August 26, 1897.] -
after picking, and this was done in consequence of the news telegraphed about probable "Duty" being imposed in the United States. Tienkais.- A few delicious Teas have come from these dis triots, and they stand out from an otherwise very ordinary crop. Fychows. The de ire to buy those descristions bas bregome keener as the quality grows worse. ysons.--There are по signs of any falling off in the demand for "choicest" parcel- and the extreme prices of T'la. 48.and Tis. 52 a picul havo Loen paid for the best lots of Tienkai and Moyune. A considerable quantity has been settled at from Tls. 37 to Tls. 45, and a few Fychows at Tls. 21 to Tis. 28. Foong Mees and Sow Mees being in small demand are being retained in the chops. Settlement reported ar›;~
-chts.
Pingsuey ........ 10,353 at Tls. 21
10
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
at Tls.
177
Steam Filatures to date is to Continent 894 | 493 bales feathers, 88 packages tea, lo rolls bales, to America 892 bales, to Japan 2 bales and matting, 12 balas rattanoore and 10 bales leaf- to London 1 bale. Waste Silk.-Business is tobacco. almost at a standstill, only some Pels. 3/400 leaftobacco. For Amsterdam-320 boxes gin- For Antwerp Bremen :-37 bales Hankow Frisonnets have changed hands at ger, 17 cases chinaware and 10 cases toastick. Tls. 20 for whole bales. Pongees.-2,500 pieces For Ratterdam:-7 cases cigars. For Copen- are reported settled as follows ;-
hagen:-15 cases curios. For Bremen :-590 rolls matting, 5 cases bamboofans, 5 casks gin- ger, 5 boxes tea, 4 cases cigars, 4 cases pres- erves, 2 cases carios, 1 case merchandise, I box teapoys and 1 box silk piece goods. For Ham- burg-1,002 boxes tea, 320 rolls matting, 158 bales feather, 25 casks ginger, 10 cases cassia oil, 2 cases samples, 2 cases cigars, 1 case grass- cloth and 1 bag coffee.
19
33/34 in. by 19 yds. by 37/38 oz. 7.00
in. by 18/18 yds, by 22/23 oz. 2.50/3.00 24/25 in. by 14/14 yds. by 22/23 oz. 2.85/3.00
Prices calculated by Maerten's Tables at 11 per cent; Exchange 2/54; Freight Tls. 6.50 per
bale:-
Testleca.--Black Lion S
Blue Elephant
Yellow
1
Tls. Stig. per per pol. lb. 510 10/9 485 10/3) 490 10/44 465 9/10)
11
to 361. a picul.
Moyung
Tienkai
17.418 10,54
"
21 to 17
Mountain 4
472) 10/01
191 10 41
460 9/91
23
►
Fychow.....
2,000
18 to 22
Silver Double Elephant
13
[lines Tle. 29} a picul.
JI
Gold Kiling
Chay Kiling
I.ocal packed
3,042*
18 to 23
Yaconlay Seeling
Lanping
41.206 -chts
[lines Tls, 21 to 33 a pieul.
Total settlements from opening of the market
to date:
Hangchow Tsatless. Lanbook
#
Taysaam.-Green Kahing Cicada 1
*
11
21
0 by 12 Moss Double Butterfly i
71
Chincum-Peachtree, a
Yellow Silk.--Minchew
"
"
11
32
}
1st Choice 13 15 den....
Selt'ements,
Stock,
Pingsney
chts. -chts. -chts. -clits. 1897. 1856. 1897. 1896. 41,808 14.172 14,722 34,845
3
Meeyang
Fooyung
Moyune Tienkai
22,208 19,508
Wongchow
22,607
Fychow
8,196 0,290
Local packed. 11,599 5,554
15,241 11,637
559
15,379
Szechong
Tanglob
Steam Filature-
2,073
26,368 $2,297
Total arrivals to date are:-
d-elts.
chts.
Country Tea &
Local packed 76,686
"
87,054
633.196
116,071
Total...100,328 63,774
Pingsuey ...56,530, against 49,017
SILK.
to same
year.
date last
CANTON, 11th August.-Tsarless and R-reels
-Prices remain steady, with little doing Filatures.-There has been a good demand for Lyons, the low exchange harin ; fù ilitated busines and allowed an advance of $20 t. $25 per picu1| for the outgoing mail. From prices paid we quote $700 for Kwang Sun On 11/13, $680 for Kwong Sun Cheong 14/16, S.R. $675 for Cheong Kee 9/11 and Kwong Inn Fung 11/19, $600/590 for Yee Woo Cheong 18/22 and King Wo Cheong 18/22, $535 for Yu Yee Cheong 18/22, 8590/560 for good No. 3 chops 11/13 and 13715. Short-reels -Continued in good demand and are very scarce. From prices paid we quote $640 for Poo Cheong | Wo 14/16, $35 for Ying Kee, Koun King 11/15, and Yu Han Cheong 14/16. / Waste.—A good business bas been done at hardening prices. Stocks:-Tsatlees, 807 bales ; Filatures, 400 bales.
2nd
3rd
"
"
"
2
450 9/7 447) 9/8) 427 0/11 445 9/8 425 8/01 405 8/71 4571 9,81 410 8/9
400 8/81 Green Stock 4 256 7/71 Gold Bear Extra.... 355 7/73 416) 8/40 4011 8/7
71
357 a 862) 7/8 a 7/9) .355 & 877) 7/73 a 8/1 -342) a 357) 7/4 & 7/8
305 6.-7 260 5/8 7/9
380
730 a 760 15-3 a 15 8 .....715 u 735 14/113 15/4) .700 a 720 14/7) a 15/0}
....ave. 630 11 2 525 11/1 200 4/5)
Hand Fil-Grasshopper 1, & 2,
Green Pine Stork 1, 2, & 3 Wild Silk. Szechuan Tussah Raw
CAMPHOR
32
HONGKONG, 25th August.-Arrivals have been small and prices are advancing. Quotations for Formosa are nominally $19.75 to $50.00 Sales, 100 piculs.
are:-
SUGAR
HONGKONG, 25th August.-The market con- tinues weak and prices are declining. Quutations
Shekloong, No. 1. White...$7.20 to 7.22 per pel.
2, White... 6.69 to 6.71 Shekloong, No. 1, Brown... 4.52 to 4.5L
do.
2, Brown... 4.40 to 4.43 Swalow, No. 1, White... 7.11 to
.io.
do.
*
"J
23
7.13
12
19
,,
2. White... 6.82 to 6.65 Svatow, No. 1, Brown... 4.45 to 4.48
do.
2. Brown... 4.35 in 1.38 Soochow Sugar Curly 10 08 to 11.00 Shekloong
9.58 to 9.61
+
MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS.
The O. & O. steamer Gaelic, sailed on the 14th August. For San Francisco:-366 packages tea and 25 cases silk goods. For La Libertad :- 17 cases silk goods. For San José de Gua- timala -23 cases silk goods. For La Union :- 3 cases silk goods. For Corinto :-4 cases silk goods. For Punta Arenas:-2 cases silk goods. For Champerico:-6 cases silk goods. For Acajutla:-1 case silk goods For Pan- ama-35 cases silk goods. For Guayaquil:
cases silk goods, For Callas:-7 cases silk goods. For Benfulds ---1 case silk goods. New York:-280 bales raw silk. For Philadelphia-2 cases silk goods. For
1
SHANGHAI, 20th August,~(From Mears. A. R Burkill & Sons Circular).-London advices to 17th August quote a quiet market, Gold Kilins 8/10). Blue Elephants 9/6. Raw Silk-The mārket has been fairly active during the weak and prices have advanced all along the line, Exchange has declined this. m. to 2/44 and and 3.01, but as nearly all the settlements quoted below were on a basis of 2/5) aud 3.00, we take these rates for laying down costs. The Settlemen's sɔ far' reported to-day are on a basis of Tls. 452} for Gold Kilio, at which market closes very strong. Double Silver Ele- pbant Tls. 455. Exchange about 2/4) and 3.01.
Per steamer Tantalus, sailed on the 17th Isatlecs. About 1,200 bales bare changed bands at varying prices. Gold Kilins touching 4521 Aug. For London:-5,806 boxes tea (109,242 this p.m., an advance of Tls. 25 per picnl during lbs.), 100 cases essential oil, 73 cases cigars, the week. Taysaains have been enquired for, and 4 cases glycerine, 20 cases bristles, cases some 2/300 bales are settled. Yellow Silks are effects, 17 cases curios, 2,752 cases ginger, 402 very strong, Pels. 3/100 have been bought at bales waste silk, 175 bales canes, 95 rolls mats, irregular rates, quotations generally are Tis! 16/20 | and 17 packages sundries. For London and/or per picul up. Arrivals, as per Customs Returns. Manchester:-290 bales waste silk. For Lon. 12th to 18th August: 2,713 bales White, 361don and/or Hamburg-10 cases bristles, 16 picnls Yellow and 162 piculs Will Silks. Re-réels bales rattancore, 15 casks and 15 cases wood oil. and Filatures.-Considerable transactions have For Manchester:-200 bales waste silk. For taken place during the past day or two both in Glasgow-30 bales Straw baskets., 35 cases Steain Filatures and X Reel Hand Filatures for blackwoodware and 1 package sundries For paid early in the week, latterly T. 765 for 13/15, Hamburg:-32 bales feathers. and ig-day Tis. 795 for 9/11 is the price at which some forward contracts have been made. For X Reel Hand Filatures such as May-hen-yae Extra Tls. 600 is quoted, and 350/40 bales have been settled on this basis. Pegasus No. 1' has been bought for Lyons at Tls. 550, and firm offers are being taken to-day at Tls. 560. The Export of | Barcelona
-America. For 1st choice 13/15 Is 733/750 was
•
The German steamer Bayern, sailed on the 17th August. For Treste:-67 chests tea and For Genoa:-200 boxes 50 bales waste silk.
tea, 195 bales raw silk, 112 bales canes,. 100 bales waste silk and 1 case private effects. For
-28 bales canes. For Antwerp :-
The steamer Ghazee, sailed on the 18th Aug, For New York :-897 boxes cassia, 760 packages fire crackers, 2,037 packages merchandise.
The steamer Ernest Simons, sailed on the 18th August. For France:-209 bales raw silk, 2 cases silk, 75 cases gallnuts, 450 cases cassia, 20 bales hair, 580 packages tea, 4 packages feathers, and 1 bale rope. For Milan:~ -15 bales raw silk.
:
The steamer Pingsuey, sailed on the 19th Aagust. For London:-1,681 boxes tea, 189 4-chests tea, 127 cases chinaware, 25 rolls mat- ting, 60 cases blackwoodware, 34 packages tea, and packages sundries.
The steamer Diomed, sailed on the 20th August. For Loudon :--25 casks preserves, 30 cases blackwoodware, 4 cases rérmilion and 1 case sundries. For London and/or Manches. tor:-50 bales waste, silk.
The P. &. O. steamer Java, sailed on the 21st August. For London :--3,018 packages tea from Amoy, 4 cases cigars from Manila, 303 cases chinaware, 48 cases black woodware, 4 cases feathers, 2 cases bone fans, 2 cases silk piece goods, 65 cases leaffans, 10 cases bristles, 1,485 rolls mats and matting, 189 bales canes, 55 bales bambooware, 33 bales feathers. 734 packages lady crackers, 20 packages sundries. 12,345 boxes tea (259,445 lbs.). For Manchester :-175 bales waste silk. For Liverpool:-20 bales waste silk. For Marseilles --400 bales tea.
OPIUM.
HosakoNG, 25th August.-Bengal.-A small advance has taken place in prices owing to the continued fall in exchange. Current rates are $730 for both. New Patua aul New Benarės.
Malwa. A further improvement has taken place in the values of this drug, the following being the latest figures :—
F
$910
+3
"
*
New (this yr's) $850 with n]l'ance of 4 to 3 cts.
(last ) $880
to 11 ola (215
U to 1 (6/9 ) $940
0 to 1 "S Persian.There has been a slight advance in the rates of this drug, closing steady at $500 to $40 for Oily and at $350 to $690 for Paper wrapped according to quality,
To-day's stocks are estimated as undir;--- New Patna.
1,770 chests. New Benares
570 340 " 730.
Malwa
Persian
."
COUR E OF THE HONGKONG OPIUM MARKET.
DATE.
PATNA.
BENAKES.
NALWA.
New. Old. New. Old New. Old.
1897.
$
$
$
$
$
Aug. 18 Aug. 19 Aug. 20 Aug. 21 Aug. 22
715 717
770
715
850/880,910/940
770 7174
850,830,910/940
722)
Aug. 23 Aug. 24
7221 770
!
770 722) | 770 7211 7273
720 721}
850,880,810/940-
850 880 810/040. 850, 8801810:940.
7274
7287
730
850/880/810,940 850,880,810/940
730
| 850/880/810/940
Aug. 25
024
730
COTTON.
declin in Exchange, Importers are firm and are COTTON, 25th Angust.-Owing to further asking higher rates without finding bayers as
yet. Stock, about 2,700 bales.
Bombay
Kn: rachee Bengal, Rangoon, and
Dacea
$17.50 to 18.50 p. pl.
16,50 to 18,75
| 20.25 to 21.75
Sangha ani Japan se.. 25,00 to 25.75) Tun zebow and Singpo.. 25.8010 25.75. Madras (Best)
19.50 to 20,50 Sales: 975 bales Bengal, Rangoon, and Dacca.