The Archive · 1869

News of the

J. ROSS BROWNE

Siscz our last issue we have had no Mail from Europe or America, but the following commercial telegrams have been received via Kiachta Chamber of Commerce Telegrain.—London, 12th October; 1869 Grey Shirtings, 10/9, Export to Shan yds. for month; Tea, Very-depressed; Silk, 2 tendency, Ked Pea cocks 234, No. 3 Ts: Dollars, 591.; American Tea, Quiet; Ameri 74% American Gold, 1303; Discount, 23%.

Grant's Telegraphic Circular.- London, 12th October 1869: Silk Market flat at Gi. reduction, Deliveries of Silk last month mizht thousand nine hundred and tive bales, Stock of Silk in London Warehouse 24,800 bales. New Kaisows 14d. to 18iL., fair comm Congou 12}, Market depressed. Deliveries of Tea during last month, 12,388,239 lbs, Stock of Tea in London Warehouses, 66,000,000; 841b. Grey Shirtings 10s. 9d. 7b. T-Cloths 83. 9.; No. 20 Water Twist 15d. stea Bengal Cotton 8d; Dhollerah 94; Middling Orleans 12jd., buyers scarce; Export of factured Cotton to Shangiai last mouth, 9, rds, Consols 93}; Mexican Dollars 3 Bar rer GOYd; Bank Kate 24 per cent. American Exchange 108 Gold 130]; Drills 174; Tea, quiet.

The past week has been again a series of holidays, and as usual on such occasions we have almost nothing to record, the attention of those who have not gone on country excursions being devoted to the Races, We give on another page a list of the winners. The weather, with the exception of a shower on the second day, was fine, and themecting passed off well, although the racing was somewhat tamer than usual.

The light on Gutzlaff is at last shown. It is a fixed white light of the third order and in clear weather is supposed to be visible twenty miles. It seems to be 'a success, as one of the river steamers carried it with her to half way between the lightship and the Kintoan beacon—about 26 miles.

The Customs cruiser Kwashing has, we believe, left port in order to make a survey of the proposed. new channel from Bush Island to Shab-wei-shan and report its navigability for steamers. If satisfactory the vessels on the Northern route would use that passage and thus shorten their journey by about fifteen miles.

In our last issue we mentioned the arrival at London ofthe first of the Tea clippers, the Titania, from Shanghai. We now hear of telegrams announcing the arrival of geveral of the vessels from Foochow, namely

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