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The Auction was characterised by good competition, fine quality 

 irticularly being in request at up to 6/ 1 j per lb. There w.' „nlv 

 small quantity of scrap offering, and this was mostlv deposed oil 

 : from 3/- per b for a small bag of unattractive quality up to 5/3A 

 *>r a hne parcel of Ceylon. 



: , Average Price of Ceylon and Straits Settlements 



Plantation Rubber. 

 *:66 packages at 5 /io|- per lb., against 66 packages at 5/9 J per lb 

 f last auction. Particulars and prices as follows: 



Ceylon. 



Mark niTAVT.-rv DESCRIPTION. p KIrK ,, KK ,„ 



Fine small pale and darkish biscuits ... 5/1J 



Good palish scrap ... ^ 3J 



Fine pale biscuits, little mouldy ... 6 ij 



Fine scrap ... 5 ^\ 



Fair darkish scrap ... ^ 



Fine palish cloudy biscuits ... 6 i\ 



Good dark biscuits ( mouldy) ... 6 0} 



Good palish scrap ... e/j 



Good ball scrap ... 4/3 



Very fine large biscuits, few palish ... 6 1 



Quantity. 



2 cases 

 1 case 

 6 cases 

 5 cases 

 1 case 



3 cases 

 1 case 



4 cases 

 1 case 



8 cases 



4 cases Fine dark scrap 



5 cases Fine hard pale washed worm 

 2 cases Do. do. 



5'H 

 Bought in 

 do. 



1 case Good pale aud darkish biscuits 



bag 



1 case 



3 cases 

 3 cases 



2 cases 

 1 bag 



Good scrap and cuttings 

 Straits Settlements. 



Very fine pale washed ribbon 



Do. (thicker) 

 Very fine pale washed crape 

 Very fine amber sheet 

 Good sheet scrap 



3 cases Fine clean pressed sheet 



4 9 



6/1 J 



6/1 

 6ii 



6/1 



1 case 

 1 case 



Dark scrap 

 Good palish sheet 



3/4 

 6/1 



4 cases 



Very fine palish scored sheet 



1 case 

 1 case 



1 case 

 1 bag 



do. do. little darker 



Pressed scrap and Rambong sheet 



Good small darkish biscuits 

 Rejected biscuits and scrap 



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6/i 

 3/- 



