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duty to express my information to your Excel- lency Let me have the honour of meeing your Excellency.
Fremantle, Commander
of the British Squadron.
7th May 1895. To H.E. Miyoji Ito the Plenipotentiary of
Japan.
COMMERCIAL.
TEA.
AMOT, 3rd June -Formosa Oolongs.--Arrivals amount to 137,845 half-chests, of which 107,599 half-chests are on Foreign account against 70,833 half-chests and 33,863 half-chests respectively at same time last year. There are no settlements in Amoy reported. Amoy Oolongs.-Arrivals are 6,829 half-chests against 5,700 half-chests on level date last year. There are no settlements to report. There are still some 3,000 to 4,000 packages Amoy Oolongs of season 1594-95 anshipped.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND' Kahings and Chincums at quotations. Yellow Silks.-No new season's silk has arrived yet, and Arrivals, no transactions are reported in old silk!
Customs Returns from the 30th May to the per 5th June, are 615 bales of White, 64 bales of Yellow, and 477 bales of Wild Silk. Re-Reels and Fila. tures.-Some further contracts have been made in
as
been
[June 12, 1895.
To-day's stocks are estimated as under: New Patna......................................................................1,480 chests. Old Patha
496
Old Benarės ................................................................................... 400 Malwa
700 Persian
"
COURSE OF THE HONGKONG OPIUM MARKET.
1895,
$
$
PATNA.
BENARES.
MALWA.
DATE.
New. Old. Now. Old.
New. Old.
$
$
777 775 7721 825 777
825 780 1790 690
780/740
1825 780 700
690.
720/740
(790
600
720/740
772}} 825 770 770 1820
777
790
690
720/740
1827 765
700
690
726/740
767 700
890
720/740-
RICE.
little change
8
Filatures and Re-reels both for America and for the Continent at the rates quoted below. Wild Silk.-Except 50 bales of Szechuen Tussah Raws at Tls. 107; we hear of no transactions. Waste Silk. Musters of new season's cargo are now daily expected. 200 piculs of Tussah Waste No. 1. and 2 changed hands at Tis. 251 and Tls. 211 respectively. Pongees.-Contracts have made for White Pongees 21/22 in. by 70 yards, June 8 56/57 oz. with 5 per cent. Conges at Tla. 14.80 June 7 for 2,000 pieces, without Congee 60 oz. at Tls 174 June for 500 pieces. Purchases include:Tsatlees.- June 8 Green Elephant (old cargo) at Tls. 330. Taysaam. Green Kabing M. at Tls. 305, 9/12 Moss Green Stork 3 at Tls. 282), do. Double Butterfly 2 at Tls. 282). Chincum.-Peach Tree No. 1 at Tla. 315. China Filature.-Woo-san-dong Croisée No.
Kong-hing Haining No. 1 at Tls. 460. Re-reels. -Gold Lion at Tls. 307. Wild Silk-Szechuen Tussah Raw at Tls. 107).
HANKOW, 3rd June. -Business reported since 1 at Tls, 500, do. not Croisée No 1 at Tls. 450, Hon the 27th ulto. is as under :-
1895.
1894.
Settlements 111,019 -chests. 142,354 -chts. Consisting of the following Teas :-
per picul.
Ningchows 40,780 4-chts. at Tls. 15.00 to 48.00
Ho-hows
Oopacks
3,090 12,012
*
26,561
Oonfaas....... 26,718
Ooname
Seang-tams... 4,908
**
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EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN TO EUROPE.
14.40 to 17.00
11.00 to 32.00
12.00 to 27.00 | Shanghai
18.50 to 45.00
1895-96 bales.
348
1894-95
bales.
125
10.10 to 14.50 | EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN
The following are statistics at date compared with the corresponding number of days from the opening of last seasou, viz., 27 daya.
1805.
1894.
468,303 -chts. 400,927 chests.
41,573
44,220
Hankow Tea.
Settlements
Stock
Arrivals
509,816
1895.
Kiukiang Tea.
Settlements Stock
Arrivals......... 251,400
"
445,147
1894.
230,495 -chts. 176,417 1-chests.
11,905
18,745
195,162
J
Shanghai..
June 10
June Il
HONGKONG, 11th June.-There
to report in the market, Closing quotations are :----
Saigon, Ordinary
Round, good quality Long
Siam, Field, mill cleaned,
"
Siam White..........
per pical, $2.15 to 2,20 ...... 2.32 to 2.35
..... 2.46 to 2.49 No. 2 ... 2.17 to 2.20 No. 1... 2.46 to 2.48 ..................................... 2.95 to 2.98 3.15 to 3.17
Garden,
Fine Cargo
COALS.
HONGKONG, 11th June.-Small sales of Japanese No change in quotations.
TO AMERICA.
bales. 478
1895-96 1891-95 bales.
reported. quiet. Quotations are:-
21.
CAMPHOR.
HONGKONG, 11th June.-Supplies having at last come forward to replenish the stock prices have declined. Quotations for Formosa are $76.00 to $76.50. During the past week sales have been 150 piculs. Quotations for Japanese camphor nil.
SUGAR.
IlONGKONG, 11th June.-There has been very little business during the past week and prices have fallen. Following are the quotations : Shekloong, No. 1, White...$7.17 to 7.20 per pel.
do.
2. White... 6.66 to 6.70 The entire business to date as compared with Shekloong, No. 1, Brown... 4.67 to the number of days last year is as under :-
do.
2. Brown... 4.50 to Swatow. No. 1. White... 7.05 to
do.
2. White... 6.62 to
4.50
For London and
America
For Russia
1895.
1894.
}
3+
4.70
"
4.58
D
7.10
13
6.65
"
do.
急情
1, Brown... 4.47 to
"
137,000 -clita. 109,000-chests. 580,798
707,798
468,344
577,344
19
Swatow, No. 2, Brown... 4.28 to 4.30 Foochow Sugar Candy. ....10.10 to 10.20 Shekloong
3)
"+
Cardiff
Market
.$12.00 to 13.00 ex ship, steady.
Australian 7.75 to 8.00 ex ship, nominal. Miike Lump... 6.75 to 7.00 ex ship, nominal.
Miike Small... Moji Lump
AND..
5.75 to 6.25 ex ship, nomidal. 5.50 to 6.50 ex ship, nominal.
MISCELLANEOUS IMPORTS. HONGKONG, 11th June.-Amongst the salei re- ported are the following:
COTTON PIECE GOODS
YARNS:-Bombay Fam.-405 pieces No. 10 at $66 to $7150, 375 pieces No. 12 at $71 to $73.50, 175 pieces No. 16 at $74 to $79, 715 pieces No. 20 at $78.75 to $84.50. Grey Shirtings.-500 pieces 10 lbs. Stag Chop at $3.60, 500 pieces Flower Vase at $3.62), 700 pieces 7 lbs. Large Eagle at $1.78, 800 pieces 7 lbs. Red Lion at $ 1.72), 600 pieces 84 lbs. Blue Peach at $2.671,500 pieces 10 lbs. Stag Chop at $8.60, 3,800 pieces 8 Blue Joss B at $2.70, White Shirtings.-750 pieces Gold Tiger at $5.60, 150 pieces Blue Lion at $5.30, 700 pieces No. 500 Cat Houd at $3.20, 650 pieces Gold Goose at $3.90, 1,000 pieces S. S.at $4,25, 1,500 pieces S. Q. at $4, 250 pieces Gold Dragon at $5, 150 pieces No. MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS.
66,000 at $5.25, 250 pieces Woman Chop at $5:30, The steamer Macduff, Hongkong to New York, 800 pieces Flower Basket at $2.55, 500 pieces One 3rd June, took :-35 rolls Matting, 43 cases Chop at $2.90. T-Cloth.-1,500 pieces Mex. Gold Bristles, 12 bales Rattans, 349 packages Crackers, Dragon at $2.174, 750 pieces Blue Gold Dragon B. 10 cases Joss Sticks, 10 cases Camphorwood | B, at 82.17, 3,000 pieces Mer. 4 Stags at $2.07 Trunks, and 580 packages Merchandise.
300 pieces 6 lbs. Red Moon at $2.60, 2.400 pieces Mer. Hunter and S. C. C. at $2.80, 500 pieces The P. & O. steamer Formosa, Hongkong to Lon-lbs. Bombay at $1.60. Velveteens.--120 pieces 18 in. don, 4th June, took :-138 cases Chinaware, 49 cases Blackwoodware, 5 cases Camphorwood Trunk, 7 cases Bambooware, 23 cases Bristles, I case Silk 1,176,938 Piece Goods, 12 cases Pearl Shells, 8 cases Cigars, 85 bales Canes, 100 bales Waste Silk, 647 rolls Matting, 200 casks Soy, 10 packages Sundries, and 17,008 boxes Tea (33,348 lbs. Congou, 307,314 lbs. Scented Caper, 13,419 lbs. Scented Orange Pekoe, 1,827 lbs. Sorts).
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO GREAT BRITAIN.
Canton and Madao.
1895-96 Ibs. 314,946
1894-95 lbs. 273,281
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
Amoy
1895-96.
lbs.
2,112,164
1891-95
lbs.
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO ODESSA.
1895-96 lbs.
Hankow and Shanghai 7,887,401
***
1894-95 lbs. 6,893,465
•
8.98 to 9.00.
The P. & O. steamer Rohilla, Hongkong to London, 6th June, took :-32 packages Canes, 16 EXPORT OF TEA FROM JAPAN TO UNITED cases Silk Piece Goods, 200 bales Waste Silk, and
Yokohama Kobe
STATES AND CANADA.
SILK.
1895-96 lbs. 1,380,700 156,540
1,537,240
12,956 boxes Tea (7,560 lbs. Congou, 245,606 lbs. 1894-95
Scented Caper, 18,070 lbs. Scented Orange Pekoe, lbs.
840 lbs. Sorts); for Lyons:-68 bales Pierced 3,065,001 Cocoons, 1 case Silks, and 325 bales Raw Silk,
163,047
OPIUM.
3,228,048
HONGKONG, 11th June.-Bengal.-There has been a decline in prices, but the market closes steady. Latest quotations are for New Patna $770, Old Patua $820, New Benares $7671, Old Benares $790,
SHANGHAI, 6th June. (From Messrs. Cromie and Burkill's circular).-London telegrams dated 4th current report the market “ quiet," and make Malwa. New drug coninues neglected and has no change in quotations, which remain at 7/6 for further declined, while Old has not undergoie Gold Kiling and 9/6 for Blue Elephants. Raw any alteration in value. The following are the Silk.-Business during the week has been con- current figures:- fined to Coarse White Silks and Filatures; total New
$690 with allow'ce of 2 to 4 cts. settlements amounting to about 500 bales. Old (2 to 3 yrs.) $720
0 to 2 (4 to 5 yrs.) $730
0 to 2 (6 to 8 yrs.) $740 Persian. There has not been any change in the market during the period under review. Pa
er-wrapped continues to be quoted at $760 to 820 and Oily at $720 to $750.
Offers
Tsatlees. We hear of no transactions. have been made on the basis of Tls. 310 for Gold Kiling, which have been refused, as prices have gone up in the interior, and dealers are speculating fon lower exchange. Taysnaams.-A fair demand. or 0 by 12 Moss sorts has been in, and Green
+
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10 taels to 2
Blue Stag at $0.161, 120 pieces Yellow Stag at $p.17. Camlets.--50 pieces 9 Old Men Scarlet at $16.55, 300 pieces Lighthouse Assorted at $18.50, 100 pieces A. A. A. Indigo at $23, 100 pieces B. BB. Indigo at $25, 100 pieces 9 Old Men Assorted at $16.75
:
METALS.-Lead-420 pieces Australia at $8.05. Tin.-200 slaba Foong Chai at $36.50 to $36.60, 100 slabs Malacca at $36.50.
SHANGHAI, 6th June.-(From Mr. G. W. Noel'■ report.)-An important event has taken place during the interval, namely, the cession of the Island of Formosa to Japan, but it has had little or no effect on the minds of the natives here. The Consuls and leading Japanese bankers and firms are expected to resume residence here to- wards the end of the current month, and the Im- part business that has been more or less interrupted- during the last year will doubtless recommence with renewed vigour and determination. As re- gards business in this department of the trade the week just closing has been devoid of any specially interesting feature. A fair enquiry generally has been experienced for certain classes of goods, those most neglected being, as before, 8,4-lbs. Shirtings and the commoner White Shirtings, but even here orders have been taken for some particular chops of the former, so they can hardly be called unsaleable, although less known branday do not appear to be wanted at any price. For most other Grey goods there is a fairly strong enquiry, but chiefly to arrive for the autumn trade, the dealer evidently placing more confidence in the future. A demand for English Sheetings has sprung
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