August 12, 1899,]
ther sales at $116, rose, with sales, by easy stages to $126, at which the stock closes steady to strong. West Points have improved to $374 after sales at $36, $364, and $37. Humphreys continge dull with sellers and no buyers or sales af quotation. Kowloon Lands remain quiet
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
350 por cent premium for cash and 355 per cent. | for 30th September. There was a very strong demand in Hongkong, and shares were sold to the Colony at 360, 365 and 267 per cent premium. with exchange 721. The closing price is equni to 371 per centremium, with exchange 73. Marine Insurance -Unions were pinced at $2371 COTTON MILLS. The market continues dull | North-Chines were sold at 11s. 195, and norð are and neglected with no business to report. Hong-surance. No change to report. Shi ping.--
w.nted
Yungt-zes are wanted at $115. Fire kongs are obtainable at $75; other quotations Indo-China Steam! Navigation shares were placed are taken from the latest Shangliai circulars.
with no sales and sellers.
MISCELLANEOUS.-Green Islands have im- proved to 8294 with buyers. Watsons have changel hands at quotation. Electrics after fair sales at $134, $14, and $144 have advanced to $15 This Company advertises a now issue of capital. Star Ferries have found buyers at $164. Ices at $128, and China Providents at 89.75, $9.85, and $10.
Closing quotations are as follows :
COMPANY. PAID UP QUOTATIONS.
[$500, sellers $125 372 p. ct. prem.,
£4 £1.
Bunks
Hongkong & S'hai......
China & Japan, ordy.
Do.
deferred
Natl Bank of China' B. Shares Foun. Shares... Bell's Asbestos E. A.... Campbell, Moore & Co. China Prov. L. & M.. China Sugar Cotton Mills-
Ewo
International
Laou Kung Mow Soychee
Yahloong.. Hongkong Dairy Farmi.. Fenwick & Co., Geo.. Green Island Cement...] H. & G. Bakery. Hongkong & C. Gas Hongkong Electric HHL Tramways Hongkong Hotel Hongkong Ice.
H & K. Wharf & G.
Hongkong Rope..... H & W. Dock
Insurance-
£1 £5 5s.
£8 $24. buyers £8 $24, buyers £1 nominal $10 $.2, buyers $10 $10, buyers $100 $168, sellers
Tls. 100 Tls. 65 Tls. 100 Tis. 72 TIs. 10 Tls. 7 · Tis. 500 Tls. 3:0 Tls. 100 Tls. 574
$100 $75, sellers
$6 $5.25. $25 $43. Fe'lers $0 $29, buyers $50 $25.
Canton China Fire China Traders' Hongkong Fire North China Straits Laign.
Yankisze Land and Building---
Hongkong Land Inv. Humphreys Estate... Kowloon Land & B. West Point Building! Luzon Sugar Mining
Charbonnages GuEstn. & C'donian Do. Preference..... Jélobu
Queen's Mines Lat.. Oliver's Mines, A Do:
B..
Punjom
Do Perference.. Raule
New Amoy icek Steamship Coys.
| Cina and Manila... China Mutual Pref. China Ordinary
Do. Douglas Steamship HCauton and M... Indo-China S. N. Star Ferry
Tebrau Planting Co.
Do.
United Asbestos
Do. Wanchai Warehouse Watson & Co., A. 8.
£10 $127, buyers $10 $15 $.00 $145.
$50 $126, buyers
$25 $130, buyers
$50 $93, buyers
$50 $185. buyers
$125 49 p. ct. p em.= [$7 74, buyers
$50 $:40.
$20 $88, sales
$25 $62, sales
$50 $510, buyers
£25 T. 195
$20 $61, sales bys.
$50 $240, buyers
$60 $115, buyers
$50 $106, sellers
$10 $11, sellers
$30 $29, sellera $50 $374, ellers
$100 $55, sellers
Fos. 250 $230,
$3 $3.30. $1 $30, sellers $5 $14, bayers
23c. 50 centsy sellers
$5 $5
$41 $61, sellers $6 $12.25, sellers $1 $2 158.10d $61, se lers
$64 $16, buyers
-$50 $91; sales"}
£10 £9, 138 Buyers £10 £6, 0s, buyers. £5 £3, 0s., buyers $50 $19, sellers $15 $32, buyer- £10 $66, buyers
$7$:6, ellers $5 $5. sellers $3 $3,-elters $2 $24, buyers $10 $10, nominal $37) $4. buyers $10 $17.
J. Y. V. VERNON, Broker.
With
MISCELLANEOUS,
American Cigarette Co.-Tls, 57.00. Central Stores. Ld.—$11.00. China Flour Mills Co.-Tls, 30.00. Hull & Holtz, Ld.-$36.00, Llewellyn & Co.. J., Limited. Major Brothers, Limited.--T18. 40:00. Shanghai Feather Cleaning Co.-TI,, 400 Changbai Gas Co.-$195.00
$5.0
169
Sauhui Horse Bazaar Co., Id.—TIs, 75,00, Slangbai Ice. Cold Storage, & Refrigeration
Co., Ld., Tis, 36.00,
Shanghai I angkat Tobacco Co., Ld.—11a, 180. Shanghai Rice Mills Co-Tis.-25.00. Shanghai-Sumatra Tobacco Co.-Tls. 65,00, Slaghai Waterworks Co., Ld.--'T'is. 26. 00, Watson Co., A. S., Limited.—$18.00, -
at Tis. 47 cash, and Tls. 48 for the 30th September, Sugars -Perak Sugar Cultiva- tion Gre were placed at Tls. 61. China Sugar Refining shares were sold it $172. Luzon Sugar Refining shares are weak, sellers at $55. Mining.-Raub Australian Gold Mining shares were placed ab $631, last week. Docks, Wharves & Godowns.-Boyd & Co, shitres were placed at Ils. 190, 8. C. Farnham & Co. shares at Tls. 200 and Tls, 210, and Sanghai Dock shares Preference at Tls. 18, and Ordinary at fls. 100, bangbai ard Hongkew Wharf | ON LONDON.- shares were sold at Tls, 217, Tls. 210, Tls. 212 and Tls. 213 for cash, Tla. 13 for the 31st current, and Tis. 225 for December, Lands.-Shanghai Land Investment shares were placed at Tls. 83. There are now buyers at Tls. 82. Indu<trial.-- Shanghai Gus shares are wanted at Tis. 195. E-wo Mill shares were sold at Tls. 65, and a few wanted. inore are offering. Internationals are Shanghai Ice shures were placed at Tls. 36. Tugs and Cargo Bonts.-Shanghai Cargo Boat shares were sold at Tis, 170 ex div. Miscellane- ous. Shanghai waterworks shares changed hands at Tla. 262. Shanghai-Sumatra Tobacco shares were sold at Tls. 55. Shanghai-Langkat Tobacco shares have been done at sterdily advancing rates, from Tls. 170 to Tls 180 ash, Tls. 195 for November and Tla. 240 for December. Hall and Loans.-In Holtz shares were placed at $36. Debentures business was one:--Shanghai Muni-ON cipal 6 per cent. of 1894 at Tls. 101, and Shanghai and Hongkew Wharf 6 per cent. Tls. 101, plus the accrued interest as usual. Chinese Imperial E Loan Bonds were placed at Tls. 250, plus the
SHA GHAL, 7th August.-(From Messis. J. P. Bisset & Co.'s Report).-Business has been fairly brisk and has been characterised by a rise of 24 per cent in Hongk ng und Shanghai Bank shares. Banks.-Hongkong and 3Langhai Bank- ing Corporation. Local business was done at
accrued interest.
Quotations are :—
BANKS,
Hongkong and Changħai.—$576.87. Bank of China and Japan, Ld.—£1.0.4.
Do. ordinary —£,5.5.0. National Bank of China, Ld.—g24.00. COTTON MILLS,
Ewo Cotton Spinning & W. Co., Ld.—Tls. 65.00. Hongkong Cotton S. W. & D. Co. —480.00. International Cotton Mun. Co., Ld.—Tls. 70.00, Laou-kung-mow Cotton Co., Ld.-Tls. 75.00. Soy Chee Cotton Spinning Co., Ld.-Tls. 350.00.
DOCKS. WHarves, &c.,
Boyd & Co., Ld., Founders.- Nominal. Boyd & Co., Limited.-Tis. 190.00. Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf Company -$93. Hongkong andWhampoa Deck Co.. Ld.-$656.25. 3. C. Farnham & Co.-Tls. 210 00, Shanghai Engineering S. & D. Cơ-Tls. 10.09. Shangha & longkew Wharf Co.-Tls. 218.00. INSURANCES,
Canton Insurance Office, Ld.—$140.00. China Fire Insurance Co., Ld.— $89.00. China Traders' Insurance Co., Ld.~ F62 00. eMongkong Fire Insaránce Co., Ld –$210,10
North China Insurance Co., Lt;-Tls: 195.00. Straits Insurance Co.; Ld,—$6:50. Union Insurance Society of Canton, I d.--$237.{ Yangtaze Insurance Assocn., Ld.—$116.00. LANDS,
Hongkong Land Invest. & A. Co., L₫.-$105 Humphreys Estate & Finance Co., Ld.-$11.50.
· Shanghải Land Juvést. Co., (fully-pd.)—ils:88.00. MINING,
Punjo Missing Co., Ld.-$12.50.
Panjong Maling Co., Ld.. pref. shures.-$2.00) Raub Australian Gold Mining Co., Ld.- £68.50. Sheridan Consolidated Co.--TIs, 4.00.
SHIPPING,
Chin: Mutual preference.-Tls. 72.4.0.
Do. ordin ry, £ paid.-Tls. 30 (0. Congestive Farge Boat Co.-11s. 161.30. Dougla- Steamship Co., Ld.-$57.00 5 Hongkong, Canton and Macao -$81,0% Indo-China Steam N. Co., Ld.-Tle 47.50. Shanghai Cargo Boat Co.-Tls 170.0. Shang ugat Co., Ld.-Tls. 225.00. Taku Tug & Lighter Co., Ld.—T. Tls. 75 00. SUGAR,
China Sugar Kefining Co., Jd.—$172.00. . Luzon Sugar Refining Co., Ld.—$55.00. Perak Sugar Cultivation Co., Ed.—11s. 61.00.
EXCHANGE.
ON GERMANY.—
FRIDAY, Tith August.
Telegraphic Transfer Bank Bills, on demand Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight Credits, at 4 months' sight Documentary Bills, 4 months' sight2/01
1/11
.41/04
1/11
1/11g
12/01
ON PARIS.--
Bank Bills, on demand
2012.49
Credits, at 4 months' sight.
2,33
2.02
Bank Bills, on demand
481
Credits, 60 days' sight BOMBAY.-
.491
Telegraphic Transfer
WI
Bank, on demand..
.148
ON
CALCUTTA:--
Telegraphic Transfer. Bank, on demand...
138
On demand
ON NEW YORK.-
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ON SHANGHAI.—
Bank, at sight Private, 30 days' sight
ON YOKOHAMA.—-
On demand.
ON MANILA.—
On demand.
ON SINGAPORE :-
% pm.
K2% pm.
...17% pm.
52.50
On demand... SOVEREIGNS. Bank's Buying Kate...10.06 GOLD LEAF, 100 fine, per tael
&
TONNAGE.
SHANGHAI, 7th August (from Messrs. Wheelock rk business seems at pre- & Co.'s report.)— sent to occupy the entire attention of shippers home... wards, and there is no lack of support forthcoming for steamers loading in this direction, while for Loudon affairs have reached ‘a state of almost signa--- tion. Coastwise.—In the absence of competitors the coasting companies have as much as they can do to supply tonnage sufficient for requirements, and owing to rumours of rice report being likely to be allowed from Yangtze ports once more, it is difficult to obtain steam. rs for out-ide ouquiries, especially for coal cargoes from Japan, the rates for which close firm at quotations. Rates of freight are:London, by Conference Line, general cargo 40s. waste silk 428. 6d. ; tea 45s.; Northern Continental ports," by Con ference Lines, general cargo 40s.; waste silk 428. 6d.; tea 458.; New York vid London, by Conference Lines, general eargo 478. Bd.; waste silk '60s, tea 52s. 6d.; Baltimore vid London, by Conference Lines, general cargo 52s. 6d; waste silk 55%.; ten. | 57s. 6d.; Konigsberg vid London, by Conference Lines, general cargo 478. 6d.; waste silk150p); lea 52s. 6d; Manchester, by Conference Lines, general cargo 528 6d; waste silk 558iten 57a 8d.; Liver- pool, by Conference Lines, general cargo 4766d.; waste silk 50.; tea 52s. 6d.; Hamburg, by Confer- ence Lines, general cargo 408.; waste silk-2s. 6d.; ten 45s.. Above rates are subject to a deferred rebate, as per Conference
Lines, tallow 369. nar. Genoa, by Conference -
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general cargo 568. net, "Waste silk 38s. Ed. net, tea 4's. 6d. net, Marseilles by Con- ference Lines, tallow 36s net. general cargi 368, net, waste silk 38s. 6d. net, tea 4us. 6d. nét, Havre, by Ionference Lines, tallow 368; net, -geit Yal chi net waste silk 888 6d. net, iter la id. per ton of 20 cwt, net" for albivel threempor York by mil, 208, honfinal.z:New York
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