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JOHN HADDON & CO. SPECIAL 

 PRODUCE LETTER. 



London, January 8th, 1909. 



BEESWAX 



CAPSICUMS 



CHILLIES 



COPRA 



Straits Report. 



The demand has been quiet. Parcels of good 

 quality yellow have sold at very fair rates. Shipment 

 coming along in March will arrive at a good time. 



There has been a steady demand, high prices have 

 been paid for good bright red beans which have sold 

 from 50/- to 65/- per cwt. For common and inferior 

 low rates have had to be accepted. 



The offerings which have consisted mostly of good 

 quality sold well at 40/- to 50/- per cwt, but inferior 

 dark shrivelled and mixed yellow have sold down to 

 25/- per cwt. 



A strong market, and a large business has been 

 done in most descriptions at an advance of 30/- to £2 

 per ton. During the recent holidays there was a quiet 

 tendency prices dropping 10/- per ton which has since 

 recovered. Speaking generally we anticipate smaller 

 supplies, and a firm to dearer market. 



gum copal There is very little change to note, market has 



remained about steady with the exception of scraped 

 kinds which have been neglected. Manila and Macas- 

 sar. Fair dark brown to fine pale scraped 50/- to, 70/-, 

 Mid, to fair half hard 32/6 to 47/6, Nuts ordy. to hard 

 18/6 to 35/-, Chips 18/- to 35/-, Soft blocky sorts 19/- 

 to 24/-. Pontianac, dark to pale scraped hard 55/ - to 45/-, 

 Nuts, small to bold 26/- to 40/-, Chips, 23/- to 29/- per cwt. 



gum benjamin Market steady. Present prices : — Sumatra-Marbled, 

 to fine 2nds £7. 15., to £8. 15., common to fair 65/- to 

 £7. Palembang, Com. to fair, part almondy 25/- to 42/6. 

 Siam, Fr. blk. to fine bid. almnds £8 to £26. 



gumdamar Market has been very slow, and prices rather in 



buyers favours. Singapore siftings sold at 32/- to 33/-, 

 black at 26/- to 27/6, hard block at 25/- to 25/6, small 

 siftings 25/6 to 26/6, hard block ditto 20/- to 27/-. 

 Borneo Block Rough Coated 6/- per cwt. We value 

 Singapore specky to fine clean at 26/- to 70/-per cwt. 

 Betavia, fair to fine 65/- to 80/- per cwt. Borneo Blocky 

 Rough Coated 6, - to 11/- per cwt. This Gum might be 

 considerably improved by being carefully handled, sifted, 

 scraped and picked. 



