The-Hong-Kong-Weekly-Press-1897-08-18 — Page 15

August 18, 1897.]

Godowns have changed hands at $44 and 44a, closing steady at the latter rate.

CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.

LANDS, HOTELS, AND BUILDINGS.-Hong- kong Lands have found small buyers at $74). | ON Hotels have changed hands at $50 and $51, closing with sellers at the latter and buyers at the former rate. The report for last six months recommends a dividend of $1.50 per share (3.per cent.), writing off $5,000 from furniture, &c., and to carry forward $13,473.20 to now account, a substantial improvement on last few years' working upon which shareholders are to be congratulated Kowloon Lands remain un- changed and without business. West Points | are quieter at $22 with no sales and Humphreys Estates have changed hands at $93.

MISCELLANEOUS.-Green Islands have ruled slightly weaker with sellers and no buyers at $44 cum new issue and at equivalent rates for new issue, c. Electrics changed hands in the early part of the week at $9.25 (um call of $2) and later at $9.30 and $9.40, closing steady at $9.50. Watsons have been negotiated at $12.50, Dairy Farms at $34, and Fenwicks at $28.75. All Cotton Mills have ruled quiet at quota- tions with little or no business. Messrs Jardine, Matheson & Co., General Managers, have issued a prospectus for the Hongkong Cotton Spinning, Weaving, and Dyeing Co., Limited, with a capital of $1,200,000 in shares of $100 each. Applications for 3,000 shares, which number is all that are to be put on the market at present (6,000 having been already allotted by the promoters) are invited, the list closing at 3 p.m. to-morrow, the 18th inst.

Closing quotations are as follow:----

PAID UP. QUOTATION,

[$347.50, ex div. se. $125 178 % prem

£5 nominal

Banks-

COMPANY.

Hongkong & S’hai..... China & Japan, 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

3

£1 10s. nominal

$22.50, sellers

£1 £5, sellers

£8

£1

$20

£1 $9, sellers

$10 $8

$20 $100 $5

$), sales

$25

$10 {

Tls. 100

$50

$143, sal. & sellers

.

Tls. 117, sal. & sel. $28 75, sellers

544 cum N.I., $29)

ex. N.I., $14) N.. $33, buyers [8. & 8. 210 $110, buyers

$8 $9.50

5113, sellers

$171, buyers

H. H. L Tranıways

$100

Hongkong Hotel

$50

$50, sales

Hongkong Ice

$25

$113, sellers

H. & K. Wharf & G...

$504, sellera

Hongkong Rope........

$50

H. & W. Dock ........................

$125

Insurances-

Canton.........

China Fire

China Traders'

$25

Hongkong Fire

North-China

Straits

Union Yangisze. Land and Building-

II. Land Investment.

Humplireys Estate... Kowloon Land &'B. West Point Building Luzon Sugar

Mining-

Charbonnages Great E:

Do.

C'donian

Do.

Jelebu.... New Balmoral

Do. Preferencs

Oliver's Mines, A. .....

Do.

Punjom

B....!

338 p. ct. prem.= [$422), sellers $50 $190, sellers $20 $108, sellers

$78, sales & buyers $50 $360, sales & buyers £25 Tls. 200, sales & b. $20 $174, sal. & buyers $25 $232), sal. & buyers $60 $157), sellers

$50 374, sales & sellers $109, sellers $305.9, sales & sellers $40 $22, sellers $100 $45, sales & sellers

Fes. 500 $90, sellers

$5, sellers $24 $24, sales & sellers $532.10, buyers

$1.70, sales & sellers

$1 $1.75, sales $5 $20, sellers

$2) $1.10, sales & sellers $4 $5.75, buyers

Do. Preference... $1 $2 Ranbs

New Amor Dock ....... .....

Steamship Coys.

China and Manila China Mutual Ord... Do. Preference... Douglas S. S. Co. H., Canton and M... Indo-China S. N. Wanchai Vareli'se Co. Watson & Co., A. S...........!

#3

J. Y.

138. 101. $181, eales & buyers

$10 $181, sellers

$50 $78, sellers

£5 £2 10. £10 £7, buyers $50 $65, sales $15 $33, sales £1049), sal s & sellers $37) 844), sales

$10 $1250, sal. & buyers V. VERNON, Broker.

On

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

TUESDAY, 17th August. EXCHANGE.

LONDON

Telegraphic Transfer

.1/10

Bank Bills, on demand

1/10/

Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight

.1/101

Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight...1/10 Credits, at 4 months' sight Documentary Bills, 4 months' sight 1/10} PARIB.----

.1/101

Bank Bills, on demand

.2.31

Credits, at 4 months' sight

.2.351

ON

GERMANY.—

On domand

.1.87

ON NEW YORK.—

Bank Bills, on demand

.447

Credits, 60 days' sight

.451

ON

BOMBAY.-

Telegraphic Transfer.

Bank, on demand..

142 1424

ON

CALCUTTA.-

Telegraphic Transfer.

Bank, on demand.

142 .142)

ON

SHANGHAI

Bank, at sight

Private, 30 days' sight..

.751 .761

YOKOHAMA.

On demand

.8 % pm.

.5 % pm.

.1% pm. 10.72

ON

ON MANILA.—

On demand ON SINGAPORE.--

On demand SOVEREIGNS Bank's Buying Rato GOLD LEAF, 100 fine, per tael

.55.50

VESSELS ON THE BERTII. For LONDON-Benlarig (str.), Java (str.), Diomed (str.), Eupleclela (str.), Glenavon (str.), Prometheus (str.), Ceylon (str.), Shanghai (str.), Kaisar-i-Hind (str.).

For SAN FRANCISCO.—Heathbank, Doric (str.). City of Peking (str.).

For MARSEILLES.-Nerile (str.).

For VANCOUVER-Empress of Maia (str.). For HAMBURG-Della (str.).

For NEW YORK-Landseer, Frey (str.), Morven (str.). Benalder (str.), Lucy A Nickles.

For AUSTRALIA.-Airlie (str.), Omi Maru (str.)

SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES SINCE LAST MAIL. HONGKONG.

ARRIVALS.

August---

11, Namyong, British str., from Singapore. 11, Saint Mary, British str❤from London. 12, Bombay, British str., from Bombay. 12, Sullberg, German str., from Chefoo.. 12, Kalgan, British str., from Canton. 12, Euplectela, British str., from Batoum. 12, Falkenburg, German str., from S'pore. 12, Patroclus, British str., from Liverpool. 12, Kwanglee, Chinese str., from Canton. 12, Abner Coburn, Amr. ship, from N. York. 13, City of Peking, Amr. str., from S. F'cisco. 13, P. C. Klao, British str., from Bangkok. 13, Zafiro, British str., from Manila. 13, Tekoa, British str., from Singapore. 18, Frejr, Danish str., from Hoihow. 13. Laos, French str., from Marseilles. 13, Hansa, German st from Iloilo. 13, Donar, German str., from Mauritius. 14, Loksang, British str., from Canton. 14, Oslo, Norwegian str., from Canton. 14, Haitan, British str., from Coast Ports. 14, Keongwai, British str., from Bangkok. 14, Peiyang, German str., from Chinkiang. 15, China, German str., from Saigon. 15, Choysang, British str., from Canton. 15, Framnes, Norw. str., from Canton. 15, Formosa, British str., from Tamsui. 15, Ghazee, British str., from Yokohama. 15, Hohenzollern, German str., from Y'hama. 15, Hunan, British str., from Wuhu. 15, Sishan, British str., from Saigon. 15, Tantalus, British str., from Foochow. 15, Victoria, Swedish str., from Iloilo. 16, Loongmoon, German str., from Shanghai. 16, Glenfalloch, British str., from Straits. 16, Sullberg, German str., from Canton. 16, Chiyuen, Chinese str., from Shanghai. 16, Else, German str., from Hoihow. 16, Tailee, German str., from Iloilo. 16, Hailan, French str., from Haiphong. 16, Glenfarg, British str., from London. 16, Bayern, German str., from Shanghai. 16, Nanchang, British str., from Chefoo.

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17, Store Nordiske, Dan. str., from Shanghai. 17, Candia, British str., from London. 17, Hong Leong, British str., from Java. 17, Pingsuey, British str., from Foochow. 17, Hupeh. British str., from Shanghai, 17, Kachidate Mara, Jap. str., from K'notza. 17, Kashing, British str., from Shanghai. 17, Benlarig, British str., from Foochow. 17, Omi Maru, Japanese str., from Nagasaki. 17, Shantung, British str., from Java. 17, Sishan, British str., from Bangkok. 17, Taicheong, German str., from Swatow. 17, Chingping, Chinese str., from Tientsin. August-

DEPARTURES,

12, Choysang, British str., for Canton. 12, Mathilde, German str., for Haiphong. 12, Triumph, German str., for Hoihow. 12, Hongkong, French str., for Haiphong. 12, Kagoshima Maru, Japanese str., for Kobe. 12, Kalgan, British str., for Shanghai. 12, Sullberg, German str., for Canton. 12, Thames, British str., for Europe. 12, Tritos, German str., for Saigon. 13, Hinsang, British str., for Sourabaya. 13, Cosmopolit, German str., for Hoihow. 13, Hailoong, British str., for Swatow. 13, Kiangnan, Chinese str., for Chinkiang. 13, Namyong, British str., for Swatow, 13, Tetartos. German str., for Y'hama. 13, Verona, British str., for Yokohama. 14, Taioheong, German str., for Swatow. 14, Clara, German str., for Hoihow. 14, Progress. German str., for Touron. 14, Medusa, Austrian str., for Shanghai. 14, Laos, French str., for Shanghai. 14, Gaelic, British str., for San Francisco. 14, Ask, Danish str., for Hoihow. 14, Chelydra, British str., for Calcutta, 14, Kwanglee, Chinese str., for Shanghai. 14, Lyeemoon, German str., for Shanghai. 14, Mongkut, British str., for Bangkok. 14, Mount Lebanon, British str., for Saigon. 14, Patroclus, British str., for Amoy. 14, Sadokuni Maru, Jap. str., for Kobe. 15, Chowfa, British str., for Bangkok. 15, Frejr, Danish str., for Hoihow. 15, Tekoa, British str., for Shanghai. 16, Hunan, British str., for Canton. 16, Peiyang, German str., for Canton. 16, Loksang, British str., for Swatow, 17, Chiyuen, Chinese str., for Canton. 17, Loongmoon, German str., for Canton. 17, Willkommon, Ger. ship, for Portland (Or.) 17, Choysang, British str., for Swatow. 17, Ghazee, British str., for New York. 17, Glenfalloch, British str., for Amoy. 17, Haitan, British str., for Swatow. 17, Nanchang, British str., for Canton. 17, Tacoma, British str., for Tacoma. 17, Tantalus, British str., for London.

PASSENGER LIST.

ARRIVED.

Per Hailoong, from Tamsui, &c.-Mr. Geniter. Per Choysang, from Shanghai, &c.-Mr. Con- Way.

Per Sullberg, from Chefoo-Mr. Hamann. Per Saint Mary, from London, &c.—Messrs. Wm. Perrott and J. Course, M.S.C.

Per P. C. Klao, from Bangkok.-Messrs. Anderson and Kinch.

Per Zafiro, from Manila.---Messrs. A. Epler, P. V. Jorge, and R. Gonzaga.

Per City of Peking, from San Francisco, &c. -Dr. H. M. Heller, Messrs. A. C. Harrison, Jr., L. L. Etzel, J. H. Willson, W. B. Plant, Judge Geo. H. Saunders, Juan Manzano, A. E.~ Cramer, Edwin Ralphs, and Mr. Tulford.

Per Laos, for Hongkong from Colombo-Mr. Baldomero, Lieut.-Col. J. A. F. Nutt. From Singapore-Mrs. Winterburn and child, Mr. R. J. L. Wright. Prom Saigon-Mr. Yeng Seng. For Shanghai from Marseilles-Messrs. Grail- let, M. Speelmann, and Ponzi. From Colombo -Mr. Landréat. From Saigon-Mr. Raymond, ~ For Kobe from Singapore-Messrs. M. L. Martin and Kawaï. From Saigon-Mr. Caneag. For Yokohama from Marseilles-Messrs. Alex.

Maximow and Renault. From Colombo—Mr. J. H. de Reuss. From Saigon-Mr. M. Henry. Per Haitan, from Coast Ports.-Vessrs. E. P. W. Skrimshire, B. L. Paton, Cheong- Po, Siva Chee Sune, Misses Herrmann and Stewart and 165 Chinese,

Per Hunan, from Wuhu, &c.-Master John Peeble.