67 

 LEWIS AND PEAT'S RUBBER REPORT. 



February 15th, 1912. 



The market since our last report has been very steady and 

 a fair business done. 



Hard Fine done up to 4/7!/^ for March/ April, delivery and 4/7M 

 for April/Miiy. At the close, however, prices are a little easier and 

 there are sellers of these positions at a farthing per lb. less. 



Soft Fine— very quiet with nothing offering under 4/7 per lb. 



Peruvian Fine— value to-day 4/6. Ball— sellers of spot 4/-, 

 March/ April 3/11, buyers 3/10^ per lb. 



Medium grades are in good demand, but there is very little 

 -offering. 



Plantation Grown Para— a fair business done privately at very 

 -steady prices. Feb./March done up to SiSVi, Feb./July 5/3, April/ 

 June 5/2 and 5/2>^, July/Sept. 5/- and 5/0^/^ per lb. 



Particulars of the Auction as follows :— 



INAMBARL— 26 Pkgs. offered and sold. Fair average unsorted 

 4/3 H, fair scrappy part sticky 3/6^/2 pei' lb. 



MANGABEIRA.— 88 Pkgs. offered and 16 sold. Pressed sheet 

 fair 2/9^ per lb. 



MOZAMBIQUE.— 253 Pkgs. offered and 153 sold. Rough 

 Nyassa. 



NYASSALAND, etc.— Biscuits 4/8M and 4/9^/i red and whitish 

 pressed ball 4/3 and 4/4, washed rooty 3/6 and 3/9^, washed crepe 

 4/5, thin rather rough Ceara sheet 4/5^2 per lb. 



CENTRAL AMERICAN.— 32 Pkgs. offered and 16 sold. Dark 

 Brown rather barky scrap 3/8^ and 3/8% per lb. 



MANIHOT.— 85 Pkgs. offered and sold. Good clean pressed 

 -crepe 4/8 ^^ and 41%, dark pressed mixed whitish 4/3, pressed whitish 

 smoked 3/9/4 per lb. 



CONGO.— 30 Pkgs. offered and sold. Pressed red and whitish 

 ■ball, part heated 3/634 per lb. 



The following were offered and bought in : — 



MANICOBA 200, MADAGASCAR 18, AFRICAN 35, PER- 

 NAMBUCO 20, & MALAYSIAN 28 Pkgs. 



PLANTATION. At the sales held on the 13th and 14th inst., 

 about Grown Para, 9241 Pkgs. comprising about 400 tons 

 Malay, 1 10 tons Ceylon and 5 tons Java were offered. Prices opened 

 about a penny under those prevailing at the last Auctions; later 

 however, rates hardened and the decline was fully regained, although 

 at the close prices were again slightly easier. 



