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OHINA NAVIGATION

COMPANY, LIMITED,

Frequent and Regular Sailings for

SWATOW, AMOY, SHANGHAI, TINATAO, WHRAIWEL,

Cairoo and Toursin.

KWANGCHOWWAN, Panor and Bartow,

HAIPHONO.

CANTON,

TOURANE, SAIDO and

BANGKOK.

SINGAPORE, PORT SWETTERMAặc and PrHANG.

iiii

81938 11. E. Banks ...............

Do. (Col. Hag.)

Do. (Lou. Beg.) ... Chartered Banks ... $94 Mercantile Elka,

107

$73

kas

Mercantile Bka. "C" Bank of East Asia N. C. & 8. Banks

Insurances

$200 Canton Insurandos $388 Union Ingnyamous #1 Underwriters

FINANCE & GENERAL

HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS

STOCK EXCHANGE

SHARKBROKKEY ASSOCIATION

MONEY AND

EXCHANGE

J.

Buyer Sellers

Nominal

WED

20.

Buyers Ballurs

Bales

SEPT.

Barks

CLOSING QUOTATIONS

SEPTEMBER -, 1989

n London:→→

Telegraphic Transfer. 1/s 13/16 Bank Bills, on demand/2 13/16 Credits 4 months' sight 1,3 3,5 cn Shanghal--

On demand

"

$1280

£71

289

£11

$79

330

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1939.

PAYNE & CO.

COMMODITY BROKERS STOCK EXCHANGE BUILDING HONGKONG

COMMODITY MARKET REVIEW

(FROM PAYNE & CO.)

150 ats

On Singapore:-

N

$190

Un demand

.. 32 1/2

Sept. 18

1

On Japania

SINGAPORE RUBBER

buyers sellers

New York. Sept. 19.

Sept. 19 buyers sellers

change

$960

On demand.....

15 1/2

For further particulars regarding loading dates etc. please apply to:~

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

TELEPHONE NO. 30331.

$105 HC. Firsa

Shipping

$07

Douglass

$19

Steamboat

$80

Tudo-Chinaa

(Prod.)

68/9

Shells

8165

On India:

SPOT OCT./DEC.

38-1/2

36-1/4

of 1/4

35-3/4

Telegraphic Transfer.

367

3/8

JAN,/MARCH

34-1/2

3.5 34

of 3/4

Bou

$18

.1')

BARBER WILHELMSEN LINE

MONTHLY SERVICE TO

BOSTON AND NEW YORK

VIA LOS ANGELES & PANAMA CANAL PORTS. Alan taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for West Indies porta, Rio de Janeiro. Santos, Rio Grande do Sol, Buenos Aires, South America and West Africa.

NEXT SAILING

M. V. "TAI YANG"

Indo-China's (Dat.)...

89.10 Waterboala

Docks, Wharves,

Godowns, etc.

HK. & E. Wharton

$1.20 Providegta

Provident (SAW) ****

H. & W. Dook... $17.36

+ Do. (new)

$110 Bbanghal Docks 8.

New Engineerings 8.

Kaila

$3.70 Rauba

Mining

|Veinguela Gold Fida

6 cta.ong Keng Mine... Lands," Hotels and

Bulidings

H.K. Hotel

!!!!!

815

and demand.

of 1/2

850

Jn New York:-

The market was quiet.

$20

89/9

Bank Bills, on "demand 24 10 Credits, 60 daya' sight 25 1/8

$1

Un Batavia-

LONDON RUBBER " SPOT

Previous close buyers sellers

To-day's close buyers sellers

change

9-3/4 9-7/8

On demand

43 1/4.

OCT./DEC.

9-7/8

On Paris:

10J

JAN./MARCH

10-1/8

9-5/8 10.

9-3/4 10 10-1/4 10

10-1/4

M

9-7/8

Off 1/8

·Of 1/8

OF 1/8

$1.30

Bank Bills, on demand 1980 Credits 4 months' sight 1140

Market steady.

$17

Un Saigong

On demand

107

8108 $8.30

Un Manlia:-

On demand

48

On Bangkok-

16/3

$8,40 X.D.

!!!.

On demand

180 1/4

Sterling Notes:---

Bank Buying Rate ...

31/4

Jar Silver per oz

23 7/18

3440

Market Report

839

раг

HE. Lands ......... Do. 4% Debentures *;;

$32 $100

07.90 Shaghai Lande

8.

#7)

H.K. Realties......... 24 Humphreys

$98

Chinese Estates ......

Cotton Mills

Bwn (8.)

S'hi Coltons (B.)

Zoong Sings (8.)

$16 $110 $40

Wing On Textiles (8.)

.860

Public Utilities

$184 Tramways

SINJ

$7 40 Peak Trams (old) ...

$7.40

1370 Psak Trams. (new)

$3.70

$61 Star Ferries

8:0

$23

Y'ati Farrios

3211

"DODWELL & CO.,

Agents.

LTD.

Do. (new)

87.90

Chins Lights (U)

88

China Lights(New)

Sterling

Chiza Lights Ri

Hong Kong, Bank Building,

Telephone 28091.

851

H.K. Eletries

CONSIGNEES' NOTICES

MAKESK LINE

NOTICE TO CONSIGNRES

M.V.

THE SOPHOOLES

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

DORAN STEAM SHIP CO. LTD

CHINA

AND

MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

CONSTENDAREUS"

TONSIGNEES per Co.'s Vessel

FROM SEATTLE, VANCOUVER

AND VICTORIA VIA JAPAN are requested to take delivery of Flour and Lumber Shipments as soon as the Vessel is ready to discharge and are hereby notified that if their Lighters are not placed alongside the steamer

having arrived from New York aud Ports of call. Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that their goods are being landed and placed at their risk into the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf & Goda Company's godowns at Kow.. loon, where delivery may be obtained as required, their Shipments will soon as the goods are landed.

Optional cargo will not be landed bore, unless notice has been given 48 hours prior to rese:l's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have let the Godoway, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the #ind Sept.,. 1938, will be subject to

Bent.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Foods are to be left in the Godowns, whare they will be vamined on 21st Sept., 1989, at 10 am, by our Surveyors Messrs. Goddard & Douglas.

To comply with the General Banded Warehouse Begulations consignees must have a Revenue Officer in attend sace when damaged dutiable goods are examined.

All claims must reach us before the ud Oct; 1278, or they will not be recognised.

No Insurance will be effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

JEBSEN & CO.,

Agonte

Hong Kong, 15th" Bept., 1939

be discharged into dolt's Wharf, Kowloon, where the cargo will lie at thoir risk and expense and subject to the Terms and Conditions of Storage at Holt's Wharf. Steamer wil som- mence discharge on the 18th Sept.

General Cargo will be discharged into Holt'e Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lis at Coasigners' risk and subject to the Terms and Conditions of Storage at Hol's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for Delivery from the Gordown on and after 18th Sapt.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Gooda to he left in the Godowns, where they Fridays between the hours of 10.45 .. will be examined on any Tuesdays and And Now within the Free Storage period.

No Claims will be admitted after the Livods have left the steamer Godown, & after the 25th Septy will be subject to sli General Cargo remaining undelivered

rant.

· All Claims against the Vossel mast De presented to the Undersigned on or before the 9th Oct, 1939, or they will not be recognized,

No Fire Insurance 'will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Aperta.

(700 18th September, 1939,

MORE DEPOSITORS IN POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANKS

LONDON, Sept. 20 (Reuter). More money has been deposited

1

SILVER MARKET

LONDON "SILVER

318 [Macao Electrics

311

Sandakan Lights

#211lephone (old)

$7.60 Telephones (new)

Comania

Miscellaneous.

890 Dairy Faria (Old)

$191 Dairy Farm (New)

374

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

War Loan, 3% (Red

after 1952) Canton-K'loon Rly. 5% Chinese 44% Gold Loan, 1898 (Brit. Issue)...... Chinese 5% Gold Bonds,

1925-47

Landon, Sept. 19 (Reuter).. Silver-General buying was met Chinese $% Ster. Notes,

Binali offerings. Market 1025 (Vickers).

with

steady in the afternoon. theChin. Imperial Rly..5%

in the Post Office Savings Banka market was quiet, with buyers

in the nthe days ending Bept. "6 than drawn out.

The total deposits at the end of Angust amounted to over £937,- 000,000.

S'HAI EXCHANGE MARKET & WAR RUMOURS

SHANGHAI Sept 19 (Int'l) Various rumours concerning the European war and the Far Eastern situation were current here today! and found repercussions in the ex- change market. The sterling was, quoted at 4-1/58 and the Ameri can dollar. at 18:41. ·

The military collapse of Poland gives rise to the possibility of a peace offer.

In stock exchange circles. report is current that American participation in the European war

satisfied.

Spot, 23-7/180. Forward, 23-1/4.

NEW YORK SILVER.. New York, Sept. 18 (Reuter). Official Price, 38-1/2"**

BOMBAY SILVER Bombay, Sept. 19 (Reuter).

Offtake 150 bars. Indian Mint Silver." 59-08 50-07 59-07

Market Uncertain.

Ready Oct. 7 Bettlement Nov. 4 Bettlement

AUSTRALIAN SUGAR

FOR BRITAIN, LONDON, Sept. 20 (Reuter)

British Government has

is not ruled out and that the The

Neutrality Act may come out of bought the Australian sugar sur partisan polities in the coming plus for 1939,

Loan Honan Rly..5%

Hukuang Rly. 5%, 1911... Hukuang Rly. 5% 1911

" (German Issue)

Lung Tsing & U. Hai Rly.

6% 1913

Bristol Aeroplane

Imperial Chemical Ind 25/3.

100

Marks & Sp'cer "A" ord. 43/9

Rolls Royce.....

Leyland Motors

Tate & Lyle.

United Steel

INDO-CHINA

STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY LTD.

Operating Services for Cargo and Passengers

82/8

77/6.

53/9

Turner & Newall

-75

19/9

TO

Smethwick Drop For

14/8

Armstrong Stevens, ord. 5/3

11

Pressed Steel, com

15

Vickers, ord

15

Woolworths

*******

51/103. 28

Bhai-Nking Rly. 6% 12 Tientsin-Pakow, Rly. 5%

(Brit. Btpd.) Tientsin-Pukow. Rly. 5%

(German Stpd.) dig Tientsin-Pukow. Rly. 5%

(Brit. Stpd. Bupl. Loan 11 Tientsin-Fukow! Fly 6%

(Ger. Stpd. Bupl. Loan) 11 Jap. 5% Bler. Loan, 1907, 30 Jap. 5% Ster. Loan, 1924 39 Ger. 7% Intl: Loan, 1924 Chartered Bank .....

HK & Shal Bank (Ldn.

Reg.)

Anglo-Dutch

Rub. Plant. Invest. Trust 27/6 Burme, Corporation Commonwealth Mining..

SWATOW, SHANGHAI, ISINGTAU, CHEFOO

and TIENTSIN

.6.5

KOBE and OSAKA

SINGAPORE, PENANG and CALCUTTA

SANDAKAN

HAIPHONG

Maraman Investments........10

Randfontein Estates

36

Western Holdings ...........

7/9

For further particula

Sub-Nigel

180

H.K. & S'hai Bank (Col.

Reg.) Chinese Eng & Mining

(bearer)

Tanami Gold Mining.

44d

plouse apply to-

71

Anglo-Iranier

66/3

Burmat

66/3

Shell Trans. & Trad,

(bearer)

83/9

Nominal

Chosen Corporation Pekin Syndicate ....

The price will be shal Elec. Constr. Co.

Shal WaterTKI "A"

£7.108. CIF. British porta.

TELEPHO

541 1 of

741 11 off

14.92 14.38 14.33 14.75 42 up

Close

Opening

Closing

Change

$22

8.94/94

8.87/88

8.94/94

unch.

$71

8.72/12

8.68/69

19/0 Tractioni

22).

8.70/72

unch

29

Tractions (prof.)

8.62/62

8.56/56.

861 N

.01

oft

Industrials

8.48/48

8.43/43

8.49/49

814

|Cald., Macg. (Ord.) 8. ¦

May

8.25/25

8.23/22

8.25/27

.02 up

$13

Cald., Maca (Fref.) 8.

July

8.08/08

8.05/04

8.07/09

.01 -up

Canton Lo

Spot

9.07 N

9.05 N

.02 off

$14

· #14)

$4

Hop

$4.70

32)

NEW YORK RUBBER September

21:85/85

21.70/70

15 OF

20.35/35

#194

Bu:60 Ch. E'tainmente $1.35 Constructions

$6.80

March

(old)

311

May

20.15/25 19.01/01 18.95/19.02 19:05/05 18.80/80 18.81b/19.00a 18.90/90

20.21/40

15 up

.04 up

10 up

#1 (Constructions

(na)

Lane Crawfords

87+

Nanyang Tobacco

$1.60 (Singer

$1.98

"18.60 Watsons

48.10

4.3/8. Towards the close

sellers

Total sales for the day:-3,080 tons. CHICAGO WHEAT September December

844/844 854/851

847/85

85/851

{Ch. G.5% 1925G #B14. |

40%

were reported at 4.5/16 for Spot.

May

$100 H.K. Govt. 4%, Losat

$100

།།

80/88881/861

842/85 851/86

Monday's sales:-23.721.000 bushels..

388

|IL.K, Govt, &% Loso

109

$41.

.K. Wing On

$41

Shanghai Exchange

CHICAGO CORN

S'hai Wing On

$10

tal

Vibro Filing

Shanghai, Sept. 20 (Reuter).

Official T.T. Rates

September

December

10/0

Matamane Inv. (Lon.)

Opening

May

57/57" 551/56 554/551 584/587 581/58)

551/554

до

641/547

off

4/0

Maramane luv. (H.K)

$7

Win. Powella

|*Sales to Shanghai

London

New York

Japan

0/3-3/4

WINNIPEG WHEAT

6-1/8

October

28

December

India

20-7/8

May

57/572

78/76 25/751 749/741 771/771 763/771 765/761 A11/82

801/807

off

ht

Paris

2.79

Hongkong

24-7/8

NEW YORK COFFER FUTURES December

(REUTER'S SERVICE)

Sterling

July

10,73/73

10.88b/88a

10.90/80 10,92/92

10.94b/11.00 27 up 11.04b/11.088 20 up

Sellers

London, Sept. 19.

NY Silver, Official

38-3/4

38-1/2

Opening Closing

The following quotations are the mindle prices at the close of the market in London. All quotations are abject to confirma" tion and no responsibility is assumed for errors in transmission.

NY-London Cross Rate 3,82

3.91

Spot

6/4-7/32

0/4-1/4,

Sept. Oct.

0/4-7/32

NEW YORK HIDES 0/4-1/4

-... U/4-5/32

་་་་་་.༡

£

£

December March

U.S. ·Dollars

881

Union insurance Gula Kalumpong Rubber 17/6 Allied Ironfounders...... 16 Asso. & Elec. Industries 32/6 Austin Motors, ord. 13/9 Cable & Wireless, New

Form, ord........

Oct.

#

U.B. Dollars, 68-3/4.

Chin, 41% Anglo-French

B.-A. Tob. (bearer)

80

Loan, 1908

40

Cammell Laird, ord...

"6/11

Chinese, 5% Crisp Loan,

Mexican Eagle

5

1913.

21

Courtauld's

Chinese 5% Reorg. Loan,

1913 (Ldn. Is.)

Distillers

25/6 80/9

32

Dunlop Rubber

The Central Bank of China's rate on London at 10 am, to-day was 1/2-1/2d, unchanged from yes- terday.

0/4-7/32.

Sput ...... 38-7/8 $8-29/32 Sept.......

6-29/32 6-374

6-7.13 6-11/16

Market:--Quiet.

Merchant Rate

Sterling, 0/4-1/4.

Silver Duty Rate.

NEW YORK STRAITS TIN

46.95 N September

LONDON GOLD

London, Sept. 19 (Reuter).

Bar Gold, Fine per oz. 168:

LONDON METALS

EXCHANGE London, Sept. 19 (Reuter), buyers sellers

14.30/33 14.70/70

14.45/55

14.73/75 14.89/91 15.15/15

46.95/95

.42 .45

unquoted

th

£

R

New York Exchange

24

Gen. Electric (England) 61

* 921

BL

Guinness. (A) Bon. & Co. 76/3

The Equalisation rate was 24-1/4 per. cent.

New York, Sept. 19. (Reuter).. TT. on London (Opening Rate). 3.00

• TEN Standard, Cash 229 Standard.

229-1/4-

3 months 228-1/4" 228-1/2 :

Hawker Siddeley Alre.

9/9 14/4/

Imperial Tobacco

FROM ROZA BROS. Silver prices rosa yesterday to the extent of 7/8 for Ready and $7.00 13/16 for Forward, the quotations being 23.7/18 and 23.1/4 respec- tively. Silver advices reported the market as being steady with some general buying. Offerings were small. The market closed with buyers. -satisfied. Amarican Silver was quoted at 38.1/2 for Spot.

The London/New York cross-rate was quoted at 402. New York! Londoni was quoted at 391.

Market Steady but quiet,

Business was done during the course of the morning at 1/3 October and 1/2.31/32 December and January. The market closed with sellers at 1/3 September, 1/231/32 October/November and 1/215/18 December/January, buy- ers at 1/3.1/32 Cash, 1/3 November and 1/2.31/32 January, E.S. Dollars

Business was done at 241/2 för cash. The market closed" with sellers at 24.3/8, buyers at 241/2 for Cash.

338.

Shanghal Dollars.

Shanghai Market,

Opened with sellers at 4.7/32, and the highest rate reported was

COTTON: The market opened lower on peace expectations and prices later declined on general selling, but a sharp upward turn waS registered on the reception here of Hitler's speech, in which no peaceful tone could be discerned. The accompanying rise in securi- tles was also a supporting factor.

RUBBER: New, low levels for the current movement were reach- ed zarly to-day and traders in general were apathetic, but the indi̟-- cations of continued hostilities contained in Hitler's speech caused a sharp recovery and renewed buying...

com-

WHEAT: After a lower opening on overnight selling orders, the marker took the down-trend on speculative liquidation and mission house seiling. The speech by the German Leader caused a sharp recovery in near positions, but distants were not similarly affected due to uncertainly with regard to future political trends,

NEW YORK STOCKS: Previous close, 147.78; To-day's close. 15214: Change, Up 4,36.

NEW YORK - COMMODITY MARKET (By Courtesy of Messrs. Swan, Culbertson & Fritz and S. E. Levy & Company).

New York Cotton, Oct. New York Rubber, Dec. Chicago Wheat, Dec. Chicago Corn, Dec. Winnipeg Wheat; Oct. New York Hides, Dec. NEW YORK COTTON

October December

January March

December

Prev., To-day's High Low Close Close Change 9.03 8.88 8.94 8.94 unch. 20.50 19.95 20.25 20.40 .15 up

881 827 851 86 55+ 532 56 76 737 78

koff

03 up

SE

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