120 



For all kinds of Crepe, provided the preparation has been thorough, 

 there is a good sale, and prices even for the lower qualities have com- 

 pared very favourably with those for other grades. 



Production Of Plantation Rubber. — From the table below 

 it will be seen that the total production of Ceylon and Malaya Rubber 

 for 1908 was about 767 tons more than that of the previous year. 

 The bulk of this increase has been derived from Malaya, Ceylon only 

 showing a small expansion. Owing to the rather large area of land 

 which was put under cultivation in the East during 1902-1903, we 

 anticipate that a relatively greater increase in supplies will be seen in 

 1909, while in a few years time the production of Plantation Rubber 

 is likely to form an appreciable proportion of the world's supply. 



Exports of Plantation Rubber From Malaya And Ceylon. 





Singapore. 



Penang. 



Ceylon. 



Total. 





Tons. 



Tons. 



Tons. 



Tons. 



1905 



83 



47 



75 



205 



1906 



327 



58 



149 



531 



1907 



649 



236 



248 



1,133 



1908 



966 



574 



364 



1,900 



* The December figures are estimated. 



THE PARA CROP. — Contrary to expectations, the shipments of 

 Amazon Rubber from Para so far this season (i.e , since July 1st, 1908) 

 have exceeded those for the same period of the previous season. This 

 is to same extent accounted for by the supplies having come down from 

 the forests more rapidly than usual, and it does not follow that the 

 total crop will be larger than last seasons, whilst on the other hand, 

 stocks throughout the world have been materially reduced. 



Receipts At Para During The Last Ten Seasons. 



Tons. 



1899- 00 ... ... ... ... .. 26,693 



1900- 01 ... ... ... ... ... 27,640 



1901- 02 ... :.. ... ... ... 29,997 



1902- 03 ... ... ... ... ... 29,890 



1903- 04 ... ... ... ... ... 30,580 



1904- 05 ... ... ... ... ... 33,100 



1905- 06 ... ... ... ... ... 34,710 



1906- 07 ... ... ... ... ... 37,810 



1907- 08 ... ... ... ... ... 36,680 



Receipts From July To December For The Last Four Years. 



1905, ... ... ... ... ... tons. 14,690 



1906, ... ... ... ... ... tons. 14,680 



1907, ... ... ... ... ... tons. 14,240 



1908, ... ... ... ... ... tons. 15,765 



December .'Jlat, 1908. 



Cow, Wilson & Stanton, Ltd., 

 13 & 23 Rood Lane, 



E.C. 



