COLLIERCIAL.
Testing Coment
Á Laboratory for testing cement kas now been added to the establishment of the Scientific and Technical Research Depart- ment of the Imperial Institute. In certain countries, such as the
HONGKONG
SHARE REPORT.
COMPARATIVE SHARE
QUOTATIONS.
1914
1914.
Number
STOCK
Tilse
Pries
1915, 1915.
Highest, TowWINES,
K
Since
Last Dividend
and Dess
14th May: 14th:Mag.
425
-10 Dow
($800 BB.
$120,000 $196
535 July. 700 Oct. 96x div. 790 a. div.
10,000 $250 30 350 Dea. 305 10,000 405 £5 16 May 135
Oct.
Jan. 180
360
$160
$855
995
(2/3 at 1/9 5/16 equal to 404.21 for 16 year. 30/6/15
ƒFina) of $4 afc 1913. Intarim
of $18 ale 1914 Final of 14 pa making
25p.c. for 1914-- (Final of $20 and bonus of 15 making $55 for 1913 - and Interim of $30 for 1914
5 Final of $15 mak, $18 for 19:3
& Int of $3 for 1914
Y
210 ApĦ1 | 1924 Jaz
$152
20,000 $160 20 150
* 8,000 $250 00 395
July 140 Feb. 368
Oct. 182 April 450
150
$9 for 1913
$85
$7 for 1913
all | 36°
all 293
Mai. | 2744 Nov, 111
Jan. 92 Dec.
45
19
} $5
**79
Jan. 50
-Sept
· 172
96
Argentine, the Government has
adopted an official specification
"Intended for nae in the construe-
Banks.
far cement to which all cement | H'kong& S'haz Banting Corp.
ticar of public works must conferm.
The Argentine Government ́also
Marine InsSUTRIKOS,
requires the cartification of sach Cantor Insurance Office, Ld015 cament by a laboratory recog-North China Ins. Co., Id. 186 aised for that purpoes by the
Yangtsre Ins. Assoc. Ld. ...$288
•
Fire fasurADICES, Cains Fire Ins. Co., L Stong Fire Ins. Co. Ld. ...$415
12,400 $230 100-8471 Apr 700 Ost $973
Gorerament of the exporting Union Ins. Society of Chonias10 b exuntry. F. M Govern- ment has Dow recognised i for this purpose” the cement-{ testing laboratory of the Imperial Institute, at which analyses and fests will in fature be conducted for British-made comes; for cop- tractors, engineers, manufac turers, and others desiring tó export cement to the Argenting Dongles Steamship Co., Ld. $113 -2.0 20,000 330. and other countries in which a Hongkong, G&SS Cold: Government certificate is re quired. Firms requiring such sssistance are requested to com- municate with the Director of the
Skipping.
50,000 $15 Indo-China Steam (Combined $122) b.
Navigation Co., Deferred $120 60,000 160,000 d
Prefamed $54
B
Imperial Institute, South Ken Shell Tpost &Trading Co. Ld87/6 £3,797,619 £1
sington, London, S.W., who will supply information as to the con-
ditions under which certificates Star Ferry Company, Id.......157 #3 issued.
Refineries... China S. Bafning Co., Id$127
Gold Production of the Philippines. Luzon S. Refining Co., Ld. $37
Mixing
A "Review of Philippine Min-Kalan Mining Admin tion...30/- ing in 1914," by Mr. Wallace E. Baub Australian Gold Min-
ing Co., Ldi... Pratt, inued by the Division of
Mines, Bureau of Science, Manila, Tronoh Mines Ltd.
40,000 $10
RE
si 106/- Feb. 701 Sept. 90/-x div. 82)-
ช
49
គំ
24
*D*
$4 for year ending 30.6.15
Final of 40 cts making 90 cts.
for year ending 311214 fë pau ciò p. 843pc an du for your 1916. a. quoted e? padivh HI from 22.9.15, an interim div. of 6p on the combined s. paid in London. 55.9.15 quoted ex div.in HK 112.15. Interim of 2-Coupon: No 25) t making 7/- for 1915
$1.50 per share and bones of 40 cents per share for year ending 30*4*15
MAT 40
Kor.
39
20,000 $100 M | 951 7,000, $100 mill | $2.
Feb. 70 Jan. 17
Nov
134 Dec ᏗᎦ
111
$3 for 1912
2734 $3 for 1897
1,000,000 £1
all | All-
Feb. | 33/5
Dec.
95/5
3.40
200.000 EL bi 160,000 £1
all 3.10
39 Fil
states that the output of gold for
Ural Caspisas
33/9
* 795,546 D
56/6
Jan. 190 Nor. Feb. 19/6 Now: 2013
25/-b.1/-interim aje 1915 paid 127.15
N
37/6. 14- interim-1915
the Philippines during the year. amounted to 2,349,267.21 pesos.
Docks, Wharves and
Godowns &c.
5837
307-
(Interim of 1 scoont year ending 30.6.15(Coupon No. 5.)
314 1/2 for 1909
40
40
135
128 July 125
May 180 34% Jan 11
Mar. 17 13 110 Feb. 70
May 89. b. 80 135 Feb. 70 NOT. 105
The production for 1913 was] 9'kong &KW.& G. Co., Ld........$77 1,736,724 pesos, from which it] 8,K&W.D.Ca Ld, 6834 old ex 1. 28) now appears that the production for Sha Jock & Eng Cold 5956 b 1914 was nearly 38 per cast] Shai & H'kew W. Co., Ld 1931 greater than that for 1913. The
gold actually exported from the Lands. Hotels and Bulidings.
Anglo French Lands..... Filippine Islands in 1914 koag Hotel Co., Id$108 amounted to 2,338,595.74 pesos.
Of the remainder, something more 'kong Land Investment Co $104 than 10,000 pesos, about 1000 Ephreys Estate& F.Co., Ld...$5.83
used in making | I'loonLand&Baïlding Co., Ld $40 pesos were jewellery, and the reet Shanghai Landsntu107 bayers, most of whom are Chinesa, Wes: Point Building Co., Ld $78 in the various districts. A little tong Central Estates
passed into the hands of small
Cotton Mins.
$103
dod
more than one-half of the Philip‐ | pine production, or about 1,220,- Ewo Cotton S&W.Co., Ld. $14714 b. 000 pesos, came from quartz Kung Yik.
$1452- całung at Aroroy, Mastate, where Laon Kang Mow the Colorado, Syndicate, and Shanghai Cottons Keystone mines are the principal | producers. Dredging is respon- sible for about 1,030,000 reess, or nearly 44 per cent of the 1914 output. The principal producers among the dredging companies Do. (Spec. shares)
YangissepooS
Miscellaneous:
China Bomeo Company Id$104 China Light & Power Con
TAALAMU LA$4,80
are all in the Parscale-Mambolao China. Provt, L. & M. Co., La. 10 district in Camarines Province Dairy Farm Company, Id. -5.9 and include the Ganzus Plicar Green Island Cement Co.Ld. 10.45
$44 Company, the Paracale Bucket Hongkong Electric Co., Ld Dredging Proprietary, Ltd., the Hongkong Ice Co., IA Malagait Dredging Company, the Hongkong Rope Mfg Co., Ld... 132
Philippine Dredging Syndicate, Hongkong Tramway Co. Ld. {53% b and the Maximelo Dredging Com-
the past year, although not all of Peak Tramway Co.,Ld. (Old) $10 ́
60,000 $50
50,00 $50
55,700 ₺ 100 a11 | 60 35,00 1, 100 ■11
Tis. 616 for year ending 29.2.14
$34 for year ending 30 615
· 45 cents for year 1914 $3 for 1914
Dividend of 5 pc. for year
ending 30.6.15
$2 for half year ending 30.6.15 $4,03 for 7 months ending 31 12,14
Tis. 16 for year endine 31′′10:15- Tls, 120 for year ending" 30°′11′′24. Tis. 12 for 1913
[Dividend of Th. Th for year Lending 306:15 -
BANKS
NATIONAL
CORPORATION:
HEAD OFFICE
60. Wall Street, New Fark
LONDON ÖFFECE
$6, Bishopsgate, Ef..
BRANCHES
BOYBAY. LONDON: - CALCUTTA MANILA.
CANTON,
CEBU
PANAMA
PERING
COLON. SAN FRANCISCO, HANKOW, SHANGHAT HONGKONG. SINGAPORE. KOBR TOKOHAMA
CAPITAL PAID-UP $3,250 000 ( RESERVE FUNDS 4,210,000
(US. Gold) $460,000
All kinds of FOREIGN & LOCAL BANKING BUSINESS transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS received at rates to be ascertain- ed on application.
N. S. MARSHALL
Manager. Hongking. 1st July 1915
THIS
JAIMITED
BANKS
HONGKONG SHANG
BANKING-
STON
Paid-un Capital:
RESERVE FUNDSE
Sharingh
£1,500,000 at 21-
---$15,000,000
Silvar
$18,000,000
Reserve Liability .000
Proprietors. $15,000,0GE
COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon Mr. D:Landale:
man
WL. Fattanden, Esq- Deputy
Chalaan 34.
8. HDodwell, Esq GTM Elkins, Esq. CS. Gubbay, Esq.
P.
Holyoak, Esq.
J. A. Plummer, Esq.
Hon. Mr. E: SHAHL,"
CHIEF MANAGER Hongkong-N. I. Start-
INMANAGER- Shanghai A. G. Stephen. London Bankers-London County and Westminster Limited.
Hongkong Interest AllowECI. On Current Account at the Tade of 2 per cent par am on the
| daily balance-
ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months. 24 per cent per
SKLEPLUZO
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK. For 6 months. 33 per cent
For 12 months, 4 per cent per
N. J. STAFE
Chief ManazM
Established 1880.
Authorised Capital Yes 48,000,000 HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund
30,000,000 20,000,000
Head Ofice.-YOKOHAMA.
Bernaber
Anterg-Haiso
Armco E
Sawchustry.
Sew York
Bomber
Calcutta
Changthem Dairen Tenation
terans Allowed on CommODA
Cakita
Pakia Boy Port
adambar): Ses Francines
Tel:Eter
Tientsim
TOSTO Los Angeles Trimaso
Deposits sucrived for fumi peric
6
eccent
patan do be
EISHI ONO, Msca;
· Hongkong, 21st October, 1915.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA. AND CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
THE Business of the show
Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGELAL BANKING CORPORATION Rules may be obtained on a plication.
INTEREST on deposits is al- lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $34 per cent. per an
****49-
Depositors may transfer at ther option balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT »t & per cent per
Bonn, m
For the Hongkong and Shang hai Banking Corporation.
N. J STABE.
* Chief Man SZOF
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
Head Office 15 Gracecherch Street, London, -
Authorised Capital Subscribed
Prid Up
Reserve Fürd
BANKERS:
£1,500,000
1,125,000
562,500
500,000
The Bank of England.
The London Joint Stock Bank. Limited BRANCHES
89
73
Jan 53
b
109
July 50 Jan. 821
Nov. Oct. Dec-
68
$350 for year 1914
881
57
$3 dividend for year 1914
Sondeo
63) 19 ex dir,
Dec.
934
80
Tls.3 for year ending 304.15 Tis. & for 1914
Sydney
Tsinamfa
1.94
13,000 1100 £100 20,000 $50, 50
$4
94
128 July 120 Dec.
116
112
J $2.50 for half year ending 1306-15
30.000 $100 al 150,000 $10
b.
11714 July 98 Nov. 111xdiv. 914" Jan. 7 Nov. 74 6,000 $50 20 454
Feb. Jan. 44 78,000 1.50 all | 98 Dec. 89 Oct. 106 32,500 $50
73 June 66 Feb. 78 10,000 $100 all
103
108
6.10
101
70 100
20,000 £30. `all. *5,000 £10
b 1.91 sa b.
8,000 1,100, all 40,000 £50
175.000 15 all
60,000 $12 all 12
May 10.
11.00 59,000 25.
all: 490 July: 4 50,000 $1 all
90
514
Dret 10
April 44
10
85 cxts for 194.
b.
S.
$190.
b. 125,00 SIO ALL 9 Jan
40.000 7 400,000 $10 60,000 $10 6,500 $25
FREAD OFFICE-LONDON. Paid-up Capital Peserve Fund Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
£1,200,00€
6 39 Jume 35 all | 6.90 Jam | 5 all 49 Jan 36:
Nov. 10:10- Aug. 34
31
$1.25 for year ending 31,7.15
Dec. 11
NOT. 45
6 70 50 cts. for 1914: 39
60,000 $10
325,000 5/-
Apr. all 13 July 7/- Feb.
all 217 July 174 Doc 190
Il 25 June 22
184
1,200,000 Bombay £1,800,000
Calcutta Colombo Delhi Gale Hongkong Howrah Kandy
481
25
5.90
4.80
pany Seven dredges have been Langkats
b.
in operation in this district during
these have worked constantly.
Do One dredge is working on Umari Philippines Ldoes comes. River in Tayabas Province, on Price & Co. Lt
Societe des Pulpes et Papier-
teries du Tonkin
(Now) 85 cia.b. H
$5
25,000 $10 50,000 $10
75,000 $10 22,000 $10|10.
250.000 .10 all
all 104 Jan. 94 June 10 $1.93 cts. Jan. 75 cts. Dec.
all
644 Man, "|| 28 |-- Dec.
#8 $
364
9
30 dis
None
A
-5
$1.50 for 1910:
$20
13,200 250
20
20
None
Nov. 3
Jah 18
44 6% for year ending 23 2.06
8.C0.70 cts. for 1914
Karachi Kota Bharu Kuala Lumpur. Madras Penang
the saatera coast of Luzon The remaining 99,000 pesos of the 1914 output came from Steam Laundry Co., Id $31 Northern ⠀ Lazon, about 6,000 Union Water-boat Co, Ld...$16:
pesos from Benguel the balsace Watson and Co, LA-
from Mancayan. In Benguet the
Headwaters Mine has been operat William Powell, Limited
ing during a part of the year
under jesse to i20. Hibberd, and | 5. C. Morning Post
the Camote-Olayton with its three stamps has been producing under the management of John T. Bearis. In Southern Benguet Greo. W. Mentzer, with another small mill, has produced a little gold. The Mancayan, gold came from the Palidan slice and was Iscovered in a primitive fashion by Filipinos. The year 1915 should show a materially increased gold oduction. New dredges are under construction forecie of the operat
meest Paracale, and also Pisser, Company dredging field, al- not begin to beginning of
19 buyers.
Anglo-Java Estates Ltd Tis,
Anglo-Dutch Ma. 74 buyan Linggis SVE Nordanals 19/- büyers.
WRIGHT & HORNBY,
T/T Demand 30 dis
ers.
$2.00 per share for 1914 Interim of $2 accomt 1915 Interim$1 for yearending 30.6.15
{$10% for 1974
ƒInterim of Tla. 1 making Tls, 2-
a/c 1913
(70 cts. on fully paid shares and 7 eta, on $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.15
3.50 25 cta. for year ending 31315
($1.00, per share for year end. -16
ing 31.12.1914-
all 5.00 June, 4
€37.723 $19 all 22 Feb 17
90,000 $10 all 8 April 6,90 Dec. 6.90 xdiv. 67 x diy. 60 ctx, for 1914
$1,000 $7. all 914 Jan. 6121⁄2 Dec. 7
600 $25 all 30 Jane + 92 Dec. 29
514
LATEST RUBBER QUOTATIONS. Ayer Panas (Straits) $71⁄2 buy- Kompas (Straits) $5 buyers. Balgownies (Straits) 5431⁄2 buy- Malaka Pindas (Straits) $2.00
buyera. Changkat Serdangs (Straits) Malakoffs (Straits) $4 bayers. $7 buyers.
150 cts on old shares and 25. cts. on new year shares for year ending 30.6.14 $1,50 for 1914
Sandycrofts (Straits) $ buyers.
Pajar (Straits) $14 buyers. New Serendah $2.75 buyer.
Share and General Brokers 6, Des Voeux Road Central Tel. address, Rectitude.
CORRECTED TO BOOK. JAN.3, 1918," ANY SUBSEQUENT ALTERATIONS WILL, BE FOUND IN-TUP TO THE MINUTE SHARE MARKET KEN 5* THE TELLURA PE. DOES NOT HOLD ITSELF RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE QUOTATIONS.
Selling
2011/4
BA..
EXCHANGE
Jan. 7th.
Demand Bombay
On Haiphong On Bai
171 Calent
Gold Leaf pet or $57.50 Sovereign
$10.30 nom. Bar Silver ready .25 7/8′′
1/11-5/16 1/11-3/8 J/1172-
141 915
TT Bombay
Demand Cal
Demand
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans- noted..WAT
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open! ed and FIXED DEPOSITE re ceived for 1 year or anorter periods at rates which will be "quoted or application.
Win. DICKSON.
Maneger
Hong kong, 11th April, 1912. [
BANK OF CANTON
LIMITED
HAED OFFICE HONGKONG.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business Trans- acted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed zand "FIXED DEPOSITS Re- ceived
INTEREST ON FIXED
DEPOSITS
For 3 Months 3% per amum For 6 Months 4% per annumm For 1 Months 44% per annum
LOCK POON SHAN
Chiel Mana
Rangoona
Shaughan Singapore
HONGKONG BRANCHE Every description of Banking & Fichane business transacted.
Interest allowed on Current AS- counts, at & per cent per SINIR on Daily Balances, and on Fized Deposits at rates which may be sacersamned on suplication C. CHAMPKIN,
Acting Mauser
NOTICE
PEAK TRAMWAYCO
LIMITED
THE TAB 2.
WEEL DAYS.
1.00 ANL Pazar 13 MIN,
$35 J
500 1,2, to
MIGHT CARSON DRA
718
SUBSIDIARY COINS.
12