1912-08-16 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST, 16, 1912.

MARKET PRICES.

Hongkong, August 9, 1912.

BUTCHER MEAT. ·

Beef Sirloin & Primo Cut,—Mei Lung l'a

Oorno 1,-Ham Ngau Yuk...

Ronst, Shiu

Breast-Nagu Lam

11

J.

**

11

.

Soup, Tong Yuk

31

13

Steak, Ngan Yuk Pa

#

do. Sirloin Cotom-Ngan Lau

Sausages,-Ngau Chaung .....

Bullock's Brains-

Know.......

Salmana Yan

Shark,Sa Yu

肉食 Skato - Po Yu

Shrimps,-Ha

**

Suapper, Lop Yu

Solos, Tat Sa Yu

左口您

ABOUT PLANTING.

Facts and Figures for Investors

that

must lond towards impoverish. (ing the ground and delaying the natural growth of the rubber trees.

It may not be generally known The above information was obtained from 'Rubber Shares as Cocount palms yield at the nge Investment." compiled by HT of six years, producing about Brice, and published by Straker

10 nuts per palm in 6th year Bros., Ltd., London.

30.

50%

do

do

7th do thereaftor

Coconut palmas are generally (The

planted 70 or 80 to the sero,

The average price, for the five

years, 1905-1), for Coconuts WAS

$30 per 1000: Copra $8.65 per

117pical after 7 years an acre of co- conut palms would thus produco

in coconuts $112,50.-'

CANTON NEWS. Telegraph't Correspondent.)

Railway Matters.

Canton, August 14.

The cost (producing) por piculton to the Committee that yestor

COMMERCIAL.

5 Per Cent Rubber Dividend

Messrs Guthrie and Co, of Singapore have received cable advice from London to the effeol that the directors of Bukit Kajang Rubber Estates have declared a second interim dividend of per cont.

Shanghai-Nanking Railway l

Returns.

4

The following are the approxi inate roturns of traffic on the Shanghai-Nanking Railway. Wook ending August 8.

Passon- Goods

gere. Sundrios:

60.

11

愆

Ots.

48 #

Ib. 20

45

放款

20

.20

沙您

20

Tenol-Won Yu

20

脆雞

10 4-

1+

Turbot,-Cho How Yu.

+15.

10

Turtles, small, frosli water,--Kork Yu

00

神無

20

4

| White Balt-Nguu Yu Chai

30

11

半導

Tho acting manager of the Yuot

Year.

Han Railway Company:lias writ

Total.

24...

11

4:13

FRUITS.

por Bol

小腦

菓子

*8

of Copra is $430.

day a telegram was received from 1912

32,111 8,058 41,100.

Tonguo frosh,-Ngau Li-

each 45

4

Cla.

20,741 4,040 ---80,781"

corned, Ham Ngan Li

80

11

減小利

lb. 30.

**

Hoad, Ngia Tan

·80

VA

11

12

4

- 天平菜

H

18

AT

17

ench

9

#1

牛牛脚

9:

腿

42

0

})

牛肚

47

་་

"

Hoart,-Ngau Sui

Hump, Salt,-Ngau Kin

Foot, Ngau Kask' '

Kidneys, Ngau Yi

++

DJ

Tail,-Ngau Moi...

1

Livor,-Ngau Kom

· Tripo ( undressed),-Ngau To

Calvo lead & Fost,—Ngau-ohai-tan-kark

Mutton Chop,-Young Poi Kwat.

Log-Young Poi

Shoulder, Young Shau

Piga Ohitlings,-Chu Chong

가

Brains, Chu Know

Foot,-Ohu Kark

11

E

Liver-Chu Con

Pork, Chop, Chu Pai Kwat'

Corned, Ham Chu Yuk

Log, Chu P6.

Bat or furl,...Chú Yu

Sheep Head and Foot, Tau Kark

Hoart, Young Sum

Livor,-Young Con

Sucking Piga, To Order-Chu Chu.

Suet, Boof-Sang Ngau You ...

***

18

Ib. 12

Bot $1

lb. 22

Almonds,-llung Yau..."

Apples (California)-Kum San Ping Kho

(Chofoo)Tin Chun Ping Kho

Small, Hoi Tong

-

Custard, Tan Lùi Chi

1224

Bananas, fragrant, Canton,-San Shing Houng Chiu lb.4

Chestnuts, Chinese,-Foong Lut

4Cocoanuts,-Yoh Tse ...

Lemons, China-Ning Moong

...

Amorica,Kun San Ning Moon

Licheos Dried,-Lai Chi, small Stone

Fresh,

50

Limos, (Saigon)-Sai Kung Ning Moong

Mango, Manila, Lui Sung, Mong

Mangostoons-San Chuk Tso

Orangos, (Canton)-San-shing Tim Ching

Sweet

++

+

#

Cocoa yields a small crop in the Railway Co-operative Society 1911

LAKE

WI

itsy years. 2522

Passad Goods &

Year.

gora, Sundries,

$ $

1,386,816 213,007 1,600,413.

1,047,043 180,008 1,227,951

338,873 33,589 372,462.

Singaporò Produce, s

August 9, 1912.

buyors $ 0.60

the 5th year, and in the sixth in Peking to the effect that the Increases 5,370 5,018 10,388 Your a yield of 3/4 owt. per acre people in Szechuan are in favour Up to date for 31 weeks.

of the nationalization of the Sze- is looked for.

Total. Coffes (Java) of the Arabian obuan Railway and they ask the type produces in about the 5th people in Hupeh, Hunan and 畨・枝

your; Robusta and Liberin in Kwangtung to dospatoi repre- 1012

sentatives to Peking to discuss tho about three years.

Gambier, the juice of which is questioh. In the lotter to the com- 1911 used for tauning and dyeing, mittee, the Aoting Managor says produtos in from two to three that as far as the Canton-Hankow lacrosses

Railway is concerned, this is a commercial enterprise, and work on the line has been going on for several years. The third call on the shares is being made, and the shareholders are paying in well. Thero is no foar of a shortago of capital to complete the line.

In his opinion the Society's do White 5 p. c. buyers, 34.25 thereafter. suggestion should not be support Sago Flour Sarawak The names of the different ed. Ho asks the committee to

Brunoi No. 1. consider the question of replying Pearl Sago species of rubber trees moat gen- drally grown on plantations aro-to the Co-operative Railway So-Coffee Bali

Heven Brazilionein, originally eiety in Peking about this matter, Coffee Palembang, grown in the Amazon District, and efdespatching representatives

山竹子

(bridos), Macao, Jan ileung Chiu

4.

*

The

,, 15

Carambola,-Young Tuc...

15

"

...oach 10-

8

6

lb 20

15

-70

each

10

"

!]

doz ---

...lb 30

刮刮

10

30

*

10

"

#

10

15

21

AI.

11

10

1b 3

8

**

10

紅梨

ouch 15

1b 15

eaoli 15

3.

lb -

Pears, (American) Kam San Shoot Lay (Canton), Cooking,--Sa Lay

It

Ponnuts,→Va Sang

Persimmons Large-Hung Chie

་་་་

Mine-apples, lat quality-Poon Ti Paw Law each

KES

MD

**

20

***

22

獾

por sot 24

豬腦

lb. 12

猪腿

Fry,-Chu Chak

25

19

Hond,-Ola Tau.....

15

*!

"

AMYO

Heart, Chu Sum...

onch 13 ·

IKO

Kidneys, Chu Yiu...

0

Ib 30

IKAF

20

##

豬排

"

WIT

21

214

15

35

IN

***

Hot 50

Vjo

*

each

Kidneys, Yeung Yiu ...

་་་

ຄ

屢

lb. 24

L

***

F

99

な

20

生牛油

Mutton, Sang Young Yau ...

Vonl,-Ngau Chai Yuk

20

20

POULTRY.

生口

lb 32

11

跎雞

each :20

HEAS

per.doz 24

鷄蛋

lb 36

>>

期

pair

上海正意

such

17.

製醬

-pair 1-

山藝

each 32

A

31

25

B

"

Sausages, Ngau Chai Chaung

Capons, Large, Small,-Sin Kai

Chickon, Kai Chai

Ducks, Ap...

Doves, Pun Kau ́.

Eggs, Hen-Kaï Tan'

Fowls, Canton,-Kai

(cose, Ngoi

Musk Door, Wong Keng

Hare, Shanghai,-Tu Ohni

Partridge, Che Khoo

Hainan,loi Nam Kai

Geese, Wild S'hai,-Shang-ho You Ngoi

Pheasant, Shan Kai

Pigeons, Canton, Pak Kup

Hoihow, Hoi How Pak Kup,

Quail,-Um Chun

**

Rice Birds, Wu Fa Choul

Snipe,-Sa-Choy

Turkeys, Cock-Plor Kai Kung

Ilon,

Wild Ducks, Shui-Shang hoi Si Ap "Toal,-Sui Ap Chai,

Wild Ducks Canton-Sang-Shing Sại Ap

Bream,-Bin Yu

***

Catfish,-Chik Yu...

Na

FISH.

Barbol,-Ka Yu

Canton Fresh Water Fish,-Hoi Sin Yu Carp, Li Yu...

Codfish-Man Yu... Crabs,-Hai

Cattle Fish,-Muk Yu

Dab, Sa Mang Yu

:::

dozen

each

.ta

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444-1

2nd

Plantain,-Tai Cheu

"

-Ohung-tang Paw Law

Plums, Swatow, Hung Lai

Pumelo, Sium,-Ohim Lo Yau

Shanghai-Lo Kwat

Walnuts,-Hop Tuo

***

Greon, Sang Hop Tuc

10,

Water Molon,Am.) Kom San Sai Kwa

(China) Sai Kwa.....'

Grapos,-Sang Po Tai Tee

VE TETABLES, &c.

Artichokes, Shanghai,Sheung-hoi Ah Chi

Chouk

::

4-4F Beans, (Fronch), Macas,-Oh Moou Pin Tail

(French) Shanghai,-Shoung Hai ·· Pin

海南雞

黃鯨

Tau

Sprout, Al Cho

Long,Tau Ko

Boot Root,Huug Choi Tan

Brinjals, Groon,Ching Yuan

Rod,-Hung Ker

Cabbage, Chinese, com,-Kai Choy

Cabbago Red-Hung Yen Choy

Cabbage, Shanghai, Yeh Choi

Cane Shoots, bunch, Kau Shun

Cauliflower, Large size,-Tai Yoli Cho Fa

11

Medium sizo, Cheung Yoh Cho Fa

Small size,-Sai Yon Choi Fa

Carrots,-Kum Slum

Celery, Chinese, Tong Kan Choi

English,-Young Kan Choi

Chillies Dried,-Gon Lat Chiu

=

Red, Hung, Far Chiu

轉轉: Green,Chứng Lat Olia

lb. 65

公

兆

17

*J

Curry Stuff, English,-Kar Los Chu Liu

Cucumbers, Ching Kwa

Ritter Squash,Fa Kwa

Garlic,-Que Tau ...

***

Ek Girgor, young,Sun Tao Keung

: 水鴨仔

海鮮

您

old.-Lo Keung

Horse Radish, Shaugliai,-Lik Kun

Indian Corn,-Suk Mai

Lettuce, Young Sang Choi

Water Chesnuts-Mn Tai ...

f

an

1b

IT

Tobaco is picked from geed plants, which are planted the samo; year, the land is then loft fallow for about six years. Tea in Java produces

50 lbs. per acre in 2nd year

do 100-150

3rd do 4th do

400 400-600

do do

Brazil, the product of which in to Peking.

generally called "Para."

Ficus Elastica, indigenous to

the soil of Sumatra, the Mulay

Military Inquiry,

The Commissioner of Navy and Mr. Chan Kwang-ming, Com- mandant of the Canton Army,

Peninsula and Java, this product intend to despatch six represen

of which is generally called atives to Japan to inspect the 合格

46"Rambang.".

A

Castillon Eluation, indigenous to Contral America and Mexico. 生菩提子

Ceara, indigneous to Brazil.

菜蔬

The Heven Tres is the species

which is principally cultivated in

arms, ammunition, etc., naod. by the naval and military forces of

Japan. They have asked thei Governor. General to give the de- patios 3,000 yen for six months' expenses. The request lins boon

tho Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, granted by the Governor General, Java and Caylon,

ľ

Amazonas and Brazil 39,000 tons

TAU

上海菜理

Ceylon and Malay

(plantation)

14,200

5

**

In

ench 2

KIVA Quayule

6

Africa and rest of the

world

9,200

21

11

Ralway Guard.

Gambier

do (OuboNo.1)unpicked, 14.50 Copra Sundried. do Mixed Pepper, Black

do

10

10,40

*

10.10.

21.25

4.15

nom...

!

5.75

34.00

per cent. basis Tapinos, small flake...:0.10

small pear! med. pearl

33.50

***

0,10

»

102.12

3,200

1,250

220

820

200

Tin

Opium; Ohion

Straits

Ries, Rangoon White...

ico, Sinm No. 1

do No. 2

„Japan and' the Cotton Goods" Trade..

According to the American

Consul General at Shanghai, tho

The world's production of rubmit the naifos of the deputies.

and they nf instructed to sub-condition of the American cotton goode trado with China is sach na ber for 1911 WIN

merit the most serious con The Yurt Han Railway Jou-sideration of its future. Com- pany hagwritten to Mr. Chan petition from Japan, he reports, Kwang-ing that the railway has become formidablo, and the routes ang the Pe-klang are fro most striking features of the 25,000quently listurbed by robbers and trade in 1910 were the serious uflong and ualoss a strong force shrinkage in the purchases of of solders bo stationed thero, the American and British plain fabrics proga of work on the line will and the increased importation be co siderably retarded. From Japanese goods of similar Shopei-hang up to Tes-moi-grados, which were laid down in nga, the commandant of the Manchuria direct at prices well Caton Army had already dis below the American product. prched two regiments of gendar- Japanese supplies alone show a nos which are divided into small consistent increase since 1900, winada and stationed in fourteen to figures in that year boing! potions, but from Wong-sha to 733,430. pieces compared with The word's consumption of hok-pei-hang more troops are re- 2,380,003 in 1910. The Indian

Total...

88,000 tons The acreage planted is estimat

210,000 acres 350,000

1ed as follows:~~

Ceylon

"

Mala

cach

中柳坔花 牌泖榮花

Java ....110,000 Sumatra ... 80,000

Total

香辣椒

20

15

THE

12

at

10. 茄取

2 背压

苦瓜.

TH

10

#

8

#

5

31

**

8

#

31

10

***

Mandarin, Kwai Luin Ma Tai

Mushrooms, Fresh,-Sang Cho Koo

Mush Melon. Amer.-Kam-san Hong Kwa

Okroza...

...

**

Onions Bombay-Young Chong Tau

Groen,-Sang Chong

Shangluni, ---Shang-hoi Chong Tau

Papan, Ist qual.,--Tai Man Sau Kua...

2nd

Cis,

***

ib: 9

***

17

"

22

"

蟹您

20

赤您

#

18

麗魚

14

11

20

10

進敏魚

17

Dace, Wong Mei Lun...

沙金魚

12

Dog Fish-Tit Tu Sa

#

Eola, Congor, Hoi Mann

10

#

Fresh water, Tam Sin Yu

17

流大魚

Eele, Yellow,Wong Sin

32

Froge, Tien Kai

38

Garoupa,-Sek Pan...

00

12

100

E

11

Gudgeon, Pak Kup Yu

Herrings, Teo Pak...... Halibut, Cheung Kwan Kup Labrus,-Wong Fa Yu...

Losob,-Wa Ya

Lobelers, Lung Ho

Mackerel,-Ohi Yu...

Monk Fish, Mong Yu ... a p., Mullet,--Chai Yu... Oysters, Sang Hoo

JA

Parrotfish, Kai Kung Yu Porch, Tau Loo

***

Piko, Fa Paw Poong... Plaice,-Pan Yu

AM

Pomfret, Black,Hak Chong Fomfret, White,-Pak Chong Pawns, Ming Ha

Ray-Pai Pada

*་.

Rook Fish, Sek Ka Kang

24*

40

24

**

***

...

譚

Tit

A

"

Parsley-Kun Cho

Chung

Green Peas,Ching Tou

Potatoe, Sweet,-Fan Shu

O

Ja

***

Shanghai,Shang-hoi Shu Ta -

Japan, Yat Foon Shu Tsa

American, Fa Ki Shu Tas

Foochow Foo-chow Shu Tsai

Pumpkin, Tong Kwa

Radish, Hung Lo Pak Teai

* Rhubarb (Fresh),-Thi Wong

BUTE Sage, Tas So

Shallots,-Gon Chung Tau

32 BRF Spinach,-Yin Choi

#*#* **SBEKAL

KE Tomatoes,-Fan Ker

10

EW

生蝦

遊 17

9

花磚

20

*

20

40

me

STOB-Wa Tau

***

Luna Punti, (Long),-Lo Pak

English,-Young Lo Pak· ··

Vegetable Marow,--Chit Kwa

***

(American), Kam-san Chit Kwa

| Wator Orose Sai Xoang Cho

22

Lily root,--Lin Ngou

Yama,Ta Shu

The pricos necessarily vary from day to

each 5

******

生理菇

,750,000 acres

rubber is estimated as follows-uired. At the points botwear-upplies also show an increase

do

Consumption for 1011

is thorafore RBSUI)•

ed to be.........., $85,000

The value of unplanted landin

Stock at end of 1910...9,000 tons Bhek-pei-hang, the gendarmes.ritish supplies were 10,785,227 1911 12,000 have not yet arrived, and the pieces in 1906 and 6,511,128′in":

military authorities in Canton are 1910, and American 8,544,185 in requested to expedite their des- 1000 and 1,385,219 in 1910. The patoh.

onsul-Goncral adds the short Banking Corporation.

|supply of American cotton in Yesterday the more ints of the 1910 is advanced as an explana. various guilds in Cantou attended tion of this condition, prices for amesting at the office of the Bank-American lengths being too high ing Corporation established for in enebarage free buying, and the maintenance of the paper this was Japan's opportunity. currency, in order to consider

Malaya is worth roughly from £1 to £8 por acre, and is depeout on situation, soil, rent, and cost of clearing.

Tapping is usually comenced

when the trees reach, 1 inches

in girth, (three foot ove the ground) irrespective of ge.

A fair average yield or acre is

as follows:-

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 yårs old

100 130 170 225 30 50 400 lbs. ##

per nore; though considerably 生麵湯

I

1b. 6

感躜

SUS JJ

10 ##

JJ

... each10

lb 16

10

0

11

Đach10 大

A1

蔬榮

3

#IT

Larger yields than he above are

上推州

methods of advancing the business

of the Corporation. The question

Singapore Share Report. Writing for the mail of August

of the capital of $2,000,000 first 8, Messrs. Fraser and Co. state came up. It will be remembered

The holidays have interfered

that a prospectus was issued some with business to some extent and time ago for the formation of this althougli storling rubber shares Corporation, in which it was have recovered somewhat, the

suggested that the holders of the volume of business is small. There

at present being obtained from shares be entitled to 10 per cent. is a better tone at the close in the best estates.

botter to

bonus. At the meeting, it was local rubbere but the market is The value pr planted aere, suggested that this was not a restricted. Mining shares remain making reasonsle allowances for good iden and that it would practically untouclied and in.. the fluctuation in the price of be

collect the dustrials are steady at quotations. 347 rubber, and the variation in shares at a discount of ten per Rubbor-Highlands and Low- value on accept of soil, climate, cent., these to be treated as pro-lands changed hands at 70%- eto, oan berkoned as follows: ferred shares. This proposal was Anglo-Johores 710, Heawoods 4/1 Landwly planted...£10 carried. As regards the payment Bikams 46, Langens 36 Mer SA1 per acre.

of dividends in future, it was re- limaus 3/0 and Batang Malakas 123456789 years.

solved that the preferred and de-nt 2/4. Amongst the local shares e15 30 505 100 130170 220 280 ferred shares should be treated on Palau Bulange were done at $3. per Bore

the same footing. This motion discount, New Singapores from In pleng a distance of 17 x was only considered carried by the $5 to $5.80, Balgownies$8! 17, isoh allows 150 trees to the Cantonese merchants, and written Sungai Bagans 90 cents, United Bore it it is considered by some consent from the Hongkong mer Malaccas 85 couta, Ulu Pandank this even is too close, and so chants has to be obtained before round about 85 cents, Pantais $1 sor planting is done at 30 x 15, the arrangements can be enforced, and Malaka Pindas 81.20maalla, with allows only 96 trees to the

10

and the Sani

fyard has no power to compol stallholders to sell at the

W. BOWEN ROWLANDS,

The carlier estates were H.M.S. Now Zealand anted 10 (435 trees per acre)

A movement, originated by the nd 12x12 (302 trens per acre). Ladies' Committee of the Timaru Taterplanting is not favoured Contre of the Navy League, to

Mining Low-transactions have taken place in Pahang Con- solidateda a19/0and Raubs $3.25.5 bus apart from these this section has been neglected. General-Straße

in Malaya, but in Sumatra, and present to 1.1.8. New Zealand Java especially, most of the rub- White Ensign and Union Jack in firm and a moderate ber is interplanted with cocos, silk when she visits New Zealand been done at 850, st bollde, doconuts, or other pro- early next year is on foot through them Samtill shures ducts, which, though producing at the whole of New Zealand. Frasera

revenus daring the early stages, Nothing but British silk te to

while the rubber is maturing, used and British labou