1
Commercial.
THIS DAY, FOUR P.M.
The most important feature in stock ex- change business since our last issue has been a healthy change in the position of Banks, a substantial business having been transacted for cash at 117, 1173, and 118 per cent. premium. A large number of shares have changed hands at these rates, the stock leaving off quite steady at the higher quotation. There is a slight de-
Shipping.
ARRIVALS..
Jan. 31, CHINA, German steamer, 648, Hrcher, Swatow 30th January, General-Kwok Acheong & sons.
Jan. 31, VALPARAISO, German bark, 486, F.
Meyer, Hamburg 17th July, General Melchers & Co.
& Co.
Feb. 1, EMUY, spanish steamer, 414, G. Ortuzar, Manila 28th January, General.-Remedios Feb. 1, YANGTSZE, British steamer, 784, 4 E.
Schultze, Canton 31st January, General siemssen & Co.
Jan.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
SHIPPING IN HONGKONG.
STEAMERS.
28, ANJER HEAD, British steamer, 2,015 Roper, San Francisco 13th December, anit Honolulu 3rd January, General.-D. La praik & Co.
Jan. 22, ANTENOR, British steamer, 1,644, J. 5. Bragg, Japan 17th January, Coal and Gene ral-Butterfield & swire, Jan. 31, ASHINGTON, British steamer, 80g, Alla- son, Bangkok 5th January, and Saigon Dec. 31, Asia, Danish steamer, 880, Djorup.-
gth, General-Siemssen & Co. siemissen & Co.
mand for China Traders' scrip at 1,600 Feb. 1, Kang-chi, Chinese steamer, 688, 688, R. Jan. 26, CATTERTHUN, British steamer, 2,167,
which has not been met. A small business
C. Marsden, Haiphong 28th January, and Haihow 31st, General.-C. M. s. N. Co. Feb. 1, TAMSU!, British steamer, 919, Whittle,
Canton 31st January, General-Butterfield & swire.
Feb. 1, HIMALAYA, British steamer, 514, Beedle,
put hick.-Kwok Acheong & Sons.
Feb. 1, NAGATA MARU, Japanese str. 13
Wynn Japan 26th January, General-Mitsu Bishi Mail S. s. Co.
DEPARTURE.
Miller, Sydney soth December, Brisbane and January, Rockhampton 3rd, Townsville 5th, Cooktown 6th, Thursday Island 9th, and Port Darwin 2gth, Gold, Coals, and Gene- ral-Gibb, Livingston & Co. Nov. 29, CEBU, American steamer, 373, Edgar.—
Captain.
HONGKONG --SAILING VESSELS. (Continued),
Jan. 26, SUMATRA, American ship, 1,072, C. Lock, Port Townsend 1st December, Tim- ber-Hongkong and Whampoa Co.
Oct. 8, SYREN, American ship, 875, Brown
Russell & Co.
|
Markets.
FaroRTED BY Cianxa Ferms and corrected to Dark.
American Drills, an yarls, por plece
1
TH
American Dells, zyība, per place
Jari. 25, TECUMSEH, American ship, 1,309, E Catton Yam, No. 16 to 24, fer 400 lbs.
Lincolo, Cardiff 27th July, Coal.-Borneo Carton Van, No, at in 37, per 400 Ra... Co. Limited,
Catton Yarn, No. 18 10 43, per 400 lba, Sept. 27, TWILIGHT, American ship, 1,303, War-ton Yara, 1 Bombay
land-Russell & Co. Wakefick, American bark, 897, Crowell. Tyed Sputed Shirtings, per pices...
Chintz, per plece Dyal Procaries Shirtings, per piece...
Captain,
Jan. 9, W. J. ROTCH, American ship, 1,703,
fray. Russell & Co..
CANTON.
Jan. 29, YANGTZSE, British steamer, 784 E.
schultze, shanghai 26th January, General. siemssen & Co.
WHAMPOA.
NJL
Dyet ramask Shirtings, per pisco .... English Drills ja yanis, per piece English Drill, 14 flis, per proceso English Brits, 1 lbs per Grey Shirting, 7 lbs; per pleed
Grey Shirtings, 8 lbs, per piece
Grey Shirtings, 81 I, TICP
Br-5310 3.10 ...$390 3.95 888.50 10 91.00
*** | .0 16 275.00 $118,00 124.00
676, 30 to 81.00
$1.7010 6.71 8.60 to 3.8
83-85 to 3-20 $5.50 5.0.5
$2.59 to 3.65
84 to 9.50 $3.8 to 5.00 *r5,t6 1,93 A1.77 to 1.85 $1.95 10 2.23
82.65 to 2.73
84,97 to 2.99
Cey Shirtings, y perpiece (irey Shirtings. talls per piece... Firmy T-Cloths, 24 yil. & 3. 6a, portere... 810 10 1.75 frey T-Chahs, 24 Yi, & 32 in. 7 lky, per pieca... $10 to 1.70
la gly, XO per piecn... - 81,8
81.6 to 1.B
Jan. 29, CATHARINA 11., Russian steamer, 813: Jan. 25, BENEDICTA, German schooner, 247, J. firey, T. Chistes, yah, af in fiba, QL. per plece. 82.12 1.2.4
Goller, Singapore 21st January, Gene- ral-Bun Hin & Co.
Sept. 28, CONQUEST, British steamer, 316, Ham-
lin-shun Hang Hong. Dec. 15, CONSOLATION, British steamer, 464,
Young-Yuen Fat Hong.
Jan. 27, CRUSADER, British steamer, steamer,
646, Rowin, Saigon 21st January, Rice. Fung Yuen & Co.
1. Jensen, Swatow 21st January, Ballast. Wieler & Co.
Dec. 29, SAN FRANCISCO, Germian schooner, 231, Nov. 28, SCHWAN, German brig, 276, schroder.
Olimanı.-Siemssen & Co.
-siemssen & Ca
RIVER STEAMERS.
Gry T-Chus, 14 yıla yö äriñiba, XX per piece Handkerchiefs, Blue, per daren
Hankerchiefs, Ione
Ito, per dozen Bankerlief, Reil, per dočens Handkerchief, Light Red, per dagen Turkey Re Shirtings, alba, per piece Velve: Hack. 19 Inches, My 15 inches, per pan!... Welver, rentida, s'a inches per yard Velveteens, Black, per yard...
has also been effected in the stock of the Hongkong Fire Insurance Company at the current rate-95p per share without, however, in any way affecting its market status. China Fires are very quiet at 290 per share. No further transfers in Docks have come under our notice, but this popu-tan. 11, VOLGA, French steamer, for Yokohama. lar medium for investment is very firm. Jan. 31, HUNGARIAN, British str., for Nagasaki. with plenty buyers a1 45 per cent premium, Feb. 1, TILLIE BAKER, Amer. bark, for folio.
Feb. J, SALTEE, French steamer, for Hoihow. and anupwardtendency is plainly indicated.
Feb. 1, ATJE, Dutch steamer, for Ainoy. There are still sellers of Steamboats at 24 Feb. 1, LYDIA, German steamer, for singapore per share premium, ex div., but offers to sell have not been closed with. The pro- ceedings at the meeting of the Hotel shareholders yesterday afternoon would appear to have given an impetus to the Company's affairs, and for the first time
Per Niigata Maru, str., from Japan-Messrs. for many weeks we have to report busi-Sutherland, J. A. singleton, and McKeller, and 9 ness in this scrip. At 90 per share a fair Chinese, steerage. amount of shares have changed hands, and buyers outnumber the sellers at that rate. Sugars have also been, negotiated, wind and fine weather to single Island, with | Jan. 29, HUNGARIA, Austro-Hungarian sir, 1,400; Yot-sai, British steamer, 180, McDougall.-Kwok Bankers, 19 lb, per pair
although, as we anticipated, at a re- duced rate. Good business has been booked at 162), and at that price the stock is in brisk demand, with far more buyers than sellers. At three per cent. premium a limited business has been done in the bonds of the Chinese Imperial Loan of 1881. Other quotations remain unaltered.
SHARES.
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-118 per cent.
premium, sales. Union Insurance Society of Canton-$1,600 per
share, buyers.
China Traders Insurance Company-$1,6co
per share.
North China Insurance-Tls. 1,175 per share. Yangisze Insurance Association-Tla. 685 per
share.
Chinese Insurance Company-$282) per share,
sellers.
On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tls, 150
per share. Hongkong Fire Insurance Company-$950 per
share, sales.
China Fire Insurance Company-$290 per share, Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company
-45 per cent, premium, buyers. Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.
-$24 premium, ex. div. sellers. China Coast Steam Navigation Company.-Tis.
162 per share.
Hongkong Gas Company-$85 per share. Hongkong Hotel Company-890 per share,
sales.
China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$162)
per share, sales and buyers. China Sugar Refining Company (Debentures)-3
per cent, premium.
Hongkong lcc Company-$130 per share. Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited
-$5 per share,
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1878-1 per cent, prem.
ex. int.
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1881-3per cent. premi.
sales,
ON LONDON.-
EXCHANGE.
Bank Bills, on demand
3/82
Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight....
3/84
Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight
..3/91
Credits, at 4 months' sight.......
3/94.
Documentary Bills, 4 months'...
sight
..3792
ON PARIS.
Dank Bills, on demand.
4.67.
Credits, at 4 months' sight.....
1.80.
ON BOMBAY,--Bank, 3 days sight
220)
ON SHANGHAI.—
Bank, sight
+721
Private, 30 days' night.
...739
ON CALCUTTA, Bank, 3 days sight...of
OPIUM MARKET.—THIS DAY.
per picul, $660
NEW MALWA
(Allowance, Taels 44} OLD MALWA .*****
......per picul, $705
(Allowance, Taels 28,) PATNA (first choice) ......per chest, $622) PATNA (second choice) ...per chest, $6184 PATNA (bottom) ....per chest, $620 PATNA (without choice) ...per chest, $615 BENARES (without choice) per chest, 86161 BINARIS (bottom)
.........per chest, 8622) PERSIAN................
.............................per picul, 9510
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
THIS DAY'S TELEGRAMS,
and Hamburg
Feb. 1, ELECTRA, German steamer, for Kobe.
PASSENGERS-ARRIVED.
Per China, str., from Swatow-78 Chinese. Per Emuy, str, from Manila-go Chinese. Per Kang-chi, str., from Haiphong, &c.-Mr. Constantine and 54 Chinese.
REPORTS.
The German steamship Chinn reports left swatow on the 30th January, and had light N.E.
dense fogs.
The Chinese steamship Kung-chi reports left Haiphong on the 28th January, and Hotlow on the 31st. From Haiphong to Hoihow moderate Easterly winds and foggy weather. From loi how to Hongkong muxderate N.E. winds and foggy weather to Ladrones; thence to port fresh NE. winds and overcast weather. In Haiphong the French men-of-war Hamelin, Surprise, and the steamship Taiwan. In Hoihow the steam ship Ping-on. The steamship Greyhound left Hoihow for Pakhoi on the right of the 30th.
January-
AMOY SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS,
21, Himalaya, British steamer, from Swatow, 21, Esmeralda, British steamer, from H'kong. 21, Welle, Gernam steamer, from Formosa 21, Thales, British steamer, from swatow,
swatow, British steamer, from Swatow. 22, 22, Albay, British steamer, from Taiwanfoo. 23, Fokien, British steamer, from Foochow 23, Deucalion, British steamer, from Hongkong. 24. Jeddah, Uritish steamer, from Hongkong. 25, Himalaya, British str., from Taiwanfoo. 26, Kwangtung, British str., from Hongkong. January-
Else, German brig, for Batavia,
21,
21,
DEPARTURES.
Himalaya, British steamer, for Taiwanfoo. 22, Hailoong, British steamer, for Hongkong. 22, Oceania, British bark, for Taiwanfoo,
22, Esmeralda, British steamer, for Hongkong, 22, Esmeralda, Spanish str., for Hongkong, 23, Thales, British steamer, for Foochew,
23, Swatow, British steamer, for shanghai. 23, Fokien, British steamer, for Hongkong. 23, Deucalion, British steamer, for shanghai. 24, Swatow, British steamer, for swatow,
NAGASAKI SHIPPING.
January-
ARRIVALS.
1, Craiglands, British str., from Shanghai. 1, Nagoya Maru, Japanese str., from Kobe. 2, Appin, British steamer, from Shanghai. 2, Hiroshima Maru, Jap. str., from shanghai. 2, sunda, British steamer, from Yokohama. Oaklands, British str., from Hongkong, Malacca, British steamer, from Hongkong. Kinokuni Maru, jap. str., from Yokohama. 4 Waverley, Britishi str., from Shanghai, 5 Solidor, British bark, from Kobe. 5, Hertha, German corvette, from Amoy.
Kanagawa Maru, Jap. str., from Yokolama. Jokio Maru, Japan. str., from shanghai, Wanderer, Iraish steam yacht, from Kebe. 6, Ardentiene, British steamer, from shanghai. 6, Tyne, British steamer, from shanghai. 7, Toyoshima Maru, Jap. str., from Shanghai. 8, Genkai Maru, Japanese str., from Kobe, 11, Antenor, British steamer, from Kobe. 12, Chilton, British steamer, from shanghai. January- DEPARTURES.
2, Sumanoura Mars, Jap, str., for Yokohama. 3. Nagoya Maru, Japan. str., for shanghai. 3, Hiroshima Maru, Japanese str., for Kobe. 3, Surida, British steamer, for Hongkong. 4, Chilton, British steamer, for shanghai.. 4, Lido, British steamer, for Shanghai.
4. Malacca, British steamer, for Yokohama, 5, Appin, British steamer, for shanghai. Pelham, British brig, for shanghai,
7,
7, Waverley, British str., for Vladivostock.
Tokio Maru, Japanese steamer, for Kobe. &, Ardentiene, British steamer, for shanghai. 8, Tyne, British steamer, for shanghai. 9, Oaklands, British steamer, for shanghai. 9, Wanderer, Brit. steam yacht, for H'kong, 9, Genkai Maru, Japanese str., for Shanghai. 11, Toyoshima Maru, Jap. str., for Hakodate. 12, Craiglands, British steamer, for Shanghai. 13, Kanagawa Maru, Jap, str., for Yokohama. 13, Solidor, British hark, for shanghai.
13, Nagoya Maru, Japanese steamer, for Kebe.
VESSELS EXPECTED AT HONGKONG,
HANG
SHAKO- NACA.
AXOY
XORC.
HAL
SAKL
BAROMETER,
Tebe Endymion Bodila Importer.
Pauline
THERMOME
*TER, &c,
Narometer..........30.18 30.24 20.94 39.27 35.
ached 67.0 67.0 59.0, 390, 320|| 43:3
Them'ter
Direction of Wind.
E
Forc
4
3
夯
Dry Thermometer, 69.5 60.0 52.0 14.0 3.80 15.0
1
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Wet Thermometer. 030 64.0 620 10.0) 350 414) -* | **. Weathersti
Hen's Rain.......--
Quantky fallen.......
bebc
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Barvinciet, level of the spa in inches, text and hum droda-Therinomeses, in Fahrenheit degrees and sam kept In the open air fa a khaded, situation.-Direction of Wind, Is registered every two points, N., N.N.E, NE, elam Force of Wind, & calm. Eto 3 light breeze, 3 to 3 mode. Turan,- 5 to 7 fresh, 17 to 8 stronger. § li tis, heavy, " 10 to 19 violest. --Stain of Weather, Z. Clear blus sky. C. Cloudy. D. Drictly. F. Fog. G. Forry, H. Hai, 2. Light- ning #f. Blaty, O. Chase. P. Passing showers. Q Equally,, R. Kainy. 5. Saow. F. Thunder. V. Bað, „Tireasming. J. Viibility, 17, Storm. 2. Calm, The 'lasters are repeated to indícut any increase over the mean sydkage of their sigaáficasion. Rais,--The hovers ofrala for Ana presiona ng hones (noon) are reglasarad from a to,14 the gogmcy of wear files indicated in locbly, Hun sind
Livingston
Henry
(Corrected to Date),
Trieste
..London
.Cuxhaven
Jan. 31, DANUBE, British steamer, 561, Clanchy, Bangkok 22nd January, General.-Yuen Fat Hong,
Jan. 24. DECIMA, German steamer, 1,151,
Petersen, Keelung 21st January, Coal.- Jarding, Mathieson & Co.
Jan. 26, ELECTRA, German steamer, 1,161, R. Bohne, Hamburg 1st December, and singa. pore roth January, General-siemssen & Co. Jan. 26, GLENELD, British str., 800, Nicholson, Newcastle, via singapore '20th December,
-Coal,-Order,
Oct. 29, HONGKONG, hitish steamer, 67, Ken
neit.-Kwok Acheong & Sons.
G. Sturli, Trieste 1st December, Bombay, Colombo, Penang, and singapore 21st Jan, General. Melchers & Co.
quez.-R. Mourente.
Dec. 19, JODANO, Spanish steamer, 654, Mar- July 7, 1. TAI, Annamite steamer, 1,000, Li Ton Jan 31, LYDIA, German steamer, 1,180, Paulsen,
Tack.-Captain.
Japan 26th January, General-siemssen & Co. Jan. 14. NAMOA, British steamer, 867, Westoby,
-D. Lapraik & Co.
Jan. 21, OCEANIC, British steamer, 3,703, Met
calfe.-O. &0. s. s. Co.
Jan. 24, OLYMPIA, German steamer, 783, Wagner, Chinkiang 19th January, Rice.-siemssen & Co.
| Jan. 21, PEKING, British steamer, 954, Drewcs.
-siemssen & Co.
Jan. 31, PERNAMBUCO, British str., 643, 'Hyde, Saigon 35th January, Rice-Melchers & Co. Jan. 26, PRINZ HEINRICH, German steamer, 872, Hofmann, Bangkok 17th January, General -Yuen Fat Hong,
Nov, 24, SEA GULL, American steamer, 48, Hay-
den-China Traders' Insurance Co.
July 7, SHUN TIP, Annamite steamer, 93, Yuen
Man Fu-Captain.
Jan. 1, SOLWAY, British steamer, $10, Jarvis.--
Vogel & Co.
Jan, 29, TAMSUI, British steamer, 919, Whittie, Chinkiang 25th January, Général-Butter- field & swire.
Jan. 29, THALES, British steamer, 820, T. G.
Pocock, Foochow 26th January, Anioy 27th, and swatow zgth, General D. Lapraik` & Co.
Jan. 30, VORWAERTS, German steamer, 611,
Evers, Touron 26th January, General. Wieler & Co.
Jan. 15, WANDERER, British steam-yacht, 340,
Gordon,
SAILING VESSELS.
Jan. 14, ADOLPH, German bark, 868, Mahr.-
-Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
Jan. 9, ALDEN BESSE, Amarican bark, 842,
Noyes. Rozario & Co.
Jan. 14, ALTAR, Russian ship, 1,024. C. Niska,
-Order.
Jan. 21, ANDROMEDA, German ship, 1,879,
schapper.-Order.
Jan. 21, AUGUSTE, French bark, 869, A. Ber-
nard, Cardiff Bth september, Coal-Order. Nov. 21, BLUE JACKET, Amer. ship, 1,396, Fer-
cival-Russell & Co.
Dec. 27, CARL GERHARD, Germia bark, 331,
P. Sahr.-Ed. schelihass & Co. Jan 24, CHARITE, French bark, 268, G. Leroy, Whampoa 23rd January, General-Car lowitz & Co.
Dec 27, C. REDMAN, Amer. bark, 598, Elliot.
-Master.
Jan. 1, COLOMA, Amer, bark, 853, C. M. Noyes.
Rozario & Co.
Jan. 12, DELPHIS, German schooner, 298, Lilien.
tha).-Melchers & Co.
Jan. 21, DOROTHEA, German ship, 1015, Mehl-
hose.Sicmssen & Co.
Jan. 26, EDWIN REED, American bark, 1,378,
J. B. Gilmore, Cardiff 21st August, Coal- Order.
Jan. 31, ELISE, Gennan bark, 513, Bruhn,
Whampoa 30th January.-Order. Jan. 23, FRIEDERICH, German bart, 595, H. spiesen, Singapore 14th December, Timber, Jan. 28, FRITZ, German ship, 1, 420, F. F. Lan- kerie, Cardiff 9th August, Coals.-Melchers
siemssen & Co.
& Co.
Jan. 16, H. W. DUDLEY, Amercan bark, 1,198,
W. Dudley.-Order.
Ichang, British steamer, 700, Ogston-Butter
field & swire,
Kiu-kiang, British steamer, 617, T. Benning
Hongkong, Canton, & Alacao Steam-boat Co. Kiang-ping, Chinese steamer, 360; Holmes.
C.M.S. N. Co.
Kung-chow, British steamer, 159, Goggin
Kwok Acheong- & sons.
Iowan, British steamer, 1,890, A. Denning spark, British steamet, British, 140, Hoyland.
Hongkong, Canton, & Macao steam-boat Co.
Velicet fint med
White Mirting, 34 tbs rend, per pieka
White Shirtings, da to 56 reed, per piece Waite Stintings, 68 to a read, per-piece, White Shirtings, doo read, per pises
White Shirtings, 7,ons reed, per piece
White Shirtings, AA, per piece
"Wire Shirtings, EF, per ploc
White Shining,, $11, per pieca White Spotted Shirtings, per piece... Whize Brocades, per piece
WOOLLEN GOODS.
T
White Cloud, British steamer, 280, Cary,--Hung ankets, ait., per por
Hangkong, Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co.
kong, Canton, & Macao steam-boat Co.
Achrong & sons.
AMOY.
In Port on 26th January, 1882.
Amoy, German schooner, 314 (schade)-H. A
Petersen & Co.
Blankets, g., per pole Blinkers, tob, per pair
Canleg per pisco -Camicis SS, per
Sq, por piece Camlats S
S, per piece, Comla, B, per piece piece
LIP
Canters, per pleco
*AIM Sevlet, Long F, MM
per piece
Carl Wilhelm, British bark, 300 (Sutherland)-gls, MA Assorted, per piece...
1 ER, HH Scarlet, per piese Boyd & Co.
lang Ells:
Long H
Anna Dorathea, German bark, 343 (Jessen)Long Ell, Hi Assorted, per piece...
Scarlet, Pasedag & Co. Emily, British brig, 295 (Crighton)-H. A. Peter.
Lantings, DD. per piece sen & Co.
E. von Beaulieu, German bark, 336 (Oetting)
Pasedag & Co.
Faugh Balaugh, German, schooner, 240 (D. Rute)
-H A. Petersen & Co.
Helena, German bark, 263 (Thomscon)-H. A.
Petersen & Co.
per picée ... rpiece
Long Ets-11 Asoricel, per p Spanish Stripes, jer yand
. 'METALS..
Icon, Nail Road, per plout Inn, Hony, per pícul Iron, Nar, per picul Tern, Wire, per picni
Juno, German bark, 265 (Nielsen)-Pasedagen, WI, per pied
& Co.
Oswald, German bark, 448 (Brinckmeier)-H. A.
Petersen & Co.
Prince Arthur, British bark, 196 (Smith)-Boyd
& Co.
Wagrion, German 'schooner 176 (Debbern)-H.
A. Petersen & Co.
FOOCHOW.
In Port on 24th January, 1882.
Land LIL.
ལ་
per picul
per picul... Herd, He Chop, per picul... Quicksilver, English, Quicksilver, American, per pictl
Stoof
English, per tub Stori, Smcdial, per kub
+++
Sheathing Metal, per picul Spelder, per picul Tin, Malacca, per piçul Tin, Plates, per box.
Afarende, per picul
..
TRODUCE.
Hilda, British bark, 350, Kruse, Chefoo 19th Alam, quality, per picul
January-Chinese.
SHANGHAI.
In Port on 25th January, 1882, Alexander Newton, British bark, 308 (Newton)
Morris & Co.
Chingtabs, British bark,472 (Schulze)-J.W.Muller
& Co.
Chit-sc, British bark, 561 (Mahr)—Morris & Co. C. of Bute, Britishs chooner, 793 (Thompson)
Primrose & Co.
Dora, German schooner, 1160 (Herboth)-W. He- |
wett, & Co. Empress, British bark, 390 (Lass)-Nils Moller. Errics on, Ameracan ship, 1,646-{Plummer)
Chapman, King, & Co.
J. Nicholson, British ship, 685
Melchers & Co.
Alum, and quality, per picul ... Itark, Slam, per picul. Berk, Champhor, per picu! Beche de Mer, por face
White per pitu!.. Bees Wax, Japan, Bees Wax, Harikane, Yellow, per picul Bees Wax, White, per picul Bini Nests, aut quality, per picul .... Bind' Neus, and quality, per picul... Birds Nest, ad quality, per picul ...
mene, per picul...
Dual Histes, Manila... Buffalo Cow Hidea
Camphor, packed, per picul Camphor, Barnes, clean, per picul Camphor, Refuse, per pical Cardamona,
Superior Cardamos, Inferior, per picul Cloves, per planl picu! Coals, Afloat, per ton
(Campbell), per
L
John Trabey, Britisk bark, 1,147 (Ryan)-C. & J. | Coal, English team, per lon
Trading Co.
Cal, Sydney, per ion Cofer, per picu!
J. Woodbum, British brig, 299 (Dasborough)
Captain.
Lee-yil, British bark, 219 (Hankinson)-Morris
& Co.
Lucile, British schooner, 91 (Koch)-John Martha, British bark, 852 (McPherson)-Morris
Wilson.
& Ca
Pelham, British brig, 154 (Downle)-Mackenzie
& Co.
Perle German bark, 405 (Klyhn)-Carlowitz solidor, British bark, 241 (Danielson)-Nils
&
Moller.
YOKOHAMA,
In Port on 21st January, 1882.
Adele, Russian schooner, 42 (Gouldes)-F. Retz. Alexander, American schooner, 72 (Carlson)
Captain. Alice, French bark, 450 (Soule)-A Reimers
& Co.
A. Cashman, American schooner, 51 (Tibbey)
Captain. Diana, American schooner, 64 (Peterson) Helena,american schooner, 60 (Ewalt)-
Captain.
Jan. 16, HINDOSTAN, British ship, 1,479, J. Bal-Hare, American bark, 862 (Evans)-Walsh,
Maritimes.
Hall & Co.
|
w
Copper, Sheathing, Jajan, per picul Lapper, they
Copper, Rod, Japan, per picut Copper, Nails, per picul .... Carton, Bombay, per pics! Colton, Ningpo, per picul Cotton, Calenta, per pical Coto, Shanghai, per plzul Cotton, Shuntung, per pleut Couton, Tienula, per pleul Colton, Tungehou, per picul
Colton Seeds, Saigon, per picul Cotton Seeds, Salm, per picul Cuttlefish, Japan, per picul
Custidish, Japan, without bones, per picut
Cuttlefish, Chauchow, per pleul ...
Dates, Black, per pic
Date, Red, per pícut
Dried Uly Flowers, per picul
Ma
Elephan Toeth, 4 10 5 pieces, per picul
Elephant's Teeth, 7 to ploces, per pleut Flour, Coliformis, per sack of for the
Ham, Amariaan, par hares of 200 be.... Flat, American, per barrel of 200 104, ... Fungua
Flínia, per picul
214
Gieseng, American, at quality, per pleut Ginseng American, and quality, per picut
Hami, Ordinary, per picul
Hama, Superior, per plcul
emme va pical
Hemp, per
Sidon Goode, al quality, per pleul
Icinglane, Japa, porpicul...
Melon seeds, and 11ushrooma, per picul
Brussels, Dry Slam ladle, per picul
Per pleal Mussels, Dry Slam Murcia, Dry Slam emali, per picui
Pess, Whlie, per pint
Grom,
Pes, perficul
yea. Russell & Co. Jan. 29, IMPORTER, American ship, 1,260, Allyne,
Cardiff and October, Coal-Messageries Kiwa, Russian schooner, 113 (Johnstone)-Fe O, per picul...
Captain. ...Scpt. 17
.sept. 19 Jan. 21, JAVA PACKET, British bark, 674, Han. M. C. Bohm, German schooner, 80 (Enade)-- ...sept. 25
sen-Russell & Co. Sept. 27 Jan 4, LAUREL, British bark, 639, Grassam.-North Star, Russian schooner, 38 (Ridderbjelke)
Jan. 2. MARIE, German ship, 1,218, Schildt-
Order.
.Cardiff
Cardiff
Hamburg
.sept. 30
...Cardiff
Nov. Nov Nov.
Christine
Nov.
Jari.
Rock Terrace.
Nov.
26,
Christal
„Nov.
Nov.
Hydra
Trait d'Union
Brambletyem
Cardiff Newport Cardiff
.st. Malo
Elbe Cardiff
.Nov. 10 Nov, 10 Nov. 12 Dec.
13
Bider
MARY WHITRIDGE, American ship, 850, Freman, New York 17th August, fe troluem.-Ordea.
Geo.
Jan. 27, MINERVA, German brig, 218, P. Duhme,
Labuan 1st January, Wood and Rattan's, Melchers & Co...
Dec. 27, MORNING ZTAR, siam, bark, 570, Mi-
chaelsen-Chinese.
Dec 14 Jan. 11, NESTOR, German ship, 1,337, J. Winsor. Dec.
Order. › Deb 15 Nov. 25, NICOLAS THAVER, Amer. bark, $85, Dec. 16 Craley-Russell & Co.
Baikal
.Antwerp Euphrates (s.) .London Corea.bu
London still Water......................... .New York Bellerophon (s.).........Liverpool. Gleniffer (s.)
.London. Paul
Hamburg Fooksang (5.) ............................Cardiff ................ .Dec. 20
Dec. 16 Jan. 14, ONEIDA, American ship, 1,120, Carver.
-Adamson, Bell & Co.
Camarvonshire (s.)...London...........Dec. 20 Dec. 8, PANAY, American ship, 1,190.--Adam-
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
(From Masa FALCONER & Co.1⁄4 REGISTER), This DAY. Barometer- A.Histologis Barometer P.14. unice.
Thermometering Mokka vranes
Thermoments-ỹ rat, (Wet bul5) Thermometer==gist, (Was bulḥ) ............. Thermometer-taxierung LISTO-SISTE
-30% 104
765585582
son, Bell & Co,
Jan. 14, PEARL, American bark, 576, R. Howes.
-Russell & Co.
Jan. 13, RAJAH, American ship,`1,258, Albrecht.
--Order.
Jan 4, RAVEN, German-ship, 343, Veal-Ed.
Schellhass & Co.
Dec. 2, RINGLEADER, Amer, ship, 1,183, Bray.
-Order.
P. Bohm,
--Captain.
Ohude, American schooner, 72 (Wilson)
Captain.
Otome, American schooner, 2 (now)
Captain.
Otsego, American schooner, 36 (Pearce) -
Captain.
Otter, American schooner, 70 (Littlejohn)
Captain.
Peitto, German bark, 433 (Lamcken P. Bohm. Pioneer, American schooner, $4 (Wilson)-W.
Copeland.
Wandering Jew., American ship, 1737 (Talpey)
P. M. Co.
MANILA.
In Port on 13th January, 1882.
Clifton, British bark, 252-Captain, Hindoo, German bark, 347.-Captain, Iquiqui, German bark, 925.-Captain. Lothair, British ship, 1106.-Captain. Malvina, Gennan bark, 346-Captain. Maria-Anna, Gership 1166 Captain, Meta, German ship, 1332.-Captain Minerva, Sperman bark, 935-Captain.
bark, 637-
Captain.
Nov, 14, SPARTAN, American schooner, 81, Vin-Paul Jones, American ship, 1358,--Captain
Resaint, French schooner. Captain.
Nov. 17, SPIRIT OF THE AGE, British bark, 347, Remus, British bark, 737-Captain.
cent-W. H. Ray.
Williams-Vogel & Col
Samar, American ship, 3110 Captain.
Peas, Yellow, per picul
Green Dean, per pleul Pomise Flour, per pleul...
Pearl barley, per plou
Puckud, per pleul
picul
Rhinoceros 17om, per pical Rhinoceros Hem, Mother, per pic Rice, Slam, No, per picul Rice, Si, No. 3, per picul Rice, Siam, mified Nos, per Rico, Stars, milled No. s. per picul Rice, Saigon, No. 1, per pleal!
my Rice, Sagen, Saw bag....
Rico, Japan... Seaweed, Green, per picul Seaweed, Cal, per picid Sesamum, Wolic, per plail Seas mum, Black, per picul
harking, per pleui Sisciffish, Japan, por pical Shellfish, Calfornia, per plout Stockish, per pleif....... Buraia Produce, &c.,-
Betel Nut, per
Salipere, per picu...
Pepper, Walte, per picul
Hopper, neck, por picul
Katiar, Seraita, per picul!
Rauan, Fangar, per picul
Sandal Wool, Malabar, per picul
ted
Sandal Wood, South Beas, per pictal ........
Sapan Wool, Manila, per picu
pan Wood, Sam, per picut ... Sugar, Shek-dung, White, No. 1, per picul Sugar Shack Fung White, No.
Sugar, Shok-Jung, Brown, per pleas
Sugar Candy, Shek-lung, per piced
Sugar Candy, Foochow per picul Sugar Canity Swistow, White, per picul Vermicell, Tianuis, par pieni ka Wallets, per plauku
When, Tanuis, per pitui“
Wood Cila per pievā
Wheat, japan, per pictú zn
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Windew Gilmad, pat laik
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Post Office.
A MAIL WILL, CLOSE. For Swatow, Amoy, and Fooch-Per Thales, to-day, the 1st February, at 5 PM.
For saigon. Per China, today, the ist bruáry, at 5 PM.
For saigon.--Per Olympia, to-morrow, the 2nd February, at 11.30 A.M.
For Bangkok-Pes Prins Heinrich, to-mor- row, the and February, at 7.30 ..
For Manila-Fer Emuy, to-morrow, the and February, at 3.30 PM.
For singapore, Port Darwin, Thursday Island, Cooktown, Townsville, Keppell Bay, Moreton Bay, sydney, Melbourne, &c.—Per Catterthun, on Friday, the 3rd February, at 3.30 PM.
For Kube and Yokohama,--PerNiigata Maru, on Saturday, the 4th February, at 5 FM.
For straits Settlements, Colombo, Bombay, Aden, Europe, við Trieste.—Per Hungaria, on Monday, the 6th February, at 2.30 PM,
The Postal Guide published in 1879 being now somewhat out of date, a revised issue is printed in the Hongkong Directory and Hong List for the Far East for 1892, which super sedes all previous editions.
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET. The British Contract Packet "KAISAR-I- HIND," will be despatched on MONDAY, the 6th February with Malls to and through the United Kingdom and Europe via Brindisi; to the straits settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
N.B.This Packët carries no mails for the 33-35Australasian Colonies. B3-45 to 3.30
The usual hours will be observed in closing the Mails, &c.
3,20 to 5-25
Bids to 1,70
85.3.3
$3.00 to 3.65
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The French Contract Packet "PENO," will A2.45 10 1.50 be despatched on MONDAY, the 13th February, 82. go in 7.65
with Mails to and through the United Kingdoni and Europe, via Naples to Saigon, Straits B1.00 10 3.97
settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India 24.50 to 4.15.
(via Madras) the Australasian Colonies, Aden, $4.63 to 4-70
Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar, ...$3.50 105.13 813.30 to 4.00 -3.13.30 10 14.00
$14.30 to 15,00
...215.00 to 15,00
The usual hours will be observed in closing the Mails, &c.
HOURS FOR CLOSING THE CONTRACT MAILS. THE ENGLISH MAIL—DÁY OF DEPĂRTURE.
0 to 15-30 NOON, Money Order Office closes.
+ 29.5 10 7.79
EM, Registry of Letters ceases. Posting of all printed matter and patterns ceases. 9.6 7.703 1.5., Mails closed, except for Late Letters, 12.3 to 2.30 3.40 F., Letters may be posted with Late Fee
of to cents, until
*** 87.23 10 2.80
to 7.50
$9.95 10 3.80.
$7.95 10 7.17, 3:30 7.3, when the Post Office closes entirely. ..822.35 to 24.803-40 P.M., Late Letters may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 10 cents until *time of departure.
Bast 10 0.11.
1. 82,40 10 9.50 8.8 to 31.0 ... $3.30 10 3.33 86.73 to 6. Bo
$5.20 605-39
.....$51.90 to 38.00 ...858.00 to 38.ja
... $+-35 10 4.43. ...J1.00 to 25-10 07.15 10 7.20 ...$33.20 to 40.00
$3.35 to 5.40
.....$17.50 20 15.00 22.45 10 9.55 21.25 to 185
....00 15-30 to .00 ...$30.00 53.00 1.30 to 12.30 0 to 16.0 ...$44.00 to 45.50 ...oo to tat.00 totoo 67.550 to 2,550
... $75.00 to 2:0 ...$2.55 10 2.65 ...$11.00 to 15.00 ... 8.99 to 8.00
$18,ja to 19.30
85.00 to 38.00
38, to 130
Bazy to
+35
THE FINCH MAIL. DAY BEFORE DEPATURE (or SATURDAY if the de.
parture be on Monday),
5 PM, Money Order Office closes. Post Office
closes, except the night box, which, is always' open out of office hours.
DAY OF DEPARTURE. 7. A.M., Post Office opens.
10 AM, Registry of Letters ceases. Posting of
all printed matter and patterns ceases. 11 A.M., Mail closes, except for Late Letters. 11.19 A.M., Letters may be posted with Late Fee
of to cents until.
1.30 AM., when the Post Office closes entirely. 11.40 AM Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with Late Fee of 10 Centa until time of departure.
SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' LETTERSTM 1.-Privates in H.M. Army or Navy, Nonk commissioned, Officers Bandmasters, Army Schoolmasters (not Superintending or First Clash) Writers or Schoolmistresses inay send half-ounce letters to the United Kingdom by mail at the rate of four cents (two-pence), each, which may be prepaid either in Imperial or in Hongkong Stamps. By private steamer the postage is two cents (one penny),
2.The same privileges apply to letters ad- dressed to the Privates and Non-commissioned Officers named above.
3-Private steamers leave Hongkong for Lon- don about every ten days.
4-The letters must not exceed half an ounce.' 80.000 20.30 No hankerchiefs, jewellery, &c., can be sent, even
with with the ends open.
813.00 to 38.30
10 - $10.23 to 10,00
$11.00 10 34.50
8:00 10 21.00
B13.30 10 24.00
30 to 11.
375.50 23.80
815.30 to $5,80 817.60 to 17.80
5.-If from a soldier or sailor his class and description must be stated in full on the letter, the cover of which must be signed by the Com manding Officer, with name of regiment, ship, &c., in full. If to a soldier or sailor, his class and description, with name of regiment, ship, &c., must be stated in full.
5-soldiers and sailors have no privileges 18.6 | with regard to books or papers, nor cart these be $16.80 to 17.30 prepaid with Imperial stampt.
$15.30 to 16.
817.60 to 17.80
817.16 10 57.50
LETTER BOXES.
Many boxes of letters aro réceived at the Post 84.10 to 4.30 Offee not scaled, that is to say, the box is fastened 64.10 4.00 with sealing wax, but there is no impression of a Bis,go to bj.es seil. 813.30 to 18.50 B30.00 to 27.50
T44.5 to 45.5
Ta.3.3.3 10 3.9.9 $2.85 to 6.85 Jasa to 205
2:30
21.48 to 1.54 13.10 1.29 86.30 to 6.35
819 10 10 40.00
80.50 0.50
$300 to
$160 19 210
10.11437.7.0 10 18,0,2
Bja,30 40 13.00 8,40 to 11.00
+
$36.00 10 45.00
+90 50 5.30
84.30 10 470
$8.95 10 9.10
"The attention of boxholders is called to the necessity of carefully sealing such boxes with some recognisable scal, and of sending a chit- book or receipt with them. The omission of the latter precaution leaves a doubt as to whether the contents of the box ever reached the Post Office: the omission of the former, as to whether part of them might not have been abstracted for the sake of the Postage Stamps,
RATES OF POSTAGE. Letters, per for.
Post Cards, cach
Books, Patterns, and Commercial
Papers, per 2 oZ.............................................,
.00 14. Newspapers & Prices Current, each
68.13 to 0.33 ... The 1.0.0 to 3.05 63.09.20
80s to 1.09
186,50 In 1,84 Tle, 1.6.0 to 1.6.
$13.00 10 14.70
... 3,000 to 3,000
$3,000 10 3,400
61.54 10 5.00
B1.76 10
1.78
178
1.77
81.73 to $1.84 14 3.83 Brysto 51.68 to 1,70 81,100 1,30 25-95 10 6.35 81.75 10 2.8) BLOS 10 3.75 01.83 10 3.95 ..Tha 2.4.3 to 2.5-3
10 Cents.
3 Cents,
a Cents.
a Centr
to Cants, Registration ...........................
Do. with retum receipt...... 15 Cento.- Commercial
ruch papers signify papers as, though written by hand, do not bear the charac- ter of an actual or personal correspondence, such as invoices, deeds, copied music, &c. The charge. is the same as for Books, but all packets of and
under 4 oz weight are charged 5 Cents.
BY SAILING
· LETTERÐ FÖR THE UNITED STATES BY
SHIP.
When it is desired to forward letters to the United States by a sailing ship which is not noti fied as carrying a mail, it is only necessary to post the letters in the ordinary way, marked with the name of the ship, and prepaid to cents per half ounce as usual. The Post Office then undertakes the duty of obtaining notice of depar ture and despatching the correspondence. It is $35.00 to 60.00 requested that the letters be posted if possible at
21.00 10 3600 $11.30 10 1.00
81.00 to 6.50
$4.75 10 435
81940 to 1970
least one day before the date fixed for sailing,
TEA BUGTERS.
Persons who send Musters of Tea through the $11.500 11.00 Post in Tins are requested to have them made
0435 12 46,
flat or square instead of round, as it is impossible 64 to 48 to pack round tins securely in the mail bags. It's Bal.30 to 33.33 believed that the tea will travel more safely in
81.45 to 1.5g
6.35 to 35flat tins, which are not so liable as round ones to $1.00 10 7.10 be bulged in. 4 by 3 by 1 inches is suggested $4.13 10 83-3 2010 41885-a-good-size. The tins should not have sharp
6973 to 0.80
66.3 to 2.3
8.50 to 7.70
85.3 to 5:30
comers.
• But not Warrant Officers; vis. Conductor, Ououies, Bosta wal, or Carpenter,
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