May 21, 1896.)
5/6,000 bales, reeled and to close of season.
We appead quotations in Canton, with laying down cost in London and Lyons Exchange 6 months' sight 2/2 and Fes. 2.81 per Dollar:—
Tsatieu
No. 1 $440 No. 2 $125 Ko.3 $41
No. 4 $390
No. 4 $370
No. 5 $360
Nominal.
Filature 1st class 11/13...$625 to $615
1-t
J
ind 2nd 2nd 2nd
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1
13/15...$625 to $615 9/11...3610 to $620 10/12... $590 to $600 13/15...575 to $380 10/12... $570 10 $180 3rd 11/13 $35 to $180 3rd 13/15 $5 to $480
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Re-reele-l Lacklow No. 1.2 18)
No. 2 $470
No. 3.$455
No. 4. $135
Malang.No. 1.546 +
Punjum Books No. 3 & 4. K1
Punjum Waste..... .$ 71
Grant-reel.
8,01
7/91
7/6
7/2
6/9)
6/71
=1/91 $76—1/54 to 1/53
=1/1
=1,6%
=1/4
Steam Waste Extra
......$ 92
=
Market Extra
...$75 to
No. 1
S 67
Gam Waste No. 2
.$.50
Re-reel Waste
$ 86
Pierced Cocoons
$ 62
1/73 =1,2
1895-96.
25 >> 20
Settlements for the fortnight-
For Europe...1,100 bales
For America For Bombay
[& picuis.
189-4-95. 1,000 bales.
SHANGHAI, 14th May.-(From Messrs. A. R. Burkill's circular.)-London telegrams to 12th current quote that market quiet, with Blue Elephants at 10s. Raw ilk.-A continuance of fine weather has materially improved Crop pro- spects and has also brought about a weak fee ing on this market. Settlements include about 600 bales White, 100 bales Yellow, and 100 bales Wild Silks. Prices at the close are weak Arrivals, as per Customs Returns, May 7th and 13th, are 244 bales White, 23 picals Yellow, and 178 piculs Wild Silks. Waste Silks.- Purchases of Tussab Waste 1 and 2 at Tls. 26 and Tis. 22 and Shan- tung Friens at Tls. 18} are reported, but there are very few buyers. Pongees. Very trifling purcha es of Shantung have transpired, but some 4,000 pieces of White Cloth have been booked of various measurements and qualities on a basis of Ts. 14.40 for 21/22 oz. by 70 yds. weighing of oz. Purchases include:-Tsatlees.-Mountain 3 at Tls. 377 per picul, Gold Lion at Tls. 345, Gold Kiling at T. 315, Three Pagoda at Tls. 295. Taysaam.-9/12 Moss Green Stock 2 at Tls. 320. Yellow Silk-Mienshow Tls. 2311, Kcpun Tls. 2374. Filature.-Black Horse Extra at Tls. 475. Wild Silk.-Tupah Raw Szechnen at Tls. IIĮ.
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN TO EUROPE.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
Swatow, No. 2. Brown.....$1.23 to 4.26 pr pl. Soochow Sugar curly..............10 85 to 10.90. S ekbroug
9.30 to 9.33
MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS.
The steamer Palamed, Hongkong to London, 4th May, took :-45 cases Cigars, I casea Curios, 46 bales Canes, and 4 packages Sundries; for London:-100 balea Waste Silk.
The P. & Q. steamer Pekin, Hongkong to London, 7th May, took-12 cases Blackwood. ware, 653 boxes Tea (1,250 lbs. Congou), 25 bales Waste Silk, 6 cases Silka, and 1 case Feathers; for Gibraltar :-11 cases Sundries; for France : -89 bale: Raw Silk, and 1 case Sik Piece Goods; for Milan:-58 bales Raw Silk.
The steamer Radnorshire, Hongkong to New York, 9th May, took :4,617 rolls Matting, 23 packages Cance, 26 cases Bri-tles, 63 cases China, war, 10 Palin Leaf Fans, 20 boxes Ginger, and 1,439 packages Mechandise.
The steamer Saghalien, Hongkong to Swaz, 13th May, took :-21 packages Furniture: for France-453 bales Ray Silk, 41 cases Silk Piece Goods, 10 casea E-sential Oil, and 2 cases Porce- lain; for Milan :--2 › bales Raw Silk; for Loudon : -5 cases Silk Piece Goods.
OPIUM.
HONGKONG, 4th May.-Bengal-The market cantinel on the desline until late in the inter- cal, when a! improvement set in and prices recovered to a small þxtent, closing quotations. being 8692) for New Patua, $7271 for 011 Patna, $-85 for New Bynares, and $759 for ('d'
Benar 3.
Malwa --A serly bbsiness has pistol in this tions. The following to the latest figures -- drug at slightly enhanced rates for Old di seri;...
New
750 with all'ane of 1 to 34 eta,
Old (2/4 yrs. }.8700
++
31
(4.8 yrs.) $78) Persian. --here has ben ding; during the past week.
scareddy anything Rates are usehang-
ed, closing at $580 to 8610 for Oily, an Staw La $500 for Paper-wrap; ed an unding to quility, To-day's to be ar· estimated na under :- New Patta
Old Patni
New Benares Old Betares Male a Persian
1,770 diests
210 20
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9.
11
960 1,3
54
COURSE OF THE HONGKONG OPIUM MARKET,
DATE.
PATNA.
BENARES. !
MALWA
|
COALS.
437
Honakona, 20th May.-Sales of 6,000 Japanese af $1.35 to $5.35 and 1,600 tons Australian at $6.75 are reported. Quotations are i-
Carli Australian
Miike Lump... Mike Small... 4.65 to Moji Lump
.$12.00 to 7.00 to 5.60 to
ex ship, nominal. 7.25 ex ship, nominal.
5.75 er ship, nominal.
ex ship, do
4.00 to
5.50 ex ship, nominal.
sales
MISCELLANEOUS IMPORTS. HONGKONG, 20th May.-Amongst the reported are the following:
YARN
AND PIECE GOOD3 :-English Yarn.—30 les No. 28 Black Stag at $111. Bombay Yarn.— 25 bales No. 10 at $72 to $78 430 bales. No. 12 $72 to 377.50, 335 bales No. 16 at $85 to $91, 70 bales Nr. 20 at $83 to $91.50. Grey Shirtings. +1,500 pieces 8 lbs. 3 Dogs at $2.92), 1,500
eres 8 lbs. Blue Joss B. at $2.85, 2,100 pieces 8s. Blue Fish at $2.321, 700 pieces 7 lbs. Large Eagle at $1.81, 900 pieces 81 lbs. Red 7 Jeys at $2.42), 60 pieces Blue Hunter at $2.40 1000 pieces 11 lbs. Coloured Hunter at $3.65, 3000 pi ces 84 lbs. Snike and Elephant at $2.75, 300 pieces 5 lbs. Lion and Arrow at $2 70, -630 ces 8 s. Red Hunter at $2.20, 600 pieces Red Seven Boy's át $2.42), 1,200 pieces 84 lbs. Ine Peach $2.80. White Shirtings,-750 fices No. 1,000 at $3.10, 1,250 pieces Gold Joss at $3.20, 107 ploce Blue Lion at $5:55, 400 pieces Peacock at 23.31, 1,500 pieces Flower at $4.62) to $165. 500 Green Stag at $3.25, 10 pieces 0. 0. 0, at $5.40, 150 pieces A.
at
·
A. at $5, 1,000 pieces Gold Dragon at $5.20, po picces No. 300 at 33.40, 500 pieces D. 70 It $1.41, 30 pieces Gold Tiger at $5.70, 300 icco D. K. at $160 1,500 pieces Fan at $197, 100 pieces X. 9 at $4.45, 500 piecas No. 64 at 2.20, 500 pieces No. 60) at $4.15, 1,500 pieces Fan and Duck at $7.30. Drills-150 pieces 15 b. Large Eagle at $4.65, 300 pieces 16 lbs.
Turkey arg Eagle at $5.30.
Reds.-250 piece 4 The Fisherman at $2.65. T-Cloths.- ,878 7 10%. Mexican Gold Dragon at $5.25, 1,125 pises 7 lbs. Blue Dragon B. B. at $2.25, 600 pieces V. V. at $2.85, 2,100 7 lbs, Mexican Red $tag at $2.34, 1,500 pieces 8 lbs. Mexican Gold Dragou a $2.60, ti 0 pieces 8 lbs. X. M. at $2.25, 30 pieces 8 lbs. Crown at $2.62), 310 piecos X, X.
METALS:-Tin.-200 slabs Siam at $34. Corros YARN.
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Bomb --Nos. 10 to 20 Eugush-Nos. 16 to 2k
22 to 24 28 to 32
per bale
$64.00 to $1.00 .104.00 to 109.00 ......109.00 to 112.00 .114.00 to 119.00 ..124.00 to 131.00
per piece 1.40 to 1.55
New. Old. New. Old. New. Old.
White Surtiags-54 to 35 al 230 to
2
38 to 42
COTTON PIECE GOODS.
G.vy Shir.ings—Gils.
718.
1.85 to
2.03
8.1 lbs.
2.30 to
3 10
9 to 14 lbs
8.20 to
4.00
2.50
1890.
$
$
$
$
3
58 10 63
265 10 3.25
$5
1895-96
bales.
1894-95 bales.
May 13
675
May 14 May 15
680
720 723 680 729!
675 740 .6821 743 6821 745
i
750
760 750
750
760 780
6-4 to Gu Fine
8.40 ta 3.75
to 4.05
6.90
750
760 780
Book-fors. 3.20 to
5.40-
Shanghai
Canton
Yokohama
55,441
49,59 May 16
19,039
21.718
15,754 May 17 20,238
680 125 680 725 May 18 6773 *20 May 19 680 725
682 745
750
760 780
6824 745
750
790 780
Victorin Lawns-12 yards 0.60 T-Cloths-lbs. (32 in.). Ondy. 1 40
to
1.25
to
1.55
6824 745
730
.760 780
7lbs. (32,. }.
1.80 to
2 95
:
96,198
85,609
May 20
6824 730 6824 7271 685 750
750
760 780
!
filbs. (32 .,), Mexs.
1.60
to
1.75
750
760 780
7lbs. (32 ).
2.15
to
2.40
COTTON.
TO AMERICA.
1895-96-
J.
bales.
Canton
9,387
8,793
Bhangbai
.10,069
9,662
Yokohama.................
,28,058
24,848
47,514
48,303
1894-95
Bombay
Bengal, Kangoon, and
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN
CAMPHOR.
bales.
HONGKONO, 20th May.-Prices remain almost the same as last reported. Quotations for For- mosa are $49.50 to $50.00. During the past week sales have been 200 piculs.
15
SUGAR.
HONGKONG, 20th May.-The position of the market remains unchanged. Following are the quotations:- Shekloong, No. 1, White...$7.12 to 7.15 per jel.
2, White... 6.50 to 6.53 do. Sliekloong, No. 1, Brown... 4.48 to 4.50
do.
2, Browu... 4.30 to 4.32 Swafow. No. 1, White... 7.02 to 2. White... 6.37 to 1, Brown... 4.38 to
do. do.
29
HO GKONG. 2 th May.-A steady b siness continues to be put through in Bengal Cotton, while prices remain unchanged. Sto ke; Bengal, 4,500 bales; Ningpo, nil.
Ku: rachee
Dacca
Shanghai an 1 Japanese.. 19.00 to 21.00 Tungchow and Singpo., 19.00 to 21,60 Made is......
13.00 to 17.40 Sales: 90 bides Bengal, Rangoon and Dacea.
RICE. HONGKONG, 20th May.—Thẹ high prices are maintained owing to the famine in Kwangsi and Tonkin. Closing quotations are :-
Saigon, Ordinary
31
....
Handkerchiefs-Imitation Silk 0.40 to
WOOLLE 8
per yard Spanish Stripes-Sundry chops. 0.60 to 0.95
1.00 to Habit, Med. and Broa-l Cloths, 1.25 to
Long Elis-Scarlet
Assorted
Camlets-Assorted
1.15 3.50 prieco 6.50 to 8.00 8.10 7.00 to 13.00 to 27.00
Lastings-30 yds, 31 inches, 10.00 to 15.00
Assorted j
J.
25
D
1er pieni, $2.30 to 2.8S Round, good quality 2.63 to 2.63 Long..
2.75 t 2.78 Siam, Fi-'d, will cleaned, No. 2... 2.0 to 2.62 Xo. 1 2.52 to 2 85 3.12 to 3.16 3.32 to 3.36
Crleans--Plin
Blankets-8 to 12lbs.
7.05
J
"
6.40
12
4.40
J
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Garden,
White
Fin Cargo
3.00 to
per pair
4.20 to
3.00
8.40
8 to 8lbs. (36 in.)
2.35
to 3,05
Drilla, English-40 yds, 1 to
· 14lbs...
3.2 to 4.30
Fazer COTTONS
$12.00 to 16.09 p. pl.
12.00 to 15.59
Trkey Rel Shirtings-1) to} ?
Siba,
1.30 to
3.50
Bro ades-Dyed
3.75 to
4.50 per yard
15.50 to 13.75
Damask....
0.12 to 0.15
Chintzes-Assorted
0.07. to 0.10
#1
Velvets-Black. 22 in.
0.21 to 0.28
Velveteens-18 in.
0.16 to
0.20
per dozen
0.85
1