To the Editor of the '"Nonni-Diva Dany News"
Sin—In your yesterday's issue you had an article dealing with the coal situation in Shanghai at present, You sy there has been no very great in~ crease in prices and it is also satisfaelory to quote that there hay been very utile profiteering on the part of coal dealers. I will quote just one example in the Increase of coal prices {rom last year to this. Last Decem= ber T paid for anthracite $27 a ton, and I was charged only yesterday, $38 a ton for the some quality. An Increase of $11. T consider that a very big Increase and in view of the Tact that there is no coal shortage in Shanghai I call tt profiteering.
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