October 22, 1896.1
Shanghai
Amoy.
Foochow
1896-97 lbs. ..10,582,197 8,892,588 1,131,222
20,606,007
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPÓRT.
The French steamer Natal, Hongkong tinent, 14th October, took :--479 bales Raw 8 bales Hair, 22 cases Silk Piece Gooda, 69 cases Essential Oil, 2 cases Woodware, and 2 cases Lacqueredware; for London: 30 cases Essential
Ou.
:
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO UNITED are still wanted. 250 bales are going forward
#STATES AND CANADA.
this mail. Arrivals are small and very full 1895-96 prices have been secured by sellers. Arrivals, Ibis. as per Customs Returns 8th to 14th current, 22,858,697 1,481 bales White, 388 picnls Yellow, and 106 7,967,866 picule Raw Silks. :ilatures and Re-reels.— 1,608,212 About 100 bales Hand Filatures have been settled and 30 bales Steam Filatares are reported to 32,434,775 | have been bought at Tls. 625 for first choice The German steamer, Prins Heinrich, Hongkong 9/11 and 11/13 deniers. Croisée Hand Filatures to Europe 14th October, took :—for Colombo, 168 are neglected. The Export of Steam Filatures cases Fire Crackers, 4 · cases Ginger, 24 to date is as follows:-To London 2 bales, "Con- Merchandise, 20 bags Rice, and 6 cases tinent 777 bales, and to America 244 bales. Wild Silks. I hear of no fresh purchases; arrivals (which are small) are going to fill contracts. Waste Silk-Settlementa include Honan 2 at Tls. 18. Pierce Cocoons Woozie at Tls. 58, and Yuhong at Tla. 63. Pungees-3,000 pieces Shantungs have changed bands at Tls. 2.55 to Tla. 3.45 for 18 yds, by 19 in. and various weights, and at Tls. 1.80 to 2 for 18 yds. by 17 in.
EXPORT OF TEA FROM JAPAN TO UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
1895-96 lbs.
Yokohama... Kohe
1896-97 lbs. 20,220,219 10,440,854
30,660,578
SILK.
26,677,067 15,901,783
42,578,850
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN TO EUROPE,
Canton
Shanghai Yokohama..
1896.97
bales,
12,152
16,821
3,172
32,145
Ware; for Aden:-1 cases Merchandise; for Suez:2 -100 packages Tea ; for Genoa:- 101 bales Waste Silk, 68 ba'es Pierced Cocoons, 34 balos Canes; 10 cases Essential Oil, and 1 casa Lacquerware and Silks; for Milan:-170 bales Waste Silk; for Lyons:-20 bales Waste Silk; for Antwerp:-144 bales Feathers, 60 bales Rattancore, 24 boxes Ginger. Bicases Primers, and 8 cases Chinaware; for Antwerp/London ;---25 cases Bristless for Amster- dam:-354 cases Ginger, 75 casks Preserves, 18 cases Chinaware, 10 casus Palm Leaf Fans, and 10 case: Tensticks; for Rotterdam :-500 bales .1895-96 Broken Cassia, and 400 cases Ginger; for Rotter- bales. dam option Amsterd. m option Hamburg-30 casks 8,118 Ginger; for Bremen:-331 ro`ls Mattings, 75 enses 34,659 Ginger, 16 cases Merchandise, 8 cases Cigars, 8 cases China Ink, 1 cage Blackwoodware ; for Bremen/Hamborg. -5 boxes paper, 4 cases Private 53,680 Effects, 2 casks Ginger, I case Ink; for Hamburg :- —110 packages Cra kers, 60 boxes Gallnuts, 57 bales Feathers, 56 cases Essential Oil, 25 · boxes China Paper, and 4 ças^s Merchandise.
10.853
CANTON, 7th October.-Re-reels.-The only business reported is 70 bales No. lat $475 but there is some enquiry which has not so far resulted in anything. Tsatlees-Are unchanged with nothing doing. Filatures.-An active demand has de- veloped for Lyons in the second part of the fort- night and relers obtained an advance of $10/15 per picúl. Settlements amount to about 1,300 bales for. Europe. From prices paid we quote: $620 Miu King Lun 11/13, $610/535 for Kwong Shan Cheong 11/13 and 13/15, $595 for Chung Sun Hang 9/11, Yee Wo Loong 9/11. Kwong Shun Hang 11/13 (3rd erop), $570 for Kum Lun Cheong EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN 10/12, and Kwong Wo Hing 13/15, $575 for How
TO AMERICA. King Lun 13/15, $560 for Yut Cheong Wo 10/12, $530 for Yut Cheong Wo 14/16. $310 for Yee Wo Loong 16/20, $480 for Yee Wo Cheong 18/22. Shortreels.-There has been some demand for America and about 200 bales 14/16 and 14/18 -principally old silk, bave been settled. From prices paid we quote: $560 for Kwong Shun Hang 14/16 old season. $525 for Yan Hing Cheong and Man Po Sing 14/16, $520 for Hip Sam Choy and Sui Lun Cheong 14/16 old silk, $460 for Loong Kee 14/18, old and common. Reelers are shy of taking contracts in Shortreels this season after the large stocks of old silk held for so many months. Waste A good business has been done at hardening prices. Stocks:-Tsatlee, 1,000 bales; Filature. 2,000 bales. We append quota tions in Canton, with laying done cost in London. Exchange 6 months' sight 2/2 per Dollar: Tsatiee..........No. 1 $435
8/1
No. 2 $120
7/9
No. 3 $405
7/64
No. 4 $390
7/3
No. 44 $385
=
7/2
No. 5 $380
7/1
Filature 1st class 11/13...$620 to $605
1st
23
2nd
"
2nd
章
2nd
"
2nd
""
#1
31
13/15...$620 to $603
9/11...$610 to $600
10/12...$600 to $590
13/15...$575 to $565
10/12...570 to $560 3rd 11/13 510 to $490 3rd
13/15 ..$510 to $49 › Long-reels, Suilam......*
Re-reeled Lacklow Na, 1 $485
No. 170
No. 3 $155
No 4.$410
Malang.No. 1.5
Penjum Books No. 3 & 4. $ 73
Punjum Waste
Steam Vasto Extra,
Market Extra ... G8
...$ 63
...$ 75
No. 1
* 52
Gum Waste No. 2
$ 45
Brown Knubs,
.$ 27
Pierced Cocoons
$61
Set loinents for the fortnight :---
1896-97.
'For Europe...1,6 0 bales
For America .. 200
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215
J
For Bombay
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Grant-reel.
1895-96.
800 bales 500 175
33
19
[& 55 piculs. [& 50 piculs.
SHANGHAI, 16th October,(From Mr. A. E. Burkill's circular)-London telegrams quote a steady market, Gold Kilins 8/6 and Blue Ele- plants 10. Raw Siik -The market has been mich quieter during the past week and the aggregate settlements are only moderate. The American market failed entirely to respond to -the firin offers made last week, and Continental
märkets are also indifferent. Arrivals moderate and prices firm. Tsatives.--700/800 bales have been settled on a basis of Tls. 352) for Gold Kilins, and at this price the market closes firm. Hangchows. -About 100 bales aro reported settled at a further slight advance. Taysaams.About 150 bales Kahings and Skeins have been bought at full prices. Yellow Silks
are
Canton
Shanghai Yokohama.
|
|
1896-97
1895-96
bales.
bales.
716
5,508
498
2,205
4,372 11,739
3.419
21 619
CAMPHOR,
HONGKONG, 21st October.—The market is slightly weaker. Quotations for Formosa are $49.00 to $.9 50. During the week sales have heen 150 piculs.
SUGAR
34
HONGKONG, 21st October.-Prices are again declining and the market is weak. Following are the quotations:~~ Shekloong, No. 1. White...$7.22 to 7.23, er | cl.
do.
2, White. 6.43 to 6.45 Shekloong, No. 1, Brown... 4.48 to 4.55
do,
2. Brown... 4.32 to 4.36 Swalow, No. 1, White... 7 10 to
do.
2. White... 6.48 to Swatow, No. 1, Brown... 4.87 to
do.
2, Brown... 4.22 to 4.25 Soochow Sugar Candy ...............10,80 to 10.85 Shekloon
9.4 to 9.48
20
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OPIUM.
HONGKONG, 21st October.-Bengal.-There has been an advance in prices, and rates now stand at $73: for New Patna, $750 for 011 Patua, and $7521 for New Ben ires, the market closing quiet. Malwa.-New descriptions are out of favour, very Old being in good demand. The following are current quotations.
New (this yr's) ·730 with all'ance of
(last yr's)$750 Old (2/3 yrs.)$770
53
11
to 31 eta. U to 2 to 2
"
"
Old (4/5yrs.) $790 Older
$8
$810
0 to 1 0 to l».
Persian. The market has ruled quiet, prices wrapped is quoted at the close at $55 to $640 having scarcely und rgone any change. Paper-
and Oily at $540 to $580 according to quality.
To-day's stocks are given as uuder :--- New Paton..............
Old Patna
New Benares
19
011 Benares
7.13
17
Malwa
6.50
T
PersingTM
4.40
21
"
MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS.
+
The steamship Elisabeth Rickmers, Hongkong to Hamburg, 8th October, took :-30 cases Cassia Oil, 40 casks Wood Oil, 50 cases Bristles, 96 bales Canes, 150 bales Rattan Core, 200 balen Galangal, and 279 bales Feathers; for Havre :-4 bäles Canes, 9 cases Blackwoodware, 21 cases China- ware, and 685 rolls Matting; for Hamburg, Ant- werp, London:-17 bales "Canes, and 20 bales Battan Core; for Marseilles :-6 cases Anisaed Oil; for Bremen :-7 cases Preserves.
The steamer Nestor, Hongkong to London, 8th October, tank:--4,969 boxes Tua (04 lbs, Scented Orange Pekoe, 103,593 lbs. Scented Caper), 50 cases Essential Oil. 8 cases Chinaware, 111 cases Shella, 675 cases Ginger, 155 casks Ginger, 250 Casks Soy, 1,082 hales Hemp, 3 bales Canes, 10 rolls Matting. and 9 packages Sundries; for London option Manchester -175 bales Waste Silk; for "Liverpool -2 packages Sundries; for Glasgow:-50 cases Ginger.
The American ship Charles E. Moody, Hong- kong to New York, 9th October, took:-1 case Bambooware, 45 cases Bambo Fans, 52 bales Eat- taus, 250 cases Satin Fans, 300 cases Cassia, 468 packages Merchandise, 1935 cases Blackwoodware 669 packages Tea, 1,725 packages Fire Crackers 1,900 cases Palm Leaf Fane, and 23,513 rolls Mat- ting.
The French steamer Douro, Hongkong to Suez 14th October, took :-50 cases Cassia; for Marseilles-30 packages Cines; for Havre :- 80 packages Canes and 30 cases Bristles.
DATE.
......1900 chests.
33
277
33
13
627
»
477
3
COURSE OF THE Hongkong ОPIUM MARKET.
PATNA,
DENARES.
KALWA.
New. Old. New. Old. Now. Old.
730,750 770,810 -
1896. + Oct. 14
$
$
$
$
$
$
7324
750
7524
730,750 770/810
Oct. 15
7361
750
755
|730/750 770,810
Oct. 16 736
750
755
|730/750 770 810
Oct. 17. 7361 750
755
|730/750 770,810
Oct. 18
735
750
7521
Oct. 19.
7324
750
7524
|730 750,770,810
Oct. 20 Oct. 21 7331 750
732)
750
750
7521
.
COTTOV.
730/750 770 810 730,750 770/810
·HONGKONG, 21st October.—Sales were effected during the fortnight at advancing rates, the war- ket clo ing very firm with absolutely no stocks.
Bombay
$15.00 to 18.00 p. pl., Kurrachee
15.00 to 18,00 J
{ 17.00 to 19.00
Bengal, Rangoon, and
Dacca Shanghai and Japanese.. 19.03 to 21.00 Tungchow and Singpo., 19.00 to 21.00 Mailras.....
16.00 to 19.00 Sales: 40 bales Bengal, Kangoon, and Dacca.
RICE.
12
Hongkong. 21st October. The market, is brisk and prices, are advancing. Closing quota- tions are:-
Saigon, Ordinary
3
1er picul.
$2.40 to 2.43
2.58 to 2.61
2.75 to 2.78
No. I
2.52 to 2.57 2.80.10 2.83
Round, good quality Long..
Siam, Field, mmill cleaned, No.2
24
Garden,,, Winte
Fine Cargo.......
8.27 to 8.80 2:40 to 2.43
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