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crops and leguminous weeds co-operate in certain respects with 

 the farmer, but often without the latter recognising their help. 

 This, in certain cases, accounts for the notable fact that in the 

 Tropics a soil which, from a European point of view, is very difi- 

 cient in nitrogen, is capable of supporting vigorous growth of 

 plant-life. The subject of incidental increment of plant-food in 

 soils is one of extreme importance, and moderate methods of 

 scientific enquiry have hardly reached the threshold of it. We 

 have but begun to doubt the absolute correctness of the existing 

 methods of estimating the fertility of soils. 



SINGAPORE MARKET REPORT. 



December, igoi. 



Articles. 



Quantity 



Highest 



Lowest 





sold. 



price. 



price. 





T 



1 ons. 





} 



Coffee — Palembang 



To 



33.^o 



32.00 



Bali 



6 



27-75 



27.50 



Libenan 



120 



22.00 



21.00 



Copra - 



1,548 



10.00 



8.80 



Gambier - 



i,537 



16.75 



13.00 



Cube Gambier, Nos. 1 & 2 - 



I 



20.87$ 



1 ^.00 



Gutta Percha, 1st quality - 





600.00 



450.00 



Medium 





450.00 



300.00 



Lower 





200.00 



50.00 



Borneo Rubber, 1st, 2nd, 3rd 

 Gutta Jelotong - 





I30.00 



74.00 





7.25 



7.00 



Nutmegs, No. 1 





48.00 



48.00 



No. 2 - 





66.OO 



65.00 



Mace, Banda - 





88.00 



80.00 



Amboyna - 





66.00 



66.00 



Pepper, Black - 



259 



34-25 



31.62$ 



White - 



55 



54.5o 



51.50 



Pearl Sago, Fair 



i35 



4.90 



4-25 



Medium 





5.00 



4.80 



Large 





6.20 



5.80 



Sago Flour, No. 1 



1,430 



3.80 



3-52i 



No. 2 



270 



3-40 



1.90 



Flake l apioca, Small 



738 



8.30 



5-25 



Medium 



10 



6.00 



5.25 



Pearl Tapioca, Small 



199 



6.25 



5.00 



Medium 



1,097 



7-75 



5.40 



Bullet 





6.50 



6.00 



Tin - 



i,6io 



69-75 



64.25 



