September 23, 1899.]
COMMERCIAL.
TEA.
CANTON, 4th September, 1899.—Our Just rej ort dated the 17th ulto.-Macao Congous.-Settle. ments for the London market during the past month are pil. There is a demand for the Con- tinent and Australia, but e efly for Teas for price. ery little. Tea is now being brought down from the country, and this market has now ceased to have any influence ou the producing markets, which are entirely controlled by the Pouchong makerė. Sounted Capere.-Transac tions during the month are 48,000 boxes at Tis, 12-25 per picul, making a total to date of 183,000 boxes, against 150,000 hoxes to the some time last year. A great many parcels have changed hands at Tis, 18-1 and t, is grado shows the best relative vua, being at the lowest point. touched, thin on. Common and Medium: kinds have been in s...all apply, and, compared with quotations current ture weeks ago, must to-day be quoted Tl. 1 per picul bigher, although there are practically none offering. Our estimate of the total ex ort for the season must be raised to 41 mils.
EXPORT OF 4 EA FROM CHINA TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT,
Taysanm
Green Kabing, Gold Goose 2..
"3
"
MM- MMM
Y.V.O. Choyling White Kabing, Gold Lion Extra.
Gold Lily Flower 5 9 by 12 Moss, Green Stork 8....
Double Butterfly 8.. Taymaam
9 by 12 Moas, Green Horse 3.:
Chincum Yellow Bill
Fighting Cook, 8
Tungloh Miennhow Wongchow
Hand Filature.--
Cabbage Chop, 2 & 3 Neptune, 1, 2 & 3
Wild Bilk.
•
Tussah Filature, Spinning Girl Chop, 4 co0. 8121
Black Pagoda Chop, 8 coe. ... 270
#
"
"
Raw
140/155
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND
Shangbai Canton Yokohama
TH. per pel. 505
500/5021
497)
490
805.
4121
412
450/4521
OPIUM
Hongkong, 22nd September. -Bengal→ very extensive business bas passed in this c during the week. There has been a further or in prices, the market closing at New Patna $565 and New Benares $835,
Malwa,→→Same as Bengal, latest figures being. as under :-
448층
New
$700 with allce
428
Old (2 yrs.)
$810.
(814
$820
4773 -
"
(6/6
#1
$830
855/870
860/875
251/280
672k-arg 870
(7/8 3830
2
Persian. A stendy though rather small busi- ness has been done during the interval. Current quotations are $650 for Oily an 1 $650 to $770 för paper-wrapped according to quality, spa io-day's stocks are estimated as under --- New Patna Old Patna
657 chests
80
New Benares.....
267
Malwa.....
980
JAPAN TO EUROPE.
Persian
930
1899-1000
1898-99
bales.
bales.
COURSE OF THE HONGKONG Opium Marke
.... 39,318
22,820
10,838
10,817
PATKA.
BENARES.
MAL
6,368
4,261
DATE.
Now. Old.
Now.
old.
New.
Old.
1899-190J
ILA.
1898-99
56,524
37,388
1899.
Hankow ad Shanghai... 9,514,080
10,608,322
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN
Sept. 16
855
826
198
TO AMERICA.
Amoy..
Foochow
......
Canton ..
214,403
332,886 10.080,184 9.756,643 3,154,451 2,727,279
Bept. 17
855
8:26
798
1899-19, 0
1898-9
Sept. 18
8571
625
790
hales.
bales.
Sept. 19 860
827
700
Shang`ai Canton
4,998
1,865
Sept. 20 800
8:30
790:
23,163,018
23,401,130
9,299
4,083
Sept. 21
8624
8824
700
Yokohama......................................
6,805
3,861
Sept. 22 865
835
810/220/890/860-
700
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
15.793
9 809
RICE.
Fine Curgu......................................... 3.93 to 4 0 MISCELLANEOUS IMPORTS.
1899-1900 lbs.
1898-99.
lbs.
Shanghai
Amoy
Foochow
1,222 849
1,132,577
3.828,401
$ 157.850
5,409,716 4,236,327
8,209,100 10,778,620
CAMPHOR.
HONGKONG, 22n Sptember.-The improve- ment has not been maintained, and the market is now weaker. Quotation for Formosa are $67.50 to $68,00 shles 350 piouls
SUGAR.
HONGKONG, 22nd September.-Prices continue
to advance. Quotations are:-
Round, Good quality ...... 2.90 to 2,93 Long
Saigon, Ordinary.......
$7.40 to 2,45
"
2
........... 8,30 to 3,85
Siam, Field, mill cleaned, No 2
8.88 to 2.92
#
Garden,
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO ODESSA 1899-1900 1898-99
Shangbai and Haukow... 25 369,948
1b9. 21,776,036
13
'EXPORT OF TEA FROM JAPAN TO UNITED
TATES AND CANADA.
Yokohama
hobe.............
1899-1900 1898-99
lbs. 17,86,241 17,019,494 111,828,281 8,628,835
27,097,522 25,647,849
"
HONGKONG, 22nd September.-The market has again been active and still has an upward tendency. Quotations are: Shekloong, No. 1, White.....28.70 to $8 75 . cl.
do.
2, White 7.90 to 7.96 Shekloong, No. 1, Brown,.. 6.85 to 5.90 pel.
do.
2, Brown... 6.75 to 5.80 Swatow, No. 1, White... 875 to 8.80
do.
1, Whit. 785 Swatow, No. 1, Brown... 3.80
do.
2, Brow 5.65 Foochow Sugar Caul ̧ Seklonur
J1
White
- No. 1 .....
8.34 to 3.87
3.70 to 3.75
>
7.90
5.83
5 70
12.5 11.75
·
12.60
11.81
SILK.
MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS.
#
Per steamer Ghazee, sailed on the 31st SHANGHAI, 16th September-(From Messrs A. August. For New York:-1,225 rolls matting, R. Barkill & Sons' iranlar)-Home_telegrama | and 236 packages merchandise. report the Silk markets dull with Blue Elep- hants at 1/10) and Goll Kiling at Fes. 1.75. Raw Silk. About 150 bales Tsatees have changed hands at quotations below; in course Silks there has been a fair dem sąd. Yellow Silk,—lbe market is very strong and stocks are small, about 250 bales have changed hands this week Arriv- ale na per Customs Returns September 9th to 15th are: 1,625 bales White, 583 hale: Yellow, and 45 bales Wild. Silk. Bereals And Hand Filatures-A good demand, but settlements only amount to 10 bales. Steam Filatures.-Quieter. The Export of St› am Filatures to date is : 1,70 · bales to America, 1,401 bales to the Continent, 33 bales to London, and 1 b.de to Japan. Wild Silks.-About 150 balus Tusah Filatures and Baws have change-l ħands, Waste Silk.-Market strong, the following transactions are reported:—
picals
at Tls. .1071.
25 White Fine Gum 1, 2 and 3 180 trapands
100 Bat Tails
do. da.
(whole bales) 37.
do. (
23. 800 Szechuen Frisönnets
32, 150 Shan: ung Long Waste B(
381/39. As there are no stundari. Fables for laying down costs, we will in future only give Tal quotations and the average 4 months'-document. ary rate for the week.
Quotations in Taels per pic 1-Average Ex. change for the week 4 m./s. 2;8}} and Fes. 342. Freight Tis. 7.25 ja r cent s Twatles.-
Tis.
per pol.
Buffalo 3
585
1565
Bird Chungling
680
Bilver Double Elephant
595
Gold Kig
5321
CLOT
B05
Taoonlay Seeling
5081
Per German steamer Preussen, sailed on the dries. For Colombo:-3.00 bags flour. For 13th September. For Singapore:-1 case sun- Port Said-5 cases porcelain, 3 cases fans, and 3 cases lanterns. For Smyrna :--10 cases essen- tial oil. For Odessa:-100 cases cassia. For Genoa :-969 bales waste silk, 467 bales pierced cocorns. 110 bales raw silk, 140 bales canes, and 4 cases sundries. For Buenos Ayres :-4 boxes palm leaffans 1 roll matting, and 1 box pon- gee. For Trieste :--180 cases tea For Ant- werp:-156 rolls matting 15 bales rattancore, 100 bales bamboo scrap. 87 cases tea, 40 bales leaf tobacco, 16 cases "Chinaware, 15 packages private effects. 4 cases cigars, and 1 case pre- serves. For Amsterdam :-559 boxes and 305 casks ginger, 31 cases Chinaware. aud 10 cases canes, For Amsterdaın and/or Rotterdam 380 boxes ginger. For Rotterdam :-- 25 casks ginger. For Loudon :—490 casks ginger, For Bermen:-265 boxes ginger. 8i roils matting, 17 cases sundries, fi cases feathers, and 2 cases tea, For Hamburg:-1,128 boxes tea. 171 bales feathers, 25 bales cassia, 5 cases gamboje, + cases blackwoodware, 3 cas-8 ginger, and 1 case silk.
Per P. & O. steamer Bengal, sailed on the 16th September. For London-1 case per. sonal effects, 125 bales raw silk, 9 cases bird feathers, and 2 cases silk. For Manchester:- 298 bales wates silk For Lyons:-590 balos raw silk. For Marseilles4 cases silks, 175 bales raw silk, 1 case bird feathers, and 50 bales waste silk. For Milan-35 bales raw silk. For St. Etienne lv bales raw silk.
|
HONGKONG, 22nd September.-Among the sale reported during the week rethe following
YARN AND PIECE GOODS:-Bombay. Izra 1,800 bales No. 10 at $75 to $33, 600 balen No. 12 at $72 to $81.50, 850 bales No. 16 at $86 tois 900 balem No. 20 at $89,50 to $96,51), Skirtings -1,000 pieces Flower 1-hop at $5.05 500 pieces M Chrp nt $4.971, 600 pieces Min and Lion at $4.00, 600 pieces K 800 at 36,0:1, T- Cloths: 1.500 pieces 7 Iba, Mex, ed Stag at $2.45, 750 pieces 8 lbs. Mex. Size curier at $2.474 Bengal Cotton-100 bales at $19:50, Lawns 100 pieces Yellow Stag at $0.65; W. 100 bales at $19, 223 bales- at: $19.50.@! While
F. L. 6,000 pieces at 12 yds Brown Stag at $KI, 6,000 pieces at 12 yds. Yellow stag at $66. $0.78. Union Spanish Stripe.—360 pieces zusorted Spanish Stripe.—12 pieces assorted B B B ́nt
BBB at $0.78. COTTON YARN-
per bale Bom ay-Nos. 10 to 20s. ...
: 65.00 to 98.00 English-Nos. 16 to 2...... 103.00 to 109.00 22 to 24... 107.00 to 111,00 28 to 32...... 115:00 to 120,00. 88 to 42. .............. 126.00 to 184.00
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J
COTION PIECE GOODS-
7-A
per price Grey Shirtings-filbs. .................... 1.75 to 1,85 1.95 to 2.08
:
***
7lbs. 84 lbs. ......
9 to 10 lbs.
White Sirtings-51 to 58 rd.
58 to 60
...
6k to 66 Fine Book-folds.
· 2.45° to 98,20
3.40 to 415
2.345 to 3.51 2.76 to 9.40.
8.6
4.45
to
0.43
8.90 to 6,80 066
Victorin Lawns—13 yards T-Cloths-6lbs. (32 in.), Ord'y. 1.55
7lbs. (32 6lbs. (32 ,, ), Mere. 1,65
7lbs. (32),
1.88
2.15 to
8 to 8 4, oz., (8Ḥ in.) 8.40
Drills, English-40 yds., 14 to 1 3.70 to 0.40
FANCY COTTONS—AY
- Turkey Rød shirtings=1| 10 | 1.68
Brocades--Dyed.
Damasks ..................
Chintacs-Assort Valvet-Black, 22 in Velveteens-- 18 in...
·8,19
0.08
0.19} to=0.31
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