The-Hong-Kong-Weekly-Press-1898-10-29 — Page 17

October 29, 1898.1

Bettlements reported are :---

ohts,

Pingsuey 3,123 at Tls. 22 to 26 apicul.

181 to 271

Moyune. 7,005,

Tienkai 12,688

Fychow...... 1,840

Local packed Nil.

CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.

In Yellow Silks about 800 bales have found buyers, and this market closes steady. The rise in Exchange has curtailed business somewhat the last two days, but Taol rates all round are firm. 171 to 32|& Tis.87) a pl. Arrivals, as per Customs Returns, October 15th to 21st, ure : 1,992 bales White, 207 balea Yellow, 161 to 18

and 200 bales Wild Silks. Re-reels and Fila tures.-About 200 bales of Hand Filatures have found buyers, all for Lyons. There seems to be Total settlements from opening of the market no demand from America for Hand or Steam to date:-

Filatures at the present prices. The Export of Steam Filatures to date is: 1,267 bales to the Continent, 748 bales to America, and 56 bales to England. Wild Silks.-A small business doing in low Raws. Waste Silks-Very little doing; some business has been done in Curlies on the basis of l'ls. 51 for No. 1.

Pingsuey

Moyune Tienkai

24,656 J-chts.

1898-99.

Settlements. Stock. -chts. -chte. 31,856 14,452

... 48,730)-

46,754 87,057 18,237

Prices calculated, by Maerten's Tables at 11 per cent. Exchange 2/84; Freight Tis. 7.80 per bale.

Tis. Stig per pol. per lb.

510.11/1

Teatless. Buffalo 8

1/7

495 485 11/41 467) 10/11

Fychow..

Local packed

13.145

18,247

Total......153,742

55,356

1897-98.

Settlements.

Stock.

I

Gold Lion

1-chts.

chts.

•

Pingsney

... 66,705

28,459

Silver Double Elephant Blue

455 10/81

Moyune.......

........................... 60,797 )

59

Gold Kiling...

485 10/11

"

Ohay Kiling

Tienkal.........

................................ 67,061

19,303

要

Hemtah Stork Chayling

Fychow.......

20,823

MM

Local packed...................................... 15,491 -

660

"

Yellow Silk.-Menchèw.....

Moeyang..

Total.....

.280,877

48,891

"

Kopan

"

Taysaam.-Green Kahing M.

Wongchow

4421 10/6 442) 10/5 4501 10/81 4361 10/31 .350 a 855 8/0 a 8/5 .805 a 3571 8/5

900 7/8 275

6/7 21345/3

EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO UNITED | Hand Filature.Grasshopper 1, 2, and 3..

KINGDOM AND CONTINENT.

Мага Опор Wild silk.--Tanah Baw.....

581 19/1 5411 12/8

8/11

EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN TO EUROPE.

381

palm leaves, 20 bags Oro, 9 cases sundries, and 4,972 boxes tes.

60

Per steamer Menelaus, sailed October. For London 5,869 pac Cases essential oil, 12 cases blackwoo onses effects, 28 cases cigars, 60 cases China. ware, 20 cases showcards, 1,104 cases and 760 casks preserves, 10 casks wood all, 82 packages white zinc, 10 bales feathers, 2,909 bales hemp, 6 baskets horutips, and 18 packages sundries. For London and/or Manchester 161 bales waste silk For London and/or Liverpool 175 bales hemp. For London and/or Rötter- dam:-50 casks and 50 cases preserves. For London and/or Antwerp-20 cases bristles. For Manchester :-1 bale waste silk, preserves. For Liverpool :— 750 bales Kemp, und 4 casks nuts. For Hamburg—109 bales canes. For New York;-200 bales hide cuttings.

OPIUM

and

cases

Hosarono, 28th October, Bengal—The mar- ket has further improved, latest quotations being $775 for New Patna and $765 for New B-nares.

Malva-Business has been on a small scale. during the interval and prices have given way. The following are the current figures f New

$750 with allowance to 34 cattles Old (2/3 yrs.): $780.

to 31

(4/6, } $830

(7/8) $870 ".

to a

Persian The demand has fallen off and rates have declined, closing at $550 to £630 for Oily and at $640 to $690 for paper-wrapped, according to quality.

To-day's stooks are estimated as under :-

1898-99 lbs.

1807.98 IL:8.

Hankow and Shanghai... 9,277,051

10,503,286

Foochow ..........

....................10,682,577.

10,865,160

Amoy....

Canton

890,250 8,191,005

595,759 3,855,438

1898-99

1807-9.

bales.

bales

23,530,883 25,020,088

Shanghai Canton

... 29,889

28,395

13,558

11,652

Old Patna.

Yokohama.....................

6,118

6,104

New Benares

Old Benares,

49,565

46,211

Malwa

Persian

EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO

UNITED STATES AND CANADA.

New Patna.

1,458 chosts

181

89

Amoy

Foochow .........................

1898-99 1897-98.

lbs.

lbs. Shanghai................................................. 8,808,616 12,887,701 7,253,022 10,285,075 5,566,126 6,631,054

440

620

EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN TO AMERICA.

COURSE OF THE HONGKONG Opium MARKET.

1898-99

1997-98

bales.

bales.

PATNA,

BENARES.

MALWA.

Shanghai

2,478

4,898.

DATE..

21,627,664

29,808,830 Canton..............................................5,351.

Yokohama ......................................................

6,828

5,449

8,849

New. Old. New, Old. Now Old.

EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO ODESSA

1898.

1898-99

lbs.

1897-98 lbs. 19,375,665

13,278

19,075

Oct. 22

770

757

750,

Oct. 28

770

757}

750

Oct. 24

770

7572

750

CAMPHOR.

Oct. 25

770

737

750

Oot, 26

775-

760

750

776

7623

$760

790/830/8702

Oot. 28 775

785

750

1898-99 >

lbs.

18,929,288

COTTON.

Shanghai and Harkow... 22,676,902

Hongkong, 28th October.-The market has EXPORT OF TEA FROM JAPAN TO UNITED | been active and prices are advancing. Quotations Oct. 27

STATES AND CANADA.

for Formosa are $50.00 to $50.50. Sales, 200 1897-98 picule.

lbs. 21,266,562

Yokohama Kobe

11,235,261 13,506,818

SILK.

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BOGAR.

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HONGKONG, 28th October.-More activity has 80,164,549. 84,773,180 | prevailed during the past week and prices are Armer. Quotations are: Shekloong, No. 1, White...$7.70 to 7:78 ¡er pel.

do.

2. White... 7.50 to 7.55 Shekloong, No. 1, Brown,.. 7.13 to 7.16 2, Brown... 5.00 to 5.05 Swatow, No. 1, White... 7.66 to 7.60 1, White... 7.40 to .7.42 Swntow, No. 1, Brown... $1.90 to 4.95

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2. Brown... 4.75 to 4.87

CANTON, 13th October-Re-reels.-50/100 bales of No. 1 Grant are said to have been settled at $590. Teatlees. No. settlements are reported. Filatures-Have been in fair enquiry during the fortnight. From prices paid we quote: $800/777 for Min King Lun 11/13 and 13/16, $785 for Cheong Kee 9/11, $780 for Kai Lun Cheong, Yea Wo Loong and Wing Wo Lun 9/11, 775 for Wing Hing Lan 11/13, $770 for Kwong Wo Hang 11/18 and King Wo 11/13, $760 for Shan Kes 11/18, Kwong Lun Fung 11/18, and King Lun Tai 10/12, $755 for Poo Cheong Wo 10/12 and Kwong Ho 11/13 $730 for Wing Wo Lun 18/15 $720 for Kwong Lun Hing 18/15, $715 for How King Cheong 13/16, $680 for Wong Yuk Kee.18/15- and 16/30, $650/670 for Koun King, Yu Yee Cheong. Kin Cheong Loong, Cheong Sui Lun, King Wo Cheong and Yee Lun Cheong 26/30, 3670/630 for Yee Wo Lun and Hing Lun 11/13 and 18/15. Short-reels. The demand for America has some- what improved since our last advices. From prices paid we quote: $770 for Kwong Wo Hing 14/16, and How Hing, Lun 14/16, 8755 for Yu King 14/16, $740 for Kam King Cheong 16/18, $780, for Yu King Lun 14/16, $705 for Man Po Bing 14/16, $700 for Min Tai Cheong 14/16. Waste,Quiet with moderate transactions.

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do.

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Foochow Sugar Candy.....11.60 to 11.65

Sliekloong:

10.85 to 10,90

#

MISCELLANEOUS, EXPORTS. Per Amer. bk., St. James, sailed on the 22nd October. From Hongkong for Baltimore-224 packages merchandise, and 23,060 rolls matting.

Per steamer Natal, sailed on the 22nd Oct. For France:-614 bales raw silk, 25 balas waste silk, 8 cases silk, 15 cases essential oil, 7 packages hair, 188 packages tea, 75 packages staraniseed, 13 rolls matting, 3 cases Chinaware, 20 cases cassia, 6 boxes treasure, and 2 cases curios. For Milan :—60 bales raw silk. For London :- 110 bales raw silk; 2 cases silk, 15 cases cigars, and 1 case water proof.

Per P. & O. steamer Formosa, sailed on the 22nd October. For Buenos Aires 825 boxes. SHANGHAI, 22nd October.—(From Messra, A. R. tea. For Manchester-175 bales waste silk. Burkill & Sons Circular) —The Home markets, For London :—3,019 balés hemp, and 12 cases according Kilings be latest telegrams, are firmer; Gold cigars from Manila, 12 cases cigars,-

feathers, 11 cases ginger, 22 cases pearl shells, 30 boxes blackwoodware, 28 boxes Chinaware, 2 boxes Chinese curios, 1 box silks, 3 packages

risen to Fcs. 28 in Lyons. Raw Silk: A fair business has been done this week und about 500 bales Tsatlees have changed hands.

9 cases

HONGKONG, 14th October.-Only choice parcels have again attracted attention; medium were neglected entirely. Stock, about 5,600 bales. **

Bombay

15.00 to 15.50 pical:: Kurrachée Beugal (New), Rangoon,

and Dacca.......

16.03 to 17.25

Shanghai and Japanese,.. 19.03 to 20.00

Tungchow and Ningpo... 19.00 to 27.00 Madras (Best)..

to -Sales : 750 bales Bengal (New), Rangoon, Dacca.

RICE.

HONGKONG, 28th October. The decline has at last been arrested and during the past week a firmer tone with advancing - prices - has characterise this market. Quotations are in

Saigon, Ordinary.

Round, good quality, Long

Siam, Field, will cleaned, No,

Garden, White.

Fine Curgo

COALS.

$2.17 to 2.20 2.87 to 2.40 262 to 2,63 2.30 to 2.84

No.

52.75

3.40 18.65 to 9.68

HONGKONG, 28th October. --- Market vory quiet, very little doing. - Quotations are.

Cardiff

* $18.00 to 19.00 ership, nominal Australian 10.00 to 10,50 ex ship, Miiki Lump | and Small.} Moji Lump Hongay doable

screened... Hongay Lunip Hongay Dust. Briquettes

9.60 to 11.50 nominalsit 8.00 to 9.50 ex ship, ady

12.00 to ex Godown 8.00 to 8.50 ex ship 5.50 to

10.00 to

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