17.80: spot 20.65: highest March 20.19: lowest March 20.08, Piece Goods and Good Auction Getaper "057: spot 1010, Demand in Prospect In their weekly report Messrs, J. Spunt & Ca. state:-—Py The opening of business China Cotton—Since the reopening our market after the Chi China New Year appears to have Year. festivities "an. east been satisfactory in #0 far as piece Was in evidence © and prices. on goods are concerned. Clearances of Sol mayen few ce lower per Dicul than those ruling before the cargo are taking place briskly, and days.
This is. attributable to. several quantities larger than those origi- factors 3 nally intended have been asked for 19 the ¥ai has the eared, dprenion markets brough: about by dealers for the forthcoming the uncertainty "as to. the political auction: ins along the Yangtze route 'The only disturbing ele- hich, for the. time being, shows "no ment is the Tientsin situation, and reasstr ice as to safety in' transport there. is an inclination on the' part ton facilities, the comparative poor de-of dealers there to avait develop-mand onthe part. of the local ce ments. they are well supplied with Ts Tu the local cotton market the cotton for their near requirements a 'Shensi staple appears to be the most #189, to 3 incipient unloading by" plentiful, but business has not yet iz-and Indians' cent had time to re-establish itself on its ed. usual footing. Thi equally applies cly the past. two weeks end' spparto yarn, and only a few more or less <Mly affected this market nei complimentary purchases have been way of the other.
"Taking into consideration the pre-made. cent trend of the foreign' bre which Although a small business has tea micro oF less extent been done in silk, the export trade markets and comparing venerally is under the influence of the staple current in. these countr that prevailing on the domes the holidays, growth, the deduction evolving at this Piece Goods fine cines more to the adviabity of purchasing om any and every break In piece goods the Chinese year Yarn—The market during. the past week has been generally. weak with has opened with an optimistic feel Gecling of about Tis, 3 from the ing, and the only cloud on the cious level, due to very: small: demands in is the threat of another war {rom the interior maria in consequence the. renewed political "disturbances. in the north. -This naturally causes wines for export has "bean booked woks among the merchants!
4,000 to $000 bales in all' counts.
that trade, and-although rom present Indications it seems that 'a: certain' amount: of there are ne signs of any marked e079) yas! Srovemene ok the near Zotaree
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