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Isinglass : — The Sales which have taken place during 

 the past month marked a steady demand. The offerings 

 of Penang were firm. Of 68 packages about 50 sold, 

 fine pale stout at 4/9d., fair to good pale 4 3d. to 4/4d., 

 middling 3/3d. to 3/5d., part thin and rough 2/4d. to 

 3/ld., pickings l/3d. to l/Qd., Tongue, fair pale 4 small 

 pale and reddish 3/ld. floats l/3d. to I 4d., Purse, ordi- 

 nary to good pale /d. to I/ld. per lb. 



Mace Market quiet. 30 cases of Java offered, 

 3 cases sold, good pale reddish at l/lld. per lb. 



The value of Penang, pale reddish to fine is I lid. 

 to 2/4d., ordinary to fair l/8d. to l/iod. 



Nutmegs : — A quiet market. 8 cases Java sold ; 

 8o's limed at 6^d., no's limed at 4%d. 7 cases Penang, 

 40 boxes of Singapore were bought in. 



Pepper, Black Singapore : — After a brisk business 

 speculators retired since when sales have been restricted 

 October to December at 4rVd. to 4d., December to Janu- 

 ary 4%d. to 4T6d., January to March 4rGd. to 4^Vd. 



White Pepper: — has come under the same 

 influence ; Singapore October to December selling at 

 7d. to 6ifd., November to January yd. to 6Hd., 

 January to March 7%d. to /rVd., Siam /r d. to /d., 

 Penang 6%d. to 6d. per lb. 



Shell, M. O. P .-—The fifth sales of the year held on 

 the 7th and 8th September contained moderate sup- 

 plies, and with good competition nearly everything sold 

 at firm to dearer prices. The next Sales take place on 

 November l6th. 



Tortoise :— Supplies were only moderate, but every- 

 thing was lower, the fall being 2 - to 3 - per lb, with the 

 exception of good quality with colour. Singapore, 

 Chicken sold at 8/- to 9/6d per lb. 



Sago, Market dearer — In Sales small sold at 12/- to 

 12 6d per cwt. for fair, but Sellers now ask more money. 

 We quote Pearl, large, at 15;- to l6/6d, medium 14/- to 

 15/-, small 12 - to l3/6d. Flour, good pinky to white 9 - 

 to 10/- per cwt. 



