The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-06-23

he was making money on his in
vestment, and he replied: Business
no can walkee more far After
drinking another cup of tea I realiz-
ed that he was trying to tell me
that business was dull, that he had
lost money, and had decided to close
his shop. In other words, His bus
mess could walk (go) no further
81 am getting along fine over
here, but miss the Paris folks. THE
NEWS comes regularly and is as
good as a letter from home. With
best wishes, and hoping the enclos-
ed clipping will prove of interest, I
am,
"Yours Truly,
WALLACE T. CLARKE"
The clipping to which Mr. Clark
refers is given below:
NOTICE
1--WE have now pleasure and beg
respectfully to advice to our Patrons
that owing to the present high cost
and more difficult of the packings in
our business on Tea and Silk Pack
ers for supplying to our Patrons re-
quirements; we have done the same
action on our previous prices with
out any increasing according to our
circular dated July 1, 1918.
During the coming few years, we
quite understand that the Tea and
Silk markets are likely to have an
unstable condition and feeling like
lifeless indeed, but however, in
this circumstances that the expenses
on our Tea and Silk Packers had
been increased from ourselves since
the last few years, for which we
dared not apply to have the packing
prices on our business to put up
from our Patrons more frequently.
but we did the supplement without
any advantage to ourselves. At the
present stage, we beg to say that
owing to the present high cost of
living, the prices on everything has
been raised upwards and owing to
ments, we cannot be impossible to
have the following prices on our
business slightly increased from our
Patrons during the coming Season. as
our business has been occurred moth
ing profitable and quite dull indeed
since. the European War distinguish
ed. We shall be much obliged if you
will meet our requirements so that
we hope you will give us a little
chance to help ourselves in a salts
factory manner and we shall supply
you as promptly as possible to your
instructions in our best attention.
With regard to our obtainable re-
quirements in last Autumn the
prices on our materials, such as.
Rattan, Hemp-rope, wrapping-paper.
wood oil, and mats, etc., have been
raised up towards double and doub-
led the cost, say at least above 60
percent to 70 percent higher than
the previous COSTS
I'VE shall esteem it a favor if Won
will kindly allow us to have the fol-
lowing prices on various packings to
be increased and are coming in force
from LIST ofJune, 1921
For the Safeguarding of every
" chest Green and Black Teas to
be increased Z candareens, extra
will be charged.
For the Double-packing of every
II chest Green and Black Teas to
be increased 9 candareens, extra
will be charged.
For the Safeguarding of everv
box Green and Black Teas to he
increased candareens, extra will
be charged.
For the Double-packing of everv
bag Green and Black Teas gener-
ally for Russia, to be increased / |
mace, candareens per bag, extra
will be charged.
For the Double-packing of every |
bale of Silk, to be increased / |
mace, candareens per bale extra |
will be charged.
For the Single-packing of everv
bale of Silk, to be increased 9
candareens per bale, extra will be
charged.
For Sundrygoods, the charges will
be proportionately increased. as
Samples and Sizes of which are
unknown.
Hoping the above prices will
meet your perusal attention and feel
ng exceedingly grateful to those
Gentlemen of our Patrons for this
avour.
"SHING YUE TONG,
GUILD OF TEA AND SILK PACK Il
ERS. - as
Shanghai, LIST June, 1922"