1889-01-24 — Page 4

Commercial.

TO-DAY.

THE SHARE MARKET.

5 o'clock. Banks have been a trifle weaker to-day, offers to sell at 168 per cent. premium" In Canton meeting with no response. Insurances, business has been put through at from 105 to 110, and the stock is firm at the latter figure. Some sales of China Fires have been made at 194, but additional shares are on offer,

Panjoms have been placed at 9h for cash and also át 10 and 10 for June, closing firm. The Wharf Co.'s shares have dropped from go to 87 per cent. premium. but no actual business lias, been reported. The sensational "boom" in the Steam Launch Co.'s scrip continues and has caused a good deal of curiosity and discussion. Shares are reported to have changed hands at from 65 to 75 per cent, premium, but we have been unable to verify these reports and merely give them for whatever they may be worth. Other quotations are unchanged.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-168 per cent.

premium, sellers.

Union Insurance Society of Canton-$90 per

share, sellers.

China Traders' Insurance Company-$75 per

share, sellers.

North China Insurance-Tis, 390 per share,

buyers.

fi

Canton Insurance Company, Limited--$110 per

share, sales.,

Yangtze Insurance Association-Tls. 97 per

share, buyers.

Chinese Insurance Company-$165 per share,

buyers.

On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tls. 150,

per share.

Hongkong Fire Insurance Company $350 per

share bayern

China Fire Insurance Company-$79 per share,

buyers.

Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, 36

rer cent. premium, sellers. Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.

-S227 per share, sellers.

China and Manila Steam Ship Company-164

per share, buyers.

Hongkong Gas Company-$135 per share, sellers. Hongkong Hotel Company,-$170 per share,

nominal.

Indo-China Steam

Navigation Company, Limited-15 per cent. dis., buyers. Douglas Steamship Company-$66 per share,

buyers.

China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$194

per share, sales and sellers.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1889.

Per Wm. Manson; bark, for London.-626 packages Fire Crackers, 450 rolls Matting, 300 casks Sor, 268 packages Canes, 200 casks Pre- serves, 120 tons Copra, 84 bales Feathers, and 889 packages Government Store.

OPIUM MARKET-THIS DAY. NEW MALWA, per picul......

and left on the 18th; arrived at Hongkong at 8 p.m. on the 23rd. Having met with strong' northerly wind and cloudy weather from Dieman's Straits at 5 p.m.; on the 22nd, passed the Chi- nese Squadron, bourd north, 45 miles south of Ockseu.

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Post Office.

A MAIL WILL CLOSE

$650 (Allowance, Tacks 4 10 32). OLD MALWA, per picul........................ $690 (Allowance, Taels 16 to 32).

For Shanghai,-Per Yangtsss, to-day, the $580 NEW PATNA, (without choice) per chest... 24th instant, at 3.30 PM-

For Swatow and Bangkok-Per Mongkut, ró- NEW PATNA, (hist choice) per chest ...... 1582+ NEW PATNA, (bollom) per chest. $593!morrow, the 25th instant, at 7.30 A.M.

For Nagasaki, Kobe, and Yokohama.-Per NEW PATNA, (second choice) per chest... 8575 NEW BENARES, (without choice) per chest $3571 | Kashgar, to-morrow, the 29th instant, at 11.30 NEW BENARES, (bottom) per chest...... $570 NEW PERSIAN (best quality) per picul... $550 OLD PERSIAN (best quality) per picul... $500 OLD PERSIAN (second quality) per picul... $475

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.

(Fra Meners. Faleaner & Co.'s Register.) To day. Barometer-ą a m........

Tammeler 150inomKDE MARLEYADES Thermometer-G 2,10, Thermometer- p.m. Theirster — 4 57,5%.

Thermometer-ga.m. (Wet hulb) Thermometer1 p.m. (Wet bulb Thermometer — pm. Wer bolt) Thermometer-Malorum............... Thermometer Mitiasum (over night) ...............

10.15

38 59

31

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER.

23rd January, 1889.-At 4 pm.

STATION

Wadivostock........

Shanghai

Tokiu Nagasaki

3--10 10.00

7

30.11

12

30.30

Am

Hongkong

10.14

Ralin

Haiphong

Manilakad

30.10

30.00

Wind.

24th January, 1889-At to am.

STATION.

Wladisto:

Tokin

Naga..

30.1

10.34

Shangliat...... Amoy

31

onekouero Haiphong lang

Manila.. -- 30.09

Wind.

Weather.

Käin last

*4 hours.

The barometer, has fallen slightly in Hongkong, and gra itats for no-il-cast inds are rather moderate: Cloudy, cool and rather dry weather prevail.

Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$80-aeter reduced to tevel of the sea le laches, tenth and

per share, sellers,

Hongkong Ice Company-$10 per share, sellers. Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited,

-$80 per share.

Hongkong Dairy Farm Co., Limited—§ra per

share, sellers.

Temperativo in the shade in degrees, Tah renheit. -Humidity in percentage of saturvilan, the humility of air saturated with moisture being 100, 4-Direction of the wind to two points, Forge of the wind according to Fleaufort seale. 6-State of the weather, Aluesky, e Detached cietal of Drigling rain, Fox & Gloomy, A Hail, Lishining, o Overcast, Passing showers, Squally, Rain, z Snow, Thunder, Visibility,, to Daw wet), Rain in inches, Lenth and hundredths.

W. Daxx

A S. Watson & Co., Limited-100 per cent. Hongkong Observatory, 24th January, 1889.

premium, sellers.

Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 B-21 per cent.

premium, sellers:

Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 C-5 per cent.

premium, buyers.

Chinese Imperial Loan of 1886 E-ia per cent.

premium.

Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company,

Limited-$92 per share, buyers. Perak Tin Mining and Smelting Company-$5

per share, nominal.

Punjom and Sunghie Dua Samantan Mining Co.

-$91 per share, sales and buyers.

MAILS EXPECTED.

THE FRENCH MAIL.

The M. M. steamer Djemna, with the French mail of 29th ultimo, left Singapore on the 24th instant, at noon, and may be expected here on or about the 31st.

THE GERMAN MAIL.`

The N. D. L. steamer Braunschweig, CATTY ing the German mails, with dates from Berlin to the 24th ultimo, left Singapore on the zoth

Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godownstant at 5 p.m., for this port, and may be

Company-87 per cent. premium, sellers.

expected here on or about the 25th. Toaquin Coal Mining Co.-100 percent. premium,

buyers,

י,

The Hongkong High-Level Tramway Co Limited 250 per cent, premium, nominal. The East Borneo Planting Co., Limited-$55

per share, sellers.

The Songei Koyab Planting Co., Id-$35 per

share, nominal.

Cruickshank & Co., L.-$45 per share, sellers. The Steam Launch Co., Limited-75 per cent.

premium, sales and sellers.

The Austin Arms Hotel and Building Co., Ltd.

-40 per cent. dis., nominal. The China-Borneo Co., Ld.,-$60 per share,

nominal.

EXCHANGE.

ON LONDON-Bank, T. T.

yot

Bank Bills, on demand

alot

Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight.....

Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight...3/oi

Credits at 4 months' sight ............

Documentary Bills, at 4 months'...

sight

ÖN PARIS.-

Bank Bills, on demand.

Credits, at 4 months' sight.

ON INDIA, T. T..

On Demand..

ON SHANGHAL—.

Bank, T. T Private, 30 days' sight ..

EXPORT CARGOES.

..721

Per Velocity, bark, for Honolulu.-1,613 pieces Stones, 919 packages Wine, 671 packages Soy, 604 rolls Matting, 424 coils Rope, 287 packages Tea (unknown), 270 cases Oil, 204 packages Sugar, 182 bags Beans, 171 bags Rice, go cases Flour, 77 cases Chinaware, 58 packages Crackers, 52 cases Paper, 43 packages Rattan, 40 cases Paperware, 32 cases Tobacco, 30 packages Bam-

THE AMERICAN MAILS,

The P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer City of New York, which left San Francisco on the 19th ulto, left Yokohama for this port on the 23rd instant, and is expected here on or about the 29th.

The O. & O.S. S. Co.'s steamer Belgic, left San Francisco on the 5th instant, and is due here on or about the 4th proximo.

STEAMERS EXPECTED.

The Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer Jaton, from Liverpool, left Singapore on the 19th inst., and is due here on the 26th.

The P. & O. S. N. Co.'s steamer Gwalior, left Bombay for this port on the 13th instant, at daylight.

The Navigazione Generale Italiana steamer Bisagno left Singapore on the 22nd instant, and may be expected to arrive here on or about the 29th.

Shipping.

ARRIVALS,

BATAVIA, British steamer, 2,548, Hugh W. Auld, 23rd Jan.--Vancouver 25th Dec., Yoko bama 16th January, and Robe 18th, Gene ral-Adamson, Bell & Co.

EMR, British bark, 778, W. Summer, 23rd Jan.-London 2nd October, General — Melchers & Co. INGRABAN, Gerran steamer, 894, J. R. Mass-

mann 34th Jan.-Saigon 19th January, General and Paddy.-Wieler & Co. SoocHow, British steamer, 329, Rowin, 24th

Jan-Pakhol 21st Jan, and Hoihow 23rd, Krong Tại Loong.

CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE,

boo-ware, 28 cases Preserves, 24 packages Canes, Yangisse, German steamer, for Shanghai, 10 packages Camphor Wood Trunks, and 4,078 | Mongkut, British steamer, for Swatow, &c. packages Sundries.

Per Daniel Barnes, ship, for New York.- 10,481 packages Crackers, 7,249 rolls Matting, 4,000 bales Cassia Lignes, 1,350 cases Fans, 690 cases Cassia,, 400 cases Preserves, 178 packages Rattan, 15 cases Chinaware, 115 packages Canes, 112 cases Woodenware, 82 packages Rattan Ware, 70 cases Essential Oil, jo canes Joss Sticks, 40 bales Feathers, 20 packages Camplior Wood Trunks, To Paper, 7 cases Earthenware, and 98 packages Merchandise.

Cares

DEPARTURES.

January 23, Choysang, British steamer,

Whampoa

for

January 24, Kwangle, Chinese steamer, for

Whampoa

January 24, Thales, British steamer, for Swi-

tow, &c.

January 24, Nansing, British steamer, for Amoy, January 24, Yangtart, German str., for Shanghal January 24, Deucalion, British steamer, for

Amoy; &c.

PASSENGERS—ARRIVED,

Per Ingraban, str,, from Saigon.→→go Chinese, Per Batavia, sir, from Vancouver, &c.—1 Earopean and 56 Chinese (steerage).

DEPARTED.

Per Bayern, str., for Beyrouth.-6 cases Glass Bangles, and 3 cases P. Leaffans from Canton, For Colombo-35 cases Preserves, 14, CasCE Woodware, a5 cases Fire Crackers, and a packages Bamboos, &c, from Canton, For Port Saldo cases Fire Crackers, and to boxEN

Per Diamante, str., for Manila.Mrs, Clinck Glass Bangles, from Canton: For London-44 and child, Messrs. Ambrocis Ruste, H. Bat- boxes- Essential Oil, and 2 boxes Treasure reneaqua, J. A. Tayler, Juan Mariano, and (valued $10,200).

For Smyrna. 10 boxes Chinese (deck). Essential Oil For Buenos Ayres-12 boxes

Per Stentor, str., for Singapore-Dr. and Carlos and Silks. For Hamburg/London Ms. Poate, boxes Silks, 15 boxes Paper, and 40 bales Silk. For Antwerp-183 packages Merchandise, 53 peans and 4 Chinese, bales Feathers, 3 case Silk, tas bales: Tobacco, and 58 bales Hemp, from Manila. For Genor -7 bales Merchandise. For Hamburg 180 bales Feathers, 250 packages Crackers, to cases Essential Oil, and 3 cases Sundries. For Am sterdam. 113 cases Preserves, and 20 cases Merchandise. For Bremen-593 zolls Matting, 24 cases Merchandise, so boxes P. Leaffans, to bales Rattan' (Shavings), and zy dassé Preserves, from Canton

40 boxes Essential Oil For New York.-IO Per Yonglise, str., for Shanghai.---2 "Euro-

TO DEPART.

|

A.M.

For Straits Settlements.-Per Deuteros, to- morrow, the 25th instant, al 2.30 F.M.

For Yokohama and San Francisco-Per Gaelic, on Saturday, the 26th instant, at 0.30 For Swatow, Amey, and Tamsui,-Per Fokien. on Saturday, the 26th instant, at 5:00 PM.

For Europe, &c., Indie, vid Bombay-Fer Bengal, on Wednesday, the 30th instant, at 11.00

P.M.

A.M.

1

For Nagasaki, Kobe, and Yokohama.-Per Verona, on Friday, the ist Feb, át 11.30 A.M.

SHIPPING IN HONGKONG.

STEAMERS.

AFENRAD'S, German steamer, 1,473, Hohlmann,

STEAMERS EXPECTED IN HONGKONG.

FROM

Bremen. Liverpool... Bombay......

DATE DUE.

AGENTS.

January 25th... Melchers & Co.

January 6th. Butterfeld & Swire..

STEAMERS.

Braunschweig Jason... Gwalior

January 28th

City of New York.. Bisagno Ujemnah Belgic

San Francisco

January 29th

Singapore..

January 29th

Marseilles..

January 31st

San Francisco...............] February 4th

DESTINATION.

STEAMERS LOADINGIN HONGKONG.

VESSELS.

.............

P. & O. S. N. Co.

Pacific Mail S. S: Co.

Carlowitz & Co. Messageries Maritimes. O. & Ö. S. S. Co.

AGENTS.

DATE OF LEAVING

London,&c., via Suez Canal Bengal

P. & O. S. N. Co......................... Jan. 30th, at noon. London, via Suez Canal,,, Patroclus............ Butterfield & Swire..... February and.

........... Arnhold, Karberg & Co About Jan. 30th. London, via Suez Canal Chingwo London, via Suez Canal... Glencarn

jardine, Matheson & Co.f About Jan, 2¡th. Adamson, Bell & Co........| About Jan. 31st. Havre and Hamburg, &c.. Merionethshire Bremen, & Ports of Call... Braunschweig Melchers & Co....... Feb, 17th, at 10`a.m. Genoa, via Bombay, &c.... Bisaguð............................ Carlowitz & Co.................. About Feb. 5th. New York.............

Duke of Westminster. Adamson, Bell & Co.... About Jan. 31st.

Pacific Mail S. S. Co.... Feb. 6th, at 1 p.m.. San Francisco, via Yhama City of New York San Francisco, via Yhama Garlic

O. & O. S. S. Co........................) Jan. 26th, at at 1 p.m. Vancouver, B.C,,via A., &c. Batavia

Adamson, Bell & Co........... Feb. 7th, at 1 p.in. Butterfield & Swire..... Feb. 8th, at 4 p.m. Sydney, Melbourne, &c..... Tsinan ... Sourabaya, via S'pore, &c. Almora ........

Jardine, Matheson & Co. Jan. 29th, at noon. Butterfield & Swire...... Feb..5th, at 4 pm. Sandakan, &c., via S'pore. Memnon Yokohama, via N'saki, &c.] Kashgar

P. & O. S. N. Co..... P. & O. S. N. Co.. Melchers & Co. Mu Butterfield & Swire.............. Braunschweig......... Melchers & Co...........

Yokohama, via N'saki, &c. Verona..... 31st Jan, Nagasaki 17th Jan., Coal-Yokohama, Kobe, &c...... General Werder Wieler & Co.

Shanghai, via Amoy Jason............................. BENLARIO, British steamer, 2,265, Freeman, 21st Shanghai

Jan.,--Cardiff 4th Dec., and Singapore 14th Jan., Coals. Gibb, Livingston & Co. CARISBROOKE, British steamer, 973, R. Cass,

14th Jan, Saigon 8th January, Rice and General.-Morris & Ray. CATTERTHUN, British steamer, 1,466, J. W. B. Dacke, R.N.R., 21st Jan.,-Adelaide 15th Dec., Sydney 24th, Townsville 29th, Cook town 2nd Jan, and Port Darwin 11th, Coal and General-Russell & Co.

..

CLARA, German steamer, 674, Christensen, zoth Jan., Haiphong 17th Jan., Rice.--Siems- sen & Co.

DEUTEROS, German steamer, 1,200, Iwersen, 20th Jan, Parsoervean 8th Jan.,, Sugar. -Ed. Schellbass & Co.

FAME, British steamer, 117, A. Stopani-Hong-

kong and Whampoa Dock Co. FOKIEN, British steamer, 509, J. Lewis, oth Jan., Tamsui 16th Jan., Amoy 17th, and Swatow 19th, General-D. Lapralk & Co. GARLIC, British steamer, Pearne, 15th January, -San Francisco 18th Dec., and Yokohama

10th, Mails and General--O. & O. s. S. Co.

GENERAL WERDER, German steamer, 1,820. W.. von Schuckmann, 18th Jan,,-Yokohama gth: Jath, Mails and General-Melchers

& Co.

KASHGAR, British steamer, 1,515, Gadd, 16th

Jan.,Singapore 10th January, General. P. & 0. S. N., Co.

MILITA, German steamer, 339, H. Mörck, 9th Jan-Haiphong 5th Jan, Rice-Wiçler + & Co.

MIIKE MARU, Japanese steamer, 2,381, Sommers, 23rd Jan.,Kutchinoiza 18th Jan., Coal.- Mitsui Bussan Kaishia.

MONOKUT, British steamer, S6, Geo, Auderson,

19th Jan., Bangkok 12th January, Rice and General.-Yuen Fat Hong, PILOT FISH, British steamer, 161, A. Stepani.--

Hongkong End Whampoo Dock Co

Swatow, Amoy, &c........... Fokien .....

To-morrow, at noon, Feb. 1st, at noon. About Jan. 18th. January 29th. Quick despatch.

"Douglas Lapraik & Co.. Jan. 27th, daylight.

Intimations.

A. HAHN

PIANO TUNER AND REPAIRER.

ON HIRE PIANO S

FOR SALE

Address: cja HÒNGKONG HOTEL er No. 22, ELGIN STREET. Hongkong, 24th December, 1888...

INTIMATION,

F. Blackhead & Co.,

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CHS. J. GAUPP & CO., "HRONOMETER, WATCH, and CLOCK-

kntimations.

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AND

PROVISION MERCHANTS,

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AND

GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS

TAIVUAN, British steamer, 1,500, A. Varden, 13th Jan.-Wellington, N.Z, 24th Nov, and Surabaya 25th Dec., General Butter S

field & Swire.

TAMSUI, British steamer, 919, E. H. Williams, 20th Jan, Whampon 20th Jan., General

Butterfield & Swire.

WYVERN, British steamer, 1,108, Brotherton,

13th January.-Chinese.

SAILING VESSELS,

ADAM W. SPIES, American bark, 1,171. A. D. Field, 22nd Jan,,--Newcastle, N.S.W, 3rd Dec., Coals.-Russell & Co.. AUGUSTA, German bark, 473, Jessen, 5th Dec,

-Iloilo 18th Nov., Sanpanwood--Ed. Schellhass & Co.

BENGAL, British bark, 544, Scott, 17th Jan, -Singapore 24th Sept., Timber-Mel- chers & Co.

COLOMA, American bark, 852, C. M. Wages, 34th Dec,--Portland (Oregon) and Nov, Lumber and Spars.-Captain, ERLKOZNIO, Chinese bark, 457, Opium Examina- tion hulk, Stonecutters Island,.-Chinese Customs.

ESCORT, American bark, 616, Waterhouse, noth Jan,Honolulu 14th December, Ballast- Captain.

IRIS, British schooner, 206, H: C. Swan, 21st Jan.,--Freemantle, W.A., 26th Nov., San- dalwood.-Siemssen & Co.

JOHN NICHOLSON, British steamer, 685, W Quine, 18th Dec, Honolulu 16th Nov, fallast.Captain.

KITTY, British bark, 803, W. R. Laird, 8th Jan, -Haiphong 7th December, Ballast.-D. Musso & Co.

SARAH SKIDGWAY, American bark, 821, A. Call, 29th Dec,-Nagasaki z1st Dec, Coal-Ci

·J. T. Co.

Intimations.

KOWLOON HOTEL.

. J. C. L. ROUCH........MANAGER,

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COAL S SUPPLIED AT THE SHORTEST NOTICE.

Hongkong, 1st January, 1885. NOTICE.

JEYE'S SANITARY COMPOUNDS COMPANY, LIMITED,

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Sir ROBERT RAWLINSON, C.B., CE, Chief WINE and SPIRITS of the best quality. Sanitary Engineer, Local Government Board

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Bank Buildings.. Hongkong, 1st October, 1888.

FOR SALE.

LAWN.

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STAG HOTEL, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG, JOHN OLSON, .....................................MANAGER. THE HOTEL has recently been relitted and considerably enlarged; entrance, Queen's Road,

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nec

REPORTS, '

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Insurances.

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