1917-05-19 — Page 11

THE HONGKONG, TELEGRA

1

SHARE REPORT.

COMPARATIVE

SHARE QUOTATIONS.

3,—MLLEM; $4-SALEF; '1—BUYERE 1.-HOMMAL,

To-day's

Closing

Prices

Number

STOCK.

of Shared

Par Paid Yalue Up

1915.

Highest

1915. 1916/7, 1916/7.

Lowest

Hiebert to Deta

LowDat to Date

Lart Dividend

and Date

$705

$123

*. 78

Banks.

H.F. & S'hai Banking Corp. 190,000 $125 all 845 Sept. 785

Indo-China (Combined

ླ

Kailan Mining Admin'tion.1,000,000 £1,all 351- April 301- Raub Australian Gold Min-

8.K. & W. D. Co. Ld.........

ཚོ¢

all 25- Doc. 32/6 Mar, 42/6 all43- April 25- Jan. 38/9

al)

85,700 1,100" all 36,000 1,100 all ·100

SATURDAY, MAY 19, 1917.

$7 & $2 bonus 1916, Paid 26/4/17. $27 for 1915. Paid 29/3/17

OILS &

MINING.—Riube

are nominal at $2.55. Tronohe ará still on cfår at 27/5. Kailana have improved to a buying quotation of 31/6, or the dividend of 1 paid on the 15th instant. Langkats are in demand et Tis.- 17.

DOCKS & WHARVES.** Bongkong and Whampoa Dooku after sales at $122 are now wsated at $123. Kowloon Wharves have seller at $80. Shanghai Docks have improved to a buying quotation of Tiw92,

LANDS, HOTELS & BUILD-

fInt. Div. of £2,3/- at ex 2/1)=

$20.54 Fin." & Bonus, .13/-INGS.We have again no sales at ex 2/43-$22.12 "making 142.66 for 1916. Paid 26/2/17. to report ander this bearing. Final of $7 making $25.a/c 1915, Hotels could be placed at $300, 1 and interm of $18 ale 1916 and Humphreyü Estetés at $6:25; Į Final Div. of 15% making 273% whilst Contrale at $99, Hong for year ending 30/6/16 - - Long Landsat $971 and Kowloon (Final of $20 and bonus of $10 Lande at $38 are all noming), making $50.00 for 1915. Int. West Points have sellers at $75). of $30 for 1916 Paid, 26/4/17, MISCELLANEOUS; – Gİ Final of $15 for 1915, and In-Island Cements have had a farther terim & for 1916. Paid 14/4/17, get back, business having ben done at $7.90, but at the close there are buyers at this rate. Low Level Trams öfter sales st $6.70 have buyers at $6.60. Electrics have been placed at $49 and $50; and there are more enquiries at the former rate. Dairy Farine have been sold at Powells are on offer at on Def: Shares at Ex. 2/4 Paid $6.50, Ropes are wanted at $27 10/5/17. making 6% on Pref: and Steam Laundries at $3.40. & 30% for Defrd: a/c 19:6. Watsons after sales, up to $8.90 (Interim of 2 for 1916 (Coupon have bayers at $6.75: Chins

27},

Lights at $4.75, Providents at 38, Borneos at $8 and Union Water boats at 816 area!! nominal.

20

17 $1.25 for yearending 31/12/16 Paid 13/9/17

[Final of 3/- on Pref: and 40-$23.

pint. Div. of $5,00, Paid 4/4/17.

($1.65 Div. and 45 cents bonus for year ending 30.4.16

$12 for 1916. Paid 31/3/17. 100 2914 $5 for 19:6. Paid 15/2/17.

Interim Div. of 1/- year end. 30/6/17. Payable 15/3/17. (Coupon 9). 1/2 for 1909

|

FORWARD SETTLEMENT DAYS. 30th May (Wednesday), 28th Jane (Thursday), and 27th Jaly (Friday).

EXCHANGE-Opens to-day at 2/43 T. T. on London; and 101;" T. T. on Singapore.. The Bank's 3ds buying rate on Shanghai is

"COMPANIES' NOTICES, MEET- ING, ETC..

1- interim making 4- for a/c | 877.

1916 paid 26/10/16 Final of 4-m'ing 5- for s/c year! ending 12/11/15 paid July 1916 (Div. of $4 & Bonus $2 for 1916, i Paid 22/2/17. «

Tle. 5 for 1916: Paid 12/3/17.

UNION WATERBOAT CO., LTD, and Redaced.Transfer

Final Div, $214, Bonus $5.00 making Books of the Company closed $11 for year 31/12/16. Pald 27/3/17 from 14th May to 14th Jane, both Tis. 7 for year ending 304.16 days inclusive. The return of Captital of $3.00 per share will be paid on and after the 29th May, 1917, on presentation of Shars Certificates for endorse" ment.

May

200

680

$350

£150

Marine insurances. Canton Ins. Office, Ld....... North China Ins. Co., 'Ld....

10,000 $250 80 | 427) 10,000 £15 180

£5

Sept. | 340 April 145

Jan.

426

Jan.

180

350

150

Д.

$870

Union Ins. S'ty of Cton, Lå

12,400 $250 100

972 Aug. 760

Jan.

$1005

$855

.ex 73#217 Yangtere Ins. Assoc. `Ld.

12,000 $100 60

280 Dec. 200 Jan.

300

217

b.

b.

$346 $325

Fire Insurances, China Fire Ins. Co., Ld.

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

20,000 $100 20 8,000 $250 60

163 420

Aug. 127) April

168

Sept. 385 Jan.

420

146 325

Shipping.

482

D.

$17.60

'kong C. & M.S.S. Co., Lḍ.

Douglas Steamship Co., Ld 20,600 $50

80,000 $15

all

104) Dec. 2834 Mar.

137

May 19

Dec. all 23

11

172

sa. & b.$169 $40

Steam Naviga- Deferred tion Co., Ld.... Preferred

60,000 60,000

}

6214 Jan.

109/-

bell Tport & Ting Co., Ld. 3,797,610 £1

all 117 58

all 94/6 June 75/;

Dec. Dec. £0 Dec. 142 Oct. #4 Aug. 55

Jan 112/6 86/6-

190

171

105.

40

$32

D.

Star Ferry Company, Ld.... 40,000 $10

Refineries. sa. $110 & 108 China S. Refining Co., Ld....

$3014 Malabon S. Refining Co., Ld.

all

3914 Oct. 23

July

41

3114

20,000 #100 all 1341 Sept. 80 14,000.P.30 all

Jan.

146

41

Miolog.

31-

Dec.

36/9

26'-

D.

$265

ing Co., Ld:.............................................

200,000 £1

all 4.40 Mar. | 2.40.

Jan.

3.35

1.20

It

27/6

Tronob Mines Ltd.

160,000 £1

27/-

D.

33-

Ural Caspians

796,666 £1

28/

DocksWharves,Codowns,&c.

1791

H'kong & K.W. & G. Co., Ld.

€0,000 $50

all £2

Oct.

April 90

.71

་་

n.

60,000 $50

90

Oct.

Mar 135

78)

b

$100

D.

1973

$6.25 $33

t80

Shanghai,

AK2 . hai Duck& Eng. Co.L

S'hai & H'kew W, Co., Ld.j lands, Hotels and Buildings. B'kong Hotel Co., Ld......... B'kong Land Investment Co. H'r breys Estate & F. Co.Ld. E'loon Land & B'ing Co., Ld.

Lande..

6314 Sept.

July

923

59

41

Dec.

April

93

73

20,000 $50

all

124

Feb.

Dec.

118

100

50,000 $100 all

114 Jan. 103 Dec.

10516

9L

150,000 $10

all

74

Jan.

July

7.10

6,000 $50

44

Jan.

Sept.

38

6,25 33

2*,000 £50

all

$7

Kar.

107

Dec

107

80

15,500 £50

all 68 Mar |·77

Dec 30

69

199

H'kong Central Estater.......

14,000 $100 all

103 Dec. 99

Jan.

103

93

Cotton Mills.

b.

t. $150

Ewo Cotton S. & W. Co., Ld..

## 1.50

all

180

July

Jan.

IST

130

b.

the 143

Rung Yik

7,00% 4.10

all

16 July 17

Feb.

161

11

sa.

t. 70

Laou Kung Mow..

,00 1.100 all

9014 Sept. 12

Jan.

81

63

t121

Shanghai Cottone.....

40,000 t.50 all

CO May. 77

Jan.

125

81

.b.

1,51

Yangtszepous **********

175.000 1.5

all 61

Miscellaneous.

$8

60,000 $19

11

Oct. 694

Apr. 2

Dec

434

May 10.35

8.00

60 cents for 1916

$4.75

Lo.

#8

b.

$23 £7.90

b.

China Light, Power Co.Ld.l .... J (Spec. shares) Chine Provt, L. & M. Co. Ld.

airy Farm Company, Ld:) Green Island Cement Co. Ld. 149 Hongkong Electric Co., Ld. $151 Hongkong Ice Co., Ld. ............. $18 Bangkong Rope Mfg. Co., Ld.

$4000 $5 50,000 $1 125,000 $10 €0,000 71 400,Lv 17,5) all

4.90

4:30

6% for year ending 28.2.06

all 71

6

all 60,000 $10

6,500 $25

Jan.

10.15 Oct. 35 Jan. 29 Dec. 紅 11.20 Oct. 5.20

12.10 Jan. 45 Oct.

55 311 Feb. all 190 Dec 183 Oct. 190

10.10

8.10

70 cts, for 1916. Paid 23/2/17.

23

$3 for year ending 31/7/16 paid 31/10/15.

7.90

43

151

60,00 $10 all

34)

Dec.

Jan. 41

. 29

$6.60

t.17

2.

$9.80

$1,

b.

83.40

Steam Laundry Co., Ld...

$16

b.

$6.75

$6,50

Union Water-boat Co., Ld. Watson and Co., Ld........

William Powell, Limited...

829 8. C. Morning Post .......... $10 B'Kong Steel Foundry Co.Ld

Hongkong Tramway Co, Ld. 325,0 5/- all 6 Oct. 1-5 Apr. 7.50 514

230,640.10 all 434 MBJ Langkate

Mar. 35

105 161 Peak Tramway Co., Ld. (Old)

25,000 $10 all 101 Mar. 9-30 June

10.25

91 Do

(New)

$1. 1.00 Mar. 80 cts. Aug 20,40,$10

-1.00

20,000 $5 all 4.25 Jan. 3 June 3.80

27,723 #10 All 18 Jau. 16 20,000 $30 all 7.10 Mar. 6.50

11,000 $7 ell 6-90 Aug. 6

all i 28

18

314

Dec. 17 w

14

Oct 7.70

Dec. 後

6

512

29

28

7,808 $10 all

10

91

$2 for 1916 Nil.

BENJAMIN & POTTS,

Share and General Brokers

$75) West Point Building Co., Ld

China Forneo Company, Ld.

23393 3 3 3 3 3333-33.3 3

יי

* ** ** * *** ***

. all 3.65 Mar. 4.95 Oct.

60 eta."

[$3 for year anding 31.12.16 1 Paid 17/2/17.

·

Final Div. of 334 making $7 for year

ending 31/12/16. Paid 29/1/17.

50 cents for 1916. Paid 12/2/17. $2 for 1916. Paid 10/2/17.

Final Div. of 6% making 12%

for 1916. Paid 15,3/17.

Final Div. of $3.25 makine $5.25 for 1 year ending 31/12/16. Paid 29/1/17. $7.00 for year ending 31/12/16 Paid29/1/17

Tis. 0.90 for year ending 30.11.16 Tls. 1.50 for year ending 30.11.15 Tis. 12 for 1913. Paid. 13.2 14.

Dividend of Tis. 6 for year ending 30.6.16 paid 29/9/16 17% a/c Pref. for 14 Months

ending Dec. 1915

80 cts. for 1916. 27/3/17.

A. 8. WATSON & CO, LTD. -Annual Ordinary General Meeting will be held at the Hong- Long Hotel on Saturday, 28th of May, 1917. Transfer Book will be closed from the 21st to 28th of May, both days inclusive.

For a good, solid meal a la Carte

d'Bote with or Table W nes & Liquors of, the Best ALEXANDRA CAFE.

NOTICES.

NOTICE.

$3 for year 28/2/17. Paid 9/5/17. PEAK TRAMWAY CO.

(Fin. Div. $9 making $11 for

year 1916. 29/3/17. Final Div. $1. Bonus 31. mak- 1ing $3 for 1916: Paid 10/3/17. (Int. Div. 7% at 2/1-16.7 Fin. *23% "2/494-48. making 64.7 cts. for 1916. Paid 25/4/17. Tia. 1, for 1916. Paid. 28/4/17.

(70 eta, on fully paid shares and 7 cts, on $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.16

25 cts. for year ending 315′16

$1.25, per share for year end-

ing 31,12,16. Paid 3/2/17.

70 cts, for 1916

(50 cte, on old shares and 25 cts, on new shares for year ending 30.6.14

Princes Building, HONGKONG. Tel, address, Broker,

CORRECTED TO NOON, MAY 18, 1917.

TELEPHONE KO, (IBZ.,

ANY SUBSEQUENT ALTERATIONS WILL BE FOUND IN "UP TO THE MINUTE SHARE MARKET REWS " THE TELEGRAPH DOES NOT HOLD ITSELF RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE QUOTATIONS,

SHARE REPORT.

Messra. Benjamin and Potts, in their share report dated Friday, the 13th of May, 1917, state:-

Our last report was dated the 11th instant, and in the interval our market has been quist with only a small volams of basiness passing, Shipping shares have come into favour again and there is a much better enquiry for both Deferred Indos and Douglases, Hongkong and Whampoa Dooks have also been în better demand. Investiment stocks hava again been practically neglected, with very few sales reported. The Shanghai market remains lifeless. There was a somewhat better demand at the beginning of the week for Cottonn, but at the close the market seems essier, and Shanghai Cottons have been done at Tis. 121, Tanglezepoos have buyers, however, at Tls. 5.80 und Kangyiks, after sales at Tia. 143, are wanted at this rate. Langkate could be placed at Tls. 17. Shanghai Ducks have improved, and sales have been made up to Tie. 92. *

+

The Singapore market remains unchanged with prices practically the same as last week. Plantation rubber comes through at 3/04, 1⁄2 market stendy.

BANKS.—å mall business bas been done si $705 and $710.

MARINE & FIRE. INSURANCE8.—Insurance shares have been neglected all the week, with no sales reported. At the close Unions at #870, Cantons at $359, North Obinas at Tis. 150, are all nominal, whilst there are buyers of Hongkong Fires at $325 and Chips Fires at $146.

SHIPPING. Douglases have been sold at $82, and at the close have buyers at $814. Deferred Indos have had a steady rise all the ek and are wanted at the alone at $1091. Hongkong, Usaton and Macao Steamboate after sales at 3173 could be placed at tliis rato, aby « little higher would be paid. Star Ferries have improved to a buying quotation of 832./ Shells have come to basinema si 109/-- REFINERIES — China Sugars have again been a dull market. Sales have been made at $110 and $108, and there are sellera ut fac

109; ̈ Malaboz azú nominal ́at $5304.

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

TAB A to 8.00 to 10.00 AM. to 12.304.2010

1.15 PM 10

115PX5

65073

18.03 ANC 10.00AM 11.00 A.3. 151536 115.x

146 73.

ALIBR

5.00 7.3.

8.00

P.3.

EVERY IS MI to Mo

NIGHT CARS.

-15 MIN.

26 MIN.

10 Mr.

10 MIN.

15 MIN

10 MIN.

and 9 P.X. 120 to

11.00 .," every half hour,

sito xx to 124 PM, stary quarter of so hour. SUNDAYS:

1.00 A 800.937 to 10.30 AM 10 "ELBO ANG KO

100 Moon to 12.00 PM: 10 KIN PAC, 10, 4.00 to 6303 10

1000 AN 19.00 Book 1.00 7.X.

6.00 г

6.30 2.2L

BUZZY 15 MIN 10 MIX

15 M

10 Max

15 Mt.

10 Mos IG MIX

KIGET CABS ar on Week DETE

SATURDAYS:

Extra Cax at Milright. SPECIAL CARS

By arrangement at the Company's Office,

álazánära Building...

Der Your Bod

"Benson and panch teksta available for s are not already falf, running at the time stated in the Company's time tablem, but not for special ORES, OR be obtained on application at the Company's Office:-No Besson ticket wil be med metal payment therefor has been made in Bath Botes or by Chagina or Compradore order zugestanding Bank Huses."

JOEN D. HUMPHREYE & CO.

MARTIN'S

SPILLS

APIOLA

MARTIN'S

30 d/a

EXCHANGE.

Hongkong, Friday, 18th May, 1917.

SELLING.

4 m/s. Marku

Nom

4 m/s. Franos

Tsione. 2/454

6 mi. Francs

3.36 41

Demand...................... 2/4 11/16

2/42 2/178

Demand, Germany,

Demand, New York 1636

2/4 15/16

T/T Bombay.

TT Shanghai..

Nom

Demand, Bombay... Nom.

TT Singapore TI Japan

191019

T/T Calcutta

110

Demand, Calcutta.... Nom.

Demand, Manila

13316

Demand, Singapore. 10196-

On Haiphong

"THON

*HON ************ BIPUT J/

Demand, India ..... TT-San Francis-1 co & New York) T/T JAFB............ 137. T/T Marks.................... Nom T/T Francs....... 3.24 Demand, Paris .............. 3.2132

BUYING.

4 m/s. L/C......men me” 4 m/s DP......«** ***. 6 m/à LO.. 30 de Sydney &

Melbourne

4s -

· 30°d/u. Ban Franc-):

isco&New Yorkĺ

2/3 7/16 2/5 9/16 2/5 11/16 2/5 11/16

58

BANKS.

INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION.

HEAD OFFICE: 35+ Wall St., New York

LONDON OFFICE: 36. Bishopsgate, EC CAPITAL PAID UP $3,250,000 RESERVE FUNDS

U.S."GOLD

$4,250,000 *****....$7.500,00G

BRANCHES:——.

KOBE

BOMBAY CALCUTTA CANTON CEBU. COLON HANKOW HONGLONG

BANTO DOMINGO LONDON, SHANGHAI

MANILA SINGAPORE MEDELLIN TIENTSIN PANAMA YOKOHAMA

PEKING.

SAN FCISCO

M

Through its close affiliation with The Nationa City Bank of New York, the Bank is shle to odet the Services of the Branches of that institution in Cabe' South America, and elsewhere. Dame Tim

BAHIA, BUENOS AIRES, GENOA, HAVANA MONTEVIDEO. · RIO DE JANEIRO SANTIAGO DE CUBA, FANTOS, BAD PAULO, PETROGRAD VALPARAISO,

All kinds of FOREIGN & LOCAL BANKING BUSINEES Aanaactod

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received at rates to be ascertained.pe application

GEORGE.HOGG,

Manager.

Hongkong, 26th September, 1916,

BANK OF CANTON,

LIMITED.

HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business Transacted.·

INTEREST ON FIXED

DEPOSITS:

For 3 Months.3% per annum.

་

For 6 Months 4% per annum

For 12 Months 41% per annum

LOOK POON SHAN,

Chief Manager.

1.

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE

DE CHINE.

Capital (Faid up)...Francs 15,000,000

President

André Berthelot General Manager A. J. Pernotte.

HEAD OFFICE:

174 Ene Eaint Lazare, PARIE BRANCHES in PEKING. SHANGHAI,

J TIENTSIN and HONGKONG,

BANK EFS.

In FRANCE: Société Générale pour favoriser le Développement du Cêm- merce et de l'Industrie en France. In LONDON: London County & Weali

minster Bank, Ltd.

In ITALY: Banca Commerciale Italians.

Telegraphlo Address: CHIBANKIND.

Interest Bowed en Current Accounta and Fixed Depoafta. Terma en application, Every description of Banking and excbarge business transacted.

M. ROUET DE JOUBNEL,

34% prem

On Saigon ............ 32% prem. On Bangkok

Sovereigns

5116

Gold Leaf, per c... £8.20 Bar Silver, per os.... 38,00

SUBSIDIARY COINS,

DISCOUNT PER $100 Chinese...20 ots. pieces 6 7 Chinese...10. " Hongkong 20 ota. pieces Fongkong 10

BANKS

par.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAT

BANKING

CORPORA

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

Sterling

£1,500,000 at 21-

-$15,000,000

Silver ...$18,500,000

$39 500,000

Resorts Liability of

Proprietors.$15,000,000.

COURT OF DIRECTORS.

5. H: Bodwall, Zaq.mtibulemas.

J. A. Faune, q, Deputy Chairman. Hon. Mr-C. E. Anton, G.T. M. Mities Bra.

Bubbay, Bag, Bou, Mr. P. E. Holyoa

4.

E. V. D. PAT, Eg. W. L. Pattanden, 18.-

A. Y. Compton, Est

• CHINY MANAGER

Rongkong-N. 7. Basha, Big, Shanghai, G. Stephen, Yog Landon Beakers-Loodog Quincy and

Westminster, Amised

Hongkong-Interest &lowed 1 Ou Current Accents at the rate al 3 g Ca annum na the daily balanca.

ON FILED DEPOSITS. For 3 months, 24 per cent, per aETNI.. For 6 months, 2 per cent, pEF SORMER," For is mouths, 1 per cent, per attein. N. J. STABB.

Chief Maragers

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

TEE Buaites of the above Bank in conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGRAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Kales may be obtained on spalicacions 13TEREST on deposits is allowed on the En monthly balances at §så por vert. pár Berna

Depositors may Krasafer, at their option, balanced of $100 or more to the Bangkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on 70D DEPOELT 41 4 | CALL PET ANDAN,

For the Hocgtong and Shanghal Banking Compos clos

N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND

CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter His

BEAD OFFICI—LONDON, ** Paid-up Capitalını

Reserve Fund... Reserve Pability of From

FOREIGN EXCHANGE,aid Uporal Braided

besim OREZAČJA CURRIST ACCOUNTS open and YIKAM DEPOSITA received for I your oz usorter periods, mates which will be quoted on application.

T. C. DOWNING,

Manager Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED,

Head Office 15, Gracechurch

8treet, London.

Authorised Capital ......£1,500,060 Subscribed

Faid Up

Reserve Fund

得自

** *****

1,125,000

562,570 600,000

BANIZÉR: The Bank of England. The London Joint Stock Bank, Linked BRANCHES 1

Karachi

Zambry Calcutta

Colombo

Dalbi Galle

How

Hongkong

Kandy

Port Louis (anzidlus)

Kota Bhar Kuala LumpsS+

·Madron

Fepang

Kangoon!

Eingapore

bangbal

FONGKONG BRANCH,"

Every description of Banking and Eachaags balness transacted,

locaress allowed on Current Accounts at a percant per aum on Daily Balances, and on Forms Deporti ut fatar which may be ascertained on application

C. CHAMPKIN,

Acting Manager,

THE

Mazeer. YOKOHAM

HONGKONG BRANCH:

Tel. No. 2352

5. Queen's Bulding.

Hongkong, 14th- May, 1917.

NOTICE.

THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

(Capital Paid up---$1.250,000,)

Loses on Mortgags of Boom Property, de Goods rostred on Harage. Advannet teada ou Merchandise Situs made on the Provident Systems,

TAORTER, ITHCUTOR OF ' WILLA, ARSTORMRY, As Undertaken and Brachial Cases and Partiedar og spplication)

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO Pedro General Maŋaipru, z

BAMA SPECIE BANK,

LIMITED.

Established 1880,

Authorised Capital Yen: 48,000,000

Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund

M

H

30,000,000 21,500,000

Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,

and

Ningal

New York

ZERO- Dascular En

BARIFTONO, MADEES Hongkong 12th)