Imports are larger than last year at this time, but naturally the principal Imports are from Japan, this country being the nearest Manchoukuo. At the same time, though, foreign goods have had some demand lately, probably owing to the typhoon having done much damage at Osaka, and principally for hoods of high quality.
Thus British commercial travellers who have been here lately in the woollen textile trade, report that they have told more goods this year than for any year during the past 51%, while some medical goods have been in demand owing to the high pele for German, Taking the local retail market, there is not a single shop to let in any of the main stracts of Harbin, this proving that there must trade going on and only to-day a great four storey universal store] has been opened by the Japanese firm of Tokiawa & Ca. In the Japanese quarter of the city a whole block of buildings with large shops ye been erected and yet this does not seem to affect the old Russian Stores in the. main streets. Thus Techurin's, which is a great concern, is doing better business than last year and the management have probable another branch will opened at Hailar.
As is the custom here great sales! are now going on to attract buyers for the holidays. Tschurin's making reductions of from 40 to 70 per cent. to clear -ff old stocks and remnants, These sales are packed with purchasers, another sign that things are not so bad as they are painted.
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