I called attention, last spring, to the fet that continuous good crops lad resulted in foodstuff being the leroy was later harvested there was but little demand for it, fand since many small farmers were lqrshed to sell, ip order to pay pressing debts, it went on getting cheaper, {iN wheat could be purchased for '$1.20 per 100 catties. Already the price has tigen toward a normal price, till it now sells for just three times the price it did a few we ago.
It is interesting to know the planation the local people (some at east) try to give for the advanced price. Some say that the borrowed American wheat is being returned, fand thus the price is up, while some attribute it to the drought in the neighbouring provinces, andthe southern part of this one. "It is my opinion that the price will, ere the next harvest be fully twice what it is now As the price of grain goes up or down, it is interesting to note how the price of the wheat and flour (the best food in these parts) has ity different ratio. In a time, when all foodstuff is dear and all try economize, T have seen the kaoliang and bean and other cheaper stuffs) flour sell for 90 per cent. of the price of the good flour. But when it is all cheap, the bree of the good flour is sometimes twice that of this other kind, The Pochow officials have always kept alert and had an eye out for Wit this being crops, quiet and [peace have reigned in and around these parts, for the last long while. T think T never saw the people here in a finer way. They seem happy; and busy, and at the same time as friendly as they can be to us missionaries. And the work of the mission goes on with the brightest, outlook we have ever had here, We work some in four counties, from Pochow, Jond have twenty out-stations. For the fall work, three tents, each having two evangelists and two Bible women, hope to have meetings at all the With a view to promoting general education in Kuangtung, th ties have given Hishment of at 1 tion institute in each county of the province.
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