To the Editor of the "Norni-Cuaxa Dany News"
SmI have had occasion to be interested in the purchase of rice recently, but Iam still unable to find the basis on which rive is bought The Municipal Gazette has today Jgiven the price "per zar", although the quotation 1 got from the Chinese rice hongs is "per tan", In neither ease am 1 able to find out how many pounds each of these units represents, ada to my confusion, the some JGazette calls for tenders on rice based Jon piculs of 200 Ibs. Is this a "zar'"? Hf £0, why is it not so described? [Particularly as the tender which was Jaceepted Is at a. price considerably higher than the price given as the [April price per zar. The price of Flee has not materially changed within the last two monthe—if anything, st is slightly tower now than then, Vox Doone [Shanghai, June 3, The
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