Exports to Vladivostok are stead-_ fly increasing and the average shipment is now 400 cars. The long distance telephone with that™port is again available and a great boom for local exporters.
The value of the chernovetz at Vladivostok, which fell as low as 19 sen at the time of the conflict, has now risen to 37 and is likely to go higher for the money is required by exporters for payment of freight over the Ussuri Railway. The rate of the local dollar ce: pared to the gold rouble this week fixed by the Railway, is 186. It is unlikely that the Chinese proposal to change the railway tariff to silver dollars will be brought! into effect, as it would mean a hi loss to the railway unless its tariff were revised in its entirety.
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