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Show Russia Demands Cash. New regulations affecting purchase by American importers of commodities. In Russia have been announced providing pro-viding that payment must be made In advance. Before the goods can be released from the Russian empire, the American Ameri-can purchasers must furnish the Russian Rus-sian commercial attache with a guaranty guar-anty that the value of the shipment has been deposited, in American dol-lurs, dol-lurs, in the National City bank to the credit of the minister of finance of Russia, who will pay the amount in Russian currency to the Russian exporter ex-porter before the commodities are sent forward. The new regulations are for immediate imme-diate enforcement and are applicable also to shipments for which payment was not made prior to May 14 last. |