320
Woollen and Woollen Mixtures.-Dealers are showing a little more interest, but business generally is still very dull,
Textiles Generally.-Until prices in Manchester and Bradford have touched bottom there will be nothing of interest to report. There are many pressing sellers, but buyers cannot be found.
Raw Cotton. The market remains dull. Stock are still considerable and spinners are not yet inclined to take advantage of the low quotations at home.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
WHEATEN FLOYR~~-
Orient
Pioneer.
Starr...
Dayton, per bag of 50 lbs. Crown
...grOSS
$2.15
[May 18, 1908
HANKOW, 30th April, 1908.-The prices quoted
are for the net shipping weight excluding cost
2.95
JT
of packing for export:-
Cresent
2.03
"
2.01
#
Brown Bear..
2.75
Cowhides, Best selected
3.
Aboriginal
2.00
Do. Seconds
1+
Warrior
2.00
Buffalo hides, Best selected
Per picul
Tls. 29.00
25.00
19
22,50
-4
Sperry's XXX.
3.03
2.45
+1
2.45
*
Eureka..
Kilin..
2.03
20
2 13
"
.
Goatskins, untanned, chiefly white
colour,
Buffalo Horns, average 3 lbs, each
White China Grass, Wuchang nad/or
Poochi...
2.14 WhiteChina Grass, Sinsban and/or Chayn
8.70
"
J
2.12
Green China Grass, Szechuen
7.70
13
H
2.15
Jute.....
"
214
White Vegetable Tallow, Kinchow
10.40
**
2.16
2.14
White Vegetable Tallow, Pingchew
and/or Macheng
*
2.13
White Vegetable Tallow, Mongyu
**
2.13
$1
2.11 Animal Fallow
Green Vegetable Tallow, Kigu....................................
10.40
10.30
"1
2.11
Galinuts, usual shape
15.20
"
2.12
Gallnuts, plum do.
17.20
>>
EF
2.14
Tobacco, Tingchow
"
**
15
2.14
Tobacco, Wongkong,
2.14
Turmeric
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MISCELLANEOUS IMPORTS.
YOKOHAMA, 30th, April. Metals,-A few orders for Bars, Platos, and Nails have been placed during the past two weeks. The home market is dull but prices are well maintained.
Window Glass.-No change since our last Report.
Kerosene Oil—Arrivals and deliveries for the second half of April show Standard Oil Co.: Arrivals 115,000 cases, deliveries 34,900 cases; Rising Sun Petroleum Co, 60.000 units, Deliveries, 20,000 units.
Sugar. Business is still dull,
Fleur.-Practically nothing doing. Stocks are about the same as last reported.
Wheat.-The saine remarks apply to this article as to Flour.
HONGKONG PRICES CURRENT.
HONGKONG, 16th May, 1908
COTTON PIECe Goods—
Grey Shirtings-6 lbs. 7 lbs. 8.4 lbs.
10 lbs.
piece $1.83 to $2.05 2.25 to 2.55
White Shirtings--54/50 reed
58/00 64/66
White Lily
Purloss..
Blue Ribbon Reardon
White Rose Choice Gluten Serene Sky Fairy Peach The Boss
Mowtan Peony Thrush... Three Sheep High Tuft
EXPORTS:
SILK.
:
At
YOKOHAMA, 30th April. Raw Silk,-During the fortnight under review, prices have, as anticipated, advanced somewhat owing to purchases effected by European and Japanese exporters. Fine size and No. 1-14 Sinshiu Filatures have been in principal demand, the latter fetching Y. 850 on the 23rd inst. the close, things are again quieter, immediate requirements having evidently been filled. Settlements from April 13th to April 26th amount to-Filatures 1,085 piculs; Re-recls 40 piculs, Total Settlements from 1st July 1907, to 26th 5.00 to 6.50 April 1908 (including 41,309 bales shipments by Japanese firms), auiountei to 88.625 piculs, and the Stock in Yokohama on the 27th April, was 13,185 piculs. Total visible supply for the sea- son 19.7-1908 to 27th April, is 101,810 piculs.
19
3.25 to 4.15
4.40 to 5.35
10
3.60 to 4.15
*
21
Fine..
Book-folds..
Victoria Lawns-12 yards
T-Cloths-6 lbs. (32 in.) Ord'y
7 lbs.
21
"
6 lbs. "Mexicans,,
19
71
6.50 to 8.00
9.25 3.50 to G.00 G.0% to 2.00 2.10 to 2.25
2.30 to 3.75 2.25 to 2.30 7 lbs.
2.35 to 4.00 8 to 8.4 oz., (36 in.) 2.90 to 4.00 Drills, English-10 yds., 131 )
4.50 to 5.50 to 14 lbs. j
FANCY COTTONS-
Turkey Red Shirtings-14 to
6 lbs. piece
Brocades-Dyed
Chinese-Assorted
Velvets-Black, 22 in.,
Velveteens-18 in.,.
"
31
$1.95 to $4.30 -yard $0.12 to $0.15 0.10 to 0.25 0.20 to 0.55 0.22 to 0.27 1.10
JJ
"
Handkerchiefs-Imitation Silk doz. 0.50 to
WOOLLENS-
Spanish Stripes-Sundry chops
German,
.yard $0.70 to $2.00
Habit, Medium & Broad Cloths,. Long Ells-Scarlet, 7-9 lbs. piece Assorted..
Camlets-Assorted
Lastings-30 yds. 31 inches?
Assorted
Orleans-Plain...
Blankets-8 to 12
RAW COTTON-
Bombay
+
21
1.50 to 3.20 7.75 to 0.00 7.90 to 9.15
9.50 to 31.00
"}
31
13.00 to 20.00
1
10.00 to 11.00 lbs. 0.6) to 0.85
.picul $19.00 to $20.00
Bengal (New), Rangoon,
and Dacca..
Shanghai and Japanese.
Tungchow and Ningpo
METALS-
Iron-Nail Rod
20.00 to 22.50 25.00 to 20,00 25.00 to 26.00
..picul $4.30
Square, Flat, Round Bar (Eng.)...
$1
Waste Silk.A stealy business has been donc during the past fortnight. The market is firmer, and for good quality, of which the supply is very small, quotations have advanced about 5%. Settlements from April 13th to April 26th, 3,000 piculs. Total Settlements from July 1st to April 26th, 29,900 piculs. Stock on April 27th is estimated at 11,000 piculs.
Habutai. Prices of Kanazawa since the 15th have shown a continual rise, and for some qualities as much as five to seven per cent. This is due solely to the filling of April contracts, and not to any fresh demand from abroad, which has fallen off entirely. Echizen grades have also risen considerably, but not to so great an extent as Kanazawas. The demand from Europe has been practically nil, except for the heavy qualities, and there have been no enquiries whatever from America. Kawamata prices showed no change until the last market day of the month, when a increase of from 1 to 2 per cent. was noticed, The demand for Kawamatas has fallen off con- siderably and there has beoa hothing of in- portance doing.
COPPER.
YOKOHAMA, 30th April-A few transactions are reported at Y. 31.50 to Y. 32.00 per 100 kin.
TEA.
YOKOHAMA 30th April.-New Season's Teas have begun to come down, settlements up to noon to-day amounting to about 145 piculs at prices con- siderably lower than those asked at the corres- ponding period last season. There are scarcely enough offerings yet to enable one to form a definite opinion as to the quality or quantity of the early pickings, but everything points to a 4.35 good and plentiful crop. Iotal settlemants at 4.60 Yokohama from May 1st to April 30th amount to 101,899 picu's, against 104,309 piculs at the 10.00 corresponding date last year. Shipments this season to date amount to 25,344,597 lbs as com. pared with 23,761,977 lbs last season.
4.25
6.00
3.00
Swedish Bar
Small Round Rod
Hoop, to 11/2 in.,
Wire, 16/25 oz.,
}}
Old Wire Rope...
31
Lead-L B. & Co. and Hole Chop
Australian
9.05
Yellow Metal-Muntz 14 28 oz. .
42.00
Vivian's, 16/32 oz.,
42.00
42.00
Tiu,
88.00
3+
Tin-Plates, Steel
MISCELLANEOUS —
Quicksilver,... Window Glass, Kerosene Oil,
Saltpeter, No. 1 Do. No. 2 Do. No. 8
•
Elliots, 16/28 oz....
..cwt. case —
MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS,
HONGKONG
P. & 0. steamer Nore sailed on 6th May 1903 box 7.50 -For Aberdeen:-2 cases cigars For Antwerp
-450 bales hemp. For Liverpool:-250 bales hemp. For Glasgow:-9 cases woodware, & cases Chinaware. For Manchester:-100 bales waste silk. For London:-100 cases camphor, 385 boxes tea, 200 bales waste silk, 60 bales canes; 857 bales ...picul $11.00 to 11.50 hemp, 60 bales duck feathers. 46 bales private effects. For Marseilles-200 bales hemp, 20 cases camphor.
.picul $180.00 to $158.00 box 4.30
case
10 70 to 10.90
37
9.50 to 9.70
n
Sesamum Seed
Sesamum Seed Oil Wood Oil... Toa Oil
11
5.50
$2
"
8.40
HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS.
HONGKONG, 15th May, 1908.-Our market has ruled steady to firm for most stocks daring the past week, and in some instances further advances bave to be recorded. There is still a fair enquiry for investment account, and busi- ness is ouly restricted by the diffioulte of obtaining supplies at current quotations. Bar- sliver classlightly firmer at 2410, with T.T. on London at 1/9, and on Shanghai at 744.
BANKS.-Hongkong and Shanghais have continued in request, and the rate has advanced from $695 to $700 with sales at these and inter- medito rates. Loudon is unchanged at £74. Nationals have not been dealt in during the interval, and the quotation is unchanged.
MARINE INSURANCES.—Unions are pro- curable at 3795, and Cantons at $235. There are buyers of China traders at $86) anl of North Chiass at Tls. 79. Yangtazes are unchanged at $145.
FIRE INSURANCE8.-Hongkongs oɔntinue in request, and after sales at $312 can now be pliced at $315. Chinas have also improved, and are now enquired for at $92.
SHIPPING Hongkong, Canton and Macaos have again been done $29, and clos steady. Indos, China and Manilas, and Douglases åre procurable at quotations, and Star Ferries at $32 and $18 for the old and new issues Shell Transports have been respectively. booked at 45/-.
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REFINERIES. China Sugars are weaker with sellers at $135. Luzons have improved to $16 with buyers,
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MINING.NO business is reported in this section, and quotations are unchanged.
DOCKS, WHARVES AND GODOWNS.-Hong- kong and Whampoa Docks have ruled quieter, and close with sellers at $104. Hongkong and Kowloon Wharves have been booked at $52, and more shares are procurable. New Amoy Dooks continue in request at $9 and there are buyers of Shanghai Dooks at Tla 86 after sales at this rale and Tis. 87, Shanghai and Hongkow Wharves have farther advanced, and are now wanted at Tls. 228
LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDING&-Hoog. kong Lands are firmer with sales at $99, and further buyers. Kowloon Lands, West Points and Hongkong Hotels are unchanged and with- out business. Humphreys Estates bave again been booked at $10, and more shares are wante?. Shanghai Lands remaiɑ at Tls, 114 as last
quoted.