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to any great extent. As a result competition was restricted, and a 

 large proportion of the offerings had to be retired for lack of sup- 

 port. 



Where sales were effected some concession had to be given on 

 last prices, but for the most part sellers preferred to have recourse 

 to the private market. 



Quotations. — Fine Sheet, 5/9 to 5/94. 



Fine biscuits, 5/1 1 . 

 Fair biscuits, 5/8J. 



C Fine pale ribbon, 5/1 ij. 

 Crape < Darker, 5/2 to 5/4-k 

 (.Dark, 3/6 to 4/-. 

 C Fine, 4/ 10 to 5/-. 

 Scrap < Medium, 4/6. 



Low, 2/2 i to 2/6. 



Plantation Biscuits and Sheet To-day — 5/9 to 5/ 11, same 

 period last year, 6/5 to 6/7^. 



Plantation Scrap. — 4/6 to 5/-, same period last year, 4/34 to 



5/5!. 



Fine Hard Para (South American), — 5/2J, same period last 

 year, 5/8. 



Average Prick of Ceylon and Straits Settlements 

 Plantation Rubber. 



92 packages at 5/3^ per lb., against 123 packages at 5/8 per lb. 

 at last auction. Particulars and prices as follows : — 



Ceylon. 



Quantity, Description and Price Per lb. 

 3 cases palish biscuits (damp), 5/7^. 



3 cases dark biscuits, 58.^. 1 case good scrap, 4/3. 1 case loaded 

 scrap, 2 6. 



1 case good dark biscuits, bought in. 1 case good pale scrap, 

 bought in. 



1 case very fine Ceara biscuits, 5 ' 1 1 . 2 cases little darker, 5 11. 



2 cases good palish biscuits, bought in. 



1 case good pale to dark biscuits, bought in. 1 case large palish 

 to dark biscuits, bought in. 



1 case rough Ceara biscuits, bought in. 1 bag good scrap, bought 

 in. 



2 cases good very dark biscuits, bought in. 2 cases fine palish to 

 dark scrap, 5 -. 1 case good dark scrap, bought in. 



1 case good dark sheet, bought in. 1 case darkish scrap, bought 

 in. 



I case good palish biscuits, bought in. 1 case fine pressed scrap, 

 bought in. 1 bag good lumps, bought in. 



Mark. 



Kumaradola 

 Tudugalla 



Elston 



Sunnycroft 

 T R R 



K M 



Doranakande 

 Dolahena 

 Baddegama 

 S A 



1 bag rejected biscuits and scrap, bought in. 



