The-Hong-Kong-Weekly-Press-1896-09-24 — Page 23

September 24, 1896

CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.

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Shanghai Lan

-Tls 81-

(fully

Shanghai Land Investment Co., Ld. (Tls. 30 paid)

-Tls. 58.

Hongkong Land Invest. & A. Co - Ld.—$74]. Kowloou Land & Building Co. Ld. Humphreys Estate and Finance Co- Major Brothers, Limited, —Ils: 441 Ewo Cotton Spinning & W. Co., International Cotton Man. Co Laou-kung-mow Cotton Spinning and

· Co., IL—'l'ls, 95.

under this heading requires | for 31st December, and 208 per cent, premium for |

the 28th February. The market closes weak BANDS, HOTELS, AND BUILDINGS.-Hong with cash sellers at 194 per cent. premium. kong, Lands continue steady to strong with There is no business reported in other Bank shares. sales at $75 and $75, closing firm at latter Shipping-Indo-China SN. Co. shares changed rate West Points continue in demand atlands at Tle. 33/34 for cash, and business was $181 with small sellers at $19. Kowloon Lands done for 28th February at 4'18. 35. There are and Humphreys Estate have been neglected at Tls. 35. Docks.-Shares in Boyd & Co. were cash sellers at Tis: 8 4, and buyers for February at quotations. Hotels after further small sales gold at Tls. 190. S. C. Farnham & Co. shares at $291 and $29 close quieter with sellers have been placed at Tls. 195 and Tls. 200, and st 829

again at Tls. 19%, which is the closing rate. DOCKS, WHARVES, and Godowns.--Hong- Marine Insurance.—Business has been done in Soy Chee Cotton Spinning Col, Ed.-Tls. kong and Whampoa Docks have ruled unusually North-China shares at Tls. 190, Unions at $260, Shanghai Ice Company-Tis, 150 quiet during the week, but have fairly well" Yangtszes at $145 for 30th September, Canton at Shanghai Gas Co.-Tls. 210g maintained their position; small sales have $190, and Straits at $28 and $27 for the 30th Shanghai Waterworks Co.; Ld.→Tls._251; - bee effected at 202 per cent. prem., cash and instant. Fire Insurance.-Hongkongs were Shanghai Sumatra Tobacco Co. Tlar 112), at 207 and 208 for the end of December. placed at $335, ani Chinas at $96). Wharfs Shanghai Langkat Tobacco Co., Ld. 118. 475. Kowloon

loon Wharves have experienced small Shanghai and Hongkew Wharf shares have Shanghai Langkat Tobacco Co., L., Founders.

changed hands at Tls. 122), Hongkong and Kow- -Nominal. boom, sales having been made as high as $59. oon Wharf and Godown shares are wanted at Shanghai Horse Bazaar Co., Ld.—Tls, 66. I can find no reason for this sudden rise $554, but are held for higher rates. Miting.-J. Llewellyn & Co., Limited,-$45. beyond the fact that the Company's earnings Raub Australian Gol Mining shares have been Hall & Holtz, Ld.—$37. are increasing Wanchais continue quiet sold at $5.10 and $1.15, and to Hongkong at $5.25. A. S. Watson Co., Limited.-$124. at $45.

Tug and Cargo Boats.-The Shanghai Tug Boat Bull's Asbestos Eastern Agency. Ed-86. Co. paid a second interim dividend of 5 Hongkong Electric Co., Lã.—$7. per cent. on the 15th intant. Shanghai Cargo Boat shares have been sold at Tls. 200. Sugara. A large business has peen done la China Sugar Refining shares at $125 to $131 cash, $128 for November, $129 to $134 for December, and to Hongkong at $124 to $131 for cash, and $134 for December. The market is strong with buyers. Lands.--Shanghai Land shares have been placed at Tls. 804 to Tls. 81, and Hongkong Lands have been sold to Hongkong at $75. Buyers now offer $744. Industrial -Major Brothers shares have been sold, and are offering, at Tly,41). Ewo Cot- ton S. & W. shares have been placed at Tls. 80. Miscellaneous.-Business was done in Shanghai- Sumatra Tobacco shares at Tls. 105 to Tis. 112} cash, Tls. 110 for October, and Tls. 120 for Novem ber, Shanghai-Langkat Tobacco share at Tls. 475 com the new issue at par, Shanghai Horse Bazaar shares at Tis. 65 and Tis, 66, Hall & Holtz shares at $361 and $37, and Hongkong Electric shares, from Hongkong, at $7. Loans.-Shang- hai Land 5 per cent. Debentures were placed at Tis. 105, Shanghai & Hongkew Wharf Debentures at Tls. 110, end Shanghai-Langkat 10 per cent. Debentures ut par. Quotations are:-- Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.

— $367.50.

MISCELLANEOUS.-Watsons have been nego tiated at $12.85 and close with buyers. Elect rics have changed hands at $6.75 and are wanted at that rate. I have nothing else to report under this heading.

Banks

Closing quotations are as follows:---

COMPANY. PAID UP. QUOTATIONS.

[$363,75,8. & sel. $125 191 བ་

"15. prem.— £a nominal £1 10s, nominal

Hongkong & S'lai...! China & Japan, prf. Do. ordinary... Do. deferred... Natl. Bank of China

B. Shares Founders Shares..

£1 £2, buyers

nominal (in liquidation).

$131, buyers

$6.75, sal. & buyers

£8

$261, sales £1 $100

- Bell's Asbestos EĻA..

15s

Brown & Co., H. G.

$50

Campbell, Moore & Co.'

$10 $6

Carmichael & Co. ..............!

$20

China Sugar

$100

Dakin, Cruicks'k & Co.

$5

$1, buyers

Dairy Farm Co..

$5

$5, nominal

Fenwick & Co., Geo....!

$25

$291

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Green Island Cement...!

$10

$171, sales

H. & China Bakery

$50

$30

Hongkong & C. Glas ...!

£10

$110, buyers

Hongkong, Electric

$8

H-H. L Tranıways

$100

$96, sales

Hongkong Hotel

$50

$29, sellers

Hongkong Ice

$25

105

H. & K. Wharf & G..

$50

$59, sellers

Hongkong Rope.....

H. & W. Dock

Insurances-

Canton....

$50 $195, sellers

China Fire

$20

597, sales & sellers

China Traders'

$25

$81, sellers

Hongkong Fire

$50

"North-China

£25

Tls. 1924, sellers

Straits.......

Union

$25 $250, sales

$60 $150, sales

Yanglaze..

Land and Building-

H. Land Investment. Humphreys Estate..:|- Kowloon Land & B.) West Point Building Luzon Sugar

Mining

Charbonnages

Jelebu

New Balmoral

Oliver's Mines, A..

Do.

Punjom.

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B.

Do. Preference... Raubs Steamship Coys.—

China and Manila... China Mutual Ord....... Do. Preference... ~Douglas 8: S. Co.

H., Canton and· M... Indo-China S. N. Wanchai Wareh’se Co. Watson & Co., A. S ...)

$50 ($127), sal. & sellers $125 202 p. ct. prem.= ($377), 8. & sel.

$342), ml. & cellers

$20 $274, buyers

$50 $75, sales $10 $9, sellers $30 $18

$40 $18), buyers $100 $55, sales

Fcs. 500 721

$5 $3.10, sellers $2.50, sellers

$3

$5 $7, sellers $24 $3.50, sellers

$4 $101, sales & sellers $1 $3.40, sellers

138. 10d. $5.50, sales & buyers

$50 $71, sellers

£8 10, sales & sellers $65, sales

£5

£3, sellers

£10

$50

$15

£10 $45, sales

$93.25, sal. & sellers

$371 38454, buyers

$10 $12,85 sales & buyers „J. Y. V. VERNON, Broker.

SHANGHAI, 18th September.-(From Messrs. J. P. Bisset & Co,'s report:)—A large business was done during the week, chiefly in Bank, Marine Insurance, and China Sugar Refining shares. Banks Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.-Shares have been dealt in at rates gadually advancing from 190 to 195 per cent. premium. On time, business was done at 199 to 03 per cent. premium for the 30th November, 205

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National Bank of China, Ld.——§27. ·

National Bank of China, Ld.. Founders.—$27. Bank of China, Japan, and The Straits, Limited,

pref. shares.-Nominal.

Bank of China, Japan, and The Straits, Limited,

ordinary shares.-Nominal.

Bank of China, Japan, and The Straita, Limited.

deferred shares.—£2.

| Indo-China Steam N. Co., Ld.~~Tis. 33].

China-Mutual Steam Nav. Co. pref. shares.—

£8.5.0.

China-Mutual Steam Nav. Co. ord. shares.-

£3 18. 6d.

Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co.

-533

Douglas Steamship Co., Ld.-366}.

Boyd & Co., Ld., Founders.-Tls. Nominal. Boyd & Co., Limited.-Tls. 190.

S. C. Farnham & Co.-Tis. 195.

Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ld.-$375. China Traders' Insurance Co., Ld.-$81. North China Insurance Co., Ld.—Tis. 193. Union Insurance Society of Canton. Ld.-30. Yangisze Insce. Assocn., Ld.—$142}, Canton Insurance Office, Ed.-$190. Straits Insurance Co., Ld.—$27}. Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld.—$335. China Fire Insurance Co., Ld.—$964. Shanghai & Hongkew Wharf Co.-Ts. 1224. - Birt's Wharf ÏÏide-curing and Wool-cleaning

Company.-T'ls. 55.

Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Go lewn

Company, Li·nitud.—$55}. Sherillan Consolidated

Mining an Milling Company, Limited.—Tk. 21. Punjom Mining Co., Ld.~$11}. Punjom Mining Co., Ld., pref, sharez.-$34. Jelebu Mining & Trading Co., Ld.-$3. Baub Australian Gold Min. Co., Ld.—$5‡. Shanghai Tugbeat Co., Ld.-Tls. 215. Taku Tug & Lighter Co., Ld.-T. Tls. 103. Shanghai Cargo Boat Co.-Tls. 200. Co-operative Cargo Boat Co.-Tls. 180. Perak Sugar Cultivation Co., Ld.-Ths. 43. China Sugar Refining Co., Ld.—$131. Luzon Sugar Refining Co., Ld.-$60.

TONNAGE.

few

HONGKONG, 23rd September-During the past volume of business transacted has been small. From fortnight freights have continued dull and the Saigon to Hongkong there is no business doing. From Saigon to Singapore and to Sourabaya Hongkong there does not appear to be much demand fixtures are reported at poor rates. From Java to

for tonuage. From Bangkok to this there is no en quiry for steamers and the regular lines at very poor rates provide more tonnage than is required at pre- sent. Newchwang to Canton a little business lias been doing for loading in about three weeks at very low rates: There does not seem to be much prospect of coal freights in this direction this season. Japan coal freights have shown a further decline, tonnage this and a fixture having been made at $1.65 to having been offered at 90 cents per ton from Moji to Singapore, at which figure further tonnage is offer ing. Sailing tonnage does not appear to be much required, charterers having taken up about as much as they want for the present, both for New York and San Francisco.

There are ten vessels disengaged in port, regis tering 1,384 tons.

The following are the settlements:-

S. D. Carleton-American ship, 1,636 tons, hence to New York, private terms.

W. H. Smith-American ship, 1,908 tons, hence to New York, private terms.

Cromarty-British steamer, 1,862 tons, Kuchinotzu to Singapore, $1.75 per ton.

Albingia German steamer, 1,201 tons, Moji to Singapore, $1.65 per ton.

Tancred-Norwegian steamer, 786 tons, Karatzu to Manila, $1.75 per ton.

Freja-Norwegian steamer, 1,177 tons, Karatzu to Manila, $2 per ton.

Benrorlich-British steamer, 2,164 tons, Moji to Hongkong, $1 per ton.

Siahan-British steamer, 897 tons, Saigon to Sin- gapore, 10 cents per picul.

Picciola-German steamer, 875 tons, Saigon to Singapore 11 cents per picul.

Taiwan British steamer, 1,109 tons, Saigon to

Sourabaya, 17 cents per picul

Cromarty-British steamer, 1,802 tons, Java Hongkong, 11 cents per picul

Chusan-German steamer, 719 tons,. Iloilo to Hongkong, $2,000.

Petrarch-German steamer, 1,252 tons, to Celebes and back, monthly, $3,500 per month.

Germania-German steamer, 1,775 tons, monthly,

6 months, 58. per G. R. ton

Kongalf Norwegian steamer, 485 tons, monthlys 6 months, $3,100 per month.

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VESSELS ON THE BERTH. For LONDON.—Shanghai |(str.), Canton (str;), Patroclus (str.), Oopack (str.), Java, Nestor (-ti.).

For SAN FRANCisco. Coptic (str.), City of Rio de Janeiro (str.), Ningchow (tr), Casablanca (str.).

For HAVEE.Kriemhild (str.).

For BREMEN.Prins Heinrich (str.), *

For MARSEILLES.-Tosa Maru (str.); Sydney

(str.).

For VICTORIA.—Victoria (str.).

For VANCOUVEE-Empress of Japan (str.) For NEW YORK.-Charles E. Moody,

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Saint Mark, Izion (str.). --|

For BALTIMORE-Helen Brewer For AUSTRALIA. – Merionethshire (str.), Malacca (str.);