The position of piece goods is {again dificult to summarize correct-1y. for while there was more interest displayed in the _aucticns during the earlier part of the week, with an improvement in clearances, the close brought to light other and less satisfactory features.
There is still no inclination to forward business, for prices are slightly easier, they are still above market values here, Among the auction goods which showed an improvement compared, with preceding weeks may be mentioned Whites in particular. Renewed, orders were in evidence from Korea, and asa consequence this class of goods recovereil rather over half fof what has been lost during the past three weeks, The outstanding feature at the! lose of the ave tions was a dis indication that after many th the boycott in Changsha is maturing.
'TI. 1, there Changsha about dropped fof demand, and able that the H was also nol merchants showed much nervousness. As 3 consequence of this, Italians had to depend for support' demand. There were from the north. Gress experienced, a demand similar to that of week, while conditions for Whites were' more or Iexx the same wi the exception of Korean quali
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