Telegram-herald., 1890-09-14
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steamer TO leave ilankow for London.
She sailed on the Queens birthday, with
a cargo OF 3,20S ,2ll pounds; the rate OF
freight was - tor 40 cubic feet. The
Moyune was followed by the steamer
Antenor on the 29th of May. This
steamer obtained 30s. per ton, and re-
celved 2,752, ,924 pounds. On the 3lst of
May the steamer Glengarry took her
departure with 2,243, 1877 pounds Of tea
at 30s. per ton freight. On the same
day the steamer Mogul sailed for
Odersa, with 3, 3,49S, $50 pounds. On the
3rd OF June the steamer Orel cleared
with 3,777 200 pounds, all for Odersa.
There We're two departures for Odersa
on the llth of June, namely, the steam
er Sikh with 1884, 707 pounds, and the
steamer Petersburgh carrying 2,052 1888
pounds. II will be seen from the
figures given above that Russian buyers
are now the chief supporters of the
Hankow tea market. They pay such
prices for tea as put aside their London
competitors. The FOochow native tea
men are very desirous of having Rus
san tea BUYERS for the local produce;
but except to buy "dust" with which TO
to make "brlck tea" the buying of the
Russians in FOochow is very small.
Their method of purchasing the tea
dust is admirable; usually one firm
buys the required quantity, and divides
with the other "hOuses." BY this
means there is no unpleasant compen-
ton, and the results must be very salts
factory TO the hrms interested.
Last season the tea business in Foo
~, kn toe
hOugs were very cautious IN their meth
DDS this season. 1t is the natives that
supply the information of the amount
of money sent into the country to buy
the new crop of tea. The sum named
by them this year Is s., ,223, 900. This
sum may not be correct; however, Il is
about only half of that which used TO
be sent in tho old days. In the coun-
try. buyers being few. the growers of
tea received miserable prices for their
produce. I'm addition to declaring the
amount of money sent into the country,
the Chinese middlemen supplied conf
Dental lists of the prices said 70 be paid
for the best chops of teas of the various
districts. The quotations gwen are so
absurd, that vtTdant. indeed, must be
the foreign buyer that accepted the
"hst" for any other purpose than
as cause of mirth To those IN Foo
chow, who have other sources OF
information. the Chinese Middlemen':
list Of prices is a proof that that the
Cantonese value the mental alta D.
ments Of the foreigner at a very low
| price, indeed.
after the usual debstein the NATIVE
Tea Guild. samples Of the new CrOE
were cent to the foreign Houses, or
| the nineteenth Of May. The markcl
was opened on the sixteenth Of June
bat the whole business IS IN a very dc
[ pressed state The high price of dol
/ lars. snd tho uncertainty whether they
wili remain AZ the high rate or not
caused buying 81 be- without snima
tiou Since the market opened tho
I steamers from Shanghai % london
call and take whatever freight y
offering. and depart with il. after a
f similar manner to the Wsv in whch tb.
tram p.cks up passenger in Collins
e.. While on its wav to the SUBURBS
T They say a better time is comma. fnt
1 people Of Eoochow are longing far t.
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E ere WITH respect % the weather. helr.
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+ too racidlv. ard thst fasrshle de 0ats
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4 far "a Australia e concerned Pie croT
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E prevent tea from herg st dowa s
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