PIECE GOODS.—Very little has been stirring in the market the last week, dear money may have again interfered with business, but that did not lat all the week, and although with the present forward as they might, News from the Outports is considered as to prices satisfactory, there are complaint of heavy rains at immpeoved rate of Fcchange importers are willing sellers, buyers do not come Pientsin, and consequently little doing, hut rain in the North is what is wanted at this time of the year, and the resuls for the future should re beneficial; indeed, the crops of alnnest everything in Cina are apparently in a flourishing state so far. War with Russia la apparently not believed in by the majority of the Chinese, ur else they fail to see the evils that miglio resuit from it.
Grey Shirtings of the best quality have saleshle, quotations are however rather lower, common qualities are not wantd, overatrong, American Drills have also been welling at previous rates, other goods have been la very little demand, and the speculative and at Auction have again declined; for 7-1b. ''-'loths there has been a fair demand, hut some qualities are dull, and prices are nut demand for Woollens has fallen off again.
Besides the English and French mail steamers, the Antenor and Glenfinlas ave arrived from England, Grey Suintixas, 8}-1bs,—Sales reported are 50,000 picces of Hand and Branch at £1.80, Dewhurst's Exzle at £1.76} to 1.78}, Steamer at £1.62, Swan at 1.61, Lion and Flog and Green Stay at 1.57, One-Feather at £1.56, and Que-Man at 1.45, The only demand has been for best Shirtings, of which there are scarcely any offering, except Dewhurst's and Hand and Branch, {quotations for the former are lower by 1 to candareens, small lots of Medium Shirtings have been selling, and the Auctions have sufficiently supplied the enquiry for common goods, which are again somewhat lower,—A sale of 3,000 pieces Horse at 'F1.23 is quoted, the weight has not been much enquired for.
6-lbs.—No demand, Very few are here, and they are held for higher rates, ordinary qualities are much asked for, a few Monster auld ab 2.12.
'T. Cuorns, 7-lbs.—Sales reported are 22,000 pieces of No. 1 Woman at £11, Blue Dragon at £1.35, Stag VW at F137}, Bye at 1.36, Blue Butterfly at F1.34, Blue Stay FP, Her Flag LIDS, and Steamer at F132}, Gold Three-Man at FL314, Blue Pagoda at 'F131, Blue Star at £1.30, Red Anchor at £1.29, Sea Lion at £1.23, Warrior at F121, Two-Cash and Red Globe at £1.20, For the better classes of Mexicans there has been a fair demand at unchanged rates, but the commoner kinds are bard to place, and prices for such are not strong. The Auction rates are lower, 6 and §-Ibs.—No sales of the former, and of the latter 1,900 pieces Lion and Flag sold at '¥1.43.
Warre SrnriN¢s.—The only sales reported are 4,500 pieces Blue T'wo-Dragon at T1.924, and Stag at £1.89}, Then has been only a moderate demand, and the Auction rate is a little lower, Darsis.—Of English, 1,200 pieces Warrior sold at £1.88, The demand has fallen off, and prices are not so strong.
.an, 7,500 pieces were placed at 2.875 for Pepperell, and 'f2.$25 for Massachuesotts, Phere is a moderate demand, and prices are steady.
Massachusetts, and 'F245 for Eagle W. pi Sueerinas,—The only sale of English reported is 200 pieces 14-lbs, Dragon at 5, and of American, 1,350 pis at 2.82) for sale of 1,500 pieces 'I'wo-Feather at £1.72} is reported, and 500 pieces Peacock at 1.53, are firm, but there is not much doing.
Fancy Corroxs.—Turkey Red Cambrics are weak; no further sales of Velvets ara reported. Of Blue Handkerchiefs, 2,200 doz sola 2.90 for Horse, and also 250 pieers Blue Twills at £2.25 for Tree. h. Cashmeres have been aot and 1,600 good patterns roslised £2.02}. Gentian Shirtings were vold to the extent of Woottexs.—Camlots are again lower, having fallen at Auction, Long Ells also have gone hack 1 mace at Aucti and the enquiry has fallen off.
Stripes are lower again, the Auction prices being candareen to 1 candareen down, Medium still selling, 210 picces realised 0.974 for Stag, and £0.80 for Gold Elephant. A speculative enquiry continues for Figured at low rates, 2,400 pivcus old at £3.05 for Three-Sheep, and '£3.00 for Two-Duck, Plain Lustres, Crape Lastings, &¢., continue
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