Tokyo, Oct. 23.
The South Manchurian Railway Ca. heads the list of Japan's financial and industrial colossi, just made public by the "Japan and Korea Industria The paid-up capitalization of the SMR, amounts to ¥522,000,000, oF more than ¥,100,000,000" above the capitalization of the second largest concern, the Tokyo Electric Light Corporation. There are twelve firms which have a capitalization of more than ¥.100,000,000. The third largest concern is the Japan Iron Manufacturing Ca. with a capital of ¥.359,000,000 and the fourth is the Mitsui Gomei Kaisha, with ¥.300,000,000.
'The last concern, however, is the holding corporation forthe vast Mitsui interests, "and if the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha and the Mitsui Mining Ca, two of Mitsul's larger branches, are' added to the holding concern, Mitsui interests have a capital of not Jess than Y.480,000,000, The Sumitomo Goshi Kaisha, which has ramifications in all. branches of heavy industry, sind which suffered badly in the recent typhoon, has a capitalization of ¥.150,000,000, "This figure, however, does not show the capital of affiliated concerns, Mitew's great rival, the Mitsubishi lconcern—Mitsubishi" Goshi Kaisha, which is only one of the branches of the firm, has a capitalization of 120,000,000, 'Mitsubishi Mining Ca, h 'a capitalization of ¥.62,000,000, "The Mitsubishi interests are known' to be the largest shareholders in the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, one of the world's largest shipping companies.
Altogether the nation has twelve concerns with capitalization. exceed ing ¥.100,000,000, 22 more with capital amounting to between Y.50,- }0000,000 and ¥.99,000,000, and sixteen with a paid-up capital of above ¥.35,- 000,000—Rengo.
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