HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS
STOCK EXCHANGE.
SHARKEROKKEP ASSOCIATION
Buyer Ballara Balos Woolda?
Bayern Bare. Sales Now THURSDAY 22.)
$1435 C.D.
FEB.
Banks
Do. (Col. Bo
:
N. C. & 8. Hacks... Insurances
!!!!!!
50 ota.
H.K. Back
$1420
$1430 C.D.
I.D. £90
X.D.
X,D.
£87
Do. (Kan. Bag.)
£90
X.D. £87
£8 15/16
Chartered Banks...an
31
Mercantile Bks, “A”
£8 15/16
212 #78
Merosusilə, Bkm. “"0"
£31
Bank of Engi Ásia ........
£18 79
$210
Canton InsuTRATORS A
8219
$470
$480
Union Insurances. ...
$470
01
Underwriters
********* 90 at
$182
E.C. Fo
$162
Shipping
$100
Dougisses organ
$100
$10 Beatbo
$100 Indo-Chinsa (Prat.)
#104 $100
$120
78/11
#460
€35
2391
1
$7.70
***
#
$17.55
364 $25
#20 Indo-Chinas (Del.)..
Waterboats
78/1
Shells
Docks. Wharvės,
$7.30
$4.60
፧፧፧
Godowns, etc.
$102.K. & K. Wharris $101
129.10.15
| Providenia
Providente (Bow) \here.
H.K. & W. Dooks... #29.10
Do. (new) superstrad
Shanghai Dooks .....
New Engineerings B
“Mining
Venezuela Gold Fide
3 ecz Hong Kong Mins
Lands, Hotels and
834
18/0 $10
Kaila
Bagbera
$10
2.1.
:::
$99 15
9341
18/0
Buildings
$5.65 H.K. Hotel ...........
$5.65
$38
|H.X. Landa ..........
$38
$100 Do. 4% Dedeckares
14) H. Besliias
100%
$4.80
#71
#361
$44
#
$18.60 Shanghai Lands
Humphrey
#10) Chinese Estates
Cotton Mi
$170 B'hat Cotton (8.)
$44 Zoong Sings (5.)
$484 Wing On Textiles (8.) $100
837) Ewo (8.)
Public UtiliLLA"
Tramways col
$17.80
$8
Pak Trams (cid) ...
Pask Trams (209)
Star Ferries
$64
$25
AT
Do. (new)
$7.90
Chins Lights (0) -
$5
$5.05
China Lights (New)
China Lights Ra.
$571 $90 $11 $16.80
+41
T'sti Ferrin
H.K. Elactica............
Micro Electrics ......... Bandakan Lights
{Telephones föld)
-$3.6) Telephones (new)
19/6 Tranticos
19/9 Tractions (peal.) Industrials
$14.00 Cald., Mog. (Ord.) 8.
KA
Cemacie
$5.85 Ropes HIMMIE
Miscellaneous
$5
$27
$9.60
21/0
*!!
$1
$19,90
$8
$13
Cald., Macg. (Preť.) 6.
1
Canton Iom
$19)
$221 $21.40 $71
$28
Dairy Farm (Old)
933.80
Dairy Farm (New)
$21.30
Ch. E'tinmetrio
#71
$14
Constructiona
(old)
$1.85
Construction
(Dew)
371
Lane Crawfords
#3
$1.80 Binoerimen
$2
$0.40 $9,60
YAL
50%
100
962
141
1
+2
+
$2.40 $9.60 $9.60
Nanyang Tobacco
Watacas
50% Ch. G.5%, 19960 Bda. $100 B.E. Govt. 4% Loans 185H.K. Gori. 1% Lous $41. Wing On
|B'hai Wing On
Vibro Pling
Marsmans
Xar. (Loa.)
Maramas Inv. (HK)
Wm. Powellsortime
to Shanghal
Ana
#8]
14/9
4/0
ן
$10
!:
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
(REUTER'S SERVICE)
London, Feb. 21. /(bearer)
The following quotations are the Chosen Corporation midde prices at the close of the Pekin Syndicate..... market in London. All quotations Shal, Elec. Constr. Co.
are subject to confirmation and no responsibility is assumed for errors In transmission.
$9.10
$1
18
8/6
1/6
15
S'hal' Waterworks “A”
141
Union Insurance
271
£
Gula Kalurapong Rubber 21/101 Allied Ironfounders Asso. & Elec. Industries
14
40/41
War Loan, 34% (Red
after 1952)
38-15/18 Canton-K'loon Ely. 5% 18
Austin Motors, ord.
10/73.
Cable & Wireless, New
Form, ord.
64
Chinese 44% Gold Loan
B.-A. Tob, (bearer).
102/6
1898 (Brit. Issue) Chinese 5% Gold Bonds.
60
Mexican Eagle
124
Cammell Laird, ord.
8/6
1925-47
60
Mexican Eagle
6/11
Chin. 41% Anglo-French
Courtaulds
38/11
Loan, 1908
50
Distillers
67/8
Chinese 5% Crisp Loan.
Dunlop Rubber
32
1912...
30
Gen. Electric (England)
70/11
Chinese 5% Reorg, Loan.
1913 (Lán, 13.)
Guinness (A) Son & Co.
73
40
Hawker Siddeley Airc.
13/3
Chinese 8% Ster, Noten.
19
Bristol Aeroplane
14/9
1925 (Vickers) ............
-12
Imperial Chemical Ind.
32/9
Chin. Imperial Fly, 5%
Imperial Tobacco
121/3
Loan
65
Marks & Sp'cer" "A" ord.
53/6.
Honan Rly, 5%
10%
Rolls Royce ...... 83/9
Hukuang Rly, 5%. 1911...
19
Leyland Motors
72/6
Hukuang Rly, 5%, 1911
Tate & Lyle
53
(German Issue)
17
Turner & Newall
65/4).
Lang Taing &... \U„... Hai
24/11
Smethwick Drop Forg....
14
20
Armstrong Stevens, ord.
6
Pressed Steel, com
15/0
21
64/9
26
Rly. 6% 1913
S'hal-N'King Fly, 5% Tientsin-Pukow Rły, 5%
(Brit Stpd.) Tientsin-Puków Rly. 6%
5. 82
18
(German, Stpd.) 18 Tientsin-Pakow Rly, 5%
(Brit. Stpd. Supl." Loan) ́ ́18 Tientsin-Pukow RIF. 5%
(Ger. 8tpd. Bupl, Loan): 16 Jap, 5% Eter, Loan, 1907, 52; Jap. 6% Ster. Loan, 1924 568- Ger. 7% Inti Loan, 19247 Chartered Bank
HK & Bhai Bank:-(Lán)
Reg.)
HK & Shal. Bant (Col.
Reg)
Chinese Eng & Mining
United Steel....
Vickers,. ord.
Woolworths...
Anglo-Dutch
Rub, Plant. Invest. Trust: 34/8 Burma Corporation 8/104 Commonwealth Mining Marsman Investments... Randfontein Estates Western Holdings Sub-Nigel
FINANCE
Finance and Commerce
Tea Control Decision
STEPS TAKEN TO DEVELOP BRITAIN'S EXPORT TRADE
LONDON. FEB 22 (REUTER)-THE STERS WHICH ARE NOW BEING TAKEN TO DEVELOF GREAT BRITAIN'S EXPORT TRADE are outlined by Reuter's lobby borrespondent, who says that the home market will have to yield to the need for exports, except for vital nocemities.
SURPRISE OVER EXPORT FIGURE LONDON, Feb. 22 (Renter)- The International Tea Committee's decision to maintain the export able figure for the next regula- tion year at 92 per cent of stand, ard exports has caused some sur-materiais. prise in tea circles.
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The first" aim is to recover the markets lost at the beginning of the war and the second is to ex- tend them, as far as is possible, consistent with the supplies of raw
Discussions are taking place between Industrialists and Trade Unions with regard to the large expanded number of workers required for hoped that as a result of the work. export trade. It 13
already done. there will be a
100 PER CENT EXPECTED While emphasising that there is no shortage of stocks, they had believed that 100 per cent might have been fixed.. in view of the noticeable increase in cotton ex- considerable increase in United Kingdom consumption. together with the fact that certain Empire consuming countries are acquiring larger supplies of Empire teas, since the outbreak of war.
ports.
Uf
ACUTE COAL SHORTAGE IN SHANGHAI
PRESENT-PRICE
$220 A TON SHANGHAI, Feb. 22 (Reuter)— Export of motor cars has been Owing mainly to the diverting of placed on a satisfactory basis by supplies to Japan, Shanghal is to arrangements for allocation
day facing the most acute short- teel and other metals required, age of coal in its history and
It is also proposed to send mia-coal prices are rapidly soaring to| sions abroad with a view to secur. threaten the record figure of $350 | ing fresh marketa and better (about £7 at the present rate of salesmenship and exchange) a ton reached during Ion that the retention of the pre-publicity are being discussed. the Great War
The potentialities of Bouth cent suggestions that the British American markets are being care authorities may
be considering fully examined and the question negotiating buying contracts with of coal supplies for Italy is Netherlands growers.
ceiving prompt consideration.
""
BUYING CONTRACTS
Some quarters express the opin-methods of
sent quota lends colour to the re-
COAL SHORTAGE IN SOUTH OF ENGLAND DUE TO BAD
WEATHER
ARRANGEMENTS TO
EASE POSITION ·
HONGKONG
SHAREBROKERS'
ASSOCIATION
LONDON, Feb. 22 (Reuter)- Making a statement on the coal position in the House of Commons A. 8. Watsons yesterday," (Capt. Euan Wallace, A S. Watsons Minister for Transport, said that China Lights (0) the protracted spell of bad wea. H.K. Docks. ther including the particularly H.K. Docks heavy falls of snow and the pre-
H.K, Docks valence of fog and ather wintry HK Electrics conditions at sea, which were a HK. Electrics counterpart in
HK. Electrics unprecedented icebound cond-Macau Electrics
H.K. Electrics tions which had prevailed through HK. Telephones (0) out Europe, had created an in- creased demand for coal, while, at
HK. Telephones (N) the same time. interfering with HK. Tramways transport.
Volume of Business Transacted on Thursday, Feb. 22, 1940.
Britain of the
GOVERNMENT. ACTION Arrangements have been made to accelerate the movements of coal and he hoped that the situa- tion in the areas where there had been a shortage of coal would soon be relieved,
Additional supplies of coal to j Bugment" London and South England supplies were being ar ranged and an increase of 70,000 tons per week, involving 143 trains per week, would, thus reach the! South...
RAILWAY SERVICES
The passage of this coal would necessitate a considerable, reduc- tion of passenger service on the main railway lines between New- castle and London.
H.K. STOCK EXCHANGE
General enquiries led to the mar- ket becoming comparatively more active with a few stocks, showing good advances. This was noticeable
The present price is $220 a ton, compared with $16 in the summer
of 1937, fast before the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese hostilities.
THE CAUSES Causes responsible for the tremendous increase in prices are "said to include:
1. Diverting to Japan,, because of the shortage there, of Shan tung and Keelung (Formosa) coal, which used to meet about 20 per cent. of Shanghai's needs.
2. Mounting freight charges as the number of bottoms available for shipments of coal to Shanghai
decrease.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1940. —PAGE 9
SAY
Gordon's
...and know what you're drinking/
GORDONS
DRYGIN
DISTELERY, LONDON,
NO COLOURING MATTER
NO INJURIOUS INGREDIENTS
Honesty In Trade
Viscount. Cecil of Chelwood, in the House of Lords debate an economic warfare, urged separation of Britain's efforts to improve its commercial
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TIN RESOURCES IN WAR EFFORT
No Reduction Of
Quota Requested
blockade operations, so that neu- position and its
LONDON, Feb. 22 (Reuter)—In trals would not think Britain was the House of Commons yesterday, using belligerent rights to build Graham White (Lib) asked
whether, in view of the forth P our commercial position."
He also urged full Cabinet rank coming meeting of the Inter for the mhilater directing" eco-
national Tin Committee, Mr.. nomic aspects
Malcolm MacDonald would see. of the Ronald Hibbert
that no reduction or alteration in Cross, "the
war.
3. Shortage of coal in India, whose production has been, divert- ed to Europe to supply the re-present Minister, does not have the quota was made unless he was quirements of the "Allies.
500 € 9.40 4. Phenomenal declines in the 3:00 9.45 exchange value of the Chinese
8.10 Dollar.
420 500 22.30
400 200 22.50
22.50 RISING VALUE ON
STOCK EXCHANGE 58.00
800
5.33
58.50
100
100
200
Use of In the
this rank, but the appointment of satisfied that it would not inter-
fere with the maximum former War Secretary, Mr. Leslie Hore-Belisha, has been
talked Malaya's #tin resources about for such a post.
prosecution of the war.
meet investment demand and ap
GOVERNMENT REPLY Mr. MacDonald replied that the quota decisión rested with the International Tin Committee, but he felt sure the Malayan and Home Ralls were firmer and Nigerian delegations would con guit-edged securities Tess protinue to maintain the interests of minent owing to interest in other the Governments they represent sections, but foreign issues were in the Committee, including their generally well maintained."
interest in the effective prosecution Wall Street was steady.
of the war.
LONDON, Feb. 22 (Reuter)-Onpreciable gains were registered. 58.75 the Stock Exchange, rising values 60.00 and expansion of business were the 20.50 outstanding features in yesterday's 50 27.00 markets.
25 300
9.50 Industrials, ofls, coppers, dia- 17.55 monds and certain Kafirs all
SHOE CO.LTD.
HONGKONG SUPPLIES ALL
KINDS OF FOOTWEAR"
"BUTTERICK LADIES TAILOR
Winter Sale
Ready made. Overcoat and Dresses made to order. No. 16 Wyndham St. Tel. 23815.
particularly with Electrics, which THE
MOST RELIABLE
opening with shares offering at 358 LIQUID INSECTICIDE
switched suddenly to buyers taking all offered at that price. Later bids were increased to $61 with sales at intervening rates. Later in the day it became known this Company is Increasing its Capital and as a start will issue one new share-on bonus terms--for each two held... Banks in sympathy with the rise in Lon- don changed hands at $1450, closing sellers at $1485.
· BUYERS
Canton Ina. $215.-
Union-Ins., $470.
Fires Ins., $182. HK. Docks, $25.10. Providents, $4.85. Landa, $38.9 Humphreys, $7.70:
Star Ferries, $84. - Yaumati Ferries, $25. China Lights (0), $7.90.· China Lights (N), $5. HK Electrics, $60. Macao Electrics, $20. Bandakan Lights, $114. Telephones (O), $26.80," Dairy Farms (0), $224. Dairy Farms (N), #21,40, Entertainments, $74.
SELLERS
..14/9 34/44
12
186/3
8-15/16
Tanami Gold Mining Anglo-Iranian
64.
57/6.
Burman
| 69/41-
Shell Trans, de Trad.
HK. Docks, $225, Providents, $41. Lands, $381
(bearer)
78/11
-Nominal
SALES HK Banks, $1450,
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Canton Ins. $220. H.K. Docks, $22,30,© Providents, $4.653 Tramways, $27.857,60. HK Electrics, $58/581. Telephones (0), #2720 Cements, $19.20.7 Roper, $6/6.10.
Dairy Barmi (0), 122), Watsons, $940 CAS.
direct from
Holland
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SUMMER
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Telephone No. 56846,
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