The! market for beano has slightly improved daring. the past week, Ckport sales having been effected. a from 100 19 200 carlo ds per day. Though this is much" below the figures of the aame month last year, {this very much better than those o December when "the. market was Aysolutely dead. European markets donot show much improvement but the Japanere demand has increased, mainly" owing. to the fall In silver Mihich makes the yen prize of beans Gonsiteranly lower. Prices of beans Gn'the. Harbin market have risen from" B0. to 85 cents per pood. but {hePaeman Ie we no wpe euuse, any violent. "fluctuation, During the week over 600. cars beanathave been Toaded daily but two thi of one are fr "oe consumption, 'The export figure for Burope is given' at about. 7,000 Yana, which. is about half that of case' year, and Japanese fern have purchased about #000 tons "Thouich the Improvement is slight, local merchants are now much more hopeful and think shat chore will be nave demand for Manckurlan beans Inning. the next two. months, specially as stron measures ave Selig taken to clean' and dry them Greater Demanid for Products The bean oil market has been extremely dall, the price running at bout four dollars per pood. There ites been Tittle business m this: for Export while on the other han, the Genand for bean cakes from Japan fan increased as the pice in that country has risen' from Yen 203 fo'200 per "picul in a week, Sapanese exporters. have purchased over 10,000 tons of beancake last Sleek at gradually. rising' price. Generally The market for beans and Sean products "presenta a better appearance that' it"has for several Tu wheat there is no business for export, the whole of the sates bolag for focal four mills; prices rant rom 1.80 to, 140 dollars per 30 Flour has suffered drop of nearly one dollar per pood. owing. ta com petition tu the. market and soon Requence: af the drop i fous, bread
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