1936-12-16 — Page 12

14th Dec.

$1,860

£10 210

H.K. Banks******* Du. (London) Chartered Banks...

$1,780

LAN

£109

Closing Rates

8.45

8.45 8.50 -8.10

£101

£32

Mersatile Bks. "A"

£141

Do.

C

BIA

$83

Bank of East Asis........

Autamoks

... 3.35 3.30 3.45

$83

N. C. & 8. Banki

Atoks

37

37

40

insurances

Baguio Gold

22

20

22

12

DAILY

SHARE QUOTATIONS

Hong Kong StockTM ·

Exchange

Sharebrokers'

Association

Buyers

Nellor

Halm

Nominat

TUESDAY, DEC. 15.

Buys Belar

{27 CILËN S

Banks

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1936.

H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE

AND

H. K. SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION

Mining Quotations

Philippine Gold Mining

15th December, 1936

Time Received

9.95 9.35

9.50 10.10 1.40

1,85 3.05

2.90

9.50

BANKS

HONG KONG And Shanghai BANKING CORPORATION

Authorised Capital: ...... $50,000,0DỤ - Issued & Fully Paid-Up $20,000,000 Reserve Funds :-

Sterling

Hong Kong Currency Reserva mester

THE

CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA AUSTRALIA AND CHINA, incorporated by Royal Charter, 153,

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.

paid-up Capitalsäiseksi. ..... £3.000.000 Reserva Fundjakesenjan 23.000.000 .....$10,000,000 | Racarre Liablilty of Pre-

prietors

£6,500,000

Reserve Liability of

Proprietors

$20,000,000

Head Office:HONG KONG

............. £3.000.000

Agencies and Branchers— ALON STAK AMBAR.

BANOXOK

1501L0

BAIGON SEMARANG

KARACHI

JEREMBAN

KLANG

SHANGİLAI

SINGAPORE

3.20

Board of Directors. Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,

BATAVIA DOMBAY

Кон

Chairman.

21.

125

36 36

1300

Canton Insurandes.. |

$300

36191

---

51

!!

14/6

$13.10

1305

$3)

$30

17 40

130

Union' InsuraDOSE .........

Underwriters

China Firen onts

H.K. Fires ayından International Auera, S.

74

Shipping

Douginses

Stambouste Gu

Indos (pref.)

336 Da (det.)

193/9

$10

"

Witarboats

Mining

Balatoes

Gold Hivern Geld Crook....

Salacota Kailans

Langrats (single) 8. Exploration.roen Da Slangbai Loan" 3.

Kauba hassangeren Venezuela Gold Fid. Docks. WharYES, Godowns, etc.

3100 K&K, Wharrow.

120 ct.

$137

Do.

Do.

(old)

(new) ***

Providents (old). Do. (new)

H.K, & W. Docks

S. China Motors 'A

Shangani Docks S.

Hongkows

18.

16071

Benguet Consol... 14.00

13.70

14

190 ot.

Benguet Explor XD. 17)

-

18

***

3487 $280

Big Wedge ...

37

PO

27

H

g| | ༔ * ཕླ

Demonstratious X.D.

88

er

89

68

H

H

64

62

04

K. S. Morrison, Esq.,

Itogona

1.95

1.25

1.30

1.30

A

1.25

1.20

T. E. Pearce, Esq.,

441

iiiiii

***

340

$30

I. X. L

1.38

1.35 1.40

N

1.30

A. L. Shields, Esq.,

1++

數

Masbates

38

36

39

G

36

fr

За

36

T. M. GRAYBURN, Esq.,

Chief Manager,

336

$38

Northern Blining

14

* 13 14

121/3

Paracale Gumaus

48

-

30

48

3101

San Mauricio,

"2.15

210 220 2.15

2.10

·

Suyoo Consol

351

36

36

:35

Amoy Bangkok

Branches:-

Iloilo 1pch

⠀⠀⠀⠀ 40!

United Farscales

1.10

1.10

1.15

Batavia

Johore

Bombay Calcutta

Kobe

Canton

·13.6

12

Chefoo

Colombo

12

2

Market Comment.

Q. Q

Q

પ

Q Easier Q" 7.Q.

Q Easier Q Q

Q

Dairen

Lyona

$13

Foochow

Malacos

$71

Hamburg Muar.

Haiphong Manila

Sourabaya Sungai

Patani

Titutsio

G. Miskin, Esq.

Beputy Chairman.

A. H. Compton, Esq.,

Hon. Mr. E. H. Dodwell,

Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson,

J. R. Mason, Esq.,

Peiping- Fenang Rangoon Saigon

Kowloon San Fran Kuala

Cisco

Lumper Shanghai London Singapore

CALUUTTA KUALA CANTON CAWXPORE

MEG COLOMBO

DELHI

HAIPHONG

HAMBURG

HANKOW

HARBIN

KUMPUR

KUCHING

MAURAN

MANILA

MEDAN 4

NEW YOKE

› PRIFING

KELAWAN KOURABAYA TAIPING TIENTS IN TONGKAH

(Bhuket) THINGTAO

TOKOHAMA

(Paking) AMBOANGA

PENANG

'HONG KONG KANGOON

FOLION "EXCHANGE and Genersi Banking Business transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened Rod FIX DEP0airs received for Out Year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on applica tion.

The Bank's Head Ofcs in Lon don undertakes Executor & Trustos business, and claima. recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained st any of the Agencies and Branches.

A BREARLEY,

Manager.

$108

$1.45

December 9.

20. cts.

MESSRS. ROZA BROS.

Paris

105 0/84

314

$81,

New Engineerings8.

44

Lands, Hotels, and

Bui dings

H.K. Hotels ....

B.K Lands..........

464 138

Du. 4% Debentures

9102

Saaguai Land.......D.

SIG

Metropolitan Lands...

951

322

Silver prices were 3/16 over the holidays for both deliveries, the quotations being 21 3/8 for Ready and Forward. Silver advices re- ported India as having bought and China sold to a small extent. After the official fixing the mar- ket was inclined to easiness with business done at 1/1è under the quoted rate. American Silver was quoted at 45 1/2 for Spot.

York moss- The London-New rate was quoted at 490-1/2 New York-London was quoted at 490

Geneva Beriin

21.334

12.189

Athens

Milan

931

93 3/18

Shanghal

New York

4.901

4.90 5/8

Amsterdam

9.01

9.01

1381

136

Madrid

Lisbon

Hong Kong

Brussels

28.98)

20.02

Montevideo

$1321/32.

Belgrade

+25

Montreal

180

Yokohama

$291

Helsingfors

Buenos Aires

$11.80

151

$9

$93

$35

!!!

40 ggu 2⠀⠀

$12

$38

$13.70

$12.60 $12

Month.

****: ****(**) *

H.K. Keltics................

China Do......

Do DebentaresS.

Humphreys ***** Chinese Estate.......... Cotton Mills

Evos

............... S.

S'ta Cottourfuld)S. Do. (new. Zoong Sings.5. Wing Un Textles($.)|

Pablls Utilities,

'framway"

kukate.

$61

Pool Trams (old)....

$24

Do ·(new).......]

Star Ferries

Yaunist Ferric

Do..

$20

11

ww

(new)

(new)

$28.10

$24

#10

Chins Light (old)

H.K. Electrics.....

Macao do

Sandakan Lights

Telephones (old)

Do.

China Busu.8.

7- Thctiona

Do... (pref.) ***

Industriala

Malabon Sagars ....

$19 Caldbeck, onl

815aogregors (pref.j8.

Canton Ices

Cements

Kopes

Miscellaneous

1201 Dairy Farms ..............

$1.20

$11

!!!!!

!!!!!!

12.1

THE EXCHANGE

MARKET

MARKET

Uncertain at the opening but later steadied up slightly.

STERLING

Opened with sellers at 1/2 7/8 but 1/2 29/32. was soon on offer resulting in business at 1/2 15/16 for various deliveries. The max- $12.80 ket closed at 1 pm. with sellers at $101 1/2 15/18 December-March" and 1/2 29/32 April-June, buyers at 1/2 31/32 December-April and pro- bably 1/2 15/18 May-June,

1577

$9.90

"*7/-

i

100

20

$2,80

$10

† Amusements ******

$3.

Uh, E'baingoat.................

$3.20

SIF

Constructions, '(old)

$1.70

142fota. Do.

Lane Crawfords.. Mackint

(SW

13

$4.85

W Powells.....

pren..

Dosha

Nanyang Tobacco...

Sinceres ...TLEY

Watsons

M. Greyhounds

5. C. Enterprises ...

237 CL.G.5X19200.3Bds

HLK. Gort 4% Loans

Do.

Wallace Harper......

H.K Wing Oa

8'ba

Bo

Vibro Piling********

prem.

**

$50

野重

Height

*Sales to Shanghai

*nQ81XH

U.S. DOLLARS Opened with sellers at 30 7/16 with business done subsequently at 30 1/2 for December and Janu- ary. There were sellers at 30 1/2 December-January and 30 7/16 February-May, buyers at 30 9/16 Cash-March arid probably 30 1/2. April-May...

SHANGHAI DOLLARS Sellers at 103,1/16, buyers pro- bably at 103 1/8 for cash.

SHANGHAI MARKET

Early advices indicated sellers 42jeta of Sterling at 1/2 13/32 for Spot.

$6.90

Subsequently the selling rate rose to 1/2-15/32 Towards lunch time the selling rate was quoted at 1/2 7/16 for Spot US. Dollars, opened with sellers at 28 1/2 and subse- quently rose to 29 9/16 for Spot, buyers at 29 5/8 for cash.

#3

14

5 at

98%

$108

$102

IN THE AFTERNOON

The market was a shade easier in the afternoon.

STERLING

business was done at A small 1/2 15/16 for January delivery, finishing with sellers at 1/2 29/32 December-April, buyers at 1/2 15/16 for any delivery.

U.S. DOLLARS

A small business was done at 30 The 1/2 for January, delivery. market closed with sellers at 30 BONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL || 7/16 December-March, buyers at 30 1/2 for forward and probably for near delivery,

Houg hung Vowervatory, Dec. 16.

Previous On Data On Date:

Day at

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE

from December 15, to 31. 1938.

HIGH WATE

Low Wazzu

At

Hong

Hong

at 4pm. 10 s.I.,

Kong

Koog

Etandard

Standard

Time

Barometer. Temperature 68

90.08 30.18

30.02

65

60

b. m.

tt. in. Wind-

Hamidity

78

08

Wod. 16

Thur. 17

12.03 2109 12 35 1149 8

16 38 40

Direction Force

E

ENE

$

&

8

O

Fri.

18

1312

Jat.

19

Sun. 20

Mom 1.91

Tacs. 2

Time.

00 750 8 655208 Weather 3611 89Hi 0331

Highest open-air Temperature, 14:28 17:10 1 2 Lowest open-air Temperaturs, 15:65

0754 17

6452

78 1601

38.

12 50 4.7 1741.3.8

00 20 17.1

1435

01'11: 15 30 15:4

B=Bine_sky; C-Olondy; D

1-198; Lightning;

01296 Bhowers; J÷÷Squalia

TeThunder.

02 38

56

1809

5 8 14

SECOND DIVISION Sellers at 103 1/16, buyers at 103 3/16 for cash.

HONG KONG

SHAREBROKERS'

ASSOCIATION

BA, BUYEKS L4ghts Old, $12.80.-/ Atoks, 59 cts.

SELLER'S

Electrics, $541.

MODE MASALES Lights Old, $12.65,

Atoks, 59 cta Demonstrations, $3.10.

LONDON EXCHANGE RATES

N

(British Wireless Service)

Vienna Prague

Bucharest

ملة

Bulver (Spot

Silver (forward) War Loan

Dec. 14.

105 9/64 21.31 12.19

4.891

4.90

1/1 61/64

21 1/16. 1054.

211.

34 105 7/8.

Closing Quotatious

| ON NEW YORK:--

Bank Bills, on demand 304

Oredita, 60 days' sight 30 13/16 ON BATAVIA-

On demand movement Cố Đô ON PARIS-

Hankow (Johore) Tokyo

Harbin Mukden Tsingtao

Hongkew

New York Yokohama

ia Accounts Current

opaned Local Currency and Fixed Deposita received for one year or shorter 1, periods in Local Currency and Sterling on terms which will be quoted by application.

Also up to date Safe Deposit Boxes in various sizes To Let.

Hong Kong, 1st Nov., 1938.

HONG KONG SAYINGS BANK

T

HE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application.

For the HONG KONG & SHANGHAL

BANKING CORPORATION.

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager.

THE CHASE BANK

QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

HEAD OFFICE:

18, PIN STRENT,

NEW YORK.

An American Bank offering com plote Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world

Interest Rates on Application.

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES

This Bank is entirely owned by THE CHARE NATIONAL BANK, NEW YORK, with Resources over 'U.S.. $2,027,000,000,00

D. M. BIGGAR,

Manager,

Hong Kong, 4th February, 1938. THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

THE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO.,

scarperatol with Limited Lindilty &Ú‚6.A.

Head Office: 66 BROADWAY, NEW YORK

Burplus

December 1, 1936.

On LONDON:--

Telegraphic Transfer... 11/ Bank Bills, on demand Credits. four months'

sight

37/32

1/3 5/29

Bank Billa, on demand 650

..... 109

Oredita, month's sight 680 ON SAIGON:-

Capital

On demand.

5211/16 Oy Manila :——

Un demand ON BANGKOK:

вод

Antwerp

Athen

Harana

106

Qu demand................ 1407. SOVEREIGNS Bank Buying

Bate

Baslä

Havre

Naples.. Nice

Rerlin

Heidelberg Faria

1/3 2/3

intertaken Feiping

211

Jerusalem Piraous

Liverpool Rome

ON SHANGHAI:- On Demand ON SINGAPORE: On demand On JAPAN:-

On demand

ON INDIA:-

Telegraphic Transfer BA SILVI, pas os.

Bank, on demand........

H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE

YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS

LIMITED

Capital (fully paid up):

Yen 100,000,000.00 Reserve Fund........ Yen 130,000,000.00

HEAD OFFICE:—YOKOHAMA

BRANCHES AND AGIRCLES AT: Alexandria Honolulu Rangoon Bangkok Hainking Kio do Batavia Karachi

Kobe Berlin

London Bombay

San

Los AngelesSeattle

Manila

teiro

Francisco

Bemarang Shanghai

Moji

U.S.$8,000,000.00 Calcutta U.8.38,240,344.38 Canton Reserves........... U.E.3897,619.83 Dairen 841

Amsterdam The Hague Montreux

Hamburg Munich

EXTRA MANILA CLOSING QUOTATIONS

Rombay

Brussels Cairo

Calcutta

Cannes

Colombo

London Rotterdam

Shanghai.. Lucerna Lugano Bingapore

Copenhagen Luxor Southampton Dublin Manila Tientain Edinburgh Marseilles Venics Hong Kong, Dec. 15.

Florence Milan Manita closing quotations Geneva úgures kindly supplied by Messrs. | Genos Ellis & Edgar.

Exir

Gumaus Gold Consol. MineS East Mindanao

The market was quietly steady. Equitable There are signs buyers are pre-Gold Creek pared to take more interest, but Ipo Gold ⠀⠀ are holding off in expectation of Mineral Resources" sécuring shares that may have to Mother Lode be sold on account of the ap Paracale Gold proaching Settlement.

The Manila market opened and remained qulet throughout the day with most prices at the close being a shade off on the opening quotations.

BUYERS

H.K. Banks, $1,810. Union Insurances, $8121. Shanghal Docks, Sh.$90. Raubs, $13.19::

Venz. Goldfelds, $8. HE: Trams, $1210,

Star Ferries, $93,

China Lights (Old)-$12.70. EK. Electrics, 4537. Sandakan Lights, $10,||| Ewo Cottons, 8h.$13.70. Cort. 4% Loan, 8% Prem. Gort 81% Loan 5% Prem Demonstrations, $1.05) Div.

-DAMSELLKEA

HK Lands958 China Lights (Old). $13.00.

KASAL, TRIBALES. HF Trans $1253. China Lights (Old), $12.60. HK. Electrics, $54

Vienna

Yokohama ∙Monte

Carlo Zurich

Glasgo Montreal,

Branches of American Express Company in Principal Cities, of United States of America and Canada, 27

Bum

p.th.

TH

.23

.22 0375 .03 .23 .18 ...18:

22 .21

211 .211

.33

12

121

125)

.241

Salacot Bta Roes Universal Expi Marsman Dayaka Cocogrove

..0475

0475 1043 22 21 105.00- 104:00

25

Mambulao

::

North badana Byndicate Invest Development Inc, Tinsgo

--10:

10

.20

Quieter Active

CHINA NAVAL BASE

PLAN

Mr. T. V. Boong, often referred

All classes of Commercial Bank- ing Transactions undertaken.

Personal investment accounts bandled,

(Dalny) Nagasaki Singapore Fangtien Nagoya Soerabaya

(Mukden) New York Sydney

Hamburg Osaka

Hankow

Otari

Harbin Paris

Hong KongPeiping

Tiantain

Tokyo

Tsingtao

Yinkow

Interest allowed on Current A Dourt.

Deposite received" for Fixed Perioda at rates to be obtained on application.

Y. KANO,

Xanager.

Hong Kong, 13th Nov., 1938.

BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.

Authorised Capital $10,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital ***** 5,508,800.00 Esserve and Undivided

-Proāts

The Company offers to intending: No. travellers the use of ita "Travelers Uhequer and Letters of Credit and, in addition the world wide services of its thoroughly equipped Travel Departmenta

OH BENSON

General Manager.

SINGAPORE RAW RUBBER

$885,396.57

HRAD OFFICE:-Howa Koma

10, Des Voeux Road, Centrul

Board of Directors

Bir Bhonson Chow, Chairman,

Li Koon Chun, Esq. La Lan Bang, Esq. | F.-K. Kwok, Faq. Wong Chußon, Esq. Wong Yunlong, Haq. Kan Ying Pu, Esq. Chan Ching Shék, Faq

Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manager. Bali Tas-Fong, Esq., Manager.

„Branches candi: ulgencies (im

Singapore Pricos

Xobs

Hong Kong, Dec. 15. Mesars. H. B. Joseph & Co., EB-

ETOLY

Товра

to as the "Montague Norman for ceived the following quotations 4. Bxchange

trom Singapore in Straits Cur China who is envisaging Hainan

Island as a future naval basrency for Raw Rubbe stated that a huge development scheme is under consideration, azys the "Bulletine" va

Spot

Jan-M

Consol Mines (05/051" Demonstrations, $1.06 ExDiv.

July-Sept

Buyers

321 Upd

Up

¡Current Ascopnja - opened Ffonal" "Currency and Fixe

posits "received" for one

riods in

Het Manager.