Effect of Closure of Port Of Nantungchow Prices of livestock have been increased here following the suspension of freight traffic between Tiensengkong, the port of Nantung, on the north bank of the Yangtze, and Shanghai. Thirty cents worth of pork was being sold at forty cents or more in local markets yesterday.
Contrary to an earlier report, the port remained open yesterday and according to information received by 10000|a foreign shipping firm, it is not 10000 expected to be closed until to-day. 60:00 Passengers will be still permitted to to Tungchow, but they are re-00 quired to disembark outside the Tiensenkong is at the mouth of a "creek on the north bank of the Yangtze.
The closure of the port should not cause alarm, as of foodstuffs and livestock s be transported to Shanghai through Singsengkong, which is on {he tri-but ary of the creek, according to Chinese shipping circles.
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