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don aces 253/81. 24.16/26 market for its particular chops of Whites, the demand has temporary ily slackened off, as the last auction consignment has not yet been shipped and, pending the absorption of that prices are slightly easier. No sign of weakness, however, has developed in their case, A farther interesting tenture evolving from the closing auction was a report that Hankow dealers have received orders, and while military movements cor standstill they are anti plenish stocks there, which are at an absolute minimum, These dealers are also reported to ba buying for Wuchang and Changsha, where local! prosperity is mentioned on account of a good harvest, Talk of a boycott at Changsha seems to be at an end.
Cotton, Yarn, Ete, Chinese Cotton—Cotton shows little appreciable change on the week. It has to be noted that the local' staple—Tungehow, Shanghai and Taichong-—is ruling at a comparatively high price, quotations being above that at which strict low middling American can be de-ivered here. Higher rates are being asked for- Shensi cotton owing to the strike of the press packers at Hankow, it being reported at the beginning of the week that 150,000 piculs were waiting to baled. Spot quotations are follows:—Tungchow—_ 30.50/3: Shanghai 29/29.50: Shensi 29/29.5 Ningpo 29. Yesterday morning the business on the Exchange amounted to 15,800 piculs, closing rates being follows:—December 28.55: January 28.15: February 28.10: March 28.10: April 28.15: May 28.15, Yarn—The offtake of yarn and cloth has been only moderate during the week, and there is very little demand for fresh business, although Szechuan and Canton are reported to have purchased a few thousand bates from dealers. The price of yarn on the Local Exchange advanced during the week, this being marty need by rumours of a possible strike in the mills in the near future, which would cause a 12's 124/127:
190/144, morning's session on the Exchange the following were the quotations for 16's:—December 126.10: Jan-vary 12710: February 128.24 March 129.20: April 129.70: May 130, Business done amounted to 7,800 bales, American Cotton—American cotton is down about 60 points, and un Thursday touched the lowest. point of the season. New York quotifioas:—January 11.99: March 12.2: May 12.47: July 12,65: October 12.83: spot 12.45: highest January 12.10: lowest January 11.89. Liver= pool rates:—March 6,58: October 6.88: spot 6.59.
Egyptian Cotton—Sakellaridia spot 14.10, Alexandria quotation Sakellaridis January 24.70: March 24.77, Indian Cotton—F. G, Bengal December/January 210: Fine Oomra December/January 236: Broach April' May 249, Sampin—Yesterday morning's closing:—December 172.90: January February 178.60: " March April 179.50: May 179.00: Sune 179.20, A quiet week has to be recorded in silk with the exception spurt in Tussah filatures, in which a considerable business "has been dene for Ameria at rising prices. Other sections of the market have been dull, japan continues weak with a de-ai ing market,
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