THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
PUTCHUCK-89. Market dull, and no transactions.
QUICKSILVER $98.
None in first hands.
RATTANS 2,60 to 3,20. Will fully fetch our
quotations, and several sales are inentioned. SANDALWOOD-85 to $12,50, Is c
commencing to revive as the stock is rapidly decreasing.
Sreet-English 84 to 4,50 Swedish 810. Market
dull.
TI-Banca $13,
of some sales.
Stock moderate, and we hear PLATES-89 per Box. Are rather in demand, and
small parcels might readily be disposed of. WOOLLENS-Some Spanish Stripes have lately changed hands at $1,10 to 1,20, but in other descriptions there is nothing doing.
EXPORTS.
RAUBARB Cut 835 to 60. Dutch Cut $70, About 900 peculs are in the market, but nothing is doing. SILK-Canton No. 1 to 3 $245 to 280. About 300 bales of Tsatlee are now in Canton, but are not enquired after.
TEAS-Congou old 12 to 15 taels. The greater part of the new Congou has been purchased from 22 a 30 short price.
Souchong old 14 to 24 new 39 to 41 for best, About 40 Chops have arrived, but very little has been settled for
Pekoe old 20 to 30 new 40 to 60 A few pur-
chases have been made.
Orange Pekoe 22 to 54, Stock 4000 Chests, and purchases have taken place at our quotations. Hungmuey, Nothing doing. Ankoi Souchong,
Pouchong,
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Nothing doing.
Caper 16 to 20 Several small transactions have
taken place. Ningyong, 20 to 30 Pouchong, 21 to 25
Aro rather in demand, and are picked up as soon as they come to market.
GRBEN TEAS.
Hyson, cargo 24 to 30, Stock 800 Chests, nothing
doing.
Young Hyson, A few transactions have taken
place.
Hyson Skin, 16 to 23 Nothing doing.
Twankay, 13,50 to 16. About 3000 chops in
the market,
ket, and some small quantities have changed hands.
Gunpowder 20 to 30 ) What remains is very
inferior. Imperial 20 to 29
EXPORT OF TEAS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM. For the year ending 30th June, 1843, £ 47,852,459 Since 1st July, 1843, City of Derry,
Orixa, Geo,Fyfe, John Tompkinson, Siam, Cordelia, and Bahamian,
3,224,174
RATES OF EXCHANGE AND PRICES OF BULLION. On London-At Six months sight, 4s. 3d. per
Dollar. Bills are very scarce.
On Calcutta-Private Bills at 307
days sight, Co. R 222 for $100
Sycee Silver-lurge 31 per Cent, Premium, Carolus Dollars-Old Head & do. do. Republican do. 5 per Cent, Discount.
FREIGHTS.
To London and Liverpool-Are not yet settled, but about £9 to £3,10), per Ton of 50 feet per Ton of 50 foot
is talked of
Our remarks on the present occasion are made with some diffidence, in consequence of the difficulty of obtaining correct information from outside men at Canton, in the absence of the ex-hong-merchants from business.
The General Price Current.
CHEMIST & DRUGGIST. JAMES WELCH begs to Gentry & & &c of Victori commenced in the above line.
orm the nobility the has mises adjoining
the Godowns of P. Townsend Esq. Queen's Road and trusts by strict attention to business to meet with the public support.
Prescriptions Carefully prepared. Medicine
Chests re-fitted.
D. WILSON & Co
BEG to announce arrival of their Brig the
ALGERINE Allsopp's
supply
Cherry Bra
Eleven 11 NBT
dozen and st
NAUTICAL & COMMERCIAÍ, ACADEMY. Ma. Henry Builen (late Naval Instructor of H. M. S. Cambrian") bogy to inform the inhabitants of Victoria, Hongkong; and persons visiting this Port in Vessels, that, he has taken privato Apartments at the class, for giving instruction in the various branches Hongkong Inn, for the purpose of holding an Evening
Oblique Trigonometry. Astronomical Problems &c. of Navigation. Nautical Astronomy, Spherical &e. Book keeping by Single and Double Entry, Short He respectfully invites the pitendance of those, who wish to perfect themselves in the above sciences.
hand &c. &c.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
136
ON AN early day JNO)': SMITH will have the plea
notice will be given,) by Pi BLIC AUCTION, & sure to offer for sale, in his premises, (of whicli due. small batch of very superior GOLDEN SHERRY, may take any quantity, not under a case, at the average HUCK, and CHAMPAGNE Parties in the interval
put up for Sale,a quantity of FURNITURE of the Public Sale prices. At the same time, he will (more or less damaged,) ex“Ivanhoe!" And fon account PRINTS, of whom it may concern,) twentytwo pairs of SILA VER WATCHES. saved from the wreck of the "George Wallis." Further particulars will be published
Macao, 21st September, 1843.
For Terms, apply to Mr. B. at the Hongkong Inn, hereafter.
any time after 4, o'clock in the evening.
N. B. The hours devoted to instruction will be from 5 till 8 o'clock P. M.
NOTICE.
THE Partnerships subsisting between the undersig. ned, under the several Firms of SKINNER & Cò... at Bombay; WALKINSHAW, SKINNER &Co., at Glasgow, and of WALKINSHAW, VERNEDE, & Co., Batavia, are hereby dissolved by mutual consent.
DANIEL WALKINSHAW. Į By their Attorney, JOHN SKINNER.
C. B, SKINNER.
C. R. SKINNER. HENRI VERNEDE. Bombay, 31st July, 1843.
By C. B. SKINNER.
With reference to the above Notice of Dissolution, we beg to intimate that the Business of the late Firm at Bombay, in which JOHN SKINNER has been a mana. ging Partner for 18 years, and CHARLES BINNY SKIN- NEB a Partner for the last 10 years, will be continued by them under the Firm of JOHN SKINNER & CO. JOHN SKINNER. By his Attorney,
C. B. SKINNER. Bombay, 1st August, 1843
C. B. SKINNER.
MR. ALEXANDER WALKINSHAW is authori-
sed to sign for us, per procuration, from this date.
J. SKINNER & Co. Bombay, 1st August, 1843.
NOTICE
MR. CHRISTOPHER begs to inform the inhab- itants of Victoria, that he undertakes funerals in all their arrangements.
N. B. He has a respectable hearse. Victoria, 18th September, 1843.
NOTICE
MB. CHRISTOPHER, begs to inform the inhab. itants of Victoria, Hongkong: that he has opened a Billiard Room, in the Queen's Road, opposite the Hongkong Market, and trusts by attention to his customers that he will obtain a liberal share of public patronage.
Victoria, 19th September, 1843.
1
JOHN SMITH'S STORE and AUC- NOTICE.-JOHN
TION ROOM, will for the present continue in the Godowns of the ALBION HOTEL, now engaged by Captain FRYER.
Macao, 1st September, 1843.
NOTICE, The undersigned begs to acquaint the
Public, that he has taken the ALBION HOTEL, and will conduct it under lys immediate superintend ance, and hopes thereby to ensure the comfort of Fami. lies and others, and to meet the patronage which that Establishment has heretofore had.
A H. FRYER
Macao, 31st August, 1849.
NOTICE The interest and responsibility, of Mr Peter Wildredge in our firm ceased on the 30th, June last
Canton, 30th Augt 1842.
LINDSAY & Co
NOTICE. The hitherto identical interests, and res- ponsibilities, of our Firms in Calcutta, and China are, from this date made separate and distinct. CHARLES HUGHESDON JOSEPH HUGHESDON
Members of the Firm of
CHAMPAGNE.
JUST imported per Anna Maria, and for sale by the undersigned, fifty dozen very superior cham. pagne. Apply to
G. F. DAVIDSON, Hongkong, 19th September, 1843.
FOR SALE.
40
300 picu's China Root,
Rhubarb, Anniseed Oil.
5
-
- Apply to
G. F. DAVIDSON,
Hongkong, 19th September, 1843.
FOR SALE.
ON account of the Estate of the late Alexander Scott
Esq.
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30 Dozen Superior HP Sherry, 300 Singapore beams 22 feet X 2000
planks 12 "1 1000. 1500 Sheathing boards 500 Battens for tiles
11
6 x 7 inches,
10 1
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10 1
11
34
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31
100 Door frames
11
5
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100 Red wood posts 100
11
$1 }
5 5
10
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15
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planks 11 25. Gun carriage pieces 64
1 Palanquin Carriage,
Apply to
G. F. DAVIDSON.
Hong-Kong, 19th September, 1843. -
FOR SALE
HEATHING Copper 16 a 32 oz: & Nails,
apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON, & Co. Victoria, Hongkong, 4th September, 1843.
FOR SALE.
A small consignment of Wines of high quality, con- sisting of Hock of the Vintages of 1811 & 1822 Sparkling Moselle, Port, Sherry, East India Mladeira, & Claret.
Apply at the Godowns of
GIBB, LIVINGSTON, & Co. Hongkong, 18th September, 1843. FOR SALE-Ghee, Paints and Paint Oil.
Beer in Hhds.
At the godowns of
JOHN BURD & Co.
Victoria, 20th September, 1813.
FOR SALE -Bally Rice, dato Coffee, Copenhagen
Cherry, Cordials in Pints, Manila Cordage, Oakum, Corks, Singapore Planks, Anchors and Chains, Ar. rack, Bengal Chitney, Butter in Kegs, Candles, Bengal Rice, Ditto Dholl. Coal Tar, Swedish Ditto, and Pitch; a variety of other articles.
terms.
At the Godowns of JOHN BURD & Co.
FOR SALE-Singapore Beams. on moderate
Apply to ALEX MUSS. Hong-Kong. 2nd August, 1943.
JUST Lapded and for SALE. Two. Weighing
Machines
Apply to
20, Queen's Road,
ALEX. MOSS.
Victoria, 2nd August, 1843
HUGHESDON BROTHERS of FOR SALE-At the godowns of the undersigned,
orney
further supply of
Calcutta Chine —— HUGHESDON
Lima China; 31 August, 1843.
small
ICE
and
The interest and responsibil
ON u Our Firm ceased
iqueurs, Bran-
MR are this da
and MB. HENRY Partners therein and
cherry juice,
busines
in future will be conducted under the style of DON CALDER & Co.
HUGHESDON BRS, Macao, China 1st September 1843.
TO BE SOLD.
A Chesnut
Beef
Pork,
tuin,
Singapore Boards,
Nails, Perfumery,
Cavendish Tobacco,
Turpentine,
Sheathing Copper, House fittings,
Sperm. Candles,
Raisins,
Bread,
Muskets, & Fowling pieces, Black & Drab Hats &c.
Goods received and stored by.
ALL persons
P. TOWNSEND, Auction, and Commision Agent
lebted to the firm of P Townsend ured to make immediate. ment to
Victori 38 Bentember
> seen at any hour
September 1841