'Most of the consuming centres for piece goods have been affected by the war rumours current during. the week, and as a consequence' much less' business has been put! through than has been the case recently. Tsingtao has probably' been the most active of the! markets, although the River Ports have also taken moderate quantity The north, however, seems to have felt the full force of the rumours, and Tientsin has been practically, dead so far as business is concern-with little doing for any of. the other points.
Although buying has thus been restricted, it is important to record that actual clearances from godown have been on a larger scale than recently. This is partially due to the better weather conditions which: have enabled dealers to move their! cargo freely,
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