[£2/3/- at 1/9 5/18 equal to. 824.21 for 14 year 30/6/15
Final of $4 a/o 1913. Interim 1 of 818 a/o 1914. (Interim of 12 p.c. for 1914
$4 for year ending 30.6.15
fFinal of 40 cts, making 90 cts. for year ending 31.12.14
(6 p.o, on p. x. & Spa, ond, & for year
1914. shares quoted ex & p.o, dẫy l H'kong from 29.9.15. an interim div. of 6 p.o. on the combined shares paid in London 21.9.15
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
Interim of 1/- account veAr
ending 30.6.15(Coupon No. 5.)
3.60 1/2 for 1909
32/- 1- Interim alo 1915 paid 12.7.15
1- intorim 1915
NOTICE
NY CARLSBERG BEER.
The world famed DANISH brow, for years known as the finest Beer specially brewed for the Far East.
IT'S PURE.
IT'S CLEAR,
IT'S CHEAP,
AND
SUITP
THIS
CLIMATE IN
ANY KIND
OF
WEATHER
BY CARLSBERS
IT'S
BREWED
BY
NY CARLSBERG
BREWERIES COPENHAGEN
DENMARK:
AND
+
IS OF
BONA FIDE
DANISH ORIGIN
Can now be obtained from all hotels and Compradores, and from
DONNELLY AND WHYTE.
BANKS
TEL. 636
BANKS
INTERNATIONAL BANKING HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
CORPORATION,
HEAD OFFICE:
60, Wall Street, New York.
LONDON OFFICE?'
36, Bishopsgate, E.C. BRANCHES :-
BOMBAY, LONDON. CALCUTTA, MANILA, CANTON. CEBU.
PANAMA.
PEKING.
COLON. SAN FRANCISCO. HANKOW. SHANGHAI. HONGKONG. SINGAPORE. KOBE YOKOHAMA.
|
CAPITAL FAID-UP $3,250 000 RESERVE FUNDS...... 4,120,000'
COMMERCIAL,
The Export of Japanese Paper.
The “Jiji” osya that, in spite of the boycott of Japanese goods in Chins, the export trade in paper with the neighbouring Republic. is very brisk at present. The aver age monthly shipments from Japan to Ohion in recent years were 800,000 lb., but the ship ❤menta during last month amount- ed to 2,500,000 lb. This month
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER
SHARE
COMPARATIVE
REPORT.
SHARE QUOTATIONS.
E.—BUYERS
N-NOMINAL
1915.
*.-SELLERS ·FA-BALES
To-day's
STOCK.
Closing
Prices
Number Par Paid
of
Value Up Shares
1914..
Highest
1914.
Lowest
1915. 1915,
Highest, Lowest,"
好
дот
16th May. 14th May,
tp DOW
Laat Dividend
and Date
Banks.
the shipments are even | H'kong& S'hai Banting Corp-£73/10/-
more
solive. Inquiries show that as a result of the bosoult movement against Japan since the early Spring of this year the stacke of paper of various kinds in China are nearly exhausted at present, This is because the Chinese merchants were recently obliged to order from Japan.
Bales of Cotton Consumed,'
Colton consumption in the United States during the cotton year of 1915, which, ended July 31, amounted to 5,598,798 and ing bales of lint and 403,389 bales of linters, the Census Bo- reau announced on. August 14. In 1914 the consumption was 5,020,068 bales of lint and 308,075 balen of lintera. Cotton
Marine Insurances.
Canton Insurance Office, Ld.127) North China Ins. Co., Ld.....172
Union Ina. Society of C'ton,Ld4965
(8827) b.
120,000 $125 all
655 July. 700 Oct. 845 x div. 7900, div.
b.
b.
50 10,000 $250 10,000 £15 £
350
145
Deo. 305 Oct. 425
May 133 Jan.
171
360
160
n..
12,400 $250 100 847) April 700 Oct.
$979
$855
Final of $20 and bonus of $5. - making 855 for 1913 and
Interim of $30 for 1914
12,000 $100 60
210 April 1923 Jan,
248
225
Final of $15 mak, $18 for 1913
& Int, of $3 for 1914
......$162
b. n.
20,000 $:00 20 8,000 $250 30
160 395
July 140 Oct, 162 Feb. 368 April 420
130
$9 for 1913
385
$27 for 1913
8.
sa.
30,000 $25 20,000 $80 80,000 $18
all 10 all 36
Jan. Mar.
514 Dec. 50 ot. 2714 Nov, 91
30 ote.$1 for 1906
all 29
Jan.
22
Doc.
23
45
19
Jan. 50
Sept.
15712 96
Yangtze Ins. Assoc. Ld. $248 b. ex 73
Fire Insurances, China Fire Ins. Co., Id.
'kong Fire Ins Co., Ld.......$420
Shipping. f40 cta. b. x the re- C.&M.S .8. Co., Ld. I turn of $4.50 per s Douglas Steamship Co., Ld....$90 Hongkong, C. & M.S.S. Co., Ld.20
Indo-China Steam (Combined$153) n.
Navigation Co., Deferred $92 n. {60,000 £ all 79
Lt................... Preferred $60) n.
consumed during July was 498,- Shell Tport & Trading Co. Ld.90/- 8.3,797,810 £1
476 bales of lint and 48,864 of
linters, against 448 333 and 23,488
in July last year. Cotton on band Star Ferry Company, Ld. ...$36
July 31 in consuming establish-
Refineries.
Mining.
all 106 Feb. 70- Sept. 901- x div., 821-
1903
24
I div.
Ba 40,000 $10
all
Mar. 49
40
Nov.
37
32
...$38
8.
20,000 #100 all | 96
7,000 $100 all
Feb. 70 Jan. 31
17
Nov. Deo.
134 46
111
$3 for 1912
274 $3 for 1897
n.
all 8.1,000,000 £1
200,000 £1 all 3.10
all 160,000 £1
39/- 796,666 £1 all 56/6
411- Feb. 33/6 Dec.
83/6
30/-
Jan. Feb.
4 1.90 Nov. 19/6 Nov. 21/3
32/6
Kailan Mining Admin'tiun...30/- Raub Australian Gold Min-$8.30 b.
...314 ing Co., Ldi................... Tronoh Mines Ltd.
...31/6 Ural Caspians....................39.
Decks, Wharves and Godowns &c.
ments was 1,401,484 bales of China 8. Refining Co., Ld.......$130, n. lint and 102,883 of linters, Luzon S. Refining Co., Ld. against 905,782 and 84,218 last year, and in public storage and at comprossee 1,784,812 bales of lint and 80,401 of linters, against 425,102 and 32.306 last year. Exporte during Jaly were 248, 522 bales of lint and 14,304 of linters, against 120,211 and 8,044 lart year! and for the twelve montbe 8,543,673 bales of lint and 219,111 of liatere, against 9,150,801 and 259,881 the pre- vious year. Imports were 35,067 bales, against 23,790 in July last year, and for the twelve months 382, 87 bales, against 260,088 the previous year, Foreign corton consomed in July 8 21,641 bales, on hand July 311a consum- ing establishments 108,872 bales. and in public storage 36,087 bales-New York Maritime Register.
Egyption Surplus Wheat. In a communicat on from the Egyptian Minister of Agriculture, attention is directed to the fact that there will be a large quantity of wheat available for export. Of lato years, owing to the callivation of cotton proving more remunera- tive, only sufficient wheat has been grown to satisfy local con-
and
in ordinary snuption, circumstances no surplus has been available for export. This year, however, owing to the rednotion of the ares under cetion and a
'kong & K.W. & G. Co., Ld....£79) H'kong & W'noa D. Co., Ld. 186 S'hai Dock & Eng. Co., Ld....601 S'hai & H'kew W. Co., Ld....90
Lands. Hotels and Buildings. Angle French Lands.....
..t.94 H'kong Hotel Co., Ld...........$112
H'kong Land Investment Co $109 H'phreys Estate& F. Co., Ld.. $6.90 b. 180,000 $10 K'loon Land& Building Co., Ld $40 Shanghai Lands
.............t.105
West Point Building Co., Ld. $72) H'kong Central Estates....$100
Cotton Mills.
Ewo Cotton S. & W. Co., Ld, $171
.........$91 Hongkong Cotton Co.
..$15.65 Kung Yik
-----90+ Laou Kung Mow Shanghai Cottons in S'hai...t.84
Miscellaneous. China Borneo Company, Ld, $104 b. China Light & Power Co.,
Ld. $4.40 ea.
20,000 $5 Do. (Spec. shares)
50,000 $1 Sя. 195,000 $20 Chin Provt, L. & M. Co., Ld. 10
40,000 7 Dairy Farm Company, Ld....634 Green Island Cement Co. Ld....11.20
B.
b. 400,00 sio
5838
1
នដទ
€0,000 $50 all
E0 Jan. 73
b.
20,000 $50
all
77 Jon.
53
Nov. Oct.
79 83
鹬
57
b.
5,700 t. 100 all
60 July 50
E.
30,000 t. 100 all 300 Jan.
8216 Dec.
Dec. 63 49 ex div.
9316 80
b.
13,000 t,100 t.100 20,000 250
94
24
Tls. 616 for year ending 29.2.14
50
sa.
b.
է.
50,000 $100 all all 6,000 $50 20
29,000 1.50 all 98
128
1176 July 94 45
b.
19,200 250 all 73
July 120 Dec.
98 Jan. 7 Jan. 44
Deo. 59
Oct. 106
Juno G6 Feb.
116
112
($2.50 for half year ending
1 30*6*35
Nov. 111 div.
108
$31 for year ending 30'6'15
Nov. 7+
6.10
45 cents for year 1914
Feb. 40
40
#3 for 1914
Dividend of 6 p.e. for year
101
1onding 30.6.15
70
$2 for half year ending 30.6.35
n.
10,000 $100 all
100
100
b.
20,000 .0 all 138
b.
125.000 $10 all
b.
n. b.
July 125 Mar.
7 78,000 t.10 all 141 Jan, 11 8,000 t.100 all 110 Feb. 70 40,000 £50 all 135 Feb. 70
May 180
SK June Var. 37
152)
7
Tle. 12 for year ending 31'10′14 50 certs 31708
134
19 May, Nov.
b. 86
105
96
F0,000 $19
all
12
May 10
Dea.
10
10
$5 cents for 1914
all
4.90 July 4
April
434
all
all
9
Jon. 7
Nov.
9
8.00
6
39
June 35
Aug.
34
34
all 6.90
Jan. 5
Dec. 11
670
n.
60,000 $10
49
bu
6,500 $25 60,000 $10
ali
25
Nov.
44 174. Dec. 385 June 22. Apr. 24) all 13- July 7 Feb. 5.25
b. 250,000 g.10
all
6424 Mar. 28 Dec.
42
3684
b. 25,000 $10.
all 101 Jan. 9 June
10
(Now) 85 cts. b.
60,000 $10
$1.
98 cts. Jan. 75 cts. Deo,
$1
20 cts.
..$4
75,000 $10
all
&
.85
12,000 $10
10
5
⭑
$20
b,
D.
8.
and acother to Liverpool, with a S. O. Morning Post ........
to make a small trial shipment of William Powell, Limited: ......88 the new season's wheat to London,
n.
.829
view of testing the English
13,200 $50 all 20,000 $5 all 5.00 June 4 Nov. 314 3.00 25 cte. for year ending 31′515 |
f$1.00, per share for year end. 27.723 815
Jan. all 224 Feb. 17
18
18
ing 31,12,1914 90,000 $20 all a April 6.90 Deo. 6.90 xdiv. 67 x div. 60 cta, for 1914
21,000 $7 all 916
6 Jan. 6 Dec.
b. 6,000 $25 all 30 Jure 92 Tec. 29
LATEST RUBBER QUOTATIONS. Ayer Panas Stralis $4.90 buyers 5.00 Fellere.
20
20
None
*
29
Kempas Straits $3.50 buyers | 3.75 sollore.
Malaka Pindas Straits $1.40 buyera 1.50 sollers.
Malakoff Straits $3.40 buyers 3.50 sellers.
corresponding inorcase in the prodnation of food greina, considerable quantity of wheat and will ba available, attention is being directed in Egypt to the importance of creat- ing and meeting a permanent Pest Tramway Co., La. (Old) $934 demand for Egyptian wheat abroad. The Egyptian Govern- ment has not yet sanotioned the export of whest from Egypt, but it is generally anticipated that this permission will be accorded. The new orop is now being bar vested, and the Government bas
Hongkong Electric Co., Ld. #441 Hongkong Ice Co., Ld. .......................$188 Hongkong Rope Mfg.Co., Ld...#341 ea. Hongkong Tramway Co., Ld. 5.95 b. 325,000 51-
Langkats ...................t.39
Do
Philippines Ld...... H. Price & Co., Ld...... Societe des Pulpes et Papier- terics du Tonkin.............
Steam Laundry Co., Ld.........$3 Union Water-boat Co., La. ...$16)
already authorised cno of the Watson and Co., Ld.....8634 largent Alexandria shipping firma
ཊྛཱ ཌཱུཀྑཱཀྑཱཀྐུཏྟཀྑཱཌུ བྷཱུ བྷྱཿ ཁྫོ
Jon. 36 21714 July
markets. Should the priccsobtain- ed be sufficiently attractive to encourage an export business, solters, regular supplies of Egyptian wheat may be looked for, when once the restrictions on its export are removed.
Shill Crisis Over Great energy is being thrown into munitions work in Rossin, and the Chronicle's Petrograd cor- reppondent has the word of M. Sbiogare, the President of the Duma Defence Committes, that during the last two months the quantity of shell tent to the front has been doubled, and that the result of the new arrangements will be a steady increase in the Bupply, In Me Shingareff's words, "The shell crisis is over."
Anglo Java's 6/6 [buyers 7- | Linggi's 14/9 buyers 15/6 sellers.
Nordanals 19/- buyers 19/6) sellors.
WRIGHT & HORNBY,
T/T
Balyownies Straits $3.15 buy- ers 3.30 sellers.
Changkat Serdang Straits $4.90 buyers 5.05 sellers.
$3.50 for year 1914
$3 dividend for year 1914 Tls. 3 for year ending 30.4.15 Tis. 5 for 1914,
&
(U.S. 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
THE
$4.09 for 7 months ending 31.12.14 YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
s. 1.20 for year ending 30′11′14 Tla. 12 for 1919
Dividend of Tls. 7 for year
ending 20'6'15
446% for year ending 28,2,06
70 cte, for 1914
$1.50 for year ending 31.7.14 50 cts. for 1914,
39 184 25
4.801 div. 810 % for 1974
$2.00 per share for 1914
Interim of $2 account 1915 Interim$1 for year ending19,6,15
fInterim of T. 1 making T. 2 1 afe -9:3
(70 cts. on fully paid shares and
7 cts. on $1 paid shares for* year ending 30.4.35 None
**
$1.50 for 1910.
(50 cts, on old shares and 25 cts, on new year shares for year ending 30.6.14 $1.50 for 1914
Pajam Stroite $9.15 buyers 9.25 Lellers.
Share and General Brokers
CORRECTED TO NOON, OCT, 7, 1914, AKY SUBSEQUENT ALTERATIONS WILL BE FOUND IN "UP TO THE MINUTE SHARË MARKET NEWS, THE TELEGRAPH DOES NOT HOLD ITSELF RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THE ABOYE QUOTATIONS.
6. Des Vœux Road Central, Tel, address, Reclitude.
Selling.
10 3/4 Demand.....1/9-19/16 30 a/a.............1/9 7/8 60 d/B....
...1/9-15/18
4 m/8....................1/10 T/T Shanghai.........77 Privato 30 d/s sight T/T Singapore.........7714 TT Japan......86 T/T India...................136- Demand India ......1364
...
EXCHANGE.
TT Bombay Domand Bombay ...1364 TIT Caloutta suelo. Domand Caloutta...196 Demand Manila...94 T/T San Fco & N.Y.42 5/8 Demand, New York 44 TIT Java......107 18 T/T Marke
Demand Germany......... T/T Francs:49:2:47 Demand Pari 1948
Nom.
On Haiphong. On Saigon..... On Bangkok
4 ms. L/O 4 m'a. D.P.
71% prom
85 18 Buying
1/10.9/8· 1/10 1/2
6 m. L/CA.....1/1058 50 d/s. B'noy & M 1/10 5/8 30 ds. San Foo & N.Y.44 1/8
4 m/s. Markusi,......... Nom..
4. m s.France.......................2.5846
6 me. France..ón %6334
LIMITED.
BANKING CORPORA.
TION,
Paid-up Capital .........$15,000,000 RESERVE FUNDS:
Sterling
£1,500,000 at 2/-
$15,000,000
Silver ...$18,000,000
$33,000,000
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors.......$15,000,00 COURT OF DIRECTORS.
Hon. Mr. D. Landale,--Chairman, W. L. Pattonden, Esq, Deputy
Chairman,
H. Dodwell, Esq. G. T. M. Edkins, Esq. O, S. Gubbay, Esq.
P. H. Holyoak, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon, Mr. E; Shellim, CHIEF MANAGER Hongkong-N. J. Statt MANAGER Shanghai-A. G. Stephen. London Bankers-London County and Westminster Limited.
Hongkong-Interest Allowed,
On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum on the daily balance.
ON FIXED DEPOSITS
For 3 months, 21.per coat, per
annica.
For 6 months. 3 per cent. per
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Ten 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital ... 30,000,000 For 12 months, 4 per cent per Reserve Fund....... 20,000,000
19
Head Ofoo.-YOKOHAMA.
Benches Antang-lia!o
Bombay
Calcutta Changchas
Dairen Tenguing
Harbin Hankow Honolulu
Kobe
Liao-Yazg Losdos Lyons.
Agencies K Nugasaki Hawchwang New York Osaka Pekin
Ryolive (Pon
Arther)
San Francisco Shanghai
Tiantaizi
Tokyo
Los Angelau Tsingtan
Intarass Allowed on Cerrant Accomni. Depoaks received för Exod posloda at rates to be obtained on applicailoo
EISHI ONO, Manager, |Hongkong, 11th September, 1915.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Chartor 1858.
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON. Paid-up Capital .........£1,200,000 Reserve Fund...........£1,800,000 Reserve Liability of
Proprietors.......£1,200,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans seted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- ceived for 1 year or shorter periods at ratos which will be quoted on application.
Wm. DICKSON.
Manager Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.
OPIUM QUOTATIONS.
Oct. 7th.
Malwa, Now
Malwa, Old,
Gold Leaf per oz $58.60 Boveroi in
11:10 nom. Bar
ver, Tendy.29 7/8 pts forward" wpadk
SUBSIDIARY COINS. Discount per $100 ;- Chinese...20 ota.plecos $20 3/8 Chinese...10
$20.9/8 Hongkong 20 cts. pieces $:9 3:4 Hongkong.10
$ 93/4
14
Feb. 25 ...19,100 per
annum.
ANNIEI,
N. J. STABH, ****
Chief Manager
HONGKONG SAVINGS. BANK
THE Business of the above. Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION Rules may be obtained on ag- plication,
INTEREST on deposita is al lowed on the minimum monthly balances at 69 per cent. per an
num.
Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 per cent, per
For the Hongkòng and Shang- hai Banking Corporation,
N.J. STABB,
Chief Manager
annum.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
Hoad Office 15 Gracechurch
Street, London, Authorised Capital......£1,300,00 Subscribed If Pald Up Reserve Fund
от
-1,125,000
562,500 500,000
BANKERS! The Bank of England, The London Joint Stock Bank, Limited.
Bombay Calcutta
Colombo
Delhi Galle
BRANCHES
Hongkong! Howrah sandy:
Patna, New Y 9325 perche
9,200 Phina, Old,msto
#9,050 Benares, New .. Bouares, Old......... 8,850
THE ALEXANDRA, cafe Cannot bo Benten, If, Equalled i For Bread Cakes, Confectionery and meals with Wipes & Liquore
Karachi Kota Bharu Kuala Lumpur Madras
Penanga
“Rangoon
Phanghai
"Singapore:
HONGKONG BRANOU, Every description of Banking & Exchanu, business transacted. Interest allowed on Current Ao counts at 2 per cent, per annum on Daily Balanges, and on Fixed Deposite at rates which may be sanertained on suplication. C. CHAMPKIN,
Acting Managér.