Chinese reports state that the dead. lock between pig dealers and authorities of the new Shanghai Cattle Market in Hongkew, which" has monopolized the pig transportation business resulting in the price of pork being increased, may be settled the principles for settling the dis~ pute Laid down by authorities concerned are accepted and carried out. 'A settlement will mean a reduction prices.
Freedom of transportation of pigs from north Kiangsu "districts Shanghai is one of the principles maintained, it is stated. "In this connection, it will be reeatled, the now market! announced many. weeks ago that all steamers carrying. pigs 10 Shanghai must be appointed by the market, As appointed steamers car~ lod paste to the new market with whielt pig dealers operating south Of the creek refuse to ce-operate Supplies have decreased and hence the increase of price, Another principle is to tet pit dealers have their own choice leaving their pigs to the care of pit hhonas in Shanghai not necessarily the shew market, If these two principles septedi and carried out by. the {to the dispute then the deal~ ers, who once called a strike as a protest against the monopoly, will resume full operations and an adequate supply of pigs will then be obtained.
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