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THE SHANGHAI RIOTS.
INTERESTING SEQUEL.
It may be remembered that the Mixed Court trouble arose out of a case in which a Chinese "lady' from Chungking was charged with taking a number of young girls to be sold as slaves. The Chinese magistrate proposed to remand her in Chinese custody; the British authorities wished to keep her in the custody of the British police.
The ostensible cause of the Chines, popular indignation was the presumption of the foreigners in thinking to detain a great lady. Mrs. Li was said to be a Cantonese lady of high degree, relict of a high official. She was said to be taking his body and effec's home to Canton, under a special passport from the Taotai of Chungking. The slave girls whom she was supposed to have kidnapped were represented to be the castomary retinue of a great lady.
The Consular Body were persuaded that a mistake had been made, and requested the Shanghai Municipal Council to withdraw the prosecution, and release the lady. This was done, without, however, averting the trouble.
It now appears that Mrs. Li's release was a great mistake. The only true part of her story was that she was an official's widow. But that
HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
PIECE GOODS.
The
Messrs. Noel, Murray & Co.'s Report on the Shanghai Piece Goods Trado, dated Shanghai, 8th February, 1906, states:-Advices from the country are coming in but slowly, and as very few of the merchants have put in an appearance as yet, there is little of interest to report. dealers are still busy with their enquiries, and amongst themselves a considerable quantity of goods of all descriptions are changing hands. This movement is felt by importers in the way of more active clearances but fresh business as a rule is impracticable, owing to the wide dis- crepancy between prices ruling here and the cost of replacing. There are hopeful rumours of a big demand for Manchuria as soon as Newchwang in open to navigation, though the latest advices received from that port are not very glowing. The difficulty of navigating the Gulf owing to the ice, and the enormous expense of transhipping and
forwarding via Chingwantao, have curtailed the shipments by that route very considerably this winter, so the markets should be in all the better position to receive fresh supplies. A notable feature of the week has been the berthing of a British steamer for Corea, and the satisfactory manner in which her space has been taken up. The Healers, however, declare they have no en- couraging advices, but are shipping because the goods were bought for early delivery this year. and that it all depends on the out-turn what their further action will be. The goods are chiefly the well known heavy Manchester shirtings. The
Brochdes-Dyod
Chintzes-Assorted Velvets-Black, 22 în. Velveteens-18 in.
[February 19, 196
per yard .0.12) to 0.15) 0.09 to 0.80 0.22 to 0.50
Handkerchiefs-Imitation Silk 0.56 to 1.20
0.22 to 0.28
per dozen
1
per yard
to 2.03
WOOLLENS-
Spanish Stripes-Sundry chops 0.70
German......
Habit, Med., and Broad Cloths 1.25
Long Ells-Scarlet, 7-9 lbs.
Assorted
Canilets--Assorted....
-
to 3.50 per piece 7.75 to 9.25 7.91 to 9.40 13.00 to 31.00
Lastings-30 yds. 31 inches? 12.00 to 20,00
Assorted
Orleans-Plain, 31 in.
Blankets-3 to 12 lbs.
9.50 to 11.50 per lb. 0.05 to 1.65
MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS.
offic al was a patty one, of the ninth grade; River markets are doing very little as yet. Money that the home market are weakish. They are
occupying the insignificant post of weiyuan at Chengtu. The property she carried was not his (he died poor) but her father-in-law's, the said father-in-law baring thus disposed of his effects preparatory to a fraudulent bankruptcy. Her special passport" was after all nothing more than the usual Customs check for baggage passing by water; it took no coguisauce of her or of the members of her party. The Chung king people are annoyed about her father-in. law's fraudulent bankruptcy, as his indebted ness in Chungking was T. 19,000, and in Shanghai Tls. 30,00. They assert that the woman was not only helping this fraud, but that the girls she had with her were for sale for immoral purposes, even though she came by them honestly (ie, by purchase). The M.-C. Daily News, to whom we are indebted for the facts, comments: It was very well understood at the time that the fracas at the Mixed Court was prearranged by the Chinese, and that the case of Mrs. Li was used as the necessary pretext. It is very unlikely that Mr. Kuan, the magis- trate, did not know her real rank and position, but of course it suited the local officials to make much of her at the moment in order to rouse the indignation of the Chinese community against the high-handed action of the British Assessor and the polica. It is to be hoped that this will be a lesson to the Consular Body and others not to be so ready to interfere with the regular action of the government of the Settle- ment. It was their ill-judged interference which encouraged the organisers of the fracas at the Mixed Court to follow it up by a riot.
COMMERCIAL.
SILK.
Messrs. A. E. Burkill & Sons' Silk Circular, dated Shanghai, 3rd February, 1906, states:-The home markets are firm. Gold Kiling is quoted in Lon- don at 12.1 and in Lyons at Fcs. 34.50. Raw Silk Since our last circular dated January 18th, business has been practically suspended owing to China New Year holidays. Yellow Silk.-There is no business doing. Hand Filatures. is rather more enquiry for this Class of Silk and a fair business has been done with the Con- tinent. Dealers however are very strong and are now asking an advance of Tis. 15-20. Steam Filatures.-Nothing doing. Waste Silk. - Not- hing doing.
There
OPIUM. HONGKONG, 17th February.
Quotations are:--Allowance net to 1 catty.
Malwa New
Malwa Old
Malwa Older
Malwa V. Old.......
بعيد
.$1010 .$1070
to
per pical.
to
do.
$1130
to
do.
$1200
to
do.
to
do.
..$1150 to
do.
to
per chest.
to
do.
to
do.
to
do.
Persian fine quality ...$1100
Persian extra fine..
Patna New
Patna Old
*............$880
..................................... $870
Benares New
............$850
Beuares Old.............$840
2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
is plentiful and cheap, which enable operatora to pay up for their purchases, but goods are going Some heavy very slowly into consumption. clearances are badly wanted to relieve the con- gested state of the Wharves and Godowns. The home markets are just as strong as ever in spite of the decline in American Cotton, which was New York has since com as 10.83 conts for July 5.864. in Liverpool on the 6th, but the price in option." Egyptian on the other hand is firmer, the fatest quotation being 8d., with an upward tendency. The Manchester market is away above this, and except for a few small lines of Fancy Goods it is quite impossible to connect. The New York market is equally strong, but souie buyers there have taken the bull by the horns and secured some thousands of bales of Standard Cloths for delivery during the last quarter of this year, the indenters here, a new Piece Goods Hong it is said, figuring on a much higher ex- change by the time they arrive. The export from Manchester last month to Hongkong and China amounted to the enormous total of 63,000.00 yards of Plain Cottons. The yarn shipments to this port were 1,200 bales. The market for yara has been quiet but steady, while native cotton shows signs of weakness. Re-export to the Yangtsze Ports for the last nine years-This shows little or no development in the trade with Chinkiang, Wdhu and Kiukiang, while with Hankow a great falling off is noticeablo as compared with 1983 and 1904, during which years was evidently overdone in the vain anticipations of what the railways was going to
the trade
do for it.
Messrs. Arnhold, Karberg & Co.'s Fortnightly Produce Circular, dated Shanghai, 5th February
■tates Business has been almost suspended' since our last advices owing to the intervening China New Year holidays. Gallnuts.-There is a good enquiry from the home markets for this article and we have to record a fair business.. Cowhides.-The market out here keeps its firm tone, and there are no signs as yet that holders of cargo are influenced by information received
assisted in showing this attitude by supplies being rather smaller than usual at this time of the year. Tobacco -There is hardly any business doing for want of good quality. Feathers.-Buai- ness continues very dull and we shall probably see' suspended, but when the market opens we shall lower prices ore long. Cotton.-Business is still probably find that consumers at home are not able to pay the prices demanded by Chineso. Tallow. braid.-Demand for split straw is falling off. -The position is practically unchanged. Straw- Mottled and Coarse Braids are wanted. There is also a good demand for fine White Braids, but supplies aro very short. Goatskin Rugs.-Supplies- heen lone. Wool.-There is a steady demand for are rather small and only a limited business has
all descriptions.
HANKOW, 7th Feb., 1906:-The prices quoted are for the not shipping weight excluding cost of packing for export :—
Cowhides, Best Selected....
Do. Seconds Buffalo hides, Best Selected Goatskins, untanned, chiefly white color Buffalo Horus, average 3-15s, each White China Grass, Wuchang and/or
Poochi.... WhiteChinaGrass, Sinahan and/orChayu Groen China Grass, Szechuon Jate
White Vegetable Tallow, Kinchow White Vegetable Tallow, Pingehew
and/or Machong
White Vegetable Tallow, Mongyu Green Vegetablo Tallow, Kiyu. Animal Tallow
Per picnl.
Tls. 37.75
33.50
"
18.00
มา
80.00
"
8 20
**
12,00
"
11.50
(nom.)
#
4.50
8.70
8.50
8.00
་་་་་་ **
8.60
J1
10.00
30
18.50
**
18 25
";
19
(nom.)
11
"
115.00
"}
(nom.)
་་་་་་
"
"
8.50
15
4.30
"
7.50
"
per piece
$2.20
to $2.25
Vegetable Tallow Seed Oil. Wood Oil
11
(nom.)
8.20
♫
2.30
to 2.40
Ten Oil
10.00
11
MISCELLANEOUS IMPORTS.
HONGKONG, 16to February.-The prices ruling are as follows:-
"
"
17
per bale $90.00 to $128.00 140.00 to 160.00 160.00 to 165.00 167.50 to 175.00 180,00 to 190.00
COTTON YARN—
Bombay-Nos. 10 to 20, English-Nos. 16 to 24, 22 to 24, 28 to 32, 38 to 42, Reported sales 9,000 bales. COTTON PIECE Goops-**
Grey Shirtings-6 lbs. 7 lbs. 8.4 lbs.
3.00 to 4.00 9 to 10 lbs. ... 4.10 to 5.30 White Shirtings+54 to 58 rd. 2.80 to 3.00 58 to 60 3.10 to 3.60 64 to 66 3.80 to 5.40 Fine..
6.10 to 8.00 Book-folds 5.30 to 8.10 Victoria Lawns-12 yards 0.80 to 1.00 T-Cloths-8lbs. (32 in.), Ord'y. 2.20 to
"J
7lbs. (32
"
).
"
6lbs. (32
T1
), Mexs. 2.25 },
2.90
2.70 to
to to
2.30 3.00
2.70 3.20 3.80
7lbs. (32,,
8 to 8.4 oz., (36 in.)3.25 to Drills, English-40 yds., 135.10 to 8.00
FANCY COTTONS—
to 14 lbs.
Turkey Red Shirtings—1] to
8 lbs.
}
1.70 to 3.75
Gallnuts, usual shape
Do. Plum do.
Tobacco, Tingchow
Do. Wongkong
Black Bristles
Feathers, Grey and/or White Duck
Wild Duck
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**
Turmeric Sesamum Seed Sesamum Seed Oil
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Per P. & O. steamer Arcadia, sailed on 10th February. For London:-1 case silks, 9 boxes silver and gold, 3 packages sundries, 3 cases cigars, 4 cases hats, 3 cases china ink, 17 packages private For For Marseilles:-2 cases silk. effects. Glasgow:-1 case China vases. For Manchester: For Buenos Ayres -116 bales waste silk.
1 case embroidery. For Lyons:-10 bales raw silk. For Marseilles:-5 cases feathers.
Per P. & O. steamer Japan, sailed on 14th Feb. For Hamburg-10 cases cigars. For Liverpool : -100 bales hemp. For Manchester :--51 bales waste silk. For Copenhagen :-122 rolls mats and matting. For London :-3 cases hats, 1,210 bales hemp, 103 chests tea (from Foochow), 65 cases camphor, 15 cases private effects, curios, &c., 77 rolls mats and matting) 3 cases silks,
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