Against 1892... 186,612,100 2 " 14,353,300" 24,216,400 The Local Cotton Cloth Mill.—The progress of this enterprise is shown by the following Exports of this Mill's production since it started. 'The figures for the first two years are taken from the Customs' Annual Returns, the Totals being the Exports from this Port, published in the ame, and the receipts at the different Treaty Porta as per the Returns for each, leaving the baisuoe usconounted for his year's figures are compiled from the Daily Returns to date Unaccounted for.
10.450 Drills 37,930 32,740 11,700 Sheetings 58,357 44,565
Swatow and Cuvxexrse are the principal recipients amongst the "Sundries." At some Ports these goods have evidently not been separately noted.
There is not much mention of them made in the Annual Reports for 1892, the Shanghai Commissioner merely remarking that "the immense increase in the output of the Shanghai Cotton Cloth Company is worthy of note, but the concern is not yet on @ dividend paying basis." The Foochow report mentions that a small trial shipment of Drills had been received " but the result was go discouraging as to necessitate the reshipment of the Cloth and the attempt was not again repeated, Grey Shirtings.—8-4-lx.—Agsin the public sales are the only ones published in this weight, although as far as énquities go, they have not been so entirely neglected; buyers, however, are endeavouring to get prices down, but this Importers, strengthened by the small supply on hand and the firm prices in MaNcitxsrex, are resisting. At the auction yesterday prices went down fully five mandarins, as did the commonest and best this morning, but medium makes were not quite so bad as that.
Light Weights.—These have quite stealied up at auction, 7-Ibs. showing an advance of two to three candareens...
Heary Weights.—For the China markets the only private sale reported isa small lot of Horse and Dragon 10-1bs, at.30, There isa gradually growing inquiry for Conx: x, but buyers are not quite prepared to pay the prices asked. The only transac thie account, is n Fesate of 16,000 pieces Biagle BEE at 2.60. Most chops at auction re four to five candareens lower, 12-lbs., 36-inch.—Still no movement to report privately, the few at auction being very weak.
White Shirtings.—Two of the few transactions reported this week are in the 64-reed of this make, being 1,000 pieces each of Red Double Stag at F2.14 and Bine ditto at ¥2.25, less 1%. Auction prices are steady for medium 72-reeds, but better makes are rather easier, T-Cloths.—There is nothing to report privately and the few at auction have declined 3 carlareens for both 32 and 36-inch goods, with the exception of one chop of the latter, which was slightly higher.
Drills and Sheetings.—The only transactions reported under this heading are in Awenicax makes, namely 3,000 pieces New Lion Drills at ¥3.20, and 6,000 pieces Blue Joxs AA Sheetings at $2874.
Cotton Yarn.—Indian.—There has been scarcely any demand during the week. The rise in the Rupee rather disconcerting the native dealers who consider they are entitled to benefit by it, and the chances are they will hold out until they do! Sales only amount to 482 bales, as follows No, 10s., 85 bales—James Greares T4 and Tea Carrier TA}.
Mazagon $61, Lakmidas ¥61 and Framjce Petit £62.
No, 2s., 302 bal Makaluxemi $004, Union and Jubilee, Mule $61, Jubitee, Ring and Jamshed, Ring ¥614, Goolambaba ¥62, Anglo-Indian, james Grearcs T624, Tea Carrier and Howard F64.
The s.s. Canton brought up 1,330 bales and s, s, Rosetta 1,645 bales.
Fancy Goodg.—Business in these is at a stands ti are still falling away at Auction in a most ruinous manner, Catizts are down another six or seven mace at auction for Scarlet, other colours selling most irregularly, but all lower. Lox Cuts area mace down in most chops, but GGL this mornin advanced 'a point or two. Indents for the medium weights of these goods have been prevented by the dif culty in getting forward ange fixed. Lastrxos were only represented by one chop at Auction this week, but declined about a mace on the average. Spaxtst Srarrgs are one to two candareens lower for most chops and look weak.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.