Commercial.'
THIS DAY, FOUR P.M., There has been in full in share business
since we last wrote, and in all probability matters will remain spalet for a day or two. Banks are still quite steady with buyers at 11, and we hear of one transaction having been negotiated during the alternoon at 143 per cent, pretuim, No further move- ment has been reported in Docks, and the market statusuf the scrip remains unaltered, Hongkong Fires have male a very large advance in public favor, sales having been booked sluring the day at 935, an advance of 25 on former quotation. A few Hotels have changed hands at 103, and there is a strong demand for the ice Company's
shares at 131. No other transactions of any importance have come under our no- tice.
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SHARES.
Hongkong and Slaanghai Hank - 142 per cent.
premium, sales and buyers.
Union Insurance Society of Canton--$1,600 per
share, buyers.
China Traders' Insurance Company~$1,600
per share.
North China Insurance-Tis. 1,175 per share,
Canton Insurance Company, Limited-$87k per
share, sellers.
Yangisze urince Association-Tls, 885 per
share.
Chinese Insurance Company-8275 per share. On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tls. 159
per share.
Shipping.
ARRIVALS.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
SHIPPING IN HONGKONG.
STEAMERS,
HONGKONG --SAILING VESSELS. (Continued).
March 3, PE1-110, Ger, bark, 433, G. Lameken, swatow 1st March, Ballast.—siemssen & Co.
Markets.
Kemper av Coxes Frus AND COLLTET ER to Dark,
March 4, Taart, Gemma 3. sch., 358, WV / March 3, ARKATOON APCAR, British steamer, Jan. 4. RAVEN, German ship, 343, Veal.-Ed. American Drills, 30 yards, per pioca
Phetz, Mantong 17th Feb., siemssen & Co.
Sall-
March Sorway, Thitish steamer, 510, Jatzis,
saigon 20th February, Rice.-Chinese. March 4, KILLARNEY, British steamer, 1,000,
Henry O'Neill, saigon 1st March, Rice Gibb, Livingston & Co. March 5, GLAMIS CASTLE, British str., 1,558, R.
2 J. Tod, London spth January, and Singa- e 26th Febiaty, General-Adamson, Bell & Co. March 5, CONSOLATION, British steamer, 764, R. Young, Bangkok 25th February, Rice and General.--Yuen Fat Hong March 5, CURACOA, British corvette, Captain
Long, shanghai 1st March. March 5, Camay, British steamer, 1,584, W. M.
Robbie, Shanghai 2nd March, tieneral,-12 & OSN.CO.
1,392, A. B. Mactavish, Calcutta 16th Feb., Sandheads 17th, Penang end, and singapore
Jan. 31, Asteros, British steamer, 809, Alla-
th, General--D, Sassoon, sons & Co.
Son, Bangkok 5th January, and "Saigon 25th, General-Siemssen & Co. Feb 27, Bore, British steamer, H. Davison San Francisco 26th January, and Yokohama 21st February, Mails and Ceneral.-0. & 0. s. s. Co.
Feb. 15, BELLONA, German steamer, 789, L. Fickmeier, Bangkok 2nd February, Rice.— Kung Onn.
.
Nov. Cinu, American steamer, 373, Parker.
•Captain, Marchi 3. C-vus, Chinese steamer, 1,193, R. Andrew, Greenock 31st December, Penang, and singapore, Central. M. 5. N. Co. Sept. 28, CONQUEST, firitish steamer, 316, Ham-
ling - herz I Lilly Ling.
1,396, 6. Domnik, Singapore 21st February, General-Melchers & Co.
March 5. HAINAS, British steamer, 278, JMarch 2, Daruse, Austro-Hungarian steamer,
Moonty, Haiphong 1st March, and Hoihow 4th, Central. Along and Loong shing March 5, SUMATRA, British steaner, 1,413, T. Fainlough, Yokohama 25th Febaty, and Nagasaki 1st March, Mails and General.—— 10. S. N. Co.
March 6, onus, Spanish steamer, 323, F. Y. de
Aldecoa. Manila 2nd March, General. Junn, Melbye & Co.
March 6, YANCISZE, British steamer, 784, E. Lee,
shanghai 3rd March, General,--iemssen & Co.
March 6, VLADIVOSTOCK, Russian steamer, 673,
P. Veronoff, Canton 5th March, General- Melchers & Co.
Mareli 6, MEATH, British steamer, 1,337, John Johnson, Sydney 2nd February, Brisbane, Townsville, Cooktown, and fort Darwin 19th, Coal.-Geo. R. stevens & Co.
CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE,
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company-$935 pero, British steamer, for Swatow.
share, ex. div. sales,
China Fire Insurance Company-$28a per share,
vá div, buyers. Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company-53
per cent. preinium, ez div. Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.
-$24 premitum, sellers.
Hongkong Gas Company-$85 per share.
1 Hongkong Hotel Company-Stop per share,
sales.
China Sugar Refining Compatiy, Limited-165
per share, sellers.
China Sugar Relining Company (Debentures)-3
per cent. premiuin.
Hongkong lee Company-$131 per share, buyers. Hongkong and China Bakery Conany, Limited
-5r share.
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1878–12 per cent. prem.
ex. int.
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1881-3 per cent. prem.
UN LONDON,-**
EXCHANGE,
Bank Bills, on demand, Blank Bills, at 30 days' sigh................3/8÷ Bank Hills, at 4 months' sight 3/91 Credits, at 4 months' sight................ -3/91 Documentary Bills, at 4 months, .....
sight
•3/81
3/91
..ON PARIS.--.
Bank BBs, on demand.
4.68,
Credits, at 4 month sight
..4.80.
OS BOMBAY.-- Bank, T.T.
..2195
ON CALLEITA. -- Bank, TUT,
..2191
ON SHANGILAL --
Bank, sight
..721
-731
Private, 30 days' sight.
OPIUM MARKET. -- THIS DAY,
NEW MALWA....
per picul, $660 Allowance. Tuels 74.5 OLD MALWA
per picul, $795 1Mhowsince, Fuels &j) PATNA (without choices per chest, $505 Parsa (first ebnicat per chest, $5071
· Parsa (second choice)....per chest. $5023 Parra (bonom)........... per chest, 5600 BENKES without choice) per chest, $587 BENARES Bottom)
.....per chest, $500 PERSIAN...
per picul, $500
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE,
(From Mesans. FALCONER & Cock Rognoni). Tina Das.
Barmater 196
1 hermometer -- ALM.
Thermometer-in
15. motera - PAL
Thermometering A. M. „Wer bulbs,
Peeter--4 1.41. ¡Wet indle)
Thermometer-gas. „Wer balb
Thesneer-taximum.....
Thermomaver-Milainuum tover night) ......
-30.332
30.7911
34.
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
THIS DAY'S TELEGRAMS.
21-27640
NAGA
Ame',
TAJ.
JAKI.
BAROMETER,
THERMOME
TER, &c.
Barometer.....
30% 18,31.73
Burma'ker aimchal; 18.0' 26.0° 56.0 50.14 45.0, (2.4.
Direction of Wind, g
Force
3
KENNE, NR
1-2 2.3 1
Dry Termometer, 50.0 10.0 30.0 50.0) 44.9 41.0 Wet Theresumeter. 5351.0 5.3.0 40.0 73-5
Weather C
Hour's Rain.........
Quandty filiço......}
Barometer, level of dio ́ses in incher, tens and hus-
· deeds. Theim inter, & Fahrenhels degrees and tena kupt
in the open air in a shaded simation.-Direction of Wind,
to herty,
to 12
is registered every two points, N., N.N.E, NE, ¢l¤—
•Force of Wind, o cales. Eu 3 light brosa 310 5 modo- rate. Sicah, Batang rulent-State of Weather, B. Clair like sky, C. Cloudy, 1. Drizly, F. Fig. 2. Foggy. J. Hall, L. Isota- ning. 37. Mary: 29. Overcut. 7. Yasing showch, D. Squally, R.
Rainy. 5. Show. 7. Klunder, 107, Bad, threatening. 1. Visbility. J. Storm, Z. Calm. The lettes are repeate liu fudicate any increase over the mean avenge of their sigaflation. Italo-The boura, of raia for
he previous 24 hours (coun) are regimered from 1 to 94° the quantity of water Calon Tadicated in inches, uma and
hemteja.
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Teler Brothers, British bark, for Quinhon. Esmerald, British steamer, for Amity,
Ripple, British schooner, for Singapore. | Pkien, British steamer, for swatow, &c. Hongkong, British steamer, for saigon.
DEPARTURES.
March 4 WELLE, German steamer, for Canton. | March 4, CRUSADER, British steamer, for saigon. March 4, Patos, American ganboat, for a cidise. March 5, GREYHOUND, British steamer, for Hoi-
how. &c.
March 5, RAJANATTIANURAR, Bitish stea ner,
for Swatow, &c.
March 5, MARGRETHE, German ship, for Iloilo. March 5, DECCAN, British steamer, for shanghai, March 5, VORWAERTS, Gennan str., for swatow, March 5,
5, AGAMEMNON, British str., for shanghai. March 6, MAGPIE, liritish gunboat, for Yoko
hama.
March 6, PANAY, American ship, for Manila. March 6, ANNA WICHHORST, Cernan ship, for
Swałow.
Maph', MARIE, German bark, for Cebu. March 6, FL, Bitish gunboat, for Canton, Mayeh 6, DARING, British sloop, for Amoy, March 6, PAULINE, German bark, for Manila, March 6, YANGTSE), British bark, for Canton. March 6, NINGro, British steamer, for Shanghai. March 6 ESMERALDA, British steamer, for Amoy.
nese.
PASSENGERS-AKRIVED
Per Hainan, str., from Haiphong, &c.6 Chi- Per Solar, str., from saigen.-3 Chinese Per „ffolus, sir., from Manila,-9 Chinese. Per Smatra, sur, from Yokohama For Hongkong-Mr. and Mrs. Sang Woon, 2 chil- dren, and servants, Captain and Mrs. Peters, Dr. Dudley, R.N., 6 Clonese, deck, and 4 Jas For London. Mrs. Enslie, panese women, Mr. Troup, Mrs. Trump and 4 children, Miss E West, Miss M. A. New, Mrs. Potter anti 4 chil dren, Messrs. G. W. Mhing D. Reynolds, and W. Anderson.
Per Cathey, str., from shanghai-For Hong kong Bishop Polontre and native servants, Messts, K. 3. Tata, Cox, W. Weston, E. P. Marcell, and sigaor M. Montilla, and 2 Malay semico, and 1 Chinese. Fer singapor-14 Malay seamen. Fer London-Rev. C., and Mrs. Spain and 2 children, Captain Dunk, and
Chinese.
Per Vengraze, str. from shanghai-signori A. Hodech, Luiga. Vangetti, Cemaño Ciocci, G. Pattierno, C. Brunetti, Antonio Callanco, Ettore Cuti, and M. Moretz, Mesdames Maurian Lu- lacci, Agiata sellini, Ellena Pinetti, and D. Hitolini,
Per Meath, str., from sydney, &c.-95 Chinese.
PIPARTED, Yei Rajanattianubar, sit, for swatow, &c.-
12 Chinese.
Per Greyhound, st., for livihow.-50 Chinese, Per Algámemnon, sir,,, for Shanghai.—2 Chi- Per Ning, str., Shanghai.-4 Europeans and
mese.
too Chinese,
REPORTS,
The British corvette Curacon reports leht Shanghai on the 1st March, and had a steady fresh breeze from the N.W; to N.E..
The British steamship Yangtze reports left Shanghai in the 3rd instanı, and had strong N.E.
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Feb. 27, Enkonto, German steamer, 456, A. Nausch, singapore 16th February, Timber. -Ed. schellhass & Co.
Feb.
19, GEELONG, Dritish steamer, 1,139, W. J. Webber, Bumbay 28th January, and singa- tith Feb., General.-P. & O. s. N. Co. pare March 3, GLENELG, British steamer, 894, Ni-
cholson, Mantong 27th February, Salt- Captain.
F
Feb. 48, ESMERALDA, British steamer, 395, R. Talbot, Manila 15th February, General- Russell & Co.
Schelthass & Co.
American Drills, ryllim,, per přece
Dec. 2, RINGLEADER, Amer. ship, 1,183, Bray. Ca Yam, No, i to, per 400 f
-Onter.
Feb. 2, R. T. CLAYTON, American bark, 240, Thomas Davies, Laguimanoc 23rd Dec., and Santa Cruz 24th January, Lumber.-Cosmo politan Dock Co.
Feb. 19, SEA RIPPLE, British schooner, 187, W. siy, Freemantle 7th January, Sandalwood- siemssen & Co.
Nov, 14, SPARTAas, American schooner, 81, Vin-
cent. W, H, Ray.
Nov, 17, SPIRIT OF THE AGE, British bark, 347,
Williams.-Vogel & Co.
Cotton Yarn, Nu. 28 103 32, per 400 lbs..... Got Yara, No 38 in 43, per 400 l, Cotton Yarn, Bombay
Chiniz, per piece
**L
Dyed Spotted Shinlogs, per ploce Dyet fincadas Shielags, per plece... Dyed Panyak Shiklings, per plece.... English Dolls, za plints, per pices Friglish Drills, 24 ha, per piera English Drills, as las, per piece Grey Sharings, 7 lis, per ploca Grey Shirtings, & this, per plece
Grey Shirting", per piec Grey Shirtings, infim, per niens
Jan. 26, SUMATRA, American ship, 1,072, Crey Shirtings, 8 B., per pieca.
Lock, Port Townsend 1st December, Tim ber-liongkong and Whampoa Dock Co. Oct. 8, SVREN, American ship, 875, Brown.
Russell & Co. Jan.
‚TECUMSEIG, American ship, 1,309, 12- Lincoln. Cardiff 27th July, Coal-Bomeo Co., Limited.
Feb. 6, THREE BROTHERS, British bark, 366, T.
Kalike, swatow 5th February, Ballast. Chinese.
Jan. 31, VALPARAISO, German bark, 486, F. Meyer, Hamburg 19th July, General,— Melchers & Co.
Wakefield, American bark, 887, Crowell
Captain.
Feb. 18, W. H. BESSE, British bark, 1,027, 11. C. Baker, Melbourne 7th January, Ballast. -Russell & Co.
WHAMPOA.
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Post Office.
A MAIL WILL CLOSE
For swatow, Amoy, and Fonchow.-Per Fo Sags to 310 83.90 to 395kien, to-morrow, the 7th instant at 5 PM. *** 100.56 10 03:00 For Saigon.-Per l'aladin, on Wednesday, the
Santa to500 8th instant, at 4.30 PM,
118,00 (3 124.170 $2,00
... $230
For Saigon.-P'er Sofway, on Thursday, the #200 | 9th instant, at 3.30 pm.
$1.79 30 1.75
M3.610 J.RS
*J.53 20 3.70
$5,500 5:05
The Postal Guide published in 1879 being now somewhat out of date, a revised issue is Basto z63 printed in the Hongkong Directory and Hong List for the Far East for 1882, which super- sedes all previous culitions.
-8.43 to 3,5 $2,85 to 2.50 8.5140 1.63 $1.73 19 1.85
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET, The British Contract Packet “CATHAY” will 657be despatched TO-MORROW, the 7th March, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom and 8.30 to as Europe via Brindisi; to the Straits Settlements, By to 1.90 Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India, Aden, Mauri
1.86 to 1,85 tius, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
8.
Grey T.Cloths, 24 pils, & 35 h, 6lbs, per piece... Gray T-Cloths, 24 gb. & ya in, y lim, per plece. frey Tbk, i yds. 35 in alls, XO per piece... Gay ViClotha, ng viền, 36 în Alla. QI. per piece ... 8110 to 2.15 Geny T-Chichis, aq pils 36 in Blha, XX per picem ... B-4581 2,90 Handkerchiefs: Mue, per doren Handkerchiefs, Tinava, por dozen Handkerchiefs, Wol, per sloten
Tinkerchiefs, Light Reel, per dozen Turkey Red Shinings, gils, per piece l'elver lack, 31 inches, per pard... Velvet, Gentian, 12 inchen per yard
yard „Velveteen", Mack, per yard..
Velveteens, fenti
Hentian, per gan!
TH
་་་
་ཝོ*
White Shirtings, se to be reed, per piece... ,64 to 66 real, per piece. ...
White
Shirtinas
White Shirtings, 68 to Bo reed, per piece...
White Shirtings, Soo reed, per plece
White Shirtings, 7.one rood, per place
March 4, FORTEN, British steamer, 509, J. C.
Abbott, Foochow 28th February, Ainay 1st Jan. 14, ONEIDA, American ship, 1,120, Carver. White Shletings, AA, per piece March, and Swatow on the 3rd, General.-D. Lapraik & Co.
Feb. 15, FREVA. German steamer, 52, Homé yer. Yap 4th February, Ballast.-Blackhead & Co.
Oct. 29, HONGRONG, British steamer, 67, Ken-
nutt.Kwok Acheong & Sons. Feb. 4, HONGKONG, British steamer, 958, J. 1. Fryer, Plymouth 14th December, via singa pore, Coal and General-Siemssen & Co. Jan. 29, HUNGARIA, Austro-Hungarian str., 1,460, G. Sturli, Trieste 1st December, Bombay, Colombo, Penang, and singapore 21st Jan,
General Melchers & Co.
Dec. 19, JoLOANO, Spanish steamer, 654, Mar-
quez.-R. Mourente.
July, L. TAI, Annamite steamer, 1,000, Li Ton
Tack-Captain.
March 3, MENSUT, British steamer, 1,247, W. Ellis, sydney 8th February, Townsville, Cooktown 15th, Thursday Island, and Port Darwin 21st, Coal.-Gibb, Livingston & Co. March 4, MIRAMAR, British steamer, 890, Clarke,
Chinkiang 27th February, General-Butter- Gehl & swire.
March 3, MORAY, British steamer, 2,400, Tutton, Calcutta 16th February, Penang z2nd, and singapore 25th, General-Jardine, Mathe-
son & Co.
Jan, L. NAMOA, British steamer, 862, Westoby.
-D. Lapraik & Co.
March NINGro, British steamer, 761, R. Cass,
shanghai 26th February, General-siems March 3, NOXA, German steamer, 669, Wolffel,
ken & Co.
saigon 23rd February, Rice.--Ed. Schellhass & Co. March 4, PALADIN, British steamer, 897, Aubin, saigon 27th February, General-Amlold, Karberg & Co.
Feb. 25, PRINZ HEINRICH, German steamer,
873, C. Hofinana, Bangkok 15th February, Rice. Yuen Fat Hong March 3, SALTEF, French steamer, 320, Gardean,
Hollow and Alarchi, General-Afong and Loung shing?
Nov. 24, SEA GÜLL, American steamer, 48, Hay-
den.--China Traders' insurance Co. July 7, Sos Tir, Annamite steamer, 93, Yuen
Man Fu-Captain. March 4, YoTTUNG, British steamer, 286, H. Kennett, Swatow 3rd March, General- --Kwąk Achoong & sons,
SAILING VESSELS.
Feb. 2, Ana M. Sisson, American ship, 1,467, A. College, Yokohama 24th January, fal-
last.---Master.
Jan. 11. Aborn, Gennan bark, 868, Mahr.-
Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
Jan. 9, AES BEESE, Amarican bark, 842,
Noyes-Kozario & Co.
Feb. 1, BILD, Genman bark, 564, J. E. Hacke, Hamburg 26th septeniber, General-Siems- sen & Co."
Nov. 21, BLUE JACKET, Amer. ship, 1,390, Per-
cival-Russell & Co.
Feb. 11, CASHMERE, American bark, 936, J. C. Callamore, singapore 5th January, Timber. -Tan Tye & Co.
Feb, 22, CHATTANOOGA, American bark, 27,
Howes, Newcastle 21st December, Coal D. Lapraik & Co.
Feb. 23, CRESCENT, American bark, 613, W. B.
Ruland, Newcastle 31st December, Coal. Russell & Co.
Dec.
27
C. REDMAN, Amer. bark, 598, Elliott. --Master
Jan. 1, COLOMA, Amer. bark, 853, C. M. Noyes.
Rozario & Co.
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Adamson, Bell & Co.-
RIVER STEAMERS.
Ichang, British steamer, 700, Ogston.-Butter-
field & swire.
Kiu-kiang, British steamer, 617, T. Benning
Hongkong, Canton, & Macao steam-boat Co. Kiang-ping, Chinese steamer, 360, Holmes.
C.M.S. N. Co.
Kiung-chow, British steamer, 159, Goggin. Powan, British steamer, 1,890, A. Benaing
Kwok Acheong & Sons.
Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co. spark, British steamer, British, 149, Hoyland.— Hongkong, Canton, & Macaesteam-boat Co. White Cloud, British steamer, 280, Cary-Hong- kong, Canton, & Macao steam-boat Co. Yot-sai, British steamer, 180, McDougall-Kwok
Achcong & sons,
AMOY.
In Port on 26th February, 1882.
Assens, Danish bark, 255 (Vandel)-H. A. Fe-
tersen & Co,
Blankenese, German schooner,, 258. (Spiesen)-
Pasedag & Co.
Chioris, German back, 334 (Matzen)--H. A. Pe-
tersen & Co.
Eden, British bark, 312 (Nairn)-Captain. Hammonia, Cerman bark, 408 (Weller)-Pase-
tag & Coi
Hieronymus, German bark, 231 (Ipland)-H. A.
Petersen & Co.
John Potts, British bark, 373 (Brown)-Boyd
& Co.
Louise, American schooner, 280 (Lawrence)-
H. A. Petersen & Co.
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White Shirtings, EF. per plece White Shirtings, MT, per piece White Spotted Shirtings, per piece. White Broendes, per plece
WIL
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WOOLLEN GOODS.
Blankets, 6 n., per pale Blankets, ŋy Tho; per pair Mankers, toli, per pair Blankets, 13 ilm., per pair.
Camless, SSS, per piece Camless, 5, per piece ...
Camlets, SS, per piece dets, 55%, per prece
Camlet, AAA, per piece
Camiert, BB, per plece
דאן
Contate, 1.6.1, per plere
... tomat
.....
...
0,06 to 0.67 Rs.66 in n. 67
1.75 to 1.40
to 5,19
otto Batomas
... 12.15 to 5.30
Pas to ado
.... 10278 ... 25.10 23-35 ... $3.45 10 3.50
81.30 103.13
8185 to 1.70
Bs.3 10 5.33 03-95
fristo.30
...so to 2.55
8yo to 3.97
14.30 to 4.95
94.55 to 4.70
$5.70 105.75 .... 50 ta 14.00
...$11.55 to 14.00 -A14:50 13 15.00
1*1
...Br3,on to 15.30 ...$1.50 to 14.00
Long Ells, BM Scarlet, per place...
Long Ells, MM Assorted, per pices...
Lang Fils, 1811 Scarlet, per piece. .....
Long Fils, HH Assnated, per piece. tong Ells, 11 Scarlet, per piece
Lame Ell, Assorted, per piece Lastings, DD, per piece Spanish Stripes, per yard
To, Nall Road, per plout Tran, Hoop, per pled. Imn, Bar, per ples. Iron, Wire, per pleu!
METALI
Lead, WB, perginl Lead, LH, per picul... Head, Hele Chop, per picul Quicksilver, English, per picul Quicksilver, American, per pleu!
Sirel, English, per tub
Steel. Swedish, per tub Sheathing Metal, per pitul Speller, per plent
Tin, Maia, per picul
Tia, Mates, per bax...
Pallas, German bark, 493 (M. Luders)-Pasedag Almonds, per planl
& Co.
Presto, British bark, 384 (Laidınan)-Boyd & Co. siberien, German bark, 360 (A. Schultz)-H. A.
l'etersen & Co.
FOOCHOW
In Port on 25th February, 1882.
Almatia, American schooner, 387 (Lapham)
Chinese.
Amoy, German schooner, 314 (schade)-Chinese. Chin-sce, British bark, 780 (Mahr)-Chinese. Empress, British bark, 390 (Lass)-Chinese, Faugh Balaugh, German schooter, 240 (Rute)
Kaw Hong Take & Co. Smiling Mora, British schooner, 243 (Williams)
Kaw Hong Take & Co.
SHANGHAI.
In Port on 15th February, 1882. Argos, British brig, 289 (Johnson)-Nils Moller. Batavia, British bark, 774 (Jenkins)-Nils Moller. Black Diamond, German bark, 583 (Boyd)--F.
A. Burchardi.
kenzie & Co.
Brenda, British bark, 291 (Swansen)-Mac- Charley, British bark, 359 (Ray)-Nils Moller. Ching-tah, British bark, 456 (Schultz)—J. W.
Muller & Co.
F. V. Litchfield, American bark, 1081 (spalding)
-Russell & Co.
Hedvig, British bark, 375 (Hendro)-Nis Moller. J. Nicholson, British ship, 685 (Campbell)
Melchers & Co.
John Trahey, British bark, 1,147 (Ryan)-C. &J,
Trading Ca
Lec-yil, British bark, 219 (Hankinson)-Morris
& Co.
PRODUCE.
Alum, aut quality, per plicul in Alum, and quality, per picut ... Bark, Siam, per plcul... Back, Champhor, per picut ... Vecha de Mer, per picni
Way, Tap, Whle per picul Tees Japan,
Hankow, Yellow, per picul fees Wax, White, per picul Birds Nests, 201 quality, per picul ... Birds News, and quality, per picul... Birla Next, and quality, per picul ›.. Brimstone, per pleul... Buffalo Hides, Manila... Batala Cow Hide
Camphor, packed, per pint
Camphor, Barnes, clean, per picul
Camplior, Rice, per picil
Cardamena, Superive
Cardamena, Inftrior, pen plcul Clares, per pitul...
Coals, Afloat, per ton Coals, English steam, per tan Carl, Sydney, per ton Cofce, per picul... Copper, Shething, Japan, per picul Copper, Rod, Japan, per picul
Copper, Nails, per picul....
Coton, Rombay, per picul
ricul
Cotton, Calcutta, per picul Coline
Nagpo, per pleul... Cotton, Shanghai, per Cotton, Bluntung, per plcul Cotton. Tiantain, per plcul Cation, Tingchow, par plcul
Cotton feefe, Salgon, per picus Collos Seeds, Saim, per plead
Cuttlefish, Japan, per picul Cuttlefish, Japan, Without bonts, per plout Celelish, Chauchow, per pleasi Dales, lack, per picul Date Had, par pícul
Dried Lily Florers, per plout
Elephant's Teeth, 4 to 5 places, per pin
monsoon and cloudy weather the first part, and lan. 12, DELPHIN, German schooner, 288, Lilien-M. Nattenbohm, American ship, 1,168 (Nairn) Elephant's Teeth, to a places,
the latter part light winds.
The British steamship Consolation reports lef
thal-Melchers & Co.
C. & J. Trading Co.
Flour, Collfamia, per sack of so fb, Fliner, Americas, per hartal of 100 E
Fungus
Bangkok on the 23th February at 5 p.m., and Jan. 26, EDWIN REED, American bark, Perle, German bark, 405 (Klyhn)-Carlowitz Flour, American, per barrel of san be,
had strong .E. winds in the siem Gulf, and up the China Sea fresh monsoon.
The British steamship Glamis Castle reports left London on the roth January, and singapore on the 26th instant, and had fresh breeze' and heavy swell from the N.E. throughout.
The British steamship Killarney reperts left Saigon on the 1st instant, and had fresh wind and moderate sea. At 7.45 pm. passed Cape Pacaran, 1 mile distance. The last 36 hours heavy sea and strong wind, with heavy showers of rain at times.
J. 13. Gilmore, Cardiff 21st August, Coal- Order.
Jan. 31, ELISE, German bark, 513, Bruhn,
Whampoa 30th January,-Order.
Feb, 19, ENDYSHION, British bark, 759, T. Ri-
chardson, London 25th September, General -Amhold, Karberg & Co.
Feb. 26, ESPERANCE, French bark, 272, Nox man, Quinhon 14th February, Salt-CAR LOWITZ & Co.
Feb. 26, FERDINAND, German bark, 416, Wes-
tergaard, Touron 17th February, Coal Melchers & Co.
Jan. 28, FRITZ, German ship, 1, 420, F. F. Lan
kevie, Cardiff 9th August, Coals.-Melchers & Co.
Feb, 23, GRACE DEERING, American baik, 734, C. Salvage, Newcastle 24th December; Coal. --Adamson, Bell & Co.
W.
The British steamship Sumatra reports left Yokohama on the 25th February, and Nagasaki on the 1st instant. After leaving Nagasaki ex- perienced moderate N. Westerly winds and fine weather the first part, and the latter part fresh N. Easterly monsoon and overcast sky.
The British steamship Hainan reports left Jan. 16, H. W. DUDLEY, Amercan bark, 1,128,
Dudley,-Order. Haiphong on the ist instant, and arrived in Hol- how on the 2nd, and had light winds and fogs to Jan. 29 IMPORTER, American ship, 1,260, Allyne, Cardiff 2nd October, Coal-Messageries port. Left Hoihow on the 4th, and arrived in Maritimes.
longkong at 10 p.m., on the 5th instant, and Feb. 26, J. A. BARLONA, American bark, 676, had, strong monsoon with very fieavy head winds
J. H. Kent, Newcastle 29th December, Coal and gloomy weather.
D. Lapraik & Co. The British steamship Meeth reports left syd- Feb. tt, LUCIA, British bark, 640, Crawley, ney on the 2nd February, Brisbane, Townsville, Liverpool 21st October, Coal--Adamson, Cooktown, and Port Darwin on the 19th, and ex Bell & Co. perienced fresh. monsoon and cloudy weather
Jan. MARIE, German ship, 1,218, schildt. across the China sca. Arrived in Hongkong en
Bider.
the 6th instant at 1.30 P.3. Passed and signalled Jan. 26, MARY WINTRIDGE, American ship, 850,
the steamship Nelson on the 1st instant, "bound to Hongkong.
VESSELS ARRIVED IN EUROPE FROM PORTS IN;
JAPAN, AND SANISA. (Per last Mails Advice),
..........shanghai-Jan-12-
shanghai......Jan.
—Anchises (3.) —...
Cyclops (s)......
-
Nov.
Geo. Freman, New York 17th August, Pe troluem-Order.
25, NICOLAS THAYER, Amer, bark, 585, Craley-Russell & Co.
Feb. NELLIE M. SLADE, American barkentine,
2,
D. Gould, Newcastle 7th December,
Melcliers & Co
16 Feb. 7, NORSEMAN, siamese ship, 711, Murray, Lennox Castle (s.)......Manila ............. an. 17 Bangkok 30th October, General-Chinese
jan.
& Co.
NAGASAKI.
In Port on 20th February, 1882.
Pilate, per picu!
Ginseng, American, ist quality, por plcul Guseng, American, and quality, per picat
Hama, Ordinary, par plea Hama, Superior, per pla Hemp, Hankow, por pleul Hemp, Slam, par picul
Artemisia, British bark, 331(McFarlane)-Holme faina, Japes, perpicul....
Ringer & Co. Peina, German bark, 433 (Laincken)--Captain, Pelham, British brig, 254 (Downie-Chinese.
YOKOHAMA,
In Port on 18th February, 1881
Adele, Russian schooner, 43 (Gouldes)—F. Retz Alexander, American schooner, 73 (Carlson)--
Captain.
Alice French bark, 450 (soulc)A. Reimers
& Co.
Anna, Ger. bark, 350 (Davidson)→H. Gravert
falon Sonde, ut quality, per pict Melns Boada, and quality, per picula.
Tushrooms, particl
Derpicul
Munale, Dry Fine tarem, Buna, Day Sixes middle, par plaal "... -Muassia, Dry Slam small, per pict Pas Oil, per plaza) ...
1
Fans, White, par pinul
Pau, Eireen, per plout
N. This Packet carries no mails for the Australasia Colonies.
The usual hours will be observed in closing the Mails, &c.
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The French Contract Packet "Sindh,” will be despatched on MONDAY, the 13th March, with Mails to and through the United Kingdo and Europe, via Naples; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India (via Madras), the Australasian Colonics, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
The usual hours will be observed in closing the Mails, &c.
HOURS FOR GLOSING THE CONTRACT MAILS. THE ENGLISH MAIL—DAY OF DEPARTURE.
NOON, Money Order Office.closes.
PM Registry of Letters ceases. Posting of all printed matter and patterns ceases. 3 P.M., Mails closed, except for Late Letters. 3.10 F., Letters may be posted with Late Fee
of 10 cents, unțil
3.30 PM., when the Post Office closes entirely. 3.40 P.M., Late Letters may be posted on board the Packer with Late Fee of 10 centy until time of departure.
THE FRENCH MAIL..
DAY DEFORE DEPARTURE (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. 84.65 107.707, B., Post Office opens. $7.33 107.80
87,63 107.79 67.75 107.Bo
... $7.95 00 7.83 .....11.30 16 14.80
10.71 to 0.73
12.40 10 2,50 $2.83 10 31.0
13.30 10 3.33 ...$6.75 to 6.80
5.35 10 3.40
* $5.30 5.35 A3.30 to 5.39 B1.00 to 39,00
...R7,90
...$58.00 10 38.10
... $3.84 20
3.5 to 3.5
B435 10 4-43
....0010 83-70 87.1330 7.90 ...833,30 to 40,00
65.15 to 5.40
...17.10 10 19.56
$2.4 to 5.4
51.75 to 1840.
Baby to 1.10
$10.00 to $1.00 11.30 to 1.40 44.00 10 46.40
DAY OF DEPARTURE.
10 AM, Registry of Letters ceases. Posting of
all printed matter and patterns ceases. 11 A.M., Mail closes, except for Late Letters. 11.10 AM, Letters may be posted with Late Fee
of to cents until.
11.30 A.M., when the Post Office closes entirely. 11.40 AM Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with Late Fee of to Cents until time of departure.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET, The United States Mail Packet " BELGIC” will be despatched on SATURDAY, the 11th instant, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United states, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, &c., which will be closed as followed:-
At 2.15 P.M. Registry ceases.
At 2 30 F.M. Post-office closes, but letters for Union Countries may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fes of 10 cents extra Page until the time of departure.
Correspondence for Non-Union West Indies Cannot be sent by this route.
SOLDIERS' AND BAILORS' LETTERS.
1.-Privates in H.M. Army or Navy. Non commissioned, Officers, Bandmasters, Army Schoolmasters (not superintending or First Class $25.00 10 101.00 Writers or Schoolmistresses may send half-ounce ...$1,630 to 2,550
letters to the United Kingdom by mail at the $630 to 300
rate of four cents (two-pence) cach, which may ...so to be prepaid either in Imperial or in Hongkong to 264 Stamps. By private steamer, the postage is two
cents (one penny).
...$1.00 10 15.00
818.70 to 19.40 $11.00 in 38,00
818.00 to 19.48
8135 to 131
25.00 10 26.40
$35.00 10 36.4
- to
$10.95 to 1.00
$32.20 10 84.40 $0.10 10 21.00 Baj.10 to 24.00
4
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.
4The letters must not exceed half an ounce. No hankerchiefs, jewellery, &c., can be sent, even with with the ends
open.
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, &cy B43.50 to 23.80 in full. If to a soldier or sailor, his class and 815.30 to 15.80 description, with name of regiment, ship, &c., B17.60 10 17.80 must be stated in full.
$18.00 to $8.60
5-soldiers and sailors have no privileges 818.80 to 17.30 | with regard to books or papers, nor can these be
16.80 prepaid with Imperial Stamps.
$15.00 to 16.80
$16.50 10 27.10
817.10 to 27.50
84.10 to 4.30
86.10 to 4.00
LETTER NOX29.
Many boxes of letters are received at the Post Office not sealed, that is to say, the box is fastened 88.30 with sealing wax, but there is no Impression of a
822.30 to 93.00
B26,00 #7,50 seat.
„T. 4-4.5 to 4-1-4 ....1.5 to 3.2.
н
Kaso ta 300 See to 110 81.4 10 3.5+
The attention of boxholders is called to the 1.85 to 6.14 Becessity of carefully scaling such boxes with some recognizable seal, and of sending a chit- book or receipt with them. The omission of the to whether latter precaution leaves a doubt 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.
B3.1 to 3.34 0.10 a 0.34
***350 Lo 40,00
5,50 to 0,60
co to 117,70 to
8160 to
To 31.00
... $10 to 18.00 $10.40 10 11,00
RATES OF POSTAGE. 1835.00 10 45.00 | Lettera, per § oz.
4.00 to 3.39 Post Cards, each
15.09.20 46,50 Books, Patterns, and Commercial
Papers, per a Dunamenn |
14
86.13.156
**
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14790140 30. saj
Bees to 10
+37
214
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By to
Peas, Ilinck, per plonl Paak, Yellow, par picul..... Pess, Green Beans, per pizul Peni Tarley, par plcul Potatoe Flour, per ple
per plaul
Roceros Horn, per picul
Rhinoceros Hor, Mother, per pical Rice, Siam, No. 1, per pictal Rice, Sam, No. 2, par plou! A. Cashman, American schooner, 51 (Tibboy)Rice, Sam, miled fax, perpind
Captain.
Rice, Sim, willed No. a. par sécul Rice, Salg, No. plouă e
Rice, Saigon, Straw bag...
Diana, American schooner, 64 (Peterson) Rice, Balgon, Hamp be
Captain.
Freedon, American bark. 932 (Lonca)--C. & J. | Blogger pleul...
Trading Co.
Seaweed, Grpen, per picul Helena, American schooner; 6o (Ewall) weed, Ont, per pleul... Resamum, White, per picul Captain,
Seminn, Black, par plcul Jane sprott, British bark, 669 (Hughes)-Amharafus, per pical
Shellfish, Japan, per pics). Reimers & Co,
Shellish, California, per picut... Jonathan Bourne, American bark, 1440 (Doane) Ruckfah, per pleal...
-C. & J. Trading Co.
North Star, Russian schooner, 38 (Ridderbjcike)
--Captain.
Occident, German bark, 248 (Reuter)—H.. Mac-
Arthur.
Ohude, American schooner, 72 (Wilson)
Captain.
Otome, American schooner, 52 (Snow)
Captain Otsego, American schoonce, 36 (Pearce)
Captain.
19 Feb. 20, ORIENT, German bark, 451, W. G. Otter, American schooner, 70 (Littlejohn)
Roder, Quinhon 6th February, Bait-Ed 19
Schellhass & Co. Jan. 83 Jan. 14, PEARL, American bark, 576, R. Howes.
--Russell & Co.
Gordon Castle (s.)......shanghai ....................20. Glenavon (8)......
...Shanghai Therese........Hongkong ......Jan. 23 Elise.........................Manija ........... Melusine............. ...Hongkong....Jan.
23
Straits Produce, &c.- feel Nut, per piqul
14
PA
Pepper, White, per picul Pepper, Back, per picul Ractan, Atrack, per picul Rettens, Danger, per picul
++
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не
TH
Sandal Wood, Malabar per pic
+
Sandal Wood, South Bens, por pical Bagz Wood, Bianila, per picul
Sojan Wood, Slam, per pioul...
Supar, Sheklang, White, Na, v, par plod
Sugar, Shok-Jong, White, No., par picul
Sugar Candy, Bhek-luan per poul Shelon Browser plou Sugar Candy, Foochow, per plcul
Sugar Candy Batow, White, por picul Velociti, Tientsia, porpicul Walnut, per pictá... Wheat, fern, per pical
Folcul Wood Oll Window Glass, per box
Caplanitish bark, 282 (Affleck)- Soon Ho Rachel, Sulitelma, British bark, 964 (P. Graham)M. West, Tagan, per picul
M. Co.
$6.50 to 7.30
Newspapers & Prices Current, each Registration non
to Cents,
3 Cents,
3 Cents,
2 Cents.
la Cents.
15 Cents,
Do.. with return receipt... Commercial papers signify such papers a
though written by hand, do not bear the charage ter of an actual or personal correspondence, such T160 to 1.6.3 as invoices, deeds, copied music, &c. The charge 6:10 to is the same as for Books, but all packets of and
under 4 oz. weight are chargedy Cents.
3,600 to 3,630
$1,000 to $4,400
1.94 to 1.6
1.76 to 1.70
$5.95 to 6.14
LETTERS FOR THE UNITED STATES ÉV SAILING .SHIP.
When it is 'desired to forward letters to the United states by a sailing ship which is not noti- $210 10.70fied as carrying a mail, It is only necessary to 1973 to 4 post the letters in the ordinary. way, marked 10 to 34 with the name of the ship, and prepaid to cents 1294 per half ounce as naual.The Post Office then T19.2.4.3 10 MS.S
$5.00 to 6o.undertakes the duty of obtaining notice of depar 7,3-ture and despatching the correspondence. It is $5.00 to as requested that the letters be posted if possible at
least one day before the date fixed for sailing.
11,50 to £3,00
$495 10 8.53
$10 40.50 27.
$13.50 to 14.03
No responsibility can be accepted in this De $5-10 20partment for erroneous replies to verbalènquimes, or to notes addressed to subordinate officers, Bago to 405 The shroffs told off to sell stamps should espo
scially not be regarded as able to gire correct $7.00 to 7.30 information, The Portal Guide aluno is the 16150 619 standard on all points on which such infor
to
$2.35 4.37
Sose to
89.75 to 9.0 Boys to 7.49
$7.50 60 7.70
#ast
5-32
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fails to
Br.13 to 1.13
Th,6,20 to 5.2.4
may be required.
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