CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
berg:-3,410 packages Tea, 140 cases Bristles; 4 boxes Japanware, 336 packages Canes, 625 pack- ages Firecrackers, 8 cases Blackwood ware, 2 cases Bambooware, 10 bales Feathers, 18 oases Cassia, 2 packages Rattanware, 2 cases China Ink, 103 cases Camphor, 75 bales Rattan Shavings, and 12 packages Sundries; for Bremen :-500 boxes Tea; for London:-1 packages Iron Ore.
Siam, Field, mill cleaned, No. 2 ... 2.40 to
Garden,
Siam White....................
"
Fine Cargo
No. 1... 2.77 to 9.80
........................................ 3.17 to 8.20
.............................................. 3.30 to 3.3k
COALS.
HONGKONG, 15th January-Market continues quiet. Small sales of Japanese on private terms are reported. Quotations are:--
Cardill... Australian
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$12.00 to 13.00 ex ship, nomínal. 7.50 to 8.00 ex ship, nominal.
Miike Lump... $5.75 to 6.90 ex ship, nominal.
Mike Small... Moji Lump
5.00 to 4.00 to
er ship, nominal. 5.50 ex ship, nominal.
Kebao Lump... Kebao Small...
6.00 to 4.00 to
7.00 ex ship, nominal. 450 ex ship, nominal.
MISCELLANEOUS IMPORTS. HONGKONG, 15th January.-Amongst the sale reported are the following
The N. L. steainer Sachsen, Hongkong to Co- loniber, 8th January, took:-15 cases Merchandise; for Snez:-20 packages Tea; for Beyrouth-11 cases Glass Bangles; for Genoa :-60 bales Raw Silk, and 1 case Merchandise; for Antwerp:-202 SHANGHAI, 9th January.-(From Messra. bales Bamboo Scraps, 184 bales Feathers, 54 cases Cromie and Burkill's circular.)-London tele- Gallnuts, 50 bales Bambooware, 31 rolls Matting, grams up to the 2nd instant report the market 16 packages Tea, 18 cases Chinaware, 17 packages for Silk quiet, Gold Kiling 8/11. Blue Elephant Sundries, 2 bales Canes, and 1 case Silk; for Am- 10,8. Raw Silk.-Another week of a dragging sterdam:-100 cases Ginger, 50 casks Ginger, 25 business to report. Orders are coming to hand packages Canes, 15 cases Palm leaffans, 6 cases on a very limited scale, based on exceedingly low Chinaware, and 4 rolls Matting; for Rotterdam: limits. Home advices are still adverse. Tsat-500 cases Preserves; for Trieste :-130 packages 935 bales No. 10 at $70.50 to $78.50, 905 bales No. COTTON AND PIECE GOODS:-Bombay Yarns.-- lees.-A small demand at somewhat lower ratea, Tee; for New York:-22 cases Essential Oil; for
18 at $.1 to $77.50, 200 bales No. 16 at $89 to but the Chinese holders do not see a inclined to Hamberg option London:-52 cases Essential Oil; $89.50, 400 bales No. 20 at $35.50 to $92. Grey drop their rates to any considerable extent at for St. Petersburg:-3 cases Curios; for Oporto :
Shirtings.-500 pieces 11 lbs. Horse and Gun at present. Taysaams.—Sinall transactions at un- -30 packages Tea, 1case Samples, and 50 pack-$3.50, 500 pieces 10 lbs. Mandarin at $3.65. changed quotations. Yellow Silk.-Continue in ages Firecrakers; for Hamburg -885 bales demand and about 400 bales have changed bands Feathers, '50 cases Ginger, and 4 cases Sundries; pieces No. 2 at $6.30, 450 pieces No. 3 at $6.55, White Shirtings -690 pieces No. 1 at $5.95, 360 at prices showing in some instances a slight for Bremen:-512 packages Tea, 240 rolls Mat- 900 pieces E. F. at $7.10. 270 pices X.X.X. advance. Arrivals, as per Customs House Re- ting, 50 empty Oil Barrels, 35 bales Feathers, at $5.42, 240 pieces 0.0.0. at $5.77), 230 turns from 2nd to 8th January, are 610 bales of and 22 packages Sundries. White Silk, 90 bales of Yellow, and 2 bales of
pieces 18 Reed at $2.25, 1,000 pieces Black Wild Silk. Re-reels and Filatures.-The market
Stag at $7.30, 1,500 pieces Black Peach at is lifeless. Waste Silk.We bear of no transac-
$2.20, 500 pieces Green Stag at $3.35, 500 pieces $4.32), 1,250 pieces Gold Joss B at $3.27, 500 No. 4,000 2 Fish at $9.40, 500 pieces O mark at
$3.55, 300 piecea Blue Lion at $5.621, 1,000 pieces pieces Gold Dragon at $3.40, 750 pieces No. 5 at
X. 9 at $4.50, 500 pieces X. 6 at $3.60. Victoria Lawns.1,000 pieces Lion at $0.66. T-Cloths. 600 pieces 8 lbs. X.X. at $3.01, 1,125 pieces 7 lbs. Mexican 4 Dragon and, Flag at $2.223, 1,500 pieces 7 lbs. Mexican Gold Horse at $2,621, 750 Pieces 7 lbs. Mexican R. Soldier at $2311, 750 pieces 7 lb. Mexican Silver Pheasant at $1.83, 600 pieces 8 lbs. Merican [V.V. at $2.96. Drills. 150 pieces 14 lbs. Old Man and Tiger at $3.55. Camlets.-1.320 pieces Fishermen Assorted at $19, 200 pieces Dark Blue B.B.B. at $29, 200 pieces A.A.A. lat $26.50 100 pieces L.L.L. at
tions. Pongees.-About 1,500 pieces Shantung Pongees have changed hands at Tls. 2.60 to Tls. 8.10 according to quality:-19/19 inches, 19/19 yards, 23/24 oz ; 20/26 inches, 14/14 yards,
24 oz.
Purchases include:--Tsatlees.-Large
Ele. phant 4 at Tls. 370, Silver Double Elephant at Tls. 345. Taysaam.-Wh. Kabing Gold Lion 1 at Tls. 322, Green Kahing M. M. at Tls. 3171. Yellow Silk.-Mienchew at Tls. 2334 to Tla, 247į, Kopun at Tls. 240, Meeyang at Tls. 335, Fooyang at Tls. 195 to Tls, 220, Wongchow at Tls. 195.
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN TO EUROPE.
Shanghai
Canton....
Yokohama
1895-96
bales.
44,022
11,950
16,223
71,195
1894-95 bales. 35,129 10,008 13,680
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN
¡Canton
Shanghai
Yokohama...
The steamer Onus, Hongkong to Continent, 8th January, took-147 balės Raw Silk, 200 bales Waste Silk, 8 bales Hair, 29 cases Silk Piece Goods, 19 cases Curios, 3 cases Fans, 400 cases Cassia, 1 case Wooden Boxes, and 165 packages Tea; for London:-10 bales Raw Silk and 7 cases Silk Piece Goods.
OPIUM.
HONGKONG, 15th January.-Bengal.-There bas been a decline in prices during the interval, and the market closes steady at $757 for New Patna, $760 for Old Patna, $742) for New Benares and $755 for Old Benares.
Malwa.-New descriptions have improved in value, Old continuing unchanged and neglected. Current quotations for both New and Old are $740 per picul with allowance from to 1 catty per
chest.
Persian.-Oily descriptions have not been dealt in during the period under review, closing nomin- ally at $680 to $630. Paper-wrapped Opium is quoted at $700 to $775 according to qaulity.
To-day's stocks are estimated as under :+ New Patna
160 chests 1,770
310
460
'320
1,240
COURSE OF THE HONGKONG OPIUM MARKET.
$42.50.
at
METAL -Lead.-1,870 piculs Enthoven $7.10, 420 piquls Australian at $6.90. Yellowg Metals.-170 cases Now 14/20 ozs. at $21.25 to $24.75, 60 cases New 10/14 oz. at $26, 60 cases Elliot 14/24 ozi. at $24.25, 30 cases Muntz, Suare at $21.75. Tîmplates.—200 cases at $5.25. Quick- silver-100 flasks at $119; COTTON YARN,
Bombay-Nos. 10 to 20 English-Nos. 16 to 24 22 to 24 28 to 32 38 to 42 COTTON PIECE Goods.
19
rer bale
.$65.00 to $90.80 104.00 to 108.00 110.00 to 113.00 .....113.00 to 119.00 ....126.00 to 135.00
58,817
Old Patna......
New Benares
TO AMERICA.
Old Benares..
1893-96
1894-95
Malwa
bales,
bales.
Persian
8,907
6,146
7,503
6,085
.23,679
20,190
PATNA.
BENARES.
MALWA.
DATE.
39.797
32,001
News, Old. New. Old.
New. Old.
Grey Shirtings—6ils. .......................
7lbs. ...
1896.
Jan. 8
Jan. 9
Jan. 10
$
$ $ 7671 1760 755 765 780 755 755 752) 745
Jan. 11
Jan. 12
SUGAR.
Jan. 13 Jan. 14
$
$ 7821 740 740 760 740
740 7523 740
740 7571 780 7471 755
740 740 760 7621 750 760 740 740 757 760 7471 7521 757 762 7421
7521 7571 1760 742 755
$
8.4 lbs.
per piece 1.45 to 1.60 1.95 to 2.30 to
2 15 3 25
9 to 10 lbs
White Shirtings-54 to 56 rd.
3 30 to -4.15
2.33 10 2.60
- 53 to 60
2.75 to 3.35
•
64 to GG Fine
3.15 to 3.85
4.20 to 6.95
740 740 740 740 740 740
M
7lbs. (32,, ). 6lbs. (32
), Mexs. 1.70 7lbs. (32 },
*1
0.05
2.05
1.85
CAMPHOR.
HONGKONG, 15th January.-Large arrivals have lately come to hand and prices are consequently declining. Quotations for Formosa rre $78.50 to $79.00. During the past week sales have been 300 piculs.
HONGKONG, 15th January.-The alight improve- Jan. 15 ment last noted has not been inaintained. Prices are declining and the market is very dull. Follow- ing are the quotations:— Shekloong, No. 1. White...$7.35 to 7.40 per pcl.
do.
2, White... 6.82 to 6.85 Shekloong, No. 1, Brown... 4.77 to 4.80
do.
2 Brown... 4.61 to 4.65
J
Swatow, No. 1. White... 7.27 to
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J
7.30
""
do.
督
2. White... 6.75 to
6.78
14
do.
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I, Brown... 4.66 to 4.70
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Swatow, No. 2, Brown... 4.57 to 4.60
Foochow Sugar Candy Shokloong
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.10.85 to 10.90 9.72 to 9.75
OF
MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS.
The German steamer Hertha, Hongkong to Havre, 1 case Figures, 1 case Embroideries, 30 cases Chinaware, 1 case Silks, 150 cases Cassia, 705 rolls Matting, 1 box Ginger, 2 boxes Feathers, 60 boxes Camphor, and 3 bales Canes; for Havre option Hamberg :-50 boxe: Bristles, 139 bles Canes. 537 rolls Matting, 306 cases Camphor, and 27 cases Blackwoodware; for Havre option Ham- berg option Loudon :-1,225 cases Camphor; for Havre option Hamberg option Antwerp :-93 cases Brist'es; for Havre option Hamberg optiou Bremen-100 boxes Cassia Lignea; for Haш-
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COTTON.
HONGKONG, 15th January.-Importers have again agreed to receive "chop" dollars in pay- ment for Indian Cotton, and business was re- sumed on the old system. The market closes fairly steady. Stocks: Bengal, about 800|bales; Ningpo. nil.
$15.00 to 18.00 p. pl.
15.00 to 18,00 12
Bombay Kurrachee
Bengal, Rangoon, and 17.75 to 18.50
Dacca,
Shanghai and Japanese..
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Book-folds. 3.20 to 5.60 Victoria Lawus-12 yards 0.67 ⚫to
1.35 T-Cloths-6lbs. (32 in.). Ordʼy. 150 to 1.87 to to 2.20 to 2.45
8 to 81lbs. (36 in.) 2.40 to Drills, English—40 yds.,134 to
3.30 to 14lbs.. FANCY COTTONS
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Turkey Rel Shirtings-14 to 1,40 to
Brocades-Dyed
31
20.00 to 21.30
Damasks.
21.50 to 21.80
Chintzes-Assorted
1
Tungchow and Ningpo Madras........
10.00 to 18.50 Sales: 1,300 bales Bengal, Rangoon and Dacca; 45 bales Tungchow and Ningpo.
RICK.
HONOKONG, 15th January.-A large demand bas been experienced from the Kwangsi province and prices continue to advance. Closing quotations
LTC :-
Saigon, Ordinary
13
13
Roand, good quality Long
per pfcul. .$2.22 to 2.23 2.50 to 2.52 2.65 to 2.68
Velvets-Black, 22 in.
Velveteens-18 in.
5lbs.
3.85 to
per yard
3.15.
4.40
3.00
4.70
0.14 to 0.18 0.08 to 0.12.
0.22 10 0.80
0.19 to
0.22
per dozen
0.50
per yard
0.95
Handkerchiefs-Imitation Silk 0.45 to
WOOLLENS
Spanish Stripes-Sundry chops. 0.60 to
German
1:00: to 1,415 Habit, Med., and Broad Cloths. 1.25 to
:
Long Ells-Scarlet
Assorted
Camlets-Assortéd
270 per piece 6.70 to 8.00 6.80 to 8Л10 15.00 to 31.00 -
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