Yarn,—The local market is keep-just about steady. Chinese and Japanese mills are said to have sold somewhere about 11,000 bales to Szechuen merchants and there have been some transactions between nese dealers, but not a great cal in the general way. Meanwhile, stocks are are accumulating rather too rapidly. Prices. for hat was done are reported to have cen about Tls. 2 up.
The market this week was fairly active. owing to a good demand from Lyons. The weather up to date has been very favourable for the new crop, which will probably be much larger than last year's, Propvce.
There was a little business dur ing the week in feathers, supplies of which are coming forward very slowly, and some business was reported in egg products, with still more inquiries. Beyond this, however, there was practically nothing doing and, taken all round, it was an even worse week than last. The market for hides at Home is weaker. If the fina weather continues, there should be very good crops of beans and rapeseed, meaning satis-net ery exports later on.
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