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Yellow Metals: 10 new 14/20
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Meta Most of the stocks of Old Cobbles are held by natives, who are things all their own way for the time Deliveries from the wharves have be large, but nearly all on native account and auction sales have been large, but have been very fluctuating, and owing t reason are very unreliable. Small transacti have been done at the limits of quotationsë.
JOINT STOCK SHARES. HONGKONG, March 24th. The market has continued dull and comparatively inactive. without any special feature beyond a further inclination to weakness.
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18th March. (From Messra. · Noël 's Piece Goods Trade Report)-Piece large business has been in progress again only in slightly different lines, most being paid to American goods, in which nsive transactions have taken place. It hat a large proportion of the settle speculative, the denlers being encour- now owing to the precarious position and to protect their already heavy the native bankers, who, it is said, to advance four lacs of taels on their Be this as it may, a fair quantity is iminediate shipment, both to Tientsin Newchwang, the steamers for the latter port leaving probably early next week. It is anticipated that these shipments will be rather heary, judging by the applications for space already in. The first of the return steamers from Tientsin put in an appearance here on the 15th instant; and fron the advices she brought it has been possible to glean a few particulars of the prices that were current there the first two or three days after the opening of the market, the following being some of the most prominent:-American Sheetings:
FIER INSURANCE. Owing to the recent Three Sheep Tis. 3.00, New Cook Tls. 8.00/16, Bycee Cart Tls 8.07, Small Joss Tls. 8.08, Dra-large fire in Shanghai both Hongkong and gon's Head and Large Joss Tls. 3.13, Loo Ling Chinas have ruled weak with sellers at $365 New Lion The 3.15, Appleton Lion Tls. -3.19, and $103 respectively, after small sales in the Boott Cock Tls. 8.20. Atalanta Tiger Tls. 9.27, early part of the week at $370 and $105. The and Indian Head Tls. 8.65/70. American Drills: latter stock closes weak at quotations and the
Blue Joss Tls. 3.12, Piedmont Horse Tis 8.19 former steady at $360. Boott Cock Tls. 3.22 and Pepperell Dragon Tls, 8.88. Grey Shirtings: 6-lbs.—Lotus Tis 0:77, Messenger Tls. 0.78, Blue Buffalo Tls. 0.79. 7 lbs Blue Britannia Tis. 1.52, Blue 4-Sisters Tls.
BANKS Hongkong and Shanghaishaveed sibit after pa changed hands in small lots at 167 and 166 per cent. prem., and to a limited extent att equivalent rates on time, chiefly for July and August at 177. and 179 per cent, prem.” latest London quotation is £39 Nationals and Bank of Chinas remain out of the market.
MARINE INSURANCE.-China Traders con-
tinue steady with small sales at $79. Unions and Cantons after small sales close with sellers at quotations. Yangstzes have improved to $165 with sales in the North. North Chinas remain neglected with sellers and no sales at quotation traits have steadied a bit with sales at $18.50 and $19, closing with probable sellers at the latter rate for cash, and for May and June at $20, and $21.
SHIPPING-Hongkong, Canton and Macaog continue steady with sales at $344 cash and at rather higher than equivalent rates for July
alt gales at 26 cum is nothing to report as reproduced in the loca instant will prove inter holders Watso
with sellerss $12.75 Elec their position. $7.65 $7.90 buyers at the at $544 and 35 and $30, Bell' offer at quotation Tramways and Ice lots without bringingit
have
sellers Cotton Msills remain unchanged but steady at quotation.. Closing quotations are as follow
· COMPANY: **-* Paid up. QU Banka Honey
$125 Hongkong & 8hai China & Japan, prf.
Do ordinary....... Do deferred: Natl Bank of China
B. Shares Founders Shares..
Bell's Asbestos E. A....
Carmichael & Co. ...... Campbell, Moore & Co. China Sugar
Dakin, Cruicks'k & Co. Dairy Farm Co
Fenwick & Co., Geo.... Green Island Cement... H. & China Bakery Hongkong & C. Gas.. Hongkong Electric...... H. H. L Tramways
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$100
$142, seller
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$55, nomina
$25 - $30, $10-$25.25
sales
· 850 1830 & buye £10 $110, buyers
$8 $7.75, salt & buyers $100505, buyers
$50
Hongkong Hotel ..... Hongkong Toe $25 $100, buyers H. & K. Wharf & G... Hongkong Rope.
H., & W Dock Insurances
Canton.
China Fire China Traders' Hongkong Fire North China Straits
1.64. 84-lbs-House Tls. 1.55, Red Joss and and August. At time of closing shares are Brown & Co. H. G.. Pagoda Tls. 2.08, Red Pagoda Tla. 2.10, Blue on offer at 834 without leading to business. Dragon and 7-Boys Tls. 2.18. 10-lbs.--Three Men Indo-Chinas have ruled more or less neglected with small sales at $47 and $46, closing quiet TL 2.62. – 12-lbs., 86-inch.--Red 9-Cock T. 2.98. White Shirtings:-Kung Mow Woman Tls. with sellers at the latter rate. Douglases con- 1.92, House, bright finish, Tls. 1.95, Blue Double tinte neglected with shares offering at Lighthouse, dull finish, Tls: 1.96, Unicorn Tis. quotation and no sales. China and Manilas 2.44, Blue Large Stag Tls. 2.18, Single Gold have been dull without business at quotation, Eagle Tis. 2.58, Painted 4 Sisters Tis. 2,75, Double and China Mutuals continue out of the market. Gold Eagle Tis. 2.78, Gold Cock Tla, 2,94 and REFINERIES.-China Sugars with a small Flower S. O. Tls. 2.98. T-Cloths:-7-lbs-Blue demand have steadied a bit with sales at $140 Elephant Tls. 1.28, Two Ring Tls. 1.33 and Two and $141 cash, and are enquired for at an Stag Tls. 1.35. Bombay-6-lbs. Two Boys equivalent of the last rate forward. Not many Tis. 1.86. From the above it will be seen that even taking into consideration the difference in exchange shares, however, appear to be obtainable at the between the two ports. about five per cent., the present rates and the market closes steady margin is not very great on the prices ruling at $141. Luzons continue neglected but with here the Natives, however, seem fairly well reported small sales at $40 and $38.
MINING-Punjoms show no signs of im- In Manchester satisfied with the prospects. goods 8.4-lbs. Shirtings again occupy the premier provement and have ruled weak at $41 with a fair business; nothing has yet officially trans- position, thongh the quantity taken is not a meiety of last week's transactions. The heavy pired as to the required new capital, but makes, Drills and Sheetings, are attracting several schemes for raising it are talked about, rather more notice, especially the latter. For which, however, being_without authority, are not worth detailing. Raubs have gone back ard business is necessarity limited, but still a little has been done, in the lighter and commoner
a little with sales at $14.25 and $14.10, closing ghts of Shirtings, which are evidently dwind with sellers at $13.75 ex div., the temporary weak-
down in stock. The continued] fall in
ness being doubtless attributable to the 10,000 change is very disheartening and naturally unallotted shares now under tender. Olivers, greatly impedes the trade, the only hope - for which is that home prices will not come down with telegrams announcing a crushing of 86 with a run. Prices have a hardening tendency tons which realized 124 oz. gold, and stating for most makes, but the advance is invariably that the width of the reef at the Eureks mine unequal to the fall in Exchange. Fine makes of is 6 feet all of which shows good gold, have Whi hirtings still hang fire, being in plentiful advanced considerably; in the early part of are about the only things that do not the week shares were rather begging to 3111 ciable advance at Auction. Clear-for A's, but upon receipt of the above telegraphic good for all markets, which speaks news the rate, quickly rose to $16 with sales at that and intermediate rates; B's also changed The reports from Manchester are though it is difficult to see what in keep-hands at from $5 to $73 both closing steady
arket up in face of the drop in Ex- remains firm at last week's quota. the markets in the States the posi- so firin, manufacturers there being, rious to do business, unfor holders here. Local Industry. ufactured in a For- w balos No. 144. Phoenix chop,
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at quotations: Balmorals have ruled quiet with but small sales at $2 to $2.25 for Ordinary and 82.50 to $2.70 for Preferences. Jelebus have been very inactive with but very small gales at quotation. Charbonnages have quired for at rates lower than quotation, but i sales have been reported.
DOCKS, WHARVES, AND GODOWN kong and Whamp Docks cont
to firm with sales at 245 and 246
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Land and Building-
H. Land Investment
Humphreys Estate... Kowloon Land &B. West Point Buildin
Mining Luzon Sugar
Jelebu New Bali
Do P Oliver's
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$50 $61 sales & buyers $50 $154, sellers $125
245 p. ct..
$50
$48 $1871, sellers
$20 $102 sellers $25
$79, sellers →→ $50360 buyers £25 --Tla. 195, sellers $20 $19
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$25 - $235, sales & sellers $60 p165, sellers
$50 $77, sales & buyers $108.75, sales
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$16, sales $19.75, sellers
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10d. $13.76, ex diye
$74, ex dive