1940-07-17 — Page 9

HÖNGKONG DAILY PRESS

LAMMERTS' AUCTIONS LAMMERTS' AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION. PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned havs received THE Undersigned have received

instructions

TO SELL BY

PUBLIC AUCTION

ON

Thursday, the 18th July 1940 commencing at 10.30 am.

at No. 4, Tak Shing Street, Top Floor, Kowloon.

..

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

comprising:—

Upholstered Couch and Arm- chairs. Spring and Leather Arm- chairs and Chairs, Teakwood Cabinets. Bookcases. Glass Top Tables, Bedsteads, Dressing Tables, Wardrobes, Chests of Drawers, Ornaments. Cutlery, Books, Wall and Table Clocks, Poker Table. Celling and Table Fans, Lights and Fittings, Cooking Utensils, etc., etc.

also

1 Fine Carved Dining Room Bulte by "Arts and Crafts, Shanghai"

1 Grandfather Clock "Westminster

Chimes"

1 New Gas Stove

1 Kelvinator

dition)

(in

working

con-

instructions from The Official Administrator, Supreme Court and others

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION

Wednesday, the 17th July, 1940 commencing at 12 o'clock noon

0

at their Sales Room, No. 2, Con- naught Road. Central, Room No. 205, Second Floor.

A COLLECTION OF SILVER AND E. P. CUTLERY, ETC.

1 Telescope

also

2 Pairs Beculars

1 Hydrometer

Sextant

1 Azimuth Mirror

1 Travelling Clock

1%

2 Kegs Alline Dyes

IJ

and

MONEY AND

EXCHANGE CLOSING QUOTÄTIONS

JULY 16, 1940.

FINANCE

HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS

SHAINROKERS' ASSOCIATION

Neminal TUESDAY 16. Buy Ballers Sales Komisa

JULY

STOCK EXCHANGE,

Aujer

Ballers Sales

On London:---

U

Telegraphic Transfer, 1/1/ Bank Bills, on demand 1/2 1/8 Credits 4 months' aight 1/3 3/8

$1160

$1150

H.K. Banks

on Shanghai:

£63

On demand ....

... 306

On Singapore:—

On demand

89 3/4

On Japan:-

On demand

50

On India:---

Telegrade Transfer. 1/8

and demand

On New York:-

"

Bank Bills, on demand 23 3/8 Credits, 60 days' sight 34-1/2

On Batavia:-

On demand

On Paris:-

43 3/4

Bank Bills, on demand 1085 Credits 4 months sight 1160 -

On Saigon:—

On demand

On Manila:-

On demand

On Bangkok:~

On demand

On Sterling Notes:—

Bank Buying Rate

Bar Silver per oz

$325

BITO

... 283

Banks

Da. (Cal. Reg.)

Do. (Lon. Reg.)

Chartered Banks

£98 Marcantile Dk. "A". Morenatila Rka, “C”,

Bank of East Asia.......

8. Banks....... Insurances

Canton Issurances..............|.

Union Insurance... $336

30 cta. Underwriter..........

HK. Fizes.........

#

www

1

$73

N. C.

15

1r

*

WEDNESDAY,

JULY 17, 1940 -PAGE

$73

BO OL

Poor: appetite? TAKE "BLACK

$218

$160

$120

WHITE"

#10

##

$100

$100

33/11

$6,00

3180

Shipping

$120

Donglases

$11

Steamboata

3100

Indo-Chinas (Prof.).

$80

Indo-Chinas (Def.).....

*33/0

Sholls.

$8.90

Waterboats

Godowns, etc,

$95

H.K, & E. Wharves...]

B06

108

#31

Providents

$31

$14/142

HK. Docks (Old).....[ #141

.: 48 3/4

314

H.K. Docks (Now)......

$14

'8:3

144

+hanghai Docks.

$27

Mining

15/8

149 1/2

1/

22 1/16

MARKET REPORT

FROM ROZA, BROJ:"

Tuesday, July 16.

Silver prices rose yesterday to

A Quantity of Miscellaneous Goods the extent of 5/16 for Ready

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

Vänd 1/4 for Forward, the quota- tions being 22.1/18 and 21.3/4 respectively.

Silver advices

!!

*:*:*:

Docks, Wharves.

(1/6 Keilans

#9.55 Ramba...

5 ole, Hong Kong Mines....

Humphreys adicion

$104) Chinese Estates..........

Cotton Mills

THOSE WHO KNOW SAY,

IT'S THE SCOTCH.

Lands, Hotels and

Buildings

$3.40

H.K. & 8. Hotels...............--

83,40

HONGKONG

$99

H.K. Lauda...............] $992

$100

Do. 1 Debentures....

$100

Shanghai Lands.

#H

*

H.K. Realties....

18

$0.65

#37) Ewa (S.)................ $310

#35+

China Lights (N)

S'hai Costats (S.),...) Zoong Sing (S)... Wing On Textiles (9.) $195

1910

Cements

123 500

HK. Docks (0)

100

14.75 200 ..14.85

Päblic Utilities |

HK Tramwayk........... $14,395 $1.40 Peak Trams (old)....

HK Electrics (0)

#8

H.K. Electrics (N)

16

34.25

SHAREBROKERS

ASSOCIATION

Volume of Business Transacted

on Tuesday, July 16, 1940.

H.K. STOCK EXCHANGE

Today has witnessed a distinc broadening of enquiries, with buy-

3.65 ers increasing their offers. Scrip is 13.25 still very scarce and in view of

the many enquiries the teridency 100 15.00 of price levels appears upwards,

33 35.25

BUYERS

$3.70 Peak Trams (new)....)

100 35.00

$80

Star Forries...............

$57

Docks (0), $14.50.

$39

**

Y'mati Ferries.......

$20

HK. Tramways

200 15.00

$630

$6.40

***

China Lights (0).....

$8.25

$6.40

H.K. Hotels

325 3.50

$3,05

China Lights (Now)... $3.18 H. K. Electrics (Old)..........' 1354

8361

1,606

$33

H.K. Electrics(New)..... $34)

$34/34)

$17

Macao Electrics (O)

$18

Macao Electrics (New)

The total value is $22,364.05.

Providents, $3.50.

TTZER, $14.70.

China. Lighta (0), $8.50. Electrics (0); $36.25.

Telephones (0), 820.

Cements, $13.25.

311

Sandakan Lights..

***

19.00]

Watsons, $1.75%

Lands, $30:25.

י

Projector and

"Philco "

1 Cie "Kodak?

Camera

1 1939

New

Radio-gram.

New "Phileo"

1 1940

Radio

and

LAMMERT BROS..

ported some bear covering. The but quiet. market was steady

AUCTIONEERS...

American Silver "was quoted at $14.20 34.3/4 for Spot.

The London/New York cross-

11-tubes PUBLIC AUCTION. rate was quoted at 402.1/2. New

11-tubes

THE

Several New Tientsin Carpets (First Quality)

On View from Wednesday, the 17th

July, 1940.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

AUCTIONEERS.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

прив

HE Undersigned have received instructions from The Liquida-

tors and Others

Ir

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION»

Од

Friday, the 19th July, 1940

commencing at 2.30 pm.

HE" Undersigned have received

Instructions

to sell by

·

PUBLIC AUCTION

ön

Wednesday, the 17th July, 1940

commencing at 10.30 am..

York/London was quoted at, 384. 3/4.

MARKET:

Quiet.

STERLING

Business was done at 1/3 for Cash. The market closed at lunch $19 time with sellers at 1/2.31/92 July, probably August, small buyers 1/3 for Cash,

U.S. DOLLARS

at

Opened with sellers at 23.5/8. buyers bidding 23.7/8. A small business was reported at 23.7/8

at the Basement of No. 2. Wood followed by transactions at 23.13/

Road.

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

16 and 23.3/4 for near and August. The market closed at 1 p.m. with sellers at 23.5/8 Cash; buyers at 23.3/4 for Cash ̧

SHANGHAI DOLLARS Opened, with sellers at 381 with

On View from Tuesday. the 16th business done subsequently at

July, 1940.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

16

LAMMERT BROS.,

“AUCTIONEERS."

383.1/2 383 382, and 3821/2 Later, the rate dropped to 379, 377 and 378. The market closed at lunch time with sellers at 377 for Spot."

SHANGHAI MARKET Sterling opened" with sellers at 3.7/8 and closed firm with sellers at 3.29/32, for near and 3.7/8

WEATHER REPORT August, U.B. Dollars opened with Hongkong Royal Observatory... acllers at 6.1/8 and closed with

10 am, July 18.sellers at 6.3715 for Spot and 6.1/8 Barometer (at sea level), 29.82 Ins. August. Temperature, 85 F.

Humidity, 78 per cent.

Wind Direction, WSW

Wind Force. (Beaufort), 3

at their Sales Room, No. 36, Han-Temperature; maximum yesterday. kow Road, Kowloon,

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

comprising:

88 F

AFTERNOON MARKET

Quiet...

JI

STERLING

The market closed with sellers

at 1/2.31/32 July, probably August

Temperature; minimum last night. buyers at 11 for Cash.

82 F.

Rainfall for 24 hrs. ending 10th

today. 0.04 ins. Total rainfall since January 1st

78,59 ins. Bedsteads, Wardrobes, Chests of Against an average of, 44.41. Ing.

Sunset tonight, 7.10 p.m" Drawers, Dressing Tables, Chester- feld Suites, Sideboards, Dining Sunrise tomorrow, 5.48 am

Chairs, Tables, Tables,

Desks,

4 p.m., July 10, Cabinets, Bookcases, Radios, Type- Barometer (at sea level), 29.75 ins. writers, Clocks, Electric Ceiling Temperature, 88 r. "and

Curics, Or-Humidity, 73 per cent. Table Fans, naments, Carpets, Rugs, Brass, Wind Direction, 8w. E. P., Porcelain and Glass Ware, Wind Force (Beaufort), 2 Cutlery, Blackwood and Rattan Maximum température," 90 F. Furniture, Cooking Utensils, etc. Minimum temperature, 81 F

Rainfall, nh

etc.

also

A QUANTITY, OF SILVER WAKE

1 Frigidaire

and

1 Upright Piano' by "Moutrie

Week

Month.

Height

Kong

Standard

Height:

U. §. DOLLARS Easter. The market closed with sellers at 23.1/2. buyers at 23.5/8 for Cash.

SHANGHAI DOLLARS Closed with sellers at 377.

SHANGHAI MARKET. Sterling closed with sellers at 3.15/18 and US Dollars at 6.1/4.

Steady.

Shanghai Exchange

Shanghai, July 15 (Reuter>

Official T.T. Rates

Spot

July

ft,in.

Eellers

18

4:

Telephones (old)...............

97.00 Telephones (new) 37.78

S'pore Traction (Ord.)

Industrials

| 814,90 Cald., Macą, (Ord.) S.]

Cald., Macg. (Prof.)8.

$12

81

Canton Ices....

$13.80 Cements

H.K. Ropes

HK. Gort Loans

$95 31%

$1024% Loan

995 3%

31.

Dairy Farma.....

Lo ota.

$13 $4

H

(1934).... (1940).

Miscellaneous

818

17

$6.60 Entertainments

$14

Constructions (old).........

#1

Constructions (new)....

37.45 Lane Crawfords.]

$7

Nanyang Tobacco....... $3.30 $2.60 Sinceres

$7.00

Watsona

$7.60

43"/

Ch. G.5% 1925G-$Bda.

ས་

$39

1.K. Wing 02

S'hai Wing On"...

$14

$8

Vibro Piling ...

7/8

Marsmans Iny, (Lon.))

4/0

Maremans Inv. (EK)

#1

Wm. Powelle........

tSale to Shanghai

SHOE CO.LTD.

HONGKONG SUPPLIES ALL

KINDS OF FOOTWEAR

AUCTIONEERS

GRLAFEST COLLICHEN DI

· BARGAINS IN TOWN!

Bud chute d

LAMMERTS AUCTION ROOM

Opening 6/3-3/4-

5-7/8

24-174

23-3/4N 24-7/8

Sterling

Opening Closing

0/3-27/32.0/3-15/16 0/3-27/32.0/3-15/16

Aug0/3-13/18 0/3-20/32:

London

New York

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE

From 17 to 23 July 1340,

Japan

Paris

HIGH WATER.

Low Water,

Hongkong

Hong

Hong

Kong

Standard Time.

Time

1 Gas Stove

b. m.

nah. m.

1 Bed Room Suite

Wed.

17 07 22

Thur 19

21 254 2

Spot

On View from Thursday, the 18th July, 1940.

Fri. 19

08

55

Bat 20.

BUD, 21

22 CO

BD. 17 3 0200 28 40

44 18 62 093873 08 45 23 20 4 5. 1626 03 20

107

July

3 3

Aug.

36-7/32 $8-1/16 : **8-1/87 88-7/32

5-31/32 -6-1/8

Market: Uncertain.

a 1

ลอ

23 D4

14 6

17:00 10

Moni 29

Tuesd

48

1115 18:4

1300 13 per cent.

Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS,

0024

3 3 14.30 10

08 10 702 14

10.14 17:1

10 18

041113-0 1739:09

04533 1

U.S. Dollars

Sliver Duty Rata

The Central Bank of China's,

To Juplion • No. 2012;

Calcutta Exchange

Calcutta, July 16 (Reuter) T.T. on Japan, 87-3/4,

India Rupee Paper

Bombay, July 15 (Reuter). Govt, 31% Rupee, 88-08-0.

NEW YORK July 18 (Renter)

rate on London at 10 am today Mr. Henry Morgenthan stated that

1/2-1/2d.

| the $8,000,000 bong, luftes made:

The Equalisation rate was 16 last Wednesday has been

subscribed tej timez

CHINA'S TOTAL

NOTE ISSUE

CHUNGKING, July 18 (Central) -The total note Issue of the four Government banks, namely. the Central Bank of China, the Bank of China, the Bank of Com- munications and the Farmers Bank of China, as checked June 30, 1040, amounted to $3,962- 144,205, according to a report re- $6.20 leased by the Currency Reserve $1.85

$95

Board.

131

The total cash reserve amount. ed to $1,917,526,049.59 while securi- 8310 ty reserve aggregated $2,044,618,- 43°/

155.41.

Hotels, $3.40.

SALES

HK. Banks, $1180. Docks (0), $14.75/85.. China Lights (N), $3.65. Electrics (0), $35,25. Electrics (N), $3420," Cements $13.25. Watsons, $7.75.

HK. Gort, 31% Loan, 95.

941,689.37 cash reserves and $569,- 287,005.69 security reserves, "

The total note issued of the Bank of Commufcations amount- ed to $127,588,790 `secured by reserves and

The Farmers Bank of China

The total amount of notes issued issued

$510,967,980 secured" by

by the Bank of Ching reached $252,348,365.75 cash reserves and $1,100,228,695 secured by $536,- $258,814.25 security resÉZVEA

$39

The Central Bank of China issued a total of $1,623,380,740 $356,507,727 cash

$371.059,063 security reserves. notes secured by $771,728,267.45

cash and $851,652,472.55 securities.

$1

•Hongkong Daily Press

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