May 6, 1899.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE RÉPORT.
of Tls, 850_for_good Market Chop No. 1, 11/13 | New dernier. The Export of Steam Filatures to date Old is: 4,131 bales to France, 2,845 bales to America, and 153 bales to London. Wild Silk.-Some 50 bales have changed hands. Waste Silk.—Nothing doing. Stocks are almost exhausted. We append quotations in Taels only, this week, as Exchange
has varied so.
At the Magistracy on the 28th April & man named H. E. Faulkner was charged with vagrancy, He said be had no employment and He came from Calcutta, arriving no here the 27th of Feb., 1895. He had been colony ever since. He was sick when he came to Hongkong, and he came here for the benefit of his health. He was making rapid progress towards recovery.-His Worship: What have you been doing all this time? Defendant: I have been idle all this time.- His Worship: What do you propose to do with yourself in the future f-Defendant: I shall Shanghai see if I cannot find something to do.-His Wor- ship: Do you want to stay in Hongkong or go back to India ?-Defendant: Not at present. I should not like to leave Hongkong until I am thoroughly cured.-His Worship :/ Well, then, I declare you a vagrant, and order you to the house of detention.
COMMERCIAL.
TEA.
CANTON, 27th April.-Macao
Congous.- The market for New Season's First Crop New makes has been opened by small purchases at Ti8:2-3 per picul over last year's rates. The Crop may be described at a good average ne NB regards quality, but supplies have been very meagre owing to a trong demand for the Pouchong houses, who can evidently pay better prices than foreign shippers. Shipments to London to date amount only to 47,565 lbs. (which have gone for ward in seven steamers, and the outgoing mail will take some 2,000 boxes, making the total about the same as last year. Prices run from Tls. 14-23 per picul, the bulk costing ls. 20 and The S. S. Guthrie leaving on the 2nd rox for Sydney, will probably take an insignificand quantity, and small shipments are going forwart to the Cortinent.
over.
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO UNU ED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT.
Hankow and Shanghai...12,283,930
Foochow
Amoy.....
Canton.
1898-91
lbs.
12,682,534 688,318 5,103,660.
30,76,442
1897.98
11.8. 15.29.448 12,160, US 685,631 5,993,8×9
34,132,646
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO
UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
Shanghai
Amoy
Foochow
1898-99
lbs. 16,621,547 15 036,413 9,178,280
40,836,240
1897.98.
lbs. 20,836,00 15,861.500 7,740,345
43,47, 454
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND
JAPAN TO EUROPE.
1898-99 bules.
Canton Yokobaina
1807-08 bales.
Malwa $700 with all'ce from 1} to 8 (2 yrs) $720 (3. ... 1 8740: (4-5/6,,) $770
catty,
0 to 1 V to 20
to 14. 12.
(7/8 .. ) - $810 Persian. There, la】 only been a demand for te superior quality of Paper-tied opium; other qua fes are at Ecji without sales. Oily is quoted 864 and Paper-tied $650 to $750 per cheat."
lo-day's stocks are estimated as under:-- New Patna
Old Patna
New Benares....................
Malwa
Persian........ .....
€2,946
49 522.
Old Benares...
31,024
22,606
19,011
18,140
113,011
90,269
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN
TO AMERICA.
Shanghai Canton
Yokohama..........
457 chests.
.1.396
190
76
700
1,240
COURSE OF THE HONGKONG OPIUM MARKET.
PATNA.
DATE.
1898-99
1897-98
BENARES.
New. Old. New. Old. Now. Old.
KALWA.
bales
bales.
1899.
$
ན་
$
10.700
12.403
10.176
11.463
April 29
790 810
800
April 20
7871
810
800
825 700 825
700
28,796
32,279
May
785
810
7921 825 700
May 2
755
750.
810 700
44.672
66 145
May 3
750
760
745
810 700
May 4 751
760
745
760 700
CAMPHOR.
HONGKONG, 5th May.-The market is rather firmer again. Quotations for Formosa are $69.00 to $69 50. Sales 18 piculs.
are:-
do.
SUGAR
HONGKONG, 5th May.-The market continues weak and prices shown a further fall. Quotations
Shekloong, No. 1, White... $7.78 to 87 81 per.pcl.
do.
2, White... 7.24 to 7.27 Shekloong, No. 1, Brown,.. 5.10 to 2. Brown... 4.97 fo Swatow, No. 1, White... 7.65 to
do.
1, White... 7 10 to Swatow, No. 1, Brown... 4.95 to
do.
2. Brown..... 4.80 to 4 85 Foochow Sugar Candy................11,05 ta 1} 10 Shekloong
9.90' 9.95
1+
May 5 7471 7574 743 7571 700
RICE.
720/740/770/810
HONGKONG, 5th May.-i he market is dull and prices continue to fall. Quotations are :—-
Saigon, Ordinary....
>>
Round, good quality. Long
Siam, Field, mill cleaned, No,
"
Garden,
"
White..
5.13
"
Fine Cargo
+1
5.00
7.70
"
7.15
2
5:00
"
"
24
1.
MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS. Per steamer Prometheus, sailed on the 6th April. For Loudon :-I case silks, 2 cases paper, 14 Chinaware, 3 cases curios, 40 cases · black- woodware, 18 cases bristles, 10 cases essential oil, 50 cases fans, 30 cases cipars, cases and 95 bales feathers, 20 bales canes, 346 bales waste silk, 100 bales bambooware, 1,081 bales hemp, 14 chests indigo, 335 bags gum. 100 ro Is matting, 8 basts horntips. 10 casks preserves, and 7 packages sundries. For London and/or Man. chester:-206 bales waste silk. For London and/or Glasgow:-100 cases ginger. For Lon- on and/or Antwerp and/or Hamburg - cases bristles. For Manchester :---206 bales waste
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO ODESSA | silk. For Liverpool:-248 bales hemp and i
1898-99
lbs.
Shanghai and Hankow... 22,783,272
1897-98
lbs. 19,462,298
EXPORT OF TEA FROM JAPAN TO UNITED
STATES AND CANADA.
Yokohama .. Kobe.....
1897-98 lbs.
1898-99 Ibs. 25,944.170 26,8:6,182 13,948,634 16,732,118
$9,890,804 -13,558,3 0
SILK.
SHA GHAI, 29th April -(From Messrs A. R Burkill & Son's Circular)-The Home markets are fit, Blue Elephants are quoted in Louten at 12/3, and Glod Kilings have risen in Ly rs to Fes. 32.75. Raw Silk.-The sharp advane、 i.. Exchange during the past week has put a sto, t the large business t Las been taking place for some time past in new season silk; still foll 1,000 bales have been taken, and Gold Kilings were done at Tls. 535. Total contracts for the new season to date we estimate now to be sone 22,000 bales, of these 1,750/2,000 bales are Steam! Filatures, 5,500/6000 bales Hand Filatures, and 14,000 Taatlees, Kahings, etc. Yellow Silk.-Mar- ket quiet, arrivals on a fair scale. Arrivals, as per Customs Returns, April 22nd to 29th are: 826 bales White, 219 bales Yellow and 354 bales Wild Silk Re-reels and Hand Filatures.- Some further contracts have been made for America and Lyons at prices which show un advance of some Tls. 10/15. Steam Filature✨— Some further business is reported on the basis
|
case cigars. For Hamburg :---50 bules ruttan shavings and 5 bales canes. For Amsterdam - 7 bales feathers. For Bremnes :-133 rolls mats.
Per P. & O. steamer Bengal, sailed on the 15th April. For London: 54 packages tea from Foochow, 40 bales faw silk, 9 casos silk piece goods, 2 cases feathers. 3 cases pers. effects. 2 packages cigars, 482 boxes tea. (10,122 lbs. Congon), and 79 boxes tea (2,860 lbs. Sc Or. Pekoe). For France --392 bales raw silk, 2 cases silk piece goods, 2 cases feathers, and 1
case ilang ilang essence from Manila.
Per P. & O. steamer Canton, sailed on the 20th April. For London :-1,100 bales hemp, 2 cases essence of ilang ilang, and 16 cases M O. P. shell from Manila, 6 chests tea and 14 boxes longan from Foochow, 223 rolls mats, 3 cases feathers, 10 cases effects 9 cases curios, 5 cases furniture, 2 boxes sundries, and 602 boxes tea (12,642 lbs.)
OPIUM.
á small
HO GRONG, 5th May Bengal.-There has been a very considerable decline in prices owing to rates in Calcutta having declined. amount of business has been put through duri g the past weak. New Patna is $747), Old Patoa $7571, New Banares $742), and Old Benares $757}.
now
quoted
Malwa.-Rates lave declined and business has been rather slack, only about 120 chests having been sold after the arrival of the lust English mail Latest quotations are.
No. 1
$2.20 to 2.25
2.65 to 2.70
2 90 to 2.95 ... 2.95 to 3.(m
3.10 to 3.15
3.60 to 3.60
8.80 to 3.85
MISCELLANEOUS IMPORTS.
HONGKONG, 5th May.-Among the sales rej orted during the week are the following:-
YARN AND PIECE GOODS :-Bombay Yarn:— 25 bales No. 8 at $72, 900 bales No. 10 a $64 to $96, 550 lales No. 12 at $72 to $92, 350 bul s No. 16 at $67 to $92, 350 boles. No. 20 at 276 to $81. Grey Shirtings.-250 pieres 10 lbs. Dragon at $3.871, 50 pieces 10 18. Palm Chop at $4 500 pieces 10 lbs. C. Way at $4, 3,000 pieces 10 lbs. C Way at $4,500 pieces 10 lbs. Stag at St. White Shirtings.-1,000 pieces at $2.25, 1.500 pieces 3 Star at 5, 250 pieces C at $5.60. T. Cloths.-6 0 pieces 8-lbs, Mex. Red Stag at $2.75, 300 pieces 8 lbs. Mex. Red Stag at $2.75. White Irishes.-250 pieces folds Gold Stag at $4.85, 200 pieces folds Gold Stag at $1.85, 250 pieces folds Gold Horse at $4.55, 250 pieces folds Gold Stag at $4.85, Bengal Cotton-31 bales at 16, 51 bales at. $15.40, 50 bales at $15.75, 50 bales at $16.15 bales 55 lbs. at $15.90 P. No. 40 I arn. — 100 bales Red Dragon at $127. COTTON YARN--
Bombay-Nos. 10 to 20s..... English-Nos. 16 to 24......
22 to 24.... 28 to 32..... 38 to 42...
per bale
60.00 to 91.00 101.00 to 108:00 106.00 to 116.00 .114.00 to 120.00 - .125.00 to 131,00°
COTTON PIECE GOODS- Grey Shirtings-6lbs. 7lbs. 8.4 lbs. ...... 0 to 10 lbs
White Shirtings-54 to 56 rd.
per piece 1.70 to
1.80
1.92 to 2.00
58 to fin 64 to 66 Fine
"
2.35 40 3.25 to 2.30 to 2.70 to 3.50 to 4.95 to Book-folds. 3.75 to
3.10
4.05
2.50
3.35
4 35
7.06
0.65
Victoria Lawns-12 yards
1.35 0.66, to T-Clotha-6lbs. (32 in.). Ord'y. 1.52 to
دو
7lbs. (82
1.85 to }), 6lbs. (32), Mers. 1.62 to 7lbs. (32,, ), a 2.10 to 8 to 8.4 oz., (36 in.) 2.35 to Drills, English-40 yds., 14 to 18.65 to
FANCY COTTONS---
721
2.10
1.82
2.76
3.20
6.35
16lbs
8lbs
Turkey Red Shirtings-11 to | 1.60. to Brocades-Dyed
Damasks....
4.75
3.00 to
per yard
0.16
0.12. to
Chintzes-Assorted
0.08 to
-
Velvets-Black, 22 in.... Velveteens-18 in.
0.19 to
0.40
0.17 to
0.18
per dozen
Handkerchiefs-Imitation Silk 0.25 to
1.25
WOOLLE&8-**
per yard Spanish Stripez-Sandry chops. 0.60 to 1.50
German
to Habit, Med., and Broad Cloths, 1.00 to
3.25
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