COMMERCIAL,
The latest report shows that the Yangtze Ius, Assoc. Ld.......$255 arrival by rail into Oslcatta dur.
Shipping.
ing the week ending 4th Septem-China Fire Ins. Co., Ld.......$157 5. bor, 1915, as compared with the 'kong Fire Ins. Co. La.......$420 corresponding Week of last year, increased in the case of Wheat (3,100 tons as againet 1,800 tone), rico (2,400 tone as against 1,300 tone), jute (21,000 tone as against 8,000 tona) bides and skins (370 tone as agaiant 110 tone) and tas (1,400 ton sa against 700 tons). There was a decrease, bowever, in the arrivale
Douglas Steamship Co., Ld. #87) Hongkong, C. & M.8.8. Co., Ld.19.
Indo-China Steam ( Combined$154 Navigation Co., Deferred $90 Ld........
Preferred $64
IT'S BREWED
BY
NY CARLSBERG
BREWERIES
rivers, and exconsive
Float Jute Forecast. At Calcutta the final Jate forecast atowe a decrease of 3,100,000 bales, or 29.4 per cent., compared with the last year. Western Bengal decreased 21.4 per cent., Northern 27.7, Eastern Bengal 23.5, Corch-Bibar 46.5, Biber and Orissa 12 7, Assam 49, The deshi crop in good in Northern Bengal, moderately
-Butiks.
good in Esatern Bengal, not very H'kong& S'lini Banting Corp. ( good, especially in the lowlonde
owing to abnormal rise of the
rain.
Decreased sowing is due princi- Canton Insurance Office, Ld.425
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,” THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1915,
SHARE REPORT.
SHARE QUOTATIONS.
COMPARATIVE
5.-71113 SA-BALES
D.-BUYERS
N-NOMINAL
1914,
Today's
Number
Cloning
STOCK.
Abaron
Par Peld Highost Value Up
1914.
Lowest
Pricon
1915, 1915.
Higher Lowest,
Bino Bince 14th May, 14th May. Ho now to now
Laat Dividend
and Bate
NOTICE
NY CARLSBERG BEER.
The world famed DANISH brow, for years known as the finest Beor specially browed for the Far East.
$830
120,000 $125 all
855 July. 700 Qot, 845 x div. 700 o, div.
£73/10/-]
1.
Marine Insurances.
pally to the low prices which obtained lost year after the out- break of war.
;
North China Ins. Co., Ld, t....175
#
10,000 $250 50 10,000 £15 £B
350
145
Deo. 305 May 133
Oot. 425- 360
Jan. 175
160
(£2/3/- at 1/9 5/16. equal to $24.21 for 36 your 30/6/15
Final of 84 a/c 1913. Interim 1 of $18 a/c 1914.
Interim of 12 p.c. for 1914
IT'S PURE
IT'S CLEAR,
IT'S CHEAP,
AND
SUITS
THIS
Union Ine. Society of C'ton,Ld.8955 n.
12,400 $250 100 847 April 700
Oct.
$979
$855
Calcutta Trade.
bi
12,000 $100 60
210
April 1924 Jan.
255
225
(Final of $20 and bonus of $5 making 355 for 1913 and Interim of $30 for 1914 Final of $15 mak, $18 for 1913
& Int. of $3 for 1914
ANY KIND
Fire Insurances,
20,000 $:00 20
160
July 140 Oat.
-168
130
$9 for 1913
D
8,000 $250 50
395
Feb. 368 April 429
385
$27 for 1913
b.
20,000 $30
a
36
b.
80,000 $15
all
294 Jan. all
Mar.
274 Nov. 91
22 Doc. 23
45
19
IL
5,
{
Í 60,000
£5
b.
60,000
} all 79
Jan. 1 50
Sept.
159
96
3,797,610 £1
all 106- Fob, 70/- Sopt. 90/- x ̋div. 82/-
x div.
B. 40,000 $10 all 49
Mar. 40
Nov.
39
32
...537.
20,000 $100 all 7,000 €100 all
96h 31
Feb. 70 Jan. 17
ON
Nov. Dee.
48
គម្ពី
134
111
$3 for 1012
2714
$3 for 1897
1,000,000 £1
all4 Feb. 33/6 Dec.
38/6
30/
.....28/-
b. 200,000 £1 nj 160,000 £1 796,566 21
الم
all 3.10 Jan. 1.90 Nov. all 39/- Fob. 19/6 Nov:
56/6
21/3
4
316
32/6 41
$4 for year ending 30.6.15
JFinal of 40 cts, making 90 ate. 1 for year ending 31.12.14
(6 p.c. on p... & 3 po. on d. a. for year 1914, shares quoted ax 9 p.o. divin 'kong from 29.9.15, an interim div. of 6 p.o. on the combined shared paid in London 23,9.15
Final of 5 (Coupon, No 24) 1 making 7/- for 1911 ($1.50 por 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.) 1/2 for 1909
28- 1 interim alo 1915 paid 12.7.15 37/6 1-interim 1918
$3.50 for year 1914
$3 dividend for year 1914- Tis. 3 for year ending $0.4.15 Tle. 5 for 1914
Tls. 614 for year ending 29.2.14*
142.50 for half year ending
30'6'15
$3 for year ending 30'6'15
45 cents for year 1914 $9 for 1914
Dividend of 6 p.o. for, year
ending 30.6.15
OF WEATHER
COPENHAGEN
DENMAR
AND
IS OF
EONA FIDE
DANISH ORIGIN
Cam now be obtained from all hotels and Compradores, and from
DONNELLY AND WHYTE.
BANKS
INTERNATIONAL BANKINO
CORPORATION,
HEAD OFFICE:
60, Wall Street, New York. LONDON OFFICE:
36, Bishopsgate, E.C. BRANCHES :---- BOMBAY. LONDON. CALOUTTA. MANILA. CANTON.
QEBU. COLON.
PANAMA. PEKING, SAN FRANCISCO.
HANKOW. SHANGHAL HONGKONG. SINGAPORE. KOBE. YOKOHAMA
CAPITAL PAID-UP $3,250 000 RESERVE FUNDS...... 4,120,000
(U.S. Gold) $7,870,000 All kinds of FOREIGN & LOCAL BANKING BUSINESS transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- į ed and FIXED DEPOSITS received at rates to be ascertain- ed on application.
N. 8. MARSHALL,
Manager. Hongkong, 22nd Oct. 1914–
THE
LIMITED.
$
TEL. 636
BANKS
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING: CQRPORA.
TION, Paid-up Capital .................$15,000,000 RESERVE FUNDS:
Starling
£1,500,000 at 21-
$15,000,00 Silver ...$18,000,000
$35,000,000
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors...$15.000,00€
COURT OF DIREUTORS, Hon. Mr. D. Landale, Chairman W. L. Pattenden, Esq.- Deputy
Chairman.
8. H. Dodwell, Esq. G. T. M. Edkins, Eeg. O. 8. Gubbay, Esq.
P. H. Holyoak, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Bħallim, CHIEF MANAGER Hongkong-N. J. Statb MANAGER Shanghai-A G. Stephen. London Bankers-London. County and Westminster
Limited,
Hongkong-Interest Allowed,
On Ourrent Account at the rate of 2 por cent. per annum on the daily balance.
ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months, 2 per cent par-
annum.
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK For 6 months. S per cent per- For 12 months, 4 per cent poz.
annum.
CLIMATE IN
Y CARLSBER
I COPENHAGEN,
of coal and coke (84,000 tons as Shell T'port & Trading Co.. Ld. 87/-
against 100,000 tone). As usual,
the bulk of the arrivals of wheat Star Ferry Company, Ld. ...839 and coal and coke was by the E.
I. Railway and of jats and tes by
Refineries.
the E. B. 8. Railway. Taking the China S. Refining Co., Ld.......$127 b. same periods into account, the Luzon S. Refining Co., Ld. exports by sea from Calcutta showed large inoremser in jute (10,000 tons against 6,000 tons) and gonnies (17 million bage against 3 millions). The quantity of wheat exported this week was Iton against 44 tona in the cor- responding week of last year.
The Tin Market,
Mining. Kailan Mining Admin'tion...30/- Raub Australian Gold Min-
ing Co., Ld........ Tronoh Mines Ltd. Ural Caspians...................37/6
Docks, Wharves and Godowns &c.
..3.40
ands. Hotels and Buildings, Anglo French Landet.94 H'kong Hotel Co., Ld...........$109
'kong Land Investment Co $109 'phreys Estate& F. Co., Ld...$7 K'loonLand&Building Co., Ld $40 ...105 Shanghai Lands
Interest in tin was quite s'kong & K.W. & G. Co., Ld....377 negligible factor last week, enye H'kong & W'poa D. Co., Ld....185 The Standard of September 23, Shni Dock & Eng. Co., Ld. and in a narrow market valuge S'hai & H'kow W. Co., Ld. ...90 receded under a very moderate turnover. Reports respecting the tinplate trade warn again dis- couraging, and although Eastern shipments will keep within 5,000 tone for the month there was no feature favourable to forward baying. At the same time cellers were rather reserved on expects tione of a good statistical show- ing at the end of the month, and the current week oponed withi some recovery in rates, cash tin being very well controlled. A- merican advices report a good de- mand from domestic coneumera at. full prices, and although the metal is now being shipped direct
West Point Building Co., Ld. $72 H'kong Central Estates......$100
Cotton Mills.
Ewo Cotton S. & W. Co., Ld. $162) b.
$9.40 Hongkong Cotton Co.
$144 b. ung Yik
.79 Loou Kung Mow Shanghai Cottons in S'hai .....891⁄2 n.
Miscellanecus.
ཙ ཊྚབྲཱཤྩ ཀྑཱུ
33333
នឆទថ្មី
Jan, 914
50
85 cents for 1914
Established 1880,
b.
c0,000 650
b.
£0,000 $50
all $0 all
Jan, 73 Nov.
77 Jan. 53
60
b.
$6,700 t. 100 all
b.
30,000 t. 100 all
109
813 Oct.
57 88 July 60
Dec. 63 49 ex div.
9812 Jan. 8214 Dec.
80
68
13,000 1,100 t,100)
94
94
20,000 $50 50
S
00,000 $100 all
8.
160,000 $10
all
98 7
128 July 120 Dec. 116
11734 July
112
1
b.
5,000 $30
b
b..
30 453 Jan. 44
79,400 1.50 all 98 Dec. 89 12,000 $50 ali 73 June 06 10,000 $100 all
Nov. 111 zdiv.
7 Nov. Feb. 40
108
6.10
Oct. -106
Feb.
100
40
101
70 100
$2 for half year ending 30.6.15 $4,09 for 7 months onding 31.12.14
n
20,000 1.50
138 195,000 $10 8.
all 84 75,000 £10 all 142 8,000 t.100 all 130 40,000 t.50 all 135
all
July 125 Mar. 7
MBy 180
152)
June
9.40
*
Tls. 12 for year ending 31'10'14 50 cente 31°7'08
Jan. 11 Mar. 17
13%
Feb. 70 Feb. 70
May. 19 b. 80 Nov. 105
Tls. 1.20 for year ending 30°11′14 Tls. 12 for 1913
90
Dividend of Tla. 7 for year
ending 30'6'15
b.
1.
€0,000 $12
50,000 $5 50,000 $1
B.
b. 195,000 $10 all 9
40,000 7
all 12 May 10
4.90 July all
4 all
Jan. ? 6 39 June 35 ali 6.90 Jan. 5 all 49 Jan. 36
Dec. 10
April 434
Nov. 10,10
10
41⁄44 6% for year ending 28 .2,06
8.00
Aug, 34
.94
all | 21734 July 174 all❘ 25 June 22
all 13 July 7/- Feb.
25,100 $10 £0,000 $10
G474 Mar.
1014 Jan.
93 cte. Jan.
b.
b.
"...$6]
1.
91.000 $7 all
b. 400,000 $10 b. 60,000 $10 6,500 $25 b.j 60,000 $10 B. 325,000 5/-
b. 260,000 g.10 all
b.
all $1.
75,000 $10 all 12,000 $10 10
all 13,200 $50 20,000 $5 all 5.00 June, 4 Nov. 312 3.00 27,723 #10
Jan. all 24 Feb. 17
18
16
April 6.9C 90,000 $10 all | 8}
Dec. 6.90 xdiv. 6x
$12 Jan. 64
Dec. 11
670
Nov. 45
39
Dea:
190 Apr. 340
184 25
28 Dec.
42
3694
914 June
10
9
15 cts. Dec.
#1
20 cts.
7 cts, on $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.15
4
None
5
5
$1.50 for 1910.
Dairas Venetian Barbio Hankey Hondiale Kobe Hao-Yong Londen Lyons Sydaly
slogtan
Tainsofa
20
20
None
Deo.
*
6
b.
-29
from the East to the United China Borneo Company, Ld. $10 States, a normal exchange might | China Light & Power Co.,
Ld. $4.80 not be altogether without effect
Latest Co.
(Spec. shares)_..... upon the market bere. Bestern cables report sales at bet-China Provt. L. & M. Co., Ld. 9.80 ter rates, and the London market, Dairy Farm Company, Ld....$321 Green Island Cement Co.La....101 without being active, hae main Hongkong Electric Co., Ld. 1441 tained a good undertone on light Hongkong Ice Co., Ld...........$190 offoringe. To-day the market Hongkong Rope Mfg. Co., Ld...$34) ruled very quiet, and clored #l 2s. 6d. down on selling pressure, Hongkong Tramway Co., Ld. {5) in sympathy with copper.
Sungel Danger Rubber, Theroport of the Surgei Dangar (Malay) Rubber Company, Limit- ed, states that no additions were made to the planted screngo, but saven acıca have been deducted from the older planticge to cover the size of swampe under-estimat- ed and additional land occupied by buildings. The following are the acreage figures se Ri Jure 30:-Rubber planted, 1909, 200 acres; rabber planted, 1910,
Langkate
.1.3934 Peak Tramway Co., Ld. (Old) $91
(New) 85 cts. b.
..$4
Do
Philippines Ld........ H. Price & Co., Lð............................. .85 Societo des Pulpes et Papier-1
tories du Tonkin
....
$20
Steam Laundry Co., Ld.........$3 Union Water-boat Co., Ld. ...$16) Watson and Co., Ld.......................16}
William Powell, Limited: ............
701 cores; rubber planted, 1912, s. O. Morning Post......$29
408 acres; rubber planted, 1913, 98 acres; buildings and roads, 7 Bores; reserve and waste land, 537 sores; totul, 2,041 acres, No topping was done during the year, bat a recommencement has been made as from July 1, and it is estimated that a crop of 30,000 lbs, will be harvested for the 12 months to June 30, 1916. Considering the disturbed con ditions, the labour position has been fairly satisfactory, Dar- ing the latter months of the year under review a shortage was felt, but steps are being taken to rem edy this. The visiting agent's Istont report (July, 1916); niates that all the fields are looking fresh and healthy and commenta favour- ably on the tapping and manu- facture work. Weeding is back- werd in parte, but the increase in the labour force which is being arranged should enable all estate worke to be kept up to date in
·fature
Anglo Java Estates Ltd. Tls. 11 buyers.
Linggia 140 buyers 15/6 Bollers.
Nordanals 18- buyers 18/9 ellera.
WRIGHT & HORNBY,
T/T
70 cts. for 1914
$1.25 for year ending 31.7.35 50 ots. for 1914,
$2.00 per abars for 1914 Interim of 82 account 1915 Interim 1 for yearending30.6,15
5.90 4.80x div, { $10 % for 1914
· 6,000 $25 all 30 June 92 Dec. 29
LATEST RUBBER QUOTATIONS.
Ayor Panas (Straits) $4,90 buy- era 5.00 collera.
Balgownies (Straite) $31 sales buyers.
Changkat Sordangs (Straits) $5.00 buyers 5.15 sellers.
Share and General Brokers
Interim of T. 1 making T. F
afo 1913
[70 cts. on fully paid shares and
25 cts. for year ending 31*5*15
($1.00, per share for year end- 1 ing 31.12.1914
div. 60 cts, for 1914
Kempas (Straits) #3,70 buyers 3,80 x div. sellers. ·
Malaka Pindas (Straits) $1.47) buyers 1.52 sellors.
Malakoffs (Strait:)$3.50 buyera 3.55 sellers.
CORRECTED TO NOON, KOV, 4, 1918.
[50 cts, on old shares and 25 cts. on new year shares for year ending 30.6.14 $1.50 for 1914
Sandycrofts (Straits) 5.40 buy- ora 5.60 sellers.
Pajam (Straits) $10.40 buyers| 10.50 Bellere.
6, Des Vœux Road Central, Tel, address, Reclitude.
ANY SUBSEQUENT ALTERATIONS WILL BE FOUND IS "UP TO THE MINUTE SHARE MARKET NEWS.” THE TELEGRAPH DOES NOT HOLD ITSELF RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE QUOTATIONS,
Belling.
1/10 Demand...............1/10 1/16 30 dfs.............................. ...1/10 1/8
....................................1/10 3/16
..1/10 1/4
60d/2....
4 m/s. T/T Shanghai.........764 Private 30 dis eight T/T Singapore........................78_3/8 - TIT Japan..................854 T/T India ...................................13714 Demand India .........::13711⁄2
TT Bombayu
EXCHANGE.
Demand Bombay....13734 T/T Caloutta umur. Demand Calcutta...13716 Demand Manila 84
| T/T San F'oo & N.Y.42 3/8 Demand, New York 42 1/2 | T/T Java.......iomoni...1043
T/T Marks.roȏbresa - Demand Germany...
| T/T, FRADOR.............................2.53
Demand Faria .....2,53)
Nom.
On Haiphong...} % prem. On Baigon
On Bangkok..... 84
Buying;
#
14 m/s. L/C 1/10 5/8 14 m/s. D/P......................1/10 8/4. (6 m/s. L/O .................................1/10 7 8
30 dfs, 8'ney & M. 1/10 7/8 30 ds. Ban F'co&N‚Y43 7/8
14 m/s. Marks.......Nom. 4m.e.Franos.........2.64 6 m/s. Francs...69
Nov. 4th.
Gold Leaf par oz $59,40 Sovereign ... $11.15 xiom.. Bar Silver, ready...24 1/4 forward...
SUBSIDIARY COINS.
Discount per $100: Shiness...20 ots.planes $20 3/8 Chinese...10
$19.1/2 Hongkong 20 ts, pieces110 9/8 Hongkong 10
$10 3/8
Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital ... 30,000,000 Reserve Fund......
20,000,000
H
"
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,
Branches Antong-Balen Lombay Uniriita Changcham
Agencies at Nagmaak! Newchwang New York Ciska
Ryolta (Fon Arthor) Bus Francisca Shanghai Kydney
Tiebling
Theatrin
Kakyo
Los Angeles
Florian
Tinunft
Interest Allowed on Current Account. Deposit reculvad for fred perioda at rates in ba obrained in application.
EISHI 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
· Proprietors ...............£1,200,000
P
annum.
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANE
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 $31 per cent, perian-
ncm.
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, pë annum.
For the Hongkong and Shang hal 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
D ...... 1,125,000 562,500 500,000
Paid Up Reserve Fund
The
COMPA
BANKERS: The Bank of England. London Joint Stock Bank,
Limited.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Bombay General Banking business trans- Calcutta soted
Colombo
BRANCHES -
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-Delhi ed and FIXED DEPOSITS - Galle ceived for 1 year or shorter perioda Hongkong at rates which will be quoted on Howrah application.
Kandy
Wm. DICKSON,
Manager Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. [
THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Cannot be Beaten, if Equalled For Bread Cakes, Confectionery and meals with Wines & Liquorë,
Karachi
Kota Bharu
Kuala Lumpur Madras
Penarig
Rangoon
Bhanghal Bingapore HONGKONG BRANCH. Every description of Banking & Exchange business transacted,
Interest allowed on Current AG-- counts at 2 per cent. per aLDUM on Daily Balances, and on Fixed Deposits at rates which may be ascertained on application.
C. CHAMPEIN,
Aoting Manager,