COMMERCIAL.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, -1918.
SHARE REPORT.
COMPARATIVE SHARE QUOTATIONS.
SA-SALES 5.-SELLERS
3.-BUYERS
TESOOMINAL.
To-day's
1914.
STOCK.
Closing.
Prices
Shares
Number Far Faid Vale Up
Highest
1914.
Lowest
1915.
1915.
Last Dividend
Highest, LowDSİ,
Sino® Since 14th May. 14th Mar-- SENZONE to more
$800 b
120,000 $125
all.
£
$55 July. 700 Oct. 845x div. 790c, div.
and Date
(£2/5)- at 1/9 5/16 equal to $24.91 for 6 year 30/6/15
ƒFinal of $4 a/c 1913. Interim
of $18 ale 1914. Final
af 12) p.a. making 125 p.. for 1914
Final of $20 and bonus of $5 making $55 for 1913 and Interim of $30 - for 1914
i
10,000 $50
10,000 £15 £5
12,400 $250 200 847) April 700
210 April 19236 Jan. 12,000 $100 60
350 Dec. 305
145
Oct
495
$60
May 133
Jan.
180
160
Oct
$943
$$55
270
995
ƒ Final of $15 msk. $18 for 1913 1 & Lat of $3 for 1914
160 39.5
140 July Feb. 368
Oct. April
•162
130
$9 for 1913
490.
385
$on for 1913
a
20,000 $30 80,000 $15
ƒ 60,000
60,000 £5
all 36 all 2914
Mar 24 Nov.
114
Jan. 22. Dec.
45
19
} all 79
J'am. 50 Sept.
170 96
3,797,610 £1
al 106 Feb. 70/- Sept. 90/-x div. 82/-
40,000 $10
AT
49
Mar
40 Nov.
32
20,000 $100 all
964
7,000 $100 all 31
By
Feb. 70- Jam 17
Nov. Dec.
134 46
111
$3 for 1912
2714
$3 for 1897
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Cotton in Madras. ·
to
Though the area under cotton in the Madras Presidency has decreased by 8 per cent. 1,962,110 acres, it is estimated, the yield will be some 25,000 bales in excess of last year. There are, however, three and a half months to elapse before it will be
possible to say with any certainty ihe actual crop which may be
Banks
looked for, but no fear is felt that 'kong& Shar Banting Coralsnot
the crop will be a disappointment in any areas, though it is certain the crop will be late in coming to picking-
Siamese Royal Railway.
With reference to the call for tenders by the Northern line of the Siamese Royal Railway Department for the supply of 159 gods wagons and spare parts, the Acting British Conzal-General at Bangkok (Mr. J. Crosby) reporte that he has ascertained from the
Marine Insurances. Canton Insurance Office, Ld415
North China Ins. Co., Id. 18214
Union Ins. Society of Cton Ld.391236b.
Yangtze Ins. Assoc. Ld 280
Fire Insurances,
20 95,000 $100 $159) b.
8,000 $950 30 China Fire Ins. Co. Ind.
'kong Fire Ins. Co. Id..........$£10
Shipping.
Siamese Government that no award has been made with respect to any of the tenders received. The reason given is that the prices offered were unsatisfactory, the lowest exceeding the estimate of the Royal Railway Department by about 50 per cent. grounds it has been decided to defer the whole question of the supply of additional rolling stock Star Ferry Company, Ld837
Douglas Steamship Co., Ld $114 Hongkong, C. & M.S.S. Co. Ld2014 bi
Indo-China Steam f Combined $177 b
Navigation Co., Deferred $124 b.{
Preferred $53
-for the Northern line.
La
On these Shell Tport &Trading Co., Ld. 8776
Netherlands Overseas Trust,
In connection with private reports from England that coffee!
...!
Refineries.
China 9; Refining Co, Lam$127 b Luzon S. Refining Co., Ld. LSST
could again be exported from Kailan Mining Admin tion.30%- Great Britain to the Netherlands Raub Australian Gold Min-
Mlaing.
ing Co., Idi....... ronoh Mines Ltd
.3.35
33/9
200,000 £1 160,000 51 796,666 £1
1,000,000 EI. all 41/- Feb. 3316 Dec.
Jan. 1.90 Nov. all 3.10 all 33/- Feb. 19/6 Nov.
21/3 56/6
33/6
30%
$
32/6
Docks, Wharves and Godowns &c.
place between the board of the al Caspians...
Oversea Trust, a conference took
Trust and the boards of the Trust
and the boarde of the Societies for
the Coffee Trade of Amsterdam,
and for the Goods Trade of Ratong & A.W. & G. Ca. Ld........$77 terdam. The N.O.T. stated that nothing was known regarding the B-Tivals of coffee or tobacco, and the commercial Attache of the British Embasey at The Hague maid that he had received no infor- mation about the matter from the
F.K&W.D.Co. Ld. $82jold ex 18 new
...60 bai Dock & Eng Co.Id. Shai & H'kew W. Co, Ld
Lands. Hotels and Buildings. Anglo French Lands
ཟ
39
I div.
$4 for year ending 30.6.15
ƒFinal of 40 cts, making 90 ct. for year ending 31.12.14 “É pe, on p. a. d3 pm, on dia, for your
1914. & quoted ex 9 pc, dir is from 23.9,115. an interim die, of 6pc on the combined «. paid in London 9.15 quoted ez div.in EK 11215. Taterim of 2-(Coupon No 25)
making 7/- for 1915 ($150 per share and Bonus of 40 cents per share for yes) ending 304-15
BANKS
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION
HEAD OFFICE:
50, Wall Street, New York. LONDON OFFICE: $6, Bishopsgate, E.C.
*BRANCHES BOMBAY, LONDON CALCUTTA. MANTLA. CANTON.
CEBU.
PANAMA
PEKING.
COLON. SAN FRANCISCO. HANKOW, SHANGHAL
| HONGKONG. SINGAPORE. TOBA YOKOHAMA CAPITAL PAID-UP $3,250.000 RESERVE FUNDS 4,210,000
(ULS. Gold) $7,450,000
All kinds of FOREIGN & LOCAL BANKING BUSINESS transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and
DEPOSITS! received at rates to be ascertain- ed on application.
N. S. MARSHALL
Manager. |Hongkong, 1st July 1915
THRE ‘OKOHAMA SPECIE BANI,}
LIMITED.
Established 1880,
Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital ...
000,000 Reserve Fund ma
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA
|
BANKS
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING - CORPORA
TION.
Paid-up Capitalul $15,000,000 -RESERVE FUNDS:
Starting
£1,500,000 at
****$35,000,00
Silver $18,000,000
* $53-100,000
$15,000,000
Reserve Liability of
Proprietorsmann
COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landale-Chairman. W. I. Pattenden, Esq - Deputy
Chairman
S. H. Dodwell, Esq. "G. T. M. Edkins, Esq.
CS Gubbay, Esq. P. Holyoak, Esq. J. A. Pinmurer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E Shellim, CHIEF MANAGER Hongkong-N. J. Statt MANAGER Shanghai-A. G. Stephen. London Bankers-London. County and Westminster Limited.
Hongkong-Interest AllowS
On Current Account at the ram of 2 per cent per sawam on the daily balanOS.
OK FIXED DEPOSITS" For 3 months. 24 per cent per
For 6 months 3 per cent DÀ
ŽE PO
G Shuraimo
For 12 months, & per cent per
K. J. STABB
Chief Marago
Broches Astroglien
Agencies at Nagusic!
SEWA WAL
Se Yet
Kyviam Pron.
Arthur San Francisco
Sydory
Thing
Trentham Taiya Los Angeles Tsingtas
Tubermet Allowedt, on Current * cheat. Dupont recuvad for fred period. „„„rašam to be
moragida QEYDA MELE
EISHI OKO, Manager Hongkong, 21st October, 1915.
HONGKONG SAVINGS RANI
THE
HEC 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 miniurues monthly balances at $3 per cent per an-
num.
Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shangha Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at
per cent. per
hai Banizing Corporation.
For the Hongkong and Shang-
N. J. STABB.
Chief Manager
ƒInterim' of 1 account year
ending 30.6.15(Coupon No.5.)
314 1/2 for 1909
25-b.1/-interim a/c 1915 paid 12.7.15 36-1/-interimi 1915-
Deines Ferries
Fancow
Kabe
Liao-Yang London
Sydney
bil
923
b.
60,000 $50 all 89 50,000 $50 11 53,700 100 all 60 36,000 t100-all' 209
Jan. Jan. 53 Oct. July 50 Dec. Jan. 216 Dec.
205%
811 88
38
€8
$3.50 foryear 1914
Tanzan
Trimante
57
$3 dividend for year 1914.
63) 49 er div. £316
Tls.3 for year ending 30.4.15
80
Tis. 5 for 1914
.1.94
'kong Hotel Co, Ld..................$108
b. 20,000 $30
13,000 1,100 1,100)
50
94
tanners. impor-Shanghai Lands
British Government. A conference 'kong Land Investment Co $104 was held between the Nether-phreys Estate& F. Co., Ld.$6.80 lands Oversac Trust and JoonLand&Building Co., Ld $40 Netherlands
b
&
b.
.........107
b.
ters of American leather, and
shoe manufacturers,
As the West Point Building Co. Ld $80
Skong Central Estates $103
b.
b.
320 Dec 128 July
54,600 $100- all 1174 July 98
all 914 Jan. 150,000 $10
6,000 $50 20 45+ Jan 44
all .98 Dec. £9 78,000 £50 19.300 $30
all 73 June 6.5 14,000 $100 all
116
94 112*
($250 for half year ending
Nov. 111xdiv.
108
Δίστο
2
6.10
Feb.
40
40
45 cents for year 1914 $3 for 1914
Oct 106
101
Feb. 20
02_
103
· 100
$15.
.71
bu
1.91
b.
20,000 2,50 all *3,00 110 all 8,000 £300 all 40.000 1.50 all
148 - July Jan.
125 11
0 Feb. 70 135 Feb.
May Mar.. May Τότε 70
380
135
- 1
1334
£9
b.
80
105
90
1.5%
b. 175.000 15
all
514
b.
60,000 $12
12
50,000 $5 50,000 $1
b.
144
s.
D
B
b. 125/00 $10
-40.000 74 b. 400,000 $30 60,000 $10 6,500 £25 €0,000 $10
1.36
May all
Dec.
all
434 4.90 July | ↓ April zil
9 all
Jan 7 Nov. 10.10 39 Jane
34 6
35. Aug. 6.90 Jan. all
5 Dea 11 all
Jan. 36 49 all 21 July June all 25
22
all 13/- July 7-
b. 250,000, .10 all 64 Mar. 28
10
10
10
83 cents for 1914.
31
·
6.70
Nov.
45
39
174
Eec:
190
184
Apr.
48
25
Feb.
5.50
4.80
Dec.
42
3634
(New) 85 cts, biļ
.b.
20,000 al 1014 Jan. $4 June 10
$1.93 cir. Jan. 75 cts. Dec.
$1
80 cts.
H. Price & Co., Id........ Societe des Fuipes et Fapier-)
teries du Tonkin.......
€5
$20
all 10
ail
4
4
5
5
$1.50 for 1910
20
20
None
Cotton Mins.
Yangiszepoos
Miscellaneous.
export of leather is very difficult at present the tanners requested the Netherland Oversea Trust to
Ewe Cotton S. & W. Co., La___$150 abandon the permite for the Kung Yik
Laot Kung Mow import of American leather, which claim was opposed by the Amer-Shanghai Cottons ican leather importers. Mr. Van Aalst, president of the N. O.T., requested that a matmal agreement should be come to be- fore, the N.O.T. could make s decision. The Cinchonabark Do. Committee, formed by the Nether-China Provt. L. & M. Co., La 10 lands Oversés Trust Company, Dairy Farm Company, Ld829 which is charged with the control Green Island Cement Co.Ld.10.30 of arrivals of cinchonaba:k from Hongkong Electric Co. Ld. the East Indies, consists of Messre. Hongkong Ice Co., Id. $190
Hongkong Rope Mfg Co. Ld...$3116 J. Verstelman, president; W. F. van den Broek, W. Suermondt Hongkong Tramway Co. Id. 53. sa 325,000-51- Lza., and M. Koch, members; F.
China Borneo Company.Ld £10%
hina Light & Fower Co.)
La $1.80 (Spec. shares) -
J. de Beaufort, F. van den Berg, Langkats
A. Ed. Dinger, D. R. J. Baron
Mackay, deputy members; and Peak Tramway Co., L. (013) $105,000 $10
Do
Philippines Ld.......
W. Moens, secretary. The Over- Beas Trust has received the follow- ing statement from the British Legation at The Hague:-
His Majesty's Government Steam Laundry Co, Lde ......$32. do not at present propose to interfere with tobacco cargoes Union Water-boat Co. Id $16 shipped to Deutral consig- Watson and Ca, Lð...........................$6.90- b.i nees in neutral countries and in
Tla. 6é for year ending 29.2.14 -
30 6-15
$33 for year ending 30′6′′15
Dividend of 6 pc、for à year
ending 30.6.15
$2 for half year ending 30.6.15 $4.09 for 7 months ending 31.12.14
Ts:16 for year ending 31°10′15 Ils. 1.20 for year ending 30′11′′14 : Tis 12 for 1913
Dividend of Tis. " for year
ending 30 6*15
44 6% for year ending 28 2.06
8.10 70 ets. for 1914
$1,25 for year ending 31.7.15 50 cts.for 1914.
$2.00 per share for 1914 Interim of $2 account 1915 Interims for yearending20,6,15
$10% for 1914
Interim of Tis. I making Tis. 2 1. a/c 1923
[70 cts on fully paidshares and 7 cts, on 81 paid shares for year ending 30.4.35. None
75,000 $10 12,000 $10 13,200 $50 20,000 $3 all 5.00 June 14 Nov. .. 3.00 25 ets. for year ending 31315
[$1.00, per share for year end- 211
Jan, 2214 Feb. 17
18. 16
ing 31.12.1914 all 81 April 6.90 Dec. 6.90xdiv, 61 x div. 60 cts. for 1914
(50 cts, on old shares and 23 514 cts. on new year shares for
Tear ending 30.6.14 $1.50 for 1914
B.
27.723. $10
90,000 $10
these circumstances tobacco in all William Powell, Limited........85) ite forms which is testired for
21,000 $T
$99
b.
all 916
30 ali
Jan. 614 Dec. 7
6,000 $25
June 92 Dec. 29
LATEST RUBBER QUOTATIONS.
29
Holland need no longer be con- S. C. Morning Post
sigued to the Trust: His Majesty's Government raise no objection to the Dutch Overseas Trast releasing from their control all tobacco already in Holland or ' releasing firms from any contracts made for tobacco consignments, or to their making each arrange- ments 88 may be necessary to meet the change in regard to tobacco imports in order to placa all importers on the same footing."
Exchange.
Woman Alarmist Fined.
Paris, November 28.—A court- martial haz sentenced to a fine of £40 for circulating alarmist rumours Medame Botten, the wife of a bores trainer, a native of Munich, but a British subject by
J
Ayer Panas (Straits) $9.00 buy- Kempas (Straits) $5 bayera.
Sandycrofts (Straits) $9.00 buyers. Balgownies (Straits) $6 buy- Malaks Pindas (Straits) $21⁄44 } Pajam (Straits)" $1611⁄2 buyers.
buyers.
Malakoffs (Straits) 4th buyers. New Serendah $2.75 buyers.
Anglo-Java Estates Ltd.. Tls. 17 buyers.
ers.
erg.
Is&Changkat
Anglo-Dutch Tis. 8. buyers. — Linggis £! Nordanals 19 buyera.
WRIGHT & HORNBY,
T/T Demand 30 dis 50 dis.....
Selling.
♫
Changkat Serdangs (Straits)
Share and General Brokers'
6. Des Yœux Road Central Tel address, Rectitude.
GORRECTED TO MOON, JAM, 11, 1915,
́ÁKY SUBSEQUENT ALTERATIONS WILL BE FOUND IN ~ UP TO THE MINUTE SHARE MARKET NEWS”.
THE TELEGRAPH DOES HOT HOLD ITSELF RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE QUOTATIONS.
..1/11 1/4
1/11 5/16 21/11 7/16
7/11 1/2 -1/11.9/16 T/T Shanghai-- --... 7434). Private 30 dis sight gu **T/I Singapore
Japan
for 91%
T/T India................14414 Demand India-1447
TIT Bombay
EXCHANGE.
Demand Bombay 1443. TT Calcatta Demand Calcutta 11441 Demand Manila' ::92 3/4 **T/T San F co &N.Y.45% Demand, New York 46 TIT Java...more 2010436 T/T Marks...
2.69
Demand Germany... *T/T Francs...am -Demand Paris-22.42,69 1/2
On Haiphong.
On Saigon G On Bangkok
Buying
344% prem
79:1/2
4 m/s. L/C ....
4 m/s D/P
2-1/8- 1/4
6 m'a L/C
30 dis. Sney &M. 2-1/4 30 dis. Ban Fco &NY47 3/8
4 m/s. Marks. Nouse
4 m Franca...2.80
6 min. Pratica
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND
CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON. Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund.... Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA LIMITED.
2
£1,500,000
Head Office 15 Gracechurcă Street, London. £1,200,000.
Authorised Capital: £1,800,000 Subscribed
Paid Up Beserva Fund
£1,200,000-
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans- acted
** **** 1,125,000
562.500 500,000
BANKERS: The Bank of England. The London Joint Stock bank, Limited. BRANCHES.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re ceived for 1 year or sporter periods at rates which will be quoted or Calcutta application.
W. DICKSON.
Hcrşkerg, 11th-April, 1912. Į
FOTICE.
Bombay
Colombo Tielki
Manager Galle
Hongkong Howrah Kandy
Karachi Kuta Bharu Kuala Lumpu Madras
Penang
Rangoon
Shanghai
Singapore
HONGKONG BRANCH Every description of Banking & Exchange business transacted.
Interest allowed on Current A.0- counts at 2 per cent. per annum PEAK TRAMWAYO. on Daily Balmness, and on Fixed Deposits at rates which may be ascertained on suplication.
LIMITED.
TIER TABLE
WHOSE DAYS
100 Bed, ED LOBAL EVET IS
.
- 1.0¢. 2:06. to schooïaRL 3000 ́ to: 21:00 'AM 20:30 Mel, 402363–75€ tries & to
3.15 TX JUS, Zale to, 1-45. P
-
-
9.33 7042
16 Ma
M
B. ta
RIGHT CARSON
2. KLDO FIND wowy buf hoste
5. Stand 2. 1966, grp Pal Ka
*ES SIIS OF THE DOTER.
“every Quarter of at house
SUNDAYS
C. CHAMPKIN,
Acting Manager
BANK OF CANTON
IMITED.
HAED OFFICE HONGKONG.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business Trans acted.
7.45 13. 10. 20/30 600 EVRY 15 MILE CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSTTS Re- eived.
MITIG SEL, 10, 1200 &-36. $1.30 ABC De TLCO.Nom
Jan. IIth.
TLCD MOON 72.2100 12,
3.00 to
Gold Leaf per oz. $58:40 Sovereign $10.35 nom. Bar Silver ready... 26 7/8 forward ******
SUBSIDIARY COINS.
Discount per $100 ; Chinese...20 cza.pisces: $18.7/16 Chinese...10
$15% Hongkong 20 ta pieces 8 1/2 Kongkous 10/87/16
VISE DOʻL, DA PRVE DONT
14 Ma
10 Mon
HIGHER CAR5 anʼan Mode „Dapti. (
DSAZURDAYS
Lana Cara te minight, (SPECIAL CARS
By Arzmevomat 'n the Congway's Offen,
Dan Yaxud, Lancet. te.Semon and punch. "elefints avaliable for-all-ene not already full sunumgat the time stated in the Campeny i tim tables, but not topspacial Care, CHE be pleaded on application, at the Company's Officer,
Consellers.order sepaesenting Bank Kotakka
FORE DIREKFEKEYS VASOT
· INTEREST ON FIXED
DEPOSITS
For 3 Months 3% per annu For 6 Months 4% peza For 12 Months 4% per ann
TOOK POON'SHAN