November 26, 1898 |
MISCELLANEOUS. Watsons have found buyers at $13. Star Forries at 93. Electrics have changed hands at $113 and $114, closing quieter with sales and sellers at $114. Tram- ways and Ices continue in demand and could be placed at higher than quoted rates if shares were forthcoming. Cottons remain quiet and without any local business. Quotations are taken from Shanghai circulars.
Closing quotations are as follow:---
COMPANY. PAID UP.
Banke
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. China Prov. L. & M..... China Sugar Cotton Mills—
Ewo..........
International
Lagu Kung Mow Soychte Yahloong Hongkong
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Dairy Farm Co................... Fenwick & Co., Geo. Green Island Cement...
Do. New Issue. H. & China Bakery Hongkong & 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 Straits Union Yangtsze..
.......
Land and Building-
H. Land Investment.] Humphreys Estate... Kowloon Land & B. West Point Building Luzon Sugar Mining
Charbonnages Great E. &C'donian Jelebu
Queens Mines Ld.. Oliver's Mines, A.
Do.
B....
Punjom
QUOTATION.
$125 232 %
£5 nominal
£4 £1, Layers
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£1 £5.58.
£8 $17
£8 $17
£1 nominal
$10 $
March.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
Sugars-Perak Sugar Cultivation Co., Ld Shares are offering at Tls. 39.10 ex div. Luzon Sugar Refining shares were sold to Hongkong at $45.50. Docks, Wharves & Godowns.-Shares in Boyd & Co, chang d hands at Tls. 185, and are offering. A fair business was done in Shang hai and Hongkew Wharf shares at 11s. 120/122 cash. Tls. 127 for February and fls. 128 for Cash shares are offering at Tla. 122. Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown shares are enquired for at $69. Lande.- Shanghai Tant Investment shares were placed [$415 at Tls. 89 and Tls. 9) cash, and are pre-offering at the latter price. Industrial.
E-wo Cotton Mill shares were sold at Tis. 75 and are wanted at the same rate. International Cotton Manufacturing Co., Ld.-Shares were sold early in the weeks at Tls. 86.50/87 for the 80th current, and later on at Tls. 48 cash and Tls. 89 for March. Sales have since been made at Tls. 80 for cash and Tls. 85 for the 31st March. Laou-kung-mow shares were placed at Tle. 84, s. 88 and Tls. 86 cash, and Tls. 90.50 to Tls. 91 for the 31st March. Soy Chee shares are offering. Yah Loong shares changed hands at Tls. 55, Shanghai Icë shares were sold at Tls. 90, and China Flour Mill shares at Tls. 45. Miscellaneoaz-Slinnghai Water- works shares are weak, with sellers at Tls. 290. Tientsin Waterworks shares were placed at T. Tls. 100. Shanghai-Sumatra Tobacco shares changed hands at Tls. 65 cash. Tls. 66/67 for the 30th current, Tls. 65.50 for the 31st Decem- ber, and Tls. 70/71 for the 31st March. No business is reported in Shanghai-Langkat Tobacco shares. Hall & Holtz shares were placed at $36.50 er the interim dividend of paid on the 9th instant. Loans.-Shanghai Municipal 6 per cent. Debentures of 1894 were sold at Tis. 101, and Shanghai Waterworks Company's fi per cent. De- bentures at Tix, 100, plus the accrued interest in both cases. Quotations are:- BANKS.
$10 $10 25. sellers $100 $169, buyers
Tls. 100 Tls. 75 Tls. 100 Tls. 8
Ts. 100 TIs +4 Tls. 500 Tls. 4 10 Tla. 100 Tls. 55
$70 50 $0 $5 $25 $80, sellers $10 $28
$5-$161 $50 $33 £10 $126
Do. Preference........ Raubs
New Amoy Dock Steamship Coy.-
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China and Manila... China Mutyal Ord... Do. Preference Do. Do. Douglas S. S. Co. HL, Canton and M.... Indo-China S. N...... Star Ferry Tebrau Planti‹g Co.
Το.. United Asbestos
...........
Do. Wanchai Wareh’e Co. Watson & Co., A. S........!
$10 $11.25, buyers $100 $15, buyers $50 $69, sellers $25 $114, buyers
$50 $71, buyers
$50 $170, bu ers $125 260 p. ct. prem.=
[$450
$50 $150
$20 $9, sales & sellers
$25 $62, buyers
$50 $327), tuyêrs
£25 TIs. 180
$20 ($7), sellers
$50 $282), sales $60 $129,
sellers
$50 $76, buyers
$10 $8.75, sal. & buyers $30 $18, sales $40 $20, sel'ers $100 $47, buyēts
Fce. 500 $10, sellers
$5 $7.75
$5 $3.80, sules
25c. 70 ct.
$5 $7, +ales
$24 83.10,tal. & buyere $5 $625, buyers $1 $1.50
14s. 10d. $3, sales & sellers
$63 $14
$50 $80, buyers
£10 £9. 138, buyers £10 £5 10s, buyers
£5 £3. buvers $50 $534, sellers $15 $27, sales | £10 $59, sellers-
$74 $9.50, buyers $5 $5, sellers
$ $3. sellers
$2 $1.40, buyers $10 $10, nominal $37) $41
$10 $13, sales & buyers J. V. Y. VERNON, broker.
SHANGHAI, 21st November.-From Messrs. J. P. Bisset & Co.'s Report-Business has been ohiefly done in Cotton Mill shares, at, in some cases, improved prices. Banks.-Hongkong and Shanghai lanking Corporation.-Cash shares havo been in demand, and a transaction reported at 223 per cent. premium. Shares were also placed for March delivery at 232 per cent.
Marine premium.
Insurance-North China Însurance shares changed hands at Tis. 180. Fire Insurance,-In Hongkong, the price of Hongkongs has improved to $322.50, while that of Chinas has declined to $88. Shipping.-Indo- China 8. N. shares were purchased from Hong. korg at $59, costing Tls. 48.25 laid down here.
Hongkong and Shanghai.—$403.75. Bank of China and Japan, defil,-£5.5,0
Do. ordinary - Nominal.
National Bank of China, Ld.-$17.00. COTTON MILLS,
50.00.
Ewo Cotton Spinning & W. Co., Ld.-Tls. 75,00, Hongkong Cotṭən S. W. & D. Co. International Cotton Man. Co.. Ld.-Tla. $5.00. Laou-kung-mow Cotton Co., I^l.—Ti8. 80.00. Soy Chee Cotton Spinning Co., Ld.—Tis. 450.00. DOCKS. WHARVES, &C.,
Royd & Co., Ld., Founders.-Nominal. Boyd & Co., Limited.—Tls. 183.00, Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf-Company. ~$71. Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co.. Ld.-$452,60 S C. Farnham & Co.-Tls. 165.00, Shangbai Engineering S. & D. Co.-Tls. 82.00, Shanghai & Hongkew, Wharf Co.—Tls. 122.60, INSURANCES.
Canton Insurance Office, Ld.-$132.00. China Fire Insurance Co., Ld88.00. China Traders' Insurance Co., L.-$59 00, Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Lrl.—$322.50. North China Insurance Co., Ld.-Tlg. 180-00. Straits Insurance Co., Ld.—$7.23. Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ld.—$215. Yangtsze Insurance Assocn., Ld.—$130. LANDS,
Hongkong Land Invest. & A. Co., Ld.-$75. Humphreys Estate and Finance Co., Ld.— $8}, Shanghai LandInvest Co.,(fully pd.)-TIs. 8.00. MINING,
Punjom Mining Co., Ld.—$6.0),
Punjom Mining Co., Ld., pref, shares.-$1.CO. Raub Australian Gold Mining Co., Ld.-$36,35. Sheridan Consolidated Co.-Tls, 9.25. SHIPPING,
China-Mutual preference.- Tls, 70/0.
Do. ordiniry, paid.-Tlạ. 23.CO. Co-operative Curgo Boat Co.-T13, 145.00, Douglas Steamship Co., L.d.-$53 50, Hongkong, Canton and Macao.—$27,50. Indo-China Steam N. Co., Ld.—Tis. 43.25, Shanghai Cargo Boat Co.-Tls. 165.00, Shanghai Tugbṛṇt Co., Ld.—Tls. 195.00, Taku Tug & Lighter Co., Ld.---T. Tls. 75.00. SUGAR,
China Sugar Refining Co., Ld.—$167.00. Luzon Sugar Refining Co., Ld.—$44.75 Perak Sugar Cultivation Co., Ld.—Tls, 39.50. MISCELLANEOUS,
American Cigaretto Co.-Tls, 65,00.. Central Stores, Ld.—$10,0^. China Flour Mills Co.-Tls, 51.00. Hall & Holtz, Ld.-$38.00.
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Llewellyn & Co., J., Limited — $60.00, Major Brothers, Limited.-TIs. 31.00. Shanghai Feather Cleaning Co.—Tls. 400.00. Shanghai Gas Co,-Tls, 210.00
Shanghai Horse Bazańr Co., Lal. Tls. 60. Shanghai Ice, Cold Storage, & Refrigeration
Co., Ld., Tls. 26,00.
Shanghai Ice Company-Tis, 90.(0.
Shanghai Pangkat Tobacco Co., Ld.—Tls. 180.0 0.
New Issue. Nominal.
DA, E Shanghai Rice Mills Co -Tls, 27.00. Shanghai Sumatra Tobacco Co.—TIs. 64,00. Shanghai Waterworks Co., Ld.—Tls, 300.00. Watson Co., A. S., Limited.—12.25.
ON LONDON.-
EXCHANGE.
FRIDAY, 25th November.
Telegraphic Transfer Bank Bills, on demand Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight Bank Bills, at
1/11F
1/117
1/11
1/112.
months' sight...1/11
Credits, at 4 months' sight
Documentary Bills, 4 months' sight 1/11
On
PARIS.--
ON
Bank Bills, on demand
Credits, at 4 months' sight
GERMANY.-
On demand
ON NEW YORK.-
Bank Bills, on demand Credits, 60 days' sight
ON BOMBAY.—
Telegraphic Transfer. Bank, on demand.... ON CALCUTTA.—
Telegraphic Transfer Bank, on demand..
ON SHANGHAI.
Bank, at sight. Private, 30 days' sight.
ON YOKOHAMA.-
On demand.
ON MANILA.---
On demand... ON SINGAPORE,—
On demand..
SOVEREIGNS Bank's Buying Rate: Gold Leaf, 100 finé, per tael
TONNAGE
1.981
47%
481
146
1461
146
146!
721
% pm.
2% pm.
1% pm.
10.13
53.25
HONGKONG, 25th November.-Freights do not shew any general improvement except for steamers with local pssenger licence, on monthly hire the several fixtures mentioned below are at rates higher than was paid at this time last year, and have been taken for the Saigon tråde
Saigon to Hongkong has improved to 13 cents per picul with moderate enquiry for small steamers.
Bangkok to Hongkong, 17) and 224 cents per picul is offered for small carriers, prompt loading; an offer for 6 consecutive voyages 30 cents inside and 25 cents per picul ontside the bar has been refused.
Newchwang to Canton lins closed for the season. Java to Hongkong, rates have dropped to 224 cents per picur without demand.
Tonnage is in slight request Moji to Hongkong at $2.25 per ton; to Singapore, $3.10 per ton.
Sailing tonnage. A small carrier has been taken to load for Callão at about 25. per ton of 5.) cubic feot. For New York, there is no enquiry.
For
VESSELS ON THE BERTH. LONDON.-Java (str.), Bengal (atr.),
Myrmidon.
For BREMEN.-Bayern (str.),
For MARSEILLES—Oceanien (str.).
For SAN FRANC1800.-Dorie (str), China (str.), Nippon Maru (str.).
For VANCOUVER.- Empress of Japan (str.). For VICTORIA, B. U.—Victoria (atr.).
For Tacoma Victoria (str.).
For New York—Braemar (str.), Eidsvold (str.), Reuce (tr) Glinariney (str.), Drumelian, Hansa (str.), W. H. Connor (str.).
For HAVEE AND HAMBURG.– Savoia. (str.); Konigsberg (str.), Bamberg (str.).
For AUSTRALIA.—Airlie (str.),
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