From commencement of season todate. 18 1884-85.
Black. Green. Total. Block. Green. Total. To Great Britain......61,623,457 6,846,069 68,469,526 Ibs. 61,111,489 4,897,909 66,009,398 Ibs, 8,092,032 $,092,032 11,654,344 11,654,344 504,377 10,906,233 13,410,610 924,002 10,226,557 13,150,559 And from all Chin Great Britain Senson—1885-86. - 1884-85." 1883-84. 6,957,030 125,402,285; 117,859,616 4,729,158 122,588,774; 124,786,715 4,104,217 128,890,932 Ibe, United States from China 42,978,027 seeaee 40,208,404 and Japan Freights.—Prom Messre. Wheelock & Co.'s Freight M ket Report.—\We have very fow charters to report for the fortnight under raviow. A good enquiry hae existed for moderate sized steamers irom Newchwang to Swatow, at fair, and for large steamers from Nogeaski to thie very low rates, For London via Suez Canal Conference rater for the present are maintained, but as an outside steamer is expecteit at the end of this week, a decline may Lo looked for. The Glenogle will clear towlny, the Pembrokeshire on the Bib and the Aerlor on the 7th instant; these have all lowed at Conference rates; and will be followeil by the Gleneagles and Ningchow on the 10th, and the Patroclus on the 4th instant, Conference rates are, Mail tea 58s., general cargo 48e. Gd. Mutual, Glens and Holts ten 57s, Gd.' Shires and Bene, tea 55s., general cargo 45s, For New York vid Suez canal:—Tue berth ant at present, but the sussex: is due on the 6th it and will have quick despatch via Amoy. Rate 35. per tun of 40 feet. Departures for London Foochow, Amoy and Suez canal:—October 21st Glen #.8, Glenroy, 24th Holl's 8.8. Cyclops, and October Bist a.e, Lacrtes, Departures for New York vin Amoy October 23rd s.e. Benvenve, 29th a". Port Phillip, and October 30th 8.8, Energia.
Quotations are;-—Newehwang to Swatow, 20 Mex. conte per picul, (or steamers, not regular coasters, Chefoo to Swatow, 10 Mex. famers, not regular coasters nominal, Nagasaki' to Shanghai, $1.30 per ton of coal, landed terms, fur steamers tea include any cargo hence to Nagasaki fur Charterer's account freight free.) jung and back, $2.00 per ton nominal. Foochow and back, $3,00 per Register ton, no enquiry.
during the fortnight ha Lido, British ateamer, 620 tons, monthly charter 12 months, $3,250 per month, teamer, 460 tone, monthly mouths, option 2m 200 per month, Velox, German steamer, 753 tone, to Swatow, 19 cents per picul, 10 Ingeborg, Briti 436 tour, Nagasaki and back 3 trips, $1.50 per suiall busine een dow Bank stock during the week; investors hi in Hongkong & Shangh been buying to smell 165}, 166 ai per cent have been sold at '¥7: at 20 per cent discount. Pootung Docks have bern placed at £130. jocks Yangtezes have been brought at £122, and China Fi 76} ex. 73. Waterworks shares advanced in an excited mar!
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