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and from Aut WINZ MERCHANTS.
FREE COUPON Entitling Anyone with RHEUMATISM
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to roceira prepaid our celebrated Treatise, The exuse atul dure of Rheumatism," illustrated in colours,
Name neitrag zuumenes veren van Address
Only one book to one address,
397 B
If you have Rhonmatism. out out the above Coupon and soud it to us with your name and address plainly written on the blank lines. Return post will bring you our celebratal book, "The care and care of Bheumatism," explaining the wordartal treat- ment which is caring so many thousands of Rhon. matic sufferore. This treatment we call Magin Foot Drafts, and they are ouring very bad cases of every kind, no matter how sovero. They are curing came of 30 and 40 years' suffer ing after doctors and baiba and medicines bad
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THE HONGHONG DAILY PERSS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11re, 1912.
TRADE AND COMMERCE
(8. D. Betna & Co.'s Fortnightly Report.)
Hongkong, 4th December, 1912, BENGAL OPIUM-No business is reportel. Market ruled very quiet, and, the buyers show no inclination to operate even at any low price. Clearances amount to about 79 _chests comprising 1 chest of Patna Now, 54 chosta of Paton Old, 13 chests of Bonares Now, and 5 chests of Benares Old. Unsoli stock:-245 chests Patau New, 1,531 cheste of Patna Old, 270 chests of Bonares Now, and 310 chest of Bouares Old-in all about 2358 chosts. Uncleared stock:-Patna Now, 62 chests; Patna Old, 664 chests; Benares Now, 108 chosta; Benares Old, 76 chosts-in all about 905 chests. No reliable quotation can be given at present.
MALWA OPIUM-Prices show a big decline, and sales are reported in 14 chests of Nor at $2,725, and 20 chests of Old at $2,790 per picul. Clearance about 124 chests. Uneold stock about 1,197 chests. Bold but uncleared stock, about 120 chests.
Closing quotations:Now, 82,700 to $2,750. Old, $2,726 to $2,715. 11
SILK. A moderato business transpired. Tsablee L.S. No. 1 at $780; No. 2 at 8680; and LS. in Diamond No. 1 nt 3680, No. 3 at 8640. Quotations!--
Teatles No 1$780 No 2 5620 for
1760 2 020
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SWC
1 710 2 645 K W
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1,2 700..,, cwc
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680 2-610, LS8 in d'mond.
Corros-Sales are reported of about 100 bales at $25 to $28 per picul. Unsold stock about 250 bales.
YARN-Owing to the firmness on your side coupled with less inclination on the part importers to quit, market ruled rather firm, and sales were reported at an advance of $1 to $3 per hale all round, and sales were reported of about 9,950 bales, comprising about 200 bales of No. daj 6,200 bales of No. 10s; 1,425 bales of No. 128; 375 bales of No. 165; and 1,750 bales of No. 30s, as under:-
1,600 Bales sur Virjco No. 10...$130-131
Bombay Cotta,
260
125
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Beans (White) Beans (Green)....
Beans (Soy) Betelnuts... Braas Buttons (per one Iac) Bristles (Black)
ABC)
129.**
Camphor 130
Cantharides
119-121
128 128-130 Cardamum Feeds
*20*...... 145
68... 107-109 Chinn roots (cleaned)
201... 140-141 Combs (Bamboo) (per 100 pieces)
186-137 Dromis (por 108 Sats)
...$ 17 to 24
4
"
12...... 16.128
-890 370
Bowronb
101
120 160
*
25
188...... 137-130
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670
200
100
Colbe
108...... 126
家
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220
260
103
123......
100
Coronation
Oil
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129...... 122-123
100
Coorla
12.......
100
Cassia Lignes...
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Crown
10a...... 120
19
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China
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(Uncleaned)
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standing our treatment you will not hesitate to accept the offer we shall make you. Our faith is so strong that our treatment will enre you that wo want you to write Immediately for Booklet, so ent the above coupon and send it to the Magic Fout Draft Co., Chins Agency, P. O. Por 984. Hongkong, China. Band no money, so stampa, just the compon and wo will send our Booklet by return of past.
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100
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18. 180*
16...... 135
20a...... 140
100
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Crescent David
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Dawn
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L
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False Pearls
Fire Crackers
Galangal
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Ginger
(dry)
(wet)
Glass Beads Glue
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100
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KEATINGS LOZENGES
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Empress (new)
Gold Mobur
Hongkong Indo-China
208...... 190
128...... 141
103... 130-131 Garlia
131 108...... 128-129 10146-187
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12%
10s..... 132 208... 160 10a...... 112-113 ida...... 126 128.... 131
Groandante (with shells)
Human hair Leinglase...
Mattinga (Dansk) (per 100 pieces)
"
(without abella)
-oil
Kohinoor Noon
208...... 145 Ga..... 107
800
208...... 140-141
(Linton)
(Canton)
(Ningpo
Madhowdas
100
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N. Great Eastern
Naranjee
30
18
33, 116
1,010
180 340
Ba
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200
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San
100
100
Swan
100
Sarasvati
100
Swadeshi
200
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200
Pabaney Phonix
Pelit Mill
208...... 141 09...... 132 208...... 154 10. 12) 108 123 10%...... 196 18...... 125 12...... 131. 10...... 130 20. 10 10...... 181 100...... 178 208...... 144 16. 182 10s...... 121
10s.......132
Munsal Faper (Mohoramin
Peppermint Crystals
oil...
Pepper (Black)
Preserves (box of 6 Jars)
Rice*** Rhubarb
Star Aniseed
Oil. Sugar Befined.. Sugar Candy
Ter
Ten oll
Tea Leaves (fils) Turmeric
209...... 150-151 Vermillion
..10..... 112
LOCAL MILL-Sales are reported, in No. 10s and 12s of about 600 bales at $128 and $133, respectively.
JAPANESE YARN.--Sales are reported in 300 bales of No. 10% at $180, and 400 bales of No. 20s nt $150 to $158 per bale.
Walants ...
WAX Wood cit
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Zedoary (Kapoor Katchery)
31
225
Exchanos-(Closing Quotatious).
On India T.T. Be....
.1
Demand Rs. Gu London F.T, Sh.
Demand Sh.
On Shanghai
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18
20
103
1544
154)
2/01
... 201
710
... 1008
...124%
+
2121
262
SUNDRY ARTICLES.-In imports sales are reported in Apricots Old at 30 per picul, On ingapore and Penang Bezoar Stone at 8125 per catty, Cloves at On Jayan 246 per pical, Gum Olibanum et ✡ to $11 On America per picul, Kismiss at 821 per paul, Bombay | On Batavia Onions at $1.10 per basket, Madras at 35 On Germany per picul, Sandalwood at $30 per picut, and Bar Silver (per oz.)..
On France... Angoo: Old at $4 per pioul. For export Gold (160 fine) purchases were reported in Green Beans at $4 per pical, Camphor at 888 per picul, Cassin Lignea at $16 per picul, Galangal at $41 per picul, Ground Nuts (with Shells) at 311 per picul, Isinglass at $110 per pioul, Tea at various prices, Star Aniseed at $28 per picul, and Turmeric at 883 por picul.
Almonda Alcer... Angoor (Grapes)
Apricota (Jardalno}
A safotida...
B'Dellium (Geogal)
Imports
LONDON IMPROVEMENTS.
Our London correspondent writés :- With regard to the rebuilding of the Old General Post Office and the building of St. Paul's Bridge the City authorities ...8 28 to 12 are considering a scheme for a great 24 improvement at the top of Cheapside.
Price per picul
16
Bezar Stone (Goroo Chandan) per catty
Bhessbole Forax Borneal Cloves
Stick (Extracted)
Fennel Seeds Gall nuts (Maya).... Genda Horns (catty)
9
18
4, 20This is to widen St. Martin's-le-Grand to eighty feet, to sweep away the build- 8, 22
ings between the present old G.P.O. and 136 Cheapside and Foster Lane, and to make 9a Circus" at Cheapside. Should this fall through then the Postal authorities will utilise the site of St. Martin's-le- 47 Grand and build an extension to the
western or telegraph block of the G.P.O. It is to be hoped that the Circus scheme will be decided upon. In the meantime 123160 the Post Office is giving the City every
149
10
124
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8
24,
25
8
18
Hallitore (Kadeo or Kutki)
24
620.
(árha
320
Go Olibanuma
176 Guany Baga. --* * ****
Ivory (large pieces)
23
(Bamboo)
· (Chatta) |
(Ghabla)
(Khandwar)
Kisunies Mavej (Raisins)
14 assistance and is holding back its own
27 scheme in consequence of the Circus pro- 28 posals,
720
The proposed bridge across the Thames 420 to come out opposite St. Paul's Cathedral 180, 320 has not yet matured, and another large 350.. 740 340 420 scheme is Mesars. Lyons' projected Hotel 380 in the West End. A huge block of pro-
22 perty at the back of the Café Monaco of
14 Regent St. has been taken over by this
4 enterprising firm on a long lease and a monster "no-tip hotel is to be erected.
200
4
Myrambollams Harda)
Onione (por basket)
1.20
Putchuck (Ooplate) Quicksilver
80
92
129
Kice
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... 380
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Road
76
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LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS,
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The Yokohama office of the Toyo Kisen Kaisha has received wireless intimation
A. 8. WATSON & Co.,LTD., Algades Buildings Hongkong, 15eber, 1912.
TO DET
ITI USCULUM, 136, Barker Road, Furnished
TUSCULUM, 158.
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· LANE, CRAWFORD & Co. Hongkong, 2nd December, 191, (1368
Saflower (Kooscomful,
Saffron Kaiser) per catty Sandalwood
Henna Leaves...
Sugar (Java)
(blauritius)
.... 260 850 that the silk carried, by the str. Tenyo
5.
8
Maru arrived in New York on the 7th
9 December, 4days and 23 hours after 63 arrival at San Francisco...
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BOVRIL
For Health and Beauty
VICHY
NATURAL MINERAL WATER FRENCH GOVERNMENT'S Springs
1056-2
VICHE ETA
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In bottles and For Kidney and Kindred troubles, bladder half bottles trouble. — Gout. Gravel - Arthritis.
For Liver trouble'
VICHY GRANDE-GRILLE and Blouses CELESTING VICHY HOPITAL
For Indigestion.
REFUSE SUBSTITUTES, MENTION NAME „SPRING REQUIRED
V VICHY«ETAT PREPARATIONS VICHY-ETAT SALT Natural salt from the waters. In lins and bottles. VICHY-ETAT TABLETS 2 or 3 after meals make digestion easy. VICHY-ETAT COMPOUNDS to make your own digestive aerated, water.
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SHIPPING REPORTS, German 'str. Tsintau reports: Heavy N.E. wind, ses and swell.
The British str. Loonguang reports: Strong N.E, monsoon and largo sea.
PASSED THE CANAL.
Nov. 15th Benlawers, Canton, Nora, Pembrokeshire, Ping Suey, Demodocus. 19th-Corinthie, Glenlochy, Vorwaerts, Tangteze, Furst Bulow. 2nd-C. Ferd. Laeisz,
Derflinger, Hector, Indrani, Jason, Kleist, Mishima Maru, Miyazaki Maru,
Pathan, Priam, Armenis, Rutherglen. 28th-Indramayo, Peracus, Sachsen, Yunnan, Glenfarg, Nankin. 20th Agamemnon, Sunda, Glamis, Magellan, Neleus. December 3rd --Bendoran, Calchas, Candia, Indrawadi, Spezia, Goldenfels, Kansas, 8th-Dumbea, Teaeric, Kilano Maru, Montrose, P. B. Friedrich, Pring Ludwig, Telemachus, Arcadia, Indrakunla
Den
of
ARRIVALS AT HOME December 6th--Brodmare, Derflinger, Miyasaki Maru, Perseus.
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