februar 25, 18973
of better results for the future. continue dull 3 and neglected at NDS, HOTELS, AND BUILDINGS.-Hong kong Lands have, remained quiet and inactive with small sales at $77; at which rate further small lots could be placed, Humphreys Estates have been on offer at $94 cum div., leading to a small business. Kowloon Lands have been enquired for at $15 and West Points have changed hands at $20. Hotels have been some What neglected, although offers of $39 are re- ported to have been made and refused; the report just published shows result about equal to the corresponding period of 1895; it recom- mends the payment of no dividend, but writing off $7,000; it shows that a sum of $4,984.22 has been spent on renewals and repairs out of earnings; at time of closing shares are on offer at $38.
MISCELLANEOUS.-Green Islands have chang- ed hands at $22. Watsons at $12 and $124, Electrics at $8.10, Ropes at $158 and $160, Fenwicks at $924, $324, and $33. Tramways continue in request at $95. Ices have ruled quiet at $108 with sellers and no sales, and Ewos have changed hands at Tls. 85. Closing quotations are as follows:-
Banke
COMPANY.
Hongkong & S'hai..... China & Japan, prf.
Do. ordinary... Doi deferred...
Founders Shares..
PAID UP. QUOTATIONS.
[$348.75, sellers $125 175 % prem.
£5 nominal
£1 10s. nominal
£1
£5, buyers
Natl. Bank of China
B. Shares
£8
$264, sellers
£1
$100, sellers
Bell's Asbestos E. A.....
158.
$8, buyers
Brown & Co., H. G. ....
$50
(in liquidation).
Campbell, Moore & Co.
$10
$7, buyers
Carmichael & Co.
$20
18
China Sugar
$100
$146, sellers
Dakin, Cruicks'k & Co.'
$5
(in liquidation).
$5
$5, nominal
$25
Dairy Farm Co..... Fenwick & Co., Geo.
Green Island Cement... H. & China Bakery Hongkong & C. Gas Hongkong Electric HL HL Tramways Hongkong Hotel Hongkong Toe
H. & K. Wharf & G....
Hongkong Rope... H. & W. Dock
Insurances
Canton.........
Hongkong Fire
China Fire
China Traders'
North-China
Straits
Union
Yangtaze Land and Building-
H. Land Investment. Humphreys Estate... Kowloon Land & B.
West Point Building Luzon Sugar
Mining
Charbonnages
$33, sellers & buyers $10 $22, sellers $50 $30
£10
$110, buyers
$8 $8.10, Bal. & sellers
$95, buyers
$100
$50 $88, sellers
$25 $108, sellers
$50
$125
$50
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
$50 $58, ex div. buyers
$160,sales & buyers 234 p. ct. prem.- |[$417.50, ex div.b. $187), sal, & sellers $20 $108, ex d. sal. & b.
$79, buyers $400, sales & sellers £25 Tls. 195, sellers $20 $284, sales & sellers $25 $237), sellers. $60 $160, sales
$25
$50
$50 $761, sales & buyers $10 $9, ex div. $30 $15, buyers $40 $20, sellers $100 $50, sellers
Fcs. 500 75, sales
kang
North-Chinas were Insurance.
at Tis 195 andare offering. Yangtszes have been sold at $160 for February, $161 for 20th March, and $162) for 81st March, at which there are sellers at the close. Cantons are quoted steady at $175 in Hongkong. Straits have been placed at $281 locally and from Hongkong, and at $28.75 for 81st March. Ld. Shares were placed to Hongkong at $390 Fire Insurance. Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., and $395, and more are wanted. Chinas have been sold at $107 ex div., and are wanted. Ship. ping.-Hongkong, Canton and and Macao Steam- hoat sharos are wanted at $921, but are held for higher rates.-Indo-China S. N. shares have been soldat Tis.34 for cash, Tis. 341 for February, Tls. 35 for March, and T. 36 for both April and May. Shares are offering both cash and for March. China Mutual ordinary shares, with 6 paid up, were sold at Tls. 17) and are wanted. Sugar.— China Sugar Refining shares have been placed at $140, $143), $145/146, and $144/145 for cash, and to Hongkong at $140/141, for February at $145, and $1471/148 for March. Luzon Sugar Refining shares are weak with sellers at $50. Mining.- Baub Australian Gold Mining shares have been placed at $11 can dividend of 1/0 per share. Sheridan Mining shares are wanted at Tls. 3. Docks, Wharves and Godowns.-S. G. Farnham &Co. abares have been changing bands at Tis. 185 cash, Tls. 187 for April, and Tls. 193 for June. Shipbuilding shares, with Tls. 50 paid up, have been sold at Tla. 45. Shanghai and Hongkew Wharf shares have been placed at Tls. [22]. Lands. Shanghai Lands Investment Co. shares have been placed at Tls. 90 ex dividend, cum right to the new issue, which the Directors propose to allot at 40 per cent premium. Kowloon Land and Building Co., Ld. Shares have changed hands to a limited extent at $18. Industrial,-Shanghai Gas sbares have been placed, for March, at Tls. 220. In Cotton shares, Eros have been placed, and are wanted, at Tls. 85, and there are buyers. Internationals at Tis. 89, and Laou-Kung-Mows at Tls. 90. Rice Mill shares changed hands at Tis. 20 cum dividend of 6 per cent, and Chine Flour Mill shares, fully paid up. were parted with at Tis. 40, and are wanted. Miscellaneous. -In Tobacco shares, Sumatras have been in strong demand, on account of the Directora proposing to increase the capital to $500,000 and to issue one new share, without cost, in respect of each of the 6,500 shares now issued. Shares have been placed at Tis.142) to Tis.157) cash, Tls.150 to Tls. 162) for March, Tls.160 for both April and May. Tls.150 to Tls.162; for June, and I'ls.170 for August. In Langkats the cash market opened at Tls.475, and declined to Tls.410, but recovered to Tls.423, Tla.450, Tls.460, and Tls. 480 for cash, Tls.480 for March, Tls.475/550 for April, Tis. 550 | for May, and Tls.600 for both August and December. We quote Tla.480 as the closing cash rate, at which a few shares are offering.
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$5 $2.50, sales & buyers $3 nominal. $5, sales $2 $2}
Jelebu
New Balmoral Oliver's Mines, A.
Do.
$5
B.
Punjom
Do. Preference..... Raubs
Steamship Coys.
China and Manila China Mutual Ord... Do. Preference... Douglas &. 8. Có. HL Canton and M... Indo-China S. N.....
$4 $10), sales & sellers $1 $3 13s. 10d. $12, sellers
$50 $69, sales
£5 £2 10s. sellers £10 £6
$50 $61, sellers $15 $34, sales & sellers £10 $47, sales & sellers $37 $43)
$10 $124, sales & sellers J. Y. V. VERNON, Broker,
Wanchai Wareh’so Co. Watson & Co., A; S.
TONNAGE.
HONGKONG, 23rd February.-During the past fortnight there has been an increased demand for steam tonnage and rutes all round show an improve-
ment.
port Japan,
Sulberg Germ
་
eame
steamer,
817
ons 115116 24 cen 782 tons,
Hongkong, 10 cents per pic
Hunan British mer 1,158 tons
two ports North Coast Java, 22 cents per one port North Coast Java, 21 cents
Puoting British amer 1,088, tons, Saigon to one port North Coast Jaya, 21 cents per two ports North Coust Java, 22 cents per plcul A China Navigation Co.'s steamer, Saigon t port North Coast Java, 22 cents per picul; if two ports North Coast Java, 25 cents per pic.il.
Jacob Christiansen Norwegian steamer, 1, Saigon to one port North Coast Java, 25 cents per picul.
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tons,
Amigo German steamer, 802 tons, Saigon to one port North Coast Java, 25 cents per picul; if two ports North Coast Java 26 cents per picul; option Singapore, 14 cents per picul.
Velor-German steamer, 636 tons, Saigon to Kobe, 21 cents per picul.
Toyamaru Japanese steamer, 1,548 tops, Saigon to Hongkong, 11 cents per picul,
Independent-German steamer, 1,003 tons, Saigon to Hongkong, 11 cents per picul
Sishan--British steamer, 897 tons, Saigon to Hong- kong, 12 cents per picul.
Kiotomaru Japanese steamer, 1,686 tons, Saigon to Hongkong, 10 cents per picul.
From Saigon to Hongkong the market closes firm at 13 cents per picul for medium-sized carriers. To Java, there has been an increased demand, and | rates are strong at 25 cents per picul with prospect of 26 cents per picul.
Bangkok to Hongkong steamers are wanted at 17} cents inside or 124 outside the bar. There is also a demand for Singapore at same rates.
A steamer has been fixed to load Newchwang to Canton at 25 cents per picul to be ready to load at the opening of the port. At the moment there is no further demand at this rate.
Amara-British steamer, 1,566 tons, Saigon to Hongkong, 114 cents per picul.
Ingraban-German steamer, 894 tons, Saigon Hongkong, 12 cents per picul.
Decima-German steamer, 1,151 tons,Saigon to Hongkong, 124 cents per picul.
Germania German steamer, 1,775 tons, Saigon to Hongkong, 12 cents per picul.
Tamarind-Norwegian steamer, 885 tons, monthly, 3/8 months, $4,250 per month.
Coal freights from Japan have materially im- proved, tonnage being particularly scarce; last settle- ment to Hongkong was $1.60 per ton; a further rise of 10 cents per ton would no doubt now be paid. To Singapore no settlements have been reported, and the rale may be quoted at about $2.00 per ton.
Sail tonnage there is no demand: The British ship Queen Victoria, 1,587 tons register, and the Ger man ship Rickmer Rickmers, 1,914 tous register, have received orders from owner, the former to proceed to Manila and the latter to Saigon.
There are three vessels disengaged in port, register
SHANGHAI, 19th February.—(From Messrs. J. P. Bisset & Co.'s Report.)-A fair volume of businessing 4,988 tons. was done during the week, and price: were well
ned. Banks.-Hongkong and Shanghai Corporation. Cash shares have changed at 175 per cent premium, ex dividend, and were made to Hongkong early in the week at 184 for cash and 185 for the 27th ourrent, cum dividend A sale to Hongkong at 175 per cent premium, and exchange 72 is reported - to-day here is no change in other Bank shares. Marine
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Decima German steamer, 1,151 tons, monthly, 4/4 months, $4,300 per month.
Produce Norwegian steamer, 1,002 tons, monthly, 3/8 months, $4,500 per month.
Vulcan-Norwegian steainer, 954 tons, monthly, 3/3 months, $3,500 per month.
The following are the settlements:— Coloma American barque, 814 tons, Hongkong to Singapore, $3,500 U.S. gold.
A China Navigation Co.'s steamer, Newchwang to Canton, 25 cents per picul.
Obi-British steamer, 1,950 tons, Kuchinotsu tọ Hongkong, $1.10 per ton.
Produce Norwegian steamer, 1,002 tons, Moji Hongkong, $1.40 per ton.
VESSELS ON THE BERTH.
For LONDON, -- Ningchow (str), Java (str.), Prometheus (str), Canton (str.), Balmoral (str.), Glamorganshire (skr,).
For HAVEE,Ncrite (str.).
For MARSEILLES.-Caledonien (str); Fer VANCOUVER.—Empress, of Japan (str.). For SAN FRANCIsco.—Sumbawa," City.of Rio de Janeiro, Coloma (str.), Gaelic (str.), Falls of Des.
For BBIMEN.-Preussen (str.). For NEW YORK.—Benjamin Sewall. For AUSTRALIA.—Airlie (str.), Tokio-Maru (str.), Taiyuan (str.),
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS AND DeparturES SINCE LAST
MAIL. HONGKONG.
February—
ARRIVALS.
imsuis
17, Loongmoon, German str., from Shanghai. 17, Kwanglee, Chinese str., from Canton. 17, Kwongsang, British sty; from Cebu. 17, Amara, British str., from Moji. 17, Germania, German str., from Samarang. 17, Mathilde, German str., from Haiphong. 17, Niobe, German str., from Kobe...... 17, Ningohow, British str., from London. 18, Taisang, British str,; from Canton. 18, Kalgan, British str., from Canton, 18, Sikh, British str., from Londons -- 18, Hailoong, British str., from 18, Hong Leong British sir, from 18, Loosok, British str., from Bangkok 18, Braemar, British str., from 19, Melbourne, French str., from 19, Ixion, British str., from Liverpoo 19, Dante, German str., from Sai 19. Yuensang, British str, from 19, Quarta, German str.,
froms 19, Kongsee, British sti, from 19, Kweilin, British str., from 19, City of Rio de Janeiro,
Francisco.
19, Hydaspes, British str. fro 19. Phra Chom llao, 19, Anping, Chinese 20, Büllberg, German 20 Parshan, British str
apore.
from Sang