CORPORATION, Isconroratep By Raya Cuarren, A.D, 1720, JHE Undersigned having been appointed Agents forthe MARINE DEPART. MENT are prepared to issue Policies of Tururance a current rates, payable either here or in London, andjot the. principal Eastern and Australian Ports.
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Ca, Agents, For the Loxpon Assurancs ConPoration, ca. Marine Branch 280c-89 942 Shanghai, 29th Oct., 1888, COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, Suaxomas, 17th January, 1889, PIECE GOODS.—As rogarite of the pas' week there ttle or no change to note, the posi continuing very firm. Some of the dosle have already withdrawn from the market, which us ly happens at this season of the yer, as many of the merchante return to th homes for the Grey Shirtings, bots 8.4-Ibs, and avy monk demand and are taken up readily, whenever altai ble, at a wilvaneing tive haik of oat of toni atrongth of the market is again reflected by thi tuarning' nct the Inrge clearances that will b to be made before Lith of next month, further adyvas ed even on Iaat wee! advices of ti jame markets report them to be gaining ino that the chance of laying down growing less and loss, should soon affect en that have been, so far, compar ely neglected, particularly ax exchange on thedowuward course again, The 1 boat Priam, wh is reported, few days out from Liverpool, should also serve to help our warker, as it avery large cargo, being dus about the time the frst Tientain steamers will load, jai have kept up on motory acalr, even Fuucies being taken more fr 1y, chiefly for Srechuen, dare reproduced over! together ible discrepancy ity from the. ful of the it difficult to account very +mail ated portion of whi no furth hinge appear to he so Iker chie ut for such an item ax 12,820 lneavy OF unclassed iitiva of thie Enyicoh Shirtings White there oan 1 lying in his own godown, Y'-Cloths, White Shirtings, Chintzes wiry degree Woollena, it la presumable they must be Another puzzle is 90,760 pieces Bombay piecer, according to the mber either the 31st Decem! ures based on thi Chamber of Com 1887, the 30th June 1888, and vot port or Re-export, and now th taunt not be overlooked that no allow eck of 3,680 pieces, ard to Lead and Nail Rod Iron it made for local deliveries in the. weekly returns, which would probable account for the differences.
Grey Shirtings.—8.4 Ihs.—Sales of nearly 30,000 pieces have been made public at gradual hardening rates, the stock of niseid goode is now reduced very low and conreqnently transactions hi bern chiefly iv cargo float. The busi th hias reached Two Boy at ¥1.424, Blue China Woman and Blue Globes Green Stag $1.533/54, Green Drayon and $1,554, Lion and Spear No. 100 $1.55/56, Red Cormorant and Red Rhinoceros ¥1.60 (apparently resalee), Red Man and Cash £1.70, Lion and Spear No. 300 ¥L72, Red Joss £1,724.
Boy $1.74, liver Scroll '£1.77,- and Tai 'Lhe enquiry is stell strony but business sd' by the higher prices ced by Ltmporters, the un ard to exchange making them unwilling to sell "to except at a substantial advance, At the close there little more enquiry for common kinds.
G-lie. and 7-lbe,—Rather not heard of any transaction fter prices have been paid ion to-day, and the latter weight is being asked for privately, but we
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