June 26, 1895*]
JOINT STOCK SHARES. HONGKONG, 25th June. Business has been slack, but rates have ruled steady. We have nothing of any importance to report.
BANKS. Hongkong and Shanghais have ruled firmer and sales have been effected at 178, 180, and 182 per cent. prem, for cash and at 185 and 186 per cent. prem. for August; market closes with an upward tendency. Nationals have been dealt in in small lots at $27, $27), and $28.
MARINE INSURANCES.-Unions continue on offer at $162. China Traders have improved to $67, with sales at that rate and at $66 and $66. Cantons have again changed hands at $162 and close steady. Other Marine stock has ruled neglected.
FIRE INSURANCES -Hongkongs have im- proved to $205, after sales at $198 and $200, Chians have continued weak at $84, some few shares changing hands at that rate.
SHIPPING Hongkong, Cauton, and Macaos ruled weak in the early part of the period under review and shares changed hands as low as $314; later, however, they recovered and sales, were effected at $311, $32, $32), and $33; market closes with sellers at $321. Donglas's have been dealt in further at $50 and $50, closing with sellers
at former rate.
REFINERIES.-Continue neglected. MINING. Punjoms with sales at $5.40, $5.50, and $5 60 are now quoted at $5.75. In other Mining stock we have nothing to report.
MISCELLANEOUS.-Docks, as predicted in our last, have jumped considerably and a fair number of shares have changed hands at 101, 102, 103, and 104 per cent. prem., and higher rates may be looked for.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
491
China Merchants' Steam Navigation Company Debentures.-Nominal.
Lyceum Theatre Debentures.-'T'ls. 12. Chinese Imp. Gov: Loan, 1886, E.—Tls. 251‡ (a). Shanghai Municipal Debentures.-Nominal, Shanghai Land Investment. Company Deben-
On
(a) Exclusive of accrued interest.
TUESDAY, 25th June.»
CLOSING QUOTATIONS,
London -
EXCHANGE.
Telegraphic Transfer
Bank Bills, on demand,
.2/17
.2/14
SHANGHAI, 21st June:- -(From Messrs. J. P. Bisset & Co.'s Report.)-Banks.-Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.-Shares have been placed at 174, 175, and 176 per cent. premium, with a small sale at 1771 There are buyers at 176 per cent. premium, with exchange 73. The rate in Hongkong is 179 with buyers. Shipping-Shang-tures. Tls. 100 (a). hai Tug Boat shares were placed at Tls. 127). Shanghai Land Investment Company Decis China Mutual S. N. Co. Freference shares are tures.Tls. 98. S offering at £9, and Ordinary shares, with £5 paid boat shares are wanted in Hongkong at $313. up, at £3. Hongkong. Canton, and Macao Steam- Docks.-Shares in S. C. Farnham & Co. have been placed at Tls. 145 and Tls. 1471, and are wanted. Shares in Boyd & Co. are in demand." Marine | Insurance.--North-Chinas and Unions are offering. $174. Fire Insurance.There is no change to Yangtszes have been sold at $92) and Straits at
report in Hongkongs. Chinas are offering at $84. Each of these Companies had a risk of $40.000 over the property burned in Yokohama on the 13th current. Wharves. Shanghai and Hongkew Wharf shares have been placed, and are offering, done in-Shanghai Waterworks shares at Tls. 180, at Tls. 297 Miscellaneous.-Business has been Hall & Holtz shares at $20, Shanghai Land Invest- shares at Tls. 48, Major Brothers shares at Tls. 20, ment shares at TIs. 38, Shanghai Horse Bazaar and Shanghai-Langkat Tobacco shares at Tis. 130 for June and Tls. 185 for 31st July. Loans.- Chinese E Loan Bonds at Tls. 2514, Shanghai Land Investment Co.'s 6 per cent. Debentures at par, and Country Club Debentures at par, plus the accrued interest in all cases.
Quotations are:- Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. -176 per cent, prem.
Bank of China, Japan, and The Straits, Limited.
Bank of China, Japan, and The Straits, Limited, Founders.-Nominal
Lands continue to change hands-Nominal. in small lots at $591. Kowloon Wharfs have found further buyers at $41, and Watsons at $94."
Closing quotations are :-
COMPANY.
PAID UP
Banks-
QUOTATIONS
$125182 p. ct. pm., sales nom nal [& buye a
£1 nominal £1 nominal
£8 $28, sales £1 n minal
£1 nominal
158. $10, sellers $50 141, sellers $19
Hongkong & S’hai. China & Japan, prf. Do. ordina y Do. deferred Natl. Bank of Chin ›|
B. Shares..... Foun. Shares..... Bell's Asbestos E-
Agency, Ld. Brown & Co., H. G. Campbell,Moore& Co. China Borneo mut
$55, nominal China Sugar D
$100 $105, seller. An 86 ENTls, 250 †11 Chinese Lan
p. et pm. Dakin,Cruicks❜k&Co.
$5 $1 Dairy Farma.Co............
$10 $7 Fenwick & Co., Geo. $25 | 164, sellers Green Island Coment
$ 0 94. sales H. Brick & Cement. $12.50 8 ellers. H. & C. Bakery ..... Hongkong & C. Gas. Hongkong Electric... H. H. L. Tramways, Hongkong Ice..... H.& K. Wharf & G. Hongkong Rope...... H. & W. Dock.... Hotels-
Hongkong Hotel... Shameen Insurances.
Canton China Fire China Traders' Hongkong Fire North-China Straits Union Yangtsze Land & Building→→→
H. Land Investm't Humphreys Estate Kowloon Land & B. West PointBuildg. Luzon Sugar Mining-
Charbonnages Jelebu
New Balmoral...
Punjom......
Do. (Preference) Raubs Steamship Coys.-- China & Manila Douglas S. S. Co... H., Canton, & M... Indo-China 8. N... W’chai Wareh'se.Co.j Watson & Co., A. S.....]
$5:36
4.0 $126, buyers $8 $485, sales $100 $70, buyers $26 $81, buyers $30 $41, sales & sellers $30 $125
$125 101 p. ct prem., [buyers $50 8, sellers $20 4
$50162 sales & buyers $:0 184, sales & sellers $.5 $67, buyers
$50 $205, Fales 2.5 Tls. 195, sellers $:0| $184, Bal s & buyers $:5 $162, sellers
$60 $93, buyer:
$50 $59, buyers $10 8
$80 $10, sellers $40 $181, buyers, $100 $45
3
$131.58 $105, ellers
$5, $8 30, sollera. $3 $5.30, buyers $31 $5.75, sales
$1 $1.70, fellers 138. 10d $1.10, sellers
F
ON
ON
Bank Bills, at 30 day's sight
Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight...2/1
Credits, at 4 months" sight.........2/17 Documentary Bills,4 months' sight 2/2
PARIS.
Bank Bills, on demand.
2.66
Credits, at 4 months' sight
$2.72
GERMANY.
On Demand
.2.15
ON
NEW YORK.-
Banks Bills, on demand..
Credits, 60 day's sight.......
514
.53
ON
BOMBAY -
Telegraphic Transfer
195
Bank, on demand ........
1951
On CalcuttA.—--
Telegraphic Transfor
∙195
Bank, on demand
1951
ON SHANGHAI,---
Banks, at sight
.721
..73F
፡
par.
% pm.
266) bez ak I 195, per
On demand Sovereigną, Bank's Baying Rate.
100 fine, per tael
% pm.
$9.27
$7,50
Nom.
National Bank of China, Ld., 4.-$27. National Bank of China, Ld., B.-Nomizal, National Bank of China, Id., Founders. Shanghai Tagboat Co., Ld.-Tls. 1271 per sh. Indo-China Steam N. Co., Ld.-Tls. 40 per sb. China Mutual S. N. Co.-Tls. 50 per share. Taku Tug & Lighter Co., Ld.-T. Tls. 70 per sh. Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co. ---$31) par share.
Douglas Steamship Co., Ld.-$50 per share. Boyd & Co., Ld., Founders.-Tls. 300 per share. Boyd & Co., Limited.-Tls. 155 per share. S. C. Farnham & Co, Tls. 14J} share Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ld.--100 per cant. premium.
China Traders' Insurance North China Insurance Co., share.
per
Union Ins. Society of Canton, Ld. $160 per share.
Yangtsze Insce. Assocn., Ld.-$92) per share. Canton Insurance Office, Ed.-$100 per share. Straits Insurance Co., Limited.$173 per share, Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld.-198 per sh. China Fire Insurance Co., Ld.-384 per share. Shanghai & Hongkew Wharf Co.-Tis. 297) per
share.
Birt's Wharf Hide-curing and Wool-cleaning Company.-Tls, 50 per share.
Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited.-41 per share.
Milling
Sheridan Consolidated Mining and Company, Limited.-The 4 per share.
Punjom Mining Cơ.. Là..56 per share. Punjom Mining Co., Ld., pref. shares$1.80 per share.
Jelebu Mining & Trading Co., Ld.-31 per sh. Baub Australian Gold Min. Co., Ld. $1 per sh. Shanghai Cargo Boat Co.-Tls. 142) por share. Co-operative Cargo Boat Co.-Tls. 130 per sh. Shanghai Gas Co.-Tls: 215 per share. Hongkong Electric Co., Ld.—$5 per share Shanghai Waterworks Con LdTls. 130 p. sh. Perak Sugar Cultivation Co., Ld.-Tls. 29 p.sh, China Sugar Refining Co., Ld.-$1061 per sh. Luzon Sugar Refining Co., Ld.—$45 per share. Hall & Holts, Ld.-$20 per share. Shanghai Land Investment Co., Ld.-Tls. 88 per share.
Hongkong Land Invest, & A. Co., Ld.-—$59 per
share.
per
-J. Llewellyn & Co., Limited-$40 per share.
Shanghai Horse Bazaar Co., Ld.-Tls. 48 per sh. Major Brothers, Limited,~~T18. 20
share. Shanghai Sumatra Tobacco Co.-Tls. 550 p. sh. Shanghai Langkat Tobacco Co., Ld.-Tis. 130 per share.
Shanghai Langkat Tobacco Co., Ld., Founders. sellers-Nominal.
$50 $34 $50 $:01, sales & $20 $52), sellers £10 | $5%, sellers $371 $371, bayers
$1094, sales CHATER & VERNON, Share Brokers.
Shanghai Ice Company-Tis. 117) por share: A. S. Watson & Co., Limited.—$94 per share. L'Hotel des Colonies--la, 20.
Bell's Asbestos Eastern Agency, Ld.—£1. Bell's Asbestos Eastern Agency, Ld-$9.50.
Private, 30 day's sight
ON YOKOHAMA -
On demand...........
i
ON MANILA.-- On demand
ON SINGAPORE.-
TONNAGE.
SHANGHAI, 21st Jane.-(From Messrs. Wheelock &Co.'s report.)—The past fortnight has witnessed a great deal of excitement in our freight market, and it is a long time since there have been so many changes in rates. This has been principally confined to Trans- Pacific rates, though for New York vid Canal mat of a steamer representing the new Oregon Railway ters have been in a very unsettled state. The advent
mediate drop in the Pacific rate for tea, which has and Navigation Company was the singal for an im now fallen to one cent, but it is improbable that it will go any lower. For New York direct vid Suez, a further decline has to be reported, and the all-round rate of 50s. for tea and general cargo has once more been resorted to. For New York vid London, how- ever, 558. for tea is still quoted. Rates of freight general cargo 40s,, waste silk 458., tea 558. Northern are:-From Shanghai to London by Conference Line,
458., New York general cargo 508., tea 50s. New Continental ports, general cargo 42s. 6d., waste silk York vid London, general cargo 50s., tea 558. Bos ton, general cargo 52s. 6d.; Philadelphia, general cargo 60s. Above rates are subjects to a deferred re turn, as per Conference circular. London by Shell Line, general cargo 40s. less 10 per cent.; Hamburg,' general cargo 35s. net.; New York, general cargo 44s. nct; Philadelphia, general cargo 508. net.; Havre direct, general cargo 37s. 6d. not; Genoa, tallow 956., general cargo 40s. net; Marseilles tallow 358., general cargo 378. 63, net.; 45s. per ton of 20 awt. for above three ports; New York by sail 258. Coast rates are į Chinkiang to Whampoa, 20 candareens regular lines, no demand for outsiders. Moji to Shanghai ton coal. No disengaged vessel in port. $1.80 per ton coal. Nagasaki to Shanghai, $1.60 per
VESSELS ON THE BERTH.
For LONDON.-Chingwo (str), Glenfarg (str.), Kaisow (str.). Pekin (str.), Agamemnon (str.).
Hor HAMBURG.-Java (str.), Ceylon, Glamorgan- shire (str.), Lawang,
For VANCOUVER.+Empress of India (str.). For VICTORIA, B.C.—Evandale (str.).
For SAN FRANCISCO.-Lyndhurst, Glapesslin, City
of Peking (str.), Alcedo, Belgic (str.).
For NEW YORK.--Santa Clara, Adolph, George F. Maison, Belmont, Fohng Suey, Siam.
For AUSTRALIA.—Changsha.