COALS.—Little or no change—the demand is very slight, and only native coal is enquired for at very low rates.
FREIGHTS.—tho freight market is extremely dull, and considerable has left secking. The chief business has beau for Japan and back, at $2.95 per ton. For London, £3 per ton for sailing vessel 90 foet, and £4 for steamer 40 fect. For New York, '£3, 10s. of 40 feet.
COTTON,—Trade in Cotton has almost ceased for the time being. The daily receipts at the Hongs are next to nothing. Prices have not changed during the week, EXCHANGE.—Rates for Bank drafts on London have remained steady at 5s. 104d. a 5s. 103d. with only a very limited demand, but a moderate business has been done in private paper at 5s. 10Jd. a ds. Lid. The supply, however, has latterly diminished, and quotations generally are weak, closing as undernoted. On India, transactions have been on a large scale at Its. 308 " 310. On Hongkong, there has een no business of any importance, and rates remain at 26 a 26} and 263 for Bank and Mercantile bills respectively.
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