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Dec. 29
Close Opening Closing Change buyers buyers 37-3/4 37-3/4 37-3/4 37-5/8 37-5/8 37-1/2 36-3/8 36-3/8 36-1/4
unch. of 1/8 off 1/8
STOCKS
Adams Express
Alleghany Steel Co.
Previous close Today's close
Allis Chalmers
buyers 12 12
buyers
Change
Aluminium Ltd.
Amer. Can
American Oyanamid B...
12-1/8
Unreceived
Amer, & Foreign Power M.
12-1/4
Amer & Foreign $7' pt. ...
..... 12-1/4-
Amer. Locomotive
Amer. Metals Co.
Amer. Radiator
Amer. Rolling Mill
Amer. S'ting and Ring Co.
Amer, Sugar Refining
Amer. Tel, & Tel
Amer. Tobacco "B"
Amer, Waterworks
Anaconda Copper
On demand
...... 101 1/2
Atchison, T. & B, TC
On Manila:---
Aviation Corp.
On demand
48 3/4
Baldwin Lecometive
On Bangkok:-
Baltimore & Ohio
On demand
149
Barber. Asphalt Co.
On Sterling Notes:-
Barnsdal Oil
Bank Buying Rate
Now.
Bendix Aviation
Bar Sliver per oz.
23 3/18
Bethlehem Steel
Bliss Co.
Market
NEW YORK, Jan. 4, 1941.
Boeing Airplane Co
ri
Prev. Today's
Borg-Warner
New York Cotton, March New York Rubber, March
281 87 63+ 621 13.74 13.58
Close
10.32 N
Opening unquoted
High Low Close Close Change 10.45
10.40 10.43 10.40 .03 off 20.17b 20.14b .03 "ott
871 874
up 624 621 t up 13.49b 13.83 14 up
Closing Change 10.29 N
Briggs Mig.
Budd M'facturing Corp.
Canadian Pacific R'way
Case, JL
Celanese
Chesapeake & Ohlo
Chrysler Corpn.
.03 off
Columbia Gas & Elec
10.43/43
10.45, 45
· 10.40;41
.03 off
Commercial Credit Co.
10.38/38
10.39/40
* 10.36/36
.02 off
Cóm, & Southern (Ord.)
10.19/19
10.21/22
unch
.9.59/59
9.60/60
9.55/55
9.58/58
MARKET
10.43. N
10.41 'N
.02 off
Copperweld Steel"
Curtiss Wright (C.)
20.30b
deleted
Curtiss Wright "A"
deleted
U. S. DOLLARS
March May..... July (New contract)
'Deere & Co.
20.17b/18a. 20.15b/25a 20:04/04 20.05b/08a
19.90a
20.14b/23a 19.99/99 19.91b/932 19.80b
.03 off .05 off
Distillers Corpn. Beagrama
10 off
Douglas Aircraft
Du Pont de Nemours
Eagle Picher Lead
SHANGHAI DOLLARS Business was done at 425.1/2 and 426. Closed with sellers at 426, buyers at 420.1/4. -
May July
87878
371/871
871/874
up.
Eaton Mfg. Co.
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FINANCE
FOREIGN MARKETS & QUOTATIONS
COMMODITY MARKET · REVIEW
MONEY AND EXCHANGE
NEW YORK, Dec, 30, 1940.
(FROM PAYNE & CO.)
CLOSING QUOTATIONS | SINGAPORE RUBBER
JANUARY 4, 1940
On London:-
Telegraphic Transfer..1/s 7/8 Bank Bills, on-demand 1/2 7/8 Credits 4 months' sight
On Shanghai:-
SPOT JAN-MARCH APRIL-JUNE
The market will be closed on Wednesday, January 1, 1941 (New Year's day)..
On Japan:-
The market was dull,
RUBBER
On demand
415
On Singapore:—
LONDON
On demand
52 3/4
SFOT
On demand
108-1/2
JANUARY
JJ
On India:-
FEBRUARY
Telegraphic
APRIL-JUNE
89 1/2
JULY-SEPT.
On demand
On Paris:-
43 3/4
Bank Bills, on demand Nom. Credits 4 months' sight Nom.
Op Salgon:---
a
仆
Transfer.
and demand...
On New York:-- ||
Bank Bills, on demand 23 3/8 Credlis, 60 days' sight 24 1/8
On Batavia :---
The market will be closed on January 1, 1941 (New Year's day). NEW YORK COTTON: The market was firm on price-fixings and on scarcity of contracts. There is general belief that higher prices are necessary to check persistent holdings. NEW YORK RUBBER: Steady on the strength of the foreign mar-
kets.
CHICAGO WHEAT: Trading was on moderate scale. Sentiment
inclines to be slightly bullish..
NOTE: All American markets will remain closed on tomorrow, Jan.
1.1941 (New Year's day).
NEW YORK STOCKS: Previous close, 130.11; Today's close, 131.04;
Change, up .87...
NEW YORK COMMODITY MARKET
(REUTER'S SERVICE)
Cross-
Repor
FROM ROZA BROS.
Jan. 4. The price for Ready Silver was quoted at 23.3/16 and Forward at 23.5/16. Silver advices reported the market as being steady with a American mall business done.
quoted at 34.3/4 for Silver was Spot.
The London-New York rate was quoted at 402.1/2. New York-London was quoted at 403.- 3/4.
Extremely quiet.
STERLING
There were sellers at 1/2.31/32 January-March: buyers at 1/3.1/32
Cash; and 1/3 March,
Chicago Wheat, May
Chicago Corn, May New York Hides, March
NEW YORK COTTON January March
Total sales Friday:---56.300 bales. NEW YORK RUBBER January
Were quoted at 23.5/8 for Cash, CHICAGO WHEAT buyers at 23.3/4 Cash.
May
July
October
December
Spot
.10.19/19
9.59/59 9.56/56
+4
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
Consolidated Edison Consolidated Oil .01 up Continental Can
Continental Of
QUOTATION
(REUTER'S SERVICE)
JANUARY 5, 1940
MONDAY, JANUARY - 6,
1941.
BANKS
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI THE CHARTERED BANK OF
BANKING CORPORATION...
Authorised Capital....... $50,000,000
INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA
Issued & Fully Paid-Up 890,000,000 Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1898
Faid-Up Capital ......... £ 6,800,000 Reserve Fund
Reserve Funds: Sterling
....£3,000,000
H.K. Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Liability of Pro-
Singapore Scurabaya
Haiphong (Johore) Tientsin
Tokyo
New York Tsingtao Peiping Yokobama Penang
CURRENT ACCOUNTS, opened
prietors
50,000,00
..£3,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON:
38, Bishopsgata E.0.2.
Sub-Agencles In London:
117/129, Leadenhall Street, B.C.L West End Branch:
14/16, Cockspur Street, 8.WA Manchester Branch: 52, Mosley Street, Manchester, 1. ».
FENANG
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES «
HARBIN BONG KONG BANGOON ILOILO
ALOE STAH AMRITBAR BANGIOX BATAVIA BOMBAY
GALOUTTA
AGENCIES CLIVE 871H FAIRLIN PLAC CANTOX CAWNPORE CEBU COLOMBO DALHI HAIPHONG BAMBURO HANKOW
IPOR
KARAOR! KLANG IOBE
KUALA
LUMPUR KUORING
МАРВАЯ
MANILA
MIDAN
NEW YORK PRIPING
(Peking)
. BAIGON
SAR SKBAN
- SHANGHA]
SINGAPORE
SITIAWAN
SOURABAYA
TAIPING
TIENTSIN
TONGKAR
(Bhuket)
TEINGTA YOKOHAMA
FOREIGN EXChanda and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT Accounts opened and FIXED DEPOSIT received for One Year or shorter perioda in Local or Other Currencies at rate which will be quoted on application.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rates obtainable on application,
in Local Currency and Fixed The Bank's Head Office in London Deposits received for one year or undertakes Executor and Trustee shorter periods in Local and Other business, and claims recovery of Currencies which will be quated on British Income Tax overmeid, ou terms which may be ascertained as application,
DEPOSIT BOXES of any of the Agencies and Branches. various sizes to let.
B. "A. CAMIDGE,
Manager.
Reserve Liability of
Last. Sale
STOCKS
Last Sale
Proprietors
..$20,000,000
Jan. 4
Ja
63
Loew's "Inc.
Head Office:-HONG KONG
34
247
Loft Incorperated
137
37
Mack Truck Inc.
31
Board of Directors: Hun, Mr. J. J. Paterson,
72
Martin, Glen L
301
SI
McKesson & Robbins, pid. 241
0. C. Roberta, Esq.,
357
Montgomery Ward
381
Chairman.
Deputy Chairman.
11
M'tain City Copper Co.
31
164
National Aviation
104
152
Nat Dairy Products
13"
18+
National Distillers
J. K. Bousfield, Esq., A. H. Compton, Esq., LJ Davies, Esq.,
231
T
Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell,
National Lead
17
G. Miskio, Esq.,
153
Nat. Fower Light
et
K. S. Morrison, Esq.,
52%
National Supply Corp.
62
Hoa. Mr. T. E. Pearce, «
151
New York Central
14
Hon. Mr. A. L Shield
183.
Niagara Hudson Power
31
731
N. American Aviation -
17
Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,
Chief Manager.
61
North American Co.
181
271
Northern Pacifc
61
Branches:
187
Owens-Illinois Glass Co.
47+
41
Pacific Gas & Mec
28
Amoy
Jobore
Bangkok
Kobe
Rangous Saigon
181
Packard Motors
31
Batavia
Kowloon San
31
Pan-American Airways
154
Bombay
Kuala
-Francisco
10
Paramount Pictures
11
Calcutta
Lumpur Shanghai
8
Pennsylvania RR.
221
Canton
London
341
Philadelphia Read, Coal
$
Chefoo
Lyona
871.
Phillips Petroleum
407
Colombo
Malacca
* Sungei
20
Dairen
Manila
Public Service of NJ,
281
177
Fooohow "Muar
Pullman Inc......
Patani Swatow
261
194
Pure Of
Bi...
Bankow Mukden
244
Radio Corpa, of Am. ......
47
Harbin
5
Reading Company,
Com 134
31
Remington Arms" Co., Inc.
8*
Iloilo Ipoh
554
Republic Aviation Corp. ... 51
273
Republic Steel
221
42j
Revere Corp.
101
718
Reynold Tobac. "B"
334
4
Safeway Stores
2པྤ』 + ...
Schenley Distillers
11:
2
Sears Roebuck
78
227
Shell Union Of
11
SAFE
53.
Sotony-Vacunum "01
39
Southern Pacific
B1
TRUSTEE
"and EXECUTOR
194
Southern Rly $5 pid.
211
business undertaken.
182
Spicer Manufacturing Co.
364*
91
Standard Brands
64
29
Stand Gas & Elec....
1
BANK
214
Standard Oil of California
20
177
Standard On of NJ.
359
HONGKONG SAVINGS
The Business of the above Bank
(778
Stone & Webster
712
is conducted by the HONGKONG
BANK OF EAST ASIA. LIMITED
163
Studebaker Com
.81
SHANGHAI BANKING COB-
108
Swift International
174
341
Technicolor
DA
ed on application.
811,82
822/82)
828/82+
קנון
Elec. Autolite
33
September.....
228/82)
824/824
Texas Corph.
304
up
Elec. Bond & Share
4+
BANKING CORPORATION.
Friday's sales:-7,047,000 bushels.
CHICAGO CORN
Texes Gulf Sulphur
37
Elec. Bond & Share $5.pf.
54**
Timken-Axle
337
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager.
Elec Bond & Share $8 pl.
63
Frans-America Co.
5
May
July
September
NEW YORK HIDES March
June
London
0/3-7/18
New York
5-7/18
Japan
23-1/8
..Indian
19
Paris
SHANGHAI MARKET Sterling opened with sellers at 3.31/84 and closed with sellers at 3.1/2 for Spot U.S. Dollars sellers for Spot at 5:1/2.
Shanghai Exchange
Shanghal, Jan. 4 (Reuter).
Official T.T. Rates
Opening
N.Y. Official Silver......
NY-London Cross Rate 4.03-3/4.
WEEKLY RETURNS AND REPORTS
BANK OF ENGLAND
623/627 021/623
624b
623b
63/631 621/623 621/621
621b
Hong Kong, 25th Feb., 1930,
up
Elec. Power & Light $7 pf.
324
20th Cent. Fox.
7
1 up
Flintkote 1 ĐẠI
144
Union Bag & Paper Corp.
124
up
Gen. American Trans
55*
Union Carbide & Carbon
704
THE CHASE BANK
Gen. Electric
341
Union Pacific
791
... 13.49b/50a 13,57b/652 13.63/63
13.21/21 13.20/23. 13.33b/35a Total sales for the day:-100 contracts.
34-3/4
.14 up
Gen Motors
48
United Aircraft
431
מני 12.
Gen. Railway Signal
141*
United Airlines Trans
161
Gen. Tire & Rubber
12
United Corpn.
13
Glidden Co,
137
unquoted 4.03-3/4"
United Corpn. $3. cum pf. 29
Goodrich (BF.)
14
United Gas Corpn.
13/18
Goodrich 35 pf.
62+*
United Gas Improvement
10
Goodyear Tire & Co.
· 194
U.S.. Industrual Alcohol.
· 274
Great Northern Iron Ore
154
U.S. Rubber
221
Great Northern Rly, pfd.
261
US. Rubber s8 pfd.'
871
Great Western Sugar
202
U.S. Smelting
83*
Interest Rates on Application.
nominal 22-7/8 Shiver Duty Rate
Hongkong
The Central Bank of China's tate on London at 10 a.m. today was 1/2-1/2
The Equalisation rate was 24 per cent,
Calcutta Exchange
Calcutta. Jan, 4 (Reuter). "F*T, on Japan, a1-1/4.
LONDON STOCK
EXCHANGE
(REUTER'S SERVICE)
London, Jan 3. The following quotations are the middle prices at the close of the market in London. An quotations are subject to confirmation and no responsibility is assumed for errors In transmission.
Other Deposits:-
Bankers
Other Accounta Total
Londen. Jan. 2 Reuter)
Public Deposits
Dec. 26
JAD.-2
Greyhound Corpn.
11
U.S. Steel
691
(000's Chatted) £ 12,520
Hercules Powder Co, ...........
703
SAFE: DEPOSIT BOXES
.
Vanadium
34
PORATION. Rules may be obtain-Authorised Capital......210,000,000.00 Paid-Up Capital 5,506,600.0F
For the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI } Reserve and Undivided
Porāts
2,983,281.50
Head Office:-HONG KONG No. 10 Des Voeux Road, Central.
Board of Director. BIR SHOPSON Oxow, Chairman Li Lan Sang, Esq. P. K. Kwok, Esq... Wong Chu Son, Esq.
36, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL Li Koon Chin, Esq.
HEAD OFFICE:
18, PINE STREET,
NEW YORK.
An American Bank offering com- plete Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world.
Wong Yun Tong, Esq. Fung Ping Wah Ex Chan Ching Shok, Esq.
KAN TONG PO, Esq., Chief Manager LI THE FONG, Esq., Manager
Branches and Agencica:-
Kerken
Latudoa
Manlin
Bingapore Bouwoya
Bangoon Badron Swatow
Maiborne San Fran, Sydney Zagaraka
xiaoo. Faptain
BOSTER
Yew York Beattle Party
Bemarang
Shanghal
Amoy
Batavia Bombay
Dalutia
Halphong
Hankow
Homalia
Kabe
-Peiplag
... £
Homestake Mining
51
Vultee Alrcraft
03
17,570
Int. Nickel
241
Walworth Co.
5
Inter. Paper & Power
15
Warner Bros. Pict
31
136,740
181,020
Int. Tel. & Tel.
24"
Westinghouse Elec.
1034+
51,210
52,870
Kenmecott Copper
361
Woodward Iron Cor.
324
188,950
233.890
Lakey Foundry & Mac."....
4
Chase National Bank
.334*
Government Securities
178,530
224.850
Libbey-Owens-Ford
Glass
441
Other Securities:-
Lockheed Aircraft
277
National City Bank
284*
Discounts and Advances
4,010
5.600
Becurities
20,550
23.010
DOW JONES -AVERAGE,
Total
34,560
28,210
Notes and Coins
14,240
15,290
1940
Total Bullion.
1,150
1,140
Notes in circulation
016,900
Ratio of Reserve to Idabilities
7.14%
Prios-of: Goldṣat which holdings are valued... 188/-
FEDERAL RESERVE
615.880 60.7% 168/
High Low Dow Jones Averages 189.80 111.84 30 Industrials
Jan. 3, 132.01.
32.67 22.16 20. Rail
29.38
Jan. 5, 1941. High Low Close 13323 13204 132.40 28.62 29.34 28.40
This Bank is entirely owned by
NATIONAL CRASE THE
BANK NEW YORK, with Resources of
over U.S.$2,000,000,000.
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. Loans granted on approved securities.
Current Accounts opened in Local D. M..BIGGAR, Currency and Fixed Deposita re- Second Vice Press ceived for one year or shorter periods in Logal and Foreign-Our- rencies on terms which will be
noted on application.
BATE EXPOSIT BOXES TOʻLET,
KAN TONG 'PO,
Chief Kanager,
Change 39 up
394 mp
26.4518.03.20
Utilities
19.06
20.01 19.85 19.90
91.01 83.06 40
Bonds
90.76
90.82
SYSTEM
64.07 48:47 11
Commodity Index. 57.05
57.19
06.00 .00. up .14 ap
Business Done:-320,000 shares
NEW YORK, Jan. 2 (Reuter).
28/12/39
26/12/40
(000's Omitted,
2/1/41
Bills Bought .......
U.A. Securities held
Federal Reserve Ratio
2,589,000 86.02%
Federal Reserve Credit Outstanding. Monetary Gold Blocka
2,568,000
17,020,000
War Loan. 31% Red.
after 1952) Defence Loan, 3%...... Canton-Kloon Rly. 5% Chinese 41% Gold Lian
1898 (Brit. Issue) Chinese 5% Gold Bonds,
1925/47
Industrial Advances
11.113,000
2,184,000 90.85% 2,336,000 21,030,000 7,598,000
2,184,090
50.87%
2,274,000 21,995,000 7.538,000
103-3/8 101 13
Rly.5% 1913 ................
14
dla. 25, "G"
201
TO-
S'hai-N'King Rly. 5%
16
Pekin Syndicate.....
2/-
44
Tientsin-Pukow Rly. 5%
8'hat Mec. Constr. Co.
15/-
(Brit.-Stpd.)
15
S'hai Waterworks "A"
13
Chin. 41% Anglo-French
Loan, 1908 · ****** Chinese 5% Crisp Loan
1912......
42-47
45
Tientsin Pakow Rly, -5%
Unton Insurance
20
201
Chinese 5% Reorg. Loan.
1917 (Lis. Ma
34
Chinese 8% Ster. Notes,
1925 (Vickers)
10.
Chin. Imperial Rly. 5%
Loan
47
Honan Rly 5%
101
Hakuang Rly 5%, 1911..
1 H., & Bhai Bank (Lôn.
Reg.) FLK. S'hai Bank (Col.
Peg)
(German atpd.). Tientain-Pakow Rly, 5%
(Brit/Stpd. Supl:Loan) 15 Tientsin-Pukow Rły: 5%
(Ger. Stpd. Supi. Loan)" 15 Jap. 6% Bter. Loan, 1924 31 Ger 7 Intl. Loan, 1924 Chartered Bank
15
Gula Kalumpeng Rubber 15/71 Lon., Mid, & Scot., Ely, 13-5/8 Great Western Rly.
321
National Bank of India 32
B-A. Tob (bearer)
88/0
Dunlop Rubber
32/9
Bristol Aeroplane.
9/0
Imperial Chemical Ind. 29/10).
United steel
21/101
75
Woolworths
537101
For further particulars
please apply to
Maraman Investments 7/0
Western" Holdings
9/8
(LP, N/Y Issue)
15
Hukuang Rly. 5%, 1911
Chinese Eng & Mining
(bearer).
Sub-Nigel
155
16/3
Shell Trans. & Trad.
(German Lase)
Lung Teing & U
He!
Chosen Corporation: Mercantile Bank of In
4/-
(bearery i
40
-bid.
JARDINE MATHESON&Co.,LTD. TELEPHONE SOZILIGENERAL MANAGERS
WANT ADS
INDO-CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY LTD
Operating Services for Cargo: and Passengers
SWATOW, SHANGHAL, TSINGTAU, CHEFOO
and TEENTSEN
KOBF and OSAKA
SINGAPORE, “PENANG and CALCUTTA
SANDAKAN
HAIPHONG
All steamers berth alongside
the Roosevelt · Terminal' in the French Concession at Shangbai, where passengers
and cargo are landed.
BANK OF CHINA
Specially Chartered by THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OF CHINA AS AN INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK PAID-UP CAPITAL $40,000,000.00 (BRANCHES ALL OVER CHINA) Owing to our numerous Branches în China and connections in the principal" Commercial Centres of the World, we are able to extend to our Clients special facilition/for Domestic and Foreign Banking:and Exchange.
Head Office:-SHANGHAI
Bong Kong Branch: " ¿QUEEN'S ROAD, C, South China Offices:
LUANTON
SHIUCHOW
KONGMOON. TOISHAN KINGCHOW
We also handle the issue of Bonda and other Public Funds of the Chinese Government both at Home sid Abroad.
SHOU J, CHEN
Manager.
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