HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION:
HEAD OFFICE; HONGKONG.
Authorised Capital
880,000,000 Issued and Fully Paid ap... $20,000,000
Boudrvo. Fichdi:-~~
Sterling......£4,500,000
Silver 27,000,000
Boaorro Liability of
Proprietors
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
HEAD, OFFICE: HONGKONG, I 10. Dem Youx Road Central Hongkong: Authorized Capital maka9,$10,000,000 Paid-Up Capital
5,000,000 1,200,000 Reserve Fund
Balarla
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-
"Manlin Saigon
Bonbay
Melbourne, San Francisco
Cainitta
· Nagaanki · Seattle.
Canten
New York, Semarang
$20,000,000
Halphong
Ounka
Shanghal
Honoluki PITTS
Blog pors
Peking
Sonrabaya
Tulpany
Takyo
COURT OF DIRECTORST
Hon Mr. DiG. M. Bernard-Chairman
Hon. Mr. A. O Lang,
W, H. Beil, Kaq)
A Hi Comins, Waq,
W. L. Pattanden, 21
P.Holzok Err
Deputy Okairman
17. A, Plummet, E1qk
zl., Kas
H.P. Whisliq, G. 3. Young, Ente CHIEF MANAGER:
A. H. BARLOW, Esq.
Maunger: Shanghai-G. H. STITT, Esq.
LONDON BANKERS, Westminster Bank, Ltd..
Kobe Kowloon Penang London
Rangoon
Correspondents th ofths of the world
Tlantain
all principal
Evory description of Banking, and granted on approved securities.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to let
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 22nd May, 1926;
THE CHARTERED BANK OF CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in INDIA, AUSTRALIA. & CHINA.. LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED DEPOSITS received for one year or shorter periods in Local Currency and Sterling on terms which will be quoted on application.
Hongkon 21at April 1996..
4
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK THE bane of the above Bank 11
sondnoted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAT BANKING GOR PORATION. Bules may be obtained! on application.
INTEREST on deposita la salonlated
on the lowest balance during each com. pleted Calendar Month at 3 per cent.. per annum. Should there be no balanos. Do any day in a month no interest will be allowed for that month.
Depositors may transfer at their
aption. Balance of $100 or more to the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK
to bo placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at DURRENT RATES!
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL,
CHARTIR, 1858..
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON,
THE CHINA MAIL.
COMMERCE AND FINANCE
HONGKONG IMPORTS
General Chamber of Commerce Report.
JETRALIAN COAST
*Lines
($100,000,000 SPE
TUESDAY, MAY
ABROAD: BY
HONGKONG TIDE
- The tide tabin given below haa
been obtained by aid of the Tides,
Washington, TREASURY NOTES PROFITS
April 28 The predicting Machine, which I United States bought more than The following announcement was $100,000,000 worth of commodities sludes: 40 components for the better When the privilege of issuing er and 10s, notes le transferred, from sued in London on March 22 on from each of 18 countries last prediction of tides, from the the Treasury to the Bank of behalf of the British passenger American world trade in 1928 observations, taken at the Esulang Year according to an analysis of sult of the analysis of the tidal England the Government has pro-lies running to Australia:-- made public to-day by the Chamber ton of Dr. Doborck during the The current issue of the Eong-visionally decided to make the
tidak observatory under the direo- kong General Chamber of Com transter a year hence how will Under the Australian Navigation Commerce of the United States years 1887, 1889, and 1889 merce report gives the following the profits be allocated? Act, which came into force in July. The countries which sold the most
The timos and heights are givant to the United States during last for Kanlung; but they may be used Very handsome profts in relief 1921, British ships were precluded year wore Canada, Great Britain, for the Victoria Naval yard and relative to imports
of taxation, have accrued in the pass from the Treasury note Issues: from carrying coastal passengers Japan, Straits Settlement, Cuba, Aberdeen, the differences botas These are the amounts carried to between the ports of the Common France, British India, the Philip The times of high-and low-water
Brazil, Mexico, China, Germany very small the Exchequer from this source in wealth, except on conditions which pine Islands and Italy Financial Year. recent years:~~~
have proved to be prohibitive of their doing so. The resultant re- striction of travelling facilities on markets in 1926 were fireat Britain, change of current, the coast has, however, proved so Canada, Germany, France and phenomena being quite distinct. embarrassing that an amending || Japan.
May 21 to 37, 1926,
Cotton Piece Goods and Fancy Cotton Goods-There is a decided
Profits...
The analysis discloses that must not be considered to colmolde America's
with the times of slack-witer: and five leading export.
the two
HIGH WATER Gows Face
Standard
耳か Standard
Times
Times EL
7 8 4.8 11 11 48
4 185.0
Exchange business transacted Loans improvement in the tone of our market with numerous offers for various kinds of spring fancies, 4" 1924-25, 27,370,000 few smal lots being confirmed on 1923-24 ...... 6,440,000
1922-23 account of the better exchange
13,840,000 3921-22 V.......... 7- 17,050,000€ rate obtainable. Sales are report. These profits arise from the fact Act has now been passed and a Crude rubber stood Arat on the
DAFT ed of Shadow Stripe Taffetas, and that the sume which the Treasury Proclamation issued by the import commodity liat in 1928 with coloured Stripe Taffetas. A few has received in exchange for its Governor-General giving liberty to raw silk coffee and cane sugar
Yay note issues have been mainly in-British ships of not less than 10,000 occupying second, third and fourth small sales of whites to Outport vested in interest-bearing securitona gross and of a speed not less places respectively. In 1024, the Fri 11 dealers have been confirmed ties.
than 15 knots to carry passengers Importation. of crude rubber wat Manchester reports a slightly For instance, there are at pra. between the ports of Hobart, fourth on the list. Crude rubber. Sat. 21 m-7 134.8 m 0.3 La firmer market, but will be closed sent, $207,726,098 of Treasury notes Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne Including latex, with a value of
& 00010 88 outstanding. Against part of this from March 8 up to, May this year $429,705,000 advanced 148.6 per San. 13 m 7 14 5.1 m 057 18 for one week for the Whitsuntide the Treasury holda £56,250,000 of without their being deemed to en- cent over the figure for 1924, or Mos. 3 m 7 35.8m 17 18 Holidays. Latest cotton quota Bank of England notes and 28,550,- rage, in the constal trade. The an increase of 1255,474,000. Tho
160 3,6 tions to hand are those of the 19th 000 of silver coin. These tear no in companies concerned are now coa actual quantity increased by The 33 7. 43. 8:0 inst. Eg. Sakel. 16.85d Mid., Amterest, but the remaining 6384 sidering whether they can so ad: 138,638,000 pounds or about 21 per wid., 280 9 9.5
m. 188.9 8:15.08 2019 "Spot" 10.31d."
926,008: known as the "duciary" just their arrangements as to avail cent of Cotton Yarn-There is no part of the issue, has been invest themselves of such a limited re-
"The value of cane sugar Imported Thor 37 m 8 3 7.0 SF 2.1 change to report since our lasted in interest-bearing securities.
9 S49.30 al 13-
A trifling business has been put
laxation for such a limited period. fell about $117,505,000.
$2.48 349 08: through at a decline of $2 to $4 per bale. Nominal quotations are as follows:-No. 108. $145/160. No. 12s. $755/170. No. 162. $180/136. No. 208. $190/196.
Paid-up Capital
£3,000,000 Reserve Fund Promenama „£4,000,000 Ruerza. Liability of 120-
priators we;000,000:
FÖREIGN EXCHANGSï and General Banding: basiness: transactedi.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year or shorter period at rates which will be quoted on application.
u
A. E. FERGUSON,
Manager.
Hongkong, 18th April;, 1958,-*-
行銀膺工法中
For the Hosezone & Bar BANQUE FRANCO CHINOISE
BANKING CORPORATION,
A BARLOW,
Chind Meïnga,
Hongkong, 7th January 1926.
BANQUE DE L'INDO.CHINE.
HEAD OFFICE:
60, Boulevard Hausenian,, Paris.
Subscribed! Capita). ... Fra. 72,000,000100: Paid-Up Capital. Frs.. 88,400 000.00 Reserve Fund .................... Frs. 59;667;299.54
Bangkok Batrahang
Fort-Bayard:
BRANCHES..
Harioi Aangkoog
Mengtze Koumes:
Canton
Dijbouti
Haiphong.. Bankow
Peking
xpecta
Pro-Penh
BANKERS:
Ponikcherry Baigon
Shanghal
Bingspor
Tenta
Tonrane
Yanninfu
IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte: de aria; Oredit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris et. das: Paya-Bas; Credit Industrielat Commercial Societe Generale”
IN LONDON: The National Provincial & Union Bank of England;. Lidij, Comptoir Ancional d' Escompte de Paris; Orodji kronnala: IN NEW YORK: JP Morgan & Co.. French Armarion Banking Corporation; Guaranty Frost Co. of New York.
Interont allowed in Current. Aosotuts and Fixed Deposim perording to arrangeBSDL.
Every description of Banking and Exchange Boala tranacted
A LECOT,
Matagr. Hongkong, 11th December, 1923.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPLI.
İNETHERLANDS TRADING: SOCIETY;):
P
HTARLIKEND 1894. Homerome: Hramon Hartinmm. 1908,
Authored Capital 17. 150,000,000 £12,500C Prid-Up Capital....,G, 80,000,000 & 1,566,67€
pour l'e
Commerce or L'Industrie (Incorporated by Framen)"
5. Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong.
HEAD OFFICE:: 74. Exu: #4: Lazara,
Park
❤
course, on the amount of notes in The annual profit depends, of issue and the rate of interest obtained on the securities
Precedent of 1844 5
Arrivals 2,000 bales. Shipments 1844 it was provided that the Bank Ender the Bank Charter Act of nil Sales 500 bales Unsold of England should pay to the Gov- stocks. 9,500 Sales, Bargains ernment the profite fleas expenses) 2,000 bales..
Woollens-Market duik.
Raw Cottons. No business to report.
doing.
Metals-Market dull, nothing
Sundries-Local stocks
ful
on any additional fiduciary issues 009 maximum then in of bank-notes beyond the £34,000- force.. Through the lapse of private bank- Best Birloin note issues the fiduciary issue of Bank of Engand notes has plenti-been increased to £10,750,000, and In 1924-25 the Bank paid the Exchequer £206,231 on account of
the proats of issue."
Sugar-Market quiet.. Saltpetre-Stocks 14,000 bags. In absence of Interior inquiries ....... Fra 20.000.000-market remains very dull and Boere. Fr11160.000,- quiet.. Spesis Working Capital... Er 50,009,000,
Capfull.......
V BRANCHES Parla
Marseliled Lyou Baigan
Haiphong Hanoi Peking Shanghai Mientia Canton
Hongkong+
BANKERS:
FRANCE Societe Generale,
Bamp
Nationale de Credit, Banque de Paris et dés: Payı: Bas. LONDON:- Midland Bank La
NEW YORK Irving. Bank Columbra
Trust Co.
Every descriptia of Banking and Exchange Business Transacted. Corre- 'spondents throughout the world.
A. ROLLIN, Manager.
Hongkong, ist December, 1925.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (TAIWAN GINKO).
Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1898.
Flous. Stocks: About 550,000; market dull; quotations: Amer ic'am Patent $4.30, per sack: American Straight $345, per sack: American Cut off $8.45. (per sack Shanghai Flour None, Australian No. 1 $3.50, per sack Canadian Cut-off $3.10, per Rack.
KOBE SILK MARKET.
Fukuf Habulae.
The quiet business noted on April 26 continues in Fukual habutae, The same firmness is maintained, about 400 pieces being arranged at an advance of 10 sen in some weights. The pine brand is offering as follows:-
Momme. 27-in.
36 in.
Y15.20
Y14.80
61⁄2
14.40
15.00
7:
14.60
14.45
7%
14.25
8.
14.60
14.00
8
19.95
Captial Subscribed Capital! (Paid-up)
............ Yun 45,000,000) Yen 89,375,000
9
14.00
1:0
14.10
12
15.00
HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh,, Formösa.
BRANCES;
JAPAN:-Tokyo, Yokohama,
Osaka
HONGKONG MARKET PRODUCE.
now
མ
Prime Gut Corned Boat
This applies, of course. only to bank-notes of 35 and over, as the Bank of England has at present no power to issue smaller notes.
If however; this provision as to profits were extended to the £1 and 106 notes to be transferred to the Bank, then all the profts, after paying for the cost of making and administering the notes, would go to the Government and the Bunk's stockholders would receive no additional profits from the pri vilege of issuing £1 and 108. notas:
Since 1922 the Bank stock holders have received dividends at the rate of 12 per cent. per annum on the Bank's capital of £14,555,000.
THE PACIFIC AND AMERICAN
TRADE.
Addressing the fourth annual convention of the Pacific Foreign Trade Council at San Francisco recently Mr. John E. Barber, vice- president of the First National Bank. of Los Angeles, suggested means for furthering foreign trade. through Pacife Coast. financing.
Mr. Barber said in part
Breast
Soup Steak
Steak Striefn Sausager Bullock' Brains.
צי
APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.
Butcher Meat. :
Tongus, fresh.. Tengus, corned Head
Feart Hump, Salb Feet
Kidneys
*Tall
Liver"...
Tripe Calves' Head & Fost.. Matton Chop
Leg 'Shoulder
Saddle
Pig's Chillings
Brains Fort
April 28, Juho, Junej, 1928: 1918. 1934.
Clo. Ct. Cli
·12
1597 24
:87 238 12- 87: 23 12 22
87 24
20 .20 18.
180 20 18 22
80 86 23: 30%
37 24
yer set 18
each 80
20. •-12
Chickand Capone; Small
Capons, Large:
Duck.
DOTSE
Eggs, Hen (cooking)....
Eggs, Hen (fresh); Fowls, Canton Fowls, Hainan... GOSED
·Pigeons, Canton
Holhow
Turkeys, Cock Turkeys; Hen
50
60
60
**$1.00
-$1.20
In 24
18 14:
28.
J
20 cách 1 10 12%
18
Falpe Pheasant
10 15
19. $25 20 201
Partridges
Ib 27 18 14:
1067
set $1.20 $1.00 $2.00
16.
Applas California)
Bananas (bride's)
Carambola
Poultry.
"April 28, Juno, June
新鮮類盛
1926 1918 1914.
Cts. Ct Cta
Ib.. đã 30: 81
27
45:
28
30
"
50, 28
30
24. - 22
21
oach 30. #2 *
per dos.. 38.
£8
17:
48 25
***
80 Hi
38. 24
321
45:
2424
•
...
·32) 24 24
each: 80 30
из
28
86. 31 45
D28
Ib, 70
esch
pair
Fruits.
55 23:
26 28
52 24
50
40.
Almonde
15.
67
$5
Por not. 3
Ib. 2018
金山洋車 李山香蕉
23
24
15.
40 18 18
19
Head 'Heart
13.
24 20
Cocolanta
each 12.
20, 10
+
sach 15 10.
10:
Lemons, China 7.
Ib.. 167
· Kidneys
8
Lamons (America)
each
H
Hver
152
80
24
Licheon, Dried
35
25
42 25
28-
Oranges (Canton)
新會辭種、
Oranges
23 27
21
14 10
12
3
eAct 16
Pork Chop
Leg
Loin
"
Fat: or Lard Sheep's Head & Feet..
"
Heart
Kidney!
Liver
Sucking Pigs; to
The total foreign trade of the United States for 1925 was in ex- cess of $9,000,000,000 the greatest Kaga Habutae...
year since 1920, and over twice Trading in Kaga babutae is of the total for 1918. The value of Kobe, a hand-to-mouth character owing the foreign trade of the Pacific Suet,, Beef FORMOSA: Giran, Kag, Karenko, to heaviness experienced in raw Coast for 1926 was in excess
Keelung Makong Nanto, Shin-silk futures. The volume of bust $900,000,000 or about 10 per cent. Veal Taichu, Tainan, Takao, ness in small dimensions is, within of the country's total; in 1924 it
en, Heito, Taito
800 pieces. Current quotations on averaged 11 per cent but in 1914 CHINA: Shanghai, Hankow Amoy the Pine brand and conference only 5 per cent. The significant
Foochow, Bwatow, Canton, OTHERS: Hongkong. Singapore, price, in parenthesis, established point to observe here is that whi
Soerabaya, Semarang, Batavia, on April 26 in Kanazawa are given Bombay, London, New York, below:- Calcutta.
Bare Fund... 30,456,361 3 1710 Special Reserves...G.. 92,650,000 $ 1,888,320) |***
HEAD OFFICE:---Amsterdamu.. HAFTEEN HEAD OFFICE:-Batavia.
Bandjermal
Calentia
Djokjakarta
Kota Kadja Padang
Botterda
Flugspore
BRANCHES:
Bandowng Bombay
Chibon Dies bet
The Hague Kob
Macamar
Palembang
Pontianak
Medus Prologu
Bangoon
Ramarang Shangial
Bourabia Boerakarta (Fate, Tilstja
Walteredin
LONDON BANKERS: National Provincial Bank, Ltd. Correspondenta, all over the world, BANKING BUSINESS. OF EVERY.
DESCRIPTION.
J. C. MAASSEN,
Acting Manager. Hongkong, 19th March, 1928:
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE
BANK LTD.
Established 1880.
Capital (full paid-up) Ten 100,000,000 Reserva Fand
Yan 86,500,000
Head Ofer:-YOKOHAMA, Branches and Agencies at?
istavia.
#ombay.
Buenos Ayri
Calcutta.
Cuzitio
Changekus.
Dairen (Dalny),
Newchwang
New York
Osaka.
Peking. Rangoon Rio de Imsiro.. Saigon.
Fangtien (Möiden);": San Francisco.
Kariburg.
Kankow.
Honolulu.
Seattle.
• Semarang.
Shangha
London
Singapor Sosrabaya Tientata
Los Angeles..
LONDON BANKERS:
London County Westminster and
Parr's Bank
The Barkha Correspondante in the Commemin.!! Debt the European Continent, Russia, M churia, Taingtae, Japan, Indo-China, Hlai, India, Philippindi, Jara, Afrion, da
Intereel alowed on Durent Accounts, and Fixad Deporte strate which will be quoted on applies. 40ப்பு,
T. TAKAGI-
Momine.
414
in the 10-year period the country's trade doubled in value, our share Barbel 28 in. 27.in. 36 in the Pacific Coast's share of it rem Y14.80 Y14.60 Y14.36 quadrupled in value. "Mons
Canton Fresh: (14.30) (14.20) (13.90) We are, because of our position,
Water Fish: 14.60 14.00: 14.10 especially interested in Asiatic Cap. 14.80 14.00 14.00 trade. From 1910 to 1914 5% per Catfla (13.80) (18.70) (18.50) cent of American exports went to Codish 14.10-1410 75.80 Asia in 1924 over 11 par cent. Crabe 13.90 -14.30 13.70 went there. From 1910 to 1914 Cattia-Fis (12.80) (18.70) (13.40) about 15 per cent. of American im- Dab. 14.30 · 14.20. 13.60 ports were of Asiatic origin in Daca 14:40 14.20-18.80 1924 26 per cent were Asiatic. Dog Fiab (13.70) (18.70) (13,40) For 1924 America's most valuable E, Cor
14:00: 13,30 18:50 imports were in the order of their Pongee
importance, sugar, raw silk, coffee, There was a rush of business crude-rabber and newsprint paper, fro THE BANK OF CHINA, at the lant hour. A drop The Pacific handles her share of
HONGKONG BRANCH:
44
5:
Manager.
54
514
3., Des Youx Road Central Hongkong, 7th May, 1926.
of 30 sen in the Pine brand, red all these commodities The stamp, spot, in Fuku sent down Washington customs distrlet (Specially Authorised by Presidential prices, business closing with handled over one half-of the silk Mandate of the Republic of China turnover of 2,000 pieces at prices $206,000,000 out a total of
on the 22nd of November, 1917). dropping from Y5.65 to Y5.45. On $328,000,000,
valua Authorised Capital $60,000000.00 April 27 the Pine brand exports of the Unite
States were Paid-up Capital
118,318,800.00 Borys Fund
9/118.11 red stamp, was offering at the cotton, petroleum, wheat and not
common price of Y5.40, which was in chinery and manufactures. The turned down by 5 sen. At this Pacifo handled about 400 pieces changed hands: pf the cotton, Buyers are for, business if prices of the pati turn more in their favour, Hance wheat and one the steadiness maintained in the
a market
HEAD OFFICE: PERING. A
HONGKONG” BRANCH: 15.6, Quem's Boad CentralG Branches and Sub-branche: all over China and Correspondents in Europe, America, and other parts of the world London Banka:-The National Provin
Ottawa Ont
dianis
· After 6,000 lbs. turned pyor in so far. Al
cial and Union Bank of England, Ltd optional business on the basis The Guaranty Trust Company of New Y1,550 for Atama (X Best) New York Bankerst - The Irring denier, on April 26, the mar
York
A National Bank
quiet on discouragin
The Equitable Trust Company of New New York.
-Yorker
Inlarost allowed on
and Fixed Deposits Tan
Inturent Alored on Ourrent Accounts. 1 livary durer
› Deposita received for Brad varlode as MAKE TEENSA
mins to be bbtained; an
Hongkong, 11th March 1928-
served and
vious terma
The outlook vis mons Cons
Fish.
each 12
15 12 10 .60 -281-255
25 26 22
83 20 18 502824
86 208 19 20 20
Pears (Canton)
Peralmmone, Large
Planti
Pamelo, Star.
Walnuts
Grapes
Artichokes
Beanse, Sproat,
»Long
Best Root Bitter Squash Brinjals, Green:
Vegetables, &c
C Cabbage, Chinore.
*** (Shanghai) Cane Shoots, bunch Caulinowar (Large)
Carrota
(Small)
-Calary, Chinese "Chillas, Dried"
10
.:8:
18. 1018
30
Curry Stu
Wa
Rød
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