HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY,
MONEY AND
DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
Hong Kong Stock
Exchange
Sharebrokers' Association
Buyers,
Ballers BAJA Nominal
MONDAY. APRIL 23.
Ballara Bugars
Hanna
H.K. STOCK
131,836
| $1,925
£137
Bo. (London) .......
$2186]
Banks
B.K. Banks ***** $1,830)
Chartered Banks...
2100
£28
Mercantile Bks. "A"
226
£93
Do.
"O"
213
193
Bank of East Asis....
393
N. O. & S. Bark.....
ox div. $6.20
$90
Am. O. Fin. Corp:
8.
#
Ch. Fin. Corp. Ord. 8.
Do Prof. 8
Insurances
Canton Insuranceë ........
$520
$322
Underwriters
$1.20
$1.20
***
AR
$693
Union Insurance¤ ---] $500
3694
China Firos
1025
$325
H.K. Fires.irates
International Assoe, 9.
$260
.$8
skipping
$35
Douglases sorusu
$36
#izt
Steamboats amidong
$30
Indos (pref.)
#33
Do. (dof.)
61:2
Sheila
$11 $30 $35 33/-
$19
Watertcata
Mining
70 ots.
Amtamoks
$35
Balatcos .....
42 ota,
Baguio Gold
$34
Benguet Consolidated
133
128 ste.
Do. Exploration; 11jeta. 23jeti.
2001.1
Do. Goldfeld
12 at.
Big Wedge
[13 oia.
13
Gold Creek.
***
#7
24/-
$18
$4.90
183
业
$1.90
Itogons
Kalaba” ******
Langkats (single) S
Explorations...... B.
Shanghai Loans B
Rabbadaud
Tronoh Minga KON
Veneruala Gold Flas
Docks, Wharr06,
Godowns, ete.
H.K.K., Wharves
Providents (old)....st
Do.
$103
175 cts.
(new)...
$15
$2
S. China Motors' A
$8
Do
"B"
H.E. & W. Docks... $15
Ipo Mining.
#5.85 $5.95
$104
EXCHANGE
YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS
Оп Amsterdam Athens
APRIL 24, 1934.
MARKETS
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
Both Hongkong Banks and Un-Belgrade lons continue to receive support Berlin and thus maintain their buying Bombay rates of $1835 and $595, respective- Brussels ly. In the Utilities section. there Bucharest Has been a steady absorption of Buenos Aires shares dating the past few days, Copenhagen
and Geneva and in the case of Trams
Helsingfors Telephones, the buying rates were advanced to-day to 8204 and 823). || Hongking Some substantial parcels of Hotels changed hands in the course of the day, chiefly for the adjustment of Settlement accounts to-morrow Wharves and Lands were again easy, the latter being offered at
69 at 5621 without" attracting buyers.
!!!
$18
34,80
SALES
Hongkong Banks, $1835. Union Insurances, $595. Ewo Cottons, Sh. $10.90. Hotels, 85.95.
Electrics, 871Ë, ST2, Telephones (old). $231.
BUYERS
Hongkong Banks, #1835. Underwriters, $1.20.
H.K. Fire Insurances, $245. Douglases, $35.
Union Waterboats. 812.
Rauba, $153.
(Exeter Winter So
Sterling Parity.
..... 12.10 Florina ....375 Drachmae 276,316 Dinars ***** 20.40 Marks 18. d. per Rupee. 35 Belgas
110 Escudos 26.23 Positan $2.48 Lire 50.88 per Peso
1/51.
110.
371.
PRESIDENT iners
SPECIAL SUMMER.
ROUND TRIP FARES Hong Kong Residents will be interested in the news of greatly reduced Summer Round Trip Fares to AMERICA and JAPAN.
TO AMERICA these rates are available on "President
Liners sailing between June 1st and July 81st. Final return limit September 30th.
and return...US$432.00
Apr. 19.
7.58. $35 S. 225
Apr. 7.34 535 S.
?
13.05.
13.03+
1/6 3/32.
1/8 3/32
........ 813,588 Lei
21.86. 510.
21.87
610.
47.38d. per Peso
36 5. O:
368.0.
18.159 Kraner
22.391
22.304
1st ClassTourist Clais
28,29 France"
15.85.
15.77
Hong Kong to Victoria & Seattle
193.23 Marks
2263
2201
1/6
$110.
Hong Kong to Honolulu and return. US$360,00
US$240.00 US$196.00
37 11/32
60 7/16.. 38 5, O.
60 7/16
Hong Kong to San Francisco
381 8.0.
US$240.00
4.867 Dollar
5.134.
*.5.131
4:967 Dollars
5.141.
5.17
16.150 Kroner
19.901.
18.91 France.
77 25,32
77 11/32
Prague
164.25 Kroner
1231.
1221
Rio de Janeiro ..............
26.93d. per Gold
Milrei
41 8.0.
41 3.0.
1/4.
1/4.
Stockholm
139 Kranor
19.404
19.40
28
24.58d. per Yea
1/2 3/16.
197
1/2 3/16 191
i b
19 15/16.
24%
31% 1042.
19.11/16 31%.
Bisbon ..... Madrid Milan..... Montevideo Montreal New York Oslo Paris
Vienna. Yokohama
filver (spot) ........................
Silver (forward)
War Losa
34.58 Schillings. 28.
19.90
"Docks, $15.
Hotels, $5,85.
H.K. Trams,
201
China Lights (old), $8:85. Chiria Light (new), #83.
Electrics, 8712.
Telephones (old), $234.
Dairy Farms, $284. Amusements, 894.
Constructions (old), 814.
Constructions (new). 870 cts. Government Loans, 81% Prem.
SELLERS
Wharves, #1034.
ON LONDON:--
Closing Quotations
April 23, 1994 Telegraphic Transfer... } Bank Bills, on demand Bank Bills, 4 months'
sight
On demand
¡ON NEW YORK 1-
Bank Bills, on demand 332
Credits, 60 days' sight.. 39.
ON BATAVIA:-
54
Bank Bills, an demand seal Credits, 4 months' sight 802)
First Class
HK$225.00
HK$255.00
and return... 8$450.00
Fares on as." President Hoover" and "President Coolidge" slightly higher.
TO JAPAN fares apply from June 1st to September 30th
with return limit October 31st.
Hong Kong to Kobe and Beturn ... Hong Kong to Yokohama and return.
Frequent sailings.
For further particulara spply --
STEAMSHIP
DOLLAR
AMERICAN
LINES
LINE
86 st.
On demand
1/58
ON PARIS
Crédits, four months'
$130 $52
sight
O SHANGHAI :~~-
ON SAIGON:
On Demand
110.
On demand
58)
NEW
YORK
ON SINGAPORE:--
ON MANILA:
On demand
............... 74
ON JAPAN:-
ON BANGKOK :-
#63 ea
On demand
Ewo Cottons, Sh. $10.90.
ON INDIA:-
On dematid SOVEREIGNS, Bank Buying
Hotels, 85.95,
$6.10
***
Cements, 82.40.
Lands $624
HK. Ropės, $5.
Telegraphic Transfer... Bank, on demand.
Rate
BAN SILVER, per os
1271
1/61 19 1/16.
FEDDER BUILDING-HONG KONG,
"DANTOM BLANCH)—4, KTAKUB ROLIX.
STOCK EXCHANGE -AMERICAN ORIENTAL FINANCE CORPORATION
·FIND, INC., UBA
QUOTATIONS
Tel. 86631-Gloucester Building, Buiten 201
EMMOTER'S AMERIDAN SERVIOS)
38.66
181
$130 Shanghai Decke S.;
New Engineerings9.
Hangker
Lands, Hetals, and
Buildings
$6.20
$350
$5.95
ка
$25
$14
:6
H.E. Realties.....
$164
H.K. Hotela.**** H.K Lands... Shanghai Landa...8. Metropolitan Lands..
Chins Do
3187 Do. DebenturesS.
111.20 Humphre7!...............
New Asia Hotel
Asia Realties "A"
Do.
35.85
$140
20
$63
Chinese Estate........
$11.10
>75
Cotton Mille..
Sha: Cottona(old)S.
Do.
175... 943
(now)S. $13, Zooug Sings......S. $70
Wing On Textiles(5.))
Public Utilities Tramways
$15.00 Poak Trams (old)...
$68
$20
$201 3201
$16)
373
Do. (new)...
$72
$981 $241
Star Ferries ********
386
Yannati Ferries.
ox div.! $23
China Lights (old)...
$9.05
$8.00
HK Electrics ......
$73*
$23) Macao do.
12
Sandakan Lights...
123.1
Telephones (old)... $98.10 $33.40)
$121
Do (new)
$17,40
$13.40
China Buses.S.,
5/.
Tractions i
18/104
Do.
(praf.)......
70 cts,
*ua imani muu
prem.
321
Do. (now)... Do. Rights
Industrials
$12) Malabon Sugars
Caldbeck, Tord.) S.
3191 Mangregor/pret.)8.
Cements
Do.
Ropes ***
Miscellaneous
Amusementara
44
85,35
$31 进
$2.00
82.60
$2.60
Canton Ives dum *(old)... (DBW)...{
$2.10
$2.40
駿
***
་་་
Dairy Farmá
$36.20 $264
-
Dar A. Wingsanme
39
Ch. E'tainments.......
HO
TA
$14.
Constructions, (old) $1.75
Do. (new)
76. eta,
.24
Lane Crawfords......] $1
$21
Nanyang Tobacco...
313
$6.40
$1.60
$2
$1
SC. Enterprises...
United Theatres...
BR",
B Lad, G. Bondi
18".
HE. Gori LoaE.....) #108H
鹞
Wallace Harper......
$140
E.K, Wing Oo.........
S'hai
Da.
Mackintosha kazasını
Binceres..................
Wm, Powell......... M. Greyhounds....
100 Ste
313
jex dit.] 36.45
LOCAL AND REGULAR OUTWARD MAILS,
PUB
WEEK DAYS.
khair
G.F.O.
FROM SEBUNOWAN BRANCH PO. 47.15 mm. & § 7,00 1,21. Į6.00 px. Bamshut and Wuthore (By| 4.00p.m.
direct stemmer)
Canton....
·Macro & TrinzDAD
$135 $130
THE EXCHANGE
MARKET
MESSRS. ROZA BROS. REPORT
COMPANY
Union Waterboat's Show Good Year
MEETING
mittee and Mr. Johnstone as the Superintendent of the Company. They were both men of the old school and will be a great loss to the company and the Colony in general.
The report and accounts having been in your hands for some days.
them as read.
will, with your permission. take
Presiding at the twenty-ninth Sliver prices dropped in London ordinary general meeting of the on Saturday last. Rates were 3/15 Chion Waterboat Company yester-I and 1/4 down for Ready and For-day, Mr. J. P. Warren reported a ward respectively, the quotations net profit for the year of $27,785.82, being 19 11/16 and 192. India sup- Prior to the actual meeting, the ported the market on sales for ac- chairman proposed that the meet- count of China and America. The ing be adjourned owing to the market closed on the quiet side. balance sheet and accounts not be- In New York the price was cent irig in the hands of shareholders down at 451 and the tone was for the statutory period. given as easy.
Sterling opened at 5.16 and was point down at the close of the market.
He said: Gentlemen, although the Notice convening the meeting is in order, it has been brought to nty notice that owing to an in- advertence which I regret, the j Easy tone. Sellers were not much balance-sheet and accounts pave į in evidence..
Market
Steritag
In Sterling 1/5 26/32 was offered at the opening with buyers at 1/5 21/32 and business was arranged at 1/5 13/16 for June, second half May and May and also 1/5 for the second half of June, There were buyers throughout the mor- ning at 1/5 13/18 May with oc- casional sellers for the second half of that month. The market closed with sellers at 1/5 April, 1/5 25/32 May and 1/5 13/18 June with buy- era at 1/32 higher.
ULS. Dollars Chinese were reported to have bought fairly substantial amounts. No business was reported. There were sellers at 38 3/16 and buyers ab 38 5/16 for near.
Yen. 1244, possibly 125.
Shanghat Dollárs
1111
j!
Shanghai The market was on a lower level 18UNDAYS & HOLIDAY Sterling 1/3 15/16, buyers at 1/4 Later buyers came out at 1/3 15/16 BOX {SENTIOMAN and sellers at 1/37. Dollars were ¡G.P.D.·
offered at 34 5/18 receding to 34 P.0. 3/18 but teleting to 34 5/16, the $725 mbuk) 17,00 am 7 last wire giving buyers at 341.
IN THE AFTERNOON 17.00 pm. 16.00pm.
4:00 p.m. 9.00 A3,
An easier feeling developed in Am. 18.
the afternoon but Hardly shy bust nèss was done.
$7.00 p.m. 4.00 p
(1,15 km,&] | 7.80 mm. Jab} 1.15 1,15,-
1,80 p.m.
A pizze
6.00 p.zz.
18.15
2:16 p Sundays 8:15 m. only: 1.00
1.30 pa
7.15.10.
Kongmood (endept Batardäjs) Kaukong (élcept Saturdays) Fatahs and Woollow (By)
Train)
The
Tai Po Shumabut
Cheungahow
Aberdeen ・Bweily wo
Autan más * Pingshan,
Banhe
1.70 p.m. €9,00 am; &
| 8,00 pala
(1.00pm
10.00
4,00 11.30 piz
8,80
6.00 p.m.
1.15 ..
11.00 £6 "boom"
11000
(11,000 15.00
· 100 m 11,00 1,00 8:30
Sundays
Lonly
6.00 pits
8.00 1.0
Sterling
In Sterling 1/5 18/16 was bid for May, second half May and June without resulting in business but the rate was finally accepted for the second half of June delivery; 1/5 25/32 Wal tumoured ter second halt June. The matret closed with doubtful sellers for April at 1/5 11/16, for May 1/5 29/32, for June | 1/51 with buyers at 1/82 Higher.
U.J. Döllady Closed, at 95-1/18 Bullets, Buyers At 38 3/18 ANDONG
•
Although the amount of water sold was slightly less than the previous year, the gross, proft on working account shows an increase of some $7,000, which is mainly on account of more economical run- ning due to the company's policy steam gradually replacing of
by diesel engnies. driven, boats with those propelled
Expenses
General expenses are down some ribt been in your hands for the $5,000 and fitèrest of overdrafs is satutory period. Your Consulting, $5,800 as against $10,400 for 1932. are quite prepared, Against this, however, must be set Committee should Shareholders so wish, to a reduction in dividends on invest adjourn this meeting until say ments which are some $2,600 less, Friday next the 27th inst. at the as during the year tinder terlew same time and place, in order to the General Managers, in conjunc
sulting Committee, decided to dis- give them a fuller opportunity of tion with the members of the Con- considering the accounts.
pose of some of the share holdings of the Company, and 53 Banks and realised on this sale amounted to 200 Wharves were sold. The proft $27,875.04.
In order to give Bhareholders an opportunity of discussing the post- tion, I beg formally to propose the following resolution:---
That this meeting be adjourned until Friday next the 27th inst. at the same time and place. "
After this resolution has been seconded I shall be glad to hear the views of Shareholders on this proposal. 10.
This was seconded "by the Hon. Mr. Mackle
Proposal Opposed
Mr. J. H. Beth said: Mr. Chair- man,--although the accounts have hot been in our hands for the statutory period, I think the ac- counts has been in our hands sufficiently long for us to consider them, and that there is no need for an adjournment of this Eneat- ing in order to allow us a further opportunity of studying them. I therefore, move an amendment as follows:
That this weting be proceeded with forthwith.
The amendment was seconded by Mr. A. W. Hayward and carried.
THE REPORT: “
After making full allowance for depreciation on water boats, moter launch, furniture, and for bad and doubtful debte, the nett profit for in 1932, as agathist 818,32245 the year under review is $27,785.32, Adding to the nett proff the sum of $27,875.04, being bront of sälé
investments arid of
$2,917,93 brought, 16rward from last ac count, there remains for appro- priation the suit of $58,578.71, with which it is proposed to deal as follows:
tion Fundin Transfer to Süperanbuá- Transfer to Intranet
Find Pay a dividend "of 70 cents per share on 38,813 sharët Carry forward to next
account
$18,000.00
10,000.00
27,189.10
5:409.51
$58,678,71
مت
The fleet has been maintained in a high state of emiciency and depreciation written off waterboats and the launch la in accordance with the schedule adopted last year and which is considered advisable to maintain. PAS
In moving for the adoption of the report, the Chairman said:-/
Before proceeding with the gen- eral business of the meeting 1 should like to place on record our very deer regret at the deaths of Mr. R. G. Shewan and Mr. J. John stone, which took place strangely enough in the same week in February. Both gentlemen were The tons in Shanghal, was also closely connected with the airs enzy, advices gave Sterling; as 1/3 of the company since its inception decessor.
Shanghai
Mr. F. Edwards has been ap jointed Superintendent of the Company and the Consulting Com mittee have every tonfidence in his shuity to mantan the same high Standard of enclener as, als pre-
13/16 sellers and 1/87 buyers and rearly 29 years ago, Mr. Shewan The proposal is seconded by Gold at 341 sellers at 34 3/16 buy-as an driginal subscriber And Mr. Seth and adopted finanimous-
member the Consulting Come b
7.00 p
4.00 pers.
New York: April 21.
Dow Jones Averages
High-1833/34 Low: Apl, 9). Apl, 91.
Change
30 Industriala
110.74
50.18 100.55
106.34
91 down
6234
33.43 51.61
10,88
Utilities
37.73
14.33 96.00
- 95.41:
75:21 9:31
BL44
41.98 81.97
$1.53
15.11.10 down BODI DOWA
$6 up
20 Fair
20
.33 down
40 Bonds Commodity Index
The A. O. F. Corp. has received the following report from their New York correspondents, E. A. Pierce & Co. There were some realising sales. We think that traders are disposed to accept small prouts and are not inclined to extend themselves very far in either direction. We think that the general action of the market is encouraging and is continuing to indicate & Brzi foundation
Wheat: The rally continued as a result of the liquidation of distrés- sing holdings and purchasing by those believing in favourable silver action aver the week-end.
Cotton: Small Southern liquidation was absorbed by scattered domes
The weather in the cotton belt was tic and foreign trade interests. favourable
Silver: Commission-house liquidation was absorbed on the scale dowb from scattered sources. Demand was restricted owing to a desire 10 await the outcome of the Silver Conference and the signing of the Bankhead Bill by the President.
Business Done: 900,000 shares.
American Radiator.........
LAST SALE
43
1939
Drv. $
HICH
Low PER SH.
Apl., 20. Apl, 91–
$99
*$992
112
471
3.00 Air" Beduction
152 150
160
701
6.00 Allied Chemical & Dys
1044 104
100
494
4.00 American Can ..
152
151
17
159
561
10
1244
BO
941
80%
6.00 Amerkan Tobacco
9.00. American Tel. & Tel.
American Smeltings.
431
1231
∙1224
B"
13+ 731
1.00 American Waterworks in
214
21+
17
107
971
5
Anaconda Copper Mining
43
414
842
31
2.00 Auburn
19
196
234
61
Bendix Aviation
251
10
100 Bordeh Company
17
16
3T1
90%
71
701
1031
324
alt
43+
401
Canadian Pacific
J. I. Caso
of 0.50 Caterpillar Co...!
2.441 Chess National Bank
741.00 Chrysler Motore
$113.40 Consolidated Gas of N.I.
Curtis Wright .................
8.00 Du Pont de Nemours....
450
But
1092
93
10
2.00 Eastman Kodak
10
Electric Auto-Lite Co.
274
27
10
% & Electric Bond & Share
177
Electric Power and Light..
10
0.40 General Electric"
»
1.00 Général Foods
341
34
30
of 1.0 Gillette Safety
121.20 Gold Dat
221
6.60 International Harvester -International Tel, & Tel 4.00 Liggett & Myern ****
-341
10
6
137
221
1.00 General Motors
1.00 Loew's Inn
Montgomery Ward
280 National Bisenit ..
4.00 National City "Bank
1.20 National Dairy Products dad Our Elaystor value
1.0 Pacific & Electrio.
Packard Motori
3.60 Pobyĺtkäla Railway
Radio Coppa: demetinge Bears Rotbuck
Sobollywodum Corpn.
1.00 Bbazlard Benode
Standard Gas alar
STEM
1.00 Standard Oil Co. of New
1.00 Tess Corporation
Trane-Amering
··-1.00 Uning Carbide à Carbon
8m Union Pacino
United Air
United Corporati United States Westinghouse F
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