1940-09-05 — Page 9

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

Finance and Commerce

BUTTER AND CHEFSE

PRODUCTION

A awing from butter to cheese has been reported in Canada this year in the dairy industry. Nevertheless, the production of both creamery butter and factory cheese showed gains for the first-five months of the year. As between these twò pro- ducts, moreover, the making of butter still takes much the larger proportion of milk. The proportion of milk used in these two operations, which goes to the making of butter, has varied from 93.6 per cent in January to 81.5 per cent in May. Export returns for five months, pounds, Quebec 14,383,000 pounds showed a sharp decline in, butter jand «Alberta 8,707,000 pounds, but a big increase in cheese. Im--

Prince Edward Island reported

port returns for four months like-

TREASURY LIST

OF CURRENCIES

LONDON, Sept. 4 (Reuter) The Treasury has announced a revised list of currencies, holders of which must offer same for sale to the Treasury

FINANCE & GENERAL

Construction Industry Of Canada

The construction Industry of Canada this year has been characterised by greatly increased activity, Coincidentally there has been a marked gain in the production of building materials. For the first four months of the year the value of building permits in the urban centres has risen by 31.3 per cent, while the value of contracts awarded has advanced by 46 per cent.-.

Production returns for baliding materials are not available for so

The list is made up of Argen- been reported for the first two

long a period, but big gains nave VOLUME OF tine pesos, Belgian Congo francs, months of the year. As compared MANUFACTURING Canadian dollars, Escudos, Netherwith the first two months of 1939, lands East Indies guilders, Nether the production of lime in the Lands West Indies guilders, New Dominion has risen 44 per cent foundland dollars, Panamanian

approximately, clay products 48 dollars, Philippine pesos, Swedish per cent, and cement 70 per cent,

been quintupled

The volume of manufacturing production in Canada in 1938, al- though alightly below the peak of 1937, will again show an advance

view is expressed in an official pre- manufactures in 1938. Hminary report just issued on

wise indicated a decline in butter output at 361,400 pounds; New broner, Swiss francs and United while the output of gypsonu nas over 1929, it is anticipated. This

but an increase in cheese. TITI. 'ports were, as usual, greatly ex- ceeded by exports.

Taking a long flew of the Canadian dairy industry the pro- duction of cheese for export has been replaced by the manufac- ture of butter for home ՐՈ- sumption

Brunswick 798,800 pounds, Nova Scotia 2,014,000 pounds, British Columbia 2,631,000 pounds, Saskat chewan 7,558,000 pounds and Manitoba 7.873.000 pounds.

Factory cheese output for the Dominion increased, on the five month comparison, from 18,584,-

States dollars.

H.K. STOCK EXCHANGE

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The gross value of output In that 'year was lower than in 1937

The value of contracts awarded in the construction industry of Canada in the first four months of the present year was $58,244,700 as compared with $39,889,400 in but was otherwise the highest since the same

portion of 1999. The A further sight Improvement figures as to awards of contracts 000 pounds in 1939 to 23.756,000 was registered in prices today, are derived from The MacLean pounds this year. On the May out with trading limited to the Building Review. comparison, production rose from morning the turnover was small. 11.218.000 to 12,903,000 pounds. In

On the

same comparison the value of building permita in 58 cheese production for the five

cities collected by the Dominion months. Ontario again led with

Bureau of Statistics rose from Quebec ̈ ̈ ̈second and Manitoba

$12,388,800 to $18.922,400.

The production of Creamery butter in Canada in the first five months of the present year total led 73,971,000 pounds as compared with 72,954.000 pounds in the same portion of last year. On the May third. comparison there was a slight de- cline from 27,827,000 to 27,249,000 pounds.

ONTARIO FIRST

Ontario led the provinces of the Dominion, for the five months, in

LONDON METALS

EXCHANGE

London, Sept. 3 (Reuter).

Standard, Cash, Middle

output of creamery butter, with Tin. Quebec second and Alberta third. Frice, £255-3/4.

The production in Optarie during Tin, Standard, 3 months, Middle the five months was 29,871,000 Price, £256-7/8.

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·HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS

STOCK EXCHANGE

SHAREBROKERS ASSOCIATION

WEDNESDAY

Bayer" Ballers

Balan Jomina

4 SEPT:

Banks

HK. Banks.............. $1300

Do. (Col. Reg.} ....

Do. (Lon. Reg.)....

Chartered Banks .....

Ruyers dellern

Bales Newtoni

$1480

11575/ 80...

271

£67

£61

28

Mercantile Bks. "A".

211

Mercantile Bks. "O"

272

Bank of East Asia......

N. C. & Banks......

Insurances

Canton Insurances.................

$210

Union Insurances................. $375

Underwriters

5 cte.

H.K, Pires.......

9140

Shipping

$375

$210

110 cts.

$120 Donglanes

$11 Steamboats.

8100. Indo-Chinas (Pref.)....

$80 Indo-Chinas (Def.).....)

34/4

Shells

$6.80 Waterbosts''

Godowns, etc.

ir::

Docks, Wharves,

$87

H.K. & K., Wharven.

$871

$4

Providents...

$395

16.90

H.K. Docks (Old)...........] $15)

$10

836

H.K. Docks (New):....[ #15{ +Shanghai Docks....

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$15.45

357%

$21

$6,60 $3.50

$8.05

14

$36.40

317

$15

$23

$233.

Shanghai Lands...

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$2.45

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271

£67

£81

1863

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BUYERS

HK. Banks, $1,285. Unions Ins., $375.. HK. Fire Ins., $145,- Docks (Old), $15.90 Docks (New). $15.50. Providents, $4.05. Hotels, $3.40. Lands, $29.60.

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Humphreys, $6.75. Realties, $3,20, Trams, $15.55.

Star Ferries, $57.50.

Yaumati Ferries, $21.50. China Lights (Old), $6.85. China Lights (New), $3,60. Telephones (Old), $23. Telephones New*, $9.10. Cements, $15.75

Dairy Farms, $17.75. Watsuns, $8.60.

SELLERS

Cements, $16.

SALES Providents, $4.05.

Humphreys, $6.35.

Electrics (Old), $37.75. Macao Electrics, $17., Telephones (Old), $23:50. Cements. $15.80."

HONGKONG

SHAREBROKERS

ASSOCIATION

Volume of Business Transacted on Wednesday, September 4.

Cements

1929. The official index of volume has not yet been issued for 1938: but while the gross value declined In that year fourteen per cent be-- low 1029, the index of general wholesale prices showed a decrease of over seventeen per cent.

The three leading industries, in -gross-value” of output, were, in 1938 as in 1937, non-ferrous metal smelting and refining, pulp and paper and glaughtering and meat packing.

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

202 MUNICIPALITIES

This year figures have also been Issued which are based on returns from 202 municipalities, and for the four months. the total was $22.682,300. On the comparison for April. the value of building permits rose for 58 cities from

LONDON, Sept. 3 (Reuter)-The $5,960,600 to $8.959,500 On the Stock Exchange was quiet but same comparison, contracts award-steady with Kafars attracting ed increased from $12,303.200 to support both from the Cape and $25,905,000.

local sources.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1940, -PAGE 9

COURVOISIER

THE BRANDY OF NAPOLEON Fournisseur breveté de all'Empereurs

COURVOISIER

COGNACS ET FINES CHAMPAGNES

DODWELL & CO.,

LTD.

MALAYS TO SEE THEIR OWN "CHARLIE CHAN”

MALAYS may soon have the opportunity to see their awa "Charlie Chan” on the silver screen it the plans of Mr. Run' Run Shaw, Malayan theatre magnate, and now Alm producer as well. materialise,

* Mr. Shaw is making, tentative plans to film one of the Char- lie Chan stories in Malay

famous "Charlie Chan" series, but Erothers, and is expected to be The story will be based on the theatres controlled by Shaw the dialogue will, however, be in shipped to the Netherlands Indies The production of cement

Malay and the actor to take för screening there sometime in In Final stages saw an increased the character of this suave and September. Canada for the first two months interest in Home Industrials and humble, but brilliant. "Chinese de- of the present year, amounted to closing quotations were frequently, tective." will, in all probability, be no intention yet to produce Chi- From his plans, Mr. Shaw has 391,900 barrels as, compared with fractionally higher 234,100 barrels in the same portion edged of 1939.

On the same comparison, the output of clay products increased in value from $283,700 to $419.000: production of lime from 69,100 to 99,300 tons; and the gypsum out- put from 23,800 to 120,900 tons... The production of gypsum In the Dominion. In the calendar year

1939

while Gilta Malay. finished unchanged slightly better."

Wall Street was firm.

Conscription Bill Amendment

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to The cast has not yet been select-

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (Reuter) was 1,429,800 tons; lime-The House of Representatives" 539,900. tons; cement 5,733,000 Military Committee has approved barrels, and clay products valued the amendment to the "Conscrip at $4.429.600.

tion Bill permitting. Government

nese pictures in this country, in-

nding to devote more of his in terest to Malay films for the time

ed and Mr. Shaw does not intend to start on this film until after being-(Malaya Tribune), the completion of a new picture he is now producing.

A drama entitled *Ber- mađu,” this new film will be released for general screening early in October, work having already been in progress; for the last fortnight' at Balestier ---Malaya's "Hollywood,"

COSTING $15,000

Shanghai Frenchmen Loyal To De Gaulle

LONDON, Sept. 4 (Reuter) Re- ports from Shanghal state, that many Frenchmen, there are join- Like his previous film, "Ber-ing: General De Gaulle. They are trial factories for the production madu" is expected to cost around Wearing the Cross of Lorraine

to acquire on a rental basis indus-

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com-which he has adopted as his $15,000, and will have a ROYAL VISITOR AT The amendment was substituted petent cast including some of the official emblem

Other reports from Martinique 410 STOCK EXCHANGE for the Senate provision autheris-leading actors and actresses who

ing Government to condemn and Agured prominently in "Mutiara," state that 90 per cent of the LONDON, Sept. 4 (Reuter) Her take over and operate such" fac-: 15.70 Majesty the Queen on Monday paid tories. 33.50 her first visit to the London Stock 30.00 Exchange.

$120

$10

$100.

$100 China Providents

100 $15.70 500 4.05

39/6

1500

$8.90 HK. Electrics (0)

50

200

37.75 38.25

H.K. Tramways

*500

HK, Telephones (0) 75

HK. Lands

HH Hotels

100 500

3.50

$25

3525

18/0

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$100

$3.20

$81

$42

$210

H.K. Tramways: 815,60}

$15.80 70%

$8

$58

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18/0

Kailans

$9.55 Kauba

Mining

Hong Kong Mines...... Lands. Hotels and Buildings

H.K, & 9. Hatala.................

$20.80 H.K.. Lands............ $29.75

$100 Do, 4% Debentures....

$13

H.E, Realties... Humphreys.....

$101 Chinese Estates.

Cotton Mills

$341 Evo (8.).... $210 S'hai Cottons (8)

Zoong Sings (8.)

Wing On Textiles (8.)-$195

Public Utilities

$7.40 Peak Tram (old).

$3.70 Penit Tramı (new))

Star Ferries...........

Y'mati Ferries.......

China Lights (0)..........) 8675

China Ligba (Now).

$37. K..Electrics (Old)...

H.K. Electrics(New)..... Ba8.40 Macho Electrics: (Old)}

Macao Electries (New)

Sandakan Lights....................

Telephones fold)...

„kalaphones....(new).

S'pore Tractions (Ord.) Industrials

$14.90 Cald., Macg. (Ord) 8.

Cald., Macg, (Pref.)8.

Canton Icesor

Cementa

FX. Ropes

· HE, Göyt, Loáns

809% Loan

30531%

805 31% #

(1994).'. (1940).

Miscellaneous

Dairy Farm................ 88.60 Entertainments.

$1.80 Constructions (old)

Constructions (new).

#1

$7.45. Lane Crawforda

Nanyang Tobacco.

35 Ch 0.5% 192G$Bdc

83K Wing Da

0/0

Bhai Wing On

Vibro Piling..

Marsolarn, (Lon) Marsmans Inv. (HK) Wm. Powellaank

+Sale to Shalghat

$1

$15,40

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210 Sinceres

40.

$1

$16.251

$4.95

$17.80)

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The total value is $33,645.00. *Sale on Tuesday, the 3rd inst

Previously she visited the Flag Display at South Africa House where she was welcomed by the wife of the High Commissioner of South Africa.

NON-FERROUS METAL INDUSTRIES

Canada occupies a favourable position for the development öf industries. founded on non-ferrous metals, Two branches of manufactures which conduct operations in the base metals are the brass and copper products industry, and the white metal

· alloys industry, both of which are showing healthy growth. The former" reached its peak in 1929 bat the record was closely ⠀approached in 1937. For the latter, 1937 established the highest

̈value of production to date...

At present Mutiara is being population there are anxious to shown upcountry in most of the carry on the war with Germany.“

PRE-PAID ADVERTISEMENTS.

The following classes of advertisements are charged at the price given below:- SITUATIONS VACANT. HOUSES AND APARTMENTS WANTED.

HOUSES AND APARTMENTS TO BE LET. MISCELLANEOUS WANTS.

Announcements not exceeding 25 Words are inserted under this heading at a Pre-paid Rate of $1.50 for THREE INSERTIONS. If Charges collected, $2.00.

WANTED KNOWN

HOTELS

VANITY" Mezzanine Entrance RUSSIAN CUISINE

N. Lazarus & Co., Pedder Street.

Beautiful Selection of Evening MORE POPULAR EVERY DAY Dresses also Day & Afternoon

The latest returns for both in-supplies, gas and water meters, Frocks. Costume, Jewellery, Cos- dustries are for 1938, when output fire extinguishers, lightning rods, metics and Perfumes. Latest from declined; but both industries re-metal fasteners and automobile New York.

ported production in that year hardware.

which was greater than in almost Copper wire and cable, lighting

all except the record years; while fixtures, switches and such other Experienced Book-keeper Wants the external trade figures for 1939 articles for electrical purposes are Students to form a class. Guaran- show that the upward trend is classified with the electrical Bup tee students to keep a whole set of plies Industry. The 1938 output of books after completion of a course again in progress,

The value of production in the foundries making taps, valves and or 6 months. For Term and Par brass and copper industry of similar articles was $3,922,000 or ticulars. Please Apply to Box Canada in 1938 was $21,728,000, other brass and bronze foundries No. 463 c/o HKDP.

$11,291,000; and of fabricating according to a report issued by the Dominion Bureau of Statis- plants (not foundries) $12,514,000. 50 cetics. The peak output of the in- Leading products of the brass dustry reported in 1929 was $36, and copper Industry included cop- 116,000 which was closely ap- per ingots, sheets, and similar articles $11,231,000: similar brass proached in 1937 at $34,453,000.

articles $2,284,000, railway car The number of plans reporting bearings and fittings $2,242,000;

$6.20

WANTED TO BUY.

WE OFFER HIGH PRICES for any amount of - gold/ articles. Glamonds, fades, etc. No holidays, in 1938 was 127 and the capital radiator and other valves and Apply China Building, 7th floor. employed totalled $22,991,000; the traps (except fron) $1,139,000] | and

Tel. 30727, Eurasia Gold Refining number of employees was 5,030 wire cloth of brass, bronze and Co, and the payroll: $8,155,000; walle monel $1,009,000 shall al the cost of materials amounted to

In the white metal alloys indus- £16,003,000.22

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Telephone No: 22224

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Wanted to Buy 2nd Hand Type-Mesars. Arthur Yates try in 1938 the value of production writer in Good Condition, Flease Was $7,680,000. The peak output apply to Box No. 464 c/o The The products manufactured in of the industry was reported in HK.D,P. 35% this industry in 1936, included in- 1937 at $9,011,000, while the 1929 639 nu gota, barap, rods, sheets, tubing value was $6,468,000. Thirty-five

and castings of copper, phras bronze and ahoniam, and fabricated lines, usc) railway bearings vande fittings, wire.c

brass, bronze and aron, plumbing

Industry

tea for

pital was $7,198,- loyees

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