The Northern District, By courterly Realty Investment' Ca. is evicouraging to note. stil further signs, of improvement. in the northern district and environs, A sale of three mow of land for of, spindleage.
PIECE GOODS, During the past week the piece-goods, market "has been very quiet Indeed with very little to report as regards new business, dealers being. ne lined to held off until later in the the last few days. Market are inclined to be easier all Found, but still remain at favour able fevel as compared with re-Placement costs, with the exception white shirtings, prices. for the latter being well" below, what it ould cost io replace then.
Shipments "to" Tientsin have gased" temporarily, merchants a that, port fearing political develop: ments, Yuenfong Auctions kets generally. still disry quiet tone, but. rather ote demand "is coming through m Yangtze posts for seasonal eaxgo. Inquiries from the. north, where confidence only seems" to have been restored toa small tent, still leave much to be desi Clearances also are very small in volume, but there are signs of better: conditions prevailing: inthe near Prices at the Yuenfong auction on, Thursday. were somewhat irre: Fulas, the average cing: 18 mace igher for" Black Venet Yower for Black Italians, Grey. Shirtings. and 1 for white shirtings.
COTTON, YARN, ETC, Messrs. J. Spunt & Gos Weekly report by courtesy
4 Chinese. Cotton: Fluctuations in the vow cotton market during' the past week have been nervous and Ssregular but the tendency on the whole has been on the easy" side due to the persistent. weakness in the local "yarn. situation, general guidation of speculative' holdings short selling in the ex chan heavy book review of about Tis, 0.75 per picul yhen compared with that ruling wring the preceding period.
Curtailment of spindleage is now 2 subject being cussed ong the Chinese mill owners and hile nothing. definite. has as yet aspired: in this direction it may Tetachnbly expected inti for none time past ona atietly, ree coupled with their Ivo sooner or Tater. gloving the {foregoing in view and"while wither dimeuit to. predict with any certainty the immediate futare trend the market yet it is permissible ednsidering the weakish aspect, of the Indian fibre together with the aleadiness inthe silver: rates, to foresee no sharp upward fluctuations the local market, and any opera:
o8 the long side should be done rent cain, Yarn: As indicated in our previous review our market manifested hccessive declines during the maj portion of the week descending fur Ber three taels per bale but due to being circulated that fevand. that great int provement in the political fins taken place in the north, prices in' the. futures market recovered about is. 2 per bale at the close, demand. for actual consumption egntinues in. a negieble direction, - Stocks in Shanghai are estimated ° to. be about " 200,000
$50,000 'a mow ha: Chinese cotton mili owners are seriously discussing the curtailment wanghai Banking Corporation, dealing with the petition submitted "been reported appears in the current issue of the by the local 'Chinese Chamber of Miller Road, thi is the first sale of note that has bes BEtish' "chamber" of "Commerce Commerce, urging the immediate recorded for
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