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GOW, WILSON & STANTON, LIMITED. 

 India Rubber Market Report. 



13, Rood Lane, London, E. C. 

 May 25th, 1906. 



At to day's auction, 159 packages of Ce>lon and Straits Settle- 

 ments Plantation grown rubber were under offer. The total weight 

 amounted to nearly 10 tons, Ceylon contributing nearly one and 

 Straits Settlements 8£. 



Since the last auction the market has maintained the quiet tone 

 then prevailing, and except for fine biscuit and sheet qualities, 

 demand was not very keen, and consequently the scrap grades were 

 in many cases somewhat neglected, and here and there showed a 

 decline on last rates. 



The bulk of the offerings was from the Straits and included one 

 or two large invoices. Amongst these were several parcels of crape, 

 and the darker lots prove difficult to quit, buyers being prejudiced 

 against the darker colours. For fine pale crape, however, there is 

 a strong demand, and a parcel of this to-day realized \d. per lb. 

 more than fine sheet. A small lot of very fine pressed worm rub- 

 ber was also keenly competed for and sold at 6/23- per lb. 



Quotations.— Fine sheet, 6/1. 



("Fine pale, 6/14. 

 Crape < Daiker, 5/3 to 5/6J. 



. ( Dark 5/-. 

 Fine pale pressed worm, 6/2}. 

 Fine biscuits, 6/1 to 6/1 J. 

 Scrappy sheet, 4/74 to 4/10. 



f Fine, 5/3- 

 Scrap < Medium, 4/- to 4/8^, 



L Low, 3/-. 



Plantation Biscuits and Sheet To-day. — 6/1 to 6/1 same 

 period last year, 6/5 to 6/9!. 



Plantation Scrap. — 4/- to 5/3, same period last year, 4/6 to 

 5/5. 



Fine Hard Para (South American). — 5/3^, same period last 

 year, 5/8^. 



Average Price of Ceylon and Straits Settlements 

 Plantation Rubber. 



106 packages at 5/94 per lb., against 212 packages at 5/9^ per lb. 

 at last auction. 



Particulars and prices as follows : — 



Ceylon. 



Mark. Quantity, Description and Price per lb. 



Gikiyanikande 2 cases fine palish rolled crape, 5 6L 1 case darkish, bought in. 



i case dark, bought in. 



