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Latest Singapore Prices
BERLIN SHARE
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Confident Outlook Prevails
("Hong Kong Dally Press” Special)
Berlin, May 10. oficial statement of
H. D. JOSEPH & CO.
Saturday, May 0. Messrs. H. B. Joseph & Co., re- ceived the following quotations from Singapore in Straits Cur-Reichs Finance Ministry, showing
rency for Raw Rubber.
Spot
July/Sept.
Oct./Dec.
Jan, March
Market Uncertain.
25 up i 254 up 1. 253 up i 26 up
BENJAMIN & POTTS
"
Saturday. May 9. Messrs. Benjamin and Potts re- srived the following Straits cur- tency quotations (buyers) from Singapore to-day for Raw Rubber Buyers Selfer
251 up i ........ 251 up i
251 up 26 up
Spot July/Sept.
Oct./Dec.
Jan, March MarketSteady.
PHILIPPINE GOLD MINING SHARES
Saturday, May 9, Messrs. Benjamin and Potts re cerved the following quotations from their Manila Agents this morning
"Beng. Consols. 11.70 11.90
An
the
that the state of the last financial year had increased by 1.4. milliard marks, was the chief immediate cause of the confident outlook that stimulated buying on the share market, but as the general price level la now alrüost as high as can be expected, no profit taking has set in and has acted as a correc- tive.
I
Fixed Interest securities were quiet except as regards foreign bonds, nevertheless Selmens thou- sand-year bonds rose 3 to 172 and Dye Trust bonds rose to 135. Call Money was 24, no change took place during the week in the State money market, an exceedingly. duid condition continuing.. short term money seeking utilization in the Reichs Treasury interest bearing bonds.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, MAY 11, 1936.
THE EXCHANGE
MARKET
MESSKS, ROZA BROS.
SATURDAY, 9th MAY 1938. Silver prices were unchanged Yesterday, the quotations remain- ing at 201 for Ready and Forward Silver advices reported India and speculators
bought. as having China sold. The market was quiet. In America the rate was unchan- ged at 442 for Spot.
The London/New York cross- rate was higher at 4.984. The New York/London rate was quoted at
4.99.
MARKET
Steady but very dull
STERLING
A very small business was rem ported during the course of the morning at 1/3 13/16 for cash. There were sellers at 1/31 May; December, buyers at 1/3 13/16 for any delivery.
U.S. DOLLARS
No business was reported. There were sellers at 322 for near and forward, buyers at 32 13/16 for any delivery.
SHANGHAI DOLLARS Sellers were quoted at 1091, Dur- erg at 109 5/16.
'SHANGHAI
MARKET
There were sellers of Sterling at 1/2 7/16 for Spot and US. Dollars at 30 for Spot,
H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE
SATURDAY'S OFFICIAL
QUOTATION
The market remains quiet bu steady, with the exception of Hotels which have given way to $4.65 but this. buyers shew no interest at level
BUYERS
Antamoks $2.40.' Big Wedge 29 cts. Demonstration 75 cts. Itogons $1.20. Masbate 75 cts. Venz Goldfelds $34." Wharves $90. Providents (Old) $1.10. Ewo Cottons 8h. $81. S'hal Cottons (Old) Bh, $74. S'hai Cottons (New) Sh, $391. Hongkong Trams Sil. China Lights (Old) $10.60. China, Lights (New) $7.35. Electrics $51,
Telephones (Old) $25. Singapore Traction 22/6. Watsons $34.
Constructions (New) 30 cts. Govt. 4% Loan 51% Prem. Govi 31% Loan par..
SELLERS
H. K. Steamboats $4. Providents (Old) $1.20. Hotels-$4.70.
SALES
Union Insurances $525/527Y. Baguio Gold 23 cts. Providents (Old) $1.10/1.15. H. K. Lands $311/321. Humphreys $84./ Hongkong Trams $11.10. China Lights (Old) $10.65/102. China Lights (New) $74. Electrics $51}. Cements $10.25. LOCAL
REICHSMARK QUOTATIONS
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
(Baitian Walias Starica)"
May 7.
May 9.
Paris
75 29/64
Genera Berlin
15.30
75 39/04 - 15.41)
12.291
12.31
Athens
324 S.
Milan
831
631
Shanghal
New York
4.981
4.971
Amsterdam
7.35
7.36
283
Madrid
36 15/32
675 8. 36 17/32
Lisbon
Hong Kong
Brussels
29.20
Montevideo
Belgrade
4.961
29.26 391 S.O. 4.977
Vienna Prague
Bucharest
Montreal Yokohama Helsingfors
Rio
Buenos Aires
Silver (Spot
Silver (forward)
War Loan
201
20+
201
20 3/16
31% 1061
Closing Quotations
May 2, 1996.
On LONDON: -
Telegraphic Transfer... Bank Bills, on demand. 13: Bank Bills, 4 mouths'
sight
ON NEW YORK:-
Bank Bill, on demand 39 7/18 Credita, 60 days' sight. 33 5/16 ON BATAVIA:--
+71
Bank Billa, on demand 482
Credite, month's sight am
On demand
1/3/18
ON PARIS:-
Credits four months'
sight
1/4
ON SHANGHAI-
ON SAIGON:
On Demand
107]
On demand........................
42
O SINGAPORE:---
ON MANILA
56%
On demand
B
ON BANGZO:-
On demand......
1427
SOVEREIGNS, Bank Buying
201
On demand
ON JAPAN
On demand
ON INDIA:-
Telegraphic Tranzler... es
Baak, on demand.........
Bata
BAR SILVER, per o
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
New York: May 10.
(Xhrougn seniory Agency)
QUOTATIONS
New York/London Cross-rato New York Cotton-July New York Rubber-July Chicago Wheat -July Chicago Corn'—July Silver-Official
Dow Jones Averages
30 Industrials
20 Bails
20 Utilities
40 Bonds
Stocks
Adams Express Amer. Can.............. Amer. Cyanamid 'B'
Am. & For. Power Am. & For. P. $7 pt
Last Today's High Low Close Close
4,99 4.98 11.28 11.24 11 95 11.95 10.44 15.42 16.38 10.42
861 861 012
High-1934/35
811
Low: May. 8. May. 9. Change 96.71 146.87 147.85 .48 up
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Business Done: -340,000 shares.
Last Sale May 8. May 8.
101
347
35
125 127
611
35# 35
N
Int. Harvester Co.
81}
82
67 7
Int. Nickel
351
31
31
Int. Tel, & Tel.
131
131
Am. Light & Frac.
24)
241
Kennecott
351 361
4
Amer. Locomotive........ Amer. Radiator
191 191
Loew's Inc.
481 481
27 -27
Lorillard
221 224
Amer. Rolling Mill...
75
76
Amer. Smelting
521
5130
McKesson & Rob-
bing Inc.
Am. Sugar Refining 1551
155
Amer. Tel. & Tel, ...
92+
921
Amer. Tobacco 'B' ...
20
201
Monsanto Chemical Montgomery Ward... Nat. City Bk.
427 83
424
Queen's Building, Connaught Rd.
8411
331 391
331b
Amer. Waterworks...
33
33
Nat. Dalry Prods....
221 231
Anaconda Copper
70
704
Nat. Distillers
29
201
Atchison, T. & 8. Fe.
201
29
Atlas Corp
117
12
Nat. Fower & Light New York Central... 33
91
33
Auburn
311 321
North American
241
23
Baltimore & Ohio...
16
177
264 262
Bethlehem Steel
481
491
Pacific Gas & Elec.. 34 33
Boeing Airplane Co. Borden Co.
181 18
Pacific Lighting
481 481
27
271
Packard Motors
91
Blyn Manhattan
Traps Corpn. ...... 461 Bklyn Manhattan
46)
Paramount Picture
Incor
91
92
Pennsylvania R. R. 294
284
$6 cum. pf, Ma Case, J. L
Canadian Pac. Rly. Chase Nat. Bk. Chesapeake Corpn. Chesapeake & Ohio Chrysler
101 1011b 147 1504 121 12t 3740 371b
Phillips Petroleum 42 421
Pure Oil Co
392
394
Pub. Service of NJ. 187 187
Radio Corp. ·......
10
91
63 62b
Radio
543 94
551
941
Columbia Gas & E.
17 ་༢7༣
C. G. & E. 6% 'A' pt. Commercial
Credit Comi. Solvents Comm. & Southern
(ord.) Comm. & Southern
1001b 101
58157
Corpn "B" $5 of.... Reynolds Tob 'B'.... Schenley Schenley 51% pt..... Sears Roebuck
94b 94b
521 43
423
991
644
∙17+ 174
„Socony-Vacuum
13
131
8thrn. Cal. Edison 253 251
21
21
Sthra. Pacife
29
301
Stand. Brands......
151
New York
40.45
Paris
812- Amsterdam............. 58.75 London 12.305 Paria quoted the Pound Sterling
(ord.) $6 cum, pi. Consolid. Gas of NY. Consolid, Oil Continental Ol..... Corn.. Froducts
62
621
Stand. Gas Y Elec
51
281
281
Stam. Oil of N.J....
59
121 121
Sterling Prods.
BO+
321 741 74
32L
Swift International
30
308
Technicolor
*71 271
Curtiss-Wright (C) Curtles Wright 'A'...
141
141
Texas Gulf Sulphur 35 Transamerica
341
124
124
-331
("Hong Kong Dally Press" Speclai)
Berlin, May 10. The Reichsbank return dated May 7, issued on Saturday showed
Distillers Corpn. Sea-
grams Douglas Aircraft..... Du Pont de Nemours 139 Electric Boat - .......... 91 Tiec. Bond & Share Elec. Band & Share
$5 pt.
22
221
55
551
20th Cent. Fox Film.
comm," 20th Cent. Fox Film.
vi.
23jb 24
334 331
1401
Un. Carbide & Car-
10€
bon
721 80%
171
17#
Un. Pacific
124
123b
Uo. Aircraft
(New) 2 22
671b
STAD
Un. Airline Trans...
187 '164
ec. Bond & Share.
Un, Corph.
51 51
that Gold stock had, increased. by #6" pd.
761
760
Un, Corp. $3 cum.
14
pi.
57
551b
38
384
144 141
381 381
U. &. Indus 'A'cohol 457 45
031 641
U.S. Rubber
28 29
35+
35b
U. S. Steel
564
161
184
Vanadium
171
181b
194
Warner Bros. Picts. It
10
25
35
Call Money.ier
Westinghouse Elec. 106xd 100 LIJN
1%
• Bid
t possible mtruierto
Hong Kong Daily Press" Special)
Berlin, May 10. Reichsmart quotations (without
After a strong upward movement on the share market last week, a setback occurred, but was followed by another general recovery to- wards the week-end so that price guarantee) at:-- levels were slightly higher at the close than at the beginning of the week, but the comparative modera- tion of this movement and its con- tinuous character shows that the rumours of the impending devalü-
New York Paris
40.45 412,-- Amsterdam.............. 59,75 London
12.315 Parts (Sterling) 75.70, Dollar (Low) 15.19, Dollar (High). 15.1925.
ation of relchsmarks so diten Transocean News Service,"
- Antarnoks
1.80
1,65
United Paracales
47
.40
San Mauricios
.74
.78
LX. La's.
.98
1.00
Masbates
49
49
denied officially, finds no credence
Demonstrations
.50
.51
In investing circles. The substan-
Big Wedges
.10
.20
tial rise in share prices in the past
AMERICAN SILVER PURCHASES
Washington, May 8 The Treasury needs 730,000,000
FRIDAY'S RATES
Berlin, May 8, The Reichsmark was quoted
few months, on the other hand, (without guarantee) at:
Indicates the strengthening of con- fidence based on purely economic "considerations
The complete stagnation, of the axed interest securities market of
the last few months giving rise to ounces of silver, in addition to the
a demand for a gesture from om claf, quarters. Meanwhile the stocks visibly held on Apr 30, to complete the requirements of its Reichs old Hquidation loan move- ment has been moving steady up- silver programme, according to official agures made public to-day. wards as the date for the lottery
The visible Treasury holdings on approaches. Apr 30 were 1,010,000,000 ounces, Transoccan News Feretee. valued at 2,465 billion dollars, or an increase of somewhat less than 23,000,000 ounces for April
at 75.83 and the US.A. Dollar at Delaware & Hudson 381 15.1887 to 15.1913. Transocean News Service.
REICHSBANK RETURN
FRIDAY'S POSITION
Berlin, May 8, In addition, the Treasury may The shares were again very 1.0 to 71.00, Foreign Currency Re-Fec. Power & Light -134 have silver in the Stablisation eagerly sought, especially by banks, serves declined by 0.1 to 5.3. making Gen. Cigar Fund, in transit, or stored aboard, buying on account of small inves a total intrease in note cover of Gen. Electric so it is pointed out by observers tors, who had hitherto Been ex-0.9 to 76.3 million relchsmarks. Gen. Foods that the purchase of a large ceedingly cautious because of the Note circulation declined by 200.9 Gen. Motors amount of Chinese sliver, as, a uncertainties in the international to 4147.1 million refchsmarks. The Glen. Rly. Bignal .... result of the current negotiations, situation. Fixed Interest Securit❘ amount of credit as lesued by bills, Gold Dust ..................... might well advance the purchas-les were neglected, but prices re-chèques, advances and investments Goodrich Tyre Co.. ing programme to the vorge of mained steady. Call Money stood declined by 195.4 to 4860.7 million Goodyear Tire & R 244 completion.
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reichsmarka.'
G. Nthern Rly. p. 351 Reuter
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