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Paid-1
125
all £41.10
190
prom.,
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nom
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is open from 10 to 5 on the working day nort
Bacon, English,
"
Beaf
22
As 1020 Cash per Dollar Mexican.
Japan, oured
sirlain, & prime ent. catty 140
Corned,
Roast.
21
Soup,
Steak,
$1
すま
Bullock's Brains..
Tongue fresh, each
J1
Pork, Chop,
fr
ازار
Sheeps'
TIPUS 118
HONGKONG MARKET PRICES. Corrected to Saturday, June 18, 1896:
Pico,
catty
TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1896.
花破蘊
Platco.
班值
Pomfret, White
180
白罐
Highaat. Lowocal. Chiness Names.
Cak Cash,
Pomfret, Black
Prawns,
110
榮鮮
200
Butcher Meat.
肉食
Hay.
·琵琶沙
lb.
Ame. Sugar cured,.
220
花旗烟豬肉 Roach
來路烟猪肉 Cock Fish,
80
石狗公
**
Foochow
160
Salmon, (Canton),
#20
Al
馬友魚
180
日本選猪肉 Shark.
鯊魚
140 . catty
140
*
100
par sat
140
60
屠龍八 鹹牛肉 燒牛肉 粉肉 牛肉耙 ~
Salt Fiah,
100
www
鹹雞
Skate,
60
Shrimps,
160
Snepper,
180
Solea,
100
搥沙
50
牛腦
Terah,
350
牛腩
Turbot,
130
左口魚
corned
360
鹹牛利
Turtles, small, fresh water, sı
300
雞
"}
Hood,
500
牛頭
Whitme
'catty
17
White Bait,
Heart,
160
牛心
11
Hump, Salt
catty
140
It
Fout,
Kidneys,
esch 60
50
50
33
•
牛肩 牛油 牛腰
Frut
Apples, (California),
. catty
27
1.
(Fiontain),
11
TAI,
100
4 27
牛尾
H
(Japan),
12
Liver
catty
70
牛肝
Bananas, fragrant,
20
P
J
+
Tripe (undressed) catty 60 Oalves Head and Fest, set
Hama, American,
50
牛肚
(brides),
30
500
牛仔頭脚
Chestnuts, Chinese,.
100
}
lb.
500
花旗火腿
Carambolo,
23
Chineso,
1200
金華火腿
Coxeanuts,
Col
60
11
English, Now,
430
3
來路火腿
Ground Nuts,
catty
08
Japan cared,
270
日本火腿
Grapes,.
to
J
11 Shanghai,. Mutter. Chop,
180
13
上海火腿
Lemons, China,
250
長照
→ 銀魚仔
菓子
金山平
天津华菓 日本平菜
****
山香蕉
AR
楊桃
花生
鮮捲子
粗纖
150
"
#
Pool,
11
12
桔餅
Leg,
.150
眦
Lichoes. Dried,
£20
茘枝乾
Shoulder,.
120
**
Fresh,
150
+
荔枝
"
Pigs' Chitlings,
. catty
70
60
猪臟
Linea
$2
檸檬
j
34
Feat,
110
13
胖
Mango, (Saigon),
euch
150
,, Fry,
**
(Manila),
J
-80
Head,
each
500 450
Mangosteen,
. dozen 120
发南芒菓
未料
山竹子
23
23
Heart,
50. 40
猎心
Oranges, Sweet,
tatly 150
新會無機
Kidneys,
pair
50
70
猪腰
Green,
100
胃機
Liver,
jb,
140
猪肝
Red,
紅桔
catty
170
猪牌費
Oliver,
白覺
Corned,
鹹豬肉
1. Log,
170
猪脚
Fat or Lard,
130
****
Pino-apples,
Pears, (Shanghai),
27 (Tientsin),
Bach 100
catly
500
+
+
Head and Fool, set
360
羊頭麻
Pamelo,
each
·
"
Heart,
Kidneys,
each-
60
40
羊心
(Siam),
catty 100
—
羊
Peach, (Sweet),
20
21
甜桃
25
Livers
ìb. 180 140
Sucking Piga,
each $1.76 31.25
Seet, Beef, .
lb.
110
羊肝 猪仔 生牛油
Raisins, Muscatel,
本地波
上海沙梨
天津雪梨
綠柚
***
梁提鞋
Pudding,
·珠提
Water Chesnuts, com.
40
馬辭
"
Mutton,
100
before any mail for Europe, which leaves at Veal, zoch.]
catly 130
生羊油 牛仔肉
Mandarin,
50
桂林馬蹄
Walnuts,
180
合桃
Poultry.
生日
Vegetables, &c
菜蔬
Artichokes, Shanghai,” catty
上海了跆竹
catty
920
鷄仔
Rean, (French);
120
佛蘭西邊豆
260
**
鐵雞
th
Long, .
40
#
豆角
Beet Root,'.
10
紅榮頭
160
Brinjals, Green,
catty
30
anch
130
£17506
cies of the Indian Post Ofles in the Peroi Guif.
British India (including Barmah and the Agon. Eggs, Hen
Red,
20
J
青茄
.doz,
100
Bramica,
20
13
白菜
Duck
110
}
Japan Porte (Nagasaki, Osaka, Diogo, Koba,
Kioto, Yokohama and Hakolate). New South Wales.
Bamboo Shoots,
100
竹餐
Fowls,
catty
170
Cabbage, Chinese com..
90
Geese,
150
*FRE
Karos,
each
鬼仔
Cabbage, Shanghai,
. eatle
100
檸茶
Cauliflower,.
Musk Deer,
黃頸
WAL
Carrota,
catty 30
̇鸚鵡
事
Pigeons,
.170.
白鸽
Celery, Chinese,
30
唐榮
Pheasant,
bruce
上海山陶。
#1 English,
洋芹茶
Rice Birds,
dox.
禾花雀
Chilies Dried,
̇辣椒乾
DRAWN THEUVOR LONDON QETICE, Foreign Countries :— Austria-Hungary. Belgian Bulgaria. Chili.
Quail
cach
170
17
Red,
100
紅花椒
Snipe,
炒菜
Curry Stuff, Engliak,
40
加材料
Turkeys, Cook,
calty $1.10
AMA
Cucumbers,.
20
育廳
Нев,
580
Bitter Squash,
30
"
苦瓜
"J
-
Taal,
'each
•
水餃
Garlic,
10
Wild Ducks,.
pais.
上海水窗
Ginger, young
60
12
***
Horse Radish, S'hai,
120
力機
Fish.
海鮮
Indian Corn,.
30
+
梁
Lettuce, (English),
each 10
Burbel,
catty
150
加
Mushrooms, Fresh,
catty
净生茶
生草菇
Bream,
蛋魚
Oniona, Bombay, .
50
洋蒸飯
Bombay Ducka,.
100 pieces 140
Uion Fresh Water Fish, catty
海鮮 魚
Groen, Shanghai,
40
31
Carp,
110
鰹魚
Japan,
21
Catfish,
赤魚
OLTOES,
50
24
毛茄
Salonica. Panas. Tangier.
Codfist, Salt,
鹹魚
Parsley, English,.
bundle 10
Orabs,
100
#
Potatoes, Sweet,
..esity 20
Untile Fish,
90
Bf
Shanghai
WEST INDI25,
Antigua
Dab,
110
沙孟魚
Japan,
Bahamas,
Barbadoes. Bermuan.
Dace
110
KAR
American,
British Guirea.
Dog Fish,
跌倒沙
Foochow
Eritish Honduras.
Fole, Congor,
海籤
Мдево,
Dominica
Grenada. Jamaica, Moutset. Novia,
1)
Fresh water,
200
淡水游
Pumpkin,
60
黄齬
Puraline,
File Fish,
到皮洋
Fapaw,
Froga
200
醫藥
Tobago.
Fresh Fish,
110
̇鮮魚
Radish,
Rice, best quality, por pioul,
19
花旗仔
40
40
澳門薯仔
20
瓜
fi
20
豬仔茶
-37
25, 20
木瓜
dazon 20
生意
上海蔿顾 R
日本慈頭
洋蔬荽
***
上海薯仔
日本仔
福州薯仔
紅顯白仔
$4.10 上白米
Turke' Lalands.
Garoupa,
250
石碗
Common
93.80
가
中白米
Ordere on the Countries drawn through Gudgeon,
.90
白烚熊
Shalot,
eatty
БО
就磁頭
90
紅蘑
Spinage, (Chinese)
30
100
健白
Spinach,
For saras not exceeding £2,
Broked
.box
烟黄湯
Snake Gourd,
60
11 Exceeding #9 but water'ding £ 5.
28
£7
$3
#1
"
ed. 210 14. Od Labrus,
Halibut,
datty 120
高質
Tomatoes,
110
黃花魚
Taros,
B0
-The communion charged is as follows
Turalps, Fonti, (Long),, cash
-40
150
(a)
Vegetable Mstrow,
catty.
20
120
(Long),
40
按御風
Water Crosscs,
60 +-
西洋榮
Money orders cannot be issued or mabed en mal marings, when closing mails for Europe. until noon.]"
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25 $79, sellers
100 E
50 fl. 200, bayers
100$
30 SD, bayer
Bier
of
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100
50,$230, sales
60 $140, sellers
100 8
21996, buyers
2008
50 $355
125
all 183 % prem., collora
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15$ 15 831, collors
50 a $61, sellers
10 all $66, bayers 10£ 10 £8.10), sollers
10€
£7.10 1, callers
114, sellors 100 all $69, buyers
100 al
50 all Sök, sales and buyers
100% 37840, bayers
100 $ 50 $72, sales and bayere
608 30818, sollers
10
all 80, sellers
ail $96
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100
all $3.25
all $18 alos
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ELÄNNING, ETÜ.
China-Borneo Company, Id......... 7,500
H. G. Brawa & Co., Limited.
ROTULA, ETC.
Hongkong Hotel Company, Ist
DISPENSARIES.
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638, sales and sollers
$1-
819
100/8
85x0m.
50 all 86, buyers
8,000
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50 all 834, sellers 10 all 812, sellers
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Hongkong
LICHTING,
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108 Co., Limited..... 90,000 Electria GRICE AND CEMENT. Green Island Cement Co., Id.......
20,000 $ 108 10817, salas
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Ball's Asbeston Eastern Agency, 8,000 €
...........coupon.
7,000 €
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Campbell, Moore
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Laba-Kang Mor Cotton Spinning
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Carmichael & Un, L.
Founder's shares
B0DO TIS . 100 TL 105 TH 100
2,000$ 256 20 88
Boy Case Catton Spinning Co., I... 2,000 Tls. 600 TL 200 Tls. 200
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Quotation.
Chinage Imperial 1880 Ti. 767,200 Th, 200 ? % pi annum 10 % prem, salos
Strain Settlements (Singapore, Penang and Partridges,..
to the same placer in the same way. En-Sirm (Bangkok only). velopes containing Patterns may be wholly South Australia. closed, if the nature of the contents be first axhibited or stated to the Postmaster General, as he may connder necesary, and approved by him. Printed Circulars may be inserted in such Pattern Packets.
The Post Office declines all responsibility for Unregistered Letters containing Bank Notes
Ko- or Jewellery and, where gistration has been neglected, WILL MAKE NO EXQUIRIES into alleged losses of such letters.
It is forbidden to insert in ordinary of Registered Correspondence (a) Curren: Coin (b) Articles liable to Custom Duty.
Parcel Post to the United Kingdom. Parcels not exceeding 11 tbs, in weight
Malacca). Tasmanis. United Kingdom. Victoria.
United States of America.
Denmark (including Iceland and Faroe Islands). Danish West Indias. Egypt."
France, with Algeris,
German Empire including Heligoland end the
Camerocas).
Holland.
Italy (with Agencies at Tripoli, Assob and
are received in Hongkong and at British Masowab Post Offices in China, for transmission to Norway, the United Kingdom by P. & O. Facket Omags Free States.
Rotmania.
via Gibraltar. No parcel is sent with the Portugal (including Madeira and the Azora).
ad Mail via Brindisi. Parosis there Overland fore arrive in London about eight days istar Sweden. than the Parcels
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may be sealant, but yaval
lisbio ary parcel, even though sealed, is
be opened for oxomination.
Farcele
before 8
Switzerland.
to
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Foreign Cities and To must be posted in Hongkong
Constantinople. Sp.m, on the day before the depar- ture of the Mail, Those arriving from the adrianople.
Smyrna. , after this hour are kept for the Beyrout. Count, &c., following P, & 0. Mail.
British Colonies-- The Postage is 40 cents per Ib., and 25 cents each scegistration fee, and
fraction of a lb. Cyprus.
Falkland Islands, Gibralter. propaid in stags. No further charge is
Maite. for Nawfoundland. Kington
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must be mors
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AFRICA.
thar 3 feat & inches in length, or 6 feet in British Bechuanaland.
greatest length and girth
combined. Are Cape Colacy
wipt is given for each Parcal
ed till tiles
Gambia.
The sender must fill up a form of Onetoms Gold Coast Colony. Declaration, which can be chlains fres at Lagos, cach Post
No parcol can be accept- Mauritius is completely and accurately Natal. filled. The only articles ordinarily sent St. Helena.
which are liable to duty are Sierra Loons.
Seychelids. China Tea and Tobacco.
Mombasa.
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or perishable goods, articles Lamu, to the Mails, Liquid (unless
or parcels oasily crushed,
likely securely
St. Kitts.
St. Lucia.
St. Vincent.
Trinidad,
Eels, Yolicw,
sach as band-bores, ara prohibited. No Paring discount for which the remitter abouki allow. Gurnard,
The London Port Office are paid less the follow-
cel can be received if its value exceeds $500 All zuah Orders must be expressed in British Herrings,
A Parçal
other
other
to
contain & letter to the same addross as that of the Parcel itaell, or a currency
Parcel to
to the same address. No enclosures are allowed. With regard to inwari Parcels, addremena
obierve are requested
that the Paroel Mall is not opened until the crinary dis tribution of letters, o., is finished. The postage on Parcel at home is 10d. per lb., the Regulations are generally similar to the above, and the Parcels are sent out vid Gibraltar
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according to the currency the Order is drawn Loach,
(a.) For auras zot exceeding £1, 19 ats. Lobsters, £2, 24 ota: 49, 80 ca. 26, 49 via 22, Mackerel, sta.128, 72 ots.; £7, 84 cla; £8, 90 cts; £9, $1.08, 210, $120.
Monk Fish, (6.) Up to $10, or 20 rupees, 20. stay $25, or 50 rupees, 30 8.1 $85, a 70-rapers, Go Mullet, cts; $50, or 100 rupore, 90 et 150 expres, Oyatem, $1.00
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