1891-09-05 — Page 5

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Commercial.

THE WEEK'S SHARE BUSINESS.

Hongkong, September 5th.

During the past week business on "the Rialto" has been almost entirely confined to three stocks-Banks, China and Japans, and Imuris. In those specialties some very considerable transactions have been put through.

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank scrip is In decidedly better odour than was the case when we last wrote. Early in the week a goodly number of shares were bought at 172 for cash and 173 for delivery on the 25th instant, and the demand continuing, the rate rose to 175 for the settlement, but even at that figure shares have been difficult to obtain. A very large business, however, was arranged at 176 and 177 for December 25th. To-day the stock is firmer and shares are difficult to get at 175. for cash.

Extensive orders from the North for shares of the Bank of China, Japan and the Straits, led to numerous inquiries, and transfers to a large extent have been made at 15 for cash, and also at the same rate for delivery on December 25th,

HONGKONG SATURD SEPTEMBER 5, 1891,

Imuris stock has been, as was to be expected in view of recent events, the medium of numerous investments, specu- lative and otherwise. In the beginning of the week the general tendency was towards depression, but almost constant telegraphic| inquiries from Shanghai managed to fairly Shares have maintain the old rate.

changed hands at from 6 to 8, and there are now cash buyers at 7. We repeat our advice of last week regarding this stock— wait and watch.

Notwithstanding the presumedly good news from London regarding the formation of a new company there to take over and work on joint account a portion of the Société Francaise des Charbonnages du Tonkin's concession on Hongay Island, "Charbonnages" have been absolutely neglected, and in other stocks nothing calling for special reference has been reported.

LATEST QUOTATIONS. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank,-175 per cent.

prem,, Ex. all, buyers.

Union Insurance Society of Canton-$95 per

share, buyers,

China Traders' Insurance Company-$(6) per

share, buyers.

North China Insurance-Tls. 255 per share,

sellers,

Canton Insurance Company, Limited-$119 per

share, buyers,

Yangtste Insurance

buyers.

Association-Tis. ⠀⠀ 70

On Tal Insurance Company, Limited-Tls. 150

per share,

Hongkong Fire Insurance Company-$317 per

share, buyers...

China Eire Insurance Company-386) per share,

buyers.

Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company-$90

per cent, premium, sellers. Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.---

$331 per share, sellers. China and Manila Steam Ship Company-60

per share, sellers. Hongkong Gas Company-$131 per share,

sellers.

Hongkong Hotel Company-$65 per share,

buyers.

Hongkong Hotel Co.'s Six per-cent. Debentures

-3501

Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, Limited

-30 per cent. discount, sellers. Douglas Steamship Company-$41 per share,

buyers.

China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$168

per share, sellers.

Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited--360

per share, sellers, fu

Hongkong Ice Company $86 per share, sellers. Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited

$75 per share,

Hongkong Dairy Farm Co., Limited-$7 per

share, sellers.

A. S. Watson & Co., Limited-$20 per share,

ex, div, buyers.

Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 B-23 per cent.

premium, sellers.

Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 C--5 per cent.

premlem, buyers,

Chinese Imperial Loan of 1886 E-14 per cent.

premium.

Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company,

Limited-$113 per share, sellers,

The Hongkong Steam Laundry Co., Limited-

$25 per share, nominal.

Puajom and Sunghie Dua Samantan Mining Co.

-$31 per share, sellers, The Raub Gold Mining Co., Limited-$0.80 per

share, buyers.

Imuris Mining Cen

Limited-$7 per share,

The Balmoral Gold Mining Co., Limited-$4

per share, sellers

wh Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown

Company-Sya per share, sellers, Tonquin Coal Mining Co.-$4.00 per share, sellers. The Hongkong High-Level Tramway Co.,

Limited $65 per share, buyers.

H. G. Brown Co. Limited-$47 per share,

& Co Limited-

The Steam anch Co., Limited-nominal. The Austin Arus For 2nd Building Company,

Limited-$roper share, sellers.

The China-Borneo Co., Limited-$ro per share,

sales.

The Hongkong Brick and Cement Co., Limited

-$12 per share, sellers. The Green Island Cement Co.-$ro per share,

sellers.t

The Hongkong Land Investment Co., Limited--

$76 per share, sellers.

The Hongkong Electric Light Co., Limited-36.

per share, sellers,

Geo, Fenwick & Co., Limited-$15 per share,

sellers.

-The West Point Buildings Co., Limited-$26

per share, sellers.

The Peak Hotel and Trading Co., Limited-$5

per share, sellers.

The Labuk Planting Co., Limited-$10 per

share, sellers,

The Jelebu Mining and Trading Co., Limited-

$30 per share, sellers..

The Selama Tin. Mining Co., Limited-go cents

per share, sellers,

The Shameen Hotel Co., Limited-nominal. The Kowloon Laud Investment Co., Limited--

$15 per share, bayers.

The Bank of China, Japan & the Stralis, Ld.-

$15 per share, sales and sellers. The Bank of China, Japan & the Straits Ld-

Founders' shares, £145 per share, nominal. London and Pacific Petroleum Co., Ld.~£17,

sellers.

The National Bank of China, Ld.-70 per cent.

dis, buyers. W

The National Bank of China, Ld.--Founders,

shares, $170 per share, buyers,

EXCHANGE.

ON LONDON-Bank, T. T....... Bank Bills, on demand Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight Credits at 4 months' sight Documentary Bills, at 4 months"

sight .........

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ON PARIS.

Bank, Bills, on demand

Credits, at 4 months' sight .......... On India, T. T. aqué On Demand

ON SHANGHAI- Bank, T. T.

Private, 30 days' sight................724

MAILS EXPECTED,

THE FRENCH MAIL.

The Messageries Maritimes. Co.'s steamer Saghalien, with the French mail of the 7th ultimo, left Singapore on the 2nd instant at 6 a.m. and may be expected here on the gh.

THE AMERICAN MAI..

The P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer City of Peking, with mails, &c, from San Francisco to the rith ultimo, via Honolulu, left Yokohama on the 4th instant and may be expected here on the oth

THE CANADIAN MAIL. The Canadian Pacific Steamship Co.'s steamer Parthia, with the next Canadian mail, from Vancouver, left Yokohama on the 4th instant fur Shanghai and Hongkong.

STEAMERS EXPECTED.

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The steamer Hankow left Singapore on the

September 5, Venetia, British str., for Singa

* pore, &c.

PASSENGERS—ARRIVALS. Per

Cyclops, str., from. Singapore.--51 Chinese,

Per Ardgay, str., from Wuhu, &c.-io Chinese.

REPORTS.

The British steamship Devawongie reports that she left Sourabaya on the 24th. ultimo, Experienced moderate southerly winds and strong south-west monsoon, with squalls off Cape Padaran. The latter part of the voyage met with variable easterly winds with rain,

The British steamship Cyclops reports that she left Singapore on the 30th ultimo. From Singapore to Paracels had strong monsoon from northward of Paracels, and bad moderate easterly 'winds with heavy squalls and much rain. On the 2nd instant, spoke the ship Cañarā, in lat. 13 north and long, 112 east, all well.

Post Office.

A MAIL WILL CLOSE.

For Port Darwin, Thursday Island, Cooktown, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne, -Per Taijuan on Monday, the 7th instant, at 2.30 P.M.

For Yokohama, Kobe, and Nagasaki.~~~Per Cyclops on Monday, the 7th instant, at 2:30

P.M.

For Singapore, Mauritius, Port Natal, East London, Port Elizabeth, and Cape Town.-Per Crown of Arragon on Monday, the 7th inst., at 2.30 P.M.

SHIPPING."IN HONGKONG,

STEAMERS.

ACTIV, Danish steamer, 355, H. Hygam, 2nd Sept.,-Pakhol 31st August, and Holbow 1st Sept., General.-A. R. Marty, BORMIDA, Italian steamer, 1..99, F. Susini, 29th August,-Bombay 11th August, and Singapore 23rd, General-Carlowitz & Co. CAMELOT, British steamer, 369, H. Peters, 4th

Sep.,-Amoy 27th August, Ballast Master.

CONTINENTAL, Dutch steamer, 671, C. Schall, 3rd September,Bangkok 26th August, Rice. Wieler & Co.

CROWN OF ARRAGON, British steamer, 1,485, J. Darward, 1st Sept.,-Foochow goth Aug.. Tea.-Order.

DARDANUS, British steamer, 1,507, Purdy, and Sept.,Liverpool 17th July, and Singapore 27th August, General,-Butterfield & Swire. DECIMA, German steamer, 965, C. Christensen, 31st August-Sourabaya 21st Ang,, Sugar, -Geo. R. Stevens & Co...

EMPRESS OF INDIA British steamer, 3,003, O.

P.- Marshall, R.N.R., 20th August,-Van- Couver 29th July, Yokohama 13th, and Shanghai 17th, General-Dodwell, Carlill & Co.

FOKIEN, British steamer, gog. W. Davis, 4th Sept., Tamsul 31st August, Amoy 2nd Sept, and Swatow, 3rd, General.-D. Lapralk & Co.

KUTSANG, British str., 1,495, W. Hall Jackson, 1st Sept.,-Calcutta 16th August, Penang. 23rd, and Singapore 27th, General.-Jar dine, Matheson & Co,

afternoon of the 1st instant and may be expected MONKSEATON, British steamer, 1,892, J. N. here on the 7th,

The D. D. R. steamer Electra left Singapore on the 4th instant and is due here on the roth."

The China Shippers' Mutual S. N. Co's steamer' Hampshire, from London and Liverpool, passed the Canal on the 21st ultimo and may be con- sidered due at Renang on or about the 10th

Instant.

The China Shippers' MutualS. N. Co.'s steamer Kaisow, from London and Liverpool, passed the Canal on the 2nd Instant and may be co- sidered due at Singapore on the 20th.

The P. & O. S. N. Co.'s steamer Shanghai, left Colombo on the 29th ultimo at daylight.

The P. & O. S. N. Co.'s 'steamer. Brindisi. left London for this port on the 28th ultimo.

Shipping.

ARRIVALS.

DEVAWONGSE, British steamer, 1,057, P. H. Loff, 4th Sept.,-Sourabaya 24th August, Sugar and General-Yuen Fat Hong. PROMETHEUS, British steamer, 1,492, Webster, 4th September,Shanghai 1st September,

General-Butterfield & Swire.

Beazley, 27th August,-Saigon 21st August, General. Dodwell, Carlill & Co. TAI-YUAN, British steamer, 1,459, R. Nelson, 31st August, Kobe (fapan) 26th Aug,, General. -Bulte field & Swire YIKSANG, British steamer, 317, Galesworthy, 1st Sept., Manila 28th August, General.--- Jardine, Matheson & Co.

SAILING VESSELS, CARL FRIEDRICHS, German ship, 2,040, H. Fröhlich, 5th July, Cardiff 21st March, Coals. Melchers & Co.

ELSE German ship, 1,375, Th. Pfleger, 5th August, Cardiff 9th March, Coal-Sienis- sen & Co. HARVARD, American bark, 986, L. A. Colcord, 27th August, Shanghai 11th August, Bal- last.-Order. IRIS, British sch, 206, Shaw, 31st August, Geraldton, W.A., 1st August, Sandalwood. -Order.

ISABEL, Norwegian ship, 1,260, S. Hegge, 18th August, Shanghai 1st August, Ballast.- Reuter, Brockelmann & Co."

JESSONDA, German bark, 883, Aug. Oesselmann, 29th July,-Newcastle, N.S.W., 24th May, Coals. Geo, R. Stevens & Co.

CYCLOPS, British steamer, 1,365, Hugh Nish,KITTY, British bark, 803, Wilson, 21st July,--

5th Sept.,-Singapore 30th Aug., General. -Butterfield & Swire.

ARDGAY, British steamer, 1,110, J. Thom, 5th Sept, Wabu and Woosung, 31st August, General-Jardine, Matheson & Co.

CHI-YUEN, Chinese steamer, 1,212, C. R. Nall, 5th Sept. Canton 5th Sept.,-General.-C. M. S. N. Co

MACDUFF, British steamer, 1,882, E. _Porter, 5th Sept. Amoy 4th September, General.

-Dodwell, Carlill & Co.

CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE,

Venetia, British steamer, for Singapore, &c, Delta, French steamer, for Hothow, &c. Kong Beng, British steamer, for Swatow, &c. Dardanus, British steamer, for Amoy. Prometheus, British steamer, for Singapore, &c. Cyclops, British steamer, for Yokohama. Fokien, British steamer, for Swatow, &c. Holstrin, German steamer, for Saigon.

DEPARTURES,

Ardgay, British str., for Canton. Verona, British steamer, for Naga-

Kong Beng British steamer, for

Singapore 7th July, Timber.-D. Musso, MARIA, Spanish schooner, 51, Francisco Oloneo, 9th July,-Manila 18th June, Ballast.... Master.

MARIE BERG, German bark, 536, H. Windrichs, 26th August,--Whampoa 25th August General.Wieler & Co.

N. PENDLETON, American ship, 1,385, J. N. Pendleton, 23rd August,-New York 19th April, Kerosene Oil-Shewan & Co. PORTLAND LLOYDS, American "bark. 1,180, A. H. Forbes, 13th July,-New York 16th March, Petroleum.--Shewan & Co. STANFIELD, British bark, 590, J. Clark, 3rd

July-Sourabaya 14th June, Ballast.- Captain. WESTERN BELLEK, American bark, 1,074, L. C. Sweeney, 4th Sept., New York 14th May, Kerosene Oil.Russell & Co.

ZIBINA GONDRY, British barque, 1,087, E. E

Manning, 23rd August,-New York 18th Apill, Kerosene Oll-Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

Printed and Publishedby ROBERT FRASER- SMITH, No. 6, Pedder's Hill, in the city of Victoria, Hongkong.