Commercial.
Shanghai Cotton Markst. Mr. A, B, Rosenfeld's Cotton Karket Report for the week ending. 8th Merah 1915 in as follows:- China Cotton.We have had
nother week of narrow Anotus- long, and the net result for the eek is insignifi sot. About the aly feature locally has been that rading was a little active on eclines than Jalles; whether his ebows an iner asing desire
liquid, ter growing cou dence on the part of thors esilers nnot be easily determined. Teanwhile, however, spinners ontinue to how very little uxiety as to their supplice, and hatever sporadic demand there seeme to be filled without ifficulty on a rather easier basis an was asked a week or ten ays ago, which can enly to tributed to the political situs- on in China and the unistit- etory financial situation in cor- quence thereof. An to the ture outlook euch will depend the final results of the negotia ons pending at Peking for its timate frend towards a higher lower level of prios." Tune of e market, quiet,
Kamunting Tin Dredging. The report of the Kamunting in Dredging, Ltd., states that re company was registered on ay 2, 1013, and the soocunts bmitted cover a period of about months to June 30. The
Banks.
H'kong& S'hai Banking Corp.}|
Marine Insurances, Couton Insurance Office, Ld.260 North China Ins. Co., Ld...175%
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1915.
SHARE REPORT.
COMPARATIVE SHARE QUOTATIONS.
5. SELLERS SA-SALES B.-DUYERS
R-NOMINAL
STOCK.
To-day's
Closlug
Prices
Number Par Pald
of
Value Up Shires.
1914.
Highest
1914.
Lowest
1915. 1915.
Highest, Lowaat, 26th Mar. 26th May.
to мот
Last Dividend
and Date
now
8:9- & 5/- Bonus at ex 1/91g: equal to $27.27 for 1 year. ending 31/12/14-
120,000 $125 all
855 July.00
Oct.
800% 800
£76)
b.
10,000 $950 50
10,000 £15 £3
350 Dec. 305 Oot. 145 May 133 Jan.
360
175
360
175
Final of $3 a/c 1912. Interim
of $19 afo 913. Final of 19 p.o. making 25
p.o. for 1913
12,400 $250-100 847) April 700 Oct. $910
12,000 $100, 60
$900
210 April | 19236 Jan.-
24212 235
Navigation
$93
1246
(Final of $20 making $50 for 1912 and Interim of $30 for 1913 Final of $12 mak. $15 for 1912"
& Int, of $3 for 1913
BANKS
INTERNATIOBAL BANKING
CORPORATION
BEAD OFFICE
60, Wall Street, New York.
LONDON OFFICE":" 34, Bishopsgatė, E.0.
BRANUBES
BOMBAY, LONDON, CALCUTTA. MANILA,
CANTON.
CEBU
COLON.
PANAMA.
PEKING.
AS
SAN FRANCISCO.
HANKOW.SHANGHAI.
HONGKONG. SINGAPORE. KOBE.
YOKOHAMA
CAPITAL PAID-UP $3,250 000 RESERVE FUNDS... 4,060,000
(U.S. Gold) $7.310,000
All kinds of FOREIGN & LOCAL BANKING, BUSINESS transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS received at rates to be ascertain- ed on application, saamela
N. 8. MARSHALL,
Manager. Hongkong, 22nd Oot, 1914
THE
HO
BANKS
ONGKONG & SHANGHAI DABANKING
CORPORA-
Paid-up Capital .........$15,000,000 RESERVE FUNDS18
Sterling
£1,500,000 at 21--
$15,000,000 Silver $18,000,000
Reserve Liability of
$33,000,000
Proprietors....$15,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS." Hon. Mr. D. Landale.-Chairman; W. J. Pattenden, Esq. Deputy
Chairman, de
S. H. Dodwell, Esq. G. T. M. Edkins, Esq. C. 8. Gubbay, Esq.
P. H. Holyoak, Esq. J. A Plummer, Esq. Hon, Mr. E. Shellim, CHIEF MANAGER HongkongN, J. Statt AANMANAGER AU Shanghai--A, G. Stephen. London Bankers London County and Westminster Limited.
Hongkong Interest Allowed:
On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent per annum on the
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK dally balance
LIMITED. Established 1880.
SON FIXED DEPOSITS. !! For 3 months, 2) per cent per "
annum.
Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 For 6 months. 3 per cent. Dar re-Paid-up Capital
$3 for year ending 30'6'14"
Final of 40 ots, making 90 ots for year ending 31′12-14 14 Final of 3% m'king 5% on pre
ferred shares & 5.% on de-. ferred shares for year 1918 Intérim of 1-a/o1914 C.No,23
Reserve Fund
30,000,000 19,600,000 | For 12 months, 4 per cent per
$130 +$373 b.
20,800 $100 20 8,000 $250 60
169 395
Ju'y 140 Oct. 193 Fob, 368 April 373
130 373
$9 for 1913
$27 for 1913
b.
30,000 $25 all 10" 20,000 $50 'all 36
b.
8
80,000 $15 all 294 Jan.
Jan. 512 Dec. 536 Mar. 274 Nov,
22 Doc. 2214
5+
$1 for 1908
.35
22....
60,000 60,000
£6 } all 79
Jan. 50
Sept,
93
Bapt. 91/6
90
91/6
Head Office. -YOKOHAMA.
Agencies at
.$36
- 40,000 $10
all 49
Mar:
Nov. 40
36
36
($1.70 por share and bonus of 30 cents per share for year ending 30°414
Nagasak
20,000 $100 all 96
7,000 $100 all
31
Feb. 70 Jan. 17
Nov. 110 Dec. 28
108
$3 for 1912
28
$3 for 1897
Harsta Haskaw
Honelaio
Kobe
Lao-Tang
Lenden..
Lyons
Tringing
Ryalan (Port
Artbur
Shanghai
Tiebling-
Tienslo
Teh.
Los Angeles
Tringts:
annum.
sunum.
NJ. STABB
Chief Manager.
Union Ins. Society of C’ton, Ld.$910 sa.
&#. $24934
Yangtera Ind. Assoc. Ed. 2
Fire Insurances, China Fire Ins. Co., Ld. H'kong Fire Ins Co., Ld.
Shipping.
China & Manila S.S. Co., Ld$54 Douglas Steamship Co., Ld. $36 Hongkong, C. & M.S.S. Co., Ld 22
Indo-China Steam
Co., Lido a
Shell Tport & Trading Co., Ld.91/6
,000 shares offered for public Star Ferry Company, Ld. ̈
bscription were largely over- becribed. On re-survey it was certained that the actual area of e properly acquired by the mrapy was 477 acres 1 r. 38 p.). stead of 457 acres, as'stated in e prosprotus. Two erall addi- bual areas have nit ca boen quired, measuring 14 acres 1 r. p. and 5 acres 2 r. 5 p. respect- ely, making a total area of 497 res, 1 r. 9 p., all of which has en duly registered in the erm ny's name and the titleecertified our local eolicitora to be in rfect order. Immediately on arrival in England of the neuling engineer, Mr. M. T. elmes Bluck, the directors called: Etenders for the "construction the first dredge. A number of aders were received and the otract
was eventually placed th Mesare. Freer and Chal- z, Limited. The contract call-
for the shipment of the dredge. May, 1914, but owing to slight avoidable delay in completion material did not sctually! ve London until the middle of ly laat. Prior to being packed" shipment it was erected in the ilding yard of Mesare. Fraser Chalmers, Limited, at Erith, inspected by the company's! aulting engineer. Every props- ion for the reception end neport of the material to the operty bad been made by the apny's local agents, Menera. ler, Marray and Co., of Pe- og, and transhipment was eoted on arrival there without itob and with the greatest ssible despatch. A railway'sid-
general
owned jointly by this com by and Kampeng Kamunting Dredging, Limited, has been structed from Kamunting rail- y station to the company's pro- ty, and from thence a light mway has been completed to dredge site. While the dredge a being constructed in Eng- d the company's
Mr. Roy L. Naisb, pre- nager, eded with the work of excava m on the site selected, and , together with the erection of necessary buildings, had been ly completed before the arrival the dredge. Close boring on 5 area to be first worked was dertaken, and the values ob- ned were fully equal to the alta recorded in the prospectus, Black poceeded to Malaya fly in September and has since on actively engaged in superin- ading the exeation of the dred-
On December 23'a cable was seired advising the successful tation of the pontoon, and the rectors anticipate that working eraticus will commence almost mediately.
Indo China Budget. The 1915; hadget for French do-Chins estimates the revenge d expenditure at 41,236,000 antres. In his raport the Minis- for the Oolonies Bays that he bla
op to th present,
of the
illinot ve any
Refineries.
Lhina Sugar Refining Co., Ld.$110 Curen Sugar Refining Co.,Ld.$28
Mining. Kailan Mining Admin'tion. 35- Raub Australian Gold Min-
.$4 ing Co., Ld. Tronoh Mines Lld.
.32/6
Docks, Wharves and
Godowns &c.
b. 3,797,610 £1 all 106 Feb. 70/-
h'kong & K.W. &G. Co., Ld, $66 H'kong & W'pea D. Co.. Ld. ...$56 sa. b. S'hai Duck& Eng: Cu. Ld, .52 S'hai &H'kew W. Co., Ld....86
Lands, Hotels and Bulldings. Anglo French Lands H'kong Hotel Co., Ld. ....................$118
H'kong Land Investment Co.$110 H'phreys Estate & F. Co., Ld. $63 K'loon Land& Building Co., Ld $40 Shanghai Lands
11716 July 98 Nov. b. 100,000 $10 all 914 Jan. 7 Nov.
.. 0,000 $40 20 454 Jan.
1,000,000 £1 all 41-
Feb. 33/6 Dec. 35/-
.35/-
200 000 L 160,000 £1
all 3.10 Jan. 1.90 Nov. all 39/- Feb. 19/6 Nov. 32/6
60,000 $50
b
All 69 50,000 $50 all 66,700 t. 100 all 60 36,000 t, 100 all 309
Jan. 73 Nov. 66 Jan. 53 Oct. 55 July 50 Dec. 52
Jan. 8244 Dcc.
65
$3.50 for year 1914.-.
55
$3 dividend for year
52
Tls. 5 for 1913
86
86
Tls. 5 for 1914
.£.94
13,000 1,100 8,100)
94
Tla. 6 for year ending 29.2.14
R.
20,000 $50 50 128
July 120
Dec.
118
1 311214
5.
50,000 $100 all
110
$33 for year ending 31 12:14
G
45 cents for year 1914
44
Feb.
40
$3 for 1914"
M
.1.97
b.
78,000 1.50 all
98 Dec. 89"
Oct.
97
West Point, Building Co., Ld. 868) H'kong Central Estates......$95
32,500 $50
b.
all 10,000 $100 all
73 June 66
·Feb. 68)
68)
95
Cotton Mills.
Ewo Cotton S. & W. Co., Ld. t.134 Hongkong Cotton Co.
b.
20,000 ton all
$61
b
125.000 $10
125 138 July all 811 Mar. 7
May
134
June
.616
Kung Yik
Laou Kung Mow
Shanghai Cottons
.1214 .84 b. ..t.84 b
121
Feb. 70 May
84
135
Feb. 70
Nov.
84
21
b.
60,000.$*
ro. (Spec. shares).... "China Provt, Li & M. Co., Ld. 734 Dairy Farm Company, Ld.....$34 Green Island Cement Co., Ld. 7,10 Hongkong Electric Co., Ld....140 Hongkong Ice Company, Ed. $190 Hongkong Rope Mfg.Co.,Ld....$26 Hongkong Tramway Co., Ld. 5 sa, & s. Langkats
50,000 $5 50,000 $1
all
all 4.90
all 12 May 10
July
Dec:
April 4
11
$1.20 for 1913
3.90
6% for year ending 28 .2.06
1.
125,000 $10
all 9 Jan. 7
Nov. 71
72
70 cts, for 1914
10.00 AM-10
1230 AM to
b.
40.000 7
6 39 June 35
Aug.
34
34
B.
400,((0:310
all 6.90 Jap. 5
Doc.
HUIS BMI to
7..
40 cts. for 1911,
7457
7.45 1-1
to
25 Méx
$5.
6,000 $10
b.
b.
.t.37, sa.
all 49
Jan. 36 6000 826 all 21712 July 174 60,000 $10 all 25 June 1-22 325,000 5/- all 13 July 7 250,000 g. 10 all
Nov. 40
40
$1.80 per sbare for 1913.
133
1.33 1.MI
to
-3.00 -2234
Dec: 190 Apr.
10
190
Interim $24 a/c 1914
NIGHT CARS.
26
Final of $1 making $2 for 1914
Feb.
5
Final div. of 6d. making 7}d
644 Mar. 28 ·Deo.
35%
"Miscellaneous.
China Borneo Company, Ld. $11ł China Light & Power Co.,)
Ld. $4
Peak Tramway Co., Ld. (Old) #10
Do
(New) $1
Philippines Ld.........
H. Price & Co., Ld....
75,00 10 all 144 Jan, 11 Mar. 12
8,100 1,100.all. 10 40,000 £50 all
25,000 $10 all 101⁄2 Jan. 914 June 50,000 $10 $1. 93 cts. Jan. 75 cts. Dec.
Rape 1 325 55
Final of 5% Coupon No. 4. making 10% for year end- ing 30/6/14
1/2 for 1909
32/61/-mak.7/6 a/c, 1913 ..
($2.50 for half year ending
(Final of G p.o. making 12 pic,
1 for 1914 A
$2.25 for balf year ending 31.12.14 $4.09 for 7 months ending 31.12.14
Tis. 12 for year ending 31 10:14 50 cents 317:08
Tle. 1.20 for year ending 3011'14 Tls. 12 for 1913
fDiv. Tia, G. Bonus Tls. 4. Extra:
Bonus 11s.1,year end'g 30′6′14
$1.50 for year ending 3177'14
per share for 19'3:
Interim of T. 1 making T. 2
a/c 1913
(80 cts. on fully paid shares and 8 cts. on $1 paid shares for
61 year ending 30.4.14
None
$1.50 for 1910.
None
35 cts. for year ending 315′14
($1.00, por share for year end.
ing 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 afc year 318.14.
Bronch Amung-Huao
Bombay Calcutta Changchet
Dalran Funktion
Newchwang New York Qaka
Sm: Francisco
Interest Allowed on Current Account.
HONGKONG SAVINGS" HANK
THE Business of the above Bank is conducted by, the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI CORPORATION Rules may be obtained on 5- plication.
Deposita received for fixed periods at rates to be BANKING obtained an application. ......
EISHI ONO, Manager. |Hongkong, 15th March, 1915.
NOTICES,
ir
THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE
INTEREST on deposits is al lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $35 per cent, per an
nem.
Depositors may transforat their option balances of $100 or more CO., LTD., to the Hongkong and Shanghai.
Bank to be placed on FIXED (Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.) DEPOSIT 4 per cent, per
Loans on Mortgage of House Pro perty, &c.
Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident
Bystem:
annum.
For the Hongkong and Shang- hai Banking Corporation,
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager
(Rates and Particulars on a THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
plication).
OF
The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &o, Undertaken and Executed."
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.
General Managers; - V Hongkong, 19th March, 1908-
PE
EAKTRAMWA
LIMIT
B
WEEK DAYS
1.00 . to B.00. EVERY 15 MIN.
oa to 10.00 24
11.45 Ma
5.18 J.M.
·10 Sr,
10 M.
10 14 THE
2.5 FM and ́9 PM ggo PN: 80.
12.00 FIN! Svary af Loui
12.00 7.30 21:45 2. K+
every guniter of an hour,
... SUNDAYS
7.45 am to 10.30 A¡M, EVERY 15 M15, taiga A. ta
11,00 4.M.
31.50 4.36: 10 •1.00 NOOK. 18.00 Near to 1:00 7:
#
JOMING
15 M. 3.00 25.00 2n ng Munte I MINA 100 10
30 MIN, no Menja NIGHT CARS us on Week Days
don 2.M. Lo
1.00 S
TRO J.M. 10 L20 ..
SATURDAYS
Extra Car at, is, midnight.
SPECIAL CARS
By, Arrangement at the Company's Ohio,
Andre Bodloge,
Des Voeux Rond,
SINGON & CO.
Established A. D. 1880.
RON, STEEL, METAL and HARD- ARE MERCHANTS. Wholesale
and Retail Ironmongers, Pig Iron and
INDIA, LIMITED,
£1,500,000
1,125,000
562 500 0
Authorised Japi' Paid Ur Subsoribed
Re
erre Fund
300,000
BANKERSY Bank of England. London Joint Stook Bank, Limited
Every description of Exchange business transacted."
Interest allowed on Current Ac counts at 2 per cent per annum on Daily Balapee and on Fixed Deposita at rates which may be ascertained on application. Be
A. R. 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
General Banking business trans- FOREIGN EXCHANGE and
Foundry Coke Importers General Store acted.
keepers and Shipohandlers, Nos. 5 and CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-
37, Hing Loong Street, (2nd Street watood and FIXED DEPOSITS re-
Of central Market) Telephone No. 515.
KOMOR & KOMOR.
Art Union Exhibition of
WATERCOLOURS
ceived for 1 year or shorter periods
at rates which will be quoted on application.
Wm. DICKSON.
Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. [2
OPIUM QUOTATIONS.
Feb 25 Pictures by: KATO, YOKOU- Malwa, New$9,100 per CHI, MORI OZAWA, KASAGI Malwa, Old
9.280 H YOSHIDA, etc., eta,
Patna, New
9,325 perche, Patna, Old ALL PICTURES WARRANTED Benar
TO BE GENUINE
Ban Anexapection
1200
9,050
8,950
.$5
75,000 $10 all
$5
12,000 $10 10
Societe des Pulpes et Papier-"
teries du Tonkin ... Steam Laundry: Co., Lid...............8334
$20
13,200 $50 all'
20,000-$5
all 500 June,
Nov..
Union Water-boat Co., Ld......$17.
Watson and Co., Ld.
27.723 $10 all 2214 Feb. 17 90,000 $10 all 8
Jan.
$7
6,000-$25
all 912
all! 30
April | 6.90 Dec.
Jan. 636 Deo.
June .92 Fec. 29
20
William Powell, Limited. .. ...8611⁄2 - B. - 21.000
6. C. Morning Fort
€29.
WRIGHT & HORNBY,
Des Vœux Road Central. Tel. address, Rectitude. CORRECTED TO NOON. APRIL, 8, 1915.
Share and General Brokers.
THE TELEGRAPH DOES NOT HOLD ITSELF RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE QUOTATION.
T/T
Demand 30 d G0 da 4 m/s..
1/9/4 1/9 13/16
1/9.18/16 1/107
T/T Sha
Private
T/T STEP
*TT JayBUG
F80 1/4
T/T India 1/4136:1/2
Demand India ****.:13694 TT Bomba
EXCHANG E.
5th April.
$10.30 nom.
from MONDAY, the 22nd
of March.
Ber Silver zendy...35%
4 m/s. L/C
4ma. DF
/10/2/2 1/1054
Sarward 19
6)
11038 30 d/e. S'nuy &M. 1/104
do GN 1 15 118
SUBSIDIARY COINS..
unt ser
Demand Bombay.....136% TT Calcutta...now “ Demand Calcutta...1364 Domand Masila 8914 T/T San F'eo & NY.43% Demand, New York 431 TT Javani TT M
Demand Gar
Demar
On Ha On Bal
On Bangkok.
1436.80
KO
JABR