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London Markets. 



(Per Mail advices of 20th December, iyoi,) 



Coffee. 



The London Commercial Record says : — As usual at this period 

 of the year there have been only small supplies offered at auction, 

 with the exception of "Dumont" Santos. New crop Costa Rica 

 sold with good competition at very full prices. No appreciable 

 change in value generally can be reported, and with the small soli- 

 tary auction yesterday public sales closed for the year, and will not 

 be resumed till 7th January, 1902. J he market for "futures" 

 opened with a stronger tone, owing to more moderate receipts and 

 strong Continental buying, and the price of March Santos advanced 

 to 37^. gd. but later values gave way, and the closing quotations 

 show a decline of is. per cwt. from the recent highest point ; yes- 

 terday May delivery sold at 37^. 3^. and September at 38^. gd. to 

 385. 6d. per cwt. We quote : — 



London ... Santos ... March delivery 36^.9^. 

 New York ... No. 7 Rio ... „ 6.80 cts. 



Hamburg ... Santos ... ,, 35I pf. 



Havre ... Santos ... ,, 45 f francs. 



Imports, Deliveries and Stock of Coffee in London are as fol- 



lows 



Stock. Imports. 



1901. 1900. 1901. 1900. 



Tons ... 11,944 14,938 44,847 34,858 



Home Consumption. Export 



1901. 1900. iqoi. 1900. 



Tons ... 19,230 16,170 28,209 18,390 



The preceding figures exhibit Tons. 

 In the Imports an increase this year of ... 9.989 



Home Consumption an increase of ... 3, 060 



Export an increase of ... ... ... 6,891 



Stock a decrease of ... ... ... 8,612 



Details of this week's auctions are appended : — 



Ceylon. — Plantation. — 3 casks 2 tierces 10 barrels I bag sold, 

 smalls 48*. to 50^. good middling 98^. to gSs. 6d. bold loos. 6d. to 

 1185-. peaberry )2$s. 



Mocha. — 82 half-bales withdrawn. 



Singapore. — 8 bags Liberian bought in. 



Costa Rica. — Of 874 bags offered only 230 bags sold, small 44^. 

 to 561. middling to good middling 64^. to 745-. fine middling 82^, 

 good to fine bold 80s. to 955. 6d. peaberry 60s. to jSs. 6d. 



Guatemala.— Of 188 bags offered 60 bags sold, smalls 38^. to 39^., 

 fine ordinary brownish 46s., low middling dull greenish 50.9. 6d., 

 peaberry 4.6s. to 465-. 6d. 



Colombian. — Of 534 bags catalogued 450 bags sold, part damag- 

 ed, smalls 34.V. 6d. to 49s., low middling brownish lo middling 



