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MARKET AND TRADE REPORTS. 



Compiled from statistics supplied from the Singapore Exchange. 

 September, igoi. 







Highest 



Lowest 





Tons 



for the 



for the 





sold. 



month. 



month. 



Coffee — Palembang 



7 S 



Sr 



28.OO 



$ 



n 



2/L i;o 



Bali 



SO 



J 



2^. SO 



IQ 7S 



Liberian 



^67 



17 



I6.5O 



Copra - - - 



2,988 



A IC 



y- 1 j 



7 67^ 

 /• u /2 



Gambier - 



7 797 



I 1 7 S 



IO 7C 



Cube Gambier, Nos. I & 2 - 



IOC 



T £ CO 





Gutta Percha, 1st quality - 



600.00 



47 S OO 



Medium 





450.00 



3O0.OO 



Lower 





200.00 



SO.OO 



Borneo Rubber, 





1 2 q .OO 



73.00 



Gutta Tplotona" — - - 





7 





Nutmegs, No. i io's 





5O.OO 



48.OO 



No. 8o's 





66.OO 



66.OO 



Mace, Banda - 





Q d OO 



84.OO 



Ambnvna — — - 





68.00 



66.OO 



Pepper, Black - 





30. so 



30.00 



White - 



J.70 



A.6 2$ 



At SO 



Pearl Sago, Fair 



260 



A AO 





Medium 





5.00 



4.40 



Large 



20 



6.00 



540 



Sago Flour, No. i 



3,470 



3-57* 



3.20 



No. 2 



240 



3-i5 



1.80 



Flake Tapioca, Small 



855 



8.50 



5.00 



Medium 



68 



6.00 



5.25 



Pearl Tapioca, Small 



360 



6.70 



5.00 



Medium 



941 



7.80 



5.25 



Bullet 





7-i5 



5.90 



Tin - 



j 2,680 



1 68.25 



66.124 



London Markets. 



From the Chemist and Druggist. — September 21st, iqoi. 



Areca. — The bulk of the London stock is reported to be in first 

 hands, and 175. per cvvt. appears to be the lowest price asked. 



Arrowroot. — In auction 18 half-barrels Bermuda were bought 

 in at is. 6d. per lb. No St. Vincent was catalogued, but 

 privately there has been a good business at \%d. per lb. 



Benzoin. — Since the auctions a considerable business has been 

 done in Sumatra gum, amounting to about 80 cases at between 

 £6 and £8 per cut, Gum at from £g to £12 is scarce and 



