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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
[November (31/1609.
and Tienkais at from Tls, 28 and 80 a picul, but strong. It is reported that Chinese speculat^** | Switow, No. 1, Brown... 6.55 to 560 buying has been by no means general. Native bave paid Tls, 645 for Gold Kilings. Total settle do.
2, Brown... 6,45 to 5.50 Teamen at the close are asking ather firmer ments this week are some 400/500 bales, Yellow Foochow Sugar Candy......12.45 to 12 60
prices. The unsold stock is estimated at about | Silk-Market strong, and about 200 bales have Sliekloong 25,000 balf-chests. Foong Mees and Sow Mees|changed hands. Arrivals, as per Customs Returns, have met with fait enquiry.
Settlements during the fortnight are:---
21.75 a 82,00 20.00
j-chests.
..
at The.
Pingsuey ............
6,918
Moyune....
5,420
21.00 n. 26.00 -21.10 & 26.50
Tienkai..
6,721
Fychow...
847
Local Packed ................
161
8/0.
19,597 -chests
October 28th to November 3rd, are: 650 bales White, 419 bales Yellow and 34 bales Wild Silks. Hand Filatures and Re-reels.-The demand still continues, but there is very little to le bad, settle ments this week are for the Continent and amount to about 200 bales. Steam Filatures. Are still in good request, but settlements only amount to about 100 bales. We are informed that our quotation last week for Sin Chong Filature 9/11 den. 1, 2 and 8, should have been Tls. 985 average
"Total Settlements since the opening of the instead of Tle. 920. The Export of Steam Fila-
<SORSON
1899 x 1900.
Settlements. 1-chests.
Moyune
68,883
Tienkai
*****.............. “54,847
Stock. -chests, 7,228
12,888
Fychow
C
15,275
Pingsney anaye .107,632
Local packed...... 17,812
Total
741
.....253.949
20,852
Settlements.
1-chesta.
Pingeuey
35,767
1898 x 1899,
Stock. i-chesto. 15,988
Moyune ......... 59,180)
Tienkai
M
53,859
38,348
Fychow
13 81.
Local packed
............
13,781
2,684
..176,391
56,970
Total......
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT.
1899-1900
lbs.
Hankow and Shanghai... 9,514,030
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO
UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
tures to dete is: 2,769 bales to America, '2,399 bales to the Continent, 43 bales to London, and 6 bales to Japan. Wild Silk-We do not hear of any business, Waste bilk. The demand still continues for Gum Waste, and we have to record & further advance; business is only on a very small scale, only some 76 piculs of White Coarse Gum baving been settled on the basis of Tls. 180 for No. 18., and Tls. 120 for 80 per cent. I and 20 per cent. II. Shantung Pongees.-2,500/3.000 pieces have been settled :—
"
11
36
11
#
11
19 in. X 19 yds, to 23/24 cz.................at 'Tis. 4.00. 25 X 19
28.
3.70. 18 X 181 22
2.50/2.90. Quotations in Taels per picul–Average Ex- change for the week 4 m/s. 2/9 and Fcs. 8.45). Freight Tls. 7.25 per owt :-
Teatles.-
Buffalo 8
Kia Kee Kinling
Yellow Elephant
Gold Kiiing..
Choy Kiling
Blue Phoenix
Single Dragon Double
Bicbing Quongfoong
Choyfoong
Stork Cheangling
Yaconlay Sieling
Tis. per pcl.
610
575
568F
|
11:40 to 11.50
MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS. Per American ship, Joschpus. sailed on the 31st October. From Hongkong for New York: 10.036 rolls matting, 5,884 cases fans, 2,551 4-chests tea. 938 packages firecrackers, 50 cases and 750 bales cassia. 247 bales rattancore, 100 casks soy, 61 bales strawbraids, 60 cases strawouffs, and 11 packages rattan furnitare.
Per American ships Market Llaguno, sailed on the 1st November. From Hongkong for New York 10,221 rolls matting, 3818 cases fans, 3,048 1-chets tea, 1314 bales rattancore, 1,250 packages firecrackers, 200 boxes Saigon cassia, and 20 bales split bamboo.
Per steamer Oanfa, sailed on the 2nd Nov. For London -1,311 boxes tea (27 53] lbs. So. Capor), 1,500 cases preserves, 600 boxes ginger, 500 rolls matting, 434 casks soy, 20 cases erson- tial oil, 1 case earthenware. For London and/or Glasgow:-100 casks ginger. For Ant- werp-221 bales split bamboos. For Marseil |les:-59 bales human hair. For Hamburg
602 bales feathers.
Per P & O steamer Java, sailed on the 3rd November. For Manchester:-500 Tales wast e silk. For London :-532 boxes and 666 3-chests les from Amoy, 39 cases cigars from Manila, 1,899 boxes tea (39,879 lbs. congen, 6,023 boxes tea 126,483 lbs. Ec. caper, 20 cases bristles, 33 cases blackwoodware, 164 rolls mais and mat- ting, 35 bales feathers. 15 cases Chinaware, 2.... cases curios, 9 packages private effects, and 15 packages sundries.
Per steamer Tonkin sailed on the 4th Nov. For Marseilles -292 bales raw silk, 10 cases silks, 764 pack ages tea, 1 case feathers, 50 cases staraniseed, 2 cases curios. 3 packages books, and 16 packages feathers. For Lyons -585 bales raw silk. For Milan—20 bales raw silk. For London :—1 oase silks.
1
585
505
6321
592
500
523
1898.90
495
525
Foochow
821,077 18 095,083
Canton ..........................................................
4,042,645
11-8. 10,008,322 524,811 11.403,50 8,770,406
5181
Three Pagoda...
505
Hanchow.
Lanping
490
Taygaam.
Green Kahing Gold Goose 1
535
2
505
"
270,028,835 126,311,589
"
Almond Flowe 1 2
475
17
440
Tay88am-
White Kahing Gold Lily Flower 2
525
503
Yellow Silk.-
EL
1899-1900
lbs.
1896.99. lbs.
Mienshew 1...
885
Meeyang 1
845
Shanghai....
Amoy
Foochow
1,222 849
1,182,577
Fooyung 1
826
9,723,480
7,549,648
5 630,617
5,876,872
1
16,576,946
14,559,677
2
Wongchow Extra ................
Szechuen 1
Steam Filatures-
Keccheong, 18:15 Den., No. 1
Den Lun, 9/11
290
2921
270
241
960
2
930
Steamboat, 9/11
"
935
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO ODESSA
Shanghai and Hankow... 25,419,867
EXPORT OF TEA FROM JAPAN TO UNITED
**
Hand Filature-
1899-1900
lbs.
1898-99
Ibs.
Pegasus, Croisee Ex. 1 & 2 Cabbage (not Croisse) 2, 8 & 4 Gold Gun
2&3.
aver. 770
700
10
705
22,676,90
Double Cook
Gold Kiling
2. 8.
710
11
710
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND
JAPAN TO EUROPE,
HONGKONG, 10th November-Bengal.-There has been a further fall in the rates. The market
has ruled rather dull. Quotations close, New Patna $900, New Benares $872).
Malwa Prices have advanced during the past week, although business has not been up to the average. Latest figures are as follows :—
New $880 with all'ce, of Old $890
JF
$3
G
tô : 14 cattles. tö 21
Persian. Business has been very slack, but prices are unaltered. Oily drug has none in stock, while Paper-wrapped closes $650 to $820 according to quality.
To-day's stocks are estimated as follows:- New Patna
667 chests.
Yokohama
Kobe.........
STATES AND CANADA.
1899-1900 lbs. 28.002.245 12,961,640
35,963,885 33,739,238
1898-99 lbs. 21,572,42 12,166,816
Shanghai Canton Yokohama
OPIUM.
SILK.
CANTON - 28th October, 1899. - Re-reels. Sup- plies having almost completely ceased, dealers are unwilling to cell ahead. Owing to the eagerness of the buyers to operate, prices have
1899-1900
1898-0
bales.
bales.
49,019.
32,926
16,788
15,515
New Benares................................................in * 303
681
180,35
9,389
Persian
844
79,742
57,830
COUESE OF THE KỌNGKONG Opium MarkET.
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN
TO AMERICA.
PATNA.
BENARES.
MALWA.
DATE.
1899-1900
1899-9
bales.
bales.
New. Old.
4,718
3.035
1899. $
5,393
5,949
Nov. 4 920
New!
$ .890 ́.
Old.
Now.
Old.
880:: $890
15,497
9,198
Nov. 5
920
890
880
0890
Nov. 6 916
8 5
880
890
27,518
18.172
NOT. 7 915
885
880 890
Nov. 8 910 Nov. 9 Nov. 10 900
-885
*880 890
905
8-0
£80 `890
872)
880 $890
COTTON.
advanced rapidly and our quotations are purely Shanghai nominal, Teatlees.-No settlements are reported. | Canton
CAMPHOR.
Filatures-Have been in good demand, stocks | Yokohama....................................... -being almost nil and most of the Filatures being engaged for 4-6 weeks, there is very little offering and prices have advanced rapidly about $50 per picul. Short-reels. The market has been cleared of the few desirable lots existing. All grades and sizes have been in good demand, but most of the Filatures being insufficently supplied with cocoons, prefer to make find sizes.
Waste.- Prices continued to advance, a few purchases of Steam Waste Extra have been made at $120 and $125 and dealers ask now $195 per picul.
SHANGHAI, 4th November.-(From Messrs. A. E. Rurkill & Sons Circular) -The Home markets are firm, Blue Elephants are quoted at 12/9 in London, whilst Gold Kilings are at Fes. 32 in Lyons. Raw Silk-Business has been on a much smaller scale this week, but the market is very
HONGKONG, 10th November.-Prices are rather Armer. Quotations for Formosa are $73.00 to $73.00 sales 400 picula.
SUGAK.
HONGKONG, 10th November.-The downward tendency continues and the market closes weak. Quotations are : Shekloong, No. 1, White...$8.62 to $8 65 Fol.
do. ,,2, White... 7.85 to 7.90 Bhekloong, No. 1, Brown... 5.70 to 5.76
do.
8, Brown... 5.55 to 5,60 Swatow, No. 1, White... 8:51 to 8.58
do.
1, White... 7.75 to 7,80
HONGKONG, 10th November.-High rates obeck-
ing business.
Stock, about 600 bales.
Kurrachee ......
19.00 to 20.00 picul.
to
Bengal (New), Rangoon, 20.00 to 22.00
and Dacca
Shangbai and Japanese, ... 24.00 to 25.00 Tungchow and Ningpo.. 24.00 to 25.00 Ma ras (Best)
Eales: 150 bales Bengal (Bangoon, 'Huw) Dacos.