ฯ
EXP
OF TEA FROM JAPAN TO UNITED ESTATES AND CANADA.
-1895-96
lbs:
Tokolinma..
1896-07- 1bg. 27,071,994 29,511,903 14,859,796 18,377,248
41,431,790 47,889,151
SILK.
ON, 27th January-Taatlees.-The only settlement reported is 25 bales No. 8 at $113. Re-reel150 balea Re-reels Nos. 1, 2, 3 Grant have been taken for America at $490 for No. 1. Filatures Buying was continued for Lyons but principally by one firm, From prices paid we quote: $625 for Mia King Lun and Kwong Shun Cheong 11/13, $612} for Wing Hing Lun 11/13, $610 for Kwong Ho 11/13, $605 for Yu King Luá, U Han Cheong, 11/18, $580 for Kwong Loong Cheong 9/11, and Kwong Lun Hing 18/15, $585 for Man Po Sing 10/12 and San Kee 11/13, $560 for Kwong Hing Cheong 10/12, $510 for Sun King Lan 11/13. A fair business has been done in Shortreels for America, and the following prices have been paid: $565 for Min Tai Cheong 14/16, Bui Lun Hing 14/16 and Kin Cheong Loong 14/16, $560 for Koun King 14/16, $545 for Kwong Wo Cheong 14/16, $525 for Wa Lun Hing 14/16, $500 for Kwong Tack Lan and Kin Lan Cheong 14/18 and 16/18. Waste.-Quiet and rather weak. Stocks: Tsafled, 500 bales; Filature, 2,000 bales.
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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
packages tea from Foochow 500 packages tea in Transit, 1,179 boxes tea (25,234 lbs.), 9 cases chinaware, 4 cases bristles, 2 cases black woodware, 4 cases private effects, 625 bales canes, 100 bales waste silk, 91 rolls mats and mattings, and 3 packages sundries. For London and/or Manchester:--50 bales waste silk.
MISCELLANEOU HONGKONG 27 reported aro the
YARN AND Pr bales No. 8 mt $76. to 83, 835 bales No.
No. 16 at 883 to $80, 476
to $10 Grey Shirtings. 1050 The steamer Ganges, sailed on the 14th at $2.821, 180) pieces 84 lbs. Red
Eagle at $106, 3,600 pieces 81 January. For London:-5 cases cigars and 13,780 picces 84 lbs. Red Peach at case hats from Manila 54 packages tea and 251 pieces 8 lbs. Blue Fish at $2,45, boxes lychees from Foochow 980 boxes tea, 8 lbs. Red Seven Boys at $250. (20,580 lbs. So. caper), 596. boxes tea, (12.516 51 lbs. Green Anchor at $1.30. Wh Ibs. So. Or. pekoes), 54 boxes tes, (1,134 lbs. 2,500 pieces 300 at $8.471, sorts), 411 boxes toa (unknown), 145 bales 70 at $3.471, 500 prices Gold canes, 1,552 bales mats and matting, 10 cases 1,000 pieces gold Joss at $3, 25/1 leaf fans, 7 cases silk piece goods, 11 cases at $5 721 650 pieces Gold
S. O. at $4,071, sundries and 1 bale raw silk. For France :-
pieces Peac hop at $4,6 520 bales raw silk and 2 cases silk piece goods. 2,00 pieces Flower
Blue Dragon at $5, 1,000 pieces $5.25, 250 pices No 1 at $5.72). Reed at $2.25, 500 ecos 1 at $3,500 $3.35, 2.000 pieces O. at $4.25 1 picces 7 lbs. Merican Red Stag. At pieces 8 lbs. V. V. at $2.021, 600 piece at $2.974, 600 pieces 8 lbs. Mexican Gold at $2.62), 1,200 pieces 8 lbs. Gold Vasent. 700 pieces 6 lbs. Mexican Bombay at $1 pieces 8 lbs. Mexican X X at $2.97), 500. 1. Mexican A.A.A at $2.15. Spanish! -120 piecca Scarlet B.B.B. at $3.25. Turkey Reds. -500 piece 6 lbs. $3.70.
METALS:Fellow? -20 cases 16/24 08: Crown at $28.50, 40 cases 16/24 oz. New brand
·27.10. Tin.—100 slabs Fungchai at $82, Tin Plates.—1.000 boxes at $5.80.
The steamer Tamise, sailed on the 20th January. For France:-428 bales raw silk, 9 bales hair, 21 cases silk piece goods, 8 cases essential oil, 10 cases tea, 3 cases curios, 8 cases cartoon wood boxes, 2 cases woodenware, 4 cases chinaware, I case fans and 19 cases grass cloth from Manila, For London:-2 cases silk piece goods.
OPIUM.
HONGKONG, 27th January.-Bengal. — There has been an improvement in prices during the past week, owing to strengthening advices from India. New Paina closes at $680, Old Patna also at $680, New Benares at $670, and Old Benares at $710.
Malwa.-Prices have slightly hardened during the interval, the following being the latest figures:-
15
Shanghai, 22dd January.-(From Mr. A. E. Burkill's Circular).-London telegrams to 20th current quote that market "dull, Gold Kilins 8/6, Blue Elephants| 10/3. Raw Silk. There has been a moderate daily business passing during the week at unchanged prices, the market closing rather firm at Tls. 345 for Gold Kilins. Taatlees. -Settements aggregate about 400 bales, mostly of the Gold Kilin class. Taysaams. Are firm with only swall settlements at quotations. Yel- low Silk-Is in good dewand with inadequate supplies of suitable descriptions and qualities, prices firm. Arrivals, as `per Customs Returns 14th to 26th current, 719 bales White, 55 piculs Yellow, and 227 piculs Wild Silks. Filatures and Re-reels. We hear of no transactions. The Ex-quality. port of Steam Filatures to date is: to London 2 bales, to Continent 1.558 bales, and to America 1,521 bales. Wild Silk.-About 300 bales have been booked at about former prices. Waste Silk. A transaction in Curlies 1, 2, 3, is report d at Tls. 47.50, but otherwise the market is lifeless.
EXPORT OF SILK, FROM CHINA AND JAPAN TO EUROPE.
Canton
Shanghai
Yokohama.
JU
"
New (thisyr's) $760 with all'ance of 14 to 21 cts.
(last yr's) $770
14 to 2 Old (2/5 yrs.) $780
+ to 2 Persian. There has not been anything doing during the past week and prices are unchanged, Oily drug continuing to be quoted at $480 to $560, and paper wrapped at $490 to $560 according to
To-day's stocks are estimated as under:-
..... 200 chests. New Patna. Old Patna New Benares Oll Benares Malwa Persian
*
....... 190
**
154
"
150
#
600
Old.
PATNA.
BENARES.
MALWA.
1806-07
1895-98
DATE.
bales
bales
New.
Old.
New.
New. Old.
.18.456
12,577
85,860
44,397
1897.
11,205
15,669
Jan. 20
Jan. 21
65,021
72,643
TO AMERICA.
1896-97 bales.
1895-96 bales,
$. $ $ $ 6821 685 670 710 6S21 682
670 710 Jan. 22 6824 6824 6721 710 Jan. 23 6824 682
6724 710 Jan. 24 6521 6821 6726 710 Jan. 25 6824 6821 0711 710 Jan. 20 680= 6821 671 710 Jan. 27 680 680 | 670 710
... 2,668
9,047
8,839
7,608
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN
Canton
Shanghai
Yokohams.4.1.2-9............... .12,926
10,433
CAMPHOR
COTTON.
$ $ 760 770/780 760 770'780 760 770/780 760 1770/780 760 770/780 760 770,780 760 770/780 760 770/780
HONGKONG, 27th January. A moderate busi- ness has been put through with a further decline 26,679 of $1 per picul. Stock, about 4,500 bales.
$15.50 to 16.50 p. pl.
16:00 to 16.50 J
48,234
HONGKONG, 27th January.-No change has occurred during the past week, and the market bas closed for the Chinese New Year. Quolations for Formosa aro $13.75 to $44.50.
SUGAR.
$3
Hoxukung, 27th January.-There is no change to report. Following are the quotations:- Shekloong, No. 1. White...$7.25 to 7.28 per pel.
doi 2, White... 6.63 to 6.65 Bhekloong, No. 1, Brown... 4.47 to 4.50 2, Brown... 4.27 to 4.30 No. 1, White... 7.18 to 7.20
2.White... 6.28 to 6.30 · tow No 1 Brown... 4.36 to 4.40 2. Brown... 4.20 to 4:28 how Sugar Candy ..............10,09 to 11.00 9:50 to 9.59
do: vatow
750
The
Londo
oong
MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS.
Bombay Kurrachee Bengal, Rangoon, and
Dacca Shanghai and Japanese.. 20.00 tỏ 20.25 Tungchow and Ningpo.. 20.00 to 20,50 Madras..
16:50 to 17.00 Sales: 800 bales Bengal, Rangoon, and Dacca.
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Shanghai, 21st January (From Messrs. Noël Murray & Co.'s Piece Goods Trade Report) Goods. We have still to report a quiet with little or nothing doing in spot car only a comparatively small business pa forward delivery. Of the latter, demand to be still running on 10-lb. Grey Shirtin u few lines of 8.4lb. Grey Shirtings Shirtings, and T.-Cloths have also been plic for arrival. Advices from Manchester show the market there to be easie:, but even this does not appear to tempt dealers, who, apart from the near approach of China New Year, are not in- clined to commit themselves to firm offers of any extent, as they lean to the belief that Manchester prices may still be tower. The New York market is reported irreglar with a tendency towards casier prices. There is practically nothing to write about the Northern markets as no news of them have been recived, but the Hankow and
·Ningpo markets continue in a 'satisfactory states
Metals.-(From Messrs. Alex. Bielfeld & Co. Report) 22nd January:-During the last week but little business has been done, owing undoubt- edly to the near approach of the yearly settling day, but what has been done shows a better feeling in the market. The following contra have been done:-50 cases Copper Sheathi £0 158. c.i f., 300 tons Horse-shoes, Londo
92/6 to 32/6 c.i.f., 800 tous Cart Tyres at 92 to 9 c.i.f., 125 tons Boiler Plates at Tls. 1.821
CLOSING QUOTATIONS,
WEDNESDAY 27th January EXCHANGE.
Telegraphic Transfer 1. -
Doonmentary Bills, 4 months sight2/17
ON LONDON.-
Bank Bills, on demand
$165
} 16.00 to 17.00
"
Bank Bills, at 30 days' sigh
2/1
Bank Bills, at 4 months sight
2/12
Credits, at 4 months' sight.
2/12
"
23
ON PARIS.
Bank Bills, on demand
Credits, at 4 months?
ON GERMANY.-
216
ON NEW YORK
Bank Bills, on dem
2.67 to 2.70
Credits, 60 days si
2.37 to 2.40
་་
ON BOMBAY
No. 1
3.74 to 2.76
167
3.30 to 3.88
167
RICE.
HONGKONG, 27th January.--The market remains as last reported. Closing quotations are
Saigon, Ordinary
Round, good quality Long....
Siam, Field, mill cleaned, No. 2
3+
Garden,
12
12
White
Fine Cargo
COALS
"
Sunda, sailed on the 12th nenos Aires 60 packages
1,100 packag fea
200 bales wast
.$2.28 tó 2.30 2.49 to 2.52
"3.46 to 3.50
On demand
Telegraph Bank
ON CALOUT
HONGKONG, 27th January-Market strong ON small sales of Japanese reported on private terms. Quotations are ——
Cardiff Australian Müke
For
cigars from Manila, 903
Holl Lamp
-16.50 er godov 6.25 to 6:50
6:09 to 6.50 or ship.
6.00 to 5.25 ex ship). 6.90 to 6.75 ex ship, atend
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