1915-08-23 — Page 12

COMMERCIAL,

Sale of Bean Crops in the Field.

Chinese farmers about Kung obuling, being hard pressed for funde, have taken to eelling the Bean crops, as they are in the field, although generally in small lots of only from 10 to 20 koku.

The Chinese firm Tongmaotai!

contracted a few days ago for the

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 25,- 1918,

SHARE REPORT.

COMPARATIVE

SHARE QUOTATIONS.

SELLERS FA-SALES B. BUYERS

N-NOMINAL'

To-day's

STOCK.

Cicaing

*Prices

Number of Shares

Par Pala Valus Up

1914.

Highest

1914.

Lawent

1915. 1915. Higheat, Lowest, 14th May. 14th May.

Last Dividend

and Date

10

поч

to DOW

Banks,

$820 8.

£761-1-

purchase of about 200 koku at S. H'kong& ShaiBanting Corp, ex div. 120,000 $125

70 sen for delivery on October 15. This deal is thought the

→ biggest of its kind so far.

4.

Kungchallag, Millet-Exporting

Centre....

"

Kangabaling bae been export- ing an increasing quantity of mil- let to Chosen since a few years go. Enquiries have been re- ceived in succession by the Rail- way Station and the branch office of the Bank of Chosen as to what firms or dealers are the most re- liable to enter into business re- lations. It is probable that Kung obaling will rise to a millelex porting centre.

Transvaal Gold and Labour.

Marino Insurances. Canton Insurance Office, Ld380 North China Ins. Co., Ld. t.165 b.

Union Ins. Society of C'ton, Ld.$966 b

Yangtaze Ins. Assoc. Ld. $243 b, ex 73

ון

£2/3/- at 1/9_5/16 equal to $24.21 for 14 year^30/6/1,5

all 855 July 700 Oct. 830 x div. 790o, div,

10,000 $250 BD 350 Dec. 305 Oot. 360 10,000 £15. 25 145 May 133 Jan. 170

12,400 $250 10 847) April | 700 Oct. 1966

12,000 $100 60

360

160

$855

210 April 19241⁄2 Jan.

243

225

Final of $4 ajo 1913. Interim

of $18 a/c 1914. Interim of 12) p.a. for 1914 (Final of $20 and bonus of 5 making $55 for 1913 and Interim of $30 for 1914 Final of $15 mak. $18 for 1913

& Int. of $3 for 1914

BY CARLSBERG ZOPENUPAIN

!

b.

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

160 395

July 140

Oct.

Feb. 368

160 April 405:

130

$9 for 1913

385

$27 for 1913

8,

30,000, $25 all: 10 20,000 $50 all | 36 80,000 $18 all 2014

Jan. 5 Mar. 27 Jan. 22

Dec.

50 ota,

Nov, 691 Dec, 23"

19

all 19.

all 106 Feb. 70/- Sept. 90/- x div. 89).

Jan. 50, Sept. 154

96

49

Mar. 40.

Nov,

37

32

"Fire Insurances, China Fire Ins. Co., Ld8161 H'kong Fire Ins. Co., Ld. ......$405 b.

C&M.S .S. Co., Ld. turn of $4.50 per s Shipping. (40 cts. b.x the re- Douglas Steamship Co., Ld. $69 Hongkong, C. & M.S.S. Co., Ld.224 s.

Indo-China Steam Combined $148 n.j

Navigation Co., Deferred $.92 s. {60.000

£5 ·} Ld....

Preferred 55 b.

60,000 Shell Tport &Trading Co. Ld.01 98.13,797,610 £1

The Transvaal gold output for the month of June, 1915, amount od to 127,924cz. for the Wil- waterstond district, valued at £3,092,024, and outside district, Star Ferry Company, Ld......$3634 40,000 $10 all 27,356cz, valued at £116,200, making a total of 765,280oz. of fine gold, valued at £3,208,224.

Refineries.

This total, compared with May, China Sugar Refining Co., Ld$129 1915, shows a decrease of 8.288oz.

Luzon Sugar Refining Co., Ld.540. in weight and £35,123 decrease in value. There were 193,174 natives employed by members of the Witwatersrand Native Labour Association at the end of loat month, as against 192,818 at the end of May.

Bullion.

Meters. Samuel, Montagu & Co.'s weekly circular dated Lon- dob, July 22, 1915, staten that:- The movements of gold have been substantially in favour of the Bank of England.

The following amounts were re-] ceived by the Book:

July 16.-677,000 in bar gold. July 17.-100,000 int

in sovereigns on miscellaneous sccount,

July 19.-1,000,000 in sover eigns on account of Indian paper reserve. *******

July 20-25,000 in sovereigns on miscelleneous account,

July 20-94,000 in sovereigns on account of Straite Settlements note guarantee fund,

July 21-100,000insovereigne on miscellaneous sccount,

July 21,—826,000 in har gold. Withdrawals were made se un-

der:-

July 17-$100,000 in bar gold. July 21-100,000 in bar gold. "Daring the week the net in crease amounted to $2,822,000.

'Mining. Kailan Mining Admin 'tion...31/ Raub Australian Gold Min

ing Co.. Ld...... Tronoh Mines Ltd...............31/-

Docks, Wharves and

Godowns &c. H'kong & K.W. & G. Co., Ld....$76 H'kong & W'poa D. Co., Ld. ..$731 S'hai Dook & Eng. Co., Ld. S'hai & H'kew W. Co., Ld....90

.6.94

Lands, Hotels and Buildings. Anglo French Lands H'kong Hotel Co., Ld..........$115

H'kong Land Investment Co $110 Kloon Land & Building Co., Ld $40 H'phreys Estate& F. Co., Ld...16.40

Shanghai Lande.................102 West Point Building Co., Ld. $72.- 'kong Central Estates......$100.

Cotton Mills.

b.

S

30 ots.$1 for 1906

45 $3 for year ending 30.6.14

f Final of 40 ots, making 90 ots for year ending 31,12.14 * Final of 3% m'king 6 % on pre- ferred shares & 5% on de-

I div.

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 ehare for year ending 30*4*15

Interim 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

70 .68

$9.50 for year 1914,, 766 57%

$3 dividend for year 1914 61 49 oz div. Tia. 5 for 913 9332 "80 Tls. 5 or 1914

Tls, 61⁄2 for year ending 29.2.14

($2.50 for half. your ending

31'12'14

Nov. 111 xdiv. 108 $3 for year ending 30'6'15 Nov.

6.10 45 cents for year 1914' ". Feb. 40

$3 for 1914 Oct. 106

Feb. 72

101

Xã Bắc ngo

100 100

May 176

Dividend of 6 p.c. for year

ending 30.6.15

$2 for half year ending 30.6.15 $4.09 for 7 months onding 31.12.14

152) Tls. 12 for year ending 3'10'14

50 cents 31°7'08 "

134 Tla. 1.20 for year ending 30°11′14

Tls. 12 for 1913

b.

B.

20,000 $100 all 96 7,000. $100 all 31

Feb. 70 Jan. 17

Nov. 133 Dec. 16

111

$3 for 1912

274

$3 for 1897

b./1,000,000 £

200,000 £1 all

8.10 Jan. 1.90 Nov. 160,000 £1

all 39/- Feb. 19/6 Nov.

all41- Feb. 33/6 Dec.

33/6

301-

4

32/6

60,000 $50 áll 89

b.

50,000 $50 All

77

6114

b

65,700 t. 100 all

b.

30,000 t. 100 all

60 109

Jan. 73 Nov. Jan. 53 Oot,. July 50 Deo. Jan. 821 Dec.

4:

33,000 1,100 t,100) 20,000 $50 50 128

45

98 12,500 $50 all † 73 10,000 $100 sil

July 120

50,000 $100 all

11714 July 98 150,000 $10 all 914 Jan. 7

6,000 $50-20 78,000 1.50 all

Dec.

116 112

Jan. 44

Dec. 89

June 66

-b.

20,000 4,50 all

138 125.000 $10 all 812 75,000 t.10. All 14

8,000 t.100 all 110 40,000 t.50 all 135

125 July Mar. 7. Jan. 11 Feb. 70 Feb. 70

June 2

Mar. 15,35

May $9 b. 86

Nov. 102

n.

00,000 $19

50,000 $5 50,000 $1

all

all all

12

May 10

4.90 July 4

B. 195,000 $10 b. 40.000 7 b. 400,000 $10

all

.9

6

8a, b.

60,000 $10

all all

6.90. Jan.

"Déc. 10

April 4

Jan. 7 Nov. 8.95 30 June 35. Aug. 34.

5

"10

414

30

85 cents for 1914

6% for year ending 28 .2.08

8.00 70 cts. for 1914

34

$1.50 for year ending 31,7,14

Dec 81

670

50 cts. for 1914.

49 Jan. 36

Nov. 44

39

all

2174 July 174

13

b. 200,000 g, 10 all 64

25,000 $10 all 50,000 $10 $1. 75,000 $10 all 12,000 $10. 10 13,200 $50 all

Dec: 185, 25 June 22 Apr. 30

July 7 Feb. 5.25 4.80x div. {$10 % for 19'4® Mar. 28 Deci 42

2014 Jan. 914 June 10 93 cts. Jan. 75/cts. Dec. $1

184 25

3714

9

$1.50 for 1910.

20

20 'None

20,000 86

b

8.

b.

all 5.00 June4. Nov.

3.CO 25 cts. for year ending 31515 27.723 $10 all 224 Feb. 17

Jan.

$1.00, per share for year end- 18

16 ing 31,12,1914 90,000 $10 all 8 April 6.90 Deo. 6.60 xdiv. 6 xdiv. 60 cts, for 1914

21.000 $7 all 91% Jan. 614 Deo. 7

6,400 $25 ali 30 June +92 Deo. 29

316

6

29

Ewo Cotton S. & W. Co., Ld. t.176 Hongkong Cotton Co......$74 Kung Yik.......

b. Laou Kung Mow

.15.30 6. .871 b. Shanghai Cottons in S'hai ...t.102. b.

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

Ld. $41 28. be Do. (Spec. shares)........... China Provt, L. & M. Co., Ld. 8.90 Dairy Farm Company, Ld....834 Green Island Cement Co. Ld....8 Hongkong Electric Co., Ld. Hongkong Ice Co., Ld..........8185 Hongkong Rope Mfg Co., Ld...6291 Hongkong Tramway Co., Ld. 5.20

Do "...

""

843

.t.38

6,500 $25 - 8. 60,000 $10 all s. 325,000 5/- all

The West African output for June 1915 was £135,289, as com- pared with 6147,289 for Jane 1914, and $142,123 for May, 1915. The Swiss Republic has prohibited the export of gold. With refer ence tosilver, the circular states: The market has betrayed O animation, and the price has been fized daily at 22.9/18d, with the exception of the first and last daye ia the period under review, when 224d. and 22,7/16d. respectively. quoted The dominant factor is still the very restricted amount of selling from America, which cffsets the sluggish disposition of bayers. Interest taken by the Indian 8. C. Morning Post ...... Bazaars has been alight; the 'main support has been forthcom.

Langkats...................................... Peak Tramway Co., Ld. (Old)...39) b. (New) 80 cts. b. $4 b. ..$5

-$20

тего

iog from the Continent. China has taken no appreciable part in operationsduring the week either as a buyer or a seller, An Indian Currency Return for July 15 gives details in lakhs of rupees as follows:-

Reserve in silver coin...... 38,30,

Notes in circulation

67,75

Gold coin and bullion......

7,80

Gold in England.

7,85

The stock in Bombay consists of 5,700 bare, se compared with 6,000 lest week. A shipment of 850,000 os. has been made from San Fracisco to Hongkong during the week.

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

Philippines Ld..... H. Price & Co., La.... Societe des Pulpes et Papier-1 teries du Tonkin ................................... Steam Laundry Co., Ld... $3.00. b, x div. Union Water-boat Co., Ld....$18 b, Watson and Co, Ld..........................$7.00 William Powell, Limited; ......87

..$29 WRIGHT & HORNBY,

Share and General Brokers

Selling.

بھی

(Div. Tla. 6. Bonus Tls. 4. Extra. 1Bonus Tls.1,year end'g 30'6'14

$2.00 per share for 1914 Final of 66 making $8) for 1914 Final of $1 makin $2 for 1914

Interim of T. 1 making T. 2. 1 a/c 1939

(70 cts, on fully paid shares and 7 cts. on $1 paid shares for 80 cts. year ending 30.4.15

Nöne

(50 ots, on old shares and 25.

cts, on new year shares for year ending 30.6.14 $1.50 for 1914

6. Des Vœux Road Central. Tel. address, Rectitude. CORRECTED TO NOON, 25 AUG., 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,

T/T

.1/95/16 Demand ...............1/9 3/8 30 8/8........1/9 7/16 60 d/s............1/9-1/2 4/8................1/99/16 T/T Shanghai.....7814 Private 30 de sight. TT Singapore...751 T/T Japan

86

T/T India

Demand India

1344 13439

TIT Bombay

EXCHANGE.

Demand Bombay...13474 TIT Caloutta int Demand Caleutta...1341 Demand Manila 85 T/T San F'co &N.Y.41 5/8 Demand, New York 4134 TT Java......................2064 T/T Marks....Nom. Demand Germany... T/T Francs.......2.45 Demand Paris..m2,45)

On Haiphong.93% prem On Saigonaut Big Da On Bangkok 86+ Add Buying

4 m/s. L/C 1/10 15/16 4 m/s. D/Pn1/10:1/15

6 m/s. LO...1/10 3/16

130 d/s. 8'ney & M. 1/10 3/16"

30 da. Ban Feo &NY.43 1/8

14 m/s. Marks.Nom.

14 tals.Francs.........2,56

6 m/s. Francs, 461

August 23rd.

Gold Leaf per oz $59,60 Sovereign... $11.20 nom. Bar Silver. ready...22 7/8

forward

SUBSIDIARY COINS.

Discomt per: $100 :*:

Chinese...20 ots pieces $20 3/4 Chinese...10

だいる $20 7/8

Hongkong 20 cts. pieces $95/8 Hongkong 10

$95/8

A

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

DONNELLY AND WHYTE.

BANKS

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. SHANGHAL HONGKONG. SINGAPORE, KOBE : YOKOHAMA CAPITAL PAID-UP $3,250,000. RESERVE FUNDS...... 4,120,000 -

ڈیو

(U.S. Gold) $7,370,000 All kinds of FOREIGN & LOUAL BANKING BUSINESS transacted.

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

NIS. MARSHALL,

Manager. Hongkong, 22nd Oct. 1914,

THE

TEL. 636

BANKS

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORA

TION,

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

Sterling

£1,500,000 at. 2/

Silver

$15,000,000 .$18,000,000

$33,000,000

Reserve Liability of

Proprietors....................$15,000,00 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landale, Chairman, W. L. Pattenden, Esq.m Deputy.

Chairman.

8. H. Dodwell, Esq. G. T. M. Edkinn. „Req.“ O, 8. Gubbay, Esq. P.H. Holyoak, Esq. J.A. Plummer, Esq. Hon, Mr. E: Shallim, CHIEF MANAGER · Hongkong-N. J. Stalb;

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

Limited.

Hongkong Interest Allowedi

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

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK daily balance.

'LIMITED...

444444

ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months, 21 per cent, por

annum.

annum.

}

Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 For 6 months. 33 per cunt, par Paid-up Capital... 30,000,000 Reserve Fund

19,600,000 For 12 months, 4 per cent.

N. J.STAB

Chief Manager.

Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.

· 'Autung-Halen

Branches

Bombay Calenia Chesschus Daireo Tengties

Harbia

Hankow Honolula

Kobe

Lond

Sydney Tsingtad

Agencki at

Neocbweng

Nagasak

New York Outica

Partu

Ryotan (Port

"Antboy) San Francisco' Shanghai

Bydney Qiebling

fflentin

Tokyo

Los Angeles Telagthu

Interest Allowed on Carrant Accomms. Deposits received for fixed periode at rates lah obtained on application...

EISHI ONO, Manager, ongkong, 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...............£1,200,000

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking' business trans» J'acted

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

+

Wm. DICKSON.

Manager Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. [ «

THE

NOTICE.

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE

MANE 100% LTD.

(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000:). Loans on Mortgage of House Pro party, fzai dal

Goods received on Storagezi Advanges made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident

Bystemde a sphere tha (Rates and Particulare on sp-

plication), fit the patt

The Office of

TRUSTEE EXECUTOR

annum,

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

THE Buelness of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION Rules may be obtained on aga plication, and allowan

INTEREST on déposits is al- lowed on the minimum mouthis balances at 331 per cent, par an-

*** Depositors may transfor at heis option balances of 3100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on

FIXED DEPOSIT t 4 par cent, per sknum.

hat Banking Corporation, d

For the Hongkong and Shang-

NJ. STABB,

Chief Manager

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

INDIA, LIMITED, D

Authorised Capital... Subscribed Paid Up Reserve Fund

£1,500,000

1,135,000

..

562,500

800,000

BANKERS Bank of England. London Joint Stook Bank, Limited

Every description of Eichange business transacted,

EA Interest allowed on Current As- counts at 2 per cent per annum on Daily Balance and on Fixed Deposita at rates which may be ascertained on application. O.T. BEATH

Acting Manager.

OPIUM QUOTATIONS,

Feb. 25 89.100 per p Malwa, Old... 9,200

OF

Malwa, New

WILLS, ATTORNEY, &o., Undertaken and Executed.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co General Managers.

Hongkong, 19th March, 1890.

Patno, New 9,325 perche

Patos, Old ................................

Benares, New

Benares, Old......... 8,950