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COMMERCIAL,

Europe's Wheat Baylog.

Chicago, July 15.-It has been the gossip of the grain trade here of late that E. B. Stettinius, president of the Diamond Match Company, but at present assisting J. P. Morgan and Company in their parehase of supplies for the Allies, baa eelected "George B, French, who was manager for Joseph Leiter doring bis campaign, as an assistant in the

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THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1918.

SHARE REPORT.

COMPARATIVE SHARE QUOTATIONS.

*S.—SELLERE

EA-SA1 EB

·B-BUYERS -

NOMINAL

STOCK.

To-day's

Closing

Prices

Number Far Paid

Value Up Shores

1914.

Highest

1914.-

Lowest

1915. 1915. Highest, Lowout, "

14th May, 14th May.

now.

Lart Dividend

and Date

to DOW

Banks.

purchase of wheat for Europe. H'kong& S'haiBanling Corp. (£72/5/- Both of these men, who will conduct the buying of grain is the United States, have had wide experience in the grain trede, Stettinine was an active operator in graine at Chicago and

Marine Insurances, Canton Insurance Office, Ld.420 North China Ins. Co., Ld.t.165

St. Louis for years before he Union Ins. Society of Cton,Ld.$970 becaire interested in the large

industrial corporations. He bas

made good in both places, and is Yangtze Ins. Assoc. Ld. #243 b, ox 73

also has

Fire Insurances,

£2/3 at 1/9 5/16 equal to 624.21 for year 30/6/15

[Final of $4 a/c 1913, Interim

of $18 n/a 1914,

Interim of 12) p.o. for 1914

(Final of $20 and bonus of $5 ·

making 655 for 1913 and Interim of $50 for 1914 Final of 815 mak, 818 for 1913

& Int. of $3 for 1914.

$815 b.

120,000 $125, all

855 July. 700 Oct. 830x div. 1900. div.

10,000 $950 50 10,000 £15 £5

350 Dec.

145 May

305

133

Oct, 420

Jan. 170.

360

•160

12,000 #100 60

12,400 $250 100 847) April 200 Oct. $972 #855

210 April 19234 Jan.

243

225

20,000 $100 20

8,000 $250 50

160 395

July 140 Oct. Feb. 368

162 April 420

130

89 for 1913

385

$27 for 1913

30,000 $25

sa.

20,000 $80 80,000 $16

all al! | 36 all 294

Jan. 532

Dec.

50 cta.

30 ota.81 for 1906

Mar. 27

22 Jan.

Nov.

Dec.

60,000 60,000

£5

}

all.79

Jan.

Sept. 154 96

regarded as one of the best. posted men in the trade, George B. French

had China Fire Ins. Co., Ld. ......$160 b. large experience in the grain H'kong Fire Ins. Co., Ld.......8420 trade as well as in railroading. They are regarded here as two of the beat men that could have been picked out for looking after the rast business that is expected to be done for Europe this fall and winter. Some of the other grain men have been after the business, but it is understood that it is to be given out to export kera who work in the various markots, and will handle it on a emall Star Ferry Company, Ld. ...$36 commission and leave the finan- cing to the bankere. It is belier-

Shipping. 40 cts. b, x the re- C&M.8 .8. Co., Ld. turn of $4.50 per s Douglas Steamship Co., Ld. $86 Hongkong, C. & M.8.8. Co., L.d.20

Indo-China Steam (Combined $152) b. Navigation Co., Deferred $ 93 b. Id..........rm

Preferred & 60 bj Shell Tport & Trading Co.. Ld.90/- b. 3,297,610 £1

all 106/- Feb. 70/- Sept. 90 x div. 821-

1999 199

x div.

$3 for year ending 30.6.14

JFinal of 40 cts, 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 1913 [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

$3 for 1912

я.

40,000 $10

all

Mar.

40. Nov.

Refineries.

ed that, when England, Franca, China S. Refining Co., Ld.......$194 3. and Italy want grain, they will Luzon 8. Refining Co., Ld.

...$38

20,000 $100 all 7,000 $100 all

961 31

Feb, 70 Nov. Jan. 17 Dec.

134

111

2714 $3 for 1897

Mining.

ing Co., Ld:....

$32 31/6

b. 1,000,000 £1

6,200,000 £1 b. 180,000 £1 8.796,665 £1

all 4 Feb. 33/6 Dec.

33,6

30/-

all 3.30 all 39/- all 56.6

Jan. 1.90 Nov. Feb. 19/6 Nov.

32/6

21/3

done

Cotton Mills.

Miscellaneous.

get it, so ways will be found for arranging freights and foreign! exchange satisfactorily.

Outlook for Cotton Crop.

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

Tronoh Mines Ltd. Ural Caspians.................40/6

Docks, Wharves and

Godowns &c. 8'kong & K.W. & G. Co., Ld....176 H'kong & W'poa D. Co., Ld....$75 Shai Dock & Eng. Co., La....63 S'hai & H'kew W. Co., La....934 Lands, Hotels and Buildings. Angle French Lands............t.94

New Orleans, July 13.-The condition of the cotton crop is be- coming more and more dificult to judge. It looks as if it is going Oklahoma to be a spotted one. is probably the worst State in the belt, still suffering from the effecte of too much rain and too low tem- peratures. In come sections of, H'kong Hotel Co., Ld............$112 Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi,' and Texas the crop is almost per feat, While effi ial weather reports have been favourable, still they

H'kong Land Investment Co $109

'phreys Estate& F. Co., Ld...$7) ga. 6. Kloon Land & Building Co., Ld $40

had their bad features. Rains have Shanghai Lands...........104 resulted in foul fields

and West Point Building Co., Ld. $72) the cloudy and cool weather, H'kong Central Estates......$100 bas cloned a spreading of the

boll weevils. These insects have '

very considerable Ewo Cotton 8. & W. Co., Ld. t.175 amount of damage in fields Hongkong Cotton Co.

which were not in proper shape. Laou Kang Mow sections where the proper caltiva. Shanghai Cottons in S'hai ....104

is green and vigorous, and bas China Borneo Company, Ld. $104 b. made good growth. The first bala China Light & Power Co.,)

of the new crop was received at Houston, Tex., laving bern gathered from several farms in Cameron County. Last year the first bale was received at Bcuston on July 4, and the year before last on July 10. There are some cotton men who believe that, with good con- ditione this month end next month, the yield will be large, in spite of the cut in fertilizers, but this is being doubted by the ma- jority, who believe that, whereas last year's crop was the largest on' record (nearly 17,000,000 bales), this year's orop points to about 12,000,000 or 13,000,000 bales.

Transvaal Gold Production.

Do.

Ld. $4.35 (Spec. shares)......... China Provt. I. & M. Co., Lá, 8,90 Dairy Farm Company, Ld....$34 Green Island Cement Co. Ld....8.20

Hongkong Electric Co., Ld. 143 Hongkong Ice Co., Ld........$185 Hongkong Rope Mfg.Co., Ld...$2811⁄2 b. Hongkong Tramway Co., Ld. 5.10 b. 325,000-51- Langkats

..t.37 b. 250,000 g.10 Peak Tramway Co., Ld. (Old) $9.60 b. 25,000 $10 (New) 80 cts. b. 50,000 $10

..34

75,000 $10 ..$5

$20

Philippines Ld......... H. Price & Co., Ld........ Societe des Pulpes et Papier- teries du Tonkin ......... Steam Laundry. Co., Ld...................831 Union Water-boat Co., Ld. ...#16 Watson end Co., Ld...........86.90 William Powell, Limited. ......861°

The Jane output of the Trans voal mines was 755,000 ounces, valued at £3,208,750, ne sgainst 8. C. Morning Post ............$29° b. 763,548 cunces, valued at £3,243- 347 in May: Following is 4 comparison of the value of output, figares being compiled by the

Transvaal

Chamber of Mines:

WRIGHT & HORNBY,

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

32-interim alc 1915 paid 12.7.15

3/ interim 1916

$81 for year ending 20'6:15

45 cents for year 1914

$3 for 1914

Dividend of 6 p.c. for year

ending 30.6.15

$2 for half year ending 30.6,35 #4.09 for 7 months onding 31.12.14'

152) Tle. 32 for year ending 31°10'14 '-

50 cents 317:08

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

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

85 cents for 1914

6% for year ending 28.2.06

BANKS

INTERNATIONAL BANKING HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

CORPORATION

HEAD OFFICE:

60, Wall Street, New York. LONDON OFFICE:

36, Bishopsgate, E.C.

BRANCHES :-

BOMBAY, LONDON. OALOUTTA. MANILA. CANTON. CEBU..

PANAMA. PEKING

COLON, SAN FRANCISCO.

HANKOW, SHANGHAL HONGKONG, SINGAPORE.. KOBE YOKOHAMA

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

(US. 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. 8. MARSHALL"

Manager. Hongkong, 22nd Oct. 1914

THE

BANKING CORPORA

TION.

Paid-up Capital .......................@15,000,000 RESERVE FUNDS:

Sterling.

£1,500,000 at $-

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

Reserve Liability of

Proprietors

$33,000,000

$15.000,00% - COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landale-Chairman, W. L. Pattenden, Esq.- Deputy

· Chairman.

BH Dodwell, Esq *G, T, M. Edkins, Esq.

O, B. Gubbay, Esq. P. H. Holyoak, Esq., J. A, Plummer, Eng. Hon, Mr. E Shellim.. CHIEF MANAGER

Hongkong-N. J. Stath MANAGER Shanghai--A. G. Stephen. London Bankers-London County and Westminster Limited

Hongkong-Interest Allowed.

On Current Account at the rate-

VOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK of per cont per annum on the YOU

LIMITED.

Established 1880... Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund................. 20,000,000 Head Office,YOKOHAMA.

Branches Antung fixian Bombay Calcotta

Changchas

Kobe Man-Yang

daily balance

ON FIXED DEPOSITS: For 3 months,, 2) per cont. per

annum.

30,000,000 For 6 months. Si per cent, bay nanum. X For 12 months, 4 per cent pos

sunumda of

N. J. STABB.

Chief Managsf.

Agencies at

Nachwang

New York Qiaka Pekla Ryckan (Fort

Artha)

Fangties

Hankow

San Francisco

Hanolai

Shanghai

Sydney

Tihilóg

Tisatzin

Tokyn

Los Angeles N'slagin

Londen LTOOL Sydory

mastan

interest Allowed an Carruit Account. Deposits received for sed periods ni zatm to be obtalded on application.

EISHI ONO, Manager, Hongkong, 11th September, 1915.

NOTICES.

THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

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

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

Bystem.

(Rates and Particulars on ap-

plication),

The Office of. TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR

WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c, Undertaken and Executed.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers.

Hongkong, 19th Maarh, 1890

€0,000 $50

all 89

БД,

£0,000 $50

all

55,700 t. 100 all

30,000 t. 100 all

169

Nov. Jan. 73 Jan. 53 Oct. July 50 Dec. 8234 Dec. Jan.

$3.50 for year 1914

$3 dividend for year 1914

63 49 ex div. Tla. 5 for 1919

Tis. 5 for 1914 9316

13,000 1,100 t.100

Tis. 6 for year ending 29.2.14

20,500 $50 50

128

July 320 Dec,

116

112

($2.50 for half year ending

.1 30'6*15

60,000 $100 all

1174 July

Nov. 111 zdiv,

108

150,000 $10

all

914

Jan.

Nov.

6.10

6,000 $50

Jan.

Feb..

78,400 1.50

all 98

Dec.

Oct. 106

101

EX,

17,500 $50 all 73 10,000 $100 all

June

€6

Feb.

100

20,000 1,80 all

138

July 25.

May

180

128.00 $10 all 814

Kung Yik

.16.65

15,00 10 all

144

Mar. Jan.

7 11

June

Mar.

On the the other hand, in those

.901

8,00 1,100 all

110

Feb. 70

May,

£9

b. 86

40,000 1,50

all

135

Feb. 70

NOT.

105

tion was applied, the young plant.

(0,000 $19

50,000 $5 50,000 $1

B. 125,000 $10

40.000 7

all

May 10

all 4.90 July 4 all all

Dec.

April 14

414

Jan. y June 35

Nov.

8.95

b. 400,000 $10

Jan. 5

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

6 39 all 6.90 all 49 Jan. 36

Dec: 185 all 21734 July 174

30 all 25 June 22 Apr. all 13 July 7 Feb.

Aug.

Dec.

8.30

6.70 50 cts. for 1914.

Nov. 44)

184

all

644 Mar. 28 all 1014 Jan. 94 Juns $1.93 cts. Jan. 75 cts. Dec.

Dec. 42

80 cts.

7 cts. on $1 paid shares for year ending 30,4.15

ONG

NG B

11.50

3 10

18.00 Noos

22.00

000 to 100 FAI

10 Mor

all 12,000 $10 10

None

1,000

$00 Fri

$1.50 for 1910

$100 P3, 3

600.3

TO MIN.

Ex Ma

13,200 $50 all

None

20,000 $5

all 5.00 June 4 b. 27.723 $10 all 224 Feb. 17

90,000 $10 all 8 April 6.90

Jan. 632 21,000 $7 all 934

June 92 30 6,000 $25. all

Nov,

314

Dec.

Deo.

Share and General Brokers

1914.

1913.

Jane...... 53,208,750 $3,040,558 €3,173,383 May....... 3,243,317 3,059,340 3,373,998: April..... 3160,851 2.904,924 3,334,358 1915..

March 3,202,514 2,917,348 3,358,050

*** LIBRIQUA

1912

1913. 2,872 406 2660,186 3.118,35 January 3,037,058 2,768,470 3,353,11 December... 2,952,755 2,857,938 3,297, 1914

November... 3,040,67

3,024,037 3,092,754 8,248,

September.. 2,982,330 2,999,6 October... 3,118,754 3,051

3,111,398 2,783,917 3,255,

****** ***A[*L:

8.00 70 cta, for 1914

ཨཙྪ ནྡྷ|:ཙ

$1,50 for year ending 31.7.14

82.00 per share for 1914 Interim of $2 account 1915 Interim$1 for yearending30.6,15

5.25 4.80 x div.{#10 % for 1914

3631

Interim of T. 1 making T. 2 1 a/c 19:3

(70 cts. on fully paid shares and

WEEK DAYS,

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

THE

"HE Business of the abovi . Bank in conducted by, the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

Rules may be obtained on sp... plination.

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

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

ATLETIK,

For the Hongkong and Shang- hal Banking Corporation,

N.J. STABB,

Chief Man agor

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED,

Head Office 15 Gracechurch Street, London...

Authorised Japital ......£1,500,000 Subscribed Paid Up Reserve Fund

BANKERS:

1,125,00€

562,500 500,000

The Bank of England. The London Joint Stock Bant, Limited.

Karachi Kota Bharu Kuala Lumpur Madras

BRANCHES

DEAK TRAMWAY CO. LIMITED

Bombay

Calcutta

Colombo

TIME TABLE.

Polhi

Galle

Perang

Hoogkong

Rangoon

400 m. Every 13 Kit,

Shanghai

10:00 AM.

Singapore

3,25 1.3.

Is M

9.55 3.14. lo Sto

KIS MI 5.00. Iso KM WIGHT CARS,

10 M

19 M

100 A

Los a to 11.00 4.3: To

143 PM

·T/T·......

3.C0 25 cts. for year ending 31515

[$1.00, per share for year end.

ing 31,12,1914

16 Jan., 18

Dec. 6.80 xdiv. 6 xdiv. 60 ots, for 1914.

150 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.

CORRECTED TO NOON, 13 SEPT, 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.

Solling.

.1/9 9/16 Demand.......1/9 5/8 30 d/s 1/9 11/16

...1/8 3/4

60 dia...

4 m/s............. ..1/9 11/16 T/T Shanghalangic?

Private 30 d/s sight

T/T Singapore.........764

T/T Japan ***

T/T India .....

Demand India]

.86

135

EXCHANGE.

T/T Bombay Demand Bombay ...15531⁄2 TIT Caloutta......... Demand Caloutta...135% Demand Manila: ...83 Nom. T/T Ban Foo & N.Y42 Demand, New York 42 1/8 TIT Java.............................10731⁄2 TT Marks...

Demand Germany... T/T Franos.........,2,47] - Demand Paria`...3,48

On Haiphong..8} % prem On Saigon 45 COMIN- On Bangkok 85

Buying.

4 m/s. L/C ................1/10 3/16 4 m/s.D/P.....1/10 5/16. 8 m/s. L/O.........1/10 7/16 [30 d/s. S'ney & M. 110 7/16

90d/s. Ban F'oo & N.Y.43 4 m/s. Marks.........Nom.

14 mia France....2.5814 ́6 m/s. Francs... 2.6316

Bept. 13th

Gold Leaf per oz. $59.60 Sovereign.......$11.30 nem. Bar Bilver. ready...13 9/16 forward...

SUBSIDIARY COINS.

Discount per $100:

15.00 i ovusy hálf hours 13.00 1.2L 60 18.43 7.2+ wy gear of an hour.

SUNDAYS

7.46 AM KO

10 KN

togo aim, Evaxt x1 Mim.

15:00 -14,

* M,

1300 1.5 to 110 1.16.

NIGHT CARS sa zní Week' Dayze

SATURDAYS

Erbų! Car se Le midnight.

AFECIAL CARE

Bryderingensant at the Company's Oller. "Alaxsodes Balldings.

Da Voens Road, Central, "Feason and punch tickete available for all care

not already full running at the live stated in the Company's time sables. Intact for special ca be obtained en appilcasion at the Company's Offe Na Beason ticket will be issued until payment the for has been made in Bank Nám oỷ by Chaque or Comptadors order representing Bank Haleg.

JOHN D. HUMPEREVS & SOM

NOTICE.

Howrah Kandy

HONGKONG BRANOH Every description of Banking & Exchange business transacted;

Interest allowed on Current AD- counts at 2 per cent, per aADUM on Daily Balances, and on Fixed: Deposits at rates which may be ascertained on appliestion. 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.......£1,800,000 Reserve Liability of

Proprietors8£1,200,000

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans-

CURRENT ACCOUNTS open ed and BIXED; DEPOSITS 13- ceived for 1 year or shorter periodá st rates which will be quoted on application.

Wm. DICKSON,

Hongkong, 11th April, 197250-

OPIUM QUOTATIONS,

Feb. 25

Any European, Non-Asiatic or Indian desiring to leave the Colony should apply in writing for permission to do so to the Captain Superintendent of Police, at least 48 hours before the. In- tended hour of departure, giving name, nationality, age, sex, Malwa, Now comm$9,100 per height and occupation of the Malwa, Old applicant, and stating the name Patua, New .... of the steamer or other vessel or Patna, Old 14. the hour of the 'train by which Benares, New the applicant wishes to leave. Benares, Old........ 8,950 Applicants should apply in person

for their passes at the Central Ohinese...20 ota.pieces 317 7/8

Police Station between the hours Chinese...10

$17 7/8

of 9 am to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to Hongkong.20 ote, pieces $91/24 p.m. daily

$91/2 Hongkong.10

Hongkong 9th, July, 1915,

9.200

325 perche

B,200

9,050

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