Feking, Dec. 16.
With a view to improving business methods among the merchants, the Bureau of Social Welfare of the Peking Municipal Government a fortnight ago instructed the merchants in the Tung An market to sell their goods at fixed prices and to abolish Dargaining. Since the introduction of this policy, it is stated, the volume of business has greatly increased, and the bureau 's instructing the Us! An market and six other bazaars to follow the example—Reuter.
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