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the General Hospital for treatment and are now progressing favourably. An amusing incident in connection with the shooting took place at the General Hospital. The lad Eveleigh, believing he was shot and having a flesh bruise, attended for treatment, which was readily given. A bandage was applied and as the spot was a dangerous one, five doctors were summoned to assist at the operation of probing, etc. Ether was given and a search made for the non- existing puncture, when to the astonishment of the doctors the bullet was found embedded in the patient's clothing.-N. C. Daily News.
CANTON NOTES.
It is said that a European has petitioned the Viceroy to be allowed to buy the site in Luu Hing Street, where recently stood about ten houses which were burnt on the 29th December last by the great fire. The Government has taken the question into consideration. L
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The charitable institutions have received a telegram from Li Hung-chang asking them to raise subscriptions for the relief of the sufferers by the Yellow River flood in Shantung. A great part of the province has been in undated and thousands upon thousands of people have been rendered homeless. Five thousand dollars have been sent from the Tung Wa Hospital and over ten thousand dollars from the various charitable institutious in Canton to the suffering districts as a first contribution.
His Excellency Sam Chan-han, late pro- vincial Treasurer of Canton. left on the 1st
instant for Peking. His departure is regarded with great regret by all the Cantonese. Some people performed an old ceremony of esteem and respect, namely piling up a number of bags of rice in front of His Excellency's yamen, the meaning of which is that the people earnestly solicit His Excellency not to go away. When His Excellency marched to the wharf for em- barkation, many kaifong people with joss-sticks in their hands knelt down and kowtowed to him. From this it can be easily seen how sub. missive the Chinese are and how easily they can be governed if the rulers are just and not of a squeezing spirit. H. E. Sam, who was nothing but just during his short administra- tion of only three months, has been greatly respected and loved.
COMMERCIAL.
'TEA.
EXPORT OF 1EA FROM CHINA TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
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leaf fans, 492 packages rattanware, 2,464 rolls matting, 5,229 packages firecrackers, and 18,274 paokages_tes.
Per steamer Hector, sailed on the 28th December. For London 90 cases essential oil, -cases- oigars, 3 08888
advance in exchange. Finest and fine sizes are the most it demand but especially the 9/11 are very scarce and most of the good chops are en- gaged for the next four to eight weeks. From. prices paid we quote: $785 for Yee Wo Loong and Cheong Kee 9/11 $775 for Kwong King Loong 9/11, $770 for Kwong Wo Tai 11/13, and King 14 cases effed hair, 2 cases curios, Wo 11/18, $765/760 for Tu King Cheong feathers, 3 cases 9/11, Hip Samhop 10/12, $755 for Kwong100 cases plam leaf fans, 27 cases Chinaware, Ho and Shun Ke 11/18, $730/715 for good 5 oases beancake, 4 cases lychees, 28 cases black- No. 2 13/15, $665/040 for Best No. 8 13/15, woodware, 50, esses and 25 casks ginger, 150 Hing Lun and Yee Wo Lun, $655 for bales waste silk, 205 rolls matting, 25 packages Yee Wo
Chong 18/32. Short-reele-Have shells, and 3 packages sundries. For London been in good enquiry for America and and/or Manchester:-305 bales waste silk. For prices advanced about $25 per piou! for II London and/or Antwerp and/or Hamburg — B chops. From prices paid we quote: $770 for 200 bales feathers. For Manchester :—2 cases Kwong Wo Hing 14/16, $720 for Kwong Lun onrios and 275 bales waste silk. For Boston :--- Cheong 14/16, 70-700 for Min Tai Cheong, 4 cases cigars For New York:80 cases and Kwong Lun On, and Koun King 14/16, $695 for
10 bales tobacco. For Liverpool :—23 cases- Kwong Wo Shang and Hip Sing Hang 14/16. cigars and 100 bales mats, Waste.-Unchanged.
SHANGHAI, 30th December.-(From Messrs. A. R. Burkill & Sons' Circular).-The Home markets are firm, and Gold Kilings have risen to 10/3 in London and to Fcs. 29.25 in Lyons. Raw Silk.~A fair business has been done since our last was written and tel rates show another advance; Exchange is slightly lower than last week. Settlements of Tsatlees and Tayanams amount to 600/700 bales. In Yellow Silk Gusi- ness has been active and quite 800 bales have changed hands; the demand for Wienchew still continues and contracts have been made for two months delivery. Arrivals, as per Customs Re- turns, December 23rd to 29th, are: 885 bales White, 248 bales Yellow, and 232 bales Wild Silk, Re-Reels An Fdatures.--Settlements of Hand Filatures for America and Lyons amount to 400 About 200 bales Steam Filatures Market Chops have been taken. The Export of Steam Filatures to into is: 2,129 bales to France, 1,156 bales to America and 68 bales to London. Wid Silk. The market for Raws is weak and holders would accept considerable reduction to clear. Waste Silk.-A small business doing. The
bales.
following transactions have been reported :- piculs
50 Nanking Buttons and 2 50 Honan Waste
800 Long Shantung B (whole bales)
50 White fine Gum 1 and 2.......
30
Do
at Tis.
55+ 60
101
76 74
(for local use.) Shanghai Pougees.-These have been coming down more freely lately, and the quality shows an improvement.
50 White Coarse Gum 70 p. c. No I, 30 p e. No. II 61
XPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND
JAPAN TO EUROPE.
1897-98 bales.
EXPORTOF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN
1898-9:
lbs.
1897-98
Hankow and Shangbai...13.478.766
Foochow
Amoy.....
Canton
13,200,549 684,252 4,443,760
118. 13,869,361 12,622,570
Shangbai Canton Yokohama..........
675,084 5,455,162
31,807,327 32.601,107
EXPORT
OF TEA FROM CHINA TO UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
1898-99 lbs.
1897-98. lbs.
Shanai Canton....
Yokohama
Shanghai
13,171,662
18,823,511
Amoy
10 442,812
12,467,778
Foochow
7,297,412
7,126.264
30,911,886
88,417,498
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO ODESSA 1897-98 lbs. 19,462,293
1898-99
lb-.
Shanghai and Hankow... 22,691,075
1898-99 bales.
43,164
20,721
13,806
36 943 16,748 13,197
76,791
66,888
TO AMERICA.
1898-99
1897-98
bales
bales.
4.797
7,692
7,040
8,235
13,792
21,174
27.629
87.101
CAMPHOR.
HONGKONG, 6th January.-The market is slight- ly weaker. Quotations for Formosa are $50.50 to $51.00. Sales, 300 piculs.
SUGAR
HONGKONG, 6th January.-The market has recovered under the influence of a brisk dewand und prices are advaucing. Quotations are:— EXPORT OF TEA FROM JAPAN TO UNITED Shekloong, No. 1. Whit...87.75 to $7.80
STATES AND CANADA,
1898-99 1897-98
Ile.
lb-. 24,282,455 25,178,843 12,166,816 24,475,448
36,449,271 49,6 4,291
Yokohama... Kobe
SILK.
CANTON, 23rd December.-Tratlees. No settle- ments for Europe are reported. Re-reels.-Nothing obtainable, supplies are almost exhausted and dealergenre unwilling to sell for forward delivery. Fly -Hựa hân în g, od slem •nd during hataiga bit - the treisetions were lioited is the firmness of the holder and the
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Per P. & 0. steamer Sumatra, sailed on the 30th December. For Buenos Aires ¦—–550 packages tea. For London-15 cases cigars from Manila, 43 cases bristles, 23 cases black- woodware, 71 cases Chinaware, 20 oases cigars, 3 cases effects, 15 cases pearl shells, 1 case curios, 1,500 cases preserves, 250 bales split bamboo, 120 bales feathers, 10 bales canes, 8 packages sundries, 174 packages tea, and 1,890
boxes tea,
Per steamer Ernest Simons, sailed on the 31st Decembər. For Bombay-10 bales raw- silk, For France :-546 bales raw silk, 6 cases silk piece goods, 20 cases essential oil, 100 cases staraniseed, 25 packages tea, 12 packages hair, 25 packages matting, and 5 packages sundries, For London:-16 bales raw silk and 3 cases silk piece goods.
Per Amer. ship Reuce, sailed on the 4th January. From Hongkong for New York: 8 bales skin rugs, 50 bales canes, 78 oases black- woodware, 62 packages ladycrackers, 100 casks
soy,
150 cases joss stioks, 154 bales strawbraid, 102 packages caneware, 137 packages rattan chairs. 175 bales sheep's wool, 225 bags hemp seed, 225 packages preserves. 898 boxes cassia, 400 packages merchandise, 700 bales broken cannoncrackers, 3,175 cases palm leaf fans, 5,464 cassia, 1,234 bales rattan core, 2,718 packages
packages firecrackers, and 11,246 rolle matting,
OPIUM.
HONGKONG, 6th January.-Bengal.-There has, been a fair demand for this drug and the prics · for Benares has improved since our last, the market closing steady at the following figures New Patna $800 and New Benares $795.
Malwa.-The market has been rather dull and. there has been no business to report. New cargo. has improved in prices, latest quotations; being as follows :- New
$730 with all’nce of 0 to 24 catty. Old (2/3 yrs.) $740
0 to 11 "
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(4 ) $760
0 to 1 ) $780 (5/6
0 to 1 34 Persian. The market has continued rather quiet with no alterations in prices. Closing quota. tions are $550 to $650 for Oily and $640 to $710 for paper-tied.
To-day's stocks are estimated as under:-- New Patna......................................................................... 1,418 chests. New Benares..................................................................... 141
Malwa Persian
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COURSE OF THE HONGKONG Opium MarkxT.
PATNA.
BENARES.
MALWA.
New. Old. Now. Old.New. Old.
DATE.
45)
pcl..
93
.1898-99 Dec. 31 Jan. 1
$
800
7921
730
800
792
780
Jan. 2800
792)
730
Jan. 3 800
792
780
7921
730-
792)
780
795
780
COTTON.
do.
2, White... 7.25 to 7.30 Shekloong, No. 1, Brown,.. 5.05 to 5,10
do.
2. Brown... 4.90 to 4.95 Swatos, No. 1, White... 7.60 to 7,65 -
do.
1, White... 7.05 1 710 Svatow, No. 1. Brown... 4.80 la 4.85
do.
2. Brown... 4.65 to 4.70 Foochow Sugar Candy......10.05 to 11.00 Sucktoon -
9.93 1 10.00 ??
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MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS. Per British barque Drumeltan, sailed on the 22nd December From ongkong for New York :-36 packages canes, 44 cases blackwood- ware, 125 packages josa sticks, 200 cases palm
Jan. 4800
800 Jan. 5 Jan... : 6] 800.
740/760/780-
HONGKONG, 23rd December. With a decline of $1 to $1 per pien1, a fair business has been put through, Sto about 3,000 Vales,
.15.00 to 16.09 picul.
to
Bobay -Kurrachee
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