All activity in the artificial silk yarn market has ceased and there are no buyers. Dealers report that although' this trade, as between principals, has been on a cath basis for some months now, the dislocation of the credit system due to the proposed change in settling day. will seriously affect the position of the retailers handling the manufactured goods, Some cheap purchases of Belgian yarns have been recently effected for prompt shipment, otherwise there is nothing to report, SUGAR
There has been no spe of past week, and the tendency has een slightly weaker in anticipation of fairly large November arrivals from Java and Japan, Fresh business in Java qualities has been almost at a standstill, ithpugh a moderate quantity of [Japanest refined is reported to have been done at approximately last_week's levels.
While the offtake remains fairly satisfactory, no revival of activity is anticipated for a few weeks to come owing to the very large supplies which will shortly be available locally,
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