COMMERCIAL NEWS.
$45 Sept.
785
Mar
820 545
Baer year, Tia 3,470, is now omi ted, the dirotors not seeing any prospect of aver recovering it. "Burma Beans.
b. b.
₤310
t.115
Marine Insurances. Cantor Ins. Office, Ld....... North China Ins. Co., La.
10,000 $250
10,000 £15
འབུ
50
427 Sept.
340
Jan.
£5
180 April 145
Jan.
On the subject of Borma beane, which last your came into promin-
+
ence owing to extensive specals tion in Babgoon and large incre
$800
Union Ins. S'ty of Cton, Ld.
15,458 $250 100
$72
Aug. 760 Jap.
interesting to note that the
of such beaza imported at your port should be forwarded to the b. of Ialand.b. arest Collector
aw of acreage in Barms, it is b. ex 73 1205
Canadian Department of Calcms iced a circolar 2 collectors istrasting that delivery of ship- ments to Canada bə
pending receipt of thheld
from
the inland revenue authorities. b. Tae-oironlar says:-"Samples
Yungtsre Ine. Assoc. Lä........k
12,000 100 60
280
Dec. 200 Jan.
b.
2.
$133 $335
$7.7
$16
Fire Insurances, China "Fite. Ins. Co., Ld. .. F'kong Fire Ins. Co.. Ld..... Shipping. Douglas Steamship. Co., Ld. 'kong, C. & M.S.S. Co.,Ld
20,000 $100 20 8,000 $250 50
163
Aug. 127) April
420 Sept, 385 Jan.
20,000 $50
all
104
Dec.
2814 Mar.
80,000 $15 all
28
May 19
Dec,
Indo-China (Combined
$162
Steam Naviga. Deferred 50,000
60,000 £5} all
172
Dec. 6214 Jan. 241
#333
tion Co., Ld....Preferred
Rwenu, for examination as to the quantity of prasic acid which ". they contain. The beans in ques tion resemble the ordinary navy bean in appearance, but can be D. distinguished by their light yellow colour and the fias distinot radiating lines passing out from .b.. the hilum or eye. They sro pot suitable for planting in country, and are unfit for human b. food, since they yield bydrocysnic
117/6
Suell T'port & Ting Co. Ld. 8,797,610 £1
Rll
Dec: 117 Dec, 80
68 Oct. 54 Aug.
94/6- June 75/- Jan.
"
$28 Star Ferry Company, Lda. 40,000 $10
all
391 Oct. 23
July
Refineties.
E.
$87 $29
China S. Refining Co., Ld.... Malabon S. Refining Co., Ld.
20,000 #100 all | 1341 Sept. 14,000 P.30 all
80
Job.
this
38/-
Bcid in amounts which may be sa
13.
dangerous to health."
b.
29-
Mining. Kailan Mining Admin'tion. Raub Australian Gold Min-
ing Co., Ld.... Tronoh Mines Ltd.
1.600,000 £1
all 35 April 30/ Dec,
Standard Tea Price,
3.
0.
Are
D.
b.
t. 85
mt 66
The anscaucement, as report- ed in recent telegrame, that all Government teas
to be andardized in Great Britain at b. x, d. 183 at rate of 2. 81. per 1b.. seems to be an arrangement theti will work out satisfactorily all b. rocnd, especially to the individu. al consumer, F&TB the North China Daily News. Virtually the Government iteelf is becomb. ing a philanthropic tea merchant, baying tea in Chios and Iocia and placing it on the Home b. & market practically at co-t and .. designating a fixed price at which b. the retailers are to sell all grades, The arrangement that all tea?, high and low grades alike, sre to b be sold at a uniform price will cot work much of a hardship on pen. eent holdere of higher grade. stcoke, se time will be allowed for n them to clear, The Mincing Lane. people apparently bare been playing the game all through, selling their tere at Enly a fair profit without taking advantage b of the sitostion. cinsed by the 5 shortage. The whole tca trouble
b.
at Bome seima to be on the ride b. x. 8.57.10
Oriental Con: Min: Co. Ltd. Docks harves,(todowna,&c. H'kong & K.W. & G. Co., Ld. H.K. & W. D. Co. Ld SharDock & Eng. Condo... Shai&H'kew W. Co., Ld.
20-
Ural Caspians
27/-
200,000 £1 all 160,000 £1 all
796,666 £1 all
129,990 G. $10 all
4.40 Mar. 2.40 Jan. 25/- Dec. 32/6 Mar,
43 April 25/- Jan.
1
$13
K0,000 $50 all 82 Oct. 60,00 £50 all 90
56,700 t.100" all
36,000 t.100 all
65 April 99 -Oct. 56 Mar 135
6314 Sept. 49.. July 100 Dec. 10 April
$90
4864 sa. $5.50 12714
t.70
$78
Lands, Hotels and Buildings. H'kong Hotel Co., Ld.................. H'kong Land lovestment Co. H'phreys Estate & F. Co. Ld. K'loon Land & b'ing Co., Ld.' Shanghai Lande..................... West Point Building Co., Ld.!
:
20,000 $50 - all
500 $100 all
all 150,000 10
20
700 .50 all
ና7
124 Feb. 108 Dec. 114 Jan. 103). Пес 714 Jan. 6 July 44% Jan. 40 Sept.
Kar. 107 Dec. .107
1,500 $50 all
6814 Mar.
190
H'kong Central Estates.
Cotton Mills.
t.165
Ewo Cotton S. & W. Co., Ld.
t. 14.10
Kung Yik .....
t. 65
Lou. Rung Mow..........
t. 126
Shanghai Cottons.
14,000 $100 all
2000 1.50 all 75,000 1.10 all 0 t.100 all 40.000 1.50
103 Dec-
180
Jan. 99
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1918
SHARE REPORT.
COMPARATIVE SHARE QUOTATIONS.
A-SELLERS; SA-SALIS: D.-BUYERS 'N-NOMINAL
BANKS
BANK OF CANTON:
LIMITED.
READ
OFFICE
Welhalwel Land.
The report of the directors of the Weibsiwai: Land and Build- ing Oo, Ed., prepared for present- ation at the sopual meeting on March 1, shows that all the com. pany'a bongalows were occupied Iset summer s fall rentals, the Tincome (rom rentals being Tle. 5 293 70 and Tlá. 706.79 was arpanded on repairs and up- keep. Of the armpity's
329 min five esletes, 42 are occup- iod, leaving 287 undeveloped. It is interesting to note that the
To-day's
Closing
Prices
STOCK.
Number of SLATOR
Par Paid Value Up
1915.
Highwart
1915.
Lowest
1916/7, 1916/7. Highest Lowest to Date to Date
Last Dividend
and Date
o'd claim against the Govern- b. x. 8. #625 ment for rentals ring the
Banks.
H., & Shai Banking Corp, 120,000 $125 all
Final div: of 2. 3/& Borus of £. year end 31/12/17, Subject Income Tax, at Exch: 3 Pending. Final of $7 making $25:a/o 1915,
and interim of $18 alc 1916. Final Div. of 15% mak. 30% for year s'ing 30/6/16 Pd. 31/10/17 (Final of $20 and bonus of $10 making $60.00 for 1915. Int. of $30 for 1916 Paid. 26/4/17. JFinal of $15 for 1915, and In- 1 terim $3 for1916. Paid 14/4/17.
Final Div. of $5.00. Paid 29/9/17 making 20% for year end 20/6/17. Sets.for year ending 31/12/17 Paldi9/2/18
Interim of 3/-on Pref: and 61- on Def: Shares at Ex. 2/9/ Paid 15/2/18...
44
fInterim of 2/- for 1917 (Coupon
129). Paid 14/7/17...
($1.80 Div, and 30 cents bonus year ending
Interim Div. of 1-year end. 30/6/17. Paid 13/5/17. (Coupon 9).
1- 2nd interim making 2/- for
a/c 1917, paid 7/7/17.
HONGKONG
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business Fransacted.
INTEREST. ON FIXED. DEPOSITS:
For 3 Months 3% per annum."
For 6 Months 4% per annum.
For 11 Months 41% per annum LOOK POON SHAN;
Chief Manager.
BANQUE | INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE.
行銀業實法中
Capital Paid up) Trans 45,000,000
of the Capital subscribed by the' Government of the Chinese Republie.)
Chairman of the
BANKS
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING' CORPORA RATION,
Paid-up Capital ......:81: 000000 RESERVE FUNDS:
Sterling
£1,500,000 at 2)-
-$15,000,000
Gilver ...$19,500,000
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
$450 000
................................ $15,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon, Mr. F. Entros Chatra 5%- G. T. M.Edring, E-Depats Chairean F. Burch, Hon, Mr. D. Landala A Compton Est. E. V. D. Pur, Ex- SH. Dodwell, B. Patrendan, kep- 6.2. Qubbay, 24°
CETEP MANAGER Bongkong-N. J. Stabb, Xse.
MANAGER
Shanghai Batpden, Es London Bankers-London County se Westminster Back, Limited..
Hongkong-Interest Allowed t
.Ou Cement Accounts at a antu të s'jur compati
EETED on the daily
DEPOSITI.
For 3 months, 1 per cent, per annual For 6 months of par evne, par sausan seta monián, é per cent pET ABSTD)
N. J. STASE,
Chief Manager.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
THE Beius of the above Bank- i pontected by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI DANNING
Rules say be obtained on applicarinoša INTEREST on deposite is alsoći ta, une zazn
a month be laced fan per at Benth * Deponitors may master, al option, balanças of $200 or. Aces to the Speakingham Shangin Bank to be placed on 2D DEPOSIT For the Hongkong sad Ebxegbel Banking
Board of Directors Andre-Barthelot-k General Manager A. J. Pernotte. HEAD OFFICE:
74 Rue Saint Lazaro, PARIS BRANCHES:
PEKING. SHANGHAI TIENTSIN HONGKONG, and SAIGON.
BANKERS.
In FRANCE: Société Générale pour favorser la Développement du Čam-
merce et de l'Industrie en France.
Chief-
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA" AND CHINA
Incorporated, by Royal Chartas ilma, ə
PIAD OFICE-LONDON
In LONDON: London County & West PAIDUP CAPITAL 20
minster Bank, Ltd.
In NEW YORK: Redmond & Co..
In ITALY: Banca Commerciale Italiana. Telegraphic Address: CHIBANKIND.
Interest allowed on Coment Accompa
and Fixed Deposits. Terma en application: Every description of Banking and Exchange borinées transacted; **:*
M. ROUET DE JOURNED; Manager. HONGKONG BRANCH: Queen's Building,
Tel. No. 2352
5.-Chater Road.
Final of 4-m'ing 5/- for s/c year Hongkong, 20th August, 1917.
ending 12/11/15 paid July 1916
G.$0.50 Div. No. 36 Paid Sept, 1917.
Interim Div. $216, for year 30/6/17.
Paid 9/10/17.
Tis. 9 for year ending 30.4.17, t
NOTICES.
NOTICE.
183 for 14 year ending 30/6/17 PEAK TRAMWAY CO.
Paid 1/9/17,
Final Div. of 1314 for year ending
LIMITED.
RESERVE FUND ——
PROPRIETORS,
FORMG CHANGE and Ossural Baskij
bashew transcend. CURRENCE ACCOUNTS opened - and FXE) POSITE received for 1 year or shorter parodi, g
which will be quoted on applicazioni
T. C. DOWNING,
Manage "Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
7.
Head Office 15, Gracechurok
Street, London.
Authorised Capital 5...£1,500,000 Subscribed-
Paid Up
Reserve Fund
BANKERA:
The Bark of Eagised,
The London Telat Stock Bank L
BRANCHES VES
TIME TABLE.
Lembay
Caketia
clomb
1.00
Delhi
B30 AM
10: 15.00 ME.
TO MUUN
18.03 AM C
11,00 & 1
JAGPJ
1.4 P.X.
145310
11.3
10 Mos
5.00 r..
5.60 rag
6.80 1.2
10 MIN
RIGHT CLKE
1. and .. .
1,125,000
562,504
600,004-
Karachi -
Kota Bhar
Kasia Lasp* Mudraa
Rsagot
PLOADE
1 bangkal
Singapor
426
180
290
100
1005
730
300
190
168.
420
121 290
$7 & $2 bonus 1916, Paid 26/4/17. $27 for 1915, Paid 29/3/17
137
70
24
15
119
186
87
55
321
120/-
86/6-
for
41
28
30.4.17
Paid 30/5/17:
146
82
41
29
$12 for 1916. Paid 31/3/17. $5 for 1916. Paid 15/2/17.
40,-
261-
3.35
1.70
1/2 for 1909
4216
25/6
38/9
231-
67
Div. of 16 & Bonus $4for 1917, 1 Paid 21/2/18 -
78)
£5
59
93
67
པཤྩ
1 Paid 28/7/17.
Tle. 5 for 1916. Paid 12/3/17.
4
118
94
10314
85
1. 31/11/17. Paid 29/1/18."
710 38
5.65 33
74
50 cents for 1917. Pending.. 1824 for 1916, Paid 10/2/17.-
Dec. 90
69
103
89
July 162 July
117 1
Jan.
180
Feb. 161
9012 Sept. 12 Jan. 100 May. 77 Jan.
81
136
130 113 63 81
to 40
: 1.6.70
Oriental Cotton Spin. Co. Ltd. Yangtszepoos
20,000 t.50 all
175.00 £5
Ell
19
$3.50
of the retailers who have done ab
||
29
a linie profieering on their own sa. $8
acecast, taking advantage of the
h.
748
yet they have never cultivated & tea taste, having failed to edacsto
weli k own fact that the average tea drinker does not know good tea from indifferent. Since the n days of the East India Com- pany the people of Englands. have been knows proverbially b. 88 a Balin of lea-drinkers,
b.
$200
$29)
$6.40
t.14)
Miscellaneous.
China Borneo Company, Ed, China Light, Power Co.Ld.1 Do. Spec. shares). Come Provt, I., & M.Co. Ld. Day Farm Company, Id. reen Island Cement Co. Ld. Hongkong Electric Co., Ld. Hongkong Ice Co., Ld. .....
Hongkong Rope Mfg. Co., Ld.
rongkong Tramway Co., Ld. 325,900 5/- all, Langkats
Oct. 634 Dcc.. 816
CRAPA STR all 113 4:0 $5 all 3.65 50,000 $1 all
all 125,000 $10
00,000 71 all 35 Jan. 29 Dec. 400390 $7,60 all 11.20 Oct. 5.20 Jan. 12.10 6.75
60,000 $1,0 all
55 45 Oct 363 Feb. 6.40 $25 all 190
Dec. 183 Cet. 200
G0,000 $10 ell 341 Dec- 25 Jan. 41.
6pr.. 92 May Mar 4.95 Oct.
44
10,356.50 4.90
3
Jan. 10.15 Oct.
10.10 41
7.50 20
43.
147
261
8.
181
日。
cts. £u*
their palates to distinguish tea
D.
from ts. The resalt bas tren n.. that the retailer has had polé difficulty in palming off a low grade tes at a high grade price aud picketing the difference. "How much is tes?" The con sumer bas asked, and the grocer *
"Bat replies, "Five shillings. I want a medium tea, have you not anything for two shillings." Te cogamer je then told that medium and low grades are out of stock, that only good tuse are left, and what he has been sold ha sotoally been a'low grade tea a high grade price. It is to remedy this situation that the Government has stepped in to avarage the price of all teas,
£4.
1.
b.
eak Tramway Co., Ld. (Óld)
Do
(New) Steam Laundry Co., Ld...... $111 Union Water-boat Co., Ld. $514 Watson and Con Làm $614 William Powell, Limited...
6. Oct. 5 Apr. 7,50 259,011 ( G. $10 all 4334 May $5 Mar 401 "25,000 $10
all 1014 Mar.
10.25 9.30 June 50,000 $10, $1. 1,00 Mar. 80 cts. Aug. 1.00 20,000 $5 all 425 Jan. 3 June 3. 27,728 $7 all 19 Jau: 16 Dec. ··17- 90,000 $10 all 7.1 Mar.
6.50 Oct:
514
12
8
90 cte.
3.00
12
7.70-
51
$29 $10
S. C. Morning Post B'Kong Steel Foundry Co.La,
IZVIRNO
- all 6.90 Avg. 21,000 $7
6,000 $25 all 28 7,808 $10 all
6 Dec.
..
28
29
281
11
BENJAMIN & POTTS,
Share and General Brokers
Princes Building HONGKONG. Tel CORRECTED TO NOON, MARCH 1, 1918)
Tel. address, Broker, TELEPHONE NO, 3152.
ANY SUBSEQUENT ALTERATIONS WILL BE FOUND IN UP TO THE MIKUTE SHARE MARKET NEWS » THE TELEGRAPH DOES NOT HOLD ITSELF RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE QUOTATIONS.
SELLING.
£1,050 Gift from New York.
The Hon. Charles Mayor and
TIT.... Demand 30 d/s.
60 dis..
2/1114
2/1156
2/114
2/11
Nom.
his son, Major F. R Mayor, of.......... 120, Broadway, New York, have T/T Bhanghai... forwarded to the Navy League B T/T Singapore ***** 12734*** contribution of one thousand T/T Japan .......... 1361⁄2 gaineas as a tribute of admira- T/T India.............................. Nom.
fion to the devotion and chivalry
of the officers and men of the Britch Fleet daring the war,
Demand, India,
IT San Francis-1
T/T Marks... Nom. T/T Franos...03 Demand, Paris 4.0311⁄2
BUYING.
m/s. L/C 3/34 14 mát. D/F mon ·3-14
#6 m/s L/CA...... 3/1-18
30 dis. Sydney &
Melbourne F
3/1-1
30 d/s. San Franc=}" 7194
isco New York for
EXCHANGE.
Demand, Germany... Demand, New York, Nom. T/T Bombay,
Demand, Bombay... Nom. T/T Calcutta
Demand, Caloutta... Nom. Demand, Manila V-141) Demand, Singapore. 12714 On Haiphong...
On Baigon
una D On Bangkok "LAMIZ 524 Sovereign
prem
Nomeon
TOLS
4 m/s. Märkä
6.60 Tom Hongkong 20
m/s. France
418
6 m/s, France
4.23
Gold Leaf, per oz. 42,40 Bar Silver, per.o
eco & New York TT Java:159
514
Iaterim Div. of 5% making
for 1917. Paid 27/8/17.
Final Div. of $3 making for year
ending 31/12/17, Paid 29/3/18.
$7.00 for year ending 31/12/16 Paid 29/1/17 20 for year ending í Tls. 120.117. Paid 29/12/17....
Tie. 2 for year ending 30.11.17 Paid 16/1/13 Tis. 12 for 19 13. Paid. 13.2 14.
(Dividend of Tis. 6 for year 1 ending 30.5.17. Paid 28/9/17. Tis. 6. for 19'8. Paid 26/3/14.
Tla 1.25 (25%) on Ord. shares
for year end 31/12/17.
60 cents for 1916. Paid 18/5/17 6% for year ending 28.2.06
70 cts. for 1917. Paid 1/3/18. $2 for year ending 31/7/17 paid 6/10/17. 80 cte. for 1915. 27/3/17.
$3 fo: year 28/2/17. Paid 9/5/17.
Int. Div. $2 for year 1917.
Paid 21/8/17,
Interim Div. $1. for 1917. Paid 1 24/8/172
Fio. Div. 14% 23-33 Cents. 1 Pending.
11
Tis. 1, for 1916. Paid, 28/4/17.
(70 cts. on fully paid shares and 7 ets. on $1 paid shares fo: year ending 30.4.17 Paid 26/5/17.
35 cl for year ending 315.16 Paid 20.8.17. 123%, per share for year end-
ing 31.12.17. Paid 5/2/17
70 cts: for 1916 Paid 28/5/17- (50 cta. on old shares and 25 cts. on new shares for year ending 30.6.14
$2 for 1916 9. $1 for sear end' 31/5/17 Paid25/6/17..
11.30 L. M
ARAZIM, 10. LIST O
11.50 2.M. Every hall bowe,
* 11.00 to 1.35 PM Terquarter of en bout. EUNDAYS:
MEN ANG 10 2 11.00 CUM AJK TO 1200 Noos
Been to 1.00 vm
4.09 PJ
6.30.X.
1.00 P.36.
ل کو جا
Er 13 MEN.
IA HIN
HIGHT GAZA z ou Week Daya
SATURDAYS:
A Car at MidnighL PECIAL OAKS
By Arrangement as she Chmpany's Dijon, Alexandra" Reffinge.
"Dea. Your 'Kond.
Calle Hongkor
How sh Kandy
Port Loula (Maurias)
PONGKONG BRANCH.
Every description of Banking and Buchangi business transacred.
Tatereat allowed on Current Accounts at spar CVE) per esam on Daily Halandes, and in Fizad Depos at fates which may be sscertained an applicatios.
C. CHAMPKIN,
Acting Manager,
INTERNATIONAL BANKINO
CORPORATION,
HEAD OFFICE:
15. Wall Sky New Yorki
LONDON OFFICE
36, "Biadopsgate, ExC. - CAPITAL & SUFFY US U.A. $6,500,00¥ UNDIVIDED PROFITS | U.S. $1348,00
BATAVIA BOMBAY CALCUTTA
*Baron and ranch taket avilable for all ass.pcs already tail, running at the rime stateći in Geopany's time tables, bat gasform metal care, can be obtained on application at the Company's Odloes-5m Serain ticket will be laimed race payment therrior az been mana is a Fita erbe Chaque or Corapian ira order raptéválity, Deak Note"
COLOX JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & cuk
65
THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE
..CO., LTD.
[(Capital Paid up $1,250,000.)
INGROWIJAJUJE tin spent avecEADY
Conca de-Montage of Hoces Prepar
· Geoda razni vet of "Beorney
Zakas made on the Providest Myslet, Ja
TRDATKE, EXECUTOR OF.
ATTORNEY, és. Undertaken and Joseifel,
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Managers.
1st March, 1918,
SUBSIDIARY COINST
ARTIN'S APIOL SSTEEL 74
-DISCOUNT PER $100:
Chinese,.. 20 cts. pieces 814% dia
Chinese...10
BRANCHES
US$7,848,000
LONDON SANTO DOMIN MANILA SAN FRANCISCU MEDELLIN
SANTIAGO CANTON PANAMA
DELOS CEBU.
FFXIXO. CABALLEROS. PUERTO SHANCHAL HANKOW PLATA. SINGAPORE HOFGKONG FAN PEDRO TIENTEIN LOBE DE MACORIS YOKOHAMA
T. on th 326 close afinslow with NATIONAL CITY, BANK OF NEW YORİ the Bank is able to ader by Servisht 2. Ersaches of that station in Cals South America, sind alsowbera, zamały?— (3)
*BAHIA, BUENOS AIRF's. CARACAS GENOA, HAFAN KONTEVIDEO, MOSCOW 210 W DE JANEIRO SANTIAGO DE CUBARU SANTOS,
PAULO PETROGRAD VALPARAISO,
All kinds of FOREIGN.& LOCAL ́KANTING BUSINESS transected
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open, 254 FIXED. DEPOSITS received at rates to be ascertained ge application
GEORGE HOGG,
Hongkong, 26th September, 1918
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANT
YOKO
LIMITED.
Established 1880.
Authorised Capital Yen 48.000.000 Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fundir
36,000,000
22.100,00
Head OfficeYOKOHAMA
Bombay
Opangobe
Fengtan
Harkila
Ke! Yaen
Newelrysag
New York
Kobe
SPIOL