1915-10-15 — Page 11

COMMERCIAL,

Cotton Yara Going up.

Bombay, Septemberlutb.-The. recent rise in the prices of cotton has given a spurt to the yarn trade in Obins, Prices of yera have recently considerably gone up simultaneously with the in- cresse in demand. This bas scoured a fair margin of profit for Indian Mills. On the other hand, there is great depression in the oloth market, This has been

accentuated by the abso; ee of rajo

`THE "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1916,

SHARE

REPORT.

COMPARATIVE SHARE QUOTATIONS.

NOTICE

NY CARLSBERG BEER.

The world famo3 DANISH brew, for years known as the finest Bear specially brewed for the Far East,

B-SELLINE ZA-SALIS

F-BUYERS

N.-NOMINAL

To-day's

STOCK.

Closlog

of

Number Par Paid Bhara

Value Up

1914.

Highest

1914.

Lowest

Prices

1915. Highest. LowMt, *Aface Since 14th May. 14th May.

to now to now

1915.

Last Dividend

and Date

Banks,

in several parts of the country.

$830 xa.

120,000 $125

A proposal has been put forward H'kong& 8'hay Banting Corp-{£73/10/-

10

by Beveral influential millowpere of Bombay to stop working half looms in each mill, so da reduce the output of cloth. This would avoid work ng short hoars. The proposal will be considered at a meeting of the Millowners' Asso ciation, to be convened next week, The Cotton Crops of Bihar

and Orissa.

Mr. G. Milne, Director of Agriculture, has issued a report, the first for 1016, on the Cotton Orop of Bihar and Orisen. The report deals with the area sowo and the prospects of the early

Marine Insurances.

IT'S PURE,

IT'S CLEAR,

IT'S BREWED

BY

ناء

855 July. 700 Oct. 845 x div. 700e, dir. ·

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

IT'S CHEAP,

AND

10,000 $250

b.

10,000 £15 £5

Xxx

350 Doc. 305

145 May 133

Oct. 425

Jan. 175

360

160

Final of $4 a/c 1913. Interim 1 of $18 a/o 1914,

UITP

12,100 $230 100

847) April 700 Oct.

$973

$855

b.

12,000 $100 80

210 April 1921 Jan.

230

225

Interim of 12 p.o: 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

THIS

CLIMATE IN

SASCEND ETEN

ANY KIND

KY CARLSBERS

TOPERMALIN

NY CARLSBERG

BREWERIES.

COPENHAGEN

DENMARK

AND

IS OF

BONA FIDE

DANISH ORIGIN

$162 b. ..$420 I

20,000 $100 30 8,000 $250 00

IGO 395

July 140 Oct. Feb. 368 April 420

102

130

$9 for 1913

385

$27 for 1913

Canton Insurance Office, Ld.427) North China Ins. Co., Ld. 1.175

Union, Ins, Society of Clon,Ld.#960_sa.

Yangtaze Ina, Assoc. Ld.......$250

Fire Insurances,

Chine Fire Ins. Co., Ld. 'kong Fire Ins. Co., Ld.

Shipping.

crop and gives a brief summary Douglas Steamship Co., Ld. $89 sa. b.

Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Ld...... Shell T'port & Trading Co. Ld. 89/-

Refineries.

B.

Combined$160 sa. Deferred $941 n. b. Preferred $67

£0

20,000 $50

all 36

80,000 $18 all 29

60,000 60,000

Mar.

Jan.

271⁄2 Nov.

22 Dec. 23

01

45

19

} all

79

Jan. 50

Sept.

15714 56

3,797,610 £1

11

i

SA. 40,000 $10

all 49

Mar.

40 Nov.

12.

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

$6 31

Feb. 70 Nov. Jan.

17 Deo.

134 46

111

$3 for 1912

274 $3 for 1897

...$38

of the progress of sowings of Hongkong, C. & M.8.8. Co., Ld 20 the late crop. The early orop is moet important in Ranchi and the Sonthal Parganas. The leas important districte are Angol Sambalpur and Mabburo.

The weather conditions have generally been favourable, Sowinge began -in normal time but have not yet Star Ferry Company, L2. ...$39)

been completed in parts of Darb- bonga and Hazaribagh. The pre- sent candition of the orop is re- China S, Refining Co., Ld.......8131 sa

In Luzon S. Refining Co., Ld. ported to be fair to good. Singhbhum and part of the Son- inal Parganas bowever the orop is not promising owing to the de- feative rainfall. The late variety in chifiy cultivated in North Bihar, Cattack, and Maobham and Singhbhum. Fair progress has been made with the sowinge of the crop. They havo not begun as yet in Cuttack, Balasore and Angul. The weather conditions for the late crop in the

Mining.

Kailan Mining Admin'tion...30/- Raub Australian Gold Min-13.40 b

.314 ing Co., Ld........ Tronoh Mines I.td.

...........31/6 Urel Caspians........... 39/- b. eum div.

Decks, Wharves and Clodowns &c.

keng & R.W. & G. Co. Ld.... 180 H'kong & W'poa D. Co., Ld. ...188 'hai Dock & Eng. Co., Ld...61 Bibar districts have been favour-S'bai & H'kew W. Co., Ld. ...90 able sa far. In Manbhum,

Singhbham and Parl the rainfall ands. Hotels and Bulldings. is reported to by short for the Anglo French Lands....... growth of the crop.

H'kong Hotel Co., Ld............3112 The area Bown with the early cotton in reported to be 43,482 aerea against 58,014 acres Bown is the correi ponding period of last year. The decrease, is due to revision of Shanghai Lands

figuren in Ranchi. Up to date] West Point Building Co., Ld. $12) 23 573 seres have been sown with B'kong Central Estates

Cotton Nils.

s.1,000,000 £1

B. 200,000 £1 aj 160,000 £1 796,666 LI

all

41-

Feb.

33/6 Dec.

33/6

30/-

all 3.10 all 39/- all 56.6

Jun.

1,90 Nov.

Fob.

19/6 Nov.

4 32/6

21/3

Laou Kung Mow Shanghai Cottons in Shai...t.92

Miscellaneous.

B. 125,000 $10

40.000 7

is due to late und deficient sin-gung Yik fall in Darbbeoga and Manblum. Damage to the Rice Crop. The recont typhoon seems to bave wrought great havoo with the rice crop in some parts of the China Borneo Company, Ld. $1014 Banyo provinces. It is reported China Light & Power Co.,

Ld. } #44 from Tomada and Kume districts,

Do. (Spec. shares) .......................... in Okayama prefecture, that the crops there have been completely China Provt, L. & M. Co., Ld. 10 rained by the typhoon, and the Dairy Farm Company, Ld....$34

Green Island Cement Co. Ld....10.10 loss is estimate at Y6,120,000. Hongkong Electric Co., Ld. #443 The farmera bave already applied Hongkong Ice Co., I.d..........$150 to the prefectural authorities for Hongkong Hope Mfg.Co., Ld...#34 Bielance, and the latter have Hongkong Tramway Co., Ld. 5.90 sa. 325,000 5)- decided to advance Y2,700,000 out of the emergency fund for

Langkate rolief purposes. Ae this money is dot available for immediate cas, however the sufferers will have to be given assistance by means of public subscriptions and other methods.

Shortage of Phosphates. Imports of phosphates having Teoreased Japanese manofacturers

of artificial manure are suffering

Peak Tramway Co, Ld. (Old) $91

Do

(New) 85 cts, b.

.$4 b. ..$5

Philippines Ld........ H. Price & Co., Ld..... Societe des Pulpes et Papier- terics du Tonkin... Steam Laundry Co., Ld.........$3}

rom scarcity. Imports from Watson and Co., Ld.....$614

August 1913 to June 1914, and rom August 1914 to June 1915, compare as follows:--

Aug,, 1913, Aug., 1914,

fo

10

Jane 1014. June 1915.

Tons. South Seas 84 005

Africa ...

124,231

Топа. 117,971 23,194

forth

America 88,851

-Total...205,787

7,073

148,238

It will be seen that imposta rom August 1914 to June 1915 how a falling-cff of 147,549 tons s compared with the correspond- ag period preceding. Moreover, he Government prohibition of be exploitation of phosphate eposits on Anganr Island, South ess, han rendered it all the more ifficult for sufficient stooke to be Foured. Manure manufacturers, berefore, have memorialised the remier, the Foreign Minister, nd the Ministers of the Navy, inance, and of Agriculture and Commrce, panking for permission Sexploit hosphate deposits on he Southciena island.

Anglo Java Estates Ltd. Tls. 11 buyers,

sellers.

Nordanals 18/- buyera 19/6 sellere.

Linggis 14/9 buyers 15/6

WRIGHT & HORNBY,

T/T

3333

བྷ༢༠ ི

الم

༔

106/- Feb. | 70/- Sept. 90/- x div, 82}-

I div.

ទន់ទង្គិ

50

ម

3| ཨཱུ;

32

$4 for your ending 30.6.15

Final of 40 cts..making 90 cte.

for year onding $1,12.14 fo po..un p. s. & 3 po, ond. & for year 1914. shares quoted er 9 p.o. dir in H'kong from 29.9.15. an interim div. of 6 p.6, on the combined sharoa pald fo London 23.9.15

Final of 5- (Coupon No 24) 1 making 7/- for 1914

[$1.50 per share and bonus of 40 cents per share for year ending 30*4*15

Interim of 1/- account vear ending 30.5.15(Coupon No. 5.) 3.60 1/2 for 1909

32/- 1-interim a/c 1915 paid 12.7.15

1 interim 1915

$3.50 for year 1914

$3 dividend for year 1914 Tis. 3 for year ending 30.4.15 Tla. for 1914

Tlo. 6 for year ending 29.2.14

52.50 for half year ending 130'6'15

$3 for year ending 30'6'15 45 conts for year 1914 $3 for 1914

Dividend of G p.c. for year

ending 30.6.15

Tia. 12 for 1913

Dividend of Tls.. 7 for year

1 ending 30'6'15

414 6% for year ending 28.2.06

8.00 70 cts, for 1914

$1.50 for year ending 31,7.14 50 cte. for 1914.

$2.00 per share for 1914 Interim of $2 account 1915 Interims for yearending30.6.15

3.25 4.80x div. $10 % for 1914

3034

4

(Interim of T. 1 making T, 2

afe 1913

(70 cts. on fully paid shares and 7 cts, on $1 paid shares for 30 cte.

year ending 30.4.15

3.00 25 cts. for year ending 315′15

($1.00, por share for year end- 10

ing 31,12,1914

(81.0

all 81 April 6.9C Dec. 5.00 xdiv. of x div. 60 ats, for 1914

Ayer Panas (8traits) $4.80 buy- ers 5.00 sollere.

Balgownies (Straite) $3.15 buy- ora 9.20 sellers,

Changkat Serdangs (Straita) $4.90 Buyore 5.05 sellors.

Malaka Pindas (Straits) $1.95 buyers 1.45 sellors.

Malakoffs (Straits) $3.40 buyers 3.50 sellers.

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

Sandycrofte (Straits) 5.25 buy- ers 5.50 zelera.

Pajam (Straits) $9.15 buyars 9.25 sellers.

Share and General Brokers 6, Des Vœux Road Central, Tel address, Reciitude.

CORRECTED TO NOON. OOT. 15, 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.

Belling,

.......1/9_15/16

30 dis ...........1/10 1/16 60 8/8...............3/10 1/8 4 m/s........... .1/10 3/16 T/T Shanghai.......77. Private 30 d/e sight T/T Singapore.....................781⁄44. T/T Japan.........87 T/T India .............13734 Demand India ......1971

Damand..............1/10

{

EXCHANGE.

T/T Bombay mun Demand Bombay :.:1374

T/T Calcutta..******* Demand Calcutta...19714 Demand Manila ...844 Nom. ¡T/T 8an F'co & N.Y.42 3/4

Demand, New York 42 7/8 T/T Java.............107 7/8 T/T Marks....BBON Demand Germany... ¡ TIT Fra006.........................2.51

Demand Paris.....9,51)

– premi

On Haiphong On Saigon.... On Bangkok... 84 1/4

Buying.

;4 m/s. L/C ...........1/10 9/16 4 m/s. D/P...................... 1/1 11/16 (6 m's. L/C ..............1/10 19/18

30 d/s. S'ney & M. 1/10 13/16 30 die. San F'co & N‚Y.44 1/4

14 m/s. Marks......................... Nam.

4 ms.Franos.........2.62 16 m/s. France...67

Oot, 15th,

Gold Leaf por oz. $59,40 Sovereign $11.05 nom. |Bar Bilvor. ready...24

forward .....

SUBSIDIARY COINS.

Discount per $100: Jhinese...20 ata.pieces #20 5/8 Chinese...10

120 3/4

Hongkong.20 ots. picoos 9 7/8 Hongkong.10

9 7/8

$

OF WEATHER

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

DONNELLY

AND

WHYTE.

BANKS

INTERNATIONAL BARKING

CORPORATION,

HEAD OFFICE:

60, Wall Street, Now York. LONDON OFFICE: 36, Bishopsgate, E.0. BRANCHES :--- ROMBAY. LONDON. QALOUTTA. MANILA,

CANTON.

CEBU.

PANAMA.

PEKING.

COLON SAN FRANCISCO. HANKOW, SHANGHAL HONGKONG, SINGAPORE. KORE. YOKOHAMA

CAPITAL PAID-UP $3,250.000

| RESERVE FUNDS............. 4,120,000

&

(U.8. Gold) $7,370,000 All kinds of ÞOREIGN LOCAL BANKING BUSINESS transactod.

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

N. 8. MARSHALL,

Manager. Hongkong, 22nd Oct. 1914

THE

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

LIMITED.

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

31

#

Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.

Brascha Antung-Hsion Bombay Calcrita Свандскио

Daires

Ventim

Harbin

Hankow

Honolula

Bisbe

Lino Yang Londen

Sydney

Tungtau

Agerçīts u Newchwang New York Q;aka Pakis Ryojua (Part Anthr

San Francisco Shanghti

Bisoner Tiabling Terata

Tokyo

Loe Anguiss

Jenyeas

Interest Allowed en Correze AcCOMAL

Deposits received for send periods at rates to be

obtained on app:lation

EISHI ONO, Manager,

1

TEL. 696

BANKS HONGKONG & SHANGHA

BANKING CORPORA

TION. Paid-up Capital..........$15,000,00€ RESERVE FUNDS:

Sterling

£1,500,000 at 21-

-$15,000,000

Silver ...$18,000,000

$33,000,000

Reserve Liability of

Proprietors...$15,000,000

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

Chairman.

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

0, 8. Gubbay, Esq.

P. H. Holyoak, Esq.

J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon, Mr. E: Shellim, CHIEF MANAGER Hongkong--N. J. Stalb 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 cont pety

annum.

For 6 months. 3 per cent. DAY

annum.

annum.

For 12 months, 4 per cent. per,

N. J. STABE.

Chief Manager. HONGKONG BAVINGS BANE

THE Business of the abors Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION Rules may be obtained on ap. plication.

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

ELM.

Depositora may transfer at their option balances of 8100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4

annum.

per cent. por

For the Hongkong and Shang. hai Banking Corporation,

N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager

Hongkong, 11th September, 1915. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1833,-

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

Proprietors .........£1,200,000

INDIA, LIMITED.

Hoad Office 15 Gracechurch Stroot, London.

Authorised Japital......£1,500,000 Subscribed

Paid Up Reserve Fund

**** 1,125,000

#

TOTA

562,500 500,000

BANKERS:

The Bank of England, The London Joint Stook Bank, Limited.

BRANCHES ---

Bombay FOREIGN EXCHANGE and

Calcutta General Banking business trans Delhi

Colombo acted.

Gallo CURRENT ACCOUNTS open Hongkong ed, and FIXED DEPOSITS re- Howrah ceived for 1 year or shorter perioda Kandy at rates which will be quoted on application."

Wm. DICKSON,

Manager Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.

THE ALEXANDRA CAFI Cannot be Beaten, if Equalloc For Bread Cakes, Confectionery and mosla with Wine & Liquors

Karachi

Kota Bharu Kuala Lumpur

Madras

Penang

Rankoon

Sharghat

Bingapore

HONGKONG BRANCH. Every description of Banking & Exchan business transacted.

Interest allowed on Current AG- counts at 2 per cent, per annum on Daily Balances, and on Fixed Deposita at raton which may be aortained on spplication. C. CHAMPKIN,

Acting Manager,

b.

00,000 $30

all

代。

G0,000 $50

all

53

88.

54.700 t. 100 all 60

B

36,000 à 100 all

109 Jan.

80 Jan. 23 Nov. RO

Jan.

861 Oct. July 50 Dec. 63 49 ex div.

9316 80 82 Dec.

ca

57

.t.94

h.

13,000 1,100 1,100 20,000 $50 50

128

kong Land Investment Co $109 H'phreys Estate & F. Co., Ld.. $7 K'loon Land & Building Co., L.d $40 1.105

11.

50,000 $160 al!

July 120

11714 July 98

Dec.

94 116

94

112

Nov. 111 div.

108

59.

150,000 $10 all

914 Jan. 7

b.

6,000 $30

45

b.

78400 150 all

b.

12,500 $50

$100

n.

98

all 73 1,000 $100 all

Nov. 71 Jan.

Fob. 44

40

Dec. 59 Oct. 106

June 66 Feb.

6.30

40

101

100

70 100

$2 for half year ending 30.6.15 $4.09 for 7 monthe ending 31.12,14

the late cotton against 25,158 Bores sown in the corresponding period of last year. The decrease

Ewo Cutton 8. & W. Co., Ld. $172) b. 59.30 b. Hongkong Colton Co.

$15 b. B.

F4

11.

20,000 1,50 all 138

ਬ ] ? 125.00 $10

814 75,000 $10 all 141 BC0 1.100 all 110 40,000 6,50

135 ull

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

May 180

12

June 9.50

7

Tle. 12 for year ending 31°10′14 50 cents 31'7'08

Nor. 17

134

1.1.20 fory car ending 30°11′14

May, Nov.

89

b.

86

105

$6

b.

(0,000 $19

b.

all

all 12

50,000 $5 All 4.90 July 4 April 50,000 $1

May 10

Deo.

10

10

85 cents for 1914

9

3.

39

Jan. 7 Juna

35

Nov.

10.10

Aug. 34

94

8. 400,600 $ic

all 6.90 Jac. 5

Dec. 11

670

b.

60,000 $10

all 49 Jan. 36

Nov. 445

b. 6,600 $20 b. 60,000 $10

21716 July

174

Dec. 190

39 184

..1.38

b.

$20

b.

Union Water-boat Co., Ld. ...$16} C.

8.1

all

Apr. all 13/- July 7- Feb.

b. 250,000 g. 10 all 644 Mar.

25,000 $10 all 10 Jan. 60,000 $10

$1. 93 cte, Jan.

75,000 $10 all 12,000 $10 10

all 13,200 $50

20,000 $5 all 5.00 June 4 27.723 $10 all 2214 Feb. 17 90,000 $10

23 June 22

341 25

28 Dec.

9 June

10

75 ets. Dec.

$

4

None

5

5

$1.50 for 1910

20

20

None

Nov. 31

Jen. 18

William Powell, Limited. ......$6)

D.

S. C. Morning Post

..$29

b

21,000 $7 all 912 Jao. 636 Deo. 7

6,000 $95 all 30 June 02 Ico. 29

6

29

LATEST RUBBER QUOTATIONS.

Kempas (Straits) $3.30 buyers 3,55 x div. sellers.