Our Weibsiwei correspondent write son July 4:—As grain is scarce and very dear in these parts, some of the wealthy merchants and families have purchased large supplies of grain at Harbin and shipped it to this and other porte along the coast, selling it at a low figure so thet the poorer people may not want.
The wheat harvest has, on the whole, been a very good one in and around Weihsiwei, in many cases over the average yield per moon. In and around Shihtao it has been far below the average and I hear that many are subsisting on the sweet potato stalks that are usually used as fodder for cattle.
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