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over 100 miles when it has no competitor." Now that the excuse of millitary exigency is at an end, in view of the reported prosperity of Manchuria it would he expected that trade there, as far as foreign imports are concerned, would show speedy revival after being throttled for so long, but more than a month has elapsed so far and no encoura- ging sign is apparent.
MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS. Messrs. Arnhold, Karberg & Co.'s Fortnightly Produce Circular, dated Shanghai, 16th May, 1907, has the following:--Gallnuts.-There has heep a small drop in first cost prices which has brought out a few orders. Cowhides. There is no business to report during the interval. Prices weaker. Tobacco.-No business reported. Feathers.-Market remains very firm and last prices are fully maintained. A strong deinand for all descriptions continues. Cotton. The market remains unchanged and there is very little doing. Tallow.-Business has been extedingly quiet and only a few parcels love changed hands | in the meantime. Wood Vils.--The market remains firin. Strawbraid.-A strong demand for all descriptions continues and prices are un- changed. All arrivals of Loyeh, Yangshun and Finkin find ready buyers at full rates. Supplies continue small. Rugs, Coatskins.— Prices have gone higher, but not much business has been done, Wool.-Sheep's-All arrivals continue to find ready buyers at full rates. Camels'.-There is a good demand and prices are higher. Antimony.-- No business reported.
SHARE REPORTS. HONGKONG 23rd May, 1907.- To-morrow being "Victoria day aud a public holiday, our circular is issued a day earlier than usual, During the interval since our last, our market has continued to rule extremely dull, and there is again but little of interest to report, Rates continue without improvement, and on the whole still incline toward weakness.
BANKS.-Hongkong and Shangbais have been booked in small lota at 8:10, 8903 and $900, and close with sellers at the latter rale. London, after falling to £99.10., bas hardeued somewhat, and closes steady at £100, Nationals are unchanged and without business.
MARINE INSURANCES.-Yangtz's are still in request at 3158, but there is no enquiry for other stocks under this heading, and we have heard of no business.
FIRE INSURANCES.—Hougkongs continue on offer at $330, bạt Chinas, after smell sales at $80, are in some further request at the rate. SHIPPING. Hongkong, Canton and Macaos have been booked at 830 at which rate the mar. ket closes steady. Indes. Star Ferries and China and Manilas are unchanged and procur. able at quota ions. Donglases bare been fixed at $381 and more shares are wanted. Transports are firm with buyers at 48'. and £9. 10s. Od. for the Ordinary and Preference shares respectively.
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
Quotations are as follows, -
COMPANY.
Alhambra
Banks -
PAID UP. QUOTATIONS.
$200 $120
$125
($900, sellers
London, £100
£6
$51
87, sellers
Hongkong & S'hai..
National B. of China
A. Shares
China-Borneo Ca.. Bell's Asbestos E. A... 12s. d.
$12 $94, sellers China Provident China Light & P. Co. $10 $64, sales
$10 $9, -ales & sellers
Cotton Mills-
Ewo.... Hongkong International Lacu Kung Mow Soychee
Dairy Farm
Docks & Wharves-
H. & K. Wharf & G. H. & W. Dock New Amoy Dock. Shanghai Dock and
Eng. Co., L
Shell:
REFINERIES-China Sugars are somewhat i
Tls. 50 Tls 62
810 $114, sellers
Tha. 75 TR. 51 Ths. 100 TIs. 75 Ts. 500 Tls. 370
$6 $15!
850 $83, sellers $50 $109, sellers $67 $111, buyers T1:400′ Pls 76
S'hai & H. Wharf... Tls. 100 Pls. 221
Fenwick & Co., Geo...
G. Island Cement. ...
Hongkong Electric Hongkong & C. Gas.....
Hongkong lee Co... Hongkong Hotel Co...
Hongkong Rope Co...
Insurances-
Canton China Fire. China Traders. Hongkong Fire.. North China........... Union Yangtsze
Land and Buildings- H'kong Land Invest. Humphrey's Estate Kowloon Land & B.
Shanghai Land.. West Point Buibling'
Mining
Charbonnages Raubs....
Peak Tramways Philippine Co.
Refineries
China Sugar. Luzon Sugar...
ł
easier with sellers at 3119 after small sales at : Steamship Companies $120, Luzo: s are gfill on offer at $21.
MINING.-Raubs have been booked at SOL and more shares are procurable. Charbonnages can be placed at 8450.
DOCKS, WARVES AND G‹DOWNS.--Hong- kong and Whampoa nocks have remained fairly steady during the interval, but shares are still obtainable to some extent at $109. kong and Kowloon Wharves are easier with Hong- sellers at $83, Shanghai Docks are quoted Tls. 76, and Shanghai and Hongkew Wharves Tls. 221, the latter with local and Shanghai buyers. New Amoy Docks are still in request at $11.
China and Manila.... Douglas Steamship" H.. Canton & M. Indo-China S. N. Co Shell Transport Co Star Ferry
Do. New
South Chind M. Post. Steam Laundry Co.
$25 $174, sellers $10 $18, sellers
£10 $175, buyers $10 $15, sales & sol. $50 $148,sales & sel. 325-8217, sides $10 $20, buyers
850 $280, sellers 820 980, buyers $25 $97 $50 $330, sellers
£3, 774, sellers $100 $770, sellers St $158, buyers
$100 $107, sellers
$10 S1), sellers $30 $37, sales Tls, 56. fls. 104 (Tls. 50 fls. 102 $50 548
Fes.250 $450, luvers
18 10 $61, sellers
Stores & Dispensaries ..
Campbell, M. & Co., Powell & Co., Watkins..... Watson & Co., A. S
Ww.y
United Asbestos....
Da. Founders
LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.—H·ng- kong Lands are unaltered with probable sellers į at. $107, Kowloon Lauds have been fixed at $37, and West Points at $48. Hongkong Hotels have gain been booked at $118 at which | Union Waterboat Co. rate more shares are obtainable. Humphreys' Estates are uncbanged with sellors at $10.90.
COTTON MILLS.- Quolations are
without change, and we have no business to report in this section.
MISCELLANEOUS, -Geo. Fenwicks have de olined to $171, and Green Island Cements to $18, both with sellers. Electrics have been done at $15 and are still offering. Ices have been booked at $245, and Union Waterboats at $121, the latter closing in request at $123. Watsons have sold and are offering at $12.
$10 -12, buyers $10 $5
$100 $119, sellers $100 $21, sellers.
$25 $154
850 8381, buyers $15 $30, sales £10 71, sellers £1 48'-, buyers $10 $30, sellers
$5 $194, sellers
$25 $23, sellers.
$5 87
$10 $20, sellors
$10 $8, sellers.
$10 841, sales & buy, $10 $12, sellers
$4 $101, buyers $ 0 $150 $10 $127, buyers
VERNON & SMYTH, Brokers.
351
and
mostly prevailed. Banks.-Hongkong Shanghai Banks. There has heen no business reported this week, but the closing quotation is $912) sellers. The T. T. rate on London to-day is 2/11. Marine & Fire Insurance.- There has been no recorded business, Ship- ping.-Indo Chinas, It is now only possible to deal in the new stock of this Company, but no business has been done. This has become a stock in which neither operators nor sharebrokers feel' inclined to deal, and is quite out of favour. Shanghai Tuz & Lighter Co. The ordinary stock has been dealt in at Tls. 48 closing with sollers. Preference shares have buyers at Tls. 50. Docks and Wharves.-Shanghai Dock & Engineering Co. Ltd. The market opened with sellers at Tls. 82 and some shares changed hands on the 9th at this figure. Subsequently selling orders prevailed and some business was done at Tls, 30 for cash and May delivery, and the July rate fell to Tls. At the close the price of Tis, 80 for cash or time cannot be procured. There is no business requrted, however, at anything below this. Shanghai & Hongkow Wharves. Shares remain very stealy at Tls. 218 and for September there are buyers at Tls. 231. Sugars. No business reported this work. Mining.-Chinese Engineer- ing A Mining Co. Shares are wanted at Tls. 15) es div. Lands. Shanghai Lands have elranged hands at Tls. 105 for the old shares, Sqe shares are now obtainable at Tls. 104. - Anglo-French Land. A sale is reported at Tls. Industrial. - Cotton Mills. A sale is repented in Ewos at Tls. 62, and on the 10th shares for September delivery changed hands at Tl. 66. Laon Kung Mows have buyers at Tls. 771 for June. International Cottons are quiet with nominal rates at Tls. 51 for cash and Tis. 33 for September. Shanghai Gas Co. A stuall lot was dealt in at Tls. 107 for cash. China Flour Mills are wanted at Tls. 631 for cash. Shanghai Jee Co. The market closed with sellers at Tls. 17. Anglo-tierman Brewery Shares have buyers at 8871. Maatschappij, &c., in Langkat remain very firm at Tis. 2821 for cash, and sales have been ado at Tls. September, Miscellaneous.-Hall & Holtz are quatul at $204. Astor House Shares. Transactions are reported at $29 for cash. There are sellers for June at $30. Telephones have been in strong demand and have advanced from Tl. 63 to Tls. 85. Shanghai Horse Razaars have changed hands at Tls. 44 and Tls. 45. China Import & Export Lumber Co. Shares have been placed at Tls. 90.
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Messrs. J. P. Bisset & Co.'s Share Report for the week ending May 16th, 1907, states:- Business was resumed on the 9th instant after the Race Holidays. The market has been exceedingly quiet ever since, and there are no changes of any importance to chronicle.
The any prospect of a recovery for some time. share market is quite inactive and we do not see the exception of Maatschappij, &c., in Langkats, With which remain very steady, selling orders have
TONNAGE.
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HONGKONG, 17th May.-Freights remain about the same as last reported. From Saigon to Hong- kong, 19 cents per picul last and offering; to Philippines, Java and Japan, no inquiry. Bangkok to this, 30/23 cents per picul. North Coast Java to this, no demand. freights ar firm. From Moji to this, $1.65 to $1.75 per ton; to Singapore, $1.70; to Foochow, $2.25 to Canton, 82.85. From Mororan to this, $2.50. From Newchwang to Canton, 23 cents last. The following are the settlements:-
Coal
Kowloon-German steamer, 1,487 tons, Mororan to Hongkong. $2.50 per ton.
Rajah —German steamer, 1,275 tons, Wakamatsu to Hongkong, $170 per ton. Skramstad-Norwegian Wakamatsu to Canton, 82.55 per ton.
steamor, 863
tons.
Caquet--British steamer, 2,865 tons, Moji to Hongkong, 81.75 per tou.
Neumuehlen —German steamer, 1,940 tons, Moji
to Hongkong, $1.75 per ton.
An Indo China S. X. Co.'s steamer, Moji to Canton, $2.40 per ton.
Heimdal-Norwegian steamer, 761 tons, Moji
to Canton, $2.65 per ton.
Tinho-British steamer, 902 tons, Hongay to Pulo Braui, $2 80 per ton. Providence Norwegian
steamer. 693
tons,
Hongay to Hongkong, $1.60 per ton.
Amigo-German steamer, 822 tons, Iloilo to Hongkong, 18 cents per picul.
Serta-German steamer, 987 tons, Saigon to Hongkong, 18 cents per picul.
Nord-Norwegian steamer, 730 tons, Saigon tɔ Hongkong, 17) cents per picul.
Clara Jebsen-German steamer, 1,103 tons. Saigon to Hongkong, 17 cents per picul.
Telemachus-Rritish steamer, 1,340 tons, Saigon to Hongkong, 17 cents per picul.
Yunshan-British steamer, 1.299 tons, Saigon
ongkong, 16 cents per picul. Quarta-German steamer, 1,146 tous, Saigon to Cant n. 20 cents per picu).
to
Waishing—British steamer. 1,170 tons, Saigon to Tientsin. 40 cents per picul.
Yoneyama Maru-Japanese str., 1,750 tons, two ports North Coast Java to Hongkong.private terms.
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