COMMERCIAL,
IT'S PURE.
IT'S CLEAB,
IT'S CHEAP,
IT'S BREWED
BY
NY CARLSBERG
BREWERIES
COPENHAGEN
DENMARK
AND
IS OF BONA FIDE
Toa.
The expected rise in the tea duty has made the warehousDS exceptionally busy, and during the past few days clearances bavo been very heavy. Stocka in bond at the end of August were over twelve million pounds above the corresponding figuren for Inst year. Mesare, Wm. Jas. and Hy. Thompson's Weekly Tea Circular states with reference to China
THE HONGAONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, CTOBER 20, 1915,
SHARE REPORT.
SHARE QUOTATIONS.
COMPARATIVE
FA-5A11$
B.--BUYERB
N-NOMINAL
To-day's
STOCK.
Closing
Prices
of Shares
Number Far Pald Value Up
1914.
Highest
1914.
Lowest
1915. 1915. Highest, Lowest, Sines Bince 14th May, 14th May. to Gow to now
Last Dividend
and Date
NOTICE
NY CARLSBERG BEER.
The world famed DANISH brow, for years known as the finest Beer specially browed for the Far East,
Banks.
(1830 sa.
(£2/3/- at 1/9 5/18 equal to
120,000 $125 all
855 July, 700 Oot. 845 x div. 700c, div.
$24.21 for year 30/6/15
::.
Marine Insurances, Canton Insurance Office, Ld.425 North China Ins. Co., Ld....t.175
Union Ins. Society of C'lon, Ld.8055 ea.
Yangtaze Ins. Assoc. Ld. ......$250
Fire Insurances,
Tea: Arrivale None. Public H'kong& S'hai Banting Corp-(£73/10/- auctions amounting to 542 pkge. comprising chiefly Oolong Fao- ninga and Ningabow Congou were held on 8th inst,, and all the offerings were withdrawn. Pri- vately: The market is unchanged, sad little business is doing, with the exception of mediam qualities which have met a fair demand, prices remaining firm, Java.— Offerings during the week, 11,893 pkge., aguinat 3,513 pkgs. last year: total from January 1 to date, 203,546 pkgs., against 172,652 pkgs. last year. The auctions on 9th inst. met with good support and in sympathy with other growthe prices were generally quotably dearer. Among the highest averages Goalpare, le. Id. Sitlardja, 16. Ok 1.; Tanawaites, 19.01% 1.; Perba- waite and Baluwattee, 1; and Sholl T'port & Trading Co., Ld. 87/6
were:-
China Fire Ins. Co.. Ld.......$162 'kong Fire Ins Co., Ld.....$420
Shipping.
n
12,400 $250 100 | 847) April | 700 Oct.
210
ali
(Final of $4 a/c 1913. Interim
of $18 a/o 1914.
Interim of 12 p.c. for 1914 (Final of $20 and bonus of $5 making $55 for 1913 and Interim of $30 for 1914 Final of $15 mak, 818 for 1913
& Int, of $3 for 1914
AND
UP IT
THIS CLIMATE IN
ANY KIND
J.
b
10,000 $250 00
10,000 £15 £5
350 Deo. 305
145 May 133
Oct. 425
Jan. 175
960 *160
$972
$855
b.
12,000 $100 60
April 1926 Jan.
250
225
8.
20,000 $100 30 8,000 $250 50
160 395
July 140 Oct, 162 Feb, 368 April 420
130
$9 for 1913
385
$27 for 1913
27% Nov.
22
91
45
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{
60,000 60,000
£5
}
79 all
Jan,
50
Sept. 15714 96
B. 3,797,610 £1
40,000 $10
all
49
Mar. 40 Nov. 39
32
n.
...$3744 8.
20,000 $100 ali 7,000 $100 al
961
31
Fob. Jan,
25
70 Nov. 134
17 Dec. 46
23
111
$3 for 1912
2714
$3 for 1897
Douglas Steamship Co., Ld. $89 8a. b. Hongkong, C. & M.S.S. Co., Ld.19 b. Indo-China Steam (Combined$159 Navigation Co., Deferred $93 L....
Preferred $67 b.
20,000 $50
36 Mar. 80,000 $15 all 294 Jan.
ន់
Tjiomas, 111. The average for
the whole sale on garden account
is 101, compared with 8d. a year ago. We are indebted to
Star Ferry Company, Ld. ...$39
Refineries.
the Vereeniging "The Export China S. Refining Co., Ld.....$131 Bureau" of Batavia for the Jan.- Luzon S. Refining Co., Ld.
June, 1915, export figures,
showing distribution of Java orop
to that date. To Holland, 21-
Mining.
639,638 ball-kilos.; to England, Kailan Mining Admin'tion...30- 8,473,240; Russia, 6,225,336; Raub Australian Gold Min-$3.40 b
Australis, 3,877,058; Canada and
ing Co., Ld:.... Tronoh Mines Ltd.
America, 578,206; Singapore, Ural Caspiane....... 852,408; other porte, 1,032,222; total half-kilos., 43,678,138, against 36,611,000 hall-kilos. last year. Amsterdam Bales-Auo- tions were held on 2nd inst., when 10,000 pkgs. were offered and came to a barely steady market;
all 106 Fob, 70/- Sept. 90/- x div. 82/-
x div.
$4 for year ending 30.6.15
Final of 40 cts, making 90 ota.
for year ending 31.12.14 (6 pc, on p, . &3p.c. and. for year 1914, shares quoted ex 9 pc. diy to H'kong from 20.9.15. an interim dlv. of 6 p.. on the combined shares paid in London 23,9,15
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 year ending 30.6.15(Coupon No. 5.)
3.60 1/2 for 1909
6.1,000,000 £1
]}
41/~
Feb. 33/6 Dec.
33/6
30/-
...344
A.
.....28/- 39 b. eum div.
n.
200,000 £1 160,000 £1 796,666 £1
all
3.10
Jan.
1,90 Nov.
4
all | 39/-
Feb.
19/6 Nov.
32/G
all
56/6
21/3
Docks, Wharves and
Godown &c. 'kong & R.W. & G. Co., Ld....8801 b. H'kong & W'poa D. Co., Ld....83 3'hai Dock & Eng. Co., Ld....60) S'hai & H'kew W. Co., Ld...90
prises generally favouring buyers. Lands, Hotels and Buildings. Common leef realised 0.00 Angle French Lande
to 0,65. It is regarded as a fore-H'kong Hotel Co., Ld............$112 gone conclusion that the new Budget will impose so additional charge apon tes, and opinion in City circles in London incline to the belief that another 4d, will have to be paid, bringing the total daty op to the round sum of la. per lb. There were, it is reported, heavy clearances from bend prior to the Catoms order imposing restrictions.
H'kong Land Investment Co $109 H'phreys Estale& F. Co., Ld...87 K'looniand& Building Co., Ld $40 Shanghai Lands West Point Building Co., Ld. 872) b.'
'kong Central Estates ......$100
Cotton Mills.
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32/- 1/-interim afc 1915 paid 12.7.15
1- interim 1915
$3.50 for year 1914
$3 dividend for year 1914 Tls. 3 for year ending 30.4.15 Tla. 5 for 1914
Tls. 634 for year ending 29.2.14
$2.50 for half year ending 1 306-15
$3 for year ending 30'5'15
45 cents for year 1914 $3 for 1914
Dividend of 6 p.c. for year
ending 30.6.15
D.
n.
b.
00,000 $50 60,000 $50 all 77 55,700 t. 100 all 60 36,000 t. 100 all
all
89
Jan. 73
Jan. 53
109
July 50 Jan.
Nov. Oct, Deo.
80 861 57
63
8214 Dec.
634 49 ex div. 9312 80
t.94
13,000 t.100 t,100)
n.
20,000 $50 50
i
11.
50,000 $100 all
B.
b.
nil 150,000 $10
6,000 $50 30
b.
8,000 1.50 all
128 July 120 Dec.
11714 July 98 914 Jan. 456 Jan.
98
94 116
94
112 -
7
Feb. 44
Nov. 111 xdiv, Nov:
108
7} 40
6.10
n.
12,500 $30 all 10,000 $100 all
73 June
Dec. 80 Oct. 106
66
40
101
Feb.
100
70 100
$2 for half year ending 30,6,15- $4.09 for 7 months ending 31.12,13
A.
20,000 1.60 all 138 July ali
Mar. 814 125.000 $10
75,000 t.10 all 141 Jun. 8,000 t.100 all 110 Feb.
May 89 b. 86 40,000 .50
135 all
Feb. 70 Nov.
7
175 May 180 June
152)
9.30
7
Tle. 12 for year ending 31'10"14" 50 cents 317-08
Mar.
17
134
Tls. 1,20 for year ending 30′ 11*14 Tls. 12 for 1913
105
96
(Dividend of Tis. 7 for year
1 ending 30'8'15
ຍ.
b.
b.
60,000 $10
60,000 $12 a)] 12 May 10
50,000 $5 ■ll 4.90 July 4
all 50,000 $1 6.125,000 $10 all 9
Jan. 7 40.000 7 6 39
June 35 400,000 $10 all 6.90 Jan. 5
all 49 Jan. 36
Dec.
April
10
10
85 cents for 1914
414
414 6% for year ending 28 .2.06
M
b.
6,600 $28
Nov.
10.10 Aug. 34 Dec. 11
44) all 21734 July 174 Dec: 190 all 25 June 22 Apr. 341 all 13 July 7/- I'eb.
34
€ 70
Nov.
39
$2.00 per share for 1914
184
25
Ewo Cotton S. & W. Co., Ld, $172) b. Hongkong Cotton Co......89.40 an. Kung Yik.......
.8154 Lacu Kung Mow
84 9.1 Shanghai Cottons in S'hai.1.93
SOK. Messrs. Chabrieren, Morel and Co., write from Lyons, under date Sept. 7-The state of war is so
Miscellaneous. mach altering the conditions of
China Borneo Company,Ld. $10K 6. the trade that provisions are of China Light & Power Co.,) little avail. Instead of the lall
Ld. $4,85 expected after the active period | Do. of July we have to report the continuation of a large demand, both for silk on the spot and to arrive, attended with a gradual improvement in prices. The chief circumstances which have contri. buted to that result are a regular course of orders for tissues in favour, the absence of arrivale in Langkate
23223
(Spec. shares) China Provt, L. & M. Co., Ld. 9.80 Dairy Form Company, Ld.$32) s. x div. Green Island Cement Co. Ld.... 10.85 Hongkong Electric Co., Ld. $45 Hongkong Ice Co., Ld..........$190
b. 60,000 $0 Hongkong Rope Mfg.Co., Ld...$34 Hongkong Tramway Co., Ld. 5.90 a. 325,000 5/-
28 Dec. 6424 Mar. .................................................................t.3834 b. 200,000 g, 10 all
25,000 $10 all 1012 Jan. 914 June 50,000 $10 $1. 93 cta. Jan. 75 cts. Dec.
75,000 $10 ell 12,000 $10 13,200 $50
Do
(New) 85 cts. b. $4 b. ..$5
$20
silk and cooons from the Levant, Peak Tramway Co., Ld. (Old) $9 renewed floods in Canton, and a farther rise of the French ex- change with the Far East. That Philippines Ld.. advance of the exchange is even H. Price & Co., Ld..... considered to be in a special Societe des Pulpes et Papier-
teries du Tonkin...... measure the cause of the rise in
Steam Laundry Co., Ld.........$3} the prices of silk which has reach- ed during last month-2 fca. on Union Water-boat Co., Ld....$16}
European silk, 1 fc. os Shanghai Watson and Co., Ld.....$6 Boris, 3 to 4 fca, on Japans and
Cattons. It is interesting to William Powell, Limited. ......66) relate the principal rates of ex-
111
8.00 70 cts. for 1914
$1.25 for year ending 31,7.15 50 cts. for 1914,
Interim of 12 account 1915 Interim$1 for year ending30. 6,15
5.25 4.80x div. $10% for 1914
fInterim of T. 1 making T. 2
a/o 1910
3.00 25 cts. for year ending 31'5:15
($1.00, per share for year end. 1ing 31,12,1914
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THE
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TION,
Paid-up Capital.........$15,000,00 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
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Chairman.
S. H. Dodwell, Esq. G. T. M. Edkins, Eeq. 0, 8. Gubbay, Esq.
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annum,
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Antrag. Haien Bombay Calcutta Changchan
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Bydary Trebling-
Tientsin
Tokyo
Los Angulos Tingras
Istareit Allowed sa Current Account
Deposita received for Axad perioda at ratas to be obisised on application.
42
3694
107
9
(70 cts. on fully paid shares and
Dairen
Fengtan
$1
80 cts.
7 cta, on $1 paid shares for
Hartle
year ending 30.4.15
Hachow Hanania
4
A
None
Koba
5
10
$1.50 for 1910,
all
20
20
None
I.
b.
20,700 $5 all 5.00 June 4 Nov. 314 27.723 $10 all 2214 Feb. 17 Jan. 18 90,000 $10 all 8 April 6.90 Dec. 6.90 xdiv, 6} zdiv. 60 cts. for 1914
16
n.
21.000 $7 all 914
b.
Jan. 61⁄2 Deo. 7
6,000 $25 all 30 June 92 Dec. 29
LATEST RUBBER QUOTATIONS.
6
29
Ayer Panas (Straits) $4.80 buy- era 5.00 sellers.
Kempas (Straits) $3.30 buyers 3.55 x div. sellers.
{
Balgownies (Straits) $3.15 buy- Fere 3.20 sellers,
change which are to-day-Italian (9. C. Morning Post .......................$29
liro, 108/100 for 100fce.; Swiss
surrency, 00 for 100fc3.; London,
sterling; 27 75 fos; New York,
Anglo Java Estatos Ltd. Tls.
do', equals 6 fos; Shanghai, tael 11 buyers. equals 3'40 fos. The fow silk quotations we give for Septom ber, sollere,
Linggis 14/9 buyers 15/6
1914, are practically nominal, as Nordanala 19/- buyers 19/6
they mostly corresponded to sales collore.
of singles balos. `P. 8.-A tele- gran reports that the third Japan orop is not progressing favourably. The Mojl Cost Trade, The latest average quotations for coal at Moji, are Yen 7 85 per ton for lump. Ten 6.95 for mixed, and You 0.15 for dust in firet class; Yon 0.60, You 5,85 and Yen 6.35 respectively, in second class and Yon 4.75, Yen 4.10, and Yon 3,80 in third class. The quote. tions, the Nagasaki Press notes, show a decrease of about twenty Bon per ton for first and second classes and a decrease of twenty- fire son for third class on the figures at the same date last montb.
WRIGHT & HORNBY,
Changkat Serdangs (Straits)
| $4.90 buyers 5.05 sellere.
Share and General Brokers
Malaka Pindos (Straits) $1.35 buyers 1.45 sellers.
Malakoffs (Straits) $3.40 buyers 3.50 sellers.
(50 cts, on old shares and 25 cis, on new year shares for year ending 30.6.14 $1.50 for 1914
Sandycrofts (Straite) 5.25 buy- ers 5.50 selters,
Pajam (Straits) 89.15 buyers 9.25 sellers.
6, Des Vœux Road Central, Tel address, Rectitude. CORRECTED TO MOON, OCT. 20, 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, .........1/9 7/8
....1/9 15/16
T/T...... Domand....... 30 dis...........1/10 60 dia...
..1/10 1/16 ..1/101/8
4 m/B....... T/T Shanghai.......77 Private 30 d/a night T/T Singapore.............78 T/T Japan.......86 T/T India............1371 Demand India. ...........137
T/T Bombay
ww
EXCHANGE.
Demand Bombay .137 T/T Caloutta.......... Domand Calcutta ...137 Demand Manila .8114 Nom. T/T8an F'co & N.Y.42 3/4 Domand, New York 42 7/8 T/T Java.....107 1/8 T/T Marks...
Demand Germany... T/T Francs.......2.51 Demand Paris.....2,51)
On Haiphong...............71 %% prem. On Saigon..........74 On Bangkok.....84 1/2.
Buying.
4 m's. L/C ............1/10 1/2 4me. D/P...........1/10 5/8 6 m's. L/Q............1/10 3/4 30 d/s. B'ney & M. 1/10 3/4 (30 ds. Ban F'co & N.Y.44 1/4
4 m/s. Marks...........Nom.
4 m/s.Franos....... 2.62
6 mfs. France.«>«67
Oct. 20th.
Gold Leaf per oz. $59.50 Sovereign .........$11.05 nom. Bar Silver. ready...23.15/16
forward.....d
SUBSIDIARY COINS.
Discount per $100: Ohinese...20 cts.plecos $20.3/8 Chinese...10
$20 1/2 Hongkong.20 ats, pieces$10 1/8 Hongkong.10... .: $10 1/8
EISHI ONO, Manager,
THE
HE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
| BANKING CORPORATION
Rules may be obtained on ap plication.
INTEREST on deposits is al- lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 per cent, per an.
DEID.
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
ардит.
For the Hongkong and Shang- hai Banking Corporation,
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager
Hongkong, 11th September, 1915., THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
THE CHARTERED BANK OF│-
INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1859.
HEAD OFFICE.-LONDON. Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 Reserve Fund.........£1,800,000 Reserve Liability of
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Paid Up Reserve Fund
...... 1,125,008
20325)
562,500 500,000.
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Limited.
BRANCHES :--
Proprietors ...£1,200,000
Bombay FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Calcutta General Banking business trans- Colombo acted.
Delhi CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- Galle ed and FIXED DEPOSITS to- Hongkong ceived for 1 year or shorter periods Howrah at rates which will be quoted on Kandy application.
1
Wm. DICKSON.
Manager Hongkong, 11th April, 1918. "I
Karachi
Kota Bharu Kuala Lumpu Madras
Penang
Rangoon
Shanghai
Singapore
·HONGKONG BRANCH. Every desgription of Banking & Exchang business transacted. Interest abewed on Current An counts at 3 por cont. per annum
THE ALEXANDRA CAFE on Daily Balanors, and on Fixed Cannot be Beaten, if Equalley Deposits at rates which may be For Bread Cakes, Contrcticneri asortained on application. and meals with Wines & Liquors
O. CHAMPKIN..
Aoting Manager,