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COMMERCIAL.
SILK.
SHANGHAI, 4th June. (From Messra. A. B. Burkill & Sons" Circular).—London telegrams
to
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
The steamer Socotra, sailed on the 29th May. For Rosario-500 packages tea. For Liverpool-113 rolls mats. For Manchester : -366 bales waste silk. For London -4,000 bales hemp. (from Manila), 1 case cigars (from 2nd current, quote Gold Kilins 8/6, Blue Elep Manila), 4 bales feathers (from Foochow), 120 hants9/10). Raw Silk New Crop. Ouradvices all cases leaf fans, 7 cases blackwood ware, indicate that an increase on last year's production is 20 cases bristles, 29 cases Persian opium, 3 cases expected, but there appears to be nothing but ex- curios, 6 cases cigars, 100 bags turmeric, 13 pectation on which to base estimates. The crop
cases chinaware, 1.893 bales mats and matting, of Cocoons is not said to be appreciably large, bales horns. 876 bales canes, 50 cases star- but the Cocoons are judged to be heavier and aniseed, 53 packages rattanware, 9 packages likely to yield better. No results are yet obtain sundries, 1.902 boxes. tea, lbs. 39,942 congon, able. Further contracts are reported for Silk to 628 boxes tea, lbs. 12,753 sc. o. pekoe, and 100 be delivered in July and August; forward pur-packages tea in transit, For- Trieste :-390 chases, must now amount to 3,500, bales and packages tea. below we give some of the prices which are said to have been paid, cast out at the Exchange of this week. Prices calculated by Maerten's Tables at 1 per cent, exchange. 2/9 and Fes. 3.44, freight Tis. 6.50 per bale:-
Tratlees.—Mountain 4
Gold Lion
Silver Double, Elephant Gold Kiling
Blue Phoenix
Hangchow.-Pagodah Tinghow
Lanping..:
White Kabing. Gold Lily Flower 1
Gold Lion 8
Green Kahings.-Gold Goose 1
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Almond Flower 2 Woozies.—9/12 Moss Double Butterfly 1
* Green Horse 3 Green Stork 2
13
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Chinoums.-Tiger Chop Extra
Peach Tree 1
Tls. Stig. FOB.
per per per pal. lb. kilo. 4021 9/7 26.35 3971 9/51
28.00
377 9/01 24.75 8/11 24.60
$76 365 8/8 23,95 875 385. 8/8) 23.95 392) 9/4 25.75 390 7/11 21.75
8/11 24.60
392) 9/4 25.76 8/111 24.60 $70 8/10 21.30 24.45
375 3471 8/4 22.80
872 8/11 367 8/9 4021 9/7
24.15 26.35
382 9/11 25.10 Pongees. The following transactions are re- ported in Shantunga:-
33/34 in. by 19/19] yds. by 37/38 oz...at Tls. 6.70
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3.50
2.8 2,50
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per oz. 19/19 in. by 19/19) yds. by 25/30 oz. at Tls. 0.164
CAMPHOR
HONGKONG, 8th June-Arrivals have fallen off and prices are slightly higher. Quotations for Formosa are nominally $43.50 to $44.00. Sales, 200 piculs.
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SUGAR.
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HONGKONG, 8th Jane. The market is dull and prices declining. Quotations are:--- Shekloong, No. 1, White...$7.17 to 7.20 per pol.
do.
2. White... 6.65 to 6.68 Shekloong, No. 1, Brown... 4.37 to 4.40
do.
2, Brown... 4.26 to 4.:8 Swalow, No. 1, White... 7.10 to 7.12
do.
2. White... 6.45 to 6.48 Bwatow, No. 1, Brown... 4.28 to
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2, Brown... 4.17 to 4.19 Boochow Sugar Candy.
......10.98 to 11.08 Shekloong
....... 9.45 to 9.48
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MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS. The British ship Falls of Dee, sailed on the 17th May. For San Francisco:-13,569 bags rice, 7,218 packages merchandise, 2.283 bales gunnies, 1,364 bags linseed, 2,000 bales hemp, 768 bags black pepper, 40 bags white pepper, 200 packages tea, 548 casks molasses, 106 bales gambier, 45 cases palm leaf fans, 25 chests shellec, and 20 packages camphorwood trunks.
The steamship Dordogn, sailed on the 22nd May. For France: -25 cases of star aniseed, 2 cases curios, 9 cases camphor oil, 2 cases clocks, 3 bales hides, 6 rolls matting and 100 tons coal.
The German steamer Gerda, sailed on the 2nd June. From Hongkong for Havre-7 cases feathers, 96 bales canes, 9 cases chinaware, 6 cases wood trunks and 1 case silk. For Havre option Hamburg-1 case feathers, 65 bales canes and 250 cases camphor. ⠀⠀ Fór Havre option Hamburg and/or London:-200 cases camphor and 25 ca8e8 essential oil. For Havre and/or Hamburg and/or London and/or Antwerp:-182 cases bristles. For Hamburg: 750 cases camphor, 250 cases broken cassia, 350 cases cassia, 167 bales canes, 15 boxes essential oil, 77 bales feathers, 3 cases paper, 6 cases cigars, 64 cases bristles, 500 cassia lignes, 20 bales palmbark, 34 rolls matting, 1,788 packages tea, 274 bales rattan, 50 cases staraniseed, 49 packages sundries and 4 cases ginger. For Hamburg option London:-20 cases cassia and 10 cases bristles. For Copenhagen:-5 cases effects. For Bremen:-107 rolls mats. For Bilbao:-250 packages tea. For Lisbon :---7 packages sundries.
The P. and O. steamer Rohilla, sailed on the 3rd June. For Glasgow:-1 case woodware and curios. For Manchester:-50 bales waste silk. For London:-2,336 packages tea (from Foochow), 19 cases silk piece goods, 30 cases bristles, 3 cases sundries, and 560 boxes tea un- known. For London, New York and/or Ham- burg-238 packages tea (from Foochow). For Gibraltar:-1 case silk piece goods. For France:-517 bales raw silk, 100 bales waste silk, 13 cases silk piece goods, 312 packages tea, and 1 package canes. For Milan:-5 bales silk. For Trieste:-1 case silk piece goods.
OPIUM.
HONGKONG, 8th June-Bengal-There has been a fall in prices owing to absence of demand. New Patna is quoted at the close at $650, Old a $716, and Naw Benares at $650.
Malwa. New descriptions continue out of favour. Old has been dealt in to a fair extent. Current quotations are as under :--
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New (this yr's) $760 with all'ance of 5 catties
(last yr's) $780
0 to 3 Old (2/5
$800
# to 13 Old (6/10 ) $820
0 to 21 Persian.-There has not been any change in prices, which close steady at $500 to $600 for Paper-wrapped drug and $520 to $620 for Oily according to quality.
To-day's stocks are estimated as under :- New Patna......
....1,400 chests. Old Patna
New Benares Malwa Persian
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270 .380
*220
600
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COURSE OF THE HONGKONG OPIUM MARKET.
DATE.
The steamer Gluden, sailed on the 23rd May. For San
an Francisco -2,781 packages tea and 36 cases silk goods. For La Li bertad 3 o
cases silk goods. For San José June 4 de Guatemala:-1 case silk goods. For June 5 Corinto -3 cases silk goods. For Acajutla-
PATNA.
BENAREST
KALWA,
New. Old. New. Old. New. Old..
1897.
June 3
$
655 715
650
6521 715
650
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647+
650
760 820 78:1
820 760 820 760 ::820 760 -820 760 820
652) 715 June 6 650 715 June 7 650 715
650 715 .650
1 case silk goods. For Panama-2 cases silk June 8 goods. For Iquique-1 case silk goods.
The Norwegian steamer Aladdin, sailed on the 27th May. For New York-300 boxes Cassia, & cases camphor, 5 packages personal effects, 23 cases human hair, 58 boxes essential oil, 42 cases straw cuffs, 1,049 packages mer chandise.
RICE. HONGKONG, 8th. June. The demand from Japan continues and prices are advancing. Quota- ions are:-
Saigon, Ordinary
„$2.52 to 2.54 Round, good quality ... 2.68 to 2,72 Long
9.82 to 2.84
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Siam, Field, mill cleaned, No.
Garden White
Fine Cargo
COALS.
June 9p1897.
2.60 to 2.69 No. 1 ... 2.75 to 2.87 9.60 to 2.52 8.62 to 8.64
HONGKONG, 8th June.-Market steady. Small sales of Japanese are reported at $6.00 to $8.00. Quotations are
Cardiff........$16.50 to 18.00 ex ship.
a Australian S 7.50 to 9.00 ex ship, sales
Miiko Lump... to 8.00 ex ship, nominal Müko Stáll... to
none offering Moji Lump 6.50 to 7.50 ex ship, sales“.
MISCELLANEOUS IMPORTS. HONGKONG, 8th June-Amongst the sales re- ported are the following :-
YARN AND PIECE GOODS:-Bombay_Tarn.-- 1,050 bales No. 10 at $83.50 to $90, 470 bales No. 12 at $83.50 to 890, 201 bales No. 10 $93.75 to $109,815. bales No. 16 at 399.50 $102,50. Gray Shirtings-1,200 pieces 8 lbs, Blue: Cock at $2.271, 800 pieces 81 lbs. Green Peach at $2.45, 1,200 pieces 84 lbs. Re17 Boys at $2.57), 4,200 pieces 84 lbs. Blue Joss No. 2 at $2.924, 350 pie es
lbs. Large Eagle at $1.95, 2,400 pieces 84 lbs. Blue Fish at $2.55, 600 pieces 84 lbs. Red 5 Men at $2.65. White Shirtings-750 pièces' Gold Elep- hant at $3:85, 250 pieces. No 1,500 at $4.60, 250 pieces No. 1,000 at $4.32†, 500 pieces X. 9 at $1.50, 300 pieces Blae Lion at $5.82): 1,000 pieces 8., at $110, 250 pieces Man and Lion at $1.471, 150 pieces Blue Lion at $5.82), 500 No. 1 at $3.10 T.-Cloths 300 pieces 8 lba. X. M. at $2.40, 600: pieces 8 lbs. Mexican Crown at $2.65, 3,000 pieces 7 lbs. Silver Pheasant at $1.87), METALS-Tin- 100 slabs Foong Chai at $35.50,
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SHANGHAI, 3rd June(From Messrs. Noël Murray & Co.'s Piece Goods Trade Report).- The market, as expented, has ruled exceedingly quiet throughout the interval, the approach of the settling-day, apparently, exerting more than the usual amount of influence on the trade. It is very evident too that a good many Importers are having an unusual amount of difficulty in getting Indents cleared, particularly in Fancy Goods and White Shirtings, some of the operators of small and doubtful standing having left for parte unknown, while others are being subjected to the mercies of the Mixed Court, generally with very little satisfaction to the prosecutor how- One case has been brough prominently before the public this week by means of an advertisement in one of the daily papers, pathet ically appealing to the leniency of Importers who have been assisting them to trade far beyond what their modest capital warranted. The per- suasive manners of a specil agent, who visited this Port last year on behalf of a Manchester Manu- facturer, are answerable to some extent for the present trouble, the greater part of the shipments of fancy thakes of White Shirtings, which he induced, being practically unsaleable expect at a heavy loss, which consequently reflects on, the sale of the regular cloths under old established chops. This trade will not stand rushing, it must be allowed to expand itself gradually and naturally. For the standard makes of Grey goods the market is undoubtedly steady, though quiet at moment, somewhat accentuated at the close by the weaker Exchange. Where holders are willing to accept current rates it is not difficult to effect sales, but they cannot be replac ed at anything approaching those prices in most cases Forward business has consequently been practically at a stand still; the way in which some Indentors have paid up, however, for special cloths shows there is some confidence in an improvement in the future. Transactions in American goods have mostly been for forward
bat delivery,
a 1espectable parcel of Drills bas been bought from stock chiefly for shipment to Newchwang, which market. has taken a fair quantity during the last ten days. There is no special feature of interest to note with regard to the other markets, all of which are quiet at present. The heavy rains in the Hankow district have come to an end at last, but the Yangtzo is rising rapidly and floods are feared. Local Industry.—The difficulty in get ting operatives is somewhat retarding the pro- gress of some of the Foreign Mills, the total number of spindles running at present not being much over 55,000. Overtures are being made, it is reinoured, with one or two Foreign Firms to take over some of the Native Mills that lave been in operation for some time past with very indifferent success owing to the systematic squeez-- ing which appears to be inseparable with a native enterprise. - Indeed it seems not improbable that