COMMERCIAL.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1916,
SHARE REPORT
COMPARATIVE SHARE QUOTATIONS.
*~*LLERS
$152) sa a.
$410
b.
goods
and sundries
pouring in from Hongkong,
-b.:
awaiting delivery, not because Hongkong, C. & M.S.S. Co. L220 sab. the market was favourable, but
Swztow Trade Report.
The expectation that the revenue for 1914 would compare unfavourably with that for 1913 -Swatow's record, year-owing to the entting off of the opinm supply under the Anglo-Chinese Convention of 1911 has been
Today's
1914.
1914.
af
Number Par Paid Bigbout
STOCK
1915 1915. -Highest Icerest.
Since
Sheared
14th May, 16th May.
Lart Dividend..
and Date
Price
TO DOW
to now
Bak
15510 k
realised, and, in addition, the 'kong& Sba: Banting Corp-) £73/10/- outbreak of the European war and anrest in the interior have com- hined to injure trade and bring about serians shortages in import -and export duties, hence the total deficit as compared with 1913 is HL. Tla. 547,950. This result is most disappointing when we coa- sider that the year opened favour- shly for trade, and business agntinued good until the opening
... Marine Insurances. Canton Insurance Office, Ld. 415 North China Ins Co., Ld L. 1814 8.
Union Ins. Society of Cton.Ld.591214
Yanrtsze Ins. Assoc. Ld ............$265
Fire asurances.
of the war, which, as was only China Fire Ins. Co. L. BO be expected, apart ekoaz Fire Ins: Con Ld. market entirely. Foreiga plecs
Shipping.
where they had been stored Douglas Steamship Co. La $117
120.000. $125
10,000..$450
all $55 July. 700 Oct $45x div. 190c, div.
ti
10,000 £15 £3
145 May
ૐ ૐ ૐ
12,400 $250 100 8473 April 700
10,000 $100 60
ミウ
350
Dec. 305
Oct. 425
360
133
Jan
180
160
Final of 191 pc making
25 pc. for 1914-
Oct.
$979
$$55
210 April 1926 Jan.
270
225
20,000 $100 20 8.000 $250 50
160 395
July 140
Oct.
162
$9 for 191
Feb. 368
April
420
385
$27 for 1913
20,000 $30
all
36
50/400 $15
all 294
Mar.
Ja
99
236 Nov.
*Dec.
117
45
3
19
simply because all parties, Chic-Indo-China Steam (Combined $150 s. ese and foreign, wished to have
as extremely gloomy, and feared
matters settled and accoste Ld and the hig closed so far as possible. Local "merchants regarded the outlook Shell Tport & Trading Co.. L3 87- b-3,797,510-£1
that, owing to the activity of Star Ferry Company, Là...............$37.- belligerent cruisers, all steam
Navigation Co.
Deferred $128 Preferred $52
{
60,000 60,000 £3
} 21 79
Jan
50
Sept.
182
96
al 106 Feb. TOP
Sept. 90 div. 82/-
s. 40,000 $10 al
49
Max
40
Nor.
39
32
navigation would entirely cease,
/3 at 1/9 5/16 equal to
* $2421 for 14 year 30/6/15
[Final of $4'a/c 1913. Interim
of $18 a/c 1914.
· [Final of $20 and bonus of $5 making $55 for 1913 and Interim of $30 for 1914. Final of $15 mak. $18 for 1973.. 1 & Int. of $3 for 1914
I div.
for year ending 30.6.15 Final of 40 cts, making 90 cts.
for year ending 31,12-14 fáze ona&Spccade for year 1914. s. quoted er 9. p.a. divin EK 29.9.15. an interim div. of 6 pc. an the combined a paid in London 23.9.35 quoted er div. in HR 112,15, Interim of 2-(Coupon No 25)
making 7/-for 1915 [$1.50 per share and bonus of 40 cents per share for year ending 504-15
BANKS
INTERNATIONAL BANKINGA
CORPORATIONS.
HEAD OFFICE:
60, Wall Street, New York. LONDON OFFICE.
36, Bishopsgata EC
BRANCHES —— ROMBAY LONDON. CALCUTTA, MANIA:
CANTON
CEBU.
PANAMA.
PEKING.
BANKS
“ONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORA
TION.
Paid-up Capital 2.................... $15,000,00€ RESERVE FUNDS:
Sterling
£1,500,000 at 27-
-$15,000,000
Silver... $18,000 000
$$$,000,000
Reserve Liability of
-Proprietors$15,000,00% COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landale-Chairman. Pattenden, Esq - Deputy Chairman
COLOF: SAN FRANCISCO. { W. HANKOW. SHANGHAI. {HONGKONG. SINGAPORE. »
KOEF YOKOHAMA
י
CAPITAL PAID-UP $3,250 000 RESERVE FUNDS.................. 4,210,000 | --
(U.S. Gold) $2,450,000. All Finds of FOREIGN & LOCAL BANKING BUSINESS transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEFOSLIS received at rates to be ascertain- ed on application
N.S. MARSHALL
Manager. Hongkong 1st July 1915
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK.
LIMITED. “·
S.H. Dodwell, Esq. G. T.M. Editis, Esc. C. S. Gubbay, Esq. P.E. Holyoak, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E: Shellim. CHIEF MANAGER Hongtang N. J. Stałt MANAGER Shanghai-A. G. Stephen, London Bankers-Londoz County and Westminster Limited.
Hongkong-Inverest Allowed
On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent per annum on the daily balance-
کہو
ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months. 24 per ce per
Super Mare -
Skype Udana
For 6 months. Si per cent ?
For 12 months, 4 per cent per
N. J. STABE
Chief Mara
Refineries
and not merely he suspended for China S, Refining Co., L$129 sa a short period in August as Luzon S. Refining Co., La.
537
S
20,000" $100 all 7,000 $100 ali
96) 31
Feb. 120
Jani
17
Yor. Dec.
134 46
111 9714
$3 for 1912
$3 for 1897
proved actually the case; hence
for a while a deadlock prevailed,
and markets were entirely closed.
Mining-
sumed running, business re-con
ing Co., Ld
999
3.35
-27-
.399
b *
1,000,000 £1
200,000 £1 160.00 £1 795,666 £1
all
4 Feb. 33/6 Dec.
33 6
30/
Ö
3.10
Jan. 190. Nov.
4
all
39-
Feb. 19/6 Nor.
all
56/6
21/3
32/6 41
25-1/-interim a/c 1915 paid 12.7.15
37/6 1-interim 1915
Docks, Wharves and
Godowas &c.
Kailan Mining Admin’tion........30-
As soon-as coastal steamers re- Ranb Australian Gold Min
merced on a limited-scale and Tronoh Mines Ltd. continued gradually to improve, Coal Caspians ONLY especially after the annoncement that
official
the Bese
The
'kong &E.W. & G. Co. Ld...$76 xa. b.. FE&W.D.CO. La, $83j old exr. 783 new
...60 shai Dock & Bag. Co.La.
hai & Hker W. Co, Ld. —92) Lands. Hotels and Buildings. Anglo French Lands. 'kong Hotel Co., Ld song Land Investment Co $104 'phreys Estate& F. Co., Ld£6.80 KoonLand&Building Co., Ld $40 +107 Shanghai Lanās
....t.94
$108
were safe for the shipping of the Allier. This dislocation of trade naturally resulted in money becoming very tight and interest on loans extremely high. usual yearly contracta fur goods have not been entered into, and it is unlikely that business will be! on a normal footing until peate reigas once more. A great source of local anxiety was the almost total cessation of emigration in August and the repatriation of thousands of coolies who were thrown out of employment in the Straits on the outbreak of the wan. The forwarding of all these returning emigrants to their homes! Ewo Cotton S. & W. Co, L¿_$145
was a difficult taak, as wo many were penniless; but the matter
was taken in hand promptly, and
West Point Building Co, Ld. $82 · H'kong Central Estates.....$103
Cotton Mills.
Kung Yik
Laou Kung Yow Shanghai Cortons
a society formed to assist them Yangtzepous
to their homes and protect them
Miscellaneous.
from "sharks" en route. The China Borneo Company La$10 result was that all were safely dis- China Light & Power Co," posed of with a minimam of
worry and loss. Antiety was Do. (Spec. shares)
La84.80
20,000 £30
30,000 $5 50,000 $1
b. 125,+00 $10
6838
12 * BE61 888
Interim of 1/- account year
1 ending 30.6.15(Coupon No. 5.); 336 1/2 for 1909
Established 1880.
Authorised Capital Ten 48,000,000 | Paid-up Capital
30,000,000 20,000,000
Reserve Fund -
Head Office-YOKOHAMA,
Expanchay Augu
Youbey Calcutta Changthart.
Agencies at Nagaraki Nemchwang New York
Zaicin
Kroin Port Arthur) San Francisco Stagi
Sydney Tambling
Los Angries
Ipiyo
Trinson" Tximada
HONGKUNG SAVINGS BANY
T
HE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION Rules may be obtained on sp- plication.
INTEREST on deposits is al- lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 per cent. per an-
Depositora may transfera: their option balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FRED DEPOSIT rt 4 per cent. per
Annu.
For the Hongkong and Shang hai Banking Corporation.
N. J STABE.
Chief Macszer.
21:16 for year ending 3110′′15 Ils. 1.20 for year ending 30711724 Tis. 12 for 1913
Dividend of The. it for year 1 ending 30 61.5
Interest A Dowed de Cuervos Co Deserta rezived for fund periceata to be Diacet en agjbestuen.
EISEL ONO, Manager Hongkong, 21st Cctober, 1915.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND
CHINA. -
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
Head Office 13 Gracechurch Street, London. Authorised Capital, Subscribed Paid Up
Reserve Fund
M
BANKERS:
£1,500,000 1,125,000
562,500
The Bank of England.
The London Joint Stock bank, Limited.
t
t.
00,000 $50 50,000 $50 55,700 100 all 36.000 CD all
all B Jan.
T3
Jan.
53
60
July
50
For. Oct. Dec
68
$3.50 foryear 1914
57
$3 dividend for year 1914
Dairen
Fangtion
109
Jan. 821 Dec.
634 49 ex čiv, 9326
20
Tls. 3 for year ending 30.4.15 Tis. 5 for 1914
Hankow
Babaluka
LEO-YASE. Londo
1300 100 100
94
94
Tle. 636 for year ending 29.2.14
yoos
b.
.20,000 850, 30
28
July
150 Dec.
116
118
$2.50 for half year ending 130-6-15
I singten
-1
11716 July 98
Nov. 111xdir,
108
$31 for year ending 30°6′15 -
8-
100,000 $30 all
54
Jaz
Nov.
7
6.30
45 cents for year 1914 --
b.
8.000 850
.30
431
Jan.
Feb.
40
40
/ $3 for 1914
5:
78,000 1.50 x
98
Dec.
12200 250 all +3
10,000 $100 all
June
$9
€5.
Oct. 106
101
Dividend of 6 pc. for year
encing 30.6.15
Feb. $2
70
103
100
$2 for balf yearending 30.6.15 $4.09 for 7 months ending 31.12.14
148 July 125 May
180
$15
Jam.
Mar
1
135 1334
71
8,400 1.100 ell
110 Feb. 70
.1.92
b.
49,000 2.50 all
35 Feb.
TO
May Nov.
69
b. 80
105
SO
1.5
175.000 2.5
52
56
60,000 $12
all 12
May
10.
Dec
10
10
85 cents for 1914
4.90 July 4
April 44
47
all
9
Jan. 7
Nov. 10.10
39 Jane
35 Aug. 34
31
6.90 Jati
Doc. 11
•
6.70
49
Jan. 36 21714 July 174
Nov. 45
39
Dec: 190
184
£25
June 22
Ápr.
25
13 July
- Feb.
5.90
4.80
37
bj 250,000 10 all
6424 Mar.
28
Dec.
42
3694
all 10
Jan. 94
June
10
9
93 cta. Jan. 75 ets.Dec.
$1
75,000 $10
all
1.$512,000 $10
10
$1.50 for 19:0
$3,200 $50
20
20
None
$20,000 $3
27.723 $10
90,000 $10
all 8 April 6.90
all 5.00 June 4 Nov. 32 all2214 Feb. 17 Jan. 18
Dec. 6.50 xdiv. 67xdiv. 60 cts. for 1914
21.000 $7 all 916 Jac. 61% Dec.
51
6,000 $25 all 130 June 92 Dec. #9
LATEST RUBBER QUOTATIONS.
3.00
16
29
BIS.
Ayer Panas (Straits) $9.00 buy-
Balgownies (Straits) #6 buy-
felt in the interior as to the feed-China Provt. L& M. Co., LL 10 ing of so many extra hands with. Dairy Farm Company. Ld. $29
Green Island Cement Co.Ld 10
Langkats
b.
10.000 7
400,000 $10
50,000 $10
6,000 $25
b.
60,400 $10
out work, but the autumn harvest Hongkong Electric Co., Ld. $434 proved bountiful and relieved all Hongkong Ice Co., Ld $190 fears that peace would be endan- Hongkong Rope Mfg Co., Ld..831 gered and the robber bands augmented by wanderera in search Hongkong Tramway Co., Ld (51 b. 325,000 51- of food. The Triad and other secret societies have been active during the year, and, though sternly dealt with, have succeed- ed in obtaining some loot and in instilling mach terror into the inhabitants of a portion of this district, Were it not for the heavy band of General Wa, who is the terror of these robber banda and the
Do
Fear Tramway Co., Ld (Old) $10 b. 25,000 $10 (New) 85 cta, bj 50,000 $10 Philippines La
$4
Price & Co. Ld Societe des Pulpes et Papier- $20
teries du Tonkin ............ Steam Leandry Co., Li..............$34. Union Water-boat Co. Ld -816 whom local merchants place Watson and Co., L$5.85 the greatest confidence, thei
official în
district would be in a parlons William Fowell, Limited $5
state. Numerous clan fights. C. Morning Post.......$29. have been suppressed and many
Triads executed. Early on the
morning of the 29th April, the city
-...
Anglo-Java Estates Ltd. Tls.
Anglo Dutch Es. 8 buyera. Linggis £1 Nordanals 19/- buyers.
WRIGHT & HORNBY,'
of Chaochowfa was captured in s surprise attack by a ying of 17 buyers. matinous troopa" from Kisying- chow who tried to induce the local la-chun to join them: -For- tunately, these soldiers stood firm, and when, later in the day, the leader of the mutiny was killed in an attack on the Magistrate's yamen, and fresh troops were known to be on the "way from: Swatow, the rebels opened nego- tiations which resulted in the im-.. mediste quelling of the qutbreak. Two minor leaders and about a dozen of the worst characters were shot, sad the remainder, after be ing deprived of their rifles, were allowed to disperse quietly to their homes. Mach alarm was felt by the Sastow populace, but General Wazock all zeedful pre- cantions, and no trouble ensued
Locally.
ers."
9883 3 3 939.9989 2 3 74 72 79.9 5
Changkat Serdanga (Straits) $81 buyers.
Karachi
500,000
Paid-up Capital
Beserve Find
Reserve Liability
of
Proprietors
£1,200,000 £1,800,000
£1,200,000-
BRANCHES -
Bombay
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Calcutta Colombo General Banking business trans-
Delhi acted.
Galle Hongkong Howrah Kandy
Kots Bharu Kuala Lumpu/ Madras
Penang
Rangoon
Shanghaf
Singapore
6% for year ending 28 2.06
8.00 TO cts. for 1914
80 cts.
$1.25 for year ending 31.7.15
50 cta for 1914
$2.00 per share for 1914 Interim of $2 account 1915 Interim$1 for yearending30.6.13
$10% for 1974
Interim of Ils. 1 making Tis, 2 1 a/c 1913
(70 cts, on fully paid shares and
7 cts. on $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.15
25 ct for year ending 315-15-
[$1.00, per share for year end- 1ing 31.12.1914
(50 cts, on old shares and 25 cts. on new year shares for year ending 30.6.14 $1.50 for 1914
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- ceived for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
WILL. DICKSON.
Manager Ertrg, 11th April, 1912. I
NOTICE.
DEAK TRAMWAYJO. PEAK
LIMITED
HONGKONG BRANCH.
Every description of Banking & Exchange business transacted.
Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts at 2 per rent, per suonten on Daily Balanes, and on Fired Deposits at rates which may be | sscartsined on application.
•C. CHAMPKIN,
Acting Manager
Kempas (Straits) $5 buyers.
Malaka Pindas (Straits) $234 buyers.
Malakoffs (Straitė) $42 buyers.
TIME FAB LL
WEEK DAYS
1.00: Essat » Mex
1
Sandycrofts buyers.
(Straits) $9.00
✰
3.00 h, to
Pajam (Strait) $1616 buyers,
New Serendah $2.75 buyers. --
TOOL. AN 19 · 35/00 AM- £1,10 45 J 1985 SMA day
1 Ma
H
35 M
10 Mat
28 Ma
3-35 74 +5 30 Ma
20 Mum
Share and General Brokers 6, Des Voeux Road Central Tel, address, Rectitude.
CORRECTED TO HODN, JAH. 18, 1916. . || ARY SUBSEQUENT ALTÉRATIONS WILL BE FOUND IN TM UP TO THE MINUTE SHARE MARKET BEW 3.′′ THE TELEGRAPH DOES NOT HOLD ITSELF RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE QUOTATIONS.
Selling ΤΙΤ
1/113/16 Demands via t 1/11 1/4 30 dis.....
--1/11 5/16 60 dis.....poo-set---1/11 7/16
1/11 1/2
T/T Shanghai..............7474 Private 30 dis sight T/T Singapore- -821/2 T/T Japan... T/T India Ando
Demand India.
144
EXCHANGE..
T/T Bombay Demand Bombay 1441⁄44. TT Calcutta
Demand Calcutta....144% Demand Manía 1.92 1/2- T/T Ban Fco &NY45/7/8 Demand, New York 46 TIT Java.....................105) T/T Marks... Demand Germany... TIT Francs.263 Demand Paris.
22.68 1/2
On Haiphong-34% prem On Saigon 43
On Bangkok 79 5/8
Buying.
4 m2. L/C.....2-15/16 4'm/2DP.
2-1/16.
6 ms L/C+2)- 3/16 30 d/s. Sney & M 2/-3/16
30 d/a San Fco & XY47-3/8
4 m/s. Marks Nom
4 ms.Francs...inase-279. 6-mis. Francs......
KES, INK, KE 3.00 10
SADO
MALO.
·NIGENE CARS.
#
15.00 every hall bone
every gumber of an home- SUNDAYS!
20:30 dk. Event 35 Man
11.00 29.00 Mopar
XX-84 AM, to
Jen. 18th,
Gold Leaf per oz $58.40 Sovereign $10.35 nom.. Bar Silver, ready...2634
forward
SUBSIDIARY COINS.
Discount per $100- Chinese20 cta. pieces 218 3/8 Chinese...10.
$16%
Hongkong 30 za pieceză 12 Hongkong 10,
1800 2005 10 500 7.26
5.00 72
600 3.2.
5.00 19
75.M
MIGHT-CA25 on Waale_Dayz -
SATURDAYS.
Kata Car ze midnight.
SPECIAL CARS
By Arrangement at the Company's Office.
Des Tares Bond, Geocel,
egaisors and peach ski eto peakable for all can zot alreadylai rummagat the time stated in the "Cowenny'n matráðick, but not. Soe spoutání Cars Gas be cárased ơo mpplication at the Company'sClos=- Ja Kesson ticed writium inmund sexil pepet thes zhesives jadu in. Bark Xons or by Chege or Compradors onder sepementing Buck Bouns"
KORK.D. KUMEEKERS EBON
BANK OF CANTON
LIMISNED.
HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business Trans- acted,
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open ed and FIXED DEPOSITS Re- eived.
INTEREST ON FIXED
DEPOSITS
For 3 Months 3% per annum. For 6 Months 4% per annum For 12 Months 43% per annum
LOOK POON SHAN
- Chief Manag