1882-05-16 — Page 6

Commercial.

THIS DAY, Four P.M.

We have still nothing of interest to re- port from the Stock Exchange.

Banks remain firm with buyers at 115 per cent. premium, but holders decline to "part" unless at an advancel rate. There are buyers of Docks at go and sellers at 51 per cent, premiunt.

Shipping.

ARRIVALS.

May 15, ANSA, German bark, 447, W, Jesse, Saigon 5th May, Rice and Wood.--Wieler

& Co.

May 15, PRINZ WILHELM, German steamer, 861, Brorsen, Hamburg 5th March, Gene- mal-Slemssen & Co. May 15, JORGE JUAN, Spanish: steamer, 493. A. de Garro, Manila 12th May, General.-Re- medios & Co.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SHIPPING IN HỒNGKONG.

STEAMERS.

May 15, Activ, Danish steamer, 268, N. C. Reve beck, Haiphong 12th May, General.-C. M.

S. N. Co.

May 4, AMOY, British steamer, 814, C. Herr-

HONGKONG SAILING VESSELS, (Continued). April 5, ROCK TERRACE, British ship, 1,768, J. S. Hutchinson, Newport, Mon., 5th Dec, Coal-Russell & Co.'

Feb. 2, R. T. CLAYTON, American bark, 249 Thomas Davies, Lagulmanoc 23rd Dec., and Santa Cruz 24th January, Lumber-Order.

HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SHIPS IN THE CHINA SQUADRON. Albatross, screw sloop,

guns, Commander

Errington, Manita. Comus, corvette, 14 guns, Captain J. W. East. Curacoa, corvette, 14 guns, Captain S. Long

Manila.

mann, Canton 27th April, General.-Siems-May 9, SCHWAN, German brig, 276, T. Schrøder, Dan, Elliott, Manila.

sen & Co.-Kowloon Dock. May & ARRATION AICAR, British steamer, 1,392, A. B. Mactavish, Calcutta 20th April, Sard head 211, Penang 27th, and Singapore 28th, General.-D. Sassoon, Sons & Co. May 9, AstA, Danish steamer, 880, Djorup,

& Co.

Newelwang 15th April, Beans---Siemssen April 23, SPARTAN, American, schooner, 85, C.

Vincent, Ladrones 10th April, Ballast.

W. H. Ray.

composite sloop, 4 guns, Commander F. Encounter, steam corvette, 14 guns, Captain G. Esk, double-screw gunboat, 3 guns, In reserve,

Robinson, Manila.

Flying-Fish, sloop, 4 guns, Licut.-Commander

Hoskyn, Kobe..

Hongkong A few Steamboats have

Saigon 4th May, Rice.-Siemssen & Co. May 11, ATALANTA, Gemian steamer, 868, E. P.

May 15 CERC, British steamer, 1735, Quartly, Saigon 14th May, Rice-Jardine, Matheson & Co. May 16, FOKSANG, British steamer, 97, G. C.

Pl, Saigon 8th May, Rice.-Kung Ünn. Anderson, Canton 15th May, General-May 13, ACKHALLS, British steamer, 723, 1. Jardine, Matheson & Co.

May 16, Oxus, French steamer, 3,770, Rapatel,

Shanghai 13th May, Malls and General. Messageries Maritimes.

Orr, Shanghai 12th May, General-Siems. sen & Co.

been negotiated at 25 per share premium, for the end of the month, at which rate the stock may be said to be in good demand. Hotels hold a very unsatisfactory position in the market.. Several brokers who have shares to sell have been industriously,try-May 16, CHINKIANG, Hritish steamer, 709, S. M. ing to obtain legitimate offers for the same, without, however, succeeding in their efforts to lead to business. We quote the stock at 104, but that is merely a nominal quotation, and we feel certain thạt a con-

CLEARANCES AT THE HARNOUR OFFICE Rock Terrace, British ship, for San Francisco. siderably lower offer would quickly be

Hermine, German bark, for 'Touron. snapped up in one or two quarters. China Cheang Hock Khan, British str., for Swatow. Sugars are firm at annexed rate, hutaladin, British steamer, for Saigon.

May 16, GLENIYON, British steamer, 1,375, H. Gedeye, Saigon 12th May, Rice-Jardine,

Matheson & Co..

Lazons have made another upward step, Fooksang, British steamer, for Shanghai.

| Plainmeller, British steamer, for Singapore.

being now in strong demand at 114, anda | Fruices &a Amanda, Ger, bark, for Kamput. still higher rate will have to be tendered before any business is likely to be recorded.

SHARES.

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-115 per cent.

premium, buyers.

Union Insurance Society of Canton-$1,675 per

share,

-China Traders Insurance Company-$1,625

per share, buyers.

North China Insurance-Th. 1,225 per share,

ex, div,

Canton Insurance Company, Limited—8824 per

share, sellers.

Yangtsze Insurance Association-Tls. 870 per

share.

Chinese Insurance Company-$250 per share,

nominal

On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tls. 150

per share,

Hongkong Fire Insurance Company--$925 per

share,

China Fire Insurance Company-$190 per share,

buyers. Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company-50

per cent, premium, buyers. Hongkong, Canton, and Macau. Steamboat Co.

25 per share premium, sales. Hongkong Gas Company-$85 per share. Hongkong Hotel Company-Sto per share,

nominal.

China Sugar Relining Company, Li:nited-$158

per share, buyers.

China Sugar Refining Company (Debentures)-3

per cent, premium,

Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$114 |

per share, buyers.

Hongkong Ice Company-$130 per share. Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited

-$60 per share,

Chinese Imperial Loan of 1878-14 per cent. prem.

ex. int

Chinese Imperial Loan of 1881-3 per cent, prem.

ON LONDON,---

EXCHANGE.

3/91

Bank Itills, on demand .... Dank Bills, at 30 days' sight... -3/91 Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight 3/91 Credits, at 4 months' sight...3/10

sight

ON PARIS.-

Documentary Bills, at 4 months'

--------..........3/108

Bank Bills, on demand.......

..4.74.

ON BOMBAY,-lank, T.T........

.2247

Credits, at 4 months' sight..........88.

ON CALCUTTA.--Bank, T.T................2241

ON SHANGRAR-

Bank, sight

Private, 30 days'sight,

.721

OPIUM MARKET. —THIS DAYF,

New MALWA.....

...per picul, £640 (Allowance, Taels 42.)

OLD MALWA

per picul, $700 (Allowance, Taels 32.) PATNA (without choice) ...per chest, $5921 PATNA (first choice).....per chest, $595 PATNA (second choice)...per chost; $590 PATNA (bottom)........... per chest, $500 New RENARES (without choice) por

chest........

95773 NEW BENARES (bottom)...per chest, $580 OLD BEXARES (without choice) per

chest.......

DEPARTURES.

May 15, ESMERALDA, British steamer, for Amoy, May 15, EMY, Spanish steamer, for Amoy and

Manila.

May 16, PALADIN, British steamer, for Saigon.

May 16, PLAINMELLER, British str., for Singapore

andi Penang.

May 16, CHEANG HOCK KIAN, British steamer,

for Swatow, &c.

May 16, ASHINGTON, Bruish steamer, for Swatow

and Bangkok, May 16, ZEFUVs, British guaboat, for Canton

May 16, CHUNKIANG, British str., for Canton.

May 16, SAN FRANCISCO, German schooner, for

Whampoa.

PASSENGERS—ARRIVED.

Carson, Mr. and Mrs. Willard and chill, Mr. and Per Orns, str., from Shanghai.-Mr. and Mrs.

Mrs. Carlton, Miss Vernie, Mrs. Corner, Messrs. G. Baux, Thomas Jackson, E. G. Williamson, P. Adams, and to Chinese, for Hongkong. For Batavia.-Mrs. Angele Márconetti. Für Mar seilles.-Mr. and Mrs. Andrew and child, Mr.

and Mrs. Le Veo Ten, & servants, and 2 Chinese, Mr. and Miss Whang, Mrs. Autoinette Coye, Mrs. M. Broutin and amah, Messrs. A. Fergus son, Groesser, T., Guido, John H. McGlasham, J. W. Nelson, and Alléne."

Per Prins Wilheim, str. from Hamburg aragono, Banart, Will, and Krumpt. Per Forge Yuan, str., from Manila.-6 Chi- se, deck,

Per Chinking, str., from Shanghai.-50 Chi nese.

Per Glenorchy, str., from Saigon.-17 Chinese. Per Glentyon, str., from Saigon,—45 Chinese.

REPORTS:

Grainger, Keelung roth May, Coal-Jar- dine, Matheson & Co.

May 6, Crry OF TOKIO, American' steamer, 3,079, J. Maury, San Francisco 8th April, and Yokohama 30th, Mails and General.-P. M. S. S. Co.

Sept. 28, CONQUEST, British steamer, 316, —Jar-

dine, Matheson & Co. May 11, CRUSADER, British steamer, 646, Rowin,

Saigon 7th May, Rice.--Fung Yuen & Co. April 12, COURRIER, Siamese bark, 362, 0, C.

Skeel Schmiegelow, Bangkok 23rd April, Rice and Sapanwood-Kim Tye Loong May 4, DOUGLAS, British steamer, 822, S. Ash ton, Plymouth roth March, Port Said 23rd, Suez 27th, Penang 23rd April, and Singapore

28th, General-1. Lapraik & Co.--Kow.

loon Dock,

Fame, British steamer, 117, Stopni (tug plying)

longhan and Shampor Back Co May 14, PERONIA, German steamer, 1,115, F. Nagel, Hamburg 2nd April, and Singapore Sth May, General-Siemssen & Co. May 8, Fokies, British steater, 509, J. C.. Abbott, Tansai 5th May, and Amoy 7th, Tea.-D. Laprak & Co. May 13, HANKOW, British steamer, 2,332, W. Symington, Cardiff 2nd April, Coal.--Siems- sen & Co.

April 14, HosGKONG, British steamer, 67, Swa- tow 12th April, Ballast.-Kwok Acheong &

Sons,

Dec. 19, Jotano, Spanish_steamer, 654, Mar-

quez.-R. Mourente.-Cosmopolitan Dock. July 7. LI TAI, Amamite steamer, 1,000, Li Ton

Tack-Captain. May 6, MURA, British steamer, 2,185, Wnt.

theson & Co.

March 7, TARTAR, German brig, 256, T. Bunje, Macassar 30th January, Rattans-Melchers & Co. May 12, XENIA, American bark, 1,174, Reynolds,

Melbourne 5th March, Ballast-Caplain.

WHAMPOA.

May 6, SAN FRANCISCO, German bark, 251, A. Glumann, Tientsin 16th April, General— Siemssen & Co.

CANTON

May 13. Ilonow, British steamer, 895, T. Shaw,

Wuhu 8th May, Rice.-Butterfield & Swire

RIVER STEAMERS.

}

chang, British steamer, 700, Ogston-Butter

field & Swire.

Kiu-kiang, British steamer, 617, T. Henning

Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co. Kiang-ping, Chinese steamer, 360, Holmes.

C. M. S. N. Co.

Fly, double screw gun-vessel, 4 guns, Lieut. Com

mander Pollard, Singapore. Foxhound, gunbeat, 4 guns, Lieut.-Commander

McQuhac, Manila. Iron Duke, double-scrow iron frigate, 14 guns,

Captain R. E. Tracey, Manila,, Kestrel, double-screw gun-vessel, 4 guns, Com.

mander W. M. Lang, Kobe. Lily, screw gun-vessel, 3 guns, Commander W.

M. Carey, Hongkong. Magpie; surveying vessel, 4 guns, Licut.Com.

Carpenter, Yokohama, Midge, double-screw gun-vessel, In reserve,

Hongkong

Moorhen, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieut.-Commander

J. H. Corfe, Shanghai, Mosquito, gunboat, 4 guns, Lictitenant Honorable

F. K. Sandilands, Homeo.

Pegasus, sloop, 6 guns, Commander E. F. Day,

ci route to Singapore.. Sheldrake, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieut.-Comander M.

Bridger, Shanghai.

Swift, double-screw gun-vessel, 5 guns, Comman-

der Collins, en route Shanghai.

Velvet Black, 32 inches, per yard... $0.18 to 0.19 Velvet, Gentien, 22 inches, peryard $0.21 to 0.23 Velveteens, Black, per yard. $0.21 to 0.23 Velveteens, Gentian, per yant ...... $0.38 to 0.29 White Shirtings, 54 to 60 reed, p. p. 82.15 to 2.35 White Shirtings, 68 to 80 reed, p. p. $2.60 to 3.35 White Shirtings, 64 to 66 red, p. p. 943 to 2.60

White Shirtings, 600 reed, per piece $3.45 to 3.50 White Shirtings, 700 reed, p. piece $3.20 to 3.25 White Shirtings, AA, per piece...... $1.65 to 1.70 White Shirtings, EF per piece... $5.30 5.32 3.95 White Shirtings, M11, per piece..... $3.50 White Brocades, per piece.... White Spotted Shirtings per piece... $245 to 2.50 $2.50 to 2.65

$3.90 to 3.97

$4.20 to 4.25

$4.65 to 4.70

$5.70 to 5.75

$13.50 10 14.00

$13.50 to 14.00 $14.50 to 15.00

WOOLLEN GOODS. Blankets, 8lbs., per pair.......... Blankets, gibs., per pair... Blankets, folbs., per pair Blankets, 12lbs., per pair Camlets, SSS, per piece...... Camlets, S5, per piece Camlets, S S, per piece Camlets, BB, per piece.......$15.00 to 10.00 Camlets, AAA, per piece. $15.00 to 15.50 $13.50 to 14.00 Camlets, LLL, per piece........ Long Ells, MM Scarlet, per piece... $7.65 to 7.70 Long Ells, MM Assorted, per picce $7.65 to 7.70 Long Ells, HH Scarlet, per piece... $7.75 to 7.80 Long Ells, HH Assorted, per piece $7.65 to 7.70 Long Ells, H Scarlet, per piece.............. $7.75 to 7.80 Long Ells, H Assorted, per piece... $7.95 to 7,82 Lastings, DD, per piece......................... -$12.50 to 14.80 $0.72 to 0.73 Spanish Stripes, per yard...n

METALS,

Iron, Nail Rod, per picul Iron, Hoop, per picul Iron, Bar, per picul Iron, Wire, per picul... Lead, WB, per picul Leal, LI, per-picul ....................

Kiung-chow, British steamer, 159, Goggin.

Kwok Acheong & Sons. Pawan, British steamer, 1,890, A. Benning. Tweed, double-screw gunbont, 3 guns, in reserve, Lead, Hole Chop, per picu! ......

Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co. Spark, British steamer, British, 140, Hoyland,

Hengkong, Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co.

White Cloud, British steamer, 280, Cary. Heng

kong, Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co. Yot-sai, British steamer, 180, McDougall.-Kwok

Acheong & Sons.

AMOY.

in Perton 10th May, 1882.

Anna, German bark, 350 (Davidson)→→H. A.

Petersen & Co.

August Friedrich, German bark, 384 J. Brun)

-l'asedag & Co.

& Co.

Totton, Calcuta zoth April, Penang 27th, and Singapore oil, General-Jardine, Ala-Charley, British bark, 359 (Schroder)-Boyd May 11, ODIN, Norwegian steamer, 959, Soren-

Eden, British bark, 312 (J. Nairn)-Chinese. sen, Yokohama 2nd May, Kice-Siessen Faugh Balaugh, German 3-m. schooner, 240 (D.

Rute)-H. A. Petersen & Co. May 11, PENEDO, British steamer, 652, Kender- Hedvig, British bark, 375 (Davey)-Pascoag

& Co.

dine, Saigon 7th May, General-Melchers & Co.

May 14, PING-ON, British steamer, 575, A, A. McCaslin, Haiphong 11th May, and Hoihow 13th, General-Russell & Co. May 13, ROME, Spanish steamer, 274, Larruri, Manila 10th May, General-Melchers & Co. Nov. 34, SEA GULL, American steamer, 43, Hay-

den-China Traders' Insurance Co. May 14, SERAPIS, British steamer, 1,271, 5, F. North, Saigon 9th May, Rice-Siemssen

& Co.

July 7, SHUN TIP, Annamite steamer, 93, Yuen

Man Fu-Captain.

& Co.

Hermann, German brg, 210(Lembke)--Pasedag Hieronymus, German bark, 450 (ipland)-H. A.

& Co.

Petersen & Co.

Hilda Maria, German bark, 276 (Tennis)~Pase

ding & Co. Hugo & Otto, Norwegian bark, 371 (Koed)

H. A. Petersen & Co.

Minna, German bark, 457-Pasedag & Co. Oleander, British bark, 341 (J. Joass)Elles

& Co.

Oscar Mooyer, German bark, 360 (Johanson)

H. A Petersen & Co.

Hongkong.

Victor Emanuel, receiving ship, 20 guns, Com.

modore Coming, Hongkong,

Vigilant, paddle despatch-vessel, a guns, Licut.

Commander C. Lindsay, Shanghai.

Wivern, turret-ship, 4 guns, in reserve Hong

kong.

Zephyr, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieutenant-Commander

Pollard, Canton.

$2.40 to 2.50

6.80

$2.85 to 310 $3.30 to 3.30 $0.75 to i $5.50 to 5.55 $5.40 to 5.45 $5.40 to 5.45

Quicksilver, English, per pitul...857.90 to 58.co Quicksilver, American, per picul 838.00 to 58.10

Steel, English, per tub $3.85 to 3.95 Steel, Swedish, per tub Sheating, Metal, per picul Spelter, per picul

$4.35 to 4.45 $21.00 to 25.20 $7.15 10 7.20

$5.35 to 5.40

Tin, Malacca, per picul............$33.20 to 45.00 Tin, Plates, per box....................

PRODUCE.

$18.50 to 19.50 Alum, 1st quality, per picul $2.45 to 3.55 Alum, and quality, per picul $1.75 to 1.85 Bark, Siam, per picul...... 80.83 to 1.10

FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR ON THE Almonds, per picul

CHINA STATION.

Abreck, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Captain

Schanz, Japan. Adonis, French gunboat, 5 guns, Commander

Cafilard, Saigon.

Alert, American corvette, 4 guns, Commander L.

Kempff, Kobe.

AFRICA, Russian Corvette, 14 guns, Captain

Alexeyeff, en route to Nagasaki. Ashuelot, American corvette, 6 guns, Commander

H. E. Mullen, Kobe.

Asia, Russian cruiser, 11 guns, Captain Amos

soff, Singapore.

DONA MARIA DE MOLINA, Spanish frigate, Cap

tain Thomas Olleros, Manila, DUKE OF EDINBURGH, Russian frigate, Captain

de Giers, en route to Nagasaki. Ennak, Russian transport, Captain Koltchas,

Jajan.

Gornostai, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander

Stark, Vladivostock. Hertha, German corvette, 19 guns, Captain Von

Kall, en route Singapore.

MATER

Bark, Camphor, per pical.....$15.20 to 15.40 Becke de Mer, per picul........$30.00 10 55.00 Bees Wax, Japan White, per picul$11.50 10 12.50 Bees Wax, Hankow, Yellow,

per picul ......... .....................$44.00 to 46.50 Bees Wax, White, per picul.....$78.50 to 88.00 Dirds' Nests, 1st quality, p. picul $1,650 to 2,550 Birds Nesis, 2nd quality, p. picul $650 to 800 Birds' Nests, 3rd quality, p. picul $75.00 to 210 Brimstone, per picul

$2.55 to 2.65

$12.00 to 15.50

Buffalo Hides, Munila Buffalo Cow Ilides. $7.90 to 8.00 Camphor, packed, per picul ...... $18.50 10 20.50 Camphor, Bargos, clean, P. picul $35.00 to 38.00 Camphor, Refuse, per picul .............. $18.00 to 19.50 Cardamons, Inferior, per picul... $26.00 to 26.50 Cardamons, Superior... Cloves, per picul...

The British steamship Glenlyon reports leh May 5, SORSOGON, Spanish steamer, 240, Rafael Rachel, British bark, 287. (R. Affleck)-Boyd Itis, German gunboat, 8 guns, Commander Coffee, per picul.............

Had fine weather

Saigon on the 12th instant. rind light South and S.W. winds with smooth

SCA.

The British steamship Chinking reports left From Bonham Shanghai on the 12th instant. island to the Haeshans dense fog; thence to port variable weather.

April

TOKOHAMA SHIPPING,

ARRIVALS.

30, Tagarauta Mars, Japan. str., from Ykaichi. 30 Fröhlich, British brig, from Takao. May--

1, Volga, French steamer, from Hongkong, 1. Wakanoura Maru, Japan. str., from Kobe,

Francisca, German birk, from Takao. Taiyu Maru, Japan, str., from Yokkaichi. 4. Chismuir, British steamer, front. London. 4. Takasago Maru, Japan. str., from Shanghai. Tamaura Mare, Japan. str., from Kobe, Shario Maru, Japan. str., from Yokkaichi.

E. Graham, Brit, bark, from New York.

4,

5. Toyoshima Muru, Japan, str., from H'date.

5,

5. Kokonoye Maru, Japan. str., from Hidate.

DEPARTURES.

29, Tokio Maru, Japan. str., for Shanghai. 29, Sunda, British steamer, for Hongkong. 30, City of Tokio, Amer. sir, for Hongkong, 30, Shario Maru, Japan. str., for Yokkaichi. May

1. Kanagawa Maru, Japan str., for Nagasaki. 1, Tamaura Maro, Japan. steamer, for Kobe. 1, Odin, Norwegian steamer, for Yokoska, 2, Hiogo Maru, Japan, str., for Hakodate 4. Wakanoura Maru, Japan. str., for Kobe. 4. Takachiho Maru, Japan. str., for Niigata, 4. Sumanoura Maru, Japan, bk., for Nagasaki. 4. Galley of Lorne, British steamer, for Kobe, 4, Taiyu Maru, Japan, steamer, for Yokkaichi.

VESSELS ARRIVED IN EUROPE FROM FORTS IN

JAPAN, AND MANILA.

.Mar. 29

Lopez, Manila and May, General--Reme- dios & Co

May 10, SUMATRA, British steamer, 1,406, Fair. tlough, Bombay 23rd April, General.-P. & 0. S. N. Co.

May 13, TANAIS, French steamer, 1,150, Drugon, Yokohama 7th May, Mails and General- Messageries Maritimes.

May 13, THALES, British steamer, 820, S. C.

Pocock, Foochow gth May, Amoy 10th, and Swatow 12th, General.-D. Lapraik & Co. May 4, VORTIGERN, British steamer, 876, Joseph Brown, Saigon 30th April, Rice and Paddy.

Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

May 13, WILLIAM Mackinnon, Dutch steamer, 701, J. Oreille, Batavia 1st May, General Jardine, Matheson & Co.

April 14, YOTTUNG, British steamer, 286. H. Kennett, Swatow 12th April, Ballast.-Kwok Acheong & Sons.

SAILING VESSELS.

Mey 1, BONITA, German 3-m, sch., 475, Stehr,

Singapore, Timber.Ed. Schelhass & Co. March 31, BRAMBLETVE, British_ship,_1,497, Pickard, Cardiff 4th November, Coal

Russell & Co.

& Co. Smiling Morn, British schooner, 244 (J. Williams)

Boyd & Co.

FOOCHOW

in Port on 9th May, 1882.

Amoy, German schooner, 314 (Schado)-Kaw

flong Take & Cà

Catherine Marden, British sch., 287 (Marden)—

Kaw Hong Take & Co. Chin-se, Britishi bark, 780 (Maker)-Kaw Hlong

Take & Co.

SHANGHAI

In Port on 7th May, 1882.

Alex. Newton, British bark, 308 (Newton)--

G. G. Hopkins.

Batavia, British bark, 366 (Inokay)-Nils Muller. Kate Harding, British bark, 714 (Watts)-Little

& Co.

Margrethe, German bark, 358 (Lessen)--Ed.

Schellhass & Co. Nadeshda, British schooner, 187 (Richards)-

Morris & Co.

Nylghan, German schooner, 1,252 (Lovitt)-C.

& J. Trading Co.

Möller.

Klausa, Shanghai. Kersaint, French corvette, Commander Ger-

vaise, Nagasaki.

La Victorieuse, French frigate, 13 guns, Captain

de la Batic, Amoy.

Lee Tak, Annanese gunboat, Commander Y. W.

Tong, Hongkong. Legaspi, Spanish transport, Don Mariano Tor-

res, Hongkong Lutin, French gunbcat, 4 guns, Commauder

Rouvier, Shanghai." Monocacy, American gunboat, 9 guns, Comman-

der C. S. Cotton, Kobe. Morge, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander

Tatarinoff, Shanghai.. Moscow, Russian transport, 6 guns, Captain

Tchinkoff, Vladivostock.

$125 to 135

$35.00 to 36.50

-to

Coals, Adoal, per ton................... Coals, English Steam, per ton... $10.25 10 10.00 Coals, Sydney, per ton........... $9.25 to --

$22.20 10 24.50 Copper, Sheathing, Japan, p. picul $20.70 to 21.00 Copper, Rod, Japan, per picul... $23.70 to 24.00 Copper, Nails, per picul............................ $53.50 to 23.80 Cotton, Bumbay, per picul... $15.30 to 80 Cotton, Calcutta, per picul............. Cotton, Ningpo, per picul Cotton, Shanghai, per pical. Cotton, Shunting, per pícul. Cotton, Tientsin, per picul. Cotton, Tungchow, per pical......$13.10 to 17.50 Cotton Seeds, Saigon, per picul... $4.20 to 4.30 Cotton Seeds, Siam, per pícui...... 34.10 to 4.20 Cuttlefish, Japan, per picul.......$22.50 to 23.00 Cuttlefish, Chauchow, per pleul...$26.00 to 27.50 Cuttlefish, Jap, without bones, p. pl.$15.50 to 16.50 ..Tls. 4.4.5 to 4.5-5

Dates, Black, per picul

$17.60 to 17.80 $18.20 to 18.60 $16.80 to 17.50 $16.20 to 16,80 ..$17.60 to 17.80

Dates, Red, : per picul .............................Tls. 3.1.5 to 3.2.5 Dried Lily Flowers, per picut...... $7.85 to 8.15 Elephant's Teeth, 4105 pieces, p. pl. 8250 to 300 Lieutenant-Flour, California, per sack of 50ms. $1.48 to 1.54 Elephant's Teeth, 7 to 8 pieces, p.pl $200 to 220

Nerpa, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander

Valrondt, Japan. Palos, American gunboat, 6 guns, Commander Green, Kobe. PLASTOON, Russian corvette, Captain Foliansky,

un route to Nagasaki. Richmond, American frigate, 12 guns, Captain

Skerratt, Kobe.

Sobol, Russian gunboat, 7 gunboat, Commander

Boyle, Shanghai.

Flour, Amer., per barrel of 100 ts, $3.10 to 3.45 Flour, Amer, per barrel of 200 ms. $0.20 to 6.35 ..$39,50 10 40.00 Fungus

$0.50 to 0.65 Flints, per picul............. Ginseng, Amer., 1st quality, p. pl. 3200 to 285 Cinseng

$160 to 210

April 18, BYLGIA, German bark, 333, T. A. An- Solidor, British bark, 240 (Danielsen)-Nils St. Petersburg, Russian transport, 6 guns, Cap Hams and quality,

dersen, Singapore 27th March,. Timber. Captain.

May 3, CARL GERHARD, German bark, 331, F. Suhr, Bangkok. 23rd March, General-Ed. Schellhass & Co.

April 17. CENTURION, British bark, 965; Thos. Taylor, Sydney 29th February, Coal.- Arnhold, Karborg & Co.

March 29, CHARLES STEWARD, American bark, 630, H. R. Powers, Manila 17th March, Haliast.-Russell & Co.

May 6. EMMA, German 3-in. sch., 220, P. J.

Michelsen, Bangkok 6th April, General, Ed. Schellhass & Co.

April 27, FANO, Danish brig, 223, 3. N. Mon- (Per last Mail's Advice).

tensen, Talisse 4th April, General-Siems $5461 | Elizabeth Nicholson...Manila

sen & Co. Glenroy (5.).......

Shanghai...Mar. 29 May, FRANCES & AMANDA, German bark, 357, E. Hildebrand, Bangkok 28th March, Gene- ral-Wicker & Co.

OLD BENARES (bottom)...per chest. $550 PERSIAN......

Chepica .....

..per picul, 8427

Laertes (s.)

Hungarin (s)

Palmerston

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL | Ajax (s.)

Manila Hongkong Hongkong Manila Yokoltama

Mar. 30 ..Mar. 31

April May 9, FRIEDERICK, German baik, 595, H. ..April 3.

Spiesen,

Singapore 12th April, Timber. ....April 3

Sicmssen & Co.

* VESSELS EXPECTED AT HONGKONG.

(Corrected to Date),

Trait d'Union....St. Malo .....

Elbe..... London

REGISTER,

THIS DAYS TELEGRAMES.

HONG-

Axov,

SHANG

NAGA.

KONG,

MAI.

BAKL

Corca ********

BAROMETER,

Still Water.....................

THERMOME

TER, &c

day at 4 rom.

Un date at

ID A.ME.

Previous.

Oh date a

ATADERA

Un date 11

Previous

On dits at

TO A3

Barometer...... 1983 29 91|23.78 29.91 12.80 19.78||

There'tor attached 84.0 85.0 17.0 17.0 68.0 65.0

Direction of Wind.

Force.......

S

XL

5 3

է է-:

4

Dry Thermometer, 83.0 83.5 77.0 77.0 61.3.64.17 Wet Thermometer.! 78.5 28.5 73.0 77.0 58.5 61.0 Weather

bebe oma o

Hour's Rain

Quantity Gallen....

1-44

Barometer, level of the sea in inches, tona and bias- dreda-Thermometer, in Fahrenheit degrees and sona kopt

- lu the open mix in a shaded aluation-Dironium of Wind, is registered every two points, N., N.N.E., N.E, nicm Forcs of Wind, calm to 3 light breeze. 3 to 5 mode. sate toy fresh. to strong. 8 ton heavy, to to t Holcat-Sute of Weather, A, Clear blue sky, C. Cloudy. D. Drizzly. Fog, G. Fozzy. 2. Hall. 2. Light ADAL Mixx a Ducas Pauly, show Squally. R. Rainy, S. Snow. 7, Thusert U, Bad, threatening. Visibility. I. Stoess 2. Cal. The letters are repeated to indicate any increase over the mean *verage of their algolfication. Rais.The hours of mis for the' previous 14 hours (noon) ara tegluterach footz, a so the quantity of water fallan indicated to inches, une and hundrade

Paul.. Truth

Carl Ritter Susanac.

Belted Will.. Tanjore

Tcc King (3.)

Loudoun Castle (9.)

Mabel

C. D. Bryant

Douglas Castle

April 18, GLENURY, British 3-m. schooner, 283,

W. Thomson, Bangkok 1st March, Rice. Captain.

Nov.

7 May 3, HECHT, German bark, 354, W. Ploetz, Nov. 10

Iloilo zoth April, Wood.-Siemssen & Co. .........Dec.. 14 April 29, HERMANN, German bark, 453, Wm. New York..... Dec.

Pens, Singapore 25th March, Timber, Chinese. ......Dec.

.Hamburg

.Sunderland......Jan.

.Hamburg...

Cardiff

Landon,

Cardin New York London

.

4 April 30, HERMANN, Ger bark, 444, Traulsen, Bangkok 27th March, General-Wieler & Co.

Jan.

Jan. 16 Jan. 31 April 27, HERMINE, Swedish hark, 299, Lonn- Feb. II gren, Bangkok aznd March, General-Ed. Feb. 15 Schellhass & Co. Feb. 24 April 30, HERMINE, German bark, 350, T. Meyer, New York....Mar. 4 Newchwang 12th April, Beans, Ed. Schell- .New York

.Mar.

hass & Co. Cardiff

.Mar. Sunderland.....Mar.

Saigon 28th April, Rice.-A. G. Morris. Ella S. Thayer......... Cardiff...... Invincible................Penarth Kenmure Castle (s.) ...London Nearchus. ..London Glenogle (s)Glasgow'..... Helios (s.)

Tricsic Minard Castle (6.)......Antwerp

Ethel Caine...

Mar

tain Sidenener, Vladivostock.

Walter Siegfried, British bark, 391 (Hanson) Stotsch, German corvette, 19 guns, Captain von

Nils Moller.

YOKOHAMA,

In Port on 4th May, 1882.

A Cashman, American schooner, 51. (Tibbey)

Captain. Francisca, German bark 386 (Buck)-Chinėse. Frohlich, British brig, 360 (Muller)-Chinese. J. E. Graham, British hark, 1,384 (Cochrane)--

-Chinese,

Kiwa Elizabeth, Russian schooner, 111 (John-

stone) Captain.

Mary C. Bohm, German schooner, 83 (Baade)-~~

P. Bohrn.

North Star, Russian schooner, 38 (Ridderbjelke)

-Captain,

Ohude, American schooner, 72 (Wilson)

Captain.

Sophie, German bark, a30 (Binge)-Captain.

CANTON GUNBOAT SQUADRON.

An-lan, Viceroy's gunboat, 7 guns, Lin Kuo

Ch'ang, Canton.

Chee-hing, Revenue cruiser, a guns, Chinese

Captain, Canton.

Chen-to, Viceroy's gunboat, 3 guns, J, Stewart,

a cruise,

Chen-jui, Revenue cruiser, 3 guns,

Chow.

Ma Lou

Ching-on, Revenue cruiser, z guns, Chung Wing

Fal, Canton.

Ching-teing, Viceroy's gunboat, 2 guns, F. Bes-

aard, Canton.

Chop-chung, Revenue cruiser,———Li Tack Ming,

Canton.

Chop-sai, Viceroy's gunboat, Liu Pao Ch'un

Canton.

Blanc, Shangbai. Strelok, Russian corvette, 9 guns, Commander

Delivron, en route to Singapore. Swatara, American corvette, & guns, Commander

A. P. Cooke, Chefoo. Tamega, l'ortuguese gunboat, Commander Costa

Cabral, Hongkong..

Tongous, Russian gunboat, Commander Heck,

Vladivostock,

VELASCO, Spanish gunboat, Don Pedro Ossa,

Hongkong.

VESTNIK, Russian cruiser, Commander Avelan,

en route to Nagasaki,

VILLARS, French corvette, Captain M. Dewatre

Yokohama.

Vostock, Russian gunboat, 4 gune, Commander

Molchonsky, Japan.

Wolf, German gunboat, 4 guns, Commander

Strauch, Manila.

MARKETS.

REPORTED BY CHINESE FIRMS AND CORRECTED TO DATE.

American Drills, 30 yards, per piece $3.95 to 3.10 American Drills, 15lbs., per piece $3.90 to 3.95 Cotton Yarn, No. 16 to 24, per 400

∙lbs. .......

..$88.50 10 93.00 Cotton Yarn, No. 28 to 32, per 400

lbs.

$98.00 to 105.00 $118.00 to 124.00 Cotton Yarn, Bombay.............................$79.50 to 82.00 ........ $1.70 to 1.75 Chintz, per piece...... Dyed Spotted Shirtings, perpiece... $3.60 to 3.85

Cotton Yarn, No. 38 to 42, per 400

1b9,

May 13,-HOTSPUR, British bark, 523,E. T. Bunjes Hai-ch'ang-ching, Revenue cruiser, 3 guns, Clien Dyed Brocades Shirtings, per piece $3.55 to 3.70

11 May 4, HYDRA, German bark, 786, C. Binge, Mar. 25 Hamburg 10th November, General-Mel-

chers & Co. .Mar. 25 Mar. 27 May 5, JOHANN HINRICH, German 3-m. sch., .Mar, 28

Singapore 7th April, Tim .April 1

ber.& Co. April 4 April 15, KATE DAVENPORT, American ship, 1,256, E. B. Mallett, Melbourne 11th-Feb, Ballast.-Rozario & Co.

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.

(From Antino. FALCONER & Co.'s Recites), THE DAY,

Baronetar—§ A,3,- Barometer-a PM. Barometer=4P. He con

Thermometer Z.M. Acronicter 7. My mus

29.900 DGL899 $1,860

Bs

Bo

Thermometer=4 93. (Wat bulli)

19

Themometer-Maximumkinemasters

Thermiɔmetz--Aligimuaz (avar någlik) versemenádanie

Thermometer-9) A. M. (Wat bulb) Thermometer 1.31, (Wat bull)

1

411,

May 6, KVIK, Norwegian bark, 416, Larsen, Bangkok 5th April, General-Siemssen & Co.

May 4, LOUIS EUGENE, Fren, bark, 439, Menard, Singapore 12th April, General-Carlowitz & Co.

April 2, MARTHA British bark, 853, McPherson, Swatow 30th March, BallastRozario & Ca

May 5 MINERVA Spanish back, 213 H. de

Ugarte,

Moluccas 24th April, General-

Captain,

May 6. MINERVA, German brig, 318, Dubme,

Tientsin 18th April, Beans and General Melchers & Co.

Yung Fei, Canton. Hai-king-ching, Viceroy's gunboal, 3 guna, Ch'en

Hui Chi, Canton. Hoi-tung-hung, Viceroy's gunboat, Leung Yiu

Canton.

Tings Hua-shan, Viceroy's gunboat, 2 gun, H. J. Faunch,

Canton.

Li-she Revenue cruiser, 3 guns,, Ma Lou

"Chow. Peng-chao-hai, Revenue cruiser, 4 guna, Cheng

Sung, Hongkong

Tching-on, Viceroy's gunboat, 2 guns, Chinese

Admiral, Bogue Forts,

Tching-po, Viceroy's gunboat, 3 guns, Ching,

Bogue Forts.

Tchun-tung, Revenue cruiser, 2 gans, Chun T.

Hu, West Coast

Quang-on Viceroy's gunboat, 4 guns, Lic Ping

Sang Hang, Viceroy's gunboat, Yang Yung Lin,

Hongkong

Shen-chi, Revenus cruiser, 5 guns, Sau Tsung,

Tal, cruising.

|

per

per picul... Tls.17.7.0 to 18.0.0 Hemp, Hankow, per picul...... $10.50 to 12,00 Hams, Superior, per picul... Tls.29.5.0 to 31.0.0 Hemp, Siam, per picut....... $10.40 to 11.00 Isinglass, Japan, per picul...... $36.00 to 45.00 Miclon Seeds, and quality, perpicul 84.50 to Melon Seeds, int quality, perpicul $4.90 to 5.30 4.70

Mushrooms,

$1.98 to 2.08 31.89 to 1.91 Š2.08 to 2.íz

Musscle, Dry Siam large, per picul 88.95 to 9.10 per picul... $38.00 to 45.50 Mussels, Dry Siammiddle,per picul 37.25 to 7-45 Mussels, Dry Siam small, perpicul $6.15 to 6.35 Pea Oil, per pical Tis. 5.0.0 to 5.0.5 Peas, White, per picul............ $2.05 to 2.10 Peas, Green, per picul.... Peas, Black, per picul. Peas, Yellow, per picul...... Peas, Green Beans, per picul... Pearl Barley, per picul... Potatoe Flour, per picul...... Tls. 1.6.0 to 1.6.5 $13.00 to 14-70 Putchuk, per picul..... Rhinoceros Hom, per picul...... $2,600 to 3,000 Rhinoceros Horn, Mother, p. pel. 82,000 to 2,400 Rice,

1, per picul... $1.95 to Ricc No. 2, per picul...... $1.82 to 1.85 Rice, Siam, milled No. 1, p. pcl.

$1.87 to 1.85 milled No. 2, p. pel. 81.67 to 1.68

Rice a

No

$1.89 to 1.91 $6.50 to 7.80

1.05

31.87 to 1.90

81.75 to 1.76

$1.71 to 1.72

82.10 10 2.70

$5.95 to 6.25 $2.75 to 2,85 $3.05

Salgon, No. 1, per picul Rice, Saigon, Hemp bagi... Rice, Saigon, Straw bagr... Rice, Japan........ Saltpetre, por picul.... Seaweed, Green, per picul..

to 3.15 Seaweed, Cut, per picul., Sesamum, White, per picul 83.85 to 3.95 Sesamum, Black,

2.4.5 to 2.5.5 per-picul Sharksfius, per picul .................................. $35.00 to 60.00 Shellfish, Japan, per picul......... $27.00 10 39,00 Shellfish, California, per picut... $11.50 to 12.00 Stockfisli, per picul.........

$5.00 to 6.50 STRAITS PRODUCE, &C. Betel Nat.........

* 84-75 to 4.85. Pepper, White, per picul....$19.40 to 19.70 Pepper, Black, per picul ....$13.50 to 13.00 Rattan, Straits, per picul........ $5.30 to 5.50 Rattan, Bangar, per picul

to 465 Sandal Wood, Malabar, per pl. 34.80 to 4.85 Sandal Wood, South Seas, perpl.$11.50 to:

22.55 Sapan Wood, Manila, per picul. $1.45 to 1.65 Sapan Wood, Siam, per picul... $2.25 to 2.35 Sugar, Shek-lung, White, No.p.pl. $7.00 to 7.to Sugar, Shek-lung, White, No.p.pl. $6.15 to 6.35 Sugar, Shek-lung, Brown, No. ppl. $40 to 410. Sugar Candy, Shek Jung, per picul 9.20 to 9 Sugar Candy, Foochaw, per picul $9.75 to 9.80 Sugar Candy, Swatow, White, p. p. 26-75 to -7.85 Vermicelli, Tientsin, per picul ...$7.50 to 7.70 $1.80 to 1.85

Walnuts, per picul ..... .............. 95.25 to 5.30 Wheat, Tientsin, per picul......... $2.15 to 2.18 $210202-15 Wheat, Japan, per picul... $2.15 20 2013" 24 yds. 36 in. Bika.

Tis.6.2.0 to 6.2.5 XX per piece $2.45 to 2.50 Wood Oil, per plcul.............. Handkerchiefs, Blue, per dozen..... $0.60 to 0.65 Window Class, per box . 83.55 to 3.55 Handkerchiefs, Brown, per dozen... $0.55 to 0.62 Printed mid Published by ROBEST FRASER-SMITH, RI No, a Handkerchiefs, Red, per dozen...... $0.63 to 0.64 PEDDAR'S HILL, in the City Victoria, Hongkong--May Turkey Red Shirtings, 3lb. per picce $1.79 to 2.40′ | 16, 1994

Dyed Damask Shirtings, per piece $5.50 to 5.65 English Drills, 30 yards, per piece $2.55 to 2.65 English Drills, 14lbs., per piece...... $2.45 to 2.50 English Drills, 15lbs., per piece... 82.85 to 2.go Grey Shirtings, 7lbs., per piece... $1.55 20.1.63. Grey Shirtings, 8lbs, per piece...... $1.77 to 1.85 Grey Shirtings, 891b, per piece...... $1.95 to 3.22 Grey Shirtings, glb. per piece $3.65 to 2.75 Grey Shirtings, solbs, per piece... $3.97 to 2.99

30 in. Grey T-Cloths, 24 yds, &

6lbs; per piece

$1.20 to 1.35 Grey T-Cloths, 24 yds. & 32 in. ylbs.,

$1.35 to 1.70 per piece.......

Grey

T-Cloths, 24yds. 36 in. 8lbs per piece Grey T-Cloths, 24 yds. 36 in. Sibs.

Grey