Prospects were reported to be bright this week for a settlement of the intene"prce-cutting. war now provision stores, which has proved waged among. the Chinese
be very costly to the participants, expecially to comparatively Smaller "shops but a" delight to housewives.
Owing to. the depreciation of American dollar and the fuct that Chinese grocers buy at large quant {iy of goods from America, prices
middle of August. Some grocers were aligtly "reduced towards the who then wanted to clear some of thei old stocks further Teduced their prices, Towards the atter part of August, keen. competition Mtarted for customers who leeep books, with provi various ways, grocers the made known their pric and as time progressed several of. the stoves started selling their goods greatly reduced prices. From September 1 to September 15, two of the lary stores changed their price list three times, each list giv-Me cheaper prices' than quoted formerly.
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