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GOW, WILSON & STANTON, LTD., 

 INDIAN RUBBER MARKET REPORTS. 



13, Rood Lane, London, E.C. August 3rd, 1906. 



At to-day's auction, 202 packages of Ceylon and Straits 

 Settlements Plantation grown rubber were under offer, of which 

 about 162 were sold. The total weight amounted to about 11^ 

 tons, Ceylon contributing about 3^ and Straits Settlements nearly 8 J. 



Considering the near approach of the holidays and the conse- 

 quently small attendance, the demand for the fine quality cultivated 

 rubber was fairly satisfactory, though prices were sometimes fraction- 

 ally lower than rates ruling at the last auction. 



A few parcels of very fine pale bright biscuits and crape from 

 Ceylon were well competed for and realised up to 5/9 J per lb., the 

 highest price of the Auction. 



Orders for scrap and the lower kinds of crape were again wanting, 

 but for the better qualities of the latter grade there was more enquiry 

 than at the last Auction. 



Quotations. — Fine sheet, 5/8 to 5/8^. 



Fine biscuits J Pale ' bri S ht ' 5/ 8 l to Sbh 

 *ine biscuits I paHsh tQ darkj 5/g tQ ^ 



(Fine pale, pressed, 5/8}. 

 Crape \ Palish to darkish, 5/1 to v 5/6. 

 (Dark, 3/6. 



(Black, soft, 2/3. 

 Scrap \ Good, 4/4 to 4/6. 



(Fair to medium. 3/6 to 4/-. 



Plantation Fine To-day. — 5/8 to 5/9}, same period last year, 



6/1 to 6/3. 



Do. Scrap. — About 4/- to 4/8, same period last year, 

 4/- to 5/1. 



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



5/6*. 



Average Price of Ceylon and Straits Settlements 

 Plantation Rubber. 



161 packages at 5/6 per lb., against 77 packages at per lb. 

 at last auction. 



Particulars and prices as follows : — 



Ceylon. 



MARK. QUANTITY, DESCRIPTION AND PRICE PER LB. 



Talagalla 1 case fine darkish biscuits, 5/8|. 1 case fine pressed scrap, 4/6 



bid. 



Warriapolla 7 cases fine pale to darkish biscuits, 5/8f. 1 case good scrap, 

 bought in. 



