The home markets are rather more active but prices show no improvement.
RAW SILK.—The lower rates of Exchange have induced Buyers to enter the market, but up to the present very little has been done in Tsatlees.
YELLOW SILK.—Are firm.
Arrivals of silk as per Customs Returns from the 26th November to qth instant are 616 bales White Silk, 251 bales Yellow and 283 bales Wild. 3 HAND fILATURES.—Have been in good demand for the Continent and there are also transactions reported for the United States.
STEAM FILATURES.—Have been the medium of a large business for both Europe and America and prices are considerably higher, whilst the unsold stock is now very small.
WASTE SILK.—Hardly any business doing, owing to the absence of supplies.—Quotations in Tals per picul: Average Exchange for the week, 4 mis. 216% and Fes, 5.18. Freight Tls. 7:35 per cut. Taarzess. x Haxo Frnarcres.—Tapers Tis, pet po a Sa (Grant reel) WSD Gold by lad U9BS ers ip O20 Stork Chayling 's5po8 mah ie ie sil ay ow. " " & jond Fi 1,263 5 90 Haxocuow TSATLEES.—" small Buffalo 90/4 Suily Flower 1 a (Ord eel) Pegaats 1S 6 nee one Man 320/325 3) Black Horse 1, 2&3".
Meenyang 1 ead Sream FILATORES.
Minchu i. Lunwha 1, 2 & 3, 13/15 Fooyung Keechong 1, 9/11 Hasp Frarores.—Excelsior 1, 1:15.
(Grant reel) MHY Blue Dragon Ex, 1 & 2 Steamboat 1 & 2, Feima Ex. 1&2 Double Tiger 1, 9/11
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