COMMERCIAL,
Canadian Pacific Earnings.
Montreal, Sep'ember 11.-The earnings of the Caondian Pacifo Bailway for the work ending September 7, 1915, amounted to 2,002,000 dollars, a decrease of 108,000 dollars as compared with the corresponding week of 1914,
Flax Crops in Russle.
The condition of the flax crops in Russia to the middle of July was in general fally satisfactory. A that date the prospects were less nativfactory in the Govern men's of Vitebek, Mogbilev, and Minek, the Baltic governments, and in Grodno, Kovno, and part of Vistko, the crop being holow the average. In the governments of Pakow, Moscow, Smolensk, Yaroelay, Kaluga, and Pirm, and
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1915,
SHARE REPORT.
COMPARATIVE SHARE QUOTATIONS.
5.-E1.1 S FA-541) $ B. BUYERS
NOTICE
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E-NOMINAL.
STOCK.
Today's
Number Closleg of
Priosu
Stars
Fat Paid Value Up
1914.
Highest
1914.
Lowest
1915. 1915, Hichost, Lowest,
Sluce Biner 14th May. 14th May,
Last Dividend
and Date
Ва
to dow
Banks.
H'kong& S'hai Banting Corp.'
Marine Insurances,
Canton Insurance Office, Ld.425 North China Ins. Co., Ld. ...t.175
Union Ins. Society of C'ton,Ld.$955
D
Yangtze Ins. Assoc. Ld. ......$250 b.
Fire Insurances, Chino Fire Ins. Co., Ld.
Shipping.
=
[Final of $20 and bonus of $5 making $55 for 1913 and Interim of $30 for 1914 Final of $15 mak. $18 for 1913
& Int, of $3 for 1914
OF
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1830 ea.
£73/10/-
120,000 $125
855 July. 700
Oot. 845x div. 7000, div.
(£2/3/- at 1/9 5/16 oqual to $24.21 for 2 year 30/6/15
IT'S CHEAP,
AND
10,000 $250 50 350 Dec. 305 10,000 £15 £5 145 May 133
Oct. 425
Jan. 175
360
160
Final of 44 a/c 1913. Interim
of $18 a/c 1914. JIntorim of 12) p.c. for 1914
SUITS
THIS
CLIMATE IN
12.400 1250 100 847 April 700
12,040 $100 60
Oct.
$972
$855
CRISBERG BE
ANY KIND
2:0
April | 19214 Jan.
250
223
'
CARLSBERG
COPENHAGEN
$162 23
11
20,000 $100 20 8.000 $250 on
IGO 395
July 140 Oot. 102 Fob. 368 April 420
DANISH
130
#9 for 1913
IS OF
BONA FIDE
ORIGIN
385
$27 for 1913
20,000-$50
all 36
80,000 $18 all 294
Mar. Jan.
2714 Nov.
22 Dec. 23
01
45
19
n.
£
R.
60,000 £5} all 79
Jan. 30
Sept. 159
.3,797,610 £1 All 106/- Fob.
70/-
Sept. 90/- x div. 82)-
I div.
40,000 $10
all 49
Mor. 40
Nov.
39
32
...5371⁄2 n.
20,600 $100 all 961 7,900 $100 all | 30
Feb. 70 Nov. Jan. 17 Dec.
134
111
$3 for 1912
40
2744
$3 for 1897
in part of Vladimir, the state'kong Fire Ins. Co., Ld.......$420 of the crops is about average. In Kostroma, Nijai-Novgorod, Tver, Vologda, and parts of Vladimir, prospects are for crops above the average. In most cases earlier sowings promise much better than late sowings. Iu the Smolenak government the short- again the area rown with flex an compared with last year is over
Douglas Steamship Co., Ld. 189 ва Hongkong, C. & M.S.S. Co., Ld.194. Indo-China Steam (Combined$153
Navigation Co., Deferred $92 n. Ld...
Preferred $68
20 per cent., in the government Shell T'port & Trading Co.. Ld. 87/-
of Vitebak over 15 per cent., in
Vologda and Vietka over 10 per Star Ferry Company, Ld....$39 cent., and to a smaller extent in
other flax growing regions, Од
Refineries.
the other hand, the ares under China 3. Refining Co., Ld.....$129 SB. flax has been increased in parts of Luzon 8. Refining Co., Ld. the governments of Perm. Yara-lay, Kaluge, Minsk, and Njni-Novgorod, dus mortly to an insuficiency of arring grain
Beads.
Fushun Coal.
Tlo Russian Siberian Railway, ard the Eastern China Railway, which have decided to conen me cral for the fature in view of their increased trafic, have approached the South Manchuria kailway Co, with a proposal to buy 200,- 000 tora of coal a year from the Fosban colliery, worked under | the mnagement of the latter company. It is stated that the contract for the deal has already been signed. The Fushun
to
collery is in
prospereua condition. Annual exporta Rossio Siberia, the Smith Seas, South and North China, and Korea amount to abcnt 300,000 tone, and there are also consider. able exports to Japan and India. Some years ago, when the Im-
Mining, Raub Australian Gold Min- Kailan Mining Admin'tion...30/-
ing Co., Ld........ Tronoh Mines Ltd.
Ural Caspiane
Docks, Whnrves and
Ondowns &c.
L
35
$4 for year ending 30.6.15
Final of 40 cts, making 90 cts. for year ending 31.12.14 f6p.c. on p. a. & 3p.c. on d. u. for year 1914. tharra qucted ex D p.o. die to H'kong from 20,0,15, an interim div. of 6 pc, on the combined abares 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 yo81 ending 30*4*16
Interim of 1/- aucount voor
ending 30.6.15(Coupon No. 5.) 1/2 for 1909
.352 .... 28/-
11. .37/6 x div.
81,000,000 £1 ali 4-
200,000 £1 160.00 £1 796,660 £1
all 3.10 ali 39/- all 56/6
Feb. 33/6 Dec.
Jan. 1,90 Nov. $ Feb.
32/6 19/6 Nov. 21/3
41
35/0
30/-
31
28
1 interim a/c 1915 paid 12.7.15 $7/6 1 interim 1916
'kong & K. W. & G, Co., I.d....2811ý 'kong & W"poa D. Co., Ld. tai Duck & Eng. Co., Ld. Thai & H'kew W. Co., Ld.
ands, Hotels and Buildings. Angio French Landa.
17 'kong Hotel Co., Ld...
.. 60
eng Land Investment Co $109 'phreys Retate& F. Co., Ld.. $7 'loon Land& Building Co., La $40 Shanghai Lands
.....105
West Point Building Co., Ld. $72 'kong Central Estates....100
Cotton Mills. Ewo Cotton S, & W. Co., Ld. $170- Hongkong Colton Chu
........ $9.40 Kung Yik
Shanghai Cottons in S'hai ...1.90
[nou Kung Mow
perial Railways used Fushan coal, its imports Tauged in quantity b-tween 360,000 tons and 380,- 000 tone, though now they have China Borneo Company, Ld, #1034 decreased to a little over 100,6C0|China Light & Power Co.,)
tone. On the whole, however, the market for the Fasban coal Do has been steadily expanding, and its output has been Berdingly on the increase. In 1008, the annual outturn was only 470,0X10 tona, but increased to 2,240,000 tons in 1911.
Rumoured French Loan in Japan.
It is stated that, taking advantage of the increneed gold roserva of Japan is London and the prevailing slackness of the money market in this country, the French authorities have under cnotempla ion the station of a loan in Japan. According to the Asahi, the French Ambassador in
Miscellaneous.
63 49 or div. Tls. 3 for year ending 30.4.15 9914
Tls. 5 for 1914
20
Tia, Gé for year ending 29.2.14
$2.50 for half year ending } 30'6 5
$3 for year ending 30'6'15
45 cents for year 1914
$3 for 1914
Div dend of 6 pc. for year
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 31'10'34
50 cents 317:08
Dividend of Tls. 7 for year
ending 30'6'15
Can now be obtained from all hotels and Compradores, and from
DONNELLY AND
BANKS
WHYTE.
TEL. 636
BANKS
INTERNATIONAL BANKING HONGKONG & SHANGES?
CORPORATION
HEAD OFFICE:
60, Wall Street, New York. LONDON OFFICE:
36, Bishopsgate, EQ BRANCHES :-- ROMBAY LONDON. CALCUTTA. MANILA. CANTON.
CEBU.
COLON.
PANAMA.
PEKING. SAN FRANCISCO. HANKOW, SHANGHAI HONGKONG. SINGAPORE. KOBE, YOKOHAMA
CAPITAL PAID-UP $3,250 000 RESERVE FUNDS...... 4,120,000
(U.S. Gold) $7.370,000 All kinds of FOREIGN & LOCAL BANKING BUSINESS transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opon. od and FIXED DEPOSITS received at rates to be ascertain- ed on application.
N. S. MARSHALL,
Manager. Hongkong, 22nd Oct. 1914
THE
LIMITED,
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
1885 40
п.
60,000 $50 all $3 50,000 $50 all 77 35,700 t. 100 all 60 34 00 1,100 a}} 169
Jan. 73 Nov. Jan. 53 Oct. July 50 Dec. Jan. 8214 Dec.
211 88
63 57
$3.50 for year 1914
$3 dividend for year 1914
.0.94 $110 sa
Th
50/40 $160 all
5.
150,000 $10 all
b.
6,000 $30 10
45
b.
THXD 150 all
b.
12.500 $10 10,000 $100 all
98
ull 23
13,"f0 †,100 1,100) 20,000 $50 50 128 July 120 Dec.
1176 July 98 914
Jan. Jun. 44
Deo. 89 Oct. 106
June 66 Feb.
$4 116
14
112
Nov. 111 x div,
108
Nov. 71
6.10
Feb. 40
40
101
100
70 100
IL
2004 150 all
11
138 125.10 $10 all 8
July +25
May 180
Mar. 77
June 9.40
7
$15
n
26.4 1.10
144
Jan. 11
.80
H.
b
8. . . all 110 40..50 all
Feb. 70
Mar. May, 19
17
1394
k.
80
Tls. 1.20 for year ending 30'11'14 Tls. 1 for 1913
135
Feb. 70
Nor. 105
50
b.
60,000 $
611
50/40 $5 50,000 $1
all all
1125.00 $10
40,000 7
b.
.£5
$20
10
May 10
4.90 July 4
Jan.
7 June 35 Jan. 5 60,600 $10 all 49 Jan. 36
6,300 $25 all 21716 July 174 Dec. 180 69,000 $10
all 25 June 22 Apr. 34) 325,000 5/- all 13 July 7 Feb.
.......3914 b. 230.000 g. 10 all
644 Mar.
28 Dec. 13
b. 25,000 $10
60,100 $10 $1. 75,000 $10 all 12,000 $10
12
9 Bil
6 39
Dec. 10
April 434
Nov. 10.10 Aug. 34 Dec. 11
10
85 cents for 1914
454
6% for year ending 28.2.06
Nov. 45
8.00 34 6 70 30 184
25
70 cta, for 1914
$1,25 for year ending 31.7.15 50 cts, for 1914,
5.90 4.80 x div
3694
Tangtheo
Rabio
1014 Jan. 934 June 93 cte. Jan. 75 cts. Dec.
10
•
70 cts. on fully paid shares and
Hokow
7 cts. on
paid shares for
Hono.cia
$1
SO cts.
Kab.
year ending 30,4,15
Liss Your
Lond-o
None
Lming
5
5
$1.50 for 1910
Sydney
Tsinanfy
!
13,200 $50
all
20
20
None
i
11.
20,00 $5 all 500 June 4
17
Ld. 84.85
(Spec. shares)......... China Provt, L. & M. Co., Led, 93%
airy Farm Company, Ld.$32, s. x div. reen Island Cement Co. Ld. 1034 an. 100,400 $10 all 6.90 Hongkong Ice Co.. Ld..........$190 Hongkong Electric Co., Ld. #45 D. Hongkong Rope Mfg. Co., Ld...834 b. Hongkong Tramway Co., Ld. 5.60
Langkats
Peak Tramway Co., Ld. (Old) $9%
Do
(Now) 85 cts, b $4
Philippines Ld. H. Price & Co., Ltd..... Societe des Pulpos of Papier-)
teries du Tonkin
Steam Laundry Co., Ld.........$34 Union Water-boat Co., Ld. ...$10 Watson and Co., Ld............$6
Tkyn, paid a visit to the Bank william Powell, Limited. ......$64
of Japan on carday, and had an
interview with Viscount Misbima, S. C. Morning Post and Mr. Midzamachi, President!
and Vice-President of the book ro-
apectively-but on what Lasiness
27.723 $10 all 224 Feb. b. 90,000 $10 all 81 April 6.90
$2.00 per share for 1914
Interim of $2 secount 1915 futerims for year ending30.6,15
{$10% for 1914
Interim of T. 1 making T. 2
a/c 9 3
Nov. 314 3.00 25 cts. for year-ending 31'5'15
$1.00, por share for year end. Зал. 18
16
1ing 31.12.1914 Dec. 6.90 xdiv. 6 xiv. 60 cte, for 1914
............$29
b.:
21.000 $7 all 914 Jan. 612 Deo. 7
6.77 $25 ali 30 June 92 Dec. 29
LATEST RUBBER QUOTATIONS.
6
29
Ayer Panas (Straits) $1.80 buy- era 5.00 Eellors.
Balgownies (Straits) $3,15 buy. ers 3.20 sellers.
Changkat Serdangs (Straite) $4.90 buyore 5.05 sellora.
Share and General Brokers
is not known. In this connection, Anglo Java Estates Ltd. Tis. tha Asahi quolea Mr. Take-11 buyers.
Linggis 14/9 tomi, Finacco Minister, as fol-
buyers 15/6 lows:-"No ficial intimation sellers.
Nordanale 19 buyera 19/6 |
WRIGHT & HORNBY,
has yet been received from Bay sellers, source regarding the rumoured tation of a Frenob loan in this country. I am not in a position, therefore, to say whether the rumour is true or not,
If true, an event so unprecedented would be welcome, but the investment of money in foreign long-term
bonds at the present moment is a
matter for the most careful -con-
Bideration. It is true that money T/T.....
Kempas (Straits) $3.30 buyers 3.55 x div. sellore,
Malaka Piudas (Straits) $1.35 buyers 1.45 sellers,
Malakoffs (Strait)$3.40 buyers 3.50 sollors.
(50 cts, on old shares and 25 cis, on new year shares for year ending 30.6.14 $1.50 for 1914
8: ndycrofts (Straits) 5.25 buy- ers 5.50 selors.
Pajam (Straits) $9.15 buyers 9.25 sellers.
6. Des Vœux Road Central. Tel. address, Rectitude. CORRECTED TO NOON, OCT. 27, 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 15/16
...................................1/10 1/16
1/10 1/8 .1/10 3/16
is now slack in this country, bat Demand..............1/10 considerations of the future forbid 30 d/s undue optimism. Short-term ia- | 60 d/a... Testments, such as in Treasury | 4 m/s..... Bills, would be very welcome, a T/T Shanghai ......761 they would serve the desired Private 30 dia sight purpose of neutralising the slack-T/T Singapore.........781 ness of the money market.”
T/T Japan 864 T/T India......197 Demand India ..............13734
TT Bombay
EXCHANGE.
Demand Bombay...1974 T/T Calcutta mitm Demand Calcutta...137 Demand Manila 814 Nom. TFEan Fco &N.Y.41/8
Demand, New York 42 1/4 | T/T Java...............106 T/T Marks.................. Demand Germany... T/T France...........2.52 Demand Paris ......2,52).
On Haiphong On Saigon...m On Bangkok
.74% prem.
8411 Buying.
2
4 ms. L/C ....................1/10 9/16 4 m's. D/P.......... 1/2 11/16 6 m 8. L/C ..............................1 10 13 la
30 d/s. S'ney & M. 10 13/18
.30 da. Bạn Fco &N.Y43 5/3
4 m/s. Marke....... Nom. ime.Francs.........2.63 16 m/s. Francs..... / 168-
f
Oct. 28th,
Gold Leaf per oz. $59,50 Sovereien ...
$11.20 nom Bar Silver rondy...24
forward ......
SUBSIDIARY COINS.
Discount per $100: Chinese...20 ota, pieces $20 3/8 Chinese...10
320 1/2 Hongkong.20 ta, pieces $10 5/8 Hongkong 10
$10 5/8
"
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yun 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital 30,000,000 Reserve Fund
20,000,000
11
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,
Trenche Astong-Hakes Montay Calcuti Changchun
Daitca
Agencies Nagmuski Newchwang
New York Osaka
Pikia Kroinn (Port Archer) San Francisco Shanghai Sydney
Tientsin
T'okyn
Los Angeles Trinetra
Tananla
Eaters Allowed on Correat Account. Deposits received for Exad periods at rates to be obtained co application.
EIGHT ONO, Manager. Hongkong, 21st October, 1915.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA,
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
HEAD OFFICE.-LONDON. Paid-up Capital .........£1,200,000 Reserve Fund..........£1,800,000 Reserve Liability of
Proprietore ....... .£1,200,000
BANKING CORPORA
TION.
Paid-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. I.. Fattonden, Esq.- Deputy
Chairman.
8. H. Dodwell, Esq. G. T. M. Edkins, Esq.
C. S. Gubbay, Esq.
P. H. Holyoak, Esq.
J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shellim, CHIEF MANAGER Hongkong-N. J. Stałb MANAGER Shanghai-A. G. Stephen. London Bankery-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. 2 per cent per-
annum.
For 6 months. 3 per cent
annum.
&Doum.
DAT -
For 12 months, 4 per cent por
N. J. STABE.
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 ap- plication.
INTEREST on deposits is ai- lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 per cent. per an.
num.
Depositors may transfer at their option halances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 annum
per cont. per
For the Hongkong and Shang- hai Banking Corporation,
N.J. STABB,
Chief Manager
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
Head Office 15 Gracechurch Street, London. Authorised Capital......£1,500,000 Subsoribed
***... 1,125,000 FOLLOW 562,500
Paid Up Reserve Fund
The
444 500,000
BANKERS: The Bank of England.. London Joint Stock Bank,
Limited.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Bombay Goneral Banking business trans- Cafculta acted.
Colombo
BRANCHES
Karachi
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- Delhi ad and FIXED DEPOSITS re Galle ceived for 1 year or sporter periods Hongkong at rates which will be quoted on Howrah application
Kandy
Wm. DICKSON.
Manage Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. [
Kota Bharu.
Kuala Lumpur
Madras
Penang
Rangoon
Shanghai.
Singapore
HONGKONG BRANC Every description of P
Exchange business
Interest allowed.
counts at 2 pez THE ALEXANDRA CAFE on Daily Bala Cannot be Beaten, if Equalled Deposits at rates__ For Bread Cakee, Confectionerr snertained on spp andmeals with Wines & Liquory.
C. CHAN