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A few years since we established a very promising 

 business in Borneo which was discontinued owing to 

 illness and the Shipper consequently having to 

 leave the country. 



isinglass Since the last Sales of the year only a few small 



sales have taken place at steady prices. 



The first of the New Year will be held on the 19th' 

 inst. Present values : — Pen an g leaf, pickings to fine 

 pale 13 tob 4/3, tongue, pickings fine pale lOd to 4 2d. 

 Purse, small to fair pale 5d to 1 8d, Saigon, leaf, 

 pickings of fine pale 1/- to 1/9 per lb. 



pepper Black Singapore — A fair business has been done. 



After the advance noticed in our last report the 

 market has fluctuated closing sellers January March 

 shipment at 3ir 2 2"d per lb c. i. f. 



White Pepper has also followed a similar course. 

 On the whole comparatively a moderate business has 

 been done closing January March shipment at 4lJd c. 

 i. 1 delivered weights. 



rubber The improved demand noticed in our last report has 



continued, the small supplies available well maintaining 

 present high rates. 



The market has fluctuated, but we close to-day 

 fine hard Para on the spot 5/2, and Soft fine 4 lOd. 



The last sales of the old year held on the 31st Dec. 

 contained 1,450 packages of Plantation, the bulk selling 

 at fair prices. 



Malay and Straits (about 63 Tons) : Sheet, good to 

 fine at 5/4d to 5/4fd, mixed part immature at 5/ld to 

 5/3d. Crepe, good to very fine pale at 5/4id to 5/6fd, fair 

 to good palish at 5/2} to 5/'4d, palish mottled at 5/0id to 

 5/2id, clean brown mixed dark at 4/8-jd to 5/-, mixed 

 dark and black at 4/0|d to 4/7d, Rambong at 4/9}d" 

 Block, fine pale " Lanadron" at 5/10d to 5/10id. Scrap, 

 fair to fine at 4/2id to 4/4^d, mixed inferior at 4/l^d 

 to 4/lfd. 



Ceylon (about 13 Tons) : Sheet and Biscuits, fair 

 to fine at 5/4d to 5/4^. Crepe, good to fine pale at 

 5/5id to 5/6id, fair palish at 5/l|d to 5/4|d, clean 

 brown at 4/9fd to 5/0fd, dark brown at 4/6 to 4/9d, 

 mixed dark and black at A/Shd to 4/4fd. Worms, fine 

 white at 5/7ld, fair palish at 5/3}d to 5/fd. Scrap, 

 fair to fine at 4/3-jd to 4/4fd, mixed part inferior at 

 3/'6id to 4/0id. Uganda Plantation : 163 packages offered 

 and sold, clean hard pressed sheet and Crepe at 4f /0d to 

 4/ld, fair unpressed and lump at 3/3d. 



Java Plantation : 12 Cases offered and 10 sold, 

 pressed sheet at 4/lid. 



GUM DAM AR, 

 (Continued). 



