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(4) Between Hongkong, Canton, and Miso added Incompletely addressed ouror's vili
I spele
WEST INDIZ, Antigua. Bahamas.
Barbados. Nermude
British Guiana. British Honduras. Dominica. Greasla. Jamaica.
Moatserrat,
Хотів. St. Kitts
8t. Luola,
St. Vincoat,
Tobago.
Trinidad. Terks' Islantis
2-Orders on the Countries drawn through the London Port Once are paid lase to follow- ag discemus for which the raraitier should allow. all sash Orders must be expressed is British
ERITODGY —
For soms not seeding £8,
#
11
• Ed.
Exceeding £1 but not oz'ding £ 5. 6d.
25 M 臂
£10 is, 06. 3.The comminatan sharged is as follows aparding ko currency the Order is drewo (2)
(a) For arms moi esszeđing 1-£), 19 sir, 23, it cta,; $35, 36 vin; $4,48 etaj #5, 60 ta. £6, 77 ; 37, 44 cm.] £9, 90 ch.29 $1.38; 610, $1,20.
(b) Up bà 319, or 30 mysis, 20 dɛ] $25 or of rupess, 40 steg 985, or 10. rupsen, di - rin.1 #50, ar 100 rupass, 30 olaj 150 rupees,
Adio Ordine mai around, 810 na 180) mề
im dinta.90 Inch, viss 350-3ursa
San Francisco
Vancouver, J.O. Amoy & Manila San Francisco
Haiphong
Haiphong
Coast Porta
Sydney, de.
Swatoe & Shanghai
[Kleon Dick
SHARE LIST-QUOTATIONS-MARUU 31, 1898,
Stock1,
BANKS.
Ne, of Value. Shares
Paid- wy.
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corp. 80,000 $ Bank of Villas & Jogan, Lamited 39,850 £
Cos'tan Dock
Closing Quotations,
125 all 1857 proin. = 3365,25
DIE
proferonse shazsef ordinary deferred
}} 122
199,570 € 1,250 &
8£ 2.14 aom
1€
1£6.5, buyers
10
$19, zalea
250
66 81274, boyars
83.33
20163
JOULE
b. 193
10
200
Co-s
National Back of Übinə, Limited... MARINE INSURANCES. Cunton Insurance Office Uo., Ld.....10,000 Ghica Traders' Innrance Co., L1..324,000) $ North-Ohma Insurance Co., La...... 5,00 £ Straite Insurance I 30,000 Unton Insurance Society, L. 10,00 3 Yangtze Ingarucoe Association, Ld. 8,00
PIKE INJUKANDIN.. Obina Fire Insurance Co., Ld........ 20,000 Hongkong Fico laurassa Co., Id... 8,000/
DOUR:
STEAMBOATS Obtus and laatia 5. S. Co., Ird........ 5,000) Dugglaz Sostenip Jo, Limited..... 20, 0003 HR. U. mud AL Steamboat On., Ed (30, Dej Lado-China. N. Company, Lamitujú0,000 2 Uhina Matuni 8. N. Uo.....120,00€.
5 Do.
(Dow Ina). 20,0ж{# Ohios Sugar Company, Limited 20,00 Luton Sager Company, Limited, ...) 7,00|3
WHARVES.
RANKISEIZES,
43. & Kor. Wharf & Godown Co. 30,000/$ Wangbai Warehouse and Storage 1 2,80Lis
Company Limited."
LAND AND BUILDING.
Hongkong Land insessment and 159,00
Agensy Company, Limited. Kowloon Land and Building Dom-
B, CO
pany, alfinhoking Humpacoys' Estelo & Finance Co...[26,40 $ Woot Point Building Co., Limited.. 12, 50||||
IRAMWAYL
HE. High-Level 1 Tramways Co., Ld. | 1,2503.
MISING
2013
50 $240
1068140, sellers
1001
2000, mollers
250 597, sellers
12, ali 250 % prm.
50 all 74, ez div.
Б
all (808), colloca 16/4 1837 10 ali 1860, buyers
£7,10, bufors 180.18, bagers
*) £2.15, bayera
– 10 ||| sŭ -1168, bayers
100 896 ez diy,, salas
50-all: 207
100 871, bayara
100 6874, sellera
6.98 $17
10 11 129.25
50% +4820
9437,50,
[bappre
100 all 8106, ex div., bayara
5
2
4 a 84.25, buyers
Jeloba Mining & Trading Co., Ld...[40, 000)3 Now Punjam Mising do., Id.... 50,000 Pr.ferenda shaze..... 30,000 Great Eastock and Caledonia 18.000
Gold Mining Co. L08,UDUS Suciété Francaise der Unc-15,004 Fos. 600
nages du Tonkin.............
Now Balmoral Gold M'ing Co., Ltd. 50,000
Proforensa ahares.... 76, 0018.
58. sellers
59
21182.80
$140, sellars
f $1.40, antiore
D
47
19
Baab Aunt. Gold Mining Co., Ld... Olivera Frashold Mines, Ltd.......
€
▲ 15,000))))
823000
$0,000
7,60-
FLANTING, ETO,
China-Borneo Company, Led.
B. G. Brown & Co., Limited. in lig. 6,000 1
HOTELS, EIO.
Hongkong Hotel Company, Lt...... 12, DDGS-
DISPENSARIES.
A. 5. Watson & Co., Limited......... 60,000 $
LIGHTING,
K and China Gas Co., Limited... 7,000g. Hongkong Electric Co., Limited....30,000
BRICK AND EASHT,
MISCELLANEOUS.
Green Lalaad Demetzt Qu., Ind. .......... $0,000}@-
Cell' Asbestos Esatorn Agency, l
10,00 Campbell, bloors & Co., Edmited.......... 1, 2008 Ged.
Fenwick & Co., Limited. ...... 6,00 Hongkong Bakery Company, Ld. Hongkong Dairy Farm 00.
80
10,000
Hongkong Joe Company, Limited........ 5,00v)* B'kong Ropa Mannmetery Co., s. 6, 001
1 $170, meliora
118/1027, buyers
2 $5.00, mellors
and, ulle
-1004
60 all 83, bayım
all$13, sellern
10 all $120
.LL
$29
1) 8140
16 10 35 Call 88
rsd
|| 2. all :: 1:07, voliera
100
Hongkong botton Spinning Co., Ld. 10,000 Ewo Cotton Spinning and Way 10,000 1 10
ing Co
Cotton
International ytimeƒ| Jag Co., Lt, wo icon sting
all8204; ez dir.
932 10. T. 100, allora
MEC – 10, 000T, 10 Ks10 Th 110, bayare
and Wearing On, Irds attendin Carmichael & Joy L
- 65, 000/19a 16. | fix30 fm 110, #5218M -
9,000
S
Soy Chas Cotton Eginning Co., Milan 1,000) 1m 300 Zás 80% 372, 605
• Founder's sharon
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