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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND

[November (31/1609.

and Tienkais at from Tls, 28 and 80 a picul, but strong. It is reported that Chinese speculat^** | Switow, No. 1, Brown... 6.55 to 560 buying has been by no means general. Native bave paid Tls, 645 for Gold Kilings. Total settle do.

2, Brown... 6,45 to 5.50 Teamen at the close are asking ather firmer ments this week are some 400/500 bales, Yellow Foochow Sugar Candy......12.45 to 12 60

prices. The unsold stock is estimated at about | Silk-Market strong, and about 200 bales have Sliekloong 25,000 balf-chests. Foong Mees and Sow Mees|changed hands. Arrivals, as per Customs Returns, have met with fait enquiry.

Settlements during the fortnight are:---

21.75 a 82,00 20.00

j-chests.

..

at The.

Pingsuey ............

6,918

Moyune....

5,420

21.00 n. 26.00 -21.10 & 26.50

Tienkai..

6,721

Fychow...

847

Local Packed ................

161

8/0.

19,597 -chests

October 28th to November 3rd, are: 650 bales White, 419 bales Yellow and 34 bales Wild Silks. Hand Filatures and Re-reels.-The demand still continues, but there is very little to le bad, settle ments this week are for the Continent and amount to about 200 bales. Steam Filatures. Are still in good request, but settlements only amount to about 100 bales. We are informed that our quotation last week for Sin Chong Filature 9/11 den. 1, 2 and 8, should have been Tls. 985 average

"Total Settlements since the opening of the instead of Tle. 920. The Export of Steam Fila-

<SORSON

1899 x 1900.

Settlements. 1-chests.

Moyune

68,883

Tienkai

*****.............. “54,847

Stock. -chests, 7,228

12,888

Fychow

C

15,275

Pingsney anaye .107,632

Local packed...... 17,812

Total

741

.....253.949

20,852

Settlements.

1-chesta.

Pingeuey

35,767

1898 x 1899,

Stock. i-chesto. 15,988

Moyune ......... 59,180)

Tienkai

M

53,859

38,348

Fychow

13 81.

Local packed

............

13,781

2,684

..176,391

56,970

Total......

EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT.

1899-1900

lbs.

Hankow and Shanghai... 9,514,030

EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO

UNITED STATES AND CANADA.

tures to dete is: 2,769 bales to America, '2,399 bales to the Continent, 43 bales to London, and 6 bales to Japan. Wild Silk-We do not hear of any business, Waste bilk. The demand still continues for Gum Waste, and we have to record & further advance; business is only on a very small scale, only some 76 piculs of White Coarse Gum baving been settled on the basis of Tls. 180 for No. 18., and Tls. 120 for 80 per cent. I and 20 per cent. II. Shantung Pongees.-2,500/3.000 pieces have been settled :—

"

11

36

11

#

11

19 in. X 19 yds, to 23/24 cz.................at 'Tis. 4.00. 25 X 19

28.

3.70. 18 X 181 22

2.50/2.90. Quotations in Taels per picul–Average Ex- change for the week 4 m/s. 2/9 and Fcs. 8.45). Freight Tls. 7.25 per owt :-

Teatles.-

Buffalo 8

Kia Kee Kinling

Yellow Elephant

Gold Kiiing..

Choy Kiling

Blue Phoenix

Single Dragon Double

Bicbing Quongfoong

Choyfoong

Stork Cheangling

Yaconlay Sieling

Tis. per pcl.

610

575

568F

|

11:40 to 11.50

MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS. Per American ship, Joschpus. sailed on the 31st October. From Hongkong for New York: 10.036 rolls matting, 5,884 cases fans, 2,551 4-chests tea. 938 packages firecrackers, 50 cases and 750 bales cassia. 247 bales rattancore, 100 casks soy, 61 bales strawbraids, 60 cases strawouffs, and 11 packages rattan furnitare.

Per American ships Market Llaguno, sailed on the 1st November. From Hongkong for New York 10,221 rolls matting, 3818 cases fans, 3,048 1-chets tea, 1314 bales rattancore, 1,250 packages firecrackers, 200 boxes Saigon cassia, and 20 bales split bamboo.

Per steamer Oanfa, sailed on the 2nd Nov. For London -1,311 boxes tea (27 53] lbs. So. Capor), 1,500 cases preserves, 600 boxes ginger, 500 rolls matting, 434 casks soy, 20 cases erson- tial oil, 1 case earthenware. For London and/or Glasgow:-100 casks ginger. For Ant- werp-221 bales split bamboos. For Marseil |les:-59 bales human hair. For Hamburg

602 bales feathers.

Per P & O steamer Java, sailed on the 3rd November. For Manchester:-500 Tales wast e silk. For London :-532 boxes and 666 3-chests les from Amoy, 39 cases cigars from Manila, 1,899 boxes tea (39,879 lbs. congen, 6,023 boxes tea 126,483 lbs. Ec. caper, 20 cases bristles, 33 cases blackwoodware, 164 rolls mais and mat- ting, 35 bales feathers. 15 cases Chinaware, 2.... cases curios, 9 packages private effects, and 15 packages sundries.

Per steamer Tonkin sailed on the 4th Nov. For Marseilles -292 bales raw silk, 10 cases silks, 764 pack ages tea, 1 case feathers, 50 cases staraniseed, 2 cases curios. 3 packages books, and 16 packages feathers. For Lyons -585 bales raw silk. For Milan—20 bales raw silk. For London :—1 oase silks.

1

585

505

6321

592

500

523

1898.90

495

525

Foochow

821,077 18 095,083

Canton ..........................................................

4,042,645

11-8. 10,008,322 524,811 11.403,50 8,770,406

5181

Three Pagoda...

505

Hanchow.

Lanping

490

Taygaam.

Green Kahing Gold Goose 1

535

2

505

"

270,028,835 126,311,589

"

Almond Flowe 1 2

475

17

440

Tay88am-

White Kahing Gold Lily Flower 2

525

503

Yellow Silk.-

EL

1899-1900

lbs.

1896.99. lbs.

Mienshew 1...

885

Meeyang 1

845

Shanghai....

Amoy

Foochow

1,222 849

1,182,577

Fooyung 1

826

9,723,480

7,549,648

5 630,617

5,876,872

1

16,576,946

14,559,677

2

Wongchow Extra ................

Szechuen 1

Steam Filatures-

Keccheong, 18:15 Den., No. 1

Den Lun, 9/11

290

2921

270

241

960

2

930

Steamboat, 9/11

"

935

EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO ODESSA

Shanghai and Hankow... 25,419,867

EXPORT OF TEA FROM JAPAN TO UNITED

**

Hand Filature-

1899-1900

lbs.

1898-99

Ibs.

Pegasus, Croisee Ex. 1 & 2 Cabbage (not Croisse) 2, 8 & 4 Gold Gun

2&3.

aver. 770

700

10

705

22,676,90

Double Cook

Gold Kiling

2. 8.

710

11

710

EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND

JAPAN TO EUROPE,

HONGKONG, 10th November-Bengal.-There has been a further fall in the rates. The market

has ruled rather dull. Quotations close, New Patna $900, New Benares $872).

Malwa Prices have advanced during the past week, although business has not been up to the average. Latest figures are as follows :—

New $880 with all'ce, of Old $890

JF

$3

G

tô : 14 cattles. tö 21

Persian. Business has been very slack, but prices are unaltered. Oily drug has none in stock, while Paper-wrapped closes $650 to $820 according to quality.

To-day's stocks are estimated as follows:- New Patna

667 chests.

Yokohama

Kobe.........

STATES AND CANADA.

1899-1900 lbs. 28.002.245 12,961,640

35,963,885 33,739,238

1898-99 lbs. 21,572,42 12,166,816

Shanghai Canton Yokohama

OPIUM.

SILK.

CANTON - 28th October, 1899. - Re-reels. Sup- plies having almost completely ceased, dealers are unwilling to cell ahead. Owing to the eagerness of the buyers to operate, prices have

1899-1900

1898-0

bales.

bales.

49,019.

32,926

16,788

15,515

New Benares................................................in * 303

681

180,35

9,389

Persian

844

79,742

57,830

COUESE OF THE KỌNGKONG Opium MarkET.

EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN

TO AMERICA.

PATNA.

BENARES.

MALWA.

DATE.

1899-1900

1899-9

bales.

bales.

New. Old.

4,718

3.035

1899. $

5,393

5,949

Nov. 4 920

New!

$ .890 ́.

Old.

Now.

Old.

880:: $890

15,497

9,198

Nov. 5

920

890

880

0890

Nov. 6 916

8 5

880

890

27,518

18.172

NOT. 7 915

885

880 890

Nov. 8 910 Nov. 9 Nov. 10 900

-885

*880 890

905

8-0

£80 `890

872)

880 $890

COTTON.

advanced rapidly and our quotations are purely Shanghai nominal, Teatlees.-No settlements are reported. | Canton

CAMPHOR.

Filatures-Have been in good demand, stocks | Yokohama....................................... -being almost nil and most of the Filatures being engaged for 4-6 weeks, there is very little offering and prices have advanced rapidly about $50 per picul. Short-reels. The market has been cleared of the few desirable lots existing. All grades and sizes have been in good demand, but most of the Filatures being insufficently supplied with cocoons, prefer to make find sizes.

Waste.- Prices continued to advance, a few purchases of Steam Waste Extra have been made at $120 and $125 and dealers ask now $195 per picul.

SHANGHAI, 4th November.-(From Messrs. A. E. Rurkill & Sons Circular) -The Home markets are firm, Blue Elephants are quoted at 12/9 in London, whilst Gold Kilings are at Fes. 32 in Lyons. Raw Silk-Business has been on a much smaller scale this week, but the market is very

HONGKONG, 10th November.-Prices are rather Armer. Quotations for Formosa are $73.00 to $73.00 sales 400 picula.

SUGAK.

HONGKONG, 10th November.-The downward tendency continues and the market closes weak. Quotations are : Shekloong, No. 1, White...$8.62 to $8 65 Fol.

do. ,,2, White... 7.85 to 7.90 Bhekloong, No. 1, Brown... 5.70 to 5.76

do.

8, Brown... 5.55 to 5,60 Swatow, No. 1, White... 8:51 to 8.58

do.

1, White... 7.75 to 7,80

HONGKONG, 10th November.-High rates obeck-

ing business.

Stock, about 600 bales.

Kurrachee ......

19.00 to 20.00 picul.

to

Bengal (New), Rangoon, 20.00 to 22.00

and Dacca

Shangbai and Japanese, ... 24.00 to 25.00 Tungchow and Ningpo.. 24.00 to 25.00 Ma ras (Best)

Eales: 150 bales Bengal (Bangoon, 'Huw) Dacos.