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COMMERCIAL.

Trade Openings in "Russia. H. M. Consulat Batoum reports that, in spite of strong outside competition, fow countries offer such scope for the development of certain branches of British trade] as does the Caucasus, provided, of course, that efforts are made to fall in with methods of businesa which, although they may seem novel to British manufacturers and firme, are nevertheless ro "deeply rooted that they have be

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST II, 1915.

SHARE

REPORT.

COMPARATIVE SHARE QUOTATIONS.

SA-SALES SELLERS

M-NOMINAL

B.-BUYERS

1914.

'To-day's

STOCK,

Closing

Number

.. of ." Sharon

Par Pald Value Up

Highest

1914.

Lowest

1915. 1915. Highert, Lowest. 14th May, 14th May,

Last Dividend

and Dato'

to

Prices

BOW

to now

Marine Insurances,

come a long-established ontow, 'kong& S'hai Banking Corp. (+76/-/- difficult to abolieb, and are, there- fore, readily accepted b manu facturers and tradesmen outside "the United Kingdom. The Vice- Consul at Novorossisk reports that American manufacturers are mak- ing great efforts to capture trade in the Northern Caú

Early Forecast on Bean Crops.

It may be rather early to make a forecast of this year's bean crops in South Manchuria. How

Canton Insurance Office, Ld.377) b North China Ins. Co., Ld....1691

Unior. Ins. Society of Citon,Ld.$935 b

$240 ex 73

Yangtze Ins, Assoc. Ld.....

3 g.

!0,000 $250 10,000 £15 £5

(£2 : 3/- & 5/- bonus at ox 1/916

equal to $27.27 for ending 31/12/14-

year

[Final of $4 a/c 1913. Intérim

of 818 a/c 1914.

Banks.

£8840 b

20,000 $125

all 855 July. 700: Oct.

840

790-

350

305 Dec.

Oqt.

377

360

.!45

May

133

Jan.

170

'160

Interim of 12 p.o. for 1914

MY CARLSBERG

COPENH

12,400 1250 100

847) April 700

Oct.

$935

$855

12 000 $100 60

210 April 19216 Jan.

240

225

(Final of $20 and bonus of $5 making $55 for 1913 and Interim of $30 for 1914 Final of $15 mak, $18 for 1933,

& Int, of $3 for 1914

.8157) b. b

20,000 $00 20 8,000 $250 50

July 140. Oct.. Feb.

1571

130

$9 for 1913

368 April

400

385

$27 for 1913.

30,000.325 20,000 $00 80 b.

all

Jan. Mor, All 60,000 $15 all, 2914 Jan.

10

51⁄2 Dec.

50 cts:

30 dte.$1 for 1906.

2712 Nov.

69

45

22 Dec.

19

60,000 60,000

£5) all

79

Jan. 50

all 106/- Feb. 70/-

་་

154 Sept.

Sept. 89/6-x div. 82}. ̈ ̈

96

all

Mar.

40

"Nov.

37"

32

Fire Insurances,

ever, judging from the progress China Fire Ins. Co., Ld. made so far, the growth of H'kong Fire Ins. Co., Ld. ......$400 the orops

north of Muk

:

Shipping. f40 cts. b. x the re den is not quite satisfactory, and it is feared that a little de.C.&M. S.S. Co., La. turn of $4.50 per s crease in the yield will follow, Douglas Steamship Co., Ld. $68

However, everything dependa on bow the weather will come out. If favoured with hot and well- regulated weather, there is still a hope of reaping an unexpectedly abandant harvest. Speaking of the region south of Mukden, so

Hongkong, C. & M.8.S. Co., Ld.20 Indo-China Steam (Combined $154 sa. Navigation Co., Deferred $97. Ld.........

Preferred $ 57 b.l

Shell Tport & Trading Co.. L4,88)- n. 3,797,610 £1

܂

long as no unforeseen freak of Star Ferry Company, Ld....$3614 b. 40,000-$20′′

weather overtakes the crops, it is thought unlikely to sea the sctual returns smaller than last year.

North In

Menchuria, in particular, there is a broad tract bf land left, for reclamation. for the purpose of growing beans. A similar possibility is by no means lacking in Sath Mon- churia either. But, in order to realize any appreciable increoso in the ares of cultivation, the con- struction of new railway linen is to be awaited,

Refineries. China Sugar Refining Co., Ld.$130 Luzon Sugar Refining Co, Ld.$46

Mining.

བྷྱོཿ དྩོ དྡྷ; ༄⌘eg་ཚོ་ག

x div.

$3 for year ending 30.6.14.

ƒ Final of 40 ots, making 90 cts for year ending 3.12.14 Final of 3% m'king 6% on pre-

ferred shares & 5% on de- . ferred shares for year 1913 (Final of 5/- (Coupon No 24)

making 7/- for 1914 $1.50 per share and bonus of 40 cents per share for year ending 30'4'15

b. ·

B.

20,000 $100 all 7,000 $100 all

sch 31

'Fat. 70 Jan. 17

Nov. Decij

133 46

111

$3 for 1912

27

$3 for 1897

..

Interim of 1 account vear... · ending 30.6.15 (Coupon No.

5.)

3.60 1/2 for 1909

1,000,000 £1

all

4- Feb.

33,6 Dec.

33/6

30/

b.

.30/-

b.

200.000 £1 160,000 £1

all 3.10 Jon, all

Feb. 39/-

1.90 Nov. 19/6 Nov.

Kailan Mining Adwin'tion. 30/- Raub Australian Gold Min- x div.

ing Co., Ld..... Tronoh Mines Ltd..

Docks, Wharves and

Godowns &c. H'kong & K.W. & G. Co., Ld.$79 H'kong & W'poa D. Co., Ld. ...875 S'hai Dock& Eng. Co., Ld....57 S'hai & H'kew W. Co., Ld. ...92

Russia and Tea Trade. There appears to be some un easiness in the Indian tea trade, .EBYS. The Indiaman. Apart

from their difficulties in obtaia-lands, Hotels and Buildings. ing wood for the tea-chests and Anglo French Landst.94 ships to store them in, the mer- H'kong Hotel Co., Ld...$116 b cbants are anxioua ae to the future of their Russian business, The prohibition of vodka led to a strong Russian demand for tea, by which India hoped to profit. But the abolition of the vodka monopoly, which the Emperor has pledged his word shall never be revived, ie costing the Govern- ment over a million sterling

kong Land Investment Co $110 H'phreys Estate & F. Co., Lds 6,30 s. b gloon Land & Building Co., Ld $40 Shanghai Lands...t.102 b. z div. West Point Building Co., Ld. $72 H'kong Central Estates $100

Cotton Mille.

Ewo Cotton 8. & W. Co., Id. 1.171 Hongkong Cotton Co.

week in revenue, and the report Kung Yik has got abond that the Russian Leu Kung Mow Treasury is considering the es-Shanghai Cottons in S'bai ....101 tablishment of a tes monopoly in

Miscellaneous.

5833

32/6 321- interim a/c 1915 paid 12.7.15

Tle. 61% for year ending 29.2.14

$2.50 for half year ending 1- 31°32′14′′-

10831 for year ending 30°6′15 6.10 45 cents for year 1914

$3 for 1914 40.

Dividend of 6 p.o. for year

ending 30.6.15

(Div. Tis. 6. Bonus Tis. 4. Extra 1Bonus Tle.1,year end'g 30'6'14

NOTICE

NOOTRAL" BEER.

NY CARLSBERG.

FOR YEARS KNOWN AS THE FINEST BEER SPECIALLY BREWED FOR THE FAR EAST. MAKE: AN ALLY OF IT AT ONCE. BREWED BY THE WORLD-FAMED NY CARLSBERG BREWERIES:

COPENHAGEN DENMARK,

Obtainable at all Hotels and Compradores and from

BANKS

DONNELLY AND WHYTE.

AUNATNDAL BANÀING

CORPORATION

HEAD OFFICE :*·

60, Wall Street, New York. LONDON OFFICE:

36, Bishopsgate, E.C. BRANCHES--

ROMBAY. LONDON. CALCUTTA, MANILA, CANTON.

CEEU.

COLON.

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.

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

N. 8. MARSHALL,

Manager. Hongkong, 22nd Oct. 1914

THE

H

TEL, 636

BANKS

ONGKONG & SHANGHAI

BANKING

TION,

CORPORA-

Paid-up Capital $15,000,000 RESERVE FUNDS!

Sterling

£1,500,000 at 27-0

$15,000,000) 2: Silver::$18,000,000!

Reserve. Liability of Proprietors......................

$33,000,000

$15,000,00 COURT OF DIRECTORS Hon. Mr. D. Landale-Chairman, W. L. Fattenden, Esq.- Deputy

Chairman.

8. H. Dodwell, Esq. G. T. M. Edkins, Esq. 0, 8. Gubbay, Esq. P. H. Holyoak, Esq. J. A Plummer, Esq." Hon. Mr. E. Shellim.

CHIEF MANAGER Hongkong N. J. Stalb

MANAGER Shanghai-A, G, Stephen. 'London Bankers-London

County and Westminster" Limited.

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK Hongkong---Interest Allowedi

LIMITED.

Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yon 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital ... 30,000,000 Reserve Fund.............. 19,600,000

Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.

Branche Antung.Haten Homber Calcutis Changchan

Turtles

Honolulu

Liao-Yang

Loddoa

Бурда

Sydney Talagtas

Agencies at

Nagasaki

Newchwang New York Canka

Pakis Ryolu (Fort

San Francisco

Anbar)

Changbal

Hydney

Timma

Tokyo

Los Angeles

Thingtan

Treating

Interest Allowed on Currena Account.

Deposita recolved for £mad parlods at rates to be obtained on applications.

sa.

b.

b

#0,000 $50 50,000 $50 55,500 t. 100 all 38,000 £ 100 all'

all

Jop. 73

Nov.

all 77 00

July 50 Jan. 821

Jan. 53 Oct,

''Deo,' Dec.

79 68 $3.50 for year 1914

£3 dividend for year 1914 57 76 574 49 ex div. Tle. 5 for 1913 9316 80 Tle. 5. for 1914

13,000 1,300 t,300 j 20,000 $50 50

128 July 120

Dec,,

94 116

· 112

b.

40,000-$100 all all 180,000 $10

14 €,000 $20 78,400 t.50 all

11734 July

98

Nov. 111 xdiy

$14

Jan.

7

Nov. 7

454

Jan.

44.

Feb.

40

98

Dec.

89

Oct. 106/

101

b.

10 $50.

73

June

66

Feb.

72 ?

70

B.

14(C0-$100 all

100

100

$2 for half yearending 30.6.15- $4.09 for 7 months ending 31.12.14

Dairen

+

2 tar

all

178

July

25

May

176

152

14.60 b.

$7.40 b.

: 544 $10 all 1.10 "all

Mar. 7

June 7.40.

my

Tls. 12 for year ending 31′10'14 50 cente 31'7'08

Hankow

b.

6

8, (0.100 all all 40,000 1.50

143

.10 "Feb. 10

Jan.

Mar. 11

14.60

1334

Ile. 1.20 for year ending 30-11-14

35 Fit. 10

May 89 b. Nov.

86.

Tls, 12 for 1913:

1021

£6

b

10,000 $i all

12

May 10

b

管线

na

40.000 7 b

400,000.$10 60/40.870

70,000 $5

4.90 July 4 50,000-$1 All... #500 $10 all. ..9 Jen. 7

...6-39 June 35

Dec. April 24

Nov. 8

10

85 cents for 1914

7.

414 6% for year ending 2842.06

Aug.

34

all

a))

49.

6.90 Jan. 5

Jan. 36

Dec. 81

670

Νον. 443

39

b

al) 6,500 $25 6100 $10

25

217 July 174

June 22. Apr. 1914

Deo. 385184

25

all.

3 July 7 Feb.

5.15

....8 t

160,000 .10 all

644 Mar.

28. Dec.

42.

3714

28,000-$10 (0.00 $10 $1,

all

1014 Jan. 14 June

10

9

93 cts. Jan. 75 cts. Dec.

$1.

75,000 430

all

-12, B. $10

10

$1.50 for 1910.

13,200 450

all

20

20 None

20.000 88 all 500 June 4 27.723 $10 all 24 Feb.

Nov 314) Jan. 18

b.

90,000 $10 all 8 April 6.90

...$63.

.....$29

b.

6.00 $25 all 30

ite place. The report, though plausible, is unconfirmed, and it China Forneo Company, Ld. $10 may be doubted whether, after China Light & Power Co., her recent experience, Russia will incline towards the experi ment of another moropoly of a stiple article of consumption,

TRADING WITH THE ENEMY IN CHINA.

Royal Proclamation Issued.

*!

Ld. #4.15 b Do. (Spec. shares).......... China Provt, L. & M. Co., Ld, 8.70 Dairy Farm Company, Ld....$34 Green Island Cement Co. Ld....ft Hongkong Electric Co., Ld. 145) Hongkong Ice Cp., Id.....$15 HongkongRope Mfg. Co.,Ld....$2914b Hongkong Tramway Co., Ld. 5.20 325,000 $ Langkats...............

Peak Tramway Co., Ld. (Old)... $9 b

Do

(New) 80 ots. b

Y

.$4

..$5

Philippines La...... H. Price & Co., Ld..... Societedes Fulpes et Papier- $20

teries du Tonkin....

A Proclamation forbidding trade with Germans in Chios and Siam, was published in a Sopple ment to the London Gazette of June 25.

It is now declared that the Steam Laundry Co., Ld.. $3.00 b, x div proclamations in force relating to trading with the enemy eball Union Water-boat Co., Ld....318 apply, after July 26 next, to "ung Watson and Co., Ld............$6.30 person or body of persons of ene-

may nationality resident orcerrying William Powell, Limited:

"It

on business in China, Siam, Persia, or Morocco in the some manner as they apply to persons or bodies of persons resident or carrying on business in an enemy country.” is alto provided that where an enemy has a branch "locally situated "in any of these countries nothing in Article 6 of the Trad- ing with the Enemy Problemation No. 2 shall deprive the present Proclamation of ite force, "Artiole 6 of the former proclamation de clares that where an enemy has a branch locally situated" in British, Allied, or neutral terri- tory"not being neutral territory in Europe, transactions by or with such branch shall not be treated se transactions by or with an enemy."

+1

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

S. C. Morning Post...

T/T. **** Demand

BE E E E Eeeeeee e

8.00. 70 cts, for 1914

$1.50 for year ending 31.7.14 50 cts. for 1914.

$2.00 per share for 1914

Final of $6 making $8) for 1914: Final of $1 makən $2 för 1914-

4.80x div. 310 % for 1914

Interim of T. 1-making T. 2

a/o 1913

(70 cts. on fully paid shares and 7 cts. on $1 paid shares for 20 cts. year ending 30.4.15:

None

-3.00 -25.cts. for year ending 31'5'15

$1.00, per share for year end." 1ing 31.12.1914

161

Deo. 6.60 div. 6 xuív. 60 ots, for 1914 b. 21.000 $7 all 916 Jan. 6 Dec. 61 June 92 Dec. 29

WRIGHT & HORNBY,

Share and General Brokers

Selling.

(50 cts. on old shares and 25: cis. on new year shares for year ending 30.6.14 $1.50 for 1914

6. Des Vœux Road Central. Tel. address, Reclitude. CORRECTED TO NOON. ¡I ÁVO, 1915, **

ANY SUBSEQUENT ALTERATIONS WILL BE FOUND IN “UP TO THE MINUTE SHARE MARKET NEWS.” THE TELEGRAPH DOES NOT HOLD ITSELF RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE QUOTATIONS.

1/9 3/16 .1/91/4 30d/s...1/9 516 60 d/B.................1/9 3/4" 1/9 7/16 4 m/B T/T Shanghai.......78 Private 30 da sight

T/T Singapore

T/T Japan

T/T. India.

TIT Bombay

EXCHANGE

Demand Bombay 1334

T/T Calcutta.....

Demand Calcutta..1331.

Demand Manila.884

On Haiphong,

D

prem.

On Baigon

On Bangkok

lan 891 879

1/9 15/16

4 m's. L/C .......................1/913/16

m/s. DP

T/r San Fco & N.Y.444 Demand, New York 42 3/8

6 m/s. L/C

19 1/16 30 d/s. 8'ney & M. 1/91/16 30 d/s Ban Fco & N.Y434

752

662

13314

T/T Java 1014. T/T Marks.......Nom. Demand Germany... TT Francs R Demand Paris

2,36

236)

6 m/s. FrancB........

9.52

Demand India ... 133

4 m/s. Márkem. Nomet 4m f

August 11th,

Gold. Leaf per taul859 Bovereign $11.20 nom. Bar Silver, ready.29 3/4

forward SUBSIDIARY COINS. Discount per $100; Chinese...20 ote.pieces $20 1/4. Cainess...10.

120 3/8 Hongk Hongkong.10

cte, piece

$9.3/4

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

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£1,200,00

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and

On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum on the daily balance by

ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For $ months, 2 per cent. per

adhum

For 6 months. 31 per cent per

annum.

For 12 months, 4 per cent per

annum.

N.JSTABB,

Chief Manager,

| HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

THE

HE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG ANDSHANGHAI: BANKING. CORPORATION

Rules may be obtained on ag plication. ↑

INTEREST on deposits in al- lowed on the minimum montbly balances at $33 per cent, per an numery

:: Depositor may transfer at theb option balances of $100 år mörs to the Hongkong and Shanghal Bant to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 per cent, per

[ARMEN"

For the Hongkong and Shang- hai Banking Corporation,

NJ STABB,

Chief Manager

General Banking business trans THE MERCANTILE BANK OF acted...

CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-|

INDIA, LIMITED."

* 1:125,00D **** 562,500

500,000

Subscribed Paid Up

Reserve Fund

od and FIXED DEPOSITS reAuthorised Ospital 1,500,000 ceived for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.: pone a kleformta

Wm. DICKSON:

Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 191%... { ?

NOTICE

THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

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

Loans on Mortgage of House Pro perty, &comm

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

Bystém

(Rates and Particularson ap

plication).

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

Every description of Exchange business transacted.

Interest allowed on Current AO- counts at 2 per cent per annum on Daily Balapse and on Fixed Deposits at rates, which may be ascertained on syndication, CT BEATH,

Acting Manager,

OPIUM QUOTATIONS,

The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF Malwa, Now WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c, Malwa, Old Undertaken and Excouted to atha, New

SHEWAN, TOMES & Op. Patna, Old

General Managers Bensres Hongkong 19th March, 1890

Feb. 25 19.100 per 29,200

9.325 perche

0,200

9.050 8,950