Tokio, June 6.
According to an_ investigation made by the Tokio Clearing House, the total number of bills exchanged throughout the country during the month of May amounted to 2,326,- 000, representing, the sum of 4.5,368,746,000, These figures show an increase of 209,000 in the number of bills but a decrease of 1.1,266,649,000 in the total amount as compared with the corresponding month of last year.
From January of this year to the end of May bills exchanged totalled 10,417,000 in. number and_ Y.24,- 760,295,000 in amount.—Eastern New Agency,
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