At Yangtze Wharf.
拉揚子碼頭
La Yang-ts Mo-deu.
At Old Ningpo Wharf.
拉老甯波碼頭
La Lau Nyung-poo Mo-deu.
What are your shipping marks?
㑚个記號 [or 墨頭] 是啥
Na-kuh kyi-‘au [or muh-deu] z sa?
To-day exchange (shilling) is good.
今朝先令行情蠻好
Kyung-tsau sien-ling ‘aung-dzing ’man-hau.
To-day exchange is rising.
今朝先令行情漲者
Kyung-tsau sien-ling ‘aung-dzing tsang-tse.
How is exchange (native) to-day?
今朝个釐頭是那能
Kyung-tsau kuh li-deu z na-nung?
Exchange has gone up.
釐頭漲哉
Li-deu tsang-tse.
Exchange has gone down.
釐頭跌哉
Li-deu tih tse.
Silver is strong to-day.
今朝个銀根寬
Kyung-tsau-kuh nyung-kung khwen.
Silver is weak to-day.
今朝个銀根緊
Kyung-tsau-kuh nyung-kung kyung.