COMMERCIAL
Cotton In China.
..
The development of the cotton industry in China has of late. mosived, much attention from Me Chou Tez chi the Minister of Agriculture and Com-
who has merce,
delegat
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 1916.
SHARE REPORT.
COMPARATIVE SHARE QUOTATIONS.
SAMSALES S-SELARES
To-day's
Closing
Kimber Par. Faid
1914.
Highest
1914.
Lowest
STOCK
Taine
1915. 1915. Bechet LowENCİ,
Simon Since 14th May. 14th May,
Last Dividend
and Date
Hoss
20 Der
Bank
Marine Insurances.
$$15 sa
#
to Dow
$35 July. 700 Oct. 845 x div. 790c. div.
*268
ed a number. of experts to make investigatione into the conditions
of the varicus cotton producing
districts. According to the latest
ton growing districts in the Honan
and Shantung provinces extend
report from the Ministry, the cot-kong& Shai Banting Corp
&b 120,000 $125 Cents/10/-
to more then 16,400,000 moanton Insurance Office, L while in the provinces of Sze- chuan, Kazogtang, Kwangsi, North China Ins. Co., Ld 18214 8. Hupeh, and Obekiang, the areas
aggregate 11,100,000 mens. The Union Ins. Society of Citon,Ld#919}“ grand total of the cotton growing areas in China is 27,500,000 mous Awith an output of some 1,530,500 piculs of clean coston every year.
Yangtze Ins. Assoc. Ld.255
Fire Insurances, China Fire Ins. Co., Ld. S'kong Fire Ins Co. Ld.
Shipping.
Douglas Steamship Co. La $117 Hongkong, C. & MSS. Co,Id201
 Chinese Soda Factory.
The Chinese Minister of Agriculture and Commerce some time ago proposed the establish- ment of a large soda factory on account of all the sods used in Indo-China Steam (Combined $179 8 Navigation Co., Deferred $127 s.
Preferred $52-
China being imported from fore
ign countries, but owing to lack
of funds, the project had to be
dropped. The Minister now con- Shell Tport &Trading Co. Ld 83/-sa. b.3,797,610 £1
siders, ways the Peking Daily
Ners, that as the use of soda is
so large that the money sent out Star Ferry Company, L2................$37
al 106 Feb. 70/- Sept. 90/- x div. 82/-
/3 at 1/95/16 equal to 421 for 36 yearTM 30/6/15
ƒ Final of $4 ajo 1913. Interim
of $18 alo 1914. Final of 12). p.c. making.
25 p.c. for 1914 [Final of $20 and bonus of $5.
making $55 for 1913 and Interim of $30 for 1914
ƒ Final of $15 mak. $18 for 1913 - 1 & Int, of $3 for 1914
30 350 Dec. 10,000 $250
305
Oct-- 495 10,000 £15 £5 :45 May 133 JEUL 180
360
160:
19.400 1250 100 $47) April | 200
Oct.
$855
12,000 TO 60
210 April 19236 Jan.
995
$152 b $410 b
23,000 $100 20 8,000 $250 50
160. 395
July Feb.
140 Oct 368 April 20
152
130
$9 for 1913
395
$2% for 1913
20,000 $50 80,000 $15
all 36 Mar.
0914 Jan
99
2736 Nov. 118
93. Dec.
19
$ 60,000
Sh
- 60,000 £5
} all 79
J&D 50
Sept. 182.
95
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45 $4 for year ending 30.6.15
(Final of 40 cts. making 90 cta. for year ending 31.12.14
div.
1914, a quoted at 9 padiris HK from 19.9.15. an interim div. of 6 pm, on the combined a. paid in London 23.9.15 quoted er die in H K 11915. Interim of 2/-(Coupon No 25) 1 making 7-for 1915
($1.50 per share and borns of 40 cents per share for year ending 30*4*15
274 $3 for 1897.
B 40,000 $10
al
49
Mer. 40
Nov.
39
of Chins for its purchase is denud-
he has decided to appropriate
ing the country of silver which China S. Refining Co. L8132 could be kept in Chinese hands, Luzon S. Refining Co., La..
Refineries.
$37
20,000 $100 all
7,000 $100 all | 31
961
Feb. JAIL
70 17
Nov.
134
111
$3 for 1912
Dec.. 46
sufficient funda from a certain
source sa the initial capital for
Mining.
ing Co., Ld. Tronch Mines Ltd Cral Caspians
opening this industry Officials Kailan Mining Admin tion 30- "have already been appointed to in- Raub Australian Gold Min-
vestigate the conditions in the provinces, in preparation of open- ing up the necessary works in Hankow. It is expected that work will commence next April-P. & T_Times
Banking in Siam.
Oodowns &c.
It is extremely satisfactory says Lands, Hotels and Balldings. the Siam Observer, to know that Anglo French Landst.94 the affairs of the bankrupt Chino'kong Hotel Co., Ld............$108 Siamese Bank has been skilfully
West Point Building Co. Ld $84 E'kong Central Estates $103
conducted by the officials who 'kong Land Investment Co. $105 bare bad charge of the same. 11, Bohreys Estate& F.Co., Lâ$6.80 in only when one hea read the KloonLand&BuildingCo., Ld $40 report of the Siam Commercial Shanghai Lands Bank and the Chairman's remark at the general meeting held last week that some ides can be formed of the great efforts made
Cotton Mills. to collect the assets. It is rather a Ewo Cotton S. & W. Co. La........$145
~513; ex div. si compliment to those who handled Kung Yik the re-construction of the Siam Laou Kung Mow
1.9% Commercial Bank that their Shanghai Cottons estimate, of the recoveries from
abort. B Yangiszepous the bankruptcy in the case of the
Miscellaneous. debt to that Bank has so far China Borneo Company Id$104 proved to be so near the mark, China Light & Power Co. that the estimate of Tea
Ld. $4.80 -1,820,000 has fallen hort only by sozne Tea, 160,000, which sum it is certain will yet be recover ed and something more sleo. While re-construction estimates
50,000 $5 50,000 $1
b. 125,000 $10 b. 40,100 2
8 400,000 $10 b. 60,000 $10
Do. (Spec. shares) China Prot. L. & M. Co. La 10 Dairy Farm Company, Ld. $29 Green Island Cement Co.Ld10- Hongkong Electric Co., Ld. $43 Hongkong Ice Co. Id....$185 Hongkong Rope Mfg. Co. $31 Hongkong Tramway Co., Ld. {5 $25,000 51-
as a general rule err on the side of exaggerating probable asseta izi this instance the reverse has been the case. These good resulta obtained by the bankruptcy Langkats
officials has helped to raise the Peak Tramway Co.,LA (Old) $10 position, of the newly constructed
34 b.
6,500 $25
60,000 $10
all41 Feb. 33/6 Dec.
9 83
+
(Interim of 1/- account year
ending 30.6.15(Coupon No. 5.)
314 1 for 1909
25-h-interim a/c 1915 paid 12.7.15 37/6 1-interim 1915
68
1,000,000 £1
33/6
30,-
3.35
35/9
200,000 £1 -150,000 £1 #796,666 £1
all Ali
3.10 Jan.
1.90 Nov. $9 Feb. 19/6 Nov 55/5
21/3
#
32/5 41
Docks, Wharves and
'kong & KW. & G. Cold_$75 H.K. & W. D.Co.Là, $81 old ex r. 77 new S'bai Dock & Eng. Co.Ed. ...60 Shai & Erew W. Co., Ed
h
all 55,700 £100 all
€0,000 $50, all 89 50,000 $50
92)
b.
36,000 1. 100 all
77 60 109
73 Nov. Jan.
53 Jan.
Oct July 50 Dec. Jan $214 Dec
81 88$
57
65% 49 ex div. 9314
80
13,000 £160 £100
SA
b.
20,000 $30-50
198 July 120
Dec.. 116
50,000 $100 all
130,000 $10 All
b.
t107
b.
b.
6,000 $30 20
78,000 1,50 all
19,000 $50 10,000 $100
Jaz
Dec.
$9
All
Jan. 7 Nov.
44- Feb.
Oct
June 66 Feb. 84
11734 July 98 Kov. 111 div. 108 9M 454
es
20,000 £30
b. S.
8,000 1,100 all 40,000 1,50
175.000 1.5
all
b
60,000 $7 all
21774 July
25
all
5.90 13 July 7 Feb.
De
354 b. 250.000 g10 all
644 Mar.
28 Dec. 42
3634
h
Do
(New) 85 cts. b
Biam Commercial Bank, so that it
might be safely said that this Philippines Ld
Bank in now resting on a safe and E. Price & Co, Ld............... sare foundation. Great credit Societe des Pulpes et Papier-1
25,000 $10 al 50,000 $10
75,000 $10 12,000 $10 10
1014 Jan. 914 June 10
Q
$1
93 cta. Jan. 75 cts. Dec.
$1
80 cts.
all
4
5.
5
$1.50 for 1910.
of Directors that the Bank Union Water-boat Co., Ld. $16
is due to the Manager and Steam Laundry Co., Lider.....$34 staff and the capable Toard
teries du Tonkin
$20
13,200 $50.
all
20
20
Hone
all
5.00 June 14, Nov. 3
has been able in the beginning of Watson and Co., Lê.......................36% its new career to declare, suy
b.
dividend at all. It has declared a William Powell, Limited $53 dividend on the first half of the
year 2453 ending September 30, S. C. Morning Post,
$29
20,000 $5
27,723 $10
16 all 2214 Feb. 17 90,000 $20 all 8 April | 6.90 Dec. 6,90 z div. 61 1 div. 60 cts, for 1914
21,000 $7 all 94 Jan 614 Dec. 7
6,000 $95 ali 30 June 92 Dec. 29
LATEST RUBBER QUOTATIONS.
3.00
Jan 18
544
29
Anglo-Java Estates Ltd: Tia. Į, Ayer Panas (Straits) $9.00 buy- 17 buyers,
Balgownies (Straite) $6 buy-
eră.
012
9899 8 3 989.8889 8 8 8 7 7 8 8
138
75,000 £10 all 144 Jan. 11
30 Feb. 70
135
|
12 May
4:90 July
Jan.
39 June
6.90
Jaz 5
49 Jan. 36 Nov.
Bag | LEEN 12
July 125 May
Mar
May
Nov. Feb. 701
•
10 Dec.
April 4
7
Nov. 10.10
35, .Aug.
31
Dec.
670
39
184
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($2.50 for half year ending
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$31 for year ending 30′6′′15 45 cents for year 1914
$3 for 1914"
(Dividend off pc. for i year
1 ending 30.6.15
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