maura Patna Benante. Panstax, sorted and stored on board Recalving Vests Chan. Ongete,—Welent. Chats iced hulk eke ssu Sonkd we Peuels: cee aported and transhipped for re-exportati Recotving Vessels or landed Total.
Landed from Retoiving Vessels anil intemted ciety for Laval consumption) a By-Exeonrap from board Receiving Vessel:
Kiukiang. Hankow, Obefoo, Tientain. [Newchwang, Nivgpo. Wenchow. Hongkong. Swatom, chia. Wghtlobts, Webt clite, Wabt, at \Chta, Weht.jcbte, Webt|Chts, Weht\Chts, Weht|Chts, Wgbt|Chts, 2 ler ear COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, SuaxouAr, 2tth November, 1885, PIECE GOODS,—The'most cheerfully constituted of importers, out of the elements at their command, will fied a difficulty in framing, an tit t picture for home presentation by this mail more jocundly 6 Mark Ta} lively, but in reality none auctioneers can rely crow over their exploits of last-weel brightened their business hours since this day weel tthe close scarcely is there a ray of hops to illumine their proape contain dealers are instructed to buy only where "cheapness" is to be found, but, looking to their paltry settlements and to the dipouiton of holders, the outsider is fored to one or other oF both of these conclusion, vir, Ut they must bbe.very bard to!
iat_acore, or that their wants i urgent. As to the first, the sellers who would scare, with ov firmness, a reasonable man from his door at this present does not exist; and with regard to the second, it culated ch additions as are already bought here and will be forwarded thither during the mext ton d or 80 while navigation remains open, mut to carry that market antely and well over close time." Chefoo too has orders on market for execution, but her emissaries me "on the oh Moreover, the demand fro ug haa slackened, and the I atmosphere of Hankow is dense and im t the outlook is far-from promising, and, until the buying against the re-opening of the north Home telegrams continue reporting fiemneas in Manchest roy Bhirtings.—8i-lbe.—Aggregate of business declared:—22,000 pieces, Quotations—from sales Yellow Stag Hend $1.26, Rel Lion and Flag 1.414, Red Rhinoceros and Red-Cormorant T1:42, Red Stag Heat 1.46}, Blue Double Stag and Red Pagoda $1.48, Red Joss '¥1.50, Double Ked Lion.and Flag ¥1.58, and Hagle and XX'E1 643 and' F1.69 per-piece. Sellers prepovderate on the market at the clove and yet prices in private are fairly steady.
Steamer at 1.084 per piece. bei ug whatever had transpired in respect of Gibs, or 12ibe. the particulars of only 1,750 pieces (1,500 pieces Unicorn at £1.88 and 250 pieces Zagle at 1,92), hed White Shirtings Nog til anxious to realise, Drills.—American P.4.C, 0 would command 2.60 per picot, but for other chops, or for English goods, enquiry this week has scarcely been experienced.—The only business to report under this heading is 150 pieces M, M, at ¥2.514 per piece. Foans.—Two litre ote, making together 1,000 pieces of Huglish at £1,374 per piece have been booked, Lut neither the American nor the Dutch article has been oaked for, Shootings.—Business continues restricted to the American fabric and oven that exhibits but a sorry show to-day—only 6,400 pieces far as reports go—with quotations in the main as before—or say ¥2.35 for the Boott Cock and $2,174 for Bogle No. 6.
Cloths,—A small trade has been done for the north in the commoner descriptions of 7-Ibs. at from 0,88 for T'-Clothe counts, to F1,00 F1,07 for low to fair mexicans, For the higher qualities there has been no market, Cotton Yarn.—Buying in 16s. and 20s, Bombay for Chefoo continues, and supplies being limited, late prices are steadily maintained, but tellers are Guable to establish any advance, ed Dragon, Blue Fah and Key chops 16+. have been sold st $55, B544 and 358 yer bale, and 20s, ro been done at ¥58 for Anglo Indian, £5732 for Empress and Four Aten, and £54} for Une Gold Man, The disposal of Bnglish Yarn continues a matter of diffctlty.
Fensy—The market generally is said by those who should know to be in a healthy state, but the outside public given but of useless as a guide to the general holder.
to judge from, their only sight into it this week being an occasional lot of Turkey Reds 7'-Cloths, a special sort of a thing, and Woollens.—Spanish Stripes, and particularly the commoner descriptions, are unsaleable, Russian Cloths—200 pieces assorted Lave found buyer at F174 per piece. have continued in request, Lat the partioulare of only " small business have been disclosed, The re-exporta as shown by the Customs Gazette are mainly composed of former indents. Long Ells.—There is no change to note of this market, The demand still runs ov special chops that are atill saleable at fancy prices, and Cumletajare in a very similar condition, only in those buyers experience leas difficulty in supplying their wants, and pricsa are hardly so aff or favorable asin the ase of Lony Bilo In Figured Orleans the businees passing is almost wholly special and dace not transpire, Motals.—Mesars, A. & F. Bielfeld say—Reports of business during the week remain unsatisfactory, buyers and consumers have satlafied thole wants for th and no uew orders of any magnitude ne ed therefore be expected at present. Lxap.—Thore Is an advance of fully 16 candareens announced in L.B. and resales to arrive some 300 tons at $3.824, of 50 tons spot at £3.85, The market closes firm at quotations. Natuaop Inow.—The market remains in " quit condition, and there are no signs of any improvement for the present. Bax [x01 FILTH." To other kinds there has been noth ing doing. Trvrcares.—-D0 cases oryetalised have been sold at ¥5.25. In plain. there has No business, Pra Inow.—Nothing doing. Stocks heavy. Otp Inow.—100 tons Hoop Iron were sold at been nothing doing and rates have dropped about one mace. Steer,—500 boxes Bamtoo are reported sold at $2.75.. SrzuteR,—Thero is a emall business doing at about quotations, Sraarrs Tix.—Quotations are unchanged and sales have been insignificant, Corras axp Yettow Mrrat SHEATHING.+No business, Inox Win&—Sales are: 100 casks No, 15/25 and 100 case No, 15/2] at $4.00 to 'FAO74 5 50 canke No, 14/19 at F3.90. Orders are reported taken up at about the same rates. QuicxstuvEn.—No chan} Miscellancons,—Messrs. A. & F. Bidlfold say:—Marouss,—Busiuess ander this heading remains Stocks are not diminishing and Paratines are almost unsaleable, Wixpow Grass.—Nothing doi jsrvLss,—Smali sales of silver eyed Sharps have been made at T45 to $55, 1LINE Dygs aN" CoLouRs,—The northern ports bout to close and no orders coming forward from the river remained quite inactive, There are rumours of large sales of crystal green and scarlet which however lack. Kerosene Oil.—Clearances have boon satisfactory and prices sre firmer. There has been a fair business doing at $1.26} to 1.27. At auction 4,700 cases damaged were sold at 21,23, Stocks are estimated at 184,000 cates not including the Jenny Harkness which arrived on the 22ud with 48,500 cases, Opium,—Closing quotations:—Malwa, new, 392 (com); old, 400 (nom.); Patos, uew, $428; Benares, new, FAl4.
EXPORTS, From Mersrs, Cromie & Surkill's Circular:~London telegrams quote the market depressed.
"Raw Sitgs.—Best' chop Taatlees changed hands early in the week at $340 per picul for No.4, but buyers have shown little disposition to continue business on this basis, and the market cloves only moderately motive at a slight decline on the above quotation, Sup coming forward more freely and stocks have increased to rather over 9,000 bales. - Z 7
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