The New York herald., 1868-03-12

an idea Of the position OF China as treaty Power
order and possessed themselves OF property and es
tablshed connections at the treaty ports These are
subjects possibly more political than commercial but
nection they have with and bearing upon matters OF
purely commercial nature. It was only the other
having 8 IL
which stopped consignments and reduced the mar
kets to state Of particular dulness II the appear
ances OF the political horizon, however, be not de-
ceptve land It win be principally the fault Of foreign
ers themselves II they are) the year upon which we
tivity and great extension In commercial dealings
with the people In this part OF the world. In Hong
had some effect in damaging local trade but these
are small matters In comparison with the other
The tea export to the States from january to De-
cember 81 last year summed up to 49, 1871 pounds,
against 81, 043 $40 pounds in 1865 which embraces
which paid the producer very much better than the
exporter as previously noted. This competition is
another source Of weakness exhibited by the foreign
buyers which should be seriously considered ere
another season comes round. Great Britain has abb
sorbed nearly 12o 600 pounds last year. against
stronger force as applied to British merchants than
those of America Still, both should 60 hand In
e WIN gas 3s Of exports % 81 q SIX a1o
your readers-Crape shawls and scarfs, 62l0; raw
silk, l2e1 pculs mating, 7Se4e rolls cassa, 2S4s
piculs; rhubarb I'll piculs; aniseed OIL 120 boxes;
star aniseed 10 boxes; cassia Oil 205 boxes; cassia
buds, 1876 boxes; fire crackers 1l87s4 boxes; sweet
-
1905 boxes; vermion, 30S boxes; straw hats, 1866
cases; tin 3427 picus, and straw braid, lss4 picus
These figures ss are from reliable authority and
the States and this country. Now that the Pacific
Mail Company is fairly in motion there is no doubt
that In these minor branches Of trade q large In
crease Will be made this year.
:. After what ! have above stated need add very
In the tea markets at all the ports transactions have
been moderate, although there appears to be GER
tainty Of shorter supply this season than last.
N Qrn IN ftn fYh rot
Of teamen, and transactions have yet taken place
in country Congous previous prices have ruled how
Quotations are-Scented orange PekOe, 16 o % taes;
scented Capers Is q taes; district C0ngOus, 20 81
taes; ganPowder u % taels and Young Hyson @ lIM
has existed on English account, and one or two OF
the American houses have again entered the Ooong
market and made large purchases at extreme rates.
QuOtatiOnS:-COngOu, dust to low medium, Do
1873 taels, on board; medium, 20.3 taels do; Sou
chong, common, 1905 a 1873 taels; Oolong common,
10 taes; fair cargo 1913 1913 taels good cargo 22s
taes, and medium scented teas 20.8 taels. AT Annoy
the Congou stock Is exhausted, but about ~ Ooo
packages O0lOngS have been taken during the past
fortnight at reduction OF So SO per plcnl on Tor
mer rates. The oscar has sailed for New York.
sale OF 524 chests Is reported from Hankow leaving
In stock 1925 chests. The supply, 1t is believed,
will not be above an average one at Shanghae, II that
In the silk market at Canton holders are firm and
decline prices little under those given below. Very
little business has resulted in consequence. Settle
ments and prices are as folows;-No. Isatee, l5o
Loong Kong $500; No. Loong Kong, $3.50; No.
Kow Kong, s445 q $45s; rereeled Cumchnck, $500;
and waste silk 200 bales, at $50 $40. Under the
head Of export sundries 1t may be noted that in fire.
crackers 1t Is reported that contracts for boxes
have been made at SOC. q s3c. for No. Gold Eagle
chop and TIC. for cargo grades. Some 10000 boxes
are also said to be making with seventytwo crackers
in the pack, for the South American market Sundry
quotations:-Cassa, $40 80 $2l; cassia buds $26 SO
vermiion, $50 50 a $40; aniseed Stars, s27 a s2s;
Snsss ca4ed I so So :'S ginseng crude $40 $780,
The opium market is firm, closing steady. Patna
closed at $3.50 $780, New Benares at $685. and
Malwa at s7O2. Estimated stock on January IA
Pana, 122; Benares, 443; Malwa, 6s7, and Persian
In sugar supplies are coming forward more freely,
and prices show decline Of 30c. 40c. per picul.
SheklO0ng white, No. /, 81 81 20 No 2, IS SO
brown NO; s. 90 o. IS 60; n no. 50 ~
here by one OF the largest native sugar Dealers and
the machinery has arrived. Coa.-One cargo OF an
tnracte IS on the market but no favorable oners
limited scale, but closing rates are slightly In advance
OF previous fortnight.
weaker native supplies having arrived and beef and
pork are only sold at retail.
Miscellaneous quotations show cotton goods, Ameri
eans Sss % g yards yards S yarSs yasSs
IS 30 a IS 10. Quicksilver, s67 SO a SOS So Flour
Wheat 81 50 81 90 per pleui. H. Anthracite coal %
s12 so SIS per ton. Rice, No. China, So o5 50.
Saigon, 81 As 81 SO.
dollars, IL; sterling bills, six months sight bank,
4s: sgd: q 4s. 3Ad.i private, as. sgd As. 3Ad.
tea is on the berth at Whampoa for New York al f3
per ton OF forty feet, as also are the Fideio and
Ceres both at f3 g. Cd. The American bark Penang,
now in Hong Kong, has been chartered to go from
Manila to San Francisco at S16 gold. Current rate
from Shanghae to New York f3 per ton Of forty feet
Marine Intelligence.