1937-08-23 — Page 12

DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS

Hong Kong Stock

Baywaters

Exchange

Sharebrokers'

Association

Mamina

91,700 2101

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 1937.

H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE

AND

H. K. SHAREBROKERS ASSOCIATION

Philippine Gold Mining Quotations

19th Aug.

Closing Ratos

10th August, 1997

Time Receiveri

Nammins

SATURDAY, AUGUST 21.

Ballara

Bayste

Sale

Banks

$1,700

H.K. Banka

#1!!!!!!!!

£101

bo. (London)

213)

Chartered Banics

213

2331

Mercantile Bks. "A"

£10

Do.

BIB

$101

Bank of East Asia...

$98

B, S. 10.02 10.0

clos.

olos.

10.25 11.15

9.40

3.08 3.48

N. 0.& S. Barka...

**

Insurances

$300

Canton Ingara:GON).

1997

Antamoks

74

73 74

74

$810

Union InsanDJE ...

$800

Atoka

12

Underwriter

46

81

SQ

91

211

13

"

12e0

tl.k. Fires...AN

$80

Baguio Gold

19

18

19

$3

International A1896, 3.

Benguet Consol

10.25 10.75 10.23 10.75

Shipping

Douglasea ****

$481

Bonguet Explor

8.

TAL

91

181

Steamboate

151

Indo-Chinas (pref.)

843

Do. (def.)

110/ Shella

$8,30

Waterboata

$9.30

!!!

Big Wedge

15

138 18

151

Coco Grove

51

60

51 61

Consol Mines

,02%

.091 037

360*

10/

Demonstrations

47

48 47 47

46

Mining

E. Mindanao

...15 167 16

18/8

Kailans

24

20/6

G. Goldfields

19 *12 12

mn

Rubs kommen de

311.45

15

+

Bed 1 z 1 T F L 1 2

46011

cta.

Venozagts Gold Fids. $4.30

Docks, Wharves,

Gedowns, etc.

H.K.&. Wharres.

Providents (ok)!..

Do. (aew)

$12.8.&.W. Docks

Shangnai Dock S.

New Engineerings S.

Lands,

Hotels, and

Bui dings

H.K. Hotola H.K Lands.......... Do. 4% Debentures Shanghai Lauda...S. Metropolitan Lands..

H.K.

Do

esities......

"Chics Dum..k

Debenturess. Humphreys eine Chinese Estates.....

Colton Mil

Itogons

0.

60

01

.81

I, X. L.

Masbates

64

62

64

17h 17 19

$118

Min. Resources

***

184"

16

164

$9.20

Northern Mining

54

50 01.

Paracale Gumays...

31

$0 32

งง

San Mauricio

95

94

97

100

Suyoc Consol

244 5448

95

United Paracales

88

68 60

1 2 1 1 1 1 18 | | | ! ! | L

73

10.80

51

32

.093

25

$4.05

Market Comment.

D

6;

9

$35

$102

ZT

THE EXCHANGE

BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI | THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA

BANKING CORPORATION

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

Starling

Hong Kong Currency

Reserve...

Reserve Liability of

Proprietors

£ 6,800,000

AUSTRALIA AND CHỈNA Incorporatsit by Royal Charter · 1959

HEAD OFFICE; LONDON; 38. Bishopsgate EC.2.

...........$10,000,000 | Paid-up Capital...........

Reserve Fund $20,000,000 || Raserye Liability of Pro-

£3.000.000 £3.000.000

£3.000.000

Head Office: HONG KONG

i

Board of Directors.

G. Miskin, Esq., -

Chairman.

Hoa. Mn M. T. Johnson,

Deputy Chairman,

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

S. EL. Dodwell, Esq.,

J. R. Masson, Ea

K. S. Morrison, Esq.,

prietors.....

MANCHESTER BRANCH:

71. Mosley Street, Manchester.

ALOZ STAR ILOILO AMRITSAR

BANGKOK

KLANG

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:

BAIGON

TPUIS

SKMARANG

КАНАСЫ

BEREMBAN

BATAVIA

SHANGHA!

BOMBAY CALCUTTA

CANTON

L

ZOLE EVALA

LUMPUR

SINGAPORN

HITIAWAN

BOURABAYA

Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,

CAWNPORE okau

KUCHING

MADRAS

T. E Pearce, Esq.,

A. L Shields, Esq.

Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,

Chief Manager.

COLOMBO

MANILA

DELHI

MEDAN

HAIPHONG

KAW, YÒBI

HAMNURG

HANKOW

HARBIN

:$90

::

86.90

19

MARKET

MESSRS. ROZA BROS.

S $ VQ $ VS

PHILIPPINE MINING

NEWS

BULACAN MINING COMPANY. | Ambrosio Pablo, A. Bautista, Pedro Inc.. has been granted a permit to Angulo, and G. P. Fernandez, di- Saturday, Aug. 21.

sell shares of its Increased capital rectors. Offices of the company Silver prices were unchanged stock by the securities and ex- are in the Kneedler Bullding Juan yesterday the quotations remain-change commission. The capital D. Singson" is the Bulacan mining Ing at 19 15/16 for both Ready and stock has been increased from rngineer. Forward. Silver advices reported P100,000 to 21,500,000, and the par #14 India as having bought. Specula-value changed from P.10 to P.01

£4/-

tors sold. A small business was

each donc. After the official fixing the į"

Officers of the company are C. market W 35 quiet with small

Tuason,

and president

general buyers at the fixed rate. American

manager; R. Kagahastian, vice-

SANTO NINO Mining Company's

manager recently reported that

by recent in-

Branches:

Amoy Bangkok

Iloilo Peiping

Ipoh

Batavia

Johore.

Bombay

Kobe

Penang Rangoon Saigon

Calcutta

Kowloon

Canton

Kuala

Chefoo

Colombo

San Fran

cisco

Lumpur Shanghai London Singapore Daireu Lyons Sourabaya Foochow Malucos Sungei

Haiphong Manila. Hamburg Muar

Patani Tientsin

Hankow (Johore) Tokyo Harbin Mukden Tsingtas Hoogkew New York Yokohama

ib

Current Accounts opened Local Currency and Fixed Deposlis received for one year or shorter periods 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, 19th May, 1937.

the values found on the properties

RONG KONG SAVINGS 'HANK of the company during its explora- tion and development work have Bank is conducted by the THE Business of the above been confirmed

KONG & SHANGHAI tendent, who has come to Manila BANKING CORPORATION. Rules

may be obtained on application.

For the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION,

Silver was quoted at 443 for Spot. president, Pedro J. Ocampo. trea-vestigations by the field superin-HONG

The London/New York cross-

113.80 Ewas ... $100 S'ha Cotton(old)S.

$80

Du. (new)S.

$34

Zoong Sings S.

$34

ENO

Wing On Textilos(S.)|

$50

Ewa Cotton Rts. S

Pabile Utilities

$14.00 Tramway..................

Poak Trama (old)... 15

32

Do. (now)...

2

188

Star Ferries an

$35

...

$27

Yaumati Forries...

$27

$13.00 China Lights (old)...

·013

$13.70

Do. (DOW)...

$13.30

$60

H. Electrica

$501

$181

Macao do.

3146

Sandakan Lights ....

$29.00 Telephones (old).

$29.40

$11.60

Do. (new)

$11.30

rate was lower at 498.78. New York/London was quoted at 498.- 15/16.

$121

China Buses......S.

24/

Tractions INVEST

23/

Do. (pret.)

MARKET Extremely quiet, The tone ap- peared a shade easter than yester- ..day.

Industrials

$16

Caldbeck, Lord.) 8.

*

$17

32

$15.10

$5.05

$201 76.20

$1.60

50 ota

30.08

19.60

S. C. Enterprises

97%.

CLG.5219250.3 Bda

-41

Do.

31%

$60

HLK Wing Oo

8'hel

Do

wwwwww

Macgregors (pref.)8.

Canton Ices

Cementa

Ropes. «............!

Miscellaneous

Dairy Farms ......

Constructions, (old)

Do.

Lane Crawforda................. Nanyang Tobacco...

Siacerea ...

$0.40 WatsonAmro pre

Ch. E'tainmonte....

# :

1261 $4.80

$11

(DOW) CO cts.

$8.00 $4.80

5.35

$1

56%

***

40 eta

prem

115

$6,20

$100 $1.00

STERLING

Opened with sellers at 1/2 31/32 buyers bidding 1/3 1/32 for near resulting in a small business later at 1/2 31/32 for ncar delivery, The market closed with selfers at 1/2 15/16 August/October and 1/2 29/32 November/December, buyers at 1/3 for Cash/September and 1/2 31/32 October/December,

U.S. DOLLARS

Some business was done during the course of the morning at 311 The for August and September." market closed with sellers at 31 1/16 August and 31 September/ October, buyers at 31 August/ September and 31 1/16 October.

'SHANGHAI DOLLARS

surer: Ramon Castillo Donato, secretary and assistant manager;

MANILA MINING

SHARES

Hong Kong. Aug, 21. Extra Manila closing quotations

Associated Mines Acoje Mining

from Paracale.

EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE

Manila, Aug. 21. This morning's stocktaking of last night's "earthquake damage is

gures kindly supplied by Messrs. estimated to be 33 people injured, at least one killed, the city's water Ells and Edgar.

supply drastically curtailed due to burst mains, the collapse of several houses, and a number of buildings such as the Insular Life, in which Reuter's office is situated and Heacock's big department store which is cracked.

Angelo

Gold River Mother Lode Paracale Gold Salacot

Thousands spent the night in сред spaces, fearing further .095quakes. City fire brigades an- swered nine calls during the night. Many Shanghai refugees, who had

arrived that day become hysterical when the lights falled at Pier Seven, and general panic reigned for a few minutes until

V. M. GRAYBURN,

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

BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.

Authorised Capital $10,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital Reserve and Undivided

Profits

5,598,600.00

9,776,796.78

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

Board of Directors:— Sir Shouson Chow, Chairman Li Koon Chen, Esq. Li Lan rang, Esq. P. & Kwok, neq. Wong buson, sq. Wong Yun Tong, esq. Kan Ying Po, Esq. Chan Ching Shek, Fung Ping Wah, Eaq.

Esq

PRIPING

TAIPING TENSTEIN

TONGKAN *

(Bhukat)

TRENGTAO

TOKOKAMA

(Peking) NAJE GÅ

FENANG

HÙNG TONG BANGOON

•

FORZION Exchange and Genora) Banking Business transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITs received for Ons Year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on applica tion.

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

R. W. ROBERTS,

Manager.

THE CHASE BANK

15, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

HEAD OFFICE:

19, PINE STELET,

NEW YORK.

Aa American Bank offering com

plete Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world.

Interest Rates on Application.

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES

This Bank is entirely owned by THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK, NEW YORK, with Resources over U.8. $2,500,000,000.

D. M. BIGGAR;

Manager.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE. BANE

LIMITED

Capital (fully paid up) Reserve Fund Yen 132,850,000.00

Ten 100,000,000 NO

HEAD OFFICE:-YOKOHAMA

BRANCHIA AND AGENCIES AT: Alexandris Honolulu Bangoon Bangkok Hainking Rio do Bataria. Karachi

Janeiro Berlin Kobe

San Bombay London Franoise

004 .12

.085

Dulong

.029

Gold Creek

.11

Ipo Gold

.14

.03

ung.

prem. 8%

HE. Govt. 4% Loso $100+

Wallace Harper.....!

$101

185

.02

Batong Buhay

.012

Universal Expl

.095

Vibro Piling

20/5 3ler mang Liv (Lon,

*Sales to Shanghai

LONDON EXCHANGE RATES

.106

.085

7-

WILL Powalls

(H.K)

-

|40 ata.

Crown Mines

.00

Mambulao

.08

order was restored. Then a accond shock 19 minutes later resulted in

Branches and Agencies ¡~

Syndicate Invest.

.07

Tinagao

085

Santa Rosa

.036

(British Wireless Service)

Aug. 19 132-57/84 21.73 12.401

Aug. 21

A. K. STOCK

Mine Operations

.105

a stampede from the pier buildings to the streets. However, happily ta nobody was injured, and there were no further 'quakes during the Steady night.― Reuter.

Amoy Bria Bombay

Balgon

SWALOW Byday

Helbourne Bad Fran-

Taiboxo

Cab

Haiphong Bazkow

Migranki New York Jeactie Onks

dace

Tinta

Tokyo.

Semarangt Vancouver

Hankow Otard

Pari

Shanghai

Tokohama

Kate

Pripta

Harbin Paris

singapore

132 53/54

لم

Hong KongPeiping

21.724

12.401

approved

94-13/16

94 13/18

Paris

Geneva

Berlin

Athens

Mian

Copenhagen

Nominal..

SHANGHAI MARKET

The Shanghai Exchange Market was closed to-day.

Bued Dayaka

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

Kowloon Panang Bourabaya Laados Radgoos Manila

Calcutta

Canton

Los Angeles Seattle Manila

Semarang

Dairon Moji Shanghai

(Daley) Nagasaki Singapore Fengtien Nagoya Soerabaya

(Mukden) New York Sydney

Hamburg Osaka

Tientsin Tokyo

Stockholm Shanghai

New York

Amsterdam

Vienna

Prague

Madrid

Lisbon

Hong Kong

Bombay

Montreal

Brussels

4.99-1/16 9.04)

4.981 2.04

1/2-15/16

4.991

29.62

4.0813/10 29.62

19 15/16

19 15/16

Yokohama

Belgrade

Monte Video

Rio .....

Bucharest Bliver (Forward)

Bilver (Spot) War Loan

DA LONDON:-

19-15/16 34% 100-5/16

Closing Quotations

August 21, 1937.

Tolographio Transfer... Bank Bills, on demand/ Oredita foar mbaths'

sight ·

"ON SHANGEAI:-

On Demand

O SINGAPOR:--

On JAFAX:--

On demand

Op demand-

Telegraphie Tränafër

Sauk, am denfandi

1/78.

102

ON NEW YORK:

Bank Billa, on demand 307 Credits, 60 days' sight. 318

On demand

| ON BATAVIA :—

ON PARIS:-

Bank Billa, on demand 822 Credits, « month's sight 073

-On Bardon:-

EXCHANGE

SATURDAY'S

OFFICIAL

QUOTATIONS

The market was particularly steady.

Manila was likewise steady.

BUYERS

Douglases, $48). Indo-Chinas (Det.). $43. Union Waterboats, $9.30.. Chinese Estates, $90. Peak Trams (old), $5. Peak Trams (new), $2}, Wm. Powell, Ikd,, 40 cts. Constructions (old), $1.60. ' Constructions (new), 50 cta H. K. Govt. 34% Loan, 14% Prm.

NEW TAXES IN CANTON

CABLE AND WIRELESS

LIMITED

An index number will be issued in time for publication on the 20th of each month, and as the course of these traffic receipt has always afforded a valuable indication of world trading and com-. mercial activity," It is hoped that, in addition, to providing an in- dication of the Company's traffic for its stockholders, it will be found of value to observers of world economic conditions.

INDEX NUMBERS

These index numbers represent the estimated monthly receipts from traffic as related to comparable trame in the year 1929. It should be noted that since 1929 the operation in various overseas areas has been taken over at different dates by the local associated companies, and the total. Agures for 1829 taken for purpose of com- parison in establishing the Index 100 have therefore been adjusted when necessary by the omission of the receipts accruing in the areas affected. The index numbers are. In consequence, all shown upon a comparable basis

Monthly figures reduced to working day average. Working day average of comparable receipts, year 1929 -100.

1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 96.0 78.3, 73.4 89.9 71.8 73.2 71.2 85.8 95.7 81.2 82.9 117 747 74.4 73.3 84.6 94.5 79.6 77.8 70.4 72.8 76.2 76.0 90.8 94.9 74.5 71.4 71.8 71.0 74.6 71.6 83.7. 86,2 68.8 67.7 70.7 73.172.5 67.6 78.8 68.0 66.6 84.7 70.1 70.1 .70.2 70.3 73.5" 80.8 64.7 63.2 67.5 68.9 88.7 70,3 73.4 821 61.8 69.6 65.9 70.7 67.1 69.1 81:4 73,0 71.4 67.9 70.3 75.5 - 70.7 82.5 77.8 73.2 72.1 73.6 78.8 75.9 80.4 79.0 73.0 718 71.3 72.7 80.5 871 83.6 78.8 76.7 80.7 80.1 98.4

On demand

8:

OF MANILA

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

eti

OF BANGKOK

1081

On demand

BOYRERIGES : Bent Buying

1494

1/21/16

Canton. Aug. 20. At a meeting of the Provincial Government to-day, presided by General Wu Te-chen, it was animously decided to raise -- new taxes for the present national crisis. Landlords shall be required. to yield 16.0 per cent of what they get from their properties, while the salarled men shall contribute 10 per cent of their monthly earn-

un.

January February March April May

June

July.

August

BAR, SILVER, PAE O-

18 15/16

Da-Dao.:

September October..... November December

Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted, Loans granted securities.

Tsingtao

Yinkow

Intereap allowed on Current As- count,

Deposite received for Fixed Perioda at rates to be obtained on

Current Accounts opened in application,

Local Currency and Fixed: De-

posita received for one year or

Y. KANO,

Manager.

shorter periods ...... in Local And Hong Kong, 10th March, 1937. Foreign Currencies on terms which will be quoted on application. Safe Deposit Boxes To Let

KAN TONG PO.

Chief Manager.

INSURANCE RATES INCREASED

London, Aug. 20:

Rates of insurance against war risk in the Mediterranean have

MESSAGES OF

SYMPATHY

"Times' Correspondent Leaving Berlin

Berlin, Aug. 20.

The "Times" correspondent at been increased by Llyods Under-Berlin is leaving on Bunday. in ac- writers Marine assurance com-cordance with the German official panies. The rates for vessels | notification, passing the Straits of Gibraltar, and proceeding east of 12 degrees has circularised members to

The Foreign Press Association

the longitude, i.., in a line from Civit effect that it is expected that ta Vecchia to Tripoll are as fol

many may convey" messages ot lows: For oil in tankers, 208. per sympathy and good wishes to the cent., for ordinary cargo, by tramp steamers, 108 per cent. Both were will be seeing him off at the sta

correspondent, and that others previously 58. per cent. Rates for passenger Uners are unchanged at

58. per cent.

tion.

The_Propaganda Minister has

If a vessel from the east does given an assurance to the Foreign not cross the above line, the rate Press Association that a high om- for passenger liners will be la. 3d., clai will be placed over the Ger- for ordinary tramp steamers 28. man press in order to prevent the 61. and for tankers 5a., compared previously with alxpence

Reuter

public from generallaing attacks

on foreign correspondents.-- Beuter's Bulletin Service.