1934-05-16 — Page 13

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1934.

DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS

Hong Kong Stock

Exchange

Sharebrokers'

"Association

MONEY AND

TUESDAY.

Ballara

Bayers, Solles

Noprin

Bayers

omina

MAY 15.

THE EXCHANGE

*J

Banks

$1,835

2131

* ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

£16)

Chartered Banka

£28

£15

303

$20

1

Ch. Fin. Corp. Ond. S

H.K. Banks $1,800

Fo. (London)...

Mercantile Bks."

Do.

Bank of East Asia...

N. 0. & S. Banks ....

Am. O. Fin.Corp: S.

· Do. Pref. 8

140

£16

"A"

+062

$92

£13

$6.90

***

PATIE

** Insuraness

$325

Canton LasaraNCOS......

$350

Underwriters

$1.30

**** $1.40

Union Intrances...

$605

China Fires.................

1680 $520

3523

5260

H.K. Firs

$350

International Assoе. 9.

$6

+4

Skipping

340

Douglases ...

340

$19)

Steamboaty

$30

Indor (pref.)

$31

Do. cet.)

"81/3 Shells

$101 330 880 30%-

$11.80 Waterboats

Mining

60 ca. 64 cts

Amtamoks,

184 ot. 168 st.18i ota.

..$33)

Balaicos

30 ct.

Baguio Gold

38 $8

$11

Benguet Consolidated

$31

20 ot.

Do. Exploration

122 sts.

180 ota

Do. Goldfield

12 sts. Big Wedge

|12 cla.|

131

Gold Creek.

Ipo Mining..

37

Itogona

23/0

Kailans

$18

Langkats (single) 8.

$480

Explorations...... S.

$02

Shanghai Loans

.

**

$18

$102

$1.90

$7

Venezuela Gold Fide

Docks, WhareS,

Godowns, ste.

Providente (old)

Do.

H.K&W. Docks

Rauber

97)- Biał 3410

$181

Tronoh Minos

6.30

MARKET

MESSRS, ROZA BROS.

REPORT

in the

American purchases Landon market yesterday absorbed supplies for account of China, In- dia and the Continent and took prices up to 19 for Ready and Forward the rise being 3/8 for Ready and 5/16, for Forward. The strength, however, was apparently not maintained after prices were fixed. In New York the price was 44.70 and the tone easy. ".

The cross-rate New York on top- don opened at 5.114 and closed at. 5.101. There was apparently no- thing doing. the market being de scribed by one source as stagnant.

Market

MARKETS

LONDON EXCHANGE RATES

Ор Amsterdam Athens ............ Belgrade. Berlin Bombay Brussels Bucharest Buenos Aires Copenhagen Geneva..... Helsingfors Hongkong Lisbon

Madrid Milas

(BRITISH WIRELESS ŠERVICE.)

Sterling Parity

12.10 Florins 375 Drachmae

90.43 Marki 276,318 Dinars

is. 6d. per Rupee 36 Belgas 813,588 Lei 47.58d. per Peso 18. 159 Kroner 95.29 Francs

May 12.

May 14

7.54

7.53

.530 S.

530

225

12.02

12.90

1/8 1:16

21.88 510

1/6 1/18 21.831

38; S.O.

510

.361 S. O.

5.107

19.901

22.391

22.30)

15.75

15.73-

193.23 Marke

2261

2261.

..1/5

"1/41

110 Escudoa

110

1101

25.221 Praetas

37 11/32

372(2)

82.48 Lire.

601

60 1/13

Montevideo Montreal

50.88d. per Peso

38 S.O.

381 S.

4.867 Dollars

5.103

5.104

New York Oslo Paris

4.807 Dollars

5.113

18.159 Kroner

19.90

1.21 Francs 164.25 Kronen 20.934. par Gold Milreis

77 13/32 1221

77 11/32 122

41 S.O.

41 9. 0.

19.159 Kronor $4.556 Schillings $1583. par You

1/31 19.40

1/31.

28

23

1/24

1/21

19

19

**%

102 13/16

On the uncertain side at open- ing time but steadied to a fair ex- | Prague...... tent. Hardly any business was Rio de Janeiro done.

Sterling

The opening selling rate was in- dicated at, 1/4, 15/16 to 1/4 31/32 with "a"buying rate of 1/5 1/52 for May delivery, Sellers subsequently revised ideas to 1/5 at which rate business was done for May, and alsa for June at 1/5 1/32 but trading was

confined

to limited

amounts. At the lunch hour there

were sellers at 1/5 for

May and

1/5 1/32 June with buyers at 1/32 higher.

1

U.S. Dollars

好

Were offered at 36 1/16, buyers asking for 36 3/16 for May and 361 for June. Subsequently the selling rate was raised to 361. buying rates remaining at the figures quoted. There was no reported business.. Ven

+

H.K. & Wharvet $102

$1.95

76 ets.

(new)

66 ats.

316

$18,30

#151

12

S. China Motors A

Do.

$3

B

$133

Shanghai Dock

$5.90

New Engineerings.

$133 १

€350

Hongkews... D.

Landi, Hotels, and

Buildings

$6.05

$6.05

$61

325

$14

$137

$140

$156

H.K. Hotela efter H.K Landa...8. Shanghai Landa...S. Metropolitan Lands H., Realties......... Chins Do........

111.20 Humphreys .........

Asia Reslties "AS,

$6.15

$60

1J

1194 to 1194.·

$5.40

Shanghai Dollars

1114.

Do. Debentures S

New Asia Hotel

311 161

$20

Do,

"B" 5.

$94.

Chinese Estates......

Cotton Mi

Ewos

311,20

$73

Susi Coltonsfelds.

$43

Do. (new)S.

8134

Zoong Sings

8134

180

Wing On Textilae(S.)

KE

Public Utilities

321.40

Tramways. STRIN

$15.90 Peak Trams (old)...

$21.30

$151

171

Stazgbaj Stockholm Vienna Yokohama ............ Silver (spot) Silver (forward) Wat Loan

Closing Quotations

May 13, 1934

OF LONDON :-

Telegraphic Transfer... Bank Bills, on demand Bank Bills, month

Bight

Credite, four months'

sight

ON SHANGHAI:-

On Demand

ON SINGAPORE:-

On demand

ON JAPAN:-

On "demand"

ON INDIA:-.

ON NEW YORK:—

18.40-

"Bank Bills, on demand 34 Credita, 60 days' sight.. 7į

ON.. BATAVIA -

Ko

Bank Bills, on demand 135

On demand

ON PARIS-

1454

Credits, 4 months' sight 70

ON SAIGON:-

110.

Ou demand

OS MANILA

301

On demand

708

ON BANGKOK :—

1168

Un demand

1337

SOVERSIONS, Bank Buying

∙Rate

13

Dollar Steamship Lines

Lloyd Triestino

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

FOR

TRAVELLERS TO EUROPE

our

We are pleased to announce the establishment of Round-trip Fares, or return Tickets, on respective Lines, whereby passengers may use “PRESIDENT LINERS" to Europe and "LLOYD return to the Orient on the fast TRIESTINO LINERS".

Full particulars may be had at our

respective offices.

Lloyd Triestino

Dollar Steamship Lines.

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

AMERICAN ORIENTAL FINANCE CORPORATION

FED. INC., U.S.A. QUOTATIONS

Tel. 26631-Asia Life Building, 3rd Floor.

(REUTERS THROUGH THE AMERICAN ORIENTAL FINANCE CORPORATION)

Dow Jones Averages High-1933/34 Low: May 12. May 14.

New York: May 14

30 Industrials

Change 50.16.02.22 91.84 down

20

Railr

25.43. 41.11

$1.40

29 'up

20. Utilities 40 Bonds

10.33 93.11. -

32.30

19 up

-73.21 93.58

93.23

30 down

41.98 62.74 52.30

39 down

Shanghai Market Quiet conditions were reported from Shanghai. Sterling moved from an opening selling rate of 1/3 3/16 to 1/34 with buyers at 1718 higher. Dollars were on offer at 32 5/16. easying to 321 but re- ported to 32 5/16 and 32 7/16 sell- ers. There were buying at 1/16 above the

inquiries

rates: Silver

Stocks as per advices of 2nd instant estimated at Tis. 410.703,000

Telegraphie Transfer...

Bank, on demand

BAR:SILVER, per az,

COMPANY REPORTS

The report of the Directors of China Underwriters. Ltd... for the past year is as follows:-

Marine, Fire and General Busi-

premiums nett Fire. The amounted to $871,321.55 and claims to $409,760.75. After taking into account Commission Expenses of Fire Brigade as against Tis. 335,440.000 a yearness. After leaving. $186,899, in Management and

meet unexpired tire Fees, and adjusting the reserve for risks, $74.775 to meet unexpired unexpired risks. there is a credit IN THE AFTERNOON

of $73,654,74 which has fire risks and $79,576 to meet unbalance expired accident risks the balance been carried to Profit and Loss tc the debit of Profit and Loss Account.

at the reduced

Sterling

rcserve

to

The market took a steadler tone Account stands

The Fund at the end of the year.

emounts to $486,658.13.

Commodity Index

110.74

50.94

37.73

95.21

€0.44

The A. O. F.. Corp. has received the following report from their New York correspondents, E. & Pierce & Co. While the market succeeded in rallying from the low levels, it did not look as though the recovery was particular conclusive. The closing rally was supposed to be due to Chair- man Fletcher introduction of the Home Modernitation Construction Bil

Wheat: The liquidation on South-West rains technically improved the position but the market is still under weather influence as moisture is still needed in the North-West.

Cotton Price-fixing became more pronounced during the final hour of trading. This, with a rebound in securities, caused shorts to cover. The weather continues to be favourable.

Silver: Trading was light and selling by Trade and banking interest was absorbed by commission houses and by an unknown buyer.

in the afternoon. Sterling being figure of $13,701 as compared with including the additional reserve. "Business Done: 1,640,000 shares

$71

Do. (new)...

398

Star Ferriss g

ago.

122$

Tanusti Ferrics

$9

China Lights (old)... $9

10.05

187

Do. (NOW)...

88.80

Do. Rights

$73.40

H.K. Electrica

$73

$24

Macas da

12

Sandakan Light

$24.38

$21.30 312.

SIRI

.8.

Tractions

Tio. (pref)

Industrials

$3.70

#57-

Telephones (old)

"Do

. (now)

$13.20 China Buses

| 16/10]]]

$12 Malabon Sugara...

Do.

Ropes

(now)...

Miscellaneou

Dairy Farraan.

321

Caldbeck, or 9

$19

Margregors (pref.)8.

32:00

Canton Ices

121

324

Cements

(old)...

$230

$26

$264

1

Der A Wingin.........

Amusements***

$31

$71

Ch. E'tainment......

---

-31,90

32

Constructions, (old) $1.00

32

Do. (new) 70 eta.

**

70 ow

24

Lane Crawfords...

$4.10

$21

Mackintoshs.....................

444

$13

36.45

Watson8

$6.80

180 cte.

$1.60

$2

M. Greyhounds ..............

BIA

8. C. Enterprises....

$13

32

United Thestra... 8.

6%.

$111

Naoyang Tobacco... $5.14

Sinceres

Wm. Powells

97.0.5% 1925 G.Bds.

HK. Gori Loans... $15584

Wallace Harper.................

$8

$120

FLE. Wing Co

18hai

Do.

LOCAL AND REGULAR OUTWARD MAILS,

-FÜB

Canton

Bamehui and Wuchow (By

direct steamer)

Mamo & Trincian

Zongmoon (except Saturdays) Kaubong (except, Saturdays) Fatahan and Woohow (By

Train)

הוזו

Bal

fel Po

Shumpban

Cheungobow

Aberdeen

Stanley...

Autan

...

T

Picgahan, Santia

Shabaakor and Eheung-

WEEE DAYS,

FROM G.P.O.

FROM SHIUNGWAN

1 8.00 p.m. 1.00 p.m.

BRANCH P.O.

7,00 st. 17.00 p.m. 4.00 pm.

7.15 am. &

(7,25 am, & (7.80 st. 1·1.15 p.m.

*,00 p.m.

7.15, a..

1:00p.m.

(3.00 10. 8.00 p.m.

79,00 àm, & 4.00 p.m. 100p.m. & 16,00 7,04

1.80 p.m

5,00 p.m. 6.00 p.m.

offered at 1/5 1/32 with buyers at $63.121 at the end of 1932.

BusinessLife Assurance Life 1/5 3/32 and with a possibility of

applications received getting the middle rate of 1/5 1/16. ssurance

to amounted for May delivery. Nothing was during the year done in Sterling, the market clös- st.425.690. ing with sellers at 1/5 1/32, buy- ers at 1/5 3/32 Tor May, 1/5 1/16 June sellers. 1/51 buyers.

U.S. Dollars

in

Dollars could have been obtained $10.312. early in the afternoon session at $219,994 were declined. The re-

were postponed or 3/16 but buyers bid 38 5/16. Amainder transaction was done for July at course of consideration at the end 364 Closing rates. were 36 3/16 of the year. The life premium sellers. 36 5/18 buyers for May, 361 Income after deduction of reassur. For inces amounted to $573,819. A sellers, 36 buyers for June. July delivery there was an unsa-transfer of 385,107 has been made tisfied inquiry at 36 7/16.. Shanghai Market

and

201

4-1939

Drv. $

LAST SALE

for

Accident and General-The nett premiums amounted to $304.114.25 and claims to $132,330.42. After taking into account Commission Life policies were issued

and Expenses of Management, and $1.220,585 at annual premiums of

adjusting the reserve for unexpir- 5:76.524 and single, premiums of

ed risks, there, is a credit balance $176.524 and single premium of of $46,655.63 which has been car-

and applications for

ELIGH

Low

PKE. SE.

May 12 May 14.

112

476

3.00 Air Beduction

$97*

$981

180

704

6.00 Allied Chemical & Dye

135

1301

108

491

4.00 American Can

941

94

17

15.

American Radiator..........

12

122

654

10

American Smelting......

381

381

1342

$.00 American Tel. & Tel.....

1101

1121

947

5.00 American Tobacco "B"

681

831

ried to Profit and Loss Account:

lut +3+

1.00 American Waterworks

171

174

The Find at the end, of the year, including the additional reserve, amounts to $190.710.45.

228

5

Abaconda Copper Mining

139

134

641

31

2.00 Auburn

33

34

226

6)

Bendix Aviation

141.

141

37%

18

1.00 Borden Company

231

22/xdif

74

Canadian Pacific

153

15.

487

4B1

BRITISH TRADERS' INSC.

30

J. 1. Can seurassazburgerikm

COMPANY, LTD.

314

0.50 Caterpillar Co.

261

281xdir

102

15%

1.4 Chaas National Bank

27jbid 28 bid

381

381

81

72

1.00 Chrysler Motors

The report of the Directors of the British Traders' Insurance Co.

841

- 3.40 Consolidated 'Gas of N.....

2321

-321

31

31

5

1

Cartine Wright

102

32

2.00 Du Pont de Nemours

* 82

89

20+

93

3.00 Eastman Kodak

20

207

281

10

Electric Auto-Lite Co. .........um,

#%& Electric Bond & Share

191

-137

48

.10.

61

Electric Power and Light...

15

-201

0.40 General Electric

191

194

1:00 General Foods

324

324

41)

1.00 General Motors

301

31巷

201

1.

Gillette Bateky

101

":"10-

1.50 Gold Dust

19

101

971

pineanmen

46

tag

0.60 International Harvester

334

31+

International Tel. & Tel.

114

12

214

B

90%

4.00 Liggett & Myers "B" 1.00 Loew's Inc.

·01

81 xdi

301

237 234

from Exchange and Investment Fluctuation Account to the credit of Life Revenue Account against the corresponding exchange loss in the

Afternoon rates iri Shanghai were also somewhat higher, Sterling at

The Life latter account. 1,3 5/16 zellers, 1758 buyers

Assurance Fund stood at the endd 1s:-. Gold at 32 9/16 sellers and 32 of the year at $189,082, buyers.

$128

$190

H.K. SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION

(SUNDAYS E HOLIDAYA

FROM

G.P.O.

PROM |SHRUNGWAY

20. €7,05 maana &ƒ ƒ 7,00 4,1 b 15,00 p

(8.15,

1.15 p.m. Bandays 8.15 BOIL.

Lonly

5.00 p.m.

7.15 am.

·11.00

9,00 m

11.00

(13,00 .00

£5.00 pm.

8.00 1.1. £1,00 m 5,305

10,80 8

8.00 Min 19.30 p.m. 8.30

8.00 p

stint

$10.30 0.23

Bakung ***

Brett & Taiping

TUC p..

17.00 p.m.

900 1.34,

(B

1.80 p.m

Fundays. 8,90 AZN onl

8.00 p... 1.00 pm.

BUYERS

Underwriters: 81.40. Antamoks, 64 cts.

Bagulo Gold, 32 cts. Big Wedge,10 cts. Raubs, $16.30-

Providerits (old), $1.95. Docks, $16.20.

Trams, #21.30,-. Telephones (old), $24.40. Electrics, $73420 Constructions (old). 81.90. Constructions (new), 70 cts. Gold $ Bonds, 86%

SELLERS

Antamoks, 68 cts.

Bagulo Gold.'37 cts. Big Wedge, 13 cts.

Hotels. $6.15.

Ewos, $11.15.

Trams, $21 Lights, (old), 39.10. Constructions (old), $1.95

SALES Big Wedge, 12 cts: Cements, $2.40.

Marine The 1932 Account has the Proft of Since the last meeting. Mr. Allanbeen closed and

£12,046.18.8 carried to Proft and Cameron retired from the Board

Loss Account. · on leaving the Colony. Mesurs Mok Ching Kong and C. A. di Roza retire in rotation from the Board, and, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election.

The accounts for the year have been

The neti premiums for 'the' year 1933 amounted to £163,947.19.2 and claims and expenses to £88,944.8.0. The balance carried forward, in- cluding the additional reserve, amounts to £127,003.13.2.

audited by Messrs. Lowe Fingham & Matthews, Chartered

Fire: The nett premiums Accountants, and Messrs. Percy amounted to £126,160.1.11 and Smith, Seth and, Fleming. Incorciaims to £59.329.19.0. After tak porated Accountants, who being ing into account Commission, Ex- eligible offer themselves for re election.

CHINA FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY

The report of the directors of the China Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. 1-

Marine The 1932 Account has been closed and the Profit of $83.201.67 carried to Profit and Loss Account.

The nett premiums for the year 1933 amounted to $1,132,302.33 and claims and expenses to $800,47856. The Balance carried forward, in- cluding the additional reserve, amounts to $877,147.51.

penses of Management and Fire Brigade Fees, and adjusting the reserve for unexpired risks, there is a credit balance of £10,6€4.11.10 which has been carried to Profit and Loss Account.

The Fund at the end of the year including the additional reserve, amounts to £70.464.0.9.

Accident and General-The, nett premfums amounted to £44,033.43 and claims to £19,160.6.9. After taking into account Commission and Expenses of Management, and adjusting the reserve for unexpired risks, there is a credit balance of £6,755.6.9 which has been carried to Profit and Loss Account.

The Fund at the end of the year, including the additional reserve;; aroounts to £27,613,58

80%

ai

287

254

TOK

Montgomery Ward

1.80 National Biscuit......

100 National City Benk 190 National Dairy Producte vi..

12 £60 Otis Elevator ....

317

224

123

491

30)

517

19

133

10%

101

包

10 Pacific Gas & Electric, ...

Packard Motor

ec Pennsylvania Hailway

Radio Corpn.:

Bears Boabuck... Scooby-Vacuum Corpn.

1.00 Standard Brands

Standard Qaa

$1.00 Standard Oil Co. of y

But Jersey,..

1.00 Texas Corporation

MnTrans Americ

1.00 Union

817800 Union Pac United Air United

United State Westin thous

371

373xdiv

27 bid 28 bid

15%

141 141

17

**K4

4

283 283

赚

Th

42

421

14# 144

19

377%

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