Since the cancellation of the conventional price on September 10 the foreign and Japanese oil concerns taken free action, reports the japan Times." The Standard Oil Company has brought under its infidence almost all the oil merchants in Tokio and induced them to boycott Tank Oil, admitting conditionally the tale of Japanese oil. Ca the other hand the Rising San Oil Company has taken steps to contract for the sale of ite Tank Oil dire-tly with the aod between the Standard and the Rising The latter has openly eight sen, while the Standard has also decided to lower its price in order to compete with the Tank Oil. Compared th the highest price that raled at the time of the agreement the current price rales lower by fifteen sen to twenty sen. The campaign between the two foreign i likely to affect the Ecbigo oil, which will rally have also to lower its Keep pace abreast of the situation. With the advent of the season when the demand increases. the prospect of the oil market, it seems, will be subject to fluctuations.
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