July 15, 1897.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
Prices calculated by Maerten's Tables at 11 per Exchange 2/t. Freight Tls. 6.50 per
J.
Tratlees.-Silver Double Elephant
Yaconlay Kinfoong
3.
nativo Teamen, Late telegrams from Americs Bay "Duty agitation revived, situation is doubt- | cent. ful." While this lasts shipping Ten to the United | bale :- States becomes more speculative than ever. Whichever way the question is settled any Teas arring after its settlement must suffer. London promises to be a small factor in the Green Tea business this year, and it looks as though a much Tayaam.-9 by 12 Moss Green Horse 2. larger proportion of the crop than usual will be available for shipment to the United States and Canada. Hysons.-There is more descrimination than is u-ual in selections so far, and "smoky" Fychows are quite neglected. A few Soeyoans have been taken at extravagent prices, say Tls. 32 a picul. but no buyer will follow the lead as it is much too high..
Settlements reported are:-
-chts.
6,848 at Tis. 231 to 38) a picul, 1,224
17 to 20 [lines Tla. 62) to 801
"
"
Double Butterfly 1 White Kahing Gold Lily Flower 4 Gr. Kahing Gr. Almond Flower 2 Skeins.-Double Man
"
"
Lucky Twins 8
Blue Monster 1
Green Monster 1
1)
Old Man Chop 1
*
The Stig
por per pol.
lb. 1071 9/01 987 9/1
9/41
400 380 8/11 380 - 8/111 880 8/11 380 8/111 376 8/10 875 8:10 352 8/4 852) 8/4 870 8.81 847) 8:21 847) 8/21 330 700 300
807
8'0
7/8
.......325 a 332 7/8 a 7/10) 21.50
330 7/10 Meeyang Market 1
230 5/7 Szeehong Filature.-Double Mountain Haining
2
"
Bine Bat Chop 1
>
23
White Stork Chop 1
Lie Skeins Blue Phoenix. Chop
13
Gold Double Crane
Pingsuey
.........
Yellow
Silk.-Meuchew
Fychows
"
急管
| Hand
Local packed
and Wen- 5.721
17 to 30) a picul.
chow
Wild
13,793
Total settlements since opening of the market
to date:-
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Silk-Tussab
57
boxes essential oil, 10 cases camphor oil, 20 cases wood oil, 8 packages sundries. For Bremen :-- 172 rolls matting, 3 bales rattancore. For Antwerp:-25 cases bristles. For Bilbao :— 200 boxes tea. For Lisbon:-11 packages China and Japanware.
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The steamer Marquis Bacquehem, sailed on the 6th July. For Trieste:-1,750 cases cassia, 56 bundles bamboo canes, 2 cases silk goods, 185 bales rattan, 50 boxes staraniseed, and 40 boxes tea. For Finme :-46 boxes tea and 2 packages rattan furniture. For Venice:-125 cases cassia and 5 packages rattan furniture. For Galatz:-500 boxes tea. For Taffa:-1 box private effects. For Alexandria :--50 cases
cassia.
The steamer Caledonien sailed on the 7th July. For France:-480 bales, raw silk, 16 cases silk piece goods, 7 packages hair, 1 case grass cloth, 1 case woodware and 1,782 packages tea. For Milan:-45 bales raw silk. For price @ 492) 11/5 Manchester:-50 bales waste silk.
1, 2 & 3, average price @ 510_11/10} Hongkong Hang Haining
1, & 2, (old cargo) average
Filature Three Joss Chop 8 Coooons...
815 7/51
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND
JAPAN TO EUROPE.
1897-98
bales.
5,138
1,200
6,338
The steamer Hector, sailed on the 7th July. For London:-25 cases aniseed oil, 8 cases 1896-97 personal effects, 7 cases cigars, 20 cases black- bale woodware, 77 bales canes and 5 packages sundries. 2,660 For London and/or Manchester:-75 bales waste 2,000 silk For London and/or Hamburg-7 cases bristles. For Glasgow:--40 bales strawbaskets and 2 cases camphorwood chests. For Ham- burg :-33 bales feathers.
4,660
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN TO AMERICA,
Settlements.
rhts. -cbts.
1897. 1806.
Pingsuey.
6,818
Moyune
Tienkai
Fychow
1,224
Local packed. 5,992
2,222
Total... 14,061 2,222
Stock. -chts. -chts. 1897. 1896. 12,547 45,901
889 4,224
209
13,595 48,927
Shanghai Canton.
202
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO GREAT BRITAIN.
Shanghai Canton......
Canton and Macao Shanghai and Hankow Foochow
1897-98
lbs. 1,827,448 7,559,606 4,849,926
14,233,980
1896-97
1897-98
bales.
1896-97 bales.
878
600
194 100
1,478
CAMPHOR
294
lbs. 1,778,140 11,198,431 HONGKONG, 14th July.-No change to report 5,976,756 in the position of this market. Quotations for Formosa are nominally $45.50 to $46.00. Sales, 18,953,327
200 piculs.
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
Shangbai
Amoy
Foochow
1897-98
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO ODESSA.
1897-98
lbs.
Shanghai and Hankow...14,229,694
1896-97 lbs. 16,584,667
51
71
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33
"
"
"
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SUGAR. HONGKONG, 14th July.-The decline has con- 1896.97
tinued and the market is weak. Quotations are:-
lbs.
lks. Shekloong, No. 1. White...$7.18 to 7.20 per cl. 1,721,012
do.
2, White... 6.65 to 6.68 2,489,194 2,952,751- 1,638,547 Shekloong, No. 1, Brown... 4.98 to 4.40
do.
2, Brown... 4.26 to 4.28 674,032 1,131,222
Swalow, No. 1, White... 6.98 to 7.10 2. White... 6.46 to 6.50 do. 6,115,977 4,490,781
Swatow, No. 1, Brown... 4.29 to 4.30
do.
2, Brown... 4.17 to 4.20 ......11.00 to 11.02 Soochow Sugar Candy.
9.49 to 9.50 Shekloong
MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS. Per steamer Pyrrhus, sailed on the 1st July. For London :--8,384 boxes. tea (174,287lbs), 4 cases blackwoodware, 42 cases cigars, 150 casks 235 rolls matting,. 305 bales canes, 3 bales leaf tobacco, and i.package sundries. For Lon- don for Manchester:-25 bales waste silk. For 11,716,105 8,571,491 Manchester:-I case lacquer ware, and 200 bales 5,758,749 3,180 870 waste silk. For London for Hambury-
70 bales canes, and 1 roll matting. For 17,474,845 11,752,364
Liverpool:-1 case preserves 3 cases cigars, and 4 packages effects. For Rotterdam :--- 21 cases preserves. For Buenos Ayres:-200 packages tea. From Amoy to London:-1,069 boxes tea, and 378) chests tea. For Glasgow: -1 package sundries.
EXPORT OF TEA FROM JAPAN TO UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
1897-98 1896-97
lbs.
Yokohama Kobe
SILK.
lbs.
SHANGHAI, 9th July-(From Messrs. A. R. Burkill & Sons Circular).-London messages to 6th current quote a quiet market, Blue Elep- hants 9/6 in London, and Gold Kilins fes. 24.50 in Lyons. Raw Silk —A small business only has to be recorded this week, demand has fallen away, but there is no weakness in price here, the mar- ket closing quite firm. Tsatles-Settlements 100 bales only, prices fully maintained. Taysaains,- About 400 bales have changed hands, one balf of which are Skeins; quotatinos for Kabinge and 9/12 Moss shew a further advance, whilst all grades of Skeins have commanded very full Fully 150 bales have been prices. Yellow Silks. settled at a considerable advance on last mail's prices. Arrivals, as per Customs Returns, 1st to 7th July: 2,359 bales White, 126 piculs Yellow, and 69 pieuls Wild Silks. Re-reels And Filatures Two or three snall lots of Hand Filatures have been bought at quotations, but we do not hear of any transactions of note in Steam Filatures, The Export of Steam Filatures to date is: to Continent 370 bales, to America 577 bales. Waste Silk.—The market for new Wastes has not been opened here.
soy,
.
The German steamer Bellona, sailed on the 7th July. From Hongkong for Odessa:-51
For Havre:-20 bales canes and 1. bales canes. case camphor. For Havre option Hamburg: 25 boxes staraniseed and 7 cases bristles. For Havre option Hamburg option London:-250 cases cassia and 375 cases camphor. For Ham- burg-3 cases bambooware, 30 bales rattan shavings, 101 bales feathers, 234 galangal, 5 boxes essential oil, 150 cases cassia, 71 bales canes, 22 cases bristles, 2 cases camphor, 5 packages tea, 4 rolls mats and 5 packages sun- dries. For Hamburg option London:-3 casks wood oil, 802 packages crackers and 102 packages For New York:-10 cases essential oil.
canes.
The P. & O. steamer Formosa, sailed on the 8th July. For Buenos Ayres:-1,295 packages tea. For Manchester:-350 bales waste silk. For London :-7 cases cigars from Manila, 50 cases bristles, 26 cases blackwoodware, 3 cases feathers, 55 bales feathers, 50 bales waste silk, 1,016 rolls mats, 1 case curios, 31 packages rat- tanware, 100 packages tea in Transit, and 236,725 boxes tea (12,155 lbs.).
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OPIUM.
HONGKONG, 14th July.-Bengal.-The market has continued steady with a slight advance in prices, which close at $717} for New Patna, $775 for Old Patna, and $7,20 for New Benares.
"
Malwn. This year's New continnes neglected; other descriptions have been dealt in to a fair extent, and have undergone some improvement in value. Latest figu ese as under:-
New (thisyr's) $760 with all'ance of 54 catties.
(last yr's) $780
up to 1 Old (2/5 $800
10 1 to 24 » Older (6/10.) $810 Persian.-Prices have ruled steady during the past week, closing at $500 to $610 for Oily and at $500 to $615 for Paper-wrapped according to quality. Some extra inferior parcels are obtain- able at much cheaper, rates.
"
To-day's stocks'are estimated as under:- New Patna.
......1,260 cheats.
8) 50
Old Patna........................ New Benares Malwa Persian
200 360
"
I
900
COURSE OF THE HONGKONG OPIUM MARKET.
DATE.
Per German steamer Thekla, sailed on the 3rd July-From Hongkong for Odessa-1 bale canes. For Smyrna:-10 boxes essential oil. For Genoa:-24 casks tamin and 1 cask soda. For Harre:-27 cases feathers, $6 cases lith paper, 300 cases cassia lignen, 125 bales canes 30 cases bristles, 595 rolls matting, 50 boxes staran- iseed, 10 boxes essential oil and 3 cases camphor. For Havre option Hamburg :-73 bales rattan, and 1 case feathers. For Havre option Ham- burg option London:-600 cases cassia, 1,750 cases cassia lignes, 628 cases camphor, 25 cases aniseed oil and 20 boxes bristles. For July 7 Haver and/or Hamburg and/or London and/or July 8 7121 770 Antwerp:-200 cases cassia buds. For Ham- July 9, 719 burg 22 bags galangal, 8 cases palmleaffans, July 10 chinaware. July 11 July 12 91 rolls mats, and 2
July 13 715 293 bales canes, 926 bales feathers, 85 cases bristles, 50 cases staraniseed, 203 cases camphor, July 14 717 775 700 cases cassia, 497 cases cassia lignea, 10
cases
1897.
PATNA.
BENARES.
KALWX.
Now.
Old. New. Old Now. Old.
$ 715
$
$
775
720
760
820
715
760
820
770
712)
760 820-
712)
775
715
760 820
7124
776
715
760
820
712)
775
715
70
820
775
717
780
820
720
780 820