Last week S-1NG 45GB $2 12k 13k To-day 313/16 4 7a 83 ut Rubber Shares: Local shares have tended to lower prices, a line of 3,500 'Anglo Javas being done at T5 but buyers at the closing October auction were only bidding 'F4.55. with sellers at T4.724. Chemors came out at 75 cts, a line of 10,000 Padangs at 25 cts. a few Pengkalans at 6) cts, Senawangs' Ft. Earlier in the week Tanah Merahs were done at 723 cts. September and 70 cts. October, with sellers to-day at the latter price, buyers only offering 55 cts. Tebongs are bid 95 cts. but have been unobtainable.
Cottons: After spurting to a high mark for the week of 712.92 October and 12.82) cash Ewos were considerably down to-day at P1230 bid for October with sellers indicating '12.50, after business done during the morning at 12.55 and ¥12.50 September. A few Shanghai Cottons came out at "F835 cash which is the price bid to-day for October. Zeng Sings are in request at Fil.10 October with no sellers offering at less than T1130. Here again there is a decline, of 30 ets, on the best for the week.
Banks & Loans: Banks have again had a quiet week, only 2 shares being done at M$1,700. Loans are off a few cents at 'F645 September and ¥6.50 and 'T6.45 October, business done, with sellers at the latter price at the close.
Shipping:' New Engineering (Ord) have remained fairly steady around 7.10. September and F7.15 October with the Preference bid ¥5.95 cash after 1,000 shares coming out at f cents lower. Docks at the close were in very strong demand, being done at F1174 with buyers unsatisfied. 'Tugs (Ord) have been dull, no' business recorded at buyers' ideas of around 'FX+ cash and "F844 October. Wharves also have excited no interest this week, buyers quoling 'F280 for cash, with no bid being made for October at the close.
Mining: Kaipings are a steadily rising counter on the London market but very few shares are obtainable locally. 1,100 passed at 'f22.25 with 'F23 bid to-day. Explorations have coen stagnant at F1.05 nominal.
Insurance: There has been a little better business to record in this 'A.A.U. (Ord) coming out at F19} and F20 cash the S per cent.
ce at F102. No Unions are pussing, the nominal.
Lands: Anglo-French have been neglected, the nominal price being 'F216. Quite a few Asia Realty "B" shares came out' at $27, with the "A" shares in demand at $132, a rise of $6 over last week. China Realty has been a very counter though the closing business done of F17.60 October is a shade off from best. Lands have also been a good and steady market around $307 September and F309 October.
Miscellaneous: As usual the most popular counters have been China Finance, Forge Products and Trusts. The first named keep very steady around "86.224 September and 'T6.30 October. Trusts declined to as low as FITS September at midday but at the closing October auction had recovered to around $14.45. The feeling seemed to be general that Forges had suffered a Sufficient decline and buyers at 5.473 October to-day were not getting ani shares, Powers are a shade off at F101}. The Waterworks issues are present: ly unobtainable at F280 for "A" shares, ¥12.30 for "B" & "C".
Buses & Trams: Some 2,000 Omnibuses were done at '¥17.85 October with buyers offering 10 cts. less. Trams find a steady demand around $28.15 for cash and F28.40 October at which latter price business was done to-dai ent over the GALA. Direeturs? a before paying dividend fell to as low 30 for a coup er, prevails and at the close they recovered full dollar at $24.60 business done, with buyers unsatisfied. S.LG.'s have been steady around $9.20, with a few' French Course shares passing at $13.5 Debentures: A fair quantity of S.M.C. 6 per cent. of 1925 came out at F103) with earlier years at F103. The French issues are still absent from the market. In the other classes China Realty per cent. continue to pass at T1004, Trust 6 per cent. at par and French Club at F95.
Chinese Govt. Bonds & Railways: 5 per cent. Gold Dollar Bonds of 1925 are in strong demand the latest business done being at G$67}. £5,000 British Reorganization stamped changed hands to-day at £64} and French at £623, The following are the latest cabled quotations from London:—
5% ReorgyGold Loan 1913, B.I. £6 8 9 Middle Price 5% om RL 203-6 3 & Cum. B.LR.S.
GI £01 0 Busers noon Pee eat ae noon 3% Lung-Tsing U Hat Railway bonds O Sellers Imperial Railway J.oun E 6 Buyers Yientsin Pukow Railway London f. 0
5% Shanghai-Nanking Railway Bonds 5% Sbunghal-Hangchow Railway bunds 5% Gokl Loan 1912
Chinese Engineering & Mining Ca.
1b Middle Price Shell Transport & Trading 6 Sellers British "American Tobacco Ca.
Middle Price
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