Annivats.—Tho P, & O. steamship Gwalior, with the London mails of 3rd March, and the steamship Agamemnon, from Liverpool.
PIECE GOODS.—We have but little of a cheerful character to announce to-day, notwithstanding that nine days have passed since the issue of last report, The Piece Goods market has been depressed throughout, and at the close it finds importers wondering if ti is to last,—if improvement is ever, or never coming," and yet the interval betwixt this and 12th instant has not been altogether lifeless. having changed ownership during its continuance. Good medium 7 and Sr-ibe. goods have likewise been in request, the latter, when There has been a demand for Heavy Grey Shirtings—transient, certainly, but rather extensive in its result—upwards of 30,000 pi found, commanding up to Tls. 1.80 per piece. That rate, however, is exceptional, the wants of buyers turning strongly and principally on Tis, 1.74 a 1.76 cargo, of which the stocks are almost nil; and it is with the utmost difficulty they have been induced to lower or better makes, although offered to them at lower than those last quoted. Consequently the busi in 84-Ibs small, the estimated aggregate being only 20,000 pieces, for similar reasons—the want of a partioulae class at a particular rate, there'has not been much done in 7-Ibs., say 10,000 pieces at Tls. 1.45 a 1.46 per piece. The sales of 10-lbs. consist for the most part of Dewhurat's Aagle which has realised frown Tis,'2.48 a 2.52 per piece, Other good chops and fine cloth have sold for lia, 240 ¢ 245, and Tis, 2.55 per piece waa given for Tai-we best Stag. 6-1bs, are lower in value and in little favor.
White Shirtings.—52-reed has been asked for, as have also 56, 60 and the lower descriptions of G4-reeds, but, with the exception small transaction in Dewhurst's 60s. at Tls. 1.85 and the 1,000 pieces 64s, sold at auction yesterday, there is scarcely any busine 4 Thomson & Co.'s green Lion and Jag quality, which the latter object to do\at present, record, The lower counts are out of stock and buyers are struggling to get sellers to accept is. 1.86 a 1.87 per piece for Stewart
'{P-Cloths.—Almost unsaleable.—Occasionally " buyer turns up and takes 1,000 a 2,000 pieces of a special chop, and on that even he demands and receives a reduction in each succeeding transaction,, Thus quotations for all weights are purely nominal, Drille.-About 2,500 pieces, Americas Drills (Dragon and Cock chops in equal proportions) ave been sul, the former at Ti. 2.0.0, and the latter at Tls. 2.9.5 per piece, In English cloth the business has confined to small lots of ordinary' makes at Tis, 212 a 2.16 per piece for 14-ibs., and Tis, 2,22 a 2.23 for 15-lbs. Low offers have been made for Dutch, but declined, Joans and Sheotings.—No transactions in either article reported, wi en a few hundred pieces of assorted Chintzes, Fancy Cashmeres, Dimities and Adrianoples, at lower prices generally do not call for any special comment, Blue Handkerchiefs continue to find merchants amongst our local traders, speaking, There is hardly anything doing for re-exportation to the Outports.
Woollens,—The usual Tuesday auction (Kin-ming) did not take place this week, neither have there been any private sales of C.P.H.
chops since last ma left, consequently the quotations given Uelow are not much to be reli upon. Yesterday, however, happened be the Centenary—or one hundredth aale—of the Y'ven Fong institute, and the result thereof will be found undernoted, In honor of the buyers were regaled with champagne, but even that treat did not elevate their bids, for Camlets just held their own og 13th inst,, while Long Ells and Spanish Stripes shewed a decline. On the afternoon of the 19th inst., there was an ad auction, at which 400 pieces Camlets (Heugh Dunlop & Co.'s Lion chop) were disposed of at an average rate of Tis.
(Scarlet 300 picees, at Ti, 12.57 a 12.08; Green 20 pieces, ab Ts. 12.62); Ash 30 pieces, at Us, 10.60; Mauve 20 \d Yellow 30 pieces, at Tls. 10.50 per piece); also 40 pieces of Orange Lastings at Tis, 9.50, and 500 pieces Plain Is, 3.55 per piece; and at the same sale there were 1,900 pieces of Junk chop Bf-lbs. Grey Shirtings placed at Tis, 1, down to Tis, 1.56 waa the closing rate.
Outports.—The same story comes from all.' Dealers are waiting until they see whether prices at Shanghai have reached their lowest."
CutsKIANG has been blessed with copious showers; but at Trextsix prayers for a more plentiful supply of rain had been offered up, and with a view to bringing the Sux and the other powers of the air to reason, the authorities had closed the South gate of the city againat all comers and goers, From Jaax there is nothing of interest to hand. tear at.—_[DatkBi|Geotian. ree. Orings. auh. White, Parle Black 14.0.0 1340 128.0 13.4.0 Long 6.5.0 6.8.0 710 6.7.5 nae Spanish Stripes, 0.5.7 0.6.1 0.6.0 0.5.4 0.5.3] 0.5.2 12.00 12.8.0 12.2.0 7.0.0 6.0.0 0.5.0 0.5.2
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