LEAD-LB... ty ose FLINT STONES, if 4.5 Japanese and Common Brands, COALS.—No change to report, full supplies, but holders prefer landing to accepting the rates offered, The supply of native Coal FREIGHTS.—There has been some enquiry for Newchwang to the South, and 27 cents is about the rate, but other coast business is dull. corron.—s favourable, sales have cuffered a decline. Our quotations to-day are nominal rather, and there is little disposition on the part of the trade lies of the new crop have'been coming in from the country quite freely, and the advices from the Outports not being very to operate at the drop.
EXCHANGE is unsettled, but rates are slightly higher, afair amount of Bank paper on London having been sold early in the week at 5s. 11d., and of Mercantil 5s. 114d. a 68. L1}d. A. fow transactions Have since been effected at {d. decline. On India, there has been scarcely any business done, and rates are nominally 3073 @ 308}. On Hongkong, a further advance has been established, and.
sales of Bank drafts have been made at 27} on demand, whilst private bills have been placed at 27] a 28 at 30 days' sight.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.