December 23, 1907]
SHARE REPORTS,
HONGKONG, 20th December, 1907.-A fair business has been transacted during the week, but it has been confined to few stocks. Rates generally speaking have inclined to weaknes8, aud with a few excaptions close at that. The rapid fall in sterling exchange and the scarcity of money among operators and investors have contributed to an erratic state of the market; these canses added to money required for new issues and the settlement of accounts for the end of the year, make most closing rat s weak, and a temporary restriction of business my ba looked for. Exchange on London, T. T., 1/87 Shanghai 744.
BANKS. With a decline on the London market to £80 Hongkong & Shanghais hare ruled easier, and sales have been made at 8720 and $715 for old, and at. 8710 and 703 for new shares. At time of closing, however, buyers of old at $715 and of new at 705 meet with no response, and it is probable that alightly higher rates would be paid for small lots. Nationals remain unchanged and without business.
MARINE INSURANCES. With persis'ent buyers and no sellers Unions have improved to 8805 with buyers, and even at this enhanced rate no shares appear to be available. Cantons
have been placed further at $242, North Chinas are quoted in the North at Tl3. 87, but we have no local ales to report or quotations to give. Yangiszes are quoted in Shanghai at 145 and 130 for old and new respectively.
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FIRE INSURANCES. Hongkongs have changed hands at the improved rate of 33, but at time of closing a few shares are obt inable at that rate, while buyers at 325 fail to be Batisfied. Chinas have further improved to 94 closing firm at that rate.
SHIPPING.-Hongkong. Canton and Macaos have ruled weak, owing chiefly to some shares on the market for the approaching settlement, and after sales at 294, close with sellers at 29¦. At the same time we learn that the Company is doing a very satisfactory business, and after the satilement an improvem-n may fairly be looked for. Indo-Chinas, Douglases and China Menilas continue at the same nominal quoti tions, but no shares appear to be available. Shells have been a dead market and cles un- changed and without business.
BEFINERIES-China Sugars have improved, and sales are reported at 99 and 100 closing with buyers at the higher rate. Luzong remain unchanged.
MINING. Raubs have ruled weaker and the market closes at 8 sallers with no business to report. Chinese Engineerings remain firm and even at the advanced rate of 16 and no shares *ppear to be available; we have head of no local sale during the week. Langkats have improved in the North to 360 ex the dividend of Tls. 74 paid on 16th inst.
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DOCKS, WHARVES and Godowns. Hong. kong and Whampoa Docks have ruled weak, aud after sales at 9ti close quiet at that rate. Kowloon Wharves, chiefly in consequence of the new issue due on the 31st inst., remain very much out of favour, and with shares forced on the market the rate gradually fell to 60 with sellers, without inducing buyers to cms for- ward, and at time of closing we hear of a sale of the new issue at a lower equivalent rate. Shanghai Dooks have ruled steady in the North at 714, but we have no local business to report, Hongkow Wharves have improved to 2071, and close firm at the rate.
LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS. - Rites remain unchanged and we have no business to report under this beading,
COTTON MILLS.-Ewos have improved to 53. and Laou Kung Mows have dec ined to 65. Further than these we have no changes to report.
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT
Quotations are as follows:-
QUOTATIONS.
COMPANY.
PAID UP..
Ps. 200 Nominal
Alhambra
Banks-
Hongking & 8'hai...
$715, buyers $705, buyers Ln. £90
{$125)
La. £78
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$51 $7. buyers $101, saler
National B. of China! Bell's Asbestos E. A... 12s. 6d. China-Borneo Co.......! $12
($10 China Light & P. Co.'
$8, sellers $1 China Provident
$10 $91, sales & buy. buyers. Cotton Mills -
Ewo.... Hongkong International Laou Kung Mow Saychee Dairy Farm
Tle. 60 Tls. 53 ......! $10 $10. sellers
Tla. 75 Tls. 50, sales Tls. 100 The 65, sellers Tis. 500 Tls 270
Docks & Wharves-
H. & K. Wharf & G. H. & W. Dock New Amoy Dock... Shanghai Dock and
Eng. Co. Là
$6 ¡$16.75, sellers
$50 100, sellers. $50 $96, sellers $81 310, sellers.
Ta.100 Tls. 71
$10 $11), sellers £10 $175, buyers $10 $15
S'hai & H. Wharf... T1: 100 Tls. 207) Fenwick & Co., Geo... $25 $14 4. Island Cement. ... Hongkong & C. Gas..... Hongkong Electric... Hongkong Hotel Co... Hongkong Ice Ca Hongkong Rope Co...
Insurances
Canton
China Fire. China Traders Hongkong Fire. North China.. Union
Yangisze
Land and Buildings- H'kong Land Invest. Humphrey's Estate Kowloon Land & B. Shanghai Land........... West Point Building Mining-
Charbonnages Raubs...
Peak Tramways Philippine Co.
Refineries-
China Sugar Luzon Sugar... Steamship Companies. China and Manila... Douglas Steamship H., Canton & M.
Indo-China S. N. Co.
Shell Transport Co.. Star Ferry
Do. New South China M. Post. Steam Laundry Co. Stores & Dispensaries.
Campbell, M. & (n,} Powell & Co., Wm. Watkins..... Watson & Co., A. S Ginited Asbestos
Do. Founders. Union Waterboat Col
$50 $100, buyers $25 $240 $10 $23, sales
$50 82121, sal...
$20 $94, buyers $25 890, buyers $50 $330, sellers
£5 s. 87. sellers $100 $803, huyers
($145, buyers $130, buyers
$60
$100 $96, sellers
$10 $10), sales & sel. $30 $35, sellers Tl. 56TH, 101, sales $50 $48, buyers
Fes.250 $500, buyers 18.10 $84, sellers
$10 $13 $1 $2 $10 $5
$100 $100, buyers $100 $10, buyers
$25 $15 $50 $38
$15 $291, sellers
(840 ? *3
£5
£ 3'-
$10 $21, buyers
$5 $11), buyers $25 $22, sellers $5 $6, sellers
$10 $14, sellers $10 $3
$10 $21, buyers $10 $10, sales & buy.
$4,810, buyers
$10 $150, buyers $10 $101, sales & buy.
VERNON & SMYTH, Brokers.
Messrs. J. P. Bisset & Co.'s Share Report for the week ending 11th December, 1907, states :— MISCELLANEOUS.-Bells Asbes'o: have im- Business has been of a fairly miscellaneous char- proved to 7 buyers, China Providents to 91acter, but the feature of the week has been a gith sales and buyers, and Green Islands to 11 with sale at that, after sales at 11 and 11. Watsons have been placed at the redno-d rate of 10 but more shares are wan ed at that rate without finding sellers. Union Waters Bosts have been done at 103 and close in demand at that. United Asbestos are enquired for at quotation but none seem to be available. We have nothing farther to report under this heading
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the old and $180 for the new. Shanghai.-There is no business reported this week. Docks and Wharves. Small quantities of December shares have changed bands at Tls, $71 and Tls, 71. Business has been done for March at Tis, 73, Tls. 721 and Tls. 72. Shanghai and Hongkong Wharves, This market has ruled distinctly stronger during the week. Our opening rates were Tls. 198 for cash and Tls. 207 for March. A good demand arose and our cash rate at the close is Tls. 205 with buyers for March at Tls. 210, Sugars No business reported. Mining. No business reported. Lands. Shanghai Land shares have been placed at Tls. 101. Industrial. -Ewos, Sha.es have changed hands at Tls. 50, Tis. 50 and Tls. 51 for December, closing with There is no other business in Cottons reported. Shanghai Gas Co. There are buyers at Tls. 107.
Maatschappij, stc., in Langkats There has been a considerable business done in this stock at gradually improving rates. The market opened on the basis of Tla, 355 for Dec., and Tls. 365 for March, to be shortly followed with sales at Tls, 360 for December and Tla. 372} for March. A demand for shares for the Dec. Settlement carried the rates to Tls, 385, Tls, 367] and Tl× 370; for March sales are reported at Tis 350. Our market closes strong with buyers at these rates. In Shanghai Sumatras sales are rep- orted at Tls. 110 for cash and Dec. Miscellaneous, -Astor House Hotel Shares have sellers at $201. Shanghai Mutual Telephones have been placed at Tls, 56, closing weak. Shanghai Electric and Asbestos have changed hands at $23 for cash. Loans and Deboutures.-There is no business reported.
TONNAGE.
Honakong, 13th December.—The volume of business transa ted during the period under review is about the same as that of the precediag fortnight. From Saigon to Hongkong, 11 cents last and offering: to Philippines, small parcel of 25,000 pieu s closed at 20 cents; to North Coast Java, 20 cents last. From North Coast Java to Hongkong, no inquiry; to Japan, 10/6 per ton nominal. From Haiphong to this, several more fixtures on record at 19 cents per bag, but now that the regalar lines have agreed to shippers' | i₺ rms, no more outside tonnage is wanted. Coal rights are weak, From Wakamatsu to Canton,
hoats closed at $2.20 per ton; to Hongkong,] $1.40 per ton last; to Singapore. $160 per ton; Time Kueninotzu to Horgar, $2.00 per ton last. charters. A handy sized Norwegian steamer with Hongkong passenger licence closed for 4 months for Saigon trade, particulars as below. The follewing are the settlements;—
rise in Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shares, and the marked advance in Maatschappij, etc., in Longkata The bulk of the business done has bean adjustments for December. The T. T. on London to-day is 2/61. Hongkong and Shanghai Banks.—On the 5th instant, new shares were dealt¦ in at $663 exchange 73. Every day since inquiries have been made at gradually improving rates, and at the close we quote $723 for the old shares and $720 for the new. Insurance. Yangtaze Insurance Shares have been dealt in at $145 for
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Powhatan ----British steamer, 1,640 tons, Moji to Hongkong, $1.40 per ton.
Yatshing-Briti h steuner, 1,424 tons, Waka- inatsu to Canton, 82.20 per ton.
Clara Jebsen - German steamer, 1,103 tons, Wakamatsu to Canton, $2.20 per ton.
Michael Jebsen --German steamer, 951 tons, Wakamatsu to Canton, $2.20 per ton.
Dagny —Norwegian steamier, 882 tons, Haiphong to Hongkong (Rice), 19 cents per bag.
Frithjof-Norwegian steamer, 891 tons, Hai- phong to Hongkong (Rice), 19 cents per bag.
Pronto - Norwegian stemer, 837 tons, Hai- phong to Hongkong (Rice), 19 cents per bag.
Ulr-Norwegian steamer, 884 tons, Haiphong to Hongkong (Rice), 19 cents per bag.
Spir - Norwegian steamer, 870 tʊns, Saigon to port North Coast Java 23 cents per picul.
Pri-Norwegian steamer, Saigon to Manila (25,000), 20 cents per picul.
Bourbon - French steamer, 907 tons, Saigon to Hongkong, 11 cents per picul.
Nanshan-British steamer. 1,290 tons, Saigon to Hongkong, 11 cents per picul.
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Pheumpenh-British - teamer, 1,065 tons, Saigon
ongkong, 11 cents per pioul. Frithjof-Norwegian steamer, 891 tons,monthly, 4 months, at $3,750 per month.
FREIGHTS.
From Hankow per Conference Steamers.—To London and Northern Continental ports 45/- per ton of 400 e. ft. plus river freight. To Genos, Mar- seilles or Havre 45/- per ton of 40 c. ft. plus river freight To New York (via Suez) General Cargo 30/- per ton of 40 c. ft. plus river freight. To New York (via Buez) Tea 37/6 per ton of 40 c. ft. plus river freight To New York (Overland) per carload Toa G. $1; cents per lb gross; less than carload Tea G. 31} cents Its
per gross plus river freight. To Shanghai —Tes and General cargo, Tls. 1.60 to 1.80 per ton, weight or measurement,
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