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SATURDAY'S OFFICIAL

QUOTATIONS

this The market ruled quiet morning with continued enquiries

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1936.

THE SHARE

MARKET

Harriman's Weekly Review

Saturday, Mar. 14. Messrs. c. A. Harriman & Co.'s weekly share report and market review issued at noon to-day states:-

The resistance of the market .o the onslaught of selling during the period under review was no- thing short of astonishing and -although most stocks were mark- ed down with the assistance of the liquidated of next Set- tlement accounts plus the daly political 'bomshel's, the rally that better took place particularly in class stocks, with a definite absence of sellers towards

of the end the week was convincing evidence of the confidence that lies be- hind our market, and rather goes to show the public nowadays more or less discounts the possibilities or the consequences of any major conflagration as brought home to us every minute of the day in the news sheets. Investment counters were the first to rally after having been marked down to a certain degree. Hongkong Trams weaken- ed to ધ્ર

'new Now record of $10.75 and a fairly large number shares changed hands at $10.75/85. Star Ferries were dea't in at the slightly reduced rate of $84. Hongkong Electrics ex right and dividend after having been marked down to $51 showed re- new strength and "recovered strong enquiries at $521. Tele- phones (old), eased off somewhat and were taken off the market at $24.55 íex final

20 dividend. at cents). Wharves (old), and Dairy Farms were a shade easier and were done at $904/91 and $20 re- spectively although the latter held strong enquiries at $20.30 at the close. Hongkong Lands were rather neglected with a few smal lots of shares on offer at $30. caster.

THE EXCHANGE Minor issues ruled much

MARKET

MESSRS. ROZA BROS.

Saturday, Mar. 14. Silver prices were put up Satur-" day to the extent of 1/16 for

for Electrics, Telephones. Lights Ready and 1/8 for Forward, the

and Hote s.

BUYERS

Hongkong Banks, $1545,

Union Insurances, $550

Antamoks. $1.83.

Benguet Exploration 14 cts.

Big Wedge 27 cts.

Providents (old), $13.

Hotels, $4. +

Hongkong Lands, " Debentures!

100.

China Lights (old), $10.10

Electrics. $52).

Singapore Traction 20,-

SELLERS

Govt. 4% Loan. 44 Prein. Hongkong Banks, $1550 Union Insurances, $560. Humphreys, $0.70

Cements. $7.90.

Watsons, $4.85, Constructions (new), 50 cts.

SALES

Hongkong Banks, 1545/155. Union Insurances, $562. Providents cold), $1:15 Hotels, $4.10.

Hongkong Lands, $304.

Hongkong Trams, $104/10.85. Star Ferries, $84.

China Lights (old), $10.20. Electrics. $521

BERLIN SHARE

MARKET!

(Special to the "Hong Kong Dally

Press" (Copyrigh

were

LONDON EXCHANGE RATES

(Harrisa WizKLESS SERVICE)

March 11,

March 1

Paris

74 57/84

74 57/84

Geneva

15.14

15.134

Berlin

12.29

12.28

Athens

Milan

621

621

Shanghai

1/21

1/21

New York

4.98

4.97 11/18

Amsterdam

7,264

7:261

1191

36 3/16

36 5/16

29.291

29.291

217

4.98.j

4.98

Vienna Prague Bucharest Madrid

Lisbon

Hong Kong

Brussels Montevideo Belgrade

Montreal

Yokohama

Helsingfors

............

Rio

Buenos Aires

Silver (Spot Silver (forward) War Loan

1/1 31/32

101 191

19

33% 106.7/18

19 9/16 31% 1057

Closing Quotations

March 14, 1938.

On LONDON: -

Telegraphic Transfer... 113

リ

Bank Bills, on demand 7/16 Bank Bills, 4 months'

aight

Ox SHANGHAI:-

ON NEW YORK:—

Bank Bills, on demand 32 1/16 Credits, "50 days' sight. 333/16

ON BATAYTA

On demand.............

402

1/39/18

ON PARIS:-

Credite. four months'

Bank Bills, on demand 481-

sight

1/4

Credits, & mouth's sight 500

ON SAIGON --

On Demand

1081

On demand

4"

on

OR SINGAPORE:-

ON MANILA-

Ou demand

5:2

"On demand

€31

ON BANGKOK ¦-

On demand

110

On demand ....

143

ON INDIA:-

SOVEREIGNS Bank Buying

Telegraphic Trassfer.....

Rate

1/4

BAR SILVER, per o

19 13/16

Providents (old), dropped to 3 buying rate of $1.10, being dea't in at $1.10/15. Hotels saw a new. low level of $4.10, having been done at $4,10/15. China Lights (old) felt away to $0.90 at one time, but closed much Armer with i strong enquiries at $10.20, the new shares were dealt in at $7. Cements declined to a selling rate o! $7.75 and Hongkong Realties offering freely at

$4.90. Mining issues continued to be in good demand. Artamoks changed hands at varying rates from S$1.88/95, Bagulo Gold at 194/201 cts. Gold Rivers at 7) cts. United Paracles at 58/9 cts. and Explora - tion at 14 cts. Ster.ing counters showed very little change. Hong- kong Banks again came to bust- 11€55 KL $1555. Unions were shade better with sales recorded at - $5571/60. The tone of the market at the close 's very steady with a persistent demand for most stocks at sightly over quoted market rates. and still further im-

quotations being 10 13/16 and 19 11/18 respectively. Silver advices reported Indian speculators huving bought. The market was gulet. After the officia. Axing buyers were reported at 1/18 over the fixed rate. In America the rate Spot.

was unchanged at 44 for

The London/New York cross- rate was lower at 4.961, New York/ London was quoted at 4.967.

MARKET

Steady but du'l

STERLING

On JAPAN:-

i

Bank, on demand.

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

:

-(Xhrouga Keulers Ärency}

Now York: March 15,

QUOTATIONS

New York/London Cross-rate New York Cotton-May. New York Rubber-May. Chicago Wheat --May. Uhicago Corn --May. Silver Official

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Mar. 17 Apr.

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Last Today's High Low Closs "Closs

Change 4.96 4.971 i up 10.84 10.87 10.8 10.94 .08 up 14.04 15,96 16.51 16.07.16

up 1001 AD 1011 981 14 off

ER 601

off 441 443 unchanged

Queen's Building, Connaught Rd.

a

Dow Jones Averages

30 Industriais 20 Rails

High-1934/38

189.87

Low: Maz. 13. Mar. 14. Change

96.71 160:42.

61.73.

27.31 45.96

20 Utilitie

36.36

14.4€ 20.71

184.07 3.65 up 47.13 1.17 up 31.84 1.13 up

40 Bonds

103.34

93.43 101.66

82.10

A small business was done dur-provement is anticipated after the ing the course of the morning at Settlement.

1/3 15/16 for April. The market Business during

11 Commodity Index

101.81 .16 up 0246 67.81 $7,56 .06 oft Business Done: -1,430,000 shares.

Last Sale

the week has following

Stock & Div. Mar. 13 Mar. 14 Adams Exprese (10

P)

11

closed with sellers at 1/3 13/16 been done at the March/April and 1/3 May/July, buyers at 1/18 higher respectively. U.S. DOLLARS

for

Some business was arranged at 32# for April delivery.. The market closed with sellers at 323 March, 32 11/16 April and 32 May, buyers at 1/16 higher re- ¿pectively.

SHANGHAI DOLLAKS Selers were quoted at 108% for spol.

SHANGHAI MARKET There were sellers of Sterling at 1/3 for Spot and U. S. Dollars at 30 for Spot.

tion, investors showing exceeding caution, hence the relatively small amounts of stocks that changed hands.

The inost

The first effect of Chancellor Hitler's speech last Saturday was to raise the prices in Berlin, but Berlin, Mar. 14.

towards this week-end the de- Although the business was quiet, pressed state of the foreign bourses O the whole some recovery in affected Berlin also prices took place in Saturday's marked decline were in Mining, share market which closed firmer while in Electrics despite than in the past few days owing A.E.G.'s favourable annual report to the increased tendency to buy. there was a heavy decline. Fixed under, the influence of favourable Interest Securities were more re- company reports, particularly the sistant, the money being set on Opel Motor Company.

freely in the share market ap- rarently seeking re-investment.—

ransocean News Service.

Fixed Interest Securities were very dull, prices, however, being maintained in general. Call Money was at 3 to 31 Call Money was. much less plentiful partly because of the income tax falling due and partly because no large amounts of Dromissory discount bank gold notes matured, hence the higher rates for short loans prevailed.

the

Berlin, Mar. 13. Further weakening of the share- market occurred on Thursday, as more stock was offered than the market could absorb.

Call Money rose from 21 to 3. Youngloan "was at 103.3/8, Reichsbank sank to 184 1/8, Ger- On the share market business man Dye Trust dropped 1/8 to 149 was entirely under the influence 7/8, Salzdetfurth Potash rose 1 tó

of the international political situs į 179, United Steelworks sank to

prices:-

H E. Banks, $1555.- Unions, $557/560. Antamoks. $1.88/1.95. Wharves, $90/91.- Providents (old), $1.10/1.15. Hotels, $4.10/4.15.

H. K. Trams, $10/10.85.. China Lights (old), $10.- China Lights, (new), $7.- Telephones (o'd), $24.55 XA, Dairy Farms, $20.-

Amer. Can (4D))..... 1224 1247

Am. Cy, "B" (40).. 351

Am Forn Power... Am. Locomotive Am. Radiator Am. Emelting (.40P) Am. Tel and Tel

(9)

Am. Tob. "B" (5)... 881

L

Am. Waterworks..

H. K. Electrics, $691/70% cum all. Star Ferriers $84.-

Bagulo-Gold 191 cts./201 cts.

United Paracales, 58 cts./59' cts.

Raubs, $11.10 xd).

Gold Rivers. Tá crs.

Yaumati Ferries. $20.70,

H K Fires. $250.-

Benguet Explorations, 141⁄2 ēts.”

BRITAIN'S OVERSEAS

TRADE

201

331

471

Anaconda Copper. Auburn Autorhobile Caltimore & Ohio... 194 Bethlehem Steel Boeing Airplane Brook Man Trans

(3)

Brook 8% cum. pf.

(6) 'Case, J. I.

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Stock & Div. Gold Dust (1,20)...

Int. Tel and Tel.

Kennecot (.80)

Penn, Riy, (1PD)

Phillips Petro

Pub. Ser, NJ. (2.40)

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Telephone 27772.

CANTON AGENTS: JEBSEN & CO.. Shameen B.C.

CONSIGNEE NOTICES.

HAMBURG ALMERIKA LINIE,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

Mar. 13 Mar. 14 THE M.V;

191 201 264 284

481 161

"BAMSES" haring amited, from Hamburg and. T'orte of call, Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk into the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company's godowns at Kowloon where delivery may be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.

Optional Cargo will not be landed here, unless Notice has been given 48 hours prior to Vessel's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and ad Goods remaining undelivered after the 20th March, 1936, will be subject to Beut

All broken, chafod and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on 19th March, 1936, at 10 am, by our Surveyors, Mesra, Goddard & Dougins..

To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Hegulations co sigates must have & Reveane Officer in sitandaoce when damayed dutiable goods are ermined,

Goodyear T. & R....

Int. Nickel (1)

47

151

7

352 37

304

201

79

Loew's Inc. (2D) Lorfilard (1.20) Montgomery

471

48

22

22

Ward

384

Nat. City Bk. (18A) *34)

1051 1681

Nat Dairy P. (1.20)

231

391 351 237

Nat Distillers (2)....

302

318

NY. Central-

331

35

North Amer. (1)'

251

202

Pas.

Gas & Elec.

(1.50)

34

343

52

Packard Motors (10

221

PD.)

.............

02

11

32

331

43

417

434

41

417

1004 100

12 12

127

Rey. Tob "" (3)

$2.

511

Canadian Pac. Rly. 121 Chase Nat. Bk. (1.40

BA)

Bears Roebuck (2D)

811

622

Soc-Vacuum (210) ...

15.

151

*372

· 8thrn, Cal EA. (1.50)

254

254

C'peake Corpn. C'peake and Ohlo

(2.80) Chrysler (1)

(3) $31

6thrn. Pacide

311

33

Stan. Brands (80) 157

16

551

Stan. Gas and Elec..

T

911.

Ster. Proda, (3.80)

'70

711

Texas Gulf Euly, (2)

351

351

161

Trans (303A & D)

13

13

971

971* Twentieth Cent Fox,

281

291

3

Uo. Càr, & Carb, (3)

81+

B2

Un Pac. Rly. (6)

1281

132

334

Un. Aircraft (New)

28

29

84

144 184

67

72

REICHSMARK QUOTA- TIONS

United $3 cum. pt.

(3)"

Un. Gas Impr. (1)

78

US. Rubber........

+421- 431 151 161 231

251

[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Preis (Copyright.)).

Gen. Cigar (4D)

56.

U.S. Steel

802 031

Gen, Elec, (80. Gen. Foods (180)... 34

50%

374

Vanadium

211

231

Warner Bros. Pict 11

111

guarantee) :----

Westinghouse (1,75P) 113

1144

New York

*44**

Call Money

4% $%

• Bid

London, Mar. 14. The Board of Trade returns of Col Bas and Elec. Overseas Trade in February`show (20P) that British exports totalled £35,- COL 6% "A" FI 110,573 compared with £34,459,583 Com. 8thru ord. the month before and £34,087,500 Cons. Gas N.X. (1) 22} in February 1035. Importa amount Cont, ON (571P) e.l.to £82,318,852 compared with Curtiss Wright £70,023,783 the month before and Curtiss Wright "A" 181 £68,432,355 in February 1935,

Doug. Aircraft (75) 671601 The corresponding figures for re- Du Pont (3.60D). exports were £5,850,628, £4320,094 Elec. Bond & Share 18 and £4,408,341 respectively.--

Elec. $6 pf. (8) British Wireless

106, Blemenshalske saak 21 to Gen. Motors (2D) 1654 and Bemberg Rayon sank Gen. Ry. Algs. (1).. to 1064.-..

tex. div. Transocean News Service.

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1414

un. Airline Trans......

United Corpen. “

# possible mutilation

All Claims must reach us before the 18th April 1936, or they will not be recognized.

No Insurance will be affecte

Bill of Lading will be countersigned oy

JEBSEN & ̈00.. Agante. Hong Konz 13th March, 1938.

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CONSIGNEE NOTICES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

M5, TẠI YANG From U.S. PORTS via MANILA

CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that the sbore vessel has arrived and is berthed at Danger- cus Anchorage A 16 whence delivery may be obtained from ex ship.

Optional cargo will not be landed here, unless notice has been given 45 house prior to vessel's arrival, bat. carried on from port to portat Master's optionto the final port of call to which the option sxtends.

No Claime will be admitted after the Goods have left the ship, and Goods remaining undelivered prior to the departure of the vessel will ba landed, and stored in our godowns &/or lighter" the cost of landing and storage being for Consignee's Account.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods will be examined on board by our surveyors, Mears Goddard Douglas, before the goods are delivered. In the case of dutiable cargo pon signees are reques ed to informs the Import & Export Office that they have such goods for examination, and to make arrangements for the goods to be landed into Bonded Warehouse.

No Fire Insurance has been affected. Balls of Lading will be countersigned by

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Agenta Hongkong, 14th March, 1936.

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Berlin, Mar. 14. Reichsmark quotations (without

Paris Sterling, 74.89 to .92 Dollar 15.07 to 075 l'iansocean News. Servur

FRIDAY'Ş "RATES,.

Berlin, Mar. 13. Reichsmark quotations (without guarantee):—

New York

Paris Amsterdam

London

*40.55

Parla

608.6

Amsterdam

59:125

40.47

Paris Sterling 74.90 (low), (74.52

600.25

(high); Dollar 15,07375 low);

69:12;

15,0775 (high)---

.12.29

Transocran News Service.