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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
loon Land and Building Co., Ld., ordinary yearly meeting on the 12th February-transfer books closed from the 3rd February. Hong kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, the 15th ordinary half-yearly meeting on February.
February 1, 1902.]
Lead, I. B. & Co. and Hole Chop 7.60
Australian
to 7.50 to
Yellow M❜tal-Muntz 14/20 oz.38.00
to
Vivian's 14/20 oz. 38,00 Elliot's 14/20 oz. 38.00
to
to
Composition Nails....
60.00
to
Japan Copper, Slabs.
.39.00
to
Tin..
68.50 to
Tin-Plates
7.50
per box. to
COMPANY.
PAID UP.
QUOTATIONS.
per cwt. casSO 5.75 to
Banks-
Hongkong & S'hai...
( $617).
$125
Steel to
SUNDRIES-
Quicksilver
Window Glass
Kerosene Oil......
SHARE
HONGKONG, 31st
· per picul
168.00 to
per box.
6:30 to
―
―
per 10-gal. case
2.47 to
REPORT.
January. Business
generally continued dull during the earlier part of the week under review, but latterly a revival in demand for some of the principal stocks has been met with, and rates have in some instances improved upon the lowest points touched.
BANKS. Hongkong and Shanghais have been out of favour, and have declined to 86174 sellors. The London rate has receded to £63. 10s. Od... Nationals and Bank of Chinas a1e unchanged.
Unions can be MARINE INSURANCES. placed at $3424. China Traders have sold at $56, and further shares can probably le obtained. North Chinas are wanted at the Cantons can improved rate of Tls. 19.). probably be placed at the quoted rate of $150. Yangtszes are unchanged at $130.
FIRE INSURANCES.-Hongkongs have sold at $367 to $370, and further shares can be placed at the higher rate. Chinas have sold at $90.
SHIPPING.-Hongkong, Canton and Macaos have been booked at $373 and $35, and are still in request. Indo-Chinas after dropping to $134 have recovered to $136 buyers, with small sales recorded at intermediate rates. China Manilas sold at $56 and are offering at the rate. Douglases are out of favour at $45 sellers. Star Ferries (old) have sold at the reducel rate of $23, and the new shares con- tinue on offer at $9. Shell Transports are slightly better with possible buyers at
£2. 2s. 6d.
REFINERIES.-China Sugars are weak with sellers at $145. Luzons have improved to
30 buyers.
at $43. MINING.Punjoms are wanled Raubs have been booked at $8 to $9 and close quiet. Charbonnages are still in request at $525.
DOCKS, WHARves and GodowNS.-Hong- long and Whampoa Docks have been taken off the market to a fair extent at $289, and are in further request at the rate. Hongkong and Kowloon Wharves have sold at $97. New Amoy Docks are quiet at $30
LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.-Hong. kong Lands have further declined to $182 with some sellers, West Points also are lower with sel ers at $60. Humphreys Estates are still in the market at $13 ex dividend of $1 per sbare paid on the 28th instant. Hongkong Hotels have dropped to $131 with sales and further buyers. Oriente Hotels have receded to $51 with sellers.
COTTON MILLS.-Hongkong Cottons are quiet at $4. Quotations for the Northern stocks are unchanged.
MISCELLANEOUS.-Manila Investments are weak at $15 sellers. Green Island Cements are obtainable at $21 with small buyers at $201. A. -S. Watsons have sold at $15. Electrics continue in request at $133 and $63 for the old and new issues respectively. Fenwicks have declined to $50 sellers. Ices have sold at $200 and can now be placed at $205. Dairy Farms are wanted at $11. United Asbestos are wanted at $94, and Bell's Asbestos at $1. China Providents have been booked at $9.30.
Closing quotations are as follows:-
China & Japan, ordy
Do. deferred Natl. Bank of Chinal A. Shares B. Shares Foun. Shares... Bell's Asbestos E. A... Campbell, Moore & Co. China-Borneo Co., Ld. China Light & Power ?
Co., Là. China Prov. L. & M.... China Sugar
Cigar Companies-
Alhambra Limited... Philippine Tobacco į Invest. Co., Ld. j Cotton Mills—
Ewo
International Laou Kung Mow Soychee Hongkong Dairy Farm
Fenwick & C., Geo.... Green Island Cement... H. & C. Bakery
Hongkong & C. Gas Hongkong Electric
H. H. L. Tramways Hk. Steam Water
boat Co., Ld. Hongkong Hotel Hongkong Ice.. H. & K. Wharf & G.... Hongkong Rope..... H. & W. Dock
Insurance- Canton China Fire China Traders' Hongkong Fire North China Straits Union Yangtsze. Land and Building-
Hongkong Land Inv. Humphreys Estate... Kowloon Land & B. West Point Building Luzon Sugar Manila Invest. Co., Ld. Mining-
Charbonnages Jelebu Queen's Mines, Ld....... Olivers Mines, A....
Do.
Punjom
B....
Do. Perference... Raubs
New Amoy Dock Oriente Hotel, Manila Powell, Ld.. Robinson Piano Co., Ld. Steamship Coys.—
China and Manila. China Mutual Pref.
Do. Ordinary Do. Bonus
Douglas Steamship II., Canton and M... Indo-China S. N. Shel Transport and Trading Co....... Star Ferry Tebrau Planting Co... United Abestos Do Universal Trading
Co. Ld. Watkins, Ld.
MEMOS.-Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co., Ld., ordinary half-yearly meet- Watson & Co., A. S. ing on the 4th February. China Provident Loan and Mortgage Co., Ld., extraordinary general meeting on the 11th February. Kow-
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TONNAGE.
91
71
HONGKONG, 31st January.-Freights continue as last reported. From Saigon to Hongkong, 18 cents per picul for prompt and 104 cents per picul for middle February loading; to Philippines, 18 cents for prompt and 23/25 cents per picul for middle February loading; to one port north coast Java, 23 cents for prompt and 32 cents per picul for middle February loading. Bangkok to Hong- kong, 15/20 cents per picul. Coal freights are weak. Moji to Hongkong, $1.70; to Singapore, $2.23 per ton. Sailing vessels.-The American L'don, £63. 108. barque Fred. P. Litchfield has been chartered to load at Singapore for Mauritius, Rs. 234 per ton of £4 £1.
50 cubic feet, and the American ship Ivy to load El nominal.
salt at Mantung for Singapore, at $5,000 and timber at Singapore for Shanghai at $14,000 in full, The British ship Invermay proceeds in ballast to Royal Roads for orders.
£8 $27, buyers £8 $27, buyers £1 $10, sellers £131, buyers $10 |321, buyers 1538, sellers
$20 $20. $10 39.30. $100 $145, sellers
$500 $500, nominal.
$50 50, sellers
Tls. 100 Tls. 45. Tls. 100 Tls. 30. ITs. 100 Pls, 50.
Tis. 500 Pls. 150.
$100 $14, buyers
$6311, buyers $25 350, sellers $10 $201, buyers $50 $350. £10 $140, buyers $10 $131, buyers $5 $61, buyers $100 $305, buyers
45 88, sellers
$50 $134,sales& buyers $25 $205, buyers $50 $87, sales $50 $175.
$50 $280, buyers
$50 $150.
$20 $90, sales $25 $56, sales $50 $370, buyers £25 Tls. 190, buyers $20 nominal.
$50 $342).
$60 $130.
$100 $182, sellers
$10 $13, ex div., sellers $30 $33.
$50 $60, sellers $100 $30, buyers $50:45, sellers
Fcs.250 $525, buyers
$5 $41, sellers 25c. 4 cents.
$5 nominal. $43 nominal.
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$10 $43, buyers
$1 $1, sellers 18 $9.
$63 $30.
$50 $54, sellers $10 $9.
$50 $50, nominal
The following are the settlements :- Ivy-American ship, 1,181 tons, Mantung to Singapore, $3,000 in full.
Ivy-American ship, 1,181 tons, Singapore to Shanghai, $14,000 in full.
Fred. P. Litchfield-American barque, 991 tons, Singapore to Mauritius, 23 rupees per ton of 50 cubic feet.
Crusader British steamer, 2,744 tons, Moji or Kuchinotzu to Singapore (part cargo), $2.35 per ton.
Benalder-British steamer, 1,959 tons, Moji, Kuchinotzu or Karatzu to Singapore, $2.35 per
ton.
Amara-British steamer, 1,566 tons, Moji to Hongkong (part cargo), $1.70 per ton.
A China Navigation Co.'s steamer, Moji to Amoy, $2.25 per ton.
Holstein-German steamer, 1,103 tons, Saigon to Hongkong, 8 cents per picul (prompt).
Heim Norwegian steamer, 1,016 tons, Saigon to Hongkong, 8 cents per picul (prompt).
Babelsberg-German steamer, 1,379 tons, Saigon to one port Philippines (30,00 piculs), 18 cents per picul (prompt).
Nanyang-German steamer, 1,060 tons, Saigon to one port Philippines (prompt), 20 cents per picul.
Independent-German steamer, 1,040 tons, Sai- gon to one port Philippines (early February), 21 cents per picul.
Taicheong-German steamer, 939 tons, Saigon to one port Philippines, 22 cents per picul.
Tritos-German steamer, 1,033 tons, Saigon to one port Philippines, 23 cents per picul.
Independent-German steamer, 1,040 tons, Sai- gon to one port Philippines, 25 cents per picul
! (end February).
Amoy German steamer, 732 tons, Saigon to one port Philippines (middle February) 28 cents per picul.
Elg-Norwegian steamer, Saigon to one port north coast Java (216,000 piculs), 23 cents per picul (prompt).
Kutsang-British steamer, 1,481 tons, Saigon to one port north coast Java, 32 cents; if two ports 34 cents per picul.
Elita Nossack-German steamer, 1,161 tons, hence to Saigon and back, $4,600 in full.
Tailee-German steamer, 939 tons, hence to Mauritius and back, $8,500 per month.
Peiyang-German steamer, 1,036 tons, monthly, 6 months, private terma (re-charter).
VESSELS ON THE BERTH.
FOR ANTWERP.- Kawachi Maru (str.), Bingo Maru (str.).
FOR LONDON.- Coromandel (str.), Shanghai (str.), Bingo Maru (str.), Kawachi Maru (str.), Glengarry (str.), Stentor (str.), Ajaz (str.), Idomeneus (str.), Ulysses (str.), Antenor (str.).
FOR LIVERPOOL.-Tantalus (str.), Tydeus (str.). FOR MARSEILLES.-Laos (str.), Kawachi Maru $50
$56, sales & sellers | (str.), Bingo Maru (str.). $40 £10 £10. €7.10 £5. 08. Od. £5 £7. 108. $50 $45, sellers $15 $38, buyers £10 $136, buyers
£ £2. 28. 2d.
$10
( $23, sales. { $9, sellers $5 $1.
$39, sales & buyers $10 $15.
$5 $20, sellers $10 $10. $10 $15, sales
VERNON & SMYTH, Brokers.
FOR BREMEN.-Preussen (str.), Ambria (str.). FOR HAVRE AND HAMBURG.-Amèria (str.), Konigsberg (str.), C. Ferd, Laeisz (str.), Andalusia (str.), Bamberg (str.).
FOR TRIESTE,~ China (str,).
FOR VICTORIA, B.C.-Glenogle (str.), Kaga Maru (str.), Tosa Maru (str.).
FCR VANCOUVER.-Empress of India (str.), Athenian (str.).
FOR SAN DIEGO.- Strathgyle (str.).
Foз NEW YORK.-Hillglen (str.), Indrani (str.). FOR PORTLAND (Or.).—Knight Companion(str.). FOR AUSTRALIAN PORTS.--Chanysha (str.), Kasuja Maru (str.).
FOR BOMBAY, VIA SINGAPORE AND COLOMBO,— Hiroshima Maru (str.).
FOR SINGAPORE AND BOMBAY.- Pekin (str.). FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND CALCUTTA‚—— Suisang (str.).
FOR BOMBAY VIA SINGAPORE AND PENANG.- Bormida (str.).
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