August 17, 1908)
LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.-No busi- ness in Land shares has been transacted during the week, and quotationsare unchanged. Hong- kong Hotels have been booked at $80.
COTTON MILLS.--Ewos have improved to Tls. 64, but otherwise there is no change to re- port in quotations for the Northern stocks Hongkong Cottons are steady with probable sellers at $11,
MISCELLANEOUS. China Proridents have been booked at $91 and are in further request at the rate. Green Inland Cements have been taken off the market at $10, and Electrics at $163. There are buyers of Dairy Farms at $19§. Steam Lundries at 85, and United Asbestos (ordinaries) at $13. China-Borneos are procur able at $10 and Chins Light & Powers at $63.
Quotations are as follows:
COMPANY.
Alhambra
PAID UP.. QUOTATIONS
P& 200 Nominal
Banks-
i
Hongkong & S'hai...
$125; London £79.10
$770, buyers
£6
$51, buyers
Gd.
87
$12 $10), sellers
$10 1
China Light & P. Co.,
$61, sellers
National B. of China) Bell's Asbestos E. A...12s. China-Borneo Co.......
China Provident
Cotton Mills-
Ewo......... Hongkong International
Laou Kung Mow Soychee
-Dairy Farm
Docks & Wharves-
$1 j
$10 $91, sales & buy.
¡
Tls. 60 Tls. 64
$10 $11, seller.
Tls. 75 Tls. 67 Tls. 100 Tls. 85
Tls. 500 Tls. 242)
$6 $191, buyers
¡$50 $40
$50 $103, sellers $6 $91, sellers Tls.100 Tla. 83
H. & K. Wharf & G H. & W. Dock New Amoy Dock.. Shanghai Dock and: Eng. Co., Ld.... S'hai & H. Wharf... Tls. Fenwick & Co., Geo.... Q. Island Cement. Hongkong & C. Gas.. Hongkong Electric. Hongkong Hotel Co... Hongkong Ice Co...
H. K. Milling Co., Ld. Hongkong Rope Co...i
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.......... WestPoint Building
Mining-
Charbonnagea Raubs...... Peak Tramways Philippine Co. Refineries-
China Sugar Luzon Sugar..
100 Tls. 162) $25 $12, sellers 1010), sales £10 $185
$10 $164, sales $50 $80, sales $25 $235 $100 Nominal
$10 $24, sellers
$50 $220, sellers $20 892, huyers $25 $80!
$50 $315, sellers
£5 Tls 78, buyers $100 $750
$60 $155, buyers
$100 $94
$10 $10, sellera $30 $27, sellers Tls. 50 Tls, 119
$50 $46, sellers
!
kes. 250 $580, buyers
18/10 $7
$10 $14
$1 $2 $10 $8, sellers
$100 $130, sellers $100 $22
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT
SHANGHAI SHARE QUOTATIONS.
COMPANY.
6th August, 1908.
PAID CP
QUOTATION.
Banks:-
Hongkong & S'hai..! $125
National of China...
Russo-Chinese
Insurance:-
£6
$785, sellers $51, buyers RISTIs. 175. sellers
) T125
$100 $700, sellers
£5
$185, buyers
Union Society C'ton North-China Yangtsze Assoen, Canton
Tls. 77, buyers
$60
$50
$225, sollers
Hongkong Fire. China Fire.....
$50
$20
$3121, buyers $92, buyers
Shipping:-
Ching
Indo -
pref. def. Shell Trans. ( ord.
& Trading pref.; S'hai Tug & jord.
Lighter... pref. Taku Tug & Lighter Kochien Transport. ation & Tow Boat
Docks & Wharves:-
S'hai Dock & Eng...
210
£1
10
T50
i. Tls. 291, buyers Tls. 14, buyers £2.5.0, sellers 29.10. sellers
:
Tls. 47, seller:
Tls. 501, sales
Ts. 48, sellers
T50
T50
Tls. 50, allers
T100
H. & W. Dock
$50
Tis. A4, scilers $105, Fales
S. & H'kew Wharf... H, Kloon W. & G.. Yangtsze
Tlu
Tls. 180, sellers
$50
1
T100
Sugar Companies
Perak Cultivation... China Refining.... Mining:
Raub Australian
Chinese Eng. & Min.
Lands
China Anglo-French
Cotton :-
Ewo.
International
T50 $100
$471, sellers
Tls. 2171, sellers
Tls, 921, sellers $1821, sellers
{18/10 $5. sellers
} $8,
129
Messrs. J. P. Bisset & Co.'s Share Report for the week ending 6th August, 1908 states:-The Bank Holidays on the 3rd and 4th instant practically put an end to all share business during the week, and we have not had such a slack time for a considerable period. Hardly any trans- actions are reported. The T.T. rate on London to-day is 2/41. Banks.-No business reported. Insurance. No business reported. Shipping.- No husiness reported. Docks and Wharves.- Shanghai Dock and Engineering Co. Ltd. On the 30th shares changed hands for cash at Tls. 85 and Tls. 861 for September. Shanghai and Hongkew Wharf Co. Ltd. Ever since the open- ing of our market on the 30th when the rate was quoted at Tla 1971 for cash and September the market has been exceedingly weak and has sufferod A severe decline, There has been almost a total absence of buying orders, whereas a great many abares are on the market for sale. Business has been done since the opening at Tls. 1521 and Tls. 190 for September but at the close there is no better price obtainable than Tls. 185 for cash and Tls. 187 for September and even these rates
shares
Co. 113.
are purely nominal. Hongkong and Kowloon Wharves have declined to $171. Sugars.-Nothing reported. Mining. Nothing reported. Land.-Nothing reported. Industrial, -A sale of Ewos has been made at Tls. 641 for September. Shanghai Gas
have changed hands at Tls. Maatschappij &c. in Langkats. On the 30th a transaction
was reported at Tls. 551 for cash and was followed by sales at Tls. 550. At these rates shares are wanted. For September some shares are on the market at Tls. 560. Major Bros. have been dealt in at Tls. 514 for cash. Kalumpong Rubber. A sale has takea place at Tis. 35, Miscellaneous-No transactions are
reported and rates are as appended below. Loan and Debentures.- Nothing has been done this week.
EXCHANGE.
HONGKONG, August 17th.
Telegraphic Transfer Bank Bills, on demand
Documentary Bills, 4 months' sight...1/9f
£1
Tls. 15, buyers
S'hai Investment...
T50
Tls, 119, sellers
H'kong Investment
$100
$99, sellers
OR LONDON.-
Humphreys Estate!
810
$101, sellers
‚1/9,'.
Weihaiwei..
T25
$9, sellers
1/91
T50
| Tla. 50, sellers
Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight
.1/9,8%
ΤΣΟΥ
Tls, 100), sellers
Bank Bills at 4 months' sight
1/91
Credits, at 4 months' sight
1/98
Laou Kung Mow
T50 T75 T100
118. 601, buyers Tis. 67, sellers
ON PARIS.-
Soy Chee
T500
Tls. 85. sellers Tls. 2421, sellers
Bank Bills, on demand
2224
Credits 4 months' sight
227
'kong C. S. W. D..!
ON GERMANY.—-
Industrial:-
On demand.
.180
Shanghai (as
T50
Tls. 113, sellers
ON NEW YORK,-
Major Brothers.
157
Ts. 51, sales
Bank Bills, on demand
..43
Shanghai Ice..
T25
Tls. 14, sellers
Credits, 60days' sight
.444
T50
Tls. 50, sellers
ON BOMBAY.—
τιου
Tls. 48, buyers
133
$10
$101, sellers
Eank, on demand
134
Tls. 552), buyers
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
Hall & Holtz.
A. Llewellyn
1089, buyers
Ga 100
T20 Tls. 99, sales
4
£20 Tls. 395, ex div.
100
Telegraphic Transfer
ON CALCUTTA.-Telegraphic Transfer 133
} Bank on demand
ON SHANGHAI.-Bank, at sight..
Privat, 30 days' sight
ON YOKOHAMA. —On demand ON MANILA.—On demand ON SINGAPORS. -În demand. ON BATAVIA. --On demand ON HAIPHONG.—On demand. ON SAIGON.-On demand ON BANG OK. -On demand SVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying Rate GOLD LEAF 100 fine, per tael BAR SILVER per or
134
747
751
864
87
76
.106
.91 p.c. pm. 91 p... pm. 85 .$11.10 .857,90
BUBSIDIARY COINS.
per cent.
234
$85, buyers
50
50
Eastern Fibro
10
$35, sellers Tis 501, buyers nominal
Shanghai Electric
Construction.
£10
£9.17.6. sellers
Miscellaneous: ---
$2.1
$19), buyers
$60
$43, buyers
A. S. Watson & Co.
$10 $11. sellers
Central Ordinary.
$15
$12, sellers
Central Founders...
$15
$+00, buyers
S. Moutrie & Co.
$50
$47, sellers
Chiness
. ༔ །
$15 $274, x. div.
Weeks & Co.
$20
$214, buyers
11
1
£5
Astor House Hotel
$25
$19, sellere
Hongkong 20
11
"
Hongkong Hotel
$50
$98, sellers
10
8 30 7.20 7.30
13
11
11
12
Hotel des Colonies T12.50
Tls. 71, sellers
Tsingtao Hotel......
$100
nominal
Lane,Crawford & Co.
100
$150, sellers
Dunning & Co.....
T50
T50 T50
Is. 50, sellers Tis. 60, ales
T100
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 & Co., A. S.
Wiemann Ld. United Asbestos
Do. Founders. Union Waterboat Co.]
$25 $15, sellers $50 $38
$21 £143/6, buyers $10 $25, sellers
$5 $15, sales & buy. $25 $23 $5 $51
$10 $10
$10 $5, sellers $10 $3 $10 $91 $100 $150, buyers
$4 $13, buyers $10 $250, buyers $10 $10
VERNON & SMYTH, Brokers,
S'hai Horse Bazaar S'hai Mercury S'hai Mutual Tele. China Im. & Ex.
Lumber Shanghai Electric &
Asbestos Dallas Horse Re-!
pository China Printing Co.!
50 $47). sellers
Tls. 45, sellers
Tla. 85, sellers
$25 $23, sellers
T50 Tls. 25, sellers T60 Tls. 50, sellers
J. P. BISSEг & Co.
20 cents pieces.. $7.46 discount. 10
FREIGHTS.
Hankow, 29th-Per Conference Steamers,—To London and Northern Continental porta 45/- per ton of 40 c. ft. plus river freight. To Genoa, Marseilles or Have 45- ton of 40 o. ft. plus river freight. To New York (via Suez) General Cargo 30 per ton of 40 c. ft. plus river Freight To New York (via Suez), Tea 37/6 per of 40 0. ft. plug river freight. To New York (Overland). per carload; Tea G. $14 cents per t gross; leas than carlord Tea G $14 cents per lb gross plus river freight. To Shanghai:-Tes and General Cargo, Tis. 1.60 at 1.80 per ton, weight or
measurement.