The twentieth annual general mest. ing of the British Chamber of Com: merce was held on Tuesday, April 16, the questions of taxation and ime posts which in many cases merely restrict trade and commerce without The market was very quiet with uetuations confined to @ narrow margin and with a limited volume of Dusiness.
News reporting firmness in foreign silver markets caused a nervous tone among overnight longs, who began to take cover in the auctions, depressing the price sharply from $807 to $797 at the official opening. Continued selling forced the market fo the low of the day, $793 at 8.07 sam. bul, Mort profitaking. soon ral to $800.50 "again, manker then became quiet fluctuating Hbetween $795 and $709. Just before am. a spell of heavy buying foreed the: price to $802, the high of the morning. At about noon fluctua tions narrowed to between $801 and '$799, and at the close the market, the i2 Price was fixed at $800.40.
'A dull session was witnessed in the atlernoon, the prices ranging from the thigh of the day, $804.60 at 4.08 bin. to the low of' the afternoon, $197.20 at 238 pin. Opening at $198.60 the market advanced to $802.20 when Bombay silver was reported to be nine annas down. Toward the end of the session, trad-Ing was practically dead with the rice fixed at $803. At the close the rice was $803.20,
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