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bought in at 32s. per cwt. fur long red picked; a small lot of 

 ordinary sold at 31.9. East India Capsicums were bought in 

 at 25.W per cwt. for cherries, and at 22s. for long on stalk.. 

 Pimento neglected and bought in at ^d. to 3^/. per lb. Mace 

 quiet ; middling pale Penang was taken out at 15". Sd. per lb. 

 Black Pepper slow, but unchanged in price, Singapore being 

 quoted 5^/. per lb. on the spot, and 5%d. to arrive; good Lam- 

 pong was bought in at 6d. and Penang at $%d. per lb. East 

 • India estate grown sold at 5.W. to 5!^. per lb. Very fine bold 

 picked Tellicherry white sold at is. 7 W. per lb. and fine cori- 

 ander with red eye at is. ^%d. the pickings bringing S^d. to 

 1 id. per lb. Fine Singapore was bought in at is. and good at 

 lO%d. Fair quality to arrive has been sold at g^d. Penang is 

 unchanged at g\d. on the spot, and gd. for shipment. 



The Chemist and Druggist, M'iy j, 1902. 



COFFEE. 



(Per mail advices of April i8th, 1902.) 

 The Loudon Commercial Record says : — The market during the 

 past week has shown much irregularity. Good to fine East India 

 suitable for the home trade met good competition and sold at very 

 full prices, but low middling descriptions were neglected and nearly 

 all withdrawn. Ceylon met practically no demand. Jamaica was 

 dull of sale at a reduction of is. to 2s. per cwt. Costa Rica gener- 

 ally was in good demand and fully previous rates were paid. Other 

 Central American descriptions show no material change. Yester- 

 day, owing to the poor light prevailing, the catalogues issued for 

 auction had to be postponed. The market for " futures " has been 

 weaker owing to large Brazilian receipts, and prices show a further 

 reduction of lo.W. to is. per cwt. yesterday Santos for May de- 

 livery sold at 28s. gd., July at 2gs. 6d. September at 305-. i hd. to 

 2gs. ioJ<af. December at 315. to 30s. ga. and March at 31.?. 6d. To- 

 day the sales passed off with slow demand, and in many cases 6d. 

 to is. per cwt. decline. The supplies brought to the hammer sum- 

 med up to 5.272 bags 293 barrels, the great. bulk being Costa Rica. 



Brazil " futures " valued as follows : — May 28.9. 6d. July 2gs. 

 September 29^. gd. December 30^. 6d. March 31^. 3^.; Receipts. — 

 Rio 15,000. Santos 26,000, Exchange i2 T i G . Havre J to J- down. 

 Hamburg J lower. New York 5 lower. We quote : — 



London - Santos - July delivery - 2QS. 6d. 



New York - No. 7 Rio - ,, - 5.20 cents. 



Hamburg - Santos - ,, - 29^ pf. 



Havre - Santos - ,, - 36 francs. 



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

 lows : — 



Stock. Imports. 

 1902. 1 90 1. 1902 1901 



Tons 



19,985 18,532 



16,332. 16,955. 



