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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
*18/22, but dealers ask $5 to $10 more. Short-743 bags tapioca, 430 bales kapok, 700 rolls
reels-Have been in good demand, especially the lower. grades 11/18 and 16/20, which are very Waste. There is little more demand and prices are steady.
scarce.
CAMPHOR. HONGKONG, 26th January.-The market has been closed on account of the Chinese New Year. Quotations for Formosa arë nominally $46.50 to $46.80. Sales, 450-piculs, ·
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SUGAR.
HONGKONG, 26th January,-Owing to the Chinese New Year holidays very few sales have been reported. Quotations are:- Shekloong, No. 1. Whito...$7.30 to 7.38 per pot,
do.
2, White... 6.92 to 6.95 Shekloong, No. 1, Brown... 4.75 to 4.77 2, Brown... 4.62 to 4.84 Swalow, Vo. 1, White... 7.20 to
do:
2. White... 6.90 to 6.02 Swatow, No. 1, Brown... 4.65 to 4.68
do.
2. Brown... 4.50 1.0 4.52
do.
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7.25
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i
Soochow Sugar Can-ly......11.20 to 11.22 Shekloong
........ 9.71-to 9,75
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matting, 75 bags coffee, 68 boxes palm leaf fans, 46 packages rattan furniture, 20 cases、 cam- phorwood trunks, 100 boxes cassia, and 60 bales gunnies.
Per steamer Kaisow, sailed on the 18th Jan. For London-891 boxes tea (18,711 lbs. Sc. caper), 790 rolls matting, 251 cases ginger. 188 packages canes, 150 casks soy, 34 cases china ware, 14 cases blackwoodware, 10 cases bristles, 8 cases sticks, 6 cases cassis, 5 cases effects and curios, and 2 cases paper. For Manchester :—— 250 bales waste silk. For Glasgow cases curios and 1 package private effects. For Liver- pool:
:-19 bales lamp wick.
Per steamer Poseidon, sailed on the 18th cassia For Trieste -2,472 cases January. lignea, 100 cases cassia buds, 1 case china ware, 31 cases essential oil, 100 bales rattan, and 25 cases staraniseed. For Aden :-98 cases cassia lignea, 180 cases chinaware, and 40 bales galen- gal. For Hodedda:-25 bags turmeric and 12 bales galangal. For Bombay cases china ware, il cases camphor, 2 cases essential oil, 2 cases lacqur. ware, 20 cases glass beads, 15 cases staraniseed, 2,500 bags sugar, 15 bags turmeric, and 1 case fans. For Karachi:-125|
sugar.
MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS. Per steamer Yarrowdale, sailed on the 5th January. For New York:-14,055 rolls matting,bags 1,395 packages firecrackers, 746 packages mer- chandise, 369 cases palm leaf fans, 100 casks ginger, 30 cases essential oil, 15 boxes bristles, and 13 boxes chinaware.
cases
The P. & O. steamer Malacca, sailed on the 8th January, For Gibraltar:-8 cases curios. For. London and/or Manchester:50 bales waste silk. For London-1 case cigars, 2 cases essence of ilang ilang. from Manila 170 bales split bamboos, 115 bales canes, 67 bales and 3 cases feathers, 15 cases bamboo baskets, 156 cases leaf fans, 26 cases chinaware 47 blackwoodware, 40 cases aniseed oil, 10 cases cassia oil, 550 casks ginger, 1 case crockery, 1 case silk piece goods, 150 cases preserves, cases cigars, 3 cases pearl shells, 34 cases curios and effects, 2 cases, electroplated ware, 40 cases gall-nuts, and 1,936 rolls mats and matting. For Malta-9 cases curios. For Trieste :- 152 packages tea.
Per steamer Saghalien, sailed on the 19th January. For France: 363 bales raw silk, 8 bales hair, 17 cases silk piece. goods, 55 packages tea, 95 packages canes, 86 packages matting, 6 packages cassia, 40 packages bristles, and 10 packages gall nuts.
OPIUM.
January.-Bengal-There HONGKONG, 20th has been a stealy business doing during the week under review and prices have improved, current- quotations being $715 for New Fatna, $707} for New Benares, and $727) for Old Benares.
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Malwa.-Prices have enhanced for this drug, the following being the latest figures :- New(this year's) $730 without allowance
.,,.0 to 24. New (last year's) $770 with allowance of 0 to 1 cts. Old (2/3 yrs.) $800
(4/5 j $820 without allowance (6/7"
$830 with allowance of 0 to 1 Persian.-Transactions have been limited, with Per German steamer Niobe, sailed on the 12th no change in quotations, Oily continuing to be January.. From Hongkong for Hamburg : quoted at $49) to $630, and Paper-wrapped at 29 packages tea,. 25 bales canes, 7 cases black-$540 to $650 according to quality. woodware, 5 cases cigars, 500 cases cassia, 200 cases cassia buds, and 5 packages sundries. For -250 bales broken Hamburg option London cassia lignes. For Antwerp:-5 bales canes, 673 bales bamboo scraps, 8 bales hemp cloth,. .200′ cases cassia, 500 bales broken cassia, and -201 rolls matting. For Bremen :-1 cases cigars.
For Rotterdam:-6 cases cigars.
Per German steamer Della, sailed on the 13th January From Hongkong for Port Said:- 92 empty beer casks. For Odessa-133 bales canes, 1 package chinaroot, 2 cases broken' cassia lignea, 1 package rattancore 1 package fans, and 1 package galangal. For Harre:- 48 cases paper, 2,090 rolls matting and mats, 4 bales tea mats, 5 cases curios 51 bales:canes, 84 cases chinaware, 20 cases' palm leaf. fans, 43 cases blackwoodware, 24 cases feathers, 11 cases human hair, 2 boxes tea, 100 cases camphor, and 16 cases cantharides. For Havre option Ham- burg-6 packages canes, 258 cases camphor, and 300 cases palm leaf fans. For Havre and/or Hamburg and/or London:-100 packages cam- phor, 43 cases bristles, and 60 cases essential oil For Havre and/or Hamburg and/or London and/or Antwerp:-100 cases bristles. Hamburg-1,491 bales canes, 1,032 bales feathers, 543 cases cassia, 100 cases cassia buds, 30 cases aniseed oil, 3 casks wood bil, 100 cases camphor oil, 2 boxes camphor, 90 cases bristles, 10 cases teawood canes, 509 packages tea, 36 bales rattan shavings, 2 cases camphor wood trunks, 150 rolls mata, 10 cases palm leaf fans, 19 cases ginger, 13 cases curios, 14 packages firecrackers, 15 boxes china paper, and 10 packages sundries. ·
For
Per American ship New York, sailed on the 14th January. For San Francisco :-35,602 packages merchandise, 2,000 bales hemp, 1,592 packages tes, 2,320 empty quick silver flasks,
To-day's stocks are estimated as under:- New Patna.
New ¡Benares Old Benares.. Malwa Persian...
COURSE OF THE HONGKONG OPIUM, MARKET.
DATE.
[January 27, 1898.
Siam, Field, mill cleaned, No, 2 ...
Garden,,,
White
Fine Cargo
↓
COALS.
No. 1.
2.40 to 2.46
2.89 to 2.83.
9.80 to 3.85
3.95 to 4.03
1
HONGKONG, 26th January.-Sales 10,000 tons Market steady. Japanese on private terms. Quotations ate :-
Cardiff .........$18.50 to 13.60 ex ship, nominal, Australian.. .$10.00 to 11.50 ex ship, steady Miiki Dump and Small.
Moji Lump ... Hongay Lump Hongay Dust.. Briquettes
9.00 to 10.25 nominal.
7.75 to 10.50 ex ship, steady 9.00 to
4.80 to 10.00 to
MISCELLANEOUS IMPORTS. HONGKONG, 26th January-Amongst the sales reported are the following
YARN AND PIECE GOODS :-Bombay Yarn.~~ 230 bales No. 10 at $50 to $87; 190 bales No. 12 at $80 to $86, 110 bales No. 16 at $90 to $96, 195 bales No. 20 at $92.50 to $98.75. Grey Shirtings.-600 pieces 84 lbs. Blue Joss Bat
95, 300 pieces 84 lbs. 2 Fish at $2.85, 1,200. pieces 10 lbs. Blue Triangle at $3.72), 1,500 pieces 10 lbs. Stag at $3.85. White Shirtings. 500 Pieces No. 4,000 2 Fish at $3.45, 900 pieces Gold Tiger at $6.15, 600 pieces Blue Lion at $6,500 pieces O at $4.30, 500 pieces Fox and Duck at $5 35. T-Cloths.-375 pieces 7 lbs. Mexican Silver Dragon, at $2.20, 3,000 pieces 7 lbs. Mexican Blue Dragon at $2.30 to $2,324. Turkey Reds.-150pieces 8 lbs. Scarlet at $7.05, 150 pieces 0 lbs Scarlet at $7.45, 125 pieces 1,200 pieces 3 lbs. 13 lbs. Scarlet at $8, Fluteman at $1.90 to $2. Camlets. -50 pieces 9 Birds at $12.45. COTTON YARN. - ·
per, bale Bombay-Nos. 10 to 20s, 72.00 to 105.00 English-Nos. 16 to 24.108.00 to 115.00 22 to 24.. 110.00 to 115.00 28 to 32.......121.00 to 126.00 38 to 42.. .130.00 to 188.00
per piece 1.70 to 1.80
*
"
COTTON PIECE GOODS.
Grey Shirtings-6lbs. .......
2.00 to 2.05
7lbs. 8.1 lbs.
2.45 to
3.15
9 to 10 lbs
3.35 to
4.10
White Shirtings-54 to 56 rd. 2.35 to
2.56
58 to 60 2.70 to
3.40
4.35
52
64 to 66 -3.50 to Fine
7.10- 4.30 to Book-folds. 3.75 to 5.60 Victoria Lawns-12 yards 0.65 to 1.30 to 1.70 T-Cloths-6lbs. (32 in.), Ord’y. 1 50
7lbs. (32,,), (lbs. (32), Mexs. 1.65
lbs. (32 8 to 8.4 oz, (36 in)
*
per yard 0.12 to 0.16
9.08 to 0.14
1.85 to 2.10
2,210 chests.
to 1.80
190
2.0%
to
2.75
*
,550
2.20
to
3.15
»
440 1,170
"}
Drills, English-40 yds., 13210 3.70 to
5.10
14lbs
FANCY COTTONS
Turkey Red Shirtings-1) to
7lbs.
1.50 to
4.00
PATNA.
BENARES.
MALWA
Brocades-Dyed
3.99 to
5.00
Now.
Old.
New.
Old' New. Old.
Damasks.
$ 712
$
$
Velvets-Black, 22 m..
0.20 to
0.30
702) 730 [730/770] 7031 730
0.16 to
0.18
Jan. 215
7130 7121 Jan. 23 7121 712) Jan. 26 715-
715
7032 730
7032 730
7032 730
730/770 730/770 730 770 730/770
per dozen
Handkerchiefs-Imitation Silk 0.45
to
.0.00.
WOOLLENS
.705 730
730,770
per yard
1.35
7071 727780:770]
707}-| 727) |730/770
COTTON.
1898.
Jan. 19 Jan. 20 7139 Jan. 22 Jan. 24
| Jan. 26
800/820 and 880 **
tentjhave transpired at previous rates. Stock, HONGKONG, 26th January.-Sales to a fair ex- about 1,500 bales.
Bombay
.$16.50 to 18.00 p. pl. Kurrachee
... to
Bengal, Rangoon, and ): 18.03 to 19.50
Dacca Shanghai and Japanese,.. 21.00 to 23.00 Tungchow and Ningpo... 21.00 to 23,00 Madras (Best).... Sales: 900 bales Bengal, Rangoon; and Dacca
RICE.
to
Chiutzes-Assorted
Velveteens-18 in...
Spanish Stripes-Sundry chops. 0.55 to
German...... 1.15 to 1.60 Habit, Med., and Broad Cloths. 1.15 to
!
pir piece Long Ells-Scarlet ............ 6.50 to
Assorted
Lastings-30 yds., 31 inches, Assorted
Camlets-Assorted
Orleans-Plain
Blankets-8 to 12lbs.
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METALS
55
30
HONGKONG, 26th January.-Business has not yet been generally resumed since the Chinese New Year holidays, but the transactions that have taken place have established higher rates. Quota-
tions are:-.
Saigon, Ordinary....
.$2.80 to 2.35 Round, good quality......... 2.56 to 2.60 Long
2:75 to 2,82
Iron-Nail Rod
Square, Flat Round Bar Swedish Bar
Small Round Rod Hoop....
Wire 15/25 Old Wire Rope
5.25
9.00
0.10 6.60 to 12.00 to 32.00
11.00 to 20.00
7:00 to
8.50 per pair
5.50 to 12.00
per pul 4.05 to 4.10
4.10. tó 4,15
6.80 to
4.76 to
5.50 to
*9.00 to
1.50 to 3.00'
Lead, L. B. and Hole Chop .. 8,80 to
Australian.......
8.30 to Yellow M'tal-Muntz,14/28 oz. 29.00 to Vivian's, 14/20 oz) 29.00 to Elliot's, 14/20 oz. 29.00 to
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