August 3, 1908]
HANKOW, July 15th.-The prices quoted are for the net shipping weight excluding cost of packing for export:-
Cowhides, Best selected
Do. Seconds
Buffalo hides, Best selected
Per picul
TIs. 30.00 27.00 22.60
Goatskins, untanned, chiefly white
colour,
Buffalo Horns, average 3 lbs. each
White China Grass, Wuchang and/or
Poochi...
WhiteChinaGrass,Sinshan and/or Chayu Green China Grass, Szechuen
Jute.......
White Vegetable Tallow, Kinchow
White Vegetable Tallow,
White Vegetable Tallow, Mongyu
Green Vegetable Tallow, Kiyu......
"
#1
J
1
9.50 8.50 7.70 3.50 10.10
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT | Estates have sold and have further sellers at $10. Hongkong Hotels have further declined, and are now quoted at $55 sellers.
COTTON MILLS.—Quotations are unchanged, and there is no local business to report.
MISCELLANEOUS.-China Borneos are easier with sellers at $10) after reported sales at $101. Cements have been done at rates ranging down from $10.65 to $104, closing with buyers at the latter rate and sellers at $104 Electrics have sold and are wanted at the improved rate of 816). There are buyers of Ices at $235, and Dairy Farms at 8194 China Providents con- tinue in request at $91, but no sbares ar pear available even at $94. Watsons have been done at 89, and Powells at 85, the latter closing with further sellers.
Quotations are as follows :-
f
SHANGHAI SHARE QUOTATIONS.
COMPANY.
Banks:-
Hongkong & S’hai... National of China...
Russo-Chinese
Insurance¦—
Union Society C'ton North-China Yangtaze Assocn. Canton
Hongkong Fire. China Fire........
28rd July, 1908.
PAID UP
QUOTATION.
$125 | $775, males
26 $61, buyers
Tis. 175, sellers
T125
$100
26
( R1874
$790, sellers Tis. 77), buyers
$60 $162, buyers
$60
$225, sallera
$50 | 18121, buyers $20 || $92, buyers
Tobacco, Wongkong.
Feathers, grey and/or white Wild Duck
Turmeric
Segamum Seed
Sesamum Seed Oil
Wood Oil... Tea Oil
$7), sellers
Taku Tug & Lighter Kochien Transport- ation & Tow Boat
Docks & Wharves:—
S'hai Dook & Eng.......
Pingchew
and/or Macheng
10.00
*
9.50
"
9.60
Animal Tallow
Gallnuts, usual shape
Gallnuts, plum do.
Tobacco, Tingchow
10.20
22
Shipping:
16.25
COMPANY.
18.40
Alhambra
PAID UP QUOTATIONS
Ps. 200 Nominal
Indo-China
pref. def,
210
Ths. 291, buyers
Tis. 144, buyers
Sbell Trans. ( ord.
£1
12
Banka--
& Trading prof.
10
£2.5,0, sellers
£9.10, sellers
Hongkong & S'hai...
$125
5.65
$770 London £79. £0 $51, buyers
S'hai Tug & jord.
Lighter
Tls. 49, sales
T50
prof.
Tla, 52, buyers
T50
Tls. 48, buyers
8.50
6d.
"
T50 Ti, 60, sellers
T100
Tls. 834, buyers
$10 $94, buyers
H. & W. Dook
$50
$104, sellers
S. & H'kew Wharf...]
T100
Tls, 2021, sellers
H, K'loon W. & G...!
$50
$47, sellers
Yangtaze
T100
Tls, 217}, sellera
Sugar Companies :-
Perak Cultivation...
T50
Tla, 95, sellers
China Refining.
$100
$132, sellers
Mining:-
Raub Australian
{18/10
18, sellers
ei 151, buyers
Ter P. & O. str. Sardinia, sailed on 29th July, For London:-150 rolls matting, 4 cases basket ware, 50 bales waste silk, 9 cases Chinaware, 2,682 packages tea, 2 cases cigars, 9 packages private effects.
HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS.
HONGKONG, 31st July, 1908.--Business during the past week has again been very dull, and there are no important changes or features to report. Bar silver is quoted to-day at 24 d. and exchange on London at 1/9 T. T. T. T. rate on Shanghai closes at 744.
The
BANKS.-Hongkong and Shanghais have been booked at rates ranging up to $775, gradually falling away in sympathy with a drop in London to £79, to $770, at which the market clos-s steady with probable sellers. Nationals continue in request at $51.
MARINE INSURANCES. —Unions have de- clined to $775 sellers, and Cantons are still procurable at $220. There are buyers of China Traders at $86, North Chinas at Tis, 78, and Yangtazes at $155.
FIRE INSURANCES.-Hongkongs continue on offer in a small way at $315, and Chinas at $921 after a small sale at the rate.
SHIPPING.-Hongkong. Canton and Macaos are proon able at $29. The half yearly mee ing of this Cmpany is advertised for the 11th August at which a dividend of $1 per share for the half year will be recommended. Indo. Chinas has been bok-d at 857 for the preferred and deferred combined. China and Manilas, and Douglases. are unchanged and without business. Star Ferries (old) are procurable at $251, but the new issue could pobbly be placed at $15. Shell Transports (ordinary) are quoted at 43/6 ex dividend, and the preference shares at £10 buyers.
REFINERIES. Quotations are unchanged and we have no business to report.
MINING, Charbonnages can still be placed at $580, and there are probable buyers of Raubs at $7, after sales at the rate.
DOCES, WHARves and GodowNS.-Hong- kong aid Whampoa Docks have firmed up dur- ing the interval, and after sales at $.03, $104 and $105, close with probable buyers at the lat- ter rate.. Kowloon Wharves, on the announce- ment of no interim dividend, bave weakened, and are procurable at $47. New Amoy Dooks continue on offer at $9. Shanghai Dooks have been booked at Tls. 83 and Tls. 84, and close with sellers at the higher rate. There are sellers of shanghai and Hongkew Wharves at the reduced rate of Tls, 1974.
LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.-Hong- kong Lands are easier with sellers at $94 ex the interim dividend of $34 per share on account of 1908, paid on the 29th inst. Kowloon Lande have sellers at! $27, and West Points at $46 of the interim dividend of $2 per share on acc.ust of 1908 paid on the 29th instant. Humphreys'
sellers
$12 $10, $10 1
$1 $64, sellers
National B. of China Bell's Asbestos E. A...125. China-Borneo Co....... China Light & P. Co.
China Provident Cotton Mills-
Ewo...... Hongkong International Laon Kung Mow Soychee
Dairy Farm
Docks & Wharves-
H. & K. Wharf & G. H. & W. Dock New Amoy Dock... Shanghai Dock and
Eng. Co., Ld n S'hai & H. Wharf... Fenwick & Co., Geo...
G. Island Cement. Hongkong & C. Gas.. Hongkong Electric... Hongkong Hotel Co...! Hongkong Ice Co.... H. K. Milling Co., Ltd. Hongkong Rope Co..... Insurances -
Canton China Fire. China Traders Hongkong Fire.
North China.. Union Yangtsze Land and Buildings-
H'kong Land Invest. Humphrey's Estate Kowloon Land & B. Shanghai Land.......... West Point Building| Mining-
Charbonnages Raubs.......
Peak Tramways Philippine Co. Refineries--
China Sugar Luzon Sugar..... Steamship Companies China and Manila... Douglas Steamship H., Canton & M. ....
Indo-China S. N. Co. Shell Transport Co. Star Ferry
Tls. 60 Tla. 03 $10 311
Tls. 75 Tls. 67 Tls. 100 Tls. 85 Tla. 600Tla, 242}
$6 $19, sales & b.
$50 $47, sellers $50 $105, buyers $61891, sellers Ti..100 Tls. 84, sales
Tls. 100 Tle, 2024
Do. New. South China M. Post.. Steam Laundry Co Stores & Dispensaries.
Campbell, M & Co...| Powell & Co., Wm. Watkins...... Watson & Co., A.S. Wiesmann Ld. United Asbestos
$25 $12, sellers $10 $10, sellers £10 $185
$10 $16, sales & b. $50 885, sellers $25 $235, buyers $100 Nominal
$10 $24, sellers
$50 $220, sellers $20 |$92), sales & sel. $25 $86, buyers $50 8315, sellers
25 Tis 78, buyers $100 $775, sellors $80 $155, buyers
$100||~94, xd.
$10 $10 sales & sel. $30||$27, sellers Tis. 50 Tls, 119, x.d.
$50||$46, x.d. sa, & sel
Fcs. 250580, buyers
18/10 $7,
$10 14
{
$1$2, buyers $10 $8, sellers
$100 $130, sellers $100 $22
$25 $15, sellers $50 $88 $15 $29, sellers £$6 sales
$21, sales £1 48/6. x. div. $10 825), sellers
$5 $15, $25 $23 $5 $51
$10 $104. sellers $10 $5, sellers $10 $3
$10 $91, sales $100 150, buyers
$4 $13, buyers $10 $240, buyers $10 $10,
VERNON & SMYTH, Brokers.
Do, Founders.... Union Waterboat Co.
Chinese Eng. & Min.
Lands:-
Weihaiwei. China .... Anglo-French
Cotton :-
S'hai Investment. H'kong Investment
T50
T8, 119, ex div.
$100
$99, sellars
Humphreys' Estate
$10
$104, sellers
T25
$9, sellers
T50
Tis. 50, sellers
T100
Tls. 101, sellers
T50
Tis. 694, bayers
T75
Tls. 674, sellers
Laou Kung Mow
T100
Tis, 85, sellers
Soy Chee
T600
Tla. 2434, sellers
H'kong C. S. W. D..
Industrial :--
Shanghai Gas
Ewo...
International
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
$10 $9, buyers
T50 Tls. 116, bayers
T100
T50 Tla. 58, sales
T25
Tls. 14, sellers
T50
Tla. 53, sellers
Tls. 48, buyers
$10
$10, sellers
Gs.100
Tls. 525), sales
T20
Tls, 92, sales
£20
Tls. 400, sellers
100
$85, buyers
50
$35, sellers
50
Tls. 55, sellers
Eastern Fibre
10
nominal
Shanghai Electric
Construction...
210
410. buyers
Miscellaneous:—
Hall & Holtz..
$20
$19, buyers
A. Llewellyn
$60
$43, buyers
A. S. Watson & Co.l
$10
$114, sellers
Central Ordinary
$15
$12, sellers
Central Founders...
$15
$400, buyers
$50
$47, sellera
$20 $214, buyers
8. Montrie & 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 Shanghai Electric &
Asbestos Dallas Horse Be-
pository China Printing Co./
$25
$19, sellors
$50 | $98, sellers T12.50 | Tls. 74, „ellers
$100 nominal
100 $180, sellers
50
$474, sellers
T50
Tls. 45, sellers
T50
1ls. 60, sellers
T50 | Tls. 57, buyers
T100 | Tls 85, sellers
$25 | $28, sollern
T50 Tls. 25, sellers T60
Tila. 50, rollers.
J. P. BISSER & CO.