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World's Cotton Supply. Some interesting faols with regard to the world's cotion sup- ply are given by Mr. John A. Todd in the now quarterly nom- bor of the Bulletin of the Im- perial Institute. In fire out of ton sessons before the war the world's cotton consumption wAY actually in excess of the world's crops. Any revival of harmal trade after the war, coming upon the reduced supplies of raw mat- erial, will almost certainly pro- duce a savere cotion famine. The only thing to be done to prepare the wry for meeting this difficulty wag to aroure interest in the de velopment of new cotton felda within the Empire, especially in India, Egyp), and the Badan. Every penny invested dow will be a profitable investment for the future.”- After the war we shall Want, not merely a Brit'éh cotton growing association, with a cap ital of £500,009, but an organies- tion with the comtined resources of the British Empire bébind it,
Life Assurance Companies,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1915.
SHARE REPORT.
COMPARATIVE SHARE QUOTATIONS.
5.-FELIZES SA-BALEL B.-BUYNEI
NOTICE
NY CARLSBERG BEER.
The world famed DANISH brow, for years known as the finest Beer specially brewed for the Far East.
M.-NOMINAL.
To-day's
1914,
STOCK.
Closing
Palco
Number Par Fald
of ! Shares
Highest
1914,
Lowa
Value Up
1915, 1915.
Highest, Lowest,
Bluca Since 14th May. 24th May,
Last Dividend
and Dats
NO DOW
to now
Banks.
H'rong& S'hai Banting Corp.
[£2/8/- at 1/9 5/16 equal to $24.21 for year 30/0/15
IT'S PURE.
IT'S CLEAR,
IT'S CHEAP,
$810 6
£73/10/-
120,000 $125
all
855 July.
700 Oct. 8451 div. 790 o. div.
AND
SUITS
b.
350 Dec. 305 10,000 $250 59
145 May 139 10,000 £15 2
Oot. 425
Jan. 1775
360:
160
Final of $4 afo 1913. Interin
of $18 a/c 1914.
Final of 12 p,c. making 125 p.o, for 1914'
»
12,100 1250 100
847) April | 700 Oot. ·$972-
$855
bf 12,000 $100 00
20 April 19211⁄2 Jan.
225
(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
THIS
CLIMATE IN
ANY KIND
CARLSBER
$155 $420
8.
20,000 $100 10 8,000 $250 60
160 395
July 140 Oot. Feb. 368 April: 420
150
$9 for 1913
385
$27 for 1913
Marine Insurances.' Canton Insurance Office, Ld.425 North China Ins. Co., Ld. t....175
Union Ins. Society of Cton, Ld.8910
Yangtare Ins. Assoc. Ld. ......$270
Fire Insurances, China Fire Ins. Co., Ld. .........
'kong FirdIns Co., Ld
Shipping.
Douglas Steamship Co., Ld. $85 Hongkong, C. & M.S.S. Co., Ld.19h
Indo-China Steam (C. $148 Navigation Co., D. $83 Led................... P $63
b. ex div. #. ex div. 2. ex div.
.1 60,000 25
គឺ
ទ · នំ
Final of 40 ots. making 90.cts.
for year ending 31.12.14
(6 pc, on p. E. & $p.c. on d. s. for year 1914. quotedex 9 p.o.divin LX. from 29.9.15. aalalarim div. of 6p.c. on the combinedo, paid in London - 23.9.15 quoted ex dir, in XL 112,1K [Final of 5 (Coupon No 24)
making 7-for 1914 ($1.50 per share and bonus of 30 cents per share for year ending 30'4'16
b
b.
20,000 $50 80,000 $15
oll 36 Mar. 27 Nov,
22 all 2914 Jon.
45
$4 for year ending 30.5.15
Dece
19
Í 60,000
} all
79
Jan. 50
Sept.
155
96
$1
b. 49,000 $10
49
Mar.
40
Nov.
.39
...$371⁄2 B.
20,000 8100 all 7,000 100 All
964 31
Feb. 70 Jan. 17
Nov. 134 Dec..
4.
111 273%
$3 for 1912
$3 for 1897
Shell T'port & Trading Co.. Ld. 85/- b. 3,797,610 £1
Star Ferry Company, L........637
Refineries.
and the F.M.S. A bill is to be introduced in the F.M.8, Legislative Council to amend the Life Assurance Com- panies' Ordinance 1914. The chief amendments contained in this bill are the following:— (a) All interest due on the securities deposited with the Accountsut- General and paid to the deposit- ing company shall be carried by China S, Refining Co., Ld.......$128 B the company to the life assurance Luzon 8. Refining Co., Ld. fund; (b) When life assurance company transacts any businONA in addition to that of life assur. ance, the life assurance fund shall be invested in røparate invest- ments from another fund; (c) When a life assurance company irenesate any business in addition to that of life awurance; two balance sheet shall be prepared, one being a balance sheet for the life assurance fund and the other a general balance sheet. These amendments have been suggested S'hai & H'kew W. Co., La. ...99
by the Board of Trade, to which the principal ordinence was sub- mitted by the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
Mining.
Kailan Mining "Admin'tion...30/- Raub Australian Gold Min-
ing Co., Ld......
Tronoh Mines Ltd. Ural Caspians
Docks, Wharves and
'Oodowas &c.
'kong & K.W. & G. Co., Ld....$76 R'kong & W'pos D. Co., Ld....185) sa. b. S'hai Dock & Eng. Co., Ld...61
Lands. Hotel and Butidiegs, Angle French Landa.................................t.94 H'rong Hotel Co., Id........................$108
H'kong Land Investment Co $105 H'phreys Estate & F. Co., Ld...$7 KloonLand&Building Co., Ld $40 Shanghai Lands West Point Building Co., Ld. $78 'kong Contral Estates......$103
..............105
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106 Feb. 70 Sept. 20, x[dir. 821-
x div.
JZ
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Interim of 1- account vear
I ending 30.6.15(Coupon No. 5.) 1/2 for 1909
28-1/-interim alo 1915 paid 12.7.15
Tis. 611⁄2 for year ending 29.2.14.
($2.50 for half year ending
30-6:15
$31 for year ending 30°6′15 45 cents for year 1914. $3 for 1914
(Dividend of 6 p.e. for year .
ending 30.8.15
$2 for balf yearending 30.6.15 $4,09 for 7 months onding 31.12.14
1,000,000 £1
all
41/- Feb.
33/6 Deo.
33/6... 30/-
.3.60 ...27/- .3€/6
80.
200,000 £1 b. 160,000 £1 á. 786,666 £1
all
3.70 Jan.
all
39 all' | 56/6
Feb.
1.90 Nov. 19/6 Nov. 21/3
4
311⁄2
82/6
41
37/6 1 interim 1916
b.i
b.
00,000 $50 00,000 $50 83,700 i, 100 all 60
69
all
77
8.
36,000, t. 100 „]}
73 Jan.
Nov. Jan. 53 Oot. July 50 Deo. 109 Jan. 824 Dec.
81
60 57 634 49 ex div. 9113 20
$3.50 foryear 1914
$3 dividend for year 1914 Tls.3 for year ending 90.4.15 Tla, 5 for 1914
b.
13,000 t,100 1,100
50 20,000 $50
94
94
128 July
120 Dec.
116
112
B.
10,000 $100 all
11714 July
110,000 $10 Bil
94 Jan.
98 7
Nov. 111xdiv.
108
Novit
6.10
b.
4.000 850 90
451
Jan.
44
Feb. 40
40
.
b.
7,00 1.50 all
98
Doc.
89
Oct. 106
101
b.
19,000 $20, all
73
June
06
Feb.
10,000 #100 all
103
70 100
b.
8
20,000 1,50 all 128 July 195 50.00 .10 all 141 Jan. 11
8 CO t.100 all
Fob. 70 110 135 Feb. 70 40,000 1.50 all
May 180 MBT. 17 May $9 Nov.
152
1394 80
10%
90
*
6.61
D
175.000 1.5
all
b.
10,000 $19
all
12
B
10.00 $5
all
Мау 10
4.90 July 4
Dec.
10
85 cents for 1914
April 4
44
6% for year ending 28 .2.06-
50,000 $1
all
E.
b. 195, 60 $10.
40.000 7 400,000, $10 all 6.90
all
6
9 39
Jan. 7
Nov. 10.108,00
70 cts, for 1914
June 35
Aug: 34
31
$1,25 for year ending 31,735
Jan 15·
Dec 11%
€70:
50 cts. for 1914-
B.
all 49 all 217 all 25
Jan. 36
Nor.
39
18
b.
58] b. 210,000 я.10 all
25,000 $10 all $1. 50,000 $10 75,000 $10 -
10 12,000 $10
July 174 Juno-29 Apr. July 7 Feb.
6424 Mar.
Deo 190
184
25
5.90
4.80
28 Dec.
3694
1016 Jan. 9 June 93 cts. Jan,
10
75 ota. Deo.
$1
4.
A
None
5
$1.50 for 1910
20
20
None
Cotton Milts. Ewo Cotton S. & W. Co,, Ld. $160 b. $156. Bung Yik
.78 Laon Kung Mow Shanghai Cottons in S'hai....00
Yangtareposs
Miscellaneous.
China Borneo Company.Ld.81014 China Light & Power Co.,
Do.
(Spec. shares)
Ld. } $4.80
Rice In the Philippines. Agricultural Inspector Mo Carthy of Laguna, in his report for the month of October, states that with the approach of the harvest season almost all of his time and that of bie assistants has been devoted to complying with the requests of the farmers that they assist them in the selection of seed rice for next year's planting. The interest in seed selection has never before been BO keen, and large areng will next year be planted with the very best seed obtainable. The upland rice arop just harrested in the best in point of yield and quality of any obtained for years. He estimates China Provi, L. & M. Co., Ld. 9.80 that the area in upland rice Dairy Farm Company, Ld....$80 throughout Laguna province is Green Island Cement Co. Ld.... 10 nestly double that of last year, Hoogkong Electric Co., Ld. #441 and is an indication of the quanti--Hongkong los Co., Ld. ......$190 ty of grain being barvested, he Hongkong Rope Mfg. Co., La...$34 mentions what yields of 40 to 50 Hongkong Tramway Co., Ld. caranes-per, hooters, which are common, are on the average 20 caranes per hectare in excess of the average obtained in a nor- mal All the co-operative
year. plots of low-land rice through. out the district are reported to be in excellent condition, indicating a heavy harvest. Ap pearances are to the effect that all the seed distributed by the bureau will in yield surpass any of the local varieties. One of the new pedigreed straina is believed to William Powell; Limited ...$634 surpass all the others. A few in-
Langkata
60,000 $10 6,600 #25 60,000 $10
(5.30 s. 325,00 5) all
b. Peak Tramway Co., Ld. (Old) $94
(New) 85 eta, b. Do
Philippines Ld................................... H. Price & Co., Ld...............$5 Societe des Pulpes et Papier-1
$20
teries du Toukin .......... Steam Laundry Co., Ld......... $3} Union Water-boat Co., Ld....$16) Watson and Co., Ld............$61
LA
stances are cited where the new 8. O. Morning Post .............$29
varieties of rice bad been planted
broadcast in the paddies employ-
ing the so-called "sabog" method
་་་་་
Anglo-Java Estates Ltd. TIs.
Anglo-Dutch Tin. 6 buyers. Linggis 14/9 buyers 15/6 sellers. Nordanal 18/6 buyer 18/9
side by side with local varieties of 13 buyers, rice. These have already been harvested and the varieties recom- mended by the bureau of agricul- ture have given an average yield of 55 carane per hectare com- pared with the yield of local varioties ranging from 20 to 30 OITINGS.
A Week's Plague Mortality in Bombay Presidency. Bimala, October 22-No lesa than 1,755 plague deaths took place in the Bombay Presidency fast week the plague figures_for the rest of Indis are, Madras Pre- sidency 121 deaths, Central Pro vinces 603, Hyderabad State 246: Central India 80, Mysore Stats 94, -United Provinces 46, Barma-30 Bibar and Orissa 7 and Punjab
tallers,
WRIGHT & HORNBY,
T/T
Selling
19,200 $50 all
20,000 $6 all 5.00 June
Tls, 12 for year ending 31°30′14 Tle: 1.20 for year ending 30°11′14 Tls, 12 for 1913
fDividend of Tls. 7 for year
ending 30'6'15
$2.00 per shärö för 1914 Interim of $2 account 1935
Interim#1 for) year ending 10.6.15
$10% for 19'4
Interim of Tla. 1 making Tls. Z
B/G 1913
(70 cts, on fully paid shares and 7 cts, on $1 paid shares for 80 cte. year ending 30.4.15
Nov. 31 3.00 23 ets. for year ending 31515: ($1,00, por share for year end- Jan. 18 10
1ing 31,12,1914 Dec. 6.90 x div. of zdiv. 60 cts, for 1914
6
29.
8,
9.
b.
L
30
erð.
17 27.723 $10 all 224 Feb. April 90,000 $10 all 81
6.90
31.000 $7 Bll 91 Jau. 6 Deo. 7
·6,000 $25 all
June 92 Doc.
LATEST RUBBER QUOTATIONS, Ayer Panas (Stralis) $6.90 buy-
Balgownies (Straite) $31 buy. ere.
20
Changkat Serdangs (Straits)
| $7.00 buyers.
(50 eta, on old shares and 25 cts. cn new year sharos for year ending 30.6.14 $1.50 for 1914
Sandycrofts (Straits) $7.00 buyers,
Pajam (Straits) $13.00 buyers,
Kempas (Straita) 84.40 buyers.
Melaka Pindas (Straits) $1,90 buyers,
Malakoffs (Straits) 28.70 buyers. | New Berendah $2.45 buyers.
Share and General Brokers 6. Des Vœux Road Central, Tel, address, Recillude,
CORRECTED TO NOON, DEO. I, 1915,
ARY SUBSEQUENT ALTERATIONS WILL BE FOUND IN UP TO THE MINUTE SHARK MARKET SEWS.” THE TELEGRAPH DOKS HOT HOLD ITSELF RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THE ANGNE QUOTATIONS.
1/11 3/4 Demand..........1/11 7/16- 30 die............1/11 1/2 · 60 d/s.....................1/119
T/T Shanghai........74 Private 30 de sight TT Singapore........83 3/8 T/T Japan ................................92 T/T India ..............1161 Demand India. ...14616
EXCHANGE.
...IT/T Bombay)
Demand Bombay ...146) T/T Calouttamatta [Demand Calcutta...1416
Demand Manila,914 Nom. T/TBan Fco &NYA Demand, New York 45 7/8. TIT Java 112 T/T Marks...tetriset Demand Germany”. T/T France........2.70] Demand Paris
2.71
*MA
On Haiphong.... 614% primi Gold Loat per ox. 155,10 On Baigon
On Bangkok. 70
Buylag
& min. LJC PR2/- 1/8
4 m/s, DP........ 2/14
6 m/s. LO Még 3/8
30 da. B'ney & M, 2/8/8 30 die Ban F'co & N.YAT 4 mi. Marka.........Nom,
M/FICTION. 2,8116 m/s, Pranos... 58014
Hoverign on 410,85 upra Dar Bilver, ready.87 1/16
forward w SUBSIDIARY COINE, Discount per $100 Chinese,.,20 sta,piedes $18 1/3 Chinese...10.
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For 6 months. Si per cant. Dar
ADD UI.
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annum,
N. J. STABB,
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HONGKONG, SINGAPORE, KOBE. YOKOHAMA
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Manager. Hongkong. 1st July 1915-
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED,
Established 1880.
Authorized Capital Yen 48,000,000 Faid-up Capital ...
30,000,000 Reserve Fund..............
THE Business of the abort Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING / CORPORATION:
Hules may be obtained on ap- (0) plication.
INTEREST on deposits is al lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $31 per cent per an
Depositors may transfer at thei option balancen of $100 or mor to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed, on FIXED DEPOSIT LÌ. 4 per cent, per annuth.
For the Hongkong and Shang bal Banking Corporation,
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
Head Office 15 Gracechurch Street, London. Anthorized Capital .................£1,500,000 Subscribed
1,125,00€ 562,500 500.000
Paid Up Reserve Fund
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Karachi Kota Bharu Kuala Lumpur, Madras
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Rangoon
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Branches Autor-Hike Bombey Calcntia Changchas Daini Tonsilan Harbi Hankor Ha Inbe Les-Yang
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Interesi Allowed on Carseat Account. Deposits rived lar kad periods at vitas ja ba
stand on applications
EISHI ONO, Manager Hongkong, 21st October, 1915.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND OHINA
Incorporated by Boyal Charter 1853.
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON. Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 Reserys Fund..........................£1,300,000 Reserve Liability of food
Proprietors
i am 21,300,000
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Appliostion.
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for Brands Gawan Danism klön Acting::aparan and moon with Wines & Bingorg