1939-08-21 — Page 11

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

Finance and Commerce

MOVEMENT OF GOLD AND SILVER

Lordon, August 18 (Reuter).

Week ended Week ended

Aug. 9

Aug. 16 &

£

Holland

Total IMPORTS into the United Kingdom Including: Prom South Africa

H. K. STOCK

EXCHANGE

The usual Saturdays lethargy was spread over the short session thus making it both dull and uninteresting.

BUYERS

FINANCE

SHARE MARKET

REVIEW

HONGKONG SHAREBROKERS*

ASSOCIATION

The market has continued quiet and & very limited volume of business has been transacted dur- ing the week. Later in the week! there were some signs of nervous-- ness and prices declined slightly under selling pressure. On the

HK, Lands 4% Debentutes par whole, however, price levels have been fairly well maintained, and Canton Ices. $1.

all shares offering have been absorbed.

Cements. $12.65.

GOED

Total EXPORTS from the United Kingdom Including: To Canada

6.606,000

2,998,000

The United States

2,433,000

Belgium

Sweden

483,000

498,000

17,948,000 8,995,000 7.177,000 1,582,000 130,000 25,000

4,616,000

2,450,000

2,587,000

1,794,000

British India

520,000

312,000

Prance

1,104,000

241,000

Perc

50,000

Southern Rhodesta

278,000

43,000

East Africa

33,000

ELK. Fire Ins, $180.

SALES

SILVER

Total EXPORTS from the United Kingdom

118,000

129,000

Providents, $4.15.

Including: To Bombay

103,000

H.K. Realtles, $4,

Total IMPORTS into the United Kingdom Including: From The United States

192.000

135,000,

62,000.

72,000

Belgium

26,000

HONGKONG SHAREBROKERS”

ASSOCIATION

VOLUME OF BUSINESS TRANSACTED FOR WEEK ENDING

HK. Govt, 4% Loan, 1024. HK. Govt. 3 Loan, 991.

SELLEKS

China Lights (Old)), $7.80. Cements, $124/80, Watsons, $7.90.

PHILIPPINE GOLD MINING QUOTATIONS Saturday August 19, 1939

Antamok

Following the London price HK Banks were done down to $1355 (Fx Dir)- Lands chaused hands at $92) (Ex Div) and Electrics au $54)" with further buyers at $54. Trams could be obtained at $16.20 (Ex Div). Cements came in for enquiry and changed hands at $13.80. Providents were wanted at $4.15 with sales at $4.20 China Lights (0) remained steady at $7.90 and Dairy Farms (0) were wanted at $00. Hotels were easter and after changing hands at $41 further shares could be obtained at this price.

MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1939. -PAGE 11

KAIPING COAL

FOR HOME, FACTORY, & POWER HOUSE.

HOME, FACTORY AND BUAKEAS

LAMMERTS' AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE

HE Undersigned have received

instructions

to sell by

POWER

# USE, TUGS & LOCOS.

PUBLIC AUCTION

01.

THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION

DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents, Hong Kong.

SILVER LINE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

FROM

NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO.

THE Motor Tessel TE

"SILVERLAUREL”

Gold mining stocks have also had a quiet week. This market has always shown a tendency to follow New York and, receiving no having arrived from the above Forts on encouragement from that quarter, 18th instant. Consignees of Cargo a

hereby informed that their Goods are prices have been incllaed to drifteing landed at their risk into the Go

downwards. down 2 ctvs to 87 ctvs. United Paracale also lost 2 ctvs at 391 etva. Coco Grove closed at 20 ctvs a loss of 11 ctvs and North Cam- árines at 22 ctva a loss of 2 ctvs. Benguet Consolidated mained steady at Ps. 10).

San Mauricio was

HONGKONG

has

downs of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloon, and stored at Consignees risk and expense.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on Thursday, TE-24th instant, at 10 am.

Centavos.

Bagulo Gold

201

19)

Batang Buhay

0130

AUGUST 18, 1939

Benguet Consolidated

10.30

Big Wedge

20

HK Banks Ex, DW

17

Union Ins.

13

HK Docks

875

$1265.00 to 380.00 to 18.35 to

$1255:00

Coco Grove

A

382,50

Consolidated

0015

18.30

Demonstration

081

Trams

200

18:70

I.X.L.

41

China Lights (0)

1400

7.00

Itogon Mining

22

Hotels

1500

4.90 to

4.50

Manbulao Consolidated

061

Wharves

30.

102.00

Manbate

10

Watsons

100

7.90

Mindanac Motherlode

083

Lands Ex Div.

400

32.50

Mine Operation

.12

Bwas

2300

19.60 to

18.80*

North Camarines

21

Underwriters

500

1.25

Paracale Gummaus

15

Providents

5500

4.15 to

4.20

San Mauricio

85

"Electrics

200

'54.25

Surigao Consolidated

211

Cements

2000

12.80-

12,90

Suyoc Consolidated

13

Kwong Sars Hong

10

120.75

Syndicate Investment ..

0280

Antamoks

5000

Ps .211

United Paracale

39

United Paracale

5000 PB .42

PHILIPPINE MINING

Demonstrations

3000 Ps

.093

QUOTATIONS

August 19, 1939

Antamoks

20

Baguio Gold

19

Batang Buhay

013

Benguet Consol.

10.30

Volume of Business Transacted August 19, 1939.

Blg Wedge

20

Realties

Coco Grove

20

Providents

.....500

500

$4.00 4.15

Consol, Mines

0015

Cements

Demonstrations

081

China Lights (0)--

IX. L.

41

Itogons Mining

244

Mambulao Consol.

06

Masbates Consol

10

Mine Operations.

..12

North Camarines ...

--21

Paracale Gumaus

15

San Mauricio

85

Surigao Consol.

211

Suyoc Consol

13

Syndicate Investment

028

United Paracales

39

Mindanao Motherlode

00+

U.S. AGRICULTURAL

PROPOSALS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (Reuter)

Thus the cotton payment will be

1.8 cents per pound, instead of 2 cents.

It is said that the reductions

The United States Department are necessary with a view to give

share"] of Agriculture announced that all co-operative farmers a payments under the 1939 Agricul-in the half-billion provided under tural Conservation Programme will the Soil Conservation

Act and as be the same as originally indicated co-operators in these crops have last November, except 10 per cent been larger than estimated. Pay- reductions un cotton, rice, frements will start to the farmers cured and air-cured tobacco and next month and will be continued general soll depleting crops.

for several months.

All Claims must be presented within

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

CONSIGNEE NOTICE.

7

8.8. ARAMIS " '20′A/39.

BRINGING CARGO Box MARSEILLES via SAIGON, etc. ARRIVED HONG KONG ON WEDNESDAY, TMп≈ 16TH AUG., 1939

"

"CONSIGNIES are aereby informed

that their goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed & stored into the Godowns of the Hong Kong, Kowloon Wharf Godowa Co., Ltd, Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing...

All claims must be sent in to me on 15 Days of the vessel's arrival here, or before the 26th Aug., 1939, or after which date they cannot be rether will not be recognized cognized.

Damaged Packages will be examined

No Claims will be admitted after the by the Company's Surveyor, Moeurs, Goods have left the Godowus, and all | Goddard & Dougins in the presence of Goods remaizing undelivered after the the Consignees at 10.00 m. en Toss- 25th inst., 1830, will be subject to day, the 2nd Aug., 1939.

SHAREBROKERS*

ASSOCIATION Rent

No Fire Insurance has been effected, Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

FURNESS (FAR EAST), LTD.

2nd Floor, Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Building Dials 23165 & 29169.

500 1280 Hong Kong, 17th Aug, 1959.

500

7.80

Consignees must have a Revans6 Officer in attendance when any dusable goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors.

No Fire insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.

R. OHL,

Agent.

[633

Bong Kong, 16th Aug, 1909.

[628

TUESDAY, the 22nd AUGUST, 1939

ነነ

Commenting at 11.00 s.k.

At their Sales Room, No. 35 Hankow Road, Kowloon,

À QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

also

10 Boxes British Tinplates

3 Reels Newsprint Paper-

and

4 Electric Table Fans 10 Inverted Lamps & Fittings 22 Boxes Kleenex

32 Boxes Kotex

Terms:--Cash on Delivery.

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SKIMMED MILK MAY BE BANNED

Legislation is likely to be intro- duced shortly to prohibit the im- portation of skimmed milk Ceylon,

to

rem

The Minister of Health, Mr. W. A de Silva has taken up the matter in order to ascertain the truth regarding sensational velations of milk-faking in Ken- sington, England, made in a re- the port by Dr. James Fenton, Borough Medical Officer of Health. Legislation as introduced in Ceylon in 1912, to prohibit the importation of skimmed milk

to

be sold to people to be consumed ás milk. But provision had been made to allow the importation of this milk to be used with ingredients for the manufacture

of certain kinds of food....

Legislation

other

The Minister of Health 13 al- ready in touch with the proper authorities, and he is consider- ing the question of introducing Jegislation on the lines of the English Foods and Drugs Act

Dr. Fenton, the Borough Medi- cal Officer who detected” mük faking in Kensington, had point- ed ont in his report, how a flat was used as a secret factory for. milk adulteration and how the

served public were

with 200 gallons a day of whitened bath water,

Dr. Fenton explains, in his re- port the reasons which led to the removal of a firm or dairymen from the register. The firm. he says, occupied a large dairy: Over- looking it were a number of fiata.

One of the fate was not occu-.. p'ed as a residente."

It was there that it was sus pected that a fluid mixed with skimmed milk powder was being added to the firm's milk.

A Magistrate's warrant was ob- ta'ned to enable a search to be made of the flat which was for- cibly entered. In the fat were then found drums of skimmed milk powder, milk-testing ap- paratus and stirring rods,

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