The Archive · 1898

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'White 'Shirtings.—tixtsactions have continued chiefly' on thie' same lites as reported last week, namely in small parcels of the better inlakes. Orly two sales are mentioned of. 64-reeds, nauiely, Red Goat at $2.10 and Blue Gort at $2.274/30, and prices at "Auttibn were fairly steady. In 72réeds and finer makes sies of nearly 10.000 pieces are reported and' include the following. chop: Three Ring €3.06 less 1%, Siz Gold Cock ¥3.05/10, Blue Dragon and Tiger £3.50, Blue Dragon No. 1 £3.85, Woman and Tiger T4.3 and several emall lots at from three to four taels. The sale mentioned last week of Gold Cock at '$2.24 should have been "Spade and Jour Cocks." Most of the chops at Auction show/an improvement in prices.

White Irishes.—The sale if announced of 2,000 pieces Wine Bats at-£3.544/574 and is all we hear of.

T-Cloths.—Scarcely anything doing. Small sales of One Ring at F1.45, Blue 2 Fishes at '£1.55 avd Zagle XX at ¥1.85 to arrive, being the only movement reported: The few offered at Auction slow a slight improvement.

Jeans.—Nothing reported privately but the small lots at Auction went up about three candareens.

DFlis: Driblishi-=Sale¥ are'repdtted of 9,0°0' pieces, nadiely Muiticipul Fla-$3.22} and Monkey and Pish$3.65:" Phe'-demand la-not"

very strong and no sales are mentioned of American makes. eetings.—In English. small' stiles are published of Three Tiger. Head at £2.90 and Municipal Flag. at.%3;95;-the market being steady In Indian-a small sale of Blue Lion at £2.92} hasybeen made.

Flying Harte at $3.30 and Indian Head at'¥3.40, while a resale of 4,000 pieces Dog A is also mentioned at $3.124.

In American sales of 15.000 0, pieced from first, hands are published, namely Tice obit (Paco) at 5502, Massachusettes Fancy Goods.—Transsctions continue in miscellaneous Prints at ruinous prices for unapproved designs, but the only sale of which particulars are given ix' 1,800, pieces Imitation Crepe Twills at £1.72. Dyed goods meet with little attention and very inadequate Vicoria Lawns at $0.56 for Mauve Lion'chop. A few cases of Turley Reds have been indented for.

tices are offered for Cotton Lastings and Italians, but they are steadily improving at Auction.' A sale is reported of 5,000 pieces Woollens.—There is nothing of interest to note with regard to these goods. Private business seems to be quite out of the question and 'Auction prices show no improvement to make amends for the lower exchange. Cauers continue to sell irregularly, but the best seem to begin most favour. Loxo Exts are weaker, a mace to a mace and-a-half. Lasrixos show' steady to firm prices, but SraNisix Senures are exhibiting weakness.

Cotton Yarn.—Indian—The market is steady, prices showing an advance of half a tael, which is all Importers have been able to extract to compensate them for the drop in the Rupee rate of Exchange. The Treststx mea have been buying the No. 10s. but the 16s, and 20s: are wanted for the River Ports. Sales amount to 2,948 bales, ay follows No. 10s., 670 bales—Aorarju Goculdas $65.50, E. Pabaney Mili ¥68.00/69.50, Svadeshi Milt '¥63.50/69.25 and Currimbhoy Ring No. 16s,, 148 bales—Currimbhoy Mule $75.50/76.00 and Framjee Petit, Fish $77.50.

No.: 20s., 2,230 bales—Western India, Dragon and Flay $75.50, Malakshami, Old Man (Red) ¥76.95, do. Blue, and Anglo-Indian Mule $76.50, Imperial, Empress Spinning, Dhun Mill, Vithaldas Copoldas, Woman and Jubilee Mule $76,50/77.00 Hope Milt Fa. F18.35, "Motivate Milt 78.00, Tea Carrier $7825(78.50, Anglo-Indian Riny $78.50/78.75, Jubuee Ring £78 75 snd Ripon Malo 376.75, Indian Mantifacturing $77.00, Star of India, Mule $77.25, do. Ring 77.50, Britannia, Ring $77:50/78.00. James Greaves

Jagianese.-£SaleH of 700 bales are reported. chiefly 16s. at an advance of half a tael, the following being the prices paid No. 16s.; 600 bales,—Fan and Stork $76.75, Peacock '$76.75/17.25, Blue Fish and Gold Bell $77.25, and Gold Elephant $77.25/77.50.

No, 20s.'100 bales.—Stork 79.00 und Horse '¥80:00. The market: is said to be one yen lower la Jaran but this does nov make up for the difference ini Exchange.

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