Chinese Cotton—On the local Exchange Chinese cotton has experienced a further drop during the week, being lower by about 7 mace, The mills are buying very little of the native staple, but are showing a greater interest in Indian varieties, There does not seem at the moment to be any fai Shensi 28/29: Ningpo 28.50. Thursday afternoon's closing quotations the Exchange were as follow: November 27.90: December. 27.70: January 27.70: February 27.75: March 27.75: April 27.75. The total business done was 22,800 piculs.
_Yarn—On the week yarn quotations have declined about Tis, There has been very little demand for actual cargo, although Szechuan is reported to have taken a few thousand bales of 10's and 16's. It is stated a large quantity of yarn has arrived in Chungking from Ichang, having so far been held fon account of the difficulty of transport, and following it is understood that the price per bale has dropped about Tls. 8 there. As is the case with cotton, no factor is apparent which would suggest ther prices locally. Spot quota-
12's 124/127: 16's 126/196: 20's 131/144. On Thursday a total business of 13,250 pules was done on the Exchange, the afternoon's closing rates being as follows:—November: 128.50: December 124.60: January 126.30: February 126.30; March 127 20: April 127.80, American Cotton—In New York
points on the week, quotations being as follows:—December 12,63: Jar: uary 12.70: March 12.91: May 13.10: July 13.29: spot 13.05: highest December 12.78: lowest December 12.59. Liverpool quotations:—January 6.88: March 6.95: spot 6.99.
Egyptian Cotton—Sakellaridis spot 15. Alexandria quotations-—Sakellaridis January 26.34: March 26.82, Bombay Cotton—t G. Bengal December/January 223: Fine Oomra, December/January 255: PF. Broach April/May 264, Sampin—Yesterday morning's -—November 177,90: Decem-
January 183.90: February 186.60: March 187.90: April 187.70: May 187.90,
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