Wasib, June 6, The cocoon merchants in the Wusih district escaped without being robbed; being in this respect more fortunate than those in the Changchow district. Each station opened for the purchase of cocoons was guarded by armed soldiers and the transport of "money was also under guard, The price of cocoons was low this year, so the farmers got less than usual, besides which they had to pay more for mulberry eaves, thus losing both ways.
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