.TH Command ASK
.SY "ask"
(There are two market systems available in Empire.  A compile
option determines which particular system a game will use.
The \*Qask\*U command is used only with the TRADE CENTER market.)
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The \*Qask\*U command is used to set asking prices on commodities
you wish to sell to foreign customers in your trade centers.
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The syntax for \*Qask\*U is:
.EX ask <COMM> <tradecenter-SECT> <PRICE> [THRESH]
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The first parameter is the designator for the commodity you wish
to price.  The second parameter is the realm, region, or sector
coordinate of the trade center(s) you wish to work with.  The 
third parameter is the selling price.  The fourth parameter
is an optional quantity threshold below which the sector will 
not deplete itself (e.g., it would probably be a good idea to
use a threshold of 50 or so to prevent buyers from sucking all 
the food out of the sector).
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.EX ask f 62,2 0.95 50
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See also : market, open, close, bid, load, unload
