From commencement of season to date. 1885-86. 1884-85, Black. Green. Total. Black. Gree) Total. 57,044,426 3,459,420 60,503,846 Ibs, 54,891,142 2,581,125 57,472,267 Ibs, 7,805,119 7,805,119 11,627,245 11,627,245 1,908,055 5,518,974 7,427,032 2,628,388 5,792,316 8,416,704 ce the publication of our circular on the 21st ultimo no impr: mount of business done. Home'
Rates by the Mail steamers are 00s., by Holt's per 40 cubic teamer Orestes will leave on the Sth instant, and will be succeeded on the berth by the Priam, for despatch on the 12th instant, hamburg:—Holt's 8, Anchises is circulated for despatch on the 26th instant, Rate for Tea and Straw goods £1.12.6 per 40 cubic fest. For New Yor. Galley of Lorne will ly despatch vid Amoy. Rate 55s, per 40 cubic foot. The 0.8, Strathleven is expect ypau next week with part of her cargo on board and will be put on the berth at gurront rate calling at Amoy to fill up." Departures for London vid Foochow and Suez Canal:—Glea lino as, Glenfialas, 22ud August; Holt's o.2, Sarpedon, 23rd August, and 6,8, Glaucus, 29th August, and e, e, Glamis Castle, 2ud instant, Quotation -Newohwang to Swatow, 13 Mex. cents per picul, for steamers, not regular coasters. _Chefoo.to Swatow, 12 Mex, picul, for a mers, not regular coasters, Nagasaki to Shanghai, $1.60 por ton of Coal, landed terms, for steamers; $1.50 ex (These rates include any cargo hence to Nagasaki for Charterer's account freight free.)
Keelung and hack, $2.00 per ton nominal. Foochow and back, $3.00 per register ton, purely nominal, Settlements during the interval have been:—Strathairley, British steamer, 1,236 tons, Wuba to Whampoa 12 candareens per picul, despatch. De Bay, British 1,083 tous Nagasaki to Shanghai $1.60 per ton of coal, despatch. John Potts, British barque, Naganaki to Suanghal §1.60 per ton, 16 lay dave, Albany, British ateamer 1,459 tone, Kuchinotza to Hongkong, $i.60 per ton coal, Shares. Hongkong sod Shanghai Bank shares were sold early in the mail at 169 to 15942 premium and on auccesive dave at 160 to 164 premium, all at the exchange of 73. In Insurance shares North Chinas have been sold at £305; Unione at $180 and Yangtezes at 'F121 been done at $170 and 1724. Water Works have been placed at £30.10s, exchange 4s, 9. and 42, 9}4. China Loan Bonds, 1881, have and 1214; China Fires have been placed at $754. Pootung Wharfs have been sold at $674. In Sheridan Mining @ good business has been sold at $5174 and are atill wanted.
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