HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS
SHAREBROKERS ANSOCIATION
LAMMERTS' AUCTIONS STOCK EXCHANGE
Baynes Balleri
zalne Nominat
WED.. 20.
MAR.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
Undersigned have received instructionA
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to sell by by
PUBLIC AUCTION
on
Thursday, the 21st March,, -1940
commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Room. No. 35, Han
kow Road, Kowloon..
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
comprising:-
Teakwood Drawing Room, Bed Room, Dining Room and Office Furniture, Ornaments. Cutlery, E P., Brass, Aluminium, Glass and Porcelain Ware, Carpets, Rugs, Perambulators,
Table Fictures.
and 'Heaters, Gramophones and Records, Cook- ing Utensils, etc., etc..
Lamps
also
Electric
A FEW PIECES OF BLACKWOOD
FURNITURE
and
One Steel Filing Cabinet
On View from Wednesday, the 22nd
March, 1940,
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS..
AUCTIONEERS.
LONDON STOCK
EXCHANGE
(REUTER'S SERVICE)
London, March 19.
The following quotations are the middle prices at the close of the market in London. All quotations are subject to confirmation and no responsibility is assumed for errors in transmission.
£
!!!
$1500 1800
291
******
Banke
H.E. Banks
Do. (Cal Mau.1 Do. (Lon. Reg.)
£8) Chartered Bank -- #37Mercantile Bku, “A” f128 Meronatile Bka, “0” 871
Bank of Bari Aala,100 N. C. & B. Benke... Insuranmes
Canton _Insornaces ...
1005 Usion Insurances
Underwriters
{E.K. Fewo sucris
Shipping
$10 Steamboat
BIGU Indo-Chinna
$2324
1
$187
$150 Dougla
...
A
Buyere Boilers “Baden Wozulmal
A:
190 cta
#1500
2911 £92
£31
£198.
877 50 cts.
$238 $505
FINANCE
Satisfactory Position Of H.K. Rope Manufacturing Co.- Annual Meeting
In spite of keen competition the sales of rope made by the Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co., Ltd, exceeded those of the pre- vious year and the position of the company is most satisfactory, This was disclosed in the speech i The stocks and stores have been made at the Company's annual valued, as usual, at cost or under, general meeting yesterday by the and depreciadon on buildings, etc. Hon. Mr. A L Shields, Chairman has been calculated on the usual of the Board, when he proposed [pasts, Additional depreciation of the adoption of the report and $30.000,00 has been provided in accounts.
respect of Plant and Machinery to allow for farther replacements, etc. and the amount bag been debited to Profit and Loss Account.
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CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH Mr. Shields said:-
The net Front for the year is $115,874.60 and this amount added to the balance
of $54.515.70
The war in Europe has affected. delivery of some machines arder- brought forward from 1938, shows ed last year, but these have now a total of $170,390.30 at credit of arrived and are in course of erec- profit and loss account available tion a; the factory,
which your
$1874
$150
$10)
(Pest.)
$20
Indo-China (Def.)...
78/9
Shaita
$100 3120 .78/9
Waterboate
$7.40
Docks, Wharves,
Godowns, etc.
$108
H.K, & K. Wharton | #107
8.09
108
$5.20
123
#5.20/...
Providente
86.95 $5.25
Providenta (new)
$231
H.K. W. Dooks...
$23.25
+
Do. (a)
337 Shanghai Dooks
New Engineerings B. Mialog
19/0 Kailans
19/0
$260 Baabs
$101
An dto carry forward to the credit of next year's account
$31
Venezuela" Gold Fide
4 cts Hong Kong Min...
Lands, Hotels and
Buildings
H.K. Hotain
|H.X. Lands .............
$100 Do. 4% Debentures.
$10.40 Shanghai Lands B
H.K. Belkins
#71 Humphreys
$105 Chinees Estados
Cotton Mill
354
$39
$4,90
86
4I
!!
#421 Ewo (8)
$170 B'bai Cosions (8.)
$65
Zoong Sings (1.) ****
$484 Wing On Textiles (8.)
Public Uunities
Tramways
Peak Trame (old)
Peak Trame (now) ...
Star Ferrim
Chins Lights (0)
$5.40 China Lights (New)
Chins Lights Ris
#18
$18.20 $18,10
$4
$58
$97
F'mati Farrion
Do. (new)
$8.20
88.30/135
15.65
$38+
$100
$5.
$8
042)
#179
$60
$100
$18.10/15
$8
$4
$6A
$261
***
$8.30
Ty
***
85.40
$54
$69, H.K. Electrics
868
$89
Macao Electrice .......
$11)
Bandakan Lights
830
8301
Telephones (ok) ........
$30
811
Telephones (new)
#11 $11.70
20,9
$6
Industriais
20/9 Tractiona
23/0 Tractions (praf.)
$14.50 Cald., Macg. (Ord.) 8.
་་་
Cald., Macg. (Fref.) 8.
Canton Los
Cement
Bopes
Miscellaneous
Dairy Farm (Old)
Dairy Farm (New)
Ch. 'tancante ...... Constructions
$14
$1
819.RO
$8 05
822) $7.40
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23.10
":
$7.40
$19.50
BA
$23
#221
$1.85
: ;
814
(old)
$1
Constructiona
(new)
874
Lane Crawforda
Nanyang Tobacco
1,831
$1.80 Binowres
$2
$10.65
674%
100%
95%
$41
$10.85 Watson
51 Ch. 0.5% 1925G #Bd#,
$101 H.K. Gari. 4% Lonas
War Loan, 31% (Red
after 1952) Canton-Kloon Alg, 5% 15 Chinese 41% Gold Loan 1898 (Brit. Issue).... Chinese 5% Gold Bonds,
1925-47
937
53
$47
514
Chin. 41% Anglo-French
Loan, 1908
50
Chinese 5% Crisp Loan.
1913 (Ldn. Is.) ཐོས་ བཞེངསས་རྩོད
Chinese 5% Reorg. Loan.
1912
28
Chinese 8% Ster, Notes,
1925 (Vickers)
101
Chin. Imperial Rly. 5%
Loan
57
Honan Rly, 5%
15
Hukuang Rly. 5% 1911...
19
Hukuang Rly. 5%. 1911
German Issue)
17
Lung Teing U. Hai
Rly. 5% 1913
13
S'hal-N'King Rly 5%.
20
Tientsin-Pukow Rly...5%
(Brit. Stpd.)
13
Tientsin-Pukow Ely. 5%
(German Stpd.)
13
Tientsin-Pukow Rly: 5% Brit. Stpd. Supl, Loan) Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5% Ger. Stpd, Supl. Loan) Jap. 5% Ster, Loan, 1907 301
13
"
13
Jap. 6% Ster. Loan. 1924. 55
Ger. 7% Intl. Loan, 1924 72
Chartered Bank
93
F.K. & 8'hai Bank (Ldn.
Reg)
914.
H.K. & Bhai Bank (Col.
Reg)
92
Chinese Eng. & Mining
(bearer) .....
19
Chosen Corporation
6/6
Pekin Syndicate
1/6
S'hai Mec. Constr. Co. :.:
15
S'hal Waterworks “A”.
-151 28
Union Insurance,
Gula Kalumpong Rubber 20
Ailled Ironfounders
14
Asso. Elec. Industries 41/10
יי
$90 H.K. Gort. $4% Loan
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14/9
H.K. Wing On
hat Wing On
Vibro Piling
Matemans Inv. (L.) Marsmans Inv. (H.K.) 31Wm. Powells.
*Sales to Shanghai
MERCANTILE BANK FINAL DIVIDEND The Mercantile Bank of India, Lid., Hongkong, has received a telegram from their head office in London advising that, at the annual general meeting of share- holders, a Final Dividend of 6. per cent on the "A," "B" and "C" 'shares will be recommended (making 12 per cent. for the year less Income Tax), £25,000 written off landed and house property, £30,000 contingency account. £179,639 carried forward to 1940 account:
CO-OPERATIVES CONFERENCE
KUNMING, Mar 19 (Central)-- | The headquarters of the Chinese | Industrial Co-operatives is plan- ning-to-summon-a-conference-of-
all co-operative units throughout Free China at Chungking on June 1.
Simultaneously,
ать
exhibition
of the products of the various co- operatives will be held.
$12
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H.K. STOCK EXCHANGE
The market was inclined to dullness and slightly easier
BUYERS
Canton Ins,, $232. Docks. $23.
Providents: $5.20
Realties, $4.95,
China Lights (Old), $8.20. China Lights (New), $5,30. Telephones (Old), $30 Ropes, $6.05.
Telephones (New), $11.60
SELLERS
HK. Bank, $1500 Lands, $38. Tramways, $18.10 Ropes, $8.10.
SALES
Providents, $5.20 Lands $38
Tramways, $18 Electrics, $684
Ropes, $6.05.
Telephones (New), $11,70.
MANILA GOLD SHAKES Atoks 189, Antamok 09b/13s;
The Yunnan branch of the or-Baguio Gold, 228, Batong Buhay ganisation will shortly establish a010s. Big Wedge 17ts, Coco Grove porcelain factory at Kutsing and 11b, Con. Mines 00308, Demonstra a tapnery at Tall. It will also tion 10s. East Mind. 10b, IXL seek improvement in the weaving 343s, Ipo Gold 108, Itogon Mining of native cloth at Mitu and the 22b. Masbate Con 0738, Mind sugar at Kal- Motherlode 60s, Mine Operation
manufacture, of
yuan.
Leyland Motors
Tate & Lyle
098, North Camarines 0648, Para- cale Gummaus 18)s, San Mauricio 745. Burigao Con. 171s, Buyoc Con. 13b, Syndicate Inv, 020s, United Paracale 25b. Benguet Con. 5.50b')
for
appropriation, directors recommend be dealt with as follows:-
Pay a dividend of 50 centa.
per share, absorbing Pay a bonus to Staff and
Workers
THURSDAY MARCH 21, 1940. -PAGE
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You will also observe in the Profit and Loss account a return of the General Managers' mission to the minimum authoris $100,000.00ed, by the Articles of Association, which was reduced voluntarily to 5,507.00
50 per cent in 1935. "and sub- sequently raised to 75 per cent. in 64,883,30 | 1938.
$170,390.36
KEEN COMPETITION Competition is still very keen.j but I am pleased to be able to re- port that our sales of rope dur- big the year under review exreed-
The staff and workers deserve the bonus recommended by your Board and I trust that the same will receive your approval.
«CURRENT PROSPECTS
Now as regards the prospects for
ed those of the previous year. You the current year I am glad to say will see in the profit and loss ac- that we have started the year well count that the prof; on working and hope that the present demand Is $112,945.47. This compared with for cordage will continue. In view uncertain condi- the figures for 1938 shows an in-of the present crease of abou; 38 per cent.
tions I cannot say more that...
than
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With regard to our properties, there was a constant demand for Chinese flats during the past year and all the 112 flats of the 2 houses at Kennedy Town contan to be fully occupied. The Factory and Buildings at Ma-tau-kok are also adopted and passed in occupation,
I do not think that there are any other items in the accounts that need special comment, and therefore propose that the Report
Accounts
as presented be
Continued on Back Pags
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ASSOCIATION
Volume of Business Transacted on Wednesday, March 20, 1940. Cements
* 400 $19.80
China, Providenta H.K. Docks
ELK. Electrics
1,000.- 5.20
* 300
23.25
266
68,25
200 68.00
300
18.00
500 18.00
Austin Motors, ord.
17
Cable & Wireless, New.
Form, ord.
611
B-A, Tob. (bearer)
100/71
Mexican Eagle
12-5/8
Cammell Laird, ord.
7/41
.75
64/8
Mexican Eagle
6/3
Turner & Newall
.. 65/10
Courtaulda
36
United Steel
23/13
Distillers
66/9
Smethwick Drop Forg.
15
Dunlop Rubber ............ Gen. Electrie (England) Guinness (A) Bon & Co.
32/101
Armstrong Stevens, ord.
0
F.
80/104
Pressed Steel, com,
17
77/9
Vickers, ord,
18/71.
Tanami Gold Mining
Hawker Siddeley Airc. ov
13/74
Woolworths
85/3
Anglo-Iranian
Randfontein Estates...... 38/2 Western Holdings .........................
15/3 Sub-Nigel
180/3 6d, 52/6
HK. Tramways
Bristol Aeroplane......
15/9
Anglo-Dutch
24
Burman
71/10/
Imperial Chemical Ind.
Imperial Tobacco
31/3 118/9
Rub. Plant. Invest. Trust 33/3
Shell Trans, & Trad.
Burma Corporation
9/3
(bearer)
78/9·
Marks & Sp'cer" "A" ord.
51/74
Commonwealth Mining
---Nominal
Rolls Royce
91/3
Marsman Investments
14/9
-dividend
"Bals on Tuesday, March 19.. The total value is $70,724.50."
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