Large shipments of foreign rice were Imported and small. quantities of domestic rice continued to arrive from the suburbs of Shanghai during February. The price of rice showed fan upward tendency towards the middle of the month, "Kan Mee" (best quality Chinese rice) was not available for sale in the market, but small _quantities were sold surreptviously" in. shops. 'Ten persons con nected with the iee trade were fed and santened by the Shanghai Firat, Special District "Court each to 15 days' detention for negotiating sales of Chinese rice above the fixed price limit of $40, The cheap sale of rice was discontinued on February owing to te Incidence of the Spring Festival, but Was recommenced on Rebruary 29 0 rice shops in the International French Concession, from February. 19, 27 with' stocks supplied by "local flour mills, Bight of these shops later discontinued the sale and' the flour Allocated to these "shops sold Girect to macaroni, bin cake shops.
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