August 12, 1905.]
now enquired for; a few shares are obtainable forward at an equivalent rate, but no suitable buyers come forward. West Points have also improved wit an investing demand to $56 without bringing out any shares. Humphreys have bean placed at $12.50 and 812 and close, with sellers at former rate. Hongkong Hotels were in some demand in the early part of the week and a few lots changed hands at $146 for! cash and at $153 for December; the market closes), with probable buyers at 8147.
COTTON MILLS.-The Shanghai quotations come firm: Hongkongs are wanted at S15 cash.
MISCELLANEOUS.- Chius Providents have! risen to 89 with sales. Green Islands to 898 after sales at $264, 827 and 8273. Watsons to $13 after sales at $13 and $131. Steain Waterboats have declined to $11. No other Iusiness or changes to report under this heading.
Closing quotations are as follows:--
QUOTATIONS.
Alhambra
Bank-
l'AID UP QUOTATIONS, ¿
1
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
SOME INTERESTING JAPANESE QUOTATIONS.
The Quotations of the principal Japanese stocks published by the stockbrokers at Osaka, are com- pared with the corresponding date at last year as follows :--
Amount
paid up.
Last div.
|Quotations
July 29.
1905.
Quotations
July 29.
Bank of Japan. Specie Bank o'd shares. 1002 Japan Hypothee Bank Specie Bank-new shares
Teikoku Shogyó Bank... Kitahama Bank.. Bank of Formosa.
34th Bank........
1904.
1
167
Tis. 195 September, 197 and 197! October, 198) November, and 200 December. At closing the market is strong with buyers, and we hear a transaction has been put through at Tls. 198 for October. Indo-Chinas. A small business is re-
ported at Tls. 66, 661, and 67 cash: Tls. 69 October, Tls. 70 70 and 71 for December. In Lau Kung Mows Tls, 60 for December, and Ewos Tls. 50 for Qetaber. Municipal 6 per cent. debentures have I heon placed at Tls. 99 and are wanted at this rate. This constitutes most of business of any interest put through during the week. The T.T. rate on London to-day is 2/7}.
EXCHANGE.
ON LONDON.--- FRIDAY, 11th August,
Telegraphic Transfer
Bank Bilis, on demand
Documentary Bills, 4 months' sight1/114
Yer p.c.
20012
You
Fen
562.10 405.50
188,50 163.00
5012 65 10 33
130.00 91.00
1/1011
113.10 108.20
1/104
20.80 20.80
: Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight
1/10
50 7
39.70 37.50
Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight
1.10
CO #
68.20 62.60
Credits, at 4 months' sight
1,11]
50 7
48.40 41.20
257
DO
21.30
ON PARIS.-Bank Bills, on demand 238
77.90 65.70
Credits 4 months' sight
2413
20 9
21.50 21.50
30 R
48.81 48.00
ON GERMANY.-On demand
194
82.80 75.70
71.00
43.30 37.30 61(X)
ON NEW YORK,—Bank Bills, ou demand 461
Credits, 60 days' sight
463
ON BOMBAY.-Telegraphic Transfer
1411
61.20 35.80
Bank, on demand...
1413
P030 71.20
S.K
$2.70 72.30
Bank, on demand
gil
7
310 $9, sales & buyers'
Nankai Railway Co. Hankaku Railway Co........
50 7
50 2
Sobu hailway Co...
50 10
45 10
5011
30 4
$200 $100
$125
(8915, sellers ¿London, £89. 25 338, buyers Stj, buyers $11.75 2
Hongkong & S'hai..
National B. of China Bell's Asbestos E. A..... 128. Gd, China-Borneo Ĉo........ China Light & P. Co, China Provident
Cotton Mills-
Ewo.......
Hongkong
International
Laou Kung Mow
Soychee
Dairy Farm
Docks & Wharves-
1
$12
$10 $10
Tls. 50 Tls. 50, buyers
$10 $154, buyers Tls. 75 Tls. 45, buyers Tls. 100 Tls. 56, buyers Tis, 500 Tls. 180, bugars 86 817, sellers
Farnham, B. & Co... Tls. 100
H. & K. Wharf & 6.
H. & W. Dock
Tls. 140
$50 102, sales $50 $190, buyers
New Amoy Dock... 801 S'hai & H. Wharf... Tls. 100
Fenwick & Co., Geo...
4. Island Cement. ... Hongkong & C, Gas....... Hongkong Electric.. Do. New
H. H. L. Tramways.. Hongkong Hotel Co... Hongkong Ice C............ Hongkong Rope Co..... H'kong S. Waterboat Insurance -
Canton China Fire. China Traders Hongkong Fire. North China. Union Yaugtsze
Land and Buildings -
H'kong Land Invest. Humphreys' Estate Kowloon Land & R. Shanghai Land West Point Building Mining-
Charbonnages Raubs.. Philippine Co. Refineries-
China Sugar Luzon Sugar.. Steamship Companies China and Manila... Douglas Steamship H., Canton & M., Indo-China S.X. Co. Shell Transport Co Do. Preference... Star Ferry Do. New. Shanghai & H. Dyeing South China M. Post." Steam Laundry Co.... Do. New Stores & Dispensaries. Campbell, M. & Co. Powell & Co., Wm. Watkins.... Watson & Co., A. S.... United Asbestos
Do. Founders
$25
Tis.
317, buyers
Tls. 197!
($28, sellers
($201, new issuę, sel. $10 825
£10 $175, buyers! *10 $154, sellers : 85 81, sellers $100 $212)
$50 $147, sales $25 $2374, sellis $50 $152 $:0 $114, sales
$50 $825, sales
$20 $85, sellers
$25 $73
$50 $330
£5 Tls. 82
34th Bank-new shares... First Bank.. Nippon Shogyn tinko. Naniwa Bank Japan Railway Co.... Kwansai Railway Co.. Sanyo Railway Co.... Kyushu Railway Co........ Tanko Railway Cu.. Sangu Railway Co....... Tokyo Electric Ry. Co.
(Denki).
Kobu Railway Co... Tokyo Electric Tramway
(Denshaj Kyoto Electric Railway... Han-jiu (Osaka-Kube) Electric Tramway Co....... Kobe Pier Ca... Kawasaki Dockyard Co.. Kobe Electric Light Co Nippon Yusen Kaisha... Osaka Shosen Kaisha. Toyo Kisen Kaisha.. Amagasaki Spinning Co..
Meiji Fire Ins. Co...
50 11 50 25.2
5010
S 02
3011 50
63.50 55,80
29.70 27.00 65.10 1.70 80,00 81.70
75.80 85.83
ON CALCUTTA,—Telegraphic Transfer 141]
ON À HANGHAL.-Bank, at sight
Private, 30 days' sight.
ON YOKOHAMA. On demand ON MANILA.--Ou demand.. ON SINGAPORE.-On demand ON BATAVIA.-On demand. ON HAIPHONG.-On demand 53.00 55.50 ON SAIGON-On demand.
ON BANGKOK.-On demand SEVEREIGNS. Bank's Buying Rate... 23 12.6 44.50 48.00 | GOLD LEAF, 100 fine, per tael 5 12.5 75.70
BAR SILVER, per cz.
و الله
43 15.6
50.0 55.30
1415
715
72
927
927
84p.c.pm
113 p.c.pm.
Par.
62
$10.5
$55.10
27,
MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS.
HANKOW, August 2nd, 1905;—The prices quoted are for the net shipping weight excluding cost of packing for export :~~
70.50 37.00 | Cowhides, Best Selected
Do.
Seconds
Buffalo hidos, Best Selected
82.50 -87.85 | White Vegetable Tallow, Kinchow..
17.50
85.40 71.50
5012
93.80 79.50
25 10
34.20 29.30
212
40,00 30.40
25.30
80 20 49.40
Kanogafuchi Spinning Co
50 10
88.00 38.60
Per picul.
|
Settsu Spinning Co.
536
Tls. 34.50
Settan Spinning (o's new
30.50
shares....
4736
62.00 28.80
Osaka P'ver Cu
5014
65.10 48.30
Japan Fire Ins. C
12415
28.00 33.50
Goatskins, Untanned, chiefly white color Buffalo Horns, average 3-lbs, each
"
(nom.)
7.50
11
7017
Japan Life Ins. Ou
12! 12
165.00 110 00
650
White China Grass, Wuchang and or
44.00
Pacchi..
12.50
BONDS AND DERENTURES
White China Grass,Sinshanand orChayu Green China tirass, Szechnen
11.50
13.00
Jute
(nom.)
Consols, 5 per cent. interest.... Naval, 5 per cent. interest.... War Loan, 5 per cent. interest. Treasury Bonds-First issue, 5 per
8,80
80.20 86,80
32.50 87.53
White Vegetable Tallow. Pingehew
and or Macheng
8.60
White Vegetable Tallow, Mongyu
7.00
cent....
90,60
87.20
Green Vegetable Tallow, Kiyu. Animal Tallow
11.00
10.00
Third issue, 5 per cent.. Fourth issue, & per cent. (Yiu paid.
up...
85.30
17.00
18.00
81.༥}
(nom.(
,
(..)
115,00
(nom.)
(,, )
3.30
4.15
8.00
(nom.)
8.10
(nom.)
$100 $735, sales & buy. Second issue. 5 per cent.
$60 $1721
$100 $123, buyers $10 $121, sellers $30 $40
50 Tls. 125 850 $56, buyers
Fce.250 $490 18 10 83
เ
$10 $91, sellers
$100 $245, buyers $100 $27, sellers
$25 $20, sellers $50 $35, sellers $15 $27 £10 $96
}
!
£ 218, sellers £10 £8. 10s. $10 $38, sellers $5 $25, sellers $50 $50 $25 $21, sellers
$5 $8 $3 $74, buyera
$10 $36 $10 $11, sellers $10 $7, sellers 3101
$4 $131, buyers $10 881, buyers
$160
VERNON & SMYTH, Brokers.
1 Gallnuts, Usual shape.
Do. Plum
do.
Tobacco, Tingchow
Do. Wongkong
89,00 92.50
Black Bristles
Fifth issue, 6 per cent. Y14 paid up) 32.30 Osaka City, 6 per cent. interest..... Osaka Drainage Works. 5 per cent.
interest..
Tokyo City 6 per cent, interest........... Kobe City Waterworks, fi per cent.
interest.
Sanyo Railway, deb, 6 per vent.
interest...
Kyushu Railway, dob, ti per cent,
interest
Kawasaki Dockyard Co,, deb., 9 per
cent interest.
Isaka Shosen Kaisha, dele, 9 per
cent. interest Hankaku Railway Co, deb., 10 pr
cent interest
93.00 93.20 93.30 97.2
Feathers, Grey and or White Duck
furmeric Sesamum Seed $7.70 87.70 | Sesamum Seed Oil
92.50 92.80
Wild Duck
Vegetable Tallow Seed Oil Wood Oil Ten Oil
༥}!,༤༩)
16200 162.40
Por M. M. steamer Tunkin, sailed on 8th Aug For. Marseilles:-292 bales raw silk, 300 bales waste silk, 134 bales pierced cocoons, 1 case silk teza. 12 al piece goods, 31 bales human hair, 4 cases feathers. For 22 en-es ylang ylang oil, 11 cases sundries. Lyons: 324 bales raw silk, bales waste silk. For Milan: 30 bales raw silk.
1000 TUS, JO
FREIGHTS.
Messrs. Wheelok & Ca's Freight Market Re- port, dated shanghai 3rd August, 1905, states:- Our Homeward Fright Market remains in much the same state as when last writing, although there are indications that cargo should be coming for- ward more plentifully in the not far distant future. Coast wise : - As was only to be expected there is no improvement to report on the coast-in fact, rates are weaker, if anything, as there is no out-
Messrs. J. P. Bisset & Co.'s Share Report, for the week ending August 3rd, 19806, states: What with the settlement occurring on the 28th and 29th and the two holidays on 31st ult, and 1st inst.. the, business week has been so completely broken that we have very little business to report.
The prin cipal stocks dealt in have been Docks and Wharves. Farnhams have Both these stocks show a rise. been placed at Tls. 143 and 141 for cash : Tls. 145 September, Tls. 146 October, and Tls, 149, 1484, and 148 December. At closing the market islet visible for all the superfluous tonnage now in Eastern Waters. We are afraid owners will soon steady with buyers at Tls. 141 for cash and sellers
have tô consider seriously the advisability of or- at Tls. 149 for December. Wharves pened ca the 28th and 29th at Tls. 195 and 1974 Decemn- | dering some of it hoine again, unless things take ber. On the 2nd August Tls, 190 and 1924 cash, an unexpected turn for the better.