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DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS Hong Kong Stock

Exchange

Sally

941**

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Sharebrokers'

WEDNESDAY. FEB. 27.

Banks

H& Bans

Do.

Insurances

Association

Buyers

the 20

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1935,

AGRICULTURAL TECHNIC

Securing Assistance From Experts

Bisu

object of securing assistance from the the technical experts in formulation of practicable plans for agricultural rehabilitation.

[Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Freas" (Çopýright).] Chinkiang, Kiangsu, Feb. 19. In recent years China has sut-

In a speech which followed Mr. fered not only serious diminution

Chen's Mr. Lo Shih-Shih, of her territories as the result of

aggression, foreign

but

government representative, point- natural calamities such as disas-ed out the cause of agricultural 1282 trous famines and floods, so that backwardness in the province. He sald that the lack of conformity between theoretical knowledge and difficulty of ap- this experience, the plying foreign technic in country and the lack of ep-opera- agricultural organs' tion between and the farmers were the chief. responsible factors.

$1,395

$1,410 1,400 es div.

2131

Eo. (London) ........ Chartered Banks...

Alercantile Bka. "A"

$3

Do.

£13

2153 £31 £13

390

Bank of East Asia... 391

cd

N. C. & S. Barks...

Am. O. Fin. Corp: 8.

$1.80

Ch. Fin Corp. Ord. B.

Prof. S

144

Canton Insurance",

$200

Underwriter

Union insurances. .....

$AD

$450

Chins Fires sam

4470

1490

3227)

H.K. Fires.....

3228

International Assoe, 5.!

5

Shipping

*301

Douglases..................... $394

Steamboats caseras

$30

Tados (pref.)...............

$33

Do. (def.) .............

50/

Shells”.

$124

Waterboats

sats

$43

Mining

Amtarnoka....

Balateos...

39 cte. Baguio Gold .........

10 ote,

Benguet Consolidated

Do

Do.

Goldfeld...

***

2014

15 ats

Exploration

10 ots.

Big Wedge............

22 et.

Gold it ver

38cts

Gold Creek...

United Paracalda..

16 ct. Salacot Mining......

Ipo Mining...

Itogous

Kalans

Langkats (singis). Exploration.create

Shanghai Loans S..

$11

142 ots.

17/

$10

$5

18

$7.00

Raubs

A

#5

Venezuela Gold Flds.

Godowns, ste.

$108

312

16 cts.

$114

Do.

37 $30

$35

80,-

97 cca. 88/88 te.

38 cts.

1Buto

181 ctr.

$0.60

!!

$134

il 'cts..

a

her rural economy is now in sorry plight. This can be seen in the fact that China's imports of agriculturai products in huge amounts each year although an country essentially agricultural herself Her fertility and natural undoub- resources, however, are ted, and, with the improvement of agricultural productivity. there is no reason why China should not be easily self-supporting in agri- cultural products...

A definite step toward this end has been taken by the Klangsu Provincial Government. "A" Con. ference upon the improvement of agricultural technic was formally 35 ataopened here yesterday in the pre- 15 eta.

sence of over 100 Government representatives and technical ex- "perts, the sessions to last for a

194 515

$5

38

521

end

***

$1.30

(new;

lb cts.

10

Docks, WharTOS,.

H.K. & K. Wharves. $106

Providents (old)

H.K. & W. Douka:

S. China Motor 'A'

Do.

$120 Shanghai Bocks S..

New Engineeringas.

Lands, Hotels, and

$5,80

$309

...... 8.1

$10 36

Hongkowa

Buildings

H.K. Hotels

$5

1495

$6.10

$60

H.K Lands.........

$49

+

· 3101

Do. 4% Debentures:

$22

$10.10

$123

$8.60 lex

145

Shanghai Lands...3.

$12.30 Metropolitsa Lands..

33.10 H.K. Healties....... 14.70

$2.60 China Do..............

Tex iv. 19.20

Do. Debenturess, Hamphreys

New. Asia Hotel ... Asin Roniti “A” S.;

Chinese Estates......

Cotton Mi

Ewas".........

S'hat Cottons(old)9.

Do. (now)S.

+

c d

$10J

IY

$93

**

$9.92

174

$45

$9.30

Zong Sings...S.

$56

Wing On Textiles(S.)

Public Utilities

319.30

Tramways ATTENT

Punk Trame (old)... #81

Do. (new)...

$34

Star Ferries

34 1841 $21)

$10.005

China Ligase (old)... J

$10.10

Do

(DOW)

3712

$26

#2

Yaumati Ferries

HK. Electrica 171 Macao do Sandakan Lights ...

$254 Talephunes (old) ***$25.30

(new)...$10.40 10.80 Do.

312.40 China Bases.

Fractions

Do. (pre).....

Industrials

Malabon Sugars

Caldbook, ord.) 8.

Macgregora(pref.)8,Į

Canton-LouE.

Cements

Hopes............

20/-

321

$18

$2.05

$3.80

$23}

$1.85

Ch. E'tainments..............

$1.70

50 at.

18

MiscellaneomE

Dairy Farmas

Der A Wings.....

Amusemente ...

iiiii

week.

Mr. Chen Po-Hslen. Provincial Commissioner of Reconstruction who presided at the Conference, said that in view of the consider- able havoe wrought in the pro- vince by the flood of 1931 and the

drought of unprecedented

last the

Provincial year,

Klangsu authorities are determined to push forward conservancy work and agricultural enterprises as a means As little has or rehabilitation. been done in the past, the Fro- vincial Government is convening the present Conference with the

“BRITISH MADE” -IN JAPAN

British Merchant's Disclosures

39.10 $74 #441 89.40

Mr. Percy Fish, at the annual $51

meeting of Messrs. J. F. and H. $16.46 Roberts, cotton manufacturers and merchants, Manchester, told how he had rejected an invitation of the representative of a Japanese organization to buy, at advantage ous prices, grey cloth, which it

3270 $1.05

3132

13

$6.15

(now) 60 pts.

$32

383 34

Constructions, (old)] 311

Do.

Lane Crawfordu, ........!

Mackintosha xoqpino Nanyang Tobeco... $1.70

Suceres m Watsons

M. Greyhounds

70 eta, W. Pawells:

$2

$1.35

3. C. Enterprises... United Thestros... 6, Ch.G.6%1925G. Bde.

H.K. Gort, 4% Loans 61% 31%

It-

H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE

YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL

"QUOTATIONS

The demand for Electrics" con- tinues and shares are still sought atter at $71 Trams have eased off and can be obtained at $19.30. Kowloon Wharves were placed at $108 and more shares could be absorbed at this rate. HK. Banks and Unions are temporarlly hog- tected. Hotels and China Tights are a shade easier.

Buyers HK, Banks, $1380. Underwriters, $1.40 Wharves, $108. Hotels, $4.95. China Lights, $10.

it

Telephone (New), $10.10. Singapore Tractions, 8/-. Singapore Tractions (Pref), 20/-. Canton Ices, $23-11-

Govt. 4 per cent, Loan, 63 per

cent. Prem.

1.

Govt. 3 per cent. Loan, 2 per

lent Prem.

Sellers Wharves, $110." Dairy Farms, $237.

Sales HM Banks, $1395. Union Insurances, $440. Artamoks, 88 cts Benguet Consolidated, $14,

China Lights, $10.05,

"

OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS RECEIVED FROM MANILA

It may be noted, however, that the average land-holding of the farmers In this province is so small that it can only produce a very small margin beyond the nor- mal food requirement of the cul- tivator and his own family. To provide a substantial market ·for- home industry. therefore, this margin must be increased. cannot be increased by agricul- tural mechanization in the West-HK. Trams, $19.30 ern sense, for that increases the yield per man, but not per unit of land; and in Kiangsu and ir China generally there is a super- and shortage of fulty of men tand. Intensive cultivation is the only line of progression, and there much can be done by better seed selection and the use of fertilizers: substantial relief could given. by a more efficient and less waste- ful, adminittration, and, above all, It is a reform in land the cherished hope of the people of the province that the above! mentioned facts

taken may be Into consideration at the discus** sions during the Conference.-- China United Press (By mail)

CHINESE GOODS

To Be Exhibited.

In Singapore

Singapore, Feb. 18.

A week commencing July 6 1s the period fixed for the exhibition of Chinese goods to be held in Singapore by the Chinese Cham- ber of Commerce, say the "Singa-. pore Free Press":

This decision was made at the was suggested could be dyed and meeting of the Chinese Chamber printed in Lancashire and ship of Commerce on Saturday. The of the exhibition is to ped to Australia as "British goods."object

of Chinese the sale Mr. Fish said that he had been stimulate called upon by a representative of goods in Malaya..

offering a Japanese organization

Some time ago, a representative printed cotton plece goods. When

of the Chamber, Mr. Ng Ban Soo, he turned the offer down he wlett for China to sound manufac- asked if he would buy grey cloth, turers there and to interest them which, it was suggested, could be in the profect. Mr. Ng has now dyed, printed, and shipped as returned and at a council meet- stated Again he refused, and was

ing of the Chinese Chamber of then told that he would miss bust-Commerce held on Saturday after ness, as he would be up against noon he made a full report on his the competition of other Manches- ter houses, who had bought goods from that Japanese representa- tive.

tour.

Factory owners in Hong Kong are delighted with the proposed Chinese Products Exhibition and are quite keen to send down their products, which will be open for

If, added Mr. Fish, he was cor- rectly informed that goods of this nature were being shipped out of the country as "British made," sale," then it was high time that the 66 ets, export certificate regulation was Ughtened, and the declaration $1.26 amended to make it clear that

spinning, weaving, dyeing, print Ing, and fishing processes were all performed in Britain so ther goods could truthfully be described as "made in Great Britain,"

Do.

prem

372

3105

Wallace Harper H.K. Wing Ou

$104

Gbp Do Vibro Pileng

395

THE AIR ROUTE TO AUSTRALIA

Emergency Landing Ground At Bathurst Island

Darwin Work will begin shortly on the new emergency landing ground, which will be constructed at Cape Fourcroy, on the south-eastern ex- tremity of Bathurst Island. The landing ground is on the direct slt mall route between Darwin and Koepang,

The new landing ground will shorten the sea crossing of the Timor, as planes may then fly across the end of Bathurst Island and will provide an all-weather lariding ground for planes running

REICHSBANK RETURN

Berlin, Feb. 26.

Importers Enthusiastic,

on

(11.30 am. 27/2/35.)

Buyers Antamoks. Ctros. 80, Balatocs p.8. 37. Benquet Consols. "p.s. 12.10. Benquet Explors. Ctvas, 16. Bagulo Gold Ctvos. 33. Gold Rivers Ctvos, 19. Gold Creek Ctvos" 354... Itogons Ctros. 37. Ipos pis 1.05.

Suyoc Consols, etros. 24, Salactos Ctvos. 15. United Paracales Ctvòs 28.

Sellers

Antamoks Ctvcs. 82. Balatocs ps. 381. Benguet Consols. p.s. 12.30. Benguet Explors, Ctvos: 17. "Bagulo Gold Ctros. 334.

Gold Rivers Ctvos, 19). Gold Creek Ctvos 361, Itogons Ctvos 38. Ipos p.s. 1.15.

Suyoc Consols. Ctvos, 241. Salactos Ctvos. 154. United. Paracales Ctros 29.

Sales

Antamoks Ctvos. 81 Benguet Consols. p.s. 12.20, Benguet Explors. Ctvos. 184. Gold Rivers Ctvos. 191.. Gold Creek Ctvos. 354. Suyoc Consols, Ctyos. 24). Salactos Ctvos 15... United Paracales Ctvos. 284.

LADY BY CHOICE

Opens To-day At

The Queen's

Night Quotations

of New York Stocks and Commodities

Our offices are

open from 10 p.m.

until midnight... every night except Sundays and Now York holidays.

The opening quotations of a selected list of New York Stocks and of Commodities will be received in our offices t

approximately 10-minute intervals.

Thus, our clients have, on the same evening! quotations for the morning session of the New York Stock Exchange.

Advices of executions on orders placed during the night sessions are received within the half-hour.

American Oriental Finance Corporation

Asia Life Bldg.

MEMBERS:

Federal Inc. U.S.A; Hong Kong.

S E. Levy & Co.

7. ICE HOUSE STREET

INVESTMENT BANKERS' BROKERS

NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE

COMMODITY HIGHANGE, IND, 3.T.

CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE

CANADIAN COMMODITY EXCHANGE, LJC

CORRESPONDENT) X^3:

WHITE, WELD & CO., NEW YORK

NEW

YORK COMMODITY

Tel. 26631.

T

STOCK QUOTATIONS

AND

(Through Renter's (Agency).

Sterling, New York-London Cotton: March...

Cotton: July

Cotton: October

Rubber: March

Rubber: July

Rubber: September

Wheat: May

Corn: May

Last

February 27

Close Open 10.20 10.40 11.00

486 486 486

4862

12.37

12.28 12.28

12.28

12.49

12.49 12.48.12.48

12.41

12.41 12.39 12.39

12,55

12.58 12.57 12.81

1284

12.88 12.88

12.86

13.02

13.04 13.04 13.01.

971

971 971

Wheat: July

92

821 921

844

841 841

Winnipeg Wheat May

83+

831 837

STOCKS

American Smelting

337

331 33 33

34.

Consolidated gas of N.Y. Du Pant

.181

181

1827

181

184

931.

934

932

..931

93

E. Bond and Shard General Motors

447

41 41

41

30

291

201

291 291

Int. Tel and Tel..... Loew's Inc.

TZ 73 .72 71

Montgomery W.

National Distillers.

34+

347 344 341

347 241 241 244 241 241

26+

251 -201 27 261

New York Central

144

14% 144

15

Was

Standard Oil Co. of NT. UB. Steel

*301

394 394

-321

*32

321 32F

324

When "Lady by Choice" purchased by Columbia Studio for production, two names instantly flashed into the minds of the

producers. One was Carole Lom-Commodities Prices bard, who will be remembered for her recent fine portrayal of the temperamental stage star in 20th

loved May Robson... Century"; the other was the be-

(Through Reuter's Agency)

New York, Feb. 27 The reason for this spontaneous

NEW YORK COTTON association of play and players in

February 26 the minds of producers is obvious

Closing Chinese firms in Singapore are from the description of the story.

Closing. Opening willing to act as agents for goods Lady By Choice" which is open- Mar. 12.29 12.28 12.28 12.28 12.27 from China and from Hong Kong ing to-day at The Queen's Theatre May 12.42 12.44 12.44 12.41 12.42 They are enthudastic over im tells the tale of a fan dancer who, July 12.50 12.52 12.52 1248 12.49 adopte a Oct. 12.44. 12.48 12.46 13.41 12:41 porting Hong Kong manufactured a publicity stunt, goods oving to the fact that "mother." The "Mother" is a Dec 12.49 12.51 12.51 12.19 12.49 Hong Kong products are cheaper derelict police court frequenter, Jan. 12.51 12.53 1253 12.50 12.50 than those from China proper who has been arrested so many (1936). Most manufactured native goods times that even the sentencing Spot 12.55 require foreign raw. materials, SINGAPORE RAW RUBBER which are cheaper in Hong Kong Judge conalders her an old friend.

a free port.

Messrs. H. B. Joseph & Co The Reichsbank statement of Messrs. H. B. Joseph and Co. Te February 23 issued on Tuesday celved the following Straits Cur

Spot

April/Fune

21 down t 221 down i 23 down

Chinese factories in Shanghai, Tlentath and Canton, it is under stood, will also send their pro ducts to the exhibition

shows an increase in goldstock by rency quotations from Singapore ng ma 01 milion Reichsmarks to 801 for Raw Rubber while foreign currency reserves decreased 0:1 to 4.6, making the total note-cover same as before. namely, 84.7 million Reichsmarks. Note issue declined 113.9. to 3328.11 million Reichsmarks.-- Transocean Ruo Min,

July/Sept. Market Steady.

Messrs. Benjamin & Potts

Messrs. Benjamin & Potts have received the following Straits cur proaching Darwin when a fierce rency quotations (buyers) from

Singapore to-day for Raw Rub storm is brewing.

21 down 224 dov 231 24) down & co.

Mr. H. Snell, a Darwin business; ber:---

Spot man, who has secured the contract, will charter a lugger to conduct a site. Men with survey of stores and gear, will later be sent to carry out the work

April June July/Sept. Oct/Dec. Market.Qu

-ct.

The fan dancer role called for

beautiful,

12.50

NEW YORK RUBBER

New York Stock Exchange Quots- tions Appear on Page 4

March

May

July

NEW YORK Ola

beer, beau, alightly hard May 13.10 13.85 13:07 1233 12.05 September comes very tender and sympathe July 13.28 13.22 13:24 17.83 12.84 tie when she last finds the man Sept. 13.42 13.59 13.41 13.00 13.02 she loves. In the script Carole Oct. 13.50 13.49 asked 13.08 13.08 Lombard's personality and capabil-Dec. 13.68 13.63 13.85 13:23 13.23 itles were so clearly indicated that Total sales: - 971 lots the part seemed especially written with the star in mind.

CHICAGO WHEAT 971 973 971 976 971 911 911 911 92 921 201901 201 918 91

December

Old

1.99 200/01 2.01/03 " New New New

1.99 1.98/00 2.00/02 Old Old "Old 2.06 2.06/08 2.08/08 New New New

2.05 2.05/07 2.07/07 Old Old Old 211 2.11/12 2.14/14 New

New New

2.10 2.11/12 213/14

Old, Old

Old

216 218/18 219/19

New New New

2.15 2.15/16 218/19 Old Old Old 223 222/24 2.24/25- New New New -2.22-223/232.24/25 Total sales-Old: 13,000 tons, New:

19,000 tons

NEW YORK SILK 1.341.24 135 134 1.344

The response from Chinese manufacturers is considered very satisfactory and everything points to a very successful exhibition.

Asub-committee of five has For the role of the derelict gin- May dhound, remili cent of her great | July been appointed to draft the pre-character izat n. Lady for a Sept. Liminary arrangements for the Day May Robson appeared not Monday's sales: 10,910,000 bushels May 1.38 1:36 138 134 135 Singapore exhibition and com- only the obvious but the only choice, stroke of luck both stars were Twee, Lee Choon Eng. King prises the following: Mesere Lian, Lim Ban Soo and Tan Guck result,

Boon

Another meeting

of Con

held to-day in conne

Chin

and the

May July

Roger

CHICAG CORN

84841 847 841

801 80 BOT

80803

Mar

July 135 1.851 1:351 1.35 1.35 Total Eales 72 lots

MON

RAZA SIL