14
COMMERCIAL.
The Kobe Market Report, published under the drection of the Kobe Foreign Board of Trade, and dated Kobe, Hiogo, December 1907, states :——
IMPORTS.
Cotton.-American.-Prices during the early part of the fortnight were somewhat firm in view of the output of crop being anticipated at less than 11,500,000 bales. The official estimate, however, issue on the 10th inst,, reporting 11,678,000 bales caused a decline of yen 1 per picul the same day. The demand, nevertheless, which is expected to exceed the output, is causing holders of "spot" to hesitate to sell at current prices in consequence of which "forward" quotations show upward ten- dency, and close yen 35 for middling. "Spot" is nominal at yen 31,50. Indian.-Owing to com- paratively high rates ruling, no fresh business is reported, excepting the covering of short-sales by speculators. "Spot" remains dull due to the serious decline in prices of Yarn. Best Broach closes at Y30, Akola Khamguam at Y21, Bongal at Y22,50, Chinese. Both “forward" and "spot" business has been small, owing to the unsettled state of the money market. Best is quoted at Y22.50. Shirtings. Market dull, local quotations lower and clearances unsatisfactory for the time of the year. Cotton Goods and Fancies. —A little sporadic business reported at lower prices, but market generally is dull. Worsteds and Woollens.-The local market is very depressed. Buyers are holding back orders un account of a weaker feeling in the home wool markets. Metals. - Market more active and some business is reported. Sugar.- Beet.-Market very quiet, scarcely anything doing Cane.-Raw.--There has been a some · hat hatter .demand on the market since our last advices. Muscovados Rasis Polarisa ina 96 per cent Colour average 124 D.S. is to-day quoted at yon 5.80 to yen 5.30 1 per picul C, FL. Osaka Refined The Osaka Refinery held auctions on the 3rd and 18th in tant. At the first sale 11,800 bags were offered and 10,300 bags were sold at an advance of 10/13 sen. At the second auction,' 6,000 bags were offered and 5,000 bags were sold at an advance of from 3 taksen. Rice.-Unchanged.
EXPORTS,
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
COTTON PIRCE Goons-No change; Market
quiet.
per piece Grey Shirtings-7 lbs....... $2.45 to $2.65
8.4 lbs.
9 to 10 lbs.
3.10 to 3.95 to
White Shirtings-54 to 56 rd. 2.80 t›
58 to 60
4.05 5.25 3.85
3.35 to
4.10
64 to 66 Fine
4.10 to
5.65
"
4.55 to
9.03
6.76
Book-fulds 3.25 to
-
to
V
Victoria Lawns-12 yards T-Cloths-6 lbs. 32 in. (Ord'y) 1.95 to
8 to 8.4 oz., 36 in. 3.15 to
4.45 to
Drills, English-40 yds.,
January 6, 1908]
Per P. & O. streamner Delta, mailed on 22th Dec., 1907 For Manchester:-227 bales waste silk. For Liverpool: -1,900 bales hemp. For London 8 cases silk goods, 14 bales fancy goods 3 bla blankets & carpets, 1 case cigars, 381 bales waste silk, lbox books, 6 cases hats and 1 case porcelain. For St. Etienne-10 bales raw silk. For St. Chamond: - 14 hales raw silk. For Lyons:-174 bales raw silk. Marseilles:-86 bales raw silk. 250 bales waste silk and 67 bales pierced cocoons,
AMOY CUSTOMS RETURNS. The Amoy Gazette and Shipping Report has the following list of the principal goods passed through the Amoy Customs House, 30th December 1907.
7 lbs. 32..
2.05 to
2.20 3.30
5
6 lbs. 32,, Mexs).
**1
214
7 lbs. 32
2.55 to
3.30
**
4.00
IMPORTS. GOODS.
5.25
QUANTITY
Cutton Raw, Indian.
pls.
*
JJ
Native Yarn
224
544
F1
pcs. 1,010
1,175
1,250
"
151
30
131 to 14 FANCY COTTON-No change ; Market quiet.
per piece $1.80 to $4.40 per yard
Turkey Red Shirtings-14 to
Brocades-Dyed. Chintzes Assorted Velvets-Black, 22 in., Velveteens-18 in.,.
6 lbs.
.$0.10 to $0.13
0.07 to 0.30 0.23 to 0.43 01.22 to 0.23
per doz.
Handkerchiefs-Imitation Silk 30,50 to $1.10 WOOLLENS-No change ; Market quiet.
per yard
Spanish Stripes-Sundry chops $0.70 to $2.00
German,
Hahit, Medium & Broad Cloths, Long Ells-Scarlet, 7-10 lbs...
Assorted..
Camlets-Assorted...
4.59 0.75
i 35 to 3.19
per pince $0 35 to $9.00
6.30 to 9.13 10.00 to 31.00
Lastings-30 yds, 31 inches 12.50 to 19.00
Åssorted
Orleans - Plain.......
11.00
per Th.
Blankets-8 to 12 11s. METALS-
$0 70 to $1.60 Prpicul.
$3.84
Tron-Nail Rod
Square, Flat, R and Bar (Eng.)... 3.70 Swedish Bar Small Round Rod
Apricot Borax
Cassia
(lores
Shirtings, Grey
T-Cloths
Shirtings, White
T. Red Shirtings Drills.
19
Shirtings Dyed, Brocades.
Dyed
19
Damasks
Camlets
Lasting. Spanish Stripes Lustres, Figured. Lead in Pigs Tin in Slabs.. Iron Nail Rod Quicksilver Iron, Old Ironwire Rice
Opium, Patna
Sandalwood
Rattans...
++
+
10
yds.
"
pls.
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+1
"
1,406
+
Benares
Persian
Malwa
Szechuen Yunnan
20
"
1
2,572
13
12,177
**
4,220
72,768
208
pca. 14,6 0 ..gals.
Kiangsu.
3.9
Sesamum Speed
4.20
Sapanwood
HONGKONG QUOTATIONS.
Hongkong, 34th December, 1907.
Wheat
Flour
$ 161to
Beancake
$ 15
16
Beans and Pous
$ 19
20
Bicho de Mer
$ 23
32
Mats, Tea
$10x1
Oil, Kerosene American
$123
140
Borneo in bulk
Fennel Seed
$ 91
Russian
$ 2
Sumitra
$13
Bulk.
$ 16
CORl
$ 25
Olibanum
$ 2
23
Tobacco Leaf Vermicelli
tons. pls.
20 329 1,701
Oil Sandalwood
Rosa Cassia.
$145
250
EXPORTS.
+
$ 54
11
150
Sugar White
pls.
$265
Brown
Cow Bezoar
Copper, Business still impracticable, sellers are not inclined yet to reduce prices to the level of home values. Fish il-Market inactive with very little enquiry, 70) cases Herring reported to have changed hands at quotation. To-day's prices are -Sardine yen 7.50; Shark yen 8.50; Cod yen 9.50; Whale yen 9.00 per 100 kin. Rice. - Un- changed. Cotton Yarn. - Owing to the further fall in price of Silver, which stands lid. lower then last reported, and to the continued financial Camphor depression, the market is quite dead. Fresh forward business is absent and the shipment of contracted goods is being withheld, this, coupled with the report that Yarn is being shipped back from Shanghai, has brought quotations down to a level that has not been experienced for about three years, and which shows a loss on present cost of IA W material for some spinning2. Vegetable Wax.-Market weak with downward tendency. Matting. Stocks continue to be scarce and in consequence prices have been well maintained. Straw Braid-Our market continued to show signs of weakness through out the period under review, and in consequence quotations ruled a trifle easier all round. Chip Braid. Prices were a little easier during the past fortnight, and fair settlements have been reported of certain descrip-
tions.
OPIUM.
HONGKONG, January 3r Quotations are:-Allowance net to 1 catty.
Galangal Grapes Kismis Glue
Raisins Senua Leaves Sandalwood Saltpetre
$ 9
"}
"
Candy Hemp Bags
$ 6
9
1
$ 30
37
11
11
§ 12
15
MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS.
HANKOW, 4th Jan., 1908. -The prices quote 1 are for the not shipping weight exclu ling cost of packing for export :-
Cowhides, Best Selected.
Sacking
Paper I Quality
TI
Tobacco, Prepared
Kittysols (umbrellas)
219
14
pcs.
3,700
pls.
71
102
36
рса.
انارة
Hop to 1 in.
Wire, 18 23 oz.
9.50
Per picul
Wire Rope, Old....
3.00
.Tls. 27.50
Malwa New
.$920 to
per picul.
Malwa Old
.$960 to
du.
Malwa Older
$1000 tu
du.
Goatskins, untanned, chiefly white
colour.............
Malwa Very Old
$1010 to
do.
Persian Fine Quality ..$750
to
do.
Persian Extra Fine ..$530 to
Do. Seconds
Buffalo hides, Best selected
Buffalo Horns, average 3 lbs, each White China Grass, Wuchang and or
Poochi...
Lead, L. B. & Co. and Hole Chop
Australian
11.20
11.20
21.50
+
23.00
SHARE
14
30.00 7.30
זי
do.
Patna New
.$9371 to
per chest.
Patna Old
$935 to
WhiteChina@irass, Sinshan and orChayu Green China Grass, Szechuen
10.50 9.60
**
da,
*
Benares New
Jute..
4 20
$915 to .$- to
do.
**
Benares Old
MISCELLANEOUS IMPORTS
HONGKONG, December, 1907 Market continues dull and prices have declined slightly all round owing to no demand from the interior. Quotations are :-No, 108 at $69 to $99, No. 16s, at $91 to $129, and No. 20s. at $94 to $136.
|
White Vegetable Tallow, Mongyu Green Vegetable Tallow, Kiyu.. Animal Tallow Gallnuts, usual shape Gallnuts, plum do. Tobacco, Tingchow
Tobacco, Wongkong Turmeric
Sesamum Seed Sesamum Seed Oil
Bombay-Nos. 10 to 208 ... English-Nos. 16 to 24,
to
to
22 to 24,
to
31
28 to 82,
to
"
88 to 42,
to
Tea Oil
Wood Oil
do.
White Vegetable Tallow, Kinchow White Vegetable Tallow, Pingehew
and/or Macheng
10.40
18 28 U12
10.30
1473
*
8.80
•
REPORTS.
Mesars. J. P. Bisset & Co.'s Share Report for the week ending 26th December, 1907, states: -— The December Settlement taking place on the 20th instant brought business for this year prac. tically to a close, and the Christmas holidays on the 25th and 26th account for the very small volume put though. Bank«.-Hʊngkong and Shanghai Banks. We have to report a further advance to $750 for the old shares and $745 for the new.
Insurance. -Union Insurance Shares have changed hands at $810 and there are further buyers. Yangtsze Insurance. The old shares are wanted at $148; new at $135. Shipping.-Indo- China S. N. Co. Sales are reported at Ths. 30} for the preferred and Tls. 20; for the deferred shares, For March Tls, 31; and Tls. 211 repectively. Shares have Shanghai Tag & Lighter ('o changed hands at Tls. 15 fur the ordinary with buyers at this figure The preference are still on offer at Tis. 50. Docks and Wharvei,—There has been some inquiry for the Shanghai Dock &
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