DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
Hong Kong Stock
Exchange
Sharebrokers' Association
THURSDAY.
露比中路排
Bellera
Sales Nominal:
Buyers
Balea Agalos
MARCH, 18,
Banka
$316 $630
H.K. Banks
Plo, (London) ....... Chartered Banks....
Mercantile Bks. “A'
Do.
Bank of East Axia...
"O
$1,285,00
ยง
21301
£16 £33
8151
186
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1937,
H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE
AND
H. K. SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION
Philippine Gold Mining Quotations
Benguet Explor
Big Wedge ...
13.75 13.50x.d. 13,78
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1
1.45.
44
351
#1 860|| 1,855/1,8071
£1104
£18
2331
17th Mar.
Closing Rated
18th March, 1937 Time Received
B. S.
clòs. 9.46 0.46 0.34 10.02 10.10 10.31 10.30 11.08
2.35
2,50
3.05
cloe. 3.20 3.44
£15!
N, C. & S. Banka ...
$2,1
Antamoks ....
Insurances
Atoks
1.45 1.40 1.45
49 41 44.
Canton Lusurmaaes, #315
1830/6 32.
Union Insurance ...
$830
Baguio Gold
$€ 28 27
$1.15
Underwriters
$1
Benguet Consol
71
$296
H.K. Find
$290
ITT
.15
16
11
International Assoo, o.
27
27 29
Shipping
$36
Douglases irrati
$35!
Coco Grove
B1
81
310)
Steamboate
$104
Consol Mines
.041
.011
.049
#35
indos (prot) ******
$35
336
Do. (det.)......................
Demonstrations
90
90
97
$36
137/6
Sheila, umaga.
137/6
E. Mindanao
331
33
30
10
Waterbosta
$10
G. Goldfields
25
25
Mining
Itogons
1.40 1.40 1.45
20/6
$12.86
112.85
$13.4)
LXL
1.40
2.45
1.45
18
Masbates
***
420
42+
Min. Resources
37
Unquoted 364
Northern Mining.... 13
12 13
#113
:
Paracate Gumaus
.85
64 75
85
86
2.1 4730
San Mauricio
2.03
2.65 9.76
2.70
9.75
(new)
190 ata.
#317
Suyoo Consol
43
44
44
441
+
$104
United Paracales
97
95 98
07
90
971
***
$3
Market Comment.
3
F
$
S
S
Q S
S S S -S
V.F.
$7.18 $7.38
173
.$38
H. K. STOCK
$114
$11a
$1.10 1.30 $2.201}
20 ot.
#31
1
#31
1103 131
***
7/7,10 $38
Kailang
Raubs ...
Venezuels Gold Fid
Docks, Wharval,
Godowns, etc.
H.K. & K. Wharton. Providents (cld!"... $2}
Do.
H.K & W. Docks Shangnai Docks S New Engineerings5. Lands. Holeis, and Kui dings
H.K Landa.......... 138
Du. 4% Debentures #102) Shanghai Lards....
Metropolitan Landa...
H.K. Kusities......6.65
Humphreys,............. 381
Cotton Milla
Ewo...........8.112.40 à d
S'hai Cottons(ald)S.
H.K. Hotela
***
-0101
(LOW)...
Wing On Textiles(S.) 52
Pablic Utilit
Tramways..
Pork Trama (old) ........
Da
Star Ferries
Yaumati Forries ...$26.90
China Lights (old)...) 4
;; ;
"1'-
$118
$80
$30
$15
2
1881 231/161
11.00/811
317
43
༣
LI
1.45
43)
38
BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital
...... $50,000,000
Issued & Fully Paid-Up, $20,000,000 Reserve Funds:
Sterling
Hong Kong Currency
Reserve..
Reserve Liability of
£ 8,500,000
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1951
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up Caplen). $10,000,000 | Reserve Fund
Proprietors .......................... $20,000,000
Head Office: HONG KONG
Board of Directors.
G. Miskin, Esq.,
M. T. J
Chairman.
Esq.. Johnson
Deputy Chairman,
J. K. Boushield, Esq.,
A. H. Compton, Esq.,
Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell,
J. R. MASSON, E
K. S. Morrison,
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,
T. E. Pearce, Esq...
A. L Shields, Esq.
V. M. Grayburn, Esq.,
Chief Manager.
Branches:-
Iloilo.. Peiping
Penang
Saigon
Amoy
Bangkok
13}
Batavia
Ipoh Johore
Rangoon
Bombay
Kabe
Calcutta
Kowloon
San Fran-
2.80
Canton
Kuala
cisco
Chefoo
London
Lyons
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
"(British Wireless Service)
EXCHANGE
YESTERDAY'S
OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS
The afternoon call-over revealed
a further brisk market with sales reported at advancing rates.
The Manila market opened firm and remained steady throughout the day.
BUYERS
Bank of East Asia, $85.
Canton, Insurances, $315,
Stockholm.
New York
$36
#105
116
316
35?
15.85 $5.80
·
34
China Do
180
Do. Debenturess.
19
$78
Chinese bates too......
$16.87 1115 -100
Iko.
news.
331
Zoong Singe S.
***
315.30]
|143/16|| ...
$i+
$88
881/80
$14.70
14.40/./35
$11.70
11.70
Do.
(new)...
15
584/1
H.K: Electrica. BOS
Union Insurances, $630.
$20
Macao do.
Sila
$301
$30)
Telephones" (old)
830.16)
3801
Douglases, $36.
Do.
(LOW)
819
HK, Wharves, $114.
301 27/0
China Buses...........
H.K. Docks. $31.
Tractiona
25/6
Do. (pref.)....!
Industriala
$181
Caldbeck, Ford.) 8.
$17
Macgregora (pref.)8.
H.K. Lands, $30.
$2
Canton Ices...
#1.70
$14
$11
H.K, Realties, $54...
$41
| 141/60]
3272 1:3271
$27
$1.60
#
Sandakan Lights...
tements. *2462key
Корев
Miscellaneous
Dales Farme****..
Ch. E'tingents................. $1
Constructions, (old)
Lane Crawfords.... 37.80. Nanyang Tobacco.. 27
Binceres
Do.
(now)
HK. Fire. $295
Providents (Old), $2.30.
Providents (New). 20 cts.
Raubs. $12.85.
H.K. Hotels, $7.30.
H.K. Trams. $15.30.
Peak Trams (Old), 541.
Star Ferries, $831.
Y. Ferries, $231.
China Lights (Old), $14.95.
China Lights (New), $11.70. H.K. Electrics, $581. Sandakan Lights, $11). Telephones (Old), $30. Telephones (New), $124.
March 16
106-25/64
21.45
12.14}
March 17 106-17/32 21.45 12.15
92-13/16
62-13/16
1/2-17/32
4.8821/32 8.941
4.88)
8.931
1401
Farls
Genera Berlin
Athens
Milan
Copenhagen
Shanghal
Amsterdam
Vienna
Frague
Madrid
Lisbon
Hong Kong
Bombay
Montreal
4.881
4.881
Brussels
29.011
29.01
Yokohama
Belgrade
Monte Video
Flo
Bucharest
Silver (Forward)
Silver (Spot)..
War Loan
On LONDON:-~
20%
20-15/16
201
20-15/16
34% 1011
34% 102
Closing Quotations
March 18, 1837.
ON NEW YORK:-
Bank Bills, on demand 30 3/16 Oredita, 60 days' sight. 30 9/16 ON BATAVIA:-
Tolagraphic Transfer... 11 A Bank Bills, on demand 27/32 Credits. four months*
MON sight...
ON BHANGHAI
On Demand
. On demand PARIS-
047
Bank Bills, on demand 668 Credita, 4 month's sight 100
17 ota.
321
122
....."1/3 1/32
$51
Watsons somer.
36.60
B. C. Enterprises...
AL
96%
Ch.G. 51928 0.9 Bds.
By
HK. Ropes, $44.
101
ON SAIGON:
prec. 81%
*108
Watsons, $5.80.
ON BINGAPORN-
On demand
prem. 14%
Do.
2101
Lane, Crawfords, $81.
Ewo Cottona, 8h.$14.40.
On demand On JAPAN:
528
OF MANILA:-
Oo demand
360
166
S'hai Cottons, (Old), Sh$118,
ghai
On. demand
100
ON BANGKOK".
374
17
S'hai Cottons (New), Sh. $93.
$7
ON INDIA:
stž
Constructions (New), 45 cts.
SELLERS
H.K. Banks, $1,800.
Lumpur Shanghai Colombo
Singapore Dairon
Sourabaya Foochow Maincoa Sungei
Haiphong Manila Patani Hamburg Muar Tientsin Hankow (Johore) Tokyo Harbin Mukden Tsingtao Hongkow New York Yokohama
Accounts opened
Recurve Liability of Pro-
prietors....
---• £3.000.000
£1.000.000
£3.000.000
Agencies and Branchei¿–
BAIGON
BEMCLEANG
ALOR STAR ILOILO AMBITSAR RPOR
BANGKOK BATAY I'A
BOMBAY
NALOUTTA
CANTON
KARACHI
MADRAS
CAWNFORE KUCHING CKSU COLOMBO MANILA
SHANGHAI
SINGAPORMA
HITIAWAN.
KLANG
KONE
KUALA
LUMPUR
BOUKAKAYA
TALPING
TIENTSIN
TONGEAR
DELN1
MEDAN
(Bhuket)
HAIPHONG
NEW YORK
TSINGTAO
HAMBURG
PRIFING
HANKOW
(Peking)
PERTANG
KARSIN
HONG KONG RANGOON”
YOKOHAMA
AMBOANGA
FOREIGN EXCHANG and Genéral Banking Business transacted,
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOBITS received for Qu Year or shorter periods at rster which will be quoted on applica tion.
The Bank's Head Office in Lon- don undertaken Executor & Trustee business, and claims recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained at any of the Agencie, and Branches.
A. BREARLEY,
Manager.
in
4
Current Local Currency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter perioda in Local Currency and 15, Sterling on terms which will be quoted on application.
Also up to date Safe Deposit Boxes in various sizes To Let. Hong Kong, lit March, 1937.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
T
HE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the BONG KONG & BHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules 'may be obtained on application.
For the Hong KonG & SHANGHAI
Banking CoaPORATION.
V. M.. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 1st March, 1937.-)
BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.
Authorised Capital ...$10,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital .................... 5,506,600.00 Reserve and Undivided
Profits.................. 9,685,396.59
Hip Orrio:—Horo KONG No. 10, Des Vaux Bond, Central
Board of Directors y
Bir Bhonson Chow, Chairman
Li Koon Chun, Esq. Li Lan Sang, Esq. P.K. Kwok, Esq. WongChaBon, Esq. Wong YunTong, Bay. Kan Ying Po, Esq. Chan Ching Shek, Esq.
Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manager. Li Tse Fong, Eaq, Manager.
esg
60 3/16
149%
1/231/32 Amoy
Batavia
London Manda
Branches and Agencias 2-y
Kowloon Pasang Santos
Bangoos Balgon Melbourne SAN XIAN-
THE CHASE BANK"
QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
HEAD OFFICE:
38, Pinn StesIT,
NEW YORK.
An American Bank offering com plate Foreiga Banking Service in the principal Markets of the World.
Interest Rates on Application. SAFE DEPOSIT BOXER
This Bank is entirely owned by THE CHAXE NATIONAL BANK, Naw Yoak, with Resources over U.S. $2,097,000,000,00
il
D. M. BIGGAR,
Manager.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECTE BANK.
LIMITED
Capital (fully paid up) Reserve Fund
Yen 100,000,000 OF Yea 132,630,000.00
1:
HEAD OFFICE:-YOKOHAMA
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES AT!-- Alexandria Honolulu Rangoon Bangkok
Hsinking Bio do
London Bombay
Batavia Berlin
Karachi Kobe
Oalcutta Canton. Dairen
Janeiro San
Francisco
Los Angels, Seattle Manila Semarang
Moji
Shanghai
(Dalny) Nagasaki Singapore.
Fengtion
Nagoya Sonrahays
(Murden) New York Bydney
Hamburg Osaka
Hankow
Otaru.
Harbin
Paris
SWALOW
Hong KongPeiping
By aday
Taboru
Kogumaki New York deactie
Thank
Tokyo
Challen
Bergarang
Yauchttres
Komalala
Paris
Shanghai Tokola
Kabe
Tientsin
Tokyo
Tsingtao
Yinkow
HB. Wort 4% Loaza
31% Wallace Harper...... A.K Wing On......
Do
Vibra Piling..
Sales to Shanghai
PHILIPPINE MINING
NEWS
Besides these buildings, a
magazine for explosives has been finished. Two more houses for la bourers are being constructed and placing of barbed wire on the pro- perty is nearing completion.
Flias Abedes, mine superinten- another for tools and other equip- dent of the Cagayan Iron Comment. pany, Inc. has reported to Conra- do A. Uy, president and general manager of the company, that four ore bodies have been discovered in Abedagfal claims number five
Mr. Abedes has recommended to and nine. Besides these four ore bodies, Mr. Abedes stated that the management that a railway be from the nearest small bodies of iron ore float which constructed
claims to a point of six kilometers is similar to that found in the pro-
from the port of Aparri MY. perty of the Philippine Iron Mines, had been found on Abedaqtal claim Abedes told the Bulletin that number 2, a deposit on a lode run-transportation facilities are avail- ning from north to south has been able because the water, is always uncovered. The deposit is about deep even during summer at this 25 meters wide and 30. meters long.pojat, the Biggest boat that can The labourers are working on this anchor at Aparri can also dock for open cut to determine the exact loading purposes. He further disk- ed the management to construct length of the lode.
a five kilometer road leading to the mine and the construction of a wharf for loading ore.
Every effort is being made by Mr. Abed's in trenching and open cutting in order to expose all the pre which can be found on the property. He reported to Mr. Uy that float on the original 14 claims of the company will yield no less
BANK DIVIDEND
HK. Hotels, $7.35.
H.K. Lands, $384. HK. Realties, $5.85. H.K. Trams, $15. Cements, $15. Dairy Farms, $274.
SALES
HK, Banks, $1,880. Canton, Ins, $320. H.K Wharves, $115. H.K. Docks, $31.
Providents (Old), $2.30, Raubs, $12.85 H.K. Hotels, $7.30. HK. Lands, $36. HK. Realtica, $5.80. H.K. Trams, $15.40. Star Ferries, $89-891.
Ching Lights (Old), $14.90-15. China Lights (New), '$11.80. Telephones (Old), $304. Cements, $15. HK. Ropes, $41-4.00. Watsons, $5.657 - Lane, Crawfords, $8. Vibro Piling, $7.
SINGAPORE RAW RUBBER
Co.-
Telegraphic Transfer Bank, on demand........
HIGHER WAGES
IN JAPAN
Economic Situation.
More Interesting
On demand ...
SOVEREIGNS Bank Buying
Bato
BAB SILVER, per o....... 1015/16
EMPIRE TRADE
To Be Discussed At
Conference *
London, Mar, 17.
Bombay Calcutia Cactua Kalpbang Backey
Piping Bingapor
Every description of Banking
Interest allowed on Current A counts.
Deponite received
for Fixed
Period at rates to be obtained on,
application,
Y. KANO,
Manager.
and Exchange business transacted. Hong Kong, 10th March, 1937.
gianted on approved
Loans
iritiba N
Current Accounts
opened
Local Currency – and, Fixed: De-
The Prime Minister, in reply to posits received for one year or During the past few weeks tne
House of Commons question re-shorter periods in Local and economie stuation in Japan hasarding closer economic relation-Foreign Currencies on terms which Decome more interesting. More ship within the Empire. said that will be quoted on application.
Bale Meposit Box To Let. stringent exchange regulations a new trade agreement had re-
`KAN TONG POP governing payment for imports cently Beeh concluded with
Oef danger have recently been established, the, Canada, and general trade discus- purpose of which is, of course, to sions were now li progrèkk with give the yeh the support that it the Finance Minister of New Zea- temporarily requires.
The second was the intró Juction
land.
It was proposed that at the Im- perial Conference there should be a general review of progress of
DISPUTES SETTLED
Pittsburgh, Mar. 17,
The Presidents of five subsidiary companies of the United States Steel Corporation have signed a contract with the John Lewis Steel Union providing for the settlement of all labour disputes without re-
The contract completes the agreement signed on March 2, in which Carnegies recognised the Steel Union as a collective bar- gaining agency for the unions and members.
REICHSMARK RATES Bort to strikes.
of the 1937-38 Budget carrying a deficit in general account, despite
Berlin, March 17. increased taxation, of 800,000,000 | Empire trade and questions aris- The Relchamary was quoted yen, to be covered by new loané. |ing front these discussions but thất | without guarantee at:-
The cost of Japanese importa has risen over 120 per cent. dur
any questions arising out of the Ottawa agreement should be dealt ing the last five years, whereas ex- | with „ALA occasion offered, in port prices have risen by only 47 separate discussions between the per cent, during the same period. From now on throughout the spring Japan normally has her largest Import balances, and this
individual Governments concerned. and apart from the Imperial con- ference.
The British, Government, be year there will be heavy purchases added, is not putting down any
40.23
.:
18 Today's contract also provides 173.68
for the recognition of workers'
73.32.
seniority rights and a week's holl- day with pay for those employed over five years— Reuter.
New York Paris
-Amsterdam, low
Amsterdam, high-
London Faris sterling, low
12.148
106.50
Paris sterling, high
108.55
21798
US. dollar, low 'dish US dollar high 4.21.806
B. D. JOSEPHS
of raw materiala, particularly of specific proposals on the agends ( 7'ransocean. N'eur Bervice, g Hong Kong, Mar. 18. Mesara H. B. Joseph & Co., re-froh, as a result of rearma-such as the House might desire to than a million tons. Mr. Abedes At the annual meeting of sbare-ceived the following quotations ment programme and exception- discuss. Whether any Dominion.
Governments would do so he did
has asked the management to in-holders of The Chartered Bank of❘ from Singapore in Straits Currency ally high industrial activity not know, but they had not done
crease the number of labourers India, Australia and China, the for Raw Rubber from 100 to 800 to hasten explora-Directors will recommend a final tion and construction work.
dividend at the rate of 14 per cent.
According to the mine superin- per annum subject to Income Tax tendent, the company has complet- Added to Pension Pand £35,000. to meet contin- ed the construction of five houses Bet aside.
of light materials, three for labour-gencies £40,000, Carried forward ers quarters, one for officials, and
£182,719.18:10d.
Spot
April-June
The rise in world brices of these 'Buyers
raw materials is causing domestic so yet. British Wireless, 414 Up #trices to advance, and this will in- crease the cost of living and, in 414 Up 4 42 Up time, wage rates.
July-Bept. Oct-Dec. Market Film 2; provement anticipated,
RUBBER PRICE UP
London, Mar. 17.
In consequence of the decision of there has been the advantage of the International Crude Rubber the depreciation in the yen. Committee yesterday to raise the Japan is likely to find it in- export quota for the second half. cressingly difficult to keep her of 1937 from 85 per cent to 30 hold on some of the markets that per cent, the price of rubber, rome Do compete, with increasing success were formerly held by Britain, and from 1a, 11d per Th. here to-day Up t It is these low wage rates which I foreign markets and to expand it should be long, before the Cables, from fingazonS arther uns | have been the most important tácz | their tralt tulel the pont years, cution exportats regain souls of brics lacre Toon by Bente por Th
tor in enabling Japanese exporters of the depression. In addition their lost marketz.
Transocean Newa Baratos.
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