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No. 1138-DECEMBER 6, 1866]
COMMERCIAL SUMMARY.widely entertained, that it is a discredit to be connected with the Coolie trade in any (From our Overland Edition.)
way however remote or indirect, or to de.
· HONGKONG, 30TH NOVEMBER. Tive profit from the means, by which it is
Our last despatch was under fate of 15th instant The P. & O. Steamer Ellora, conveying the English mails of 10th Oo tober, arrived here on the 22nd instant, The latest Telegrams brought on by her extend to the 26th October.
IMPORTS.
We have no fresh arrivals to report. The business of the earlier part of the fort night was excessively dull, but latterly the natives have shewn more disposition to operate and the clearances have been out a fair scale. The prices of niost Cotton-Ma nufactures have slightly given way, while those of Woollens and Worsted goods have been maintained.
RAW COTTONA fair amount of busi. ness has been done throughout the fort night and an advance of from 50 cents to $1 per picul has been established. Sales 7,700 bales.
COTTON YARN.-The smaller counts are inquired for and stocks being small, prices have not given way as is the case with the other numbers. Sales 280 bales.
ply
GREY SHIRTINA large business, was dono in 8 lbs., but at lower pricna, viz: $3.60 to 3.65.7 lbs. being in short sup
have not given way in value. Sales 20,000 pieces. WHITE SHI little inquiry for the lower qualities. The stock of the higher reeds is very small. T-CLOTHS contine in demand, the price of 6 lbs. is well maintained, while 7 Ihs. have receded about 10 cents per piece. Sales 12,000 pinces.
SHIRTINGS.—There has been very
40
AMERICAN DRILLS. A sale of 200 piecus is noted at $3.25; the article is yards scarce and rouchi wanted.
DYED & gleated.
FANCY COTTONS have beer ne LONG ELLs are inquired for, but have alightly given way in value. Sales 2,000
piec
SPANISH STRIPES.-A fair amount of business is reported, at former quotations, Sales 500 pieces.
LASTINGS are in better demand aud an advance has been established. Sales 420 pieces.
CAMLETS. About 420 pieces 3 were sold at $20.23, besides this no-business has transpired.
METALS fair business has been done in Nailrod at about former quotations, other kinds of Iron are dull of sale. Steul à sale of 1,000 tubs of german has taken place at $3.80 per tub. Lead is neglected. Tin Platos are out of demand.. Quicksil ver neglected.
COALS.--There is less'demand and stonka are large, notwithstanding higher prices are being asked.
RIDE. Very little has been done, bui prices are stesity and the new erop turning unt to be below the average, an advance is looked for a few shipments were despatched hence to Japan.
QUOTATIONS. Cotton Yarn, No. 16 a
24,
No. 28 a 32,
Np. 38 u 42,
Shirtings grey, 7 lbs.
8.4
9.40 x 12 lbs.,
Shirtings white, 2 a 56
reed,...
64 % 66 reed, 68 @ 72
T-Cloths, 612 lbs.,
Broculus wlute,
Galored, Damasks, Chintzes, scarlet, Assorted,
carried on,
THE CHINA MAIL.
ceived two days since from Japan, the rate hes rallied again to The, 16.2.0 per picni Of Tientsin there is little or no stock.
Imports. QUOTATIONS.
very G. E. Grey Shirtings,
EXCHANGE--There has been slight advance in rates, chiefly owing to the business done in the North. Local transactions have been upon a smaller acale. DISCOUNT & MORTGAGES-Discount is easier, money having been placed at 8 per cent. Money is wanted on Mortgage at The valuo extreme rates, say 12 per cent. of
f property however is not proportionably ailected; a worthless house in the China quarter having nothing at all to recommend feet froutage, realizing yesterday by pub it but locality, and having only fourteen
licaution $0,700.
SHARES.-Bank are rather better, and China Tradera also. In others but very little has been done
EXCHANGE.
Ou London, mouths' sight,
Bank,...
416h. 447
Credits " Comisariat Bills, 30 days' right, 4/53. do. Calcutta, 30 days sight, te. 22
3 days' sight, Ra. 220 5. Boiabay
Shanghae, 30 days' sight, Tls. 744
On
Par Silver,.
Sycee,
..*
Gold Leaf, Japanese Nebos,
Discounts,
le
....
Rs.
11 per cent, puu. 8 per cent, pm. $23.15 per toel. $33.40 per 100. ...8 per cent.
Hongkong & has Banking
Co. Shares, old... par
cent dia. Do.
1 per Hongkong and Whampoa
Dock On, old, 20 per cent, pus. Union Dock Company,...18 per cent. dis. new.....13 per cent. pu.
Canton and Hongkong,
... 8 per cent, dis. Macro Steam, Hongkong Gas Company, 10 per cent. p.
voninal. China Traders Insurance, 6 per cent. pm. "OPUM.-Qnotatious, are: Patna, $600; Benares, $305; Malwa, $780; Turkey, $475, all decriptions have receded very nearly to what they were at the beginning In Bengal Drug there bas of the musuth.
began heen but little speculation. Mulwa to decline immediately after departure
of the Orissa, and bas since been giving way daily; $175 is the lowest pobit touched, but as there is some disposition, shown by foreigners to make purchases, the market is again alightly firmer.
9a 9 lbs., G.E. White Shirtings,
52 reed
56 reed,
60 read,
64 reed, 66 reed
American drills, 40 yds, American jeans, 30 yds,
15 lbs.,...
10 lbs, American sheetings, 40 yarda, 15 lbs., --- English drills, 40 yds.
...
a 15 lbs., * T-Cloths, 67 lbs.,
32 inches, 8a 8.4 lbs., 38 inches Handkerchiefs, blue.........
brown,
spot. shirtings, white, Brosades, white,
dyed, assorted, Damasks, assorted, Chintz, assorted,
brown,...
Ts. 2.5.0 2.6.0 2.7.5 a 2.8.5 S.1.0 a 3.7.5.
Turkey reds, 24 yards,
32 inches
Velvetsj black, 22 in.,
blue, 22 inch, Velveteens, black, 18in.
20iu... 32in Muslins, 12yd., Dinities,
lin. 12 yda., Union spanish stripes, Spanish stripes, Medium, broad and ha
bit cloths,
...
Caulets, English,
Long ells, scarlet,
assorted, Lastings, Crape fastings,
lustres, Orleans, figured,
plain, Metals, fron, flat and
round,
Nail rod, Hoop,
Pig, per ton, Lead,
FREIGHTS -There is no improvement in the demand for tonnage for Coast umploy- went, but several vessels have been taken Tin-plates, up to load Teas for New York and the Steel,... Colonies, Presunt rates are: Whampoa to Quicksilver, New York £1.16, Foochow to New York Flinte,
*
$2 to £25 for 40 cubic fent: Foghow to | Window glass, London £2 to £2.5 per ton of 50 cubic feet. Popper, flack,...
white Betelut, Cochin china Rattans, Straits,.com,
SHANGILAI, 24vu NOVEMBER Oun last despatch was under date of 8th November on the 13th inst, the English mail of 26th September arrived bridging Telegrams to the 11th Ontaber. The latest Telegrams via Kiachta extend to the 24th October quoting Tea and Silk dall; Nr. 3 Teatles $32. Shirtings dull, 8 lbs., Grey 14/6.
good to fine, Banjermassing,... Sapanwood, 3 pieces weighingpical,
...
67 pes, weigh 2 pl. small pes. weigh 1 pl. Sapearwood; B. Sea Is.,
Timor, Malabar, Mangrove bark, Singa pore and l'enang, Sian,
IMPORTS continue dull-but a large busi- ness has been done in Silk and Ten
Orrox,-A fair demand prevailed in the beginning of the fortuight for Grey #hirt-Tin, Straits, Sugs intenter for shipment to Tientsin, which now however has entirely subsided.
-ruling very low in
ralue, have attractial a little attention.
T-Cintas, are difficult of sale but prices contane unaltered.
TURKEY RS-u inquired for at quote
WOLLESS, continue out of demand and quotations are nominal.
SPANISH STAtead are dull of sale. SCARLET LON ELLs have further receded. | CAMRIS are difficult to move.
Malacca,
Rice. Arracan & Rangoori Stun cargo,...
good to fine white Saigon,
...
Bengal, com tomid.
good to fine,
2.2.5 2.2.0 a 2.3. a 2.4.65 2.5.0 2.6.5 2.7.5 ·2.8.0 2.8.5 a 3.5.0
5.5.0 * 5.7.5
None.
5.2.5
5.0.0
4.5.0 a 4.8.0
2.1.5
a.2.4.0 3:0.0 n 3.3.0 08.0 a 0.8.5 0.8.0 u 0.8.5 2.0 & 3.3.0 $,0.0 9.1.0 44.0.0.
4.2,5
7.0.0
22.0.0
7.5.Ü 2.5.0
2.4.0 a 2.6.0
2.2.0 a 2.3.0 100 0,25
a 3,40
about 4,100 bales. Prices have declined Tis. 10 à 20. We quote-- Tsatlée, No. 1,
The following shows the total Skipments dc. to date as compared with last season
354,392 cheats.
Shipments,...1806,
do., Stock, do.; Arrivals,
do.
1863,
..1866,
812,130 12,750
.1865,
2,860
1866,
367,082
1865,
314,990-
The export hence from 1st January to dato is:
To Shanghae,...1866, 21,527,650 lbs..
Ta. 625 a 635
No. 2,
No. 3,
603 a 615 585 a 595
Na 34,
No. 4
540 & 560 510 a 530
No. 5, and conmon,
460 a 490
Hangelow Taatlee,
Tayram, short reel, No. 1,..
No. 2,... No. 3.
No. 4, & 5,...
450 500. 510 a 530 490 & 500 460 π 480 | 400, a 160.
do., do.,
...1805, 23,723,367
1864, 28,091,400
986 & 390
To London,
1866, 10,132,730
385 a 435
do..
1845 10,531,809
do.,
1904, 6,225,249
Total,
do. do.
1866, 34,660,386 .1845, 33,255,396 ..1886, 35,216,049 Imports.
Skein, Sewhing,...
EXCHANGE
AND BULLIONThe rate for Sterling opened at 6s. 24d. for Bank Bills and G. 3 for first-class Credits, at i months' sight on London, but a large amount of Private Paper being offered for sale, the rates gradually advanced to bs. 3d. and 6, 4d. respectively, at which the Grey shirtings, 7 a 7
market closce.
CLOSING RATES OF EXCHANGE.
On London.Bank Bills, at sight 6a, 14. per teel. Dank Bills, at 6 months' sight Us. 3d. per tael. Credits, at 6 months' sight 68. 4. per taal. Bills with Docu- 6 months' sight 6s. 41d. to 6s. 445. ments,
7 per tact.
On Paris.--Credits, 6 months' sight Fea. 7.97 per tael. Bills with Documents, G months' sight Fes. 8.02 per tel.
Or Calcutta-Bank Bulls, 3 days sight
Rs: 299 per Tls. 100.
Bonbay-Bank Bills, 3 days' aight R$ 300 to 301 Tls. 100. 02.60 Hongkong-Bank Bills, on demand Private Bills, ut
2.6.0 d 2.8.0 4.6.0 18:0 27.0 d 2.9.0 1.0.0 a 11.0 1.8.0 a 22.0 0.4.5 a 0.8.0 0.0.8 a 0.7.0
0.9.0. @ 135 15.2.5 15.5:0 @ 16.0.0 14.5.0
13.0.0 13.2.5 7.4.0 7.6.0
7.0.0 a 7.2.0
12.5.0 a 14.5.0
7.5.0
a 10,5.0
5.20
0.7.0
5.5.0
6.2.5
4.7.5.
2.0.0
2.45 25.0: 2.3.0 a 2.5.0 17.0.0 a 20.0,0 1.8.0 5.0.0 4.4.0 4.2.0. a 3:7:0
R
261 ber cout discount.
15 days' sight 27 per cent discount.
Intereat.12 to
un best securities
Mexican
Dollars.
per cent per amm
PRICES OF BUDAON
Dollars.-73.4.0 Taels per 100
Carolus Dollars. 73.9.0 Theis per 100 Dollars.
Pekin Gold Ears-08 Tunch, 1663 Teels Shanghai Currency per bar of Tls. 9.72, Haileyan weight
Syece. 111. Tuels Shanghai per 100 Tuels Taikwan weight. Canton Syces-109.5.0 Taels Shanghai Currency per 100 Taela Canton weight."
Bar Silver. 996 Touch or 17 Betterness, Taela 111.5.0 Shanghai Currency per 100 Taels Canton weight,
per Cash,-1,340 per Tagl. 2.40GHTS. The rate for London has
advanced to £2. per ton of 50 cubic foot, sator New York to load at Fonchow, na high as £2.ila, per ton has been paid. There has been little employment offering for past voyages; at the same time the disengaged tonnage in port is not large. The following Charters have been re- parted:
52.0.0 #53,0,0 0.7.0 a 0.8.5 2.9.0 a 2.4.0 5.8.0 6.0.0 8.0.0 8.5,0 3.2.0 a 3.4.0 2.4.0 2.7.0 4.0.0 8.3.0 4.2.0 a 4.4.0
2.2.0 24.0 1.7.0
8.4.0.0 1.0.0 a 1:20 3.1.0 a 3.20 5.5.0 a 6:0.0 12.0.0 12.5.0
0
0.6.0 0.7.0 0.8.5 C 0.9.0 18.4.0 a 18.2.0 19.6.0 « 20.0.0 1.6.0 a. 1.9.0
#
1.4.0 1.5.0
19.0
1.77.0 # 1.6.0 2. 1.9.0
2
4 2.0
4.1.0 4.3.0
2.5.0 1
u 195.00 $190.00
200,00 215.00
·240,00
a 230.00 3.30 3.46 5.00 « 3.70 4.30 5.80
3.40 3.00 a 4.00 a 4.25 5.20 440 ¢
2.60
[
2:76
7 lbs.,
3.00
3.15
and prices are slightly weaker.
WHITE SHIRTINGS-1
8 Shirtings
36 ..
4.15
4.25
1.8.0
1.8.0
white spotted,
4.20
4.
4.50
1.9.0 a. 2.1.0
Shirtings Dyed,...
4.90
a
5.00
Turkey Red Shirtings,
Sugar, black, Swarow
3.50
3.85
tions.
4.10
4.40
and Amoy... Foraosa
3.0.0 3.7.0
ем
3.4.0
a 4.1.0
4.90
if
3.50
brown, Hainan,...
4.0.0
Formosa &
8.00
m
'9.00
Amoy,
4.0.0
285 a
$.10
Swatow,
4.2.0
0.10
Canton,
3.8.0 a
4.0.0
4
2.70 -4
2.90
4.280
0.20
Ed
1.15
Mana,
19.00
a
z 23.00
23.00
24.50
21.50 2 22.50
American Drills,
500 pieces:
white, com to fair mediana,
...
fine to finest,
3.1.0 4.6.0 5.0.0 5.8.0 5.4.0 a 6.0.0 a 7,0,0
0.05 a 0.80
1.10
Grey Shirtings,
22
1.05
White Shivings,
13,600 4,180
Coals, English,...
10.0.0
Credi,
11:0.0
Spotted $
Shirtings,
Welsh,
None
1.50 a
2.65
Tloths,
1,250
Ar. Anthracite
12.0.0
Sydney,...
8.0.0
790
9.00
Handkerchiefs,
6.0.0 5.0.0
Woullens & S. Stripes...
Yuk
800
Clatelets.....
150
Lastings
QU
Crape Listings..
1,200
Woollen Dantisks,
3,350
3.10
#
6.20 8.20
Dimities,
200
1,050
2.70
# 3.00
3.20
7.00
Handkerchiefs,
Raw Cotton. Bengal,
Shanghai, Tientsin, Spanish stripes, scarlet,
Assorted,
Medina, Ladies, and
Loug
Habit Cloths, ... Ells, scarlet, Hassorted,...
HR acarlets. HH assorted,
Camilets, ****
BBB,
Dutch,
Lastings,
Blankets, 7 a 12 lbs.
Metals,
Tin,
Iron Nail Rod,
Roundbar square
and flat bar
Houp
AVire, Lewi,
Tin-Plates, Steel, Quicksilver,... Cols, English,
Welsh Australinu, Straits Produce.— -— Rattans, Pepper, white, Black, Betel Nuty
Rice,
10.50
شما
of 31.00
9.50
11.20 a 1150
9.50 a
49.75
21.00 a 21.50 19.502).50
23.00 a
24.00
28.00 a 32.00
18.00. a 19.00
3.50 2
6.10
20:00
ir.
3.50
8.00
6.60
21.50
LASTINGS are out of inquiry.
Long Ells,
Broendes.
English Drills,.
SALES.
200 dozen. Fat pieces
560
METALS.--Narod fron has been dealt in pretty extensively aut prices slightly ad vance; other kinds of Iron are not in re nest. Lend has been dat of sale al que tations. Quicksilver has been enquired for but prices are unchanged. 3.00 Kis-There is no new feature to report, is is exhausted and the Stock of fineign grain 1 quotations are entirely nominal.
CALs are rather firmer the transactions
6.60
@.20 3.50 a 07.00 $8.00 13.50 12.00 a 12.50 a 14.00 8.00 w 9.00
2.80 10.50 a
a
5.30. 11.00
6.40
!
6.50
2.50
Lo
3.50 a
4.60 14.00
2.30
2
باشیم
2.60
1.85 2.10 Arracan, Siam,...
2.00 G 2,13 2:00 2.30 Saigon,... FROM SHARP & Co.'s BULLION AND EXCHANGE CIRCULAR.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
of the fortnight have been on a moderate scale, arrivals have beat small viz., 600 tons frain (eat Britain, 769 tous from Australia and 536 tons from Japan. OPIUM.
MALWA-Business was resumed after the
.......
Japan, Formos,....
#sports.
The Export of Teas from this port and Bankow to Great Britain is 3,400,000 lbs..- above and to America 800,000 lbs. below last year's to same date.
BLACK TRAS For the first few days af- ter the departure of thefast Mail the mark et shew signs of weakness and rates gave way to a small extent, a reaction however took place and we now have to quote the commoner kinds (i. & Teas up to Tle. 20. 0.0) nearly one tael higher than our last In the better clusses there is uoma- terial change.
rates.
We now quote Hohows and Oonalms,
como Tls. 16.2.5 a 22.0.0 Depack and Ningthow,
23.0.0 a 27.0.4. common to goodly, 15 Settlements for the fortnight, 13,000 chests. Re-shipments on owner's acct. 2,000
15,000 chests,
Stock 120 chopa or 37,500 chests. GREEN TEAN.We have to report a large business, almost exclusively in fine Teas, by the Aerican houses. The former extra vagant rates for these classes have risen yet more to the extent of nearly Tls. 20.0 per piel. Common Teas on the other hand are unchanged.
quotation are
arrival of the mail steamer with supplies, 1.90 1 2.10 rates opening at Tis. 640 to 45, and gra- dually advancing as stocks in foreign hands became reduced to Th 55 to 660, Native dealers purchasing eagerly for shipment to the North.
PATNA Prices havé tanded downward through Natives having lost all confidence Common Fyohow to fine
Woyune,
Tls. 28.5.0 47.0.0 33.0.0 a 36.0.0 in consequence of one or two large specula Goto.Tho aniount of Gold passing tors having absconded very heavily involr-Fair to good Pingsney,
Common Shae packel,. 27.5.0 through the colony has been larger thau ed. Our quotation is quite noviinal; no
Settlements for the fortnight, 50,500 lif-cbs, usual. The arrivals amemat to $748,000 and transaction having becar reported for seve
Re-shipment on owner's acct. 4,800 the total exported, including last Mail and ral days. excluding The total received, principally
this, is $18,000.
41,300 Lf-chs. Stock 82 chups or 47,000 half-chests, coin-
SILVER.
We quote
+1
H
Cibiale, Hamburg barque, 388. Shanghai to Amoy, 10 lay days, $800) in full.
Shelburne, Britishi barque, S72 Shanghai to Hongkong, 10 lay days, $1000 in full.
Greiralier, British harque. 542, Shanghai to Swatow and back, 50 lay days, 92800 in full,
Sarah Scott, British bare, 586, Shang- hao to Swatow, 18 lay days, $1200 in full.
Taran, British barque, 506, Foochow And blick, 50 lay days, $2126 in full.
Sooloo, Pritia170 in full.
472. Foochow and back, 25 lay days,
Taas. Bell, British ship, 88. Foochow arbor 60 day days, $8140 in full
Elantes, Prussian brig, 150, Shanghai to Nagasaki and back, 20 buy days, $1050 in full
QUOTATIONS.
*y
FOOCHOW.
255
The fortnightly coast steamer with Foo- chow mails has not yet arrived and her advices will be too late for insertion in this report.
Latest advices are, to 20th instant, nothing of importance bad transpired and rates for Tea remained as last reported.
YOKOHAMA, 17TH NOV, IMPORTS.
Our last deapatch was under date of 31st October. The improved demand for im- ports then noticed, has continued thronght- out the fortnight.
er-
GREY SHIRTINs are 10 to 15 cents high-
COTTON YARN 16 to 24 and 38 to 42, is wanted at quotations; 28 to 32 is not in-. quired after.
BLACK VELVETs and TURREY REDS are scarce and very much wanted."
DYED STOTS and BROCADEs are rather difficult of sale.
CHINTZES and CAMLETs are depressed.. METALS
remain dull
LEAD is ualeable at quotations.
18
The demand for SUGAR has continued: COTTON.We have to report the arrival from Shaughae of 1,200 piculs of which the 2.4.0 greater part has been sold at $32.
EXPORTS.
..Tha. 2.6.0 a
27.5
. lbs.
2.8.0
2.96
9 #10
3.5.0
3.8.0
White shirtings, 56 a
60 reed,
2.4.0
Q
2.6.0
64 a 66reed,.
68 at 72
2.7.0 G 3.2.0 0
.2.3 D 3.6.0
Cloths, 6e 6 lbs. 32
inch wide,
2.1.0 d
7 a 7 lbs. 32 do.,
250 a
88 lbs 35 dv.,
3.1.0 a 2.4.0 a
40
6.3.0 a
450 a
5.0.0
Ndiac, British barque,-375, Shanghai tuj
and back, 30 lay days, $1550 in
Bulle, British barque, 268, Shanghai to ankudadi and lick, 40 lay days, $2200 in
full.
Prines of Satzuna, British brig, 235, Shanghai to Nagasaki and thence to Hako dudi and back to Shanghai, 40 tay days, $2200 in full.
Nellie Abbot, American bargne, 2487, Shanghai
Chintz, assorted,
Americ Drills,,
yards,...
Shoetings, 40 yds,, nil. Euglish Drills, 40 yds.
Spotted shirtings,
White,..
Dyed assorted,
Brocades, white,
Thumasks,
Dyed assorbed, asks, white, Dyed
assorted,
Handkerchiefs, brown,
Velvet, black,
Long Ells, 1 scarlet,
3 6.0 a
3.9.0.
3.6.0 a
40.0
2.8.0 3.3.0.
Snx-Owing to the news, brought here 2.8.0 by the mail of 10th of September, transac tions became more active; prices advanced, 6.4.0 and now close at from 810 to 20 higher
than our last quotations.
We have to pule some improvement in tlie
quality of our supplies and the Settle- 3.7.0 ments of the fortnight, which amount to 4.4.0 900 picule.
3.7.0
Total settlements since the beginning of 4.4.0 the season amount to 5,400 bales against 5.0.0 5,500 in 1865 and 6, 100 in 1864 at the same. 4.6.0 a
8.3.0 date. 0.9.5
tt
7:8.0 * 0.9.0.2 0.1.7 ä 7.0 a .4.0 7.0.0 -
Assorted,
60
Scarlet,
7.7.0
Camilots, BBB,
18.00
& English,
16.0.0
14.8.0
13.8.0
Lasting,
14.0.0
Spanish stripes, Lead... Tin,
4.7.3
5.0.0
Pepper, black Battans, Sapanwood, Sandalwood, Sugar, white,
Brown, Canton,... Mushrooms, Isinglass, Seaweed, long, Cut,, Cuttlefish,
Opiuma, Malwa,
Ever since the end of June pierce Co- 0.1,8 tons have been brought to this markot, 7.8.0 and about 2,000 piculs have been settled 7.5 6 since then, at prices ranging from 880 to 7.2.0 120. The quality has been found much 8.0.0 superior to that of last year, and this fact 19.5.0 confirms the general opinion, that Silk 10.8.0 worm's eggs have been this year the pro- 15.5.0 duce of the Spring crop.
¿ 14.0.0
12
Tus-Our Tea market continues active
17 16.0.0 under the intinence of a good demand, 0.9.5 which in most places has been mot freely, 5.2.0 the stucks being very heavy; but the Tea- 20.0.0 a 22.0.0 men, although willing to part with their 6,6.9 0 6.00 produce, resist any attempt at a decline; at 4.5.0 the same time there are only two or thres in the market: when these pur-
6.6.0 a
3:00 a
2.0.0 4.
2.5.0 o
2. D.13 (4
4.6.0 buyers in 11.00 a 18.0.0 chasers are satisfied, we may look for a re- daction, arders being in most instances 6.4.0. a
7.6.0
4.3.0 @
4.6.0 under present ruling rates. The quality 40.0.0 a 50.0.0 of the purchases has been fine, and the 50.0.0 a. 53.0.0 greater part for the American market.
4.2.0 L 4.4.0 FREIGHTS TO Shaughne per Steamer Mesurement $5 4.0.0
per bals; a 6.5.0 for Silk, $3.50 a 13.5.0 per ton; per Sailing Vessel, $3.50 a 4.00- To measurement 40 cubic feet nominal. @ 679.0.0 a 490.0.0 Hongkong, per Sailing Vessel, $4.50 a 5.00. per Steamer, $6 per ton of 40 cubic feet. To Loudon, Cotton and Tea, £2.10 a 3 per
· 11.5.0
660.00 430.0.0
Exports.
Patna,...
The following are quotations for the otherton; Silk, £t a 4.10 per ton of 50 cubic
articles of export :-
Oil, Suw-yow; per tub
73 valties,... ....Tis. Hongkong yow, par tarb 54 catties, ... Pa-Tong-yow, pien!
Cha-yo Tallow,
Fungos, Wax, White,
pieco;
pirul,
!
6.0.0
foot. To San Francisco, light Freight, $5 per ton of 40 cubic feet, dead weight, $3.50. .5.0.0 a
EXORANGE.We have to report no altor ation in Sterling, which has kept steady 4.0.0 a 4.5.0 since last Mail and closes firm. A furge 6.4.0 a 6.6.0 amount of Private Sterling has been settled, 850 9.1.0 with a sexy Junited lamand for Bank pa 92.06 0.9.0
per. Shanghae rates have been stiffening 32.0.0 33.0.0 and close frin at quotations. On Hong- 165.0.0, a 170.0.0 kong little business has been doue.
45.00 a 60.0.0 good business has been done principally in Private Sterling A fair portion of the 4.5.0 Silk exported for the fortnight, represent
remittances. On London, Bank, 6 months 36.9.0 sight, 4/61d per: Private, 471d to 4/74. 24.0.0 Dunmoutary.
Un Shadyline, Bank, 10 7.80 days sight, 731 8, Tls. per $100; Private, 13.0.0 a 18.5.041. On Hongkong Bank, 10 days's sight, 9.00 9.2.0 per cent discount; Private, 1 per cent 70.0.0 100.0.0 discount. Ichiboos, Paying 300, Selling EXCHAsor.On London G months' sight 300 per $100.
6 months' sight Private 65.
Yellow, Rinbarb, Sze-chuen,
picul, ... ** Shenst piel, Tobacco, Green,
Yellow.
Тінаў.
Hemp, White,
Green, Safflower,
4:0:0 a 64.0.0.60.0.0-
31.0.0
23.0.0
7.5.0
On Highing 27 a 271 per et discount
Bank to Nagasaki and thence to Hako dali and back to Shanghai, 30 lay days, 42 cents per picul all ronid.
Renown, British carque, 440, Foochow to Boston, 30 lay days, 52.5 per ton of 40 cubic feet.
F. Rock, Brenten barque, 516, Fanchow to London, 30 lay days, £2 per ton of 50 cabic feet; or to New York, 30 iny days, £2.5 per ton of 40 cubic feet
Queen of the Ocean. British ship, 670, Foochow to New York, 35 lay days, E2 10 per ton of 40 cubic feat.
Avonvale, British barque, 308, Shaghai to Montreal, Desp., £15 per ton of 40 cubic feet,
HANKOW, IN (VIMBER. The Import market has not improved since our last despatch of 3rd instant."
IMPORTS.
A very moderate business has been done throughout the fornight.
GREY SHIRTINGS have been in little better demand and higher rates have been ruling: forother descriptiona of Cattonnant- factures there has been very little enquiry.
WOOLLENS. Contiune dull of sale, and | prices rule rather lower; a fair ausiness has ben ione in Long Ells but at lower; prices. SPANISH STRIPES and other WooLANS have been in little inquiry and prices con-
same as List tinge same
LEAD is dull of sale.
Imports. QUOTATIONS.
$3.85 a
3.90 3.30 3.85 d .4.25 a
3.50 4.00
4.00
4.50
5.0
0.25
8.80
чов
4.00
5.00 2.25
FL
3.50
4.30
A 4.70
20
19.50
15 days sight. On Shaughne 14 a 1 per Grey shirtings, 55
catty,** cunt, discount Private, 12 per cent. dis-
6 catty come Bank 10 days sight.
FREIGHT-The rate per steamer to T-Cloth, 7 lbs., ... shanglue is Tie. 3 and Nagpo Tls. i per White shirtings, 66
White spots; ton of 40 cubic feet.
Dyed spots, White brucades, Colorul brocades, n Chiutxes, assorted, Turitey red cloth, Daulets, BBB,
CANTON, 28TH NOVEMBER. IMPORTS.
A slight improvement is noticeable. Baw Cotton has advanced one Tael, and Yarn
.... SALES.
$5.
24 pieces Superfine Cluth, $ 3.20. 300 picols Leul,... §.6.60 a $ 7.00 40 Flasks Quicksilver, $72.00 $73.00
EXPORTS.'
TEA. Nothing has been done in Congon, and the large stock of 33 chops remains in- cact.
CANTON-MADE TEAM-Business for Eng- lish agent has been on a limited scale.
SCENTED ORANUR PRKors have bon #aken at a decline of one Tael. Repreted settlements are as follows
4,000-bgs., Scented Orange
Pekoe, Tls. 20 a 24 2001-chd Canton packed
Cow collag
17 1,500 bxs. Gunpowder,
21.80 (3) 17 2,500+ Lugerial,
SILK
The market has beer very unalendy, at one time the price of No. 1 Tsutler went down, es low as 5585 but rallied shortly af
TIN and NAILROD IRON-are unchingel. QUICE SILTER.-The only transaction on record comprises 100 flasks at Ts. 53 a 54. SUGAL.The demand continues mali, arrivals have been somewhat excessive and
sus per picnt. This reaction is mainly in consequence a decline in value haster and rose to the present rate of $000
owing to the superior quality of the 5th taken place.
yacsations are as follows :-
..$580.00. a 595.00 Likong, No. 1, Kowkung, No. 8,515.00 535:00 Cumchuck Lucklow, 583.00 Kerected Lacklow, ... €30.00 a 645.00 ₫ $20.00 Tsatlee, No. ... Selam,
crop.
Pierced Cucova, Waste Silk, No. 15 .....
No: 2,
Cassin
100,00 ... 470.00 .90.00
80.00
a. 90.00
...$19.00 a
SUNDRIES.
Damasks,
Long ells,
Curton yan, No. 16:
24,
No. 28 a 32, 18 a 12
Lastings, Velvets, black,
Purple,
trou, mail rod,
Tin Plates,...
No. 2....
19.50
43
5.25
120,00
18.00 a 18.50 17.00
- 17.25
8.50
7:00 a 9,00 " 9.50
2.
73.00 75:00 80.00 81.50 85.110 88.00 15.00 a 17.00
18.00 a 14.00-
950
3.50
9.00
7.50
2.16
Led, W.B.
7.25
26
Tin,
21.00
@ - 22.00
6.50
6.50
Sugar, Chiton white,
No. I,
10 00
-10.50
8.00 u
No. 3
6.00
8.50 6.50
Rhubarb, Blankets, per piece,
Rape seeil, Rapeseed Oil, »
Nuts, t Vegetable Wax, Coir, Cont Ginseng, Ten, ordinary to good
ordinary, a...
8:00
^ };
0.00
it
O.GU-
Exports
4.00
a
4.25.
A.90
昭
10.50-
6.00
9.50
16.00
It 17.00
· 6.00
LA 450
9.00
a
10.00
2.75
3.40
13.00
19.00
25.60 2 31.00
Common ... Matino,
Good medium
to fine, Fine,
Seaweed; ent,
Unent,. Mushrooms,
RA COTTON.Excessive supplica noted a lively business ensued and further su in our last, cause prices to drop, however plies being on a nuderais scale, the market rallied we quote Tientsin, Tis. 15 15.7, best Shanghae, Tls. 18.60 à 18.60.
OPIUM.--Reports of an improvement up country cause a lively demand and al drug of good quality was taken up at "Tis. 628 à 645; and prices advanced still more ou receipt of advices from Shanghae of siden rise, which had taken place there and at Tis. 690 a few clients changel harida,
19,50 posed of 10,000 half-chests Moynue and since then the market has become quieter notations are as follows Fychow, 5,500 half-chests Pinguey pd and closes at Tls. 670, Patna is worth Tls.
39.00 a 44.10 Cassia Body, 485. 1,500 half-chests Shanghae packed.
20.00 a 21.00: Star Aniseed, RAW SILK.A large business has been
EXPORTS.
195.00
r 200.00 Aniseed Oil,
85.00 u TÓ.00 done since last Mail, owing to a scarcity of
Rhabarby TEA-Two chops only have been settled money, lower prices up country, and more
8.60 a 8.70: white No. 1, Sugar
"Brown," aunerous arrivals which has made Silkmen during the interval, or 1,103 chests: Ounam!
4.90 5.00 Holders havis mote eager to sell at reduced intes especial at Tls. 13 6 e 14. per pical.
Sailed. For London, Cora Linn," and not show much desire to press sales and ly for lower grades. Settlements amount to about 4,500 bales, of which 3,000 are consequently no material decline in pricesChetal," For New York, "Powhattan," Hatchojes Mybash
Beat cango.) Oshio the IS
is yet established: almost and there have been sent
sent away, almost entirely to India, $660,000. These remit both to Japan and Hankow, and at one total since 1st June 27,6000 bales, tances of Peruvian coin are for the purchase time beet Shanghae staple could not be 44,800 bales to same of Chinese Coolies, and now frequently bought under fls. 15.5.0 per picul; the de- take the place of the credits, which were mand for Hankow however falling off, the more generally used. In view however of price raceded to Tis. 15.7.5 a 16.0.0 per recent painful revelation, the feeling is pical, but better acconots having been re-
and exclusive as
sive as above, is 8830000.
DOLLAR CURRENCY.--It is to be hoped,
Highest. Forest Casing rates. frain
Shanghas eli route to India, is
€10 450 450 $844,000, and that sent away, inclusive Malwa,...Tls. 663 670-640
Patna,Tis: 473
Patna Malwa cherts. chests.
1,187 677
522 do..... 1,249
do..... 495 935
that the triffing advance in the rupes rate Arrivals from 7th to 23rd į again to the old method of remittance, which has been for so nag a time discour aged by advices there. There have conie
on India may tend to attract attention
instant, Deliveries,
do.
to hand from the Coast and Callan $410,000 Stock,
Of these about a lac are in Peruvian
+
Settlements amount to and Albert Victor," (Bankside,"
COTTON has been in demand for shipment China and 1,500 Japan Silk, against 3,303 chests, including 1.778 chests under i
date
3.9%
уват.
account,
Loading For London, contract and 182 chests shipped on Native and "Stornoway." For New York, Char- Ex-
ger," "Galates," and "Amaranth,"
69 Freights.For London, 1.10 per feet. For New York, 1.1 a £2 per 40 feet.
port is 22,790 bales, against 43,454 bales to same date last season, which is exclusive of what the present French and English Mail Steamers have engaged, amounting to.
The following are the prices which have been paid :—
Donams, common Tis. 13.00 a 14.00 per pl.
Isinglass, Camphor, Cuttlefish, Dried shrimps,
Best
SILK.
14.00 Q
33.50 a 30,00-
38 00 43,00.
7.50.
14,00
4.50
丸
2.50 d 3.10.
40,00
ú $5.00
Noue
a 23.50
ε 16.00
22.00
14.00 18.00
4 22.00.
970 per pl.
Mybasi Gour
Medium to Sinsbu
fair
910 840 a 890.
750 & 820
750
820
... 1830
Medium Inferior
Koshu
700 à 750
650 a 690
Sodai
Medium :.. 700 a 750
Medium ....
Inferior
22
a 870 760 a 810 660 a 710 770 & 820
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