Moscow, Jan. 4.
The plan of loading and transporiation, adopted for 1996, was accomplished prior to schedule. According to this plan, the Soviet railways had to load 28,700,000 cars, while in fact over 31,500,000 cars" were loaded, which 1s 0.8 per cent. above the plan, The average dally loading amounted to 80.160 cars, Lo. 28.5 per cent. more than in 1995, Commodities were rather irregular. Wheat was firm on reports of dust storms in the Southwest and large purchases by the German and Spanish Governments. Corn behaved even better than ils sister grain and advanced on the decrease in the visible supply.
Tot and new crop' months were Cotton eld steady Pernt ntpariment Stores demand on expectations of "some fae control plan though all advances these deliveries were checked around the 12-cent mark, Rubber within very narrow mits response to the strike settlement was rather disappointing.
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