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Ford

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH BATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1918)

$1,250 (Local Currency) complete with

Electric Lights and Electric Hors

ALEX ROSS & CO.

Bole Agents for the Canadian Ford.

ECONOMY

The Ford is essentially a strong, light car being built of Vanadium steel, the ightest and strongest steel made Weight is the sanstyexpensive thing In a motor car. Every additional pound increases the demand on the motor, makes necessary more gasoline. and oil, and results in greater wear on tyres.

WAR CHARITIES,

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Subscription List No. 32.

The latest War Charities sub scription list is as followe ---

General.

A few members of

Messrs. A. S. Wat-

son and Ca.'e Staff

(Monthly sub.)

Mr. B... Stephens, July/Sept. 1918,per

Phoenix Olab. (Horthly sub). Mr. C. H. Bady, July/Sept. 1918 per Phoenix Olab (Monthly sab.) ** Mr. F. A. Mackintoan, Jaly/Nov, 1918 per Phoenix Clab (Mogibly sab.) Ladies' Working

Royal Naval and Marine Orphan Fund.

1 Sabecriber, ver .

Lord Roberts' Memorial

Workshops.

Sallors and Soldiers Familles

Mr. P. Kremer

50

THE METAL MARKET.

Mr. L. N. Leefe...

100

Mr. A B Lowe...

100

Hon. Mr. D. Landale 1,500

Mr. G.P.Lammert

H. M. M Maas...

Mr. EL Matheson...

50

Mr. J.W.Blackhouse

Mr. W.J. Tätcher

50-

2888622048886 888888 84ngage ARAKARS

HONGKONG TRADE.

Chamber of Commerce Report.

TO-DAY'S SHARE QUOTATIONS.

: 8-SELLERS; BL-BALES; B-BUYERS; N.-NOMINAL

OFFICIAL PRICES. BANKS.

89

$405

b.

117

b.

$940

b. $205 Rx, 78

t. 28

#158

b.

$340

SHIPPING.

- # 86%

Report for Year Just Endlag.

The first half of the year was very profitable for the metal deslere awing, to the demand

The fortnightly Price Current fram Indi, Java, Srails Settle and Market Report, published by ments etc., bat when the news of the Hongkong General Chamber the Armistice came through it of Commeror, states:- koocked the bottom out of a market that had been steadily

Cotton piece goods and fancy, K. & S. Banks, 8. - $725 MARINE INSURANCES. » weakening for six to eight werke cotton gooda.-There is nothing previously. Dealers. hastened doing and all prices are cominal Cantons

North Chinas Cotton Farne.-Yalue raled Linions to withdraw orders, some thou Aande of 1008 being asacalled, the rather fire, particularly for the Yangtszes majority of which fortunately had higher counts. A very moderate Far Easterns act been placed in US A. owing business transpired, importers FIRE INSURANCES. to licenses out being forthcoming (being reluctant to all at al China Fires b

Tinplates Priosa continued [freely. Quotations are:-No. 108 H. K. Fires high from the previous year, but $190/216: No. 12s at $193/213. after the first two months dropped No. 16 : $220/230, No. 20: at Douglases b. a little, ranging from $29 50 to $220/240, Sales 2,000 balea. Steamboats $32.00 per box. Owing to an Bargains 5,000 bales. Ungold Indos (Pref.) arrangement existing between stock 11,000 bales.

Indos (Def.) the Authorities in Great Britain Ba ColtonHariel declined Shells

Ferries and the US.A.-no export was somewhat but olozes very atesdy ai 100 allowed and consumers having following rates: Chinese Staple

Sugars their contracts already filled, very $44/52. Jadian Grades $40/50. Malabon little business was done from Woollens Bill devoid of all local stocks. The present price symptoms of life. is nomins! at anything from Metals. There a go basinese Langkats $23.00 to $2500 The present to report, the posion being a Tronoha 0.8. price is about G $13.00 Isst reported. Every line at Urals per box cit (14" x 20" x 100 standstill, 20112 lbs). Bath countries are

DOCKS, WHARVES, Flour Market Report. Stock: how allowing export, but up to -About 220,000 säcke. Quota. K. Wharves b. $ ill & 1113

** GODOWNS,&C. time of writing no prices have tions:-Shanghai Flour 2ad Kowloon Docks come through from England.

b. - $1051 $3.20 per esck Australian No. 1, Shai Docks b. Wire Naile.-Large stocks of $3.55 per sack; Australisa Në | N. Engliterings b bth the small and farge sizes are 2, $3.40 per eack; Australian bel, and there are ab at 15.000 Nɔ. 3, 33.35 per sick.

Sagar-Market stoody...

Trade Union for. Actors.

By 1,100 votes to 15 the Actors Association recently decided to

b. $22 sa, 212

$30 b.. #155 8, 256 b.

$85

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might be reconstituted as 8 Lau Kung Mows 36.72 ab.at tt. $13.00 per keg. The tine esid as a trade union they Shai Cottons 35.72 local prices are considerably be would be in a position to demand Yangtszepoos n 35.72 low the home price and cargo that contracts should be made 35.70 could be bought at still lower fair to the performer. They would

Green Lilands 35.70 figures with a firm order in hand. be able to shat & thestre up in 24 Borneos

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MISCELLANEOURS?

Bare.The market was good Houre if their grievances were not Providents and prices firm for the first half considered.

H. K. Electrics b Macao Electrics” – ny Trams, Low Level 6. Ropes

b. Trams, Peak, old b. Trams, Peak, new b Laundries

b.

Hongkong, December 18, 1918

prices ware from 314.00 to supplies being chiefly from $15.50 per pioul for 3/8" to 1", Japan with email paroid from larger aiza were correspondingly U, S. A. the latter finding a bigher and for ems!! sises, but ready esle sa previously... there was very little market. Steel Joists and Sections. Steel. Foundries nxd $12 Any quantity could be obtained Priest firm throughout the year, U. Waterboats n #12 | at- present from $9.00 to the local demand for joists being

Watsons

n. $5.85 $13.00 per picul, accordmaller than previously, owing to

Wm. Powells b. 9.50 $17,150.70ing to specification. Prices from the substitution of concrete rein-

Wiseman's by #.19 U.S.A. are about a $158.00 per forcement in buildings. The on which shea that prices there price has been between 12 to 15 are being maintained, but what cta. per lb, according to size and these will be after the end of the section. For other sections there

FALLEN HEROES. 23.20 year when the .8, Authorities has been a good" demand, but fo-morrow's Memorial Services,

w.hdraw all restrictions, it stocks bald were very low, there remains to be seen. Angles barefore, good prices were paid.

Te-morrow, special services in fi 60.82 been in good demand" and high

memory of those who have fallen Laad:-Prices at the beginning in the wee being held in prices were obtained for some of the sizes. This was due chiefs pical, and were down to $13.00 being suthorised by tee Arch of the year were about $18.00 per various pane of the Empire, these with large stocks and holders bishop of Canterbury. In Hong 26.70 Prices carried over high from the refusing self at this low figare, kong, the Bishop of Victoria

Bince export haa bass allowed hyg preriona year namely, $30.00 to the market has stiffened to $16.00 A St. John's Qsihedral in $40.00 per gical socording to thickness, some of the thicker

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to the local demand. "Steel Plates and Sheets,—|

per pical,

authorised the - services,

the morning the - Bishop will

who have "fallen which it in. proposed to place in the Osthedral or its grounde

plates fasching over $50.00 per Old Metals and Strap--No preach and H.E the Offer pion. The market is very dull importation worth mentioning, Administering the Government, at present and contracts for a few On the other hand shipments of H. E. Major General Ventris and 60,50 thousand tons bays been canosii. very poor material were made to Commodore Garner will be pra 300 ed. For Black Sheets the demand Japan at kom $3.00 to $4.00 sent. A collection is to be taken has been very email throughout per pical Nothing has been on behalf of a memorial to those either for loosi consumption or ex. done the last six mon be, port. Prices were from $27.00 to For the coming year the $29.00 per pical for the first half, outlook would appear not very and for the second half $24.00 to bright, aa fair elooks of moet Services are also to be held at " $20.00 per pical.

St. Andrew's Church, Kow Froɛent. Galvanised Iron Wire-Prices However, it is by no means at 11 am, and 6 p.m. when were good for the first half, certain that the talked of drop in new Chaplain, particularly for the finer sixes prices will be realised, on the Dowding, will being for 18/22 gauge $26,00 to contrary is looks as if the outpat morning service, the Gat $24,846.53 $27.50 per picul, for 13/17/16.00 in the United Kingdom is likely under Lient Board,

Last Post to $1,900. Piesens prices are to be taken up for their home and the 1,328,521,72 | $22/24.00

15/16,50 requirements, and that there will sounded and th respectively, Large stocks are be little turplan for export for played. 1,363,368,25 held and no roarkar.

and

Hoop Best Tae market has 1328,628.88 been strong throughout owing

the small stocks” hala varying from $12.00 to 24,739.37 per pioul awoording

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