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JOHN HADEN & CO. SPECIAL 

 PRODUCE LETTER. 



London, 4th June, 1909. 



Straits Report. 



beeswax There has been a continued good demand, all descrip- 



tions of yellow selling at good prices, further arrivals 

 will sell well. 



capsicums The arrivals consisted mostly of poor quality. Good 



to fine beans are readily saleable at 50/-to 75/-per cwt. 



chillies Market steady. Good quality value 35/-to 43/-, fine 



45/- to 50/-per cwt. 



copra Market firm. We quote F. M. States at £18.2.6. ; 



Sundried £19.5.0.; Manila £17.17.6.; Java £18.5.0.; 

 Ceylon £20; Malabar £20.10.; Southsea £18.15.0. 

 and Trinidad £19.5.0. per ton. 



gum damar Market rather easier. In Sales Singapore, pale sold 



at 63/-; Penang, grayish sorts at 41/6d to 42/6, specky 

 grains 28/6, siftings, pale 24/6d, pickings 30/-, block 

 23/6d to 25/-per cwt. 



gum benjamin Easier. Sumatra, fair almondy sold at £6 to £6.10.0., 

 ordinary middling and brownish £5.5.0. to £5.15.0. 



gum copal Market very quiet, and prices easier. 



Macassar, pale and amber scraped sold at 51/-, small 

 to bold yellowish scraped 44/-, part blocky 4l/-to 43/-, 

 pipey, yellow, medium and bold 29/-to 33/-, rough dark 

 sort 16/-, inferior 14/6, nubbles, pale yellow 33/-, fair 

 26/-, pipey, yellow 27/-. Chips, specky 21/6, blocky 

 17/-to 19/-, grains 19/-, block 21/6d to 24/-. Amboyna, 

 dark sorts 17/-; Sambas, pale pinky scraped 65/-to 

 69/-, part blocky 56/-to 64/-; nubbles and chips, pale 

 32/-to 34/-, block 25/6 to 26/-. Pontianac, nubbles, 

 fair pale 35/-per cwt. 



gambier The market has ruled firm for this article, particular- 



ly, for near positions, which have commanded a premium. 



A fair business has been done. We close May ship- 

 ment at 22/9, May/June at 22/7R July/August 22/6 

 c.i.f. delivered weights. 



pepper As foreshadowed in our previous report, this market 



has been exceedingly dull, but closes rather firmer. 



On the spot black Singapore 3?d to3|d. For arrival 

 April/May shipment 3 l-32d, June/August 3 l-32d, 

 August/October 3 l-32d with buyers. 



White Pepper : — Spot, fair Singapore 5id to 5id, 

 near shipment 5d, M;iy/June 4 15-16d London landed 



