feature hing been the fa a brisk one this week, bat, although it hae hoon quiet, itis decidedly strong. A aitinfactory demand for the near Ports, Chinkiang chiefly, which hes reached some Importers, bu: necessarily coeti ved tare or leas to particular ch ticw: of the Northern ste The bulk of the basines is speculative and for detwvery not before the {tis rumoured ton that ths epeculati is vu the part of the middle man, and only a small prop option of the recent settle actually placed with the merchants This, although it shows that those who corns in closes: ¢ mack with the Importers do not look for lower prices is not altogether " healthy state of things, as he baying new mass be la ion only of demand which may Bot appear, of at all events Lo overs ye, as was apparently the coe with some aroides last oval, the prompts of which extend over the New Yacr, ce tai ow atrong market for Cotton, 8 vatisinclory wud showed vay alvauoe all renu 1, hue eayecislly la heavy Sh red at this morn Ie, and, although the supply was than usadl, were fairly. be scarce private The markets, oth saul and Americ 2 ty be very atrong, aut it issd orders in Mo chester very distant delivery. Th- export for last mouth has been telegraphed pri Plain Cottons, to China, and 3,000 bales of Yom, The Stocks on 31st Deevmi-er have not been published by the Chanber of in we understand, "We have not included the Local deliveries la one statistics this week as they will have tu come off tne new Stocks.
Grey Shirtings.—8.4-lbe.
Phe week's business ax reported embraces some 40,000 vieces, consisting chiefly of five makes and at highs ulely, Move and Foal CAL, Yellow Boy F142, Green Drager aul Bell Red Pheasait £1.58, Blue 3 Men E1593 nee) Red Hoy ¥1.624, Ne-yuen Two Birds 1.70, Green Ponies and Goron Globe £1.71, Blue Pa tsze-lu ¥1.725, Blue Man and Bow $1,724/75, Nie Kee Blue Dragon $1,774, and ditto Hart and Branch £1.82} The demand ix atill good for forward delivery, about 0a the basis of these pi on offer appears limited and [mporvers very firm, Auction prices alvauced from one to one a half candareens thi given up to the 11th proximo.
Gelby, avd 7-1hg,—Eor the al goods improv lue at auction about a candareen all round.
9.12 to L1-lbe,—A strong are few ant do not amount to far us we can estimate, they comprise: Red Ponies $2.02, Lee Tai Artill and Hel str TXT 2.374.
1 nue in good request and business to extent of, say, 15,000 pices, has bren 4 rin rates, Large Muderin BBB ¥2.42}, Jao Stork and Koonghing Soldier DD ¥2.35, and another chop at fail rates but particular kept private, The price for Chung-we Red Suldier BKB mentioned last work should have been £2.46.
White Shirtings. has Gi-roeds at the following prie"s: ~€1.50 for Micepp TLTAS for Ret Bear and FL90 for Weatern Travellers, r-yortad but both counts are fairly ticm aul advan at auction all round. Bing have been dealt in moderately, but being special chops and makes are not quoted, the transactions including quali ies frown 3.00.
1 far between, 4,000 pieces Silver Sycee were sold at £1.03 for prompt cash, and a autall Lot of fine goods, under Joes chop, plod xt $141, S-lhn,—There iv tot mel a manul for the comin and prices offered are very low, but for the heavy weights there seem ben! ry, any however that may have been d of been publish ed.
In wales is reported of 5,000 pieces, under Red Dragon chop, at £1.04, Drills.—Liglish.—The only busines mentioned is 7,500 pices Beaver at ¥2.75, Auction chops chow a slight advance, best makes exhibite jing most tinproveme:
American,—Two aa'en have reached us, namely, 750 pivcss Boolt Cock at 85 lew 1%. awl 7,500 pieces of a now chop at T2725 Yess 1%. Lhe former is look upon us cheap, and not up to full market rates, feeling continues firm for standard goods, Jeans.—Liglish.—Beyond a few more Sin Wo Beaver at F1.81 we do not hew of anything doing privately, hut at auetiow rates Lave improved considerably.
Bheetings.—Lnglish.—There has been a continuation of the raising ti offers, which, however, have not foe standard chops ant the natives are gealuall y a, nothing has been dune, 6 a8 before, riem Cotton Yarn.—Lylish.—Nothing has resulted from the enquiry noticed in our last, or at all ey it has not been revealed. Stocks are getting rator heavy and free suyplica are coming for wald.
Bombay.—Only a small business has been done, the responded yet to the higher prices demanded. Sales are only ino-d stock being in few hands is firmly hel 213 bales, namely: and the natfver Lave nob No, Ge,, 18 balea—Leopold at £45.
No, 2s,, 195 bales—Al/red £53}, Empress $59}, ud Howard $594/592.
Lhe stock of all counts but 20s is nearly exhausted: id supplies are comin, slowly.
Fancy Goods.—A few Turkey Reds have been sold at auction and show a good improvement in price, delivery being extended. Beyond this very Iitéle has apparently been done, and Importers seem to prefer to wait until after the holidays rather than accept the low prices now offered, A few orders cmtinue to be taken up for special goods, but the business this year is tery small, "Woollens.—Prices did aot show the improvement at auction tht might have been expected, the rates obtained for best Cumlets being decidedly disappointing. The lower makes, however, did alv"ncs for all colours, except Durk Blue and Light Gentian in one chop, Orange selling very well, A few hundred pieces have been settled privately at previous currencies, namely Fish PPP at £9.90 and Blue How st $10.3), both for an assortment, A further sale of 300 pieces Long Bills has been reporte, an ler Jus chop, at 4.25 continues good and be Lastings are selling at better prices for forward delivery, and the redusad auction helps them. There has been a si privately at 6.60 for Black and ¥7.50 for Scurlet, 10-reed, 6.60 for and $7.0) for G.H. Black. Spanish Stripes went a little better to-day for Scarlet and Gentinn, but other colo mostly lo tery prtticularly Durk Blue, and the general resalt la not eat-fact ry, while private enquiry is jicuras by ity abe A few pieoot Gentian, under Crow Key chop, have been taken at £0 493, which all we hear of. Russian and Medium Cloths are apparently quite neglected, but there seems to be a little more demand for /taiiun Olothe, Metals and Miscellancous.—Fiom Mr. Alex. Bielfell Report;—My leat report was dated the 25th Dece of affairs during the year since clawed las realised but a few ppoiuted many of the hopes which were entertained at the beginning The development of 1887. market has continued firm, and alee are reported of some 280 tons L. B., spot, at F1.00 to T4924, and 400 tons to arrigo at £4 60 to 4.674.
Pic TRox.—Is in demand at quotation Nartrop Lrox.—Tue market hay developed upward tara, with an advance of about 10 cents per vital since Inst writing, anda strong buoyant feeling that indicates the po ity of still higher prices. The flurry ie entirely caused by foreign speculators, Lut it looks as if native dealers would have to follow suit sales are:—2U0 tous Sobiers, spot, at F2.074; 400 tows at £2.09, and 100. tons December or Jauunry shipnient at $2.123. At the close quotations for Sohiers are $2.15 to £2.20.
Moy Wire.—A contract for some 800 casks, 11 to 30, oportod closed at 4.10 to $4.15.
'OLv Inox.—It appears that only mall proportion of the Iudents sent home some time ago have been hooked on account of the high freizhits ruling at home, Sales reported are:—100 rona Scrap Iron at £1.49; 30 tons Ship Piates at £133; 140 tous Cart Tires al 'FLG74; 150 having at £1.33.
"Visrcatis—Have advanced in value and 500 hoxes Parson's Coke have been sold at 4.10, Some hundred cases decorated, contracted at £6, some time ago, were re-aald at $5.80.
SrEeL,.—1,000 boxes double Horse Chop have been placed at 3.50.
Srearrs Tix.—Quotatious are unchanged, but the market is firm and higher rates may be looked for.
Correr AND YEulow Mraz SmeaTaixo.—The market is without change, the demand la slow and the transactions are small in the aggregate and without special importance.
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