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COMMERCIAL,

Shanghal Cotton.

A further rise in price has taken place, no doubt in sympathy with the markod advance in the prices on the home markote, the latest quotations from New York being for Mid Amerioso, October 11.24, January 12,32, and from Liver pcol, Egyptian 9 00, Bengal 5.20, Mid-American 6 65 and 7.04.

Matches.

Thero is continued activity in

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1915.

REPORT.

COMPARATIVE SHARE QUOTATIONS.

NOTICE

NY CARLSBERG BEER.

The world famo? DANISH brow, for years known as the flueet Beer specially brewed for the Far East,

FA-SALIS 3.-SELLIIS

B.-DUVERS

NOMINAL

STOCK,

To-day's

Number Fur Fald Closing of

Valno Up Bharos Prices

1914.

Highest

1914.

Lowest

to dow

1915. 1915. Highest, Lowest,

Blato Since 14th May. 14th May.

10 HOW

Last Dividend

Banks,

Marine Insurances.

(2827) b.)

120,000 $125

að

855 July.

700 Oct. 845 x div. 700c. div.

£73/10|-|

the export trade in matches, | H'kong& S'hai Banting Corp.1 especially in exportato Bongkong. Daring August exporte from Kobe totalled 53,305 cases, and those from O aka 10,513 cases, aggregating 08.818 canes. The aggregato shows an increase of 12,437 cases over the figures for the previous month, and of 32,162 osses when compared wish the oor- responding month of last year. Ex-Yangteze Ins. Assoc. Ld. #245 b. ox 73 porte from Kobe were made chief- ly to Shanghai, the Yongtao basin, China Fire Ins. Co., Ld. ......$162 Fukien, Hongkong. Singapore, H'kong Fire Ins. Co., Ld. ......$420 Raugcon, Calcutta, Bombay, Java, Siam, the United States, and

Shipping: 140 cte. b. x the rò- Australia. Oraka exported prin- C.&M.S .S. Co., Ld. turn of $4.50 per s. cipally to singtau, Tientsin, Douglas Steamship Co., Ld....$90 Ia apite Hongkong, C. & M.8.5. Co., Ld 20 Dairen, and Korea. of the growing export trade!

Canton Insurance Offico, Ld.487h. b. North China Ins. Co., Ld...t.172

Union. Ins. Society of Cton,Ld.8965_n.

Fire Insurances,

and Dato

IT'S PURE.

IT'S CLEAR,

IT'S CHEAP,

AND

SUITP

THIS

(£2/3 at 1/9 5/16 equal to $24.21 for 12 year 30/6/15

Final of $4 alo 1913. Intorim

of $18 a/c 1914. 3. Interim of 12 pic. for 1914

(Final of $20 and bonus of $5 making $55 for 1913 and Interim of $30 for 1914 Final of 815 mak. 818 for 1913 1 & Int, of $3 for 1914

CLIMATE IN

ANY KIND

10,000 $250 20 10,000 £15 £5

380 Dec. 305 Oct. 425

145 May 133 Jan. 171

360

-160

...

12,400 $250 140

847) April 700

Oct.

$972

$855

12,000 $100 60

210 April 19214 Jan.

248

235

20,000 $:00 30 9,000 $250 to

160 395

July 140 Oct. 162 Feb. 388 April 420

130

$9 for 1913

385

$27 for 1913

30,000 $25 20,000 $50

80,000 $18

all 10 all 36 all 294

Jan. 514 Dec. Mar. 2714 Nov,

Doc, Jan. 22

50 cis.

30 cts.$1 for 1905

Proferrod $60) n.

{

00,000

60,000 £5

}'` all

Jan. 50

Sept.

15714 96

in matches, however, macu-Indo-China Steam Combined$153 n. Navigation Co., Deforrad $92 n.

facturers are not doing profitable Ld...........

business because of high prices!

of materiala, especially chlorate of potash, which roles at about Y86.

Coal.

8. 3,797,610 £1 Shell T'port &Trading Co. Ld. 90/-

Mesere. Wheelock & Co.'s re- Star Ferry Company, Ld. ...$36 port for September 30, states:--

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

1999

$4 for year ending 30,6,15

(Final of 40 ots, making 90 ots. for year ending 31.12.14

(6 p.c. on p. x, & 3 po, on d. ■, for your 1914. shares quoted ex p.e, divin H'kong from 29.9.15, an interius div. of & po. on the combined shores pald in London 29.9.15 Final of 5/- (Coupon No 24) 1 making 7/- for 1914 ($1.50 per share and bonus of 40 cents por share for year ending 30*4*15

I div.

40,000 $10 80.

49 all

Mar. 40

Nov. 37

Japan Coal:-The market bas

slight inquiry in the market bat

been quiot during the past fort- China S. Rofining Co., Ld.......$130 n.

...$38 night and there is no news of any Luzon S. Refining Co., Ld. interest to report; there is some

Refinerles,

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

96 31

Feb. 70 Jan. 17

Nov. Deo.

134

111

$3 for 1912

2714

$3 for 1997

Mining.

Decks, Wharves and Godowns &c.

1995

(Interim of 1- account year onding 30.6.15(Coupon No. 5.)

1,000,000 21

200,000 £1 n 160,000 £1 796,666 £1

all4 Feb. 33/6 Dec.

33/6

30/-

3.10 all all 39/- all 56/6

Jan. Fob.

1.90 Nov. 19/6 Nov: 21/3

3.60 1/2 for 1909

32/6

1/- interim 1915

32-1-interim a/c 1915 paid 12.7.15

$3.50 for year 1914

$3 dividend for year 1914 631 49 ex div. Tis. 3 for year ending 30.4.15

Tis. 5 for 1914. 9314 30

$3 for year on ding 30'6'15 45 cents for year 1914 $3 for 1914

Dividend-of 6 p.c. for year

ending 30.6.15

$2 for half year ending 30,6.15 $4.09 for 7 months onding 31.12,14

IT'S BREWED

NEATHER

NY CARLSBERG

BREWERIES

COPENHAGEN

DENMARK

AND

IS OF

BONA FIDE

DANISH ORIGIN

Can now be obtained from all hotels and Compradores, and from

DONNELLY AND WHYTE.

BANKS

EMRISEING BEER MY CARLSBERG COPENHAGEN)

INTERNATIONAL BARKING

CORPORATION

HEAD OFFICE:

60, Wall Street, New York. LONDON OFFICE: 36, Bishopsgate, E.C.

BRANCHES :- ROMBAY LONDON. CALCUTTA, MANILA. · CANTON, CEBU.

COLON,

PANAMA.

PEKING. SAN FRANCISCO. HANKOW. SHANGHAI. HONGKONG. SINGAPORE, КОВЕ. 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 VOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

LIMITED.

YOKOHA

€0,000 $50

b,'

50,000 $50

all. 89 all 77

b.'

65,700 t. 100 all 60

36,000 t. 100 all

109

Jan. 73 Nov. Jan. 53

Oct. July 50 Dec. Jan. 824 Doc.

13,050 100 t,100)

20,000 $50

50,000 $100 all

6,000 $50 78,900 t.50 all

all 12,600 $50 10,000 $100 all

all 914

454

128

117 July 98

Jan. 7

44 Jan.

July 120 Dec.

94 116

112

Tis. 6 for year onding 29.2.14

$2.50 for half year ending

30'6'15

Nov. 111 div.

108

Nov: 74 6.10

Feb.

Dec.

Oct.

106

101

June

66 Feb.

100

20,000 1,50 all 138 July all

Mer. 128.000 $10

75,000 £10 all

Jan. 141 110 Feb. 8,000 t,100 all 40,000 6,50 all 135 Feb.

125

May 180

1521

June

Tls, 12 for year ending 3*10*14 50 cents317-08

11 Mar. 17

13%

70 May

89 b. 86

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

70 Nov. 105

Dividend of Tls. 7h for year

1 ending 30 6:15

60,000 $12

00,000 $5 50,000 $1 aa: 125,-CO $10 9. 40,000 74

all

All al)

May

10 Dec.

#5 cents for 1914

Calcutta

4.90 July | 4

April

434

44 67% for year ending 28,2.06

Deiren

Harbin

Backow

9 all

Jan.

Nov,

Kosalais

June 35

Aug.

$1.50 for year ending 31,7,14

Kobe

b. 400,000 $10

Dec.

670

30 ots. for 1914.

Klao-Yang London

想我

60,000 $10 6,500 $25 60,000 $10

all 49

Jan. 36

Nov.

441

$2.00 per share for 1914

Loc

Sydoby

all 217 July

174

Deo. 185

184

Interim of $2 account 1915

Interim 1 for year ending 30.6.15

៥ជនន

owing to the high rates of freight Kailan Mining Admin'tion...30- and the Automp holidays in Raub Australian Gold Min-$3.30 b.

all business by China

..374 ing Co., Ld...

..31/6 native dealera was temporarily Tronoh Mines Ltd. suspended. The season for cor- Ural Caspiani....................39/- sidering next year's OOD- tracts is now apprraching but we foresee many difficulties

F'kong & K.W. & G. Co., Ld....$79)

in coming to terms on account of 'kong & W'poa D. Co., Ld. $86 the fluctuations in exchange and S'hai Dock & Eng. Co., Ld....00h the difficulty in securing freights. S'hai & H'kew W. Co., Ld....90 The coal market in Japan is firm and steady. Fustun Coal:- No Lands, Hotels and Buildings. obange. Kaiping Cost The Anglo French Landet.94 market remains very steady and H'kong Hotel Co., Ld.....$112 it is not anticipated that any changes will occur until a little 1ter on when 1916 prices will be discussed. In the meantime freights ooptione bigh and this may have some affect on falure basinces.

Piece Goods.

'kong Land Investment Co $100 'phreys Estate& F. Co., La... $6.90 b. 180,000 $10 K'loon Land&Building Co., Ld $40 ...............t.105 Shanghai Landa West Point Building Co., Ld. $72) b. F'kong Central Estates ......$100

Cotton Mills,

Ewa Cotton S. & W. Co., Ld. $171

b. .........$91 Hongkong Cotton Co. Kung Yik......

..$15.65 b Laou Kung Mow

.90 n. Shanghai Cottons in S'hai ...t.94

Miscellaneous.

In view of the fact that the local piece goods market had a week of inactivity owing to the native holidays, it was anticipated that there would at least be a sport in prices and demand during the past week says the N. C. D. News, bus actually, alttough the tone of China Borneo Company, Ld. $104 the market has been quite firm, China Light & Power Co.,)

Ld. $4.40 88. there has tesa vory little doing

(Spec. shares) ......... outside the auctions, and at these Do. the business was of a very or-China Provt, L. & M. Co., Ld. 10 dinary nature and suggestive of Dairy Farm Company, Ld....$34

Groen Island Cement Co. Ld....11.20 hand to mouth transactions. The Hongkong Electric Co., Ld. 6443 demand for the Yangtze porta bas Hongkong Ice Co., Ld.........$188 been very small, and quantities Hongkong Rope Mig.Co., Ld...$844 required were in all cases negli Hongkong Tramway Co., Ld. 5.85 b. 325,000 5- gent. From the north there wAS rather a stronger demand, but not sufficient to produce keer and snappy bidding. There is a feeling of uncertainty prevailing over the monarchical question which makes the merchant timid se to his speculations and invest mente. Once this feeling is dis pelled and the question settled with no intercal disturbance, there is every reason to expect

June 22 25

Apr. all all 13 July 7- Feb.

b. 250,000 g.10 all 6424 Mar. 28 Deo.

Langkate. ....................................................... ...t.39 Peak Tramway Co., Ld. (Old) 8934

(New) 85 cta. b. Philippines Ld............ ..64 H. Price & Co., L..............$5 Societe des Pulpes et Papier-1

-}$20

teries du Tonkin ........ Steam Laundry Co., Ld.........$9 Union Water-boat Co., Ld. ...$16)

a good demand for piece goods, Watson and Co., Ld.............$61

2 - 788

all 6.90 Jan. 5

8.00 70 cts, for 1914

5.25 4.80x div. $10 % for 1914

Interim of. T. 1 making T. 2

8/0 19:0

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

364

25,000 $10 all 50,000 $10. $1.

1014 Jan. 914 June

99 cts. Jan. 75 cts. Dec.

80 eta.

b. 75,000 $10 · all

12,000 $10

None

$1.50 for 1910.

13,200 $50

a}}

None

Nov. 3

11.

which may also be said of other

D. Olearances have oammodities. also been rather poor, with no

8. O. Morning Post apparent reason.

William Powell, Limited.....

.86)

***...$29

RAILWAYMEN AT THE 11 buyers,

FRONT.

War statistics show that the number of railwayman with the fighting forona on eca and land is over 100,000. The following list, showing the splendid way in which they have rallied to the colours, is compiled by the Rast- way Magazine:-

London and North

Western

Great Western

Midland

North Eastern

Great Eastern

Great Northern

...15.859 13,205

Anglo Java Estates Ltd. Tis.

Linggis 14/9 buyers 15/6 sellers.

Nordanale 19-' buyers 19/6 zellor

...10.200 T/T

7,500)

WRIGHT & HORNBY,

3.00 25 ots. for year ending 35'15

f$1.00, per share for year end. Jan.

1ing $1,12,1014 2. Doo. 6.90 x div. 61 x'div. 60 cts, for 1914...

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

20,000 85 all 5.00 Juno

4 27,723 $10 all 2214 Feb. 17 90,000 $10 all 81 April 6.90

Jau. 614 Dec, 7 ¥1,000 $7 all 916

30 Juno - 92

·8,000 $25 all

Dec. 20

LATEST RUBBER QUOTATIONS. Ayer Penas (Braits) $4.80 buy- era 5.00 sellere.

Balgownies (Straits) 83,15 buy. ors · 3.20 sellers.

Changkat Serdanga (Straits) $4.90 buyers 5.05 seller.

29.

Kempas (Straits) $3.30 buyers 8.35 x div, sellare,

Malaka Findas (Straita) $1.35 buyera 1.45 sollers.

Malakoffs (Straits) 83,40 buyers 3.50 sellors.

Share and General Brokers

CORRECTED TO NOON, ODT, 8, 1915. –

Bandycrofts (Straits) 5.25 buy-

era 5.5v sellers,

Pajam (Straite) $9.15 buyers

9.25 sellers..

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

ANY SUBSEQUENT ALTERATIORS WILL BE FOUND IN "UP TO THE MINUTE SHARE MARKET NEWS." THE TELEGRAPH DOES NOT HOLD ITSELF RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE QUOTATIONS.

Belling.

...1/9 7/8 Demand ..............1/9....15/16 30 dis...........1/10 4,8004 m/s.. .1/10 1/8 4,300 T/T Shanghai.......761 2,378 Private 30 d/s sight

Lancashire and Yorkshire 5.976 60 d/s.....................1/10 3/16

North British

These figures are for July, and T/T Singapore.................78 the railwaymen are still rolling T/T Japan......87

up in hundreds,

| T/T India ................................1362

Demand India

137

EXCHANG B.

TT Bombay......... Demand Bombay...197 TIT.Calcutta ..................... Demand Calcutta ...137 Demand Manila ...8434 Nom. T/T 8an Foo &M.Y.42 7/8 Demand, New York 43

| T/T Java.............................107 1,2 |TT Marks:

Demand Germany." T/T Erancs....m..........2,49]: Demand Paris

.2,50

On Haiphong? % prem. On Baigon On Bangkokk 84+T/B62/

Buying Y 4∙m'6. L/C ..........................1/10 1/2 xfs. D/P 1/10 5/8. 6 mL/O1/10 34. 30 ds. Busy & M. 1/10 3/4 30 ds. Bun B co & N.T.44 3/8

{4 m/s. Marksistere867

4 m s.Franca..

1 6 m/s. Tran

653

Sovereign

Qo'. 8th.

811.05.nom.

Gold Leaf per OL $59.60; Bar Bilver ready...23-15/10

forward

SUBSIDIARY COINS. Discount per $100; Oliinese...20 äfs.pieces $19 7/8 Chine

Hongkong.20ofa, pieces 3934

Horiz

2.10

Established 1880.. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000| Paid-up Capital ... 30,000,000 20,000,000 Reserve Fund ...............

Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.

Branches Antung-slee

Bombay

Lichen

Testin

Agencies #1

: Hazarall

Nawchwang New York

Qink

Paki

Ryokan (Por Arthur)

Ban Francisco

Ebanghal

Tickling

Sydney

Tientals

Tokyo

Los Ang

Taingtan

Interest Allowed on Current Account.

Deposits raceirid for nad periode sa rates to be

| sbizĺned on application.

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

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.

HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.

Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund....

Reserve Liability of

Proprietors

£1,800,000

.£1,200,000

TEL. 696

BANKS

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORA

TION,

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

Sterling

£1,500,000 at 21.

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

$33,000,000

Reserve Liability of

Proprietors...815,000,001

COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landals,-Chairman, W. I.. Pattenden, Esq. Deputy

Chairman.

S. H. Dodwell, Esq. G. T. M. Edkins, Esq.

O, S. Gubbay, Esq.

P. H. Holyoak, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon, Mr. E: Shellim, CHIEF MANAGER Hongkong-N. J. Stałbj

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

Hongkong-Interest Allowed.

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

ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months. 2 per cent par

annum.

For 6 months. 3 per cent. Der

annum,

For 12 months, 4 per cont pOL.

N. J. STABB.

Chief Manager; HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

THE Business of the above.

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

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

nem.

Dopositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong; and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4. por cont, per

annum.

For the Hongkong and Shang- hai Banking Corporation,

N.J. STABB,

Chief Manager

£1,200,000 THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

INDIA, LIMITED, AV

Head Office 15 Gracechurch:

Street, London, Authorised Tapital......£1,500,000 Subscribed Paid Up Reserve Fund

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans noted, and

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

Wm. DICKSON.

Manager Hongkong, 11th April, 1919":

OPIUM QUOTATIONS.

Malwa, Now Malwa, Old #S 'Patria, Now: Patris, Ole Ведагов Benares, Ol:

Feb. 25 $9,100 per

9,200

825 par che,

1,125,00

562,500 བས་ལ་མན་། 500,000 BANKERS:

The Bank of England, Asi The London Joint Stock Bank,

Limited.. BRANCHES

Karaok

Kota Bhari

·Kuala Lumpùr

Mudraa

Bombay

Calcutta

Colombo"

Delhi- pi

Galle

Howrah

Changhai.

Penang

Hongkongy Rangoon

Kandy

200 PS HONGKONG BRANO 2,050

Every description of Banking & 8,950

“Exchange business transsote

Interest allowed on Currens counts at 2 per cent, per- BZIKUID on Daily Balances, and on Fixed Deposits at rates which may be ascertained on application,

THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Cannat he Beaten, if Equalled For Broad Cakes, Confectionery and meals with Wines & Liquorí

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