Almost on all goods demand is much less than offer. It is not surprising that the price for them low.

But demand for silk and other goods from luxury group was high from the beginning of the game.
Now it is 1872 and demand for silk is higher than the offer. So why the price on a minimum?

In my game for Japan, i see strange behavior of the prices in the market. For example, Japan produces 50 silks per turn, sells 30 in a world market and 20 on the internal. Demand for Japanese silk is 120, and stable. The price falls to 5. Same thing for production = 90, world sale = 70, internal sal...

I think, he talking about reinforcement of losses. Reinforcement pool is empty. And you can not add elements because of you need money, conscripts and manufactured goods. But you have not goods in this scenario, at least, for British side.