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COMMERCIAL,

Germany's Exports to America. During the first six months of this year there were exported to the United States and American possessions from Hamburg. Labcok and Kiel, gcode to be value of G. $1,153,000. Statistice on this same trade for the first six months of 1014 show the ax: port of goods valued at G. $14.994,000. This information

THE - HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1916,

SHARE

COMPARATIVE

REPORT.

SHARE QUOTATIONS.

N-NOMINAL

F-1RS.

SA-SALES

B-DUYERS

Today's

STOOK.

Closing

Prices

Number

Shares

Par Paid Value Up

1914.

Highest

1914.

Lowest

1915, 1915.

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

Last Dividend

101

DOW

to

110W

been feitly steady during the North China Ins. Co., Ld. week, with a light advorce in

2.

angtaze Ins. Assoc. Ld... $240 x 73

and Date

: 3&5/-bonus at ex 1/946 equal to $27.27 for 4 year ending 31/12/14

is taken from the first of the Ameri-

Germany to the United States

oan Consular reports on trade from"

Banks.

$850 sa

issued this year. It was prepared H'kong& S'haiBanking Corp. by Consul General Henry H. Mor-

& b.

£76/-/-

120,000 $125 all 855 July. 700. Oct.

950 790

gan, of Hamburg.

Marine Insurances.

Yarn.

The Shanghai Yarn merket has Canton Insurance Office, Ld.178 b

t.160

b.

10,000 $250.80. 10,000 £15 £5

350 Deo. 305 Oct. 378 145 May 133

Jan. 170

360 160

12,400 1250 100 847) April 700

12,000 8100 60

Oct.

1950

$855

Final of $4 a/c 1913. Interim

of $18 a/o 1914. Interim of 12), p.o. for 1914

[Final of $20 and bonus of $5.

making $55 for 1913 and Interim of $30 for 1914

CARLSBERS

210

April 1921 Jan.

240

225

ƒ Final of $15 mak. $18 for 1913

& Int, of $3 for 1914.

20,000 $:00 20:

8,000 8250 60

160 325

July 140 Feb. 968

Oct. 158 April 400.

130

$9 for 1913

385

$27 for 1913

30,000 $25

10

Jan. 5

B.

20,000 $60 all

36

Mar.

20,000 $18, all

2914

Jan.

Deci 274 Nov. 22 Dec

23

19

Jan. 30

Sept. 154

96"

all 106/ Fob, 70) Sept. 89/6 x div. 82)-

x diva

$3814

40,000 $10 all

49

Mor.

Nov. 40

K

32

Fire Insurances,

better qualities. There is Union. Ins. Society of Cton, Ld.$950 ́ b general opinion that prices will Considerable damage advance. 'has been done by the iyphoon and rain, and the cotten crop will adversely affected. be very No. 16s. realized Tie. 93 to Tis. 96,50 for August and September delivery, Tle. 98 50 to Tle. 97.50 September and October. No. 20. Tis. 100.50 for August and Sep. tember and Tls 108.75 for September and October.

Piece Goods,

China Fira Ins. Co., Ld. ......$158

'kong Fire Ins. Co., Ld.

..$400 b.

Shipping. 40 cts. b. x the re-i C&M. S.S. Co., Ld. I turn of $4.50 per s. Douglas Steamship Co., Ld. $67 Hongkong, C. & M.S.S. Co., Ld.2014 b.

60,000

€0,000 £5) all During the week the regalar Indo-China Stearn (Combined $1538 Navigation Co., Deferred $ 94 b Shong bei piece-goods market

the Ld.....

Preferred $57 b. bas been less salive, demand being considerably Shell Tport & Trading Co Ld.88/- ea. 3,797,610 £1

average were slightly lower. This Star Ferry Company, L.

smaller, while prices on

an

is no doubt due to the far-reach-

ing effect of the typhoon, which

has interfered with clearances,

Refineries.

and secondly to the enormous China Sugar Refining Co., Ld.$129 s. amount of damaged gcode which Luren Sugar Refining Co.Ld.$44

Mining,

50 ets. 30 cts.$1 for 1906'

45

$3 for year ending 30.6.14

Final of 40 ots. making 90 ets for year ending 31.12.14 Final of 3% m'king 6% on pro- ferred shares &5 %.on de- ferred shares for year 1913 Final of 5 (Coupon No. 24) 1 making 7/ for 1914 ($1.50 per share and bonus of 40 cents per share for year ending 30'4'15

8.

20,000 $100 all 7,000 ICO all.

96) 31

Fot.

Nov. 133

·70 Jan. 17 Dec. 46

111 2734 $3 for 1897

. $3 for 1912

31/

8. b.

b. 1,000,000 £1

200,000 £1 160,000 £1

all4 Feb. 33,6 Dec.

23,6

30/-

all3.10

Jan. 190 Nov. all. 39/- Feb.

19/6 Nov.

4

32/6

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

.$3.90 ing Co., Ld:

has been put on the market by suction and sold for prompt cash, dealera being very eager to secure lots. This has swallowed up s large amount of money which "otherwise would have been avail-Trench Mines Ltd.

able

for

ordinary trade. Dealers have been epeculating for some time past, in some instan- ces without an immediate outlet, but there is every indication of beiter market to follow. Stocks in Shanghai are considerably below the average, in some instances as

13,000 1,100.100 much as twenty-five per oest, of

20,000 $50 50 128 July 120 what they were a year ago. At Yuentong auction a rather

LO,CCO 8100 all'11716 July || 98 smaller gaarthy was offered. H'kong Land Investment Co $110 Grey's and whites were both down 'phreys Estate& F. Co., Lds 6.30 sa. b. 180,000 $10. all

K'loon Land&Building Co., Ld $40 in price about balf a mace, while

.......100 blacks were down one and a quar-Shanghai Lands

*

a

Decks, Wharves and

· Dodowns"&c. 'kong & K.W. & G; Co.; Ld.$78' sa. H'kong & W'poa D. Co., Ld....$75 S'hai Dook& Eng. Co., Ld....6014, sa. shai & H'kew W. Co., Ld....90 Lands, Hotels and Buildings. Anglo French Lands............94 H'kong Hotel Co., Ld....$116

ter mece; the feeling generally West Point Building Co., Ld. 172 At Kongping H'kong Central Estates ......$100 was rather slack. prices all round were slightly

Cotton Mills. lower and demand smaller. At Ewo whites were a trille down, woollens and blacks seady to firm; about the same quantity was offered.

Coal. Messrs. Wheelock and Co. of Shanghai in their report for August 5,

state Japan Cosl:This market has been a little more active during the last fortnight and there is a certain amount of inquiry from native dealers, but owing to the typhoon which struok Shanghai week ago, all business was tem porarily suspended. Since then, however, deliveries have been

native fair;

dealers seem inclined to consider contracts bat the poor rate of exchange and the present high freights, ruling prevent them coming to terms. Fushaa: Practically no stock

for sale for some time to come. Kaiping-As usual at this time of year deliveries are a little slack, without much inquiry for new business. Should froight

b.

b.

b.

ទន់។

Interima of 1/-account, year ending 30,6.15 (Coupon No. 5.)

3.60 1/2 for 1909:

32-1/-interim a/c 1915 paid 12.7.15

A

NOTICE

NOOTRAL

BEER.

NY CARLSBERO.

FOR YEARS KNOWN AS THE FINEST BEER SPECIALLY BREWED FOR THE FAR EAST.

MAKE AN ÅLLY 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

INTERNATIONAL BANKING

CORPORATION /

HEAD OFFICE:

60, Wall Street, New York LONDON OFFICE: 36, Bishopsgate, E.C. BRANCHES :-

BOMBAY, LONDON. CALCUTTA, MANILA. CANTON. CEBU,

PANAMA

PEKING.

COLON. SAN FRANCISCO. HANKOW, SHANGHAI. HONGKONG. SINGAPORE.

YOKOHAMAN KOBE.

ד'

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 operi- DEPOSITS ed, and FIXED received at rates to be ascertain- ed on application.

N. 6. MARSHALL,

Manager, Hongkong, 22nd Oct. 1914

$2.50 for balf year ending Yo

6.10 45 cents for year 1914

$3 for 1914.

Bf Dividend of 6 p.c. for year

101 ending 30:6:15

$2 for half year ending 30.6.15 14.09 for 7 months ending 31.12,14

THE

JOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LIMITED.

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

Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.

Branches Antung-Hsian

Changchan

·Arencies st

Newchwang

New York

Osaka

Pablo

Ryolan (For

Arbor) Senunciaco

bangl

Bydnay Diabling

C0,000 $50

all

Jan. 73

b:

20,000 $50

all

77

66,700 t. 100 all

60

b.

30,000 t100 all

309

Nov. Jan. 53 Oct. July. 50 · Deo. Jan. 82% Dec.

79 76 57 '931

68 57

$3.50 for year 1914.

$3 dividend for year 1914

49 ex div. Tls.5 for 1913.

Tla. 5 for 1914 *80

J

94

94

Tla. 634 for year ending 29.3.14

Dec...

Nov 111 div.

116'

112

-1 "31*12*14-

108

$3) for year ending 30'6°15'

914 Jan.

Nov. 7

6,((0 850 10

45

t.50" all

98

all

73

June

JAD. 44 Déc. €9

ES.

Feb. 40 Cet. 106

240

•

Feb.

8.

10,000. 2100 all

72 100

"70

100

Bombay

Calcutta

178

14

b.

b

40,000 1,50

all

130 Feb. 135 Fet.

July, 125

7 Mar.

11 Jon. 142

70 70

May 126

1521

11. 12 for year ending 31 10:14

Jura

7.40

7

50 cents 31708.2

Fragtien

Mar. 14.60

134

May Nov. 102

$9 "b.

86.

Tls. 1.20 for year ending 30′11*14 Tis. 12 for 1913.

Harlin

Haskow HopeJula

Inbe

£6

Div. Tls. 6. Bonus Tls. 4. Extra

Liao-Yang

Bonus Tle.1,yearend'g 30'6′14′′

Lond

ST beatin

Lyons

*(Tokyo-

Sydney

Los Angel

63.

€0,000 $19

LOCO $5 50,000 $1

all

all·

12 May 10

4.00 July

Dec. 10

April 44

10

85 cents for 1914

Takagia

#

44 6% for year ending 28 .2.06

all

b. b.

125, CO 810 40.000 7

all

9:

Jan 7

Nov. B

8.00

6

39

June 35

Aug. 34

34

all

6.90 Jan. 5

Dec. B

670

60,000-$10

all

49 Jan. 36

Nov. 44

39

b.

6,500-$28

60,000 $10

all all

21714 July

174

Deo:

185

25

June 22

Apr.

30

5.15

Dec. 42

23,100 $10 all 1036 Jan. 14,000 $10 $1. 93 ote. Jan. 75. cts. Dec. 75,000 $10 all 12,00 $10 10

al! 13,200 150

14

June 10

80. ete.

all b. 20,000 1,80 Ewe Cotton 8. & W, Co., La. 1.175

all $7.40 b.5. $10 Hongkong Cotton Co."

15, 6.10 all 15 E. 8. Kung Yik

8.

800 100 all Laou Kung Mow Shanghai Cottons in S'hai...t.100

Miscellaneous. China Forneo Company, Ld. $11 China Light & Power Co.,

Do.

|

La. $i} ra. b. (Spec. shares)......... China Provt. L. & M. Co., Lá. 8.70 Dairy Farm Company, Ld....834 Green Island Cement Co. Ld....8.20 b. 400,000 $10 Hongkong Electric Co., Ld. 45 ea..

Hongkong Ice Co., Ld...$185 HongkongRope Mfg.Co.,Ld....$30 ea. 9. Hongkong Tramway Co., Ld. 5.20 b. 325,000 5/ Langkate

1.281 b. 250,000 g.10

b.

Do

Peak Tramway Co., Id. (Old)...#9

(New) 80 cts. b.

b. Philippines Id...

H. Price & Co., Ld.........85 Societe des Fulpes et Papier-

$20

all 131 July 7 Feb.

all 644 Mar. 28

70 cts. for 1914

$1.50 for year ending 31,7,14, 50 cts. for 1914,

$2.00 per share for 1914

184inal of $6 making $8) for 1914 25 Final of $1, makin $2 for 1914.

4.80x div. $10% for 1914

3134

Interim of T. 1 making T

a/c 1913

(70 cts. on fully paidshares,ard 7 cts. on $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.15 None

$1.50 for 1910,

20

None

Nov. 3

Jan...

3.00 25.ots: for year ending 31515

$1.00, per share for year end- 16

1ing 31,12,1914

teries du Tonkin....... Steam Laundry Co., Ld.. $3.00 b, x div.] 20,1(OLD all 5.00 June 4 Union Water-boat Co., Ld....$18 b. 27.723 110.

17 all 9214 Feb. 90,000 $10 all1.8 Arril 6.90 Dec. 660 xdiv, 6 xdiv. 60.ote, for 1914 rates continue to increase it is Watson and Co., Ld...............#6.30 natural that the price of coal

21,000 $7 all 914

Jan. 636 Dec.

6.00* $25 all 30 June

Dec. .92

must follow suit and those who William Powell, Limited. hold long contracta, made some

time previously will be in a for- & G. Morning Post...629 tunate position,

Miss Braddon's Will. Mre: Mary Elisabeth Maxwell (Miss Braddon), of Lichfield Blouse, Richmond, Surrey, author of "Lady Andley's Secret" and over seventy other novels, who died ca February 7 last, aged seventy-seven, left £88,112 gross and net personalty sworn at £51,- 346. Mrs. Maxwell, amongst "other bquesto, left all her books and MSB. (but not copyrights) to her son William Babington, and the residue of her property equally betweenber fourchildren, William Babington, Edward Heory Har ringtoo, Fanny Margaret, and Gerald Melbourne..

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

T/T Demand 30 d/s .... 60.d/s

...$61

b

b.l

WRIGHT & HORNBY,

Share and General Broker's

29

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

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

· CORRECTED TO NOON, 13 AUG., 1915.

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

EXCHANGE.

Selling.

T/T Bombay

1/9 5/16 1/9 3/8

Demand Bombay..:134) T/T Calcutta

2

1/9-7/16

1/9 1/2 1/9 9/16

T/T-Shanghai.......7814 Private 30 dis sight T/T Singapore.....................76 T/T Japan T/T.Indiaz.....

Demand India 13411⁄2

Demand Calcutta ...13414 Demand Manila 8616 IT Ban Tho &NY 26 Demand, New York 42 1/2 T/T Java....107 T/T-Marks................... Nom. Demand Germany... T/T-Fràños TVE 2:40 Demand Paris 12:41:

On Haiphong

On Baigon EMURIT. On Bangkok

Buying.

prem.

4 ms. L/C ........1/9 15/16 4 m/s. D/P:1/9 11/16 6.m's. L/O 1/10 3/16 30 d/s. S'hey. & M." 1/10 3/16 30 de; San F'co & NY.483% 14 ms, Marks. NomN 14 m'a Franca 2.51

9.56% 6 m/s. Franca,

August 13th.

Gold Leaf par tael.$59 Sovereign in19, $11.10 nom. Bar Bilver ready: 23 1/16

forward

SUBSIDIARY COINS, Discount per $100 Chinese...20 ots pieces $20 1/4

620 3/8 ots pieces 89.5/87 091/2

ng.10

Interest Allowed on Current Accounti

H

TEL. 636M PAL

BANKS ORI

ONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING "CORPORA-

SATION,

|Paid-up Capital $15,000,000

RESERVE FUNDS:

Sterling

£1,500,000 at 21-

$15,000,000

Silver ...$18,000,000

$33,000,000

Reserve Liability of

Proprietors...$15,000,004,

COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landale.--Chairman, W. L Pattenden, Esq.- Dopuly

Chairman.

8. H. Dodwell, Esq.- G. T. M. Edkins, Esq, O, S. Gubway, Esq. P.H. Holyoak, Esq. J.A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shellim.

CHIEF MANAGER Hongkong-N, J. Statt.

MANAGER Shanghai-A. G. Stephen. London, Bankers-London County and Westminster. Limited,

Hongkong-Interest Allowed.

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

ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months, 2 per cent por

annum.

For 6 months. 31 per cent Der

annum. For 12 months, 4 per cent per

N.J. STABB.

Chief Manager.

HONGKONG SAVINGS RANK

THE Business of the above" Bank is conducted by the

BANKING**

Deposits received for fred periods is to be HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

obtained on applicatic

EISHI ONO, Manager. Hongkong, 15th March, 1915. THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND

ACHINA.

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 -

བན་ཙས་

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans- noted, ve

CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re ceived for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.

Wm. DICKSON

Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.. [4

NOTICE.

THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD

(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.) Loans on Mortgage of House Pro perty, &c.

Goods received on Storage PVC Advances made on Merchandises; Loans made on the Provident

System (Rates and Particulars on ap-

plication).

The Office of TRUSTEE EXECUTOR OF WILLS, ATTORNEY, &0:,

Undertaken and Executedavi

SHEWAN TOMES & Co.

General Managers Hongkong, 19th March, 1890

CORPORATION Rules may be obtained on ap- plication. The pote

INTEREST on deposits is al- lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 per cent per, an-

nɛm vir

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

For the Hongkong and Shang. hal Banking Corporation, an N.J STABB\/

Manager

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

INDIA, LIMITED, A

Authorised Capitalet Subsoribod

Paid Up Reserve Fund

1,500,000 1125,000

562,500

- 300,000

Bank of Engisada London Joint Stook Bank,

change

Every description of business transacted ov

Interest allowed on Treht Ao counts at 2 per cent per annum on Daily Balance and on Fixed Deposits as rates which may be aspertained on applicationi ku

0..T. FEATH denk

Acting Manager.

OPIUM QUOTATIONE.

Malwa, New Malwa, Old

18:100 per

Patna, New biayai Palma, Old

Benares, New

Benares OHSS

por obe 200 39.050

8.930