August 6, 1898.]
they appear to be fully up to last year's veild in quality and the quantity of first pack Teas will be fully as large. Present prices are Tls. 3 to 4 under last year's opening rates, but there is not much doing teamen refuse most offers, but with considerably lower prices ruling up country we expect the firmness will not continue long. A well known chop "Wing Kee" was split up the other day and it was very instructive to see the prices each line fetched. Fychows. Are not in favour on account of the smoky flavor and their unattractive appearance. Tls. 17 has been recor. ded for a chop, and this shows a drop of to 1 tael from opening rates. Local Packs and Wenchows continue to be forced off, but we doubt if the decline in price is not fully counterbalanced by the fall in quality. Supply of these already reach 12,287 half-chests, against a total of 17,814 half-chests last season. Hysons. Teamen are having it all their own way with choice" Teas and Taels G is said to have been paid for one parcel; Tls. 50, Tl, 52 and Tls. 55 are ordinary every day quotations. These Teas are Tis. 15 to Tls. 50 picul dearer than they were before the Batoum route was opened. One or two of the Taiyuen Tienkais are "in water. The
gems lowest quotation is Tls. 23 for local package, and some useful Teas have been settled at Tls. 80/36.
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
July, are: 1,589 bales White, 165 bales Yellow, aud 34 bales Wild Silks. Re-reels and Filatures. There has been more demand for Hand Filatures for Lyons and settlements amount to 250 bales. Two or three parcels of 2nd choice Steam Filatures (market) have changed hands. The Export of Steam Filatures to date is: 413 bales to the Con- tinent. 362 bales to America, and 30 bales to Eng- land, Wild Silk-Only a small business doing. Waste Silk.-There is a better feeling, in the warket, but settlements are not large; the fol- low ng are the transactions that have taken place this week:-
pela.
at Tls.
100 Curlies ld cargo), Nos. 2 and 3..... .30 & 20 respyly. .00 Showshing Filature Floss
200 Filature Boiled Waste
23
121
200 Yuhong White pierced Coooons, 73 74 p. c. 74 200 Showelling pirced Cocoons, 77 78 p. c.
84
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN TO EUROPE.
Shanghai Canton Yokohama...
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN
129
and 9,443, boxes tea. For Malta-1 cas e curios, 2 rollsmatting, and 3 cases tools.
OPIUM.
HONGKONG. 5th August.-Bengal-Owing to favourable advices from India and Shanghai, and the continued smallness of stocks, prices have further advanced, latest figures being $7371 for New Patna, $775 for Old Patna, $710 for New Benares, and $730 for Old Benores.
Malwa. This has been very little doing in this trug, and prices are unchanged. The follow- ing are the latest quotations:-
**
21
"
#
"
Old (2/5 yra. )$750 with all'nce, of 0 to 3 cts.
(6/7 $810
of 0 to 4 (9/10,, ) $830
of 0 to 1 Persian. The market has led steady. Cur. rent rates show no change from previous figures, being $190 to -650 for Oily and $550 to $710 for Paper-wrapped, according to quality.
Fo-day's stocks are estimated as under:- New Patua.
830 chests
230
$2
430
"
90
170
260 13
COURSE OF THE HONGKONG OPIUM MARKET.
1899-09
1807-08
bales.
bales.
11,751
8.435
Old Patna.
3.19
4,011
New Henares
657
Old Benares,
Ma'wa
15,037
12,446
Persian
TO AMERICA.
1898-99
1897-98
bales.
bals.
DATE.
653
1,155
Now. Old. Now. Old New. Old.
246
1898.
$
$
$
$
899
1,155
July 30 July 311
7233
765
700
725
7233
765
700
725
Aug. 1 7:37
705
700 725
7024 7671
727
3 735
772
7071 730
707 730
PATNA.
DENARES..
MALWA.
$
€
1898-99 lbs.
1897-98 18.
Foochow
Hankow and Shanghai... 7.094.669 ............................................ 4,251,546
Shangai Yokohama
8,448,033 4,781,743
Amoy..
Canton.
89,860 1,512,205
104.150 1,946,005
12,948,280 15,279,930
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
CAMPHOR.
HONGKONG, 5th August.-No alteration in the position of this market is reported during the past week. Quotations for Formosa are $40.30. to $41.00. Sales, 300 picul.
SUGAR
HONGKONG, 5th August. The improvement last reported has not been maintained and prices have declined. Qaulations are:- sheklong, No. 1. White...$7.38 to 7.42 per pel.
do.
z, White... 7.20 to 7.23
Shanghai............
3,513 002
Amoy
2,137,181
5,650,180
1898-90 1897-98.
lbs.
Ibs. 4,114,992 4,128,003
8,212,995
15
EXPORT OF TEA FROM JAPAN TO UNITED | Shekloong, No. 1, Brown... 485 to
STATES AND CANADA.
4.90
Ibs.
1897-98 lbs.
do. swalov,
Jo.
11,8 6,601
Swatow, 11,716,105
5,256,306
17,062,907
Yokohama Kobe
1898-99
5,758,740
17,474,845
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO ODESSA
1898-99
1--
2, Brown... 4.75 to 4.78 No. 1, White... 7 30 to 7.34
2. White... 7.10 to No. 1, Brown... 4.79 to
*
C
7.15
0
4.83 per pel.
33
..
...10.86 to 10.02
do.
2. Brown... 4.63 to 4.68 Foochow Sugar Candy ......11.20 to 11.25 Shekloong
FE
Aug. 2 730 Aug. Aug. 4 735 772 Aug. 5 737 775
7.0 730
COTTON.
750/810/830
HONGKONG, th August.-A reduction of $1 to $4 has induced a fair amount of business, and at the moment our market closes quiet with a stock of about 3,2 0 bales.
Bombay Kurrachee
$16.00 to 17.00 p. pl.
to
Bengal (New), Rangoon, | 17.09 to 19.50
and Dacca
Shanghai and Japanese,.. 21.00 to 21.50 Tungchow and Ningpo... 21.00 to 21.50 Madras (Best)..
"
33
to
***
Sales: 1,100 bales Bengal (New), Rangoon, and Dacca.
RICE.
has
HONGKONG, th August.-The demand slackened and prices are 1897-98
weaker. Quotations
lbs. Shanghai and Hankow... 17,339,585 16,803,814
SILK.
CANTON, 22nd July.-Tsatles,-No business to report for Europe. Re-rcela.—A few hundred bales are said to have been settled at $585 for No. 1 and $570 for No. 2. Business would doubtless have assumed larger proportions, but for the scarcity of stock and excessive firmness of holders. Filatures-Have continued in moderate enquiry, the demand being almost entirely for Best and Good chops fine sizes. From prices paid we quote: $765 for Kwong Shun Cheong 1.13, $750 for Kai Lun Cheong 9/11, $745 for Cheong Kee 9/11, $740 for Kwong Lui Fung 10/12,$785 for Hau King Sing 11/13, $700 for Kwong Lun Hing 13/15, $670 for Quan Hing and Tack On Loong 10/12, $50 for Hing Lun and Loong Kee 11/13, $630 for Yee Wo Cheon 18/22. 620 for Yee Lun Cheong 26/30. Short-reels.-From prices paid we quote: $735 for Kwong Wo Hing 14/16, $720 for Chun Sun Hang 14/16, $630 for Koun King and Miu Wo Cheong 14/16 Waste- Is
very dull and prices for Stean have weakened $1 to $2 per picul.
|
MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS. Per steamer Irene, sailed on the 21st July For Havre:-1 case China ink, 3 cases human hair, 6 cases feathers, 6 cases woodware, 15 bags hides, cases black woodware, 125 cases Chinaware, 224 boxes tea, 265 rolls matting, and 377 bags tallow. For Havre and/or Hamburg - 52 cases Chinaware. For Havre and/or Ham. burg and/or London:-6 cases feathers, and 215 cases camphor. For Marseilles and/or Havre cases human hair. For Hamburg: - 2 cases sundries, 2 cases lacquerware, 2 cases feathers, 25 cases bristles, 31 bales rattan shavings. 100 bales Chinaroot, 100 cases cam. phor, 104 packages canes, 499 cases cassia, 500 bales broken cassia, and 1,704 packages tea. For Hamburg and/or Antwerp :-50 cases bris- tles. For Hamburg and/or London and/or Antwerp-20 cases bristles. For Amster- 150 cases merchandise. For Liverpool:- dam:- 20 cases tea, and 456 cases merchandise.
Per British bq., Marian Woodside, sailed on the 22nd July. From Hongkong for New York:-20,449 rolls matting, 2,500 bales cassia lignea, 117 cases cassin, 510 bales rattan core, 6 cases Chinaware, 65 bales strawbraid, aud 414 packages merchandise.
23rd July. For Manchester: bale waste silk. Per P. & O. steamer Ballaarat, sailed on the
For London:-34 bales raw silk, 8 cases silks, and 100 chests tea (4,000 lbs. Sorts). For
are:-
Saigon, Ordinary.
*
Round, good quality.. Long
Siami, Field, nțill cleaned, No, 2 No. 1
*
Garden,
White...
Fine Carg **********
COMES.
...$2.95 to 3.00
3.20 to 3.23
3 45 to 3.50
1.
3.10 to 3,15
3.05 to 3.70
4.15 to 3.50
4.75 to 4.80
A
HoNuxoxa, th August.-Coals of all kinds have been entirely neglected. Quotations are:-
Cardiff
Į$18.00 to 23.00 ex ship, nominal. Australian 10.00 to 11.50 ex ship, quiet Miiki Lump
and Small
Moji Lump
Hongay Lump Hongay Dust.. Briquettes
10.00 to 11.50 nominal
8.00 10 10.30 er ship, quiet
-nominal, 12.50 to
50 to 10.00 to
MISCELLANEOUS IMPORTS. HONGKONG, 5th August.-Among the sales reported during the week are the following:
YARN AND PIECE Goods: - Bombay Ťarn.- 75 bales No. 8 ht $76, 1.30 bales No. 10 at $73.50 to $91.50) 200 bales No. 16 at $01.50 to $93, 300 bales No(20 at $1 to $99. Grey Shirt. ings.-750 pieces 10 lbs. Blue Triangle $3 92}. White Shirtings.—1,250 pieces. Flower Basket $2.85, 250 pieces X. 6 at $385, 250 pieces X. O at $4.75, 210 pieces No. 3 at $3.6).
SHANGHAI, 30th July.-(From Messrs A. R. Burkill & Sons' Circular).—l'he lust ncvs from London reports the Silk market easier, and Blue Elephants 10/9. The quotation from Lyons for Gold Kilings is Fox. 20.25. Raw Silk.At the beginning of the week the market was very quiet, France :-647 bales raw silk, 8 cases silks, and pieces 16 lbs. Large Eagle at $5 40, 73 pieces
but the last two days buyers have been in the market and prices have advanced, and we now quote Gold Kiling at Tls. 440, and few sliers at this price. There has been a good demand for Hangchow Tsatlees, and settlements of these are about 200 bales. Skeins.-About 100 biles have been settled. Yellow Silk.-The market is strong and settlements this week are about 100 bales. Arrivals, as per Customs Returns, 23rd to 29th
281 packages tea from Foochow.
Drills.—75
16 lb. Large Eigle at $5.49. T-Cloths.---375 pices 7 lbs. Mex) Gold Pheasant «t $2. Victoria Lawns 2,00 pieces Violet 8 ag at $0.63.
METALS.-Tin. 100 slaba Poong Chai at $41.50. 100 slabe Siam at $42, 100 slaba Foong Chai at $, 100 slabs Siam at $13, 150 slabs Siam at $43 Hoop Iron.-1,00) bundles at $5.20. Wire Nails, Iron.—10) Kega S. Sizy at
Per P. & O. steamer Shinghai, sailed on the 23rd July. For London :-77 -chests and 28 boxes tea from Amoy, 14 cases blackwoodware, 4 cases feathers, 14 cases personal effects, 300 rolls matting, 3 ch-sts Turkish Opium, 73 bales canes, 10 boxes bristles, 17 packages sundries, | $6.10.