It should be noted, however, that the in the tea trade is partly explained fact that at the beginning of year London held unusually heavy stocks, with the result that there w little exported by sea, most of the 192 crop being sent to Russia, overland by divostok. As an indication how the trade of Hankow (and hanghai vuifered during 1925 in nard to only two commodities, we will quote the following figures of export of tea and be:
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