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WRITING to the agent
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*The question of the concen- trated beef supply is most important it must be Bovril.”
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1 MADE MY WINDOWS PRETTY.”
** Pasch's Borutiful Book told me all about it."
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 8TH, 1914.
[SPECIALLY WRITEEN FOR THE HOMOKONG
DAILY PRESS,"
HAMBURG, July 5th..
THE STATE OF BUSINYAN.
The long-hoped-for revival in business has not set in yet and money consequently continues abundant at low rates. Statos, corporations and others are eager to take advantage of it by negotiating for loans. and fresh issue of capital, but great caution prevails amongst banks and capitalistu and whereas the recent French loan was over-subscribed over to many times, the Balkan Powers as well as the South and Central American Republics do not find it easy to obtain the money they require on terms agreeable to them- selves, and without it the demand for foreign goods from those countries can improve but slowly. Ar to the Near East, the events of the past fortnight and the constant agitation against Austria are not calculated to act favourably on trade, particularly not with that empire. On the other hand, crop prospecta seem most promising everywhore with the exception perhaps of some parts of Russia, and if they materialize, as it is to be hoped they will, it may lead to an increase in the home domand after the summer holidays, to be followed by greater activity in the export trade later on, At present the visible supplies of wheat fall short of those at the same time last year and the invisible ones are not supposed to be as great, but it is confidently believed that the deficiency will be more than made up after the harvest
A, BANK - AMALGAMATION. The absorption of the Schaaffbausens Bankvere by the Disconto Gesellschaft in Berlin is not passing off without u hitch, dissentient shareholders of the former having lodged a potition against the decision of the general meeting held in June recopting the scheme of an amalgamation. The case was to have been brought before the court a few days ago, but the trial has by mutual content been postponed until after the long vacation in September, neither party having so far been able to collect all the evidence required.
AN INTERESTING SUGGESTION..
A subject much discussed in banking circles at present is a suggestion made by.. the director of the Reichsbank, Herr von Havenstein, to the effect that not only should that establishment aim at a steady increase in its available reserve, but that *-*g, including saving banks, should be obliged by law to bend actumi vasi anu easily realizable assets, such as balances with the Reichsbank, gilt-edged securities and good bills of exchange, say, on London, to the extent of 10 per cent of their liabilities, so as to be prepared for all
told
contingencies in tires of trouble, political or otherwise. Theoretically speaking, it may be a wise measure, but put into
practice it would probably entail most
grave consequences and would certainly hamper the economic development of the country, for it would mean the withdrawal pf large amounts of capital from circula tion and a rise in the rate of interest.
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THE FILM OF KRUPP AND 06. The second part of the report of the Chamber of Commerce of Essen contains the following highly interest- ing particulars with regard to the firm of F. Krupp & Co. The assets according to the balance sheet for the year consist in millions of Marks of land, works, mines, efç., 207.5; plant, machinery and means of transport, 7.0; stock of raw materials, and of nished and half faished goods, 148.2; cash balances, bills ete, and balances with their bankers, 73.4; or 437 millions altogether, which, however, do not include 47.5 ponsion funds of employees and workpeople, 40.9 balances 1st of the present year close upon 80,000 the higher figure may still be reached, but dus for goods dollvered, 6.1 payments on
persons were employed in the various the result is not looked upon as altogether works and offices of F. Krupp & Co., for satisfactory. The slackness in trade since account, and 2 millions the figure at the accommodation of which, if they last autumn and the low range of nearly which the various patents, licences, etc., choose to avail themselves of them, the fall quotations in the stock markets may stand to book. The firm paid in taxes firm has provided in round number 7,000 in some degree account for it, but hardly
tenements in Essen and other places. to any very great extent. during the past year M5,700,000, in conThe average daily wage, including that tributions to the State insurance. funds of, unskilled hands, was M5.91 in 1912-13 At the annual meeting of the Inter- M6,200,000, and to their own and other compared with M:5.69 in the previous year national Master Cotton Spinners Federa
and M5.51 in 1910-11, which is about 50tion held in Paris last month it was benevolent institutions M7,000,000.
per cent. more than in 1889-90 and double decided, after the report of Herr Arno net profit after deducting these various that of 1870-1-a proof that the firm is Schmidt, their delegate who had just. items, amounted to M38,000,000, of which dealing fairly with its hands,
returned from a lour of inspection in India, had been read, to form a Society 5 per cent. plus 2 millions were placed
The yield of the Armament levy in the for the extension and improvement of the to reserve account, 2 millions to pension,
Kingdom of Prussia is officially declared cultivation of the staple there under the relief and holiday funds and 3 millions to be 603 million Marks, which would point style of the International Cotton Spinners set aside for Christmas gratuities to to about 1,000 millions for the whole of Experimental Indian Plantation, Ltd., employees and workpeople. The deposits the empire. This is considered rather with a share capital of £60,000, the disappointing, as 1,200 and even more Government of the Punjab having made by employees and workers for which were expected by many when the returns already granted a concession of 7,500 acres the firm allows 5 per cent. per annum of some of the wealthier towns of the for the purpose rent free for a term of amount to 34.4 millions and the balances monarchy in the beginning showed the twenty years, on condition that any profits. with the savings bank to 8.3. On January declarations to exceed nearly in every exceeding an average of 10 per cent. for
instance the income assessments; of course! five years should be handed to them,
The
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