COMMERCIAL,
Cotton and Woollen Goods. Merars.. Bobert Barbour and Bio., Ltd., in their report state the month evolved no new develop- ment capable of dragging the market out of the rut of inaction in which it had settled dawa, Amid surroundings unparalleled and highly sensitive, with nothing transpiring to offord any load in respect to prospects or to proba
the dense uncertainty which fused
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER. 6, 1918,
SHARE
REPORT.
COMPARATIVE SHARE QUOTATIONS.
FL131 PS FA-TA15S B.-LUVEFS
J.-KONINAL
To-day's
1914.
STOCK.
Closing
Number
Pat Paid Highest of Value Up Shares
1914.
Lowest
1915. 1915,
Highest," Lowest, 14th May, 14th May,
Last Dividend
and Date
Prices
to Dow
10 now
Banks,
Marine Insurances,
Canton Insurance Offico, Ld.415 North China Ins. Co., Ld. it.165
Union. Ins, Society of Clon, Ld.8972 n
Yangtze Ins. Assoc. Ld. $243 b. ox 23
(£2/3/4 at 1/9 5/16 equal to $24.21 for year. 30/6/15
Final of $4 a/o 1913. Interim
of $18 a/c 1914. (Interim of 124, p.o. for 1914
$820 b.
£76/-/-
120,000 $125
all
855 July.
700' Oct. 830 x dív, 790 c, div.“
b.
b.
10,000 $950 30 10,000 £15 £3
350 Dec. 145 May
305 Oct. 415 Jan. 133
170
360 160
12,400 $250 100 847) April 700 Oct.
12,000 $100,60
$975
$855
*
210 April 19214 Jan.
243
225
Final of $20 and bonus of $5 making $55 for. 1913 and Interim of $30 for 1914 Final of 815 mnk, $18 for 1913-
& Int. of $3 for 1914
b. b.
20,000 8100 20 8,000 $250 00
.160 July 395 Feb.
140 Oct. 368
162
130
$9 for 1913
April
415
385
$27 for 1913
at-30 all 36
Jan. 516
Dec.
50 cta.
all29
Mar. 274 Nov, Jan. 22
8236
45
Dec.
23
19
£5
all 19
Jan. 50
Sept.
154
96
all attempt at forecast, the di- Hong& S'hai Banking Corp.) position ba boon general to delay replenishments until positively forced on by the urgecoy of re- quirements. The early delivery obtainable for most goods farther ministered toprocrastination.Any- thing like speculative operations were quite out of vogue. In view of the figures compiled by the Census Bureau showing that the crop of 1914 was the largest ever produced. 16,134,930 bales with 701,484 linters making a total production of 16,926,394, and the Batisfactory progress of the new crop, though it had still to run the gauntlet of another critical month, bearish sentiments pre- vailed with but little disposition to any extent. Not much has bean hoard of Bombay, but Madras and Karachi bave given rather better acobuat. For Ohioa
certain makes of Graye have been sold and considerable trade arranged in White Shirtings with some inclination for business to
Fire Insurances,
#162 China Fire Ins. Co., Ld. H'kong Fire Ins. Co., Ld.......8415
b.
8.
Shipping. 140 cts. b. x the re-
30,000 425 c.&M.S .S. Co., Ld. turn of $4.50 per a
20,000 $30 Douglas Steamship Co., Ld. $82
80,000 $15 Hongkong, C. & M.S.S. Co., Ld.20 In lo-Chins Steam (Combined $144 b.
ƒ 60,000 Navigation Co., Deferred & 89 b.
160,000 Ld.....
Preferred 35 b
b. 3,797,610 £1 well-known | Shell T'port & Trading Co. Ld.90/-
Star Ferry Company, Ld.......$3514 b. 40,000 $10
Refineries.
Mlaing.
30 ots.31 for 1906
all 106- Feb. 70 Sept. 90/= x div. 82/-
I div,
32
$3 for year ending 30.6.14
(Final of 40 ots, making 90 ots 1 for year ending 31.12.14. (Final of 3% m'king 6% on pre
ferred shares &-5% on de- ferred shares for year 1813 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
all
49
Mar. 40
Nov,
37
...$38
៦.
20,000 $100 all 7,000 $100 all
961
31
Feb. 70 Jan. 17
Nov. 133 Dec. 46
111
$3 for 1912
274
$3 for 1897
Kailun Mining Admin'tion...30/- Raub Australian Gold Min.
ing Co., Ld...
ដើម
Intorim of 1- account_year
ending 30.6.15(Coupon No. 5.)
3.60 1/2 for 1909
41-
Feb.
33/6 Dec.
$3/6
30/-
1.90 Nov. Jan. Feb. 19/6 Nov.
4
32/6
21/3
all b. 1,000,000 £1
all 3.10 #3.70 6.200,000 £1 ..32/6. 68.
160,000 £1 all .39/- b. 796,660 £1 all 56.6
Tronoh Mines Ltd. Ural Caspians.....................39/6
broaden out over a wider range China S. Refining Co., Ld.......$128 b of Fancy Goods. The low figaros Luzon 8. Refining Co., Ld. af stocks in Shanghai have, how. ever, not yet worked through any really spacious dement. Nothing of significance in the way of in creased activity has been forth- coming from the minor outlets. While France increased its takinge of cloth by 124,078,000 lbs., and Morocco by 11,382,000 lb., Bom.
Docks, Wharves and bay, Chine, Turkey, and Bengal
Godowns &c. showed shrinkages ranging from H'kong & K.W. & G. Co., Ld....$76 234,453,000 lbs. to 149,903,000] 'kong & W'poa D. Co., Ld. ...$741 lbs., and Germany a drop of 35,- 3'bai Dook & Eng. Co., Ld...63 504,000 lbs. In Goods we have S'hai & H'kew W. Co., Ld. ...932 no improvement to report. We
Lands, Hotels and Bulldogs. quote Mediam Obina, 18 by 15 Anglo French Lands...t.94 81 lbs, 7; 10 by 19 10 lbe., 9. H'kong Hotel Co., Ld............$112 Od. In Yarca there has been no move of any importance. Wool: H'kong Land Investment Co $109 The state of the market has been H'phreys Estate & F. Co., Ld...$7 more or less of a fluctuating KloonLand&Building Co., Ld $40 character, and prices generally, Shanghai Lands as compared with last month's rates, may be said to be decidedly West Point Building Co., Ld. $72)
H'kong Central Estates......8100
(asier for most classes. Mesars. Jemes F. Hution sad: Co., Ltd., in their report of Ang. 6 stato:- While there has not been any material change ir values wo ao on raiber a higher level than has been experienced for a week or so, but it is quite likely
78,000 t.50 ...............t.102
*2,500 $30
Cotton Mills.
Ewo Cotton S. & W. ('o., Ld. t.176 Hongkong Cotton Co. ...$8}
.16.65 b. Kung Yik......
..{8} Lnou Kung Mow Shanghai Cottons in S'hal...t.105
Miscellaneous.
9838
32/- 1-Interim a/o 1915 paid 12.7.15
1. interim 1915
$31 for year ending 30'6'15
45 cents for year 1914
$3 for 1914
Dividend of 6 pc. for 1 year
~12) Tls. 12 for year ending 31°10′14 -
50 cents 31*7*08
134 Tls, 1.20 for year ending 30′11′′14-
Tls. 12 for 1918
Ess
Div. Tls. 6. BopusTls. 4. Extra Bonus Is.1,year end'g 30'6;14
85 cents for 1914
434·6% for year ending 28.2.06
b.
00,000 $50
all
Jan. 79
b.
50,000 $50
all
Jan. 77
53
b.
55,700 t. 100 all 60
b.
36,000 t. 100 all
109
July 50
Jan. 821
Nov. Oct. Dec.
79 76+
68
$3.50 for year 1914
J
57
Dec.
80
$3 dividend for year 1914 63 49 ex div. Tls. 5 for 1913
Tls. 5 for 1914. 9314
13,000 1,100,t.100)
94
94
b.
20,000 $50
50
128
July 120 Dec.
116
112
Tis. 614 for year ending 29.2.14
($2.50 for half year ending { 30'6'15
b.
50,000 $100 all
1174 July
93
Nov. 111 xdiv,
108
b.
150,000 $10
all
94
Jan.
7
Nov.
7
6.10
b.
b.
6,000 850
30
45
Jan.
44
Feb. 40
40
all
98
Dec.
ED
Cet.
100
101
1 ending 30.6.15
b.
all 73
June
66
Feb. 73
70
13.
10,000 $100 all
100
100
82 for half year ending 30.6.15 $4.09 for 7 months ending 31,12,14
ļ
ไร.
20,000 1,50
All
138
July 125
May
6.
125.000 B10
all
84
Mar.
180 June 812
7
75,000 t.10
all
141
Jon. 11
Mar.
17
b.
8,100 1.100 all
130
Feb.
70
May
$9 b. 86
b.
40,000 1.50 all
135
Feb.
70
Nov.
105
56
}
b.
Ld. $4.35
b.
10,000 $9
40,000 $5 all 50,000 $1 all
8. 125,400 $10, all b. 40.000 73
b. 400,000 $10
b.
60,000 $10
b.
6,000 $25
b.
60,000 $10 all
25
May
10 all 12
4.90 July 4
9 Jan. 7
June 39
35 6 all 6.90 Jan. 5
49 Jan. all
36
174
Dec. all 2176 July
June 22 Apr. 13-July 7 Feb.
Dec.
10
10
April 44
Nov.
8.95
Aug.
34
34
Dec. 31
Nov,
44
39
185
184
50
25
6424 Mar.
I
b;
75,000 $10
.$5
12,000 $10
b. 25,000 $10 all B0,000 $10 $1.
all 10
101 Jan.
28 Dec.
9 June
42
37
10
9
4
99 cts. Jan.
75 cts. Dec.
$1
80 cts.
4
None
5
5
$1.50 for 1910
$20
13,200 $50 all
20
20
None
b.
8.
20,000 $5 all 500 June 27.729 $10
4
Nov. 314
b.j
all
17 all 2214 Feb. 90,000 $10 all 8 April 6.90 71,000 $7 all 94% Jan. 614
6,000 $25
30.
June 92
.........
#42)
that the next movement of prices China Borneo Company, Ld, $10 will bring a down again. China Light & Power Co.," The principal item of the week has been the publication of the Barcau report ss to the condition of the growing crop up to July 26, which showed a 5 per cent. deterioration on the month, and was lower than anyone expected, the figure being 75-3 against 803 last month, and a 10 year average of 785; The report did not, however stimulate any gen eral activity, and the rise which followed was lost during the same day. It is interesting to note that on the present condition the crop would be slightly under 12,000,- 000 bales; but there is, of course, yet time for many changes, either for the better or for the worze, and developments can only be Union. Water-boat Co., Ld....$17 ansited. We cannot yet give Watson and Co., Ld.............$6.90 any better report of the Manchester
Do. (Spec. shares) China Provt, L. & M. Co., Já, 8.90 Dairy Farm Company, Ld....834 Green Island Cement Co. Ld....8.15 Hongkong Electric Co., Ld. Hongkong Ice Co., Ld........$185 Hongkong Ropo Mfg.Co., Ld...$28 Hongkong Tramway Co., Ld. 5.15
...............t.37
Langkats
b. 325,000 5/- all
b. 250,000 я.10 all
Peak Tramway Co., Ld. (Old) $9.60
(New) 80 cts. b.
Do
Philippines Ld......... H. Price & Co., Ld........ Societe des Pulpes et Papier- teries du Tonkin ............. Steam Laundry Co., Ld.....39.10
market, and there are very low | William Powell, Limited. .....$6} signs of an approaching general improvement.
U.S. MUNITIONS EXCORTS.
Germany's "Fake" Disposed of
by Figures,
New York, Jaly 23.--A Govern- mezt report sia:es that the ex- plosives from the United States daring the eleven months ending May 31 were only $24,000,000 (£1,800,000) more than during the corresponding period a year ago, and the exports in May only $6,000,000 (£1,100,000 more than in the same month last years The World, in a leading article, remarks that this disposes of the German 'fake' that the ex- portation of American munitions in preventing Germany's victory,
8. O. Morning Post....$29
T/T
Demand 30 d/s
WRIGHT, & HORNBY.
Share and Ceneral Brokers
8.00 70 cts, for 1914
$1.50 for year ending 31.7.14 67050 cts. for 1914.
$2.00 per share for 1914
Interim of 32 account 1915 Final of $1 makin 32 for 1914
5.25 4.80x div. ($10 % for 19*4.
Interim of T. 1 making T. 2.
afo 19:00
(70 cta. on fully paid shares and. 7 ots. on $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.15
3.00 23 ota. for year ending 315′15
($1.00, per share for year end- 18. Jan.
16
1ing 31,18,1914 Dec. 6.80 div. 6) xdiv. 60 cts, for 1914
7
6 Dec.
29 Deo. 29
(50 cts, 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.
CORREOTED TO KOON. 6 SEPT, 1915.
ANY SUBSEQUENT ALTERATIONS WILL BE FOUND IN "OP TO THE MINUTE SHARE MARKET NEWS," THE TELEGRAPH DOES NOT HOLD ITSELF RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE QUOTATIONS.
Belling.
..1/9 1/2
19 9/16 ....1/9- 5/8
.1/9 11/10
1/9-3/4.
60 dis... 4 ma T/T Shanghai..... Private 30 d/s sight T/T Singapore......7836 T/T Japan ..............86 T/T India Indon Demand India".....135)
.195
EXCHANGE.
T/T Bombay Demand Bombay ...185)4 TIT Caloutta Demand Calcutta...135% Demand Manila ·...823⁄44 T/T Ban Foo & N‚Y.42 Dernand, New York 42 1/87 TT Java...1074 T/T Marka.Nam. Demand Germany... T/T Branos.MAR.278) Demand Paris-gin£,48
On Haiphong H On Salgon 82 On Bangkok.... MMMMM Buying. 4 m/s. L/C un ..1/10 1/8
4 m/s.D/P..ii.i1/10 1/4' 6 m/s. L/C .............--1/10 3/8- 30 de S'ney & M. 10 1/8"
30 da. Ban Hoo&NY15).
4 m/s. Marks........................«Nom.).
4 m/s.Franos...2.58%
6 m/s. Francs: R614
Sept. 8th.
Gold Leaf per oz. $59,90 Bovereign $11.40 nom. Bar Silver ready...23 1/2
forward
SUBSIDIARY COINS. Discount per $100?`. ¡Ohinese 20 ots.pleoes #19 3/4
Chinese 10
$19 3/4 Hongkong.20 cts, pieces $9 3/4 93/4 Hongkong 10
BANKS
INTYSNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION
HEAD OFFICE:
60, Wall Street, New York.
LONDON OFFICE:EN 36, Bishopsgate, E.C. BRANCHES 1. BOMBAY. LONDON. | CALCUTTA, MANILA. CANTON. PANAMA CEBU.
PEKING.
COLON. SAN FRANCISCO. HANKOW, SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, SINGAPORE. KORE. YOKOHAMA
CAPITAL PAID-UP · $3,250 000 RESERVE FUNDS...... 4,120,000
(U.S. Gold) $7.370,000 All in is of FOREIGN & LOCAL BANKING BUSINESS transacted. Wa
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- od and FIXED DEPOSITS received at rates to be ascertain. ed on application.
N. 8. MARSHALL;
Manager. Hongkong, 22nd Oót. 1914
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED.
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 18,000,000 30,000,000 Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund
19,600,000
"..
量
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,
Branches' Antung-Helen
Bombay
Calcola
Changchan
Agencies an Nagasaki
Newchwang
New York Ouka
Myolen (Part Artbur
San Francisco Shangkal
Dair Fengtian
Rubia Hankow
Hocetala
Kabe
Bydney
Kien min
Tokyo
Los Angeles
Tinata
London
Laguna
Sydney
Thing
Interest Allowed on Current Account, Deposit activad for fred periods at rates to be oblafoed on application.
EISHI ONO, Manager, Hongkong, 15th March, 1915,
NOTICES.
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. Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident
System.
BANKS
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING 'CORPORAC
TION,
Paid-up Capital RESERVE FUNDS:
Sterling
£1,500,000 at 21:
$15,000,000,
$15,000,000
: Silver (.....$18,000,000 ::
Reserve Liability
Proprietors
$33.090,000
D00,00%
COURT OF DIRECTORS.. Hoh. Mr. D. Landale, Chairman, W. L. Pattenden, Esq. - Doputy
*** Chairman,
S. H. Dodwell, Esq. G. T. M. Edkins, Esq. 0.8. Gubbay, Esq. P. H. Holyoak, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Bag Hon, Mr. EBhallim,
CHIEF MANAGER Hongkong-N., J. Stalk
MANAGER Shanghal-A, G. Stephen- London Bankers-London County and Westminster Limited.
Hongkong-Interest Allowed – On Current Account at the AM of 2 per cent. per annum on thị daily balance.
ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 9 months, 2 per cent per
annum.
For 6 montha 3 per cent pay
адрит.
annum,
For 12 months, 4 per cent pes
N. J. STABB.
Chief Manager.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
THE Business of the shore
Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI, CORPORATION.. BANKING
Rules may be obtained on ap. plication..
INTEREST on depozite is als lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $34 per cent. per 2D-
num.
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 cant, per Bonum.
For the Hongkong and Shang hai Banking Corporation.
N J. STABB,
Chief Manage
(Rates and Particulars on a THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
plication).
OF
The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c, Undertaker and Executed:
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Menagers. Hongkong. 19th Maarh, 1590
PEAKTRAMWAY CO.
LIMITED
FINE TABLE
WEEK DAYS.
· 5,00 kɛ, 10 KM. Exant og Mtr
*
To Ho
1.00 am to 1900 SAL
10.00 AM, to $3.00 2.30-
11.30 am, lo 11.43 1,36,
4.15 7,M.
1 X
20
5.00 PE
15 Min.
f.DO T.M. LO
20 M
NIGHT CARS -
1.50 1.31 18d a vaky 950 FJ, Ta
11:30 1281, zviy half hours.
ILDO 7.M. to aras 2 m
every guarter of na hone. ·
SUNDAYS
Ko Mer
* Mu
H
TO MU
sy Mon
KO MIR
TO
* MI,
7.48 am to 10:30 AM, EVERt 15 Mot'
€1.6), A., to TODO, NOOR 1200 Noon to, HOD'EME (1:00 2101 101 FAG 201
bjoo pati se, 500 Pilla
vide sa, ta k30 PM ̧- NIGHT CARS' is on Wook Days
BATURDAYS A
Extra Car - midnight.
SPECIAL CARE
By, Arrangeman'at the’Comptay's O®u "Alexandra - Bullga
?Das Vores Roar, Cestral.: **Ɛeason and punch tickets available for all cara nai aveady full ramming at the line stated in the Company'isime tables, "but act for special cum, Can be obtained on application at the Company's Office No Begon ticket wil be lined enlil payment iburd- for bas teen made la Deak Nocs or by Cheque or Compradore order representing Blank Notes".
JOHN D. BUMPHREYS & SON
NOTICE.
INDIA, LIMITED.
Authorised Japital .......£1,500,000: Subscribed Paid Up Reserve Fund
#
BANKERS:
1,125,000
$62,500 500,000
Bank of England. London Joint Stock Bank, Limited.
"Every description of Exchange business transacted.
Interest allowed on Current Ass counte at 2 per cent per annum. on Daily Balance and on Fired Deposits at rates which may be ascertained on application.
C. CHAMPKIN:
Acting Manager.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND. CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON, Paid-up Capital £1,200,000/ Reserve Fund... ...... Reserve Liability of
Proprietors.£1,200,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE. and General Banking business trans- sated
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opti ed and FIXED. DEPOSITS reč ceived for 1 year or shorter periode st rates which will be quoted ou applications
Wm. DIOKSON:
Honghong, 11th April, 1918, T.
Any European, Non-Asistio or Indian desiring to leave the Colony should apply in writing for permission to do so to the Captain Superintendent of Polios at least 48 hours before the 12- tended hour of departure, giving Malwa, Now name, nationality, age, gez, Malwa, Old Sere height and occupation of the
OPIUM QUOTATIONS.
Feb. 25 45,100 por
applicant, and stating the name Fat
Now
of the steamer or other vessel.or Benares, New the hour of the train by which Benares, Old...
the applicant wishes to leave.
Applicants should apply in person
for their passes at the Central Police Station between the hours
80,2003
perchie
9,050 8,950
Cakes and meals with Wines & L
A CAFE
Leation"
of 9 am to 1pm and 2 p.m., to Cannot 4 p.m. daily, BAN Hongkong 9th, July 1915,
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