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GOW, WILSON & STANTON, LTD., 

 INDIAN RUBBER MARKET REPORTS. 



13, Rood Lane, London, E.C. September 14th, 1906. 



At to-day's auction, 328 packages of Ceylon and Straits 

 Settlements Plantation grown rubber were under offer, of which 

 about 163 were sold. The total weight amounted to about 18J tons, 

 Ceylon contributing about 5^ and Straits Settlements nearly I2f . 



The market was steady for grades of the finest description, 

 while for medium and fair kinds the demand was perhaps a trifle 

 better, the enquiry for scrap being more pronounced than during 

 the last sale. The best sheet and biscuits ruled at about 5/6 to 5/7 J. 

 Some fine amber coloured crepe offered from the Bukit Rajah Estate, 

 the highest offer made for which was 5/7^ which was refused. 



Among Ceylon growths a fine pale crepe from Culloden brought 



5/71; 



Quotations. — 



Fine sheet, 5/7. 

 Fine biscuits, 5/7^. 

 Good biscuits, 5/6. 



(Fine pale, 5/7^. 

 Crepe - Palish to darkish, 4/6 to 4/9. 

 (Dark, 3/6 to 3/9. 



(Fine, 4/6. 

 Scrap \ Fair to medium, 3/9 to 4/-. 

 (Low, 2/4. 



Plantation Fine To-day. — 5/6 to 5/7-^, same period last year, 



6/3 to 6/4*. 



Do. Scrap. — 3/- to 4/6, same period last year, 3/6 to 5/2^. 



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

 year, 5/7. 



Average Price of Ceylon and Straits Settlements 

 Plantation Rubber. 



163 packages at 4/9 per lb., against 152 packages at 5/1^ per lb. 

 at last auction. 



Particulars and prices as follows : — 



Ceylon. 



MARK. QUANTITY, DESCRIPTION AND I-RICE PER LB. 



Huttangalla 2 cases good pale and palish to darkish biscuits, bought in. 

 1 case darkish pressed crepe, 4/9. 



ICllakande 1 case darkish inferior biscuits, 4/7^. 1 case darkish pressed 



crepe, 4/8J. 



