1915-08-27 — Page 12

COMMERCIAL.

Japanese Export Silk Market. In the export silk market of Japan, where a good turn has ruled since the beginning of the present mootb, as the directefrot of a drop of Y.5, the eagerness of Jayers was particularly onbanced on August 9, and there was a

rally to the extent of more than

Y.10 all round. The explanation

is that the visible strok in the

market is steadily running short

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1915.

SHARE REPORT.

COMPARATIVE

5. FELLERS FA-SALES

QUOTATIONS.

SHARE

B.-DUYERS

N-NOMINAL

To-day's

STOCK.

of Shares

Closing. Number Par Pald

1914.

Highest

1914.

1915. 1915.

Lowest

Value Up

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

Last Dividend

and Date

Prices

10

how

10 LOW

Banks.

Marine Insurances,

Canton Insurance Office, Ld: 90 North China Ins. Co., L.d....t.160

while buyers have to deliver their. F'kong&·S'hai Banting Corr.) fatore deals, which are motoring, By this rise" standards reached a point of Y.785, a level Y.5 higher than the last highest point. It is also the highest level reached since the opening of the new season. The volume of businege trannejed on that day is reported to have amounted to no less then 50,000 kin. It is, however, open Yangtare Ing. Aside. Id. $241 b. ox 73 to question whether this solve turn will last much longer, ai buyers are inclined apparently to limit their operations to immediate requiremente.

Union. Ins, Society of O'ton,Ld.$972_b.j

The Maintenance of British Commerce. Tho remarkable manner in which British

Fire Insurances, China Fire. Ins. Co., Le." 'kong Fire Ins. Co., Ld.

fl

30 cte.$1 for 1906

$3 for year ending 30.6.14

NOTICE

NOOTRAL"

BEER.

NY CARLSBERC.

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

MAKE AN ALLY OF IT AT ONGE. BREWED BY THE WORLD

WORLD-FAMED

NY CARLSBERG BREWERIES COPENHAGEN DENMARK.

Ostainable at all Hotels and Compradores and from

BANKS

DONNELLY AND WHYTE.

Band and term "i · TELa G3G/ </T

INTERNATIONAL BANKING.

CORPORATION

HEAD OFFICE:

-N

(*925

8,

.!!

£76/-)-

120,000 $125 all 855 July 700 Oct. 890 x div. 790c, div.

£2/3 at 1/9 5/16 equal to 124.21 for your 30/6/15

10,000 $250. 30

10,000 £15 £5

850 Dec. 305 Oct. 890 145 May 133 Jan. 170

360.

160

i

12,100 $250 100

12,000 $160 -60

847) April 700 Oct, 1966

2:0 April 19216 Jan. 249

1855

225

Final of $4 a/c. 1913. Interim

of $18 a/o 1914. Interim of 12h pc. for 1914

Final of $20 and bonus of $5 making $55 for 1913 and Interim of $30, for 1914 Final of $35 mak, 518 for 1913

& Int, of 33 for 1914

CARLSBERS ECOPENHAGEN.

#162 b. $405 b.)

20,000.$.00 20 160 July 140 Oct.

8,000 $250 50 395 Feb. 368

160

-130

$9 for 1913

April 405

385

$27 for 1913

30,000 $25 20,000 $50 80,000 $15

all to

Jan. 516 all 26 Mar 27 11 2914 Jan. 22

Dec.

50 cts. Nov.", 691

Dec. 23

45

19

1.

+ 60,000

60,000

*

8. 3,797,610 £1

Jan 50 all 79

all 106 Feb. 70-

154

Sept.

Sept. 90/- x div. 82/-

96."

40,000 $10

"all 49

· Mar

40

Nov. 37

៦.

S.

20,000 $100 all '963 7,000 $100 all 31

Feb 70 Jan 17

Nov. 133 Dec 40.

111

$3 for 1912

2716

$3 for 1897 -

b1,000,000 £1

all 41-

Feb. 33/6 Dec.

33,6

30/-

.$3.90

31/ 30/-

b.

200,000 £1 160,000 £1 sa. 796,666 £

áll 3.10

Jan.

1.90 "Nov.

all 99/-

Feb.

19/6. Nov.

32/6

all 56.6 ·

21/3

Shipping. 40 cla. b.x the re- C.&MS S. Co., Ld. Iturn of $4.50 per s. Douglas Steamship Co., Ld. $65 b. commerce wa Flongkong, C. & M.S.S. Co.,L42212 8. maintained during the months immediately following the cut-Indo-China Steam Combined $147. Navigation Co. Deferred & 91 s. break of war is" well illustrated in the annual statement of the L.d.................. Preferred $ 56 s trade of the United Kingdom, Shellport & Trading Co. Ld.91/- with foreign countries and British

possessiona overseas. The figures Star Ferry Company, Lid.....$36. for 1014, with comparisons for

the four preceding yeare, "issued

Refineries.

on July 14 as a Blue Book by the China Sugar Refining Co., Ld.$126 Customs and Excise Department, Luzon S. Refining Co., Ld. $38 show that the total value of our imports of mercuandise, in 1914 was:

... E5C8,833,541

From foreign cour.

tries From British pos

sessions and pro. tectorates

187,801,572

Total

£96,035,113 The total in 1010 was £878,257,- 024; in 1911, £680,157,527; in 1912, £744.640,631, and in 1913, £768,734,730. The full in exporte was naturally more marked. The total value of exports of produce and manufactures of the United Kingdom to foreign countries and British possession (including Protectorates) was: To foreign countries £259,091.859 To Brist posa Ssions 171,629.498 Total #430,728,357 The total in 1910 was £430,384 772; in 1911, 454, 119,208 in 1912, £487,223,430; and in 1913, £525,55,289. In the same way there was a fall in the value of exports of foreign and Colonial mercpandise from £9,575,037 in 1913 to $95,474,166 in 1914. Not the least significant figures are those relating to the exports of gold and coin. In 1014 there were only £41,488,125, against £62,142,038 in 1913.

Mining.

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

ing Co Ld:...

Tronoh Mines Ltd.

Ural Caspians

"

Docks, Wharves and

Oodowns &c.

'kong & K.W. & G. Co., Ld....$75 'kong & W'poa D. Co, Ld. $731 b. Shai Dock k Ens Co. Ld. S'hai & H'kow W. Co., Ld....90

lands, Hotels and Buildings, Anglo French Lands.... .......94 H'kong Hotel Co., Ld. ......$116

'kong Land Investment Co $109 H'phreys Estate & F. Co., Ld.. $6.60 'loonLand & Building Co., Ld $40 Shanghai Landa

.....102

West Point Builing Co., Ld. $72 ET kong Central Estates...$100

h.

Cotton Milla. Ewo Cotton S. & W. Co., Ld. t.177)

$8 Hongkong Cotton Co. Kung Yik.......

.87}" Laou Kung Mow Shanghai Cottons in 8'hait.102 b

༄,, Miscellaneous. China Borneo Company, Ld. $11 China Light & Tower Co

23.

બ

Final of 40 cts. making 90 ots 1 for year ending 31.13.14

Final of 3% m'king 6% on pre- ferred shares & 5% on, de- ferred shares fot, year 1913 f Final of 5. (Coupon No 24) x div.

making 7/- for 1914. $1.50 per share and bonus of 40 cents per share for yoa? 32

ending 30°4′15

Interim of 1/-sccount year. ending 30.6.15(Coupon No. 5.). 3.60. 1/2 for 1909

32 1 interim a/o 1915 paid 12.7:15

1/ interim 1915

$3.50 for year 1914

$3 dividend for year 1914 49 ex div.. Tl9.5 for 1913

Tla. 5 for 1914

94 .94 July 120 Dec. 116 112

Nor. 111 xdiv. 108 Nov. 7 .6.10

Tls.64 for year ending 29.2.14

$2.50 for half year ending 1311214

#31 for year ending 30'6'15 45 cents for. year 1914 43 for 1914

Dividend of 6 pc. for year

217|

60, Wall Street, New York"

LONDON, OFFICE: 36, Bishopsgate, E.O. BRANCHES ?--, 2- BOMBAY, LONDON, SE» CALCUTTA MANILA. CANTON, PANAMA.

CEBU. PEKING.S COLON, SAN FRANCISCO, HANKOW. SHANGHALA *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. S. MARSHALL,

Manager. Hongkong, 22nd Oct. 1914.

THE

BH. BÀN KH

1990 bus priests.

HONGKONG & JENNGHAL

BANKING CORFORAT

·TION. Raidsup Capitalu......$15,000,00$, RESERVE FUNDS:

Sterling

£1,300,000 at 21-

*:-* $15,000,000 Silver $18,000,000

Reserve Liability of Pea

Proprietors ::$15,000,000 *** COURT OF DIREUTORSI

Hon. Mr.D. Landale-Chairman; W. L. Pattenden, Hay--DepuİY

Chairman.

B. H. Dodwell, Esq. G.T. M. Edkins, Esq. 08. Gubbay, Esq. P.H. Holyoak, Eq J. A. Plummer, Eleg Hon. Mr. E, Shallim OHIEF 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 rata of 2 per cent per annum on the

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK daily balance.

LIMITED.

"Established 1880, Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Faid-up Capital 30,000,000

ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months, 21 per cont. per

annum.

For 6 months. 31 per cent ver

annum.

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

Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,

Branches

Aotung-Halen

Horbay Calcatio Changchun

HAAKON Honolula Keba L-VRD Laatus

un

Agencies at

Nazuki.. Newchwang New York Quia

Pakis

Kyola (Pon Arthur)

San Francisco

Shanghai

fydney

*1ating

Tientsin

Tokyo

Los Angeins

Tilogian

Intersil Allowed on Current AcCOROL

Deposits received for Ezad, periods at rains to be obtained on application.

11.

"bi

€0,000 $50. 00,000 $50 all 77 55,700 t. 300 all 60 36,000 100 all 1 109

all89

Nov. Jan. 73

.79 Jan. 53 Oct 76

Dec. July 50

62 Jan. 82% Dec. 9334 80

68

57

b

160,000 $10

b.

̈0,000 $50

b.

78,400 1.50

12.300 $50

13,000 1,100 t,100) 20,000 $50 50 128

b00,000 $100 al 11734 July 98

all 914 Jan 7 2045

Jan. 44

all 98 Dec. 89.

all 73 June G6

Feb. 40

40

19.

Oct. 100,

101

1 ending 30.6.15 --

Feb. 12

70

10,000 $100 all·

100

100

$2 for half year ending 30.6.15 $4.09 for 7 months ending 31.12.34

b.

16

b.

20,000 1.50 all 138

125, July all h. 15.40 $10-

834 Mar 7. 7504.10 all 144 Jan. 11 8,400 1.100 all 100 Feb, 70 40,00 1.50 all 135 Feb. 70

May

176

152)

June

734

7

Tls. 12 for year ending 311014 50 cents 31'7'08

"

Dakin Fengtien

Mar. 16

1334

69 May

b. 86 Nov. 1021 96

Tls.1.20 for year onding 30°11′14 Tis. 12 for 1918"

*** Harbin

·ƒ Div. Tis, 6. Bonus Tls. 4. Extra

1

Bonus Tls.1,year end'g.30'5'4

Lycra

Sydney

Ld. $4.40 su.b. (Spec. shares) China Provt, L. & M. Co., La, 8,90 Dairy Farm Company, Ld. ...$34

5.

·b.

40,000 $ all 12 May 10

£0.00 $5 all 4.90 July 50,000 $1 all

Jan. 125/00 $10 all 9

40,000-7 6 39 June

Dec. 10

April 44

10

414

85 cents for 1914

6% for year ending 28.2.05

7

Nov. 8.95

8.09

70 cts, for 1914.

35"

Aug.

34.

34

$1.50 for year ending 31.7.14-

SA. b.

Ba.

60000 $10 6,600 $25 60,000 $10

all 6.90' all .49

Jan. 5

Nor. - Jan. 36

Dee."

6.70

50 cts. for 1914,

44) all 217 July 174 Dec. 185

"-184 all 25 June 22

25 Apr 30 all 13- July 7 Feb. 5.25 4.80x div. 10% for 19*4

39.

t.37 b. 200.000 g. 10 all 644 Mar. 28

25,000 $10 50,000 $10

Dec.

42

37

all 104 Jan 914 June $1.93 cts, Jan.

10

75 cts. Dec.

41

80 ota

all

4

$5.

$20

12,000 $10

10

5

5

$1.50 for 1910

13,200 $50

all

20

20

None

b.

D

Here the market William Powell, Limited. ......$6.90. 8.

..$29

b.

71,000 $7 all 9

6,000 $25 all 90

20,000 $5 all 500June 4 27,723 $10 all 224 Feb. 17. 90,000 $10 all 8 April | 6.90

Jau, 61

June 92

Nov.

Jan. 18

314

16

Deo, 7

Dec. 29

The Metal Market:

Do.

Hongkong Electric Co., Ld. 143 Hongkong Ioe Co., Ld...$185 Hongkong Bope Mfg. Co., Ld...828 Hongkong Tramway Co., Ld. 5.15 b. 325,000 5/-

Langkals

Peak Tramway Co., Ld. (Old)89.60 su. h. (New) 80 cts. b.

On the London Metal Exci asgoreen Island Cement Co. Ld....8.15 b. 400,000 $10 on July 6, copper olosed better after some irregularity, but tin was lower on balance. Messrs. Lewis Lazurus and Sons report Copper-The standard market opened easier with values 108. down, but with purchases of 700 tons prices firmed up and cloted with a net gain of 53. per too. Business was done at £79 59, to £79 151, caab, £80 58. early SepH. Price & Co., Ld.......

Philippines Ld.... tember, £80 108, to £81 58. three Societe des Pulpes et Papier-1 teries du Tonkin .................. months. Official quotations-£79 17m. 6d. to £80 26. 6d. cach, £81 Steam Laundry Co., Ld.....$3.10 53. to £81 10a. three months. Union Water-boat Co., Ld....8171⁄21⁄2'. b. Tin-The Eastern quotation waS

172 58. c.i.f. 125 tona dose. Watson and Co., Ld............$6,90 (The c.if. price on Monday was

£170 10x.)

opened firm at an advance of 108.

Do

per ton, but gave way towards the S. C. Morning Post

close, final values showing a loss

of 15s, for cash, 204 three months.

Three hundred tons were sold "

at £173 to £171 10s. cash and July dates, £170/10s. to £169 5a. Angart; £169 early September, £168 5. late September, 168 to s167 early October and three monthe. Official quotations £171 16. to £172 58, ossh, £107 to £167 10. three months. Lead steady, £24 to 22. 7e. 6d, per ton. Spelter zino) again on- ohanged, £105 to £95 per ton. Iron unaltered: Middlesbrough 676. 3d, cash, 67a, 8d. one monib, 88s. 6d. three months, Quick- silver, 417 50. to £17 10. per bottle, against £18 153.

THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Cannot bo Beaton, if Equalled For Bread Cakes, Confectionery and meals with Wines & Liquore,

75,000 $10

* WRIGHT" & HORNBY,

Share and General Brokers

ן!

$2.00 per share for 1914

Final of $6 making 18) for 1914 Final of $1 makin $2 for 1914 ›

1

Interim of T. 1 making T. 2

a/c 1913

70 cts. on fully paidshares and .7 cte. on $1 paid shares for

year ending 30.4.15 'None

3.00 25 ots. for year ending 31'5:15

($1.00, per share for year end.

ing 31.12.1914

1

Dec. 6.60 x div. 61 x div. 60 ots, for 1914

||

50 cts, on old shares and 25 €

cts, on new year shares for year ending 30.6.14 29 $1.50 for 1914

||

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

CORRECTED TO NGOR. 27 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.

Selling.

....1/95/16 Demand.....1/9 3/8

1/9 7/16 ..1/9 1/2

T/T

30 día 60'de..

4 m/e........1/9 9/16 T/T Bhangbai.......7834 Privato 30 da sight

T/T Singaporo....

T/T Japan....

.751 .86.

T/T India ...

Demand India

184% 13434

EXCHANGE.

T/T Bombay Demand Bombay .....131} TT Caloutta............................. Demand Calcutta ...1341⁄2 Demand Manila...85 T/T Ban Fco & NY.41 5/8 Demand, New York 413⁄41⁄2' T/T Java.......................10696 T/T Marks..........................Nom. Demand Germany... T/T Francs....................2.42). Demand Poris ".....2,49,

On Haiphong....9% prem. On Saigoneer 834 ́n On Bangkok ngo 86+

Buying

[4 m/s. LJC..........1/10 18/16

4 m/s. DP. 1/10 1/15

6 m/s. L/C .................---1/10 3,16

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

30 d/s. San F'co & N.Y43 1/8

4 m/s. Markas...**. Nom. **

4 m.s.Franos............... 2,53)4

6 m/s. France...ike 2.58)

1:

}

EISHI OKO, Manager. Hongkong, 15th March, 1915. THE OHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND

CHINA...

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853,

num.

N. J. STABBA

Chlef Manager.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

THE Business of the above

Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION Rules may be obtained on aj plication.

"INTEREST on deposita is al lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 per cent.

acm.

Der B

Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or mor to the Hongkong and Shangha! Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT 4 por cent. per

annum.

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

For the Hongkong and Shang-

Proprietors.......£1,200,000

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans noted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS open"

N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

INDIA, LIMITED,

ed and FIXED DEPOSITS Authorised Capital .....£1,500,000 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

CO., LTD.

(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.) ·

August 27th. Loans on Mortgage of House Pro

Gold Leaf per oz. $59,60 ¿Soverein... 11:20 nom.

Bar Silver. ready...22 13/16--

forward,

SUBSIDIARY COINS. Discount per $100: Chinese...20 ote pieces $20 1/4 Chinese...10

$20-2/8 Hongkong.20 cts. pieces $9 3/4 ·· Hongkong.10

$92

perty, &o.

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

System:

(Rates and Particulars on sp.

plication).

OF

The Offoo of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR

WILLS, ATTORNEY, 80%, Undaken" and Executed:

SE WAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers. Hongkong, 19th March, 1890)

Subscribed Paid Up Reserve Fund

H *** 1,125,00

́562,500 500,000

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

Every description of Exobange business transacted, comma,

Interest allowed on Current Ac counts at 2 per cent per annum on Daily Balance and on Fizel Deposits at raten which may be ascertained on application.

O.T. BEATH, Acting

OPIUM QUOTATIONS.

Feb. 25 Malwa, New.19.100 per Malwa, Old

9,200 atna, New 9.325 perche Patas, Old... 9,200 Benares, New.............. 9.050. Bendres, Old..... 8,950

"