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There was hardly as much animation in the sale to-day as at the 

 last auction, and prices were frequently a little easier. 



The highest quotation was made by some Block Rubber from 

 Lanadron Estate, which brought per lb. 



Some very fine Ceylon biscuits from Culloden and Heatherley 

 brought 5/7 — this being the highest quotation for biscuits. 



For sheet the best prices was 5/5 f per lb. 



No really fine Crepe was brought forward. 



Quotations. — Fine sheet, 5/5!. 



Fine biscuits, 5/6f to 5/7. 

 Good biscuits, 5/5 1. 



("Fine pale, none offered. 



At - - 



Crepe 1 Palish to darkish, 5/4 to 5/5$. 



(Dark, 4/6 to 4/1 if- 



f Fine, 4/6. 

 Scrap {Fair to medium, 3/4 to 4/2. 



(Low, 2/-. 



Plantation Fine To-day. — 5/7 to 5/94, same period last year, 

 5/9 to 6/of. 



Do. Scrap. — 2/- to 4/6, same period last year, 4/6 to 

 5/i*. 



Fine Hard Para (South American).— 5/2, same period last year, 

 5/* 



301 packages at 5/2! per lb., against 302 packages at 5/3I per 1 

 t last auction. 

 Particulars and prices as follows : — 

 Ceylon. 



ullode n 7 cases fine pale biscuits, 5/7. 7 cases good palish press 



case good palish to dark biscuits, 5/4!- 



case fine pale biscuits, 5/7. 1 case good darkish pressec 



crepe, 5/0*. 

 cases inferior scrap, bought in. 



cases good palish cut sheet, 5/5*. I case similar, 5/ 4 f . 

 case fine pale biscuits, 5 /6f. 1 bag good pressed bloci 

 case dark heated block scrap, bought in. 1 case palish tc 



cases good palish scrap, bought in.^ 1 case ^k^^^ 



crepe, bought in. 3 cases darker, bought in. 10 cases 

 palish aud darkish crepe^ fought ^in^^cases , 

 brack^bought^n" 3 ? cSes 1S irSr S crapSought i 



palish°and darkish crepe, bought in. 



