change
108.27
3.18.105.62
106.00
49 down
$6.53
95.43 48.02
47.54
48 down
37.73
1933 26.98
26.65
.10 down
F
89.07
73.91 88.73
88.82
00 up
*.80.44°
41.88 63,53
61.07 .3 down
20 Utilities 40 Bonds Commodity Index'. Asia Landa, Limited, has received the following report form their New York correspondents, E. A. Pierce & Co. There was evidently quite a little profit-taking, but we do not expect a serious reaction yet. As a matter of gossip, bullish talk has been brard of oils and coppera. We would rather follow the first group than the second.
Wheat: Local liquidation and lack of sapport were depressing infa- edce the continued dry weather making a foundation for a better market later.
Cotton: Lack of definite development in the ginning control measure appeared temporarily to discourage additional speculative buying. How ever the domestic trade bought liberally on set-backs. Foreign buying" appears to be lagging.
Silver: Scattered support was encouraged by Washington reports. that the Silver Bloc will offer an amendment to the Gold Bill providing for the purchase of silver.
Business Done: 2,680,000 sharer.
pe
Anaconda Copper Mining 2:00 Auburn
Canadian Pacific
July
80.8 64.7 63.2 67.5
Aug.
821 81.8 69.6 65.9
Sept.
Oct:
Nov.
Dec.
81.4 73.0 71.4 67.9 82.5 77.8 73.2 72.1 80.4 79.0 73.0 71.8 87.1 83.8 78.8 76.7
1925 Drv: 8 HICH LOW PER SE
LAST SALE
Jan, 20. Jan, 2%
47
3.00 Air Reduction
#102
$103
149
701.
8.00 Allied Chemical & Dre
1011
1511
uvi
491
4.00 American Can
100
102
102
American Smelting..
442
452
1342
0.00 American Tel. & Tel.
118 117
942
601
434
10
6,00 American Tobacco B 1.00 American Waterworks
731
721
5
16.
423
841
21
214
B
Bendix "Aviation
19
18
100 Borden Company
944
161
7
J.L Case
761 70%
0.50 Caterpillar Co.
201
271Bid 201Bid
548 51
54
3.40 Consolidated Gas of N.Z:
431
434
-Curtis Wright
3
a
2.00 Du Pont de Nemours
984
*3.00 Eastmau Kodak ......
88
Electric Auto-Lite Co.
224
10
6% Electric Bond & Share
177
31
Electric Power and Light...
6
10
0.40 General Electrics.
221
1:60 General Foods
ser
"30%
10'
1.00 General Motors
37
101
B
18
42+
139
5.662,32
18
Per Cent
The Directors of Humphreys and Finance Company, Estate Limited, will recommend the fol lowing allocation of profits for the year ended 31st. December, 1933, at the forthcoming Annual Meet-
Pay & Dividend of $% on ing of Bhareholders."
200,000 shares
***** $160,000.00 Transfer to Special Re- pairs and Renewals A/c (To bring same ⚫ up to 820,000,00)...... Transfer to Building. Improvement A/C (To bring same up to. 850,000.00) Te And carry forward
404
ID 143 Chao National Bank
1.00 Chrysler Motors ...
1. Gillette Safety
.1.90 Gold Dust
0.60 International Harvester
B
International Tel: & Tel. 4.00 Liggett & Myers 1.00: Loew's “lið. ...........................
83 Montgomery-Ward
280 National Biscuit
13,858.00 32,270.78
$221,791.08
167:
Ewo Cottons, Sh.813.16. - Hotels, 86.35.
Hongkong Lafida, 872}. Humphreys, $11 Realties, $6.80.
Hongkong Trams, $22), Peak Trams (New), 17). Star Ferries, B101.
Ching Lights (Old), $10.40. China Lights (New), 910.15. China Lights (Rights), 83.85. HK. Electrica, #754.** Macao Electrics, $234, Watsons, 87.10.
Gort Loans, 51 per cent Prem.
4:00 National City Bank 1.20 National Dairy Products 0.00 Otis Elevator summi 1.0 Pacific Gas & Electric
Packard Motor
160 Pennsylvania Railway' Same Badio: Corpo.roes
- Bears Bochuck "............. 1.00 Standard-Brands" Standard Gas Ga
1.00 Standard Dil. Co. of, Jersey Guin Bodany-Venum Corpn. 1.00 Texas Corporation ..
Trans-America
191 1.00 Union Carbide à Carbon.
101
won Union Pacific
United Air and Transport
United Corporation.
United States Stee
Westinghouse
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