COMMERCIAL.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1915.
SHARE
REPORT.
COMPARATIVE SHARE QUOTATIONS
S. SELLEKS SA SALES B. BUYERS
Tea.
Mesare.". Wm, Jas. and Hy. Thompson's Weekly Tea Circular dated 8th inst. states:-Chips :- Arrival-Kitano Maru with 3,152 pigr. and 97 pkge, in transit. Privetely.The market is quiet and practically unchinged; a little business in dring in new
19.-NOMINAL","
STOCK
To-day's
Closing
Pricer
Number of Shares
Par Paid Value Up
1914.
Filgheat
1914.
Lowest
1915. 1915. Higbent," Lowest, 14th May. 14th May.
Last Dividend
and Date
NOW
יוּ
to LOW
Banks.
Besson's advance samples and a H'kong& Shai Banking Corp.
few fair-sized. lices of common Monings have fun! boyers.
There is practically no demand
Marine Insurances.
for old crop lowest grades. Java. Canton Insurance Office, Ld.380 -Offerings during the weak, North China Ins. Co., Ld..160 6,735 pkgs., against 4,003 pigs. last year; total from Jan. 1 lo
date, 118,830 kg.;
against 137,341 pkgs. last year.
A good sized quantity "wae Yangtaze Ins. Assoc. Ld. ...$240.ex 73 before the trade and mel
with good support, previous
$830 sa.
ex div. 120,000 $125 áll £76/-/-
855 July 700 Oct. 830x div. 790 o, div.
10,000 $250 50
b. 10,000 £16 £5
Union. Ing. Society of C'ton,Ld,$955 · b
12,400 $250 100
350 Dec. 305 Oot. 380 145 May 133 Jan. 170
847) April 700 Oct.
360
160
$955
$855
(£2/3/- at 1/9 5/16 equal to $24.21 for 14 year 30/6/15
f Final of $4 a/c. 1913. Interim
of $18 n/a 1914.
Interim of 12 p.c. for 1911
Final of $20 and bonus of $5 making $55 for 1913 and
Interim of $30 for 1914
19,050 $100. 60
210 April 1921 Jan.
240
225
Final of $15 mak. $18 for 1913
& Int. of $3 for 1914
$159 b.
20,000 $100 20 8,000 $250 50
160 395
July 140 Oct.
159
130
$9 for 1913
Feb. 368 April
400
385
$27 for 1913
30,000 $25 20,000 $50
80,000 $15
60,000 60,000
all 10 all 1:36 ali 294
Jan. 54 Dec.
50.cta.
Mar. 27 Nov.
69
45
Jan. 22 Dec.
23
19,
£5
} all 19
Jan. 50 Sept.'
154.
Sept. 89/6x div. 82-
96
Nov
37
Fire Insurancès, `
.4|
prices being fairly well maintain China Fire Ins. Co., Ld.. ed. Among the highest averages'kong Fire Ins. Co., Ld.....$400, b were:-Sapiosa, Tinawatlee, aud Tjiomas 18. 0qd.; Siliardja, 18.
Shipping. 140 cts. b. x the re- Old.; and Singaparns, ls. 01d. C&M. S.S. Co., Ld. (turn of $4.50 per s The average for the whole tale Douglas Steamship Co., Ld. 66 b. on garden account is 111. per Hongkong, C. & M.8.S. Co., Ld.29) b. lb., compared with 8d. a year ago. The smaller supply of 10,388 Indo-China Steam (Combined $152 ». packages Indian was fored on Navigation Co., Deferred 8 95 sa. 12th inst., and met with fair
Led......
Preferred 57 sa. competition it prices showing Shell T'port & Trading Co.. Ld.88/-" b. 3,797,610 £ all 106 Feb. 70-
Star Ferry Company, Ld.......$3614 b 40,000-$10
៦. ខ្ចី ន
all
49
Mar.
40
23
30 cts.31 for 1906:
x div.
32
$3 for year ending 30.6,14
Final of 40 cts, making 90 cts 1for year ending 31.12.14
Final of 3% m'king 6% on pre- ferred shares & 5% on de- ferred shares for year 1913 Final of 5 (Coupon No 34)
making 7-for 1914- $1.50 per share and bonus of 40 cents per share for year ending 30°4′15
..
little change from those of lat week. The Ceylen auctions on
13th inat, comprised, the larger
supply of 41,470 paokagen Dey- lon, and although quality in many
Refineries.
cares showed a further falling off China Sugar Refining Co., Ld.$127 b a fair demand prevailed, but late Luzon Suga: Reliding Co., Ld.$41 rates were not generally main- tained.
8.
20,000 $100 all 96
7,000. $100 all
31
Feb. 70 Jan. 17
Nov. 133 Dec.
46
111 $3 for 1912 $3 for 189:
Mining.
...ing Co., Ld.....
Silk
more
can
Kailin Miping Admin'tion...31/-.b. 1,000,000 21. all | 41/- Raub Australian Gold Min x div.
Tronob Mines Ltd.
Decks, Wharves and Godowns &c.
(77) 9. & 'kong & K.W. & G. Co., Ld. 1$77. an.. H'kong & W'poa D. Co., Ld. ...$75. shai Dock& Eng. Co., Ld." 61" s'hai & H'kew W. Co., Ld. ...90, Lands, Hotels and Buildings. Anglo French Lands.. .t.94 H'kong Hotel Co., Ld.:
Mesars. Chabrieres, Morel and Cie, of Lyone, write in their monthly report :-The conclusion of the silk crop did not bring the usual stir on our market, the attention this year being absorb ed by the war. Transactions in raw material have been maintain ed at their former level, and as long, indeed, as our mara- fgoturers have to contend with the dificulties connected with the dyeing and the
work manship
activity hardly be expected. Prices of silk have been but temperarily ffected by the relatively low onee accepted for ecotone. Qoç iations in general 'remain about the same as a month ago. Japana Ewo Cotton S. & W. Co., Ld. t.175 have advanced by fl. owing to Hongkong Cotton Co. their present great scarcity. Laou Kung Mow
Kung Yik.....
b. .871 b. Italians are even non tending up- shanghai Cottons in S'hai ....1001⁄2 b. wards Exchange with Italy experienced, bat smell ductus-
'Miscellaneous. tions between 108 and 19.50 China Borneo Company, Ld. $11 lire for f.100, whilst a rice in the China Light & Power Co.,) parity in francs of thels and
Ld. $4 has lately checked basincse with Do. (Spec. shares)............ China and Japan. The crop is China Provt. L. & M. Co., Ld. 8.85 decidedly smaller in Europe than Dairy Farm Company, Ld....634
Green Island Cement Co.Ld....8
H'kong Land Investment Co $110
'phreya Estate& F. Co., Ldt 6.30 an. b. K’loon Land&Building Co., Là 440 . bị
..t.100 Shanghai Lands West Point Building Co., Ld. $72 H'kong Central Estates.....$100
Cotton Mils.
one in the
yeng
.$7+
.15
Interim of 1/- account year ending 30.6.15 (Coupon No. 5.)
3.60 1/2 for 1909
321-interim a/c 1915 paid 12.7.15-
$3 dividend for year 1914
Tis. 64 for year ending 29.2.14
($2.50 for half year ending 131-12-14
Dividend of 6 p.c. for year 1 ending 30.6.15
$2 for half year ending 30.6.15. $4.09 for 7 months ending 31.12.14
152) Tls. 12 for year ending 31*10*14
7 50 cents 31°7′08
134 Tis. 1.20 for year ending 30°11′14
Tis. 12 for 1913
Div. Tle. 6. Bonus Tis, 4. Extra
Bonus Tls.1,year end'g 30'6'14
Feb.
33/6
Dec. 33/6
30/-
$3.00 200,000 £1 all 3.10 ..31/ b 160,000 £1
all 39/-
Jan.
Feb.
1.90 Nov. 19/6. Nov.
4
32/6
5:
60,000 $50 .all 50,000 $50 all
$9 77
Jan. 73
Nov.
79
63
$3.50 foryear 1914.
Joo. 53 "Oct.
760
57
b.
55,700 t. 100 all
60
July 50
Dec.
b.'
36,000 t. 100 all
109
Jan.
826 Dec.
61 9312
80
49 ex div. Tis. 5 for 1913
Tis. 5 for 1914
.8116 h.
b.
b."
b.
A.
13,000 t.100 t,100| 20,000 $50 50 128
50,000 $100 all 1171 July 98
Jan. 7 150,000 $10 all 914
6,000 $50
20 45
Feb. Jan. 44
40
78,000 1.50 all 98
Dec.
Oct. 106) 1-89 19,500 $50 all 73 June 06 Feb. 72 10,000 $100 all.
94
94
July 120 Dec.
116
112
Nov. 111 x div, Nov. *
108
6.10
$3 for year ending 30'6'15 45 cents for year 1914
40
$9 for 1914
101
100
70 100
b.
b. 15.CCO $10
20,000 1.50 all 138
all84
75,000 1.10 all 14
130 8,00 t.100 all 40,000 1,50 all 135
July Mar.
Jan. 11 Feb. 70 Feb. 70
175 7
May
176
Juno
Mar.
151
May
69
b.
86
Nov. 102
96.
.6
b.
(0,000 $19 all
12 May 10
ea. b. c0,000 $5 all 4.90 July 4
50,000, $1 all b. 125C0'$10
Jan. all 9 40.000 73
39 June 35
6
8. 400,000 $10
all
8.
60,000 $10
b. 6,500 $25
8.
60,000 $10
9. 325,000 5/-
...i.t.383
b. 230,000 g. 10
644 Mar. 28.
6.90 Jan." 5 all49
Jan. 36
Nov. 14 all21734 July 174 Dec: 185 all 25 June 22-Apr. .30 all 13 July 7 Feb. 5.25 4.80x div.
all
Dec. "10
April 41⁄44
Nov. 8.95 Aug. 34 Dec.
10
34 670 39 184 25
Dec.
42.1
37%
....$4 b.
10
b.
· 25,000 $10 all 1014 Jan. 914 June 50,000 $10 $1. 93 cte. Jan. 75 cts. Dec 75,000 $10 ́alt 12,000 $10 13,200 $50 all 20,000 $5 all 5.00 June 4 27.723 $10 all 224 Feb. 17
10
9
$1
30 cta,
$1,50 for 1910
20
20
None
Nov.
92
314
Jan. 18
Dec. 6.60 xdiv. 6
Dec. 7
Dec. 29
·6.
29
last year, and is more than a fall Hongkong Electric Co., Ld. 644
Far East, con-Hongkong Ice Co., Ld. $185 sidering the remnants of laat Hongkong Rope Mfg. Co.,Ld...$30 ea. year; practically, however, this saeen's supply will only be Hongkong Tramway Co.,"Ld. 5.20
measured by the quantities that
eball be exported. France: The
Langkats ........
result is worse then expected, and Peak Tramway Co., Ld. (Old)...$91 b. represents a shortage of about 60
(New) 80 cts, b.
Do
per cent. Cocoons fetched 1.2.25 Philippines Ld.....
to 1.2.50, against 1.3.80 to 1.4.25. Price & Co., Ld................ 85 leet year. Italy: The drop may Societe des Pulpes et Papier $20
be considered at least 20 per cent, smaller than last year. The prices of cocoone are as follows:
teries du Tonkin............
Steam Laundry Co., Ld... $3.00 b, x div.
Union Water-boat Co., Ld....$18
Calabria and Tuscany, 2.50 to 2.80 lire agtinet 3.75 to 4.20 lire Watson and Co., Ld........................$614 sa. 90,000 $10 all 8 April 6.90 last year; Lombardy, 2.50 to 2.15
31.000 $7 all 94 Jan. 634
6,000 $25 ali 30 June
lire against 4 to 4 50lire; Venetis, William Powell, Limited:....$7 £,
2.70 to 3 lire against 3 90 to 4,20
lire: Piedmant, 3 to 3.50 S. C. Morning Post $29
b.
lire against 4 to 4.30 lire.
Exchange in 1914, 100.30 lire for 1.100. Levant: The Syrian crop is said to be good, bat there is no information as to that of Braso nor of the other countries, where, however, a reduction is probable. Persia and Central Asia: Reports are that these crops will be con- siderably reduced. Shanghai:| The production of white natives and steam filatures is said to be: about the same no lat year. Canton: The three firit orope amount to 17,000 bales, against 23,500 last year. Japan: The crop is reported a good one.
THE ALEXANDRA ÇAFE: Cannot be Beaten, if Equalled For Bread Cakes, Confectionery and meals with Wines & LiquoTE
TIT
30 dis....
60 d/s....
WRIGHT & HORNEY,
Share and General Brokers
85 cents for 1914
434 6% for year ending 28 (2.06
8.00 70 cta. for 1914
$1,50 for year ending 34,7,14 50 cts. for 1914,
$2.00 per share for 1914 Final of 86 making $83 för 1914 Final of 61 makin $2 for 1914
$10% for 19'4
Interim of T. 1 making, T. 2
Lac 1913
70 cta. on fully paidshares and 7 cts. on $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.15. None.
3.00 25 cte. for year ending 31515
($1,00, per share for year end- 16
1ing 31.12.1914
diy. 60 cte, for 1914
(50 ots, an old shares and:25 cts, on new year shares for year ending 30.6.14 $1.50 for 1914
6. Des Vœux Road Central, Tel. address, Rectitude.
CORRECTED TO NOON: 17 AUG., 1915.
ANY SUBSEQUENT ALTERATIONS WILL BE FOUND IN "UP TO THE MINUTE SHARE MARKET NEWS,"
THE TELEGRAPH DOES NOT HOLD ITSELF RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE QUOTATIONS.
Selling.
1/8 1/4
Demand invi
..1/9 5/16 .1/9 3/8
1/9 7/16
1/9 1/2
..7876
86.
4 m/s...........................
T/T Shanghai. Private 30 de sight T/T Singapore.....................75% T/T Japan.
T/T India...............134. Demand India 13934
TT Bombay
EXCHANGE.
Demand Bombay....134 TT Calcutta ....... Demand Calcutta...1344 Demand Manila...85 T/T8an Foo & N.Y:417% Demand, New York 42 TT Java 10694 T/T Marks....Nom.. Demand Germany... T/T Francs,
Demand Paris
12:41
2
On Haiphong
On Baigon.....
.9
On Bangkok.
87
AMV Buying,
4 m/s. L/C 1/97/8°
August 17th,
94% premiGold Leaf par tasl$58,70
Sovereign. 311.20 nom. Bar Silver, ready...22 7/8 forward su
SUBSIDIARY COINS. www: Discount per $100:" Chinese...20 ots pieces $20 3/4 Chinese...10
$20 7/8 Hongkong 20 ote. pieces $9,1/2 Hongkong.10
$9.1/2
14 m/s. D/P...........................1/10 (1 16 m/s. L/C
1/10 1/8.
30 ds. S'noy. & M. 1/10 1/8 30 d}a. San F'co & N‚Y;4396« 14 m/s. Marke.........«Nomin 4 m/s.Franos.............2,52. 16 m/s. France....:-957
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NOTICE
A " NOOTRAL
BEER.
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FOR YEARS KNOWN AS THE FINEST BEER SPECIALLY BREWED FOR THE FAR EAST. MAKE AN ALLY OF IT AT ONCE.
BREWED BY THE WORLD-FAMED
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· TEL. 636
BANKS
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORA
TION,
Faid-up Capital'........$15,000,000: RESERVE FUNDS:
Sterling
£1,500,000 at 21-
-$15,000,000
Silver...$18,000,000
$33,000,000
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
$15,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landale Chairman, W. L. Pattenden, Esq. Deputy
Chairman.
S. H. Dodwell, Esq. G. T, M. Edkins, Esq.
C, S. Gubbay, Esq.
P. H. Holyoak, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon, Mr. E: Shellim,
1
CHIEF MANAGER "Hongkong-N. J. Statt:
MANAGER Shanghai-A. G, Stephen. London Barkers-London County and Westminster Limited.
Hongkong-Interest Allowed
On Current Account at the rais of 2 per cent, per annum on the daily balance. „
*
ON FIXED DEPOSITS.. For 3 months, 21 per cent per
алрит.
For 6 months. 3) per cent, DAY
annum.
For 12 months, 4 per cent. par
annum,
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
TH
"HE: Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG ANDSHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
Rules may be obtained on sp plication.
INTEREST on deposita is al. lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 per cent, per an num.ka
the
2
Depositors may transfer at theb option balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT **
at "4 per cent, perj
annum.
For the Hongkong and Shang: hai Banking Corporation.
N.J. STABB,
Chief Manager
BANKS
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION,
HEAD OFFICE:
60, Wall Street, New York. LONDON OFFICE: 36, Bishopsgate, E.C.
BRANCHES :
BOMBAY, LONDON, CALOUTTA, MANILA. !: CANFON. PANAMA. CEBU... PEKING. COLON, SAN FRANCISCO. HANKOW. SHANGHAI HONGKONG, SINGAPORE, KOBE YOKOHAMA
CAPITAL FAID-UP $3,250,000 RESERVE FUNDS...... 4,120,000
(US. Gold) $7.370,000 All kinds of FOREIGN & LOCAL BANKING BUSINESS transacted. -
E
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS received at rates to be ascertain: ed on application.
N. 8. MARSHALL,
Manager. Hongkong, 22nd Oct. 1914
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED.
Established 1880, Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund.......
80,000,000 19,600,000
Head Office-YOKOHAMA,
Branches
∙Agescla
Autung-Halemate je Nagasak
Bombay Calcula
Chap chos Daire
Fogtien
Harin Hankow
Hooolela Kobe
Liao-Yang
Loaden
· Lyons:
Sydney
kingtad
Newchwang
New York
Сика
Pekin
yolan (Fot
Arthar Han Francisas. Shanghai Bydney,
ching
Seatsin
Tokyo
Los Angalia
Taingtan
IntestAllowed on Current Account. Deposits received for Sued paziods at ratus to obtained on applicatione
EISHI ONO, Manager. Hongkong, 15th March, 1915. THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1859.
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON. Reserve Fund... £1,800,000 Paid-up Capital £1,200,000
Reserve Liability of
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF noted.
INDIA, LIMITED.
Authorised Capital
Subscribed
Paid Up
Reserve Fund
"
Proprietors £1,200,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans: CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS 16 [.........£1,500,000 | ceived for 1 year or shorter perioda 1,125,000 at rates which will be quoted on
562,500 application.
Wm. DIOKSON. 500,000
Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.
BANKERS: Bank of England. London Joint Stook Bank.. Limited.
Every description of Exchange. business transacted.
Interest allowed on Current Ao- counts at 2 per cent per annum on Daily Balance and on Fixed Deposits at rates which may be | ascertained on application."
C.,T. BEATH,
* Acting Manager.
OPIUM QUOTATIONS,
Fob. 25 $9,100 per p
9,200
9,325 paroh
Malwa, Newpor Malwa, Old Patna, New Patna Old, Benards, New Benares, Old...
·9,200
9,050 8,950
NOTICE
THE CHINA PROVIDENT --LOAN AND MORTGAGE A CO., LTDA ON NEW (Capital Paid up...$1,250,0
Loans on Mortgage of House Pro perty, &o p
Goods received on Storage: w Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made, on the Provident
BystemA
(Rates and Particulara on
plication).
The Office of" TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR WILLS," "ATTORNEY,"
Undertaken and Executeti LA BEHWAN TOMIE & Dal My General Managersi Hongkong:19th March, 1890":