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Tle. 1,500, & sum greatly below the present value and cost of building anch a véssel, The purchaser. Mr. Goodhart of the Customs, bas, we are told, arranged--as soon as tho Dock Co. have
planked and housed in the bost against da- mage from bad weather to have the Jubiles towed to Hankow by the new and powerful little steam-tug lately built by the Oriental Dook in Shanghai to the order of Messrs. L. Vrard & Co. Hankow, and which, in charge of an experienced foreign pilot, will leave shortly for up river, after which, one of the numerous local launches has been engaged to take the Jubiles to lchang, thus completing a voyage of nearly one thousand miles. On arrival at Ichang after alight alterations, she is intended to serve the purpose of a floating residence. The Effie, late Ada, a more exponsive craft, and slightly larger than the Jubilee, is on the market, and rumour says may eventually find moorings at Hankow or elsewhere up river.-N.G. Daily News.
COMMERCIAL.
SILK.
CANTON, 19h January.-Silk-Re-reels.-No sales of Canton Re-reels are reported. About 100 bales or shantung R-reels, Nos. 1 to 4, have been sold at $860/800 per picul. Tsatlees.-No- thing has been done. Filatures.--Better news from Lyons induced buyers generally to enter the market. Important transactions took place dur- ing the first part of the fortnight and prices advanced rapidly. A good portion of the stock has been taken off the market and it is now to be feared that by asking exaggerated_prices the Chinese will stop the movement. From prices paid we quote: $1,160 for Kwong Shun Hang and Kwong Wa Lun 10/12, $1,1551,160 for Kwang Saun Hang, Kwong, Shun Cheong and Mia King Lun 11/13, and Wing King Lun 10/12, $1,140 for Kai Sun Cheong 18/15. Kwong Lun Fung 11/13 and Cheong Kee 10/12, $1,180 for Kai Lun Cheong 9/11, Han King Cheong 10/12, and Kan Wa Lun 18/15, $1,120 for Wing Hing Lun 13,15, Kwong Wo Ta: 12/14, Yu King Lun and Wan Yuk Sing 1012. Shortreels,-Have been in good enquiry and prices advanced about $30 per picul. From prices paid we quote: $1,150 for Kwong Wo Hing 14/16, $1.130 for Kwong Wo Tai, Chum Sung Hang and Sai Sill Lun 14/16, $1,100 for Yu Wo Cheong 14/16, Lee King Lun, Wing King Lun, Kam Lan Tai and Yan Hing Cheong 14/16, $1,070 for Tai King Lun. Wa Kec, Him Wo Cheong and Wun Yuk Sing 14/16, $1,035 for IIIA. 14/18. Waste.-Prices firm but very little doing.
SHANGHAI, 19th January.-(From Messrs. A. R. Burkill & Sons' Circular):-Raw Silk.-The market has been quiet this week owing to the advance in Exchange. Gold- Kiling are firmly held at Tls. 500. Yellow Silk.-Some 53 bales have changed hands at quotations below. Arrivals, as per Customs Returns, 13th to 18th January, are: 701 bales White Silk, aud 12 bales Yellow. Re-Reels And Hand Filatures. We do not bear of any business. Steam Filatures.-Nothing re- ported. The Export of Steam Filatures to date is: England 72 bales, Continent 8,999 bales, America 3.958 bales, Sundry ports 20 bales. Wild Silk.-Nothing doing. Waste Silk.- Quiet.
Quotations in Taels per picul: Average Ex- change for the week 4 w.js. 2/9 and Fcs. 3.53. Freight Tls. 7.25 per cent. Yellow Silk.-MicnchoW
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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
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Per steamer Sarnia, sailed on the 17th January. For Havre-2 cases gallnuts, 2 cases China ink, 4 bales bambooware, 11 boxes feathers, 80 cases bristles, 35 cases human hair, 36 canes blackwoodware, 103 cages Chinaware, 106 p'kges tea, 107 rolls mats, 200 bales hempskin, 200 cases camphor. 327 rolls matting, and 6.7 packages canes. For Havre and/or Hamburg :- fans, 3 cases human hair, 4 cases ylang ylang, 9 cases feathers, 34 bales galangal, 43 China wars, 68 bristles, 316 rolls mats, and 767 rolls matting. For Havre and/or Hamburg and/or London:-100 bales feathers, 250 bales broken cassia, and 1.0:9 cases camphor. For Havre and/or Hamburg and/or Antwerp and/or Lon don-28 cases bristles. For Havre and/or London:-788 bales caues. For Hamburg :-1 case private effects, 2 cases silks. 2 cases essen. tial oil, 5 cases essential powder, dcases blackwood- ware. 8 cases curios. 8 cases preserves, 12 cases sundries, 15 cases human hair, 18 cases cigars, 20 rolls mats, 28 cases Chinaware, 50 cases bristles, 50 cases aniseed, 55 cases palm leaffans, 125 casks wood oil, 200 cases camphor, 271 rolls | matting, 300 cases cassia lignes, 350 cases fire- crackers, and 471 packages canes. For Ham- burg and/or Antwerp -50 cases bristles. For Hamburg and/or London :-8 cases human hair. 629 packages canes. For Hamburg and/or Antwerp and/or Loudon :-40 cases bristles, For Antwerp:-30 packages rattanware, 62 packages canes, and 200 bales broken cassia. For Amsterdam:-23 Chinaware. For Rot terdam:-26 bales leaf tobacco. For Copen- hagen -200 cases cassia. For Christianià :- 10 cases cassia lignea. For Lisbon:-12 boxes ten.
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Bengal (New); Rangoon, ?'
and Dacea: 23.30 to 25.60 picul. Shangbai and Japanese, is: 26,00 to 27:30° Tungchow and Ningpo..... 26,00 to 27.60 m Mauras (Best)
Bales: 500 bales.
MISCELLANEOUS IMPORTS. SHANGHAI, 18th January—(Froni Messrs. Noči, Murray & Co. Piece Goods Trade Report). Piece Goods.-There is not much to report on this occa- sion respecting our market, which can only be des- cribed as very strong. Although the business reporte i is not extensive there is a quiet demand all the time, and tranenctions must be greatly in excess of what has appeared. The dealers, who are evidently anticipating the wants of the Tientsin merchants, are picking up all the suit- make a profit on them are naturally not anxious able goods they can find, and as they hope to
to give publicity to the prices they are paying to Importers, and so particulars are not disclosed. Most of the sales now are for delivery after China New Year, and the Auction prompts have also been extended beyond that date, which accounts for the advance in prices this week. There is no news of any importance from the Out Ports, and the near approach of the settling day will stop further orders thence until after the holidays. The Yarn market is strong with an upward ten- dency, a further advance having been established this week in spite of the better rates for remitt- ance. The recent rise in prices in Japan is restricting contract business. Local Spinners are asked for, but at present rates the deinaud is not strong and gradually getting the higher prices
very brisk.
Stocks at the close of 1809. Further decla- rations of the movement of goods last year con
Per P. & O. steamer Massilia. sailed on teqtinue to be made by the Customs, which of course 20th January. For London:-8 cases silks, I cases private effects, 1 case bird feathers, and 3
cases undries. For Marseilles :-330 bales raw silk, 6 cases silks. and 1 case bird feathers. For Lyons:-318 bales raw silk.
For Harte:29 cases human hair. 300 cases bambooware, 688 rolls mats, and 1,346 pkges tea. For Havre and/or Hamburg-1 case lanterns, 28 packages human hair, and 200 cases paper For Bordeaux:-30 cases tea. For Hamburg :-- 1 case silks, 8 cases sundries, 9 cases China ink, 22 cases human hair, 50 cases bristles, 68 bales galangal, 102 rolls matting. 49 packages canes, and 1,355 bales feathers. For Harre and/or London:-100 cases canes. For Hamburg and/or Antwerp-14 cases bristles. For Ham- burg and/or Antwerp and/or London -22 cases bristles. For New York:-72 cases essentialoil
Per steamer Ambria, sailed on the 20th Jan.
OPIUM.
HONGKONG, 2nd Feburary.-Bengal.—There has been a large demand during the past week and rates have advanced, the market closing firm for Patna at $955 and Benares at $980.
Malwa There has been no change in this drug during the past week and no business has been put through. Quotations are : —
New at $960 with allowance up to 14 catties Old at $970
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MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS. Per British stamer, Asama, sailed on the 5th January. For 4,935 packages merchandise, 3471 rolls matting, 700 bales cassia, 530 cases cassia buds, 10 boxes Saigon cassia, 55 boxes bristles, 18 cases essential oil, 25 cases aniseed oil, 16 cases human hair, 65 cases star aniseed, 42 cases lithograhic paper, 624 packages fire crackers, 250 boxes waste silk, 20 packages camphorwood trunks, 120 casks preserved ginger, 12 cases blackwoodware, 10 cases China- ware, 5 casks Boy, and 3 cases rice paper.
Per steamer Indravelli, sailed on the 16th January. For New York-2,252 packages firecrakers, 600 cases caasia buds, 97 cases Chinaware, 20 cases bristles, 25 cases star aniseed, 40 cases cassia oil, 50 casks soy; 126 bales rat-
core, and 267 packages sundries.
1,134 chests.
313 4851 866
alter the estimates based on the returns made to the Chamber at the end of June. A mistake in our circular of 20th October, that has been pointed out to us, namely the import of 1,156 pieces Vel- reteens, instead of 1,156 dozen Handkerchiefs, re- duces the stock of the former to 2,088 pieces, which is very approximate to the Chamber of Trade Marks. A very practical suggestion is Commerce returns-1,980 pieces. Chops and about to be made to the Chamber of Commerce here by some of our leading Importers with re- gard to the desirability of instituting a system that will obviate, to a great extent, the inconve- ntence and often annoyance that is constantly taking place through Firma unwittingly making use of designs for Chops that have already been adopted by other firms. In late years, since the Indent business has grown to the extent it has, hundreds of new chops have been introduced, and it is quite impossible to discover if, when a dealer hands in a new chop he wishes put on the gouda he orders, it has not already been appropriated by another Firm. Therefore, if the Chamber can arrange, as suggested, to keep copies of all the chops used on this market, which the Import houses are to be invited to send in to be filed for reference at the Office of the Chamber. Importers could, on payment of a certain fee, be allowed to make "a search," as is done under the Trade Marks Act in England, in order to find out if a design submitted by a dealer is really an original one and can be safely used. An opinion has been much trouble and expense, but we are sure some- expressed that such a scheme would involve too thing of this sort will eventually have to be done, and if the trouble and expense are great now how much greater will they be five or ten years bence?
EXCHANGF.
FRIDAY, 2nd February,
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HONGKONG, 2nd February.-Moderate business done at a rise of $1 to $11. Market closing firm.
Stock, about 3,000 bales.
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