March 19, 1898.Į
A boat woman was charged at the Police Court on Saturday with unlawfully having arms and ammunition in her possession in the har. bour. She was fined $100 or three months' imprisonment.
An Indian policeman was charged at the Police Court with misconduct. He went to a market hawker and asked the price of fowls. The price was stated and the policeman then endeavoured to get the birds at a much lower rate, and when his request was refused he struck the hawker. Commander Hastings fined the defendant $50. The fine was paid, Mr. C. D. Melbourne appeared for the defence.
On Wednesday afternoon Mr. G. P. Lammert put to sale"
Craigieburn" and the land sur- rounding it. He mentioned that a gentleman was willing to lease the house at a rental of $300- a month for a year and perhaps more, and the purchaser could build two or more houses on the vacant land while Craigieburn was in oc- cupation. There was, however, uo bid for the property, which was therefore withdrawn,
COMMERCIAL.
TEA.
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO GREAT
|
CHINA ÖVERLAND TRADE REPORT. piculs Tussah. Some quantities of Silk Lave been returned to the Country for native use, further reducing our stock, bat by how much it is difficult yet to say, the figures below are as per Customs Returns. Re-reels and Filatures. Nething doing. The Export of Steam Filatures tu date is: 4,875 bales to America, 3,351 bales to the Continent, 46 to Japan and 23 to London. Waste Silk.-Only business is a parcel of 75 piculs Filature Floss, common No. 1, at Tis. 134.
Prices calculated by Maerten's 'l'ables at 11 per cent.; Exchange 2/6; Freight Tls. 7.45 per bale:
"
Chinoums. Tiger Chop Ting Tinghow.
Tinghow Tayhow Peach-tree Chop No. 1
Yellow Silk.- Meeyang.......
Fooyang No. 2 Kopun, common, Wongyi
Wongchow
Tis. Stlg.
per pel. per lb.
470 10,2
9/11 9/9
221
Persian.-Business has continued fairly active, owing principally to a demand for Formosa, and prices have been aintained, Oily closing at $490 to $630, and Paper-wrapped at $540 to 8665 per picnl according to quality.
To-day's stocks are estimated as under New Patna.
Old Patna. New Benares
Old Benares.................................................... Malwa l'eraian
......
460 chesta 1,220-00
400
400
130
990
PATNA.
BENARES.
MALWA.
460
DATE.
450
460 9:11 .330 a 333) 7.3 a 74 295 8,8 285 a 300 8/31 a 871 275 a 285 61 A 6:31
280 6 2
Now. Old.
New. Old
Now.
Old.
1898. Mar. 12
$
$
$
$
710
715
705
707 730
Mar. 13
710
715
705
7071 730
Mar. 14 Mar. 15 707 712) 702 Mar. 16 705 Mar. 17 705
7071 715 7021
705. 730
705 730
1897-08
1896-97
hales
bal- s.
710 700 705 730 710 Mar 18 705 710
700 700
7024 730 7021 730
10;616
5,084
10,9 8
3,350
COTTON.
30,275
17,277
51,799
25,711
HONOKONG, 18th March. Fair business at
steady rates. Stocks, about 1,900 bales.
Bombay
Kurrachee
$16.50 to 19.00 p. pl.
to
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Beugal (New), Rangoon, | 17.5) to 19.50
and Dacca.....
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN TO AMERICA,
Shang' ai Canton Yokohama
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN TO EUROPE.
BRITAIN.
1897-98
lbs.
Canton and Macno
5,887,884
Shanghai and Hankow
14,058,839
1896-97
lbs. 6,277,746 17.809,185
Foochow
12,309,891
12,518,868
Amoy.....
685,651
Shangbai 389,478
Canton
Yokohama..
32,912,265
37,195,277
** 056/098/018/084
1997-98
b..les.
1898-07 bales,
45,826
49,412
20,315
20,481
18,005
16,370
Shanghai and Japanese,.. 22:00 to 23.00 Tungchow and Ningpo... 22.00 to 23.00 Madras (Best).. Sales: 1,500 bales Bengal (New), Bangoon, and Dacca.
"
to
84,146
79,899
1897-98
lbs.
1890-97
lbs.
Shanghai and Hankow...19,462,293
22,919,123
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO UNITED
STATES AND CANADA.
1897-99 18.
Shanghai.....
Amoy
Foochow
18,823,511
.15,861,506
7,516,903
42,201,920
1890-97 l' s. 18,214,124 19, 22,115 11,405,219
48,671,758
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO ODESSA.
CAMPHOR..
HONGKONG, 18th Marcli.-The advance bas been checked and present quotations are rather lower than those last reportel. Quotations for For- mosa are $45.21 to $43.50. Sales, 300 piculs.
are:-
SUGAR
RICE.
HONGKONG, 18th March.—Prices have advanced very rapidly. There is a strong demand from Canton and Japan. There is some apprehension amongst the Chinese of a famine and rich families. are buying in large stores. of grain i 1 order to be prepared for it. Quotations are :—
Saigon, Ordinary..
Round, good quality......... Long
Garden, White.
"J
..$3.55 to 3.60 3.00 to 3.95
EXPORT OF TEA FROM JAPAN TO UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
1897-98
Yokohama Kobe
lbs. 26,701,810 15,776,817
42,481,127
}
HONGKONG, 18th March.-The market is a little weaker and prices show a slight fall. Quotations Sheklong, No. 1. White...$7.34 to 7.36 per pel.
do.
z, White... 7.03 to 7.06 Shekloong, No. 1, Brown... 4.92 to 4.93
do.
2, Brown... 4.84 to 4.87 swatow, yo. 1, White... 73) to 7.33
.io.
2. White... 695 to 6.97 Swatow, No. 1, Brown... 4,86 to 4.90
do.
2. Brown... 4.80 to 4.82
4.10 to 4.lä
Siam, Field, mill cleaned, No, 2...
3.60 to 8.61
"
No. I
4.20 t› 4.25
"
14
"
5.00 to 5.05
་
J
39
Fine Cargo
5.15 to 5.20
21
1,
COALS.
Siles of
H
SILK.
1896-97 lbs. 27,565,583 11,961,219 Foochow Sugar Candy 11.4 to 11.41
Shekloong
42.526,802
CANTON 4th March.-Taatlees and Re-reels. -There are rumours abroad of settlements is new season's Silk, June to September delivery, and it is said that $550/560 have been paid for Re-reels Grant No. 1. Filatures.-Little has been done since last report. Best and good chops 11/18 and 13/15 are in fair dewand and there is reason to think that if dealers were to give way somewhat, an active business would ensue. From prices paid we quote: $803/795 for Kwong Shun Cheong 11/13 and 13/15, $760 for Kai Sun Cheong 13/15, $70 for Shing King Lon 11/13, $740 for Kwong Ho 13/15. $725 for How King Cheong 13/15, $710 for How Tai Loong 13/15. Short. reels--Have been in little demand, $760 have been paid for 50 bales King Shing's "Gold Lion" 14/16, $740 for Po King Chrong and Mia Wo Cheng. $680 for Kwong Wo Shang 14/16. Dealers are offering freely new season's Silk at about $40/30 per picul under current rates and 4/50 bales are said to be settled for shipment July to September. Waste.-A moderate busi- ness in all sorts is done at former rates. -Tsatlees, bil. Filatures, 4/500 bales.
Stocks.
......10.07 1.6 10.10
MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS.
Per steamer Natal, sailed on the 11th March. For France:-480 packages raw silk, 2 cases silk piece goods, 10 cases chinaware, 80 cases gall nuts, 10 packages tea, 4 packages hair, 20 silk goods, 8 packages sundries, 3 bales waste silk. For London :-7 boxes treasure.
Per steamer Maria Valerie, sailed on the 12th March. For Trieste:-1,960 cases cassia lignea, 50 cases cassia buds, 150 bales broken cassia, 2 rolis china ware, 10 cases curios, 50 bales rat- tan, 6 cases shells, and 299 bales tobacco. For Beyrouth-130 cases cassia lignea, 10 bales galangal, and 20 cases Said:26 cases glass bangles. For Hoddeida : — preserves. For Port 100 bags sugars. For Aden:-3 cases camphor, 50 rolls china ware, 26 bales galangal, 25 cases matches, and 32 cases preserves.
For Bom- bay-200 cases cassia lignea, 4 cases chinaware, 19 tubs mahsel, 34 cases preserves, 1,000 bags sugar, and 1 case cigars. For Colombo :-1,000 bags sugar. For Madras:-40 casos camphor.
OPIUM.
HONGKONG, 18th March.--Bengal-The market has continued weak and rates have further receded, closing at $705 for New Patna, $710 for Old Patna, $70.3 for New Benares, and $702) for Old Benares.
SHANGHAI, 14th March.-(From Me 8r. A. E. Burkill & Sons Circular).-London telegrams quote Blue Elephants 11/0, market quiet. The Lyons quotation for Gold Kiling is Fes. 28.25. Malwa.-Owing to reports of short importations Raw Silk.-Settlements are very moderate again from Bombay there has been a good demand this week, and are chiefly in Taysnams. Offers for this drug. Holders, however, have been have been made for Gold Kiling at Tia. 4871, | firm, and few sales have taken place. The follow. but no business has resulted, this chop being ing are the latest figures :- held for the last price paid, viz., Tls. 492). New Some 80 bales Yellow Silk have found par-Old (2/3 yrs.) $780 chasera at prices below. Arrivals, as
$730 without allowance.
569
"
Customs Returns, March bales White, 3
5th to 11th: and piculs Yellow,
per 422 46
"
(1/5
).$810
"
3.
(6/7 ) $86)
*
(8/10,, ) $920
19
HONGKONG, 18th March. Sall
TC:-
Cardiff
Cardiff spot cargo at $32 to $33; to arrive $21 to $22 no buyera. Market steady. Quotations
$20.00 to 25.00 ex ship, stendy. Australian......$11.00 to 13.00 ex ship, steady- Miki Lamp and Small.
Moji Lump Hongay Lump Hongay Dust.. Briquettes
10.50 to 10.75.
7.71 to 10.50 ex ship, steady
9.00 to
4.80 to 10.00 to
MISCELLANEOUS IMPORTS. HONGKONG. 18th March.-Amongst the sales reported are the following:-
AND
YARN
PIECE GOOD8 :-Bombay Yarn.- 700 bales No. 10 at $32 to $89 50, 500 balca Now $100, 1,100 bales No. 20 at $96.5 to $101.50. 12 at $87 to $91.50, 150 bales No. 16 at 91 to
Grey Shirtings.-1,200 pieces 8 lbs. 3 Dogs nt pieces Shrimps at $2. $8 03, 30 pieces 84 lbs. Melon at $2 35, 700) pieces No. 6.800 at $5.75, 250 pieces X. 7 at White Shirtings,-500 $4.10, 250 pieces X 9 at $1.75. T-Cloths-375- pieces 7 lbs. Mexican Silver Lion No. 1 at $1.92), 300 pieces 8 lbs. Mexican Gold Dragon at $2.75, 1,500 pieces 7 lbs. 4 Stags at $2.32). 750 pieces Rei Stag at $2.42. 375 pieces 7 lbs. Mexican Gold Dragon at $2.40. Drills-150 pieces 14 lbs. American at $1.30, 301 pieces 5 lbs. Mandarin at $3.30, 300 pieces 6 lbs. Mandarin at $3.80, 100 pieces 4 lbs. Clock at $2.60, 100 pieces 44 lbs. Cluck at $3. Camlets.-300 pieces 0 Birds Scarlet at $12.75.
METALS.-Zin.-150 slabe Foongchai at $10.50. COTTON YARN.
Bombay-Nos. 10 to 20s. Euglish-Nos. 16 to 24........
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22 to 24..
28 to 32... 38 to 42.
per bala
72.40 to 105.00 .119.00 to 116:00
112.00 to 117.00
123.00 to 127.00 ..191.00 to 138.00
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