May 6, 1897.j
The German steamship Quarta put into Nagasaki on the 24th April with her engines broken down. She was carrying over a thous and Chinese coolies, direct from Chefeo to Vladivostock, and these were transferred to the Baikal, which left for the northern port on the 26th.”
It is reported in a native paper that the Emperor has ordered the Peiyang and Nan- yang Viceroys, Governors, and Customs' Com- missioners to report by telegraph on the attitude of the people respecting the New Imperial Postal system. We are afraid the reports can- not be very encouraging, for a greater; muddle or a more impudent imposture has never been foisted upon even the long-suffering Chinese people. China Gazette.
Rickmers" line steamer Ellen Rick- The mers put into Kobe on Sunday morning, the 18th April, with her steering gear out of order. She was bound direct for Yokohama, but, in the heavy weather and mountainous seas she experienced, she broke her hand and steam steering gear-the leading block having given way. In order to save his ship from drifting on to the rocks at Oshima, Captain Strunk had to run into Kobe, The vessel was making water when she arrived. She had started some of her frames, and part of her deck aft. As she is a new ship. she must have been very roughly handled by the soas, and, under the circumstances, is lucky to have made port at all.-Nagasaki Express.
Messrs. H. M. Schultz & Co., of Shanghai, who were the last charterers of the American four-masted schooner Aida, have received a letter from San Francisco intimating the loss of the Aida with all hands. The Aida is a well- known vessel in Shanghai, having been engaged in carrying lumber from Puget Sound to Shang- hai for quite a number of years. Captain Anderson, who was in charge of her, is highly spoken of as being an able and experienced skipper. The Aida was a vessel of 438 tons, and owned by Messrs. Pope and Talbot, San Francisco. She left Shanghai on the 2nd of December last year bound for Puget Sound in ballast, and she was to return to Shanghai again with lumber.-China Gazette.
There is a report current in native official circles in the North that the new Ministry of War has been consulting with Viceroy Wang, of Chibli, as to disbanding the remnant of H.E. Li Hung-chang's once famous Army of the Huai. Before the war with Japan the Army of the Huai; or the Huai Army Corps, as it has sometimes been styled, mustered in Chihli pro- vince and the Liaotung Peninsula alone 80,000 men (on paper), about two-thirds of that num- ber being the real strength of the Army. When the war began the Army lost all its former prestige, so that when peace was pro- claimed desertions, surrenders, and assumption of the more profitable profession of brigandage reduced the Corps to less than 7,000 men in Chihli province. Having lost all confidence in their courage and ability the present officers intend to disband and replace it with foreign- trained Brigades.-N. C. Daily News.
COMMERCIAL.
SILK.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT. almost exhausted. Yellow Silke. A few lots of Mienchows, Fooynngs, and Wongchowa have been bought at very full prices, quality considered.. Arrivals are very small and stocks almost at an end. Arrivals, as per Customs Returns, 22nd to 28th current: 454 bales White, 40 piculs Yellow, and 5 piculs Wild Silks, Re-reels and Filtures. Some transactions in Steam Filatures are re- ported at Tla. 615 for 1st choice 13/15 deniers and at. Tis. 600 for 2nd choice same sizes, In Hand Filatures, a parcel of Sun-tien-change A and B (Real) have been settled at Tis. 615 and 305 and Cat and Bee, ordinary Reel, No. 1, at Tls. 457), Fan chop 1 at Tl. 445. The Export of Steain Filatures to date is: to London 26 bales, to. Continent 3,861 hals, and to America 3.803 bales. We do not hear of any business in Waste Silk or in Pongees.
CAMPHER
HONGKONG. 5th May.-Large arrivals have been reported and prices are deglining. Quota- tions for Formosa are nominally $45.55 to $48.00. Sales, 150 piculs.
SUBAR
HONGRONG. 5th May.-The market is brisk and prices are advancing. Quotations are:-
7.28 per fel. Shekloong, No. 1, White...$7.25 in
do.
2, White... 6.70 to 6.72 Shekloong, No. 1, Brown... 4.12 to 4.46
do.
2, Brown... 4.30 to 4.33 swator, No. 1, White... 7 18 to 7.20
do.
2. White... 6.52 to 0.54 Swatow, No. 1, Brown... 4.35 to 4:38
+
do.
2, Brown... 4.24 to 4.27 Soochow Sugar Candy ......11 05 to 11 10 Shakloon?
9.17 to 9,50
361
waste silk. For France:-231 bales raw silk, 21. cases silk piece goods and 3 cases silk sud blackwoodware. For Milan:-10 bales raw silk. For Basiea:-134 bales pierced cocoons. For Novara:-100 bales waste silk.
OPIUM.
HONGKONG, 5th May.-Bengal.-Owing to favourable advices from Shanghai, there has been a substantial alyance in prices during the interval, the market closing steudy at $671% for New Patna, $7274 for 011 Patna, and $6811 for New Benares,
Malwa Prices have continued steady, the following being the latest figurez :~
New (this yr) $760 with all'ancy of 5 catties
1 to 3%, (Inst yr's) $780
ola-(2± ) $800
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to 1
U to 24
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(5/7 ) 3820 Persian.-A fair amount of business has been done-in this drug during the interval at some- what reduced rates. Closing quotations are $500 to $320 for Oily and $500 to $615 for Paper wrapped drug.
To-day's stocks are estimate l as under:- New Patan.
New Benares
Old Patna
Malwa
Persian
.1,650 chests,
401
1
330
+3
300
22
620
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COURSE OF THE HONGKONG OPIUM M.REET.
14.
1
21
PATNA.
BENARES.
KALWA.
"
DATE.
New. Old.
Now. Old. New. Old.
21
1897.
$
$
$
$
$
2
Apr. 28
652
700
655
705
760
820
J
Apr. 29
655
705
6583 715
760
820
Apr. 30
660 710
667 716
700
820
May 1
6A5
715
675 715
760
820
May 2
665
720
675 715
760
.820.
May 3
665
720
675 715
760
820
May 4 May 5
67
7271
682)
715
760
820
6713-727}
8811 715
781
820
COTTON.
MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS. The American bk, Goloma, sailed on the 5th For San Francisco:-1,003
bales April. gunnies, 332 packages fire crackers, 673 cases nut oil, 300 bales jute, 170 packages medicine, 5.000 bags rice, 334 cases rice flour, 100 packages tea, 530 casks molasses, 26 bales kapok, 100 boxes cassia and 3,368 packages ment of $ has been established. Stock, about
merchandise.
The German steamer Aglaia sailed on the 5th April. From Hongkong for Suez:----10 cases essential oil. For Smyrna :-10 boxes essential oil. For Havre:-60 packages tea,
cases blackwoodware, 56 cases bristles and 215 bundles bamboo. For Havre option Ham- burg-500 cases camphor and 20 cases essen- tial oil. For Havre option Hamburg option London:-1278 cases camphor and 20 cases essential oil. For Hamburg:-366 bales feathers, 350 cases camphor, 3 cases chinaware, 159 rolls mats, 38 bales rattan, 16 cases essential oil, 40 cases aniseed oil, 81. cases crackers, 66 bales canes, 57 cases bristles, 1 case silks, 500 cases broken cassia, 700 cases cassia lignea, 25 cases preserves, 20 bales sheepskin rugs, 2 cases private effects and 7 packages sundries. Hamburg option London-25 cases bristles and 40 bales galangal. For Bremen :-51 rolls mats. For Amsterdam:-29 cases preserves and 3 packages tea. For New York:-20 -essential oil.
For
cases
The steamer Breconshire, sailed on the 15th April. For New York:-20,876 rolls matting, 6,444 paciages merchandise, 4.133 packages frecrackers, 313 packages cannon crackers, 49 cases chinaware, 2 cases blackwoodware, 30 packages rattancore, 180 bales rattan, 25 cases straw ouffs, 100 boxes cassia buds, 50 boxes Saigon cassia, 500 bales cassia, 50 barrels gin-
CANTON, 6th May-Taatlees. and Re-reels. Remain in no enquiry and a few offers obtained at $475 average for Nos. 1, 2, 3 Grant have wet. with no response. Filatares-Have dropped another $10/20 per picul, the market, however, remains very dull and advices from the foreign markets continue unîmproved. Sales include: Wing Wo Lun and Cheong Kee 911 at $695, Yeeger, 65 cases essential oil and 9 cases pulleys. Wo Loong 10/12 at $635 and $430, Kai Lun: Cheong 9/11 and Shun Kee 11/13 at $625, Tut Cheong Wo 10/12 at $600, Yeo Wo Loong and Chun Sun Hang 16/20 at $500. Short-reel-.- The enquiry for America has been very slack and settlements unimportant. Waste-Is wenker with moderate transactions. Stocks:-Tsatlees. 300 bales; Filatures, 1,000 bales:
R.
SHANGHAI, 22nd April(From Mr. Burkilla's Circular).-Loudon telegrams are to 28th, and quote Gold Kilings 8/7 and Blue Elephante 9/104, market dull Raw Silk-The market has remaine I dull and inactive since date of our last Circular, and we have nothing of in- terest to advise. Tsatlees. About 100 bales have been settled at quotations. Stecks are
HONGKONG, 27th April-A further improve
2,000 bales,
Bombay Kurrachee
$16.25 to 17.25 p. pl.
15.75 to 17.00
Bengal, Rangoon,'and } 16.75 to 18.00
Dacca
Shanghai anl Japanese.. 21.0 to 22.25 Tunzehow and Singpo., 22.00 10 22.25. Madras.....
17.25 to 17.75 ." Sales: 2,500 bales Bengal, Rangoon, and Dacca
RICE.
HONGKONG, 5th May.-The Canion market in active and prices are still advancing Quota-
tions are:-**
Saigon, Ordinary
**
Round, good quality Long.
.$2.31 to 2.23
2.47 to 2.50
2.60 to 2.62
Siam, Field. mill cleaned, No. 2... 3.37 to 2.40
"
12
Garden,
*No. 1
White
Fine Cargo
2.70 to 2 73 3.27 to 3.30 .......................... 3.34 to 3.38
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COALS
HONGKONG, 5th May.-Market quiet; small busi- ness done. Quotations are :-
· Cardif
$18.00 to 19.00 ex godown, sellera Australian ... 6.75 to 8.00 ex ship. Mike Lump... to 7.75 ex ship, sales
to Miike Small...
none offering Moji Luup 6.75 to 8.03 ez ship, sales
MISCELLANEOUS IMPORTS. HONGKONG, 5th May-Amongst the sales rê. porle: are the followin·
YARN AND PIECE GOODS :-Bombay Yarn:-30 bales No 8 at $81, 1.195 bales No. 10 nt $81 t. $91. 50, 410 bales No. 12 at $84,50 to $91, 100 bales No. 16 at $94 to $93. 705 bales No. 20 80
The steamer. Candia, sailed on the 17th April. For London :-600 packages tea un- known, 503 rolls mats and matting, 83 cases. chinaware, 2 cases feathers, 24 cases blackwood-SU6.50 to $102.-Grey Shirtings.—10,750 pieces 7 lbs ware, 3 cases silk piece goods, 204 cases preserves 14 cases private effects, 5 cases ourios and. 4 cases sundries.
The steamer Thames, sailed on the 22nd April. For Manchester:-100 bales waste silk. For London-393 boxes tea from Foochow, 4 cases cigars from Manila, 249 boxes tea unknown, 10 cases silk piece goods, 7 cases cigars, 18 cases bristles and 7 packages sundries, For London and/or Manchester:-75 bales
Large Eagle at $1.96 to $1.971, 900 picces 84 lbm Blue Joss H. at g295, 1,200 piecca Red Peach at $2,57), 1,200 pieces 84 lbs Blue Crab at 32 55,1,20 ) pieces red 84 lbs Boys at $2.57), 900 piece 84 lbs. Red 5 Men at $2,65, 600 ‹-ivces 81 lbs. Blue Peach at $2.871, 300 pieces 83 lbs. Blue Min at $2.824, 800 pieces 8 lbs. Blue Man at $2.771; 250 pi ces 11 lbs. Red Flower at $3,30, 800 pieces 7 lbs. Blue $3.871, Lion at $1.95, 250 pieces 10 lbs C. N. 500 pieces 10 lbs. Blue Triangle -500 picces 10 lbs. Green Flower at $3.02), 750 pieces 100 lbs. Moon and Cock at $3.35, 500
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