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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 91, 1926

3, Queen's Buildings.

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BANK NOTES IN CIRCULATION.

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· JULY- FIGURES,-

The returns of the average amount of bank notes in circulation and of specie in reserve in Hongkong, during the month. ended July 31st, 1926, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks are as under

Bank's

Chartered Bank of

India, Australia

Average Specie in Amount. Reserve.

and China ........$13,508,310 $3,300,000* Hongkong

and'

Shanghai Bank-

ing Corporation 40,310,351 38,000,000† Mercantile Bank of

India, Limited... 1,342,907 500,000 3

'. Total

“་་་་་ ་་ ་་

„833,369,101 843,850,000-

In addition Sterling Securities de

posited with the Crown Agents valued at £1,933,500.

In addition Securities deposited with the Crown Agents and Straits Government valued at £3,108,097,

§ In addition Securities deposited with the Crown Agents valued. at £290,000.

The securities lodged with the Crown Agents by the Mercantile. Bank of India, Limited, against their notes in circulation comprise

Latest

Security, Amount. market-price.. 51% Treasury

Bonds-repay

"able @ 100 in

1930

P

£380,000 1021-1027

HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

#

August 712, 1996.

Bungkong Bank ............$1,127) buy.

Don Londos.........flat nom.

Chartered Bank......

£201 bay.

......13 nom.

-Mercantile-Beck, A&B..............£50-nom----

Do

P. & O. Bank.....

East Asia Bank......

...293 buy.

..$3' buy...

Canton Insurance ...........$690 zel

China Underwriters

North China insurance.

Union Insurance

Yangtaze Insur vice........

$1.80 bay.

.Th. 145 non..

1990 nom

..$35) bay.

Ohina Fire Insurance ..........1200 buy. Hongkong Fire Insurance Dougissen

ŞUZU KOM

1325 bay.

$1; nom.

H.K., U. & M. Steamboats...

Hongkong Tugsmin

Indo-Chinas (Prof.)

Do. (Doi.), ............

.......

Shell Transport

Star Ferro.....................

Waterboats

Chima Sugam

Maisbox bugars Mengulis.........

Kalan Mining Ad........... Langkata (combined)........

LJO. (single) Shanghai Explorations, Shanghai Loana

Baube ..... Trough- Mines Ural Caspians HK & K Wharts..

H.K. & W. Docka

Hongkow

New Engineeringa Shanghai Dock.. H.K. S. Hotels Hongkong Lands.......... Hangzong Realtys (p). H.K. Territoriau H.K. Developments Humphreys Estates..... Prince's Buildings... Bural Landa

Ewo Costons..ticke

Orientals

bay.

Su nom

$40 xam.

..88/- nom.

$87.

..$15; nom. ..424 nom. ..$35; boy. ...$1+ nom

10). Dom. T. 23 bay. Tis: 12 novi .218. of nom.. Tia 7.nom. $44nom. ..87/-

buy:

..8. nom.

Flash nom. $54 bay," Tis, 171 buy.

4.5.80 buy. Pia, los buy. $107 buy. .3831 nom.

buy, 8 sel

Yệ5 ROM.

.15 cts. sel.

3134 bay.

.. nom.

$11 buy.

Ils. 9 bay, & sa

Tla, buy,

Shanghai Cotton (old)Tls 62 ony.

Do. (new) d. 27 bay.

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Price: Eight Dollars (Shanghai Currency),

Do. (new)

Singapore Tractions

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10. (oid) (new)

$7.00 nom.

10/8 bay, 12/ mai

..$111⁄2 buy.

47 nom...

..$134 nom.

..41% nom.

$1 nom.

Obina Lights (combined) ................ėli buy.

()........$14) zöm,

Ju ~~()....$11 nasa. China Providenta ....................... 5,20 buy: 5,201,10 na.

Dairy Farms

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Macao Electrica

B. Hopes (combined) Do, (old) Do (LOW).

Lane Crawfords...........

Mackintosha....

United Asbesto

Watson (old). karzatérves

Wa. Powells...

4162 bay, &z un.

$6 sel..

$66 sal.

$35 nom.

420 sel

$10 sol.

..$5 sel.

...,48) nom.

„sish nama.

..$11 Dom.

*u nom.

...$19 10m.

....181 num.

buy.bayar set-sellers sales

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