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isinglass In the last sales of the year the offerings consisted 



chiefly of the previous bought in lots. There was a fair 

 demand, prices were irregular ; Saigon was in rather 

 larger supply but sold well. 



Penang — 92 packages offered about 22,000 lb., and 

 36 sold. Round leaf, fair to good heavy, pale at 3/10d 

 to 4- per lb., middling to fair palish at 3/2d to 3/7d, 

 ditto reddish part small at 2/4 to 2/10d, small part thin 

 and rough, dark at 1/8 to 2/ld, pickings 10^d to l/2d, 

 Tongue, good heavy pale at 4/2, fair reddish at 3/5d, 

 middling dark at 2/3d, ordinary mixed dark 1/1 Id, tails, 

 small pale at l/7d. Purse, fair heavy at 1/ld, middling 

 at lOd to lid, ordinary dark at 6d. 



Saigon : — 84 packages offered and 33 sold. Long 

 leaf, good heavy pale at 5/5d to 5/7d, fair ditto at 5/ Id 

 to 5/4d, fair pale and reddish at 4/9 to 4/10d, middling 

 reddish part small at 3/lld to 4/2d, dark rough small 

 part and thin at 3 3d to 3/8d. Round leaf, fair to good 

 heavy at 4d to 4/2d, middling to fair yellow and reddish 

 at 3/7d to 3/lOd, reddish part rough small and thin at 

 2/5 to 2/9d. 



pepper Black Si ngapore — A fair business done at advancing 



prices commencing at 2fd for all positions until 3d was 

 paid, and a small business done thereat, but a decline 

 has set in and we close easier with Sellers at 2Hd 

 January, March and 2f^d for March, May. 



White Pepper : — also improved in sympathy, and 

 a large business was done from 4i 1 6d to 4|d per lb. 



rubber A strong market, values advancing considerably, but 



recently received a check and declined about 5d per lb., 

 for Plantation kinds. 



The values in last sales realised were as follows : — 

 Malay — Sheet, fair and good 5 /3d to 5/3fd. A few lots 

 Fine 5/4d to 5/5d. Dark mixed 5/- to 5/2fd. Crepe, 

 good to very Fine pale 5/4^ to 5/6fd, fair to good palish 

 5/2id to 5/4d. Light brown and grey 4/ll^d to o/3d. 

 Clean and dark brown 4/9id to 4/1 l^d. Dark, black, 

 and specky 4/2d to 4/9. Scrap, fair to fine 4/2±d to 

 4/4fd. Mixed, part inferior 3/4d to 3/10id. 



Ceylon : — Sheet and Biscuit, fair to fine 5/3d to 

 5/3^d. Very pale 5/4d. Worms, Fine pale 5/7. Crepe, 

 fair to fine thick palish amber 5/2 ^d to 5/5|d, clean 

 brown 4/10d to 5/Ud, dark brown 4/7^d to 4/9^d, dark 

 and black 4/3d to 4/6d. Scrap, mixed part inferior 3/8 

 to 4/-, fair to fine 4/3d to 4/5d. Rambong, fine Crepe 

 4/10j:d to 4/llid. 



The outlook is towards a firm market for the next 

 six months. 



