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GOW, WILSON & STANTON, LTD., 

 INDIAN RUBBER MARKET REPORTS. 



13, Rood Lane, London, E.C. July 20th, 1906. 



At to-day's auction, 206 packages of Ceylon and Straits Settle- 

 ments Plantation grown rubber were under offer, of which 77 were 

 sold. The total weight amounted to about 8^ tons, Ceylon contribut- 

 ing i\ and Straits Settlements nearly 6. 



There has been a decided recovery in prices since the last auction, 

 and for fine sheet and biscuits 5/9 was generally obtained. 



Demand ran chiefly on the fine grades, and competition for scrap 

 was again lacking ; a few parcels of this sold up to 4/9, but the greater 

 part was bought in to be disposed of privately. 



There were several parcels of the medium and dark grades of 

 crape included in the auction, but these did not attract buyers, and 

 there was only a small quantity of the palest kind offering. 



Quotations. — Fine sheet, 5/9. 



Fine biscuits, 5/9 to 5/9J. 



f Fine pale, none sold. 

 Crape \ Darkish, 5/4. 



(Dark, 3/6 to 4/1. 



c j Fine 4/9. 



^ crap {Medium, 3/6 to 4/-. 



Plantation Fine To-day. — 5/9 to 5/9 J, same period last year, 



6/3 to 6/41. 



Do. Scrap. — Value about 4/6 to 5/-, same period last 

 year, 4/3I to 5/5J. 



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

 year, 5/6J. 



Average Price of Ceylon and Straits Settlements 

 Plantation Rubber. 



77 packages at 5/3J per lb., against 22 packages at 5/8 per lb. at 

 last auction. 



Particulars and prices as follows : — 



Ceylon. 



MARK. QUANTITY, DESCRIPTION AND PRICE PER LB. 



Wihargama 1 case good palish Ceara biscuits, bought in. 6 cases good palish 

 biscuits, 5/9. 1 case ball scrap, bought in. 



2 cases fine pale Ceara biscuits, 5/9^. 1 case good scrap, 4/9. 

 1 case scrap and rejections, 3/9. 



Waharaka 1 case good palish to dark biscuits, 5/9. 2 cases fine scrap, 4/9. 



Ballacadua 2 cases dark pressed crape (gritty), 2/6. 



