AND THE MALAY STATES 



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believe that the Para from the Amazon is a better business proposition 

 just to start them thinking, therefore, I want to ask them to read the 

 following : 



FINE PARA RUBBER FROM CEYLON. 



Sells at Liverpool, per pound $1.20 



Costs f. o. b. Liverpool 17 



Export duty nil .17 



Planters' profit $1-03 



ELASTICA. 



FINE PARA RUBBER FROM BRAZIL. 



Sells at Liverpool, per pftund $I.OO 



Costs f. o. b. Liverpool, minimum 21 



Export duty 23 .44 



Profit $0.56 



The above figures both for Ceylon and South America are very 

 small that is the cost figures. It is probable that twenty cents a pound 



