1915-10-22 — Page 11

COMMERCIAL,

Cotton.

On the Shanghaioslton market during the week a better feeling has prevailed and more business in the result, sellers being rather more willing to partat easier prices, although the yield is still only con- jectural, acme dietriste not being affected by the recent typhoon, whilst others show very morked damage, General opinion seeme to point to the crop being rather

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, CCTOBER

SHARE REPORT.

COMPARATIVE SHARE QUOTATIONS.

-NOMINAL

2,1111 R

FA-SALIS

3.—BUYERS

STOCK.

To-day's

Number Por Paid Closing of

Value Up Sharan Prices

1914.

Highest

1914.

Lowent

- 1915,

1915.

Highest, Lowel Since Blac 14th May. 14th May, 10 now 10 DOW

Last Dividend

and Date

Banks,

$830 88.

under the average. Prices realiz. H'kong& S'hai Banking Corp.)

& b.120,000 $125 all £73/10/-

855 July.

700 Oct. 845 x div. 7906, div."

ed were:Tungchow Tle. 20.00

Tls. 20.50; Fear Chops Tin, 25;

Marine Insurances.

Ordinary Shanghai and Steam Canton Insurance Omee, Ld.425 Gioned at Tla. 25 to Tla. 24.80. The latest Liverpool quotatione North China Ins. Co., Ld...t.175 show a slight reduction for Mid, American and Egyption, being 7, 18d, and 9. 80d. respectively, Bengal remaining the same at 5.

30d.

Pleco Goods.

Union. Ins. Society of C'ton,T.d.8955 #a.

Yangtzo Ins. Assoc. Ld........$250

$162

Fire Insurances, China Fire Inn, Co., Ld.

'kong Fire Ins. Co., Ld. ........$420

Shipping.

22, 1915.

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

fFinal of $4 a/c 1913. Interim

of $18 af 1914. (Interim of 12 pc. for 1914

1.

b.

10,000 $250 00 10,000 £15 £5

350 Dec. 305 Oct. 495

145 May 133 Jan. 175

360

160

12.400 1250 100 847) April 700

Oct.

1972

$855

b.l

12,000 100 60

210 April 19214 Jan.

250

225

(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

1

20,000 $00 20

160

8,000 $250 50

395

July 140 Oct. 162 Feb. 368 April

130

$9 for 1913

420

385

$27 for 1913

20,000 $50

all

36

Mar.

80,000 $15

2714 Nov, 91 2914 Jan. 22 Dec. 23

45

13

$4 for year ending 30.6.15

5.

1 60,000

£5

60,000

}

ail

79

Jan. 50

Sept. 159

96

b.

8. 3,797,610 £1

ail

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

x div.

28.

40,000 $10

all

49 Mar.

40

Nov.

39

32

+

...$37 n.

20,000 $100 all 7,000 $170 all

961

31

17

Feb. 70 Nov. 134 Jan.

111

$3 for 1912

Dec. 46

2714

#8 for 1897

Douglas Steamship Co., Ld. $89j Hongkong, C. & M.S.S. Co., La.20

The Shanghai picco goods market during the week has been a miserable disappointment, there being no life apparent in any department. The continacne cry of the native of fearing trouble has had a very depress ing effect, inquiries all round! being only for small quanti- ties. The unfavourable con- dition of the money market at the Shell Tport & Trading Co. Ld. 87/6 Yaogize porte le another reason,

while inquiries from that quarter

Indo-China Steam (Combined$159 Navigation Co., Deferred $92 Ld...

Proferred $68

are scarce, but with the prices at Star Ferry Company, Ld. ...$39

home advancing, it will be very

difficult

Refinerles.

b.

真味。

to replenish existing: stocks at anything like the prices China S. Refining Co., Ld.......$130 b. offering at the present time. Luzon 8. Refining Co., Ld.

Yuanfong auction cffered about

the tome quantity of cargo B

Mining.

last week, which was evidently Kailan Mining Adminition...30/- in CICONA of the demand. Raub Australian Gold Min $3.40 Black Italiane withered three ing Co., Ld.... quarters of a mace while whites Tronoh Mines Ltd. and greys were down a quarter of Ural Caspiana........... 39

Docks, Wharves and Godowns &c.

a mace, bidding generally being alack. A slighty better feeling prevailed at Kangping auction 'kong & K.W. & G. Co., Ud....$81 and prices were with difficulty 'kong & W'pra D. Co., Ld....188 h. maintained. Ewo put up a mach S'hai Dock & Eng. Co., Ld...GOL smaller quantity than usual, but | S'hai & Il'kow W. Co., Ld. ...90 even then buyers were low and bidding lifeless, tome lote being withdrawn.

I kong Hotel Cc., Tab.............

#kong Land Lovestment Co $100 H'phreys Estate& F. Co., Ld.. $7 K'inonLand& Building Co., Ld $40 Shanghai Lands ................105

West Point Building Co., Ld. $725 H'kong Central Estatos...$100

Bombay Piece Goods. Thore has been a better feeling in the Bombas piero-zonda mar- ket, chiefly caused by the sharp and continuous rise in the value of raw material and the cal rates of few well known ekope advanced by five annas par piece daring the week ended September 25. Gray cloths show liitle act- ivity, but sales of cheaply taught Japanese makes have been rande in good lines, at prices which are lucrative to dealers. The do- mand for bleached goods is still unsatiefoetory, but there has been speculative buying among dealers, in anticipation of an improvement Do.

Colton Mills.

Ewo Cotton S. & W. Co., Ld. $172) b. Hongkong Cotton Co. $9.40 sa. Kung Yik...

$15 b. 84 Laou Kung Mow Shanghai Cottons in S'hai...t.92

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a

00

25

605

Final of 40 cts. making 90 ots.

1 for year ending 31,12.14

6 p.o, on p. z. & 3p.o, on d. s. for year 1014, shares quoted ex 2. p.c. diy in 'kong from 29.9,15. an interim div, of 6 pc. on the combined shares raid In London 23.9.15

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

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

interim s/c 1915 paid 12.7.15 1- interim 1916

Tls. 3 for year ending 30.4.15 Tla. 5 for 1914

Tla. 634 for year ending 20.2,14

($2.50 for half year ending 1306-15

$31 for year ending 30'6'15

Dividend of 6 p.c. for year

ending 30.6.15

$2 for half year ending 30.6.15 14.09 for 7 months ending 31,12,14

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

(Dividend of Ts. 7 for year

1 ending 30*6*15

F.

1,000,000 £1

all

414-

Feb. 33/6 Dec.

33/6

30/-

b.

.314

9.

n.

....28/-

n. cum div. 796,666 £1

200,500 £1 160,000 £1

all ail all 56/6

3.10 Jan.

1.90 Nov.

4

3.60

39/- Feb.

19/6 Nov. 21/3

32/6

32

b.

ນ.

€0,600 $50 b.

ail $9 40,000 $50 all 77 6,700 t. 100 all GO

100 38,600 t. 160 all

Jan. 73 Jan. 53 July 50 Dec. Jan.

8216

Nov. Oct.

20

68

$3.50 for year 1914

8G

57

$3 dividend for year 1914

634 49 ex div.

Dec.

9316

80

1

lands, Hotels and Buildings. Anglo French Lands..

1.94

.....$112

n

13,0 1.00 1,100 20, $50 50

94

94

July 120

IT

H.

b.

b.

п.

reco $100 all

al 150,000 $10

€0 $50 80

Hil 78/40 1.50 12,500 $30 all 73 10,000 $100 all

98 7

128

19734 July Jan. 914

71 45 Jan. 44

Feb. 40

Dec. 69

Oct. 106

Juno 66 Feb.

Dec.

116

112

Nov. 111 xdiv,

108

Nov.

6.10

40

45 cents for your 1914 $3 for 1914

101

70

100

100

I

1.

2000 1,50 all 138 125140 $10 oll £14 16V 10 all 141

800 t.140 all 40,00 2.50 oll

D

135

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

May 180

152

June 9.30

7

Tie. 12 fer year ending 31°30′14 50 cents 317*08

NOT. **** 1334 Mayt 10 b. 86 Nov. 105

96

b.

40/60 $9

b

b.

b.

10,000 $5 50,000 $1 15,00 $10

40,000 4000 $io

all

all all all

12

May

10

4.00 July 4

6 39

b. 60,000 $10

all

b. b.

6,400 $25 604 £0 $10 all

Jan. 7 June 35 Jan. 5 Jan. 36

174 Dec. 25 June 22

34 Apr.

Dec. 10

April 44

Nov. 10.10 Aug. 34

10

85 cents for 1914.

8.00

34

Dec. JI

6.70

Nov. 44)

39

190

184 25

8. 325,05/- all

13-July 7 Feb.

t.39

260.000 .10 all

6414 Mar. 28 Dec.

42

3634

b.

..$5

$20

b.

...$61

11.

b.

25,000 $10 all 1014 Jan. 94 June DC,000 $10

$1. 93 cts. Jan.

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

all 13,200 $50 20,000 $5 all 500 June | 4 27.723 $10 all 224 Feb. :17 90,000 $10 all | 8} April 6.90

21,000 $7 all

Jan. 654 914

8,000 $28 all 30 Juno 92 Dre. 29

LATEST RUBBER QUOTATIONS.

10

9

75 ets. Dec.

#1

30 cts.

4

4

Nono

5

5

$1.50 for 1910

20

20

Nono

Nov. 314

3.00

16

6

29

Miscelaneous.

China Borneo Company,Ld, $101⁄4

Ld. § 34.85

China Light & Power Co.,)

(Spec. shares)

in local values. The position of China Provt, L. & M. Co., Ld. 9.90 goods of local make continues to Dairy Farm Company, Ld.$323 s. x div. improve and rales have been Green Island Coment Co. Ld.... 10.85 made at advancing rates. It is Hongkong Electric Co., Ld. $45 reported that a leading mill has Hongkong Ice Co., Ld..........$190 unloaded at a sacrifice some 3,000 Hongkong Rope Mfg. Co., Ld...834 bales of shirtings and long-cloth, Hongkong Tramway Co., Ld. (5.70 out of its large holding.

Langkate

Do

£3,307.975. The total gold output of the mines of the Tranevaal for the month of August amounted to 749,572 oze. for the Witwatere- rand district, and 29.101 cza. for the outside distriate, the total being 778,783 oze, of a value of £3,307,075. This is an increase of 8,408 czs, in weight and £35,717 in value compared with the pre- vions montb. The number of William Powell, Limited... natives employed at the end of August by members of the 8. C. Morning Poet.......... $29 Witwatersrand Native Labour Association and Contractors wAR; At gold mines, 190,865; at coal minns. 9,943; being a total of 206.809, showing an increase of 13,635 as compared with the end of July.

Peak Tramway Co., Ld. (Old) 89}

(Now) 85 cts. b.

.$4 b.j

Philippines Ld....... H. Price & Co., Ld..... Societe des Pulpes et Papier-1

teries du Tonkin.......

Steam Laundry Co., Ld.........$3

Union Water-boat Co., Ld. ...$16) 1. watson and Co., Ld.............$61 b.

Trade Opportunities. At the annual meeting of the Indian Merchant Chamber at Bombay, on September 26, the Hon. Sir Fazulbboy Currimbboy said that, regarding trade opport- unities caused by the war, people: should help the Government by offering practical schemes, but it Was Cesential that the Government beforehand should explain their position and attitude regarding industries which may have to face German and Austrian competition after the war and which have to Veless face Japan' at present. something was done the whole of the enemy trade would be taken up by Japan.

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11 buyers.

Auglo Java Estates Ltd. Tls.

Linggis 14/0 buyers 15/6 sellers.

Nordanale 19/- buyera 19/6 goller",

WRICHT & HORNBY,

#

Solling.

Ell 6.90

49 21716 July

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Ayer Panas (Straits) $4.80 buy-1 ers 5.00 sellers,

Balgownies (Straits) $9,15 buy- ors 3.20 sellers.

Changkat Serdanga (Straits) $4.90 buyers 5,05 sellors.

Share and General Brokers

44 6% for year ending 28 .2,06

70 cts, for 1914

$1.25 for year ending 31.7.15 50 cts. for 1914.

$2.00 per share for 1914

Interim of $2 account 1915 Interim$1 for year ending 30.6.15

5.90 4.80 x div. {$10% for 1914

Interim of T. 1 making T. 2

afc 9:3

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

23 cts. for year ending 31515

$1.00, per share for year end-` Jan. 18

1ing 31,12,1914 Dec. 6,90 x div. 6† xdiv. 60 ctą, for 1914-

(50 cta. on old shares and 25 Dec. 7

cts. on new year shares for year ending 30.6.14 $1.50 for 1914

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

Malaka Findas (Straits) $1,35 buyers 1.45 sellers.

Malakoffs (Strait:) $3.40 buyers 3.50 sollers.

Sandy crofts (Straits) 5.25 buy- ors 5.50 sellors,

Pajam (Straits) $9.15 buyers 9,25 sellers.

6. Des Vœux Road Central; Tel. address, Rectitude.

CORRECTED TO NOON. BOT. 22, 1935.

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.

T/T.......................1/9 13/16 Demand.....1/9 7/8 30 dis..............1/9 15/16 60 đ/s....

..1/10

77

4 m/B.......urélie ..3/10 1/16 T/T Shanghai.. .............. Private 30 d/a sight T/T Singapore........772 T/T Japan............85 T/T India ................................136. Demand India ......136)

EXCHANGE..

T/T Bombay una Domand Bombay ...19614 T/T Caloutta

Demand Calcutta ...1961/ Demand Manila ...844 Nom. T/T8an F'co &N‚Y.421/2 Demand, New York 42 5/8 T/T Java................................107:1/8 TT Marke... Demand Germany... T/T Franca............2.50 Demand Paris*2,51

On Haiphong.......71% prem. On Saigon...... On Bangkok..... 84, 9/4...

Buying. 4 m/s. LO

..1/10 7/16 [4 m.s. D/P.........................1/10 9/16

6 me. L/O ............1/10 11/16 30 ds, 8'noy & M.. 1/10 11/16 30 ds. San F'co & N‚Y44 4me. Marks. Nom. 4 m/s.Franos.........2.614 6 m/s. France.

663

Oct. 22nd.

Gold Leaf per oz. ·$59.50 Sovereign .............................$11.15 poz. Bar Bilver. ready...23 3/4

forward

SUBSIDIARY COINS.

Discount per $100:- Chinese...20 cts.pleces #20 1/2 Chinese...10

$20 1/2 Hongkong,20 cts. pieces 10 is |Hongkong 10

$10 1/8

14

NOTICE

NY CARLSBERG BEER.

The world famed DANISH brew, for yoare known as the finest Beer specially brewed for the Far East,

IT'S PURE,

IT'S CLEAR,

IT'S CHEAP,

AND

SUITS

THIS

CLIMATE IN

ANY KIND

OF

WEATHER

ORISEENG BELE

ÎY CARLSBE COPENHALEN

IT'S

BREWED

BY

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

BANKS

WHYTE.

TEL. 636

BANKS

INTERNATIONAL BANKING HONGKONG & SHANGHAL

CORPORATION.

HEAD OFFICE:

60,Wall Street, New York. LONDON OFFICE:

36, Bishopsgate, E.C.

BRANCHES :—

HOMBAY. LONDON. |CALCUTTA. MANILA.

CANTON. CEBU.

PANAMA.

PEKING.

COLON. SAN FRANCISCO. HANKOW, SHANGHAI. HONGKONG. SINGAPORE. KOBE. YOKOHAMA

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

(U.S. Gold) $7,370,000 All kinia 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

LIMITED.

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

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

#+

Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,

Branches Antung-sin

Hombay Calcutta Changcheo

Datren Fanaticn

Hubla

Hankow Honolula Koba

Lino-Yang Londer

Lyons

Sydary

KL

Tsinanfa

Agencies at Nagasaki Newchwang New York Osaka

Pakin Ryolun (l'or Arthur) San Franciico Sbenght! Hyduty Tiebling Tientsin

Tokyo

Los Angeles Tringt Timanfa

interest Allowed on Current Account. Deporks received for Gred periods si catea to be obtained on application.

EISHI ONO, Manager, Hongkong, 21st October, 1915.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1859.

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

E

BANKING CORPORA.

TION,

Paid-up Capital .........$15,000,000

RESERVE FUNDS:

Sterling

£1,500,000 at 27-

-$15,000,000

Silver...$18,000,000.

Reserve Liability of

Proprietors...

$93,000,000

815,000,00€

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

Chairman,

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

Q. B. Gubbay, Esq.

F. A. Holyoak, Esq.

J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E: Shallim, CHIEF MANAGER Hongkong-N. J. Statb 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, 21 per cent. pers

annum.

.annum,

For 6 months. 3 per cont. por:

AaDum. For 12 months, 4 per cent per-

N. J. STABB.

Chief Manager, HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

THE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI · BANKING CORPORATION

Rulee may be obtained on ag plication.

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

num

Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghaf Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT et d per cent. per

annum

For the Hongkong and Shang- hai Banking Corporation,

N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.

Head Office 15 Gracechurch Street, London. Authorised Capital ......£1,500,000 Subscribed " Paid Up

***** 1,125,000 Reserve Fund

562,500 500,000

BANKERS: The Bank of England. The London Joint Stock Bank, Limited. BRANCHES

Proprietors...................£1,200,000

Bombay FOREIGN EXCHANGE and

Calcutta Colombo General Banking business trans-

Delhi acted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS open Hongkong

Galle ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re

Howrah ceived for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on. application.

Wai. DICKSON,

Manager Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. I

Kandy

Karachi Kota Bharu Kuala Lumpu

Madras1

Penang

:Rangoon

Bhanghai

Singapora

HONGKONG BRANCH. Every description of Banking & Exobank business transacted: Interest allowed on Current Ac ootints at 2 per cent, per annur on Dally Balances, and on Fire THE ALEXANDRA CAFE | Deposita zë rates which may i Cannot be Beaton, if Equalled ascertained on application, For Bread Cakes, Conteoticners

and meals with Wines & Laguore.

GCHAMPRIN

Acting Manager,