The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835-1869), 21 May 1864

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    12 1 THE OVERLAND SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY MORNING, THE 21ST MAY, 1864.
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    THE OVERLAND SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
    445 1 Singapore, Satvrday Morning, 21st May, 1864. 'I lie commercial crisis in Singapore which began some months ago appears to have now reached its height. The failure of two firms with liabilities of over a million of dollars and largely in* debted to Chinese traders of
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    SAIGON.
    592 1 Messrs Segassie and Co. not having observed tlie conditions on which they held the Opium Farm, their contract has been rescinded and the farm will in the meantime he carried on by Mr merchant :d Saigon, under the control id a iiovernnient officer. The farm will he pot up
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    NETHERLANDS INDIA
    370 1 We make the following extracts from the Java Times. It will be seen that the N. I. (■overnmont has at last abandoned the Nutmeg monopoly on Bnnda a mistaken system that has prevailed for centuries and has been the cause of incalculable misery to the native inhabitants of
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    SHIPPING NEWS
    95 1 The British Steamer Inilore Captain Browne, from Hongkong the 23tlt ultimo, arrived at New Harbour on the rnorniug of the Gth, ami proceeded to Calcutta on the following day. The British Steamer Yum Tze Tee Capt. Stocks, from the Cape of Good Hope the 5th April last, arrived
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    VESSELS PASSED STRAITS OF SUNDA.
    110 1 A pi. 23 English Caractacus, Wise, from Liverpool for Shanghay. n 24 English Alexandra Dempster, from YokoHama for London. n 25 English Queen Own, Rhynas, from Macao for London. May 2 English Vigil, Thomson, from London for Shanghay. n 3 Dutch PctroneUa, Strootman, from London
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    Shipping Intelligence.
    416 1 ARRIVALS. May 6 Cumberland from Ca'cutta tt 6 Music Coty it 6 Agness Batavia n 7 Sea Wave Glasgow a 7 Malabar (French) Bordeaux n 7 Yum Tze Tee (steamer) Glasgow it 8 Husser (Amer) Batavia n 8 Pudel (HamJ Calcutta n 9 T. Pasoey (Dutch) Rangoon n
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    SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
    839 1 I'essets NAMES. TOM* Commander*. Consignees. Destination S c. II. M's steamer Jionterer 240 Senior Naval Officer Station II. M's steaiuet Clown 240 Tonkin Ditto do It. steamer Singapore 1200 Blake P. O. Company Bombay &c B. Ilulk Princess JloyaJ 970 Mayo J. Hodgson and co Powder
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  • THE OVERLAND FREE PRESS PRICE CURRENT.
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      BEER, WINE AND SPIRITS.
      69 2 Aj.E of Tennants at $2 and other brands at $1.70 a I 75. Scotch in Mane buttles at $1 70 and in Pints at Of 135. Porterat $2 and in Pints at $1 25 WlNK Market overstocked ad only saleable by re'ail Brandy—Sales of good at
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      EASTERN ARTICLES.
      423 2 ALUM Nominally at 2.25. In no enquiry. A BRACK, Batavia.—No sales reported. BEESWAX— In less enquiry and quotation nominal. B E r ELNut —>Jarket nearly cleared of f alenibuug at .$2 2o. CAMPHOR, China—In more enquiry. Sales ,at $1$ per picul in tubs and S19 in cases per
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      SINGAPORE, 21st May, 1864.
      1357 2 HIS POUTTilEltE ARE NO DUTIES ON IBIPORTS AND EXPORTS, AND VESSELS OF EVERY NATION ARB FREE OF ALL CHARGES. EXCEPT LIGHT DUES LEVIED ON CERTAIN YEUNDER THE ACT XIII OF 1SG4, THE HIGHEST OF WHICH IS ONE ANNA (LESS THAN 3CENTS) PERTOK. AmtKnt* are kcvtrn Spanish
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      EXCHANGE.
      102 2 ON LONDON—TI10 banks are drawing at 6 months sight at 4s lO|d a4s 10id and private bills of the same date selling at 4s 10§d a 4s 11 id. ON PA tils —Treasury bills have been sold f €20 per 100, and private bills at 3 months sight at
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      TONNAGE.
      173 2 Tliere still a fair enquiry lor suitable vessels for tho Hire ports and China, and the tollowingCiiarters have been made Syphide, (Old.B00 tons) hence to Whampoa with Timber for ,£5.500 in full, 20 days loading. Ge'rlou'g, (327 ,0 s f- r J! cargo of Rice at 47J cents per
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      SALES.
      80 2 Geelong, (396 tons) built in Glasgow in 1817- For dol la is :-8,72o. Bonaventure (2S2 tons) in Quebec in IS61. For 459,000. Erlce, (343 tous) built in the Phillipines in 1850, or 1S53. For $o,IOO in full. RATES OP 1'REIGiIT. Tin £3. 80 cwi Black Pe|>par.»..£t 10 4f' 10
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      EUROPE GOODS.
      418 2 COTTON GOODS. GKEVSHIRTINGS—Clearances have been very limited consisting of lbs 5.6 at <5^3.40 lb* 7 at $44 and inferior quality at $3 874 lbs 7 12 a 8at $4,874 ;j lbs 8.2 at $4.95; lbs 84 a84 at -$5; lbs 8.6 a 9 at <$, T Cloth —In
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      WOOLLENS.
      280 2 SPANISH STRIPES— Limited sales of Scarlet at 90 a95 cents. LONG ELLS— Dull; small clearances of Scarlet of 8 lb> at sal CAMLETS— In more enquiry. Sales of assorted of 30 lb* at <$23. LASHNGS— Dull; small clearances at 46 cents assorted colors. BOMBAZETTES —Sales of Scarlet at FLANNEL—Heavy
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