DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Buyer Sellera
Sharebrokers'
Association
TUESDAY.
Nominal
Buyer
Bellers
Bales
gmina
APRIL 10,
Baskı
$1,980
194
$1.15
$580 3500
1351
$265
i i
B.K. Banks***] $1,830]
Do. (London) ..
Chartered Banks ....
Morcantile Bks. "A"
Do
મ
Bank of East Axia....
2138
jex div.
210K 998
£13
193
N. O. & 8. Banks
$20
$5
Am. O. Fin.Corp: S
Ch. Fin. Corp. Ord. N.
Do Pref. 8
INSTANCES.
1315 Canton Insurances.
$525
$87
Underwriters
***
218
2908
eis
1383.40
$6,75
13+
$320
| $1.95
Union Insurances. $578
3525 $974
A++
China Firen
H.K. Fires
International Assoo, S.
Shipping
Douglases.
Steamboats
Indos (pref.) Do. (dof.)
Shells.........
12t
230
733
50/7
411
73 ats.
$35
Balatcon
Waterboats
Mining
Amtamoka ...........
41 at. Baguio Goldi
$16
Benguet Consolidat
25 at.Do. "Exploration 19 ots.
13
530 8.
225 13.08
1/6 3/32 22.09 5171
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1934.
MONEY AND MARKETS
H.K. STOCK
EXCHANGE
YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS
Unions continued their upward course to-day, being bid for at the afternoon session up to $532). On the other hand, Wharves have dropped to $109, but still fail to attract buyers. The rest of the market gives no indication of any Improvement in the volume of any improvement in the volume of trading.
SALES
Shanghal Docks, Sh. $132. Hotels, $5.90.
Berlia Bombay Brussels
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
+1
(BRITISH WIRKS Sauvign)
ין
Apr. 9.
7.641
Sterling Farity Apr. 7.
Amsterdam Athens
......... 19.10 Florins
7.161
.....375 Drachmas
517.
Belgrade........ 278,318 Dinars
ว
-90.43 Marki
14.01
18. 8d. për Rupee 35 Belgaa
1/6 3/32
................ 813,668 Lei
22.10 515
47.564. per Peso
18.189 Kroner
38.5.0. 22.39+
26.923 Francs
15.97
193.23 Marks
2284
226
1/6
·1/6
110
110
37 13/36 601 371 S.Ò.
37 -27/32
60 5/32
971 8.0.
5.18
5.177
Bucharest Buenos Aired" Copenhagen Geneva Helsingfors Hongkong Lisbon Madrid Milan
Montevideo Montreal
$30
$11}
$30
$34
Constructions (new), 70 cts.
New York
31/
BUYERS
Oslo
ذا
$11
Union Insurances, $582).
Underwriters. $1.15.
72 cta.
Douglases, $354.
Raubs, $14.
45 cts.
Docks, $15.
$25
Hotels, $5.85.
Realties. $8.10.
Hongkong Trams, $20.30.
Chinese Estates, $851.
Yaumati Ferries, $249.
Chin Lights (old). $8.80. Electrics, $704.
Telephones (new), $124.
Paris Prague
༤****་་་་ ་་་་་་་*
Rio de Janeiro
Shanghai Stockholm Viocus o Yokobama..... Silver (spot) Silver.. (forward) War Con
110 Escudoȧ 23.99) ·Palatas
-9248 Lire 50.683. per, Peso
4,807 Dollars 4.867 Dollars 18.159 Kroner 124.21 França 164.25 Kronen 26.99d. par Gold Milreis
19.130 Kronor 34.584 Schillings SL584, per Yon
24%
5.161 5.17
· 19.90 78 11/32
124. 3/16
19.00
78 13/32
1241
4 S.O..
4) SO.
1/41 19.39;
1/4
19.99
28
28
1/21
1/2 5/32
19 15/16
30 1/16
31% 104
Closing Quotations
April 10, 131
Oy New York:-
381 S.O. -22.391 15.98
Bank Billa, on demand 281 Credits, 60 days' sight.. 391
ON BATAVIA:-
Du demand
ON PARIB
יו
58
Bank Bills, on demand 677
PRESIDENT
ANCES
Fastest Time Hong Kong to San Francisco. Speed with Comfort.
To SAN FRANCISCO 18 Days
via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu
· Fortnightly sailings Pres. Hoover Apr. 31, 8 mm.. Pres. Pierce---May. 9, 8 am. Pres. Coolidge..... May 19, 8 am, Pres. Wilson ....Jone 6, 8 a.m.
TO VICTORIA, SEATTLE 17 Days
via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama
Fortnightly salinga
Pres, Jefferson .............. Apr. 13, Midnight Pres. Grant.......Apr. 27, Midnight Pre MoKinley May 11, Midnight Pres. Jackson......May 20, Sain Pres. Jefferion.......Juce & Midnight
ROUND TRIP FARES TO EUROPE & AMERICA, Special through rates to Europe via United States. Direct connections with all Atlantis lines. *Choice of rail lines acroBS United State And Canada, Liberal stop-over privilages for
Sight-seeing. Full particulars upon application.
Fortnightly via Suez to Európe & America
Fortnightly sailings on Saturdays via Manila, Straits, Colombo, Bombay, Ster Canal, Alexandria, Naples, Ganon, Marolles,
New York and Boston...
Pros: Garfeld ápr. 14,8 8.m.
Pres Polk.....d pr. :£8,8 m. Pres, Adams ...
May 12, 8 a.m.
Pres. Harrison......May 26, 8.30.
Pres, Hayes
Pres. Johnson
June 9,8am.
June 23, 8 A.m
Pres. Monroe..... ...July 7, 8 am.
Pres. Van Buren
TO MANILA
Next Sailing..
July 21, 8.
Pres. Hoover Apr. 12, 9 p.m.
Prea. Garfield.... Apr. 14, 8a01.
Pres. Grant Apr. 31, § pm.
Frea. Fierce
May 1, p.m. Pros. McKinley......May 6,6
Connecting with 8.8. MATON To CEBU, ILOILO, ZA A
Free Polk. Apr. 28, 8am. Pres. Coolidge ......May 10,9
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP
AMERICAN
1962
Credits, 4 months' sight 617| ON SAIGON:
#
1101
de. On demand »
877
ON MANILA:
On demand
751
ON BANDXCI÷—
***... 1204
1/8j
19 3/18
NEW
PEDANE BUILDING-HONG KONG.
CANTON BRANCH :--4, SHAKÉZ ZOÁN,
LINES: LINE
20 ut
Do.
Goldfield
12 ats. Big Wedge
15 ch.
13
Gold Creek..
$5
Ipo Mining.
$7
Itogons
24/
Kainos
$7/-
8101
Langkats (single) §
$191
14.80
$5.95
Shanghai Loans 3.
Explorations...
34 20
Cements fold), $1.70.
36.5#
Cements (new), $1.70.
$141
Raubers
$14.30
Tronoh Mino
19/
Venezuela Gold Fida.
561
$108
***
70 ote
$$
12
$124
3109
$1.90
176 cts.
→ Do.
161.
Docks, WharTOR,
Godowns, ste.
HK. & K. Wharves.
Providente (old)
(new) ...)
H.K. & W. Docks
...131.85
$1.80
$16
$2
$8
S. China Motora A
Do.
$132
Shanghai Docke S.
16.20
New Engineerinys.
$350
Hongkewa ..
Lands, Hotels, and
Buildings
$6.80
38.00
H.K. Hotels....
#585
$68
H.K Lands
#66
-$26₤
Shanghai Landa...6.
$14
Metropolitan Lands
30.10
H.K. Realties.
$6.20
$100
China Do........
$137
Do DebonturesS
111.
Humphreys ---...
New Asia Hotel
361
$140
$20
Asia Realties "AS.
Do.
"B"8.
$861
Chinese Estates...
Calton Milla
11.80 Ewca
176
S'hai Cottons(old).
346
Do.
(rew S.
813
Zoong Singa......S.
$11.80
.76
$124
270
Wing On Textiles(S.)
$68
Public Utilities
$20,30
'Tramways... $90
$15.90 Pork Teams (old),-)
373
Do,
(new)...
$74
197
Star Ferries
$241 $8,80. 18.00
Youmali Ferries
$26
Chins Lights (old)... $5.75 $8.9
18!
Do.
(OPT)...
$5.60
Do.
Rights
$70 $71
$73
H.K. Electrics......
3714
1231
Macro do.
$2
Sandakan Lights...
$23.70 Telephones (old) Do. (new)
$13.40 China Busos........
$23
3124
$121
5/-
Tractiona
16/10
Dio. (pret.)......
Industrials
$14
Malabon Sugars
$15
$21
Caldbeck, Yord.) P.
$10
Macgregors(pref.)8.
$1.70 $1,70
$6.15
$2.90
Cementa
Do.
Ropes
Miscellaneous
Dairy Fazzuk ......
Dor A Wingumasin
Amusements
Ch. Etainments...
Constructions, (old) $1.70
Do.
(sw) 70 ots;
Lane Crawfords............ H
Mackinwahan
**
Nanyang Tobacco... #43'
Binceros.....
VYSTO
Canton Ives
$24
(old)... $1.80
(now)...| #1.80
$5.35
437
$3
$1.50
70 aku.
70 ot.
$21
$13
171
$1.00
Wm. Powells ..............
$2
M. Greyhounds...........
8. C. Enterprissa
United Tapirus... S
84%,
B. In G. Bonds... $41"
prem.
H.B. Gert. Loans .....
38
Wallace Harper
$340
B.K. Wing On......
*་
S'hats Da
LOCAL, AND REGELAB OUTWARD MAILE.
WEEK DAYS,
FOR
+ KOA G.P.0.
$4
$9
513
$138
$730
KAGK BRAKOT P.O.
9.00 m. (80 m
1.80 m Sundays
6,00 p 6.00 p.
|SUNDAYS 4 BOLIDAT
Centon
FROM {SHEUNGWAN' BRÁNOK P.O,
17,35 sm, & 17.00 3,
· 4.00 pza.
7.00 p.m. Bawahul and Wuchow (By 400 p.m.
1,00 p.m. direct stemmer)
Macno &T izrian
Kongmoon (except Saturdays) Ewukong ta cept Saturdays)} Fatshan and Wuokow (Bg)
Train)
(7.16 am:&| | 7,20 mio. 116 p.m.
-1.80 p.m.
...
6.00 pp.
Prom G.P.O.
$7,75 mm & 17,00
6.00p.m. 17.00p.m 100 p (8.15
1.18 p.m. Sandsys (only
6.00 p.m.
į. 8.00 a.m.
6,00 im
7.36 .m
7,13 Bik
11.00 8.
T'ai
1.40 Fazzi.
€ 9,00a.m. &
9:00 a
Tai Po
11.00 j'su
j 9,00 m, d
Shumobun
19.00 p.m.
Lbaungebom
Aberdeen
Stanley
Autau
100m
p.
8.00 6.23.
14.80 pan 8.80.11
11,00 am IL.CO 810.
8,00 m 11.00
9.80.
Pingaben, Santia
10,80
Shataukok and Sheung
8.00 pm
salkang
7,00 p
(
Lane, Crawfords. $4,
Constructions (old), $1.70.
Constructions (new), 70 cts. Government Loans, 81% Prem.
*SELLERS
Hongkong. Banks, $1830. Union Insurances, $590. H.K. Fire Insurances, $265,
Wharves, $109.
Hongkong Lands, $66.
Star Ferries, $984..
China Lights (old). $8.95.
Electrics, $14.
H.K. Ropes, $6.15.
Dairy Farms, $27.
THE EXCHANGE MARKET
MESSRS, ROZA BROS.. REPORT
London, advised an idle Silver market yesterday without any special feature. A small business was done, the market closing quiet- ly steady at the previously quoted rate of 19 15/16 for Ready but the Forward rate was 1/16 up at 20 1/16. The American rate higher at 461 possibly in response to anticipated new legislation.
Sterilng opened in New York at 5.174 and closed at 5.177 with a steady tone.
WAS
Market Steady but on the dull side, US. Dollars were firmer than Sterling. Sterling
Opened with sellers at 1/6 1/10 and buyers at 1/6 3/32; bayers" ideas were met resulting in bug- ness for the 2nd half of April, for April, for 2nd half April at 1/6 3/32. For 2nd half May at 1/6 and also for May at the same rate. 1/6 5/32 was also done for June. At the lunch hour the market was, sellers April 1/4 1/16, sellers last week of April 1/6 8/32, buyers second half April at 1/8 3/32, May first half sellers 1/6 3/32, second halt 1/8, June sellers 1/8 5/32. buyers for the deliveries quoted at 1/32 higher.
U.S. Dollars Were a very quiet market. Sellers at. 37% rising to 38 15/16 and sub- sequently to 39 for delivery second half of the month and also for the last day of the month. possible buyers at 39 1/16, at which rate business was done for a late de- livery, this month.
1284.
You
Shanghal Dollars
ON LONDON:
Telegraphic Transfer...) Bank Billa, on demand Bank Bills, 4-months”
sight
Credits, four months'
aight
ON SHANGHAI :---
On Demand
ON SINGAPO33:—
On demand
ON JAPAN:--
On demand
ON INDIA:-
............ 125
Telegraphic Transier. Bank, on demand .......
CANTON SILK MARKET
From Kwangtung Raw Silk Test- Ing Bureau Department of Re- construction' Canton, China.
Canton Quotations
April 7th.. Extra 0.5. 13/15 H.K. $470N Small Extra 0.6. 13/15 HK,
$410N.
Crack NS, 14/16 H.K. $320N.
Extra Extra 20/22 H.K. $320N. Waste N5. Open HK. $80N.
Yokohama Quotations
April 9
Ten 555 Yen 550
Spot
Bourse 6 Months
IMPERIAL CHEMICAL PROFITS RECORD
+
Dividend Increased
Special Air-Mail Service
On demand
SOVERLIONS, Bank Buying
Rete
BAR SILVER, për os,
BERLIN SHARE MARKET
Little Business Done
(Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press” (Copyright.}]"
Berlin, April 9. Though the bourse has been agreeably influenced by the news that during the month of March, unemployment decreased by 570,-| 000 so that the authorities are con- fident that they will be able to make a further reduction of 800,- 000 by the end of June, the amount of business done in the sharemar- ket remained small and price ten- dency erratic. Impending negotia- tions with Germany's foreign cre- ditors are so important that they overshadow all other induences for the time being.
Fixed Interest securities were“ Ekewise neglected and for the
.
were £6,001,895. 136 owing to disappointment about This is an increase of £1,272,633 the 7% dividend. Salzdetfurth Pot- compared with 1932, and is the ash dropped 16 to 147. German steel highest total slice the combine trusts down to 421. Germas was formed in 1928.
Mineral Ofis declined it to 1143. Blemenshalske weakened 7/8 to 1404. Bemberg Rayon down 1 to 72-Transocéan Kuo Min.
The dividend on the Ordinary shares is raised from 6 to 7 per cent, and a distribution of 1 per rent is to be made on the Defer- red shares, the first for years.
three
Imperial Chemical Industries reported a remarkable expansion of earnings. At important com- pany meetings › yesterday "remark- able figures were given of progress
*
YORK STOCK EXCHANGE AMERICAN ORIENTAL FINANCE CORPORATION
FED. ING., USA, AN
QUOTATIONS
Tel. 26831--Gloucester Building, Suites 301-306
(REUTER'S AMERICAN-SERVICE)
New York: April 6.
'Dow Jones Averages
30 Industrials 20 Rails
103:37
58.94
High-1833/34. Low: Apl1⁄2 5. 50.16 103.57 26.42 48.79
Apl., &
Change
103.00
.88 up
42.50
Al up
20. Utilitie
37.73
19.32 26.23
2.4
9 down
40 Bonda
93.57
73.21 93.75
03.91
16-up
Commodity Index
60.44
41.98 $3.75 53,66 00 down.
A. 0, F. Corp. has received the following report from their New York correspondents, E. A. Pierce & Co. The essential characteristics of the market are virtually unchanged and the firm undertone continues. “A moderately bullish attitude appears to be justified.
Wheat: Dull. In the local market May bolders are holding tenaciously.
Cotton: Steady undertone. Late trading, the growing resistance to the stock exchange regulation and the steadier tone of outside markets. helped.
Silver: Quiet and narrow. Business Done: 1,010,000 shares,
1935 DIY. From Low PER. 83.
162
200. Air Reduction
6.00 Allied Chemical & Dys .....
Canadian Pacific
LAST SALE
Ap, 5. Apl., 6.
1511 1514
101. 157
1031
151
441 441.
112 180
47
70
same reasons.. Call Money" 4 to London, March 27, 41. Young "Loan unchanged at Profits of Imperial Chemical 934. Industries, the £75,000,000 com 1501. Dyetrusts stumped 3 5/8 to Reichsbare weakened 4 ko bine, for 1933
100
49
4.00 American Can
17
104
American Radiator..................a
107
American Smalting..
134
661
9.00 American Tel. & Tol
1191
$120
94]
60%
5.00 American Tobacco "B
TOL
711
431
10%
1.00 American Waterworks
211
201
92#
5
841
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Anaconda Copper Mining 2.00 Auburn
161
16
53
53
Bendix Aviation
10
19
223
37
18.
1.50. Borden Company
23+
23
17
17
**20
71
103
30
J. I Case
714
******
31
314
21
.
0.50 Caterpillar Co.
402
1,40 Chana National Bank
274
28
REICHSMARK QUOTA.
1.00 Chrysler Motors dippine
542
... 548
art
3.40. Consolidated Gas of NY.
38.
38
Curtis Wright
#
TIONS
h
2.00 Da Pont de Nemours w
981
871
109*
88.
18.
3.00 East Kodak
ke
аз
Electria Auto-Lite Cò......
28+
28*
0% Electrio Bond & Share....
171
48
Electric Power and Light...
0,40 Gansraj Electric" ......
224
30
1.60 General Foods.
291
Berlin April 9.
100 General Motors
41
Reichsmart quotations (without guarantee):-
20
1.03 Gillette Safety
38
108
1.20 Gold Distan
39.72
48.
801:28
0.60 International : Harvester
International Tol. & Tel.
58.65
78.40
304
Dollar
15.14
35
LCL Dividends Raised Actually the gross profits of
-Transocean Kuo Min.
8.80 National Biscuit
1,00 Nasional City Bank
381
254
1.20 National Dairy Produ 0.00 Qila Elevator.
erease of 19.5 p.c. while the net ward balance is raised from £519,-
arnings. after maintaining the 770 to £588,139,
in
power industries.
the motor-car and electric (Special to the "Hong Kong Dally
· Fress” (Copyrightin
1111.
Shanghal Stronger in Gold Dollars than in
The evidence of trade recovery, Sterling. Sterling opened with which is a steadily and so striz) buyers for near at 1/4 and Gold kingly accumulating, comes; from. at 35 1/16 with sellers at the rate many different quarters. The for May. Business was done at importance of the big advance 1/41 and at 351, the market clos-shown by Imperial Chemical ing with April sellers at those industries les not merely in the rates, Bilver Stocks as per advices great size of the concern itself, cot 28th'ultimo estimated at but in the fact that its activities Tis, 405,616,000, is against Taels and results mirror conditions in a 339,694,000 a year ago...^
IN THE AFTERNOON
Except for a few transactions
fery wide range of industries.
very early in the afternoon session, ¦ this" combine have risen from there was nothing doing in the £6,416.423 to £7,663,945-2-in- market..
New York Paris
Amsterdam.....
Paris Sterling
#09
191
372
"22
48
221
201
132
Sterling In Sterling 1/8 3/32 was done allocation for obsolescence and While the dividenda may not for second half of April as well as depreciation at 21,000,000 and full the most sanguine of recent 1 the last week of April. The market providing £682,340 for income tax predictions, they coincide with closed with sellers at 1/6 1/16 for are £1,272,633 higher at $6,001,605 the average of the estimates given cash and 1/8 3/33 for the last an increase of 26.9 p.c. #SU here on March 10, when it was week of April For May there. The appropriation to general suggested that directors would were sellers. at 1/6 and June at reserva is doubled at £1,000,000. pursue a conservative distribution 1/8 5/32, buyers for cash and sec- A final dividend of 5 pc. is to be policy. The earnings are fully up ond half April at 1/8 3/32, the last | paid on the Ordinary shares, to expectations. The net profits, week of April at 1781. May at 1/6making 7 pc. for the year, indeed, are the highest in the. 5/32 and June at 1/83/16. After an absence of three previous record of £6,780,208 for U.S. Dallas against 6. p.c. 10s 1932 and 4 D.c. combine's history, surpassing, the There was not much interest years, the Deferred shares return 1929. The earnings on the Ordi taken in Dollars either by buyers to the dividend list with a pay-nary exceed.p.c. and on the or sellers at 39 1/18 for the secondment of 1 pe. The last distribu-Deferred over 4 po so that the half of this month. Closing rate tion was 2 pr. for 1929. Aftermarket had good reason for 38 sellers, 301 Hüyers:
providing for dividends, the for satisfaction with the resultad
4.00 Liggett. Myers (“B”* 1.00 Low Inc. .. Montgomery Ward
10 Pacific Gas & Electri -Packard Motom
0,66 Pensylvania Railway
Radio Corpn.
Sears Roebuck ve ya Socony-Pacuum Carpa.
1.00 Standard Brands ....
Standard, Gas
1.00 Standard Oil Co. of New
101- - 1.00 | Texas. Corporation
Trene Anerics
1.00 Union Carbide & Carbon 300 Union Páčilo sam
United Air id÷Transport United Corporation United Státor Efeel Westinghouse E. & 3
341
514
221
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