STOCKS
Aug. 18
Last Sale Aug. 18
7
234
Allis Chalmers
284
Johnemanville
Kennecott Copper Libbey-Owens-Ford
652
38
NY. Rubber, Sept.
Glass
271
Chicago Wheat, Sept.
Amer. Can
82
Lockheed Aircraft
27
on Shanghai:—
Chicago Corn, Sept.
American Cyanamid B
397
Loew's Inc.
34&
On demand
465
NEW YORK COTTON
AmerForeign Power...
Martin, Glen L. Co.
271
ra Singapore:~~~
Amer
Foreign $7 pt.
211
Montgomery Ward
334
On demand
62 3/4
Oct.
Amer, Locomotive Co.
131
National Aviation
91
›n Japan:-
Dec.
Amer, Metala
191
Nat Dairy Products
141
On demand
102 1/4
Jan.
Amer Radlawr
81
National Distillers
214
On India:-
Mar.
Amur
Rolling Mi
144
Nat. Power & Light
Telegraphic
Transfer.
Amer. S'ting and R'ing Ou
411
National Supply Corp
7층
and demand
82 6/8 May
* 16.39 N
July
Amer Sugar Refining
13)
New York Central ....
124
On New York:-
Amer. Tel & Tel
152}
Niagara Hudson Power
24
Bank Bills, on demand 24 15/16
Amer. Tobacco "B"
70
N. American Aviation
149
Credits, 60 days' sight 25 5/8
NEW YORK RUBBER
Amer, Waterworks
42
North American Co. (New)
128
On Batavia:...
Sept
Anaconda Copper
28
Northern Pacific
"
On demand
40 3/4
Dec.
Atchison, T. & B. Pe.
28
Packard Motors
34
On Paris:-
Mar
Aviation Corp.
34
Pantepec Oll Ven.
41
Baldwin Locomotive Co.
154
Paramount Pictures
Baltimore & Ohlu
40
Pennsylvania RR.
237
Bank Bills, on demand No. Credits 4 months' sight Now. Saigon:um
NEW YORK HIDES
Dec
Barnadal ou
10
Phillips Petroleum
44*
Un demand
108
Bendix Aviation
371
Pullman Inc..
278
In Manila:
On demand
49 7/8
Total sales:- lots.
CHICAGO WHEAT
Bethlehem Steel
689
Pare Oll
PAGE 8-HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
FINANCE & GENERAL
FOREIGN MARKETS & QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
STOCKS
Adams Express
Alleghany Steel Oo.
QUOTATION
(REUTER'S SERVICE)
AUGUSTT 19, 1941.
Last Sale
MONEY AND N.Y. Commodity Market
EXCHANGE
CLOSING QUOTATIONS
AUGUSTT 19, 1941.
in London:-
Telegraphie Transfer. 1/2 7/8 Bank Billa, on demand 1/2 7/8 Credits 4 months' sight
N.Y. Cotton, Oct.
(REUTER'S SERVICE)
evious
Pr
New York, Aug. 18.
Close High Low Close Change 16.09 10.11
18,34 N .01 up Saturday's sales---30.100 bales.
LONDON STOCK
EXCHANGE
(REUTER'S SERVICE)
London, Aug. 18.
The following quotations are the middle prices at the close of the market in London. All quotations are subject to confirmation and no responsibility is assumed for errors In transmission.
War Loan, 34%
after 1952)
•.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1941.
HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS
STOCK EXORANGE, '
Bayer Bellers
Balan
Nomiual
277
£74
SHAR BROKERS'
TUESDAY
19 AUGUST,
Banks
ASSOCIATION
Ruyer Bellom Soutu
H.K. Banks... $1380
Do (Col. Reg.)...
Do. (Lon. Reg.)
Charted Banks
$1386
#1390
£8 15/16
£11 $76
23
Bank of East Asia.....
Mercantile Bk». “A”.
Mercantile Bka, "O".
17 ct.
:
£77
£74
28 15/16
£11
$75
$290
1400
176 cts.
$185
3120
$8
390
370
48/9
Bá
Docks, Wharves, Godowns, etc.
$91
$0.06
$15.85
Fit
N, C. & S. Bank..... Insurances
Canton InsuTBUCKS. Union Insurances.................... Underwriters ....................... B.K
Firos.......
Shipping
$120 uglases
48/9
Steamboots
Indo-Chines (Pref.).. Indo-Chinas (Def.
Shalla
28.55 Waterboste
16.04
16.10 01 up
22.470+
$926
111+
1118
1107
111
off
2470
77jb
77) 77
774
off
$184
Closing Ranges Changes
+1
16.10/10
01 up
16.28/29
ol up
800
***
$70
:
16.28 N
01 up
16,39/30
.02 up
unch.
891
$6.00 $6.20 810
1
Trading susperided
::
$284
1.K.
& K. Wharves. Providests
H.K. Docks (Old). H.K. Docks (New)........ +Shanghai Dooku.................
Kailers
Hung Kong Mines...
Mining
14.40b/48a
.08 off
£
(Red.
Bisa & Co., BW. (com.
18
Radio Corpn of Am.
4
On Bangkok:--
Defence Loan, 3%
105-3/16 101
63
83.60
X.D. 836
1971.
Sept.
111/1111
蕉
OFF
Boeing Airplane Co.
18
Reading Company,
Com
164
On demand
148
Canton-Kloen Rly. 6%
13
$21
Dec.
1143/115
off
Borg-Warrier
181
Remington Arms Co., Inc.
41
On Sterling Notes:-
May
118/118
mich.
Briggs Mfg. Co.
181
Republic Aviation Corp.
34
Bank Buying Rate
Nom
Budd M'facturing Corp
34
Republic Steel
198
Bar Bilver per ca
93 7/10
Saturday's sales: bushels.
Chinese 44% Gold Loan
1898 (Brit. Issue) 9,472,000 Chinese 5% Gold Bonds.
47
ST
.....
0101
1925/47
45
Canadian Pacific
42
Reynold Tobac. "D"
321
838
Celanese Corp.
264
Schenley Distillera
14
Cheapeake & Oblo
371
Shell Union Qu
14
Market Report
Chin. 44% Anglo-French
CHICAGO CORN
$305
Loan. 1008
45
H.K. & S. Hotels..... H.K. Landa...-... Do. 4% Debentures. Shanghai Lands $3.40.K Realties.
Humphreys
Chinese Batates.,
Cotton Mills
Two (8.)
'hai Cottons (8.)..
13/6
1
87
Rande
2 cta
Lands. Hotels and
Buildings
#3
82.00
3356
$298
13/6
€7.80
$3.80
36.80
6381
8905
Sept.
77ļa
I off
Chrysler
57a
Socony-Vacunum Oil
9A
FRUM ROZA BROS.
Chinese 5% Crisp Loan
Zoong Bings (8.)......
Dec
80&b
1 off
Wing On Textiles (8.
$195
1912
304
Columbia Cuy & Eloc
27
Bouthern Pacifie
137
Pabllo Utilities
Tuesday, Aug. 19,
May
848/843
off
Commercial Credit. Co
238
Southern Rly $5 pta.
301
Com & Southern (Ordi
મ
Spicer Manufacturing Co
36*
Consolidated Edison Co.
171
silver prices were unchanged NEW YORK LARD yesterday, the quotations remaining
Standard Brands
50
Sept.
Bt 23.7/10 for both Ready and
Consolidated Oll
52
Standard Gas & Elec,
17%
Doc.
9.82a 10.15b
.05 up
.04 up
1925
Chinese 5% Reorg. Loar.
1913 (Lan Is.) Chinese 8% Ster. Notes (Vickers)
$17.20
$171
R.K. Tramways........$17.20 X.D.
38
| Peak Trams (old)..........
Peak Trams (new)....
10
XD.
Star Ferrico
X.D. 0
Forward. Silver advices reported
Copperweld Steel
15*
Standard Oil of NJ.
42€
Chin. Imperial Rly. $%
8221
I'mati Ferries.
$221
Ourtles Wright (C)
91
Studebaker Com.
Distillers Corp. (Seagramg
15)
Swift International
22*
the market as being steady but NEW YORK quiet, American Silver was quot-Sept.
Daugias Aircraft
€91
Technicolor
91
ed at 34.3/4 for Spot.
Dec.
Do Pont de Nemcurs
1576
Texas Corpa.
418
The London/New York
Eagle Picher Lead
Trans-America Co.
44
Blec. Autolite Co,
27
20th Cent Fox Film, Com.
8
cross-
| NEW YORK New rale was quoted at 402.1/2. York/London was quoted at 403.-Sept.
Etec Bond & Share
21
Union Bag & Paper Corp.
11
| 1/4.
Elec. Bond & Share $5 pi
53
Union Pacifie
814
Elec Bond & Share $8 pf.
561
Qufet
Dnited Aircraft
391
MARKET
STERLING
Bec. Power & Light $7 pf
34
United Airlines Trans
112
Sept. Jan.
BLACK PEPPER
08 off B.90b/B7a 6.05b/07a .06 off
COTTONSEED OIL ·
11.90b/95a
02 up Dec.
11.57b/81a .08 up
NEW YORK SUGAR NO. 3
Trading suspended
53
Loan
67
China Lights (0)...........
$1.80
Honan Rly. 5% 1905
China Lights (Now)..
$1,30
$21.90 XRte.) $22
H. S. Electrics (Old)... $22
IR.
822
Flintkote
14
United Corpn.
+
Gen. Electric
32
United Corpn. $3 cum pt.
23
Gen Motors
38
United Gas Improvement 78
There were sellers at 1/3 up to NEW YORK SUGAR NO. 4 October, buyers at 1/3.1,32 for Cash.
Sept.
Gen. Raliway Signa)
141*
U.B. Rubber
231
U. S. DOLLARS
Dec.
Gen. Tire & Rubber
12
U.S. Steel
50%
Selling rate to Merchants
May
1.65/851 1.314/72 1.77/78
024 up
Hukuang Rly. 5%, 1911
(LP. N/Y Issue) Hukuang Rly. 5%, 1911
(German Issue) Lung Teing & Ha! Rly. 5%, 1913............ Shai-N'king Riy. 5%..... Tientsin-Pukow Rly. S%
(Brit. Stpd.) Tientsin-Pukow Rly, 5%
(German Stpd.)
$214
H.K. Electrics(New)...
21
15
#11
HK. Electric (Ris) 11
$18.40
18
$124
#231
13
17
Macap Electrion
Macao Electrics
Sandakan Lights
Telephones (old). Telephones (oBW)..
Industrimis
$23+
12
$30 825
Cald., Macg. (Ord.) 8. Cald., Macg. (Prof.)8.
***
$1
Canton Icas.
75 ots.
131
$15
!Cenrents
$14.00
04 up Tientsin-Paków Rly 5%
$9.80
H.K. Ropes an
$3.95
H.K. Ger Lore
.05 up
at
Goodrich (B.F.)
18
Vabadium
242
25.1/10.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
184
Vultee Aircraft
SHANGHAI DOLLARS
Business done:--270 lots. NEW YORK COCOA
Great Northern Iron Ore..
17
Walworth Co.
5
Great Northern Rly, pfd
26
Warner Bros, Pict.
51
Nominal at 470
Sept.
Dec.
7.480 unreed.
Great Western Sugar
20
(Brit. Stpd. Supt. Loan) {Tientsin-Pukow Rly 5%
(Ger. Stpd) Supl. Loan) |Jap. 6% Ster. Lean. 1924 23 .09 up Ger. 7% Intl, Loan. 1924 5
Chartered Bank
121
$98
14% Loop
987%.
་་་
896
$1%
(1934)...
94
134
895
131%
(1840)
Miscellaneous
$18/
R-15/16
Westinghouse Elec.
921
SHANGHAI MARKET
#01
Inter. Nickel
20
Woodward Irun Cor.
201
Inter. Paper & Power....
Official rate to
178
Chase National Bank
301*
Int. Tel. & Tel. (Fon La.) 21
National City Bank
273*
Merchants ΤΟΣ Sterling at 3.5/32 and U.S. Dollars at 6.5/16.
NEW YORK WOOL GREASE
Dec.
92.5b/93.0a 1 up N.Y. Official Silver
34-3/4 N.Y./London Cross Rate 4.03-1/4
DOW JONES AVERAGE
1941
133.60 116.3 30
30,85
26.54 20
20,80
17.22 10
Higb Law Dow Jones Averages
Industrials
Rails Utilities
Aug. 10,
125.05
Aug. 19, 1941.
High Low Close 125.98 125,20 125,32
Quiet.
Change
.67 up
29.85 18.01
30.41 30.04 30.18 18.48 18,33 18.39
,34 up
98.10 89.56 40
Bonds
79.48 68.40 11
Commodity Index
90.79 78.50
90.77 78.29
AFTERNOON MARKET
STERLING
There were sellers at 1/3 up
.08 up to October, buyers at 1/3.1/32 for
09 off Cash. .21 of
HK. & 8'hal Banking Corp. (Lan, Reg.).... B.K. & Bhat Banking
Corp. (Cal. Reg.) Chinese Eng. & Mining
(bearer)
74
Dairy Farms......... Entertainments
$1.60 Constructions (old)....... 80 cts. Constructions (now)...
$19
$ob
$1.85
$8.46 Lane Crawfords............
$6.45
71
Nanyang, Tobacco.......
821
Sinceres
$11
Watson
#11 15.
13/8
$42
Ch. G.8%, 1925G3Bds.
LONDON STOCK
EXCHANGE
LONDON, Aug, 19 (Reuter) Pekin Syndicate
Chosen Corporation Mercantile Bank of In
dia, £5; "a
4/-
$89
1.K. Wing On
на
'ba Wing Or.....
114
$7.20
1
U. S. DOLLARS
Business Dane:-400,000 shares
Selling rate 25.1/18.
to Merchants
EXCHANGE
JAPANESE TRADE
SHANGHAI DOLLARS Nominal at 470.
CONTROL
WITH N.E.I.
LONDON, Aug.
19 (Reuter-
for
London New York
to
Japan
India Paris Hongkong
Shanghai, Aug. 19 (Renter).
Official T.T. Bates
Opening
0/3-5/32 5-6/16 unquoted 17-1/2. unquoted 21
COMMITTEE
SHANGHAI MARKET
Oficial rate to Merchants
Quoting a statement received from Sterling at 3.5/32 and US Dollars recorded useful gains while ship- Bristol Aeroplane
Imperial Chemical Ind. 321- ping shares went further ahead. an official source, the Batavia at 5.5/18.
Cape support was responsible United Steej for rises among speculative Kaffir Woolworths
Marsman Investments Western Holdings Sub-Nigel
CHUNGKING, Aug. 19 (Central) radio denies & Domet statement -Dr. T. F. Tslang. Becretary- that new trade talks between General of announced at the Press conference Indies have been opened and that yesterday that an Exchange Con-resumption of normal trade rela- trol Committee was formally inau- tions Was expected within s gurated on Aug. 13 in accordance week.. with the currency agreements be- The announcer said that Japan tween China and the United States was continually endeavouring and Britain, calling for an opera-dispel the impression created by tive agency to conduct the opera-the Democracies' action in freezing tions of the stabilisation fund. Japanese assets when Japan occu-
The Committee has 16 members. pied Indo-China. They are Dr. H. H: Kung (Chair- The Netherlands East Indies, man), Mr. K. P. Chen, Mr, O. K. according to an official
the Executive Yuan, Japan and the Netherlands East Shanghai Exchange favours
Silver Duty Este
source, The Central Bank of China's
Yui, Mr. Jian Chen, Mr. Tsuyee considered the occupation of Indo-rate on London at 10 am today Pel, Mr. Usi Teh-nou, General Wu China by Japan as a direct threat was 1/2-1/20. Te-chen, Dr. Wang Shih-chieh, Mr. to the NEI. and it goes without The Equailsation rate was 24-1/4 Hsu Kan, Dr. Chang Pò-ling, Gen- saying that all exports which per cent eral Ho Yao-tsu, Dr. T, F. Tsiane, would constitute aid to Japan's
Mr. Y. G. Koo, Mr. Lee Tao-nan war economy would not be in the and Mr. K. K. Kwok, Mr. Lee Tao Interests
nan 15 Secretary of the Committee.
STANDING COMMITTEE
Mr.. K. F. Chen, Mr. 'O. K, Yul,
Mr. Jian Chen, Mr. Touyée Fel and
Mr. Hal-Teh-mou form the stand-
ing committeo.
of the N.E.L and will, therefore, not take place.
LONDON METALS
EXCHANGE London, Aug 18 (Reuter).
The standing committec will Tin, Standard, Cash, Middle moet weekly while, the whole Com-|Price, £257-5/8. *— mittee will meet monthly.
India Rupce Paper
Bombay, Aug. 18 (Reuter). Govt. 31% Rupes, 98-0-0..
AMERICAN TRADE IN N. CHINA
TIENTSIN, Aug. 19 (Reuter?--- American businessmen in North
|
South American rails continued to be firm but Japanese bonds tended to be easier,
SILVER MARKET
LONDON SILVER London, Aug, 13. (Reuter). Silver-Market quietly steady.
Spot, 23-7/183. .... Forward, 28-7/ 160.
BOMBAY SILVER Bumbay, Aug. 18 (Reuter).. Market-Quiet. Oftake 100 beRIS
Indian Mint Skver Ready 262-12-6 Sept. 17 Settlement ... 62-13-0 Oct. 14 Settlement 42-13-0
HONGKONG
SHAREBROKERS
ASSOCIATION Volume of Business Transacted on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 1941, SALES:
Tin, Standard, 3 Months, Middle China are volunteering the funest China Lights (0) Dr. Talang said that the opera Price, 200-5/8.
information regarding their, res-China Lights (N). tions of the Currency Stabilisation Markot quiet. More pressure tu Board and the Exchange Control sell for cash enabled consumers to Pecive holdings such as furs. Cements ....... Committee will be guided by the effect some scale down buying but bristles, etc. to the American Cou- China Providents
B.K. Electrics (0) agreements and exchange of let- | three-months sellers were mure Consular officials are compiling ters between the three countries, reserved. After hours--20 tons 3 months at £200-1/2 pald and KWEICHOW TO HAVE buyer,
SUGAR FACTORY
|sulates -
200
150 $6.00 188 500 16.00
1.30
-500. 0.10
500 22,00
this information for 趨 double purpose, firstly registration of
50 22,00 22.00 30 22,00
data, and secondly in order to H.K. Electrics Ets, scok possible retter through Wash- HK. Hotell
100 11.20
420-
3
200 17.28
2,800
the Pan River valley wil bo usodington and perhap lodge represenHK Trainwaye KWETYANG, Aug. 19 (Contrai)-fas raw material.
tations regarding goods dumped at The Kwalchow Industrial Corpori Hierte Kwolchow's sugar has various porte while in translk. Llon is planning to establish a sugar bola Imported from Szechwan and some of which have been wing di factory. Bugar-cance produced in Kwangsi
Kobe Ainen Mayen
"Sale" on Munday 18th that. The total value is $30.400.40,
LONDON GOLD":
London, Aug. 18 (Router): Bar Gold, Fine per oz., 168/--
Union Ta.. $410.
HK, Fire Ins, $185, Providents, $6.05. Hotels, $3.45.
Chinese Estates, $101. Yaumati Ferries, $22.75. Lights (N), $1.30.. Macao Electrics, $18.40. Telephones (N), $3,50.
Entertainments, $6.50.
SELLERS Telephones (0), $23-60. Watsons, $11.40.
SALES
Union. Ins;, $420.
Electrics (0) X, BL $22. Electrics Rts; $11.25. Cements, $15.
INDO-CHINA
STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY 177
| Operating Services for Cargo and Passongera
TO-
SWATOW, SHANGHAI, TSINGTAU, CHEFOO
and TIENTSIN
KOBE and OSAKA
SINGAPORE, PENANG and CALCUTTA
BANDAKAN
HAIPHONG
. All steamers borth alongsing
the Housevelt Terminal in the French Concession at. Shanghal, where passengers and cargo arennid.
For further particulars
please apply tomes
The Stock Exchange yesterday Shat Elec, Constr. Co, was generally firm with renewed S'hai Waterworka "A" at investment demand, mainly for Union Insurance
gilt-edged securities, home rails Gute Kalumpong Rubber 18 and leading industrials arising out|Loix, Mid. & Scot, Riy 15) of the Government call-up of cer- Great Western Rly. ...... 384 tain Canadian securities.
Nations! Bank of India 321 Among the industrials, Court- |B.-A. Tob. (bearer) aulds, Woolworth. and Breweries, Dunlop Ruhher
15/-
19
1/6
$14
NA. Chemicals (HK)
22
87/8
38/41
10/10)
23/0
58/9 5/7A 16/0
ILK. Govt. 4% Loan, 90,
B'bsi
Vibro Piling
5/7 Marsinais Inv. (Lon.)
Maramans Inv. (H.K.)
Wnt. Powells..................
+Sale to Shanghai
H.K. Stock
Exchange
Tuesday, Aug 19. BUYERS
|FEDERAL RESERVE
RETURNS
New York, Aug. 18 (Reuter), Aug 12 Aug. 5
(000's Omitted) Total Loans $10,597,000 $10,883,000 Investments 18,184,000 18,211,000
$14
924.
H.K. Gort. 31% Loan (1934), 05. HK. Oort. 21% Loan (1948). 95.
141/3
HK. Bank, $1385.
Watsons, $11.
Shell Trans, & Trad.
Canton Ins., $225.
- (bearer)
*bid
48/9
t ex, div.
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