(REUTER'S SERVICE)
MAY 10, 1940.
STOCKS
Last Sale
MAY 21, 1940. STOCKS.
May 20
Adams Express
J. & Laughlin Steel 37 pid.
Last Sale
May 20
53
Alleghany Steel Co.
191
Kennecott Copper'
281
Allled Stores
St
Lakey Foundry & Mac......
31
Allis Chalmers
28)
Libbey-Owens-Ford
Glasta
35%
Aluminium. Ltd,
76
Lockheed Afrerafi
334
Amer. Can
92
Loew's Inc.
2:44
£
American Cyanamid B.
291
Loft Incorperated
21+
Amer. Foreign Powere
11
Mack Truck Inc.
20
War Loan, 31%
after 1952)
(Red
981
·PAGE 10-HONGKONG. DAILY PRESS
FINANCE
FOREIGN MARKETS & QUOTATIONS
NEW
YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
QUOTATION
LONDON STOCK
EXCHANGE
<REUTER'S SERVICE)
London, May 20.
The following quotations are 'the middle prices at the close of the market in' London. All quotations are subject to conßrmation and no responsibility is assumed for errors in transmission.
וי
& CO.
PAYNE &
COMMODITY BROKERS
STOCK EXCHANGE BUILDING
HONGKONG
COMMODITY MARKET REVIEW
WEDNESDAY, MAY '22, 1940.
BANKS
HONGKONG" & SHANGHAI THE CHARTERED BANK OF
BANKING CORPORATION
INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA
1
Issued & Fully Paid-Up $20,000,000 Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1955 Paid Up Capital £3,000,000 £6,500,000 Reserve Fund H.E. Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Liability of Pro
Authorised Capital... 880,000,000
Reserve Funds:
Sterling
..£3,000,000
Rerve Liability of
Proprietor.
20,000,000
prietors
£3,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON:
11
Head Office:-HONG KONG
Board of Directors:
(FROM PAYNE & CO.)
Amer
& Foreign $7 pí“..
15
Martin. Olen" L.
372
Canton-Kloon Rly. 5%
12
New York. May 20, 1940.
American Gas & Elec.
AL
McKesson & Robbins, pid.
21
Chinese 41% Gold Loan
Amer. Locomotive
134
Monsanto Chemical
96
1898 Brit. Isane)......
50
SINGAPORE RUBBER
Amer. Metals Co.
15-1
Montgomery Ward
3т
Chinese 5% Gold Bonds,
Amer. Radiator
54
National Aviation
124
1925-47
48
SPOT
Amer. Rolling M
118
Nat, Dairy Products
137
Chin. 41% Anglo-French".
JULY-SEPT.
Amer. Sting and Ring Co.
38
Nat, Distillers .....
191
Loan, 1908
49
OCT.-DEC.
off 1/4
oft 3/8
off 1/4
Amer, Sugar Refining
15
National "Gypsum
01
Chinese 5% Crisp Loan.“
Amer. Tel & Tel.
153
National Lead
181
1912-
20
Amer. Tobacco "B"
76
Nat, Power & Light
61
Chinese 5% Reorg. Loan.
After rüling, easier,, the market became steady. LONDON RUBBER ·
Previous close Today's close
buyers
buyers
Change
Amer,Waterworks
National Steel Corp.
551
1913' (Ldn. Is.)
30
SPOT
11-15/16
11-3/4
off 3716
Anaconda Copper ...
221
Chinese 85% Ster. Notes.
National Supply Corp.
51
JUNE
11-15/16
11-3/4
Atchison, T. & S. Fe
15
New York Central .
11
1925 (Vickers)
gi
JULY-SEPT.
12
11-11718
Auburn Motors
11
Niagara Hudson Power ...
3)
Chin. Imperial Ely. 5%
OCT.-DEC.
Aviation Corp.
Bi
N. American Aviation
201
Loan
Bacock & Wilcox
Baldwin Lecometive
201
North American Co.
Honan Rly, 5%
183
161
Northern Pacifc
53
Hukuang Rly 5%, 1911..
Baltimore & Ohio.
31
Owens-Illinois Glass, Co!
50%
Barber Asphalt Co:
101.
Hukuang Rly. 5%. 1911
German Issue)
Pacific Gas & Elec
273
Barnsdall Oll .......
Pacific Lighting
3B
Bell Aircraft Corp.
211
Packard Motors
+3
Lung Taing & U. Hal
Rly. 1% 1913 ..
Bendix Aviation
201
Pan-American Airways
154
S'hal-N'King Rly. 5%
བསལ་བར
60
· JAN,-MARCH
11-23/15 11-9/16
11-7/18
Previous "May 20 Closing Opening Closing Change
Buyers Buyers
38-1/4 37-3/4 38 cts
·38-3/4 36-1/4 38-3/8 .35-3/8 34-7/8 35-1/8
-off 3/16 O 5/16 of 3/8
.
H. V. Wilkinson, Esq.,
Chairman. Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,
Deputy Chairman.
J. K. Bousfeld, Eaq.. A. H. Compton, Esq., Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell, D. Miskin, Esq.,
K. S. Morrison. Esq.,
T. E. Pearce, Esq.,
C. C. Roberts, Esq.,
Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields,
Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,
38, Bishopsgate E.C.%.
Sun-Agencies In. London:
117/19, Leadenhall Street, E.0.x
West End Branch: 2 14/16, Cockspur Street, 8.W.1.
Manchester Branch:
52, Mosley Street, Manchester, 2
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:
ALOE STAR AMBITSAR
BANGKOK BATAVIA BOMBAY
AGENCIES
Chief Manager: CLVE STREET.
RONG KONG KANGOON ILOILO
[PUB
KARACHI
KOSM
BITIAWAN
SOPRABATAA
HARDIN
PENANG
BALCUTTA
KLANO
BALCON
'BERİMDAN
SHANGHAI
SINGAPORE
Branches:
11-3/16
DA, 3/8
FAIRLIX PRACT CANTON CAWNFOBE
XUALA
LUMPUR
TAIPING
12
17
Bethlehem "Steel
761
Paramount Pictures
5
Bliss Co.
171
Pennsylvania R.R.
167
Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%
(Brit. Stpd.)
11
Boeing "Airplane Co.
21
Phelps-Dodge
303
Tientsin Pukow Ply. 5%
Borg-Warner
161.
(German Stpd.)
11
Philadelphia Read, Coal
Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%
Bridgeport Brass Corp. ...
91.
Phillips Petroleum
32
Briggs Mfg.
15
Pittsburg Coke & Iron
SI
(Brit. Stpd. Supt.. Loan)
11
Brooklyn-M'hattan
Trans.
187 -
Public Service of N.J.
34
Tientsin-Pukow Rly, 5%
After ruling easier on outside liquidation and poor support, the
market became steadier.
NEW YORK COTTON: We strongly favour purchases of May contracts if prepared hold until maturity as at present May con- tracts are 85 points below minimum Loan conceivable plus 20 points cost of delivering contract and there will be no carryover of free cot- ton ineligible for Loan such as depressed contracts below 1938 Loan.
NEW YORK RUBBER: The arket is featureless. CHICAGO WHEAT: The American grain exchanges have off cially suspended trading in grain Mures at below Saturday's clos- ing prices. The Administration is considering $200,000,000 for loan and subsidy payments.
Amoy
Bangkok Batavia
Johore Kobe
Kowloon
Rangoon Saigon San
Bombay
Kuala
Francisco
Calcutta
Lumpur
Shanghai
Canton
London.
Singapore
the foo
Lyons
Sourabaya
Colombo Dairen
Malaces
Sungei
Manila
Foochow
Muar
Haiphong
Bankow
Harbia
Iloilo .Ipoh
Brooklyn-Manhattan $8....
104)*
Pullman Inc.
19!
Budd Mfacturing Corp.
37
Pure Oll
(Ger. Stpd. Supl. Loan) Jap. 5% Ster. Loan, 1907 384
11
NEW YORK STOCKS: 122.43; Change, unchanged.
Previous close. 122.43; Today's close,
Canadian Pacific R'way
31
Jap. 5% Ster. Loan, 1924
42
Radio Corpr; of. Am.
5
Case, J.L
491
Ger, 7% Intl. Loan. 1924
61
Reading Company.
Com
11
24Į
Celanese
Remington Arms Co., Inc.
41*.
Chartered Bank
81
H.K. & 8hal Bank (Ldn.
Chesapeake & Ohio
33
Republie Aviation Corp.
51
NEW YORK COMMODITY MARKET
Chrysler Corpn. „
611
Reg.)
78
Republic Steel
161
HK. & Shai Bank (Col. "
Climax-Molybdenum Co.
271
Revere Cop. & Brass Inc,
9
(REUTER'S SERVICE) ·
Reg).
20
Colts Patent Fire-Arms ..
771
Reynold Tobac. "B"
36
High
Chinese Eng. & Mining
Columbia Gag & Elec,
Richfield Oft
6 ༣༔
80
(bearer).
19
Columbia 6% "A" pi.
! Safeway Stores
38
Chosen Corporation
6/6
Commercial Credit Co.
32
Schenley Distillers
81
Com, & Southern (Ord.)
15/16
Pekin Syndicate
Sears Roebuck
66
S'hal Elec. Constr. Co. ...
15
Consolidated Edison
257
Shell Union of
S'hal Waterworks "A" ...
15
New York Cottoň, July. New York Rubber, July Chicago Wheat, Sept. Chicago Corn, Sept.
9.28 20.65
Low Close Close Change
Prev. Today's 3.96 8.91 20.03 20.11
9.28 .35 up 20.40 29 up
857. 82
.78
.84
6
up
629"
80+
581
621 32 up
Consolidated On
He
Bocony-Vacunum Of
BI
Union Insurance
28
Continental Can
38
Southern Pacific
8
Continental. Ol
191
Southern Rly $6 píd.
17
Gula. Kalumpong Rubber 18/14 Allied Ironfounders....
New York Hides, June-
NEW YORK COTTON"
10.54
9.90
10.08
10.48 42 up
Close
Opening
Closing
Change
13/8
Copperweld steel
19
Sperry
40
40
Corn Products
Spicer Manufacturing Co.
271
Asso, & Elec, Industries 37/9 Austin Motors, ord.
Judy
8.91/01
8.96/96
9.28/28
.35 up
15
Curtiss Wright (C)
DI
Standard Brands
51
Cable & Wireless, New
Curtiss Wright “A”
25
Stand Gas & Elec:
1
Form, ord.
49
Deere & Co,
16)
Standard OR of California
19
B.-A. Tob, (bearer)
94/41
«January
July (New contract) October December ( (
9.11/11
9.14/14
9.48.N
.37 up
"
}
852/53
8.56/58
8.80/80
.28 up
8.43/43
8.46/48
8.70/71
27 up
}
8.36/38
8.41 A
8.63/63
27 up
41
Distillers Corpn. Seagrams
143
Standard 011 01. N.J.
344
Mercantile Bank
121
March
()
Douglas Aircraft
4.83
Stone & Webster
$1
Cammell Laird, `ord. ...
6/13
May
Du Pont de Nemours
1601
Studebaker Com
7
Mexican Eagle
4
Spot
9.40
Eagle Picher Lead
Swift International
211
Courtaulds
32/6
Baton Mfg. Co.
28
Technicolor
101
Distillers
59/6
Elec. Autolite
311
Teras Corpn.
38+
522/22 (...)..., 8.09 N
Total sales Saturday:-52,400 bales.
The last notice day for may cotton: 23-5-40.
8.29/29
8.52/52
30 пр
8.17/17
8.40/40
.31 LP
9.91
.45 up
Dunlop Rubber ...........
32/41
Elec. Band & Share
41
Texes Gulf Sulphur
29+
den. Electric (England)
75/6
NEW YORK RUBBER
Elec. Bond & Share $5. pf,
45
Timken-Axte
217
Guinness (A), Son, & Co.
72/8
Elec Bond & Share $3 pt.
55
Trans-America Co.
4)
May.....
21.50 N
21.25 B
25 off
Hawker Siddeley Airc. ...
Elec. Power & Light $7 pt.
24
20th Cent. Fox....
53
10/44
July
20.11/11-
20.08/03,
20:40/45
.29 up
Patani
Swatow
(Johore) Tientsin Mukden Tokyo New York Tsingtao
Yokohama Peiping
Penang
ia
CURRENT ACCOUNT opened LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED DEPOSIT received for one year
or shorter periods in Local and other Cur- rències on terms which will be quoted on application.
ALBO up to date SAFE DEPOSIT Boxes in various sizes To Lar Hong Kong, 28th February, 1940.
HONGKONG SAVINGS
BANK
The Business of the above Bank
MANILA
MEDAN
NEW YORK PRIPINGTM
(Peking)
TSINGTAO.
YOKOHAMA
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General | Banking Business "transacted.
CURRENT Accounts opened and FIXED DEPOSITs received for Ons Year or shorter periods in Local or Other Curreuciès at rates which will be quoted on application.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest"allowed at rates obtainable
on application.
The Bank's Head Office in London undertakes. Executor and Trustee business, and claims recovery of British Income Tax overpuid, on terms which may be ascertained" at any of the Agencies and Branches.
R. A. CAMIDGE,
Manager.
THE CHASE BANK
is conducted by the HONGKONG 15, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL
SHANGHAL BANKING COR- PORATION, Eules may be obtain- ed on application.
For the Ilaxɑrong & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
Y. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong. 25th Feb., 1939.
BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED
Authorized Capital......$10,000,000.00 Paid-Up Capital ......... 5,698,800.00 Beserve and Undivided
Profits
..2,983,261.50
HEAD OFFICE:
18 PINE STREET,
NEW YORK. An American Bank offering, com-
plets Foreign Banking Service". in, the principal Markets of the world. laterest Rates on Application.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
This Bank is entirely owned by
TRI
Скава NATIONAL BANK, „Naw_Yoax,*with Hasenres of ovál
1.8.$1,900,000,000.
D. M. BIGGAB,
Second Vice Pras
CD COLOMBO DELFI.
KUCHING MADHAN
TIENTSIN
TONGEAH
(Bhuket)
HAIPHONG HAMBURG HANKOW
Bristol Aeroplane
12/3
Fisk Rubber
93
20th Cent. Fox, $1 pf.
16"
September
18.35/35
18.30/30
18.50/50
.15 up
Imperial Chemical Ind. 28/9
Flintkote
108
Union Bag & Paper Corp.
111
December
18.00/00
17.80/95
17.75b/00a
25 off
Gen, American Trans
**
Union Carbide & Carbon
Imperial Tobacco
Head Office:-HONG KONG No. 10 Des Voeux Road, Central
103/9
68
January
17.80/80
17.75/75
17.62 N.
.18 of
Gen. Electric
291
Marks & Sp'cer "A" ord. 33
Union Pacifc......
833
Total sales:-1,760 tons.
Gen. MotorS
431
Rolls Royce
82/6
United Aircraft
47
| Leyland "Motors
Gen. Rallway Signal
12
59/41
United Airlines Trans
141
CHICAGO WHEAT
Gen. Tire & Rubber
121
United Corpn.
11
Tate Lyle
51/3
Turner & Newall
83/8
May
Glidden Co.
Goodrich (B.F.).
127-
United Corpn. $3 cum pf.
31
United Steel
20/8
July
114
United Gas Corpn.
Goodrich $5 pf.
46
United Gas Improvement
Smethwick Drop Forg.....
13/9
11
September....................
Goodyear Tire & Co.
16.
US Industrus? Alcohol,
177
Armstrong Stevens, ord.
7
Great Northern Iron Ore ..
13
Pressed Steel, com.
15
US, Rubber
184
Vickers, ord.
15/3-
CHICAGO CORN
Great Northern Rly, pid,
191
US. Rubber $8 pid,
77
Woolworths...
55
Great Western Bugar
214
US. Steel.
50
Greyhound Corpa. ..
101
Anglo-Dutch
19/3
May
Vanadium
337
Rub, Plant, Invest. Trust
26/6
July
Hercules Powder Co.
.891
Vultee Aircraft
·9
Homestake Mining
427
Walworth Co.
31
Burma Corporation.
7/9.
September,
Commonwealth Mining
International Harvester
401
Warner Bros. Pict.
21
WINNIPEG WHEAT
Maraman Investments ..-) 11/6
Int.. Nickel
22
Westinghouse Elec.
884
Randfontein Estates...
37/8
May
Inter. Paper & Power
13
Woodward Iron Cor.
201
Western Holdings ......... 9/8
July
Int, Tel. & Tel
Johns Manville
54
Chase National Bank National City Bank
Sub-Nigel
190
October
Tanami Gold Mining ...
41d
NEW YORK HIDES
Anglo-Iranian
•-bid
f-ez, div.
Burmah
4/6 63/11
June
1039/40
DOW JONES AVERAGE
High Low Dow Jones Averages. May 18, High Low Close Change
Shell Trans, &
Trad.
September
May 21, 1940,"
(bearer)
80
December
106,92 12141 30 Industrials
12:.43
35.90 23 65 20 Rails
23,65
27.70 18 20 20 Utilities
19 20
A
92 29 84.51 40 Banda
84,84.
65 87 45.59 11 Commodity Index $1.68
33 up .29 up 84.07 .17 off 63.23 1.66 up Business Done-1,240,000 shares
199 132 68 122.431,77 of
24.87 23.80 23.98 2000 19.28 19,49
Nomina!, -ex-dividend
LONDON STOCK"
MARKET
LONDON, May 21 (Reuter
Prices were mostly marked down
New York Oficial NY-London Cross Rate 3.22
INDO-CHINA
SILVER MARKET STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY LTD.
LONDON SILVER
London, May 20 (Reuter); Silver: Declined on speculative
4.8 a precautionary measure in selling and lack of support, follow- view of the existing international ing the ban on the export of all- situation, but no selling pressure ver except under license. Bual- Market steady at the Was seen Japanese bonds, ex-ness small.
one decline. In the afternoon, the ceptionally, adpanced trom
with amail to two points on the possibility market was steady
ut an improvement in Far Eastern buyers at the rate but no offer- relations, Wall Street was arm.
LONDON METALS
EXCHANGE London, May 20 (Reuter):
TIN
buyers sellers
£
£
Standara, Cash 270-1/2" 270 Standard,
3 months 207-1/4 287-3/4
T
Epot, 22-5/8d.
Forward, 22-3/8..
BOMBAY SILVER
Bombay, May 20 (Reuter). Market-Steady Offtake 150 bars
Indian Mint Silver
Ready.....
June 3 Settlement
July 2 Settlement
63-02
63-02
83-04
Operating Services for Cargo and Passengers
TO-
SWATOW, SHANGHAI, TSINGTAU, CHEFOO
and TIENTSIN
KOBE and OSAKA
SINGAPORE, PENANG and CALCUTTA
SANDAKAN
HAIPHONG
All steamers berth alongside the Roosevalt Tormisal in the French Concession st Shanghai, where passengers and cargo are landed.
For further particulars
plesse apply tom
JARDINE MATHESON&Co.,LTD. TELEPHONE ZOŽIL - GENERAL MANAGERS.
Board of Directors:
SIR SHOVEON Cgow, Chairman
Li Koon Chan, Ea
P. K. Kwok, Esq..
Li Lin Yang, Eng.
BANK OF CHINA
Specially Chartered by
Wong Che Son, E14. Į THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT ·
OF CHINA AS AN INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
Wong Tan Tong. Esq. Kan Ying Po, Eag. Chan Ching Shok, Esq. Fang Ping Wah Ezq KANTONG PO, Esq., Chief Manager LI Tax Foro, Esq., Manager -
Branches and Agencies:- -
Kolo Pessor Loudes Rangoon Sourabaya
Saigon
Swilów Mandla Melbourne Bea Fran- Bydney
ciao Tiatalo
Barang
Shanghal
T parer.
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. Loans granted on approved securities.
Current Accounts opened in Local Currency, and Fixed Deposits. re- ceived for one year or sharter periods in Local and Foreign Cur terms which will be rencies
on
quoted on application.
SATE CEPOSIT BOXES TO LET.
KAN TONG PO,
BANK
PAID-UP CAPITAL $40,000,000,00 (BRANCHES ALL ÖVER CHINA). Owing to our numerous Branebes in China and connections in the urincipal Commercial Centres of the World, we are able to extend o our Clients special facilities for Domestic and Foreign Banking and Exchange.
Head. Omce:-SHANGHAI Hong Kong Branch?
4, QUEEN'S ROAD, C. South China Offices:
CANTON SHIUCHOW SWATOW
KONGMOON TOISHAN KINGCHOW
We also handle the issue of Bonds and other Public Funds of the Chief Manager, Chinese Government both at Home
and Abroad.
THE KWANGTUNG PROVINCIAL
BANK
Isomerated in Chiza)
Geserst Banking Facilities and Financial Agmta to The Provincial Government of Kwangtang Head Office-Shiukwan, Kwangtang Provinson Hongkong Branch -human's Uklg., Chater Rd, - Onble Addeósses--"PROVINCIAL " 2009, 9445. Telephones: 20112, 20113, 20143, 20181, 31681. BRANCHES THROUGHOUT SOUTH CHINA Correspondents in New York and 'London Paid Up Capital ...... N$10,000,000 Reserve Capital N$10,500,000.
AUYANG MANLY,
Hongkong Manager,
Ajob?
onzuk
WANT ADS
SHOU J. CHEN,
Manager
THE MERCANTILE BANK
OF INDIA, LIMITED -
Head Offico:-15, Gracechurch Street, London, EC.J Authorised Capital
£3,000,000 Babaertbond Opital...
£1,800,000- Paid-up Capital.. Reserve Fund and Eònt,**
BANKERS: The Bank of England and Midiend
Bank, Ltd.. BRANCHES:
Kugin Trentengo Madras
Bangkok
Ipoh
Bombay
Jaffas
Calcutta
Kuantan
New York
Colombo
Kandy
•Penang
Kamobl
Kangoos
Chaila
" Kota Bhar
Rongkong
Kuala Lipia
$240gkut Bla
àlagapore
Delhi
Howrah Kala Lumpur
HONG KONG BRANCH: Every description of Banking and Exchange - business tranmotod.
TRUSTER AND EXECUTORSHIP
UNDERTAKEN CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in Local Our." estoy and FIXED DEPOSIT8 received in Loss) Currency SRBLING'on terme that may be. sscertained on syj Nastion,
D. BENSON,
Masager,
79/79
70/781
782/78
-851/851
* up
82/831
837/84
5) p
82/84
84/84)
6
קשר
Saturday's sales:-46,850,000 bushels.
Kamy
591/592
83+/63
34 up
Balvin
581/59
62/613
622/821
4 up.
Bombay
Conta
581/580
81+/61
824/628
32 up
Halphone
Nagaka
Hankow
Now York
·zlattie
Hosoldi
Party
Lobe
Paiplay
69ła 701/701 721b
721/721
73/732
731 A
751/757
31 up 31 up 31 up
10.00/10
9.30/10.05
10.48/50
42 up
10.40/44
10.45/90
10.82/82
.42 up
10.85/70
10.85/11.05 11.10/10
.45 up
Liquoted
34-3/4 3.27-3/4
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