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GOW, WILSON & STANTON, LTD., 

 INDIA RUBBER MARKET REPORT. 



13, Rood Lane, London, E.C. 



February i6tli, 1906. 



At to-day's auction, 276 packages of Ceylon and Straits 

 Settlements Plantation grown rubber were offered, 238 of which 

 were sold. The total weight amounted to 13! tons, Ceylon 

 contributing about 4J tons and the Straits Settlements 9J tons. 



This was the largest auction of Plantation grown rubber that 

 has yet been held, and included several very fine invoices weighing 

 a ton and over. The largest sale previously being that held on 

 the 10th November, 1905, which consisted of about 11 J tons. 



There was good competition at about last rates, Fine sheet 

 selling from 6/iJ to 6/2J; Crape from 5/5 for dark to 6/1 J for fine 

 pale; Biscuits from 6/1 J for dull up to 6/2 for fine; Scrap from 

 3/8 for dark dirty up to 5/4 for fine. 



There was also some nice clean red and dark Rambong 

 which sold readily from 4/6J up to 5/-. 



The popularity of the sheet form was again evidenced by a 

 fine parcel of five cases from the Highlands Estate bringing 6/2 J 

 per lb., the highest price in the auction. Another fine parcel of 

 very large sheet from Bukit Rajah sold at 6/2. 



Average Price of Ceylon and Straits vSettlements 

 Plantation Rubber. 



238 packages at 5/1 1 \ per lb., against 148 packages at 5/iof 

 per lb. at last auction. 



Particulars and prices as follows : — 



Ceylon. 



MARK. 



QUANTITY. 



DESCRIPTION 7 . 



2 cases Good pale biscuits 



1 case Good rough darkish biscuits 



1 case Fair ball scrap 



1 case Pale Ceara biscuits 



1 box Good pale sheet and scrap 



5 cases Fine palish amber biscuits 

 1 case Good cuttings 

 4 cases Fine palish scrap 



1 case Dark scrap 



2 cases Fine palish biscuits 



1 case Good dull darkish biscuits 



2 cases Darkish scrap 



PRICE PER LB 

 6/1$ 



4/5 



6/i£ and 5/- 

 6/2 



5/3i 

 3/8 



5/ii 



