COMMERCIAT
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, FABRUARY
SHARE REPORT.
COMPARATIVE SHARE QUOTATIONS.
1-SEALVES. SA-SALES
2-EWYERS
K-NOMIKAR
of
Shares
Far Paid
·Value Up
1914
Elghens
1914.
Lommet
1915. 1915. Kisbert Lowest
Since Stace 14th May. 14th Kay-
Last Dividend
and Date
to now to now
Nab
Closing
Pricel
STOCK.
A Big Dividend.
The report of Extasse Control for the past financial period, just to band, shows a drop in net pro- ft from £30,109 to £20,900, but the company is still able to pay. 1,000 per cent on its Ordinary capital, all of which is held by Bovril, saya the Financial Times This remains the best distribution o far made, mr the 3,000 per cant paid for 1912-13!
American Imports to Portugal
ET
It is interesting to note that American imports into Portogal daring July 1915 held the scand place in value, aggregating
compared with s $152,000, £372,700 from Engleni. Leading i commercial papers of Portugal | have lately commented on the excellent qualities of American goods. Cement-making machinery demanded here by the pro imoters of three per cement factories, to be erected at the end of this year. Here has been, and b is atill,'s briak demand for coal, and steps are being taken to secure a permanent supply from the United States.
Conserving Na.
To-day's
(sa. $820
273/10/
415
£18214
Baoks
B.K. & Shai Banking Corp. 150,000 $125
Steam Nariga Deferred 60,000
1916.
BANKS
BANKS
INTERNATIONAL SABKING HONGKONG & SHAKGERI
BANKING CORPORA
CORPORATION
HEAD OFFICE:
60, Wall Street, New York- "LONDON OFFICE:
36, Bishopsgate, EC
BRANCHES -
BOMBAY, LONDON. 1/9 5/16 equal to CALCUTTA $24.21 for 16 year 30/615 | CANTON.
(2/3)-
al $55 July. 700 Oct: $45x div, 790 c, div.-
$428
61
270
125
420
CEBU COLON. Final of $4 a/c 1913. Interim | HANKOW.
of $18 alc 1914. (Final of 12 pc. making 125 p.c. for 1914
[Final of 320 and bonus of $5 making $55 for 1913 and Interim of $30 for 1914 Final of $15 mak, $18 for 1913 1 & Int of $3 for 1914
45 $43 for year ending 30.6.15`·
6 &
MANILA.
PANAMA
PEKING.
SAN FCISCO. SHANGHAL HONGKONG. SINGAPORE. KOBE
YOKOHAMA CAPITAL PAID-UP $3250 000 RESERVE FUNDS 4,210,000
(U.S. Gold) $7,380,000 | All kinds of FOREIGN &] LOCAL BANKING BUSINESS transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-
FIXED ed and
DEPOSITS received at rates to be ascertain- ed on application.......
N.S. MARSHALL
Manage:
{Final of 40 ets, making 90 cts. Hongkong. 1st July 1915
for year ending 31.12.14
fine on p. z&3paada. for year 1914. s. quoted at 9 pa divin HI
Marine Insurances. anton Ins. Office, Ld... North China Ins. Co. Id.
10,000 $250
10,000 £15 £5
350 Dec. 305 145 May 133
Oct 425
Jan
180
360
160
b.
$920
$265
Union Ina. S'ty of Cˆton, Ld
Yangtze Ins. Assoc. Id...'
12,400 $950 100
8471 April 200 Oct
$97
$355
12,000 $100 60
210 April 1996 Jan.
&
$153 $410
Fire Insurances, China Fire Ins. Co., L
kong Fire Las, Co. Lâ..........
20,000 $100 20 8,000 $250 50
160 395
July 140 Feb. 368
Oct
162
130
$9 for 1913
April
$85
$ for 1913
Shipping-
b
$147
due to untoward happenings in the Mediterranean, says a writer
An interesting item of Lewe reachee me from matal circles to the effect that the Government is making arrangements' to have a b. certain Exed quantity of tin bept Fin band, so to speak, in order to b
make the country secure against any possible shortage of the metal
b.
20
Douglas Steamship Co. Ld. 5'kong, C. & MSS. CoLa
20,000 $50
36
80,000 $15
Mar. 27 all 294 Jan 22
Nor.
Dec.
16-
23
19
*
$189 $138 $51
Indo-China (Combined
tion Co. La Preferred: {60,000 5 } all
Jan
50
Sept. 188
96
from 29.9.15, an interim div. of 6 pej
on the combined. paid in London
92,6
Shell Tport & Ting Co. Ld. 3,797,610 21
Interim of 2-(Coupon No 25)
b
$36 Star Ferry Company. Ld..... 40,000 $10 al
49 Max. 40
NOT.
39
Refineries.
*
$37
Luzon S. Refining Co., Ld.........!
20,000 $100 all 7,000 $100 all
96* Feb. 70 31 Jan.
17
· NOT. Dec.
134
111
$3 for 19.12
45
2734
$3 for 1897
Minlog.
29 Failan Mining Admin`tion. 1,000,000 £
Raub Australian Gold Min-
3.30
ing Co. Lin. Tronoh Mines Ltd. 35/6 Ural Caspians .......
200,000 £1 160,000 £1 .796,665 £1
all: 41/- Feb. 536 Dec.
a 3.10 Jan. 1.90 NOT. all 39/- Feb. 19/6 Nov. all 5616
21/3
33/6
30/-
4
334
32/6
4
37/6 1-interim 1915
$74}
in a recent issue of the Financiersa. $132% China S. Refining Co. L
Already et retal consigamenta have been sent to the bottom by: enemy submarines. The proposal is obviously a ball point for the tin market, as the building up b. of this reserve will mean a curtail- } ment of Boating supplies, and s thus make for another upward b. twist in the price.
Growing American Cotton
In India.
As the result of British desires
$84
to improve the quality of the b.ex r.old $88 cotton grown in India, the screage b. new zowa with specially selected and b. gn acclimatized varieties of Ame-b.
rican cotton is steadily increasing,
to.
.៨៨,៨៨
and the output of long staple cotton grows larger year by year. Accurate information regarding the whole of India is not available, bat we can judze of the progress made in this direction by what is being done in the Punjab, in northwestern India: There, in three years, the ares coder b. American cotton expanded from b.
well under 10,000 acres 70,000 acres at a conservative estimate," according to Prof. W. Roberta, professor of Agricultare, Agricultural College, Lallpur, writing in the latest issue of the Agricultural Journal of India. This authority says that the 1915 Crop is being raised on a much. larger area. The writer points out that “40 per cent, of the Botton in Thang, an agricolturai | district in the Punjab. to which! b. irrigation has been recently sup- 5t plied, is now estimated to be b American-ia many villages .. nothing but the latter is grown. The reason why American cotton b.
Docks, Wharves and Oodowns &c
*ko=g&LW. & G. Co. L¿ RK & W.D: Co Lo
Tai & Hew W. Co., Ld
tands. Hotels and Buildings. Anglo French Lands Hour Hotel Co., Id-mor
kong Land Investment Co. ibrere Estate & F. Co. Ld. Koon Land & Bins Co. LJ. -hanghai Lands...........
7
13,000 1,100 1,100| 20,000 $50 50
20,000 $100 al 100,000 $10 all 6.000 850 90
لاع
$104hina Foreo Company, Lu, (0,000 $39,, all
bina Light & Power Co.,
28
106 Feb 70/- Sept 9025v. 92/-
I div.
58
1.8
'ནཾབྷཱཝཾ;
915 quoted ex div.in
- making 7/- for 1915
TER
.
1915 YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
$1.50 per share and bonus of 40 cents per share for year ending 30'4-15
Interim of 1/- account vezi
ending 30.6.15(Coupon No. 5.) 1/2 for 1909
25b.1/-interim a/c 1915 paid 12.7:15
انه
Tla. 616 for year ending 29.2.14
$2.50 for half year ending 1 306-15
$3) for year ending 31.12.15 45 cents for year 1914. $3 for 1914
Dividend of 6 p.c. for year 1 ending 30.6.15
$2.25 for half year ending 31.12.15
$7.00 for year ending 31 12:15
RIVIIDEID.
Established 1880.
TION
Paid-up Capital
$75,00€,008
RESERVE FUNDS:
Starting
£1,500,000 at Sh
-$75,000,000
Silver $18,000,000
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors...
$33,000,000
$15,000,00€
COURT OF DIRECTORS, Hon. Mr. D. Landale-Chairman. W. L. Pattenden, Esq Deputy
Cuai.msn.
S. E. Dodwell, Esq. G. T. M.Edkins, Esq. C. S. Gubbay, Esq
Hon. Mr. PH. Holyoak.
J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E: Shellim. CHIEF MANAGER Hongkong N.J. Stabb. Esq.
MANAGER
Shanghai--A G.Stephen. Esq. London Bankers-London County and Westminster- Ikimited.
Hongkong-Interest Allowed. On Current Account at the ra of 2 per cent per annum on the daily balance-
ON FIXED DEPOSITS.
For 3 months, 21 per cent par
For 6 months. 31 per cent bei
Submitted,
A
For 12 months, 4 per cent per
N. J. STABB.
Chief Manager.
Authorised Capital Yen 43,000,000 | HONGKONG SAVINGSBANT. Paid-up Capital Beserve Fund
R
30,000,000 20,000,000
Head Office-TOKOHAMA.
Benche Antung-Bis
Ben Lay Calcutta
Changches Diven Faction
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Kobe Lin-Yang Lendin
1 YORK
Syday
Thinknís
Agencies at Sagamki
Newchwang ·· New Took Osa
Fekit
Fyn (Pout Arte) SAFEROCIN
Sydney
Treking
Tientsin Tokyo
Los Angeles
PROSTAR
Trimenta
Innens Allować on Cerres dossant.
Deponas Mortred for faed period; za ostained ca application.
THE Business of the above
Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.. Bules may be cbtained on ap plication
INTEREST on deposits is al lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $1 per cent. per an
1-
Depositors may transfer, at their option, balances of $100 or MOTI to the Hongkong and Shanghai obBank to be placed on FIXED per cent, per DEPOSIT at 4
For the Hongkong and Shang hai Banking Corporation.
N. J. STABB,
Chief Managet
EISE! CNO, Manager Hongkong, 21st October, 1915.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND
CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON. Tis. 1.50 for year ending 30′11′′15 | Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund...
£1,200,00€ £800,00
£1,200,000
Dividend of Tis. 3 for year Reserve Liability of
446% for year ending 29 „2,06
61
80.00 $50 *ll £9 20,000 $50. all w
35,700 100 all 60 35,000 100 ajl 109.
Jam 73 Nov.
Jan. 53 .Oct. July 30 Dec. Jan. 826 Dec.
811 881 634 49 ex div. 9334 80
58
$3.50 foryear 1914
57
$3 dividend for year 1914
Tla. 3 for year ending 30.4.15 Tis. 5 for 1914
t. 94
$115
$101
$64
$40
b
1.207
78,000 t.30 z1]
$34 $96
West Point Building Co., Ld/ Hong Central Estaterson
1a,zör $50 all
*94 94 128 July 120 Dec. 116 108
11716 July 98
Nov. 11 div. 108 931 Jan. 7 Nor. 7 6.10 49 14-Jan 44 Feb. 40
40
C& Dec. 69
June 66
Cct. 106
101
Feb. £6
TO
10,000 $100 all
103
100
Cotton Mills.
$140 $13
Two Cotton S. & W. Co., Ld. 20,000 550 Sing Tik
71
acu Kong Mow..............
t. 90
Shanghai Cottons.
t. 6
YengtszepouS
118 72.40 1.30 all 142
Jez. 11 Yar 14 *FC 100 all 110 Feb. 70 May. 29 b. 20 46.0 C 1.50 all 135 Feb. 70 Nov-
175.00€ 1.5. all
July 125
May
180
135
Ils. 16.for year ending 3110*15
134
Tis. 12 for 1913
105
90.
1 ending 30:6-15
62
516
Miscellaneous-
12
May
o
Dec.
10
10
85 cents for 1914
4
1.2.
4.90 July
4
9
JBD.
7
35
all All
- $10
85 cts.
Feak Tramway Co., Ld. (Old) (New) » Do
b.
$5
b.
$20
8314 #1614 $61
- 26300 $5 2ll 50,000 $1 all 1:57(0 $10 All
40400 74 400,000 $70 EC00 $16
all 49 JBD. 36 Nov. 6.400 $95
174 July 174 Dec: 190 6400 $10
25 June 22 Apr. 43* 325,400 5 al 13 July 17 Feb 5.90 20.((6 210 211 €44 Mar 28 Dec.
24,000 $10 all 106 Jan. 94 June 10 30,000 $10 $1. 93 cta. Jan. 75 cts. Dec. $1 75,000 $10 all 12,000 $10 10
all 13,200 $50
20
20 CC0 $5 all 5.00 June 14 Nov. 31 3.00 $7,793 #10 all 12 Feb. 17 Jan. 18
16 SO/CO $10 all | F2 Arril | 630 Dec. 6.90 Idiv. 6†x dív. 60 ets, for 1914
11.000 $7. all $6.
7 Jan. 64 Dec.
4514
6,000.825 all 30 Jure $2. Tec. 29
29
April 41⁄4
10.10
Aug Dec. 11
34
31
6.70
45"
39
.184 95
3631
9
80 ct.
None
5
20
None
Share and General Brokers
b.
$4.70
Co.
10 $29 10 $43 $180 sa. & b. 331 5.70
(Spec. *stares) bina Provt, L. & M. Co. Ld. ́ airy Farm Company, Id Green Island Cement Co. Ld. Songkong Electric Co., La Eongkong Ice Co. Id...... Fongkong Rope Mfg. Co. Ld. Eengkong Tramway Co., Id
is steadily gaining the favour of b. t. 39 Langkats the Punjab farmer is then he finds
b.
it far more profitable than the b. indigenous varieties. Professor Roberts goes on to say that from experince of a number of years it has been found that the average Field of American octionis greater than that of the native variety. And "b. the price is higher. In the district! in which Professor Roberts has made his studies American cotton is sold at such a premium over the native kind that it has brought an increased income of oYEK $200,000 per subur to the reigh- bouring farmers. In 1914 native cotton was selling at $1.24 fer the maund (82 pounds), while American brenght from $1.80 to 216 for a like quantity. The result has been that native colton te being pushed out of the market, and, although the ares under cultivation ia the Punjab has been reduced, the cotton yield has been increased by the use of the American ariety. After giving an outline of the movement to acclimatiza American cotton (Upland Geor gian seed), the writer thus Comelades :—“ There is no doubt that the critical pericd for Traerican cotton here is over; plant has established itself by art of natural selection-an-j tabletypes having been largely cated by Jassids and other
Philippines Ld....................... H. Price & Co. Ld....... Societe des Pulpes et
Papierteries du Tozkiaf Steam Laundry Co., Ld....! Union Water-boat Co., La
Watson and Co., Id... ** *
$51Wiliam Powell, Limited...
$29 S. C. Morning Post.........................
WRIGHT & HORNBY,
T/T Demand
6 39 June all 690 Jan. 5
8.00 70 cts. for 1914
$1.23 for year ending 31.7.15 50 cta. for 1914.
$2.00 per sbare for 1914 Interim of $2 account 1915 Interim$1 for yearending30.6.15
Proprietors
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans- acted
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- ceived for 1 year or shorter) periodr. at rates which will bej quoted on application.
WL. DICKSON.
340 1970-
دیتی
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMENTED.
Head Office 15 Gracechurch Street, London. Anthorised Capital£1,500,000 › Subscribed Paid Up Reserve Fund
1,125,000
$562,500%
500,000
BANKERS: The Bank of England.”” The London Joint Stock Bant, Limited
Bombay Manager Calcutta 615 Ecriberg, Jlik-Arril, 1512. 1 Colombo
Delhi Galle
(Interim of Ts, 1 making Tls. 2 afe 1913 rokovanih (70 cts. on fully paid shares and 7 cts. on $1 paid shares for year ending 304.15
$1.50 for 1910.
25 cts, for year ending 31535
f$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
6. Des Vœux Road Central. Tel address, Rectitude."
CORRECTED TO NOOL. FEB. 9. 1916.
ANY SUBSEQUENT ALTERATIONS WILL BE FOUNDİIR “UP TO THE MINUTE SHARE HARKET NEW 5.” THE TELLORA H-DJEL NOT HOLD ITSELF RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THE AGILE JINTANTO 93,
Selling.
***...--1/11 5/16- 30 dis.......1/11 3/8 60 dis.....
„1/11 1/2 4.0/8.......katt. .1/11. 9/16 T/T Shanghai-**** 0731 Private 30 d/s sight T/T Singapore 82 T/T Japan. T/T India, domes Demand India mini144 1/2
EXCHANGE
TT Bombay Deniand Bombay ...144 1/2 TT Calcutta Demand Calcutta...144 1/2 Demand Manila. ...93% }T/T Ban Foo&NY46 1/8 +.
Demand, New York 46 1/4 TIT Java.......1093/8 T/T Marks: Demand Germany....
TT Francs
Demand Paria
2.71
2,71}
Feb. 9th.
34% prem
Gold Leaf per oz $57.30 Sovereign
$10,25 Bar Silver, per oz 27
On Haiphong On Saigon... On Bangkok 79 1/2
Buying
| 4 m/s D/F...27-1/8 . (6 xa's: L/C maior==2)– 1/4 130 ds. Sney & M. 2-1/4 130 da. San Fco & N.LA? 5/8 14 m/s. Marks...Nom.
4°m'x.Frumos.....
6 m/s. France.LT287
SUBSIDIARY COINS." Discount per $100- Chiness 20 eta.pieces $16 1/2. Chinese 10
$14 1/2 Hongkong 20 cts, pieces 8 1/8 Honzkonr 10
"NOTICE.
PEAK TRAMWAY CO
LIMITED:
TIME TABLE
A. to
WEEK DAYS..
Look Essar sy Max, 30.00
$5.00 AX!
*
1200 Bu ba
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22:45 Bike
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12.00 MOON 20, 2:00 Pátek
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6,00 210, te
10 M
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20 MIL - 2x
29 Ma
NIGHT/ CLES » ou Wook Daya-
SÁTETRATS
"Lam Cir # so midnight."
SPECIAL CARS.
By Amngamast se tha Company's Dillon,
Das Tores Pear, Central
BRANCHES →→→
Hongkong Howrah
Kandy
Karachi Kota Bharu Kuala Lumpur Madras
Penang
Rangoon,
Shanghai
Singapore.
HONGKONG BRANCH Every description of Banking & Exchance business transacted. Interest allowed on Current Ac counts at 2 per cent. per zünüm on Daily Balance's, and on Fired. Deposits at rates which may be ascertained on application.
C. CHAMPKIN;"
Acting Manager
BANK OF CANTON
LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business Trans- acted,
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS Re- "Samson and punch teles sallable for all ceived. roz narcady fail, zuteng at the time stated in the Coorpany's me tablet, but not for special can as
INTEREST ON FIXED In oboriced on mopfication at the Company'sOther Nə Benton Leices will beseaned wash payment that Each sa Locande in Bank Boma or be CheqBRİDİ
DEPOSITS: Compeadore cedar representing Park Norta. **
JOHS D
HUMPHREYS & SON
THE ALEXANDRA CAFF Cannot be Beaten, If Equalled for Bread Cakes, Confectionery, and meals with Wines & Liquore. I
For 3 Month 36 per annum For 6 Months 4% per annumY
For 12 Months 41% per annum
LOOK POON SHAN, Chief