COMMERCIAL.
Slam Rice Crop
Early prognostications as to the mellenes of the padî crop in Siam have been fally borne out by results, the rice being both plentiful and excellent in quality. All the mills are hard at work just row and will be so for months to come. Official, estimates put the crop at about 2,500,000 buffalo cart-loads, which is about 2,000,- 900 tons. This probably leaveS abent 1,750,000 tona available for erpart
THE HONGKONG SLEGRAPH, MONDAY, JANUARY ȘI,
SHARE REPORT.
COMPARATIVE
& SELLER'S
SHARE QUOTATIONS.
K-NOMINAL
To-day's
STOCK.
Closing."
Priows
Sumber
Stazes
Par Paid Faine Up
1914.
Highest
· 1914. ··
Lowest
1915. 1915. Highest Lowest
Since Stoce 14th May. 14th May.
Last Dividend
and Data
So now
to INEW
Banks.
Eng& Sbal Banting Corp
Marine Insurances.
Canton Insurance Office, L&£15 North China Iza. Co, Ld t...18912 a
..
BANKS
BOMBAY
LONDON.
$$15 b
(£T3/10/-
CALCUTTA.
MANILA.
120,000 $125 all
855 July. 700 Oct. 845 x div. 790c, dir.
CANTON.
PANAMA.
CEBU
PEKING.
COLON
SAN FCISCO.
ƒFinal of $4 a/c 1913. Interim
HANKOW.
10,000 $250 57.
10,000 £15 £5.
350 Dec. 305
145 May 133
Oct
£95
$60
of $18 a/c 1914
Jan.
180
160
Final of 1
pc. making
KOBE
25 p.c. for 1914
12,400 $250 100 847) April 700
12,000 $100 60 210 April 19216 Jan.
Oct.
$97
$855
970
995
+
Final of $20 and bonns of $5 making $55 for 1913 and Interim of $30 for 1914 Final of $15 mak. $18 for 19:3
& Int, of $3 for 1914
20,000 $100. 20 8,000 $250 50
160 395
July Feb.
140 363
Oct.
162
130
$9 for 1913
April
420
$85
$27 for 1913
Renong Tin Dredging. During the year 1,008,740 cubic yards were treated, and 5,054 pieals, or 301 tons, tin ore were Tecovered. The profit and lows"] account for the year shows a debit Union Ins. Society of Cton.Ld.591234 balance of £18,009, which, after allowing for the credit balance brought forward from the priced ing account, viz., £8,657, leaves a debit of £9,321. To this is credited the balance on share premium" account, £2,445, leav ing to be carried forward at debit of profit and loss account on July 1, 1915, £6,875.
American Tea Imports.
Tangtsze Ins. Assoc. Ld. ..............2265
Fire Insurances, China Fire Ins. Co., Ld
$152 Ekong Fire Ins Co. L₫ .........$410
Shipping
خوار
Douglas Steamship Co., Ld. $123 Hongkong. C&M.S.S., Co., Ld-201 b.
BANKS
Mar. 216 Nov,
וי
106 Feb. 201 Sept. 90/- x div. 82/-
I dir.
ཆ ༔
33
Nov.
5$
4,
TS
(R) at 1/9 5/16 equal to $2421 for 16 year 30/6/15
$4 for year ending 30.6.15
JFinal of 40 cts, making 90 ch. 1for year ending 31.12.14
MERNATIONAL FANKING HONGKONG & SHANGHAÍ
CORPORATION
HEAD OFFICE:
60, Wall Street, New York. LONDON ÖFFICES
36, Bishopsgate, E.C.
BRANCHES:-
SHANGHAL
HONGKONG. SINGAPORE.
YOKOHAMA
CAPITAL PAID-UP $3,250 000 RESERVE FUNDS............... 4,210,000
(U.S. 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. 8. MARSHALL
Manager,
6 pc pa&3pa onda for Hongkong 1st July 1915
1914. quoted at 9 pr.divin HI from $9.9.15. an interim div. of 5pm an the combineda, paid in Landes 23.9.15 quoted az div. in EE. 112.35 (Interim of 24-(Coupon No 25)
making 7/-for 1915 [$1.50 per share and bonus of 40 cents per share for year ending 30415
$3 for 1919
2714 $3 for 1897
THE YOKOHAMA SPECHE BANK. LIMITED.
You
BAKKING CORPORA
TION.
Paid-up Camis! DISI:5,00€,000^
RESERVE FUNDS:
Staring
£1,500,000 at "L
-$15,000,000
Sifrer $18,000,000-
· $33.000,008
$15.000,00€
Reserve Liability of - "..
Proprietors.newsi
COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landale-Chairman. W. L. Pattendan, Bag-
Chairma
Deputy
S.H. Dodwell, Esq. G. T. M. Edkins, Esq. CS. Gubbay, Esq.
Hon Mr P.H. Holyoak. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E Shelim. CHIEF MANAGER Hongkong.J. Stabb. Esq.
MANAGER Shanghai--A. G. Stephen, Esq. London Bankers London County and Westminster Limited.
Honglong-Interest Allowed:
On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent per annum on the. daily balance-
ON FIXED DEPOSITS For 3 months. 21 per cent per
For 6 months. 3 per cent per
BIULUI.
ANNUIT.
For 12 months, & per cent per
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager.
20,000 $50 80,000 $15.
all
36
123
45
all 294 Jan 29 ·Dec. 93
19
79
Jan. 30
Sept
188
96
More than half of the total im- Indo-China Steam Combined $139 3. {00,000 £5 } all
Navigation Co., Deferred s Preferred $51 b.
in excess of the figures for pre- Shell Tport & Trading Co. Ld_59/6 b.3.797,610 £1
part of tea into the United States
jiz from Japan, and the amount
imported in 1915 is considerably
at
vious years if the statistics for the
nine months ended September 30 Star Ferry Company, La..............$35.
bi 40,000 $10
.
al
49
Mar. | 40
may be relied upon aå standard
for the year. During the period
Refineries.
mentioned the increase of Japan China 3. Refining Co. Id. tea imported was over 5,000,000 Lazon S. Refaing Co., Ld-
$130
b
$37
20,000 $100 all 7,000 $100 all
960 31
Feb. Jan
-
Nov.
134
17 Dec.
45
pounds more than for the
me
period of 1914. From Canada
was imported 2,374,827 pozada
Mining-
this was Japan tes transhipped.
Raub Australian Gold Min-
ing Co., Ld.....
3.30 27
(1,900,000 £1
200,000 £1 150,000 $1
all
All
4- Feb. 33/6 Dec.
33/6
30-
انم
796,666 £1
3.10 39/- all 156/6
Jan. 190 Nov.
4
Feb. 19/6 Nov.
32/6
21/3
......$103
and it is assumed that most of Kailan Mining Admin tion..30-
The prevalent taste in America Tronoh Mines Ltd. seems to be for Japan and Chins Ural Caspians tess rather than Indian.
Docks, Wharves and'
Godowns &c.
E'kong &W.&G Co, Ld... $75 5.K&W.D. Co. Ld $80) old ex 1.77 new
...60
Chefoo Electric Light Company.
Chefoo, Jan, 15 The Electric Light Co. of Chelon has just com- pleted the second year since its formation. Soon after its com- mencement with a capital stock Thai & 'kew W. Co., Ld. 90· of $100,000, it received its charter
Lands, Hotels and Buildings. from the Board of Works as Angio French Lands-94 Peking The Company is in 'kong Hotel Ca. Ld$111 · B. Chinese hands, the electricians being Japanese, and at present kong Land Investment Co. $105 seems to be ably managed with an phreys Estate& F. Co., Lds 64 b up-to-date planitowhich important 'loon Land&Building Co., I.d $40 additione are contemplated. The shanghai Lands
107 International Committee at once welcomed the enterprise and the West Point Building Co., Ld. $86. streets have been well lighted kong Central Estates
for over a year without soy failure of current during tizat Somewhat more slowly the leading firms fol- lowed suit and Foreign residents and several Chinese houses showed no reluctance. The largest con- tract obtained was with the CJ M Schools Compound where about 500 lights have been installed, for this undertaking improved wiring and appliances on a larger scale had to be obtained but a month's trial bas, so far, given every satisfaction.-N. . Daily News.
up
that
Shanghai Coal Report. Messrs. Wheelock, & Co.'s Coal Market Report (Shanghai, 201b January) saya
Japan Coal-Since last writ ing the market in Japan has been mill more active and excited, owing to formidable demands for
Cotton Milis.
"Miscellaneous.
Ewo Cotton S. & W. Co, Ld...$140 Kang Tik Laon Eung Mow Shanghai Cottons
Yangtszepous China Borneo Company, Ld. $10 bi Chima Light & Power Can)
La $4.70 (Spec. shares)....... China Provt. L&M. Co. La 10 Dairy Farm Company, Ld -$29 Green Island Cement Co. Ld.10.20 a 400.00 $10
$435 B Hongkong Electric Co, Ld Hongkong Ice Co, Ld $180 Hongkong Hoge Mfg. Co. Li...$31 Hongkong Tramway Co., Ld (5.60s2 Langkat Langkata....
Do.
Peak Tramway Co., La (Old) $10.
(New) 85 cts, b.
7788 98 999 933
8838
109 Jan. 8234 Dec.
Interim of 1 account year ending 30.6.15(Coupon No. 5.)
316 1/2 for 1909
25-b.1-interim ale 1915 paid 12.7.15
37/6 1-interim 19:5
98
Nov-111xdiv. 108
128 July 125 May
p
ཨྰཿ ཨཱཏྟཾཝ ྂ Rཐཱཏིཾཡ
($250 for half year ending.
1 30615
$31 for year ending 30′6′′15 45 cents for year 1914
$3 for 1914
Dividend of 6 pc for year
ending 30.6.15
$2 for half year ending 30.6.15 #4.09 for 7 months ending 31.12.14
6% for year ending 28 .2.06
Established 1880.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANT.
Authorised Capital Tem 43,000,000 THE Business of the abors Bank is conducted by the Paid-up Capital ... 30,000,000 | HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI ... 20,000,000 BANKING
Reserve Fund
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,
London
Sydney
Inizia
- Agencies an Nagasaki
Newchwang New York Сми Pekirg
Ryan Port
Arthair)
Bydney
This
Tantain
Zobra
Los Angeles Trimpted
Istamar Ahorred in Cucers. / Choting. Deposita cowed, xx fad period; rates to be obcaised en application.
ETSHI ONO, Mariager Hongkong, 21st October, 1915.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
Incorporated by Boys) Charter 1853.
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.. Paid-up Capital *****£1,200,001 Reserve Fund.........................£1,800,00€ Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
Branches
Auto-Hea
Eexbay
Calcotia
CP,000 $50
alli
89. Jan
73
Nov.
€8
$3.50 föryear 1914
LEASE
Dairen
50,000 $50
Jan. 77
53
Oct
57
$3 dividend for year 1914
Fenetico
35,7C0 1.100 all
60
July
50
Dec.
63 49 ex div.
Tis.3 for year ending 30.4.15
Hartin
Hankow
Sam Zico
b.
35,000 £100,zül
9374
80
Tla. 5 for 1914
13,000 t100 t.100' 20,000 $50 -50
94
Tis. 614 for year ending 29.214
128 July 120
Dec.
116..
108
30,000 $100 -2ll ***16 July 98 100,000 $10
Jan. 7 Nov.
6.10
b.
6,000 $50
454
Jan
b.
78,000 £50
98
Dec.
44
69
Feb.
40
Oct
101
12,500 £50
73
June 66
Feb. 26
70
10,000 $100 all
100
69.
20,000 1,50
al
135
$13 b
71 ba
----† 8816 · b
75.000 10 all 80 £100 a 40.0 1.50
14 110" Feb. 70
Jan. 11
Mar.
May
E
20
Tls. 36 for year ending 311015 1314 Tk. 1.50 for year ending 301115
Tls. 12 for 1913
135
Feb. 70 Nov.
$0
Dividend of Tls. 7 for year
1 ending 30615 -
.t.6%
175.000 6.5
€0.00 $12
ell
516
12
May 10 Dec.. 10
10
85 cents for 1914
50 200 $5
41/4
b. b.
50,000 $1 125.00 $10 - all
40.000 7
9
Jan.
10.10
39
31
6.90
Dec. Jan. 5
60,0.$10
49
Be b.
6,500 $25
all
60, CO $30
25
325,000 31-
all
13 July 7 Feb.
5.90
1.80
374 b. 250.000 z 10 all 6474 Mar. 28 Dec. 12
3031
b.
25,000 $10
ali
1014 Jan. 14
June
Do
50,000 $10
$1.93 cts. Jan
75 ets. Dec.
10
$1.
9.
80 cts.
export, more especially with Philippines LA regard to one large order of . Price & Co. L $200,000 tons for overseas delivery Societe des Pulpes et Papier-Į which, however, has so far re-teries da Tonkin mained unfulfilled on account of Steam Laundry Co., Led
.3k b.
..$5
75,000 $10 12,000 $10
all
4
.10
5
5
$1,50 for 1910
$20
13,200 $50
ell
20
20
None
$31
20,700 85° all 500 June 4
31
-3.00
the impossibility of securing the Union Water-boat Co., Ld.
$163 b.
necesary transport; in fact, the watson and Co., LA...............$6¶ forward sales throughout Japan
have been so extensive of lave William Powell, Limited. ........3531⁄2 that there is practically no more
good steam ecal left for sale, add- | S, C. Morning Post...
$29 b.
all 224 Feb. 17
· 27.723 $13
90,000 $10 -all | 8 April 6,90
21.000 $7 ..all 972 Jan.-636
6,970 £25 all' 30
16.
Juze 92
ed to which a recent conference
of mine owners in Kinshu decided
the
WRIGHT & HORNBY,
·Share and General Brokers
all
all 4.90 July 4 April
7. June 35. Ang 34
9883 3 8 833.3395.3 3 3 3 3
Nov.
Deci
Jan. 36 Nor
21714 July 174
all 25 June 22 Арг
zqaཡྻཱསྶ
8.00 70 cts.for 1914
$1,25 för year ending 31.7.15 6.20 50 cts. for 1914.
39
184
$2.00 per share for 1914 Interim of $2 account 1915 Interim$1 for yearending30.5.15
*
$10% for 1914 Interim of Tia 1 making The 2
Sale 1912
170 cts. cn fully paidshares and 7 cts. cn $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.15 None
NOT.
25 cte. for year ending 31′5′′15
($1.00, per share for year end- 18 Jan.
ing 31.12.1914 Dec. 6.90 zdiv. 61 div. 60 cts. for 1914-
(50 cts, on old shares and 25 Deci 7
514 cts, on new year shares for
year ending 30.6.14 Dec. 29
99 $1.50 for 1914
6. Des Vœux Road Centra L. Tel address, Rectitude.
→
CORRECTED TO NOON. JAN. 21, 1816, 'ANY SUBSEQUENT ALTERATIONS WILL BE FOUND UP TO THE MINUTÉ SHARE MARKET NEWS.7 THE TELEGRAPH DOES HOT HOLD ITSELF RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE QUOTATIONS.
£1,200,00
CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on a plication.
INTEREST on deposita is al- lowed on the minimum marshly balances at $3 per cent. per RD-
Will.
Depositors may transfer, at their option, balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT t 4 per cent. par
For the Hongkong and Shang- hai Banking Corporation,
N-J-STABB,
Chief Managar
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
Head Office 15 Gracechurch
Street, London. ▾
Anthorised Capital Subscribed
Paid Up Reserve Fund
*
BANKERS:
£1,500,000
1,125,000 567,300 500,000
The Bank of England The London Joint Stock Bank. Limited.
BRANCHES ---
Karachi Kota Bharu Kuala Lumpur Madras
Bombay FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Calcutta General Banking business. trans- | Colombo seted.
Delhi CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- | Galle ed and FIXED DEPOSITS 2 Hongkong ceived for 1 year or shorter Howrah peziods, at rates which will be Kandy quoted on application.
WE. DICKSON.
Manager Bergborg, 11-April 1912. |
NOTICE
PEAK TRAMWAYJO.
LIMITED.
TIME TAELL
JANE BAG LO Local 30
WERK DAYS.
5.00 Zamay ay Mza SOVOU AL 35-00 A20
XN AN, le
Tags: 200
FEIGHT CAVES
Xigs,patt and gʻall, gan 206-
ZILAR ZİRE İney küll komm
VOTE. EVET DE DIE MEER
HVKY SIBERr of ma benev
· 20130 BAL'
20 Mau
Penang
Rangoon
Shanghai
Singapore.
HONGKONG BRANCH. Every description of Banking & Exchange business transacted.
Interest allowed on.Current Ac- comnts at 2 per cent. per zunnin an Daily Balaners, and on Fixed. Deposits at rates which may be ascertained on soplication. C. CHAMPKIN,
Acting Manag
BANK OF CANTON
LIMITED
tot ll further curtail outpat for 1918 by 20 per cent. Locally the market has been rather quiet in view of the sear approach of Chinese New Year and it is unlikely that any new badiness will be done until after the holidays but deliverien under old contracts are being hurried
Fashun Coal - No. socks still scarce,
ange,
Kailan Coal In sympathy with the increased freights this smarket remaica quite firm. Tou- ge is so short that deliveries Kis only maintained on a “hand to mouth" basis. This year's contracts are practically all fized now and it looks as though stocks
il remain, short for some, time.
Selling
1/11 1/4 „1/11:5/16"
[1/TI 3/8 1/11 1/2 .1/11 9/16
T/T Demand 30 dis 60 dis....
T/T Shanghaine. Private 30 d/s sight T/T Singapore 8271⁄2 TT Japanese, T/T India West Demand India ........144
TIT Bombay
EXCHANGE
Demand Bombay...144 1/2 TT Calcutta
92
Demand Calcutta #1441/2 Demand Mani's
TTSo Yeo&N.X45 1
Demand, New York 45 1/4
T/T: Java never10594
TT Macksver Demand Germany... T/T Francs..... Demand Paris – 22-12,693
2.69
On Haiphong On Saigon On Bangkok
Buying
2-1/8
1/4
14 mís. L/C......
14 m/s D/Pmás
6 m/s. L/C
30 d/a. S'ney & M 2-1/4 i30.dfs. Ben F'co&NYA? 5/8
[om.
14 m/s. Mark
4 m's Francs.
6 m/s
Jan. 31st.
Gold Leaf per oz $57.40 Sovereign stanar$10,25 Bar Silver. per oz.27
SUBSIDIARY COINS. Discount per $100; Chinese...20 cta.pieces $17 34 Chinese...10
$15 1/2 Hongkong.20 eta. pieces$ 900. Hongkong 10
$8.7/3
SUNDAYS EN
7,40 236 36" Togo alla Evans 15 13,50 A LLÚS AM, 30°, 28,00 XTDO
LADO DU, SE
10 Mr.
BIGEN CARS-m-on Week Days
SATURDAYS
Zatya' Chest, in midnight..
SPECIAL CAZES
By Arrangment, 25 the Camping' wi
DETOXXow, Canada, *esson and peach tief ets: smillahile Sus all-conn Tot already faby rummag at the timar-stated blithe Compety's me fables, but not for speed cars, cust be obestod da applications at the Copsperry's-Offer.m Na koncu tickat varit balamint uncil, prezume throne forhaa bous made in Bank Botas by Chages on Compradera order sepesenting Busk Konts.”
JOHN L. SUMÉHREYS & SON
THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Cannot be Besten, if Equalled for Bread, Cakes, Confectionery and meals with Wines & Lignore.
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 41% per annum
LOOK POON SHAN
Chief Manages,