COMMERCIAL.
"Increase in Reserve. A recent Bank return ebows an increase of jost over £7,000,000 in the Reserve, the note circuls- tion having fallen by nearly $10,000, while the stock of bullion has increased by over £6,250,000. Over £2,000,000 of this increase Propïéments the net influx of metal from abroad during the week, There is very large increase of $88,250,000 in Public Deposits
THE HONGKONG TELEG
SHARE
HÉIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1918,
REPORT.
COMPARATIVE SHARE QUOTATIONS.
~~F-FE11+DB -VA-FALES B.-BUYERS
29.--KOMINAL,
STOCK.
To-day's
Closing
Prices
Number of 'Bbares
Par Pald Valan Up
1914.
Highest
1914.
Lowest
1915. 1915.
Highest, Lowest, 14th May, 14th Mage
..so
DOW
· Last Dividend. Red Date
to now
Banks.
in connection with payment on 'kong& S'has Banting Corp. the War Losn. These have de-
Marine Aurances,
628,250,000 down despite the Cantor Insurance Office, Ld.420 besy borrowing at the Bank, North China Ins. Co., Ld. st.165 which has lifted Orber Securities
by 224,500,000. Government
*
Becarities account is neatly Unior. Ins. Society of Cion, Ld.8970 £1,500,000 higher.
S&
£2/3/- at 1/9.5/16 equal to $24.21 for. 34 year 30/6/15
Final of $4 afo 1913. Interim 1 of $18 n/o 1914.
Interim of: 12) p.c. for 1914-
[Final of $20 and bonus of $3 making $55 for 1919 and Interim of $30 for. 1914
78820 b.
120,000 $125. all:.855 July 700 Ost: 880 z div.
Oc. div.
£72/5/
⚫pleted market, balances, Other
Deposita baig
more than
10,000 $950
350 Dec. 305 Oct. 420
360
*10,000 £15 25
145: May 133, Jan.
170:
160
Yang Be Ins. Assoc. Ld. $243 . ex 73
12,400 $250 100 | 847) April 700 Oct. 8979
12,000 $100 60
$855
210 April 19236 J
£43
225
¶ Final of $15'mak, 818.for 1913
& Int, of 83 for 1914
Fire Insurances,
20,000 $00 20
160
395 Feb. 968
-162 130 385 April 1420.
$8 for 1913 $27 for 1913"
b.
90,000 $25 all. 10 20,000.00 al 36 Mar. 274 Nov.
Dec. 23. 80,000 $15all 2914 ·Jan. 22
60,000. 50,000
£5 } all
79
50
Sept.
154
96
British North Borneo Results..
Shipping. [40 cts. b. x the re- C.&M.S .S. Co., Ld, turn of $4.50 per s. Douglas Steamship Co., Ld. $85 Hongkong, C. & M.§.
C, & M.S.8. Co., Ld 19h a
Up to the outbreak of war the China Fire Ins. Co., Ld.......$160 b. receipts of the British North Barkong Fire Ins. Co.. Ld.....84208,000 $250.50. neo Company for 1914 were much in excess of those of the previous year, but a commation of trade fol- lowed the commencement of ho stilities, with the result that there was a heavy falling off in revenue. In spite, however, of serioue drawbacks, the revende receipts in Borneo Ior the whole year
little only a
ware
Indo-China Steam (Combined $150 b
Navigation Co., Deferred $ 93 b. LPreferred $57 b.
lesa Shell T'port & Trading Co. Ld:90/- (b|3,797,610 £1
than those of 1913-namely,
£209,012, as sgainst £210.108. Star Ferry. Company, Ld. ..$36 8. 40,000 $10 The figures show that the receipts
of the year exoseded the exper-
Refineries.
diture by 4106,119. The court China S. Refining Co., Ld.......$128 b recommend a dividend of 2 per Luzon 8. Refining Co., Ld....$38 cent, for 1014, but they regret
that the distribution must be
postponed for the present, as all
Mining.
ats, 30 cts-31 for 1906
45. $3 for year ending 30.6.14
(Final of 40 cts, making 90 ots 19..
for 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 24)
making 7/- for 1914 ($1.50 per share and bonus of 40 cents per share for year ending 30'4'15
all 106 Feb. 70/- Sept. 90/-x div. 82)-
I div.
all
49
40
Nov.
37
32
20,000 $100 all
7,000 $100 ali
95) 31
Nov. 70 Jan. 17Dec.
133
111
$3 for 1912
46..
2736
$8 for 1897
b. 1,000,000 £1
all 41/- Feb.
33/6 Dec.
39/6
30/-
$3.60
b.
200,000 £1 160,000 £1
all
3.10
all
39/-
Jan. Feb.
1.90 Nov.
4
e.
796,666 £1
all 56.6
19/6 Nov 20/3
32/6
the lands now at their commend Kailan Mining Admin'tion...30/- are required for the conversion Raub Australian Gold Min-
ing Co., Ld:.......
of the company's Consols into Tronoh Mines Ltd................31/6 War Loan stock and for the assis-Ural Caspians....................... ..........40/6 tance of various subsidiary com- panies whose inances have been seriously affected by the war.
Bullion,
Mesars. Samuel, Montagu and Co.'s weekly circular dated London, August 5, 1915, states that:-The movements are again infavour of the Bank of England, The following amounts were re- ceived by the Bank-August
3,
$200,000 in sove-reigne released on miscellaneou account. August 4, £821,000 in bar gold. Angust 4, $200,000 in fore reigns released on miscellaneous account. Withdrawals were made asunder:July 29 8350,000 bar gold: July 29, 8125,000 in acve reigns set aside on miscellaneous account. August 3, 150,000 in
Docks, Wharves and
Godown &c.
H'kong & K.W. & G. Co., Ld....$76 H'kong & W'pon D. Co., Ld....$75 S'haiDock & Eng. Co., Ld. ...63 S'hai & H'kew W. Co., Ld. ...9334
Lands, Hotels and Buildings. Anglo French Landst.94 H'kong Hotel Co., Ld112
'kong Land Investment Co $109 H'phreys Estate& F. Co., Ld...$7 Kleon Land & Building Co., Lď 840 Shanghai Lands
West Point Building Co., Ld. 872 H'kong Central Estates......$100
Cotton Mills.
Ewo Cotton S. & W. Co., Ld. t.178 b. 20,000 tan
....$82 Hongkong Cotton Co. Kung Yik Enou Kung Mow
e
الم
Interim of 1/- account year
ending 30,6:15(Coupon No. 5.)
3.60 1/2 for 1909
32-1-interim ale 1915 paid 12.7.15
1- interim 1915
Tls. 61⁄2 for year ending 29.2.14
($8.50 for half year ending 130*6*15.
$3 for year ending 30'6'15.
Dividend of 6 pc. for year.
ending 30.6.15
$4.09 for 7 months onding 31.12.14
JDiv. Tis. 6. Bonus Tls. 4. Extra
Bonus Tle. 1.year end'g 30'6:14
85 cents for 1914
-
BANKS
INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION
HEAD OFFICE:
60. Wall Street, New York. LONDON OFFICE: 36, Bishopsgate, E.C.
BRANCHES —— BOMBAY. LONDON: CALCUTTA, MANILA." CANTON. PANAMA.
C
CEBU. - PEKING. COLON. SAN FRANCISCO, HANKOW. SHANGHAI HONGKONGBINGAPORE, S
KOBE, YOKOHAMAAA
CAPITAL PAID-UP $3,250,000 RESERVE FUNDS...... 4,120,000
(U.S. Gold) $7,370,000
All kinds of FOREIGN B LOCAL BANKING BUSINESS transacted.
KANKAAT LENG CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS received at rates to be ascertain- ed on application, sunn and
SAN, SMARSHALL. an Kesha banyakk-Manager: Hongkong, 22nd Oct. 1914:
THE
BANKS
HONGKONG & SHANGHA
BANKING CORPORA,
TION.
Paid-up Capital incisio RESERVE, FUNDS::
Sterling
:: £1,500,000 at 21-
---$15,000,000 Silver. $18,000,000
Reserve. Liability Proprietore ADAMAN „COURT OF DIR Hón. Mr. D. Landato
1000,000
Chairman (L3??? B. H. Dodwell, Eigi G. T. M. Edkins, Rage?? C, B. Gubbay, Esq. P. H. Holyoak, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Fiste CHIRT-MANAGERS LA
Hon. Mr. E AH-Ufo,"
Hongkong-N. J. Stathi
MANAGER Shanghai-A. G. Stephen. London Bankers-London County and Westminster Limited.
Hongkong-Interest - Allowèdi
On Current Account at the ZS1A. of-2-per-cent per annum on the daily balance.
YOKOHAMA SPEQUE BANK ON FIXED DEPOSITS.
LIMITED.
Established 1980.
For 3 months; 23 per cent. per
annum.
For 6 months. 31 per cent per
annum.
Authorised CapitalTam:48,000,000 Paid-up Capitel 80,000,000 For 12 months, 4 per cent per Reserve Fund wenson 719,600,000, annum... ***Head Omog LYOKOHAMA,
Franche
"Calcança"
Change
Ferties
Harbin
Haukow
Hopolal
Kobi
London
Sydney
Agunelu ai Nagasaki Newchwang New York
Pakis
Ryoid
San Francisco Shanghai
Tickling
Brdoty
Tientsin
Tokyo
Los Angeles
Twingtad
Interest Allowed on Current Account,
7
N.J. STABB..
Chief Manager.
| HONGKONG BAVINGS BANK
THE Business of the above
Bank is conducted by the
·HONGKONG ANDSHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION Bules may be obtained on ap- plication.
INTEREST on deposits in•«l« Deposits received for seed periods e redes sa blowed on the minimum, monthly
obtained on application
EISHI OND. Manager, Hongkong, 15th March, 1915.
NOTICES.
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.) Loans on Mortgage of House Pro perty, &c.
Goods received on Storage, Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident
System. (Rates and Particulare on ap
plication),
The Office of
OF,
TRUSTER, EXECUTOR
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c., Undertaken and Executed:
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co General Menagers.
Hongkong, 19th Masrb. I690
balances at 893 per cent. per an-
JAPAN.
Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED per cent, per DEPOSIT .t: 4
For the Hongkong and Shang- hai Banking Corporation,
N. J. STARE,
Chief Manager
annum..
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
1 INDIA, LIMITED.
Head Office 15 Gracechurch- Street, London,
Authorised Capital.......£1,500,000 Bubscribed
****.. 1,125,000. Paid Up
558,500 Reserve Furid
11
BANKERS:
300,000
The Bank of England. The London Joint Block Banki Limited
PEAKTRAMWAY 00. Bombay
b.'
€0,000 $50
all
89
Jan. 73
Nov.
79
68
$3.50 for year 1914
sa.
50,000 $50
all
77
: Jan.
53
Oct.
76
57
$3 dividend for year 1914
b.
65,700 t. 100 all
60
July 50
Dec.
63 49 ex div.
Tls. 5 for 1913
b.
36,000 t. 100 all
109
Jan.
8214 Dec.
93)
80
Tis. 5 for 1914
THE
13,000 t,100,100 20,000 $50
94. 94
50
128 July 120
Deo. 116
112
b.
50,000 $100 all
1171 July
98
Nov. 111 div.
108
b.
150,000 $10
Bil
914
Jan.
7
Nov. 7
6.10
45 cents for year 1914
b.'
6,000 $50
50
45)
Jan.
44
Feb. 40
40
$3 for 1914
104
B.
58,000 £50
98
Dec.
89
Oct.
106
101
b.
12,500 $50
all
73
June
66
Feb.
72
70
$2 for balf year ending 30.6.15
6.
10,000 $100 all
100
100
•
all
.138
July
125 May
180
1521
b.
125.000 $10
all
7
..16.65
b.
75,000 t.10
all
.90
b.
b
8,400 t.100 all 40,000 .50 all
84 Mar.
14ł Jan. 11 110 Feb. 70 May 135 Feb.
Nov. 70
June
7 834
Ts, 12 for year ending 31'10'14 50 cents 31 708
Mar.
.17
134
89
b. 86
Tls. 1.20 for year ending 30°11'14 Tls. 12 for 1913
105
96
b.
b.
£0.060 1'2
50,000 $5 50,000 $1
b.
8. 195,000 810
40.000 7
9
b. 400,000 $10 b.
60,000 $10 6,600 $25 60,000 $10
all all
6.90 49
10: 31 12 May
all 4.90 July 4 all all
7 35 6
Jan. 5 Jan. 36
Dec.
10.
10
·
April 414
Jau. June 39
Nov.
8.95
Aug.
34
34
Dec.
87
670
Nov. 44
39
b. b. 325,000 51- all 13 July7
Dec. 42 6414 Mar. 28 b. 200,000 g.10 all b. ·25,000 $10 all 10 Jan. 94 June 93 cts. Jan. 75 cts. Dec. 80,000 $10. $1. 75,000 $10 all 12,000 $10 10 13,200 $50 all 20,000 #5
Dec. 185 all 21716 July 174 all 25
Ápr. June 22
184
25 30.
Feb.
3694
10
9
$1
80 cts.
None
5
5
$1.50 for 1910
20
20
None
b.
Nov. all 5.00 June 14
Jan. 27,723. $10 all 2214 Feb. 17- 90,000 $10 all 8 April 6.90 all 91% Jau. 61% 31.000 $7
30 all 6,907 825
June
92
Do. (Spec. shares) China Provt. L. & M. Co., Lá. 8.90 Dairy Farm Company, Ld....834 Green Island Cement Co. Ld....8 Hongkong Electric Co., Ld. $43** Hongkong Ice Co., Ld....$185 Hongkong Rope Mfg. Co., Ld...$2742 Hongkong Tramway Co., Ld. 5.10
sovereigne set aside on mis- Shanghai Cottons in 8'hai...t.105 cellaneous account. Daring
the
Miscellaneous. the week
net increase amounted to
4521,000. China Borneo Company,Ld. $104 With regard to eilver the cir- China Light & Power Co.,
Ld. $4.35 cular states:-The tone has bren somewhat dull, though the price has been fairly well maintained. It rose on the 30th ultimo from 22.5/16, to 22.7/16, and continued at that figure until to-day, when 221 wan recorded. This steali Rose was owing to the scantinees of supplies rather than to any keenema in the demand. China Langkate ..... ............t.361
slight extent, bought to and also the Indian bazaare, but Peak Tramway Co., Ld. (Old) $9.60
(New) 80 cts. b. the demand from the latter quarter is still far from sotive, as it Philippines Ld............. $4 b. has been for some time past. H. Price & Co., Ld......... .$5 The monsoon is pursuing a more Societe des Pulpes et Papier-1
$20 teries du Tonkin ................................... favourable course, and excellent rains are reported from different Steam Laundry Co., Ld.................$3.20 b
Pan Union Water-boat Co., Ld. ...$16 b. parta of India, The jaab district seems bebind. hand in this respect, but the Watson and Co., Ld......................$6.90
Do
fact is not so serious as it would william Powell, Limited: ......86) have been in past days bafore
irrigation had resolel so highs. O. Morning Post
à degree of efficiency.. It is!
in this district too that the later raine, about the time of Bop-1 tember, are of more importance than those of the earlier months. Mail advices from Bombay, under date of the 16th altimo, tiributed the depression of the' local silver market directly to a wart of rain, and it is therefore possible that the improvement in the monsoon, since reported, may before long stimulate demand from the Indian baxaare. ladjan, currency - retúrn the 31st olime gave details in lakhs of rupoed as follow:- Notes in onrealation 6,808, Re- serve in Silver coin 4,009, Gold coin and bullion 782, Gold in England 815, The stock in Bom bay consists of 5,800 bars come pared with 5,200 last week. An unusually large abipment of 780,000 on has been made from Fan Francisco to Hongkong.
An for
TT
...$29
WRIGHT & HORNBY,"
Share and General Brokers
414 6% for year ending 28.2.06
8.00 70 cts. for 1914
$1.50 for year ending 31.7.14 50 ote, for 1914.
$2.00 per share for 1914 Interim of $2 account 1915 Interims) for year ending30,6,15
(5,25. 4.80x div. $10 % for 1914
Interim of T. 1 making T. 2 1 0/0 19:3
(70 cts. on fully paidshares and 7 cts. on $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.15
312 3.C0 25 cts, for year ending 31*5:15
($1.00, per share for year end- 19
16
ing 31,18,1914 Dec. 6.80 xdiv. 6x div. 60 cts. for 1914 Deo.
Dec. 29
6
29
(50 cts, on old shares and 25 cts, on new year shares for year ending 90.6.14 $1.50 for 1914.'.
6, Des Vœux Road Central, Tel. address. Reçtitude.
CORRECTED TO NOON, 10 SEPT., 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.
Belling.
Demand.....1/9-5/8
30 d en dis....
1/9 9/16-
1/9 11/16.
1/9 3/4 .1/9 11/16
T/T Shanghai....78 Private 30 d/s eight T/T Singapore...........763 TT Japan daune11,86 TT.India...................195 'Demand India simil
1951
EXCHANGE.
TIT Bombay ***** Demand Bombay ...19534
-T/T Caloutta: Garant
Demand Caloutts...195% Demand Manila ...89 Nom. T/TSan Foo & N.Y.42 Demand, New York 42 1/8- T/T Java(isnis...10794 UTT Marks........................
Demand Germany... [T/T Fration............ Demand Paris
On Haiphong
81% prem 8
On Baigon On Bangkok beans 854
Buying
4 m/s. L/C j...............1/10 8/16 4 m/s. D/P1/10 3/16- 1.6 m/s, 1/01/10 7/8
30 d/s. S'ney & M. 1/10 7/8 30 da. Ban Foo & N.Y.4314 4 m/s. Marker Last Norma
Sept. 10th,
Gold Leaf per oz $59.70 Bovereign $11.30 nom. Bar Silver, ready::23 11/16--
forward
SUBSIDIARY COINS. Discount per $100 3.0. néss,.,20 ota,piedes, 319
19
«:20 ots; pièces § 9 5/8 -
3,00
LIMITED
TIME TABLE
m. So
WEEK DAYS
5.00 AM to 10:00 LAL" 10.00AM, 15, 19900, LMS - 1630 4.10 phai Tib By Me to
FOD Y LO
#
Calcutta
Colombo Delhi
BRANCHES ---
· Karachi Kota Bharu Kuala Lumpur Madras
Gallo
Penang
Eat si Man, 30 Max.
Mor
Hongkong Howrah Kandy
Rangoon
Shanghai
H
+
10 MEM
5:00 7.
NIGHT CARS. kan Bau sud o maų 3:30 Fut, to 1140 TIME Weary Till kamer
Every courtesy of an bestry,
FUNDAYS
J *30 Mare
* 7.43 10-10.30 AM. Every 15 Stu
11.x. 19 13.00 Hoo 18.00 NOOM TO ROG TJE
3.00 PHE 1
to Mam
*15 Mari
"
1.00 F
W
Ta Ham 30 Ma
NIGHT "CARS'as on Wask Days.
SATURDAVE
Betra" Cart" sa, miðnight.
BERCIAL CARE
By Arrangimice at the Company's Da
•*• Dwe Tonda Road, Canizal,” Season and punch tickets available for all cars not already fall running at the time stated in the
Company time tables, but sat for special care, can be obtained on application at the Company'05& No Season ticket will be isssad until perment the for has been made in Bank Botes on by Chequeer Compradora order representing Bank Notes"
JOHN D. BUMPEREYA & SON,
NOTICE:
Any European, Non-Asiatic or Indian desiring to leave the Colony should apply in writing
Singapore
HONGKONG BRANCH, Every description of Banking & Exchange business, transacted.
Interest allowed on Current As- counts at 2 per cent, per annstim on Daily Balanere; and on Fixed Depokite as rates which may be ascertained:on. application, C. CHAMPKIN,
Acting Manager. THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND
CHINA.PN
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853,
£1,200,000 £1,800,000
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON. Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund... Reserve Liability of
Proprietors.......£1,200,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans- noted..
声
QURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS 18- ceived for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
Wm. DIOKSON.
OPIUM QUOTATIONS.
Feb. 25 89,100 per
(9,200
for permission to do so to the Hongkong, 11th April, 1913,TMTM| Captain Buy erintendent of Police, at least 48 hours before the in- tended hour of departure, giving name, nationality, age, sex, height and occupation of the Malwa, New applicant, and stating the name --Malwa, of the steamer or other vessel, or Patna, the hour of the train by which Patna the applicant wishes to leave. Benares Applicants should apply in person. Benares, for their passes at the Central Police Station between the hours of 9 am to 1 p.m. and 7pm, to
$95/8 Am, daily,
Hongkong 9h, July, 1918.;