Although the volume of business transacted during the past week las not been as great as was expected, prices with but very slight fluctuations maintained a steadiness culminating at the close in a firm tendency brought about by sellers showing no desire to meet the views of buyers for the local staple who apparently entertain anticipations of forther depreciation without taking into consideration the continual de-felines now being registered in Silver Exchange and which greater or lesser degree discourages, importations of cotton from foreign ports. Furthermore the significance lof the curtailment of receipts from the interior marts should, at this time, also not be entirely disregard ed. Though in this direction difficul arise which prevent.a defi gauging of the extent of the financial support the farmers are enjoying nor is it an easy matter to as certain the period of time in whioh such support will enable them te manipulate their holdings in a manner advantageous to themselves.
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