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Hongkong Weekly Press AND China Overland Trade Report All

July 6, 1901]

VESSELS ON THE BERTH.

FOR ANTWERP.-Glenesk (str.), Wakasa Maru (str.). FOR

LONDON.-Peleus (str.), Java (str.), Alcinous, (str.), Chasan (str.), Glenesk (str.), Prometheus str.), Wakasa Maru (str.).

FOR LIVERPOOL.-Glaucus (str.)..

FOR MARSEILLEB.-Java (str.), Wakasa Marn, (str.). Salasie (str.).

FOR BREMEN-Kiautschou (str.), Sambia (str.), FOR HAVER AND HAMBURG.—8ambia (str.), Wuerzdurg (str.), Açilia (str), Alexandria (str.). Sibiria (str.).

FOR TRIESTE.-Maria Valerie (str.). FOR VICTORIA, B.C.-Queen Adelaide (str.) Idaumi Maru (str.), Kaisow (str..)

FOR VANCOUVER.-Empress of Japan (str.). Tartar (str.).:

FOR-PORTLAND (OR.).—Indrapura (str.).

FOR SAN FRANCISCO.-Hongkong Mara (str.), City of Peking (str.).

FOR NEW YORK.-Hudson (str.), Indrani, (str.), Arara (str.), L. Schepp, I. F. Chapman.

FOR AUSTRALIAN PORTS.-Yawata Moru (str.), Taiwan (str.), Taiyuan (str.), Australian (str.). FOR BOMBAY, VIA SINGAPORE AND CALOMBO.- Kagoshima Maru (str.).

SHARE REPORT.

HONGKONG, 5th July.-Since our last re- port, business generally has continued dull, and expectations of a revival after the June settle- ment, which passed of satisfactorily, have not so far been realised.

BANKS.-Hongkong and Shanghais have been placed at 390 and 3924 per cent. premium, and close firm with buyers at the latter rate. The London rate has advanced to £61, 15s, Od. Nationals and Bank of Chinas are unchanged.

MARINE INSURANCES.-Unions have been sold at $340. China Traders have found buyers at 2601, but close easier with sellers at $60. Yangtazes have been done at $125.

FIRE INSURANCES.-China Fires have been sold at 885, and are wanted. Hongkong Fires are unchanged at 8350 with probable sellers.

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SHIPPING. Hongkong, Canton and Macaos continue quiet at $35. Indo-Chinas have been placed at various rates up to $152), at which the market closes quiet with further sellers. China- Manilas (old) have been bought at $63. The new shares are wanted at $52. Douglases have been placed and are obtainable at $56. Star Ferries are wanted at $23 and 89 for the old and new shares respectively. Shell Transports are wanted at £2.12.6.

REFINERIES-China Sugars are quiet at $145. Luzous continue to be neglected.

MINING-Punjoms are in request at $51. Raubs have been placed at $12, and more shares are obtainable.

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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.

Closing quotations are as follows :—

Banks-

COMPANY.

PAID UP.

Hongkong & S’hai...

China & Japan, ordy.

Do. deferred Natl. Bank of China A. Shares B. Shares Foun. Shares... Bell's Asbestos E. A.... Campbell, Moore & Co. China-Borneo Co., Ld. China Light & Power i

Co., Lt

DOCKS, WHARVES AND GODOWNR.-Hong- kong and Whampoa Docks continue dull, and a further decline to 33071, at which there are sellers, has to be recorded. ́`Hongkong and Kowloon Wharvos have been sold at $103 aud $102).

New Amoy Docks are wanted at $221.

LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.-Hong- kong Lands are slightly firmer at $201 with buyers. West Points have been placed at $54. Hongkong Hotels are in demand at $129, after sales at $127} and $128. Humphreys Estates are to be had at $13.60.

COTTON MILLS.-Hongkong Cottons have improved to $10, at which shares are wanted. Quotations for the Northern stooks are taken from the last Shanghai circulars to hand.

China Proy, L. & M.. China Sugar

Cigar Companies-

Alhambra Limited.. Philippine Tobacco ) Invest. Co., Ld. į Cotton Mills-

Ewo

MISCELLANEOUS.-Green Island Cements have been sold at $191, and there are further buyers. A. S. Watson & Co.'s have been done at 8151 to $154 and are still wanted. Ices have been sold at $180. Tramways have im- proved to $250 with buyers. Watkins have been sold at $9,60 and $9.75, and more shares are wanted at the higher-rate.

MEMOS, Hongkong Electric Company, Limited, ordinary yearly meeting on the 6th instant. Great Easteru and Caledonian Gold Mining Company, Limited, in Liquidation, extraordinary meeting of preference shifre holders to discuss liquidator's proposals for dealing with the Company's assets, on the 20th instant.

Internatio.al Laou Kung Mow Soychee Yahloong Hongkong Dairy Farin

Fenwick & Co., Geo.... Green Island Coment..

H. & C. Bakory Hongkong & (*, Gas Hongkong Electric

H. H. L. Tramways Hk. Steam Water

boat Co., Lt Hongkong Il tel Hongkong Ic...

H. & K. Wharf & G... H&W. Doc : Hongkong Rɔpe.

Insurance--

Canton China Fire China Traders' Hongkong Fire North China Straits Union Yangtsze

$125

QUOTATIONS.

(392),p.ct.prm. — [$815.621, buys. (L'don, £61. 158.

£4 £1. £1 £5 58.

£8 $27, buyers £8 $27, buyers £1 $15, sellers 21 $1.10. 310 320, buyers $15 38, sellers. $20 320, nominal $10 39,85, buyers $100 $145.

$500 $1,500, sellers

850 200, sellers

Tls. 100 Tls. 50. Tis. 100 Tls. 42.50. Tls. 100 Tls. 50. Tis. 500 Tls. 375. Tls. 100 Tls. 27.50. $100 $8, buyers

Land and Building --

Hongkong Land Inv. Humphreys Estate... Kowloon Land & B. West Point Building Luzon Sugar Manila Invest. Co., Ld.ļ Mining-

Charbonnages Jelebu Queen's Mines, Ld.. Olivers Mines, A..

Do.

Punjom

B....

Do. Perference Raubs

New Amoy Dock Oriente Hotel, Manila Robinson Piano Co., Ld Steamship Coys.---

China and Manila

China Mutual Pref. China Ordinary

Do. Douglas Steamship H., Canton and M... Indo-China 8. N. ShellTransport and Trading Co....... Star Ferry Tebrau Planting Co....... United Asbestos Do. Universal Trading |

Co., id. Wanchai Warehouse... Watkins, I. Watson & Co., A. S.

86 871, buyers $25 855, sellers 310 $191, sales & buys. $50 $50.

£10 $140, buyers 810 8124, buyers $5 861, buyers $100 $250, buyers $5 $8, buyers $50 $129, buyers $25 $180, sales $50 $103, sellers $50 $175, sellers 850 $3071, sellers

350 $180, sellers $20 885, buyers $25 $60, sellørs $50 $350.

£25 Tls. 180, buyers $20 nominal.

350 $340. $60 $125, sales

$100 $201, buyers

$10 $13.60, sellers $30 $30.

$50 $54, sales $100 $36.

$50 1561, sellers

Fes. 250 $325.

$5 $41, sellers 25c. 6 cents, sellers

$5 $1, sellers 841$1, sellers 80 $51. $11.25.

18 812, sellers 361|$221, buyers $60 870. $50 150, nominni

$50 $63, sales $40 $52, buyers £10 £12. £10 £12.

£5 £7.

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Local sales aro reported at 385 per cent, prem, and the market closes at this figure." INSURANCE -Marine.-North Chinas were placed at Tla 192.50. Fire-Chinas were placed at 784 and are wanted. SHIPPING.-Indo-China S. N. Com Shares continue in firm demand and a strong market has brought cash rates up to Tls. 112, which may be named the closing quotation, though shares forced on the market on account of the June settlement were let go at Tis. 169 and 110. The following settlements have been made :-Tls. 107 to 112 for June, 109 to 113 for · 31st July, 107.50 and 112.50 for 15th July, 111 to 116 for September, 117 for October, 114 to 120. for December and 100 (ex div.) for December. Shell Transport shares sold at 23 and are offering. China Merchants' S. N. Co. shares changed hands SUGARS.-Peraks at Tls. 180 and are wanted. ars quiet. Chinas have been in firm demand and sold up to $145 for cash. Settlements have been made for August at 149 and October 152, MINING.-Raub” ‍A. G. M. Co., Lel. Cash' shares were placed locally and imported from South at $12. July settlements fetched $14. Kaiping Mines. Shares sold for cash up to Tls. 275, market closing firm. It is understood that a dividend of The. 12 to 14 will be paid to bearers of the old Chinese Engineering and Mining Co.'s scrip, about the 7th Chinese Month. Боска, WHARVES & Godowns.—S. C. Farnham, Boyd and Co., Id. The announcement of a final dividend of Tls. 21, though not officially con- firmed, strengthened rates and up to Tls. 306 was | paid for cash shares. The influence of the settle. ment has lowered prices to Tls. 300, the market closing with buyers at this figure. The following settlements have been made: - Tis. 292.50 to 307.50 for June settlement, 300 to 315 and after- wards 307 for July, 305, 815, 312.50 för August, 305, 320 and 312.50 for September. It is under- stood that a sum of Tls. 200,000 will be carried to Reserve out of the past year's working and Tls. The Directors have 150,000 carried forward. announced that 6,900 shares out of the 7,400 unissued shares of the Company will be issued at Tls. 225 each; each holder of shares is entitled. to one new one, but may apply for more. Appli cations will be received till Noon of the 12th July. Shanghai and Hongkew Wharf Co. The proposals for registering the Company under Limited Liability, involving the paying off the Debenture Loans, and the issue of the unissued shares of the Company, were agreed to at the meeting of shareholders held on 21st instant.: Shares were placed at Tls. 315 and 310 and are offering. LANDS. -Shanghai Lands were placed at Tls. 125 and Tls. 123 and are wanted. Hum- phreys Estate shares sold at •13.25. INDUSTRIAL. -Gas shares were placed at Tls. 115 and are. wanted. In Cotton Mills: Laoukungmows sold

850 $56, sales & sellers $15 $35, sellers £10 $152), sellers

£1

£2. 128. 6d. ex

div., buyers $23, buyers $10

$9, buyers $5 $3, sellers 84 3111, sellers $10 $20.

$5 $191, buyers $37|nominal. $10 1894, buyers $10 $15), buyers

VERNON & SMYTH, Brokers,

at Tls. 50, Ewos at Tls. 50, and Internationals at Tls. 42.50 for cash and October. China Flour Mill shares were placed at Tis. 40 and are wanted. Moutric & Co., shares are wanted, and Green Island Cement shares are offering. TuoB AND CARGO BOATS.-Nothing doing, though Taku Tugs are in request. MiscELLANEOUS.—Sumátra Tobacco shares are wanted at quotation. Shang- hai Langkat Tobacco Co.-Rates are steady at Tls. 350 cash and shares are wanted. The follow- ing are the settlements for the week:-Tis. 360 August, 365 September, 375 November. Hall and Holtz shares were placed at 834 and are offering. Central Store shares sold at $15 in large quantity and are wanted. Shanghai Mercury, Ld. The Directors' Report and Statment of Accounts for the year ending 30th April, 1901, were presented and passed at the meeting of shareholders hold on 25th inst. Working Account showed a credit balance of Tls. 9,697.38, or 7.20 per cent, of the | Capital, an interim dividend was paid in Novem. ber last amounting to 5 per cent., and after allow- ing for Preliminary Expenses and Directors' and Auditors' Feos, there was a sun of Tis. 4,297.70 left, out of which a final dividend of 5 per cent. has been declared (absorbing Tls. 8,500), leaving a balance of Tls. 797.70 to be carried forward, Telephone shares changed hands at Tls. '80, China Provident shares sold at $9.83. DEBEN- TORES. - Perak Sugar 7 per cent, sold at Tls. 102, plus accrued interest,

CLOSING QUOTATIONS,

SHANGHAI, 26th Jane (From Mesars. J. P Bisset & Co.'s Report). Business has been done ON LONDON.- in the principal stocks to a considerable extent during the week and at improved rates. BANKS. -Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.

FRIDAY, 5th July.

EXCHANGE.

Telegraphio Transfer . Bank Bills, on demand

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