Taw continues to be enquired for and is saleable at Te. £9.50 per pecal for best chops.
Saxpatwoop.—Holders have given way 50c. @ 1 mace per pecul to induce business; small sales have resulted.
Prrrer maintains its high value owing to demand for the river ports.
Leap.—A few sales are recorded @ Tls. 4.55 cash for L. B.
Svcar.—Without change but saleable at quotations. Imports' since 21st November—White 14,798 peculs, Brown 31,755 peculs. Exporte—White 8,191 peculs, Brown 12,818 peculs.
EXCHANGE has recovered, and we quote rates about 3d. higher than for French mail. Bank paper, 6 months sight, 6/1}. First close erects to Banks, 6/4, to Private buyers, 6/1}, Private and Documentary 6a 6/14. On India, Bonibay and Calcutta Bank 3 days 306. On Hongkong, Bank, demand 27} discount. Private, 15 days 273 discount. "Mexican dollars, Sh. Tls. 74.80 per 100.
Treasure imported from Ist January Tls. 24,321,534, against last year Ts. 23,643,366. Exported Tls. 16,260,022, against Tls. 15,458,374.
COAL.—No particular changes to note; rates have been well maintained but for Chinese account there has been less activity.
Cardiff: Sales from ship here have been effected at Tls. 11.5.0, and to arrive at Tls. 12.0.0 by the cargo, with fair demand for early arrivals.
English: Rates have remained unchanged, but without arrivals, are quite nominal, American: Rates are unchanged, without arrivals or transactions for Chinese account.
Australian: The market continues weak for Chinese buyers, and their demands for Sydney have almost ceased. A cargo of Bulli was close on arrival at private terms. Newcastles are nominally at last figares, but without arrivals or transactions.
Japan: The only arrivals have been of Karatz for Chinese account, sold at Tls. 6.7.0 @ 6.7.5 per ton. The demand has become less active Formosa: Without arrivals or transactions, the market is, at Jast going rates, nominal.
Arrivals for November 5,374 tons. Against in 1870, 4,575 tons.
Average price of Cardiff Tls. 11.75, same time 1870, 9°50.
do. do, English Tls. 9.75, same time 1870, 7.25.
do. do, American Tls. 15.00 same time 1870, 9.75.
FREIGHTS have improved. The demand for Keelung, Nagasaki and Southern Ports of China continues, For Swatow 30 cents Bicol, Nagasaki $1.50 to 3.75 per ton, For London the Boreais is engaged fil at £3 per ton of 60 for, Achile et, via Foochow at 40 feet, New York rates £3,10 to 3.15 per ton of 40 feet,
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