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Commercial.

TO-DAY.

THE SHARE MARKET,

5 o'clock.. The principal business transacted since our last report has been in connection with the masthly settlements, which are said to be of an unusually heavy and complicated character, a very large number of the time" speculations to China Sugars having been fixed for the end of August. Banks are a shade weaker to-day, sales having been arranged at 151 per cent. premium, and there are further sellers at ihat rate. Docks have been placed at 29 and '30 per cent. premium, closing fairly firmy, but with small sellers at 30. Businessa, has been reported in Steamboats at 216 and finally at 215, and the stock is out of favor at the latter quotation. China Sugars have been taken up at from .177 to 182 for cash, and also a few shares at 180 for Sentiamber, but there are further sellers at the higher cash rate,

There

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1858,

STEAMERS EXPECTED.

HONGKONG-STEAMIRS......-

Continued.

The 'Shire line steamer Breconshire, left"|"HATTAN, British steamer, 1,181, S. Ashton, 29th Singapore on the 25th instant, and may be expected here on or about the 31st,

The P, & O.. S. Ñ. Co.'s steamer Deccan, from Bombay, left Singapore on the 26th inst., 4 pm, and is expected here on the 1st proximo,

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The Ocean Steamship Co,'s steamer Dar- as from Liverpool, left Singapore on the 29th instant, and is due here on the gtb proximo.

The Austro-Hungarian Lloyd's S. N. Co.'s steamer Portiden, from Trieste, left Singapore on the 19th instant, and is expected here on the stb proxĺmo.

Shipping.

ARRIVALS.

YANGTZ", German, steamer, 814, C. N. Ton- |

nington, 30th August,-Whampoa 30th August, General.--Siemssen & Co. ANTON, German steamer, 396. E. Acrebor, 30th August,—Pakhoi 27th August, and Holbow 29th, General. Wieler & Co.

was quite a chom in Luzuns yesterday, ATROCIUS, British steamer, 1,465, Pulford,

31st August-Shanghai, and Amoy 29th August, General--Butterfield & Swire. HEYER, German steamer, 388, B. Detlefsen,

31st August,-Newchwang 25th August, leans. Siemssen & Co. KWANGI F, Chinese steainer, 1,508, Robert

Andrew, 31st August,--Shanghai 27th August, General C. M.-S-N. Co. RED SPA, British steamer, 2,165, Charles Barker,

31 August-Kobe, z3rd August, Rice. Captain.

the stark ringing up from 56 to 05 for cash, and a fair business was lone at 68 for the end of the year. Today the stock has begri very friet, not a single transaction having len reported. The Wharf and -Gochown_Culs shares have been made a medium for investment at 64 per cent. prensinn. ) additional shares are, on offer. The serip of the newly formed

·East Burapu Planting. Co. has been in great demand since its allotment, offers to buysal, 120 per cent, premium-that is $55 per share, on which $25 have been paid up-lailing to induce holders to part. Bormida, Italian steater; for Singapore, &c. In other stocks, nothing calls for special, Tritish steamer, for Foochow.

Don Juan, Spanish steamer, for Amoy, &c. Janglaze, British steamer, for Shanghai. Amigo, German steamer, for Saigon.

comment.

CLVING QUOTATIONS,

Hongkong and shanghai Bank-15 per cent, mom, ex. div., sales and sellers. Union Insurance Society of Canton-$90 per

share sellers.

China Traders Insurance Company-$73 per

share, buyers.

North China Insurance-Tls. 185 per share,

buyers.

Canto Insurance Company, Limited—$93 per

shme, buyers.

Yangiyos Insuntec Association-Tis. 80 per * share, seders,

Chinese Insurance Company-$175 per share,

bayris.

On. Tui insurance Company, Limited—Tls, 150,

pershare,

„Hunikag Fire" Insurance Company -$345 per

Suite, seller5.

China Fue lasurance Company~~$78 per share,

selfers.

August-Foochow 27th August, Amoy 27th, and Swatow 28th, General-D. Lapraik & Co. IPHIGENIA, German steamer, 1,059, L. Voltmer, 29th August, Singapore 23rd August, Gene ral-Siemssen & Co.

KAIFONG, British steamer, 994, W. W. Dodd,

29th August,Glasgow Toth July, Gibral tar 16th, Port Said 26th, Suez 17th, Perim 2nd August, Penang 17th, and Singapore 23rd, General-)

-Butterfield & Swire. KASHGAR, British steamer, 1,555, F. Speck, 74th

August-Bombay 7th August, and Singa pore 18th, General.-F. & O. S. N. Co LENNOX, British steamer, 1,327, C. Thearle, 29th August,-Saigon agih August, General- Adamson, Bell & Co. MARIE, German steamer, 794, Hohlmann, 29th August,Haiphong 27th August, General. -A. R. Marty. PARTHIA, British steamer, 2,035, F. H Wallace, 27th August,San Francisco, Vancouver, B.C., 1st August, and Yokohama 18th, General.—Adamson, Bell & Co. PILOT FISH, British steamer, 161, A. Stopani.—|

Hongking and Whampoa Dock Co TAICHIOW, British steamer, 852, Joseph Newton,

27th August,Bangkok arst August, Rice and General.-Yuen Fat Hong. TRIUMPH, German steamer, 674, P. Moos, 26th August,--Quinhon 19th August, Touron 22nd, and Holbow 25th, General and Pigs,

Wieler & Co.

ZAFIRO, British steamer, 675, Talbot, 30th

August, Manila. 27th August, General Russell & Co.

SAILING VESSELS.

STEAMERS,

STEAMERS EXPECTED:IN HONGKONG.

DATE DUL

FROM.

Breconshire ..................! London Deccan 2018/14+84922-

Bombay... Ancona 1930441222979

London Poseidon .........reső Dardaqus

August 31st...

September 1st.

September 3rd...:

Trieste......

September 5th..

Liverpool...

September 5th..

San Francisco

September 5th..

City of Peking

DESTINATION.

STEAMERS LOADING IN HONGKONG.

VESSELS.

„i London,&c., via Suez Canal Cathay my London, via Suez Canal... Patroclus Havre, Hamburg, &c.........Hesperia Trieste, via Straits, &c...... Poseidon nomina San Francisco, via Yham City of Peking San Francisco, via Yhama Belgic... Vancouver, B.C., via A, &c. Parthia

Calcutta, via Straits... Arratoon Apcar .....

Straits, Colombo &Bombay Kashgar Sandakan, Kudat, &c....... Memnoa Yokohama, vin N'saki, &c. Bokhara Yokohama and Kobe Iphigenia .......... Nagasaki, Kobe, &c....... Breconshire Cheloo & Ttsin, via Stow Kwongsang Shanghai ............ Shanghai via Amoy Dardanus Manila, via Amoy....... Zaftic. Saigon, Singapore, &e..... Duke of Buckingham Haiphong

Maric......

KONG ANG, British steamer, 985. Seliar, 31st ADOLPH, German bark, 867, E. Westergaard, 5th Swatow and Bangkok......

August, Swatow 30th August, Ballast.- Jardine, Matheson & Co.

CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE.

DEPARTURES. '

August 31. Afwine, German str., for Heihow. August 31, Bormida, Italjan steamer, for Singa-

pore, &c. August 31, Don Juan, Spanish steamer, for

Amay, &c.

August 31, Sarthe, French str., for Saigon. August 31, Yangisse, British str, for Shanghai.

PASSENGERS-ARRIVED.

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Per Awanglez, str., from Shanghai-Messrs. T. M. O'Sullivan and Sim, and 207 Chinese.

Per Kwongsang, str., from Swatow.-131 Chi-

nese.

DEPARTED.

August,--Hamburg 19th April, General,-

Order.

ARCADIA, British bark, 417, D. S.. Ewan

30th, August, Whampoa 30th August, General Chinese.

COMET, German ship, 1,083, Kauppner, 17th July,-Cardiff 4th April, Coals.--Order.

C. C. CHAPMAN, American ship, 1,600, A. J. Hichborn, 15th August, Shanghai 16th July, General-Pustan & Co.

ERIKOINIO, Chinese bark,457, Opium Examina

tion hulk, Stonecutters Inland.—Chinese Customs.

ESCORT, American bark, 636, R.. G. Waterhouse

15th July,-Iloilo 3rd July, General-Chi-

nese.

JOHN NICHOLSON, British bark, 685, W. Quino, 8th July, London 1st March,, General:— Melchera & Co.

LUCIA, British bark, 640, Wood, 5th August,— Freemantle (W. Australia) 11th July, San. dalwood.--Order.

NORWAY, Norwegian bark, 657, Th. Albuthen,

ber.-Wieler &

Coast Ports..

Ancona.....

Taichiow

Haitan

AGENTS,

Adamson, Bell & Co.. P. & OS. N. Co.. P.&O. S. N. Co. Austro-Hung. Lloyd's Co.

Butterfield & Swire. Pacific Mail S. S. Co.

"AGENTS.

DATE OF LEAVINO.

P. & O. 5. N. Co Sept. tath, at noon; Butterfield & Swire...... To-morrow, Slemssen & Co... Sept. 6th, at 10a.m. Austro-Hung. Lloyd's Co. Sept. 11th, at noon.

Pacific Mail S. 5. Co.... Sept. 18th, at 3 pm. 0. & O. S. 5. Co. Sept. 8th, at 3 p.m. Adamson, Bell & Co.... Sept. 8th, at 3 pm. D. Sassoon, Sons & Co. Sept. 5th, at noon. P. & O. 5. N.Co........ To-morrow, at noon, Butterfield & Swire...... September 14th. P. & O. S. N. Co... About Sept. 5th, Siemssca & Co... To-morrow, at 4 p.m. Adamson, Bell & Co... September 2nd. Jardine, Matheson & Co. About Sept. 3rd. P. & O. S. N. Co....... Quick despatch.. Butterfield & Swire...... September 7th.. Russell & Co... Jardine, Matheson & Co. A. R. Marty... Yuen Fat Hong Douglas Lapraik & Co.

Intimations.

To-morrow, at 4 p.m. About Sept. 6th. Sept, and, daylight. Sept. and, at noon. Sept, and, at 9 a.m.

W. POWELL & CO.

CONTINUATION OF THE GREAT SALE.

For Sale.

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THE Balance of our Cloths are effered (in Suit lengths only) at a REDUCTION of New Treaties between FRANCE and CHINA,

Twenty-five per cent.

ALL NEW GOODS.

VICTORIA EXCHANGE,

Hongkong, 31st August, 1888.

W. POWELL & CO.

15th August, Singapore 4th August, Tim INTIMATION NYL GHAU, British ship, 1,252, W. B. Buiter, 1st August,-Samarang 20th July, Ballast. --Order.

For Yokohama.-Messrs. H. Padel and T. SACHEM, American ship, 1,311, J. L. Bartlett, . Blackhead & Co.,

Per Ava, str., from Hongkong for Shanghai, Rev. W. J. White, Messrs. James Culloch, Chassagnon, J. A..Abraham, and 9 Chinese. Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, 30

Musso. rent preniam, ex. div., sales and sellers.

From Marseilles for Shangbai. Hongeon Canton, add Macao Steamboat Co. Messrs. Racine, Vergne, and Videloup. From Calcutta-Mr. Seik Kassim. From Singapore. $5 per share, sales and sellers, China, and Wanita Steam Ship Company-110-Mr. Middeldyk and 3 children. From Saigon. -Mr. Leroux. From Marseilles for Kabe.—Mr. pershare, sellers.

For Yokobama-Mr. Steenskers Hengky Clay Company-$135 per share, sellers, Toyama. Hongkong Hotel Company,-$175 per share, (French Vice-Consul), Le Baron Mayeda, Messrs. Ishiguro, Matsudaira," Hashiguchi, Mori, Toku- dai and de Michaux.

seths.

Indo-Clone Steam Navigation Company,

Limites-20 per cent, dis., sellers. Douglas Steamship Company-360 pér shore,

sellers.

China Sugar Velining Company, Limited-$182

per share, ex, div., sales and sellers. Luz Sar Refining Company, Limited-$6;

per shato, sits and sellers, Hongkong lee Campany-$78 per share, sellers. Hongkong and China Hakery Company, Limited,

So per share.

Hongkong Dairy Farm Co., Limited-$13, per

share, sellers

A. S. Watson & Co, Limited-100 per cent,

premnun, ex. div., sellers. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 A-2 per cent.

premium.

Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 B-5 per cent.

premium.

Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 C- per cent.

premium, buye.s. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1886 E-11 per cent.

premiuin.

Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company,

Louted-$75 per share, sellers, Perak Tin Mining and Smelting Company-5

per share, nominal.

· Punjom and Sungħic Dua Samantan Mining Co.

-1 per-sliare,[sellers.

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Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company-64 per cent, premium, sales and sellers.. Tonguin Coal Mining Co.-35 per cent. premium,

sellers.

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The Hongkong High-Level Tramway Co.

Limited-335 per cent. premium, sellers. The East Borneo Planting Co., Limited-$55

per share, buyers.

EXCUASOE.

ON LONDON.-Bank, T. T.

Bank Bils, at 30 days sight/k

Ra k Mills, on demand

..3/0

Bank Bilts, at a months' sight...3/08

Credits at 4 months' sight.....

3/01

Dacumentary Bitis, at 4 months"..

sight

13/08

ON PARIS.

Bank Hills, on demand,

3.80

Credits, at 4 inniths' sight.

*3.87*

ON INDIA, T. T......

.2239

On Demand...

.224

ON SHANGHAL-

Bank, T. T.....

Private, 30 days' sight......

.728

OPIUM MARKET. THIS DAY.

NEW MALWA. per picul.......

$550

(Allowance, Taels 16 to 33). OLD MALWA, per picul..........$580 to $590

(Allowance, Taels 4 to 16)... NEW PATNA, (without choice) per chest $4963 to $5091 EW PATNA, (without choice) per chest... $.00 FE PATNA, (bottom) per chest ............ $505 NEW BENARES, (without choice) per chest $480

to $490 NEW BENARES, (bottom) per chest......... $490 to $100 NEW PERSIAN (best quality) per picul...... $640 OLD PERSIAN (best quality) per picul... $600 OLD PERSIAN (second quality) per-picul... $550 to $575

MAILS EXPECTED.

THE ENGLISH MAIL-

The P. & O. S. N. Co.'s steamer Ancona, with the next English mail, left Singapore on the 29th Instant, at 2 p.m., and may be expected here on „ór show the 3rd proximo.

THE AMERICAN MAILA

The P. M. 5. S. Ca's steamer City of Peking, with the next American mail, left Yokohama on the moming of the 31st instant,, and may be expected here on or about tho, 5th proxima,

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Per Bormida, str., for Singapore, &c.-173 Chinese.

Per Yanglese, str., for Shanghai.-10 Chi- nese.

Per Wingrang, ste, for Penang-Miss Grant. For Calcutta-Mr. N. F. Tamboli.

TO DEPART.

Per Amigo, str., for Saigon.-70 Chinese.

REPORTS.

that she left Swatow on the 30th instant. Had The British steamship Kwongseng reports fine weather from port to pori.

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The Chinese steamship Kwanglee reports that she left Shanghai on the 27th initant. Experienced tight south-west winds and fine weather throughout. She brought the shipwreck crew of the Siamese brig Lutía.

The British steamship. Red Sen reports that he left Kobe at 8.30 p.m. on the 22nd, instant.. Had fine light weather until the 26th; in lat. 27 north and long, 126 east. Experienced strong with heavy squalls; thence lightning and beavy breeze from south-south-cast and dirty weather

weather. cross sea and then light breeze and fine

Post Office.

A. MAIL WILL CLOSE,

For Straits, Colombo, and Bombay-Per Kashgar, to-morrow, the 1st September, at 11.30

'A.M.

For Foochow—Per Airlie, to-morrow, the st September, at 11.30 A.M.

For Yokohama and Kobe-Per Iphigenia, to-morrow, the 1st September, at

3.30 PM.

For Amay and Manila-Fer Zafiro, to-mor- | row, the 1st September, at 3.30.P.3.

For Haiphong-Per Maris, to-morrow, the 1st September, at 5.00 P.M.

29th June, Cardiff 17th March, Coal.-P. & 0, 5. N. Ca.

RIVER STEAMERS.

Fatahan, British steamer, 2,260, S. W. Goggin. -Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steamboat Co.

Hankow, British steamer, 2,235, Lloyd-

Butterfield & Swire.

Honam, British steamer, 1,377, G.B. Lefavour.-

Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steamboat Co. Kiu-kiang, British steamer, 617, W. E. Clarke.-

Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co. Kiung-chow, British steamer, 159, Mclver, Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Stemboat Co. Pasig, Chinese steamer, 184, J. W. Stavers.-

Tok Keo.

Kinng ging, Chinese steamer, 360, Holmes.

China Merchants

Powan, British steamer, 1,800, J. P. Hoyland, -Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co.

White Cloud, British steamer, 5a7, W. J. Risby, -Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Stearn-boat,

Co

HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SHIPS IN THE CHINA SQUADRON.

Alacrity, despatch-vessel, 1,400 tons, 3,180 h-p., 4 guns, Commander R. Blair Maconochie, Hakodate.

Audacious, battle-ship (armoured), and-class, 6,010 tons, 4,830 h-p, 18 guns, Captain J. B. Warren, Hongkong. Cockchafer, gunboat, and-claas, 466 tong, 470 h-p, 4 guns, Lieut.-Commander H. H. Boteler, Wuhu, Constance, cruiser, 3rd-class, 2,380 tons, 2,590, h-p., 14 guns, Captain L. C. Keppel, Hong- kong,

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Cordelia, cruiser, 3rd-class, 2,380 tons, 3,420 E-p., 10 guns, Captain H. H. Boys, Hako-

date.

Fai, gunboat, 3rd-class, Coast Defence, 383 toss, 340 hp., 3 guñé, Gunner W. Weeks, Hongkong, in reserve.

Espoir, gunboat, and-class, 465 tons, 470 h-p

4 guns, Lieutenant-Comdr. R. V." Smith, Hongkong.

Firebrand, gunbost, and-class, 455 tons, 450 horse-power, 4 guns, Lieut-Commander J. Denison, Singapore.

For Swatow, Amoy, & Foochow.-Per Hallan, on Sunday, the and September, at 8.30 A.M.

on Sunday, the 2nd September, at 9.00 A.M.

For Stmits and Calcutta-Pér· Aeratoon- Apear, on Wednesday, the 5th September, at 11.30 AM.

For Swatow and Bingkok-Per Taichiew, Heroine, cruiser, 3rd-class, 1,420 tons, 1,130 h.p.,

For Singapore-Per Hesperia, on Thursday, the 6th September, at 9.30 A..

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8 guns, Captain Charles J. Balfour, Hako date.

Imperieuse, twin-screw cruiser, 8,400 tons, 10,000 horse-power, 10 guns, Captain Wm. H. * May, Flag of Commander-in-Chief, Hako-

date.

.date.

guns. Commander W. A. Moore, Shang.

Leander, cruiser, and-class, 3750 tons, 3,500 SHIPPING IN HÒNGKONG.

h-p., to guns, Captain M. J. Dunlop, Hako Linnet, gun-vessel, and class, 56 tons, 1,050 STEAMERS

h-p,5 guns, Commander W. H. Marrack, AIRLIE, British steamier, 1,492, Winthrop Ellis, Chefoo.

27th August,—Sydney 29th July, and Port Merlin, gunboat, 2nd-class, 430 tons, 430 bp, Darwin 19th August, Coal and General.-4 guns, Liest-Comdr. W. H. Maturin, Russell & Co.

Hongkong. AMIGO, German steamer, 771, J. Bruhn, 24th Mutine, sloop, 1,130 tons, 1,120 hp, to guns,

August, Saigon zoth August, General — Commander J. H. Martin, Hakodate. Wieler & Co.

Porpoise, gunboat, 1st-class, 1,750, Captain R, W. ARRATOON APCAR, British steamer, 1,392, White, Shanghai.

Olifent, 30th August,Calcutta, vid Penang, Rambler, surveying-vessel, 830 tons, öga h-p and Singapore 24th August, General-D. Sassoon, Sons & Co. BELGIC, British steamer, 2.695, W. H. Walker,Rattler, gunboat, rst-class, 670 tons, 1,200 h-p

25th August,--San Francisco 31st July, and Yokohama 19th August, Mails and General. --O. & O. S. S. Co.. BOKHARA, British steamer, 1711, S. BRICO, 22nd August, Yokohama: 14th Augun, Mails and General.-P. & O. S. N. Co. CARISBROKE, British sleamer, 973, R. CES, 28th August-Saigon, 24th August, Rice and Paddy.-Morris and Ray Ban DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM; British steamer, 2,020 T. C. Burnside, 22nd August, Saigon

17th August, General-Jardine, Matheson & ELECTRA, German steamer, 1,146, P. Mollar,

19th August, Hamburg and Bingapore 13th August, General-Siemisen & Co. FAME, British-steamer, 117, de Shopdal - Hong

ong and Whampoa Dock Co. GENERAL WERDER, German sisumer, 1,820, W. von Schuckmann, 28th August, --Yoko- | hamsigth August, and. Nagasaki 24th) |

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