Tudging from deliveries, consumption has fallen away considerably, work upon, the outlook is described as anything but cheerful. ngo to advice in the position of the Home markets. us manufacturers are credited with having still some stocks to Raw Sik.—Yellow Silks are still the chief article in the week's business. White Silks continue neglected, there is perhaps more desire in some quarters to meet the market, but the ideas of buyers and sellers are still widely apart.
Tsatixes,—About 100 bales have changed hands at quotations, wow TsarLEns.—No transactions.
Taysaams,—About 100 bales have been bought chiefly for Asiatic markets. higher rates have been pail.
Yau20W Sus.—Fully 500 bales have been bought, prices are firm all round, and for some classes which happen to be scarce, Arrivals, as per Customs Returns from 17th to 23rd current are 1,130 bales White and $75 piculs Yellow and Wild Silks.
Re-uncis asp Fit.srones.—With the exception of some small contracts for Europe of ordinary reel Tsatlee and Kahing Filatures, no Linsiness has transpired, Win Sitxs.—Nothing doing.
500 piculs Szechuen frisonners at £2 s7¥, Sirks.—There is rather more enquiry, and some 350 piculs of Curlies have been settled at '67 for usual assortment, and Suastuxa Posexes.—No business reported.
Parchases include:—Tsatuars,—Blue Eagle at $395, Yaconlay Secling at $3532, Si Ness Double Butterfly IL at F270, Green Stork IT at '$270, Gold Bear Extra Tat Double Elephant at $355, Taysaam.—Fooyung at, 'F200 " 2074, Wongyi at 12133, Wongchow at £180 a 183¥, Szechuen at 'F17; 373. YELLow Sux.—Mienyang at ¥2 465, Green Kahings White Swan No. Land If at $400.
Fusrene,—Tiger I, I, LIT at £485, 4 1893-94, 1892-93, 1880-91. 1889.90, 1888-89.
Settlements for this mail about 1,000 4,000 2,000 2,000 bales. ding forward vontructs.. 20,000 29.000 Stock:. 16,000 9,500 Total Arrivais§.. 3s 36,000 38,500
Memo: White Silk to Europe averages P. 0.80 per bale, Memo: Yellow Silk to Asia averages P, America, 1.00", Wild, averages Yellow jy 3; Europe 3} 1.005 1
England. France, de. Total Europe, America, India & Eyypt. Coast & Straits, Grand Total. Esport White Silk. 399 807 360 15,636 bales, Yellow y, 1,492 39 Wild 3 85 19 ies 14,035 484 2,299 427 18,980 Against la 1892. 20,518 1.403 586
1891-92 10,101 "Tou 0
Export Waste Silk Cocvons 3 i 319 Muny shipments are now sent optional, Marseilles or London, 3 piculs Old Silk Wadding to London.
Tea.—From Messrs, Welch, Lewis, and C Mth August.—Br.tcx Tea.—The market was quiet and thi similar quality in July. The market closes steady, but with few buyers at present quotations, the top had been reached until one buyer hurried into an interest of 2,300/3,000 4-chests at fully two toda's: picul ere pres ale oe itloments reported since 17th instant are 4,453 d-chests, F133 @ ¥19.
00 d-chests, against 47,500 {-chests at same date last year.
Tes.—First telegram from London about reception of new Teas was received on 23nd instant, and is very unsatisfactory. close the market for a period are current, but so far it shows no signs of being carried into effect, SCT Rumours of an attempt to Prseser Market quiet and transactions small as Teamen are unwilling to meet the vi f buy
week are limited and stocks are accumulating. Teamen show little anxiety to realise and many eppenr prepared se gail tart tote Cowstry TeAs.—A large proportion of the business reported this week belongs to the previ 4 ransactil which they think will come shortly. The lowest quotation for Tienkai in chops is 19k " pical os against $183 a picul at same tine last season, and for Moyunes $21 a picul as against £10.60 a picul last August.
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