2
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Autherland Capital ngesommat $50,000,00
Jemund and Fully Paid up mom Renova Ponda
Berling
...€ 5.000 бXx3
$29,000,00
Silver ..........$14,000,000 Berta Libility of Propelatine $20,000,000
UEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS-
3. E. Brown, Eau.
Chair,
Bell, Esq. Duputy Chapman.
110. Mr. B. D. F. Beit.
A. H. Compton, Esq.
3. T. Jakaran, Bay,
B. Landur Luwie, Esq.
AMOY
BAXUECH
HATAVIA
BUNDAY
CALCUTTA
CAFTON
CREPOO
BOLOMBO
DAIKEN
POOCHOW HAPLONG
L. Pattonden, Eq.
7. E. Pearce, Esq.
A. Plummer, Eng
J. F. Warren, Esa.
Chief Mgr.
lon. Mr. A, C lynas.
BRANCHED:-
LONDON LYONS MALACCA SLANILA
SOURDEN
NAGASAKL
NEW YORK
PRHINO
PEMANG
RANGOON
אכילה
HAMBURG
SAN FRANCISCO
MANKUW
SUANGNAL
BARDIN
SINGAPORE.
SHIBADAYA
SUSIRI PATANI
BONDSEW
ILOILO
11
ROBE
KOWLOON
KUALA SEPUH
PIRIMIN
LUKKO
ISINGTAO YOKOHAMA
Currets Acouuuta opened is Local Ouzrun
and Fox Jegnate recited for us your tr
sbortor perinde Local Currency and terik
on term winch will to gooded on application. Bong Roug. 24th Max. 579.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853. HEAD OFFICE: LONDON. Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund
Reserve Liability of Proprie.
tors
£3,000,000
£4,000,000
:£3,000,000
KUALA LUMPUR
KUCHING
HADRAS
MEDAN
Agencies and Branches:
ALOR PAR
(Malay Beater)
AMRITSAR
BANGKOK
BATAVIA
BOMBAY
CALCITTA CANFON
CAWEPORE CEBU
COLOMAO
DAIREN (Dalny
South Manchuris)
DELHI
I\[THIONG
HAMURO
HANKOW
WARRIN
N. Manchuriat
LÙNG RONG
ILOILO
LOK
KARACHI
KLAXO
KOPE
KUALA KANGSAR
Perak (P.M.S.)
MANILA
NEW YORK
PERING
PENA NAL PESHAWAR RANGOON SAIGON
SEMARANG
AMREM HAN
RECANGHAL
STEGAFORE
HOURAMAYA
TAIPING
(F.M.8.)
TAVOY
TIENTSIX
TORYO
TONGKAH (Phuket)
TSINGTAO
YOKOHAMA
ZAMBOANGA
(Philippino Inlezda)
Foreign Exchange and General Banking business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fix- ed Deposits received for 1 year of which will shorter periods at rates be quoted on application.
A. H. FERGUSON,
Manager Hong Kong, 8th January, 1929.
THE HO HONG BANK, LTD. (Established 1917)
CAPITAL.
THE CHINA MAIL,
CHILEAN TRADE ·
ACRICULTURE AND MINING
BUSINESS CONDITIONS
taxes
COMMERCE
AND
FINANCE.
Importa- Exporta-
tion tion
Monthly average 1927
(In millions of
pesos)
89.4 140,8
100,0 169,7
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1929.
HONG KONG MARKET PRODUCE.
APPROXIMATE · RETAIL PRICES.
Butcher Meat.
Beef Sirloin
Prime Cut
Corned
1
Monthly average 1928 April March April
Roast
1928 1920 130,6 242,6 1920 145,6 · 243,3
101,1 192,5
Breast
Soup
Steak
are
NITRATE
Income and property ralleced in the months of May and November.. Knowing, therefore, the total collections for May, it is pos- sible to predict the results for the Snancial year, which to date are Rat- In reality, the statement of *tering revenic and expenditure presented by the Comptroller General of the Re- public shows an increase in
revenue
of $06 million up to May over the same period last year. In this figure is included the superavit of $34 mil- fan carried over from 1928, but even dedueling this amount, the
surplus
- revenue this year is much greater than last year,
Direct and indirect taxation have produced in the first five months of this year $436 million, which amount is greater than that colleded for the same items during
This in the sure peried in 1928. crcass is due to improved tax collec
revenue from tion methods: lare
the reappraise Pont of x, due to $20,000,000
valuations real estate, which 8,000,000 have recently come into effect; and 4,000,000 to a great extent, to an increase in income tax receipts, on account of 4,000,000 the Ngher earnings which certain in- 2213,000 portant industries have obtained lat- HEAD OFFICER SINGAPORE. terly, as, for example, the copper in- Branches, Agencies and Correspondustry, which has influenced more in the principal cities of the than any other in obtaining greater Gents
reveme this year. It is not venture. world.
Every descriptica of Banking and some, therefore, to predict that the superavit estimated in the budget law Exchange business transacted.
TAN ENG HOOL, will be very much surpassed.
Manager, Hong Kong, 16th May, 1929.
Authorised Isaned
Paid-up
Reserve
Liabilities
Shareholders
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK. Surplus
The Huliness of the above Dank in conduct
by UNG KONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION. itales may be utised on application.
FUR THE" "HONG KONG BANKING CURPURATION.
& SHANGHA】
A. G. HYNES,
Chief Mangor.
Hong Kong, Segaraksa, 1907.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL.
MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V. •
#NETHERLANDS TRABING SOCIETY)
BANKER.
Established 1824.
Hong Kong Whce:mil Queen's Food Cousal.
(112,600,000.J
Authored Cuprad ...... (iuidere 150,000,000- Paid Up Capital .............QUE: 80,000,00
LĒTĀMI, 107.1 Tak............. - Quilders 10,0
вызоверта J'ad
(£3,1,.).
ilva Dion:-(ARSTERNAM").
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.
(TAIWAN GINKO)
HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formosa. Incorporated by Special Imperial
Charter, 1899,
Central Bank in FormsS.
DRANCHES AND AGENCIES,
Drake
Agricultural Products Sowings have been effected in ex- ceptionally advantageous conditions. Agricultural products have maintain- ed their prices compared with las month, but in general they are low- e than in 1928, ith the exception
which are of beans,
quoted much higher than a year ago.
The nitrate industry has continued to develop normally. Production has been maintained. Exportation was
very
Production and Exportation" The figures covering the compara. tive production and exportation of nitrate are as follows:
Produc- Expora- Number of
tion tion
(In thousand: of tons)
Steak Sirlon Sausages
Bullock's Brains ..
Tongue, fresh
Tongue, corned Head
Heart
Hump, Salt
Fect
plants operating
32
64
15
Kidneys
50 60
Tail
Liver
Tripe
May 1928 262614 145.912 April 1929 271.228 218.438 May 1929 276.626 160,017
Stock The stock of nitrate on hand on May was 1.623,400 tons as compared with 1.707,325 on April. The figures for the same date of previous years
(In thousands of tons)
31
were:
1925
1924
1927
1928
1029
1.172,5
1,699,4
1.171,3
1.088.1
1,623.4
(1) The volume of railway freight transported during April appears to be much larger than is normal, which is explained by the fact the statistica! figures for that month cover a period of 36 days, on account of the date
on which the monthly statisties are closed having been advanced from the 24th of each month to the 30th or 31st as the
case may be.
AGRICULTURE
AUGUST REPORT OF BARCLAYS
BANK
ENGLISH CROPS
Calves' Hend & Feet Mutton Chop
+▸
Leg
Shoulder
Saddle
17
Pig's Chitringa
Brains
FT
Feet
E
Fry
Head
PU
Heart
1
+
Kidneya Liver
Pork Chop
77
Leg
11
Loin
Fat or Lard
Sheep's Head & Feet
Heart
**
Kidneys
+
Liver
Sucking Pigs, to order Suet, Beet
Mutton
Veal
T
Sausages
No. 1.
Fish.
The coolness which prevailed gen- erally in early summer and during June gave place to more genial tem- Bank Notes und Average to You. 15,600,000 lower than last month, but more or
peratures in July, the weather being less the same as in May 1928. Con- sumption was lower than in April, both sunny and warm. Crops of a Barbel kinds
made good progress, but rain but igher than in May last year, would now be welcome in most dis- Judging by the forecast of Messrs.tricts. Thunder showers were experi. Canton Fresh Water Aikman of London, the expectations for this business would appear to be good,
| JAPAN :-Tokyo, Yokobana, Kobe, PORMONA-Giron, Kagi. Kar
Makong, Nanto, Hlinchiku. Trichu, Teen, Takao, Tamui, Tay Huito, Taito. QUINA:-Shuzha, Henkow, Brady, Feaho,
Swatow, Cualu
"Kong Singapore, Serabaya, DRANCL US :-Bendjermawan" Handong') Boobay. OTHERS-Hong
Caout Fatavi Bombay, New Yor, Dairen. LONDON ANKEES
Head BATAVIA.
Calavia, Chinboa, Djurber, Djuk- jakarta's 'd be lague'), Jeddali, Köie, Honda, Dinker, Medan, Kag Pambang. Pekaiungen, Feuning. Pons, Butigo, Ratterdum, bangng')
Yixiga (donnten), plugapore, Boesm Soerakarta (to). Tegal, Tiltzap and Weltevreden,')
وفوهای ما هرات
Is alios have sale depenil bekannt London Bankın :- Holitical Promncial Bank Ltd.
Correspondente il pra the world
Bakog Junges of Every
description transced.
P. M. ELBERG
hong kong, 27th May, J.
Stage.
BANQUE DE L'INDO - CHINE.
HEAD OFFICE:
96, Boulevard Haussman, l'aris.
Subscribed Capital Frs. 72,000,000.00 Paid-Up Capital ...Frs. $8,400,000.00. Reserve Funds ....Frs.102,000,000.00
Bangkok
Battambang
Canto
Canton
BRANCHES:
Hong Kong Quinkon Hue
Saigon Mengtas
Shanghai Nam-iinh
Singapore Djibouti. Neues Thanhea Fort-Bayard Papeete Tientsin Tourane Haiphong Peking Hankow Pnom Ranh Vinh Hanoi Pondicherry Yunnanfa
BANKERS:
IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas; Credit industriel et Commercial; So- ciete Generale.
IN LONDON: The National Pro- vincial & & Union Bank of England, Ltd; Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais.
IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co. French American Banking Gor poration; Guaranty Trust Co. of New York
Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts and Fixed Deposits according to arrangements.
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Safe Deposit Boxes to let.
A. LECOT,
Manager. Hong Kong, 1st May, 1929,
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.
Established 1880, Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fund ........... Yon 108,500,000
Head Office:—YOKOHAMA.
Branches and Agencies at: Alexandria
Newchwang
Batavia
Bombay Buenos Ayres.
Calcutta
Ganten
Changchun
Dairen (Dalny)
Now York
Osaka Peking Rangoon
Blo de Janeiro Saigon
Francisco San
Fengthen (Murden) Seattle
Hamburg Kankow
Harbin
Hong Kong Honolulu
Kat Yuen Karachi
∙Kobe...
London
Los Angeles Lyons
Shinonoseki Singapore Sherabaya
Sydney
Tientsin
Tokyo
Teinanfa
Tsingtao Vladivostok
This London County Waksioner and Fare's Banker Production has been main-
The Book bự Corrisjendants in all the prin vipal Comincial Centre throughout the world.
K. KAGURA,
Munkger
HONG KONG BRANCH:
De Vocr Road Central. Hong Kong, 10th January, 1929,
or
as well as the prices, With regard to the other national
which constitute activities
Our Economy, it may be said that they have been stationary, that is, with- out great fluctuations and also with- out evidencing any marked downward upward tendency. In reality, there have been no variations in the THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD, circulation medium, nor in bank ad
deposits vances;
have decreased slightly; bank interest on short time loans have shown a slight tendency to rise; the movement in clearings has not been so active; bank debits were lower than in
the preceding month; bonds and stoek exchango shares have been quoted lower; on the other hand, railway traffic has in- creased somewhat.
Established 1012,
Head Office:-Hong Kong.
Authored Cup.tak (11.E. Gawenor) ...$11,000,000 Paid Up Capad
9,184,200 $60,000 Beserve Fund ...............
HILANGIES Canton, Shaghai, Hankow, Bwatow, Bangkok, New York and San Francisco.
LONDON BANKERS:-
Tou Lloyd's Bank Limited. Correupondents in all principat aitis of the
World.
Foreign exchange and banking budinem of overy description tronnicted.
Sale Deppeit Boxes (arious sizes) at a yearly ronial of From $5 to $40.
LOOK TOONG SHAN,
Chief Manager, Hong Kong, 19th February, 1927.
THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中
(Specially Authorised by Presidential Mandate of the Republic of China on the 22nd of November, 1917.) Authorised Capital...$60,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital ....... 18,278,600.00 Reserve Fund
9,629,425.24
HEAD OFFICE: PEKING.
HONG KONG BRANCH: 4, Queen's Road Central. Branches and Sub-branches all over
China and Correspondents in Europe, America and other parts of the world.
London Bankera:-The National Provincial and Union Bank of Eng- land, Ltd.
The Quaranty Trust Company of
York. New Tork Bankers: The Irving National Bank.
Every description of Banking Busi- ness transacted.
Loans granted on approved recur- ities.
Special facities change,
for Home Ex-
SHOU J. CHEN,
Agriculture
The rains so far have favoured the sowings of wheat as well as barley and sats, which are about to be con- cluded throughout "the country.
Prices
Bream
enced early in the month, which are reported to have laid, cereal crops in
Carp The hay some Northern areas. has been harvested under ideal condi- Catlak tions and, although lighter in bulk Codfish than
will have more feeding Crabs average,
Turnips, es Cattle Fish value than normally. pecially those sown early, are excep-
while potatoes, Dab tionally promising, which are notably sun plants, have Dace benefited greatly by the warmth and Dog Fish bene are likely, with continued favourable Eels, Conger conditions, to be a heavy crop. Grass is still plentiful and the pre- sent position indicates an early har D vest.
Frogs At the annual Inverness Wool Fair Gaup held in July, business was reported
Gudgeon to be very slow. Wool prices tended
actions were
for Halibut
to is. 43.
牛尾耙
耀
Sept. 12 June, June,
Poultry.
Caporis, Small
Capons, Large
Eggs, Hen (cooking)...
1929. 1918. 1914.
Cla. Gta. Cts.
ib.
28 24. 12
Chicken
30 28
11
23
12
Di
28
24
22
Ju
Duck
24
20 18
Doves
24 20 18
11
28
"
24 22
Eggs, Hen (fresh)
96
30
85
#
Powls, Canton
82 28 30
3)
Fowls, Hainan
per set 15
10
12
Geese
cach 65
60
60
$1.20
-$1.20
24
18
14
牛肩
84 20 18
牛脚
each 10. 10 12
牛
牛牛
ཟ འ སྒྲ ོ་ ཁྐྲི །
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**
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50
10 10 19 22
Pigeona, Canton
Hofhow
Turkeys, Cock Turkeya, Hen
Sripe
Pheasant
Quail Partridges
Coconuts
lb.
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1929. 1018, 1914.
Cta, Cts. Cla.
66: 20
28
22
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56
肥鰁雞
66
P
45
班格 each
新鮮鴨蛋
82
"
Ib.
66 36
海南购
45
**
49
24
++
each
ав 80
25 28
Ib.
75
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#
*#
W pair
exch
*
95.
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Lemons (American) ..
14 12
each 12 10
# lb.
金山科 each.
Lemons, Chira
1988 19
10
10
25
30
8
В
25
30
26 20
ib.
24
18 14
8 6 7
TV set $1.20 $1.00 $1.00
Fruits
半排骨
Jb. 45
£6
45
26
ELJ
Almonds
香
11.
60
44
24
2
羊鞍肉
45
Apples (California)
金山藥
*
18 24
30
27
Bananas (bride's)
燕山香蕉
$
4
TP
Per act 8
Carambola
lb. 16
-15
28
15
18 20
ench 15 10
13 10 $
Lichees, Dried
48
30
24
荔枝干b.
34
25
36
Oranges (Canton) Úranges
新會刮權
11
22
15
40
60
70
Pears (Canton)
*
#
12
21
21
Peanuts
找
per zet 92
60
70
生
++
18
12
each 11
8
*b
12
12
15 12 10
Plantain
17
*
#
5
72
46 26 25
Pumelo, Siam ...
lb. 25 25
邉籍抽 each.
14
12
30 20 18
43 26 26
器提子
45
JJ
#
猪
*
辨
**
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M
*
*
能牛
牛牛
Fish
#
Fresh Water
Yellow
lower and, in consequence, few trans- Herrings
w
recordel; bids Cheviot woul at 1s. 24, per lb. were from Gd.
Bd. lower Labrug in 1928, than in
and prime clips sold Loach at from is. 6d. to 15. рег lb, Lobatera
7d. Black-faced wool was d. to Mackerel 1d. cheaper at 11d. per lb.
eattle have bem Fat cattle
in limited and supply
partly due
to emailer Multet marketing on account of the High. Oysters
from
Monk Fish
Agricultural products in general land Show, prices recently have re- Parrot Fish have risen slightly in price in San-corded a decided rise to 68s. per live Perch tiago as well as in Valparaiso and cwt for ton quality, which compares
Pike Antofagasta. Barley and corn have with 623. 8d. last month, 72s. 2d. in
Plaice 1928, 68s. 58, in 1927, and 68%. 6d. gone up one or two, and more, points.
Beams
in general are quoted the in 1926; ordinary catth
cattle are from Pomfret, White
from 54s. to 578.; store cattle are an Prawns and Triguitos", which have risen easier trade for buyers and best two-|
than are no higher considerably in Santiago. The price year bullocks
same as during the preceding month 57s. 3d. to 39s. and secondary quality Fusfret, Black
a few classes auch as Red Kidney
*
potatoes
Fat
han Ray
Skate
CWCB
in Santiago dropped £21 10s, compared with £23 15s. last Rock Fish somewhat, whereas in Valparaiso and month. sheep, although report- Rouch Antafagasta ít 1952. Hay is quoted ed in fair demand, are selling low- Salmon
er than previously for half Sark slightly higher.
bred hogs 645. 94, grey-faced
black-faced 9d., risen: young 388. 3d..
bogs 55s.
and half-bred lambe 62 Shrimpa at $1.44 per 9d.; there is less business
store Saspper month; cows sheep and half-bred hags are quot- Soles and oxen at
ed at 42s. 3d. The high prices
Tench The price of
for pigs, reported for some months
Turbot past, are fully maintained and a good of cattle pur-
Cattle Cattle prices have cattle have been sold kite against $1.39 last at $1.39 against $1.37, $1.39 against $1.27. pigs has dropped.
The average price
demand continues for all classes, Turtles, amall, fr. water chased for the slaughterhouse of Sar-with breeding sorts at £16 17sL tiage is as follows:
6d., fat pigs to £11.9%. and young
May 1928
April 1929
May 1929
April
1998
March April 1929
1929
7.19.2 1.24
1.24.2
59.014
60.283
08.415
crop,
尾肚 水
軍 魚魚——魚魚魚 魚沙鳘魚鰭幾班魚白中花魚蝦魚魚魚蝦魚芒魚蝦鯊公魚鰭魚 黄孅 海谘黄田石台站將黃烏龍紱芒濟觧殂花班白黑舫楚石崇馬沙衕坦立捷尤左 公班” DE
魚魚魚魚脚
左口
exportation of the country as pablish grain crops are favourtble, especially ces show little change.
Foreign Commerce The figures of the importation and Manager.ed by the General Statistical Office are
as follows:
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30 20 20
32
30
36
Persimmons, Large
·
*T
18 #tb.
Walnuts
Grapes
Vegetables, &c.
Artichokes $2
Beans, Sprout
Long
Beet Root
Bitter Squash
Brinjals, Green
Red
Cabbage, Chinese
(Shanghai
Cane Shoots, bunch. W
Cauliflower (Large) ..
(Medium) 中椰菜花
(Small)
Carrots ...
椰榮花
Curry Stuff, English.
Horseradish, Shanghai
each
lb.
8
12
B
t
10
JJ
6
24
8
+3
E
5
.10
71
25
12
大椰菜花
each
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20 16
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13 16
42
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42 12 9
38
27
34
26 27
16
20 20
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36
8
35
Celery, Chinese
塘奧
10
6
35
18
Chillies, Dried
辣椒
25
72
Red
54
30
紅辣
10 16
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76
25
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12
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20
30
Cacambers
6
2
32
18
Garlic
30
6
8
40
23
Ginger, Young
14
ཏྭཱ
36
15
Old
10 10
55
18
32 8
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56
24
Indign Corn
45
64
21
Lettuce
14
1
48
26
Water Chestnuts
8
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8
40
2
10
8
32
2
48
8
36
9
Okroes
14
1
10
36
15
Onions, Bambay
洋葱
8 8 3
42
9
*
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€ 4
6
44
29
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30
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10
Shallots
10
Spinach
54
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Tomatoes
60
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40
28
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36
18
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pigs to 565.
Grain markets
the growing popularity of the No demand for store cattle is into are idle and, as qualities continue to sell at high The cattle brought into the country farmers have been busy with the bay rates, in anticipation of better quota evidence, owing to shortage of keep, weekly market, which attracts from the
Large but store pigs are a good trade. much larger entry than was the casa deliveries are light. Newly tions for fat cattle later. Argentine via Los Andes, threshed oats of best quality are supplies of grass-fed cattle are com-Store
lambs maintain their
Both price is few years ago. amated to 1681 head
in May as against 2,333 in April last and 454 easily sold and wheat prices have ing on to the fat market, but, unless and, as is usual in a dry summer, competitive classes and in the open in May of last year. The Equitable Trust Company of
risen, but otherwise, quotations show they were well bought as store are growing fast and doing well. Fair, entries The movement of eattle in the vari-
cattle, they do not yield much pro- There will be no corn eut in this dis- with quality exceptionally good. no improvement. New York.
Interest allowed on Current Ac-pas fairs of the country, according to There is no business in potatoes of fit prices, lately, have had a down-trict before the early part of August,
information of the General Statistical last year's crop and these are now ward tendency.
heep but rain would ripen the corn very Fat young sheep counts and Fixed Deposits, Terms on
Office has been as follows:
unmarketable.
and fat lambs kave been selling well quickly and the colour is already application
Cattle auctioned Newcastle-on-Tyne. — ' The good and the raising of pigs is again be turning.
Hay-Making The grain steady rainfall in the rat weet of coming more profitable.
well attended for Salisbury-Hay making operations July, followed by sunshine and heat, market has been
but business has are now completed but, mainly as a promoted the growth of the crops to the time of year, a remarkable extent. Turnips look ben quiet. Samples have been few result of the dry season, following the severe winter, the bay crop this well and are growing rapidly and the and
year has been
although Sowings Weak
very poor, barley, which promises to yield well
s good rain on in some. places, where up to the average. Wheat should be July 4 and showers on two or three good or
grown upon Norfolk experienced
moist lands, results have Sunrise and Sunset in Hong The outlook for Kong for Sept. (Standard time of satisfactory, but oats may be a
a little
with the result that been satisfactory. sabsequent days, short in the straw, although they are all crops and grass were much bene farmers relying to a large extent on the 120th Meridian, East of Green- still making good
Potatoes fited. The corn bas filled out and hay for winter food is far from good, growth bave progressed favourably and the barleys may be a good sample, especially as, owing to the abnormal vich), are as follow:-- satisfactory Field is in prospect but more rain is now needed. Pas- winter, stocks of old hay ran low and there is very little left to aug- The weather has permitted haymak tares are short and dairymen are
Efforts September maintain the ment the supply of new. ing operations to proceed rapidly firing it difficult to
to obtain will doubtless be made considerable 2.
amount of good supply of milk The Swede crop, quality hay is now safe. The crop, which is important in a winter graz good second croy, providing weather more expecially the meadow hay, is ing County like. Norfolk, is backward conditions are favourable probably not quite up to last year's and the later sowings are very weak wheat prices have recently risen very standard, but will all be required, as Merigolda: and
summer has enabled at a time when British farmers have. last season's stocks are exhausted wille the and sugar beet look well sharply, but the advance has come Pastures benefited by the early July farmera thoroughly to clean the land only small stocks on hand. Attend- moisture, as the fields were becom-cropped with roots. The bay, al-ance at local markets has been small ing very dry and although there apthough very light, has been secured and there has beenough
""rest" peare to be just sufficent grass for in excellent order and, if rain comes can on offer to
sale at Prices at the annual grazing, further rainfall would he very shortly, some farmers will ob
held
during the past month welcome. The sheep clipping season tain a second crop. The corn trade Salisbury
Barley is now all reflected the depressed state of the is now finished, but the wool trade is is rather better
ed to 70. were from unsatisfactory, prices
remaining wheat still industry of all grades sold, but the showing was considerable reduction
in stack is worth 11s. Pd. per ewt par lb. below those obtained last from compared with last year, Grazing Oats, which were a good price at year. About 15,000 Reeces stock is doing well, and sheep are this time last year, now only fetch focks in the neighbourhood were healthy, but lambs, seen somewhat 95 6d. per cat, although the ten pitched. There was the usual attend- smaller than a year ago. The early dasty is somewhat harder. The ance of buyers and trade was brisk.
At the Salisbury Sheep Fair held. New York the French liner "He de lamb sales take place shortly and, in meit trade keeps steady. Grase, bul-
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On her voyage from Plymouth to
used a hydroplane to
view of the large turalp crop, high locks are now being offered, but the in July about 6,000 head were pen-France". prices are expected. The store cattle peres obtained are unsatisfactory to ned, the number being fewer than
in previous years, owing, it is said, speed up the delivery of male. markets are well supplied and good the grazers -