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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1936.
THE SHARE
MARKET
Harriman's Weekly Review
Saturday, Oct. 24. Messrs. G. Ar Hals.man & Co.'s weekly share report and market review issued at noon to-day states:-
From Hong Kong, to
'Date'
Europe
Crefoldi
Nor,
in
Greissan
B'hampton, Rotterdam,
Bremen, Hamburg
Now,
20
Straits. & Ceylon
Crefeld...
Genau
Ningapore,,Dalambo
Μαν,
Manila
ÚAKİ BAY
Spore Poung, Belawan, Colombo.
Manlin
Nav
20
Sar...
30
11
Shanghal & Janan
Shanghai, Narth China & Japan
South Sea Islande
Chri
Neckar
B'bai. Tokoham, Kobe
Nov
1
Shanghai. Dalma.“ Take Thingino, T'home, Kiara, Kobe, Maka
Kar.
Areoverbkva..
Rahaul, Tulsi, Kirta & Kavieng, etc.........
Nor. 1
i
Subject to Alteration wilänet Noties,
ForPassage and Freight apply to
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN
Queen's Ralleling
MELCHERS & CO.,
AGENTS
:
Telephone 2777 L
CANTON AGENTS: JEBSEN & 00,, SHAMEEN, B.C.
S.S. "BENRINNES"
Sailing for LONDON, ROTTERDAM,
ANTWERP, HAMBURG and LEITH on or
about the 7th November.
リ
Cargo will also be accepted on through Bill
of Lading to the usual transhipment ports,
Next Sailing for SHANGHAI & JAPAN
12
S.S. BENREOCH 27th Oct.
For Freight and Pasonge apply to :---
Tel
994.33
THE
R.A.
HELIOS"
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W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD.,
York Building.
Agents:
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.
CHINA-SIAM
LINE.
HONG KONG-BANGKOK ·
leaving Hong Kong 28th October via Swalow
HONG KONG-SWATOW-AMOY
Accepting Passengers & Cargo for all the above metioned ports.Į HONG KONG-SINGAPORE-PENANG-RANGOON Regular Express Service
“HẢI HỒNG" caving Hong Kong 'seth October của Robus
Accepting cargo for all the above mentioned ports.
Excellent passenger accommodation' available.
For freight, passage rates and all other information-Apply to com
THORESEN & CO., LTD.
Tel. 30237.
General Agents.
'
Queen's Building.
QUEEN MARY AS in one of the great establishments
COLLECTOR
Wide Interests
VISIT TO ANTIQUE DEALERS' FAIR
A private visit has been paid by Queen Mary to the Antique Dealers' Fair and Exhibition at "Grosvenor House, states."The Times,"
With the eye of the connoisseur she made careful scrutiny of the many fine art objects displayed, and frequently surprised the com- mittee by her wide knowledge and her remarkable memory. En re- calling pleces which she last saw perhaps a decade ago,
It is undoubtedly due to the Queen's genuine interest in anti- ques and sympathy with such ex- hibitions that this and those that have preceded it have proved so successful,
INTERESTS ARE WIDE Possessed of a natural taste for the beautiful and that enviable sixth sense or flair which makes her fudgment one to be respected, her Majesty's interests are wide, and in the pursuit of her hobby she 'dis- plays as much keenness when muk- ing a dad as the humblest of the King's subjects and is as pleased to spend an hour in a modest little shop in The Lanes" at Brighton se
the James's.
neighbourhood of St.
Those fortunate enough to visit Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle will find evidence enough of the Queen's unfailing taste and judgment in rearranging the Royal art treasures and eliminating those which do not pass her critical dis- crimination
Brighter markets have been the order during the week under re- view and an improving sendency
Manila
shares has mi ing stimulated Interest once again, so that it seems not unduly optimis- tic to expect renewed activity in local shares after the settlement on Tuesday next The political situation up North is apparently easter, and reports from Canton show that general business in that city is active, so & revival genulac buying enquiry in our local market should not be long delayed, Hong Kong utility stocks are not much changed over the week, but the closing tone is dis- tinctly firmer. $53) buyers
at this price.
10
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
Parts
Geneva
Berilo
Athens
Milan Shanghal
New York Amsterdam
"Vienna Prague
105 5/32
(British Wireless Service)
October 21
October. 94.
105 7/84 31.271 12.17
#1
21.281
12.17
82 15/16
4.99 1/8 9.07
1332
9% 15/16
1/2 7/16
4.881
9.064
138 3/18
Bucharest
Madrid
Lisbon
Hong Kong
1/2-8
Brussels
29.06
29.031
Montevideo
Belgrade
Montreal
Yokohama
Helsingfors
Rio
Buenos Aires
Silver (Spot
BUver" (forward) War Loan
4.88 7/8
0226 7,8
1.88)
2281
H
9
18 DAYS
NEW YORK
5 DAYS
13
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SEATTLE
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AMERICAN MAIL
HONGKONG
13 PEDDER STREET"
LINE
CANTON BRANCH: 21, FRENCH CONCESSIO I
19 13/16 107 7/8
1 15/16
£95-40
Closing Quotations
October 21, 1938.
ON NEW YORK:-
Bank Bills, on demand zoj
Credita, 60 days' sight. 30°11/18
ON BATAVIA:-
On demand
On LONDON:
Telegraphic Transfer...
Bank Bills, on demand 13/18 Credits four months'
right
852
ON PARIN:-
1/3
Bank Billa, on demand 848
Credits, 4 month's sight 675
On Demand
102
ON SALOON:-----
On demand
*}
*3$1
ON MANILA: —
On demand.....
801
ON BANGKOK:-
On demand Ou JAPAN 2
On demand • 100
ON INDIA:-
Telegraphic Transfer... Bank on demand.
On demand ............ 1601
Bank Buying
SOVEREIGNE
Bate
1/3 1/18 BAR SILVER, per on.............. 19 13/:8 |
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
Electries close al after transactions China Lights (old) have firmed up to $14.60 cash and 515 December. Trams eased to $11.50 bid after dealing at $11.75 close $12 buyers. Telephones (old) | ON SHANGHAI: can be taken at $29 and the new shares Dear $10.50, " Yaumati OK SINGAPOR Ferries exchanged at $23.00, but Star Ferries with no business re- ported are nominally quoted $93 middle. Sandakan Lights are wanted at $8.30 or offer. Wharves are $113, and Providents. (old) have moved between $2 15 and 32. closing, with buyers in between. Steamboats improved sharply to $6 buyers. Hong Kong Lands have sellers at $40 and Réaltys at $5.70, after sales at $5.50 Hotels remained very steady throughout the the week around $6.,, but un eve of Settlement there are keen buyers at $6.30 cash at $6.40 November, which nugers well for further improvement, after the Settlement It should be noted that this stock is still more than $1 under its par value of $7. Cements after a quiet spell are Dow wanted at $11.75 Ropes are on offer at $3.85. Dairies have buyers at $22.25 and Watsons sel- ler around $4.75.
(Through Renter's Service)
New York: October 25.
QUOTATIONS
New York/London Cross-rate New York Cotton-Doc. New York Rubber-Dec. Chicago Wheat -Dec. Chicago Corn Silver Official
-Dec.
Dow Jones Averages,
30 Industrials
20- Baile
20 Utilities
40 Bonds
1836
-
Last Today's
High Low Close Close Change .. 4,88) 488-31/12 3/32 up 11.70 11.65 11.73 11.88 .05.0 16.52, 16.69 18.62 16.69 115 1141 114 1147
·94) · 31 94 1
·442 unquated
High Low Oct. 2. 178.44 143-11 175.60 60.46 40.66 38.61 38.00 26.23 3081 106.57
11 Commodity inder 68 37
Stocks Adams Express Amer. Can Amer. Cyanamid 'B* Am. & For. Power sm. & For. P. $i pi Am. Light & Trac. Amer. "Locomotive... Amer. Radiator ...... Amer. Rolling Mili... 913 Amer, Smelting... 55 * Am. Sugar Refining 1794 Amer. Tel & Tel... 101 Amer. Tobacco 'E' Amer. Waterworks...
PHILIPPINE MINING SHARES Big Wedge were popular "on a reported pour of P80.000 for the first 15 days of October, and deal- ings took place up to 93 cents. Atoks, also wore again in enquiry at $1.15. Mambulaos were a fea ture early in the week, coming into sudden demand and carried by keen bidding up to 38 cents. They close easier at 1 cents middle, The Demonstration mine is doing well this month and the shares are higher at $1.75, aftel a large turnover between 31.70 and $1.80, Antamoks, San Mauri Clos and Itogons remain much about the same levels as they were this time last week. Mineral Resources and Universal Explora- Anaconda Copper ... tions experienced a sharp rise, the Atchison, T. & 8. Fe. former couching 02 cents and the ] Atlas Corpn. latter 78 cents. Fara-Gumans ( Aubura fuctuated between $1.46/1.53. Para- Baltimore & Ohio... cale Gold and Gumaus Gold were Bethlehem Steel ...i In good demand with sales report-Bortng Airplane Co. ed as high as 91 cents and 69 cents | Borden Co. respectively. Suyocs came to bust- Bulyn Manhattan ness at $1.17 closing steady at this Trans Corpo...... figure.
Bklyn Manhattan The tone of the market at the 38 cum, pt. close is very film in all sections Case, J. I. and with still no sign of
98.92 105.08 56.58 67.70
.491
unchanged
up up
Oct. 24. High Low Close 176 19 176.44 176.91 59.16 38.48 38.81
35,89 35.33 35.43
Business Done: -820,000 shares.
Incor.
Change 10 up
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CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD.
AND.
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM"
NAVIGATION CO., LTD.'
YONSIGNEE3 per do's Vessel
**PREMIUS"
FROM NEW YORK VIA MANILA
are hereby notified that their Cargo will be discharged into Holt' Whart Kowloon, where it will le at Consignees risk and subject to Terms and Conditions of Storage at Home What The Carge will be ready for Delivery from Godown 00 and after 22nd Oct.
Optional Cargo will not be landed here, unless Notice has been given prior to Vessel's
arrival, but carried on from .38 oft
to port to
the fine! port
Port of call to which the option extends.
All broken, chafed and
are to be left in the Godom god flood
where they will be examined
med on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hoore of 10.45 and Noor within the Fres Storage period. No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Vessel's Godown and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 29th Oot, will be subject to Bant
All Claims against the Venel must be presented to the Undersigned an or before the 12th Nov., or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be «ffected........ BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents,
105.11
.05 up
67.73
.09 ap
Last Bale
Last Sale
Oct. 23, 24
Stock
Oct. 23, 24.
144 144
12573
1254
G. Western Sugar Humble Ol
352
351
65+
661
35)
351
Lat. Harvester Co.
72
71.
Int. Nickel
........
014
611
50
Int. Tel. & Tel:
124
-128
361
351
Kennecott
"50%
57
234
23
Loews Inc.
55#
554
307
302
Lorillard
231
231
911
McKesson & Rob-
$5⚫
bins Inc.
441
442
1791
Monsanto Chemica.
941
054
22nd October. 1936.
1011
Montgomery Ward...
584
583
271
271
Nat City BY.
421*
*424**
461
46+
Nat, Dairy Prods....
26
25
80
Nat Distillers......
202
281
301
303
Nat. Power & Light
12 t
12
15
15
New York Central...
461
481
324 33
North American, .....
334
33
231 231
Northern Pacine....
301
304
72
714
Paelic Gas & Elec.
371
37
281
291
Pacific Lighting
512 $2
27.1
271
! Packard Motor
121 12
Paramount
Picture
i
581
561
Pennsylvania
1047 1641
104 *
Phillips
R. R. Petroleum
1601
Pure Ol Co.....
!!
167
401
any Canadian Pac. Rly. liquidation for settlement Ac- Chase Nat. Bk. A. count, and with the continuity of Chesapeake Corpn. 97 'aggresive buying we have wit Chesapeake & Ohio 761 nessed the past few days coupled [Chrysler"
13
131
481*
484"
Pub. Bervice of N.J. Radio Corpn.
1841
181
117
111
96-
Radio Corpo feu
761
$5 of
127
1277
101
1051
Reynolds Tob F. 57% 571 Bchenler
491 497 Schenley 51% 1984
981*
Sears Roebuck...................... 69 181 Socony-Vacuum >
·93′′ 167
93.
17
Sthrn, Cal. Edison 32 317
1]
Bthin. Pacific
444
44
t
Stand Brands ....
174
171
721
72
Stand, Gas Y Elec
71
463
47
Stand. Ol of NJ....
67%
681
134
131
Sterling, Prods.......
751
754
341
348
Swift International' 317
31
71
Technicolor 71
241
34
61
Bi
Though one of the keenest visi-Curtiss Wright (C) tors to the antiques shops of Lon-Delaware & Hudson dom and the provinces the Queen Distillers Corpn. Sen- " always desires to have, the same grama
191
-191
50
491
Texas Gulf Bulphur 371 Transamerica 242 143 20th Cent, Fox Film.
373
14
27
22
comm, 20th Cent. Fox Pum
314
32
as an ordinary visitor Douglas Aircraft
731
73X
pt. *
40
1891
Un. Carbide & Car-
131
134
bon ... 991
997
231
23
Un. Fáciles....da 142
1433
Un. Aircraft (New) - 241
72Ua Airline Trans.. 134
Un, Corpn.
·240 141
77
7.
841
Un, Corpn. - $3 cum.
15 15 DE
451
451
374
UD Qua Amprove
J
254
251
ment vizminin 16:
*151
524
524
U. 8. Indes Alcohol,
384
377
481
UA. Rubber
351
·401* 731
40%
'U. 8. Steel
762
Vanadium
128
221
Warner Bros. Picts 13
132
Westinghome
148
Call Mones
1%
10
with increasing confidence in the Columbia, Gas & E'.-19): future regime' the time appears C. G. & E. 6% 'A' pt. 104.
further advance Commercial Credit 69+ ripe for a
"161 values.
Comi. Salvents Comm. & Southern
tord.)
.F
Like all collectors, the Queen has her preferences, Chinese jade berált in the catalogue of the Lady. ing perhaps one of her chief in- terests. During the past 20 years Catalogued as a portrait of Prin
Lever Art Gallery at Port Sunlight. Comm, & Southern (ord., $8 cum pt. she has brought together a collec- tion of unusual interest and con-
cess Bophia; and passed by some of Consolid. Gas of NY. the greatest art authorities, it re- Consolid. Ou talning numerous examples of re- markable quality. She has, in fact,
mained for the Queen to prove that Continental Oll
e knowledge of jade equal to that of many experts, and has only got this collection together by much careful selection
it was a portrait of Anne Luttrel, Corn. Products....... Curtiss Wright "A'.... Duchess of Cumberland."
ORIENTAL CRAFTSMANSHIP The many activities of the reception Oriental craftsman have for her aand is strongly averse from such Du Pont de Nemours 169 fasting appeal, and in addition to some the jade she has sore fine dinary course of business.
visits in any way affecting the or- Electric Boat
Elec. Bond & Share examples of both champleve and A frequent
our Elec. Bond & Share cloisonné enamelling, a collection museums, she is among the Lon- $5. pt: notable both for its comprehensive- don Museum's most generous do- ec. Band & Share ness and the high standard of nors, while her gifts of objects of quality, characteristic pieces of local interest to provincial museums Rea. Power & Light lacquer and many fine ivories,
Flintkote Co. -
dre well known.
visitor to
In pictures the tiueen perhaps New acquisitions seldom escape Gen. Cigar has a preference for Lower and her eye. Some years ago few visi Gen. Electric garden" subjecta, though her wide tors to the London Museum noticed Gen. Foods”. knowledge and accurate Judgment a bronze far of almost unique ta- Gen. Motors of eighteenth-century for alture terest which had been recently dug Gen. fay, Bignal has frequently caused surprise... up out of the soll of the City. The A few years ago the Queen was majority of visitors passed it, with the first to detect the wrong as out a glance, but it at once aroused cription to a Gainsborough port- the Queen's intensest interest,
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Goodrean✅Tire & F
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CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
ARY
CONSIGNEN NOTIUB.
9.5. "SONTAY **
19°AZ0/36.
BRINGING CARGO FROM DUNKIRK, &c.
HONG KONG or FRIDAY, THE 23RD OCTOBER, 1936.
TONSIGNEES are hereby informed that their goods with the exception
of Opium, Treasure and Valuables aIU being landed & stored into the godowns of the Hong Kong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.
AU
must be sent in to me on Claimi ΟΣ before the 2nd Nov, 1936, or they will not be recognized.
Damaged Packages will be examined by the Company's Barrayers, Messrs. Goddard. & Dougins in the presence of the Consignees at 10:00 a Thursday, the 29th Oct, 1986.
оп
- Consignees must have a Revenue Oficer in attendance when any dutiable goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors.
He Fire Insurance will be affected;by as in say case whatever.
1
4.
R. OHL, Agent.
[4769
Hong Kong, 23rd Oct, 1939.
PASSENGERS
Departures By Pres. Jefferson
Mrs. Magdalen
Selby-Hall and Stetteri.
FOR MANILA-Lt. Joseph Ï Bird, U. S. N. Mrs. Joseph L. Bird, Matr. William C: Bird. Mr. R. R.. Bryan, Mrs. R. R. Bryan, Miss, Lois- 1. Bayan," "Matr." Robert. Bryan, Mstr. Bruce Bryan, Major P. J Carroll: M.C, U,J. Army Mra Evelyn Hagan, Dr. Mary Harley: Mrs. R. G. Hugen, Matr. Richard Hugen and Lt^F. A "Kinzie, §. N.
The American mail liner Presid❘ 15 141
ent Jefferson sailed for Seattle and Victoria, via ports, on 431 431
Baturday 451
with, the following passengers:—"," 4**
Mr. Z. T. Zau, Mr. R. R. WoMack, FOR MANILA:—Misa A. Kromer, Mr. & Mrs. V. K. Song, Mr. Mic- Mr. G. E. Manuel, Mrs. G. E. Man❤ hael Ching, Mr. & Mrs. P. J. M. Le nel, Miss Joan Manuel, Mrs: 'Mil- Phát Vịnh. Mrs. H.L. Schultz, airs | dred L. Ma Curley. Dr. Josephine A. W. Griggs, Mrs. Elias Smith, E. Morelock, Mr. R. B. Pape, Mrs. Mr. Dan Freed, Mr. Peter Freed, R. B. Fape, Matr. R. B. Pape, Jr., Mr. Tsai Chung Che, Mr. F. HE. G. L. Parke, U. S. N., Mrs. G. Cressy, Mr. G. W. Sung, Father M. L Parke, Mrs. Mary H. Snow and Connaughton, Mrs. J. D. Crawford, Mrs. E. E Taylor. «
Chi
Miss Pansy Fung, Mr. Lee
FOR BINGAPORE:-Mr. 8. a. Man, Mr. T. P. Lim, Mrs, Y. M. | Crank and Mfi, 8; G. Crank. Cheng, Mr. Lo Min Pak, Miss Mar- jorie Savidge, Miss Vivian Fosse, Mr. G. W. Reid, Miss Yeh Hsiao Su, Mr. & MŸ. Clin. Reuman, Mr,
FOR PENANG:÷—Mrs. W. C. Schmittou, Miss Muriel J. Shanno and Miss Betty Jean Schmitiou.
FOR COLOMBO:-Mrs. Wm. T.
F. Grandi, Mr. T, Y. Chuang. Mr. Clemp. and Mr. A. Rayner Holt. Perry, Burgess, Mr. Merritt N. FOR BOMBAY:-Mrs. Lotta H Cooter, Mr. H. L. Behultz, Mrs, i Choatu, Mr. M. A. - Mann·· Mrs. John Groesbeck, Mra. George Eleb-¡ Madge A. Mc Farland, Mrs. Walter béck. Mr. Robert Freed, Mr. & Mrs. | G. Miller, Miss Ann Marie Miller, Lester D Freed Mr. Chao Ngai Fu, | Mrs Margaret B. Morrison, Mr. Mr. C. C. Jan, Mrs: P. W. Chan, Mr. Key Ostavan Miss L Key Osto 3. A. Harmesan, Mrs. David Young, van, Miss M. Key Ostovan, Mrs. H. Mr. Charlie Chan, Mrs. 5. là Long C. Rector, Mrs. Edna Smith, Mstr. Mrs. D.. H Cheng, Mrs. Ledng Donald Smith; Miss Oma Gene Chang Suí Goh, Mr. R. J. Keswani, Smith, Matr. Stanford: Builth, Miss Miss Crisate Wakefield, Miss Evelyn Pauline Stuart and Miss · Mabel
Zoe Wilson. Fosse, Mrs, G., W. Beld and Mr. Martin N. Chamberlian. -
PRES. ADAMS
remmo delle The Dollar round-the-world liner Presidenz Adama arrived here on Saturday with the following paa sengers:
FOR HONG KONG)—MP/PE Annis, Mr. F. G. Blakeslen, Mrs. Lorna Casati, Miss Babette Ca
FOR SUEZ”—Mr. Frank Peck- bam. Jer AMA
FOR NAPLES Mrs. Fabian R. Hanley, Miss Patricia Lee Hanley Lt. J. T. Lay, Mr. A. J. Smalley and Miss Alice Smalley..
FOR MARSEILLES:--Mr Ro bertson Braine, MI ME. Braine, Mra, M. Eynesford Jacobs, Miss Trin Enyesford Jacobs and Miss Nancy Eynesford-Jacobs-1-B BUT WI FOR NEW YORK-Mr. Häčħabd
sati, Miss L Quttertes, Mr. B. AP. Butrick, Mr Richard P. But Lamall, Mrs. Rahima Ismall, Ens, rick, Miss Ann Batrick and Mstr.
J. C. Morgan, U. 8. N., Mrs. Monica | Richard P. Butrick "Jr.
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