1915-06-16 — Page 12

Commercia),

Tea Report.

Messrs. Wm. Jan. and Ely. Thompson's weekly tsa oircular of May 8 states:-The market has been to some extent influenced by budget anticipations, and the Indian sales on 3rd instint passed with a much quieter tone thän ol a role tonding late, prices as downwarde, with much irregu- larity lore ls. per lb.

The

Ceylon salos were less tffected, and there was a good demand,

Banks.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH," WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 1915.

SHARE REPORT.

COMPARATIVE SHARE QUOTATIONS.

S-SELLERS SA-SALES

1.-BUYERS

-NOMINAL

STOCK.

To-day's

Number Closing of

Sharon Prices

Par Paid Value Up

1914.

IIighest

1914.,

Ldwost

1915. 1915.

Highest, Lowest, 14th May, 14th May.

Laat Dividend

and Dute

10

to

поч

110W

BANKS

INTERNATIONAL BANKING

CORFORATION

HEAD OFFICE:

60, Wall Street, New York. LONDON OFFICE: 36, Bishopsgate, E.C. → BRANCH NS :—— BOMBAY, LONDON. CALOUTTA. MANILA. CANTON.

PANAMA.

PEKING.

SAN FRANCISCO., HANKOW, SHANGHAI. HONGKONG. SINGAPORE. KOBE YOKOHAMA

CAPITAL PAID-UP $3,250 000 RESERVE FUNDS...... 4,120,000

(U.S. Gold) $7.370,000- All kinds of FOREIGN & LOCAL BANKING BUSINESS transacted.

| CEBU, ·

COLON.

$805 b

120,000 $125

All

855 July.

700 Oct.

805

790

£76/-/-

(£2: 9/- & 5/- bonus at ex 1799ý

equal to $27.27 for 1 year. ending 31/12/14 * * * *

10,000 $950 59350 Dec. 305 345 May 133 10,000, £15 £5

12,400 $250 100 847) April 700

12,000 $100 60 2:0 April 19232 Jan.

Oct.

370

260

Jan. 170.

170

Final of $4 afc 1913. Interim

of $18 a/c 1914, {Interim" of 12} p.o, for 1914

Oct... $860

$855

230

225

(Final of $20 and bonus of $5 making $55 for 1913 and Interim of $30 fo:"1914 Final of $15 mak, $18 for 1913.

& Int, of $3 for 1914

20,000-$100 20 160 8,000 $250 GO 395

July 140 Oct. 135

Feb. 368 April 3921

130

39 for 1913

385

$27 for 1913

Jan. Mar.

514 Dec.

4.90

4.80

$1 for 1906 -

27% Nov.

51.

45

23

"23

$3 for year ending 30.6.14

Final of 40 cts, making 90 ots 1 for year ending 31.12.14

Final of 3% m'king 6% on pre-

førred shares & 5% on de- ferred shares for year 1913 (Interim of 1/- a/d1914C.No. 23

$1.70 per share and bonus of 30 cents per share for year ending 30*4*14"

BANKS

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI ¡BANKING^^ CORPORA-

TION,

Paid-up Capital ......$15,000,000

RESERVE FUNDS:

Sterling

£1,500,000 at 27-

-$15,000,000 Silver ...$18,000,000

$33,000,000

Reserve Liability of

Proprietors..... $15,000,000

COURT OF DIREUTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landale-Chairman, W. L. Pattenden, Esq Deputy

Chairman,

S. H. Dodwell, Esq. G. T. M. Edkins, Esq." O. 8. Gubbay, Esq.

P. H. Holyoak, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq.

Hon. Mr. E. Shellin,

CHIEF MANAGER

12

CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-Hongkong-N. J. Stal ed and FIXED DEPOSITS received at rates to be ascertain- ed on application.

N. S. MARSHALL,'

Manager.

Hongkong, 22nd Oct. 1914 ··

THE

MANAGER

Shanghai-A. G. Stephe London Bankers-Londo County and Westminster Limited.

Hongkong-Interest Allowed

On Current Account at the rats.

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK of 2 per cent per annum on the

LIMITED.

Established 1880.

Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000

daily balance.

ON FIXED DEPOSITS For 3 mbaths, 2 por cont, per

KODUM.

Paid-up Capital... 30,000,000 For 6 months. 33 per cent. 'bar»

Reserve Fund....

is

Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,

annum. 19,600,000

For 12 months, 4 per cent par

annum,

N. J. STABE,"

Ohief Managem

Marine Insurances, Canton Insurance Office, I.d.365 North China Ins. Co., Ld.t.170

but previous week's rates were 'kong& S'haj Banking Corp.' barely maintained; Java tea ia d. to Id. per lb. cheaper. China. Privately. A fair business has been passing and prices are fully. firm. Supplies Trom Amerios have found ready buyers. Java : Offeringa during the week, 3,405 pkgs, against 4,157 pga. last year; total from January 1 to dats, 68,314 pkgs., against 92,165 pkge. last year. In sympathy with other growthe the market was quieter, and tea generally wae 1. to 1. lower. Among the highest averages were:-Taasra, 18:01; Windce, le. C 1." Mala- bar and Tendi Ayoe, 1a. C. The average for the whole sale on Garden Account is 111. per lb., compared with 891. per lb. a year ago.

Union Ins. Society of Clon, Ld.$85716 bị

Yangtze Ins. Assoc. Ld. ...$230 ex 73

Fire Insurances,

China Fire Ins. Co., Ld.......$35 H'kong Fire Ins. Co., Ld.

$39236 b.

Shipplag. China & Manila S.S. Co., Ld$4,90 b. Douglas. Steamship Co., Ld. $4716. Hongkong, C. & M.S.S. Co., LA.23

Indo-China Steam Navigati

Shell Tport & Trading Co., Ld.93/--

Star Ferry Company, Ld.

Mining.

30,000 $25 all 10 all 36 20,000,$50 80,000 $15 all 294 Jan. 22 Dec.

Wage Increase at the Ford

Works," Ford, Ont., Mas-1915. Follow ing the recent announcement of the big wage increase at the Ford plant, there was 8 master demonstration by the employees,

Refineries. As soon as the men learned that they were to receive a minimum China Sugar Refining Co., Ld, & b. of $4 a day and that the hours of Luzon Sugar Refining Co.,Ld.$31 Jabour were to be shortened to 48 hours a week they sent up a cheer. While some threw their bsts in the air, others cried hurrahs for Mr. Ford, Mr. MoGregor and other ufficiale, whose popularity with the work- ing force is untoanded. Invest- igators have already started work for

organised the newly ...Sociological Department, which is handling the details of the wage plan. The investigators! will ascertain in the case of every Rockman whether bis habita and mode of living ore such that he is worthy of the increased pay. No difficult conditions are imposed on employees before they will be eligible to the new scale

8. 1,000,000 £1 Kailan Mining Admin'tion." „32/- Raub Australian Gold Min x div.

ing Co, Ld......

-$3.70 b. 200,600 £1 160,000 £1 .32/6 Tronoh Mines latd.

*

"Docks, Wharves and Godowns &c. H'kong & K.W. & G. Co., Ld.$68 H'kong & W'pon D. Co., Ld. ...$62} Shai Dock& Eng. Co. Ld S'hat & H'kow W. Co., Ld. 85 Lands, Hotels and Buildings.. Anglo French Lands....

'kong Hotel Co., Ld. '....

ז'

“ፍ

€0,000 $50 all

60,000 $50.. all 65,700 t. 100-all

b.) · 36,000 t. 100 all

kong Land Investment Co. phreys Estate & F. Co., Ld. $6.90 sa. Klcon Land & Building Co., La $40.

but it is intended that the money Shanghai Lands

...105

68365

Final of 6 p.c. moking 12 pic.

for 1914

Tilagtas

Osaka

Fekla

Ryaluo (Port'.

Arthur)

San Francisco Starpbal

Tiebling

Tianist Tokyo

Los Angeles Taingiau

*** Interest Allowed on Current Account.

Deposits received for Exed perioda at rates to bu strained oopplication.

EISHI ONO, Manager, Hongkong, 15th March, 1915.

NOTICES

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE

·CO., LTD.

(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.)

Loans on Mortgage of House Pro perty, &c.

. יד

60,000 } all 79 £160,000 £

Jan. 50 Sept.

99

b. 3,797,610 £1

$37 s. ex

div. 8. 40,000 $10 all

all 106 Feb. 70/- Sept.

94/6

96

·93/-

49

Mar. 40' Nov.

37

37

Branches Hatung-Hsien

Agencies LE Nagasaki

$113 ea

Babay Calcutta

Newchwang

New York

e.

20,000 $100 all

7,000 $100 all 31

Feb. 70 Nov.

17 Jan.

Dec.

117 31

111

$3 for 1912

Changchan

Daleen

2734

83 for 1897

Tengtien

Harbin

Hankow

Honolul

Kobe

Final of 5%. Coupon No. 4,

но-Увах

all | 41-

all 3.10

1.90 Nov. Jan, all 39 Feb. 19/6 Nov..

Feb. 33,6 Dec.

33,6

32

making 10% for year end- ing 30/6/14

Londen

Lyons

3.70

3.60

1/2 for 1909

32/6

32/6

1/-mak, 7/6 a/c. 1913

Jan.

23

Νον. ". 12

C8

$3.50 for year 1914

JC9

Jan. July 50 Jan. 82

53

. Oct.

621

5.7

$3 dividend for year 1914.

Dec.

52

51

Tls. 5 for 1913

Dec.

£5

80

Tla. 5 for 1914

...t.94.

$114. $108 sa. &.b.

13,000 1,100 1.100 20,000 $50 50

94

"94

Tis. 614 for year ending 29.2.14

THE

128

July

120

Dec.

114

113

[$2.50 for half year ending

311214

4

60,000 $100 all 117 150,000 $10 all 94 0,000 $50 20 45)

July

98

Καν.

108)4

Jan. 7

Nov.

7

Jan.

44

Feb.

40

108 $33 for year ending 31-12-14 6.90. 45 cents for year 1914 40 $3 for 1914

78,000 1.50 all, £8

Dec.

$9

Oct.

106

101

4

b.

5.

12,500,$50 10,000 $100 all

all 73'

June 06..

Feb.

71

70

100

100

b.

20,000 1.00 all

138

July 195 May

$7) sa. & b)

120.000 $10

all

814

Mar.

13.90

b.

70,000 t.10 all

141

Jan:

691

8,000 t.100 all

110

t.97

b.

40,000 1.50 * all

.135

Nov.

163 b. 152

7 7.40- June 7

1414 1334 11 Mar. Feb. 70.

May 89 b. 83 Feb.

99 10

9714

"..

e.

€0,000 $12

B.

all 12

£0.000 $5・・ all 4.90 July 50,000 $1 125,000 $10

May 10

Dec.

:10

all

:

all 9

Jan.

b.

6 40.000 7

39

b. 400,000 $70.

all

5

Nov. 81 34 Aug.

Dec. 6,90

8.00 70 cts. for 1914 34

$1.50 for year ending 31.7.14

b.

60,000 $10

all

49

Jan.

36

Nov. 394

39

$2.00 per share for 1914

6,500 $25

all

217 July

174

Dec:

184

184

Final of $6 mak'ng $8 for 1914

A.

60,000 $10

ali

25

June 22

'Apr.

26

2616

Final of $1 making $2 for 1914

s. 325,000 5/-

all

All 10

13 July | 7-

1.40 b. 250,000 g.10 all 644 Mar. 28

25,000 $10 all 1014 Jan. 914 June 10 50,000 $10 $1.93 cte. Jan. 75 cts. Dec. (New) 80 cts. b.

...$4 b. 75,000 $10 12,000 $10 13,200 $50, all

Feb.

5,20

5,10

( Final div. of 6d. making 7łd

per share for 1919

5.00 AM, to

1.00 am, to

'Dec. 42

*10"

<

10

$1

80 cts.

4.

None

5

$1.50 for 1910.

20

20

None

।

Nov. 316

Jan. 17

3.00 35 cts. for year ending 315:14

go only to the fortherence of good West Point Building Co., Ld. $71 habits and right living. Mr. H'kong Central Estates

Ford, in discussing the schedule

+

Cotton Mills.

.$100

with the clicers of the Canadian company,ild them he considered Ewo Cotton S. & W. Co., Lu, t.161

Hongkong Cotton Co. Kung Yik Lou Kung Mow Shanghai Cottons in S'hai

+

that the workman with a family to support should receive at least $100 a month to get along com- fortably, pay his living expenses

Miscellaneous. and reach top efficiency as a fac- tory band or a citizen. The Ford China Borneo Company, Ld. $10 employees will Lot only receive China Light & Power Co., higher wages, but will have the benefit of general advice by the experts on the staff of investiga- tr. The man who is buying bis home or wants to build a house for himself will have the oppor- tunity of consulting without charge the beat business talent that the Ford organisation can command. This

Ld. $44" Do." (Spec. shares). China Provt. L. & M. Co., Ld. 8). Dairy Farm Company, Ld....$34. Green Island Cement Co. Ld....6.90 Hongkong Electric Co., Ld. $39 Hongkong Ice Co., Ld....$184 HongkongRope Mfg. Co.,Ld....$26} Hongkong Tramway Co., Lá. 5.10

Peak Tramway Co., Ld. (Old)$9,30 x div.

Do

will include Langkats.......... advice on legal matters. In abort, the idea is to increase the men's pay and afford them every op- portunity to develop into aceful and efficient citizens, thus helping themselves, their families, the company where they work, and the community in general.

Two days after it announced to

Philippines Ld......... H. Price & Co., La..............$5 Societe des Pulpes et Papier-} $20

teries du Tonkin......

ཏྠཝ༠ཏྟཊྚཀྑུ ཀྑཱུ

June, 1 35

·6.90 · Jan.

all 5.00 June 4 Steam Laundry Co., Ld.......$3.10 b. 20,000 $5

27,733 $10 all 224 Feb. 17 Union Water-boat Co., Ld. ...$17

its men that a minimum wage of Watson and Co., Ld.............$631⁄2

$4 a days was in effect, the Tord

Motor Company of Canada, william Powell, Limited.......$61

Limited, turned out a record

production of cara. One hundreds. C. Morning Post

and seventy-one Ford cars were

shipped on April 23. The best pre-

vious record was made on April 13, when 166 Ford cars were built and shipped by the Canadian Ford factory, The seventeen hundred employees of the com~ pany were working a nine hour day up until April 21, when the wage increase was announced and when the hours of labour were shortened to an eight hour day. The fact that the same force of men turned out a record pro- duction of cars in a working day of shorter hours is taken by G. M. McGregor, Becrotary-treasurer and general manager of the company, and by other Ford officials to mean that in the Canadian factory as well as in'the parent plant at Dairoit, where the men receive a minimum of 85 a day, it is just good business to pay men well,

$2.25 for half year ending 31.12.14 14.09 for 7 months ending 31.12.14

Tls. 12 for year ending 31'10'14 50 cents 31 708 "

Tle. 1.20 for year ending 30:11:14 Tis. 12 for 1913

Div. Tls. 6. Bonus Tis. 4. Extra Bonus Tls.1,year end'g 30'6'14 85 cents for 1914

April 414 414 6% for year ending 28 .2.05

670 50 cts. for 1914,

fInterim of T. 1 making T. 2

a/c 1913

-

(70 cts. on fully paidshares and 7 cts, on $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.15.

$1.00, per share for year end- 164 31,12.1914

b. 90,000 $10, all 8 April 6.90 Dec. 6.60 x div. 6.50 xdiv.60 ots, for 1914

..$29

b,

b.

21,000 $7 all 916

6.003 $26

all 30

Jan. 614

92 June

Dec. 61

Dec. 29

6

29!

WRIGHT & HORNBY,

Share 'and' Ceneral Brokers

...

50 cts, on old shares and 25

cts, on new year shares for, year ending 30.6.14..

$1. Interim a/c year 31.8.14

6. Des Vœux Road Central, Tel. address, Rectitude.

·CORRECTED TO NOON, JUNE, 15, 1915.

THE TELEGRAPH DOES NOT HOLD ITSELF RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE QUOTATIONS.

Selling. .......1/9 1/2

T/F Demand ...... ....1/9 9/16 30 dis

..1/956

60 ₫/8.....................1/9 11/16 4 m/a..................1/9 3/4 T/T Shanghai...................78 Private 30 d/s eight! T/T Singapore.........?? T/T Japan T/T India ................................135-

*88

EXCHANGE.

..19534

Demand India ......... T/T Bombayi... Demand Bombay ...135 3/4 T/T Calcuttaa, Demand Calcutta :..135 3/4 Demand Manila.88 T/T San Foo & N.Y.43 Demand, New York 43-1/8 T/T Java............10834 T/T Marks, ................Nom. Demand Germany..

T/T Francs....2.31 Demand Paris..... 2.32.

84% prem. . On Faiphong.

On Saigon 8 On Bangkokem

86 Buying

4 m/s. L/0...1/10 1/8 4 m/s. DP 1/10 1/4 16 m. L/C 1/10 3/8 30 d/s. S'ney & M. 1/10 3/8 30 d/s Ban F có &NY 472

4 m/s. Marke...Nom. 4'm a Franosi.. 424214

16th June.

6 m/s. France.....2.47 1/2 Gold Leaf per taul.$58. Sovereign

$11 nom. Bar Silver, ready... 23.3/8.

forward

SUBSIDIARY COINS.

'Discount per $100: Chinese...20 ots. pieces $18 15/10 Chinese. 10

$19 Hongkong 20 ots, piecos 95/8 $79 5/8 Hongkong.10

Goods received on Storage.' Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident

System. (Rates and Particulare on ap-

pileation).

The Office of

OF

TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR

WILLS, ATTORNEY, &o, Undertaken and Exocuted:

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers:

Hongkong, 19th March, 1890

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

THE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND'SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION Rules may be obtained on sp- plication..

INTEREST on deposits is a)- lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 per cent. per an."

nem.

Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or m070 to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 per cent, per

annum.

For the Hongkong and Shang- hai Banking Corporation,

N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.

1

******

Authorised Capital ... Subsoribed Paid Up Reserve Fund

י

FOSTE

£1,500,000 1,125,000

562,500 500,000

BANKERS, Bank of England. London Joint Stock Ban, Limited.

Every description of Exchang

PEAKTRAMWAY CO. business transacted.

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYS,

1.00 AN. Evart is MIN,

10.00 AM, 11.00 'A.X 10.00 AM 10 ́11,30 A.M, to 18:45 THI 'tails 236: to

to Mo

IN MIN.

35 2

1.

"10 Mimi

2.45 F.Mi

"

25 MM.

145 TAL to

+

TO M

MESTA, TO 5.00 226! 5.00 ZcMi Lo

14 MIM.

245 1

NIGHT CARS, 8.50 an nkų ago mur, to KALDO FM) very hall houI1 11.00 7.3 to 75+43 $2M+

#Pery quarter of a boar SUNDAYS

7.8 AM to 10.30 4. Event

די

is Mi3,

TOIJO ÁN. LO 11.00 .

au

19 MINI

-80 M. 20 18.00 Noon

J

13 Kr

21.00 Room 10:1:00 PM

.PL

10 MIN

1.00 3.3) la

5.00 7.11

13

23 Mar

Ko

za to LA MM

EF

10 Max.

1.00 F

I

BY MEN

סיס

אני

NIGHT CARS 203 Web Deys.

SATURDAYS

Ex Caraxi, 'midnight.

'PECIAL CARS. Briarrangement at the Company's Office, AlarAndre Fullätäen,

Des Voeux Tour, Central.

If Leason and punch tickets available for all cars not a cady full ranting at the time stated in the

Company time, tal-les, but not for special cam, con

he obtained an application at the Company's Oce

Interest allowed on Current As. counts at 2 per cent per annu on Daily Balance and on Fizes Deposits at rates which may be ascertained on application.

A. R. LINTON

Manager.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal

* Charter 1853,

HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.. Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 Reserve Fund.....1,800,000 Reserve Liability.`of

Proprietors....£1,200,000

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and. General Banking business trans»," acted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-

No Beaton ticket will be issued until payinout thered and FIXED DEPOSITS 16-

for has been made in Tank Notes or by Cheque or Compradore order representingBank Notes,"

ΑΝ

JOHN D. BUMPHREVE & SON-

NOTICE,

NY EUROPEAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in writing for permission to do so to the Provost Marshal, Head Quarters Offices, at least 48 hours before the intended hour of departure, giving name, nation- ality, age, sex, height, complexion and occupation of the applicant, and stating the name of the steamer or other vessel or the hour of the train by which the' applicant wishes to leave. AD plicants should apply in person for their passes to the Provost Marshal at Head Quarters Offocs between the hours of 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. and 2 to 4 p.m. daily.

ceived for 1 year or shorter periode st rates which will be quoted on application.

Wm. DICKSON."

+

Manager Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.

OPIUM QUOTATIONS.

Feb. 25 Malwa, New19,100 per p Malwa, Old

9,200 atna, New 8,325 per che Patna, Old........... 9,200 Benares, New Benares, Old......... 8,950

9,050

THE ALEXANDRA CAFE. Cannot be Beaten, if Equalled For Bread Cakes, Confectionery and meals with Wines & Liquore