December 18, 1999.]
EXCHANGE.
~FRIDAY, 15th December.
Credits,'60'days' sight
UHINA OVERLAND TRADE BEFORT.
Closing quotations are as follows:--
PAID UP. QUOTATIONS.
[8560, sellers $125 348 p. et. prem.,
Bell's Asbestos E. A... Campbell, Moore & Co. China Prov. L. & M.......... China Sugar
Laou Kung Mow Boychee
28 $29), sellers 28 $291, sellers £1 nominal 810 814, buyers $10 $91, buyers $100 $120, sellers
Tls. 100 TIs. 55
Tls. 100 Tls. 71 TIs.-100 TIs. 73. Tls. 500 Tls. 375 Tls. 100 Tls. 58, sellers -$100 $56, sellers
COMPANY.
Banks
ON LONDON:
Telegraphic Transfer
“Bank Bills; on demand..
1/1111
Bank Bills, at 30 days' right
1/111
~Bank' Bills, at 4 months' sight
2/44
Credits, at 4 months' "sight"
2/4
Hongkong & S'hai... China & Japan, ordy. Do. deferred Natl. Bank of China
B. Shares ... Foun. Shares.....
£4 £1. £1 £5 56.
Documentary Bills, 4 months' right 2/-it
OR PARIS
“Bank Bllis, on demand
2.491
Crédits, if Imanths" sigh
54)
ÛN÷GBRMANY. ----
Cotton Mills-
On demand
2.02
Ewo
ON NAW YORK:--
International
·Bank Bills, on damand
.:48
49
OR BOMBAY———
** Telegraphic franéfur
1461
De Bank, or demand
.F464
ON CALCUTTA;im
Telegraphic Tragifer ......
1161
Bank, on demand
.1461
OW SHANGHAI.—
Bank, at sight
1
Private, 30 days' sight.
.72}
H. H. L. Tramways
ON YOKOHAMA.—
Hongkong Hotel
* On demand
.34% p
H. & K. Wharf & G...
'On demand
2% pm
Hongkong Rope........
H. & W. Dock
+
On doriand
4% pra
53.00
ON MANILA.---
ON SINGAPORE.—
Sovereigns, Bauk's Buying Rate...10.13
Goud Lear, 100 fine per tani
JOINT STOCK SHARES.
HONGKONG, 15th December:-A fair business has been transacted during the week and rates bave ruled steady to strong except in Banks, which show a decline
BANKS-Hongkong and Shanghais in the early part of the week changed hands at 350 and later at 349 per cent. prem. in small lots and close with sellers at 348. Nationals remain quiet but steady at quotation with small sales.
· MARINE · Insurances.—The market has raledivery dull and no sales have been reported. Rates for the Northern Insurances are takən from the Shanghai circulars in the absence of local business.
FIRE INSURANCES.-Hongkongs have chang- ed hands at 8327 and close steady at that rate. Chinas have been placed in small lots at quotation:($88)
~SHIPPING-Hongkong, Canton and Macaos have remained steady at 881 with sales, bút close with sellers. Indos have further declined to $82 without sales. Douglases have changed hands at $50, $51, 852, and $53, closing with sellers at $53. China Manilas and China Mutuals unchanged and without business.
REFINERIES. —China Bugars after fair sales at 8122 and $121 hare declined to $120. Lusons have changed hands at quotation.
MINING-Punjoms continue very dull with only small sales at the reduced rate of $71 Preferences have found buyers at $1.20. Great Easterns have been negotiated ut 55 cents and 67 cents. Raubs at $61, 8614, 8614, and close at $614...... Jelebus have changed hands at $124 and $124. Other stocks under this heading have ruled quiet and without business.
DOCKS, WHARVES, AND GODOWNS.-Hong, kong and Whampoa Docks continue dull and hard to move at quotation. Amoy Dooks are still enquired for at $20 without bringing shares on the market. Kowloon Wharves have improved to $854 after sales at $84; $84), and 385 Wanchais unchanged and with a small business.
LANDS, HOTEls, and BuildINGS-Hong kong Lands have ruled firm and after sales at $11, $112, and $1124 are in demand at $113. Hotels have found small buyers during the week at $118 and $119, closing with buyers at the latter rate. West Points have improved to $84 after small seles at $31 and $32. Humphreya continue quiet with sellers at $9.25 after sales at $9.35 and $9.25.
* MISCELLANEOUS, -Green Islands have für ther declined to 826 with sales, Ices are on quired for at $126 without bringing shares on the market. Electrics have declined to $10 with sales and sellers. No business to report in other stooks under this heading.
Yahloong... Hongkong Dairy Farm..
Fenwick & Co., Geo.... Green Island Cement.....] H. & C. Bakery Hongkong & C. Gas
Hongkong Electric
Hongkong Ice........
Insurance-
Canton Chins Fire China Traders'
Hongkong Fire North-China Straits Union
Land and Building—
Yangtane
Hongkong Land Inv. Humphreys Estate... Kowloon Land & B. West Point Building Luzon Sngar Mining—
Charbonnages.. Gt. Estn. & C’donian Do. Preference... Jelebu. Queen's Mines Ld.... Oliver's Mines, A......
Do.
Punjom
B....!
Do. Perference... Raubs New Amoy Dock Steamship Coys.
China and Manila... China Mutual Pref. China Ordinary
Do. Douglas Steamship H., Canton and M... Indo-China S. N. Shell Transport »nd ?
Trading Co.. Star Ferry Tebrau Planting Co.
Do.
United Asbestos..........
D.
Wanchai Warehouse.. Wa tron & Co., A. 8. ........'
$6 $5, buyers $25 $421 buyers $10 $26, sellers $50-$25. £10 $127.
$10
. $10
$10, sellers $100 $147.
$50 $119, buyers $25 $126, buyers $50 $85, buyers $50 $200, buyers 125 $525 p. ct. prem.➡ [$781 sellers
$50 $180, cellers
$20 $88, sales & buyers
$25 $58, sellers
$50 $327), 8-les & bys. £25 Tls. 190.
$20 $21, buyers $50 $237, seller. $60 $110.
$50 $11, buyers $10 $9.10, buvera $30 $28, sellers $50 $34.
$100 $47, sale‹ & sellers
Fcs. 250 $300. buyers
$5 55 ct., Luyers $1 40 cts., 8 Ílers $5 $184, buyers 25c. 80 cts., buyers ·
$5 89.
$41 $61, sellers. $6 $71, sellers $1 $1.20, buyers
158. 10d. $61).
$64 $20, buyers
$50 $90, 8llers £10 £9, buyers £10 £9, buyers £5 £5, sellers $50 $58), sellers $15 $81, sellers £10 $82, sellers £100 £240
$7$21, sellers $5 $5, sellers $3 $3,
$2 $2
$10 $10, nominal $374 $45, sales & buyers $10 $15, sellers J. Y. V. VERNON, Broker.
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P. Bisset & Co.'s Report).--lightness of money SHANGHAI, 11th December.~(From Messrs. J.
has restricted business, and caused a decline in some stocks. Banks. – Hongkong and Shangbai Banking Corporation.-Shares were sold to Hongkong at$49 per cent. premium, with exchange 71. A local sale has since been made at 345 per cent. premium, with exchange 78, which we quote as the closing rate. Marine Insurance.-Yangtze Insurance shares changed hands at $110. Fire Insurance Chinas were placed to Hongkong at $871. Shipping.-Indo-Chin S. N. Co.-Our market has suffered a slight decline. Shar s were placed at The 60 for March, but business Tle. 65 for February. Mining,-Jelebu Miding was afterwarda done at Tia. 62-for· December and and Trading, shares were placed locally at $18 Docks, Wharves ani Godownsi—Bhares in 8.:0. Farnbam & Co, was placed nå Ti«. 230, and Shang- hai Engineering Ordinary shaves at Tls. 100, and Preference shares at Lla. 107). Shanghai and Hougkew Wuarf shares have been weak, and business was done at Fla. 2571/253 for December and Tls, 260 for Murcɔ. "Landa,—Shangbai Land
303
Investment shares were sold at Tls. 85/84 cash, and Tle. 851 for December, and cash abares are wanted at Tis. 848.. Hongkong Land Investment shares were placed to Hongkong at $112. "Indus- trial. Shangbai'
"Gas shares have declined to Tls. 217). În Cotton^Mill shares business was done: E-Wos at Tis. 55, Internationals at Tls. 70/72 cash, Tis, 71 for December, and Tĺs. 75 for March, and Laou-kung-mowsnt Tla 73. E-W08 are wanted cash and time. Shanghai Ioe sbares, Now issue, were sold at Tls. 26§ 271 cash, and are in demand. Shares in the Shanghai Steam Laundry Co. having been allotted, we add the Co. to our list. Tuga & Cargo Boats.-Shanghai Cargo B at shares were sold at Tls 185. Miscellaneons.— Shanghai Sumatra Tobocco shares were sold at Ths. 56 Shanghai-Langkat Tobacco shares were weak at up till the 9th, sales being made at Tls. 290 tổ Tis: 260 for March. On that date a favourable telegram · was received, reporting a daily flow of 20,000 gallons of oil, and a strong demand set in, shares changing hands to-day at Tls. 800/820 cash, Tla. 810 for the 81st current, and Tis. 350 for March. There are cash sellers at Tls. 814. Hall and Holtz shares were sold at $364, as there is no interim dividend to be declared, Loans.-Chinese Imperial E Loan Bonds were placed at Tls. 2521, Shanghai and Hongkew Wharf 6' per cent Debentures at Tls, 105, and Shanghai Gas 6 per cent. at Tls. 101, plus the accrued interest in all cases as usual.
VESSELS ON THE BERTH,
For LONDON. Coromandel (str.). Patroclus (str.), Diomed (str.), Antenor (str.), Socotra (str), Japan (str.).
For LIVERPOOL DIRECT.-Tantalus (str.). For BarKEN.-Prins Heinrich (str.).
For MARSEILLES.-Silesia (str.),
Hakata Maru (str.), Yarra (str.), Awa Maru (str.). ' For Haven AND HAMBURG.-Wittenberg (str.), Sarnia (str.), Ambria (str.).
For PUIESTE VIA Straits.—Vindobona (str.). For SAN FRANCISCO.— China (str.), Nippon Maru (str.). Doric (str ).
For SA DIEGO VIA KOBE.-Strathgyle (str.). FC VANCOUVER.-Empress of Japan (str.).
For VICTORIA, B.C., VIA SHANGHAI.--Saint Irene (str.).
For PORTLAND, O.-Monmouthshire (str.), For New YORK.— Catania (str.), Màry Ĺ. Cush- ing, Ásama (str.), Afridi (8'1.).
For AUSTRALIA-Futami Maru (str.). Chingtu (str.), Airlie (str.).
SHIPPING.
ÅRRIVALS AND DEPARTURES SINCE LAST MAIL.
December...
HONGKONG.
ARRIVALS.
8, Tritos, German str., from Saigon. 9, Parramatta, British str., from Bombay. 9, P. C. C. Klao, British str., from Bangkok. 9. Etaa, Italian cruiser, from Woosung. 9, China, Amr. str., from San Francisco, 9, Phoenix, British oruiser, from Singapore. 4, Macduff, British str., from Singapore. 9, Wingsang, British str., from Shanghai. 9. Seong Leong, British str., from Singapore. 10, Haitan. British str., from Swatow. 10. Idomenens, British str., from Amoy. 10, Hongkong, French str., from Haiphong. 10, Loyal, German str., from Haiphong. 10, Peiyang, German str., from Chefoo. 10, Salvadora, Amr. str., from Manila. 10, Aurora, British cruiser, from Weihaiwei. 10, Choyang, British str., from Canton. 10, Taiwan, British str., from Canton. 10, Quarta, German str., from Bangkok. 11, Singan, British str., from Tientsin. 11, Loongsang, British str., from Canton. 11, Wosang, British str., from Wuhn. 11, Hating, French str., from Haiphong. 11, Faiching, British str., from Amoy. 11, Vale of Doon, British bark. from Rajang. 11, Michael Jebsen, Ger. str., frem Canton. 11. Chiyuen, Chinese str., from Canton. 11, Germania, German str., from Bangkok. 11, Kungping, Chinese str., from Taku. 12, Tosa Maru, Japanese str., from London. 12, Konigsberg, German str., from Moji. 12. Descartes, Fr. or.. from Kwongebauwan. 12, Esmeralda, British str., from Manila. 12, Haiman, British str., from Tamani. 12, Kinsang, British str., from Shanghai. 12, Mongkut, British str., from Bangkok, 12, Kinkiang, British str., from Canton. 12, Chowla, British str., from Bangkok. 12, Feochow, British str., from Wahn 12, Hanoi, French str., from Haiphong.
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