Dock, Wharvok,
"Godawns,' Sts.
1137
H. K. & Wharves
3137
$3.60 131 ex.rta,
3.6/55 $3.55
Providents (old ....
Do.
$3.82)
$3.65-
(new) #3,521
$3.671
121
H.K. & W, Docks
3912
$:01
$10
Da
Dom
(new)
#31
(tha)
假调
$106
Shangaai Duck
14 05 New Enginearings Y.
fans, Hotels, and
S.
1108
14
$12.30
$78
$84
68
$16 90
136
waj.drugs
$8.85
$695
H.K. Hotels
$8.85
$37
HK Lards..........
$364
$101
Du. 4% Dobontures
$109
19
Shanghai Land....
Metropolitan Lands..
H.K. Realties...
$5,55
$5.00
1100
$8.15 Humphreys 18.80
Bhine Butuக்......
Colton Mille
$13
.s
$78
S'ha Cottons .....S.
Zoong Sings ****
5.
$12
Wing On Textiles(S.)
Ewa Cutton Rt. S.
Pabile Utl/kloa
$18.80
16.90/1 7
Tramways....................... #15.55)
Peak Trame (old)...!
7
31
Do.
(Bow)...
1464
Star Furries
T'aiati Ferries OR.3
13
Do.
rta. 3
$11.50 $9.10
Chins Lights (old).
$11.30
Do. (now)...
$81
Do. Ri
$:01
H.K. Electrica
3001
#141
Je.
Saudakan Lights...
$:0,90
Toloybones (old) ...
Do.
$271
(new)...
$10.90
240
Tractions
· 24/6
Dai
prof.).....
3143
industrial
Cald., Macg. (Ord.)3
$12
L'o.
(Prekj8
$1.20
Canton Ices
31.60
$17.20
$17.40
Comenta
417 10
$470
Ropes
Miscellaneous
#3947-
Dairy Farms
...
46 10
Ch. Atainments...... 6.30
#
#
::
$94
Constructions, (old)) 214
Do.
Lane Crawfurds... ..
(new);
Nanyang Tobacco...
33.20
Sinceres
$81
Warsona
the
9176
73
$25
CD
9.10
36
12.30
$5.40
74%
$108
$102
There were sellers at 1/2 29:32 May-June, possibly July and 1/2 7/8 August-September, buyers at 15/16 Cash-July and 1/2 29/32 August-September.
U.S. DOLLARS Sellers at 30 11/16" May-June and 30 5/8 July-August. buyers at 30 374 Cash-June and 30 11/16 July-August.
SHANGHAI DOLLARS
Nomipal.
SHANGHAI MARKET
Nominal
IN THE AFTERNOON Market was quiet in the after-
noon.
STERLING
The market closed with sellers at 1/2 29/32 May-July and 1/2 7/8 August-September, buyers at 1/2 15/16 Cash-July and 1/2 29/32 August-September.
U.S. DOLLARS The market closed with sellers at 30 11/16 May June and 30 5/8 July-August, buyers at 30 3/4 Cash-June and 30 11/16. July
August.
H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE
YESTERDAY'S
OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS
The market was fairly steady, but the volume of business was on a restricted scale owing to sear city of shares at quoted rates.
BUYERS
HK Bank, $1500.
HK, Bank (Lon), £91. Union Insurance. $619. HK Steamboats, $224.
Providents (Old), $3.85.
Providents (New), $3,574.
Venz. Goldfeld, .$2.80.
H. and 8. Hotels. $6,85.
HK. Lands 4% Debentures, $101.
HK. Realties, $5.55.
H.K. Tramways $16.80.
Peak Trams (Old), $1.
Macap Electrics. $13, Cements, $17.20.
Constructions. $14. Maramans (HK), 4/-
Anaconda Cepper ... Atchison, T. & S. Fe.
Borg-Warner
Brooklyn-Manhattan
Trans.
Brooklyn-Manhattan
sé cum. pf........... 231 Case. J.I.
Canadian Paclac .... SA Celanese Corpn. Cerro de Pasco ....... Chesapeake Corpn.... Chesapeake & Ohio 26 Chrysler Corpa. ...... Columbia Gas & El. Columbla 6% "A" pf. 64 Commercial Credit.. 314 Commercial Solvents Commonwealth & S. Commonwealth & S.
6% cum. pt. ".... Consolidated Edison 23 Consolidated Oil Continental Can Continental C
Corn. Products
Curtiss Wright (C.)
PAGE 12-HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
"DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS Hong Kong Stock
พ
Jayst
1300
163
$518
Exchange
#1500
THURSDAY.
MAY 26.
Banky
H.S. Banka
Do. (London)
212 Chartered Banks
Sharebrokers'
Mercantile Bas "A"
Association
Buyers
Bežere
::!
៖៖៖
$1,500
£90
THE EXCHANGE MARKET
MESSRS. ROZA BROS.
Sliver prices rose yesterday to the extent of 1/8 for Ready and 5/16 for Forward, the quotations being 18 13/16 and 18 1/2 respec- tively. Silver advices reported purchases made by India and American Trade. The market was steady. American Süver was quot- ed at 42 3/4 for Spat.
The London-New York cross- rate was quoted at 193.87. New | York-London was quoted at 493.
£19
SA
£14
214
190
Bank of East Asia...
90
$99
N. O. & S. Banka
12
İNSUY SIMOS
$267
Canton LusarANGON..
1590
Union Insuranons ...
#250 #518
Underwriters
7/8.
H.K. Fires
933
Shipping
"
Quiet.
MARKET
182.
Douglasa
173
3971
STERLING
*22/
160
Indo-Chinas (pref.)
51
Do. (def.)
$24
82/0 1,90
Shell
83/0
Waterbosta
$9.00
Allning
14/6
$9.90
Rauba
$14/8 39.80
$2.00
Venczania Gold Fida.
Lets Hongkong Mines...
FINANCE
NEW YORK "STOCK EXCHANGE
Now York: May.
(Through Router's Service)
Now York Cotton-July. New York Rubber-July. Chicago Wheat --July. -Juls Chicago Cora Winnipeg Wheat—July.
1838
High Low Dow Jones Average
134.95 98,93 30. Industriale
33.77. 19.00 20 Raile 25.90 16.14 20 Utilities 99.70 83.39 4 Bands
Last Today's
I of
QUOTATIONS
#!
High Low Close
Close
Change
831
8.21
11.38
11.7
8 37 11,276
821
16 of
1131 b
,04
74
741 734
57 (100)
88 odj 1011
672 583
951 A
7/2 of
5 off
119.35
21.43
21.13
12.78
May 21. High Low Close Chang
11994 110.43 110.60 1,75 off
20.88 19.70 18.33 18.1
$5 off
88.78
54,99 45.41 11 Commodity Index | 48.41
36.15 48.05
37 of 24 off $5 off
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,
J. K. Bousfeld, Esq.,
Business Dono;—580,000 shares.
A. H. Compton, Esq.,
STOCKS
Last Sale
STOCKS
Last Sale
M. T. Johnson, Esq.,
May 24 25
May 24-25
J. R Masson, Esq.,
Adams Express
8.
8
Humble Oll
623*
821
G. Miskin, Esq."
1
alleghany Steel Co. 14 Allis Chalmers...... Amer, Can
14
Int. Nickel
44
437
K, S. Morrison, Esq.,
411
40+
int. Tel. & Tel
81
3.
Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields,
FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1938.
BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA
BANKING CORPORATION
"
Authorised Capital' .........350,000,000 | Issued & Fully Paid-Up $20,000,000 | Reserve Funds:-
H.E. Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors......
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA Incorporated by Royal' Charter. 1965
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON:
ม
38, Blahopsgate E.C.2.
Sterling
£8,500,000
| Pald-up Capital.
Reserve Fund.
£3.000.000 £3.000.000
#20,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro-,
£3.000.000
Head Office:-HONG KONG
·Board of Directors. T. E. Pearce, Esq.,
Chairman.
prietors.
MANCHESTER BRANCH: 71, Mosley Street, Manchester.
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES': ALOR STAR
ILOILO
IPOH
Deputy Chairman, AMRITSAR
Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell,
BANGKOR BATAVIA
BOMBAY
CALCUTTA
CANTON CAWNPORK CEBU
KABAOHI KLANG
КОР
KUALA
SAIGON SEMARANG
SEREN BANG
ARANGHAI
BINGAPORE
SITIAWAN
LUFTH
BOURABAYA
KUCHING MADRAS MANILA
TAIPING
TIENTSIN
TONGKAR
(Bhuket)
86+
BS
Int. Dept. Stores...
8
D. C. Edmondston, Esq.,
Amer. Cynamid "B"
17}
·17
Kennecott Copper
301
291
Acting Chief Manager. HAMBURG,
Amer. & For. Power
31
#31
Lambert Corpn.......
101
101
Amer. & For."$7 pt.
17
16
Libbey- Owens- Ford
Branches:-
Amer, Locomotive...
154
1:51
Glass
261
367
Amoy
Ipoh "
Amer. Metals
381
271
Lockheed Aircraft
91
21
Bangkok
Amer. Radiator
101
10)
Loew's Inc.
39
38
Batavia
Johore Kobe
Penang Rangoon
Saigou
Amer. Rolling Mill ...
151
141
Lorillard
18
15
Bombay
Kowloon
Ban
Calcutta
Kuala
Amer. Smelting
331
324
McKesson & Resins
Canton
Francisco Shanghai Lumpur
Amer. Sugar Ring .- 244 Amer. Tel. & Tel. 1292 Amer. Tobacco "B" Amer. Waterworks...
..23
$3 pt.
301.
301
Chefca London
.1301
Martin, Glen L....
221
221
Colombo Lyons
701 TO
Monsanto Chemical
75
731
Dairen Malacca
*
Montgomery Ward 30
281
Foochow
Manila
24A
231
Nat. Bend
Invent-
251
ment
12/
124
Hankow
Mukden #
Atlas Corpn........ Auburn Motors ......
61
61
Nat. Cash Register 17
174
Harbin
New York
31"
31*
Nat. Dairy Products 13
131
Hoogkow Peiping
F
Baltimore & Ohio ...
51
Nat. Distillers
10. "
19
Iloilo
Bmore & Ohio Pid. Barber & Co...
B
61
Nat. Power & Light
67
83
15!
15
Nat. Supply Corpo,
157
151
Current Accounts
opened IM
Haiphong Muar Hamburg (Johore)
Singapore Sourabaya
Sungei
Patani
Tientsin Tokyo Tsingtao Yokohama
NEW YORK TAINOTIO
PEIPING
(Peking). ZAMBOANGA. PENANG¦
RONG KONG KANGOON
+1
FORLION EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT Accorurs opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for Cor Year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on applica- tion.
The Bank's Head Office iD London undertakes Executor and Trustee business, and claims re- covery of British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained at any of the Agencies and Branches.
R. W. ROBERTS,
Manager.
COLOMEO ULICI ΠΑΙΡΙΙΟΝΟ
MIDAN
YOKOHAMA
BANKOW
ĦARSIN
Barnsdall ON......... 12)
121
New York Central
1:3
11
Bethlehem Steel
43)
427
Niagara Hudson P
Local Currency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter
Boeing Airplane Co. 23
221
Corpn.
7
7
Borden Co.
151
151
N. America Aviation
87
191 184
North America Co.
191
181
periods in Local and other Cur- rencies on terms which will be quoted on application.
16
18
Briggs M'facturing -
Northern Pacifc
༣།
71
Pacific Gas & Elec
261
26
~
82
8
Pacific Lighting .......
374
36
Also up to date Safe Deposit Boxes in various sizes To Let.
Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1938. ..
Packard Motors
31
34
751
121
332
331
5.777
414
81"
11
408
39
26
63
Cartiss. Wright "A" 191
Delaware & Hudson
Elec. Bond & Share
$8 pt.
Elec Power & Light
Gen. Railway Signat 143" Glidden Co.
Godchaux
4/11
3. C. Enterprises
73*, Cu.G.6X1825G. Bd..
87 pm 1.5. Gove. 4% Loans
2.pm
$60
Wallace
Do. 31% H.K Wing Ouan Harper......
S'hai
Djo.
Vibro Filing
11. Maramans Ir v. (Lon.)
170 cta Wm Powella
(ELK)
8als to Shanghai
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
Paris
Geneva
Berlin
Athens
Milan
Copenhagen
Stockholm Shanghai
New York Amsterdam
Vienna
(British Wirelom Service)
May 23 178-11/16
21.74" 12.384
944
31
May 24 178-7/32. 21.72 12.251
941
SELLERS
$5
H.K. Docks. (Rights), $10. Providents (Old), $31.
170 cta
H and S. Hotels, $7. China Lights (Old), $11.55.
4.95-/16 8.971
4.95-5/18 8.98
Prague
1421
Helsingfors
Lisbon
1101
Hon Kor
Bombay
Montreal
4.993
5.001
29.434
29.431
Yokohama
Sellers
Buenosairea
18.95.
Monte Video .....
Rio
Bliver (Forward)
184
#101
183
18-11/16
31% 101-3/16.
31% 101 E
Brussels....
Silver (Spot) War Loan
ON LONDON:
Closing Quotations ·
May 26, 1939.
Telegraphic Transfer... {1/1.
Bank Bills, on demand 13/16
Credits, 4 months' right 1,170
ON SHANGHAI:—
ON NEW YORK: ---
Bank Bills, on demand 30-7/16 Credita, 80 days' aight 20-15/18 |
ON BATAVIA
On demand * 55-4/16 ON PARIS:-
Bank Bills, on demand '1,990 Credits, 4 months' sight - 1,475
ON BALGON:-
On demand...resoras
195
ON SINGAPORE:~
On demand”.
108
"On demand
ESI
Or Mami
ON JAPAN:-
**- Od dèmáad ..............
·61)
ON BANGKOK:-
On demand neprepubenconga
105)
On demand.....
150
INDIA:-
Sovereign Notes
Bank Buying Ratelit. på
BAR RIVAL, DAP OG
16-13/15
Telegraphic Traumfar.....
China Lights (New), $9.10.
SALES
H.K. Bank, $1500.
Union Insurance, $520. H.K. and K, Wharves, $187. H.K. Docks. (Ex. Rts.), $194. Providents (Old), $3.70/75... Providents (New), $3.60,
H. and 8. Hotels, $5.95!
H.K. Tramways, $16.90/17. Cements, $17.40,
Marsmans (HK), 4/L
(Prices below in Phil. Currency)
Antamoks Ps., 40
Atoks. 241
Bagnia Gold, 201
Benguet Consol., 9.20 Coco Grove, 47) Consol. Mines, 0035 Demonstrations, „29 LXL, 82 San Mauricio. 41 Suyoc Consol, 141 United Paracales, 30
H.K
SHARERROKERS' ASSOCIATION
BUYERS
Bank of East Asia, $90. Douglases $15. Waterboats, $8.90. Providents (Old), $3.65, Providenta (New), $3.55. Hotels, $8.80. Realtys, $5.65. Humphreys, $8 60. Peak Trams (Old), $T, Trams, $16),
China Lights, $11.35. Canton Ices, $1,60. Entertainments, $8.30. Constructions, $1],
SELLERS
Cements, $17.30.
BALE Providents (Old); $3,87]. Hotels, $6.90.
Electrica. 60.
Del. Lackawanna &
Western
Deere Co.
Distillers Corpn. Bea-
grams
Douglas Aircraft
Du Pont
Eagle Ficher · Lead Electric. Boat
Elec. Bond & Share Elec. Bond & Share
#5 pi........
Elec. Power & Light
$7.PL
Flintkote
Freeport Bulphur
Gen. America Trans 364 Gen. Cigar
Gen. Electric ......... Gen. Foods Gen. MotorS
Sugar
Class "A"...... Goodrich (B... 12 Goodrich $9 pin ún. Goodyear Tire & Co., 171 Great Northern Rly. 151 Great Western Sugar 28 Greyhound Corpo 81 Hecker Products
SINGAPORE STOCK QUOTATIONS
Singapore. May 23. The following quotations of 12 leading Singapore stocks have been
Els received by Messrs. Edgar from Mesars, J. M. Sassoon & Co. Bingapore,
and
MIDDLE PRICE Babber Shares.
Amalgamated
Malay
Estates
Limited, $1.421; Kempar Limited.
REICHSMARK QUOTATIONS
Berlin, May 25. The Reichsmark was quoted, without guarantee, at:
New York, 40.09. Paris, 1444.
Amsterdam, 72,80 to 72.65. London, 12.34.228 Paris. Sterling, 178.50 to 178,00 Paris 0.5. Dollar, 36.09.—
(Transocean).
Industriais
$1.68 Rual Sim Rubber Co., Straits Trading Co., Ltd., $27.00; Ltd., $2.30; Pajam Limited, $1.833; United Engineers Limited (Ordin- Weare Brothers Bungel Bagon Rubber Co., Ltd., jary), $7.75;' $1.373 Tapah Rubber Estates Limited, $14.35, ** Limited, $1.60.
Tin Bharos Petaling Ti xámited. #7.40 and Bungel Luas Tin Dredging Limited, $1.474.
Gold
Raub Australian Gold Mining Co., Ltd., $5,40 ed., (34 per share), The above : quotations are in Btraits Dollaza)
London, May 26.
PRES, ROOSEVELT'S TRADE MESSAGE
Washington, May 25. The British Government has 'de-
massage from President finitely decided not to accumulate, Roosevelt was read by Mr. Cortell at state cost, a stock of pig fron Hull, Secretary of State, during a as a precautionary defence mes radio broadcast tonight in con- sure, states an official notice issued nection with Foreign Trade Week here yesterday.
in the United States, This is the answer to the pro-
President Roosevelt's message. posal made by the British iron said that a healthy and vigorous industry, which holds large stocks flow of trade between nations was and suggested that the Govern-an indispensable requirement for ment should take over a part as general and lasting recovery war. stock, as is being done in the
case of grain, petroleum, sugar and other necessities.-(Transocean).
Reuter),
.:
Paul Robeson's admirers, gave. Viscount Halifax, the Foreign him most cordial welcome at the Secretary, has accepted the pre-Albert Hall recently. Accom- sideher of The H.
pauled · by Lawrence 'Brown, his programme contained a "liberaf The Duke of Kent will vidt Bhat- measure of the songs with which field, on Junë."29" and will tour his audience is always glad to re-
new scquaintance. Armament factories.
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63
91
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Paramount Pictures
71.
7
Paramount 181. pr. 733*.
Pennsylvania R.R. 151 Phillips Petroleum... 31
73**
15
303
Public Service of NJ,
281
28
Pure Qu
31
*82
Radio Corpn. of Am
51
51
.Republic Steel
13
121
Reynold Tobac... "B"
371
367
Schenley
151
16
21
Schenley 5% pf. .....
67 *
064*
Sears Roebuck
Shell Union Ou Sócony-Vacuum Southern Cal Edison, Bouthern Pacific.. Southern Rly (com)
121
53+ 52 12 121 121
Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1938.
21 201
111
103
BANK OF EAST ASIA,
7
7
LIMITED.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING COR- PORATION. Rules may be ob tained on application.
For the Hong Kong & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
b. b. Edmondston,
Arting Chief Manager,
THE CHASE BANK
15. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
HEAD OFFICE:
18. FINE 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
J
This Bank is entirely owned by ТЕК CHABR NATIONAL BANT, New York, with Resources over US $2,500,000,000,
D. M. BIGGAR,
Manager.
Southern Rly “A”
101
101
Standard Brands ....
71
Stand Gas & Elec.
34
34
Reserve and Undivided
Stand Gas & Elec.
Profits
Authorised Capital ....$10,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital 5,598,600.00
2,776,728.78
$ pi..............
13
.181
Standard Oll of NJ.
451
45
Sterling Products
59
584
+
5
*
Studebaker
Corpn.
4
4
161
Swift International
251
242
Technicolor
23}
223
13+
431
38%
#goce e
961
0
71
161 16 *
2*
514 50 "
351
25
341
28+
18
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143.
227*
271 201
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Texas Corpo. .......
354
357
Texas Gulf Sulphur 30%
292
Tidewater Assoc. Of
114
11
Transamerica (new)
91
91
20th Cent. Fox. Fima 214
202
do..... Films pl....
20
29+*
Union Carbide &
Carbon
65
621
Union Pacific
61
United Aircraft......
254
25
Any
Mewtoon
Penang
Bateria
London
Langoos
United Airlines Trans
BI
T
Bombay
Manila
Baigon
Bydory
United Corpn......................
21
21
Calenda
Malbourne Ban Tran
Alboka
WAKMAKI
lao
Terkada
United 354
Corpa. $3
New York Beach Haiphong
Lankow Chum
Tokys
Semaran TOY
cum. pf.....
23+
231
Monotata
Pari
Kobe
Prining
Xhanghai Jakobsma Singapore
United Gas Corpn. 31
34
Un. Gas Iprovem't 101 Un. Light & power
101
2)
2
U.S.In'trial Alcohol
15)*
164
U.S. Rubbe
201
25+
U.S. Rubber pf,
641
821
243
US. Smelting
51 *
51 *
U.S. Steel
417
411
Vanadium
143
131
rencies on terms which will bot
Head Office:-HONG KONG No 10, Des Voeux Boad, Central.
wife of and cand 1990
Board of Directors :---
Bir Shouson Chow, Chairman Li Kosa Chun, Esq. Li Lan Bang, Esq. P. K. Kwok, Esq. Wong Chuson, Esq. Wong YanTong, Esq. Kan Ying Po. Esq Chan Ching Shek Fung Ping Wab, Esq
Kan Tong Po, Esq, Chief Manager Li Tre Fong, Esq., Manager.
Branches and Agencies :---
Bourabay's Bestow
Every description of Banking |
BANK OF CHINA
Specially Chartered by THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OF CHINA AS AN INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK
PAID-UF CAPITAL..,840,000,000.00 (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 spsciki facilities for Domestic and Foreign Banking and
Exchange,
Head Office: SHANGHAI Hongkong Branch:
4, QUEEN'S ROAD, C.
South China Offices:
and Exchange business transacted. CANTON Loans granted. 00 approved SWATOW securities.
Current Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposits re
KONGMOON TOISHAN
We also handle the issue of Bonda
ceived for one year or shorter and other Public Funds of the periods in Local and Foreign Our Chinese Government both at Home
SHIUCHOW KINGCHOW...
Warner Bros. Pict.....
42
41.
Westinghouse Elec. 741 Woodward Iron Cor. 121 Youngstown
Sheet
quoted on application.
and Abroad.
73
Safe Deposit Boxes To Let..
12
KAN TONG PO,
SHOU J. CHEN
Chief, Manager.
Kanager.
Tube
281 273 Chase National. Bk. 281* 271* 214* National City Bank 224* Call Money
1.
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