Friday received the following! telegram from Messrs. Barker Ca., London, dated January 5:—Average spot price standard quality ribbed smoked sheet 1/l Average spot price standard quality first crepe 1 Market firm.
Messrs. R. N. Truman & Ca. have received the following telegram from their agents in connexion with the auctions at Singapore on January Average price realized 1 smoked sheet $0.34 per Ib. equivalent to 0s. 93d. ex warehouse Singapore.
No. 1 crepe $0.35 per Ib. equivalent Os. 93d. ex warehouse Singapore.
Market firm. Offered 513 tons; sold 418 tons.
Chinese Business Men in Seattle The foreign letter of the Seattle} Chamber of Commerce reports that! a combination of 40 prominent Chinese business men recently met there with the intention of organiz-) ing a company to trade with the East. The proposal is to carry on; both import and export business, and it is stated that for the purposes of.the company money is plentiful. The hope is also entertained that in the course of time they may be able to add a trans-Pacific steamship company to their activities,
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