1915-08-16 — Page 11

COMMERCIAL

Rice.

The import of rice to the Shang- hai market was recently greatly wanted. About two days ago, rics taste begun pouring in, a dozen and more boats com'ng in laden. According to the rico merchants, the first crop of rice in the districts of Heu ́ncheng and Niggkuo in South Aobwei, and Nanking and Wahsi in Kiangsu is now being reaped, and will be brought to the market in a few days, so that the market price is expected to fall'immediately.

London Rubber Market, Frem cur own correspondent of the Straits Timea writing from London on July 30 itatea. The London rubber market is dull, and thero is tome hesitation and accertainty among bayers. Prices are consequently somewhat lower, the current quotations being:-

113 434

Fine pheet 2/4 to 2/5 Crepe........ 2/4 to 2/6 Hard Pura...... 2/4 to 2/5 Sumatra Consolidated rays a final dividend of 15 per cent. Rubber is quiet and dull, and is under 2/8 per lb.

Banks.

H'kong& S'hai Banking Corp-1

THE HONGKONG / TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 1915.

SHARE REPORT.

SHARE

E-SELLERS BA-SALES *K.—BUYERS

QUOTATIONS,

COMPARATIVE

N.-XOMINAL

STOCK.

To-day's Closing

Prices

Number of Shares

Par Fald Value Up:

· 1914.

Highest

1914..

Lowest

1915. 1915.;

Last Dividend

Higbost, Lowest, 14th May. 14th May,

·to...

to NOW !

and Date

120W

£2/5/- at 1/95/16 equal" to.

$24.21 for 14 year 30/6/15

16825 b.

ex div. 120,000 $125 all £761-/-

855 July. 700 - Oct. 8500, div 790c, div.

b.

b.

10,000 $250 10,000 £15 £3

50

350 Dec: 305 145 May 139

Oct. $78 Jan: "170

360

160

(Final of $4a/c 1919. Interim

of $18 al 1914. (Interim of 12 po. for 1914

(Final of 120 and bonus of $5

AY CARLSBENS

12,400 $250 100 8471 April 700 Oct.

12,000 $100 60

$955

€855

210 - April 19216 Jan.

240

225

making #55 for 1913 and Interim of $30 for 1914 Final of $15mak,818 for 1913

& Int, of $3 for 1914

20,000 $00 20 160 8,000 $250 60 395

July 140 Oct. @159 Feb. 368

April +400

130

$9 for 1913

-385

$27 for 1913

30,000 $25 all 10 Jan 514 Dec. 20,000 $50 all 96 Mar. 2734 Nov, 80,000 $18 all 294 Jan. 22 Dec.

50 cts.

30 ota.81 for 1906"

69

45.

23"

19

...

all

79 . Jan. 50

Sept. 154" 96

all

106/- Feb. 70/- Sept. 89/6 x div. 82)-

all

49

Mar. 40

Nov.

37

32

NOTICE

NOOTRAL" BEER.

NY CARLSBERO.

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 CARLSBERO BREWERIES COPENHAGEN DENMARK.

Obtainable at all Hotels and Compradores and from

DONNELLY AND WHYTE.

Marine Insurances. Canton Insurance Office, Ld.578 North China Ins. Co., Ld...t.160

Union Ins. Society of C'ton,Ld.$955 b

Yangteze Ins, Assoo, Ld.” ...$240 ex 73

Fire insurances, China Fire Ins. Co., Ld. ......$159 b. b. H'kong Fire Ins. Co., Ld.......$400

C.&M. 8.8. Co., Ld. (turn of $4.50 per s. Shipplag. 140 cts. b. x the re-

Douglas Steamship Co., Ld. $66 b. b. Hongkong, C. & M.8.8. Co.,Ld.22 Indo-China Steam Combined $152 m.

Navigation Co. Deferred 95 m. 60,000. 25 Ld.......

b. 3,797,610 £1-

Proforrod $ 57 n.]

Shell Tport & Trading Co., Ld.88/-

Empire of India and Ceylon Tea. During the past year the Em pire of India and Ceylon Tea Company made a ret profit of £34,700, comparing with £70,780 the year before, thus enabling the board to recommend a dividend and bonus of 20 per cent." Ia addition, £15,000 is placed to the Star Ferry Company, Ld. 83014. b. 40,000 $10 general reserve, ·£5,000 to ये special reserve," and $19,300 carried forward, against £10,500 |

Refineries,

brought in. This good showing China Sugar Refining Co., Ld.$127)

is, of course, due to the great rise in prices which set in from November lost. The demand for Indira and all other teas has been far in excras of may previous period, with the result that the average market price of Indian tes to-day is 18. 1d., comparing with an average for the seasons 1913-14 and 1914-15 of 9 25d. and 9.85d. per lb. respectively. This being the case, a very hopeful view is taken by the board of the company's prospects for the cur rent season.

WAR ITEMS.

Taxing the Unmarried. Amsterdam, June 23.-Owing to the war, a number of the smaller. German and Austrian tovne kave been unable to meet the expenditure, and have adopted ▲ beavy (ax on unmarried people of both sexes. The tax inorersea with age and amounts to 250 for men over 40 years of age. Other cities suggest a tax on non-eem batante:

Universities Train Men. Universities are rallying to Mr, Lloyd George's appeal. Schemes have been initiated at Sheffield, Birmingham, Manchester, Liver. pool, and L ́ndon, Manitions olasses are to be held at Liverpool Tniversity every day, and models be given by Professor Wat- Hinton, Dean of the Foulty of Engineering,

D.C.M. For Baker. Northern France, June 24.-- The Master Baker at the British Bate has received the Distingui- shed Conduct Medal in recogni tion of his excellent and untiring supervision of the field kitebena, which all through the winter and the early spring never failed in turning cat good, honest British bread for the satisfaction of hun- "He gry Tommy at the front. also serves who only stands and bakes.".

uzen Sugar Refining Co.,Ld.$41

Mining

x div.

$3 for year ending 30.6.14

[Final of 40 cts, making 90 cts for year ending 31.12.14 Final of 3% m'king 6% on pre- ferred shares &.5% on de- ferred shares for year 1913 [Final of (Coupon No 24) -

making-for 1914

$150 per share and bonus of 40.cents per share for Fear énding 30'4'16

20,000 $100 all

7,000 $100 all

96 31

Feb. 70

Nov. Jan. 17 Dec.

133

111

#3 for 1912

46

27%

$3 for 1897

Kailan Mining Admin tion: 31/- b. 1,000,000 £1 Raub Australian Gold Min- I div.

ing Co., Ld.

83.00 s. 200,000.£1 Tronch Mines Ltd. ..........31/-

Docks, Wharveş and

Godowns &c.

ƒ77) 8. & 'kong & K.W. & G. Co., Ld. $77 H'kong & W'poa D. Co., Ld. ...$75 S'hai Deck& Eng. Co., Ld....61 S'hai & H'kew. W. Co., Ld....90

Lands. Hotels and Buildings. Anglo French Lands... H'kong Hotel Co., Ld...........$116.

5838

(Interim of 1-account year,

ending 30.8.15 (Coupon No. 5.)

Tle. 616 for year ending 29.2.14

$2.50 for half year ending

-31 18:14"

$3 for year ending 30'675

Dividend of 6 p.c. for 4 year

BANKS

INTERNATIONAL BANKING

CORPORATION.

HEAD OFFICE:

60, Wall Street, New York, LONDON OFFICE:.

36, Bishopsgate, E.C. BRANCHES :-.

BOMBAY LONDON, CALOUTTA. MANILA.

CANTON. OEBU.

PANAMA.

PEKING.

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

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

(U.S. Gold) $7,870,000. All kinds of FOREIGN & LOCAL BANKING BUSINESS transacted. At

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

N. S. MARSHALL,"

Manager: Hongkong, 22nd Oct. 1914-

THE

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

LIMITED.

Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 18,000,000 Paid-up Capital

80,000,000 Reserve Fund...... 19,690,000

b. 160,000 £1

all 4 Feb.

all

3.10 Jan. 1.90 Nov. all 39/- Feb. 19/6 Nov.

33,6 Dec.

33/6

30%-

7

4

3.40

1/2 for 1909

32/6

32

1 interim ao 1915 paid 12:7.15

54.

60,000 $50 all

Jan. 73 Nov.

79

68

$3.50 for year 1914

b;'

50,000 $50

all

Jan. 53 Oct,

764

57

$3 dividend for year 1914

bl

55,700 t. 100 all

b.

36,000 t. 100 all

169 Jan. 8214 Dec.

July 50" Dec.

61 9312

80

49 ex div. Tls. 5 for 1913

Tls. 5 for 1914

H

.1.94

13,000 t,100 t,100

94

94

b.

20,000 $50 50

128 July 120 Dec.

116

112.

b.'

50,000 $100 all

180,000 $10 all

b.

6,000, $50 ED

11714 July 48. 914 Jan. 7. 451 Jan. 44

"Nov. 111 xdiv.

108

NOT?

6.10

45 cents for year 1914

Feb. 40

40

$3 for 1914.

b.

78,000 t.50

all

98

Dec. 89

Oct.

1,06

101

b.

19,500 $50

all

73

June 66

Feb. 72

70

8.

10,000 $100 all

100

100

Hambay Calcutta

20,000 .30- all 338 July 125.00 $10 all 81 Mar.

75,000 £10 all 147 Jan. 11 8,000 .100 all 110 Feb. 70 40,000 6.50 all 135 Feb. 10

125

May 176

152) Tis. 12 for year ending 31°10′14

Changchas

.:

June 7.40

7

: 50 cents 31708

Fogtied

Mar: 15.10

134

May 69 b.

86

Tls. 1.20 forycar ending 30'11:14 Tls. 12 for 1913

San Francisco

Khanghai

Nov. 102

96

- Div. Tls. 6. Bonus Tls. 4: Extra

Kobe

Bydney

Kiao-Yong

Tiebling

Bonus Tlal, year end'g 30'6*14

London Lyoas

Tientsin

Tokyo

all

12

May 10

Dec. 10

April 44

10

85 cents for 1914

Sydney Tengine

Los Ásgeir

Talogta

44

6% for year ending 28.2.06

Nov. 8.95

70 cts, for 1914

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

H'kong Land Investment Co $110 H'phreys Estate& F. Co., Lds 6.30 sa. b. K'loon Land & Building Co., Ld $40 Shanghai Lands...t.100. West Point Building Co., Ld. $72 H'kong Central Estates ......$100

Cotton Mills.

Ewo Cotton S, & W. Co., Ld. t.175b. -$7.40 b. Hongkong Cotton Co. Kung Yik....

.15.10 b. Laou Kung Mow

.87 b.

་་་་

Shanghai Cottons in S'hai....10031⁄2 b.

Miscellaneous.

1.

转巍

A ending 30.6.15...........

$2 for half year ending 30.6.15 $4.09 for 7 months ending 31.12,14

China Borneo Company,Ld, $11-

00,000 $70 China Light & Power Co.,)

Ld.84 sa. b.

10,000 $5 all 4.90 July 4 50,000 $1 all Do. (Spec. shares)

all 9 Jan.

8.00 China Frost, L. & M. Co., Ld. 8.95 sa. b. 195,000 $10

b. 40.000 73 '6 39 June 35 Aug.

34 -344 Dairy Farm Company, Ld....$34 Green Island Cement Co. Id....81⁄4

8. 400,000 $10

all 6.90 Jan.-5

Dec. 81 670 Hongkong Electric Co., Ld. 244 8,

60,000 $10 -all 49 Jan. 36 Nov. 4439 $2.00 per share for 1914. Hongkong Ice Co., Ld...$185 b 6,500 $26 all 217 July. 174 Deo: 185 184 Final of $6 making $8 for 1914 HongkongRope Mfg.Co.,Ld....$30 ea. s. 60,000 $10" all 25 June 22 Apr. 30 25 Final of $1 makin $2 for 1914 Hongkong Tramway Co., Ld. 5.20 b. 325,000 51- all 13-" July | 7. Feb. 5.15 4.80 div. $10 % for 1974

Langkats

:t.38) b. 260,000 g.10 all | 6424 Mar. 28 Dec..

3714

(70 cts.on fully paid shares and Peak Tramway Co., Ld. (Old)...$94b. 25,000 $10 all 10 Jan. 14 June 10 9

7 cts, oil paid shares for (New) 80 cts. b. 5,000 $10 $1.93 cts. Jan. 75 cte. Dec. $1

80 cts.

year ending 30.4.15. 75,000 $10-all

None 12,000 $10. 10

all 13,200 $50

Do

$4

.$5

Philippines Ld.... H. Price & Co., Ld......... Societe des Pulpes et Papier-1 $20

teries du Tonkin ......

Steam Laundry Co., Ld.. $3.00 b.x div. 20,000 36 all 500 June 4

42

Interim.of T. 1 making T. 21

a/c-1919

$1.50 for 1910

"20

20

None

Nov. 316

Union Water-boat Co., Ld....$18 b. 27.723 $10 all .224 Feb. 17 Jan. 18

Watson and Co., Ld....$690,000 $10 all 8 April 6,90 Dec. 6.60 div.

William Powell, Limited: ......$7 The Navyles' Battalion.

Some 1,500 of the 19th Mid- dlesex Regiment, popularly known is the Navvies Battalion, paid a visit to Enfield on June 23 under i the command of Lieutenant- Colonel John Ward, M.P. The men were entertained to lunch by local residents, and were after- wards inspected by Colonel Bowles, who complimented them upon their fine appearance.

"We Lie Here Content." At Leys Sohool Speech Day at Cambridge June 26 the bead- master, Dr. Barber, said that out of 1 802 Old Leysions living 522 had joined the colours. Only re- omntly he had a letter from an old toy fighting in South-West Africa, who came across soldiers' graves with the following inscrip- lom: Tell England we lia here content,"

8. C. Morning Post vynami$29

3.00 25 cts. for year ending 31515

$1,00, per share for year end- 16ing 31,12,1914 63xdiv. 60 cts, for 1914

する

b.

21,000 $7 all 936

b. 6,000 $25 All 30

Jau. | 616–Dec.

June 92 Dec. 29

29

WRIGHT & HORNBY,

Share and General Brokers.

50 cts, on old shares and 25 cls. on new year shares for year ending 30.6.14 $1.50 for 1914.

Des Vœux Road Central. Tel. address, Rectitude.

CORRECTED TOʻNDON, 16 ATG, 1918.5

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,

EXCHANGE.

Selling.

T/T Bombay

1/93/16 ...1/9 3/8 1/9-7/16

Demand Bombay ...13414

On Haiphong On Saigon

T/T Calcutta su

Demand Calentta

13416. 85,84

T/T Demand ***** 30 de **** 60 d/8..............1/9 1/2

4 1/99/16. T/T Shanghai. i.....7814. Private 30 d/s sight TT Singapore...........70 Size T/T Japan .......8611⁄2

.1344 T/T India ......... Demand India. 13411⁄2

THE ALEXANDRA CAFI Cannot be Beaten, if Equalled To Bread Cakes, Conteniicnery and meals with Wines & Liquors,

Demand Manila T/Tan F'co & N.Y.42% Demand, New York 42-1/2 T/T Jays...107 T/T Marka Nom. Demand Germany.... T/T Francs/MAM:2:40}; Demand Paris 2,41

%prem

On Bangkok. 86.

Buying 4 m/s. L/O 1/8 15/16 14 m/s. D/P..................1/9 11/16

6 m/s. L/C 1/10 3/16- 30 da. 8'ney & M. 1/10 3/16 130 da. Ban E co NYA 14 m/s. Marks............. Nom.

4 me.Francs Cam2:5130 6 m/s, Franos. 25616

August 16th.

Gold Leafper tael. 58.70 Sovereign

811.15 hom Bar Silver.rendy..22 15/16

forward 10 SUBSIDIARY COINS.

"Discount per 100 150 mese...20 ate.pieces $20 5/8

$20 3/4 Hongkong, 20cts, pieces 69/1/29

391/2 Hongkong 10

Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,

Branchen Antang Hilan

Bankow Honolulu

Agencies as Nagasaki Nawchwang

·New York

Osaka...

Fatig Ryslan (Part Arthur)

TEL. 636

BANKS

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORA

STION;ALLOWall Paid-up Capital $15,000,000 RESERVE FUNDS:

Sterling

£1,500,000.at 2/-

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

$8,000,000 Reserve Liability of M

Proprietors ........

12!#$15,000,00€ COURT OF DIRECTORSOR Hon Mr D. Landale.-Chairman, W. L. Fattenden, Esq. Deputy

Chairman,

8. H. Dodwell, Kag G. T. M. Edkins, Esq. 0.8. Gubbay, Teq. P. H. Holyoak, Esq.

J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon, Mr. E: Shellim.

CHIEF MANAGER Hongkong-N. J. Stabb,

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

Hongkong-Interest Allowedt

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

ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 8 months, 2 per cent per

• annum.

For 6 months. 3) per cent por

annum.

For 18 months, 4 per cent par

snaum, &

NJ. STABELL Chief Manager.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANE

THE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the Interest Allowed on Currant Account HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on sr. plication TEA

Deposits received for fired periods at rates to be abssland on application.

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

་་་་་ནམ་ Reserve Fund £1,800,000 Reserve Liability of ETHN

*• Proprietors.....£1,200,000-

--FOREIGN EXCHANGE Band General Banking business transi. soted. We ma

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

Wm, DICKSON.

Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1918.1.2

NOTICE:

THE CHINA PROVIDENT

LOAN FAND "MORTGAGE"

CO. LTD. // (Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.) Loans on Mortgage of House Pro perty, &co.

Goods received on Storage:.. Advances mads on Merchandise; Loans made on the Provident C Bystem

MAN (Rates and Particulars on sp- Duplication).

GMAThe Office of

INTEREST on deposits is sle lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $33 per cent. per/an-

Depositora may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghaj Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 par cent. per

annum.

For the Hongkong and Shang hai Banking Corporation,

N. J.BTABE

Chief Manager:

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA LIMITED.

Authorised Ospital Subsoribed Paid Up Reserve Fund

£1,500,00

1,125,000

562,500.

500,000

BANKERS Bank of England. London Joint Stoor Bank,

*Limited

Every description of Exchange business transacted,

Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts at 2 per cent per annŽITA on Daily Balance and on Fixed: Deposits at rates which may be ascertained on sopileation,

CT. BEAT

Acting

OPIUM QUOTATIONS.

per.p 200

pero he 200 9.050

TRUSTEE EXECUTOR OF Malwa, New... SWILLS, ATTORNEY, &o, Malwa, Old Ratna, New Patna, Old Вепатов, New Benares, Old 8,950

Undertaken and Executed. -

SHEWAN TOMES & Co. General Managers. DON

Hongkong, 19th March. 1890