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Cases. — Should be strong and well hooped, and capable of holding 

 at least cwt. of Rubber, so as to minimise — 



(i.) Draft allowances. 



(ii.) The loss occasioned by the method of weighment. 

 (iii ) Freight. 



Draft Allowance. — Packages weighing gross 28 lbs. or under carry 

 no draft allowance, over 28 lbs. gross one pound draft is allowed, 

 but if the tare is over 28 lbs., two pounds have to be allowed. 



Weighing. — The method of weighing for sale purposes is as 

 follows : — The case is weighed gross to the pound, no account being 

 taken of odd ounces, thus 197 lbs. 12 ozs. would be called 197 lbs. 

 The tare is then taken, but any odd ounces count as a full pound, 

 thus 26 lbs. 4 ozs is taken as 27 lbs. It will be se^n that the turn 

 of the scale in both cases is given in favour of the buyer. This loss 

 may be in a measure obviated by careful packing. 



The net is never taken on the scale, but is arrived at by subtract- 

 ing the tare from the gross. 



Example showing only slight 

 loss. 



Gross Weight 197^ lbs. Taken as 197 lbs. 

 Tare - 26% „ 27 „ 



Actual weight \ , 

 of Rubber f l7 ° l 



170 lbs. 



Example showing heavy 

 loss. 



Gross Weight 197! lbs. Taken as 197 lbs 

 Tare - 26\ „ „ ,, 27 ,, 



Actual weight 

 of Rubber 



170 lbs. 



Thus it will be seen that it is to the advantage of producers that 

 the gross weight should be only a few ounces over the pound and the 

 tare (nails, hoops, etc., included) a few ounces under the pound. 



Note. — In endeavouring to obtain the best results on weighment, Managers should 

 always make an allowance of say a few ounces for loss by evaporation during transit. 



Marking. — It is better that Sheets or Biscuits should be marked 

 with the full name of the estate or the initials of the producing com- 

 pany. The cases should be similarly marked. 



GOW, WILSON & STANTON, LIMITED, 



Rubber Brokers, 

 13, Rood Lane, C.E. 



March, 1906. 



13, Rood Lane, London, E. C. 

 March 2nd, 1906. 

 At to-day's auction, 155 packages of Ceylon and Straits Settle- 

 ments Plantation grown rubber were under offer, of which all but 12 

 were sold. The total weight amounted to tons, Ceylon contri- 

 buting nearly 6 tons and Straits \ \ tons. 



