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A: You've probable received the telegram I sent you from Paris on Tuesday, haven't you?
B.: Yes, we have. We were expecting you the day before yesterday.
A.: I'm sorry, I was detained in Paris on business.
B.: How is business in general?
A.: I must say that we aren't quite satisfied with our present sales. We used to get regular large orders from a number of the largest hotels and restaurants in England but lately we have been doing less business with them.
B.: I'm surprised to hear it. How do you account for this decline in the amount of your orders? Wedon't feel here at all that the demand for caviar is weaker than before. On the contrary, we are getting now more enquiries than ever.
A.: I wouldn't say that there is a big decrease in the volume of our business, but many hotels are inclined to use, instead of caviar, cheaper stuffs like oysters or for instance. I hope you are not going to raise your prices this year.
B.: As a matter of fact, our prices now about 10 per cent higher than last year.
A.: What are your prices now? We've written to you that we need altogether about 20 tons of caviar.
B.: Our prices today are... pence for beluga caviar shillings for osetrova and... pence for pressed per pound f.a.s. St. Petersburg. The terms of payment would be the same as in our old contract.
A.: Can't you reduce your increase from I0 per cent to 5 per cent.
B.: I'm sorry, it's impossible.
A.: I think I'll have to cable my Board of Directors and ask them if they agree to your present prices. I'll call here again as soon as I. get their answer.
B.: All right. But I must tell you that we can hold these prices open for your acceptance till the 3rd February only.
A.: I'll send the cable at once. Good-bye.
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