December 8, 1897.]
brisk a few weeks prior to the closing of the Nor- thern Ports has been gradually falling off for some years past, but never before has it been so quiet as this season, The return steamers from Nowchwang have not brought any news of im- portance, neither did they bring any Syce, as was expected in some quarters. It is stated for
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
LANDS, HOTELS, AND BUILDINGS.-Lands have been on offer at $744 without finding buyers. Hotels continue at $50 without sales. West Points remain at $214 and Humphreys Estates have fallon to $9.25.
MISCELLANEOUS.-Green Islands have
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for the 31st Decembr. Sugar Companies.— Perak Sugar Cultivation shares changed hands al T. 36. Doks, Wharves and. Godowns. —The only transaction reported as a sale of Shanghai Engineering and Dock shares at Tls. 85. Indus- trial. Business was done in Major B:others shares at Tls: 30, Ewo Cotton Mill shares nt Tls. 104,
Tls. 115 for the 31st March; Laou. Kung-Mow shares at Tls. 103 50 ash and Tls. 110 for the 31st March; Shanghai Rice Mill shares at Tls. 28,
a certainty, hwoever, that a few lacs will arrive / changed hands at $31/32 for old and at $16/17 International shares at Tls. 105/103 cash, and
from Tientsin in a day or two. The Haukow dealers are still in the market, but are able to
pick up most of their requirements second handl cheaper than they can be obtained from Importers. Chefoo is still holding off and mean. while rumours of the action some of the European Powers intend taking against this unfortunate country are gaining ground, causing feeling of uncertainty and disquietude amongst the Natives. Business in spot eirgo is almost confined to the Auctions, and a very poor show they have made of it this werk, A full quantity was put up, and influenced, no doubt, by the dearth of Sycee and the higher sterling rates, prices declined most seriously for many of the Cotton goods, which naturally reflects on the market generally. Want private enquiry there is fails to induce business, holders preferring to cairy their goods rather than spoil their chance of getting orders at workable rates. A quiet forward business is passing in special cloths and chops for the Spring on a sterling basis, Exchange being guarantee! at ab mut 2/6), chiefly in heavy Shirtings, which are obtainable about 34d. under prices ruling in Manchester a. month ago. Maunfacturers are apparently well engaged and it is difficult to buy now for January-Febra ry delivery.
METALS, 3rd December.-(From Messrs. Alex Bielfell & Co's. Report.)-Business has been almost at a standstill, whatever little prospect there might have been of a rush to Tientsin before it closes being threatened by the war *rumours. The only contracts made that have been reported are:-100 tons RC. Pig Iron.
72/6 c.i.f., 100 tons Goffin N.R., 132/c.i.f. Opium. -(Closing quotations):-Malwa (new) Tls. 555; (old) Tis. 580; Patna (new) Tia. 512; Benares (new) Tls. 545.
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JOINT STOCK SHARES. HONGKONG, 7th December.-There business of any importance to report. market continues dull and inactive and rates rule-weak.
BANKS.-Hongkong and Shanghais have ruled nominally at 174 to 172 per cent. prem. with rumoured sales at lower rates. Nationals without business and quiet at $23.
Marine Insurances. -All Marines continue on offer at quotations, but there is no business to report and the market closes weak.
FIRE INSURANCES.-No business under this heading, but both Hongkongs and Chinas have been on the market without finding purchasers at quotations
SHIPPING. Hongkong, Canton and Macaos have ruled steady with sales at $283 and $29, closing with sellers at the latter rate; on time no business has been reported. Indo-Chinas continue quiet and neglected with no business. Douglases have again changed hands in small lots at $57 and close steady to strong at that rate. China Manilas and China Mutuals steady but with no sales.
REFINERIES-China Sugars have been on offer for the week at $156 without leading to business and Luzons are obtainable at $43.
MINING. Punjoms have been negotiated in fair lots at $4.60, $4.50, and $4.40 for Or- dinaries and at $1.30 for Prefs, market clos- ing steady at $4.50. The total result of the crushing for November is about 252 ozs. gold obtained from various treatments of 3,298 tons of stuff. Charbonnages have been done in a small way at $105 and remain steady to strong at that rate. Jelebus have found buyers at $2.10 and $2, Olivers B. at $8.25 and $8, and Great Easterns at $3, all closing with sellers. Raubs have been negotiated in a small way at $214, $21, and $21, closing steady. The manager at the mine says in his November report that "This (the. September-October crashing) is an improvement on our last crushing, which I have every reason to believe will be kept up if not improved upon in future."
DOCKS, WHARVES, AND GODOWNS.-Hong- kong and Whampoa Docks have ruled nomi- nally at 224/222 par cant. prem. with no busi- ness. Kowloon Wharves have declined to $60 without shares changing hauds. Wanchais neglected at quotations.
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for new, closing steady, Fenwicks are en- quired for at $28 without finding sellers, Other stocks under this heading without
business.
COMPANY.
Closing quotations are as follow:-
¡PAID UP. QUOTATION.
[$342), sellers $125 174 o prem
£5 nominal
Banks-
Hongkong & Shai..... China & Japan, prf.|
Do. ordinary... Do. deferred... Nath Bank of Chinal
B. Shares
Founders Shares..! Bell's Asbestos E, A.
Campbell, Moore & Co. China Sugar
Cotton Mills-
Ewo....
Hongkong Internati nal Lau Kung Mow Soychie Yahloong Dairy Farm Co. Fenwick & Co., Geo. Green Island Cement..
Do. New Issue H. & China Bakery Hougkong & C. Gas Hongkong Electric H. H. L. Tramways Hongkong Hotel Hongkong Ice
H. & K. Wharf & G...
Hongkong Rope..
H. & W. Dock Insurances- Canton'. China Fire China Traders'
Hongkong Fire
North-China Struits Union Yangtsze
Land and Building-- H. Land Investment.
Humphreys Estate... Kowloon Land & B. West Point Building Luzon Sugar Mining-
Charbonnages..... Great E. & C'donian Do. Do. Jelebu New Balmoral
Do. Preference Oliver's Mines, A. Do. Puujom
B.
Do. Preference.. Raubs... New Amoy Dick Steamship Coys.—
China and Manila China Mutual Ord... Do. Preference... Douglas S. S. Co. H., Canton and M... Indo-China S. N. Tebrau Planting Co.
Do. United Asbestos
Do.
Wanchai Wareh'se Co.' Watson & Co., A. §. ...
£3 10s.[nominal
A
£1 £5.5s., buyers
£8 $23 £123, buyers £1 $5 $10.75, sellers $100 $155, sellers
Ts. 160 Tk. 105, sellers
2017, buyers
Tls. 100 Tls. 105, sellers Tls. 100 ls 105, sellers ¡Tls. 500 Tls. 50, sellers
TIs. 70 Tls. 70
$5 $1
$25 28 50 buyers $10 $2
$21,$171,-les
$50 $33
£10 $110, buyers $10 $10, sellers $100 112, buyers $50 550, sellers
$25 $113
$50 560, sellers $50 $170
$125 $222 pct. prem.=
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$102), sellers
$50 $157, sellers
$20 $106 $25670
$50 $367, sellers
£25 Tls. 1-8, sellera
$20 $171, sellers
$25 $231, sellers $60 $155, sellers
$50 $74, sellers
$10 $9.25, sellers $30 $19, ellers $40 8214 $100 $43, sellers
Fes, 500 $105, sal. & buyers
$ 86, sellers
$2183; sales & sellers $5 $2
$1 $1.40, Fales
$ $1.50, sales
$5 520
$2188
$4 $4.50, sales $11.30, sales
13s. 101. $21
$10 $18, sellers
$50 $76, sellers
£5£2 17s. buyers £10 £7 10s, buyers $50 $57, buyers $15 $9 £101, sellers $5 $5, sellers $2 $2, sellers $2 $2, sellers $10 $10, nominal $378443, sellers $10 $12
J. V. Y. VERNON, Broker.
SHANGHAI, 3rd December.-(From Messrs. J. P. Bisset & Co.'s Report)-The tightness of money has continued, and business has been restricted in consequence. The November settle- ments, with one exception, has passed off all right. Banks. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor. portion. No business is reported. The market is weak with sellers at 180 per cent. premium. No business is reported in the other Bank stocks. Marine Insurance.-China Traders' s'ares have been placed at $72, North Chinas at Tl. 200, and Strits, a large lot, at $19 cash, and a purchase was made from Hongkong at $18 for the 31st March. Fire Insurance.-Chians were placed at $107. Shipping-Business has been confined to Indo-China S. Ñ. shares at Tis. 381 and Tls. 33
aud China Flour Mill shares at Tis. 63 ensi: and Tis. 72 for the 30th April. Cargo Boats.-Shang- bai Cargo Beat shares are offing at Tls. 200. Miscellaneous. Sannghai - Sumatra Tobacco shares changed hands at Tls. 82 to Tls. 79 cash and Tis. 89 for the 31st March; and shangbai- Langkat Tobacco shares at Tls. 350 and Tls. 321 cash, Tla. 350 for the 31st December, and Tls, 400 - for the 31st March. Shares in J. Llewellyn & Co. wer placed at $60, at which there are more sellers. Hal and Holtz shares were sold at $38 50. Loans-Shangbai Land Investment Company's 6 per cent. debentures, issue 1894, were place at par, Perak, Sugar Cultivation Company's 7- per cent. debentures at par, and Shanghai-1 angkat Tobacco Company's 10 per cent. debentures also at par, plus the accrued interest in all cases. quotations are:-- Dongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.
-$350.06.
Bank of China, Japan, and The Straits, Limited,
deferred shares.—£3.
Bank of China, Japan, and The Straits, Limited,
ordinary shares.-Nominal.
National Bank of China, Lal-$19.
National Bank of China, L., Founders.-$22.00. Union Insurance Society of Cauton, Ld.—$21). China Trulers' Insurance Co., Lɛl,—$72. North China Insurance Co., Ld.--Tls, 200.00, Yangtsze Inser. Assoyn., Ld.—$155.
Canton Insurance Office, Lal-$160.
Struts Insurance Co., Ld.— $18.
Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., L·1.- $367). Chma Fire Insurance Co., Ld.—s107. Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co.
---$28.
Indo-China Steam N. Co., Ld.-Tls. 87.50. Douglas Steamship Co., Ld.-$63.
China-Mutual Steam Nav. Co. pref. shares.-
Tls. 52.00.
Perak Sugar Cultivation Co., Ld.-Tls. 36.00,
Milling
China Sugar Refining Co., Ld.—3162. Luzon Sugar Befining Co., Ld.—$45.00 Sheridan Consolidated Mining and
Company, Limited.—Tle, 2.50. Punjom Mining Co., Ld.-$4.00. Panjom Mining Co., Ld., pref, shares.-$1}. Jelebu Mining & Trading Co., Lal.—39.20. Raub Australian Gold Min. Co., Ld.—$25.00, Bord & Co., Ld., Founders.-Nominal. Boyd & Co., Limited.-Tis. 185.00,
S. C. Farnham & Co.—Tis, 167.50. Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co.. Ld.-$4064. Shangha & Hongkew Wharf Cn.—Tls. 120,00.
longkong and Kowloon Wharf and Go.cwn
Company, Limited.--$61.
Shanghai Land Investment Co., Ll. (fully paid)
-Tls. 91.00.
Hongkong Land Invest. & A. Co,
Ld.--$75.
Kowloou Land & Building Co., Ld.—$19. Humphreys Estate and Finance Co., Ld.-§10, Shanghai Gas Co.-Tls. 225.00.
Major Brothers, Limited') 18. 3.5 0.
Ewo Cotton Spinning & W. Co, Ld.—Tls. 191.07. International CottonMan. Co., Ld.-Tls. 106.00. Laou-kung-mow Cotton Spinning and Weay ng
Co., L.-Tls. 13.50.
Soy Chee Cotton Spinning Co., Ld.—Tls. 560.00. Shanghai Ice Company-Tls. 120.10. Shanghai Tughrat Co., Ld.—Tls. 210.00, Taku Tug & Lighter Co., Ld.—T. Tis. 110.00. Shanghai Cargo Bout Co.--'l'ls. 200.00. Co-operative Cargo Boat Co.-Tis. 190.00. Shanghai Waterworks Co., Ld.—Tls. 305.00. Shanghai Sumatra Tubicco Co.-Tls, 79.00. Shanghai Langkat Tobacco Co., Ld.—Tls. 320.00. Shanghai Horse Bazaar Co., Ld.-Tls. 76.00. J. Llewellyn Co., Limit&ed.—¿60.00, Hall & Holtz, Ld.—$38,50.
A. S. Watson Co., Limited.—$12.50. Bell's Asbestos Eastern Agency, Ld —$9. Hongkong Electric. Co., lal-$10.25.
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