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The Daily Chinese Progress, which is gen. erally reliable in its news, and especially official news states that the Board of Rites has been commanded by the Emperor to draw up a set of rules of court etiquette for the guidance of andiences given to foreign Princes, nobles, and high officials in the future. The fall of H.E. Weng Tung-ho is not unconnected with the arrangements he made with Baron Heyking for the reception of H.R.H. Prince Henry of Prussia.-N, C. Daily News.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
For many years past the illicit importation of alcohol into Japan has been going on and lately it has been much on the increase. According to the Tokyo Asahi, we learn that there are at present in the Yokohama Settlement upwards of ten firma which act as agents for such im- ported alcohol, and there are at least some 100,000 cases of spirit in store there of a valne of 1,200,000 yen, taking the cost per box as 12 yen. The two German steamers which arrived in Yokohama only a few days ago, brought 20,500 cases, which were delivered to certain firms in the settlement. The Asahi says that some Japanese in conspiracy with foreign mer- chants are forwarding the alcohol into the interior packed in kerosene cases and in this way they escape duty. The profits coming from this illicit trade must naturally be very considerable.-Japan Times.
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Sir Nicholas and Lady Hannen gave a living whist" party at Shanghai on the 21st June. The Echo de Chine gives the following description of the game: The aces were dressed in white blouses with a design in the respective colours on the chest. Four crowned kings followed, four majestic, queens, and
The four gigantic knaves. smaller cards were indifferently represented by young men, young ladies, and children, of stature in accordance with the value of the points. The cards were shuffled by means of dances which by the variety of their combina- tions produced a beautiful disorder. At a mement thirteen cards entered four given numbered tents. A herald summoned the cards as they were played and the card which took the trick led his prisoners to the right or the left of the lawn according to the rules of ordinary whist.
The
[July 9, 1898.
are less firmly held. These Teas are stronger | Short-reels-Have been in rather improved than those of last year, but possess the well- demand, but business is much restricted by the nown characteristics of mawkishness and firmness of local rates. Prices naked aro 725 for lack of burntness. been shown, but no business has yet resulted. 14/16, $650 for IIc 14/16 and $630 for 11IA 14/16. One chop of Whapoo has 1st class 14/16, $700 for IIA 14/16, $680 for 1IB
chief feature of the demand has been
Waste-Is quict. Moderate quantities have been the desire to buy Teng Nearly every American buyer wants them, and
for price. sold at snbjoined quotations. prices for sweet common Teas are the highest known for some years past. These Teas had boon unduly depressed for many seasons by the spurious Pingsneys which were sold as Teas, and though prices are high at the moment it is a much healthier state that buyera should pay up for clean drinkable Teas, and that spurious Tens should be entirely eliminated. The effect of the demand for common Tens will probably be that clean common leaf, which is ordinarily sold to Tea shops for native consumption, will be packed for imposed in the United States was sent to the Foreign use. The news of the duty being producing districts as quickly as poss.ble, and Moyane, but the strong demand for common it stopped all further buying in Tienkai and
Tea will probably counter-balanco any shortage that might occur in finer qualities. It is mach too early to speak confidently, bat we look for a crop as large as it was last season, and a larger | quantity of consumable Tea will be available for shipment to the United Statos than WAS the case last season.
Settlements reported are:- Pingsney. 6,050 4-cht. at Tls, 224 to 361 a pcl. 21 to 22 Lines Local packed. 3,235
[Ts. 24/32.
31
12
9,285 4-chts. Total settlements from opening of the market to date:-
SHANGHAI, 2nd July.-(From Messrs. A. R. Burkill & Sons' Circular).-The last advices from London report a quiet market, and Blue Elephant 10/0. The Lyons quotation for Gold Kiling is Fcs. 26.50. Raw Silk.-In spite of the higher rates of Exchange prevailing the past week, Tael prices show a decided advance and close very strong. Chinese speculators have paid Tls. 435 for Gold Kilings to-day. Arrivals, as per Customs Returns, 25th June to 1st July, are: 2,724 bales White, 00 bales Yellow, and 87 bales business has been done in Hand Filatures for Wild Silks. Re-reels and Filatures.-A large
America and the Continent, and settlements are about 900 bales; the market closes very strong. A settlement of 50 bales Re-reels Market No.4 for America is reported. The Export of Steam Filatures to date is: 187 bales to America, 121 bales to the Continent, and 9 bales to England, Wild Silk.-About 100 bales Tus ab Baws and Filatures have changed hands. Waste Silk.— A settlement of 100 piculs Filature Tussah Waste 50 per cent, No. 1, 50 per cent. No. 11 at Tls. 22 is reported.
Prices calculated by Maerten's Tables at 11 per cent. Exchange 2/7}; Freight Tls. 7.80 per bale.
Tis.
Stig.
per pcl. per lb.
Teatlees. -Monutain 4..
452) 10,3
"
Kin Kee Kinling
445 10/1
Bird Seeling
4471 10/1
Settlements.
Stock.
#
Bird Yungling
437+
9/11
Silver Double Elephant
4321
9/01
1898-99. 1837-98. 1898-99, 1897-98. chts. -cbts. -chts. -chts. Pingsucy.... 7,169 1,003 11,846 9,339 Local packed. 3,235 3,972 3,933
Blue
425
9/8
+1
Gold Kiling
430 9/9
**
Chay Kiling
4071
9/34
317
Hangchow Teatlees.-Pagoda, Tinghow
4121
9/44
31
Blue Lion Tayhow
410
9/4
Tsysaame. Green Kahing M
440
9/111
Total... 10,404 4,975 15,779
10,583
Skeins.
Hand Filature.-
Double Man 3
300
8/10
Green Monster
860
8/3
Hankow and Shanghai... 5,925,054
Foochow
4,251,546
1897-98 1! 6. 7,558.175 4,781,743
Mayhenyn Croisey, Ex., Nos. 1 & 2, avg. pr. 595 Flying Horse Croisee, Ex., Nos. 1 & 2 Wosan Dong Croisee, 1, 2 & 3 ...... Fighting Cock Chop Croisee, A.B.C. Cock and Centiped Croises, 1 & 2 Bicycle Chop (not Croisee), 1, 2 & 3 Re-reel-Scam Boat Chop
13/4
565
12,84
#
595
13/4+
►
600 13/5
575
12/11
540 12/2
*
440
9/111
Steam Filature.-
Amoy. Canton.
37,683
Market Chop Second Choice, 13/15 Den Wild Silk-Tussah Raw.
710
15/81
160
3/101
911,089
1,697,113
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND
11,087,689
14,071,714
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT.
1898-90 lbs.
COMMERCIAL.
TEA.
SHANGHAI, 2nd July.-(From Messrs. Welch, Lewis & Co.'s Circular)-Black Tea.-Hankow. -As the Russians have been short in Common Teas this season, they took in ost of the weathery First Crop Teas, leaving a very small stock when the Second Crop arrived. Second Crop Ningchows are of satisfactory quality and selling from Tls. 18 and Tl, 26. Second Crop Hankow Teas are of fair quality, but prices have been extremely high on account of the Russian demand for low cost Teas, and it is likely that very little will be sent to London or America. Nip Ka Sees, which are selling at Tls. 13 and Tis. 13), are said to pay the natives 'Cls. 3 to Tls. 4 per picul, and this will probably induce them to bring down large supplies of Cominon Teas later on. Shantams Tls. 12 to Tls. 124 (= 5fd. to 5%). In Black Tea very few parcels have been offered on this market, and no business worth recording bas been done. The shipments from Hankow to the United States have been almost as large as those of the previous season and we think they are generally of a higher quality. To Great Britai shipments continue to fall off and will do so uuti machinery takes the place of hand or foot labour
Settlements reported are:-
Ningchow 458-chts, at Tls. Kutoan Wencl:ow
235
"1
가
167
21 to 244 picul 23 to 23
I to 154
"
€60 }-chests. Stcek, 3,623-chests, against 6,169 half-chests at saine last year.
Green Tea. The only Teas which have been dealt in so far are Pugsneys and local pack. or Wenchow leaf Teas. Pingsneys continue t be of excellent quality in water and in infusion. hat business in them is checked by telegrams from America which discourage boying at resent prices. Teamen, however, are firm holders nd no material decline is likely to be established 1or some time to come, as they assert that the quantity of Tea obtainable of similar good quality to arrivals to date is limited, and they feel con. fident that a demand will arise as soon as mus- ers reach the consuming markets. Local packs
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
Shanghai... Amoy
1898-99 1897-98
lbs.
lbs. 2,212,406 2,286,825 1,061,975
Shanghai Canton
1,935,239
3,274,381
4,222,034
EXPORT OF TEA FROM JAPAN TO UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
Yokohama Kobe
JAPAN TO EUROPE.
1898-99
1897-98
bales.
bales.
3,902
3,006
1,546
2,199
5,448
5,205
TO AMERICA.
1898-99
1997-98
bales.
bales.
197
800
382
369
579
1,169
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN
Shangai Canton
1898-99
1897-98
lbs.
lbs.
5,357,955
4,197,721
487,854
9,555,676
487,354,
prices is reported.
$39.75 to $40.00.
Quotations for Formosa are Sales, 250 piculs.
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO ODESSA.
1898-99
1897-98 lbs.
lbs. 14,229,694
Shanghai and Hankow... 12,287,588
SILK. CANTON, 24th June. Tsatlees.- No business to report for Europe; quotations are entirely nominal. Re reels.-New season's arrivals have been very small so far, 50 bales No. 1 Grant are said to have been settled at $570. Filatures- Have been in good enquiry dusing the fortnight. Stocks being almost nil, dealers obtained an advance from $10.15 per picul notwithstanding the rise in exchange. From prices paid we quote: $745/735 Kwong Shun Cheong and Mia King Lun 11/13 and 18/15, $735 for Wing King Lun and Wing Wo Lun 9/11, 8725 for King Wo and Yu King Lun 1118, $720 for Kwang Sun On 11/13, $715 for Yuk Wo Hing 10/12, Kai Cheong Loong 10/12 and Kwong Ho 11/13, $700 for Kwong Lun Hing 13/15, $650 for Chun Sun Hang and Yee Wo Long 16/20 and for Kwong Lun heong 10/12, $665 for Victoria 16/20, $645 for Loong Kee and Hing Lun 11/13, $610 for Wai | King Wo 18/22, $600 for King Wo Cheong 18/22.
|
CAMPHOR.
HONGKONG, 8th July.A further decline in
SUGAR.
HONGKONG, 8th July.-The market is not so strong and prices are declining.
Quotations
are :---
*
"
Shekloong, No. 1. White...$7.32 to 7.35 per pol..
do.
z, White... 7.12 to 7.15 Shekloong, No. 1, Brown... 4.80 to
2, Brown... 4.71 to 4.75 No. 1, White... 7.25 to
11
4.83
"
7.27
事要
7.04
"
21
"
*
*
do. swalov,
jo.
. White... 7 00 to | 3watow, No. 1, Brown... 4.75 to 4.78
do.
2. Brown... 4.67 to 4.70 Foochow Sugar Candy...... 11,21 to 11.24 Suekloong
......10.07 to 10.09
MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS. Per Brit. ship, Imberhorne, sailed on the 12th June. For San Francisco:-35,884 packages merchandise, 962 mats rice, 3,850 rolls matting, 62 packages rattan furniture, 800 packages tea, 25 boxes cassia, 20 packages camphorwood trunks, 200 cases pea nut oil, 1,759 bales hemp, 177 bales gambier, 10 bales gunny cloth, 11 boxes woodware.
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