for Produce Mar. 4. he condition of the local markets this week was generally summed up by all merchants in_ the phrase: There is a feeling of unrest ai] round." The up-country Chinese dealers are still agitated by the rumours of impending strife and do not care to collect large stocks, though it is the impression of most that, as usual, the rival forces are more likely to wait for warmer weather than to precipitate a conflict just yet. The piece goods market has been dull and uninteresting and -the demand was hardly sufficient to support prices. Dealers are calling for still cheaper prices, although exchange has fallen, so the situation has been impossible. Cotton has been quite firm and yarn steady, an improvement in clearances also being reported. On the export side merchants are deluged with inquiries every day, but, in spite of the fall in exchange, there has not been much business, prices generally be-jug too low. Silk remains dull and out of demand.
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