DATES.
PRICE
PER PICUL
292
NOTICES OF RICE.
REMARKS.
January [18]
$1.50
February 20
1,50
March
1201
1,35
April
21
1,35
August 18: September 9
1,50
In some demand for Hongkong.
1,60
Received here for shipment to Hongkong.
28
1,58
No supply of foreign.
November
1,45
Supply fair.
December 129
1,60
For native--no foreign.
EXPORTS.
NOTICES OF SUGAR AND SUGAR CANDY.
REMARKS.
A considerable quantity sent to Canton.
(Some purchases at this figure; a considerable stock of Sugar intended
for Shanghae.
DATES 1854.
PRICE
PER PICUL|
Sugar Candy.
March
April
20 $5,05
21
5,10
May
3 5,10
For good quality.
20
5,00
For best
4,80
5,00
June
15
4,85
5,00
July
Do.
4,85
August
5
5,00
October
18 5,75
November [23] 6,00
December 129 5,50
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Sugar sent to north in Lorchas, holders fearing to lose For middling market by waiting longer for square-rigged vessels. According to quality and kind of package.
do.
do.
Nominal; market cleared for Straits and Shanghae. Difficult to be obtained at that price.
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Do. This price given for second quality-small stock. 20,000 piculs bought by foreigners.
NOTICES OF CAMPHOR.
PRICE PER
DATES.
REMARKS.
PICUL.
February March
20810 20 11
April May
21 11
3 11
120 11
"
15 11
June July
*
1251 11 August 5 11 September 28 11 November 23 11to11 December 29 No entry
Last supply fetched this price in tubs.
Some purchases at this figure.
100 piculs bought at this figure; 150 more piculs in market. None in the market; last sale at this price.
450 piculs bought at this figure.
300 piculs shipped to Hongkong.
No late arrivals.
No stock; would fetch this price. Same remarks applicable. 200 piculs so purchased. Supplies, 680 piculs. None in market.
The whole amount of Camphor purchased at Amey during 1854, estimated at 3,000
piculs, gives a value at $11 per picul of $33,000.