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$1425

$1495

208

291)

£9 1/16

€995

$485

$485

$185

$110

**

*

Banks

H.K. Banks

Do. (Col. Reg)

Do. (Lon. g.)

Chartered Banks

131) Marcantile Bike. “A”

219) |Maroantils Bki, "0"

$77 Bank of Bari Asia

::

N. C. & A. Banks... Insurances

Underwriters

EK Firm

$1430 2914 £49

£1/18

2311 £18

$78

50 ats,

Canton InsurSNOS ...

#225

Union Insuramos

$485

90 ots, 90 cta.

$185

Shipping

Dongle MOMENT

$105

$10 Steamboa

$301

816 Indo-China

(Prod.)

$100

$20

Indo-China (Del.)...

$120

81/3

Bhaila

81/3

Waterbonta

$7.40

Docks, Wharves,

$103

Godowns, eto.

H.E. & K. Wharves | 31031

$5

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Providents

25.05

$4.95

35

A

Providente (new)

****

B.E. & W. Decks...

$234/ $221

Do (new)

#43 Shanghal Docks &

[New "Engineerings 1.

Mining

18/0

Kallans

$10

Banka

$10"

$101

94

Venezuela Gold Fide

31 ota

Hong Kong Wines .....

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Lands, Hotels and

Buildings

$5.70... $391/39...

H.K. Hotel

85.60

H.K. Lande ..........

$5.70 $30

1100

Do. 4% Debentures

$100

Star Ferries, $68.

$17

Bhanghai Lands 8.

$5

H.K. Belkin

#5 10

Humphreys ****

$101 Chinees Retaben die

Cotton MI

$49 Bw. (8.).

872

China Lights (O), $8.90. $8.80,

$8.70, $82, 58.70, $8.60.

H.K. Electrics. $82.. $67. $70.

8170 B'hai Cottons (8.)...

$69. $683 $683. $694 $89. $68, 3687. $68., $68.15.

$66 Zoong Sings (8.)

$85

8481 Wing On Textiles (8.)

$100

Macan Mectries, $217. $21.60. A.S. Watsons Telephones (O), $29., $301, $31..A.S. Watsons

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS

STOCK EXCHANGE

"

Bayere Ballora Balm Nomics! FRIDAY 1.

SHAREBROKERS ASSOCIATION

Engers Balleen

MAR.

Sales Forzicial

}-

H.K. STOCK

FINANCE

Finance and Commerce

EXCHANGE

The week's business has been

over £ more

Soviet Food STOCK EXCHANGE:

Prices Rise

STRONG ADVANCE

BY KAFFIRS

on a scale easily the largest and spread selection than has been the cass serious effect on life in Russia,

BUCHAREST, Mar. 1 (Reuter) the Stock Exchange yesterday LONDON, Mar. 1 Reuter)—--On extensive The Finnish war is already having Kers, strongly advanced through-

ou; the session, as a result of

for a long period. The peak was according to reliable Information Wednesday's South African bud- reached on Tuesday-37th ult-reaching here. It is stated that get statement. Gut-edged bene- since when there has been a faint food prices have soared in Mos Ated from late, but quiet, invest- recession in prices.

There is not, cow and the quens outside shops ment demand, but industrials were however, any inherent weakeness are reported to

be the largest irregular, in the market.

seen for many years.

NO VODKA

BUSINESS DONE DURING

THE WEEK

HK. Bank, $1455, $1480, $1475,

$1470. $1475, ez. div. $1435. Bank of East Asia, $77. Union Ins., $480, $485. $4824,

$485.

H.K Fires, $185. Docks. $221, $231, $231, $24, $237.

$241, $241, $23.00 $23. Providents, $41. $1.80, $4.85, $5,

35.05, $5., $4.95, $5. Hotels, $5.70. $5.80 $6

$5.70.

16

$5.90,

Lands. $38). $39., $394. $40.. $404,

$391. $39.

Humphreys, $7.70.

Realties, $5.

Tramways. $17.70 $18, $18.30,

$181, $18.40,

1

It appears that while bread is of most other foodstuffs, while not lacking, there is shortage Vodka, which the workingmen regard as necessary," is almost un- obtainable.

A cordon has been drawn round Moscow, at a radius sixty miles, Jand only party officials or travel lers on argent business are allow ed to pass,

Wall Street was irregular.

VICIOUS SPIRAL OF RISING COSTS

LONDON, Mar. 1 (Reuter--Dur- ing the first six months of the

the War, says Dally Telegraph (apropos Mr. Chamberlain's warn. on Wednesday of the dangers of inflationary rises in prices) no Inflation has so far appeared, but It would be a grave error to infer that we shall be able to maintain the present standards of con-

TRAVELLERS SEARCHED It is added tha, nobody may leave Moscow carrying any large quantity of provision and intend-sumption indefinitely. " ing travellers are carefully search-

Nothing is more difficult than ed at the station or on the train.

combat the vicious spiral An active campaign is

of rising wages and costs and to being

to

SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1940. —PAGE

Satisfied? Quite!

IT'S

"BLACK

& WHITE"

THOSE WHO KNOW, SAY IT'S THE SCOTCH.

$18.35, 3131 waged against hoarding of food prevent this every section of the WEEKLY RETURNS AND

$18.30, $181, $18.15.

Yaumati Ferries. $261, $28.

oll and other commodities.

HONGKONG

SHAREBROKENS

ASSOCIATION

Volume of Business Transacted on Friday, March 1, 1940.

community will have to bear, the sacrifice.

SINGLE EXCEPTION

The single exception might be the poorest, who are already at

Other Deposita:---

or below, the subsistence level. Public Deposits The greater proportion will have to be borne by the high income levela

Banker

BANK OF ENGLAND

Other AccouTIČN Total

REPORTS

London, Feb. 28 (Reuter).

Peb, 22

Feb. 20

R

48,500

45.750

97,160

99.410

40,360

38.880

Public Utilities

$18.16

Tramways.

$18

$18.20

$314 $32. $31.80, $314, 331 China Lights (0) $31. $301. $30+,

China Lights (0)

700

.950

$8

Peak Trame (old)

$8

Telephones (N). $9.70

$10.30 China Lights :(0)

100

$4

Peak Trame (new)

$4

$58

Blar Ferrien

67

$27

Y'mati Ferri

89%

$11. $11, $11, $114. $12., China Lights (0) $121. $12.10. $12. $11.90. | China Providents

100

500

700 $ 9.70 100

The paper points out that those 9.80

of the average £5 a week class 8.60 8.60 are responsible for two-thirds of 8.65 consumption A

nust be 3.60 sure that his income is below this 5.05 before be can consider himself

137,720

Government Securities

138,260

124.760

127.120

Other Securities:-

·Discount & Advances Securities

4.540

2.780

25.850

22,240

man

Total

30,296

20,820

Notes and Coins

51.180

50,010

Tutal Buition

1.180

1.220

-

$12

$12

$1

823.60

$12.60

Dairy Farin (New)

$7.40

812

(old)

16 0

$8.70/60...

www

1871 $69 $69 69.15

$21.60

China Lights (New)

Chins Lights Rta.

H. E. Electric

Macac Electrion

Sandakan Lights.....

#304/30 ...Telephones (old)

$11.80

$101

€9.70

Telephones (De) .....

19/6 Tractions

12/9 Tractions (prof.)

Industrials

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

Cald., Macg. (Fr«f.) 8.

Canton Iom

Comente

26.10 Bopes

$1

371

Miscellaneous

Dairy Farm (Old)

Ch. E'tainmente

ConstructionS

Constructiona

Lane Crawforda

(new)

| Nanyang Tobac00

$1.80 Bincares

Waters

50%. Ch. G.5% 1928G $Bds.

Do. (now)

$11.80.

China Lights (0)

$8,60

Cements.

$19.30, $19},

China' Providents $19.80, China Providents

1,000

5.05

500

5.05

$5

868 68/.15

Dairy Farms (O), $231.

$23.90, $23.60.

$197. $20, $20.20, $20.10, $191. China Providents Ropes, $8, $6.10.

Cements $231, | Cements Cements

500

5.05

200 19.90

entitled to abstain from a "share In the common sacrifice.

LONDON METALS

Notes in circulation

Ratio of Reserve to Liabilities

522,970

531,220

Price of Gold at which holding are valued

27.50% 150/-

27.17%

143/-

400 19.90

500 20.00

$304

Watsons, $91. $0.60. $0.80,

$9.60, Cements

500 29.20

$12

$9.70.

Cements

250 20.25

EXCHANGE London, Feb. 29 (Reuter). Duyers

sellers

22/-

Govt. 4% Loan, 100, 1004. Govt. 34% Loan. 95,

H.K. Docks

700

22.50

H.K. Docks

400

22.40

TON

&

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

(000's amitted) New York, Feb. 29 (Reuter). Feb. 23 (1999) Peb. 22-

C

H.K. Docks

500

BUYERS

22.53 Standard, Cash 254

254-1/2

Bills Bought

H.K., Docks

200

22.60 Standard.

U.B. Securities held

1,000

2,564,000 2,477,000

HK. Bank, $1425

"Federal Reserve Ratio

H.K. Docks

300

22.75

3 months 253-1/4 253-3/4

Canton Ins., $225.

HK. Docks

200

23.00 Standard.

$20

86.10

82a+

::

$21

87.40

$1.86

Fire Ins., $185. Douglases, $110. Wharves. $103. H.K. Docks. $221. Providents, $5.05. Providents, $5/5.05.

HK. Docks

500

29.00 Set'ment Price: 254-1/4

Industrial Advance

HK. Docks

200

23.10 Straits

219-1/2

H.K. Docks

200

23.15

HK Electrics

50

68.15 Ropes

500

HK. Electrics

100

68.00 Humphreys,

300

HK, Electrics

200

68.00 Suyocs

5,000

8,00 0.26

H.K. Mines, $34 cts.

$8

HK. Tramways

18

18.00 Benguet Con.

200 Ps. 5.50

Humphreys, $Tā.

$31

HK. Tramways

"

300

18.10

Tramways, $18.15.

$9,

Yaumati Ferries, $27,

50%

China Lights (0), $8.60.

H.K. Tramways H.K. Telephones Underwriters

500 18.25

18,168

200

2,000

$100 H.K. Govt. 4% Loans 305 H.K. Govt. 81% Losa

100%

China Lights (N), $5.20, W

$4.35% 87.50% 2,582,000 2,523.000 14.818,000 18,199.000

18368,000 14,647,000 10,427,000 10,704,006

8.00 ALUMINIUM OUTPUT 1941 and that of the British

INCREASE

Aluminium Company during 1940, The former does not include LONDON, Mar. 1 (Reuter)-The

Canada's own requirements for her pre-war commitments. There Ministry of Supply has taken over will be a big increase in outpat

29.75 The total value is $208,064.00 and the entire output of the Canadian Canada's alone being expected to -0.90 Ps. 1:100.00

Aluminium Company up to the end equal Germany's

Federal Reserve Credit Outstanding Monetary Gold Stock

Peb. 29

2,477,000

87.50%

-2,637,000

Sandakan Lights, $114.

841

H.K Wing On.....

841

Telephones (O), $29

'hal Wing On

$10

189

Vibro Piling

89.10

Entertainments, $7.40.

14/0

4.

Marsmane Inv. (LOR.)

Maramans Inv. (H.K.)

Wm. Powalls |*8a]m

to

Shanghai

SELLERS

Hotels, $5.70.

$1

68/0 34/11 82/41

Lands, $394.

Tramways, $18.30,

China Lights (N); $51. Telephones (N), $11.85,

SALES

H.K. Bank, $1438/45.

H.K. Bank, London Reg."£88.

HK Docks. $22/23.10.

Providents, $5/5.05.

Humphreys, $8.

Tramways, $18.10.20. Yaumati Ferries, $27. China Lights (0), $8.60. H.K. Electrics. $68/68.15. Telephones" (0), $29. Cements. $20/15/.20. Watsons, $9.70...

MANILA GÖLD SHARES

Atoks 186. Antamok 15s, Bagulo Gold 21b, Batong Buhay 012s, Big Wedge 206, Coco Grove 138, Con. Mines 00356, Demonstration 128, IXL. $364, Ipo Gold 101b, Itogon Mining 288, Manbulao Con. 013b, Masbate Con. 094b, Mine Opera- tions 10s, North Camarines 09jb, Paracale Gumraus 21b, San Mau riclo 82s, Surigao Con, 181b, Buyoc Con. 13s, Syndicate Inv. 022b, United Paracále 28s, Mindanao Motherlode 11.

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London, Feb. 29.

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The following quotations are the Chosen Corporation

". middle prices at the close of the market in London. All quotations

are subject to confrmation and no

responsibility is assumed for errors

in transmission,

Pekin Syndicate S'hal Elec. Constr. Co.

S'hai Waterworks "A" Union Insurance

18.

****

8,0

Hotels, $5.70.

1/6

Lands, $39.

15

Gula Kalumpong Rubber Allied Ironfounders

131" 28 22/3

:

£

气

War Loan, 31% (Red

after 1952) Canton-K'loon Rly. 5%

14 Assu, & Elec. Industries 42/10) Austin Motors, ord.

17

99-7/16 18

Cable & Wireless, New

Form: ord.

631

Chinese 41% Gold Loan

B.-A. Tob. (bearer)

104/41

1912

1898. (Brit. Issue)...... Chinese 5% Gold Bonds...

1925-47.....

Chin. 41% Anglo-French

Loan, 1908

Chinese 5% Crisp Loan. "

Chinese 5% Reorg, Loan,

1913 (Ldn. Is.),

60

Mexican Eagle

124

Cammell Laird, "ord.

8/0

8 2 8 S

50

Mexican Eagle

6/71

Courtaulds

38

50

Distillers

Dunlop Rubber

30

Gen. Electric (England)

Guinness (A) Son & Co.

40

Hawker Siddeley Airc. ...

78 14/0

Chinese 8 Ster. Noten.

Bristol Aeroplane

18.

1925 (Vickers)

12

Imperial Chemical Ind.

33

Chin. Imperial Rly. 5%

Imperial Tobacco

126/71

Loan www.KANA

55

Marks & Sp'cer "A" ord. 54

Honan Aly, 5%

18

Rolls Royce

90/73

Hukuang Rly. 5%. 1911...

19

Leyland Motors

74/9

Bukuang Rly. 5%. 1911

Tate & Lyle

54/9

German ISSUE)

17.

Turner & Newall

#7/3

Lung Taing & U, Hal

United. Steel

· 24/11

Rly. 5% 1913

14

Smethwick Drop Forg....

15:

B'hai-N'King Rly, 5%.

20

Armstrong Stevens, ord.

6

Tientsin-Fukow Rly. 5%

Pressed Steel, com,

16/3

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

(German. 8tpd.) Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 6%

(Brt. Sipd. Bupl. Loan) 16. Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5% (Ger. Stpd. Supi. Loan) Jap. 5% Ster. Loan, 1907 531 Jap. 6% Ster, Loan, 1924 57 Ger, 7% Intl. Loan, 1924 72 Chartered Bank

16

Vickers, ord.

21/11

Woolworths......

45/3

18

Anglo-Dutch

26/11

land from the United States,

16

9-1/18.

HX. & 6'hai Bank (14.

Reg.)

Rub, Plant. Invest. Trust Burma Corporation ....... Commonwealth Mining Maraman Investments..." Randfontein Estates Western Holdings resis Sub-Nigel.................... Tanami Gold Mining Anglo-Iranian..

34/41 9/9.

14/9 38/9 14/0 190

58/1

901

Burmahar

73/8

KK & s'hat Bank, (Col.

Reg) Chinese Eng. 8. Mining

Shell Trans, & Trad

911

(bearer)

81/3

in the present year-equivalent to

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Her EYES Won Him!

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