July 15, 1897.]
in small lots, at quotation and B's have been negotiated at 86.10, $6, and $61, closing with buyers at the last rate.
LANDS, HOTELS, AND BUILDINGS.-Hong- kong Lands continue quiet with little or no business at quotation. It has been decided to pay the usual $2.00 half yearly dividend. Hotels have ruled very firm, and have changed hands in fair lots at $48, $48, $49, and $50 for cash, anl at $194 for August and $49 for September, market closing steady at $50. West Points have found further buyers at $221. Humphreys Estates have improved to $9.50 after sales at $9), and close steady at higher rate. Kowloon Lands quiet and without business.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
SHANGHAI, 9th July.-(From Massra. J. P. Bisset & Co.'s Report.)-Business has been rather brisker this week, and rates have been well DOCKS, WHARVES, AND GODOWNS.-Hong-maintained, with exception of Tobacco shares. kong and Whampoa Docks continue very quiet Banks-Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor- with little or no business. Shares have changed poration.-Business has been done for cash at 192 hands in small lots at 215 for delivery 31st percent. premium, 19 and 195) for the 31st current, and 200 for October. Marine Insurance.-There is inst, but more,are obtainable at the rate and at equivalent ratos forward. Kowloon Wharves nochange reported. North Chinas are obtainable are also neglected with only small sales at at 13., 199, and Yangtza are wanted at $156. Striits can be placed at $171, but are held for $18. quotation. Wanghais have improved to $444 Fire Insurance.-Chinas have been placed at $104. ex div., and have changed hands at $434, 844, Shipping.-Business has been confined to Indo- and $44$.
China S. N. shares, which have been placed for July at Ils. 36.50, Tls. 36.75, Tls. 37.50 and Tls. 37, and for Desember at Tls. 39. Sugar Companies. -China Sugar Refining shares were placed locally at $146 and $147, and to Hongkong at $147. Luzons are worth $49. Mining-A number of 8heridan Mining shares have been placed at Tis. 2.5), and more are wanted. Docks, Wharves and Godowns.-Shares in Boyd & Co. were placed at Tla. 210, in S. C. Farnham & Co. Tls, 185, in the Shanghai Engineering and Dock Co. at Tls. 106/107, and in the Shanghai and Hongkew Lands.-Shanghai Land Investment shares were placed at Tls. 921 for old cum the new issue and the dividend, and at Tls. 87 cum dir. but ex the new issue. A dividend of 44 per cent for the half year to the 30th June has been declared. As the now shares will rank equally with the old for dividend from the 1st instant, the value of the new shares is Tls. 85.25. Industrial.-Shanghai Gas shares have been placed at Tis. 230. In Cotton Mill shares, Ewos were sold at Tls. 115/116 cash, Internationala at Tis. 117 to Tls. 121 cash, Tls. 121/122 for July, Tls. 122) for August, and Tls. 127 for November, and Laou-kung-mows nt Tls. 117 to Tls. 120 for cash, Tls. 121 for 31st current, and Tls. 127 for the October. Shanghai Ice shares were placed at Tls. 130, China Flone Mill shares at Tis. 50, and American Cigarette shares at Tls. 80. Tugs and Cargo Boats.-Taku Tag and Lighter shares were sold at T. Tls. 121. Miscellaneous.-Shanghai Waterworks shares are wanted. Shanghai-Sumatra Tobacco shares changed hands at declining rates, Tls. 108/109 cash, Tls. 109 for July, and Tls. 107 for August. Shanghai-Langkat Tobacco Co.-The market
MISCELLANEOUS.-Green
Islands have been in some demand at increasing rates, and sales have been effected at $37, 3371, $38, and $381. market closing steady at $38). Watsons, Electrics, and Fenwicks have changed hands at quotations. Tramways and Ices continue on offer without business and Cotton Mills all rule weaker at quotations with but little business to report.
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Closing quotations are as follow:-
COMPANY.
PAID UP. QUOTATION.
[$360, sellers
prem
Banks-
Hongkong & S'hai.... China & Japani, prf. Do.. ordinary... Do. deferred...
Natl Bank of China
B. Shares
Founders Shares..
Bell's Asbestos E. A....
Campbell, Moore & Co.
Carmichael & Co.
China Sugar......
Dairy Farm Co.
Ewo Cotton
Fenwick & Co., Geo. ... Green Island Cement.... H. & China Bakery Hongkong & C. Gas Hongkong Electric H. H. L. Tramways Hongkong Hotel *Hongkong Ice
H. & K. Wharf & G...
Hongkong Rope...
0!
10
$125 188
£5 nominal
£1 10s. nominal
£1 £5
£8
$24, sales
£1
$20
£1
$9, sellers
$10 $3
$20 $8
Wharf Co. at Tls. 123.
$100 $146, sales & sellers opened at Tis. 560 cash and Tls. 640 for December
$5 $6
Tls. 100. Tls. 115, sellers
$25 $27, sales & buyers $10 $38, buyers $50 $33, buyers £10 $110, buyers
$8-$7.25, sal. & buyers $100 $115, sellera
$50 $50, sales $25 $115, buyers $50-$66), males $50 $173, sales
242 p. ct. prem.
$427.40, sales
H. & W. Dock
$125
Insurances-
Canton...
$50
$190, sellers
China Fire ....
$20
$107, sales
China Traders'
$25
$77, sales & buyers
Hongkong Fire
$50
$360, buyers
North-China
£25
Tls. 188, sellers
Straits
$20 $171, sales& buyers
Union.....
$25 $227, buyers
Yangtsze Land and Building-
H Land Investment.] Humphreys Estate... Kowloon Land & B. West Point Building Luzon, Bugar Mining
Charbonnages. Jelebu New Balmoral ........ Do. Preference Oliver's Mines, A. Do. B
Punjom
Do.. Preference... Raubs Great E. & Caledonian
Do.
Do.
New Amoy Dock Steamship Coys.
China and Manila China Mutual Ord... Do. Preference.... Douglas S. S. Co. ́H., Canton and ̈M..... Indo-China S. N. Wanchai Wareh’se Co. Watson & Co., A. S...
$60 $155
$50 $77, sales & sellers $10 $9), sales & buyers $30 $20, sellers $40 $224, sales $100 $47, sales & buyers
Fcs. 500 $95, sellers
$5 $2.25, sales $1 $1.90, sellers $1 $2.10, sellers $5 $20
$21 $61, sales & buyers $4 $8.25, sellers
$1 $2.30, sales & sellers 13s. 10d. $27.10, sales
J. Y.
$335, sellers $2 $81, sellers $10 $10, sales
$50 $76
£5
£2 10%. £10 £7, buyers $50 $67, sellers. $15 $34, sales& buyers £10 $51, ales & buyer $37) $44), ex div.
$10 $121, sales V. VERNON, Broker.
but cager sellers came into the market and rates declined rapidly on the 5th and 6th to Tls, 450 | cash, Tis. 510/500 for July and Tls. 510 for October. On the 6th shares were forced down to Tl. 400, but rapidly recovered to Tls. 425 cash and Tls. 450 for December. Shares were placed yesterday at Tls. 450 cash and the same price for the end of the month. Loans.-Municipal Deben- tures of 1893 were sold at Tls. 101, Land Invest- ment Company's 6 per cent Debentures at Tls. 100, 51 per cent Debentures at Tls. 101 and 5 per cent Debentures at Tls. 100. Shanghai-Langkat To- bacco Company's 10 per cont Debentures changed hands at Tis. 100. Quotations are:- Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.
-$365.
Bank of China, Japan, and The Straits, Limited.
deferred shares.-£5.
Bank of China, Japan, and The Straits, Limited,
ordinary shares.-Nominal,
| National Bank of China, Ld.—$28..
National Bank of China, Id., Founders.--$20. Union Insurance Society of Cauton, Ld.—§227). China Traders' Insurance Co.. Lel. —$77. North China Insurance Co., Ld.-Tls. 190.00. Yangtze Inscr. Assocn., Ld.-$158. Chaton Insurance Office, Ld.—$182}. Straits Insurance Co., Ld.-$18. Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld.—$3321, China Fire Insurance Co., [d.—$104. Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co.
-$354.
Indo-China Steim N. Co., Ld.-Tls. 36.50. Douglas Steamship Co., Ld.-$66. China-Mutual Steam Nav. Co. pref. shares.-
Tls. 50.00
China-Mutual Steam Nav. Co. ord. shares.
'Tis. 22.00.
Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godewn
Company, Limited.-$67).
Shanghai Land Investment Co., Ld. (fully paid)
Tle. 87.50.
Hongkong Land Invest, & A. Co., Ld.—$77ą. Kowloon Land & Building Co., Ld.—317. ; Humphreys Estate and Finance Co., Ld.~38). Shanghai Gas Co.-Tls. 230.00. Major Brothers, Limited,—Tls, 42.30. Ewo Cotton Spinning & W. Co., Ld.-Tls. 116:00. International Cotton Man. Co., Ĺd.—Tls. 121.00. Laou-kung-mow Cotton Spinning and Weaving
Co., Ld.—Tls, 120.00.
Soy Chee Cotton Spinning Co., Ld.—Tls,.800,00. Shanghai Ice Company-Tls, 130.00. Shan rhai Tugboat Co., Ld.-Tls. 216.00. Taku Tug & Lighter Co., Ld.-T. Tls. 115.00. Shanghai Cargo Boat Co.-Tls. 199.00. Co-operative Cargo Boat Co.-Tls. 175.00. Shangbai Waterworks Co., Ld.-Tls...310.00. Shanghai Sumatra Tobacco Co.-Tls. 106,00. Shanghai Langkat Tobacco Co., Ld. Tls. 450.00 Shanghai Horse Bazaar Co., Ld.-Tis. 78.00. J. Llewellyn & Co., Limited.—$75.00. Hall & Holtz, Ld.-$40.00. A. S. Watson Co., Limited,-$12,25, Bell's Asbestos Eastern Agency, Ld.-$9.00. Hongkong Electric Co., Ld.-$8.00.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
WEDNESDAY, 14th July, EXCHANGE.
ON LONDON.-
Telegraphic Transfer
.1/114
Bank Bills, on demand
1/11
Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight
1/11
Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight ..1/1111 Credits, at 4 months' sight
.1/11
Documentary Bills, 4 months' sight 2/0
On
PARIS.-
Bank Bills, on demand
.2.47
Credits, at 4 months' sight
2.51
ON
GERMANY.—
On demand
,2.00
ON
NEW YORK.-
Bank Bills, on demand
.48
Credits, 60 days' sight
.49
ON
BOMBAT.-
Telegraphic Transfer,
.1551
Bank, on demand...
156
ON
CALCUTTA,~~-
Telegraphic Transfer
1554
156
.731
..741
1 % pm.
...1% pm.
% pm. ......10.04 .52.00
Bank, on demand.
ON SHANGHAI.--
ON
Bank, at sight
Private, 30 days' sight.. YOKOHAMA,
On demand
ON MANILA.———
On demand ON SINGAPORE.--
On demand
GOLD LEAF, 100 fine, per toel SOVEREIGNS Bank's Buying Rate
TONNAGE. HONGKONG, 14th July. Since last report freights generally remain dull at about previous rates.
From Saigon to Hongkong there are no offers to charter, the crop of rice being about exhausted; fur- ther chartering is not expected before next season.
From Saigon to Sourabaya small steamers can be placed at 24 cents and to Singapore 13 cents per picul.
From Java to Hongkong a medium-sized steamer has been placed at 17 cents, but 15 cents to all that is being offered now.
A slight demand from Newchwang to Canton has been fully met at 20 cents per picul.
Coal freights have weakened. From Moji to this $1.15, to Singapore $2.25, from Northern coal ports, Mororan or Otaru to Hongkong, $1.80, to Sin- gapore $350.
A muler has been placed hence to New York at about 11s. 61. per ton of 40 cubic feet, but further tonnage for prompt loading is not wanted. There seems to be scarcely any chance of an improvement in the rate. The British ships Torresale, 2,184 tons, and the Queen Elizabeth, 1,780 tons, proceed in Milling ballast to San Francisco and Tacoma both under
Perak Sugar Cultivation Co., Ld.-Tls. 38.00. China Sugar Refining Co., Ld.—§147. Luzon Sugar Refining Co., Ld.—$52!. Sheridan Consolidated Mining an
Company, Limited,—Tl. 2.50. Punjom Mining Co., Ld.—$6). Punjom Mining Co., Ld., pref, shares.—$1.85. Jelebu Mining & Trading Co., Ld.—$2.26. Raub Australian Gold Min. Co., Ld.—$30. Bord & Co., Ld., Founders.-Nominal. Boyd & Co., Limited.—Tls. 210.00.
S. C. Farnham & Co.-Tls. 185.00. Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ld.-$128). Shanghai & Hongkew Wharf Co.-Tls. 125.00.
orders from owners.
There are three vessels disengaged in port, register ing 3,620 tons.
The following are the settlements :---- Landseer-American ship, ́1,348 tons, hence to New York, private terms,
Benkazers-British steamer, 1,494 tons, Otaru or Mororan to Singapore, $3.50 per ton.
Taigick-German steamer, 1,063 tons, Mororan to Hongkong, $1.50 per ton.
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