The Archive · 1940

Large Quantities of Rice Arrive

Rice Prices Continue Downward Despite Attempts

To Manipulate the Market; Stocks Plentiful FEORTS of seen rice importers to alfaly the unas scray saetng ats fie sks of ne cared hava met in Tale an ca oe coming othe downward wat egae'ah stamps feng ten the ah way, wa Jearned yesterday.

Replenishing the rice stocks in Shanghai was the arrival yes~ terday by the s, Mosna of Messrs, O. Thoresen & Ca. of 18,000 bags of rice from Bangkok.

Prevailing prices of the cereal are comparatively low at present, Mr. T. K, Ho, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Council, stated yesterday advising consumers to buy now.

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