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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS

STOCK EXCHANGE,

Buyer Sellers Bales Nomina}

$1340

$1380

+44

$470

£83

£81

SHAREBKOKKES' ASSOCIATION

Buyers Salore Bales Worsial

ኒና

FRIDAY 19.

JAN.

Banke

H. KW,Banks

Do. (Côl. Reg.) Do. (Long) -- Chartered Banka

828 Maroantile Bk. ""

£11

#78

the

Markle Bku. "0"

Bank of Bari Aala ....

N. C. & B. Banka....

Insaran OGS

$20 Canton Insurances ....

1863

288

ន

$78

60,ota.

$405

***

Usion Insuranos .... Underwriters

$470

* cta

$180 H.K. Firma .... ..........

$175

$73

***

Indo-China

Indo-China (Del.)...

Waterboats an

$100 $120

77/8

$7.40

Shipping

#179

[Douglas Susan

$11

Blaambosis

$100

$80

78/9 #71

Bhalls

Docks, Wharves,

Godowns, etc.

$103

H.K. & K. Wharris į $102

$103

$160/70...

$4.75

Providanta

$4.70

Providents (new)

$21.40

$21.60

HK. & W. Docks... $21

Do. (new).

$21.60

940 Shanghai Docka 8. .* $18.80 New Engineering: 6.

Mining

$240 $22

18/0 Kallangeng

$10

Vinezoals Gold Fát

18/0

$10

34 eta. Hong Kong Wines ... Lands, Hotels and Buildings

...

FINANCE

Finance and Commerce

MEXICAN OIL

DISPUTE

Industry Badly Hit

By The War

Tokyo Share | BRITISH TRADE Market Fears

TOKYO, Jan, 15 (Reuter)—The

Share Market, which alumped

NO DEFLATION

earlier in the week through fears that the Yonal Cabinet would MEXICÓ CITY, Jan. 19 (Renter)|pursue a deflationary policy, parti. -Senor Ponciano Fernander, the ally firmed up yesterday. Federal Judge, has appointed an engineer, Senor Paredes, to act

This is due, according to the as valuer оп behalf of foreign Chugal Shogyc, the leading con- oil companies.

|mercial newspaper here, to the be- ief of certain speculators that the The step was taken following the prevalling economic and Anancial refusal of all the companies con-situation may prevent a deflation- cerned to recognise the legality ary policy from being carried out. of what they describe as the "con-

"CONFISCATION".

Ascation. The companies could HONGKONG

not, therefore, name any person to represent them in the discussions as to what the Government may finally pay.

BADLY HIT

Mexican

SHAREBROKERS

OVERSEAS

Normal Levels Of Seaborne Traffic Maintained

LONDON, Jan. 19 (Reuter)— The British overseas trade figures for December again illustrate the mccessful main- tenance of normal levels of seaborne traffic

British

to ports, the value of imports be- ing 17 per cent higher than in December 1938.

INCREASED PURCHASES The improvement is authorita-

ASSOCIATION tively stated to be due to the

genuine increase

purchases abroad and not, as was possible to conclude in November, a show- 500 $19.10 ing due merely to delay in clear- 21.50 ance of imports during the Arst 55.60 two months of the war.

Volume Of Business Transacted on Friday, Jan. 19, 1939. loss of Cements marke's H.K. Docks

It is reported that the Coli industry, owing to the German and other world affected by the war is down Per cent.

H.K. STOCK EXCHANGE

200

fifty HK Electrics

H.K. Lands

.100

200

33,80

H.K. Tramways

500

Raubs

Unions Atoks

300 13

5.000

More significant still is that ex- 17.85 port figures; for the first time 9.75 since the war, are ahead of the 480.00|1938 levels, namely, three per cent

0.40 higher than in December 1938.

LARGER EXPORTS There has been:

BROKERS' LOANS

New York, Jan. 18 (Reuter). Loan on securities bo brokers in New York:-

Week-ended

-Jan. 11

The feature of the week has been heavy trading in Cements. On touching $10 buyers and Sel- lers were at about equal strength. They have eased to enquiries at $18.70 and have come to business at this level. There has also been trading of a representative scale throughout the list, coupled with $704,000,000 $519,000,000 $498.000.000

8331

$33.80

10.70/63770 H.K. Hotels

H.K. Lands ..........

$15.70

$33.80

ct"

$100 Do. 4% Debentures ** #15 Shanghai Lenda

$4.60 H.K. Baltice

Humphreystie

101 Chinese Estates Cotton Mill

(5.)

833 Ewo

$170 B'bat Cottoon (8.)

100%

$4.80 85;

$44

Zoong Sings (B.) .i»

$48

Wing On Textiles (8.)

834) $170 344 $100

Public Utilities

$17.60

Tramways

$17.35/60

[Peak Trams fold)

rather

Peak Trams (new) ...

8581 Star Farrim ...

$24)

Do., L

Y'anti Farrian

(www)

324

$7.70

Chios Lights (0)

$7.70/1.00

China Lights (New)

8+1

China Lights Rt..

#35)

H.E. Electric

$50;

8554

#184 Kacho Electrios

$25

Bandakan Lights Telephones (old) 89.60 Telephones (new) 19/6 Tractions

13/9 Totions (pref.)

Industriais

$14.00 Cald., Madg. (Ord.) 8.

Cald., Macg. (Frof.) 8.

***

813

.81

Canton To

$10

{Camunoka

$6.10 Bopes

Miscellaneous

122.60 Dairy Farm (Old)

Dairy Farm (New)...

$9.60

noticeable

Week-endea

Jan. 12

Week-ended Jan. 18

SHOE CO.LTD.

really

substantial increase of exports in coal, spirits, textile products and chemicals. The value of coal, spirits and rayon staple fibre exported during 1939 is substantially higher than during either of the preceding years.

respectable turnover. It is

Auctuations BRITISH HOLDINGS to the U.S. Treasury, stated that have been confined to the nar OF U.S. SECURITIES as a matter of policy he was still rowest of limits. The only ap-

(opposed to using Government funds parent exceptions being H.K. WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (Reuter) in any way to take over British Banks, opening at $1370 and trad--Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Secretary Holdings in American securities. ed down to $1350 this being nisq a reflection of some easing off in the London quotation of £2 over the period and Unions which opened at $480 and closed at $470 business done. The divergence in the quotations for these two pre- mier stocks is not relatively very great, but when compared with the scarcely noticeable variations in the other stocks assume exag- gerated proportions. Both Govt. 4 per cent. and 3 per cent, Loans have attracted attention, resulting 312.60 in sizable exchange of these Bonds $21 at $101 and $95 respectively. The latter being ex interest of $14 paid 15th inst. Closing tone quiet- "y steady.

13/6

***

$19 $10

$8.90

$1.80

BUSINESS DONE DURING THE WEEK

H.K. Bank, $1365, $1370, $1360. Canton Ins., $207.

HONGKONG

SUPPLIES ALL

KINDS OF FOOTWEAR

SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1940. —PAGE. 9

Poor appetite?

TAKE

"BLACK

& WHITE"

THOSE WHO"KNOW, SAY IT'S THE SCOTCH."

ASSURANCE FROM STOL EXCHANGE

CHUNGKING

SHANGHAI, Jan. 19

(Reuter)

Gilt-Edged Move Up: Czech Bonds Rise

An assurance that 'Chinese manu- facturers in the two foreign Muni- cipal areas here may continue to export manufactured goods tul LONDON, Jan. 19 (Reuter)-On Chinese-controlled areas is con- the Stock Exchange, following tained in a telegraphic reply sent Wednesday's announcement in con- by the Ministry of Economic Affairs nexion with the 44 per cent con- Chungking to the Shanghai version loan, gilt-edged securities Chinese Manufacturers' Associs moved up sharply and tractive tion, says the Sin Wan Pao.

dealings and profit-taking sales as were quickly absorbed. would bt Czechoslovakia eight per

cent

The reply stated that criminatory measures taken against Chinese factories in bonds rose from, 494 to 81 and foreign Shanghai which are not Prague Ti per cent, from 34 to 45. seized and operated by the Jap- Other sections were also cheerful and Wall Street was quietly steady.

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