TO-DAY'S
THE HONGKONG TELEAR PY, SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1914.
SHARE REPORT.
COMPARATIVE SHARE QUOTATIONS.
S-SELLERS SA-SALES D-BUYERS
H'kong& S'hai Banking Corps)
Marine Insurances,
Canton Insurance Office, Ld. 320"
North China Ins. Co., Ld."....135 b. 19,007 £15′′
£2 at ex 1/1156 equal to $20.31 for year ending 30/6/13.
Final of 10 p.c. making 20
po. for 1912 Final of $20 making $50 for 1911 and Interim of $30 for 1912 Final of $12 mak. $15 for 1911
& Int, of $3 for 1912.
Refineries-China Sugare are adheren wanted at $95 cash and equival- ont rates-forward. Luzons are IT ......... neglected at 830.
Vior Exchange Belling.
T/T. Marka 1/10 13/16 T/T Francs 1/10 7/8
On Haiph 1/10 15/16 On Saigon ****** 1/10 15/16 On 1/11
2.39
pm 7. pm.
Buying
Demand
60 de ma
Mining:-Tronoha
30 d/s proved to 37/6 middle prio in m/s
have im
London. Raubs are wanted at T/T Shanghai...733% 4 m/s L/O.........1/11 3/16
Bangkok $3. The ontent for the past four T/T Singapore:81 1/4 m/s. D/B weeks is 1:187 ors gold. Langkate Private 30 dis sight S'hai:74 1 6 m/s. L/C 1/11 5/16 Kawk1/11'5/16 have sellers at The 31 and buyers T/T Japan at Tle 30.. Kailans are firm with T/T India ...... ...............1419230da8an Fce & New York 4774 031430d/8.8'ney & Melbourne1/11 7/16 buyera. at 37/6.2
TIT Bombay14192-4 m/s. Marka190 Demand Bombay 142 m/s, France, makiki). Cotton Mills Hongkong Cot-T/T Caloutta tons are on offer at $8 Ewos Demand Calcutta.......
141948 m/s. do are Tls 139 buvers. Shanghai Demand India Cottons Tls. 129 buyers. Lan Kung Mone Tis. 109 buyers. Kung Yike Tls. 131 buyers.
Demand Manila .......... T/T. San F'o & New York 46 T/T. Java
Subsidiary Coins... ¡Discount per $100
$10.45
.465
142
Barßilver ready
26.716
forward
28-1/2
1934
Bank of England rate Gold Leaf portaal:
114%
Sovereign
Opium Quotation
Malwa, New
$5,800 porpio.
Patna, New
Patna, Old
Benares, New
Chinese...20 cts. pisces $11.9/16% Malwa, Old
Miscellaneous.—There are buy- era of China Borneos at $11 after sales, China Providents at $9, Dairy Farma at $30, Green Teland Cements at 80.00, Ropes Obiness...10 at $23, Union Waterboats at Hongkong.20 $171, South China Morning Posts Hongkong.10 st $20 and Low Level Trams at 7/3. There are sellers of Electrica | at $474, Peak Trams now at 93 | cents, Ices at $190, China Light and, Powers at $41, Steam Laun- dries at $41. A. 8. Watsons a $8 and Wm Powells at $9.
Banks
N-NOMINAL
Today's
1913,
STOCK,
1913.
Banks.
Closing
Prices
Number of Share
Par
-Paid
1914. 1914. Highost, Lo:reat,
Value Up Highori
Lowast
week
wook
ending Jan. 24,
ending Jan. 24,
Land Dividend
and Date
($800 b.
120,000 $125 all
835 Jan. 790 Aug.
800
7971
30,000 $230
50
949 Oct. 270 Jan. 8221 A 19716 Aug.
Jan. 135
920
133
$18 for 1912.
I
Union Ina. Society of C'ton, Ld. $820
Yangteze Ins, Assoc. Ld....$1924 b.)
60
18,400 $250 100 845 April 784" Sept. 820
12,000 $100
815
200 April 185 June 19216
192)
Fire Insuranices, China Fire Ins. Co., Ld.
H'kong Fire Ins. Co., Lt.
$160 $385
20,000 $100 20 8,000 $250 60
16114 Doo. 385 Jan.
146
May 160 354 May +385
160
$10 for 1911
385
$27 for 1911
Shipping.
all 30,000 $25 20,000 $50 all
80,000 $15
all
Indo-China Steam Navigation
1
Can, Li, Shell Tport & Trading Co., Ld. 106,9 b. 2,500,000 £1
Star Forry Company, Ld.
$471 b
40,000 $10
1379
all
60,000 £ all 99 April 75 60,000
118 April 98/6
1116 June, 76 Oct. 10 42 May 30" Oct. 2916 2914 Aug. 27 April 2914
Aug. 79
10
29
►
Oct.
107/
106/9
all
58
Oct.
3214 Jan.
47)
47
($2 on 10,000 shares 1st issue $ on 10,000 share 2nd issue $1 on 10,000 shures Std issuo for year ending 304,13
Dombey
£83/- Middle price
Calcutta
Cantos
Indos
155/-
Caba
Coloa
Shells
107/8
Empire
Tronobs
Mining.
ing Co., Ld..
Refineries,
China Sugar Refining Co., Ld. $94) b Luzon Sugar Refining Co Ld. $31
Kailan, Mining Admin'tion. 376 Raub Australian Gold Min
Tronoh Mines Ltd.
Docks, Wharves and
Godowns &c.
Hongkong&K.W.&G. Co., Ld. $80
37/6
Hoaxtong
Hankow
Capital and Surplus
20,000 100 7,000 $100
112
all . 40
Jan. Jan.
924 Aug. 943
94
$3.for 1913
30 Deo. 51
31
$3 for 1897
,000,000 £1
3.10
...........$37,6
200,000 £1 160,000 £1
all
all 4
37)- Dec.
30- July
Interim of 34 p.o. 8-2/5d per
137/6
371-
share. Coupon No. Laccount year 30,6.12
Rewards,
all
86/
Jun, Feb.
3
Aug.
3.10.
3.10
1/2 for 1909
38-
Dec.
37/6
35-
Int, of 1/6 mak. 6/6 alẹ, 1912
China & Manila 8.S. Co., Ld $10 Douglas Steamship Co., Ld. $2944
Hongkong, C. & M.$.8. Co.,Ld2914
2914
79..
$1 for 1906
$2.50 for year ond'g 30′6′′13
Interim of $1 for half yearend
ing 30:5-13 6p.c.for year 1912 on preferred
shares-
Interim of 1 making 2 for 11913 Coupon No, 21.
Quotations received from Lon. don by vable to-day Banks
$1076
$716 $84
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION,
Head Office:-, Wall Street, New York, London Osce:-36, Bishopsgate, E.C.-
BRANCHES---⠀
Benares, Old...
Jan 17.
5,900
6,575 parche.
8,440
6,350.1:
8.925
Banks
mandvold haddyas
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORA
TION.
Paid-up Capital
Kabe
Manila
Maxico
Paname Faking:
San Francisco
Shangbal
Storling
00,00,
S'hai & H'kow W. Co, Ld.....106
:
Lands, Hotels and Bulidings.
Anglo Freach Lands.
H'kong Hotel Co., Ld. (Old). $120 b.
Do
It.94
25,000 t.100
22 E SEE &
·
$450 for year 1912
$1 final dividend for year 1911 Tls.3 for 1912 Intorim of Tla 3 for 1913
Tls. 6 29.2.10
דיו
($3 on old shares, $1.50 on new 1 shares för half year 31'12-12
$3 for year ending 31°12′13 50 cents for 1912
$4.80 for 1918
Interimof 5.p.c. for year end'g
30.6.13
$2.20 for half year ending 31.12.13 15 per cent. for 19 w
Tis. 15 for year ending 3110-13 50 cents 31 708
Tis. 1h for year ending 3.1113
TIs, 12 for 1913
Tia. 10 for year ending 30-6-13
In addition to the reward of
Yokohama
Gold $1,100,000
jual 1,480,008. EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI NESS transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opsoed on the nada
DEPOSITS RECEIVED, feed for one year at 4% per annum, or for shorter periods, at rates, which MAY be ascertained on application:
KILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED. Malk and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES
mada.
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted zu all the palocipal cities in the World.
THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF. CREDIT Evaliable mi over the World.
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT
octed
WRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and pabed,
GEORGE HOGO, Manager. Jarea's Road, Hoogkoo Heg, 1st Nov., 1912,
$250 given by the Shanghai PURCHASE and SALE of Stocks and Shares Manicipal Council to the mafon. named Hu Ya-ching, through whose efforts the murderer of Mr How was captured, the directors of the Commercial Press, accord- ing to the Chinese newspapers,
THE
LIMITED.
have passed a resolution that h YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK be paid $60 per month by th company for life,
Notices
LESSONS IN Chinese.
Established 1880, Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital 90,000,000 Reserve Fund......
* 18,550,000
*
Head Office. YOKOHAMA.
Branches Antung-Hsien- Bombay
MR. LI HON FAN, a Chinese Calcutta
graduate versed in litera Changohun
ure, has been a teacher to Dairen European officials and merchants Fengtien in this Colony for over ten years. Harbin
He has a good method of train- Hankow ing Europeans to pass in the Honolulu Chinese examination, and is Kobe possessed of a first rate certificate Liao-Yang as a Chinese teacher: He has London also a good knowledge of Manda Lyone rin and Hakka.
H'kong & W'poa D. Co., Ld.
$76
00,000 $50 51,000 850
all
Shai Dock& Eng. Co. Lt....
55,710 t. 130
66,400 t. 103
99 90 all
72. all all
July
74
Mar. 89
88
June 56
Jan,
77
July Jan. '51
56
56
1134 May 103
Jan.
106
106
t.109
12,0 0
(New)..392
$50
.}
8,000
}
25
.125
Aug. 112.
Mar.
.120
120
-92.
Dec. 73
Jan.
92
92
H'kong Land Investment Co., div Hp'hroys Estate & F. Co, Ld. 89 KloonLand&Building Co., Ld 845. b.
50,000 $100 all
118 July 101
Jan.
112
109
B.
150,000 $10
all
914
Sapt. 8
Feb. 91
9
600 $30.
46
Aug. 33
Feb. 45
451
Shanghai Lands.
.90
b.
78,000 1.50
West Point Building Co, Ld. $69
Manila M'pole Hotel
b.
J 2,50 $50
all
743 Jane 54 Jan.
69
66
.p.8
15,000 p.10
all
Cotton Mills.
Ewo Cotton 8. & W. Co., Ld. t.139
b.
Hongkong Cotton Co.
$B
s
Kung Yik
13) b.
20,000 1,57 125,000 $10 All 75,01 6.10 all
all
148 Nov. 120 10% April 7 Doc.
July
139 8
136
$8
Laou Kung Mow
109) b
8,000 1.100. all
Shanghai Cottons
6,129 b.
62,000 t.50
all
1514 Jan. 1234 112 Jan. 93 136 Mar. 104
July 1314
13
Sept. 103 Sept. 129,
108
126
:
60,000 $2
all
14 May 9 "April 11
11
85 cents for 1912
L2 $1
50,000 $5
5
50,000 $1
all
5.
b. 200,00 $ 0 b. 49.00-$75. b. 400,000 $ 0 91,000 $0
all
Nov. 2.80 Jan.
916 Fab, 816 May
9
8.90
70 ots. for 1912.
6
all:
all
29 Oct, 2116 Jan. 30 7.80 Nov. 4.10 Jan.
2916
6.60
65
49. Dec.
26 Jan. 48
4714
$1.6) par share for 1912.
5,100 $25
all
200
Jan.
150 Oct.
190
180
$2 interim for 19:3
b.
61,000 $10
all
•
251⁄44 July 19
Jan.
. 325,430.5/-
all"
9/6 Sept. 4/9
23 Jan. 7/6
286 $1 interim for 1913
7/3
1 for 1913.
b 250,000 g:10
Interim of T, making
T. 2
Hongkong, 29th Jan., 1912.
all
75 Jan. 19
Sopt.
31
30
1 a/c 1913
1
(Now) 93 cts. 8.
25,900 $10 all 5^,000 $10
11
April 9
Sept. 10
10m
$5
9.
75,000 $10
86
1
all 10
1.00
Jan. 90 cts. June 93 cts.
93 CLS.
year ending 30.4.13.
None
1$ 20
tories du Tonkin....
13,200 $50 ali
Shanghai Sumatras
*** [8200
19,000 t.20 all
2V0) #6
"all 5.00 May 3.50 Oct. 434
Union Water-boat Co, Lt....$17)
b.
52,007 $10 all
1814 May 1314 Feb.
17
1734
A. 8. Watson and Co., Ld. ..$3.
.B.
90,000 $10 all
William Powell, Limited,
"S. C. Morning Post
...$9
$21
B.
b.
5,000 $7 all 11 6,000 $15 all
834 May 64 Jan. 8
July 9-
8
Jan.
9
40 cts, for year ending 30.6.12 Nonė
WRIGHT & HORNBY,
Share and General Brokers. THE. TELEGRAPH DOES
› CORRECTED TO 12.30 p.m. JAN. 31, 1914. NOT HOLD ITSELF RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
OF THE ABOVE QUOTATIONS.
Miscellaneous.
China Borneo Company, L. 11 b.
China Light & Power Co.,"
Do. (Spec. shares) China Provt, L. & M. Co., Ld. $5 Dairy Farm Company, Ld.... $30. Green Island Cement Ca., Ld. 6.50 Hongkong Electric Co., L... 547) Hongkong Ice Company, Ld. $195 Hongkong Rope Mfg. Co., Lt. $23 Hongkong Tramway Co, Ld. 76 Langkats
Peak Tramway Co., Ld. (Old) $10) b.
Do
Philippines
H. Price & Cɔ., Ld... Societe des Pulpes et Papier-1
........t.31.
Steam Laundry Co., Ld...64)
$1.30 for year end' 31'7'13
40 cts. for 1911,
Those who intend learning the Chinese language are requested to write c/o Hongkong
Agencies at Nagasaki Nowohwang New York Osaka Pokin
Ryoinn Port (Arthur)
San Francisco Shanghai
Tiehling
Tientsin
Tokyo
Los Angeles
Interest Allowed on Current
Account. P Tele- Deposits received for fixed Interim div. of 11⁄2d. per sbare Hollywood Road, 1st floor.
graph" office or direct to 37 periods at rates to be obtained on
(80 ots. on fully paidshares and
8 cts. on 81 paid shares for Waterous patrons and customers that wo
$1,50 for 1910-
None
No dividend this year. 50 cts, for year ending31'5.12
(81, per share for year ending
31.12.1912
60 ote, year 1912
6. Des Voeux Road Central Tel address. Rectitude.
SHARE REPORT,
There has been a small business done during the week owing to the China now year holidays. The market closes firm with a
fair enquiry for most stocks.
Bar Silver is 28.7-16 per oz. ready and 20.1-4 per oz. for forward delivery, market steady. Exchange in London opened to-day at 1/10.13-16.T.T.
London
E have much pleasure in anouncing to our har opened
nd
A New SILK STORE ·
In the most up-to-date style and fashion at the large Commodious Premises No. 3840 Queen's Road, Central,
lately occupied by Messrs. H. Rattonjen & Son
here we are displaying an entirely new, handsons
and gorgeous stock of
Silk Goods & Jewellery Ware
of all descriptions in a variety of new, elegant and
attractive desigos and patteria.
The stock Includes a choice acfaction of
Turkish, Persian & India Silk,
Carpets & Woollen Rugs chaste and slogant patterns. Pelos specially reducet for sumar","
Cheapest stare la the Colony
An early visit earnestly, solicited.
D. CHELLARAM.
Ungkong, Jaly, 26th 1913,
application.
EISHI ONO,
Managar,
RESERVE FUNDS :
£1,500,000 at 2/-
$15,000,000
Silver ... 17,450,000
Resrove Liability of
Proprietors...
$32,450,000
$15,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS.
8. H. Dodwell, Esq., Chairman. Hen. Mr. D. Landale-Deputy.
Chairman,
G. Friesland, Esq.
E. Goetz, Esq.
0.8. Gubbay, Esq.
P. H. Holyoak, Esq.
0. Landgraf, Esq.
W. L. Pattenden, Esq.
J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shellim, H. A Siebs, Esq., Pla CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N. J. Stabb. MANAGER. Shanghai A. G, Stephen. London Bankers-London County and Westminster Limited.
Hongkong-Intorost Allowed.
On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent per Annum on the daily balance.
ON FIXED DEPOSITS.
For 3 months. 21 per cent por
Annum
For 6 months, 3 per cent per
Antium,
For 12 months, 4 per cent per
Arnum.
N. J. STABB, Chief Manager
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
Hongkong, 30th Sept., 191318 THE Business of the above THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1859,
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON. Paid-up Capital .... £1,200,000 Reserve Fund... £1,700,000 Reserve Liability of
Proprietors£1,200,000
Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on ap- plication. A
INTEREST on deposits is al lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 Per Cent. per ans
..
Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 Pez Cent. për
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and For the Hongkong and Shang- General Banking business trans- hai. Banking Corporation, acted...
NJ.STABB, Chief-Manager,
EUTSCH ASIATISCHE
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-
ed and FIXED DEPOSITS, ro ceived for 1 year or shorter perioda DE at rates which will be quoted on application.
ASHEWETT, Capital Fully
Acting Manager,
THE CHINA PROVIDENT Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. (22
LOAN AND MORTGAGE
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF | Berlin
INDIA, LIMITED.
CO., LTD. (Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.).... Loans on Mortgage of House Pro- perty, &o. Goods received on Storage..
Authorised Japital. Advances made on Merchandise: Subscribed Loans made on the Provident Paid Up
System
Reserved Fund
plication).
Para Rubber is quoted from London at 3/1 per lb. and the market for shares firm. Banks-Hongkong and Shanghai Banks have been booked at $797), and $800, oloring steady at the latter rate. quotes £83.
Marine Insurances-There have been sales of Unions at various rates from $815 to $820 and close with buyers at $820 (Rates and Particulars on sp- Cantons are wanted at $320. North Chinaa havo advanced to Tls. 135 buyers, Yanglezes are $192, buyers.
Fire Insurances -- Chira Fires have been placed at $160 and more shares are wanted. Hongkong Fires are firm with buyere at $385.
Shipping. Hongkong, Centon and Macao Steamboats are wanted at $29.1-4 Douglases are firm with buyers at 830. Star DEN Ferries have improved to $48 sales and buyers. Indo-Chinas are offering at $79. Shell Traneports are strong at 107/8 middle price in London.
Docks, Wharves and Godowns: 1here have been eales of Hongkong and Whampox Docks at $76 and $76.1.2 closining firm at the latter rate. Kowloon Wharves are quiet with bayers at $88 and sallers at $89. There are buyers of Shanghai Docks at Tis. 56 and Hongkow Wharves at Tla 106.
Lande Hotel and Buildings:longkong Lande have declined to $100 sules cx the dividend of $34. Humphreys Estates can be obtained at 39. Kowloon Lands have buyers at $40. Weat Points are steady at $60 buyers, ex the dividend of $2.20.'* Hongkong Hotels are firm with buyers at $120 and $92 for the old and now shares respectively, Shanghai Laggs are unchanged at Tia, 90 buyers.
BANK.
Paid-up...Sh. Taols 7,500,00 Head Office-Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin.
Branches:100 Caloutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking Singapore Tiertain Teinanfu Teingtau: Yokohama, £1,500,000 LONDON BANKERS,
1,125,000 Mesara, N. M. Rothachi (& Bone. 562,500 The Union of London and Smith's 415,000
Bank Limited. 00 Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Direction der Disconto Gesell
BANKERS: Bank of England. London Joint Stock Bank, Limited.
The Office of
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &o;, TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF
Dresdner Bank Undertaken and Executed.
INTEREST allowed on Current Hongkong, 19th March, 1908 3 counts at 2 per cent per annum on application. Every description
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.
Account. DEPOSITS received General Managers,
on terms which may be learned on Daily, Balanos and on Bized of Banking and Exchange busf.
ness transacted.
Interest allowed on Current Ac2
Cannot be Baaten, if Equalled ascertained on application.
THE ALEXANDRA CAFT Deposits at rates which may be For Bread, Cakes, Confectionery menle with Wings & Liquens
A. R. LINTON
Manager.
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT.
Manager ongkong, 9th Oct., 1911,