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258
COMMERCIAL.
TEA.
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO UNITED
KINGDOM AND CONTINENT.
1898-90
lbs.
Hankow and Shanghai... 9,912,991
Foochow
8,979,239
******
Amoy..... Canton
332,886 2,423,739
1897-98 118. 10,503,236 8,826,695 435,964 2,998,927
20,658,835 22,764,822
lbs.
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
1898-99 1897-98.
lbs. 8,211,786 8,692,846 4,385,894
Shanghai..
¡Amoy
Foochow
5,865,361 5,409,716 3,802,48 L
14,077,561 21,290,526
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO ODESSA
!
1898-99
Jbs.
1897-98 lbs.
19,338,134
shanghai and Hankow... 21,776,036 EXPORT OF TEA FROM JAPAN TO UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
Yokobamą. Kobe
1898-99 The.
15,087,125 6,923,619
1897-98 lbs.
18,418,96
9,682,782
21,480,744 18,131,746
SIJIK.
SHANGHAI, 17th September.(From Messrs. A. R. Burkill & Sons' Circular).-The latest tele grams quote Blue Elephants at 10/6 and Gold Kilings at 9/9, and the tone of the London mar- ket steady with a firm tendency. Gold Kilings are still quoted at Fes. 27 from Lyons. Raw Silk. Things are still very quiet and settlements are on a small scale only. Holders of Tsatlees are still very firm, and will not make any mater- ial re iuction to bring about business. Arrivals, as per Customs Retuns, September 10th to 16th, are: 817 bales White, 153 bales Yellow, and 109 bales Wild Silks. Rereels and Filatures.-Two or three small parcels of Market Steam Filatures have been settled. Business in Hand Filatures is on a very small scale. The export of Steam Filatures to date is: 899 hales to the Continent, 550 bales to America, and 41 bales to England. Wild Silk.-A small business is doing in Raws. Waste Silks.-The following settlements are reported :-
200 pels. Woozie pil. Cocoons 70 p.o. at Tls. 63
Curlies No. 1
100..
100
33
100,
Szechuan Light Tussal
Honan Waste
Tussab Waste 60 p. c.
No. II
23
*7
511 211 21
1
200,
231 g No. 1, 40 p. c.
price. Prices calculated by Maerten's Tables at 11 per cent. Exchange 2/84; Freight Tls. 7.80 per bale.
Tsatlecs.-Buffalo 3
Haugohow Tatlees.-Lanhock
Lanping
Taysaam.-9 by 12 Moss, Green Stork 3 Bkeins. Blue Monster
Yellow Silk-Mienchow
Steam Filature.--Market Chop No. 1
Srechong
Hand Filature.—
Cat & Contipede 1 & 2.
Wild Suk.-Tussah Raw
'
Tis. Stig. per pel. per Ib.
425
405
505 11 01 9.11 9 63
3987
9 3
352
81
345 n 355 82
84 2171 7/7 740 17:00
.565 a 555 19-1} & 12/11
165
4,1
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND
Shanghai
Canton
Yokohama..
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
•
SUGAR.
[September 24, 1898.
RICE.
HONGKONG, 23rd September.-The decline in prices continues steadily. Quotations are:-
Saigon, Ordinary...
Round, good quality.. Long
...$2.30 to 2.35
2.50 to 2.55
"
2:80 to 2.853
**
Siam, Field, will cleaned, No, 2 ...
2.40 to 2.45
19
13
Garden,
No. 1
2.85 to 2.90
White
3.85 to 3.90
17
J+
J
21
Fine Cargo
4.05 to 4.10
14
"
HONGKONG, 23rd September. The market continues active and a further advance in rates has to be reported. Quotations are :— Shekloong, No. 1, White...$7.54 to 7.57 per pcl.
do.
2, White... 7.32 to 7.36 Shekloong, No. 1, Brown,... 4.97 to 5.00
do.
2. Brown... 4.86 to 4.90 Swatow, No. 1, White... 7.45 to 7.48
do.
1, White... 7.26 to 7.28 Swatow, No. 1. Brown... 4.81 to 4.85
do.
2. Brown... 4.75 to 4.78 Foochow Sugar Cundy......11.45 to 11.50 Shekloong
......10.95 to 11,00
**
**
For
MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS. Per German steamer Preussen, sailed on the 14th September. For Singapore:-204 baskets fruit, and 5 cases piece goods. For Genoa 500 bales waste silk, 442 bales raw silk, 200 bales pierced cocoons, 21 packages tea, 16 cases Cotton goods, and cases essential oil. For bales rattancore, 100 cases cassia ligues, 25 Naples:-8 cases cigars. For Antwerp:-113 bales feathers, 17 rolls mating, 11 boxes gin- ger, 9 bales canes, and 1 case sundries. Antwerp and/or Bremen:-10 casks wood oil, and 1 roll matting. For Antwerp and/or Rot- terdam -450 bales hemp, and 61 bales leaf For Amsterdam:-850 boxes ginger, and 10 cases tea sticks. For Amsterdam and/or Rotterdam and/or Hamburg :-150 casks gin- ger. For Bremen:-303 boxes ginger, 140 rolls matting, 60 cases preserves, 8 boxes tea, 5 cases blackwoodware, 5 cases cigars, 3 cages private effects, and 2 cases silk piace goods. For Hamburg-180 bales feathers, 20 cases ginger, 19 cases cigars, 12 cases black woodware, 12 casks soy, 8 cases sundries, 5 bales canes, 3 cases carios, and 1 case silk. For Hamburg and/or London:-1,000 boxes cassia lignea. For London-1 case cigars.
tobacco
Per British bk., Muskoka, sailed on the 16th September. From Hongkong for New York :— 29,173 rolls matting, 2,000 bales hemp, 1,005 cases palm leaf fans, 300 cases and 500 bales cassia lignea, 625 packages firecrackers, 36 bales rattancore, and 1,370 cases merchandise.
MISCELLANEOUS IMPORTS. HONGKONG, 23rd September.-Among the sales reported during the week are the following-
YARN AND PIECE GOODS :-Bombay Yarn.- 50 balea No. 6 at $74.50, 100 bales No. 8 at $70 to $74. 1,050 bales No. 10 at $67 to $77, 550 bales No. 12 at $74 to $77, 150 bales No. 16 at $83 to $81, 350 bales No. 20 at $83 to $96. Cotton, 300 bales at $17.25, 300 bales at $18, 300 bales Ningpo at $19. Grey Shirtings.-500 pieces 11 lbs. Red Flower, at 33.15, 500 pieces 10 lbs. Red 5 Men at $3.321, 500 pieces 10 lbs. Blue Dragon at $3.60. White Shirtings.--200 pieces Bluo Lion at $5.85, 250 pieces 3 at $3.52), 250 pieces 1 at $3.20, 600 pieces X 9 at $4:65, 250 pieces 3 at $4.52, 1,000 pieces Blue Dragon at $1.95. T- Cloths.-600 pieces 8 lbs. Mex. O Cat $3.07), 600 pieces 8 lbs. Mex. V V at $2.924, 600 pieces 8 lbs. Mer. X X at $2.97), 375 pieces 7 lbs. Mex. Sil. pheasant at $1.82), 300 pieces 8 lbs. Mex. CC at $3.07). Drills.-75 pieces 16 lbs. Large Eagle at $5.271, 300 pieces 14 lbs. 250 at $3.50.
METALS.-Wire Nails, Iron.-480 picula at $5.80.' COTTON Yarn:
per bale Bombay-Nos. 10 to 20s....... 63.00 to 92.00 English-Nos. 16 to 24.........104.00 to 110.00 22 to 24.........105.00 to 111.00
COTTON PIECE GOODS.
Grey Shirtinga-6lbs.
71b9.
8.4 lbs.
9 to 10 lbs
"
"
White Shirtings-54 to 56 rd. 2.30 to 58 to 60 2:70 to 6-1 to 66 3.45 to Fine
4.30 to Book-folds. 3.70 0.64 Victoria Lawns-12 yards T-Cloths-Glbs. (32 in.), Ord'y, 1.52
). 7lbs. (32 6lbs. (32 ), Mexs. 1.62 to
7lbs. (32 ).
71
#
28 to 32.........118.00 to 123.00
A
D1
38 to 42. .......127.00 to 132.00
per piece
1.72 to
1:82
1.97 to
2.05
2.40 to
3.15
3.30 to
4.10
2.50
3.35
4.30
7.00
to
5.60
to 1.30
to
1.72
1.85 to
2.10
1.82
2.05 to
2.76
2.35 to
3.20
·
3.65 to
5.05
Turkey Red Shirtings-1 to 1.50 to
.4.85
8lbs.
Brocades-Dyed
3.00 Lo
5.00
per yard
Damasks
0.12 to
0.16
Chiatzes-Assorted
0.08 to
0.14
Velvets-Black, 22 in..
0.20 to
0.45
Velveteens-18 in.
0.17 to
0.18
per dozen
Handkerchiefs--Imitation Silk 0.45 to
0.00
per yard
of 0 to 2
11
Spanish Stripes-Sandry chops. 0.60-to
1.40
of 0 to 3
业务
Per P. & O. steamer Sutlej, sailed on the 17th Sept. For Manchester:-110 bales waste silk. For London:-26 bales raw silk, 8 cases silk piece goods, 1 case sundries, and 178 packages tea (3,560 lbs, congou). For France :-618 bales raw silk, 9 cases silk piece goods, and 368
For Milan packages tea from Foochow. 10 bales raw silk.
OPIUM.
8 to 8.4 oz., (36 in.)
Drills, English-10 yds, 134to
14lbs FANCY COTTONS -
HONGKONG, 23rd September.-Bengal-Owing to heavy arrivals the demand has fallen off, and prices have declined, New Patna closing at $765 and New Benares at $745.
Malwa.-Transactions have been very meagre, owing to absence of inquiry. Rates are much casier, the following being the latest figures :- New (this yrs) $760 with all'nce. of to 2 cts. Old (2/3 yra. ) $780
"1
"
$870 $900
(4/7 (8/9
of 0 to 2 Persian.The market has continued dull. Latest quotations are $550 to $630 for Oily, and $650 to $740 for Paper wrapped, according to quality.
To-day's stocks are estimated as under :-
New Patna........................................、
WOOLLEN8
German
1.15 to 1.50 5.25 Habit, Med., and Broad Cloths. 1.25 to
per piece
Long Ells-Scarlet
Assorted
Camlets-Assorted
K
Lastings-30 yds., 3 inches, Į
Orleans-Plain
Assorted
Blankets-8 to 12lbs. **..............
6.50 to 8.50
6.60 to 8.60
12.50 to 82.50
11.00 to 20.00
7.00 to
per pair
8.50
3.50 to 14.00
per pitul
JAPAN TO EUROPE,
1898-99 i
1897-98
1,170 chests
bales.
bales.
Old Patoa. ........................
72
22,820
23,854
New Benares
246
#
10,317
9,134
Old Benares.....
72
•
8,811
2,041
Malwa
480
METALS
Persian
500
"
36,948
35,032
Iron-Nail Rod
3.60 to
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN
COURSE OF THE HONGKONG OPIUM MARKET.
Square, Flat Round Bar
3.75 to
Swedish Bar
5.50 to
TO AMERICA.
Small Round Rod
4.15 to
PATKA.
BENARES.
MALWA.
1898-99
1997-98
Hoop to 11/2 io.,
5.25 to
DATE.
bales.
bales.
Now, Old.
New, Old. New.
Old.
Shanghai
Canton....
Yokohama
1,865
3,275
Wire 15/25
Old Wire Rope
8.50 to
1.50 to 2.50
4,083
4,540
1898.
$
1,610
3,285
Sept. 17
770
Sept. 18
770
7,558
11,000
Sept. 19
770
Sept. 20
7671
CAMPHOR.
Sept. 21
760
HONGKONG, 23rd September.The market is Sept. 22 again weaker. / Quotations for Formoss are $43.75 Sept. 23 to $43.00. Sales, 240 piculs.
765
785
| | | | | | | *
8
$
Lead, L. B. and Hole Chop
8 40.to
750
T60
750
760
750
760
7471
760
745
760
745
760
780/870/900
745
760
Australian.....
Yellow M'tal-Mantz,14/20 oz. 32.00 to
Vivian's, 14/20 oz. 32.00 to Elliot'a, 14/20 oz. 31.50 to 46.00 to Japan Copper, Slabs............ 32.00 to
Composition Nails
Tiles
8.30 to
Tin
30.75 to
to