January 25, 1908)
MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS.
HANKOW, 9th Jan., 1908.-The prices quoted are for the net shipping weight excluding cost of packing for export :--
Cowhides, Best selected
Do. Seconds
Buffalo hides, Best selected
Goatskins, untanned, chiefly white
colour...
Buffalo Horns, average 3 lbs, each
White China Grass, Wuchang and or
Poochi...
Per picul.
Tis. 28.50 24.50 23.00
WhiteChina Grass, Sinshan and or Chayu Green China Grass, Szechuen
Jute...
White Vegetable Tallow, Kinchow
White Vegetable Tallow, Pingehow
and/or Macheng
White Vegetable Tallow, Mongyu Green Vegetalle Tallow, Kiyu.
Animal Tallow
Gallnuts, usual shape
Gallnuts, plum do.
Tobacco, Tingchow
Tobacco, Wongkong
Turmeric
Sesamum Seed
Sesamum Seed Oil
Wood Oil
Tea Oil
FREIGHT.
[1
50.00
9.80
9.00
"
10.30
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10.20
10.50 10.30
"
.. 15.00
31
17.00
5.70
8.45
por
From Hankow per Conference Steamers.-To London and Northern Continental ports 45 - ton of 40 c. ft. plus River freight. To Genoa, Mar- seilles or Havre 45/- per ton of 40 e. ft plusriver freight. To Now York (via Suez) General Cargo 30/- per ton of 40 e. ft plus river freight. To New York (via Suez) Tea 37 6 per ten of 40 e. ft plus river freight. To New York (Overland) per carload Tea G. $1; cents per tb gruss; less than carload Teno. 811 cents per h gross plus river freight To Shanghai:-Tea and General Cargo Tls. 1.60 to 1.80 per ton, weight or measurement.
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From Messrs. Wheelock & Co.'s Freight Market Report, dated Shanghai, 16th January, 18. statesAs predicted in our last there has been next to nothing offering for export during the past two weeks and beats loading on all the berths have received very poor support, prin- cipally owing to the very erratic fluctuations in exchange which seem to have paralyzed trasle. Coastwise.-As usual immediately before China
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT
were
Jan, and Tls. 80 for March, nominal. Shanghai Hongkow Wharf Co., The market opened with sales reported at T. 214 for January and Th. 220 for March, and large quantities dealt in at the latter rates, when a relapse Bet in. The March rate has fallen to Tl. 217. A small lot of cash shares were dealt in yesterday at T. 211. Sugars.-Nothing reported. Mining. -Nothing reported, Lands.-There are slitres on the market at Tis, 101 Anglo-French í andls, Shares are wanted at Ts. 101 Industrial-
There has been a fair business done in Ewo Cottons at Tls. 58, Tx. 59 and Tls. Go for March, and Ts. 61, Tis. 62 and Tls. 63 for June. The demand ceased as abruptly as it commenced and
the market closes with sellers. Internationals, sellers at Tla, 53 and Tls. 35 for March. Laon Kung Mowa, Shares have advanced to Tls, 75, Shanghai Gas Co. Shares are wanted at Tls. 10, Maatschappij, &c., in Langkats. This market has been quiet during the week, and there has been but very little variation. The cash rate is Tls. 370 and the March rate Tls 380. Shanghai Sumatras have slightly declined to Tls. 1201. for cash and Tix, 127; for March sellers, Mixcel- laneous.-There is no business actually reported. Loans and Debentures.-There has been a fair demand for all kinds of Holentures at quotations
HONGKONG, 24th January, 1948 —BasinesA during the past week has ruled dull, but rates on the whole have remained fairly steady, with persistent enquiries for many of the m st favoured stocks, which promises well for the future, and gives hope of renewed activity after the approaching Chins New Year settlemen! has been dealt with. Exchange on London is unchanged at 1/oj T. T, the rate on Shanghai being 74 T T. The Bink of England rate of disconut has been further reduced to 4 par cnt. and the pen tourket rats to 33 per cent. for 3 months bills and 32 per cent. for ti months bills. Consols are quoted at at 25 11/168
£12, and bar siver
BANK-Hongkong and Shanghais have been booked at $710 and 8715 for the old issue. but at the close are somewhat easier with a few shares obtainable advices quote. £74 and
at 8710. Latest London 17% for the old and new is nes respectiv dy. Nationals ar agaio upaltered and without busin- 84.
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with sales at $99, $100 and $1o1, closing with buyers at 8170. Kowloon Lands and West Points are unaltered, as are also Hongkong Ho'el, which are still enquired for at $104. Humphreys Estates have been booked at 8104. Shanghai Linds have further improved to Tls. 108. COTTON MILLS.—Quotations are unchanged and we bave no business to report.
MISCELLANEOUS.
China-Providen's have
been dore at 891, and Green Island Cements at 8111, he latter closing with buyers. Electrics are wanted at $141, Ropes at 824), and Powells at
Philippines are enquired for at 86, and Watsons at 810) after sales at 810). Langkata have hed a further substantial advance in the North and are now quoted at Tls. 395.
Qunt s'ious are as follows: --
Alhambra
Banks-
COMPANY.
PAID UP.
QUOTATIONS.
Ps. 200 Nominal
$710, sellers
$125
$705, sellers
Hongkong & S'hai.....
$125
Ln, £79
Ln. £78
LG $51
$12
$71, buyers $101, sales ($10 $8, seller" 1 $1 )
$10 $9], sales
National B. of Chinal Bell's Ashextos E. A..... 128. 6d. China-Borneo Ca..
China Light & P Co
China Provident
Cotton Mill« —
Ewo Hongkong International Lana Kung Mow Saychee Dairy Farin
Docks & Wharves-
I. & K Wharf & ti
H & W Hock Now Amay Dock Shanghai D) ek and
S'hai & H Wharf Fenwick & c. Gieu.. 4. Island ment
Hongkong XC Glas .
60 Tls. 59
$10 $10, sellers
-Cls. 75 Tla. 68 Tls. 100 Tls. 65 The 50 ML. 270
$50
$6 $17, sellers
($55, old ( $53, new
$50 $97, buyers $f $10, wallers
Tl 100 Tis 73, 1 d.
The 100 Tls. 211
$25 $14 $10 $11). huyers £10 $175, buyers $10 ;$141, buyers
Hongkong Elstrie. Hongkong Hotel Ca
$50 $104, buyers $25 $210
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$10 $244, bu yers
Insurances
MARINE INSURANCES Lains are slightly firmer with xiles and probable buyers at 8827} Hongkong low Co Yangiszes have improved in the North to 8150 Hongkong. Rope ta for the old, and $140 for the new issae, Cantons and North Ch ́n ́s are still procirable. at last quotations
FIRE INSURANCES. Hongkongs have again been booked at 8335 and more shares are wanted. Sales of Chinas have been effected at
New Year we have now reached our dullest 895 closing steady. We learn that in the season and althought the liners manage to keep recent disastrous fire in Shanghai the former up their regular runs there is little or nothing Co has escaped without loss, whilst the latter is doing for "outsiders" and we are afraid therinterested only to the amou it of Tl. 24000. is not much chance of any improvement setting in at any rate for a month or twHC,
SHARE REPORTS.
Messrs. J. P. Bisset & Cu's Share Report for the week ending 16th January, 1908, states :— Since our last, business in the Stock market has not been very brisk. The bulk of the work's trade has as usual been in Shanghai & Hongkew Wharf shares for March delivery. Beyond this delivery little or nothing has been done in the stock at current rates. The T. T. on Landon
SHIPPING.-Hongkong, Canton and Macaos continua neglected with sellers at 829. Indes have declined to S¦ and 82 for the pre- ferred and deferred combined at which rates sales have bon eff cled. Star Ferries are still enquired for at quotations, and Shells at 13 the second interim dividend of 1 - per share on ordinary shares on account of 1907 (Coupon No. 9 paid in London ou the 1st instant,
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Refineries, - Chion Sugars have slightly improved with 84% at $148, and $1084 closing with buyers at 8108 aud probable sellers at $109. Luz ns have been booked at $11, but Folders are now endeavouring to obtain a higher rate,
MINING. - Raabs are easier with silers at
for at The. 15, and Charbonnages at Sõer. $84. Chin-se Engineerings are still enquired
to-day is 2/62. Banks-Hongkong & Shanghai Banks. Shares have been on offer all the week at $740 and $735 for the old and new respectively.
Docks, WHARVIN AND GoDowns - Hong- and declined further on the publication on the kong and Whampoa Docks are firmer with 14th of the dividend. Without business we would
bayers at $97. Kowloon Whare « have been quote rates at closing as $730 & §723 sellers, Inc. booked at 855 and 853 for the old and new issues -Unions. Shares have changed hands at $15 resp ctively, and close ti-m Shanghai Docks Rate in Hongkong is quoted at $30. Yangtze have been negocisted at The 76 cish and Tls. 78 Insurance. There are buyers of old and new
March, and close with probable bayers at Tis respectively at $147, and $137. Shipping.73 ex the interim dividend of Tls. 21 per share Indo-Chinas. Nothing can be done in this stock at present. There are sellers at Tis. 20) and Tls. 191 for preferred and deferred respectively Shanghai Tug & Lighter Co. The ordinary shares are on offer at Tls. Hi, and the proference at Tis. 50, Docks and Wharves.-Shanghai Dock & Engineering Co., Ld. since our last have had a Bood advance, and rates at closing are Tla. 77) for
on account of 1907, paid in Shangbai on the after advancing to Tle 215 har ree did to Tia 20th instant. Shanghi & Hongkew Wharv »,
Tls. 2114, at which rate a sale has been sff-ected as we close.
LANDS, Hotels & Boildinga – Hongkong Lands have ruled very firm during the interval
Canton
China Fire..... China Tadlers Hongkong Fire. North China.. l'nion
Yangtze
Land and Buildings -
H'kong Land Invest. Humphrey's Estate Kowloon Land & B Shanghai Land ..... West Pount Building Mining
Charbonnage Raube
Peak Tramways Philippine Ca
Refineries
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Cluna Sugar Luzon Sugar Steamship Compantes China and Manila... Honglas Steamship H. Canton & M.
InChios S N Co Shell Transport Co Star Ferry
Do New South China M. Post. Steam Laundry Co. Stores & Dispensaries
Campbell, M & Cu Powell & Co, Wm. Watkins Watson i c A. 8 Caited dalam tem
Do, Foundern Union Waterboat Co.
$50 $212], sellers $20 995, ma'04 $25 391, buyers $0 $335, salos & buy.
25 Tls. 87, sellers $100 $827), sales
$60
1
($147) $135
$100 $100, buyers $10 $10, buyers $30 $35, sellers Th 50Th, 100
$50 $50
Fes.250 $500, buyers
18 10 $81, sollers
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$10 $13
$1 $2, solem
$10 46, buyers
$100 $100
$100 $12, sellers
$25 $15
$50 $40
$15 $29, sellers
23
$34), sales
{ $20), inlos
21 +4'-, x.d.
$10 $24
$5 $121 $25 $20
$5 $6, sellers
$10 $14 $10 (85), sales $10 $21, buyers $10 $101, bayerı $4 $10, buyers
$0 $130, bayers $10 $11, sellers
VERNON & SMYTH, Brokers.