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SHANGHAI MARKET.
CHANGSHA BOYCOTT AGAINST -PIECE GOODS."
NEXT SEASON'S TEA.
The "North China Dally News" reports as follows under date Dec. 24:-
No improvement can be dia cerned in any department of the markets. Piece goous remain as formerly, and the renewed threat. of a boycott at Changsha has had the effect of reducing prices for certain qualities..
HANKOW TRADE
Chinese Tea and Russian Market.
DOUBLE: TAXATION.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1926.
CIRCUS FEATURES.
Special rew
presented as yet to the Hong Kong public will be Isaka's Circus to-morrow night
A pony mathematician will also make his bow
Dress Linens
and who is born at the top of the Coloured Linene show continued financial and aceial ladders, com signs of improvement and some paratively, then drops to the bot fair orders have been arranged tom with a thud. He leaves his during the past fortnight, Stocks home town for what be believes of desirable goode are relatively to be a field of auccess, determined small and orders for next season to make good and show a
: Thera will be a carnival of would require to be placed ahead so the townspeople who regarded as to ensure delivery..
him with amusement and disdain clowns and the "Arkoes are doing Ile comes home broke, apparent. spectacular blindfolded stunt, ly. and meets with ridicule. Even with limba secured in a sack the town papers poke fun at him. The general fun doesn't begin here It bubbles all through the picture, but it riots at this point where "Tommy" turns the tables" in a novel and exciting way.
Lila Lee, as Mr. Malghan's, camels and donkeys, leading woman, heads an impos- Mr. F. Isako, the
will shortly be celebrating the ing supporting cast
The picture is directed by || 60th anniversary of his connec-. Alfred Green, and in addition to tion with circus life and an in- Ella. Lee, the
Includes teresting arinouncement will be Charles Abbe, Florence Dixon, made. Frederick Burton, Eddie Borden Booking is at Mesars. Ander- and other notable screen players. son's.
Washington, Dac. 29 The White House has decided that the United States participato
In their report on the trade of Hankow for the week ending December 15 the British Chamber of Commerce write
Plece Goods Conditions prace in the international conference on tically unchanged but there has double taxation in international been a small demand for, Grays business, opening at Geneva... on Professor Adams of and Black from stock at very poor January 5
Yale University, will represent the prices.
United States. Rauter's American Service.
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Yarn-Nothing doing. Tea-Chinese holders are now beginning to realise that their an- ticipated support from Russia will Local cotton is stronger in sym-not materialise; also, the lack of pathy with the recent price move-appreciable buying from other ment in America, and more pur-markets is to a great extent due chasing is taking place. Prices to the high prices asked hereto- of yarn remain steady, but bust-fore, with the result they are now ness has not been of great mo willing to sell at more reasonable ment.. 4
prices. Clean Common is now Unsold stocks of tea are caus-quoted at Ts. 15/16 (equivalent ing some disquietude, and the out-of about 6%d-6% CLF. Lon
WORLD THEATRE.
« BACK HOME AND BROKE"" TO-DAY & TO-MORROW.
George Ade has. run Aesop a
HEAD OFFICE: 74, Rue St. Lasura, look for the next year is anything don), whilst Good common 2nd good race in the matter of pro- | but bright. During the week silk crop Danfas can be quoted at ducing shappy fables, but that and produce have been quiet about 74d74d and Good isn't all. He has done better for
Plece Goods.
Medium 1st crop Danfa, and Tow he has written for the movies. The position of piece goods is Yuen at 94d-10d
The first story was "Our Leading Since the 2nd instant about Citizen" starring Thomas Meig- Special Working Capital... 80.0.0.gon-again difficult to summarise cor-
rectly, for while there was more 4,000 h/c have been settled at han and the second is "Back interest displayed in the pucis. 162/Tis. 17, and Tls, 18/Tls. Home and Broke," with the same tions during the earlier part of 22, but during the last days only star
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the week, with an improvement in small interest have been shown. Meighan, who has no trouble in clearances, the close brought to in Clean Common at Tls. 16 for winning popularity contests for light other and less satisfactory shipment to Shanghai. Stocks being the best liked screen actor, features. There is still no inclina- are still very large (79,000 h/c) will probably be a few more thou- tion to engage in forward busi-and we are confident that holders aand votes ahead in the next FRANCE-Societe Generale, Banqueness, for while Home prices are will again reduce their prices balloting, for "Back Home and Satozale de Credit Banque da slightly easier, they are still within the next few weeks. Broke" is a type of play particu-
above market values here.
Produce Very little inquiry larly suited to him. It is one of "Among the auction goods from abroad and the local mar those stories which reaches the which showed an improvement ket is dull with tael values of all heart and which everyone can compared with preceding weeks commodities declining Wood oil understand. may be mentioned Whites in parin America and Europe is lower. ticular. Renewed orders were in evidence from Korea, and as a consequence this class of goods. recovered rather over half of what has been lost during the past. three weeks.
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Manager Hongkong, 12th December, 1925.
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Belinat Linen Market Report...
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The cutstanding, feature at the. close of the auctions was a,dis- The Belfast Linen Market Report tinc: indication that after many for the fortnight ending November threats the boycott in Changsha 16 is as follows: is maturing. Changsha chops dropped about TL. 1. there being Trish. The markets, were better a complete absence of demand.. supplied during the past fortnight and it was also noticeable that the but all the fibre marketed has been Hankow merchants showed much bought up quickly, the tendency [¡nervousness. As a consequence during the past week being against of this, Italians had to depend for buyers. The quality of the flax support mainly on local demand. sold was principally of medium There were few orders from the quality. north. Greys experienced a de-Courtrat. There is no change to mand similar to that of last week, report while conditions for Whites were more or leas the same with the exception of Korean qualities,
LONDON RUBBER STOCKS.
Lewis and Peat'a cable from their London office gives 1,950 tons in- (Pallippinu Linada) crease, making the total London Foreign Exchange and General Bank-rubber stocks at December 11, as ing business transacted.
revised 46,337 tons.
Current Accounts, opened and Fixed Deposits received for 1 year or shorter periods "at rates which will be quoted on application
H. FERGUSON,
Manager. Hongkong, 1st August, 1925,
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No. 28, Des Voeux Road Central, was sold yesterday at the China Auction Rooms, Mr. Fung Pok-nam, of 141, Caine Road, becoming the owner for $60,500.
Latvian. Since last report, the Government has disposed of their entire old stock, sny 2,800 tons, and also about 2,000 tons fresh erop for November/December shipment, al- though only a proportion of these purchases has gone into actual con- sumers handa. However, the sales háve firmed up the Latvian Market. Government have decided not to alter their purchase prices to the peasant for the present.
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Esthonian." Supplies very small for the time of year and prices fem. Balance of the crop has now been secured.
Lithuanian. Small business be-. lug done in sample waggons, but
Teent. of the crop is reported to be
still under the snow.
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B; Den Veux Road Central. Rongkong, 7th May, 1926)
THE BANK OF: CANTON, \\LIMITED.
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Soviet. No fresh business of consequence is reported; although sample lets have changed hands. It is evident that consumers con-j eider DR relatively dearer than" W/R meantime.
Yarna.
A better feeling in the market with a steadier tone in prices. There is as yet no marked differ- ence In Belgian yarns on account of the new financial arrangements, but eventually this must prove, an The same will important factor. apply when the French Exchange. is likewise stabilised. Bohemian yarns are arm at some advance on prices taken some time ago. A cortain number of spindles in that country are standing and short time is general.
Wenvern volume of inquiry being met by There is a very considerable
Manufacturers, but the actual re- Bulting business has only been of moderate dimensions. The hand- kerchief end is doing well. The opinion amongst - merchante ap: pears to be practically unanimous. HONGKONG "BRANCH:
that business should open up 4, Queen's Bond Centralit Branches and Bub-branches all over favourably in the Spring, The China and Correspondents in Europe, beginning of the end of the Coal / marica, and other parts of the world. Strike is a matter of great relief. London Bankers: The National Provin.
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The latest Ade story is typical. ty Ade, which is to say that it has that peculiarly human ̈ appeal which makes George Ade's writ- Ings so popular. "Tommy" Meig- han has the role of a young man
cast
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On Saturday and Sunday, special New Year matinees will begin at 3 p.m. Kiddies will be allowed to ride the horses, ponies,
FUNNY MEN AT CIRCUS.
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"Some of the clowns to be seen in the "carnival**
at Isako's Circus, Kowloon.
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