COMMERCIAL
Manchurian Bean Market. The recent cold spell seems to have facilitated the cart traffic în the interior, mys the Manchuria Daily News of December 2 The serial of Bears at Tairen Wharres exceeds 100 carloads every morning of late. A con- signment amounting to 110 car-
loads as received locally this
morning, in addition to 7 carloada
Bean Cake and 4 carloads Maize.
SHARE
REPORT.
COMPARATIVE SHARE QUOTATIONS.
To-day'
1914
1914.
1915.
1915.
Last Dividmat
STOCK.
Closing
Prices
Kamber of Sharon
Valeo Up
Stupe
Since
and Dade
-Banks.
According to a local resident, who 'tong& Shai Banting Comp] has just returned to Taïren from a prolonged, stay at Harbin, more. than 1,0C0-carloads of North Man churian Beans le awaiting ship- ment at stations along the Chinese Eastern Railway. The produce Besson has suddenly become live- Tier since the early part of Decem ber. The observer further 1858 that it may take: possibly more them three months to clear the
Marine Insurances. Canton Insurance Office; L2.415 North China Ins. Co. Ld. tu177)
Onict Ins. Society of Cton,L23910
Yangtze Ins. Assoc Lä
Fire Lasurances,
J
12,400 $960. 100 | 847) April 700
14th Way, 16th May.
A
do now.
£2/37 at 1/9 5/16 equal to $24l for lé year”30/6/15
ƒFinal of $4 a/c 1913. Interim t of $18-ale 1914-
Final of 12), na umaking 125 pc. for 1914
Final of $20 and bonus of $5 making $55 for 1913 and Interim of $30-F6# 1914′′ Final of $15-mal. 518 for 1913 1 & Int of $3 for 1914-
-$800-es.
$120,000 $125
all
885 Jnly 100 Oct: $45x div. 790 c. div. ~
be
...10,000. $230. 50
10,000 15
350 Dec. 305 145 May 133
Oct
360
Jad
175
160..
Oct. $95
$855
12,000 $100 60
210 April 1993ć Jan.
195
stations of the congested stocks. Chins Fire Ins. Co., Lda. The following is the Manchuria 'kong Fire Ins. Co. Ld. Daily News report for December!
$752 $£10
b
-$3,000-$108. 20 5,000 $950 50
160. July 140 *95 Feb. 358
Oct April 420
162
130
$9 for 1913
385
$7 for 1913
23----Beans slackened 2 points to
Shipping.
•13,58, but improved to Y3 63
bị
bi
1.
ed up to 1.3.78, 30 carlosda
Beans of superior quality Indo-China Steam (Combined $173
Navigation Co., Deferred $119 b Preferred $55 b Id
#5
20,000-$50 all 38 80,000 $15
60,000 60,000
Mar. 294 Jan
Nov. 110 Dec.
45
19
} ** 19
Jan. 50
Sept
172 96
ex div!
ferior quality were quoted at
40,000 $10
49.
Mar. 40
Nov.
20,000 $100M | 961
2,000 $160
Feb. 20
Nov.
134
111
$3 for 1912
| $1
17
Dec
46
2714
301-
314
1 ending 30.6.15(Compan No.5.) 1/2 for 1909
$2/6.
25/11/- interim ale 1915 païd 12.7.15
37/6 1-interima. 1915
at the close. Altogether 52 Douglas Steamship Co, Ld. $110 carloads changed hands at the Hongkong, C. & MSS. CO,LL20
F3 31 official quotation of
opened at Y36-4 and were prese-
being sold. Old Beans of superior shell T post &Trading Co. Id. 27/6_6/3,757,610 £1 quality and Beans (new) of in-
1367 and end Y3.56-57, at Star Ferry Compasy, Ld............ $37 which prices two carloads each
were dealt in. Local Bean Cake
Refineries.
started the same at 1.32;, but China S, Refining Co., Ld...$127 closed at YL32. Altogether 53,000
Luxm 3. Refining Co., Id
pieces found new buyers, the
closing price being adopted as the
Mining.
al 106 Feb. 70/- Sept. 90/- Idir. 82)-
$2.
Ja
· ជំង
Feb. 33/6 Dec.
Jan. 190 Nor.
Feb. 19/6 Nov. 213
1,000,000 £1
3.40
200,000 $1
bi 160,000.2
796,666 $1
2310 all 39 alll 56/3
+
official quotaton. Green and Train Kailan Mining Admin'tion...30/- Bean Cakes: stood at Y131-31 Raab Australian Gold Min-
and K1314, and 1,000 pieces and
ing Co. Idiomas.
1 carload were sold respectively. Tronoh Mines Ltd.....
Bean Oil opened 10 sen easier at Era
Y1220 and closed unchanged,
altogether 84,000 kis going of
+
Modern Methods of Bank of China
Caspians .......
Docks, Wharves and
Godewas "EL
kone &KW. & G. Co. La stri K&W.D. Co. Ld, 182old ex r. 78 new' Shai Dock & Eng. Cold
·00,000 $50
z}}
£9
50,000 $50
zli
77
-59
b
53,700 100 AM. 60
Shai & Ekew W.Co., Ld
b.
35,000 £300 -M
109
The U.S. Commercial Attache Jalean H. Amald, of Peking, in
£91
13,000 £10 £100
Lands. Hotels and Buildings.
a report to his Government, states Anglo French Lands
that the adoption of modern me-hong Hotel Co, Ld$108
kong Land Investment Co $104 phreys Estate& F. Co., L$6.80. Kloon Land & Building Co., Ld $40 Shanghai Lands
107
West Point Building Co., Ld. $78 'kong Central Estates $140
thods by Chinese banks is of very recent date, but so rapid has been the progress of the leading native exponent of Western methods-- the Bank of China-that its Shanghai branch is said to be re- cond only to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank in that city. The Bank of Chins, whose capital of Ewo Cotton S. & W. Co., Ld.........$14234 þ.
Mexican (about Kung Tik
$14. b $10,000,000
71 $5,000,000 United States gold) Laou Kung Mow
b bl was subscribed by the Chinese Shanghai Cottens...
+88 Government, is under the BOT-
55
Cotton METs.
Miscellaneous.
trol of four directors appointed Yangtasepoos by the Central Government, but in reality is managed by the Governor. In Peking there IS
China Borneo Company Ld$101 China Light & Power Co.)
two departments the bead offices Do (Spec. shares)
for the whole of China and the China Prost, L. & M. Co., Ld. 9.90 Peking branch; in all, there are
Nov.
Oct.
Jan. 73 Jan. 33
50 Dec. July Jan 8216 Dec.
20,000 $50. .50 128 July 120 Dec.
M
B
前菜・
33/6
户蟹蟹
zdir.
$4) for year ending 30.6.15
ƒFinal of 40 cts, making 90 ets. for year ending 31.12.14. (5 pc, on pa s &3 pe în d. e. for your
1916. s. quoted ez) padivin HI from 29.9.15. an intazim div. of 6 per on the combined & paid in London 23.9.15 quoted er din EF 13:35 (Interim of 2/-(Coupon No 25)
making 7-for 1915 ($1.50 per share and bonus of 40 cents per share for year ending 30:415
$3 for 1897E
(Interim of 1- account year
63
$3.50 for year 1914
57
49 ex div.
9314
3 ཿ⌘Ä#e© Ru སྐ$iixqབྷཀྰཉྩནྟི
40
$3 dividend for year 1914 Ms. 3 for year ending 30.4.15 Ms. 5 for 1914
Tis. 636 for year ending 29.2.14
$50 for half year ending 1 30-6-35
$34 for 1 year ending 30615 45 cents for year 1914 $3 for 1914
1 Dividend of 6 p.c. for 1 year
ending 30.6.15
$ for half year ending 30.615 $4.09 for months ending 31.12.14
Tis 16 for year ending 31′′1015 134 Tl. 1.20 foryear ending 30°11′14′′
Ts 12 for 1913
13
Dividend of Tla. 7 for year
1 ending 30'6'15
15 cents for 1914
6% for year ending 28 2.06
8.00 70 ets.for 1914
$1.25 for year ending 31.705
6.70 50 cta. for 1914,
112
b.j
50,000 $100 all | 17734 July 150,000 $10 all 14 Jan.
50 451 6,000 $50
21 98 78,000 £50
all 73- b00 $30.
10,000 $100 all
98..
Nov. 111 div. 108
Not
6.10
Jan. 44
Cet 106 €9 Dec. June 66.. Feb. 78
Feb
101
70
100
178 20,000 £30 al
144 25,000 £30 all.
8,100 £100 all 0 13.5 40,000 t.50 all
July J2D. Feb. 10 Feb. 70
125 11
May
Mar.
May 9 E. 80.
Not
b 173.000:13 sill
$4.80
May 60,000 $12 all 12
50,000 $5 all 4.90 July 150,000 $120 all
Dec
April
92 branches and sub-branches. The bank allows 2 per cent. a year in
Dairy Farm Company, Id $29
b.
24
$190
12.
Jan. 9. b. 125,60,$10
7 40.000 7
39 June 35 all 6.90 Jan. 5. Green Island Cement Co.Ld1094 b 400.LO $10 60,000 $10
Jan. 36 all 49 Hongkong Electric Co., Ld.
6500 $25 211 | 21734 July | 474 · (60,000 $10) L
all 25
June 22
mil
all 6.
Kor. 10.10
Aug 34
31
Dec
Nor
Dec.
Apr
13 July 7 Feb
(New) 85 sts. b.
50,000 10 all 6424 Mar. 28 Dec. *5,000 $10 all 101 Jan 94 June 10 $1 50,000 $10
$3 cts. Jan. 75 cts. Dec. ศ.
75,000 $10 all
9
$5
12,000 10-10-
13,200 $50 all
5.
b.
$29
20,000 $5, all 5.00 June 4 27.723 $19 all 224 Feb. 17
90,000 $10-all. 87 April 6.9€
Jan. $1,000/$T: 211 974
June 92 6,000 $25 all 30:
LATEST RUBBER QUOTATIONS.
Loc
current account in Fongkong Ice Co.. Id.
Peking, but this rate varies in Hongkong Rope Mfg. Co., Ld... $32}
the different branches, depending Hongkong Tramway Co., Ld. {54 b. 325,000 51-
on local conditions, se much as.
21 per cent being allowed in Langkats s
some places. Its usual rate o
185
what, in foreign practice, would Peak Tramway Co, Ld. (OLA) $10
be known sa commercial over-
Do...
drafts is 8 to 9 per cent, but moet Philippines Ld....
of the commercial loss business! H. Price & Co., Id.
is done on a little different basis, Societe des Pulpes et Papier-} $20 the loan, being made in each individual éase upon a rate and
security suitable to that particu- Union Water-boat Co., Ld$16 lar case. The
tenes da Tonkia - Steam Laundry Co, Ld53€
adopted modern Western
bank has
·Talm
Watson and Co. Ind...$61
Ambic figures exclusively, and ali
ing the accounts, &, is done
with foreign writing implements.
thods of keeping its books, using william Powell, Limited.....
writing in connection with keep-8. C. Morning Post
This practice obtains throughout
the branches. Most of the small
dealers in Peking do their bank 19 buyers.
They
ing bammess with the "old-style" banks, with which they had con nections for tuany years. make their deposits in these banks, receiving interest" (two- tentie of 1 per cent. a month) on Current accounts, and also re- 10 caving losos; from time
fime to and them in their bus izLeem. For small short-time loans from 2 to 2 per cent a month interest is eZected LORDs at these rażce zro Also made to fammers with the coming year's cups as secosity, rale loans at these high panied by what
£2
39
$2.00 per share for 1914 Interim of $2 accouert 1915 Interimal for) year ending20.6.15
4.80 $10% for 1974.
Interim of Tis. 1 making Tis, 2 #7 a/c 1913
(70 cts. on fully paid shares and 7 cts. on $1 paid shares for 80 cts. year ending 30.415
None
20
.20
$150 for 1910
None
3.C0 25 cia for year ending 315′15
($1.00, per share for year end- Jan.
16
ing 31.12.1914 Dec. £90 Idiv. exdiv. 60 cts. for 1914
536
(50 cts, on old shares and 25
cts. on new year shares for: year ending 30.6.14 $1.50 for 1914
Sandy crofts buyers.
BANKS
STERNATIONAL BAKNINTE
CORPORATION
HEAD OFFICES - Wall Street, New York.
LONDON ÜRte 36, Bishopsgate, EC.
BRANCHES >--
BOMBAYE · LONDON.
CALCUTTA MANILA.
CANTON,
CEBU. -
PANAMAR
PEKING.
Staring
BANKS
KKING
UNDS
$1,500,000 at h
***$15,000,00
Alver $18,000,000
Reserve Liability, of
Proprietors...
· COURT OF DIREC
COLON.. SAN FRANCISCO. | Hon. Mr. D. Landsle-
HANKOW. SHANGHAL
HONGKONG. SINGAPORE
KOBE
YOKOHAMA,
༤༨:༢! CAPITAL FAID-UP $3,05:000 RESERVE FUNDS.............4,210,000
(U.S. Gold) ST.,460,000
All Hinds of FOREIGN & LOCAL BANKING BUSINESS transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS Open ed and FIXED DEPOSITS received at rates to be ascertain- ed on application
(Straits) $8 Ayer Fanas (Straits) $71⁄2 buy Kempas (Straits) $5 buyers.
$14 buyers Balgownies (Straits). $434 buy- 1 Malaka Findas (Stzaita) $2.00 † : Pajam
Malakoffs (Stzaite) $4 buyers. Hew Serendah $2.75 buyers.
Anglo-Jara Estates Ltd. Tls.
(ex.
er
Changkat Serdangs (Straits)· $7 buyers.
buyers.
Anglo-Dutch Tls. 71 buzers. Linges £1 Nordanals 19 buyers.
WRIGHT & HORNBY,
Share and General Brokers 6, Des Yaux Road Central Tel address, Rectitude.
·CORRECTED TO #009.JAMĀS, 1915 2 ANT:SUBSEQUENT ALTERATIONS WILL BE FOUND IS "UP TO THE MINUTE SUNEZ BARKET NEWS." THE TELEGRAPH DOES KOT KOLD, PUSELF RESPONSIBLE' FORʼAKY OF THE ABOVE QUOTATIONS.
EXCHANGE
W/117/16
2/111/2
Demand Bombay - 344%
Demand Calcutta,
Demand Mails
T/T SEn Foo&13
Demand Ka
TTJs
Belling
TT Bombay
TT Demand 30 dis 60 dis
TT
£/11-3/16-
TIT Csientts
21/123/6
volved in
821/ 903
Jan 5th.
4% prem Gold Leaf per oz. 58
Bar Silver ready 253/4
forward
15/16.
SUBSIDIARY-COINS.
scount per
$16/
N. S. MARSHALL
› Manager. Hongkong. Ist July 1915
THE
W.L. Pattanden. Esq" Deput
Chairman.
S.H. Docerall, Baq-25 GTM. Biking, Exc CS. Gabbay Eagara P.H. Holyoak Eng IA.Plummer, Esq. Hon Mr R Shalim -CHINE" MANAGER Hongkong-N. J. Stakk MANAGER Shanghai-A. G. Stephen London Bankers-Londoa County and Westminster Limited
Hongkong-Interest Allowedk.
On Current Accommt at the rais of 2 per cent par anînîn în îbe daily balance.
OK FIXED DEPOSITS- For 3 months. 2 per cent par
For 6 months 34 per cent. DRI
B*******
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK. For 12 months, 4 per cent per
LIMINED.
Established 1880.
K. J. STABB.
Chief Manage
Authorised Capital Yen 48,600,000 HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK |Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund ..............
10
-30,000,000
E
BE
20,000,000 Business of the above "Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
Rules may be obtained on ap plication.
Head Office-YOKOHAMA.
Branches Antung-Hsien
Bombay Calmette
Changcham
Ferties
Harbin
Bankow Hoopbaby
Labe
Ilace Yang
Londo
Sydney
Tinami
Agences at Nagamki Newchung
Kew York Outs
Pakis Ryoke Cur
San Francisco
Sydney
Theline
Tokyo Los Angeles
Tamanda
Towcestowed on Castrens-" coment, Deports received for kvað period
BISHI ONO, Manager Hongkong, 21st October, 1915.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
INTEREST on deposits is al lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $34 per cent. per an
Depositors may transfer at thzedr option balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED DIPOSIT at 4 per cent par :
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.
Authorized Capital Subscribed: Paid Up
Reserve Fund (
£1,500,000
1,125.00€ 582306
BANKERS The Bank of England. The London Joint Stock Bank, Limited
BRANCHES
HRÁÐ OFFICE-LONDON. Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 Bombay
£1,800,000 Calcutta Reserve Fund...
Colombo Beserve Liability of
Propriston,200,000 Delhi Galle FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Hongkong
Howrah General Banking business trans-
Kandy acted
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS ceived for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted or application.
Wm. DICKSON.
Manager Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. 14
BANK OF CANTON
LIMITED.
HAED OFFICE HONGKONG.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business Trans- acted,
CURBENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS E- ceived.
INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS
For 3 Months 3% per annum For 6 Months 4% per annum For 12 Months 47% per annun
KOK POON SHAN
Chief Menage
Kazachi Kota Bharu Kuala Lumpur
Madras
Penang
Rangoon
Shanghai
Singapore
HONGKONG BRANCH Every description of Banking & Exchane business transacted.
Interess allowed on Current Ås- counts at 2 per cent. per annum on Daily Balances, and un. Fixed Deposits at rates which may be asosulazned on application. C. CHAMPKIS,
Acting Manager
NOTICE.
PEAK TRAMWAYSO
LIMITED.
TIME TABLE.