Toy FLartgs—ad' i. er Box 5.9.5 a 6.0.0 1180 mally, <a ce W200 IRON WIRK—No. 17 nominal °° Pel. 6.5.0 a 6.7.5 5.7.0 a 1o,35 so demand 3a 860 S00 STRAITS TIN—Fong Hing is 0 @ 5.0.0 4 Foke Chok 4 0 a 460 4 Common Chop 0 a 2 4400 STEEL 0a F680 Rrown—Swatow, Best 8.0.0 aniboo 1400 4.4.5 Comon 2604 JAPAN COPPRR—Finger ween @ vy Canton, " 3.0.0 a Slaly eat. 18.80 @ 19.0.0 Se Gonimin' 2 Bh0@ HOOP ION 3004 li. <White n 1600.@ Ore. 1750 a PEPPER—Black 1 25a PIG IKON 24.0.0 a RATTANS—Common " 2800 NA pater pean es get to fine " ace a awes' Best 7.0 a " 2.0 a H, Rogers, Sous & Ca, 25.5 a 26.0 SAPAN WOOD—3 pieces tothe picul 2804 Belgian, 2304 235 fas ein 1800 MIN, Grown 2454 2.5.0 SANDALWOOD—South Sen n S85@ Bar—Davves 280.4 3.0.0 Timor n go0@ Lap B i 6.0.5 @ i 4 0.7.0 a Round Bf 800 805 emanate n iggoe Japanese &Comnion Branca mult ace FLINT STONES, % soe COTTON,—No sale has been announced this week, atid the hongs are afraid to contract in view of the uncertainty prevailing as to the cxtent of damage caused by the Late rains. Runners have returned from the country, and in the ing crops have suffered far more severely than was at first rumoured. The whole of this province—so to 8 ho land has been soured and the plants rotted, and one authority—an inter i a that the yield will be Jess than half of what last year's crop; ho.adds, that the cereals are also paced way, and to such a degree, that the natives have represented to the Che-hsien of Shanghai the probability of scarcity of rice, this autumn, BXCHANGE.—The market has been exceedingly quiet during the past week, and rates are again a shade lower, Bank paper is quoted '74d., and Documentary bills 5s, 84d. a 5s. 84d. The business for t i has been small. 305 for Demand drafts. A few transactions were reported early in the week at Rs. 305) 8, On Hongkong 274 per cent, discount. The business reported is very trifling.
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