1937-04-12 — Page 12

DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS

リ

Hong Kong Stock

Exchange

Sharebrokers'

Association

SATURDAY.

Bayola

Maleta

Noeleas

で

APRIL. TEL,

OFFICIAL

28 mua

$160

£117

218

£33

£15)

188)

a

$390

Canton kusaraziuota

1630

1320 3435

***

$1.88

Judorwrikare

$1.65

$986

H. K. Fire

fasistans

#285

Shipping

H.a. Banks

po (London) |

Uhartered Banks

Mercantile Bky. "A"

Du.

Bank of East As...] '188]

N. U. & S. Back!.........

insurances

Vama kawuraudus ---

Internatioun) Amaco &.)

***

215

B331 2151

1

the

the

BUYTES

$36

SCROLL

$35

lados (prvi) un

150

DU

113/8

$9.45

W

21/8

المثال ما جنان ال

A

Sheila RTS PARAME

Waterbouta

Mining

Kailans .......

$13,70 Rauba.....................

Venezuela Uold Fld».

Ducks, Wharves,

339

19

$35

1/11/10/

・

23.

$13.80

12.15 $21

$30!

Godowns, eto.

1117

HK. & K, Wharton.

:118

"2.30

Providents (old

$2.15

12.90

420 ot

Do.

(now)

Telephones (new), $12.40.

◊ cts

3 1/

H.K. & W. Locks

1301

Cements. $15.46.

$ica #31

Shangnai Docks S.

$101

Sinceres, $3.05.

Now Engineering.

+3

QUOTATIONS

The market displayed a harden-

11,200 ing tendency, and a fair amount or business was put through at Improved rates.

Manila responded slightly to Washington's reassuring advices

as to the price of gold; rates as

whole were higher and market steady throughout

trading period.

Hong Kong Banks, $1800. Bank of East Asia, $88‡. Union Insurances, $490. Underwriters, $1.65.

H. K Docks, $301

Providerits (old), $2.15. H. K. Hotels, $7.70.

Humphreys, $9.00.

H. K. Realties, $54.

H. K Trams, $15.00.

Peak Trams (old), $4).

Peak Trams (new), $1.00. Electrics, $60,

Sandakan Lights, $113.

Athens

Shangbai

New York

Amsterdamn

Vienna

Brussels

Yokohama Belgrade Monte Video

Rio ......

Bucharest

Silver (Forward)

Silver (Spot)eens

War Loan

Du LONDON:

Closing Quotations

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1937,

H. K. STOCK

EXCHANGE

SATURDAY'S

LONDON EXCHANGE RATES

(British Wireless Service)

April &

107 25/84

April 10 109-5/18

Paris Geneva Berlin

21.52

21.541

12.17

12.191

93 1/16

931

Mllan.....

Copenhagen

Stockholm

........£6,500,000

BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI | THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA

BANKING CORPORATION

Authorised Capital $60,000,000

1

Issued & Fully Paid-Up $20,000,000

Reserve Funds:-

Sterling

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1857

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.

Hong Kong Currency

Pald-up Capital..........

£3.000.000

Reserva

$10,000,000

Reserve Fund

£1.000.000

Reserve Liability of

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors..

£3.007.000

Proprietors.....

...$20,000,000

4.86.5/16 8.941

4.90 8.95

Head Office:-HONG KONG

140 7/16

140-7/16

Board of Directors,

Prague

G. Miskin, Esq.,

Madrid

Chairman.

BOMBAT

Lisbon

M. T

Johnson, Esq.,

CALOUTTA -

KARACHI KLANG KOME

KUALA

» Agencies and Uranches:- ALOR STAR ILOIW ANKITSAR [POW

BANGKOK

BATAVIA

BAIGON

UIMARANG

BRALEMBAN

SHANGHAI

SINGAPOR

BIZIAWAN

" Henr Fon

CANTON

LUMPUR. Deputy Chairman.

BOURADAYA

Bombay

J. K. Bousheld, Esq.,

29.061

29.09

Montreal

A. H. Compton, Esq.,

CAWNPOBE

ска

KUCKING

TAIPING

MADRAS

TIENTSIN

4.631

4.804

Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell,

COLOMBO

MANILA

TONGKAN

J. R. Masson, Esq.,

214.

H. S. Morrison, Ed.

Hon: Mr. J. J. Paternom,

T. E. Pearce, Esq.,

870

670

A. L. Shield, Esq.,

21

21 1/16

20-15/18 21

V. M. Grayburn, Esq.,

Chief Manager.

3% 103 1/16

Amoy

Branches:---- Iloilo

April 10, 1837..

UN NEW YORK:-

Bangkok

Ipoh

Batavia

Johore

Peiping Penang Rangoon

Bark Bills, on demagu 30

Bombay

Kobe

Saigon

$7.70

$7,70

Lands, Hotels, and

Buildings

H.K. Hotela

H

$7.85

ou

£36

H.K Luda...

1301

S'hai Cottons, (old), Sh.$120. S'hal. Cottons (new), Sh.$93. Constructions (new), 45 cts.

SELLERS

Providents (old), $24.

ON SHANGHAI:-

ON SINGAPOR

11/9 Telegraphic Transter. Bask Bills, on demand 27/38 Credita, four months'

sight

Credite, 60 days" sight. 30ĝ

Calcutta

ON BATAYJA-

Canton

On demand...

$3

Chatoo

On. Paris:-

1/3 1/32

Colombo

Bank Bille, on demand 870

Dairen

Lyons

Credits, 4 month's sight 709

Foochow

Maincoa

On Demand ............ 1014

ON SAIGON ----

Haiphong Manila

On demand

B6?

Hamburg Muer Tientsin

On demand ...........

528

1

ON MANILA-

Hankow

(Johora) Tokyo

On demand

801

Harbin

Mukden

Tsingtao

San Fran-

cisco

Kowloon Kuala

Lumpur Shanghai London Singapore Sourabaya Bungai

Patani

DILHI HAIPHONG

HA METRO"

BANKOW

BABBIN

PRIPING

YOKOHAMA

(Peking) RAMBOANGA

PINANG

HONG KONG KANGOON

FORMIGN EXCHANOL and General Banking Business transacted,

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened· and FIXED DEPOSITS received for On Year or shorter periods at rater - which will be quoted on applica tion.

The Bank's Head Office in Lon- don undertakes Executor & Trustee business, and claims recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on" terms which may be ascertained as any of the Agencies and Branches

A. BREARLEY,

Manager.

MEDAN

(Bhuket)

NEW YORK

TEINETÃO

$105

Do. 4% Debedtures

8101

H. K. Lands. $361.

On JAPAN:

ON BANGIO:-

Hongkow

436

Shanghai, Lands...5.

Star Ferries, $87.

On demand

106

On demand

1401

$10

Metropolitsa Lands..

China Lights (new), $14);

OX INDIA:--

SOVEREIGNS Bank Buying

H.K. Realties.

$5

China Dod.

}81

Rate

......................................................

Bia SILVER, por os.

1/231/32 91 1/16

180

Do. Debentures.

Humphrays) 19.20

$74

Chincas Estate................

Cotton Mila

$10)

เช

$120 $93

Suns Cuttonaluld,S.

$120

По (new B.

143

val

Zoong Singe

$30

444

Wing De Textile $54

- Pabllë” “Utiltas

315

14.80/15

A

31..

:87

Star Forries

$26.

$14.71

4146

$60 $60801/1

אן,

Do. (now)...

H.K. Electrics

Macao du

3:12

130

Telophones (old)

$12.40

$12.40

Do.

(new)

$91

China Busss...

97/6

Tractions DLANI

27j.

Do. (prof.)....!

Industrials

Tramways

Peak Trams (old) .......

Do. (new)...

Yaumati Ferries ...

Chins Lights (old)... #14)

Sandakan Lagt e

$14:05)

4;

Sinceres, $3.10.

Govt. 31% Loan. 11/11 Erem.

186)

L

134

001

יד

301

114.20

40 cla

#17

**

Canton Ice

$131

$18: Caldeck, ond.) d.

Macgregorsftpofab:

Deimants

Miscellaneous

50%

143

૧

$101

35.3

'395) 34.70

Dairy Farma.....

$25

STAI

Ch. Ktainments..............

San

31.60

Constructions, (old)

Do.

{now|15 cta.

$8

Lane Crawforda...

$3.05

33.10

$8.10

96%

prem.

睡衣

pretz

A

(

$60

Nanyang Tobacco..

Aircares.

Watsons.

SC. Enterprises

1.0.6X10230.7 Bds

Н.К.

K. Govt. 4% an

Do. 3%

Wallace Harper

B.K Wing Oo

8'hat

涡

Vibro Piling

• Sales to Shanghai

Electrics, $604.

H. K. Ropes, $51.

SALÉS

H. K. Docks, $30/30}. Providents (old), „$2.20. H.. K. Hotels, $7.70.

H. K. Trams. $14.80/$15.

"China Lights (old), $14.70.

Electrics, $801/604...

Telephones (new), $12.40.

Cerents, $15).

Telegraphic Transfer... Bank, on deraand..

THE SHARE MARKET

Harriman's Weekly...

Saturday, April 10. Messrs. G. A. Harriman & Co.'s weekly share report and market at noon to-day

THE EXCHANGE review issued

MARKET

MESSR'S. ROZA BROS.

states:-

be A quieter market has to reported for the week under re view, and with buyers orders fewer rates for the Hong Kong market leaders have receded slightly. Manila has again been disturbed by rumours, and the latest about a possible lowering of the US dollar price for gold, has brought out sellers. and so quotations are generally lower all round in an advices reported easy market.

Hong Kong Electrica are sought India as having bought. Specula- tors sold. The market was quiet, for at $80, after sales at this figure. American Silver was quoted at 401China Lighta (oid) exchanged at for Spot.

Saturday, April 10." Silyer prices were higher yester- day to the extent of 1/16 for both deliveries, the quotations being 21 1/18 for Ready and 21 for For-1 ward. Silver

New York Yokohama

in

Current Accounts opened Local Currency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods, in Local Currency and Sterling on terms which will be

FRENCH RETAIL quoted on application.

TRADERS

Agitate Against 40-Hour Week

Paris, April 10. The agitation by French retall trade organisations which followed Introduction of the 40-hour week! has led to the decision of the economic committee of the Cham- ber of Deputies to bring up the question in Parliament next Wed- nesday.

The Ministers of Labour and the Interior have instructed the pre- fects in the provinces not to prose- cute shop-owners who keep their shops open on Mondays in spite of the Government decree forbid ding open on that day.

Also up to date Safe Deposit Boxes in various sizes To Let. Hong Kong, 1st March, 1837,

HONG KONG SÅVINGS BANK

HE Business of the above TBank is conducted by the

HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Rules may be obtained on application,

For the Hong Kona & SHANGHAI

BANTING CORPORATION.

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager. Hong Kong. 1st March, 1937.

BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.

Authorised Capital $10,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital 5,593,600.00

The Association of French Ban-Reserve and Undivided

Profita ..... kers, according to a newspaper re- port, has alio protested to the Premier, M. Lean. Blum, against

2,776,790.76

HEAD OFFICE:Hexa Koso

$14.70 and have further buyers. The London/New York cross-Tranis came down to $14.76, but introduction of the five-day week No. 10, Des Voeux Road, Central. rate was quoted at 489.78. York/London was quoted at 21/32.

-3.

#d

$1

36%

MARKET

4108

: 10

Dall but steady.

STERLING

365

#61

PHILIPPINE MINING

NEWS

the banking and. Insurance New close with buyers at $15.00 Star in 489-Ferries made $881 and have fur-business.

ther sellers at a shade above this.

fi

The bankers, says the report,

Meanwhile the labour unions àre demanding extension of the ave day week scheine to the postal ser- Vice, garages and even barbers.-- Transocean News Service.

Board of Directors

Sir Shouson Chow, Chairman

P. K. Kwok, kaq, WongChuson, Esq.

Chan Ching Shel, Esq.

Koon Chun, Esq. Li Lan Sang, Req.

Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manager.

Li Tee Fong, Esq., Manager.

Telephones (old). have eased to point out that the five-day week $30 and the (new), to $121. Singais impracticable in banking and in-Wong YunTong Eag. Kan Ying Po, Esq. pore Traction Ords can be taken at surance, No transactions were reported. 26/6.

Industrials, there has There were sellers at 1/2 29/32 Among April/December. buyers at 1/2 been a considerable business done between $15 and | in Cements 15/18 for any delivery.

U.S. DOLLARS

$15.20 and they close buyers at Ropes are now on offer Nothing doing. There were small $15.40. sellers at 30 7/16 for cash and 303 at $5.40. April/August, buyers at 301 Cash/ May and 30 7/16 June/August.

SHANGHAI DOLLARS

A small business was reported at 102 for cash.

were

for cash.

There

Ore reserves estimated to be a recent report on the property sellers at 102, buyers at 102 3/16 worth. P3,018,800, are reported on dated December 7, 1936 he stated four of the Mindanao properties of that these claims are the best, re- Agusan Gold Mines, Inc., accord-cently discovered in the Philip- ing to the annual report issued by K. H. Hemady, president. Machin- ery is already on its way from the United States to start production on a placer property operated by Agusan Gold Tagbanahan,

in Agusan.

SHANGHAI MARKET There were sellers of Sterling at pines, and that he believed they 1/2 10/32; buyers at 1/2 for cash. would be the basis of a large and UB. Dollars, sellers at 291, buyers profitable gold inining operation. at 29 13/18 for cash.

Mr. Clinton has recommended that

a tunnel be driven to cut the vein directly under where high grade samples were taken.

Mambulao Claims Three groups of lode claims near

held by Agusan. The White Star group consists of seven full claims. bounded by a number of properties of which Bán Mauricio is already

Agusan Gold was incorporated in March, 1935. with a capital stock of P250,000, which was sub-Mambulao, Camarines Norte, are Bequently increased to P500,000 by a. stockholders' resolution passed on September 7, 1936. The com- pany has paid no promotion fees or any commission for the sale of stocks; and all officers of the are serving without corporation compensation, according to Mr. Hemady's report..

GERMAN-MANCHUKUO TRADE

Ewo rose further to Sh$17, at which there are now small sellers.

Dairy Farms are around $25 and Sinceres are wanted at $3.05 after sales at $3.10.

Watsons, cam a 25 cents divi- dend are either side of $0. Mars- man Hong Kong were dealt in at 8/ and 8/3.

!

Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels B very much quieter have becz market, with sales down to $7.70 cum. There are now buyers near this figure.

Lands sold down to $36 and Realtys to $5.85. Humpreys cou- Wharts tinue in enquiry at $9. have been bought

$118 up to and are wanted further a dollar. Docks are in enquiry at The German-Manchukuo trade under. agreement, which expires in June $304 after sales at this. Providents

Berlin, April 10.

· SINGAPORE RAW RUBBER

Batavia Bombay Cakstie Cazden

Branches and Agenciŝa :-.

Kowloon Paning

Losing

Kanila

Barfood

Brigis

Katharoe Bas Fan-

Bourabaya

Iwataw

Zydkar.

Tábora

seco Teatula

Haiphong Bankow

Now York

Zaky

Honoluis

Paris

Bendang, Bhaagba

Yahoobyst Jokohama

Kobe

Palping Singapore

THE CHASË BANK

A

11, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

HEAD OFFICE:

18, PINE STREET, DE

NEW YORK.

An American Bank offering com

plete Foreign Banking Berries in the principal Markets of the world. Interest Bates on Application.

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES

This Bank is entirely owned by

THE CHASE NATIONAL BANE, Naw YORK, with Resources over U.B. $2,027,000,000,00

D. M. BIGGAR,

Manager.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

LIMITED

Capital (fully paid up)

Yen 100,000,000 007 Reserve Fund Yen 132,650,000,00

HEAD OFFICE:—YOKOHAMA

Brischia and AGÉNCIKS" AT: Alexandria Honolulu Bangoon Bangkok Hoiuking Bio do

Karachi Jansiro Kobe! San Batavia

London Francisco Los Angeles Seattle Manila Semarang

Dairen Moji

Barlin Bombay Calcutta Canton

Shanghai

(Dalny) Nagasaki

Singapore

Soerabays

(Malden) New York

Sydney

Hamburg Osaka Hankow Otaru

Tientsin

Tokyo

Tringtão

Fangtion Nagoya

Harbin Paris

Hong KongPeiping. Kinkow

Interest allowed on Current Ar counte

Deposits received for: Fixed Periody at rates to be obtained on application.

Y. KANO,

Manager.

a. È. JOSEPH & CO.

Every description of Banking Hong Kong, 10th March, 1937. Hong Kong, April 10.. and Exchange business transacted, On approved Mier B, Joseph & Co., Te-Loans granted cetved the following quotations securities. from Singapore In Straits Currency for Raw Rubber:

Spot

May-June July-Sept. Oct.-Dec.

Buyers

Market.-Lregular

41 Down 41 Down J 42 Down 42 Down +

Currant Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fixed Do powita received for one year or shorter periods in. Local and Foreign Currencies on terms which

Safe Deposit Boxes To Let.

KAN TONG PO,

Chief Manager.

Berlin, Apt. 9. The Reichsmark was quoted (without guarantee) at:-

New York Paris

REICHSBANK RETURN REICHSMARK RATES

Berlin, Apr 9 The Reichsbank return" dated has been extended for three years. (old) eased to transactions at from April 7th and issued on Fri

No important changes are made $2.15, but close buyers round $2.17% day shows an increase of goldstock Cements were strongly enquired by 3.1 to $7,7 and an increase of for throughout the week and were röleign currency by 01 to 5.8, mak- freely dealt in between $15.20/50. Ing a total augmentation of note- closing strong at the latter figure.. cover by 0.2 to 13.5 million Relena-

Insurance stocka continue. Erm. martÁ,

in production. A geographical in the new agreement survey of this group is being made Reuter,

by Developments, Inc., on a profit- sharing basis, all expenses to be j borne by Developments.

period of more than In addition to the original placer The Gold Queen group consists, left over a cialms in Agusan which are said of 14 full and three fractional three months, and the option to contain rich gold and platinum claims, while the Columbus group was exercised on his favourable deposits, a number of other pro-consists of 17 full and three frac- recommendation. perties have been acquired, Mr. Honal clatins. These groups are Near the town of Cusing a Hemady stated. Recent acquisi-both under operating contract to Union, a placer, property is held

Mine Operations, Inc., on a 50-50 under option." tions include the following:

Tayabas Claims

proat-sharing basis, without any A 70 per cent interest has been additional expense to Agusan. No acquired by Agusan Gold in 100 report has been submitted on these Jode gold claims in Baler, Tayabas, properties so far, but extensive known as the Banta Teresa Gold work is now going ou Mining group. Several veins are, hald to have been exposed on this

Untons are $635 cum, and Cantons Noté circulation has decreased $320 buyera. Hong Kong Fizes by 202.6 to 4646.1 million marks, were dealt in at $285. Under- The amount of ore given as writers are wanted at $1.60 in shown by the bills and cheques ag- shipping Itido China demered, on vance Investiments, decreased by the satisfactory report, are wanted 422.9 to 5217.5 million marks. -- at $50, Steamboats are available. Transocean News Service. at 19.00. tasting

are

40.22 ******** 887.5 Amsterdam 73.45 to 73.48 12.17

· London: Paris sterling 109 to 109.4 U.S. dollárk....... 22:12 to 22.17. Transocean News Service.

WEAKNESS IN MARKET

American Rumour Effects

London, April 10. The general weakness which developed in the principal ex- change, coinmodity and security markets on Wednesday on rám- ours that the United States Gov- ernment intended to reduce its buying price of gold continued, un- til almost the close of dealings in London yesterday. ⠀:.

It was checked when President Roosevelt informed the Press that he knew nothing of such intended action.

MARKET UNCERTAIN

The effect of the rumours was In addition to the groups given

Berlin, April 10. The stock market opened ud to bring about a considerable above, Agusan Gold has options on

Raubs were placed at #133 and

certain yesterday the general liquidation of speculative positions four other properties, three gold

round 5 cts, also Demonstrations public showing little interest The and "The Timex says that the and one. iron. The directors do not plan to undertake the explora-New Goldheids or Vend

at $135.01 midway to market showed stendinded, how technical position of the markets tion and development of all of wanted at $61.

Philippine

ine Mining. Rates show Closing Comment Hong Kong ever, being supported by the arm- An option to operate 24 places these properties, but to transfer, property, and high assays are re-claims in Naguilian, La Union, has whatever rights are obtained to an appreciable decline all round steady. Mandia Trend appears fisks of the fixed securities masa, in consequence, bean streng- ported. D. S. Clinton is the en- been exercised by Agusan. The other entities under more liberal Small business was done in Suyocs still uncertain with the market jrket on veget

at 62 cts, and Consolidated Mines lacking resistance." gineer in charge or this group. In property was tested by I W, 6ova- terms.

Naguillan Claims

Transocean Féses Bervice.

thened

British Wireless.