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GOW, WILSON & STANTON, LIMITED. 



13, Rood Lane, London, E. C. 

 April 20th, 1906. 



At to-day's auction, 242 packages of Ceylon and Straits Settle- 

 ments Plantation grown rubber were under offer, of which all except 

 about 15 were sold. The total weight amounted to nearly 12 tons, 

 Ceylon contributing 3 and Straits Settlements 8f . 



The market opened after the holidays with good competition for 

 all grades, though in some cases, scrap was inclined to be less firm. 

 The highest prices realized was 6/3 for two small parcels of fine 

 biscuits, the prices generally paid for fine quality sheet and biscuits 

 being 6/2^ to 6/2f. There were some large invoices from the 

 Straits included in the offerings, and a notable parcel was that con- 

 sisting of 33 cases of fine washed sheet from Vallambrosa which 

 realized 6/2-f. This invoice also contained 13 cases of other grades, 

 the total weight amounting to nearly 2\ tons. 



Of the Ceylons, a small invoice from the Syston estate had some 

 exceptionally fine pale transparent biscuits which realized 6/3. 



Quotations. — Fine sheet, 6/2}. 



Fine pale washed crape, 6/2|. 



Do. darker, 6/- to 6/1. 



Do. dark, 4/6I to 5/8. 



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

 Rough biscuits and rejections, 5/9 to 6/2. 

 Scrap, fine, 5/2 to 5/34. 

 Medium, 4/- to 4/9. 

 Rambong, 4/6. 



Plantation Biscuits and Sheet To-day. — 6/2 f to 6/3, same 

 period last year, 6/3 to 6/6. 



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

 4/10. 



Fine Hard Para (South American). — 5/44, same period last 

 year, 5/7. 



Average Price of Ceylon and Straits Settlements 

 Plantation Rubber. 



227 packages at J/ilJ per lb., against 100 packages at 5/1 1 per 

 lb. at last auction. Particulars and prices as follows: — 



Ceylon. 



Mark. Quantity, Description and Price per lb, 



P^llakande 1 case fine amber biscuits, 6/24. 1 case fine palish scrap, 5 3,^. 



Heth#rley 2 cases fine darkish biscuits, 6/3. 1 ease fine pale scrap, 5 3L 



Langsland 5 cases fine darkish biscuits, 6/2|. 4 cases darker, 6/2J. 2 cases 



fine pale scrap, 5/3?. I bag scrap and pieces, 4/6. 

 New Rasagalla 1 case palish to darkish biscuits, 62. 1 case darkish scrap, 5/2^. 



1 bag rejected biscuits, 59. 

 Rangalla 1 case good cloudy Ceara biscuits, 5 9. 1 case scrappy sheet, 4/-. 



Warriapolla 1 case fine palish biscuits, 6 2$ . 4 pkgs. lighter, 6/2|. 1 bag 



darker, 6/2|. 



