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13, Rood Lane, London, E. C. 

 January igth, 1906. 



At to-day's auction, 1 10 packages of Ceylon and Straits Settle- 

 ments Plantation grown rubber were offered, 96 of which were sold. 

 This was only a comparatively small offering, the total weight 

 amounting to about 6 tons, 3I from Ceylon and 2\ from the Straits 

 Settlements. 



Competition generally was not quite so keen, and though a few 

 parcels of fine quality again realized 6/1 4, some good biscuits was 

 also disposed of down to 5/1 1 per lb., the price generally paid 

 averaging about 6/1. 



Scrap also was in rather less demand, prices ranging from 3/5 for 

 poor quality up to 5/3^ for fine. 



The most important invoice was from the Vallambrosa Company 

 consisting of 30 cases, the bulk of which sold from 6/oi to 6/1 per lb. 



Average Price of Ceylon and Straits Settlements 

 Plantation Rubber. 



96 packages at 5/9$ per lb., against 183 packages at 5/10 per lb. 

 at last auction. Particulars and prices as follows : — 



Ceylon. 



Mark. 



Quantity. 



Description. 



Price per lb. 



Ellakande 



1 case 



Fine darkish biscuits 



. 6/1 



Do 



1 case 



Fine palish scrap 



• 5/- 



Heatherley 



4 cases 



Fine pale and darkish biscuits and sheet 



6/1 



Do. 



2 cases 



Fine palish scrap 



5/3* 



Do. 



1 case 



Good darkish scrap 



3/6 



Nikakotua 



3 cases 



Fine palish and darkish biscuits v 



6/0* 



Do. 



1 case 



do. darker 



6/- 



Do. 



1 case 



Good scrap 



4/"f 



Do. 



2 cases 



Fine palish and darkish biscuits 



6/0* 



Do. 



1 case 



Good do. darker 



6/- 



Culloden 



4 cases 



Very fine amber biscuits 



6/1* 



Do. 



1 case 



Good palish and darkish biscuits 



61- 



Do. 



1 case 



Good Cuttings 



■ 5/3 



Do. 



3 cases 



Fine palish scrap 



5/3* 



Do- 



1 case 



Darkish scrap 



■ 3/6 



Ellakande 



2 cases 



Fine palish and darkish biscuits 



6/1* 



Do. 



2 cases 



Fine palish scrap 



5/of 



Nikakotua 



3 cases 



Fine palish biscuits 



6/0* 



Do. 



1 case 



Good darkish do. 



■ 5/ii 



Heatherley 



4 cases 



Fine palish sheet and biscuits 



6/1* 



Do. 



2 cases 



Fine palish and darkish scrap 



5/3* 



Do. 



1 case 



Dark scrap 



• 3/6 



/\ 

 \/ 



». 6 cases 



Fine darkish scrap 



Bought in 



Culloden 



2 cases 



Fair darkish scrap 



• 3/5 



Heatherley 



1 case 



Good palish scrap 



Bought in 



