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04fc. to 68$c. per half kilo, (average price 67 ioc., against 

 67 70c at the previous auction) ; 13 tons de Jong at 62k'. to 

 63c, while of 13 tons Mignon offered, 1,^00 kilos, sold at62jc. 

 per half kilo. In the London auction, 60 tons Cadburv's brand 

 sold at from is. to is. o%d. per lb., average being is. oJ^d. 

 against is. o%d. at the previous auction. 



CubebS. — The export of cubebs from Java during March amount- 

 ed to 182 piculs, of which 166 were shipped to Singapore and 

 16 to Rotterdam. The shipments from January 1st to March 

 31st have been : — 



1002. /(jo/. /goo. /<ypy. iSgS. 

 Piculs ... 635 568 504 664 212 



Gambier. — Cubes are quoted 40.V. per cu t. spot, which figure has 

 been paid for small lots. 



Oil, Castor. — The value of Calcutta seconds is 2%d. per lb. and 

 small sales are reported thereat. A report from Calcutta, 

 dated May 15, states that the demand has somewhat improved, 

 but sales are retarded, owing to crushers generally not accept- 

 ing the prices offered. 



Oil, Lemon, — Genuine is quoted 2s. yd. per lb., c. 1. f. 



Oil, Orange. — Sweet is quoted $s. ^d. to $s. $d> per lb. c. i. f, 



Vanilla. — The large supply of 1,250 tins was offered at auction 

 on Tuesday, when over a thousand were sold, common and 

 fine being dearer, while medium were irregular but easier. Fair 

 to good chocolate Seychelles, 7 to 8J inches, sold at from 14.V. 

 6d. to igs. 6d., 5 to 7 inches, js. y/. to 15s., 4 to 6.1 inches, 6s. 

 gd. to 1 is, 6d., 2\ to 4 inches, 6s. to js. 6d. per lb. Mauritius 

 7 to 8.\ inches, from 16^. up to 22s. 6d., 3 J to 6^ inches, bs.6d. 

 to 14s. per lb. Chemist and Druggist, June 2. 1902. 



Cocoa. — Auction on Tuesday offered 5,895 bags, which expe- 

 rienced a good demand, and about 3.400 bags changed hands 

 at very full prices to an advance of 2s. per cwt. Of 1,244 Da g s 

 Trinidad catalogued, 1,090 bags sold at a rise of is. to 2s., 

 good to fine red 64^. to 68s. 6d., ordinary to middling 60s. 6d . 

 to 62 s. 18 bags good St. Lucia realised 5 7^ to 58.9. 100 bags 

 Dominica sold at a slight advance at 59s. for fine red, and 5 3. v. 

 to 575-. for fair to good. 163 bags Jamaica were quitted at very 

 full prices — 50.V. to 57.V. for common to good. 4c; bags good 

 reddish Samana realised 55.V. 7 bags Colombian partly sold 

 at 58j. 333 Da fe.' s Haiti sold at 43^. to 45.V. Of 511 bags Gua- 

 yaquil offered, 390 bags sold — good Machala at 68s. 6d. Of 136 

 bags African only 18 bags good red sold at 57.9. Ceylon was 

 in fair request, 1,200 bags selling out of the 3,106 bags brought 

 forward, but prices were irregular, the best grades appreciating 

 is. per cwt, whilst other qualities were only steady, fine bold 

 and medium red brought 74s., fair to good ditto 66s. 6d. to bSs., 

 ordinary medium and small $]s. to 6is. 6d. } common to fair 

 small 435. to 52.V., and collected 52.V. to 53^. per cwt. Privately 

 100 bags Trinidad and 300 bags Ceylon sold at auction rates. 



