DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS Hong Kong Stock
Exchange
Sharebrokers' Association
Baytre
B.Bate
Nominal)
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 31.
Balleru Bayre
Balls!
Banks
$1,858
1,858/ 1,860
H.K. Banks
*****$1,850
£135
Do. (London) ......|
215
Chartered Banks...
BIS
*9281
Mercantile aks
HA
£35
£121
Do
น
2:2}
YESTERDAY'S
OFFICIAL
3103
Bank of East AL-
$103
N. C. & S. Barks...
QUOTATIONS
On Amsterdam Athens
Sterling Parity
Jan. 29.
12.10 Florine 7.82 375 Drachmas 545
$7
Belgrade
320
Am. Q. Fin. Corp: 8.
Berlin...
$1
36
Ch. Fin. Corp. Ord. 8.
Da
Prof. 8
Bombay Brussels
Insurancés
Bucharest
$310
$316
Canton Insurancos...
$320
Underwritern
$1.60
$1.55
5876
3580
Union Insurancos .......
3580
China Fires......
3025
$625
H.K. Fires
$275
$280
$6.30
International Assoe, 9.
Helsingfors Hongkong
193.99 Marka 2261
.................. 1/5 15/16
***
Sales.
Shipping
$36
Douglases
$38
Hong Kong Banks, $1,855/1,860.
Lisbon Madrid
110 Escudos 110
25.92) Posetas 39 1/16 92.46 Lire 591
#121
Steamboats
$19)
Canton Insurances, $315.
Montevideo
50.86d per Peso 37 8.0.
530
Indos (pre)
$30
Kallan Mining” Ad.. 27/-,
$33.
Do. (def.)
Montreal
$35
Providents (Qld), $2.70,
New York
4.067 Dollars 4.981
561-
Shells......
31/
Hotels, $6.35/6.40.
$11
Waterh.cata
Mining
$10
Oslo
18.150 Kroner 19.90
Humphreys, $12.
194.81 Franes 78 20/32
Electrica, $701.
76 ct
Amtamoks
73 ste.
Prague an
184.23 Kronen -106
Rio de Janeiro
$40
Balatcos
...... 24.03d. per Gold
51 ota.
Baguio Gold
150 cta
Telephones (Old), $28.30/28.
#1200
BURI H
$39
Benguet Consolidat
334
Shanghai
Milreis 40.8.
1/41
33 'ota.
30 LL
Do. Exploration,
Stockholm
Do. Goldfield
Vienna......
26
ota.
Big Wedge
93 ota.
16
Gold Creek..
Silver (pot).
$9
Ipo Mining.
Silver (forward)
19.9/14
191
#71
Itogons
War Loan
21% 101 5/16
Kailans O
Decks, $123.
3171
(single) 8
Ewo Cottons, Sh.$13.20,
$1.65
$4.8
Hotels, $6.30.
16 85
Loans 8.
$4.85
Hong Kong Lands, $731.
Radbe
$122
Star Ferries, $100.
$8.30 #73+
633/40|
31
$14
Tronoh Minc
16.20 Veneruels Gold Fide,
Docks, Wharr,
Godowns, ate.
#118 H.K. & K. Wharros.)
II.K. W. Docks
"B" 3147 Shanghai Docks. S. $6,60
$355
8 60
New Engineerings B.
Hongker Da
Landa, Hotels, and
Buildings
H.K. Hotels
H.K Landa....... Shanghai Lands...S. Metropolitan Lands..
H.K. Hralties................***
$14 China DoS Do. Debontures3. Hamphreys .........
$137
$12
20
New Asia Hotel
$140 Asia Resities "A"S.
19/
China Lights (Old), $10.55.
ON LONDON :---
$119)
12.70
Providente (old)
*** $2.66
$2.70
86 ct..
Do.
(new) ---180 stk.
#123
$1
18
S. China Motors' A'
Do
ย
$4
$147
Telegraphic Transfer... Bank Billa, on demand Bank Billi, 4 months'
52
+
តខ្លួន !
sight:
OK PAZIS:
Credits, four months'
sight
1/8
ON SHANGHAI:--
110
ON MANILA:-
On demand
JON BANGYOK:-
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1934.
MONEY
H.K. STOCK
MARKET
Investment securities would seem
AND MARKETS
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
to be holding their own; and, are in request at quotation. After yes- terday's' weakness, the minor issues Buenos Aires made a better showing this morn-Copenhagen ing. China Lights specially being Geneva bid for, both for cash and forward delivery,
Macao Electrics, $234.-
Telephones (New), $13.
Витель
Hong Kong Banks, $1,855. Canton Insurances, $310. Union Insurances, $575 Raubs, $12.90.
ri
Milan
Paris
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)
276,316 Dinars 230
20.49 Marks 13.25
Is. 6d. por Rupee 1/8 3/32
35 Belgas 22.521 813,588 Lei 530
...... 47.56d. per Paso 351 8.0.
18.189 Kroner 22.40 26.99 Franca 16.19
4867 Dollars 5.02
..... 18.130 Kronor 19.39
34.58) Schillings 20
Yokohama ......... 2456 per Yen 1/2 15/18
Closing Quotations
January 31, 1974.
ON NEW YORK:-
381 5.0.
Bank Bilis, on demand 37
Credits, 30 days' sight.. now
ON BATAVIA :-
I On demand
57}
Bank Bills, on demand 5874
Credits, 4 months' sight 627
ON SAIGON:-----
On demand... 181
13
PRESIDENT Liners
Fastest Time Hong Kong to San Francisco. Speed with Comfort.
To SAN FRANCISCO 18 Days'
via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu
Fortnightly sailings
Pres, I incola... Feb. 13, Midnight Pres. Hoover Feb. 24, 10a.m. Pres. Cleveland ...Mar. 13, Midnight Pres. Coolidge Mar. 24, 10 mah, Fres. Tals. Apr. 10, Midnight
To VICTORIA, SEATTLE 17 Days
via Shanghai, Kobe,
Yokohama
Fortnightly sailings
Fob., Midnight Frea, Jackson ... Pres. Jefferson....Feb. 18, Midnight v. Midnight Pres. Grant....... Mar. Free MoKinley, Mar. 16 Midnight Pres. Jackson.....Mar. 30, Midnight
ROUND TRIP FARES TO EUROPE & AMERICA.
Direct Special through rates to Europe via United States.
Choies of all lines across connections with all Atlantic lines. United States and Canada, liberal stop-over privileges for Sight-seeing. Full particulars upon application..
| Fortnightly via Suez to Europe & America
Fortnightly milings on Saturdays vía Manila, Straits, Colon bo, Bombay. ¡Suez Canal, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa, Marseilles,
New York and. Boston.. Feb. 3,8m, ...Feb. 17, 8.m.
Pres. Harrison Proa. Hayes Pres. Johnson Pres. Monroe
Mar.. 8, 8am. Mar. 17, 8 m.in.
TO
Next Salling..
Pres. Van Buren.. Mar. 81, 8 m. Pres. Garfield. Apr. 14, 8fa.m. Pres. Polk. Apr. 98, 8am. Pres. Adams.. May 1988.m.
MANILA
„Pres. Harrison Feb. 8, 8 a.m.
Pres. Lincoln Feb. 6, p., Pres. Jefferson...Feb. 10, 8 pm. Pros. Hoover ........Feb. 15, a p.m. Pres Hayes... Feb. 17, 8.10.
Pres. Gesat .........Feb. 94,6hp.m. Pres. Johnson Mar. 3, Bla.. Pres, Cleveland. Mar. 6, 6 p.m. Pres. McKinlay ...Mar. 16 pm.
Connecting with 8.8. "HAYON T. CEBU, ILOILO, ZAMBOANGA
DOLLAR
STEAMSHIP LINES
AMERICAN
MAIL LINE
FERDEN BUILDING-HONG KONG.
CARTON BRANCH :—A, SHAKER BOAD,
Jan. 30.
7.771
545
230
13.18
1/8 3/32 22.411
-530
22.40
16.12
226
1/6
110
38 13/18
60 7/18
37 8.0.
5.04
5.02
19.90
79.15/32
106
41 8.
1/41
19.391
29
1/2 5/18
19, 9/16"
19 9/15 .1001.
On demand
1231
ON INDIA:-
F6.855.40/6, 36
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!!
Telegraphic Transfer...
Bata
Bank, on demand
119
::
$0.60
$50
120
Do.
:
.$87
Chinese Extates....
liit
$13.20
Cotton Mer Ewoo
.8. $13.20
$119 Shar Cottons.....S
***
$131 Zoong Sings...... S. $67
$23
Wing On Textiles(6.) 1871
Pabilc Utilities Tramways *********
$13.90 Poak Trains (old)...
$71
Da
(new)...
118
$131
123
3161
$71
$100
Star Ferries
1101
$241
$10.50
$1.40
Yaunisti Ferrier.
Chins Lights (old)... $10 Or (now)... $10.50 Cr
A
$4.40
10. Rights $41
$76 $231
-78 $23)
H.K. Electrica
378
12
$28.30
30.84/ #13
$12
Macao do.
Sandakan Lights ...
Telephones (old)
Do (DOW)
China Buses......
Tractions.
***
$13.30
L
10.
Do. (pref.)..
Industrials
316
Malabon Bugars
318
321
Caldbeck, Tord..
$19
Macgregor/(pref.).
123 Canton Icos
$21
Cements (comb.)...
+1
⠀⠀
+3
Do.
(old)...
$4.90
Do. (bow)...!
$2.90
Haz.io
Ropes
16.90
Miscellansons.
$20
Dairy Farrant
$292.
$1
Der A Wing.........
$11
Amusements
$5
$101
Ch. Etainment........
310
$2
Constractions, (old)}
#R.10
50 ct.
'Do. (new) 50 cts
$4.10 Lane Crawfords......]
#21
$13.30 Bincores
$7.00 Watsons
$1.60 Wm.
Powells
84.10
Mackintosha.i
Nanyang Tobacco...
2131
$7
Electrics, $76.
Macao Electrica, $234. Telephones (Old)," $26.30.
Singapore Tractions, 3/-.
Dairy Farms, $29:-
Govt, Loans, 6 per cent., Prem.
i Sellers.
Union Insurances, $580. Kallan Mining Ad. 287- Hong Kong Trams. $23.
77
THE EXCHANGE.
MARKET
MESSRS. KOZA BROS. REPORT
was
unchanged
Silver Ready yesterday but the Forward rate dropped 1/16, the quotations being 19 9/16 for both deliveries. Silver advices reported China as having operated both ways. Business was small. The tone was steady. America the rate was slightly low-
On Demand
ON SINGAPORE:***
On demand
ON JAPAN:-
On demand SOVEREIGNS, Bank Buying
BAR SILVIE, per oz.
.... 731
125
1/88 19 9/16"
NEW
ASIA
CHEN LIM-PAK IN SINGAPORE
Trade Better Than In conditions here worse than those in
Hong Kong
COST OF LIVING MUCH
LOWER
зате
Hong Kong, and he, considered that the Singapore newspapers had rather exaggerated. the real state of affair. He was, more cost of at the low surprised living in the colony. He attended dinners at the Southern two Hotel which cost his friend's only
the and dollars, thirty dished would have cost at least Mr. Chen Lim-pak J.P... one of twice the amount in Hong Kong: er at 44.40 for Spot. The tone the leading Chinese merchants He had expected the city to be in Hong Kong, is now in Singapore slightly better than an ordinary New York advices reported the on an inspection tour in his capacity in the interior of China, and opening rate at 5.02 and the clos-city as Managing Director of the it turned out to be one of the Ing rate at 5.00 The market was Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Com- best laid-out cities he had seen
in the Far East. erratic.
"was steady.
Market
Dull, the tone was steady.
Sterling
pany Ltd
Interviewed by the "Singapore Free Fress" he said that from his "observations, - during the last
four days in Singapore, Singapore THE YEAR'S RAIL
trade was far better than that of Hong Kong which is being hard bit by the introduction of import taxes by the Nanking and Canton Governments. Practically all the South imports in all parts of
The market opened with sellers at 1/6 1/32, buyers bidding 1/8 3/32. Subsequently business was done at 1/6 1/16 for near, 1/6 3/32 March and 1/8 second half April. The market closed with sellers China used to go through Hong 1/6 1/32 February and 1/8 1/16 Kong before they reached their destinations, Since the enforce-i 1/6 March, buyers probably at
ment of the import taxes which February and 1/6 3/32 March.
were quite heavy, goods required and other by Canton, Swatow ports along the Kwangtung coast now shipped direct from Shanghal. Goods from Hong Kong!
U.S. Dollars
Business was done at 37 9/16 market for near delivery. The closed with sellers at 37 9/16 for near and 37 11/16 March, buyers at 37 for near and 313/18
were
ן
TRAFFICS
Southern's Good Showing
(Special Aft-Mall Service)
London, Jan. 10.
were reckoned" by the Chinese The traffic returns published by customs officers as foreign goods the home railway companies to-day while those direct from Shanghal completed the figures for 1933. were not. As a result several The best showing is made by the factories in Hong Kong had been Southem, which has an aggregate forced to close their doors. The increase of £11,000 over 1932.
Great Western has an aggregate Merchants were quoted at 125 Hong Kong merchants were find- for near delivery.
March.
Yen
39
M.
Greyhounds
$1
. C. Enterprises
Shanghai Dollars
United Thestrom... 6.
#1*%
B. Ind. G. Bonds... 78.
Were quoted at 110
7/16
prem:
H.K. Govt, Loans... $115
near delivery.
$8
Wallace Harper .................
$140
!! Shanghal
8140
ing it hard to tide oyer the present increase of £87,000 and London, and
increase world slump before the Chinese North-Eastern Government taxes. For the same reason pro-
YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
LANDS, LTD., QUOTATIONS (INCORPORATED IN HONG KONG).
Tel. 23380-Gloucester Building, Room 208.
Change
(KEUTIE'S AMERICAN "SERVICE)
New York: January. 30.
Dow Jones Averages High-1833/34, Low: Jan, 29.
30 Industrials
Jan. 30.
108.57...
50.16 107.20
20 Baits
56.53
-20 Utilities
37.73
25.42. 49.03 19.83 28.87
5:55 1.5/ up
$7.10
23 ap
89.16
60.44
73.21 89.16 41.98 03.62
82.82
47 up 53.44 .08 down
1089 1.09 up
40 Bonds Commodity Index Axis Lands, Limited, has received the following report from their New York correspondents, & Pierce & Co. Despite large activity, stocks are apparently not a danger point, but are rather under excellent control.
Wheat: Prices are higher on dry weather, better milling demand and the anticipated monetary inflation.
Cotton: Prices advanced early, but realising together with foreign liquidation brought the close a few points lower and closing sentiment Silver: The market is quiet awaiting developments in the monetary.
was reactionary..
situation.
Business Done: 4,940,000 shares.
434
Drv.
LOW PELL Ba
4713.00 Air Reduction
American Radiator.......
Bendix. Aviation
1.80 Borden Company
Canadian Pacific.
J. T. Case.....
LAST SALE
1935.
HIGH
Jan, 20. Jan, 30.
$102 8103
117
70
6.00 Allied Chemical & Dye
1541 -155
49)
4.00 American Can...
1001 100
161 167
55
101
American Smelting......
457 45
1341
9.00 American. Tel. & Tol. ..............
1181
∙1181
3.00 American Tobacco "B;
78
144
10%
1.00 American Waterworks...
22
Anaconda Copper Mining
161
2.00 Auburn poli
52
84
22
218
231 25
37%
18 16F
20元
103
20
801
294
0.50 Caterpillar Co...
281
15 1.49 Chase National Back
261bid 281b
409".
1.00 Chrysler Motors
557
57
52+
an
of
3.40 Consolidated Gas of N.Y.
421
enforced imports £,000.
Cartins Wright-
#
5
London Midland and Scottish,
221
200 Du Pont de Nemours
1001
-1011
3.00 Eastman Kodak
801
89
BOI
27
10
281
28
of the Importers in Hong Kong
had been likewise switched on to
Traffic Returns
10
181 181
49
..Week.
Aggregate
3
0.40 General Electric
223.
1.60 General Foods
352
384
67,000 inc.
34
10
1.00 General Motors
40
40
1.00 Gillette Safety....
117
201
120 Gold Dut
191
21
271
·12
0:60 International Harvester
434
447
46
162
B
106
201
291
271
287
48.
47
188
27 bld 27tbid
101
*120 National Dairy Produc
150
161
184 187
10. Pacific Gas & Electric
18
184
6C
Pennsylvania Railway
351
364
12
for ducts from North China which however, has a decrease of £310,000,
used to be one of the mainstays
Electric Auto-Lite Co.
electric Bond & Share
Electric Power and Light...
$140 BLK. Wing Oo
S'ha Do,
Asia Lands Limited
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 The Hongkong (Daily Press
Canton Agents
John H. Ferguson & Co.
B. C. Shameen
Tel. 18624
U.S. Dollars Business was done at 34 and al-
50 34 1/16 for. February, There were sellers at 33
the southern ports
Quiet, the tone was steady. Bus-Shanghai before they were shipped ness was done at 1/45/16 for again to
28,000 inc. were The ports at the mouth of the Great Western February delivery. There
Lda Mid. & Soot. sellers at 1/4t. buyers at 1/4 5/18 Yangtze would reap all the benefit
at Hong Kong's expense.
79,000 inc 310,000 dec. February,
Southern 8,000 ine 111,000 inc., Better Than Hong Kong
Lde. Nth East
50,000 ing
2,000 inc. Referring to the conditions in 15/18, buyers singapore, as he had observed, Gt. Northern (Ireland)
1,165 dec. 371,016 dec. probably at 34 for near delivery. Mr. Chen was surprised at what
and Gt Bouthern (Iroland) he saw at Raffles Place
centres in the
2,514 inc. 172,208 dec. other business city. He had expected to find Antofagasta 1370 inc. 38,880 inc
B. A. Gt, Southern
25,000 dec. 198.000 inc. B. A. Pacific
15,000 dec. B. A, Western
6,000 dec. 56,000 dec. Cent, Argentine p
23,000 dec 796,000 dec, Cordoba Cent.
2,000 inc 14.000 dec. Leopoldina 18,147 dec. 303,473'dec. Ud Havana
Canton Silk Market
From the Ewangtung Raw SOK Testing Bureau Department of Reconstruction Canton.
Canton Quotations
January 28. Extra 09. 13/16, H.K. $525N. Small Extra O.S. 13/15 HK
SAGON.
Crack N.S. 14/18 H.K. 355N. Extra Extra 20/22 H.K. $380N, - Waste N.S. Open HK $60N.
Yokohama Quotations
January 29;
Spot, Yen 625, Bourse six months, Ten 833.
REICHSMARK QUOTA- TIONS
[Special to the Hong Kong Dally Press" (Copyright.)]
Berlin January 30. Reichsmark quotations (without guarantee):
New York Paris'
****: 2,206,"dic- 38,337 dec. Takings of the London Transport ・Board for the week ended Decem- ber 30 totalled £442,000, compared with £653,100 for the previous week The aggregate for 20 weeks to date. Kuo Min. is £12,809,200.
59.04
38.06 603.40
Amsterdam Paris Sterling.... Dollar
Transocea
79.59
·15.83
International Tel. & Tel.
400 Liggett & Myers
100 Loew's hie4.
Montgomery Ward
2.80 National Biscuit
1.00 National City Bank
0.00 Otis Elevator
Packard, Motors
Radio Corpn.
Sears Roebuck
100 Standard. Branda i
Standard Gie
1.00 Standard Oil Co of: New
Bocony-Vacuum Corpn.
1.00 Texas Corporation
Trane-America
1.00 Union Carbide & Carbi gm' Union Pacific jum
United Air and Transy United Corporation United States Steel Westinghouse E, & M.
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