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DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS Hong Kong Stock
Exchange
Sharebrokers' Association
FINANCE
H. K. STOCK
NEW
EXCHANGE
YESTERDAY'S
Božera
Balan
oyee
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25.
1
Hayer Haliges
sow Monts.
OFFICIAL.
YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
(Through Reuter's Service)
QUOTATIONS
$1500
291
2184
RADES
H.K. Baurs
Va. (London)
12
Chartered Banks ...
$1,500
2121
Mercantile Brs "A"
NEF
£14
Do
C
214
100
Bank of East Axis...
100
QUOTATIONS
The Market was steadier during the short session with buyers for Hotels at $8.85.
Trams at $18.90, Cements at $17.
15 and Providents (Old), at $3.55.
BUYERS
New York: May 24.
Last
Now York Cotton-July,
Now York Rubber-Jaty. -July, Chicago Wheat
-July. Chicago .Corn Winnipeg Wheat-July.
High Low Ciome 8.37 8.47
8.81 11.35 11.35 11.17
731
Today's Close
Changt
8,37
14 off
16.7 b
.10 up
75
738
1 off
58)
$7$
379
3/4 of
101 closed
N. 0. & 8. Banks....
$4
i
Izaura COE
H.K. Bank, $1800.
1348
$287
$450
Canton Lus?M*100*.
H.K. Bank (Lon), £91-
High
Low Dow Jones Averages
May 20.
$518
及
Union Lazuranode ...
2012
Union Insurance; $518.
$21
Underwriters
$2
$23
HK. Fires.
5933
Shipplag
18:
::
::
Douglases....
180
Babbe
3921
HK. Steamboats. $23). Providents (Old), $3). Providents (New), $3.40. Venz. Goldfield, $3.00.
134.90 98.95 30 Industrial
19.00.20 Rail 39.77 19.90 15.14 20 Utilitie 92.70 83.39 40 Bonds 54.99 45.83 11 Commodity Index
113.07
91.1
11468 119.26 119.36 $16 $1,41 51.43
19.00
$0.04
19.21 18.74 18.78 66.72
High Low Close Ubsuk
1.5% off .38 of .31 of .ID off
THURSDAY," MAY 26, 1938.
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:-
Sterling
.....£ 8,500,000
H.K. Currency Reserve $10,000,000; Resorve Liability of
Proprietors
......$90,000,000
Head Office:-HONG KONG
Board of Directors. T. E. Poarce, Esq.
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA Encorporated by Royal Charter. 1855
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 38. Bishopsgate EC.2
Paid-up Capital.... Reserve Fund.. Reserve' Liability of Pros
... £3.604.000 £3.000.000
Delatora v............. £3.000.000
MANCHESTER BRANCH: 71, Mosley Street, Manchester.
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES: ALOX STAR "Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,
ILOILO Deputy ChairmON. AMRITSAR
Chairman.
SAIGON
BEMARANG
46,83
100
Indo-Chinas (prvij
31
124 83/11
Do, (det.)
$14
H. and S. Hotels, $0.80. H.K, Lands, 4%, deb. $101.
8hclla,。eteowasi**
83 it
H.K. Tramways. $18).
STOCKS
Last Sale
STOCKS
1.80
Waterboats $8,90
Mining
14/8
Kailans wit
$14.8
+1.90
Hauba......
10.80
Venezach Gold Fld
JZ3
12.60
$137
1 cts. Bongkong Mines.
Godownia, eta
Jocks Wharton,
Peak Trams (Old), $7. Macao Electrics, $177. Cements. $17 Constructions, $11. Marsmans (H.K.), 3/10.
SELLERS
May 23 24
Adams Express ....
81
.81
Alleghany Steel Co.
143
14
A. Nickel
45
Allis Chalmers ......
12
411
t. Tel & Tel.......
at
Amer. Can
951
96)
Amer, Cynamid "B" 171
171
Int. Dept. Stores... Kennecott Copper... 311
LT
B**
H., & K. Wharter.
$137)
..:
031
12.40
1101
Toxirta.
(3,6 755)
Providents (oliz
334
H.K. Docks Rights), $104.
SALES
Amer. For. Power Amer. & For. 37 pi. 171
31
31.
17
Amer. Locomotive... 153
157
Do.
(new) $3,45
H.K. &
W. DockTM
15*
$8.50
$6.85
$37
std1
I
RLS
13
$801 $243
$9.20
어
#14
$8
$10.90
936
23/0
144
Do. Do.
$106 Shangua Dock 3. $405 New Engiuseringa 8. Lages, Hotels, and
Bul.dlag
$.65
H.K. Hotels**** HK Lands........S. Do. 4% Debeatures Shanghai Lean.....D, Metropolitan Latda., H.K. Baluus......... $5.65
$9.15 Hampbreys
Chinese EstatEMB............... ·
Cofton Mal
| #13.40) Ewos
18.50/8 5
$45
句
8hai Cottona ...........S. S.
Zoong Sings
Wing Or Textiles(S.) Ewo Cotton Rta. 8.
Public Utilitkau
Tramwaya odaları Peak Trama (old)
'Do. (new)... Bar Ferries duri Y'ati Ferries CB.3
Do.
$11.95 China Lighte fold
H.K. Electrics ...
Macao do.
Sandakan Lights...
Talpitunes (old)....
Do. (new)
Trxetives
03 (prof.)....
Industrial
(new) (rta.)
$91
:::
1101
$0.90
18.80
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Paracale Gumaus. 15 San Mauricio, 43] United Paracoles, 31
$13.30
Union Insurance. $520. H.K. and K. Wharves, $137. Providents (Old), $3.50/55. Hand 8. Hotels, $6.85. H.K. Tramways, $16.80/85.
H.K. Electrics, $604,
Cements, $17.15%
(Prices below. in Phil. Currency}
Antamoks. 14
Benguet-Consol., 9.30 Coco. Grove, .48% Consol. Mines, 0035 Demonstrations,“ „281- I.X.L. 82
Amer. Metak ..........................
231
281
Amer. Radiator ......
101
101
Amer. Rolling Mill..
19.
Lambert Corpn. ... Libbey-Owens- Ford,
Glass Lockheed Aircraft ... Loew's Inc. ..... Lorillard
102
27
40×
01
.. "39
157"
Amer. Smelting
341
334
McKesson & Roobin
Amer. Sugar Ring .... Amer. Tel. & Tel
22
24j
1291
1291
$3 pl............... Murtin, Glen L.....
Amer. Tobacco "701* Amer. Waterworks ....
ΤΟΥ
Monsanto Chemical
01
301
231
741
Montgomery Ward... 301
Anaconda Copper ...
253
241
Nat. Bend Invest-
Atchison, T. & S. Fe
251
*251
ment
13
61*
61
Atlas Corpn. ...........
Nut. Cash Register 17
31*
31*
Auburn Motors
Nat. Dairy Products 134
Baltimore & Ohio
5+
51
Nat. Distillers
191.
B'more. & Ohio P4.
61
62
Nat Power & Light
7
Barber & CO. '
151
151
Nat. Supply Corp.
16
Barnsdall Ou
123
124
Bethlehem Steel.....
451
431
Boeing Airplane Co.
231
23
Borden Co.
1152
151
190
17
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tik
Do.
Do,
(Dew,
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THE EXCHANGE Briggs M'facturing
MARKET
Borg-Warner .........................
194
19+
161
161
Brooklyn-Manhattan
91
Trans.
New York Central Niagara Hudson. P Corpn......................... N. America Aviation North America Co. Northern Pacião... Pacic Gas & Elec Pacific Lighting
12
བྷ།,
87 20
72
261
381*
יי
Brooklyn-Manhattan
Packard Motors
37
MESSRS. ROZA BROS.
Canadian Pacine.... Silver prices were lower yester- Celanese Corpn..... day to the extent of 1/18 for Cerro de Pasco ....... Ready and 1/8 for Forward, the Chesapeake Corpn.... 321 10.90 quotations being 18 11/16 and 18 Chesapeake & Ohio 26
·421 Suver advices Chrysler Corpn."..... 3/8 respectively.
661 reported India and Speculators as Columbia Gas & EL Later Columbia 6% "A" pi. having operated both ways.
$8 cum. pt. Case. J.I
25
231*
Paramount Pictures
71
154
751
Paramount 1st. pf.
*721
54
59
Pennsylvania R.R... 151
121
124
Philips Petroleum...
31
34
333
33
Public Service of NJ. Pure 011
291
01
26
Radlo Corpn. of Am.
411
Republic Steel
131
51
6
Reynold Tobac. "B" 362
64
Scherley
183
་་་
3147
Cald. Macg: (Ord.)8
$12
L'o.
(PreLjS
India .sold. The market closed Commercial Credit.. 31 steady. American Silver was quot-Commercial Solvents
311
Schenley 54 pf.
67..
7
7k
Sears Roebuck
55k
$17.16
14
#91
$1.70 Canton Ico
Cementa
$170 Hope
Miscellaneous,
#241 Dairy Farma ..........................
18 60 Ch. E'tainments..
Constructions, (old)
Do.
Lane Crawfords....
Nanyang Tobacco...
$3.20 Sinceresumine
Warsons********* 3. U. Enterprises....
741, Cu.G. 521825G.Bda. 8.pm H.K. Govt % Loans
DD.
31%
Wallaco Harper
B'ha Do.
Vibro Piling
Maramans Inv. (Lon.)
$1.50
#171
ed at 42 3/4 Spot.
The London-New
York
Commonwealth & B cross-Commonwealth & 8.
1}
13
Shell Union Of Socony-Vacuum
121
121
$25 101
rate was quoted at 495.31. New York-London was quoted at 494. 9/16.
6% cum. pr.
401
401
Consolidated. Edison 241
231
Consolidated O
82
81
Southern Cal Edisons Southern Pacifc Southern Ely (com)
211*
117
71
MARKET
Continental Can
394
39
Southern Riz "A"
114
242
25
Continental Ou......
Standard Brands
71
[06W)
Stagnant.
CD
1.39.10
Corn. Products......
63
вз
Stand Gas & Elec.
31
$5
STERLING
32.36
LONDON EXCHANGE
(British Wireless Service)
Paris
Geneva
Bertin
Athens
Milan
Copenhagen
2pm
150
H.K. Wing Ou
$5
11
3/10
170 ou Wm. Powells
(ELK.)
170 cia.
**Sains to Shanghai
RATES
May 23
May 24
178-11/16 21.74 12.304
941
178-7/32 21.72}
12.352
941
7412 $108 $102
No business was reported. There were sellers at 1/2 29/32 May-Delaware & Hudson June. possibly July and 1/2 7/8 Del Lackawanna & August-September, buyers at 1/2
Curtiss Wright (C) Cartiss Wright
43
44
Stand Gas & Elec.
19
19.
$t pl......
20
91
Pr
Standard Off of N.J. 461
Steräng Products
59
Western Paint
5
5
15/16 Cash-July and 1/2 29/32 August-September.
Deere Co.
163
161
Distillers Corpn. Sea-
grams
13
U.S. DOLLARS
Sellers at 30 3/4 May. possibly June and 30 11/16 July-August buyers at 30.13/16 Cash-Jane and 30 3/4 July-August,
SHANGHAI DOLLARS 132 3/4 Nominal,
Nominal.
Douglas Aircraft Du Pont
134 442 43.
991
98
Studebaker Corpe. Swift International Technicolor .......... Texas Corpn. ......... Texas Gulf Salphur Tidewater Assoc. Ol
4
251*
23
36
31
114
Eagle Picher Lead Electric Boat
0
9
Transamerica (new)
91
B
13
20th Cent. Fox. Fims-
22
Elec. Bend & Share
72
71
30 *
do. Films pf...
Elec, Bond & Share
Union Carbide
&
$5 pt........
461*
461
Bet
Carbon
62
Elec. Bond & Share
Union Paciãe
SHANGHAI MARKET --
$8 pt........
50+
51+
United Aircraft
261
Elec: Power & Light
104
91
United Airlines Trans
81
Elec., Power & Light
United Corpn.
23
$7 pf:
38
364
United COMPE
$3
Flintkote
15 "
Freeport Sulphur
Gen. America Trans 37
Gen. Cigar
Stockholm
Gen. Electric ......... 35
New York
Vienna
Shanghai
Amsterdam
4.95-1/16
8.971
4.95-5/16... 8.98
Prague
1121
Helsingfors
Tisbon
1101
Hong Koag
Bombay
Montreal
4.992
29.431
5.001 29.431
18.25.
Brussels
Yokohama Bellers
Buenosaires Monte Video
Rio ...
Silver (Forward)
Silver (Spot)
War Loan
181
"
181
3+% 101-3/18.
Closing Quotations
May 24, 1933,
Telegraphic Transfer... 11/
On New YouK:
181
18-11/16 31% 101 1
Bank Bills, on demand 201 Credits, 60 days' sight 31
ON BATAVIA:-
ON, LONDON:
Bank Bills, on demand
13/18
On demand...
ON PARIS:
ON SHANGHAI !—
Credits, 4 month iight 1,170
On demand
ON SINGAPORE:
On demand
"JAPAN:-
On 'demand
INDIA !---
Telegraphio Transfer... Bank, on demandă semna
126
30-5/15
Bank Billa, on demand 1,090
Credits,' months' night- 1,178- Ôi Sal0o:-
10日
On demand
ON MA
- On demand
ON BAXOLO
1052
On demand Ma
· 150p*
Bank Burly Rate. Bat SUL DEF O
18-11/18.
Sovereign Notes
FRENCH BOND CONVERSIONS
Paris, May 24. The conversion of bonds total- ling €61,000,000 over a two year period, and of bonds totalling £50,000,000 over a ten year period, for public works throughout France and her overseas possessions, has been made in a second batch of Recovery Decree laws, signed by the President, M. Albert Lebrun, today.
The decrees also provide credit facilities at low interest as a filip to trade and industry and as "con- cesalons to exporters. They also provide for a modification of the 40-hour week, instituted by the Popular Front Government under M. Blum.
'Strengthening of colonial-de- fences and additional credit facili- tles in aid of colonial production, are also envisaged by the decrees.
(Reuter).
REICHSMARK QUOTATIONS Berlin, May 25, The Reichsmark was quoted. without guarantee, at:
New York, 40.11.
Paris, 1438S.
Amsterdam, 12.00 to 72.65. London, 12.3575.
Paris Sterling, 177.90 to 178.05. Parts US. Dollar, 25.05.
-(Transocean),
Gen. Foods Gen. Motors
Gen. Rallway Signal 141 Glidden Co.
. Sugar Godchaux
Class “A” „......
121 Goodrich (B.F.) ......
39 Goodrich $5.pf........ Goodyear Tire & Co. 171 Great Northern Rly. 151 Great Western Sugar 26
Corpn. 87 Greyhound Hecker Products 61
REDUCTION OF CAPITAL
Sandakan Light And
Power Co., Lad, -
An application for confirming reduction of capital of the Sanda- kan Light and Power Co. (1922) Ltd, from $500,000 to $250,000 was granted by the Chief Justice, Bir Atholl MacGregor, in the Supreme Court yesterday.
· LOWER REVENUE
London, May 24.. Exchequer returns show that total ordinary revenue amounts to £84,511,038, compared with £90,-- 511,039 at a corresponding date
last year..
Total ordinary expenditure is £124.381.695, compared with £109, 269,984 at a corresponding date in 1937 (British Wireless).
Appearing for the petitioners, ing to return part of it to the the Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almada, Jur., shareholders:
"The Company is in a very who was instructed by Mr. B.I Turner, of Messrs. Deacons, said happy position and the least we the reason for the reduction, was ex do is to recognise it," said His that the Company had more Lordship in granting the applica money than it needed and was go-tor
KAN TONG PO,'"
Chief Manager.
FEWER BRITISH
SHIPS
NEW DIAMOND FIELD
After detalled examination of
Navy in war was also stressed by the soil and special secret tests, Mr. W. A. Bouter in his presidential address to the annual meetings of Dr. A. C. Hoffmann, assistant the Chamber of shipping in Lon-director of the National Museum, Bloemfontein, is reported to have don recently....
The decline in quantity of established the presence of Ave British shipping is a problem of diamond bearing pipes near Po- national concern even in peace fadder, in the Kakamas district of time, and problem which deter mines national existence in time the Kalahari. “ of war," he said.
Mr. Hoffmann's father, working Speaking of the encroachment with prospectors, is stated to have by foreign Uners on British trade refused £22,000 for a five per cent.
share in the discovery." routes; Mr. Bouter said:
"Japanese lines have already captured from 80 to 90 per cent."
of certain important inter-Empere prepared to act promptly in their trades. Unless the Imperial Bhip advice, there is every reason to ping: Commites can add sothe suppose that British saipping will completely means of counteracting" this, and ultimately be at the Goverment of the spire are out of such trade
142
cum. pi.
29
251
25+
United Gas Corpn.
31
30+
Un. Gas Tprovem't 100
224*
221*
Un. Light & power
21
341
US. In'trial Alcohol 17
27*
27+
US. Rubber........
261
29
281
US. Rubber pl.......
65" 841
14]
U.S. "Smelting
.51 *
16%
16
U.S. Steel
"431
Vanadium
141
Warner Bros. Pict....
47
12
Westinghouse Elec. 76
391
171. 154 20
Woodward Iron Cor. 12) Youngstown
Sheet
& Tube
291.
82 **
Chase National Bt. 29 * National City Bank 23 Call Money
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48.41 | .4 off Business Dono:—695,000 shares.
Last Salc
May 23 24
Humble Oil...... ..... 624
M. T. Johnson, Esq., 3. R. Masson, Esq.,
G. Miskin, Esq., K. 8. Morrison, Esq.,
Hon. Mr. A. L. Shielda,
·DC. Edmondston, Esq.,
Acting Chief Manager, namBunQ
J. K. Bousdeld, Esq., A. H. Compton, Esq.,
Kon. Mr. 8. H. Dodwell,
BANOXOR .. BATAVIA BOMBAY CALCUTTA CANTON
3
KARACHI KLANG KORK KUALA
SEREMBANG
RAMUHAL
SINGAPOR
SITIAWAN
LUMPUR
SOUMABAYA
CAWNPORE
KUCHING 11ADRAS
COLOMBO
BILET
MANILA
MEDAN
TAIPING TALENTRIN
TONGKAR
(Bbuket)
TRONG
NEW YORK
TAINOTAU
Branches:---
Ipoh Johore
Penang
Rangoon
Kobe Kowloon Kuais
Lumpur London
Saigon
Зад
Lyons
Malacca Manila
Sungei
Patani
Swatow.
Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1838.
BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.
Reserve and Undivided
Proits
Authorised Capital ...$10,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital 5,508,600.00
2,778,726.70
Amy
Bimba
Jueves
London
Manila
Bauxcon Bulga
Swatow
Sydney
Taiboku
.||
Halph ng
Bankow
Hoolin
Kabe
Every description
Loans grasted
of Banking and Exchange business transacted. CANTON on approved SWATOW
zecurities.
Amoy Bangkok Batavia Hombay Calcutta Canton
Chefoo Colombo Dairen
Foochow
Francisco Shanghai Singapore Sourabaya
Haiphong Muar
Hankow Harbin
Hamburg (Johore) Tientsin
Mukden Tokyo New York Tsingtao
Yokohama
Hongkew Peiping Hollo
Current Accounts
opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods in Local and other Cur- rencies on terms which will be quoted on application.
Also up to date Safe Deposit Boxes in various sizes To Let.
Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1035.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Business of the above Bank
YOKOHAMA
(Peking) ZAMBOANGA
PENANG
KONG KONG RANGOON
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOS113 received for Ons Year or shorter periode at rates which will be quoted on applica- tion.
The Bank's Head
Office ja London undertakes Excautor and Trustee business, and claima re- of British Income Tax covery 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
is conducted by the HONG KONG A &SHANGHAI BANKING COR- PORATION. Rules may be ob-
tained on application.
Fer the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. D. C. Edmondston,
Acting Chief Manager.
Head Office:-HONG KONG
No. 10, Des Voeux Road. Central.
Board of Director:- Sir Shouson Chow, Chairman Li Koen Chan, Esyrian ang. Esq. WongChuSon, Esq
PL. Kwok, Faq
Wong Yun Tong, Esq Kan Ying PM Chan Ching Shek. Fung Ping Wah,
Ела
Kan Tong Po, Bar, Chief Mansuer. Li Tee Foag, Esq., Manger.
Branche und Agencies ¡~~~
Kowloon Pent Boumbays
aleco Tiantais
Velbourne Bed Frame Jagzak! New York Besitis
Paris Peiping Kingapore
TOKID Semarang Vancouter Tekokama Shanghai
·HEAD OFFICE:
18. PINE STREET,
NEW YORK.
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 CHARR NATIONAL BANK. New York, with Resources neer U.S. #2,500,000,000.
D. M. BIGGAR,
Manager,
BANK OF CHINA
Bpecially Chartered, by THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OF CHINA AS AN INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK
PAID-UP CAPITAL...$40,000,000.00 (BRANCHES ALL OVER CHIÑA) Owing to our numerous Branches in Chios 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 and Exchange.
Head Office: SHANGHAI Hongkong Branch:
4. QUEEN'S ROAD, 0.
South China Offices:
KONGMOON
TOISHAN KINGCHOW
PRIPING
HANKOW
HARBIN
Currency and Fixed Deposita re-
ceived for one
rencies
ол
quoted on application.
Current Accounts opened in Local
We also handle the issus of Bonds year or shorter and other Public Funds of the periods in Local and Formigo Our-
terms which will be Chinese Government both at Home
and Abroad...
SHIUCHOW
Safe Deposit Boxes To Let.
SHOU J. CHEN
Manager.
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1%
1 x die.
* bid.
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