1895-96
1894-95
bales.
bales.
294
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND
Shanghai
Cantou...
Yokohama
JAPAN TO EUROPE.
·THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
RICE.
HONGKONG 15th October.-The market is dull, with declining, rates. Closing quotations are:-
Saigon, Ordinary,
1895-96
1894-95
bales.
bales.
29,933
18,055
8.118
6.252
•
9,749
6,270
**
47,700
31,177
**
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN
TO AMERICA.
Round good quality Long
per picul.
$2.05 to 2.07
2.40 to 2.42
2.54 to 2.56
Siam, Field, mill cleaned, No. 2 ... 2.07 to 2.10
Garden,
No. 1...2.51 to 2.54 Siam White.....
2.92 to 2.95 .... 3.15 to 3.18
Fine Cargo
COALS.
M STALS
Iron-Nail Rod
Square, Flat Round Bar
Swedish Bar
***
Small Round Rod
Hoop.........
Old Wire Rope.
[October 16, 895
per picul 2.90 to 2.95. 2.90 to 2.95£
Lead, L. B. & Co. and Hole Chop 6.80
Vivian's,16/32 oz. 25.00 to. Elliot's, 16/28 oz. 25.00 to.
4.40 to
3.15 to
3.00 to
per ca Yellow M'tal-Muntz,14/28 oz. 25.50 to
Japan Copper, Slabs'..
24.00 to
Tiles
5,508
3,533
4,372
2,712
9,683
6,260
HONGKONG, 15th October.-The market still continues, weak. Small business reported. Quota-
Tin
tions are:-
Tin-Plates
Cardiff
$12.00 to 18.00 ex ship, nominal.
19,503
12,525
Australian
7.50 to 8.00 ex gdn., sales.
!
Miike Lump...
5.75 to Miike Small... 5.00 to Moji Lump 4.00 to Kebao Lump... 6.00 to Kebao Small... 4.00 to
6.00 ex ship, nominal. 5.25 ex ship, nominal, 5.26 ex ship, nominal. 7.00 ex ship, nominal. 4.50 ex ship, nomiual.
Steel SUNDRIES
Quicksilver
Window Glass
Kerosene Oil
Cantou
Shangbai
A
Yokohama...
A ÚRÍON.
HONGKONG, 15th October.-Another advance has to be reported. Quolations for Formosa are $96.50 to $97.00. During the past week sales have been 150 picula.
SULTAK.
HONGKONG, 15th October.-The market con. tinues weak and prices have further declined. Following are the quotations :—- Shekloong, No. 1, White...$7.20 to 7.23 per pći.
do.
2. White... 6.82 to 6,85 Shekloong, No. 1, Brown... 4.71 to 4.74
do.
2, Brown... 4.58 to 4.61 No. 1. White... 7.14 to
Swałow.
do.
7.17
2, White... 6.75 to
6.78
**
do.
4.42
"
1, Brown... 4.40 to Swatow, No. 2, Brown... 4.25 to 4.28 .11.00 to 11.50 Foochow Sugar Candy. Shekloong
8.65 to 9.70
10
MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS. The steamer Glenfalloch, Hongkong to London, 2nd October, took :-550 boxes Tea (9,240 lbs. Congou, 1,200 lbs. Scented Orange Pekoe), 1,980 bales Hemp, 420 bales Waste Silk, 225 casks Preserves, 250 cases Preserves, 92 cases Mother. of-pearl Shells, and 8 cases Bristles.
The British ship Lyndhurst, Hongkong to San Francisco, 3rd October, took:-15,775 baga Rice, 4,680 bags Sugar, 4,222 empty Quicksilver Flasks, 2,677 packages Tea, 1,516 rolls Matting, 952 bags Rice Flour, 958 casks Golden Syrup, 739 bags Tapioca, 426 bales Gunnies, 392 bags Black Pep- per, 350 boxes Nut Oil, 300 bags Coffee, 200 boxes Pine Apples, 167 bales Cassia, 161 bales Gambier, 100 boxes Palm Leaf Fans, 98 packages Rattan Furniture, 50 casks Cement, 86 packages Wooden Ware, 29 packages Rattan, 75 packages Fire Crackers, and 15,885 Merchandise.
The P. & O. steamer Rosetta, Hongkong to Lon- don, 10th October, took-100 baskets Lily Bristles from Amoy, 200 bales Waste Silk, 2 bales Raw Silk, 44 bales Rattan, 4 cases Silke, 200 rolls Matting, 5 cases Cigare, and 3.packages Sundries; for France:-749 bales Waste' Silk, 68 bales Pierced Cocoons, and 2 cases Silk Piece Goods; for Odessa :-5 bales Raw Silk.
OPIUM.
HONGKONG, 15th October. Bengal. The mark- et has continued steady and a small advance in prices has been established. New Patns closes at 7374, New Benares at 7424, and Old Beaares at $700.
Malwa.-There has not een ay cho g. in rates during the nt avull
MISCELLANEOUS IMPORTS. HONGKONG, 9th October.-Amongst the sales reported are the following :-
|
24.00 to
36,50 te
per bar 6.35 to per cwt. case
.5.20 to
picul per
.112.00 to
per bor
.8.20 to per 10-gal. case ⠀
.1.77 to -
SHANGHAI, 10th October.-(From, Mr. Geo. W.. Noël's report.)-To those acquainted with the ups and downs of this market the fact that a rise of YARN AND PIROR GOODS:-Bombay Yarn.-50 bales No. 8 at $69 to $70, 470 bales No. 10 at over one per cent. in Exchange during the $69 to $76.50, 695 bales No. 12 at $71 to $79, interval has not been acompanied by a similar decline in prices will speak volumes. The position. 25 bales No. 16 at $88.50, 1,045 bales No. 20 at
is $85.50 to $92.¦ Grey Shirtings.-1,000 pieces 11 lbs. Coloured Hunt at 3.65, 600 pieces 84 lbs. Teapot at $2.37§. White Shirtings.-250 pieces Spear Man at $5.20, 600 pieces Fan chop at 14.90, 2,500 pieces Black Peach at $2.20. T-Cloths.— 300 pieces 8 lbs. Mexican Red Joss at $2.17). Turkey Reds.-400 pieces 44 lbs. Fluteman at Velvets. $3,10, 200 pieces 4 lbs. Fluteman at $3. -200 pieces Black 22 inches Bee Nest at $0.21, 150 pieces 22 inches Purple Dragon at $0.231, 150 pieces 18 inches Purple Dragon at $0.23. Velveteens.-48 pieces Black 18 inches at $0.173, 168 pieces 22 inches at $0.174. Spanish Stripes.
Long 180 pieces B.B.B. assorted at $0.614. Elis. 250 pieces 8 lbs. Scarlet at $7, 400 pieces 9lbs. Scarlet at $7.20 to $7.30, 400 pieces 10 lbs. Comlete.-80 pieces B.B.B. Scarlet at $7.90. Dark Blue at $27.25, 100 pieces 3 Fish assorted at $15.
METALS.-Tin.—300 slabs Foongchai at $35.40
to $35.80. COTTON FARY.
Bombay-Nos. 10 to 20 English-Nos. 16 to 24.
22 to 24 28 to 32 38 to 42
12
COTTON PIECE Goods.
Grey Shirtings-6lbs.
7iba.
Fer bale
$62.00 to $89.00 ....102.00 to 106.00 ....105.00 to 110.00 110.00 to 115.00 119.00 to 127.00
8.4 lbs.. 9 to 10 lbs
per piece 1.40 to 1.55 1.90 to 2.10 2.15 to 3.10 4.00 8.20 to
2.45 White Shirtings-54 to 56 rd. 2.20 to
58 to G
2.60 to 3.20 64 to 66,
3.30 to 3.70 Fine
4.00 to 6.50 Hook-folds. 2,90 to 5.20
0.62 to 1 45`lo 1.85
"
Victoria Lawns-12 yards r-Cloths-ilus. (52 in.), Ord'ș.
7lbs. (82,.), Gibs. (32 ), Mexe. 1.60 to
•
1.28
tan
1.60 2.00
'as! L
the d
Tbs. (32 ), eto
10
lbs. (36 in.)
2.10 2.35
t.
to
1.75 2.40
3.10
869 wiWagle s)...$7:0
of 01
4.30
+!
TABL....
PANCY COTTON.
to the average the ki
figures:-
Nov 0
Persian, Polola, es u chang. d. La estu tious are atifiù to $.0 for Vily and $740 to 640
for Paper-wrapped according to quality.
New Paton
New Beuil-
Old Ben
Mulwa
Persian
1 GERSE OF THE HONGKONG UP
Drill, Ergu h- piyds,184 to 13.20 to
ras Rep Shiling:-1
Brocades-Dyed
Damasks...
.0
3.00
1,700 chests
380 19
31
Cliotzea-Assorted
Velvets-Black, 22 in.
750
T
Velveteens 18 in.
G50
12
}
T.
PATNA
BRNA RES.
MALWA.
DATE.
New.
New. Old.
[Old.
New. ON.
1895. Oct.
%
$
$
9
735
1700
690
$ 720/730
Long Elis Scarlet
Assorted
Oct. 10 Oct. 11 Oct. 12 Oct. 18 Oct. 14 Oct. 16
740
7324
720/790
Camlets-Assorted
732)
736
1705. 680
735
690
1720/780 720/730
4.70 per yard
-0.18 .10.14 to
0.12 9.08 to 2.0.22 to
0.30 0.18 to 0.21 per dozen Handkerchiefs-Imitation Silk 0.45 to 0.90 WOOLLENS
per yard Spanish Stripes-Sundry chops. 0.60 to Gorman....... 1.00 to Habit, Med., and Broad Cloths. 1.25 to
per piece
7.80 6.50 to 6.60 to *7.90 14.00 to 30.50 Lastings-30 yds., 31 inches, 14.00 to 22.00
1
3.5. 10
0.95 1.15 2.70*
*
Assorted j
Orleans-Plain
8.80 to
1700
690 72/730
Blankets-8 to 12lbs.
*7373
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לויד
737}
745 705
660 720/730
7121 705 890
740
740
740 703
7421
690 720/784
6.10 per pair
4.70 to 9.50 ·
undoubtedly very strong, and although it is too soon yet to expect the country to respond to the greatly enhanced value of Imports here, there is: no reason to doubt that it will do so in time. favoured as it has been by abundant crops in all... directions, there being quite an unusual absence of the reports of famines or floods so generally prevalent at this season of the year. The moss active inquiry at present, as was anticipated, ite for Tientsin, thanks to which, and the abnormal sparseness of supplies, many Importers are cons gratulating themselves at getting rid of several parcels of indent goods that had been thrown back on their hands, more ́especially 8.4 lbs. Shirtings, at prices they scarcely drea'nt of realising a few weeks back. The Newelwang market is quieter, the supply sent up being rather in excess of the demand, and the dealers have been glad to resell here, to the Tientsin miên, some of their purchases not yet shipped at a small loss. The markets in Szechuen aud at the River Ports are not responding as yet to the higher prices here, but deliveries of former. purchases, which slackened off somewhat (just
rior to the settling-day, have quite recovered and leave little to be desired. A good business is being done for Korea, very high prices ruling- for the favourite clotba. It is satisfactory, to - notice, also, that orders are being placed for cer-} tain classes of goods that were formerly supplied from this, the trade in which was stopped during the war, and it was feared would be diverted,
Of the transactions through Japan in future. that have taken place this week 8.4 lbs. Shirtings compose the bulk, the common to medinin makes attracting most attention, but it is difficult to get full particulare, the ́actual sales being much in excess of the quantity published. White Shirt- ings are in good demand, and also T-Cloths, but the heavier Cloths are quieter at the moment, j
The Manchester. especially American makes.
market is very strong, Cotton being quoted 44d.,
but at the close there are indications of a desire
springing up to do business, it being hinted that
卲 A renewal
the offers refused last week might
Jead to something being done. The promoters of 1 the three mills lately floated here have, ap. parently, had more difficulty thun was anticipated in during suitable sites. Satisfactory arrangé- ments have now been made, however, and the buildings will be proceeded with with all despatch, egged on by the rumour that one of the leading Japanese Companies have decided to erect a mill bere, to run 20,000 spindles, the necessary, machinery for which is said to be now in Tokyo, all ready for shipment. By next May it is con- fidently expected that all four will be running,
Metals. (From Mr. Alex. Bielfeld's report) of 11th October:-During the week business in metals hus been quieter, the men distrusting the advances asked from home and believing that prices will shortly fall somewhat. In this they are probably mistaken, as evidence comes from many sources that the improvement is only part of a general recovery of home trade from the de- pressing that has ruled for the last few years. Importers of sundries while not reporting many- transactions appear pleased with the way business. is proceeding and look hopefully to the near future. Taken altogether the tone is distinot! more hopeful on this side, but natives are likely to
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