26
bales sheetings have also been taken off tho mar ket, and reports are current that there are orders in hand for further quantities of the latter, one of the principal native hongs having telegraphic news in from Newchwang of an improved tone and much better movement of stocks there. The cause of the latter cannot be detailed until lator news is to hand, but is in part attributed to re- duction of taxation in Manchuria, while the open- ing of the customs at Tairen that took place on the 1st instant has now put that port of entry upon an equal basis with Newchwang in the mat- ter of duties. The discrepancy between values ruling here as compared with those now required in America is shown by the fact that telegraphic offers received during the week requiring 123. 8d. for three yard Drills, and 11s. 8d. to 11s. 11d. for 81 yard Drills, shipment required being October to December, equivalent to about Tls. 4.65 and Tls. 5,30, the market bere being at present about Tls. 45 per piece lower, while in sheetings the difference is very considerably greater.
MISCELLANEOUS IMPORTS, HONGKONG, 12th July-The prices ruling are as follows:-
COTTON YARN.-The demand reported in our 'last has further improved and a large business has been transacted. Prices have advanced $3 to $7 per sale. Market closes firm and with au upward tendency. Quotations are;-No. 10s at $70 to $93; No. 16s. at $93 at $125, and No. 20s, at $95 to $139. Arrivals 12,000 bales; Hales 15,000 bales; Shipments 9,000 bales; Bargaing 54,000 bales, Unsold stock 31,000 bales.
Bombay-Nos. 10 to 20s... English-Nos. 16 to 24,
COTTON
quiet.
ป
to
22 to 24,
Lu
11
28 to 32,
to
38 to 42.
to
PIECE GOODS-No
Grey Shirtings--7 lbs.
White Shirtings-54 to 56 rd. 2.70 to
8.4 lbs.
9 to 10 lbs.
58 to 60
64 to 66
3.25 to 4.00 to
B
Fine
1.50 to Book-folds 3.5 to
change ; Market
per piece $2.35! to $2.55 2.93 to 4.05 3.90 to 4.92
3.23
4.00
5.50
31.90 9.73 1.23 2.20 3.25
Victoria Lawns-12 yards 0.65 to T-Cloths-6 lbs. 32 in. (Ord`y) 2.00 to 2.30 to
7 lbs. 32 6 lbs. 32 (Mexs).
"
21
Drills, English-40 yds.,
7 lbs. 32
2.40 to 3.83 A to 8.4 oz., 36 in. 3.10 to -4.00
1-40 to 5.00 13 to 14 ) FANCY COTTON-No change ; Market quiet.
per piece $1.75 to $3.90 per yard .$0.1 L to $0.13
Turkey Red Shirtings—14 to } 8 lbs. (
Brocades-Dyed
Chintzes-Assorted Velvets-Black, 22 in.. Velveteens-18 ia.,..
0.08 to 0.13 0.21 La 0.43 0.20 to 0.26
per doz. Handkerchiefs-Imitation Silk $0.50 to $1.10 WOOLLENS-No change; Market quiet.
per yard Spanish Stripes--Sundry chops $0.70 to $2.00
German,
0.55 to 075 Habit, Medium & Broad Cloths, 1,25 to 3.00
per piece.
Long Ells-Scarlet, 7-10 lbs... Sti.35 to $9.0)
Assorted..
Camlets-Assorted..
Lastings-30 yds. 31 inches
6.50 to 9.15
9.00 to 30.00
>
12.50 to 19.00
11.00
per lb. $0.65 to $1.50
per picul
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS.
HANKOW, 3rd July, 1907.-The prices quoted are for the net shipping weight excluding cost of packing for export:-
Per picul
Cowhides, Best Selected.
Do. Seconds
colour
Buffalo Hides, Best Selected. Goatskins,
untanned, chiefly white
Buffalo Horns, average 3 ha, each White China Grass, Wuchang and or
Poochi..
WhiteChinaGrass, Sinshan and orChayu (freen China Grass, Szechuen
Jute..
White Vegetable Tallow, Kinehow White Vegetable Tallow, Pingchew
and/or Macheng
White Vegetable Tallow, Mongyu Green Vegetable Tallow, Kiyu.. Animal Tallow Gallnuts, usual shape Gallnuts, plum do. Tobacco, Tingchow Tobacco, Wongkong Turmeric
Sesamum Seed Sesamum Seed Oil Wood Oil Tea Oil
Tls. 34.50
31.00 22.75
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[July 18, 1907.
AMOY CUSTOMS RETURNS.
The Amoy Gazette and Shipping Report, dated 6th July, 1907, has the following list of the principal goods passed through the Amoy C ns- tom House.
IMPORTS.
Cotton Raw, Indian,
Spanish Stripes
GOODS.
QUANTITY
pls.
Native
D
Yarn
903
12
10.10
Shirtings, Grey
pcs.
565
T-Cloths
705
8.15
*
Shirtings, White
950
"
11
T. Red Shirtings
140
J
11.20
Drills....
60
**
Shirtings Dyed, Brocades.
Dyed
92
"
350
**
Damasks
11,00
Camlets
65
"
11.00
Lasting...
J
14.70
y ds.
17.20
11
Lustres, Figured..
Lead in Pigs
pls.
20
Tin in Slabs..
81
Iron, Nail Rod.
95
5.20
Quicksilver
11
1
Iron, Old
209
9.10
Ironwire
Rice
34,6-10
53
21
11
>>
>>
Szechuen Yunnan
31
*
Kiangsu..
12
154
+
Sapanwood
48
22
15
"
Per steamer Pingsuey, sailed on 20th June, For Marseilles:-200 bales silk, 600 cases cassia, 70 packages human hair, 100 cases gallouts. For Marseilles and Havre:-125 rolls inats, 50 cases staraniseed. For Havre :-350 bales canes, 1,900 rolla mats. For Liverpool:-164 packages mats and rope, 23 packages ginger and blackwoodware, &c. For Manchester:---8 packages preserves and effects.
Per P. & O steamer Dernaka, sailed on 29th June-For Manchester:-102 bales waste silk, For Gilaltar:-250 hales tobacco. 15 cases cigars, 2 cases silk piece goods. For London:- 5,959 packages tea, 13 packages private effects. 4 cases silk. 103 bales raw silk, 830 bales waste silk, 8 packages sundrics, 43 cases camphor. 1 rase garter webs, 3 cases ivory, G cases iron flasks. For Milan:-30 bales raw silk. For Hamburg :- 14 cases feathers. For St. Chamond :- 10 bales For raw silk. For Lyons:-187 bales raw silk. Marseilles:-5 cases hats, 155 packages tea. 214 bales raw silk, 273 bales waste silk, I case silk shawls, 17 cases hair, 100 cases camphor,
For
Per s.s. Roon, sailed on 4th July, 1907. For Naples:-50 bales waste silk. For Venice :- 150 bales cassia. For Genoa :-435 bales raw silk, 250 bales cassia. For Valencia :-100 cases cassia. For Barcelona :-400 cases cassia. Antwerp:-30 rolls matting. 3 cases blackwood- ware, and 1 case silk. For Amsterdam/Rotterdam 48 rolls matting. For Rotterdoni:-150 bales broken cassia. For Bremen:-169 rolls matting. 130 bales fothers, and 20 cases blackwoodware. For For Bremen/Hamburg:-9 rolls matting. Hamburg -2,000 case's cassia. 600 bales feathers. 126 rolls matting. 97 cases bristles, 49 cases black woodware, 30 cases chinaware, 20 cases cantharides. 17 cases human hair, aud 10 cases essential oil. Fur Copenhagen:-1 bale feathers For Christiania:-1 case curios,
Opium, Patna
"
Benares Persian Malwa
Sesamum Seed
Sandalwood
Rattans... Wheat Flour....
Beancake
Beans and Peus Bicho de Mer
Mats, Tea.....
Oil, Kerosene American
Borneo in bulk
45
"
35
13
33
15,360
-
7,593
» 15,876
105
11
pcs.
gals.
71
Russian
29
11
Sumatra
"
17
**
Bulk.
25
Qual
Tobacco Leaf Vermicelli
Sugar, White
*
Brown
Candy Hemp Bags
Sacking
tons
pls.
102
142
EXPORTS.
pls.
Paper I Quality
II
1
pcs. 40,830
+4
pls. 1,116
300
13
99
17
Kittysols (umbrellas)
pes. 1,300
Tobacco, Prepared
HONGKONG QUOTATIONS.
HONGKONG, 30th June, 1907.
Apricot
Borax
Cassia
Cloves
8 10 to 15
$ 16
18
**
8 18
$ 25
19
$160
+3
40
Assorted
Orleans-Plain.............
Blankets-8 to 12 lbs.
METALS—
Iron-Nail Rod
.8-1.40
Square, Flat, Round Bar (Eng.)... 4.35
Swedish Bar
4.45
Small Round Rod
Hoop to 1 in.
4.80 6.0)
Wire, 16 25 oz.
.10.00
Wire Rope, Old..
3.00
Lead, L.B. & Co, and Hole Chop ...12.20
Australian
.12.20
Yellow Metal-Muntz 14 28 uz,
Vivian's, 16/32 oz.,
Elliots, 16,28 z..
..45.50 43.50 ..13.50
Composition Nails,.
Tin,
Tin-Plates,
Quicksilver,..........
Window GlassS,
99.00 per bor
$7.10
per picul $116. 00
per box,'
4.00
SALE/10990
FREIGHT.
Messrs. Wheelock & Co.'s Report, dated July Camphor 4th, 1907, states:-As usual at this season of the year there is a fair amount of cargo, principally tea, going forward in the various directions to Europe and America, and at times it is difficult to Coastwise: Eccure space, especially to New York.
-The dull season is fully upon us, and we are afraid owners must be prepared for poor freights. at any rate for the next couple of months, as there does not seem to be any cargo worth mentioning moving in any direction.
Cow Bezoa г Fennel Seed Galangal Grapes Kismis Glue
$110
$ 3
#3
$ 3 22 5 10
18
140 0
12
12
28
16
350 150
116
37
Olibanum
Oil Sandalwood
$ 21 $ 4 $245
"
Kosa HoBi
$ 50 $270
**
Raisins
$ 7
8
12
Senna Leaves
$ 3
7
12
$ 21
J
10
From Haukow per Conference Steamers.~To | Sandalwood London and Northern Continental ports 45,- per Saltpetro ton of 40 e. ft. plus river freight. To Genon, Mar- seilles or Havre 45,- per ton of 40 c. ft. plus river freight. To New York (via Suez) General Cargo 30/- per ton of 40 c. ft. plus river freight. To Now York (via Suez):-Te 7/8 per ton of 40 a ft. plus river freight. To New York (overland) :—per carlad, Tea G1 cents par b. gruss; less than carload, Tea G. 1 cets per cross, plus river freight To Shanghai-Tea and Geral Cargo, & 1.60 to 180 pur ton weight or measurement.
SHARE FEPORTS.
20 101
Messrs. J. P. Bisset & Co.'s Share Report for the week ending July 4th, 1907, states ---- -There has barily been any bain sa done at all since our last issue. The June Settlement took plac~ on Fridy, the 28th, and passed off satisfactorily. Monday and Tuesday, the 1st and 2nd July, weJO