OOK SHARES
man:
demand
and Shanghais The eporte last circular resulted in at 1841 per cent, prem, cum dividend; changed hands at 188 for March. rs at these rates have been unable shares and the market closes with ers at the equivalent cash rate ex div., per cent prem. Nationals continue on ffer at $293 with no sales and Bank of Chinas remain a dead letter.
MABINE INSURANON- Generally have ruled uieter and beyond small sales of China Traders, ns, and Cantons at quotations there is
to report.
IBE INSURANCE. Hongkong Fires in anticipation of a good report and fair dividend have risen considerably and sales have been effected at $382, $385, 83871, $390, and $395 for cash, market closing with buyers. The report just issued is considered very satisfactory. It recommends a dividend of $22 per share; ar bonus of $19,191.93 to contributors, and placing $21,688 to reserve fund, which will then stand at $1,021,688. The net premia collected for 1895, after paying all losses and re-insurances, amounted to $250,085, whilst the amount brought forward in 1896 working account is $304,817.76, an increase on 1895 of $44,105.12 China Fires have continued quiet, And the weakness reported in last circular continuing sales were effected in the early part of the week at $112, $111, and reported ones at $110, at time of writing, however, probably in sympathy with Hongkongs, the market is mach firmer and shares are enquired for at $113 cash and at $114 for March without finding
CHINA OY DREA D TRADE RE PORIT
1 $200,000
nopolitani
ward $104,104.71
are still full of work and
so for some time to come Kow have been in steady demand at $59. without finding sellers and close with buyers. Wanchais have changed hands in small lots at $44 and New Amoy Dooks at $17.
LANDS, HOTELS, And Buildings-Hong kong Lands have ruled rather weaker with sales at $774 and $77 West Points have changed hands at $20 and close with buyers. Hum- phreys Estates have found buyers at 393 closing with sellers. The report now published recom- mends the payment of a dividend of 7 per cent. after taking $5,000 from equilization of dividend fund, and carrying forward $519.29 Hotels have found buyers at $38, market closing steady. No dividend is expected for the half-year, but the earnings, which have been good, will, it is believed, be devoted to writing off old and paying for new furniture and improvements MISCELLANEOUS.-Green Islands have ruled quieter with sales at $21 and $22. Watsons have changed hands at quotation. Fenwicks are enquired for at $324 and Tramways at $95. Electrics after sales at $7.75 have advanced by easy stages to 88.25.
Banks-
Closing quotations are as follows :-
COMPANY. ¡PAID UP. QUOTATIONS.
[$343.75, ex di&b. $125 175 / prem.-
£5 nominal £1-108. nominal
Hongkong & S'hai... China & Japan, prf.
Do. ordinary... Do, deferred... Natl. Bank of China
B. Shares
£1£5, buyers
£8 $261, sales & sellers £1 $100, sellers
Founders Shares.. Bell's: Asbestos E. A.... Brown & Co., H. G. Campbell, Moore & Co. Carmichael & Co.......$20
Hongkong & C. Gas... Hongkong Electric H. H. L. Tranıways Hongkong Hotel Hongkong Ice
ellers
SHIPPING With the exception of Hong-China Sugar kong, Canton and Macaos the market has been Dakin, Cruicks'k & Co. dlul with very little business. Hongkong, Dairy Farm Co...... Canton and Macaos have ruled in decidedly Fenwick & Co., Geo. better favour, with a fair to large business at Green Island Cement... $331 to $34 for cash and at better than equiva-H. & China Bakery lent rates for time. At time of closing market is steady at $334 after sales at $34. Rumours are again current that the long delayed opening of the West River is about to take place. Indo-Chinas after sales at the advanced rate of $47 and 847 for settlements have steadied a little to $47 cash, with enquiries atequivalentrates forward. Douglases have continued on offer the whole week at $611 to $62 without leading to any but a small business China Mutual Preferences ontinue in demand without bringing out any
ares, China Manilas continue in statu quo. REFINERIES.—China Sugars appear to have taken a decided upward turn and have ruled at $138, $139, 8140, $141, and $142 with sales, market closing strong. Luzons re- main out of the market and more or less no- minal at quotation.
MINING-Punjoms have continued to rule firmer with sales at 881, 881, 891, and $94, and better feeling has prevailed in the market. Raubs have been steady to strong with sales at $12, closing steady. Jelebus have changed hands in small lots at quotations. Olivers and New Balmorals continue more or less out of the market with only. very small sales of the latter at $1.40; in view of the issue of preference shares quotations must be considered as nominal. Charbonnages neglected:
DOCKS, WHARVES, AND GODOWNS.-Hong-. kong and Whampoa Docks, after the temporary small decline reported in last circular, have ore than recovered their position. Sales have made at somewhat erratic rates-231, and 235, 236 and 237 for settlements, 236 for March; and 240 and 242 April's fair business was put through at and market closes decidedly firm per cent premi. cash, and at equivalent The report issued yesterday. the amount brought forward $593 360.34 for appropriation, hine $22,687.08 of the previous six directors with the to deal with
of ,000 to
fund
H. & K. Wharf & G... Hongkong Rope....................... H. & W. Dock Insurances ---
Canton......... China Fire China Traders' Hongkong Fire North-China Straits Union Yangtaze.
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........
Do. Preference...
B....
15s.
$8, buyers
$50
(in liquidation).
$10
$7, buyers
K8
$100
$143, buyers
$5
in liquidation).
$5
$5, nominal
$25
$82, buyers
$10 $22, sales
$50 1830 ·
£10 $110, buyers
$88:25, sal. & sellers $100 $95, buyers
$50 $33, sales & buyers
$25 $108, sales & sellers
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China
thero buyers at were placato Insurance Co.t. ft $112 cash, and Slit Shiping Steamboat shares W but the market hus, sinde are wanted there China S. N shares have wore effected at Tls: 32 Th. 81 to Tls. 95 for ported at $50 from Hongkong Jane. Sugars. Perak Sugar
are waûtéd at I'ls,
shares have been place for cash the 30th April at $(42) & Luzon shares are offering at $51. Shares in SC. Farnham & Cồ
aring
at Tls. 185 and Shanghai and Ho shares at Tís, 122] Hongkong Dock shares have been placed, at 230 per cent. promium. Shan shares with T1a) 60 paid up, Tla, 18. Lands, Shanghai Land -The Directors have called an ext meeting of the shareholders for the at which they will propose to ince of the Company by the issue of 6,000 of Tls. 50 each, which will ho c present shares in the proportion of th shares for every ten shares held by them. on which dividend of The 1) will bes sold at Tls. 84. There are buyerz, Ind Shanghai Gus shares were placed at lla:218, Major Brothers shares at. Tls.40, Ewo Cotton shares at Tla.85, and Rice Mill share at T.8.30. Intern tional shares are offering at Tla, 871, and Soy Chee shares at Tls. 525. Tuga and Cargo Bosta. —Shanghai Cargo Boat abares were placed at Tis. 210 an! Tls. 207.40 and Co-operatives at Tls. 190. Miscellaneous.-In Tobacco shares Sumatras were placed at Tls.130 to 1'ls.142) cá Tls.125 for February, Tis.139 and Tls:] March, Tl.133 for April, Tls.142 and Tls:147] May and Tls.140 for June, and Langkats v sold at Tls.370 to Tls.525 cash, Tls,460 to Tla:550 for February, Tla 425 to Tl:,56) for March, I'ls 4
to Tls.575 for April; TI<.475 to -Tls.575 for Ma
shares with 17/6 paid up at §8, and Central
There are now cash sellers at Tls.175. Hall and Holtz share were sold at $88, Bell'a
$50
$594, buyers
$50
$158, sales & buyers
$125
237 p. ct. prem.=
$50
shares at $15. Green Island Cement shares. purchased from Hongkong at $221. - Centra shares were weak with sellers. Loans. ~—Shan Land Investment Co's Debentures of 1896
($421.25, buyers $185, sales
$20 $113, c. d. sales
$25 $79, cales
$50
£25
$395, sal. & buyers Tls. 196
$20 $284, sales & buyers
$25 $2371
$60 $160
$50 $77, sellers $10 $91, sales $30 $15, buyers $40 $20, Bales $100 $50, sellers
Ecs. 500 75, sales
$5 $2.85, sales $3 nominal. $5 $5, buyers $21 $21
$4 $93, sales & buyers. $1, $3
Raubs................ 138. 10d. $12, sales & sellers Steamship Coys
China and Manila ... China Mutual Ord..... Do.. Preference... Douglas 8. 8. Co. H., Canton and M... Indo-China 8. N. Wanchai Warch'se Co. Watson & Co., A. §....
J.
$50 $68
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ed hands at TI8.101; plus the accrued, interés
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
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