Business has continued dull on the loca] Share market during the past week with little more than moderate demand for the good Investment Stocks doing. A lack of confidence in Cottons is notice-al lo as a result of the poor final dividend declared by the Oriental C. S. & W. Ca., Ltd., and quotations for all Cottons have since fallen in'sympathy, more especially in Orientals, which have slumped to Is. 10, The London Market shows slight fluctuations only, and the following are our latest cabled prices: 1 Chinese Eng, & Mining Co., Ltd. "B." 3 12 6 (Sellers)
Chinese Govt. 5% Reorg. Gold Loan 1913 2 £76 percent.
269 4 7 Ge ce aeeen Shanghai Electric Construction Co., Ltd. 111 81617" 6 (Buyers)
Sterling Quotation.—The opening T.T. Rate on London to-day is 3/14 (official).
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