March 26, 1896.]
A Kobe paper says that a religious festival was to be held on the camp ground, Hiroshima, on the 29th ult. and 1st inst., when prayers were to be offered for the repose of the souls of the horses killed on the battlefield. A horse race is announced as one of the attractions of the festivals.
A Tokyo press despatch of the 11th March reads-It is believed in Government circles that the alleged secret treaty between Russia and China, recently published, is without foundation, though it is probable that Russia has secured some concessions from China with respect to the anchoring of her war-ships at Port Arthur and the construction of a railway across the northern part of Manchuria. [These, it will be seen, are the main items of the alleged treaty.] It is surmised that the object of the publication of this alleged treaty in an English journal is to induce Great Britain to take a more active part in Oriental questions.
We (N. C. Daily News) learn direct from Chêngtu that the rumours of renewed troubles there are greatly exaggerated. The Canadian Mission has had no trouble whatever, and the little disagreeables at the American Mission have had no importance. Although the Pro- vincial Treasurer, who was really quite as guilty of promoting last year's outrages as the ex-Viceroy, is flourishing, the officials generally are behaving towards the mission in the most Tandable manner, An excellent police force is maintained in the city, purchases of land by the missionaries are facilitated as much as possible, and their deeds are stamped with a promptitude unknown even at such a settled port as Shanghai, while
Hsien has voluntarily offered to stamp any of the old deeds in the hands of the missionaries of whose regularity there may be any suspicion. The officials and people are encouraging the mis- sionaries to put up buildings in foreign style, but so far the Chinese style of one-storey building is being adhered to externally.
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
COMMERCIAL.
SILK.
CANTON, 2 th March.-Tsatlces and Re-reels.- Nothing doing. Holders of the latter class have at length given way and would sell at $20/25 per picul lower than our last quotations. Eren these concessions fail to interest buyers. Filatures. The demand for these sorts has been very limited and the lower prices offered by Lyons have tended to further curtail business. At present rates of Exchange the two markets are $15/25 apart, not- withstanding tint holders have given way $15/20 per picul since our last. Prices paid are: $6424 for Mia King Kun 11/13, $620 for Wing Wo Lun 10/11, $610 for Kwong Pou Lun 10/11, $595 for How King Cheung 13/15. It is reported that, in view of the large supply likely to be carried over to the new season, many filature houses are resel- ling a portion of their stocks of cocoons to native consumption in preference to reeling them for foreign export. There is a total absence of demand from America. Waste is, if anything. slightly weaker. Prices are very irregular accrd- ing to quality, which is so mixed that it is almost impossible to give reliable quotations. Stocks:- Tantlee, 5/600 balca; Filature, 10,000 bales, reeled and unreeled, to close of season.
SHANGHAI, 19th March:-(From Messrs. Cromie and Burkill's circular.)-London advices of 17th current quote a dull market, but quotations are Trans- unchanged at 10/6 for Blue Elephants. actions in White silk are confined to one pur- chase of Bird chop Chunling at Tls. 3924, but there appears to be rather more inclination to do Lusiness if holders would offer reasonable conces- sion: Yellow Silks.—Have changed hands fairly freely; some 150 bales have been settled of Mien. chow, Mienyang, and Fooyungs at quotations given below. Waste Silk.--No transactions are reported. Ponyees.-Some 2,000 pieces 21/22 in. by 70 yds. White Cloths weighing 55/57 oz. have been settled at Tis. 141 to Tls. 15, and 3,000 pieces Shangtungs at Tls. 2.60 to Ts. 2.65 for 22/23 oz. makes in various widths. include:-Tsatlees.-Bird chop Chunling at Tis. Yellow Silk. Mienchow at Tls. 243}, 3921. Mieyang at Tls. 225 to Tls. 2421, Fooyung at
Tig. 210.
Purchases
265
cases Human Hair, and 23 rolls Matting; for Havre option Hamburg :-33 bales Galangal, 1 case Curios, 5 cases Teasticks, 10 bales Human Hair, and 8 packages Matting; for Havre option Hamburg option London:-405 cases Camphor; for Hamburg:-108 bales Rattans, 28 packages Firecrackers, 14 bales Canes, 50 bales Galangal, 20 cases Cassia Oil, 2 cases Private Effects, 1,750 packages Tea, and 6 cases Paper; for Hamburg option London :-32 bales Rattans, aud 20 cases Bristles; for Bremen:-8 packages Private Effects.
The steamer Melbourne, Hongkong to Continent,
18th March, took:-202 bales Raw Silk, 2 cases
Silk Picce Goods, 134 packages Tea, 14 cases Effects, 1 case Curios, and I package Chairs.
OPIUM.
HONGKONG, 25th March, 1896.-Bengal.-There has been a decline in rates owing to the absence of demand and news of a fall in prices from India.
Current quotations ere $757 for Now Patas, $775 for Old Patna, $742) for New Benares, and $780 for Old Benares.
Malwa.-Prices have further weakened, and the market is quiet. The following are the latest figures: —
11
++
"
New ........$750 with allowance 24 to 34 catties. Old (2 yrs.).$760
2 to 3 Older
770
11 to 21 Persian. The market has continued sluggish and a further drop in the prices of Paper-wrapped drug has taken place. Closing quotations are $600 to $630 for Oily and $650 to $700 for Paper-wrapped according to quality.
To-day's stocks are estimated as under:- New Patna
Old Patnu
New Benares Old Benares Malwa Persian
A
.1,000 chesta
850 + 550 23 130
800 " .1,390
COURSE OF THE HONGKONG Opium MARKET,
DATE.
31
J
PATNA
BENARES.
KALWA
New.
Old.. New. Old.
New. Old.
1896.
Mar. 18 Mar. 19 Mar. 20 Mar. 21 Mar. 22 Mar. 23 Mar. 24
$ 785 780 770 760 780 1775 745 770 765 1780 750 780 7627 1780 7473 780 757 1775 7424 780
$ $ 1705 765 790
$
$ $ 750/7601 770
1790 750 780
750/760 770
1780 750 775
750,760 770
775 745 770
An enquiry was held at Shanghai on the 17th March by Dr. Eiswaldt and Mr. Seitz into the circumstances of the death of Captain A. H. Windhorst, of the Tungsha light-ship. W.
Metale.(From Mr. Alex. Bielfeld's report.)~ | Owens, mate of the Newchwang light-vessel, 20th March :-This week has been a quiet one as said that he was at present living on board the regards sales and very few transactions are on Tungsha. About half-past seven on Monday record. Clearance; are fairly satisfactory and evening (16th) the captain came on board very dealers have been too busy selling and shipping much
the worse for liquor. He showed their goods to buy. Generally they regard home the witness a rough translation to a letter markets as too high, but if values remain steady Mar. 25 he had written in German to his wife, must begin to buy shortly. Nothing is reported in which he said that for the past three
in Lead or Nailrods. Contracts have been made weeks he had been as one bereft of reason for 100/200 tons Bar Iron. Iron Wire.-Stocks and intended to take his life. Owens told him and cargo afloat and "to arrive" together are not to make such a fool of himself and the equal to about eight months' supplies and no orders are to be had on this side at present Pig Iron. captain tore up the letter and translation. Shortly after this Owens went to bed and about 0 100 tons Gartsherrie, No. 1, has been done ten o'clock was awakened by hearing the report at $26. Tinplates.-500 boxes have been settled of a gun. He immediately wont to the captain's privately. Scrap Material.-No sales except 50 tons Shoes (London) and 40 tons Old Round Iron. cabin and there found deceased lying on the deck with his brains blown out. He had evidently placed a rifle, which was lying beside him, in his mouth and pulled the trigger by means of a string which was attached to his foot. The Court found that deceased committed suicide whilst under the influence of driuk.
A Newchwang correspondent of the N. C. Daily News writes:-While taking a trip up country I had the good fortune to view the remains of the Japanese entrenchment on the hill to the E.S.E. of Haicheng. Till then I had had no conception of the thoroughness displayed by the Japanese in all their opera- tions. They had blasted and cut into solid rock and fashioned semi-subterranean barracks 12 feet in depth, 20 feet wide. and about 40 feet in length, on the summit of the hill, and thoroughly fortified the whole place. Had the Chinese been successful in their desperate attempts to cap- ture the city, they would have been shelled out in six hours. Batteries were placed on all the surrounding hills and it would have taken experienced troops no little time and trouble to force the position assumed by the Japanese. I was informed by the Rev. John Macintyre, whose knowledge of the place enabled him to point out the most interesting features of the situation, that it was a matter of profound wonder to the natives at the time that the Japa- nese could exist on the hill, exposed, as they imagined, to the cold without even a fire, whereas their small assailants were more com- fortable in their quarters than they could have been in a Chinese inn.
CAMPHOR.
Horakone, 25th March.-The market is dull and prices are slightly weaker. Quotations for Formosa are $78.50 to $79.00. During the past week sales have been 150 piculs.
SUGAR.
į
HONGKONG, 25th March.-There is bo change to report in the position of the market. Following are the quotations:- shekloong, No. 1. White...$7.38 to 7.40 per pel.
do.
2. White... 6.72 to 6.75 Shekloong, No. 1, Brown... 4.72 to 4.75
do.
2, Brown... 4.60 to 4.62 swatow. No. 1, White... 7.35 to 7.38
do.
2. White... 667 to 6.70 1, Brown... 4.60 to 4.62
:i.
1.
"
750.760 770 750-760 770 750/760 770 |750;760 770 750/760 770
COTTON. HONGKONG, 24th March.-Sales in Bengal have been made at slightly lower rates, stocks of which kcep steadily increasing and now stand at 4,350 balers. Sto ks of Ningpo about 300 bales.
Bombay
$12.00 to 16.00 p. pl. Kurrachee
12.00 to 15.50
Bengal, Rangoon, and
Dacca
21
} 14.25 to 15.50
"
"
"
Shanghai and Japanese.. 19.00 to 21.00 Tungehow and Ningpo., 20.50 to 21.00 Madras.
13.00 to 17.00 JJ Sales: 615 bales Bengal, Rangoon and Dacca; 100 bales Tungchow and Ningpo.
RICE.
HONGKONG 25th March.-The weakness last Closing quotations are :— noted has continued and prices are declining.
Saigon, Ordinary
14
Round, good quality Long
Siam, Field, mill cleaned, No. 2
"
"
Garden,
19
+
White..
J
"
+
Fine Cargo
J
.10.95 to 11.00 9.80 Lo 9.84
20
COALS.
Swatow, No. 2, Brown... 4.51 to 4.54 Foochow Sugar Candy. Shekloong
MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS. The P. & O. steamer Mirzapore, Hongkong to London, 12th March, took:-14 cases Cigars, 8 rolls Matting, 5 cases Silk Piece Goods, and 3 packages Sundries; for France --113 bales Raw Silk, 1 case Silk Piece Goods, and 2 cases Black- woodware; for Milan :-80 bales, Raw Silk.
The German steamer Senta, Hongkong to Mar- seilles, 12th March, took :-51 bales Canes, 1 case Silk, 1 package Blackwoodware, and 10 boxes Essential Oil; for Harre:-4 cases Porcelain, 6 cases Blackwoodware, 81 cases Chinaware, 20 bales Split Bamboos, 263 bales Bambooware, 8
No. 1...
per picul.
$2.45 to 2.47
2.64 to 2.86
2.72 to 2.75
2.62 to 2.63
2.80 to 2.83 3.14 to 3.17
9.30 to 3.83
HONGKONG, 25th March.-There is no change to report in the position of the market. Quota- tions are:--
· Cardiff
$12.00 to J ex ship, nominal. Australian 7.50 to 8.00 ex ship, nominal. Miike Lump... $5.60 to 5.75 er ship, steady Miike Small... 4.85 to
do ex ship, Moji Lump 4.00 to 5.50 er ship, nominal. Kebao Lump... 6.00 to 7.00 ex ship, nominal; Kebao Sinall... 4.00 to $.50 ex ship, nominal. Hongay Lump. 7.00 to er-ship, nominal.
MISCELLANEOUS IMPORTS. HONGKONG, 25th March.÷Amongst the sales reported are the following:--
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