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DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
Hong Kong Stock.
Exchange
males.
Bayon
Sharebrokers'
Association
WEDNESDAY.] DEO, 15.
Banks *
Fullery
Bayer
Calen
QUOTATIONS
Now York: December 13
5516
$216
lusurance
Canton Inst©&{}¢®<«<
Unión InsuraLoc
Underwriters
H.K. Firs
International Amaro, 5.!
Shipping
$1,500 $1,06
H.K. Banks
291
Do. (London)***
Els
Chartered Banks ...
Marcantile Bks¿“A”
£15 180
Do.
£18
Bank of East Asia...
$82
N. O. & S. Barks
18
$270
8515
$240
Last Today's High Low Close Close
4.901 4.904 8.25
813 811 B. S 15,36 15.16 15 40 927 911 92 591
38 117 114 115)
·Dec. 13.
122.85
31.30
$1.50
83.83
$48) $5
97/1Shell ...............
Dougla90APTE
$491
Steamt wts
38
351 143
Indo-China (pref.)
$51
Do (dof.)
19.30
Waterinsta
$43 91/11 $9.30
Mining
18/
Kailany
$18/0
$0.30
itaube ....
181
14
Venezana Void Fida.
Docks, Wharv
181*
Stocka Adams Express Allis Chalmers Amer. Can
Dec. 13 14
BLOCKA
8## 91
Great Northern Rly. 244
44
45
Great Western Bugat . 29
73
751.
Holly Sugar Corpn.
Am. Car & Foundry Amer. Cyanamid
Humble Ou
#118
35 cm.
45k
Godowns, ete..
H.K. & K. Wharvos.
Providents (old) $2.00
Do. (new) 15 eta.
$38
.K. W. Docks
Shanga Vocku S. New Engineerings S. Lands, Hotels, and
Bu dings
H.K, Hotels
M
!!!!
Amer.For. Power Amer. & For, 17 pt. Amer. Locomotive
Arner. Metals Amer. Radiator
Amer Roling Mill..
Amer. Smelting
Amer. Steel Fdries. Amer. Sugar
Matropolitas Lauds.
141
Wing On Fextiles(S-) | Ewo Cotton Rts: 8.)
Pabile Utilities
$13.30 Tramwaya *********
Peak Trams (old)...!
Do. (DOW)...
$6.2
132
SUM
H.K Lands.......... Do. 42 Debentures
Shangbai Lauda...S.
$1.85
H.K. tries....................... Chiu Do... Do. Debentáreas.
$4.76
Bet
Humphreys
$8,40
ING
Chinese Estatem.............
Colton M
$13
Ewos
...............G
$131
H. K.
317
S'ha Cottontold S
Da (aews.
Zoong Sing .......
$34
$40
Amer. Tel. & Tel... Amer. Tobacco "B"
iner. Waterworks Anaconda Copper Atchison, T. & 8. Ft. Atlantic Refining
Atlas Corpn.
Auburn Motors
Baldwin Locomotive «
!
$13.10
Fu
$30
Star Fairies
$14
Yaumati Ferries...
$11.00 0.RFUL,(5)
110.8 $5.00
O.R.
(new)...
RE
$53
8021
$20
$141
H
Do.
#9.30
1161
Chins Lights (old)...
Do.
H.K. Electrica ................ Macao do.
Sandakan Lights ....
Telephonos old)
Do
102 $3 10
CA
$11:40
VA
$11.20
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STOCK
EXCHANGE
YESTERDAY'S ·
OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS
The market cohtinued neglected.
BUYERS
H.K. Bank, £91.
$7 eum pf.
Baltimore & Ohio...
Barnsdall O
Benaly Aviation
Bethlehem Steel
Boeing Airplane
Borden Co.........
Briggs Mfacturing 214
Brooklyn-Manhattan
Trans
Brooklyn Manhattan
$8 rum f. .........
Case, JI
Canadian Pacine
Canton, Ins., $272).
Celanese Corpn. of
America
Douglases, $481.
#26)
Cerro de Pásco
HK, Steamboats, $8.
(now)
19
Providents (Old), $2.
China Buses...
23/9
Tractions mis
22/8
China Lights (Old), $11.
Certain-Teed, P'ducts Chesapeake
13/-
Do.
(pref.)......
Industrials
Caldbeck, Lord.) ?.
Macgregors f(prof.)8.
China Lights (New), $10.80. HE Electrics, $524. Sandakan Lights, $144. China Lights Rights. $5.
Chesapeake & Ohio 374
Chrysler Corpn. .....
Columbia Gas & El.
Columbia 8
Commercial
$1.70-
Canton Icss
$1.70
1121
Comenta
$12.70
SALES
1.80
11.80
H.K. Bank, $1500/1505.
$14
Ropes
·Micellarous
Dairy Farm
Union Insurance, $516.
324
H.K. & W. Docks, $284. China Lights (Old), $11.15.
36
Ch. Etainment.......
31.60 $1.00
Constructions, (old)
Do.
315
HK. Electrics, $53.
Commercial Solvents Commonwealth & 8. Commonwealth $6
cum. pr. Consolidated Bolson Consolidated Ou
10
Lane Crawfords.................. Nanyang Tobacco... Bincarooqosarımı, Watsong........... S. C. Enterprises...
731Cu.G. 6% 1925G.Bda
(a) 95 cts.
Continental Of
$74
Corn. Products
341
$1.80
HEAVY CHINESE
78%
pren.. prem.
t
11.5. Nov. 4% Lonasi
Du. 31%
3104
INDUSTRIAL LOSSES
Curtiss Wright (C) Curtis Wright "A" 134 Delaware & Hudson
Del Lackawanna &
Western
11014
Distillers Corpn Sea.
$5
Wallace Harper ......
$40
H.K Wing On
340
Factories Moving Inland
grams
S'hai
Do
$64
Vibro Piling
戳
Douglas Aircraft Du Pont
21/
Maremans frv. (Lon.)]
4/0
(H.K.)
is cte Wo. Powells
Dec. 13
147-9764
21.60
12.39
95
12.301
94-15/16
4.99-11/16 3.081
4.991 8.981
142-3/18
44
161
24
41+
31
of
Gen. Motors · ............................. Gen Railway Signal 22 Gillette Safety Razor" Glidden Gold. Dust Goodrich (BF.) Goodrich $5 pf. Goodyear
331
25
161
-551
191
12
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Paris
AHH
Genera
Berlin
Athens
Milan
•Sätes to Shinghai
LONDON EXCHANGE
Copenhagen
Stockholm
Shanghai
New York Amsterdam Vienna Frágte
Madrid
(British Wireless Barvien)
Lisbon
Rong Kong
Bombay
Montreal jais
Brussels
4.99-11/16 29.381
Yokohama
Belgrade
Monte Video
Rio ...
Bucharest
Silver (Forward}' Suver (Spot)
War Loan
Do LONDON! ----
2-21/32
18-3/16 18
RATES
Dec. 14 147-16/64 21.601
18-5/16 29.391
2-41/64
Hankow. Dec. 15: As a result of
the bastilities in Shanghai, Chinese 75 at light and heavy industries in the port city suffered an aggregate loss of some $3,000,000,000, accord- ing to an estimate made here..
Most of the major Chinese in- dustries and factories have been completely ruined by shells" and fire, while those remaining have either been seized by the Japanese or ruined beyond repair.
4.991 18-11/16 31% 101-9/16 31% 101-9/16
Closing Quotations
December 16, 1937.
Telegraphio Transfer...
Bank Bills, on demand }1/27
Credits, four months
right
OR SHANGHAI:—
On Demand
The BingapoBUM:-
On demand
On Japan
On demand
INDIA B
Ox New YoE:--
Bank Billa, on demand 30 18/16 Credits, 60 days' aight 31 7/10 ON BAYAVIA:-
On demand .................. 654 ON PARIS:-
Bank Bills, on demand 910 Credita, 4 month's right 970 Ok Blidos:
*1/2)
100
Oh demand
621
ON MANILA Zar
1001
Telegraphic Transfer... Jar
Bask, on demand.
901
811
On demand .........
Gemann 1491
On deraand
On Biraker:——
Boveeriges · Bark Buying
Bato
Sam Rzewun, tee on ... 18 11/16.
Electric Boat
Elec. Bond & Share 101 Elec. Bond & Share
$5 pf....... Elec. Bond & Share
#6 pf. Elec Power & Light 13
ler Power & Light
$7 pf. Firestone Tire & R Flintrote
Gen Asphalt It is stated; however, that more
Gen. Cigaz than 100 of the firms succeeded in moving part of their equipment Gen. Electric, out of Shanghal before hostilities Gen. Foods started. The total amount machinery moved inland totailed over 12,000 tons.
As a result of the "back-to-the- of country" movement, Ecores factories have been established in the key inland cities near areas where raw materials are available. Dr. Wong Wen-hao, who is direct- ing á special committee on mining, is taking steps to give immediate ald to the basic industries.-. Central News.
BRITISH TRADE RETURNS
London, Dec. 14. For the first 11 months of the year, United Kingdom imports totalled £935.412,236, an increase 61 £189.539,952 over the corres ponding period of last year and
SIR F. STOCKDALE
To Visit Malaya
Sir Frank A. 8tockdale, Agricul- tural Adviser to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, has been invited, and with the approval of the Secretary of State has accepted the invitation, to visit Malaya in announces the Malaya 1938, Agricultural Journal.
of 251,858,353 over the same It is expected that Sir Frank will period of 1935. Exports at £477,- | arrive at the end of January and $70,846 représented an increase of will stay for about one month in 277,726,061 over last year, and of this country during which time he £86,942,365
There will visit all the important centres Over 1935,
the figures are given in the Board of of agricultural interest in Trade monthly overscas trade re- Colony and in both the Federated turns. The returns show that last and Unfederated Malay States. month imports were valued at 297,251,216, compared with 296,- 085,427 in October and 278,679,840 in November last year.
British Wireles
Bir Frank Stockdale was, for some years Director of Agriculture, Ceylon and has served in or sub- sequently visited in his present Offcial capacity most of the British
REICHSMARK
QUOTATIONS
Berlin, Dec. 14 The Reichsmark was quoted, without guarantee, as follows:-
New York, 40.31. Pafis, 1187.5, Amsterdam, 72,475. London, 12.392.
Paris sterling, 147.15 to 147.19. Paris US. dollar, 29.437 to
29.445- Transocean News Rervice.
Colonies, but this will his arst visit to Malays..
Peiping
Kowloon Sa Fran- Kuala
Lumpur Shanghai. Loudou Singapore Sourabaya Sungei
Patani
Current Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposits 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 Lat. Hong Kong, 12th May, 1937.
HONG KONG BAVINGS BANK
HE Business of the above
TBank is conducted by the
& SHANGHAI HONG KONG BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application.
For the HONG KONG & SHANORA BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 1st March, 1937.
LIMITED.
5,598,600.00
Authorised Capital $10,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital ....................... Reserve and Undivided.
Profita....... 2,776,726.70
HEAD OFFICE:-Hond KONG No. 10, Des Voeux Road, Central.
Board of Directors:——
Sir Bhouson Chow, Chairman Li Koon Chuz, Esq. Li Lan Sang, Esq. P. K. Kwok, Esq. WongChuson, Esq. Wong YunTong, Esq. Kan Ying Po, Esq.
Fung Bing Walt, Chan Ching Shek.
Esq.
Faq
Kan Tudy Po, Maq., Chief Manager. Li Tse Fong, Esq., Manager.
YOKOHAMA
(Peking) MOANGA FENANG
HONG KONG KANGOON
FOREIGN EXCHANⱭx and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on applica tion.
The Bank's Head Office in Lon- don undertakes Executor & Truster busineza, and claims recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained at any of the Agencies and Branches
B. W. ROBERTS,
Manager.
TEK CHASE BANK
18, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
HEAD OFFICE:
18. PINE STREIT,
NEW YORK
An American Bank. offering com
plate 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 BANE, NEw Yoat, with Resources over U.S. $2,500,000,000.
D. M. BIGGAB,
Manager
BANK OF CHINA
Specially Chartered by THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OF CHINA AS AN" INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK
PAID-UP CAPITAL...$40,000,000,00 (BRANCHES ALL OVER CHINA) Owing to our numerous Branches in China and connections in the
principal Commercial Centres of the World, we are able to extend to our Clients special facilities for Domestic and Foreign Banking sud Exchange.
Head Office: SHANGHAI Hongkong Branch:"
4. QUEEN'S ROAD, C.
South China Officer:
Every description of Banking SWATOW
aud Exchange business transacted. Loans granted
KONGMOON TOISHAN.
SHIUCHOW KINGCHOW
We also handle the issue of Bonds
Current Accounts opened in and other Fublic Funds of the Local Currency and Fixed De- Chinese Government both at Home
shorter periods in Local and and Abroad.
Foreign Currencies en toems which
will be quoted on application.
Safe Deposit Boxes To Let.
KAN TONG PO.
Chief Manager,···
TREASURY RETURNS
London, Dec. 14. Treasury returns show the total of ordinary revenue to date as £443,970,746, as compared with £424,148,483 at a corresponding date last year. The total ordinary expenditure to date is £606.440,405, against £589,971,208 at corres
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
Capital (fully paid, up)
Yen 100,000,000 00 Reserve Fund Yeń 134,400,000.00
HEAD OFFION:-YOKOHAMA
San
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES ATH Alexandria Honolulu Rangoon Bangkok Hsinking Rio de Karichi Batavia
Jansing ponding date in 1836. The total
Berlin Kobe dosting debt outstanding is £914 Bombay London
Francisco 120,000, compared with £350,015,-| Orleátta Los AngelesSeattle 000 a year ago. The net increase Clinton Manila Semarang since March 31 is £275,900.000.- Daizen ~ “Mojl, Shanghai : 'British Wirdeu.
(Dainy). Nagasaki Bingapore Fangtien Nagoya
SIERRA LEONE LOAN
London, Dec. 14. Arrangements were completed to-day for a £570.000 6iérra Leone The visit will be of value to the 3 per cent loan at 101, redeemable Malayan Governments as well as from 1958 to 1963. It is under- the Director of Agriculture, Straits stood that the existing 4 per cent. and Adviser on inscribed stock holders are offered Settlements, Agriculture, Malay States, and his part conversion tato this stock.
Britlih Wirilca officers.
Soorabaya
(Mukden) New York Bydney Hamburg Osaka - Hankow
Tientsin
Tekyo
Taingtan Yinkow
Harbin Paris Hong KongPeiping.
门
Interes allowed on Current 20 bonat
Deposite received for Fixed Periode så rates to be obtained on
BY KANO, application,
Www MarİRETT. Hong Kong, 11th Sept," T.”
•23++
23j
Int. Nickel
4*
મ
Int. Tel. & Tel.
21
231*
Int. Dept Stores
21
211
Kennecutt Copper
291
293
Lambert Corpn.
13.
13
Loew's Inc.
191 191
Lorillard
48+
471
McIntyre Porcupine
McKesson & Robbins 322
251
251
Monsanto Chemical 16;
1491
14521
Montgomery Ward
601
631
Murray Corpn. ` .......
13
13
Nat Cash Registor
***. 30
30%
Nat Dairy Products #14
393
391
Nat Distillers
Nat Power & Light
********
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
་་་་
THE EXCHANGE
MARKET
MESSRS. ROZA BROS.
Suver prices, rose yesterday to the extent of 3/16 for Ready and $1,510 1/8 for Forward, the quotations
683
2191
$116
$100
13
15.10
#31}
1102
411
being 18 11/18 and 18 5/18 respec- tively, Silver advices reported a steady market with India and speculators as buyers. After the official fixing America was a buy- er but *sellers were reserved. American Silver was quoted at 44 3/4 for 8pot. :
The London-New York cross- rate was quoted at 499.72. New York-London was quoted at 499.- 3/4.
".
MARKET
Extremely dull with no business passing.
STERLING
There were sellers at 1/3 De- cember and 1/2 31/32 January- February, buyers at 1/3 1/32 Cash- January and 1/3 February-March, U.S. DOLLARS
Sellers at 31 1/4. Cash; 31 3,16 December-January and 31 1/8 February-March. buyers at 31 5/18 Cash. 31 1/4 January and 31 3/16 February-March
SHANGHAI DOLLARS Sellers at 105 3/4, buyers at "105 76 for Spot.
SHANGHAI MARKET
There were sellers of Sterling at 1/2 3/16 buyers at 1/2 7/32 for Spo. U.S. Dollars: sellers at 29 17/32, buyers at 29 19/32 for Spot.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1937.
L
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
(Through Renter's Service)
New York/Locdon Cross-cate Now York Cotton--Mar. New York Rubber-Mar. Chicago Wheat --May Chicago Corn -May. Winnipeg Whoar —Mayi Silver-Official
1937
High Low Dow Jones Averagen 194.40 113.64 30 Industrial
Raila 64.46 29.15 20 37.84 18.04 50 Utilities 108:60 $1.44 40 Bonds
82.44 62.03 11
Commodity ludes 53.43
וי
High Low Close Change
Business Done: -9 20,8- shares.
BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA
BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital
$50,000,00
Issued & Fully Paid-Up 820,000,000
Reserve Funds:-
Sterling
Hong Kong Currency
Beservo
Beserve Liability of
Proprietors
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA Incorporated by Royal Charter 1855
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 99. "Blihopsgate EC.2.
.$10,000,000 | Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund #20,000,000 | Réserve Liability of Pro-
pristers
£8,500,000
Board of Directors. G. Miskin, Esq.,
Chairman.
Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson,
Deputy Chairman,
J. K. Bousfeld, Esq., A. B. Compton, Esq., S. E. Dodwell, Esq., J. R. Mason, Esq
A L Shield, Esq.,
Penang
Rangoon
Saigon
cisco
£3.000.0 £3.000.000
£3.000.000
MANCHESTER BRANCH: 71, Mosley Street, Manchester
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:"
ILDILO ALOR: STAR AMBITBAK 10
BANGKOK
·BATAVIA
BOMBAY
MAIOON SEMARANG
KARACHI XLANG
LOUS
KUALA
LUMPUR
BEREKBAN
SHANGHAI
SINGAPORE
"
KITIAWAN
BOURABAYA
TAIPING
TINTRIN
(Bhuket)
Changi
unch,
li up
15,17
.23 ON
1/2 up
ទ
.. 7/9 up
1191
up
Head Office:-HONG KONG
442
unch.
194.38 191.80° 193,40
.67 up
31.58 31.10 31.30
21.63 91.15 5.35
368 43.63
unch .10 Off .7 off 20 up
Last Sale
K. S. Morrison, Esq.,
Dec. 13 14
Hon. M. J. J. Paterson,
CALCUTTA CANTON CAWNPORE
CEBU
KUCHING,
241
MADRAS
T. E. Pearce, Esq.,
COLOMBO
MANILA
281
TONGEAN
62
611
Sir Vaadelour M. Grayburn,
Chief Manager.
DELHI
MEDAN
HAIPHONG
NEW YORK
TRINGTAO
HAMBORG
FEIFING
421
431
BANKOW
#
71
Branches:--
114
114
A moy
361
362
Bangkok
Cluilo Ipob
131 131
Batavia
Johore
48
471
Bombay
Kobe
Caloutta
10
161
Canton
Chafoo
:321.
Colombo
167
Dairen
Lyons
A37
93
Foochow
Malacca
Haiphong Manila
1711
161
Hamburg Muar,
Tientsin
141
Bankow (Johore) Tokyo
211
211
Hongkew
Harbin Alukden Tsingtas
New York Yokohama
Bi
·81
72
77
New York Central'...
183
181
33.
31
Vlagara Hudson P.
Corpn.
73
8፡
North American
201
21
111
12
Northern Pacific .....
123
121
131
121
Pacific Gas & Hec.
26
263
Pacific Lighting
372*
372
541
56
Packard Motors
41, 41
274
281
Paramount
11 112
171
171
Pennsylvania R.R.
21
211
211
Phelps Dodge
Phillips Petroleum
381
3811
91
↑
Public Service of NJ.
334
33
Pullman Inc.
30
92
Corpa. 451
"A" pt. T
Credit 36
2- IZ CEF-EF
29
Pure Oll...
102
108.
91
Radio Corpn of Am.
63
01
8
8+
Republic Steel
172
18
Reynolds Tobac. "B" 403
411
151
151
St. Joseph Lead Co.
391
381
271
27
Schenley
Schenley 54% pl. ....
764* 764
43
Sears Roebuck
567
581
38
Shell Union Oil
151
164
541 544
Secony-Vacuum
143
142
9
9
Southern Cal Edison
202
212
BANK OF EAST ASIA,
78 *
Southern Pacific......
211
211
Southern Kly 5% pt.
134
134
7}
2
2
41
41R
Stead Brands
Gas & Elec."" 54" Bland Stand Gas & Exec.
$7 pl.
8
5+
25
'
241
24 241
อ 91
29+
201
Standard Oil of NJ. 42 Sterling Products Swift
437
561
561
347
International 201
23
62
63
Technicolor
171
18
www.01.2
31
32
131
Bt
301
1115
112
9
67
521
584
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Texas Gulf Sulphur - 271 Tidewater Assoc. On 147 Timken-Detroit Axle Transamerica
281
15
101
101
21th Cent. Fox Films 21
213
20th Cent. Fox Films
382
201
23
pt.
Dr. Carbide & Car-
72
82
71
bon
Un. Pacifc ...............
84 841
Branches and Agencias ;-
103
United Aircraft
22ł *22*
Amoy
Kowloon
Passeng
Bourb
Un. Airline
TTENS-
Batavia
Leadon
Renzoor
Bwatow
Bombay
Manila
Balpen
Hydray
77
port
72
Untentia
Mbourn
San Fran.
Talbotu
United Corpn.
34
34
Cantud
Magnak!
phoog
New York
diaca Tents
Tokyo demtile
127
United Corpn.
cum pf.
13
Blackow
Honolul
PAPIR
Barnarnogi
Shangha
327
33
Kabe
Palping
..ngspor
Tokohama
CANTON
Un Gas Fprovem't 10%
101
Un, Light, & power
34
3
00
US Industrial Alco-
approved
bol
203
21
securities.
US. Rubber
26
201
I
US Rubber #8 pf. 541
531
posita received for one year or
JB, Steel
55
661
Vanadium
16
161
Warner Bros Pict
+7
74
SHOU J. OHÉN
Mánagre
Westinghouse Flec. 106 Youngstown Shee!
& Tube
1042
JI
371
37
Chase National 2k. 291* Jational City Bank 281* Call Money
293*
LIMITED
1%
25** 1%
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