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Hongkong Weekly Press AND China Overland Trade Report All

September 9, 1897.]

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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.

now $550. Filatures –Have conlinned in good demand for Lyons. Prices advanced steadily owing to the eagerness on the part of the buyers to operate and to the decline of exchange.

From prices paid we quote: $750 for Mẫu King Lan and Kwong Lhon Cheong 113 an) 13/15 and Kwong Lun Fung 11/13 $740 for Ch ong, Ke 9/11, $730 for Kwong Wo Hing 13/15, $700 for u Yun Lun and Lee King Lun 13/15, 695 for Kim King Lin }}|2, -40 for Yeo Wo Lonng 16/20, $6io for Yee Wo Choong 1422 and - Wai King Wo 14/22. The subjoined quotations are inore or les nominal as dealers take every occasion of forcing prices upwards. Short-reels -There has been a good demand for America. Waste. Steim Waste continues in good d mand and a large busines· has been done at hardening prices. Sticks:-- Tratlers, 1,000 balg: Fila- tures, 400 bales.

and we are inclined to put the probable Total | No. 1 have been settle at $530 and dealers ask yield of Coun ry Tea and Lecal packs together down as 2010-0 ball.chesis at least, against 175,00 half chests list season. Ping-ney. Th... belief is still that supplies will not exceed 120,000 half-chests, but the meu who agreed to limit the quant ty are able to leak their agreement if sufficent inslucement offers, l'ingsuey.-We can only repeat our previous report. Tea-men are very firm in their prices and usiness is some- what restricted in con-e-qu»nee. Moyo es, Tien. kais and Fychows call for no special reworks. | The brokers difficulty is not to find buyers, but | not to offend one buyer, by sling too quickly to another. Prices appear to advance as exchange || goes down, and Tis cannot be laid down in- New York any cheaper now than they could be early in the season. The demand is too brisk to a low stoks to acenmulate Hysons. By each mail

WO bave to record a higher tael price for "choi est " qizli is. Lust mail we wrote Tls. 13 for Tienki and Tls. 52 for

Moyane were extreme pri vy; during this fortnight. Tls. 52 for Tinkai and Tls. 534 for Moyune have been paid, and one sigall lot of superior make brought Tls.62 a picul. The demand has run où rhoicest; common t fireat are h for over bay-ra' ¡leas. Arrivals to daye are 10,900 half-chest, larger than they ware last season. Foong Mers and Sow Mees dealt in only to a very salles ent. Good Moyune 13,500 bales, we have received to Sow Mees are selling in London at 94. to lud.

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a-, lb This ja A seaso in which correctly declared figures of Expet would be invaluable to the merchant, as they would enable him to | see at a glance how the various descriptions (Gun- powd r, Imperial, Young Hosen and Hyson) were

Indications

that the being distributed. Now York market wil be over-loaded with Young Hysons, but this manot be ascertained under the pre en Duty Pa-s syatein.

Settlement 10, oried are:-

chis.

Pingsuey

9.281 at TI.

are

SHANGHAI, 3rd Sptember - (From Mesers. A R. Burkill & Sons' Circular).--L_ndon folegrims quote a **firm make!, Gold Krina D, Blue, Elephants, 0/14" Raw Silk-There is no alteration into closing quotations of last 'work, all prices are very firm and dealers are di-incline to do business to any eat at at the pric• given below. It is noticeab e, that whereas arrivals of White Silk to 2ul Sẽ tambor, 2896,

wer but ume date this season 28,800 bus. There seena no doubt hat that pre-ent high fael values will base the effet of drawing down a larger quolity of Silk than nopeared to be wailalio in May án 1 Jung last. | Taatlees.-Ahont de biles hoy been settle on a

basis of Tls. 170 for Gold Kins Taystam 200 hales have changed han la at folk rates. Yol- low Silks. Are coming down more in-ly, pur- c. nges this wee arn fully 251 pienls, a 1 prices re well main in- A rivals, as prstoms Retorna. 26th Angust t 1st September: 2,177 bales White, 9:2 1ien's Yellow and 218 juls 13 to 373 a picul. Wild Silks. Fe-reeks and Fileures.---Nearly a 1 251 to 14

Passe- of Han ! Filatures, Tsitles an! tiainens have been in good d mand this week. X Reel sorts for America and ( dinary Ree's for the Continent. We retinate the total S 4lements Steam and Hand Filatures at 90 pients. Price- for X Reel are considerably higher. The Exer team Filatures to date is: to Aneries 1,473 bales. to Continent 1.257 lal, to London t bales and to Japu 2 bales. Wa-te SPS-A further Stlement of oil s. uam's Cer is is reported at Tls. 50, otherwise there is no chang › to report.

Prices calculated by Maerten's tables at It, e- cent; Exchange 2/41; Freight 11s. 6.50 bale:-

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Moyune

11.:90

Tienkai

9,747

23: to 46

1

Fychow

3,05

"

Local pac..ed...

769

20 10 32 18 t. 26

"

34263hts

Total settlements from opening of the market to date:-

Stock. S.It ements,

bts. chts. -chis. -chats Isti. 1597. 1824. 40-58 20,875 21 958

83,607 2,971 3234 19,150 7.695 21,501

of

1897.

Pingsey

$1,050

Moyune

Tienkai

Fychow

11,264 Local picked. 12,281

10.196 6,320

1,549

Total...140,595 191,001 31,031 15.038

961

Teatlees. Buffalo 3

Bird Seeling

Gold Kiling

#

EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO GREAT

Chay Kiling

BRITAIN

Lemping.

1897-PS

the.

Canton and Marno

Shanghai and Hankow

1806-97

is. 3.471,987 14 207 317

Foochow

7,858 900

8.323,725

Amoy.

316.260

379,122

Yellow Silk-

2,40 €6

=0,385,131

2,248,470 9.1905,097

Hangchow Tsatlees. Lanbock

Taysaam.- Green Kahing Y. V. C. Chayling.

9 by 12 Moss Double Butterfly 1

Skeins-Bine Mouster

Green

"}

Lie Lkeins.

per

Tis. Stig.

per per pcl. lb. 512) 10 3 462 98 40 97 452) 91 4473 8/11 427 8 7

4428 101

402) 88 377) 771 377) 778

315 a 350 6 5 a 71

347) n 357) 71 73 .360 a 366 7 31 a 7 4)

.345 a 360 71 a73) 300 a 312 6.1 a 0 4 300 205 6162} 257) a 262) 54 55

EXPORT OF TEA FROM C: INA PO UNITED

Yellow Silk.-

Mienchew

Meeyang

Fooyung

Wongyi

Wongchow.

Szechong

Steam Filature—

1st Choice 13 15 den Second

15

Hand Filatures. —

Maybenyu X Reel Ex., No. 1 & 2 Flying Horse X Reel Ex, No, 1 & 2, Woosan Dong X Reel, 1, 2 & 3.

Shanghai...

Amoy

Foochow

800 15 91 785 15.8

Are. 630 12 5 600 11 10

STATES AND CANADA.

1807-93

The.

8,211,781

1896.97

l' s. 5,959,334

71-7,157

4,508,0:2

"

630 12 51

3,631,537

3,637.906

Almond Flower X Recl, 1, 2 & 3 . Black Horse Ordr. Reel, 1, 2 & 3

"

600 11/104 570 11:4

19,32,180 18,595,252

EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO ODESSA,

1807-08

lb.

Shanghai and Hankow...19,335,134

EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND

JAPAN TO EUROPE.

189:5-07

lbs.

22,544,742 | Shanghai

Canton

EXPORT OF TEA FROM JAPAN TO UNITED | Yokohama..

STATES AND CANADA.

Yokohama...

Kobe......r

1896-07

1807-08

b.los.

bale..

20,584

8,502

7.685

7,017

2,041

101

3,713

16,510

EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN TO AMERICA.

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209

CASE R Hoxerone, Sth September. The market is agun weiker. notations for Formosa are nominally $18.50 to $19.90). Sales, 250 piculs.

S.PAR

JONUKONG. 8th September.- Arrivals have been insufficient to meet the domani and prices continue to advance. Quotations are:-

7.28 per te. 6.78

do.

J

2. Wait..... 0.75 L Sackloong, No.1, ihoau..... 4.56 to

10.

2, Brown... 4.45 to

4.60

4.48

1, White... 7 17

7.20

wat

10.

2. White... 6.67 19 6.70 Satow, No. 1. Brown... 453 to 455

do.

2. Brova...... 1.42 to 133 Soho s

A seklo ?

11 05. 11 98 9.66. 9.68

MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS. The Norw. steamer Frey, sailed on the 28th August. For Now York :----5,973 packages firecrackers. 15 5 bales cassia, 818 bales cassia, 398 packages mercban-lisi, 312 cases chinaware, 250 boxes emphor, 131 cases blackwoodware, 275 cases Saigon cassia, 148 cases preserves, 140 cases essential oil, 100 boxes cassia lignea, 84 cases bristles, 5 cases enssia buds, 50 cases unt oil. 50 casks ginger, 48 bales galangal, 25 rolls matting, 25 bales beans. 12 cuses human hair. 11 eases paper, II cises lacquerware, 10 bales bambooware. In cases joss stick, 10 bales broken cassia, 6 cass medicine and 1 case gongs.

The steaner flowmpon, sailed on the 28th August. Por London:-15) casks soy.

The steamer Sahtzie, sailed on the 1st Sept. For France :-500 bales raw silk, 5 cases silk piece goods, 25 cases bristles, 3 cases feathers, 4 cases jade stone, cases chinaware, 2 packages hair and I case frames. For Milan:-20 bales aw silk. For Loudou-1 case silk piece goods,

The P. & O. siramer Ceylon, sailed on the 3rd September. For London and/or Manchester:- 100 bales wastu. silk. For Lon·lon and/or :-P cases bristles. For London :- Antwerp:-

2 cases ilang ilang essence from Manila, 1,600 bales hemp, 456 bales canes, 60 bales waste silk, 366 rolls mats, 17 cases chinaware, 26 cases blackwoodware. 5 cases feathers, 5 cases cam- phorwood trauks, 50 cases bristles, 13 cases cigars, 17 cases pearl shells, 13 cases sundries. 2,167 cases and 150 casks preserves, 1034 boxes tea (229,192 lbs.). For Liverpool:-10 bales matting. For Glasgow:-1 case blackwoodware and 2 cases preserves. For Manchester :-150 bales waste silk. For Buenos Ayres:-1 case. Japanese screens. For Autwerp:-6 cases cigars. For London:-714 packages tea from Amoy.

Per steamer Prometheus, sailed on the 4th September. For Loudon :-7.73 boxes tea (156,633 lbs.), 3-19 4-chests tea from Amoy, 230 cases essential oil, 56 cases cigars. 2 cases black- woodware. 2 cases chinaware, 4 cases fans, 3,950 cases mud 700 casks preserves, 250 rolls malting, 500 bales hemp. 22 bales teathers, 239 packages shells, 162 canes, 45 packages groundnuts and 15 packages sundries, For London and/or Manchester: 195 bales waste silk. For Liver- pool-500 bales hemp. For Glasgow:50 cases ginger and 1 package sundries. For Hamburg-2 cases cigars. For Rotterdam :— 1 case acid and 550 cases giuger. For Buenos Ayres:-300 packages tea.

OPIUM.

HONGKONG, 8th September.-B nga!.-There has been a fair amount of business during the interval and pric:3 bave improve £ Current quo. tations are $710 for both New Patna and New Benares.

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Malwa.-The market has been fairly active and prices have adva-red. The following are the Late-t quotation-:-

1897-08 lbs. 18,448,967 9 6-2.782

28,131,749

1896-07 lbs. 15,515,625 6.707 867

22,2.3,492

1807-08

bales

1996-07 bales.

Shonai Canton

2,3 2

.304

"

(last,

3,97

Yokohama

3,285

532 440

Old (25

22

) $920

(6,9

*

) 3940

9,194

1,285

SILK.

CANTON, 21th Augn-t.-'T'sa lees and Re-reels. -Holders ask con-iderably higher prices and close very firm. About 100 bales Re-reels Grant

New (lis yra) $870 with ali'ane of 0 to 0 ets.

0 to 2 +

23

0 to }

U to 2

Persia-Business has rnled steady and rates for Oily have undergone a small improvement.

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