COMMERCIAL
THE. HONGKONG TRIFA
FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1916.
SHARE REPORT.
COMPARATIVE SHARE QUOTATIONS.
SSTILIS SA-SALES
K-NOMINAL
1914,
To-day's
STOCK.
Closing
Prices
Xumber par Paid Talne up Shares
1914.
Lowest
1915. 1915. Hebert Lowest,
Stoom Sinon 14th May. 14th May.” So now to now
Last Dividend
and Date
-$815 sa |
b.
(£2/3
at 1/9 5/16 equal to
190.000 $125 all 855 July. 700 Oct 845 x div. 790c. div. $26.21 for 34 year 30/6/15
The Shortage of Rice. London, 17th December.-In connection with the rice problem *a well-known gentleman în the part who is regarded as one of the best authorities on rice will go down early next year as the result of the plentiful harvest in Bengal He explains that for the
past few years the Bengal cope
have been a failure, becce far
Banks.
from being able to send to Ceylon #kong& Sha: Banting Corp.
she had to buy herself from
Barma and Southern India. It.
Marine Insurances,
in the fa fare of the Bengal cropton Insurance Office, Ld415 sa b which drove Ceylon into the Singapore market, but Bengal'a Vorth China Ias. Co., Ld t shortage, he says, will soon be met in some degree by South India where groundnuts formerly found a ready market in Europe, is now being sown with paddy.
U.S. Gald Imports and Rubber.
! Very significant are the figures of the American Treasury show-
ing an increase in stock of gold during a period of ten montha......... Jan to Nov. Isat" year of 80 millions sterling. This now brings
Unior Ins. Society of Cton, Ed.s91936
Fangtsze Ins. Assoc. La
Fire Insurances. China Fire Ins. Co., Ld H'kong Fire Ins. Co., Id.
Shipping.
Douglas Steamship Co., Ld. $118 Hongkong, C. & MSS. Co,Ld. 207 b.
to China Steam (Combined $180 b
160,000 Savigation Co., Deferred $125 60,000
Preferred $51 b
L
the total of reserves to a point greater than any one nation has ever had. The banking lawa in Americs allow of a huge iration shell Tport & Trading Co..L. 89/6 b-3,797,614 £1
[Final of $4 një 1913. Interim
of $18a/c: 1914.... [Final of 12 pc making 125 pc. for 1914
(Final of $20 and bonus of $5 making $55 for 1913 and Interim of $30 for 1914 Final of $15 mal, $18 for 1913
& Int of $ for 1914
$265
10,000 $100 60
$50 Dec. 305 -40,000 $250. 59
10,000 £15 £ 145 May 133
12,100 $250 100 | 8471 April | 200
2:0 April 19216 Jan.
105 Oct
Jan. 180
360
160
Oct.
$972
$855
270
995
$152 $410
20,000 $100 20 8,000 $250 50
160 295
July 140 Oct. Feb. 368
162
: 130.
$9 for 1913
April
420
$85
A
x dir.
20,000 $50 $0,000 $15
all 36
all 29
Mar.
Jan.
9714 NOT.
118
45
.00
Dec.
93
19
}
al
19
Jan. 50
Sept.
182
96
al
206- Feb.
20/-
Sept. 90% x div. 82/-
of "credit" upon the basis of the
reserves. Credit means spending
power just as much se gold does Star Ferry Company, Ld.........$36
b. 40,000 $10
al
49
Mar.
40
Nov.
39
32
Under these conditions we shall
see prices rapidly rising in all com
Refineries.
modities and vast speculation in China S. Refining Co., L$132 stocks and bares. Men will Luzon S. Refining Co., Ld.
20,000 $100 all
$37
2,000 $100 all
964 31
Feb. 70 Jan.
believe themselves immensely
wealthy in a whirl of it fation of
Mining-
ing Co. Ld......
a 9aa
58
-3
$2 for 1913
$41 for year ending 30.6.15
ƒFinal of 40-cts, making 90 ct. for year ending 311214 (spoon pa d&3pa ón da for year 1914. x. quoted er 9 podria ÉX. from $9.9.15 am interim div. of 6
§
on the combined's, paid in London 23.9.75 quoted ex div.in E.X. 112.15 Interim of 2/-(Coupon No 25}
making 7-for 1915
$1.50 per share sad bonus of 40 cents per share for year Lending 304 15
$3 for 1912
Nor.
134
111
Dec
46
274 $3 for. 1897
13
Interim of 1/- account veer
1 ending 30.5.15(Coupon No. 5.) 336 1/2 for 1909
25-b.lf-interim a/c 1915 paid 12.7.15
$1,000,000 £1
all 4 Feb.
SS/6 Dec
33,6.
30-
31
~27/
33/6
200,000 £1 160,000 £1 796,666 £1
3.10
Jan.
1.90 Nov.
4
all 39/- all
Feb.
19/6 Nov.
32/6
56/6
21/3
41
37/6 1-interim 1915
Docks, Wharves and
Godowns &c
value. Rabber will not only rise Kailan Mining Admin'tion-30- in valus with other products, but | Ranb Australian Gold Min- will also feel in an especial man-
ner the fabulous increase of wealth Tronoh Mines Ltd.
in the United States. A moter Cral Caspians
"kong & K.W. & G. Co, Ld... 375
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6836
72139
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98
$3.50 foryear 1914
$31 for year ending 30′6′′15
45 cents for Year 1914 $3 for 1914
BANKS
NTERNATIONAL, BAFKING
CORFORATION
HEAD OFFICE:
60, Wall Street, New York. LONDON ÖFFICE: 36, Bishopsgate, EC.
BRANCHES --- BOMBAT. LONDON.
CALCUTTA.
CANTON.
CEBU.
COLON.
HANKOW.
MANILA.
PANAMA
PENING.
SHANGHAI
SAN FCISCO,
HONGKONG, SINGAPORE-
KOBR
TOKOHAMA
CAPITAL PAID-UP $3,250.000 RESERVE FUNDS.............$210,000
(US. Gold) $7,460,000 All kinds of FOREIGN & LOCAL BANKING BUSINESS transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and. FIXED DEFOSITS received at rates to be ascertain ed on application
N. S. MARSHALL
Manager. Hongkong, 1st July 1915
****THE
VOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK. RIMENTED.
BANKS
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORA,
TION
-------$15,000,DOE
Paid-up Capital RESERVE FUNDS:
Staring
£1,500,000 at 21
*$15,000,00K
Silver ...$18,000,000
Reserve Liability of --Proprietors
$33,000,000
$15,000,00%
COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon Mr.D. Landale, Chairman. W. L. Pattanden, Esq -.
Chairman.
Deputy
S. EL. Dodwell, Esq. G. T. M. Edkins, Esq.
C. S. Gubbay, Esq.
Hon. Mr P.EL. Holyoak. J. A Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. Ed Shellim, CHIEF MANAGER Hongkong-N.J.Stabb, Esq.
MANAGER
Shanghai A.G.Stephen, Esq. London Bankers-Londozi County and Westminster Limited
Hongkong-Interest Allowed;" of 2 per cent per annum on the On Current Account at the rate
daily balance-
ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months, 2 per cent par
Bunga
*
For 6 months. 31 per cent. Der
For 12 months, 4 per cent per
N. J. STABB.
Chief Manas ET
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANT.
"EE Business of the above
Ts conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANĠHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Bules may be obtained on
Established 1980.
Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital .......
30,000,000plication. Reserve Fund
20,000,000
+4
Head Office-YOKOHAMA
2ache Aprung-Hang
Catches
1
Changes
Isimanta
car is the first and special weak-
ness of a man rising to wealth.
* Motor traction is the best adver-
tisement to a prosperous business &W.D. Ca Ld, $80 joldex 1.77 new We are already feeling the throb-hai Dock & Eng. Co.Ld and paleation of this risingai & Her W. Co, Ld -90 endeavour, and no appreciation of
€0,000 $50 -20,000 $50
£9
Jab
73.
Nov.
$1
68
:)
b.
b.
55,700 £140 all 60 36,000 1,100 all *09
Jan. 53 Oct. July 50 Jan $216 Dec
57
.Dec.
9312
624 49 ex div.
80.
$3 dividend for year 1914 Tls. 3 for year ending 30.4:15 Fla. 5 for 1914
Vertica
ends. Hotels and Buildings.
t.94
13,000 1,100 t.10€
94
b. 20,000 $50.
50
:28 July
.20 Dec.
116
94 108
The. 616 for year ending 29.2.74
$250 for half year ending 1 30615
Barbin Haskow
Eenerala
Kobe
Ledam
"kong Land Investment Co. $105 H'phreys Estate& F. Co. Ld...$ 616 b.
loon Land & Building Co., Ld $40 shanghai Lands
20,000-$100 all 180,000 $10
11734 July
98
Nov. 111xdiv, 108
Lyons
Sydvey
all
SK
Jan.
ร
Nov.
6.10
b.
6,000 $50
Jan. 44
Feb.
40
.1.107
b.
58,000 1.50 12.400 $50 10,000 $100 all
all
#8
Dec.
101
all 73
June
70
100
$2 for half year ending 30.6.15 £4.09 for 7 months ending 31.12.14
53.
$134 b.
71
b.
20.400 .50 8.1.10 80 t100 all
198
..25 July
Mar
135
144
Jan.
Kar
1934
Feb.
70
er
b. 20
t£8
b.
40,0 1.50
all
:35
Feb.
Rev.
•
.1.6
1750 1.5
Miscellaneous,
......$103
Da | $4.80
98 399 7 33
8888 3 8 3898333
6993
12
May
the future can be made without making a note of these conditions Anglo French Lands
H'Eong Hotel Co., Ld-$111 and their very special significance it relation to rubber.-India Rubber Journal.
Soya Beans
If Germany is being allowed to import soya beans she is getting food for her mea, ber cattle, and her guns, says, a writer in the Daily News. No county more than Germany appreciates the valus of this wonderful golden bear whose introduction Europe from China forme the greatest trade romance of the pre-
West Point Building Co., Ld. $84°
'kong Central Estates
Cotton Mills.
wo Cotton S. & W. Com Leder5140 Kung ik
Labu Kung Mow to hanghai Cottons
Yangiszepoos
sent century. Less than eight China Borneo Company, Ld. $104 b. (0.00 $12, all years ago Europe koew practi-hine Light & Power Co.) cally nothing of the soya bean or
its remarkable antriticas qualities 20. (Spec. shares) and the uses to which it could be Jhina Provt. L. & M. Co., Ld 10
The
with Russia put. brought the Japanere in closer torch with the areas where the besn
They is cultivated. realised its value and possibili- in 1908 ties, and
а
of exporters in Japan sent 8
hial consignment to England. Langkats
Our experts on vegetable oile were
impressed. It produced in Earore Peak Tramway Co., Ld. (Old) $10
Do
teries du Tonkin
what has been described as a com- mercial revolution. Every country Philippines L of importance became deeply in H. Price & Co. Là ...... terested. The soya bean evived Societe des Pulpes et Papier-1 the "boom.” It justified most of the flattering things said about it. Its fame spread far and wide. Ger- many, with customary through nees, got Germans on the spot to
Steam Laundry Co., L............$31 Cnion Water-boat Co., Ld $16 b. Watson and Co. Id........................$61
find out all there was to be found Tilliam Powell, Limited.. out about the bean and ita food
and trade values. The Trades S. C. Moming Post...***
50.00 $5 all 4.90 July
* 6 1 385&
Oct.
Feb. 84
Dec
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* 5
5J
10
Dividend of 6 pc. for year
ending 30.6.15
Tis. 36 for year ending 31°10′15 Tls. 150 for year ending 301115 Tis. 12 for 1913
fividend of Tis. 7 for year 1 ending 30°6′15
85 cents for 1914
414 6% for year ending 28.2.06
8.00 70 ets, for 1914
$1.25 for year ending 217,35 50 cts.for 1914.
$2.00 per share for 1914
·Interim of $2 account 1915 Interim$1 for a yearending30.6,15
$10% for 1914
Interim of Tla, 1 making Tis, 2
a/c 1912
April
b.
50,000 $1 125: 40 $10
9
Jan.
7
Nov. 10.10
firm
Dairy Farm Company. Ld. 29 Green Island Cement Co. Ld. 9.90 Hongkong Electric Co., Id Hongkong Ice Co. Ld. $180 Hongkong Rope Mfg. Co.Ld $31 Hongkong Tramway Co, Ld. {53. b. 325; 10: 36-
b.
40.000
70
b. 400.10 $10
$43
b.
60010
-----:3711⁄2 3.250.000 210 all
June 35 6.90 Jan. 5 Dec
Jan. 38 6,0 $25 all †21716 July 174 b. 600 $10
25 June
13- July
6424 Mar.
39
Aug
31
6.20
49
Kov
39
Dec:
184
22 Apr.
25%
7- Feb.
4:80
28 Dec.
3624
b. -25,000 $10 all (New) 85 cts. b.
50,000 $10
$1.
$4 b 75,000 $10 $512,000 $101-10
$20
104 Jan. 9 June
9.
93 cta. Jan 75 cts. Dec.
£0 cta.
$1.50 for 19 0
all
13,200 $50 20. 10.25 all 5.00 June 4
Xov. 31 27.723 $16 all 224 Feb. 17 Jen. 18
90,000 $10 all 8 April 690, Dec. 6.90zdív. 67 xdiv. 60 cts. for 1914
20
20
None
16
$536
$29
b.
1.000 $ all
6,000 $25 all
$14 Jan. 676
30 Juce 92
Dec. 7
Dec. 29
576
.99
3.00 25 cts. for year ending 33′′IS
{$1.00, per share for year end-
ing 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
(10 cts. on fully paid shares and 7 cts. on $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.15 None.
Agencies
Nagaanki
New York Csacs
Pakiz Syok Port
"Author)
St Francisco
Sheebai ETCBET Tending
Los Angeles
Tokyo
Tangan
Interest Allowed on Custi Imogat Depot received for fed penos; rates be ostamed an application.
EISHI ONO, Manager Hongkong, 21st October, 1915.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND
CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
INTEREST on deposits is alt lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 per cent per ap-
Depositors may transfer, at their option, balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 per cent, per
Kaplamas
For the Hongkong and Shang hai Banking Corporation,
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manage?
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
Head Office 15 Gracechurch. Street, London.
Authorised Capital. Subscribed
Paid Up
Reserve Fund
BANKERS:
1,125,008
562500
500,000
The Bank of Bagland. The London Joint Stock Ears, Limited
BRANCHEST
Bombay
Calcutta
Colombo
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON. Delhi Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 Galle Beserve Fund....... £1,800,000 Hongkong "- Reserve Liability of
Howrah. Proprietors
£1,200.00 Kandy
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans acted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-
Karachi Kota Bharu
Kuala Lumpur
Madras
Penang
Rangoon
Shanghai
Singapore.
HONGKONG BRANCH. Every description of Banking & Exchanse business transacted.
Interest allowed on Current At-
ed and FIXED DEPOSITS recounts at 2 per cent. per annum ceived for 1 year or shorter on Daily Balances, and on Fixed periods, at rates which will be! Deposits at rates which may be quoted on application
ascertained on suplication
WE. DICKSON.
M Manaver Bergberg, 11th April, 1912. [
BANK OF CANTON
LIMITED.
C. CHAMPKIN,-
Art Acting Manager
NOTICE
PEAKTRAMWAYJO
·LIMITED.
Commissioner for the Government!
of South Africa in 1912' gave the
following Est of soys bean pro-
ducts -Vegetable. (like
1985-
zest zut-
Zowiet peas), sons, substitute, chocolate stitate, macarozi preparation, four, artificial milk, cheese, ccfee substitute, artificial born, biscuits and food for diabetes patients, sauce, meal for cattle, oil, cilcake. fertiliser, beancake.The oil extract- ed from the soya bean, he pointed cut, was used in the manufacture of the following articles:--Dyna- mite and high explosives, zoapa, linoleam, rubber substitate, mar- garine, paints, varnishes, toilet powder, waterproof cloth, paper umbrellaa sod lanterna, salad oil, Iubricating oil, lamp ofl, preserv» ing sardines, lard substitute. Small wonder that the Kaiser'e men and pigs and guns have a welcome for the little yellow bean even more hearty, perhaps, than for copra.
L
178 buyers.
LATEST RUBBER QUOTATIONS. Ayer Panas (Straits) $9.00 buy-
Balgowries (Straite) 16 buy-
Changkat Serdangs "(Straits) $81 buyers.
Kempas (Straits) $5 bayers.
Malaka Pindas (Straits) $24 buyers.
"Anglo-Java Estates Ltd. Tis.
ers.
Anglo-Dutch Tls. 8 buyers. Linggis £1
ers.
Kordanals 19/- buyers.
WRIGHT & HORNBY,'
T/T
Share and General Brokers
Malakoffs (Straits) $49 buyers.
Sandy crofts (Straits) $9.00 | buyers.
Pajam (Straits) $1614 buyera.
1
New Serendah $2.75 buyera.
• 6, Des Vænx Road Centraḥ TeL address, Reclitude.
CORRECTED TO BOOR. JAN. 28, 1916.
ANY SUBSEQUENT ALTERATIONS WILL BE FOUND IN “UP TO THE MINUTE SHARE MARKET REWS.” THE TELEGRAPH DOES NOT HOLD ITSELF RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE QUOTATIONS.
Selling
1/11,1/4 Demand.....1/11 5/16 30 d/s.....1/11 3/8
·60 dia.
1/11 1/2 -1/11 9/16. ...73 T/T Shanghai... Private 30 d/s sight T/T-Singapore...... -8214
T/T Japan
T/T India Demand India
ettet pas 92
1444 1443
T/T Bombay
EXCHANGE.
Demand Bombay-1444 TIT Calcutta mis Demand Calcutta ...144 1/2. Demand Manila 924 T/T8an Fco &NY46 1/8 Demand; New York 4o 1/4′′ TT Java-2_106.1/2 TT Marksmans Demand Germany.
TT Francs
Demand Paris
2.69
Oi Enphong On Saigon On Bangkok
34% prem
79 1/2 Buying
4 m/s. L/C 4 m/s. D/P 6 m/s. L/C
2-1/8 mar 1/4 30 d/z. S'ney & M 2-1/4 30 d'a. Ban Fco & NZ47 5/8. 4 m/s M
4 m s.Francs..... 280 M 6 mjs. Francs.me -- *25;
Jan. 28th.
Gold Leaf per oz $57.30. Sovereignt sur $10.25 Bar Silver, per oz. 26° 15/16
SUBSIDIARY COINS.
-Discount per $100- Chinese...20 eză, pieces. $17 1/8 ·
$15 1/2 Hongkong 20 eta piacea$ 9 1/8
HEAD (FFICE ECFCIONG
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 11 Months 44% per annum
LOOK POON SHAN,
- Chief Manager.
3:00 AM
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