Amsterdam, July 7.
The annual report of the Dutch Trading Society ascribes the revival in market conditions for East "Indian produce to the economic boom in the United States. The net profit is 5,600,- 000 florins, as compared with 6,300,000 florins last year, and the dividend is six per cent., as against seven per cent. last year.—Reuter, more than 1 per cent, each. It seems that the fifth and sixth months are the dullest season in trade at Shanghai. Moreover, the old Dragon Festival happens in this period. so every line of business customarily closes its accounts. The markets naturally experienced financial stress, and prices were pressed down as a result.
Our monthly numbers since June, 1922. are given below Miscellaneous 32
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