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a decline to 5s. hard, 5s. i\d. soft, 3s. iojd. scrappy, 2s. nd. 

 Island, but ball being very scarce and over-sold advanced to 

 3s. g%d. spot, large sales forward down to 3s. 6 \ d. During November 

 and December we had a quiet market at id. over these values till 

 the close, when short receipts caused buyers to pay up to 5s. $^d. 

 for line hard, 5.S. \d. soft, 4s. o\d. scrappy negrohead, 3s. 3}*?. 

 Island, and 3s. \o\d. Caucho ball spot, closing easier. 



Para Monthly Statistics, 1905. 

 Shipments {January to December). 





Receipts 



Shipments 



Shipment 



IQO*;. 





at Para. 



to 



to 





Para. 



Peruvian. 



Europe. 



America 





Tons. 



Tons. 



Tons. 



Tons. 



January ... 



... 3770 



820 



1,950 



1,285 



February 



... 3,360 



960 



1,715 



3,230 



March 



... 3,840 



I,l6o 



2,200 



2,660 



April 



... 1,360 



770 



1,565 



940 



May 



... 1,540 



680 



1,760 



665 



June 



1,020 



450 



1,115 



635 



July 



... 1,210 



240 



1,005 



325 



August ... 



... 1,240' 



60 



820 



430 



September 



1,960 



240 



1,220 



1,170 



October ... 



... 3,330 



250 



. 1,970 



1,560 



November 



... 2,690 



200 



1,840 



820 



December 



... 3,000 



270 



1,460 



1,540 



(Shipping weight) 



... 28,320 



6,100 



l8,520 



15,260 



Against in 1904... 



... 25,925 



4,39o 



14,285 



16,289 



1903... 



... 27,020 



4,°5o 



15,990 



15,095 



1902... 



... 25,430 



3,160 



14,855 



I3,705 



1901... 



... 26,020 



4,030 



I4,705 



I5,570 



Total Imports, etc., of all sorts of Rubber were: — 

 England. 





Imports. 



Deliveries. 



Stock, 

 Dec. 31ST 





Tons 



Tons. 



Tons. 



1905 ... 



... 21,700 



21,410 



1,562 



1904 ... 



... 19,883 



20,035 



1,272 



1903 ... 



... 19,464 



19,626 



1,424 



1902 ... 



... 16,932 



18,113 



1,586 



1901 



... 17,936 



17,793 



2,767 



Tropical Life, January, 1906. 



