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DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Buyarı, Ballero
Bat Nomina)
Sharebrokers'
"WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28.
Association
$1,785
£138
£10
028
Banks
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1934.
MONEY AND MARKETS
(BRITISH WIRKLISA SERVICE) ·
Ballars
Buyere
Jalan
Holy
THE EXCHANGE
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
1
ļex div.) 51,780
MARKET
£10
£13
MESSRS. ROZA, BROS. REPORT
Sterling Parity
Amsterdam
February 28, 1934.
China Banıks
were reported to
Athens Belgrade Berlin ......
£131
196
$20
144
36.
Do.
H.K. Banks
Do. (London) ... Chartered Banks
Mercantile Bks. "A"
Da
"Baur of East Asia...
N. C. & 8. Back
Am.0. Fin Corp: 8
Ch. Fin. Corp. Ord. 9.
Insurances
Prof. 8
$370
Canton Inguranow"...
$320
***
$1.35
Underwriters
$1,85
Union Insurance .......
ת467
China Fires
$625
1600 1525
3283
E.K. Fires.....
$970
$8.20
International Asso, S.
Shipping
195
Douglases
136
#121
Steamboata
$19
130
Indos (pref.)
$30
133
Do (def.)
$35
34/44
$11
Shella
$1/
Waterboata
$11
Mining
16 ate.
Amtamoka .......................... 72 ets.
$40 Balateos
54 ota.
Baguio Gold ........
$40 Benguet Consolidated
30 at. Do Exploration
30 oth
De Goldfield
25 ots. Big Wedge......
#7
宁夏
Gold Creek..
Itogons................
(single) B.
49 cta.
1381
197 cts.
***
15 ota
Ipo Mining..
26/0
Kailane ************
$173
16
Shanghai Loans 3.
orations. 9.
$14
Raube
197-
381
#1181)
821
186 cta
H
Tronoh Mines w
16 Venesuels Gold Fida.
Docks, WharTER,
·Godowns, sic.
H.K. & K. Wharver.
Providents (old) .....| $2.55 | 19.60
Do.
H.K. & W. Docks
(new) **.
32
S. Chins Moton' A
SA
Do.
$146
Shanghai Docks S
$6.80
New Engineerinka§.
***
$351
8% H
568
371
$24
$14
$6,30
$137
Hongkows Here,
Landi, Hotels, and
Buildings
H.K. Hotelater HK Landa......8. Shanghai Lands...8. Metropolitan Laada..!
HK. Realties
Chine Do.......
Da DebenturesS.
$11.20 Hauphreys
New Asia Hotel
Ads Realties "A"B.
Do.
""8.
Chinese Estate......
have operated on both sides of the Bombay.....
Rates Brussalı 10%. market yesterday, allver were 20 3/16 and 203 for Ready Bucharest and Forward respectively, record- Buenos Aires ing a drop of 3/16 for both deli- Copenhagen vertes. Speculative purchases after Genera .......
tone, the Helsingfors the drop steadied the
market closing with a firmish out- Hongkong look with America inclined to buy.. Lisbon In New York the price was higher Madrid at 461.
There was no important change
In the cross-rate. New York quo- ting 5.071.
Market
19.10 Florina 375 Drachmas 278,318. Dinars 20.43. Marka 18. 6d. per Rupee 38 Belgas 913,588 Lai 41.58d.. per Peso
25.221 Posetas 92.46 Lire
50.88d. per Peso
530 S.
Feb. 96.
7.57t
Feb. 27. 7.55
530 8.
225
12.85
230 12.824
1/6 3/32 21.82
510
361 9.0.
1/6 3/32 21.77 615
381 8.0.
5.101 5,071.
19.90
361 S.O.
18.169 Kroner
22.40
22.30
25.294 Francs
15.76
15.73
193.93 Marke
2261
2261
1/87
1/61
110 Escudos
1091
1097
37 9/16
374
Milan
59+
'58. 9/16
Montevideo
38 5.0.
Montreal
New York Oslo
4.887 Dollaza ..... 4.807.Dollars.
5.101
5.082
Prague
Rio de Janeiro".....
18.159. Kroner 194.91 FraneS 184.25 Kronen 28.63d. per Gold
19.90
11/32
77 5/32
1223
1221
4 9.0.
19.159 Kronar 34.58) Schillings 24.58d. per Ten
1/44 19.391 23
78%
1/2 7/32 201 20 7/16 1021
Extremely quiet but steady in Paris tone due to Chinese 'selling,
Sterling
1/6 5/16 was obtainable at the
bidding 1/81 Shanghai opening. buyers leading to a small business at 1/8. Stockholm 11/32, but later, on Chinese sell- Vienna..... ing. the market improved to 1/6 Yokohama 3/8 business done for March and Silver (spot)
1/8 13/32 April. Closed at 1/61 Silver (forward) Likely sellers for March with buy-War Loan ers at 1/6 13/32.
U.S.-Dollars
Were on offen at the opening at 381 with buyers at 381 and the last rate was the medium of a small business for March At the close 118 there were likely sellers at 38% and
buyers at 38 15/16 March,
189 sta,
Yen
$14
128
Shanghai Dollars
110 11/16.
$145
$01
Mirols. 41
Closing Quotations
February 28, 1924.
ON NEW YORK:
1/4 19.39 28. 1/2 7/32 20-3/16
20元 1027
Bank Bill, on demand 38 Credits, 60 days' sight.. nom
ON BATAVIA :-
On demand
ON LONDON!
Telegraphic Transfer... Bank Bilis, on demand 1/8 Bank, Bills, 4 months'
sight
1/6/
ON PARIS:-
Credits, four months'
Bank Bill, on demand 580
Light
Credits, 4 months' light 820
ON SAIGON:-
110
"Oo demsed
ON MANILA:-
64
On demand
781
ON BANGKOK-
On demand
Co demand
SOVERSIONS. Bank Buying
Telegraphic Transfer...
Rata
Back, on demand
SOA
BAX SILVER, per os.
$8.45
9714
::
Sut
. Shenzhi
In Shanghai the market Was quiet. Sterling opened at 1/4 and US Dollars at 34 15/16. There was no change of importance dur- ing the morning but a late wire Indicated a steading tone, Sterling at 1/4 sellers, 1/4, 9/18 buyers, and U.S. Dollars at 347 sellers and 34 15/16 buyera.
ON SHANGHAI:→→→
On Demand ON SINGAPORE:-
On demand ON JAPAN :--
ON INDIA-
+13
PRESIDENT Liners
Fastest Time Hong Kong to San Francisco. Speed with Comfort.
TO SAN FRANCISCO 18 Days. via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu
Fortnightly mailing Pros. Cleveland...Mar. 13, Midnight Prem Coolidge ...Mar. 24, 10 am. Free, Taft ......Apr. 10. Midnight Pres. Hoover ..........Apr. 21, Midnight
TO VICTORIA, SEATTLE 17 Days
via Shanghai, Kobe,
Yokohama
Fortnightly sailings Prew Grant...... Mar. 2, Midnight Fred. McKinley...Mar. 16 Midnight Pres. Jackson.....Mar. 30, Midnight Pres. Jefferson. Apr. 19, Midnight Pres. Grant.....Apr. 97, Midnight
ROUND TRIP FARES TO EUROPE & AMERICA, Special through rates to Europe via United States. Direct wanections with all Athining lines. Choice of mail lines across United States and Canada, liberal stop-over privileges for Sight-seeing. Full particular upon application.
Fortnightly via Svez to Europe & America
Fortnightly sailinge on Saturdays via Manila, Straits, Colombo, Bombay. Suez Canal, Alexandria, Naples. Ganos, Marseilles, New York and Boston.
Pres Johnson Mar. 3,8 m, Pres Monroe.... Mar. 17, 8am. Prea, Van Buren Mar. 91,8 km. Pres. Garfield .....Apr. 14,,3 am,
TO
Pre Polk... Pres. Adamos
Apr. 18, 8 a.m. May 11, 8 a.m. Pres. Harrison ......May 26, 8 ani,
Pres. Hayes
June 9, 8 sm.
14
MANILA
Pres. Johnson Mar. 3, 8 a.m. Prox. Jackion.......Mar. 14,6 fm Pro Van Buren... Mar 31, 8. Pre. Taft
Apr. 6 p.m,
Next Salling...
................... Pres. Cleveland ...Mar. 6, 6 pm. Free McKinley ... Mar. 10, 6 p.m. Pres Coolidge......Mar. 10, 8 pm. "Pres. Mource.........Mar. 17, 8.a.m.
Connecting with 8.8. MATON TO CEBU, ILOILÒ, ZAMBOANGA
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES
AMERICAN
LINE
FEDDER BUILDING-HONG KONG, CANTON BEARCH:
11-6, SHAKER ROAD.
391.70
161
424
- $13.40]
+118 $13
$140
$20
$87
Cotton M
Ewos
$119
Bhai Cottons......
14
813+
Zoong Sings...S
$70
Public Utilit
Tramways -
Wing On Textiles(8.) 171
$16.90 Peak Trams (old).......
Do. (new)...
$211
$164
371
Star Ferries
8241
Taumati Ferric ***
$96 #21)
$9.80
China Lights (old)...] 29;
50.4
Do. (new)...
$9.30
Do. Rights
H.K. Electrics $771
Macao do.
12
Sandakan Lights .......
Telephones (old)
3251
$12.60
***
Do. (new).
$13.40 China Euses.
THOS, COOK & SON (BANKERS)
The balance-shet of Thos. Cook and Son (Bankers), representing
A METAL THAT ABSORBS
DYE LIKE" CLOTH
1/0
20 3/13
NEW YORK
STOCK
EXCHANGE
ASIA LANDS, LTD., QUOTATIONS
(INCORPORATED IN HONG KONG).
Tel. 9380-Gloucester Ballding, Room 308.
(BRUTER'S AMERICÄN SERVICE)
New York: February 97. Dow Jones Atenges
High-1833/34. Low: Feb;; 16. Feb., 57.
110.74
56.04.
Change
50.16 103.19 25.43 47.90 *19.33 · 28.47 73.81 91.45 41.98 83.13
103.87 4 up 47.84 .04 up 20.64 .17 up 9147
.02 up 53.65.42 up
the banking side of the business Perfected In Colours That Will Never Fade
of the world-wide travel organi- sation, reveals a remarkably strong position, the amount of liquid as- sets having been very much in- creased even as compared with the situation of a year ago. Below is a comparison of the leading items of the situation:---
1932
1933
Liabilities Capital and Re-
serve
£
250,000
器
250,000 Deposits, etc. ... 2,974,165 2,904,761
Assets
5/
Trictiona
Cash and Cur-
ID/
Do.. (pret).....
rent
Industrials
Од
1143
Malabon Sugars
$15
Account Deposit (Bankers)
321
Caldbeck, ond.) 8.
$19
Macgregora (praf.)8.
F2
Canton Ices.........$1.80
Cements (comb.)...
At Call, etc Discounts Investments Advances
(oid)...
€2.85
Do.
Do. (new)...{ Rapesem,
Miscellaneou
Dairy Face Der A Wingsima Amusemente car.
$2.65
$2.65
$6.20
$2.8%
$271
$97+
$42
$10
Ch. Etainment........
39.00
32
Constructions, (old){
54 otr.)
.Do. (Low)|80 ota
54.10
Lane Crawfords................
$1.80
84.10
021
Mackintoshs
Nanyang Tobacco... $4
$13.20 Sinceres .....................
$13ł
$7.00
Watsons
$7.40
$1.10
$2
M. Greyhounds.....
NC. Enterpris
12
United Theatre...
BLA. G. Bonds... E01,
K.K. Gort Loss... $105)
Wallace Harper ......
$140
B.K. Wing On
$135
Shai Do.
$1.80 Wa, Powells......................
$130
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-grat request. See our investment news on the Financial Page of
The Hongkong Daily Press
Cantonadgimta
John H. Ferguson & Co.
B. C. Shamsén.
T.). 19624.
603,051 599,813
..
885,732 1,207,500- 295,000 185,000 331,753 341,457 409,039 474,300 216,876 148,076
I am able to give details of a bodles, it will retain lis glöss and new process for "dyeing" and hard-colour unscathed until the car's life ening 'aluminium-perfected after is over.
28 years of research by British For only by destroying the metal itself can you harin its colour and finish.
chemists which, it is claimed. will have far-reaching effects upon:
The motorcar and airplane in- dustry.
Architectural and interior de- .corating methods.
Electrical engineering practice.
* and
The manufacture of domestic hardware, and buttons, shoe- buckles and every sort of deco. rative article.
It is claimed that the process produces fade-proof, scratch-proof and everlasting aluminium objects in any colour, since it involves the The item of discounts consists absorption of the dye by the metal almost entirely of Treasury Bills, the colour, of which, becomes an British and Indian, with only integral part of its structure and $832 of "Bank and other Accept-cannot be affected unless the metal ances," and practically all the in itself is torn. vestments are British or "Indian Government securities. The liabi- lities on deposits, which include rebate on bills, provision for had and doubtful debts, and contin gencies, are covered to the extent of 85 per cent. by cash and short- term loans.
Briefly, the process consists of dyeing the "oxide" or rust that forms on aluminium. This oxide, unlike the rust of iron and other metals, is colourless, and can there- fore be dyed any colour with ab- solute tone-accuracy.
Since the normal film of alumi- nium oxide is only about one-mit- lionth of an inch thick, artificial
Its value for the construction of unbreakable and beautiful crock- ery, household and kitchen, uten- siis is obvious, na" is its possible application to Interior decoration: Even furniture, scratch-, bura-; stain- and fade-proof, can be made from it.
The architect can employ the new aluminium with the maximum decorative effect for roof tiles, window frames, door frames, bar- different 1sters, and a hundred purposes.
Buttons, Too The range of possibilities is al most unlimited To-day I saw brightly coloured cocktail-shakers, Hahtrays, jugs, buckles, buttons, lamps and boxes made of the new material. The buttons, which were stamped with an embossed design, were of exactly the same appear ence as all or satin covered ones. The extremely thin layer of oxide Is an insulator of electricity, al- though aluminium itself is an eficient conductor. I am informed that this fact will effect a 60 per
Canton Silk Market methods have to be adopted to in- cent, saving in weight in some clee-
trical apparatus, and a
conse
crease the "deposit. This was the technical problem which has heldquent increase in the safe speed of up the chemists for nearly 30 years, moving parts.
It has now been: Balved. The Realuminium, either in sheet form or
From Kwangtung Raw 8uk Test- ing Bureau Department.-of construction Canton, China.
Canton Quotations.
February 26, Extra OS. 13/15 HLK. 8540N. - Small Extra 08. 13/15 K
$450N.
Crack" NS. 14/16 HK$350NY, Etra. Extra 20/22 HK. $330P. Waste NB. Open FK, 855N.
Spot
Yokoḥāma Quotations
February 21. Yen 555 Bourse six months... Yến 500
REICHSBANK QUOTA- TIONS
as a finished object, is dipped for a few minutes into an "electroly- tic" bath of sulphure acid solu- tion, which forms a layer of oxide Just over one, thousand, of an inch thick The sheet or object is ther transferred to a bath of ordinary dye, which is absorbed by the oxide
kip.
Na Corrosión
BERLIN BOURSE
[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Presi" (Joppight).J
Berlin, Feb. 27. Once again the Sharemarket was very buoyant, rises up to 5 per The final process "fixes" the dye able tendency was chiefly due to cent, being common. The favour- by "closing down the microscopic the publication of particulars of crystals of the oxide layer on to the plan for co-operation, between the dye particles, holding them. trapped
German and Polish Governments
In addition, this thin oxide layer to create mutual friendlier feelings can be made two-and-a-half times between the general public of the as hard as razor steel," and cap-two countries and try to settle all able of resisting Abrasion longer outstanding differences by an than any other misterial known. It amicable arrangement. Demand
[Special to the "Hong Kong Dali is also proof against corrosion. for Fixed interest securities Was
Fress" (Copyright).I
These aspects are of vital im- portance to the airplane and a tomobile industries. No substance has yet been found which can be made into sxy, seaplane Hull which will resist the corroding ac tion of salt water, The new alumt nium will Made into pistons for internal combustion engines; it will last and last almost indednitely Transoceán, Kuo, Miz. Used in about farm for motorcar
New York
•Paris
Berlin, Feb. 27. Reichsbank quotations (without guarantee) :-
39.65 801.75 58.85
77-28 15.2125
Amsterdam
Paris Sterling Dollar
small hence prices tended to crumble. Call Money 4 to 6 Young Loan firmer to 93 5/8 Belchsbank dropped 1 to 1731. Dretrusts advanced 5/8 to 18 Baizdetfanth Potash higher to 152 German Bfeel fruit rose 3/8 to 421/6 German Mineral ofs unchanged st 112 Siemen shalske advanceddy to 18 Transocean Kus kin
30 Industrials :.-20. Rails
37.73
* $2.45 60.44
Utilities 40 Bonds Commodity Index kam Kanda, Limited, has received the following report from their New York correspondente, E. A Fierce & Co. There was nothing new in today's market. The prevailing opinion is that's neutral attitude in a reasonable one & present.
Wheat: Advanced on the oversold condition of the market Cotton: The market became firmer on a large volume of trade buy- ing, after which selling became more pronounced in the final hour, Belling during the past week has evidently strengthened the market technically
Silver: A rally occured on a renewal of commission-house baying, which was encouraged by a report of adoption by Canada of the Interna tional Silver Agreement”. Business Done: 1,270,000 shares.
1932 Dry. $... HIOK Low PKE SH.
$41
2
7.
1,80 "Borden Company
Canadian Pacific
J. I. Case
of 0.50 Caterpillar Co.
74
BUT SALE
141
Feb., 18. Feb, 97.
111
47).
2,00 "Air Reduction
$99 5991
160
701
6.00 Allied Chemical & Dye
152
1511
100
.498
4.00 American Can .......
1024
102
་བ
-17
152
American Radistór................
*143*
101
American Smelting..
1341
બા
9.00 Américan Tel: & Tél.
121
120
5.00 American Tobacco "B"
-733
74
Juk
1.00 American Waterworka
214
214
841
Anaconda Copper Mining 2.00 Auburn.
141
147
521
Bendir. Aviation
19
37%
18
154
16
90% 103
આનું
732.
281
31
15
1.40 Chase National Bank 21.00 Chrysler Motors...
~~281bid 28ġbid
55+
551
311
3.40
1001
321
031
48
281
10
10
21
21
1.60 General Foods
GreatSiam
331 33
∙1.00 General Moton .......
-1.07 Gillette "Safety"
Consolidated Gas of N.Y.
Curtis Wright
2.00 Di Pont de Nemours
3.00 Eastman Kodak
Electria Auto-Lite Co. eius
* Electric Bond & Share ...............
Electric Power and Light... 0.40 General Electric
1.20 Gold Dust
0.69 International Harre
International Tok & Tel 4.00 Liggett & Myers
Montgomery Ward
100
100 National City Beze
29 bid
101:
120 National Dairy Producti 0.00 Otis Elevator amit
120 Pacific Gas & Electrio
Packard Motors
45.86 Pennsylvania Railway
Radio Corpa
Sears, Roebuck Bodoby cunt Corpii. ... 1.00. Standked. Branda
Standard G version
1.00 Standard Oil Co. of New
Jersey 11:00 Talk Corporation
Trans Atheric 1,00 Unión Carbida &
United Corr
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