Union Society C'tonj North-China
Yangtsze Assocn.
Canton
Hongkong Fire.
China Fire..
Shipping:-
Indo China (pref.
def,
Shell Trans. ( ord.
Banks-
& Trading pref.
Hongkong & S'hai...
$700
$125
London 274
National B. of China
26
151, buyers
S'hai Tug & Lighter
ord.
pref.
$71, sellers
Taku Tug & Lighter
China-Borneo Co........
$121, sellers
Docks & Wharves:--
S'hai Dock & Eng...
H. & W. Dock
S. & H'kew Wharf...
H. K'loon W. & G Yangtsze
Sugar Companies :-
Perak Cultivation... China Refining..
Mining:
Raub Australian
$50 $104, sellers
Chinese Eng. & Mià.
May 16, 1908)
COTTON MILLS,~Hongkongs have been done at $114 and more shares are procurable. In the north, Internationals have improved to Tls. 60, but otherwise there is no change.
Providents have
MISCELLANEOUS.-China been booked at $9 and are still in request. Dairy Farms have been done at 819 and Electrice at $154, both stocks closing with buyers. Cements have been taken off the market at $10) and a few more shares are still procurable. Peak Trams are strong at $14 and 82.10 for the old and new issues respectively. Ropes are quiet at $33, and Ices at $225 after sales at that r të. There are bayers of Union Waterbosts at $114. China Light and Powers at 86, Watkins at $3, and William Powells at 85. Fouth China Morn ing Posts can be placed at $234, and United Asbestos at $134.
Quotations are as follows:-
COMPANY.
Alhambra
PAID UP. QUOTATIONS.
Ps. 200 Nominal
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT
SHANGHAI SHARE QUOTATIONS,
7th May, 1908.
COMPANY.
PAID UP QUOTATION,
Banks:-
Hongkong & S'hai.. National of China..
Russo-Chinese
Insurance: -
$125, $700, buyers £6 $51, buyers + R1871 ) T125
Tls, 175, sellers
$800, x. d. sellers
$307), buyers $89, sellers'
Tls, 921, buyers $971, buyers Tls. 223, sellers $53, sellers
TIs. 2121, sellers
Tls. 67), buyers $135, sellers
T15.60, s. d. buy.
321
In their Share Report for the week ending 7th May, Mesara. J. P. Bisset & Co. state: -Owing to the Races very little business was done during the past week, the only feature of interest being a strong rise in the price of Langkat shares from Tls. 475 to Tls. 4924 for June. Banks. -Hongkong and Shanghai Banks. Small trans- actions have taken place at $700 Exchange 73. Insurance.-Yangtszes have changed hands at $150 and shares are wanted at this rate. Shipping. -Shanghai Tug and Lighter Co: A transaction is reported at Tls. 44 for the ordinary shares. Docks and Wharves, Shanghai Dook and Engineering Co. Ltd: A few shares are wanted but there are practically none on offer. A transaction is reported at Tls. 82 for cash. Shanghai and Hongkew Wharves: The market is a little easier but shares are on offer at Tls. 222 for cash and Tls. 227 for June without finding buyers. Sugars.-No business reported. Mining. Chinese Engineering and Mining Co: A tran- saction is reported at Tls. 16) cum div. and shares are wanted at this rate. Lands.-Shanghai Land Investment Co: No business reported, but shares aro on offer at Tls. 114. Anglo-French Land Investment Co. An operation is reported at Tls. 98 Industrial Ewo Cottons: No business reported, but shares are wanted at Tls, 59 for June, Shanghai Gas Co: A small lot of shares found a buyer at Tls. 109. Major Bros, Ltd: A trans- action is reported at Tls. 42. Shanghai Pulp Paper & Co: Business has been done at Tls. 47. Sumatras: This market is firm and shares are wanted at Tls. 90. Maatschappij &c. in Langkate : Business has been done in this stock at Tls. 4824 cash, Tls 490), Tls. 49%) and Tls. 495 June, the market closing with a few shares at Tls. 492. Shanghai Electric Construction Co: A heavy fall has taken place in these shares At £8.15. Miscellaneous.-Hall and Holtz. Ltd. Shares have been placed at Tls. 20 ex div. and several transactions have taken place in Mesars. Weeks and Co.'s shares at $23. Hotel des Colonies have changed hands at Tla, 8} and are on offer at this rate. Loans and Debentures. No business reported.
$100
£5
Tls. 80, buyers
$60
$150, buyers
850
8240, sellers
$50
$20
£10
£1
10
T50
$61 $91, buyers
Lands:
Tls, 100 Tls. 86, buyers
S'hai Investment
H'kong Investment
$25 $13, sellers
Humphreys' Estate!
Weihaiwei
China ....
Evo......
International
Laou Kung Mow
Soy Chee
H'kong C. S. W. D..
Industrial:-
Shanghai Gas
Hall & Holtz.
A. Llewyllyn....
A. S. Watson & Co.j
Central Ordinary
Central Founders....
$15 $29, sellers
(38 25
$24
Bell's Asbestos E. A... 12s. 6d.
?
China Light & P. Co. {$10 38, buyers
China Provident
Cotton Mills-
Ewo.......
Hongkong International
Laou Kung Mow Soychee Dairy Farm
Docks & Wharves--
H. & K. Wharf & G. H. & W. Dock New Amoy Dock... Shanghai Dock and
Eng. Co., Ld
$1 j
$10 $9, sales & buyers
Tls. 50 Tls. 58
$10 311, sales
Tla. 76 Tls. 60 Tls. 100 Tla, 77) Tls. 500 Tls, 260
$6 $19)
$50 $52, sales
S'hai & H. Wharf...Tla. 100 Tls, 228
Fenwick & Co., Geo...
G. Island Cement.
Hongkong & C. Gas.... Hongkong Electric... Hongkong Hotel Co... Hongkong Ice Co.....
H. K. Milling Co., Ld. Hongkong Rope Co... Insurances-
anton China Fire.... China Traders Hongkong Fire. North hin a.. Union Yangtsze
Land and Buildings-
H'kong Land Invest.
Humphrey's Estate
Kowloon Land & B.
$10 $101, sellers £10 175
$10 $151, sales & buy. $50 $96, sellers $25
225, sales
$100 Nominal
$10 $33
$50 $235, sales & sel.
$20 $92, buyers $25 $86, huyers $50 $3124, buyers
£5 Tls 78, buyers $100 $7971, sellers
$80 $145
$10099, buyers
$10 $10, sales & buy. $30 $26
Shanghai Land...... Tls. 50 Tls. 114
WestPoint Building
Mining-
Charbonnages Raubs....
'Peak Tramways
Philippine Co.
+
Refineries-
China Sugar Lazon Sugar... Steamship Companies
China and Manila.... Douglas Steamship H., Canton & M.
Indo-China S, N. Co.
Shell Transport Co Star Ferry
Do. New. South China M. Post.. Steam Laundry Co Stores & Dispensaries. Campbell, M & Co... Powell & Co., Wm. Watkins...
Watson & o., A. S. Wiesmann Ld. United Asbestos
Do. Founders.. Union Waterboat Co.!
$50 $19, sellers
Fos.250 3560, buyers
18/1081
$10 $14, buyers
$12.10, buyers $10 $8
$100 $135, sellers $100 $16
$25 $16, sellers $50 $40
21 45/-sales $10 $32, sellers $5 $18, sellers $25 $23, buyers $5 $6 sellers
$10 $15, sellers $10 $5, buyers $10 $3, buyers $10 $10, sales $100 *165
$4 $13, buyers $10 $150, buyers $10 $11, buyers VERNON & SMYTH, Brokers.
Anglo-French
Cotton :-
Major Brothers... Shanghai Ice.... China Flour Mill S'hai Pulp & Paper Green Is. Cement.......... Maatschappij, &c., in Langkat....... Shanghai - Sumatra
Tobacco
S'hai Waterworks..... Anglo-Ger, Brewery| A. Butler Cement,
Tile Works Kalumpong Rubber Eastern Fibre Shanghai Electric Construction ....
Miscellaneous:-
S. Moutrie & Co.... Weeks & Co. Astor House Hotel Hongkong Hotel Hotel des Colonies Tsingtao Hotel........... Lane, Crawford & Co. Dunning & Co... S'hai Horse Bazaar S'hai Mercury S'hai Mutual Tele. China Im. & Ex.
Lumber
G 100
T20
Ts. 90, buyers
£20 T360, x. d. sellers -ON CALCUT A.-
£10 £9, sellers
$25 $22, buyers
$50 $98, sellers
125 Tla. 81, sellers 3100
nominal
100 $145, sellers
50
$52, sellers
ON SHANGHAI,—
ON MANILA.—--
On demand
On demand
On demand ON HAIPHCNG.-
On demand
ON SAIGON-
On demand......
ÔN BANG OK.-
On deman l
............8 p... pm.
SOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying Rate GOLD LEAF, 100 fine, per tael
BAR SILVER, per os
8
$11,20 .$ 8.95 .241
T50
Tls. 45, sellers
T50
lls. 50, sellers
T50
Tis. 541, sellers
SUBSIDIARY COINS.
Tico Tls. 92), sellers
$25
Dallas Horse Bel
pository
T50
{23, sellers
Tls. 25, sellers
per cent.
Chinese
Hongkong 20
20 cents pieces 10
10
$1
J. P. BISSET & Co.
10
39
11
$8.00 discount,
841 7.40 7.90
"
"
Shanghai Electric &
Asbestos
T50
Tls. 30, buyers Tls, 15, buyers £2.5.0, sellers £9.10, sellers Tls. 45, sellers 'I'ls. 50, sellers Tls. 47, sellers
T100
$50
T10
$50
TIGO
T50 $100
$8, sellera
18/10
21
i
T50
Ts. 114, sellers
$100
$100, sellers
$10
$10), snles?
T25
$9, sellers
T50
Tle. 50, sollers
T100
Tls. 98, sellers
V. LONDON.—
T50
Tls. 58, buyers
EXCHANGE.
HONGKONG, May 15th.
Telegraphic Transfer Bank Bills. ou demand
1/9/0
1 9
T75
Tls. 59, buyers
Bank Bills. at 30 days' sight
T100
T500
Tls. 771, sullers Tls. 260, sellers
Bank Bills at 4 mouths' sight
1/4
Credits, at 4 months' sight
1/44
$10
$9, buyers
Documentary Bills, 4 mouths' sight.. 1/98.
ON PARIS
T50
Tla. 109, sellərs
Bank Bills, on demand
231
T59
Cr dits 4 months' sight
226
T25 Tls. 13, sellers T50 'T'ls. 5, buyers T100 Tls. 47, buyers $10 $11, buyers
ON GERMANY.—
On demand
.179
ON NEW YORK—–
Bank Bill, on demand
421
Credits, 60 days' sight
141
Tls. 482, sellers
ON BOMBAY.--
Telegraphic Transfer Eink, ou demand
.1321
133
100
$85, buyers
8880
Telegraphic Transfor Bauk on demaud
.132)
50
10
50 $40. sellers
$50, sales nominal
1331
Bauk, at sight.. Private, 30 days' sight
741
751
ON YOKOHAMA,~-~-
On demand
861
$21 $20, sellers $60 $43, buyers $10 $11, Bellers
861
ON SINGAPORE. —
$15
$124, buyers
.....75 p.3.pm.
ON BATAVAA.-—
$15
$400, buyers
$50
$14, ales
...106
$20
$23, sellers
8 p.c. pm.
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