Heavy demands for Chinese eggs and egg products have been made by Great Britain since the fall of Holland and Denmark into German hands, says the "Shun Pao." During the month of July. eggs and egg l. products worth $3,097,726 were shipped to Great Britain. Three-quarters of these exports were made from Shanghai, the report adds.
Vichy. Sept. 4.
The decree of April 4 regarding Fixed Retail prices, was prolonged yesterday according to an announcement in the "Official Gazette."
Certain exceptions to the list of fixed retail prices will be recognized, it was stated, in the event that the cost prices are unavoidably increased due to the higher cost of raw materials or to "exceptional circumstances."
The Finance Ministry will be charged with the investigation of all such claims to exception from the fixed price decree—Havas.
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