July 7, 1900.
JOINT STOCK SHARES. HONGKONG, 6th July-The market has shown a little more activity during the week, and a fair business has been transacted in some stocks, notably Steamboats. Kowloon Wharfs, and Lands. The crisis in the north however is still adversely affecting the market and general business is dull, with a tendency to somewhat lower rates,
BANKS.-Hongkong and Shanghais have changed hands at 300 and 302 per cent. pre- mium, sellers ruling the market at these rates for the whole week, and at time of closing shares are on offer at $301. The latest London quotation is £53.10. Nationals remain an. changed with B small business at $261 and $27.
MARINE INSURANCE8.—China Traders have been placed at 257 and Unions at 32624. Cantons and Straits remain unchanged and without business. Quotations for the Northern Insurance are taken from the last Shanghai Circulars.
FIRE INSURANCES.-Both Hongkongs and Chinas continue very dull, with no sales to report. SHIPPING.-Hongkong Canton and Macaos have been dealt in to some extent at $331 and $30 for cash and at equivalent rates forward, market closing steady at 830. Indo-Chinas have further recoded to $83 without business, Douglases continue on offer without bringing buyers into the market. China Mutuals (£5 paid ap) have been placed at £5.5s. and more are wanted. Preferences have also found buyers at £11 and close in demand. Star Ferry's rule steady at $174, with small sales and buyers.
REFINERIES – Small sales of China Sugars are reported at $120. Luzons continue changed and without business.
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MINING.-Punjoms remain weak and ne glected with but few sales at $5.75. At time of closing shares are obtainable at the reduced rate of $5.50, Olivers and Queens have been dealts in to some extent at quotations and a few Jelebus have been placed at $12 and 8114. Raubs have been enquired for in a small way at $57, but few shares have been obtained at that rate, and the market closes with buyers at 858. Great Easterns have found buyers at 40 cents. Charbonnages continne neglected with no sales.
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DOCKS, WHARVES AND GODOWNS.-Hong; kong and Whampoa Docks remain quiet at $520 sellers and no sales to report, and a point or two under that rate would probably be ac- cepted. Kowloon Wharfs have been in favour and a fair business have been transacted at $83 and 884 cum new issue market closing firm at 884. Wanchais unchanged with a small bus- iness. Amoy Docks have changed hands at $21.
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
Closing quotations are as follows:—
COMPANY.
Banks-
Hongkong & S’hai... China & Japan, ordy.
Do. deferred Natl. Bank of China. A. Shares B. Shares
Foun, Shares...... Bell's Asbestos E. A....] China Prov, L. & M.... Campbell, Moore & Co.
China Sugar Cotton Mills-
Ewo International Laou Kung Mow Soychee Yahloong Hongkong Dairy Farm
Fenwick & Co., Geo.... Green Island Cement.. H. & C. Bakery Hongkong & Ĉ. Gas Hongkong Electric H. H. L. Tramways Hongkong Hotel Hongkong Ice.. H. & K. Wharf & G. Hongkong Rope... H. & W. Dook Insurance
Canton China Firo China Traders” Hongkong Fire North-China Straits Union Yangtaze. Land and Building-
Hongkong Land Inv. Humphreys Estate... Kowloon Land & B.
Luzons Sugar.
West Point Building Mining-
Charbonnages
Gt. Estn, & C'donian
Do. Preference
Jelebu
Queen's Mines Ld.. Olivers Mines, A....
Do.
Punjom
B..
Do. Perference.. Raubs
New Amoy Dook Steamship Coya.—
PAID UP.
QUOTATIONS.
[$6014, sellers $125 301 p. et. prem.=
£4 £1. 21 125 58.
$27, buyers £8 $27, sales £8 $20.
zi $14, sellers $10 $20, sales & buyers $10 $9.85, sales & sells. $100 $120.
Tls. 100 Tls. 60, sellers Tls. 100 Tls. 50. Tls, 100 Tls, 60. Tls. 500 Tls. 876. Tls. 100 Tls. 40.
$100 $34, sellers
$6 $84. $26 $48, sales $10 $21, sellers
China and Manila... China Mutual Pref. China Ordinary
Do.
Douglas Steamship H., Canton and M.. Indo-China S. N, ShellTransport and Trading Co....... Star Ferry Tebrau Planting Co....
Do. United Asbestos
LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.--Hong- kong Lands have been placed in fair lots at $136, $136 and $137 ex and at $161, 1614 and $162 oum call of $25. On time a few shares have changed hands at equivalent rates. Hotels after a long period of inaction have been in some demand, and small sales have been effected at $123, $124, 8125. $126 and $127; very few holders however care to part at these rates, as in anticipation of the interim dividend, now nearly due, higher ones are expected. West Points have found buyers at $47 and 847), closing steady at $47. Humphreys have been dealt in to a small extent at $10.75, closing Watkins, Ld. with further sellers at that rate. Kowloon Lands unchanged and without business.
COTTON MILLS.-Hongkongs and Ewos are on offer locally at quotations. In the absence of local business in the other Northern Mills quotations are taken from the latest Shanghai Circulars.
MISCELLANEOUS.-Green Islands have dealt in to a fair extent at $204 and $21, closing with
sales and sellers at the former rate. China Borneos still in demand but without business close at $28. Watsons, Ices and Electrics have changed hands at quotations in small lots. China Providents have been placed at $9.85 and more are obtainable at the rate. Universal Trading Co., shares (a Company registered on the 23rd May last with a capital of $1000.000 in 50,000 shares of $20 cash, 5 paid up) are quoted at par.
D. Wanchai Warehouse...
Watson & Co., A. S.
$50 $50.
210 $118.
$10 $11.85,sales & sels.
$10 $2.10.
$100 $170, buyers
$50 $127, buyers
$25 $165, sales
$50 $84, buyers c., new $60 $170.
$125 518 et. prem.- [$772), sellers
$50 $132)
$20 $79, sellers
$25 $57, sales & buyers
$50 $295, sellers
£25 Tls. 185.
$20 $1, buyers
$50 $202, sales $60 $121, sellers
$50 $162, cum call $10 $10.75, sellers $30 $25, sales & sells, $50 $47, buyers $100 $36.
Fcs. 250 $290, sellers
$3 140 cents sellers
$1 35 cents
$5 8111, sellers 250. $15,c.,salus & sella,
$5 824, sellers $41$24, sellers
$7 851, sellers $1 $1.20.
16a. 10d. $58, huyers
$6 $21, sales
$50
{ $18, sellers £10 £11.
{ $65, old
£10 £10 108, sellers
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!to Hongkong 3.40 per ton, fmm to Singapo.
$8.50 per ton. Sailing vessels.-Tonnage is wanted for New York, and 178. 6d. to 188, will probably be paid.
25 £5,58.,88les & bys. $50 $45, sellers $15 $80, sellers 210 $83, sellers
£100 £300, sellers
$10
(8174, old buyers $44, new sellera $5 $5, sellers $3 183. $4 $84.
$10 $11, buyers
$37 $57, buyers
810 810.
$10 $154, sellers J. Y. V. VERNON, Broker.
TONNAGE.
The following are the settlements :—— Quarta-German steamer, 1,146 tons, Në chwang to Canton, 48 cents per picul.
Forest Dale-British steamer, 2,885 tona, Karatz to Manila, 5 yen per ton.
Canton-British steamer, 1,110 tons, Kuchinotsu. to Swatow, $3.50 per ton.
Benlomond-British steamer, 1,752 tons, Mojí to Hongkong, 83.40 për ton.
Chittagong-British steamer, 1,241 tons, Moji to Hongkong, 83.47 per ton.
Tientsin-British steamer, 1,250 tons, Moji to Hongkong, $3.40 per ton.
Fooksang-British steamer, 991 tons, Moji to Hongkong, $3.40 per ton.
Benvenue-British steamer, 1,468 tons, Mofi to Hongkong, $3.40 per ton.
Shantung German steamer, 1,040 tons, Saigon to Manila, 45 cents per picul.
Fausang-British steamer, 1,410 tons, Saigon to two ports Philippines, min-40,000 piculs, 51
per picul.
cents
Taksang-British steamer, 977 tons, Saigon to one port Philippines, 50 cents per picul.
Holstein-German steamer, 1,103 tons, Saigon to one port, 47 cents, two ports Philippines, 51 cents
per picul.
Taifu-German steamer, 1,085 tons, Saigon to one port, 47 cents, two ports Philippines, 50 cents per picul..
Ragnar Norwegian steamer, 1,220 tons, Saigon to two ports Philippines, 45 cents per picul.
Germania--German steamer, 1,714 tons, Saigon to Hongkong, 25 cents per picul.
Chunsang-British steamer, 1,418 tons, Saigon to Hongkong, 24 cents per picnl.
Deuteros-German steamer, 1,252 tons, Saigon to Hongkong, 24 cents per picul.
Decima-German steamer, 1,145 tons, Saigon to Hongkong, 25 cents per picul.
Deuteros~German steamer, 1,001 tons, monthly 12 months, $8,000 per month.
Derima-German steamer, 794 tons, monthly, 12 months, $7,500 per month.
Progress-German steamer, 799 tona, monthly 12 months, at $6,500 per month.
Dr. Hans Jurg Kiaer-Norwegian steamer, 691 tons, monthly, 12 months, $6,850 per month.
Calanda Norwegian steamer, 880 tons, monthly, 12 months, private terms.
VESSELS ON THE BERTH,
FOR LIVERPOOL DIRECT.-Dardanus (str.). FOR LONDON.-Bengal (str.), Benalder (str.) Pyrrhus (str.), Stentor (str.), Menelaus (str. Calchas (str.).
FOR MARSEILLES.-Sydney (str.), Kamakura Maru (str.).
FOR BREMEN.~~Bayern (str.).
FOR HAVRE AND HAMBURG.—Marburg (utx.). Wittenberg (atx.), Savoia (str.), Sibiria (str.), : Nurnburg (str.).
FOR VICTORIA, B.C. Kinshiu Maru (str.), Tartar (str.).
FOR VANCOUVER VIA SHANGHAI.—Empress, Japan (str.).
FOR PORTLAND, O.—Argyll (str.).
FOR SAN FRANCISCO.—Gaslic (str.), Hongkong Maru (str.), Gaelic (str.).
FOR NEW YORK.--Albenga (str.), Acara Ettrickdale (str.), L. Schepp.
HONGKONG, 6th July.-During the past fort- night freights have remained steady. Saigon to Hongkong, 24 cents per picul was obtainable at the commencement of this week, but at the pre- sent moment there is no demand owing to the high price of rice in Saigon; to Philippines several steamers have been chartered at 47/50 cents per picul, and more tonnage can be placed at 45 cents per picul, Saigon to Java, 40 cents per picu! last. Bangkok to Hongkong, 30 and 35 | cents per picul is obtainable. Newchwang to FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND CALC Canton, 43 cents per picul. Coal freights.-Moji ' Arratoon Apear (str.); Chelydra (str.).
FOR SAN DIEGO And Kobe,—Thyra (str.), A
Eastern (str.).
FOR AUSTRALIA:-Chingtu (str.), Tawan (str.),
FOR SINGAPORE, Penang and Bombay.—Bijagnë. (str.);
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