84 



U. S. A. Statistics. 

 IMPORTS from 1st January to 31st October. 



Tons. Tons. 

 1906. 1907. 



India Kubber ... ... ... 23,921 26,57:2 



Gutta and Balata ... ... .. 5,782 12,837 



Old Scrap for re-manufacture ... ... 8,154 11,441 



37,857 50,850 



Tons 

 1908. 



25,895 

 6,332 

 3,448 



35,675 





Tons. 



Tons. 



Imports. 



1907. 



1908- 



Year ended 30th June 



34,359 



.. 27,782 



Month ended 31st July ... 



1,879 



... 2,497 



31st August 



1,681 



.. 1,692 



,, 30th September 



1,443 



.. 2,420 



31st October 



2.521 



... 3,161 



Ten Months ended 31st October 



26,572 



.. Jo,89o 



U.S.A. Stocks. 









1907. 



1908. 



Value of Stocks in \Y alehouses as at 30th June 



£81,598 



. £8,198 



31st July 



£71,819 



.. i.6,366 



31st August 



£62,698 



.. £4,842 



,, ,, ,, 30th September 



£60,000 . 



.. £4,307 



,, ,, ,. ,, 31st October 



£51,519 . 



.. £6,041 



Particulars and Prices of To-Day's Sale. 



CEYLON. 



Mark. 



Pkgs. Description. 



Price. 



Gikiyanakande 



7 



Fine Dale and ualish worm ... 5 75 



10 



Darkish and dark crepe 



... 4/4* to 4/11 



G. & C, etc. 



5 



Fine crepe 



... 5/5£ 





3 



Darker 



... 4 8| to 4/10* 





1 



Biscuit 



... 5/1J 





1 



Pressed sheet 

 Scrap 



... 5/2 



... bought in 



N. A. N. A. 



6 



Fine pale crepe 



... 5/5* 





9 



Darkish to dark 



... 4/4* to 4 10* 





2 



Darkish wDim 



... 5 3* 





1 



Dark worm (dirty) 



... 4/9* 



Tudugalla 



7 



BroAvn crepe 



... 5/2 to 5 3* 

 ... 4/- to 4/92 



7 



Dark crepe 



Kumaiadola 





Biscuits 



••• 54* to 5 U 





1 



Scrap 



... 4/4 



Elston 



o 



Biscuits 



... bought in 





3 



Brownish crepe 



... 4/10| to 5/2* 





1 



Black ciepe 



... bought in 



Yogama 



1 



Biscuits 



... 5/4 



^Veoya 



3 



Brown crepe 



.. 5/0* 



Polatagama 



8 



Brownish to dark crepe 



... o/0|to5/24 



Halw atura 



8 



Good crepe 



... 5/2| to 5/3£ 





2 



Dark ,, 



Fine pale biscuits 



... 4/9* 



Katugastota 



2 



... bought in 



2 



Darker 



... bought in 



