Commercial
Manchuria Timber Market.
аз
The comparative quiet in the building circles of South Man- charia has brought abcat a languor into the timber market. Hokkaido pina which, while the building 'cre ze was on, used to be imported to the amount of more than Y1,000,000 per annum, has decreared to between Y600,- 000 and Y700,000, of which about one-third ronsists of railway sleepers. The 8. M, R Manage ment, being wide-awake to the desirability of drawing a supply of sleepers from the country pear the Railway, ba's left no stones uníuràed for obtaining 28 much supply possible locally. The Company found a quantity of timber suitable for the purpose in the zone between 20 miles and about 35 miles north of Makden. The timber was mostly of small sizes, and the largest. pieces gave two sleepers at most. Besides the bad roads and poor transporting, services entailed heavy carrying charges, and ex- periments in this direction pros pered little. It is probable that the Kirin forests will come to be tapped for the same purpose in the near future, bat the question of transporting facility makea a lot of differer ca in this matter and must be fally gone over. The consumption of Yala timber- (mostly fir and pine) and Chang: chun timber (mo tly pine) is valu- ed at Y50,-00,000 and Y40,-50,000 per annum respectively." Yalu timber is, as a rale, well soaked in water, being rafted down the Yala. For this reason it is better seasoned and less susceptible to the climatic inficences than Chang- oliun timber, and is therefore more popular. The consideration of freights rendera Yaln timber more negotiable Tientsin way than Hokkaido timber. In fact the imports to Tientsin aro five or six times larger than those to Dairen. The prevailing dearth of available tonnage has raised the cost of transportation of Hokkaido timber by over 10 per cent., compared with ordinary times. Where the freight cost about Y220 per full cargo on board a junk of, eay, 100 koku, it is eaid to have come up to about Y200. With a cargo like timber, the! freight and other transpo tation charges for which cast higher' then it original valne, the recent rice in the freight has seriously affected the timber market. Manchuria Daily Nies.
Condition of British Crops An agricultural correspondent at lome writes:-The wia ther during Merch wa', on the whole, favourable to the growing eropa,. the comparatively large amount of sunshine and the drying winds chetting a considerable improve- mert in agricultural ounditions. -Except on very heavy land oarly sown wheat is looking remarkably well, and has made good progress in the last few weeks. The inte sown wheat, on the other hand, is still unsatisfactory; it is in many cases of a pour colour while many bare patches be seen. It has however, greatly benefited by the fine weather, and may still prove an excellent crop. The total area under wheat is estimated by the Board of Argiculture at about 10 per cent. larger than twelve moLths ago.
are
to
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1915.
SHARE
REPORT.
COMPARATIVE SHARË QUOTATIONS.
B-NÖMINAL
S.-SELLLRS FA-SALES
D-BUYERS
Ji
A
STOCK.
To-day's Closing
Pricos
1914.
1914.
Number of Sharon
Par. Paid Value Up
Highest
Lowcal
14th May. 14th May.
Last Dividend
and Date
to.
.to
now
UoW
Banks.
F'kong& S'hai Banking Corp.)
$800 b.
£76/-/-
120,000 $125 all
Marine Insurances, Canton Insurance Office, Ld.365 North China Ins. Co., Ld. t.170 b
འ
1915 1915. Highest, Lowest,
[£23/- & 5/- bonus at ex 1/911⁄2
equal to $27.27 for ending 31/12/14
year
Interim
Final of $4 afe 1913. of $18 a/c 1914. Iaterim of 12 p.c. for 1914
355 July 700
Oct.
805
790
sa.
10,000 $250.50 10,000 £15 £5
350 Dec.
305 Oct.
370
Jan. 170 145 May 133
·260 -
.170
Union Ins. Society of Clon, Ld.$855_sa..
& b, Yangtze Ins, Assoc. Ld. ......$225 b.
12,400 $250 100
12,000 $100 60
847h April | 700 Oct. $860
2:0 April 19214 Jan.
$855
11
225
225
(Final of $20 and bonus of $5 making $55. for, 1913 and Interim of $30 for 1914 Final of $15 mak, $18 for 1913
& Int. of $3 for 1914.
20,000 $100. 20 160 8,000 $250 30 395
Feb.
368
July 140° Oct, 133 April 39)
130 385
$9 for 1913
$27 for 1913.
30,000 $25 all 10 Jan. 516 Dec. 20,000 $50 all 36 Mar. 274 Nov,
22 Dec 80,000 $15. all | 291⁄4" Jan.
4.90.
4.80 $1 for 1906
51
45
23
23
60,000 60,000
25
} all 79
"JaD. 50
Sept.
99
97
Sept 94/6
93/
$37 s. ex
Star Ferry Company, Ld...... div. s
40,000 $10
all
49 Mar. 40
Nov.
37
37
Fire Insurances, China Fire Ins. Co., Ld.......$133 b. H'kong Fire Ins." Co., Ld. .$390" b
Shipping. China, & Manila S.S. Co., Ed$4.90 b. Douglas Steamship Co., Ld. $45. b. Hongkong, C. & M.S.S. Co., Ld 23b.
ཀྑཏཱུ ;
Indo-China Steam Navigation 97 sa, 8.
Sholl T'port & Trading Co., Ld.93 s.3,797,610 £1 all 106 Feb. 70-
Refineries. China Sugar Refining Co., Ld.$116 Luzon Sugar Refining Co1Ld.$30.
Mining.
||
$3 for year ending 30.6.14
f Final of 40 cts. making 90 ots 1 for year ending 31.12.14 (Final of 3% m'king 6% on pre-
+
ferred shares & 5% on de- ferred shares for year 1913 Interim of 1/- a/c 1914 C. No, 23 (41.70 per share" and bonus of 30 cents per share, for year' ending 30'4'14
20,000 $100 all 7,000 $100 all
96) 31
Feb.
70 Nov. ..117. Jan. 17 Dec. 30
111
$3 for 1912.
276
$3 for 1897
Kailan Mining Admin'tion. 321- B. 1,000,000. £1 Raub Australien Gold Min- I div.
83.70 b 200,000 £1 .32/6 s. 160,000 £1
ing Co., Ld.*** Tronoh Mines Ltd.
Docks, Wharves and
Godowns &c. H'kong & K.W. & G. Co., Ld.$69 H'kong & W'poa D. Co., Ld....46234 b S'hai Dock& Eng.Co. Ld. 51 S'hai & H'kow W.Co., Ld.. ...85 b.
U
Lands, Hotels and Buildings. Arglo French Lands
...t.94 H'kong Hotel Co., Ld. ..............$114 b
#108 s.) F'kong Land Investment Co. & b. H'phreys Estate &F. Co., Ld, 0.30 a Kleon Land & Building Co., Ld 940 b. Shanghai Lands.
י
་་
Final of 5 % Coupon No.-4.
$2.50 for half year ending.
31*12'14
$31 for year ending 31′12′14 45 cents for year 1914
. $3 for 1914
Final of 6 p.c. making 12 p.c. 1 for 1914-
$2.25 for half year ending 31.12.14 $4.00 for 7 months ending 31.12.14
Tis. 12 for year ending 31 1014) 50 cents 31'7'08
Tls. 1.20 for year ending 30′11'14 Tis, 12 for 1913
BANKS
BANKS
INTERNATIONAL BANKING HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
CORPORATION
HEAD OFFICE:
60, Wall Street, New York. LONDON OFFICE: 36, Bishopsgate, E.C. BRANCHES -- ROMBAY, LONDON. CALCUTTA. MANILA. CANTON.
CEBU..
PANAMA.
PEKING.
COLON. SAN FRANCISCO: HANKOW. SHANGHAI. HONGKONG. SINGAPORE. KOBE: YOKOHAMA
CAPITAL PAID-UP $3,250 000† RESERVE FUNDS...... 4,120,000,
(U.8. Gold) 97,370,000 All kinds of FOREIGN & LOCAL BANKING BUSINESS transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS received at rates to be ascertain- ed on application..
N. 8. MARSHALL,
Manager. Hongkong, 22nd Oct. 1914
L!
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED,
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund....
DAN $1
ค
BANKING CORPORA
TION.
Paid-up Capital....$15,000,000
RESERVE FUNDS:
Sterling
£1,300,000 at 21-
**$15,000,000
Silver $18,000,000
1
$33,000,000
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors...$15,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landale,-Ghäirman, W. J. Pattenden, Esq. Doputy
Chairman.
8. H. Dodwell, Baq," G. T. M. Edkins, Esq. 0, 8. Gubbay, Esq. P.H. Holyoak, Esq. J. A. Plammer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E: Shellim,
CHIEF MANAGER. Hongkong-N. J. Stal b..
MANAGER Shanghai-A, G. Stephen. London Bankors-London County and Westminster Limited.
Hongkong-Interest Allowed: On Current Account at the rat of 2 per cent per annum on the dally balance.
ON FIXED DEPOSITS For 3 months. 23 per cent per
anown.
For 6 months 33 per cent, par
Kanum.
annum,
F
30,000,000 For 12 months, & per cent per 19,600,000
“N. J. STABB,
Chief Manages,
Head Office.—YOKOHAMA,
Broches Antung-Hsium
Bombay Calcutta Changchun
Tsingtau
Agencies Al Nagaki Newchwang New York
Caska
Interess Allowed on Current Account ' Deposits socaired for fixed periode as rutes to be obtained on application
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 party, &o.
Goods received on Storage.. Advanesa made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident
System.
(Rates and Particulare on: ap
plication).
Daires
Yengtien
Pakis Rynku (Port
Harbia
Arthur)
Kankow
San Francisco.
Hoodiela
Shanghai
all 4 Feb.
".all 3.10 all 33/
33/6 Dec,
33,6
32-
making 10% for year end-
Kobe
Tiahling
Liao-Yang
Tientsia
ing 30/6/14
Loodun
Tokyo
Jan,
1.90 Nov. Feb, 19/6 Nov.
3.70
Lyons
Los Angeles
3:60
1/2 for 1909
Tsingtan
32/6
32/6
1/- mak.7/6 a/o, 1913
Fa
60,000 $50 60,000 $50
all
69
Jan.
#3
all
77..
Nov. 72 Jon. 53 Oct. 62
69
$3.50 for year 1914
57"
$3 dividend for year 1914
55,700 t. 100 all
60
30,000 t. 100 all
109
July 50 Dec.
Jan. 821
51
Tls. 5-for-1913
Dec.
85
80
Tle. 5 for 1914
"
13,000 1,100 t.100 20,000-$50 60
04
94"
Tls. 614 for year onding 29.2.14
128 July 120 Dec.
114
112
»
45
t.106
8
00,000 $100-all 1176 July 98 Nov. 184 108 100,000 $10 oll 914
6.CC0 $50 10 78,000 1.50 all
West Point Building Co., Ld. 871 b H'kong Centrul Estates. .....$100.
19,500 $30 ali 73
Jan: 7 Jap. 44
Dec: £9
June GG
B
10,000 $100 all
Nov. 7 Feb: 40
Oct. 106 Feb., 20
100
6.90
40
101 70
* 100
Cotton Milt
Ewe Cotton S. & W、、 o., J.d, t.162 Hengkong Cotton Co.
b
$7.40
b.
Kung Yik................
13 90
H
Laqu Kung Mow
9
Shanghai Cotton's in S'hai
t.08
20,000 1.30 all 138
all $4 125.000 $10
75,00 t.10 all 141 800 t.100 all 130 40,000, t.50 all 135
July' 125 Mar. 7
Jan. 11.
May 163
152 June 7.40 7 Mar. 1434
1334
Feb. 70
May 89 b. 86
Feb. 70
Νον. 99
9714
4
E.
.
b.
(0,000 $19 all 12. May 10: 10.000 $5
all' 4.00 July 4 50,000 $1 all 125,000 $10 all 9 " • Jan. 7
40.000 7. 6. 39. June 35 ED. 400,000 $10
all 6.90 Jan. 5 bll 49 Jen. 36 Χαν, 41 oll 217 July 174 Dec. 184 all 25 June 22 Apr. 26 all 19 July 7- Feb. 5,20
Dec. 10
April 44
Nov. 814 Aug. 34
Dec. 6.90
Ji
260,000 g. 10 all 644 Mar. 28 Dec. 42
1
25,000 $10 50,000 $10 $1.
all 1014 Jan. 914 June
10
10
93 cte. Jan. 75 cts. Dec
$1
80 cts.
.$4
.
b.
75,000 $10 all
None
.$5
12,000 $10 10
5
$1.50 for 1910,
$20
13,200 $50 all
20
20
None
b.)
b
20,000 $5 all
Nov. 500 Juno 4.
314 27.723 $10 all 22 Feb. 17 Jan 16 16) 90,000 $10 all 81
Dec. 6.60.xdiv. 6.50 April 6.90 21,000-$7 all 914 Jan. 634 Dec. 6
6.001, $25 alt 30
"Juno" 92
Tec. 29
3.00
35 cta. for year ending 31′5′14
$1.00, per share for year end- 1ing 31.12.1914'.
6
29
Miscellaneous, »'
China Foineo Company, Ld, $10 China Light & Power Co.,
"Ld. #41⁄4
Do. (Spec. shares)
China Provt. L. & M. Co., Ld. #} Daily Farm Company, Ld. ...$34. Green Island Cement Co. L.d....G.EO Hongkong Electric Co., Ld. $99 x divb. 60,000 $10 Hongkong Ice Co., Ld.........$184
6,500 $25 HongkongRope Mfg.Co.,Ld....$26) ··00,000 $30. Hongkong Tramway Co., Ld. 5.10 b. 325,000-5/-"
Langkata
.............t.42
Peak Tramway Co., L.d. (Old)$9,30 x div.
Dó
(New) 80 cts, b.
Philippines, Ld..
H. Price & Co., Ld..... Fociete des Fulpes et Papior-
Union Water-boat Co., Ld....$161 b. Watson and Co., Ld.................................$6.60 William Powell, Limited.....863
8. C. Morning Post .......... .$29 b.
WRICHT & HORNBY,
Share and General Brokers
Div. Tis. 6. Bonus Tls.'4. Extra Bonus Tls.1, year end'g 30°6:14
85 cents for 1914.
434 6% for year ending 28.2.06
8.00 70 cts for 1914
..$1.50 for year-ending 31,714
50 cts. for 1914.
$2.00 per share for 1914 Final of $6 mak ng 881 for 1914 2612 Final of $1 making $2 for 1914
Final div. of 6d.. making 7ha
per share for 1913" Interim of T. 1 making T, 2
a/c 1913
(70 cts. on fully paid shares and
7 cts. on $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.15
xdiv.60 cts, for 1914
(50 cte. on old sharos and-25 cts, on new year shares för year ending 30.6.14 - $1. Intem a/c year 31.8.14
6. Des Vœux Road Central, Tel. address, Reclitude.
CORRECTED TO NOON. JUNE, 10, 1915.
THE TELEGRAPH DOES NOT HOLD ITSELF RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE QUOTATION S.
teries du Tonkin ........ Statements have' appeared to the effect that double Steam Laundry Co., Ld....$3.00 the quantity of what has been Bown this year, but this is quite Iroaecus; at the most the in- orena i 10 per cent, Winter bears and "osts are generally} doing well. Vary variable pro greas has been made with spring cowing. In the South oxcellent progress was made during the latter part of Marob, especially on light land, but the season is still a biokward one in this respect, ex- cept in the extreme south-western counirice. In the North, where the weather has been less favourable, progrese has been unsatisfactory. In only a few districts are the young crops showing; where they are visible they look well and strong. Po ato planting was being pushed forward towards the end of last month in the Fen districts of Lincoln and Norfolk, and a beginning had been made in Lan- cashire and Cheshire, but it was ohooked by the frosts at the end of March. Seeds are generally vigor oas and satisfactory in the North and West, but in the South they arem much thinner plant, although healthy; in the Midlande variable.
T/T
Selling.
.1/9 9/16 Demand.1/9 5/8 30 d/s....................... .1/9 11/16 GO d/s..
...1/9 3/4
4 m/s.....................1/9 13/10
.78
: T/T Shanghai..
Private 30 de sight' T/T Singapore....773 T/T Japan. T/T Indie
8814
SIUES
136
EXCHANGE.
Demand India ......136% T/T Bombay Demand Bombay ...136 1/4 T/T Calcutta.... Demand Caloutto...136 1/4 Demand Manila - ...88 1/4 TTSan F có &NY 433 Demand, New York 43 3/8 1T/T Java maneno.10834|| T/T Marke..................Nom. Demand Germany.
.2.30
T/T Francs Demand Paris ..... 2.30k On Haiphong...... 84% prem. On Baigon...... 8. On Bangkok 854
Buying.
4 m's. L/C 10 5-16 4 m B D Pom/?: 1/10:7/16- 6'ma. L/C.......1/10 7/16 30 de. S'noy &M. 1/10 7/18 50 da banco & N.Y.44 3/4
4 m/s. Marksista. Nom,
4 m s.Francs...*****2.41.5**
10th June.
16.m/s. Francs.........2.46 Gold Loaf per taul.$58 Sovere i n
$11.
Bar Silver, ready... 23 1/2
forward
SUBSIDIARY COINS
Discount per $100 :⠀⠀⠀-*-*-*-*
| Chinese;.,20 cts, pieces $19 18
Itinese...10.
$19-1/4
Hongkong 20 ota, pieces 8.91% Hongkong.10
8.914
OF
The Office of TRUSTEE,“ EXECUTOR
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c., Undertaken and Executed:
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managore.
♫
Hongkong, 19th March, 1890
HONGKONG SAVINGS HANK
THE
"HE' Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION Rules may be obtained on sp. plication,
3
INTEREST on deposita is at lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 per cent, per an
ACH.
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
annum.
"
For the Hongkong and Shang- hai Banking Corporation,
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED. Authorised Capital...£1,500,000 Subscribed Paid Up Reserve Fund
11
Z
+3
ON FAY
1,125,000 582,300 500,000
BANKERS: Bank of England. London Joint Stock Bank, Limited.
Every description of Exchange business transacted,
Interest allowed on Current As-
EAKTRAMWA Y CO. counts at 2 per cent per annum
PEAR
LIMITED
TIME TABLE.
7.00 AM, to
WEEK DAYS
1,00A.M. EVERY 15 MIN, 1.00 AM, to 10:00 204,
50.00 AL 32.00 .M
tuyo . to 11.45 1.24 78145 3 to
23, 20.
345 2 to
May Tak, ko
20 2. to
135 136 2+45 7.5
to Min
is m
15 MAM.
w
to Mr.
15 M
#
10 M
110 Y.M.
.N
15 M
to Me
KAJ PAI
5.00 TIME
NIGHT CARS,
Bys rat and g zaki, 9:30 73, 10
*15.00 Fix Every hill hours
- 11.00 7.3. 10 IX.43 1.56+
every quarter of an hour,
,:་་ SUNDAYS
1,46 AM TO 10:30 AM, Event 13 Min.
10:30 AM, 15 11,00 AM -
13.30 AM to 1.00 Noo
12.00 Noon to 100 23,
on Daily Balance and on: Fixed Deposits at rates which may be ascertained on application..
A. R. LINTON
Managor.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal
Charter 1853,0
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.
ZO KITNI
15 MIN.
to Mix
Paid-up Capital
4)
6.00 #, 7.00 7.
Σ
to M.
39 M11
1.00 PM: 10 −5.00 Bali 5.00, jo 1.00 7 10
TID to
810 7,06 1) 10 M
NIGHT, CARS a on Week Days.
PAAAAAA....
SATURDAYS
•Extra Car M 1 mldsight.
BPECIAL CARS
By, Arrangement at the Company's Dea,
Alsandra Rulidloer, Dis Vocax Hand"
NOTICE,
ANY EUROPEAN desiring to leave the Colony should' apply in writing for permission to do so to the Provost Marshal, Head Quarters Offices, at least 48 hours before the intended hour
£1,200,000
Reserve Fund..... ........ £1,800,000 Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
£1,200,000
"FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans- acted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- ceived for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on | application.
Wm. DICKSON.
wwwManager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.
OPIUM QUOTATIONS,
Feb. 25 Malwa, New$9.100 per p of departure, giving name, nation, Malwa, Old 9,200 ality, age, sex, height, complexion Patas, New 9,325 per che.. and occupation of the applicant Patna, Old.............. 9,300 and stating the name of the Benares, New ...... 9,050 steamer or other vessel or the Benares, Old.......................: 8,950 hour of the train by which the applicant wishes to leave. Ap
licants should apply in person
s
for thele passes to the Provost THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Marshal at Head Quarters Offices Cannot be Beaten, if Equalled between the hours of 9 a.m. and For Brand Cakes, Contentionera 1 p.m. and 2 to 4 p.m, dally, ** and meals with Wines &z Laquore