The Archive · 1941

Prices Continue to Drop

Meanwhile, Shan; prices quoted the flarket continued their drop yesterd:

E but they had not yet reached the official limit of $110 per picul showing the attitude of profiteers. It is learned that authorities of the market are planning to enforce r regulations with a view to making the business go more smoothly. It must be recalled, however, that regulations made public in the ave not been strictly observed with the result that the Rice Price Fixing Committee had to dissolve itself, in the defence chain from Malacca to the south coast of Australia.—Reuter.

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