1940-03-30 — Page 9

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS

BHÁREBROKYEP ASSOCIATION

LAMMERTS' AUCTIONS|| STOCK EXCHANGE

Bayer Ballor Balus

Nominal

FRIDAY 29, MAR.

Bayer Ballure Satos Worninal

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THEinstructions

HE Undersigned have received

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION

$1400

81490/95...

Banks

H.K. Banke

$1400

£93

Do. (Col. Bag.)

£43

Do. (Lon. Rag.) ...

£9t $31

Charlared Backs ....

aromatila Bls. "A"

£93 រ

Marcantile Eka, "0"

#71 Bank of East Asia

N. C. & & Banka ... Insurances

$232 Cartoo Insurances ....

Union Ineupskoti ...

£31 £12 $71

Saturday, the 30th March. 1940

commencing at 30.30 am..

at Godown No. 35 of. The Hong-

kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown

Co., Ltd., Kowicon.

200 Bales Old Newspaper

$605

$185

!!!

8510

:::

*****

144

FINANCE

Restrictions Relaxed

SHARP RISE IN STERLING

SALE OF SECURITIES New York Exchange

IN CANADA

Fluctuation

NEW YORK, Mar. 29 (Beuter)—— that in The sterling rallied in a

OTTAWA, Mar. 29 (Reuter)- Colonel Ralston, the Finance Minister, has announced order to help to provide the United Kingdom with dollars to purchase war supplies in Canada, residents "in the United Kingdom $232) $500

may from April 1, make limited Bales of securities In Canada #187 through the normal financial

channels.

50 cts.

Underwritom

90 ot

+

B.K. Firs

Shipping

$150 Dongle

$150

$10 Bamboste

$104

$100 Indo-Chinaa

(Prof.)

$100

$90

Indo-Chinas (Del.)....

$120

78/9

Shella

78/9

$71

Waterboats

AMERON TOURME

87.40

Docks, Wharves,

Godowns, oše.

$107

5 Bales Old Newspaper

$4.70 X.D.

fall more or less damaged)

$31.00

9:

do Rts.

H.K.K. Wharven $107

Provideole

Providenis (DE)

H.K. Docks C. RTS...

$19 H.K. Docks X. Rts..

-37

#384 Shanghai Docks

XD. #

21.60 70

$193 $71 $371

1

Mining

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

"LAMMERT BROS.,

AUCTIONEERS.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

19/0 Kailans

19/0

$10

84

Venezuela Gold: Tide

4 eta Hong Kong Minen...

39

Lands, Hotels and

Buildings

98ન

H.K. Hotel...........

$8.15

#37 H.K Lands

€37)

$10 Do. 4% Debenture

#14 90 Shanghai Lands" 8.

$4.95 H.K. Realties ...............

29

Humphreys ............

Undersigned have received

Instructions

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION

A

on

Monday, the 1st April, 1940

$48

::

#

$17.65 /175

$8

#103 Chinese Estates

$48

Cotton Mills

Ewɑ. (B.),

$190 Bhai Cotions (1.)....

$65 Zoong Sings (8.)

Wing On Textiles (8.)

Public Utilities

Travan

Peak Trame fold) .......

$

Pask Trains (weer) .........

368

Star Ferries.

$26

T'mati Farria

commencing at 11 am.

Do. (new)

98 10

at Godown. No. 15 of The China

B&.35

$8.20 5.40

Provident. Loan & Mortgage Co..

$85

Ltd.. Kennedy Town.

I Case Vacuum Battles

$30 811

1 Bundle Fatty Acid

China Lights (0)

China Lights (New)

China Lights Rta.

B.K. Electrics....... $22 Macao Electrios $11) Bandakan Lights

Telephones (old) Talaphones (DOW)

20/9 Tractions

93/ Tractions (proč.)

Industrials

814.90 Cald., Maog. (Ord.) B.

100

185

48

$432 $179 $86 $100

...

$17.65/55

KA 34

$68

$261

$8.15/20... 85

8851

#201

$10 $11

811

BRITAIN'S IMPORT

NEEDS FULLY

COVERED

LONDON, Mar. 29 (Reuter)

most

spectacular manner in the New York foreign exchange market to- day, the rise in the pound being i attributed to two factors.

FIRST REPORT

The first on is the report from Washington indicating that the Department was watching for a drop and preparing to give full effect to safe-guarding provisions of a reciprocal trade agreement with Great Britain whenever there is evidence that a depreciation in the sterling would prejudice in-

Arrangements have been com-dustry and commerce in the pleted to ensure the import, for United States. the next 12 months, of all that Britain needs, as well as bought for normal re-export.

Contracts have been made by the Ministry of Food and private Arms will be able to import under licence only.

All Government purchases are being made in the Empire. both as means for conserving 'foreign ex- change, because an Empire product takes up less space in ships.

JAPAN - SPANISH

TRADE PACT MADRID, Mar. 20 (Reuter)-A Trade Agreement between Spain and Japan has been signed here. Spain yesterday celebrated first anniversary of the occupa- tion of Madrid by General Franco.

BROKERS' LOANS

the

New York, Mar. 28 (Reuter); Loan on securities to brokers in New York:-.

Week-ended

Week-ended

Week-ended Mar. 23 (1939) Mar. 21 Mar 28 $644,000,000 $485,000,000 $487,000,000

The second reason concerns the rumours 'that Great Britain might lift the restrictions respecting the use of free sterling for purchases for which the free ster- ing may not now be used.

rubber

Other sterling bloc currencies also moved up sympa hetically.

QUIET TRADING ON STOCK EXCHANGE LONDON, "Mar. 29 (Reuter)-- On the Stock Exchange, although trading was quiet the tone was cheerful, prices in several groups showing Anal gains,

An outstanding feature was the demand for Indian Iron's emanat- ing from Eastern investors.

Among commodities, tin was Armer in professional buyers, owing to the belief in the recent decline being overdone.

Cotton strengthened on the talk of possible restrictions of imports of American cotton.

Wall Street was firm.

209 WEEKLY RETURNS AND REPORTS

BANK OF ENGLAND

SATURDAY, MARCH 30.. 1940,-PAGE 9

Say BLACK

& WHITE and be sure!

NO IF OR MAY BE IT'S THE SCOTCH.

"SPECIAL SALE"

AT LOW PRICES

New Laid Leghorn EggsTM

FROM THE

Diamond Leghorn Farm

Solo Agent:

HUNG CHEONG

66. NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON TELEPHONE 57188

Bankers

Other Accounts Total

4 Bags Stone Powder

2 Cases Sardines

3 Bales Cotton Goods

1 Tin Margarine

1 Case "Dental Cream-

Case Cotton Socks

$12

Cald., Macg. (Fref.) 8.

London, Mar. 28 (Reuter)

$1

Canton Tow

$1

Mar. 21

Mar. 28

$19) Camablis

$19 191

E

£

85 65 Rope

$6.66

Public Deposits

49.480

43,140

#231

-8211

Miscellaneous

Dairy Farm (Old)... $21£

Other Deposits:

8211

08.120

97,070

Dairy Farin (New)

41,760

42.190

5 Bags White Rice

$8,70

Ch. É'ainma

$6.70 X.D.

139,880

140,160

21 Bags White Rice and Sweeping

$12

¡Constructiona

(ald)

Government Securities

133,640

234.190

$1.85

'I Case Needles

1 Case Cotton Towels

$1.80 Sincer

i Case Tea

$10

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

14/3

4-

AUCTIONEERS.

31

si

37Lens Crawfords

Nanyang Tobacco

$10.15. Watsons

514%, Ch. 0.5% 39%G BAds. $102 H.K. Govs. 4%, Lanas 896 H.K. Govt. 24% Loen

$41 H.K. Wing On... s'hal Wing O

28. Vibro Filing

Maremans Inv. {Lou.] Maramans Inv. (H.X.) Wm. Powella

*Belas to Shanghai

Other Securities:---

Constructions

Discount & Advances

1.220

6.090

38

831

Securities

23,000

23,030

Total

33,220

30.120

$2

Notes and Coins

40,690

39,190

$10.85

Total Bullion

1.320

1.300

521°/9

Notes in circulation

840.640

1014

Ratio of Reserve to Liabilities

21.48%

86+%

Price of Gold at which holdings are valued ".. 168/

543,110 20.63% 188/-

841

$12

881

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Bills Bought

UB. Securities held

New York, Mar. 28 (Reuter). Mar. 23 (1939) Mar. 21 Mar. 28

(000's omitted)

KIRIN

The

B

E

E

R

Choice of

The Multitude

Sole Agenta en

H. HONDA & CO.

$

1,000 2,564,000 2,475,000

2,475,000

84.58%

57.83% 2,573,000 3.520,000

87.83% 2,510,000 18,413,000

Tel. 20790.

40, Johnston Road, Hong Kong.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received

Instructions

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION

on

Tuesday, the 2nd April, 1940

commencing at 5.15 p.m.

at their Sales Room, No. 2 Con- naught Road, Central (Room No. 205, 2nd floor).

VALUABLE COLLECTION OF

POSTAGE STAMPS

On View from Monday, the lat April, 1940

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

(REUTER'S SERVICE)

London, March 28. Chosen Corporation

0/0 1/6

15

151

28

The following quotations are the Pekin Syndicate middle prices at the close of the S'hai Elec. Constr. Co. market in London. All quotations S'ha! Waterworks "A" are subject to confirmation and no Union Insurance responsibility is assumed for errors Gula Kalumpong Rubber 18/9 In transmission.

3

War Loan, 31% (Red

after 1952)

981 Canton-Kloon Rly. 5% 15 Chinese 41% Gold Loan 1998 (Brit. Issue) ...... Chinese 6% Gold Bonda,

2025-47

Chin. 41% Anglo-French

Loan, 1908 Chinese 5% Crisp Loan.

1913 (Ldn. 1.)

14

Allied Ironfounders...... Asso. & Elec, Industries 39/4)

Austin Motors, ord.

17

Cable & Wireless, New

Form, ord.

604

B.-A. Tob. (bearer)

102/6

+1

58

Mexican Eagle

121+

Cammell Laird, ord.

7/11

511

Mexican Eagle

.0

Courtaulds

36/3

50

Distillers

67/3

:

Dunlop Rubber

33/8

29

Gen. Electric (England)

20/1)

Chinese 5% Reorg. Loan.

1912

Guinness (A) Bon de Co.

30

Hawker Siddeley Aire,

/13/11

Chinese 8% Ster. Noter.

1925 (Vickers)

Bristol Aeroplane.........

15/3

104

Imperial Chemical Ind.

31/71

Chin. Imperial Rly. 5%

Loan

Imperial Tobacco

118/3

57.

Marka Ep'cer "A" ord.

51/101

15

Rolls Royce

91/3

Hukuang Rly. 5%, 1911... 19

Leyland Motors

75/3

Tate & Lyle'

54/7/

Turner & Newall

65/7+

United Steel

23/3

Emethwick Drop Forg. ...

15

Armstrong Stevens, Ford,

Pressed Steel, com.

6 17/3

13

Vickers, ord

18/3 85

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LAMMERT BROS.,

"AUCTIONEERS.

SHAREBROKERS'

ASSOCIATION

Volume of Business Transacted

on Friday, March 29, 1940.

AS. Watsons ed.

HH. Electrics.....

Ropes

The total value is $16,612.50.

Australia's Budget

CANBERRA, Mar. 29 (Reuter) The Australian Budget will be submitted to the Commonwealth

Parliament on April 17.

Honan Ely, 5%

Hukuang Rly. 5%. 1811

German Isque)

Lung Tsing & U. Hai

Rly. 5% 1013 S'hal-N'King Bly. 5% Tientain-Pukow Rly. 5%

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

German Stpd.) Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5% (Brit. Stpd. Supl, Loan)

Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%

Ger, 7% Intl. Loan, 1924 7

Chartered Bank

HK, & Bhai Bank (Ldn.

H.K. & Shai Bank (Col.

Eleg)"

Chinese Eng." & Mining

བ བ པ འཚེསླབ

Woolworths.....

Anglo-Dutch

23/9 Rub Plant. Invest. Trust 32/T Burma Corporation 0/44 Commonwealth Mining Mareman Investments

1,000 $10.50

50

65.75

M

500

5.85

(Ger. 8tpd. Supl. Loan)

13

14/3

Jap. 5% Ster. Loan, 1907

401

Randfontein Estates

38/0

1,550

Jan. 6% Ster. Loan, 1924 534

Western Holdings

16/41

Sub-Nigel

190

Tanami Gold Mining

84.

Anglo-Iranian

934

Burman

52/6 70/71

Shell Trans & Trad.

93

bearer)

78/9

• Nominal

i-ex-dividend

Reg.)

(bearer)

Federal Reserve Ratio

Federal Reserve Credit Outstanding

Monetary Gold Stock Industrial Advanów

at SHUE CO.LTD.

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