*188
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
shareholders called for the 3rd proximo. The net per each succeeding direct steamer representing a profits amount to Tls. 164,872.77, equal to 21.98 very small proportion of their total freights, which, so far this season, have been exceptionally large. per cent. on the capital, as against 20.96 per cent. in the previous term. Including a balance of The rate on tea to London, Northern Continental Tls. 7.551.71 brought forward, there is a sum of ports, and New York, via London, has been at last Tls. 172,424,48, to be dealt with, and the directors reduced to 50s. per ton, but otherwise rates_remain Coastwise.-Now that the Japanese propose to divide it as follows:-A dividend of unchanged. Tls. 12 per share, Tls, 65,000 to credit of Reserve have no further employment for several steamers Fund, which will then stand at Tls. 130,00', Tls. recently under charter to them a great number have been released and are seeking employment at any 10,000 to be written off for depreciation, and 11s. 7,484.48 to be carried forward. Shares have been price that is offering; onsequently rates of freight sold at Tls. 165. Marine Insurance.-China are exceedingly low and our quotations must be con- Traders' Insurance shares were placed from Hong-sidered as purely nominal. For London via Suez.- kong at $75. Shares are offering there at the The small quantity of cargo offering has been equally same price, but the rise in the rate of exchange distributed between the four departing steamers, and is against purchases from the Colony, North- we have now the following vessels expected to load Chinas were placed, and are wanted, at Tls. 205. and sail during the next few days, viz.;-Glenavon 30th inst., Diomed 4th prox., Glenorchy, Benvenue, Yangtzzes were sold at $100, but are now wanted at better rates. Straits shares were sold at $22) and Oolong about 10th prox., Myrmidon 11th prox. and $211. Fire In-urance.-Hongkongs changed Rates of freight are:-From Shanghai to London by hands at $232). Chiuns were placed at $351 and Conference Lines, general 40s.; waste silk 45s.; tea $86 for cash and $92 and $91 for delivery on 31st 50s.; Northern Continental ports, general cargo 42s. March, and are wanted at this rate. Wharfs,- 6d.; waste silk 45s.; tea 50s.; New York, general Shanghai and Hougkew Wharf shares were placed, cargo 50s.; tea 45s.; New York via London, general and are wanted, at Tis 300, Several transactions cargo 50s.; tea 50s.; Boston, general cargo 52s. 6d. have taken place in Hongkong and Kowloon Philadelphia, general cargo 60s. Above rates are Wharf and Godown shares at $42} to $45. We subject to a deferred return, as per Conference circu- quote $44 as the closing rate. Mining. The lar. London by Shell Line, general cargo 40s. less report and accounts of the Sheridan Consolidated 10 per cent.; Hamburg, general cargo 35s. net; New Milling Co. for 1894 were passed at the adjourned York, general cargo 50s., less 10 per cent.; Havre meeting of shareholders held on the 27th instant. direct, general cargo 37s. 6d. net; Genoa, tallow 35s.; The profit and loss account shows a loss of general cargo 40s.; Marseilles, tallow 35s.; general $25,797.86, which added to the debit balance of cargo 37s. 6d.; 45s. per ton of 20 cwt. for above three Tls.107,656.99 on 31st December, 1893, inakes a ports. New York by sail 21s.; New York by Pacific debit balance of Tls. 133,454.35. Raub Mining Lines, tea 1 cent gold. Coast rates are:-Chinkiang to Canton, 13 candareens; Moji to Shanghai, $1 per shares changed hands at $4. Miscellaneous.- Hongkong Electric shares were purchased from ton coal nominal; Nagasaki to Shanghai, $1 per ton Hongkong at $4.75 and $5.75. Perak Sugarcoal nominal. No disengaged vessel in port. shares changed hands at Tls. 33 and are offering. China Sugar Refining shares were purchased from Hongkong at $104. Shanghai Land Invest- ment shares, fully paid up, were placed at Tls. 624. Bhares in J. Llewellyn & Co. were sold at $25, and are wanted. Major Brothers shares changed hands at Tls, 254, and Hall and Holtz shares at $20. In Tobacco shares, Sumatras were parted
at Tis. 130 and Tls. 120, and are wanted at the latter paice. One or two lots of Langkats were sold at Tls. 215. but the market improved and sales were made at Tls. 217) and Tls. 220. Shanghai Ice shares were placed at Tls. 1174, and some Ewo Cotton shares were sold at Tls. 23. Shares in the Shanghai Rice Mill, with Tls. 25 paid up, were placed at 'T'ls. 30. The Loan Kung Mow Cotton Spinning Co. was floated on the 24th, and we add it to our list.
TUESDAY, 3rd September.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
VESSELS ON THE DERTH,
For LONDON-Glenavon (str.). Oolong (str.), Manila (str.), Bengal (str.), Diomed (str.).
For MARSEILLES.-Dordogne (str.). For BREMEN-Oldenburg (str.).
For LONDON and ANTWERP.-Carmarthenshire (str.).
For FORTLAND.-Mount Lebano». For VICTORIAVistoria (str.).
For SAN FRANCISCO-Lyndhurst, City of Peking (str.), Belgic (str.).
For NEW YORK.Annandale (str.). George 8. Homer, P. N. Blanchard, Adam W. Spies, Sam Skolfield,
For BALTIMORE.-Fred. P. Litchfield. For AUSTRALIA.-Mogul (str.).
-SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES SINCE LAST MAIL.
August-
HONGKONG.
ARRIVALS.
28, Nanyang, German str., from Chefoo. 29, Leeyuen, Chinese str., from Shanghai, 29, Fooksang, British str., from Canton. 29, Kwanglee, Chinese str., from Canton. 29, Choysang, British str., from Shanghai. 29, Hupeh, British str., from Swatow. 29, Donar, German str., from Bangkok. 30, Redbreast, British gunboat, from Swatow. 30, Benalder, British str., from Foochow. 30, Namoa, British str., from Coast Ports. 30, Fram, Norw. str., from Saigon. 30, Germania, German str., from Batoum. 30, Hunan, British str., from Newchwang. 30, Sam, Skolfield, Amr. ship, from Shanghai. 30, Taicheong, German str., from Aroe Bay. 30, Ulloa, Spanish gunboat, from Shanghai. 30, Activ, Danish str., from Pakhoi.
EXCHANGE
ON LONDON.
Telegraphic Transfer
.2/13/
Bank Bills, on demand
2/13
Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight.
Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight...2/21
Credits, at 4 months' sight
2/23
Documentary Bills, 4 months' sight2/24
ON PARIS.-
Bank Bills, on demand
2.72
Credits, at 4 months' sight..
.2.78
ON GERMANY.-
On demand..
.2.20
ON NEW YORK.-
Bank Bills, on demand
.52
Credits, 60 days' sight..
.54
ON BOMBAY,
Telegraphic Transfer
195
Bank, on demand
ON CALCUTTA,-
:
Telegraphic Transfer
.195
Bank, on demand ·
1954
ON SHANGHAI.—
Bank, at sight
.724
Private, 30 days' sight
72%
30, Bentala, British str., from Kutchinotzu, 30, Cass, Chinese str., from Chinkiang. 30, Glenearn, British str., from Amoy.
ON YOKOHAMA. ——
On demand
.par.
ON MANILA.-
On demand
ON SINGAPORE.-
On demand
.1951
3% pm.
4%dis. .$9.10
SOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying Rate GOLD LEAF, 100 fine, per tael.. .47.40
TONNAGE.
SHANGHAI, 30th August (from Messrs. Wheelock & Co.'s report.)—The limited demand for homeward tonnage during the past fortnight does not point to any improvement in business as regards shipments to London and Northern Continental ports, while for New York, with the exception of tea, the same remark applies, the amount of general cargo shipped
[September 4, 1894,
DEPARTURES.
1, Nanyang, German str., from Canton. 1, Siam, British str., from Saigon. 1, Thales, British str., from Tainanfoo. 1, Invertay, British str., from Saigon. 2, Bengloe, British str., from Moji. 2, Stanfield, British bark, from Shanghai. 2, Machow. British str., from Bangkok. 2, Orus, French str., from Shanghai. 3, Kong Beng, British str., from Bangkok. 3, Hermann, German str., from Hamburg. 3, Esmeralda, British str., from Manila. 3, No. 558, Ger. torpedo-boat, from Elbing. 3, No. 559, Ger. torpedo-boat, from Elbing. 3, Gisela, Austrian str., from Kobe. 3, Kashing, British str., from Swatow. 3, Smith, Chinese str., from Pakhoi. 3, Fushun, Chinese str、, from Shanghai. August
29, Belmont, British bk., for New York, 29, Canton, British str., for Swatow. 29, Continental, Dutch str., for Cebu. 29, Irene, Chinese str., for Shanghai. 29, Leeyuen, Chinese str., for Canton. 29, Nanyang, German str., for Canton. 29, Niobe, German str., for Yokohama, 29, Rohilla, British str., for Europe. 29, Zafiro, British str., for Manila. 30, Hohenzollern, German str., for Yokohama 30, Oldenburg, German str., for Shanghai. 30, Guthrie, British str., for Port Darwin. 30, Choysang, British str., for Canton. 30, Feiting, Chinese torpedo g-bt., for Chefoo. 30, Ancona, British str., for Yokohama, 30, Cass, Chinese str., for Hoihow. 30, Fooksang, British str., for Shanghai. 30, Hupeh, British str., for Singapore. 31, Benalder, British str., for London. 31, Germania, German str., for Vladivostock. 31, Hunan, British str., for Canton. 31, Kwanglee, Chinese str., for Shanghai. September
1, Bentala, British str., for Kutchinötzu. 1, Phranang, British str., for Bangkok. 2, Activ, Danish str., for Pakhoi.
2, Deuteros, German str., for Saigon. 2, Kwongmo, British str., for Amoy. 2, Leeyuen, Chinese str., for Shanghai. 2, Serrano, Amr. bark, for Gorontalo,
3, Lina, German bark, for Callao. 3, Frejr, Danish str., for Hoihow.
3, Annandale, British str., for Singapore. 3, Chelydra, British str., for Calcutte 3, Choysang, British str., for Shanghai. 3. Glenearn, British str., for Kobe... 3, Namoa, British str., for Coast Ports. 3, NANYANG, German str., for Shanghai. 3, Sabine Rickmers, German str., for Amoy.
3, Smith, Chinese str.. for Shanghai.
3, Sungkiang, British str., for Manila. 3, Taicheong, German str., for Swatow.
PASSENGER LIST.
ARRIVED.
~Per City of Peking, str., from San Francisco, &c.-Capt. and Mrs. Welman and child, Rev. and Mrs. M. C. McClintock and child, Miss Hynan
DEPARTED.
Por Guthrie, str., for Sydney, &c.-Miss Stevens, Mr. and Mrs. Seton Lindsay, Masters Lindsay (2), Mrs. Skertchley, Miss and Master Skertchley.
Per Hohenzollern, str., for Yokohama from Southampton. Mr. and Mrs. C. Wright and 8 children, Mr. and Mrs. T. Payne and child, Messrs A. Devonshire, M. Hatcher, H. Clark, W. Potter, J. Hart, Mr. and Mrs. W. Goslin. From From Bremen. Mr. H. Nakamura. Naples:-Lient. Heincke, Mr. R. Menarchi. From Colombo.--Miss Newcombe, Miss A. Eshe--
30, Tamar, British troopship, from Yokohama.gine, Mr. Esucharan. From Singapore.—Mr.
31, Strathfillan, British str., from Kobe. 31, Kwongmo, British str., from Amoy. 31, Helene Rickmers, Ger. str., from Nagasaki. 31, Formosa, British str., from Tainan. 31, Rio, German str., from Saigon. 31, Sungkiang, British str., from Manila. 31, Matterhorn, British bark, from N. York. 31, Devawongse, British str., from Bangkok. September-
1, Ariel, Norw. str., from New York.
1, City of Peking, Amr. str., from S. F'cisco. 1, Choysang, British str., from Canton. 1, Frejr, Danish str., from Hoihow.
1, Hongkong, French str., from Haiphong. 1, Leeyuen, Chinese str., from Canton. 1, Luebeck, German str., from Kobe,
M. Braunschweig. From Hongkong. Mr. M. Papier, Mrs. Kohn and 2 children, Mr. and Mrs. U. J. Luz and 2 children, Mr. and Mrs. Stolter- foht, Mr. and Mrs. Lo Kai Yuen and 3 children, Messrs. T. Barbein, P. Wishkowski, E. U. Mo- homed, C. von Bose, E. Georg, B. Chauffour. For Nagasaki from Singapore. Mrs. O. K. Mollat. For Hyogo from Hongkong.—Mr. J. Fenton.
Per Oldenburg, str., for Shanghai from Southampton.--Mr. and Mrs. T. Wright and children. From Genos.-Messrs. Otto Anz and H. von Bucher. From Hongkong.-Messrs. K. J. Kotowal, G. O. Surwer, A. Marshall, F. W. Bark, Master Tom van Herback, and Mr. J. P, Cottam,