Shanghai, Aug. 24 The food situation in" Shanghai was" somewhat cased "yesterday morning when 25 boats loaded with about 3,000 piculs of rice arrived Telties 72, 74 and 76 on the Soochow!
Creel, Louse district. Nine other Flee. oats, loaded with 512 piculs Which had Been detained. by members "of the Pacantu three "days previously, to the west of Stone Bridge and subsequently released, Iikewise "arrived and" discharged! their cargoes in the Lousa_district.
The Felall price of Chinese rice} ranged "from $15.90: to $1490 per} peut, while Saigon rice "stood "at '$1050 per picul.
Coal "was obtainable yesterday at prices ranging from $25 to §32 per ton. Four hundred tons were due Pootung. 1 to reach the French Bund from
Meat and vegetable prices remained. steady.
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