COMMERCIAL,
Cost Production in 1918
The output of bituminous cos! in the United States for the firet six months of 1915 is estimated by C. E. Lesher, of the United States Geological Surrey, to be between 180,000,000 and 190,- 000,000 shot tone, the rate of production having been from 85 to 90 per cent of the average for the previous year. Thus the bitu
minous coal production during
STOCK.
Banks.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1915,
SHARE REPORT.
COMPARATIVE SHARE QUOTATIONS
considerably less than for the Hong& Shai Banting Corp.
Marine Insurancev,
#-SELLERS FA-FALES
(B)—BUYERE );
NË--NOMINAL
To-da
1914.
Closing to of
Number Par Pald
Shares:
Highest
1914
Lowest
Value
1915, 1915.
Highost, Lowout, 14th May. 14th May.
te
Laut Dividend
add Date
Prices-
the butpat during the last half of Canton Insurance Office, Ld.380 that year. The rate of production North China Ins. Co., Lt.105 b. this year decreased after January, reached low ebb in March and April and is now on the incresse,
The authracite producere have fared better than the soft coal operators, since it in estimated that the output of anthracite bas fallen off only from 3, to 5. per cent. below the average for 1914.
Union Ins. Society of Oton, Ld.$972b
Yangtaze Ins. Assoc. Ld. $243 b. ex 731.
Fire Tasurances, · China Fire Ins. Co., Ld.......$162 F'kong Fire Ins. Co., Ld....$405.
855 July. 700 Oct. 830x div. 7000, div,
(£2/31 at 1/9 5/1 equal to
$24.21 for 14 yoar 30/6/15"
$825
this six months' period has been
120,000 $125 all
£76|-|-
corresponding period in 1914,
!
and is little, if any, greater than
10,000 $250 50 10,000 £15 £3
12,400-$250 100 | 847) April | 700 Oct. $966
-12,000 $100 60 210 April 1923 Jan. 243
350 Deo. 305 Oct. 380 145 May 133. Jan. 170...
-360
160
$855
225
ƒFinal of $4 n/a 1913. Interim
of $18,a/o 1914. ** (Interim of 115 pc; for 1914 --
(Final" of $20 and bonus of $5. * making $55 for 1813, and
Interim of $30 for 1914. S 15 Final of $15 mak:618 for 1913-
Iat, of $9 for 1914
MY GARISSIES
b.
20,000 $100 20
8,000 $250 50,
160 395
July 140 Oct..
160
130
$9 for 1913.
Feb. 368 April
405
385
327 for 1913
b.
30,000 #25 all 10 20,000, $50 all 36 80,000 $16 all 294
Jan. 516 Deo: Mar. 2714 Nov.
22 Dec. Jan.
*50 otal 30 cts.$1 for 1906
45
23
19
{
60,000 60,000
25
}
all" | 79
f
all 106/- Feb.
Jan 50
70/-
Sept. 154- 96
Sept. 90/- x div, 82/-
all
49 Mar. 40
Nov. *97
div.
32.
$38
20,000 #100 all 7,000 $180 all
96 31:
Feb. Jan.
70 17
Nov. 133
46 Dec.
$9 for 1912.
2714 49 for 1897
Shipping. f40 ote. b. x the re- C.&M.8 .9. Co., La. I turn of $4.50 per s Douglas Steamship Co., L. $65 Hongkong, C. & M.8.8. Co., Ld 224
65
Piéce Goods. Daring the week the Shanghai piece gcode market has been very aninteresting and rather dissp: pointing. The demand has been very irregular, with prices gen- erally down; only in very few lines were last week's prices maintained says the N. O. Daily News of August 20. Clearances Shell Tport & Trading Co. Ld.91- 88 3,797,610 £1 are slow and the tone generally
very unsatisfactory.
Indo-China. Steam Combined $147 s Navigation Co., Deferred $ 91 LdPreferred $ 56 8.
At Yaenfong auction bidding Star Ferry Company, Ld...89634 8. 40,000 $10. was very black and the demand
all down on an average about China Sugar Refining Co., Lt.8127
generally quiet. Grey goods were
Refineries.
both
Luzon S. Refining Co., Ld.
three-quarters of a mace,
Mining.
whites and blacks being down about a quarter of a mace. "Better quality goods were in less demand, Kailan Mining Admin tion...30/- while medium to poor quality goods were inclined to be firm.
At Kangping greys and whites dragged badly while blacks and fanoles were steadier. Clearance were anything but good.
Ewo also showed weak market with greys and whitea down, Woollens remained steady; deliveries were poor.
Yarn,
**
Raub Australian Gold Min-
ing Co., Ld:..... Tronoh Mines Ltd. Ural Caspians,............
Docks, Wharves and Qodowns &c.' H'kong & K.W. & G. Co., Ld....$75 H'kong & W'poa D. Co., Ld. ...$7916 S'hal Dock & Eng. Co, Ld....614 S'ha! & H'kew W. Co, Ld. ...90 Lands, Hotels and Bulldings.
t.91 Anglo French Lands ....... H'kong Hotel Co., Ld. ......$116
Cotton Mills.
The weather during the past week has been quite favourable for the growth of the cotton plant Bays the N. C. D. News of August H'kong Land Investment Co $110 20. Although it is generally con- 'phreys Estate& F. Co., Ld...86% sidered that the local crop may be K'looniand&Building Co., Ld $40' a late ore, it is not thought that
..102 Shanghai Lands the recent typhoon did very much damage. The plant it presset in West Point Building Co., Ld. $72 and around Shanghai has an ex-H'kong Central Estates....$100 ceedingly healthy appearence, and provided the weather conditions remain satisfacto y, the yield should be quite a normal one.
It has been rumoured that business in the new sesson's crop has been done at Tie. 20.20 for steam ginned, and Tle. 20.50 for Shanghai ordinary quality. In old searon's, staple prices are andboxed, viz: Taugehow at Tie, 22.50 to Tle. 23.00, ordinary Shenghai and steam giared at Tla. 20.50 to Tle. 21.50.TM
Ewo Cotton S. & W. (lo., La £.177) Hongkong Cotton, Co. *.$8 Kung Yik Laon Kung Mow Shanghai Ŏottons in Bhai...t.102
1,000,000 £ all 41 Feb. 3316 Dec."
NOTICE
A
NOOTRAL
BEER.
$3 for year ending 30,6,14
ƒFinal of 40 cts, making 90 ots for year ending 31,19.14 Final of 3% m'king 6% on pre-
ferred shares & 5% on de ferred shares for year 1913 {Final of 5)-" (Coupon Nó" 24)
making 7/- for 1914
($1.50 per share, and bonus of 40 cents per share for year ending 30'4'15-
(Interim of 1/- account year ending 30.8.15(Coupon No. 5.) 3.60 1/2 for 1909
32/- 1/interim a/c 1915 paid 12.7.15
1/ interim 1916
79 68. 761 57 $3 dividend för year 1914 611 49 ex div. Ts. 5 for 1913
Tls. 5 for 1914 80
Tls. 6 for year ending 29.2.14”
[$2.50 for half year ending.
51°12′14
Dividend of 6 p.c. for year
ending 30.6.15
NY CARLSBERO.
FOR YEARS KNOWN AS THE FINEST BEER SPECIALLY BREWED FOR THE FAR EAST, MAKE AN ALLY OF IT AT ONGE BREWED BY THE WORLD-FAMED
NY CARLSBERG BREWERIES COPENHAGEN DENMARK
nable at all Hotels and Compradores and frame
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INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION. HEAD OFFICEH ?·
60, Wall Street, New York. LONDON OFFICE : 36, Bishopsgate, E,C..
BRANCHES
| BOMBAY," LONDON. CALOUTTA. MANILA. CANTON,
CEBU,
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PEKING.
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TEL: 696
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ONGKONG & SHANGHAL
CORPORA
BANKING
Paid-up Capital ...........
RESERVE FUNDS:
Sterling
£1,500,000 at 3/-
£15,000,000 Silver $18,000,000.
Reserve Liability
Proprietors.***
$93,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landala-Chairman, WOL Pastendes, Rag Deputy
Chairman
CAPITAL FAID-UP 63.250.000RS RESERVE FUNDS.............. 4,120,000
.......(U‚S, Gold) $7,370,000 |:.. All kinds of FOREIGN & LOCAL BANKING BUSINESS transacted, jugesta
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS received at rates to be ascertain- ed, on application.in
N. 8. MARSHALL,
Manager.- Hongkong, 22nd Oct. 1914
THE
G. T. M. Bilim Kaq," S. H. Dodwell
O, S. Gubbay, Esq,"
P.H. Holyoak, Eng
J. A Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E-Shellim ACHIEF MANAGERIALASA
Hongkong-N. J. Biall MANAGER Shanghai-A. G. Stephen. London Bankers London County and Westminster Limited.
Hongkong Interest Allowediy
On Current Account at the rais of 2 per conte per annum on the ON FIXED DEPOSITS
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK daily balance.
LIMITED.
Established 1880.
For 3 months, 20 per cent per
anntim
Authorised Capital:Yen 48,000,000 For 6 months 3 per cent par Paid-up Capital. 30,000,000 annum, fed a Reserve Fund ....... 19,600,000 For 12 months, & per cent per
་་ ་
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,
$3.50 for year 1914
Changchun
33/6
30/-
.84
s.
31-
b.
50.
200,000 £1" all 3.10 160,000 £1 all 39 795,666 -£1
GIF 50/6
Jan. 1.90 Nov." Feb. 19/6 Nov. 21/3
32/6
p.
60,000 $50 all 89
Jan. 73
50,000 $50 all
b.
56,700 t. 100 all 60
b.
36,000 t. 100 all
109
Nov. Jan. 53
Oct. July 30 Ded. Jan. 8234 Dec.
13,000 6,100,100
941
b.
20,000 $50 50 128 July
120
Dec.
112
b.
b.
b.
50,000 $100 all11716 July 98 150,000-$10 all 914 Jan. 7
6,000 $50 80 45) Jan. 44"
Nov 111 div. 108
$3 for year ending 30°6′15
Nov. 7
6.10
45 cents for year 1914
Feb.
40
40
$3 for 1914
490
40
b.
s.
78,000 1.50 all '98... Dec. 12,500 $50 all 73 June 66 10,000 8100 all
89
Oct
106
101
D
Feb. 72
70
$2 for half year ending 30.6.15
100
100
$4.09 for 7 months ending $1.12.14
Branches Astong-Bilen.
Calestinia
b.
20,000 t.50 all 138
July 175 May
125.000 $10 all
814
Mar.
.15.60
b.
75,000 t.10 all
142
Jan.
7
111
176 June 74
152) Tle. 12 for year ending 31°10′14
7
**50 cents 317′08
Tangiers:
Mar.
15.60
1334 Tis. 1.20 for year ending 30'11'14
Hankow
.87)
b.
8,100 100:all"
110
Feb. 70
May
b.
40,10 €.50 all
135
Feb.
70%
89 Nov 1021
b.
86
Tla. 12 for 1913 |
Hasalala
96
Div. Tls. 6. Bonus Tis. 4. Extra Bonus Tis.1,year end'g 30'6'14
.CO,C00 $1 all
12
May 10
10 Dec.
April 44
10.
85 cents for 1918
446% for year ending 28.2.08
195,000 $10 all | 9.
Jap. 7 Nov. 8.95
8.00 170
cts. for 1914
b.
40.000 76 39
b.
400,000 $10, all
*SA,
\60,(CO⋅ #10 ̧[nl]
b.
6,500 125 all
June 35 6.90 Jan. 5 49 Jan. 36 21731⁄2 July
Aug. Deo. 81 Nov. 40
34
$1.50 for year ending 31.7.14
6 70
50 ota. for 1914,
39
174 Deo: 185
184
98,
60,000 $10 All 25 June 22 Apr. 30-
5.25 325,000 5 all 13-July 7 Feb. 250,000 2.10 all 64 Mar. 28 Dec. 42
25,000 $10 all 101⁄2 Jan. 914
June
being reported:-10.-150 balea
(New) 80 cts, b
[50,000 $10 - $1.
93 cts. Jan. 75 cts. Deo. $1
b.
75,000 €10 all $10 10
* 13,200 350 - all
·20
20
None
b.
$6.90 b
20,000 $ all 5.00 June 27,723 $10 all 224 Feb. 17 90,000 $10 all | 8† "April 6,90
||21,000 $7 all ⠀⠀・・ 912· Jau 612
June 92 6,950, $i all: 30
Nov.
316
3.CO
Jan. 18
Deo. 6.60 xiv.
Deo.
Dec 29-
29
Quotations on the Liverpool market are telegraphed as fol- low-Middling American at 5.468, Egyptian 7.70d., and Fine Bengale at 4.25d per lb.
Miscellaneous, China Borneo Company Id, $11 : China Light & Power Co.," Do. (Spec, shares) China Provt, L. & M. Co., Ld. 8.90 Dairy Farm Company, Ld... 834 Green Island Cement Co. Ld.... 8.20 Hongkong Electric Co., Ld. #43 Hongkong Ice Co., Ld.$185. Hongkong Rope Mfg.Co, Ld...$28 Hongkong Tramway Co., Ld. 5.20 b. 6.371 b.
40 Ld. | 84.40s.b.
Local Yarn. Our market con- Langkats...... tinues steady to firm for these spinnings the following sales Peak Tramway Co., Ld. (Old)89.60 sa. b.
Do
Chelin at Tls. 80.00; 12-500 Philippines Id...... bales Anchor at Tle. 87'00; 250 H. Price & Co., Ld...85 bales Teenkwan at Tle. 87.50 to Societades Pulpes et Papier- $20 89.00; 148.-250 bales Bycoo
teries du Tonkin
Jose at Tls, 89.00; 150 bales Four Steam Laundry Co., Ld... $3.00 b, x div. Hea at Tis. 92.50 to 93.60; 16:- Union Water-boat Co., La. ...$18 500 balea Phoenix at Tie. 90.00; Watson and Co., Ld........ 1,500 balen Two Tiger at Tls.
97.00; 1,100 bales Waterman at William Powell, Limited: Tis: 98.00; 208.300 bales
Waterman at Tle. 103.00.
8. C. Morning Post....
The death occurred at Hove, in his 90th year, of Mr. Beaumont Hotham. He had been a page of hocour to King William IV,
The Governor of British North Borneo has granted to Mr. Walter Vyner, foreman of the Pablic Works Department, Jesselton, ex- clusive privileges in respect of an invention for extraction of oil from the fresh kernel of the coconut. The exclusive privileges relate to making, selling and naing the invention in the State I North Borneo, for the term of
rears from August. 4.
TT
and
£0,000 $5, all | 4.90 | July ||A 50,000 $1 all:
$6.90 B
..$29
WRIGHT & HORNBY,
Share and General Brokers.
יו.
$2.00 per share for 1914
Final of $6 making 88) for 1914 Final of $1 makin $2 for 1914)
25 4.80 div. $10% for 194
3716
Interim of T. 1 making T. 2.
a/o 1913
(70 ots. on fully paid shares and 80 cts. t. on $1 paid shares "for year ending 30,4.15
Моде.....
$1.50 for 1910.
25 ots. for year ending 31'5'15,
$1,00, per share for year end-'-
161ing 31,19,1914 6x div. 60 ots, for 1914 19
(50 ots. on old shares and 25 cts, on new year shares for year ending 80,6,14' $1.50 for 1914020
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Selling
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1/9.5/16/ 1/9-9/87
1/9.7/16
1/91/2
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N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
THE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
Deposits received for Sized periods at rates to be BANKING CORPORATION
obtained on application.
Rules may bezobtained on ap-
INTEREST on deposita in al lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $33 per cent. per an-
EISHI ONO, Manager.plication. (olivenoljetin me Hongkong, 15th March, 1915. THE CHARTERED BANK OF -INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND
CHINA
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1833,
CENES
Deponitors may transfer at theis option balances of $100 or mỘN to the Hongkong and Shangha Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT # 4 per cent. per annumero
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON. Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 For the Hongkong and Shang
£1,800,000 hai Banking Corporation; }
H. J. STABB
Chief Manages
Reserve Fund......... Reserve. Liability of
$1200.000
Proprietors
FOREIGN
General Bankingo soted:
KKOURRENT 100
od and FEXED DE ceived for 1 year of shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
A
* Wm. DIOKSON.
Manager Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.
NANOTICE.
THE OHINA' PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE
EXCHANGE
TT Bombay Demand Bombay 13432; TIT Caloutta eros. Cr Demand Calcutta, -113414 Demand Manlı 27.85) 2009 T/T,Ban F.co&NZ41/5/5 Demand, New York 41;
Den
+1064
Tom
On Haiphon On Saigon On Bangkok
4m. 10 4mEDP 6 me. LO
August 28th,
premi
per oz $59 60
Bar
***** $11:20 nom. da,22 18/18
(Rate
******1/10 15/166
1/10 1/15 1/10 316 30 da. B'ney & M 1/10 3/16 sudo Bao To & Y5 18 4 m s. Marke.........,«Nome, 4m/France...******2153) Oona Francia 1958)
SUBSIDIARY COINS. Discount per $100
Zolecer $20 3/8
320 3/9 ofa: pieces 5031E
$93/1 Hon
Paldy
250.000:1
use Pro
THE MERC
INDIA Authorised Capital Subscribed
Paid Up Reserve Fund
LE BANK OF
BANKERS
Bank of England. London Joint Stock Bank,. Limitedä
Every descrip business transso
Interest allowed counts at 2 per cent
on Daily Balance. Ku Deposits at raten
| ascertained on
OPIUM QUOTATION
1100 9200
9,923 Veroh
SHE
9200
$9,030
19th March 1890.
8:950