HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
Authriveste Capital,
Cansad and Pally Pulding..
Hamnero: Funda joss
merling som känË §, DARI DUN
180,000,000 100,000
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
0.
HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG. 10, Des Vaux Road Central, Hongkong, Authorised - Capital ............::$20,000,000- Pald-Up Capital Reserve Fund...
15,000,000
1,200,000
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New York
HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG
Haiphong
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Honolulu
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Bangkong, 2713 May, 1018..
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
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BANKING CORPORATION. Rals may be, avtalent on applianciun
reft 14 HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING DEPORATION.
Hongkong, tn May, 1920,
A. H. Farlow
Plate Momgr.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
HEAD OFFICE::
86, Boulevard Haussman, Paris,
London Kangoan
citius of the world
Battle
Semisrang
Shanghal Singapore Soumbayu
Talpol Tlontaln Tokyo
Correspondents i3- all principal Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. Loans granted on approved securition.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES 10 let.
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 22nd May, 1924,
LL
THE CHINA MAIL
COMMERCE AND FINANCE.
THE KORE METAL MARKET:
Pig Iron.
Iron and Steel Council. The State Tronworks have work ed out a counter plan, it is report ed, for dealing with the assignment of work to the State establishment Kobe, May 27. and private mills. The features of The trade depression has been the schedule drawn up are (1) that accumulating idle stocks, under fint steel up to 24” be produced which the market love has sunk frealy both by the Government and about Y1 since last month. There private mills, and (2) that those is little indication of a further fall of 2% upward be given exclusively as the wholesale trade has stopped to the State Works. This does not. buying, at the same time trying to axree with the schedule proposed get the stocks off its hands. For by the Council Committee, which small quantities of No. 1 metal Y6T requires that 2 und loss be pro- or Y58 per ton rules, with the tradeduced by both mills and sizes above price at $54. The establishment of that be given over to the Govern a selling agency for associated, ment mill" Under the plan drawn manufacturers will when an ac- up by the State mill 36,000 tons will complished fact, favourably be given to It, by private mille, fluence the market, However, the which in return will receive 45,000
Fannounced by manufacturers is not as liberal enough. The plan will observed owing to large stocks held receive 45,000 tons. This the Stats and a limited
demand from mill considers as liberal enough. faundries in Kawaguchi, where the The plan will come up for discus consumption averages 2,500 tons a elon at the sitting of the Council month, with little hope of increase, on the 27th instant. The disposal of existing stocka will not usher in much better con- dition,
AMERICAN
Menara. Anderson, Clayton & Co. of Shanghai quoted the following prices for American cotton on Mar 27. May to August shipment.
Cents per 15: Tim, per picul
CALIFA Good Middling 20,88 Stalet Middling 20.80 Middag
20,58
St. Low Middling 19,40 --- Low Middling 10.08
or wharf
40,70 40.75 $9.95 37.30. 83.18
In their weekly report dated April: 29 Messrs. Anderson, Clayton & Fleming, New York, state
'With general admission of enough cotton for spinning wants despite the big percentage of low grades in this crop, the market, is almost entirely under the Influence of the weather.
Favourable conditions hava pro» vailed fairly generally over the belt for some daye and foraouets-are-
THE CHARTERED BANK OF rise of "50 ́sen per ton all round tons. This the State mill considers good for to-day and to-morrow.
INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA
----
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL GIZARTER, 1853.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON,
Paid-up Capital £9,000,000 Resarve Fund.........$4,000,000. Reserve Lability of Pro-
prieton
11- Enchamátað,000,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General ||Banking Business transsured,
1
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year. or shorter period at rates which will quoted on application.
A. E. FERGUSON,
Manager.
Hongkong, 18th April, 1995.
:
行 銀商工法中
i
SHANGHAI COAL MARKET
Japan Coal-Stocks in Japan and Formosa have still further decreased sinka last writing with the result that prices have become armor all round, state Messrs. Wheelock and Co., in their fort- nightly report on the local coal situation.
Electrolytic Copper. Conditions are against operations in the market. Despite the strike in London the metal showed no signs, of activity there or in New York, where the tendency is weak instead. The continued firmness of the yen exchange has reduced the cost of American metal to Y48 or less per 100 kin. In these clrcum-mand in Japan for suitable colliers stances, stagnation rules in the Tanrket.
Weakness in London adversely affects the New York market. where the outlook is viewed with
BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE | ¡ittle hope and reserve held on the
pour le
buying side. The same conditions are in forge here, business being at a standstill
n
Commerce et L'Industrie · (Incorporated in France). ·
5, Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong.
HEAD OFFICH: 74, Bau #1. Lesare, Paris.
Subscribed Capital..Fr. 72,000,000.00 Paid-Up Capital....Frs. 69,400,000.00 Reserve Fund............... «Fra. 53,047,288.54 | Capital im...
BRANCHES:
Mangtze
Bangkok
Bathbang
". Hanoi
Hongkong
Canton
Pondicherry Paigon Bhanghai
Dibouti
Furt-Bayard
Haiphong
Kaskow
Peking Prom-Penh
ogmen
Lappete
Singapore Tintain Togrina Yunan
IN FRANCE: Comptoir Netional d'Escompte de aria; Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Prria et des Pays-Bas; Credit izdustriel et Commercini Bociete Generais.
IN LONDON: The Nasional Provincial d Union Bank of England, Ltd.; Coraptoir National d' compte de Paris; Oradiši. Lyonnais IN NEW YORK: J. P. Mergm & Go; Banking Corporation; French, American Guaranty Trust Co. of New York.
Interest allowed on Ourrent Accounts and Fixed Deposlis according to seningement
Evary scription of Banktag and Exchange
▲ LECOT,
Manager. Hongkong, 11th December, 1925.
Business transacted,
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ.
INSTAKELANDS TRADING SOCIETY.)
M
ESTABLISHED. 1894. Homens Bmamon SerastIEKND 1906,
Authorised Capital 13. 150,000,000 £22,500,00 Pud-Up Capital,G. 80,000,000 £6,806,270
Réserver
Prs 20,000,000,- F 13.150.000,- Special Working Capital ....Fra 50,009,000|--
Marseilles
Haiphong Hanoi
BRANCHES
Parin
Lyons
Saigon
Peking Canton
Shaugha
Tonwin
Hongkong.
BANKERS:
FRANCE: Bocista Cianurale, Banque
Tinplates.
Slow abeuration and advance in the exchanges have again softened Both British and the market. American 170 lb. plates have reached 50 sen per sheet double-size- to 24 and Y25.50) respectively. Forward quotations to be announc- ed by the State Ironworks are ex- pected to be reduced Yi from the scale so far, obtaining. When this is the case the market will go down further.
J
Galvanised Sheets..
The 30 per cent, reduction in out- Nationals de Credit, Banque de put in force has falled to have the
Faris et des Faye Dua. LONDON - Midland Bank Ltd.
NEW YOKE:-- Irving Bank Columbız
Trust Os.
Every descripths of Banking and Exchange Business Transacted Corre spondents throughout the world..
▲ ROLLIN, Manager.
Hongkong, 1st December, 1925.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.
(TAIWAN GINKO).
Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.
Capital Subscribed..... Ten 45,000,000 Capital (Paid-up)'................ Yen 39,875,000
HEAD OFFICE:-Talpah, FarmADER.
BRANCHES:"
Osaka,
Karra Fund G. 30,388,861 6 1,71L413 | JAPAN:-Tokyo, Tokobama, Kobe, special Reserves... 22,660,000 2 1,788,3
HEAD OFFICE—Amsterdam. BASTERN HEAD OFFICE:-Batavia,
BRANCHES.
Sandjazronztu. Bandowag Bombay
Charlbo
· Daleutta
Djokkakarta
Kota-Radia
Padang
Peng
Botterdam
ingapore Tagas
Macamar
Palembang
.
Djeca bir The Hague Kobe
Mediz Pemalangan Hagoon Shanghai Boerabain Boerskeria (Eels, Dilatay Wolterraden
Paulinsk Samarang.
LONDON BANKERS:--- National Provincial Bank, Ltd. Correspondents all over the world. BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION,
J. C. MAASSEN,
Acting Manager, Hongkong, 19th March, 1926.
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD.
Established 1880.
Capital (fall paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve. Fand
Yen 86,500,000
Head Office: YOKOHAMA
Branches and Agencies at;
Bataria. Sombay. #GOLDA ÁTTAS. Jaseutta Canton. Changakan. Daire (Dalny)
Kamburg Bankow
Honolulu.
Lal Yuan Karachi. Lobe.. London
400 Azigalas.
Newchwang. New York Osaka... Peking. Rangoon Rio de Janeiro. Suigen. San Frandano, Beattle: Bemarang Shanghal Shimono sald Singapors. Sourabaya. sydney. Tiantain Tokyo.
Tainanta
Taingtan Vladivostock.
Interest allowed on Current Ascotuba,
At
Intended effect on the market. the initial stage of curtailment a firm teheney developed, which passed off soon under slow absorp- tion and difficult credit. But it is not likely that the market will slump, as it did a short while ago, when common grades were freely offering at 95 seu per sheet. With a view to prevent a market collapse a pool has been formed of manufac turers and wholesalers: The cur tallment is usually carried out in the last part of the month, which will eliminate the discouraging in fluence of the slack season closely ahead. However, black sheets are. weak. Kawasaki sheets are on the market at 76 sen per sheet, equal to imported materials.
White Metals.
As a result of the increasing de-
for the home and overseas trades, freights have risen considerably which in turn has had the effect of gurtailing imports into Shanghat by dealers and local stocks have suffer ed in consequence.
Fushun Coal-The supply, and the stocks of dust coal at the mines are not sufficient to cope with the demand, and it is consequently, almost impossible to make pur- chases of dust coal unless combined with the usual proportion of lump.
Shantung Coal:-No change. Fuchung Coal:-No change. Kaiping Coal-No. change. Coal prices as quoted: Japan Coal:
Miike Dust Kishima Lump Takamatsu Lump Takao Lump Fushun Goal:-
Dust
Kirigomi Lumi
Kaiping Coal!--
13.90
7.90
SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1926.
we hear an occasional note of optimism
It is our opinion that when the
of [yoar'a „consumption figures
American cotton are put up next August, they will prove larger then fe generally talked now."
HONGKONG TIDE.
The tide-table given below had been obtained by aid of the Tides, predicting Machine, which the cludes 40 components for the batte prodiction of tides," from the re sult of the anatyals of the tidal
Edmonton, Alberta.It is esti-observations, taken at the Raulun mated that during the past year tidal observatory under the dire 60,000 cases of eggs, and 5,000,000tion of Dr. Doberok during the pounds of poultry werb exported Years 1887, 1888, and 1889. from Alberta to eastern Canada. and the British Teles. It was only A few years ago that Alberta was a fairly extensive importer of eggs and poultry, but active campaigne by the provincial government and other interested bodies have rever sed the situation. losis.
The times and heights are given. for Kaulung; but they may be used for the Victoria Naval yard and Aberdeen, the differences beina very small...
The times of high and low-water must not be considered to coincide
with the times of slack-water and
DATE
-June
change of currant, the two phonemens being quite distinct.
June 4 to 10, 1926..
HIGH WAT LOWER WATER
Standard Standard
Timer
E Times
41 in 8 8114.8 | m -'8.48:13,8)
m613 | 5.0] m 21. 44-[3,4"
686.9
m0 44 1.7A 4915
5.* .0.BA
0.483,0. 148.0
Fri
gram the American Telephone and According to a New York tele-
Telegraph Company has decided tb increase its capital to $1,073,400,000 The man, who can guess the by floating new shares to the amount. weather for the next 30 days can of $155,000,000. This exceeds the call the turn on the next cent or capital of the US. Steal Company, more movement in the market. which stands at $889,553,500. Even Sat.
Demand for cotton is nothing to in America this is the first concern enthuse over, but there is really a capitalised at a thousand million 80038485.6 somewhat broader inquiry
dollars The Asahi, which gives M Spinners still complain, but a lot this news, compliments the Ameri of them are grinding up high can company, but justly remarks Ties priced cotton: meantime there that it cannot compete with the appears Lorrent accumulation of Japanese Gaveramant, which gets Wed: stocks. The retail trade is broaden Y1,000 for every telephone. It Thu 10 dag with the advent of spring and installs.
HONGKONG MARKET
m 7 1.8. 19
5484.9
m46.4.1 B 23 20048 2 84 1.9 819 6.7 1 63 3.6
919.82 17 0,9 847.7.0 £ 21:27
$590.5
PRODUCE,
APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.
Butcher Meat.
Cia. Ct. Cla
Bead Bizlola mene 4 JE DE 1 87 24. .18
» Prime Cut
Hofhow
Turkeys, Cock
23 20
27.18 14
set $1.20 $1.00 31.00
Snipe
"Pheasant
Quail Partridges
Ib.
10, 7
Poultry.
April 28, June, June,
1926, 1915, 1914
Ctu. Ctr. Ola,
Ib. 45 30 81
4
44
*
17.
50
8878788 888 11) 1
April 28, June, June,
1926, 1919. 1914.
Cakken
37
23 12
Capons, Small
#
45 28
Corned
#
23.
.-12°
Capona, Large
80 28 $0
Roast
*87
24 22
Duck
24 28 21
Breast
80 20 18
Doves
sach 80 22
瓢
*
Soup
· 30, 20 18
Eggs, Hen (cooling)..
· por doz. 86:
18
Stark
87 24
22
+1
Eggs, Han (fresh)
25
Steak Sirloines.
"87-80
36-
Fowls, Canton
86
#
T
Samenges
40'.
26. 20
Fowls, Hainan
45% 24
Bullock's Brains
per set 15.
10
11
Qoo10
Tongue, fresh.
80 80
Pigeons, Canton
each
24 30
** Tengue, corned
60
29
'per ton ex Wharf
$1.00
---$1.20
lb.
Heart
24
.18
Turkeys, Hes
火鵝
Tla. 8.90
Hump, Salt Foot
88
20
19
afch
each. 15
10 12
pair
•Klanayı
18 10-12-
· 7,40·
Tull
Liver
për ton
Tripa
ex Wharf
Calves' Hand & Feet.
8.00
9:40
Leg
"
"TL00
Shoulder
Saddle
per ton
鞍肉
Pig's Chitlings
Ax Wharf
Brains
#
Tla.' 10.00
Fest
Ib. 20
18
40
15
10
8.00
24 20
-8.50
each 15
10 10
Lemons, China
帽
7,50
Kidney
10. 8
Lemons" (America)
8.50 -18.00
-Liver
1b. 52
24
Lichaos, Dried
Pork Chop
我排費
42 25
Leg...
Oranges (Canton) Orange
per ton ex Wharf .Tin,150
Löfn
50 28
7
20 21
Sheep's Hand & Feat
10.00
per set 90
80 709
Heart
Kidneys
15 13
Liver
50 .20
8 7 10% 25
Walnuts
#b25 25.
£3
Grupes
牛油
38 20
13
24
19
No. 1-Lump Unscreened No. 2 Lump Unscreened Nuts Unscreened Special Slack No. 1 Slack... Special Coke Fachung (Anthracite) Coal
Dust Coul Screenings
simme
Mutton Chop
H
"
Pry
Head
Heart
Fator Lard
:
Jocking Pigs, to order Sust, Beer
Barbal
Matton
Bauragos
Fish.
MANILA FLOUR IMPORTS Japan may be able to reduce the fmport of lead and zinc for which
Filipinos, are becoming a bread- FORMOSA: Giran, Kag, Karenko, she largely depends on China and eating people according to figures
Keolung, Makong, Nanto, Shin- chiku, Taichu, Tainan, Takao, Siberia. According to the "Osaka released by the Bureau of Customs you Tamsul, Toen, Heito, Taito. Jijf good deposits of the metale for April. Last month the islands CHINA: Shanghai, Hankow, Amor, have been discovered in the north-imported P532,844 worth of four
Foochow Swato Canton OTHERS: - Hongkong,
ern part of Korea. Many Japanese as compared with P808,859 for the Bingspors,
month last year. "Simul Boerabaya, Semarang, Batavia, entrepreneurs are prospecting in Bombay, London, New York the district, the Mitsul Company decreased to P608,491 as compared taneously, importation of rice Calcutta.
among them. The Suzuki Company with P787,688 for April, 1925. Bream has a party of experts at Seisen in Heian Hokudo, where mining is in the Shanghai product in the buntal
The effect of competition from Canton Fresh Water Fish, progress," The company has hopes, it is reported, to get 15,000 tons hat industry is revealed in the de- Carp available for Japan.
creased exportation of buntal háts | Catfish from the falands during Apríl. | Codfah Last month P.171,072 worth | Crabu. of buntal hata were exported Cattle Flab while for the same period last year. Dab exports amounted to P258,983.
LONDON BANTERS: London County Westminster and
Farr's Bank
The Bank hee Correspondente fu the Commercia, Cancro is the Earopean Continent, Eis, 2001 chin Tinta, Japan, toda Caine, siam, India Philippine Inlands, Jars, Africa,
Wod
Interest allowed on Current Accounts, and. Fixed' Deposits at rates which, will be quoted on april
T. TAKAGI
HONGKONG BRANCH:
8, De Youz Road Central. Hongkong, 7th May, 1826.
Managu
THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中
Metal Goodsi
Daca
Dog Fish
Metal pipes are towards- lower levels in the absence of demand Lead pipes have gone of 5 sen per kwan to Y1.60 and brass Y1.50 per 100 kin to Y69.50. There is a A report from Medan atates Eals, Conger opinion, in the market however, that the "Saparoen" has just taken Fresh that a further decline is little likely on a cargo of 700 tons of palm oil
Yellow Stocks in the wholesale trade have which has been loaded in by means Frogk fallen off, it is reported, and a of a new method. The oil is con Garoupa moderate business is in progress at veyed in iron tanks, weighing God ruling prices. The outlook is bet four tons, to the wharf from Her tar of steel pipes, which are quoted where it is discharged into the Halibut on previous terms and consumptive | vessel. It is believed that this is Labri demand shows a sign of improve- a trial shipment and that if If Louch
(Spacially Authorised by Presidential "Mandate of the Republic of China on the ad of November, 1937). Authorised Capitai ..... $40,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital Prom $18,278,500.00 ment.
Reserve Fund Motor & 9,039,425.24
HEAD OFFICES PEKING..
HONGKONG BRANCH:
4. Qrien's Bond Central. Evenches and Bub-branches all over China and Correspondents in Europe, America, and other parts of the world. London Bankers-The National Provin ...cial and Union Bank of England, Ltd. The Guaranty Truss Company of New
York
New York Bankroti
Frying
National Bankala The Equitablea Treat Clintaany of New
York
Interest allowed.
and Fixed Deposita: tion,
g
· Deposita raonivad far. Azed periods að | Rona⋅ forge, U
sial to be obtained on applications.
GRADINA.
Hongkong, 11th. March, 19857
proven successful, larger ship Lo ments will be made in the future... Ma
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF debt is 6,028,124,000 yen, omora, Oyst
HDIA LTD.
11, Grasschons Etreet, London, 8. C. 1
Takyo, May 20 Japan's national Malle
than two and a half billion dollars gold; the Finance Ministry announces, adding that interest on the huge amount is 240,000,000 yen. yearly The debt amounts to approximately 84 yen per capita but less than one half of it b foreign lords
New York, May 25 The Board of directors of the Manila Electric Compar
583
the
-1b.
35. 26
25 26
52 24
60
Almonds
40
Per set 3.
20
19
2018
88 18 18.
16- 27 12/09
Apples California) Bananas (bride's)
Carambola
Coconuts
Pears (Canton)
Persimmons, Large Plantain
Lumalo, Blám-
Artichoker
Bezzas, Buzont
Long Bert Book..
Fruits.
LINE DE RE 14- 2 - CORRERS
tக"
24
13
each 19
20
I
28
85 25
80
each
Vegetables, &c.
esch
sach
Bitter Basash
Brinjals, Green
··Bad:
28 28
Cabbage, Chinese
|(Bhanghai)
Cane Shoots, bunch
Caulifower (Large)
1816
・20
21 10
E
12-10 28
8
Carrota
16
Calery, Chinese
Chillies, Dried
Rod
Curry Stud, Cucumbers,
Garlie Gloger, Ton
Water
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