Tapat 2.0.4 6.3.0 Engagements.—Onion, British barque, 581 tons, Chefoo to Swatow,—lay days—$0.32 per picul; Ariel, British barque, 353 tons, Shanghai to Kol 10 lay days—$1,125.00 in full; Parana, French schooner, 265 tons, Monthly Charter, (3.44 months),—lay days, $1,050.00 per mouth.
COTON.—Greater firmness—more especially for Gnesi staple—with, however, no alteration or improvement on the rates current last analls is the cbaractertic of the market to-day. Whence this trinness springs la rather inexplicable, as the Hankow or Szechuen dealers are Known to have lost upon their late purchases, and stocks in Japan are very heavy, with some difficulty in selling there, A fair business in the article for the southern markets has been done.
1g quotation is 5s. 9)d., both for Credits and Documents. For Rupees, there is a fair demand for wire at 3024, but there has not Ra rather firmer, mos of the Banks being willing to draw at Gs. 90, Credits have been placed at Se. Od. but the been much done. On Hongkong, the rate closer at 26j for Bank paper.
PRiVES OF BULLION, Ti. Mexrcaw Doutans.—73.75 Tle. per 100 Dollars.
Paxix Gor Bans.—98 Ton: Shanghai Currency per Ox Paris. ai Currency per 100 Tle, Credits, at 6 months sig!
Hail ight, Bills with Documents, 6 m/s.
Caxton Svoxx,—109.5.0 Taels Shanghai Currency per 100 Taele bena—ce 303 {2100 Bar Sruven.—908 Touch or 174 Betterness, Tls. 111.30 Shanghai Canton weight (nom Ox Hoxoxoxo,—Bank hills, demand, 264 per cent. discount. Currency per 100 Taels, Canton weight.
Private Bills, at 15 days' sight, 278 per cent. disc. Corrmn Casw.—1,595 per Tael.
Invennst.—7i @ 9 per cent, per annum on first-class securities, be) a 6 5 ive een ady molerken Imports are, per mail steamer Golconda, 805 chests Matta and 261 chesta Patna and Benares.
Sis Gur Inst issue, 16th instant, there has been a fair amount of business done in Malwa, but transactions in Patna Malwa.—The market at date of our Last was not open, but sales were made shortly afterwards at Tis, 434 por picul, for first quality doug, New, "This rate, howerer, was not maintained. Salon, during the fortnight, have Been Shoat 209 chee st arch 430 per picul for best New drug; inferior kinds according to quality. The estimated stock is 2,363; bargained opium. ae x en sist eindeite scale, and prices have remained pretty steady throughout. The market, however, closes rather w Patna was last quoted, New, Tls. 453 cash, and Tis. ssactions in this tin, ae en ely 02 eae 444 time. Tran 8 description have been only on a modore Md.. The estitnated stock of Patna and Benares is 1,830.
Receipts since Sak on 16th Dowwdlee ¢sseseinccvereesnpierne MALTAG oe Chests, Parma, 1,051 Che Deliveries from 16th December... " 99 " 380" Total. " 32724 ay " 2,210
Present Stock " 23635 " 1,830"
Bargained Opium...
1.250 Chests, pens Highest, Lowest. Closing Price.
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