118
from Tls.0 to 1,800: steam tonnage (standing cargo) in 1890 #as 294,429, it is now 477.19, while sailing tonnage has completely disappeared The average size of vessels lins risen from 810 tons to 1,02,
The chief features of the meetings were (1) the decision to admit the Tientsin Water-works supply to the Extension'; (2) The progress - f the Pei Ho (mprovement Works, for the carry- ing out of which the Municipal Council went bail for Tls.150,000. The works are now well in hand; locks are being put on to the great creoks which take all the water from the river, and the stream itself is being trained in some reaches. The closure of the first lock \abore Tientsin city a fortnight ago was within two days followed by a two-feet increase in the depth of the channel. Apart from the River Loan the obligations of the Concessiou are less than Tls,40,00; both these and the river loan are antomatically extinguishing themselves at a rapid rate. The balance of assets over liabili ties is 'I ls.127.009, Our population and inhabited houses have doubled them solves in six years
It is pleasant to record with all this that the com mnity is taxed to about one-third the extent of Hongkong resideuts,
Just now pleasure is king: the winter has been more than usually cold and fine. Wo have had Italian skies and low thermomenters for sight weeks and no dust storms
The old Scottish sport of curling has been added to our very extensive list of amusements. This week sees the struggle between the youth of Pek.ng and Tientsin for supremacy in the two kinds of foot all and in hockey.
Virulent mall pox has broken out in the little foreign community of Tong Shan (coal port) and has already arried off two much esteemed men, Messrs. Short and Hoare. Both were stout anti-vaccinatiouists; the unvaccinated are so far the only victims.
COMMERCIAL,
TEA.
EXPORT OF TEA FROM JAPAN TO UNITED
Yokohama
Ruhe.......
TATES AND CANADA
1899-1900
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
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Per German steamer Sachsen. sailed on the 8th February. For Trieste:-100 bales pierced coenons and 25 boxes staraniseed. For Trisste/Marseilles :-3 bales piero d eccoons. For Odessa:-25 cases staranised. For Genoa-15 balea raw silk. For Ant- werp: -66 hales feathers and 5.- bales rattancore. For Amsterdam :-3u rolfs natting. Il casES Chinawara, 1 case hardware. For Amster. dam Rotterdam : ~140 boxes cassia engne », and 24 hoxes preserves.
Rotterdam : -16 rolls unt
ting. 2 cases palm leaffans and 1 case toasticks. For Bremerhaven :—19 cases blackwoodware. For London:-) cases øssential oil and 2 boxes bristles For Bremen :—4cases merchandise and | cuse cigars. For Hamburg :-1-7 bales fex- thers, 34 slabs tin. 3 cases cigars, and i case For Hamburg/Copenhageṁ:--28 bales rattageore.
silk.
Per steamer Saloz'e, sailed on the 12th Feb. For Marseilles :--10 bales raw silk 5 cases enrios. 2 rolls matting, and 6 packages sundries. For Lyons: :—¦ bales raw silk For Havre- 100 packages bambooware
OPIQM.
There
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{February 17, 1900.
Chop at $4.8%, 700 pieces 7 the, Lange Eagle at $2.40,000 pieces ×4 lbs. Bet Seal at $4.25, 1,200
Sflu 3 Dags, ESAN White Shirtings. „00 pie ́s Wait - Starting 675 Blue ship at gà, 0, DA) poe 8 do. 30. - „fickt pre ex () Chop at 55 5. 3,2:0 pieces Mat 37.2), 40 pire a White Shirtings, Blue Lon at $730, 500 pieces do. Flower chop at #5 00, 5.0 pre-es do. 8 Q at 15.25, 500 preces White 8 dietings, Blue* Lion At $0.271, RỌN
· 1440 4 10 a
the $ 27.
60 at $5.35, Go
Qui& AN 101p wa Ma- Lion at tee 8 zid Tiger at 37 65, 1,8 0 på ves © © © at $6 25, & 4 piece. No, 1 at $720, 600 pieces No. 2 at $7,65, 501 pieces $12 at $5,35, fi 0 pinces G-1 | Elegyent at $4.70, - 00 pieces 600 m2 $5 35, 100 pi ces Blu Lion at (787) 5 0závees Flower chop J5921, 2, 30 pises Fox and Duck at 159 5Ő, T-Ulothes, 5 pings 7lba, Golf Dra con at $2.8%, 10 progos 7itse, Rød Sing at $2,574, 600 pi cos 8(b 00 at 8590, 7 mi pifers 71 ». B B at $2.70, 750 pirees 70s Red Stag at $28, 60 · pieces &iba. V V a $3 174. 60 påsera “Ib-, X X at $3.52). Bengal Cotton :- 10 bales st $2 (õte, 74 lles at $25, 1999 balon at $2. 20. Tá bílou nt $211.
$74
Meant- —Quicksilver : 150 flasks at $176. Iron : 840 picule square and 10 tai bais at $11.621. 2,600 bun des half wal reds at 7.75 to artive, 500 cases
el rod at 7.44 to drive,
JOINT STOCK SHARES. HONGKONG 16th Febenary. The market has been active during the week and a fair business has been transacted in most stocks at
Hongkong, 16ù Fbruary. — Bengsi achen a good" demand for this drug though rates have er oriented a
Patna light decline now at $9 74 and B mores at $45.
Midw–Tuere has been no change to report in | strady rates. this orket, elo-ing quotations being
Now at $94, with allowance to catty
ew last year at $94 *
OUT XINIE
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Persian. - There has not been any change during the interval and sates are unaltered. Latest qa tilions are:-Chly at $826 and Pap r-tit
pium at $50 to $570 according t› quality.
jo-day's scork « nce estimated as under: Paina
1,048 chest-
Heires
Malw ... Porsion
170
427
1.751
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COUSE OF THE HONGKONG OPIUM MARKET.
PATKA,
BENARES.
MALWA,
NEW Old. Now, Old. New.
DATE.
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13,9 7,750
1868-19 1bs $1,043,397 13,578,803
29313.i 38.52760
1899 Feb. 144 Feb. 15 Feb. 12 963
$ 970
$
$
$
lato
940
967)
0'0
940
1005
940
Feb. 13 965
1005
940
Feb. 14) 965
1005
940
Feb. 15 9574
1005
940
and
Feb. 10
14 8681
1005
940
SILK.
CANTON, 2nd February.-Silk Tsatlees Re-reels. No settlements are reported. Offers of new season's bilk sent at the quotations given below inet with no response. Filatarea. The high prices asked by the dealers checked business COID- pletely, and almost nothing has been done during the fortnight. Apart from the Chinese New Year holidays, the market has ren ained under the influence of the steadily weakening rates in Lyons no interest whatever being shown in the offeɩs made. Short-reels.—For America have been in batter demand, and about 200 bales of Best 2 and No. 2 chops have been settled at about $20 per picul over last quotations. Waste.-There is absolutely no market, and prices quoted are only nominal,” Appended are quotations in Canton, with laying down cost in London and Lyons. Exchange 4 months' sight, 2/- and Wes. 2.52 per Dollar.
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CAMPHOR.
HONGKONG, 18th February. -The market is weak and the prices are declining. Quotations for Formosa are $8:1,50 to $81. 0; sales 35" picals.
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HONGKONG, 16th February.-A slight decline in price- has been reported, market being a little wenker. Quotations are:- Shekloong, No. 1, White.....$8.35 :.. $8 40
do.
2, White... 7.60 to 7.65 Shekloong, No. 1. Brown,.. 6.56 to 5.60 pcl.
do.
2. Brown... 5.36 to 6.40 Swatow, No. 1, White... 810 to 8.15
do.
1, White.. 7.35 14 7.40 Swatow, No. 1, Brown..... 5.25 to 5:30
do.
2. Brow... 5.15 5.20 Foochow Sugar Cau bo... 12,05 t. 12 10 Bliekloong
.......10.03 69 11,00
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COTTON.
Oli.
96.98
HONGKONG, 16th February.-A fair business has passed, with a ise of şi to $1. Stock about 3,100 bales.
23.00 to 24.50 picul.
Hombay... Kurrachee
Bengal (New). Rangoon,
to
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23.50 to 26.25 picul.
and Shangbai and Ja anese, ... 26,50 to 27,00 .... 26.50 to 27.50
Puagehow and Ningpo... Ma ras (Best) Sales: 90 bales.
RICE.
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HONGKONG, 16th February.-Large arrivals haring come forward, the prices are going down- ward. Quotations are:-
Saigon, Ordinary
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Round, Good quality Long
Siam, Field, will ele ined, No 2
Garden,
..$3.00 to 3.03
8.340 to 3.35 3.42 to 3 48 3.25 to 3.30
No. 1
3.59 to 3.63 ............ 8 65 to 8 70 4.20 to 4.23
White ..................... Fine Curgo............................................................
MISCELLANEOUS IMPORT8. HONGKONG. 16th February.—Among the «nles reported during the week are the following :-
YARN AND PIECE GOODS: - Bombay Yarn:-250 bales No td at $86 to 891, 2 0 bales No. 12 at 888 to $91, 5 bales No. 16 at $100, 200 bales No, 20 at $102, to $110. Grey Shirtings -3,000 pieces 8t lbs. Blue Joss No. 1 at $3.6), 1,20 pieces 8) lbs. Red 7 Boys at $3.171, 6 pieces 81 lbs. Blue Seal at 33.671, 50 pieces 10 lbs. Blue Ticket at $1.70, 600 pieces 81 lbs. 4 Dragons at $3,521, 600 pieces 8 lbs. Blue Seal at $3.65, 500 pieces 10 lbs. Palm
BANKs-Hongkong and Shunebais continue quiet with shares on offer at 333 per cent proin. and swal sales at 333 and 332 par cent. prem. for cash. No time business has been reported. Nationals have slightly improved to 326. This Bank advertises its general meeting for 10th March and proposes to pay a dividend of $1.36 per share.
MARINE INSURANCES— A few Cautons and Unions have changed handsat quotatious. China Traders Straits and the Northern Insurances continue dull and without business.
FIRE IN-URANCES —–
-Hongkongs have em- proved to $350 after small sales at $335. 8340 and $315. China Fires have found further buyers at $89, closing with sellers at that rate.
SIPPING,- ongkong, Canton and Macaos remain very quiet with only small sales at 8204 and $29]. Indost have been ou off-r during the week at 87 withont inducing much basiness. Douglases have changed bands at $47, 147) and 318., closing stady at the las! ra'e. China Mani'a hare ben dealt in to a fair ext-nt at $97, 89% and 3:1), »lesing with buyers.
'hina Mutua's are still on- at the last rate quired for at quotations.
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R. PINERIES Chion Sugacs have byen in some demand but very fow shaces are obtainable A few still paree's have been pliced at $1 8, and $124 a od later at 311, and $12 and thera is still a small unsatisflad demand at the last rate. Luzons cont un« dall, nuchanged and without business
MINING ---Punjoms after sales at 85 70, $5 75 and $5 have improved to $5.9 Charbon gus
unchanged and without business. Ol ver B's have changed hans at $479, Jelebus at $131, Ranb at 26: 6! and S. and Caledonians at $ all in uni „portint lots. The mining market gone ally has ruled dull.
LOCKS WHARVES AND GOD WN8.--long- kong and Whimpoa Docks continue to rule quiet with little or no business Sellers during the week at $547) have ruled the market. Kowloon Wharfs have been dealt in to a fair extent at 881 and $83; and later at 8844 and $85 cash, and at 884), 885 and
$45) for March. Market closing steadier at $85, Wanchas unchanged and without business, Amoy Ducks unchanged.
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LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.—long. kong Lands have ruled very five and in good reques A large number of shares have changed hands at rates from $117) to $112. tie_market - still ruling steady at the higher rate. On time sales were reported in the early part of the Week at $121 nd 5:2 for April and at $120 for March Kostoon Lands remain unchanged Hote's continue quiel and with ut business,
but steady at 8:26 at which rate small sales are reported West Pointscontinue in good request and have changed hands at $41, 8413 and 842 cash and at $43 for April. Humphrey's have ruled quieter with sellers, sales and buyers at
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