The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835-1869), 22 January 1859

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    12 1 THE OVERLAND SINGAPORE FREE PRESS SINGAPORE, SATURDAY MORNING, THB 22ND JANUARY, 1859.
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    LOCAL.
    2480 1 ANNUAL RETROSPECT 1858. The trade of the Straits Settlements for official year 1857-58 appears from the published Statements to have amounted in value as follows IMPORTS. £jn<rapore Rs- 67,052,939 pinang 13,072,907 .Malacca... 4,540,829 84,666,675 EXPORTS. -iiigapore Rs- 57,835,839 Pinang 18,554,078 Malacca.......... 3,244,935 Rs 79,634,852 Imports as above.. ..84,666,675 Total
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    SIR JAMES BROOKE.
    1001 1 In a communication to tbe Second Chamber of tbe Statrg General of Holland the Minister for Foreign Affairs says that since the matter was discussed in the Chamber, the Government had received inure positive confirmation of the correct- i ness of the belief, entertained by it, that
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    JAVA.
    1464 1 By th« Mail steamer Koninyin der Nederlanden we have Java papers to the 7th inst. The Galang pirates appear to be active in the Straits of Riow. On thd 17th November a gambier plantation on the Sungi Riow, in the inner bay of Tanjonj* Pinang or Riow, was attacked
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    228 2 The British steamer Bombay Castle, Captain Dando. arrivt d here on the 8th current, from Hongkong the 3rd, and proceeded to Bombay on the 10th. The Borneo Company's Screw* steamer Sir James Broke, Captain McMillan, arrived here on the 9th current, from Siam the 5th, and returned to
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    VESSELS PASSED STRAITS OF SUNDA.
    236 2 Deer. 18 French Ametie, Demeuran, from Singapore 11th December for Bordeaux. »> 23 American Prioress Baker, from Singapore 18th December for Boeton. 28 Dutch Karri August, Hinser, from Singapore 14th December for Boston. rt 23 American Raduga, Burditt, from Singapore 18th December for united states.
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    Shipping Intelligence.
    487 2 ARRIVALS. Jan. 5 Berwickshire from Hongkong n 6 palmers ton Batavia it 6 Twilight (Amerioaa) siam n 6 Kim ijal ijaing (Dutch)Amoy tt 7 Royal saxon Calcutta tt 7 William Gillies Hongkong tt 7 coral Queen siam n 7 west Manila tt 7 Arabia do ft 7 Lady
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    SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
    964 2 Vpxxtht Nainet. Tons Commanders. Consignees. r Woe to ler Saracen 235jW. Stanton, Esq. H. M.'s school Kimseng and co Repairing B. schooner Amer. ship Amer. barq Amer. ship Amer. ship Amer. ship Shanghai 174 Burrows AtalarUa 699 Colby Williams, Anthon and co Boston Rocket 394 Saunders
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  • THE OVERLAND FREE PRESS PRICE CURRENT.
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      SINGAPORE, 22nd January, 1859.
      166 3 SINGAPORE, 22 nd January, 1859. PORT THERE ARE NO DUTIESON AND EXPORTS, A*D VESSEL* OF EVBBY NATION ABB FBBB OF ALL CHABQB8, EXCEPT LIGHT DUB LEVIED ON CBBTAIN VESSEL DNDBR THB ACT XIII OP 1864, THE HIGHB8T OF WHICH 18 ONB ANNA (LB88 THAN SCENTS) PEBTON. j Fix* Qood. »y
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      EXCHANGES.
      67 3 On ENGLAND —The amount of Private Bills offering being moderate, the rate has gradually declined to 4s 6$d a 4s 6fd 6 months sight. The Banks are drawing at fd less at the same date. On INDIA —Bank rates—Calcutta 222. Bombay 225. On CHINA— Private Bills at 30 days
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      TONNAGE
      265 3 The amount of available Tonnage continues undiminished and no improvement in the rates of freight. The Cornwall, Maori, Hermcia and Gala are loading for London Eagle for Liverpool; Louise for Cowes; Splendido and Inconstant for Trieste Saint Louis and Maria for New York; Rocket forjBoston. The following charters have
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      EUROPE GOODS.
      417 3 COTTON GOODS. GREY SHIRTINGS— Have been in active enquiry during the past fortnight, partly to meet requirements from Calcutta, and extensive clearances made. Sales reported comprise lb 6* at £2 a 2 02* lb 7 at £2 10 a 2.15; lb 8* at £2.62* a 2.70; lb (56s)
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      WOOLLENS
      247 3 BoMBAZBTTES —The demand kas been restricted to Scarlet at £3.60 a 3 75. Camlets—Scarlet in some enquiry. Sales at £161 18|. Long Ells—Small sales of light weight at £6.75 a 8. Las tings— Stocks heavy and in no enquiry at present Spanish Stripes —Market cleared and wanted Flannel—Difficult of
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      BEER, WINES AND SPIRITS.
      69 3 ALB-— Market cleared of bottled and much wanted. < Little in cask on band. I WINE, Skerry—Of middling and low qualities has beeni and continues in demand. Market overstocked with Champagne. Claret—Of common quality wanted. Port—; Saleable and stocks in first hands small. BRANDY— In demand.
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      EASTERN ARTICLES.
      428 3 ALUM— Small lots saleable at £1.90 a Stocks small. BBTELNUT— No supplies and in no request. CLOVES, Zanzibar —Continue exceedingly difficult of I sale and stocks heavy with importers. CUTCH —Recent supplies found ready buyers for skip-1 ment to China at 6 76 a 6. I CAMPHOR, Chin:
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