Previous
Dec. 5
Close Opening Closing Change buyers buyers
38-1/2
| JAN.-JUNE
33-1/2
38-5/8 37-7/8 37-7/8 38
up 1/8
up 1/8
APRIL-JUNE
36-1/2 36-1/2 36-5/3
up..1/8
STOCKS
The market was quiet but easier. LONDON RUBBER
Previous close Today's close
Adams Express.
****** 380
buyers
... buyers
SPOT
On demand. 69. 3/4 "
··11-7/8·
11-7/8"
Change unch
Allegany Steel Co. Allis Chalmers...
JANUARY
12
12-1/16
up 1/16
On Japan:-
FEBRUARY
On demand
100
12-1/8 12-1/8
12-3/16
... up:1/18
Aluminium Ltd,
12-1/4
up 1/8
Amer, Can ERICHES
American Cyanamid · B.
12-1/8
up 1/6
Amer, & Foreign Power
Amer. & Foreign $1 pt.
amer, Locom OLIVE: "..........
Amer. Metals CQ. som m
Amer, -Radiatur.....
Amer. Rolling Mill
Amer. Sung and Ring Co.
Amer. Sugar Refining ......
Amer. Tel, & Tal ...........
Amer. Tobacco "B"
Amer, Waterworks
101
Anaconda Copper
Atchison, T. & B, Te.
40 1/2
Aviation Corp. ......................
148
High
Low
Now, 22 15/16
New York Cotton, March New York Rubber, March Chicago Wheat, May Chicago Corn, May
10.31 10.21
20.50 20.45
Prev. Today's
Close Close Change .01 up 10.21 10.22 20.40 20.45h. 05 up
Baldwin Lecometive
Baltimore & Ohio
Barber Asphalt Co. Barnsdall Onl
BSE
867-
831 4. of
Sendix Aviation
New York Hides, March
·· 01 12.83 12.55
60%
601
+ off
Bethlehem Steel
12.66b 12.05
.01 o
Bliss & Co.
NEW YORK COTTON
Close
Opening
Closing
Change
Boeing Airplane Co.
Dec, (New contract) .. Jaunary March May July October Spot
10.17/17
10.18/18
10.19/19
,02 up
Borg-Warner
10.08/09
10.08/08
10.10 N
.03 up
Briggs Mig.
10.21/21
10.22/22
10.22/23
01 up
Budd M'fnoturing Corp.
10.13/13
41
"10.14/14
10.17/17
04 up
Canadian Pacific R'way
9.93/93
9.97/97
Up
9.38/38
9.38/38
10.17 N
9.35/36 10.19 N
".01 off
Chesapeake & Ohto
Columbia Gas & Elec,
Commercial Credit.Co.
20,56b
unquoted
20.61b
.05 up
Com & Southern (Ord.)...
20.40/40
20.45b/50s
Consolidated Edison...00
20.20/20
20.20b/30a
July (New contract)
20.05b/158 19.98 N
20.45b 20.25/25 20.03b
.05 up
Consolidated Oll"....
05 up
Continental Can
Total sales:-400 tōns. ** CHICAGO WHEAT
Copperweld Steel
Curtiss Wright (C.)
There were sellers at 1/3 Decem-May ber/January, buyers at 1/8.1/52 for July
.887/87
821/821
872/87 821/821
861/867 621/621
off
Curtiss Wright "A"
+. off
Deere & Co.
Distillers. Corpn. Seagrams
Wednesday's sales:-8,518,000 bushela
Douglas Aircraft j...........
601/01 601/61..."
601/807 601/801
801/604 BOLD
off
Elec. Antolite
Etec Bond & Share.....
March
-12,66b/69a-12.80/75
**
June .................... 12.49/49 12.54/54 Tomal sales for the day:-183 contracts.
12.65/85 12.50/50
.01 off
Elec, Bond & Share $5 pl.
Elec Bond & Share $5 p.
Elec: Power & Light 7p.
34-3/4" 4.03-1/3
Flintkobe
Gen. American Trans.
Gen. Electric
Gen. Motors
Gen Railway Signal
Gen. Tire & Rubber
Glidden Co.
Goodrich (B.F.)
Goodrich #5 pt..
Goodyear Tire & Co.
Tin, Standard, 3 months, Middle Price, £280.
Great Northern Iron Ore Great Northern Rly, pid.
Great Western Sugar
Greyhound Corpn.
Hercules Powder Co
By responsibility is assumed forʼerrors
in transmission. 1
Homestake Mining.
Union Insurance
20
Int Nickét
at
after 1952) Defence Loan, 3% ...... Canton-Kloon Rly. 5% Chinese 41% Gold Luan 1898 (Brit. Issue) ......
102-'13/18
102 12
Gula Kalumpong Rubber, 15/71 Lon., Mid; & Scot., Rly. 142. Great Western Rly. 331 National Bank of India 29
-A In bearer
Inter. Paper & Power
Int, Tel & Tel
Kennecott Copper
83/9
Dunlop Rubber
31/6
Lakey Foundry & Mac. Libbey-Owens-Ford Lockneed Aircraft
381
Bristol Aeroplane...
9/9
Chin: 41% Anglo-French
Imperial Chemical Ind.
28
Loan, 1908 unde
41-46
United Steel
20/104
Woolworths
53/101
1940
Mariman. Investments
7/8
1912 ...
20
High Low Dow Jones Averages
PAGE 10-HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
FINANCE.
FOREIGN MARKETS & QUOTATIONS
MONEY AND EXCHANGE
CLOSING QUOTATIONS
DECEMBER 6, 1940.TM
On London-
Telegraphic Transfer, is 7/a Bank Bills, on demand 1/9 7/8 Credita 4 months' sight On Shanghai;—”
On demand... On Singapore-
On New York:-
On Batavia:~-
On demand
Bank Billa, on demand. 33 1/4 Credi, 60 days' sight 24
******* 43 1/3
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
› COMMODITY® MARKET REVIEW
(FROM PAYNE' & CO.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 1940.
SINGAPORE RUBBER
SPOT
APRIL-JUNE
JULY-SEPT.
On India:-
Telegraphic Transfer.
and demand) 1/2
12
Market improved on trade buying, covering and reserve of sel- lers. Market closed steady .
NEW YORK COTTON; Loan deliveries now approximate 2,500,000 bales. Recommend purchases July which should gradually move upward.
NEW YORK STOCKS: Previous close, 130.75; Today's close, 129.98;
Change, off 179.---
NEW YORK COMMODITY MARKET
(REUTER'S SERVICE) ·
On Paris:-
Bank Bills, on demand Nom. Credits 4 months right Now.
On Saigon:-
On demand
On Manila:-
Un demand
On Bangkok:-
On demand On Sterling Notes:-
Bank Buying Rate
Bar Sliver, per oz.
9.93/93
Markel Repor
FROM ROZA BROS.
Friday, Dec. 6. Silver prices were unchanged yesterday, the quotations remain- ing at 22.15/16. for both deliveries. Buver advices reported the marketi as being quiet and featureless. American Silver was quoted at 34.3/4 for:Spot
The London/New York cross- rate was quoted at 4021/2" New York/London was quinten "at 403.- 1/2
Steady.
· MARKET:
STERLING
Total sales Wednesday:-98,890 bales NEW YORK RUBBER.
January........ March...
May
100
מס' 02,
מנו 05
E
עם 01.
Cash,
"U.'S, DOLLARS «
The market opened with sellers CHICAGO CORN
at 23.6/8 for pot. Later, business May.....
Was arranged at 23.11/18 for Cash. July
The market closed steady at. 1 NEW YORK- HIDES p.m. -with sellers at. 23.11/16 for Bpot. Buyers at 23.3/4 for, Spat.. SHANGHAI DOLLARS
Business was done at 304, 3943/4 NY Omicial silver...... 34-3/4 and 938. The market closed withy-London Cross Rate 403-1/2 scilers at 39. /2, buyers possibly
at 396.
SHANGHAI MARKET
Sterling opened with sellers for LONDON STOCK
Spot at 3.13/16 and closed with sellers at 3.51/64 for Spot U. 8. Dollars, sellers at 6 for Spot.
AFTERNOON MARKET The market was quiet in the altezzioon,
STERLING
EXCHANGE
(REUTER'S, SERVICE)
London, Doo. S The following quotations are the Jiddle prices at the close of the market in London. All quotations
There were sellers at 1/3 Decem- ber/January, buyers at 1/1.1/32 are subject to confirmation and no
for Cash,
U. 8, DOLLARS Belters at 23.11/16 for Cash and aamall buyer at 23.3/4 for Cash Was Loan, 34% (Red,
SHANGHAI DOLLARS
Business
was arranged
、 205.3/4. The market closed with:
sellors at 395,"Buyers at 305.1/2.
SHANGHAY MARKET Sterling at 3.51/64 and U. 8. Dollars at 6, both sellers for 8pat.uese 5% Crisp Loan.
LONDON METALS
EXCHANGE
London, Dec. 5 (Renter).
Standard, Tin.
Cash, Middle Price, £258-7/8.
Market barely steady.
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
Case. I...
Celanese
Chrysler Corpn.
Continental Cu
Du Pont de Nemours
Eagle Picher Lead
Eaton Mig C, w
QUOTATION
(REUTER'S SERVICE)
DECEMBER 6, 1940.
154
19
SATURDAY,
· DECEMBER 7, 1940.
BANKS
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI | THE CHARTERED BANK OF
BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital....... $50,000,000
INDIA, AUSTRALIA -
AND CHINA
Isaund & Fully Paid-Up 820,000,000 Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1868
Reserve Funds:
Paid-Up Capital .............. ........£3,000,000 6,500,000 Reserve Fund
Sterling
....... £3,000,000
H.K. Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Liability of Pro
Reservo Liability of
Proprietor. .......$90,000,000
Chairman.
Deputy Chairman.
J." K. Bousfield, Esq.,
Hon. Mr. T. E. Pearce,
Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,
CURRENT
pristora
£3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 35, Bishopagate E.C... Sub-Agencies In London: 117/122, Leadenhall Street, E.Ça West End Branch: 14/16, Coekspur Street, 8.W1 Manchester Branch:
59, Moaley Street, Manchester, 1
AGENCIES AND, BRANCHES+.
ALOR STAR AKRITSAR
BANGKOK BATAVIA BOMBAY
HARRIN
PENANG HONG IDG IK600 ILOILO IPOK KARACHI KLANG AGENCIES: TOER OL STR.FT Fatatii PraĢE,
DALOUTTIA
Chiet Manager CANTON
Patani Swatow (Johore) Tientsia Mukden. Tokyo New York Peiping Yokohama
Pensag
Tsingtao
ACCONTI opened in
LOCAL CURRENor and Fixed DEUSITI
CAWUPORE СЕВО COLOMBO DELEI HAIPHONG BAMBŲ RO
HANKOW
BATOON
BERIMBAN
BHANGHAI
SINGAPORE,
SITIAWAN
SOURABAYA
LUMPUR
TAIPING
KUALA
KUOBING
TIENTSIN
MADRAS MANILA !!
TONGEAN
(Bhuket)
MEDAN KEW YORK PEIFING
(Peking)
TRINGTAD YOKOHAMA
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Generat Banking Business tractacted.
CURRENT AC00ums opened and Fixo Daposits received for. One Year or shorter periods in Loeal or Other Currencies at rates which will be quoted on application.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTA also opened in [Local Currency and Sterling with :
interest allowed at rates obtainable on application.
The Bank's Head Office in London received for one year or shorter) periods in Local and other Cur-undertakes Executor and Trastes terms which will be business, and claims recovery of rencies on
British Income Tax overpaid, ca quoted on application.
Also up to date Sara DEPOSIT terms which may be ascertained at
any of the Agencies and Branches. Roxas in various. sizes To LET.
B. A. CAMIDGE, Hong Kong, 30th November, 1940.
Manager.
HONGKONG SAVINGS
BANK
The Business of the above Bank 18 conducted by the HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING COR PORATION. Bules may be obtain. ed on spplication.
For the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRAYBURN,"
Chief · Manager.
THE CHASE BANK
15, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRA}
HEAD OFFICE:
18, PINE STRENT,
NEW YORK
An American Bank offering com plete Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world.
This Bank in entirely owned, by THE CHALK NATIONAL BANY NEW YORK, with Ramonross of grid U:5.81,009,000,000, -
D. M. BIGGAR,
Second Vice Prie
THE MERCANTILE BANK
OF INDIA, LIMITED ··
BANK OF EAST ASIA, AMITED
Authorized Capital $10,000,000.00 Paid-Up Capital
******** 5,508,800.0F Beserve and Undivided
Porata.................................2,983,281.50
Head Office:-HONG KONⱭ No. 10 Des Voeux Road, Central,
Board of Directors:
BIR SHOPSON Onow, Chairman
Wong Chu Son,
Li Koon Chan, Eas
P. K. Kwok, Esq.
Wong Tun Tong, Esq. Fung Ping Wah Esq. Chi Ching Bidi. Em
KAN TONG Po, Esa, Chief Manager Lt Ta Foro, Esq., Manager
Batavia
Branches and agencies: -
Kowloos Pane Blagaporn Rangdos Bourabaya
Swatow
Bombay
Calantza
Haiphong
Hankow
Honolulu Lobe!
London
Mahontas Kan Fran- Orang Massaks
alena dientais -Kew York – Battin
Pas -Priping
Bacang Bbanghal..
DORVET
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 shorter periods in Local and 'Foreign Onr rencies on terms which will be quoted on application
BAN CEPOSIT BOYS TO LET.
KAN TONG PO.
•Chief Manager.
"Last Sale
STOCKS
Last Sale
Dec. 5
57
Low's Inc.
Dee. B
201
Head Office-HONG KONG
24
Loft Incorperated
197
337
Mack Truck Inc.
23
Board of Directors: Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,
74
Martin, Glen T........
87)
McKesson & Robbins, pfd.
251*
C. C. Roberta, Esq.,
331+
Montgomery Ward
M'tain City Copper Co.
$1
15a
National Aviation
10+
A. H. Compton, Esq.,
Nat Dairy Products
138/
L J. Davies, Esq.,
19
National Distillers ..............
23
Hon. Mr. 8. H. Dodwell,
71
National Lead
17+
G. Miskin, Esq...
15
Nat, Fower & Light
7
K. 8. Morrison, Esq.,
438t
National Supply"Corp, .....
13+
New York Cential
Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields
13
166
Niagara Hudson Power ...
31
TO
I
N. American Aviation ......
18
61
27}
North American Co. ......... Northern Packic
181+
Branches:
61
181
Owens-Illinois Glass Co...
46
Amoy
Johore
16
Pacific Gas & Elec...... Packard Motors
27
Bangkok
Kobe
Rangoon Saigon
34.
Batavia
Kailu San
31
Pan-American Airways.
Bombay
Kuala
Francisco
16+
101
Calcutta
Paramount Pictures
· 10
Lumpur
Shanghai
9
Canton
London
Singapore
4
Pennsylvania - R.R.
211
321
Chefoo
Lyons
Sourabaya
Philadelphia Read, Coal
}
Colombu
Malacca
Suugel
851
Phillips Petroleum
397
Dairen
Manila
141
Public Service of NJ.
291
Foochuw
Muar
17
Pullman Inc......
28
Haiphong
201
Pure Of
Bankow
24
Radio Corpn. of Am.
47
Barbin
5
Reading Company,
Com
131"
Hoilo
31
Remington Arms Co., Inc.
Ipoh
6.
$2
Republic Aviation Corp.
门
271
Republic Steel
32
424
Revere Corp.
11+
754.
Reynold Tobag, "B"
321
41
Safeway Stores
421
·321
**
Schenley Distillers
104...
Sears Roebuck
T6
217
Shell Union 01
101
52
Socony-Vacnnum Oll
81+
·364
Southern Pacific
BL
194
Southern Rly.35 pfd......
201
191
Spicer Manufacturing, Co.
341
9
Standard Brands
28
Stand Gas & Mec.
201
Standard Oil of California
17
18
Standard Oil of NJ.
93
78†
Btone & Webster
71
160
Studebaker Com
10*
Swift International
171
33
Technicolor
341
Texas Corpn.
391+
4
Texes Gulf Sulphur
341
571
Timken-Axle
201
Hong Kong, 5th Feb., 1930.
651
Trans-America Co.
4
30
20th Cent. Fax:
52
101
Unton Bag & Paper Corp.
121
541
Union Carbide & Carbon
7141
321
Union Pacific...
491
United Aircraft
42
15
United Airlines Trans
151
121
United Corpn
11
13
United Corpn. $3 cum pt:
284
131
United Gas Corpn.
+
631
United Gas Improvement 10
17
16+
UB, Industrual Alcohól
211
US. Rubber
211
16
US. Rubber #8 pfd,
891+
Interest Rates on Application.
201
UB., Smelting.
11
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
UB, Steel
71
Vanadium
50
Vultee Aircraft .....
Walworth Co.
161
Warner Bros. Pict
•11
342"
Westinghouse Elec.
Woodward Iron: Cor."
311
SET
Glas 431
Chase National Bank National City Bank
32*
281.
301
DOW JONES AVERAGE
Dea. 8, 1940, -5 --
Dec. 4,
High Low Close
Change
Head Offices-15, Gracechurch Street.
London, EC
Shanghai Exchange
Chinese 5% Reorg. Loan
1913 (Ldn. 19.)
Western Holdings
31
Bub-Nigel
9/3 160
159.80 111.84, 20
Industrials
130.78
38.67 29.15-20 Rails
17.78
Shanghai, Dec. 8 (Reuter).
Oficial T.T. Bates
Chinese 8% Ster. Notez
hell: Trans.
&Tradi
38.48 18.03 20. Utilities
90.90 83.08 40. Bonda
1925 (Vickers) .....
10
Opening
Chin. Imperial Rly. $%
(bearer')
bid.
33/9
6407 48.47 11 Commodity Inder
London
0/3-11/16
Loan
47
New York
Japan
-5-3/4
24-3/8
Iohan Fly, 5%
16
Kukuang Rly 5%, 1911..
.India
20-1/8 N
(LP, N/Y Issue)
15
Hongkong
24-172.
Hukuang Rly. 8%, 1011
(German Issue) #2
13
Sterling
Lung Taing &
Ha!
15
Spot
Dec.
Jan
Sellers
Opening Closing: 0/3-18/18 0/3-51/84 0/3-13/18 0/3-25/32 0/3-51/84 0/3-36/32 </
1.8. Dollars
Spot "...... $8
Dec
Jan.
5-31/32
Market:QuIER.- .
Silver Duty Bate
Ry. 5% 1913 6'hai-N King, Riy. 5% Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%
(Brit. 8tpd.) Tientsin-Pukow Rły. 5%
(German Sipd.) Tientsin-Pukow Rly, 5%
Erft. Stpd. Supl. Loan) 15
5-31/32 TT atain-Pukow Rly. ·5%
The Central Bank of China's rate on London at 19 am today was 1/2-1/2d.
The Equalisation rate was 214 per cent.
India Rupee Paper
Bombay, Dec. 5 (Reuter). Gort. 31% Rupee, 94-6-0.
Calcutta Exchaper
Calcutta, Dec? 5 (Reuter). TK on Japan, '81-1/4, Ma
(Ger, Stpd, Supl, Koan), 15
Jap. % Ster. Loan. 1924 - 31 Ger fe Intl. Loan, 1924 6 Chartered Bank
and "74
75
H.K. & Shai Bank (Lân
Reg.co
H.K. & Shal Bank (Col.
Pex) Chinese Eng & Mining
(bearer)"
Chosen Corporation...
Mercantile Bank of In-
dla, £5, "0"
Pekin Byndicate
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78
16/3
B'hal, Elec. Constr. Co. - 167– Bhai Waterworks “A”,
13
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