The following is the traffic return of the Shanghai Tramways, (Foreign Settlement) for the week ended October 17, with figures for the corresponding week last year: 1923, 1922. Gross receipts $83,792.79 $73,595.01 Loss by currency depreciation "36,570.35 31,118.68
Effective receipts $47.952.46 $42,476.12
Percentage of Joss by currency depreciation 95.00 ads Car miles run 116,077 115,376 Passengers caryled 2,897,492 2,599'856
Anxiety is prevalent in N York with reference to the si position. Japan has not yet resumed her exports, and no transactions in forward deliveries are taking place, and accordingly there is much uncertainty.
The general impression here that present prices will fe fully maintained.
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