Some of the statements made in the course of our article on this subject on the 23rd ultimo have been objected to by correspondent. Oar correspondent questions our statement that there was real revival of of trade during Augast September. Oar statement has been made after carefal ingairies, and the following quotation from Mecars. Noel Marray and Co,'s market report only confirms our statement: On Angost 24 their circular stated One of the great features of late has been the very goods, showing that recent businem hag been in coneoquence of a genuine consumptive demand wid not the revolt of spectlntion—a very healthy sign. On September 14
There has been a good demand fromthe North and quite" respectable line of kools.bave changed hands in fulfilment of these orders and many of the chops will be replace! when the conditions On September 21
As mentiond in our last a loot Our correspondent quotes figares from Renter's telegrams of monthly shipments, and it is extraordinary that he remember having seen. The photo-depict the piotureeque side' of in choice of sub-should not have noted that the figures! support oar statement, The figares of shipments during July, Aogast and very attract ap at her deen tember were 39,310,000, 27,460,000 beyond praise. Among those that call and 50,960,000 yards reepestively. for special mention ere a besntifal These figures prove conclusively that specimen of the new green Velox dislocation of shipments did take place paper, " sailing jank on the Husngpa jo August, and that the extraordinarily a lovely picture of 1 lighter being heavy shipments in September were due towed up a creek, wh h is fall of life to the Angost shortage being shipped and atmosphere; ap! a very clever in the following month. Consequently stady of shipping 0 the HHoangpe. there must be a corresponding variation There are also pictures st Chines in the arrivals here, and water village life, ery charm nly Referring to the delay in the arrival of cargo here on account of the strikes, creek and river scenes that will most oar correspondent states attract attention. The artist is one Upon analysis of the figures in Noel who has has been seized with the many Murray & Co,'s market reportaof 14th Bep- possi ities of beauty in the flat land tember and 12th October 1 find that on the former date the quantity of Eozlish piece goods imported into Shanghai since Shanghai the strange that pervades ita rich Ist January was 9,625,000 picoos and on unending plains; and thie be bes man-the latter date 10,983,000 pieces, showing aged most skilfully to convey to the that between those two dater 1,388,000 print. All who have stopped to admire pieces were imported, say more thun the monthly average. the photographs exhibited in Messrs, Watson's window will know what to Sarely, these figures could not be taken' in contradiction of our statement regard-expect, But there is" peculiar charm in small pictarer, and of sach " beaatifal ing non-arrivals It is well known that it takes some time for the Customs to get selection is now offered for pleasure the figures of the arrivals, and certainly both of people in the East Fad friends at home. the figures quoted do not represent the actual arrivals during the dates SUSPECTED PLAGUE, mentioned. As ao instance, " reference to Messrs. Noo! Murray & Ca.
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