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Waste Silk.—
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND Blue Elephants. Raw Silk.-Firm offers have been freely made during the week on a basis of Tls. 845 for Gold Kiliń, but with no response, so far, from consuming markets. Exchange bas fluctuated considerably during the interval and The latest addition to the Indo-China Steam Navigation Co.'s fleet, the Sin Sang, arrived on the has assisted no doubt in curtailing business. 1st March. She is commanded by Captain Gals-Settlements aggregate about 800 bales of all worthy, who was in command of the Kow Shing kinds, and comprise about 50 bales Teatlees, 100 Taysanm, 100 Yellow Silks, 150/200 Filatures. when she was fired at and sunk by the Japanese Wild Silks. Some 200 balca bave found buyers at cruiser Naniwa whilst carrying Chinese troops Tls. 1:5/177) for Market No. 1. to Korea. The Sin Sang is a steel spar deck No business. Pongees. Amongst the settle- steamer, and was launched on 16th November menta are 100 pieces White Shanghai Cloth at Middlesborough by Sir Raylton Dixon & Co. 21-in. by 70 yds. weighing 56/67 oz. at Tls. 16.25. Her principal dimensions are:-Length, 323 2,500 Shantung Pongees (loaded) at Tls. 2.60 to feet; beam, extreme. 41 feet; depth, moulded, Tls. 2.70 for 21/23 oz. of various lengths and 27 feet 6 in.; with a dead weight carrying widths. capacity of about 4,500 tons on 22 feet. The vessel has been built on the deep frame system, under Lloyd's special survey for their highest olass. Triple expansion engines, with cylinders, 23.26 and 59 inches by 42-inch stroke, were supplied by the North Eastern Marine Engi- neering Co., Limited, of Sunderland. The hall and machinery were built under the supervision of Mr. Buchanan and Mr. Duncan.
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The
Purchases include:-Teatlees.-Red Pugoda 3 at Tls. 482). Taysaam.Green Kahing Green Almond Flower No. 1 at Tls. 325, 9/12 Moss Green Horse 4 at Tls. 3174. Yellow Silk.- Minchew at Tis. 2024, Meeyang at Tls. 231 to Tla. 255. China Filatures.-Pegasus No. 2 at Tls. 495. Market chop at Tls 435 to Tis, 445. Wild Silk.-Tussah Raw Market 1 at Tls. 175 to Tls. 177.
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN TO EUROPE.
Shanghai.
Yokohama
1895-96
1894-95
bales.
bales.
47,256
45,394
14,033
12,888
17,487
19,037
78,776
77,319
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN TO AMERICA.
On Saturday Captain Jackson, of the steam- ship Priam, was summoned for attempting to leave the harbour with an excess of passengers. On the 29th October defendant cleared his ship with eight European and twelve Chinese passengers, but as it was afterwards discovered that he had no passenger certificate a clerk at the Harbour Master's office was sent to alter the port clearance to twelve passengers. captain also reported a crew of forty-four. Police Constable Myers afterwards boarded the ship and found on board thirty-six Chinese passengers, twelve Malays, and a crew of forty. four. The defendant explained that at Kobe he obtained authority to take twenty-eight Canton Chinese and twelve Malays, who belonged to Shangbai the Glaucus, which had been sold, to Singapore, Yokohama. and it was quite an oversight that he had not declared them in the port clearance. He gained nothing whatever from them. When he left England his passenger certificate was valid and he understood it held good up to the
HONGKONG, 3rd March.-Quotations have ad- time he was in Hongkong. The Magistrate,vanced. The market s unsettled. Quotations Mr. T. Sercombe Smith, thought the defendant for Formosa are $89.50 to $90.00. had acted bona fide throughout and that he did past week sales have been 250 picula. not intend to evade the port regulations. His statement in the port clearance, however, was not quite correct, and a fine of $5 would there- fore be imposed. It was necessary to insist проп the port regulations being exactly carried out.
COMMERCIAL.
TEA.
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO GREAT
Canton and Macao
KATEG
Amoy
BRITAIN.
1895-96
lbe. 7,446,099 685,228
Foochow
...........11,175,408
1894-59
lbs. 7,813,790 772,692 14,357,248 21,591,499
44,535,229
Shanghai and Hankow.21,111,512
40,418,247
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
Amoy.
Foochow
Shanghai
1895-96.
do.
11
1895-96
1894-95
bales.
bales.
9.180
6,568
9,141
7,357
,25,735
$2,738
44,056
$6,663
CAMPHOR.
During the
5.
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SUGAR. Hosakosa, 3rd March.-There is little change Follow- to report in the position of the market. ing are the quotations:- Shukloơng, So. 1. White...87.37 to 7.39 per pcl.
2. White... 6.75 to 6.78 Shekloong, No. 1, Brown... 4.72 to 4.75
do.
2 Brown... 4.60 to 4.62 Swatow. So. 1. White... 7.25 to 7.27
dio.
2. White... 6:69 to do
1, Brown... 4.60 to Swatow, No. 2, Brown... 4.52 to 4.65 Foochow Sugar Candy.
1p.90 to 10.96 Shekloong
9.82 to 9.85
37
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6.71
**
4.63
*
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31
MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS. į The P. & O. steamer Ravenna, Hongkong to London, 27th February, took :-30 bales Waste Silk, 76 packages Canes, 4 cases Silk Piece Goods, 13 cases Cigars, and 9 packages Sundries; for Glasgow -5 packages Sundries; for Gibraltar : 189-4-95 -7 cases Cigars, 14 packages Matting, and 2 lbs. cases Silk Piece Goods; for Milan :-30 bales Baw 18,332,256 Silk; for France:-536 bales Raw Silk.
4,626,555 25,796,160
lbs.
6,066,651 .29,029,820
48,924,564* 48,754,971
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO
ODESSA.
1895-96 lba.
Hankow and Shanghai...27,240,863
1894-95 lbs. 22,565,223
EXPORT OF TEA FROM JAPAN TO UNITED
Yokohama Kobe
STATES AND CANADA.
1895-96
lbs. .29,667,252 18,434,402
48.101,654
SILK.
1894-95 lbs. 28,621,171 16,682,616
45,303,78
SHANGHAI, 27th February.-(From Messrs. Cromie and Burkill's circular.)-London advices to 25th current quote a firm market and 10/6 for
OPIUM.
HONGKONG, 3rd March.-Bongal.-The demand bas further fallen off and rates have consequently declined. New Patna closes at $785, Old Patna at $800, New Benaras at $765, and Old Benares at $790.
Malwa.-The market has ruled dull, but no change has taken place in prices. Closing quota- tions are as follows:-
New.........$760 with allowance 1 to 2 catties.
0 to 1 Old.........$770
DATE.
[March, 4, 1896.
COURSE OF THE Hongkong OPIUM MARKET.
PATNA.
BENARES.
HALWA.
Now.
Old. Now.
Old. New.
OLL
1896.
$ $
Feb. 27 Feb. 28 Feb. 29
795 8071 775 790 (805 7721 795 770 795 7871 800
800
760 770 760 770
760
770
Mar. 1 Mar. 2 Mar. 3
7871 1800 770 795
780 770
7821 800 765
790
760 770
785 1800 765
790
760 770
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Persian. Nothing has been doing in this drug duing the interval. Oily continues to be quoted at $620 to $665 and Paper-wrapped at $700 to $755 according to quality. ·
To-day's stocks are estimated as under
460 chests New Patna
...1,150
Old Patna
New Benares.
Old Benares Malwa
Persian
#5
15
890
17
300
J
"
.1,200
RICE.
Iloxoxoxo, 3rd March-Large shipments are being sent to California and prices are advancing. Closing quotations are :-
Saigon, Ordinary
Round, good quality Long
per picul,
.$2.50 to 2.52
2.67 to 2.50
2.78 to 2.80
Siam, Field, mill cleaned, No. 2...
2.67 to 2.69
Garden,
No. 1 ...
2.82 to 2.84
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White..
3.18 to 3.20
1
Fid. Cargo
3.29 to 8.32
COLA LS.
My
ex ship, nominal. 8.00 ex ship, nominal, 5.75 ex ship, steady
do *ex ship,
HONGKONG, 3rd March-No business reported. Quotations junchanged and nominal.
Cardiff
.$12.00 to Australian 7.50 to Miike Lump... $5.60 to Miike Small... 4.85 to Moji Lump 4.00 to Kebao Lump... 6.00 to Kebao Sinall... 4.00 to Hongay Lump. 7.00 to
5.50 ex ship, nominal. 7.00 ex ship, nominal, 4.50 ex ship, nominal,
ex ship, nominal,
MISCELLANEOUS IMPORTS. HONGKONG, 3rd March.-Amongst the sales reported are the following
YARN
AND PIECE GOODS-Bombay Yarn 300 bales No. 10 at $72.50 to $76.50, 200 bales No. 12 at $73.50 to $77.50, 140 bales No. 16 at $85 to $94, 825 bales No. 20 at $90 to $91. White Shirtings.-250 pieces Blue Elephant at $1.90, 250 pieces Blua Stag at $4.65, 250 pieces Sheep at $4.60, 250 Camel at $4.35, 250 Blue Dog at $4.25. Drills.450 pieces 15 lbs. Large Eagle at $4.85. Long Ells.-60 pieces 8 lbs. Scarlet at $7.
METAL-Iron-2,000 piculs square, round, and Yellow Metals.-90 cases flat bars at $3.10. Elliott 16/28 ozs. at $24.50. Quicksilver.-100 flasks at $113.
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SHANGHAI, 27th February.—(From Mr. Geo. W. Nool's report.)-This has been very un satisfactory week owing to the unsettled state of exchange which has quite knocked any desire the dealers may have had to enter into further transactions on the head. With the advice of higher silver rates it advanced an eighth to a. farthing per diem after the last mail left, frequently fuctuating as much in a few hours, and seems to have quite bewildered the natives, who have evidently made up their minds to quietly wait until it has steadied down again. At first the rise was instrumental in getting a few orders through, but the possibilties of what it might go up to has had a deterring influence on buyers, particularly as the bone markets do not look over strong. The present position is best judged by the auction prices this week, the business trana- acted privately being much too circumscribed to give any reliable indication of the feeling, as holders are not unnaturally firm and the business done is only to supply pressing requirements. There is a most extraordinary demand still for the 36-inch Shirtings, orders continuing to go through with considerable freedom and available supplies here meet with ready sale. Other Man- chester makes are quiet, but a decline in the States, coupled with the improvement în ex- change, has led to some buying for this market in both Sheetings and Drills. It having been decided by the parties interested not to ship any Piece Goods in the first Tientsin steamers, which are expected to leave here on the 5th proximo, buyers for that market are in no immediate hurry to operate, bolding off in the hope of lower prices. It is anticipated that some 30,000 pack- ages Yarn and Piece Goods will be sent up in the second batch of steamers, leaving on the morning of the 8th proximo, consequently it will be the best part of three weeks before any reliable in- formation can be ascertained respecting the state. of the market there. Tho Newchwang trade should have commenced by then and there seems.
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