Commercial.
THIS DAY, Foux roi. There is still nothing of importance to Banks report from the Share Market. could be obtained at 115 per cent, pre- mium; but probably not to any consider- able extent. Further business has been done in the stock of the China Sugar Refin- ing Company at 157, and at that rate a few more shares might be placed. Docks are
firm, with buyers, at 50 per cent. premium, for cash, and we think that a fractional ad. vance on that rate would be paid were any Luzon shares likely to be forthcoming. Sugar shares are in rather better odour
than has been the case for some time past, buyers tendering 11, without inducing holders to come to terms. There are buyers of China Fires at ago, and sellers at 292); however, absolutely nothing has been transacted in this scrip up to the time of our going to press, that is, of course, so far as we have been able to discover. Hotels are still vainly offered at 104; and holders of Hongkong Fires are anxious to find customers willing to invest at 925. All other stocks remain in statu guo, .
SHAKES,
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-115 per cent.
premium, sellers.
Union Insurance Society of Canten-$1,675 per
share.
China Traders Insurance Company—$1,625 |
per share, buyers, North China Insurance-Ts. 1,225 per share,
ex, div.
Canton Insurance Company, Limited--$824 per
share, sellers.
Yangste Insurance Association-Tls. 860 per
shares
Chinese Insurance Company-$250 per share,
nominal.
On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tls. 150
per share.
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company-8925 per
share, sellers, China-Fireinsurance Company-$200 per share,
buyers.
Hongkong and Wisapoa Dock Company-50
per cent, premium, buyers. Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.
$24 per share premium, buyers, Hongkong Gas Company-885 per share. Hongkong Hotel Company-$104 per, share,
scilers.
China Sugar Refining Company, Limited--≤57
per share, sales,
China Sugar Refining Company (Debentures)--3
per cent. premitun.
Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited-116
per share, buyers.
Hongkong Lee Company-$131 per share, Hongkong
and China Bakery Company, Limited $60 per share
Chinese Imperial Lean of 1878-15 per cent. prem.
ex. int.
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1881-3 per cent, prem.
ON LONDON-
EXCHANGE
Shipping.
ARRIVALS.
May 9, ALBAY, British steamer, 366, Lightwood, Taiwanfoo 5th May, Amoy 6th, and Swatow Bth, General.-D. Lapraik & Co. May 9, KAMCHATKA, British steamer, 702, P. Hussey, Shanghai 6th May, Ricc.-C. M. S. N. Co. May 9, FRIEDERICK, German bark, 595,
H.
Spiesen, Singapore 12th April, Timber- Siemssen & Co.
May 9, SALTEE, French steamer, 323, Biard, Haiphong 7th May, and Hoihow 8th, Gene ral-Captain. May 10, SUMATRA, British steamer, 1,406, Fair
May
May
lough, Bombay 23rd April, General.-P. & U.S. N. Co.
NINGTO, British steamer, 761, R. Cass, Canton 9th May, General-Siemssen & Co. 10, VURWAERIS, German steamer, 612, 11 Evers, Quang Gai 4th May, Touron oth, and Hoihow 7th, General-Wieler & Cn!
DEPARTURES.
May 9, FELICIA, German steamer, for Chinkiang. May 9, WELLE, Gemaan stearner, for Nagasaki. May 9, KAMTCHATKA, British str., for Canton. May 1o, Corric, British steamer, for Yokohama
and San Francisco.
May 10, BERTHA, German bark, for Hamburg.
PASSENGERS-ARRIVED,
Per Albay, str., from Taiwanfoo, &c.-Messts. Davidson, d'Azevedo, and 166 Chinese.
Per Kamtchatka, str., from Shanghai.-12 Chinese.
Per l'ortowerts, sts., from Quang Gai, &.-40
Chinese.
DEPARTED
Per Coptic, str., for Yokohama and San Fran- cisco.-Messrs. J. J. Francis and J. Pitman, for Yokohama. For Liverpool-Mr. Jaines Young. For Paris-Messrs. J. M. Mentoreano and H. Chormonare.
RETOKTS.
The Betish steamship Kamchatka reports left Shanghai on the 6th instant. The first part of the passage had fine weather and light vari- able airs to Breaker Point; from thence to Nine
as thick foggy weather,
The British steamship bay reports left Tai- wanfon on the 5th instant, Amoy on the 6th, and Santow on the 8th. From Taiwanfoo to Amoy had fresh Northerly winds and clear weather. From Amoy to Swatow-light Northerly airs and clear weather. From Swatow to Hongkong had thick fog clearing at times, and light W.S.W. airs. Arrived in Hongkong at 3.10 p.m. on the gth. 1 Swatow the steamships Kwangtung, Wenchow, Fatsui, Gervase, Fyen, Norden, and Hardwick.
May-
AMOY SHIPPING, ARRIVALS.
1, Albay. British steamer, from Hongkong, 1. La Victorieuse, Fren. frigate, from H'kong,
2, Esmeralda, British str., from Hongkong..
2, Lutin, French gunboat, from Hongkong.
Oscar Mooyer, Gennan bark, from Cheloo. Hedvig, British bark, from
2,
Chefoo.
2, Fooksang, British steamer, from Swatow. 2, S. Morn, Drit 3-m. sch., from Newchwang 3. Namoa, British steamer, from Hongkong,
3, Yung-po, Chinese gunboat, from Foochow Hilda Maria, Ger, bl., from Newchwang.
4 Oleander, British bark, from Shanghai.
5. Anna, German bark, froin Newchwang. 5. Hemann, German brig, from Ningpo 5 Hailoong, British steamer, from Tamsui. May-
DEPARTURES,
1, Fokien, British steamer, for Tansui.
1, Kwangtung, British steamer, för Swatow. 1, Kamchatka, British str., from Shanghai. 2, Fei-hou, Chinese steamer, for Fisher Island,
2, Albay, British steamer, for Taiwanfoo.
Bank Bills, on demand ...........
3/91
Jank Bills, at 30 days' sight..
3/92
Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight
-3/97
Credits, at 4 months' sight....
3/10
Os Sight ..................
Documentary Hills, at 4 months' ...
3/101
2. Esmeralla, British str., for Hongkong,
Bank Bills, on demand
474
Credits, at 4 months' sight
.88.
ON BOMBAY.-Bank, T.T.
3,
ON CALCUTTA --Bank, TT.
ON SHANGHAL —
Private, 30 days'sight.
72%
Bank, sight
NEW MALWA
OPIUM MARKET.—THIS DAY.
per picul, $640 (Allowance, Tacls 42.)
......per picul, $700
OLD MALWA
(Allowance, Taels 32.) Parxa (without choice)...per chest, $592 PATNA (first choire) ....per chest, $595 PATNA (second choice)...per chest, $590 PATNA (bottom)...... ....er chest, $600 NEW BESARES (without choice) per
chest......
NEW BENARES (bottom)...per chest, $580 OLD BENARES (without choire) per
'chest.......
3. Lutin, French gunboat, for Shanghai.
Namoa, British steamer, for Feochow.
3 La Victorieuse, Fren. frigate, for Shanghai,
4 Auguste, Gemian 3-m. sch., for Takao.
4, Chloris, German lark, for Taiwanfoo.
Ikis, German gunboat, for Formosa,
VESSELS ARRIVED IN EUROPE FROM PORTS IN JAPAN, AND MANILA.
Elizabeth....
Mar. .Mar.
3
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
SHIPPING IN HONGKONG.
STEAMEKS.
May 4, AMOY, British steamer, 814, C. Herr- mann, Canton 27th April, General.—Siems, :
sen & Co. April 23, ANERLEY, British steamer, 1,256, F. G. Strachan, Saigon 18th April, Rice.--Siems
sen & Co.
Roper, San Francisco 26th March, Gene- May 1, ANJER HEAD, British steamer, 1,299,
May
ral-Adamson, Bell & Co.
6, ARRATOON APCAR, British steamer, 1,397,
A. B. Mactavish, Calcutta 20th April, Sand- head 21st, Penang 27th, and Singapore 29th, General D. Sassoon, Sons & Co.
May 9, ASHINGTON, British steamer, Boo, Alla-
son, Bangkok 3rd May, Rice and General. ---Siemsson & Co.
May 9, ASIA, Danish steamer, 880, Djorup, Saigon 4th May, Rice.-Siemssen & Co. May 7, CARNARVONSHIRE, British str. 1,530, Patrick, Saigon 3rd May, Ricc.-Adamson, Bell & Co.
HONGKONG - STEAMERS. (Continued). April 15, KATE DAVENPORT, American ship, 1,256, E. B. Mallett, Melbourne 11th Feb., Ballast.-Rozario & Co. May 6, KVIK, Norwegian, bark, 416, Larsen, Bangkok 5th April, General-Siemssen & Co. May 4, LOUIS EUGENE, Fren. back, 439, Menant; Singapore 12th April, General-Carlowitz & Co. April 2, MARTIIA, Ditish bark, 853, McPherson,
HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SHIPS Velvet Black, 32 inches, per yard... $0.18 to arg
IN THE CHINA SQUADRON. Albatross, screw sloop, 4 guns, Commander
Errington, Manila Comus, corvette, 14 guns, Captain J. W. East. Curacon, corvette, 14 guns, Captain 5. Long, Daring, composite sleep, 4 guns, Commander F.
J. J. Elliott, Manila. Encounter, steam corvette, 14 guns, Captain G.
Manila.
Robinson, Manila,
Swatow goth March, Ballast.-Rozario & Co May 5, MINERVA, Spanish bark, 213, H. de Bak, double-screw gunboat, 3 guns, In reserve, Ugarte, Moluccas 24th April, General.--Flying-Fish, stoop, 4 guns, Licut-Commander
Hongkong Captain.
May 6 MINERVA, German brig, 118, Date, Tientsin 18th April, Beans and General.- Melchers & Co.
April TERRACE, British ship, 1,768, J. 5. Rock Texte, port, Mon," said Dec.
Coal. Kussell & Co.
Feb. 2, R. T. CLAYTON, American bark, 249,
Thomas Davies, Laguimanoc 23rd Dec., and Santa Cruz 24th January, Lumber.-Order.
Hoskyn, Kobe,
Fly, double-screw gun-vessel, 4 guns, Lieut. Com.
mander Pollani, Singapore. Foxhound, gunboat, 4 guns, Licut-Commander
McQuhac, Manila. Iron Duke, double-screw iron frigate, 14 guns,
Captain R. E. Tracey, Manila. Kestrel, double-screw gun-vessel, 4 guns, Com-
mander W. M. Lang, Kobe.
Velvet, Gentian, 22 inches, per yard Soar to ozi Velveteens, Illack, per yard $0.31 to 0.22 Velveteens, Centiari, per yard ...... $0.28 to 0.29 White Shirtings, 54 to 60 reed, p. p. $2.15 to 2.35 White Shirtings, 64 to 66 reed, p. p. $3.45 to 2.60 White Shirtings, 68 in 80 reed, p. p. 82.80 to 3.35 White Shirtings, Goo reed, per piece $3.45 to 3.50 White Shirtings, MA, per picco.....35 White Shirtings, 700 reed," p. piece $3.20 3.25 White Shirtings, EF, per piece... $5.30 White Shirtings, MH, per piece..... $3.90 to 3.99 White Spotted Shirtings,perpiece... $3.45 to 2.50 White Brocades, per piece..................... $2-50 1
WOOLLEN GOODS. Blankets, Sibs., per pair.......
Blankets, glbs., per pair...
Blankets, folbs., per pair Blankets, 12lbs., per pair Camlets, SSS, per piece.. Camicts, 55, per piece. Camlets, S, per piece. Camlets, Blin, per piece Camlets, AAA, per piece ́s
$3.90 to 3.97 $4.20 to 4.25
$4.65 to 4.70
$5.70 to 5.75
$13.50 to 14.00
$13.50 to 14.00
$14.50 to 15.00
$15.00 to 16.00
May 6, City of Torto, American steamer, 5,079 | May 6, SAN FRANCISCO, German bark, 251, A. f Lily, screw gun-vessel, 3 guns, Commander (V. | Cam MM Scarlet, per piece... $7.65 to 7.70°
Maury, San Francisco 8th April, and Yokohama 30th, Mails and General.-P. M. S. S. Co. Sept. 28, CONQUEST, British steamer, 316,--Jar
line, Matheson & Co.
May CONSOLATION, British steamer, 76, R. Bangkok 1st May, Rice and Gene- Youen Fat Hong.
May 4, DOUGLAS, British steamer, 822, S. Ash- tan, Plymouth toth March, Port Said 23rd,
Suez 27th, Penang 23rd April, and Singapore 28th, General,-. Laprak & Co. April 28, EMUY, Spanish steamer, 222, G. Gr.
tuzar, Manila 25th April, General-Reme dios & Co.-Kowloon Dock.
May 6, ESPANA, Spanish str., Zavala, Manila
3rd May, General.-Remédios & Co. April 13, EUPHRATES, British steamer, 1,299, J. Mitchell, Saigon 8th April, Rice.-Russell & Co.
Fame, Kritish steanter, 117, Stopani (tug plying)
Hongkong and Wisunpor Dock Co.
May 8, FOKIEN, British steamer, 509, J. c. Abbott, Tamsui 5th May, and "Amoy 7th, Tea.-D. Lapraik & Co.
.
May 9 GWALIOR, British steamer, 1,628, M. de Horne, Shanghai 6th May, General.-P. & O. S. N. Co.
May 8, HAINAN, British steamer, 278, J. Mouncy, Hoihow 7th May, General,-Afong & Shing Loong. May 9, HECTOR, British steamer, 1,589, E. Bil- linge, Liverpool 17th March, and Singapore and May, General-Butterfield & Swire. May 5, HIMALAYA, British steamer, 514, W. R. Beedle, Swatow 4th May, Ballast.- Slemssen & Co.
April 1, HONGKONG, British steamer, 67, Swa
tow 12th April, Ballast-Kwok Acheong &
Sons.
Dec. 19, JOLOANO, Spanish steamer, 654, Mar-
quez-R. Mourente.-Cosmopolitan Dock, July 7, LI TAI, Annamite steamer, 1,000, Li Ton
Tack-Captain
May 8, LUSITANIA, German steamer, 787, Nic-
kelson, Saigon 4th May, Rice-Siemssen & Co.
May 6, MORAY, British steamer, 2,185, W. Tutton, Calcutta zoth April, Penang 27th, and Singapore 30th, General-Jardine, a theson & Co.
May 9, PALADIN, British steamer, 897, Aubin, Saigou 5th May, General-Tung Kee. May 6, ST. PETERSBURG, Russian steamer, 1,200,
Kronskopff, Singapore 30th April, General. Melchers & Co.
Nov. 24, SEA GULL, American steamer, 48, Hay-
den-China Traders' Insurance Co.
July 7, SHUN TIP, Annamite steamer, 93: Yuen
Man Fu-Captain.
May 5, SORSOGON, Spanish steamer, 240, Rafael Lopez, Manila 2nd May, General-Reme- dios & Co.
May 6, SUMIDA MARU, Japanese str., 820, H. Hubenel, Kobe 30th April, and Nagasaki 2nd May, General,-Mitsu Bishi Mail S.
S. Co.
May 9, SUNDA, British steamer, 1,030, S. F. Cole, Yokohama 30th April, Kobe 2nd May, and Nagasaki 4th, Mails and Genera).-P. & O. S. N. Co.
May 7, SURYWONGSE, German steamer, 513, P. Rademaker, Bangkok 1st May, Rice.--Kien Tye Loong.
2 May 3, VLADIVOSTOCK, Russian steamer, 678, Voronoff, Nagasaki 27th April, General,— 3
Melchers & Co.
3
Olmann, Tientsin 16th April, General
Siemssen & Co.
May 9, SCHWAN, German brig, 276, T. Schroder, Newchwang 15th April, Beans-Eienssen & Co. April 23, SPARTAN, American schooner, 85, C.
Vincent, Ladrones 10th April, Ballast.- W. H. Ray.
March 7, TARTAR, German brig, 256, T. Bunje, Macassar goth January, Rattans.-Melchers & Co.
CANTON.
May 8, 1WAI-YUEN, Chinese steamer, 98, Wil son, Shanghai 4th May, General.-C. M. S. N. Co. May 9, YANGISZE, British steamer, 784, Lee, Shanghai 5th May, General-Sicanssen
& Co.
RIVER STEAMERS.
Ichang, British steaner, 700, Ogston.-Butter-
Geld & Swire.
Kiu-kiang, British steamer, 617, T. Beaning - Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co. Kiang-F
ping Chinese steamer, 360, Holmes. C. M. S. N. Co.
Kiung-chow, British steamer, 159, Coggin
Kwok Acheong & Sony.
Powan, British steamer, 1,890, A. Benning.
Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co. Spark, British steamer, British, 140, Hoyland.
Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co. White Clouit, British steamer, 280, Cary-Hong. kong, Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co. Yot-sai, British steamer, 180, McDougall,Kwok
Acheong & Sons.
AMOY
In Port on 7th May, 1882. Anna, German bark, 350 (Davidson)-H. A.
Petersen & Co.
Argos, British brig, 289 (Johnson)-Pasedag
& Co.
Faugh Balaugh, German 3-m. schoonet, 240 (D.
Rute)-H. A. Petersen & Co. Hammonia, German bark, 408 (Weller)-Pase-
dug & Co
Hermann, Gerinan brig, 210 (Lembke)-Pasedag
& Co.
Hedvig, British bark, 375 (Davey)-Pasedag
& Co.
Hieronymus, German bark, 450 (Ipland)-H. A.
Petersen & Co.
Hilda Maria, German bark, 276 (Tennis)-Pase-
& Ca
Ino, German bark, 344 (Bolsen)-H. A. Petersen
& Co..
Oleander, British bark, 341 (J. Joass-Elles
& Co.
Oscar Mooyer, German bark, 360 (Johannson)-
H. A Petersen & Co. Pelham, British brig, 254 (Brown)-Boyd & Co. Peter, German brig, 241 (I'. Holm)-H. A. Pe.
tersen & Co.
Smalling Mom, British schooner, 244 (J. Williams)
Boyd & Co.
FOOCHOWI
In Port on 30th April, 1882. Amoy, German schooner, 314 (Schado)-Kaw
Hong Take & Co.
M. Carey, Hongkong. Magpie, surveying vessel, 4 guns, Lieut.-Com.
Carpenter, Yokohama, Midge, double-screw gun-vessel, In reserve,
Hongkong
Moorhen, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieut.-Commander
J. H. Corfe, Shanghai. Mosquito, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieutenant Honorable
F. R. Sandilands, Borneo. Pegasus, sloop, & guns, Commander E. F. Day,
en route to Singapore. Shekirake, gunboat, 4 guns, Licht, Comander M.
Bridger, Shanghai. Swift, double-screw gun-vessel, 5 guns, Comman-
der Collins, en route Shanghai. Tweet, double-screw gunboat, 3 guns, in reserve,
Hongkong, Victor Emantici, receiving ship, 20 guns, Com-
modare Cuming, Hongkong, Vigilant, paddle despatch-vessel, 2 guns, Lieut.
Commander C. Lindsay, Shanghai. Wivern, turret-ship, 4 guns, in reserve, Hong
kong-
Zephyr, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieutenant Commander
Pollard, Hongkong.
$15.00 to 15.50 LLL ,per piece... 313.50 to 14.00 Long Ells, Long Elis, MA Assorted, per piece $7.65 to 7.30 Long Elis, HH Scarlet, per piece... $7.75 to Long Ells, HH Assorted, per piece $7.65 to 7.70 Long Ells, H Scarlet, per piece...... $7.75 to 7.80 Long Ells, H Assorted, per plece... $7.95 to 7.82 Lastings, DD, per piece. $12.50 to 14.80 Spanish Stripes, per yard............ $0.72 to 0.73 METALS,
Iron, Nail Rod, per picul.......... Iron, Hoop, per pical Iron, Bar, per picul. Iron, Wire, per picul Lead, WB, per picul Lead, LB, per picul. Lead, Hole Chop, per picul...
$2.40 to 1.50 $2.85 to 3.10
$3.30 to 3.30
$6.75 to 6.80
$5.50 to 5.55 $5.40 to 5.45 $5.40 to 5.45 $18.00 to 56.10
$3.85 to 3.95 $4.35 to 4.43 .....$21.00 to 25.70
Quicksilver, English, per picul...$57.90 to 58.00 Quicksilver, American, per picul Steel, English, per tub Steel, Swedish, per tab Sheating, Metal, per picul Spelter per picul Tin, Malacca, per picul Tin, Plates, per box......
PRODUCE
FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR ON THE Almonds, per picul .......
CHINA STATION.
Abreck, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Captain
Schanz, Japan.
Adonis, French gunboat, 5 guns, Commander
Caillard, Saigon.
Alert, American corvette, 4 guns, Commander L.
Kempff, Kobe.
AFRICA, Kussian corvette, 14 guns, Captain
Alexeyeff, Hongkong.
Ashuelot, American corvette, 6 guns, Commander
H. E. Mullen, Kobe. Asia, Russian cruiser, it guns, Captain Amos
soff, Singapore. DONA MARIA DE MOLINA, Spanish frigate, Cap-
tain Thomas Olleros, Manila. DUKE OF EDINBURGH, Russian frigate, Captain
de Giers, Hongkong,
Ermak, Russian transport, Captain Kokchau,
Japan.
Gornostai, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander
Stark, Vladivostock. Hertha, German corvette, 19 guns, Captain Von
Kall, en route Singapore. Iltis, German gunboat, 8 guns, Commander
Klausa, Shanghai. Kersaint, French corvette, Commander Ger-
vaise, Nagasaki.
La Victoricase, French frigate, 13 guns, Captain
de la Batie, Amoy, Lee Tak, Annamese gunboat, Commander Y. W.
Tong, Hongkong Legaspi, Spanish transport, Don Mariano Tor-
res, Hungkong. Lutin, French gunboat, 4 guns, Commauder
Rouvier, Shanghai. Monocacy,
American gunboat, 9 guns, Commán- der C. S. Colton, Kobe. Morge, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander
Tatarinoff, Shanghai. Moscow, Russian transport, 6 guns, Captain
Tchirikoff, Vladivostock. Nerpa, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander
Valrondi, Japan.
Palos. American gunboat, 6 guns, Lieutenant-
Commander Green, Kobe. PLASTOON, Russian corvette, Captain Poliansky,
Hongkong. Prince Pojarsky, Russian frigate, 18 guns, Cap
tain Schanz, Singapore.
$7.15 to 7-29
$33.20 to 45.00
$5.35 to 5.40
$18.50 to 19.50 Alum, 1st quality, per picul... $245 to 2.55 Alum, and quality, per picul $1.75 10 1.85 $0.83 to 1.10 Bark, Stain, per picul......... Bark, Camphor, per picul...$15.20 10 15.40 Beche de Mer, per picul$30.00 to $5.00
Bees Wax, Japan White, per pitulŝi1.50 to 12.50 Bees Wax, Hankow, Yellow,
$35.00 to 36,50
-to
per picut
$44.00 to 46.50 Bees Wax, White, per picul.....$78.50 to 88.00 Birds' Nests, 1st quality, p, picul 31,650 to 2,550 Birds' Nests, and quality, p. picul $650 to 800 Birds Nests, 3rd quality, p. picul $75.00 to 210 Brimstone, per picul ............................. $2.55 to 2.65 Buffalo Hides, Manila............. $12.00 to 15,50 Buffalo Cow Hides....... $7.90 to 8.00 Camphor, packed, per picul...... $18.50 to 1050 Camphor, Barcos, clean, p, picut $35.00 to 38.00 Camphor, Refuse, per picul... $18.00 to 19.50 Cardanions, Inferior, per pieul... $26.00 to 26.50 $125 to 135 Cardamons, Superior.**** Cloyes, per picul............ Coals, Afloat, per ton Coals, English Steam, per ton... $10.25 to 10.00
per toa $9.25 to - Coals, Sydney,
........ $23.20 to 24.50 Coffee, per picul.............. Copper, Sheathing, Japan, p. picul $20.70 to 21.00 Copper, Rod, Japan, per pleul... 823.70 to 24.00 Copper, Nails, per picul........ $33,50 to 23.80 Catton, Bombay, per picul $15.30 10 15.80 Cotton, Calcutta, per picul......... $17.00 to 17.80 Cotton, Ningpo, per picul... $18.20 to 18.60 Cotton, Shanghai, per picul.....$16.80 to 17 F
816.20 to 6, N Cotton, Shuntung, per picul...... Cotton, Tientsin, por picul$17.60 to 17.80 Cotton, Tungchow, per picul.....$17.10 to 17.50 Cotton Seeds, Saigon, per picul... $4.20 to 4-30 Cotton Seeds, Siam, per picul...... $4.10 to 4.20 Cuttlefish, Japan, per picul$22.50 to 23.00 Cuttlefish, fap., without bones, p. pl.$15.50 to 16.50 Cuttlefish, Chauchow, per picul...$26.00 to 27.50 Dates, Black, per picul... Tls. 4-4.5 to 45.5 picul.....Tls. 3.1.5 to 3.2.5 ... $7.85 to 8.15 Dried Lily Flowers, per picul ..... Elephant's Teeth, 4 to 5 pieces, p. pl. $250 to 300 Elephant's Teeth, 7 to 8 pieces, p. pl. $200 to 210 Flour, California, per sack of jobs. $1.48 to 1.54 3.25 Flour, Amer., per barrel of 100 Dos. $3.To lo Flour, Amer, per barrel of 200 bs. $6.20 to 6.35 ..$39,50 10.40.00 Fungus.......... Flints, per picui...........
$0.50 to 0.65
Dates, Red,
per
(Per last Mail's Advice). The Tweed... ....Hongkong.....Mar.
Manila Shanghai...... Manila...........Mar. Shanghai.... Mar 17 May 4, VORTIGERN, British steamer, 876, Joseph Manila
Brown, Saigon 30th April, Rice and Paddy Chin-se, British bark, 780 (Maher)-Kaw Hane Richmond, American frigate, 12 guns, Captain Ginseng, Amer, 1st quality, p. pl. $200 to 283 Shanghai Shanghai
Achilles (s)..... Birkes Halloween..... Magallanes (5) Glencar (s.) Ulysses (s.)..... Bowfeli Feronia (a.). Sarpedon (s.)
.Mar. 13
-Arnhold, Karberg & Co. Mar,
13 Mar. 15 April 14, YorfUNG, British steamer, 286, H. Manila..... .Mar. 16
Kennett, Swatow 12th April, Ballast,Kwok-Kolga, British bätk, 356 (Klöffel)-Kaw Hong Acheong & Sons,
Shanghai Shanghai
.Mar. IB
Mar. 22
Mar. 22
SAILING VESSELS,
Mar. 28 April 26, BENEDICTA, German schooner, 447, Jen. sen, Newchwang 11th April, General.- Wieler & Co.
8577)
Lydia (6) Glencoe (s.).
,China
Manila Hongkong
.Mar. 24
Glenroy (4).............Shanghai.
Chepica
Manila
$546 OLD BENAKES (bottom)...per chest. $550 PERSIAN.......
per picul, $127)
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
དག་ཡ
(From Messi. FALCONER & £a's RegistaX).
This Day.
Darslet-9 AM,
artager 2.3.
Tiber Elizabeth Nicholson...Manila
.Mar. 29
Mar. 19 May 1, BONITA, German 3-m. sch., 475, Stehr, .Mar. 30
Singapore, Thober.-Ed. Schellhass & Co. March 31, BRAMBLETYE, British ship, 1,497,
Pickard Cardiff 4th November, Coal.
VESSELS EXPECTED AT HONGKONG, (Corrected to Date).
Truth
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.London..
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Jan.
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16
Jan.
34
Tanjore
Cardiff
Feb.
It
Ice King (s.)
New York
Feb.
15
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Loudoun Castle (9.)...Lotion
Feb
81
Mabel
New York
Mar.
Thermometer-Mom
51
Thermometer 4,36. Wet buddly ........................
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C. D. Bryant.......New York
Mar.
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80
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CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER,
THIS DAY'S TELEGRAME.
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THERMOME
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Therm'ter attached, 26.0 78.0, 13.0 72.0 67.5° 59.5
Direction of Wind, ex
HF NX M
K NNW
4
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Dry Thermometer. 145, 1849 180 179, 617, 199
Wei Dermumoser; 71.0), 73.0 73.0, 200, 56.4) 58,3;
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Harameter, level of the sex in Inches, sest and hua. dreds-Thermometer, in Fahrenbolt degrees and tans kept in the open air in shaded situation-Direction of Wind, - registared avery two:polats, N., N.N.F., N., alc
Force of Wind, o calm,, it to a light breeze, 3 to 3 mode- rate toy fresh. 7 i 8 strong. io heavy. To to 11 Bento al Weather Clear-sky G Cloudy,
D. Dinly, F., Fog, G. Yongy, H. Há 2. Ught- ping. Af. Miaty, E. Overcast," "P. Prasing showers. Q. Aquely, A, Kay. S. Saw Thuned, Bad, threatening, Volky. 1, Stora Z. Calm, Jattern argispared to indicate sny lacrease over the posn average of their signification, Halu,-The hours of rain for
The
the previous 24 hours feoon) are registared from 1 to sị the quantity of water Gillan indicated in inchas, sasia and Lindends.
Douglas Castle............... Cardiff ...........
...............Sunderland ......Mar.
Ella 5. Thayer......Cardiff
4
Russell & Co.
April 28, BYLGIA, German bark 333, T. A. An-
dersen, Singapore 27th March, Timber Captain.
May 3, CARL GERHARD, German bark, 331, F. Suhr, Bangkok 23rd March, General-Ed. Schellbass & Co.
24 April 17, CENTURION, British bark, 965, Thos. Taylor, Sydney 29th February, Coal- Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
.Mar. 11
Mar. 24
March 29, CHARLES STEWARD, American bark, 630, H. R. Fowers, Manila 17th March, Ballast. Russell & Co.
May 4,
Hankow (a) psa. London
ક
ELSE, German brig, 283, E. Holm, a Invincible. Penarth......Mar.
tavia 10th March, General. Wieler & Co. .London ...Mar. 35 May 6. EMMA, German 3-1. ch., 220, P. J. London ......Mar. 37
Michelsen, Bangkok 6th April, General. .....Glasgow.........Mar. 28
Ed. Schellbasa & Co.
Kenmure Cattle (a.) ... Nearchos... Glenogle (8.)
MAILS EXPECTED.
THE ENGLISH MAIL
The P. & O. S. N. Co.'s steamer Ancona, with
FANO, Danish brig, 223, M. N. Mon.
27, F, Tai berish Apr, 233neral.Sicias
April
tensen,
sen
& Co.
Take & Co.
Take & Co.
SHANGHAI
In Port on 3rd May, 1882 Alex. Newton, British bark, 308 (Newton)
G. G. Hopkins.
Batavia, British bark, 366(Inokay)-Nils Moller, Margrethe. German bark, 358 (Lessen)--Ed. Nylghan, German schooner, 1,252 (Lovitt)--C.
Sahelihass & Co.
& J. Trading Co.
Solider, British bark, 240 (Danielsen)-Nils
Moller.
Walter Siegfried, British bark, 393 (Hanson)
Nils Moller.
CANTON GUNBOAT SQUADRON.
An-lan, Viceroy's gunboat, 7 guns, Lin Kuo
Ch'ang, Hongkong.
Chee-hing, Revenue cruiser, 2 guns, Chinese
Captain, Canton.
Chen-to, Viceroy's gunboat, 3 guns, J. Stewart,
Hongkong, Chén-jui, Revenue cruiser, 3 guns, →→→ Ma Lout
Chow.
Chung Wing
Skerratt, Kebe
Sobol, Russian gunboat, 7 gunboat, Commander
Boyle, Shanghai.
St. Petersburg, Russian transport, 6 guns, Cap.
tain Sidenener, Vladivostock. Stolach, German corvette, 19 guns, Captain von
Blanc, Shanghai.
Strelok, Russian corvette, 9 guns, Commander
Delivron, Hongkong, Swatara, Ainerican corvette, 3 guns, Commander
A. P. Cooke, Chefoo. Cabral, Hongkong Tamega, Portuguese gunboat, Commander Costa
Tongous Russian guni sat, Commander Heck,
Vladivostock.
Hongkong, VELASEE, Spanish gunboat, Dan Pedro Ossa,
VESTNIK, Russian cruiser, Commander Avelan,
Hongkong.
VILLARS, French corvette, Captain M. Dowatre,
Yokohama.
Ginseng,
210
5.30
9.10
American, and quality,
$160 to per picul.............. Hams, Ordinary, per picul... Tis.17.7.0 to 18.0.0 Hams, Superior, per picul... Tls.29.5.0 to 31.0.0 Hemp, Hankow, per picul...... $10.50 to 12.00 Hemp, Siam, per picul... $10.40 to 11.00 Isinglass, Japan, per picul....$36.00 to 45.00 Mclon Seeds, 1st quality, perpical $4.90 to Melon Seeds, and quality, per picul $4.50 to 4.70 Mushrooms, per picui $38.00 to 40.50 Mussele, Dry Siam large, per picul 88.95 to Mussels, Dry Siam small, perpicul $6.5 to 6.35 Mussels, Dry Siam middle, per picul 87.35 to 7.45 Pea Oil,
Tis. 5.0.0 to 5.0.5 per picul Peas, White, per picul
• $2.05 to 2.10 Black, per picul............. $1.89 to 1.91 Feas, Green, per picul... $1.98 to 2.08
Peas, Green Beans, per picul ... $1.89 to 1.91 Peas, Yellow, per picul.......... 82.08 10 2.13 $6.50 to 7.80 Pearl Barley, per picul.. Potatoe Flour, picul...... Tis, 1.6.0 to 1.6.5
per Putchuk, per picul...
Peas,
Vostock, Russian gunboat, 4 guns, Commander Rhinoceros Horn, per picu" $13.00 to 14.70
Molchonsky, Japan. Wolf, German gunboat, 4 guns,
Strauch, Manila.
MARKETS.
Commander
REPORTED BY CHINESE FIRMS AND CORRECTED TO DATE. American Drills, 30 yards, per piece $2.95 to 3.10
Cotton Yarn, No. 16 to 24, per 400
lisa.
Rhinoceros Horn, Mother,
$3,600 to 3,000
No. 2, per PC1. $2,000 t
Rice, Siam, No. 1, per 1 Rice,
Siam, No.
Ching-tsing, Viceroy's gunboat, 2 guna, F. Bes- American Drills, 15lbs., per piece $3.90 to 3-98 Scancel, Erren, per picul....... $2.75 to 9.33
Ching-on, Revenue cruiser, 2 guns,
"Fai, Canton River.
sard, Hongkong,
May 3, FRANCES & AMANDA, German bark, 367, Chop-chúng, Revenue cruiser,-Li Tack Ming Cotton Yar, No. 28 to 32, per 400
E. Hildebrand, Bangkok 28th March, Gene ral.-Wieler & Co.
the next English mail, left Singapore at 8 a.m.April 18, GLENURY, British 3.m. schooner, 233,
on the 6th instant, and may be looked for here on the 11th,
THE AMERICAN MAIL
The O, & O. S. S. Cole steamer Belgic, with the next American mail, left San Francisco on the
19th April, and may be expected here on or
about the tgth instant
W. Thomson, Bangkok 1st March, Rice Captain.
May 4, HYDRA, German bark,, 786, C. Binge, Hamburg 10th November, General-Mick- chers & Co.
Canton Chop-sai, Viceroy's gunboat, Liu Pao Ch'un
*Canton.
Hai-ch'ang-ching, Revenue cruiser, 3 guns, Ch'en
Yung Fei, Canton.. Hai-king-ching, Viceroy's gunboat, 3 guns, Ch'en
Hui Chi, Cantos. Hai-tub Canton.
hung, Viceroy's gunboat, Leung Yiu
May, 3. HECHT, German bark, 354, W. Ploetz, gunboat, 2 gun, H. J. Faunch,
Iloilo 20th April, Wood-Stemssen & Co.
The Q.&O.S. S. Co.'s steamer Garlic, with the | April 29, HERMANN, German bark, 453, Wm. succeeding American mail, left San Francisco on the 2nd May, and may be expected to arrive here on or about the 1st June.
STEAMERS EXPECTED,
The O. 5, S. Co.'s steamer Hector left. Singa- pore on the afternoon of the 2nd instant, and may be expected to arrive here on or about the 8th.
The N. I. S. N. Co.'s steamer Wm. Mckinnon | left Bátavia on the 30th April, and may be looked for here on or about the roth instant
The steamer Glenfinias, left Singapore on the. 7th instant, and may be expected to arrive here on or about the 13th.
The D. D. R. steamer Feronia, left Singapore on the 8th instant, and may be expected to arrive hare on or about the 25th.
Chinese gapore 25th March, Timber April 30, HERMANN, Ger, bark, 444, Traulsen, Bangkok 27th March, General-Wieler
& Co.
April 27, HERMINE, Swedish bark, 299, Lonn- gren, Bangkok aznd March, Geneml.--Ed. Schellhass & Co. April 30, HERMINE, German bark, 350, T. Meyer, Newchwang 12th April, Beans-Ed. Schiell hass & Co.
May 5, JOHANN HINRICH, Gennan 3-m. ach 411, N. Meyer, Singapore 7th April, Tum berSiemssen & Co. March 23, JONATHAN BOURNE, American bark,
1,472, A Doang, Yokohama 11th March, Ballast-Russell & Co.
Feb. 16, J. A, BORLAND, American bark, 676, 3. 11. Kent, Newcastle 29th December, Coal. Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
Canton.
Chow.
Li-ahe Revenue cruiser, 3 gune,, Ma. Lou Feng-chao-hai, Revenue cruiser, 4 guns, Cheng
Sung, Hongkong.
Tching on, Viceroy's gunboat, 2 guns, Chinese
Admiral, Bogue Forts. Tching-po, Viceroy's gunboat, 3 guns, Ching,
Bogue Forts.
Tchun-tung, Revenue cruiser, a guns, Chun T.
Hu, West Coast. Quangon, Viceroy's gunboat, 4 guns, Lie Ping
Bogue Forts.
Sang Han, Viceroy's gunboat, Yang Yung Lin,
Hongkong Shen-chi, Revenue cruiser, 3 guns, Sau Tsung,
Tai, cruising.
Sui-tsing,
Viceroy's gunboat, 4 guns, J. B. Murray Hai Ling Shan, Tsing-po, Viceroy's gunboat, 6 guns, A. Garceau,
West Coast.
to 3,400 $1.95 to 1.06 $1.81 to 1.85 Rice, Siam, milled No. 1, p. pcl $1.82 to 1.85 Rice, Siam, milled No. 2, P. pcl. $1.67 10 1.68. Rice, Saigon, No. 1, per pleut... $1.87 to 1.99 Rice, Saigon, Hemp bag......... 81.75 to 1.76 Rice, Saigon, Straw bag $1.75 to 1.72 82.10 to 370 Rice, Japan
$5.95 to 0.25 Saltpetre, picu)........... Seaweed, Cut, per picul............
83.05 to 3-13 to 388.50 to 93.00 Sesamum, White, per picul...... 83.81 3.95 Sesamum, Black, per picul...Tx. 2.4.5 to 2.5.5 ...$98.00 to 105.00 Sharksfins, per pical... $35.00 to 60.00 Shellfish, Japan, per picul......... $27.00 to 39.00 Cotton Yarn, No. 38 to 42, per 405
lbs.
..$118.00 to $24.00 Shellfish, California, per picut... Sti.so to 12.00 Cotton Yarn, Bombay $79.50 to 82.00 Stockfish, per picul...... .....$5.00 to 6.50
...................................... $1.70 to 1.75
'STRAITS PRODUCE, &C. ・・ Chiniz, per piece. Dyed Spotted Shirtings, perpiece... $3.60 to 3.85
Betel Nut.....
$475 to 4.85 Dyed Brocades Shirtings, per piece $3.55 to 3.70
$19.40 to 19,70 Pepper, White, per picul English Drills, 30 yards, per piece 32.55 to 1.65 Dyed Damask Shirtings, per piece $5.50 to 5.65
Pepper, Black, per picul.....$13.50 to 13.90. Rattan, Straits, per picul $5-30 to 5.50 English Drills, 14lbs., per piece...... $2.45 to 2.50
Rattan, Bangar, per picul... $4.35 to 465. Sandal Wood, Malabar, per pl. $4.80 to 4.85 English Drine, ba, per piece ir 83.85 to 2.83 piece...... $1.55 1.63 Grey Shirtings,
Sandal Wood, South Seas,per pl.821.50 to 22.55
to Supan Wood, Manila, per picul $1.45 Grey Shirtings, 8lbs., per piece...... $1.77 to 1.85 Grey Shirtings, Bib., per piece...... $1.95 to 2.32
Sapan Wood, Siam, per plcul... $1.25 2.35: Grey Shirtings, glb. per piece205 to 2.75 Sugar, Shek-Jung, White, No, p. pl. $7.00 to
7.10 Grey Shirtings, folbs. per piece..... $2.97 to 2.99 Sugar, Sheklung, Brown, No. p.pl. 8405 to 410 White, No.p.pl. $6.15 to 635- Grey T-Cloths, 24 yds. & 30 in.
Sugar, Shek-lung, 6lbs., per piece mana $1.20 to 1.35 Sugar Candy, Shick-lung, per picul $4.20 to 9.35 Sugar Candy, Foochow, per picul $9.75 to 9.80 Grey T-Cloths, 24 yds. & 32in. 7lbs.,
per piece
$1.35 to 1.70 Sugar Candy. Swatow, White, pp. 56.75 to 7.85. Grey T-Cloths, 74yds. 36in.8lbs. XO
$1.Bo to 1.85 Vermicelli, Tientsin, per picul $7.50 to 770: per piece
Walnuts, per picul. D.................... 85.25 to 30 Grey T-Cloths, 24 yds. 36 in. Blbs.
$2.10 to 2.15 Wheat, Tientsin, per picul ...... $3.15 ty Q1. per piece
Wheat, Japan, pap $2.15.10 13. Wood Oil, per picul........ 115.6.2.0 to 6.3.5 Grey T-Cloths, 24 yds. 36 in. 8165.
Window Glass, per box. 83.55 to 3.63
XX per piece... $3.45 to 250 Handkerchicls, Blue, per dozen...... 80.60 to oộc Handkerchiefs, Brown, per dozen... $0.55 to 0.61 Handkerchiefs, Red, per dosen 20.63 10 0.64 Turkey Red Shirtings, gib, per piece $1.75 10 2.40
to
1.65
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