Commercia'.
'Hides, etc...
The following in from the re- port of Mesare. Dyaler, Nalder & Co, dated London, February 4- The periodical sales of hides kuli tc-day produced a moderate sup ply. There was a quiet demand i and practically no change in value. The home tride operated, with reserve, and there was limited buying of light weights for exportation. Ox and Cow; al few Straits changed bands at fair f relative valur, but for other de- | script'ons, including Chine, there was no demend whatever. Buf falo The trilling offering of Straits descriptiona did not attract tra a. Kurrachees were not wart- ed, nor were Rangoons," A few. shaved Chinns found an outlet ut fair relativa value, 0f4,804, China Or and Cow, 35 sold: Slaugh-V tored, shaved, av. 161 lb. 22J. Į c.i.f. 10 wet salted China Oz and Cow sold. Shantung, av. 49 lb. Bld. cit. Of, 9,173 Straits Ox and Cow 3,354, sold: Singapore, elanghired shaved, fires and
·recoůda, av, 12 to 13 lb. 20ẶN Siam, firete, aw 10 lb. 13à.; acconila, av. 104 lb. Itd. ei.f. Of 2,231 "China Buffalo 400 sold: Bongkong, av. 33-18 b. 118. c.i.f.
Shanghai Cool! Report, Mesara, Wheelck & Co's re- port for the four weeks ended
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MARCH" 12, "1918.
SHARE
COMPARATIVE
REPORT.
SHARE QUOTATIONS
P.—BUYERS
N-NOMINAL
S.-SELLERS
FA-SALES
To-day's
Closing
STOCK.
Number
of Shares
Par Paid Kalue Up.
1914,
Highest
1914.
1915. 1915.
Lowest
Highest, Lawost, 5th Mar. 3th Mar
Last Dividend
and Date
30
Prieca
now
• NOW
Marine Insurances, Canton. Insurance Office, L.d.3571 North China Ins. Co., Ld."......160
Ehion Jus. Society of C'ton.1.1.8830 anj
Yangtze Ins. Assọc. Ed. ..............
..8235 b.
Banks.
'kong& S'hai Banking Corp.)
$800
£76!!
i: 600 $125
855 July.700 Oci.
600
800
£2: 3/- & 5/- bonus at ex 1/914 equal to $27.27 for 1 year ending 31/12/14
10:00: $250
an
10,000 £15.25.
350
Dec. 305 145 May 133
Oct.
357)
35714
Final of $3 a/c 1912. Interim
of $18 a/c 1913.
Jan.
160
160
ů
f-Final of 12p.c, making 25
P.c. for 1913
13,100 $250 100 847) April 700
20 April 19216 Jan. 12.400 $100 GO
Oot.
$830
$839
[Final of $20, making $30. for 1913 and Interim of $30 for 1913
#35
235
Final of $19 mak. $15,for 1912
& Int, of $8 for 1918.
140 $0,000 $100 20
160 July
Fob. 368 5,000 $250 50
Oct. 150 April 397)
$10 for 1912
395 $27 for 1912
:
30,000 $25 -20,000,$50 80,000 $15
Jan. 516 Dec. 7 W 10 all
Mar. 2724 Nov. 29 29 Jan.
22 Dec. 21
$1 for 1906
281.
21
17
} all 73.
Fire Insurances,
$143 Fa China Fire Ins. Co., T.d. H'kong Fire Ins. Co., Ld.....$400 b
"Shipplag. China & Manila S.S. Co., LSS Douglas Steamship Co., Tal. $18 Hanglang, C. &M.S.S. Co., LIRI
Indo-China Steam Navigationgr
Co., :Id, .....!
March 4 states that during the Shell Tport & Trading Co. L068/2
£3
60,000
Jan. 30 Sept. 77 60,000 8.3,797.610 £1 alf 106- Fob. 70/- Sept. 88/0
$3 for year ending 30°C'14
Final of 40 ots.making 90 cts
for year ending 3112 14 Final of 3% m'king 6 % on pre- - forred sharos & 5% un de-" ferred shares for year 1913 Interim of 1 a/c 1914 C. No, 23
BANKS
BANKS
& SHANGHAI
INTERNATIONAL BANKING HONGOING CORPORA
CORPORATION
HEAD OFFICE:
-60, Wall Street, New York.
LONDON OFFICE;" 36, Bishopsgate, E.C. BRANCHES :---
BOMBAY. LONDON. CALCUTTA. MANILA.
CANTON.
CEBU.
PANAMA.
PEKING.
COLON. SAN FRANCISCO, HANKOW. SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, SINGAPORE. KOBE; YOKOHAMA.
CAPITAL PAID-UP `$3,250 000 RESERVE FUNDS...... 4,060,000)
41
*
· (U.S..Gold) $7.310,000 All kinds of FOREIGN TOCAL BANKING BUSINESS transacted,
܀
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and
FIXED DEPOSITS received at rates to be ascertain- ed on application.
N. S. MARSHALL,
Manager. Hongkong, 22nd Oct. 1914
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED.
Established 1880.
Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital ... 30,000,000 Reserve Fund... 19,250,000
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.
Branches
Astopg-ilaian
Calcatta
Newedwang
Olaka
Pekin
Rygion (Post
Arthur
77
: 87/6
Star Ferry Company, Ld.
...$30
40,000 $10
all
49
Mur. 40
Nov." 37
36
$1.70 per share and bonus of 30 cents per share for year ending 30'4'14
U
Agencies at Naginki
Boobay
Now York
Chao chua
Dairen
10
Vengtian
Harbin
20,000 $100 all 7,000 $100 all
98) 31
För 70 Jan. 17
Nov. Déc.
111 19
110
$3 for 1912
Hankow
San Francisco
Honolulu
199
$3 for 1897
Kobe
Lho-Yang
Londin
Lyons
Final of 5% Coupon No. 4:
Talagta
8.1,000,000 £1
a) 41%
Feb.
33,6 Dec. .32/-
32-
making 10% for year end-
$316 -31/6 a.
b.
200 600 £1 160,000 £1
all 3.10
Jan. 1.90 Nov.
314
all
39
Feb. 19/6 Nov.
China Now Year holidays all business in Japanes coal was
but suspended;
Since then the market hue begun show signs of renewed activity and certain number of enquirie dre coming forward. The annuali contracts for this year are now all disposed of at rates varying very slightly from those of 1914, bút it is expected this muikot with improve heatly all round, 08 there is a very strong tendency to advenco in tuo freight market, and industries in Chito general- by are now recovering. The Japan coal market romaina unchanged. Fashua coal stocks at londing porta show a marked decrease, owing to the scarcity of railway facilitics, the rolling stek being at present fully occupied trane. porting beans. In Kaiping coni | ibero has not been much business' sipoo the China New Yenr holidays, but it is anticipated that deliveries will gradually re sume normal proportions; streks ars below the averigo and prices: remain quite steady.
Japanese Wool Import Trade.
Imports of woolisto Japan now amount to about $7,000,000 a year, with a tendency to increase along with the increased demand. for wrollen textiles. It is, there fore, copeidered imp rint to breed sheep in Japan. A Tokyo: commercial agency bulloilu saya that experimente are being made" at the form of Marquis Msteuksto and in Chiba prefecture, while the Department of Agriculture and Commerco is encouraging Fome villages in the island of Hokkaido to breed sheep. The
has decided Departme appropriate about $15,000 for beep breeding in 1915. It may be imporaible to make sheep breeding as prosperous in Japon as in foreign or untries, on secoast of geographical and other con ditions, but if encouraged and carried casan Eubsidiary business of farmers, some of the domestic demand may be met.
to
Oil In California la 1914. On the basis of an estimated production fur December last of 7,858,500 barrels, figures pie-- pared by the Independent Pre- ducers' Association of California show that the crude oil production of that State in (1914 was 102,- 904.426 barrels, as compared with 97,788,625, torrele in the preced- ing year, being an increase of 5,115,901 barrple The highest monthly outpit was for June lost, being 9,335.739 barrels a daily average of 311,191 barrela
Refineries. China Sugar Refining Co., Ld.S110 Lago Sugar Refining Co.,Ld.515'an, b.
Mining
Kailan Mining Admin'tion. 32- Raub Australian Gold Min
ing Co., Ld.
Tronoh Mines Ltd.
Decks, Wharves and
Godown &c.
Hongkong&K.W.&G. Co., Ld.§661. f'kong & W'pon D Co.. Ld. $57. S'haiDouk Lag.Co.Id...53 Shai & 'kew W. Co, Ld...92)
Lands, Hotels and Buildings. Anglo French Lunds. H'kong Hotel Co., Ld. ......$119.
H'kong Land Investment Co.$110" H'phreys Estate & T. Co., Ld. $6 K'loonLand& Building Co., Ld $41 1.97 Shanghai Lands
div. b. West Point Building Co, Ld. 8681 IT'kong Central Estates $05 ex div.
Cotton Mills.
Miscellaneous. China Romeo Company, Ld. $11 China Light & Power Co.,
Ld, 84
ال
מי
مان
ឥទ្ធ≡ “ទ5 ដ
ing 30/6/14
1/2 for 1909
27/61/- mak.7/6 a/c. 1913
Tls. 61g for year ending 29.2.14
($2.50 for half year ending. 1311214
110" $3 for your ending 31'12'14
45 cents for your 1914
$3 for 1914
Final of 6 p.c. making 12 p.e.
for 1914.
Tls. 1.20 for year ending 30'11'14 Tls. 12 for 1913
Div. Tls. 6. Bonus Tis. 4. Extra Bonus Tls.1,year end'g 30'6'14
$1.20 for 1913
6% for year ending 28.2.06
Sbangbal
Tickling Tientsin
•Toky
Los Angeles
Tsingtau
Interest Allowed on Current Account. Deposits received for fixed perioda al rates 10 ba
cplication.
*TION.
| Paid-up Capital
.................$15,000,000
RESERVE" FUNDSA
Sterling
£1,500,000 at 2/-
-**-$15,000,000 Silver...$18,000,000
-$89.000,000
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors.......................$15,00),000
COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landale.-Chairman.. W. I Fattenden, Esq. Deputy
Chairman.
S. H. Dodwell, Esq. G. T. M. Edkins, Esq. 0.8. Gubbay, Esq. P.H. Holyoak, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shellim, OHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong N. J. Stabb
MANAGER Shanghai-A. G. Stephen. London Hankors-London County and Westminster
Limited...
Hongkong-Interest Allowed:
On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent, per annum on the daily balance.
ON FIXED. DEPOSITS. For 3 month, 2 per cent per
Rnnum.
annum.
་
Ir
For 6 months. 31 per cent mar For 12 months, 4 per cent. pór
annum,
N. J. STABB.
Chief Manager.
HONGKONG SAVINGS RANK
THE
HE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
Rulee may be obtained on sp plication.
INTEREST on deposits is al- EISHI ONO, Manager.lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 per cent per an-
Hongkong, 17th October, 1914. ·
NOTICES,
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.) Loans on Mortgage of House Pro perty, &o.
Gooda received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident
System.
(Rates and Particulars on ap-
plication).
OF
The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &o;, Undertaken and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers. Hongkong. 19th March, 1908
PEAK
-60,000 $50
89
Jan. 73
Nov.
66)
45
$3.50 for year 1914.
50,000 $50
all
77
Jan. 53
Oct.
57
57
$3 dividend for year 1913
b.
56,700 t. 100 all
60
July
50
Dec.
53-
52
Tls. 5 for 19:3
THE
b.
31,000 t. 100 áll
109
Jan.
8214 Dec. 9216
921
Tis. 5 for 1914
1:91-
13,000 t.100 t,106)
94
94
20,000 $50 50
128 July 120 Dec,
120
119
50,000 $100 all
1174 July
98.
Νον. " 110
150,000 $10 all
914
Jan. 7
Nov.
GA
ex
6,000 $50 78,000 1.50 all
50
45
Jan. 44
Feb.
41
J;
98
Dec. 89 Oct.
107
97
12,500 $50 10,000 $:00 all
all
73
June | 66
Feb.
68
.95
95
$2.25 for half year ending 31.12.14 $4.09 for 7 months ending 31.12,14
Kung, Yik
Lnon Kung Mow
Shanghai Cottons
Ewo Cotton S. & W. Co. Lal, t.1,3514 b.
b: $6 Hengkong Cotton Co.
.12.85 b. b. ..EG ..6.57
.....
20,000 1,50 all
338 July 195 all 844 Mar. 125.000 810
Jan.
·144 all
11 75,000 1.10
8,000 t:100 all
110 Fob.' 70 135 40,000 .50 all
Feb. 70
May 136 June
G Mar. 12.85 May 86. Nov. 89
135
614
Tls. 12 for your ending 31'10*14 50 cents 31°7′08
12
84
87
00,000 $19
all 12
50,000 $5 50,000 $1 b. 1:5,400.$10
40.000 7
. May
all4.90 July | 4 All All
10
1.
6
! Jen. 7 39
Dec. 11
4. April
Nov. 7.35
11
71⁄44
70 cts. for 1914.
June 35
Aug. 36
34
$1.50 for year ending 31'7'14
b. 400,500 $10
all 6.90
Jan. 5
Dec. 5.40
5%
40 cts. for 1911,
BA
61,000 $10
ali
40
Jan. 36
Nov.
42
41
$1.80 per share. for 1913
b.
b.
5,000 $25 60,000 $10
P
325,000 5/-... all
25
13
all | 2174 July 174 all
Doci
190
190
Interim of $24 a/c 1914
June 22
July 7:
Apr.
26
26
Interim of $1 a/c 1914
Feb.
5.20
5.15
Final div. of 6d. making 7ld.
.E.39
b 250,000. 10 all 64 Mar. 28 · Dec.
33
: 39
Interim of T. 1" making T. 2
afe 1913
25,000 $10
all 1012 Jan. 94 Juno,
10
10
80 cts. on fully paid shares and.
80,000 $10
$1.
93 cis. Jan. 75 cts. Dec.
$1
$1
8 cts. on $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.14
Philippines Ld.......
75,000 $10
al}
5
5
None
J
H. Price & Co., Ld
$6
Socicte des Pulpes et Papier-
teries du Tonkin...... Steam Laundry Co., Le...
Union Water-Eont Co., Ld.. Wateon and Co., Id...........
$20
13,200 $50
10
all"
$1.50 for 1910...
20
20
None
54
20,000. $3 ull 5.60 June 4
Nor.
.$18
B.
B.
27 723 #10 ali 224 Feb. 90,000 $10 all 83 April 6.90
17
Jan.
18
17
Dec.
7.
7
S
21,400 $7
all 912 Jan. 67
6,000 $25 all
Dec.
-30
Juno 92
Dec. 29
20
Do. Spec. shares) China Provt, L. &'M. Co, Ld7.35 Dairy Farm Company, Ld....$34 Green Island Cement Co., Ld. 5.38 Hongkong Electric Co., Ld. ...$41 Hongkong Ice Company, Ld. $190 Hongkong Rope Mfg. Co., Ld. $26 Hongkong Tramway Co., Ld. 5,15
Langkats
and the estimated output for December is the lowest-a daily average of 253,500 burele. As regarla the consumption of oil, which in California, it is explain- ed, ia rassured by the quantity of oil "shipped," or removed from the fields, this amounted to 95,- 599,202 barrels for 1013 ozd (95,350,701. barrels for 1911; with December estimated fall of 212,471 barrels. It is pointed out** that the 1014 production is re markable when it is considered that between 0,000,4,00 barrels and 7,000,000 barrels of oil were shut in during last year and n tị allowed to be brought to the purlace,
Peak Tramway, Co., Ld. (Old) $10
(New) $1 Do
|
William Towell, Limited.....014
S. Morning, Post $29
T/T
WRIGHT & HORNBY,
(Share and General Brokers.
با
per share for 1913
4
35 cts, for year ending 31'5'14
$1.00, per share for year end- 1ing 31.12.1914
70 cts, for 1913
50 cts, on old shares and 25
cts. on new year shares for year ending 30.6.14
$1. Interim a/c year 31.8.14
6. Des Voeux Road Central. Tel. address, Recillude. CORRECTED TO NOON MAR, 12, 1915,
THE TELEGRAPH DOES NOT HOLD ITSELF RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE QUOTATIONS.
Seiling.
Demand...
.1/10 ....3/10 1/16 ....1/10 1/8
..1/10 3/16
..1/10 *.....78
30 d/s
60 d/s.... 4 m/s...................... Ti Shanghai Privato 30 d/s sight T/T Singapore.........78 5/8 T/T Japan .... .....901 T/T India
137
Demand India 137 T/T Bombay mini Demand Bombay ...137 T/T Calcutta ... Demand Calcutta ...1374 Demand Manila ...9014 T/"Ban H'co & NX441 Demand, New York 44'1/4 T/T Java.........................111}' T/T Marks........................Nom. 'Demand Germany
EXCHANGE.
.2.32
2.321
T/T Francs. Demand Paris On Haiphong.....74% prem. On Baigon.....7 On Bangkok... B4
Buying.
.1/104
4 m/s. L/C.....
4 m/s. D/P1/1038.
6 m's. L/C ............................1/11 1/8.
30 ds. 5'noy & M. 111
|30 d/s. San F'co & N.Y.455%
4 m. Marke.....Nom.
4 m/s. Franca.................2.43
12th March.
16 m/s. Francs.........2.48
Gold Leaf per taul.$56.50 Sovereign $10.50 nomi Bar Silver. ready...24 5/16 forwards......
BAK TRAMWAY CO LIMITED.
TIME TABLE.
1.00 A., to 1.00 AM 10 10:00 AM to 1230, 10
1145 PM, to 3435 PM 10
· BADO TUMI ES
WEEK DAYS,
20 MIX
Is Mis
$30 AM. Event & Man, 10.00 AM, £1.00 AM 18:45 PM)
1.45 1.341 1.75 7.MS 5.00 IN
38 M.
NIGHT CARS.
53 MIN.
20 MIN
ད
11
10 Ma
15 MIN.
10 M
1.50 Hall and 9 Path 139 19, LO
11.00 169) TVary hall hours 11.00 1.36 10-11,55 1,30
Every quarter of an hour, SUNDAYS:
7.45 AM 10
10.30 AM. Every 35 MIN.
saizu, to 11,00 -.
11.00 NOON 13.50 AM to
18:00 Nook to 1.00 T.MI LO 5:00 735, to 6.00-7.34, Lo
7100 7.2: to
100 Páni,
5.00 PM)
4.00 3.M.
7.00 7
10 MIN
13 Max.
瞟
10 M
25 MI
10 M
4)
10 7.M.
15 M .30.Min.
NIGHT CAR5 as on Weak Days
SATURDAYS
Extn Car at midnight.
PECIAL CARS
By, Arrangemmat at the Company's Ußte,
"Alexandra Buildingt
Im Voeux Road
CHEAP SALE.
aum
Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more. to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT t 4 per cent. per
ADDEM.
For the Hongkong and Shang- hai Banking Corporation,
N J. STABB,
Chief Manager
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED,
Authorised Capital......£1,500,000` Subsoribad (+ Paid Up Reserve Fund
BANKERS:
Bank of England.
1,125,000 562,500 "465,000
London Joint Stock Bank, Limited.
·
Every description of Exchange business transacted.
Interest allowed on Current Ac. counts at 2 per cent per annum on Daily Balance and on Fixed Deposits at rates which may be ascertained on application.
AR. LINTON. Manager.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
HEAD OFFICE.-LONDON. Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 Reserve Fund...£1,800,000 Reserve Liability of
Proprietors ..........£1,200,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and
The undersigned, who are giv- General Banking business trans-
ing up business, are now sacrific-acted.
Lerras
ing all goods...
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- Special
for large ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- quantities. Come soon to avoid ceived for 1 year or shorter periods st rates which will be quoted on
disappointment.
The following are a few lines application. carried:
....
-Tweede, Sorges, Woollon Vasts
Wm. DICKSON,
4
Manager,
2
and Drawers, Woollen Socks, Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. Felt and Tweed Hats, Panama Hats, Dross and Fancy Shirts; Boots and Shoo4, etc, ote,, etc. · WING FAT CHEONG,
High Class Tailor, 21, Des Voeux Road Central.
SINGON & CO.
Established A. D. 1880, SUBSIDIARY COINS. Discount per $100:
RON, STEEL, METAL and HARD. Chinese...20 ctx. pieces $21
and Retail Ironmongers, Pig Iron and Chinese...10:
12116 Foundry Cake Importers. General Store
Keepers and Shipohandlers, Nos. 35 Hongkong.20 cts, picces $15 3/8
1'57, ding Long Street, (2nd, Bwroot wast o'entral Market) Telephone No. 515 Hongkong.10
$15 3/4
OPIUM QUOTATIONS.
Feb. 25 Malwa, New$9.100 per p Malwa, Old....... 9,200 Patna, New
9,325 per obe. Patna, Old.
9,200 Benares, New
9,050 Benares, Old... 8,950
THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Cannot be Beaten, if Equalled For Bread Cakes, Confectionery and meals with Wines & Liquors