- March 11, 1897-1
COMMERCIAL.
TEA
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO GREAT
BRITAIN
1896-975/15211895-96-
Canton and Maca
6,284,618
7,510,177
Bhanghai and Hankow,18,410,813
21,817,405
Toochow
13,749,506
14,676,073
87,444,882
48,503,655
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
1896-97 1895-08
∙lbs.
lbs. .19,809,591 20,094,771 .19,022,515 13,169,608 .11,716,764 12,199,184
Shanghai
40,548,770
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT
F SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN
TO AMERI
Malre No
1895-96
New (this) 1760 vi
047
(last yre) $780
Old
8800
18,892
679
PersianThe
quantity of che
374
CAMPHOR
Prices & haves $510 to $600 for Oily drug
A
New Patna Old Patna
HONGKONG, 10th March. There is no change-o-da to report in the position of this market. Quota tions for Formosa are nominally $46.50 to $47.00. Sales, 200 piculs.
do
SUGAR.
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Hongkong, 10th March.-The dulness of the market continues and prices show a further decline. Quotations are :— Shek long,
No. 1. White...$7.27 to 7.29 per pel. do.j
2. White... 6.68 to 6.65 64,463,563 | Shekloong, No. 1; Brown... 4.47 to 4.60 2, Brown... 4.30 to 4.82 swatof, No. 1, White... 7:15 tỏ 7.18
do.
2. White... 6.80 to 6.32 Swatow, No. 1, Brown... 4.35 to 4.38
do.
2, Brown... 4.22 to 4.25 Soochow Sugar Candy ..............10,02 to 10.05 Bhekibong
̄.... 9.50 to 9,52
MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS.
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO
ODESSA.
-1896-97
lbs.
Shanghai and Wankow ...22 949,123
1895-96 lbs. 27,240,863
EXPORT OF TEA FROM JAPAN. TO UNITED
Yokohama.. Kole
STATES AND CANADA.
1896-97 lbs. 27,365,005 14,777,490
1895-96
lbs.
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New Benares Old Benares Malwa
Persian
PIO
190 to:
DÁTE.
New Old
1897.
$
Már.
6671 692)
675 710
Mar
Már.
667 6921 6676921
675 715 760
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716
760
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675 715
760
800
675
715
760
800
675 715
760
800
675 || 715
760
800
-6721 | 715-5760
800
COTTON.
The steamer Energia, sailed on the 26th February. For New York:-1,118 rolls mat 29,601,011 ting 7,554 packages crackers, 58 packages 18,434,402 chinaware, 20 cases bristles and 399 packages
merchandise.
42,142,495 48,035,413
SILK.
CANTOY 10th March.-Taatlees--Nothing doing for Europe. Re-reels.-About 100 bales No. 1 and 2 have beco settled at $495 and $465. Filatures. Owing to the drop in Exchange a fair business has been done and settlements amount to about 700 bales, from which we quote: Kwong Shan Chepng 11/13 $645, Yu Wo Cheong 11/13, $825, Yee Wo Loong and Chung Sun Hang 11/13 Short-reel $625, Cheong Kee 9/11 $605, Yu King Lan and Shun Kee 11/13 $595, Yut Cheong Wo and Lee Han Shang 10/12 $570, King Wo Cheong 18/22 $580, No. 8 chop 13/15 $520. Short- reels. The enquiry for America has been very slack. Waste. Has remained quiet with very little enquiry at former rates. Stocks: Tsatlees, 800 bales; Filature, 1,500 bales.
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The steamer Prometheus, sailed on the 2nd March. For London:-11 cases essential oil, 29 cases cigars, 18 cases chinaware, 11 cases blackwoodware, 200 cases preserves, 150 caskı preserves, 428 rolls matting, 310 bales canes, 168 packages raw asbestos, 2 packages rattan. ware and 12 packages sundries. For London and/or Hamburg:-1,880 cases cassia lignea. For Manchester 4 cases blackwoodware and 3 cases sundries. For Glasgow:-100 casks perserves, 5 cases effects and 1 case curios. For Odessa:-50 cases camphor.
HONGKONG, 10th March. A fair amount of business has been done at current rates. Stock about 6,000 bales.
Bombay Kurrachee
Bengal, Rangoon, and ́
Dacca ...
$15.00 to 16.00 p. pl.
15.50 to 16.00
16.23 to 17.GO
Shanghai and Japanese.. 20.00 to 20.25 Tungehow and Ningpo... 20.00 to 20.50 Madras
16.50 to 17.25 Sales: 2,000 bales Bengal, Rangoon, and Dacca
RICE.
HONGKONG, 10th March.-Prices show a decline. Quotations are :-
Saigon, Ordinary
"
Round, good quality Long
Siam, Field, mill cleaned, No. 2
Garden,
...
12
•
White.
Fine Cargo
COALS.
$2.21
12:22
3:42
2.63
2.81
9.713
3.95
to 8:43
HONGKONG, 10th March. Marketsteady: Quota tions are :—— Cardiff Australian Miike Lump... Mike Small. Moji Lump
to 16.50 ex godown, nom. 7.00 to 7:50 ex ship 6.50 to 7.00 er nomina
to
6.50 to 17.00% lup:
MISCELLANEOUS HONGKONG, 10th March.
The German steamer Preussen, sailed on the 2nd March. For Colombo-1 case personal effects. For Smyrna:-20 cases essential oil. For Trieste :-40 packages tea. For Genos:-- 10 cases essential oil and 6 bales hemp. For Genoa option:-31 bales raw silk! For Milan Shanghai, 5th instant.—(From Mr. A. B. Bur- kill's Circular).—London advices to 3rd current and/or Novara and/or Arona:-51 bales waste quote: "Gold Kilins 8/6, Blue Elephant 10/3. silk. For Milan:-65 bales raw silk. For Lyons:-130 raw silk. For Antwerp-275 Market quiet." Raw Silk.-There has been a **fair amount of business during the week, stimu- bales leaf tobacco, 225 bales feathers, 142 cases
·lated no doubt by the daily fall in exchange.arms, 12 cases chinaware and 4 bales madrinaques. Prices have advanced for Tsatlees of favourite | For Amsterdam 100 casks preserves and 35 cases chinaware. For Rotterdam:-500 bales classes about T. 7. per picul, as nearly as possible the equivalent of the fall in Exchange. broken cassia and 89 bales leaf tobacco. For Both Steam Filatures and Hand Filatures have Amsterdam and/or Rotterdam and/or Ham- been dealt in, the latter rather freely, both for burg: 50 casks ginger. For Bremen:-69 reported are the following YARN AND PIECE GOO Lyons and New York. Arrivals are insignificant, cases chinaware, 10 casks ginger, 2 cases silver-
bales No. 6 at $71, 50 and give colpur to the Chinese statements of small ware, 2 cases personal effects, 3 cases cigars, 1
885 balee No. 10 a stocks in the interior. Taatlees.-Settlements are case porcelain, 1 case leaf tobacco, 1 set rattan
at $83 to $88.25, close upon 1,000 bales, stocks of the Gold Kilin furniture and 1 case sundries. For Hamburg 495 bales No. 20 at $08.60 class are getting into a very small compass 166 bales feathers and 27 bales rattan. Hangchows. About 100 bales are reported set tled Yellow Silk.-Transactions limited to 100 picula. Arrivals very small. Arrivals, as per Customs Returns, 25th February to 3rd Marol, 278 bales White, 20 pionls Yellow, and 81 pieuls Wild Silke: Re-Reels and Filatures.7/800 pieuls have been bought during the week at quotations, of which about 200 pioule are for New York. The export of Steam Filatures to date is to London 6 bales, to Continent 2,004 bales, and to America 1,978 bales, Wild Silks. Contracts to the extent of 1500 bales have been made since...
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EXPORT OF SILE
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Tarn Shirtings:
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Bales
Bombay
ales No. 20 at $95 to 19
250 pieces 10 lbs. Re it $8.07 1,400 pieces 7 lbs. Largo Er 020 pieces 8 lbs Blue Fish a pieces 81 lbs. Blue Joss at $2.8 at 75 376 $9.62
The steamer Caledonien sailed on the 3rd March. For France:-80 bales raw silk 11 bales hair, 6 cases silk piece goods, 21 cases chinaware 15 cases bronze, 4 cases oigars, 130 10
packages tea 31
and 12 cases cig
effects
The steamship Ningchow, sailed on the 5th March For London 462 pieces horns, 300 mats, 274 pieces hides, 252 cases preserves. 84 cases blackwoodware: 40 cases chinaware
baggage, 8 drums electric c
3 cases iron cylinders, For Hamburg 80 bales feather
6,700 pieces
16 Red Peach at $2:521 10 lbs. Mandarin' uta $8.65 1,400 Blue Lion as $1 pieces 10. 16. at $8.75, 850
1,250 pieces 10 lbs 1
pieces
Basket
Flower
€677
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