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13, Rood Lane, London, E. C. 

 March 30th, 1906. 



At to-day's auction, 177 packages of Ceylon and Straits Settle- 

 ments Plantation grown rubber were under offer, of which 100 were 

 sold. The total weight amounted to about 9 tons, Ceylon contri- 

 buting 4i and Straits Settlements 4I. 



This sale passed off quietly, competition being less keen for fine 

 qualities, several parcels of which were withdrawn for lack of sup- 

 port. There was, however, little alteration in price, 6/3^ being 

 realised for one small lot of Fine Sheet. For Fine Biscuits and 

 Sheet the price generally offered was about 6/3. 



Scrap was again in good demand, rates showing an advance on 

 last sale of up to \\d. per lb. 



Quotations. — Fine sheet, 6/2 § to 6/3 J. 



Fine pale washed ribbon, 6/3. 



Fine biscuits, 6/2! to 6/3. 



Rough biscuits and rejections, 5/8 to 6/1 J. 



Fine Red Rambong, 4/6. 



Scrap, fine, 5/3 to 5/5. 



Medium, 4/5 to 4/10J. 



Low dirty, 2/7 to 3/10. 



Plantation Biscuits and Sheet To-day.— 6/2! to 6/$\, same 

 period last year, 6/4 to 6/6. 



Plantation Scrap. — 4/5 to 5/5, same period last year, 3/9 to 

 4/7- 



Fine Hard Para (South American). — 5/5^, same period last 

 year, 5/6. 



Average Price of Ceylon and Straits Settlements 

 Plantation Rubber. 



100 packages at 5/11 per lb., against 121 packages at 6/oh per lb. 

 at last auction. Particulars and prices as follows: — 



Ceylon. 



Mark. Quantity, Description and Price per lb. 



Tallagalla 1 case ^ ne biscuits, bought in. 1 case scrap, 5/3^. 



Ambatenne 4 cases fine amber biscuits, 6/3. 2 cases fine pale scrap, 5 4^. 



Warriapolla I case ball scrap, bought in. 



Gikiyanakande l case dark rolled crape bought in. 

 Rangbodde i case fine pale Ceara biscuits, bought in. 



Hattangalla 2 cases very fine palish clear biscuits, 6 ; 2f . 1 case fine pale 



scrap, 5/4^. 



Ellakande I cas e good darkish biscuits, 6/2f. 1 case fine palish scrap, 5 '4^. 



Culloden 9 cases verv nne P ale a ™ber biscuits, 6/3. 1 case good cuttings 



5/6y. 5 cases fine palish scrap, 5/5. 2 cases dirty sorap, 3/3. 



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I case good biscuits, 6,1$. 1 bag darkish scrap, 5 o\. 



