The home markets are steady.
RAW SILKS are firm with but small stocks YELLOW SILKS are scarce and wanted.
HAND FILATURES—Considerable transactions have taken place for America and stocks are now practically nil. STEAM FILATURES.—Dealers will not at present make further offers.
NE\W CROP.—The Shaoshing Crop is reported a very poor one and opening prices for Cocoons all wired from thence at very high prices, making the cost of Steam Filatures over Tls. 880.00. Reports from the other districts are conflicting but their general tenor points to a smaller crop than last year.
WASTE SILK.—No change.
Quotations in Taels per picul: Average Exchange for the week, 4 m.[s. 2/398 and Fes. 288. Freight, Tls. 780 per cut The per pel Ta. per pele Tsateees. Haxp Fruarcres.—Mountain 1. 5200 i aver. 595 Buffalo. 985
Gold Kiling 24500 Sun E-Tah, Grant A. B.& C. 7 912. Moss.—Fam Aelt Cat and Bee, Gotd Batic, ant"
Double Butterfly 2 4233 1,263. 3
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lementa for this mait about 1,000 soo 200 200 15) 200 ba Stee season inning}, 91,000 77800 100,759 $5,000 70,900,000 Stock " 5,000 500 3.000 3,000 4,800 3,000, pilacares 91,500 86,500 109,000 87,000 75,700 73,000
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