id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt mdp.39015027068850 Gundry, Richard Simpson. A retrospect of political and commercial affairs in China during the five years 1873 to 1877. Ed. by R.S. Gundry 1878 .txt text/plain 72577 4662 74 before the new season's Silk began to arrive in Shanghai in the end A few years ago nearly all China Silk could be easily worked A noticeable feature in the year's trade has been a great increase in January.—The year opened with settlements so far for the season of London excited our market, and prices rapidly advanced Tls. 15 a 25, decline in the value of Silk during that year, viz., increasing supplies The market throughout the month was quiet, with prices tending downwards, closing at a decline of from Tls. 10 on best Silks to Tls. 30 on Markets, a large business was done, and prices advanced Tls. 10 a 20, import as it arrived on market during the year, at figures little short of the foreign Piece Goods trade of Shanghai, we wrote that any system Table B.-IMPORTs of PIECE GOODS into Shanghai for the years 1875, ./cache/mdp.39015027068850.pdf ./txt/mdp.39015027068850.txt