201 



At auction on the 1 8th instant, 359 bags Penang were bought in 



at 5!^. also 98 bags Singapore at 6\d. and 120 bags Aleppy 

 at 6\d. per lb. 



The shipment of Black Pepper for the first half of December 

 compare as follows : — 



1901. 1900. 



U. K. Singapore ... nil. ... nil. 



Penang . . . nil. . . . nil. 



Continent ... 90 ... 120 



U. S. ... 130 ... nil. 



Total tons ... 220 ... 120 



White is firm. Sales of fair Singapore have been made at gd. 

 and of fair Penang at gd. For arrival Singapore December-Janu- 

 ary shipment has been done at gd. and January-March at gd. per lb. 



The shipments of White Pepper for the first half of December 

 compare as follows : 1901. 1900. 



United Kingdom, Singapore ... 80' Nil. 



Do. Penang ... 30 Nil. 



Continent ... ... 30 70 



United Kingdom ... . .. 30 



Total 1 70 70 



Ginger. 



Cochin. — There is no sign of improvement in the demand, but 

 holders still adhere to recent asking rates. 403 bags were brought 

 forward, and passed the hammer without a bid ; medium and small 

 washed rough at 50s-., D's at 465. per cwt. 



Japan. — 30 bags medium and small limed bought in at 45^. per 

 cwt. To arrive business has been done in rough Calicut D's at 

 385. per cwt. c.i.f., ex January- March (s.). 



Cardamoms. 



Only 11 cases offered, for medium to boldish pale Ceylon-My- 

 sores 2s. ]d. was paid, 2s. 2d. for small to medium ditto, small is. 

 &d., very small pale is. ^d., medium splits is. Sd. and small ditto. 

 is. ^d. per lb. 



Ten cases of pale seeds were held at 2s. and a further 8 cases 

 were not ready in time. 



Planting Opinion, 

 Madras , January //, 1902. 



Gambier. — Fine pale cubes have been sold on the spot at 42s. 

 65-. per cwt., but for quantity this figure may be shaded ; for Dec- 

 ember-January shipment 36s., c.i.f. is quoted. 



Gamboge. — Nothing was offered in auction to-day, and, as will 

 be seen from the figures below, the exports from Singapore have 

 been exceptionally small. There are 98 packages in the ware- 

 house, but the bulk of them are small in size. 



The exports from Singapore from January 1 to October 31 (in 

 piculs) have been ; — 



