HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1936.
THE EXCHANGE
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
·NDL
·FAR EAST EXPRESS
PASSENGER & FREIGHT SERVICE.
Straits & Ceylon
May the
*
MARKET
MESSRS. ROZA BROS.
Thursday, Oct. 22. Silver prices rose 1/8 yesterday for both deliveries, the quotations. being 19 13/16 for Ready and For- ward. Silver advices reported In- dia and speculators as having bought, OKerings were small, The market closed steady. In America the rate was unchanged at 44 3/4 for Spot.
The London-New York cross- rate was quoted at 4.89 1/3 New York-London was slightly lower
Fram Hong Kong ta
Veannta
Purta
Data
Europe
Marmailton.
Pataca
B'hamptat.
Batterdam,
Bremen, Hamburg.........
Dot.
Crefeld
Hazaelilen, Oran, 'Antwery, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Bremen
Nor
1
Potwear.
S'pore Tegang, Belawan, Cetonabo....
Oct.
Crafatl
Singaporu, Columbo
Manila
Fordlam
Manila
Nov. El
**
at 4.88 31/92.
MARKET
Shanghal & Japan
Li-
S'hai. Yokohama, Ko
Nov.
Shanghai. North China
NILAP
A Japan
South Sen Islands
Phanchal Dairen, Tako, Tsingtao, L'union, Yaguya, Kabe,, Dhaka
Nor.
Ureta
Rall, Tului, Kista & Kaslong, 412...
Nov.
12
Paria
Ослета
Berlin ................
Athens
"Milan
Shanghai New York Amsterdam Vienna Prague Bucharest Madrid Lisbon
(British Wireless Bervice).
October 90. .105.3/8*
21.273
12.16
29 7/11
October 21. 105 5/32 21.284" 12.17
1/3 15/32
4.89
0.11
92 15/16
4.89 1/8 5.07
137 13/18
138
Hong Kong
Brussela
29 041
1/2 7/8 29.06
Montevideo
Belgrade
Montreal
4.881
Yokohama
Helsingfors
4.88 7/8
226 7/8
Rio
19 11/16 107 15/16
19 13/16 107 7/8
Closing Quotations
October 22, 1936.
ON NEW YORK:-
Bank Billa, on demand 303/18
Credits, 60 days' night. 301.
58)
Bank Billa, on demand s+7
Credits, 4 month's sight 678
"ጉ
Telegraphic Transfer.. Bank Bills, on demand Credits. four months'
sight
11/2
13/18
ON BATAVIA
On demand
ON PARIS-
1/3
ON SHANGHAI:
On Demand
102
On demand
39 9/10
OS MANILA :---
On demand
On JAPAN:-
ON BANGIOX!--
On demand...
1051
ON SAIGON:-
On demand
PRESIDENT LINER
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and Victoria.
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•
DOLLAR STEAMSHIP.LINES * AMERICAN⚫ MAIL LINE*
PADDER BUILDING HONG KONG.
CANTON BRANCH ———§], FRENCH CONCESSION, SHAMERN.
648
80 3,18
I
CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
Sabject to Alteration without Notice, -
For Pasage" and Fresht apply ta
NORDDEUTSCHER · LLOYD BREMEN
Queen's Ballding, y
MELCHERS. & 00.
AGENTS
Tainghoon 7771,
CANTON AGENTS: JEBSEN & CO., SHAMEEN, 8.0.
THE
... "HELIOS"
CHINA-SIAM LINE.
HONG KONG-BANGKOK
leaving Hong Kong 29th October via Swatow
HONG KONG-SWATOW---AMOY
Accepting Passengers & Cargo for all the above metioned porta. HONG KONG-SINGAPORK-PENANG-BANGOON Regular Express Service
મમ
1.8.HAI HING", leaving Hong Kong 28th October via Heibow
Accepting cargo for all the above mentioned ports.
Excellent passenger accommodation available.
For freight, pridge rates and all other information-Apply to
THORESEN & CO., LTD.
General Agents.
Queen's Building.
Tel. 30237.
Steady but, dull.
STERLINGI
No transactions, were reported. There were "sellers at 1/2 29/32 | cash-1st half November, 1/2 7/8 November-January. bayers' at 1:2 15/16eash-December and 1/2 29/32 January.
U.S. DOLLARS
14
A small business was reported at 30 3/8 for October delivery. There were sellers at 30 3/8 October, 30 5/16 November and 30 1/4 Decem- ber-January, buyers at 1/16 high- er respectively.
Buenos Aires Silver (Spot
Silver. (forward) War Loan
On London:
SHANGHAI DOLLARS Sellers at 102 7/8. buyers at 103 ON SINGAPORE:- for cash.
SHANGHAI MARKET There were sellers, of Sterling at 1/2-15/32, buyers at 1/2 1/2 cash. US Dollars, sellers at 29 1/2, buy- ers at 29 9/16 for cash,
IN THE AFTERNOON The market was steady but in- active in the afternoon
at
IN STERLING
The market closed with sellers 1/2 29/32 October-1st half November and 1/2 7/8 November- 1st half February, buyers at 1/2 15/16 cash-December
and 1/2 29/32 January-February.
U.S. DOLLARS
A small business was arranged on the basis of 30 5/16 for Janu- ary delivery. The market closed with sellers at 30 3/8 October-ist half November and 30 5/16 November-January. buyers at 30 7/16 cash-November and 30 3/8 December-January.
SHANGHAI DOLLARS Sellers were quoted at 102 15/16. for cash.
Or IrDIA:—
Telegraphic Transfer... Bank, on demand. Jai
On demand
* 100) SOVERSIONS Bank Buying
Bate
1/3 1.18 19 13/16
BAX SILVER, par os.
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
(Through Reuter's Service)
New York: October 21.
QUOTATIONS
New York/London Cross-rate New York Cotton- Dec. New York Rubber-Lee. Chicago Whoat
-Dec. Chicago Corn Dec. Silver Official
20: Baile
20 Utilities
1
Stocks
Adams Express
unchanged Low Oct. 19. High Low Ulese Change
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LTD.
AND
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD.
MORSIGNEES par Da'i Vesin!
"PREMIUS"
on
FROM NEW YORK VA MANILA are hereby notified that their Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will he at Consignees risk and subject to Terms and Conditions of Storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for Delivery from Godown and after 22nd Oct.
Optional Cargo will not be landed hare, uniere Notice has been given prior 1773 17.81 178.70
to Vessel's arrival, bat carried on from .08 off 59.53 58.48 69.27
port to port to the final port of call 38 up to which the option extenda 36.83 34.91 35.18.03 off All broken, shafed and
105.25
.13 oft 87.68.18 off will be examined on any Tuesdays and are to be left in the Godswamaged foods where they Fridays between the hours of 10.45 and Noox within the Free Storage period No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the easel's Godown and all Goods runsining undelivered after the 29th Oct., will be subject to Bent.
Stocks
G. Western Sugar ...
McKesson & Rob-
Monsanto Chemica
8
27FE
FICUSP÷€87.77
377987
**
FEAST
T****ƒƒ€ ̃.-8¤
****
All Claims against the Vessel minst be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 19th Nov., or they will not be_recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be affected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
“Agents. 22nd October, 1938.
Lars Today's High Low Close Close
Change 489 4.58-1/35 1/33 ap 11.89 11.80 11.87 11.83 .03 of 16.44 18,40 18,40b 16,49 .04 off
1138 1143 114 114
up 941 93 938 931
up
Dow Jone Averages.
30 Industrials
1936 High 178-44 143,11 176 78 60.48 4068 88.NG
Uct. 20.
* 30.06 -98.43“ 38.31 40. Bonds
1105,57 08.32 106.30 Commodity Index 68.37 55.18 87.26
Baziness Done: 1,630,000 shares.
Last Sale
Last Bale
Oct. 20 21
Oct. 20
21
15 147
361
36
Amer. Can'.......
1244 1271
Humble Oil ....
671
66.
Amer. Cyanamid 'B' 36
351
Am. For. Power 71 Am. & For. P. $7 p!
7
Int. Harvester Co. Int. Nickel
817
82
461
493
Int. Tel, & Tel.
12
Am. Light & Trac.. 37
361
Kennecott
56
561
Amer. Locomotive... 231
231
Loew's, Inc.
561
561
Amer. Radiator ...... 32
311
Lorillard
23
234
Amer. Rolling Mill... (90 - Amer. Smelting
90
544
.56
bins Inc......
433 444
Am. Bugar Refining 1791 Amer. Tel & Tel, ..... 101°
1804
93 941
101
Montgomery Ward... 561 57
281
Nat, City Bk. .........
434* 43**
461
Nat Day Prods.... 251 251
811
811
Nat. Distillers .......
291 281
31
311
Nat. Power & Light
121
12-
15
15
New York Central... 474
47%
331
334
North American
33 321
244
241
Northern Pacifc .... 31 314
741
731
Pacific Gas & Elec.
38
37
28
281
Face Lighting
527
524
27+
274
Packard Motor
12
121
Faramount Picture
56
- 561
Incor
151
151
1031
Petroleum
Pennsylvania R R 44.. 441 Phillipa
481
457
1674 13 494* 962 781
Pure Of Co
46 46
Pub. Service of N.J. 182
เ
will
Radio Corpn.....
102
111
Radio, Corpn Legy
$5 of
1281
Reynolds Tob 'B'.... 57%
194
Schenley
511
+501
104"
Schenley 51% p.
99
901
70
701
Sears Roebuck
94,
031
164 161
Bogany-Vacuum
107
161
8thrn. Cal. Edison
317
314
-31.
4 Sthrn. Pacific
454
451
Stand.. Brands .......
171
177
727 47
13 347
721
Stand. Gas Y Elec
71
461 Stand. Oll of NJ...
67
671
131 344
Sterling Proda.
771
767
72
Swift International 314 Technicolor
311
#1
18いい
513
mám 242 23 Texas Gulf Bulphur " 381 36. Transamerica........., 147 141 20th Cent, Fox Film
COMM.
32
311
granis
231
23
20th Cent, Fox Flim...
Douglas Aircraft
74
731
pí.
404
391
Du Font de Nemours 188 Electric Boat
168
| Un, Carbide & Car-
147
133
bon
1001
991
Elec. Band & Share
22
223
Un. Pacific
142.
143
Elec. Bond & Share
45 pf.
Un. Aircraft (New) 247
241
721
712* Un Atrine Trans.......
Un. Corpn....
151
154
71 71
831
$24
143
Un, Corpm. 13 cum.
DL.
351
302 Un, Gas Improve-
281
26
Piment
46 461
157 151
$27
524
·U. 8. Indus Alcohol / 384
US Rubber
361
413
411
D. 6. Steel .....
387 37: 781781
731 741
Vanadiumit
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CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
BERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,
CONSIGNEE NOTICE.
SS. ARAMIS "
25'A/36. BRINGING CARGO From MARSEILLES, &c. ARKIVED HONG KONG ON SATURDAY, THE 17TH OCT, 1936
ONSIGNEES are hereby informed
that their goods with the exception of Opiom, Tressure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Go. Godown Co., Ltd, Kowloon, whence downs of Hong Kong, Kowloon Wharf
&
delivery may be obtained immediately after landing
All claims must be sent in to me en before the Wednorday, 27th Oct 1936, or they will not be recognized.
the Company's Surveyor, Mesar Damaged Packager will be examined Goddard & Dongs in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 am, on Friday,
Srd. Oct., 1936.
by
Consignees must have a Revenze. Officer in attendance when any dutiable gords are examined by the Company's Burverbre
No Fire insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
R. OHL,
Agent. Hong Kong 17th Oct., 1936,
+
S.S. "BENRINNES"
Sailing for LONDON, ROTTERDAM,
• ANTWERP, HAMBURG and LEITH on or
about the 7th November.
Cargo will also be accepted on through Bill of Lading to the usual transhipment ports.
:: Next Sailing for SHANGHAI & JAPAN
S.S. “BENREOCH” 27th Oct.
Tel. 22833
For Freight and Passage apply to:~~
W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD.,
York Building." Agents: THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.
REICHSMARK RATES
Berlin, Oct. 21. The Reichsmark was quoted, (without guarantee) at:-
New York
Paris
Amsterdam
40.19 883.
75,-- 12.18 Paris Sterling 105.10 to 105.15 US.A. Dollars 21.4825 to 21.4875 Transocean News ServiCU.
London
RUBBER SCARCITY IN GERMANY
Berlin, Oct. 20. Natural and artificial rubber are becoming somewhat scarce in Ger-. many and further restriction of the sale of ruphar inmotor car tyres has been imposed by the rubber control 'authorities.
Manufacturers must keep at the disposal of the authorities a cer- lain number of tyres for urgent requirements,” which is interpreted As an obligation to keep reserves for military purposes.
POSTAL RECEIPTS
INCREASE
London, Oct. 21. The steady progress of national recovery is well illustrated by the postal receipts, which with the three exceptions only, have been higher than time corresponding month the year earlier, for each month since the end of 1932.
The increase in September.com' pared with September, 1935, was
TIN CONTROL "AGREEMENT
Siam's Unyielding Attitude
London, Oct. 21.
There is no surprise in tin circles '| Amer. Tobacco 'B' ... 287 at the failure of to-day's meeting Amer. Waterworks... 46 of the International Tin Commit- Anaconda Copper ... tee to disclose any new develop- Atchison, T. & 9. Fe. ments in the negotiations for a
Atlas Corpn. production agreement with Siam.
Auburn A wide diversity of opinion ex- ists, however, as to what may be announced at the meeting of November 5. Some quarters peralat in their belief that an agreement will be reached,” reiterating, the opinion that Blam has everything to gain and nothing to lose by holding out to the bitter end, sub stantiating their argument by pointing out that the price of the metal held up well after to-day's news was published.
Baltimore & Obla... Bethlehem Steel Boeing Airplane Co. Borden Co. Erlyn- Manhattan Trans Corpn. .... kiyn
- Manhatta $6 cum. pf...... 104 Case. J.. L.
1647 Canadian Pac. Bly. 13 Chase Nat. Bk. -... 491* Chesapeake Corpn. 961 Chesapeake & Ohio 76 On the other hand, others hold
1271 Chrysler the opinion that the meeting of Columbia. Gas & E. 191 November 5 will see production c. a. & E. 6% 'A' pr. 1057 restriction blow up accompanied Commercial Credit
the traditional fireworks, stress Com Solvents ing that they place a bearing in Comm. & Southern terpretation on the fact that an-
(ord.) other meeting of the LT.C. has comm. & Southern been set for only a fortnight away
Cord, $8 cum pt. Consolid. Gas of N.Y.
There is another factor which,
5.1 percent and the three preceed Biam since the guilder's devalua.Curtiss Wright A...
ing months each showed an "in- crease of 5.2 percent, compared with the corresponding month of last year British Wireles.
SALARY CUTS RESTORED
London, Oct 21.
it is felt, renders the position more Conseild, Ou dimeult. It is that the Nether-Continental Ol ands East Indies producers are
Corn. Products ...... 72 adamant against concessions to
Curtiss Wright (C) 19 on as they are now in a pos- Delaware & Hudson 504 tion to compete in the open mar-
Disttilers Corpn. Bea- " ket, and profitably, at a price as low Rs. £120.- Acuter.
EXPENDITURE ON RAILWAYS
Hle Bond & Share London, Oct. 21.
36 pl. The Southern Railway have de- Bec, Power & Light' 15 benefit of restored prosperity as is cided to spend a million pounds on Flintkote. Col... shown by the announcement that the continuation of the electri-Gen. Cigar
Shipping is beginning to feel the.
the F. & O. Company to-day sent |fication of ite outer suburban sys- Orn. Electric..... a message to the Commanderà of tem as far as Reading, and at the Gen. Foods A...! Tyre repair shops are unable to all P. & O, and British India same time to complete the electri- Gen. Motors, veniam secure suficient rubber for carry-ships, to the effect that the Boardfication of the various smaller Gen. Rly. Bigel ing out, ordinary repairs, even if have decided to abolish the zés | sections in the Aldershot and Gold Dhar they are prepared to use the ex-maining salary and wage cuts as Guildford areas. It is hoped that Goodrich Tire Co. ¿ pensive artificial material.-
the work will be Anished in 1939— Goodyear Tire & E
·British Wireless.
Restor
from October 1-
British Wireles.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LTD.
AND
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
YONSIGNEES per Co.'s Vessel
"PERBEUS"
FROM UNITED KINGDOM TIA SINGAPORE,
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
THE DEN LINE STXAMERS, LTD.
FROM LEITA, MIDDLESBRO ANTWERP. CONDON
AND STRAITS. „
THE &8, "BENGĢLOË."
ONBIGNERS of Cargo are hereby informed that all Godds was being Holt's landed at their risk into the hazardous
hereby motified; that their "Cargo
be disbarged inta
Co
whence
Wharf, Kowloon, where it will heat and/or extra bazardous Godowns of the Consignees risk and subject to Terms Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and and Conditions of Storage Holt'arves Delivery may be obtained, now and/or from Wheef. The Cargo will be ready for the 58
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods, bare left the Godorna, and Goods remaining andelivered after the 25th Oct; 1988, will he object to Bent
st
| 23 | 234 Wamer Bros. Picta. 131 133 141 111 Westinghouse Tiec 1511 1491
1%
Call Mones
Delivery from Godown on and after 80th Oct.
Optional Cargo will not be landed here anless Nation has been given prior to Steamer's arrival, but carried on from
hich the option artenda.
to port to the final port of call to
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods
All Claims agamat the Steamer be presented to the Undersigned on or before the. 74
will not be recognised? 1988, or they To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations, consignees must
are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of her a
10.45 436 And Noom within the Free whenuar Ofoer in attendance
Btorage period.
No Claims will be admitted after tha Goods have left the Steamer's Godowe, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 37th Oct., will be subject
to Fut
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned an ar before the 10th Nov, 1966, or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be affected BUTTERFIELD- & SWIRE
Agents.
20th Oct., 1986.
WORLD HAPPIER IF QUIT OF QUOTAS
Sir E. Crowe And Trade.
The world would be, happier when we were quit of quotas and rid of restraint said Ble Edward Crowe, Comptroller. General of the Department of Overseas Trade,
dutiable
goods are
examinedtil, C
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be azamined on the 23rd Oct, 1938, at 9am. by Meas. Carmichael & Clark.
by
No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned
W. & LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA) LIB.
Agents.
Hong Kong 19th Oct, 1936.
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presiding at the inaugural Fun- cheon of the Grocers' Exhibition. Royal, Agricultural Hall, Llington, recently,
We could congratulate ourselves, he added, that there was more prosperity here than in almost siny other opuntg but here weTE":ÉSE to many storm-clouds about and, to one whole chret day I was to promote and develop overates, trade, there were; also too many obstacles and restrictions.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.