Supply Augmented and Price Remains Unchanged Thirty rice boats berthed at the jetties along the Soochow Creek in Louza District unloaded their cargo yesterd:
Altogether 212 piculs of Saigon rice were transported into the Settlement and French Concession from Nantao at 1 p.m. on Tuesday The retail price of Chinese and iron Rice remains unchanged. Chinese rice: from $13.90 to $14.50 per picul and Saigon rice at $10.50 per picul.
On Tuesday the Shanghai Coal Merchants' Association, Tientsin Road, issued a circular to its members requesting them to report to the Association the quantity of coal they have in stock and that they must sell according to the prices fixed by the Association. Increase of prices is prohibited. The circular further states that arrangements have been made with the Chinese and foreign authorities to facilitate the transportation of coal to the Settlement and French Concession and that members of the Association may apply to the Association for the issue of identification banners and armlets for persons engaged in such transportation.
The price of meat, fish and eggs etc, remains unchanged, but the price of pork has been ' increased rom 50 cents to 60 cents per catty owing to the insufficient supply. The price of vegetables has been reduced from 10 to 15 per cent.
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