'There is every indication of more doing in piece goods. Inquiries hat improved, but up to date as far can be learned, the only lines in which anything' has been done are Poplins.
In some of the pure finish White Shirtings, a few Woollens. and in some Venetians and Black Italians there are prospective orders, but: until it is possible to fix exchange at dd. it is unlikely that it will be possible for any business to be booked. 'The latter rate, howe in the present condition of the market, which has very little actual cargo to offer for the future, is by' no means unhopeful.
Local values for piece goods are firm with every promise of better clearances in the near future. A little more confidence is being shown from the Yangtze ports, and apparently as soon as the railway is) definitely clear to Tsinan merchants, will commence shipping good to the Tsingtao dist While there have been shipments of White Shirtings from stock to] Korea, the prices paid are much under replacement cost in spite of the fact that stocks of suitable] finishes are very short. Japanese
the demand and preventing the now appear to be filling necessary price advance.
The total at the Yuenfong ance tion on Thursday was 90 packages, and the market was very similar to last week. There was a inquiry for all dyed good sult of which Italians advanced 4 mace, There were better orders from Chinkiang, following which ians were up 3 mace, while Shirtings in strong demand were also higher. White
from Korea, and as a result these qualities were up by about 4 mace,
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