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Shadylä yllaurronde TEA.
THE HONKGONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO'GREAT ng youl loci e BRITAIN, bation hu
sadida basi .:{}
* 1896-97 *
- lbs -
1895-96
Iba
4.960,985 16,872,867 8,618,490
29,352,301
Cantoti and Macno: .............. 4,117,832 Shanghai and Hankow...15;205/25Ų1 : Hoochow..........................10,617,726 i
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29,940,808
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"EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TỌ UNITED
blin : STATES AND CANADA.
Shanghai
Luoy
Foochow
T
1896-97 Ibe. 8,300,303 8,892,588
1,181,222
18,324,113
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ber. A elight rimprove- inent in this market has to be reported and prices ar advancing a little. Following are the quota. tions:
hekloong: No, 1" White-:87:22 i8 7:25 per bol.
do...
** **ze Whited 6.45 to 6:48 149 Strekloong, No. 17 Brown... 4.52 to 14.56:
3, Brown! 4.85 to -4.88) swaloir, No. 1, White. 7 15 to 7:182 64
.io.
Whitel. 6.47 18 18,50 suppo Svatow, No. 1, Brown... 437 to 4.40: „
do.
2. Brown.. 4.23 to 4:25 ... Soochow Sugar Candy..... 10.72 to 10.75.. Saekloong
..... 9.47 1.9.50, : „ !). 1895-96
MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS.: ::.: 10. 17,314,564 The steam-r Canton, Hongkong to Buenos- 7,967,866 Aires 3rd October, took :-800 packages Ten; for 1,608,212 Marseilles:-1 case Silk. Piece Goods; for Manchester :-50 bales Waste Silk; for London :- 26,890,642 13,222 boxes Tea (43,838 Iba. Congou, 225,519 lbs. Scented Caper, 8,660 lbs. Scent d'Orange Pekoe), 825 bales Canes, 598 bales Waste Silk; 1,502 bales Hemp, 50 balos Feathers, 759 rolls Mats and Mattings, 350 casks Preserves, 211 cases Preserves, 4 cases Cigars from Manila, 8 cases ‹ ‹Silk Piece Blackwoodware, 3 cases China- | Goods, 48 casea
ware. 25 cases Private Effects, 3 cases Camphor- wood Boxes, 20 cases Bristles, and 1 casa. Copper Gonga.
EXPORT OF THA FROM CHINA TO ODESSA.
ei d
1895-96
1896-97 lbs.
...lba. 27,040,68
tzt-}- 5 Shanghai and liankow ...22,925,118
EXPORT OF TEA FROM JAPAN TO UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
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44
Yokolana....
Kobe
意识
1896-97 lbs. 19,604,555 0,292,675
28,897,230
SILK.
1895-96
The steamer Rohilla, Hongkong to Manchester, lbs. 8th October, took :-450, bales Waste Silk for 25,891,598 London:-1 box Feathers, and 3 cases Silk Piece 14,740,2 Goods; for Gibraltar :-i case Curios; for France: -3 cases Silk Goods, 974 bales Raw Silk, and 40,632,260 200 bales Hemp; for Milan:-10 bales Raw Silk.
SHANGHAL 9th October.-(From Mr. A. R. Barkill's circular).—London messages to 7th current quote Gold Kilins 8/6 (a further slight advance) and Blue Elephants 10/6, with a firm market. The tone of the market is decidedly better, firm offers from this side meet with a more ready response. and the demand is extending to nearly all grades and cla-ses, I satlees comprise, as usual, the bulk of the Settlements and for favourite chops on advance of Tls 5 per picul on list week's quotations has been paid. Hangchows are very scarce and only about 50 bales have changed hands at an advance of Tls. 5 per picn'. Taysams.--About 200 bales are going forwad at quotations; prices are firm at a slight advance, Yellow Silka are still in short supply, and there is a good deal of competition for the best qualities.
Arrivals, Settlements 100 picule.
per to 7th current, 1,144 Customs Returns 1st
and 79 balea White, 241 picula Yellow, piculs Wild Silks. Filatures and Re-reels.-About 10 balea Hand Filatures have been settled chiefly for Eur pe. Ainerican advices are said to be more encouraging. Considerable quantities
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OPIUM.
HONGKONG, 13th October.-Bengal. There has been a fall in prices during the period under review, Patna closing at $730 for New, at $750 Old, and New Benares at $7521.
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Malwa.-A steady business has passed in this drug during the interval at rates which show very little change from previou- quotations :—
New (this yr) 730 with all'anoe of 2 to 4} cts.
(last yr's)$740
0 to 11 Old (2/3 yrs.)$760
0 to it Old (4/5 yrs.) $780
0 to 21 » Older
$800
0 to Persian. There has not been any change. in prices, Oily.continuing to be quoted at $540 to $580, and Paper-wrapped at $550 to $650 accord. ing to quality.
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To-day's stocks are given as under:-
New Patna....
Old Patna
New Benares
011 Benares
Malva
Persian
י
COTTON, YARN.
Bombay No English Nos. 16
aku 22
adumppä haa,,
How has 138
COTTON PIECE Goods."
Ca
Grey Shirtings
1. Mass.
[October
White Shirtings51 to 56
84lbs: 0 to 10
58 to 60 464 to 66
Fine
118.0
3.90
Book folds 3.20
Victoria Lawns 12 yards il 0.60 T-Cloths-6lbs! (32 in.), Ordy; 140- 52. [kw 7lbs. (88, §),7xetti 180sto *M* 6lbs: (321;;), Mexs @ 1.60 ||to cal
7lbs. (82 m) busse21531 8 to 8ilba. (36 in.) 2:35 to Drills, English-40 yds.,133 to 20 to
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·
FANCY COTTONS |
Turkey Red Shirtings-11 to
Brocades-Dyed ..........
Damasks.
Chiatzes Assorted Velvets-Black, 22 Velveteena-18 in.'"
1:20 to
8:75 to
The per yar
0.12 to
0.07
0.21 to 02: 0.16 to
per dozen
Handkerchiefs-Imitation Silk 0.40 to 0.85
WOOLLENS
.1.1.1 ...
per
0.95
Spanish Stripes-Sundry chops. 0.55
German 1.00 to Habit, Med., and Broad Cloths. 1:25 to
di Me 4 day di siặt Liptr piece gat Long Ells-Scarlet wil... 6,50 | to | 8.00 Assorted .....f 6.60% to 8.10 Camlets Assorted... 13.00 to 27.00 Lastings-30 yds., 31 inches, 10:00 to 18.00
Assorted Jubil
Orleans Plain
!
3.00 to 8.60 addi per pair
1830 chests.
Blankets-8 to 12lbs. METALS
4.80 to
88
J
375
+2
9.321
16
"
3.324
900
:
ます
Swedish Bar
360
*
'Small Round Rod
Hoop.......
Old Wire Rope
COURSE OF THE Hongkong Opium MARKET.
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of Steam and Hand Filatures are now undes offer to the New York market and some businesr appears. likely to ensue. A purchase of 13/10 Steam Filature is reported at Tls: 625 and 6l5 for Nos. 1 and 2. The export of Steam' Filatures to date is ns follows:- To London 2 bales, Con- tinent 789 bales, and America 244 bales. Wild Silks. No further settlement reported. Waste SilkThere has been a better demand during the week, and a fair business has been done, Supplies are very especially in low grades. -modérate, and the stock in Shanghai is small for Oct. 13 730 750
the time of year,
4.
1.4
.2
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND
|730 740 760/800 [730/746|760/800 |730/740 760-800 |730/740/700/800 |730/740 760,800 730/740 780/800
Iron-Nail Rod
Square, Flat Round Bar ...'
sto 6.80 to
Lead, Australian....
.. Yellow M'tal-Muntz.14/28 oz. 29 00 cto qu
Vivian's, 16/32 oz.26.75nto
Elliot's, 16/28 oz. 26.50 ton :
Japan Copper, Slabs ...........................s insta
15.00%toš
owth cas 3510
;
.PATNA.
BENARES.
MALWA
DATE..
New. Old
Now. Old. Now. Old.
1896.
$
$
$
Tin
Oct. Oat.
6 736 750
762)
Oct.
9 7361 750- 10: 732) 750 Oct. 11 730 750 Oct. 12 7271 750
7621 -
Tin-Plates
7574
7574
7621
7524
+
Steel.... SUNDRIES
Quicksilver
1100
RICE.
1
JAPAN TO EUROPE.
1996-97
bales.
9,276
1895-96 bales. 5,808
Yozukosa, 18th October.Holders are firņi and prices show an upward tendency. Closing quotations are :—
Window Glass
3.6
per
gal.
J
Kerosene Oil-—.. 422.
2.05 to
15,249
29,938
Saigon, Ordinary
2,358
9.749
FE
Round, good quality Long.
23
26,833
45,490
Siam, Field, mill cleaned, No. 2
Garden,
White
EXPORÏ OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN
Fine Cargo
Canton
Shanghai
Yokohama..
TO AMERICA,
:tes!
1896-97.
bales.
1993-96
bales.
Canton
........* 547
+,044
Shanghai............................ „461
Yokohama..
1,525
2533
4,372 9,683
18,089
#GA MP‹ÚÍK.
SHANGHAI, 8th October ***(From Murray & Co.'s Piece Goods Trade report.) has apparently been a very quiet week every description of goods, the only exc be noted being an improved deman can drills for Newchwang? From? 3.35 to 3.37 gather a fair business has been done i
qualities; several lines of PM. been placed at prices ran Tla. 3.52a Spg
3.22 to 3.25
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246
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very smallest pro
to cover the barest
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as far as they go. ances, despite the are satisfactory
MCISELLANEOUS IMPORTS. HONGKONG, 13th October.-Atuongst the sales reported are the following:
YARN AND PIECE GOOD3:-Bombay Yarn.——20 bales No. 8 at $72, 700 bales No. 10 at $75 to $79 50, 805 bales No. 12-a $78 (0 $82, 441 bales No. 16 at $84 to $93, 676 pales⋅ No: 20 at $94 to $97. White Shirtings-450 pieces Gold Tiger at $5.90, 450 pi-ces Blue Lion at $5:75l«IT-Clothi) | Being in the -875: piec-8. 7 lbs Mexionn Featser Brushmat | from the Outports #HÚNGKÚNG, 18th: October.-Prices are a little highef. Quotations. for Formosa. are $49.75 to $1.85 375 pieces 7. lbs. Mexican Bed Stag at at Tientsin is slowl 50% During the week sales have been 150. picula. | $2.40. Tang Ells.÷100: pieces 9. lbs. Scarlet at and as the season
£ mingit
dani, Zeitoun innej a saunao
weakness at th
As per picul..
Hap out las
..$2.88 to 2,40
Πόδι
2.58 to 2.60
This
2.75 to 2.78
2.47 to 2.50
No. 1
2.85 to 2.87
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