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SHARE LIST-QUOTATIONS.—June 3, 1896.
Stocks.
BAKES.
No, ojj Values. Shares.
Paid-
ap.
Hongkong sad Shanghai Baik Oər... [80,000] 125 all-
Now Isano.. Bank of Chine & Japan, Limited
11
11
39,950 £ profóroncs shares jį ordinary
189,975 deferred National Bank of Oaina, Limited... MARINE INSURAN088,
:
8 £
12
Closing Quotsiigas,
Carle.
185 % prom., $355.25, £41.10/ [ealus & sellors
dom.
2 Dom. 1/£2, buyers 10E 8.10329, sales and buyere
250$
1,250€
Canton Insuranca Ofics Co., Ld.....10,000 $ China Tenders' Insurauss 05 Ld.... 24,000 8 North-Chins Lasuesaco Ld...... 6,000 Btraits Insurance Oo.. L
56 $200, sellers
83.333
25 $706, eales
2002
Bula. 200, buyers
30,000 $
100/2
20929, sales and buyers
Union Insurance Society Q, Ga........10,000 $ Yangon Insurance Association. Li 8,000 $
2506
509225, sales and buyers
LOO
GU$145, sallowe
100$
20 893, sales and sollars
250
50 8335, sales and sollers
125
all 1834 % pram,
FIKE INSURANCES.
China Fir: Lasaranos Oo., LL... 20,000 8 Hongkon; Fcs Insurance Co., Ld.. 8,000 3
DODE H'kong &
Whampoa
STEAMBOATS. China and Manlle S. 8. O., L1........... | 5,000 8 Douglas Stonship Co., Lataited ........20,000 $ HK. O, and M. Biasmbost Co., La 80,000 8 Indo-China & N. Cunpany, Limite 60,000 £ China Mutual 8. N. 00. .....20,000 £
(now lasue) [20,000 £
China Sugas Company, Limited...... 20,000 3 Yarın Bugar Company, Idified........... 7,000|3
Dock do., L 12,500 $
Do,
REFINERIES,
WILLBVES,
HK & Kow. Wharf & Godown Co. 20,000 3 Wanchai Warehouse and Storage
2,600 8
Company, Llalted
LAND AND BUILDING,
n )
Hongkong Land Investment and
Agenor Company,
Hultod......
50,000 3
6,000 3 Humptroys' Estate & Financ Co... 25,400 $ West Point Building Co., Limited., 12,000
Kowloon Land and Building Com-
TRAMWAYS.
HK. High-Lovel Tramways On., La. 1200 g
MINING,
Jalaba Mining & Trading Co., Ld. 45,000 $ Punjom Mining Co., Ld
60,000 $
Société Francaise des Charbon-12,000 Frz.
nages du Tonkia ...................
Now Balmoral Gold Ming Co., La.|50,000|S Kaub Aust. Gold Mining Co., Ld... 200.000 £ Olivers Freshold Mines, Lid.
PLANTING, ETC,
Ubian-Bornes Company, Ld.
H. G. Brown & Co., Limited....
HOTELA, ETC,"
Hongkong-Hotel Company, Lt...
INSPENSARIES,
A 75,000
50 all $67, buyers
Persia,
Borvia,
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gives mero troublo in the ond..
Countries of the Postal Union.
civilised countries.
Postage to the United Kingdom.
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8
2. Bozholders who desire to send Ciren lars, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards, &c., Ec, all of the same right, to addresses in Hongkong, or the Ports of China, mag deliver tham to the Post Office instamped- the postage being then charged to the sender's account. Each batch, must con sist of at least ten.
3. Boxholders may also send Patterns
to the me places in the same way. En reloper containing Patterns may be wholly closed, if the nature of the contenta be first exhibited or stated to the Postmaster $354.87, General, as he may consider necessary, and sales approved by him. Printed Dirmalars may
I be inserted in such Pattern Packets.
50 all 301, sales and buyers
155 16834, sales and buyere
10 all 869, sellers
10 £8.10, sellors
is 51£7.10
10£ 1) £3, sellers
100 al 117
100 al 882, sales and buyers 50 all $48, sales and buyere 1008 571840, sellers
1006. 50 $71, sales and buyera
51850 $19, setters
10 ali 0, sellors 508
40818, sellers
100 ali 806
5 all $3, buyers
4 all 816, ales and rollers 500 Ft. 500 $726
3 all {$3, sales and buyers
113/10 $54, sellers
58
5961, buyers
5$ 23, buyers
4,000
7,500 8 0,000 $
1006
55 40m.
60 ali 854, buyers
6,000 $
50 1935
60,000 $
10 all $12.75, salos and sellera
A, S. Wat oa & Co., Limited.. Dakin, Or lokahaak & Qu., Ld.................... 59, 000 ||
LIMITING,
HE, and China Gas Co., Támltoi. 7,000 £ Hongkong Electric Co., Limited.... 30,000 8
BEIOK AND ORMENT,. Green Island Cement Co., Lá,
MISUELLANEOUS,
Ball's Asbestos Eastern Agency,
Tal................ 7,000 2
Campbell, Moore & Co., Limitó
Go. Fenwick & Co., Limited
Hongkong Bakary Co
Hongkong Dairy Farm
5 all 50 cents, isles
10 all $100, buyers
1£ 15-87, gollars
109
887, sales
20,000 $
8,000 $
108 ` 108169, calea-ánd boyera
141
1,2008 8,000 8 19,000 8
3¥£20! ་ ་
Hongkons, Ice Company, Limite i. 5,000
Rope Manufactory Ox.
Two Cotton
Spinning and Wear. }
10 all 25
258 26826, nales and buyers
$30
50 all
10 11
25 all $106
50 at 8120, sales and enllera
10,000 Tis, 100 Fla 100 Tle. 95
International Cotton Mannfastar 10,000 Ela. 100 Tia 100 Tle. 974
fug Co., Lad, mamiomakut
Laou-Kang-Mow Catton Spioning
and Weaving Co. Eleisomans.
8,000 Ts, 100 ls 100 s. 100
256 20 68
Carmichael & Co., Ld, pammön 2,000
Boy Chas Cotton Spinning Co., Id... 2,000 Ts, 500 8200 Tis, 200
Founder's shares
EDANA.
Amount Fatus. Interest.
Qurtation.
· Chinnes Imporial 1886 =|Tis._797,000/Tls, 150 (2 X p» anauzo 10.7 prom, saler
4
6 STOKER, May-Iroker,
The Port Office declines all responsibility
་ ན་
Money orders cannot be issued or cashed on mail mornings, when closing rails for Europe, until noon.]
Bullock's Brains,
60
Tripe (undreasod) catty 60 Calton Head and Fest, not
Hans, American,
Pigs' Chillings,
Park, Chop,
WEDNESDAY, JUN 8, 1896.
HONGKONG MARKET PRICES. Corrected to Saturday, May 30, 1806.
Pike,
catly
花破递
Plaico,
BREZA
Pomfret, White
160
白糖
Highest. Lowe, Josh. Cash.
Chinese Name..
Pomfret, Black
110
RO
Prawns,
200
*
Butcher Meat,
肉食
明蝦
Ray,
NO
琵琶沙
Bacon, English,
Ib.
·
15
Amo, Sugar curcă „. Foochow,
320
100
24
•
of the
»
Japan, cared
210
來路烟攜肉 花旗燃猪肉 福州烟豬肉 日本酒豬肉
Rock Fish,
80
石狗公
Roach,
養魚
Salmon, (Cantos),
200
馬友魚
Abark,
60
鯊魚
星龍扒
Sult Fish,
100
catty
140
鹹牛肉
Skate,
50
Shrimps,
120.
140)
燒牛肉
Suepper,
"
150
100
湯肉
Solee,
120
140
+2
牛肉耙
識
Tench
60 por set
50
402
Turbot,
100
Tongue fresh, each
360
牛脚
左口魚
corned
350
21
牛利
Turtles, small, fresh water, Whiting,
300
catty
11
31
Head,
Heart, Hump, Salt
Foot, Kidneys,
Tai,
600
牛頭
White Bait,
150
牛心
70 銀魚仔
catty
140
牛肩
Fruits
ezch
60
50
牛腩
Apples, (California),
catly
+
牛釀
"
(Tientsin),
100
"
牛尾
נד
(Japan):
Liver,
. catty
ΤΟ
牛肝
Bananas, fragrant,
50
牛肚
J
(briden),
+
.500
牛仔頭脚
fb.
320
花旗火腿
Chestnuts, Chinese,.
Carambola,
Chinese,
220
金華火腿
Cocuanuts,
13
Each
31
English, Now,
430
來路火腿
Japan curod,
260
日本火腿
Grapes,,
" Shanghai, Mutton Chop,
上海火腿
150
羊牌背
Lumons, China,
Poul,
**
D
Log, Shoulder,
150
***
Lichoes. Dried,
120
羊手
Fresh,
12
. catty
70 60
豬臟
Limes,
Foot,
100
Mongo, (Saigon),
each
Fry,
150
(Mauila),
►
Head,
cach
500 460
Mangosteen,
Heart,
50 40
Oranges, Swest,
23
Kidneys,
. pais
80
70 猪腰
Greer,
ו
Liver,
lb.
1-40
掌言
猪肝
Red,
eatty 170TM
25
13
Cornad,
Log,
Fat or Lard,
Sheeps' Head and Fect, set
Heart. Kidnape,
豬牌骨 鹹豬肉
Olives,
Ground Nuts,
菓子
金山平菜 天津平菓 日本平藥 省城香蕉 山香蕉
100 風采
80 .cally
楊桃
獅子 花生
鮮榛子 檸檬 • 茶餅
荔枝乾
荔枝 ®
檸檬
安南芒菓
B**
新會甜槛
脊橙
白機
. dozen 160
• catty 150
Pino-apples,
170
猪肚
}
130
11
豬油
360
羊頭膠
+
. uach
50 40
.
羊心
50
羊腰
Poara, (Shanghai),
(Tiautein),
Pussolo,
-- (Siam),
Poach, (Sweet),
"
Liver,
1b.
150 140
Sucking Pige, Sret, Boof,
esch 21.75 81.25
lb. 110
羊开 豬仔 生牛油
Raisins, Muscatel,
51
"
Pudding;
}}
Water Chesnuts, com.
1
Mutton,
300
生羊油
Mandariu,
1.1 1 8 8 2 1 8 8 19 12 8 8 8 8 3 8 8 8 8 8 1 1 3
240
1
80
30
80
山竹子
70
紅桔
本地雞
catty 180
上海沙梨
200
天津雪梨
each 100
catty.
40
་་
14
Bet
暹羅柚
即桃
珠提乾
***
馬蹄
桂林馬蹄
Veal,
calty 130
牛仔肉
Walnota,
140 合桃~
FI
Poultry.
生日
Artichokes, Shanghai,
Bean, (French),
Vegetables, &c.
蕖蔬
catty
catty
230
鷄仔
+
71
370
L
鮮雞
ور
Long,
}
Beet Root,.
each
170
Brinjals, Green,
catty
each
VEDA
Red,
Eggs, Hea
dog 100
Duck
110
**
藥蛋
Babes Shoots,
Brassica,
14
Fowle
catty 200
Goose,
L
160
Hares,
Jack
Musk Deer,
13
仔頸橋
Cabbage, Chinees com.. Uzbabago, Shanghai,
72
. each
Cauliflower,.
Carrots,
catty
Pigeons,
200
Celery, Chiosas,
Pheasant,
brace
上海山藥
English,
13
Rice Birds,
daz.
禾花雀
DHAWA TRECVJU LANDON OFFJE-
Foreign Countrias ;—
Quail,
each
180
粉粉
Snipe,
J
沙鋨
Turkeys, Cock,
catty
700
Нед
500
"
Teal,
sach
Wud Ducks,.
pair
Flah.
海鮮
ABA
雞雞
水鵝 上海水喝
Chilion Dried,
Bed,
Carry Stuff, English,
Bitter Squash,
Horse Radiah, S’hsi, Indian Corn,,
| Lettuce, (English),
Cucumbers,
11
Garlic,
Ginger, young,
JJ
E
10 . each
Barbel,
catty 150
如您
Mushrooms, Fresh, catty
Вреда,
#
Onions, Bombay, -
Bombay Ducks,
-pieces 120
Green,
"
+2
O'tan Fresh Water Fieb, catty Darp,
-
海鮮魚
Shanghai,
110
健魚
Cities and Towns
Catish,
Salonica.
Panama. Tangier.
Codfish, Salt,
鹹魚
Crabs,
100
糖
Okroes,.
Japan,
Paraley, English, .
Potatoes, Swest,,
100
bundle
✓ catty
Cuttle Fish,
90
纖魚
Bhanghai,
WEST INDIES,
Antigue.
Dab,
90
沙孟魚
Japan,.
Babim28,
Dace,
Barbaroce
費用鳞
11
American,
22
Bermuda
Dog Fish,
British Guians.
跌倒沙
Foochow,
Eritish Honduras,
Eela, Congor,
海瞹
Dominica
"
Масло,
Gratada,
39
Fresh water,
200
·淡水
Pumpkin,
Jamaica. Montserrat
Puraline,
Novia.
St. Kitts,
剿皮洋
Papaw,
Frogs,
900
12
Radiat
Frash Fish, Clareups,
110
鮮
Rice, bost quality, por pioul,
250
石缝
,, Common
80
̇白鹼魚
100
·23
鑽白
Spinach,
For sums not crossding £3, ...
smoked
box
31
Shalota,
Spingo, (Chinese)
Snake Gourd,
"1
Exceeding £2 bal not ex'ding
..
Halibut,
28
catty 120
*#
Tomatosu,
51
210 16. Co Labrus, ending to the currency the Order is drawa -The commiraton charged as follows
Loach, Lobster,
110
##
藏花鼠
Tazon,
8 8 8 2 8 1 8 288 | 8 8 8 1 2 2 2 2 8 1 9 8 2 1 8911BARI 1988 * $**e 8 1 2 3 a
50
上海了治竹
50
佛蘭西邊豆
80
豆角
10
紅茶願
*170
青茄
20
白茶
100.
竹笋
30
*
50
鍾榮
100
40
20
60
加医树料 醫藥
·替瓜
椰榮花
**
·唐芹茶
洋芹菜:
辣椒乾
紅花椒
120
職
新子薑
力提
粟米
洋生
生草菇
.50
洋葱頭
40
10
.20
番宿仔
40
40
20
20
擔仔茶
25
20
大雄
dozen 20
84.60
64.00
catty
生難
上海葱頭
日本葱頭
番茄
洋茂荽
上海薯仔 日本醫仔
̇花填卷仔
·福州醫仔
澳門薯仔
冬瓜
紅白仔
上白米
中白米
乾頭
30
79
50
11
20. 15
羊職
180
11
烏魚
Turnips, Panti, (Long),, each
40
Vegetable Marrow,
60
̇鮮雞
(Long),
20
長節盛
Water Crasses,
西洋榮
110
150
180
· 190
WA. MACDONALD,
Asistent inspecter of Markala,
Pricked and spublished by Guo, Mennay Hais, at the Chine
Mod Unis, No. 5. Wyndham, digest, Honghaire
1.Money Orders, are issued at Hongkong and Shanghai at current rates et exchange of the following Countries and places: Canada
Chicken,
Capons, China Peris Beihor, Canton, Swatow, Amoj,
Foochow, Ningpo, Hankow, and Shanghai). Ducka, Deyiba.
Doves, Hawaii (Sandwich Islands). British India (including Barmal and the Aget- cies of the Indian Post Dales in the Perman Guli.
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Japan Ports (Nagasaki, Osaka, Hiogo, Kobe,
Kicto, Yokohamza and Hakodato), New South Wales.
Now Zealand.
British North Borneo Queensland.
Siam (Bangkok only). South Australia,
Straits Sottomia (Singapore, Penang and Partridges, . Tasmania.
Malacea). United Kingdom. Victoria.
United States of America.
for Unregistered Letters containing Bauk Austria Hongary Notes or Jewellery and, where Re-Begit. gistration has been neglected, WILL MAKE Halgaria, NO ENQUIRIES into alleged losses of such chal. letters.
It is forbidden to insert in ordinary or Registered Correspondence (a) Current Coin (b) Articles liable to Customs Duty.
Dommark (including Iceland and Furco Islands). Danish West Indies.
| Egypt,
France, with Algeria.
German Empire (including Heligoland and the
Cameroon). Holland,
Pareel Post to the United Kingdom. Parcele not exceeding 11 be. in weight Italy (with Agencies at Tripeli, Assab and
Massowah). are received in Hongkong and at British Post Offices in China, for transmission to
NorwLY. the United Kingdom by P. & 0. Packet Orange Free States. via Gibraltar. No parcel is sont with the Portugal (inclading Madeira and the Arozes), Overland Mail i Erindisi. Parcels there- Roumania
Sweden. fore arrive in London about eight days Inter
Switzerland, than the Mail. Parcale may be sealed, but Trasal.
parcel, oven
oren though said, is liable to Tunis, bo.opened for examination.
Parcels u
inust be
any
be posted in Hongkong Constamols. before 3 p.m. on the day before the depar-Smyrna Lure of
of the Mail. Those arriving from the Adrianople. Cosst, .. Misil.
after this hour are kept for the Beyrout. following
British Colonita The Postage is 40 cents per it, and 25 cents each succeeding box fraction of a Cyprus which includes Registration fee, and must Gibralter.
|"Falkland Islanda.
be prepaid in stamps. No farther charge is Malts. made in the United Kingdom except for Newfoundland,.. Customs dues. No parcal must be more
AYRICA.
than 3 feet 6 inches in length, or feet in British Bechuanaland. greatest length and girth combined. A re- Cape Colony,
Gambia.
St. Helens.
St. Lucia.
St. Vincent.
Eols, Yellow,
Filo Fish,
ceipt is given for each Parcel.
The sender
muat fill up a form of Customs Gold Coust Calony. Declaration, which can be obtained free at Lagos, each Post Office. No parcal can be accept- Mauriling. ed till this is completely and accurately Natal. filled. The only articles ordinarily sent Seychelles. from China which are liable to duty are Store Leone. Tea and Tobacco.
Mombaca. Dangerous or parishable goods, articles
Lamu, likely to injure the Mails, Liquids (unless acourely packed) or parala oasily crushed, the London Post Offles are paid fees the follow Ghunard, such as band-boxes, are prohibited. No Paring discount for which the realiter should allow.
received if its value exceeds $500, All rack Orders must be expressed in British Herrings,
cel can be
Хобака.
Trinidad.
Turks' Islands,
-2-Orders on the Countries drawn througă ↑ Gudgeon,
A Parcel may contain a letter to the samDĄ SUTTURGY — address as that of the Parcel itself, or an.. other Parcel to the same. other suolores are allowed.
adsires.
With a
th regard to inward Farcels, addressees are requested to obaste that the Parcel Mail is not opened until the ordinary dia tribution af letters, do, is fpiabed. The postage on Parcels at hame la 10d. per Ib.. tha Kegulations are generally similar to the Above, and the Parcels are sent out p Qibraltar.
Indemnity for the Loss of a Registored Articla..
The Font Office in not legally responsible
for the safe delivery of Registered correspon
(n.) For mizas not excoeding-1, 19 cla 214 c. 5, 66 chap 24, 18 daj 25,00 Backerel, ata 8, 72 ole.; 27, 84 cia; 28, 08 ata; 68, { $1.08 £10, $1.20.
Mook Fish,
(b.) Up to $10, or 20 zapose, 20 a $35, Mullet, or do rapses, 40 s.; $85, or 50 rupees, 60: cis: $80, or 100 rupees, 30 eta 180 supesu, Ogators, $1.00.
No. Order meat exceed £10 ar $80 (un. Parrotia), damos, but it is prepared to make good the loan draws on Indie, whan 160 Buped in the Pacoli,
contents of such correspondeups lost while (unit),
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