Commercia'
Bay Cheviot Rubber Ltd."
The report of Chevint Katber, Limited, Biates that the crop harvested amounted to 213,685 lbs.,gainst be estim:te of 205,000 Ibe. The average number of trees. topped doring the year was 55,-) 634 and the average output për | tree was 3.84 lbs. The revenue caste compared with those" for 1913 are as followe:-Coat per Ib.-Estate expenditäre 10,563, per lb 1913 1.3'31d. per Ih depreciation 1 55d. per lb., 1913. 2.768. per lb; f.o.b. ls. 0.11d. per lb. 1913 1s. 6.08.1 per 1b freight, selling exp nses and in- aurance 1.81d. per lb., 1913 1'593, per lb; directors' fare and general expenera in London 1.551, per lb |1913 2.65d. per lb; total, 18. 3:47d. per lb., 1913 I. 10.30. per lb. Crop proceeda 24, 2d. per fb., 1913 28. 4.09 1. per Ib.; profit 10 53d. per lb., 19.3 5.79d. per 16. The planted frea is reported so be free from weeds, and the property otherwise is in good order. The estimated crop for 1915 is 220,000 lbs, at an fo b cost, including depreciation of buildings and machinery, of 11.79. per lb. It is expected that the all in coat will be about: ls. 3d. per lb. The balance of profit, including £1,840 brought forward, smoalta to £14,304, which the directors recommend should be dealt with as follows: -Payment of a dividend of 7) per cent.” 26,830; transfer to re derve, £4,000; leaving to be carried forward, £3,674,
Rubber Dividends. Mesure. Guthrie and Cool Bingapore have received advice from London by cablegram that the directors of Bakit K^jang Rubber E-tates, Ltd., have de alared an interim dividend of 7 per cent, payable on the 29tá Inst., in respect" of the financial year ending June 30, also that the directors of Linggi Plantations, Ltd, have declared
final
dividend of 45 per cent, in respect of the year 1914, making a total dividond of 75 per cent, for the year.
Kwantung Salt for Japan.
The amount of Kaattung salt to be imported to Japan during the current fiscal year with the permission of the Finance Office, Tokyo, is 69,000,000 bin for the Japen Salt Manufacturing Co. and 1,000,000 kin for Mr. Murai, of Shabokou..
The Company was given a enp- plementary order for 400,000 kin last year, but, due to the iLcrease of home cutputs, no supplement. ary order has been given this year.
Philippines Gold Output. The gold output of the Philip pines shows a large increase on the output of previous years, There are now seven dredges operating in the Paracale district at fall capacity and shortly the s will be an eighth. The gold production of the Paracale plaer and, lode claims for 1913, xceeded P1,730 000. For the yar 1914) the output totalled P2,400,807, and it is conservatively estimated the production of placer and quariz mines for the present year, will run upwarde of P3,000,000 the greatest year in the history of this district.
The Cotton Trade. Mid-Americans have advanced still further, the latest New York quotations being 10.53 cents Joly and 10 83 cents October. The weather in the Cotton belt is understood to be favourable for planting. The latest Liverpool quotation ie Bd. March/April."
Owing to the large advance inj Mid-Americans and Indians, the local cotton prices have moved up coneiderably during the week, A fair amount of purchases were made both fer the local mills and export to Japan, The tone of the market was firm.,A, meditatienka Both the Indian, and Jepanere yarn marketa were comparatively. dall during the period. Japanese yara has slightly depreciated in
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MAY=-3,-1918
SHARE REPORT.
COMPARATIVE
B.SELLERS
SHARE QUOTATIONS.
1.—BUYERS
N-NOMINAL
To-day's
1914.
STOCK.
Closing of
Number Par Pald. Highest Value Up
1914.
Lowest
1915. 1915, Highest, Lowest, 90th Apr. 30th Apr.
Last Dividend
and Ente
to
Pricos
Dow
NOW
Banks.
H'kong& SharBanking Corp.{
Maine "Insurances: Canton Insurance Office, Ld.380 North China Ins. Co., Ld. 170
Union Ins. Society of C'ton:Ld.$855b. Yangtze Ins. A&800, Ld. ..............$220
Fire Insurances; China Fire Ins. Co., Ld. H'kong Fire Ins. Co., Ld.
ོ
܀ 8
(2:3 & 5/- bonus at ex 1/01
equal to $27.27 for year onding.31/12/14
Final of $3 a/c 1912. Interim
of $18 a/c 1913. Interim of 12 p.o, for 1914
+
(Final ̋of $20 and bonus of 85 making $55 for 1919 and Interim of $30 for 1914. Final of $15 max. $18 for 19:3
& Int. of $3 for 1914
$800 A.
£76!--
120,000 $125 all
853 July. 700
Oct.
500
800
10,000 $250 10,000 £15-£5
12,400 $250 100 847) April
60
350 Dec. 305
Oct.
380
380
145 May 133
Jan.
170
.1694
700
Oct.
$855
$855-
12 000 '$100
2:0 April 19214 Jan.
220
220
$130 $385 b
20,000 $100 20
8,000 $250 60
160
395
July 140 Feb. 1.368
Oct. 139 April 385
130.89 for 1913
"385
V
b.
30,000 $25 all 10 20,000-$50 all 36 80,000 $18 all 2934
Jan. 516 Dec. Mor. "2732 Nov Jun. 22 Dec.
$1 for: 190523 ore
42
2214
22)
60,000 60,000 £
all 79
Jan. 50
all 106 Feb. 70/- Sept. 93/6
Sept.
98
98
93/6
40,000 $10
all
49 Mar.
40
Nov. 38
» Shipping, China & Manila S.S. Co., Ld$5jí. B. Douglas Steamship Co., Ld. $43) b. Hongkong, C. & M.8.S. Co., La 22)
Indo-China Steam Navigation98
Shell Tport & Trading Co. Ld.93/6 b. 3,797,610 £1.
Star Ferry Company, Ld....836
Refineries.
China Sugar RafningCo, Ld8110 Luzen Sugar Refining Co.,Ld.$28
Mining. Kailan Mining Admin'tion. 33/6 Raub Australian Gold Min-
ing Co., Ld. Tronoh Mines Ltd..
Docks, Wharves and
Godowns &c. B'kong & K.W. &G. Co., Ld. $66. H'kong & W'pon D. Co.. Ld. ...$37 ShaiDock& Eng. Co. Ld.. 53 S'hai &H'kew W. Co., Ld. ...85.
Lands. Hotels and Buildings, Angio French Landa.... H'kong Hotel Co., Ld. ...........
t.91 ..$118
'kong Land Investment Co.$108 H'phreys Estate & F. Co., Ld. $? K'loon Land&Building Co., Ld $40 Shanghai Lands ....
5838
22
བ་
$27. for 1913
$3 for year ending 30°6′14
Final of 40 cts. making 90 ota for year ending 31*1914- (Final of 3% m'king 6% on pre-
ferred shares & 5% on de- *ferred whares for year 1913 [Interim of1/-8/01914C. No, 23
$1.70 per share and bonus of 30 cents per share for year ending 30*4*14
$3 for 1897
(Final of 5% Coupon No.
3 1/2 for 1909
1-mak.7/6 a/c, 1913
32/6
$3.50 for year 1914
$3 dividend for year 1914 TB. 5 for 1913
Tla. 5 for 1914.
Tle. 611⁄2 for year ending 29.2.14
[$2.50 for half year ending..
·31'12'14-
$31 for year ending 31*1214 45 cents for year 1914. $3 for 1914
Final of 6 p.e. making 12 p.c.
for 1914:
BANKS
INTERNATIONAL BANKING HO
CORPORATION
BEAD OFFICE:· 60, Wall Street, New York. LONDON OFFICE 4 36, Bishopsgate, E.C
BRANCHES N ROMBAY, LONDON, CALCUTTA. MANILA:- CANTON. PANAMA.
GEBURT PEKING.
OLON.” ... SAN FRANCISCO. HANKOW, SHANGHAL., HONGKONG, SINGAPORE. KOBE, YOKOHAMA
| CAPITAL PAID-UP $3,250 000 RESERVE FUNDS.............. 4,060,000
(!): (0.8, 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, alebo
N. 6. MARSHALL,
Manager, Hongkong, 22nd Oct. 1914 -
0 THED
Уокон
LIMITED:
BANKS
TONGKONG & SHANGHAI --- BANKING CORPORA
TION.
Paid-up Capital .........
RESERVE FUNDS:
Sterling
£1,500,000 at 9/77 $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. L. Pattenden, Esq. Deputy
Chairman.
8. H. Dodwell, Esqu G. T. M. Edkina, Esq. O. 8. Gubbay, Esq. PH. Holyoak, Esqu J.A. Plummer Eng Hon. Mr. E. Shellim,
CHIEF MANAGER. Hongkong-N, J. Stalt;
MANAGER Shanghai A, G, Stephen. London Bankers-London County and Westminster Limited.
OHAMA SPECIE BANK Hongkong-Interest Allowedr
On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent per annum on the daily balance
Re MARON FIXED DEPOSITS.
Established 1880.
For 3 months. 2) per cent. pan
Authorised Capital Yen 43,000,000 Paid-up Capital .......... 30,000,000 annun Reserve Fund ................. 19,600,000 For 6 months. 31 per cents per
For 18 months, 4 per cent, per
annum.
N. JISTABBAS
Head Office,-YOKOHAMA
Beach Anténg-Hsion
Calcotta
·Hablar
Hanainte
Kobe
Liao-Yang
Uttara
Newchwark New York" Dakeda
·Brodus Cork
Vientaln Tekya
Los Angeles
Interest Allowed on Current Account. Deposits received for fixed perioda në rates to be abialaed on, spplication, por
EISHI ONO, Manager. Hongkong, 15th March, 1915,
NOTICES.
THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.) " Loans on Mortgage of House Pro perty, &o.
Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident
Bystem.
20,000 8100 all 2,000 $100 all
961 Fah. 70 No 116.
17 Deo, 81 Jan.
116 83 for 1912
.8334 .32/6
1,000,000 £1,
• 200 000 £1 #160,000 £1
all 41 Feb. 33/6 Dec.
33,8
33/6
making 10% for year end- ing 30/6/14
all 3.10 Jan. all 139/-
Feb.
1.99 Nov. 19/6 'Nov.
8.85 32/6
b.
€0,000,$50
all
89
50,000 $50
Jan. 73 Nov. ∙all 77 Jan.
Oct. 53 56,700 t. 100 all 60 July 50 Deo. 36,000 t. 100 all 109 Jan. 8214 Doc.
18,000 t,100 t, 300)
94
94
20,000 50 50
128 July 120
Dec..
118
118
ม
B
50,000 $100 all 1174 July 98
Nov.
1(8
108
B.
150,000 $70 all
914 Jan. 7
Nov.
77
b.
0,000 $50,- 10 |,45)
Jan. 44
Feb.
4040
4
..t.101
78,(00 1.50 all | 98.
Dec. 89
Oct.
101
101
80
B.
19,500 $30 all | 73 10,000 $100 all
June 66
Feb.
69
68
100
100
Ewo Cotton 8.& W. Co., Ld, t.142 Henghong Cotton Co.
b.
Kung Yik........
13
Lacu Kung Mow
.26
Shanghai Cottone
t.92
all 20,000 1.80 138 July 125 b. 125.000 $10 all 8 Mar. 7. all 75,000 t.10.
344 Jan. 11 8,000 t.100 all 110 Feb. 70 40,000 1.50 all 195. Feb.
May
142
142
June
734
13
13
May
86
86
70.
NOT.
92
91
€0,000 $12
all 12.
May 10
Deo.
11
11
50,000 $5 50,000 $1
all4.80 July
April 414
46% for year ending 28 .2.06
.
a}}' |
b. 15,00 $10
Jan.
Nov. 8
7.90 70 cts, for.1914
bi
40.000 73
689
June |35・ Aug."
34:
$1.50 for year ending 33,7,74
6.90 Jan. 5:
6.85
63150 cta for 19/4.
5,000 $10
49.
b.
6,500 $25 -60,000 $10
25
1.
all 21716 July 174 Deo. 184
June
261 22 Apr.
Feb. 5,10 13 July 7-
Dec. 40
$1.80 per share for 1913
y
booʻmm, to 10:00 aimi
184
Jan. 914 June
98 cte, Jan. 75 cts. Deo,
West Point Building Co., Ld, #69 H'kong Central Estates......$100
Cotton Mills.
Miscellaneous.
China Borneo Company,Ld.8101 ex div. China Light & Power Co,
Ld. #4
Do. (Spec. shares) China Provt, L. & M. Co., Ld, 8: Dairy Farm Company, Ld. ...$34" Green Island Cement Co.Ld....6 85 Hongkong Electric Co., Ld.....143 Bongkong Ice Co.. Ld..........$184 HongkongRope Mfg. Co.,Ld... $26) Hongkong Tramway Co., Ld. 5.10 Langkate
...t.40
Peak Tramway Co., Ld. (Old) $10
(New) B1 Do
Philippines Ld........... H. Price & Co., Ld....... Societe des Pulres et Papier-1
teries du Tonkin Steam Laundry Co., Ld.....
b. 4000 $10.
b. 325,000 5/-
རཱབྷཏུ7ཏཱབྷཱུ ཏྠུཀྑུབྷཏྠ
Dec. Jan. 36 Nov. 43
b. 250,000 g.10 all 6414 Mar. 28
25,000 $10 all 10
,000 $10 75,000 $10. all 12,000 $10 10
E.
..$5
$20 .834 Union Water-boat Co., Ld. ...$16) Watson and Co., Ld. «...........$? William Powell, Limited.
8.0. Morning Fort
M:
13,200 $50
20,100 $5 all | 500 27.723 $10
June.
all 2214 Feb. 17
90,000 $10 all 8 April 6.96 Deo. 7
$2.25 for half year ending 31.12.34 $4.09 for 7 months ending 31.12,14
Tls. 12 for year ending 31°10′34 50 cente 317′08
Tls. 1.20 for year ending 30°11′14 Tls. 12 for 1913
Div. Tle. 6. Bonus Tls. 4. Extra 1Bónus 11s.1,year end'g 30'6'14
$85 cents for 1914
Final of $6 mak ng $8} for 1914/ 26% Final of $1 maxing $2 for 1914
Final div. of 6d. making 7hd
per share for 193 fInterim of T. 1 making T. 2
80 cts. onfully paid shares and 8 cts. on $ paid shares. for
-year ending 30.4.14 None
$1.50 for 1910.
35 cts. for year ending 31'5'
181.00, per share for year end-
ing 31,12,1914
20
None
NOT. Ján. 16
34
16
7
70 eta. for 1913
નો.
21.000 $7
·6,000 $25
30 June
all 91⁄2 Jau. 61⁄2- Dec.
all
મ
616
92
Tec.
29%
29
WRIGHT & HORNBY,
Share and General Brokers
MAR
(50 cts. on old shares and 25 cis, on how year shares for year ending 30.6.14 ⠀⠀ $1. Interim a/c year 31.8.14./
Des Voeux Road Central, Tel. address, Rectitude,
CORRECTED TO MOON, MAY, 3, 1915;;
THE TELEGRAPH DOES NOT HOLD ITSELF RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE QUOTATION.
13694
Demand India TT Bombay Demand Bombay 1361 TIT Caloutta
Demand Calcutta ;,,176) Demand Marila.89 1/4
Ban Fico & N.Y4956 Demand New York 431
110%
value, and middlemen are dispos
ing of their stocks. Business in
Belling.
about 6,000 bales is reported in T/T
****.1/93/4
local pain, of which about 4500 Demand ........
bales wire in No. 20. The prices 30 di/s : «................... paid were as follows:-103. Tls,
...1/9 13/18
1/9 15/16
TIT Shanghai..
Y.1.274 Y.11.60
Private 30 d/s sight T/T Singapore..................77 7/8 T/T Japan ML89 1/4 T/T India]..........,1361/% ☎
TT
Demand Germanya.
76/81 - 188. Tle, 91/93; und 20.
Beans,
The following were the quot aticnatairen on April 20 Beans.3.17/3/20
Bezy Cake Bean Oil
EXCHANGE
TIT Franos.... Demand Paris On Haiphong On Saigon On Bangkok .......
14 ms. L/C kim's. D.P.
1/10 1/2: **** 1/1056 J/1036 Shoy & M 11022" Fan F'co & N'Y A5 1/8
4 m/s.France...241.3.
3rd May,
16 mfe, France, mar 2.46.
Gold Leaf per taël.856,90 Boverel n VGA) $10,80 Bar Silver ready...29 13/16
forward ****ze
SUBSIDIARY COINS, Discount per $100 :)) Chidere: 20 ota, pieces $16.7/16
kong,20 cts, pieces : 13/ ongkong.10
(Rates and Particulars on sp
plication); flag
The Office of A TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &
Undertaken and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers. . Hongkong, 19th March, 1980.
PE
EAK TRAMWAY 00.
LIMITED
TIME TABL
WEEK DAYS,**
10 Ma
绝隔
MARO NIGHT CARS 20 VA
kyo pa and 8 AM, 200 TAE, ÈI
· 32:00 ginti - Kracy hill homew:-
- 25,00 2,36; 10 20:45 1.300.
`every quarter of an hover,
SUNDAYER
1.00 to -39110 AM, EVERY 15 MIN.
30130 m2, 103; 100 de
153) AM, 1000 Noo
16.00 Room to you 2002.
3.00 3.5 5,00 FUNC
S
70 2. kon sat
· 10 Maxi
19 Min.
3D MO
35:34100
$ M age to Me NIGHT. CARD as os Week Days-
DUMANİSATURDAYS; AN
- Exten). Cat......at .... ....midnight.
#PECIAL CARS
By Acrangimust at the Company's Olcu,
"Das Yoeux Road-
SINGON & CO.
Established A. D. 1880, TRON, STEEL METAL and HARD
WARE MERCHANTS. Wholesale and Retail Ironmongers, Pig Iron and Foundry Coke Importers General Storb keepers and Shipohandiers, Non. 35 and 37, Hing Loong Street, (2nd Street west of Central Market) Telephons No. 515.
MARTIN'S APIOL &STEEL Ningdon PILLS
Yanah Merandy for sti Xeretularilias,"
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Valeroosheal
B GATIK, Ghamist, dúas famuptos, Maža
MARTIN'S
AZNUD.
Dan Chief Manager.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANT
THE Business of the above "Bazy is condusted" by the | HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
Rules may be obtained on sp |plication.)ga Trini
INTEREST on deposita is al- lowed on the 'minimum monthly balances at $3) per cent. per ad-
nim
Depositors may transferat their option' balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT st 4 per cent, per
For the Hongkong and Bhang hai Banking Corporation,
NAJ STABB,
Chief Manager
Jarored M
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
Authorised Capital£1,500,000 Subscribed EMME 1,125,000 Paid Up 784 wonne Reserve Fund T HAMAALYDBANKERS;
582/500 500,000
GulerBank of England,^V London Joint Stock Bank,- Gal kas dos Limited. Sizd
Every description of Exchange business transacted.-3% (ozl
Interest allowed on Current As- counts at 2 per cent per: BELDUETS on Daily Balance and on Fizsò Deposita at ratas which may be ascertained on application.
ARLINTON
Manager.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1859,
HEAD OFFICE. LONDON. Paid-up Capital 1.9MM£1,200,000 Eeserve Fund... ........£1,800,000 Reserve Liability of ag
Proprietors.£1,200,000
-FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans- acted. Br
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and BIXED" DEPOSITS re- - cefved for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
Wm. DICKSON,
Manager, Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. [ 3
OPIUM QUOTATIONS,
Malwa, New Malwa, Old
Feb. 25 £19.100 per p 9200 A
Fatna, Now.................... 9,325 perolie,
Patna, Old .......................... 9,200. Benates, New
9,050.
Bonarea, Old... 8,950
THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Cammet be Beaten, if Equalled För Brbai, Cakes, Contentionery and meals with Wines & Liquor
RUTT