HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
HEAD OFFICE; HONGKONG
Authored Capitst $50,000,000,
Land and Fully Paid up... 20,000,000 Bosorval Fundi:--
Sterling...... 4,800,000 Silver 2.847,000,000
Reserve Lisbility of Proprietor.
820,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS! -. D. GM.. Bornard, Eng-Chairman Hon Mr.A. O Lang, - Deputy Chairman WE Ball, Eaqu
A Plummer. Kaqi. AHL. Compton, Eaqu: MC: 19. Washi; Man.
Mr.P.H.Holyoak H. P. White, Esq. W... Fattenden, Kio. FG, M. Young, Faq
CHIEF MANAGERI
A. H. BARLOW, Esq.
Manager:: ShanghaṀ~G; E. STTTT) Kag,
LONDON BANKEĖS. „ Westminster Bank, Ltd.
CUBRENT ACCOUNTS opened' in LOCAL CURRENCY And FIXED DEPOSITS received for one: YOLY CZ shorter perioda in Local Currency and Sterling on terms which will be quotedi, onapplication
Hongkong, 27th February, 1998;
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
THE business of the above. Bank is
THE BANK OF EAST
ASTA LIMITED
'HEAD" "OFFICE), HONGKONG, iDon Værn Road Central, Tang
Authorized Capital... $10,000,000. Falding) Capital ana Reserve Fund (1928)}!!!!
DIRECTORS+.
(000)
Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow-Chalaman. Fong Ping Shan Mok Ching Kong" Li Koon Chun. Wong Tan Tong P. K. Kwok Enyah Tai
Ng Ching Lak: » Kan Ying Po
CHINA MAT
ERCE AND FINANCE.
(From Our Own Corresponde
Fukkat(Kongmoon, March 23. The price of rice up-country has FORE WAI Ting Chan Ching Shakbeen rising steadily as river trans Every description of Banidag, and Exchange business transacted. Long port has been suspended because of rranted on approved: securities." piratical activities at the entrance
·SAFE: DEFÒSIT BOXES, to lat
channelAt Pakkai, superior KAN TONG, PO,
Chief Manager.
Hongkong, 8th February, 1923...
行銀商工法中
BANQUE ¦¦FRANCO.CHINOISE pour le
Commerce at LIndustria (Incorporated in France)
6; Chatør: Bbadį, Victoria, Hongkong,.
HEAD OFFICE: 74.. Rus Bt. Laxers, Paris:
oondhatod by the HONGKONG! Capital ATA AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORRITO
... F# 26.000.000
F11150.000,
FORATION. Rules may be obtained Special Working Capital... Fts 50.009.000 on application..
INTEREST on deporte is siculated
Do the lowest balance during each com. pleted Calandar Month at 3 per cent.. per annum. Should there be no balance: on any day in a month no laterest, will be allowed for that month,
Depósitors may transfor at shor option Balance of $100 or more to the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT: ab CURRENT RATES
For the HordoNG & SHANGWAI BANKING CORPORATION, A. E. BARLOW,
Chief Manager.
Hongkong, 7th January 1926:
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
HEAD OFFICE:
·00), Bonlevard Haussman, Paris: Inscribed: Capital Ers. 72,000,000:00 Fald-Up Capital ... Fr. 88,400,000.00 Busarre, Fond we.... Fr2.69,587 283.5
BRANCHES::
Hannt Hongkong
Bangkok Bat
Dihaull
Mongtze
Noumen.
Eanton:"
Fort Bayard
Papeate
Haiphong
Peking
Hankow
Phom Penh.
» KANKERS:
Pondicherry Falgon Blinnglis
Hincmporer
Tientaln Touret Yannapft:
IN FRANCE Comptoly National d'Escompte: de aria; Credit. Lyonnais Banque de Paris at Paya Ba Orofit Industriel et Commerciall Boulele Cenerala..
IN LONDON: The Nations Provincial & Union Bank of England, Ltd. Comptoir Nationald Racompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co. noki American Banking Corporation;
Guaranty Trust Co. of New York.
Interest allowed mument Account and Fixed Depoata scoording to arrangement..
Every description of Banking and Erehange Baal transacted:
MA LECOT'
Manager. Hongkong. 11th December, 1925,
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ.
(NETHERLANDS. TRADING: SOCIETY,)
ESTABLEROCKY 1894). Hongkong BraMON KOPANELIím: 1906: "
Authorised Capital: 1.350,000,000) £12 500,00 Paid-up Capital...G 80,000,000 6,556,814 Reserve Fund.G. 20,636,861 2 171MM Special Eva...G. 23,600,000 £1,388,53
HEAD OFFICE:-Amsterdam. EASTERN HEAD OFFICE: Batavia..
BRANCHES: Bandiermain Bandowng Bombay Calcutta
Charlbon Djember Djokjakarta
Kota-Radia Padang
Rotterda
Penang
Singapore Engal
The Hague Kobe
Macar Modan
Palembang Pacalongan Paullanak Bangoon Samtrang
Shinght!
Sporabala Boerakarta (Bol Tilintap Weltevreden
LONDON BANKERS:— National Provincial Bank, Ltd. Correspondents all over the world. BANKING BUSINESS OF AVERY DESCRIPTION.
Paris
BRANCHES
Lyon Balcon Hiphong Hanoi Pekinganghal Canton Longkong,
Tiental
BANKERS: FRANCE Boolete Generale, Banque Nationale de Credit, Banque de Paris st das Paya: Bas. LONDON:- Midland Bank Ltd.. NEW YORK:— Irving Bank Columbɔɔ,
Trust Co.
Every descriptica of Banking: 'andi Exchange Business Transacted. Curre spondiente" throughout the worldı. “
A ROLLIN Kataga.. Hongkong, at Desember, 1935..
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL, CHARTIN, 1855..
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up Capital
.£9,000,000: Reserve Fund £4,000,000 -Rezerve Liability of Pro-
prietors!............£3,000,000.
FOREIGN EXCHANG and General Bancng busineaur transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTY opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year or shorter period at rates which will be quoted on application.
PhA H. FERGUSON,
Manage Hongkong, 15th April 1925.
@qualities are sold at $12.50 per
picul..
14
Exchange on subsidiary coins" (Canton silver), for Hongkong banknotes, is 25 per cent. premium. Wood fuel is $1.60 per picul and korosine of, a very poor quality la sold at 34 par bin (all Chinese |currency},
PRICES CURRENT.
Chamber of Commerce Report.
Flour Market::
Stock: About 660;000: sucks... Market Quotations: American Patent, $4.25 per aack; American Cut off, $3.45 per sack: Shanghai Straight, $3.50 per sack; American Flour, $3.36 per sack; Australian No. 1, $850 per sack; Canadian Cut off, $2.95 per sack
Cotton Piece Goode,
Our Market has ruled quiet-in al directions and the only sale of importance reported is one of low. quality Black Venetians, for which an exceptionally cheap price was. nccepted.
E: Sakel. has declined to 15.35d whilst Mid Am. "Spot" is nominal- ly unchanged at 9.962,
Cotton Yarn
CHARLES, FONTZ.
Charles Ponzi the Boston Anance "wizard" who served a prison torm after Ms dream of millions burab in 1920, has been indicted in cormaction
Contri
HO
www.high in- the better
from the re-
vels of the tiďal
S
number oś welcome? Clyde shipyards have Boon nounced in the past week. Blythswood Shipbuilding Company,
as, taken at the Kaulung of Scotetoun, have obtained from
and 12 knots speed, will re- tidak servatory under the dire Messrs Furness, Whithy and Co present certain day antation of Dr. Daberak during the of London, an order for four twin carried out as a result of experience Fears 1887, 1888, and 1899 screw Diesel-engined vessels,, each with the earlier ships, and they The times and heights are given 400ft, in length, 60ft, in Breadth, will be propelled by Harland and for Laulung but they may be used of 10,000 tons deadweight, and 18 Wolff-Burmeister and Wata-engines for the Victoris Naval yard and knots speed. The tween, decks of of about 1,750 lihip, made at the Aberdeen the differences baing the vessels will be insulated builders Diesel Engine Works in very amall throughout and refrigerating Glasgow. They will be generalThe times of high and low-water machinery will be installed for the cargo vessels, with very limited must not be considered to coincide supply of hot ale. The propalling passenger accommodation
with the times of slack-water and machinery will consist in each case It is also stated that the change of current, the two of two sets of eight-oylinder Har-Admiralty have placed the contracts phenomena being quite distinct. land and Wolff-Burmeister and for the four river gunboats provid March 26 to April, 1, 1926, - Wain Internal combustion engines. ed for in the programme of rew Those will be made and installed construction decided upon in July.
DATE HIGH WATER LOWE Water by Messrs. John G. Kincaid and Co., last with Mesars Yarrow and Co Greenock.
Scotstoun. Five vessels of the type are contemplated but the Afth vessel is not to be laid down until 1923-29
Messrs. Harland and Wolf have received from Mastra. M'Andrews and Co. orders for five ships come what similar in size and type to the
F
Standard
mea
Tri
Bat.
Standard Timeas
18 ma 14.72 19
7.69 6.1 13
97 ma 148m ke=
8 335, 8:43 17 10
an 18 m 931013823
9 81 8618;& 35.3m 3.28
11.4.
"Pinzon" and the "Pizarro," which In Kenya I was impressed by Messrs. William Beardriore and the great possibilities for trade. Mon. Col built at Dalmair in 1923 for It seemed to me that newmarkets the same owners." and they and fresh needs to every kind Tues 30 m 91 56 5 4 1.8 with his racont. real estate oporations are intended for the same serwera continually springing up Wed.. 31 m 10. 17 m $239,|| 1,9+
Liverpool! Duke of York at British Indus and Spanish porta. The tries Fair luncheon at Birming Thurs 1 m 10 15 8.15r 1
10475.9,415 18 "Pinzon and the "Pizarro ham
In Florida..
STEELPLATE PRICES,
Standard Mimimum Now Fixed.
11
(Reuter's Service.)
London, March 29. Steelplate Manufacturers has de
The Association representing the cided to fix a standard minimum price for steelplates in consequence re-competition.
of the ruinous rosult of recent
The position of our market mained unchanged and no sale of any importance has been effected during the fortnight under review.
Nominal quotationa follows-
аге
No. 108. $1667175.. No. 12. $170/135. No. 16. $185/190. No 20s. $100/200.
4
It is understood the new export price is £7 per ton.
IRISH LINEN.
Belfast Market Report.
February 17.
vice-that:
Beef Sirloin
between
HONGKONG MARKET PRODUCE.
APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.
Poultry.
Butcher Meat.
March 25, June, June,
1926, 1918 1914.
Cta Cia Cl
C
3724 12
Chicken
Prime Chi
87-23 12:
胶牛肉”
Capone, Small
23
Capona, Large
24
22
Duck
18
Daven
Eggs, Hen (cooking)
Corned "Roust
Breast
Soup
Steak.
Steak Sirloin
"Sausages
Flax. There is no change to re Bullock's Brains pert in the Irish markets during Barthe past fortnight, as the marketa
Arrivals 1,200 bales. Shipments. nil Sales 500 bales.data
Unsold stocka 6,300, bales gains 3,300 bafes.
THE MIDDLEMAN.
Curbing His Activities.
Te meet the middleman problem which is irritating Australia" much
the same as it does, the United
have been well supplied and value: remained ateady. There are signs, however that at the end of March the bulk of the fibre will be market- ed. The dispute in Courtrai has
terfered with business for. Irish Inot yet been settled, and it has in-
Spinners.
вод
Eggs, Hen (fresh)
Fowls, Canton
Fowla, Hainan
March 25, June, Jund,
1928. 1918 1914.
Cta. Ct, Cla 48301 81 45 29 80
30.
Geese
(6060
Pigeons, Canton
Tongue, corned
$1,20
Turkeys
Ib. $1.20
Heart
Tark
Hump, Salt Fent
Snipe
Kidneys
Ltvar
-18: 10: 12 1510 25 20
Pheasan
Qua
28.
Tripe
States the Labour government of Continental Spinners have, how. Calves' Head & Fee New South Wales 1s sponsoring sever, continued buying in faltation Chop bill providing for the rigid restricts the domand Being. tion of agents dealing in farm produce..
For the lowest quality,
Latvian Fax.The Government The bill which has already pass are still covering their forward ed, the lower house of the legiala-ales. They have no fax in stock, ture and is expected soon to pass but would now be disposed to sell the upper house is aimed at the further bulk for delivery over THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. which are alleged to cause lower consuming centres, however, are various activities of the dealer March/April/May. Spinners in all (Taiwan Ginko.)
prices to the farmer and higher to acting very cautiously. the consumer.."
Incorporated by Special Imperial: Charter, 1899..
Capital Babscribed. Ten 45,000,000 Capital (Paid-up)....... Yan:89,875,000 HEAD OFFICE-Taipeh, Formosa.
BRANCHES!
JAPAN:-Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, FORMOSA: Giran, Kagi, Karako,
Osaka.
Keelung, Bokoto Nanto, Shta- chiku, Taichu, Tainan aka Tarasu, Toyen, Ealoh, Inltoh. CHINA-Shanghat, Hankow, Amoy,
Fooahow, Swatow, Canton. OTHERS: - Hongkong, Singapore Soerabaya Semarang, Batavia, Bombay, London, New York, Calcutta.
LONDON BANKERS: London County Westminster and
Parr's Bank
The Bank has Correspondents in the Commendat Centrip the European Contineat, in, ins charin Tsinaco, Japan Indokina, Wine, Indie, Interest allowed on Darrent Accounts, and Fixed Philippine Inina, Java, Africa, ko -Deporte at rates which will be quoted on appilam
tian
T. TAKAGI
Manager,
J. C.. MAASSEN,
Acting Managerüle Hongkong, 19th March, 1926..
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD.
Established 1880,
Capital (full paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fund....... You 86,500,000
Head Of: YOKOHAMA, Branches and Agencies at: Batavia.
Bombay Spancs, ATTI
Calcutta
Cantonm
Dairen (Dalny),
tien (Mukien),
Kankow
Honolulu
HONGKONG BRANCH:
3. Das Voeux Road Central. Hongkong, 1st November, 1925.
THE BANK OF CHINA.
行銀、國
(8pecially Authorized by Prísidential Mandate of the Republic of China
on the 22nd of November
Authorised Capital Fald-up Capital overvie Reserve Fond sors kumwaga
HEAD OFFICE: PERING
HONGKONG BRANCHE:
Branch: and Sub-hrane China and Correspond Ami
London
and other!
00:00
Atlonal Provin-
mal and Union Bask of England, Ltd.
41
Leg
Shoulder Baddle
Pigs Chitlinga
Braing
Faet み
27
Fry
Head
Heart
Kidneya Livery
Pork Chop
Leg
Loin
Fator
Kidneys Liver
Sucking Pigs, to
Esthonian Flax-Supplies keep Under the terms of the bill farm very moderate, and prices are produce agents are to be licensed actually dearer. Lithuanian-Some fidelity bonds with the government. quarter, and some further negotia and will be required to lodge, large decent business reported from this Within seven days of selling pro-tions still going on Prices firm Sheep's Head & Feet duce agents would be required to Soviet Flax-Nothing has been render a full account in writing done since the large bulk sale of to the farmer regarding the sale three weeks ago, but the position is of the produce. would have to be banked in a trust Foreign Spinners is still keen;
being watched All money banked by the agent Yarns While competition with Sust, Bear
Mutton inspection. Fraudulent accounting for an advance which in some cases account open bo government Belgian Spinners are now holding Yeal would render the agent liable to has been realised On the whole sentences would also be provided is concerned, shows an improve three years imprisonment. Jail business, so faràs quantity for destruction of marketable ment, but it is not possible as yet Barbe produce the apreading of false to get a corresponding Improvement rumours, forestalling, and the re-in prices. Stocks in hand of both Bale of produce within three miles Spinners and Weavers show a fur of the place of purchase.
ther decline.
THIS FI
Weavers-The better conditions reported last week continue. There are enquiries for considerable quantities of goods, which, if they materialise would sensibly help the market. Altogether there an steadier and more confident feeling
Merchants-Orders
being booked over pra
whole range of
Linens show least
Damaska, Towela,
Cambrica and Sheers, Hand
ad fancy-Linens are in goo
Rent:
TŁOW
the
hite
but
Per
1:81.00 $1.00
Almonda Apples California)
Bananas (bride's)
Carambola.. Cocoanuts Lemons, China Lemona (America)
Lichees, Dried Oranges (Cat
Oranges
Pears
Peanuta
Artichokes Beanse, Sprout
Fish.
Beet Root Bitter
Brinja
Fruits.
生栉蕉林携于
Vegetables, &c.
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