The Piece Goods market is holiling its own and there is little sign of any nervous feeling. The ton: if anything, is brighter than the previous week and the Yuenfor Auction on Thursday totalled packages. Black Italians were 4 mace down, Grey Shirtings 11 mace up and Whites showed an increase of 4 ma For Black Italians, a very satis factory demand has been maintain ed for the quantities put on the market and although it is the off season, the market is not anything like as dull as is usual this time of the year, Orders for these goods seem to be mainly for Chinkiang, Ningpo, Hankow, and Changsha, a better tone of 14 mace includes several individual improvements of over two mace and Ningpo was again the chief supporter.
For Whites, the River ports seemed to be very keen buyers—particularly Hankow and Changsha—but apart from an_ improvement in clearances for Tientsin, there was no indication of revival in demand from that port, There was an iniprovement in demand for White Lawns and, to return to Black goods, Velvats gained in strength Sut Woollen Venetians and Black Cotton Coat ings are still fetching every low prices. These goods, in company with Black Cotton. Venetians, are suffering from being very much overdone during the season and it of trade in China is continually growing, and moreover, there is a. natural "tendency to hasten the turnover. AI! this requires enhanced. funds. the 'North are' taking a not expected. breather while thes chez tribute the liberal shipments Feceiy= sit since China. New Yenr, but dee mand is not lacking: and for White Shirtings in particular their ree quirements "are still" unsatisod, There has been more disposition on the part of dealers to discuss fore gard "bookings "of "Blass and Tuesday's Auction A small Yangtze inquiry for Venetians and. Blacks kept value steady._ In Greys and Whites most Consuming centres ave buying. and consequence bidding was" Very, lusk, "Clearances continue good, ilk A very quiet market was exports enced in Silk during ed and there is Tittle inquiry from, Home markets,
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