London messages quote a firm market and Blue Elephants 10/3.
RAW SILK.—A good daily business has taken place since our last, and settlements of new season Silks are now fully 6,000 bales. Prices show a further decline, but at the close are steady.
In Yellow Silk a small parcel of new season Mienchew No. 1 has been sold; the quality of Mienchew and Fooyung is said to be good this season, but reports to hand regarding Wangchow, Mienyang and Kopun are not favourable both as to colour and quality.
ARRIVALS, as per Customs Returns, nth June to 17th June, are: 2,646 bales White, 11 bales Yellow, and 823 bales Wild Silks. 7
RE-REELS AND FILATURES.—There are rumours of further settlement of Steam Filatures, but no details have Santplted. In Hand Filatures for Lyons a good business has been done, and settlements this week must be fully 4oo bales, The Export of Steam Filatures to date is 126 bales to America and 9 bales to the Continent.
WILD SILK.—Market quiet, very little doing.
WASTE SILK.—Nothing doing.
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