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COMMERCIAL,

Shanghal Yarn,

The local yarn market during the rock has been practically dead. Tranenctions have been done in 16's of Two Tiger at Tle. 104, and Watermoon at Tle, 108, and 20's at Tis. 110 and Tls, 111, but it is reported that these DIÐ only resales and not first hand traceactions,

Sugar for Great Britain.

It is generally admittel that the time is not yet ripe for the discussion in Parliament of such a queation se the future of the British cane sugar industry, im-

Banks.

H'kong& S'hai Banking Corp.

Marine Insurances, Canton Insurance Office, Ld.425 North China Ins. Co., Ld.....175

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1918,

COMPARATIVE

REPORT.

SHARE QUOTATIONS.

S-FEIILES > Am Salis

B-BUYERS

-NOMINAL

To-day's

STOCK.

Closing

Prices

Nambar *! Sharon

Par Pald Value Up

1914,

Highest

1914.

Lowest

1915. 1915.

Highest, Lowest,

Since Since 14th May. 14th May.

Last Dividend and Date

10 now

to now

$830 Ba.

& b.120,000 $125. all £73/10)-

855 July.

700 Oct. 845 x div. 790 c. div.

·ន

£2/3 at 1/9 5/16 equal to $24.21 for 4 year 30/6/15

Final of 84 a/o 1913. Interim

of $18 a/c 1914.

NOTICE

NY CARLSBERG BEER.

The world famed DANISH brew, for years known as the flaest Boor specially brewel for the Far East.

IT'S PURE:

IT'S CLEAR,

IT'S CHEAP,

AND

SUITS

THIS

·NCEPISSING BEES

CLIMATE IN

MY CARLSBERG

10,000 $250

10,000 £15 £5

350 Dec. 305

145 May 133

Oct.

425

Jan.

175

360

160

Interim of 12 p.o. for 1914

12,400 1250 100 847 April 700

Oct.

$972

1855

12,000 $100 50

210 April 192 Jan.

£50

225

(Final of $20 and bonus of $5 making $55 for 1913 and Interim of $30 for 1914 Final of 815 mak, $18 for 1913

& Int. of $3 for 1914

ANY KIND

20,000 $100 20 8,000 $250 TO

IGO

July 140 Oct.

162

130

$9 for 1913

395

Feb, 368

April

420

385

$27 for 1913

на.

20,000 $50 80,000 $15

all

36 294 Jan.

Mar. 2714 Nov,

Dec.

60,000 60,000

£5

}

all 79

Jan, 50

Sept.

159

8. 3,797,610 £1

all 106 Feb. 70-

40,000 $10

all

Mar. 40

Nov.

Sept. 90/- div. 82!-

x div.

...$371⁄2 n.

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

96)

Feb. Jan.

Nov. 134 70

Dec. 17

111

$3 for 1912

$3 for 1897

| COPENHAGEN,

IT'S BREWED

NY CARLSBERG

BREWERIES -

COPENHAGEN DENMARK

AND IS OF BONA FIDE

DANISH ORIGIN

Yangtze Ins. Assoc. Ld.......$250 b.

......$162 Chinn Fire Ins. Co., Ld.

'kong Fire Ins. Co.. Ld.......8420

Fire Insurances,

Shipping.

Fortant as it is, but nevertheless Unior. Ins. Society of Uton,Ld.#955 m. those intimately concerned in the welfare of the sugar-growing Colonies cannot fail to look for- word to the possibilities of a bright fatore el ould preferential treatment for British sugar be secured after the War. Sogar factories cannot be erected in a few daye, and although in the present state of the money market| it is improbable that capital will be forthcoming as yet for the development of fresh angar- growing areas, a good deal can be done to pave the way for the inauguration of new schemes. A Shell Tport & Trading Co. Ld. 87/- despatch has been issued by the

West India Committee asking the

Douglas Steamship Co., Ld. $89 Hongkong, C. & M.S.S. Co., Ld.19)

Indo-Chinn Steam Combined8153 n. Navigation Co., Deferred $92 n. Ld............

Preferred $68

Governments of sugar-growing Star Ferry Company, Ld. ...$39

colonies what openings there are

for the extension of the industry,

Refineries,

and the replies should prove China. Refining Co., Ld.......$130 sa. particularly useful. It bag al- Luzon S. Refining Co., Ld.

ready been shown that in British

Guiaca alone more than enough

Mining.

Australian Geld Min-$31 ing Co., Ld.

Tronoh Mines Ltd.

$4 for year ending 30.6.15

Final of 40 cts, making 90 cts.

for year ending 31.12.14 Gp.c. on y, z. & 3 pc, on d.

for year

1914. shares quoted ex 9 p.o. divin H'kong from 29.9.15. an interlin div. of 6 pr. on the combined aharra paid la Londop 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 year

ending 30.6.15(Coupon No. 5.)

1/2 for 1909

s., 1,000,000 £1

all 4 Feb. 33/6 Dec.

33/6

30/-

31 28-

8. 200,000 £1 160,000 £1 17.

all 3.10

Jan.

1.90 Nov.

314

all | 39/-

Feb.

19/6 Nov.

32/6

all

56/6

21/3

37/61/ interim 1915

ral Caspians........... 39 n. cum div. 796,666 £1

Docks, Wharves and Clodowns &c.

sugar could be produced to meet Kailan Mining Admin'tion...30/- the annual consumption in the Roub United Kingdom, giten favour- able conditions as to immigration and Market prices. Nor does the Bugar question concern the West Indies only. It has been official- ly reported that, given a

pre ference in the bome market, the arra under sugar aruld be very materially increased in Mauritias and Fiji, while the possibilities of Nigeria na a source of sugarlands. Hotels and Buildings. supply are well worthy of careful Anglo French Lands...t.94 investigation.

British Trade with China. It appears from gares publish- ed by the Board of Trade that British exports to China during the firet six monthe of the current year, valued at £4,059,000, were leen than half those of the corres-

'kong & K.W. & G. Co., L.d.... $8134 b. 'kong & W'pon D. Ca., Ld. ...7884 Shai Dock & Eng. Co., I.d....60 S'hai & H'kew W. Co., Ld. ...90

H'kong Hotel Co., Ld....................112

'kong Land Investment Co #169 H'phreys Estate& F. Co., Ld...37

'loon Land& Building Co.. Lil $40 Shanghai Lands

...........1.105

Weet Paint Building Co., 1.4, $72) H'kong Central Estates......$100

Cotton Mills.

Ewo Cutton S. & W, Ca., Ld. $172 . Hongkong Cotton Co. Kung Yik

I nou Kung Mow Shanghai Cottons in S'hai ... 1.91

ponding period of 1014. British impo 1, on the other hand, show a corresponding increase, a is the case with other countries with which Wa aro carry ing on war trade. Britain in- ported from Chins in the first half of last year caly £1,977,000 worth China Borneo Company.Ld. $104 b. of goods, and in 1913 £2,149,000 Chins Light & Power Co.,

Po.

Miscellaneous.

5835

ཨྰཿ་ངg

1-interim a/c 19:5 paid 12.7.15

$3.50 for year 1914

$3 dividend for year 1914 63 49 ex div. Tls. 3 for year ending 30.4.15

80 Tls. 5 for 914 9312

Tis. 66 for year ending 29.2.14

1$2.50 for half year ending 1 30'6-15

$3 for year ending 30'6'15

45 cents for year 1914 $3 for 1914

(Dividend of 6 p.c. for your

Dividend of Tls. 7 for year

ending 30'6'15

€0,000 $50

all

Jan.

50,000 $50

all

Jan.

55.700 t. 340 all

36,000 t. 100 all

July 50 Jan. 82% Dec.

Nov. Oct, Dec.

R11

13.000 1.100 t,100) 20,000 $50

21.

ዩ

50 128

Deco $100 all 120,000 $10

July 120 Dec.

94 116

112

all

914

11714 July Jan.

6,000 800 20

Jan.

Nov 11 zdir. 108

6.10 Nov. 44 Feb.

700 1.50 ali

Dec.

Cet.

106

101

1 ending 30.6,15

19,000 $30

all

June

Feb. 66

10,000 $100 all

100

$2 for half year ending 30.6.15 $4.09 for 7 months ending 31.12.14

20,000 1,50

all

138

July

May

180

152

Tle. 12 for year ending 31°10'14

$9,40 sa. .815 b.' .84

125.000 $10

all

874

Mar.

June

9.30

50 cents 317:08

13.000 t.10

all

141

Jan.

Mor.

1334

800 1,100 all

110

Feb.

May 89

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

40.00 £50 all

135

Feb.

Nov. 105

10,000 $10

all | 12

May 10

all

all 4.90 July14 20,000 $5 50,000 $1

Jan. 15, 00 $10

7 June 39

35 40,000 71

Jan. 400,000 $10 all 6.90

5 all 49 0000 $10

Jan. 36

174 all 6,300 $25

21714 July 25

22 G0,000 $10 325,000 5/-

10 Dec.

April 434

85 cents for 1914

Nov.

10.10

Aug.

Dec.

6 70

Nov.

Dec. 190

184

June

Apr.

34)

5.90

.1.38

b. 200,000 g.10 all 6424 Mar. 28

Dec.

3634

(Now) 85 cts, b.

..$4

25,000 $10 50,000 $10

all 10 Jan. 94 $1. 93 cts. Jan.

June

75 cts. Dec.

80 cts.

75,000 $10

..$5

12,000 $10

all 10

None

$1.50 for 1910

$20

13,200 $50

all

None

Nov.

314

3.00

Jan.

L.d. $4.85

b.t (Spec. shares)....

b. China Provt, L. & M. Co., Ld. 9.90 Dairy Farm Company, Ld.$32) s. x div. Green Island Cement Co. Ld....104 Hongkong Electric Co., Ld. 45 Hongkong Ice Co., Ld..........$190 period Hongkong Rope Mfg. Co., Ld...$34

worth, while in the January-Jane war period we purchased goods to the extent of £3,924,000. These figures, of course, do not icclude Hongkong trade. Our exports to that port, saye the L. and C. Ex.

the Preas, in

Bamo

were £1,040,000, against £2,243,- Hongkong Tramway Co., Ld. (5.60: 000 last year, and our importa

rose to £463,000 from £370,000, Langkate

Oar Far Eastern Ally, Japan,

sent na goode to the value of Peak Tramway Co., Ld. (Old) $94 £4,537,000 in the first half of this

Philippines Ld...

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

teries du Tonkin Steam Laundry Co., Ld.........$31

year, compared with £2,047,000 in 1914, while our exports to that country in the seme period were £2,220,000, against £5,146,000 last year. Our imports from the Straite Settlements during the six Union Water-boat Co., Ld....$16) months resohad the high figure of Watson und Co., Ld....................................$6) £0,821,000, av inorasan of two

and a half millions over last year. William Powell, Limited: .....$6] Exports to the colony, valued at

£1,739,990, fell by £872,000. 8. C. Morning Post ...........$29 Imports from the Federated Malay

"States amounted to £1,880,000 in

the ball year, as against E1,238,-

Anglo Java Estates Ltd. Tls.

000 last year, and exports were 11 buyers. £341,000, against £716,000. I

Linggie 14,9 buyers 15/6

may be noted that our purchasca sellers.

rom Java, consisting largely Nordanals 19/- buyers 19/6

of sager, rose from £1,176,000 in sollers,

the first two quarters of 1914 to £5,733,000 this year, Sugar. accounts for something over two millions of this advance. From this United Kingdom Java tok In this period £2,448,000 worth of gcode, against £3,226,000 worth

in the previous year. Our im-

porta from Siem rose tɔ £919,000

in the period under review from

£352,000 in the orresponding T/T

WRICHT & HORNBY,

اله

EEEE EEE

all 13 July 7 Feb.

414 6% for year ending 28 .2.06

8.00 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

4.80 x div | $10% for 1974

20,00 $5 all 500 June 2214 Feb. 8 April 6.90 Dee, 6.90 xdiv.

Interim of T. 1 making T. 2

a/o 1913

70 cts. on fully paid shares and

7 cts. on $1 paid shares for

year ending 30.4.15

25 cts. for year ending 31'5'15

($1,00, per share for year end. 1ing 31,12,1914

div. 60 ats, for 1914

b. 90,000 $10

П.

21.000 $7

6,910 $25

27.723 $10 all all

914 all

30 all

Deo. Jan. 64

June 92 Deo. 29

Ayer Panas (Straits) $4.80 buy- ora 5.00 sellers.

Kempas (Straits) $3.30 buyers 3.55 x div. Bellors.

LATEST RUBBER QUOTATIONS.

Balgownies (Straits) $3.15 buy- ers 3.20 sellers.

Changkat Serdange (Straits) $4.90 buyers 5,05 sellers.

Malaka Pindas (Straits) $1.35 buyers 1.45 sellers,

Malakoffs (Strait:) $3.40 buyers 13.50 sollers.

Share and General Brokers

50 cts. on old shares and 25 cts, on new year shares for your ending 30,6.14 $1.50 for 1914

Sandycrofts (Straits) 5.25 buy- ere 5.50 sellers,

Pajam (Strails) $9.15 buyers 9,25 Bollore.

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

DORRECTED TO NOON. OOT. 25, 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.

Selling.

...........1/9-15/16.

six months of 1914, while exports Demand................1/10 to that country, valued at £450,- 30 dis ..................1/10 1/16

Alle by £131,000. It will 60d/s..

......1/10 1/8

athered from there figares 4m/..........................1/10 3/16 ge portion of the £53, T/T Shanghai.........77

Private 30 dla sight

increase in our importe T/T Singapore......781% or the first hilf" of "1915 la con- T/T Japan...851- tributed by our Far Eastern trade. TFT India.......136)

Demand India ......137

EXCHANGE.

T/T Bombay Demand Bombay....137.......

T/T Calcutta emas, Demand Caloutta...137 Demand Manila ...8494 Nom. T/T8an F'co & N.Y.421/4 Demand, New York 42 3/8 TT Java...............107. 8,8 T/T Marka... Demand Germany..... T/T Francs............2.52 Demand Paris....2,52

On Halphong. On Saigon On Bangkok.....

71% prom mem

..8434

Buying. 14 m/s. L/C 1/10 9/16 14 m/s. DP1/10 13/16

6 m/s. L/C 1/10 13/16

30 dis. S'ney & M. 1/10 13/16

30 d/s. Ban F*co*&•N;Y#3}][{

4 m/s. Marks..../.......Nom. - AN

14 m/s.Franos.........2.63

6 mja. France.........« .--%68

Oct. 25th,

Gold Leaf per oz. $59.50 Sovereign....... $11.20 nom. Bar Silver, ready...23 7/8

forward

SUBSIDIARY COINS.

Discount per $100:- Chinese...20 cts/pieces $20 3/8 Chinese...10.- ..$20 3/8 Hongkong.20 ts. pieces$10 1/8 Hongkong 10

$10 1/8

WEATHER

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

DONNELLY AND WHYTE.

BANKS

INTERNATHISAL BANKING

CORPORATION

HEAD OFFICE:

60, Wall Street, New York. LONDON OFFICE: 36, Bishopsgate, E.C. BRANCHES :---- ROMBAY, LONDON, CALCUTTA MANILA. CANTON. CEBU.

PANAMA.

PEKING.

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

YOKOHAMA

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

(U.S. Gold) 97.370,000 All kinds of FOREIGN & LOCAL BANKING BUSINESS transacted.

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

N. S. MARSHALL.

Manager. Hongkong, 22nd Oct. 1914

THE

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,

LIMITED.

Established 1880.

Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000

Reserve Fund

TEL. 636

BANKS

HONGKONG & SHANGHA

BANKING

TION,

CORPORA

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

Sterling

£1,500,000 at 21-

-$15,000,000

Silver ...$18,000,000

$33,000,000

Rosorve Liability of

Proprietore..$15,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS.

| Hon. Mr. D. Landale.—Chairman, W. I. Pattenden, Esq. Deputy

Chairman.

9. H. Dodwell, Esq. G. T. M. Edkins, Esq. C. S. Gubbay, Esq,

P. H. Holyoak, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E: Shellim. CHIEF MANAGER Hongkong-N, J. Stalt MANAGER Shanghai-A. G. Stephen, London Bankers-London County and Westminster Limited.

Hongkong-Interest Allowed. On Current Account at the rat of 2 per cent per annum on the daily balance. -

ON FIXED DEPOSITS.

For 3 months, 2) per cout, per,

annum.

For 6 months. 31 per cent DAY.

annum. For 12 months, i per cent per

annum,

N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager:.

Paid-up Capital 30,000,000 HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

20,000,000.

***

Head Office. YOKOHAMA,

Brancbn Autung-Halep Bombay Calcutta Changshga

Dalan Tenpins Harbin

Agencies at Hugasaki Newchwang New York Osaka

Pakin Ryoing (Por Arthur) San Francisco Shanghal

Bydney Withling

Hankow Honolulu Kebe

Elao-Yang Landan

Tientsia

Lyons

Томуа

Sydney

Los Angeles

Alogies

Tsinanfu

Talomas Tipan(u

Interest Allowed on Comment Account. Deposits received for fand perioda si razen zo be chiafoed an application.

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

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND

OHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1858.

Zadar b

HEAD OFFICE.-LONDON.

HE Business of the shore THE

Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

Rules may be obtained on ap- plication.

INTEREST on deposits is al lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $31 per cent. per an

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 cont. 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

1,125,000

Paid Up

Reserve Fund

PRO

***

562,500 500,000

BANKERS: The Bank of England.

Paid-up Capital .........£1,200,000) The London Joint Stock Bank,

Reserve Fund... ....

...£1,800,000

Reserve Liability of

Proprietors ........£1,200,000

Bombay FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Calcutta General Banking business trans- Colombo sated.

Delhi

Limited.

BRANCHES

Kárachi

Kota Bharu

Kuala Lumpu Madres

CURRENT ACCOUNTS open Galle ed and FIXED DEPOSITS Hongkong celved for 1 year or sporter periods Howrah at rates which will be quoted on Kandy application.

Wi. DICKSON.

Manager Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. [

THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Cannot be Beaten, if Equalled For Bread Cakes, Cón!cdlitberr andmeals with Wines & Liquory.

Penang

Rangoon

Shooghai

Bingapore

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

Interest allowed on Currens AO, counts at 2 per cent, per annum on Daily Balances, and on Fizei Deposite at rates which may be ascertained on application.

1915-10-25 — Page 11

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