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Ipecacuanha. — Since the auction further sales of good clean 

 have been made at 6s. gd. per lb., but 7s. is now wanted. 



NUX Vomica. — A report from Calcutta dated September 26 

 states that owin s to high prices no export sales are possible. 

 Small ready parcels are selling at Rs. 2.10 to Rs. 2.13 per B. 

 maund ne/ weight, loose according to grade. Spot is very 

 scarce, one second-hand holder of a few bags asking 11s. per 

 cwt. for good. 



Oil, Castor. — Belgian is easier at £28 per ton for first pressings 

 on the spot, ex warehouse, and November-December shipment 

 £27, f. o. b., Antwerp. Hull make for December delivery is 

 quoted £28 for firsts and £27 for seconds, ex wharf, London. 

 Good Calcutta seconds are obtainable at ^d. per lb. 



Oil, Lemon. — Finest brands are unchanged at 35-., c. i. f. and up 

 ward but less-esteemed makes are tending downwards. 



Quinine. — Last week the second-hand market closed rather 

 dearer with a fair business for December delivery at is. 2d.,. 

 and March is. 2\d. } and these prices were maintained until 

 Wednesday, when the announcement unexpectedly large bark 

 shipments from Java caused an easier feeling and to-day 

 sellers quote December at is. \\d. and March at is. if^., and 

 spot is. \\d., without any important business. 



Black Pepper. — The market is rather lower on the spot, and 

 only very small sales made at 6d. to 6^/. per lb. for fair to 

 good fair, Singapore. For arrival no business reported. 



At public sale on Wednesday, of 50 bags, Singapore, offered 

 5 bags sold at at ba. 193 bags, Penang, and 69 bags, Trang, 

 retired. Singapore is very quiet to-day, no sales reported; 

 prices unchanged. 



Tellicherry sold to arrive at 57s. 6d. per cwt. c. i. f., deliver- 

 ed weights, Liverpool, December-February (S). 



White is steady with sales to a fair extent on the spot at g-fed. 

 to g\d. for Singapore, g^d. to 9^. for fair Siam, and 8|^. 

 per lb. for fair Penang. To arrive a firm tone prevails, but 

 transactions are restricted to 20 tons, Singapore, October- 

 December (S) at ()%d. per lb. 



At auction on the 6th instant 147 bags, Penang, were with- 

 drawn. 



Ginger (Cochin.) — A continued improvement in the tone of this 

 market can be reported, and values have further risen. Since 

 our last about 1,500 bags have sold privately at 42s. 6d. to 

 43s. for medium and small washed rough Cochin, and 40^. per 

 cwt. for rough Calicut sorts. Under the hammer 160 cases 

 401 bags were offerred, but only 36 bags sold fair, medium 

 and small washed rough at 43^. per cwt. 



African — 80 bags clean small and ends bought in at 405-. per 

 cwt Jamaica — 45 barrels ordinary middling washed realised 

 405. 6d. per cwt. 



Cardamoms. — In fair demand at slightly easier prices. The fol- 

 lowing were the sales: — Ceylon-Mysores, extra bold pale 

 heavy, 3^. 6d., medium to bold pale, 3^. to $s. id., bold me- 



