January 30, 1896.]
to be doing a good and steady business and to merit the attention of investors.
LANDS, HOTELS, and BUILDINGS.—Hong. kong Lands have found investing buyers at 367) and $68 ex div. and close steady at latter
rate. Hotels after further small sales at $19 have advanced to $20 and close firm with buyers at that rate. West Points have con- tinued on offer at $19 without leading to busi- ness; the Company has, subject to audit and the confirmation of shareholders, declared a dividend of 60 cents per share for 1895.
MISCELLANEOUS.-Watsons have continued dull at $11.50 with no sales to report. Electrics are enquired for at $6.15) but we hear of no sales or sellers. Ices have changed hands at $101 an. $102, and Fenwicks at $201. We delete the Hongkong Brick and Cement Company from our list, it having been merged into the Green Island Cement Company and being now in liquidation.
Closing quotations are as follow:
COMPANY.
Banks-
Hongkong & S'hai...... China & Japan, prf.
Do. ordinary Do. deferred Natl. Bank of China, B. Shares
Foun. Shares... Bell's Asbestos E. A.... Brown & Co., H. G.m. Campbell, Moore & Co. Carmichael & Co. China Sugar Chinese Loan 86 E.
Dakin, Cruicks❜k & Co.'
Dairy Farm Co.
Fenwick & Co., Geo..
Green Island Cement.....: H. & C. Bakery Hongkong & C. Gas Hongkong Electric H. H. L. Tramways Hongkong Hotel Hongkong Ice
II. & K. Wharf & G...
Hongkong Rope.. II. & W. Dock
Insurances-
Canton... China Fire China Traders'
Hongkong Fire North-China Straits
Union Yangtsze Land and Building-
H. Land Investment. Humphreys Estate... Kowloon Land & B.
West Point Building, Luzou Sugar Mining-
Charbonnages
Jelebu New Balmoral Punjom
Do. (Preference). Rauls
Steamship Coys.--
China and Manila China Shippers Douglas S. S. Co. H., Canton and M... Indo-China S. N. Wanchai Wareh’se Co. Watson & Co., A. S
J'AID UP. QUOTATIONS.
[$350 sales & buyers 180 ct, prem},= nominal
$125
£1 10s. nominal
£1
£2, buyers
£8
$27, sellers
£1 $105, sellers 15s. $10, sellers $50 $5, sellers $10 $3, buyers $20 $10, sellers $100 $111
Ts. 250
10 p. ct. prem. $5 $1 $10 $9
$25 $201, sales $10 $14, sellers $50 $36
£10 $100, buyers
$8 56.75
$100 $84, sellers
$50 $204, sales & buyers $25 $102, sales
$50 $474, sellers
$50 $150, sellers $125
143 p. c. prem.,
[$310 sales
$50 $190, sellers
$50 291, sellers
$25 $74, sellers
$50 $287), buyers
£25 Tls. 220
$20 $25, sales & sellers
$25 $.95, sellers
$60 $121, buyers
$50 $68, ex div., sales
$10
$91, sellers
$30 $10
840 $19 $100
$59, sellers
Fes. 500 $72}
$5 $2.75, sales & buyers $3 $1.60
$4.25, sales
$1 $1.70, buyers
13s. 10d. $4.10, sales
:
$0 $70, sales & sellers
£5 £2.10
$50 $504, sales & buyer $20 $0, sales & sellers £107, sellers $37 $42, sellers $10 $11, sellers CHATER & VERNON, Share Brokers.
Shanghai, 24th January:-(From Messrs. J. P. Bisset & Co.'s report.)—Banks.-Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corportion.-Shares were sold at 180 per cent. premium ($35), and from Hongkong at the equivalent of 179 per cent. premium ($345.75), which we quote the closing rale. Shares are offering in longkong at 130 per cent. premium. Shipping. -Indo-China S.N. shares have changed hands at Tls. 424 for cash and Tis, 42 for 31st current. There are sellers at Tls. 424. Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Strain - boat shares were purchased from Hongkong at $35 for delivery on 31st May. There are sellers in Hongkong at $38 cash. Decks.Shires in S. C. Farnham & Co. have been placed at Tls. 183. Hongkong cash sales of Hongkong and Whaingoa Docks phares have been made at 149 per cent. premium. Marine Insurance.-Business has been done in China Traders shares at $73, iu North-Chinas at Tis.230 for delivery on the 31st
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China Sugar Refining Co., Ld.-$112 per share.
Luzon Sugar Refining Co., Ld.-$60 per share. Hall & Holtz, Ld.-$30 per share.
Shanghai Land Investment Co., Ld.-Tls. 70 per share.
Hongkong Land Invest. & A. Co., Ld.—$70 per share.
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
March, in Yangiszes at 120 and $121, and in Straits at $264. North-Chinus are offering ||at| Tls. 225 cash, Uniona in Hongkong at $195, Yafig- t-zes at $212, Cantons in Hngkong at $190, dhid Straits at $25}. Fire Insurance.-Hongkongs are unchanged at $282. Shares are wanted in Hong- kong at that price Chiñas have been placed at $91. There are sellers at the same rale. Wharves Shanghai and H gkew Wharf shares are wanted at Tis. 102), but are held for higher rates. Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf shares are offering in Hogkong at $15). Mining.-A sale of Raub Australian Gold Mining shares to Hongkong at $3.75 is reportfd. Tugs and Cargo Boats. Shanghai Tug Boat shares were placed at Tia. 165 and Shanghai Cargo Boats at Tis. 207. Sugars.-The Perak Sugar Cultivation Co. paid a dividend of 4 per cent, for t'e year ending 31st cash cam dividend and Tis. 37) for delivery. October, ystery. Business was doneat T 38
We quite the shares Tls. 36 on 30th April ex dividend. Chin Sugar Refining shares changed hands at $112 Land-.-Shanghai Land Invest- ment shares were sold at Tl. 70. Hongkong Land Investinedt and Agency Co., Ld.-Shares are offering in Hongkong at Tls. 70 cm dividend. Factories.--Major Bios, shares changed hands at Tls. 27. The call due on the Ewo Cotton S. & W. shares, in the 22nd, caused a desire to sell and sales were made at Tls. 35 for shares on which Tis. 50 were pafl-up, and at Tls, 60 for shares on which Tls. 75 were paid. There are buyers at these rates. International shares are wanted at Tis. +7.-Lac-kung-mow are also in denland. Miscellaneous.Shanghai Gas shares are wanted at Tls. 2321 ex dividend and Waterworks at Tls. 185. Shangh-Sumatras have been placed at Tls, 98 ca-li and Tis, 105 for delivery on 31st March. Shanghai-Langkats at Tls 227 tdTls. 235. Horse azars at Tls. 52, shares in J. Llewellyn & Co. at $60, and Hall & Holtzmage, principally from the southern rice ports. shares at $ AL Debentures.-Shanghai and Debentures of $90 change hands at Fis. 110, plus the actral interest, and Shanghai-Sumatra $100 Debentures at $105 uet.
Kowloon Land & Building Co., Ld.-$17.
J. Llewellyn & Co., Limited.-$60 per share. Shanghai Horse Bazaar Co., Ld.-Tls, 621 per sare.
Major Brothers, Limited.—Tls. 27 per share. Slangbai Sumatra Tobacco Co.-Tls. 99 per sh. Shanghai Langkat Tobacco Co., Ld.—Ïls. 225 per share.
Shanghai Langkat Tobacco Co., Lel., Founder's -Nominal.
Quotations are :—
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.
-83183.
Bank of China, Japan, and The Straits, Limited, -Nowinal.
Bank of China, Japan, and The Straits, Limited,
Founders. —Nominal.
National Bank of China, Ld., 4.—none. National Bank of China, L., B.—$271. National Bank of China, 14., Founders.106. Shanghai Tagbrat Co., Ld.-Tls. 165 per share. Indo-China Steam N. Co., Ld.-Tis. 42 per
share.
China-Mutual Steam Nav. Co.-Tis. 50 per
share.
Taku Tug & Lighter Co., Ld.—T. Tls. 76 per
share
Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co. $37 per share.
Douglas Steamship Co., Ld.-$51k per share. Bovd & Co., Ld., Founders.-Tis. 300 per share. Boyd & Co. Liurited.-Tls. 190 per share SC. Farnham & Co.-Tls. 183 per share Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ld!~149 per cent. premium.
China Traders' lusurance Co., Ld.-$73 þer sh. North China Insurance Co., Ld.-Tls, 223 p.sh. Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ld.— $195 per share.
Yangtsze inse. Assocn., Ld.-$121 per share. Canton Insurance Office, Ld.—$190 per share. Straits Insurance Co., Limited. -$25 per share.
Hongkong Fire insurance Co., Ld.-282 per sh.
China Fire Insurance Co., Ld.—391 per ghare. Shanghai & Hongkew Wharf Co.-Tls. 105 per share.
Dirt's Wharf Hide-curing and Wool-cleaning Company-ls. 55 per share.
Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Liuited.-$481 per share.
Sheridan Consolidated Mining and Milling Company, Limited.-Tls. 24 per share.
Punjom Muing Co., Ld.-4.80 per share. Punjom Mining Co., Ld., pref. shares-$50 per
share.
share.
Julebu Mining & Trading Co., Ld.—2 per Raub Australian Gold Min. Co., Ęd.3 per share.
Shanghai Cargo Boat Co.-Tls. 207 per sh. Co-operative Cargo Boat Co.-Is. 135 per
share.
Shanghai as Co.-Tls. 232) per share, Hongkong Electric Co., Ld.-$6.75 per share. Shanghai Waterworks Co., Ld.- Tīs.
abare.
85 per
Shanghai Lee Company-Tls. 130 share.
per AS. Watson Co., Limited.—$13 per share Bill's Asbestos Eastern. Agency, Ld.-£1. Bill's Asbestos Eastern Agency. Ld $9 50. Evo Cottoa Spinnin; & W. Co., L.d.—Tls. 40, International Cotton Man, Co, L.-Tls. 47). Laon-kung-mow Cotton Spinning and Wear. ngen, Li-la đô
Chini Merchants' Steam Navigation Company Debentures. —Nominal.
Lje-nm Theatre Dei»ntures.—Tis, 15. Chinese Taip. Gov, Loan, 1886, E.- Tls. 15. Shanghai Sunicipa. Debentures.- Nominal. Shanghai Land Investment Company Deben- tures.-Pls. 275 (a),
Shanghai Land Investment Conlpany Deben- fures. Tls. 110 (a).
tal Exclusive of accrued interest,
TONNAGE.
HONGKONG, 29th January.-Since last report. there has been bat a moderate demand for steam ton-
From Saigon the rate remains as previously reported, viz., 99 cents per picul for a number of uijk legimning after the native new year (13th Felruary). 12 cents per pical is all that is being
offered.
outside and 16 cents per pical inside the bar, with- From Bangkok to Hongkong the rate is 11 cents
out demand.
Japan coal freights remain at $1.20 for Hongkong and $1.55 for Shegapare.
There are 2 vessels disengaged in port, registering 1,569 tons.
The following are the settlements :--
Berlin-American ship, 1,552 tons, Amoy to New York, private terms.
Highland Forest—British Farque, 995 tons, bence to Callao, private terms.
Java to Hongkong, 17 cents per picul.
Mascotte-British steamer, 2,018 tons, three_ports.
1ngkong, $1.20 per ton
Benakler-British steamer, 1,959 tons, Moji to
Sabine Rickmers-tierman steamer, 690 to Canton, $1.70 per ton.
tons, Moji
Prosper-Norwegian steamer, 787 toms, Moji to Canton, $1.50 per ton.
Chilli-British steamer, 1,158 tons, Karatzu to Swatow, $1.50 per ton.
Frogner-Norwegian steamer, 839 tons, two trips, Bangkok to Hongkong, $3,700 each trip.
Marie Jeban-German steamer, 1,807 tons, Saigon to Hongkong, 9 cents per picul.
Tuigirk-German steamer, 903 tons, Saigon to Hongkong (re-charter), 8 cents per picul.
Hongkong (re-charter), 9 cents per picul.
Jaen Diedericksen-German steamer, Saigon to
Apenrule-German steamer, 696 tons Saigon to Hongkong (re-charter), 8 cents per picul.
Bygdo Norwegian steamer, 771 tons, Saigon to Hongkong, 91 cents per picul.
Marthe German steamer, 1,560 tons, Sigon. to Hongkong, 9 cents per picul.
Invertay-British steamer, 827 tons, Saigon to Hongkong, 9! cents per picul,
Bended-British steamer, 1,481 tons, Saigon to Hongkong, 9 cents per picul.
·Germania-German steamer, 1,775 tons, Saigon to Hongkong, 9 cents per picul.
China-German steamer, 1,093 tons, Saigon to Hongkong, 94 cents per picul.
Tetartos-German steamer, 1,811 tons, Saigon to Hongkong, 9 cents per picul,
1ongkong, V4 cents per picul.
Chittagong British steamer, 1,249 tons, Saigon to
VESSELS ON THE BERTH.
For LONDON.Orestes (str.), Aden (str.), Kaisow (str.), Achilles' (str.), Merionethshire (str.),
For MARSEILLES.-Dordogne (str.), Natal (str.), Glenesk (str).
Perak Sugar Cultivation Co., Ld.-Tls 36 per | (str.).
share.
For HavEE-Dorothea Rickmers (ɛtr.), Thekla
For BREMEN, Karlsruhe (~tr.).