July 22, 1899.11
ETALS, 17th July.-(From Messrs. Alex. Dielfeld & Co.'s Report (—There has been very little business cono during the past week, the market being too well stocked to entertain new offers. Some for deliveries have been taken, beyond tlist there has been nothing done. At auction :--175
piculs old Telegraph Wire a Tls. 1,675 pieuls old bin Plates ai Tls. 1.64/ .75; 2:0 pieuls oid Round tren at The. 231; 400 Lieni Guide R pe At 31 2.75;110 casses Galvanised Corrugated
Iron G. 24 at Tls 610.
EXCHANGE.
FRIDAY, 21st July.
Telegraphic Transfer
1/114
ON LONDON.
Bank Bills, on demand
/i
Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight
.1/113
Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight ...1/11/ Credits, at 4 months' sight
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
at 40 per cent. prem: and more could be placed at that rate. Kowloon Wharves continue steady after fair sales at $97. The Directors of this Company have decided to pay an interim dividend of 5 per cent Wanchais remein unchanged and without business. New Amoy Docks are en.
quired for at quotation without bringing out
sellers.
kong Lands have ruled easier with sellers aud LANDS. HOTELS, AND BUILDINGS.-Hong- only small sales at $98. Hotels are improved a little with sales at 8106 cash, $106 delivery 31st inst., and at $108 for August, the stock closing quiet at $106. West Points have been dealt in to a fair extent at 834 and $384 and Humphreys have changed hands at $12.
COTTONS.-No business to report. Quota tions except Hongkongs are taken from last Shanghai circulars.
MISCELLANEOUS.-Star Ferries have chang. ed hands in small lots at quotation. Green Islands at 8284 and $281, Ices at $118 and $120, and Electrics at $124, $137, and $13. Watsons have ruled quieter with sellers at $18 and 817 and no sales and close at $17 with sellers.
Closing quotations are as follows:--
PAID UP. QUOTATIONS.
[8585, buyers $125 328 p. ct, prem.,—
£4 £1. £1 £5 58.
*
COMPANY.
Hongkong & hai... China & Japan, ordy. Do. deferred Natl. Bank of China, B. Shares
.2/0
Documentary Bills, 4mouths' sight2/01
On PARIS.-
Bank Bills, on demand
Credits, at 4 months' sight
.2.49
2.521
ON GERMANY
On demand
.2.02
ON NEW YORK.—
Bank Bills, on demand
484
Banke
Credits, 60 days' sight
491
ON BOMBAY
| Telegraphic Transfer
.1474
Bank, on demand..
.148
ON CALCUTTA.—
Telegraphic Transfer
.147
Bank, on demand..
.148
ON SHANGHAI.—
!
Bank, at sight
.724
Private, 30 days' sight
73
ON YOKOHAMA.-
International
Tls. 100 Tla. 65
On demand.
.41 % pm.
ON MANILA
Laou Kung Mow Soychee
On demand.
2% pm.
Yahloong.
ON SINGAPORE :-
On remand..
14
pm.
SOVEREIGNS. Bank's Buying Rate.. 10.06 GOLD LEAF, 100 fine, per tael 52.50
JOINT STOCK SHARES.
HONGKONG, 21st July.—The market general ly, with one or two exceptions, such as Banks and Steamboats, has ruled quieter during the week and rates bave been inclined to fall.
BANKS.-Hongkong and hanghais after a fow small sales at 315 suddenly jumped to 320 and later to 328 per cent. prem. with small buyers for cash and forward delivery, but very few sellers; business has been restricted by the want of sellers; the market closes at 328 firm. Nationals have ruled very firm and in good demand at $25 after small sales at $23 and $24.
MARINE INSURANCES. Small sales of Unions at $237 and China Traders at $62 is the only business reported.
FIER INSURANCES.-Hongkongs and Chinas have changed bands in small lots ut quotations. SHIPPING. Hongkong. Canton and Macaos have been in good demand and a good many shares have changed hands at $32, 8321, and $324, dash, whilst time sales have been effected at equivalent rates, chiefly for September andi October. Indo-Chinas show a slight advance with sales at $62 and $624, closing steady at $63. Douglases continue quiet and neglected with sellers at $563. China Manilas are still in request at $91 and still difficult to obtain. Chios Mutuals unchanged and without business. REFINERIES-China Sugars have found buyers at $173 for cash and close steally at that rate, whilst sellers forward ut equivalent rates rule the market. Luzons remain entirely out of the market.
Foun. SharES. Bell's Asbestos E. A..... Campbell, Moore & Co. China Prov. L. & M.... China Sugar Cotton Mills-
Ewo
Hongkong Dairy Farm..
Fenwick & Co., Geo.... Green Island Cement... H. & C. B.kery Hongkong & C. Gas Hongkong Electric H. H. L Tramways Hongkong lee........ Hongkong Hotel
H. & K. Wharf & G... Hongkong Rope...
H. & W. Dook Insurance-
Conton. China Fire China Traders'
Hongkong Fire North-China Straits
Union
Y ngtsze Land and Building-
Hongkong Land Inv. fumphreys Estate... Kowloo Land & B. West Point Buil ing' Luzon Sugar Mining
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Charbonunges
Gt Estn. & C'doni n
Do. Preference.. Jelebu
Queen's Mines Ld.... Oliver's Mines, A...
Do.
Punjom
B..
Do. Perference.. Raubs
New Amoy Duck Steamship Coys:-
tina rad Manila... China utual Pref. China Ordinary
Do. Douglas Steamship H., Canton and. M.. Indo-China S. N. Star Ferry Tebrau Planting Co.
Do.
MINING. Punjoms have ruled unusually quiet and weak at $14 with few if any sales for either cash or time. Charbonnages con- tinue dull and without business. Queens remain with sellers at 50 cents and a small business. Olivers A and B have found buyers ats quotations. Raubs, after fair sales at $64, $64, and $65 have gradually weakened to $614 Great Fasterns have been negotiated at $2.50 and $2 and Jelebus at $13.50 and $13.75.
DOCKS, WHARVES, AND GODOWNS.-Hong-Watson & Co., A. S. kong and Whampoa Docks have found buyers
United Asbestos
Du. Wanchai Warehouse..
£8 $25, liers £8 $25, sellers £1 nominal $10 $.0.
$10 $9.75, buyers $100 $173, sales & seller
Tls. 100 Tls. 67
Tls. 100 Tls. 75 Tls 400 Tls. 3'0 Tls. 100 Tls. 55.
$100 $80, sellers $6 $5.25, sales $25 $43, tel ers $0 $284, sellers $50 $25.
£10 $127, buyers $10 $1%, sellers $100 $145.
$50 $106 sellers $25 $120, buyers $50 $97, sales & ellers $50 $18 bayer $125 400 p.et p em.- [625, buyers
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$30 $:40. $20 $88, ellers $25 $62, s es 、 sellers $50 $310.
£25 T. 195
$20 $64, les & buyer $50 $237), sales a bys $60 $11, buyer
$50 $98, ellers $10 $12, seller $30 $0, sales & buyers $30 $331, sellers $100 $66, sellers
Fes 250 $245 :
$ $2, sellers
$1 1871, buyer
$5 $13.75, buyers
250 50 cents, sales &
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SHA: ÓHAI, 17th ® July, ➡(From Mesara, Bisset & Co.'s Report)—Businėsa – Hás little more active this week We note improvement in Hongkong and Shanglis aliares, and Langkat shares heve been hands at very irregular rates. Banks, ko and Shanghai Hauking Corporation. cush hares were sold early in the week is per cent. premium. An improvement of the in London, and a consequent rise to alé po shares were placed on the luth at 320 in Hongkong, caused a strong demand, premium, Marine I surance,—No loral has been reported, China trailers, share wanted at $62. Yangiszes can be placed at Fire Insurance.—Hongkongs are obtainable 83121, while Chinas are wanted at $88, offering at 389. Shipping. Hongkong. Canton and Macao teamboat shares have improvedit $32, at which shares are wanted. Indo-Chi Steam Navigation Co.-Shares were placed Hongkong at $811/62 ex div., and locally as 51 qum div. We quote the shores at ex div. Sugars,Perak Sugur Cultivation share were place at 'l'ls. 53, Tls. 54; and T18,691 Docks, Whirves and Godowna,→→Shores in Boyd & tô, were placed at Tls, 188}." Shanghài Book sha were sold, Preference at Tls. 110, and winktyvit. Tls. 101 cash, for July aud Tls. 10% for Augist. Shanghai and Hougkew Wharf shares were sold at Tls. 185 cash, Tis, 190 for August, and Tls. 195 for October Inude.-Shanghai. Land; Invest- meut shares are obtainable at Tis, 85 cups diy, Humphreys E-tate and Finance shares were laced from Hongkong at $11:25 for Buth Supter- ber delivery. Industrial, Shanghai Gas shares were sold at Tls, 195 cum div. Major Brothers shares are offering at Tis. 40. E-wo Cotton MIJL shares were sold at Tls, 67, and Intern îtionale dt, Tls. 671. Yab-loong, Mill shares were placed st Tls. 52/55, and are offering at the higher rate. Shanghai Ice, C. S. & R. Co. shares were soldat Tls, 351. In consequence; of the large demand ́or Ice, and the necessity to add to the warkitų plant, the Directora įpropose to issue-40002 Theme: shares, thereby increasing the paid ap. Capitalito Tls. 20,000 Miscellaneous The Shanghai' Waterworks Co. have declared an interim dividand: of 15 per cent, payable at exchange 3/84 on the 26th current. Shanghai-Sumatra Tobacco chnes were sold at Tls. 35 for cash, for August, and for. September. Shanghai-Lingkat Túlneco Lo telegram on the 10th from the Estate reporting, that there was a flow of 16,000 gallons on the oth «aused a demand for shares, and business was done at Ts. 1o0. and Tls.--150 for cash, and f 105 for Augnat. Shures have since change bunds at Tla. 156/90 cash, Tls, 125 for July, und Tis. 175, Tls... 135, anil_Els 130-for, Septembér. The course of the muri et, will depend on theïngan expected to-day. Hill and Holtz shares, were walch at $36. Loans.—The following. Debentprys, sold :--Wyurf ti per cent.at Tls. 01, Gas 6 per cent. at Tls. 100, Shanghai Sumatm. To 8 per cent, at 11a. 100, and Sha ghaiskan Tobacco 10 per cent. at 11s. 10, plus the interest in nil cases.
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£10 $62, buyers $718:61, buyers $5 $5, sellers $3 $4, ellels $2. $2
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$37) $40), buyers
$10 $17, sellers
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