DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
Hong Kong Stock
Exchange
Sharebrokers' Association
Buyere,
Balo Belleza
Nominal
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4.
Bollir Амунта
Balsamina
་་
Bankı
⠀⠀⠀IRME TH⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
H.K. Banka
Do. (London)
· Dus
Chartered Banks ...
Mercantile Bks "A"
Du.
Bank of East Asia...
Am. O. Fin. Corp: 8.
Ch. Fis. Corp. Ord. B.
Do.
Insurances
$6.70
$320
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1934.
MONEY
H.K. STOCK
EXCHANGE
AND MARKETS
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
(BRITISH WIRELESS SKEVION)
At the noon Banks were bid for at $18324. while sales of Untons were again effect.
The rest of the list was quiet and calls for no comment.
90.49 Marks' 6d. per Rupee 36 Belgaa 813,568 Lai
. 21.98
2201
15.98
PRESIDENT Liners
13
Fastest Time Hong Kong to San Francisco. Speed with Comfort.
נו :
To SAN FRANCISCO 18 Days To VICTORIA, SEATTLE 17 Days
via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolula
Fortnightly sailings
"
Prea. Taft Apr. 10, Midnight Proa. Hoover .....Apr. 21,8 10. Pres, Pierce...May. 9, 8 &m." Pres Coolidge...... May 19, 6 am. Pres. Wilson June 6, 8 a
via Shanghai, Kobe,
Yokohama
Fortnightly sailing,
Pres. Jefferson ... Pres. Grant
Pron McKinley
Apr. 13, Midnight
.....Apr. 97, Midnight
May 11,Midnight
Prea Jackson May 26,8 a. Pres. Jefferson....June 6, Hidnight
ROUND TRIP FAKES TO EUROPE & AMERICA,
Direct
Special through rates to Europe via United States. connections with all Atlantis linea
$1,9301/30
$1,30]
$1,830 /1,935
£138
+
£18)
£16
228
£20
£13.
13
YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL
Од Amsterdam
Sterling Parity
303
$93.80
Athens
N. O. & S. Barka
QUOTATIONS
Selgrade...
19.10 Florias 375 Drachmas 76,316 Dinars
Mar. 31. 7.591
535 8.
Apr. 3 7.85 535 8. 225
Berlin
12.89
13.01
20
Pref. S
Session to-day.
35
Brussels Bucharest
Bombay ......... 14.
16 3/32
1/6.3/32
22.13
5121
510
$316
Canton lusuran00s..
Burnos Aires
47.68d. per Peso
363 5.0.
361 8.0.
Underwriters
ed at $575.
GALE
$1.16
$1.85
Copenhagen
very
1576
Union Insurances .......
3070
Goners.....
$525
Chin's Fires
8020
Helsingfors
18.159 Kroner 25.294 France 193.23 Marka
22.394
22.39
15 87
2281
1285
ELK. Fires......
$274
Sales.
1/81
1/6
บ
$6.50
International Assos. S,
Hong Kong Banks $1830/1835.
1L
Shipping
Union Insurances, $575.
110 Escudos 25.22) Pesetaa
110
110
3381
Douglases
126
Douglases, $35.
948 Lire
37 19/32 591
37 27/32-
60 1/18
+
$12
Steamboats ******
311j
371 8.0.
373 S.O.
441
$30
Indos (pret.)
Antamoks. 73 cts...
50.88d. per Pesa
$30
$33
Do., (def.)
Ewo Cottons, Sh. $12.
5.17
$35
61/10
Shella.......
31
Hongkong Lands, $66.
New York
19.90
$11
Waterhoata
$11
Star Ferries, $96.
Osio
Mining
72 ots,
Amtamoks ............
70 ots. 75 ota
Praguan nger
Rio de Janeiro
18.159 Kroner 194.21 Francs 184.25 Kronon 28.931. per Gold
77 27/32 -123 5/18
78 13/32
1241
$35
Balatcos....
Milreis
41 8.0,
40 ct. $36
Baguio Gok!
40 ch.
Benguet Consolidated
337
Shanghai
1/44
41 8.0. 1/41
21 cti.
Stockholm
Vienna... TAN
34.58
18.159 Kronor 8chillings
19.39
19.39
28
28
Prem. Polk
Apr. 28, 8.
1/2 3/16
1/2 5/32
Pres. Adama
Silver (spot).....
20.
Pres. Harrison
May 18, 8am. May 28, 8417.
Silver (forward) .....
20 1/16
:
31% 1041
TO
125 cle
120 ots.
13 eta
131
17.
$115
32 30
Do
Exploration.
Goldheld
Do Wedge.....
da Creek..
Ipo
Mining...
Kallans......................
Itogons
Langkata (single) 8
Explorationi......!
Shanghai Losas d
Haabs... Tronch Mines ****** Venezuela Gold Fide.
Dooks, WharrOU,
Godowna, eta.
HK & K Wharves,
Providents (oki)....
Do
H.K. & W. Dooks
93/3
$18
94.85
$51
$14.25
36)
$86
180. $242
$81
$1.80
70 ot.
$4.10
$5.90
$14.30
15 cts.
***
177.
$181
$4.80
11
19/-
**
321
$11
$3.10
(75 258.)
(new)
70 ats.
$16
"12
10
S. China Motors' A
Do.
*
"B
$9
$139
#6.20
New Engineeringa8.
352
3351
Hongkew. ❤.
Landa, Hotels, and
35.80 $6.90
1600
+
$8.16
$11
Jol
$136 Shanghai Docks S
Buldings
H.K. Hotels. H.K Lands........ Shangbai Lands...8. Metropolitan Landa..
th
$24
$14
B.K. Realties.........
BIDY
Chias Do...............
$137
Do. Debentures S.
New Asia Hotel
*
$140
$20
EWO
$11.20 Humphreya.............
Asia Realties “A”
Do. "T" 8.
Chinese Estates...........
Cotton M
Sha Cottons(old)S.
Do.
$90.65 Tramway! ************
Yaumati Ferries. $25.
Buyers
Hongkong Banks.- $1832). Underwriters. $1.15.
Antamoks, 72 cts.
Raubs, $14
Docks, $15.
Ewa Cottons, Sh. $11.80.
Realdes, $8.
Chinese Estates, $86.
Star Ferries, $95.
Yaumati Ferries. $241.
China Lights (old), $84. Lane, Crawfords, $4.10. Constructions (old). $1.80.
Constructions (new), 70 cta.
Hotels, $5.85.
Sellers
Cements (old), $1.90.
Cements (new), $100.
H.K. Ropes, $8.15.
THE EXCHANGE
MARKET
MESSRS. ROZA BROS. REPORT
A rise of 1/16 was recorded in the price of Silver for both deliver-
·les yesterday, Ready to 20 and For- ward to 20 1/16. London advised. the market and India of having American purchase operations in the market and India as having sies bought and sold." The tone was quietly steady with a tendency in- clined to firmness, due to American In New York inclination to buy. the price was 46 and the market steady.
$12.30
178
$48
news.
343
$184
Zoong Sings ....S
$13
$75
Wing On Textiles(S.)
$78
***
Public Utilities
120.90
$18.90 Poak Texns (old)...
$16
379
Do.
(new)...]
398
Star Ferries ********
$061
$26
Yaumati Ferries...
$25
Chins Lights (old)....
$9.80
48
Do. (new)...
$8.55
Do. Rightz
$73
H.K. Electrics
$73
$23]
Macao do.
12
Sandakan Lights ....
(new)
$12
$23.70. Telephones (old)
$32.80
Da.
$13.40 China Buses ............ §.
3/ Tractiona
16/10 Do.
-
(pref.).
*Industrials
3144 Malabon Sugars
Caldbeck, Tord.) E.
Maogregors f(pref.)8.
$21
$18
$2.90
Canton Icas
$1.90
(old)...]
$1,80
$8.15
$1
$3
191
Cements
Do.. (NEW)***]
Ropes išdi
Miscellaneous
Dairy Farmos ornatere
Der A. Wings...........| Amusementa
Ch. Etainments......
Constructions, (old) $1.70
Do.
_{new}|70 ota.
Lane Crawford.... $3.80 Maskinwaharrete Nanyang Tobacco...) „‚344′′
Bizicsresh|brogear opt
Watsons
Wm. Powells .....................
#21
Sia
$1.80
M. Greyhounds.....
#11
8. C. Entarprines
*
84°/
B. Ind. G. Bonds.. £4").
prem.).81%
$8
United Tautres... Ex
HE. Gort, Lonna........ $108)
Wallaos Harper.................
3149 H., Wing On
Do.
་་་
$6.10
4
170 ata.
SIR
$21 $1.80
| $1.80 185,85
$272
14
да
371
**
31:30
b
$135
$130
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Sterling rose further to 15 at the opening and to a closing rate of 5.17, and the tone was report ed as steady.
Market
Indications pointed to steadiness at the opening but the market took a line of its own independently of Shanghal, feacting to a local de- the mand from speculators," and tone was maintained on the easy side throughout the morning.
Sterling
Hongkong Lisbon Madrid
Milsu Montevideo Montreal
Paris
4.867 Dollars 4.667 Dollars
·5.113
5.12
19.00
Yokohama ......... 24.50d. per Yen
War Loan
ON LONDON I-
34%
Closing Quotations
April 4, 134
Telegraphic Transfer..." Bank Bills, on demand 15. Bank Billa, 4 months'
sight
ON SHANGHAI:--
OF NEW YORK':-..
5.163
Bank Bills, on demand 28 Credits, 60 days' sight. 397
ON BATAVIA:—
On demand
Niž
Bank Bijls, on demand 180
Credits, 4 months aight 620
Chotos of rail lines across
United States and Canada, liberal stop-over" privileges for Sight-seeing. Full particulars upon spplication.
Fortnightly via Suez to Europe & America
Fortnightly sailings on Saturdays via Manila, Straits, Colombo, Bombay. 18uez Canal, Alexandria, Naples. Genoa, Marseilles, New York and Boston.
Pres. Garfield .....Apr. 14, 8.
Prea. Hayes ... Pres. Johnson Pres Monroe... Pres. Van Buren
MANILA
.. June 9, 8 a.m.
June 28, 8 July 7, 6 mm.. July 21, 8 am
"
Next Salling..... „Pres, Jefferson Apr. 7, 8 p.m.
Pres. Hoover. Apr. 19, 9 p.m. Frea. Garfald.... Apr. 14, 8 km...
Pres. Grantor Apri 31. § pitą,
Pros, Polk... ... Apr 24, 8 a.m
Pros. Pierce ... May 16 pm
Connecting with 8.8. MATON TO CEBU, ILOILO, ZAMBOANGA.
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES
AMERICAN
.. 1/31·
ON PARIS
Credits, four months'
sight
1/62
ON SAIGON:-
On Demand
1101
On demand
ON SINGAPORE:
| On Manila 1-
On demand
63
On demand
781
ON JAPAN:-.
ON BANGKOK :—
On demand
123
On demand
1251
ON INDIA:-
SOVEREIGNS, Bank Buying
Telegraphic Transler... Bank, on demand.
Rate
1/6)
NEW
Ori
BAR SILVER, per oz
20
WILL SINGAPORE CLOSE THE
DOOR TO JAPAN?
What is the attitude. of the layan textiles market is a cheap come from They also Singapore Chamber of Commerce market.. Cheap textiles come from
Japanese competition? Japan towards Not only in textiles, but in other Russia, At the present time the directions in which Japanese business in Russian pleee goods is manufacturers have been making | comparatively small. Russian tex- steady progress in the past year tile manufacturers would welcome or two, writes the "Singapore Free anti-Japanese tariffs for it would drive, the trade at present enjoyed Press."
by Japan into, Russian hands. The "If, all other means of solution having falled, the British Govern-only people who would benefit ment decides upon the imposition would be the Russians.
Silence More Discreet
The
Lan- of duties to restrict Japanese im Japanese would be further embit- ports, it is inevitable that Singa-tered than they are now. pore will be asked to fall into lizie.cashire" manufacturers would not be a penny the richer, and the "We imagine that such a request would not be universally popular in purchaser in Malaya would have to pay more for his cotton goods be- It would, of course, Singapore. clash with the principle of the cause," although cheap, Russian upon textiles, are slightly more expen- Was indicated at 1/8 1/18 sellers free movement of trade at the opening time but a demand which the prosperity of the port sive than Japanese. at that rate was not met except has been built and maintained. possibly to a small extent, Business On the other hand, in contemplat- was done also at 1/6 1/32 for April,ing the possibility that the at- Jecond half April, and it is report-ittude of the Chamber of Com- ed also for May. For June de- Every 1/6 1/16 was reported. The tone at the close was easy with sellers at 1/3 31/32 buyers at 1/8 1/32 for April. The middle rate of 1/6 was not bid but there were also no sellers. For May there were sellers at 1/6. buyers at 1/8 1/16. June buyers at 1/6 3/32, sell- ers at 1/6 1/10.
....
U.S. Dollars
Chinese did a fairly extensive business buying Dollars at 38 13/18 for this month. In the Bank mar- were sellers at 381 at ket there
"All these considerations indicate merce here would be opposed to the complexity of the problem. restrictive tariffs at the expense of We had hoped that Mr. Charlwood, Japanese importa, there is the fact in his speech to the Chamber of that many of the member firms of Commerce, would have made some the Chamber have suffered con- pronouncement upon the subject. Bilence was more discreet at this siderable financial losses because of Japanese competition, more par- juncture, perhaps, and Mr. Charl- ticularly in the textile market, Food contented himself with an which has passed in ten years expression of his individual opinion almost entirely out of Lancashire that Japan cannot expect to retain her present price advantage inde- and into Japanese hands.
finitely, and that a reaction from her current dominating position is likely. That view we imagine to be fairly widely held The point is whether British manufacturers are prepared to continue to incur heavy losses until that time comes. pro- would have to be very high. Nor. The indications, from the tone of would the effect be to beneft Lan- Lancashire representatives' cashire manufacturers. The Manouncements, are that they are
Cheap Textles "Japanese textiles can be landed, the opening but the rate gradually in the Colony so cheaply in con- trast to Lancashire prices that receded to 381 sellers for near and
38 13/16 for delivery on the last duties, to be entirely effective, day of the month at which rate the market closed. 381 was report- ed as having been done in the Bank market for delivery second half. April.
Yen
Half per cent. Debenture-holders Were on offer at 1261 to Mer Sir Miles Mattinson, chairman of chants,
Shanghai Dollars
111.
Shanghai The market opened with sellers of Sterling at 174.3/16 and Gold at 344 but steadied later to 1/4 and 34 15/18 sellers.
DORMAN LONG
IMPROVEMENT #
(Special Air-Mail Service).
not. Will the Colony be prepared to support them if the demand is made that they should do so? The Chamber of Commerce will have to consider the question, we think, at no very distant date.
PURCHASING COMMITTER
RE-ELECTED
the Debenture-holders Committee, gave some encouraging informa- tion as to the outlook. The 're- sults for five months of the cur- rent year, he said, showed mk- terial improvement in business, though he warned the meeting not to entertain exaggerated ideas as to the extent of the improvement,
Nanking, March 28. Although better trading, combined
As the term of office of Bir with drastic economies, were va- lorizing the assets and creating a Arthur Balfour, Bir Basil Blackett, better foundation for a reorgand Sir Ralph Wedgewood and Mr. G. zation scheme than seemed pos- 4 McEwen, British members of sible a short time ago, it appear the London Purchasing Commis- ed to him that the pressure of alon, and Dr. Wang Ching Chun, fixed charges would have to be eas Chinese member of the Commis- ed considerably in the near future stop, will expire at the end of London, March 17.
Sir Miles Mattinson expressed the Aprit, the Executive Yuan; at its The proposals for extending the view that without extreme good 153rd meeting yesterday, decided moratorium in respect of the Four will on the part of every one con- to resppoint them for another per cent and Five-and-a-half per cerned it was very doubtful whe-term in accordance with Article 4 cent, Debenture stocks of Dormanther any scheme could be brought of the Regulations governing the Long and Co. until July 31 to fruition by July 31, but he be organization and functions of the next were carried by large lleves that if economies prove as Board of Trustees for the Ad- majorities, holders of £2,315.778 of large as expected and general ministration of the British Boxer the Five-and-a-Half per cent. trade expands it may be possible Indemnity Refund, Mr. Qup Tại stock voting in favour of the at the end of the year to consider Chi Chinase Minister at the Court tension and only £9.851 against. 1a more faromable plan then can of St. James, is made Chairman: " At the meeting of the Five-and-a-be-contemplated at present,
of the Commission Kuo Min
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New-York: April 3.
Dow Jones Averages
Higli-1833/34. Low: Apl., 2.
Apl., 3.
Change
110.74
$0.15, 101.88
102.74
.78.up
66.94
23.43 48.11
48:08
47 up
37.73
19.33 25.90
25.00 unchanged.
03.57
72.31 927
$9.81
14 up
B014
41.98 $3.81.
63.67
.14 down
90 Utilities
40 Bonda
Commodity Index
Asia Landa, Kämited, has received the following report from their New York correspondents, E. A. Pierce & Co. A. late strength seemed to follow the realization that higher wages will follow the higher prices of finished goods and general sentiment, while still somewhat cautions, was more. optimistic.
Wheat: Renewed liquidation of May contracts, beneficial moisture in the North-West and marginal requirements are reducing local traders” operations.
Cotton: Prices fluctuated within a five-point range and closed at the best levels on trade and speculative buying
Silver: The lover London parity incouraged overnight accumulation of selling orders. The Trade appeared to be marking time pending further Washington developments...
Business Done: 1,330,000 shares.
+69
American Tel&Tel.
Canadian Pacific
SORA
-1935
Drv. $
LAST BALX
HIGH Low PER. SH.
Apl., 2. Api, 2
112
471
100 Air Reduction
5071
Σού
70
6.00 Allied Chemical & Dye inten
151
153
1081
491
4.00 American Cag ........
99
1004
17
154
American Radiator.........
15
154
104
American Smelting......
44
454
119
1842 942
881
9.00
1201
5.00 American Tobacco "B
... 89
691
131
10%
1.00 American Waterworks
201
20%
22
8
Anaconda Copper Mining
15
151
"at
2.00 Aubara
53
54
Bendix Aviatien
194
"197
227
37
18
1.60 Borden Company
221
223
171
201
71
103
304
J. I Chan gusarreresies
711
·314
B
0.50 Caterpillar Co.
314
314
15%
1.40 Chass National Bank
271 273
1.00 Chrysler Motors
541
562
21
3.40 Consolidated Gas of NY. ...
371
374
1
Curtis Wright
41
109
.331
2.00 Du Pont de Nemours ....
3.00. Eastman Kodak
d
88
93
46
Electrid Auto-Lite Co.
281
2047
282
10
6% Electric Bond & Share
171
48
3
Electric Power and Light...
7
10
9.40 General Electric"
•224
221
1.60 General Foods
SANT
333
331
1.00 General Motors
381
418
10
1 Gillette Safety
101
104
1.20 Gold Dust....................
201
12
0.60 International Harvester
401
134
International Tol. & Tel.
"141
214
4.00 Liggett & Myers
B
80
87+
L09 Loews 10
324
Montgomery Ward
B
80 National Biscuit
1.00 National City Bani
28 bid 29 bia
1:30 Nations! Dairy Products ...
0,60 Otis Elevator.......
巧量
10
1.60 Pacific Gas & Electric...... -Packard Motory
.192
· 192
ཚ
13)
0.80 Pennsylvania Hailway w
Radio Corpn.
Sears Bérbuck
Bocony-Vacuum Corpn."
1.00 Standard Brands
Standard Gas ..
1.00 Standard Dil Co. of New
1.00 Toxes Corporation as
Trane America in
1.00 Union Cashide
818.00 Union Pacifie
United Air and Transp United Corporation United States Steel Westinghouse EVA
201
B
2.
Br
194
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