                                Command : ASK

 SYNTAX:
   [##:##] Command: ask

(There are two market systems available in Empire.  A  compile  option  deter-
mines  which  particular system a game will use.  The ask command is used only
with the TRADE CENTER market.)

The ask command is used to set asking prices on commodities you wish  to  sell
to foreign customers in your trade centers.

The syntax for ask is:
   [##:##] Command: ask <COMM> <tradecenter-SECT> <PRICE> [THRESH]

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).

                                Command : ASK

   [##:##] Command: ask f 62,2 0.95 50

See also : market, open, close, bid, load, unload

