1937-05-07 — Page 12

$1.6001

$1.886

A.K. Banks

119)

Bo. (London) .... Chartered Banks ...

£118h

233

833 2101 $23

Rate

Antamore

1.10 1.00 1.15

$390

Canton Insurauded..

Atoks

33

34 32

3825

DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS

Hong Kong Stock

Exchange

Sharebrokers'

Association

Bayi Bellers,

Nominat

J

THURSDAY. MAY, 0..

du

Bullete

dise

193

Bank:

Mercantile Bks, "Д"

Do.

Bauk of East Asia........ N. U. & S. Backs... insurances

-

Da

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1937.

H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE

AND

H. K. SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION

Philippine Gold Mining Quotations

6th May

B. H

6th May, 1937 Tinie Recaivod

clos.

Closing 10.00 10.00, 10:03 10.15 10.25 10.36 10.60 11:14 9:35

1:10

elos,

2.50 3.05 3.20

3,40

BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI | THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA

BANKING CORPORATION

Authorised: Capital

***** $50,000,000

lasued & Fully Paid-Up $20,000,000.

Reserve Funds:-

Sterling

Hong Kong Currency

Reserve Liability of

..£6,500,000

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON-

Paid-up Capital.. $10,000,000 Reserve Fund.

Roserve!******

J:

Proprietors

.....$20,000,000

Head Office:-HONG KONG

G. Miskin, Esq.,

£1.000.000 ....... £3.000.000

£3.000.000

Reserve Llability of Pro- pristors..

Agencies and Branches:-

ALOR STAR' ILOILO ANKITHAN

BANGKOK KARACK1

BAIGO

BEMARANG

BEREMHAN

1495

Union insurances...

1630

Baguio Cold

91

21

914

$1.85

Underwriters

$1.50| #1.80

$280

4

H. Fires..

Benguet Consol

11.93 12.00 11.25 11.50

$280

$4 International Asson, 3.

Benguet Explor

09), 11 091

11

10

Big Wedge

221

19 21

911

201

#361

$38

Indoe (prot)

$50

102/0 $0.48

Sheila

k

20/

#12.80]

$119 $2.15

30 ot.

$120

131

37.36

135)

418

$1.

25,50

H.K. Routard...

$4

100

Do. Devontürbes.

Su

180

Chinese Esta RAM -

Douglanda masmsitəs

Stenizib viha

Do. (def.).

Waterboats

Mining:

Kilausty

Haube

Vermaela Gold Flux.

'Docks, Wharves,

Godowns, ate.

H.K. & K. Wharton, 3119

Providents (old) • #215

Do.

(new) 35 cts.

H.K. & W. Docks .....| 130) | 181 $109 Shangai Docks S.

#3New Engineering.

$105

{Lands, Hotels, had 15 dings

H.K. Hotels

HA Land's.......... Do. 4% Dobentures Shanghai Lands...., S. Metropolitan Lands....

*******

་་---་

!!!!

!!!

Coco Grove..

58

55

81 37

59

19

Consol Mines

029

.026. .027

0.27

Damonstrations

76

75 79

150

120

E. Mindanao

28

4

28

25

231

រទេ

G. Goldfields

14 13

16

Itogons

1.05

1.00 1.10

20,

$13

·I. T. Ide

*#

79"

78

16

Masbates

31

30

32 31

Min. Resources

£7

25

***

201

26

Northern Mining

cał 08 09

Paracale Gumaus

46

41 48

!

San Mauricio

2.15

2.15

2,20

Suyor Consol

40

30 40

2,10

30

384

$10

United Parcales "...

78

76 73

77

76 75

78

13

Markit Comment,

S

Easier

S

9 Eior

.S

Eter S'dier Q V.Q. Eier V.D.

$7.0

35.40

$101

H. K. STOCK

$6

$117

$14.85 $15

14.80/80

Yad

186

Star Ferries

$20

Yaunati Ferries

$14.20

Do. (new)...

360)

H.K. Electrios

180

101

Масло до

Sandaken Light

830

312.70

$111

97/6

927/-

Humphreys

Cotton Mills

$16.00) Ewus .........

S'hai Costons(old)S.

1.

(now S.

+31

Zoong Slugs. S.

Wing On futilen($) Pabile Utilities *

Traniways

Peak Trama (old).....) 144

Du. (new)... I

114.40 Chima Lighte (old).......) #14,25) 114.40]

toku

EXCHANGE

YESTERDAY'S

OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS.

"LONDON EXCHANGE RATES

(British Wireless Service)

Parks

Geneva

12.28

Berlin

1::::

318.711 $12.

Athens

93 13/16

Milan......

363

$3

184

{ $14.NO]

A certain amount of Interest was again shown in to-day's market, but business continues on the low

side.

Copenhagen

19.40

Stockholm

Shanghai

1/24

1/24

New York

4.937

4.93

Amsterdam

8.997

8.921

3812

1:6

10

$14

Hotels eased slightly to $7.20 on small offerings for Settlement..

Manila rates eased triflingly, in an otherwise featureless market.

BUYERS

เ

Vienna

Prague

141 13/18

141-7/18

Madrid

Lisban

Hong Kong

Bombay

29.231

4.92 16/16

4:921

12)

$13

May 3,

109 13/32

May 9 109-31/32

21.571

$1.80

43 01

Z

Telephones (old)....

Do (new))

China Bass

Tractions ...........................

Do. (pret)

Industrials.

$10 Caldbeck, 、ord,) B.

Macgregorsprei,S.

Canton Ices

$17

$15.50

Cements

$5,30

Hope

326

34.70

$0.80

Miscellaneous

Dairy Farme

$2

$15.00) #18.75

Ch. Etainments. $460 84.685 Constructions, (old))

Do,

(Low)

Lane Crawfords.......

Nanyang Tobacco...

$9.70 Binceres számoste -

$0.55 Watsons

95%,

pre ex

15.

22

$50

IM

0.

Katerpris

CLG.671926G, Bda.

H.B. Govt. 4% Loaon]

Do.

31%

"Wallace Harper. ELK Wing On S'hai

Do

Vibro Piling

28/ Marsmans Inv. (Lon.)

7/6

40 ct. Wa. Powells

(H.K.)

•Sales to Shanghai

PHILIPPINE MINING

NEWS

Brisk port activities were record-barrels; wire, 117 rolls; firewood,

ed by Capiz. during the month of March, according to a report re- ceived by the bureau of commerce from their commercial agent in the Capiz province.

345 bundles.

The port of Davao also reports excellent trade done, in the port during March.

Native products exported through the port, during the A total of 17 inter-island stea- month amounted to P1,094,709, as mers called at the port during the follows: hemp. 6,038,937.5 klice month, loading and unloading valued at P1.942.101.75; logs, 1,040,- 3,733 bales and 1,315 packages con- 150 kilos valued at P27,145; desic- taining varied quantities of gener-cated coconut 109,790.4 kilos valued ai merchandise. Among the pro- at P15,790.24; ramile, 28,587.5 kilos ducts and articles loaded and un-valued at P6,750; lumber, 87,100 loaded with their respective quan- valued at P2,718; abaca sheats, titles are: Rice, 10,338 sacks; can- 2,300 kilos valued at P164; and ned goods, 1,853 cars; cement, 183 shells, 170 kilos valued at P60.

Piece Dyes Prices

Reported Raised

It is reported in the market that American Woollen Company bas advanced prices on Shawsheen, Champlain and Ayer plece dyes in department one on an average of five cents a yard.

It was also stated that the com- pany has advanced Wood and Washington -serges seven and one half cents a 'yard. The price in- creases are said to reflect the re- cent stiffening in wool values here and abroad.

SINGAPORE RAW RUBBER

H.B. JOSEPH & Co.

.

EXTRA MANILA -

Lost San Saba Mine

Fort Worth, Tex. Renewed acti- | CLOSING QUOTATIONS | vity in the almost unending search for the treasure trove of Texas fabulous "Lost San, Saba Mine" has spurred fresh interest in the J. W. Burke tarm 32 miles south of San Saba.

Hongkong, May 6. Extra Manila closing quotations figures kindly supplied by Massra. Ellis and Edgar.

Associated Mines Acoje Mining Angelo

Londos

Mandia

Bangoon

Bwałow

Branches and Agencies ;—

Amoy

Kowiden Post

Bourabay

Balaria

Bombay Qalestra Char

alphong Hankow

Kobe

Balron Bydory

Melbourne San P &bonu

Wagaki

aleco Tientaln

Tokyo Oka ·Bemarazzi Vancouv Paris Shangha Priping Singapor

Sew York, Bactle

post about one mile north of the present site of Menard, Tex. They Honolulu must have found something, be- cause parts of a smelter and sil- ver are have been discovered in Every description of Banking the vicinity. But modern treasure Loans granted on

and Exchange business transacted. hunters have not profited.

approved securities.

Interent allowed on Current A- counte.

Deposits received for

Fixed

Perioda at rates to be obtained on application.

Y. KANO,

Manager.

Hong Kong, 10th March, 1937.

VIEWS ON LEIPZIG DISPLAYS

London, May 5.

Mr. Raylands Cooper, Vice-Pre-

in Local and speaking. Engineers in England, and Mr. Renald Vaughan, director

of the British periodical, "The En- gineer," recently gave their 'view regarding the Leipzig Fair.

Charles W. Walker of Austin, An anonymous American, mem- Current Accounts opened in mineralogist for the Texas Plan-ber of a party headed by "Filibus- Local Currency and Fixed De hing Board, said 200 men were ter Mazee, noted figure of early posits received for one year or sident of the Union of German- working an abandoned shaft in the Texas history, told of the search shorter periods. almost inaccessible area near San in which most credence is placed. Foreign Currencies on terms which Magee, the other American, a Me

Bafe Deposit Boxes To Let. The story of the lost mine is xican girl and several Mexican men romantic

and mixture of table fact. If there really is such a mine, moat authorities on Southwestern lore believe the secret of its loca- tion was lost with James Bowle at the Alamo in Ban Antonia more than 100 years ago.

,006

.15

115

Dulong

:07

Gold Creek Ipo Gold Gold River

.155

.21

Saba, southwest of here.

.05

Mother Lode

.03

Paracale Gold

.146

Salacot

.045

Batong Buhay

013

Universal Expl.

.22

19

.135

Crown Minea-

.12

Mambulac

17...

Syndicate Invest, Tinagao

.03 .14

Santa Rosa

,048

11

Bued Dayaka

Mine Operations

The mine supposedly contained a vein of solid silver. Its history began in 1754, when Don Bernardo de Mirando, Mexican Lieutenant governor of the Texas province, left Ban Antonio to investigate re-

were reported to have found a rich silver mine. History records that they smelted' 1,200 pounds of sil- ver and burled it on a hill top in the San Saba region.

The two Americans and the girl were lone survivors of a fight with a band of Comanche Indians. The Mexico City where three ded to they became separated. to recover the treasure, but he American returned to Liano in 1856

One

KAN TONG PO,

Chief Manager.

RUSSIA'S GOLD TOTAL OVER $7,000,000,000

||

"We have just returned from Leipzig, and we must confess our honest surprise at the enormous advances in the technical sphere In Germany. The development of all kinds of Machine tools, espe cially those in connection with the Russia's current gold reserve is electrical, mechanical and bulld- now second only to that of the ing industries, attracted our close.

confirmed by high Soviet omcials noticed. We noticed everywhere United States and totals over attention. We must praise highly the $7,000,000,000. This fact has been improvement in quality which we was unable to remember Ita biding Quiet ports of a rich silver deposit on

place..

in an interview.

that Germany is giving more at- the Llano River in the beautiful

Russia's amazing jump from the tention to quality than to mere hill country west of Austini." -

That ended the "authentic" in- last published figure is due to a cheapness. Dou Mirando reportedly found formation on where San Saba's record production of over 10,800,- "We have also used the new one mine, and his troops brought mine was located, so far as writ000 ounces of gold last year. This motor-highways, and back specimens of ore. With these te bistory goes!

we have means that the Soviet is crowding marvelled at the crossings bullt he sought to convince the govern-.

The last search-200 men in a South Africa for first place as the for two great roads and at the ment at Mexico City to build, a.

musty shaft on the Burke farm-world's leading producer. The 80- enormous bridges leading across fort in the arts, but the high of might bear fruit. Their operations viet's 1936 output was almost as rivers and spanning valleys, We ficials were skeptical. The "lost" are almost as secretive as the story great as South Africa's 1935 figure, have inspected sections of the mine, however, was, described to of the fabulous treasure itself. but the Transvaal's production of roads now in construction, and we the Spanish by an Apache Indian, But should the new effort fall, 11,339,411 ounces last year kept it are convinced that, Dr. Todk has who said the solid silver deposit the endless hunt for lost Ban in the lead

solved the technical problem with was located on the Colorado River. Baba Mine" will continue.

A 35 per cent increase in gold which he was confronted tha Lured by the promise of wealth, Folk in the hill country belleve production is planned by the 80-highly satisfactory manner," Spaniards later established an out- It will be found some day.

viet for 1937a

Tranioccan News Bervica

REICHSMARK RATES Hong Kong, May 6. Mesaro B., B. Joseph & Co.. re-

Berlin, May B. the following quotationa cerved

The Reichsmark was quoted, from Singapore in Straits. Currencs without guarantee, at:- tor Raw Rubber:

Buyera.

384 p. 1 381 Up t July-September 361 Up i October-December...' 37 Up t Market: Quiet.

Spot... June

New York

...... 40.21 Paris.......

unquoted Amsterdam 73.25 to.73.23 London .................. 12.274 Paris sterling 110.09 to 110.15 U. 8. dollars. 22202 to 22.27 Transocean News Service.

སྦེ་ སྐུ་ཚ་ཀྱི=ཚོê་ཅརྡ་

$1081

Hong Kong Banks, 31.860. Bank of East Asia, $93. Canton Insurances, $320,

HK, Fire Insurances, $280. H.K. Wharves, $119. Providents (old), $2.171. Providents (new). .35 cts: H., K. Lands. $35.

H. K Trama, $14.85. Peak Trams (old), $44. Peak Trams (new), $11.. China Lights (old), $14.30. H. K. Electrics, $601.

Macao Electrics. $174. Sandakan Lights $124. -

S'hai Cottons (old); Sh.$117. S'hai Cottons (new), Sh.$92, Constructions (old), $1.80.

Constructions (new), .45 ets

Vibro Piling. $4.

SELLERS

'Rauba, $12,90.

ד'

H. K. Hotels, $7.30.

H. K. Trams, $15.

Telephones (old). $30.

Cements, $15.80.

Dairy Farms, $26.

SALES

H. K. Hotels. $7.20.

Chiria Light (old), $14.30.

Montreal

Brussels

'Yokohama

Belgrade

Monte Video

Rio

Bucharest

Silver (Forward)

Silver (Spot) War Loan

On Loxnoy:-

20-5/16 201

34% 101.

Closing Quotations

May 6, 193..

Telegraphic Transfer... 11/2 Bank Billa, on demand :) 27/32 Credits. four months'

sight

On demand

ON NEW YORK:-

ON BATAVIA:-

On demand

12.244

93-25/32

34% 102

Bank Bills, on demand 30 Credite, 60 days' sight. 30%

On deniand

1/3 1/32

ON PARIS-

ON SHANGHAI:-

Bank Billa, on demand 870 Credits, 4 month's sight 707

On Demand

102

ON SAIGON!--

ON SINGAPORE:--

....... 578.

ON MANILA:~

On JAPAN:-

Op demand

11

Oo demand

106

ON BANGIOI?—

On demand

OF INDIA:-

Telegraphic Transfer... Bsak, pe domand... ait

60%

149%

1/3

BAR SILVER, per o

20 7/10

SOVEREIGNS Bank Buying

Bate

Board of Directors.

Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson,

Deputy Chairman.

J. K. Bousfield, Esq., A. H. Compton, Esq.,

J. R. Mason, Bec

BANGHAI

BINGAPOR

ALTIAWAN

Chairman.

BATAVIA BOMBAY SALCUTTA

CANTON CAWNPORE CEST COLOMBO

KLANG XOAK KUALA

LUMPUR

SURABAYA

KUCHING

MADRAS

TAIPING TIENTSIN

MANILA

TONGKAR

DELHI

I

MEDAN

(Bhuket,

HALPHONG NEW YOKE

TRINITAO

HAMBURG

HANKOW

K. S. Morrison, Esq.,

fion. Mr. J. J. Paterson,

A L Shields, Esq.,

Chief Manager.

Peiping

San Fran-

cisco

Lumpar Shanghai London Singapore Sourabaya

Foochow Malacoo Sungei

Haiphong Manila Puteui Hamburg Muar

Tsingtao

Hankow (Johoze) Tokyo Harbin Mukden Hongkow New York Yokohama

HARDIN

PRIPINO

YOKOHAMAS

(Poking) ZAMBOANDA"

FENANG

HANG TONG SAC00N

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Geners! Banking Business transacted.

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

The Bank's Head Office in Loo- don undertakes Executor & Trustse business, and claim" recovery of .. British Income Tax overpaid, 00 terms which may be ascertained st any of the Agencies and Branches.

R. W. ROBERTS,

Manager.

Current Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposits rived for one year or shorter, perioda in Local Currency and Sterling on terms which will be quoted on application.

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

Hong Kong, 12th April, 1937.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

HE Business of the above T

Bank is conducted by the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rdles may be obtained on application.

For the Hora Kosa & SHANGHAI

RANKING 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

5,588,600.00

Reserve and Undivided

Profita...

HEAD OFFICE:HONG KONG No. 10, Des Voeux Road, Central.

Board of Directora S--

THE CHASE BANK

QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

HEAD OFFICE:

18, PINE STREET,,

NEW YORK..

An American Bank offering com

plete Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world. Interest Rates on Application.

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES

This Bank ia eutirely owned by

THE CRAB NATIONAL BANK, Naw Your, with Resources over U.D. $2,027,000,000,0

D. M. BIGGAR,

Manager,

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

LIMITED

Capital (fully paid up) ·

Reserve Fund"

Yen 100,000,000 or Yen 139,850,000,00

HEAD OFFICE:-YOKOHAMA

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES AT: Alexandria Honolulu Rangoon

Rio do

Laneiro San

Francisco

Manila

Hsinking. 1,776,720, 76 Bangkok

Batavia Karachi Berlin Bombay. Calcutta Canton Dairen

Kobo London

Los Angeles Seattle

Semarang

Moji

"Shanghai

(Dalny) Nagasaki

Singapore

Soerabays

(Mukden) New York Sydney

FungPingWab,

Tientsin

Esq.

Esq

Hankow

Otaru Harbin Paris

Tokyo

Tsingtao

Hong KongPeiping

Yinkow

Sir Shouson Chow, Chairman Li Koon Chan, Esq. Li Lan aug, Esq. P. K. Kwok, Haq. WongChuson, Esq. Wong Yun Tong,sq. Kas Ying Pu, Esq. Chan Ching Shek.

Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manager. Li Tse Fong, Esq., Manager.

Fengtien Nagoya

Hamburg Osaka

111 11

S. H. Dodwell, Esq.

T. E. Pearce, Esq.,

V. M. Grayburn, E.,

Amoy

Besaches: Iloilo

Bangkok Ipoh.

Porang

Batavia

Jobors

Rangoon

Bombay

Kobe

Saigon

Calcutta

30

Canton

Kowloon Kuala

76

Chefoo

Colombo

Dairen

Lyous

מו,

Tientsio