Shanghai, Sept.
The typhoon came near enough to Shanghai to affect one or two markets, the Chinese cotton market, for instance, advancing with the news of the approach of the storm, only to weaken again with the advent of better weather. A large quantity of newspaper, on the other hand, war damaged by the flood waters, and it is expected that this will have effect on local market prices. In the tea markets, Sowmee has hed the busiest week of the season, while a good business has also been reported for Chunmee.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.