The exchange has gone from bad worse. In March, the yen rouble exchange was 1 yen=100 roubles or thereabouts. At the end of March, it wag: 195-210; now it wavers between 750-850 roubl¢s per yen!
Of course the most absurd prices are asked for everything. The big shop-like Choori Kynst and Albers and others have gone on to the so-called gold rouble standard, which they have fixed at 10 per cent, above the value of the yen. They accept Siberian notes in pay-mani, at the rate of the day, plus enough to keep themselves from losing on the exchange. And one is quite, quite sure after having bought soniething that the firms have indeed taken the necessary measures to guird themselves against loss, not only through exchange but against fire, robbery, arson, barratry and the thousand and one accidents that may befall an honest shop-keeper in his attempt to turn an honest penny as well.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.