June 6, 1895.)
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
A
435
shares at Tls. 1171, and Bell's Asbestos shares at $10. China Sugar Refining shares are offering at $105, while Luzons are wanted at $45. Hongkong Electric shares have advanced to $5, as a dividend Waterworks Debentures were sold at Tls. 102, of 30.50 per share is expected. Loans.-Shanghai
Shanghai Land 6 per cent. Debentures at par, and 5 per cent. at Tls. 93 plus the interest which has accrued since 1st April, and Shanghai-Langkat Debentures at par.
tion than the rise that has taken place in exchange, | a fair number of shares have changed hands at | Langkat Tobacco shares at Tls. 110, Shanghai Ice yet buyers and sellers have managed to connect. $9. Ropes. have improved to $122. with sales There is certainly a better promise of a speedy and buyers. Kowloon Wharfs after further revival in the trade in the North, and so soon sales at $40 have been negotiated at $401Į mar- as the Japanese vacate that neighbourhood, ket closing firm with buyers at that rate. which they are doing rapidly now, all their further small rise in the stock may be fairly attention being required in Formosa, the natives
expected. will return to their old vocations, and release some of the money that. is supposed to have been locked up or hidden away. When Newchwang settles down again there should be a good general enquiry from Importers, as the native merchants resold here a good part of what they had bought for that market when they found the Port was likely to be assailed.
Metals. (From Mr. Alex. Bielfeld's report).— 31st May-The week has not been an eventful one either politically or for business circles in the East. There is still difficulty in getting cargo shipped to the North if it is of a heavy description. The sudden revival that many thought wonld fol- low on the signing of the Treaty has not taken place, and this market is by no means lively yet. Lead, Tinplates, and a good many other lines wanted urgently as long as the war lasted, are now at a discount. While generally speaking the tone all round is still sluggish, there is a fair and welcome improvement in the Metal market, more especially in Scrap lines. Slow and sure recovery is, I think, taking place and the future is more confidently looked forward to than for many months past. Sundries are very much neglected. Current local offerings for Sohiers' Nailrode "spot" are Tls. 2.22). Lead. A better feeling is exhibited and some 100/125 tons have been settled at Tls. 4.85 to Tls. 4.90 for Australian and Tls. 5.10 for L.B. Lead.
JOINT STOCK SHARES. HONGKONG, 5th June,—The market has con- tinued to rule inactive and we have no special feature to note. Rates have been well main. Jained and in many cases show an advance on those last quoted. Market closes steady,
BANKS Hongkong and Shanghais bave con- tinued dull, but rates have ruled steady at 181 and 180 per cent. prem. A few shares changed bands at those rates and a sale is reported at 190 for August. Nationals show a further de- oline with sellers at $29.
con-
MARINE INSURANCES.-Unions have tinned in favour and after sales at $161 and $162 rose to $163. Cantons have further im-
proved to $1634 with sales at that and at $161 and $162
Other Marines have ruled neglected. FIRE INSURANCES. -Hongkongs failing to find buyers at $200 have found sellers at $198 at which rate some shares changed hands. Chinas have ruled easier with sales at $86.
SHIPPING. Å fair number of Hongkong, Can- ton, and Macaos have changed hands at $33, but at time of writing market is weak with sellers at that rate. Donglas's have receded half a point and Indo-Chinas one point. A fair number of the latter changed hands during the week at $54, and a small sale was effected at $55. Chinas and Manilas are enquired for at. $524 without finding sellers.
REFINERIES-China Sugars have roled firmer and sales are rep rted at $103, $105, and $106, market closing firm at latter rate. No business in Lazous to report.-
MINING. Punjoms have continued weak and ont of favour. After small sales at $64, rate fell to $61 with sales, and more shares could probably be obtained at the lower rate. New Balmorals have changed hands and are in demand at $5.25. Raubs and Jelebus have ruled neglected, and we have no business to report Charbon-
Closing quotations are:-
COMPANY.
PAID UP.
QUOTATIONS.
$125 180 p. et. pm, sales £2.5:0 nom. [&llers
£1
¡ now.
£8 $29, sellers £1
n. m.
£1 nom.
15s. $10, sales
$50 $41, sellers $10 $2
Banks-
Hongkong & S'hai. China, Japan, &c... Do., Founders.... -Nat. Bank of Ch.
B. Shares..... Foun. Shares. Bell's Asbestor E.A. Brown & Co., H. G... Campbell, Moore &Co. China Borneo. China Sugar Chinese Loan '86 E., Tls. 250 Dakin,Cruicks'k&Co. Dairy Farm Co. Fenwick & Co., Geo. Green Island Cement H. Brick & Cement. H. & C. Bakery Hongkong & C. Gas. Hongkong Electric... H. H. L. Tramways. Hongkong Ice......
H. & K. Wharf & G. Hongkong Rope....
H. & W. Dock........ Hotels-
Hongkong Hotel.. Shameen Insurances-
Canton China Fire China Traders'
Hongkong Fire North-China Straits Marine..... Union Yangtsze
Land & Building—
H. Land Investm't Kowloon Land & B. Humphreys Estate West PointBuildg.
Luzon Sugar Mining-
New Balmoral. Charbonnages. Jelebu Punjom
Do. (Preference)
Raubs
Steamship Coya.→→
China & Manila Douglas S. S. Co...] H., Canton, & M...
Indo-China S. N... W'chai Wareh'se Co. Watson & Co., A. S.....!
$50 $91, buyers
$12.50
8, sale: & buyers
$50 $30
£10 $125, buyers
$8 $54, sales $100
71, sellers
WEDNESDAY, 5th June. CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
ON LONDON.-
EXCHANGE.
Telegraphic Transfer
Bank Bills, on demand,
Bank Bills, at 30 day's sight
2.14
..2/14
Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight ...2/2.
Credits, at 4 months' sight..... 2/21
Documentary Bills,4 mouths' sight 2/24
ON PARIS.—
ON BOMBAY.-
$55 $100
nom. $106, buyers 11 p. et pu $3 $1 $1048 seller; $25 $16
Bank Bills, on demand...
2.70
Credits, at 4 months' sight
.2.76
ON GERMANY.-
On Demand
.2.18
ON NEW YORK.-
Banks Bills, on demand..
.524
Credits, 60 day's sight..
.531
Telegraphic Transfer Bank, ou demand ON CALCUTTA,-
193
.1931
.193
1931
Banks, at sight Private, 30 day's sight
.71/
.724
On demand
.par.
4% pm.
.4 % pm. .$9.14
.47.75
$25 $78, sales & buyers $50401, sales & sellers $50 $122, sales & buyers $125 99 p. ct. pm
$5019, sales & sellers $2044
$50 $162, sales $20 | 186, sellers $25 $60), sellers $50 $200, selleri £25 Tls. 195, sellers $20 $18, sales $25 $163, sellers $6001, buyers
$50 $59), sellers $30511, ale & buyers $10 9, sellers
$10 $181, buyers $100 $45
$3 $5.25, sales & buyers $131.58 $110, buyers
$5 $33, buyers $31 $6.25
$1 $1.8 138. 10d $4.30, sal
$50 $52), buyers $50 $511, sales & sellers $20883, sellers £10 $54, ellers $371 $371, buyers
$10 $0.50 sales & buyers
CHATER & VERNON,
Share Brokers,
Telegraphic Transfer Bank, on demand ON SHANGHAL-
ON YOKOHAMA,-
ON MANILA.-
On demand
ON SINGAPORE.-
On demand
SOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying Rato..
Go D LEAF. 100 fine. per tael
TONNAGE.
HONGKONG, 5th June.-Thero have been compara. tively few settlements since last report and rates
show no improvement on previous fixtures,
From Saigon to this medium-sized tonnage is wanted at 14 cents per picul and large carriers are offered 13 cents.
From Bangkok to Hongkong there is no enquiry and rates are nominally 12 and 17 cents per pioul, loading outside and inside the bar respectively.
Japan coal freiglits are quiet at $1.80 to Hongkong and $3 to Singapore.
A small sailer has been taken up to load in October for Valparaiso at about 32s. 6d. per ton of 40 oubio feet; for New York, October loading, tonnage is in demand at 20s. per ton.
There are two vessels disengaged'in port registering 4,392 tons.
SHANGHAI, 31st May -(From Messrs. J. P. Bisset & Co.'s report.)-Banks. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.-Shares have been sold at 176 and 177 per cent. premium. The London rate is £44. Our latest quotation from Hongkong is sellers at 182 per cent. premium. National Bank shares were offering in Hongkong been confined to Indo-China S. N. shares, which at $31. Shipping.-Business under this head has
have been placed, chiefly from Hongkong, at Tls. 39 nages boomed to $110, with sales at that, and to Tls. 40 for cash, Tls. 42 for 30th June, and Tis. earlier in the week at $70, $80, $85, $100, and 41 and Tls. 42 for 31st July. Docks.-Shares in $105. At a meeting of shareholders of the ComS. C. Farnham & Co. have been placed, and are pany it was decided to transfer the Head Office offering, at Tla. 140. Hongkong and Whampoa to Paris, and to increase the capital by 2,000,000 Dook shares have been purchased from Hongkong francs for the purpose of nomiually paying off at 100 per cent. premium. Marine Insurance.- two large creditors of the Company. We say China Traders shares have changed hands at $66}, "nominally" because although the two creditors Unions at $169, Yangtszes at 800, and Straits at before mentioned receive the whole of the new $18. North-Chinas are offering at Tls. 195, Yingtszes is:ue of shares represented by the 2,000,000 fes. are wanted at $90, and Cantons at $157. Fire Insur- new capital they have to return nine-tenths of ance-Hongkongs are offering. it to a syndicate which has undertaken to is reported at $85. Wharves.-Birt's Wharf Co. finance the Company to the extent of 2,000,000 paid the usual half yearly dividend of 33 per cent
on the 29th. francs in order to pay off some of the more
Hongkong and Kowloons sharos were placed from Hongkong at $40. Miscel- pressing debts and to provide working ca.
laneous. Business has been done in-Shanghai pital.
Gas shares at Tls. 215, Shanghai Waterworks shares at Tls. 175, Hall & Holtz shares at $20, Shanghai Land Investment shares at Tls. 37 and Tls. 57, Hongkong Land Investment shares, from Hongkong, at $59 and $59, Shanghai Horse Bazaar shares at Tls. 48, Major Brothers shares at Tls. 20, Shanghai Sumatra Tobacco shares at Tls. 535 cash and Tls, 560 for 31st August, Shangbai-¦
MISCELLANEOUS.-Lands have ruled firm, and a sale is reported at $60; at time of writ- ing shares can be obtained at $59, Docks have continued steady, and small investing sales have been made at 100 per cent. prem.; it is un- likely that shares could be obtained under this rate. A. S. Wat ons have been in demand, and
A sale of Chinas
The following are the settlements:- Gartha-Norwegian barque, 54 tons, Rajang to Hongkong, $4,600 in full; Hongkong to Valparaiso,
£1,325 in full.
Helene Rickmers-German steamer, 2,008 tons, Hongkong to Kobe and Yokohama, $5,000 in full.
Taicheong-German steamer, 932 tons, Amoy to Singapore and Peuang, $8,500 in full.
Continental-Dutch steamer, 785 tons, Iloilo to Hongkong, 25 cents per picul.
Benvenue-British steamer, 1,468 tons, Saigon to Hongkong, 14 cents per picul.
Amigo-German steamer, 822 tons, Saigon to Hong. kong, 15 cents per pical.
Pakshan-British steamer, 835 tous, Saigon to Hongkong, 143 cents per picul.
Deuteros-German steamer, 1,252 tons, Saigon to Hongkong, 143 cents per picul.
Framnes-Norwegian steamer, 1,147 tous, Saigon to Hongkong, 14 cents per picul.
Tellus-Norwegian steamer, 1,918 tons, Moji to Hongkong, $1.30 per ton.
Nangang -British steamer, 1,060 tons, Moji to Swatow, $2.50 per ton.
Norden Danish steamer, 833 tons, monthly, 6/6 mouths, $5,000 per month.
Data-Dutch -teamer. months, $6,80 per month
1.302 tons, monthly, 9 Daple-German steamer, 1,465 tons, monthly, 9/3 months; $7,000 per month.
VESSELS ON THE BERTH. For LONDON.-Achilles (str...), Java (str.), Shang- hai (str.).
For BREMEN,-Prina Heinrich (str.). For HAMBURG.---Turbo (str.), dylaia (str.).. For MARSHULL.66.-Melbourne (str.). For VICTORIA, B.C.--Fictorias (atr.), sloun (str.). For SAN FRANCISCO.---Gaelic (str.), Lyndhurst (str.), City of Rio Janeiro (str.), Glenesstin.
For VANCOUVER.-Empress of China (str.). For NEW YORK.-Santa Clara, Adolph, George F. Manson.
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