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Show oo NO DEMAND FOR AMERICAN COTTON Washington. March 25. Consul General Snodgrass at Moscow, Russia, Rus-sia, has notified the department of commerce, it was announced today, that there was no immediate demand for American cotton Congestion at Archangel and on the Siberian lines was "paralyzing private business," he said, 'while government luxation of one shipment remoed by Rledge from Archangel, was retarding Imports" largc amount of cotton were bought Botue time ago. Mr Snodgrass added, and purchasers wanted to await its arrival before placing fur ther orders H" said there was nn quotation on American cotton The cost at Moscow, delivered by wav or Vladivostok, is nearly 26 cents a pound. oo |