February 20, 1909.]
METALS
Iron-Nail Rod.
...picul $4.10 4.00
Square, Flat, Round Bar (Eng).
4.20
"
Swedish Bar
**
Small Round Rod
-4.50
"
Hoop, to 11/2 in.,
5.60
Wire, 16/25 oz.,
9.00
"
Lead-L, B. & Co. and Hole Chop
3.09 9.70 9.80 40.50
11
Vivian's, 16/32 oz.,
Elliots, 16/28 oz.
St
Old Wire Rope.............
Australian
Yellow Metal-Muntz 14 28 oz.
Tin,
Tin-Plates,
Steel
MISCELLANEOUS-
Quicksilver,
Window Glass, Kerosene Oil. Saltpetre, No. 1
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT
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ia the North at 100 buyers, while sale have been made for June as high as 107. Interna- tionals, by letter advice have declined to 74, Laou Kung Mows to 76 ex div, and Soy Chees to 2724, Hongkongs have sellers at 94.
MISCELLANEOUS, China Prov8. have found buyers in fair lots at 9.20, Dairy Farms at 14, Cements at 9.60 & 9.70, the latter closing with sellers, Ropes at 25 and Powells at 31. Bells Asbestos, Campbell, Moores and China 40.50 Lights have buyers at quotations, but no shares appear to be available. Langkats, experienced a sudden drop in the North to 725, but have sines recovered and close at 775 buyers. We have nothing further to report under this heading.
Quotations are as follows:-
40.50 85.00
box 7.50 ....cwt. case
picul 169.00 to 167,50 box 5.60
Case
picul $12.00 to 12.40 11.00 to 11.70 10,80 to 10.90
Do. No. 2
Do. No. 3
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EXPORTS:-
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CAMPHOR.
HONGKONG 15th February:-There is no market $83.50-$84,50.
MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS.
Per M. M. steamer Polynesien, sailed on 16th Febr. 1909-For Lyons 42 bales raw silk. For Marseilles 45 bales raw silk, 58 cases Human hair, 102 bales dechets de, soie (waste silk), 2 cases Embroideries, 5 cases Feathers, 1 case Pheasant skin, 16 cases chapeaux (hats), 2 cases cigars, 2 cases Books.
For Havre 6 cases Private Effects.
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HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS.
HONGKONG, 19th February, 1909. Owing to the race holidays the weeks business have been disorganised, and the market featureless. We have but little business to report, and rates gen- erally have not materially altered. Exchange on London T. T. 1/8 on Shanghai T. T. 74.
BANKS. Small sales of Hongkong and Shanghais have taken place at, 895, the market closing steady at that rate. Nationals unchanged MARINE INSURANCE.-Unions have been placed in unimportant lots at 825 and more shares are wanted at the rate. Yangtszes have improved in the North to 182 with buyers. Chinas have changed hands at 100 closing with sellers. Other stocks under this heading call
for no remarks.
FIFE INSURANCES.-Hongkongs continue in demand at 330, and small sales have been effected at that rate, the market closing strong with fur- ther bayers Chinese have been placed in small lots at 105 and 106.
Ѕтоскв
Alhambra, Ld.
Banks-
Hongkong & S’hai.....
National B. of China
Bell's Asbestos E. A....
China-Borneo Co......
China Light & P. Co.... China Provident
Cotton Mills-
Ewo Cotton S. & W. Hongkong C. S, Co. International Laou Kung Mow Soychee .......................... Dairy Farm Co..
SHIPPING.-H. C. & Macaos continne in demand at 28 but no shares are forthcoming and the market closes firm at that rate. Indo Chinas are in some small demand at 56 for Pref | and Defs combined. London quoting £5. 15 and Shanghai Tls. 44 sellers. We have nothing further to report under this heading.
MINING. With the exception of Chinese Engineerings, which have ri-en in the North to 17 with buyers, we have no changes to report
REFINERIES.-Sales of China Sugars have been made at 130 casb, and early in the week at 130 for March delivery, the market closing steady at 130 cash. In Luzons we have nothing to report.
DOCKS, WHArves and GodOWNS.-Hong- kong and Whampoa Dooks have changed bands in small lots at 914, the market closing with sellers at 92. Kowloon Wharfs continue to improve, and sales have been made at 47. Shang. hai Docks have improved further to 79 cash, after sales at 78, and at 80 for March, the mar ket in the North closing firm, with an apparent upward tendency. Hongkew Wharfs continue to rule strong, and are enquired for at the close at 167, after fonching 168 during the week.
PAID UP QUOTATIONS
$50 Nominal
$41, buyers $10 $9.20, sales & buy.
Tls. 5
Tls, 100
$10
Tis. 75
$10, sellers Tls. 74
Tis. 10 Tls, 76, x.d. Tls. 500 Tls. 2721
$614, sales
all $47
all $91, sales $61 $94, buyers Tls.100|Tls. 79, buyers 100 (Tls. 167 buyers $25 $12, sellers
155
SHANGHAI SHARE QUOTATIONS.
10th February, 1909.
COMPANY.
PAID UP.
QUOTATION,
Banks;-
Hongkong & S’hai.., Național of China... Russo-Chinese
Insurance:-
Union Society C'ton) North-China Yangtaze Assocn. .... Canton
{
& Trading pref. S'hai Tug & jord.
Lighter... pref. Taku Tug & Lighter| Kochien Transport- ation & Tow Boat
Lands:-
$125 £6 (R187)
T125
£925, sellera
$50
Tls. 175
$100 $825, buyers
£5
$60
Tis. 100, buyers
$190, buyers
$50 $195, sales
Hongkong Fire... China Fire........
$50 $337, sales
$20
$107, sales
4
all
$895, sales £86
Shipping :-
Indo China
pref.
def.
210
Tls. 41), buyers
£6 $51, buyers 12/6 $9, buyers
Shell Trans. (ord.
£1
£2.8.0
10
£9.10,0
T50
Tls, 47, buyers
$12 $114
'T'ls. 52, buyers
$10
T50
'T'ls. 48
-1
T50 | Tls, 50
Docks & Wharves:
S'hai Dock & Erg... H. & W. Dock
T100
Tls. 78, buyers
$50
$91, sellers
S. & H'kew Wharf... H, K'loon W. & G... Yangtsze
T100
Tls. 165, bayers
$50
$45, sellers
T100
Tls. 2171
Sugar Companies:
Perak Cultivation...]
T50
Tls, 105, sales
China Rofining...
$100,
$1124, buyers
Mining:
£1
Raub Australian
Chinese Eng. & Min.
(18/10
$8, buyers
£1
Tls. 16, buyers
S'hai Investment...
T50
'T'ls, 120
H'kong Investment
$100
$93
Humphreys' Estatel
$10
$101
Weihaiwei...
T25
Tls. 8, buyers
China....
T50
Tls. 50, sellers
T100
Tls. 103, sales
Ewo.....
T50
Tls. 86, sellers
International
T75
Tls. 74, sales
Laou Kung Mow Soy Chee
T100
Tls. 79, sellers
T500
Tls. 275, ellers
T50
Tls. 121, sellers
Tla. 50
T25
Tis. 14
T50
Tls. 40, sellers
T100
Tis. 40, sellers
$10
$10, sales
Tls. 830
T20
Tls. 125
£20
T. 435, Hales
100
$80, sellers
50
$20
50
Tls, 82, buyers
T100
Tls. 100, sales
$10
£10
£8. sales
Docks & Wharves-
H. & K. Wharf & G H. & W. Dock New Amoy Dock. Shanghai Dock and
Eng. Co., Ld. S'hai & H. Wharf...Tls. Fenwick & Co., Geo... G. Island Cement Co Hongkong & C. Gas... Hongkong Electric.. Hongkong Hotel Co.... Hongkong Ice Co.... HK. Milling Co., Ld... H'kong Rope M. Co...... Insurances--
Canton China Fire China Traders Hongkong Fire........ North China Union Yangtsze
LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS Hong- kong Lands with a continued enquiry, and no sellers to meet the demand have further adv- anced to 94 without sales. Kowloon Lands have been placed in small lots at 30. Shanghai Lands are quoted at 115 exjthe dividend of Tls. 5 paid on the 17th Inst.
COTTON MILLS.-Ewos have more than main- tained their recent big rise, and are now quoted
Land and Buildings-
H'kong Land Invest. Humphrey's Estate Kowloon Land & B.) Shanghai Land......... West Point Building| Mining-
S. F. des C, du T'kin Raubs
Peak Tramways Co.,Ld Philippine Co., Ld............
Refineries---
China Sugar Luzon Sugar Robinson Piano Co...
Steamship Companies
China and Manila... Douglas Steamship H., Canton & M.
Indo-China S, N. Co.
Shell Transport Co.'
Star Ferry......... South China M.Post... Steam Laundry Co.... Stores& Dispensaries-
Campbell, M & Cɔ... Wm. Powell, Ld. Watkine, Ld.
Watson & Co., A. S. Weissmann, Ld...
10 39.70, sales & sel. all 8200, buyers $10 818, sellers all $90
all $220, sellers $100 Nominal
all $25, sales
$50 $190, sellers
20 $100
$25 $87, buyers
50 $330, sales & buy. £5 Tls. 100, sal. & sel, $100 $825, sales & buy.
$60 $182, buyers
100 $94, buyers all
$8.65, x.d. buyers $30 $30, sales Tls. 50 Tls. 115, ex div.
$50 $44, sellers
all 600, buyers 18/10 88 buyers
4
all $14
$1 $2
$10 $8, sellers
all $130, sales all $17 $50 $59, sellers
$25 $12, sellers a'l $34, buyers $15 $284, buyers
$38, buyers all
818, buyers £149/6, buyers $10 (823) $5 $45 $25 $24, sollers
$5 83!
alls, buyers
>7 $3, sales $10, buyers $10 $9, sellers $100 $140
$+ $12 ( $10 $330
$10 $10
VERNON & SMYTH, Brokers.
United Asbestos
Union WaterboatCo...
Anglo-French
Cotton :-
Industrial:-
aper
Shanghai Gas Major Brothers.. Shanghai Ico............. China Flour Mill. S'hai Pulp & Green Is, Cement.... Maatschappij, &c.,
in Langkat........ Shanghai - Sumatra
Tobacco
S'hai Waterworks... Anglo-Ger. Brewery A. Butler Cement,
Tile Works Kalumpong Rubber
S. R'ber Estates ... Eastern Fibre
Shanghai Electric
Construction...
Miscellaneous:—
Hall & Holtz..
A. Llewellyn
A. S. Watson & Co. Central Ordinary... Central Founders...
59י1
Gs.100
$20 $23, sales
$60 $52, buyers
$10
$114
$15
$16, buyers
$15
$100, buyers
S. Moutrie & Co...
$50
$46, sales
Weeks & Co.
$20
$23, sales
Astor House Hotell
$25
$164, buyers
Hotel des Colonies| T12.50
Tls. 5, sellers
Lane, Crawford & Co.
100
$152, buyers
Dunning & Co.......
50
$50, sales
S'hai Horse Bazar...
T50
Tis. 45, sales
S'hai Mercury
T50
Tls. 50
S'hai Mutual Tele. China Im. & Ex,
Lumber Shanghai Electric &
Asbestos
T50
Tls. 61, buyers
TICO
Tls. 83, sellers
$25 $22, sollers
Dallas Horse Re-
pository Printing Co.
150 T50
TIs. 25 Tls. 50
J. P. BISSEr & Co.
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